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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-01
SALMON TAKEN WITH
HOOK IN MOUTH
THIS FACT GOES TO BEAR OUT
THEORY THAT THE FISH
COME UP THE CALIFORNIA
COAST.

Io-pouhd salmon was taken III
at the Tallant- Grant Packing Com
panys plant day or two ago with a
big fish hook in its mouth. The fact
that the hook was in the fsh's mouth
raises an interesting question
AS far as Is known to those who
study the habits Of the salmon, the
only place where they are fishcd for
with hook and line Is down off the
California coast, principally at Mon
terey, where considerable number
Of Italians annually engage in the
pursuit Of the salmon. Hence the in
ference is made that this salmon that
was taken with the hook in its mouth
came up with the school from the
south. Several years ago two other
salmon were taken here with hooks
in their mouths, and then it was OBJ
served that the hooks were OF the
kind used by the Italian fishermen at
Monterey. Of course this evidence is
not conclusive, for it is possible that
in some other place, as yet unknown
to the men here, fishermen do take
the salmon with hook and line, but
nevertheless the belief that the Cali
fornia fishermen are the only ones
engaged in this kind Of working Is
pretty strong. The conclusion drawn
il that the salmon come here from
the south, passing up along the Cali
fornia coast.
Mr. Van Dusen for many years
the master fish warden, is disposed to
grant belief TO this theory. Jack
Fursey, who also has wide and prac-
teal knowledge Of the habits OF the
salmon, has long held the belief that
the fish come here every year from
along the California coast, and Of
course the finding of the hooks bears
this theory out.
In this relation there is one fact
of much Importance As the salmon
come up the California coast they feed
on the thousands of squib that fill
the waters there The squib is a tiny,
transparent minnow Investigation of
the stomachs of the salmon taken at
Monterey showed that the squib was
their food there to the exclusion OF
everything else. Therefore it is ma
tural that every effort should be made
to conserve these squib as food for
the immense schools Of salmon, and
yet the fact remains that the tiny
minnows are destroyed by the tons.
Chinese on the California coast rake
in the squib by the millions and at
times ship as much as l25 tons Of the
dried squib to the far east to be used
as fertilizer. Preposterous as this may
seem at first glance, it is said to be
entirely true, and if true it is GER
tainly stupendous wrong to the
salmon industry
Efforts were made few years ago
to interest the California fish commits
sion in this matter, but nothing was
lone.
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-08-19

No spot in all Palestine is so jealous
" guarded as the haram or sacred
area built above the cave where, &C
cording to tradition, lie buried the
bodies of Abraham and Sarah, Isaac
and Rebecca, Jacob and Leah. This
haram is lnclosed within a double
wall, an outer one Of Arab workman
ship, dating from the fourteenth cen
fury, and an inner very massive one
with many buttresses. which compe-
tent authorities ascribe to the days of
the Herods. No Christian or Jew is,
except by very special permission. al
lowed within these walls. The most
the ''unbelievers" may ordinarily do Is
TO ascend from the street to the sew
enth step on one Of the staircases be
tween the walls At spot near the
stair is a stone with a hole In 1t, down
which, II is said, a long Bedouin lance
can be thrust its whole length without
reaching any obstruction This, the
Jews believe, reaches to the sacred
cave itself, and in its neighborhood
they assemble every Friday to mourn
and pray, as they do before the wall
Of that other haram-the temple area
in Observation-Disclosures Ledger.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-08-19

An insurance agent was trying TO
induce a hard man to deal with to
take out policy on his house. After
listening to him for an hour while he
painted in vivid colors the extreme
danger Of fire consuming the house the
hard man to deal with said:
do you really think it likely that
my house will burn down within the
time that the policy will rum"
Certainly" replied the agent. Have
not been trying all this time to con-
vince you that doY
"Then," said the hard man to deal
with. why is your company so anx-
ious to bet me money that 1t will notY
The agent was silent and thoughtful
for a moment; then he drew the other
apart into an unfrequented place and
whispered in his ear:
MY friend. | will impart to you
dark secret Years ago the company
disgraced me before my sweetheart.
Under an assumed name | have worm
ed myself into its service for revenge,
and as there is a heaven above US |
will have its hearts bloodw ~~
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-08-19
HumiIiatind.

