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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-01-01

The acrobats of the music halls havs
no end in view except to cause amuse-
ment. But suppose one should meet
them in ordinary life? Mr. Berkeley,
the proprietor of a London hotel was
in his Office about 6 o'clock one even
ing when he heard knock at the
door, while a voice, which seemed TO
express pain, cried open. Mr..
Berkeley obeyed, but a cry Of horror
escaped him. and he almost fell back
ward. He saw before him. rolling on
the ground. topsy turvy, a kind Of hui
man ball which was walking upon its
hands, with the head twisted round,
eyes protruding and neck contorted.
Il did not wish to alarm my neigh
bors," gasped this extraordinary be-
ing-it was contortionist from a cir
Gus who had been practicing in bis
room-..but / cannot UNLOCK my leg
from behind my neck, and unless you
can help me | am afraid it is all up
with me-
Mr.. Berkeley disentangled the acros
bat, who fell exhausted on chair. He
had descended twenty stairs upon his
hands in this position.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-01-01
Spelled In Full.

eve had an editor in chief On our
paper years ago who was stickler for
no authorizations, said veteran news
paper man. "He didn't believe in alb
breviating anything but the word mis-
ter The names Of states had to be
spelled out. One time one of the boys
wrote news story which contained
this clause: And Mozart's mass was
played The proofreader who got the
story had been under the exacting di-
rection of that editor for years, too
many years to allow any proper name
to get by him without being spelled
out, so when he came to this mass he
tsrung' the word, and it came out Mo
zart's Massachusetts. '"-Omaha Bee
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-01-01
What Is Education?

Herbert Spencer tells us in one short,
pregnant sentence that the function of
education is to prepare us for com
plete living.
A true chord is touched by Sydney
Smith when he urges the Importance OF
happiness as an aid to education. He
says, If you make children happy
now, you make them happy twenty
years hence by the memory of it,
Equally wise are the words of Sir
John Lubbock: knowledge is a pleas
ure as well as a power. 1t should lead
us all to try with Milton to behold the
bright countenance of truth in the still
air of study"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-01-01
I Mlaaic and Poison Hinus.


The ring began when man thrust his
finger through hole in q pretty shell
and later learned to make rings OF
jet. The ring is very magical. Lord
Ruthven, who helped TO kill Riccio,
gave Queen Mary q ring which was
sovran against poison. and she gener-
ously replied with the present of her
fathers wonderful jeweled dagger. of
French work. no longer in existence
Whether Ruthven fooled with this
magnificent weapon In the affair of
Riccio or used cheaper article is UNI
certain. At all events, Mary based on
the ring that was an antidote TO poi
son charge of sorcery against Ruth.
ven The judges of Jeanne dare re-
garded with much suspicion her little
ring of base metal. gift from her
parents. inscribed with the sacred
names Jesus Marie.
1t was usual to touch the relics of
saints with rings Jeanne d'Arc said
that her ring had touched the body of
st. Catherine, whether she meant of
the actual saint or relic of the saint
brought from Sinia to Fierbois. The
ring might contain a relic or later a
miniature fear that / do not be-
lieve in the virtues or vices of poison
rings. Our ancestors practically knew
no poison but arsenic. and Carthagin-
ian science can scarcely have enabled
Hannibal to poison himself with a
drug contained under the stone of a
ring.-Andrew Lang.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-01-01
a gedouin's Idea Of a Locomotive.

a Bedoutn'S Idea OF a Locomotive.
1t is interesting to know that the
railroad between Jaffa and Jerusalem
was made possible by locomotives
from Philadelphia. They were orig
inally made, writes Professor H. N.
Cumming in To-day In Palestine, for
a road in Central America which I'M
fortunately could not pay for them
when they were ready for delivery.
They happened to be just right for the
Jaffa-J Jerusalem line and were at once
purchased and shipped.
I happened to be in Jerusalem. he
writes, the day the first locomotive ar
rived there, Aug. 20, 1892. Not only
the people from the city. but man..
from the villages. came to see the new
wonder. Among them was q Bedouin
from beyond Jordan. He carried back
the report to the tribe:
cit is like a big iron woman. 1t
gives one screech and then runs away
! This ingenious description spread
rapidly through the ancient land OF
Moab
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-01-01
Hard to Decide.

