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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-20
ALL ROADS TIED UP.
Strike Throughout the Railway sys-
tenn of Hungary


Buda Pest. April 2o.-The strike of rail
way men which began yesterday on the
Hungarian Western railway has become
general and on all the Hungarian state
standsti1. The Southern railway, which
IS not owned by the government. alone
today Six trains due last night have not
yet arrived. The strike committee by tel
egraph ordered all traffic to stop at mid
night, and all trains to be abandoned oy
their crews at the stations where eacn
happened to be at that hour.
trains to places along the line for the pur-
pose of bringing the strikers into Buda
Pest, but no passengers VIII be carried on
these trains.
The men declare they are willing to re-
turn to work if their demands for in
creased pay, which they claim was prom
ised them by Premier Tisza, are granted
and the strike leaders reinstated.
The railroad stations are guarded by
troops.
A number of strikers delegates ar
irving here to attend a meeting have
been arrested. The price of provisions
have already risen. Up to the present
time $50 railroad employees have tAsan
arrested The situation was discussed
by the ministers and the deputies prior
to the sitting of the diet. Premier
Tissea declared the government could
not negotiate with the strikers and or
dered troops to be summoned to as
sist in the establishment OF order
and had instructed the railroad and
telegraph regiment to operate the rail-
roads.
An example, he added, must be made
of the ringleaders of the strike
Another batch of 500 railroad mon
from Fiume have been arrested
The men in the workshops of the
western railroad have Joined the strik-
ers. The latter have disconnected the
telegraph instruments at various points
severing communication. A band OF
$50 railroad men seized a train at Bal
Torbagy. brought it to Budapest and
reported themselves to the police, $vho
have instituted criminal proceedings
against them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-20
First District Democrats Meet
at hOltOn.
They Have a Little Hope of
Winning.
CHANCE SMALL INDEED
Two Years Ago Curtis Had a
Majority of 10000.
Some of the Possible Changes in
Line Up.

The Democratic congressional con-
vention in the First congressional dis
trict will meet at Holton tomorrow. 1t
will put up a candidate in opposition
to Congressman Curtis
Heretofore there has never been any
particular interest in the Democratic
congressional nominee in this district.
The naming of a candidate has always
been a sort of perfunctory matter with
the Democrats and the nomination has
been regarded as a sort of empty hon
or. The Republicans have such a "bru-
tai majority in the First district that
the Democrats have realized that it is
useless to try to overcome it.
But this year it is d little different.
The revolt in the Republican ranks
against the methods used to renOmi-
nate Curtis will doubtless cause many
Republicans to refuse to vote for him,
and this has given the Republican op-
position some little inspiration.
If the present feeling in the Repuo-
Hcan party of the First district should
continue up to election time there
might be a chance to defeat Mr.. Cur
tbs, but the prObabil is that many
of the revolters will be whipped into
line. Election is long time off and
a great many things may happen be-
tween now and November, and the bit
terness against Curtis may be lost
sight of to a certain extent by that
time. If the present feeling should
continue, however, a good Democratic
candidate would stand chance to car
ry the district
Two years ago Mr.. Curtis received
a majority of 10.18O over John E.
Wagner the Democratic nominee
Wagner however. did not receive his
party vote. Many Democrats knew he
had no chace to win and therefore
neglected to vote at all He ran large
" as a -figurehead. Four years ago
Mr.. Curtis received a majority of s.,
S1S and it is probable that the normal
Republican majority of the district is
about 5000. Governor Bailey receiv-
ed a majority of $3.50 over w. H.
CrdddOck. LeavenwOrth county alone
gave Wagner nearly 500 votes less
than it gave CraddOck.
a strong candidate this year on the
Democratic ticket would call out the
full strength of his party in addi-
ton to the Republican detection. so
that the Democrats would have to
overcome a normal majority of about
5000. This would mean that $500
Republicans would have to bolt Curtis
and vote for the Democratic nominee
The vote on congressman by coun-
ties two years ago was as follows
leaving out the Socialist vote, which
was 443:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-20

loss 100000. insurance S15O.0Oo;
Copp-Clark company, stationers, loss
$500, 600, insurance $4,000; War
wick Brothers & Rutter, loss 5000, 900,
insurance $4,000; Gale Manufactur-
ing company, Whiteware, $135,OOO, in
surance 100000; Gutta Percha &
Rubber company, loss 100000 IN
surance $500, 600; Charles Cockshut &
Co, woolens. loss 100000, insurance
$250,OO0; o. Eckardt Casket company,
loss 100000, insurance 100000;
VIVID, Darling company, dry goods,
loss 100000, insurance 100000; Do
miniOn Fence company, loss $125, 900,
insurance $4,000: Buntin-R Reid COM
pany, statiOners. loss 100000 insur-
ance $150,000; Corticelh Silk COM
pany, Carlaw building, Gault Brothers,
dry goods
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-20
MRS. OTTOE HURT.
Was Thrown From Buggy and
Badly Bruised.

