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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-15
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serpent class although some deserve TO be
sidered as giants among ees. If any known fishes
may be suspected OF aspiring to be sea-serpents
surely they are the morays. although sea-ser
pent only 80 feet long would hardly satisfy pres
entday requirements, and no morays have yet
been recorded which were half so long. They
have. however, been known to exceed ten feet
In length, and they among the most dreaded
OF fishes. having formidable teeth and showing
disposition to attack men.
fish OF such peculiar form that the Italians
call 1t moa, a milestone and the Spaniards peg
luna, moon-hsh is known to Americans and Eng
lish as the sunhsh, for II appears at the surface
OF the ocean bright days and spends many
hours baskng lstlessly In the SUM- sometimes ly-
ing fiat with one side Just out OF the water. some.
times with the back fin projecting like buoy
above the surface II is diskshaped, its height
nearly eQualing its length, and It has long mar
row fin on Its upper and lower edges posteriorly,
and short broad flap representing the caudal
fin; its eyes are largo and its mouth small, and
taken altogether Il is one of the most grotesque
OF fishes, being apparently all head OF almost
worldwide distribution its is particularly abun-
dant on the southeastern coast OF the United
States and on the California coast. 1t swims but
little, being usually content to be drifted along
by the ocean currents. The Gulf Stream watts
many sun-hsh northward each summer, so that
the species is not q rarity of southern New Eng
land and have seen number of specimens that
had become stranded on the coast OF Norway.
The fish is entirely harmless, and ia so sluggish
and listless, and is such a conspicuous object at
sea, that II is easily approached and harpooned.
That the sunhsh deserves place in the list
OF giant fishes may be judged from the fact that
examples weighing 200 to 500 pounds are not rare,
and that much larger ones are occasionally met
with. The largest known specimen, harpooned in
1898 at Redondo Beach, California, weighed 1900
pounds. On such a monster, lying on side,
there would be room for so men TO stand. The
strong teeth. shaped like a turtles baak suggest
that hard shelled animals constitute its food but
as far as known jelly'fsh are its chief diet The
extremely tough, hbrous skin, several inches
thick, and the general coarseness of structure
seem inconsistent with such delicate food
The valuable mackerel family has one mem.
Der which easily ranks first in size among the
bony fishes. as distinguished from the sharks
rays. surgeons, etc. with gristy skeletons This
is the horse mackerel or great funny (Thunnus
thynnus). whose range encrcles the globe and
which is an object OF fisheries in many countries,
notably southern Europe. Built on the compact
and graceful lines OF our common mackerel. 1t is
the apothesis OF speed aertness and yigor among
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fits 1t so admirably, appears TO have developed its
body at the expense of its brain, for is a sluggish.
stupid glutton about six times long as an aver
age man. At home In the arctic regions. it some
times makes visits far south as Cape Cod the
British Isles, and Oregon.
One of the most prodigious and perhaps the
most formidable of sharks is the "maneater" (Car-
charodon carcharias). 1t roams through all tenn
perate and tropical and everywhere is an
object of dread. Its maximum length is 40 feet
and its teeth inches long While there are
few authentic instances OF sharks attacking human
beings, there have undoubtedly been many cases
where sharks simply swallowed people who had
fallen overheard Just as they would swallow any
other food. How easy II would be for man-eat.
er TO devour person whole may be judged from
the finding of entire hundred-pound sealion in
the stomach OF 30-foot shark on the California
coast.
The largest Of all fishes. the largest OF all cold
blooded animals and the largest of all existing ami
mails with the exception of few species of whales
is the whale shark (Rhineodon typcus). originally
described from Cape of Good Hope, but now known
from India, Japan, South America, Panama, Cali
fornia and various other places, small specimen
having been obtained OH the Florida coast few
years ago This shark has very broad and OBJ
tuse snout and an exceedingly wide mouth armed
with numerous minute teeth; the darkcolored body
is marked with many small whitish spots. The spe
cies is stated to attain a length of 20 feet and is
known to exceed so feet. Notwithstanding its i'm
mense size. however 1t is harmless to man unless
attacked, and feeds on the small creatures for
which its teeth are adapted, Its huge bulk makes
1t dangerous In the way that whale is dan
gerous.
The ribbon-hshes constitute group chiefly note
worthy for their shape and the circumstances un-
der which they have been met with, although some
of them among the most elongate OF fishes
Imagine creature one foot high, three or four
inches thick. and more than 20 feet long with the
consistency of wet towel, and you will have some
idea of a ribbonhsh
Our knowledge of these fishes is due to no ac.
tviy the part of biologists in finding their habi
tat and collecting them therein, but to the cir.
cumstance that when they die or lose their equi.
librium they iall upward and float on the surface
whence taey are picked up drift ashore Nearly
all the specimens known have been found dead or
dying and few. II any, have been secured in deep
sea collecting apparatus, This suggests how frag.
mentary must be our knowledge OF the larger ami
mails OF the oceanic abyss and how possible il might
be for unknown monsters to exist there In abun.
dance
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EMERSON HOUCH GOES FISHING

