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at LiverDool because of better crop
weather on the continent. Favorable con-
dltlonS were also reported in this country.
commission houses We're good buyers.
september wheat opened AG1zc to 3s41zc
lower, at 95Q9oAc, sold off to 1850, and
men reacted to 95@951kc. Minneapolis.
391 cars.
A decrease of more than million in the
world visible supply caused a strong
market in the latter part of the session,
september selling up to 96Ac, and closing
strong, ssc up, at 96G961sc.
CORN-The corn market opened easy in
sympathy with wheat and because of ia
market related sharply on good general
buying. September corn opened 1s@Ac to
55Hc.
The market held steady in the last half
OF the session. The close was steady with
September 1sGHc lower, at 547sc.
OATS-Trading in oats ives active and
prices opened easier in sympathy with
wheat and corn Later the market be-
came firm. September oats opened I'M
changed to H@ssc lower, at 3S7sQ39c to
S9Ac, and sold at 391hc.
PROVISIONS-The provisions market
was very quiet and prices We're steady;
Pork opened unchanged, at $16.1712. Lard
was 21sc lower, at $S.921z- Ribs were &C
lower. at $50.
No. 8 red. 911kG921kc; No. ? hard. s21k@
931kc; No. 3 hard, 911z@921sc; No. 3 spring,
9Sc6$1 90.
CORN-Nos. and 8, 54Ad541sc
RYE-Cash: S312GS512c.
BARLEY-Cash: 54d66c.
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before the referee as to the existence
of the alleged combination.
The action of the attorney general
will be under a state antitrust law of
1885, He alleges that the combination
he seeks to break was made in last
January, and that as result the tolls
on messages between New York and
points in the state were raised about
cents per message of ten words; also
that the effect of the alleged combina-
ton has been to increase the rates on
messages between this city and other
cities throughout the country in many
instances 20 per cent over the rates
previously existing.
The attorney general charges also
that the two companies have agreed
to establish at various places in this
state common offices and to divide the
Profits and business received at these
offices. He declares that when this
was done in certain New York hotels
the telegraph companies agreed to di-
vide the gross proceeds of the business
equally.
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BRADLEY'S STORY
Deposition of the Man Blown
Up in San Francisco
Is Read to the Jury in the Hay
wood Trial.
CERTAIN 1T WAS GAS
Had Lighted Cigar in His
Mouth at the Time.
Strong Testimony Showing
That There Was No Bomb.

Boise, July 9.-Fred Miller, the at
torney for the defense who has been
engaged in the taking of dispositions
in San Francisco for the last month,
appeared in court Monday afternoon
and Joined the attorneys surrounding
Haywood
Senator Borah objected to the intro
duction of the recross examination of
Walter Linforth. the owner of the
Linforth building in San Francisco
when the explosion occurred in No
vember, 1905. The recross examina-
ton contained in the dispositions was
offered by the defense.
The question of the admissibility of
this portion of the deposition was
argued by Richardson for the defense
and Senator Borah for the state. Judge
Wood ruled the recrOSS examination
out This brought the Linforth depo-
sition to stand. Mr.. Darrow then be-
gan on the testimony of Bradley him
self.
In his testimony Bradley stated that
on the morning of the explosion, No
vember II, 1904, he started to leave
his apartments about 1880 a. m. He
had a lighted cigar in his month as
he walked downstairs.
Immediately after placing my hand
on the knob and starting to open the
outside door of the vetibule," said
Bradley, there was a flash of light at
the end of my cigar. l thought some
one had been joking me-that 1 had
been given a trick cigar. Next there
was deafening explosion.
My first impression was that I had
been shot in the head. My next i'm
ated. and would die if I did not get
out. l felt there was a tremendous
pressure holding me down. Then there
came lifting force and was thrown
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STUBS KEEPS BUSY.
One of the BacI1ers of a Proposed
Kansas Oklahoma Road.

