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Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-02-14
Almost ! Century Plant.

Minister Co one of his members, a
venerable old gardener)-You have
reached a great age, John.
John-'Deed haze l. sir, for gin |
leeve till the 11th of next month III
be an octagefanium.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-02-14
Overheard in skalIybaIIoo.

Murphy had courage"
He did"
"Yis; whin tn cannon ball blew his
head off. phwat did he do?"
'Phwat did he do?"
"Phoy, he turned aroun' avn asked
tn corporal for a glass av whisky"
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-02-14
Required No Nerve.

II don't see anything remarkable
about the heroic boy standing on the
deck" said the man with the glass
eye.
"No?"
Certainly not If l had the deck
I'd stand, too-but as it is, give me
two cards"
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-02-14
rimeIu correctinn

Spartacus-Do you find many gram.
matieal errors in my composition?
Smartacus-No one. Every error
| have SO far discovered is decidedly
ungrammatical
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-02-14
Just Makes 1t.

"She borrows everything she can
think Of"
"Oh, no; she never borrows trou-
BILE"
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-02-14

YachtsmGn-We sailing under reduced canvas
Fair Maiden-Ah! l bargain sail
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sssi. 2g7. Complete totals cannot be shown
for other years. because the fishery was
not investigated In all the States. The
total yield In 1899, emitting New York. was
"a. Esq, 432 pounds. value $1,04s,e47. and In
1858. emitting Delaware. 1t was 1s.1iS,Ge2
pounds. value $1,a1s. 2ss.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN FISHING.
1t is q long jump from New York TO
Utah. hit tile fish Of the cold, clear wa
ters Of this part Of the Rocky Mountain
region are considered of Importance by
Government specialists probably because
Of the excellent quality Of the catch.
The Utah fisheries ten years ago en-
ployed COS persons, most Of whom flshed
In Utah Lake.
The capital invested was S57.ee5. seines
and hand lines were the principal appa-
ratus In Use.
The products amounted to 1.os1,Sis
pounds, valued at N7.4s.
The principal species taken were carp.
a5s,Ss5 pounds. valued at N,494; trout, 49,.
7ss pounds, &2As7s: black bass, 1o4,soo
pounds, hi Los; suckers ana mullet, Asa, 80
pounds. $4.Sa3.
Black bass. carp. trout and buliheads
have greatly increased In Utah County
since 1856.
Bass weighing seven to eight pounds
are sometimes taken. and are said 10 be
Of excellent quality.
The bullheada introduced Into the lake
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four or five years G are increaJing and
find a ready sale at good prices.
The black bass and carp are also intro
duced species.
! Much has been written of the growing
fisheries Of the Pacific Coast. destined. it
is claimed. to overshadow those Of the
| rest of the Union.
An Interesting feature of the Pacific
| fisheries Is the hook and line fishing for
salmon.
Trolling for salmon in Monterey Bay has
increased steadily each year since It's be-
ginning. and in 1901 there. we're taken by
this method. approximately. 100. 1856 pounds
| Of salmon, or about 10, 900 fish employing
100 boats. most Of which was placed in
cold storage n shipped to various East
ern markets.
Previous to 1893 few salmon were taken
In Monterey Bay BY any kim OF ap-
paratus.
In that year trolling for them was found
to be very successful and the discovery
| was quickly taken advantage of by anglers
| and commercial fishermen.
The Ash are taken in two Ways. by troll
Ing the spoon with and without bait and
With the baited hook used at a consldera-
bic depth with the heavy sinkef.
Previous to the arrival of the sardines
and other species on which the salmon
feed the fishing is done mostly by trolling
with the rod and spoon. but as soon as
bait Is to be had this method Is abandoned
for the sinkef and hook.
BAITED SPOON USED.
AS q substitute for bait the baited spoon
IL sometimes used. but the baited hook Il
preferred by the commercial fishermen.
San Francisco sportsmen visiting the
bay use split bamboo rods ranging from
ten to twelve ounces.
Both silk and linen lines are employed,
varying In length from 150 to 40 yards.
The spoons vary in size from Nos. 8 to
L. The average hook used In connection
with the spoon corresponds in size to the
No. "A cod trawl hook, with q slightly
longer shank.
Some fishermen use the brazed treble
hook, but It is not q favofite with sports
men.
All fishing Is lone with skifs and small
rowboats.
As the numerous commercial fishermen
do not often use q spoon, many more
salmon are taken with baited hooks.
"A common bamboo pole IL used by the
fishermen. with 4 cotton line of No. az
thread from % to 100 feet in length.
the nook ID I'VE inches long and shaped
ike q halibut hook, with a longer shank.
