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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-30
CITY NEWS.

Attend the Who's Who Party"
Trinity NJ. e. church, p. m. tonight.
-Scoutmaster N. H. Pyle, accom-
panied by some Of the Boy Scouts Of
the city, went to Prices Creek district
Saturday afternoon where they had a
good time. A lunch that tasted good
in the woods, was warmed and cook
ed by camp fire and the hike proved
enjoyable for the youngsters who
formed the party. The ramble was
,hurriedly arranged and not all of the
Scouts were informed that there was
to be one. Some more good Saturday.
are left, however, for the fall and ii
these tramps will be taken.
Rev. Jno. C. Sage, rector of st
Johns Episcopal church, exchanged
pulpits with the Very Rev. Marina
duke Hare or Davenport Sunday.
X Visit w. Piedrit's historical curis
exhibit at 507 kIain street, given b.
the Ladies Aid society of st. Paul.
German Evangelical church.
Jeremiah Smith, special counse
for the Water Power company, is ir
Keokuk on legal business and will re
main for few days Whether Attor
..ney Smith is here especially to stud,
the situation as to the INJUNCTION
proceedings which have been institut
ed is not known. Regarding the sui
filed Saturday by Mills-Ellswortl
company at Springfield, the compan!
had nothing to say today.
The body of James Dodds, citi
zen of LaHarpe, who died here in st
Joseph's hospital Saturday, was takeI
to his late home this morning. Mr.
Dodds died from old age. He leaves ;
family of several daughters and som
In LaHarpe. -
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-30
THEY PLAYED CHESS.
Tho Loser Afterward Learned With.
out Asking Why He Lost.

out Asking Why He Lost.
Baron Hengelmuller. the Austrian
diplomat. man famous for his chess
ability. one day at house in Wash
sngton met a young man whose name
he did not catch when the introduce
tions were made, Chess was the topic
Of the conversation by all those in the
company. and presently the young
man suggested efficiently that he
would be highly honored IL the baron
would play game with him.
The baron consented. They sat
down. After few moves the baron
looked up from the table checkmated
and found the young man reading, a
paper. The chessmen were placed
again and. after not so many moves
RS before. the baron looked up to find
the young man reading the paper and
himself checkmated.
After his dinner the baron came
back. He wanted another game. being
somewhat chagrlned at the ease with
which he had been beaten. AS be
came In he found the young man who
had played with him that afternoon
blindfolded and playing against six
teen opponents at the same time. The
young man was Pillsbury. Saturday
Evening Post
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-30
|S}l!|:a!N|
Miss Ruth Renard Married Mr.. Geo.
Stebinger at Noon Today.

Miss Ruth Renard Married Mr.. Geo.
Steblnger at Noon Today.
4 At the parish residence of the Very
Rev. james Gillespie, at high noon to-
day. Miss Ruth Renard, daughter OF
Mrs. Lena Renard and MIR. George L.
Stebinger, also of this city, We're unit
ed in marriage. Bride and groom We're
attended by Miss Adeline Stebinger,
as bridesmaid and Mr.. Edward G.
Renard. as groomsman, sister and
brother of the bride and groom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Etebenger departed
this afternoon for Chicago on their
honeymoon trip of a week or two
They will return to this city to make
their home and will probably reside
for the present at the brides mothers
1903 Bank street. Both young peo
pie are deserving citizens, having a
large circle of admiring friends who
wish them we'll in welded life. The
groom is employed as cutter at the
Irwin Phillips Company's plant.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-30
A FAIR OFFER
Your Money Back If You're Not Sat
isfied.

