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The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-03-31
YOUNG WIDOW PENSIONERS.

Capt, Skinner F1n0S Inc OA0 oOAoAOA
Marketable for nfatrimony.
United States Pension Agent Skin
nershas discovered that there are many
blus3ling into marriage contracts with
veterans who have passed the three
score mark. In fact, the captain rather
suspects that the young women who
choose thera do so because they have
performed brave service for their coun-
try, and are now being rewarded by a
comfortable pension.
This state of things, in the Pitts
burgh district, at least, though not
throughout the country, indicates
that the payment of pensions viii fur
nish valuable assistance to many hand
some widows for at least half a century
to come The veterans will not survive,
of course, but many a young widow
will mourn till their departure and
draw their pensions until they die of
old age, according to the Pittsburgh
Leader.
Agent Skinner has just completed
his report for the quarter ending jan
uary 4, and also a report for the month
of January. The report for the quar-
shows that 1866 pensioners were paid,
the amount dish rsed being $685.
I s64.2s. These payments were all made
/ in january, and during that month 16e
pensioners were added to the rolls,
while 1874 died and nine widows were
dropped because of remarriage.
This makes a net increase of %, and
/ Mr.. Skinner says that it is due to the
marriage of old soldiers to young WON
EN-. The husbands die and then the wife
gets a pension, sometimes when hel
husband did not.
s'There is no way of telling from the
records just how many cases of this
| kind there are" said Capt. Skinner
'sbut the number must be very consid
erable and will cause the pension rol
to remain large for many years tt
| come"
Continuing, the genial agent de
scribed case of one of the young wld
ows from neighboring town who h
had learned was married on January
probably immediately after gettin
her quarters pension.
She could have married at any tim
and drawn her pension down to tn
day of her marriage. She evidentl
wanted the whole amount, whic
was $50, and delayed the happy day /
get it. She would have had some di
: ficulty getting her voucher certife
under different name, and for frat
tional amount of her quarters pay. S
that it was probably on the whol
best to get married on pension day.
From the laughing manner in whic
Capt Skinner told this story. it is ev
dent the happy ex-widow would M
have been grudged her little down
from Uncle Sam had she announce
her intention to marry. immediately c
receiving it.
The captain did not say so, but it
probable the government will sol
the question of increase in the Pensio
rolls through young widows of old sc
diers by encouraging them to imita
the example of the practical lady WI
got married on pension day.
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MITCHELL.

1. l
p What have to write this week? No I
notes, no comments, nothing is happen
ing and not likely to as long as we have
this oppressively sultry weather, con-
tinually threatening us with more rain
but never raining. But it is well that it
does not, for already the ground is soaked
to the bedrock and if it should rain more
farmers would certainly be compelled to
delay their seeding until some more
favorable year. News? Well, there is
none, not even Hamlet has been heard
from for week, although dog was
taken from Canyon City to chase him.
from his hiding, still all is quiet SEEM
ingly. The town, well, might look
from my window for an hour and might
not see an individual not even a cat, but
if did see either they would have such
lazy swagger, it would be a misery to-
look at them. did see Mr.. Oaks, OF
the firm of Oaks & Wilson, out on the
store porch this morning. He looked
about him few minutes as If he was
disgusted, thoroughly disgusted with
himself, with the Wilson bill, the silver
question, in fact, with congress in gen
eral; disgusted with the primary meet
i ings, held by republicans and democrats
respectively, Monday and Saturday of
last week. Soon he gave long-drawn
yawn and retired behind counters and
desks for quiet meditation, certainly, for
there is no business doing. Some days
he might sell spool of thread, yard
of print, and if he had it, he might pos
sibly sell pound of sugar or coffee, now
and then.
Mitchell, dear beloved Mitchell! OF
what do you boast just now? Death, by
slow degrees? Perhaps, formerly, you
: boasted of killing more men than any
place of your size, but for the last two
years that, record has been broken, and
now there is nothing of which you car
, boast, unless it is mud and filth, but
!, even that is disappearing. A few days
v more of our present weather and youl
l mud will be gone and judge from thu
! smoke curling up in many places il
town our filth and. trash are being con
4 sumed. y
i Yes, 1 did see someone else a hal
h hour since, but he was going at such
: break-neck speed 1 could not Judge o
i his spiritual welfare, but suppose by ap
: pearance bodily, he is we'll and from hi
e haste it must have been DIR. Houck ha
;. had call that has stirred him out G
e his languor, and driven his lonelines
away for a time, for you know his wifi
d has gone to Portland to visit her mothe
e for month and the doctor is all alone.
: With all the dullness there is littl
~ bit of brightness everywhere. Our hill
are splendid in their green coats and tn
lie birch and willow are putting forth the
is bloom that whispers to us, "spring
+ + coming"
u u I might mention the birth of a son
. the wife of Eugene Curry. one day las
week, the date 1 do not know.
e. A kindly good bye until another wee
d. and perhaps something of important
ne and interest may transpire that may
=, :, my good fortune to record.
lg E. We.
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The regular subscription price of the
WEEKLY CHRONICLE is $3.50 and the
regular price of the WEEKLY OREeoNIAN
is $3.50. Amy one subscribing for THE
CHRoNIcLE and paying for one year in
advance can get both THE CHRONICLE
and WEEKLY OREeoN1AN for 50 90. All
old subscribers paying their subscrip-
tions for one year in advance will be en-
titled to the same offer.
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a SONG OF Politics.