Mrs. S. F. Ottoe, the wife of Rev.
Mr.. Ottoe, who breaches in the Bap-
fist church at Rossville. but makes his
home with his family in Topeka at the
corner of Huntoon and Lincoln streets,
was badly injured Tuesday afternoon,
being thrown from a buggy on Hun
toon street near Polk. She was driv-
ing with her son, who attempted to
hoist an umbrella. The horse frighten-
ed at this and began to kick. Mrs.
Ottoe tried to get out of the vehicle
and in doing so was thrown heavily to
the brick pavement. DR.. Lindsay was
at once called. He said that the in
juries, which consisted of a scalp
would about two inches in length and
a sprained ankle, are not serious. The
injured woman was taken to her home.
Her son, who was with her in the bug
gy was not hurt.
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Chicago Lfvestoclx Market.

Chicago, April 20.-CATTLE-R Receipts.
1900 Market steady to strong. Good to
prime steers, s5.0Od5.65; poor to medium.
SS-50Q490; stockers and feeders, S. 75Q4.S0
cows, 81 .50d425: heifers, $2O0dA60, can
ners. s1.5On2.40; bulls. s2.0ed4.00; calves,
s.. O0d4 60: Texas fed steers, $4.O1n4.60
HOGS-Receipts today. 1000; tomorrow,
g, 600 Market steady. &c higher Mixed
and butchers, s5.00G52. good to choice
heavy. s5.55n5.25; rough heavy, $3.50 80;
light "a SOFAS. 10; bulk of sales S5.0GI5l5.
SHEEP-Receipts, 1900 Sheep and
lambs. steady to strong. Good to choice
Wethers IS. OQ6I5. IS: fair to choice mixed.
So 25d4 25: western sheep. g 7504-75; wooded
western sheep. "a. SIC; wooled western
lambs S6OOd6 Is
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SHE LOST HER SO.
Wife of PatrOIman Robbed While
She Slept.

She Slept.
Mrs. E. z. Coons, wife of Patrolman
Coons of the police force, was robbed
of $40 yesterday afternoon. The Coons
family, consisting of Mr.. and Mrs.
Coons and daughter, live al 2Z2 Ea st
Sixth avenue. The loss occurred while
Mrs. Coons was taking an afternoon
nap. She had occasion to open her
purse shortly before going to sleep,
and is certain that the money, con
sisting of four ten-dollar bills, was in
the purse.
The rext time she examined the
pocketbook the money was gone but
the other contents We're unListurbed. \
negro woman, who was doing some
ironing in the rooms. was suspected OF
the theft, and was watched until two
detectives could be called. They accus-
ed the cOlored woman, and she en-
phatically denied having taken the
money. She was taken to the police
station and thoroughly searched. by
the matron, Mrs. Thrope, but the miss
ing money was not found. The negro
woman was not placed under arrest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-20
Curtis

In Atchison county d change of 1858
Republicans would give majority
against Curtis. There is sufficient
anti-CUrtis sentiment in that county
at present not only to give a bare ma
jority against him, but give the Demo-
cratic nominee a good sized majority.
The feeling is not as bitter in Atchison,
however, as it is elsewhere.
There is some anti-Curtis sentiment
in Brown county but probably not
enough to wipe out his entire majority
there. but enough to reduce it ma
terially.
In Doniphan county there would be
an overwhelming change if the present
sentiment continues If $50 Republic
cans should bolt Curtis it would throw
DOniphan county against him.
Mr.. Curtis cannot possibly carry
Jackson county this year, according to
those who understand the situation
there. The county will undoubtedly
give the Democratic nominee a good
majority. The same is true of Nemaha.
In LeavenwOrth county the majority
of nearly 1900 for NE. Curtis will I'M
stantial majority given the Democratic
candidate. while Jefferson county
would probably be about q standoff
with present conditions. Mr.. Curtis
would still probably roll up majority
of perhaps 1000 in Shawnee county,
and this is where the Democrats would
have trouble. It will be hard for them
to overcome this great majority.
"A
of the district viii fight Mr.. Curtis if
they continue as at present. OF course
it is quite likely that some of them
will LAY down" before election.
Much depends on whom the Demo-
Gratis nominate at HoltOn tomorrow.
If they put up a man who will
inspire confidence among the Repub-
licans the revolt against Curtis will
be far more likely to keep UP than
if some unknown Democrat is nomin-
ated. There has been considerable
pressure brought to bear on Major A.
NJ. Harvey to take the nomination, but
he has refused it.
Frank Nelson of Lindsborg has a
boom for United States senator to
succeed Burton. The LindsbOrg News
publishes the following about it this
week:
our townsman, Hon. Frank Nelson,
has been spoken of as a worthy man to
succeed Senator Burton in the United
States senate should Burton's seat in
the senate become vacant by his late
conviction by the federal court in ST
Louis. There is perhaps no other man
in Kansas better qualified to honorably
fill that position than Frank Nelson.
He is man who not only Lindsborg
and Mcpherson county, but the entire
state of Kansas can point to with
pride as one of the ablest and best
of American citizens
Senator Burton did not come to Kan
sas and go to his home at Arlene this
week as dispatches from Washington
stated he would. Instead when he
reached st. Louis he turned around
and went back to Washington, and
will not come to Kansas Immediately.
The prospect seems favorable to the
nomination of w. T Dillon of Belle
vile as the Republican nominee for
district judge in the Twelfth judicial
district when the judicial convention
meets at Clyde next Tuesday. The
district is made up of Cloud, Washing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-20
Kansas City Livestock Market.