- - . = .-t t-s
We pay for all the medicine used
during the trial, if our remedy fails
to completely relieve you of constipa-
ton. We take all the risk. You
are not obligated to us in any way
whatever, If you accept our offer
That's mighty broad statement, but
we mean every word of it. Sould
anything be more fair to you?
most scientific. common-sense
treatment is Rexall Orderlies, which
are eaten like candy, Their active
principle is a recent scientific discov'
cry that Is odorless, and tasteless;
very pronounced, yet gentle and pleas
ant in action, and particularly agree
able in every way. They do not
cause diarrhoea, nausea, flatulence
gripping. or any inconvenience what
ever Rexall Orderlies are particular
" good for children, aged and delicate
persons.
II you suffer from chronic or habit
ual constipation or the associate OF
dependent chronic ailments, we urge
You to try Rexall Orderlies at oul
risk. Remember, you can get them
in Keokuk only at our store. - tab
lets 10 cents; 36 tablets 25 cents; 81
tablets SO cents. Sold only at oul
storeThe Rexall Store. McGratt
Bros. Drug Co, corner Fifth and
Main streets.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-30
PERSONALS.

Post Office Clerks Leon Ottowa and
John Stolwyk of Fort Madison were
Sunday visitors in Keokuk.
Mrs. F. c. Allen, mother of J. P
Allen, secretary of the Water over
Co., of Wisconsin, is visiting in the
city with her son.
Mrs. Henry Lambert and little
daughter of St Louis, are visiting Mrs
Lambert's mother, Mrs. Ann McGov
ern, on Bluff street.
Miss Mary Rubidge left this after
noon for Dubuque to visit for seyera
days.
Mrs. James w Huiskamp's cleo
trio coupe was slightly damaged by
fire this morning.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-30

L. Bedding, Des Monies; Frank i
Devices, Keokuk; vern w. Embree
Gayville; Alexander Fettes, LIE Mars
Charles w. Henry, Dunlap; Francis G
Krum, Rock Island, ILL.,, Guy E. Nc
Farland, Des Moines; Robert E. Mich
OILS, Des Moines; James B. Owen, Mt
Ayr; John w. Shuman, Washington
Osteopathic physicians passed thu
examination and we're issued as fol
lows:
Arthur s. Dowler, Beardstown, ILL.,.
Matte R. Kitson. Des MONIES; Rober
H. Simpson, Des Moines, ~
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-30
Broomhall Cables.

LIVERPOOL, Oct. 0.--Wheat-The
firmness in America on Saturday and
the strength in the near month in
Buenos Ayres as well as Winnipeg
was Offset here by the unexpected
heavy worlds shipments, to the Unit
ed Kingdom and values were unchang-
ed. Later there was an advance of is
to n on firmness, Buenos Ayres and
Winnipeg offers and an improved de-
mand for cargoes and parcels which
are sparingly offered; advices from
Australia continue bullish as rain is
wanted.
During the morning there was some
realizing, although market was dull
and prices lost the advance
Advices from Argentine continue
very favorable as result of recent
rain and the weather continues unset
tied
At 1:30 p. m. the market was dull
and easier and unchanged from Sat
urday.
| Corn Strength in America offset
by the weakness in Buenos Ayres but
later advanced on tirmer American
loffers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-30
CARROLL WRIGHT DIES
IN COLORADO SPRINGS
Prominent Des Moines, Iowa, Man
General Counsel for Rock Island
System, Succumbs to Break
down.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, Oct.
S0.-Carroll Wright of Des Moines,
Iowa, aged SIS years, died here from
general collapse. Wright was general
counsel for the Rock Island railroad
system for Iowa, Minnesota, North and
South Dakota. The body will be ia :
en- to Des Moines for burial.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-30
His Objection.

Mrs. Richqnick | want you
to buy a new parlor suit Mr.. Rich
quick-Maria. I've been agreeable
enough so far to get different clothes
for morning. noon afternoon and
night, but I'm consumed If I'll change
'em every time | 20 into different
ROOM Brooklyn Life
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-30
writino on Finance.

An editor never feels more impors
tant than when he is writing an able
review OF general financial conditions
and trying to make It sound as II he
had absolute mastery Of the subject
Columbus journal
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-30
A kirkinn peferrsd.

