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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-25

ever II Is.
Aud SO the minutes, seeming leurs.
wore on. Every han hour or SO cur
boats stern would De drown down as
before described. bach time seeming as
II an inch or two more or another
wave would send Us to the bottom.
Net beng abe 60 swim an inch. 7 kept
precious near 20 the snail boat. At
times al would be quiet FOR long
time Then there would be a great
thraShing. swapping and splsshing.
Then down we would go We soon
found when ali was quiet the least noise
would start the trouble. So when quiet
was On. We Kept quiet Toward morn
ing ne found that the e9mmotion WAS
only the length OF our line away. At
last day began to break. AMI as the
light began to spread over che dark
waters We could see sticking CIT of the
water the length OF our line away
black triangle and great bunch. So
soon as there was light enough to see
fairly plain some one made noise and
then trouble again commenced The
triangle was thrown high IN the air,
and we saw il was the upper huke of
some great fsh's tail. that dashed the
sea into foam Besides its strokes IN
the water We could hear crash, crash.
crash. like the fall of a heavy board on
a Roor After 4 time all disappeared
beneath the water and the stern Of our
boat was again drawn down. This
time. when the line slaekened up We
were half fun Of water. aud The fish
that had caught Us was much nearer
than before.
L WIS row tight enough 70 take in
the situation Ihe first order OF Miguel
WIS u make fast another line to The
eHa g the seine. So a. - give Us more
sea room. This Was quickly a,
Naaa Own she went agaia. tins t.ue
coming very near II us. This gave
Miguel i INIT. 50 he ordered Bill ANA
jack TO Che oars and told them - aon
as the fish went down TO pull steadIly
away. We soon saw thai cur safety
depended on this strategy, for the fish
was likely to come up directly under US
as anywhere. and Il seemed rather more
likely. and we at once saw thai # The
beai was onee hit with the tail Of The
monster t would be crushed into kind
ling wood As the morning grew into
brightness the FISH struggles for free
dom became more furious and kept US
busy 10 Keep cut of his way. We could
now see that tn creature had become
entaugled in the seine at or near Its
south end, and he had IN some way by
his struggles Ter freedom continually
rolled himself up in ii. and had IN fact
nearly the whole three thousand feet
wound around his body. rho high gray
humn We had seen in the early morn
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time safe. Then all was quiet, but soon
the splashings commenced again stlH
nearer. After time, again the Inc
drew down the stern of the whaleboat,
hut this time we were all ready to jump
into the small boat After shipping a
mart of two waves the line ceased up
and She was baiied out The same
thing was kept up for a long time, the
smashing constantly nearing us.
Jose uitifully begged Miguel to cut
the line and get away out Of danger,
and lack and Bill at times added the!r
Voices TO the pray, but Miguel natural
courage had come back to him. HIS
all IN this world was represented by
share or two in the Emma and the
seine. and ne determined not 10 let 90
untiI forced to. All was dark except
our dim light on the mast. At last MI
guel determined to take the small boat
ana 90 down the seine and see what
was the matter. We all joined IN beg
einq him not to do this, he showed his
discrimination by roughly order hg
lack and Jose to take the oars and BIZ
the rudder. They saw there was no use
urging him further, so he grimiy drop
ned into the little boat and sculted
away. Before starting he heightened
cut the line attached to the seihe as
much as he could and gave 1t two turns
around the mast. crossed the end over
the line and gave il TO me TO mold, WIN
strict orders not TO let go unless l was
certain the boat would 20 down Il dld
not let go. He stayed with Us for some
time until the stern was drawn, down
about as before and then started. tie
assured us that he would be very care
full. she fearful splashings andsthrash-
ipgs were still nearing us, and, he did
not have far-to go. He soon came back
with a puzzled look. He said: i
could not see much, but it is certain
inst some great fish has entangled HIM
self UP in the seine. 1t seems too small
and lively for wha'e and 70 large Tor
a shark. 1t is lively customer what
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-25

