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Charge of the LIBht IirtBade.
Half league, liulf a league
Half a league onward,
Aii in the valley of Death
rWle thi nil hundred.
"Kvrwur.i, the Light Brigade!
Uirnrge for the guns!" ho said;
Into the vslley of Death
Rdo thesix hundred.
"fcWwurd, the Light Brigade:"
Wan there a iiihii dismayed?
Net Uiuusb the soldier kuew
HWo one bud blundered.
TSMsra uot to Diake reply.
Ubelrs nut to reaxon why,
Ttfcetrn but to do and die;
late the vjilley of Death
Itod the aix hundred.
CtiHiua to right of them,
(Janiiou to left of them,
Caiw.ni in front of them
Volleyed and thundered;
Stormed at with shot and shell,
liultlly they rode and well,
Into the jaw of J)euth,
Into the mouth of Hell.
R'ie the tiix hundred.
KUsiied nil their suljcru bare,
Khmlti! ax they turned in air,
Habriiig the gunners there,
Charging an army while
All the world wondered;
Iluuj''d in the battery aiuoke
lUidit through the line they broke;
iJuHxaek and KuxMian
Ilmsed from the suber stroke,
Hhnttered and sundered.
Then tiiey rode baek, but not
Mut the nx hundred.
Cimuuit to right of them,
Guuian to left of them,
Onnsxm behind them
TWie.yed and thundered;
Stymied at with hIioI and shell,
Wlufc- aorse and hero fell,
"Jjjr that bod fought o well
Cnmtt through the juwg of Death
Haiti frim the mouth of Hell
All Uiat was left of them,
Ix-ft of aix hundred.
Wh can their glory fade?
0! the wild charge they made!
AU the world wondered.
Honor the charge they made!
loir the Light Brigade,
Noble six hundred.
-Lord Tennyson.
lilt HRMLtSS, NECESSARY CAT.
The -word rat, as used by the Greeks,
apparently slguiiied the martin cat, a
Hwrt f arboreal ferret. The cat came
lutu doju.tieotlon, however. In Europe
shortly after the Christian era, and the
first specimens brought Into England
wore very highly valued. Since ItH In
troduction as h domesticated animal, the
cat ban been carried by voyagers to al
most every part of the habitable globe,
and It is quite certain that It has co
xnluakxl with tbe various smaller wild
cats of tbe countries to which It has
been taken. Thus, In Scotland It Is
known to have mated with the wild
cat whii'h wns formerly so abundant
In the forests of that country, hh, ne--cordlng
to Sir William Jardlne. cats
UN01IAIKt.O A NOOK A CAT.
were ao
laa.
freely wl
were bred ami kept in bouses that could
scarcely be distinguished from the or
dinary wild cut; but such specimens
ver seen III the south of hng-
La Africa the domestic cat crosses
it ii the wild Caller cat. and the
hybrid so produced are quite tame. In
India tie domestic species tins crossed
-wltt) several of tbe smaller native wild
rats, aad the same may be stated re
garding the cats of America, conse
quently we have a (treat amount of
vurlaUsa ami variety la tbe domestic
animal. Home varieties have exceed
ing halr' These were formerly al
ways known as Persian or Aurora cats.
Tbew lug haired Angora cats are re
markably beautiful In appearance, and
they have been carried as et to the
varlua countries In Kurope, and evert
to ladla and China: heuce varieties of
thru are now exhibited as French and
ltusaias and other long-hatred cuts, but
they are merely descendants from the
original Persian, altered somewhat by
climate ami by their new condition of
life Thus the Uusslan long-haired cat,
eiiwl to the cold tempera t tire of that
country, has become coarser In fur than
the original Pern Inn. The majority of
cat retain the short hair which Is char
acteristic f " "HnVrent "P'les.
but lo consequence of the mixed parent
age, various colorings nnd dlflerent
uia-klnft-s have bwii produced In the
domesticated socles. Thus we have
numerous aamples of what may b call-
Ifeolora, as, lor esaiupir, puie
sure black and various tints or
Ihfw er sandy brown. Then, again,
ih colors are Interallied
i. aaflntu arranieBieiit, aa
war N aeea la thee parti-colored cats
1. which whits to M "
ed set
white,
In
sequence of their kin to various wild
species, various markings are to be
seen In try? domesticated varieties.
Thus we bi.Ve striped or tabby cats of
various colors, and spotted cats, both
of which have a strong resemblance to
the large wild striped or spotted spe
cies known aa tigers and leopards.