Aunt Clara ITO her young nephew.
who has just brought bucket into
the parlor where she is sitting,-Good
gracious. Tommy. What are you do.
ing with that bucket: Take 1t down
to the Kitchen at once. Tommy
want you to kick II. Aunt Clara. cause
| heard papa saying when you kick
the bucket we'd get Mt the very least
$4,000.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-30
Not at Home.

A New York lawyer sent his office
boy to deliver note marked Mr.
Williams. Personal" In few min
utes the boy returned with his report
Mr.. Personal was not In" he said.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-30
Her c,in

Mrs. Jones Does your husband re-
member your wedding anniversary?
Mrs. Smiih-No: so | remind him of
it in January and June and get two
presents. Hnrper's Bazaar.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-30
Not So stralaht.

Hewitt-"W What do you think of
Gruet?" Jewett-"He's so crooked
that the only way for him to get a
nights rest is to sleep on a spiral
staircase"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-30
Feminine Ideals.

look for the dizzy when women will
cease TO be initiative. copying men,
but will become completely. perfectly
and proudly wonlen.--A woman's Let
ter In London Times
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-30

Any skin itching is a temper-tester.
The more you scratch the worse II
itches. Doan's Ointment cures piles,
eczema-any skin itching. At all
drug stores.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-30
Doing Away With Knot Holes.

To save the loss of box lumber be-
cause of knot holes a man In Califor-
MIA has invented a machine to saw
the holes out to uniform size and
cut plugs to be fitted into the holes.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-30

Hives. eczema, itch or salt rheum
sets you crazy. Can't bear the touch
Of your clothing. Doan's Ointment
cures the most obstinate cases. Wi.
suffer. All druggists sell 1t.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-30

Want Something to Exercise On.
Somehow or other the women who
feel that they were born to command
always get married.--Exchange
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-30
A Cure for Eczema.

Eczema in any form, whether acute
or chronic, is easily and rapidly over
come by the use of Meritol Eczema
Remedy. Gives positive relief when
all others fail, and we heartily recon-
mend it to any sufferer. o. w. Ellis
worth & Co, City Drug Store, exclu-
siye agents
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-30
What You Have Been LOOKING For.

Meritol White Liniment is
preparation that gives universal salts
faction in every instance where pain
killer and healer is needed. We do not
believe you could get a better liniment
at any price. o. w. Ellsworth & Co.,
City Drug Store, Exclusive agents.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-30
Estimated Cars Tomorrow.
Wheat, 154; corn, 293; oats, 264.
Chicago Live Stock.

