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AUSTRALIAN SEA.FISHING.
Many Unique Specimens to Delight the
True Sportsman.

Although the Australian coastal waters
are rich IN edible fish, many Of excel
lent quality, very little has been done IN
the way Of utilizing them as source Of
food supply. With view of ascertaining
10 what extent the trawling Industry
could be conducted in the coastal waters
Of New South Wales, the authorities, dur
ing the early part OF last year, instituted
serieS Of experimental operations, which
were attended with most satisfactory re-
suits. over 80 miles Of coastal waters
north and south OF Sydney were exploited
10 d distance OF twenty miles, the grounds
between ten and sixty fathoms being
found most prolific of FISH life The bot
toms traTled over were shown to be sand
sand and shell. sand and gravel, sand and
mud. brown sand, mud and she'll and
soft mud Very little sea weed was met
with, save in two or three places.
Among the edible fish caught were three
species OF soles, three species Of found
ers, John Dory, whiting, schnapper. trum-
peter, three species OF rock cod, three
species OF gurnard, two species OF boar
nsh, skate, two species OF fiathezd, ter
sglin, and msnnygai The JersgiiH Is not
known outside the coastal waters OF New
South Wales. and the mannygai il fOu2u
only in Australasisn waters. II Is an *
pensiye table luxury, being SELDOM caught,
although abundant IN places. IL possesses
q scientific interest from the fact that
some of its nearest allies fern The ma 0r-
ity OF the fossil and oldest known bony
fishes from the cretsceous or chalk forna-
tons Among other specimens Of edible
FISH, several very scarce, OF little known,
were Old wife. various kinds of perch
lonB-nn, red-mullet black Dream mack
erel. silver belly, eueumber-nGh, and pill
chard. Of which latter immense quaTti-
ties periodically visit Australian waters.
The more curious specimens included the
mailed flsh, about six inches in length
which lures Its prey by means OF lumi-
nous disk on each side OF the lower law,
and Is also found on the Nautilus and
Japan. stone lifeter which buries Itself
in the mud, leaving only the eyes and
top OF the head visible: walking fish,
which use their arm-like tins a. legs;
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-26

all around. I wrigEfed back and went u
sleep. and when / woke up on the third
mawnin' / felt powerful bzbyish. | was
ready 10 furg1ve the cd woman fifty times
over. and TO promise TO 90 to meetin
every Sunday In the year, no matter how
thick the cOOns and 'possums was. II
wasn't no good, though. The old woman
was two miles away. and had no idea
where / was. That third day went by.
and then another night, and then / fell 70
weepin' and prayin' and singin. Reckon
] was what they calls 'fiighty' most Of the
time. 1t was about O'Clock In the after
noon when / heard that bar gro~l out
and next minute | got the sound OF my
old rife. / was weepin' like baby when
my Old woman puts her head into the hole
and sings out:
Ar Zeb White to home to-day
He ar, or what's left OF him. says
Does he want TO come out o thisT
He do
And when he gifts out what's gwine to
happen
He's gwlne to work fur the next six
months without a day of and he amt
gwine 10 have no mo fuses with his be-
loved wife. Fur the Lawd's sake, Nancy.
help me out
Wall" concluded Zeb. as he filed his
coTH-cob for a smoke, the old woman
pulled me out II vas an easy job. fur ]
Was shrunk up 10 a skeleton. she had 10
tote me home on her back and skin that
bar alone, and 1t was a hull week befo' I
could I'LL up my emptiness. 1t was a pow
erful good show fur her TO say sunthin'
mean, but she didn't do it, When / was
able 10 work she pinted at the hoe and
the con and 'taters and said:
" Zeb White, thars some folks that's
fifteen and some that amt. If you is fitten
then all is right II you amt then we'll
try 10 diskiVer why you amt fifteen 10 be
ftten.'"
Copyright. 1883 BY c B. Lewis)
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-26
DROLL TALES OF QUEER FOLKS
<-By NJ oUAD-<
By NJ QUAD.