Sometimes markings take place in
A CRAFTY SEAL.
StoU frost Fisherman, bat Wn Caaajhi
Map pi a
Andy Fitzgerald, a fisherman of this
vicinity, says the Del Mar correspond
ent of the Cincinnati Kuquirer, had a
unique experience and made some easy
money while lishlng off the banks
about five mUra from this place one
which It is difficult to trace the origin, tljig WPt.ki U(i an(.UOred at the
Bucn, ror exumple, may be seen In that
singular variety termed the Siamese
cat, which Ik of a dun color, with black:
extremities very much like the mark
lugs of a pug dog. Montreal Star.
OLDEST OF LAW BOOKS.
Code of King Hammurabi in 8ton
Juat Found at 3ua.
"This Inscription Is doubtless the
most important find that has ever been
made In Babylonian literature."
Such Is the opinion expressed by
Prof. Hugo Wlnckler, of the Universi
ty of lierlin, in bis translation, just
published, of the Laws of Hammurabi,
taken from a stele discovered a few
months ago by the French expedition
that has been for years engaged in
archaeological researches In Suna, the
ancient capital of Persia, under the di
rection of Prof. De Morgan. The In
scription was found on a dlorite block,
2.25 meters In height, taken from the
old royal rastle In Stisa.
The stele contains, besides a picture
Illustrating bow King Hammurabi re
ceived these laws from the sun god, a
complete legal code of '282 separate
laws, of which, however, Xos. 00 to 09
have been chiseled out. The gap Is In
part remedied by fragments found ln:
the great library of Assurlinnlpnl.
There are sixteen columns of inscrip
tion found on the front of the stone'
beneath the picture of Hammurabi,
and twenty-eight on the rear.
A special Introduction and conclude
lug admonition to future generations
to observe faithfully the requirements
of this code Indicate that the laws con
tained In It were made by Hammurabi,
the contemporary of Abraham, the Am
raphal of the Scriptures, and that this
Is the oldest corpus Juris extant, ante-!
dating even the days of Moses by half!
Bur-
Eight-Yenr-ll( Colored Child
priae Minitern.
Lonnle Lawrence Dennis, a colored
boy, aged 8 years, is creating much in-
a thousand years or more, the date of it,'r,Kt ln l!i'liK'!on church circles by
the Hammurabi being about 23(H) B. 0; I tlls ,alKS 011 i-"i subjects. lie has
That a Babylonian Inscription of this1' ' ,,(f'" ""1'Hng evangelical services in
banks and was fishing for sauddabs
with a hand line, when lie noticed a
large seal hoveritig about the tpot
where his line lay. By and by he
pulled up with a sanddab on his book
and began to haul In the line, but be
fore he could land the tibti the seal had
grabbed It and eaten It. Two or three
times the seal thus forestalled him, and
then Fitzgerald put out a line on the
ttther side of the boat, leaving the other
Hue out for the entertainment of tba
seal. While the animal was watching
that line Fitzgerald took In about a
dozen fl.sh with the other, and was con
gratulating himself upon outwitting
the animal, when he heard a noise be
hind him, and, turning, beheld the seal
In the boat In the act of devouring the
ash he had so recently taught.
When the seal had finished his nienl
be crawled up the little deck over an
apartment in the prow of the boat,
and, stretching himself at full length
In the sun, proceeded to take a nap.
When he had become oblivious of his
surroundings Fitzgerald crept forward
with a rope In which he bad prepared a
dipping noose, and, sliding It over the
leal until it was back of the flippers, h
drew It taut, and then with a sudden
lurch pulled the surprised prisoner to
the open hatch and rolled him in and
shut down the hatch.
I'pon his return to this port he dis
posed of his prisoner to a Georgia visi
tor for $!.", to be taken to that South
ern State nnd there placed ln a little
lake on the purchaser's estate.
11 EflDHTdDM als
OPINIONS OF GREAT PAPERS ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS
A
Indian Servant Girls. I but there is a very good practical reason why he should net;
NEW solution of the servant girl problem Is being Be wiu lose "is Job.
discussed in the large cities of the West. Indian ! u rollows, therefore, that a branch of education, so im-
girlst from special 'raining schools, are being em
ployed as servant girls. It la said that the Indian
girls who have been properly trained are found to
be perfect embodiments of satisfactory domestic service.
