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James McCreery & Co.
23d Street.
Saith Street.

Esd street. o4In street.
All merchandise advertised will be on sale i'm
both Houses unless otherwise specified
These two stores are established and will be
permanently maintained in conjunction:
both are stocked throughout with mer-
chandise of standard quality, with MANY
objects of art that and valuable,
and much that is of more than usual ex-
cellence.
The Twenty-third Street House is as com.
petely equipped with Silks, Wooden Dress
Goods, Draperies, Laces and every access
sorry for the home the wardrobe as is
the newer half of the McCreery establish
ment i'm Thirty fourth street.
In this Thirty-fourth Street Store the depart
ments classified as follows:
Lower FlOor.-Trunk.
First Lace Robes Iaee' Ribbons Feather se.. rn4,ns.
public TeephOne Booths Transfer Desk
Second Velvet and vvstesp. Chiffon Black Drs..
Goods. WOODEN
Third Floor undsrwear co.st. Msriao 1ndsrwsar
Ladies' Waiting Room Retiring Room
Fourth Floor S n order Fur Room" SUITS 00an' Misses
Fifth Floor JUVENILE DEPAETNEsT-ohndrsn's q to II
So oS ysars 1 nn ontns s S Clothing Clothing c sssss
ndwear Misses hirtwais..
Sixth Floor Cabinet. cona Antque Furntur
Co,x,, W,oor Upholstery L
oeFehth iooi' aftman Lou,
Reception Room Louis XIV Bedroom Interior Decoration Fine
sandMet al
Eighth Floor Rugs Offices,
23d Street. saith Street.
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ring attached with flexible tube, being furnished,
and within year 4S7 meters were axed. Early in
the next year inquiries for small cookers began
to come in. and before the year 1897 had come .,
end there were +46 cookers on atre at penny
g week.
Among the well-to-do people who use as FOR
cooking the effect Is Just what II has been in this
cOuntry--rnore leisure and greater convenience Tor
the housewife. tightening OF labor Cor the house
maid. more work accomplished va less time-Gas
Logic.
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HANDIcAPPED ed.

The obese citizen who headed toward the
depot six blocks away paused to look at his watch
Have I time TO catch the next train for ST.
LOUISE he asked. addressing policeman tbs
corner.
"YOu have the time" replied the officer. bur you
don't seem TO have the peed-"-Chicago News.
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n. Y. n. H. & HARTFORD r =
Trains Depart from Grand central stain
42d 81 and 9Th Ave. as follows FOR
BOSTON, via New London & Proy.-;+s %
fftio;9o .xl0;02 A NJ. +t'I %
*, Si. 'xJ!3:0o, tt5:OO .s5:Ts
sI%Do r NJ; via WilliTnantic-5sS, nj
4. N. t2:G0 r. NJ. via Spf1 ~.
a, NJ: HOO. 'il4:HU. al 40 p NJ
POkILAND a BAR HARROR-fsS:i5 pm
WOf1 ESTER and FlTCHBURG VIA PR
NAM-F3. go +. NJ va U l =
LAKEXIL!.E and NORFOLK - tes4o
CT, Darlington, Stcckbriige, Lenox PITS
neld-'4 o. $50 a NJ. 1871 p NJ
Ticket offices at ctirand Central STATE,
and cI2sth St. also at c245 1900 -isXa
way 60 Union Square. ciS2 Fifth Az
go Telumous Ave. c64e Madison Ave
clUo w I2oth st. 27Ss Third Az. y
Brooklyn. q Court St. ARP NostrsnS IA
$50 B'way ave.
.bal,y Except SUNDAYS .s,onx =,
i%oth 81 NStnpS at l25th ST SUNDAYS onlN,
fParior 'sr Limited, lIHa. 5inInr csr
cFarlor and Sleeping Car tickets also.
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LaCkawanna Railroad,

L~aNe y. y. Barclay. ChrisIopher. ~ on,
SIS -S-
ISOO \ M.--For Blnshamton ana Elnotra
lo.OO A M--For Buffalo. Chicago AM -
Louis -
40 r M--For Buffalo and Chicax,
80 Z. M.-For scranton and Plyniouth
z-o-lo I. M.-Eor Buffalo and Chicago
IS 10 T. M.-For Buffalo. Syracuse. Ith.c.
200 A M.-Chicago-Sieepers on.n o "a
Il. NJ SV
Tickets at l4e. 42e. Ilss 1854 Bro.d,
N Y; 800 Fulton ST.. B'klyn' sp.fy'
Except Sunday. ELeayes Christonhsr g,
o. 10 p. NJ. weekdays- ~
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PennsylVanianS Thought
They Were Going to Ex-
pend Only Four
Millions.

