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You may copy it, give it away or +re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included +with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org + + +Title: Cape Cod and All the Pilgrim Land, June 1922, Volume 6, Number 4 + A Monthly Magazine Devoted to the Interests of Southeastern Massachusetts + +Author: Various + +Release Date: February 8, 2005 [EBook #14979] + +Language: English + +Character set encoding: ASCII + +*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK CAPE COD MAGAZINE *** + + + + +Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Robert Prince and the PG Online +Distributed Proofreading Team. + + + + + + +</pre> + + <div class="figcenter"> + <img src="images/cover.jpg" + width="500" + alt="cover"> + </div> + <hr> + + <div class="figcenter"> + <img src="images/003hed.png" + width="600" + alt="CAPE COD and ALL the Pilgrim Land"> + </div> + + <h4>A MONTHLY MAGAZINE DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF<br> + SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS</h4> + + <h5>Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Offce at</h5> + + <h4><b>HYANNIS, MASS.</b></h4> + + <h2>JUNE 1922</h2><br> + + <h3>CONTENTS</h3> + + <ul class="toc"> + <li><a href="#desk">FROM THE PUBLISHER'S DESK</a></li> + + <li><a href="#frontispiece">FRONTISPIECE—Dancing on + the Sands</a></li> + + <li><a href="#portal">THE PORTAL OF THE CAPE—L.C. + Hall</a></li> + + <li><a href="#vacation">WHERE SHALL I SPEND MY + VACATION</a></li> + + <li><a href="#wellfleet">WELLFLEET—Edward L. + Smith</a></li> + + <li><a href="#squeak">A SQUEAK FOR A LIFE—P.T. + Chamberlain</a></li> + + <li><a href="#streams">CAPE TROUT STREAMS.</a></li> + + <li><a href="#ocean">OCEAN TRAVELS—Emma M. + Pray</a></li> + + <li><a href="#editorials">EDITORIALS</a></li> + + <li><a href="#evidence">"CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE"—E.M. + Chase</a></li> + + <li><a href="#heart">"BY HEART"—Lillian E. + Andrews.</a></li> + + <li><a href="#telephone">"BY TELEPHONE"—E.M. + Chase.</a></li> + + <li><a href="#falmouth">FALMOUTH INNER HARBOR</a></li> + + <li><a href="#bass">"BASS RIVER"—Arethusa</a></li> + + <li><a href="#notes">CAPE COD NOTES</a></li> + + <li><a href="#letter">A DELAYED LETTER</a></li> + + <li><a href="#strawberries">A MILLION QUARTS OF + STRAWBERRIES</a></li> + </ul> + <hr class="short"> + <br> + + <h4>PUBLISHED BY</h4> + + <h2>THE CAPE COD PUBLISHING CO., Inc.</h2> + + <h2>HYANNIS, MASS</h2> + + <table summary= + "Lemuel C. Hall, Editor, Charles L Gifford, Business Mgr" + width="80%" + align="center"> + <tr> + <td align="left">LEMUEL C. HALL, Editor</td> + + <td align="right">CHARLES L GIFFORD, Business Mgr</td> + </tr> + </table><br> + <hr> + + <div class="figcenter"> + <a name="frontispiece"><img src="images/frontis.jpg" + width="600" + alt="frontispiece"></a><br> + + <h4>Dancing on the Sands</h4> + </div> + <hr> + + <div class="figcenter"> + <img src="images/priscilla.png" + width="600" + alt="priscilla ad"> + </div> + + <div class="figcenter"> + <img src="images/ferguson.png" + width="600" + alt="ferguson ad"> + </div> + + <div class="figcenter"> + <img src="images/idlehour.png" + width="600" + alt="idlehour ad"> + </div> + + <div class="figcenter"> + <img src="images/001adv.png" + width="700" + alt="For Auto Tourists"> + </div> + <hr> + <a name="The Pilgrim Tercenary Report"></a> + + <p class="center"><img src="images/002adv.png" + width="600" + alt="Advertisement: The Pilgrim Tercenary Report"></p><br> + + <hr> + + <div class="figright"> + <a name="desk"><img src="images/004r.png" + width="600" + alt="From the Publisher's Desk"></a> + </div> + + <div class="figleft"> + <img src="images/004l.png" + width="150" + alt="figure"> + </div> + + <div class="figleft"> + <img src="images/004y.png" + width="60" + alt="Letter Y"> + </div> + + <p>You're to blame if your mind is wasting time. It does the + work you select.</p> + + <p>Fill your head with trifles and there'll be no space for big + things. Hack ideas occupy as much room as thoroughbred + inspirations. Unimportant details frequently require as much + attention as constructive plans.</p> + + <p>Proportion is the sixth sense and without it the other five + are practically useless.</p> + + <p>Apply your days discreetly—don't do anything which you + can hire somebody else to execute for you. Concentrate on + paying propositions. Aside from the arts and fine crafts, + nobody ever got far single-handed.</p> + + <p>Delegate the lesser duties to assistants. Let them make an + occasional mistake. If you're saving your thoughts for the + responsibility of management a few inaccuracies in the + organization won't amount to much.</p> + + <p>Differentiate between incidents and issues.</p><br> + + <p>One can't lead and follow simultaneously.</p> + + <p>Rely on subordinates. You can't be the whole works.</p> + + <p>As the head of the concern, you're the highest priced + employee. Figure your hour value and invest it accordingly. + Triphammers may drive tacks, but not profitably. The operation + is too expensive for the return.</p> + + <p>Thoroughness is an admirable quality when intelligently + exercised, but a folly when the game isn't worth the + candle.</p> + + <p>You're a good bargainer but you make bad deals despite the + concessions secured if the final terms represent a reduction + which does not cover the cost of your energy.</p> + + <p>You can hire folk to handle most interviews and satisfy the + demands of the average caller.</p> + + <p>Correspondence clerks can read and answer the greater part + of the mail.</p> + + <p>One letter in twenty deserves your consideration—the + nineteen are merely routine communications which should never + come under your notice.</p> + + <p>Study the future; observe the trend of events—weigh + conditions. Success is the servant of forethought and you won't + be able to measure possibilities except you have free moments + to reflect and scheme.</p> + + <p>Get the dimes out of our eyes and find where the thousands + are located.</p> + + <p>Engage experts to purchase supplies and run + systems—reserve yourself for decisive matters; that's + real economy.</p> + + <p>Hold the throttle—watch the gauge and signals or there + will be a wreck and you'll be in it.</p> + + <p>Stick to your cab, keep the schedule. The engineer who tries + to be fireman, conductor and brakeman as well, is headed for a + smash.</p><br> + <hr> + <br> + + <div class="figcenter"> + <a name="portal"><img src="images/006hed.png" + width="600" + alt="The Portal of the Cape"></a> + </div> + + <p>The present town of Bourne can claim many interesting facts + about its early history although not for 200 years after the + coming of the Pilgrims did it become a separate town. It was + included within the limits of the town of Sandwich until the + comparatively recent date of 1884.</p> + + <p>In 1622 Governor Bradford visited the Indian village of + Manomet, so called in their language, but which became + corrupted into Monument, a name by which the place was long + known. It is probable that the reason of the visit was partly + for the purpose of establishing a short cut between Buzzards + Bay and Plymouth, via the Manomet (or Monument) River.</p> + + <div class="figcenter"> + <img src="images/006pix.jpg" + width="600" + alt="The Portal of the Canal"><br> + + <h4>The Portal of the Canal</h4> + </div> + + <p>This river, now obliterated by the Cape Cod canal, had its + origin in Great Herring Pond in the Plymouth woods and flowed + by a rather circuitous route into Buzzards Bay at a point near + the present railroad bridge over the canal.</p> + + <p>It was in 1627 that the colonists established a trading post + on the banks of this river, the exact point being known and + marked. It was on the south side of the river a short distance + south of the Bourne bridge spanning the canal. This structure + was built for the purpose of facilitating their intercourse + with the Narragansett country, New Amsterdam (New York), and + the shores of Long Island sound. By transporting their goods up + the creek from Scusset harbor (Sandwich) and transferring them + to what is now Bournedale by land, they reached the boatable + waters of the Manomet (or Monument) river and the open waters + of Buzzards Bay.</p> + + <p>Governor Bradford says; "For our greater convenience of + trade, to discharge our engagements, and to maintain ourselves, + we built a small pinnace at Manomet, a place on the sea, twenty + miles to the south, to which by another creek on this side, we + transport our goods by water within four or five miles and then + carry them overland to the vessel; thereby avoiding the + compassing of Cape Cod with those dangerous shoals, and make + our voyage to the southward with far less time and hazzard. For + the safety of our vessel and our goods we also there built a + house and keep some servants, who plant corn, raise swine, and + are always ready to go out with the bark —which takes + good effect and turns to advantage."</p> + + <p>The first communication between the Plymouth colony and the + Dutch at Fort Amsterdam was through this post. With a ship load + of sugar, linen and food stuffs, De Razier, the noted merchant, + arrived at Manomet in September, 1627, and Governor Bradford + sent a boat to Scusset harbor to convey him to Plymouth. There + the trading was done and the first merchandising venture of New + England consummated.</p> + + <p>In 1635 a tidal wave swept over this part of the Cape on the + l5th of August, destroying the trading post and partially + filling the river with sand.</p> + + <p>When the white men came Bourne contained other Indian + hamlets beside Manomet. At the south was Pokesit (Pocasset) and + still to the south was Kitteaumut {Cataumet), while to the + north of all these was Comasskumkanit, the home of the Herring + pond Indians.</p> + + <p>Bourne is the first town reached when driving Capeward. + After passing through Wareham from the west and nearing + Buzzards Bay, Cape Cod and the town of Bourne is entered after + passing over the new concrete bridge over Cohasset Narrows, the + most northerly arm of Buzzards Bay. This fine concrete + structure, completed last year at an expense of about a quarter + of a million dollars, is really the "Portal of the Cape," + although there is another way to reach it from the direction of + Plymouth, also passing through the town of Bourne.</p> + + <p>The village of Buzzards Bay is a railroad junction point and + there the Cape Cod canal makes its exit into Buzzards Bay. + Thence to Bourne proper is only about a mile. Bourne, the + village, is intersected by the canal and is connected by the + highway bridge over the canal. There are two main highways + following the course of the canal. The one on the north side + follows its course most of the way, passing the village of + Bournedale, thence to Sagamore, by crossing over the easterly + canal bridge. The other road is on the south side of the canal + and the two join at Sagamore village, where a single main road + runs to the Sandwich line and the central and lower Cape.</p> + + <div class="figcenter"> + <img src="images/yachts.jpg" + alt="Yacht Race in Buzzard's Bay"> + + <h4>Yacht Race in Buzzard's Bay</h4> + </div> + + <p>Southerly the town extends toward Falmouth and along the + line of the Woods Hole branch railroad lie the summer resort + villages of Monument Beach, Pocasset and Cataumet. These + resorts are popular from their sightly location along the + shores of Buzzards Bay. The views are entrancing, the waters of + the bay are suitable for warm sea bathing and boating is here a + sport that is at its best. Back of these villages lie woodlands + extending easterly to Sandwich and Mashpee.</p> + + <p>Among the pioneers of Bourne are recognized Ebenezer Nye, + John Smith, Elisha Bourne, John Gibbs, Jr., Benjamin Gibbs and + others who followed them. The land was purchased from the + Indians and permanent homes were early established there.</p> + + <p>In 1717 a unique proposal was made in the General Court for + the assessment of the towns on the Cape for the building and + maintenance of a fence from Peaked Hill cliffs on the + Massachusetts bay side to the head waters of Buzzards bay on + the other side, to keep the wolves of Plymouth county from + invading Barnstable county where they destroyed sheep and + caused other destruction. Had the project gone through it would + have been a practical fencing off of the entire Cape from the + rest of the continent.</p> + + <p>Probably the thing of greatest interest to tourists today in + the town of Bourne is the Cape Cod canal. It completely bisects + the town along its eight mile course through the land and is of + never failing interest to all strangers. Traffic passing + through, consisting of tugs towing barges, colliers, of large + and small tonnage, freight boats and occasional government + craft can be seen at close view from the highways on either + side and from the bridges that span the canal. The opening and + closing of the two huge jack-knife bridges is seldom without + interested spectators during daylight hours.</p> + + <p>At night the canal is brilliantly lighted along its banks + and the passage through of the big New York boat is a sight + that attracts a great many people. The value of the canal to + the system of national defense was demonstrated during the war + and a bill is now before Congress for the purchase of it and + for its operation by the war department. Probabilities point to + much greater development under government ownership when it + will probably be widened and deepened and there is a + possibility that locks will be installed to regulate the + rushing current that now more or less hampers navigation.</p> + + <p>The people of Bourne foresee advantages to their town + through these contemplated developments and hope for the + establishment of a landing place which will provide terminal + facilities for steamers handling passengers and freight.</p> + + <div class="figcenter"> + <img src="images/008-1.jpg" + width="600" + alt= + "Scene from 'Pageant of Cape Cod' held at Bourne"><br> + + <h4>Scene from 'Pageant of Cape Cod' held at Bourne</h4> + </div> + + <p>Aside from its extensive summer business along the shores of + Buzzards bay and its popular colony at Sagamore Beach on Cape + Cod bay, Bourne has comparatively little commercial activity. + One large manufacturing plant exists at Sagamore where the + Keith Car and Manufacturing Company is located and gives + employment to a large number of men. There freight cars are + built and repaired under the management of Eben S.S. Keith, a + former member of the Governor's council and one of the leading + citizens of the Cape.</p> + + <p>Bourne enjoys the distinction of being a former summer + capital of the country. When Grover Cleveland was president of + the United States he established his summer home at Gray + Gables, near Buzzards Bay village, and there was transacted the + government's business during his stay there. Gray Gables is + still owned by his widow although it is no longer occupied by + her.</p> + + <p>Another distinguished resident of Bourne was the late Joseph + Jefferson, the veteran actor, whose palatial residence "Crows' + Nest" on Buttermilk bay was one of the show places of the + section. In a little cemetery, just over the town line in + Sandwich his body now reposes, marked with a huge bowlder which + he picked out during his life time to mark his grave. Mr. + Cleveland and Mr. Jefferson were close and intimate friends and + companions upon fishing trips about Cape Cod territory.</p> + + <p>Bourne, not "that bourne from whence no traveller returns," + but Bourne, the "Portal to Cape Cod," is a large and + interesting town. Within its limits abide many summer + residents, occupying large and small cottages and estates of + refinement and beauty. It has many drives of sylvan beauty, + through shaded roads, by emerald ponds, and over hills and + through vales, commanding views of placid and glimmering + Buzzards bay and the broad reaches of Cape Cod bay on its + northerly side. Like other Cape Cod towns, it has a history of + maritime adventure behind it and a glorious future as a summer + resting place before it. The possibilities of its shores have + scarcely begun to be developed.</p> + + <p>We need not admonish all who visit Cape Cod to "see Bourne" + for those who visit the Cape cannot possibly escape it unless + they come by boat or flying machine. In order to reach the + Cape, Bourne must necessarily be encountered and those who + tarry there will find the time well spent.