-.\-‘:“. “ \~ st.
The Kind You [love Always Bought. and which has bed
in use for over '10 years, has home the signature of
....—— and has been made under his pc- '
mill ttupervlnlon since its infancy.
Allow no one to deceive ym in this.
All Corinna-felts, [notations and "Just-ns-good" re but .
liamvimeuts that trifle wltfia and endanger the health {.8
Ini‘ltnts‘ “and Childrcnwl-lxpcrlulee against Experiment.
What is CASTORIA
Zlnsmrie is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare-
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I i: is Pleasant. It
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substance. its age is its guarantee. If; destroys \Vornla
and alloys Fever-inhuman.
Colic.
nml Fltltlllency.
it ctr is Diarrllusa and Wind
it relieves Teething 'i‘ronbles, cures Constipation
.‘t; assimilates the Food, regnhttes tho
Htmunch and Bowels. giving healthy and natural sleep.
The Children's Panacea—The Mother's Friend.
csuuma CASTQRIA ALWAYS
The K.
Bears the Signature of
all You 'Hfllil Always Birgit
In 'Use For Over 30 Years.
M "MAUI NIHIV. n ”I“! IV‘IIIY. an VOII om.
T_ . ... ._._-._
THE HEARTS OF SAM HOUSTON.
ill the‘ ‘Memoils or a Senate Page"
Christian l-‘. Ecltloff recalls the yeurs
just prior to the outbreak of the civil
war, when Slllnner, Wade, Dougtlll.
llatnlin,‘ Houston, -.lollu l’. Hale.
llrccklurldge. Thomas and Jefferson
Davis were debating the great f|lll‘S~
lions upon which the north ultd south
were at variance. They Were an im-
poslng body of men, mostly clad in
black broadcloth and wearing high
silk bats.
But there was one senator who rc-
fused to be liiillliilPii-'Sf‘llliitll‘ lions»
ton. of Texas. "Day after day.‘ says
Mr. Eckloff. "'dillilll-t spine moments
he sat thete ill his seat calving hearts
out of soft pine wood 'lhey were
pieces about the size of the baud.
Whell he had completed one of these
works of art he would summon a page
and, pointing toward some fair S]H'C~
tutor ill the gallery, would say, 'llve
this to that lady up there with (it-ll-
eral Sam Houston's compliments.”
Mr. lckloff remembers Houston as
one of the gentlest and - kindest of
men.
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A full lino of Imported Also, Includ-
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Bass A Code stout, always on draught.
War Bil-eh Door on Draught.
. J. SULLIVAN, Proprietor.
Telephone 902.
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Range?
Get it now while we can
make prompt connec-
tions. Postal brings
representative.
Connecticut
Company.
wound on tomboy .to; mood puos
Sluoo 'auoaaouln
‘oons opium ‘soowo
IBBI 0! Dfll
WWO film-d ii ‘l‘l
' John H. Knapp
AT THE BARBER'S.
"You are very bold. said the
llarber to little llinks, as the latter
look up his position in tile chair.
"What's that you say‘." asked
lllnks pleasantly.
“i any you are very bald, sit‘,’
pt-alml the Harbor,
"\i'lto is'fl‘ asked lllnks,
"You, sir." said the Harbor.
"\\'ltut paper did you see that in?"
demanded lllnks.
sir."
'i't“
"What. \vllul. sir?“ asked the ilnl'~
il(‘l'.
"What llc\vs|nl[tel".‘" repeated
iiillkS. “I read the Sun. Times. Herald
and World. lult i didn't see ally ref-
erence to this. Was it in one of the
early editions of the evening papers?"
"Was what. sir?" qIn-u‘led the puz-
zled llarber.
“This thing you were
just tcllillr,
me,‘ said lllnks.
“Why, i don't remember telling
you —-———~»" begun the Barber.
“About lny being bald, you know,
said lilnks. "You said'l was very bald.
didn't you?"
".Yes." said the Barber. ‘avut i did
n't mention the llcwspalulrs. sir. Why
should it be ill the. newspapers. Sir?”
"Why. because it‘s ,news, isn‘t it?"
said llluks.
