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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-24
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Mrs. NJ. R. Mosley and daughters,
the Misses Fern and Opal, left Tues
day morning for Chicago for several
days visit
Rev. James Dobbs Of Springfield,
who has been visiting friends at Bent
ley and the Middle Creek vicinity dur
ing the past week, came TO Carthage
Saturday to visit at the A. NJ. Prior
home, thence to Durham Arthur
Jones accompanied him to Durham.
Miss Zuleka Hardy, who has been
making her home in New Mexico for
several years, has returned to this
country, and is visiting relatives In
the Carthage vicinity. il
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. B. Brown and daugh-
ter Eleanor and Mrs. Susan McAnulty
went to Springfield Thursday evening,
to visit the latter's son. R. H. Nc
Annuity and family, returning to Car
thage Saturday morning in the Nc
Annuity car.
Thomas Courtney Duffie passed
away at the home of his nephew.
Court Emmings, about three miles
west of Carthage, Sunday, July 90 at
IL o'clock M, death being due to drop
sy and heart trouble. Mr.. Duffy had
been making his home with his ne
phew for some time, having been con-
fined to his bed for the past twelve
weeks. suffering intensely. He was
born in Maryland. being the son OF
VIM. and Mary e. (Dusang) Duftie, and
was aged Ct years, 10 months and TX
days. Mr.. DUNE was never married;
he, leaves surviving the following
brothers and sister: Hamilton Duffie,
of Webster; John Duffle. of Carthage;
Mart Duffie, Of Sciota, and Mrs. Mary
McGahan, Of Chicago. The body was
removed to the home Of his brother
Hamilton Duffle, near Webster, where
funeral service will be held today at
o'clock p. M, Rev. 81 NJ. Smith, pas
tor OF the Christian church Of this city
officiating. Burial at Yetter cemetery,
Webster. Mr. Duff1e was member OF
the 1. o. o. F. and Rebekah lodges or
Webster.
All women and girls Of Carthage and
vicinity who are interested in any
branch Of work to be done In the local
Red Cross work, are requested TO meet
In the assembly room Of the court
house at $3.50 p. m. Wednesday. July
rs, when the chairman Ut committees
in charge will ex ''nta the work 10 De
done and announce their committees.
Mrs. ]. w. Everts and children of
virden, are visiting her parents, MT.
and Mrs. Henry Bolles-
Misses Elizabeth Marshall and
Louise Kunkel and Mrs. VIM. Burgner
were Friday visitors in Ferris, with
friends.
Master Jos. Johnson. of Chicago, is
here to spend the summer with his
grandmother. Mrs. M. NJ. Johnson.
Miss Josephine Belle Isle OF Poca'
tella, Idaho, came Friday for visit
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-24
LEMONS BRING OUT
THE HIDDEN BEAUTY
Make this lotion for very little
cost and Just see
for yourself.

An attractive skin wins admira.
ton. In social life and in business
the girl or woman whose face and
hands show evidence Of constant care
enjoys tremendous advantage over
those who do not realize the value of
healthy skin and spotless com.
plexion.
At the cost Of a small jar Of ordi.
nary cold cream one can prepare a
full quarter pint of the most wonder
full lemon skin softener and com
plexion beautifer, by squeezing the
juice of two fresh lemons into a
bottle containing three ounces Of
orchard white. Care should be taken
to strain the juice through fine
cloth SO no lemon pulp gets in. then
this lotion will keep fresh for
months. Every woman knows that
lemon juice is used to bleach and
remove such blemishes as freckles,
sallowness and tan. and is the ideal
skin softener, smoothener and beau
tifier.
Just try It! Get three ounces of
orchard white at any pharmacy and
two lemons from the grocer and
make up quarter pint Of this
sweetly fragrant lemon lotion and
massage 1t daily into the face, neck,
arms and hands. 1t naturally should
help to soften, freshen, bleach and
bring out the roses and beauty of any
skin.