The Capitol az Harrisburg. just dedicated by
the State OF Pennsylvania cost all OF the Of
sls 600 eoo according 10 figures furnished by Gov
ernor Pennypscker and Auditor General Snyder.
members OF the Board of Public Buildings and
Grounds. The contract cost OF the structure
was S5O0e0. the Legislature making an appropri-
alton OF 100000. OF which about $4,000 re-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-14

ADFERflSEMkNIS and subscriptions for
Tie lFouhe received at tn~.lr lYptoWu
once. 80. 43ot broadway. between ss5tn
and Stth sts, until o'clock .. m AdNsr-
tist tntnts reviewed 81 the folio win. hra,>..,
offices at regular Oihce rates until : 49,
y. m. viz; Pa sth ave 8 - ~ ~ = - a
lS3 6th ave-, cor 18th ST. 90 East fsfs :, /.
90 West 4-d ST, between 9Th and SIN 49,. .
2s3 West 10th ST la3S 81 ave harw..n
18th and 18th sts.. lO26 Sd ave nssr a..
81 lIVs lst ave. near S9th IT rs -
i2.th at; so6 fremont ave $50 81 az.
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RAILROADS.
America. Greatest Railroad"


NEW YORK (IsMERs i
a HuO5oN RIVER RAILROAD
Thrors" ,....4s depart fl~.-i ursad cez-
IfaI station. - seieet. t,~t. - go
=, All through trains. exoep, 81, - p
at 12oth street 10 receive pass, s-rs zen
minutes after leaving 42d street.
l2:lO A M.-fMIDNIGHT EMPRESS
1850 A M---tADIRONDACRS MONT
REAL.
$50 A. M.-fEMPIRE STATE Ex
PRESS. Most famous train in
s:45 A Mast MAIL-24 hour, to
1910 a M.-sDAY EXPRESS.
leo M.-"CHiCAGO SPECIAL
2;O4 P M--sSOUTHwESTERN LIN
$50 P ML.THE 2e F FV cENTU nv I'm
lTED-1S hours 70 Chicago
80 80 M-tALBANY < TROY FLYER
$50 r M--THE WOLVERINE
S;29 p. M.-.FAST MALI Albany
go +. M-sLAKF SHORE LIMITED
2S ~ hou- train 10 Chicago.
$50 P. M.-.CLEvEIAND. CINCINNATI
AND ST, LOUIS LIMITED.
All Pullman ears.
100 P. M.--MONTREAI. ExPRESs.
90 MONIREAI. EXPRESS
SUI = A-'BCFF-NLO - \ g A A
FALLS. CLEVELAND AND
TORONIS SPECIAL.
$50 P. M--'WESTFEsN NEW YORK
SD Y Mp PACIFIC EMPRESS
II 80 2. M-sCHIC4GO& ST IOTIS EXP
DaIiy- tEXcept sunday. Except Non
HARLEL DIVISION
S;GJ y. NJ. and :35 T N. daily Hvc-pt
Sunday. s:57 A NJ
HGLman cars on all through trans
4lcket Offices al 149. GAS 415 and 1910
broadway; IS Union Square w. 27a Co
Central ard I25th st. stations New YORK
~ and I26 Fulton St and 1O5 Broadway
Telephone 800 Ssth Street for Cab
service Baggage checked from hotel ..
feS'cence by Westcott Express
A II SMITH CT DAILY
Nice-Pres & Geni ME- Pass Traffic Nc.
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THE SLOT METER.
old ENGLAND Thoroughly Alice to
Its Merits.

Americans are accustomed to think OF most ui-
tramodern mechanical devices as our particular
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STORAGE.