Contributed.
Sing song of politics,
Election time is near,
And all the politicians
Are wishing it was here
.Tbev gather on the corners
Just like a band of sheep,
And when lady can't get by
She feels absurdly cheap
Atalmost any other time
The fair sex they can see,
But now they are ebsorbed in thought.
And saying, Wont you y, yole for- me?
And fight the smoke away,
And with half-forced smile
They say, "Well surely win the day.
"If YOU will stand by me, my frieLd,
Till election time is over,
Well smoke tn very best cigars
And almost live in clover.
But If I'm not elected
I'll think myself dupe
And will settle down and be content
To live awhile on soup.
The candidates are numerous
And some very Sharp.
They stand and talk SO long and LOUD
That you couldn't hear narp
They are all very Firm men,
And not one growler,
Unless il. s one or two OF them
Who complain at something Fouler
Now must close my lines,
Forit is getting dusky,
With my advice before you vote
TO cast vote for Buschke-
With these my CiOs1nS iAheS
My poetry will end,
'Tis written for THE CHRONICLE
BY an effeminate friend.
EMR EDITOR;
Ihave been asked to write these lines
By one who knows me well,
And YOU may publish themys
If my name you viii not tell.1
The prize contest at the soiree Satui
day night will be for the class only, bu
all are invited to attend.
JAMES SMITH.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-03-31
For Countx Clerk.

/ hereby announce myself as candi-
date for the Office of county clerk, sub
iect to the decision of the republican
county convention.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-03-31
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For county clerk.

Capt. j. NJ. Buschke is candidate
for county clerk on the republican
ticket.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-03-31
FOR County Treasurer.

1 hereby announce myself as candi-
date for reelection as county treasurer,
subject to the action of the republican
county convention.
d&wtf WILLIAM MICHEL.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-03-31

Haworth the printer, at home 11e
Court ST., Feb. lst.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-03-31
A sedentary Occupation,

Plenty of sitting down and not much ex-
ercise, ought to have DR.. Pierce's Pleas
ant Pellets to go with il. They
absolutely and permanently cure consti-
patton. One tiny sugar-coated pellet is
a corrective, q regulator, a gentle laxa-
tive. They're the smallest, the easiest to
take and most natural remedy-no re-
action afterward. Sick headache, bill
ious headache, indigestion, bilious at
tacks, and al stomach and bowel de-
rangements are prevented, relieved and
cured.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-03-31
CORRESPONDENCE.

