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Diigo ents agility of the bor 1] i i [- xen = VOL. V.NO 29. CLEVELAND, O., JULY 19, 1883. $2.00 PBR ANNUM Sinaie Copixs 5 Cents, 1s2G WITH OTTERS AND COR- MORANTS. American Angler. - Beware ot the heathen Chinee. ‘This tukes the cake. There is probably no known wiiy of fish catching with which the Chinese are not familiar, and there are still some novelties to weaterners in this ancient civilization. A very peculiar method is practiced by the natives on the Yungteze River, opposite ‘Tchang, viz., Unat of employing the common otter'to drag the tinny denizens of the muddy deep from their otherwise impregnable re- treat under the high, overhanging cliffs, From a cleft in the rock strong but slender bamboo rods project out over the water, to the extremity of each of which is attached an otter. fastened to crorsed leather thongs round the animal’s chest and intiediately behind the shoulders. When resting on the bamboos, curled or doubled up, they look inanimate, and would be tuken for dried skins hanging In the sun, but when required for use they are aroused to a great state of activity. A large weights an net is prepared with leaden dso sunk as to ‘cover a consider- able space of the bottom, the otter being placed under it. before lowering. When once down the slaughter begins, and all un- fortunate idlers are nabbed and rendered helpless by the sharp teeth of the savage animal, After a few minutes have passed ‘ithe whole: contrivance deoboisteus up, tl otter ie chained to the rod, and the ish is put into baskets. Some of the otters are not in use, and it is a curious sight to watch’ them gamboling about ae far as the iron chain will allow, splashing and diying and fighting each other. - A prominent Englieh er remarked, aring this account: meat on wer to send itto Field, they would certainly say you ‘were a liar,’ but it is hoped that the Axgler will be quite con- vinced of the veracity of the tale and of the racity of the otter. a daily sight at the long bridge (Bridge of Ten ‘Thousand Ages) over the River Min, at Foo-chow-foo, is the fleet of rafts engaged during the high water period in fishing with the aid of the cormorant, or sea raven (family of Pelecanida.) The rafts are frail, light structures, com- posed of five long bamboos lashed together. Only one man can go on each, armed with a paddle, boat hook, and long handles net with a basket for holding the fish. ‘Ihe tide is very strong in the vicinity of the bridge, and the utmost dexterity is required to prevent the slender rafts from overturning, but the fisherman are quite accustomed to being thrown into the water, and so evince no fear. The cormorants are extremely voracious and.are purposely kept in astate of hunger, so that their navural instinct will induce them to dive for -their prey. Eueh raft is provided with two or three birds, and the sport begins. The birds are apparently very dull and stupid as they crouch down on the raft, and look like a lot of dirty old geese, but once launched into the water they show amazing activity, and prove that their stupidity is only assumed. How they manage to see the fish under water is a mistery, for it is fall of wud and of a dirty yellow color; but that there are fish you may quickly find out. Lhe bird darts rapidly under water, 18 gone about a minute, and brings up a fish in its beak, and then paddling commences, and after a chase the pair are hauled in by the net and the game commences, Che bird is then rewarded with a tiny fish to satisfy its appetite, and launched again into the foam- ing current. [t is wonc erful to see the vtimen in keeping clear of the bridge piers duiing this operation; how his swift paddle catches the water and his boat darts in and out across the rips like a live thing, half under water yet floating ate poor ‘cormorants look drenched enough as they sit walting to be tumbled in, but they are at home when overboard and never makes a miss if once 2 fish is sighted. A metallic ring around their necks prevents ; Obtained a patent for a reveisible shit bol potas has.recently been issued to Mn. Je Ky Sincluit, of Baltiihore county, Md.; tor |) ut Buperheating stéam engine, in ~whiely thet’ -crensed. them trom swallowing the largest: fish, but they get a feed of the sinall: try on. the raft and ivan hour or less ave uot inclined to work, and must have resc rill another day, Sometimes two or three: of the cormorants will pounce upen one large fish, and the battle tbat ensues is very. exciting. One bird is sure to get it, and then the others follow, trying to wrest it away, the fisher- tan following swifUy to bag the lot, At such times the interest of the numerous spectators on the bridge increases to sbout- ing, and the birds get ferocious to go in again. A well trained bird will thus capture about twenty large fishin an bour, and the man will gain about a dellar by the sale of them.. Tee The cormorant are captured when young, and are kept in wild, marshy places, fenced in for use when required, on the river. One never tires of watcning them av their daily tusk, Hong Kong, March 27, 1883. INVENTIONS. Mr. ‘Thomas Kimball, of Chicago, [11., has bosom which is so made that it may be worn to show a plain bosom on one side, and when turned €xhibits a hiced bosom of a different pattern or material, so that the wearer may have