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HE COLUMBIAN.
i LOOMS BURG, PA.
thfrsday, si r ri'.M her as,
THC OYSTER INDUSTRY.
1905.
A visit to the smaller cities anJ
towns bordering salt or brackish
waters, where oysters arc cultivat
ed, and another to the great fish
markets, such as arc found in Bos
ton, New York, Philadelphia, and
Baltimore, or ev?n in New Orleans,
Chicago and San Francisco, where
oysters arc sold, will give some idea
of the e xtent and importance-of the
oyster industry. Thousands are
employed. Kven in these days of
Wllion dollar enterprises, a lar;e
capital is invested. It is incorreit
to suppose that the oysters are
merely caught in their natural stale
and brought untreated to the mar
ket. They must be carefully culti
vated from inception to maturity,
and skill and experience go far in
the make-up of the successful
oysterman.
The young or "seed'' oyster re
sults from the spawn, much the
same as with fish, and this seed is
the one essential thing to the oyster
planter. At present the waters ad
jacent to New York and New Jersey
supply the seed not only for the
New York industry, but for local
ities so far away as San Francisco,
in the early days of the New Y'ork
oyster business, however, the seed
was brought from the Chesapeake
Bay, and more than a little romance
is woven into what was known as
the "Virginia oyster trade." The
seed oysters were freighted to New
York in small sailboats which, iii
order that the seed could be planted
in season, were raced up and down
the Atlantic coast with a skill and
desperate daring known only to the
American boatman of forty years
ago. Famous among these boats
was the sloop "Admiral," of only
39 tons gross burden, owned by the
late Joseph Kllsworth. This boat,
to use the expression of her skipper
now a grizzled veteran of seventy
years-"ran the beach loaded decks-
to in the winter," making on each
trip thousands of dollars for her
owner.
When the seed aujuires in its
natural bed or "reef" a growth of
from one to three inches in length,
it is gathered from the water and
carefully culled or sorted. The
perfect seed are then replanted in
other localities where their growth
can be carefully watched. From
then on the crop must have cease
less attention for from two to three
vears, in which time the growth is
complete and the marketable pro
duct results. During this time the
oysters must be kept from the at
tacks of the starfish and other de
structive parasites; they must lie
Kept spread out thinly on the bot
tom so that their growth will not
ne hampered, and they must be
protected from the many other
vhings (not excepting thieves), on
he absence of which the life of the
jyster depends. To prevent theft
f the oysters, men are stationed in
.vatch-boats which are anchored
over the beds. When the growth
of the oysters is complete they must
e taken up for market. In some
cases the beds run dry at low tide
and then the oysters are raked into
neaps and taken off the beds. In
:nost instances, however, the beds
tre always under water and the
ysters are then taken up either by
'aand tongs or dredges. The tongs
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Baking Powder
Made of Cream of Tartar, and
Free From Alum or Phosphatic Acid
Royal Baking Powder renders bread, biscuit, cake
and all flour foods finer and more healthful.
Baking powders made from alum, phosphates and other
harsh, caustic acids are lower in price, but they are injurious to
the stomach.
" The injurious effect of alum on the mucous coat of thft
stomach is positive and beyond dispute ; it is both an irritant
and an astringent. The use of alum in any article of food or
article used in the preparation of food should be prohibited. "
JOHN C WISE, M.D., Medical Inspector, U. S. Navy.
ad
Is responsible for most of
the diseases and ailments of
the human system. It se
riously affects every organ
and function, causes catarrh,
dyspepsia, rheumatism,
weak, tired, languid feelings
and worse troubles. Take
Hoods Sarsaparilla
which purifies end enriches
the blood cs nothing else con
For testimonials of remarkable cores
end for Dock on the Blood, No. 3.
