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Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1909-07-20
8eamanns WorbpulserpeoitiOm

Sra Sromss meobeles Den lite Snli:
8eannann og 2eoiasere afgif isaar
gftermiooass ST. 3 til S~pit5bergen,
meofsrenoe alt llbitpret til 5Groen.
8eiret bar folot og regnfulot.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1909-07-20
Gn imnf @ane til Siembpanen.

gn biempenot amerifaner, Smut
grifien, 8ispif, bar ifi9nfet lin
Siembpg6, Sfrutuaal Sogn, Tal'
ores, ct 2egat paa 10000 SIR. Hen'
terne fol anpenbes til 8oroel tor
Sprinasipge og ubemibIeoe, begape'
De Sfole6srn.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1909-07-20

| ariftiania. SON bleb arreiteret
oppe / Sbeatergaben oe fert til SO.
pe6itationen / Wsleraaben, og mco
Iottoeet fsrtes ban til Sfien, bpor
han npite Morgen fit a%nleoning I'll
at billie paa fine gamle 9efienote
Slutteren os gastmeiter Soaefien.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1909-07-20
Solbifripcr 2pplanb, ion for z

ben er paa Ell Soreoragstourne pon
Seltlanoet, bar / DC melt maalitGrfc
gpqocr oerborte ppret. @ienitanb for
flor SpIbeIt. 9ampifibene, ban bar
rciit meo, bar pGret %flnsimpffet, %
ban er blepet billet meb Salut og
Surroer, fortGaer "Mtorg6l."
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1909-07-20
@unScn ira Sauet. Sra 5reSrifs.

Nanocn ira SaDct. IRA 6rebrits.
itao meooeles Dem 2Sen SUM: Reb
0amplfib "Sitonn" fom bertil for
omfrine 2 Tiger iioen ira England
ell Sismmb, iom bperfen pilbe ipiie
eler tale. San bleu oerior operlnSt
til SoIitiet iorat Oct frnbe tage zig
al BAN os ON mulig iaa reoe poa
bpem ban par. San blep opginet of
ifulle beoe Smitb. ) gespuSelien
bar ban abiolut taus oa tog beller
life Bob til Tia. men libt eiter liot
bIeu ban ~iortrolie meo Den aouita.
bel, iom bapoe meo BAN at gisre.
San beepnote at ipiie liot % Tom
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1909-07-20
SpiIfulcns Yrufesiprcr.

raao er amanueniis peb llniueriite'
tets fpiiIfe Snititut, aanb. real. Gem
Selano, fra lite September 1909
at reane uonppnt til 9rofesior ! So.
fit peb ben tefniife Ssiifole / Srono.
HEM.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1909-07-20

.iunb, bpor ban inoIasoes poa Spee.
buiet. Men imoer 2rgebebanolin.
gen osoe ban. @rinoem por 40 aar
ganmeI.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1909-07-20
iilnffe unSer Iiuerina

iIl9ffe nnSer Wlintring. Ct itn9t
lllpffestiliRlbe inotruf iorleoen ei.
iermiboag pcb ct geianI9g | Sele.
Lamb, ioet ct Sfuo elf iortiolig at.
arbeiosiormanoen, @eora grinoem
ira Cine. SsnoborolanS. blep itGrft
ifaoet os maatte iragtes til eeer.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1909-07-20
Gu S%ipuloempoer. RieIs Rie

I'm Stpoloempber. NteIs gttelleN
/ @jeIbjers, Tom ben t7be Stunt fplo.
re 106 gar, bar | Sslge "amtst."
en- Ssn, iom Dor / gorbosie; bans
aones Mober % 9eoitemooer leper
enonu. @eSitemooeren, Stine RiS.
bsl, Dor I Steuberi,p. anbsngcr
Soau, hos Ell 9otter. Selp err Gre
gers og $uitru geoiteiorGlbre. ibet
De bar en- Satter, Tom er gift meo en-
2prer gbm | aImitot, % De bar
9otter paa oper 2 gar. Stine Ris.
bsI err aIiiaa Sipolbemooer og bar
opret oct nogle Iar. bpilfet ptitncf
er temuteIig eneitaaeube.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1909-07-20