“Well. if it isn't news. what ill
thunder did you tell me about it for?"
demanded llinlts. “i suppose you had
read about it in one. of the papers,
and had reached the conclusion that
i‘diiill'i know it. if you find a mole
under lny left car while shaving me,
break it to the gently please, and you
may until all mention of the fact that
lily board is getting gray. i am trying
to stave off a realization of tlI9——"
But just then the Barber acciden-
tally ran his lather brush over Blnks'
tnoutll and tile conversation tempora-
rily ceased—August Lippiucott's.
TELEPHONE CALL 720.
Dorlo_____n Ho__u_se
(Gregory Boulevard)
EAST NORWALK.
c—as—
Sh‘ore Dinners and All Kinds of
Sea Food Cooked to Order
John E. O’Suilivan
PROPRIETOR.
DA VID W. EA YMOND.
ru‘horol Dlroo‘for
Winner.
19 North Main so. South Norwalk
Residence, a Washington 3!.
Telephone at office, 386-2.
Telephone at house, 693.
l
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‘ - . “4‘ -
CItvNattonal Bank
SOUTH N O‘WALK. CONN.
pans-—
TRANSACTG A GEN AL BANKINO'
.u...a
surplus and. Profits
117,000.00
Capital
$100,000.00
Rafe Deposit hung-O0 and 05 per yoari.
sowm n. MATHEWOON, pm
JOHN H. KNkaylfl Vldo‘Prol.
FREDleOK H. EOWAN, 2nd Woo
p"
WILFRED seawatL. Cashier
olneovono‘
E. H. Mathew-oil rio’h‘ry Inymour
onmun Grumman
Josiah R. Marvin J. Wallace Marvin
Christian 8‘4”:an John H. Light
Row-I'll .
9'4
fife. .. more; a.
A Missouri Broker Got two at That
Price.
(Macon Letter ill Kansas City Star.)
er day which the owner said were
worth just $2,000," remarked (‘ol. Lew.
Chase, ol‘ Klrksvilie, who is ill Macon
today.
“They Were ordinary Missouri pump-
kins. worth apparently about :5 cents
apiece. and I believed my friend was
playing me for a tenderfoot. bill when
he got through telling me the story. i
saw that his statement was founded
on the facts.
About it years ago Mp. Keith, a
banker of Sturgeon, Mo.. lent n fanner
$1.000 to invest in stock. The invest-
ment turned out badly, and the fur
llli‘l‘ had bad luck in other deals until
he went bloke. He Just couldnt. pay
the note. ll‘inaliy he went west and
there he made a strike. ’l‘hlugs began
coming his way, atld he was soon in
better circumstances than he had ever
been before.
"After a lapse of about it} years he
returned to Sturgeon. bought him a
farm and settled down again. The.
banker again presented his note,
which by this time had grown to $2:
000, including interest. The farmer
gently called the banker's attention to
the fact that the statute of limita-
tions had run against the note, and
that it was not eollectuble by law.
"The banker knew that it was true:
if the borrower didn't want to pay it.
lte couldn't be made to.
"One day the bunker drove out ill
the mummy with a friend, and they
passed litx farm of the man who had
taken advantage of the statute of illn-
ittltions. The farmer was standing in
the field when the two men drovo by.
The banker spied some lurgc‘putnp»
kills, and asked the farmer what he
would take for them. The farmer
said ‘23 cents apiece.
"'l'ile banker selected two of the
pumpkins. and had them put in his
buggy. Then he fished around ill his
pocket for the 50 cents.
" 'ily (lem‘gPS' he said, ‘l haven't not
a cent with me; what‘ll i tio'."
“ ‘(lb, .\'ult ('llll pay me next time you
come along." said the farmer.
"No. i will just giVe you credit on
flint note.‘
"All I'ltzlu.'
leasly.
“'i‘lle banker pulled out the note.
and in the presence of the borrower
tutti the companion who was riding
with lllut, he made an entry crediting
ltd tents on the note. tlnd then drove
to town. The same day his lawyer
began suit against the borrower, iii-
legiug that a payment had been made.
and that It brought the allegation
azuin within the km. The banker
collected every cent of the debt. No
wonder he is saving those pumpkins."
Mrs. lieualtv—Sbure, now, u dllmp
off and oil is a comfort: but, Mrs.
lllnnessey. ain’t ye afraid 31"” xii
llle huhll'.’
