Plymouth Tribune, Volume 1, Number 9, Plymouth, Marshall County, 5 December 1901 — Page 6

MAXINKUCKEE

Most Thoroughly Studied Body of Water in the World. United States rish CoiruiIssibn Knows AW About Our Beautiful Lake Some Interesting Tacts Atxxit lis Tish ond Turtles os Well lis Its Physical Characteristics Edibility of the Coot. Washington, Nov. 30 On the Mall, -where Sixth street intersects, not far from the Pennsylvania station, stands an unpretentious three-story brick building, the home of the United States Fish cum mission, presided over by Geo. M. Bowers, commissioner. Tne entire lower floor is used as a museum, though this does not seem to be generally known. One tank will arouse the curiosity of an Indianian. It bears the label: TURTLES FROM LAKF. MAXINKUCKEE. Common soft-shelled turtle (aspidonectesspinifer); common Snapping turtle (chelydra serpentina); common. Musk turtle, or stink pot (aromochelys odoratus); common Map turtle ('raphtemys geographicus); ucundant. Painted . Vai'tle (chrysomys marginata); abundant. Speckled tortoise (clemmys guttatus); rare. . Blandinas tortoise (emydoidea blanding); very rare. In other tanks are bass, trout and fish of all kinds, from Maine to California. Close to the turtles is a mammoth sea jt, stuffed, from Priblof islan' Alaska. There are models of nshing smacks from Gloucester, bluefish jiggers with- mirror attached, squid lines, lobster pots, eeltraps, brush weir, fishslides, gill nets, oyster tongs and nipples, sinkers, floats, swivels, galls, spreaders, hand claws, harpoons, spears, and all sorts of fishing tackle. Among the more interesting are the nets and traps of grasses and reeds cfrom Porto Rico and the Philippines. Dr. B. W. Evermann, Ichthyologist of the United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, is an Indiana man. His early life was spent on a farm near Burlington, Carroll county. In 18S6 he was graduated from the state university and later became professor of biology at the state normal school at Terre Haute. When it was proposed by the fish commission to make a complete scientific study of a small interior body of water, compiling all the data bearing infany way on fish culture, foods, climate, conditions, etc., he recommended Lake Maxinkuckee. "Maxinkuckee is the most thoroughly studied acd investigated body of water, scientifically, in the world," said Dr. Evermann. 'We began operations in 1899. Since then we have pursued our investigation summer and winter and our report, which will make a book of probably 300 pages, will soon be out. H. Walton, Clark, of Ft. Wayne, a graduate of the state university, has made the observations during the last year. The report, besides being illustrated, will contain topographical maps of the lake. The deepest hole in the lake is eighty-aix feet. The average of the deep water is tweaty-five feet. The map will show bars, channels and long depressions. The lake is 2.5 miles long and 1.75 miles wide. 'I have fished in lakes in ery -Stäte in the union, and find thai Maxinkuckee leads in the number of species and the nnmber of food fish. Thore are fifty-two species, more than a dozen of which are food fishes. Two new species of the darter family have been found there, and the lake has been perpetuated in science by the name given them hadropterus maxinkuckiensis and etl estoma - aubeenaubei. Both are found in Aubeenaubee creek, known as the 'inlet." The' food fishes, fourteen in number, are small-mouthed black bass, the large-mouthed black bass or straw bass, the wall-eyed pike (commonly called salmon, which it is not) rock bass or goggle-eye, war-mouth bass, strawberry bas, crappie, yellow perch, pumpkin seed, blue-gill,

red -eared sunfish, eel, yellow cat and bull-head. 'We have noted at least 151 species of birds in the neighborhood of the lake. Twenty-fire species of mammals haunt the shores. There are fifteen kinds of snakes, including the 'rattler'; three hundred species of flowering plants, a dozen species of frogs, toads, etc.; twenty-five kinds of mollusks and shells; and myriads of insects, including a dozen varieties of mosquitoes. There are eight or ten varieties of freshwater clams, wUh shells, however, too thin for the pearlbutton industry. There are six kinds of leeches, most of which adhere to the turtles and are not dangerous. "The turtles in the tank were sent by Mr. Clark a short time ago. We have one other species from the lake, a land turtle, terrapine Carolina, which is very rare. "There is little danger of t&e lake being 'fished out.' Fishes multiply rapidly and if the lake is stocked with one or two plants a year the proportion will be decreased very slightly. These are questions of state regulation we do not deal with. In 1889 and 189C I put about 700 young bass in the lake through the

