TONS OF FISH BAIT.
CATCHING MENHADEN OFF THE
COAST OF NEW ENGLAND.
H SrhooL of finh Ar Punned, Cap
tured aad Btnwed Aboard An Accom
modating Member of th. Pinny Trlba
Which Can He X trA In Many War.
Pitching his voire high the lookont nt
the masthead of the menhaden itenmer
shouts out gleefully) "A school! A
chooir and Immediately all is bustle
gad excitement on board.
"A this is new experience to you,
air, yon shall hare a seat with me in my
boat."
"Thank yon, captain; 1 am only too
eager to see the fun."
The crews now take their places in the
seine boats, while two of the party,
known as drivers, go out in advance in
little thirteen foot boats to learn the
direction in which the school is moving,
ad to mark out its size. The jolly cap
tain a true type of the traditional Cape
Odder, sqnare built, sturdy, genial, his
face bronsed by years of exposure to
Sunshine and sea breeees and very intel
ligent withal takes his place at the in
side bow oar in one of the seine boats,
and the mate a corresponding position in
the other, and by the time they reach
the school the drivers describe the move
ment of the fish.
They now begin throwing out the
eine, each boat going in an opposite di
rection around the school, the drivers in
the meantime splashing the water to
keep the fish from escaping. 8oon the
boats meet, and all hands now pull at
the purse line, the net and cork line.
The steamer is bronght alongside, and
after the fish are driven well together
the net is fastened to the steamer's side
and they are baled into the hold by
means of a large dip net ran by a don
key engine.
The next thing on the programme is
to prepare the menhaden for salting, to
be used as bait for which there is great
demand. This is a simple process, but
to me its novelty invests it with partic
ular interest. The head of the fish is
taken in the left hand of the workman,
and with a peculiarly shaped knife held
in the right hand he cuts a slice, longi
tudinally, from each side of the body,
leaving the head and vertebrae to be
thrown away or occasionally to be
pressed for oiL The slivers -are salted
nd packed in barrels.
This opening act of the day's drama
ended, Captain Williams invites me to
accompany him into the cabin, and the
Jolly skipper there entertains me with
some interesting points about the fishery.
"It's queer how many different names
the menhaden is known by," observes
the skipper. "Fact is, it has more ali
ases than veteran criminal more nick
names than there were colors to Joseph's
eoafc. Besides the more common name
of menhaden it is known as pogy, bony
fish, mossbnnker, hardhead, whitefish,
banker, oldwife, bngfish, cheboy, ell
wife, alewife, fatback, green tail, wife
and yeUowtail shad. It's about as long
as the common sea herring, but is deep
er and more robust looking. Its aver
age length is from twelve to fifteen
inches. I hardly need tell you that it is
valuable as a bait fish, it excelling all
others as such; that as a food resource
it is thought to have great qualtitiea;
that its chief value is as a fetilizer and
and that it is also valuable for the oil
and scrap produced by cooking and
pressing them.
, "For illustration, here are some min
' ntes I made in my memorandum book
In regard to what was done in the year
1880, which was a fair representative sea
son. That year the total weight of the
catch was 676,000 pounds equivalent to
about 700,000,000 menhaden in number.
Pretty big army, ehf Quantity of oil pro
duced, 2,066,898 gallons, and of guano
68,904 tons, having a total value of
2,034,641. Capital invested in steamers,
etc., and their outfit and in factories,
$2,862,841. As compared with previous
years, however, the yield of oil was
small."
"About how long, captain, does the
catching season last?"
"Well, you see, as soon as the men
t haden make their appearance in the
spring, vessels start in pursuit of 'em,
and continue capturing 'em till they dis
appear in the fall. From the menhaden
oil and guano factories along the south
ern coast of New England, New York
and New Jersey shores, the fleets of
Steam and sail vesselsbegin their cruises
early in May, chasing the fish along the
shores and in the sounds, wherever they
can be found. The vessels seldom cruise
more'n ten or fifteen miles from land.
The total area of the ground is estimated
at 6,850 square geographical miles.