Neighborhood News Contributed by Lo-
cal Writer'S.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-03-31

A .scoId in the head'' is quickly cured
by DIR. Sage's Catarrh Remedy. So, is
catarrhal headache, and every trouble
caused by catarrh. So is catarrh itself.
The proprietors offer $500 for any case
which they cannot cure.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-03-31
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to be taken dry or madeintoa tea.
The king of Liver Medicines.
al have used your Simmons Liver Regu-
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king of all liver medicines, consider1t
medicine chest in ftself.-GEo. w. JACK
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The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-03-31

!" As old as
thehills" and
never excell-
ed. " Tried
and proven >
is the verdict
of millions.
Sim,m o n s
Liver Regu-
lator Is the
only Liver
and Kidney
medicine to
which y ou
can PIN your
faith for a
c ure e.. a
mild laxa-
tive, a n d
purely veg
eetable, act
ing directly
on the Liver
a n d Kid
Sod by ali
Abendblatt., 1894-12-18
~2Iaaemeiner proOuftenmorFt.

6Or9enbe 9reiie purOsn BEL sr0Beren Bar.
tten %er3ielt:
Sell ii9 Ell, 9ei9la6tet, - 9iibner bio
&c. Sprin9 Gbtdens 65@7c.; &urfeps To
SIC ;@nteu 7@9c. @dnie 6@84c.
WiI0- Prairie @bidenS 81. 50@5.0 90 per
0ub.; Snail S1.35@1.65 per 0ub.; Qartz
ridge So. 100000 per 0ub. Q8oobcod 1915
@4.00 per 0ub. Snipe 1925 per 0ub.
Yloper $0,75@1.25; g%Gilbenten S1.25@8.O0
per 0ut. Rabbits 75c@$1. 80; &eb 8@11c.
Gier- 204c. per Dubelto.
8obuen- 9feue, nit Der 6ono oez
pfliiGte, S1.45@1.50; olte. $1.25@f.4O.
@rb ell 9etrodnete, oriite. $4,000.
&ortOffefn- 9e6rons 45@48c; BUR-
baufS 1850 bas 8uibel; &oie 45@48c.
&ep eli S1.50@S2.75 per 6aB.
8auaneu- 50@S1.7 Is per @uu6.
&t%tronen- So. 50@3.50 Die 8or.
jeff III Ell = SlOriba S1,75@2.25 per
8or.
Sonts- @eiBer Rlee, in 4fuube obee.
tbeilt, 184@14c; ni6t 10 bed, 1O@1$c:
butfel Sc bas 8funp ; ausgelaiiener 5000
Webl- 6arter @ei5en Yateut) paren
an9eieBt 51 $3.2O@S3.50, III SGiieru 1uei9er
8ei5en Natent) SO. OO@$3.2 %: bartes @eiz
seu= (8GdermebD 81. 90@$2.OO in SGden;
pei6er Mei3euz (8GdernebD 81 .70@S1. 80;
,,Geb Oog"$1. 7O@S1. rs IN SGden; 0il1ters
,pei3en S9.4O@S2.5 so in Sol;.
Gp9geu- SEQ. 2 49c.
9eH-S 81. 5O@11.OO.
@orn- 8erfGufe TIM Store go. 2 468
AZ; go. 2 GELS 47@-c. 8ertGufe mad
Probe woren: go. 2. 473c; g&o. 8, 43@434c.
8 II er N Ell eft - 8ertGufe I'M Store,
go. 2 ROTH, 55@554c; 9fo. 8 roth "a. Ser
fGufe had Probe wareI: SEQ. 3 rotber 534
@544c.
@erfe- No.2 53@55c.
Safer gerfdufs i'm Store, $40. 2
30@3O4c. go. 2 weiB 32c; SEQ. 8 1916.
Bertdute mad Probe paren: SEQ. 2, $3.50.
@Gmereten- Tla68 s1.A@453; 81
utotbp S5.35@5.50; 6lee Sc. 0O@9.25.
8Ieie- $13@13.25.
% biSfep- S1.23.
Gutter 8eite Creamery 0aore 23c;
quite 21@22c; mittelmGBi9e 16@18c; Oairp,
belte, 19c; mtttel9ute uub CUTE 16@18c;
frii6er 8ofiu9=Stod 9@1Oc.
side 0oun9 2(mcricuu9f@1O4c ;S6wei.
6erf6i e9@10c, Qilnburser 73@8c.
Semi e-0ei5traut S4.00@4.50 per 100
&Opf. Selerie 10000 bos 9uben6; @eiBe
0titbeu 20@25c per 8ui6el bel Ser @ar; Gtef=
rItbe1 @ baS SoB Moorriiben -@75c.
per Barrel; 3wiebelu S1.25@$1.3 80 per Sap
3onlaten -@-c Der 6orb.
&ot6e &iiben- 10000. per SOB.
0ntteH t per 0ubeno.
@aBfartOffetu Seriep'S S2.5O@
$500, SuiuOts 81. 5O@1.75 per 6aB,
Salot- 100000 per 4 9b. Sale.
@ptnot-50c@75c per 6oB,
8lumenfoBl - % per Ons.
@rouberrtes- SO. 00@11.5O per Sag.
&alg- Go. 1, Acc. gtn. 2, &c.
8eiencoru- 9tIf Der 8abu, ySair"
bis u@9otte" grimes 5000; mittleres, rotb
o0er bloBfarbi9, 43@5c; raub unb 9rOb 40
43c; "@bOice" grimes, 6H @arpet= 8urIten,
59@6c; "Selfzporfin9", grimes, 5@53c;
Abendblatt., 1894-12-18