SnlCago Live STOCK,
CHICAGO. Oct. 30.-Hog market
Receipts $4,000; left over 5000; mar
ket steady to shade higher Light.
S5.75@6.46; mixed, s5.S0@660; rough
S5,So@6,05 heavy, s5S0@660.
Receipts $4,000; market
strong to l0c higher.
Sheep Receipts $4,000; market
steady.
8 a. M hog Enthusiastically fair;
market steady to shade higher. Bulk
$6.15@6.45; light, s5.so@6.45; pigs.
sS75@5.65; mixed. s5.s0@6.6o; good,
$6.25@6s5; heavy, s5.so@6.6O; York
ers, s6.25@6S5; rough, $5.s0@6.o5.
Cattle Market steady to loo high
er Beeves, $650@s.75 stockers,
$2SO@5.70; Texans, $4.0O@6.0o; cows
s19o@5.75; western, s4.15@7.o0;
calves, $5.oO@s.75.
Sheep-Market slow, generally
steady. Native, $2.0o@S.s0; lambs, ma
tive, s3.50@5.s5; western, $4,000
375; lambs. western, sS.75@5.s5;
yearlings, S3.50@4.25.
prices. Bulk, $6.15@6.45; light, $500
IG45; mixed, s5.S0@6.60; heavy, $3.50
$3.50; rough, s5.S0@6.05.
Cattle-Market mostly 10c higher.
Top, $S.75.
Sheep-Market steady. Top, $3,75;
lambs, $3.50.
Estimated tomorrow: hogs $4,000;
cattle 5000; sheep $4,000.
Live Stock Receipts.
Kansas City: hogs 10000; cattle
10000; sheep $4,000.
Omaha: hogs, 1900; cattle, $1,000;
sheep $4,000
Local Grain Market.
KEOKUK, Oct 30
No. 2, Wheat, red ...........$ $40
No. 8. Wheat, red ......... Sc
No. 2, Wheat, hard ........... 80
White oats -. ............. Al \!
Mixed oats ...... ..,......... 4oh
|Corn ,...... .... go
Local Live stock.
KEOKUK, Oct 30.--The followine
live stock market furnished today b,
Joseph Haubert:
1 Hogs-Good butchers, 25.75.
Sheep-Butchers S3.500A.00.
Lambs-$6 to $6.5e. .ss
Calves-s5.00 to 5000. me-
New York Produce.
NEW YORK, Oct. 3o.--The pre-
duce markets are as follows:
Butter-Creamery, 32c.
| Process Special. 24h@25c.
Eggs Western firsts, 2Tc.
Iced fowls-12@13c. IN
Iced springs-10@12hc.
Elgin creamery butter SIC.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-30

FOR SAEE-200 acres located in
Unon county, five and one-half
miles north of Ellston, la. Good road.
good market. 65 acres in cultivation,
three room house and good cellar.
rest seeded. Barn new 40x46; good
hen house, double corn crib. spring
and two wells. never failing water.
near school, price $50 per acre. AID.
dress Sumner Mcclure. Ellston, Iowa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-30

Accidents will happen. but the best.
regulated families keep DIR. Thomas'
Electric Oil for such emergencies. |,
subdues the pain and hea-s the hurts
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-30
Worlds shipmentc.

Wheat, this week, 10,704 600; last
week, 10,160,0o0: last year, 15,424,00o.
Corn, this week, 100000; last
week, 1,s39,oOO; last yer, 5,716,OOo.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-30

May ...... 1875 49M 4sss 4ss
July .., 4e9s 4eA 464 AGA
PORK
Jan. - 1872 1872 1857 1872
May 1885 1892 10, 50 1881
LARD
Oct. ...,.. -, 49,. -. S.ST
Jan. , 9O2 s.o2 S.97 9.O2
SHORT RIBS
Get. ..... 500 sos 7.95 7.95
Jan ... s.15 s.17 $40 s.lF
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-30
FOR RENT.
MISCELLANEOUS.

EXCHANGED OR TAKEN by mistake
ladies' white shirt waist, Saturday
morning Please return to Power
City sc, 10c and 25c Store.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-30
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-Eight room brick veneer.
ed house, 8 lots, barn, shed, fruit.
river view, in West KeoKuk. Inquire
DR., Chas Wilkins, 26371s, Santa Fe
Ave, Fort Madison, Iowa.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-07-20
THE PENDUI;M SWINGS.

