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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-09-04

must have got loose somehow There
was woman aboard Il girl" replied
Larncd. I'VE got to within quarter
of n mile, almost within hating dis
tance. She was waving something at
us and | was signaling her when the
fog ate her up. and in another minute
1t covered us. | suppose. sir. we might
as we'll turn about and feel our way
up to Gravcsend|"
with a helpless girl smothCrcd In
the fog out here" Durant snortcd
with good deal of contempt. Not on
your life! Wen lay to and keep with
the tide If we stay here six weeks
4 sense of immense dcSolatinn set
tied over the Wolverine. Supper was
eaten dispritcdly, and the crew idlcd
around in no mood for talking. Durant.
who was again clean and clothed.
smoked and paced and fumcd from
one end of the yacht to the other,
thinking of the distress Of the girl and
the anguish of her friends back on the
shore. Every little while he sworc be
cause of the loss of the last quarter
mile
For five hours they driftcd. and dur
ing all that time at intervals of only a
minute or two the hOarSc fOghOrn of
the yacht beloved out its cries like
some dying Demon to be answered by
other bcfoggcd, huundcring water
craft equally as dcsolatc. Occasionally
the warming notes of Il bell buoy rang
out dolcfulIy, apprisng them that they
were not entirely beyond the reach of
the harbor. Durant wondered If the
houscboat were still hoating or If
some transatlantic lcviathan had blind
ly crashed into 1t and sunk IT. And
the girl-what of her?
About 10 o'clock everybody started
to his fcct-evcry man aboard had
been instituted as a lookout-and there
was a noisy, glad rushing around The
fog had commenced to lift.
Little by little the damp. gray,
smothcry substance rcCcdcd. until 1t
finally rose altogether like great cur
tain. With the disappearance of its
trailing. ragged edges there broke to
view what was visible of the night.
OFF to ShurcwardS lighthouses blink
ed faithfully and here and there
at the shore resorts there appeared
blazing, fantastic displays After
awhile the moon and stars shone out
clear and unobstructcd.
Near by and at varying distances
ships were anchored big ships that
bo1 NOT Jorn1 ynnturn into mort and
others that had decided to pause rath-
er than to risk disaster outside. 1t
was like beautiful panorama sudden
ly stopped.
scarchlight caught the houScboat In its
rays it lay so close that the white,
strained face of the girl. who was
clinging dcjcctcdly to the roof, was
plainly diSCernablc.
She wasn't at all the Amazonian,
athletic variety of girl, capable of en-
during p"rils at sea on raft, then
coming out with shout of "1Iooray"
She was just an ordinary girl, not very
big, not very little. and she was all
SoDby and scared half to death. She
raised herself and, resting her weight
on one hand. looked wondcrlngly at
them.
1t was us much as ever Durant could
do to persuade her to let him carry her
from the roof to the launch, and even
thority. He picked her up bodily. SEQ
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@1llE Wolverine was running near
shore. idling along the New
Jersey coast in the vicinity Of
the Shrewsbury river, one
afternoon early In August.
Glen Durant enjoyed this simple
method of cruising. 1t was about the
first breathing spell he had had since
the yacht went into commission on
Memorial day. AS the season was par
ticularly favorable to yachting there
had been but little cessation for over
two months now from the smart do
ingS OF yachting life. There had been
the races and rcgattaS, with the week
end spins thrown In. There had been
the annual cruises. and there had been
the iunumcrablc social functions at
Newport and the other resorts, all OF
which the DurantS were, because OF
their membership to the various yacht
clubs, under obligations to attend and
which the Misunderstanding Glen DU,
rants father and mother enjoyed
hugely.
In addition, there had been aboard
the Wolverine. the 100000 steam
yacht of the DurantS, gay dinners re-
ceptions and lunchcOns. There were
bridge and poker, and there were any
number of those informal gatherings
when everybody talks and laughs i'm
moderately. So many persons came
and went while the yacht was anchor
ed at the various yacht club stations
b, L. 1t Inn l,n
tween the Wolverine and the landings
almost necessarily.
And throughout the merry round
Glen Durant had begged his mother
to cut the whclr giddy whirl and run
away with him Il little while to
some quiet place where he might
fling aside his immaculate tannels,
get into some coarse ncgligcc things
and stop to breathe and be natural.
He was half dead with Cnnui. He even
threatened to put out for Canada or
the Rockies But his mother laughed
at him prettily. pattcd him lovingly on
his tanned checks and called him IL
"Sily boy" He was Il boy to her, de
spite his twenty-five years. Durant
achcd to fly from it all and especially
from the fuss which his mothers but
tertly friends made over him. Good
looking and tremendously rich, he was
naturally much sought after. He be-
came more and more convinced of the
tritcncSS of that bit of philosophy Of
the old Quaker lady who had some
thing to say about women pursuing
men so aSsiduously that the men had
no opportunity to seek the women.
Durant was bored UNNECESSARILY.
1t was Il delight therefore. when
Durant put his father and mother off
at Long Branch, where they were to
spend week with the WhittlcStunS,
and he could feel immune from any
social cNactiOnS.
He was stretched out. occupying two
chairs under the awning. smoking and
laZily watching the coast and its at
fractions slip past. The water was
quiet for that side of the channel. 1t
seemed that sort Of quiet which usual
ly portcndS something ominous.
Suddenly Durant'S attention was at
traCtcd to several persons on the beach.
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They were geStiC-
ulating and way
ing frantically,
evidently trying to
attract the atten.
tion of t h o $ q
aboard the yacht.
ID ura II t ordered
the Wolverine run
along $ Ii ore as
close as her draft
would permit, and
directly he was
within hailing dis
tancc of the pco-
pie they made 1t
known to him that
a boat or some
h ing - ID Dura n [
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-09-04