Smithers-I am going to have my pic
ture taken. A good deal depends upol.
the pose, don't you know Now. what
kind of a position do you think would
be the best fer me? Browning Well.
| don't know. was going to say with
your back to the camera, but then your
hair is rather thin behind Boston
Transcript
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-01-01
For Advancement of Science.

At Baltimore, the American Associa-
ton for the Advancement of Science
met to hold meeting lasting sew
eral days. Plans have been COM
pleted for elaborate entertainments
of the visitors when they are not en-
gagged in discussing scientific prob
lens.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-01-01
Radical.

81 hear that your new school super
intendent is rather radical"
HE is that" responded Farmer
Haw Hes cut out the higher head
work and the perforated tattling, and
he's advising teachers to handle the
children according to the rules of COM
mon sense. Oh, yes! Our new super
intendent is radical, all right. - Louis
vile Courier-J Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-01-01
ELEPHANT ON RAMPAGE
Paehyderm Has Fit of Tantrums Which
May Cost Her Life.

May Cost Her Life.
An elephant hunt in which big
African pachyderm belonging to the
Luna Park Amusement company nearly
killed a man and kept Coney Island in a
state bordering on panic for two hours.
Puncha, the elephant in question, is
now chained to the floor of the dance
hall in Luna Park and unless she can
be gotten out of her fit of tantrums
by expert veterinarians she must be
killed.
She was brought to bay and success
fully lassoed by John Sim. Sim made
the end of his lasso fast to railing,
but the elephant tore the railing loose
and sent Sim spinning twenty feet
away against heavy post, knocking
him senseleSS.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-01-01

Decision Given to Negro In
Fourteenth Round.
AWARD IS MADE ON POINTS

Agreement Before the Milling Started
That if constabulary Stopped the
Battle the Referee Would Name the
Winner-in the Opening Round the
Canadian Is Knocked Down, and at
End of the Engagement He Is Hardly
Able to Keep His Feet.
A cable from Sydney, N. S. W., says:
Johnson, the negro from Galveston,
Tex, is the worlds champion heavy
weight pugilist. He won the title in
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-01-01
A Cruel lnsinuation.

Stern Old Lady They tell me.
madam. your husband is continually
smoking dreadfully-
Young Woman bursting into tears,
II don't believe It. your horrid old
thing!
Old Lady (astounded) What's the
matter with the woman?
Officious Bystander-Her husband
dead Baltimore American.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-01-01
A Dull Letter.

The only news I have to tell you,"
wrote the Billville citizen, lis that the
river has riz an drowned all yer cattle.
an yer uncle has broke Jail; likewise
the wilder woman you wuz goin' ter
marry has ruined off with book
agent. Outside of these heer things we
air all a-doin' well" Atlanta Consti-
tuition.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-01-01

Hiram Greene-What did your sis
ter say when you told her was going
to make speech in the town hall to
night? Willie-She didn't say nothln'.
She just laughed till she had hyster-
les!
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-01-01
1t Was Tantamount.

HAS she told you that she loved
your
Not in so many words. She merely
asked me what life insurance car
RED"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-01-01
Ambiquous.

Parishioner Ca little worse for liquor1
~ hearsh you preazh las night.
New Minister You didn't hear much,
fancy.
THAI what / thought myself. "-Lop-
don Pick-Me-Up.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-01-01
inquisitive.

"One half of the world doesn't know
how the other half lives observed the
moralizer
How provokingr exclaimed Mrs..
Gossip. Lippincott's.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-01-01
Newman Quits New York Central.

w. H. Newman has resigned as
president of the New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad company. his
resignation to take effect Feb. !, 1909.
1t was accepted by the directors
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-01-01

Wise men read very sharply all your
private history in your look and gait
and behavior Emerson.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-01-01

Fortune gives too much to many, but
to none enough Martial.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-01-01

Mind no business but your own DR..
Johnson.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-26
TIE Last Week.

This is the last week Of our
Bargain month and we wish to
urge those who intend to sub
srcibe but have put it OF to at
tend to the matter at once as the
time will not be extended and
il will soon be too late.
We have added many names to
our list to assure every body that
the THuBUNE will continue 10 inn
prove as time goes on. We in
tend TO add several new features
IN the near future.
Remember that alter the first
of the month the TRIBUNE viii
cost ono dollar a year and that
our bargain offer viii not be ex
tended, A chance to get a live
home paper for fifty cents a year
does not happen frequently so
take advantage OF it while there
is yet time.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-26
tF, Friday Night.