In batting the hook care is taken to have
the shank entirely covered, leaving the
barb and point bare.
u sinksE ID quite heavy, being about
iour pounds IN weight. n fastened to the
A9S tMenty.hve fest above the hook.
dropped and the line Ii hauled IN hand
over hAnd. great care being taken that
the nsh does not break away. Frequently
the fishing ID done without the use of the
rod.
When the sinxer is Used the trolling il
zone at . depth Of at least twenty feet.
Inc usual sailing speed In trolling II
iour miles an hour, and the average size
Of the salmon taken Is a little over TWEEN.
" pounds. although ~ffty-pounders are
sometimes caught.
n best fishins ID usually to be had
during the afternoon. and twenty-five
nsh are considered a good days catch for
one hook.
Monterey IL the most southerly point
for salmon.
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In the Eel River fish are taken in tide
water by professionals Using from twenty
to thirty boats.
A large fish per hour 10 the average
! rate.
Similar fishing IL done b. anglers in Q
humber OF the smaller coast rivers. such
as the Russian and NevSfro, the Olema
and about the head Of Tomaies Bay.
Steelhead salmon are frequently taken
in these waters with artificial flies.
The Indians Of Nesh Bay. Washington,
do considerable trolling for silver salmon
and have been known TO take A. q a.
1000 fish In q day.
The principal fishing grounds lie OF the
mouth Of the bay and in the vicinity Of
Tatoosh Rock, of the coast, and some
two OF three miles further south.
or herring. 1t is said that the supply Is
often greater than the fishermen can care
for. yet more h a 100000 worth ara I'm.
ported every year.
i In some foreign countries. especially In
saltwater species are ssnt TO market
alive.
The live fish srsds In China IL very ex-
~tensive. the nsh being Padded about the
cities and villages In buckets Of water.
and those not sold are returned to in.
closures Of water for future sale.
In the United States. however, live fsh
81 S0lO W. " VI luo
trade.
A few Of the New York fishermen take
cod. sea bass and biackash into port alive
by mea.1 OF well smacks, IN some of the
shore fishermen retain their fssh for q few
days in live cars or live boxes. but tho
quantity Of fish sold alive 10 this country
Is indeed very small.
terrapdn and turtles are sold alive, and un-
less In that condition are not generally
considered marketable - ffeah. except in
the case Of shucked oysters and clans.
When practicable. this II one Of the
most satisfactory rsAAhods Of marketing
marine foods. not only because Of tho SUI
perior quality Of the product, but also be-
ervatlon.
There Is no general or Uniform process
employed for keeping the fish. each species
feceiving such treatment a. It particularly
rsquireA
Fish and Holsters are kept alive in large
Enclosures or in we'll smacks. And i've
boxes, while oysters. clans. tsryApin and
turtles ordinarily require little care. un-
less they are to be held Q considerable
length Of time.
who has not admired the appetizing
flavor Of the sardine. when hunger and q
scarcity Of other foods left the little chap
the king Of the feast?
The most valuable Of the marine prod
ucts canned In oil ID the preparation Of
small herrings IN the form Of sardines.
This industry was established At Nantes,
France. about seventy years ago, and was
introduced Into the United States the year
before the Centennial.
The business has gradually increased in
extent. though 1t was confined within
comparatively narrow limits until 1850.
when thirteen new cAn1eries were estab-
lished. there being only I'VE operated pre-
viously.
In 1885 there we're forty-fve canneries.
and since that year the value Of the output
has averaged about 100000 annually, All
prepared on the coast Of Maine ana nearly
all In the counties Of Washington and Han
cock.
On the Maine coast thirty-seven facto.
rtes were engaged In canning AruineS "
1889. forty-six In Msz, and sixty In 1SS6 -s.
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trade In the fish known as German carp.
For New York alone 1t amounts to about
o quarter of a million a year.
Two years ago the figures were 6,g6,s0
pounds.
Our New York carp are mainly from the
Illinois Hiver and from Lake Erie. the
rest coming generally from Eastern points.
rotably East Bay, t. l.; the Delawa Riv-
er, Havre de Grace, Md. and washington.
D.. c. Most of the carp are received from
April TO September. Inclusive, the remain
der arriving during the winter months.
Hebrew retail dealers and peddlefs dis
pose of the greater part on the East Side.
some going TO Philadelphia and to points
In New England.
Government experts say that as the
Hudson River contains many carp, II IL
probable that New York will In time be
Supplied with cheap fish from that source.
Next to the article Of diet known to
fnafiy as the cold bottle and hot bird, per-
haps no form Of food is more popular
among New Workers. than Holsters. But
all good Americans love this bird OF the
sea.
