FOOTNOTES:[A]Reprinted by special permission from "The Prodigious Hickey." Copyright, 1908, by Little, Brown and Company.[B]The "shell" is the lowest class.[C]Reprinted from "Uncle Abner." Copyright, 1918, by D. Appleton and Company.[D]Reprinted from "Tad Sheldon, Boy Scout," by special permission of The Macmillan Company. Copyright, 1913, by R. Harold Paget.[E]Reprinted by special permission from "Whirligigs." Copyright, 1910, by Doubleday, Page and Company.[F]Reprinted by special permission from "Arizona Nights." Copyright, 1907, by Doubleday, Page and Company.[G]Reprinted by special permission from "The Adventures of Billy Topsail." Copyright, 1906, by Fleming H. Revell Company.[1]"The early literature of natural history has, from very remote times, contained allusions to huge species of cephalopods, often accompanied by more or less fabulous and usually exaggerated descriptions of the creatures. . . . The description of the 'poulpe,' or devil-fish, by Victor Hugo, in 'Toilers of the Sea,' with which so many readers are familiar, is quite as fabulous and unreal as any of the earlier accounts, and even more bizarre. . . . Special attention has only recently been called to the frequent occurrence of these 'big squids,' as our fishermen call them, in the waters of Newfoundland and the adjacent coasts. . . . I have been informed by many other fishermen that the 'big squids' are occasionally taken on the Grand Banks and used for bait. Nearly all the specimens hitherto taken appear to have been more or less disabled when first observed, otherwise they probably would not appear at the surface in the daytime. From the fact that they have mostly come ashore in the night, I infer that they inhabit chiefly the very deep and cold fiords of Newfoundland, and come to the surface only in the night."—From the "Report on the Cephalopods of the Northeastern Coast of America," by A. E. Verrill. Extracted from a report of the Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries, issued by the Government Printing Office at Washington. In this report twenty-five specimens of the large species taken in Newfoundland are described in detail.[2]Stories of this kind, of which there are many, are doubted by the authorities, who have found it impossible to authenticate a single instance of unprovoked attack.[H]Published by express permission of the Mark Twain Company as well as the Trustees of the Estate of Samuel L. Clemens and Harper and Brothers, Publishers.[I]Reprinted by special permission from "Penrod and Sam." Copyright, 1916, by Doubleday, Page and Company.[J]Reprinted by special permission from "Reminiscences of a Ranchman." Copyright, 1910, by George H. Doran Company.[K]Reprinted from "The Boy Scouts' Year Book." Copyright, 1918, by D. Appleton and Company.[L]Reprinted from "The Depot Master." Copyright, 1910, by D. Appleton and Company.[M]Reprinted by special permission from "Land Ho." Copyright, 1890, by Harper and Brothers.[N]Reprinted from "The Boy Scouts' Year Book." Copyright, 1918, by D. Appleton and Company.[O]Reprinted by special permission from "Cleek, the Master Detective." Copyright, 1918, by Doubleday, Page and Company.[P]Reprinted by special permission from "Great Ghost Stories." Copyright, 1918, by Dodd, Mead and Company.[Q]Reprinted by special permission from "Great Ghost Stories." Copyright, 1918, by Dodd, Mead and Company.
[A]Reprinted by special permission from "The Prodigious Hickey." Copyright, 1908, by Little, Brown and Company.
[A]Reprinted by special permission from "The Prodigious Hickey." Copyright, 1908, by Little, Brown and Company.
[B]The "shell" is the lowest class.
[B]The "shell" is the lowest class.
[C]Reprinted from "Uncle Abner." Copyright, 1918, by D. Appleton and Company.
[C]Reprinted from "Uncle Abner." Copyright, 1918, by D. Appleton and Company.
[D]Reprinted from "Tad Sheldon, Boy Scout," by special permission of The Macmillan Company. Copyright, 1913, by R. Harold Paget.
[D]Reprinted from "Tad Sheldon, Boy Scout," by special permission of The Macmillan Company. Copyright, 1913, by R. Harold Paget.
[E]Reprinted by special permission from "Whirligigs." Copyright, 1910, by Doubleday, Page and Company.
[E]Reprinted by special permission from "Whirligigs." Copyright, 1910, by Doubleday, Page and Company.
[F]Reprinted by special permission from "Arizona Nights." Copyright, 1907, by Doubleday, Page and Company.
[F]Reprinted by special permission from "Arizona Nights." Copyright, 1907, by Doubleday, Page and Company.
[G]Reprinted by special permission from "The Adventures of Billy Topsail." Copyright, 1906, by Fleming H. Revell Company.
[G]Reprinted by special permission from "The Adventures of Billy Topsail." Copyright, 1906, by Fleming H. Revell Company.
