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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-04

yHEN Watts" Penn, one Of the
M tallest. stoutest most energetic OF
w net fishermen brought in report
with his catch of weakfish TO forked
River. y. j.. the other day that DIE
school of headhsh as he called them had
entered Barncgat Bay and were devourihG
everything in sight, / naturally stood at
attention.
why" said he. they go right into the
nets. FIJI up with bushels OF fish, then go
right out again the nets forming no more
barrier to them than to caseknife.
wouldn't know what had happened TO my
nets If several of them had not got tangled
IN I'm the broken twine by the tails. Say,
when | killed these chaps and cut them
open their big stomachs were fun OF hsh'
ducks and other small fowl
That sounded like such a big new fish
story that unbelievng and skeptical, I de-
,ermined TO call the bluff and put one over
on Watts"
"oh. we'll" said he. don't take my
word for il. There are hundreds of them
stranded on Sea Dog Shoals and around
the shallow waters of Sedge. Clam and
other islands Go over and open few OF
em and Just sec what's inside"
equipment and heavy fishing tackle in my
rowboat and pulled seven miles across Bar
necet Rav 10 Sea Dog. where thousands OF
snipe and pover resort. Giant fish
sounded good to me for posing before the
camera. whether they made good on the
eats or not. Arriving at Sea Dog. saw a
big fish high and dry on the shoal. ana
made a landing close by. At first I was
,uzzled by the monster. There he lay. dead
as doornail. With tape measure noted
that lie was FIVE feet long. his belly two
feet across and one foot high. tapering TO
the tail With stick ! opened MS NOUN
and found IT extended about the full width
% his stomach. His Jaws had two rows OF
sharp teeth. slanting inward, and showing
that any prey he seized could never get out
alive
This was no "headhsh." | knew. Tor whlie
MANY species Of headfish grow 10 monstrous
size such as the we'll known sea sunish
they have comparatively small mouths A
little rackinc Of memory and | got IT. lhls
was the terrible "angler" fish. called by
many local names. such as "froef1sh,' all
mouth" "roosefish.' FISHING frog' sea
devil" etc. Later looked up its scientific
name. which. as first established by PEN
nant Is Lophius piscatorius, pelohslns 10
an order established primarily by Cuvier as
TediCulati.
After taking his picture. | had look IN
side him and found the remains OF oushei
of fish there. Watts" had scored one on
me. one dead frogflsh was enough ana
curiously drove me 10 search ior i've
ones. Surely. | thought, some i've ones
must be hounderinG around in swallow
water. The think more than JUSTIFIED IL
self. During three days l found 'heIh
eyerywherc live ones along shore heads
on bankg. houndering in swallows at ~"
tides. and dead ones everywhere ALL IKE
the chameleon, colored according TO the
environment of the moment
Pushing the skff off the bar and pulling
around into Horsefoot Slough which sep
arates il from Sedge Island, saw some
thing floundering in shallow water. At loO
feet distant thought it was an alligator
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-04

who was vigorously chewing bit OF dura-
/ BILE gum.
"Experience" shifted that person. aban-
doning her gum no longer than was neces-
sary. why | passed through the state OF
/ Iowa on a fast train once. when was out
with the Jolly Joliers Company
Nature. however, had fitted her with
! generous physique. fit for "A lady farmer
| and Pollock put her in among the ring
| ors" lie had secured beforehand the SER
vices of Miss Catherine Sherman. an OK
pert in farming, claiming to be graduate
of Mrs. O. II. +. Belmont's farm for girls.
| BY the way. isn't 1t remarkable how many
hundreds of graduates that farm has
ground out even though 1t has been In
/ existence only few short weeks? There
were five other applicants who knew how
to pick up a scythe without scratching
their patent leather slippers. All the rest
are chorus girl ringers"
! The costume they will wear while en-
gagged in metropolitan farm work Will con-
sist of an untrlmmed creation OF straw
millinery which costs about two bits a
head and is called straw cady" out In
the rural districts. where they are exceed
ingly popular. Then there is the white
waist. with the sleeves rolled up TO give
the round arms n chance Ia he seen. over
all a pair of overals will be worn-real
/ trousers they are. No mere blue jeans
harcm skirts. This costume requirement
, served to discourage several applicants of
the speechmakng and tract scattering per-
| suasion.
Leaving the overals. we come to the
| stockings. These will be of silk Lest
their beauty he not wasted all suffragette
farmers will be required to keep their over
alls rolled up at the bottom until they
strike just this side of the knee. What
would a summer garden he without a gem
erous display of silken legs? 1t certainly
wouldn't he summer garden.
These lady hayseeds are to do all their
farm work at night during the intermis-
sons In the variety bill There is a truck
farm, 30 by Go feet I'm magnitude. where the
girls will try TO raise radishes, cabba ges
and green things like that Miss Sherman
says that she is going 10 use intensive
farming methods in working the roof truck
garden. and she confidently predicts thu,
several potatoes will have been brought n
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-04

