Garber Sentinel. (Garber, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 28, 1911 Page: 3 of 8
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EVERY DAY A FEATURE AT
STATE F
Ev*ry day will be a special day at
the Oklahoma State Fair, Oklahoma
City, September 26 to October 7, ac-
cording to announcement of special
features and attractions just made by
I. S. Mahan, secretary. The aim is 'c
have a well balanced program so thai
thxre will be something doin? in al!
parts of the ground all the time. The
music will be distributed where the
people most congregate. The race pro-
gram in the afternoon will have un
; Textile; Tuesday, Sept. 20, Culinary;
| Wednesday, Sept. 27, Poultry, Fine
| Arts, Farm Products, Fruits and Flow-
ers, Education; Thursday, Sept. 28,
'swine, Dairy Cattle, Dairy, Farm Fro.
(ducts, Fruits and Flowers, Education;
•Friday, Sept. 29, Swine, Dairy Cattle,
| Bees and Honey, Farm products,
' FruitB and Flowers; Saturday, Sept.
U0, Sheep, Farm Products, Fruits and
j Flowers; Monday, Oct. 2, Short Horns,
jpercherons; Tuesday, Oct. 3, Here-
:E>lackjfish
and we
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EXPOSITION BUILDING—OKLAHOMA STATE FAIR.
Which will be crovded to the four walls with merchants' and manu-
facturers' displays during the big Oklahoma State Fair, Oklahoma City, Sep-
tember 26 to October 7.
usual features and the big night shows I
will be especially good.
The following is a list of special
days: Tuesday, Sept. 26, Oklahoma
City Day; Wednesday, Sept. 27, Na-
tional Speakers' Day; Thursday, Sept.
28, State Day; Friday, Sept. 29, Edu-
cational and Childrens' Day; Saturday,
September 30, Press and Traveling
Mcub' Day; Sunday. Oct. 1, Music Day;
Monday, Oct. 2, Soldiers' Day; Tues-
day, Oct. 3, Fraternal Day; Wednesday,
Oct. 4, Virginia Day; Thursday, Oct.
5, Derby Day and Texas University
Day; Friday, Oct. 6, Parade Day; Sat-
urday, Oct. 7. Good Roads Day.
The judging program has been an-
nounced as follows: Monday, Sept. 25,
fords, l'ercherons, French Draft, Belg-
ians; Wednesday, Oct. 4, Aberdeen An-
gus,' Clydesdale, English Shire, Ger-
man Coach, Cleveland Bays; Thurs-
day, Oct. 5, Red Polled, Steer Classes,
Hackney and French Draft, Geldings
and Mares, Jacks, Jennets and Mules,
Breeding Classes Light Horses.
With the approach of the State Fair
time, it is said that tlae Oklahoma
State Fair will be nothing short of
a revelation this year. In addition to
a world of exhibits, including the best
in agricultural, live stock and indust-
rial lines, there will be more amuse-
ments and better amusements than
ever before assembled at any stats
i fair.
MONG" the gamest
of salt water tlsh
and the one that
affords great sport
to the angler is
the blacklist) of
eastern waters
There are those
who claim that
salt water fishing
lacks one of the
essentials of true
sport, there be-
lns no casting or other fine red work
to be done They maintain, and not
unjustly, that as much skill is needed
to lure some of the fresh water vari-
eties to'the bait as to land them after
a strike, and that one misses the keen
battle of wit against instinct ard
natural wariness. All of which, while
true, does l ot alter the fact that sur-
roundings play an all-important part
in (he full enjoyment of a day's out
ing with rod and reel, a tiling even the
most enthusiastic angler would soon
come to realize were it possible to
catch the highly prized varieties
from the unplcturesque docks along
the water fronts of our cities.
There is inborn within all of us a
KITCHEN GRATER IS ROTARY
Implement Has Wheel That Revolves
While Nutmeg or Onion la Held
Against It.
