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1 fisherman may’ be quickly swept “mebbe yo’ is painless, but Ah
' toward the sea. Fishing for crabs isn’t.’’
Week-End Jaunt*
should be undertaken either at
i “To b« entirely at ltunr. for one
high or low slack tide. Tide tables
It was Casey’s first ocean voy­
toy i, for one day to be an immortal.''
^Chinese proverb.
are available in most chamber of age. The ship’s doctor found him
commerce offices and at all boat or in his berth suffering from sea­
By Edith Dargan
sickness and wishing to cheer the
equipment concessions.
It is obvious that crabs pinch, man up said:
“I know you are miserable Casey,
and large specimens may pinch
By ruling of the Oregon at­ hard enough to take off the tip but brace up and act like a man.
torney general, soldiers from of your finger. By the way, you It will soon be over, you aren’t go­
Lut of the state who desire to might be interested to know that ing to die.”
hint or fish must purchase non­ commercial crabbers handle crabs
”Oi ain’t goin’ to die?” wailed
resident licenses. A non-resident by grasping the last or posterior Casey. "Faith and the thought that
Miller’s license costs $5.00, and leg just at the base of the body. Oi would, was the only thing that
i non-resident hunter’s license
After the crabs are caught they was keepin’ me alive.”
•osts $15.00. Until this ruling should be kept alive, if possible,
»as been modified, soldiers until cooked. They can usually be
“But I told you, you should love
ihould be governed accordingly. held out of water for about 12 your enemies,” the preacher told the
Resident licenses are available hours, but should be cooked as Indian.
tfter six months residence.
soon as convenient. The process is
“I do. I love um rum, whiskey,
very simple. Bring ocean or heavily tobacco and women,” said the crafty
■ With so much controversy in salted fresh water to a hoiL Some­ red man.
■gard to fishing licenses for sol- times a bay leaf or a few drops of
Kers. it is well to be on the safe Worcestershire sauce are added,
During the Saturday night revels
■de. Crabbing, and we really mean and perhaps a small bag of spices in a frontier town, the scrawniest
■shing for crabs and not complain- if you like more seasoning. Drop and skinniest beanpole citizen got
■g. in the salt water bay areas the crabs in the water and cook shot in the leg. A citizen ran for
■f the Pacific ocean, will not only them for 20 to 25 minutes after the doctor, who had done his share
in the celebrating.
■ire you excitement and good the water begins to boil again.
Clean the crabs by pulling off
“Whazzamazer ?” he called down.
■xut. but may help defray some
“Ole Slim Jim Sauers has been
Hood bills, or at least furnish some the shell and cleaning and wash­
■eluxe eating for a few days. No ing the body. This may be done shot.”
“Whereabouts shot?”
■cense is required and no bag limit either before or after cooking, pref­
“In the laig.”
■ imposed, but no more should be erably before. When cooked, crack
“Some shootin’!” said the Doc as
■aken than can be used, and the the legs with a hammer, don the
Riinimum legal size limit is six biggest apron you can find, whip he slammed down his window.
Inches across the back at the up some garlic butter for hot fresh
bread as a sole accompaniment, or
Hridest point.
“Sarge” the policeman at the
I Jay B. Long, instructor in fish toss lettuce, tomatoei, hard-boiled desk bit into his pencil savagely,
■nd game management at Oregop eggs, crab meat and dressing to­ "faith an’ how d’ye spell ‘Schenec­
fctate college, recommends this gether for a crab louis, and you'll tady’?”
“ Schenectady,’ eh ? Let's see.
■ port for a lot of fun at low cost, have one of the finest delicacies
you’ve ever tasted.
S-S-k., S-k-i-n-n-e-k—What d’ye
■nd suggests the procedure out­
want to be spellin’ it for?”
lined in today’s column.
“I found the corpse of a horse
9 If you can manage to reach the
at the comer of Schenectady Av’-
Soast you can rent all necessary
noo an’ First.”
By Hy Brid
■equipment. You will need a boat,
“Well, ye’ll have to spell it yer-
■crab rings, bait and a sack. Aver­
sdf.”
age boat rent is from $1.00 to
“My friend,” said Douglas Jer­
The policeman rose suddenly and
■$1.50 per day, and crab rings rent rold, “have you sufficient confi­ made for the door..