</p> + + <div class="figcenter"> + <img src="images/008-2.jpg" + width="600" + alt= + "Scene from 'Pageant of Cape Cod' held at Bourne-2"> + </div><br> + <hr> + <br> + + + <div class="figcenter"> + <a name="vacation"><img src="images/009hed.png" + width="600" + alt="Where Shall I Spend My Vacation"></a> + </div> + + <p>Where shall I spend my vacation? This is the question that + thousands of people are asking themselves today. Since half the + fun of a vacation is the anticipation of it, the planning of it + is something that needs to be given consideration.</p> + + <p>It might be asked, "why take a vacation?" and that question + might be answered by asking, "Why sleep, and why eat?" for + vacations are necessary parts of peoples' lives and those who + have never known the joys of them have never truly lived.</p> + + <p>Vacations help to keep people young, they help to broaden + their views and renew their bodily and mental vigor.</p> + + <p>A vacation does not necessarily have to be expensive. Any + change of environment will do, but it is much more pleasurable + to meet new scenes and breathe new atmospheres. Whether one + depends upon the trains for transportation, or the boats, or + automobiles and whether one stops at the hotels, at the + boarding houses or camps, depends largely upon one's + circumstances and inclination.</p> + + <p>Ideas of vacations vary. Some delight in visiting the most + sumptuous hotels, to indulge in social intercourse and to enjoy + complete relaxation. Others like to live the strenuous life, to + rough it in camp and woods and field.</p> + + <p>No matter what the desires are all of them can be culminated + upon Cape Cod.</p> + + <p>So the answer to the question of our caption is, "spend it + on Cape Cod."</p> + + <p>In a little more detail it may be said that Cape Cod has all + the attributes of an ideal vacation spot. It can be reached + over smooth highways which present no difficulties to the + motorist. It can be reached by train or boat, or even by flying + machine if one so desires. When reached a variety of + entertainment may be found to suit all tastes. There is Old + Ocean everywhere, surging restlessly upon the shores or lying + placid in the bays and inlets. Those who enjoy boating and + bathing can indulge in those pleasures to their heart's + content. If they enjoy beautiful scenery, green trees, blue + waters, level spaces or hilly vistas, Cape Cod has them + all.</p> + + <p>If they wish to stop in modern hotels, to receive service of + the most exuberant kind, to be entertained royally, the hotels + of Cape Cod will answer their purpose.</p> + + <div class="figcenter"> + <img src="images/009pix.jpg" + width="600" + alt="Some Typical Cape Cod Cottages"> + + <h4>Some Typical Cape Cod Cottages</h4> + </div> + + <p>If they like to fish, to camp, to live an out door life, + indulge in golf, tennis, or other games, Cape Cod can furnish + them with the opportunity.</p> + + <p>If they search for the quaint and curious they can find it; + if they want to visit a section rich in Colonial history, to + visit spots where the Pilgrim Fathers trod, Cape Cod is the + only place where such can be found.</p> + + <p>To particularize as to the attractions of different parts of + the Cape the following brief summary may serve to help solve + the vacation problem.</p> + + <p><i>Provincetown</i>—At the tip end of the Cape, except + for a narrow strip of land entirely surrounded by water. It has + all the attractions of an island and none of its disadvantages. + The town is quaint in its architecture, unique in its + surroundings and especially attractive to artists who form a + large part of the summer colony there. It is the summer + rendevouz of the North Atlantic fleet of the U.S. Navy and the + home port of a large fishing fleet. It has excellent hotels, + and rooms and board may be obtained in many private families. + It may be reached by boat from Boston, by train or by + automobile.</p> + + <p><i>Truro and Highland Light</i>—Highland Light is + located upon a high bluff overlooking the broad Atlantic in the + town of Truro. The topography of Truro is distinctive and + picturesque with sand dunes, rolling hills and salty marshes. + Golf links and good fishing.</p> + + <p><i>Wellfleet</i>—Wellfleet is a pretty village in + which there are good hotels, a land locked harbor, and plenty + of shell fish. Many summer residents have their homes there and + it is a favorite camping place.</p> + + <p><i>Eastham</i>—A town on the lower part of the Cape, + quiet and pastoral. An ideal place for campers and + cottagers.</p> + + <p><i>Orleans</i>—By many considered one of the prettiest + places on Cape Cod. Has hotels and can provide for many + boarders in private families. A fine place for boating and + picnics.</p> + + <div class="figcenter"> + <img src="images/010pix.jpg" + width="600" + alt="Wharves at Provincetown"><br> + + <h4>Wharves at Provincetown</h4> + </div> + + <p><i>Brewster</i>—A quiet and peaceful rural town + bordering on the bay. Contains many beautiful ponds within its + limits and provides excellent bathing and fishing.</p> + + <p><i>Chatham</i>—A summer resort town of growing + popularity. Has several first class hotels and numerous + cottages. It is located at the elbow of the Cape, fronts on the + Atlantic ocean and has many safe bays and inlets for boating + and bathing. It is noted for its golf links and is destined to + become the summer center for golfing enthusiasts.</p> + + <p><i>Harwich</i>—Consists of numerous villages all of + which are attractive for summer residence. It borders on + Nantucket sound, has fine beaches, summer hotels and cottages. + It has a community life in summer that is not surpassed + anywhere.</p> + + <p><i>Dennis</i>—This town reaches entirely across the + Cape and is split up into several villages. On the south side + it is bordered by Nantucket sound and on the north by + Massachusetts bay. Has excellent summer hotels and good bathing + and fishing.</p> + + <p><i>Yarmouth</i>—A town with quiet and shady streets, + sloping shores and many old residences. One of the historic + towns of the regions and presents a variety of attractions.</p> + + <p><i>Barnstable</i>—The county seat and largest town on + the Cape. Attractions exceedingly varied. Noted for the + excellence of its clams.</p> + + <p><i>Hyannis</i>—Known as the Metropolis of the Cape. It + is a center for summer business. Here are to be found excellent + hotels, good stores and attractive tea rooms. Its main street + is lined with summer stores which are branches of New York and + Boston's exclusive shops. Adjacent to it are Hyannisport, a + summer colony of fine residences. Centerville, Craigville, said + to have the finest beach in New England, Osterville (called the + little Newport), and Cotuit, one of the prettiest spots along + the shores of Vineyard Sound. This region is growing more and + more popular every year as the summer home of people of wealth + and refinement and presents all the attractions of resorts + which cater to the diversion of vacationists.</p> + + <p><i>Falmouth</i>—Falmouth is one of the larger villages + on the Cape that draws a fine class of summer residents who + populate its fine hotels and summer homes. It has varied + scenery as it lies between Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound. Its + hotels are among the best and for attractiveness cannot be + rivalled anywhere. At Woods Hole, a part of Falmouth, is found + another settlement of exclusive character. Falmouth has several + other villages, all with fine hotels, golf links and boat + harbors.</p> + + <p><i>Sandwich</i>—This town on the North side of the + Cape is one of the old and original settlements and is on the + banks of the Cape Cod canal. It has extensive woodlands dotted + with well stocked ponds and is very attractive to campers.</p> + + <p><i>Bourne</i>—Sagamore Beach, within the confines of + the town of Bourne, is on the north shore and is a pretentious + cottage colony with two excellent hotels. Golf links are + adjacent and it has its own water system, community house and + tennis courts. Cataumet and Pocasset are parts of Bourne which + border on Buzzards Bay as well as Monument Beach and the + village of Buzzards Bay, itself. These are typical bayside + resorts where boating, bathing, fishing and golf are + extensively indulged in. The town is intersected by the Cape + Cod canal and the traffic that flows through it passes in front + of the summer colonies.</p> + + <p><i>Martha's Vineyard</i>—This is an off-shore island + reached by a half-hour's boat ride from Woods Hole. A poet has + said of it, "a little bit of Heaven dropped from out the sky + one day" which aptly describes it. Oak Bluffs, Edgartown. + Vineyard Haven, Tisbury, Chilmark and Gay Head are its + principal villages. The island presents all the best features + of an ideal summer vacation spot away from the mainland, yet + possessing all the essential features which go to make life + comfortable. Its hotels are many and excellent.</p> + + <p><i>Nantucket</i>—Further at sea, a two and a half + hours' steamboat ride from Woods Hole. Unique is a word that + inadequately describes it. All over the United States there are + people who assert that there is no place like Nantucket on the + face of the globe. It has a large summer population and + tourists are adequately cared for. It has the most regular + climate of any place along the New England coast, the + temperature averaging 76 degrees during the summer months. It + is cooled by the Atlantic breezes.</p> + + <p><i>Onset</i>—This is a busy and thriving summer resort + located in a beautiful spot on upper Buzzards Bay. It attracts + many thousands of people during the summer months, who come to + spend a few weeks, days, or the season there. It is a cottage + colony supplemented by hotels and boarding houses that fit the + purses of all classes.</p> + + <p>At some of these places, either on Cape Cod itself or the + islands, every person can find conditions suited to his or her + individual taste.</p><br> + <hr> + <br> + <br> + <br> + + <div class="figcenter"> + <a name="wellfleet"><img src="images/011hed.png" + width="300" + alt="Wellfleet"></a> + </div><br> + + <h3>Edward L. Smith</h3><br> + + <p>Cape Cod has many fine distinctions that make it stand out + from a commonplace world and Wellfleet, as a town name, marks + the Cape with a place-name known all over the globe, but in no + other locality than on the coast of Barnstable Bay. It is true + that a misguided, homesick, and ill-advised denizen of the + Cape, roaming the arid, inland sand wastes of Nebraska, foisted + the name of "Wellfleet" on his townsite. But as it has to date + remained "unwept, unhonored and unsung," so is it quite unknown + to sailors or to the sea, being about fifteen hundred miles + from salt water and an immeasurable distance from being + appropriately named.</p> + + <p>The origin of the name "Wellfleet" has always been a source + of lively interest to those who delight to delve to the roots + of things historical. So many of our early towns in + Massachusetts were named by the Englishmen who settled them for + English towns familiar to them before they came oversea, that + England is the natural source from whence such a Saxon-English + name as Wellfleet might come.</p> + + <p>After forty years of desultory search by the writer, the + problem is yet unsolved, though a good Yankee guess may not + come very far out of the way.</p> + + <p>When that part of old Nawsett now Wellfleet was first + settled it was noted for the abundance of shell fish in the + harbor and creeks, or cricks as then called, and oysters were + both especially plentiful and choice.</p> + + <p>In England, on the coast of Essex, and not far from the + Thames, was a stretch of oyster beds noted in the sixteenth + century for their production of oyster different from all other + locations and revered by epicures of those far-away times to be + the luscious complement necessary to their royal as well as + more common plebeian feasts. But we had best let old John + Norden, who in 1594 published the results of his life-long + investigations into the history of Essex, tell the story, which + here is given verbatim as it appears in his work, "SPECTLI + BRITTANNIE PARS."</p> + + <blockquote> + <p>"Some part of the sea shore of Essex yealdeth the beste + oysters in England, which are called Walflete oysters: so + called of a place in the sea; but of which place in the sea it + is, hath been some disputation. And by the circumstances that I + have observed thereof in my travail, I take it to be the shore + which lieth betwene St. Peter's chappell and Crowch the bredthe + onlie of Denge hundred, through which upon the verie shore, was + erected a wall for the preservation of the lande. And thereof + St. Peter's on the wall. And all the sea shore which beateth on + the wall is called Walfleet. And upon that shore on, and not + elswher, but up in Crouche creeke, at the ende of the wall, + wher also is an ilande called commonlie and corruptlie Walled + (but I take it more trulie Wallflete) Island, wher and about + which ilande thys kinde of oyster abonndeth. Ther is greate + difference betwene theis oysters and others which lie ypon + other shores, for this oyster, that in London and els wher + carieth the name of Walflete is a little full oyster with a + verie greene finn. And like vnto theis in quantetie and + qualitie are none in this lande, thowgh farr bigger, and for + some mens diettes better."</p> + </blockquote> + + <p>From the above we may understand that Wellfleet oysters, + which have been celebrated in the English markets for between + three and four hundred years, might easily have led the + settlers of Nawsett to believe that at Billinsgate, they had a + new Wallfleet Oyster bed. The fact that Wallfleet oysters were + marketed at Billinsgate, always the big fish market of the + Londoners, and that our Wellfleet was at first known as + Billingsgate, seems more than a mere coincidence.</p> + + <p>The difference in spelling between the names "Wallfleet" and + "Wellfleet" is not material. Barnstable; town, county and bay, + take their name from <i>Barnstaple</i> on the coast of Devon. + Norden, who was a highly educated man of University breeding, + and a polished writer, varied the spelling of some words even + in the same paragraph as witness "Crowch" and "Crouche," also + "Ilande" and "Island." The diversified spellings of many of our + common names is so marked as to be beyond comment except to + note their wide variety, due to attempts to follow the peculiar + phonetics of untaught individuals. the one particular of + "Well," who of us has not heard that word pronounced "W-a-a-l," + when used as an interjection? All of which makes it seem in- + escapable from the theory that Wellfleet on the Cape is named + after WALLFLEET on the coast of Essex, England.</p> + <hr> + <br> + + + <div class="figcenter"> + <a name="squeak"><img src="images/012hed1.png" + width="600" + alt="A Squeak for a Life"></a> + </div> + + <h3>P.T. Chamberlain</h3> + + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p class="i2">"Whither bound?" said his wife to the + captain one morn</p> + + <p class="i4">As he stood, oars and fish lines in his + hands,</p> + + <p class="i2">"Outside Sandy Neck, to try fisherman's + luck</p> + + <p class="i4">For bluefish, or mackerel or clams."</p> + </div> + + <div class="stanza"> + <p class="i2">"Good luck and good-bye," said his fond + loving wife,</p> + + <p class="i4">"The weather looks pleasant and fair,</p> + + <p class="i2">You'll be back at the landing on the full + of the tide,</p> + + <p class="i4">And the children and I'll wait you + there."</p> + </div> + + <div class="stanza"> + <p class="i2">But when rounding Beach Point, with his + good catch of fish,</p> + + <p class="i4">The captain was caught in a squall,</p> + + <p class="i2">Black clouds, wind and thunder, lightning + and hail,</p> + + <p class="i4">While the rain in torrents did fall.</p> + </div> + + <div class="stanza"> + <p class="i2">Quick he lowered his sail, but the wind + snapped his mast,</p> + + <p class="i4">Away they went over the side.</p> + + <p class="i2">One gunwale under water, the other in + air,</p> + + <p class="i4">Lifted high by the surging tide.