The daily gazette., 1880-03-15


SHAD FIsHING.-The catching Of
shad at the shore fisheries in this vicln-
ity will commence this year shortly
after the 1st Of April. Thousands were
taken twenty years ago where hundreds
are taken now. In 1921 there were no
gill net fisherman and " shore fisheries;
and now there are not more than 20 Of
the latter and probably 1000 gillers. The
numerous gill nets, 1t is charged, prevent
the fish from ascending the river 10 the
spawning grounds, and the smallness OF
the meshes Of the net OF both shore and
gill net gather in shad one and two years
old. The aggregate length to fish nets
reported to the Commissioners in 1878,
fished from Jersey side of the river, was
about 100000 yards-over 264 miles.
These nets are from 400 to 800 tathoms
IN length, and there are hundreds of
them in operation during the fishing
season. The size of the shad caught
decreased within the twenty years. In
have also an account of shad caught at
at the Fancy Hill fishery, below
Gloucester, IN 1920, the size averaged
seven pounds, while now the usual
average is four pounds. The ten and
eleven pounds shad were common, now
seven or eight pound fish Is . rarity.
Says the townsville (O.) Sentinel:r
Among the many natural curiosities of
this county it is not generally known
that there is a floating island Up in
the Siskiyous, lying like pearl in
the great mountain chain, is squaw
Lake, beautiful sheet Of water, now
utilized by mining company as a
reservoir. For many years the lake
has been favorite and delightful
resort for fishing parties and contained,
nearly in its centre, an island oom-
prising about one acre Of willow and
alder. 1t was never dreamed that the
pretty little island was not terra firma,
but when the bulkhead across the
outlet of the lake damned up its
waters the island rose slowly until il
had been elevated fully sixteen feet
above its original level. 1t would be a
| question for the naturalist rather
than the geologist to determine the
| age of this floating island, as it is ev,
identity made up entirely of decayeG
vegetation. Perhaps at some remote
der cd the roots Of a tree, uptorn by the
mountain storm, drifting out into the
lake, formed the nlleus from which
the island has grown, but it seems
singular that it should have remained
anchored and Interchangeable in its pos
stion."
! THE Family Physician says that
there is no more valuable indication
of disease than the temperature of th,
body as measured by the thei
mometer, and especially in the case @
children. 1t gives early imfoImatio
of disease, and admits of an infecte
child being set apart befoe mischief i
done. The Physician consequently aG
vises mothers to learn how to use
clinical thermometers very simpl
process. The proper temperature O
: the body is 96.4 deg. Fahrenheit.
] The game OF from 25 to 40 will puzzl
the census taker more than the littl
game Of 13-14-15. He will be awful
puzzled when a maiden lady with corl
screw curls and false teeth tells him th,
} she was "born in 1860, and he can couI
it up himself" He'll be ready 60 swei
that she has jumped the "15" from Ii
lower left-hand corner.-NOrr. Her0iC
WHAT is beautiful Why, carbolin
deodorized extracted of petroleum, q
, now improved and perfected. Clear, {
: spring'water, delightfully."- perfumed an
will not soil the finest linen fabric
perfect toilet preparation and absolutel
makes the hair grow on bald heads.
A New Jersey physician, heavil
loaded with town lots for which he b,
: paid only in part, hastily prescribed
box Of pills for a patient and allowe
his mind to wander back to his re-
3 estate. The patient asked how the pil
, were 10 b. taken. The doctor reptile,
sOne third down, the rest, in siI ar
twelve months with interest.