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The news-herald., 1904-01-23
SALMON Is WASTED.
Tons of the Fish Thrown Away In
Alaska Fisheries.
Only the Bellies Are Saved, Leaving
About s1x-Seventh of the Fish
to BE Cast Aside as
Worthless.

A steamer bound for Seattle touched
at this place day or two ago to take
on lot of salmon, which had been put
up by the salteries here. One OF The
passengers chanced to notice that the
barrels which were being raised on
hoard were labeled Salmon bellies"
He asker an officer of the ship what
was done with the rest of the fish, re-
ports the New York Tribune.
"Often it is thrown away" was the
reply. II have seen thousands and
tens of thousands Of pounds of good
salmon thrown into the sea-"
why isn't all the fish used?" was the
natural question.
'In the canneries it is,' answered the
officer, "but in the salteries they often
pack only the bellies. You see, it takes
a lot of money to start a cannery. You
have got to have a big building and
expensive machinery for cleaning, boil
ing and packing the salmon. So good
many men with small capital start salt
cries. They clean the fish by hand, cut
out the bellies and pack them in barrels
with salt. You see this doesn't require
any big or expensive plant. The bel
lies are considered the choicest part,
and they bring better prices in Seattle
than the rest of the fish would"
"But wouldn't 1t be just as easy to
salt the rest of the salmon, too?"
"Yes, 1t would; but there isn't so
much money in that The fish are so
plentiful that while they run you can
catch all you can handle. The salter-
les work all their men as many hours
as they can in the height Of the season,
and they find it most profitable to
hardle only bellies"
How much of the fish is wasted when
this is done?"
"About six-sevenths. 1 have seen
them throw away % pounds of good
meat of king salmon, and salt only the
belly, which weighed maybe four
pounds"
Then there's enough salmon wasted
every year to feed all the poor of Sc
attic, l suppose" said the passenger.
Eyes, Il you could only get it to them
For that matter you could make your
fortune a hundred times over if you
could only deliver some OF these Alaska
glaciers in the states free of charge"
In spite of the prodigality in the use
Of salmon, it is generally believed that
the supply will never run short The
United States treasury department has
issued regulations for the artificial
propagation of fry by the owners Of
canneries, but complaint is made that
SThe task is an exceedingly difficult one.
IA few hatcheries are in operation, Dut
the Gamers are handicapped by not hay
ing experts to run them. The work re-
quires certain scientific knowledge
and skill. which are not always to be
commanded. At some of the canneries
there are no bodies of fresh water suit
able for propagating the fry.
The news-herald., 1904-01-23
A Goddeaa ri Liberty.

Ambitious Girl am not satisfied to
be dependent on my father for every
cent l need. I wish to be pendent.
Mother-Should you go to earning
your own living, you would have to be
the obedient servant Of any employer
you might have, always at his beck
and call, always ready to do the bid
ding of your superiors, and having not
an hour you could call your own.
THAT would be horrid. I want to
be independent of pa, but I'll call no
man master, and I shall want my own
way in everything"
That's easy. Get married. IN. Y.
Weekly.
The news-herald., 1904-01-23
Air Currents on the coo.t.

The breeze that daily sweeps land
ward from the ocean has only a moder-
ate height. A British meteorologist
notes that very few measurements have
been made, but that captive balloon
used at Coney Island some years ago
passed from the cool inward current to
the warm outward one at height of 500
to 600 feet, and that at Toulon, in 1893,
the sea breeze was found up to about
300 feet, the off-shore current being
distinct at 1900 to 1000 feet Last year.
on the west coast of Scotland, Dimes
found that kites would not rise above
500 feet on sunny afternoons, when
the on-shore breeze was blowing. Sci
enoe.
The news-herald., 1904-01-23
Preferable.

Doesn't it make you nervous to hear
your husband constantly complaining
about he way political aHairs are
managed?"
No" answered the tired-looking
woman. ITS relief to have him com
plain about politics. 1t takes his mind
off the meals. Washington Star.
The news-herald., 1904-01-23
Want Gnide. to Insnra.

The Swiss Alpine society has been
trying for some time to, persuade all
guides to insure their liJ. rs, but with
only partial success. IT no appeals to
all tourists to engage only such guides
as are insured, in order to prevent the
wretchedness caused bv the death Of
uninsured guides who have family to
support.
The news-herald., 1904-01-23
Might BE the Explanation.

