to 1 u THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : TUESDAY , FEBKUAHY 22 , 1898.
NEW nilXCS 18 PORTRAITS
An Ariistio Fad Attach the Purses of
Gotham's Rich Women ,
FEMININE FANCY MIGHT LY TICKLED
I'ncCN of riiHtilonnltlpN lleprodnrril
oil Dinner I'luli-x , Iti Xlnlnrti
( JlnsxVlmliMift nnil In
tiiiuro
It k A solcrrn truth that portraiture has
become a gentle rage In the inlllhtinlro
feminine bosom. Full length paintings In
oils , by the most eminent I'artolan nrtlsto
and miniatures on Ivory arc among the
methods of picture making tliat the rich
women are beginning to tire of and as DC-
cmslty Is the mother of Invention , a whole
cow scries of schemes for limning attractive
fnccs has been obediently brought forth by
the prevailing condition.
It woo Mrs. Freddy Ucbhard , the owner of
one of the most perfect profilea Im America ,
who first took the palivj to hunt out n little
old Rdilus hidden away In a back street of
Mrs. rotter rnimor , with nigiior patnotium
nnil nH keen sense of art , hau given to an
American girl the valuable order of dccorat
ing half a dozen plates much Ilka those of
Jlr . Astor , while Mrs. Sloan of New York
IB having her likeness transferred to elx
jiUtcs for me at nrall breakfasts. Theisn
platters are all of flna American china and
the fcinlnlno artist who Is decorating them
Is going to aho\v Mrs. Sloan In skating , bl-
vyclliiK , golfing , driving , riding , fishing and
yacht I ME drees.
It 1ms remained , however , for the Mrs.
Define nt , who Is the grandmother of
duke , to Icud all the rest of her set In portraiture
traiture , of an oilglnal , beautiful anil the
most expensive art known on this side of
the water. Only the beautiful but oxtrmu-
pant queen of Italy has anything to show
like the huge window of stained glass that
flta Into unco at the head of the Malm In
Jlrs. Hclmcnt'a New York house.
A GOHOEOUS AKKAin.
This win Jew. fourteen feet high by eight
broad , looks toward the west , and every
era who enters the hall of the houuo em-
no * , fall to look up at this window through
tlto many colors of whlcrh all the light for
the hall comes , In a framework of mar
velous slats rofro the mistress of the man-
Dion stands arrajcd In the most gorg ous
yrllow brocaded satin , wearing her famous
tuiquolse tiara , neektoce- and brooches. The
{ window was designed and the glasi work
done by American artists , and the crystal
nieces of glowing color and many degrees
i > t thickness are put together In a frame-
ttoik of silver Instead of lead. It required
nearly two years to complete the work ,
and no one save the present owner and the
ir.ok'r of the window k runts the price that
wan iold for It. At some points In the dec
oration genuine Jewels ore set In with the
claw , and at night a heavy Iron door closes
at the back of the window , which by cun-
iilngly arranged electric lights , Is softly II-
" "
"TOO" queen of Italy lias had her picture
Hone In painted glass , andi of late one or
two AmwicMW , laying wee Mr * . Belmonfs
remarkable portrait , h te had small mcil
lion portraits mAde of themselves In tbo
e'.alncd crystal , and It Is told that to a
London artist , no lf person than Alma
Tadcrr.a , the young duchcsi of M rlborough ,
Is giving sittings for a glniD portrait like
her mother's.
TIM3 Until OP .NOIMVAY.
I-'roiln KiuiKon llnllcil an ( InItiron of
Sklcrn In n .National Conti-Hl.
Skiing , queen of national sport , Is at KB
zenith In Norway. The country at Its best
Is a Ocflolnlo part of the earth In winter
time , and wcro It not tor come such health
ful , Inspiring , Invigorating end exhilarating
pnflUmo as that provided by the great out
door , game of the Norwegian , there would
not be much In life for the Inhabitants of
thin northern land.
The necessary elements for the successful
practicing of the novel sport , relates a corre.
Hponduit of the New York Herald , are anew
that lira deep , crisp and firm ; a cold , frosty
air , and a wholesome appetite for outdoor
recreation. When the time for skiing Is
ripe , Norway turns out In counties. In vil
lages and In clubs , Only those who have
seen' grand sKIIdg celebration ceil realize
the enjoyment of participating In thb amuse
ment and feeding one's system on the pure
frosty and Invigorating air. Slclghlag , skatIng -
Ing , tobogganing have their own peculiar
charms , but none at Its best begins to com
pare with ekllng.
