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Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-09
RUSSIAN WIRELESS STATIONS
IN THE ARCTIC SEA.

Russia has for some time evinced
special interest in the Arctic regions,
sending out each summer expeditions
to Nova Zembla and other parts of
northwestern Siberia and taking up
with general energy old plans of a
ship connection between Europe and
the Estuary of Siberian rivers. Rus
sano, the well-known Russian traveller
Tin the company of Kuschkine, who at
the time was a member of Amund-
scns exposition), will set ou; in
the spring for arctic waters, in order,
among other things, to fini navi-
gable route to the rivers of western
Siberia. In order to improve and
safeguard Siberian navigation, Russia
contemplates the installation of RADIO
telegraphich stations on the northern
coast of the Russian continent, as
well as in Nova Zembla and other is
lands.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-09
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.

One cannot buy scent-bag for a
cent.
Cigar stumps are bigger nuisance
than tree stumps.
Too many of us finish our education
at the wrong end.
A house cannot fly though it may
have ever so many wings.
There is often that in a man that
he could better carry in jug.
The eyes of the potato are fasten-
ed upon the entire country.
The earth and everything on it goes
round. Why even the crops rotate.
A man may be able to hold run
away locomotive and yet be unable to
hold his tongue.
Johnny, would you like to speak
piece at SCHOOL," Nav, I'd rather
eat one
The honey-bee must have poor
opinion of mans conception of the
eighth commandment.
Many swain who's badly smitten
Finds at last he has the mitten.
Work is honorable, but an amazing
number of people are indifferent to
that particular honor.
The frog is one of the greatest
croakers on record, and he seldom
ever gets beyond his own little pool
Many "A man who in ordinary things
is as slow as molasses in January is
willing to run for an office.
Chickens are not the only things
that come home to roost. The mem
bers of the store-box club do so in
variably.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-09
HORSE TALK.

A well-broken colt saves much tire
and is pleasure to the driver and to
those who see him.
Study the requirements of each
horse as to amount and kinds of feed
The usefulness of a horse depends
upon his ability to perform the work
required of him. To do this he must
have the right feed and the right care.
The farmer should raise the draft
or heavy coach horse, for by the time
he is full-grown and ready for the
market he has earned every cent he
has cost.
A few horses of the most profita-
BILE type can be raised on an ordinary
sized farm where high-class sires are
available.
Each farmer should raise all the
horses needed on his farm.
With young horse or two for sale
each year of type suitable for the
market demands, the farm income is
increased.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-09
SOLID COMFORT.

The winter may wint as it lists and
carry its message of woe; the bliz-
zard may shrek as it twists and piles
up its pillows of snow; heed not the
clements ire, | yearn not for summer
or spring; I've book and pipe by
the fire, and life is bully good thing
The frost's lying thick on the pane.
the SHOWS lying deep at the door; bu!
Boreas threatens in vain, in vain does
he bully and roar! / have all the
things | desire, | reign in my home
like a king; I've book and pipe
by the fire. anc storms are a bully
g"od thing! Some go to far-off re-
sort, where blue is the midwinter sky,
where soft, scented breezes cavort,
and weather is fit for July. To naught
of that sort l aspire; you won't see
your uncle take wing; I've book and
a pipe by the fire, and winters
bully good thing. Pm fond of the
long winter nights, when darkly the
sky DER us bends, when the windows
of houses are bright, and smoke from
the chimneys ascends; there's nothing
then doleful or dire, / whistle and
gambol and sing; I've pipe and a
book by the fire, the world is bully
good thingi-Walt Mason.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-09

cles because they can cure the fish
as fresh as when it cI1e from the
water. Consequently, Il larger per-
centage of the salted f Z. is exported.
especially to the tropics, while the
fresh fish is consumed = home. The
refrigeration system Of the great
steamers, however, is already devel-
oping an export trade even in the
fresh fish.
The Boston Fish Mart is one of the
busiest places which can be imagined.
1t is now located in the old part ef
the city but it is to b. removed next
year to new wharf which is being
built on the other sid Of the harbor.
One of the most int esting sights
to be seen is the landing of vessel
loaded with large fish such as sword
fish, which may weigh as much as
800 or 900 pounds apiece without at
tracing any special comment. The
"swords" are choppcd off when the
fish are caught to facilitate handling.
but the great mass cf flesh is raised
in a derrick from the boat, swung to
the scales, its weight registered and
then piled onto a truck to be placed
in the refrigerator, all in less time
than can be imagined.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-09
ALWAYS POLITE.

