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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-15

whenever I see one Of those little
aprons Mattresses in restaurants and
hotels wear, 7 am reminded Of the
fig leaf" said a sedate married man
today.
After a country girl has been voted
the "most popular young lady," at
considerable expense for votes, 1t
must disappoint her parents to have
her marry the hired a
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-03-15
LADIES TOP SKIRTS

Odds and ends of all our skirts
values from $500 to $3.50 90
Choice of any.............IJ0
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-19
WHEAT PRICES TAKE
AN UPWARD SHOOT
Action of Market Indicates
That the Recent Liquida-
ton Was Thorough.

CHICAGO, Nav is.-Actions OF the
wheat market today indicated that recent
liquidation by holders had been thorough
and that prices had developed a. tendency
TO recover. The close was steady at a
not advance of G6Rc. The close left
corn the same as last night to 3Tgc be-
low. oats unchanged to DC down and pro-
visions off 5c 20 SIC
Wheat trade was mainly a ycaIpIrc af-
lair The touo appeared nervous and
dealers as 4 rule were disposed to keep
their commitments light pending the
opening OF another week. In the last hour
the market reccded a bit because or
estimates forcshadow!ng government fig
ures In Juno suggesting a winter crop
$4,000 bushels In excess OF what had
been expected in May.
The more friendly feeling for the buy
ing side OF wheat received impetus In
part from cable dispa tches that Canadian
Argentine offerings were Of miserable
quality, and that world shipments prom
ised to be small. July nuctuated between
N.o7s@10S and sl.oss@1 oSa closing
steady s03c net higher at 81
Corn prices swung uneasily backward
and forward within narrow range July
ranged from 7ss@701c TO 74E@75c, and
closed nervous &c net lower at 74gc. Cash
grades were slow. No. 2 yellow, 7SlG 79c
Uniformly good crop advices weakened
the oats market. July ranged between
f9Ec and 4oic, with the close at 49sc. a
loss of hc from last night.
Provisions Slid down grade on account
OF receipts OF hogs showing a decided
gain rs compared with last week. Sep
tember delivery OF pork dropped the most,
321c. Otherwise the declines averaged
about 10c all around.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-19
Bank Statement.

NEW YORK. May 1S.-rhe statement
OF clearing house banks for the week
shows that the banks hold $l7.367, 800 re-
serve In excess of legal requirements.
This Is an increase of s4641 100 in the
proportonate cash reserve as compared
with last week
The statement follows
Daily average
Loans, s2,OI3. 500. 900; decrease. s5,S93.-
00c
Specie. sS66.G79 .OOo increase. $3.50 600.
Legal tenders. SS4,52s, 900; decrease,
Net deposits. sI,s7ooaO. 900; increase.
$40. .036, 900.
Circulation, s47,S6o 900; decrease. $685.
600
Banks cash reserve in vaults. s37o 254,-
600
Trust companies cash reserve in vaults,
$IO.95l, 900.
Aggregate cash reserve, SAL 20S 900.
Excess lawful reserve, $l7. .96T 300; In
crease. $I.5ll.O00
Trust companies reserve with clearing
house members carrying 20 per cent cash
reserve, $50. $50 900
Actual condition
Loans, s2.oll, Gl0,0 900; decrease, sl9.063,-
00p
Specie. sS3o. .os5 900, increase, $S.6o7 900
Legal tenders, $3.50 900, decrease, ST.
25j 900
Net deposits, si,sSI.2ls.oOo; decrease.
Circulation. si7.2Il 900; decrease. $751;
Banks cash reserve in vaults. s372 .o7O.-
600
Trust companies cash reserve In vaults.
SI2. 20t. 900
Aggregate cash reserve, S4ii, 900.
Excess lawful reserve, 10000, 100000, 4,
increase. SS 9S2. 200
Trust companies reserve with clearing
house members carrying % per cent cash
reserve, S56, 6,095. 900.
Summary OF state banks and trust com
panles in Greater New York not reporting
10 the New York clearing house:
Loans, s64J ,596, 900; increase, S9eE3, oou
Specie, 1881 100. increase. S229,GOo.
Legal tenders, sll5,$6b.$3o; increase
$4,000
Total deposits, s72a,aso.soo; decrease.
81 627 900.
The Fnancicr will say: AS has been
expected the loans Of the New YORK
clearinghouse banks were materially re-
duced for the week ending May IL. ow~
ing TO n readjustment OF financial Of
ferings growing out Of the recent sale
of 5000. 900 Of New York City bonds
While The clearinghouse institutions as
q whole, Including the trust companies,
reported a loan decrease OF 2l9.Ob3.OOo,
" is worth while to mention that so Tar
MS the ,rus, companies are concerned
their loans increased for the week $500
600, indicating that n shifting process
from the banks 10 the trust companies
has been going on. The banks made
material gain in cash, owing to the move
ment of money this way for the last six
DAYS. the net increase having been
81, ,362, 900. Deposits were decreased
81 i9S 900. and the changes noted brought
ahoul all expansion Of reserve OF $S.9S2,-
@0o making the present surplus above
The % per cent minimum $1,000, ,0O5.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-19