over the high dorsal fin, which was over
three feet high The seine was several
times folded through its mouth and
hung at each side cut into fringe by its
sharp teeth. The body from it's belly
or annal fins and the great fukes Of the
tail were free One Of its great pector-
al or forward side fins was free, The 9th
er rolled tight TO its body by the seine.
II was constantly bringing its great
laws together with a crash. and so the
fearful fun went on until 10 O'Clock,
when the captain and the Emma came
on the scene, and madden man than
our captain never made quarter deck
blue and sulphurous with oathS. 10
see his great new seine, the first time
she was ever wet. wrapped around ana
chewpd I'D in such a fashion was'
enough TO make him mad. He was so
excited that it was all we could do TO
keep him out of danger. but he soon
cooled off and took in the situation. 1t
was decided that if we let go the fish
and seine were both lost. II we hung
on to 1t. what would eventually be the
end? they could see no safe way by
which they could approach and kill,
nor had they at hand anything TO Kill
it with, If they could. 1hey cOhsuileu
about running down to the opposite
side Of me bay and getting bomb gun
used there for killing whales, but then
came to the idea that If they threw
bomb into II, the bomb would utterly
destriy the seine. At last after ioAg
consultation 1T was agreed that the
captain should take Miguel's place and
hang on to things and Miguel go back
with the Emma after grub, counsel and
irrigation material.
l concluded to stay with the captain
and see the fun. and fun we did have
It was nearly one continuous round of
thrashing, swapping and driving. Had
the other great pectoral fin been free
we could plainly see that we would
have been towed where the fish willed,
and drawn to the bottom of the sea or
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-25

dence over 30 feet long and It's liver
made fifteen barrels of oil" | replied
that that was a fish story indeed, but
he replied a little hotly that 1t was
true. that he personally knew some Of
the crew who made the capture and
they were truthful men, and referred
me to the papers publishing the facts.
The great quantity Of oil in the liver
gave me a Glow and | asked my sailor
friend if he had over heard OF anything
called a basking shark. He answered
Eyes. | have heard landlubbers call the
bone shark or something Ike it, This
led me to believe that l had struck
rich shark bonanza in my sailor friend.
SO ] pumped him dry as the sequel VIII
tell
Sure enough, on picking up the
Chronicle Monday morning | read: A
great sea monster-A great man-eating
shark is now on exhibition at Central
Park, 80 feet long. Admission, two
bits"
/ at once wended my way to Central
Park. and sure enough there | found
great red mouthed lrishman under the
picture Of a great red mouthed fish,
from whose glittering teeth the red
gore dripped in PERCUSSION, yelilHB'
"Walk in ladies ana gintlemen, ana see
the great man eating shark. 80 feet
long. and weying 'liven thousand
pounds. He's did. ladies'. and be won't
bite you. Walk in, ladies and gintle-
men. Only two bits to see the greatest
wonder in the world.
| stepped inside and found Miguel
taking In the sheckels and Bill keeping
the flies ont OF the sharks mouth. II
was stretched on timbers on truck
and was fully % feet long, with his
mouth stretched wide open. He looked
rather feafeai, as though he could gulp
one down at one small gnlp. ! at opfe
cornered BIZ and made him give me the
history OF the struggle after ! left. he
said by Friday evening the shark had
nearly worn himself ont. and in the al
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-25
Select Angling Club.

There has been formed In this city Q
select school for anglers, those who are
DESTROYS OF learning tho plscatorial
spirit. The club at present consists OF
two members. tho president, secretary
and treasurer, one OF tho members
holding the three offices, tho other
member a general utility man. He can
vote and attend meetings. The militia
ton fec Is fifty dollars. The yearly
dues cannot be ascertained until the
end of the year. when the. assessment
will then DO made and the members as
sessed pro rata Tho bylaws OF the
club have been adopted. The president
Is entitled to three votes. We deem It
necessary TO publish some few OF the
bylaws, so that every member may
know before putting his petition what
will be expected Of him. The petition
will be referred TO special committee.
and a report made as to his moral
character in tho community In which
he lives, and also as to his conduct
when abroad. Some of the bylaws:
He will not be allowed to smoke cigar
ettes, chew tobacco, rub snuff, drink
root beer and must not play poker only
on certain conditions, that the ante
must not DO less than five dollars, he
will also be required not to tell any
fish lies as long as he is member OF
the club and will not be allowed to take
too much mountain air exercise, he
must keep regular hours and attend to
the exercises of the club OF which q
printed programme and a copy OF the
bylaws will be given to each member.
Should any of the members violate any
of these rules he will be expelled at
once. No ceremony will be attached
to it. But CO." ''He must" Any one
wishing to become q member OF the
club can address a communication "a.
John jeremiah Hobson, city, and II
will be answered at once.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-25
VACATION TALK.