Five thousand or more Indian girls have been engaged
from the various Indian schools of the Southwest to act as
domestics in the homes of wealthy people in Kansas City,
Chicago, St. Ix)Uis and Denver. Most of these girls are
from the Chilaceo and Haskell Indian schools. The Indian
girls are physically strong. They are, as a rule, faithful,
polite and unobtrusive. The idea of employing Indian girl
domestics Is now being seriously considered by some of the
rich families of Eastern cities. Buffalo Enquirer.
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IOWA BOY CLEVER FREACHER.
sort should be found in the Persian
capital Is readily explained by tbe fact
that It was brought to Snsa as booty
by the Elamlte kings, and It Is uot the
only specimen of the kind here found,
the transfer being made probably In
the seventeenth or sixteenth century.
The discovery only confirms what was.
Indicated by the Tcl-cl-Amnrua finds in
Egypt dating from the fourteenth cen-j
tury, which are also ln cuneiform wrltJ
Ing, namely, tlmt this was at that early1
period the common language of di
plomacy and International and busl-1
ncss communication.
An analysis of these laws shows that
the code was confined to secular mat
ters; and, while In many Instances It
forces upon the reader, both by Its
agreements and Its disagreements, a
comparison with the legal system of
Pentateuch, It Is sharply distinguished
from this by the absence of religious
or ceremonial commands anil prohibi
tions. It Is exclusively a civil code. In
general It shows Its Semitic origin by
recognizing, even to a greater extent
than Is done by the Pentateuch, the
lex tallonls of an eye for an eye and a
tooth for a tooth; and many of the
merciful characteristics of the Mosaic
legislation are conspicuous by their abj
sence. But within fbese limitations It
doubtless Is what Wlnckler calls It,
"one of tli" most important original
sources In the history of mankind in
general."
The original text, together with a
French translation. Is published by
the Assyrlologlst of the expedition. P.
V. Schell, In the fourth volume of the.
"Delegation en Perse," the official nar
rative of the expedition. There Is a
remarkable monotony In the forms of
these laws, each beginning with th
word "If," nnd this peculiarity, as well
ns Its stringent measures, Is suggestive
of the Draconian legislation. New
York Sun.
the African Methodist Church. It i
said be has never attended school a
ill
The Necessity of Courage.
HEN a man Is depressed he may be sure that
the indulgence in physical actions characteris
tic of depression, such as moping and sighing,
still more Increase his depression, while his
first attempt at more sensible conduct will
prove that the deliberate and at first artificial assumption
of cheerfulness and activity will, after a while, actually
bring about a more cheerful frame of rjilnd. Slow move
ments, slow speech, physical action of every kind deliber
ately rendered slow. Is an antidote to the Irritation of a
man harassed and pressed with affairs, which good sense
will suggest to him, although be may know nothing about
the psychological theory of attaining a desired condition of
mental quiet by, at first, Imitating the bodily gesture of a
calm mind, tin the other hand, the giving way to quick,
Irritated bodily movements Is sure to cause an accession of
Irritability. New York Dally News.
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I.0.NN1B LAWtlKNCK JJhNNIS.
To Combat Co-opcrutiou.
The rapid growth of the co-operative
distributing societies In Great Britain
ban led to the organization of a Trad
crs' Defense Association for the pur
pose of protecting the small shopkeep
or against threatened extermination
The anti-co-operative rising began In
Ht. Helens, the center of the glass In
dustry In Lancashire, and has already
spread to neighboring towns. The
antls have an organ, the Tradesman
and Shopkeeper, and have published a
pamphlet with the expressive title,
"How to Fight the Co-op." Their chief
weapon of attack Is the boycott.
Huch m Simple Way I
The Pilgrim tells the story of a
woman property bolder In New York
whose agent brought her an Insurance
policy on her house. "You'd better
give me a check for the premium
now," he said.
"How much Is It?" she asked.
"A little more than one hundred
dollars. Walt a minute and I will get
the exnet amount."
"Oh, how tiresome!" said the lady.
"And I am in such a hurry! Till the
company to let It stand, and deduef
It from what fhey will owe me when
the house burns down."
Hearing of the Thruxli.
The hearing of the common thrush
Is inarvelously acute. It can hear a
worm moving underground, locate the
prey by the noise, and haul It out.
Mule Animala.
Tbe giraffe, armadillo and porcupine
have no vocal cords and are, therufore,
mute. WbaliM and atrpeaU are alav
volcelM".
day ln his life, but has been educated
by his mother.