?water except his protruding. well niieo
Jaws. vet by rare good fortune every out
line OF his body showed in the picture, even
including the squirming method OF SWIM
ming on or near the surface of the wafer
with horizontal strokes OF the tall. giving
snakelike, sinuous curves. the like OF which
may account for many tales of sea SER
pents."
As I backed up, or inshore, l called out
1.-TWO" meaning that our friend, "Watts
Penn, had scored on me again. ana that
all those skeptical villagers and scoHlng
guests at the resort hotels should be MADE
TO eat crow and not handy "WattsS
stories about as samples OF Forked River
fish warns. This fish and his contents de-
ternined to have permanently as exhibit
| A. marked for Identification. Taking kedge
and cable from the skff. | put tho former
in his Jaws and hauled him high up on
Sedge Island. There. buried deep under
damn soaweed, | have him secured as
lasting exhibition. He will In time be skele-
| tonlzed. with the shelldrake and many
| other skeletons within him 10 show as
| proof I'm sorry. | regret 10 say, my friend
| did not like TO be high and dry. Yet his
| tenacity OF life is shown in the fact that
| II was twenty-four hours before he gasped
| his last. He proved TO he the largest |
handled. He measured something more
than six feet in length. and Judged his
weight at about 90 pounds. His color was
| dark red. while the color Of the other one
| basking in the sun near by was gray, Ike
the living scaweod growing about his body
and tail under water.
| Polling around the shadows Of liorsefoot
| Slough, found the bottom and beaches
! everywhere dotted with dead anglers
which had paid the penalty Of venturinS
too far inland 10 hask in the sun. De-
| lighted with the days work, ! pulled hack
! TO Forkcd River.
on the SUNDAY previous | had made
fine catch OF bl1ckfsh. running two to
three pounds each. at the inlet where
stone heaps iut out from the Barnegat
Lighthouse. iGj feet high. and where the
water dccpcns abruptly along half mile
Of bavshoro line.
Next day after the angler fish advent
ures / rowed nine miles over 10 the light
house Tor more blacknsh. There were no
bites at the inlet. and. after several hours
trying. I decided to row along the meadow
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-04
Great School of Singular Monsters Which Lat tame ana
Also Fish, and Which Are Seldom Seen IN lhese
Waters, Has Caused Excitement Among Fishermen

! That is the impression a i've rroehsh
gives TO one at little distance. The head
rarity projected above water, the arc
like curve Of the big mouth and the bulg-
ing eyes would convince any layman' II he
ventured no nearer. that salt water alli-
gators must exist.
| rowed right up to him where the cam
era could rake him at its shortest focus OF
-. feet. Snaps first [ decided and some
fun later. / was curious TO know why he
was struggling in shallow water. Surely.
thought. if he wants TO get out in deep
water he would not head for shore so per-
sistently. The fish explained readily
enough With a few more energetic efforts,
he pushed his mouth up on the beach.
fiattened out the rest Of his body in the
shallow water behind 1t and settled down
for a sun bath with every indication OF
content.
IN this attitude l got his first picture.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-04

you,
II grant" granted Mr.. Truthful John
Pollock, press representative for Ham
merstein's, that there are other roof
gardens in New York. But none of them
Come this way" And he lead on past
the auditorium. where the variety bill Will
be presented, to the back of the roof.
Painters were painting and carpenters
were carping. The opening date wasn't
so far TO the front. and there was the
usual hurried hammering and preponder-
ance of fresh paint-thc carmarks of
rush Having made his way through the
muck of workers. Mr.. Pollock gained the
western edge of the roof and pointed up
ward
THAT is it." he said. proudly, none OF
'em can show you a thing like that with
out taking off their roof garden roof"
The visitor looked and saw nothing but
space lie looked the second time with
parallel result. Then he had To admit
with an apologize smile that he didn't
| Just quite get Mr.. o'clock.
why. you are looking at IL all the
| time" smiled that press representative.
Its the sky. The cerulean blue-the
| endless spaces---the glorious welkin'
None of the other regular roof gardens
can show that to their patrons. All the
others have covering between ii and
! their auditorium. We have that. too, over
| the auditorium you will notice-but dur
ing the intermisson you can wander out
here with the lovely lady you brought
along and admire the star studded
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-04
BAA-BAA SHOP.