tember he may spend a month in the
Peace River country. Mrs. Hough sug.
gests Skagway, Alaska, or three
weeks trip to England and back, as
interesting excursions for the late
summer; but her husband has prom.
ised to be on hand for the opening OF
the woodcock season. Before start.
ing on moose hunt in Ontario. in
November, Mr.. Hough rather expects
to try his hand at work. But why get
into a rut?" he writes. II have con.
tracted to do vaudeville sketch. a
play, a novelette, and six short stories
In the next sixty days. / am not go.
ing to do il, because the trout fishing
In the West is better this year than Il
has been for long time, and when
business interferes with fishing. the
best rule is to drop the business" All
the same, Mr. Hough is known to have
In active preparation another histori.
cal novel of large proportions. like
"5i-4O or Fight" II viii be issued
next year.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-15

The first thing that one looks for In
velopment and which has been the
object Of a period Of nurturing care,
is some concrete example Of that
growth, whether the subject at hand
be an individual or an institution.
The agricultural department Of the
State Fair. which will be held this
year from September 81 to October o,
has for the last four years been the
object Of the nurturing care of the
fair management and the agricultural
interests Of the state. Elements Of
growth In the institution are natural
ly eagerly watched for.
Good Crops
Good crop conditions, increased ia
cilities for handling exhibits and the
continuation of the past skillful man
agement are the self-evident elements
OF growth back of the showing of farm
products at the State Fair this fall.
The good crop conditions over the
state in general are CLEANED from the
periodical crop reports of the state
BOARD OF agriculture, and the reports
of correspondents in the various sec
tions. The increased facilities are
readily discernible to anyone who
takes the trouble TO observe the in
stallation OF new buildings and equip
ment in progress at the State Fair
grounds this summer. All will be in
readiness when the gates open upon
the Fourth Annual Fair. lne man
agement will continue under William
Alison, OF edmond, Okla, who has
given excellent satisfaction in the
past as superintendent, and who an
nounces that all entries in this depart
ment will close at o'clock, p. m,
September 26, 1910.
Fair visitors will see a bigger area
In the Agricultural Building, which
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pany of Oklahoma City a set of single
harness for the best individual farm
exhibit.
Dairy
This department will be housed in
a new Dairy Building, so 100 feet,
supplied with cement floors, water,
sewer and electric lights. A number
OF cream separator exhibits will be
placed along the side of the usual
dairy products in this building.
Among the new equipments in this
department will be large cooler,
10 X 20 leet, feet high, enclosed with
plate glass on all four sides.
Aplary and Culinary
The Bee and Honey and Culinary
departments will be seen this year in
the new Dairy Building. The secre-
tary has received letters from a num-
Der OF bee fanciers signifying their
intention to make good displays,
These exhibits will be confined to res
idents of Oklahoma.
The Culinary Department will be
moved from its old quarters on the
second floor of the Exposition Building
to the new building. New counters.
shelves and glass showcases have been
provided. With the increased facil-
tiles a larger display of these prod.
ucts Is expected than at any previous
fair.
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The Cs'abash Pine