department Of the market there was evil
cence OF vitality and disposition TO move
upward. There is large short Interest
IN all the standard stocks.
ihe action OF today's market was a
surprise because the break early In the
week was without justification and the
advance is merely recovery from that
break Tho advance that IS planned for
the market IS based ON nMpects tions OF
IN" greatest crop I'm The history of Amer
)ch. To this is added the fact that the
steel trust Is doing the greatest tonnage
of business on record, Tho copepr metal
market ia strong. with 4 constantly grow
ns demand In cxcass OF the growth of
production. More millions ot money are
iyinS Idle In America today than ever be-
lore. waiting for investment. Under these
circumstances It will be Impossible 10
prevent an advance Of the stock market
even though all the doubling ones liqui-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-19
|iiE1 STRENGTH
|plD COAL STOCKS
L,Ioutconle of the Early
Lpnalion Of the Antl'ra-
cite Strike.
EISo IS IRREGULAR
\, Closed Active and
l.,ne. With Many Sub
stanliaI Gains,
LuNG IS IRREGULAR

YORK MAY lS.-Renewed
4. !. mo hard coal stocks, nat
I'm Of the probable carly to''m'-
/ n, anthracite coal strike ana
..,noc up Of spccialties In the
~. division, were features OF
,,.k market. Lehigh Valley
T. 4 points with a fractional
4, s..dIng. while Improvement was
Il b. such standard shares as
|,,rIsc and United States Steel.
F,,,,rltv of the opening was
~ eorclcn Influences. London $
s,p,rS ~ II Tor American securities
$50 losses than gains. with
..osness in Canadian Paclflc'
later reflected here to IL
n"% sV,rs, of the first hour activity
notrnleun. United states
n.Roebuck and BROOKLYN
rsrsI, was resumed. the latter
y ri It's best price since lao",
a,r,, ~, we're almost wholly neg
ARE, closed active and fairly
-;,h more substantial gains IN
'F,to Pacific. American Smelling
..ismaiej Copper Canadian Pa
IS. some recovery from its early
ii .ea,n IIeclincd.
q. isalute Of the bond market
',-n I,s general hrmncsS WAS the
nrsoEIgn Rapid Transit conyertl-
Iotsl ssles, par value. amounted
|;;sN ,l
n States bonds were unchanged
lshng tho week
Closing Stock List.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-19
BETTER CLASS RED
METAL STOCKS FIRM

