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work he had done Thus the mon who
pulled tho oars received n LAY" 81 FROM
One-slNlcth to one-sevcntieth ~ the
product. The men who steered tho boats
received usually one-fortieth. whie the
men who struck the whale with the
harpoon had from one-siNteenth TO one
twentieth, It Is TO be noted that Tho
haipoon throwers also used the bomb
throwing guns. or the hand lance Wien
fast to whale that did not fight.
In the ordinary whale fishery, tho
harpoon thrOwer, after fastening
whale to the boat, went aft and allowed
the man at tie steering oar--always one
of the mates OF the shlp-to go forward
and finish the killing, Tho members
OF the shore statlon crew, having oncn
drawn their lays" proceeded to divide
what remained. according to the shares
that each owned In the outfit Still an
other interesting popularity of the
shore stations was the presence OF
Chinaman, who was usually . cook and
received for his pay the slnews of tho
whale taken.
ANOTHER CURIOUS WEAPON.
a curious weapon that was Invented
for the use of the shore whalemen was
a harpoon- carrying rocket. A harpoon
was fitted to tho head of the rocket.
gun barrel OF the kind commonly used
10 iit pNInpS INTO NDutsS was also ntteu
to II. BY means of Il curiously arranged
trigger this gun barrel fired n bomb
into the whale as soon as the harpoon
had pierced it. Tests on the beach
showed that the rocket had range of
100 yards, but for some reason (presum-
ably because II was less convenient and
less accurate than a swivel gum, II was
never popular with the whalomen
OF course In this fishery. as In the
others, the adoption OF improved weap-
ons did but shorten the life OF the in
dustry No record was ever made OF
the number of whales killed in Mag
dalena bay and on the other breeding
grounds of the coast of Mexico, but it
has been authoritatively estimated
that at the shore stations at least 10000
whales were taken in the course OF 20
years after the first one was estab-
lished. If one considers the number
known TO haunt the coast during the
migrations the annual kill was seem-
ingly insignificant; that is. It might
seem so, at first thought, for on the
average the number was less than /
per cent of the migrants.
But this annual toll, together with
the slaughter on the breeding grounds,
was more than enough to destroy the
balance of nature. Indeed, e is likely
that the annual increase was no more
than enough TO preserve the numbers
of the schools IN the presence of the
natural causes of death, before the
began the slaughter. and that
the invasion Of the breeding grounds
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tho different bays on tho Mexican
coast found that the male gray whales
were herding IN pods" Just off the
entrances 10 the sheltered waters. while
the females were all inside having gone
there to bring forth their young
Bull whales Yielded from 20 TO IS
barrels of oil. while tho yield from the
COWS was as much as 40 barrels. and
more than 60 was sometimes obtained.
Because OF this difference, the whaler
captains steered their ships into tho
uncharted bays. cast anchor. lowered
away, and without n single shift of poo
sition filled their ships with oil from
the slaughtered females.
KILLING NOT AN EASY TASK.
The work OF killing California gray
whales While the fishery lasted had
some peculiar features, the shore sta
ions being of special interest. Thus
the whalers began, of course. with the
Iools TO which they were accustomed,
The boats adopted at the first shore
STATION were purchased from whale
ships having outfits to spare, and 40
were the harpoons, etc. In boat
mat was pulled by four oars and that
carried a man at the bow, ready TO
throw the harpoon. with another at the
stern handling the steering ore, the
whalemen rowed away merrily TO at
NaAAs itNN hluu pI whale. Ine
whales We're 80 fearless when bound
south that they came prowling among
the kelp-marked rocks In shoal water,
and even rolled themselves in the
breakers on alongshore sand bars.
II was easy TO place boat within
striking distance. But when the man
at the bow hurled his harpoon, the re-
suit was something astounding TO the
lneNperienced. For the gray whale,
while no more than 80 or 40 feet long.
was possessed Of strength and agility
out of all proportion to it's size, and a
temper that was frlghtful Ordinary
whales, on feeling the iron, would
usually sound" or run, II one turned
TO light It's motions We're SO slow, rela-
lively. that alert whalemen were usual
iy able to 'starn all, or turn aside, in
time to escape But the instant the
harpoon touched the gray whale II
turned like a fash to fight.
Guns for shooting whales were al
ready In use on some of the whale
ships. The projectile was a shell that
exploded in the whale with deadly eff
feet. But in the ordinary fishery the
gun was never used, until the boat had
been fastened TO the whale by means
OF harpoon thrown by hand, and even
then the whalemen preferred the hand
lance unless the whale turned to fight,
In the gray whale fishery these guns.
wich were fired from the shoulder, were
used from the first IL well--especially
II quckly--handled, they served the |
purpose. But SO many boats were
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knocked out of water by these fightcrs
that the gray whales soon came to ht
known as the devil fish and by that
name they are now called In the books
II Is significant fact that many OF
the whales were covered with scars
from wounds that had been inflicted
with the stone and ivory weapons OF
the Eskimo and other Indians and
many OF these crude weapons we're cut
from the blubber Of tho whales that
We're saved,
American whalemen had shown them
selves to be among the most consorVa-
tive of any class OF workmen In the
country but when they had fully COM
pretended the danger In the gray whale
fishery they began to look around for
some new-fanglcd notion that would
make their pursuit less dangerous. The
darting gun now in use IN the Arctic
fishery had not been Invented at that
time. but the whalers from the Scotch
ports used "a herpoon- throwing gun,
that was so big and heavy II had TO be
mounted on a swivel. This gun had
been usesful along the Arctic ice be-
cause OF its range. The Greenland
whales were so SHY that Il was DIFF
fiult to get within hand throwing range.
While the gray whale was comparative
~ easy TO approach. what It's hunters
wanted was q method of striking that
would enable them TO keep out of range
OF Its ready tail, and the British gun
proved Just the thing.
The barrel of this gun as described
by the maker was three feet long and
the bore had n diameter Of an inch and
half. The projectlle was two-baTb
harpoon OF steel pointed iron that was
inserted, butt first, In the mugzle OF the
gun The shank of the harpoon was
slotted, and in the slot was IA ring TO
which the harpoou line was attached
The charge of powder used In the
Greenland fishery was six drains. The
lock was OF the old hammer style, en-
closed in brass box that usually pro-
tected 1t from the spray. The trigger
was uplled by means of a cord, The
weight of the gun was 20 pounds, When
this gun was fired, the harpoon flew,
point first. dragging the line behind it,
10 q range of 40 yards.
SPECIAL HARPOoN ADOPTED.
IN adopting this style of gun the
California whalers made a harpoon of
their own, Instead OF two barbs II had
only one, and this one was made in a
separate piece which was affixed TO the
shank of the harpoon in such a way
that when fired from the gun the barb
lay close beside the head of the shank.
After II had entered the whale, how
ever. and strain was brought on the
line. the barb turned around the end
Of the shank, forming u cross like a r,
II was thus firmly anchored In the
whale. The charge of powder used in
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The Gray Whales
OF Magdalena Bay
Memories Revived by Name of Fleets Rendezvous.

