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ONOLULU goes In for water
sports to a greater extent,
probably, than any otbor city
In tbo world. All kinds of
aquatic games are Indulged
In, but tho most popular nr
also among the most danger-
oua and nro spociaiizeu in
hero to a degrco that makes
them almost n dlstlnctlvo
Hawaiian diversion. Surf-rid-
dng la ono or tho most common of these water
ports and Is full of excitement for ooui par
ticipants nnd onlookers. In outrlggerod canoes
tho natives rldo tho breakwater waves ns they
rush shoreward, and, It Is almost superfluous
to add, It Is a sport that calls for a steady
oervo and no llttlo skill.
Riding tho surf on planks Is nnothcr form
of thlB Bport practiced by tho visitors at Wnl
klkl beach, and Is Just as exciting and danger
ous. But tho most exciting nnd dangerous of
Hawaiian water sportB Is shark hunting. This
port Is Indulged In In tho vicinity of Honolulu
bar. Power boats of about four tons dis
placement arc generally used. In tho company
of a congenial Honolulu sportsman I went out
to try my hnnd at tho game. We left the har
bor at 8 o'clock In the morning, at which early
tour tho bay and vicinity Is allvo with peoplo
engaged In all kinds or flaking. Just as we
started wo camo across a number of Japanese;
omo were wading up to their waists In the
hallow wnter and othcrB were angling from
boats. Outside tho bay men In two-onrcd punts
were hunting for sea turtles, which In these
waters average from 400 to GOO pounds In
weight. I watched ono of tho bonts for a while.
tit moved slowly along, then suddenly stopped.
iAn oarsman solzcd a rifle from tho Bide of the
boat and fired at a turtle Just seen rising to tho
urfaco of the water, but It Is no easy matter
'to hit a nark at a distance of from 60 to 60
yards from a rolling boat, and tho turtle es
caped. Twice after that I heard the flshorman
fire, then sllenco followed. He had lost sight
of the prey. Apparently the turtles are not very
plentiful, as I saw but two during tho entire
day.
Arriving at the shark-haunted spot, about a
mile from shore, we stopped our motor boat
nd prepared to try conclusions with the dread
ed monster of the deep. Our bait two fat
tened, flayed sheep
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and quickly made off. So It seems not all
sharks ar alike In disposition, or perhaps a
difference In tho degrco of hunger or a half
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duct. Out of patience with the clumsy hasti
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first trip empty-handed.
On tho occasion of our second excursion we
started at 7 o'clock in the morning and were
accompanied by an experienced fisherman and
nn expert harpoonist. Wo started under
favorable auspices. The sailors on a large ves
sel that had boon riding at anchor slnco tho
previous evening Informed us that four or flvo
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hour and a half, dur
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traditional trado
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little craft well out
from shore, our boat
man called our at
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that a shark was
hovering around tho
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lurface of the water.
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heart's content, and
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tor a fow minutes he
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a largo chunk off the
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ready to thrust. Tho shark ogaln approached
tho boat and wo could Bee his every movement
quite distinctly. Wo gradually drow the bait
almost up to tho boat and tho Infuriated mon
Bter wub now biting ravenously at the bait
within easy roach of our craft. As ho rose
partially to tho surface our man drove the
harpoon Into him, but not In a fatal Bpot, and
as I thought, not with sufficient forco. Tho
harpoon merely grazod his side. Four times
tho boatman threw the harpoon, each tlmo
missing, and finally tho hungry creaturo gave
up In disgust and relinquished all further at
tacks upon the bait.
That it was always tho same monster that
made the furious attacks on tho bait I was
quite convinced, for I could clearly sea the
marks of tho harpoon on his body. The be
havior of the second shark, which only tasted
tho bait, and of the third was quite different
now there, and In less than half an hour one
of the hooks bad caught one of the monsters.
For ten or twenty seconds the victim tugged
vigorously to free himself and then remained
so still that we thought It had esenped. How
ever, with a view to examining the bait, we
began to pull In the rope, nnd with It came a
good-sized fish. To prevent a long struggle I
put a bullet Into Its side the moment it reached
the surface of the water. All at once it
stretched out and the harpoonist thrust his
weapon Into Its Out forehead, about four to
flvo inches from the edga of the mouth.
Scarcely had wo tied the proy to the sldo of
tho boat, when the men on the big steamer
began to flro at tho sharks swimming all
around us. They did no dnmago to tho sharks
nnd certainly did not Improvo our sport, for
nono of the monsters appeared again for somo
time.
As my fellow fisherman had important busi
ness to transact I took him ashore during tho
forenoon, and returned to continue the sport.
About 4 o'clock In tho afternoon a courageous
or very hungry shark attacked tho bait four
times boforo he met hi' doom. As an ex
periment I shot him in tno belly, nnd the bullot
bad a much more decisive effect than In the
case of the first fish. Tho length of the llrst
fish was G.S feet, and Hint of the second 7 S
feet The former was yellowish-green In color
and tho latter was striped llko a tiger.
