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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-10-16
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
ARRIVED.

Sunday, October Is.
Ali. stmr. Nevadan, Greene, from
San Francisco, a. m.
Stmr w. G.. Hall, Thompson, from
Kauai ports, 2:90 a. m. with so bags
rice, AZ NJ. T. bbls, So pkgs. sundries.
Stmr. Niiflau, G. Thompson, from
Kauai, at a. m.
Stmr. Likelike. Naopala, from Maui
Molokai and Lanai ports, $50 a. m.
DUE TOMORROW.
o. S. S. Ventura, from Colonies, a. m.
SAIL TODAY.
Stmr Ke Au Hou, Tullett, for Ka-
paa, Anahola, Kilauea, Kalihiwai and
Hanalei, p. m.
SAIL TOMORROW.
o. S. S. Co.'S stmr. Ventura, Hay
ward, for San Francisco, p. m.
Stmr. Mauna Loa, Simerson, for Ko-
ma and Kau ports, u, m.
Stmr. Kinau, Freeman, for Maui and
Hawaii ports. IL m.
stmr. w C. Hall, Thompson, for
Kauai ports. 5 p. m.
Stmr. Likelike, Naopala, for Molo-
kai, Maui and Lanai ports, p, m,
DUE WEDNESDAY.
o. S. S. Sonoma, HERMAN, from San
Francisco, a. m.
DUE THURSDAY.
P. NJ s. s. Korea, Sea bury, from
San Francisco.
PASSENGERS.
Arrived.
Per stn1r. w. G. Hall. from Kauai
ports. Oct. 15.-C. w. Spitz, s. K. Ka-
60, F. Crawford, C. A. Bruins, J. II.
Fuller, Q. II. Berrey, T. A. Burning
ham. G. r. Ewart Jr, Miss NJ. Kanoho,
w. Williamson, Wee Sing. Mrs. J. Bry-
ant and child, and rs deck.
Booked.
Per S. S. Ventura, for San Francis
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LOCAL OFFICE OF THE UNITED
STATES WEATHER BUREAU.
Alexander Young Building. Honolulu,
October Is, 1905.
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Classified Advertisements.
WANTED.
FOR SALE.

CHOICE fox-terriers. For particulars
as to price, ETC., call at Gazette Of
fee. 1925
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BIG MODERN HOTEL
PLANNED 1T MANILA

Manila is to have a big hotel and
one which will be a credit to the great
archipelago Since the purchase of the
Hotel Oriente by the government for
has practically been without first
class hotel Returning officers from
the Philippines complain bitterly of
the lack of hotel accommodations at
present 1t is rumored that at least
one of two men who have been con-
nected with hotel business in Honolulu
at one time or another stand a chance
of being selected as manager. The
Manila Times says of the new hotel
project.
Within about four months, according
to Commissioner Forbes, bids will be
advertised for in connection with the
big hotel which is to occupy one wing
of the Luneta reclamation extension,
the Army and Navy club occupying
the other.
The prospects for competition be-
tween bidders appears very good at
this time, and there is little doubt
that capital viii respond to the ex-
ceptional opportunity which will be of
fered, for magnificent hostelry.
There are several prospective bid
ders in the field at present, and they
are nibbling at the plans with view
to seeing if the scheme is good.
One feature of the hotel will be a
protected wharf or dock which will
prove very convenient for the use of
launches.
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U. S. S. Iroquois, Niblack, from Mid
way cruise, Sept. 20.
Merchant vessels.)
Albert, Am. blk, Turner, San Fran
cisco. Oct 13.
Alice Cooke, Am. sch, Penhallow, Port
Gamble, Oct 9.
Brenda, Br. sp., Learmont, Hamburg,
Oct. 5.
Helene, Am. schr., Larsen, San Fran
cisco, Oct. 8.
Klikitat, Am bktn., Cutler, Port Gam
bic, Sept. 20.
Louisiana, Am. bk., Peterson, New
castle, Oct. 10.
Monterey. oil barge, Nelson, Monterey,
Oc- H.
Morning Star, Am. S., Garland. GIL
bert Is, July Is.
Nuuanu. Am. blk, Josslyn, New York,
August g.
Pacific, Am. S., Gillespie, San Fran
cisco, Oct. 5.
Restorer, Br. cable s.s., Combe. Mid
way T.. April a.
Oct. IA
S. D. Carleton. Am. sp., Mcleod, New
castle, Oct. 9.
Sofala, Br. bk., Aud, Newcastle sept.
%.
TRANSPORT SERVICE.
So1ace, at San Francisco.
Lawton, to sail for Manila via Homo
lulu, Dec. I.
Sheridan, at San Francisco.
Buford, at Manila.
Logan, left Nagasaki for San Francis
co, via Honolulu, Oct. Z.
Dix, at Seattle.
Sherman, sailed for San Francisco, Oct
TO-
sailed from Honolulu for Guam
and Manila, Oct. IA.
Warren, at San Francisco.
THE MAILS.
Mails are due from the following
points as follows:
San Francisco-Per Sonoma, Oct. IS.
Victoria-Per Miowera, Oct. 81.
Colonies-Per Ventura, Oct. II.
Orient-Per Mongolia, Oct q.
Mails will depart as follows:
San Francisco-Per Ventura, Oct II.
Colonies-Per Miowera, Oct. 81.
Orient-Korea. Oct. 10.
Victoria-Moana, Oct. IS.
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TIDES, SUN AND MOON.