Get It? See-Baa-baa shop. What does
that remind you of? Don't you see? Baa'
baa shop How would a Southern woman
pronounce the word barber? Why. some
thing like this: "Ba ba'." There you nave
it-baa-baa shop. Barber shop-where the
sheep gets his hair cut It's mighty GOOD
after YOU have tumblcd TO H. An eXplaha'
ton or the joke in parentheses Is now belns
executed in red. white and blue stripes OF
paint and will be dry by tomorrow nighI
There are other little things, like the
duck pond with fish in ii. Maybe there VIII
- fishing lines that the members OF tns
audience can use during the intermissioh
OF course. all these glories OF rural AmeH'
ca are to be surrounded by and interspersed
with little one-legged tables where II wont
be hard to buy a drink.
The horse and cow are to stall through
the summer (get that joke ?-thought II up
just minute ago. on the roof About twice
week one of the stage hands will be
allowed To take them down TO the street
level and give them little exercise IN yhe
form OF promenade about Lobster
Square. with collars and leashes on. Bo'n
the animals are oldtmers. which have
lived through IT before, and they expect 10
make ii gil right this season. During ths
winters, when they aren't working on NV
roof they are taken out TO a full grown
Jersey farm belonging To Harry Nook. SUI
perntendent of the building. IL Is admit
ted that the amount of truck produced anu
the pounds OF butter donated by Cordeiis
via the electric mixer and churn areh'
going to have any downward effect on 'n'
lofty price we now pay for these necessr
ties of life Mr.. Pollock says that we WIZ
have to gaze elsewhere for relief
One garden blossomed forth last "eeA
and is in full swing as | write about
That Is the American Roof Garden, al f-'
street and Eighth avenue. Like Hamh'''
STEMS, IL has a vaudeville bill Overhea'
is a canopy Of counterfeit leaves. 10 make
you forget about your surroundings any
imagine that you are In the shady dep'p'
of a cool forest. Shmmering through W.
bogus leaves are little electric lights tn',
are supposed to represent the stars aa'
to the right OF the stage is home-msS'
moon. always full
So have your white pants pressed -"
polish up your blond cane. The tins W.
come when she will expect you TO take -
to the roof instead of staying on the su"
level. f. 9. TIsDAA .
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-04

counted seventy-four of them ehJoS i"b VIZ
delights Of Barnegat City as sul.n'e .
resort. After three hours fishing win
catch of only six blackhsh so smaii Una,
I put them back in the water a'i.o'
"tumbled," as it were. Here was ''e -,
est blackfsh hole of South Jerse!
nothing doing.
The explanation gradually dawred OF, ~.
Going ashore with the kedge, hauieu vne
of the biggest frogfish ashore ana cut mn
omen. The situation was then made cie",
He was comfortably filed with blackr's"
CHANGING down the long line OF heaos asi,oi
I ruminated sadly something IKE ''is
"Seventy-four frogfish equal ABOUT se'
enty-four bushels Of blackf1sh, ana VINO
knows what else No wonder there is III
tie left for me-"
AS the ebb tide turned to food severa'
NJ NV friends were dislodged from snore
by the rising waters, and a curious sish'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-04

about this time Of the year, too. Showf
all over the country are closing and the
merry artists Of the light and fantastic
are focking back 10 the earth's centre at
42d and B-way TO see what can he
done in the way Of three eats day
until the opening of next season ushers
in another run of prosperity. This is true
although a press agent did say #. At
any rate you are requested to remember
that the police will be interested in the
opening as usual.
Tomorrow night Hammerstein's Roof
Garden and Suffragette Farm will open
for the summer. This roof claims to be
the old original. and Is on the watershed
Of the Victoria variety theatre. at 42d
street. There is one thing of which
Hammerstein's is particularly proud mark
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-04
Of Course There'll Be Farm.
erettes" in Overalls and
Silk Stockings-They're
Real Gardeners.