One cold, wintry morning man of
tall, angular build was walking down
step hill at quick pace. A treach-
erous piece Of ice under the snow
caused him to lose control of his feet;
he began to slide and was unable to
stop. At cross street half way down
the decline he encountered large,
heavy woman with her arms full of
bundles. The meeting was sudden, be-
fore either realized it a collision en-
sued and both went sliding down hill.
A grand ensemble-the thin man un-
oerneath, the fat woman and the bun
dies on top. When the bottom was
reached and the woman was trying in
vain to recover her breath and her
feet, these faint words were borne TO
her ears: Pardon me, madam, but
you will have to get off here. This
is as far as | GO"
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-09

eras of religious bigotry. 1t is based
on events that occurred last week
and that have been occurring year
after year. The Moslem is booked
upor as benighted and "unspeakabie,"
3s race that has stood still while
the world has been moving forward
to higher ground, whereon are built
TIE altars of religious freedom. But
bigotry and persecution are bigotry
and persecution no matter by whom
practiced, and so far as the victims
are concerned it matters little whether
Protestants butcher Catholics or vice
versa or whether both persecute the
Jews and all three are the victims Of
Mokammedan fanaticism.
BEFORE, then, any great beautiful
dreams" of Christian Europe are
realized, it is only elemental fitness
tliat Christian Europe purge itself Of
be crimes which it has itself COM
milted in the name of religion and
is committing at this very moment.
Before mass is celebrated in an Otto
man mosque the celebrants should be
the representatives of civilization
unstained with continuing persecu-
tions Of alien races. Perhaps, in the
dim future, when all has been made
ready for that mighty ceremonial that
means so much to so many millions
Of the race, when throughout Chris
tian Europe men may kneel at what
soever altars they wish, when the
broad charity of the Founder of the
religion whose holy symbol is the
cross, history will say that the time
has come for the crescent to give
way before it. Then only will the
doors of Santa Sophia swing open in
true accord with Christian civilization.
Though they swung open tomorrow,
while religionists of any race or creed
are prosecuted by protesting follow
crs of the Christ, history will be max
ing another of it's mocking errors that
arc travesties on the hypocrisy OF
those who profess one thing and do
another Perhaps the altar of Santa
Sophia is only waiting for those who
may approach it with clean hands, un-
stained with blood of martyrs; with
purged hearts, free from hatred; aud
with unpolluted souls, recognizing
Cod as the Father of men who are
brothers.<Kansas. City Journal.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-09
THE WORK OF A FRENCH HOS
PITAL SHIP.

A recent consular report describes
the remarkable work of the French
hospital ship "Sairt Francois d'As-
sise," one of two vessels maintained
by the Societe des Ccuvres de Mer to
minister to the wants of fishermen of
the north Atlantic. The vessels in
question cruises on the Newfoundland
banks, while her sister shin plies the
Iceland fishing grounds and the North
sea.
The hospital ship leave France each
spring and follows the French fl her
men to the banks. 1t carriers a crew
of 27 men, including chaplain and
doctor, and has beds for 36 pa
tients, besides accommodation for
shipwrecked sailors and patients suf-
fering with minor ailments. During
the summer it speaks to each fishing
vessel on the banks, without regard
to nationality, to ascertain whether
its services are needed. Sick or in
jured fishermen are given treatment,
and when the cases are sufficiently
serious are kept on board. From
time to time the ship puts into St
Pierre to transfer patients to the
French hospital at that place.
During the year 1911 the ship
steamed 12,2O9 marine miles, spoke
/, ,143 vessels, admitted 70 patients to
the hospital, and gave treatment at
sea in 420 other cases; besides pick
ing up IA shipwrecked sailors. The
vessel also acts as a floating post
office, under the authority of the
French government, distributing and
collecting mail on the fishing grounds.
No charge is made for medical treat
ment or for medicines.
Besides its two ships the society
maintains two sailors homes, one at
st. Pierre and one at Feskrusfjor
Iceland. II has a small subsidy from
the French government, but is main
ly dependent upon private subscrip-
tons from year to year.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-09