for several sec
ondS been gazing
ut their objective
point. when he
turned his eyes
to the horizon
beyond.
"lt looks nasty
out there" he
o b s crV g Il t o
I.arned. "Wha t
do you suppose
it's going to do?"
Fog, sir, and
it's coming on
tonight to boot!"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-09-04
Tha Tall Soldier

barracks we have the tallcst soldier
ever seen. Marseillais-Thc tallcSt?
How tall IS he? Bordclais-Six feet
nine inches. MarsciIlais-Six feet nine
inches? That is nothing. In our
barracks we have sergeant who Is
so tall that he Is compelled to knccl
when he wants to scrntch his head
Lipplncott's.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-09-04
His Idea of Luck.

Blobbs- Biones is the most unlucky
fellow at cards | ever met Slobbs-
Then | suppose he is lucky In love
Blobbs-l suppose So At any rate, he
has never been married.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-09-04

No great characters are formed In
this world without suffering and self
denial.-Mntthew Henry.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-09-04
It is Bad Business

TNO allow anyone to look in vain through
L the business portion of this paper for an
advertisement of your business.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-09-04
Cupid I'm
A Fog
BY EMMA ARCHER OSBORNE

Copyright 1909. by American Press Asso-
ciation
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-09-04

@IIE Wolverine was running near
shore, idling along the New
Jersey coast in the vicinity Of
. the Shrewsbury river, one
Evening star., 1909-02-14
A SHAD HATCHERY.