Chrlatlanla has come to be recognized no
upper two-thirds to the "hop , or p'atform ,
whence the leap Is rrnce as will bo prcscn I/
i \pn'nc ] < l being about fifteen degrcca , and
the lower portion twenty-five degrees.
A competitor , sttctlng from the top , slides
down trie hill on wooden runnera ntrapped
to the feet , with ever Increasing speed , until
ho reaches the "hop. " Oa arriving at this
platform ho leaps Into the air , and , landing
skillfully on the soft snow , continue. * the
slide , with the increased momentum gathered
from the leap , until ho reaches the plain at
the foot , where ho stops bis futther progress
by making a dexterous turn and twisting
suddenly with his face to the slope down
which ho has descended at such breakneck
speed.
It need hardly be fald that It requires
nerves of etecl , as well as wondortul skill , to
shoot down such a declivity and to take the
mighty leap from the platform. It must bo
remembered that In a leap of sixty feet the
sheer lull Is about ( dirty feet. It Is In the
taking of this leap that the mcvU exciting
part of the performance Is exhibited , on
which the applause of the spectators Is con
centrated. The greater the leap the more
applause and honor for the shier. The record
leap until recently was eighty-seven feet ,
which was made by a daring youth at one
of the Holinenkollen meetings.
Tills record was beaten In a manner that
ijcovo the spectators wild with enthusiasm
by the queen of skiers , Mils Freda Knagen ,
a dashing brunette of Chrlst'anla , who has
well won her royal title. This lithe limbed
and athletic beauty has distanced all com
petitors In tin' thrilling slide down the hill ,
and In the leap has left "every one far be
hind. The women have never been able to
coma anywhere near her recced leap , and the
boct Jump to tha credit of a iran Is S3 far
short of hers as to make It almost "hope-
left ) to beat her.
Usually the sexes are divided In the com
petitions , but this year a change \\as made
In the rules ot the game by which It was
erranged for men and wnrr.cn to take the
slide In compotltlcn. The result has shown
the wisdom of tfio move.
Miss Freda Knagen , when making her
Bcc'rul great Jump , came ilown the hillside
with the speed and graee of a bird on the
xvlng , darted from -platform far In nd
vance of the nearest flkter , and to the as
tonUhmcut of the people of Chrlstlanla , nl-
most every man , woman and child ot whom
had assembled to witness the sport , Freda
sailed out Into space and landed gracefully
on her feet , with a successful bound of 1031j
feet to her credit , which figured stand today
as the record Jump of skiing In this neigh
borhood.
Some years ago the tremendous leap of 120
feet was made , but the record did not stand ,
for the reason mat the rain who made It , In
stead pf landing on his feet , as It Is neces
sary for a skier to do , fell In a heap , badly
Injured himself and was carried away on a
stretcher , a bruised and groaning example
of the dangers of skiing. After her great
feat Mlsa Knagen became the heroine of
ChrUtlanla.
llueUcii' Arnica Sajv .
The beit t&lve In the world for Cuts ,
Drulees , Sores , UJrcra , Salt Hueuin. Fever
Sores , Tetter. Chapped Hands , Chilblain * .
Corns and all Skin Eruptions , and podtlveljT
cures Pile * ir no pay required. It Is gusr-
in tied to glvo perfect tatlsftctloa or money
refunded. I'rlco 25 cent * D r box. For
by Kuliq A Co.
STRANGE DEATH OF A STEER
Story of a Remarkable Freak of Natnro in
New South Wales.
FRACTIOUS TERROR OF THE RANGE
Curved Horn , of ni IlnllncU Or or Into
HIM 12) rx , DrltlitK Him
to IiiNiinltr mill
Death.
A squatter In the back blocks ot New-
South Wales had n young steer with horns
so perfectly turned that they formed two
artistic loops at the sides ot his head. Ono
day "Uoca" sttayod with a mob of store
cattle Into a. pleco of "wlUPctfuntry Infested
only by kangaroos and the out-station bound
ary riders' families.
Tticso cattle ire rounded up and other
wise handled but once n year. IJeforo this
annual } ardlng took place "Doss" had be
come a fractious terror to every animal and
man In that rang * . ' He Had terrified and
scattered the herd that was once his mates ;
A STAINCD GUASS PORTRAIT.