'She's such matter-of-fact, busi-
nesslike young woman that I'm sur
prised she married him. He's not
very rich"
"No; but he's very old, and he car
ries big life insurance. Chicago
Post.
The news-herald., 1904-01-23
A Noble Ambition.

Cholly-I am tired of letting paw
support me, and I've made up me
mind to become independent of him,
don't you know.
Miss Bullion think that very
noble ambition.
Cholly-Yaas. I've determined to
settle down and marry some nice rich
girl like you, don't you Known. Y.
Weekly
The news-herald., 1904-01-23
Tbo.e reII-TaIe BIu.hes.

''She bushes prettily, doesn't she p
Eyes; but that's not always to be
envied."
MOP"
"Oh, no. Why, last summer when
her father asked her what than noise
was he heard in the far corner of the
veranda she told him she thought it
must have been kissing bug"
"Well?"
marked that it was the first time he
ever knew kissing bug to make girl
blush so like y."-Chicago Post.
The news-herald., 1904-01-23
CITY Gaddera

Aunt Hilda-WeH, it do beat all!
These city people are the worst gad-
ders l ever heard on
Mrs. Meadow-You have a niece
there, haven't you?
Aunt Hilda-Yes, and her card says
she's never at home 'cepting Thurs
days.-N Y. Weekly.
The news-herald., 1904-01-23
Mean Thing.

Miss Prye-I can't abide Cousin
Fanny; she's so suspicious, you know.
Aunt neutrality-suspicious.
Miss Prye-Yes; girl who will
cover up the keyhole of the parlor
door when she has company must be
terribly suspicious person.-Tit-
Bits.
The news-herald., 1904-01-23
A One-SIded Affair.

Mrs. Cooper heered yU' married
dat yaller barber las week.
Mrs. Rooper-Yas! l done married
i'm, an l give i'm dat two hundred an
eighty dollars wot had saved to start
barber shop.
Mrs. Cooper-Where,is he now?
Mrs. Rooper-I dunno; I'm jes watt
in fer i'm to come back from his hon
eymoon.-Judge.
The news-herald., 1904-01-23
Ready to Get Up.

MY dear, are you feeling any bet
ter?" asked the fond mother.
Il dunno" replied Dolly. 'Is the
jelly all gomez"
"Yes, dear
well, 1 think I am we'll enough to
get up w."-Tit-Bits.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-05-18
The PARACHUTE MAN.
HIS Feelings ms he SCARED skywsrd
nnd Plunged 20 Earth.

nnd Plunged to Earth.
"Come onl The bands all readyp
| was met with Il roar of applause as
I ran down the hotel steps. The band
blnred In salute and the crowd opened
up for me as | hastened. The para
chute was stretched out from the
stralnng balloon. AS the man with
me snapped the hooks on the ring he
showed me where the rope hung and
told me how to pull 1t when cutting
loose. He was the excited one. was
In semistupor. A bitter Indifference
filed me as looked at the ugly sway
ing monster which was to bear me to
ailluence or death.
Let her go!'
With cleavlng of the air and a rush
of sound like the coming of cyclone
the balloon shot upward. ran for the
bar, grasped IL and scared.
tried to swing up on the bar, but
the rush of the ascent Strengthened me
like an iron rod. thought my arms
would be pulled out. A sickness came
over me, comparable to the effect of
the start made by high speed eleva-
tor. Then the motion became more
easy and l swung up on the bar.
was accustomed to gazing down from
heights and | felt no fear as | stared
at the fading crowd. l could see them
waving hats and hands; could hear the
band playing; and was conscious of a
pleasant dreamy sensation and of a
steady, easy rising from the ground.
| ventured to bend "crab" and make
few "anllle drops" 1t was as easy
as when / was only few feet from
the ground. l glanced down again.
The crowd appeared smaller and SEEM
ed to be walking away from me. I
had commenced to drift. Now was the
time TO cut loose. wished that I
might stay where l was taking
chances with that limp bag of Il para
chute did not look safe. But 1t had to
be done.
caught hold of the rope, braced my.
self on the bar and gave short, hard
pull.
Whish-my breath left mel For the
my heart A jerk that nearly unseat.
ed me, and was again sailing pleas.
antly through space
venturcd to essay n few additional
feats, as the ground seemed to more
closely approach me, and then I com
menced TO calculate ps to the manner
in which to strike the ground. Like
many other problems. 1t settled itself,
l struck it feet first in cornfield, was
dragged along and scratched up and
came to consciousness in the arms OF
my new manager who was alternately
cursing me for getting killed and bless
ing me for having saved his skin and
the S450.-Outing.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-05-18