I should never have thought OF trying 20
I play on it. What do you suppose Greene
and Davis saidT'
That sou were q Ounce"
THAT IL heir wives Jed them around
. by the nose as you do me. they'd Wipe the
family out ana then commit suicide. I
must have looked sweet daWdling over
that fiddler
You did. told you that Il was nom
sense your trying to learn music at your
age"
My agei There you go, Am / a thou
sand years old? Am I five hundred? Am
I even one hundred. that you keep fling
inE 1t at me, Music, Why, I've more
music In my big toe than you have in
your whole body. Mrs Bowser. this Is the
limit You have gone far enough Now,
beware, The worm is ready 10 turn
But how did / have anything TO do
With Il? Didn't I say all / could 10 dis
courage you? Didn't =
Never, Never But for you I should
never have bought a fiddle and made
fool Of myself! II was your little game.
and you have played IT well, but We will
see what you gain BY IL. You can take
the train fo- your mothers at 1919 IN
the morning. Meanwhie-meanwhil
And he glared at her, and nodded HIS
head. and stdlked into the library and
banged the door and locked il behind him.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-26
THE UND0lNG or CAESAR.
Modern Parable Of q Coed Man Who Cot
Quite Gay.

From the Bismarck Tribune
One day when Caesar was leaning Up
against a wooden Indian In front Of
Brutus' cigar store, half way between the
Forum and the Republican central com
mittee headquarters, he was accOsted BY
bunko steerer with a green grip and
the finest set Of Iilacs that ever split the
breeze
Hello" said the bunko steefer,
haven't I seen you beforeg'
i don't think you have. 10 Je,' said
Caesar. who was dead on. Il never
was In the penitentiaTy myself, and II /
ever saw you outside CT the bastile It's a
mighty good thing for you / wasn't po-
Hcemsn. You look a good deal Ike
local option sentiment In German VII
lsge. How much Will you take for slip
nom that foliage plant on your face 10
seed my lawn WITH Caesar was one Of
the greatest Joshers In Rome Al the time
and IL tickled him 70 guy the rube. al
though he sawed his graft all the while.
The bankO man pretended not % notice
that he was J0shmSrk and dropped his
grip on the sidewalk Amt you P0lonlgs
App!eseedus, from over al FOmpsys
CrossingY' be asked. He didn't know
Caesar from a fever blister, but he
thought he might make the graft stick.
Caesar enjoyed the whole thing more
than a Judy show Not On your little
red shawl" he said Il am the lcsmsn.
You're on the wrong sidetrack. uncle.
You'd better consult an ocullst. Here's
al egg that some chicken laid In your
hair" be SAID. handing the bunko man
an egg that he carried around to use IN
slslrht OF hand tricks that he frequently
dld for the boys.
The bunkc man saw that he had struck
a dead game sport and passed on. Caesar
went inside the cigar store. See me Jolly
the rubeZ ne said. dropping a nickel IN
the slot and winning a handful OF perfec-
toes.
Braius laughed &, TO Kill. and put an
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-26
CONTENTS OF THE FOUR VOLUMES:
NOtuM e III,
Home Topics.

Chap. l. Helpful or Harmful
Wherein the folly OF trying TO be too clean
Is clearly set forth.
Chap. II. Manners for Every Day
Little acts Of rgd eness and yulssrity that
are to be avoided.
Chap. III. Our Girl and Bad Books
Why she should read only those that can
not harm her
Chap. ". Poiiteness as Policy
Showing how courtesy sometimes pays well
and rudeness never.
Chap. V. Our Feet and Our Hands
Treatment that will keep them always in
perfect condition.
Chap VI. MISUNDERSTANDING
Cheap and simple ferneries that delight the
eve and besutify the home.
Chap. VII. Household Gardening
How the plants to be chosen and how
cared FOR.
Chap. VIII. The Marriage Tie
In which the disappointed are advised to
make the best OF It.
Chap. N. What Not to Wear
protest against disease breeding skirts
and strong colors.
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parrot fish, rainbow fish, and pOrcupine
hsh, the skin of the latter being used by
natives Of the Gilbert Islands as = war
helmet. Numerous examples of sharks
and rays were also secured, including sew
eTal species Of sting-ray, mentioned IN
Capt Cooks Voyage. D" the spines Of
which were formerly used by South Sea
Islanders with which % torture their vic
Tins. and are still utilized by them as
arrow heads, avis, and needles. The re-
suits Of the experimental operations
showed that great possibilities existed OF
the capture OF fish By means OF properly
equipped steam trswlers. In fact, deep
sea TRAVELLING is practically an unknown
Australian Industry Although the ex-
periments were made simply 10 ascertain
whether the ocean floor Of the coast Of
New South Wales was suitable for trawl-
ing operations, IL Was found that fish
could have been caught In sufficient guam
titles 10 have yielded a considerable prof
IL and IL Is believed that when the indica-
ton OF the approach Of shoal fish such
as the pilchard, are better Understood
they VIII be caught BY surface net or 9th
erEise in immense quantities for smok-
ing and canning
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-26
VOLUME 10.
Household Management.

