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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-12

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Erect Of the Bill.

If Senator Hansbrough's measure be
comes law all the timber land on the
public domain will be withdrawn from
entry and the government viii enter
upon the policy of dispOsing of its tim
Der at its market value. One provision
in the bill prohibits the entry Of these
lands under the homestead or old land
laws 1t is argued by Senator Hans
brough that in leaving the fee TO the
land in the government demonstration
viii take place and the sale of timber
Will be a source of large revenue.
The second section of the bill amends
the lieu land section so as to provide
when a settler whose entry falls within
a forest reserve selects another piece of
land in lieu of his original entry il
must be more valuable for agricultural
purposes than for timber or stone. I'm
der the existing law many Of the entry
men who find themselves within a for
est reserve cut and dispose of the tim
Der on the land and later go outside Of
the reserve and file a homestead on
other timber land.
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EXISTING LAWS
ARE DEFECTIVE
Hansbrough's Bill to Repeal
limbsr and Stone Act.
AMENDS LIEU LAND SECTION
OTHER FEATURES or TIE NEW
MEASURE.

Washington, Nov. u.-SenatOr Hans
brough introduced a bill in the senate
which, by implication. repeats the tim
Der and stone act, under which land
is now acquired at $3.50 an acre regard
less Of its real value. The measure is
intended TO cure defects in existing
laws, check speculation in public tim
Der lands and put an end to the frauds
which recently have grown into a ma
tiOnal scandal It was referred to the
committee on public lands. of which
the author is the chairman.
The secretary of the interior is au-
thOrized under the new bill to make
examinations and estimates relative to
the quantity and value of the timber
and stone on the public lands and to
sell the right to dispose Of the same in
such quantities as-may seem advisable
to the highest bidders. This plan Is
now pursued in the sale of timber on
Indian lands in Minnesota. The title
to land remains in the government and
the secretary of the interior may fix
the limit of time in which the purchaser
of the right shall remove the timber or
stone The right to cut the timber and
make It a merchantable quantity is
made inalienable
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ONLY REMEDY
FOR INSOMNIA

~ MUSICIANS say that nine-tenths
r. OF the most stubborn cases Of in
! somnia are not due TO physical
causes, but to worry To the victim
ridden by this ogre the couch of down
Is no more seductive Of siumber than
the pallet of straw. Since worry for
the most part is perpleNity. indecisiOn
and fear of what may happen. the man
who goes TO bed at night with his plans
for the morrow settled can roll himself
up in the blankets and go TO sleep
Affairs OF the heart. competitions. am
billions and the small Jealousies Of life
have a large share in our waking
thoughts and are productive of much
Worry. To meet all contingencies one
needs only To be armed with common
sense. In the larger view all these mat
tiers 50 important and ominous now will
appear rs TRIES later on. Ten years
hence these mountains viii appear like
molehills. these tragedies like comedies
A good rule for those who continually
look anNiOusly TO the coming days is
Sufficient 20 the day is the evil there
OF, 10 which may be added the old
maxim. Don't cross n bridge till You
come TO It Anyhow, the wiSeSt fore
casters cannot be sure that the future
VIII fall thus and So Things have
mysterious way of turning out different
expected that happens. " Therefore why
worry and lose sleep over the future?
The present alone is for action by
curblnG the fancy, by taking an Opti-
mistic view OF life. by cultivasing faith
good cheer and courage. the victim %
worry can wage successful war on de-
spondency and insomnia.
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VALUE OF WOMEN
IN THE MOROS

A CCORDING TO a letter recently re-
~ ceived from the Philippines. a
white woman is valued at about $50 III
the Moro islands. a year or so ago .
quartermaster OF the American army
took his wife with him to Bongoa. and
the writer describes how the tall. grace
full American woman appeared in the
eyes of the shrewd old natives of that
seaport.
An old Maharajah was especially in
terested. Noticing his attention. the
governor OF Bongoa asked the old fellow
what he thought the quartermaster'
wife. a Junoesque lady, should be worth
in dollars and cents.
The toothless old Maharajah took IL
all quite seriously. looked at the woman
in question with much discrimination
pulled 1T his wisp OF a billy-g goat beard
moment in cOntemplative silence. and
then replied that he thought she was
worth about a hundred dollars Mexican.
an abnormally large amount, as Moro
women seldom average over $40 Mexican
apiece.
Then the irrepressible governor turned
to Mrs. Russell. who is slim and grace
tul. asking at what the MALARIA ah
thought she should be valued Without
a moments hesitation. the old sinner. to
the lady's chaErin and the uprOariOuS
amusement OF the whole party. apprat=e'.
her at only $50 Mexican
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Maryland and Virginia Grounds.