As it Is usually women who manip-
ulate graters It was only right that
It should be one of that sex In Ohio
who designed the rotary utensil of
this type reproduced herewith. The
old-fashioned method of grating to
nutmeg, onion or whatever It nnght
was to rub the article up
and
LANOIflO 1 3/( C-Ht
blackflshing and regular excursion
boats are frequently run to the banks
with large parties on board. They
mere Is Inborn within all or us a j generally return laden with spoils,
keen love of the beautiful in nature I Launches and sailboats are also used
and In the appeal made to it by the and along the coast skiffs <any cu^
country Into which we are taken niany fishermen. On Saturdays and
down ou a rough surface. This im-
plement works differently. A wheel
with a grating surface iB mounted on
on upright, which is clamped to the
edge of the kitchen table. A holder
hooks, and when a fish strikes It be ig |,inged to the center of the wheel
comes merely a maiter of hauling it ^nrt ln it |B placed the article to be
In. hand over hand. ! grated The wheel is turned with
There are others, though, who have the object pressed close against It,
the right sporting blood and believe in and the grinding process accom
ORCHARD TOOLS
The best cared for orchards of to-1 cultivate about three or four; '^e8
day are better tilled than the well deep and. veryr thorough y T he d sc
tended orchards of iifty or a hundred
years ago but the introduction of mod-
ern farm machinery has certainly made
It a much more economical process
now than it was formerly. For quality
of work done it Is doubtful if any
implement has ever been invented
which equals the hand hoe, but the day
harrows will do this on all soils except
those containing large quantities of
scrap rock, or which have ledges crop-
ing out. The only objection to the disc
harrows is their heavy draft. To use
the words of one farmer who had a
long and varied experience with these
tools, "They are team killers." This is
whicn eauais me ua.uu uuc, um. mv,
has past when the hoe can be used to not really an objection to het«olsso
profit in the cultivation of any area of much as it is an indication that usually
hind larger than the family garden, j there are not enough horses attached
During the last few years the manu-' to these implements to pull them with-
facturers of farm implements have I out overstraining the animals. An
paid particular attention to the per- orchard which has been cultivated
lection of tools for the cultivation of | twice with a disc harrow
orchards The reason for this of be in quite as good tilth as if it had
course is that there is a demand for , been plowed and there is a much less
such tools and the manufacturers are | danger of cutting large roots with the
trying to get a few of the dollars which disc than with the plow.
' ® r m.„ miltliratinna
the fruit-growers are willing to pay for
tools especially adapted to their pur-
poses.
There is no one nor no two best tools
for orchard cultivation. The selection
of tools for this purpose like that se-
lecting of tools for the cultivation of
annual crops depends on the texture
of the soil. It is practically impossi-
ble to tell absolutely what tools will be
best adapted to any soil without trial,
but any person of experience with tools
and soils can easily rule out a large,
number of tools which they can see at
once are not adapted to the soil in
question.
For the first one or two cultivations
In the spring most orchardists find
some sort of disc harrow d es the best
work with the least expense. For this
purpose a tool is desired which will
The later cultivations are best done
with some of the lighter draft harrows.
Probably the spike tooth is the most
popular for this purpose because it 1b
the best known but the writer doubts
If in most soils it will do the best work.
On Clay land which is inclined to be-
come cloddy unless cultivated at just
the right time the acme harrow gives
particularly good results. The acme
is particularly good because it will
level the irregularities of the disc bet-
ter than any other tool. On soil which
contains large gravel or scrape rock
the spring tooili harrow will give the
maximum amount of results for the
minimum amount of effort. The aim
of these later cultivations should be to
keep anything like a crust from form-
ing on the surface and to keep the
inoliLQ nf ilimt mulch.
Mark Twain and a Scriptural Injunction
lies much of the fascination of ang
ling. We are -tirred by the swish of
the wind through the swaying trees,
the murmur of the brook, the silence
of the deep pool among the rocks, the
placid lake, the fragrance and mys-
tery of the wild woods.
And Is not the sea every bit as fas-
cinating? Indeed, once experienced,
one never again escapes the subtle
spell it weaves about one with its salt-
laden breezes, Its wonderful skies, the
great body of water sparkling in the
sunshine, the silvery beaches, rocky
ledges and ljxurlan-. green shores.
The blacklist) Inhabits localities that
show the sea at its best and he is so
game and crafty a fighter as to leave
nothing to wish for on this score.
It Is not for nothing that he has won
for himself the name of "bulldog of
the sea." His large, powerful jaw
is of iron, and he will dispute every
inch of line, resorting to all man-
ner of clever tricks In order to free
himself. He is never caught until you
have him safely In the boat and the
skirmish between you will likely end
in his getting i way with the best part
of your tackle unless your hand Is
skilled and your attention unwaver-
ing.