Here are some interesting figures show.
Ing the growth and Importance OF the lob
ster traflc:
The total Yield of Holsters for all the
States In 1880 was 9o.12s.o23 pounds. value
$1ss, 81; in 1ss7. g ,sss, dso pounds value
ssc6s617. and in 1855. s0.7T1,5S pounds. valia
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WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
st. Louis a the largest "car hospital'
N the United States.
1t was recently completed by the Transit
Company on fits premises east Of the GER
eral ofices at vandeventer and Park ave-
nues.
1t is an enormous building. measuring
z25xa0o feet and cost $4,000 to erect.
Two hundred men are employed In It's
different departments and from forty to
sixty cars can be treated" al one time by
skilled mechanicA
What attracts the passer-by on the out
side is the peculiar roof formation Of the
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e,esA, a decrease Of $40. as compared with
the year 1870.
The fish landed at Gloucester amounted
to es,11s.e0 pounds. valued at s2.6I4 DOL. a
moderate decrease in both quantity and
value from the previous year.
The decrease Is shown in the quantity
Of fresh fish landed. the amount OF fish
sailed being somewhat larger.
The fares landed at Gloucester number
1851. of which 1889 were from grounds off
.he New England coast and Coz from the
Eastern Banks. The total of fish from
grounds off the New England coast was
"a. $3.50 pounds, worth $l.O5o,2 eli.
The quantity from the Eastern Banks
was much larger. amounting to 81, a37,6 O4
pounds, worth 1852, $40.
At Boston the decrease amounted to H.
S2S.1u pounds and ga. 10e in value.
The fares landed at Boston were 3,4os.
1f0 being from the Eastern Banks and 3,zs53
from grounds OF the New England coast.
At this port the greater quantity of the
fish was derived from grounds off the New
England coast. The total quantity of
products landed at Boston was IS, se2, 1s1
pounds, worth N,571.4o0, the fresh fish
amounting to 66,S65,1ft pounds, the salt
FISH being only 2.1s7.o2o pounds. It should
be noted that at Gloucester the quantity
OF salt Ash Is greatly in excess of that
landed In q fresh condition.
Government reports show an extensive
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p1ore than 900 feet length that expands
from north TO south.
The roof is s~aw-toothed. nine tall points
extending the entire width of the building
and forming a skyline that resembles an
inverted saw.
From east to west these points form one
continuous glass front. admitting the
northern light. which oculists say is the
best to work by for all skilled mechanics.
These Mint points of skyliaht roof con.
tain more thar 5000 panes of glass.
The windows, consisting of double sashes
of six panes each. are SO constructed that
they can be tipped at any angle to ven;i-
late the building in warm weather.
The wide interior of the building in con-
structed on the most modern plans.
Floor and roof space are used In novel
ways to promote facility and speed OF
workmanship.
The floor space contains twenty-seven
pits of three and one-third feet each.
over these pits the cars are anchored on
rails.
One large and one smaller car can be
treated" over one pit. The truckmen. en-
gagged in repairing the trucks, are COM
fortably seated In the pits. which are
lined with concrete.
This brings the car truck at a conven-
lent distance from their heads.
II a truck is to be moved entirely. a
car hoist. which looks like u side-up
japanned rail. Is used.
With this the car Ia lifted in thirty Sec
onds a distance OF four feet.
Each pit has it's Independent motor and
working facilities. Formerly the repair
shops of the Transit Company were scat
tered all over town. at Newstead and De
Baliviere, South Broadway, Geyer and
jefferson. Spring and North Market. Nir-
ginia and Welsh. at Easton avenue and at
No. 20 South Compton avenue.
Now all these shops are embodied in the
one big car hospital just completed.
The armature room. formerly at Jefferson
and La Sale. is one of the important de-
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which works eight ~spIndles and drills
eight holes t~hree-quarters of an inch thick
in four minutes.
The lower half of the building is one
continuous line Of sliding doors. the up
per half OF which consists of windows.
TIE ground surrounding the new car
hospital" has been turned into a miniature
railroad switching yard. When the cars
come off the street they are met by
enormous transfer tables. On these Ia
bles, which run on twelve wheels and are
operated by a OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
motor. the cars are taken to any part
OF the shop. located over pits. u%nmounted.
repaired and then taken back again the
way they came n sent out 10 their re-
spectlve divisions.
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$OUR SEA FISHERIES
EMPLOY 200, 600 MEN,
How Fromp Alaska Round to Maine Sea Food to the Value Of $50,
5 OOeGO0 Is Taken Yearly.