WATCHING STRANGERS
WHO VISIT WASHINGTON

and / had the pleasure OF putting her
in charge of the man she sought
Many a time / have learned much
about politics and have refreshed my
memory OF affairs in the States by talk
ing with the strangers who come to
town. I have learned that the men
from the West or East are pleased to
have little attention shown them
Going up to them I introduce myself.
telling them who I am and Offering any
assistance they may require. Now and
then one will be suspicious at first. but
that soon wears away. and I have
found some good friends among the
strangers whom / have picked up. so
TO speak. on the street
Several years ago I approached a
man at the Capitol. entered into con-
versation with him, and assisted him
somewhat in going to some places Of
interest. He was grateful. came to sec
me the next day. and we met several
times before he left for home We
talked at length aborJ political mat
tiers When he went home he wrote TO
me. and we have kept up a lively cor
respondence ever since / visited him
last year when l was in the West. and
he is coming here 10 be my guest at the
next Inauguration.
Even If you do not speak 10 the
stranger. it is an interesting study to
watch him. You will see many traits
and men and women OF peculiar habits.
II 1 should ever write that novel that
I have thought Of for years / should
people it with the persons 1 have seen
as strangers in Washington"
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taken to France and the Mediterranean
to start the private oyster farms in that
region.
The area Of the Potomac River from
its mouth 10 the southern border Of
Prince George county. the northern line
of the oyster beds. comprises about $50
square miles. In addition the tributary
waters in st. Mary and Charles counties.
and opposite to them on the Virginia
shores. contain at least 90 square miles.
All this territory is pretty well stocked
with oysters The tong men work here
from September 10 10 April Is each year.
The waters being comparatively shallow
dredges are not allowed. but some OF
the best oysters coming to Washington
are taken from the Potomac, the St.
Mary and the RappahanGock Rivers. 1t
is estimated that about 10000 bushels
are taken from this territory each sea-
son.
Three methods Of taking oysters are
practiced. These are tonning. dredging
and nippinE. the names indicating the
machinery used longing is carried on
by means OF a large pair Of tongs work
ed by hand or by a simple system Of
ropes The tongs are like two garden
rakes hung like pair OF shears. Two
handles from ten 10 twenty feet long
are fitted to the steel rakes. This imple-
nent is let down TO the bottom. the
handles are then brought together which
causes the tonEs 10 close and grasp
between the pre7gs whatever is scraped
UP. Stones. old shells and live oysters
are brought 10 the surface together. The
fuIl-grown oysters are selected and
thrown into the boat. while the stones.
shell and little oysters are returned 10
the water. In good grounds the tong
man can take thirty bushels day
Dredging Much Faster.
Dredging is done in deep water OF
shore. The dredges 20 down twenty
five. fifty. and eighty feet. The ma
chinery consists Of steel SCOOP similar
10 the steam shoveis used by contrac-
tors I'm lcveling banks of earth. Thev
are let down TO the bottom. propelled
along over the rocks for several feet
and lifted to the surface Sometimes
= bushel of oysters are brought up at a
single haul They are dumped aboard
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cards. while the oysters served are any
old thing that viii fiji the bill. Blue
points are sold In Washington by repu-
table dealers. and they can nearly al
ways be obtained by paying the price.
but as one dealer remarked 70 Times
reporter. there is good deal OF
'shenanigan'' practiced in the blue point
trade. The restaurateurs as well as
the dealers are parties to the deception.
The real blue points are OF slow
growth, coming to maturity much
slower than other bivaives. Green Bay
could not and does not. supply one
tenth OF the demand. Oysters are even
shipped to Long Island and reshiDped
as blue points, so eager is the trade 10
get them. The real blue points are
shipped to all the larger cities. and
some to Europe.
Many bon vivants prefer the Lynn
Haven oysters to blue points. These are
grown at Lynn Haven Bay, one OF the
tributaries of the Chesapeake. II is a
locality OF small territory. and the out
put is as much sought after as the blue
points The little bay cannot possibly
supply the demand. and the same tricks
/ OF trade are resOrted TO 10 I'LL the de-
mand The real Lynn Haven bivalve has
a rich favor, and experienced tdSterS
can quickly tell whether an oyster was
grown on that famous bottom. 1t Is
true. however, that not one-tenth OF the
oysters that pass under the name OF
Lynn Haven ever saw those waters
They are Chesapeake oysters, culled and
graded TO suit the shape OF those grown
there.
One OF the illustrations represents
the finish of the oyster One Of the
men Is eating a dozen on the half-sheil
and the other a peck of steamed oysters.
