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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-08

A reckness Irishman. Colonel Blood.
made his famous attempt to steal the
crown. which contained the ruby. from
the strong room in the Tower OF Lon
don. where It was deposited, as It il to-
day. He got IL and got outside the tower
with 1t. but was caught and overpowered
at the outer gate. lie laughingly declared
that IL was "a gallant attempt for
crown and Charles seems to have
agreed with him. for he not only par
doned Colonel Blood. but made him one
OF his favorites, probably because he
was a good drinker and a good story
teller. And, besides, he had, or pretended
TO have, many friends OF whom the
king was afraid.
The Black Princes Ruby has been
worn by ever English monarch since
then, and there Is no more admired Jewel
in the crown. yet II is not ruby at all,
though It has the outward look Of one.
1t is a spinel-a much less costly stone.
veritable ruby as large as this stone.
II flawless. and OF the true pigeons
blood" hue, would be worth more than
the largest and finest diamond In exis-
tence.
In fact. its value would be virtually
inestimable, like an infinite term In ma
thematics. The disproportioned increase
in the value OF a ruby with increase of
size Is merely the result Of the extreme
rarity OF very large perfect stones. In
Its qualities the ruby is much inferior TO
the diamond, having less hardness and
less retroactive power. The color test for
the ruby is also one based upon rarity
and not upon essential superiority In
beauty. II is legend that the experts
test for the color Of a ruby is to put
the gem on a sheet OF white paper and
let "a fresh drop OF blood from pigeons
heart fall beside H.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-08
BY GERMAINE GAUTIER.

One of the revived features of the
homely style of dress associated with the
mid-victorian period is the drop-shoulder
line, which gave to femininity Of that
time an accumulated degree Of round
shoulderedness and semi-invalidism,
which were presumably the mark of we'll
bred women who were given to lack of
appetite when at table and who were dis
posed to sudden spells of fainting and
of that mysterious inalady designated
by novelists of those days as the va
pors."
1t must be said, however. to the credit
of the American adapters of the more or
less classic styles of 1880 and whereabouts
that they have improved on the original
models. 1t may be that they have found
it impossible to give the wasted, sickly
appearance to the well built American
girl who loves to dance. to golf, to skate
and walk, and who has no patience with
type other than that OF the athletic
which she herself so well represents.
Nevertheless. this selfsame girl is not
the least averse to displaying good Shout
der lines when her dressmaker suggests
the wearing of a pseudo-Victorian frock.
One scheme which latter day modistes
have adopted is to connect the decollete
bodice over the shoulders by means of
bands of 1eweled embroidery, strands of
rhinestones or straps of velvet.
Sometimes there is a, little sleeve, whose
very presence serves to call attention to
the nude shoulders above. For these
sleeves are cut in tiny puffs and headed
with a decorative band of some sort and
then permitted to fall away from the
shoulder. They are far more interesting
than is the type of gown which is inno-
cent of any pretense to arm covering.
Women who study effects quite agree
that there is more art in partly conceal
ing and partly revealing than in doing
away absolutely with shoulder or bodice
draperies This may account for the new
sleeve, which after a tentative appear
ance Is In a way TO be generally adopted.
This sleeve is usually composed OF
maline, tulle or Georgette crepe. 1t is
rather wide and lightly gathered TO the
shoulder. What would ordinarily be an
inside seam is left open, excepting where
it is tackled just at the bend of the elbow
and where it is caught at the wrist. This
brings into view the prettiest part of the
arm and conceals elbows that sometimes
are a bit callous and unsightly through
an Indifferent lounging OF their owners.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-08
In-Shoots

self-respect il seldom a virtue OF the
CRATER.
1t is always diseouraging to see pros
perity smile on q mean boss.
When the buyer understands his bust
ness the salesman has an easy time.
There is nothing more Aggravating than
inspiration that arrives the morning after
Observe the wise carpenter He makes
every blow count when he hits nail.
Unless you are a lawyer It is better to
refrain from arguing the other fellows
case.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-08
The Ruby of the Black Prince
Has Remarkable History and Shines in the Grown of England