"The average steamer is about the size
of this one. That is to say, some 70 tons
measurement, UOfoot long, 17 feet beam,
T feet depth of hold and seven feet
' dxaft aft anu costs $16,000. It costs not
far from $1,000 a month for wages, fuel
and provisions to run it. Like this boat,
they are screw steamers and are rigged
with one must f or'ard, which is fitted
- with a crane for taking in the catch.
The men's quarters are in the f or'castle.
The fish are stored in bulk in the hold.
The engine house, as you see, is astern
the main hatch, with coal bunkers open
ing on deck each side. All of 'em have
fitted to the bulwarks on either side,
near the stern, cranes for the boats, and
towing chocks are sat in the deck on
either quarter aft The hold or tank for
storing the fish is water tight. There
are some steamers engaged in the fishery
which are more'n 150 feet long, carrying
from twenty-seven to thirty mon, and
cost $30,000 and upward. Host of the
' steamers carry four seine boute.
"Since steamers have come into vogue
the factories have greatly increased
their facilities for handling large catch
es. The first factory could work up
only a few hundred barrols a day, while
now the big factories take from 8,000 to
6,000 barrels daily." New York Herald.
The paper for Bank of England notes
U made from new cuttings of white
' linens, never from linen that has been
Torn or soiled.
A' Toe Baterpiialng Collect.
There used to be a book collector In
this city who was the terror of all who
knew him. He was well to do and a
very learned man. He was a great buy
er of books and owned a fine library, but
nobody else's library was safe if it con
tained a book he coveted. For a long
time his victims did not suspect him.
He would call, spend an hour or two
among their books and go away. Final
ly one bibliomaniac, who had suffered
most severely, had his suspicions arous
ed. Even then he dared not utter them,
so he went to his lawyer About it.
The lawyer had him make out a list
of the volumes lost. They were all of
extreme rority and great value. Armed
with this list the lawyer called on the
suspected man and introduced himself
as a collector from the west. He had
heard of the gentleman as a bibliophile
of authority and wished to consult him
about some books which had been of
fered him before he concluded upon their
purchase or rejection.
"What were the booksr his host
asked.
He ran off the titles of several of the
stolen volumes.
"Nonsenser said his host. "Nobody
can sell you them. I own the only copies
in the country."
Next day the lawyer wrote a letter
which resulted in the restoration of the
spoil to its rightful owner. How many
rare books belonging to other collectors
remain in the collection for it has
never been sold for obvious reasons no
one can say. New York Cor. Pittsburg
Bulletin.
A Bine Law Sabbath.
"I was born in Massachusetts," said
he, "and reared in a strict Puritan fam
ily. The Sabbath commenced on Satur
day night, when we children were re
quired to study the Scriptural lesson for
the next day. After an early breakfast
next morning we went at our lesson
again until church time. The morn
ing service was from 10 to 12 o'clock,
composed chiefly of a long winded ser
mon, during which we were required to
keep awake, pay strict attention and be
have ourselves. This was followed by
Sunday school, where we recited our
lessons correctly or suffered severe con
sequences. "After a cold lunch at home, for noth
ing was cooked on Sunday, we attended
church again from 2 until 4 p. m. The
interval between this time and 7 o'clock
prayer meeting was occupied with re
ligious reading or reflection, no frivolous
games or diversions being permitted on
this solemn day. As a special dispensa
tion we were given hot tea for supper.
Prayer meeting was out at 0 o'clock, and
from that hour until bed time we sat
quietly at home reading such thrilling
and interesting works, especially to chil
dren, as Baxter's 'Saints' Reef and
Fox's 'Book of Martyr's.' 1 used to
sympathize with those martyrs, and
compare their miserable state with
mine." Washington Post
Be Men Carry Their Heads.
"A sure indication of character is
found in the way in which a man car
ries his hands," said C. G. Clarke, of
Boston. "You notice men on the streets.
