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picture. A mean day. mean pSople. In
depressing surroundings; but the power
of IN The slllptical execution, The sup
prsssions, short cuts 20 results, achiovoci
the wind and tho weather the Stimmung
ia q ord are wondsrfal. Upon Close In
spection You realize the wisdom lurking
In the mot Of Paul Gaug,lin: Nothing
~ resembles daub a. a MASTERPIECES. .
Give yourself plenty Of room, and this
-daub' resolves into a slice gof reality
not without a certain snsters poetry Of
ia own
In the portrait Of lady by Fantin-Ia
Tour. all gracousness and of exquisite
paint quality. the grave sweet character
Of the finely modelled head and the softly
modulatsd blacks against the gray hack.
ground WOO the eye u the spectator. Fan
tin has come into his kingdom, and IL is
gratifying merely 70 record the fact.
The new Peter Paul Rubens hangs
in the same gallery a. Mr.. kahn's loan.
the Frans Halls. Il Is an enormous and
brilliant canvas. full Of mmbling. with
ing figures. all set forth In glowing.
resonant huss. A fox and wolf hunt, II is
evidently the work Of the Rubens syn
dicats. which helped the Flemish master
20 furnish half thu galleries Of the world
with miles and miles Of pictures. To
Jan Wildens has been attributed by some
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HONOR TO DEAD SCULPTOR
EXHIBITION o. WORKS M THR
LATE HENRY Under.