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Mrs. Milton Root and little daugh'
ter, formerly of this city, who nave
been living for several months IN
Peoria, where the husband had EN-.
ployment, have been the guests OF
relatives and friends the past lew
DAYS. From here Mrs. Root will go
to Indiana for a visit with her moth
err. after which the lady will JOIN
her husband at Youngstown, ONO,
where they Will make their future
home.
Lucian Stevens, who has been en-
loving an extended visit with his
niece, Mrs. Alva Barnes and family,
has returned to the soldiers home,
II. B. Vinson of Eldon. Iowa. Is
the guest of his niece, Mrs. Harris
,Hosford and family.
Union services were held at the
Bethel church Sunday evening, Rev.
Frank Marston, pastor of the NJ. r.
church, delivering an inspiring SER
mon on Character. The Bethel choir
furnished special music and James
Yeast sang bass solo.
Frank Craig and wife Of East st.
Louis, made short visit last week
with the gentleman's relatives and
many friends in this city.
I Mrs. Edward Davis and daughter
of Carthage, made a short visit at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Theo.
Goldsberry the latter part OF the
week.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Thorn.
as, OF near Mvaston, Friday, July 20,
daughter. Mrs. Pearl Outhier is at
the Thomas homo caring for the
mother and babe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Hosford and
sons have gone to Milford, Indiana,
for a visit with the gentleman
brother, Frank HosfoTd and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Leroy OF
Pennington, Iowa, have moved to
this city, where Mr.. Leroy will con-
duct a jewelry, watch and repair
shop. Albert is one Of the many Ham.
ilton boys who has mastered a good
trade and we are glad that he has
decided to locate here among his
many old time neighbors and friends.
Ed Kane has returned to the city
after business trip to the eastern
states.
Mrs. Lydia Scott entertained the
following relatives Sunday: Her
son, Robert Scott, Of Monmouth, III. /:
her brother Henry Markillie, who Is
making a few days visit with her.
and her daughter, Mrs. Samuel Nc
Gee, of this city.
The city has now the new fire
truck and as soon as the chemical en-.
CINE and the hose reel are attached
10 the truck the new apparatus will
be ready to answer all fire alarms.
Miss Emily Pence, who has been
at Fort Worth, Texas, as secretary
for the Y w. c. A, for several
months. is visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. o. E. Pence, and other rel
atives and also her many friends.
Miss Margaret Carroll gave 9
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H}AMILTON GATE CDrY
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HAMILTON, ILL, JULY 20.

party Thursday afternoon at her
home, and those in attendance report
a most pleasant time enjoying games
and other amusements at the Carroll
home.
Mr.. and Mrs Sidney Reece motored
to West Point Saturday where they
enjoyed a short visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Keohler.
MRS. Bert Cox and daughter, AL
berta, visited Keokuk relatives and
friends Sunday.
Homer Williams, Jr., entertained
his friends, Norman Rdngstrom. Of
Keokuk, and J. B. Davis of Canton,
Mo-, Sunday.
Miss Agnes wooster's Sunday
school class Of the M. E. church won
the banner for having obtained the
largest number Of pupils to attend
the Sunday school in the past three
months. Miss Agnes class made 109
per cent in attendance, while Miss
Lille Wooster's class ranked next
with a 104 per cent average.
Mrs Samuel Hyndman's class Of
young ladies held their monthly class
meeting at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Wegehenkel, southeast Of the
city, Friday evening, about thirty
being in attendance. After the bust
ness meeting was over, the young
people enjoyed games on the lawn,
after which musical program was
enjoyed. Refreshments of caram ell
Ice cream and cake were served dur
ing the evening.
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Chief Executive Of State Will Honor
California Iowa Outing
With His Presence
August II.
FIRST TIME IN HISTORY
Unusual Feature to Have Governor at
Meeting and Reunion
Of Old State
Friends.

The Iowans in southern California
are looking forward with unusual
interest to the great annual summer
picnic, as they are,t have as their
guest of honor and speaker OF the
day, Governor William l.. Harding or
their old home state.