Last quarter of the moon Oct. 21st.
Times of the tide are taken from the
United States Coast and Geodetic Sur
vey tables.
The tides at Kahului and Hilo occur
about one hour earlier than at Homo
lulu.
Hawaiian standard time is 10 hours
80 minutes slower than Greenwich
time, being that of the meridian of 1877
degrees thirty minutes. The time whis-
Tie blows at 1:30 p. M. which is the
same as Greenwich, 0 hours minutes.
Sun and moon are for local time for
the whole group.
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RAILWAY & LAND co.
TINE TABLE
October 6, 1904.

OCTOBER o, 4SV4s
OUTWARD.
Rur Waianae, Waialua, Kahuku and
Way Stations-s9:15 a. m, 1920 p. m.
Nog Pearl City, Eva Mill and Way
Stattons-f7:30 a m, 1915 a. m,
s11:05 a. m, s2:15 p. m, 1920 p. m,
nx:16 D. M, 1880 D. m. f11:15 p. m.
INWARD.
ARRIVE Honolulu from Kahuku, wal
alua and Waianae-sS:36 a. m, s5:S1
p N.
Arrive Honolulu from Eva Mill and
Pearl City-f7:46 a. m, 1896 a. m,
s1e:ss a. m, "1:4o p. m, S4:31 p. m,
ss:H D. m. "7:30 p. M
Daily.
Sunday Excepted
! Sunday Only.
The Haleiwa, Limited a two-hour
krefn, leaves Honolulu every Sunday,
at S:2z a. m. Returning arrives In Ho-
aosulu, at 1910 p. m. The Limited stops
snsy at Pearl City and Waianae-
q p. DENISON, F. c. SMITH,
supt. @. P. & T. A.
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VESSELS IN PORT.

(Army and Navy)
U. S. S. Iroquois, Niblack, from Mid
way cruise, Sept. 20.
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co, Oct III. A. Low, w. W. Arkley,
DR.. Meyers, c. H. D. Smith and moth
er. Mrs L. Andrews and infant, Miss
Andrews, J. A. McCandless, c. b.
Wells, Mrs. T. O'Donnell, Mrs. J. H.
Proteous, Mrs. Earl and party, o. p.
Emerson, w. c. Miller, T. r. Robin
son, NJ. Robinson, A. S. Cleghorn, w.
D. Alexander. Mr.. and Mrs. Berndt,
Godfrey Brown, Mrs. A. E. Coaley,
Mrs. l. R Burns, Miss Ruth Roberts,
Miss Christian, Miss Whiting, w. F.
Erving, J. f. C. Hagens, Mrs. NJ. E.
Scott, Mrs. Proteous, Master Theo.
Cooley. Eager Ames, H. S. Ames, E.
A. Fraser. J. K. Brown and wife, J..
Ross, NJ E. Gedge, A. Ross and wife.
Mrs Warren and child, w. A. Schieber,
Mrs. Lyle and 2 children, c. F. Stark,
e. NJ. Keeney, Mrs. Geo. Kunkel, Mrs
]. BearWald and child, Mrs. G.. Myhre,
John Milsap, Mrs. C. NJ. Cross.
Per S S. Sonoma, for Sydney, Oct.
18-Dr. and Mrs. F. Bell.
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DIED.