nsrognIInn Eventually for 30 Artist
Nho Did Not Think HImsen Azure.
claied 4 one Man ENhlbltl0n Ar
ranged by Ilb Fellow sculplOFs.
The National Sculpture Society in ar
ranging tho exhihition % works by the
late Henry hinder which opened last
Tuesday In tho aOcisty's rooms in the
Fine Arts Building did . very unusual
thing for this society. which does not
generally establish one man exhibitions.
There are those who point oft that the
society was q little late In deciding upon
this honor 20 a sculptor. bat they none
tho less welcome IL. even though the
artist has passed away.
Some of his friends even say that HE
untimely death was FASTENED by his
failure 20 secure what he though, was due
recognition Of his talent and his work.
HIS art was admired by soma Of he best
Of tho sCulptors and by some Of his fellow
artists in other mediums. but no never
attained wide recognition. He died a
few months ago just a. he had prepared
10 90 10 Italy 20 work there
Among thoss Who interested thsm-
selves in having the present exhibition
arranged were the president Of the
National Sculpture Society. Herman A.
MacNeil: the sculptor William Ordway
PartHdge and Dr. George y. KuntZ, all
OF whom made addresses at the meeting
Of the society On Tuesday evening when a
private view Of the exhibition was given.
The exhibition was opened TO the public
on Wednesday and will continue for two
weeks from the opening date Admission
IL free
The sculptures here reproduced are
among the exhibits which number alto
Esther about fifty or siIty. Mr. LAnder's
friends have gone among the citizens who
owned works by the sculptor and Dor
roWed them a. a part d the exhibition.
The Gndirons here pictured were made for
One - the layem-yrr houses
Mr. lIudrrs works we're mainly in the
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experts the landscape. 20 suyders IN,
struggling animals; this would leave ths
humans 20 the pupils Of Ruhsns. VIVA,
then did he paint' The ears Of his hrs,
wife, Isabella Brant' or his own hand.
some person on hOrssbsckl The truth
10 tho composition IL Homogeneous. and
Il ID the result OF several brushes, thsn
they must have been singularly well
directed. a. the color scheme II ingenious
and carried ont with unhinching logic.
We refer you 20 the greens and blues
VI the garhs and sky notable II not
enhancing addition o. our museum
walls.
The spanish pictures. Including seysral
loans made by Mr. Archer VI Huntington.
are an an adjoining gallery What = pity
no genuine NelasQuez graces TO- The IA
Greco, however. is something 10 boast u.
IL II ~ good a. any IN Madrid or
Toledo painted IN this last manner. spec
trail In illumination aud feyerish In seuti-
ment American artists have now a gal
i-ry 10 themselves Tho Hearn gifta ara
"a Gallery II. His new ones are Omen
Sol, by Emil Carlson. -Quadroon, by
George Fuller Spring. a nude. by Lillian
" Genth; -Northeastsr. by Winslow Ho-
mer; Evening Medhcli- George Innesa.
ana John :. Sargrnt's brilliant -Gitanea-.
Edith by J J. shannon, -MOonriss. bv
d. " Tryon Pieiades. by Elihu Vs,ider.
HarrONers by Horaiio Walker. aud
ID Adirouda0ks. 10y Alexander n. Wyant.
Ia addition To tho works by distinguished
American painters Mr. Hcarn has given
- the museum iive pictures The Earl Of
Arundel and his GrandsOn by Var Dyck.
a LANDSCAPE by John CrOmr; Mrs bar.
rari, nv Sir Joshua Reynolds: a land
soaps by Cecil l.aWson and Miss Barring
by SIR Thomas Lawrence
Mr. Thomas = Ryan has presented 20
the museum two groups by Rodin. "Cupid
aud Psyche and 'Orpheus and Eurydice.
They are at present IN tho room 81 ac-
cuAsions Un the first noor. A marine by
Frederick Waugh entitled The Great
Deep, lent hy Mr. Adolph Iawisahn.
Is IN view u room Is. second floor The
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IepaEe, Millst. Duprs. Decaups. the
Marisea. Michel and others. II YOU are
lucky Won may So In q studio next door
20 the gallery a broad shouldsred. sturdy
gentleman who looks about % painting
as II the earth contained no tomb Cas
Byron sings). II 10 ". "A. Mesdag.
one Of the famous living marine painters.
He IL in his eightisth year (born Gr6n-
ingsn, IsSl. lie IL = cousin of the Fries
land born Alma Tadema His wife died
In 1909. Open air painters live long.
All over Holland YOU encounter vigorous
chaps Of 20 Or ~ whom il would be in.
sulting 70 call Old The photographs
Of Mesdag give little idea Of bic coloring.
nor do they suggest his vivacity. Dutch
men are not all phlegmatic any more
than Frruchmen are always Ia 40 eNcit-
able state
The Metropolitan Museum il RAPIDLY
remedying it- many omission. in modern
French ART livery month brings new d-.
lights IN the matter ~ draWing= marbles
and paintings The New Manet IL a mas
tsrpiece though 49, Bry-0n Burroughs
remarks IN the Bgllfha -Manst probably
regarded this picture a. unfinished. ~
there II no signature. but it il difioIIt
to imagine ghat extra work would have
added o. - intensity Oi expression
The last three words happily hit ~ the
chief characteristic ~ This powerful and
disqui.ting canvas IL drDicE a GENE.
terry with a funeral, evidently VI soma
poor person, distant panorama II
Paris skrtched ia forms a s1mbrs and
magnificent setting for the pordid fore
ground Small a. is this picture 10 suggests
more than the Funeral a. Ornans- Of
Gustave Courbet whose hugsitsaEfh l.
hidden away In DARK gallery ~ the
Louvre. oT ot 10 drastic pendant bv
F4lCien Rops You recall the mJst mas
terly flnsroAl episode IN French Action.
the burial II tina hankrF m -LEiiucation
Sentimental hy flaubert. ~ faithfully
copied by Zoa and Daudrt. not 20 men
ton hundred othsr writers. Perhaps
Iola's description u a drsary day at o
cemetery wOTll better suit tbe Maurt
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light and the feeling - frash air. Both
this picture and the hr0nas stat,ietts
u -~lgurd' by Gilbert Bayrs the other
purchase Il th" Chautrv Bsqusst. vii
meet with general approval
Two artists Who have a,ided ~ their
reputation arr AlgrTu0n Talmags and
Mrs laura M ght ths latter heina tha
-urcess II this years exhibition Her
Wurk last year vas much talked ~ %
va illl 81 promise which n nov fulfilled
Opinion 10 divided A. Nv which b. the
better ui Der Two works. Bows" OF
Flying Kite Both ara uII n Hun.
hight and fresh hr-ayy cir. 10th show
sn1uhcity NJ fr E'nrui. each hr1ish mari
fulfilling M purp0zs. h0ih chow "a grasn
NJ cnmposition, especially u space com
y oaitiOn.
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SEEN IN The WORLD OF Art
THE uESD "a ART TREASURES
ar THE HAGUE.