The Iowa Association of Southern
California, will hold the summer pic
mic reunion in beautiful Bixby park,
Long Beach, "the queen city OF the
beaches" Saturday, August IL, 1911,
and the Hawkeyes from all sections
will be expected to rally to give a
hearty greeting to the governor OF
the Hawkeye state.
This will be an all day gathering
with basket picnic dinners at the
noon hour. Coffee will be provided
by the association. The program will
commence about two o'clock presided
over by the president of the associa-
ton, Judge Frank r. Willis Of the
superior court of Los Angeles county
There will be patriotic songs and
brief addresses in addition to the
governors speech. This will be the
first time in the history of the Iowa
association that it has had the privi-
lege Of having the governor Of the
home state as its guest and every
effort will be made to give him
royal welcome.
The county registers will be in
place all day long so that you may
find your friends, and every one who
attends ought to enroll, as these
names are used all the year at the
Iowa association headquarters. Come
early and stay all day. Bring ample
picnic dinners for yourselves. and
friends Tourists and visitors special
ly welcome, Iowans are urged to pass
the news along to all from our state.
There will be flags and banners,
bunting and badges. patriotism and
enthusiasm, picnic dinners and happy
greetings. Iowans who are anywhere
in the west should try to reach Los
Angeles and Long Beach for that day
and enjoy the welcome they will re-
ceive. Governor Harding can also
be heard at the great Los Angeles
chautauqua, in the big Billy Sun
day" tent, Grand avenue and Twelfth
street, on Wednesday afternoon, Aug
ust 8, and Thursday evening the 9th.
Be sure to hear him.
The temporary headquarters of the
officers of the Iowa association will
be at Hotel Schuyler, III West Ocean
avenue, Long Beach. All Iowans in
vited to meet them there.
Inquiries addressed to the secre-
tary OF the Iowa Association OF
Southern California, C. H. Parsons,
California Savings bank, Los Angeles,
win receive prompt attention.
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STRING PRAIRIE.

We had q fine rain Sunday after
noon and also Monday morning. We
certainly needed it.
The clicllet OF the mowers are be-
ing heard in this vicinity, and every
body is busy cutting oats and put
ting up hay.
John Fletcher, Jr., of near Don
nelson, was in this vicinity SarIr-
day, buying cattle. He took dinner
at the Louis Felt home.
Mr.. and Mrs. " J. Burke and fam
lily visited Sunday afternoon with the
ladys brother, Thos. Hayes and fam
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. John schoene and
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Wirsig motor
ed to the Norman Cruz home, at
Vincinnes, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Fett and daugh.
tiers, Hazel and Nellie, visited Sun.
day evening with Mr.. and Mrs. " j.
Burke and family.
Melborn Young of Keokuk, is help
ing his uncle, George RUDE, while
harvesting.
Mrs. Daniel Bergthold, son, Jake
and daughters, Clara and Emma
motored to the lady's daughter, Mrs
Milton Lindner, of near Keokuk, Sun
day.
Mrs. A. J. Langwith came Sunday
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It has been very hot and dry, but
a good rain came today with some
high wind, with no damage, only
corn blown down.
The ice cream social at the Vernon
park was we'll patronized and good
sum was realized for the M. E..
church.
Ira Packard has moved in the Roy
Murphy property
MI. and Mrs. C. Hobbs have gone
to Nebraska on short visit.
John and Ed Stewards sister Of
Denver, Colo, is making them a visit.
Misses Nellie and Alma Morriatt
are visiting friends here from Oska-
loosa, Iowa.
Mrs. German has sold her property
to a man in Fairfield, or exchanged
property. Mrs. German goes to Fair
field.
Harry Burnett is very bad with
blood poisoning.
Albert Tussey. an old time resident
of this place, was killed in an auto
accident in Allen, Neb.. last week.
He was a close friend of George
Morris, and made visit here three
wears ago. His wife died several
years ago. She was a daughter Of
Robert McCutchen Of this vicinity at
that time, but later passed away to
the world beyond.
Albert Patterson's two boys were
drawn to help make up our great
army. If the boys make as good SOL
diers as they do citizens they will
pass,
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PROGRAMS FOR
TWO FAIRS OUT
Lee County Event at DonneIIson to
Be field August Fl to "a
West Point Fair Dates
August 7 to 10.