both a dress shirt and lawn tennis or yachting shirt combined in one garment, ~ : steam is: reheated ufter it leaves the boiler, and its expansive force thus greatly in- Heretofore separate superheating chambers interposed between the boiler and cylinder have been used. ‘The present in- vention dispenses with separate superheat- ing chambers and superheats the steam in the cylinder in which it is used. An ornamental rod attached to the ,o!'e or shaft of a wagon for supporting the reins und to prevent horses from getting their t ilsover the latter has been patented by Mr. David McGladery, of Havilandaville, Ky. We know from experience that this will be not only ornamental but useful. The next Opportunity is for the man who will invent a.wire screen and milking stool : combined, the milker to sit inside the wire | sc ‘een and be protected from the cow’s tail | iu fly time. Mr. Adam Stierle, of Philadelphya, Pa., is | the patentee of an improved dumping scow. This scow is divided longitudinally into two equal parts, which parts ares firmly hinged together at the bottom and are held together at the top by a chain which passes over a windlass, and thence over pulleys on the opposite section.of the windlass, and is altached at its end.to a staple on the eame section as the windlass. When the chain on the latter is unwound, the two sections will immediately open-und careen in opposite directions, Whereupon the material on the scow will slide off into the water. ‘The sec- tions as soon as they are relieved of their load, will shut together automatically, and | by the aid of the windlass may be held firmly together. An automatic brake for hoisting machines has been patented by Mr. William W. Wythe, of Red Bank, N. J. The object of the in- ventiou-is to provide a brake mechanism for pulleys, derricks, and other hoisting ma- chines which shall be brought into opera- tion automatically by the weight of the load, but will be released by the movement of the operating shatt when power is applied for raising and lowering the weight. The same inventor has also obtained a patent for an improved mechanism for raising heavy weights, which mechanism Is so constructed that the loss of power by friction is reduced to a minimum, the whole being operate Ly means of abandwheel and rope, or by a erank handle, and further, by this construc. tion a wheelof much smaller size may be used for elevating the same weight than would be possible with a hoisting apparatus of the ordinary gearing. a “What is pride, my son?’ said a gentle- man to his little boy. “Walking with a cane when you aln’t lame,” he said, ! race beat the Britain, and if she challenges YACHTING. THE CHICAGO REGATTA. ‘The August regatta of the Chicago Yacht Club has been postponed from the 3d and 4th to the 1lik and 12¢h. The Chicago ‘Tribuue speaking of the Augnst regatta says: On the first day the schooner-vachts will compete for the Chi- cago-Club Cup, valued at $700, and a cash prize of $200. ‘The course is fifteen miles to windward (or leeward) and return, ‘The rave will be started at 9:45. 1m. All entrics for the race must be made three days prior to it, and all entries for the challenge cup must be made thirty days prior to the day of the race. On the second day the sloops and cutters will race for the Fishers Challenge Cup, yalued at $500, now held by the Cora, and also for first and second-class prizcs of $500 and $300, ‘The course is ten miles to wind- ward (or leeward) and return, for first, rec- ond and third-class yachts; and five iniles to windward (or leeward) and return, tor the tourth-class. ‘There are also third and fourth- class prizes of $250 and $125. All general entries: must be. made to the Corresponding Secretary in writing at least three days prior to the race. - A rpecial steamer has been chartered for guest-, another for the press, and others will ran tor the public. Five Canadian’ ynehts have already en- tered: ‘Theze compriee ths Atalanta of Belle- jOiit., thi y, of Toronto, "Lhe Orioleis the only yacht which has challenged the Idler tor the Chicago Club Cup in the schooner-yacht race. She is a ninety-ton yacht and was in the race of July 1, 1882, for the Royal Cana- dian Sweepstakes. She made the third place, the Verne taking the second, ane the Aileen the first, although the two latter were cutters, The Cygnet is a sixteen-ton yacht and one of the fastest sloop-vachts of the lakes. She was.beaten by the Oriole in a.race p.evious to the Jast-mentioned, and has also been beaten by the Idler and Verne, both cutters, by an hour. The Atalanta was built to sail for the Queen’s or America’s. cup at New York, Yhe New York Club had a sloop built called the Pocahontas to beat her. The latter did not meet expectations, and the Mischief was selected in her place, "hich beat the Atalanta. The Aileen and Verne are cutters, the Atalanta and Cygnet sloops, and the Oriole a schooner yacht. All but the Oriole have entered for the Fisher Cup. It is believed that the Countess will enter the schooner race. She raced for the Amer- ica’s August 11, 1876 with the Madeline, one of the fastest yachts in existence. ‘The race was very exciting, ard the Countess (then Countess of Dufferin) was beaten in actual sailing time only 9:58, the race being five hours. Ina previous race for the same cup the Columbia beat the Lavina under similar conditions, 