I Rare Nssenblage % GFeat Ptrtures &c
the Schonl OF $3.50 New Works %
thu Metropolitan Museum Prints
~ llenoN lllirar, a. the Galleries.
n Won arr going 10 The Hagie this
sumner don fail W pay a visit 90 the
Mesclag Museum. This bijor collection
~ situated on the Lam Van Meender-
wort aud contains the choicest examples
% the school Of ism. few months
ago We described IN detail the contents
Of this rare assemblGgs VI great pictures.
Ia 1913 ". u. Alesdag and his wife. Mme
:. Van Mssdag iiouisn. herself painter
of charm, presented 20 the city these
pictures, collected through half century.
The house IN literally crammed With
artistic treasures. aud after the feasting
Afforded the eye az tho Maurtshuis
among the Rembrandts aud other odd
masters 10 Is new pleasure 10 view the
works u modern men. such as Della.
croix. Corot, Rousseau. Monticello. Dau-
bigny, TrOyon. Daz. Vollon. Bastien.
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Greer snsW

From No LsHaoH giabs
The familiar ral tn0w ~ Alpine and
Ar"'l' regions b. we'll SHOWN 70 be due ts
the growth IN ~ ~ minute one cslle,
sper .-- ni a'ga
Ia fhg HHN.t7 ~ ne Botanical Society
Of Geneva o. tholaf dr-,rihes q new snecies
Of alga ahich Erogs in snow aud color,
% gre~n The specimen Was collected b.
ltr"i IN a depression b-tR ,rn the AIguillrs
ia thard0nuet Uni mo Granda Mulrts
az ne edge OF th" Nri'enftrs GLACIER The
patch NJ Green SNOW uas some thirty -aevea
yards long by three broad. the color being
dirty green. The new species has been
name ruphIdium virsti. sitter its dlscoverer
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line Of the smaller decorative sculptures.
some purely ornamental. and Others.
like these andirons, for interior uss Or
decoration OF both. including some
fountains Some Of his larger works found
p'ace at ~. Louis and az the Brooklyn
Institute Of Arts aud Sciences.
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Changes oT I1th Regiment Omerts.
Capt Edwin A Strong ordnance officer
u the Twelfth Regiment, has resigned
aud Capt. Philip Livingston. the regi-
mental commissary. will succeed him.
while Capt G. y Wadsworth ~ Com
pany A will be- regimental commi-sarv
First Lieut. Edwin W Dayton of Company
A will become Captain.
Evening journal., 1910-01-25
ENGLISH GATHER
SEA FOWLS EGGS

with the advent Of spring the York
shire cliff climbers are making prepara-
tions for gathering the eggs of tho myr-
lads Of sea fowwl that build their nests
in the dizzy preciplces Of the northeastern
coast. according TO the London Daily
News.
At Bempton. few miles from Brid-
lington. the favorite resort of these egg
hunters the chalk cliffs tower 400 feet
above the sea. They arc the home OF
thousands Of gulls, cormorants. kitti-
wakes and other sea birds that have
just begun to build their rough nests in
the chalky crevices. William Wilkinson.
who has pursued this perilous calling for
many years. is known locally as the king
of the egg hunters" lie is a bluff Wealth
er-scarred man of tho sea, with as much
nerve and agility as are possessed by the
most daring steepleiack.
Wilkinson wears an old helmet to pro-
tect his head from the pieces Of rock dis
lodged by the rope by which he is sus-
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red are to be found in America.
More good is thought likely to accrue
from the introduction Of parasitic and pre-
daclous insects. Ladyblrd beetles and
their larvae are well known to devour
aphides and scale insects. The introduce
tion of the Australian ladybrd into
America to kill the orange cushion scale
has produced wonderful results, and other
ladybirds arc being introduced to keep
down the San Jose scale Besides lady
birds there arc other beneficial insects,
small creatures related to the ants, bees
and wasps. which are parasites on scale
insects and caterpillars
Fruit flies are a considerable pest in
st. Helena, and though enemies are
known. yet recent researches In South
America have not shown that they arc Of
great economic importance
Mr.. Froggart, of New South Wales, and
Air. Somerbury, of Cape Colony both
government entomologists are not I'm favor
Of this natural enemy method of eXterm-
nation. Nor is Il. V. Theobold, NJ. A., who
In his present work on Fruit Pests" says
It is better to destroy insects by spraying,
trapping. and certain methods OF cultiva-
tion, or by the use Of immune stock. rath-
er than 10 rely on the plan Of setting a
thief to catch a thief"
The dreaded fruit flies, which attack
the peaches. citron fruit. and so forth can
now be checked by the use of poisoned
bats. Much good may also be done by
! legislation, the compulsory destruction OF
diseased fruit, the prohibition Of the en-
try Of diseased plants, and so forth. Mos
quitoes can also be checked by system
attic treatment of breeding pools witt
parafin and the hlling in of useless stag
nant pools.
] But it is certain that humming birds
would not eat the fruit flies, the scale in
sects. and mosquitoes.-London STANDARD
Evening journal., 1910-01-25
VARIED BILL AT
THE OPERA HOUSE
Comedy, Drama, Music and
Novelties Combine to Make
Good Show