Guthrie, Ok, July 9.-An amended
charter has been filed for the Cherry
vale Texas & Oklahoma railroad, the
main hackers of which are S. NJ. Por-
ter and w. R. Stubs of Kansas. The
company is to build 700 miles of track
from Cherryvale, Kan, west to Ell
Caney, Kan, $50 miles to Fayetteville,
Ark; from Pawhuska, Ok, to South
McAlester, 1. T., 200 miles, and from
Childress. Tex, to Arkansas Pass, Tex,
900 miles. The capital stock is $18.-
100000. The headquarters are at
Caney and Independence, Kan, and
at Perry, Ok. The incorporators are
S. NJ. Porter, Caney. A. w. Shultise. ].
H. and F. D. Brewster, Independence,
and r. E. Wade and George A. Mas
tiers of Perry.
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DR.. GEORGE Minney Injured.

Dr. George Minney Of Topeka Is
slowly recovering in Tehachapi, Cal,
from an accident which occurred last
week and came near costing him his
life. He was riding in a spring wagon
in the country when the team which
was drawing the vehicle sprang across
an irrigation ditch and the seat on
which DR.. Minney and his wife were
riding was thrown out of the rear of
the wagon DR.. Minney alighted on
his head and shoulders and the seat
and Mrs. Minney followed, falling on
him in such a manner that he was
partially paralyzed. He was taken to
town where he has been slowly recov-
ering since that time and will return
to Topeka as soon as his condition will
hermit.
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FINDS TELEGRAPH TRUST.
Attorney General of New York Asks
Permission to Go After 1t.

New York. July 9.-Attorney General
ton to Justice Platzek, of the supreme
court of New York county, for the ap-
pointment of a referee to take testi-
mony on the attorney generals allega-
ton that the Postal Telegraph and Ca
BILE company and the Western Union
Telegraph company have formed a
combination to increase rates of tele-
graph service in this and other states.
He declared that he was about to
begin action to restrain this alleged
combination and asked that George j.
Gould, Jacob Schiff, Moriss K. Jessup.
E. H Hartman, Clarence Mackay,
Robert {. Clowry and many others of
both companies be ordered to testify
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SALE OF, A 400 ACRE RANCH.
Real Estate Transfer at Hiattville
Involving $4,000.

Fort Scott, Kan, July Gone of
the biggest real estate transfers, in
volving the changing of hands of
rural lands since the sale of the Coon
ranch was recorded when the w. H
H. Lawrence ranch of 400 acres, near
Hiatville, was sold for $4,000. or
late years the land has been the prop
erty of Charles D. Roberts, who lives
out in Sedgwick county. The new
owner is H. B. Humphrey of Rice
county. The land is considered among
the most fertile in the county and con-
tains some of the finest hay acreage in
the state.
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HighbaTs brother Sells wen

New York, July 9.-The sale of
horses in training. the property of E.
r. Thomas. Sidney Paget and others,
was held at Sheepshead Bay and ex-
ceptionally good prices were realized.
The star of the sale was the 2-year-
old bay colt Fleet, by Benstrome-
Strychina. a full brother to Highball,
the American Derby winner. After
some lively bidding he was knocked
down to the Oneck stable for $10.75O.
Charles Edwards brought the next
highest price. going to the Patchogue
stable for $4,000.
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Cbicaro Live Stock Marked.

Chicago, July 9.-CATTLE-Receip to-
day, 1900 head. Maket steady. Beeves,
s4S1q7.30 cows, $1.75d5. 30; heifers, $500
$40; calves. $5.00@7.25; good to prime
steers, $5.90@7.30; poor to medium. $4,000
SIS; stockers and feeders, $2.90@5.30.
HOGS-Receipts today, $4,000 head. Mar
ket steady to shade lower. Light, $3.50
6.15; mixed, 5.75Q6. 121z; heavy, So 25Q5.9 !;
rough, s525d5. 60; pigs. s. 1895 %; good to
SHEEP-Receipts today, 1900 head.
Market weak. Natives, 81 00@6.0O; west
s550G775; western, 5.5Oa7. so.
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New York Stocks.