Premium lists and programs of the
Lee county fair at Donnellson, Iowa,
and the West Point fair, have been
received by The Gate City. The Lee
county fair will be held August p to
"a, and the dates of the West Point
fair are August Z to 10.
Following are the officers and
directors and superintendent Of the
Lee county fair:
E. c. Lynn, president; G.. W. Mat
tern, treasurer; Edw. Miller, assist
ant secretary; r. Klingler, vice presi-
dent; Chris. Haffner, secretary.
Directors-Joseph Krebill, T. H.
Donnell, e. G. Lynn, Lewis Conlee.
Geo. Pfigerstofer, D. McCulloch. r..
Klingler, J. A. Krehbiel, H. G.. Kirch-
,ner.
Superintendent Tickets, Joseph
Krebill; gates, John Gram; privi-
pens, J. H. Lowenberg; grounds, L..
-. Haffner; races. L. e. Barnes; mar
.shal, ]. s. Lowrie; chief OF police,
Jacob REM.
Superintendent Of divisions-A
and B, Geo. Pfigerstoffer and J. G..
REM; G, w. H. Snider; d, ]. A..
Krehbiel; e, D. McCulloch; F, Lewis
Conlee and T. II. Donnell; G, H. G..
Kirchner and ]. Cruze; H, R. king
Ter; l, Orien Donnell and Edna J..
Benjamin.
Executive committee. C. Lynn,
D. McCulloch, J. A. Krehbiel. H. G..
Kirchner, R. Klingler.
rhe premium list for the sixty
fourth Lee county fair is large one
and the race programs promise
events Of interest According to the
announcement in the program books
the management will spare no effort
to make the fair Of 1917 the best
in its history. I'VE PROMISE" the
reads, "the people of
Lee and adjoining counties a first
class exhibition of live stock, farm
products, ETC., and a good race pro-
gram on the track. No games Of
chance will be permitted and conces-
sions of questionable character will
not be granted, but parties having
meritorius stands are invited to our
fair"
The fair at West Point, August
to 10, will be the forty-sixth held and
the race programs and the premium
directors of the 1917 fair follow:
]. W. Stewart, president, West
Point; VIM. R. Timpe, vice presi-
dent, Fort Madison; John Wallpaper,
secretary, West Point; Theo. Wonder
haar, treasurer, West Point; J. G.
Danover, superintendent Of privi-
leges, West Point; John Lachman,
marshal, Viewer.
Directors-Geo. e. Rogers, Viewer:
o. B. Wallpaper, West Point; F. NJ.
Smith, Burlington; A. P. Fletcher,
West Point: Jos. A. Harmeyer, West
Point; Gilbert Lee. Fort Madison;
AL Brink, West Point; w. D. Schultz,
West Point; D. A. King, West Point;
Sam Hazen, Denmark; VIM. Enslow,
West Point.
Executive commitee-J. w. Ste
wart, Jos. A. Harmeyer, w. r. Timpe,
John Wallpaper, Theo. yonderhaar.
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! with her sister, Mrs. Geo. Davis.
I Miss Grace Flynn visited several
days last week with Miss Kathryn
| krewdson, in Quincy.
| Fred Genung departed for Galesburg
| last week to visit with relatives.
| Jacob Palmer was business visitor
at Louisiana. Mo-, last week.
Geo Briley and r. B. Miller departed
Tuesday evening for Melville, Mont"
where they have land interests.
! Miss Clara Hartman OF st. Louis, Is
visiting her aunt, Mrs A. NJ. Milstid.
Miss Kathryn Guinan, who has been
guest of Mrs Ed. Kelly, returned to
her home in Petersburg Saturday.
Mrs. Chas. Balmer Is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Stella Walters In Quin-
| cy.
Mrs. Chas. Stanley of Ferris and
Miss Bertha Pencil of Woolsen, Ia
spent TIa.. .sy wit. N'.e 'ssra pump.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Gamble and
niece, Miss Kathryn Skillen, who nave
reen visr'ag the Henry Boll"s family.
departed Monday for New York.