Champ CLARK frequently visited
WashiT Etoh before his election to the
house and thought he was pretty well
known there On one occasion, says
the Washington Star, he came to the
capital on business for a client. He
was surprised and pleased to meet an
old friend and townsman at the hotel
Mr.. Clark had selected for his stay.
We'll well, If it isn't Brown ex-
claimed Mr.. Clark I'm glad to see
you. Is there anything | can do for
your"
Then Mr.. Clark took his friend by
the arm and marched him to the hotel
desk. saying, 81 can do you a good
turn, anyhow"
Clerk" added Mr.. Clark when they
had reached that functionary, this is
my friend Mr. Brown. | want you to
treat him right Let him have what
ever he wants, and if he gets too ex-
trayagant and runs out of cash just
charge ii to me-
Why, yes" said the clerk, II know
Mr. Brown very well. sir, but who are
your
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-08-19

Insects guide themselves in flight al
most entirely and on the ground partly
by means of their faceted eyes. The
antennae and the buccal sensory or
gans cannot help in aerial steering.
Insects perceive the motion OF OBJ
jects particularly WE'LL. e., the dis
placements of visual images relatively
to the compound eye. They therefore
see better when on the wing than at
rest, for during fight the image OF i'm
mobile objects is displaced relatively
to the eye.
Insects distinguish the contours and
forms of objects only more or less In
distinctly.
Insects appreciate the direction and
distance of objects very clearly during
fight by the aid of their compound
eyes They can also appreciate. even
when at rest, the distance of immoblle
objects.
Certain insects (bees, bumblebees)
distinguish color clearly and recognize
colors better than forms. Among
others (wasps) the perception Of color
appears, on the contrary, to be very
Acknowledgements of Insects"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-08-19

"You say you have confidence In the
plaintiff, Mr.. Smith,"
Yes, sir"
estate to the court If you please,
what caused this confidence"
"Why, you see, sir, there's alters re-
ports bout eatin' house men, and !
used to think"-
"Never mind what you thought Tell
US what you know"
"WelI s'~ one day goes down to
Cooken'S ',op and seq to the waiter,
Waite ~ |, gives veal pie
Well. - then Mr. Cooken comes up
and sen ~. How do Mr.. Smith, What
We going - have?
"'Weal pie. says / Good says he;
I'll have one tn SO he sets down an
eats one of his own veal pies right
afore me-"
did that cause your confidence in
him?"
Eyes, indeed, sir: when an eatin
house keeper sets down afore his Gus
toners an deliberately eats one Of his
own veal pies no man can refuse to
feel confidence. 1t shows him to be an
honest London Scraps.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-08-19
Fertilizers for Summer and Fall
TOp-DreSSing and Seeding Down.

Up-to-date farmers are agreed that in
many cases better results are obtained
on meadows from fertilizers which are
applied in the summer or early fall
This is true both as to top-dressing and
seeding down.
We wish to call the attention Of the
farmers OF Vermont to the fact that we
can furnish formulas for mixing fertili-
GERS especially adapted to top-dressing
and seeding. down grass land These
formulas have not only been approved
by the Vermont Experiment Station, but
have been used with excellent results by
a great many farmers in Vermont and
have proved thoroughly reliable. We
can also furnish the materials for mixing
fertilizers in accordance with these
formulas. We should be pleased to send
the formulas together with full directions
for mixing, cost of materials. etc. to
any one who will write us mentioning
this paper Address CARROLL 5. PAGE,
Hyde Park, Vt.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-08-19

small plant for evaporating. 1t
NAV contain hints even for those who
Al not wish to erect so elaborate o
building
a conveniently arranged one kiln
,vs7oaur and plan is shown here
WITH" say, the magazine. THE space
klyilel into a furnace room II by 16
fep. and q somewhat smaller work
n0m Iii which the apples are pared.
ADupr-ar Ueacher, which also serves
Is an elevator for raising the fruit to
tta second aoor is placed in this room
THE second room Is divided in a sim
FAR way The kiln has the same di-
mansions as the furnace room, with a
apqcitv of - to 100 bushels of I'M
m-ei fruit at each filing. The work
room Oh This floor contains the slicer
and the upper portion of the bleacher
Tie dried fruit as it is taken from the
kiln can also be held here temporarily
L desired
Such a building may be so con
fruo-el that it will be useful for
many other purposes during the course
Of the year than that for which it is
primarily intended In constructing
hns the same general principles are
followed whether the evaporator is a
ma. one with only a single kiln or an
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-08-19
She Got His Name.

