The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-10

ties :. times. Ths eaOst fsnous ssh Ia
the Blue Fish, which, next % the Bias, p
the gamest tish caught in thee satets.
The Tavtog, however, is the STAPLE Cab
for table use, al trequents the rOces and
the shores, aud is easily taken By lines
thrown by everybody of the rocks orout
Of the boats. After them come the sculP,
which resemble our ,sunfsh, and are by
some considered The best ti.h for frying
that are caught here. The bait generally
used consists either tot CLAIMS, crabs or
Holsters, and the hooks are not particu.
lArly different from or larger than thOse
used In the Ohio rivsrsF S7ni 10"
r..n COOL BHEzzs. Ssrf mn
There is = comfort in q sojOufn BY the,
sea 10 hot weather that people who have
not enjoyed It can scarcely understand.
Such a thing as a real hot day, such
DAYS as We had in Wheeling in Julys-i
when the Thermometer WIS % and no
breeze stirring, are unknown here. There
is rarely an hour in the tWenty.four when
the breeze does not blow, and the heat Of
the MONDAY sun is always tempered bya
breeze that can be found on some aide or
the other Of the house. And when night
comes you would suppose that there must
be storm brewing. The washing OF the
waves has a stormy sound after dark,
and the air Is nearly always fresh and
laden with the smell Of the salt water,
thus constantly suggesting the idea OF
rain to thsland llbber from the distant
Interior. The blowing Of these fteah
humid breezss and the lashing and moan.
ing of the sever complaining sea" invite
to sleep, and it Ia seldom that strangers
complain Of wakelul night. The same
ais that through the day stimulates your
appetite sooths you too sleep after night
fall, especially il you have aous 'actusl
duty rs fisherman on some one OF the
tides. Hs
Speaking Of the tides, who shall really
and truly explain their mystery How
strange that every six hours the water
should turn about and run violently In
an opposite direction, making current
that will sometimes carry boat up the
river in the face Of the sturdy stroke OF
the rover, or agaiust sheet OF canvass
that is well bellied out to the wind. This
current, thus created, sweeps away a
sinker on your fish line that weighs six
ounces, and makes it impossible for you
to stsy on the bottom. Hence you will
understand that ia fishing you must
chOoss right time IL, the tide II You
want 10 meet with proper success. ~
| .aT PRcuLIARIrIEs. '7'9'h 7'N. q.
| wish l had time and space to tell you,
a good deal about the country and the
people around here. II any one could
put a proper description on paper 1t
wonId be very interesting. This ia the
land OF small farms and stone fences,
The fields remind me Of squares on 70
checker board, so small are they and so
universally are they enclosed with solid
stone fences. Look where you will from
the window where | write this letter and
you see nothing but stone lences.a There
Is not field in all the country here
about that has any other kind Of afence.
Jourueying down here from Fail River,
is miles, | do not remember to HAYES seen
fifty rods all told Of other sorts Of fence.
From this you may imagine that the
land is poor and unproduetiye, but this
is far from being the case. On the con.
trary, the land produces sbundantly Of
such crops - they raise, particularly Of
hay, which Is the main crop. The corn
looks healthy and strong and stands
thick on the ground. This too in fields
where there are granite rocks peeping
out Of the ground, around the edges Of
which rocks the corn ia as thrifty as elss-
where. o.. .a+i DE- 80 %" 81 ~ : H.
OF course the soil is not kept in this
condition without diligent attention
Vast quantities Of sea "muck," constantly
thrown up on the beach, are hauled from
the shores and spread over these checker
board fields like so much manure. And
Il ia manure Of very rich and rank char
|. teraas you will readily say after getting
Whit from pile that has stood for 8
good while and then been freshly stirred.
These small farmers, as far as l have
seen them, seem to be thrifty people.
In fact, there are no evidences here Of the
stress OF the hard times. ] was here be-
4 fore the panic oil '7S and see no differ
ence in the ways or looks OF the people.
Like the Sheppard Of Salisbury Plains
their wants are few and easily supplied.
They fish great deal and supply not only
their tables but their pockets in that way,
and they make every edge cut in the
matter Of domestic economy. There is
nothing wasted. Not a trace Of waste is
to be seen anywhere. Hence the country
is prosperous in spite Of rocks and long
winters and other like drawbacks.
i ag NO TRAMPs. 80 '.s7o'a
Among the peculiarities from which
this locality by the sea is exempt is the
presence Of the tramp. have not seen
one l meet the potato bug advancing
along the sandy beach on his way from
the West, going he knows not where, but
no tramps. Hence you hear Of no thstts,
and such things as burglaries are IN.
known. Those who have cottages along
the beach leave them untenautsd nine
months in the year, and all their furni.
ture, carpets, kitchen, ware, &C., and yet
nothing is disturbed during their absence.
Everything is found At the opening OF
Summer just as II was left At the close Of
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