cars can readily be fitted with the neces-
sary apparatus and used temporarily for
the same purpose.
The normal function of the bureaus
special cars, however, is that Of transport
ing the young fish from the various sta
tions to the points of distribution, and
for this purpose they are provided with
tanks for the reception of the fry, with
pumps for the circulation of water and
with sleeping berths and a kitchen for the
crew of trained experts. By these means
the young fish can be transported across
the continent with the utmost readiness,
and with loss that is usually inconsider-
able. 1t is interesting to note that a few
years ago the commission had but one
car instead of the present veritable train.
Although the manipulation Of shad
eggs may be taken as representative Of
our general methods of fish propa cation" 4"
said one of the experts in charge of the
cars. there are certain points of differ
ence in the treatment of the eggs of other
species which you may like to know. We
divide the eggs into four classes, accord
Ing to certain characteristics: sem-buoy-
ant eggs. which comprise those of the
shad. whitefish and lobster. the mode of
Matching of all three of which is essentially
the same; floating eggs. like those of the
cod and mackerel: heavy nOn-adhesive
eggs, comprising those of the salmon and
trout, and heavy. adhesive eggs. such as
those of the carp, tench, golden ide and
others.
One of the most remarkable achieve
mentS of the bureau OF fisheries has
been the successful introduction of the
shad into the waters of the Pacific
coast. Way back in 1871 the California
state fish commission planted $1,000 of
these fish in the Sacramento river. The
enterprise was then taken up by the
national commission and carried on un-
til 1856, during which period about
1,519.OOO fry were deposited at differen.
points along the west coast. Their ntw
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ingS-no fins, but two rudimentary pecto-
rails; no teeth, an imperfect heart, only
the promise of a liver, and scarcely a
hint Of an air-bladder. But victualed for
a week. and with nothing on his mind, he
is oblivious OF his defects. and as he darts
about the Matching jar. perhaps still ham
pered by his SHE'LL from which he has
been unable to get entirely free. he is
distinctly a giddy little 'fapper," and is
plainly in mood to enjoy life.
At length free. after many aimless darts
and frantic dashes the tiny fish reaches
the top Of the jar and is carried by the
overflow into the receiving tank, whence
he is transferred with his fellows into tin
cans for distribution. 1t is necessary
that this should be effected at once for
unlike many of the species handled by
the bureau, the trout. the salmon and the
bass, for example. the shad cannot be
reared to maturity in confinement. Be-
fore the disappearance of the vitellne sac
it must be turned loose to find it's natural
food and to make its way at the end OF
summer, to the sea, which is its home
Fer the shad belongs to that class of fishes
called anadromous. which ascend the
rivers and estuares during the spawning
season to deposit their eggs and return
thereafter to salt water. The distributing
cans. each containing about 10000 fry,
are sent by rail to various points on the
coast and emptied into the rivers. where,
in the course of the summer, the fish will
attain a length of four to six inches.
There is also a hatchery on board one
of the bureaus steamers, which is regu-
larly employed in this work during the
shad season, and three Of the six special
Evening star., 1909-02-14

the exit tube until they are carried off by
the overflow. Eight or twelve OF the jars
are arranged round one tank and fur
nished with water from the general sup
ply pipe at the rate of about two quarts
per minute. Each one holds six quarts
and has a capacity of over 100000 eggs,
though usually operated with about So
OCO.
So transparent Is the egg and SO rapid
is the development of the embryo. when
once started, that the whole series Of
changes may be observed in the one in
dividual, until it rendS the delicate men,
brane and escapes into the world, fish,
1t is curious to observe, inside the little
1rregularly formed spheres, as they whirl
about in the jars. the unmstakable ap-
pearance of eyes peering through the en-
veloping membrane. Indeed, the forma-
tion of organic life is to be studied in
these jars in the fisheries building as per-
haps nowhere else.
fresh-iaid shad egg Is irregularly
spherical in form. surrounded by very
much Wrinkled shell-membrane. and in
color is pale amber. Immediately after
fertilization the membrane is rapidly dis
tended to about seven times its original
size by the absorption of water and the
wrinkles disappear The egg is then about
an eighth of an inch in diameter. and
within can be seen the vitellus or yolk.
surrounded by a delicate envelop of ger
minal matter. called the cortical layer. In
few moments this envelop is thick
ened on one side by the concentration of
its material. and at the end of half an
hour what is caled the blastodisc Is
formed. This is protuDerance composed
Evening star., 1909-02-14
INTERIOR OF A sHAD HATCHERY.

of very delicate and minute germinal
cells. In the course of half hour this disc
commences to undergo a series of divis-
ions into numerous minute spheres, in the
formation of what is known as the ''mul-
berry mass or blastula. phenomenon
universally attendant upon the develop
ment of all ova of whatever kind. This
stage completed, two layers are to be
noted. from one of which are developed
the bones, muscles, brain and nerves,
and from the lower. the viscera. etc.
The spectator can watch the rapid for
nation of the future fish within the trans
parent she'll The rudimentary eyes. al
luded to as forming such a weird feature
in the process. are the first Of the sense
organs to be developed. Very soon. how
ever. the tail begins to appear. AS de-
velopment proceeds the shell is seen to
indulge in eccentric movements, due to
the wriggles of its occupant. one OF
which, of sufficient vigor, will rupture the
frail prison and set him free. He is yet
far from being perfect fish. for, though
his mouth is open, there is no passage
through the esophagus, and he is sus-
tanned by the contents of the yolk sac,
which will remain attached to him for
five or six days longer. when 1t will be
finally absorbed and disappear Were
young shad given to reflection, he might
consider himself. like Richard, 'unfnis,l-
ed. sent before my time into this breath
ing world scarce half made up for he
has as yet only half his rightful belong
Evening star., 1909-02-14

