"i . ._
vials; :l
wt‘
'O'We. 1“. “i.
r - which it is salts,
scientific
, .
-
' counted
his? .. .
, f e itspet‘mahedflohdiiefiu
; ‘ the air-tight, germ-proof package
which keeps tic—free tl'oln contam- ' ,_ n;
ination from the lihutn to you.
EWW’W" $3th33: ‘7
‘. If your given on,” ”My yell write an. '
DILLON and DOUGLASS.
New "overland W.00nn.l
‘ - Springfield. ”my Providghco. It. i. W
. ti
l
.1 . "l
West to...th¢
_‘ 'f f cream front
in a dalry that .
“”113 >’
llt‘ n. ,
77'! little ’
no drum / ‘
from I others ,1
I?) being '
berm than
’.
l
3.,“ .. t' W‘-
. 5-4 A
*r ”4 ——-——->'9r‘—\—“~-‘-~
i“Why is it," asked the teacher of
the class in chenliitry. “that there is "
cans, for example. '
more nutriment in
than menus in pork?"
;"‘Bccu'uae.‘.' answered the boy with
the bad eye. ‘,‘when you order 'em at a
lunchtcounterfyo'u get a plateful of
all, spite of pork."—-
_.,.,. . - p f u
' 'I
minimise.
. v, euwl '» at Mr»
T m y u
'r r v'n. rrr-
. o
Afiofin L ” {er ' k or t. r 31'
“sailboat? l 7‘
‘,m.- “I " " '
.“a'u .t.4
k‘t i
Teri, _ e .
aluoL: snu- DOUBLE
from. 33-50 up:
then: over,
fiercest 'r'iitmililfb
i
Comein anal
““ .. d ' d '
i is, t
the Winter
993,911 , ., '9“. nd exam :1. our
steals; fgeg’fll’e. his. all may and i.
will not cost you any more. '
I
.l..
{ firmn'et‘tl‘io Mora."
u-w .. .
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
Peoples idea of fun wouldn‘t be if
they were ten years older.
Where a girl is sniurt is to be so
pretty nothing else counts.
A than can get used to anything in
the world except being a husband.
All the things that tulme to a man
who waits are not the things he has
been waiting for. .
A great comfort to a woman about
her children is all the. comfort they
are going to be to her some day.
A nice thing about having lots of”
money seems to be to those who hurt-
it that maybe they can get more—New
Yorh Press.-
There seems to be no one so hard
,person who can‘t.
. MY
t dtqomlrugeas the
.3 Fl. l ‘ ‘
aha
yu§3i3©
Mfiflffiifi
-- ‘ WWWW
HotelMahacketno
' . an; consort. up. . ,
‘ denim and Gill-fit. lip to bob.
lingo .3 per tidy and uproar".
Menu efimnmmon m»
Sunday’DillnerS, 75cts.‘
it ~ '6; 75L- $5M“.
llquiée' sun ‘8. Son;
"'"M'lka outwith». '
Reels Estate and
. insurance " .-
“'1 have "coral decided bargain!
in income producing property that
Mult' increase in value With till rapid
e r
at - 'M t .',.
O
The Clifford
Excellent Cuisine.
Dinners Evsnlnfi,_
on 8 p. m.
aupday Dingo!" a, speglalty.
Dinnor' Patti's: ‘ and \' Hindust-
Solicitati-
CHARLES REYNEKE.
. Warbler...
..,.. w. ... . .,.
‘ -
I
, THE HAPPY ‘lDLERB MONTH.
'SOme or the Attractions wan Which
September is Repleto.
,L There are four months of the year
that are. distinctly feminine ill their
'laturc, April brings showers of joy
.Ind upsprlnging grasses: .lnne loads
ihh air with the perfume of roses and
ilmlds out both hands filled With gold-
ll‘“ grain: September giaddcns the
heart w..ll the wild fruits of the for-
lrst. with heavy dews. and the first
light frosts that begin to whiten the
poll of the year like the first gray
hairs sprinkling the head past middle
age; November brings tears. the sad
drizzle of late autumn. weeping for the
,tiying year. it is September that is
with us now. still merry but pensive.
like a. young girl passing illto woman-
hood. iicr hands. her bosom, her eyes
are filled with serenity. with light. with
the outpourlngs of her bountiful na~
ture. She. is the sweetest anti most ill.
vish of the mistresses of men. “
Oh. what is so fair as tho fruits of
September? Now the peaches blush
ruddlly from their aromatic boughs.