Mrs. llellllesse.\'~l\'lvir a bit! Me
old man's been drinking it stldtly
these forty-five years. and he's never
got the ltubit.~—Excllnnge.
said iilc farmer curt»
(Tiara—What a perfectly lovely gown
of yours.
Maud—Do you really like it?
Clara—~lmmenscly; it's so hideously
up to date —Llfe.
TRY A muffin or
Long Life
Hose
ice Cream Freezers,
Water Coolers,
Hammocks,
and all other seasonable goods
112 WASHINGTON STREET.
0
venous 667.
0‘ a,
”ti on... Sublet}
. For All House-Owners
'f‘h'fs ii the soil-on for cleaning
up the proud-es: Shall and the
scrub union for the house and
the lake for the lawn are good,
but they doat’ go far eboagh.
You can clean dirt away, but
to make the house. the barns.
stability and fences right they
should be fresheaed up with
unit.
We have everything for the
painting‘llnseed oil', tarp!»
_ brushes and
Atlantic Pure White Lead
3 ‘ ’ ' THE Famous
OUT-CH BOY PAINTER BRAND
We can guarantee this White
Mott‘s purity.
See us about your painting.
E r. GORHAM
. DEGORATOR.
EAST NORWALK, CONN. ,
(and do to... w unusual. in no sperm y‘x.
"l saw a cmlple of pumpkins the nth"
ins—it
Get Your Drug Wants
Filled at the
Bridge Pharmacy
Prompt and efficient service at
all times.
Personal attention given to all
prescription work.
Chairs for our trolley patrons.
Come in and wait for your oar.
BRIDGE PHARMACY
.l. PARKER, Manager.
Mrs.
ill reel.
Harry Newman. of Second
is visiting lll l’emlsylvanlu.
~—llny homemade brcntl. biscuit and
cake at llanner llakery. Opt-u evenings.
Charles Simone, of liowun
has gum- to Northficltl. Mass.
a week's vacation.
street.
to spend
Gus Johnson, of Bridgeport. will be
a guest over Sunday of Andrew Aaron-
son, of New street.
The Rev. heater l-‘. Reynolds will
have charge of the services at the Ad-
vent t‘hrlstlan Church tomorrow.
The Log Cabin Mule Quartet will
render the music at the East Avenue
Methodist Episcopal t‘lInrcb tonight.
A prospective young bride and
groom have a nicely furnished new
home tlil ready for them ill East are-
one.
The liev. W. W. Gilles. pastor oi
flu- l-I:I<l Avenue lilclhodisl Church.
will preach morning and evening to-
mot row at the East Avenue Methodist
(‘htlrclr
'i'lle Sodelhcl‘u family. of llanbut'y.
who have ill‘t’il bttyi'tc :lu outing for
several wet-ks nl (‘alf l'aslnle. are pre-
paling to break catnp Monday tutti re-
turn home.
At the East Ateuut- M. ii (‘ltul‘ch
tomorrow the pastor \\lll preach on the
following sllbiet‘lui Morning, Christi.
ills t‘llaraclcl‘ and \\'olk. Evening.
.\'uuman tile cher
Miss Emma Fosbl of East ()ranstc.
New .Itlsey. and Miss lint-riot lpck-
wood. of" New York, are guests of Mrs.
latte ilosegood and Miss bottle liose-
good. of liawklus avenue.
The Ill-ken: for tile .\dtent Sunday
school picnic. which will he held on
Almost 20th. at Valley Grove. will be
distributed to the Sunday school child-
ren a Week front tomorrow:
Along with the repaint to the side
walks along the Washington street
bridge. a new fence. hing construct-
ed alongside the trio Coal Colli-
Compnn‘y dock at the west entrance to
the bridge.
Tonight is one of t‘oustable .l. .l.
tlomlwin‘s regular dates for a visit to
East Norwulk. Ol‘ into. it is stated.
Saturday night tat‘ely passes without
some kind of a brawl developing on
account of liquor.
Edward Parks, the bustling assist-
ant to Mnrketman Anronson and a par»
ty of friends are mailing preparations
to go to Westporl for a week and
camp out. Other members of the par-
ty will include Floyd Collin and Dick
Tallmndgr.
The pool championship of the Wash-
ington Street bridge is in the balance.
At present the championship in so far
as it lies between Herman Ryder and
.lolltl Howard, is held by Mr. Ryder.