Richmond , Va. , and request him to cut n. big
nnd beautiful cameo of her face. Ho made a
very effective likeness In white on a back
ground of sapphire blue stone and when Mra.
Gebhard had this eel about with largo dla-
mcnils nnd were It as ono would a miniature
brooch , every woman who saw It and could
afford the expense went and did likewise.
The little old cameo cutter has , since that
stroke of lucky patronage , been overwhelmed
with orders and the women who have tholr
profiles carved do not all wear the square or
oval cameos ns brooches. One of the popu
lar fancies Is to sot the came-D aj a belt
huckle , so a. shoulder brooch , ns a clnnp fern
n sable or ermine cape or mount It In a
broad gold band and wear It on the arm.
Not nil women can , however , afford to
liavo their features chipped out 'n ' agate
stone and n great many of them are going to
the photographers' to have cameo photo
graphs taken. This Is a process brought over
from I'nrlo , where they are just now making ,
cs well , very exquisite vignette photographo ,
the figures In brown or gray thrown on a
uo'.lahcd white surface.
The cameo process Is nothing moro nor
less than a face In clear profile , photo
graphed. In strong white lights , against a
block of prepared and polished black wood.
The block of wood IB usually about six or
eight Inches square , with a circular depres-
Blon In the center. Into this the picture Is
thrown and shows like a carving of pearl
igalnst ebony. Every curl and stray strand
of hair , every filmy bit of lace and flower
about the shoulders IB outlined by the
camera and a pretty woman could not find
ft moro perfect medium for a faithful like
ness of her fine features.
1'L.ATE PORTRAITS.
Slnco miniatures have become cavalro to
the general a new Industry , first put for
ward under the patronage of Mrs. John
Jacob lAstor , haa blossomed forth. This rich
youne woman , " ono of the most prominent
and beautiful of New York's fashionable
matrons , has had her own sweet face painted
vlth most exquisite art on six very choice
Bovres plates , that are only used for ficr
smallest and Holecteat luncheon parties , The
p'ates show Mrs. Aator In evening dress ,
> tnllor dress , reception gown , skating Jura ,
dn a delicate summer muslin and In her
bridal gown. It Is no secret that the platen
ccst $150 apiece and they were all made In
France.
the great center for this winter recreation ,
and Holmcakollen , one of the great heights
in the vicinity of the city , Is the skiing
headquartera Hero all the great competi
tions are held , end ic the presence of hun
dreds of thousands of enthusiastic specta
, tors , and attended by the greatest amount o [
excitement seen at any public * event in the
world , Is held the big meeting of skilled
skliers , which has come to be known as the
"Derby of Norway. "
The hill on which the great event Is held
looks so formidable that to one uacqualntod :
with the skill of the Norwegians at their na
tional sport It would seem as though Its de
scent must be accompanied by the loss of
life or at least by tbo breaking of Hmbi.
Doth its height and steepness , however , arc
greatly exaggerated to the sight by reason
of the mantle of white that covers It.
It Is ICO feet above- the level of the lake ,
which forms a plata at Its base , the slope , or
track , being ISC jards long , the nngle.or the
ho lad charged madly every kind person who
was went to pet him. Decauso his horn-
curled like those ot a sheep he was called
"Sheep Head. " His mild , tractable nature
added to thh delusion of likening him to a
lamb. Six months after his entrance upon
the range he began to act strangely. A wild
look shot out of his eye under the. points of
the ingrowing horns , whose shadow fel
heavier and heavier upon the retina. He
constantly ahook his head , as If trying to rl-
Himself of some annoyance. Then Hess
would stand and stare at the pjInU vlilcl
wcco pressing the pupils nearly up agalns
the sockets. Ho became- more Irritable am
unfriendly. Ho reared , stamped , shook his
crazed head and stared at the creeping
things before hi. * vision.
At last "Ross" went mad and bellowed
through the night , like an enraged demon
He chased- everything In sight and viciously
dashed himself against the forest trees. The
mere tramp of a foot angered him. The
THB BULLOCK WHOSE HORNS ORKW
THROUGH HIS RYES ( DRAWN FROM
I'HOTOOIIAPH. )
points of the horns were cruelly pressing
his helpless eyes back In their sockets and
ev-nry Jar upon the ground .tortured his
brain and enraged him , "IJ-ss" had scat
tered the mob of his ruminating mates and
had so terrorized the few people about that
fences did not glvo a bensc of security.