</p> + </div> + + <div class="stanza"> + <p class="i2">Then the captain braced himself as with + sinews of steel,</p> + + <p class="i4">A hand on each gunwale places he,</p> + + <p class="i2">So he balanced and steadied his frail + little craft,</p> + + <p class="i4">Rolling there in the trough of the + sea.</p> + </div> + + <div class="stanza"> + <p class="i2">His wife from the window saw his peril in + the storm.</p> + + <p class="i2">And away to the landing she sped.</p> + + <p class="i2">Tied her white linen apron to a handy + boat book,</p> + + <p class="i4">And waved it high o'er her head.</p> + </div> + + <div class="stanza"> + <p class="i2">"Home, home for a lantern," to the laddie + she cried.</p> + + <p class="i4">Home, home for the lantern ran he,</p> + + <p class="i2">Returning, he swung it, back and forth, + to and fro,</p> + + <p class="i4">That his brave sailor father might + see.</p> + </div> + + <div class="stanza"> + <p class="i2">Soaked to the skin with the rain and the + spray,</p> + + <p class="i4">His face as white as the foam,</p> + + <p class="i2">"Must I drown in sight of my wife," he + said,</p> + + <p class="i4">"Must I die within reach of my home."</p> + </div> + + <div class="stanza"> + <p class="i2">"For the sake of my helpless little + ones,</p> + + <p class="i4">For the sake of my faithful wife.</p> + + <p class="i2">I pray Thee, O Lord, to forgive all my + sins,</p> + + <p class="i2">Give me this one chance for my life."</p> + </div> + + <div class="stanza"> + <p class="i2">Still darker grew the storm, black and + green looked the waves,</p> + + <p class="i4">The shore line to the captain grew + dim,</p> + + <p class="i2">But he knew by the lantern and the waving + white flag,</p> + + <p class="i4">Where his loved ones were watching for + him.</p> + </div> + + <div class="stanza"> + <p class="i2">Three hours he struggled with the full + flooding tide.</p> + + <p class="i4">Now the Channel Rock danger is o'er.</p> + + <p class="i2">One more stretch of water, some more + dangerous rocks,</p> + + <p class="i4">Then the gleaming surf, then the + shore.</p> + </div> + + <div class="stanza"> + <p class="i2">"A rope, bring a rope, "the kind + neighbors shout,</p> + + <p class="i4">"A rope now the captain will save."</p> + + <p class="i2">They coiled a stout rope and with + powerful hand,</p> + + <p class="i4">Flung it out o'er the turbulent wave.</p> + </div> + + <div class="stanza"> + <p class="i2">Joy! Joy! he is saved! He clutches the + rope,</p> + + <p class="i4">With cold, bruised and stiffening + hand,</p> + + <p class="i2">A long pull, a strong' pull, and more + dead than alive,</p> + + <p class="i4">Through the surf they draw him to + land.</p> + </div> + + <div class="stanza"> + <p class="i2">"Home, home for hot coffee," to the + lassie she cried,</p> + + <p class="i4">Home, home for hot coffee, went she,</p> + + <p class="i2">Returning, brought coffee, dry clothing, + warm food,</p> + + <p class="i2">A fleet-footed lassie was she.</p> + </div> + + <div class="stanza"> + <p class="i2">But the kid, boylike, would investigate + the boat,</p> + + <p class="i4">And so he climbed over its side.</p> + + <p class="i2">"Half full of water," he said, "not a + bluefish or clam,</p> + + <p class="i4">Must have all floated out on the + tide."</p> + </div> + + <div class="stanza"> + <p class="i2">With boat hook and lantern, the kids + travelled home,</p> + + <p class="i4">"Little sister, now what do you + think,</p> + + <p class="i2">Hadn't we said, 'Now I lay me,' to the + Lord every night?</p> + + <p class="i4">Would He let Pa and our dory sink?"</p> + </div> + + <div class="stanza"> + <p class="i2">"No, no," said the lassie, "No, no, that + ain't so,</p> + + <p class="i4">Naughty children very often are we,</p> + + <p class="i2">'Tis 'cause Ma puts a Bible in Pa's chest + of clothes</p> + + <p class="i4">Every time that he goes 'way to sea."</p> + </div> + + <div class="stanza"> + <p class="i2">Gratitude profound, thanksgiving and + joy</p> + + <p class="i4">Filled the heart of the loving wife,</p> + + <p class="i2">But the captain, a man of few words, only + said,</p> + + <p class="i4">"Yes, a pretty narrow squeak for a + life."</p> + </div> + </div> + <hr> + <br> + + + <div class="figcenter"> + <img src="images/012hed2.png" + width="300" + alt="Riches"> + </div> + + <h3>C.A. Cottrell</h3> + + <div class="poem"> + <br> + + <div class="stanza"> + <p class="i2">If I can leave behind me, here and + there</p> + + <p class="i4">A friend or two to say when I am gone</p> + + <p class="i2">That I have helped to make their pathways + fair,</p> + + <p class="i2">Had brought them smiles when they were + bowed with care,</p> + + <p class="i4">The riches of this world I'll carry + on.</p> + + <p class="i2">If only three or four shall pause to + say</p> + + <p class="i4">When I have passed beyond this earthly + sphere,</p> + + <p class="i2">That I brought gladness to them on a + day</p> + + <p class="i2">When bitterness was theirs, I'll take + away</p> + + <p class="i4">More riches than a billionaire leaves + here.</p> + </div> + </div> + <hr> + <br> + + + <div class="figcenter"> + <a name="streams"><img src="images/013hed.png" + width="600" + alt="Cape Trout Streams"></a> + </div> + + <p>The chronic trout fisherman is by nature secretive. He is + loath to tell where he made his big catches and shrouds the + location of the streams in mystery. If pinned down closely he + will sometimes indicate a general locality but it is hard to + get him to be more definite. The reason for this is obvious. He + is zealous of his rights as a "discoverer" and feels that he is + not obliged to share his knowledge with anybody. He won't take + the risk of having the stream "fished out" by others than + himself. The secrets of the location of gold strikes in the + days of '49 were no more closely kept.</p> + + <p>When the 15th of April comes around each year there are + certain wise men who proceed to load up their automobiles with + their fishing tackle and in the early morning turn Capeward. + They have experiences of previous years to guide them and know + certain brooks and pools where the speckled beauties await + them. The wise ones know just where to throw their lines and + the kind of bait that is sure to lure the denizens of that + particular spot. For fishing is a science, as well as a sport + requiring skill and judgment. The born fisherman seems to have + an uncanny sense of piscatorial thoughts and almost + instinctively can determine just the right thing to do and the + right time to do it, while the mere amateur fisherman who only + wets a line occasionally guesses whether to use a fly or a + worm.</p> + + <p>Yes, the Cape is a noted Mecca for trout fishermen, at least + certain parts of the Cape. Within the confines of Bourne, + Mashpee, Falmouth and Barnstable are many likely trout brooks + and from them are annually taken many catches that gladden the + hearts of the sportsmen.</p> + + <p>These brooks run into the ponds and the sea, they run + through marshes and woods. They abound in trout, of the + square-tail variety, and those who know them keep their secrets + closely.</p> + + <p>Sometimes a fisherman exhibits a basket of fish that + astonishes all beholders. Big speckled beauties they are and in + quantity sufficient to satisfy any one.</p> + + <p>Some of the biggest of them may be "salters," fish caught + near the mouths of the brooks that run into the sea and + weighing all the way from a pound to two pounds or more. There + is authentic information that trout weighing more than two and + a half pounds have been taken from these Cape Cod streams.</p> + + <p>Unfortunately for the general public many of the brooks are + "posted," but there are a lot of fishermen that "don't believe + in signs" and when they see a sign of "no fishing here" they + are apt to challenge the statement and some of them aver that + there is very good fishing there indeed.</p> + + <p>It is a matter of history that the Pilgrims found trout in + the Cape Cod streams. It is a matter of fact that many of the + brooks have been stocked by private individuals and by the + state. Every year the fish in these stocked brooks increase in + size and the sophisticated fishermen keep track of them from + year to year. The state keeps a record of the stocking of + streams and that information can be obtained and made use + of.</p> + + <p>At Sandwich the state maintains a trout hatchery where + millions of eggs are secured. These eggs develop into fry and + fingerlings and they are distributed throughout the state, the + Cape getting its full share.</p> + + <p>A visit to this hatchery is interesting. It demonstrates how + the state strives to increase sport for its residents. Science + and experience are exercised and the result is that the fishing + advantages of the state are steadily increasing.</p> + + <p>One of the chief drawbacks of having well stocked streams is + the unsportsmanlike conduct of many fishermen. To them a trout + is a trout regardless of its size and hundreds of small fish + are taken from the streams that should be put back and allowed + to grow for another year. There may be satisfaction for some in + catching a large quantity of seven-inch fish, but there is a + greater satisfaction in catching fewer in number and larger in + size.</p> + + <p>Many of the streams are suitable for fly-casting and + experienced fishermen delight in that method of filling their + creel. To cast a gossamer silk line with an alluring fly into + the deeper pools and to feel the thrill of a strike as the fly + flits over the surface is a joy that far outweighs the less + spectacular method of fishing with worm or grub and dragging + the trout from the water by main strength. There is a skill in + fly-casting that comes from long practice and the fisherman who + is expert in this method cares to use no other.</p> + + <p>The trout is a shy fish and the blundering sportsman who + goes stumbling through the underbrush, who allows his shadow to + fall upon the pool, or who in other ways announces to the fish + lurking under the bank that he is present with homicidal intent + often wonders why it is that the results are so small for the + amount of effort expended. He may aver that the stream is + barren of fish when the fact is that his own clumsiness is + responsible for his lack of success.</p> + + <p>In other words there are all kinds of fishermen; to the + victor belongs the spoils and the greater the skill the greater + the spoil. We are not asserting that Cape Cod trout streams are + as prolific as are some in more remote regions, they are fished + too frequently for that, but any one wanting a day's sport will + not find them entirely lacking and very often will proudly + exhibit catches that will by no means be insignificant, even to + the most experienced and enthusiastic fisherman.</p> + <hr class="short"> + + <p>"No sah, ah doan't neber ride on dem things," said an old + coloured lady looking in on the merry-go-round.</p> + + <p>"Why, de other day I seen dat Rastus Johnson git on an' ride + as much as a dollah's worth an' git off at the very same place + he got on at, an' I sez to him: 'Rastus,' I sez, 'yo' spent yo' + money, but whar yo' been?'"</p> + + <p class="author"><b>—Ladies Home Journal.</b></p> + <hr> + <br> + + + <div class="figcenter"> + <a name="ocean"><img src="images/014hed.png" + width="600" + alt="ocean"></a> + </div> + + <h4>Emma B. Pray</h4> + + <p>Not very long ago, in one of the newspapers, I read of a + lady who had traveled some thirty thousand odd miles in her + life time, and the item set me to thinking of the many times I + had traveled with my husband some years ago when he commanded a + clipper ship on Eastern voyages. For Curiosity's sake I looked + over my journals and found that in the few voyages I had made I + had covered two hundred forty-nine thousand two hundred sixteen + miles—but how it all came about is a long story.</p> + + <p>When I was a young girl, if any one had told me that I + should spend a certain number of years travelling about in + Eastern countries, passing three or four months at a time on + the ocean, I should have said, "What an idea! Here I am, born + and brought up in a small New Hampshire town, in a family whose + idea seems to be to keep as far away from the water as + possible, and with no thought of ever crossing it, 'Unless,' as + my father used to say, 'there should be a bridge built by which + we could do so'."</p> + + <p>In fact my knowledge of a ship and its belongings was nearly + equal to that of the young lady who was about to make her first + trip across the ocean with her father. Seeing the sailors about + to weigh anchor she inquired why they were working so hard. Her + father replied, "They are weighing the anchor, my dear." "How + absurd! If the Captain wants to know the weight of the anchor + why doesn't he have it weighed beforehand and not wait until we + get ready to start and then keep us waiting for the men to + weigh it?"</p> + + <p>However, it is the unexpected that always happens, and one + day I married a young sea captain from a seaport town. He was + soon to sail for Australia, and to me such a trip was literally + going to the ends of the earth. I feel sure that my parents + never expected me to return. What preparations we made for that + voyage! What pickles, preserves, cakes, and everything that + would keep, were packed for me and sent aboard our ship which + was lying in New York harbor!</p> + + <p>Our cabins were beautifully fitted up with every convenience + and comfort that we could have on shore. The saloon, or + after-cabin, was finished in bird's-eye maple and satin wood + veneering. Wilton carpets and furnishings of raw silk made a + homelike and attractive room. Our stateroom, with large double + bed, and our own private bath opening from the stateroom, left + us nothing to wish for in the line of comfort. The second + cabin, or dining quarters for the Captain and First Officer, + was finished like the after-cabin, while forward of the two was + the mess room for the Second and petty officers.</p> + + <p>At last the day came on which we were to sail, and, + realizing that I was not a born sailor, I made up my mind that + I must make myself over into one, though the making over + process proved to be nearly the death of me. For the first ten + days I can recall but little outside of a promiscuous tumbling + about of movable objects and, though urged strongly to go on + deck I refused to do so, caring little whether I lived or died. + However, one day I was literally taken up, carried on deck, and + placed in a steamer chair, and from that time I recovered + rapidly.</p> + + <p>So many people have asked me if the time at sea did not hang + heavily on my hands. What did I do? Was I not lonesome, + homesick, and innumerable other like questions to which I have + honestly replied that I was not lonesome or homesick. We + purchased books by the hundred before sailing, and with a piano + and flute, passed many pleasant hours. So much fancy work was + always on hand that I have cared but little for it since. + Whenever the weather permitted I walked two or three miles up + and down the quarter deck, so many times up and back making a + mile. Occasionally we took with us as passenger some young man + whom we knew very well and who wished to take such a voyage. At + one time a brother of mine, also one of the Captain's were our + companions; two other times, young men from our own state + proved to be excellent company, and to this day we enjoy + nothing more than talking over our odd experiences in the + different countries to which we traveled. Though I was the only + lady on board I did not feel the lack of companionship of other + women. A queer life it was! No one to come and no one to go, + with nothing but the sky and water to be seen.</p> + + <p>In two weeks time we had the N.E. Trade Winds and fairly + flew along. Each day brought its own particular work aboard the + ship, for a sailor is never idle. There is always something for + him to do. Chafing gear, of which there is a large amount, is + always being worn out and has to be renewed, sails made and + repaired, work on rigging, tarring, painting, etc.