robust manhood by the time the garden
closes for the winter
COW by the name of Cordelia has taken
up her residence on the roof, and one OF
the suffragettes will sic an electric mixer
on her each evening for the benefit OF the
audience Also, there is a horse OF the
name of Hammerstein-called Hammer for
short-which is to go through the ordeal OF
being shod and manicured once day by
brawny lady farmer.
Now, Of course. horses hoofs wouldn't
last long at that rate II he got genuine
shoeing every time. So the suffragetie isn't
really going TO try that on Hammer what
she doesn't know about the art of applying
horse footwear would I'LL a couple Of SETS
OF the Encyclopaedia Britannica but you
ought 10 hear her beat on the anvil
In addition there is TO be barber shop
for sheep with a lady barber at the wneel
OF the electric clippers. Look here wat
they have painted over the rustic cot ~heie
the sheep is to be sheared:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-04
the Gay New Yorker Has His Root Gafde

heavens-takc a slant at the silvery NOON
and all that sort of poetic stuff. It's
fine little bit Of auxiliary decoration for
the ola Original Root.
IIammersteins stunt" this summer IS -
he the suffragettc farm II IL all 10 ne
there. including the real, live and living
suffraeette tillers Of the fragrant soil.
farm. including horse. COW. sundry chick
ems. divers ducks. hleating sheep and
genuine truck garden. all on roof at
Broadway and i2d street,
That ought to knock EN- OF their seats
oh? Listen again, how It sounds
real farm in operation on Lobster
Square.
They have absolutely pledged themselves
to FAIRY out the fun programme, too. Las;
Tuesday Mr.. Pollock put an I'D" in the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-04

Al the end of "A perspring two hours
fourteen had been chosen out of the hum
dred that had called. That hundred had
included militant votes-for- xomep davo-
tees who were willing to do tho roof farm
Work free II they were allowed to speak to
'ne audiehce every night Others really
were from the country, and could tell the
oinerence between rake and hoe with
their hands tied behind them. And there
were still others
What farm experience have Won had?r
Pollock asked one buxom young person
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-04

bank to see II they had moved further I'm.
I had no sooner got away from the light
house than | began To see my friends. the
frognsh. strung along the shore heads up
on land. baskins i'm the sunlight. I'm
half-mile row along the meadow bank |
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-04

paper. in the Help Wanted-Female col
umn. The sort of female help wanted was
the supposedly rare brand called suffra-
eette farmers. The farm was there, and
all the livestock had been engaged, but
there wasn't any one to take charge, hence
the 'ad." There were plenty OF answers
you know how IL is when you advertise in
the papers. Indeed. there were so many
ambitious lady rubes" that there was
some difficulty in thrashing out-I use the
metaphor advsedly-the real from the imi-
tation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-04

resulted. Each one. rs he was swept out by
the tide. turned and persistenty oucked
against IT, striving TO get back, his TAN
working sinuously. I'm these efforts ! pno-
tographed several of them buckng the TIDE
which grew stronger every moment. so that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-04

As he had posed so obligingly | had no
heart to harm or modest him further. In
fact, / happened to look up and see bigger.
more important game making for the shore
There. not fifty feet distant, was persistent
~ pushing inshore a giant frogfish. with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-04

a duck protruding from his jaws. Hastily
Bleaching the boat. and not thinking TO re-
move shoes or other apparel. ] wadcd our
to meet him. camera set for a snap. we
met at the proper focus and the portia''
resulted All OF this follow was unOoI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-04

"Do you think they're happily married
mo question of it. lie still le's her se'
lect his clothing. '-Detroit Free Press
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1911-12-21

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward Tor any case 81 Catarrh that can
not Do cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Z. J. CHENEY q co., Toledo, o,
We, the undersigned, have known r.
]. Cheney for the last Is years, and be-
lievs him perfectly honorable ID all
business transactions, and financially
able - carry ouk Any obligations made
by hla firm
WALpfN0, KINNAN q MARvIE,
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, O.
Halls Catafsh Ours Is taken inter-
nally aching dirsesIg Upon lie blood
and mucous surfaces of the system
Teslimonsa'z sent free. Price. 75c per
botale. Sold BY ia Drugpists.
Take Halls Family pilla i0r coosti-
patton.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1911-12-21
NOTES ON
OSTEOPATHY
BY DR.. n. I. Quick Of Elk Point,
South Dakota
Colds