home proved favorable, and. from the
initial slender colonies. aggregatinS
less than 1 per cent of the number nov
annually planted in the Atlantic slop"
rivers. the shad have multiplied and
distributed themselves along 1000 miles
of coast, from the Golden Gate of Cal
ifornia to Vancouver Island in British
Columbia. Indeed, these fish. following
the warm Japan current, have mai5
their appearance in the rivers of Alaska.
Already they rank next in abundance
in the estuaries of the Pacific coast TO
the salmon, which have made those
waters famous throughout the world
and SO far in excess of the demand is
the supply that thousands of pounds
of these fish, which, when they fir Il
appeared in California makets were
worth $1.2O per pound. have been
thrown away by the fishermen for the
want of purchasers. At present the
catch is regulated by the dealers. VINO
have telephone communication with
the fishermen, and this enormous waste
is prevented. Notwithstanding the fact
that no apparatus especially adapted to
shad fishing is in use on the Paci"c
coast, and that the capture OF these
fish is incidental, in a manner, to sal
mon fishing, over 5000. 600 pounds have
been taken up to the present year.
worth to the fishermen 100000. The
ISSdlc eApcUSe OI their lnIfOQuCtlOn
was less than $4,000. This is a proud
record of the bureaus, in the face, es-
pecially, of mans capacity for destruc-
tion.
And be it remembered by the Wash
lngton piscatorial devotee." remarked
Deputy Commissioner of Fisheries Hugh
NJ. Smith, that if the bureau somewhat
depletes the local shad supply IT has
more than made up for this by intro
ducing number of fishes in the Poto-
sport to the fisherman, while appealing
scarcely less to the palate Of the cpl
cure. Indeed, the professional fisher
man. the fly caster and the casual angler
thanks for what has been accomplished
In their interest in the waters of Wash
ington's noble river.
The introduction of the large-mouth
black bass into the Potomac basin was
accomplished by the bureau in 1889. the
first plants having been made in the Shen-
andoah and later in the vicinity of Wash
ington. By 1896 the fish had become re-
markably abundant. and now it is takef.
in large numbers by net fishermen and
anglers in all the lower fresh-water
reaches of the river.
THE strawberry bass and the crappy
We're established in the Potomac by the
bureau in 1894. and both are now abund-
ant in a long stretch of the stream from
Alexandria upward. They are excellent
food and game fishes, and many are
caught by anglers and many are sold in
the local markets. Other members of the
bass family that have been successfully
colonized in the Potomac are the rock
bass. the Yarmouth and the bluegill.
AS a result of plants of fry between
Washington and the Great Falls the
wall-eyed pike. or pike-perch, the largest
and most valuable member of the perch
family, has been acclimatiZed, and for
five or six years has been attracting
attention. 1t is not yet very numerous
but apparently is becoming more so
each season, and in time should prove
a valuable addition to the supply OF
fishes caught for market and for sport"
Evening star., 1909-02-14
CUPID BOWLING WITH HEARTS FOR TEN PINS

are a fair target for the notable little
marksman.
But in the midst of all this new method
of going after the sentiments of human
kind Cupid has not lost his skill at the
first of all his systems, that which has
come down to the present generation from
the storied past.
The bow and arrow have not been en-
tirely abandoned in adapting himself to
more modern methods. nor has the aim
lost anything in it's deadly accuracy.
The conception has been modernized
little. but the ancient idea is still main
tanned
The heart that is the target is fastened
to tree Seated in the grass. his arm
drawn full back as he prepares to loose
the bow, is Cupid. arrow to his shoulder.
all in readiness. Beside him sits his COM
panion, a quiver of arrows available. in
case by any chance the first shot should
miss.
That Cupid keeps up to date ought to
bring joy to the world. for of all calami-
ties the worst would be to have the mas
ter of st. Valentines day losing his craft.
Evening star., 1909-02-14
Small Scale Love.