On this day the sharkc took llttlo notice of
the large bait floating on the surface and wero
evidently looking for prey deeper down. I can
And no satisfactory explanation for this as tho
weather conditions were practically tho same
on both days. It Is possible that the differ
ence in bait was responsible, as the fat, flayed
sheep used on the first occasion wero white
In color, while that employed on the second
day was dark In color and devoid of fat. The
natives bollevo that the sight of tho shark Is
defective, and that that Is tho reason the mon
ster rarely attacks the brown-skinned natlvea
Perhaps they are right
Corea, A Land of Contrasts
Contrasts between tho customs of Corea and
those of other countries nro striking every
where. In other lands when a man wants to
remove a hog from ono pasturo to another he
drives it or tolls It with corn. Not so In Corea.
Here a stout laboring man catches a full grown
bog, ties Its feot together, puts It on a wood
frame made from the limbs of trees and carries
It to market The samo wood framo In usod
by the porter who carries your trunk from tho
station to the hotel Instead of using a truck or
wheelbarrow.
In other countries tho tiger, tho leopnrd and
the elephant Inhabit tho tropics. In Coroa
those animals flourish In a climate aa Bevero
as that of Ontario. The fur of the Corean
tiger Is longer and glossier than that of his
cousin in the Jungles of tropical India, for the
same reason tbat the coat of a raccoon Is fluor
In winter than in summer when it Is not need
Ad for warmth. ,
'The Corean tiger is a royal looking beast,
wen frequently standing In a commanding
Ksltton upon a snow-covered mountainside
klng down disdainfully at a passing train
find growling the protesting native's answer to
Che shriek of the Invading "mogul."
Sporting Englishmen have a few shooting
tooxes in Corea and like to bunt elephants
there because the climate Is far more agree
able to them than that of Burma, Ceylon or
Ulrica, where elephants are found.
Fine bulls loaded with the branches of trees
Med as firewood are a common sight la the
streets of Seoul. Ponies aro ridden, but never
used to draw vehicles as they aro In other
countries, nnd cattle aro never killed for beef.
Cows, which havo been known In Corea for
scores of ccnturlos, are nover milked, or wero
not cntll a fow yearB ago, and tho Coreans
never know anything about dairy products.
In most countries the horse is considered a
bettor mount than the donkey. Not so in Corea.
There tho mock and slow moving ass is re
garded as the best riding animal.
Street signs uro rcllod upon In tho cities of
other countries, and nowhere nro they more
used than In China, vblch formerly exorcised
a shadowy suzerainty over Corea and was her
nolghbor. Hut In Seoul they were not used at
all beforo tho Japanese camo. In almost all
other countries women aro fond of going shop
ping and merchants strive to please them.
In Corea It Is otherwoBa. The women regard
shopping as a necessary evil, and the mer
chants keep their goods in closets Instead of
on counters and shelves and In showcases.
The merchant does not hustle for trade or
argue for a sale. It the customer asks for
something else she Is likely to be shown what
the merchant has and told that he has nothing
like what she wants.
Tho Corean method of Angering the violin
Is exactly the reverse to that of western peo
ple. The Corean Angers the Instrument near
the bridge with his right hand. With his left
he plucks the strings at the other end and be
uses m bow at all.
In most countries retailing liquors Is not
regarded as a suitable avenue of activity for
nn aristocratic woman whoso fortune has dwin
dled. In Corea a lady In distress may operate
a saloon without fear of any social stigma rest
ing upon her. And a bar Is tho only ktnd of
ell op she mny keep with Impunity. Hor maid
acts as barmaid, but the Btiloon Is given
epaco In the residence without injuring the
tone of tho establishment. A woman of social
distinction may mako shoes provided sho
makes such as the common people wear. To
mako shoes for her own class would remove
her from that class.
A Corean lady In reduced circumstances may
become a physician, and to protect tho occupa
tion from overcrowding tho law of Corea, be
fore the JapaneBo occupation, provided that no
woman who was not an nrlstocrat might prac
tice medicine. Powdered tiger clawB, boar's
gall and other remedies that do not appear in
the pharmacopoeia are prescribed. Dut tho
common custom is to euro disease by mnklng a
straw Image of the patient and emphasizing
the Beat of the affliction by making the af
flicted region or member abnormally large.
The manikin Is thrown out of doors, and it Is
believed that any one who picks It up will get
the disease.
Bacteriologists agree tbat this Is sometimes
tho .case, but they disagree with the Corean
physicians as to the relief of the patient by
this means. The appearance of the manikins
found In the street or along, the roadside is
often ludicrous. When all efforts to cast oft
the devil fall the patient is put out of doors
and left to die,
Even in the amusements of children , con
trasts with wester customs ar observable.
