The Republican journal., 1871-02-16
LOCAL ITEM S, &c.
News Of the County and City.

MANAGE to survive an hour or two in pan of hot
fat over hot coal fire. But water is their best hold
and they delight to root round in the mud at the
bottom of the sea. An eel will out root hog, and
let him pick his ground.
Eels vary in size as much as darning needles, and
some are not much larger when they first conclude
TO be cells lot of very iniintile cells playing in
pool of water look much like vermcelli soup as
anything we remember. As they are not called
upon to die at very early age. their life is OF great
length. We have known it o.be over four feet
About good sized eel to describe, is the Bologna
sausage size. Taper one end a little for tail, cut
cash in the other for mouth, and hang on a pair
of ears about two inches long and YOU have an eel
at rest. We are not quick enough with pen to
describe them in motion, but any one who has ever
seen Gen. +. f. Spnners autograph on a green
back, can get very good idea from that. Next o
flea or flash of lightning. you don t find any
thing much lyelier than an eel In catching them
all you have 10 do is to hook and pull them to the
top of the water, and they will do the rest. As
long as we remember it, we shall never forget the
first eel we caught. We were sitting on the cap of
the wharf with our line in the water some fifteen
feet below us, our hook baited with a clans head,
Caceording to Robbins) when we felt bite and
pulled. AS our hook came to the surface, an eel
made his appearance and ced climbing up
our line, hand over hand. with great speed, and
shot INTO the air ten feet above our head and fell
upon the wharf, where for fifteen minutes he exc
cuted such steps as would have drawn tears from
the eyes of Il French dancing master. We then
grasped it to get our hook but it slid through our
hand, like dose quicksilver, leaving it covered
with coating Of slime which we have since learn
| ed is the basis of Spaudng's celebrated glue. We
cut off that eel and found our line much knotted
and tangled We counted eighty-seven different
kinds of knots. If there be any one who doubts
this story, we can soon convince him of its truth,
by showing him the exact spot where we sat when
we caught that eel.
Any one going into the business of trapping cells
for the meat or skins, which by plugging the eyes
are handy to have in family, had better discard
the line and provide himself with an eel spear,
which is as deadly at short range of twenty feet
as the needle gun. Spearing eels is dreadful I'M
certain business, however. If man is successful
he is generally lucky Mike keaton was formerly
among cells what Gordon Cummins was among
lions; but Michael has left us, and no more prods
his spear into his tavorite game. But he is not for
gotten. and his SAYING" there's cells under them
fence, Mr.. Furgerson"-w be remembered as
long GELS continue to wiggle.
A. an article of food, eels are mootet question.
person either likes them or he don't; there is no
half way; he is never conservative in this matter
Allowing one relishes them, we should say thar
from two to three feet would suffice for Il meal
| Michael was wont to tell of Il man who went into
one OF our restaurants and partook sparingly of
eels. g. Talk about eating eel" said Mike, " arte +
he got done, put the back bones together and
measured them, and he had eat over five feet of
| choice pieces!' Barring n frozen ear, there is
nothing that will peel handler than An eel. t'nt the
skin round the neck, Just under the ear; take the
head in your mouth, holding it firmly with your
teeth; having on Il pair of mlttens, grasp the eel
at the neck, give good pull and he will roll out of
his skin AS easily as you roll out of bed.
Our crowded columns forbid us SAYING any more
ahont this interesting fish, for could write about
eeI> to any length, because they are such a very
eel-alic subject
SHORT CAKE. Our winter has Just begun 49,.
James says the potato market is getting lvely.....
Tuesday was St. Valentines day. We are under
everlasting obligation to friends that we received no
valentine Whitten's Calico Ball was sue
cesS-ltldgng from an eye view of it..A lady lost
! her pocket book containing over $50, in our city
Tuesday. 1t was found by another lady and re-
stored to the owner. She cannot be too thankful
that it fell into honest hands Local street scene
One man PUSHES up to another and says '.For Got
sake, how are you? How long before | haven't
seen you"......A youthful clerk in town iabored
hard to impress upon customer that he could sell
goods cheaper than others, 'becausc we don't adj
VERT se?.....We noticed number of strange 18th
amendments on the streets lately, and learned that
they belonged to the corn and flour vessels quite a
fleet OF which have lately arrived....It Is clipper
topper seighing noW......Alden is figuring up on
the Ball. and will soon declare dividend for the
stockholders. ..Some of our fast nags are hayng
chance to let themselves out little. We noticed
Lady Chapman and ''Jane" doing a little step
ping Tuesday.
Information having been received that Hanley ;,
the fellow who stole the sailboat Bloomer, was
staying at Brooklin, Deputy Sheriff Tucker was
despatched with warrant for him. The officer
found that Hanley stopped at the house of Mr..
Hamilton, where he was arrested on suspicion, but
told plausible story, and suffered to escape.
bundle of his clothing was found there, with
journal kept by him, which showed from the record
which he made of himself that he was hard case
lie there wrote himself down as having been for
three months an inmate of Machas Jail, for steal
again, and returned without him.
On Friday morning last S. l.. Milllken put in an
| appearance at the railroad depot in Augusta, for
| the purpose of taking passage homeward. He was
dressed in his usual good style, and bore upon his
arb an extra overcOat of the newest and most eX-
pehsive style, which he deposited carefully across
seat. When the train reached Burnham our fell
low citizen emerged, bearing on his arm faded,
ragged, seedy, patched and dapidated garment,
that looked as though it might have pertained to
the earthly estate of Lazarus. 1t was the only
| claimed garment in the car! lie desires to inter
view the man that made the exchange.
Mr.. Written gave an exhibition ball by the pll-
pills of his school, at Perces Hall, on Friday eve
ming last, which was very numerously attended,
| and a general good time had. His school was COM
posed Of eighty coupls, and the ease and grace ac-
quired by the pupils was observed by all. Mr..
| Written commences course of assemblies on Fri
day evening next, to be held weekly
| Much of the scrip in circulation about here is
sorry stuff, and the holders are in a constant state
of anxious inquiry whether its redeemer livetll.
We negotiated some the other day with Mr. Post
master Thurlow at thirty-three and q third per
cent. discount, and thought it good trade.
| MASONIC. AT the last stated meeting Of Phoenix
Lodge, f. A. NJ, the following officers for the cur
rent year were installed by D. d. G. NJ VIM O.
Poor: Geo. f. Wight, W. NJ; Nv. Haney, s. w. /;
F. A. Foett, J. W.. Geo. L. johnson, Sec f. s.
Carter. S. d.; Chas. T. Richards, S. s.; Peter f.
Tlden, J. s. IA. V. Sawtelle, Tyler; W. o. Poor,
| Treasury.