Wall St, New York, July 9.-STOCKS-
stocks were freely offered soon Is
trading began and sharp declines were the
consequence: First sales of Union Pacific
compared with 14112 last night. Great
Northern preferred and American Smelt-
ing fell IA points Northern Pacific and
Amalgamated Copper 1 point, and Read
ing, Louisville and Nashville, Southern
United States Steel and Colorado Fuel
large fractions. Cleveland c., c. and ST
Louis sold at an advance of IA points.
The selling orders that were executed at
the opening completed the immediate
casional set-backs in spots, the general
tone improved. Not much of its decline,
however. was made up. the bulls appar-
emily being satisfied to hold the market a
traction above the lowest. st. Paul show
ed exceptional strength. advancing IA
ged rs points, Louisville and Nashville,
and Great Northern Ore Certificates ~
points, General Electric IA points and
Colorado Fuel and National Biscuit 1
point. United Railway Investment and
Utah Copper gained 1 point
Renewed selling carried prices to a
lower level than before. Union Pacific
was most conspicuous with a decline of
= points Great Northern preferred fell
IL points. Reading, Missouri Pacific,
American Tobacco preferred 49, to 15s
points. and Southern Pacific, Atchison,
Canadian Pacific, Northern Pacific, Rock
Island preferred. ST. Paul preferred, Bal
timore and Ohio, Erie first preferred, Uni
ted States Steel, Anaconda, Sugar and
American Car preferred / point or more
Bonds were weak
The market became dull, but there were
rallies. The stocks lowered within "A
point or less of the low prices.
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Kansas City, July 9.
Omen High Low Close Yes
Kansas City Live Stock.

Kansas City. Mo-. July 9.-CATTL e.
Receipts today. 1900 head, including L500
head of southerns. Market steady to
strong. Native steers, 81 50G6.S0; southern
steers, s35oa5Oo; southern =. COWS e4 e. 2oaS; 81
ers and feeders, So. 25@5.00 bulls, $2.75@
40; calves 50 100000; western fed steers
s.. 25@6. 25; western fed cows s. 7504.50
ket steady Bulk of sales, s. 9o45. 80 !;
heavy, $5.S5d5.90; packers, S5.S712q5.90;
pigs and light, $590@6.00.
SHEEP-Receipts today. 1000 head.
Market strong. Muttons. IS. COOS 90; lambs,
81. O0GD7. so; range wethers, $4.75Q5.S0; fed
ewes 81 25M5 90
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Kansas City Produce Market.

Kansas City. July s--Closs-WHEAT-
ed. July S5Ssc; Sept, SS5sc; Dec, 911kc.
Cash: No. hard, S7092c; No. 3 hard 81
@90c; No. red, S715QSS13e; No. red, So
6IS7c.
@CORN-Unchange to higher. July, 5O1sc;
Sept, 5O24c; Dec, 473zc. Cash: No 2 mix
ed, SIC; No. mixed, sic; No. white, SIC;
No white, size.
OATS-Higher. No. white. 45q4sc; No.
mixed, 43H 044c.
RYE-Steady, 77aS2c
HAY-Weak. Choice timothy. $15.5O@
1900; choice prairie, S10O0110. 80.
BUTTER-Steady. Creamery. 231zc; pack
ing 171zc.
EGGSHigher. Fancy, 161bc.
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TO CONNECT KANSAS TOWNS.
An Electric Line Probable From Ar
kansas City to Winfield.

Arkansas City Kan, July 9.-The city
council was last night asked for a fran
chise for an electric car line in Arkansas
City and for $40, 900 in bonds to aid the
line. The request comes from the repre-
sentative of an eastern syndicate, which
will ask for similar concessions in Win
field. The plan is to connect Arkansas
City and Winfield with an interurban
line which will later be extended to the
Chilocco Indian schools and to Geuda
Springs The right of way between the
two towns has been practically prom
iSed
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Four Children Burn to Death.