After a nllour‘s hard playing, he was
well in the lead.
_._..___..___...
There is a streak of oil on the
highway in East avenue and those. who
noticed it are trying to figure out
whether this is alt attempt to oil the
road or whether it was a case of a
leak in an oil tank wagon. A fair
wager seems to be that it was a leak
in the tank wagoa.
Friends of a popular young East
Nor walk couple were 3 ll talking to-
day about their reportc marriage. lt'
is now admitted that the. supposition
in wine quarters that. the marriage
occurred Thursday night was wrong.
‘t " 1”. “1'2". A .. “,3 at
Everything Pertaining
' I O \
to Electricity
Appliances of every description—
goods always in stock for Motive Pow.
er, Electrical AdVertlslag, Decorative
Work. Bells, Cut Oil Switches, Adiuw
able Lights. ow.
Orders carefully and promptly ex-
ecuted—prices right
The Reed & Volk Electrical Co.
as WASHINGTON srnzn,
soon-t NORWALK.
TEL. not.
g‘r-io tmww—wm Smite W
. trolley
' i was ,
ides; will gaigdoy
A party composted of Frank 0 Haiti.-
away, of Myllle street, and Mrs. its
Petty and son Charles, of Rowayion.
will leave tomorrow for a visit ill Pai-
chogne. Long Island. Messrs. lintb-
away and Pony will spend most of the
time fishing on the Great South ilay
and are anticipating soulc fine sport.
Mr. and Mrs. Max bevy, of the
Washington stleet bridge, are expect-
ing the arlivul in town tomorrow from
lioston of their daughter, Mrs. M.
Qweskln, and faintly, who have been
on a vacation trip to that city. They
will visit Mr. and Mrs. Levy until
Tuesday and will then return to Stain-
ford.
The Misses laura Baker, Margaret
Alien. Bessie and Nellie Olmstead,
Rosalia Jesse and Ruth Carlin were
the guests on Friday afternoon of Miss
Helen M. St. John, when she gave a
card party ill honor of her friend. Miss
Francis M. llronaun, of Ilroklyn. who
has been spending part of her race
tlon ill South Norwalk.
Word has been received from Mr.
and Mrs. Richard .l. (‘utbllL while en
route to Denver, but luuil telling of
their arrival in the Colorado metropo-
lis has not yet reached here. They will
relllaln in Denver ulltll after the na-
tlonal encampment of the (l. A. 11., of
which Mr. Cutblll is department sen-
ior vii-t. commander of Connecticut.
There or“ five delegates from East
Norwallt to the unliuai convention of
the Stutc l-‘irclncus' Association. which
will be held at New London Tuesday
and \i'edln-stlny. They include Chief
l-‘. M. Wheeler, First Assistant Arthur
Curr, Second Assistant (‘. ll. Gehr-
ntanu and Mortimer Roberts. from
Mayflower Hook and Ladder Company.
and .I. lrrlug Dunning from the Fire
PiliiCl'.
The committee of arrangements for
the annual clnlnhuko of the East Nor-
wulk Fire Police. who will hold their
llllllllfli clalnbuke on Sunday. August
leth. in llobeuunn‘s nods, off Gregory
Boulevard. ili'id n met-ting inst even
ing and made some arrangements. The
colltnliitue is composed of Bert .l
lirunslrnp. Ht‘lll‘)“ Wright, Jacob
Willie. .itlsopll Jili'tliln‘flli and T. l’.
t'ttsey.
A young man who has been working
at lienedlct Farms this Week found
himself afire yesterday afternoon on a
car while en route through
East uventle'to his home ill .\‘orwalk,
He had been slnoklltg a pipe and
stuffed it in- his pocket, thinking that
be llllti emptied it of burning tobacco.
There was little damage other than
.‘l burned pocket. lines-enacts about
him sniffed smoke for some tiluo be-
fore the real trouble was discovered.
nuns.
Mr, and Mrs. irtt Sims. of New
York. are spending a few weeks at the
Sound View Hotel. lit'iil‘ Island,
Mr. and Mrs, F. ii. \‘rcelnud. oi
.\'ew.ulk N .l., have returned home
nftel spending a week at the Sound
New Hotel
Helen and .\iuyla Scoflcld have re
turned to their home in Highland ave
one. after a visit of three weeks in
Northville. Court.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hall, who ltavt
been spending a month at Sulluysldv
cottage. llell island, have returned to
their home in Passalc. .\‘. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Faulbnber and
daughter. lrene, of Cleveland. Ohio.
who have been guests of Bert Faulha-
her. at Belle island, have returned to
their home.