WAITY-In Honolulu. on Sunday, Oct.
10, at L m, Lillian Genevieve Waity,
daughter of Mrs. and the late Mr.. H.
E. Waity.
Funeral from residence of NJ
Brasch. 1112 Kinau street, at $3.50 p.
m. today.
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METEOROLOGICAL RECORD.

Note:-Barometer readings are cor
rected for temperature, instrumental
errors, and local gravity. and reduced
to sea level. Average cloudiness stated
in scale from to 10. Direction of wind
is prevailing direction during "a hours
ending at 8 p. m. Velocity of wind is
average velocity in miles per hour.
ALEX. Nee. ASHLEY,
Section Director
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BORN.

BOYEN-In Honolulu. October Is, to
the wife of E. H. Boyen, a daughter.
DOAK-In Honolulu. October Is, to the
wife of A. B. Doak. a daughter.
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SESSION SALES.
(Morning SESSION.

SALES BETWEEN BOARDS.
100 Kihei, 8; so IL S. N. Co., us;
$4,000 o. R. e. L. Co. IS, los; 120 Hon.
B. & M. Co, "a; so Haw. C. & S., SO.
DIVIDENDS.
Oahu Sugar Co, 1 per cent; Haw.
Sugar Co., 2 per cent; Pepeekeo 2 per
cent; o. r. & L. Co, IL per cent.
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Mrs. Gums children's dancing class
will open WEDNESDAY, October IS,
in Young Hotel. The class for older
children meets on Friday afternoon.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-08-11
BABY's INSTINCT
Shows He Knew What Food to Stick To

Forwarding a photo of a splendidly
handsome and healthy young boy, a
happy mother writes from an Ohio
town:
The enclosed picture shows my f.
year-old Grape-Nuts boy.
'Since he was 2 years old he has
eaten nothing but Grape-Nuts. He de-
mands and gets this food three times
a day. This may seem rather un-
usual. but he does not ARE for any
thing else after he has eaten ais
GrapeNuts, which he uses with milk
or cream, and then he is through with
his meal. Even on Thanksgiving day
he refused turkey and all the good
things that make up that great din
ner, and ate his dish Of Grape-Nuts
and cream with the best results and
none of the evils that the other foolish
members OF the family experienced.
"He is v sick, has a beautiful
complexion. and Is considered a very
handsome boy, May the Postum Com
psny prosper and long continue to
furnish their wholesome food!' Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Greek.
| Mich.
There's q reason. Read the little
book. ''The Road to Wellville.' in
| very pks.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-08-11
A B~EEEFAcToR.

T'aen the day Is dark ard cherries.
Ana ne gky Is cfitl ara gray.
There's 9 fc.iow WHO Il welcome
A. The ~b!ossgtniHg In May.
llr las a Way that differs
From tie manner o. the ikFoEx,
As he pauses in tie hurry,
Just to jolly sou along.
You never stop to question
II kiB motive is sincere
You never ask the sunshine
II its character Is clear
You never feet suspicious
AS a bird p0urs forth its sorg.
And IT'S that way with the fellow
Wto can Jolly sou along
We esteem the mar Of duty.
And we fear The man 81 poWer;
And each IN turn We welcome
Az the Zero Of the hour.
But there ought 20 be some medals,
Ard ONE praise In language strong.
For the nan who makes life brighter,
Juet by j0ily!ng folks along.
Washington 8 ar
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-08-11
WHAT WOMAN WANTS.

