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. Wonderful Keenness of These
Natives of Australia.
DSED TO TRACK CRIMINALS.
ThM Man Art Varitabla Bloodhounds
and Have Natural Instinct For
Running Down Desparadoes Who Art
Rating Frcm Justict.
A crlmiiiiil lu Australia knows that
his chances for escape are nearly hope
less If a tracker" Is put upon his trail
within a da;.- after the crime Is diseov
red. A "tracker" Is a native black
mm having a natural instinct for run
ning down criminals fleeing from Jus
tice. These men are veritable blood
feounds, and their strange power Is pos
sessed by uo other race in the world.
So Implicit is the confidence felt in
them by the police that when a black
tarts out upon a man hunt the officer
who goes with him merely follows In
his wake. He does not question him or
in any way Interfere with him, but,
leading his own horse, allows the guide
to go In whatever direction he pleases,
ao matter how apparently reasonless
is course may seem.
The most successful trackers are in
Queensland, near the edge of New
South Wales. They will travel any
distance, animated by no feeling of ha
tred for their quarry, but only desirous
ef proving their expertness. The re
ward they ask Is absurdly small for
the long and difficult trails. A few
hillings or some cheap bracelets,
rings, and so on. quite satisfy them.
They have no Idea of the value of
money. Rum is their great weakness.
Once a tracker was employed to lo
cate some valuable trees for a timber
tan. He bad to travel some forty
lies through a forest so dense that It
was necessary to cut bis way through
with his tomahawk. All be asked for
-White feller no fool
he said, smiling, wet and breathless.
Then it was seen that the fugitive had
carefully covered up bis tracks by
walking backward. Strange to relate,
these tracks terminated under the very
tree where the party were seated. But
apparently the man hunt was finished.
The game had vanished Into space!
The tracker dashed into a thicket
and hastily secured a strong, pliable
vine, used by the uatlves to scale tree
trunks too smooth to climb. This he
was a bottle of rum, while the timber ' threw about the tree and began to
have"leeu impossible to fltul the way
out of them alone, but such Is the con
tidence lu that country in the faithful
ness and ability of a tracker, lie
now crawled for the greater part on his
hands and knees, miuutely examining
twigs and branches for signs of a fresh
ly broken passageway for the fugitive,
lie was about ten feet aWad of the
others when he gave a subdued ex
clamation of delight.
"I catch white feller ulck!" he said
and pointed to a scrap or cloth clinging
to a broken twig. Four hours more
and a river was reached. There In the
damp earth of the bank two footprints
were plainly seen.
The trucker leaped into the river
and struck out for the opposite aide.
Emerging upon the other bank, he ran,
dripping, for twenty feet or so, follow
ing footprints that had again stopped
at the water's edge.
Then the trailer paused. Be was
plainly puzzled. What had become of
the cattle thief? Had be recrossed the
river or swam down as far as he could
and landed on either bank, then struck
hi to the woods again? After sharply
examining the ground the troubled
guide swam back nud landed a few
yards below his party. By his actions
they saw that he had found the tracks
again. The criminal had indeed crossed
the river, but where had lie gone after
that?
Trust a tracker to solve riddles of j the disease being so insidious that it
that sort! Suddenly he began uncover- gets a good hold on the system before
lug the leaves and twigs between him it is recognjzed. Foley's Kidney Cure
and the other two men until he reach-i ; the deve,opment of fatai
ed them. They were sitting beneath a .. .... ...
huge eucalyptus tree. disease ,f taken ,n t,me-
black feller!"
mlck.
"Oh, 1 don't mlud. I'll wait."
At the end of the day there was ihv
trader.
"1 waut to show sahib this beautiful
ring."
"I don't want any rlug," IuhIhU'.I
stthlh." "do!"
"rut. kuIiIU, I sell this ring vcr.
cheap."
"I Ull you 1 don't wunt It!"
"1 wait, luuor (lilgunossi. If snhl''
ouly'tico the ting he will buy."
The ner;t morning he was scafc'
about UA) yards fnui the tent, giiziu;:
Into iqmee. Two hours later lie wu,
lu the satr.o position. At nightfall lie
was still there. Mr. Mcl'ormtck coi:M
stand It no longer. "Show mc Ci.(
ring!" he called. "What do you wain
for ur
"Oh, h;ior. it U a beautiful ring! I
unit!.1 It mjsolf!"
"Here, you old Kcundal, this Isu't n
stone - it's u piece of glass!"
"Oh, sahib, e-stone In good e-stouo.
Gil-lass, no!"
"Well, what do you waut for It, you
wind!?"
"Fifty rupees."
"Make tracks quick! I wouldn't give
more than ten!"
The next day the merchant reappear
ed, offeriug the ring for 45 rupees; the
day after he came down to twenty;
the third his price was ten.
"Sahib said ho would give ten!" be
Insisted.
Mr. McCoriuIck finally In desperation
handed out 10 rupees, and the trader
went away smillug, having fairly bored
his way to success.
Potter Wasps at Work.
The family eumenldae, or solitary
wasps, contain some curious workers.
Some are miners and dig tiny tunnels
in the earth; some are carpenters and
cut channels In wood and then divide
the space Into chambers by partitions
of mud; some build oval or globelike
mud nests on branches or twigs. This
home may be partitioned Into several
tiny rooms, Into which are put various
small Insects captured by the mother
wasp and upon which the young wasps
feed.-St. Nl'.Oiohs.
Kidney complaint kills more people
i than any other disease. This is due to
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merchant derived over 2,000 from the
sale of the trees.