To tho Editor Of the Register.
The days OF rest are hero ana
partly gone. People have been for
saking as generally as circumstances
will hermit, their ordinsGy avocations,
and deyoting themselves to having
good time, and to provide good time
for those dependent on them. Inc
growth Of the vacation idea d6Sing inc
last ten years has been enormous. Iha
family in moderate circumstances
which does not take some kind OIL an
optlng In tho summer Is now the ex'
ception. e.
the familiar question OF the gay
Closed houses in town contrast strik-
ingIy with tho well filled summer
homes at tho seaside and the springs.
% away for few weeks during the
heated weather is a necessity, a
change OF location and surroundings
relieves the constant strain on ones
mind. and the system Is recreatea by
tbe change. The change should be at
least once a year. There Is no Worh .,,
who does not need rest, and VINO VIII
not work the better tor it? The Satur-
dav half-holiday gives It's blessing 70
some Of our people. The sunday elec-
tric cars are available for those VINO
have no vacation, and outdoor exer-
else Will prolong a mans life.
Izaak walton the famous snsei,
lived to the good Old age OF ainety
years.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-25

and the rod was loft standing. as ha
went some distance away TO look after
the minpow bucket. While he waa ABB
sent hts rod fell Down, and the CLICKING
'of the reel Indicated that tho bait waa
being taken at rapid rata down
stream. Ono OF a party OF boys In bath
ing near by hasteuad TO the acme ana
took hold of tho rod Mr.. Steldlng was
called, and relieving the boy of the long.
heavy cane rod. realized az once that ha
mad on his hook n very big fish to con-
tend with. He realed In tho line gent
", letting tho nsh have its own way
for awhile, but gradually firing lt. AZ
ter n few minutes he thought the FISH
was badly enough worried 10 land cas-
lily Drawing 1t near shore they caught
glimpse OF it. and It was a whopper.
But II wac of with tho line again, and
time after tlmo was II brought near
shore, only 70 repeat tho performance
of dashlng away, and being pulled back.
Now II was thought by careful manages
mont IL might DO brought on shore.
They had no net. so Mr.. Cteldlng con-
eluded 10 lest his friends hold the rod,
and as the fish lay on its side he would
wade in back OF It, get a hand hold In
its gill, and should his hold slip, the
friend could still play tho fish with tho
reel and line. Alass.
Tho best laid plans of mice and men
Gang aft agloe"
Mr. Steidng waded out into the
stream, put his hand upon the flsh, tho
ish instantly Topped right side up and
cut through tho water into fnld-stream
ut a two-forty gait. The first flop It
gave knocked the reel against Steiding.
stopped the running OF the wheel, and
of course tho line was snapped of.
Tho big fish was German carp from
three feet TO three and one-half feet
long and would weight from twenty
1--WE to forty pounds, and was caught on
small bass hook and common line.
1t was tho largest fish that has been
seen at this point for some years, and
we have not heard of It's equal In sizo
having been caught with common
hook and line In this locality.
During tho struggle Stelding was
sweating like harvest hand. while his
friend and tho boys around were
wrought UP to high excitement The
boys asked leave to swim In back Of the
fish. believing that they could form q
limo against 1t and push II on to the
shore
After It was all over, steiding re-
marked that u he had had'Georga MINI
along TO engineer tho landing VI -
big fellow. he would have enjoyed tho
pleasure Of carrying the Ash home and
getting It's photograph for the Sunday
Register. AMATEUR ANGLER.
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A BeIIaire Fish story.
BELLAIRE. O.. August

BLLLAIRE, o., August 2.
Thursday evening of last week julius
sterding. a roller at the Bellaire steel
plant. was fishing with a friend on the
river shore near the plant. They were
using minnows for bait. and Mr. Steid-
ing had quite large one on his hook.
HIS Hne was cast well out in the stream,
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-25
A NIGHT OF PERIL.
,nvFxTuRE WITH A SHARK IN
MONTERREY BAY, CALIFORNIA.

Rvrne writes a story of Adven-
.,re of startling Interest to Fish
.,,en-A Small Fish story From
n.IIaire Correspondent
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-25
THERE ARE OTHERS.

gnr insured FOR
ST arg amount
insoit Uranium
The Holly chieftain., 1901-02-15
Death afaHero,ns.