James A. Pollock q Co, bankers and
brokers. furnish the following. received
over their private wirc yesterday after
noon
Paine Wcbber & Co, Bostou-The
whole list looked better today. The
volume of transactions was not very
large, but the buying was steady and at
gradually advacing prices The demand
at present seems to be confined to the
better class of coppers and We expect 10
sec much higher prices for the produc-
Ing mines. The metal is strong at 16s
cents, with an increasing demand and
1t VIII soon be possible to figure the
earnings on good mines which Will justify
at last m 4 30 per cent advance from pres
Logan & Bryan. New Yorle-with the
elimination OF politics and the uncer-
tainty with which foreign investors re-
settled policy instead Of a campaign in
personalities. the American people would
see an old time bull market backed up
by business conditions which justify
same. as all our underlying conditions
are propttious for better prices
The bank statement today was good
The reports from crops both north and
south are more assuring. The continued
demands FOR copper and iron products,
together with increased prices, Is ia
vorable to the iron Industry The an
ucipated early settlement of the coal
strike is reflected by the strength Of the
coalers, and the improved situation of
the New York fractions. combined with
the anticipated summer earnings OF the
b. r. T.. has had most favorable
sentimental effect
The action OF today's stock market
while halliday. Will no doubt crystal
lie sentiment to such degree that
should nothing new develop between ses-
sions a higher and broader range will
be expected next week. The presiden-
tial primary contest In Ohio Will be
closely watched as foreign Investors re-
gard the action of a president and an
ex president more seriously than we do
at home. az We are looking for issues
here and not a campaign Of personali-
ties.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-19
Kansas City.

KANSAS CITY. May 1s.-Cattle--Re-
celpts. 500. including 400 soutlerns.
market steady; native steers, 81 oO@9.0o:
southern steers, So 40@s.3o; southern
cows and and heifers. s4.ooSs, iG' 25: stockers
and feeders. So .O0Gp7 o5; bulls. si.75@
100: calves, SO. 5.00@s so; western steers.
S. .50GuS 70: western COWS, 81 50GD6 10.
Hogs-Recepts. 5000: market steady 10
SC lower: bulk of sales. 81 55@7 so;
heavy. S7.75@I.S5: packers and butch
ers. 81 60aI.s5, light. s7.40@7. G5; pigs.
50 .50N6 10.
Sheep-Receipts. $500; market steady:
muttons 81 25@5.75; lambs. Sc 5009 30
range wethers and yearlngs. 81 500
5.75, range ewes. SO. 50@I 10; Texas
goats, SO 00G3.60.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-19
LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS.
Chicago.

CHICAGO. May .-Cattlc-Receipts.
SEQ. market slow, unchanged; beeyes,
So 0099 cJ; Texas steers, So .s0N7 Is;
western steers. s4,lo@7 ,S5; stockers and
feeders. S4.30@f 90, cows and heifers.
So. .0O@S.OO; calves, 50. e5@s, ,25,
Hogs-Receipts, 10000. market slow.
81 ,45@7.95; heavy, sT.45@7,95; rough.
81; ;i5@I, pigs s5.1o@7.oo, bulk Of
sales, s7.75@7.e0.
sheep-Receipts, 2ooo market steady;
native. SO 1906 So: western, si.0096 40:
yearlings, 5.50@7 IS; native lambs. $500
QS.65; western lambs. $5.75@3. co.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-19
New York Produce,

NEW YORK May 1S Flour quiet and noml-
ually Iowor KaDeas straights. s5l5a535.
Wheat-Spot firm. No. red. S.D elk DO
ncstio basis TO arrive; export, Sl2lI5 eli Lob.
anoat 10 arrive, 30. ! northern Duluth. Sl2b,5
fob anoat Futures closed unchanged TO &c net
higher May closed Si.I9. July closed 81 Hia,
September closed si0gis.
Hons steady State medium 10 choice Ioll-
so@32c: old l4G@.c. Pacific coast. 1911. loeiAc;
old. 16@25c
Hides. steady. Central America. 20c: Bogota.
9iis025Isc.
Petroleum, steady. Refined New York. barrels.
IS 60; refined Now York, bulk, $500; Phlladel-
pnla barrels $3.50. Philadelphia. bulk. $500.
WOOL auiot Domestic fleece XXXX OHIO 2sc,
Raw sugar quiet; wuscovado. 80 tost. 3.a2c;
centrifugal 90 test. s,?2c; moIasses 50 test.
Gle Refined, stcndy
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-19
Omaha.