Chap. /. Housekeeping Made Easy
What makes II hard In American homes
and the practical remedy for it.
Chap II. Ways and Ways of Work
How the trains may save the heels and ind
time for all things
Chap. III. Beds and Bed-making
The way to make sleeping a forelaste Of
heaven.
Chap. ". How to Save Time
Little things that help tired hands and feet
in the routine Of housekeeping
Chap. V. Fine Art in "Drudgery"
How peeiing potatoes and washing dishes
MAJ be made pleasure.
Chap. VI. Spring House Cleaning
How it may be made less OF 4 nuisance
than the cOu.ic papers represent IT,
Chap. VII. Wanted-A Change
WHY servants do not stay. and why mis-
tresses not satisfied with them.
Chap. VIII. Where the Shoe Pinches
How it depends upon the head of the house
what the servants will be
Chap. TX. The Intelligence Office
Reasons why nothing good can come from
one plainly set forth
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-26
Lack Of Mental Freedom.


EFon tsc Ner lOrE JolFnsL
We Americans both In the present and
in the past have been miserably back
ward in UNFOLDING mental freedom both IN
our pulDits and In our professional chairs.
This was the case before the civil war.
when our colleges q rule were silent
on the slavery question II Is the case to-
day In regard % the serious questions con-
corning economic slavery. and consequent
~ our college-bred men lag In the rear
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-26
THE BOOKS
VoLUM e I.
Health Topics.
ap. I. The Medicine Chest

Chap. I. The Medicine Chest
Tells what physic should be thrown 10 the
dogs and what kept on hand for accidents.
Chap. H. The Latest Arrival
How the baby should be dressed. and how
and What garments for it should BE made.
Chap. III. Food for Infants
OF simple and healthy preparations to take
the place Of mothers milk
Chap " Baby's Clothes
How they should De made and worn to keep
him comfortable and clean.
Chap. v The Second Summer"
few simple precautions that will carry
the infant safely through his peril
Chap. VI. Sickness in the Family
Hints in nursing that are OF more import
than the dsctor's prescriptions.
Chap. VII. ''BTainy" Children
The danger in forcing them beyond their
normal mental powers.
Chap. VIII. Poor Cookery
The frying pan responsible for much mar
ital unhsppiuess.
Chap. X. Good Cooking
The morals Of the world depend on the skill
Of its cooks
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s.m. oth.r Plan N,e,,.arx.

EfoE t4- IaAe@~S lflb4a--
The trusts exclaimed the excited IN
dividual. who, 50 70 speak. was al the
oratorical bat. must be frozen outr'
The trust nicr0be In the audience slap
PED ths TYPHOID fever m!croke on the
back and laughed deTizively.
he isn't up with the latest discoveries
In science IL said. He doesn't know
that We can stand a temperature of sle
degrees below zero!'
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-26
Tragedies from the Books.