25:18. ‘The Countess in that will probably make it lively for the Idler, SPEED ALLOWAN FOR YACI From the Nautical Gazelle, Engineer B. F. Isherwood, U.S. N,, | replying to a letter fr Mr. J. B. Houston, president of the Pacific Mail Steamship | Compaiy, requesting information on the problem of “time allowance,” or ‘speed al- STEAM- | rivle; Verne; savesn, sie): | Likea frig! | And never a | vaehixs competing over a given course or | buse, the time occupied by each in passing, over that base should be noted, and the cor- responding speed in miles computed; then | these speeds should be divided by the enbe roots of the lengths of the yachts reapective- ly, and the quotients will represent rela- tively the merits of the different yachts. For example + Suppose four competing yachts, having” lengths of 27, 64, 97, and 125 teer, and the first yacht makes six miles an hour over the base,. the second yacht makes seven aud one-half niles, the third nine miles, and the fourth eleven miles, how do they stand io the order ot merit? ‘The cube root of 27, 64, 97, and 125 are 4, 4. 4.6, and 5, and. their divisions. into respective speeds 6, 71g; 9, und 11 miles- per hour, gives 2,000, 1,876, 1,955, and 2,200,- which quotients directly represent the rela-- tive merits of the yachts; that isto say, the: last yach’s performances ivten per centum better than the first-yachv’s, and so on, ‘This. role is exceedingly simple and of easy appli- cation, and its recults are not less accurate than those giver by elaborate formula, ‘The length o1 the yacht to be used in the’ caleu- lation is its length on the water line when at. its best speed. ‘This letigth differs from. the the rising of the bow and the sinking of the stern wher uuder way. A ressonably close approximation will be given for the length: of the water line, when at highest speed. by NIL to tie enath of, the water ling iE ¥en Sal he oOrimhe’ 4 the'length on’ deck, “dnd the length on the water line when at rest. THE MISSING CAPTALN’S SIGNAL. The following verses, modeled somewhat after “Over the River,” evidence considera- ble poetic talent, and the sentiment is fine. They were published in the Chicago Inter- Ovean, and written by James G. Clark. On he 13th of last December the late Cap- tain Joseph Swift, a man of rare ability and integrity of character, died at the home of” his danghter, Mrs. Edwin Slade, of Glen- beulah, Wis. A letter from the latter says: “He was entirely conscious and anxious tor awnke in the other life. Once when he heard the wind blow, he said, ‘Can’t we take advatange of wind.and tide and gail into pert?? ‘The day before he passed away, as he lay with upturned face, fresh and young, and with eyes bright, he looked about from side to side, and twice said ‘Beautiful!” ‘Then, raising his hand, he called to mother, and said, ‘Mother, nsother, most lovely ? ’* Lam aife in port, but I watch and wait For another boat to bring n rte— The faitfal Mute who in cal-n and strife fad cruised with me o’er the seas of life; L left our crew at tie close of day, (It is hardly a cabl.’s length away,) And st«pped ashore in a quiet biy— ‘A silver cloud on the lowlauds lay. ‘And through the mist by a radiant band 1 was borne across on the border land. And my Mate sits gazing out through tears, Kor-her he «rt goes back to our youthful years, When all the storms of the ocean wide Might beat and break o'er the good ship’s side, | And never a sturdy spar or mast, Would yield to the rage of tite and blast, And never a sail at the Storm King’s frown, ened bird would fluiter down, tay nora timber start From her maintop high to her oaken heart O! Mate of my life, though hid from view By the silver mist, Tam guarding And will linger near till the voy: And the sails are furled in the ‘And the boat-keel grates on the golten sand, Ere the hulk sinks down in the shiftin I will welcome you to the bright green lowanece” for steamyachts of different: di- mensions competing ina race, gives some | valuable information to persons interested | in vaeht racing. He says: “Tt has been found, experimentally, that | the comparable speeds for yachts with lengths not exceeding 125 feet must be in the ratio of the cube rcots of their length for equal goodness of performance; thatis to | say, in the case of two yuchts, one 27 feet | long and the other 64 teet long, their speed performance will be equally good when the | former makes six miles an hour, and the latter eight milesan hour, because the num- bers 6 and 8 are in the ratio ot the cube roots of 27 and 64. The performance of yachts should always be expressed by their speed in miles per hour, so that in the cast of a number of You shall see my free and elas; y ha And wander w th me the New Realm o’er, Where the dreams of youth can be 1ost no more. Mince tpolis, Minn., July, 1883. —— — The Navy Department has suceeeded in | getting an officer who is willing to command the Pinta on her voyage to the Pacific, Skirmishing is now going on among the other offieers who are designated for or ordered to her. While their chances for life and death are the same as those of the commar der, their chances for glory are con- siderably less. Grain in store in Chicago Monday 8,637,- 528 bushels against 2,193,210 bushels at this time last year. ‘There are about 6,000,000 bushels of wheat in store. le gth when the yaclit is at rest because of ' |