To love.
To be loved.
To be told SO sometimes.
To have something to do.
To be dealt with sincerely.
To be praised once in awhile.
To have her Judgment respected.
To be alphabetically understood.
To have a great, big-hearted boss
who will let her have her own way.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-08-11
Legal Opinions.

Young Attorney-Suppose | were to
steal a kiss from you, what would you
call IT.?
Judges Daughter-Petty larceny.
Young Attorney-Well, | would CALI
the grandest kind of grand larceny
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-08-11
Up the spo,,t

How ran you be 40 friendly with
that awful pawnbrnker? Do you ,iAa
him.
No. but | have to put m with hin
Washington Leader.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-08-11

It is with the children
Of tubcrcuIous parents
that the battle
against tuberculosis must
be begun They do no;
inherit the disease, but a
prcd:sposition to it which
renders them easy vic
fins when their vitality
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-08-11

Say, pa" queried little Johnny
Bumpernickle, what's a peace CON
gress?" IT'S a lot of men who make
war against war;" answered the old
gentleman.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-08-11

why DO they call 1t me fase Of tn,
aartsg'' asked The t.acher.
Gause there's 50 mnch dirt on IL
l s,ippase, ..Aplied the youthful one
goaaers Statesman.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-08-11

Money makes the mare CO. said
the old-fashioned man. Not If it's
my husbands money that has been
bet on her" answered young Mrs.
Torkins, positively.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-08-11
sUNDRY saUIBs.

"Say, father, what is a nobody"
"A nobody, my son, is a prominent
woman's husband
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-08-11
5urtfsG 1T Ttfr ann
Nnm Ut may 8e mnn
By DIR. MADISON C.. PETERS.
Noted Lecturer, Author and Minister.

am a huge admirer Of success, but l differ from
most men in the conception Of success itself. There
IS a vast difference between making a living and
making a tic, Jay Gould left about ninety millions Of
dollars, yet his life was not a success, and nobody
would quote his career as an example to Young men.
The 8Ial, who has no money may be poor, but the man
who has nothing but money, or rather the man whom
the money has, is the poorest thing in all the world.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-08-11

"They seem to be very proud of
their family tree" Eyes, but the only
trouble with it is that it grew from
a small soap manufacturing plant back
in the early COS"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-08-11

4 think" said the patron of the
cheap restaurant, I'll take a shirred
egg" Jaw, g'on!" cried the new wait.
ress. Quit kiddin' me-" WHAT"
saw, you can't fool me, | used to
be a seamstress, and | guess l know
it amt possible to make gathers or
tucks in al egg"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-08-11

Don't be frightened, dear, So
long as you hear the thunder you
may know you are safe from the
lightning" But that's no comfort.
If the lightning strikes me won't
hear the thunder"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-08-11

81 just peeped into the parlor as I
passed" said Mr.. Phamley, "and |
saw quite a freak Of nature" why
Bertha is in there with her young
man" Eyes, | saw two heads on one
pair of shoulders"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-05-25
An Odd Coincidence.

When grandpa arrived IN Chicago
from London on visit 70 his married
daughter In WOodlawn, says the Chi
cago Record Herald. he told with much
glee of his dealings with New York
cabmau who transferred him from the
steamer DOCK to the railway station.
When grandpa reached the Grand
Central and had his train for Chicago
pointed out TO him he was much
pleased with the progress of his sue
cess in eluding American sharks, about
which lie had heard much, Having IN
mind the strictly enforced London or
dinances against overcharges by cab
men and forgetting for the moment his
new surroundings, he put his hand into
his pocket, drew forth a fist full Of sill
yer and holding 1t out to jehu, said:
Ere, my boy just take out your
fare"
In this way, he sagely reasoned to
himself, he would avoid any unneces-
sary exposure of his ignorance of
American rates and coips.
Grandpa had reached thissstageiHhis
narrative when the MacDonalds, bis
daughter and her husband, began to
look little anxious, but their uneasi-
ness was lost on their visitor who
chuckled as he concluded the story by
saying;
'And, would you believe It, 'ad sust
the right change"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-05-25
MYSTERY OF DREAMS.
Ehe Wonders the Brain Sees In the
Fraction of Second.