Those two are the modes in which the
oyster Is at its best A WashingtOnian
/ LAYS claim TO having discovered the me-
thOd Of steaming BOW almost universal.
An order IS a quarter or half peck OF
the shells They are steamed for about
seven minutes and served hot. The oyster
steamed has a fine flavor, and whether
eaten with some dressing or without.
constitutes as good lunch as a man
need ask for.
Oysters are served in a hundred ways
BY experienced cooks. and il is the CHEZ
sea food eaten in the season from Oc-
tober 70 April. The demand for good
oysters Is increasing. and every year
there is call for more by the hungry
population of the Capital
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though there has been much discussion
Of the question of Government control
of the beds, Government planting, and
the like. the talk has resulted only in
the passage of laws limiting the man
ner of catch and the time. The oyster
man has clung tenaciously TO his right
Of free catching. and though at times
the guns OF the oyster patrol have
Numbered over the waters of the bay
10 keep off the piratical encroachments
of oystermen from other States. the
Maryland and Virginia Legislatures
have never had the hardihood 20 place
any really restrictive measures upon the
native FISHERMAN He pursues his vo-
ca ton in the teeth OF such difficulties
as may present themselves. and laughs
at the learned discussions in legislative
halls which have for their object the
rule of common sense I'm the oyster in
dustry. The FISHERMAN does not even
consider the question so long as the
reefs and bottoms or the Chesapeake
have bivalve upon them.
Fortunately for him the oyster is n
prolific mollusk. and beds once dredged
10 the point OF extinction. again. after a
few years. are filled with oysters. Each
year reports are industriously circulated
TO the effect that the Maryland and Vtr-
ginia beds are exhausted and that the
dealers viii be obliged to look elsewhere
for their supplies Examinations of the
beds, however. made by the United
state Fish Commission show that the
facts do not bear out these reports.
While some localities may be compare
lively free OF oysters, others are well
stocked. and In the course of the season
the boatmen find them. and the annual
catch does not vary much from year 20
year Nature is lavish with her gifts.
and IN one way or another manages to
keep up the supply.
The oyster has been from the begin
ming indigenous IN the Chesapeake. and
much Of the depletion of the beds has
been due TO the taking OF small oysters
for the purpose Of seeding beds in other
parts Of the world. The Connecticut and
Rhode Island beds were originally stock
ed from the Chesapeake. as were those
IN North Carolina while millions OF
bushels OF little bivalves have been
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time he unloads at the wharf. His ex
penses are chiefly the low wages and
keep of the men and the care OF the
boat and the outfit.
Oysters Received by Rail.
Besides the supply brought up the
river from Virginia, Maryland. and
North Carolina waters, the Washington
dealers receive a good many by rail
from Baltimore. from Norfolk. from
Connecticut and other sources. Tie
famous blue points" necessarily come
from the shores of Long Island. These
supplies from various sources are esti-
mated by the dealers as about equal
to the amount brought up the river
The oysters shipped in by rail are usu-
ally shucked. though some are still IN
the shells
In handling oysters the essential thing
is to keep them fresh. A tainted oyster,
like poor violinist. is about tho worst
thing under the sun. II Is dangerous
to the man who eats II. and loss to
the man who buys it. Accordingly.
oysters are best handled in cold weather.
and when brought to Washington in
the warmer months they are securely
packed in fee. kept cold, and every pre-
long possible. The boatmen arrange
TO fill their vessels as quickly as may
be after operations begin. and when full
they hasten as fast as wind will carry
them to the wharf TO unload. Each day
the Washington dealers go to the wharf
at the foot of Eleventh Street to obtain
their supplies. and the boat loads are
quickly distributed about the city to
the smaller dealers. Sometimes IL will
happen that several schooners will be
on hand TO unload at about the same
time. and then prices are slaughtered
under the competitive bidding of the
various captains.
Maryland and Virginia Grounds.
The water area OF Chesapeake Bay
and its river tributaries constitute the
largest oyster producing grounds in the
world Under the constant dredging
longing and nipping Of recent years the
beds have been somewhat depleted. but
the annual catch remains large. and
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TIME oyster season opened for
dredgers in Maryland and Vir-
ginia waters on October 10. and
with the advent of the cooler
weather the luscious bivalve is much
sought after by the bon vivants of the
National Capital. Washingtonians con-
sumo about 900 bushels of oysters
from the Chesapeake region annually.
and nearly as many more are shipped
into the city by rail from other points.
No less than twenty firms are aged
in the wholesale trade, and los places
are known as oyster houses for the
retail trade. The business is of large
proportions. and the supplying of the
demand in Washington brings profita
bic returns 10 those engaged in it.
Many of the firms sell other kinds of
sea food besides oysters. which keeps
them busy throughout the year.