"Ssrans! beraus!" 8euirge Stole
peo Hingfisbing bapoe forleoen llo'
illtat til Sfibcluno arat. Yaa 8eiea
biem ioretog gsrueue en- lioen Eur
neo til @renien ueo Stooborgbus,
men 90 en- Del al Dem | al ulfploiG'
beo meo oeres imaa G%anuebrogs
lag / SpuSerne pasiereoe 4npnien
Tor at iGtte Sooen paa %isnoerIpoIt
@runo, blep Den tpite 5oIobetient
aanite fonius peo al ie De mango
3annebrogsflog poa init Sruno %
aioroe itqrf alarm % raobte iislge
"aolo. 5olfbl." mco fine Sungers
fuloe arait "Seraus! beraus!" Seln-
islgelig fit gsrnere Jig Ell lem 6or'
ifrGftelie, % ileoe tilbo9e oper
@rPnien.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1909-07-20
@asprrf | Spusbera.

@aspGrf | Spnsberg. Sensberg
gpitpre bar enitemmis meboelt Som
cesiion til Snsenisr 6. gbil paa an'
lpg og Srift at @asp9rf IONS
Berg. g9rfet ifal bore | Drift tnoen
lite September 1910.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1909-07-20
Sra Ddnmdrf.
Brandt yrciteaaarb.

% Isrpebuiet til Sieroins Rreitc.
gaaro or neobr9not meooeles fra
aarbus. Oct Ipffeoes at reboe Sno.
boet.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1909-07-20
Iebsfalb. Ebp. 8iebman6 Q

Ssbsialb. Sbo. aisbmanb %
ganfoiretter, fgl. ageut Sens Sbom'
len / garoe, er aigaact oeo Gsoen.
-9r. meb. gop. Sacobp paa gre.
0%erifsberg er niaaaet ueo 9soen.
Gen aiosoe por / II Nor 6ormano
for 5reberifsberg aommunalbeitp'
relic.
- 5bp. Ssiifoleioritonoer 5. Z.
geIt / 8oIobp oeo @renaa er al.
anoet pe0 Gsoen. Go aar gamme!.
San opretteoc 8olobp SsiifoIe /
1868 % bar oens 5oritonoer til for
noele Aar iioeu.
- apotbefer gilbelm 9auien /
Bills err ifIg. "gtorss ao." afgaaet
oeo 9e6en eftcr at bape o9ret ina.
aeIia / ilere gnr. Zen Aiosoe bou'
&c tioligere pGret apotbef. geinrer
2reoenSborg, men bpg9eoe for ioo
aor iioen Bills gpotbet.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1909-07-20
SIaaet pperbur6.

Slaaet pperborb. Sitter Sans
Serum blep forleben Dag ilaaet
cperboro Of Storbommen paa Ell
Sfsite melem Gissr oa &ragers.
Giiferen, Der par / % aars aloc.
rem, par life ~ipsmmeopgtig cg oriif'
neoe.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1909-07-20
On puloium SrGnoius. s

VII pplolum ClUHothB. SHsuuB
ben 30te Sini reiite Saoet liz oolo'
iomt no for 9enbipsiels 3orbpeit.
fpit. Sngen miubes ifsIge ~genoi.
9ib." at babe ieet roset liguenoe.
gnbnu meoens oct par blifitiae. be.
apnote Sisen at larule, % | Ssbet al
iaa Rinnter por Sapet | ct Sprsr
iaa polbiomt, at eIlers fun De itRr'
feitc asorSpeiiitorme fan opDiie Na.
aen. Roset ieuere Tom Der gonitc
pit en- auling al Rorosit, men langt
ira iaa iuGr, at ben ifuloe funne for.
auIeoige ct iaabant Sprsr. glanot
Siiferne ! Sirtsbals or oct Den al.
minoelise Renins, at 5pncmenet
ifploes Ell moeriisiif aataitroie.
Sorbfiqlp. gulfauitso eaer noget
Iignenoe.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1909-07-20
SAT- GfemDots,
fiIiaIsS tasr ttnsie.