Kansas City April 20.-CATTLE-Re-
ceiptS 5000. including 100 southerns. Mar
ket strong. Native steers, 50. I515. .;
southern steers. s.. S0sd4. .: southern cows,
s.. 1898; native COWS and heifers, S200n
4-40; stOckers and feeders. 3.256I4 so; bulls,
s. 6003 so: calves. 81. 1905. IS: western steers,
So. 60d4 so: western cows, $2.00d4.20.
HOGS-Receipts. 5000. Market strong to
SC higher. Bulk of sales. 81 SGd496: heavy,
S4 90G5.OO. packers, S4S5G4. IS; pigs and
lights, S4.z5M4.S5.
SHEEP-Receipts 1000. Market strong
Muttons, 81 5OQ5. IS; lambs, S5.50Q6.35; range
Wethers, 5.00d5. 70: ewes, S35ed5.35.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-20

New YORK, April 20.-DfONEY-Money on
call easy, 114Q11k per cent, closing bid and
offered; u. Time me-, loans easy and dull,
31z1I4 per cent. Prime mercantile paper,
4d1z per cent. Sterling exchange firm with
actual business in bankers bills at S4-S7.45
64S75O for demand and at 81 S5-25I5. s.. 30
for 60 day bills. Posted rates, 81. 65126I4. Sc
and 81 SSGI1k. Commercial bills. "a S5dIk-
SILVER-Bar silver, $3.50; Mexican dol
lars, 43c.
BONDS Government irregular.
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Nansas CIV Produce AfarIset.

Kansas City, Mo. April 2o.-WHEAT-
Receipts, Is cars: Market steady to lower.
No 2 hard. S71zds9c: No 5. S2d56c; No. ,
red, s1.02; No. 3, s5q9sc-
CORN-Iower. May, 441zdSsc: July,
4sskc Cash: No. mixed, 47d1zc; No 3,
46lsc: No. 2 white. 471z04Scs No ), 46ikc-
OATS=Weak. No. white, A042c; No
> mixed. 40d1Rc.
RYE-No. 2 63464c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-20

New York. April 2o.-sTOCKs-Th ex-
pected seldom happens, and aithougn inc
market expressed some feeling Of relleI
after the Northern Securities decision
being out of the way, il did not improve
more than nominally either in strength
or activity 1t has been waiting on TINS
decision for 4 week during HThlcn time a
great majority of the speculative puDnc
has gained the idea that the market
would rise after the decision. Conditions
became right for exactly the opposite
movement and whenever this Is the case
4 leader is not wanting
bear side of the market was evidently
prepared in advance and put into play
simultaneously in many stocks Inc Sc
lection Of the moment was singularly
fo,t19nate a. was the selection Of the
Iead ding stock BY the death OF one or
HE leading partners some time ago. an
adjustment preliminary to division OF as
sets was required by one Of the very
largest houses in the street, which has
made a speciality during the past four
Years of entering underwriting syndicates
on a large scale -. .- =
the entire New York market yesterday
ii cannot be expected to give much sup
port at present
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-20
St. Louis Livestock Market.