See the young man with swinging arms
and palms which are displayed to all
who take the trouble to look. He is one
of that class whose heart is as open as
his hands. He is frank, unsuspicious, a
free spender and a believer in the hon
esty of his fellows. Notice the business
man more advanced in years. His hands
are always closed so tightly that he
gives you the impression he is ever ex
pecting an attack. This is the attitude
of men bent upon a certain object. It
is an attitude which displays the quali
ties of determination and fight
"In debate you will observe some of
our lawmakers emphasize a statement
by hammering the desk before them
with their knuckles, while others, ap
parently equally impassioned, are satis
fied with the nse of the palm. You may
rest assured that if sheer determination
will succeed, the man who applies his
knuckles will win before his colleague
who uses his palm." St Louis Globe
Democrat Motion About Sleep.
One of the rudest acts in the eyes of
a native of the Philippine islands is to
step over a person asleep on the floor.
Sleeping is with them a very solemn
matter. They are strongly averse to
waking any one, the idea being that
during sleep the soul is absent from the
body, and may not have time to return
if slumber is suddenly broken.
If yon call upon a native and are told
"He is asleep,? you may as well depart
To get a servant to rouse you, you
must give him the strictest of orders.
Then at the time appointed he will
stand by your side and call, "Senorl
senorl" repeatedly, each time more
loudly than before, until you are half
awake; then he will return to the low
note, and again raise his voice gradually
until yon are fully conscious. Ex
change. Respecting the Dead.
Mrs. Oronpere Why, Bridget, 1
heard of the death of poor Tim, your
husband, and that you were married
again; and now, poor girl is it possible
your second huubond too?
Bridget (in deep mourning) Oh, no,
mum. He's all right But I always
promised meself , whiniver 1 could af
ford it, I wud put on mornin for poor
dear Tim, and it's very well oil I am
bum, Bince I'm married this time,
mum. Harper's Bazar.
Kcunumy In llupld Freight Trains.
A German engineer concludes that if
the speed instead of the load of freight
trains be increased from fourteen to
twenty -eight miles per hour the expenses
per car mile at the higher speed would
be one-fourth less for repairs and only
one-fifth more for fuel. New York
rimes.
The value of the product of the fac
tories and nulls west of the Misaigsippi
during the year ItiOl is computed at
$123,008,606, and the product of the
states west of the Missouri alone Is com
puted at $108,722,653.
A bant Salad Ureanlng.
Every one in New York who eats salad
thinks that there are a few people In
town who can make a fairly good salad
dressing, but thnt none of thetn can come
up to the drsssings made by him (the
Uhinker).
"I tell yon, sir, said Uogan, the gour
mand, ns he deluges the lettuce with
grease, "that fellow Snnggs thinks he
knows how to do this, but he doesn't
have any more idea of it tlinn a cow.
Think of it, he puts in more vinegar than
oill"
At the same moment Snoggs Is mixing
a dressing in another part of town and
snickering to himself as he renmrks: "1
was very much amused the other night
at the way Boggs did this. He actually
made a dressing without vinegnrt Hal
Hal" and every one laughed.
Then there is Jnggius, of West Thirty
fourth street, who also has his eculiar
views. "Any man," he declares, "who
puts mustard in a salad shows his igno
rance." Muggins, of East Sixty-seventh street,
also has decided convictions. "What do
you think," he roars out; "I saw Juggins
putting mustard in a salad dressing."
Then some put In sugar. Others think
this an awful absurdity. A few use a
dab of Worcestershire sauce. Others
would rather be lynched than follow
their example.
The funny thing is that there is only
one way to make a salad dressing. That
is the way known to the reader of this
article.
But the funniest thing is that the same
diner out will devour the dressing made
by Boggs and join in with his jokes at
the expense of the dressings made by
Snoggs, Muggins and Juggins. Then the
same man will eat at the table of Mug
gins and apparently sneer with that per
son at the efforts of Snoggs, Boggs and
Juggins.
There's a lot of conceit and deceit
about salod dressings. New York Her
ald. STATE SENATORIAL QUESTION
What the Indiana Papers Say of Cs.pt.
James O. Mitchell.
A welcome visitor to our town lont
week was Cant. James O. Mltcncll, of
l'errysvllle, Jefferson county. He is an
extremely companionahlo gentleman
and a thorough business man. Although
he was not here "fence building"' yet it
Is known that the Captain is a candi
date for State Senate in this district.