Ertr.ssfrmeuitr usher -gn9es-, srunae~. I'm.
iatas~ o. "SfieripsFaief~ fofer 30 Gents FOR - Orr fss
beer Gaua, o. 10 Seats Or. rrp Tor AZ. ION operft3es
% Orb. upgrtlsicmeuter iaotdaes life for nstabrs enS
hininser. lei isuzer fs ine At tosfSre lea iass
Gunner.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1909-07-20

let Sanife Ssripar. 6ra aisben.
bap meSoeles Den 3oie Suli: )
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1909-07-20

0ooc opoDrfeoe Varme
% grairic. 9ano paa bilise yiftaar. vi bar
en- goo YIaos for ct mt pptef % CT COB
Tottpr.
Chelsea, Land & Loan Co., Chelsea, s.. 0.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1909-07-20
Gre Sarme I ueitlige
centrale @iscOnlin
tilialas for Hoperfipb.

t3t asrss 1urm, 30 acrcs uuoer SIos, Reteu
Sipa % nduueadHa. SorhtortHaerHe uitbc foife
s3500OO. prts ~. 1000. Ss.Oo00o tuutant. Reiteu
rda iette SetiHaslieT.
sSs seres. no Ncres ~ppourtei, % acrrs edvHes
atAa. 81 AertS nor StUa. .SorbcertHaerHe fufter
&Lpo0.0U. grts $40 ~. Acre. 5000 ~toutaut, Reiiea
paa Iftte Siliaar.
900 serss, 40 uuoer Bloa. 200 Heres edune
neaaua, $50 McreS Sfpa. VT sduo HABIT Heo uHbtis
dclie al ouitreHt 10 acrsf. 8gee foreeoriuaer. GH
Srt bspri frIei rtHocr gieuRcm belle Idrinens lrugs
DC. On az be bReite aFcdturfarntr NlScuuftn. 4rts
$40 Or. Here. $5,On ~ioaiant, Ae ten pda iaa lang lib
ipul snifes.
elsie 5drme er beiiageuoe | Tmu Gountn. inecn
fra 10 III fire Vii fra Ndrtco. % er iHoeH let RTtfe-
uiooe ira Gan 9Iaite o. 3htppewd SAILS meO en- Be
t~plinius ~ teuaelospis @.oo0 % i0.0o. % Il nOrif
Excitement
dOr Harmsrs cpIpsHinosr frib III Gtsrsu,
A. M, Anderson, l0dueyills, Wise.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-24

The close.fitting gowns now in
vogue demand Brassiere in place
of corset cover. The
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-24
That Pound BiII.

The pound bill, introduced by IA.
wewehi No. LAG, as q substitute for
the one vetoed by the Governor. Is a
nice little bill. but like most bills re.
ported favorably by the Miscellaneous
Committee, Il did not have all the bugs
picked out of II. II didn't contain the
fine little provision OF the original
measure that whoever found COW OF
horse wandering along the public high.
way might turn an honest -four bits by
taking the animal 10 the pound, but II
had something better than that. II
contains the provision That IL any dam
age be done, by the animal the owner
shall pay such amount as may be fxed
by the Board of Supervisors. %.
Rice discovered the bug and called
attention to II. Furtado promptly in
troduced an amendment to eliminate
the visclous provision. Further action
on the bill was then postponed unit
Iaftcrnoon, ... H.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-24
Protect the Goose.

I
The Hawaiian goose (Ncnc) must
be protected, Is the decision OF the Az.
ricultural Committee, which reported
back favorably but with some amend.
ments Makekau's House Bill 116, the
specific purpose Of which II to- protec.
this valuable and rapidly disappearing
bird. Said the report: Being o
unique bird, nothing like 1t existing
outside Of Hawaii anywhere in tho
world, and even here confined only to
certain sections Of the island Of Ha.
wall. II Is highly desirable to render
at all possible protection and save II
from extinction, The prevailing opiIf
ion Is that II breeds during the winter
months, this Is, the exact opposite Of
the breeding season Of the perChinS
birds, but this Is at present uncertain.
because OF these reasons II IL urged
that the killing Of the Hawaiian goose
and destruction and molestaliun Of It's
nests and eggs should be entirely pro-.
hibitod, scientists not excepted, for a
period Of not less than four years. This
| period, II Is believed, will enable the
( goose to Increase It's numbers ana al.
, low time for investigation and dCtor.
mlnation of It's exact breeding season"
The report Of the committee was
adopted. ....
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-24