A complete comedy drama with four
people In the cast, high class trio in
musical comedy. three other excellent
acts filled with comedy and novelty and
moving pictures with new and well select
ed subjects Is certainly a remarkable Of
fering at a theatre where the price Of ad-
mission is ten cents. with no seat higher
yet that is practically what the Harris
Amusement Company is offering at the
Grand Opera House for the first three
days Of the week.
Frank Irwin and Company offer the first
real comedy drama which has been pre-
scented since tho Grand Opera House went
into vaudeville. "a Fortunate Thief" has
definite and we'll defined plot upon which
all Of the situations hinge. Mr.. Irwin is
Michael Hanrahan who is looking for
job but imagines that he is too IN to take
Il II he found A. Mis- Myra Brooke is
his wife and divides her time between
chiding and sympathizing with her hus-
band Fred Cummings is Johnny Hanra-
han who leaves his job in a factory for
the race track and steals to get money
and A. o. HUM is Ned Walters. the de-
tective engaged 10 the daughter OF the
hanrananS ana VINO solves the fODDerN
but lets the thief go on promise to re-
form because he pities the old folk.
The Clara Cook Sonora Trio offer a mu-
slcal comedy "The American Gin in
Italy" II serves to give these three clever
people an opportunity for some comedy
and considerable music both vocal and
instrumental OF excellent quality.
Reno and Smith were to the front with
a comedy acrobatic novelty They per-
formed a number of feats which were not
only skillfui and daring but were also
new
Jack English. who bills himself as a
comedian is precisely what he Is billed. He
told a number Of exceptionally funny
stories in a delightfully."- original manner
Maxwell Holden deserves credit for bav-
ing brought new form OF entertainmen,
here or rather for having reduced 20 an
are very old one. Every one will reuem-
Der how he was entertained as a child
with shadow pictures made upon the wall
by some relative. Generally they were
crude. on a screen Mr. Holden makes
an manner Of interesting pictures and
they are such correct representations that
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years old then. Games were played and a
general good time was had. Among those
present were Mr. and Mrs. Hemping, Mr..
and Mrs. J. J. Stubbles. Mr.. and Mrs. r.
S Dooley, Mrs. Carpenter. Mrs. NJ L.
Brown. the Misses u. Twaddle. S. Logan,
NJ Finerty, b. Ford, Annie Carpenter. II.
Brown. NJ Mcbride, u. llinkle, stella
Scott, II. Finerty. T.. Walker. b. walker
Kline Hemping Master William Hemp
ing. Jr.. Robert Lee. j. w Hubert, Ernest
T.. Robertson. William Carpenter, William
Finerty. John }. stubbles, Jr.. George f.
Jones.
Mr.. Hemping received two hundred post
cards ana many presents.
Evening journal., 1910-01-25
GALAXY OF STARS
AT THE CARRICK
DOCkStader'S Present Several
New Ones and Audiences Re-
CeiVe Them Enthusiastically

