The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-23

Perhaps the fishermen who go daily for moss
bunkers took in big loads yesterday but they would
sale II they did not for appearances indicated
that all tho bunkers for miles around New York had
| gone tho upper bay. From stapeton to a line be-
Governors and Bedows islands the water rip.
| pied with tile fish Their tails and fms stood OF
water steadily IL thousands OF tile bunk ers were
below holding up the topmos layer People passing
boats could the fishes by hundreds beneath the
face one school covered an area OF several acres old
fishermen sail that they had such Splay
in their lives, and they reasoned that buensh
have come in great numbers into the lower bay and
adjacent waters Not net cast for all these fish
during the entire day.
Mr. c. B. Metcalfe ono OF the local representatives OF
British bank, tells this story relative to Prince George:
- chum OF nine" lie said. was at one time first
officer OF the reninsular and Oriental line
steamships few days out from London his ship fell
in with the British OF BAcchante from Colom'
DO A customary In such tho Pennsular ship
stopped take such mail as tho officers and sailors on
tho man of-wAr might have ready TO post. A small
boat put out from tho Bacchante with the mails in
charge OF a mldshipmnn. That midshIpman Prince
George who was serving his FIRST term to speak
An officer in her Majesty navy. lie came board
delivered his mail and was about TO return to the
Bacchante whon my friend, who in charge OF tho
ship tho time invitei him below to have
Refreshments. Tho mlishipman accepted grace
fully and ate biscuit with brandy ana soda
accompaniment with such evident appreciation
OF tho courtesy that the hrst officer led enter
Into conversation. Ho began with a dreadful break.
BY tho way. lie remarked, you've got Prince George
on board haven't your What a bore that must be-
Ishould hate to servo ship with him. ! suppose
he's nasty particular, isn't no. and makes tile mon
stand roundI" The midshipman laughed quietly
We'll think not he replied I'm not certain, don't
you known In Prince George. The Grst otfcer had
the neither hem and haw apologize After
startled instant he said, well let's have another and
tho Prince proved TO he fret fellow by accepting
and turning tho INST officers embarrassment into
laughter"
Other people here who know something about Prince
George say that he 10 to osentaiou and that IL
he knew what toco TO be made over him at New.
port lie would avoid going there at all They say his
chief delight socially Ia to mingle With good fo ows
smoke. and exchange stories.
"The idea OF stories without words as told IN our
comic Illustrated papers recently" said gentleman
who has lived much in Germany "is borrowed from
the German Tho Ftirgende mater, published in Nun.
ici has contained such stories for the last twelve or
fifteen years at least Many Amer,c an comic weekies
lave not stopped with borrowing the Ideas Of their
German contem porares They have borrowed the pic
tirus too either without giving tho names OF the ar
Is,s al all or with false names attached to them Any
one can convince himself OF tho truth this statement
by examining carefully tho hgures In many Of the pic
lures In question Tho OF the men especially OF
the soldiers dstinctively German and the faces
and waists 0f the women such wero never seen
on American women In pictures OF American origin
still more usve proof may be found the albumH
of Reincke Uberander, celebrated German carlca.
tIrss whose stories without words have been stolen
recaless!y III America during the last ten months"