tice there. In America number of
similar incidents have been noted A
lew years ago the American fleet
came up the Chesapeake bay and
made its headquarters off Tangier is
land, in the center of the menhaden
Industry. The fishermen would find
school Of fish anywhere within ten
miles of the island, and one of the
big guns would be fired, and the fish
would immediately disappear, and the
days work be lost to the fishermen.
1t is claimed that by the fleet re-
naming there a few weeks the state
of Virg Tia lost over 100000 and a
number of fishing firms were bank
rupted. Tne result was petition to
congress ard the removal of the fleet,
but the same thing has been noticed
in many pant of the world, and is
becoming recognized as menace to
the fishing industry. In Bermuda Sc
rious losses have been sustained by
the death Of whole schools of fish, as
the result of explosives fired from
gunboats, and it is claimed that fish
ing has become greatly diminished
along certain parts of the coasts of
Spain and Italy from the same causes.
The Importance of fish conserva-
tion is thus becoming well recognized
by each of the nations. The tendency
cf an industry to injure the fish life
Of the waters near which it is to be
located las now been considered i'm
rortant enough to warrant considera-
BILE lega. restriction. In this country
most Of tne states having fishing ter
ritory have had some legislative ac-
| tion regarding it. In a number of
L,aces, print factories and dye works
had been accustomed to empty refuse
| dye solution into the streams. At
| first this did not noticeably affect the
fish, as they are less susceptible to
some poisons than other animals, but
| gradually il was found that the ma
tive fish were disappearing even
though fewer were caught than for
nerly. The prohibition of the pollu-
tion of the waters has been found a
means of increasing the number of
| ish.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-09
THE FISH INDUSTRY ON
THE NEW ENGLAND COAST
(By Frederic J. Haskin.) J


The products of the New England
fisheries have always played an I'M
portant part in the fishing interests of
the country, although they do not, as
chief supply of fish, But the coast
from Maine to New York has always
abunded with fish of numerous kinds
and the New England colonists were
the first to recognize the commercial
value OF this article of food. Last
year the products of these fisheries,
which center principally at Glouces-
ter and Boston, amounted to 1S5, Il 3d.
357 pounds, having money value of
considerably over $5,000,000. This
quantity was secured by $500 trips
in boats and vessels of various kinds
and it included cod, husk, hake, pol
lock, halibut and mackerel for its
chief products. According to the re-
turns made for the industry up to
Sept. /, 1912, the products of these
fisheries for this year have amounted
to 116,795,931 pounds, worth $685.
407, which is somewhat less than the
amount for the same period last year.
In spite of this decrease, however,
there are many reasons for believing
that the fishing industry of that part
of the country will continue to hold
its own as in the past.
The Maine fishing coast, because of
its long extent, is most important
part of the New England fishing ter
ritory. 1t furnishes a large percen-
age of the lobster catch of these
states and in addition supplies cod,
herring, mackerel and most of the
other Atlantic fish. Eastport, Me-,
claims the honor Of originating the
fish canning industry in this country
by the use of Theoretically sealed
cans. The process originated with the
French and was first tried upon this
continent at Halifax in 1910. In 1s43
Charles Eastport, who had opened
the establishments Halifax, moved
to Eastport and from that time on
the canning of various fish products
has been an important industry in
many towns scattered along the coast
of Maine.
The most important product of the
New England fisheries is cod, fish
of recognized quality for centuries.
AS far back as 1852, when it was
reported that King Charles II was
Gispleased with the Massachusetts col
cnists because they had presumed to
coin the famous "Pine Tree Shilling"
the general court of the state ordered
a present sent to appease him, which
consisted of three thousand cod fish,
ten barrels of cranberries, and two
hogsheads of samp. The Goldfish was
eaten at court with many encomiums
and from that time continued to be
an important article Of commerce be-
tween the old country and the new.
The New England fishermen do not
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-09
THE LARGEST SIDEwHEEL
PASSENGER STEAMRE.

Very interesting is the continual in
crease in the size of both freight and
passenger steamers which is notable
on the Great Lakes. The new steam
ship, City of Detroit ILL.," which is
now in commission is the largest side
wheel passenger steamship in the
world today. In the history of steam
ship construction she has only been
exceeded once, and that was by the
Great Eastern" which was six hun
dred and ninety two feet in length.
The Great Eastern" however, was
both paddle and screw propelled. The
"City of Detroit III'' is five hundred
feet over all, fifty-five feet broad
nodded, one hundred feet over the
guards, and she has moulded depth
Of twenty-five feet.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-09
AEROPLANE FLIGHT
FROM LONDON TO INDIA.