courtesy of the Vandalia Railroad company. I was then at Terre Haute, and I noticed that m times of high water in the Wa bash the young were left in pools and puddles, which soon dried up. I gathered and sorted the food fishes and sent many of them to Maxinkuckee. The idea has since been acted upon by the United States commission, and manv of our substations have no hatcheries, but depend upon the overflows for the supply for distribution." FISH PLACED IN THE LAKE. The plants that have been placed in the lake are: 1880, Feb. 15, lake trout year ling..... ....1,900 1891, Jan. 14, lake trout year ling 3,250 1891, June 12, pike verch and salmon fry 800,000 1892, Nov. 10, lake trout yearling 2.531 1892, Nov. 10, black bass yearling....... 1,190 1892, Nov. 10, warmouth bass yearling 400 1892, Nov. 10, crappie yearling 50 1892, Nov. 10, yellow perch yearling 385 1894, March 10, lake trout yearling:... .......2,996 1894, May 4, pike perch fry '. 2,000,000 1896, Dec. 29, black bass yearling... -..2,200 1896, Deq. 29, crappie yearling , 1,600 1896, Dec. 29, crappie adult.. 300 1893, Oct. 20, black bass yearling 800 1898, Oct. 29, crappie 500 1893, Aug. 23, large-mouth black bass adult 5,193 1900, May 16, pike perch fry '..860,000 1901, Aug. 23, black bass 800 Iackbass in 1899-90 by Evermann 750 Total 3,623,850 The trout did not thrive, probablr because the water was too warm. None has been seen since. The last plant in August was made at the request of W. T. Wilson, of Logansport, secretary of the Maxinkuckee association, which has taken much interest in the Government work at the lake. " The observations cover a multitude of subjects, the temperature of the air is taken twice a day and that of the water at various depths is noted frequently. The direction and velocity of the wind is recorded and the rainfall gauged. The habits and food of the fishes at various seasons are accurately recorded. The latter is obtained by the daily examination of the contents of the stomachs of such äs may be caught. The formation of the ice is also a matter of record. In Dr. Eyerman's report, maps will show the location and character of the vegetation of the lake. Dr. Evermann has .)ust read a paper before the Washington Society of Biology on the coot, as studied at Maxinkuckee. This paper will probably, be a part of his report. Contrary to common opinion, he says that the coot is edible,' and, -in fact, is equal to the canvas back duck in flavor and quality, and that it is only occasionally when fed on

strong food that it is unpalatable.; "Anyone who makes application is supplied in turn. The man who has a quarry pond, or a small stream on his land, with low ground for a pool, can have an abundant supply of fish for his own use with .little trouble. Most bodies of water contain a sufficient food supply. It is an advantage sometimas to feed minnows and insects to the bass, and bread crumbs, boiled potatoes, etc., to the carp and catfish. Like abundant tood everywhere, it increases the size and numbers. In most instances this is not necessary, for a food supply is one of the conditions we determine in granting an application. W. S. WRIGHT.