1t is not unusual TO hear one say that
be has been dreaming about something
all night. when possibly his dream oc'
cupied only a very short time. Many
attempts have been made TO measure
the time occupied in Il dream, and REQ
ords appear from time to time in tho
papers showing that often elaborate
ones occupy but a few seconds. The
following incident IS told by gentle
man who vouchcs for It's accuracy!
He was engaged one afternoon with
a clerk in verifying some long columns
Of figures that had been copied from
one book TO another The numbers,
representing amounts in dollars and
cents. were composed OF six or seven
figures The clerk would read. for in
stuncc. Fourteen, one forty two,
twelve" making the amount OF si4r
142.l2 and the gentleman would an
swcr. Check" to Indicate that the
COPY was correct. Page after page had
been read as rapidly as the words
could be uttered, each number recsiv-
ing the check" The work was drowsy
and It was with difficulty he could
keep his eyes open.
Finally sleep ovcrcame him, and he
dreamed dreamed Of an old horse he
had been accustomed 10 drive twenty
five or thirty years ago. He could not
recall any special incident connected
with the dream except the locality and
the distinct sight Of the horse and OF
a. al, IA, 1Y~fHan hiT,n
He awoko suddenly and, as n number
was ended. called Check" He was
conscious of having slept and OF hav.
ing dreamed and said TO the clerk:
Charlie / have been asleep How
many Of those numbers have | miss
ed?" None" he replied. You have
checked every one" Close question
Ing developed the fact that Of the fig
ures SI4.1421 II he had heard the four
teen and the twelve but had slept and
dreamed during the time occupied in
rapidly uttcring the words "one forty
two" He tried by reading other num-
bers to measure the time and thinks II
could not have been more than half
second
Another story is told Of a man who
sat before his fire in a drowsy cOndi-
ton. \ draft blowing across the
room set Il large photograph on the
mantel 10 swaying. A slender vase
was in front of il, and the man re-
members wondering In a mood OF
whimsical Indifference. whether the
picture would blow forward and send
| the vase to the floor.
Finally gust Of wind did topple the
picture and it struck the vase. The
man remembers having been curiously
relieved IN his state OF drOwsiness that
at last the old thing was going TO fall
| and be done with IT."
Presently ne was in the midst Of a
| complicated business transaction IN a
western city miles away. All the de-
| tails Of Il new and unheard Of scheme
were coming forth from his lips, and a
| board Of directors was listening. The
| scheme proSpered. He moved his fam
| ilv west. Fragments of the journey
thither and glimpses of the fine house
| he bought came before his vision.
| A crash woke him. The vase had
| struck TIE floor He had dreamed an
unlived ltrr covering years, and all In
the TIM II took for the vase which he
had seen t.ppliug before he fell asleep
to fall FIVE feet and hr"ak-Youth's
Companion.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-05-25
BOATING ON THE NILE.
The Best Pilots Run Aground Two cF
Three Times Day.

Navigation on the Nile is not 50 com
Hicated matter as upon the north
Atlantic, writes Alonzo Clarke Robin
SOD In Outing 70 run at full speed
upon a sand bar is an occurrence Of
such frequency as hardly to elicit
comment from the passengers. The
crew take more interest because they
are obliged to push the boat off again
with poles, and this entails a great
amount Of shouting and some work
The Nile below the first cataract is u
fairly broad muddy river flowing be-
tween deposed banks varying from
Xix to eight to twenty 10 thirty feet in
height. Its surface is interrupted ev-
erywhcre by sand spits and islands
upon which are to be seen thousands
Of birds The channel, if such it can
be called, winds from one side to the
other and changes completely with ev
cry flood; hence even the best pilots
run aground two or three times a day.
Ii IS, Of course, impossible to proceed
at night. and each days voyage comes
10 III Gnu NIfl'Ntl val hLl0HS huHptll0
to Overtake one The boats nose Is
simply run plump on the bank, two
men leap out and drive stakes 10 which
to make fast. and there you are for the
night. A very simple and effective
method, without any ostentation and
requiring very little knowledge of
mathematics: it has also the advantage
Of variety. Sometimes one finds one
self alone beneath the wonderful
Egyptian moon lighting up the river.
the distant cliffs and the silent, empty
plain. or perhaps one stops near some
little native village in which case the
bank is lined with silent, curious fig
ures, who crouch for hours wrapped in
their white cloth coverings. Once We
tied up beside a lonely brick kiln. The
sight was weird one. The red flare
Of the furnace, fed with sugar cane
cast Intermittent flashes Of light into
the night, in and out Of which moved
black half naked natives. while over
head was the cloudless, star lit sky OF
Egypt.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-05-25
ChaosInR the Name.