Although we are told that the leopard
cannot change his spots, 1t is certain
that the markings on the fur of some
animals do change. Especially is this
true where the animal has distinctive
winter coat. This change has been
studied by Barrett Hamilton, British
naturalist, who is of opinion that
whitening of the fur generally ac.
companies development of fatty tissue,
which is manifestation of insufficient
oxidation and hence Of atrophy, which
shows itself In whitening of the hair.
In some animals-man for instance
this atrophy is manifested by badness.
That fat men are often bald is thus
something more than a coincidence
Success.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-05-18
Finger Mil. and Disease.

1t is interesting to watch the history
Of case Of disease as recorded upon
the finger nails. When we look at the
patients nails, we see on each of them
a distinct ridge, showing that the por-
ton Of the nail which has grown since
the acute attack is much thinned out.
If a person has broken his arm within
eighteen months, the ridges on the
nails of the hand of the affected arm
may be seen, while they will be absent
on the other hand. The more acute
the illness the sharper will be the
ridge. Extreme anxiety and mental
depression have the same effect on
the nails as physical disease.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-05-18
WOODEN BREAD.
IL Is Possible to Make IA PnIntnble
Lonf From snydust.

Loaf From snwdust.
AS long ago as 1884 Professor Aute-
rlth of Tubingen succeeded in making
a tolerably good quartern loaf out of Il
deal board. Everything soluble was
removed by maceration and boiling;
the wood was then reduced to fibers
dried in an oven and ground, when it
had the taste and smell of corn flour.
a sponge was then made by the addi-
ton of water and the sour leaven of
corn -four, and it was baked and found
to be better than a compound of bran
and corn husks.
Wood -four boiled in water forms
also nutritious jelly, which the pro-
fessor found both palatable and whole
some in the form of cruel, dumplings
and pancakes.
Professor Brande has also recorded
the making of bread from woody fiber
He says: Before me is a specimen i'm
ported from Sweden. Seeing the close
relation between the composition of
starch and lignine, the conversion Of
the latter into bread does not seem so
remarkable" He also cannot praise
the quality of such bread.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-05-18
ANCIENT CHAIRS.
The seats Used by the Egyptians In
Early Historic Times.


Early Historic Times.
Seats more or less resembling stools
that is, seats without backs were in
general use among nations possessing
a certain degree of civilization in pre-
historic times. What those .were like
in the early historic period we know
from an examination of Egyptian
monuments, from study of Greek
vases or from Eutrurian or Roman an
tiquities that are stored in European
museums. The Egyptian deities are
seated generally on granite blocks, the
backs of which are raised a few inches
only, giving distant resemblance to
chair. That the Egyptians had seats
more comfortable for domestic use is
possible, but we have every rea son to
suppose, although they possessed a
high degree of civilization, that their
idea of home comforts was not that Of
modern times.
The common people probably sat on
blocks of stone or wood or sprawled
about on the ground with some sort of
carpet that also served for bed. The
Etrurians, ancient inhabitants Of Italy
before the arrival of the Romans, api
pear TO have preferred the reclining
posture, in which they are usually rep
resented on the sarcophaguses in the
museums.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-05-18
nutter ms Medicine.

Butter is so common a commodity
that people use it and scarcely ever
think what wonderful value lies at
their hands in the pats of dainty vel
low cream fat But this delicate fat is
as valuable as the dearer cod liver oil
for the weakly, thin people, and doc
tors have frequently recommended the
eating of many thin slices of bread
thickly spread with butter as a means
Of pleasantly taking into the bodily
tissues one of the purest forms of fat
it is possible to get. Butter is a car
bon, and all excess of it is stored up
as fat in the body. 1t gives energy
and power to work to those who eat
heartily of It; so 1t is not economy at
table to spare the butter even to the
healthy folk.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-05-18
THE QUEER MOROS.
Some of the Pecuiiarities of This
Left Handed People.