C L Hood Co., Lowell, Mast.
have long wooden handles terminat
ing in groups of iron fingers in whk h
the oysters are caugh. Tonging
is slow and extremely laborious
work and is fast being supplement
ed by the dredge. This instrument
is formed of a large and heavy iron
rake, to which is attached a bag,
partly of iron links and partly of
heavy cotton mesh. The dredge
is dragged along the bottom and
will catch, according to its size,
from one to ten bushels at each
haul. In the early days the dredges
were hauled by sailboats nnd pulled
aboard either by hand or by hand
operated winches on the decks of
the boats. Now steam and gasoline
driven dredge boats are almost ex
clusively employed and these are
fitted with power operated hoisters,
by means of which the dredge with
their loads are raised on deck.
Usually the dredge boats have the
engines in their after-ends and are
provided with shafts driven from
the engine and running forward to
the hoisting drums, which are placed
in the bows between decks, the
chains, to which the dredges are
fastened, being passed up through
the deck and over sheaves hung
from a mast or stanchion. These
boats range from five to two-hundred
tons tmrdeu. The boats are
capable of dredging up five hundred
bushels of oysters in ten hours'
work.
As the contents of the dredges
are thrown on the decks of the
boats, the shells, dead oysters,
debris and the like arc carefully
culled from the marketable oysters.
As a rule, when the mature
oysters are gathered from the beds,
they are poor or shrunken, and
oysters from some localities, when
fresh from the beds, have a bitter,
coppery taste. To swell or "fatten"
the oysters under these conditions
they are put through the process of
"drinking," that is to say they are
sunk lor a short time in fresh or
only slightly brackish water.
Usually this is done when the
oysters are still in the shell, they
being unloaded from the dredge or
other boat in which they are first
gathered and transported to fresh
water creeks or springs, where they
are thrown overboard and allowed
to lie from six to ten or twelve
hours. They are then taken Up
and are ready for the market. In
some cases the oysters are not
"drunk" until opened. Then the
oysters, removed from the shells,
are placed in troughs or vats and
covered with fresh water. In either
case, the oysters throw off their
natural bitter or coppery taste and,
absorbing the fresh water, swell out
or "fatten," as the oystermeu term
it, taking the plump, rounding form
THE COLUMBIAN,
For District Attorney Second Term),
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VOTlv FOR
ALBERT W. DUY, of Bloomsburg.
which they usually bear when sold
to the consumer. The oysters are
transported to the market or open
ing houses in various ways depend
ing upon the locality and traffic
conditions. Most of the oysters
reach New York market in bulk by
boats, as will be appreciated when
one inspects the large fleet of oyster
boats always to be seen at Gan
sevoort and Fulton markets, New
York City, during the oyster season.
Some ot the product is, however,
shipped in barrels by rail and steam
boat transportation lines. Market
oysters are divided into three grades
known by the oystermeu as box,
cullings, and cullintines, the largest
being called the box oysters, the
medium-sized cullings and the
smallest cullintines. According to
the practice usually followed in New
Yoik market, the oysters are not
"culled" or sorted until reaching
the market or opening house. Here
they are separated into their proper
grades and those intended for local
consumption are usually delivered
in their shells to the buyer. A vast
part of the product is, however,
shipped far inland to be consumed
either fresh or to be preserved or
canned, as may be desired. In
shipping the oysters inland, it is
customary to open them and place
them with their liquor and a cake
of ice in cans or tubs. In this
form they may be safely transport
ed long distances. The thorough
ness with which this part of the
business is understood is attested
by the fact that the writer has been
served in Omaha, Nebraska, with
raw oysters on the half-shell, al
though the restauranteur, when
pressed hard on the point, admitted
that the shells were as much a part !
of his equipment and were used by
oue customer and then another with
the same frequency i.s his cups and
saucers. These oysters for the in
land trade are opened in the oyster
houses which are usually erected on
the shores adjacent to the oyster
grounds or beds. In the Chesa
peake Bay this part of the trade
has been highly developed, thous
ands of men and even women being
given employment by it and the
"shucking houses," so called in
that locality, being located at almost
every point along the bay shores
convenient to the railroad and
steamship liues. I. B. Owens in
Scientific American.