DR. PIERCE UNDERHILL, whose
l. book on divorce and marriage is to
appear next month in Indianapolis, deliv-
cred lecture on divorce recently in a
fashionable Indianapolis church.
'Extravagance," he began, lis one of
the big causes OF divorce My cousin, a
bank clerk. married a pretty girl and took
her home to nice little fat. But she
frowned and bit her lip.
"'Oh. Jack she said, I can't live in a
tiny fat like this!
You don't love me when you say that
darling said my cousin.
"'Oh, yes. I do said she; but not on
Such small Srale''
Evening star., 1909-02-14
Best Place to Look.

II K. ADAIR, the well known detective.
L. paid the other day in Chicago a
merited tribute to the press.
"The press has helped me a lot he
said, ION many Of my most difficult cases
There's more than a little truth In the
story about the traveller who said, nod
ding toward man in furs and blue
glasses in a railway station:
Who is that chap over there? He
looks like a freak
Hush whispered a special officer.
That's detective. He's on the motor
car murder mystery. See his chauffeurs
disguise-goggles and skunkskin coat?
Z" But he's doing nothing. only reading
the paper said the traveller.
"'Sh-sh.' whispered the special. Hes
looking for q clue.'"
Evening star., 1909-02-14
PACKING LOVES CAsKET FOR
ST. VALENTINES DAY.

thing but the archer. shooting at his prey.
Whether his shot hit the mark was
something one could never tell from the
picture. Much was left in doubt.
The artists of today have remedied this
uncertainty, and now the jolly little god
is shown as veritable harvester of
hearts in the valentines that this year
will be sent to gladden. the hearts of SEN
timental sWains.
One that is a big hit represents two
figures of Cupid. Perhaps the rush of
business has compelled him TO drill in
staff of assistants, packing into fanci-
full casket a score of hearts. each of
which has lately fallen victim to the
darts of this master marksman. This is
most dainty and artistic conceit the
box being placed in open field rich in
spring grass. with border of pansies and
forget-me-nots, suggesting their fragrance
in the foreground.
Another picture gives an idea of the
method by which these hearts have been
gathered.
In the midst of a field Of blue and yell
low flowers. with rolling hills in the dis
Evening star., 1909-02-14
The Economical Actress.

T EROY c. PAGE, the well known So
l. cioloSist. in the course of a lecture
in Harrisburg described the peculiar
economies that are practiced in the vari-
Gus walks of life-the economies of mani
cures, of horse doctors. of miners, Of
pilots.
Even the leading lady said Prof
Page. practices odd economies. A great
manager told me this.
1.-The manager one Monday night enter
Evening star., 1909-02-14
HE succulent shad

HE succulent shad
has now been, for
some weeks, in the
markets of WASH
ington, and the
abundance of the
supply indicates
to both fishermen
and merchants an
unusually good
season for this
priced fish. This.
too, despite the
Evening star., 1909-02-14

boy, winged and armed with q bow and
arrow. with which to transfix the affec-
his will.
How much more appropriate, then, that
the day of youthful sentiment should
have been named for him than for ST.
Valentine.
An accident. the chance selection of a
date. is said to be responsible for the
SoleciSm.
Longer ago than anybody has been able
to trace some party Of young folks in
England. Scotland or In some part of the
continent. particularly Lorraine or Maine
In France. party Of young folks. maids
and bachelors. 1t might have happened
in any Of the places. for the custom can
early be traced to all Of them, grew i'm
patient to know what fate had in store
for them in the way of spouses.
So they assembled and inscribed on bill
let's the names Of an equal number of
maids and bachelors of their acquaint-
ance. threw the whole in receptacle of
some sort. and. lottery wise, drew them,
care being observed of course, that each
person drew the name of a member Of the
opposite sex.
The first Of these events took place on
the eve of st. Valentine day, and hence
the maid or bachelor thus drawn In loves
lottery became the valentine OF the re-
cipient.
The connection of ST. Valentine with the
custom had been, Of course. purely acct
dental. for there is nothing in the legends
OF the different saints OF that name re-
corded In the Acta Sanctorum to show
any of the practices now connected with
February IA.
But the date stood in history, has con-
tinued to stand. and is not likely to pass
away while men and women still love
and while children and those in the inter
mediate stages between the two great
divisions of life still find their thoughts
romantlcally turning to speculation on
their future love stories
But Cupid is an up-to-date divinity. He
does not stand still. AS a matter of fact
he moves all along with the times, and is
now pictured in more enterprising guise
than he was wont to be in days Of old.
Then Cupid was never shown as any,