A well made calabash pipe possess.
es all the valuable characteristics of
all other pipes in most convenient
iorm' II is light and durable, and
inc free space below the bowl insures
a cool clean smoke. neither biting
nor ''gurgly,"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-15

sett of which George Dewey was cap.
tain, was II feet wide and weighed
nearly two tons. fish of the larg-
est size mentioned would weigh not
less than six tons.
In the lagoons, sounds, and bayous
of the West Indies and our southern
coast there exists an abundant fish
of great length. intermediate in struc-
ture between the sharks and the rays,
and at once recognizable by the elon-
cation of the snout into a wide, fat
blade in the edges of which are large,
sharp teeth fitting in sockets and d.
rected horizontally. The teeth are in
rs to 80 pairs. separated by wide in-
tervals. and give to the saw-fsh its
name. The species is well-known TO
those who reside in or visit the South
Atlantic or Gulf seaboards. and the
saws" are familiar objects in curio
stores all over the country.
When giant fishes are mentioned
most people viii at once think of the
sharks, among which, indeed, are
found the largest fishes now existing.
OF the many species of sharks note
worthy on account of theiS size, there
are about half a dozen which are pre-
eminent These differ much in their
disposition, some being harmless as
doves and others the incarnation Of
ferocity.
The sleeper shark CSomniosus mi
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-15
Confuses the Compass

On account Of the magnetic quail.
ties of the hull and the ore which
comprises the cargo. many of the yes.
sells OF the lake fleets experience
great trouble in navigating owing TO
the influence OF the metal hull and the
cargo on the compass.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-15
Advance for Textile Workers

In the last 20 years or so the av-
erage earnings of workpeople engaged
in the textile industries have risen by
over 20 per cent.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-15
One D,nerenoe

II is wrong to suppose that there ia
no dlnerence between genius and
madness. Madness gets three souare
meals day.-Lippineott's.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-15

fng inherently improbable In fits being n giant
fish
Who knows that primitive man may not have
been coeval with some formidable marine crea.
lures now extinct, the tradition OF which has
come down through the ages and left its impress
on the mind OF the present generation? The avid.
ity and oredulity with which the general public
year after year receives newspaper accounts
which are purely fictitious hang on slender
threads OF fact, portrayng the capture or sight.
Ing OF creatures OF impossible form, show how
hrinly established and deep-seated Is the convic-
ton that the sea contains leviathans not vet
known to science. Every season yields fresh
crop OF sea-serpent stories and a new series OF
grotesque pictures OF creatures which, IL they real
y existed, would revolutionlze our ideas OF the
animal kingdom. The writer has personally fol-
lowed TO their lars two or three of the most nor.
rible monsters conceived by the vivid imagina
ton of the newspaper man, and found them to- be
wellknown animals with little to suggest the sea
serpent
As to whether there really exists in the sea
today strange monsters, scientists are not wholly
In accord, although negative view is held by
most OF them. The very circumstantal account OF
the sighting OF a "sea-serpent" on the Asatic
coast by the French gunboat Decdee a few years
ago, as published in the journals at the time will
perhaps weaken the belief of some intelligent
persons who have heretofore denied the possibil.
ity of the existence at this day OF ma.
rine monsters comparable to those of
geological times q
Whatever may be the truth as to NJ
the existence OF such creatures there Mt$&
are wellknown members OF the fish N5Es3
sass which are so large that they de XESSS$&ftSs
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Some Giant nyss L! !! Z EEl|;;:|!,| s!,!5r II!
Fishes Of the Seas

in the existence OF sea-
serpents and other marine mon
sters goes back to very remote
antiquity and may be as old
as man himself. That great He
brew poem which We call the
Book OF Job has much to say
about the "leviathan." This
creature has been the subject OF
much speculation and may have
been n myth. but there ia moth,
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serve TO be regarded as monsterS
and may be the basis of some OF tn,
sea'serpent yarns with which the
world has been regaled for centuries
Among the serpentiform fishes there
is none of such exceptionally large
size as properly to belong In the sea.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-16
Fresno Meats Soar
TSpecial Disedtch TO The Call

FRESNO, Nov. 15.-Announcement
was made today from the offices of the
o. McHenry meat company of this
city, which controls the price of meat
in the San Joaquin valley, that the
price of meat would be raised about
IL cents this winter. Beef has been
selling at wholesale for some time for
IL and u cents, which is higher than
ever before known in this city, and
the contemplated rise viii make the
price to consumers almost prohibitive.
The reason given for the contem-
plated rise is the shortage of cattle,
and this is explained by the statement
that some of the largest stock raisers
in the valley are closing out their
business and cutting up their ranges
into smaller farming tracts. The same
situation, it is said, extends through
out the state and the butchers are
forced to buy their meat from the east
by having cattle shipped in.
There is shortage of between
5000 and 5000 cattle over two years
ago.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-16
MULTI-MILLIONAIRE
SENTENCED TO JAIL
James A. Murray Weakens After
Being Adiudged in Con-
tempt of Court
Especial Dispatch to The Call