Little boy. asked the new teacher,
what is your namer
I'm have TO write 1t for you, miss"
he said hesitatingly.
Why My hearing is quite good!
Your name, boy!'
I'D rather not tell you"
surely you can't be ashamed Of it,"
NO. miss. but
Then We will not waste any more
time, II you please! am waiting
The small boys eyes rolled wildly in
their sockets, and his face became con
torted with pain as he began:
"ku-kukkuk-kuk-kuk kuk Clarence!
That's my first name, miss. But my
other name is Pup-pup-pup-pup-Per-
kins! | never stutter 'cept when I'm
speaking my name, and when I'm
nagged like this get whole lot
worse. miss
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-08-19

the purposes of the well-dressed woman.
Sometimes they take the form of a sort
of fchu wrap or are gracefully draped
about the decolletage of an evening
gown. Another attractive model is
worn as head dress for evening wear.
A lovely example of this style was pale
blue marquisette gathered to form a
hood-like drapery The long ends were
shirred and trimmed with ribbon flowers
and pale green foliage.
RosALIND MAY.
New York, n Y, Aug. 10, 1905
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-08-19
farm 0no
Garden
rvAP0RATING FRUIT.

.,u. Fruit May Thus Be Disposed
''F Fl Readily and at Profit.
RI. demand for fruits in various
,-ms is Increasing. Like the cereal
%Ifmav sometimes assume the pro-
Nv of a cult There is in every
.,b.ri much good fruit that is lost
,.,.o.s # cannot be kept for the mar
y, INIT # carefully evaporated by one
>, tbo scteniHc processes it will keep
". some time and then may be dis
ao.ai Of at profit. The process must
:. Good one. however. The Ameri-
.sr 1r.elurist tells how to put up
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-08-19

The following officers were elected at
the recent meeting of the Vermont Under
takers and Embalmers Association at
Rutland President, c. Fl. Hayden of
Riverside; vice presidents, Eugene D.
Carpenter of Wells River, J. E. Keefe of
Bellows Falls secretary, A, E. Hale Of
Bradford; treasurer, ]. R. Nolan of
Topsham.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-08-19
PLAN OF FIRST FLOOR.

extensive establishment having several
k.ls he most satisfactory kiln,
I'll thing, considered, is about TWEEN
y fee, square This is a convenient size
to f.a So far as the preparation of the
Fruits concerned The heat can be well
regulated made sufficiently intense for
tie purpose desired and evenly dis
tiyg-eI So that the fruit will dry uni
t0rmN and for various minor reasons
ikil of this size is a desirable unit in
tle construction of evaporators of this
type
"a Bin consists essentially Of floor
made Of Stats and placed over fur
mace room or over a system of steam
pipes The floor is usually built from
ten to twelve feet above the floor Of
tle furnace ROOM Provision should
be made for regulating the heat by
means Of small openings at the base OF
The walls o0mmunicating with the out
Side These can be opened or closed,
Is desired The inflow of cold air can
thus be regulated Such control is
especially desirable in windy weather
II The egaporator is a frame build
hg the walls of the furnace room
may we. be plastered or covered with
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-08-19
Wbv II Was There.