Mrs. n. D. Fisher of Topeka Kan.
sas. wife of the veteran Methodist
lreScher. OF that name, died n few days
ago. 49,. s.s,la
Mrs. Fisher played n heroic part in
the Quantrell raid at Lawrence. Her
husband was home in Lawrence on
sick leave when the raid took place.
The ruffians- came to the house expect
Ing to find Mr.. Fisher. Not suc.
ceeding. they fired the house. Mrs.
Fisher then obtained permission to re-
move. the carpets from the house. She
dragged them out into the garden and
managed to secrete her husband under
them while dragging them out. AS n
consequence Mr.. Fisher was one Of the
VERY feN, men spared on, the memorable
'rn1d. -
The Holly chieftain., 1901-02-15
TO RslsS tho Maine.

1t Is gratifying TO note that at last
there Is fair promise that the truth
about the Maine disaster may be made
known. The proposals ola Chicago
contractor have been accepted. by the
Havana authorities and the wreck OF
the battleship Is to besuncovered and
removed from the muck Of that fatal
harbor. A eoneriam - to be built
around the wreck. and when the water
ID pumped out OF the inclosure. for the
first time 1t will be possible to make
detailed anu satisfactory examination
of the wreckage. Few Americans
coubt-that the loss Of the ship and the
hundreds of lives was due to an ex-
ternal explosion-torpedo, mine. or
whatever 1t should be called. The Span
ish have resented that charge, more
than any other feature Of the troubles
accompanying the war. To discover
the truth win be distinct contribution
to the history Of the conflict, Of. equal
Importance whether 1t proves Spanish
innocence or guilt. tsfs
The Holly chieftain., 1901-02-15

taken with very distressing pains in
my stomach.
.'''I seldom had a passage Of the bow
els naturally, consulted another
physician with no better results. The
disease kept growing on me. until I
had exhausted the ability OF sixteen OF
Rochester's best physicians. The last
physician advised me to give up my
work and go south, after he had treat
ed me for one year.
Il was given thorough examination
with the X-ray. They could not even
determine what my trouble was. Some
Of your testimonials in the Rochester
papers seemed to me worthy Of con-
stderation, and made up my mind to
trYs4 bottle OF Peruna. Before the
bottle, was half gone noticed a change
for the better. am now on the nth
bottle, and have not an ache or pain
ssnywnere. My bowels move regularly
every. day. and ] have taken on eight
cen pounds Of flesh. have recon-
nnended Peruna to great many and
they recommend It very highly.
have told several people that II they
would take bottle of Peruna, and
could then candidly say that 1t had not
benefited them. would pay for the
medicinc.'--A.C C. Lockhart..
I ,hr. w. P. Peterson. of Morris. ILL.,.
says: '.,.t
~ was nearly dead with catarrhal.
dyspepsia and am now 4 we'll man, bet
ter, In fact. than have been for TWEEN.
ty years or more. s.r
"S.nce got cured by your Peruna 1
have been consulted by great many
people"
II you do not derive prompt and sat
isfactory results from the use Of Pc
runa, writa at once to DR.. Hartman.
giving full statement of your case.
and he will be pleased to give you his
valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President OF
The Hartman sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio. 80 '
The Holly chieftain., 1901-02-15
NORTH PA:RK NAN HAS
A METEOR FOR SALE

Denver, Colo, Feb. ia Denver
daily says that meteor for sale is the
latest and hottest thing that Colorado
has to boast Of, and ]. E.. Shippeys pf
Walden, North park, Is the man NfI9
elaine the .houer. of Ahe privilege of
selling the nseteor at $50 much per
Pound or 40 much per- loot. since he
watched the glorious spectacle of the
flight and then located the fall thereof.
Mr.. Shippey filed yesterday an affi-
davit with the clerk OF I1arimer cpain
! ty, at. Fort Collins. and locates theme
teOric fragments on two mountains of
the Medicine Bow range, covering II
circular tract of territory of about five
miles in diameter. He says he wit
nessad the fall from his ranch In North
park, the great bulk of which landed
thirteen miles east Of Owl mohntain,
near Profile peak. ~. AfN1ssS
Mr.. Shippey, will not put his meteor
or the market. but just how many
shares will be Incorporated and how
vet announced. :. $50. sTF
Professor w. A. Howe of the Uni
versity of Denver talked last evening
of the meteor, which passed over Cello
RADIO December III last. The professor
said:
Il have had much correspondence
with various parties about the path Of
the meteor. but nothing lately from Mr.
Shippey. l hardly understand what
sort Of q certificate lie could file at Fort
Collins If he has been unable to reach
the supposed location by reason of deep
SNOW, as have been Informed.
III the meteor was of n stony forma-
tion 1t will never be Identified; If on the
contrary. there should be found iron
and nickel of the crystaliZation pecu-
liar to meteOrs in surroundiags of DIFF
ferent formation. it can probably be
identified. However. the supposed large
meteor brought back by Lieutenant
Peary from HIS Arctic expedition has,
, raised the question whether this pc
culiar crystalization is meteoric. or his
find an instance of terrestrial fornla-
tion heretofore regarded as exclusively
meteorlc. If found. the Colorado me-
teor would undoubtedly have great
scientific value. but until remains are
actually identified we can draw no con.
clusion. know nothing more OF II
than the general course of the meteor,
Its great brilliancy and probable de-
struction within our state lines -
The Holly chieftain., 1901-02-15
o,dsst Americas CITY.