George B. Markle, the well-known
coal operator of Hazleton, express
ed the opinion in Philadelphia
yesterday that there would be no
coal strike next year. It is to be
hoped that Mr. Markle's opinion
will prevail. It will be remember
ed that John Mitchell and the union
broke faith with the Markles in
1902, when they granted all the
demands made by the miners iu
1900 with the distinct pledge that
their employees would not strike in
the future. The agreement was
broken by Mitchell, aud he attempt
ed to justify his action on the
ground that it was necessary for
the success of the strike to close
down every operation in the anth
racite region. Mr. Markle's opin
ion is evidently not based so much
upon his faith in declarations of
Mitchell and the head officials of
the mine workers' union, as it is
upon the good sense and judgment
of the miners themselves. "They
are in better circumstances than
ever before " Mr. Markle says, and
they will be very loth to participate
in another sanguinary struggle like
they went through in 1902. Milton
Record.
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BLOOMSBURG,
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LOW UMTS ASi) SPEJ1L TRA1N3
To Bloonisburj, Via The Reading Railroad,
Account Bloomsburj Fair.
Account of Uloomsburg Fair the
Reading Railway will sell excursion
tickets to Hioomshurg at rate of one
tare for the round trip, on October
10th to nth inclusive. These
tickets will be good going and re
turning only on date of sale. Special
trains will be run Thursday and
Friday ns follows:
FHOM Leaiv A. M
Special train
Vcwlierry 7.28
Willianisjiiirt 7.41
M'lntoursvi-le. 7.51
Mnlla 8.02
Muncy 807
ivfivntonicry 8.17
Ail-nuMO'l 8.25
White Iircr 8.30
Ne.v Col vi 11I i n 8.36
Milton 8 13
We-.t Milto.i 8.43
I'ottsgtove 8. 55
Mourcsliiirg. 9-05
Mausdalu 9 'S
Woo n Street 9.21
I l.inville 9.25
(,riivania 9-35
lJliMiiiisliiiry Arrive 9.48
RE I'l'KN INC, Special Train will leave
I?lcmsiiurj 6:10 1'. M. for ahove stations.
MOM Vtn iw A. M
Regular iratn
Ashland 7.23
(iirardvillc 7.3J
Shcnamlnali 7.10
Mahannv I'lane U.36
(iilberton 7.41
St. Nicholas 7.47
Mahanoy City 7.53
Special train
7 49
8.00
8.09
8.20
Tainnqna
liarnuhvillu
K. M. Junction.
Ouaiiake
I.ofty
liiiavd Manor..,
8 29
S-39
lJrandonville 8.45
j Kreljs
8.49
Ringtown 8 57
f ei nilalc.
9 02
o.c6
Rarick.
Heaver Valley 9. 12
Sliumans 913
McAuk'y 93
Mainville 9 31
(Jatawissa 9,45
Ultionisliurg Arrive 9.58
KETT'kNING, Special Tiain will leave
Iiloonisburg 5:45 I'. M. (or Tamacjua nnd
intermediate points, connecting at E. M.
Junction with legular train for points west.
Conductors will issue Excursion tickets
from stations marked with a Star.
TAEM FOR SALE-
The undersigned offers at private
sale a farm in Center township, Co
lumbia county, above Stonytown,
containing 95 acres more or less.
There is a good two story brick
dwelling house, a good bank barn,
and necessary out-buildings. The
Columbia & Montour trolley line
passes the door. Columbia Park is h
part of this farm. For further par
ticulars and terms, write to S. Gem
berliug, Selinsgrove. Pa., or L,. B.
Hughes on the premises. 9-14 4t
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EDY in not a disguised enuniy of tho humiin,
nwej wliero it cunuot help, it does not
harm. It in composed of vegetable. Ingre
dient and does not hotit or inHume tho
hlood but cools and purifies it. In all eases
of Kidney trouble, Liver complaints, Con.
tstipatiou of the Jlowels, nnd the delicate
derangements which afflict women, the ac
tion of Dr. Kennedy's FAVORITE It EM.
EDY is beyond pruLse. Thousands of
(,'ratefnl people, voluntarily testify to this,
in lotters to Dr. Konnody; and with a
warmth and fullness of words which mere
business certificates never possoss. It
makes uo drunkards excuses no crimes
brcuks no hearts. Ia its coming there is
hope, and in its wius thoro is healing.