Aunty-Tommy. put three pies In
here Yesterday. and now there is only
one How is that? Tommy-Please, 1t
was so dark. aunty, didn't see that
opeL-Punch.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-08-19

'Ail-N generated. If the
walls O, least the portion below the
MD door, are double, with an air
space between the two sides, the in
sutton viii be more perfect than If
'Ie' ar solid or Of only a single thick
1eSS' l-., best conserving the heat
'lu Increasing the efficiency Of the
pant he height of the walls, of the
A-u ABOVE the drying door should be
suA9le. TO permit an attendant to
ooIA OBJ he floor conveniently and
With comfort.
eoA' means for the escape Of the
81 Iado0 with moisture from the fruit
4eees ry This may be provided
~ ny Aeans Of an opening in the roof,
'HFa-like ventilator may be
U'~N sides of which should con-
'N' o, NE placed so they overlap
"a, ,ue o-.. as in an ordinary window
S".i kiln floor is constructed of
s0'S tally designed for the pur-
r,'e floors are generally made
p.0 or Eastwood strips three
ssl,., an inch thick. one inch
.Ie .a The top surface and ne.half
,'.0 ".e on the under side. In 'lay-
Ds q. '9or these strips are placed
.uee. to one-fourth inch apart on
-f surface This makes the
'"' Neen them wider on the I'M
w. W Slide chan on the upper, as shown,
Wv. ,als allowing the small particles Of
NJ. winch work down between them
- u'. trough without clogging the
u'eT' Ing spaces"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-08-19

"One half Of the world doesn't know
how the other half lives" observed the
moraliZer.
How provoking" exclaimed MIS-
Gossyp.-Lippincotts.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-08-19

asbestus paper to
lessen the danger
of fire. which
may otherwise be
great because OF
the intense heat
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-08-19

Mind no business but your own.-Dr'
johnson.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-08-19

New York, N. ", Aug 10, 1908.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-26
Interesting Case.

Little Rock, February g. Special. More than the ordinary interest is attaching to the pos sible decision of the Supreme Court in the case of the Iron Mountain, argued last Monday orally in the higher court. The last legislature passed an act requiring the Iron Mountain to erect a depot at Gum Springs, in Clark County, within a certain length of time. The company began the erection of the depot within that time, but did not complete it. Fifty six inlorma- tions were filed against the road in Clark County, and the com pany was acquitted upon the ground that it had so many de. pots to build that the work could not be completed withinsthe time
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-26
Mountain Will Obey Nine-nour Law.

Copies of the new so-called nine hour law and admonitions for it's obedience are being sent to Iron Mountain employees on the Arkansas Division The law will be treated as one of the com pany rules, and strict obedience is demanded.
 It provides that operators in continuously open offices shall not work more than nine hours, and that trainmen and engine men shall not be on continuous duty more than 16 hours, follow ed by 10 hours rest.
 The nine hour law was faith CT ed by Congressman Underwood of Alabama. It legally goes into effect March f, but will be made effective on the Iron Mountain March 1.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-26
specified. The state has appeal
 ed to the Supreme Court.
A Suggestion.

It was suggested by some one that the School Improvement As sociation enlarge it's circle of in- huence by reaching out over the entire town and beautifying it. We varily wish we could, and we wish we might be empowered to remove some of the unsightly objects that have been an eyesore for years, and we assure you that in removing them we would not allow any little tent to be stretched right in the heart of the town, not only proving an ugly spot to pasSers-by, but d menance to women driving in their buggies. Can't the wheel of fortune" roll further?
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-26
To Plant Rico

Philadelphia, Feb. 24.-Capt.
 k. w. Huie, who recently acquir- ed the Saunders farm, near this city, one of the largest and most fertile farms of this county, has made arrangements for the sink ing of several artesian wells. He intends planting it in rice and irrigating it by the overtowing wells. Several business men of the city experimented with the growing of rice here the past season, and it did well, yielding about sixty-fve bushels per acre.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-26
CONTRACT AWARDED
Morava Construction Company Awarded Contract for Nevada Clark County
 Bridge to Span Little Missouri