</p> + + <p>Perhaps the most interesting part of each day was the + marking off of the chart at noon. At that time the Captain + would work out his latitude and longitude, mark our position + for the last twenty-four hours, and shape our course for the + next twenty-four. We often towed lines for dolphin, and it was + curious to see their change of color as they were hauled in. We + had them baked occasionally and found them very fair eating. On + opening one, at one time, it was found to be packed with flying + fish which had been swallowed whole and which some of the + sailors took out and had cooked for themselves, though for my + part I should have preferred having the first eating of them. + The flying fish which came aboard were usually served to me as + they were considered a great delicacy. We caught many jelly + fish or Portuguese men of war as they are sometimes called, and + they were very curious to look at. They are of a jelly-like + substance, with apparently no eyes or mouth, and are bluish in + color. They have a pink crest and when the wind strikes them, + as they float on the water, they rock and sway like a boat. + Dangling from the lower part are many small feelers, some of + which are short and thick, and others of great length, which + they turn and twist rapidly about.</p> + + <p>A shade of homesickness came over me as I saw the North Star + for the last time but I was soon interested in the Southern + Cross of which I had heard so much. I wish I could describe + some of the beautiful colorings shown in the tropical sunsets. + I missed the twilight effects as seen at home, for as quickly + as the sun goes down, darkness closes in. As I was enjoying my + evening walk with the Captain at one time, a small boy who had + been sent to sea apparently with the idea of getting him out of + the way, came to me and said, "Wouldn't you like some + <i>Youth's Companions</i> to read? I have lots of them." At + that time I had more of a juvenile than a matronly air and I + presume he thought they would furnish me with appreciative + reading matter. He had not then learned that he should not + speak unless spoken to. One day on being told to make a rope + fast he replied, "I did hitch it." An order to let go a brace + was answered by the question, "Which string do you mean?" At + one time he was placed on duty to open and close shutters + during squally weather and the officer told him to use a good + application of soap and water before coming aft. When the + novelty of his new duty had worn off and he had rather + forgotten why he had been placed there the officer called to + him and said, "What did I tell you to do?" "Wash myself, sir," + was the reply. It was a long while before he could obey an + order without replying and at the same time to remember his + "Sir" when a reply was necessary.</p> + + <p>As we approached the equator it could be seen that some + special interest in the voyage was being taken among the + sailors and we learned that three of them had never crossed the + line before and that an initiation of so doing was about to + take place. The crew assembled at the bow of the ship and at + the blowing of a trumpet by one of their number, Neptune + appeared inquiring the name of the ship, where she was bound, + etc., and announced that he would like to pay her a visit. + Before his apparent arrival a staysail had been fastened to the + rigging and filled with water. A bucket had been filled with a + mixture of lamp black and grease with a few other combinations, + while a razor, a foot or more in length, had been made by the + carpenter. As soon as Neptune and Amphitrite—two sailors + fantastically dressed—appeared, the candidate for + crossing the line was blindfolded and brought before them. A + number of absurd questions were asked the candidate and he was + finally ordered to be shaved, which was done by applying the + mixture with an old paint brush and shaving it off with the + razor. He was then thrown backwards into the sail of water and + I was much surprised to see how good naturedly the men took so + many surprises—for we had an excellent view from the + quarter deck, of the whole entertainment. We heard afterwards + that it was considered a great success, also that one of the + men had been watching through a glass for the equator, seeming + to think that a straight line passing through the center of the + earth should certainly be seen. He thought he surely saw it + when a hair was drawn tightly across a spy glass without his + seeing it and the glass then given to him.</p> + + <p>In one of his rambles about the decks, on a moonlight night, + one of our passengers told me of some of the tattooes he had + seen on the arms of different sailors. One had his mother's + gravestone, with a weeping willow over it; another had the + Goddess of Liberty remarkably well done. The large number of + different sketches was really quite an entertainment. That + reminds me of an engraved whale's tooth which I have in my + possession and which was given to my grandfather in Nantucket + many years ago. A full rigged ship with every rope, even to the + smallest one, is carved upon it, with the engraver's name and + the name of the ship. It is now nearly a hundred years old and + among my most prized possessions.</p> + + <p>We soon sighted the Island of Fernando Norouha which is a + penal settlement for the convicts of Brazil. This island is + about six miles in circumference and two thousand and twenty + feet high. It had a rocky barren appearance with nothing to be + seen but a few birds around it. About thirty miles from this + island are the Martin Van Rocks, three hundred feet high. In + the south Atlantic we sighted the group of Tristan Da Cunha + Islands which had a very gloomy, foggy look. Tristan is + inhabited by English people and I have been told that the women + are particularly handsome there. In this region it is very + chilly and damp and though the thermometer stood at fifty-five + degrees it seemed much colder. At this time we began to prepare + for the heavy weather of our Easting, as the run across the + Indian Ocean is called. New sails were bent and everything + battened down. The days were very short, the sun rising at + about half past seven and setting at five o'clock. We usually + made the run about forty degrees south in order to get better + winds. What a dreary outlook it was! Nothing but sky and water + with waves which were mountains high. The only bit of life + outside of our ship's company was a number of birds of a + different nature from any I had ever seen and they followed the + ship day after day. Cape pigeons and albatross were in large + numbers. We caught many of the latter and measured them. I + remember one weighing thirty pounds and measuring fifteen feet + from tip to tip of the wings. Cape hens about as large as good + sized turkeys, ice birds, and many other small birds. I enjoyed + feeding them and it was very funny to watch them tumble over + each other in their efforts to get something to eat. Such a + noise as they did make with their squabblings! Many sharks were + caught and I never knew a sailor to have any compunctions about + disposing of these man-eating creatures. A shark line was towed + astern at different times and one day it took the combined + efforts of five men to haul one in. Whales, all of ninety feet + in length, stayed about the ship several days at a time. We saw + many sun-fish which are a light gray in color. They have one + large fin out of the water and are very hard to harpoon.</p> + + <p>Once in a while another ship would come in view and if near + enough we always spoke to one another by our flag code. This + was always an interesting event. Certain sentences given in the + code book would be represented by certain flags, each flag + representing a letter of the alphabet. The questions usually + asked were, "Where are you from?" "Where bound?" "How many days + out?" and then a wish for a pleasant passage. My experience in + running down the Easting has always been the same and I have + made the trip a number of times. I have heard of ships running + across the Indian Ocean with royals set but whenever I have + been, we have had a succession of heavy gales. In thirty-six + degrees fifty minutes south and Lon. twenty-nine degrees + fifty-nine minutes east a heavy gale sprung up which gradually + turned into a hurricane. The barometer was falling fast when I + retired and at eleven o'clock it stood at 28.50. I have merely + to close my eyes now and I can hear the wind as it shrieked and + roared about us. We ran before those mountainous seas with but + one thought and that to keep them from breaking over the ship. + All hands were on deck all night, each one lashed, with the + exception of those who were between decks passing out oil cases + which were broken open and thrown overboard by those on deck. + Fifteen hundred cases were used that night with good effect. + The seas were as high but the oil prevented them from breaking + over the ship. During the worst of the gale one man was washed + overboard but his loss was not discovered for nearly twenty + minutes, and even if it had been, nothing could have been done + to save him in such tremendous seas. Clark Russell says that + the grandeur and sublimity of the ocean can be best seen on a + yard arm during a gale of wind, but somehow I have not been + able to make those words applicable to the gales through which + I have passed. Through our ninety degrees of Easting I had but + little exercise. The lee side of the cabin usually found me + with my books, work and numerous small articles for ready use. + I think the most exercise I had during those days was when I + tried to dress, as it was almost impossible to stand in one + spot any length of time on account of the rolling and pitching + of the ship. With a firm stand I would place myself in front of + my mirror, only to gradually slide away across the room to a + lounge where I would sit down, then I would climb back, and + with as much speed as possible do what I could before + disappearing again. In a length of time I was able to make my + toilet, and when made it was not changed during the day in + those latitudes.</p> + + <p>They were certainly strenuous days, but we were well and had + good appetites for the excellent meals which were served to us + by our capable Chinese steward and cook. The doings and sayings + of our cabin boy would fill a book, but he was trustworthy and + attended faithfully to our wants. One night after I had + retired, a heavy thunder storm came up which might have caused + us considerable trouble had not our usual strict discipline + been carried out. Having become so used to confused sounds on + deck I did not realize that the ship had been struck by + lightning, though I heard a sound which in my dozing condition + I laid to something falling down in the bathroom. When the + Captain came in to ask if I were all right I sleepily said, + "Why not? I think something has fallen down." He did not tell + me until morning that the ship had been struck and had caught + fire aloft. By changing the course the sparks were made to fall + overboard while men were sent aloft to cut away the blazing + fragments. About ten minutes before the vessel was struck, a + dozen men were aloft furling a sail just where the lightning + struck us, and when the storm was over it seemed a special act + of Providence that we still had these men with us.</p> + + <p>I have so often been asked what <i>could</i> we possibly + have to eat that would be appetizing for such lengthy voyages. + We always carried fowl in large numbers and it was very seldom + that we did not have fresh eggs enough for our table during the + voyage. Potatoes, onions, and lemons we always had in abundance + and they were very important items of our food. The following + is one of the menus served to us on quite a stormy day as we + were running across the Indian Ocean. For breakfast: baked + beans, fish balls, brown bread, hot biscuits, tea and coffee. + For dinner: soup, roast chicken, cold tongue, boiled potatoes, + squash, and onions, English pudding, hard sauce, and coffee. + For supper: warm biscuit, cold chicken, cold tongue, fried + potatoes, cake and tea. In fine weather our menus were more + elaborate and I never knew any one to complain of being hungry + aboard ship while I was going to sea.</p> + + <p>After eighty-seven days of such sea life I was aroused one + morning to go on deck and see if I could see anything that + looked like land and saw what at first seemed to me to be a + small cloud in the distance about thirty miles away. As the + morning wore on, the Australian coast gradually loomed up + before us, the land first seen proving to be Cape Bridgewater. + We sighted Cape Otway in the afternoon, the lighthouse being + plainly seen in the evening, and such a beautiful evening as it + was! Not a cloud in the sky! The stars shone like diamonds and + the reflection on the water of the beautiful moon put a finish + to the charm of a perfect night. The Southern Cross was almost + directly over us, while in close proximity to the moon was the + brilliant Venus. We remained on deck very late that night to + enjoy our beautiful scene. During the evening a very pretty + phenomenon took place when the sky became a brilliant red, like + the reflection of a fire, forming an arc through which the + stars could be plainly seen. It remained thus for some time, + until it gradually changed into a white light, the Southern + Lights or Aurora Australis as the change is called.</p> + <hr> + <br> + + <div class="figcenter"> + <img src="images/016pix.jpg" + width="400" + alt="The Old Town Crier"><br> + + <h4>The Old Town Crier</h4> + </div> + <hr> + <br> + + <div class="figcenter"> + <a name="editorials"><img src="images/017hed.png" + width="543" + alt="Editorals"></a> + </div> + + <h3>PROSPERITY IS HERE</h3> + + <p>Whatever may be the situation throughout the country, Cape + Cod shows evidences of prosperity that cannot be overlooked. In + fact, dull times on the Cape are a thing of the past and each + year sees a steady growth, increasing land values and larger + summer population.</p> + + <p>While the Cape has not increased very fast in permanent + population it has shown a remarkable advancement in wealth and + prosperity. Lands that a few years ago had little value have + been developed, cottages and homes have been built, + agricultural interests developed and all along the line the + Cape has moved steadily forward.</p> + + <p>This year there has been a great many real estate changes, + shore colonies are being opened up and builders are busy + everywhere supplying the demand for more summer homes.</p> + + <p>All signs point to the fact that the Cape is at that stage + in its development where it is becoming widely and favorably + known as a summer resort region. Its business facilities are + increasing, the quality of its stores improving and from a more + or less provincial community it is developing into a region + second to none in prosperity along the New England coast.</p> + + <p>It has been widely and extensively advertised and although + it has not boomed as have some of the southern resorts its + growth has been more steady and sane and it is devoid of those + inflated values which are apt to be followed by a depression in + so many cases. The Cape's growth has been a conservative one + and therefore a permanent one.</p> + + <p>Again we wish to warn prospective lot buyers upon the Cape + not to have dealings with real estate agents of the type known + as "land sharks." The reputable agents are well known and can + be depended upon to give a square deal, but there are + get-rich-quick men who stand ready to take advantage of the + unwary and sell them sand lots among the dunes and locations + among the scrub oaks, remote from habitations and worthless for + any purpose. Beautiful prospectus and misleading blue prints do + not afford a sufficient basis for lot buying and personal + investigation is as needful here as anywhere else. Cheap land + is apt to be dear at any price and unless one personally + investigates what is being offered it will be well to go + slow.</p> + + <p>There are plenty of real seaside bargains left on the Cape. + In the vicinity of the popular resorts land values are apt to + be high, but there are numberless localities that have not yet + been developed that present good possibilities and the seeker + after a summer home can find such localities without much + trouble and a very little money will buy land suitable for + their purposes amid surroundings that are congenial, scenic and + healthful.</p> + + <p>Among the hundreds of new cottages that are being built upon + the Cape this season are those ranging from the simple cottage + costing only a few hundred dollars and those which are destined + to be pretentious summer homes, but whether hundreds of dollars + are spent or thousands all are assured pleasant, healthful + environments with opportunities for rest and recreation + unsurpassed.