Mrs. Susan Petty and son Charles
Raymond Petty. of this place, will go
to llellport, L. 1., Monday. to spend a
week with Captain Daniel Petty and
othel reinilvsc
Alfred Mestre. of Sheffield island.
is having a small bay dredged in front
of his cottage, so that the harbor will
accommodate a large yacht which he
intends to purchase.
Mr. Cunningham will be absentfrom
the pulpit of the, Baptist Church on
Sunday. His place will be taken by
Mr. James. of Belle Island, in the
morning and in- the evening by Mr.
Scofield.
John and James E. 'l‘owuers, Jr., of
’l‘owners, N. Y., Lawns Corsaut. of
New York, Mr. and Mrs i. F Simona.
of Brooklyn and Robert C Martin of
Nw Y,ork have can guests at the
, Soand View Hotel, Belle‘lalaud.
and Autumn.
The Dnrlen baseball team crosses
but: this afternoon on the Noxon lot
diamond With the Y. M. C. A. team.
of New Canaan. ,
Deputy Sheriff Samuel C. lrelnnd, of
South Novwalk. came to Darlen yea-
terday afternoon and set out ill a car-
riage for Springdale, to serve a real
estate attachment. t
Constable Wilbur Bates. of Darien.
received a visit this week from his
Brother; Walter” Bates or Hartford.
who was formerly in the grocery busi-
ness in Norwalk.
The. Town of Dnylen registrars.
Charles Bennett and William H. Will-
nlott, .l‘r.. were in session yesterday
from noon until 9 p. m.. for the pur-
pose of registering the political party
affiliations of electors. Voters whose
names do not appear on the list will
not have. the. right to participate in
prlnlalles or caucuses. The registrars
will be in session next Friday at the
same place. the once of the select-
mcn, and during the same. hours.
There. were six attics of real estate
in Dorian. last week. with mortgages
recorded of $47, 000. For the last week
in July, 1908, there were also six sales
t the as».
an 01.8“, The nice
lea wee were u folio": Ella 1"
Eli ard‘, adminiptratrlx, to A. H. Sco-
gpid. land; Abel Dance to Louisa C.
ullaer, Gracie street; 0. W. Goff to
Thaddeus lloyt. Prospect avenue;
Thaddeus lloyt to Alfred Morehouse,
Prospect avenue; Roaton Manor Cor-
poration to Minnie A. Lewis et al., Old
Farm road; ’l‘okcneke Corporation to
Tokencke Club.
The death of llclbett Staffers the
fifteen year old son of Charles Staf-
fers, of Howell avenue, yesterday
morning, was both sad and unexpect-
ed. Friday the lad did put appear to
be very ill to the family, though llldis~
posed. but when Dr. George H. Noxon
arrived, the lad sunk illto unconscious-
ness. lie did not regain his senses
before life became extinct. Owing to
the. suddenness of the case, Dr. A. L.
House, the medical exauliner, was
also called. Death is pronounced to
have been due to spinal meningitis.
The funeral will be held tomorrow at-
ternoon.
The improvements being made at
the miller of Main street land Railroad
avenue Darien. by the Messrs.
Schllchling are the most important in
the business section of the town in
years. The work accomplished at
tilts corner is a distinct credit to the
town. The original store has been
enlarged and improved and in addi-
tion the new section has provided two
good new stores. Tile last touch. a
subtsantlai concrete walk. has now
been laid al about the front of the
property, On the scond floor of the
building the Junior Order of Anteri-
can Mechanics will have their lodge
quarters.
Mrs. S. E. Howard is visiting in
Portland, Me.
Mr. and Mrs. C.
visiting in llldgefleld.
ll. Olmstend are
.\llss Edna Meeker is spending sev-
eral weeks at Lake George.
Jesse llaydeu has resumed his old
position on the local trolley.
Miss Jennie Thorp, of the post office
staff, is enjoying her annual vacation.
Miss Ethel Faircblid has returned
from a visit with a friend in Weston.