BUTTE, Mont, Nov 15-John A.
Murray, multimillionaire and one of
the best known capitalists in the
northwest was sentenced to Jail today
for contempt of court. District Judge
J. j. Lynch ordered that Murray should
be confined until he was ready to turn
over mining stock valued at about
$25,o00 in the Butte Monitor mine case
in which Murray is the plaintiff.
Murray refused to comply with the
courts order until the officials were
ready to put him in Jail and then he
yielded.
Murray is extensively interested in
Seattle shipyards and real estate in
that city.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-16
CROCKER HEIRS WIN
SKIRMISH IN COURT
Demurrer to Suit of StepchiI-
dren Is Upheld
TSte,ial Dispatch 10 The Call

NEW YORK, Nov. 15.-Justice Green
baum has sustained the demurrer en-
tered by the residuary legatees in the
will of George Crocker in the suit
brought by his stepchildren to have
set aside a deed in which they relin-
quished their share and which was for
property originally owned by the moth :
er of the plaintiffs, the second wife of
Crocker.
The suit was brought by Alexander
II. Rutherford, Alice II. Erwin and
Emma Rutherford Kearney, who named
as defendants the executors of the es-
tate. and the residuary legatees, Jennie
A. Crocker, a niece of the testator; Will
liam II. Crocker. a brother; Charles
Templeton Crocker. a nephew, and Har-
riet c. Alexander, a sister.
In sustaining the demurrer Justice
Greenbaum decided that the residuary
legatees were not parties to the present
proceedings, and the plaintiffs will now
have to amend their complaint.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-16
BRYAN, FATALIST, SAYS
T. r. CAN'T COME BACK
Defeat Eliminates Disciple of
Big Stick, He Says
[Stcciol Dispatch 10 The CALI

MUSKOGEE, Okla, Nov. 15.-William
J. Bryan passed through here today on
his way to his Texas farm. "If 1 can
make trees grow on the place 1 will
spend much time there in the future,
he said.
Bryan was much pleased with the de-
feat Of Dahlman in Nebraska. When
asked his opinion of new nationalisms
Bryan laughed and declared there was
nothing to it. With reference to Roose-
welt as possibility for third term
Bryan said:
Roosevelt can yet do his country
much good If he gets back of some real
progressive like La Toilette for presi-
dent His defeat eliminated him as a
possible third termer."
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-16
MONUMENT TO PEACE
DEDICATED IN SOUTH

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Nov. 15.-On
the summit of Lookout mountain the
beautiful monument to Peace" erected
by the state of New York, was dedi-
Gated today. Addresses We're made by
General Daniel E. Sickles, who present.
ed the MONUMENT for the United States;
by Major w. J. Colburn, secretary of
the Chickamauga park commission who
accepted it; by General John c. Lack
man, General e. A. Merritt, IT, s. A.,
and General Arthur G. McCook.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-16
MAID OF 20 SUMMERS
TO MARRY LAD OF 90
Young Love Burns in Hearts of
Aged Couple
[SpeeiaI Dispoteh 10 az Colll

SANTA ROSA, Nov. 15.-Sepe Gre
canto, aged 66, and Bridget Casey, aged
20. came here today from Bodega and
secured a marriage license. Mrs. Casey
was so feeble that she had to be as
sisted upstairs III the courthouse to
reach the clerks Office
The couple said they were to be mar
ried by Rev Father Cantillion of St.
Sebastian's church, Sebastopol.
A marriage license was also issued
to Frank Lawrence, aged 35, of Han
ford. and Margaret Olivera, aged 3D. of
Oakland. They were married by Jus
tice of the Peace A. J. Atchinson.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-16
Denver Turkey Cheaper

DENVER. Nov. l5.-The Thanksgiv-
in e turkey bird viii be secured by Den
yer housewives this year a. \ om 3 to
= cents pound less than Iaey paid
for it last year-if bought in time Tur-
keys viii retail around Thanksgiving
for so cents 2 pound. as against last
years price OF So cents Chickens too
sre , OF , nents z mound lower
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-16
Seattle Fish Jumps

