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THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER to, 1905. 0 v, " ' r ; - - - - it 1 Aiinn nr rnn 1 PISHING WITH BIRDS CURIOUS AND ANCIENT INDUSTRY CARRIED ON IN JAPAN. J Rw rtrairuli Ar HaraeaaeSl d Xaaae4 r tklllfal D. J teroaa Aaslrra, Warklas at Mkf ar the Usat ( Blaalac Ma. The origin of cormorant Ashing In V Japan la lost In a very remote antlqul ' ty. At 'least thousand years ago It la known to have fiourisliod, and there Is a tradition of Its existence upward of 2,000 year ago. Muoti romance and history are connected with the fishery In the early days, and the uarnes of some of Japan's greatest warriors and statesmen are associated with It. While a commercial enterprise. It does uo However, give euip!o nient to many Ieople and Is not couducted lu many places. It is coutlned to rivers, am! the most extensive. Interesting and fa tnous fishery Is that In the Nagara rlv er, and the moat noted of the cormo rant fishing Tillages Is In the outskirts of the large city of Gifu. At the time of my visit the chief cor , morant fisherman, whose ancestors for , many generations had engaged In this fishery In the same locality, attired himself In the peculiar dress of the profession for the purpose of exhibit .. Ing his birds and the methods of nan dling them. Later be and all the other fishermen on the river went to a ren ceirous and gave a practical demon tratlon of cormorant fishing. The cormorants are controlled by means of a slender cord which passes around the bird's breast and la tied in the middle of the back. The cord made of woody fibers of the cryptome rla tree, with the exception of a short section next to the bird, which con slsts of whalebone. There la a supple mental cord tied around the neck at the lower end of the gullet for the pur pose of preventing the fish from pass ing so far that they cannot be recoT red. The tying of this cord is a dell cat operation, for If too tight It may injure the bird, and If too loose It will allow the fish to be swallowed. The fishery is conducted from boats which are of a special type, being long. narrow dugouts, propelled primarily by paddles., but when en route to the fishing grounds often provided with a sail. Each boat has a crew of four men and a complement of sixteen cor morants. Late In the afternoon the .boats start for a place In the river where fishing will begin, the cormo rants being stowed away In pairs In bamboo baskets. The fishing grounds over many miles, and operations art confined to successive sections of the river nightly. In accordance with law. Stretches several thousand yards In length arc set aside as Imperial pre serves, on which no fishing la permit ted. Aa soon as darkness prevails a blu ing fire of pine wood Is kindled In the Iron basket overhanging the bow of the boat, and the boats drift downstream together, sometimes In a mixed group, sometimes In a line extending across the river, each guided and propelled by two men. The captain, standing near . the bow, manages twelve cormorants and his assistant four, the cords being held between the fingers and frequent ly shifted as the birds move about With the cormorants diving and dart ing In all directions, those of different oats often mingling, It la a wonder that they do not soon become Inextri cably tangled, but so skillfully are they managed that the lines rarely become fouled. In a short time the cormo rants' gullets begin to bulge with ayu. When they are well filled the birds are fulled up to the gunwales one by one, and their catch Is gently squeezed into baskets. This continues for several lours, and each cormorant may fill Its gullet fifteen to twenty times. Spectators usually go to the fishing grounds in a kind of barge, illuminated by lanterns, and eat their dinner on board while waiting at a convenient point for the fishing boats to arrive. During the evening when I witnessed the fishery the seven boats In whose operations I was particularly Interest ed averagtHl 700 to 800 fish apiece, and the aggregate catch was worth f 1.T0, a very respectable sum to Japanese fish ermen. The fishery is prosecuted with enthu- slasm by both men and cormorants, and the shouts of the fishermen, the hoarse croaking of the birds, the rush of the mountain stream, the splashing and creaking of the paddles, the hlss , ing of the embers as they fall Into the water, the weird lights and shadows combine to make a performance which a westerner la not likely soon to for getNational Geographic Magazine. Small Ads. on this page arc read by those who know their value Try them They will be of value to you. 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CALL FOR WARRANTS. Cri miaul Broaea Jdattaa;. There are several ways of breaking a broncho to the saddle, of which the most rational and least used is to be gin with the young colt and accustom him by slow degrees to halter, blanket, bridle and saddle.' The usual practice et the Indian la to choke the pony Into temporary submission and then ride and beat him until bis spirit is broken. 8tarvlng the pony Into good behavior is an even more brutal method of sub jugation, which, although occasionally employed with especially 'mean" sub jects, la deservedly unpopular, and a cowboy could adopt It at the cost of bis reputation among his fellows. In this process the pony Is tied to a stake and starved until from sheer weakness he accepts food without lashing out with his heels. While yet feeble from star vation be l gradually trained with a sack to bear burdens and familiarized with saddle and bridle until when bis strength returns he forgets that be has never been regularly broken. Country Life In America. Notice is hereby given to all parties holding Clatsop County warrants, en dorsed prior to Sptemler 12th, 1904. nd warrants number 8916, 8917, 8918, 919. 89-.T0, 8921, 8922, 8923, 8924, 8923, 8920, 8927, 8928, 8929, 8930, 8931, 8932, 8933, 8934, and 9034, to present the same to the County Treasurer at hi office, 590-592 Commercial street, foi psyment. Interest ceases sfter this date. Dated at Astoria, Oregon, this 2Cth day ef October, 1905. (Signed.) CHAS. A. HEILBORN County Treasurer. TAILORING. E. MARTINSON Fine merchant tsiloring, Room 5, over Cooper's store, K. of P. Building, As toria, ' ' i 1 i. LOST AND FOUND. LOST A FUH BEARING MASONIC chnrm on Commercial utreet, betwwn 10th ami 12th treet4. FimL-r plea leave at thi office and receive reward. LOST-A CHILD'S GOLD CHAIN ON Commercial, near Oregon Cleveland Bakery Under will receive reward if returned to bakery. Free With Small Ads .MEDICAL. rWlllft 'ti By Special Arrangement with Wadhams & Kerr Bros. THK ASTORIAN has secured a large quantity of their FAMOUS ECONOMY FRUIT JARS One of which, together with a Booklet of Recipes, will be given with each 25-ccnt or higher want ad. inserted in either The Daily or The Sunday Astorian. What Mr rrvd Dreaaer has to say about the KCOVOMV JaR t KerrOlau ManufliPturlnt'otiiMinf. .. Pnrtlninl. Ominn. (iontlrmvu: Krf. rrhi la iho rt'ONOM Y Fitt'IT JAR, w am ilud to Mjr that we have born wlllna them Sir thri yrara. The Anl year we orderrj thnw (niu. Mi atx-uud year ten f ruw, aud Ihla year our ortler cll Utr twrntr IW cium. W bHIeve that within a tew jrrar lhiy will be the only Jar In ue; flmt, berauw Ihouuallly of the Jar far errl allolhcn; wound, Ihrjur b Military, having a wide mouth, llirrrfor nwlly rUaiwd. The cuwr I an Mtnltary aa Uio alana ItM'll, while the eovpir on many other Jam arr inmlr of ainc, which prudueea laon when In contact wild frail and vrvrtablr. 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