Suisun, Cal, July 9.-The four chill
dren of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L.
Campbell, of Suisun valley lost their
lives last night in the burning of their
home and the parents barely escaped.
When Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell awoke
the house was a mass of flames. They
made frantic effort to save their chill
dren, but could not do so. The par
ents are badly burned but will re-
cover
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FIRE AT MINERAL.
Store and Livery Barn Destroyed But
Loss Covered by Insurance

Plttsburg, Kan, July 9.-Fire broke
out in the store of the Southwestern De-
velopment company in East Mineral,
fifteen miles south of here. Before it
could be got under control the building
and contents burned. Estimated loss,
$50, 900.
The fire spread to a livery stable own
ed by Pete Russell and the building
burned to the ground. Except the stock.
the contents were also destroyed. Esti
mated loss, $1,000. Both losses covered
by insurance.
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-S-Higher. Fancy. 161zc.


Chicago. ILL.,. July 9.-CHEESE-Marke
steady. Daisies, 13@131zc; Twins, 12Q1214c;
Young Americas. 1351c.
POULTRY-Alive poultry steady. Tur-
keys, lie; chickens. 12c; springs, 1661Sc.
BUTTER-Market steady. Creamery.
191k@24c; dairy, 17q211kc.
EGGS-Market steady. At mark, cases
included, 121a@13c.
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full cream, colored and white, small best,
121zc;. large. 124c: fair to good. 11Q1lAc;
inferior. S110c
EGGS-Market firm. Western firsts, 16
GI1619c; official price, Ice; seconds. 1870
151zc.
POULTRY-Alive steady. Western chick
ems, 1Sc; fowls, 14c; turkeys, lie. Dressed
steady. Western broilers, 20q24c; turkeys.
10@14c; fowls, Hobo.
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Gard of Thanks

We wish all our friends, neighbors and
the good people of Topeka to know that
we thank them for the many acts of
kindness and the floral tributes received
by us in memory of our departed son,
Harry Ross. ]. Ross and family.
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SUGAR and CONGO Market.

New York. July 9.-SUGAR-Raw sugar
nominal Fair refining, S. 1884, centrifu-
gal, Sc test, So. S31z; molasses sugar, $3.OS1z.
Refined sugar unsettled. Crushed, $5.6O
powdered, $500; graduated, $3.50.
COFFEE-Market steady. No. Rio.
63sc; No Santos, TIC.
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New york Produce Market.