eminent expert. the fisheries of the United
States employ about 10000 persons.
The amount Of capital invested is *O.-
00o. 00c. and the annual value Of the prod
ucts to the fishermen Is approximately
$50.0Oc.0eo.
The different regions in which fisheries
exist are the New England. Middle ATTAIN
tic n South Atlantic States on the Gulf
OF Mexico. The Pacific Coast States.
Alaska. the Great Lakes and the various
rivers and minor lakes.
STATTsTICS INTERESTING.
Careful records are kept. The local
agents Of the commission at Boston and
Gloucester make monthly reports on the
great fisheries centerfng there.
The total product landed by American
vessels during 1901 was Isl, 1885, s1 pounds.
worth sf.2595i. This shows q small de.
crease for the year of 1l.05s. zc0 pounds and
a decrease I'm vaiue OF s129. ISL.
The total Jumbo OF fares landed was
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partments Of the new shop. All armature
is repaired and motors are rewound here.
The roof surface Of this enormous build
Ing Is equipped with a travelling system
OF rails, cranks. switches and air hoists,
SO that any part Of a car. weighing from
a pound to a ton, can be picked up by
the air hoists and carried to any station
In the building. from shops to pits and
back again to shops.
Everything is raised and lowered by
compressed air. and no workman has to
lift anything. unless he wants to. Lifting
heavy weights Ii not conducive to nimble-
nes OF fingers. and the skilled mechanic
can work quicker and better with . soft
and pliabie hand than with n that Is
horny and calloua.
The truck shop u located In the north
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end of the building. Here all Tho trucks
are made. on which the new cars are
mounted. The lookout" is the chief sur
geon'sf' particular quarter. 1t is built in
the center of the big shop. On the first
floor the oils are stored behind iron doors.
Above is the office. framed by window
on all Sides. At a glance the master mo-
chauic can zee what every man does in
any part Of the shop.
The master mechanic has one assistant.
and General Foreman H. Jekel inspeets
every particle OF a car. and is held re-
spons:b'e for every item Of repair and the
fitness thereof before the car leaves the
shop.
Tit shop 10 equipped with the latest i'm
proved machinery. an interesting piece Of
which 81 the latest pattern drill press,
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WRITTEN FOR H SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
Since the beginning of things. when
hungry men a to hustle for food. nsh
have been the favorite quest OF
The Roman epicures had speckled trout
and game fish swimming In little marble
trenches of running water within reach OIL
guests at the banquet table.
when a man wanted O fresh fish served
70 perfection he seized n from the
household rivulet cut In the floor ana
handed it dripping to an attendant to pe
cooked over = bfazier and served win
rare sauces and spices.
The frequent passages about fish In the
Bible show the Importance OF the Paies-
tine fisheries.
Here in modern America no treaty is
complete without a full adjustment of the
fisheries questions always more or less Ut
..sse.
According to c. Il. Townsend. the Gov
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-08
JAcKSoNIANS WANT TO TALK
with Members of Mckinley
Club.