</p> + + <p>We predict a brilliant future for our region. It is just + beginning to be understood and appreciated. Its advantages are + becoming known and its attractiveness understood.</p> + <hr class="short"> + + <h3>HABITS AND THE GAME</h3> + + <p>Your habits will determine largely whether you give or take + orders.</p> + + <p>Is it your habit to shirk responsibility—to "pass the + buck" —whenever possible? If so, you will never be the + "boss." One man has no one to whom he can pass the buck. That + person is the chief. Accept and welcome responsibility. Have + the courage to face the consequences of your acts and + decisions.</p> + + <p>Develop self-confidence, not egotism. Let that confidence be + founded on experience, study, common sense, and careful + work.</p> + + <p>Indulge in retrospection. Examine decisions that you have + made, in an attempt to develop the faculty for reaching + conclusions on tenable grounds quickly, Quick decisions + expedite the processes of business and inspire confidence in + one's co-workers. The man who does not know his mind cannot + guide efficiently the mental or physical energies of + others.</p> + + <p>Are you careless? Do you permit to pass unquestioned points + about which you are uncertain? Do you take it for granted that + these things will "get by" or that they never will be noticed? + Again you are shifting the burden, expecting that someone will + do the work you should have done. That carelessness will + militate against you to prevent your elevation to an executive + position. The boss cannot be careless and hold the respect of + his associates or his position.</p> + + <p>Success comes to the one who plays the game. There is no + royal road to it, or chance about it. It comes from eternally + plugging at it, by study and concentration and an absence of + the fear of making a mistake. A mistake is not such a frightful + thing as many imagine. An honest mistake can be readily changed + into a success many times. The fear of making mistakes + frequently deters a weak man from going ahead where another + will study well the situation, form a conclusion, and go + ahead.</p> + + <p>Your own character and habits determine whether you are a + leader or a follower.</p> + <hr class="short"> + + <h3>GET AFTER THE BILLBOARDS</h3> + + <p>If your town has not yet taken action against the billboard + nuisance it is time that it did. Have a strong town by-law + passed and see that it is enforced. There is no question that + public sentiment is against the billboard. They should be made + outlaws upon the highways. State legislation has been enacted + against them, but its effectiveness has been tempered by the + timidity of those charged with the enforcement of the laws to + destroy the "property values" that is claimed for them. Public + sentiment, rightly used, can do more than laws. Offending + billboard advertisers can be shown that such advertising is + injudicious and in time they will voluntarily give it up.</p> + + <p>By law, billboards can be debarred from localities + possessing unusual scenic beauty. The Mohawk Trail and Cape Ann + are examples of the application of this principle. Cape Cod has + just as great claims. Its scenic beauty is marred and destroyed + by the glaring monstrosities that greet the traveler + everywhere. Let them be removed and an irritating offense + against the nerves and asthetic senses will be removed.</p> + + <p>The only way to get rid of the billboards is to act.</p> + <hr class="short"> + + <h3>HELP THE CAUSE</h3> + + <p>In certain ways the whole community can be helped by + concerted action. The interest of the whole is the interest of + all. Anything that tends to help others will help you. Just now + a question of importance is the further development of Cape Cod + by the establishment of terminal facilities on the Cape Cod + canal. This will cost money, but it will be money well + expended. If we wait for someone to do the developing for us we + will have to wait a long time. The state is ready to do its + share, but it wants the locality itself to do a part. A canal + terminal is the one thing needful to make the canal of local + advantage. We have the opportunity and we should grasp it. It + is a case where local conservatism should be forgotten and + every community should help bear the burden of an expense that + will assist in the development of Cape Cod as a whole.</p> + <hr> + <br> + + <div class="center"> + <a name="evidence"><img src="images/018hed.png" + width="496" + alt="Conclusive Evidence"></a> + </div> + + <h4>E.M. Chase</h4> + + <p>"Willie."</p> + + <p>"What."</p> + + <p>"Is that the way to answer your mother?"</p> + + <p>"Yesum, I mean nomum."</p> + + <p>"I want you to stay out in the front yard where you can + watch my flower garden this afternoon. I have planted some + flower seeds out there and I want you to keep the neighbors' + hens way. Your father is going to eput a wire netting around + the garden as soon as he can get a chance."</p> + + <p>"Why not ask the neighbors to keep their hens at home?" + mildly inquired Mr. Brown.</p> + + <p>"I have told them time and time again, hut the Bakers say it + must be the Jones' hens and the Joneses say it is the Bakers' + hens. As a matter of fact all their hens come over, but I don't + want to make a fuss, I can't afford to lose the only two + neighbors I have."</p> + + <p>"But ma, I promised Ned I'd go fishing with him."</p> + + <p>"You had no business to promise anything of the kind, now go + out there and say no more about it."</p> + + <p>It was a warm spring day, just the right kind of weather to + go fishing or rambling through the woods or playing marbles + with the other boys or to do almost anything except stay in the + front yard and watch neighbors' hens. Willie thought himself + much abused and cast about for a means of escape. He dared not + run away; he had tried that before and the memory of the + results was rather painful. A shrill whistle interrupted his + bitter thought and a moment later Ned came in view carrying a + fishing rod, basket, and can of bait.</p> + + <p>"Hello, Bill, ain't yer ready yet?"</p> + + <p>"Can't go."</p> + + <p>"Tough luck, what's the trouble?"</p> + + <p>"I gotta stay here and keep the hens out of ma's + garden."</p> + + <p>"Why don't yer cut it, you can stay away from home until + late then your ma will get worried and be so glad when you show + up she won't whip yer."</p> + + <p>"Not on your life, I did once. I never got home 'til long + after dark. Mother licked me good for running away then pa + whoppoped me for scaring ma, nope, I've learned my lesson."</p> + + <p>"Gee, Bill, it's dirt mean, but I'll tell you what I will + do, I'll come back and play marbles with yer if the fish don't + bite good."</p> + + <p>"I wish the old hens was in Tophet. Say, Ned, ain't got a + book yer could let a feller have, have yer?"</p> + + <p>"Sure, one of the latest. I just finished it and it's a + corker. I promised Joe Hykes he could take it next but you will + have time to read it this afternoon and Joe is off playin' + ball."</p> + + <p>Willie grabbed the book eagerly. It had an alluring cover, + the design was worked out in bright red, brilliant yellow and + poisonous green and it represented a man in the act of killing + a young and presumably beautiful woman. It was of the dime + novel variety entitled "Conclusive Evidence," just the thing to + appeal to the imaginative Willie. Soon all thought of hens + slipped from Willie's mind, his heart beat rapidly, he + breathlessly followed the hero's thrilling adventures, he + almost shed tears when the girl who had helped the hero outwit + the villain was found mysteriously murdered. With keen interest + he watched the authorities carry the hero to jail. He was first + in the audience at the trial, he drew a long breath when only + circumstantial evidence could be brought out, his heart sank + when the villain rushed into the court room and cried out that + he had conclusive evidence, his hopes went down, a sharp pain + assailed him in the shoulder, he thought the villain had + grabbed him, he jumped up and—in place of the court room, + prisoner, judge, jury, witnesses, interested onlookers, etc., + he saw his mother standing beside him and—horrors—a + dozen or more hens blissfully digging in the loosened earth of + the garden.</p> + + <p>"Where did you get that book, Willie?"</p> + + <p>"It was lent to me, ma, don't tear it ma, don't tear it, it + ain't mine, ma—"</p> + + <p>"That will do, Willie, it is not fit for you or any other + boy to read, now you come in the house and go to bed."</p> + + <p>"But ma, it is only four o'clock and I'm hungry and I won't + let 'em in the garden again, ma, please can't I stay out here, + ma?"</p> + + <p>"You do as I told you without further delay."</p> + + <p>All alone in his room, confined to his bed by the stern + mandates of his mother, with everything out of doors calling + him, Willie could not sleep and then when darkness fell hunger + gnawed at his vitals and sleep refused to put an end to his + misery. He counted to a thousand then half drifted into the + land of dreams. A wicked little green imp whispered in his ear. + "Conclusive Evidence," whispered it so loudly Willie awoke, + then he thought, or tried to think of some plan of revenge on + his heartless mother. He could think of none that would not + return to himself fourfold, then he reasoned that after all it + was not so much his mother's fault as the neighbors for keeping + hens that would not stay at home. Perhaps the little green imp + came and whispered into his ear again, I don't know, but how + else account for Willie's queer actions?</p> + + <p>He slipped quietly out of bed, paused to listen at the door + of his mother's room but heard no sound. Reassured, he crept + noiselessly down the back stairs into the kitchen, out through + the rough room into the shed where the corn was kept. He filled + the pockets with hen corn, the bright moonlight shining in + through the window gave him all the light he needed, until his + pajamas looked as though they had the bubonic plague. Still + moving with extreme caution, he went into the kitchen again, + secured a pan into which he put his corn; he then proceeded to + fill the pan nearly full of water. He listened but all was + quiet, so he ventured even into the pantry where his mother + kept the cookie crock. He again filled his pockets, this time + with cookies. His night work over he carried the pan containing + the corn and water to his room, put the pan as far under the + bed as possible to avoid discovery, then seated himself by the + open window to enjoy his lunch. His father, who never seemed to + get around to things, had not mended the screen that belonged + in Willie's window so Willie sat with his head as far out of + doors as the size of his body would permit and ate his cookies. + He was wise enough not to leave tell-tale crumbs.</p> + + <p>Willie slept well and soundly after his midnight adventures + and in the morning appeared at the breakfast table promptly. He + ate enough to make up for what he had missed the night before, + then enough to last until noon time. When he finished his + mother said:</p> + + <p>"Now Willie, go out and watch the garden again, your father + did not get around to putting up the netting yesterday, and + mind, if I catch you reading another book you will not get off + as easily as you did yesterday."</p> + + <p>"Yesum."</p> + + <p>Willie first made a trip to his room, then to the sewing + room.</p> + + <p>"What are you doing, Willie?" came the maternal voice.</p> + + <p>"Nuthin', just lookin' for my cap, I'm going out now."</p> + + <p>Once more out where he could watch the hens, Willie + proceeded to unload his pockets. He brought to light some + sheets of paper, a pencil, a large needle, a spool of black + linen thread and all of the soaked corn he had been able to put + in his pockets.</p> + + <p>He tore the paper in strips about an inch wide and three + inches long. On each slip he wrote, "Please keep us home." On + the other side, "Conclusive Evidence."</p> + + <p>He cut pieces of string, linen thread, about six inches + long, some longer. With the aid of the needle he threaded a + piece of corn on one end of each string, on the other end he + tied one of the slips of paper. When all were finished he + scattered them broadcast over and about the garden.</p> + + <p>"Willie, come to dinner."</p> + + <p>No Willie appeared on the scene.</p> + + <p>"Willie, dinner is ready."</p> + + <p>Still no sign of the lad and his mother started after him + with a queer look in her eye.</p> + + <p>Strange was the sight her eyes beheld as she came around the + corner into the front yard. Hens fled before her approach but + such funny looking hens; they all had more or less tags flying + from their bills. They had swallowed the corn but the strings + and tags were beyond their ability to masticate and they blew + out defiantly in the breeze. One tag had become loosened and + Mrs. Brown picked it up and read the scribbled words. While she + was thinking just what she ought to do to Willie, Mrs. Baker + came across the yard, bristling like a frightened + porcupine.</p> + + <p>"What have you been doing to my hens?" she demanded.</p> + + <p>Mrs. Brown, like the efficient woman she was, saw her + opportunity and rose to the occasion.</p> + + <p>"Your hens, Mrs. Baker, why nothing. I have been in the + kitchen all the morning until I just came out to call Willie to + dinner. Willie has been keeping the hens out of my garden, not + your hens, you know you have assured me your hens never come + over here."</p> + + <p>Thinking discretion the better part of valor Mrs. Baker + suddenly remembered something that needed immediate attention + and she hastened to attend to it.</p> + + <p>Mrs. Brown watched her out of sight, smiling in appreciation + of the genius she had raised, then she turned and confronted + Mrs. Jones, coldly angry.</p> + + <p>"What do you mean, Mrs. Brown, by tagging my hens until they + look like a mark down sale?"</p> + + <p>"What are you talking about, Mrs. Jones? Your hens couldn't + have been over here could they? I am sure neither Willie nor I + have been out of the yard."</p> + + <p>"I smell something burning."</p> + + <p>In spite of the fact that the Jones homestead was quite a + distance and the wind in the direction to blow all odors in the + opposite direction Mrs. Brown did not try to detain her. + Neither did she punish Willie, in fact she gave him an extra + piece of pie for dinner.</p> + <hr class="short"> + + <p>The Browns, Joneses and Bakers are still on the best of + terms, but Mr. Brown never put the wire netting up and yet Mrs. + Brown plants her garden with never a thought of neighbors' + hens.</p> + + <p>Incidentally Willie and Ned have developed into first class + fishermen.</p> + + <div class="figcenter"> + <img src="images/018pix.jpg" + width="600" + alt="scenery"> + </div> + <hr> + <br> + + <div class="center"> + <a name="heart"><img src="images/020hed.png" + width="496" + alt="By Heart"></a> + </div> + + <h3>Lillian E. Andrews</h3> + + <p>Captain Enoch Burgess went down Mapleville's main street at + a rate of speed that threatened to break all records. The tails + of his linen coat stood out like the sails of a Gloucester + fisherman homeward bound with a "full bin fare." He stamped up + Abner Crowell's walk, and slammed the kitchen door.</p> + + <p>Abner was weeding onions. He stared after the captain + curiously. "Looks like squally weather," he commented. "I + wonder what's sent Enoch on his beam ends like that."</p> + + <p>As Abner bent with a grunt to his task, his wife came + hurrying toward him, her apron strings flying like distress + signals.</p> + + <p>"Abner," she demanded excitedly, "did you ever hear of + Captain Enoch's havin' fits?"</p> + + <p>"No, I dunno's I ever did," replied Abner, twitching up an + enterprising wild mustard.</p> + + <p>"Well, he's havin' one now," insisted Mrs. Crowell. "He come + trampin' in an' says, 'Git right out o' my way, Mis' Crowell,' + an' now he's a pacin' up an' down his room like a caged hyeny. + You leave them onions, an' go an see what under the canopy ails + him. I'll stand at the foot of the stairs ready to run for + help, if he should be dangerous."