Instead of making a "seasaw" Corean girls
and boya lay a long board over a log or fence
with ono end fastened down and Jump up nd
down on the elevated end, the Impact of tho
weight tossing tho other Into tho air. A long
residence In Corea would be required to ascer
tain all of the differences In custom marking
the antlpodnl point of view. In most coun
tries tho octopus Is a dreaded sea monster and
a synonym for evil. Black Is not worn for
mourning In Corea. White is prescribed by
custom.
Classified.
"What did the young engineer say aftor the
women ho met on the hotel porch hnd put hlra
through a catechism about himself and bis
business?"
"Ho said thnt porch seemed to have thorough
equipment ns a pumping station."
Encouragement.
She It must be a hard blow to a man to
be rejected by a woman.
He Indeed It must
She Do you know, I don't think I could ever
have the heart to do It
Might a Road-Builder.
"Here is a man who Is evidently going out
of politics." '
"What makes you think soT"
"He advertises a steam-roller for sale."
On to Him.
"I once thought seriously of marrying for
money."
"Why didn't you, tbenr
The girl In the case was a thinker, too,"
HOLD BRIDE CHOOSING DAY
Moving-Picture Machine to Reveal
Mystery of "Chlnadec" In
Brittany.
Saint Jean du Dolgt, Brittany.
Moro than usual interest has attended
the nnnunl "Chlnadec" or "Bride choos
ing Day," which is one of tho festivals
of this old-fashioned town of Brittany.
A movlng-plcturo apparatus has been
present and has taken many pictures.
The custom dates back to tho mid
dle ages, when, it is said, the laws of
tho church wore so strict that no mar.
rlngo between relatives to within the
eleventh degrco was permitted. The
result was that young men could not
A Peep at the Medieval Town of St
Jean du Dolght, Brittany.
And brides even in neighboring vil
lages, and rather long Journeys had
to bo mado to And ellglblo girls else
where. It wob then that the church,
after an understanding with tho feudal
lord of tho place, who had a right to
a feo for each marriage, arranged a
common bridal day every year after
Eastern, nnd tho custom has been
maintained to the present
The day Is observed as ono of great
religious solemnity. Thcro is no
music or band, no dance of any kind
as, in fact, dancing has alwayH been
forbidden at St. Jean du Dolght be
cuuso of tho story of St. John tho
baptist having been ordered to be
beheaded by Herod after a dance.
From one to two hundred girls at
tent mass In the morning, nnd at 3
in tho afternoon thoy ngaln attend
vespers In the old Gothic church.
They are dressed in Bretngne fashion,
of nil colors, and wear long embroid
ered shawls reaching to their feet, nnd
carry a mass book and nn umbrella.
Tho young men stroll about Boino
dlstanco away on tho walks, nnd Boetn
to bo rather Indifferent, From tlmo to
tlmo ono of them IcavcB his friends
nnd goes to tho girl whom ho hna
chosen. Ho salutes her ceremoulous
ly, and speaks to her.
Then tho umbrella plays nn Import
nnt role. If It Is handed over to tho
young man, his proposal Is accepted,
and It is raro that it is not. Tho girl
usually hesitates for n fow minutes
for the sako of decorum. Tho young
man walks away to give tho girl a last
chance to reflect, and still retains his
nir of indifference.
Finally, after a fow minutes of wait
ing, which seem to bo only a tradition
al delay, tho girls leaves tho ranks and
follows tho young man, who then In
vites her to a small collation. Little
by llttlo the inns become crowded
with young couples, who are thus par
taking of a sort of frugal bridal repast.
When night comes the couples return
to the house of the chosen bride, and
a real bridal supper Is then given by
tho parents.
The girls who have not been chosen
do not seem to be disappointed. They
remain about the church till dusk, nnd
sometimes till It Is perfectly dnrk. If
their parents are kind to thorn nothing
Is snld, but it often happens tbat the
unfortunate girls who failed to bo
chosen are roundly scolded when thoy
return home without an intended hus-band.
FREED CONVICT IS HIRED
Seattle Man Released Recently Qoea
Back to Old Position on
Salary.
Seattle, Wash. George Edward
Adams, who was released after serv
ing more than flvo years in tho fed
eral penitentiary at McNeil Island for
the theft of many thousand dollars'
worth of gold dust from the Seattle
assay office, has returned to take up
the position of bookkeper which bo
occupied during his incarceration, not,
however, as a prisoner, but as a civil
ian, at n salary of $1,200 a year.
Friends of Adams worfced for his
release and succeeded In getting the
parole, which cut off ten years, which
good behavior and model conduct re
duced to six years and eight months.
Adams mado application for a tem
porary position, but according to the
appointment it may be permanent and
Warden Halllgan will endeavor to
keep him there, aa his work has been
more than satisfactory.
Death Followed Turkey Trot.
Atlantic City. While teaching her
husband the intricacies of the "turkey
trot," Mrs, Agnes E. Day, a vivacious
matron of twenty-one, sank with a
Goan to a couch and died a few hours
ter. The exertion bad ruptured a
blood vessel.
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