Garrick patrons may congratulate them
selves this week in having one of the
best bills that popular playhouse has pre-
sented this season. While the presence of
several people with regulations as legiti-
mate stars figure in the program they are
not to be given all the credit. II would
be good bill without them. and 1t is of
course much better with them.
Hap Handy and Co.. in a novelty Soap
Bubbles" Max Witte's -Four Singing Col
leens: Mile. Chester and her $4,000 statue
dog; Kaufman Bros. black face singers
and iokers; and the picture machine are
comedienne in dialect songs scored one OF
the hits of tho program and was called
upon for numerous encores both afternoon
and night.
William Iawtrey. the English actor.
late star Of The Fires of Fate" and
other successful productions, appears
with Frederick santley and Co., in a one
act comedy "An I'm the Game" 1t is an
Interesting number. exceedingly entertain
ing and gives Mr.. Hawtrey and Mr.. SAINT
ley good opportunities for some effective
comedy.
Marie Leacea Brakeman. the original
Gainsboro girl, appears in a singing act
entitled Marie" II is not enlargiug on
ones imagination to say that this is one
Of the most beautiful and best mounted
scenic features Manager Dockstader has
ever offered. The three scenes are all to.
tally different, and though the changes
are made without dropping the curtain
they furnish one of the most effective il.
lustrations of the scenic masters handi.
work that has been seen In a local play.
house in many a day. Lionel Barrymore
with Mckee Rankin and Miss Doris Ran.
kin. all well-lSnown people to theatre
goers everywhere, presented their new
vaudeville sketch "The Jailbird" for tho
first time While the sketch itself is no.
particularly strong one forgets it's short
comings in the splendid work OF Mr.. Ran
kin and the remainder of the cast. Mr.
Barrymore was given a very cordial vel
come yesterday. as were the others, show
ing that local playgoers still retain yer!
kindly feeling for the name of Barry
more and all that is associated with it.
Evening journal., 1910-01-25

ing. II proved 70 be ono of the most
profitable and interesting events given
by local musicians this year, and de-
spite the incelement weather. the af-
fair was a success.
The program was made up Of de-
lightful numbers. containing grand
opera arias and the Hungarian Lust
spiel' overture. The soloists of the
evening were e. william Martin, vio-
lin. and Miss Caroline y. Edmonds.
soprano. Miss Edna Asher Burroughs
gave several delightful readings which
were heartily applauded.
The orchestra is composed Of students
Of the High School. under tho diroc-
tionof John d. Taylor
The event OF last evening was more
Of a success than that of former years.
and the evening proved most delight
ful =. William Martin, tho talented
young musician and violinist. again
pleased a large and representative
audience by a demonstration of his
skill with the bow, and he played with
remarkable cleverness and assurance
which won him much applause. He
| also substituted Mendelsshon's con-
certo, second movement for the more
intricate Concerto No. z. in A minor.
first movement, which was to have
been his solo. Mr.. Martin played the
number with smoothness and precision.
Miss Caroline =. Edmonds sang
Unto Thy Heart" in an excellent
manner. Miss Edmond has a voice of
much strength and clearness, and her
dramatic qualities lent much to the
attractiveness OF her performance. Miss
Burroughs gave several delightful
readings. and she was recalled to the
stage several times. The most pleasing
orchestra numbers were the "Hungar-
ian Lustspiel, ''The Bohemian Girl
ana the grand opera numbers TIL,
airs. familiar to so many. received
much applause.
Evening journal., 1910-01-25
FARCE COMEDY
AT THE AVENUE
MIR. Miller and Other Players
Are Wonderfully Successful
in New Roles