rs there no hope%' asked Abercrom-
bic, after long silence.
Positively none" replied Hesteria. as
she looked at him with tears in her ewes.
rather says he would rather see me
dead than married TO you"
But we can die together"
Eyes, let US die"
Gomez
And he rose up from the log on which
they were sitting, extended his hand to
her and in silence and with broken hearts
they walked toward the precipice. In ten
minutes they stood on its brink.
We viii enter the golden gates togeth-
er, he said, as he took her in his arms
Yes, together" she replied.
Then they sprans outward into space
and went down, down, down, a distance
of ten feet, where they brought I'D on ?
feather bed which had been carried 10
that spot by the last cyclone. After
allghung they looked at each otber-a
long, lingering, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. look
and Hesteria went home and Abercrom-
bic returned to the coal yard office. They
never met again.
Mother, 1 will marry Horace Renshaw
or kill myself!'
You shall do neither. / will lock you
up in dungeon until you have returned
to your senses"
Il defy your'
But OF what use for a willowy, consump-
tive girl of eighteen to defy a mother
weighing 30 pounds and having muscles
like clothes-lines? Minerva was dragged
down 10 the coal cellar and left to rumi-
nate. An hour had passed when Horace
stood before her. He had broken his way
through the cellar wall.
I'VE cannot marry" he said as he SIR
Veyed his hearts idol by the light of a
cCrpu!ent wlnd-tape,, but we can de-
part from earth together and fix il so the
yellow journals will make things hot for
your mother"
That will be so nicer murmured Min
erya as she he'd 10 her chin 10 be kiss
Cd.
Together they csawled through the hole
in the wall-together they passed down
Jay street to Goldfish wharf. The bells
struck midnight "he police slept.
We can be married in heaven" whisp-
cred the girl as they stood for a moment
on the edge Of the wharf.
Yes, in heaven" replied Horace "Cud-
die up TO me and it will soon be over"
Then they leaped and the dark waters
closed over them. That is, the tide and
the dark waters hsppereG TO be out lust
then, and The lovers landed in the soft
and gentle mud up 10 their necks. The
night Waterman rescued Minerva with a
cheap rope, while Horace was hauIed
aboard a canal boat by a pole. When
uCTnins came he was waiting upon chs
.Cmers al the great bankrupt sale OF boots
ana shoes, and she was humming: "A
Hot Time and darning stockings in her
5oudoir Love had fed. Four feet OF
u ID Lad blasted their blasted affections
forever.
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VOLUME w.
Cooking Hints.

Chap. J. Rural Hospitality
Delightful WAYS 10 entertain friends q,
suburb or country.
Chap. ii. The Uses Of Eggs
Many novel Ways iu which they a., d..
made nutTitIYe and ornamental
CHAP. III. Diet and Homes
Good temper requires good digestion a,a
this knowledge % food
Chap. ". The LADIES' Luncheon
" hy every housekeeper should give then.
CHAP. V. The InvGriable POTATO
It's common use due to superstition and no,
70 Its popularity.
Chap VI. Between Seasons
The possibilities In camel goods ana nv
they can be utilized
Chap. VII Hot Weather Dishes
no" TO tempt the faded appetite With olI
little changes
CHAP. VIII Under Protest
why women Will never become efficient
masters to servants.
Chap. IX. Oil Stoves and John
Housekeeping on a small scale tina. saves
work and dirt.
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other handful OF stog!es into the perfec'o
box
while you were jOllying the cay
mark" he said. "he touched you for yy-r
watch"
Caesar looked down and saw thai q.
was 50.
History does not record what he said. J-t
IL was hot stun
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-26
Carl DuEder.

like to feel dat l can trust my fellow
man. but if / haf some note of hand nit
a good indorser my feelings vhas all der
better
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-26

Why my chimney should smoke. my wife
scoId und my dog run AWAY all at once
is something / can't make out, but She
vhas a world in which you vhas all oOp
or all down.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-26

1t vhas shust as well to hat some law
suits und get posted. You sue a man to
get square, und der lawyer takes all der
money to get even
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-26
He that Any Good Would VIM

Should be provided with good health. and
every one who would have good health
should remember that pure, rich blood j.
the first requisite. Hoods SarsaparilIa
by giving good blood and good health
has helped many d man TO success. be,
sides giving strength and courage to thou
SANDS of women who. before taking IL.
could not even see any good in life 10
win
LLAnn-s pII L 9 a.. .zor.I. -. -ac--..---
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-26

IN order 10 AVOID all danger q rzIrfux Ysur
health BY eFfnkiEg impLfe satsr adj 10 to % arots
q D. J. g. Z. sies-f seas ASGIsTURA cir.
TEks ~ efesy Elzss =. Eats. y0g aslsk
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-26

When a man comes TO me und com
plains OF his wife l don't say nothirgs:
Nhen woman comes to me und com
plains Of her husband l don't say moth
lng5 some more. Nobody from nothings
don't get you in some rows.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-26

Europe.
Marion Harland as a writer on
Household affairs is world-famous.
We could not add to the words of
praise with which each new work
from her pen has been received by
the critics Of two continents. There
can hardly be a woman who is not
familiar with some of her writings.
She has been a constant contribute
or to the current literature of the
day, but it is as writer OF sound,
wholesome advice that we know
her best. Her world-famous book,
Common Sense in the House
hold" has enjoyed a sale of over
100000, at SI.5o per copy. Her
first complete novel, entitled,
Alone" ran over 100000 copies
in the United States.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-26