OF course. the greater part OF the
oysters consumed here come from the
Chesapeake Bay and it's tributaries
Lynn Haven oysters are considered by
many persons as the best in the world
Others prefer those which come from
some OF the rivers. while the mass
of oyster eaters make no distinction
so long as they are served with a
good quality OF their favorite mollusk
The oysters brought directly TO Wash
ington from the Chesapeake region are
landed from the boats at the Eleventh
Street wharf. The men own their own
boats. there being no firm or firms
win an oyster plant in Washington.
The oyster dredgers are. for the most
part, Nirginians and Marlyanders who
live In the tidewater counties. and
whose principal business is catching
oysters. The vessels are usually the
bug eye or two-masted schooner.
and sometimes any old sailboat sufh-
GENTLY seaworthy 10 stand the rough
weather OF the fan and winter on the
hay. AS the boats are unloaded they
are inspected by the Government in
spector. and fee Of one-half cent
bushel is paid by the owners OF the
cargoes. Oysters sell, according 70
quality. from 60 cents TO 81 a bushel.
The captain OF the ''bug-eye." who en-
cages two or more men TO assist him.
gathers in a snug sum Of money each
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the vessel and sorted. the little ones
being thrown into the water The
dredge is usually worked by steam 1t
cleans the bottom. disturbes the grow
ing oysters. and after a reef is
thoroughly dredged there is not much
left for two years.
Nipping is carried on by an nipple
ment almost as large as the dredge
but more resembling the tong used in
shallow water. 1t is principally used
In waters whore longing or dredging
is iTnpracticable. The nipper is let down
and closed over space Of about four
feet. bringing up whatever the prongs
Of the rakes may pick up. The nipper
is quite generally worked by steam
The oystermen live near the shore.
and are well acquainted with the bot
CONS where they work. The laws of
Virginia and MARYLAND permit only rest
dents OF the two States 10 catch in the
adjacent waters. Many a lively scrim-
mage has arisen between the men OF the
two States when they thought their
territory was invaded by those OF the
other State. In fact oyster piracy IS
practiced all the while, and the boat
men go armed to the teeth to repeI
any attack that may be made upon
them.
A boat load OF oysters contains from
800 to 1900 bushels. according to the
size OF the craft and when sold net
from 500 to 5000.
Shocking the Bivalve.
Though many oysters received at the
Eleventh Street wharf are brought UP
town IN the shell. the most Of them
are shucked in the vicinity Of the wharf
Cne nf the illustrations shows the
shuckers at work. When shocking is
carried on extensively. II is a very
different operation from that seen at
raw bar in town. The bivalves are
placed in steel box, run into a steam
chest which ends the life of the oyster
and loosens the shell. The shuckers
then. with a knife, rapidly open the
shells. scoop out the meat into a tub
and set them away in a refrigerating
room ready for sale. These are the tub
oysters sold by most dealers. Nearfthe
shucking establishment the shells are
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piled into high heaps. and are after
wards either burned for lime or used in
filling low places or for roads. Oyster
lime is marketable. and the shells arc
mostly utilized now for that kind Of
building material. 1t is available for
an inferior grade of mortar, which build
ers use unless they are too carefully
watched by the inspectors.
As means Of protection TO the oys-
ter beds the laws governing the inspec-
ton OF the vessels while unloading are
quite severe. Unless so watched. the
boatmen will bring in and sell young
oysters below the grade allowed The
inspector has the authority TO refuse TO
allow a boatman to unload his cargo IL
it contains too large a percentage Of
small oysters. He is also empowered
to hne the oystermen as IN hts judg-
fies.
Home of the Blue Points.
The principal Washington dealers find
demand for the famous blue point
oysters. They are obtained from the
Great South Bay. Long Island. Three
firms there chiefly control the trade.
These are the Lewis Blue Point Oyster
Cultivating Company. Bebe Bros, and
- ~ CbNuE&ut x sons. Inc dealers
buy directly from one or another OF
these firms and the oysters are shipped
here in barrels, in the shell. as the
blue points are served almost univer-
sally on the half shell They are about
the most costly bivalves in the market
So high are the prices that many OF the
Maryland and Virginia oystermen Sc
lect a grade OF the Chesapeake oysters,
small in size with well-rounded shells.
as substitute. They even go so FAR
as 10 chip the shells. the better to de-
ceive the elect.
Great South Bay, the home Of the blue
points, is thirty miles long and about
seven miles wide. The oysters are cul-
tivated there with the greatest care.
and the industry is a monopoly All
that are taken are sold at the highest
prices. and nine times as many inferior
oysters that viii size up as blue points
are sold for them In reality. Blue
Point" is a name appearing upon menu