OMAHA. May .-Cattle-Eeceipts,
100; steady; netive steers, s6.75@9 90,
COWS and heifers. 50 8c07 65: western
steers, 81 1913 90: Texas steers. 81 50@
$50; range COWS and heifers. So 75@
6.25; Gamers, SO. 8595. 90; stockers and
bulls, stags. etc. s5.50@7 ,25.
Hogs-Receipts. $500: market &c lower.
heavy. s7.s097.75 mixed. sI.5o@7 so;
light, 81, 4og7 65; pigs. ss.oo@7 ,25: bulk
Sheep-Receipts, 400; market steady;
yearlngs. Sc. 1901 20; wethers. $3.50
6.75: ewes. S6-26@6,5o; lambs. $500
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-19
Coffee Futures Steady.

NEW YORK. May fs-coEcc futures closed
DUH. net / point lower to 5 points higher s.lcs-
900 bags Mag, iS.@c; June 49, acc; July. g. zoe;
august. 1860. September and October u zoo +.
,roEcnper' lso9e; December and January t. CSC; (;
February. 1880. March and AovI II "a
spot. dul"t; Rio 40. :. nHc: Santos No
l''sc. MID coffee. quiet: Cordoya 1sT,s,.c
nominal. ''-@'
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-19
Chicago Produce.

CHICAGO, May ls.-Butter weak;
creameries. c4621c; dairlcs. 22825c.
Eggs easy: receipts. cQ.22e cases: al
mark, cases included. l12c: ordinary
.lrs,s. tGhc: frsts. Sc.
Cheese steady: daisies, i99164c; twins.
15s@i5sc; Young Americas. 166leac;
long horns. IG4lO4c.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-19
Anti-Taft Convention.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, May 1s-Anti-
Taft Republicans from all parts " Florida
gathered here today In state convention.
The call was Issued by II, L Anderson
and J. n. Stripping, both white, but q
large number OF delegates are negroes.
This convention Is the result Of a bolt
from the convention at Palatka In Fehru-
ary, at which delegates were selected to
the national convention with instructions
to support President Taft.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-19
Condition Of Treasury.

WASHINGTON May ls.--At the beginning Of
business today tho condition OF the United Statca
treasury was. -
WORKING balance In treasury of6ces. 5S a66. O31
In banks and Philippine treasury. SSS$S. l2
Total balance IN general fund wE0..-.. l23. s?o
Ordinary receipts yeatcrday. 2.161 24S
or1In,yy disbursements ............... 2.Scl oS7
DencIt to date this nucal year Sl2.s ss@.59o. as
against a surplun OF 1895 l24 at thin time last
year.
Thee figures exclude Panama canal and public
debt transactions.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-19
z'' $500 5liares.
Ne4 York Rnnds
s.nPorated Crni4n

sas sApOrated Fruits.
i. assh ,s,l,s;,E ,,l,,s,;r,Esapors,sd appI.,.
'9ioHc; choice. sI@es :
= up 10 aonn ~ m ranse from tasHe
y ''-'''. aud 7sawe for Tor
s'ss. ,,,.t csol.., i.e,,u.. ,,,.,
tsn,,y yA',ss; sxa,Mo: extra
~ Eesuo,n. o,n.o'e.lcls. 5@si.c, cho,co
. layers. 'LloGIts. 'eea'
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-19
NEW HIGH RECORDS MADE
ON THE STOCK EXCHANGE
Further Advance Expected in View of the Crop
prospects, the Steel Output and the
Strength Of Copper
BY Thomas c. Shotwell,