feated Don Pedro's enemy and Don Pedro
recovered his throne. Later. however,
both persisted in a manner which led
the superstitious to shake their heads
From that time the Great Ruby has
remained among the royal jewels of Eng
land, but its adventures have been many
and startling. The Black Prince set the
fashion OF wearing the huge gem in his
hat or helmet. which was followed By
Henry V on the famour field OF Agin-
court. During the battle the Duke Of
Alencon and several French knights, who
noticed the JeWeled helmet Of Henry
flashing in the sunlight. set furiously
upon the English monarch and struck
ut his head. The dukes battle AK made
a deep dent in the iron pot, which can
still be seen where it hangs in West
minister Abbey, and the sword OF one oil
the knights slashed off a part OF the
jewels; but Henry's supporters rallied and
saved his person and his life. The miss
ing jewels. which did not include the
ruby. were afterward restored TO Henry
when peace had been concluded. In the
battle OF Hexam Henry vi wore the
ruby and lost 1t to his conquerer. Ed
ward ".
Henry VII wore 1t at the Field of the
Cloth OF Gold TO dazzle his rival. Francis
Of France. Queen Elizabeth kept It
among her private jewels and Occa-
sionally showed 1t to q favored friend
or decorated herself with It on some oc-
easion Of great state. During the Com
monwealth the great ruby disappeared.
having been concealed by the royaiists
but It reappeared after the restoration
under Charles IL and then happened the
most extraordinary adventure that any
royal crown has ever had. at least in
modern historv
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-08

DTOluGTy anu liO"tICu ilbuOhs
through inheritance or purchase. II really
makes no difference. so long as the yarn
is interesting.
While the V-shaped necks have been in
vogue for many seasons they by no
means have the field to themselves in
the cutting OF the evening bodice. One
notes that several OF the newest models
incline to the square-shaped front with
a V-hack, and others have the baby out
line. both back and front topped by a
make-believe chemise OF tulle shirred over
a gold or silver cord.
For the last three or four winters de-
signers. both in Paris and In this country.
have made the back of the dress OF
greater decolletage than tho front. In
this there is n certain amount of mock
modesty, which Is becoming whom the
wearer OF the frock Is young and IL
not burdened with too solid flesh. When
one notes the offense against good taste
displayed by dowagers old enough and
big enough to know better. at the opera
and other semi-public places. one almost
prays for the passing of some law where
by the wearing OF evening dresses might
be restricted to those whose necks and
shoulders are human. but not grossly so.
In some quarters an effort is being
made to resuscltate the trained gown.
II has dignity to recommend II to those
who feel a little awkward and cutoff in
the modish short frock. 1t seems safe.
however, to say that the dress with the
trailing appendage will not be restored
to its old position during this season.
and the prospects are not very greatly
In It's favor for next season.
Dancing has done splendid work in &C.
customing women OF all heights and
breadths to the wearing OF the short
skirt for day and evening occasions, and
now that 1t has become practically a sta
pie in the realm of fashion 1t would seem
great pity to discard 1t in favor OF its
old-time and less hygienic rival.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-08

In other days 1t was considered bad
form to use the elbows for props, either
at table or otherwise. but nowadays. when
every woman is law unto herself.
formalities are waived SO long as COM
fort and a certain degree of intimacy are
recognized between chums OF either sex.
Rather interesting is the bracelet idea
used to band the sleeve at the wrist II
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-08

one is in possession OF an antique brace
let so much the better; or she may HE
herself to dealer In old jewelry and
select therefrom modern replica OF
some old-time piece. Then II one is clever
at reciting bits OF family history she
may weave all sorts OF romance with
here and there seasoning OF the tragic
into the bracelet which has become hers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-06
Err Writes Of the Great Fisheries Of Alaska
THEY Have Already Paid Uncle Sam Thirty Times the the Ppen the
Salmon CanneresThe Iron Ch That Dresses Fish Watch TnkMd
Salmon and the WaCod Millions