Severe colds in the head are one Of
the surest results Of over-eating. Poor
ventilation and over heated houses also
cause colds. Colds are the be-
ginning Of catarrh, sore throat, tonsilitis.
bronchitis, lagrippe, pneumonia and con-
sumption. To prevent "colds" is TO es-
cape most OF tie trouble from these
diseases A torpid liver, sluggish and
loaded bowels will produce colds and
sore throat
The result of eating larger dinner
than the stomach, liver, pancreas and
bowels can digest is disordered circala-
ton. catarrh Of the nasal tract and
throat and catarrh Of the stomach and
bowels.
Never neglect cold, give prompt
attention 70 IL. So to escape trouble, eat
moderately, even AZ Christmas dinner
and keep the liver active and the bowels
regular.
Osteopathy is the best agency after
normal living to prevent colds occur
ing. 10 check them after they have
started and 10 cure up the after effects
when they have existed for some time.
Prove It's value for yourself. Il is re-
suits that count here the same as in any
other business or profession.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1911-12-21

Fred Ford was : Sioux cily caller
yesterday
Mrs. Wm. Hanson was a Sioux d Il
visitor Tuesday.
Rev. Father Salmon was i sioux CHS
passenger yesterday.
WIN Schaetael went to vermllllon
yesterday on business.
Don't forget the dance Christmas
night. Il win be good one.
e. NJ. Crowder purchased atty head
OF stalk cattle In Sioux City Tuesday.
You will never fall 10 be pleased with
the program at any time at the Gem
Electric theatre.
Prot. Alvin Miller Of Iowa City. H..
l. spending his Christmas vacation at
the Daniel Flannery home.
A large number of University
students passed through here the past
two days on their way home 10 spend
their Christmas vacation.
Mort Henk q and Ray Flannery, who
are attending the Vermlllion Unlver-
sity, came down yesterday to spend
Christmas with their parents.
Mrs. VIM. Starr and daughter Mable,
returned home Friday evening from
Charter Oak, Ia, where she attended
the funeral OF her brothers wife.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1911-12-21
CURIOUS BITS
OF HISTORY
HOW BOSTON VILLAGE REG
ULATED WAGES.
Ry a. M. MACY.

The coed people % Boston VII
laue were much dissatisfied with
what They considered the exces-
sIve wages demanded BY work
men, % the general court de-
clded 10 make an example Of
enc Edward Palmer, q carpen-
ter. He had been employed TO
erect stocks FOR the punishment
Of offenders. Having completed
the machine, he sent Ii his Bill,
amounting 10 about Qa.00. A.
he doubtless 5urnIshed the fIna-
Der, and probably put In nc least
two dayss labor. thIs charge does
not seem 60 No unreasonable. but
the court decided Il was exor.
bItant, fined him five pounds
(about e22.o0l, and sentenced
him 20 spend one hour In che
machine ne had made. The pun-
lshnent seems out of alI pro-
portion g the ofssnse, but the
Purltans had u curious way or
looking IS these things.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1911-12-21
For Sale

a good 10-room house and 70 lots.
dne shade and fruit trees; ALSO 4 other
good houses and lots. Good terms.
VIZ. EsLIcK.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1911-12-21
Warning

II you want your clothes cleaned,
pressed and repaired FOR Xmas bring
them ~ before the rush. Low prices
prevail rs usual.
CRY TAILOR SHoP.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1911-12-21

Furnished through the curtesy Of
johnson Bros, Farmers' Elevator and
Henkln & Son.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-04-18
PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETI.
TION,

Amendment Changing the
Method of Assessment of Property
for Street improvements. Provid-
ing for Creation of Street Assess
ment Districts and Notice Thereof,
Providing for Hearings Before As
sessments Are Made, and Providing
that the Cost Of Street Improve
ments Shall Be Assessed Against
Each Lot in Proportion to the
Benefits Thereto by Reason OF Such
improvements, and providing that
The Council May Make Street I'm
- provements by Contract or by Pur-
chasing Materials and Hiring La
Dor. Vote YES or NO.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-04-18
PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETI-
TION. -.

Charter Amendment Exempting Bonds
from Taxation and Providing
Amount of Bonds Issued Shall Not
Be Included in Computing the Au-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-04-18

The following is the form and
number In which the measure will be
printed on the official ballot:
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-04-18

{ Continued on page eleven.)
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-04-18

The following Is the form and
number In which the measure will be
printed on the official ballot: