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published Every Friday. Located in the Finest Fish, Truck and Farming A. H. Mitchell. Editor and Business Manager. Established 1886. CURREY & trester, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Tier 19 North Delaware Avenue, PHILADELPHIA. Morth Carolina SHAD a Specialty. JSTWe have no Agent. Returns Daily if required. C. G. LINDER. J. A. LINDER C. G. LINDER & BRO Successors to A. B. HIGBIE & CO. Commission Merchants and Wholesale DEALERS IN fresh Wish, ,L'.It. Game and Terrapin, CO, 31, 40 & 41 Dock St. Wharf Philadelphia, Pa. HiCHM, SON & CO., Wholesale Commission Dealers, for the FISH, POULTRY, ProdiC'Cc, Game & Terrapin, No. 7 and 8 Dock St. wharf, tfjtt PTTT W Consignments solicited and prompt returns made. We employ no Agents. . J. HOOPER & CO., 110 E. Pratt, near Light, BALTIMORE, M D. , Manufacturers of to u 00 cotton and flax glllnets, Corks, Seine Leads, Ac. Seine Twine of all kinds, Ma "vila, Cotton & Hemp Rope. WSBBL FOR- AND o The pflTnuic shid HATCHERY. i WORK OF THEtFISH COMMISSION AT FORT WASHINGTON. An Increased Supply the Result Shad Plentiful Where None Were Ever Caught Before-Millions of Fry Placed in the Streams of the Country. Washington Press. The importance of the work done by the national fish commission inaugurated by Prof. Eaird, of the Smithsonian Institution, in increasing the food prod uct of the country can hardly be over estimated Rivers and lakes which had been almost barren of the better varie ties of edible fishes have been filled with the finny tribes, and fishes which ! were found only in certain sections of i the country have been acclimated and domesticated in the waters of the other sections It would require too much space tor the purpose of this article to give even a general view of the work dene by the commission, but it will be of local interest to give a brief account of the result of the shad hatchery at Fort Washington. A reporter cf the Press called on Superintendent Worth, who has charge of the Potomac hatchery, and requested him to give information in regard to the work done there. ''This station," replied Mr. Worth, "was established in 1882. Without going into a detailed method of the taking of spawn, I will say that in 1886 we hatched 30,000,000 of fry: 1887, 00,000.000; in 1888, 80,000,1)00. and this year we hope to hatch 100,000,000. All this is without increase of force, and is the result of experience and bet ter organization. Our collecting berth extends from Fort Foote to Indian Head, a distance of about sixteen miles. We get eggs from six fishing shores ami from forty or fifty gili net fisher men." "When does the date of taking eggs begin ?" "The average date for collecting the first spawn is about the 15th of April; the largest production is about May 1st, and from that date up to May k25th we receive from two to five million eggs per diem. We send our spawn-takers to the several fishing landings to col lect eggs, but the gill fishermen soon learn how to do the work, and they bring into the station a large amount of nice eggs daly. We pay $20 a million for the eggs, and the expenses of the station is about 4,U0U per annum." "Where are the eggs hatched ?" "Here, in this building (Armory! building) The eggs ar collected j from the fishermen and kept at the station in agitated water, after being j impregnated with the milt of the male, until the line or formation of the fish can be seen with the naked eye. The impregnated eggs are brought up here daily by the Str. Corcoran, and the hatching process is completed in those j glass-lined tanks you will see in the other room. When the fry are large I enough they are placed in the shipping I cans and are ready for distribution." "What is the percentage of loss in hatching the eggs '?" "Oh, there is an immense gain over the natural process of hatching when it ! is considered to what dangers from j predatory fishes, and so on, the spawn ; is subjected when deposited in a natural method. We estimate that of the eg s we receive the percentage of