AGAINST TWO CENT FARE

peka, Kan, March 9,-The Senate T..
day adopted the report of the railroad
committee against the two cent fare
bill This ends the proposed TWEEN cent
fare legislation in the legislature.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-24
GURREY'S Nv P.!ns.

to the fortifcation works ut Diamond
Head and show them the warlikc pre-
parations there.
A communication from the Major Of
the Engineer Corps. Y. S. A., was re.
cclved inviting the House members
to visit the battery and have it's feat.
lres explained to them. A pass ac-
3ompanied the communication Speak.
,r Holstcin put the iunkct in the hands
| f the Military Committee.
| Deferred Action. .
FairChild's Senate Resolution |. to
| make Territorial officials and office.
| oldcrs tend to their knitting and
| teep their Offices open from $3.50 q. III.
! D. M, was on the order of the day,
| but II was not acted on. Sheldon
| thought II ought to be referred to q
committee. II was referred to the
Rules Committee by the Speaker. Shell
don objected and wanted II referred 10
the Committee on Public Expenditures.
so the Speaker did so.
Action Reconsidered.
Cohen moved reconsideration of the
action of the House In adopting ycster.
day the report Of the Miscellaneous
Committee recommending the Indeiin.
tie pOstponement of House Bill 99-the
measure providing for the appointment
Iof deputy shcriffs by shcriffs. Carried.
Single moved the report Of the
committee he not adopted. This car.
ried, and the report was adopted. on
motion of Sheldon the bill then passed
second reading and was placed on the
order of the day for tomorrow.
Additional Appropriations
The Additional Appropriation Bill.
carrying a total of sSOGI3O9. and
known as Senate Bill SO. passed the
House on third reading without de.
bate,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-24
NOTICE OF REDEMPTION OF BONDS OF
HAWAIIAN SUGAR COMPANY.
We. the undersigned, '

W. IRWIN T. l. sPALDNG Trustees
of HAWAIIAN ST.
of
Of said Company FIRST OF
Office the MERCANTILE TRUST COMPANY OF
SAN FRANCISCO the City and County Francisco CAL
lN.Ml
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-24
No Outsider Wanted.

No Outsider Wanted.
A resolution opposing the aproinJ-
mcnt of an outsider rs second judge of
the United States District Court was
introduced by Douthitt and referred 10
the Judiciary Committee. This h the
same resolution that was introduced
In the Senate by Chillngworth. ..."
Substitute Bill Passed. N. .a.rt
without discussion the House passed
House Bill 1872, to protect. purchasers
IOf real estate from fraudulent trans,
ters This bill Is Il substitute far q
former measure passed by the House
but vetoed on account OF certain de-
fects. '.
| Unconsidered Action. .. "H.
House Bin 1877, providing that when
a surrendered homestead Is resOld oy
the Land Commissioner, the proceeds
| from the sale shall so to the original
Ihomesteader, went through third read
ing without debate, though It is Ger
tainly very debatable bill, to say the
least.
Nakaleka presented petition slgne'
/ by the school teachers of Maui, urging
the Legislature to make sufficient al
preparation for the schools and not u
reduce the salaries OF the teachers.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-24
De BevOise
Fashion
RrasSiere

is the stylish woman's choice. 1t is
far superior to any corset cover.
Shaped to the figure and bound to
support the bust. Price soc and 81.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-24
Aimed at Somebody.