The Pekin-Paris aeroplane flight
for which a prize has been offered by
the Paris Martin has inspired English
aviators with the project of arranging
flight from London to India, and a
committee has been organized in Lon
don to push the scheme. The proposed
thence by way of the Shipka pass and
Adrianople to Constantinople; then
along the route of the Anatolia rail
way to Aleppo; thence to Bagdad;
thence along the shores of the Persian
gulf and the Arabian sea to Karachi;
a total distance of $500 miles.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-09
BOTH IN DANGER.

We see the turk now furtive lurk,
Around the farmers yard
With every peck he cranes his neck,
Is constantly on guard.
The other Turk has had warm work
Where enemies abound.
He seldom sleeps and likewise keeps
A wary watch around.
These hapless Turks dodge axes, dirks
And perils grave we vow.
Bottle man and fowl stand cheek by
powl,
Right up against it now.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-09
THE FISH INDUSTRY
ITS VALUE AND EXTENT
(By Frederick ]. Haskin. }


This is to be a big fish story. 1t is
about fisherman who is so patient
and so lucky that every year he catch
es 100000 tons of fish that he sells
for more than s6O,OOO,OOO He has as
much money as that invested in tackle.
He is the biggest fisherman in tie
world. His name is Uncle Sam. And
this doesn't take into account his
sportsmen nephews who fish for fun
it includes only those 100000 men
who catch fish for living and who
do their full share to feed the hungry
millions.
No other nation in the world has
fisheries of such extent and value
the only reason one hears mere of the
fisheries of certain other nations is
that an annual product of $4,000, 900
is proportionately so much bigger in
Newfoundland than is $60,0O0,O 900 in
the United States. Nevertheless the
fish industry is big thing with Amer
leans, and something that in one way
or another affects every citizen of the
country.
Unless it be that of hunting, fish
ing is generally acknowledge to be the
oldest of industries Primitive man,
living along the waters of the sea or
river, naturally looked to that ele-
ment to supply him with large part
of his food and the taking of that
food from the water became more or
less difficult according to the fish Sc
lected and the means within his reach.
AT the beginning, he derived nourish-
ment from those which were cast upon
the shore or were easily within his
reach in the shallow water As his
and devised fishing implements that
enabled him to capture larger, finer
fish from deeper waters. With this
progress came also taste for the
adventure and sport which has always
played a large part in the lives of
fishermen.
In the United States fishing was
probably the earliest industry put into
operation by the settlers. The rivers
in colonial times were full of fish
which could be shared CIR caught even
at times when the nearness of In
dians rendered the noise of the hunt
er's rifle inadvisable. As far back as
1924 the American colonists sent back
to England ships laden with choicest
fish and the earlier Dutch traders
dealt in fish from their first settle
ment of the country. The Indians
themselves had depended largely upon
the streams for their fish supply, but
it was the early settlers who brought
with them the knowledge of the value
of the deep sea food products.
The vast terrsitory of the United
States, including as it does so many
varying climatic and geographical
conditions, renders its fish products
more varied and of greater value than
that of any other nation and each
year develops better understand
ing Of the methods best adapted to the
utilization Of these natural advan-
tages. In the northern parts Of the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-10-15
BANDITS HOLD UP FAST TRAIN
Kansas City Southern Passenger
Robbed Near Poteau, Okla.-Ex-
press Safe Is Dynamited.

Fort Smith, Ark. Oct Bandits
Friday night held up north-bound Kan
sas City Southern passenger train No.
4, enroute to Kansas City, on Tarby
Prairie, three miles north of Poteau,
Okla. The bandits rode away on the
same train. A call was sent here for
bloodhounds
The men were seen to board the
train at the Frisco crossing. a mile
northeast of Poteau, where the train
had to stop on orders. John Dozier,
who resides near by. went to investi-
gate and found the passengers in one
car were holding up their hands.
While masked man kept them COW
cred with a pistol another man was
searching the passengers.
When the train reached Spiro,
twenty miles north of Poteau, it was
learned that the robbers-about six in
nImber-dynamite the safe in the ex-
press car and stole a large quantity
of registered mail.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-10-15
WAR ON IN EARNEST
STATES IN THE BALKANS PLAN
TO MOVE ON TURKEY.
Four Hundred Are Slain In Battle Be-
tween Sulearians and Turks
on the Border.