Several Burlington ministers lmv
taken a lively Interest In the boy, and
having put numerous questions con
cerning the scripture to him, hav
been surprised by the straight forward
aess and Intelligence of his answers.
One of the Mifn.
The member of Congress wns a new
one in Washington. After he hud tin
Islicd bis dinner at the restaurant th
waller brought him pie for dessert, nnrj
there was a knife with ii. The new
member looked at the pic ami at tin
knife.
'Major," he said" to his companion
"do you think that waiter suspects 1
am a Western Congressman V"
"Hardly. How should he know any
thing about It? You were never Ir
here before, were you 7"
"No."
"Then how In thunder does he know
who you are?"
"I dou't know. But If he doesn't what
did be bring that knife with the pli
for?" New Y'ork Times.
The Meat-Eater's Defence.
HERE are certain esthetic persons who quail before
a luscious Mood red steak. These persons are hard
ly abreast of scientific thought or else they would
also quail before the corpse of the gentle asparagus.
Tbe asparagus Is undoubtedly a form of life and the
distinction between the higher vegetables and the lower
animals is hard to make. Bacteria, for Instance, though
usually supposed to fall In the field of zoology, are said to
belong of rights to botany. The fact is that the vegetarian
agitation served Its purpose In emphasizing the good there
Is In eating a fair proportion of vegetables and the evil
there is In eating an unfair proportion of meat. This pur
pose being accomplished, exclusive devotion to a vegetable
diet Is perhaps no longer necessary except during sickness
No one, of course, can object to "an affection a la liato
for a bashful young potato or a not too French French
bean" itt n comic opera, but an affection of the propngan
(list kind for fruits, cereals and vegetables as the antago
nists of meats Is happily no longer a desirable feature of
modern life. We are now allowed by the highest, author!
ties to enjoy the taste and stimulus of meat without com
ouuetion. Chicago Tribune.
portant.tfcat a man is Judged by all the world afrliliteratel
If he neglects It, should not be neglected in tbe school.
Our public schools and colleges are not Shakspeare facto
ries. They are for the education of average people. Wash
Ington Times.
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The Use of Both Hands.
L'CH of the mechanical work that la now
with the right hand could be done aa well with
the left hand. If that member were sufficiently
trained, and the division of labor thus made pos
sible would not only result In more efficient work,
but ln an Increased quautlty of it. It Is, of course, very
evident that when both hands are equally dexterous, they
may be used alternately, and the worker never need stop
for rest; for its soon as one hand gets tired he can use the
other.
Just why one employs the right arm in so uinny things
iu preference to the left is a question which has not yet
received a conclusive answer. The more commonly ac
cepted idea is that the habit is directly due to the fact that
a mother invariably carries a child on her left arm, so tbat
she, the carrier, may have tbe free use of her right arm.
Then, again, there are those who say the physiological
construction of the nerves and veins that enter the right
arm is different to that of those which enter the left one,
the nerves and veins of the right arm being more promi
nent. But, despite the fact that an examination of the left
arm of a left-handed person reveals the fact that his left '
arm contains more prominent veins and nerves than his
right, it Ir, nevertheless, impossible to say whether the
phenomenon noticed is the effect of the habit or the habit'
the effect of the phenomenon.
Even a slight accident to the right hand incapacitate
one nowadays from all manner of work, whereas. If the
use of the left hand were cultivated as it should be, such
misfortunes would lose much of their terror. St. James'
Budget.
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The Value of Spelling.
OMEBODY with views of spelling more original than
orthodox lias written to a Chicago paper to protest
against the prominence given to this study ln college
examination papers. He contends that no professor
or set of professors can Justly condemn a freshman
for being a poor speller, so long as no stress was laid on
this branch of education before the days of Samuel Johu
son. In other words, If so great a man as Shakspeare had
n right to spell his own name In six different ways, and
George Washington was shaky on orthography, a mere
college student should be forgiven for not being able to
master the Intricacies of twentieth century spelling.
'liils sound plausible, and, judging from the kind of
work the pupils In American public schools turn out, there
are many parents In this laud who hold similar views. But
the fallacy of the argument lies in the fact that the average
high school graduate Is not expected to be a Shakspeare or
a George Washington, and that lie Is -expected In most
cases to be the clerk or bookkeeper of an ordinary business
ririu.