Woiien and children lived In mortal dread
of the unfortunate beast ,
At length his maddened roar was heard
no more , Abnut a month after that the
out-boundary rider went out-wlth dogs -and
a Winchester ride to end the suffering of
"Sheepht-ad floss , " After searching for two
days the 'bullcck ' was found. 'MJoss" was
dead. Ho was lying under a clump of
acacia , less sweet than their , blossoms. Ho
had evidently been dead toj a week or moro
and liad been blind > for months. The horns
had grown Into the eyes and almost toui'icd
the bone of the sKull "behind. " Tlfe head of
the poor boa at wag 8 strange an jaUeof as
ever was seen.
The horns of "Hosg. " were , never curved
by any art. They grow as nature dlrecttd
their fatal tlpu. and , unlesspnr tothe
Royal College qf Veterinary Surgeons , Eng
land , the preserved head still hangs ifpon
the dorr of the Darling out station , where
"Uosa" lived and "died ,
OCC'IU.T IIAIM'li.M.VO.S.
Women filve Tlu-lr Toxlliiioii ) ' n ti >
SlumM > nrrloii ( " Hxi > frliirr .
A short .time ago a New England family
was spending the Christinas holidays at th'ctr
country place , which U lovely and Isolated ,
being tome distance from any other habita
tion. There was no snow on the ground , but
the nccther was bitterly cold , so that the
road was frozen Into deep ruts , over which a
carriage or a cart rattled < JP that Its approach
could be beard when it was some distance
away ,
' Quo night they Here All B"thcTcd around
a great open fire In the hull , when they
heard the nolso of k carriage on the road
then on their drlvsnay ; It finally stopped
before the door. ODO of the boys spnyig u
and opened It , bat- there was nothing1 to be
seen ; he stood qultomtlll , ho was so amazed
and the rest of the Camlly crowded around
All had tieard the carriage drive up not
halt ; they could sec for some distance dowt
the road on either hand , BO that It would
have been Impossible tor It to have driven on
without being seen.
Every one felt frightened nnd awcstrurl
nnd no one was able to suggest a satis
factory explanation. The next morning io
tame which they icould accept or not , as
they chose It was a telegram from n neai
relative saying that their grandmother had
died at exactly ( tie time on the previous
evening that they had heard the Invisible
carriage drive up to the door.
Something In this same line is a stoty
told of a Brooklyn house. It was rented by
n man and his wife , who lived there peace
fully and happily for several years , during
which nothing unusual happened.
The man was finally called away on busi
ness , which took him toe a week to n city
some distance away. To prevent loneliness
tils wire Invited a friend to visit her during
this time. Ono day they were sitting In
the dining room , On the table stood ono ol
those huge glass plcklo Jars , which are not
used now so much as formerly. Suddenly
thcco was a pound on the table , as If some
strong man had brought his fist down with
all his strength. The plcklo Jar was fcbat-
tcred In .1 thousand pieces.
The two women sat speechless with terror
for tome time , for there was no one else In
the room and the occurrence was enough to
trlghtcn the bravest. A few hours after-
R-ard a telegram was received stating that
the hubband had been killed In an accident
end It was afterward discovered that the
time ot his dealli tallied exactly with that
of the breaking of the plcklo Jar.
It Is further related that the owner of
this house could 'find ' no more tenants for
It and finally had It torn down , when It was
llscovercd that the foundations were laid
in an old grave yard.
A lady of unquestioned standing , who la
not the least Inclined to be superstitious ,
.oils of pome experiences which she had
while \lsltlng a friend who lived alone. This
'rleml vvas a widow who had lost several
children nnd had lapsed Into a state of
nclancholla , which really bordered on In
sanity. They wore sitting In the parlor on
.ho night of her Arrival , when steps were
ic.ird on the stairs.
"Who's that ? " Inquired Wlss S.
"That's little Johnny , " replied her friend.
Miss S. felt alarmed at such a ppccch ,
jut forgot It after a whllo and when slip
went to bed her thoughts had been turned
nto other channels. Suddenly as shr
Crushed her hair she felt a hand , very
cold , encircle her wrist. She turned quickly ,
Iropping her brush nnd expecting to sec
icr friend standing there. Hut she saw
mthlng ! At that she rushed Into her
'rlend's ' room and told her. what had hap-
> ened.