Hon. o. f. Berry was business Wis
| itor to Washington, D. c., the past
week. hearing cases OF the Interstate
commerce commission and doing spe-
clul Fed Gers work.
]. w Kimbrough and granddaugh-
! ter. Miss Eva Ketter. departed for
lKarlstad, MINI. Saturday to visit the
gentleman's sons. C. H. and A. @.
DR.. JOS. Bacon. wife and daughter
Dorothy, OF Macomb, and Mrs. Lizzie
Johnson of Plymouth. visited the for
mer's sister. Mrs. NJ. NJ. Johnson.
day the past week.
Miss Mavis MoGuilvery returned
from Ekalaka, Mont. last week. Mrs.
Mc6Suilvery met her in Burlington.
Mrs. q. L. Harper and daughter Miss
Pearl, are visiting relatives IN Omaha.
Mrs. Adelaide Main and daughter
Dorothy are visiting her brother, Ed.
Dorothy, at worthing, s. d.
Mrs. w. A. Kirkpatrick Is visiting
her brother, P. N. Smith, at Hughton.
Kas.. from there she goes to Pocatel-
la. Idaho. to visit Art Kirkpatrick, ana
to Butte, Mont. for visit with her
son Dick.
Probate Court News-Hancock co.
Inventory Of the estate of Matte 5.
| Aiken, deceased, was filed by Fannie
Sergeant, Administrative, showing no
! real estate. Cash on hand at time OF
decease, $439.10.
In re- the estate of Andrew Neater-
our. Sr. Petition OF Adam korh, TOT
the appointment Of a conservator TOT
said Andrew Neaterour, who Is aged
| 90 wears, and the owner of real estate
consisting Of a house and lot, located
in Tioga valued at $1,000, and cash
estimated at $1,000. Hearing for the
same is set for Monday, August 6, 1917,
at 10 a. m.
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IOWA LEADING
IN RED CROSS
state Chapters Are Most Numerous In
Hawkeye Confines, According
to Reports From Head
quarters.

James B. Weaver who has been
acting as director of the Iowa Red
Gross organization has resigned his
position and will be succeeded by
e. A. Kepford of Des Moines.
The growth Of the Iowa Red Cross
has been remarkable and according
to a statement received this morning
from state headquarters, Iowa now
has a total membership Of over 200. 900
and is daily increasing.
OF all the states in the union Iowa
leads in the number of chapters,
many of which were organized after
May 1. On May / Iowa had twenty
five chapters; now there are $50 chap
tiers in the state and ten more IN
process of organization. Every county
in the state has one chapter and some
counties two.
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Women Too Ambitious.

Excessive ambition leads all sorts
/ women to exert themselves beyond
feir strength. The girl striving for
|onors in school. the busy house
[ife. the shop-girl, the society
lmber or leader, all overtax their
|atural powers of endurance. Then
PINE nervous troubles, backaches,
frequently organic
[oubless. which reduce them almost
p despair.
women suffering thus should first
fcognize the necessity of putting on
Pe brakes and slowing down Be-
Eues this. to remedy the mischief
|lready done to their health, the
Est reliance is upon that famous and
tandard medicine for women's all
Pents, Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege-
eoie Compound.-Adv.
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evening to visit her daalghter. Mrs.
Albert Haffner and family.
Miss Lucille Hayes of near Argyle,
visited the first Of the week at the
Morrisey home.
Miss Elizabeth Burke was aspassen-
ger to Keokuk Saturday evening to
visit relatives there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Felt. and daugh-
tiers, Hazel end Nellie, Elmer Demp-
ster, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Haffner
and baby, and Daniel Bergthold and
daughters Clara and Emma, were
recent Donaellson callers.
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CHARLESTON.
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Henry Kircnner and L. A. Bassett
autoed to Keokuk Saturday.
James Vermazen was Keokuk
caller Monday.