New York. July 9.-BUTTER-Marl<e
firm. Street prices extra creamery, 251k6D
PC. Official prices: Western factory, COM
mon to firts, 17G201zc; renovated, common
to extra, 1742215c.
CHEESE[Steady to firm. New state.
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Liverpool cables: Wheat A9sd lower;
corn unchanged.
Second cables: Wheat 1d1Md lower;
corn I'D lower.
Closing Liverpool cables: Wheat no
12sd lower; corn Ad lower.
Car lots at Chicago today: Wheat, As:
corn, 1856; oats, 167
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49,. Topeka, July ..
HEAVY -. -.......-............... 5.5Ou5.55
Lf stags si0oai5o less Than hogs. 1 aceoPd
4"s ~ EGGS AND POULTRY.
BGLLS. COMMON .............. zoo 9s.OO
e9 gk5sie SSS8 ii,::::::::::: - - SIS
PoULT Fis wfss a.en i-i hree ST. hens
SIC: coarse young ROSTERS, SC; old roost-
ers, &c; spring chickens &c; ducks. &c;
IEsSGSGS~Fresh country. lie.
BUTTER-Fresh. , coTntry. 16a22c.
BUTCHER STEERS .........:aoO $500
G G9Ws f Go9P s ssS Ss
CALX xERSIJiTs AND VEGETAs sioG aS~
Furnished by 66R K G9x 40 Aan' Avsl
Valencia .EIioSJs 90 ''a4''S
16ebes sIzad 50, bugR SmSo
'Z TireSSMi.AssTioEs-very scarce. VIII quote
ssf Flts Z S475: Y size, per crate; s4.25.
PEI Er RERTA PEACHES-Expect some
coming week Pries9 fnirly Eeaso9sRle
doz lunches 15c: beets. Der doz.. 40c; tur-
nins. per doz. soc: spinach, per Du.. use;
ieitIice. per basket. 30c; green onions. 25c:
nienIant per Ib, &c; asparagus. per doz
Pn1ches 15c; cucumbers, per doz.. 50g15c;
eJnISage per crate, $3.50
al ACK BERRIES-Pe crate, s.. so.
W ATERNELLONS-Per cwt SIPS.
CANTALUPES-Per crate, 1915.
pTANTS-Cabbage, per 100, 25c; toma-
toes per 100. 40c; sweet potatoes. per lou.
'O EI;1rII, CREAM CHEESE-Kansas Y. a.
1sc Ii New York State white. Ice: Block
EWiss lSc; Brick. i6c; Linburger. Ice:
I,sisy 20 Id. bulks, Ice; Dairy Twin, to
bo, ice: Wisconsin white, 16c.
SOUTHERN ONIONS-New crop, per
haWRl93sX BSEANs-Per 1-s bu. box, 9oc; per
ner diamond basket, $1.O0.
PGRICEN BEANS-Per box, S1.00; per dia-
diamond basket. 90c.
PEAS-Per l-3 blu. box, 60c.
OLD POTATOES-Colorado. per bu.
sa SEW VPforAToEs-sacked. per bu-.
s1.15-
Topeka Hide Market
prices paid in Topeka this week. based
on Boston qUotationsi
Topeka, July 9.
GREEN SALT CURED % soS ;ss1 e
NO l HORSE -.---..-..-.--- -S--SOess.S
No TALLOW .............''..--'-.- 30
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Market Gossin.

FURNISHED by ]. e. Gall. Commissions.
Grains. Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Ofice ITO West Sixth street. Phone ass.
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Chicago Market.

FURNISHED by ]. E. Gall, Commissions.
Grains Provisions. Cotton and Stocks:
Office 10 West Sixth street. Phone 4S6.]
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Chicago, ]
Open High Low Close
Kansas City Grain Markc

FURNISHED by ]. E. Gall, Commissions,
Grains Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office ITO West Sixth street. Phone 4S6.1
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1.-THE following sales were made today at
the stock yards, kansasCity Mo-, and
telephoned to. The Topeka State Journal
by Clay, Robinson & Co.. live stock COM
mission merchants. with offices at all
markets.l
Kansas City, July g.
CATTLE-Receipts today, 5000 head.
Market generally steady.
HOGS-Receipts today. 1900 head. Mar
ket steady. Bulk of sales, $5.S5Q5. 921a;
SHEEP Receipts today. 5000 head.
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Topeka Market.
Topeka, July 9

FURNISHED by Charles Wolff Packing {,
Yards close at noon Saturday.
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Range of Prices on Stocks
New York July @

Furnished by ]. E. Gall, Commissions,
Grains. Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office 10 West Sixth street. Phone 4S6
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MARKETS TODAY.
Wheat Opens Active on Easier
Prices.
The Favorable Crop Conditions
Are Responsible.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Cattle Steady-Natives Bring
$3.50 to Sc.
Hogs Quiet-Bulk Sales $3.50
to $5.95.

Chicago. July s.-WHEAT-The wheat
market today opened active and with
easier prices. A decline of Id was reported
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Cotton Market.
Galveston. Tex, July 9.-COTTON-
Market steady, 13lsc.
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TopeIla Hide Market.