MY dear. l have been reading up
within the past week, and think ]
have a name for the baby" said Mrs.
Greening one day.
You have eh? What Is ttf'
Il read that Phoebus the god Of day,
comes up bright and beautiful in the
morning that he lights the world, that
without him
Now. look here. madam. Let's have
no fooliShneSs here You can't call
that child by any such name. Did
Phoebus Of history yell from II p. m.
TO 3 a. M and ihtermittently from 70
Z O'clock? l myself am doing the god
OF day business In the matter OF get
ting up, and I'm not going to divide
the honors. If you want a NEUROLOGICAL
cognomen for that destroyer Of rest
| have It,"
What Is it," asked Mrs. Greentng
with considerable aSperity.
Aurora brutally yelled Mr.. G.
Then he left the house.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-05-25
A DEEP SEA GLUTTON.
This Marine Wizard Can Swallow q
Fish Twice Its own Size.

Fish vice Its own Size.
THAT one animal can devour another
twice its own size at a single swallow
IS statement that may seem as in
credible as any fish story ever invent
ed" writes Dr. Sanderson Christison.
Nevertheless il is true of certain fish
es SO far as known such fishes are in
habitants Of the deep seas, where utter.
darkness perpernlly prevails with an
myarying temperature almost as cold
as Ice and pressure ranging, accord
ing TO depth, from Il quarter TO three or
four tons upon every square inch Of
their body surface. The deep sea Is
commonly regarded as commencing
where the rays of sunlight cease 10
penetrate, which is estlmSted TO be less
than loo feet below the surface, and
may extend to twenty times that dis
tance or even much more, down to the
bottom Of the ocean Fishes have been
dredged from below $1,000 feet
a deep sea fish, the ChiasmOdus nj
ger, six and five eighths Of an inch
long. has been found 10 have swal-
lowed another fish ten and q half inch
es long. The stomach OF the devOurer
is stretched as thin as gold beater' S
skin. 1t has sharp, hooked teeth, which
cross each other from opposite sides Of
the mouth and usually point backward.
According to Gunther, the fish after
having seized its victim with its Capa
ciOuS and very movable jaws partly
presses IT down as snake would do
and partly draws itself over 1t. The
prey Is received into an esOphaguS and
stomach the membranes Of which are
as eXtensible as an india rubber pouch
The stomach when empty is contracted
and folded up and projects but little
below the abdomen.
When a deep sea fish is brought to
the surface how gradually and careful
soever, its bones are often like so much
touchwoOd and its muscles IKE rotten
pulp, while its eyes are burst from its
sockets and its viscera are often blown
out of the body cavity by the eXpan-
sion of the air bladder. 1t frequently
happens that deep sea fishes are found
floating helplessly Oh the surface OF
the ocean with large prey in theiI
stomachs Their appearance under
these circumstances Ia accounted fol
by the efforts OF their struggling vic
tins to escape from their Jaws, caus
ing them to ascend beyond the horizon
tai zone which they usually inhabit.
Deep sea fishes are commonly hlacl
or dark brown. But, although It 1!
claimed that light Is essential ho th'
formation OF colors, some deep set
fishes are scarlet in parts or uniform
red or rosy. Others are silvery white
while, according to Alcock, the neo
copelus IS one dazzling sheen Of pur
pie and silver and FURNISHED gold
amid. which Is a sparkling constellation
OF luminous organs