of the era In gold In California, Hun
dreds of American whalers were to he
round every year in the Pacific aud
after the discovery of gold IN Calf
fornia not a few OF the whale ships
Went TO California where the crews,
from captains to cooks, went ashore
and hurried OFF to the diggings.
DRIVEN BACK BY HUNGER.
Inevitably. most of these deserterA
failed to strike IL rich" at the mines,
and were driven sometimes by starva-
ton, back to the beach. There they
heard the stories Of the migrating
whale. and began to make observations
for themselves. They even counted the
schools that appeared Mt certain points,
and according to published statements
made by some who We're considered
trustworthy in such matters, they saw
from the shore. between the 18th OF
December and the LIST OF February, q
thousand gray whale, on the average,
every day.
The south-bound mgrators appeared
as early as December /, but the schools
were few In number and widely scat
tered before the middle of the month.
On the whole. IL was estimated that
during the early years of the migra-
ton not far from $4,000 whales passed
south within view of the coast of Cali
fornia; and at the same timo other
uncounted thousands were passing fur
Their out to sea. The number seen go
ing north after February was much
smaller, because at that season the
schools commonly avoided the inshore
waters,
Beginning in desultory way some
of the whalemen went hunting these
whales and found that, though small
er than humpbacks and right whales,
they yielded oil OF good quality and III
sufficient quantity TO make it worth
while 70 pursue them. Thereupon sew
eral shore whaling stations were es-
tablished the first at Monterey in 1851.
The captains Of whaleships that came
TO the coast also learned about or
saw the mgrators. The captains of
whaleships that came to the coast
also learned about or saw the migra-
tors. The captains naturally followed
down the beach, and, on arriving off
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ONLY ONE.