[1]"The early literature of natural history has, from very remote times, contained allusions to huge species of cephalopods, often accompanied by more or less fabulous and usually exaggerated descriptions of the creatures. . . . The description of the 'poulpe,' or devil-fish, by Victor Hugo, in 'Toilers of the Sea,' with which so many readers are familiar, is quite as fabulous and unreal as any of the earlier accounts, and even more bizarre. . . . Special attention has only recently been called to the frequent occurrence of these 'big squids,' as our fishermen call them, in the waters of Newfoundland and the adjacent coasts. . . . I have been informed by many other fishermen that the 'big squids' are occasionally taken on the Grand Banks and used for bait. Nearly all the specimens hitherto taken appear to have been more or less disabled when first observed, otherwise they probably would not appear at the surface in the daytime. From the fact that they have mostly come ashore in the night, I infer that they inhabit chiefly the very deep and cold fiords of Newfoundland, and come to the surface only in the night."—From the "Report on the Cephalopods of the Northeastern Coast of America," by A. E. Verrill. Extracted from a report of the Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries, issued by the Government Printing Office at Washington. In this report twenty-five specimens of the large species taken in Newfoundland are described in detail.
[1]"The early literature of natural history has, from very remote times, contained allusions to huge species of cephalopods, often accompanied by more or less fabulous and usually exaggerated descriptions of the creatures. . . . The description of the 'poulpe,' or devil-fish, by Victor Hugo, in 'Toilers of the Sea,' with which so many readers are familiar, is quite as fabulous and unreal as any of the earlier accounts, and even more bizarre. . . . Special attention has only recently been called to the frequent occurrence of these 'big squids,' as our fishermen call them, in the waters of Newfoundland and the adjacent coasts. . . . I have been informed by many other fishermen that the 'big squids' are occasionally taken on the Grand Banks and used for bait. Nearly all the specimens hitherto taken appear to have been more or less disabled when first observed, otherwise they probably would not appear at the surface in the daytime. From the fact that they have mostly come ashore in the night, I infer that they inhabit chiefly the very deep and cold fiords of Newfoundland, and come to the surface only in the night."—From the "Report on the Cephalopods of the Northeastern Coast of America," by A. E. Verrill. Extracted from a report of the Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries, issued by the Government Printing Office at Washington. In this report twenty-five specimens of the large species taken in Newfoundland are described in detail.
[2]Stories of this kind, of which there are many, are doubted by the authorities, who have found it impossible to authenticate a single instance of unprovoked attack.
[2]Stories of this kind, of which there are many, are doubted by the authorities, who have found it impossible to authenticate a single instance of unprovoked attack.
[H]Published by express permission of the Mark Twain Company as well as the Trustees of the Estate of Samuel L. Clemens and Harper and Brothers, Publishers.
[H]Published by express permission of the Mark Twain Company as well as the Trustees of the Estate of Samuel L. Clemens and Harper and Brothers, Publishers.
[I]Reprinted by special permission from "Penrod and Sam." Copyright, 1916, by Doubleday, Page and Company.
[I]Reprinted by special permission from "Penrod and Sam." Copyright, 1916, by Doubleday, Page and Company.
[J]Reprinted by special permission from "Reminiscences of a Ranchman." Copyright, 1910, by George H. Doran Company.
[J]Reprinted by special permission from "Reminiscences of a Ranchman." Copyright, 1910, by George H. Doran Company.
[K]Reprinted from "The Boy Scouts' Year Book." Copyright, 1918, by D. Appleton and Company.
[K]Reprinted from "The Boy Scouts' Year Book." Copyright, 1918, by D. Appleton and Company.
[L]Reprinted from "The Depot Master." Copyright, 1910, by D. Appleton and Company.
[L]Reprinted from "The Depot Master." Copyright, 1910, by D. Appleton and Company.
[M]Reprinted by special permission from "Land Ho." Copyright, 1890, by Harper and Brothers.
[M]Reprinted by special permission from "Land Ho." Copyright, 1890, by Harper and Brothers.
[N]Reprinted from "The Boy Scouts' Year Book." Copyright, 1918, by D. Appleton and Company.
[N]Reprinted from "The Boy Scouts' Year Book." Copyright, 1918, by D. Appleton and Company.
[O]Reprinted by special permission from "Cleek, the Master Detective." Copyright, 1918, by Doubleday, Page and Company.
[O]Reprinted by special permission from "Cleek, the Master Detective." Copyright, 1918, by Doubleday, Page and Company.
[P]Reprinted by special permission from "Great Ghost Stories." Copyright, 1918, by Dodd, Mead and Company.
[P]Reprinted by special permission from "Great Ghost Stories." Copyright, 1918, by Dodd, Mead and Company.
[Q]Reprinted by special permission from "Great Ghost Stories." Copyright, 1918, by Dodd, Mead and Company.
[Q]Reprinted by special permission from "Great Ghost Stories." Copyright, 1918, by Dodd, Mead and Company.
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