G'rom the Rutland Hcrald.J
When such newspapers as the New
York Times comes forward with a
good word for Vermont in the present
circumstances when most metropolis
tan journals are circulating erroneous
statements about the states decadence
the effect should be to give them
pause in their damaging course. Per-
hars adequate justice will have been
done the old Green Mountain State
when some of her flamboyant detrac-
tors have burned themselves out by
the soaring effect Of their own Wilt
fication. 1t requires rather more tina n
an inspired brochure filled with sta
tistical matter of more or less anthem
ticity to down Vermont
Dr. oliver Wendell Holmes once
said that one might prove almost any
thing by logic: that Napoleon never
lived: that the battle of Bunker Hin
was never fought. similarly, by a skill
full misuse of statistics Nermonts de-
tractors have sought to prove her de-
cadence; there was the usual hue and
cry; then the pendulum described its
backward arc and newspapers Hike the
Providence journal and the Hartford
Courant take up cudEels in our behalf.
Here is what the New York Times has
to say about us; it would be well if
other New York newspapers could be
made to see n great light:
Thrifty Vermont. slandered Yer
mont. The Green mountain state.
which ought never to have been given
over to farming, is remedyins this err
ror The Hartford Courant finds hope
in the census reports Of a slight de-
crease in the number and acreage OF
Nermont's titled farm lands. It, rocky
and forested hilsides are adapted 10
crops of timber not Of wheat and corn
and summer visitors are buying up The
picturesque Green Mountain sites
Ncrmonts manufactures in 1850
amounted To over S5G,j)0O0O, and five
Years later had increased to over ss3,-
100000, az compared with an annual
s33,500,000 in farm products.
Yet the farms themselves have In a
decade increased more than one-third
I'm value-from $500 TO $4,000 apiece
and they are titled by farmers nine
tcnths OF whom arc Yankees. Ver-
mont's people ''salt away" $4,000. 900
annually in the savings banks. They
penal Systems, restored to the forest
their upland farms. established agri-
cultural schools built new factories,
and arc extending chain OF forest pre-
serves throughout the State
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-07-20
FAITH iWtIl EN;.n.

dora Sigorson Shorter IN the London
NatiOnD
! hear the thrush and blackbird sing
and blackbird sing.
Their honied voices wake the sleeping
spring.
The slothful spring.
And as each lovely note signs forth and
scars,
Green to the boueh doth come. and bloom
restores
The earth from mourning for the year at
rest.
she holds the golden babe upon her
breast
the newborn spring, the waking spring.
Their glorious tune I dare not hear
l dare not bear
Nor Aprirs flower behold without tear
Without a tear.
And friends will come to beat upon my
door
with "Open wide thy easement, for he
fore
Was never spring so fair nor song so
sweet"
| push the bolt and to my heart repeat.
l dare not hear.-1 dare not hear"
And comes a child to call unon my name.
Taps on the pane.
20, look thee forth and listen, ne'er
again
y, neer again
Shall thrush and blackbird sing as now
they tune
Their voice in chorus for the birth of
June"
Swift from my window wide 7 lean and
cry
What to his curious elders deny
And speak my pain-and speak my
pain:
The hlackbirds song how can I hear
How can hear
When he who held their singing ever
Who held it dear
Sleeps sound though all the golden
thrushes sing"
Thus to the child, still idly lettering,
weeping said. and he did make reply
How can he hear, when thou dost sob
and cry.
How can he hear,-how can he hear?"
@, little child, who wouldst not me de-
CeiVe,
Z hou dost believe
That his dear spirit still to earth doth
clcaNe,-
Doth cling and cleave.
And in the glory Of the earthly air
Finds eladness yet, and stll can take a
share;
Nor lies he souless in eternal sleep,
| fling my easement wide no more to
weep
[ must beleve,--Iwill believe!
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-07-20
THE WEEK IN DRY GOODS.

Fall buying has not yet shown any
marked activity, say tine Dry Goods Econ
omist In silks and dress goods manufac-
turers are shipping out goods on orders
taken some time ago II is generally ad-
rlitted, however, that fall purchases TO
date are considerably below the normal
Cotton fabrics. both fancy and staple,
are in moderate movement In the carpet
end upholstery goods branches consider
able complaint is heard as to the lack OF
orders.
Gerwear mills arc receiving many inquir-
les from the large number of jobbing buy
ers who are now in the market.
Women's garment manufacturers are by
no means satisfied with the initial orders
placed, but express considerable conf
dence as 10 a large movement when the
season gets further under way.
Millinery houses are showing early lines
tor fall Lace and embroidery concerns
are preparing 10 open their spring lines,
and look for good demand as soon as
conditions are tight for buying these lines.
The retail trade throughout the country
has been actively engaged IN conducting
clearance sales, and orders for merchan-
disc to round out such events have been
received hy the manufacturers and whole
sale distributors. AS was the case last
week, the excessive heat has thrown con-
siderable business which would have gone
to the larger stores into tho hands OF
The smaller establishments.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-07-20
LAMB JARDINIERE.