There is only ono drug store in this
city whore YOU can set a genuine spe-
cific for kidney disease This is n
strong statement, but We are prepared
TO prove H.
Here's the point. Tho census deaths
show that OF tho tons OF thousands
annually dying from kidney trouble
that over nino-tenths ito he accurate.
nlnety-two out OF every one hundred
OF thcm) sooner or later assumed tho
form technically known to physicians
as "Brigh's Disease" although It Is
commonly called Kidney trouble" in
the homes II Is known to those I'm the
drug trade that Brights Disease has
been incurable up 10 recent discov-
cry, and ms VIC have the monopoly or
that discovery Tor this city we have
the only specific FOR kidney disease In
this city
Ia view OF the census showing that
over ninc-tenths OF all tho census kid
ney cases sooner or later take this
FORM how under the sun can people
who have kidney trouble expect TO get
well except through this specific?
IL you have kidney trouble our store
IL the only one I'm this city that has a
genuine specific effective I'm nearly
-tenths of all cases. In fact, if
you will put the question skilifully to
your competitors and ask them II they
have genuine cure for Bright's
Disease they wont even claim to you
they have, for the books admit there
has been none
We sent long way for this for kid
troubled people
Call and get literature and let us tell
you all about 1t.
f J. HILL DRUG co, salt Lake City.
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California. was II drains The line was
made of manila fibre, as soft as SILK.
Having a gun that would throw "a
harpoon to range Of 40 yards. the
whalemen had space enough between
their boat and the agile gray whale
to enable them to odgc-usually-an
thus they found time for using the
deadly shoulder gun
The Pacific coast fishery was pc
culiar in the ferocious character of the
whales that were most numerous, and
In the use OF these swivel guns. No
where else In the United states have
such guns become fashionable. Anoth-
er popularity in the fishery at the shore
station was found in the fact that the
crews In most cases were partners and
not employees OF one man or company
or. rather II should be said that they
were at once owners and employees.
When "A whale was saved" each man
received a lay in proportion to the
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WHILE the naval men OF the
Nv world have been thinking Of
NV the strategic value of Magda-
w lena bay, on the coast OF low
or california, as rendezvous for a
fleet of American battleships. every
mention ~ those waters brings 20 'ae
,n,uds OK rew md Yankee whalemen,
and sundry seafaring naturallsts, the
memory Of the days when all the shelf
cred waters of the Pacific coast of
Mexico from Punta Banda TO the Gull
Of Tehauntepec, were sought every win
fer bv schools OF whale literally num-
boring thousands.
When as hide-buyers first. and later
MS prospectors for gold, the people OF
Ehe United states went to the coasts OF
lhe Two CALIFORNIA;, they observed dur
ing the winter season many whales
swimming toward the south-migrat-
inp ike the wild fowl. Some of the
whales we're of forms familiar to the
mon who had sailed OH whale ships.
The hunpback, for instance was COM
mon enough The long and active sui
phur bottom-much longer and more
active than his brother of the Atlantic
was also observed, and so, too, was
the slender and almost equally agile
hnback Occasionally the double spout
of the common right whale arose above
the dancing waters, but many times
more numerous than all of these taken
together were the whales of another
and smaller breed that. because o.
their color, were named the California
gray whale.
In q general way, IT was noted that
these gray whales appeared on the
coast in December. every year, for their
migration toward the south, and tina.
the first migrants toward the north
appeared some time in February. The
regularity of their visits seems to have
been noted first about the year 1916,
but II was not until after 1850 that any
one in California gave the matter seri-
Gus attention.
As scme readers will remember 1850
was one of the years of the golden era
of American whaling, as we'll as one
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1as OF Ilsalt enough to oxtcrmInato no

was of Itself enough to cxtermInate the
race
That the rice was not destroyed 5Was
dqe to tho depression In The oil mafket
Tho gray whales did not yield valuable
bone. and as the price OF oil fell taftar
kepseno came into useli tho Americans
abandoned the fishery. leaving tt to
men from the Azores. who wero content
az long as they wnre able to secure 2.
score or 40 of whales OF various kinds
IN the course Of n yoar.--John II. Spears
In The ". Y. EvenIng Post
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WOJ,NIOLoCY

should ho studied by every parent. II
your child Is nervous, fretfui. starts IN
it's sleep, Is pasty faced, has rings UNI
der It's eyes, always seems hungry is
not gaining weight, Won can bo sure tn.
trouble Is worms. Whites Cream Vcrml-
fuge Is an absolute cure for worms. Is
It's own purEutive Sold hy ~ c. NJ !
Drug Dent. ll2-1lA AInln Strnal u
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Silk and Dress Goods Department
Nov Showing Full Lines of New Spriina STYLES
Some Special Offerings for Buy
ers of Early Spring Dress Goods