1t Was all in mans feelings, you
know. l hat met lots of people who be-
lieved it vhas a duty to throw stones at
a stray dog to help him along in der
world, but dey had no pennies for a blind
man.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-26

Ike to sit down sometimes und re-
member dat if | haf trouble nit my
neighbors, rev nit my wife or a loss
In business, it vhaS always somebody
else's fault.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-26

We are all more or less familiar
with her famous novels, "EIandi-
capped" His Great Self" Mr..
Wayt's Wife's Sister" also her
National Cook Book" Breakfast.
Luncheon, and Tea" and "The
Dinner Year Book" and her ia
nous historical works, Some CO.
lonial Homesteads," "Whcre
Ghosts Walk" &c. Her works on
Domestic Life and Home Train
ing have never been surpassed Her
last work, the Bits OF Common
Sense" series, offered here, is the
essence OF her life work. These
charming volumes will be eagerly
sought after by all women for the
real sound and wholesome advice
given on various household mat
tiers.
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rs there no hope?" asked Abercrom
bic, after a long silence
positively none" replied Hesteria, as
she looked at him with tears in her eyes.
ather says he would rather see me
dead than married TO you"
But we can die together"
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II man agrees nit US in all our opin-
IONS We say he vhas a fool; if he re-
fuses TO agree nit US he vhas a bigot
und liar. 1t vhas shust as well dot we
do some lodging around.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-26

No man knows what his fellow-man
thinks of him until he vhas dead. und
den she vhas too late to be either proud
or Inundated. Like enough it vhas dis
uncertainty dot makes most Of US pay
our debts.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-26
MARION HARLAND


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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-06
A SANTIAGO PROTEST.
Merchants oppose the Revenue Being Sent
to Havana.
HEED PAID 10 II BY GENERAL BROOKE
They Claim that the Hassnesc Have
Grown Rich MT Their Expense.
Great Respect for Wood.

Santiago de Cuba. January 1.-THE ex-
| risnstioa OF the war department at Wash.
ington " its intentions regsrling the trans
| fer o! custorns rete p,s flom thu difreren,
po:Fs in Cuba tn Havana is met here by
statements from tne Cahaas that the plan
is similar 10 the enc adopted by the Span
| ards whsa acquisitions from HivanA o.
isined less than { per cent OF what the
requisition called for.
The merchants. BUSINESS men ana infu-
en;ial people here say Havana has GROVE
rest OF lac island and the Closns and gov
srninental officials at Santsago say the
Cuesns 0. Havana are responsible for Ma
ior General Brooke's order on this sub
iect.
General Wood. accompanied by his aide
dc camp, Lieutenant Hanna, and Dr. Cas-
tss!o repre- sentiny the merchants and bust
nsss men Of ihis city. left here for New
ork today on hoard the United St4.es
transport Mississippi. They were accorded
an Enthusiastic ovation on their departure.
lhere we're between 5000 and 5000 psrsons
IN the p ocession and the women wept
ana wished the general bon voyage. Cuban
y
Men WHO few weeks ago were autagonlstlc
10 tire American commander were today
among his most enthusiastic supporters.
4 dispatch was Received frcm Havana
today saying that the customs receipts may
remain a Santiago. The effecr OF this in
20 nation was on The whole good esp scially
20 far as the la5o-srs are concerned. for.
prior 10 the issuance Of The concentration
now suspended, numerous warrants had
been issued for necessary improvements.
Senior Pacsrh the mayor has assured
the aborers that all works new In progress
VIII go or and therefore there is not likely
% be any trouble. But educated Cubans
the members OF the San Carlos club. tina
judges OF the supreme court, the local
newspapers and Cuban AMI foreign me
chants hare agree that the situation IS
substantially unchanged and that any such
proposal az Outlined simply means taxa
lion without representation.
The argument is that General Brooke.
residing at Havana, viii always be antago-
ristic to the interests Of the province OF
Saniiaso and likely to object to necessary
expenditure in this section.
Prominent Cuhans emDhatically assert |
that if the government shoud assume 10
issue such an order concentrating the Gus |
toms receipts at Havana. clvil war would |
break out Immediately. As ii is, however. |
everything is orderly in ANTICIPATION o. |
General Leonard Woods visit to Washing |
ton.