hS international News Service.
a JDW YORK. May 1S.-Un6er leader
nj ship OF the coalers stocks were
VI buoyant today, several new high
u records being made Lehigh Val
ley was the first to make rec
ORD. selling at 1893. which, making allow
ance for The coal sales stock recently
ENca as dividend. Is the highest price
was close after with an advance Of more
lhan TWO points, putting the stock within
ABOUT Two points Of the record. Steel
Among the spcclaltles today OF con
t'nued lis record breaking career, selling
up TO ll22. Brooklyn Rapid Transit
made another high record when II crossed
So United States Rubber advanced more
than three points and Peoples Gas also
showed gain OF three points. In every
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-19

NEW YORK. MAY iS.--The metal mar
kets were nominally unchanged in the alb
SCuce or cables
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-19
Flax, Oats and Rye.

MINNEAPOLIS. Toy is.-TluI, S2"6ii.
Barley, 77cGS1.9i
Corn, No yellow, I6l'TIc.
Oats, No. q whito. 6ic
Krn. Nn. q S6c
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-19
st. Louis Wool.

ST LOUIS. May 1s-wool. stesdJ. Medium
grades combing and clothing. 2o!5m2ic; light
nno. lJgI?c; heavy Ono: l2giSe tub washed
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-19
RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES.
Thesf--

CASH QUOTATIONS.
CRrh quotations follows: Flour eusy
wiutcr patents. sa15. .,5t5; straghts. sI5o95. 10
spring patents. s51o3s.6o. strnishts. So oo95 10:
bakerr'. 3i2oa4tS; rye. No. q a2iao; barley, feed
or mixing. so8o6c; fniT to choice mailing sl.Is3
III: timothy seed. IS 5o61c oo clovor seed s14 20
10000 pork. s16.57isd1s 90. lard In tcrcea.
$40, S2iz short ribs. loose, $lo.o5.
GRAIN STATISTICS.
Total clcsrances OF whoat and -four were equal
10 <7s. 900 bushels. Primary receipts vcre SoS 900
bushels. compared with 461. 900 bushels the cor
responding day year ngo. Estimated receipts
for tomorrow: Wheat. 6s:1sa cars: com. 1si cars,
hogs. 1000 head.
New York Money.
NEW YORK, May 1s.-Money on call
nominal.
Time loans easy; sixty days, per
cent; ninety days, 81 per cent: six
80 per cent
Prime mercantile paper. 494s per cent.
Sterling exchange firm, with actual
business In bankers bills at "a 4S4 90 for
sixty-day bills and at S4.S7 10 for de-
mand
Commercial bills, s4.S5Y
Mexican dollars. 48c.
Government bonds steady; railroad
bonds firm.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-19

Cotton Market
NEW YORK, May 1s,-Cotton closed steady at
not decline OF from Is TO 20 points.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-19
METAL MARKETS ARE
NOMINAL AVID QUIET
No Gables From Abroad Upon
Which to Base Copper
Prices.
: !. i 1. . |:

=:
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-19

James A. Pollock & Co, bankers and
brokers. furnish the following. received
over their private wire yesterday after
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1912-09-06
BIGGEST BABY IN WORLD

James Adolph Cody. of Mount TRY
Ga, Is believed to be the biggest baby
In the world. At birth he was Just an
ordinarily big baby, but when about
two months old he began growing In
size and flesh and kept steadily at 1t
until now, at the age of three years,
he is classed among the wonderful
babies In the world. II he keeps on
growing until he attains manhood he
will be giant. He weighs 115 pounds
and measures Al inches In height
with arms extending he measures 43
inches from the tips of fingers across
the shoulders. Other measurements
are: Bust. 3S inches; waist, 80 inches;
hips. As inches; thigh. 20 inches;
length of foot, 71h inches; strength is
we'll in keeping with his size and his
appetite is more like that of big
healthy farmer than a three-year-old
child. He rides horseback and Is fond
OF the automobile.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1912-09-06
SCHOOL CHILDREN EXHIBITS.