The Phoenix Republican quotes
George g. n. Hilzinger as authority
for the statement that Tucson, Arizona,
is the Oldest American city, Mr.. HIN
singer gives the date Of the settlement
6f Tucson at 1865, some half Z. century
earlier than the founding Of Santa Fe
or san Augustine. He bases his claim
upon authentic documents, Including a
parchment discovered among the rec.
ords Of the old ipission - San Xavier,
dated 1852 when the 1stt3ement was
ordered to be established. and attached
Of Tucson, written in the hand of Mar.
cos de Nisa, who explored Arizona 10
l080, Nit4lf .g.ls. ... i.
The Holly chieftain., 1901-02-15
snow and Rain In ARIZONA.

: Phoenix. Ariz.. Feb. 12.-Wet wea,,
,ther continues all over Arzopas. Two
weeks OF rain md show makes the
most protractad wet period in seven
years Snow Is falling all over north
ierh Arizona to greater depths than
was ever known before. and there has
been gentle but steady rain over the
central and southern parts Of the terri
tory. All streams are swollen and con-
ditiOns are similar to those preceding
the great flood of ten years ago: z w
The Holly chieftain., 1901-02-15
House Of Representatives,
WaShln1tnn. Eeh. 4 1900

House Of Representatives.,
Washington, Feb. 4, 1S99.}
The Peruna Medicine CO.., Columbus, !,
Ohio n 81 ,.
z Oentlemen-"I have taken Peruna
now for two weeks, and find am
very much relieved. feel that my
cure will be permanent. have also
taken It for Ia grippe, andl take pleas
ure In recommending Rsruna As an
excSlleut semedy to alt fellow suffer-
erSa".-eM. w. Howard
Congressman Howard's home ad.
dress is Fort Payne, Ala.
IT Usf' people think that catlrrh is a
disease eonhned TO the head and
the truth. II maybe that the nose and
tarrh, ,Bdtaff tfis is So ittis 30 only
because there parts arernore, exposed
to, the ,yielssltudsg, of the climate than
the other parts OF the body.
Every organ, every duct, every cavity
Of the human body Is liable to catarrh,
A multitude Of ailments depend on ca
tArrh. This, Il. true winter and sum-
mer. Catarrh causes many cases Of
chronic disease. where the victim has
mot the siightest suspicion that catarrh
he's anything to do with 1t. gIts
d The following letter which gives the
experience Of Mr.. A. c. Lockhart 10 q
case in point: f7f @rs f,'g '3s
{ Mr.. 4. G. Lockhart. West Henrietta.
N. r.. BOX IS. In q letter written to
Dr.. Hartman says the following Of
PerunA:
About fifteen years ago COM
msnced to be. ailinS, and copsulted a
Rhysician. He pronounced my trouble
. species Of dyspepsia, and advised me,
after he had treated me aboht six
months, to get leave Of absence from
my business and 90 into the country.
did 10 and got temporary relief. l
went back to work again, but was
The Holly chieftain., 1901-02-15
Chln..e knp.rer van Rul..

Shanghai, Feb. 11.-It is reported
here that;the Empress Dawager, Yield
Ing to foEeign pressure. has allowed
Emperor Kwang Su to assume the
reins of government. ..s VI
! a, dispatch from Pekin asserts that
all 3he fortified passes beyond the ter
ritory held by the allies are being gar
risoned by the Chinese. and that Box
ers are entering Pekin secretly ~