bate. Glen muBte ben 8(ab nic6t gu fire
ben 5lptiben 6inmet unb @rbe, Wo tie iic6
nit ibrer SDan0c utb 8er3tpeiflun9 bcrz
bergen ioQte. 9tob Monote nacb6er muBte
ie nit @epaIt Oapon 3uriifgebalten per@
ben, ii6 in ben See ST. i~tiir5en, I'm iicb benz
DO0nil6en 2a9en uno BEN icbaoenfroDen
8Ildcn gu ent3ieben, Die iibcroQ benz font
10 1pr0ocn MfQOben bege8neten.
gfabOem aber balls Oarauf ibr @ater,
Der aIte S9etftptrtb &ren, 9eitorbcn lpar,
%perianf ite in cine 2trt S6lafiu6t, cine
Nrt bon gta1ttpanoeIn, aus Dem tie et9eut=
LID ME Dieber eriDacbtc unb benz ite iic9
oub bon iebt an un8eit0rt bin9eben fonnte,
oenn eben 3u iener 3ett wurbe bic Bride
tber ben SluB 8ebaut. Borber ibon bate
ooS &tnp in Der Saufe BEN Nomen Wartba
empfangen.
Abendblatt., 1894-12-18

r9pru0el @al5", ~9eltihes Germany
5al,", v&iin1t(i9cS &arl8baoer 9atS", ODER
vSmpropeO &arlsbaber @olt", unO inter
pielen anbcrer 8eSeiAnungeH 5u oerfaui en
iu9en, inter Der Nnpretiung, paB DoieIe
eben 10 gut" ieien pie Die ddten BroOnfte
Don GarGsbab, mel9c brett ans BEN peltbes
rii6mten Quelen %geuontl1en lperbe1t.
9ieS berubt mr. ouf elmer GGui6ulg be8
8ublifum8 beS gr0Beren Ser0ientc8 tpe9en,
ben Der betrefcnoe Sdurlcr oil bieien Sal
I6uugen mad)t. 81 fitnft1tNer Betn
0 gut 10 ie Gdter? @itrOe trgcrO Sc
ulolO piTlenttiG fiiuitliheu @eln Dem natiirs
lideu Gait Der 9}eben porSle6en? 8arnm
bern ii6 bon bicIeu SdliMungeu btnterfitbren
lQIien, ipesteG lpenn 0te @eInnObett babel III
Traoe foulint. Die natiirltdcu BrooNfte Der
Gueueu BON Garlsbao ertbolten 8eitanO=
tbeilc, bte fitnittih gar uidt bergeitcut tucr~
BEN f6uueu. Geit Sabrbuu0erten iiuo Die
@d1er BON &arlsboO wegcn iQrer 9etlmir<
lung bel &rauf9ritcu Der Qeber, 9fteret nno
0e8 0ta0en8 riibmlidIt befautt.
9aS ddte Gor(5baoer 9pruOetsS0lS mirb
brett ans Der @pruoelqueue inter Der Set
tung Der @taOtgcnteinbe Garl8baO g%eluouncu,,
NIB bnrA bcrelt @genteu fir bic 8ereinigten
gtaatelt, bic Gianer & Wtcnoelion Co., Ncm'
0cuf, o~erfauft. SeOe Sloi6e be8 ddt int
portirten 8a1ers NIB GpruOeliaG5eS u1uB
obiges @taotiiegel, iopie Die llutcri6rtft Der