WINNING THE MARKETS British Merchants Learn What America is Doing. London, Nov. 29 -Seymour Bell, the commercial agent of Great Britain in the United States, expounded his views on American trade competition at the London chamber of commerce yesterday. He said that all America wanted from abroad was daily getting smaller, but that Great Britain was being cut out of even this small portion of the market by France and Germany. Bell attributed this to Great Britain's backwardness in using labor saving machinery. He declared the working classes of Great Britain must bo educated up to them and be convinced that their use was essential be fore Great Britain could compete with America. Bell also said there was no doubt that the reciprocity movement in the United States would result in the removal or reduction of many of the duties now enforced but it would be in the case of articles in which the United States was quite safe from foreign competition. One of the merchants present declared that America- trade was completely ousting British trade from Central and South America. Irish Patriot Is Dead. ' Chicago, Nov. 29 Martin Hogan, the Irish patriot, who bus been lying at the county hospital for some days, is dead, aged ninety-three years. Hogan, together with others interested in the Fenian movement, were convicted of treason in 1666 and transported to the English penal colony in Australia. In 1869 Hogan and his companions, excepting John Boyle, O'Reilly, who had previously escaped, were rescued by a boat which had been fitted out for the purpose by British sympathy. Suicide of an Embezzler. Louisville, Ky., Nov. 29 Louis R. Young, treasurer of this city, son of a wealthy family, committed suicide by shooting Wednesday night because of the exposure of a shortage of $40,000 in his office. He was recently married and incurred heavy losses playing the races. Tho Prayer of a Norvo for Iloro Blood. Neuralgia marattacV any part of . the body bat most frequently occurs where the nerves are most abundant. ' In the head. In the face. Sometimes the heart nerres seem to twist. Twinging rheumatic pains of the extremities. Sharp and intense at times. In the intervals dull and heavy. Neuralgia is the result of impoverished , blood, caused by impairment of the nerves a lack of nerve force. It is a disease of the nerve centers, and the pains accompanying it are a prayer for better nourishment. They are the danger signals which warn you against a total collapse of the nervous system. liniments and all external applications can only give temporary relief. Permanent cure cannot possibly come until the nerve centers are thoroughly revitalized by Dr. A. W. Chase's Nerve Pills. The beneficial effects of this great nerve restora tive are felt thrilling through the nerve fibres as week by week and month by month the nerve force of the body is restored. Women afflicted with diseases peculiar to their sex ai$ frequently great sufferers from neuralgia. Dr. Chase's Nerve Pi ls positively care both these disorders by CÜng the nervous system with new vigor nd life, go cents a box at all dealers, or Dr. A. VV. Chaes Medicine Co.. Buffalo, N. Y. The rtnuine has portrait and signature of Dr. A. V. Chase on each package. Urs. T. H. Warrick, of No. a8o Phila delphia St., Indiana, Pa., says : M I can re crr,"d Dr. A. V. Chase's Nerve Pills to cayona who suüers as I did with nervous tick headache neuralgia of the .ead and xrtikcrcd si nach digestion. They itcrcd C& headachs, the neuralgia diizzzzzzi czi kZ2x It t! ci trestle." J30LD IN PLYMOUTH BY J.W, HESS

A ROMANCE OF REAL LIFE

Remarkable Stcry of a Husband's Unexpected Discovery of His Wife After Seven Years of Separation Scene in a Justice Shop. Chicago, Nov. 29 Prayers of thanksgiving and loud smacking of lips followed by sobs of joy interrupted proceedings in Justice Martin's court when, after seven years of separation, James Wilter, a farmer in New York state, unexpectedly Lraet his wife, for whom he had searched in vain and whom he came to meet ; in response to bogus letters sent by Chicago confidence men who fleeced him out of severaln dollars. "When Wiltner reached the court he intended to swear out warrants for his enemies, but he found his wife on the witness stand and forgot all about the warrants. There is an empty flat now in South Chicago, aud a middle-aged couple as two of the youngest cooing lovers have gone to their home near Buffalo, where they had a Thanksgiving dinner of their own. Incidentally a crowd of confidence men who robbed the farmer of his money may thank fortune that there will be no prosecutiun in that "deal" at least. Wilter came to Chicago in 1S92 with plenty of money. He married shortly thereafter. In 1894 ho was left penniless. He sought work m vain and finally decided that he woujd leave his wife here and return to New York state, where he had friends and was known, and there start life over again. He expected to send for his wife in a few weeks. The house in which Mrs. Wilter lived in the west side burned down and when Mr. Wiltner sent for her she could not be found. Then she was taken sick as the result of the fright received during the fire and was taken to a hospital. She moved to South Chicago, where she had relatives, and worked for a living assisting in dressmaking. Wilter regained his foothold and quickly made money. He again wrote his wife, but received no word. He advertised in Chicago papers and throughout the west, but there was no clew. Then he offered a reward for $300 and sent word to various detective agencies, but everything seemed in vain. A few days ago he received word from a man in Chicago, who signed himself Wm. Hicks and who said he knew tho whereabouts of Mrs. Wilter. The anxious husband telegraphed and in return received a letter purporting to have been dictated by Mrs. Wilter on her dying bed. Without much more thought Wilter took the next train and hurried to Chicago. He reached the city at night and went to 22nd street, -near State, to a number given him at the place to meet 'Hicks." There a man met him and said his wife lived in the . west side in Halstead street, near West Taylor. Thither he went with the man. In the corridor the two men met a woman, who said Mrs Wilter was very low and under a doctor's care. They entered a room and a man, who was introduced as a doctor, met them. Then "Hicks" asked that Wilter pay the money of the reward. Wilter wanted to see his wife, but the alleged doctor said it was not safe, whereupon; Wilter refused to pay.-' Thereupon the woman wTho had met them said she would go out and get some beer, and after drinking one glass of it Mr. Wilter lost consciousness. When he awoke next morning tho 8403 he had carried were missing from his pockets. When Wilter came to the justice court Mrs. Wilter was on the witness stand testifying in behalf of a woman being sued. Wilter saw his wife, forgot tho money lost, and rushing to her cried with joy. Ho told his story in open court to Justice Marth; and a crowd of people and then publicly kissing his wife he offered a prayer to God for. having found her. Cf Benefit to You. D.S. Mitchell, Fulford, Md.: "During a long Illness I was troubled with bed sores, tried DeWitt'a "Witch Hazel ?.lve and was cured." Cures piles, sores, and burnes. Beware of counterfeits, j.w.hess.