The residence OF Dan Mcneil
located in the south part Of town
was discovered to be on fire al
an early hour Saturday morn
ing. The alarm was promptly
turned in but owing TO the delay
in getting the horses to fire
headquarters the firemen arrived
too late TO do any coed.
Nearly all the furniture was
saved but the house was a total
loss.
This viii be the story until the
firemem are supplied with better
equipment. The house was in.
sured for S400.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-26
fire Yssisrdsy lI0rDIug.

The upstairs of SIS south wing
of tbe Commercial State Bank
building was discos red 70 be on
fire about half past ihree O'Clock
Wednesday morning by night
policeman Stangle, wlio turned
in the alarm and the Ere depart
ment promptly responded. The
fire, which bad gained consider
able headway wes queuched
without much damage to { b e
building. which shows what the
fire department. can do when they
arrive soon enough.
II originated in Dr.. Hulet 5
once and spread through the wall
70 the rooms occupied By Or.
Slater the denHst. Both Offices
we're badly damaged.
Tne principal sufferer was Mr.
A N. P, HALEY. a gentleman
from Keytesville, Mo-, who had
just finished stocking up a Rae
ket Store ia the room beneath
the burned Offices. His stock
was completely drenched With
water and Was not insured. The
barber shop OF Tom Asbury alsJ
received a wetting.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-26
lsuHa fsrmsr IRsse

Tirk Cotton yoang lagmer
living 10 TIE country soathress
of here became suddenly insane
ast fnursday morning ard a.
tempted - take tie lle ~ liz
y0anger brolber. C0asfabs
stacy o. slls city was called
aEd took ia Charge. Hs wzs
taken b Butier where r5e cnun
IS c31rt declared hin insane and
he was la1er piaesd IN q sznftzd
um Isl bis relatives Isis t1o1Rhs
uudue exposure daring TIE hos
weather. is the cause ~ lis de-
r4aEsmaE tits fh4 0pinio1 Of
the Doctor tlat he VIII soon re-
cover
1ue gggng naa was ws.. known
and lzed Ia t1e lsraaunity
Ehere BIZ lived and i % *
hor,sd sBat 81 villa son reenger.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-26
Rural letter Carriers to Meet

The organization of Rural Let
ter Carriers will hold their next
state meeting in Kansas City on
September i0ih aud llth. Bat
es county, which is among the
foremost ir the state in the rural
service, will be represented by
four deieEaUer viz Fred A. Rich,
Spruce; Evelyn Smiser, Butler;
james Neptune, Rich Hill, aud
j. G. Ben, Adrian. In addition
60 taking AN active part 10 the
state organization, this county
also has county organization,
with George knight as president
and Fred Rich, secretary. The
object of the association is the
Improvement Of the service, the
belterment OF roads and, in gem
eral, 20 increase the value Of the
service 10 It's patrons. II Dem
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-26
Revival Opens.

A record breaking crowd al
tended the opening of the revival
last sunday erening Tne tent
vas allied 70 its capacity and
man stood On the outside The
singing was very beautiful and
a1e sermon preached by Rev.
L.amance was very interesting.
Il consisted maiRly Of an appeal
TO church members for unity il
church work. was announced
that the meetLGSs would he cyn-
tinued every night indefinitely.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-26
New Electric uas.

A company is being formed in
St Louis with fifteen million dol
lars capitalization TO build an
electric lire from St Louis q
Kansas City. II will take a short
cut and will be the shortest line
between those two places. Sew
eral other lines are also talked
Of and notable among these is
the one from Kansas City south
to Joplin.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-26
rrauk Crane Dcaa.

Frank Crane died st bis home
ia this CITY after long period "
illness He was - years 81 age
and leaves q vile and three child
rem he vas a member ol the
M0dsru Wo0dmen and carried a
policy in that fraternity u the
amount % $1,000 The funeral
occurred a. his home i4st Mon
day Afternoon and interment was
made Green Lawn Cemetery.
The srrrowing relatives have the
s. mDatby og All 10 their bereaFe-
nenf
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-26
wreck ca Main Line.