Saturday night the members of the Jack
sonian club appointed a committee to take
charge Of the clubs picnic, to be held
shortly before August 10. The club de-
cided 70 attempt to arrange a series Of
debates with the Mckinley club on the
issues that are likely to be used in the mex
presidential campaign. 1t is hoped to begin
these debates the latter part of next month
and to have prominent speakers, both Of
the city and state, to represent the club.
The committee appointed will meet next
Monday night to make complete arrange
'ments for the picnic. The members are:
A. H.. Nipple, John Power, u. e. Howell,
]. j. O'connor, f. H. B~roadwell, w. II.
Herdman, John Murphy. Fred Cosgrove, c.
]. Smith. ]. 8. Waters. w. o. Gilbert. ].
c. Dahlman, c. s. Montgomery, George
Martin. Z. p. Benjamin, r. ]. Atcheson.
of Omaha: James Monaha OF Lincoln,
Frank Morgan of Plattsmouth. w. H. Kill
ligher of Auburn, w. H. Thompson of
Grand Island, John Stevens OF Hastings
and Waldo Winterstein Of Fremont.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-08
EIkhorn Editors Disperse.

ATKINSON, Neb., June T-(special)-
The seventh annual session Of the Elkhorr
Valley Editorial association closed this
evening with one Of the grandest ~banquets
ever given TO the association. The pro-
gram was carried out without a hitch and
was enjoyed by all
Votes Of hanks were extended to A. NJ
Church, who was chairman OF the local
entertainment committee for his efficient
services, to the Atkinson band for the
music furnished for the occasion, TO the
people of Atkinson for their hospitality.
The election Of oficers resulted as fol-
lows: President. A. NJ. Church, editor At
kinson Graphic; treasurer, J. f. Mayes,
editor Rushville Standard; secretary. Ell
win Ewes, editor Holt County Independent.
The place of the next meeting is O'Nciil.
Neb, and will be the first Saturday in
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-08
At THE ~PLAYAOUSES
Ferris summer stock at the

Ferris summer stock Company NJ the
Boyd.
The well known melodrama based On the
equally we'll known move: or the same name,
Monte Cristo,' was given last evening at
the Boyd thester as the opening bill Of
the week by the Ferris Summer Stock COM
pany. The piece Is staged with much care,
and some effort at selection is noticeable
in the assignment of parts. 1t is only ma
tural in such an organization that occasion
ally a round peg must be asked to assume
a square hole temporarily, and IL the de-
tail of the performance was not all IT
should be, II may be charged to the fact
that every member is not capable Of doing
everything we'll. 1t is certain that each has
the merit of honestly trying. Some of them
succeed admirably well. This is particu-
larly true of the Caderousse of John Mylie.
1t is not much of a part, but is very essen
tial to the action of the play, just as it was
to the story, and Mr.. Mylie gives a very
careful and intelligent expression to it,
avoiding any appearance of overacting, and
making his performance one of the gems
of the evening so far as a bit of character
work goes. Dell Henderson makes his
Nolrtier very nearly what one might con-
ceive the real man to have been. Edmond
DanteS fails naturally to Mr.. Siddons, who
has already proved himself a versatile and
in many ways capable actor. His creation
of the part will not win him any immortal
fame. but IL will add to the opinion already
formed of him as a man who will conscien-
tiously endeavor to give intelligent rendi-
ton to any role he may undertake, and
who, IL he be not really great, is far from
being a failure. Miss Pavey hasn't much to
do as Mercedes, but does that little we'll.
Mary Hill makes Albert a charming young
fellow. Dollie Davis wears a handsome
gown well in her appearance as the
daughter Of Danglars, and there her serv-
ice to the play ends. Carl Caldwell as
Villefort, Harry Barlow as Danglars and
Hugh Mackaye as Fernando seem to. have
no conception of what is required Of them
on the stage. A few hours with the novel
might give each a better idea of his char
acter. The piece Is excellently staged, and
was given last night smoothly and satis-
factorily. The customary big audience was
present.
On Tuesday afternoon a special matinee
will be given, the proceeds of which will
be sent direct to the food sufferers. The
bill will run Until after Wednesday night,
when "Dr. Bill' will be put on for the rest
of the week.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-08

Judgment north. or up stream. from their
original locations.
Reports OF loss OF life have been received.
A number who were viewing the flood from
the bridge approach told OF having seen a
man on the roof Of a floating house. The
house was overturned by the current dur
ing the afternoon and the man disappeared.
Near Madison a dixie broke this after
noon and a wall Of water rushed through.
Three women. endeavoring to escape, we're
seen TO crouch bewilderedly behind a board
fence. The wall of water three feet high
swept the fence away and only after siren
uous eferts were two OF the women saved.
The third, Mrs. Anton, wife Of a salooA
keeper, ~clasping her infant in her arms.
was, according to witnesses, swept away
and rowned.
There are reports of five employees OF
tho American Car and Foundry works
losing their lives. They were fleeing from
the advancing food. but, thinking to save
their tools, went back into the plant and
did not return.
Al o tonight a small steamboat. with a
powerful propeller, was secured and
hastily prepared for a trip to Black Wal
nut to rescue the people imperilled there.
As the yacht went out into the current 1t
at once began to make Roadway and a
cheer OF encouragement went up from the
spectators. The moonlight clearly illumi-
mates the river tonight and floating logs
and other debris can be easily seen and
avoided, so the steamer should have no
difficulty in reaching Black Walnut with
little delay. The boat is low enough to
pass under the Bellefontaine bridge, and
unless some accident happens there is no
reason why the marooned refugees should
not be rescued before daylight.