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month, takes place about the 15th of December; Jupiter and Saturn participate in it, as they did in the last one, but the third body is Mars. Moving slowly eastward, he passes Saturn in the morning of the 14th, and Jupiter on that of the 17th. While the two larger planets appear farther apart than a month ago, Mars passes much nearer them than Venus did. Unfortunately, all three are so near the sun, and in consequence so deep in the evening twilight, that Mars can hardly be seen, though Jupiter should be easily visible, and Saturn without much difllcultv. The best time to look for them Will be about half an hour after sunset. The familiar winter constellations may be dismissed briefly. At 9 p. in., oi December 15, Vega is just setting in the northwest, below Cygnus. Pegasus is low in the west, Andromeda above him, and Perseus in the zenith. Pisces, Cetus, and Eridanus fill the southern sky. Gemini and Orion are well up in the east and southeast, with Auriga and Taurus above. The two dog-stars, Procyon and Sirius, lie below them. Cassiopeia is above the pole, Ursa Minor and Draco below, and Ursa Major on the right of the last. Mercury is morning star throughout the month, but can only be seen during its first few days, as he is afterward. too near the sun. Venus is evening star in Capricornus. On the 4th she reaches her greatest elongation, being 47 deg. east of the sun. She approaches the earth and increases in brightness all through the month, and, as she is also moving northward, she becomes much more conspicuous, being visible for more than three hours after sunset. At the beginning of the month she appears telescopically as an exact halfmoon, but by the end she has become a pionounced crescent. Mars is evening star in Sagittarius, too near the sun to be well seen. Jupiter and Saturn are also evening stars in Sagittarius, close together', but gradually drawing apart. By the end of the month they - are too near the sun to be conspicuous. Uranus is in conjunction with the sun on the 9th, and is quite invisible. Neptune is in Gemini. He comes to opposition on the 22nd, but can only be well seen with a large telescope. The last quarter of the moon occurs on the afternoon of the 2d, new moon on the evening of the 10th, first quarter on the afternoon of the 18th, full moon on the morning of the 25th, and last quarter again on the morning of January 1. The moon is nearest us on the 23d, and farthest away on the 8th. She is in conjunction with Mercury on the afternoon of the 9th, Uranus on that of the 10th, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn on the night of the 12th, Venus on the morning of the 15th, and Neptune on the night of the 25th. At 7 o'clock on the morning of the 22d, the sun enters the sign of Capricornus, and, according to the almanacs, winter begins. Never thought cf such a sign for a medicine did you ? Well, it's a good sign - foi Scotts Emulsion. The body has to be repaired like other things and Scott's Emulsion is the medicine that does it. These poor bodies wear out from worry, from over-work, from disease. They get thin and weak Some of the new ones are not well made and all of the old ones are racked from long usage. Scott's Emulsion fixes all kinds. It does the work both inside and out. It makes soft bones hard, thin blood .red, weak lungs strong, hollow places full. Only the best materials are used in the patching and the patches don't show through the new glow of health. No one has to wait his turn. You can do it yourself you and the bettle. This picture represents the Trade Mark of Scott's Emulsion and is on the wrapper cf every bottle. Send for free s ample -SCOTT & BOWNE, 409 Fearl St.. New Yoik. 50c and f 1. all druggists. F

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