Ho is comietnt for the honorable
position and without disparagement
to the aspirations of candidates pre
sented for the place by Indiana county
we may freely say that if Mr. Mitchell
secures the nomination, this county
will give him an old fashioned popular
majority. He has kept himself from the
contentions that have invoked a degree
of hostility between the working forces
In the several counties of the district.
Indiana Proyrrim, March 10, '92.
Captain J.G. Mitchell, of Perrvsvllle.
Jefferson county, while returning from
a business trip to the east, stopped off
here a day or two. The Captain is a
candidate for Senator In Jefferson
county. Indiana county will urge the
selection of the candidate who secures
the nomination in this county on the
Hth of April; but should Captain Mitchell
secure the endorsement of his own
county and the district nomination, he
will aountless get the solid ItepuMlcan
vote of this county. Ho has been for
tunate in keeping out of the Senatorial
complications and would not be handi
capped, besides he is a clever fellow
and would make an emcient Senator.
Indiana Mrmrntfrr, March 16, '2.
"Jim" Mitchell, of Perrysvlllo. a
fromincnt merchant and a candidate
or tho Republican nomination for
Senator in Jofiorson county, and a whole
souled, genial gentleman besides, was
here on Saturday and remained over
Sunday. If we must hove a Hopuhllcan
Senator give us Mitchell, and plenty of
of him too. Indiana Democrat, March
9, 1892.
The Convention of the miners' and
farmers' organizations which was hold
in Hoynoldsvillo on tho 4th of March,
18!)2,unanimoimly endorsed Mr.Mitchell.
FINANCIAI, 8TATKMKNT OK WIMHLOW
TOWNSHIP HCIKIOI. niHTIIHT, OK
JEFKEKHON iWiNTY, I A., FOU YEA It
ENDING Jl'NKlHt, mi.
W. T. t'ATHKts, Dr.
Ktiite nppmpHittlon l 217 04
rnunty TroHHiirer IH4 l!
From fines 15 (
From other township f) ir7
Collector ? m
tilusH Ill
Other noun-ex 2 SO
ft itv l.i
Due W. T. 4 'nt hers t WW
W. T. t'ATIIKHB.t'B.
Credit hy voui-hurx frl 371 73
lVreentiiue 12 27
lntcn-nt 12 Of)
AudltliiK Sin)
Secretary 22 11
Oft MO 10
On do? fund 142 UU
Credit ljr vow-hunt 77 00
I'er cont 1 M 7H M
To hiilnnce giu 711
Audited on t ho the At h of June, 1NII2.
W.J. IIim.ih, )
Thoh. Hutchison, J-Auditor.1!.
W K.Uauvin, I
THtt Hi: IS A 111 Kill 4 I NIC
t'onijoHpd of the CNKCiitlnl virtues of niiture'H
ri'iiicillert, rootH, hitrliH, herlM. mid iohM'Mnii
niurvt'loiiii curutlvM MwciHover till OIkcum'm
of the Htonmch, liver, klmlcyrt, IhiwIm und
Mood. ThU iiii'llcliii,kiiown u hi-.lliii-tfiMiii'H
hyHlmn Kciloviitor, Iium proved ho uocccHHriil
In curliiK dyHH'iHhi, IiIIUoumiichh, constipa
tion, licudiu'lie, hud lilixxl, Unit the Doctor
now Kuuntiilccs ti. Then why Hiitl'cr when
you citn use a remedy that Iiiih cured mi runny
otliiii'H. It Iiiih iiImi proven wonderfully hiic
cuMifull In curing female disease. 41 a hot
tie, or A for fc'i.uu at your itruiorists, oruddrcu
41 ohloKtreel, Alleiiheny City, l'tt.
P. . Tho Doctor Ihu HHiclallst. In euro of
tape worms, ciincera mid itUchronio dlsuUNi.
Write for circular and testimonials.
bold by 11. Alex, bloke, lleynulUbvlllo, I'u.
THIS SLICE OF
Certainly Create Excitement,
Tricks that have proved fruitless; Efforts
to deceive the people exposed hy
HONORABLE COMPETITION.