The blackflsb >s to be found along
the shores of New York, Connecticut,
Rhode island and Massachusetts. Old
fishermen claim that his appearance
north of Rhode Island is comparative-
ly of recent date. In days gone by,
when the Indians roamed the terri-
tory at will, he had place among their
choicest table delicacies and we are
told that the Mohegans, who called
him "tautog," held him in high es-
teem as a spring and fall food.
The name of blackfish, evidently
due to the fish's color, is not a par-
ticularly fortunate one. Though the
black is of a dark gray and mottled,
the sides are decidedly lighter and
the under part almost' white.
The blackfish inhabits the vicinity
of rocky ledges, reefs and rough bot-
toms and shows a decided preference
for places where the tide runs swift-
ly. Here he will lie in ambush be-
hind some sheltering rock and await
the passage of shrimp and small crabs
carried down by the tide. When he
spies his prey be darts out witn light-
ning rapidity, pounces upon it and
darts back to covnr. This predilec-
tion for tidal flues has won him the
name of "tide runner" in certain lo-
calities. He is also found inside the
Sundays, from April until November
there can be saen issuing from every
harbor hundreds of little craft bound
for the haunts of the blackfish. Here
they anchor and remain all day, sel-
dom falling to land a good catch.
Small launches make the best
means of conveyance, because they
enable one to reach the likeliest
ledges (those near shore are pretty
well fished out) and because their
shallow draft permits of their run-
ning safely Into the rocky places In-
habited by the fish. Sailboats are
rather dangerous In this respect and
It is no rare occurrence to see one
hung up high and dry by the falling
tide. Rowboats are very convenient
for near-shore fishing, but rather
risky. Squalls are likely to come up
at any moment and make matters
more than Interesting for the fish-
ers.
The blackfish Is said never to desert
his home waters and it is a fact that
he never visits the rivers like do the
salmon and the sturgeon to lay his
spawn. At the advent of the cold
weather he becomes torpid and goes
into hibernation, not emerging again
into life until spring. April makes
the return of his appetite and fisher-
men time (he period of his reappear-
ance with the flowering of the dog-
wood. From then until November he
can be caught, though there is a time
in mid-summer, during the excessive
heat, when he will only be tempted by
the daintiest of delicacies. By Sep-
tember he Is feeding voraciously
again, however, so the slack season
only lasts a few weeks.
The bait commonly used for black-
fish is the soft-shell clam and the fid-
dler crab. Knowing anglers swear va-
riously by shrimp, hermit crab, sand-
worm, hard clam and the tail-end of a
chicken lobster as Irresistible mor-
sels when the fish are not bltlns well,
but, as a rule, there is no necessity
for special bait.
The securing of a soft-shell clam on
the hook is a (ask that requires con-
summate skill. Wherever lives the
blackfish is to be found also In great
abundance the small fish called the
bergalt or cunner, and the bergalt
has a particular fondness for clams
and fiendish cleverness in separating
them from a hook. While he is about
it you feel a few gentle nibbles and
then motion ceases. You pay no at-
tention, of course, but after waiting
vainly for a bite you decide to Inspect
iqualizlng matters so that skill will
have to be brought Into play They
use light rather than Btiff poles.
preferably of split bamboo, ajid bass
lines.
The blackfish, being a bottom fish,
it is necessary to anchor the lice
This is done by securing a small sink-
er to the end. Above it are spliced two
leaders a foot or so apart, each bear- j —
Ing a hook, the size of which depends ,©enure
on the individual's idea of what is HINTS FOR THE HOUSEWIFE
proper. These ideas evidently vary
pltshed very expeditiously. When
enough has been grated off, the hold-
er can be lifted and its contents al-
lowed to drop Into the dish below.
When the article has been reduced to
a size where the fingers are likely to
be cut In pressing it against the
wheel, some other obpect may be
plactQ between.
greatly, for a wide range Is seen. To
the writer a 2-0 has seemed to best fill !
requirements The double leader has
been universally adopted owing to the |
changeable moods of the blackfish.