Ggeuten Ugi8uer & 0teuOeIion Co., 152-
1874 Sranflun Ctr, SEEM DOrf," ouf Der Gti-
fette babeu. s3u boben in auen gpot6efeu.
0t.an lite it'd Dor SAT- 4uugeu.
Ser Staotrat9: &arlsbab.
Abendblatt., 1894-12-18
GOrtieBung folot.)
l1eber bic 1%1eberfhmemn

lteber Die ueber19pemmunq Der
9anptbafenitabt BON Gppern, 2tmoIol, am
II, NoD. tommt Die W}elbung, baB bic
Staot fat DolIitdnOig 3erit0rt fei, 53pei
0rtttel Der 9dufer Itegen in Srimmern
un0 bic StraBen iinO nit S9lamm be-
bedt, 3petuno5pan5tg PeriOnen tamen
nm's Qeben.
Abendblatt., 1894-12-18
Warft0eriMt.
GBtco9o, Is. December.
Q%uswdrtioe mGrfte.

96tuBpretie iii 8eisen unO Goru in urbe.
reu StQ6ten lparen:
@et3en = gtep gorf: December, sole;
Sauuar Clio; 0t0t, 624c; - ct. Qouis
December, 52c.; Moi, 554c.; 0ulut6
Gaar, 58&c. Wtni, 61t; - MinueapoliS
8aGr, 58c; Mai, 58Bc. - Baltimore
December, $3.50; Wtai, 623c.; - &olebo
8aar, 544c; Wtai, 585c; Wfilmoufee: 9uar,
Bose; Mtat 588c; 8etrOit Saar, Sale; 0&at,
583c.
Goru-gtem 9orf: December, 5sc; Mai,
$3.50; - ct. Souls, December. 458c; Moi,
461c; - Baltimore: Sobr. 1896; Sanuar,
1880.
Abendblatt., 1894-12-18

lin Stelun8iu6enben bel bcr ge9ellz
w6rttgen NOtblage ba5 @rIangen bon 8ez
ibGftigung gu erGei9tern, nin1nt baS
@~ben6bIatt Steaen9ein6e unentaeltLi9 ouf.
Abendblatt., 1894-12-18
GetrOdnete ,fri6te uno rtiife.

Apricots. .....s o. as .I2
Blackberries. ............... -. .O8 q 90
Raspberries.. ...... ................ 20 q 80
RasiRs-Muscatels, 1898, p box. -. 100 a LAO
London layer, 1898, p box. $50 a. L.60
Valencia, 1898, z pound ......... OF a .O3
Zante currants, 1898, 3 pound -. .04 a 10
Citron, e pound .12 O. Is
Almonds, Terragona, q pound -. - a .l2x
FilbertS, y pound. - a .OS
Brazil nuts, 2 pound ............... .O51zG .08H
Naples walnuts, q pound. .......... - a -
Wilmington peanuts, p pound 49,. - q .05
Tennessee p%eanut4, white, p pound - a. .05
Tennessee peanuts, red, q pound. - a .O5
Virginia peanuts, q pound. 80. .04%0 .05H
Spanish she'll peanuts, q pound. =. - a OF
Pecans, y pound. ..".......... OF q Is
Abendblatt., 1894-12-18
fiibe.