3nc Wolfe Panama all staple black 3Snch fancy
striped Suings new colorings and nobby styles
Naues Csc. Special yard 4%fc
3S-ncl shepherd checks and fancy checked Pauama 40
Values 75c. Special yard r. &c
44nc shadow striped Tafeas Bat styles in most popu
lar shades for Spring Nothing Of 90
desirable Worth $I25 Special yard ............ l.UU
44nc shadow stripe Wolfe Ask One of the new
est Spring novelties Introductory price for Or
few days yard - j.. l.
46-INCH FANCY MOHARS in stripes and checks All the new
blues and browns popular and sercab material
Spring and Summer wear 1880
For this week, special yard Observation-Disclosures. y l..
The LATEST ARRIVALS AT THE SILK COUNTER
Just received of 27-nch ar
all SILK Bagdad yard CCC
24-nch coin spot Foulards navys champagne TAM EO
brown and Worth S5c Special yard ......... JUG
24nc Satin Foular Handsome French designs Fours arc very
much in demand ~
3o-nct Suting Pongee. Pure silk. One OF ar
big sellers at S2s Special week yard ,..... JOc
36-nch White fIabua Wash silk or
Special yard COc
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PAItNI NAMP-bulton with brown suede top worth S7oo--
S34s,
NAPOLEON BOOT for short skirts in tam Russia or patent
cali yamps Price 5000 and S7oo-at $345
NV or French heel boots in patenacc button Price $500
5000 and S7oo-at $345.
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ROCKEFELLER TO
TESTIFY FOR THE
BIG OIL COMBINE
Subpoena Secured To-day
Calling for His Appearance
in Suit to Dissolve Trust.

John -. Rockefeller was subpoenaed
lin Ferris in the Government proceed
ings against the standard Oil Com
pany \ great mass Of evidence Is be
ing taken under the direction OF Trust
Buster Kellogg, but tn. subpoena for
the richest man in America and genius
of the worlds greatest trust was is
sued at the instance of MIR. Crawford.
attorney for the defense.
1t called for the appearance OF Mr..
Rockefeller to-day, but that was merely
n matter OF form the custom being not
to expect A witness to appear until at
least one or two days after lie has
been subpoenRed lie may appear to-
morrow or Wednesday, lie will he
followed on the stand by John D.
Archbold and James a. Moffett. All
three were suhpoenaed in their Offices at
40. &c Broadway by United States
Marshal Henkel.
1t is expected that Mir. Rockefeller
will be examined at great length and
many sensational revelations drawn
from him before Mr.. kellogg finishes
his cross-examlnation, In fact, It was
stated to-day that lie will be called
upon to tell an even more detailed story
of his life than is now appearing in a
magazine.
The Government prosecution of the
Standard OIL has apparently had no
effect upon its earning capacity, as the
regular quarterly dividend of SO per
share was declared to-day. This is at
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500 Fine $500, 5000 and $500
Tea Cloths at 1926