They will often refuse absolutely to
even look at fiddlers and pounce
greedily on clams, only to reverse a
few hours later. It has therefore been
found wisdom tr offer tbeni both baits
at once.
Landing a blackfish with rod and
reel Is an interesting and exciting pas-
time. His dash for the bait Is so sud-
den and his retreat so swift that one
is often taken unawares There are
no warning nibbles, no quiet swim-
ming off with the line. It Is a case
of grab and run for cover. Therefore
must one be ever alert and stop hiin
as soon as he bites. Luckily, there Is
no fear of his spitting out the bait;
he seizes boldly and generally hooks
himself fast. The dapger lies In an-
Varlous Suggestions That Will En-
able Her to Save Considerable
Money In Purchasing. *
Few things can be bought In bulk
to advantage Soap Improves with
age and is cheaper bought by the box.
Bacon Is best purchased by the slab,
and tbe dripping should always be
Baved in a little Jar kept for the pur-
pose. Except for baking. It is a good
substitute for lard. Always reserve
the tails of steaks for hash. This Is
a wholesome dish when made of fresh
meat. All left overs should be saved
and are better reserved in their orig-
inal form than mixed with half a
dozen ingredients. Lump sugar bought
loose Ib cheaper than cut sugar In
boxes, and granulated Bbould be
bought by 25 cents' worth For laun-
dry work, especially flat work, a man-
gle Is Indispensable, saving the m*
terlnl and lightening labor. You
nimseir iasi. me uuubci hot ienai unu Ru,5,""n —
other direction—In his great strength WOuld not be without It, once tried
and wonderful cunning. He has you
both ways. If you stop him too sud-
denly he will throw all Ills weight on
the line and snap It off before you
know it; If you try to play him loose-
ly he will dart behind some rock, snarl
the line, and it will either snap or
saw off when you try to free it. One
must know one's business thoroughly
to be successful and also be con-
stantly on the qui vive. And even then
accidents will occur. The wise fish-
erman always has extra tackle with
him.
Weather conditions are said to in-
fluence the biting of blackfish. A well
Washing sent out to laundries Is more
or less expensive, considering the aw-
ful wear on material. Dishcloths
sprinkled with the following prepara-
tion—equal parts of coal oil, vinegar
and sweet oil—will be rendered dust-
leas; that Is. no shaking will be neces-
sary All scraps of soap from bath-
room and kitchen should be thrown
In the boiler for wash days.
«>
Francis Perry Elliott, the humorist
whose fantastic novel, The Haunted
Pajamas, has set the entire country
chortling with delight, enjoyed avery
pleasant intimacy with the late Mi.k
Twain. , . .
Upon one occasion he was besought,
by a committee to try to see it he
could induce Mr. Clemens to male an
address in the rooms of the Aldine
association, the occasion being the
annual convention of the American
Booksellers' association.
Mr Elliott accordingly went up to
confer with Mr. Clemens who was
then living at Riverdale, on the Hud-
The great humorist demurred very
P0"!"eelqult all that sort of thing.
irnintt_M he drawled proteatingly.
"Why if I were to go down there to
New 'York and do what
all (he papers would Ba)r; W*aty
Has he broken out again? Why. they
would regard it a- a personal gnev-
l ance!" He shook his leonine head.
"No, no;-there's no argument under
Heaven would induce me, much as I
j love the booksellers."
■ Mr. Elliott coughed demurely. "We
I might try Heaven, Mr. Clemens," ho
Laid; "there's scripture for it, you
know."
I "No, sir! Not about my going down
j with you to New York to make a
I speech!" His fine eyes twinkled.
| "You show me that, young man, and
I'll go!"
"Done!" It was Mr. Elliott's oppor-
tunity to extract a slip of paper from
which he read:
"And whosoever shall compel thee
to go a mile, go with him Twain."—
Math., v, 41.
They eyed each other solemnly foi
a moment.
Then Mr. Clemens chuckled. "It's
all right," he said, "as far as It goes;
but it says one mile—or rather 'a
mile'; and it so happens Riverdale
is twelve miles from New York."