"Thct'p Johnny , " her friend repeated
igaln. "You know he was always' full of
fun. Ho plays pranks all the time. "
As little Johnny had died a short time
igo from pneumonia Miss S.'s feelings may
) o Imagined , She spent an uncomfortable
light , but In the morning was inclined to
augh at her fright , and to think that her
fancy had been playing her trlcka.
A shopping trip Imd been planned , nnd the
wo stood In the lowei ) hall pulling1 on tholr
; lovcs , when a nolso was heard n'aove , and
a great cardboard box. filled with old pleco ; =
which smfclled of camphor , suddenly came
tumbling down at tholr feet , upsetting the
contents on their way. Miss S. nearly fainted.
When she could speak she assured her friend
.hat she could stand It no longer. She
rcmbllnsly packed her trunk and left , but
t was a longtime before she got over the
effect of "Little Johnny's" pranks.
Look out for cheap substitutes ! I3ewarc of
icw remedies. Dr. null's Cough Syrup ha :
stood tbc test for nearly fifty years.
OI/D I.VUI'AV | .M HTiil'S STOIIV
IVllH How Hil'iimil iUnothcr Foil ml
TIlOIINIIlKlM Of ItCllHUIllM.
Charlie Gates Is an old-time Indian
Ightcr. Ho used to reckon his dead Indians
ay the cord. He has fought more Indian
aattles than any man on earth or under It
Ho has Just returned from a trip to the
north , and speaking to the Salt Lake Herald
of the Journey said : I
"Tho most Interesting part of It was that
I went back to the place where nil ! Hanks
and mo stood oft 3,000 Lndlara for three
days ono time back In the late COs. Theic
was seventeen of us at first , but only three
cf us lived to tell the tale. The i.pot Is
some thlrtv-flvn inllrs frnm ninfkfnnt
Idaho , near where ihe ; roads fork. The In
dians sailed Into us one afternoon and made
things lively , I tell you. We dragged the
wagons together in a circle , killed all the
IIOKCS and strung them around for breast
works and badci the painted fiends come on ,
and they came. Why , It fairly rained In
dians. Wo kept shooting Mid BO did they ,
until night came on , when we discovered
that Dill Hanks , myself and Jim Defoo were
all there were left of us. Wo knew we
could not hold out , so we drew lots to aee
who would go for help , and Defoo won and
crawled out. Ho told us when he got back
that he crawled nine miles through the
darkness before he dared rise up. "
"Why did he crawl so far ? " asked Dan
Nlckum , who was n listener.
"Eucauce ho didn't get through the In
dians for nlno miles , " answered Gates with
dignity , "There were more Indians there
at that time than was ever gathered to
gether at one time , before or since. Well ,
sir , for three dayo me and Hill pat there In
that circle and mowed down Indians. When
the soldiers did come wo were mighty glad ,
I tell you. After the fight was over ' .hey
counted and found me and Dill had killed
exactly 2,000 of the 3,000 which first at
tacked us. The soldiers killed the balance. "
"How could you tell which ores you killed
nnd whlh the soldiers killed ? " asked
Nlckum ngalu.
"Slmslo enough , " said Gates. "Dy the
freshness of the corpses- . When a corpne
was over a. day old wo credited him to our
account. "
"Hut how do you tell the freshness of u
corpse ? "
"Oh , that's dead easy. Of course you
have to know and so long's the Indians are
not likely to trouble us again there's no
use In telling you now. for the Information
would not do you any good. But a man that
Is used to killing Indlano can toll a corpse
any time and Just how long It has been dead.
den If that wasn't the case we hod on-
other method , for we never Hliot an Indian
except right through the head , Didn't want
to spoil the hide. "
"What on earth would you do with an In-
dlr-n's hide ? " asked Nlckum.
"Cut 'em In slices and make razor strops
of 'cm ; that' * what we always did with In
dian hides. Wo used to ship bales of Indian
hldto to Europe every year. That's where
I got my start. "
"That must liavo. . been as hard a fight us
you had , wasn't It ? "
"Vcsslr. u\II but' ' one. Was In a harder
fight than that down' In Arizona bno time ,
Lost moro men. The Indians came on us
by suiprlso and klllt'd every darn ono of
us. Not a man cucaped to tell the talc. "
And then Gates engaged himself In a foot
taco for a street car. .