st. Louis, Mo, April 20.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts, $500 Market steady. Beef steers,
IS. 1893: Stockers and feeders, 50. 50n4 50;
cows and heifers, 81. 35G4 50; Texas steers,
s.. 7514.75; cows and heifers, 81. 50d3. 50.
HOGS-Receipts. $500 Market 5d10c
higher Pigs and lights, 81. 4014.90; pack
ers. s4.S045.05; butchers and best heavy,
81 $685.
SHEEP-Receipts. $500 Market strong.
Natives. $4.75M5.15: lambs. S525d6.00.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-20

FURNISHED BY ). E. Gall, Commissions,
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office 10 West Sixth street. Telephone
4S6 Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co., Kansas City, Mol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-20

New York, April 20.--sUGAR-Raw,
trifugal, So test. 9-16c; molasses sugar,
2 13-16Q27sc. Refined, quiet Crushed,
s.. 40; powdered, 81 80; granulated, $40.
COFFEE-Steady; No. Rio, 71sc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-20
TOO LATE no CLASSIFY.


LOst-A Brussels carpet, between the
Masonic building and Twelfth and Polk
St Liberal reward for its return to Nc
Cormack & Peake.
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FURNISHED Dy j. E. Gall, Commissions,
Grains, Provisions, Cotton, and Stocks.
Office ITO West Sixth street. Telephone
1856 Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co, Kansas City, MOL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-20
chicago Produce Market.

Chicago April 20-BUTTER-Stead y.
Creamery. 14d23c: dairy. 121zd21c.
EGGS = Steady at mark, cases in
EESE-Easy. Daisies, 9d1zc- twins,
Sc; Young Americas, 1DQ5zc.
LIVE POULTRY-Steady. Turkeys, lie;
chickens. PIC.
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Wool Market.

St Louis No. April 2O.-WOOL-Ter-
ritory and western mediums. 16419c; fine
medium. l4a151sc: fine. 131k415c.
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Topeka Market.


Topeka, April 90
MEDIUM --------.s-- -------.------ -. 5oQ4 s.
HEAVY .--.-..---. ----..----.----- 4-eOq467ls
HEIFERs o544 5 n
STEE6s -----.---- ---------------.--- 55gq4. 3
BULLS ''''''-''i CALVES 25oaa-oo
H E15.41 49, 15 50gsos
LIZ ''.''- GRAIN. S.OoS4a
NO. 2 WHEAT $50 ...-.-....-..-......-soo
NO WH d6Es5 1870 .-.------.-----....-7so
YELLOW AND MIXED CORN &c 15o
No 2 PATS -
W. z FRGiTs AND VEGETABLES '-'S0s
o. Anderson & Co. 40 Kansas ave:
FRUITS
EEMoN s-Ca California. per box. S56Oas0:
''l BASGN As-Fancy Port LimOns. s2.ooa
seeg B, Der ,zl enHaH a. per bbl
Observation-Disclosures crate. $500
''S' VEGETABLES
oEs-Fancy f1eofida. 6 'i basket
ne -BEETs-Texas. per oOz. punches.
Wax BEANsPer 1S-bu box. 81 .5oa1 =.
GREEN BEANS-Per 1s-bu. box, 5000
Is.
PRAIRIE HAY-Loose ........... & Oo17e u,
PRAIRIE HA4-Baled 81 0Syf "a
SEE sEAB D- SWEET PoTAToEs-.s iS5 ss g
per blu.
PEAS-Per 1k-bu basket, $50
PARSLEY-Per dOz punches. -45c
SPINACH-Per 1z-bu. basket, Sc
CUCUMBERS-Per doz-s hot house. 81 50
NEW POTATOES 515s--baI. box, $50
LETTUCE-Texas. per dozen punches
RADIsHES-Texas. per doz bunebs.
| TIJRNIPS-Per bb.. 5Oc.
ARSNIPS-Per bu-, $l-00.
CARROTS-Per bu.. $1OQ
GAS--Canada. per cwt n sn
ONIONS-Per bu., S2.O0Q225.
CELERY jumbo, per dozen. soc
COCOANUTS-S4.2 per sack; SOC per
dozen -
Ohio 81 80; Kaw valley Z. o. per bu 81 -
| FONEY-24-rack cases, 81 70 '
FNIGS-BOxeS containing 10 lib c.artorz
FULL CREAM CHEESE
2O-Ib Daisy Cheese, per lb.......... IL
Kansas Y. A, per lb--.---....-...... %
New York State, white, per Ib..........Ise
Brick, per ID
I.imburger4 per 10 -.---------.-...-.....11 il
Block Swiss. per ID I5ls5
BUTTER, EGGS. POULTRY ~
lOULTRY-Young ROSTERS, 2Oc each.
hens SIC H.: brOilers, S35Od4OO per 49,
| BUTTER-Country, 16d1sc. ~
FGGS=Fresh, 14c.
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Galveston. Tex. April 2o-COTTON-
Steady at Il 3-16c.
New York. April 2O-COTTON- Spot
closed dull, points higher Middling up
lands, s1415; do. Gulf $40 Sales, 1,0s3
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Kansas City, April 20
Market Gossip.

