Democratic Sentinel, Volume 2, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 November 1878 — Two Hundred Miles of Dead Fish. [ARTICLE]

Two Hundred Miles of Dead Fish.

Our fishing smacks report a stream of fresh or poisonous water along our bay coast from two to ten fathoms out, that kills all the fish in its range. They report sailing for 200 miles through dead fish, covering the sea as far as the eye could reach with all varieties. Immediately on the shore the water is salt and natural, while less than a mile off it appears of a red brick color. —Key Wes (Fla.) Key. Among the many publications claiming to be family journals, there is none so fully entitled to the claim as The Chicago Ledger. Its “ Home ” depart-ment-made up of well-written contributions from experienced women upon household management, kitchen economy, home decoration, floriculture, gardening, poultry-raising, etc., etc—is more than worth the price of subscription ($1.50 a year). No housewife or mother should be without The Ledger. “Just as the elbow’s bent, the swig’s inclined.