'l‘hr pears are [bellowing ullllcr tilc
kisses of the sun. and the young green
apples are swolltn with a juicy protu-
late. of their lusciousncss to mine. 0n
the vines the grapes are burning like
rubles. purple and blood red-«or llkc
pearls. pclluctd and pale. as if seen
' through the depths of green water. in
the woods the fox grapes hang secretly
behind curtains of spatulatcd leaves.
They are shy as doves nesting. but
t eir rich fragrance, like that of the
musk rose. betrays them to the birds
and to the. wandering boy whose elfln
legs are more uimbic than the clam-
berlng vines. 'l‘hc paWpaw. too, is
fattening for the idler'a tooth, and thc
cblnqnapln has begun to poop forth
from his prickly nest with his little
heady. black eyes twinkling lnls
chief. Overhead. his grandfather. tht
chestnut burr is waxing more fouty
day by day.
September is the. holiday time of the
happy idicr. Then the bass bite best
ill the‘ gurgling streams. the squirrel
barks most saucily in tho thickets. and
the buy sun swoons a long, long tlmt‘
before going to slumber behind thv
treetops. Then if his mood he too
sweet to be disturbed by the winding
of the dinner born. he has but to reach
his hand into the. bough above his bean
to pluck his fill. When. at last. long
rays begin to linger lovingly upon the
trunks of the beeches and the aspens
he. has but to wind up his reel to he. at
peace and to wander home with the
looming bee. filled with the knowledge
of a day well spent. September! it is
the idyllic mouth when man falls eas
fly into the moods of nature. with its
revel-leg too sweet. to be. sad. too peuv
sive to be merry, yet too generous to
withhold one drop of the red increment
of spriug‘s lobes—Washington Post.
HOW To GET STRONG.
P. J. Daly. of 1247 W. Congress St.
Chicago. tells of a way to become
strong. He says: "My mother. who is
void and was very feeble, is deriving so
much benefit from Electric Biters that
I feel it's my duty to tell those who
need a tonic and strengthening medi‘
cine about it. In my mother's case a
Torn Hands. Strained Muscles and
Heart Breaking‘Labor Accom-
W panics the Work
l‘
lililliillllll lllll
Cgod Season Frequently Sees Return
ol More Than 100 Per Cent
Regarded from almost any point of
view there is nothing specially remain
lie about the oyster. And even from
an ultillutrian aspect of the case. it
must be regarded more as a luxury
among the articles of diet of the hu-
man race, than as a food necessary for
the support of life. Yet the consump-
tion of millions of bushels of the his
valves every year. on both the Atlantic
and Pacific coasts of this great couti'
try, and in fact all through the Inter-
lor states as well. is rapidly taking the
oyster out of the luxury category.
While the delicious bivalve is rat-idly
dcytlopilig a romance. if there is any
romantic to be found in the heart
his-«king. muscle straining wcrk which
nt'collllgglllics the shellfish ll‘tllil llil‘
tim't it first makes its appearance in
the water until full grown and ready
for the table. ’
cssnry means of wakclllng the alimen-
taly tract to an appreciation of good
held as the finishing. completing. ulti-
flilcd to be the first article partakeu
til the real meal can
when the recipient of its
rtitucuts.
Illc largo proportion of immunity. it
Imaginary yarn the nature inkirs ever
invented to clltlue with reason tht
warm blooded bras-ts of the field ()I
illl‘tlS cf the illl‘.
«\vn‘yolilion. it needed the ilitclllgcll!
systematic work of man to bring it it
its pcll‘tctitll. and it has to be ll't‘l'lili)
tallied. and pctlld. and watched on.
and tnkeu'cnro of. from lllc time
first appears in the water until, uf‘tcl
three years, it is taken up. a perfect
xvi-ll formed. plump. tasty “Bint
Point." all rcudy for the table.
career, the oyster lost‘s much of its rn
age of lhn oyster. the age of its per
the, market. That is prosaic enough
cultivated an dintendcd. .ulrroundtd by
a coating of lemon juice or some bu
an appetite on a tiny. llil't‘t'-llllt‘tl fork
‘Habyhood is file oystcr's time tr.