Furnished by A. NJ. NcDermott Commits
sion Co., Stocks. Grains, Provisions and
Investment Securities. Rooms 20 and q,
702 Kansas ave.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-20

Liverpool opening cables: Wheat, 1zd
lower; corn, unchanged.
Liverpool 1870 y. m cables: Wheat, I'D
lower: corn, unchanged.
Chicago receipts. car lots: Wheat, %;
graded, 0. Corn, IS; graded, D. Oats, IS;
graded, 0.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-20

HAY-Choice timothy. ss.5Oa1o-OO; choice
prairie, $500.
BUTTER - Creamery, 19d21c; dairy
fancy, TIC.
EGGS-Fresh, 1515c.
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Kansas City Grain.

Furnished by J. E. Gall Commissions,
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office no West Sixth street. Telephone
4S6. Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co., Kansas City, Mol
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New York Butter.
SUGAR and Coree i'm New York.

New York April 20-BUTTER-Firm
State dairy, 15Q20c; fresh creamery, 14I22c
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Nforning stock Revie,r.

FURNISHED by A NJ. McDermott Commits
sion Co, Stocks. Grains, Provisions and
Investment Securities. Rooms 20 and 2,
702 Kansas ave.l
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Everybody reads the State Journal.
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RANGES-Navel, per box, 81 Is
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, per box, s.. 6Ods %
Sicily, 81. 25G3.75.
ANANAs-Fancy Port LimOns, s.. ooa
$500 per bunch.
APPL ES-S4.00 per Dbl.
BERRIES-24-quart crate. "a 5oa
Arizona republican., 1904-08-10
side being fioated by bits of wood.

side being f1oated by bits of wood.
 Fastening the cords around his chest, the man swan ashore, his movements in the water being as quiet and easy as those of an eel. When he had drawn his net to land it contained twenty or thirty fish.
 On another occasion two men were discovered swimming near a great school of fish. Each of the men had the end of a net fastened to him, and they swan right through the shoaL Then they approached each other and made for the shore with some difficult ty, owing to the weight of fish in the net behind them. They were all of one edible variety and must have num- bered 200, of an average weight of two pounds.
 Another, the third method used, was the forcible hooking of fish by small barbed gaff at the end of a long pole. This was generally practiced by men standing out in the water waist deep, and was apparently as effective as the other two methods. Of batting hooks the men seem not to have heard, nor is there need for professional fishermen to bother with bait in water so boun- tifully stocked.
 There was no angling for sport, and in particular no fly fishing. In fact excepting for breain and ruffs, which were not large, the fish were all gross bottom feeders. The black fish, which appeared to be the most plentiful and most valuable, were dark, scaleless things, something like the salt water
Arizona republican., 1904-08-10
CATCHING FISH BY POISON.

In a party which left Canada some months ago for a visit to the Holy Land was an enthusiastic fisherman, who has sent back an account of a trip to the lake of Genesaret, or Sea of Galilee. and of the ways of the fish ermen there, says a dispatch to the New York Sun.
 The waters of the lake fairly teem with fish, though very little fishing has been done there of late years. They are caught in three ways, each of which has been practiced for centuries. The first was seen near Mejdel, the an- cient Magdalia. An old Bedouin and a young lad were sitting on a rocky point. leisurely casting out crumbs of bread far as they could throw them, into the lake.
 Great shoals of fish fought for the food, which was charged heavily with poison. Almost immediately after seizing the bread, the fish turned belly upward, quite dead, and drifted to tho shore.
 The poison is said to be obtained from the jucies of some of the shrubs which line the shore, or from the ashes of their burnt roots. Its exact compo-
 
 Arabs. Although so quickly fatal to fish, 1t is quite harmless to human life.
 Very early next morning those of the westerners who were about their tent doors were surprised to see a lank muscular native sailing along the shore in state of perfect nudity. He had some light netting and rope thrown over his left shoulder, and passed on unconcernedly to a little bar, or reef, along which he waded out into the lake as far as he could, and then swam out fifty feet further.
 Throwing himself upon his back in the water he unfolded his net, and dex- terously flung it out some yards before him. By clever manipulation of the cords at either end the net stretched itself to its full length, and formed a curtain some eight feet long, the upper