lars 1t came from eighty-seven cam
neries, and it included so per cent of
the salmon catch of the Pacific coast.
The number of cans put up was close
to 2Oe,000.000. enough to give Two cans
TO every man, woman and child now
living under the American flag. In ad
dltlon to this many thousand barrels
OF picked salmon, mild-cured salmon
and of smoked salmon bellies and backs
were shipped from Alaska. Indeed the
whole product now forms an important
part of our food supply.
The business of the Alaskan canneries
is enormous. [ went through in
ketchikan that Will put up seven and
one-half million cans of salmon this
year. and in addition, will freeze hum
dreds of thousands of pounds TO be sent
IN frozen state to the east. The
buildings of the cannery cover several
acres. and the. fish brought in by
the boatloads and dumped out by the
thousand When they reach the
wharVes they are so fresh that they
are still kicking and they fairly fly
through the iron chink,' machine
which cleans each fish. cutting off its
head. tail and fins and ia king out its
insides within the time of watch tick.
1t used to be that ali this work. was
done by hand. and those hands were
usually owned by Chinaman. When
the machine was invented to take the
place of the Chinaman il was nick
named the iron chink. and so it is
known to this day. TIE inventor was
a cook of Seattle named Smith. who
made q fortune out of his invention.
His machine wnl clean $4,000 fish in
run of ten hours, much as was
formerly done by fifty of the most ex-
pert Chinese. Nevertheless. the whole
machine is not much bigger around
than -four barrel, and not more than
eight feet III height. II consists of a
number of knives So arranged by ma
chinery that as the fish fly in one knife
cuts off the head. and at the same time
another chops off the tail. AS the fish
moves a third knife rips up the belly
and other knives take off the fms.
At the end the fish has been split and
the backbone taken out. The blood
has been removed and the salmon is
ready for the can. 1t is carefully in
spected, however, before being put into
the can by men who watch the strea m
of fish they make their way on over
endless belts to the chopper.
The chopper is second machine that
automatically cuts the fish into pieces
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-06

best feeding grounds for their pasture.
Many of the cod fishermen are Scan
dinaVianS. They receive about D cents
per fish for all over twenty-siX inches
long. Under that size they count. two
fish as one. The fishing is done in
small boats and the fish are brought to
the stations on the islands to be dress
ed and sailed. The largest plant is on
Unga Island, but the fishing extends as
far west as Gnimak. There are now
between three and four thousand fish
ermen at work in the second district.
The third and fourth fishing districts
are on the west and north sides of the
territory. The third is known as west
ern Alaska and the fourth is arctic
Alaska. Western Alaska comprises all
of our coast along Bering sea, or the
eastern and southern shores of a body
of water one-third as large as the
whole United States. 1t has all the wa
tiers north of the Aleutan Islands, in
Guiding banks swarming with cod 1t
embraces Bristol bay. where the sal
mon run into the streams by the tens
of millions a year, the deltas of the
kuskokwfm and Yukon rivers. as well
as the coast of Norton sound and all
the waters along Seward peninsula to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-06