bill was introduced To amend the
Municipal Act by providing that all
deputies, appointces, clerks, assistants
and other employees Of the City and
Counties must be citizens OF the Unit.
ed states, must reside In the City and
County. and must have SO resided for
one year preceding their appointment
To Insure Lawyers Pay.
Afonso introduced a bill providing
that the plaintiff in any suit for salary
wages, etc, shall recover Judgment
in the District Court, he shall be en-,
Titled also to an attorneys fee of $40
to be paid by the defendant. If the
suit Is IN court of record. the attor
news fee to which he shall be en-.
titled shall be $25. ...- o..
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-02-28
His Reasons Three Years Ago for Fav-
orng Lock Type.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
In connection with President Taft's in
spection of the Panama Canal, and of the
report of the board of engineers, it Is In
teresting to note that Senator Knox near
ly three years ago made speech in
which the question between sea-Ievel
and lock canal was fully examined, with
the result of demonstrating the conclu-
sion that has just been reaffirmed. This
speech was made in the Senate on June
10, 1906 summary of its points will
clear away a great deal of the misunder-
standing with which this matter has been
surrounded.
As TO the general question, Senator
Knox showed by a map that the Gatun
dam would create a lake from the Gatun
locks to Obispo, about twenty-five miles
long and averaging some four miles wide.
Through this there are wide stretches of
channel of forty-fve feet depth or more
permitting the largest vessels of the world
not only to pass each other, but, If nee
essary, to turn around while in transit
through the canal Against this the sea-
level type would be nowhere over 200 feet
wide, and in some parts only $50. On this
fact the Senator based the assertion that,
for the handing of a great commerce,
the lock canal with this wide lake was
much superior to the narrow passage of
the sea-level canal.
OF course, the conclusion depends on
the stability of the Gatun dam. To this
point the senator devoted the principal
part of his speech. He showed, assertions
to the contrary notwithstanding. that the
majority of the board of consulting engi-
neers who reported in favor of the sea-
level canal did not assert that the Gatun
dam would be unsafe, and some of them
stated before the senate committee that
they thought it would be stable. He
proved by borings that the foundations
of the dam would be impervious clay or
| rock He cited the examples of two dams
| in California Of less mass, but holding as
great a head of water as the proposed
dam, which have passed through earth
| quakes unframed. The Wachuset dam
! near Boston, not quite as high, but one
! third longer than the Gatun dam, was
/ holding water when the speech was made
and is so still.
! But the salient point of this speech was
in the production of the fact that the
/ general public has not yet fully grasped-
namely, that the dam question is not
/ avoided by adopting the sea-level type
/ If that is done the dams necessary to
/ keep the flood torrents of the Chagres
River out of the canal will present the
same or a greater hazard than that al
Gatun. The Gamboa dam higher though
not so long as the Gatun dam, would
overhang the sea-level route, and If II
should give way destroy everything in it.
On the sea-level plan earth dams are
| proposed for this and other places with
no assurance that they will be more stable
than that at Gatuh for the lock canal
They would be just as liable to damage
from earthquake-which Senator Knox
considered remote-and the loss from Civ
ing away during floods is on practical
parity.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-02-28
CROCODILE HAS TEETH FILLED.
1t Took Seventeen Husky Men and a
Log Chain to Do 1t.

From the New York World.
With the aid of II husky men. several
lengths of log chain, some strong manila
rope, a piece of stout scantling, and two
stone boats there was neat little den
tai operation performed Friday afternoon
upon Big Bill in the Bronx Zoo.
Big Bill is crocodile, IL feet long and
weighs quarter Of ton.
Big Bill about three weeks ago had a
little personal difficulty with an alligator
four feet long, and in the heat of the ar
gument took the alligator's head in his
mouth and bit two neat, round holes into
his brain. That alligator was still useful
for handbags
Last week Big Bill showed his dislike
for another small alligator and sent him
with one cruel crunch to the satchel fac
tory also. Yesterday morning he grew
a bit peevish in misunderstanding with
six-foot alligator and bit holes in his
brain also, despite the efforts of Keepers
Snyder and Twomey to make him desist.
Curator of Reptiles Raymond l.. Dit
mars was notified, and to save the lives
of the alligators he decided to shorten
Big Bits front teeth So the II husky
men were called in. Big Bill was roped,
yanked out of the tank chained to the
heavy stone boats, and rendered help
less.
His jaws were pried open with piece
of scantling, and DIR. Diamars got at his
front teeth with cold chisel, mallet.
and file. He knocked all the points off
Big Bills front teeth and then filled q
few cavities in other teeth with Portland
cement. Then Big Bill was put back in
the tank and all his comrades stood
around and laughed at him.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-02-28
WONDERFUL POWER
OF THE PRESIDENT
Mighty Things He Could Do
But Won't
ALL EUROPE MARVELS
Ceremony of Inauguration Is Simple,
but One of the Most Important in
the World-OfficiaI Is Given
Great Power.