promise, of attention. of a care rc
quiring nu cxrcn iturc of money
which in a single il'fllitin mounts ul
into the millions of dollars. and it it
Just in the
tcrcst of “"itlllb' 1.000strong muscled
their efforts bring. For like
market anti lives on “canned
men 'leavethe eating of the
it nlltllnl all,
The oyster is looked upon us the noc-
llllugs to collie, and instead of being
mate delicacy of a human lueal. it is
oi. swallowed with the sole idea of fur-
ulshing some stay to the appetite un-
commence. and
delicious
juices is not iii any condition to appro-
cilltc the delicacy of its flavor or the
:‘coolhing. mulling character of its con-
Yet in spitd‘bf the almost frivolous
my in which the oyster is regurdcd‘by
'las a life. story as lntertstlng as any
it cannot move of its
it
it is tl'ut, tlult, toward the end of its
.nantlc scttlug. At tllc time the allotted
l‘ection established by man, has-been
preached. it has just been lying on a
specially selected spot of wound. swept
by the cleanest. suites: and coolest of
ocean currents. simply "futitping" for
it is as unpoetic as its ultimate. filial
end which is concluded when it rcuclr
es that destination for which it was
man concoction, and hoisted toward
the habyhood of the oyster which has
attracted to Bridgeport at the present
time, 200 oyster boats and requires
vicinity of Bridgeport
alone, the attention and work and in- up to strictly. that the State inspectol
hardworking men. Men. who. save in
a few rare. instances. do not enjoy the
fruits of their labor. except in the im-
mediate pecuniary compensation which
the
farlner who raises vegetables for the Weeks of the oystering sensor). when it
stuff"
himself, the “Natural Growth" oyster
dainty
‘marlot limit. Kits in the unauthorised.
'of the oyster. when the second at ,8
has beenweached. malaise. flout I];
Input has been is the fixed. shell-grow-
lns, net-inane ,_ not. *
After a-m' ill or If;
water, when the set hits grown from
almost nothing to the size of an ordin-
ary finger nail. the lliw. which as s t
and as the early set, had pl-otcctc it
to the extent of forbidding its renloyal
from the great natural beds. open to
the public during certain seasons. no
longer gusrtlll it from removal. and
when. on the. 20th of September, the
embargo is removed and the‘big natur-
al beds are thrown opop to all real»
dents ‘ol' the state. to remain free to
them until the first of the following
July. the. “Natural Grewth" oystermen
from as far east as New London and
as, far west as East l'ort (fllcster. all
gather on the beds and begin their
work. collecting of the set for sale
to the rowers. who take the young
oysters and plant them on their private.
beds. from which, three years later.
they are removed as perfect. full
grown. delicately flavored oysters.
it is to dredge up those tiny oysters,
.clinging to sheik, stones or other oys-
tcrs. that the 200 oyster boats are now
ill lirldgcport harbor. and it is to buy
that set from the dredgcrs that school--
ers and steamers. representing the
growers. go there a dozen or more at
a time. and in return for each bushel
of the stones and shells to which the
set is clinging. hand cycr to the sell-
ers. no cents in cash. Port Jefferson.
(lrcenport. Oyster Bay and the Great
South Bay on the south side of Long
Island, all have representatives ill
Hrldgoport harbor. buying the set from
the “Natural Growthers." who have
lrcdgctl it up, with lunch labor. from
the great. Bridgeport and Stratford na-
tural bed. .
Two clases of set. hotb dcslrubic.
are being dredged from the natural
bed. (Joe is known as the "Jingle"
and is set attaclled'to the. illililllt r of
1ouc ,or two small oysters. n t larger
,tban the null of the middle finger of a
'grown mun. to the jingle shells found
nlour. tllc bcach at Seaside Park. lllt‘
jingle shells being the small. clam-
shaped shells of canary yellow or yel-
lowish red. Millions of those jiusic
Shclls are out in sections of the great
natural bed, and it is to dredge up
tbosc shells with out} or two snlail oys-
tcrs attached. that the natural grow-
thcrs work ilal‘dcst., Each shell rcpru-
stilts two or three oysters. and each
shell means that. a couple of years
hence, when the oysters have grown.
they will have crowded each other off
their original holding placr and will be
free oysters. which is just what _thc
growers want.