SEATTLE. Nov. 15.-Pork products
have fallen d cent a pound and viii go
lou-c~. Beef. for choicest cuts, is ex-
rected to 20 higher. Best eggs retail at
s. cents, a record figure. and are rising
Butter is also at the top price and ris-
i1g apples and vegetables are cheaper
tlan a year ago. Fish is a principal
article of food and prices are steadily
rising. IN spite Of the increased supply.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-16
Los AngeIes Lard FaIIs

Los ANGELES, Nov. 15.-Pork and
lard have dropped from IS cents a
pound to 15 cents. Bacon and ham
have fallen off half a cent, but as yet
this does not affect the retail price.
The price Of the Thanksgiving turkey,
dressed. IS 81 cents A pound, which is
. cents higher, but the grade is higher.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-16
Ohio Meat Prices Decline

CINCINNATI, Nov. 15.-Meat prices
have dropped sharply here, bacon lead
ing with a decline Of cents a pound.
other pork products are cheapened and
live hogs are selling at S1.25 a hundred
less than the prices quoted a few
weeks agot Cattle and sheep and their
products show similar declines. Coffee.
potatoes and eggs, however, are going
higher
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-16
Missouri Pork Down

ST. JOSEPH. Nov. 15.-Retailers an
nounced a reduction in pork Of 2h
rents q pound today. A slump in beef
is predicted. Other food products, ex-
cept poultry. butter and eggs, are de-
clfnfng slightly.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-16
Canada Follows United States

MONTREAL, Nov. 15.-That the Ca
madam market has followed that of the
United States in the decline of prices
for meat was Indicated. by reports of
local packers and dealers today. Bar
gel pork, which was $SS September L.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-16
Omaha Pork Lower

OMAHA. Nov. 15.-There has been
drop Of about cents = pound IN the
prices Of ali fresh meats IN the Omaha
market and a further decline by Janu-
scy ] OF at least > cents on pork and
almost as much on other fresh meats
is predicted.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-16
Spokane Gets the Bacon

SPOKANE, Nov. I'm the last two
weeks hams and bacon have dropped
cents 4 pound and may so lower.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-16
New York Prices Drop

NEW YORK, Nov 15.-Reports from
various parts Of the country Indicating
fall in the price Of meats are re-
fected hy similar reports from local
dealers. They say the decline has al
ready begun. the wholesale price of
beef having dropped an average OF
three-qua Of a cent in the last
week.
one OF the leading dealers said sirloin
steak. that had brought p cents a
pound. was now selling at % cents,
and porterhOuse was down 3 cents a
pound. selling AT - cents, whereas it
had brought IS cents. Fresh pork
products. however. show the greatest
drop, the market dealers selling cuts
for roasting at Is cents a pound that
have. within a short time. been bringing
p cents. Lard is down cents a pound.
the price yesterday being IS cents The
best grades OF ham and bacon, on the
contrary, show hardly any change. This
is accounted for by the length of time
x takes in curing. The dealers say
the stocks Of cured meats are very
light and it wiz naturally be some
time before the increased production of
hogs Offsets this condition.
The marketmen attribute the relief
from high prices to the enormous corn
crop and the consequent low price of
the cereal Low prices Of feed, COM
bined with the past high prices of pork
they say. have resulted as was expected
in an increa sing raising of hogs
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-16
20 Per Cent in Milwaukee

WILNATKEE. Nov 15.-FoOd prices
in Milwaukee average from 10 to 20
pe- cent lower than a short time ago.
Potatoes are % cents a bushel lower
and poultry is about 20 per cent lower.
Beef pork and veal prices are about
The same as 4 wear ago
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-16
ROBBERS PLEAD Gull,

ROBBERS PLEAD GUILTY-Phoenix Ariz..
Nov. l5.-Ernest and Oscar Woodson, who
held up the Phoenix and Maricopa passenger
train last summer aud robbed the passengers.
pleaded guilty todsy. They viii be sentenced
tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-16
Capital Feels Effect

WASHINGTON, Nov. l5.-The reduc-
Tton Of meat prices reported in various
parts Of the country has struck Wash
lngton
In the wholesale district the price of
beef was reported reduced between 4
and cents a pound by the packers.
The price Of pork went down about 3
cents. Hope was held out that mutton
Hno veal and other products of the
packing houses would follow in the
downward movement.
Retailers in Washington have not
heard Of the decrease officially except
as 10 the price of pork. Beef was SELL
1sg today as high as ever in the retail
shops