ion is at j the lowest 25 per cent.; that is to say, ' for every 100 eggs we receive we deposit a EDENTON . , . (rSfffA Smallest Hair Throws a rhadew" N. C FKIDAY. Apnl f 75 shad fry. If the eggs deposited by the female shad in a natural way were to hatch out a similar percentage the streams would soon he blocked up with the masses of the fish. Now you can see what we have done and what we may expect in the future. Six or eight years ago. a the Fort Washington station, there were collected only , 000, 000 or 10,000,000 eggs annually. We collected 80.OOU, 000 last year, j and we expect to collect in a vear or J twn fmm inn r -.-, T, to- c.r nnn i per annum, itecoiiecc. too. mat tnts increase has been accomplished with no increase of the working force." "Where are most of the fry depos ited?" "Well, we send some away, but the great majority of the fry from this hatchery are deposited annually in the tributaries of Che.-apeak bay, and the result has been een in t.te gradual and steady increase of the run of shad for the past ten years." "An old river fisherman the other day told me that w!;ilo the increaseed run of shad had in recent years might, in some degree, be due to the efforts of the fish commission, yet he thought the run of fish was in cycles. The shad run had increased, it v..s true, but so did the herring run. and the commis sion had planted no herring fry in the river. How is that?" said the reporter. "I might answer that." said Mr Worth, "like the Yankee, by asking another question, 'Why is it that the streams of the Pacific- coast are now abundantly stocked with shad, when before the planting of the streams with shad fry by the commission, some eitrhl or ten years ago, there was never a shad to be found in any of those rivers?' "But it is said that figures never lie, and I will give you some statistics that were sent on in connection with the United States exhibit of the fish com mission at the Cincinnati exposition We know that there v.y- been a steady increase of the catch of shad in the streams of the Atlantic coast from Con necticut to North Carolina inclusive, almost in arithmetical progression during the past four or five years. The commission has annually for that period detailed trustworthy men to visit the fisheries in the rivers within the bounds mentioned and the data received were on a most reliable basis. , "In icSFo the catch 06 shad was 4.140,000. From that year up to 1885 no attempt at a census was made. In the latter year the catch was 5,173,000; in 1886. 5.584 000; in 1887, 6," 1 5.000, and in iWb8. 7.660,000. "Now. you will see th:tt from 1880 to 1888, inclusive, the catch of shad nearly doubled, and what is of special interest in this connection is the fact that the rate of increase was in eyct ; proportion to the increase of planting the fry by the commission For exam- u I.;!, ucn i pe ucgui.oug "u pianteu at me rate 01 ereen. iweive and twentv-tour million?, and soon mi progression per annum ot eiarhtv one levers, ror cure ot rleatlacbe, Gonsti-eightv-three, and one hundred" and ftion and Indigestion try Electric Bit . r iters. Lutire satisfaction euaranteed. twenty-two millions or monev refunded Price 50 ct., Z, -Another thing, although no men 1. 00 per bottle at Dr. W.J. I:arys have been especially detailed to take a Drugstore. census, we know from reliable reports, that the increase in the catch of shad has been similarly proportionate along the coasts of South Carolina, Georgia , and Florida. "I think it would not be extravagant to predict that before many years have gone by every river leading into the j Atlantic and Pacific oceans and the Gulf of Mexico will be fully stocked by the efforts of the national tish commis- Section in North Carolina. !j ' niation Urge. 26. 