The simple ceremony of inaugurating
a President of the United States is said
to be regarded by the foreign dignitaries
as something quite impressive. 1t is all
so simply and quietly done, and what is
done is so big and vital and important.
The new President is commander-in-ch
of the army and navy of one of the most
powerful nations on earth He is a man
of authority, having soldiers under him.
He has captains OF hundreds and of fif-
ties. He can make or mar the fortunes
of hundreds of thousands of men. He
can by his veto effectually undo the most
solemn enactment of the lawmaking
body. and he may appoint judges who
shall make their laws as waste paper. He
Is In truth a sovereign of spacious power
And the impressive thing about it is
that he bears the mandates of no over
whelmins army of his citizens, but of
only a little more than half. Some 100000
men expressed their preference for him,
and some 100000 for other men. Some
times, indeed, under the complicated and
roundabout electoral system, he actually
comes as the choice of minority of his
countrymen, but expressed under forms
of law that give it the effect of a major
ity. And the other 6,500,0O0 opposed to
him, be they majority minority, might
very easily prevent him from exercising,
at least over portions of the country, any
of those great powers TO which he has
been called.
But we know that they won't do it,.
says the March Appleton's. We know
that they won't dream of doing it, What
is more, we know that If anyone dreamed
of doing it, his friends and neghbors and
= Of ic ft.tr
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-02-28
QUEER CARGOES
THAT CROSS SEA
Five Thousand Cats Cross on
One VeSSe
CONSIGNED TO JAPAN
Another Vessel Has Aboard Half a
Million Stale Eegs-Some of
Them Break and Reveal
Their Ripe Condition.
From London Answer.

From London Answers.
The other day a ship sailed from Ham
burg. bound for Yokohama, with one of
the queerest cargoes on record-5OO0 cats.
Mice are a great nuisance in Japanese
towns. and the harmless, necessary feline
is conspicuous by her absence. Therefore,
the 5000 are 10 be distributed about the
country to Increase and multiply until
the mice vanish. Possibly by that time
the cats will be found 10 be a greater
nuisance than the mice.
In some years of travel the writer has
known many queer cargoes to be carried
about the seven seas. Perhaps the queer
est was put aboard the Thomas Brooks,
the first vessel that flew the Cuban flag
after Cuba became an independent re-
public 1t consisted of a little circus the
'.starv member of which was an ele-
plant, and its destination was British
colony.
The elephant was not a very big one,
but the steamship was particularly small.
When he was induced, after much
trouble, to descend into No. l hold, they
found they couldn't put the matches on,
for his head and back came above the
deck level, and his trunk waved two and
fro, taking a friendly interest in the legs
of passing sailor men. If he threw his
weight to one side or the other, the ship
took an alarming list to starboard or to
port.
However, the old boat waddled safely
across 100 miles of the peaceful Carib-
bean and got to port Then the real
trouble began The colony has very
elaborate customs tariff. but when the
officials drew up the schedule they did
not contemplate the arrival of the ele-
plants.
you must pay duty for him as cattle
on the hoof - said the landing walter.
NO" retorted the circus proprietor.
According to your scale of charges he
may come in free under two headings
either as a domestic pet or an article
intended for educational purposes.
The elephant was put in bond in
large warehouse filled with casks of rum
while the dispute was referred from the
landing waiter to the collector general,
from the collector general to the colonial
secretary from that official to the gov
ernor and thence to the encouragement,
and his excellency's privy council
While all this was being done by tele-
phone the elephant amused himself by
smashing those casks of rum and mop
ping up their contents. Becoming ex-
hllarated, he proceeded to wreck the
place; and deputation of worried Off
Gals then besought the master to do what
he liked with the beast SO long as he
took it out of their way.
The government of Haiti once sent a
warship to Kingston, jamaica to fetch .
cargo consisting of 20 male and 20 female
John Crow vultures. In a spasm of re-
forming zeal the black statesmen had de-
cided to establish a street cleaning de-
partment for the town of Jacmel-which
needed 1t badly. Human labor was too
expensive; but they had heard what good
scavengers the Kingston John Crows