%. r, NICHOLS. 2ts w I35th st-Express
ahd vans; furniture packed and shipped
70 ali parts OF country; licensed pia 10
mover. Phone. 2Sso-Morninxslda
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-14

As whole the beard has paid out the building
the sum Of sSl79SfS &C. But this is not all It still
paintings. 100000. outside Of $4,000 paid him
account, and to Mr.. Huston. architect, who de-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-14

COSTLY Items that
for were the following:
Metallic cases for records and papers,. s534oo0
Furniture desks chairs etc................ $4,000
Carved panels and designed woodwork .. $4,000
Baccarat cut glass panels $4,000
Bronze fronts and trimmings ............. 10000
Designed cut glass mosaic ................. $500
Marble wainscoting, mantels, bases. 27S010
and painting e..,'...e ........ $4,000
Mural art painting .......-............... 14,O00
Parquetry floors $4,000
Modelling and sculpture with patterns... 1900
Vaults and safes Observation-Disclosures. $500
Carpets. rugs. hansings and curtains. 1900
Designed clocks and clock fittings $1,000
Bronze standards Observation-Disclosures. 4S60aD
Bronze chandeliers Observation-Disclosures. $1,000
ments -. INSTRUMENTATION. $4,000
Thermostats 5000
Altering the eighth floor .................. $4,000
hronzes 7........ 235ooo
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FiOLJNS.

srATHoPoULO. 121 Yves, 2sth-., MANN
laeturer OF musical Instruments. I pos
Sa,s tns secret TO repair your violin old or
CIV. thAt you obtain frest tone.
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RAILROADS..
PLENM9YILV ANlA

| pIENlN@W L WANIA
r ALL r o A d.
STATIONS foot Of West Twenty-third 81,
and Desbrosses and Cortlsndt SITS
az The leaving time from DesbTosses anu
Cortlandt SITS. Is five minutes later thah
FOR THE WEST
.7.55 A. ". CHICAGO SPECIAL.
50 A II. PITTSBURGH DAY En-
.1oa5 A. NJ. THE PENNSYLVANIA LIN
TIED. - Chicago. Cincinnati
and st. Louis.
'1.55 P. NJ. ST LOUIS LIMITED.
'155 P NJ CHICAGO. CINCINNATI AND
ST. LOUIS EMPRESS
% So P. NJ PENNSYLVANIA SPECIAL
is hours 10 Chicago
a 90 P. VI. CHICAGO LIMITED
$3.50 P. NJ WESTERN EMPRESS
'6 % P. II. ST. LOUIS AND ClNClN-
MATT EMPRESS
7.55 p. NJ PACIFIC EMPRESS
% T. NJ CLEVELAND AND CINCIN-
NATI EXPRESS
1855 T. ". PITTSBURGH SPECTAL.
WASHINGTON AND THE SOUTH
'7.55. S,25. 's25. 40 So '1O55 a m, Y, %
ited'J. g Is. .425, .45S, -5.55. a95 p m.
a m, 1525. .i2.5s. 5.s2s- :.colaTessionsi
2. m. IL 10 night
SOUTHERN RAILwAY.-'32S. Il IS P. m
II u 10 a m, daily
sEABoARD AIR LINE. rs P m and
Il. 10 a m. daily,
NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAILWAY
CHESAPEAKE 6 OHIO RAILwAY.-.T.55
a. m. weekdays: "1O5J a. M. and i-55
p. m. daily.
For OLD POINT COMFORT and NOR
FOLK. IS a m. week days and s IS
ATLANTIC CITY,-e55 a. m. and e-55
CAPE MAY,-l2, % ?. m, week days
AS. and 455 p. m week days Sundays
OPS l053 m, and 40 p. m
FOR PHILA DELPHIA
6.o5. 'I.25. $50. S25. $50, 80 -. 80 80.
'T1O55. '1O55. "l1.S5 Il m. u IS ai2 S.
..+I55. .l.55. 20, 255. - 29. 5 so. Is
only. .565 % s I%5 7S 5.3 3 Ss "a
t9.65 for North Philadelphia only p m.
y 10 10 nignt wes * sundays o.
a. m. 25, ~ 10. -11.55. .155 3 25.
3S5. -4-25 (+i455 for North Philade iphia
only. '4bo '5-55, eG.25. T.55. S.25 SIS.
p. M, Y 20 night.
Ticket offices Nos 46I 1854 and 40 Broad
way. 1S2 Fifth Avenue thelow a2d St :
262 Fifth Avenue corner 29tb ST. and
stations named above. BROOKLYN 4 court
street 336 Fulton Street. 4Ta Nostrand
Avenue, $40 Broadway and Pennsylvania
Annex station. The New York Transfer
company will call for and check baggage
rom hotels and residences through to
Telephone ''543 Chelsea for PENNSYLVANIA
Railroad Cab Service.
" W. ATTERBURY. 7 p wOOD
General Manager. Pess,r Traffic Manager
GEO. " BOYD
General Passenger Agent
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ADVICE TO GOLFERS.