What Happened to Jones'" at the
Avenue Theatre this week is tho FUN
niest play that the CONFESS and Ed
wards Company have produced. II is
"a screamingly ludicrous farce comedy
I'm three acts. with the most absurdly
imaginative complications. increasing
with every moments progress Of the
play The various members Of the COM
pany display great versatility in adapt
ing themselves so easily TO the purely
farcical character Of this play.
Charles T.. Miller is Jones" who
travels for a hymn book house. and
whose only claim to a religious char
acter consists in his hasty adoption
of the Bishops clothes. Co escape the
clutches of the police Mr.. Miller
handles the part, with its dual person
ality and its swift changes. with the
necessity of being all things to con
siderable number of men. to say moth
/ ing of females, with immense skill
and spirit-and his bishops cloth Is
decidedly becoming. The audience was
particularly enthusiastic in praising
Mr.. Millers work last night.
Miss Pitt, as Clssy. is an attractive
presentation of the modern young
lady. with an expert knowledge OF
slang, and keen eye that sees
through the pseudo bishops little
game" Mr.. Hockey is admirable as
"Ebenezer," who gets chased home
from his first prze-hght and Miss
Brook acts with great ability the part
of his fussy. solicitous wife.
Mr.. MacDermott is splendid i'm hi,
characterization of the real bishop
fresh from Australia, who gets separat
ed from his clothes and goes aromS
in a gayly striped blanket. His ali
of utter bewilderment and helpless I'M
nocence is finely done. Both Mis-
Ethel Strickland and Miss Mabe
Strickland show unexpected capacitie,
OF excellent comedy work i'm their adj
mirable Interpretation Of their re-.
spective parts. Miss Mabel Strlclxlan,
as the uncouth Swedish maid. with al
eye to the coin was wonderfully sue
cessful last night, and her remarkabl,
change in voice and accent was mos
effective
Mr.. Hayden Is very amusing al
Richard, the hance Of Marjorie. an,
Miss Ethel Davis is charming. natura
and spirited in the latter role. Mr.
Klawans as the insane man who think
himself an Indian is extremely laugh
able and his antics under this dclu
sion are inimitably funny.
Evening journal., 1910-01-25
SCHOONER E. G.. ROSS
OVERDUE, is SAFE

Tho schooner Edgar c. Ross, Captain
Quillen. which sailed from Charleston,
December %, for New York, with a
cargo Of lumber. which vessel was. long
overdue and was given up as lost by
all excepting the shippers wife, who
resides in the lower part of Delaware,
is safe.
In cablegram from Bermuda it was
stated that the British schooner Minnie
f. Crosby, which had arrived there
from Halifax. spoke the overdue craft
January 10 in latitude 80, longitude CO.
short of provisions, but otherwise all
right Her wants were supplied by
tho skipper Of the Crosby.
Evening journal., 1910-01-25
Social and
Personal

Misses Elma and Edith Clark. Of
Chester. spent Sunday with their aunt,
Mrs. S. X. Anderson.
5. G. Faulkner and daughter, Flor
ence, of Templeville, are the guests OF
Wilmington friends.
Mr. and Mrs. w. c. Simmons. of
Wyoming, are spending the winter with
friends here.
Miss Elizabeth Harrington has re-
turned 10 FELTON, after spending sew
eral days with friends in this city.
Frank Dawson, who has been em-
ployed in the city. has returned to his
home IA Prospect Park.
William Lane has retrned TO Ches-
ter after a brief visiF Fith Whining
ton friends
Miss Mary Perkins has been visiting
George Standbridge of Bethel
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin j. Lowe have
been spending several days with rela-
tives at Delmar.
Mrs. William Porter Poole is the
guest of Mrs. T.. A. Grer, Jr.. of Sails
bury. Nd.
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&c. !. S.;:: s MA.

pended IN midair. Around his body he
buckles a kind of leather hammock. in
which he is able to sit. on his arms hs
wears leather protectors.
Lower away, boys" he cries as h,
Swings himself over the brink in an al
most horizontal position and presses eacn
foot firmly against the chalk surface.
Three Of the men seize the rope, and foot
by foto the intrepid climber is lwered TN
his choery voice is lost amid the hutterng
sounds of the disturbed birds. lie swings
from nest to nest putting each egg care
fully in a bagg sung over his shoulder
AS soon as his bag IS full he gives the
"hoist up" signal on the guide rope and
the men haul him up
Wilkinson makes seevral descents and
al the end of the day shares the spoil with
his assistants, who sell the eggs Tor eat
ing purposes to the inhabitants OF the
neighboring villages.