Wo challenge a trial and are confident of
the remilt. Your drudst has it. ONE
DOLLAR a Uottlo. Hear iu mind tho
name and address t Dr. David KENNEDY,
Uondout, Now York.
PA.
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OUR FIRST
BLANKET SALE
Nmv Bl.mkcts and Comforters at 20
discount until September 2nd, after that
regular marked prices will prevail
lO.oo Blankets
7.5o Blankets
S.oo Blankets
3.5o Comforters
3.oo Comforters
2.oo Comforters
1.5o Comforters
Ayers Pills
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REMOVAL OF DKAD.
Notice is hereliy given that it is the inten
tion of the undersigned to remove the re
mains of the dead in the old Lutheran nnd
Reformed Cemetery nt the soutlnast corner
of First and Center streets in the Town of
liluomburi: to the new Kosemont Cemetery
on the north side of the l.i(;ht Street road in
pursuance of the Act of Astcmlily of May
12, 1S87, and the decree of the Court of
Ouarter Sessions dated ftcyt. II, I905, un
der proceedings for the abandonment of said
cemetery.
Notice is also hereby given that the re
latives and friends of any of such dead shall
have the r'tjht to remove the remains in said
burial ground nt any lime during said pro
ceedings of removal at their own expense be
fore actual removal bv the undersigned.
Trustees of Saint Matthew's Evangeli
cal Lutheran Church, per Win. Chris
man, their attorney.
The Reformed Church, per N. L".
Funk, their attorney.
NOTICK.
Sealed proposals wi'l be received at the
office of N. U. Funk or Wm. Chiisman upon
Oct. IJ, 1905. ot 2 o'clock p. ni., for the re
moval of the dead bodies in the cemetery at
the southeast corner of First and Center
streets in the Town of liloomsburg to the
new Kosemont Cen etery to a plot about 50
rods noith of ihe est entrance of said ceme
tery and the burial of said bodies, therein as
per act of Assembly regulating the removal
of dead bodies, also f ir the removal of said
bodies in the manner aforesaid and the
giound of said cemetery to conform to a
proper grade. Separate bids lor either or
both will lie received.
N. L'. Funk, atty. for the Reformed
Church.
Wm. Chrisman, ntty for St. M. F.
L. Church
W. L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas $3,00,
$3-5 and $400 shoes
have by their Excellent
style, Easy fitting and Sup
erior wearing qualities
achieved the largest sale of
any shoes of the price in the
world.
Fall styles now in stock let
us fit you with a pair.
W. H. MOORE,
Corner Main and Iron Sts.,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
USE kk
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They cure constipation,
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Our Pianos
are the leaders. Our lines in
clude the following makes :
Ciias. M. Stu ff,
Henry F. Miller,
Brewer & Pryor, Komler &
Camit.ell, and Radel.
IN ORGANS wo handle the
Est ey, Mii.lek.H.Lf.iir & Co.,
AND BOW LI! Y.
This Store has the agency for
SIXGl'.R HIGH ARM SR. W
JXG MACHINES and
VICTOR 7AI.KIXG
MA CJILXES.
WASH MACHINE
Hclby, 1900, Queen, Key
stone, Majestic.
J. SALT ZEtf,
Music Rooms X,k 105 West Main
Street, Rcloio Market.
JL O OMSJ L 'R G, PA
NOW IS THE TIME
of year when you think of cleaning
bonne, also of clentiinv m.tl...
blshand foul matter which has ac
cumulated about your premises, to
t'llliril llirnliiwt ul, . I-...... . 1.1 '
ever give the second thought to the
old built-in unsanitary Plumbing
Fixtures which breed disease riirhl
j" 1'0Ur,Iwn houses. If you think
ft iiiniuiiiug
IYhw Fixtures
m ready to quote you good prloet
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All Jobbing of Plumbing and Healing
Promptly Attended to.
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438 Centre Hi.
Bell 'Phone
Beagle Studio,
Prompt attention given
Photographic Work
Crayons, Framing, Copying and Bromld
Enlargements. Made at Short
Notice .
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MAIN AND CENTRE STS.