full of fat. A single sperm whale Is
worth as much as $4,000. 1t will some
times produce many barrels of Nalu-
able oil. the best of which sells for $50
per barrel. The cheaper grades sell
for much less the poorest bringing
only about s12 per barrel. Some of
the whale meat is saved for cattle
food. 1t sells for $40 per ton. The fer
tilizers bring from $50 to S21 a ton
II has been suggested that the salmon
canneries might can the whale meat.
and make whale-be packing indus
try in this part of the world. They
could do this during the parts of the
year when the. salmon are not run
ming. Whale beef is said to be health
full and palatable: the product would
be large, as "a single whale sometimes
weighs much as 10000 pounds
The salmon is by far the most i'm
Dortant of the fish of Alaska. There
are four kinds. all of which are deli
cious. The largest and most liable
is the king salmon. which has an aver
age weight of twenty-five pounds and
sometimes weighs as high as 100
pounds. This is found i'll southeastern
Alaska in all months of the year. and
in May and June it runs up many of
the rivers to spawn The next in size
is the sock-eye or red salmon. which
is about a yard long and has an aver
age weight of five pounds. 1t is found
all over Alaska. and it runs chiefly
from June until the middle of August
The silver or Coho salmon is not so
valuable. on account of the paleness or
light color of its flesh. 1t weighs on
The average about six pounds and runs
later than the sock-eye. The hump
back is the smallest of our salmon. 1t
is caught by the millions in southeast
ern Alaska, and many of the canneries
depend upon it. 1t weighs up to eleven
pounds. In addition to these four spe-
cies we have also the dog salmon.
which is good for freezing. sailing and
smoking. but poor for canning. This
sa lmon is shipped largely to japan.
OF the S31.000.0oo invested in the fish
ing industry of Alaska about thirty
four millions are devoted to the catch
ing. canning and shipping Of salmon.
The number caught in a single year is
SO great that if the fish were equally
divided among the families of the
United States there would be three for
every household and leave some to
spare. SO many salmon We're caught in
Alaskan waters last year that if they
were loaded on freight cars at thirty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-06

boats. Fish wheels of this kind are to
be seen here and there along the coast.
and there are hundreds of them owned
by the Indians along the Kuskokwim
and Yukon rivers. There are about
$50 great fish traps in southeastern
Alaska. and some also in Bristol bay
and along Bering The fish caught
in Bristol bay last year were more
than twenty million in number. and
they all Went into cans.
The war in Europe has seriously az
fected one branch of the salmon indus
try. This is that of the mild-curing
plants which are scattered here and
there throughout southeastern Alaska.
In mild-curing the fish are caught and
cleaned, and then sailed and packed up
in tierces or hogsheads. sit takes about
fifty whole fish to fill fierce, and
when full the tierce weighs over eight
hundred pounds. The fish for this pur-
pose are usually king salmon. one of
the best varieties and. the largest, the
average weight of those packed being
about twenty-five more pounds.
In mild-curing much of the light
colored salmon is used. it being ella lined
By some that the white-meated flesh of
the king salmon is superior TO that OF
any other. These fish are caught
chiefly by trolling and something like
fifteen hundred fishermen are now en-
gagged in trolling in this part of Alas
ka. They go out in power boats. and
carry on their fishing throughout the
year.
In mild-curing, the fish are cared for
almost as soon as they are caught.
They are taken to the stations and
split. dressed and divided in halves.
The heads. gills and fins are cut or
and the flesh is thoroughly scrubbed
scraped and cleaned so that il is free
from blood and dirt. 1t is put into
brine for fifteen days. and then graded
and repacked in the tierces with fresh
salt. The tierces are kept in cold
place until shipped. The most of the
product has until now gone to Ger
many. but the fish are much liked in
Norway ard Sweden, and some are now
being sent to our cities east of the
Rockies The Germans smoke the
mild-cured fish before using them
FRANK q. CARPENTER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-06

weighing machine. and if any are OF
light weight the machine drops them
out.
After this the cover of the can is
fitted OH by machinery in such way
that it will allow the steam to escape.
and the cans travel on into furnace
or exhaust box. where the temperature
is 212 degrees. After this another ma =
chine makes the tops tight. without
acid or solder. and the cans are moved
on into great retorts. where they are
cooked in a heat of 254 degrees for an
hour and a half. When they come out
they are ready to be labeled and pack
ed in boxes for shipment to all parts of
the world.
This, in brief, is the way salmon are
prepared for the market. The business
goes on at all of the fishing centers of
Alaska during two or three months of
the summer. when continuous stream
of fish flows from the waters through
the machinery and on in to the ships
that carry them south TO Seattle and
San Francisco. from where they go by
ships and trains to the great markets
at home and abroad.
Catching the salmon and bringing
them to the canneries is another great
industry. There are certain weeks or
months of the year during which these
fish come from the ocean into the
fresh waters of the rivers to spawn.
They are born in fresh water, and the
spawning grounds are often thou
sand miles or more inland from the
sea. l have seen them fighting their
way up the Yukon 1000 miles from its
mouth at Bering strait, and they may
be found in great numbers climbing
over the rocks of the streams that
flow down the mountains of the coast
into the Pacific.
The fish come in such hordes that
they can be caught in traps both sta
tionary and floating. in nets fastened
to posts and stakes in the rivers, and
in seines which are brought from the
beaches and the boats. They are also
caught by fish wheels moved by the
currents of the river in such a way
that the network of wire or cord on
the ends of the wheels scoop up the
fish as they swim against the current
and fairly shovel them down into the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-06