When your run OF bad luck is "paIrfectly
rldoeouIous,- don't try to express your feelings
inwards. a few blasts from a cornet will give
instant relief, and is strongly recommended to
elsrics.
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'TicSrts and Pullman experimentation i4a. as Sis
% Broadway, iS2 5th Ave ~ Union 50 WSsr
= y; ~ Fulton St, Court St A,9 Nosfrand Nv,
~ broadway foot FulJOR 81 RroOkIyp
n Il Transfer Co Will call Tor ana check baxgssA
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"Did yer get compensation, BiIl?"
"Yus; five pounds for and five pounds for
the rissus"
"Why, didn't know as she was 'urt."
"She wasn't, but had the presence of mind to
fetch 'er the cad with me boot"
The Taller.
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EALTIEORE ( OHIO r R

ROYAL BLUE LINE TRAINS.
Every other hour the even hour
TO BALTIMORE AND ASHINGTO%
Leave New York CITY sd St Inv St
WASHINGTON. BUFFET zoo am Su0 =,
WASHINGTON Diner $50 am 10 M a ~
WASHINGTON. Diner IL 30 am IL 90 n
tWASilINGTON. Tunet. $50 pm 200 pm
t"ROTAL LTD. =" Diner $50 nm 600 nm
WASHINGTON. Diner $50 nm 90 m,
WASHINGTON, Buffet q 80 pm : 90 ON
WASHINGTON leepers. 1l.5o pm y. IS M
'Ex. Sunday tDaly
Through Daily Trains 20 the West
cave New York city. 22d 81 Inv G.
CHICAGO PITTSBURG IlS1 DIN 10 rs NJ
CHICAGO, COLUMBUS. II so ar. 70 % ~,
PITTSBCRG. CLEN-E'D n. $50 pm soc pm
"PITTSRURG LIMITED" ESQ pm 90 pm
ST, LOUIS. LOUISV-, u-5O pm - Is nj
GIN ST LOUIS .LoUiSy,. 50 am 1000 am
GIN. ST LOUIS. LOUiSN.. $50 pm s 90 nm
Offices: 245. 4s4. 1900 Brosdway Astor
House. 100 Greenwich St. % Union Sauars
w 2oI Grand St. " Y. 2t2 Fulton 81
BROOKLYN: West 23d ST and Liberty St
After =. sleeping car reservations
and full information regarding trains. etc.
can be obtained az Bureau Of InCorn1stio
r 6 o. r. r. e3i 81. Terminal 'Phons
No Chelsea-314i
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PRINTING.
PHOTO ENGRAVING

HALF-JoNE ana line work. catalogue. ana
HAGoPIAN COMPANY, 3 Great ZONES AZ
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Among the costly items that the board had paid
for were the following:
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lEnlGm VALLEY

FoOtot West sd \ Cortlsad5 and Desa-osses SrN
b DAILY. ENCepJ SUNDAY SUNDAY. ~ "a
cl2 y. d. o. - - RS2l Xa.lS
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m, --,0 DNvE orncc eartitIoEEs ara sISr'FIos
reSe 81 a. wo5odwcrkers. n =. ana ca
PtRTITioN 80, cabinet Nak ,So- 16inslsss-
Isctsrs 400 Tlsecke- 81. lei' foe- -
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-01-18
NOTES OF INTEREST.

Masquerade cos tunes at the Can
dy Kitchen.
Money to loan on easy terms.
Call on L. N. Clausen Sec'y.
Easy glasses made for uneasy eyes
by Raymond & Collins opticians.
Hotel Washburn Jan. 22-2S inclusive.
Order Home Telephone now, and
have your name in our new large
directory.
MASQUERADE Ball tomorro n ght
Grand Masquerade Ball at the Opera
House Jan. 10.
Wante d:-District Managers tC
post signs. advertise and distribute
samples. Salary $500 weekly. So
per day for expenses. Stale age
and present employment.
IDEAL SHEAR Co. 80 RandoIp h ST.,
Chicago.
wANTED:-By prominent monthly
magazine. with large high class
circulation, local represen Uative to
look after renewals and increase
subscription list in Washburn and
vicinity, on a salary basis, with a
continuing interest from year to
year in the business created. Ex-
perience desirable but not essen tial.
Good opportunity for the right per-
son. Address Publisher box SO,
Station O. New York.
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MaeeabeeS Install.

