Without an instant’s hesitation he
Jumped overboard from the opposite side
of the boat. For as he looked he caught
Bight of the jaws of a great shark which,
spying this tempting morsel of a plump
little darky boy. had leaped toward the
careened boat with open mouth. So vig
orous was 'he shark's leap that as Pedro
went over one side of the boat the shark
flopped in at the other. Not being used
to these surroundings and missing his
prey, he floundered around until his head
bore down the gunwale and he slid from
the careening boat Into the sea again
before the people on the steamer couIA
fling a harpoon at him. Almost as he
disappeared poor Pedro's head popped
up on the opposite side of the boat, and
in a terrible fright he clambered into the
dingy again, as thoroughly scared a
young darky as ever had a narrow es
cape.
Had he not thus saved himself from
the maneater, help from the steamer
would have been necessary, and even
then it is more than probable that the
boy would not have been saved. This is
a remarkable instance of the ferocity
of a shark seeking his prey out of the
water.
Utilizing the Hog.
N. A. Clapp says: “One'of the most
economical ways of feeding corn to
cattle is in the shock. While at first
thought this may seem like a slip
shod method, with hogs to follow the
cattle and to consume the undigested
corn that passes the cattle, there is but
little lost. Under this method the food
consumed by the hogs would be well
nigh valueless without them to con
sume it. Hogs fattened in that way
yield a large profit.’*
The Jollier.