[at 25 cents each. If you have a dence in me to lend me a ten-spot?”
“Where are ye goin?”
I large can, take it along and bring
“Oh, yes, I have the confidence.
“I’m goin’ to drag that corps over
back some salt water in which to All I lack is the ten-spot.”
to Troy Av’noo.”
cook the crabs—if you catch any.
The equipment may be rented at
“What kept you out of school
Boners
yesterday — acute indigest ion<”
Yaquina, Newport or Waldport.
Fiction are books which are
No, a cute Corporal.”
A rowboat, either with or with­
fixed to the shelves and cannot be
out outboard motor, or a small
i removed.
inboard motor boat, are recom­
Two soldiers were returning to
A hamlet is an English dish con­
mended for this sport. Crab rings camp and passed a residence where sisting of ham and eggs cooked to­
are about three feet in diameter one of the occupants had forgotten gether.
with a short net bag attached. the conventional use of the window
Monasteries were places in the
A 40 to 50 foot rope is attached to blind:
Middle Ages where monsters were
“That girl’s not a bit shy, is kept.
the crab ring at one end to a large
A millennium is an insect with
painted wooden float on the other. she?" said the buck private.
“Well — not exactly, but she's many more legs than a centennial.
Bait the net with some fish heads
The only article of clothing worn
or fish, which can probably be pre­ certainly retiring,” answered the
by Gandhi in India is the sirloin.
cured at the dock, then throw the Sarg.
Days Off
Nonsensored
ring out of the boat. The crabs
crawl over the net ring to feed,
ami you should give them from 15
to 30 minutes.
Then the fun begins. The prob­
lem is to pull the crab ring out of
the water faster than the crabs can
climb out, so the quicker the better
It should be pulled fast enough so
that the water pressure will hold
the crabs against the mesh of the
net. If you wait too long before
raising the crab ring the crabs will
finish their dinner and move on to
more interesting spots, so it is up
to the crabber to outguess them.
If you have not had experience
with the way of the tides, be ex­
tremely cautious. Danger is al­
ways present in an outging tide.
The change is so rapid and the
pul] so great that an inexperienced
R.O.T.C. Quartermaster’s Ser­ My darling wife was always glum
geant — "Well, speak up there, I drowned her in a cask of rum
how do you want your uniform, And so made sure that she would
too big or too small?”
stay
In better spirits night and day.
Dinah had been having trouble
"Why did Sam invite only mar­
with an ulcerated tooth and finally
go up courage to go to the dentist. ried people to his wedding?”
“Well, he figured that way all
He had scarcely touched her when
the presents would be clear profit."
she yelled bloody murder.
“What are you making such a
First Tramp — “Dese railroad
noise for?” demanded the dentist.
“Don't you know I’m a ‘painless police got a tough life, ain’t dry.
always tramping a beat.”
dentist’?”
"Yes, and when they ain't doin’
"Well, sah,” retorted Dinah.
that, dey
tramp.”
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and polishing wheels. Must lie
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“I thought your minister was to
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Big comfortable lounging room
Paul, so it’s all off.”
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1. What recent Vice-President
was part Indian and brought up BATCHING quarters for men. Ev­
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on an Indian reservation ?
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vallis.
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come from?
3. Where do naiads live?
4. What state maintained a fa­ LARGE, AIRY front sleeping room
mous lottery?
for one or two gentlemen. Twin
5. Whose wife was Xanthippe?
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6. What was the “Gentlemen’s
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Agreement” in U. S. diplomacy ?
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Contantinople?
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9. To what place have the Cana­
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10. What is it, according to the 115 N. Ißth^^^^Uis^Phone 1494
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friend won’t tell you?
ANSWERS
1. Vice-President Charles Curtis.
2. Various varieties of sturgeon.
3. In the sea or other water.
4. Louisiana.
5. Socrates' wife.
6. An understanding with Japan
that no Japanese laborers should
emigrate to the United States.
7. Istanbul.
8. Gargantua
9. To Hudson Bay,
10. That you have “halitosis.”
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