The officers OF the K. O. T. M.
and of the L. 0. t. M. lodges
were jointly installed last Thurs
day evening.
The two Maccabee lodges are
counted among the strongest in
the city and said to have more
hustling members than any of
them. One thing is certain, that
when any sort Of intertainm ent
is planned bearing the Maccabee
stampe it is sure to be sue.
cessful.
After the tallation on
Thursday evening a beautiful
drill was given by the newly
installed officers and mem bers
and after this lunch was served
to all assembled
The officers installed were as
follows.
L. O. T. Nd.
Com. Mrs. E. c. Stevens.
L. : +" bly,.
r. K. Chas. Anderson.
F. K. /" Nels Nelson.
Chaplain Sc VIM. Johnson.
Physicians, Drs. Spears & Lamp
son.
Sargent, Mrs. John Sundell.
M. at A. 8 G. Peterson.
Sentinel /" r. Williamson.
Picket =" j. D. Leighton.
K. o. T. M.
Com. E, Bryan.
| L. I" T. A. Oscar.
r. K. Hans Amply.
Chaplain Geo. A. Kinney.
Physician DR.. J. r. Mitchell.
Sargent George Jacobs.
| M. at A Tom Arntsen.
/. M, of G. Sam Hutchen.
II. g Henry Wheeler.
/ Sentinel M. E. Burdick,
Picket |. Berman.
Past Commander Jerry Kelley
acted as installing officer.
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Ths Original,

Ths Original.
Foley & Co., Chicago, originated
Honey and Tar as throat and lung
remedy, and on account of the great
merit and popularity of Foley S
Honey and Tar many limitations are
offered for the genuine. Ask for
Foley's Honey and Tar and refuse
any substitute offered as no other
preparation will give the same
satisfaction. 1t is mildly laxative.
1t con tains no opiates and is safest
for children and delicate persons.
20. w. Frost.
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arm loans. Apply to L. n. Clau-

legal business Monday.
Tobias Coffey made business
trip to Wausau during the week.
Nels Nelson made a business trip
down the Omaha during the week.
Mrs. Paulson gave very pleasant
thimble party last Friday afternoon.
Attorney William Tomkins, of
Ashland, transacted business In the
city Tuesday.
Miss Mile Lowry was home from
Ashland over Sunday visiting with
her relatives.
Lumber for sale So and up. See
P. Lynch or Inquire at the Bayfield,
County Bank.
Charles Welcome, of Grandview,
transacted business in the city dur
ing the week.
P. J jacobson is here from Cloquet
Minnesota, visiting with friends and
relatives in this city.
A. H. Wilkinson was here from
Bayfield, the first of the week look
ing afoer matters of business.
President NJ. A. Sprague Of the
Northern State Bank was on the
sick list the first of the week.
Mrs. Ken6eld gave another de-
lightful thimble party Tuesday af,er
noon to several of her friends.
D. NJ. Maxcy has been laid up dur
ing the week with erysipilas OF the
face but is able to be out again.
District Attorney c. +. Morris, OF
Iron River, attended the meeting OF
he county board held Tuesday.
Adelbert Holmes was here from
Superior during the week visiting
with friends aud relatives in this
city.
Reverend John Gibson, of Iron
River, visited in the city the first OF
the week at the home OF his son
John.
E. C. Ellwood, representing the
Zenith Paper Company of Duluth,
transacted business in the city yes
terday.
A dime social was given at the
home of Mrs. George Irving last
Friday evening and was well at
tended.
Mr.. and Mrs. Loveland have re
turned from Sioux City, Iowa. where
thsy have been for the past week or
so visiting.
The repair work at the Hines mill
for the coming season is about CON-
peted, great many changes having
been made,
Mrs. Charles Boyd returned the
first of the week to her home in
Chi cago after visiting in the city a
short time.
August Doenitz, former receiver
OF the land Office at Ashland. trans
acted business in the city the first
OF the week.
Barney Culkeen returned last Fri
day from Waupaca where he was
called to attend the funeral of his
aged mother.
Mrs D. NJ Maxcy and daughter
Grace left during the week for Min
neapolis where they expect to visit
two or three weeks.
John keenan,, county stenograph
er, was in the city Tuesday attend
ing the meeting of the county board
in his official capacity.
Masks for sale and costumes tC
let Tor the masquerade frlday even
ing at Madame LaBeau's headquart
erd, the Candy Kitchen.
A. w. Mcleod and Miss Tormey
of this city, attended the Bachelor
Ball given at the Knight Hotel at
Ashland Monday evening.
Mrs. Chas Stevens returned from
Duluth Sunday night where she has
been for several days visiting her
sister Mrs. L. M. Dickerson.
A Mr.. Johnson, of Cadillac, Mich.
was here the first of the week look.
ing over a tract of hardwood timber
in the vicinity of Sioux River,
The masquerade given at the
skating rink last Friday evening
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W. G. NANCY, D. M. MAxCY. G. o. SowDER
President. Vice President. Cashier.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-01