something like si6.00o,O00, of which
thirteen millions are in salmon and
about three millions in halibut There
are more than 100000 invested in the
whale fisheries. Southeastern Alaska
Is by far the most important of the
water regions of our territory having
something like 10000 men engaged in
fishing its waters.
The second fishing district is known
as that of central Alaska This begins
at Yakutat bay and includes the great
Gulf of Alaska and all of the waters
south of the mainland and along the
Aleutian. Islands. which run almost TO
Asia. This district is several thou
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-06

pm. half an hour before it shut up.
The American got through the first
four deals at cost of $40 in antes.
The next time it was his first ante He
put up 20 cents, got three aces on the
deal, made good the straddles, caught
one more ace, saw Sc worth OF bets
and raises and showed over his remain
ing $11.40 to get sight for his four
aces when the dealer hoisted them SIX
purple chips. What will you" That
the tiger of it," He drew out $500.
and Immediately used his prestige to
pick up $3.50 easy ante-money on
two poor deals.
"Al i had to do was push up three
dark green, two pearl gray and four
ochre- yellow chips to make them run
if the gas was coming. Next time II
was my deal. I got three queens.
Rachel, Lahire and that Hester party
whom l knew to be bad one. a re-
male impersonator. / discarded Hester
and two side cards and caught three
kings. David Charles and Judith. with
the side whiskers. I remembered her
or hm-too, as not all right. Judith,
| meditated. you are not so bad as Ar-
CINE, but you've too much Whiskers for
a queen and not enough for king.
don't care. You're one or the other, so
we've got 'em whipsa wed. Three Were
betting. There was $3.50 in the pot,
canary-yellow and five navyblue
chips. All three players saw me. [
spread out my full hand, calculating to
win S21S65
whats that they said.
Full hand, I answered, queens and
kings. a full house.
(which on which, they haw-hawed.
You mean to insinuate that Judith
amt a LADY," | said
Yes, she is. they answer.
Then I've got You. and | call II
queens on kings; Rachel. Lahire and
this here Judith. three queens; Charles
and David. two kings
Rnt La
He's got. blue eyes. golden curls, pink
cheeks and holds rose in his right
hand like Rachel All right. AS a gem
tleman ! take their word. Lahire's u
jack, his name being there to prove it.
Lahire. Lahire, did you ever know a
boy named Lahire, Lucy or Louisa:
They settled up-I was all settled
and we went back to the treaches.
In the trenches Yves had opportunity
to get back at them, but the "idioms
pursued him.
The trench game is fragmentary, in
terrupted, full of players coming in
and going out. according to the serv
ice. Yet there are quiet afternoons
when shipping ceases.
when there's seven of us playing in
the trenches we use fifty-two cards.
When we sit six we use forty-eight-
card deck. When the players are five
the deck has forty cards. And when
we're only four of we use the
thirty-six-card deck, which is the game
they're fond of"
IT is an idiom that started fifty years
ago. when the French first learned
poker They were used to the ecarte
or elchre pack, and discovered that IN
poker you get better hands when
using it,
The twos. threes. tours and fiyes
being taken from the pack, says Yves.
..pairs two pairs, threes. strait hts and
fuIIs are easier to get while the flush
remains al hard as ever. Consequent
". a straight beats two pairs. three
of n kind beat a straight, a full house
beats three of a kind and flush beats
a full house. That's the way they
play it,
where does a straight flush come
in >" some one asked.