His employer will not ask him If be can write Immortal
plays or h-nd an army. He will ask blni to write a note to
Mr. Smith at such nnd such a number, Broadway; and that
ioie will look ridiculous If the name of the street Is stalled
bonetlcnlly. Of course there Is no reason, logically, why
-ei-i should rot introduce phonetic spelling In his otilce-
Vast Increase of Wealth. '
HE Increase of wealth within the past twenty-five
years, in this country, has been enormous. By this
statement we mean that the country is richer in
everything that makes a country rich, but also and
chiefly that there are now multitudes of very rich
men where a quarter of a century ago there were only a
few. Fifty years ago it was easy to name the Individual
who had an income of firty thousand dollars a year. Such
an income implied productive property of more than a
million. The American style Is the most extravagant in
the world. It demands the best everywhere, and usually
gets it, and pays the highest, prices for it. Are we..'
then a nation of spendthrifts, the rich people setting the'
pace nnd the rest, following as fast and as far as they can?
We do not think so. We are called money worshipers by
some; and reckless prodigals by others. Neither charge is
correct. There Is a new scale of wealth, and there aro
many more people who have large possessions than ever
before in our history. But there is as large a proportion.
ui m-u.-ooie anu uiruiy persons in tne country as ever."
There are fewer reckless spendthrifts, nnd more rich aaen
who are bestowing vast sums of money in philanthropic and
charitable works. The wealth which is gathered is not
hoarded. Much of it is distributed throughout the com
munity, and a larger proportion than in former times la
given away in charity and philanthropy. There Is also less
self-denial and less saving, the severer virtues have been
sent to the background, and charity and friendliness and
hospitality are displayed and advertised. The good things
which multi-millionaires are doing with their gold are pub
lished far and wide, and "the woman with two mites" has
little chance of commendation in comparison with them.
What the end will be it is impossible to predict. It is evi
dent now that the rich are getting richer, that the cost of
everything which rich people use and demnnd Is growing
greater every day, and that competition has stretched be
yond business, and entered social, and even church life, In
ways that are offensive to good breeding and menacing to
pure religion. I'nless along with the new scale of living
and personal expenditure comes a new standard of hnrievn.
lence nnd self-sacrifice, we shall only repeat In this repub
lic the experience of other ages, and reap an evil and pain
ful hnrvost. Great wealth without mercy, charity and self
rWntton is not a blessing but a eurse.-New York Observer.
AMUSEMENTS OF YALE MEN.
His Awfnl Predicament.
First Kussian Nobleman "Urea.
Scottovlcb! What Is tbe matterskofl
with the archbishopskl? He seems tt
be having a lltovlcii!"
Second liusslan Nobleman "Oh, tin
Grand Dukeskl Ivan Alexaudervlcl
KutmynoseofT Is about to marry tin
second daughter of the Grand Duchesi
Andabtilosln of the Schklnkenburg
Ktr.enblatter, the Duchess Anastasll
Verina Pauline Celesta; and the clergy
man has several of the names stuci
erosswlseovlch In his tbroatskl.'
Smart Set.
A Conclllatorr Measure.
I see," said Mtv Uobbett, "the Cen
sus Bureau has located the center o
United Mates' population In an Indium
farmer's barnyard."
"Pin glad of It," his wife answered
"With, butter and eggs going up ever;
day. It's high time to do Hoinethlti)
to conciliate the cows and bens."
Brooklyn Eagle.
Mlk.
A Literary Man.
Mrs. Casey I hear your son
tins gone Into literature.
Mrs. Clancy Mo lie has. He's got i
Job as Janitor In a library. Judge.
Any woman who speaks IU of he
neighbor give them license to get bad
at her.
It U easy to gauge a maa's empt)
is hn he la full.
Member of the Senior Clunn Take to
' Keedlnti Pqulrrclo.
The establishment of a squirrel com
mons In the center of the Yale campus
Is the Innovation that the present
senior class has to Its credit. Each
class (Li ring its stay of four years on
the cpu plans to Introduce some
novel rm of amusement which shall
thrive after It leaves the university
und which Is always associated with
Its numerals.
In this way top-spinning, hoop-roll
Ing, crap shooting and the several oth
er amusements that have become part
of the university undergraduate pro
gram have been Introduced. The mem
bers of the class of 1908, however,
have the honor of Introducing tbe first
amusement which has a tendency In.
the line of feeding the hungry and
housing tbe homeless.