Iua wreck on the main line Of
the Mo. Pacific, which occurred
Al an eariy hour Tuesday morn
ing near Sedalia, one man was
killed @nd several seriously in
jared A passenger rsn into a
freiEht whicn was pulling in oa .
switch TO Jet il pass. 9he en-
gineer on tle passenger was tho
man ki,icd The morning trsin
here WAS several hours late ia
consequence.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-26

Misses Emma and Mary Mat
tingiy, Of Rich Hal. Uwa oi the
best teachers in tho Bich Hin
schools, were ia Bat'or Wedues
day visitine and on school busi-
ness Miss Emua has been elect
ed and aceepted position .a ihe
Kansas City se1ceas By This
Kansas CITY eanod end istes
county losta most efficient teach
er. Miss Mary willteach in Rich
Hill again Bo,n wal attcnd The
August meeting Butler Den,
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-26
OUR BARGAIN MONTH

Thinking that perhaps would rather than
following
circulation
We will credit all month
with Subscription h. rate o sntsa year.
We Ilorei al back year. That
paid advance 50 Il subscribers
Rerenb ha this oae month only Don't it off but "DO now
THE TRIBUNE, Rich Iiu Mo
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-26
Married last Hssk.

Paul d. Wagner ard Kztberi1e
McMnrlry were married izst
Wednesday evening. Rev. " H.
Howea officiating. Both arc
well and f4Fora5ly known il our
city The groom being the sou oG
Frank Wagner and the bride tae
daughter - r A. McMuFtry.
Ihey have the best wishes ~
large circle of friends. The
Irlb1ne extends C0ngratEis1iOns-
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-26

The young ladies' Sunday
school class 90 the Baptist church
met AZ the home uf the Misses
Ballhnch Tuesday sewiaE,
planning work lpr the coming
year and having q sooialtime. 4
splendid dinner VAS served. All
report a fine tire.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-26

Beauford Rhea goa leave o. ah.
senoe from the store last week
for bis vacation but instead olg 10
ing anywhere he stayed a. home
an week aud just rested, We
wonder IL Beaut hasent ~
rigbt idea slser al.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-26

Misses Kittio Delamater, Della
Crouch and Clara Mudd and
Messrs. Carl Wick, Mel Engles
and Raymond piCniced in The
woods east of town last Sunday
They report ? tine time.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-26

Miss Rae Robinson Of Sprague
was the guest OF Misses Bessie
and Ella Aims Tuesday night.
She is one OF the teachers ana
went 10 Butler Wednesday with
the Rich Hill teachers.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-26
Ice Cream Supper.

There will be an Ice Cream
Supper at the Double Branch
church Friday August, q, 1909.
Every body is invited to attend 70
help a gCSd cause Come.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-26

just one more day Saturday
can you buy 2oc coffee for i5c
and I5c cohee for ilc-Kirk
Grocery Co
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-26

The following young ladies en-
joyed a litlle outing 10 the woods
last Sunday Nell Jones, Leatha
Delamater, Niua Richardson,
and Grace Sartin 81 Butler.
They report a gloriuS time.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-26

We don't know whsn or why
but know we must eas bread or
die. Get il at Pontius Bakery.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-26

Mrs. Geo. A. Hucbebs visit
with relatives in Kansas City
and Oklahoma,
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-26

Geo. B Dowell was . visitor
in Rich Hill last Friday George
informs Us that he is to take
charge OF a paper AZ Warsaw
this state soon Success 70 him.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-26
MsrrIsasI sIIesnsss.

Chester Smith Foster 40.
Sarah Moore Amsterdam 40.
j C hearst 81. Louis No.
Ethol MHler Amsterdam Mo.
Chalue Goodwin Rich Hin Mo
jimmie Sallee Rich Hill 40.
Henry Tosley Appleton City Nc.
PeaD Hunter Spruoe 80.
3 a 6imbrough Chanuts Eans.
Olive Tharp Chanate Kans.
T a be toms Butler Mo.
lnh Williams Butier No.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-26

Get the boys ready for schoo,
by buying him a new suit Of
Clothes. Beasley.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-26

Miss Mary Cresap is visiting
her parents Mr.. and Mrs DAM
Cresap.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-26

Homer Spencer departed for
Kansas City Monday noon.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-26

just arriyed-New Fall Cloth
ing for the boys. Beasley's
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-26
state fair Prizes.