Notwithstanding the gigantic efforts of(our would-be rivals)
to practice hyiocrisy and hoodwink the public with
Jmmbugging advertisements and featherweight
arguments, this introduction will be a
Bitter Pill for them to Swallow
And will forever settle the question as to who is
the legitimate dealer in Clothing of lieyn
oldBville, Jefferson county.
THIS SALE INTRODUCED IS
NO MOCK AUCTION SALE
But a square honorable effort to multiply and cultivate
your custom by sacrificing 10 percent, on every dollar spent
in our store. This means money in your pocket. We will
not quote prices but ask you most respectfully to visit our
establishment ere our removal to our new store room in the
Gordon Block. Bolger Bros,
ARE ACTUALLY DESERVING OF YOUR CUSTOM.
NO MOULDY
Chestnut Is Placed on Fishing Hooka as Bait for
"Suckers"
But strictly honorable methods to dispose of our handsome
stock of Ready Made Clothing and Furnishing Goods.
Specialties
Fine
DRESS GOODS,
W
AND CLOTHING.
oun MOTTO
Good Goods
AT LOWEST PRICES.
N. HANAU
DEALER IN
i
Dry Goods,
Notions an
Underwear,
LADIES' and CHILDREN'S
WRAPS.
0
6-
HATS AND MEN'S
FURNISHING GOODS.
Fine Shoes.
REYNOLDSVILLE, PA.
Pilnfhifinr
r, At.
WlUllllll
lAVllllIl
NEWS WILL
IN OUR :
Shoe Department
e carry only reliable
makes, and we could fill
the one side of this issue
with testimonials in re
gard to the wearing qual
ities of our shoes. What
is termed among shoe
dealers as cheap shoes,
' 'for insta nee, " shoes that
sell for one dollar a pair,
we do not handle, for
the simple reason that
goods of that kind will
not build up our shoe de
partment. We buy no
shoes from what is called
"Jobbers," but place our
orders three and four
months in advance, with
the best shoe manufac
turers in the country.
C 3ur dry goods depart
ment is full of spring
fabrics, at prices lower
than the lowest, and all
we ask is that you give
us a call and Compare
Prices and Quality, don't
forget the quality, as
that goes a long ways as
regards price. Quality
first, price second.
J. 13. ARNOLD.
roceryGoomers,
W
BUY WHERE YOU CAN
GET ANYTHING
YOU WANT.
FLOUK, a
Snlt, Mpfit.fi.
O
WITH
CANNED GOODS,
TEAS. COFFEES
Ann am. sim or
H
U
L
T
FRUITS.
CONFECTIONERY,
TOBACCO.
AND CIGARS,
Everything In the line of
Fresh Groceries, F&ed,
ESto.
f
Uomln iMIvertxl frfh anu
phire in town.
Call on wa nml get trice.
W. C. Sclmltz k Son.
N
J. I
HEALF.R IN
Dry Goods,
Notions,
Boots, and
Shoes,
Fresh Groceries
Flour and
Feed.
GOOD8 DELIVERED FREE.
OPERA HOUSE BLOCK,
Reynoldsville, Pa.
HEADQUARTERS FOR
fancy and Staple
GROCERIES,
Oil, Flour! Feed.
An elegant line con
sisting of sour, sweet
and mixed pickles.
Onions, chow chow,
olives, cauliflowers
and others too numer
ous to mention.
E3
-3 V3
g r An endless variety on
1 I 1 ...... I . I .. J." , . V.
iiaiiu, uiwuye ixceii.
1 w
Try our fruit and
chocolate cakes.
"Washburne'a Best"
leads the list; it's a
dandy. Try it. We
have in stock, "Our
Best," "Straight,"
"Imperial," "N. W.
Patent," "Pilgrim"
and others.
C We have no oil wagon
on the road but we
deliver you a 5 gal.
best 150 0 oil for 50
cents. Get our rates
:3
on oil by the barrel.
A FULL STOCK of ytnnln In our
line til it' u on hnml. Iliyliext
market price paid for country
protluce,
: aoOOSKEVEIVE.lt '
DAILY.
yo OLD VOODS
FOU SA LE.
McKco & Warnick,
The- Grocers,
Cor. Oth und Main St., . . .
; . , lieynoldmilU, fenua.
Country Produce
MORE
McKee
Warnick