</p> + + <p>Abner groaned. Reluctantly he brushed the dirt from his + knees, and went into the house. Captain Enoch's heavy steps + jarred the floor of his little room. Three times Abner knocked. + Growing wrathful at being ignored, he applied his lips to the + key-hole.</p> + + <p>"Hey, there," he bellowed. "You gone clean crazy, Enoch? + It's only me—Abner—open the door!"</p> + + <p>Captain Enoch opened the door so suddenly Abner nearly fell + over the threshold.</p> + + <p>"I didn't hear you," apologized Captain Enoch. "I dunno's + I'd heard a fog horn. I'm going loony, I guess."</p> + + <p>Despondency suddenly overcame him. He sat down abruptly. + "I'm afraid I'm love cracked," he groaned despairingly.</p> + + <p>"Love cracked!" repeated Abner in blank astonishment. "Wall, + I snum! Love cracked!"</p> + + <p>Captain Enoch glared at him ferociously. "Stop that + parrotin'," he commanded. "If you dare to grin, I'll larnbast + you good an' plenty."</p> + + <p>As Abner appeared properly subdued, he went on + explanatorily.</p> + + <p>"I've be'n callin' on M'lissy Macy reg'lar whenever I've + be'n ashore for the last ten years. M'lissy makes the best + doughnuts I ever e't, an' I calculated we'd be married + sometime, though I ain't never mentioned it special. But when I + went to call on M'lissy this afternoon, there set Tom Peters in + the big rockin' chair holdin' M'lissy's yeller cat an' lookin' + as cheerful as a rat in a shipload of cheese. It come over me + all at once what a marryin' critter he is. The old + punkin'-head's had two wives already, ain't he?"</p> + + <p>"Three," corrected Abner. "He's be'n a widower once an' a + grass widower twice. Mebbe he's gittin' lonesome again. You'll + have to git up your spunk and do some courtin'. Why don't you + pop the question? It hadn't orter be so awful hard after you + be'n goin' to see M'lissy ten years."</p> + + <p>"You talk like a nincompoop," snapped Captain Enoch. "I + never asked a woman to marry me in my life. How be I goin' to + know what to say? S'pose you tell me how you asked Mis' + Crowell."</p> + + <p>Abner's face turned as red as Captain Enoch's. "Wall, + I—er—er," he stammered.</p> + + <p>"That's about what I expected," said the captain + sarcastically. "I s'pose Mis' Crowell did the askin' and you + didn't dare to say 'No.'"</p> + + <p>Abner glanced toward the door where a board had creaked + faintly. "She—she didn't really ask," he remarked + hastily, "but she was pretty good at understandin' what I was + thinkin' about."</p> + + <p>"If M'lissy understands, she's careful not to let me know + it," said Captain Enoch sadly. "Mebbe she's afraid of being + bold. Just to think of proposin' makes me feel as if somebody + was pourin' cold water down the back of my neck."</p> + + <p>Abner had a sudden flash of memory. "Why don't you learn a + regular proposal that nobody can find any fault with an' say it + right off like sayin' a piece?" he asked. "Pegleg Brierly used + to have a book in his dunnage that had all kinds of proposals + printed in it. 'Guide to Courtship and Matrimony' was the name + of it. Pegleg said he didn't have any notion of fallin' in + love, but if he should happen to, he didn't cal'late to be + caught nappin'. He's livin' down on the back road now, and he's + still an old bach. If he's kept the book, mebbe he'd sell it, + or lend it to you."</p> + + <p>The change from despair to hope brought the captain to his + feet. "Abner, if you'll git me that book, I'll give you + twenty-five dollars," he promised earnestly. "But mind you + don't tell what you want it for."</p> + + <p>"I won't tell anybody that don't know about it already," + declared Abner with perfect truthfulness. "I'll have to be + awful di-plo-mat-ic," he went on, "or Pegleg will be sure to + suspect something. And I pity you an' M'lissy if he got hold of + the real reason why you wanted it. Pegleg can scatter news + faster than a pea dropper can drop peas."</p> + + <p>With his clam hoe and bucket under his arm, Abner appeared + at the door of Pegleg's shanty the next afternoon.</p> + + <p>"Thought I'd dig a mess o' clams for supper," he explained + casually, "an' seeing's I was passin', I dropped in. Some time + since you an' me crossed the line on the old Almeda, ain't + it?"</p> + + <p>"A matter of twenty year," agreed Pegleg.</p> + + <p>"Them was great days," reminiscenced Abner. "Do you remember + how we used to read your 'Guide to Courtship and Matrimony'? I + was thinkin' about it only yesterday."</p> + + <p>Pegleg grinned. "I paid fifty cents for that book," he + remarked. "An' I ain't never had any real use for it. I've got + it now in my old dunnage bag."</p> + + <p>"I'd kind o' like to see it, if it's handy," suggested + Abner. "The tide's risin', but I guess I've got a few minutes + to spare."</p> + + <p>Pegleg disappeared into the shanty and returned after some + time with a dog-eared volume, minus a portion of its pages, and + with the edges of the remainder strangely scalloped.</p> + + <p>"Th' pesky rats has be'n chewin' it," he complained loudly. + "They've clean e't up the first chapter."</p> + + <p>Abner drew a secret breath of relief. The "How to Propose" + chapter was not the first one. Eagerly he turned the battered + volume over.</p> + + <p>"If you 'll sell it, I'd like to have it," he remarked + carelessly. "Half of the pages is e't up, so I s'pose you'll + sell it for half price."</p> + + <p>"Make it thirty-five cents an' you can have it," bargained + Pegleg. "The rats ain't gnawed into the readin' so awful bad, + only in the first chapter."</p> + + <p>"Wall, thirty-five then, as you're an old shipmate," + conceded Abner.</p> + + <p>Pegleg looked at him shrewdly, as he laid down three dimes + and a nickel.</p> + + <p>"I didn't know but mebbe you was buyin' it for Captain + Burgess," he hazarded. "He's boardin' to your house, an' folks + say he's courtin' M'lissy Macy."</p> + + <p>"Folks is always sayin' things," responded Abner. "Mebbe + Enoch might know a 'Guide to Courtship and Matrimony' from a + last year's pill almanac, if somebody showed him."</p> + + <p>Once around the corner of the beach from Pegleg's shanty, + Abner danced a hornpipe, shocking a flock of gulls.</p> + + <p>"Thirty-five cents from twenty-five dollars leaves + twenty-four dollars and sixty-five cents," he calculated + swiftly. "And I'll get a mess of clams beside. The papers will + be mentionin' me as a financier pretty soon."</p> + + <p>"Did Pegleg suspect anything?" was Captain Enoch's first + question when Abner returned in triumph.</p> + + <p>"Oh, he suspected," replied Abner jubilantly. "He wouldn't + be Pegleg if he didn't. But I didn't help him any, and he + looked dreadful disappointed. You can eat your chowder in + peace, if you ain't so love sick you've lost your + appetite."</p> + + <p>"It ain't hurt my appetite a mite," retorted the Captain. + "And I ain't goin' to let it. Let's see that book. I want to + find out how much I've be'n cheated."</p> + + <p>With trembling fingers Captain Enoch turned to the chapter + of proposals. "'How to Propose to a Fat Lady,'" he read. + "Humph! M'lissy ain't fat. 'How to Propose to a Lady of Dignity + and Refinement. 'That sounds more like it. But the big words + are thicker than a school of mummychogs."</p> + + <p>"Read it out loud," urged Abner.</p> + + <p>Captain Enoch put a long forefinger on the first line and + cleared his throat.</p> + + <p>"'Dear and esteemed lady,'" he began, "'it is with deep + respect that I venture to introduce the subject of matrimony in + your presence. You are my ideal of womanhood and your smile is + more precious to me than the Kohinoor.' What's the Kohinoor?" + he asked, pausing.</p> + + <p>"Skip it," suggested Abner. "I ain't no 'cyclopedia. Go + on."</p> + + <p>"'It is with painful trep-trep-trepidation that I bring my + suit before you.'"</p> + + <p>Captain Enoch paused again. "'Suit?'" he repeated. "I don't + see how that fits in. What's a suit got to do with a + proposal?"</p> + + <p>"Mebbe it's a hint that you might want your clo's mended + after you was married," decided Abner. "Anyway, it sounds all + right the way it's wrote. Stop a stoppin'. You never'll git it + read, if you don't keep goin'."</p> + + <p>Thus adjured the captain proceeded. "'Oh, dear one, beloved + lady of my dreams, my own—' There's a blank place. It + says under it, 'name of lady.'"</p> + + <p>"Wall, say M'lissy," interjected Abner.</p> + + <p>Captain Enoch's bronzed countenance was the color of a + tomato on a tin can, but he went on valiantly, "'My own + M'lissy, come to my arms, and fill my measure of happiness to + overflowing by promising to become my wife, and I will shield + and protect you from all the storms of life.' It ends like an + advertisement for umbrellas," he complained.</p> + + <p>"It don't do no such thing," contended Abner vigorously. + "It's a real high-toned proposal and any woman ought to be + satisfied with it. The man that wrote that must have known an + awful lot about women. Now you go ahead and learn that proposal + and there you be all ready for the parson."</p> + + <p>"Yes, 'there I be,'" mimicked the captain ungratefully. "It + would take a college professor to say them words fast, and I'm + only a plain sailor man."</p> + + <p>But in spite of his sarcasm the captain attacked his + self-appointed task with the grim determination that had made + him respected in every port wherever the big deep water tramp, + of which he was the proud master, had dropped her huge + mudhook.</p> + + <p>The steamer was laid up at Boston, having a splendid + collection of tropical barnacles scraped from her stout hull. + If it had not been for the barnacles, the captain would not + have been ashore.</p> + + <p>For a week the captain studied strenuously, hardly allowing + himself time to sleep. Abner offered to assist him at + rehearsals and every afternoon he drilled Captain Enoch + diligently. He was a firm disciplinarian and insisted upon his + pupil's being letter perfect. Book in hand, he corrected the + captain vigorously.</p> + + <p>"It's 'es-teemed lady'" he admonished the captain. "You said + 'steamed.' M'lissy ain't cooked. An' you stutter yet when you + come to that word right after painful. Can't you say it + plainer?"</p> + + <p>"'Trep-trep-trepidation,'" stammered the captain again. "Say + it yourself," he dared Abner. "I'll bet you can't do no + better."</p> + + <p>"I ain't tryin' to say it," Abner reminded him with dignity. + "If I was I'd make it out someway. I wouldn't be beat by any + word ever put in a dictionary. You're doin' better," he + complimented the captain, after the sixth recital. "Mebbe + you'll git it after awhile."</p> + + <p>But when Captain Enoch felt that his monitor was most needed + and had begun to look hopefully forward to a one hundred per + cent rehearsal, Abner took a sudden notion to go sword + fishing.</p> + + <p>"The time to go sword fishin' is when sword fish are due," + he insisted with Solomonic wisdom. "I'm going to be off + Nantucket shoals by daybreak to-morrow."</p> + + <p>"But how be I goin' to git along without you to boost me on + that proposal?" demanded the captain. "If you had any feelin' + at all, you wouldn't leave me just when I need you most."</p> + + <p>Abner considered the situation for some moments.</p> + + <p>"I got it," he declared joyfully. "Buy a phonygraft an' some + blank records an' keep sayin' that proposal just the same as + you do to me. You can hear yourself poppin' as plain as you can + hear a bell buoy ring-in'. It takes me to plan things," he + added with becoming pride.</p> + + <p>Captain Enoch went to Boston and visited his vessel, as he + told Mrs. Crowell when he returned. Also, he visited the + "phonygraft man," a circumstance he failed to relate.</p> + + <p>When Mapleville's express agent delivered at the Crowell + home a large bundle addressed to Captain Enoch Burgess, the + captain smuggled it surreptitiously upstairs, closed the + windows of his room and stuffed the key hole with a wad of + paper.</p> + + <p>It was some hours before he succeeded in mastering the + various adjustments of the phonograph, and ventured to hear + himself "pop." Listening with critical intentness, he + discovered that two sentences were missing. Grimly he tried + again. The word that had been so long his stumbling block + suddenly showed its vindictiveness once more.</p> + + <p>"'It is with painful trep-trep-' darn it!" repeated the + phonograph with startling distinctness.</p> + + <p>Wrathfully the captain snatched the record and hurled it + under the bed. A number of others soon kept it company. The + next day the captain went to Boston again. This time even the + phonograph dealer was astonished at the number of blank records + Captain Enoch demanded.</p> + + <p>With reckless abandon the captain proceeded to use the new + supply of records. Dripping with perspiration from the heat of + his closely-shut room and from his strenuous mental exertion, + he finally came to the last one, and word by word and sentence + by sentence heard himself make an absolutely correct and + flawless proposal to Miss Macy.</p> + + <p>Solemnly the captain wiped his brow. "I declare I wish Abner + could hear it," he remarked proudly. "There ain't a single + mistake, big words an' all. It ought to please M'lissy, if + anything will."</p> + + <p>At the thought of Melissa Captain Enoch's honest heart began + to beat faster. He threw open his window with all the eagerness + of a lover, and looked over toward Melissa's old-fashioned + house with its comfortable veranda and wide chimney.</p> + + <p>His bronzed face turned suddenly white and he gripped the + window sill with all the strength of his powerful hands. Two + men were turning in at Melissa's gate. The short fat man was + Thomas Peters, the tall thin one the village clergyman. To + Captain Enoch the fact that Peters and the minister were + calling upon Melissa together could mean but one thing. Hours + and years of the captain's life seemed to pass, as he watched + the two men go slowly up Melissa's gravel walk. When the door + closed behind them, he turned about, dazed and trembling. He + was breathing hard like a man at the end of a race. Half an + hour later he had packed his bag and paid his board bill, + leaving Mrs. Crowell in a state of bewilderment and curiosity + that was sufficient to disturb her peace of mind for many a + day.</p> + + <p>From Boston the tramp had wallowed her way around the Horn + to San Francisco and back again as far as Rio Janiero when + Captain Enoch received his first mail from home. A + travel-stained letter, bearing Abner Crowell's cramped + handwriting, threw the captain into a sudden panic.</p> + + <p>"I don't know whether to open it, or not," he debated + nervously. "I want to know what's in it, an' I'm scared to find + out. I'm a good mind to throw it overboard and forget I ever + got it."</p> + + <p>Curiosity finally overcame his dread. The letter was + encouragingly brief.</p> + + <p>"'Dere Enoch,'" he read. "'I'd like to know what you blowed + up an' went off the way you did for. Abner Crowell." + "P.S. Mrs. Crowell sends her respecks, and Miss Melissa Macy + her regards, if you want 'em. A.C." "P.S. Number two. All you + need, Enoch Burgess, is about ten inches more on your ears. A.C.'"</p> + + <p>"'Miss Melissa Macy,'" repeated Captain Enoch. "He would + have said Mrs. Peters, if she was married."</p> + + <p>The captain leaped to his feet and rushed on deck. A boat + was just leaving the steamer's side, the mate sitting placidly + under an awning.</p> + + <p>"Hey, wait," roared the captain wildly. "I'm goin' to git + our clearance papers," he shouted, as the astonished mate + ordered the boat back. "I ain't goin' to hang around here + waitin' for a lazy planter to git a cargo of coffee aboard. I + don't care if there ain't any more coffee in the world; folks + can drink tea. I'm goin' home as quick as steam can take + me."</p> + + <p>Lights were beginning to shine in the homes of Mapleville + when the captain came to the end of his long journey. A shining + path stretched temptingly from Melissa's windows to the gate + and the captain followed it eagerly.</p> + + <p>Back of the crimson geraniums and the canary's cage he could + see Melissa sitting at a low table. The yellow cat occupied the + big rocker. It was all so pleasant and home-like a lump rose in + the captain's throat. He decided to steal quietly in and + surprise Melissa. But at the door he stopped as suddenly as if + he had been shot. A deep bass voice was uttering words that + sounded strangely familiar.