That il costs money TO pull
of a great Agriculture, Live
Stock and Industrial show like
the Missouri State Fair, is eyi-
denced by footing Of the cash
prizes, purses and stakes offered
for the next exhibition to be held
here October . $, the aggregate
OF which totals almost $4,000.
By divisions This rich chunk Of
coin of the realm is distributed
~. fnlInrn..
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-07-09
crecian FOOD For. pfeamsrs.

Hasheesh, the strange drug which
has given our language its word 'as-
sassin" IA man SO frenzied by the drug
that he accomplfshes MURDERS used
by the Persians, Turks and Egyptians
in a manner akin to the use Of opium
by the Chinese. 1t is the product of a
plant grown in large quantities in the
Peloponnesus (southern Greece), in the
district about Tripolitza. The plant
grows to a height of about four feet,
and it's branches are thickly covered
with small leaves and studded with
tiny seeds. The entire plant. stalk and
branches, is. cut within few inches of
the root and laid out in the sun to dry.
The branches are then rubbed to sepa-
rate the seeds. and these in turn are
ground into fine powder, which con-
stitutes the drug. The drug has the
power of inducing sleep and producing
pleasant and fantastic dreams. Con-
tinued use of hasheesh renders its
devotees reckless and results in a
wreck of their mental and physical
constitution.-Montr Standard.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-07-09
What He Wanted.

Young Mr. Charles was plainly en-
barrassed, and Miss Smith knew what
was coming, or thought she did.
} "Er-Miss Smith," he said feverishly,
"could I-er-see your father for mo-
ment or two?"
Certainly, Mr.. Charles!'i And, excus-
ing herself, she swept from the parlor.
Presently the old man came in, and
after short conversation with Mr..
Charles, he stepped to the door and
summoned his daughter.
Mr.. Charles, whose face was radiant,
said, las l. have long ride before me.
I think Twill say good nigh"
'fOh, papa" pleaded the girl fmmedi-
ately her lover disappeared. "did he
did YOU
Il did," broke in the old man.
His daughter fell on his neck and
kissed him. He held her at arms
length.
II did,, he repeated. 81 lent him
fourpence to get home with-that was
what he wanted me for" - London
Mail.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-07-09

-
A well known novelist was once jilt-
ed by girl who took exception to the
inadequate punishment meted out to
one Of his fictitious villains. She de-
clared that as he regarded vice with
so lenient an eye he must himself be
at heart a reprobate and unworthy Of
true love and that she must request
that their acquaintance cease.
An eminent lawyer In his younger
days met with similar mishap. The
lady to whom he was engaged, chanc-
ing to hear that he. had delivered a
most skillful though futile speech in
defense of an arrant rogue, wrote.
saying that she must decline to know
one who could thus strive to specious-
~ excuse crime. In return he pleaded
the exigencies Of the profession, but in
vain. The lady was obdurate and soon
afterward, by the strange irony Of
fate, married a man who was ulti-
mately convicted Of gross fraud, main
~ through the forensic eloquence OF
her former lover.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-07-09
FLOATING A WHALE.
Initiating the Monster Carcass to Keep
1t on the Surface.

Initiating the Monster Carcass to Keep
1t on the Surface.
'sThen began the work of bringing
the whale to the surface and blowing
it up so that it would float" says a
writer on whaling in Popular Me-
chanics. Taking hitch about con-
venient post, the rope was Stacked and
run through pulley block at the mast
head to relieve the strain Of raising
the great body. The winch was set in
motion. and for fifteen minutes moth
ing was heard save the monotonous
grind as fathom after fathom Of line
was wound in. When the body was
brought alongside the lobes of the
f1ukes were cut off and lifted to the
deck. Then long coil of small rub
Der hose. one end of which was at
tached to a pump and the other to a
hollow, spear pointed tube Of steel
with perforations along its entire
length, was brought into play. The
spear was jabbed well down into the
whales side, the air pump was started,
and the body slowly filed with air.
When inflated sufficiently to keep it
afloat, the tube was withdrawn, the
incision plugged with oakum and the
chains cast off. A buoy with flag
was then attached to the carcass and
the whole set adrift to be picked up
at the end of the days hunting"