Another class of set equally desir-
able, is. also being dredged from the
natural but. That is known as tilt
“'t‘obblc" set. Some portions of the
natural bcd are. gravel streaks. thc gra
vel being (inc. and that is a favorite
place for the act. Like the Jingle set
~ it, too, will crowd out as it grows, un
- til. when the oyster prime is reached
- therc will be no room for the big oysr
tors. on the tiny stone to which the)
, are first attached. and they will ht
: c'nwdctl off and will bc free oysters
free to glow in the ground. pcculial
shape which is spcclaliy desirable in
an oyster. and. once drctlur‘d up from
tho “fattening" or “suiting" beds, is all
, ready for opening.
The oyster boats which dredge over
the natural bed in a good season. can
at core from ‘23 to 100 bushels of act a
day. and the return for 'bat is. this
season. at the rate of 50 cents a bush
cl. paid in cash at the time the set is
delivered to the "Buyer." so that. tilt
scason continuing until freezing \vcatlr
er. and beginning generally again at
about the first of March to contium
until July. the natural growtbcr has
an opportunity of cleaning up a neat
little sum of money during the course
of a good seasolfi There is no prohi
bition as to the length of time that a
natural growthcr can work on the bed
but an association of tho oystermel.
called the Oyster Protective Associa»
tion of Connecticut. vn'd embraciut
practically every unit a] growth oys
tcrtnan in the state, has informal
agreements regarding the seasons 0
work.
'l‘her are many provisions which lllt
state has placed before a person is
permitted to dredge on tile natural
oyster beds of Connecticut. and it is
to see that these provisions are lived
of Natural Beds. Captain William A.
initials of Bridgeport. is set to patrol
through the. fleet of boats. That work
is only n‘nmall part of the work Cap»
taln Lewis has to do. but it keeps him
very busy during the first two or three
opens both in September and March
A friendly warning or "tip“ is given
the ovstermen who may be guilty of
' |
weeks in ibev
I
be.
'« g.“ .n' to
’5 LI ‘
a, N44; is.
‘.
l
g
l
l
t
by the inspector, if be
it can be seen
lusks to see it.
And it is certain that he will ask to
see it, for Captain Lewis visits every
licensed boat in the oysted item. 100“
at tin» license, examines the (bodies.
observes that the license numbers are
correct and in position, and takes the.
number of dredg‘os used and the name
and residence or the n ester of the ves-
sel and the street au‘, number of the
residence or cach member of the crcW.
Then an cxluninution is made by
means (if directories and inquiries, to
ascertain that. in fact, captain and
crew have lived in tin; state far one
year. But those provisions baring
been complied with. the natural
growtbcrs are permitted to’ work un-
molested on the natural beds. and to
reap their harvest of coin in exchange
for the shells they have dredged up.
Many sizes of boats work on the
natural oyster beds, but the majority
of them are in the five ten class. and
are two man boats. sioops. generally.
using four dredges operated by two
men. Such boats pay a license fee,
of $5 each year, anti, having a value
of train $300 to $1.000, can clean up
their cost in a good season eating per-
haps from September until be second
\vcck in December, and continuing
from March until July, at the same
time allowing for necessaries for the
crew and repairsto‘lhe boat. That. of
course, is only in a gbod‘ abasou, such
as was recorded {our “years ago, but
the element ‘pt' profit in ’th‘e'nattir'al
growth oystcrlng’ls considerable, ex-
CL thin very had years. A 'd mhny old
salors are found on the' bats. one
notable example of ‘the‘ hardy seama’n
is to be found in' the persod of Captain
Evans, of the Sloop Avis Gray. of
Bridgeport. Captain Evans has been
on the water tor forty years, and, uti-
Educ among sailormen, has never. dur~
tag that time. touched a drop of ii-
quor or indulged in a taste of that!
beverages.
The largest licensed sloop in the
oysterhlg fiect til s year is. the Samuel
Chard. of Greenw ch, 3. twenttho ton
vessel commanded by Captain Chard
and worked by a crew of two, trailing
six to eight dredges. Captain Chard
does not sell the set he dredgcs. lie
picks out the choicest of it and takes
lt. when ills sloop is loaded, to his owu
beds oi‘l’ Greenwich, where he plants
it, for Captain Chard. as well as being
a “natural growther," and dredging
the natural beds under a license from
the state, is also a grower, and owns
his own extensive beds in the most de-
strable part of the "western section of
. Long island Sound. Incidentally. to
.use the Chard on the natural oyster
beds of the state. costs him llie‘Blim
of $30.50 a year, under the new scale
of license fees passed by the last gen-
eral assembly. .