No. 1 whitefish, p brl.......SzO q -
Family whitefsh, q 100 To-. $50 a -
No, l trout, = 4-brl. ........ $50 "a -
Holland herring, key, new 10 a 80
Labrador herring, split, Rbrl $50 a -
Scalded herring, r box 800. IA a -
Mackerel, large family, t-brl 7.25 a -
Mackerel, family, kits $500. .95 q -
California salmon, p brl ...11.O0 q -
Norway XIX herring, q brl. .12 80 q -
Abendblatt., 1894-12-18
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION.

Animal NotAmpnt of the PENNSYLVANIA FIRE
1nnNu o'utVhlUnI INSURANCE COMPANY of
Philadelphia in the State of Pennsylvania on the
3lst day of December, 1898: made to the Insurance
to law:
Capital.
Amount of Capital Stock paid up in
Abendblatt., 1894-12-18
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION.

Animal N9tnmppt of the GERMANIA NSUR-
dlnuGL pVatOllVnI ANCE COMPANY of New
Orleans in the State of Louisiana, on the 31st day
of December 1898; made to the Insurance Super
intendent Of the State Of Illinois, pursuant to law:
Capital.
Amount OF Capital Stock paid up in
Abendblatt., 1894-12-18
@0rasmoaN+

9n8 Bublifult, ipirb
bon gelpiiieuIoien
9Gnblern getparnt,
bie g~elp0hnltd)e8 @laus
berTol5, o0ereine 0liid,s
ing ton g%ep0bntidem
6etbliB : Buluer ats
~8arl8baber SGl8",
Abendblatt., 1894-12-18
Gbee.

Young Hyson, com. to fair ..$0.27 @O.45
4'g Hyson, extra to choice. As % SO
~Gunpowder, com. to choice. .22 "a SO
Japan, extra to choice ...... 80 90 40
Japan, common .28 q 80
OoIong, good to choice...... 40 "a 20
Oolong, common. .......... II a 80
Abendblatt., 1894-12-18
oFFrcfAn p-uBI1c1r1oN.

nnnud oldt6Htnt COMPANY Of Hartford in IN ta
cem6a OF Connecticut on the 81st day of De-
tendoat2 1873: made to the Insurance Superin-
'0noeht OF the State of Illinois, pursuant to law.
Capital.
amount of Cori+o1 C+ooI-. o,;l -
Abendblatt., 1894-12-18

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION.
ANIMAL Notnmant of the OHIO INSURANCE
hlinuGi oldtVniUlh COMPANY Of DAYTON. in the
State of Ohio, on the 3lst day of December 1893:
made to the Insurance superintendent of the
State of Illinois, pursuant to law:
Capital.
Amount of Capital Stock, paid up in
1Ql... $50 0N0 %
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-17