We wish every woman who admlres beaut-
tul, snow-whlte linens could see these cloths,
the quality and the fine work. OF course,
we wouldn't have enough to 90 around-but
then, you'd know what real linen bargain
means at Oreenhut q, Co.'S.
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of the uwnh
this list ofspecnls will eagerly your attention
Women's
Women rannsh
American &c.
Sets. !
SO caracul Cloth
Women Broadcloth Tailored
Dress Waists
Fur Turbans and Mushrooms,
Silk Face Velvet Hats made buekram frames S29s
Mems overcoatsfancy mixtures plain black and sl25o
fabrics sizes to IT,
Babies Long Short Goats
Babies Short Dresses of tuck 79c
Mems Scotch Wool Shirts and Drawers medium weight sloo
$500
Sir Henri Street Gloves for Men & Women special value S1oo
Dressing ripple
Abatro Dressing scques trimmed embroidered s295
r1ohair House Dresses one or two niece models 1895
Women's Swiss Rib Cotton Underwear white. soc
Boys and Girls heeced Union 35c
cildren's Black Cashmere heavy Cotton Hose pair Csc
Womens Black Silk double 35c
Womens Imported Gauze Isle Hose black and TAM Csc
Womens thread Silk 4oseal desirable coors Csc
Broadcloth. chiffon finish So inches s9c yard
Poplns, black 75c
Imported Waistngs. l9c
White Persian Lawn As inches wide sheer and fine l2c
Odd Table Cloths bleached Irish ~ yd long SlS5
Bleached Turkish l2c
Cotton-led Bed Comortabe full Winter weight SlS5
10 inch all silk Peau shade Csc yard
10 inch sefcoored r1essaline, soc yard
SO 80
mel tin lie at
40 inch Black Crepe Chine quality, ST. 10 yard
SO inch Black Ottoman Sl75 yard
Wool Ripple Ederdown, pink and blue l5c yard
SOC
and Batist Rob 5and$8
ST. GalEmbroidery edGing Oc
Mems & Women's Irish handkerchief. each
q Cards only
Pctures-French special at
Paintings, special SIS.
! Solid Gold Scarf Pins, real CSC
lands culptured Combs shape special at
ReaGe silver Mesh tops
Bath Tub Seats of polished oak size
China Cranberry
36n 72 in Administer Rugs inch thick Oriental effects $3.50
X 63 in. Sl85
V9 Sill
A Brussels including 58c
Lace Curtain Cable Nets $500
| Louis XVI Damask Porieres SG.85
J Kirma Couc Cover special at
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Cree1lflV1I
and
Company
DryGoods
Mems Underwear: The Second
Annual EUent---G Greater Than EUer

We great breaking
Sale Day unusually large purchase and there's enough
remaining another day lively selling.
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l.25 TO $500 Mems Underwear at Csc

purchase of the largest and best known
Underwear Can't the you'll
he unde as quality standard of the world
medium and weight The Oa gdi OF mdn
blue nendcrr le3o 46
donyin the which affect
max this
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-29

LITTLE sILvER-Fronting shrewsbury Liver
MOPEHOuSE & BROWN. Red Bank, N. j.
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roc SWIFT For HIN.

Mrs. Stubb-Gracious, John! We
never will get through with this house
cleaning. Why, you have only moved
five pictures in the last fifteen min
utes.
Mr.. Stubb-well, great Pluto, Maria,
I'm no moving picture machine.-chi-
cago News.
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Tess-I don't like the shape of my
new spring gown at all. l wish l knew
how to improve it.
Jess-WellJ dear, you might let some
other girl wear it.-Philadelphia Press.
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OUT OF SIGHT.

Landlady-Yon can't pay todax2
Why. I thought you salt the ghost
would Walk s
Tragedian (gloomilyl-I thought so,
but it looks as though the ghost took
an airship-Chlcago News. :
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BERGEN ST.. 951-For rent. desirable flats. All
improvements, second and third hoaors; rent
s15. Inquire JANIToR. or FEIGERSPAN'ei
Brewery, Freeman st.
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BOARD WANTED.

WANTED-An upper or. lower floor for party
of two, or small fat; Christian people. Ad-
dress p. p. KELLOGG. care of Vacuum
Cleaner Co.. 1923 Brunswick st.
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REAL ESTATE o SALE OR TO LET

SDVEN-ROOM HOUSE: steam heat and all inn
p~rovements: lot 25x14o; near Irvington Centre.
DIEBOLD, Irvington Centre,
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UrxTy nav rent when ss5 per month and 500
cash win buy a 2-family, with all improve
nents? Call after 6 o'clock: H.. Z. TALL
MAN, So State St, East orange
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V~aiIsburg.
NEW TMn ERMELY APARTMENT

Cor. South Orange and santoio AZ, y " everv
D DsSt 1I,sr separate entrances electric lights Is:
two heaters, etc; price right terms l ~ SUE So,,th
oranse az; rental value $3.50 per year
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REAL ESTATE For SALE.

Snoy sAIr-seven-room. steam heated house,
III imnroy,ments, open plumbing. excellent
cond,tion: 1900. Nj. J. BROWN, $50 Main ST..
Orange.
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Out OF Town.
BUNGALOW. situated on Deal Lake. oppo-
site Ross Fenton FARM Z minutes walk
from North Asbury station and trolley line
6 rooms. bath and electric lights; furnished
rent for season $500. Apply owner, w. j.
NOBLE. n Kearny av., Kearny, n. ].
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TO LET.

ST, e73-New three-family
house; steam heat; rent $40, s2S, s22 OWNER,
6T5 Hunterdon st.
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GENTLEMAN and wife desire board during
summer months with private family owning
nice farm within committing distance of New
ark. Address Box 30, Star Office.