When the boats. which generally
start out ill the morning aim stay out
until they have. secured a load. hayr-
filied up to their capacity with a pick-
ed set. they set sail for the b'ut’bor.
and as their capacity is pretty Well
preportioned, all finish at about the
same time. so omens a race into port,
for first place alongside the buyers.
The buyers come in schooners and
steamers. and anchor in the' inner
and outer anchorage basins. They
have credits in the local banks, am-
ounting to somesz‘oooo to a buyer. and
that is checked out according l0 the
probable needs of the day, so that pay-
ment can be made to the natural
growthers in cash. “
The. first bouts take in positions
on both sides of the buyers. and the
later boats trail onto the others, so
\
.lbeir work supplies. to human beings
who never saw an oyster dredge and
who. for the most part. imagine that
an oyster. in some mysterious Wily.
comes into spontaneous being and
sary.
any i. fraction of the state laws
gardlug dredging on the natural bcd‘s.‘
and us a rule. that is all that. is neces-.
if the warning of the inspector .
isn't heeded promptly. there are, mcans'
that, by the time the. last boat has
reached the harbor, there is astring of
from six to ten boats trailed out fati-
shaped on each side of the buyers.
Then the purchasing work begins. The
re- ,
the
res sum: av.
. . ,
Horace R. Nash, cor. North Main and WestSts.
l
' preventina
Bus or WISDOM anon AUNT
Bursv's BUDGET
The man who said he had
gained scvcrallpounds after cat-
in’ his wife}. .Zl‘wloaf of bread,
because it was so heavy, was
a-tryiu' to be drcdful smart.
Perhaps he hadn't, given her
bread half a chance, if her range
was a poor one. Let him get her
:1 Stamford before he tries to be
funny; it's a fine baker.
is the Amateur. the fastest oyster boat.
of her class on the Sound. winner in
many a hard fought sailboat contest,
and. while 15 years old. as staunch
and able today as when she was
launched. The Amateur's license
number is one, true to her numeral,
she, is among the first to bo'glu tho
day's work on thc'nutur‘ni bed, and she
is generally at the head of tbo rcturlr
lug fleet seeking a buyer for her
catch. The Amateur is of the five ton.
two man type. '
The state buoys the natural beds,
marking their boundaries plainly by a
line of stakes marked with small white
flags, and on that line of stakes are
watch boats employed by the oyster
growers, whose beds of cultivated by.
stern, or 0f specially eovcr‘cd grounds
or shells to catch the floating spat.
border the natural beds. The watch
boats guard the private beds to keep
the, natural growthers off the beds,
poaching, and the boats
now guar ug‘ th‘e‘llne are excellently
equipped, having search lights aboard
and every appliance for keeping a
strict watch at the private beds, both
night and day.
The Bridgeport and Stratford natur-
al beds extend from the. stratlord
light to ' FayerWeather island, witlr
in certain well defined linllts,‘and
c’lbraces over that territory an area.
0 some 3,000 acres. That. is the larg-
est of the natural beds, although
there are others to the westward,
along the Sound. it is not an in—
frequent thing. during a good year.
for 8100.000 to change hands in the lo-
cal anchorage basins during the courso
of the “open’ season. and as the bulk
of that, money is spent in Bridgeport
for food. clothing and shipping slip-
plies, the ilnportancc of the natural
growth industry to Bridgeport, and
the necessity of making every provis-
ion for facilitating and fostering that
industry will be. readily apparent to
the local business men. '
Natural growth dyszér‘mg ya yfhg
work, but it,is hard work, t .- net‘s
isuo greater labor , 1, a}; .j
went more Wearyillfi' lid '. 'w ‘ ”will - .
sooner tear up’the‘hgln’ds than hauling
l‘n. hour after hour and day‘after tidy.
dredgcs. heavy with shells amt" stones.