Secretary Mahlon Margerum and I'LL
the directors of the Trenton Fair have
always realized how important It Is
to provide competition for school chill
dren. For several years the Trenton
Fair has nstonshed Its patrons with
the high quality OF the work shown In
the exhibits of the children from the
schools. The same policy that was
adopted last year will be followed, aud
there Will be liberal prizes for manual
training work and horticultural ex
hlblts and gardening.
All entries for the manual training
competition should be mailed TO the
secretary, marked Special Manual
Training Display" and entries for the
horticultural exhibit should be marked
Special Public School Exhibit" be
fore Tuesday, Sept. 81. Exhibits must
he delivered ut the Fair grounds be-
fore saturday, Sept. %, at 4 O'clock.
Entries must be certified by the
teacher. principal or county superin
tendent
Tuesday, oct I, will be the annual
Dhldren's day, and all school children
will be supplied With admission tickets
by their teachers. II Is requested
that teachers make their applications
for the chlldren's tickets to the secre-
tary ut an early date, The Fair begins
Sept 30 and closes Oct. g.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1912-09-06
MAKING SOFT IRON HARD

The manner in which soft iron may
be converted into hard faced armor
plate by the infusion process appears
in the case Of test which has re-
Gently been made. A bullet was fred
from a rife at distance Of thirty-six
feet against the surface of an iron
plate which had been treated by the
infusion process, striking with We
locity of 1900 feet a second The
hardened surface caused the rifle ball
to rebound with such directness that
1t struck the stock of the gun from
which 1t had been fired, Embedding It.
self In the wood and narrowly escap-
ing the person of the marksman by
whom the shot had been fired.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1912-09-06
Potatoes.

The South Jersey potato crop has
been gathered and shipped and the
farmers in Salem, Cumberland and
Gloucester counties have pocketed
about 100000 Tor 5000 carloads
sent TO market.
The yield was not as abundant as it
was last year and prices were cut in
half Last year the best were easily
sold at So per barrel, while So barrel
was top figure this year and the bulk OF
the crop went much lower
There has been good crop Of pota-
toes all over the country this year and
the farmers are glad to get an aver
age of IS cents bushel.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1912-09-06
BONES OF PRIMITIVE MEN

Eleven skeletons OF primitive men.
with foreheads slipping directly back
from the eyes. and with two rows of
teeth in the front of the upper law.
have been uncovered in Craigshill. AT
Ellensburg, Wash. They were found
about 20 feet below the surface. 20
feet back from the face of the slope.
In cement rock formation over
which was layer Of shale. The rock
was perfectly dry.
The jaw bones. which easily break.
are SO large that they will go around
the face of the man of today. The
other bones are also much larger than
those OF the ordinary man. The fe-
muir is 20 inches long, indicating.
scientists say, man of so inches tall
]. p. Munson. professor of biology
In the state normal school, visited the
spot and pronounced them the bones
OF a primitive man. The teeth In front
are worn almost down to the Jaw
bones, due. DIR. Munson says, TO eat.
ing uncooked foods and crushing hard
substances with the teeth. The slop.
ing skull, he says, shows an extreme
ly low order of intelligence, far
earlier than that OF the Indians
known to the whites.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1912-09-06
QUEER LIVING FISH NET

A peculiar method OF fishing is en-
ployed by the natives of certain of
the islands of Oceanica.
At stated intervals about two hun
bred of them Will assemble on the
beach, and all together plunge into the
water, each carrying branch of the
cocoa palm.
At a given distance from the shore
they will turn toward 1t, and form
compact half circle, each holding his
palm branch perpendlcularly In the
water, thus forming o kind OF seine.
The leader OF the party gives signal,
and this living net approaches the
shore gradually. in perfect order. driv-
ing before 1t multitude of fishes.
Surrounded by this living wall and
caught in the cocoa palm branches
many of the fish are cast on the sands
and others are killed with sticks.