The annual meeting of the West-
port Sanitarium Company will be held
on August 19.
Albert Llnxweller, of D. A. Salmon
8: Co‘s. is enjoying his annual tn‘o
weeks‘ vacation.
The blackberries this year are very
plentiful. although smaller than usual.
owing to the dry weather.
Mr. and Mrs, Adam
who have been visiting friends in
town. have returned to their home in
Philadelphia.
i
Reithmihcr.
Services lll all the churches tomor-
row morning at the usual hour. in
the, evening services will be held in
the gospel tent in Elm street.
cenlly entertained a number of
friends fro mthnt city at "Hockanum."
his handsome country residence. in
Cross Highway.
The fourteen lnonths‘ old child of a
Polish family by the name of Con-
stance died Thursday from infantile
trouble. . Funeral Director Charles
Fable had charge. of the funeral. ‘
Every bath house in the new pavil-
ion at (‘ompo Beach has been rented
another year. A large addition to both
sides will be erected. as there have
been many who wished to hire turn-
ed away.
The new sidewalk which is being
laid in State street, when completed
will be one of the longest and finest
sections in town. it is being built un«
dcr the direction of the Westport
Town improvement Association.
RISKS PHOTOGRAPHERS RUN.
ill all interesting article entitled
“The Riddle of the Zambesl," publish-
ed in the Wide World Magazine, F. W.
Sykes describes how be nearly lost his
life photographing the Victoria Falls.
"1 made my way," he. says, "to where
the Zambesl was less than eighty feet
across: Imagine all the water of the
mllewlde Zalnbesi compressed into
this narrow got with a nearly vertical
mop of thirty feet. and you may gain
some idea of the enormous pressure
sustained by the lncloslng busllt walls.
Here i, as the Dutch say, ‘got a scrlk'
tshock or fright). Determined to ob
taln the best picture possible with my
stand camera, I stepped across a cre-
vice on an isaloted rock almost in front
of the fall, where there was barely
room to stand and operate the instru-
ment. i had just succeeded in tak-
ing a photograph when a spasm of
more than usual violence sent a wave
right over the spot on which I stood
Fortunately it was not sufficiently vio-
lent to carry rue with it, or this article
would never have been written. it
was enough, however, to cause me to
evacuate the position with the least
possible delay. being a direct hint that
the untrammelcd forces of Nature are
not to be trificd with."
TAKE LIFE LIKE A MAN.
it is a pitiable thing to see a young
man whinim: over his lot in life. and
excttslng indifference and inaction be-
cause of hard luck or some cruel fate
when has ptlt stumbling blocks in his
way.
No matter what your environment
or what you may be called upon'to go
through, face life. like a man, without
whining. Turn your face to the sun.
your back to the shadow, and look
the. world in the face without winning.
Make the most of your situation. See
the beauties in it and not the ugly
features. This is the. way to improve
all unfortunate environment. ~Stlccese
llfagazine.
Judge Foster. of New York. has re‘ ~
i
OF INTEREST“ TO FIUHIRMIN.
O-Troubfo With; wit-ditch ~Inertia--
l-lnpo of Oyster sumo. Po. ,
conic Bay Given up. '"
(From the Fishing Gillette, New,»
York.) .
Matty fishermen arriving at Boston
this week have reported trouble with
swordfish.
Oil the schooner Angie B. Watson,
Captain Schofield, off Geor a, re-
cently, one of the crow, Wes oy Wal-
lace, was severely cut ill the leg by
the attack of a llladdened fish, which
drove its sword through the bottom
of the dory. The fish was pierced
with the lily iron from the "pulpit"
on the schooner and in going after
it in the dory Walace met with his
accident. He had got the float in
when the fish headed in his direction.
Before he could move out of the way
the big sword came inboard, piercing
Wallace‘s left instep and tearing the
side of his leg.
The Metacomet, Captain Simmons,
met with a fierce swordfish bent on
doing harm to something. its attack
was so fierce that the stout, bony
sword went through the three-inch
plank just at the port side of the
forefoot. cutting its Way clear in un-'
til six inches of it shawed inside the
vessel. The struggles of the fish broke
the sword, leaving part of it still in
the plank.