The following description of a man
kunt will convey a clear Idea of the
stagers and hardships to be endured;
. In this, particular case the tracker
was a splendid specimen of manhood.
The usual loin garments of kangaroo
skin be bad exchanged for a light cov
ering of cotton -cloth, provided by tho
police. He led a horse, so as to make
time in the open country districts
where the runaway's footsteps could
be seen from a horse. The hunt was
very earnest, because the fugitive had
stolen some cattle. In Australia the
erime of cattle stealing is most se
Terely dealt with and considered a seri
ns offense.
The offender was a well seasoned
sushman, eunniug and acquainted with
the tactics of the trackers. Further
more, he had two days' start of his
pursuers.
To accompany a chase like this Is
awesome, the utter silence and desola
tion uf the woods Is so depressing.
Then, too, the trails are deceptive, of
ten leading to a deserted wood camp
beneath a foliage so dense that it is
topofioible even to catch a glimpse of
the sky. Darkness closes in very
quickly lu the mountain regions, and
by nightfall the tracker and his em
ployer were glad to reach au "accom
modation house," or rancher's home,
where such as these were usually wel
comed and allowed to put up for the
alght. At this bouse the officer tried
to hear tidings of bis man, but no one
ad seen him.
All the next day the black fellow led
along as swiftly as possible. The way
was extremely rough, and mile after
sulle was covered through wild silences
until a stranger would surely think the
guide was playing a losing game. At
so time could they ride, and it was
with great difficulty that they reached
a sort of clearing, where the horses
were tied and camp struck for the
night. Tearing huge strips of bark
from the trees and wrapping blankets
round them, each lay on the concave
surface of one for a bed and rested.
At noon the next day a Irishman's
cabin was reached, and there the tired
horses were tethered. The hunters
then proceeded ou foot. Another night
in the forest, and the fourth day found
these intrepid hunters making their
way through underbrush peculiar to
Australia, called "lawyers and barris
ters," because Its thorns and bra in -lies
catch one at every turn. Once the
guide hesitated, turned back and struck
& iu another direction down an em
bankment, the rest tumbling after him.
A wild chase that must have been!
Two whits men following the appar
ently mad 'actions of a black fellow
Into places so remote that it would
isc-end it. The others looked on In as- '
tonishment. Up went the black until t
thirty feet in the air; then those below j
noticed that the main trunk of the tree
had been broken off years before, form-
Ing a crotch for the new branches that j
had sprung up on either side.
A most astonishing thing happened.
Ueaching down into the hollow of the
half dead tree trunk, the tracker seized i
something, at the same time shouting j
to the officer beneath: "Boss, boss, I i
catch white feller! He play possum!" j
Out or tne opening appeared a man s
head, and a more wretched object
could never have been seen. He was
tousled, dirty, gaunt, half starved.
In due course he paid the penalty of
his crime. He said that, knowing a
tracker would be put upon his trail, he
had hoped to give him the impression
that be bad been drowned while swim
ming the river.
Trackers have a horror of traveling
after dark, being constantly in fear of
meetiug the bunyip, a fearful monster
with glaring eyes, which they believe
to be the spirit of an old aboriginal
king who roams around the swampy
land at night to catch black men.
You can frlgbten trackers half out of
their wits by telling them you will send
the bunyip after them. They also be
lieve that a giant lives on mountain
tops, waiting to kill them with a club;
hence they never sleep on top of a
mountain or near a swamp, always
pitching their brush tents, or mlmls.
near a dry and level spot. Their only
religious belief Is that a big god who
has been asleep for ages will one day
awaken and eat up the whole world.
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"If the sword be not bought." writes
Sir James Veruey, "I had much rather
have one according to tho mode, and
the rather because n black one is more
agreeable to my pliancy. I hope you
have given my tailor full directions
about the belt, for I can by uo means
trust to his Judgment. As for tho sad
dle you mention. am very much
obliged to yourself for borrowing an
to Sir niWi: Temple for lending it. If
ho knows for whom It Is, but my fcitre
is that 1 shall not become a saddle of
that uorili. If It lii'louge to him lis
Kt. of the Katli, unit I question wheth
er I n.iiy Ikivc It for both assises. As
for the lioiri' I have at Sutton, I feiire
he will be Mo high for n low fellow to
gelt upon; If so, 1 shall be bold ti send
for yours. I nit) unwilling to look like
a jackanapes on horsebarl;. You men
tion topps to be laced, which I suppose
arc to be worn upon my leggs; If so. I
fenre there wlil be so milch topp. as
there will l.e but little bottom to be
seen. M.v h g,M nil are Mioi t enough In
conscience nilready, and If the fashion
must needs make then) shorter I must
BIDED HIS TIME.
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Patienca and Persistence of the
Indian Trader.
The patience of certain Indian traders
is almost beyond belief. However, as
a virtue Is seldom a simple and single
hearted affair, but usually consists of
a mixture of several motives, It Is safe
to conclude that greed mingled with a
good share of obstinacy goes to make
up the measure of these peddlers' pa
tience. It thus becomes only a passive
form of the persistence which belongs
to the skillful trader everywhere. A.
D. McCormlck in "An Artist In the
Himalayas" gives an account of a
transaction iu which be bad a part
He was camping in the mountain re
gion, and merchants were continually
coming to his tent in the hope of d!s-
posing of their wares. They did not
seem to mind if their goods were not
bought
"Only just look at this beautiful wor
rlk, sahib," said one.
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