L. A. Bassett was a DonneHson
caller Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Liddle, accom-
panied by Mrs. Dorothy Kite and
daughter Margaret, have returned to
Davenport.
Mrs. Addie Bassett and daughter
Esther, were Keokuk callers Wednes.
day.
Richard Klug and Gus Schuelka
were Donnellson callers Wednesday
James, Arlie, Harry and Hugh
Barnes and Louie Schuelka autoed tt
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Donnellson Wednesday evening.
MI. and Mrs. Bert West of Cedar
Rapids and Mrs. Iva Hamilton and
son Russell of TT Madison spent We'd
nesday at the NJ. Il. Kerns home.
Farmers are busy harvesting.
Mrs. Mary Trump and daughter
Elizabeth were Donnellson callers
Wednesday,.
NJ. T. Kerns and daughter Alvah
are visiting In FIT. Madison.
Mrs. Cora Ohler and daughter Mrs.
Eula Weigel and children of st.
Louis, Mo-, are visiting at the Joe
Wahrer home.
Misses Anna and Elizabeth
Schuelka are visiting in Burlington.
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Nothlnu In Il.

Matt Hamilton, in Stockton Record:
A lot OF ministers exert so much vital
ity in formulating striking subjects
for sermons that they have none to
nut into the discourse itself.
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Fighting the y. c. Of |.

rtS as.
IPutting the humble dog fish on a
numerical basis The dog fish is dog
h no longer but under government
Sspices has become gowfin. AS a
hoked fish it Is delicious, and a rep
Sentative of the Fairport laboratory
now travelling in connection with a
diversity home economics demon
fator, showing the residents of river
WINS how to smoke and eat with rel
fried gowfin."
investigators of the hatchery are at
resent at work at Keokuk lake en-
Savoring to frame some practical
In for saving the eggs Of number
species of fish which are caught by
Numerical fishermen. and turn them
10 desirable and marketable brand
caviar.
Raising fish from the eggs Of fish
ught by fishermen which would. of
urse, otherwise be wasted. Recently
Ter 100000 young buffalo fish were
Fned loose Matched from such eggs
bich had been artificially fortified
ID fostered in the Fairport plant.
start on MusseI Ranch.
But it should not be supposed that
E prime purpose Of propagating
ussels is being neglected. So much
pgress is being made, Dr.. shira
kted that the hatchery is rapidly
5proaching the successful realiza-
kn of its ambition to place mussel
Using on a commercial basis that
where men may properly raise the
ussels for market, If they have the
oper body Of water available. Al
ady they have succeeded In pro-
Icing shells Of marketable size In
10 years with Lake Pepin muckets.
[The vast extent Of the work of the
&tchery Is evidenced in the state
ent that in the past year some
ling over 332,OOO.0oO young mus
Ills have been released into the
|reams of the country by the Fair
brit hatchery at a cost of about two
knts thousand, this including all
bssible estimates of overhead for the
bst Of maintenance of the Fairport
ant and the field work and equip
lent.
Saving the Mussei Meats.
Perhaps the most interesting sin
le announcement made by DR.. Shira
|hs that the station is working on a
ian to give the soft part Of the mus
fls, the meats hitherto an utter loss,
commercial value. These are now
ping dried and ground and are good.
IS yet the process has not been SO
Pr developed that the station feels
(stified in recommending 1t for
Pmmercial exploitation.
Only four sorts of shells have. been
Pccessfully propogated to any great
fgree, these being the river and the
y muckets, the yellow sand shells
hd the black sand shells. Difficult
les of many kinds are faced. for in
Fance, but one fish can be used as
post for the glochydia OF niger
Pad mussels, that is the river her
pm. Yet the river heron Is very
elfcate fish. and can not be either
ought or raised successfully for the
fation's purposes. On the other hand
he only host" fish for yellow sand
Pells is the gar. Cars are not deli
Pie, but the. station. with some
bought for the feelings Of good fish
Fmen, is delicate about propogating
penn and can only infect those gars
Ehfch are caught from the river,
Pus materially restricting the propo,
etion of this most valuable Of fish
bells.