IPrices paid in Topeka this week, ba
on Boston qUotations-1
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Truthful Boy.

sThomas," said Mr.. Smith, as he
gazed into his, sons eyes with q
soul searching look, 'have you eaten
any of those peaches l put in the
cupboard~ = 80
aFather," said Tommy, '1 cannot
tell lie. / have not touched one" !"
Mr.. Smith eyed him wrathfplly
as he plunged his hand into the
pocket of his coat and drew forth
five i1lcriminating stones, which had
each once been enshrined in the lus-
'cious flesh of a peach, but which
were now staring in all their horrid
nakedness.
A'Then how is it." said the parent,
"that I found these peach stones In
your bedroom, and there is only one
peach left in the cupboard" !"
Father" said Thomas as he 81.
lently but swiftly left the room and
placed q chair in such a position
that Mr.. Smith would fall over it il
he followed too quickly, father,
that is the one / never touched"-
Pearson'a.
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ing unwilling to do like the
clerk and spend week in mas
tering the system, did all it
could do under the circumstan.
ces.
The above is a brief statement
of how the examination was
made. In making their report
the special committee was very
lenient with the clerk OF the
county's whisky business. In
fact in the report made no re-
Elections whatever were intend
ed. 1t is true that it was very
apparent on the day of the ex-
animation that the clerk did not
understand his own books, but
as tie special committee was
examining only in a general
way and not trying to do the
work of the State auditor, the
statement of the clerk as to the
system of bookkeeping was ac-
cepted and incorporated in the
report.
The clerk of the board says
that it will give him pleasure to
demonstrate to any who may de-
sire the common-sense system
of bookkeeping as employed in
his Office. Perhaps he can-at
least, I hope so, for that is his
/ business. What he can do now
l know not, but 1 do know that
when the special committee Wis,
tied his Office he considered the
system of bookkeeping intricate
and was unable to tell heads OF
tails of his books. They were
neatly kept and he could give
some information in a direct
way, but when the committee
got to probing in its way, he
knew very little about it.
Now, Mr. Editor, | am not
hunting a controversy, but | am
always ready to stand pat and
rather like giving the public
cold, hard Facts.
Respectfully,
PHILIP H SToLL
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HUNTING THE WALRUS.
The Guards Of the Herd Are Shot, the
Rest Killed With Axes.

Rest Killed With Axes.
Whalers begun to turn their at
tention to walrus catching about
the year 1868. During the first part
of every season there is but little
opportunity to capture whales, they
being within the limits of the icy
barrier. As result much of the
whalers' time during July and Au-
gust was devoted to capturing wal
ruses.
Men would be landed on the Alas
ka shore in June and left to watch
for the animals to haul up on the
beach at certain points. According
to the government reports, the wal
rvs must either come ashore or get
on tie ice to sleep. When a herd
is we'll ashore one or two old bulls
are generally left on watch.
The best shot among the hunters
now creeps up and by a successful
rife shot or two kills the guard.
Owing to their very defective hear
ing the noise made by the rifle does
| not wake them. The gun is then put
aside and each hunter; armed with
sharp ax, approaches the sleeping
animals and cuts the spines OF as
many of them as possible before the
others become alarmed and STAN
pede for the water and escape.
The white hunters rarely make
use of ANYTHING but tie two long
curved tusks with which the animal
is equipped and which average
about five pounds to the pair. II
| time permits, however, the flesh il
boiled and the oil saved. To many
of the Eskimos, especially on the
| arctic shore, the walrus is almost
necessity of life, and the devasta
ton wrought among the herds BY
the whalers has been and is yet ths
cause of fearful suffering and deatf
to many of the natives.
The flesh is food for men ant
dogs. The OH also is used for foot
and for lighting and heating th'
houses. The skin when tanned ant
oiled makes durable cover for th'
large skin boats. The intestine
make waterproof clothing, window
covers and floats. The tusks arr
used for lance or spear points or ar
carved into a great variety of usefu
and ornamental objects, and tn,
bones are used to make heads TO
spears and for other purposes.
In addition to hunting the val
rus Themselves the whalers also pur
chase from the Eskimos the tusks
or ivory, that they have secured
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