coming toward us and the skipper ordered me to
row away rapidly possible. He at last
obliged to heave the cask overheard again and give
the catch time to die When we at last got
the fish alongside, it lively that the skipper
was obliged to lance it.
We cruised about for awhile longer; but seeing
signs of fish, started homeward jubilant
over the success of the expedition. The skipper
made a chowder, which, seasoned with sea-wind
sauce, all pronounced to be the most delicious
chowder ever made, and the Captain entertained
us with yarns.
The swordfsh hunted in Cape Cod waters is a
noble and gamy creature, being a larger variety
than the one caught in the Mediterranean 1t is
highly priced food, and its flesh like veal or beef
improves to certain degree with keeping. The
fishermen corn it and keep it for winter Where
the fish come from and where they go certainly
known. Any Massachusetts fisherman will tell you
with confidence that they come out of the Mediter-
ranean each year and cross the Atlantic. The
Captain assured us as matter of personal OBJ
servation that in capturing their prey they
their terrible weapon more often in striking than
in thrusting. They dart suddenly into a school
of fish and slash right and left, killing stun
ming number of victims, which they devour at
their leisure.
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up the catch tail foremost and lowered it upon the
deck. | amazed at the beauty of its changing
colors, which at first comprised all the brilliant
blended hues of a sunset, that faded slowly to
dead brown above and lighter, more sickly brown
the under side.
The wind dying out, we started the engine and
cruised about for several hours more. At four in
the afternoon we had about made up our minds to
head homeward. We had got fish, and the ex-
petition could not be called failure. We were in
fact the homeward course, when we sighted our
second prey. There were two of them this time
milling moving slowly through the water. In
fact, the swordsh to be restless fellow who
is always milling. l was crazy to throw the dart;
but better counses prevailed. We wanted the fish,
and the skipper was expert of renown. l was
allowed to heave the cask, and profting by the
lawyers experience, did heave it at the word of
command. Away it went again, smoking through
the water, with in pursuit, but far as before
Ere we reached the cask the fish preached" a
beautiful sight. He 1eaped high out of the water,
bent his body into perfect half-circle, and dived
again sword on, cutting the water neatly that he
scarcely made ripple. The skipper took the cask
aboard and began to pull in the line.
We had considerable fun with this fellow. Once
the line sackened, which showed that the fish was
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the air not two feet from the boat and actually
stood for several seconds upon the tip of its
tail spinning like top, winding the line round
and round its slender body it spun. 1t was
a most beautiful and curious sight, as the sun
shone upon its glittering form, that ghstened
with the dripping sea water; 1t was all over in
trice and it fell with splash and rolled over stone
dead The skipper took in the cask and the line
He made Glove hitch about the catch's tail,
and we started back for the schooner, with it in
tow.
Spun raound mighty purity, didn't he?" observed
the skipper. I've hunted swordfshes for twenty
year, and I never seen one do that trick before
Hardly see now how he done it,
Where does the danger come in?" asked the
lawyer scornfully, in whose bosom the imputation
of cowardice evidently ranked. I've been in two
three bayonet charges in the Civil War, and
know what danger is
If he'd come up two feet further this way"
-eplied the skipper he'd of gone plum through the
boat, and if you'd happened to be in the way, he'd
of come out through the top of your head A
swordfish went through boat just last week near
New Bedford and killed a man The sword struck
him at the right hip and came out at his left arm
pit" This was the truth.
The Captain had the tackle ready, and we triced