1889. sion wi h this delicious fish. Experi ence has shown that such a consumma tion is perfoctly feasible."' IS CONSUMPTION INCURAELE ! Read the following: Mr. C. H. Morris, Newark, Ark., says: "Was down with Abscess of Lungs, and friends and phy- ftie.irtii nrnnninnwl vnc u n Im'iii'qMii Consumptive. Betran takine Dr. Kind's New Discovery tor Consumption, am now on my third bottle, and able to oversee the work on my farm. It ib the finest medicine ever made.1'1 Jesse Middle wart, Decatur, O., says: "Hart it not been for Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption I would have died of Lung Troubles. Was given up by doctors. Am now in best 0 - health." Try it. Sample" bottles fret at Dr. v . J. Learv s Drugstore. NORTH CAROLINA STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY. The Falcon states that the Medical Society was in almost continuous session from Tuesday until Thursday evening. The storm must have given the members a gloomy impression of our Burg. The trip to rhe fisheries was interfered with by the storm, though the steamer fuel been procured for two days service. The banquet, which had been set for Thursday night by the local committee of nhvsieians and eit Lskmir i 1 1 thp rtriv-insil programme for the entertainment of uie oociei.y, anu wnicri oecaiiie a ueces sity on account of the storm ;-s most respectfully declined, the Soc tty hav ing ad jour ted earlier than was expect eu. Xne Medical Society of North Car olina is composed ol an able body of uhysicians who rank high in the pro fessiou all over the Tinted Stares. The men. bers were splendid gentlemen, who made a pleasant impression upoi. the people here. The sessiou was a mem 01 able one, and great harmony prev ailed among those. wno, we have been taught to believe love to uisaj. t ee Great souls by instinct to each other turn. ueii! tan d alliance and in !i iendship burn The following are the officers of the Society : President , George T. Thomas: Vice Presidents, R. L. Payne, K Ddlard and S. D. Booth: Secretary. J M. Hays; Treasurer, C. M. Pool; Orator, V."j. i Jones. Delegates to Medical Society. L. G. Broughton, W. v . Griggs, G. A. Foote arid iienry A- Dodson. Delegates to American Association, C.J. O. Hogan, li. H. Hauie. T. T Haigh, W T. Tucker ii. Wood, R. II. Sumier, G. W. T. Ennett, Geo. W. Lout:, 6" Vv. J. Lumsden, H. B. Marriott. A. (' Carr, J. E. VS'ood, T. F. Wood, . J Jones and Geo. A. Foote. ELECTRIC BITTERS. This remedy is becoming so well known and so popular as to need no special mention. All who have used Electric Bitters sing the same so?;g of praise. A purer medicine does not exist aud it is guaranteed to do all that is claimed. Electric Bitters will cure ail diseases of e I?ive,Lad JFfT8' wiil remove Pimples. Boils. Salt Rheum and other affections caused bv impure blood & all Malarial ill drive Malaria from the prevent as well as cure The following jost masters in this District have been appointed: Fannie O. Melson. at Plymouth: Joseph S. Long, at Hertford: llaltaehi M. Burnham. at: South Mills, and Mrs. H. L. Abbott, at Vandertuere -Carolinian. Jfr-H ralfir Jrsons And tijope troubled with nrvousurxi multinn ororerwork riii 1 relieved byt.kias JiS' I re NO. 202 E. W. Albaugh & Son, Wholesale Commission Merchants FRESH FISH rERRAPIN, OYSTERS AND POULTRY, No. 224 Light St. W ha:t liAL'l I MORE, Ml). ( 'ousigumcti s S d'eit ed Prom' t Return) Our Motto. Sanner Bros., Wholesale Commission Di alers in T7'TZ)T?C:XT 1. Terrapin, Game. Etc., 110 Hoilingsworth Street Baltimore, - ML Quiek sales-good pricee-prempt returns John. B. Johnson A. Wilson HN B. I holesale JOHNSON & CO. mtniKsiou A XL) Merchant "m wmm -m rm. ; , T a, t f7 Ti o IN ISH, vi . r. i hark s street. Baltimcre, Md. " PRICFS JLb PRi VPT RETURNS n e solicit a trial. Reference: Franklin Bank; Edw. Jeo kins v Si 1 ' iS. HORACE E. STILLMAN V holesale Commission Merchants. Fresh Fish, i-obsteis, Terrapin Green Turtle, GAME, FROGS, Soft and Shodded ' rvhs. Prawn, Hard and Soit I lams, fcfeollopg &C. 4 Fulton Fish Market. JV EW YORK. CeoKignmeutH Solicited. 0. S. HARDING &C0., v, holesale Commission Dealer in GAME AND TERRAPIN, w a a- im tww a. ' v iv iv i' " rv uv 111. PHILADELPHIA, PA. Consignments of all kinds of Fish. Game and Terrapin solicited. Reumi promptly made as advised. CAME
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