Children and adults tortured by burna ,
scalds , Injuries , ecznma cr ekln diseases may
secure Instant relief1 by using * DaWItt's Witch
Hazel Salve. It Is Uid great Pile remedy.
Wllli.V TUB MOST I'MSCIXATIXU.
\ VoiiinirHciillli of
Aliovr , .Not llrloiv , Thirty VfarN
Balzac , famous as a literary and social
llbii , was once attacked In a Farla salon by
a pretty little miss of 17 , who demanded
why It was that he liked women whom she
would consider parse.
"Why , monsieur , oven when thsy are en
old aa 40 you teem to enjoy their society , "
Bulzac looked at her earnestly for a second
end and then laughed heartily. Hobent
over to explain matters and remarked In a
serious voice as though weighing every word
tie tald : "Perhart. the t > ecret lies In the
simple fact that the woman of 20 must be
pleased , whllo the older woman of 40 tries to
iltnno , and tbo older woman's power con
sists , not as beu been so often said , In
understanding and making the most of her
owu charms , but la comprehending and
vlth happy { ac ( culling put nnd making the
in tot of the good qualities ot the man whoso
favor eho seeks. "
Just when women are most fascinating Is ,
of course , a matter of opinion , but the ago
Is now put by observers ot good Judgment
at 30 nnd older. All the women famoitn tor
jcwer over the hearte of men , from Cleo
patra to Helen down , were nearer -10 than
20 when at the zenith ot their power.
There Is no doubt that A man always
admires a clever woman , jet ho enjoys
himself ihcttcr with a woman who makes
him feel that ho Is clever. Ot course , all
the men like being entertained for awhile
by a well-informed woman , ibut a man Is
CAfentlally vain , and ho enjoys much bet
ter the hippy tact which makes him be-
llcvo that ho Is entertaining the well-In
formed woman. Of course , the woman
must have the happy knack of discovering
what subject the man talks about best.
Then she must listen quietly and In on In
terested manner , Slio can draw him out
with hippy queries until ho Is astonished
at bis own brilliancy.
A COOK'S IT'S
rURE IMPERIAL EXTRA
WINECHAMPAGNE DRY
NURSISItV OK THE SKA.
DlNCitvery nf ( lie \Vln < cT Ilnliltnt of
Suit U'ntcr KMI. | |
The most Important discovery In const
tlsWni ; BO fnr hns Ueeli 'made by the fisher
men off Dcattfort , N. C. , nnd there Is rea
son to believe that there will bo far-reaching
results obtained Intile future through Im
proved methods of deep-sea seining. In the
two winter months of January nlid Feb
ruary , relates n correspondent of the Globe-
Democrat , nil of our littoral species of llsh
disappear- almost entirely from the waters
oft our const .ind . fishermen are compelled
to fold up their Bellies nnd wait until pprlng
for the reappearance of tholr favorite game.
A very few daring nnd adventurous spirits
go far out to sea with long lines nnd suc
ceed In catching a few eac'1 day to supply
the markets ; but , as a rule , the catches
liave been comparatively small and Insig
nificant.
Scientists have concluded that the llshen
KO to sonic unknown region or dent is of the
ocean to breed dmlng these two cold
nouths , and upon their return In the spring
they arc accompanied by Innumerable hosU
of youngfry. . The discovery offshore at
lloaufort IH nothing le.'s than that of a win
ter nursery of our littoral species of llsh.
From six to erKht fatluma below the suifnco
of the water the llsh have been found to be
Itorully swarming- countless numbers ,
ind nooks and seines let down to that depth
nvnrlabiy brlnfr up ilch hauls. No amount
of coaxing and temptation can Induce trio
Ish to leave their warm winter habitat far
> elow the surface , and the fishermen have
to adopt new methods of catching ; them.
The discovery Is Important In modifying
our prevailing methods of catching markut-
ible food llsh and In cheapening the supply
n winter and In furnishing the needy .work
ers with employment at an off season when
> overty and hardship often press mrst se
verely upon ihem. Natural ! , ts have believed
or some time that most of our sea loou
Isaes migrated to warmer climates In wln-
er , as our birds do , and returned In the
spring ; hut now It seems that they merely
wlm offshore norne distance and drop down
nto deep corrugations , and remain happy
and contented until spring returns.