With hands constantly Wet With shit.
water, torn by the ropes and raw With
blisters, and with muscles strained by
the unusual positions and exercise re.-
qulrcd in raising the Modem and in
sorting the set. the natural growth
oystermcn certainly earn all the mon-
ey they get for the arduous work they
perform. ,
Captain Lewis Thursday took a
party of newspaper men with him on
his power boat,.tiriven by an engine
made in Bridgeport. the "Mptor that
Motels," and comfortably cusconscd
on board the “Pem.",they watched the
inspeétor" board every Vessel examine
her‘ papers. and then; traveling along-
sit’iegt‘oolt note of the hard Work that
natural grbv‘vtb oystering requires in
hauling up the dredg‘es and in hand-
ling the set. and observed, too, of the
toll of torn flesh and bruised muscles
taken by one‘of the most remuncrt
tive yet most severe and exacting 0
any of Bridgeport's'divcrsiflcd ibdu
Mics—Bridgeport Farmer. ' '
,CATARRH CANNOT SECURED
with LOCAL APPLICATIONS."
they cannot reach the seat of the
ease. Catarrh is a blood or coast
tlonai disease. and in order to ca
you ‘must take internal re, . ,
Hall'sCatarrh Care is taken intern
and acts directly on the blood
mucous surfaces. Hull’s Catorrh
is not. a quack medicine, lt/w
scribed by one of the Wstfhys
in this country for years an . la
iar prescription; It is cont (was
best t'rijnics knowh. 'onibl ti ,
best blood purifiers. actlii’ dir
merely has to be fattcued and full of cnforclng the laws at the command set. having been examined and
marked gain in flesh has resulted. in the mucous surfaces.
amen »
V ss8~< .
I It”
'Edhf‘oll hwflo,
Record 1
j. for you.
.1 C
.. a i in" hibiscus
‘ 81 Son Co.
Telephone 999. I
*7 t’i‘fi’r';§i“'r‘§v' .1 ‘.
somnia has been overcome. and she is
steadily growing stronger." Electric
Bitters quickly remedy stomach, liver
.
. ”liq ». ”VTY‘anv-"f
gwncrs of Edi-5f“. Phottographg shoulsd
‘ A“ not tail to hear the hob]
. 4
l
which plays just twice as long as the.
> Old recorlt..nlld is better in every way.‘
_. Georgia and lethal; play a few records;
t
v" .
\v s.
m1 Motto m uncommon ‘01-. ,
......a-..—._—.
3-.- - yr
NOTICE 5
'and kidney complaints. Sold under
guarantee at F. H. Barber‘s drug
wore. 50c. ‘ ""
w—J”
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
Kelly, Eleanor Franklin. Gertrude
Earl, Mary Engine: W. ll. Price, J. As
Noonan‘, 'J. J. ‘ ‘McCormaokinl‘ney Vail
nausea and wife. Busrell Franklin.
George s. ’Haggart. H. Brown and
wife, A. 0. Grady. C. H. Landeu'berger.
Mrs. Grolus. John Haydoeltf. New
York; W. S. Grail. J. F. R an. W. A.
Neely,‘George E..Carter. oston; 0.
Robert Lynch. New Haven; J. Good-
fellow. Fort Edivard; ‘H. C. Simpson,
Jersey City; H. J. ‘Bmith and friend,
Philadelphia; Joseph wright, motili-
lyn. .. -
Mahackemo—Mr. and Mrs. LaCross.
dshingt'o'n, D. 0.; Charles KinR.,Wor-
c ster. Mass; A. C. K Mr, A. E. Win-
chester and son. Mrs. ongnecker. W.
it. cartwrigbt'; city; L. Rxllurlbutt;
Wilton: George L. Roclmell, Ridge-
,tield; William Mommies. James" K.
Ring. H. C. ReligiNe'w York: 3. Green-
stein. Bridgeport; 31". McMahon. Bos-
ton: Jttmeb Marshall. New York; [1.
A. Libby. Hartford; A. J: Brine. Boa.
ton: f}. lterens. A. B. Sawyer. Bes—
tou; Taylor Reed, Reudville, Penn. ,
Clifford—J! J. Kennedy. Helen»'i.. lily when together by the millions, as
; Wardé'. Daniel Sully. W. D. ReednBllifi
grown.
nor, began some three months or less
visible to the naked eye. and apparent
slight. milky ciolidlness. But each
one of those specks w a real live
oysterxdifforent in for and in every
aspect from the oyster which the great
run of humanity knows. but an oys~
ter. nevertheless, A living thing with
a vitality and power of growth which
in three years, will bring it to “half
shell" perfection and which will in
four years make it lhe ideal oyster for
the use of the chef.
