Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 February 1892 — Biggest Game Ever Killed with Rifles. [ARTICLE]

Biggest Game Ever Killed with Rifles.

John R. Davis, whose reputation for truth and veracity has hitherto been beyond question, writes the following from Shelton: “I awoke this morning about 5 o’clock, and, looking out on the Big Skookum Bay, I saw five large whales swimming up the bay toward Shelton. I ran into the bouse and got my rifle, which is a 45-Winchester. I fired on tho head whale. I saw the water splash, ana knew I had missed him. Then I ran to a stump near the beach. I fired again, and this time the leviathan splashed the water with his tail, and I knew I had hit him. *Then the whole school dived. I then ran down to the beach and jumped intumy boat and started after them. I think they were badly frightened and lost their course, for they ran ashcre on the beach opposite Shelton. When they ran ashore I fired again. They all got off the beach but one This, I think, is the one I first shot at, Mr. Munson came out, and we shot him several times with our big guns and killed him. He is fiity feet long and eight feet high. Mr Johnson says he is a finback.”—Seattle Post-Intelligence.

A paste which is very fine for softening or whitening the skin is made as follows: White almonds, 3 ounces; strained honey, 2 ounces; orange flower water, 5 ounces; cold cream, 4 ounces. Pound the almonds to a paste in a mortar and mix them with the other ingted teats. —Delineator.