Left Handed PeOpic.
To Judge Moros by innexible occi-
dental standards of motives and NOR
ais is TO lose at once the key to the
situation. The very structure of their
language differentiates them from our
selves. Verbs are in the passive voice.
The man who was slashed and killed
provoked the trouble The under dog
in the fight is always the aggressor.
The thief is not blamed for finding
things lying about at loose ends; the
man who lost the property is the real
criminal-besides, he is n fool. If he
We're a sensible man he would have
exercised vigilance against the ap-
proach of the thief. Moros reverse ev-
erything. Like all orientals, they ven
crate the past and their folklore; myths
and legends abound in tales not unlike
those of the arabian Nights Enter
tainment."
They turn to the left of the road, ex-
tend the left hand naturally in greet
ing, and the scribes write from right
to left, turning the paper sidewise, as
any left handed man would do.
A witty officer explained that the
preference for the left was due to the
desire to keep the right hand free in
the event a stranger should need some
thing done TO him. The explanation
may not be far from the truth.-Chap-
lain c. G. Bateman I'm Journal of the
Military Service Institution.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-05-18
WHEN YOU CAN'T SLEEP.
Just Pretend You Don't Want 10 and
You'll Soon Drop on.

Just Pretend You Don't Want 10 and
You'lI Soon Drop on.
When we are kept awake from our
fatigue the first thing TO do is to say
over and over to ourselves that we do
not care whether we go to sleep or not,
In order to imbue ourselves with n
healthy Indifference about IL. It will
help toward gaining this wholesome
Indifference to say: II am too tired TO
sleep, and therefore the first thing for
me TO do is TO get rested in order to
prepare for sleep. When my brain Is
well rested It will go to sleep; it can
not help It, When 1t is well rested IL
will sleep Just as naturally as my lungs
breathe or as my heart beats"
Another thing to remember It is
very important-is that an overtlred
brain needs more than the usual nour-
ishment If you have been awake for
an hour and it is three hours after
your last meal take half cup or a
cup of hot milk. If you are awake
for another two hours take half a cup
more, and so, at intervals of about two
hours, so long as you are awake
throughout the night. Hot milk is
nourishing and n sedative. 1t Is not
inconvenient to have milk by the side
Of ones bed, and little saucepan and
a spirit lamp.-Leslies Weekly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-05-18

ut was right funny" said Uncle
Hosen. telling of the orchestral con
cert. "a smart Aleck lookin' feller set
in the middle, an all ter oncet the lit
tie man at the end o. the line hit the
big drum sassy rap. Well. the smart
Aleck feller shakes little stick at the
drummer, an what does he do but hit
her up ag'in Jest ter show he was as
good as the next man. An. by Jinks.
he didn't take no back talk--or. rather.
no orders-from the smart Aleck man,
because he Just kept a-whackin' that
big drum In spite o. the boss a-shakin'
that stick. MS If ter say he'd catch 1t IL
lie didn't quit Yes. sir; | gloried In
his spunl. If he was little An Mt the
end o. the tune he whooped 1t up on
that drum harder than ever. a little
man for nerve every time"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-05-18
Economy.

"You've cut down my allowance y
she said.
"Yes," he admitted. "I've been spend.
ing most of my time at the club re.
Gently, and. can't pay board in two
Places
"Then you'd better stay home" she
said, and lie did. But presently there
was the old complaint.
you've cut down my allowance
again." she said.
"Yes," he admitted. I'm spending
my time at home now, and my com
pany ought TO count for something"
Then she didn't know whether to ad
wise him TO go back to the club or not
Chicago Post
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-05-18
Right nnd Left. Handed.

Ii is curious TO notice the vngaries of
humanity In cases where no hard and
fast line has been already drawn. AL
though most right handed persons put
on their coats left arm first. a consid.
cradle percentage thrust in the right
first. Soldiers fire from the right
shoulder, but sportsmen are found who
prefer the left. In working with n
spade proportion of right handed
men grasp the spade with the left
hand and push with the left foot and
right hand. though when using an AK
the same individuals would grasp
farthest down with the rlght.-Cham-
bers' Journal
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-05-18
The Tick of n Clock.

The "tick took" that is universally
regarded as the sound Of both pendu-
lum and spring clocks has been investi-
gated by DR.. Rosenbach, Berlin psy-
chologist. He finds that the ''tick''
results when the right arm of the es-
capement anchor strikes a cog OF the
wheel moving upward. while the
"tock" is produced when the other
arm strikes n cog moving downward
The different conditions give different
acoustic effects.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-05-18
ENGLISH RED TAPE.
Censure FOR mn Omcef who saved
Money For the War ofice.