CRIsFTELD, Nd, Nov. Grab farm
ing as practiced on Indian river in Sus-
sex county, Delaware, and along the
eastern shore Of the Chesapeake has de-
veloped into business Of great impOr-
lance More than 81, GOO, 600 is said to
be spent annually at this point IN the
business and thousands of men earn q
living BIZ it. As one enters the harbOr
Of Crisfield one sees queer little houses
out in the sound on piles, each with a
fence incI0sed square Of water in front
Of it. a gate inside the house opens i1tO
the water yard, and one sees within
many floats level with the surface Of
the water Each Of these inclosed squares
is a crab farm The inclCsure is not TO
keep III the crabs but to keep out
thieves who might come ard fish the
floats. = The houses are for the use Of
the packers who put up the crabs IN sea
grass and send them to market
The waters of the Chesapeake are re-
markably rich IN table dainties and N
nothing more than III crabs Tiny crabs
no bigger than spiders swarm on the
sea grass that grows in the salt water,
and these little creatures rapidly grow
to edible size, shedding the old shell
and getting a new one many times q
year. The crab after it has lost its shell
IS NAN Us DlR again as ALH 4-eCAAAG0
covering, and the growth from the size
of 4 thumb nail to the marketable crab
is made in an amazingly short time
Still more amazing is the hardening Of
the new she'll Six hours after the crab
has she'd its shell the new covering las
begun to harden, and before the next
tide the creature is again a hard shell
crab The crab that has attained his
full growth and ceases to she'd is called
IN local parlance an s'old Jimmy crab. ;"
There are besides fsshedders peel
ers, - busters and "bucArans. - TIE
sbedder IS the crab large enough for
market and just ready to shed. The
peeler Is the crab that Is ia such con
dition that the shell may be peeled of
without injury to the crab. The buster
is the tiny crab whose she'll is burst
Just before the time for shedding. The
buclram Is the newly she'd crab whose
new shell has hardened sufficiently 10
resist a slight pressure, though it bends
beneath a strong thumb. It IS the busI-
ness of the shipper to catch this soft
she'll crab ia the habby and tender state
before he has become 4 buckram, because
not only IS the buckram too tough to be
eaten as q soft shell, but he is exceed
ingly poor
The business of the crab farmer is to
buy sheddors and to sell them before
they become buckralas. To this end the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-17
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floats In which tho crabs are imprison-
ed and where they feed are fished daily
for the newly barred crabs The discard
ed shells, or Sheds, - IS they are called,
are thrown away. The helpless crabs.
blue, red and yellow, are rapidly pack
ed III damp seaWeed boxed and shipped
north. Tho soft shell kept q few hours
too long in the float becomes a buckran.
and must then be let alone until the
next shedding time. Luckily for sellers
and eaters OF the soft she'll crab, the prog
ress toward the bucl1ram state is useless
when the creature is ont of salt water.
The crab farmers of Crisfeld are the
capitalists Of the business. They inclose
the waters. driving deep the piles and
building the little packing houses. They
obtain their crop Of sheddors from the
thousands of fishermen that dwell in
these parts Any man with a tiny canoe
and little Grabbing dredge may 90 into
fishing for shedders. The canoe is q
stanch little craft, usually carrying
two leg o. mutton sails, and able to
stand up under almost any breeze. The
crab dredge is almost an oyster dredge
III miniature. 1T is dragged over the
bottom where the crabs live. and the
helpless creatures are caught ia the net
that forms mart of the device Men and
selves in grabbing when there is no ovs-
tering to be dOn0, and even in tho oys-
ter season men keep on ut the grabbing.
The business has been a source Of pros
peritv to thousands. When the crab
farmers bought shedders at , cents each.
an industrious man sometimes earned
as much as $40 per week at the bust
ness. Profits are smaller now, so
many have gone into the business, but
it is still good enough to draw men
from other occupations Any man with
enough money to buy a canoe and its
outfit may earn a living as grabbing
from the middle of May until cold
weather comes, and when n man IS
dissatisfied with his wages ashore he goes
to grabbing or Clustering.
The men that fish for crabs, whether
MaryIanders or Nirginians, belong to the
same class of hardy seafaring folk Of
seafaring ancestry dating back Two
centuries or more They go about in
oilsklns and gum boots and often wear
underneath indescribable garments, in
the case Of the negroes the veriest rags.
Every man is an expert sailor, oarsnan
and sculIer, and tiny boys black or
white, viii steer a canoe with unIailing
skill and certainty Crisheld q town
less than so years old and built almost
solely upon oyster shells cast into the
sound, is said to have /, 600 vessels
registered at Its port, some hundreds Of
which represent the OutgrOwth of tina
grabbing Business.
j.. II. VALLANDIGHAAE