The Penn's Grove record., 1905-04-21
HOPE CREEK.
The Piscatorial Venice On The
DelaWaret

The Piscatorial Venice On The
Delaware.
We are again encamped along the
banks of the worldwide famed creek,
and we breathe a sigh of contentment
and satisfaction to be here surrounded
by all the comforts and joys of life.
There are some sordid minded, narrow
souled, stingy hearted, gloomy and pessi-
mistic persons that speak ill Of this place,
but the broad minded, liberal and gener-
Gus, all agree that it is the one ideal
place in this world.
The camp itself is one OF the most
beautiful places to live, situated along
the banks-of n of the prettiest creeks
in the State, which rises in the woodland
and wends its way through a fertile coun-
try and empties in the broad Delaware.
On getting up in the morning ana going
into the open air you will take a few deep
breaths of good salt air and feel that it is
worth while to live and thank God
for giving us such blessings. On looking
eastward you will see the glorious sun
rising in all of its regal splendor and on
looking westward you will see the broad
expanse of the Bay, while on it's surface
you will see ships of commerce steaming
up and down, and sailboats Swimming to
and fro and the small fishing boats dot
ting it's surface, giving it all a look of &C.
tivity and life. 1t makes a scene such as
an artist would go in raptures over
Nature is good to us. If wanting game
we only have to sling our gun over one
shoulder and take a walk landward and
in a few minutes you will be the proud
possessor Of a fine brace OF wild ducks, or
you can take your fishing line and catch
a fine string OF perch, rock or trout.
The scene at nighttime would equal
Venice, and perhaps surpass even the
grandeur of the old canals, for our main
street is a waterway and the small boats
go fitting over the surface to and fro,
and the lanterns will flash and flicker,
giving it a fantastic effect, and you could
imagine you were in fairyland and the
whole scene will come back to you for
years to come. (Wait for the converse
or opposite view of H. O..
We have caught more shad than last
year, but they have not sold as high, ow-
ing to the fact that great quantities of
southern shad which have been shipped
to Philadelphia and other markets. 1t
also costs more to sell shad this year than
| ever before. 1t used to be &c. for freight
| and &c. for selling. Now it is pc. for
freight and 10 per cent. for selling. There
are no objections made against the slight
advance in freight, but there is much
righteous indignation against the piratic-
al steaIings Of the thieving conspiration
of the commission men, and they deserve
to be led to the gallows or be guillitined,
as in the good old days of old.
The reason is that a few years ago the
fishermen appointed a committee and pc
| titioned the commission men to sell on a
10 per cent. basis but this they steadfast-
ly refused to do, as they could make more
at &c. a piece, but now since the price of
shad is higher they change the system to
a 10 per cent. basis without consulting
| the fishermen. But we are foolish
enough to let them do it, and they are
knaves to do this kind of business, but
it pays better to be a knave than a fool.
Shaditis is the name of a disease which
RACES during the months of March, April,
May and June. The first symptoms be-
| gin to show early in March, when the
snow gets off the ground and it gets a lit
tie warm, and it develops into a serious
case about April LIST and continues to
about the LIST OF June, when nearly all
are cured of it, and declare they will new
er catch it again. But the worst of this
disease is that once a person gets it in
his system, he always has the same dis
ease every spring, and it is also heredi-
tary and is transmitted from father to
son, and when you once have it you will
fish until you die, no matter how much
money you may have or what kind of
positions you may have. l have seen
wealthy men, bank officials and railroad
| officials and other influential men trem-
BILE in the grip of this dread disease and
fish for shad every year until they died.
| There is a fortune to the n that can
find a cure for this disease, and l hope a
cure may be found for I among the rest,
begin to feel its iron-like grip embracing
me like the octopus Of old and will carry
me under until l am a veteran and a
slave to the fishing boat.
RAYMOND n. HARRIS.