</p> + + <p>"'Dear and esteemed lady,'" he heard. Cautiously he tip-toed + across the hall. A phonograph was on the table in front of + Melissa. As he bent forward the proposal "to a dignified and + refined lady" came to an end. Tenderly Melissa put both arms + about the shining horn of the phonograph and kissed it!</p> + + <p>The sight was too much for the captain. With one bound, he + cleared the threshold and entered the cosy sitting room.</p> + + <p>"M'lissy Macy," he declared boldly, "I ain't goin' to have + you wastin' kisses on an old phonograph when I'm right here. + Where'd you find that record, M'lissy?" he asked at last.</p> + + <p>Melissa blushed delightfully. "Mis' Crowell heard you and + told me you was practisin' how to propose and, after you went + away, I went and got every single one of them records," + confessed Melissa. "I've played 'em over and over, even the + 'darn it!' one. I know that proposal by heart."</p> + + <p>"So do I," responded Captain Enoch grimly, as he salvaged + another kiss. "I've be'n a reg'lar old putty-head," he admitted + with unsparing honesty, "but if you'll promise to teach me, I'd + like to learn a whole lot more by heart."</p> + + <p>"I'll do my best," promised Melissa mischievously.</p> + <hr> + <br> + + + <div class="center"> + <a name="telephone"><img src="images/023hed.png" + width="495" + alt="By Telephone"></a> + </div> + + <h4>E.M. CHASE</h4> + + <p>Time—Very recently.</p> + + <p>Place—A flat in Back Bay.</p> + + <p>"Bessie Lane, where in the world did you drop from?"</p> + + <p>"The station just now and I'm famished."</p> + + <p>"I haven't a thing for lunch but you take off your wraps + while I attend to things."</p> + + <p>"There, I've ordered a delicious lunch and it will be here + in fifteen or twenty minutes. What a handy thing a telephone + is."</p> + + <p>"Oh, yes, very handy indeed."</p> + + <p>"Why the sarcasm, my dear Bessie?"</p> + + <p>"You seem to forget that I live in the country."</p> + + <p>"But not out of reach of 'phones, Bessie."</p> + + <p>"No, but we are on a sixteen-party line with eighteen other + subscribers. Not long ago I went to the dentist and had a tooth + treated. The next morning I awoke with a toothache. About the + middle of the forenoon, nine-thirty to be exact, I thought I + would call up the dentist to find out if the treatment ought to + make my tooth ache. I gave the bell a vigorous ring—"</p> + + <p>"Why should you ring a bell to telephone?"</p> + + <p>"My dear citified Annie, we do not run our universe by + electricity as you do in the city, and it is our only means of + attracting 'central.' I rang the bell, put the receiver to my + ear and heard, 'I am using the line.'</p> + + <p>"I mumbled an apology, waited a few minutes and tried again. + It is unpleasant to have the bell ring in your ear, so out of + courtesy to the other subscribers I gently lifted off the + receiver, put it to my ear and heard, 'That cottage by the + shore will suit—'</p> + + <p>"Fifteen minutes later I tried again and please remember my + tooth was paining all the time. I listened, the line was quiet, + I called central and asked 'One nine ring two four please.'</p> + + <p>"'That line is busy.'</p> + + <p>"Well, I thanked my lucky stars that I have a good supply of + patience. After five minutes I tried again. I listened to see + if the line was busy and heard, 'Killed by an automobile, all + mangled to pieces.' Too horror stricken to realize I was + listening to conversation not intended for my ears I listened + on. The details fairly made my blood run cold and the unknown + speaker had the most tragic voice I ever heard. She continued, + 'It was terrible, I almost fainted, it was one of my best + roosters, too!'</p> + + <p>"Just then a neighbor brought in my mail and I spent a few + minutes rea-ding letters and looking over the morning + <i>Post</i> but the persistent tooth reminded me and I tried + again. Wonder of wonders I got the dentist's office and asked + if the dentist was there.</p> + + <p>'No, he is not here just now but he will be back in a few + minutes, shall I tell him to call you?'</p> + + <p>"'If you will, please, this is—'</p> + + <p>"'I knew your voice instantly, Bessie, and I'll tell + him.'</p> + + <p>"I waited and waited, then waited some more, then I tried + again. 'Get off the line, somebody else wants a chance to use + it. You there, Jim?'</p> + + <div class="figright"> + <img src="images/024adv.png" + width="400" + alt="Cape Cod Auto Company, National Bank of Warham"> + </div> + + <p>"I was almost in despair. When I was sure my snappy friend + had had time enough to transact all the affairs of the Nation I + made another attempt but I listened once more, rather than butt + in again, listened and heard, 'Just the sweetest shade of + green, you know—' Trials of Job, I was getting out of + patience, to put it mildly. I gave the crank a vicious turn but + the same party was still talking, she said sweetly, 'I guess + someone wants the line.' I assured her I did, it was a case of + life and death. 'Someone dead, oh dear, is it any one I + know?'</p> + + <p>"Thoroughly exasperated I called central and demanded, 'one + nine ring two four.'</p> + + <p>"'Line busy.'</p> + + <p>"I made up my mind never to use a 'phone again, or try to + when my own number rang. I grabbed the receiver off the hook + and thought my trial was over, for of course I knew it was the + dentist at last. 'Is this you, Bessie? Did you know Jennie + Knowles has broken her ankle?'</p> + + <p>"'No, I didn't, and I don't care if she has broken her neck, + I want the line.'</p> + + <p>"Of course my rudeness lost me a friend for a while, until I + saw her and made ample apologies, but I made my last attempt + and was connected with the dentist. I told him about the + toothache; it took some time as I had to explain three times + that I was using the line but I did it. 'Does it ache very + badly? Can't you stand it until to-morrow? Then the treatment + will desensitize it sufficiently and I can work on it without + hurting you at all.'</p> + + <p>"'Oh, no, it doesn't ache at all, I called you up to hear + your voice, certainly I can stand it, I've stood much worse + trials.' I slammed up the receiver, looked at the clock and it + was two-fifteen. Too late to attend the lecture in the library + so I went out and called on Alice, yes, indeed, I repeat, + telephones are very handy and save lots of time."</p> + + <p>"Here is our lunch, we're in the city now, come on, + Bessie."</p> + <hr> + <br> + + <h3><a name="falmouth"><b>FALMOUTH INNER + HARBOR</b></a></h3><br> + + + <p>Twelve years ago on May 11, 1910, the H.W. Miller, the + first two-masted schooner came into the harbor, then known as + Deacon's Pond, now Falmouth Inner Harbor. Other smaller vessels + had been in, but this was the first which marked the commercial + use of the basin.</p> + + <p>A harbor in this place had been talked about for several + years, but the first legal action was taken in the February + town meeting of 1906, when a committee of five men: Geo. W. + Jones, Charles S. Burgess, Asa L. Pattee, Nathan S. Ellis and + Charles A. Robinson were appointed to look into the matter and + carry out the wishes of the town.</p> + + <p>Joseph Walsh was our representative in Boston, and presided + at the meeting, acting as moderator.</p> + + <p>Heman A. Harding, then senator from the Cape district, acted + as legal adviser for the State.</p> + + <p>There were many meetings of the committee and interested + citizens, and among the latter A.W. Goodness, A.B. Clough and + W. E .A. Clough were untiring in their efforts and were largely + responsible for the success of the project.</p> + + <p>Harbor and Land Commissioners called for a hearing "for + building jetties and dredging to make a boat harbor at Deacon's + Pond, Falmouth."</p> + + <div class="figright"> + <img width="400" + src="images/025adv.jpg" + alt= + "Advertisement: Sawyer Crystal Blue Co., Coonnamasset Ranch Co."> + </div> + + <p>The first plan was drawn by Frank W. Hodgdon in September, + 1907.</p> + + <p>On August 1, 1805, the same Abram and Lois Bowerman deeded + additional land to Joseph Davis, Jr., and on June 17, 1816, the + same parties sold more land to Nymphas Davis, the son of + Joseph</p> + + <p>On January 20, 1907, the the first appropriation made for + the cost was $25,000 from the State and $10,000 from the + Town.</p> + + <p>The lower part of the land dredged was purchased on July 13, + 1804, from Abram and Lois Bowerman by Watson Jenkins, Joseph + Mayhew, Stephen Davis, Consider Hatch and Joseph Davis, Jr., + and used as a site for salt works by the whole or part of + them.</p> + + <p>As Joseph Davis, Sr., the father of Joseph, Jr., was then a + deacon in the Congregational church, the name was grad name of + "Bowerman's Pond" to "the deacon's pond" and it finally became + Deacon's Pond. Later, when the name did not locate the harbor + sufficiently, it was officially changed to "Falmouth Inner + Harbor."</p> + + <p>There were formerly two outlets from the pond into Vineyard + Sound, and some of the old deeds refer to the East and West + rivers. There was also a ditch across the marsh, probably + through the land now owned by Edward Gallagher.</p> + + <p>In 1870-1 the land about the pond and also "Great Hill" was + sold by George H. Davis, the son of Nymphas Davis, to the + Falmouth Land and Wharf Company, and remained in its possession + several years, later becoming the property of G. Edward Smith, + the president of the company.</p> + + <p>In 1888 Mr. Smith sold the beach, extending from the line of + the Falmouth Wharf Company west to the land now covered by the + harbor, to George H. Davis.</p> + + <p>One of the old rivers had long since been filled and the + other changed its course so often through the beach that the + town was obliged to set stone posts to define the middle line + and establish a definite boundary.</p>When the land was finally + acquired by the State, the channel was cut through the land of + the widow of George H. Davis on the eastern side and a small + triangular piece on the western side belonging to Henrietta F. + Goodnow.<br> + + + <p>On February, 18, 1909, the harbor and Land Commissioners + advertised another hearing in regard to the "Improvement of + Deacon's Pond Harbor" and still another on February 24, + 1910.</p> + + <p>After these hearings had been held and improvements made, + the channel was wide and deep enough to permit schooners to + enter.</p> + + <p>However, the sand drifted in and on March 11, 1911, there + was another hearing called in regard to removing a "shoal at + the entrance to the harbor" and about 32,000 cubic feet of + earth was then removed.</p> + + <p>Since then other deepenings have been made until now, during + the summer season, it is a common sight to see some sixty boats + of all descriptions lying in the water.</p> + + <p>In 1921 the harbor was further improved by extending the + jetty on the west side about 200 feet into Vineyard Sound.</p> + + <div class="figcenter"> + <img width="400" + src="images/026adv.png" + alt= + "Advertisements: Restaurant Dreyfus, Chas. Craft Owen,H.L. Crump, J.H. Burlingame"> + </div> + <hr> + + <div class="figcenter"> + <a name="bass"><img src="images/026hed1.png" + width="300" + alt="Bass River"></a> + </div> + + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p>There's a gently flowing river,</p> + + <p class="i2">Bordered by whispering trees,</p> + + <p>That ebbs and flows in Nobscussett</p> + + <p class="i2">And winds through Mattacheese.</p> + </div> + + <div class="stanza"> + <p>Surely the Indian loved it</p> + + <p class="i2">In the ages so dim and gray,</p> + + <p>River beloved of the Pale Face</p> + + <p class="i2">Who dwell near its banks today.</p> + </div> + + <div class="stanza"> + <p>Lovely it lies in the moonlight,</p> + + <p class="i2">A silver scroll unrolled,</p> + + <p>And glorious when the sunset</p> + + <p class="i2">Turns it to molten gold.</p> + </div> + + <div class="stanza"> + <p>Yet we love it when the mist clouds</p> + + <p class="i2">Hang over it like a pall;</p> + + <p>No less when the hand of the Frost King</p> + + <p class="i2">Holds it in icy thrall.</p> + </div> + + <div class="stanza"> + <p>In all of its moods and changes</p> + + <p class="i2">We joy in its billows salt,</p> + + <p>With the deep strong love of a lover</p> + + <p class="i2">Blinded to every fault.</p> + </div> + + <div class="stanza"> + <p>Always its gleaming beauty</p> + + <p class="i2">Raises our thoughts from the clod;</p> + + <p>Up, up to the crystal river,</p> + + <p class="i2">That flows from the Throne of God.</p> + </div> + + <div class="stanza"> + <p>They pass on,—the generations,—</p> + + <p class="i2">Thou stayest, while men depart;</p> + + <p>They go with thy lovely changes</p> + + <p class="i2">Shrined in each failing heart.</p> + </div> + + <div class="stanza"> + <p>Beautiful old Bass River!</p> + + <p class="i2">Girt round with murmuring trees;</p> + + <p>Long wilt thou flow in Nobscussett.</p> + + <p class="i2">And wander through Mattacheese.</p> + </div> + </div> + + <h4>Arethusa.</h4> + + <h3>* * *</h3> + + <h3>* * *</h3> + + <h3>A CORRECTION</h3> + + <p>The article in our May issue, "Automobile Tour of Cape Cod," + was written before the advent of automobiles to Nantucket, and + therefore did not take account of the fact that autos are now + not only allowed but plentiful there. The fact that the article + was not up to date escaped the attention of the editor.</p> + <hr> + + <div class="figcenter"> + <img src="images/hyannisw.png" + width="600" + alt="hyannis ad"> + </div> + <hr> + + <div class="figleft"> + <a name="notes"><img src="images/027hed1.png" + width="300" + alt="Cape Cod Notes"></a> + </div><br clear="left"> + + + <div class="figright"> + <img width="350" + src="images/027adv.png" + alt= + "Advertisements: Hathaway's Bread, Hyannis Trust Co."> + </div> + + <p><i>The Harwich Independent</i> says: Indications are that + the coming summer will be another record breaker along our + shores. A big building boom is on in cottages now under + construction, and we are to have new comers from New York, + Boston, and other places. Cottages for rental are being rapidly + taken.</p> + <hr class="short"> + + <p>Artist George Elmer Browne left America for France the first + of May with a class of 40 pupils. Mrs. Browne and Miss Hallett + will accompany him for the summer. Provincetown will miss the + Brownes this summer, but wishes them a pleasant and successful + season abroad.</p> + <hr class="short"> + + <p>Charles A. Atwood, night operator in the Sagamore telephone + exchange, has been awarded a Theodore N. Vail medal for his + services on the occasion of a night fire in the building where + the exchange is located, March 27, 1921, when he made his way + through the smoke to the switchboard and gave the alarm first + to the Keith Car Works and next to the local fire chief. After + that he was overcome by the smoke, and the staircase was on + fire when he was revived. He got back into the operating room + after that and remained on duty the rest of the night.</p> + <hr class="short"> + + <p>William Ellis and his son George were hunting driftwood + along the beach in the neighborhood of Peaked Hill bars, at the + Provincetown end and came on a sack lying in the tidewash, + which was found to contain 200 pounds of gamboge.</p> + + <p>It is thought their find came from the wreck of the ship + Peruvian, which met its fate on those shoals Dec. 26, 1872, as + no other vessel has since been wrecked there which had gamboge + as a part of its cargo. The gamboge was said to be in perfect + condition, in spite of its long immersion in the sea water.</p> + + <p>Gamboge is a resin, orange red in color, but yellow when in + powder form. It was used in medicine as an emetic and artists, + especially those using water colors will recall it as a yellow + pigment.</p><br clear="all"> + + <div class="figright"> + <img width="250" + src="images/028advr.png" + alt= + "Advertisements: Quilty's Gift Shop, Nickerson Lumber Co."> + </div> + + <div class="figleft"> + <img width="250" + src="images/028advl.png" + alt= + "Advertisements: Mayflower Studio, Chestnut Inn, Ye Waysyde Inn."> + </div><br clear="all"> + + <div class="figcenter"> + <img width="250" + src="images/028advc.png" + alt="Advertisement: Art Prints"> + </div> + + <p>Dr. B.D. Eldredge of Harwich passed his 90th birthday on + Monday, May 1st. This extreme age has dealt very lightly with + the Doctor whose general appearance is much the same as when + many years younger, but his step and carriage show some + infirmity. He is destined to add another decade of life, and + the many congratulatory greetings extended to him by friends + voiced that prediction. Doctor Eldredge is still in + professional practice.