Cannes. IIP ID dlaO lUUIIU lUalUc 111*3 Vallliy iui n un«r j\jw I
sandy bays along the southern shore J the bait and find to your surprise that
of Long Island and on the ocean banks 1 It Is gone. The hook is nicked as
off Sandy Hook In fact, the largest
specimens are to be caught in these
localities, and this, add«;d to a slight
but noticeable difference of color be-
tween the rock and the sand catches,
has led to the belief that there are
two distinct varieties of blackfish,
which is not the case. Only one <5x
ists.
Wondrous tales are told In the
eastern fish market regarding the
size of some of the blackfish brought
In from the banks and there are those
who will swear to lift ing seen BO
pounders weighed. Like the majority
of extraordinary fish stories they can-
not be credited. No specimen tipping
the scale even at 20 pounds is au-
thentically on record, and ten pound
ers are considered a wonderful rar-
ity. Men who fish constantly claim
that the season's averago shows a
preponderance of two and three
pounders, with a few five, six or even
seven pounders to boast of.
New Yorkers are quite partial to
Melon In Winter.
A genuine discovery was made at
our house *lien we went down celler
nuence uie uiuug ui umuimau. n a few days before Christmas to select
known writer on game fish gives it as a pumpkin for a pie, writes a Mass
his opinion that ideal conditions are chusetts contributor to Good House-
clouded skies and sufficient breeze to keeping. Among the pumpkins was *
just ruffle the water without stirring watermelon in prime condition, which
It. The writer's experience and that became a part of our Yuletlde feast,
of several of his angler friends has |t was |n a COol and dry cellar that this
been that weather makes very little phenomenon occurred
difference.
clean as a whistle. A motionless line,
free from nibbles ha? come to indicate
a baitless hook to the seeker of the
blackfish
The most effective way of checking
the predatory Instinct of the bergalt
is to bait with the entire clam, shell
and all. This is done by inserting the
hook into the protruding neck of the
clam, twisting it around until it is
firmly imbedded into the hard mus-
cle of the bivalve and then crack-
ing the shell lightly. Prepared this
way the clam is easily taken Into the
big mouth of the blackfish. but pre-
sents an armored surface to the begalt
which he attempts vainly to break
Through.
The vast majority of blackfish
anglers being fishermen rather than
sportsmen, and counting the day's en
joyment only from the standpoint of
the catch, scruple not to mlnlfhize as
much as possible the fish's chances of
escape. They use heavy hand lines
A common belief, In no way sub-
stantiated, Is that blackfish have a
keen sense of hearing. Novices are
always cautioned to make as little
noise as possible. It Is also said that
thunder so frightens the blackfish
that they will cease from bit ing at
the first peal; and to this is added the
legend that after sharp crashes ol
lightning a number are to be found
floating around ou the surface dying
or dead.
Not the least good point of the
blacklish Is his toothsomeness. Fresh
caught and cooked on the embers, he
offers a morsel fit for the gods. The
flesh is firm, savory and possessed ol
a delicious flavor. But. to the writer,
the greatest charm in blackflshing
lies in the beautiful nooks and en
chanting little islands about bis
haunts where one can go ashora
either for * few hours or, if the spirit j
moves, for several days of camping
Nothing Is more delightful than to
idle away the time ln such pleasant
surroundings, fishing, bathing and
boating. And the catch will not bs
wasted, for the Blackfish Is strong and
hardy and will suffer no 111 effects
tro*n being confined alive to a tanli
escape invy - -
provided with two or three good | or small pool for a few days.
Stuffing for All Kinds of Meats.
Three cups bread from inside of
itale loaf; break Into small pieces;
three tablespoons lard, three table-
spoons butter, half cup stewed cel-
sry, one cup stewed onions, one table-
spoon celery salt, one teaspoon salt,
luarter teaspoon pepper. Add lard
md butter to onions and celery when
the water ts very low; then cook until
Rater is all evaporated; put pepper,
lalt and celery salt on bread crumbs
ind mix with other Ingredients. Put
,n without packing it
To Prevent Graining.
To prevent Jams, Jellies and so
forth from graining add a teaspoon-
lul of cream of tartar to every gallon.
When making Jelly if It should be-
come like sirup add the juice of one
large lemon to every quart and boll
until It jellies on a spoon. This will
prove successful even after the Jelly
has been boiled too long.
Fruit Sauea.
Mash fresh fruit and let stand fo*
three hours, and he t thoroughly b*
lore serving.
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