The Yale campus, with Its beautiful
elms, has always been an Ideal home
for the squirrels and tbe chipmunks
and many years ago they, wlthrfheL
respective families, sought the peace
supposed to be within the classic walls
of Yale. Hut the Introduction of the
Boston terrier as a roomer there, as
well as a frequent visitor, frightened
away many of these Hve'y little ani
mals, until a couple of years ago the
sight of a squirrel was most uncom
mon. Then a reaction set In, the terrier
was ostracized or nt least was curlall
ed In his liberty, and the blight, busy
little animals were encouraged to re
turn to their abandoned farms by the
Yale boys. Then plans were made to
keep frisky chaps on the campus, with
the result tbat what may very prop
erly be termed a squirrel commons
now exists.
All during the early fall the Yale
tneu congregate In uumlter on their
respective fences, and with bags full
of peaists and walnuts, entice the
squirrels nnd chipmunks to come down
to supper.
Another amusement, which Is said to
have originated up near the Sheffield
scientific school, Is pitching pennies.
litoliing pennies has been one of the
frolics of the Yale campus since the
Introduction of the first monkey Into
New Haven. But the occupants of the
freshman dormitories have originated
a feature which Intensifies the fun to
the Yale mind.
It took the Italian with the hurdy
gurdy less than twenty-four hours
after his arrival In town to learn that
the fertile Held for bis labors was In
the region of the Y'ale campus. And
he soon came to real lee that the fresh
men were his best customers. As a
result, directly after dinner, during the
fall evenings, there are llued up a doz
en of these musical artists with their
several Instruments dispensing "Boolo
Yale," "We Won't Go Home Put II
Morning," "We Must Love Some One,"
and other Yale favorites In a distract
ing chorus.
At first, when there were compara
tively few Instruments . In the city,
there was fun enough in simply danc
ing to the music or In tossing pennies
from the windows, but as competition
grew keen nnd more Italians appeared
the fun grew more furious.
One night, snys the Boston Herald,
nn old favorite held up his hand for
the accustomed coin, nnd when It land
ed It wns hot. Instinctively he tossed
It up to be en tight by the next fellow,
who In turn let It fly. The boys heat
ed the pennies In flic 11 replaces of their
rooms, nnd then dropped (hem down
to the unsuspecting Neapolitans. Now
(here Is more caution on the part of
the players, but every night the boys
rnln die rod-hot coins down, and (be
grasping musicians pitch each ot them
up In the nir to cool, ns they hesitate
whether to risk a scorched band or
allow their neighbors to become richer
nn account of tbelr timidity.
CRABBING IN MARYLAND.
An Ingenious Method by Which Man)
Are Caught for the Market.
Those who crab for market a th
Choptank river, Maryland, have aa in
genious method of catching crake rq
quantity. A rope about the thickness
of a clothesline, several hundred fe4
long, is kept colled ln a keg. The gtsnct
the cover the more pleasant the ant
with the fisherman to tbe ratttng
grounds, for at Intervals of tw feet
along the entire length of the rop he
has untwisted It and inserted
I he strands short pieces of salted
The torsion of the strands holds thess)
tightly iu place. Each end of the tap
has a keg buoy attached, together wH
a heavy stone.
Arriving at the favored plaoe, s
ally on oyster beds, he throws a keg
overboard and pays out hln highly
seenieii rope ns ue sans, wnea fAe
other end Is reached he anchors It wtVk
another stone nnd throws oat avnetker
buoy.
After lowering his sail, he waUn a
few minutes, then takes his stand on
(he bow of his Ixiat. Alongside of hha
Is his bimiinir net with k4L.
feet long. He raises tba buoy aad
stone nnd, hand over hand, pulls his'
bont along the line. When a crab,
clinging to lis refreshment, comes In
sight, he sel.es his net, dashes It fl
ier (lie crab nnd flings It Into tbe boat
The wnt-v ei'tili inn. kl. t.1.a &
- j "wm.-n uim UUH1 SUM!
dive for the bottom, but such Is the
llshermnirs dexterity that his net Is
swifter than the crab. One seldom
gets uwny.
Several hundreds of crabs are often
taken nt each overhauling of the rape.
W hen he has caught all he wants, says
the writer In Country Life In America,
he packs them In barrels and sella Usesa
to a h.esl denier, who ships tham ta mar
ket.
If a man baa neither .'rlttii s
enemies he has lives' ta vsla. .