However the price of lamb may fluc-
tuate roast of this meat is always
welcome. An appetizing way to serve
1t in summer, when fresh vegetables
are abundant. is a la jardiniere. Pre-
pare the roast in the usual wav and
while il is cooking cut two rather
small carrots and one turnip into balls
with French vegetable cutter. Cook
them In a pint of water seasoned with
two saltspoonfuls of salt until tender
Then drain in sieve TO be sure the
are thoroughly dry, Put them back in
the same saucepan with a light table
spoonful OF butter, three tahlespoonfuls
OF stewed peas, three tablespoonfuis OF
stewed string beans cut into half-inch
lengths, half teaspoonful OF fine su-
nutmeg. Mix all the vegetables togcth-
or without breaking them. Let them
cook slowly at the back of the range
Tor five minutes when they will be
ready for serving. Upon taking up the
roast put 1t on a large platter and
serve after arrSnCins the jardiniete q
vegetables in a circle around the meat
Good canned vegetables may take :he
place OF fresh II the latter are not at
hand, ana other vegetables may he
added to those mentioned IT, desired
piece OF cauliflower broken into
flowerets and few Brussels sprouts
make a nice addition.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-07-20
GLIB SANDWICHES.

For these, boiled chicken is better than
roasted and the dark meat is quite as
good as the light other es entails are
that the bread shall be stalN enough to
toast nicely and the bacon delicately
broiled, then laid on a rack in a pan in
the oven so that while it remains crisp.
the slices remain fiat for spreading on the
slices of bread. This preliminary work
il done early enough to have chicken
and bacon perfectly cold before using.
on the toasted buttered bread is placed a
lettuce leaf. On this are thin slices Of
chicken over topped with thin slices Of
the hroiled bacon. The second slice Of
read follows and over this more lettuce
chicken and bacon. Mayounaise in guam
tity to suit individual preference, is used
with the lettuce but should not he added
until just before the sandwiches are
needed, lest 1t liquefy and become alb
sorbed by the bread Slices of peeled
tomato, one or two olives and slices Of
hard boiled egg with pickles chopped fine
are variations that can be introduced as
desired.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-07-20
ODD CHINESE METHODS.

During the recent Christmas holidays g.
happened that We passed through tire
townlot OF Hukou. on the Nadoo CT.sk. A
crowd was on tho bank watching tao
manCeuVres Of two fishermen. who were
reaping harvest OF mussels and wrinkles
Many have read how the natives collect
wild fowl by going into the water after
them and dragging the birds under by
their legs, but possibly no one has wit
messed the operation. These fishermen
We're dressed in towing costume a cow
SKIN coat and stockings, all in one piece.
with the hair turned inside The only
apertures in the garment, into which the
Wearers worked their way feet foremost.
were at the neck and cuffs, which We're
securely tied before entering the water.
into which the men wa1ed up 10 their
necks As soon as their feet came in
contact with any of the shelfish which
seemed to lie in beds, the fishermen loos-
ened them as well as they could from
the muddy bottom Of the creek and then
brought up the take" in a grasp net.
The men were eminently successful dur
ing the short time we stopped to watch
them and piled up big catch" on the
foreshore
Another sight which interested us was
novel way Of fishing. Two small boats
were moving parallel with one another
about thirty feet apart. Behind each Of
them We saw a line about sixty fee.
long, to which small Undated hooks
were attached about four inches apart.
The lines We're fastened to sticks held
respectively by a man in each boat. As
the boats moved slowly along first one
he