The llsh are found off Ueaufort and Moro-
icad City In deep nolcs or corrugations. In
ho summer time they come Inshore further ,
mil swarm around the oyster beds and
he bays and Inlets. A great variety of food
Ish is found in this winter nursery , suc.i
is the red drum , gray trout or weakflsh ,
potted sea trout , bluoflsh , cronkcis und
nany others. Last winter the fishermen ,
vlth deep-sea lines , managed to makp big
auls over these winter pasture Holds. They
ct down lines from five to ton fathoms and
jrjught up lilg panie. Hut this was soon
considered too slow work , and special deep-
sea nets were manufactured for the pur-
> oso. These nets were heavily weighted ,
ind when sunk to the proper dept'.i they
brought up enormous hauls of llsh ,
This winter the fishing as been better than
ever. Improvements .lave hacn made upon
he nets , anu"tho fishermen have been scor-
ng wonderful successes. In the llrst llvo
lays of February 153,000 pounds ot trout and
25.000 cronkers were caught In this manner
about two and a half miles oft shore from
Fort Macon , near t'.io sea buoy , where the
lepth averages six : fathoms. The fishing
ins been so good Jn _ places that the men
.live made as high as $70 each In one day.
Men all along shore out oJ employment are
locking to the place to take part ! n the lish-
ng. A man provided with a deep-sea line
ind hooks who Is willing to endure the
inrdshlps can make a good living In this
vay. lint It Is no easy work to operate a
Ine six to eight fathoms In lonpth , with
several pounds of lead and a live-pound
IKI on the other end. Some of the line llsh-
ernicn come In at night with a boatload of
fish , but their hands are so cut and mutl-
ated that they are unfit for work the next
luy. Thick buckskin gloves on fie hands
ire necessary for the proper protection of
he skin.
A new fort of seine .las been used hero
his winter for the first tlmo. It Is designed
list for this deep-water fishing. It closes
ip in tne snape 01 a long , narrow eei poi
vlth a heavy weight at tic lower end. It
langles over the side of the fishing smack
ly several ropes , which are manipulated
either by tne men or a tackle. When the
rod reaches the bottom the selno Is allowed
o rest there for same time whllo thu men
spread It open. This Is done by means of
ropes. Four rowbonts leave the smack.
ind eac-.i one pulls a'rope attached to a
corner of the seine. Thus It Is spread out
on the bottom of the sea directly under the
locks of sea llsh. Then It Is gradually
Milled up. A deep pocket In the bottom o"
ie selno Is quickly tilled with so many llsh
hat they threaten to break through the
meshes by their very weight. In each haul
ho fishermen bring up at least MO pounds
of fish.
Tie number of the fish seem Inexhaustl-
> le. When one hiding place Is pretty well
leaned out the fishermen 'unit around for
another. The bottom of the sea off the
east here Is undulating ; forming deep hol
lows or holes , In w'llch the sea llsh hide.
They are never found on the ridges of thp
bottom , hut always In the hollows. Con
sequently the llshermen ccrry sounding
lends with t'lein when In search of a now
hldliij ; place or winter nursery. When the
water Is six to eight fathoms deep they drop
tlio net nnd leave It there for a siort time
before hauling it up. If they strike It rich ,
Uiey haul It up and let It down until their
"boil Is loaded.
The fact , being established that the fish
merely sink to a good depth oft our const
In winter. Instead of migrating to some
tropical sea , the question of discovering
the hiding place of other species becomes
Interesting. ItIs thought that tile same
sort of fishing may bo applied to the codfish
oft the Newfoundland banks and to the red
snappers off the .Florida coast. If t'.io win
ter habitat of these fished Is not too deep ,
they may be caught right throuph t'lo cold
weather with properly constructed seines. It
Is believed now that countless millions of
shad , salmon , herring , striped bass and
ot'ier nmdromous flsh are hidden away In
the fields of the ocean a short distance off
our coast , and that only a small per cent
of them enter our rivers to snuwn In a given
oeiiMon. In fact , If one-hundredth of all
that are In the ocean tfiould make a simul
taneous movement In this direction , they
would completely choke up every river In
the country. Hence It Is quite Important
that their winter hiding place mould no dis
covered. In the nets oft lienufort an oc
casional striped hues , bluetlsh , salmon her
ring and shad have been caught , demon
strating t'Jat they are aground soniowhero
in theufpep corrugations of the ocean's bet
tom. The man who discovers their winter
hiding place will open up a new Industry of
tremendous Importance to the country.
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