London, Oct. s. Fighting which began
on the Bulgarian and Servian frontiers
has been renewed with increased Wig
or, and the war in the Balkans is
reality.
The Balkan governments are rush
ing with all possible haste the compile
ton of their mobilization plans and
formal declaration of hostilities is now
waited to set the augmented and COM
bined forces of Bulgaria, Greece. Ser
via and Montenegro in motion against
Turkey.
The advance guard of the Bulgarian
army is advancing on Adrianople, but
serious resistance is being met with
en- route Several engagements have
been fought The entire Bulgarian
army will follow this route into Tur-
key, it is believed, as a straight march
from Adrianople would bring the
troops to Constantinople. Four hun
dred troops Oa both sides are reported
slain in battle at Harmanli, in Bull
garia, 81 miles north of Adrianople
With the Bulgarians active in north
eastern Turkey, the Servians have as
sumed the aggressive on their own
border in Northwestern Turkey. and
the Montenegrins are active on the ex-
IRENE northwestern frontier. Three
battalions of Montenegrins have
crossed the frontier north of Skutari.
Across the line they were Joined by
the Mahissori tribesmen, and the two
forces are advancing to meet the
Turkish troops. Thus Turkey is har-
raised at three widely separated
points.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-10-15
Robert O'LIncoln

Somewhere between the first and
middle Of May, he always appears;
somewhere between the middle and
last of September he goes; and, mean
while, he would put the Joy of life
into the most inveterate hypochron-
driac that ever breathed. His very
name makes one long to laugh and
Sing and cut capers. hope sometime,
somewhere, in the upper blue from
which the bob-o-link tumbles into our
ripping, sunshiny meadows, to meet
the man who named him!
yet. in a way, he has named him.
self; for 'bobolink' is supposed to be
a, fanciful imitation of his song. But
no human word can ever be true
replica of that ecstatic outpouring
that most curious, incomprehensive,
jingling, roundabout, laughable med
ley
And as to names, he is far from
satisfied with one, but has at least
eighteen Some of these are but
variations of his real name, while the
rest are veritable little aisles by which
he is known in various parts of the
world, for he is a far traveller every
year. Suburban Life Magazine
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-10-15
FOURTEEN KILLED; so HURT
Boston-New York Express Train
PIunses to Observation-Disclosures
ExpIcdes, Cars Burn.

Naugatuck. Conn, Oct 5.-Fourteen
persons are known to have been killed
and fifty injured when the second sec
tlon of the Boston-New York express
leaving New Haven at 1886 jumped
the track at Naugatuck Junction
while taking the crossover from one
OF the four tracks to another. Thurs
day.
The tracks torn from beneath t..
the locomotive toppled over and
plunged down the steep embankment
at the side of the track. Both the
engineer and fireman were killed
Inc baggage car on the forward end
OF the train was catapulted out of
Danger, but the Pullman cars quickly
caught fire from the burning Goals
scattered by the locomotive and with
In an hour were almost completely de.
stroyed. Nine bodies were taken out
OF the wreckage and more were extri-
Gated later
Inc engine exploded practically at
the same moment that 1t left tie
rails. according to eye witnesses
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-10-15
NINE DIE IN AUTO COLLISION
Wild Car Hits Two Others at Fair
mount Park, PhiladeIphia-Over
Embankment With Six

Philadelphia, Oct. S.-Nine persons
are dead as result of the terrific
collision between three automobiles
on the edge of Paramount park, Sun
day One of the cars, which is re-
ported to have been running at high
speed. struck another car, which was
hurled against a third. The wild"
car, containing six men. crashed
through a railing on a bridge and fell
forty feet, killing all it's occupants.
Three other men in the second car
also met death by the force OF the
collision.
The dead: Robert A. Boyd, Edward
Shaw, Jr., Daniel Wilkes, William H.
Lawrence, Gordon H. Miller, Leon
Nevin, Jesse Holmes. Robert Giefel,
Ernest Sheffield. All are residents of
Philadelphia.