The schoner Tecumseh bad the
worst experience with the fish. Three
of her four dorles were pierced by
swordfish. some of them several
times. The Minerva had one of her
duties pierced also, and the man in it
had a narrow escape from being in-
lured. The Albert W. Black also had
a dory pierced.
it is estimated that pearls valued
at 37,000 were taken- from one shell
from the mussel beds in the Wabash
River last week. The best find was
made by Charles Williams, a. poor
“Inusselcr.” He found a gem, a per-
fect specimen of the lustrous black
pearl, and has sold it for 81,250. Black
pent-ls are seldom found in fresh wa-
ter shells. thllnms' pearl weighed
361/; grains and is perfectly round. it
is the best find yet reported this sea-
son. Another notable find was made
“by Oscar Myers. He found a 22-graln
“pear-shaped" pearl. which he sold
"or $600. The present season is or
pected to be a banner one with mus-
sci diggers. Shells are higher in
price titan ever before, and pearl
dealers, becoming more and more
numerous each week, are paying bet-
ter prices.
Long island Sound Oyster Notes.
Oyster planters at Greenport. Long
island. have given up hope of an oys-
ter set in Upper Peconic Bay this
year. Over one million bushels of
shell were planted'nnd up to the
present time there is no sign of a
set, A year ago there was an oyster
set on July 24, and in 1907 the set. ‘
was seen on June 25. The fact that
there is no set at Greenport will in-
crease the value of the Long island
Sound set. At New Haven and
llrldgopolt a set is due in the first
week of August At South Norwalk it
is due two weeks later.
William E. Elswortb. Henry C. Els-
worth and Captain Peter Polworth
visited Great Kills, Staten Island, last
week and found the beds well spawn-
ed out and showing a strong growth.
will be good at an early date.
Louisiana Oyster Business.
“The Oyster Commission of Innis-
lana." stated President L J. Dona-
mann a few days ago, “intends to pc-
tition the next legislature to raise the
tax on each barrel of oysters caught
in our waters. We have come to the
conclusion that Louisiana is almost
giving away the splendid industry
and instead of charging 3 cents per
barrel we ought to at least make this
tax 5 or 6 cents. In Mississippi they
charge the fishermen and those en-
gaged in the industry some 8 or 10
cents for each barrel Now I submit
that it is unfair to our own state, and
it accounts for the way so many
canners reap a harvest at our expense.
"This past season there was caught
a little ove‘r 800,000 barrels of Oysters.
for which Louisiana received only 3
cents per barrel, and the enormous
profit went into the pockets of the
canners. if th e cancers can afford
to pay their fish rmen 50 cents at bar-
rel for catching oysters and the state
3 cents tax, it must follow that some
one is making money out of the luv-
dustrv. But the people. the consum-
ers, do not reap any benefits, they
have to pay big prices for oysters just
the same anti at the same time this
state is receiving a very insignificant
revenue for this 'fish product. which
is worth hundreds of thousands at
dollars.
“We have in Louisiana several hun-
dred thousand acres of oyster bot-
toms and reefs which we will lease.
We consnder it is better for us to
lease these bottoms or reels for fif-
teen years at a dollar an acre and
then get a revenue for each barrel of
oysters caught than to attempt to im-
prove tbem ourselves. Private par-
ties and that: who lease these hot-
toms always plant oysters and encour-
age the growth as much as possible,
but, of course. this is done at consid-
erable outlay of money. When we
get the bottoms back at the expira-
tion of the lease they will be [really
improved. These reefs, most of which
are now barren, will not become pro-
ductive of themselves under Iotne ten ,
or twelve years, if at all, and the only
method to pursue is to lease them, up
i have stated The oyster culture halt
to be studied and we know that it re-
quires a great deal of monby to hn- '
move a barren reef. Results um
been quite satisfactory where puma
have leased these bottoms, and we
have been able to derive a revenuci.
whereas if we undertook this citittiret
ourselves we would have to incur ail
enorlnmls expense bill which we are
not. able to meet. The lease toothed
provides a revenue to the commsllioi
and!" at the same time improves the
rec s.’
THE RESULT THE SAME.
"Gimme some of that prune pie'f"
"Son, you vc had two kinds of [ii
already ” '
‘fi‘hen another kind won't matter,
{There’s only one kind of stomach
,ache"~houlsvllle Courier-Journtl.’ ‘
Norwalk Chronicler