That tiny spat, as the speck is call-
er!- lsihrown omby them“ town 0r!!-
mer and liberated in thewater. oats
about with the currents until it has
some suitable place on which to fasteh‘
Rocks. pieces of glass. stones. shells,
water-soukcd wood, anything in a dc-
altjablqpltic‘e afla‘lhstiwmch the ' this
hruhhes the minute particles, 1. gum.
clam. They stay therewd at. once
beglnvfeeding. growing, increasing in
size' with a rapidity which, a wee
after they have struck their abiding
place shows them as a tiny brown. but
perfectly visible speck. while a month
of warm weather free from storms. dis»
closes an actual oyster with a plainly
e
The life of the present baby oysters
in honor or because of which the big
Net of boats is now In the local bar.
ago. At that time they were mere lit-
tle infinitesimal specks. practically in~
tors during thele‘arly merit a of“‘sum-‘
k- by
of Captain Lewis. but. they very sei-
dom have to be resorted to.
in the first place a license is neces
say. That may be procured by any
h at under five tons. custom house
measurement, upon proper application
and the payment of $5 fee. For each
ton over the five totl size. the fee is
increased by $1.50. The proper foe
having been paid, a license is granted
and “v0 license numbers are furnished
free by the state. The license number
of each host hps to be fastened flat
both sides, where it can be. read from
either side of the boat while it is at
work on the natural bed. No person
who has not been a resident of the
state of Connecticut for at least one
year. and the state limits the size of
the dredges which can be used to a
weight 'of'3ll"pounds. exclusive of the
nets. ,
Then. too. poWer boats are' not al-
lowed to dredge on the natural bed.
for if they were allowed to’ go on it
wit their stroll machinery ahti heavy
she‘d woui‘ be en-‘
amazes. the w oi , , _ ,
tirely cleshed ’up'l We Wee a. and
phone haunt be hp 1 r any matural
am. 11" water till . 'y.~ m “lilo"
iis 0r bar's, aild' dredg s cast
and drawn in by hand Or with the help
of a hand. Windlass, is the requirement
of the law. and auxiliary boats have
either to remove their engines or take
afl‘th‘cit- propeller and keep it. where
against the peak of the mainsall on‘
is allowed to work on the. na'turai bedf
down to the llattlrai,,growthers. are
filled with the set, and are passed
abo‘ftrd the buyer‘s boat. where it is
, stored, a count being kept of the num-
Tber of bushels purchased, and pay-
. ment being made immediately after a
natural growther has been unloaded.
The. unloads-about slips out;‘of the.
line. and the. loaded boat next. along-
side takes hisplace. going through the
same course, and ill ‘turn giving place
. to the next. the operation being con-
tinued until all the natural grotilthers
have sold out or‘ the boat of the buyer
has reached her capacity.
The set thus purchased is take to
the beds of the growers, and is p nt-
ed and taken care of, kept free from
star fish. thh'grestes't'erieniy 'o'f'the'oy.
ster, and left tortures yearns. by which
tlnle lt‘has formed perfect Oysters.
Most of the growers have secti as of
oyster 'gnountl in part of the had.
in Great. South eBay 'or right oh the
occult shore. notable for the clearhess
of the water and for the sandy bot-
tom, and there the oysters, when near-
ing the three year perfection stage.
are taken and planted. to finish their
lanai fattening or suiting stage, which
l makes them the nergect oyster for
market. . ‘ '-
, Probably the best oyster boat of her
size and class. the one which brings
her “harm the best returns, is the
boat owned by the state inspector.
,Capuln William A. Levitt. TM boat
.c’
.
».;«";~tl'
price agreed upon, baskets are passed.
he
combination of the two gr,
Sold by Drug
Ta 9 Hall‘s
patio .
assume rufs
It was the first-n! ‘ t‘
the.season, and at
not a man lea d
“I heard an a of fire." he said in
Pig wife. "1 mustjo and see where it
s.’ '1 .
It happened i t her hearing was '
less acute. andgs e made way for him
in silence as he” “appeared.
"it wasn't fir ” he said. on his re
turn. -: . ’ .
titer."t said hi} Wife
ists. r':
emit?" it
“Nor water.
coldly.
Millions of ttles of Foley's Honey ‘
and Tar ha’v been sold Withbht‘l‘hy
person ever .. aving experienced any
other than neficlai result: from its
use for cou a. cabin and lying trou-
ble. Thisi coause the'genuine. ‘1'
by": Honey at! "Tar its tile . ,
package co the noJ-bpiatea“ or' ’r
harmful if . Gl‘ rd your health by
refusing but he glanttln'e.‘ The
9
Clifford armac and R. n.’ halc-
led. - ’ . .7.
Norwalk Chronicler