Gensure For nm Ouicef Who saved
Money For the War ONCE.
A jealous young officer In South Az
rica who had knowledge and love of
farming made his men collect oats
which fell lavishly by the waysde us
column after column carrying out hay
passed up country. He plowed some
land, sowed his oats and eventually
reaped his harvest. This harvest,
which was heavy one, saved the
country at least $4,000. But when his
accounts We're sent home the officials
at the war Office could not understand
how they had come by something for
nothing. Such thing had never hap
pened before They impugned his mo-
tives and accounts, and the least of the
charges brought against him in a long
correspondence was that he had looted
the oats. Months passed, and still the
young oflicey had not been able TO
convince the war Office that he was
honest. Then well known general in
tervened and testified that he himself
had watched the experiment I'm farm
ing. by which the country had been
Saved considerable sum of money.
At last the war Office ended the corre-
spondence. Nothing that had been in
sinuated was withdrawn, although
nothing was pressed further. The Off
Ger is left with the correspondence on
his hands, and any one reading it
could not hesitate to pronounce it as
being in effect n severe censure.-Man-
chester Guardian.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-05-18
The Friendship of Youth.

Two boys brought up together some
times remain fast friends for life, but
not so commonly as one might sup
pose. II thought you had little friend
with you today, Tommy" said a lady
to child who was walking about
alone and disconsolate. 81 have little
friend, but hate him!' was the reply.
And the words contain a whole essay
ful OF comment upon the value of
friendship founded solely upon pro-
pinquity Spectator.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-05-18

Magistrate-Will you take this man
to be your lawful husband, to love,
honor and obey him? Miranda-Look
hyar, jedge, I'll gree to wash an iron
fer dis niger, but l amt gwine ter
low him ter boss me! - Butte Inter
Mountain,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-05-18

In some parts of Korea. and among
some Korean families, 1t is the custom
for brldegrooms TO dwell under the
roofs of their fathers-in-law until the
first son has been born and attained to
years of manhood. Should any Ko-
rean. however, stay In the house of his
brides people for more than three
days after his wedding, he is com
PEELED to remain for an entire year.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-05-18

81 owe my success in life to politics"
why, l didn't know that you had
ever held Office"
II never have, but ran for office
once and got so badly beaten that |
turned from politics in disgust and
took up the line that has brought me n
fortune."-Chicago Record Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-05-18
Unreasonable.

"What are you Kicking about?"
asked the lawyer.
"Why, we won the case" replied the
client "but can't see what / get out
of it."
"You get enough to pay your lawyers
fees, don't you? What more do you
?"-Chicago Post.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-05-18
Coffee TippIers.

Brazillans are great coffee drinkers.
Numerous cups are drunk each day by
the average man and woman. The
beverage is made very strong and very
sweet. 1t produces an exhilaration of
a more intense and lasting kind than
beer Those addicted to this habit be-
come very restless and scarcely able to
sit still or stand still even for a mo-
ment.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-05-18

"How dare you, STRIP exclaimed the
indignant girl.
II couldn't help it, Maud" pleaded
the now penitent young man. "You
were SO maddeningly kissabler'
Still, 1t was fully ten seconds before
she quite forgave him.-Chicago Trib-
une.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-05-18
connubinI Briss.

Brother-I trust that you are happy
with your husband, Maud? Maud
oh, yes, as happy as one can expect
to be with a man who is talking of
himself half the time and of his first
wife the other half
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-05-18
HIS Impression.

"0f course you believe that polyga-
my is wrong" said the man who was
discussing the Mormon question.
my dear SIR" answered Mr.. Meek
ton, 1T Is not only wrong. It's fool
hardy. washington Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-05-18
Worth Striving For,

She-And YOU don't think there is
chance In the world of our living
through our lives without n quarrel?
He-There Is always fighting chance,
dear.-Cinclnnati Commercial Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-05-18

l consider time as a treasure, de-
creasing every night, and that which
every day diminishes soon perishes
forever.--Sir William Jones.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-05-18
He Found Out.

"How was Goggles hurt?"
He was curious to find out whether
his new horse was a kicker" - Ex-
change.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-05-18
Pleased mt Last.

"Was your last mistress satisfied
with your" servant-Well, mum, she
acid she was very well pleased when
left--Stray Stories.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-05-18
Nothing Like the "old schaaI.n

II wish could send my boy to the
old school," said Hawkins. "These
gentlemen Of the old school always
seem to know everything
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-05-18

Some Persian beauties decorate their
faces by painting figures of animals
and insects upon them.