Today at 1:30 theCounty Judge of Clark county met with County Judge Denman to open bids for the construction of a bridge across the Little Missouri river at Mcintosh Bluff.
 The following firms were repre- sented here in the bidding: c. Omer, Vincennes Bridge Co.,, Vincennes, Ind; Thos. Boles, Illinois Steel Co.,, 1t. Smith; E. P. Alsbury & Son, Ottumwa Bridge Co.,, Houston Tex; H. K. Webb, Kansas City, Mo-; R. E. Shaw, Mo. Valley Bridge Co.,; Geo. Larimer, Joliet, H.; Harry Synott, Birmingham, Ala; J. L. Boggs, Morava Construction Co.,, Chicago, Ills.; V. Smith, Mem phis, Tenn.
 The bidding began at $15, ,000 and was very spirited until it had receded to S11, 800, when all but three of the bidders dropped out, and then it went down to S11, 200 when it was fought out to the letting price by Mir. r.Boggs, the successful bidder, and Mr. Free, representing the Vincennes Bridge Co. The final bid being S11, 200 and the contract awarded to the Morava Construction Co.,, of Chicago, but through the Dallas office of the firm.
 Mr. H. K. Webb and Harry Synott, who came here to bid ir the interests of their firms, were ruled out on account of not hay. ing the required certified check these gentlemen had not been informed of the terms under which the contract was to be let and did not have time to get their checks here, a fact which was regretted by all.
 There were nine bidders here
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-26
'wo and One>Half Million to be Loaned
 on Arkansas Cotton

duct in more satisfactory man ner than heretofore. The banks in Arkansas, it is understood, refused to advance the money necessary to carry out this plan, and the union then turned to Memphis. With plenty of idle money, the banks, according to Mir. West, were found willing to advance money on good loans well secured. They figured that 60,000 bales of cotton at $40 per bale was good security. The price by this arrangement would amount to from 7 1-2 or 8 cents per pound, whereas the market price is II 12 cents per pound.
 B. G. West, manager of the Farmers Union Cotton Con- pany, has jurisdiction over the states of Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana and Missouri. Through his office at Memphis the cotton crops are being financed.
 Asked yesterday if the farm CTS in other states than Arkan- sas were storing cotton, he an swered in the affirmative, stat ing that a great deal of the staple was being laid away in the in. terior warehouses.
 He was then asked if cotton from other states in his terri tory would be shipped to Mem phis and sold direct to the spin ners under the same arrange ment as the Arkansas cotton. In answer he said he was not at liberty to speak on the subject.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-26

making the reduction, and at the same time directing Chief of Police Gabe Pratt to make sure that each and every one of the pawn shops in the city pay the license fees. There are several in that city, and the officers will also require that daily report of all transactions be made to the officers, so that a record may be kept of articles supposed to be stolen.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-26
Denver Pays S75.OOO Bonus to Secure Den>
 ocratic Convention

Denver, Colo, Feb. 25.-Head. quarters were opened in Denver yesterday at the Albany Hotel by Sergeant at,arms John I. Martin, of the Democratic Ma tional Committee and the mem- bers of the sub committees on arrangements which have charge of the plans for the Democratic National convention, to be held here July :. Former Governor John F. Osborne, of Wyoming, is in charge of the headquarters for the subcommittee on ar engagements of the National Com mittee. The national campaign headquarters of the National Committee will be located in Chicago The principal work of the subcommittee on arrange. ments has already been perform
 ed and the work of letting the contracts for engraving tickets printing badges for delegates alternates and members of the National committee is about al that remaIns to be attended to.
 The new auditorium, built by the citizens of Denver at cos of S550,000, is nearing comple tion and will be ready for oc
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-26

cupancy June P. Arrangements for providing seats for the con- vention hall have been completed and folding opera chairs of the most improved patterns will be used throughout the building, 12,500 stationary chairs are pro vided and there are large spaces in the aisles where moveable chairs a.may be placed. Ser geant-at-arms Martin and Chair man Osborne have both stated that the arrangements made for convention in Denver are su- perior to any that have been pro- vided here before. The citizens of Denver have raised S100,000 by public subscription to help pay the expenses of the conven- tion. Of this S75 ,0O0 has already been paid to Chairman Thomas TagGart, of the National Demo cratic Committee and the re- mainder is ready when called for
 A guarantee has been given by hotel and restaurant keepers of Denver to the Democratic convention delegates that meals and lodgings will not be raised when the convention is held held.