</p> + + <p>The "Emperor Jones," Eugene G. O'Neill's, of Provincetown, + drama, has been produced in Boston. The Provincetown players + may be said to have done themselves well by presenting as a + maiden effort in Boston, this play by O'Neill in which Charles + Gilpin plays the leading role. "The Emperor Jones" is O'Neill's + first offering to Boston theatre world although he learned his + trade at Prof. Baker's Harvard 47 Workshop.</p> + + <p>In a stock judging contest at the Massachusetts Agricultural + College, Amherst, recently, Lawrence High School of Falmouth + won second place, scoring 1100 out of a possible 1200 points. + Eight teams competed in the contest, with 54 competitors for + individual prizes. The team from the Lawrence High School was + composed of Arthur Briggs, Edward Briggs and Harold Dushane, + and these young men are to be congratulated upon their ability + as judges of live stock. They deserve special credit for the + reason that the other teams competing were selected from much + larger schools than Lawrence High. Mr. Williams, who is taking + the place of Mr. Hawkes as agricultural instructor, accompanied + the boys to Amherst, the party making the trip by + auto.</p><br clear="all"> + + + <div class="figright"> + <img src="images/029advr.jpg" + alt= + "Dyer Electric, Adams' Pharmacies, Cape Cod Windmill, Cape Cod Real Estate."> + </div> + + <div class="figleft"> + <img src="images/029advl.png" + alt= + "Advertisements: Dodge Brothers Touring Car, Cape Cod United Products, Sea Pines School."> + </div><br clear="all"> + <hr> + + <div class="figcenter"> + <a name="letter"><img src="images/029hed1.png" + alt="A Delayed Letter"></a> + </div> + + <p>In looking over some old manuscripts the other day the + editor came across the following letter which is so full of + longing for the country of the writer's ancestry that we + publish it herewith, just as it was written in 1918:</p> + + <p class="author">Denver, Colorado.</p> + + <p>"A state of Maine man, Mr. Dana, has just handed me a copy + of your magazine of December, 1917. Because I am a Cape Codder + marooned in the Rocky Mountains for 40 years, though I started + to run away to sea when I was 8 years old—man proposes, + God disposes. I read it through from stem to gudgeon including + the poetry and the advertisements. My ancestor, Thomas Baxter, + Yarmouth, Mass., married the daughter of Capt. John Gorham, + Temperance Gorham Sturgis, widow of Edmund Sturgis, Jr., Jan. + 26, 1879. He was a lieutenant under Capt. John Gorham in the + great swamp fight, King Philip's war, and that part of Maine + (then Massachusetts) called Gorham, was set off to them for + services against the Narragansett Indians.</p> + + <p>"With such ancestry, followed by worthy descendants, don't + you think I have a love for Cape Cod sand? Capt. Gorham's wife + was Desire Howland, daughter of John Howland of the Mayflower + and the first son of Thomas, John Baxter, married Desire + Gorham, June 11, 1706, and with his two brothers built the old + mill at Hyannis of which it is sung:</p> + + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p class="i2">"The Baxter boys they built a mill,</p> + + <p class="i2">And when it went, it never stood + still.</p> + + <p class="i2">And when it went it made no noise,</p> + + <p class="i2">Because 'twas built by Baxter's + boys."</p> + </div> + </div> + + <p>"I hope to pass my last years in my cottage in South Dennis + and to quote from Edna Howes' poem on page 23, entitled 'Who's + Worrin'?'</p> + + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p class="i2">"Cod and haddock, boned and white,</p> + + <p class="i2">A drying on their flakes,</p> + + <p class="i2">There's none can beat the cod fish + balls</p> + + <p class="i2">That mother only makes.</p> + + <p class="i2">And clams and quahogs, scallops, too,</p> + + <p class="i2">A layin' close at hand</p> + + <p class="i2">A waitin' and a longin'</p> + + <p class="i2">To be dug from out the sand."</p> + </div> + </div> + + <p>"My word, Edna, you make my mouth water!</p> + + <p>"On page 11 you say that no Canadian lynx or wild cat has + been seen on the Cape for 100 years. Make it about 50 years + instead, because there was a catamount in South Yarmouth woods + in 1867 and I think I saw it—and I could prove it if + George Thatcher was alive and had his memory with him.</p> + + <p>"How I would enjoy being out in a cat boat off Hyannis, or + Dennisport, or North Dennis. Say! if the bluefish haven't been + all caught by the time I get there I will certainly try my + luck. I would rather catch rock cod, or perch, or tautog, than + fill a creel with brook trout, under any conditions, any day in + the year; but then you don't care, and I don't care if you + don't—but I do."</p> + + <p class="center">Yours truly,</p> + + <p class="author" + style="margin-top:-1em;">JOHN N. BAXTER.</p> + <hr> + + <div class="figright"> + <img src="images/030advr.png" + width="250" + alt= + "Advertisements: Plumbing and Heating, Rexall, For Sale, W.H. Wakefield."> + </div> + + <div class="figleft"> + <img src="images/030advl.png" + width="250" + alt="Advertisements: Sears, Wesley House."> + </div><br clear="all"> + <hr> + + <div class="figcenter"> + <a name="strawberries"><img width="300" + src="images/030hed1.png" + alt="A Million Quarts of Strawberries"></a> + </div> + + <p>Cape Cod strawberries are destined to become as famous as + her cranberries, her fishing, and her renown as a summer + resort. One million quarts of them left her fields the past + season! And the industry is still growing!</p> + + <p>There are in Falmouth something over two hundred acres in + strawberries, and these acres extend over an area of between + six and seven square miles. The berries for the most part are + grown on land cleared from woods within the past fifteen + years.</p> + + <p>New land is being cleared each season and the territory is + becoming more and more extensive, the industry expanding and + Falmouth as a specialized farming center more and more + prominent. Cape Cod leads New England in the magnitude of this + industry and Falmouth holds the honor of being the home of the + Cape Cod strawberry.</p> + + <p>The sturdy pioneers of this industry in Falmouth are + Portuguese people who drifted to the section from nearby + industrial centers like New Bedford and Fall River and who + later persuaded their friends and relatives from across the sea + to join them in this land of plenty. They are splendid people, + hard working, thrifty and industrious, and make most excellent + citizens. Although but few have had the opportunity to attend + school, they are most intelligent farmers, ready and willing to + adopt methods that will financially improve their business. The + majority are, however, limited in land area and many times are + obliged to crop their small farms to excess, for strawberries + are the main cash crop, and very few who have more recently + come here have the necessary funds to acquire much land or + equipment. The acreage in berries will vary from one-half an + acre to four acres. Cultural methods are practically all hand + work. The land is cleared by hand, plants set and runners + placed by hand, fertilizer applied by hand, hand hoed, hand + weeded and naturally hand picked.</p> + + <div class="figright"> + <img src="images/031advr.png" + width="250" + alt= + "Advertisements: Footwear, Photoghrapher, Ice Cream, Shrubs"> + </div> + + <div class="figleft"> + <img src="images/031advl.png" + width="250" + alt= + "Advertisements: American Clothing House, Cape Cod Shipbuilding, Dr. Parsons."> + </div><br clear="all"> + + <p>The rows are set 4½ to 5 feet apart, plants 14 to 15 + inches in the row. The matted row system is used, but instead + of allowing runners to set at will, each one is placed. The + beds are raised six inches, rows when fully set are from 3; to + 4 feet wide. Pine needles are used for a mulch mainly because + they were handy at first, clean of weeds and easy to apply, but + the pine needle is getting more and more obsolete, like the + tallow candle, and unless the grower changes his method of + mulching or else uses a motor truck and goes a long distance he + is out of luck in the future.</p> + + <p>The industry has seen hard times and about six years ago it + was doubtful if it could survive. Growers were working as + individuals and selling their berries and buying their + fertilizer, crates and baskets. It was not uncommon for one + grower to ship his season's crop to as many as seven or eight + different commission houses. This all led to confusion. The + commission man could not depend on a steady and sure supply. By + fsplitting up a crop in this way the grower actually competed + with himself. Finally, by necessity, he was forced to combine + with his neighbor and pool a common interest. The growers were + guided into a co-operative association, to a large degree, by + the assistance of Mr. Wilfrid Wheeler, then Secretary of the + State Board of Agriculture.</p> + + <p>Mr. George C. Lillie was employed as manager, and right from + the start the association rallied and has been gaining ground + ever since. At present this association, known as the Cape Cod + Strawberry Growers' Association, numbers ninety-eight men. They + are incorporated, hold shares in the association, and sell + their berries through one commission house instead of seven or + eight.</p> + + <div class="figright"> + <img src="images/032advr.png" + width="250" + alt= + "Advertisements: Insurance, Small Pine Trees, Groceries, Real Estate, Idehour Theatre."> + </div> + + <div class="figleft"> + <img src="images/032advl.png" + width="250" + alt= + "Advertisements: A.N. Bremner, The Ferguson Guest House, Megathlli's Japanese Shop."> + </div><br clear="all"> + + <p>There are two grades of berries sold, only one of which + carries the association stamp. Each member has a number which + is placed on his crate and about 80 per cent of the crop is + shipped under the stamp of the association. The members are + paid on Wednesdays and Saturdays during the shipping season. + They also pool their fertilizer order of over 200 tons, as well + as that for crates and baskets. Payment for these commodities + are deducted from returns on the berries. Last season the + association shipped about seventy carloads of berries. This is + probably over two-thirds of the entire output for Falmouth. + Each car holds about 170 80-quart crates, and practically half + are shipped in iced cars. The berries leave Falmouth at 9 p.m. + and arrive in Boston at 6 a.m. They are there distributed to + various points, some going, we understand, as far north as + Bangor, Maine.</p> + + <p>The varieties grown are Echo, Howard 17, Abington and King + Edward. The first named are more common, but indications point + to a rapid change to the Howard 17. The Echo berry has proved a + splendid variety for this section, as it stands up so well + under shipment. The Howard 17 is nearly as good a shipper, but + considered a better quality berry and does nicely on our Cape + soils. The picking season is from three to four weeks. Pickers + are usually paid 2 cents a quart, and a good picker will make + from $3 to $4 a day. Five thousand quarts is considered a fair + yield per acre for the section.</p> + + <p>The members of the association do not put all their eggs in + one basket, however. They grow besides strawberries, turnips, + corn, potatoes, carrots and raspberries for cash crops. Turnips + follow strawberries in volume and last fall the members shipped + about twenty-five carloads.—<i>Falmouth + Enterprise</i>.</p> + <hr> + + <div class="figcenter"> + <img src="images/union.png" + width="600" + alt="union ad"> + </div> + + <div class="figcenter"> + <img src="images/eagleston.jpg" + width="600" + alt="eagleston ad"> + </div> + + + + + + + +<pre> + + + + + +End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Cape Cod and All the Pilgrim Land, +June 1922, Volume 6, Number 4, by Various + +*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK CAPE COD MAGAZINE *** + +***** This file should be named 14979-h.htm or 14979-h.zip ***** +This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: + https://www.gutenberg.org/1/4/9/7/14979/ + +Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Robert Prince and the PG Online +Distributed Proofreading Team. + + +Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions +will be renamed. + +Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no +one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation +(and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without +permission and without paying copyright royalties. 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You may copy it, give it away or +re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included +with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org + + +Title: Cape Cod and All the Pilgrim Land, June 1922, Volume 6, Number 4 + A Monthly Magazine Devoted to the Interests of Southeastern Massachusetts + +Author: Various + +Release Date: February 8, 2005 [EBook #14979] + +Language: English + +Character set encoding: ASCII + +*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK CAPE COD MAGAZINE *** + + + + +Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Robert Prince and the PG Online +Distributed Proofreading Team. + + + + + + + + +CAPE COD +and ALL the +PILGRIM LAND + +A Monthly Magazine Devoted to the Interests of +Southeastern Massachusetts + + +Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at +HYANNIS, MASS. + + +JUNE 1922 +Volume 6, Number 4 + + +PUBLISHED BY +THE CAPE COD PUBLISHING CO., Inc. +HYANNIS, MASS + +Lemuel C. Hall, Editor Charles L Gifford, Business Mgr + + * * * * * + +[Illustration: Frontispiece--DANCING ON THE SANDS] + + + + +CONTENTS + + +FROM THE PUBLISHER'S DESK + +FRONTISPIECE--Dancing on the Sands + +THE PORTAL OF THE CAPE--L.C. Hall + +WHERE SHALL I SPEND MY VACATION + +WELLFLEET--Edward L. Smith + +A SQUEAK FOR A LIFE--P.T. Chamberlain + +CAPE TROUT STREAMS. + +OCEAN TRAVELS--Emma M. Pray + +EDITORIALS + +"CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE"--E.M. Chase + +"BY HEART"--Lillian E. Andrews. + +"BY TELEPHONE"--E.M. Chase. + +FALMOUTH INNER HARBOR + +"BASS RIVER"--Arethusa + +CAPE COD NOTES + +A DELAYED LETTER + +A MILLION QUARTS OF STRAWBERRIES + + * * * * * + + + + +FOR AUTO TOURISTS + + +The following tourist routes from Boston to points in Pilgrim Land +will be found useful to autoists: + + +BOSTON TO BUZZARDS BAY VIA BROCKTON + +0.0 Park Square, westerly on Boylston Street, bearing left on +Huntington Avenue at Copley Square. + +1.1 Turn right on Massachusetts Avenue and bear left on Westland +Avenue. + +1.4 Pass through entrance to Fenway, curving left and bearing right +at Y. + +1.6 Y, after crossing stone bridge, keep left. + +1.9 Y, bear left across stone bridge; turning right and crossing +Brookline Avenue. + +2.9 Y, bear slightly left, crossing Brookline Avenue. + +3.3 Cross Huntington Avenue and enter Jamaica Way. + +4.4 Jamaica Pond on right; bear right on Pond Street, but at Y keep +left on Jamaica Way. + +5.9 After passing Arnold Arboretum on right, jog right and left into +Morton Street, passing under railroad and continuing on Morton Street, +to + +6.3 Y, keep right on Morton Street. + +7.9 Turn right on Blue Hill Avenue and follow trolley to + +9.1 Mattapan Square. Straight ahead over bridge, bearing left on +Blue Hills Parkway. + +9.5 Y, turn left and follow trolley on Brook Road. + +10.2 Junction of five roads, turn right on White Street. + +10.5 Through five corners, running into Reedsdale Road. + +11.1 Four corners, turn right on Randolph Avenue, with trolleys. + +17.4 Randolph, five corners, bear right with trolley. + +19.5 Avon. Pass monument on left, follow trolley. + +23.4 Brockton. Straight ahead on Main Street. + +27.8 W. Bridgewater. Turn left at monument, following trolley. + +30.5 Bridgewater. Straight through. + +39.1 Middleboro. Turn left with trolley. + +50.6 Tremont. Follow trolley. + +54.4 Wareham. Straight ahead, turn left with trolley over bridge. + +57.1 E. Wareham. Turn right at garage; cross railroad at Onset +Junction; follow trolley. + +58.4 Onset. Follow trolley. + +61.1 Buzzards Bay. + + +BUZZARDS BAY TO PROVINCETOWN + +0.0 Buzzards Bay station on right; straight ahead, avoiding left-hand +roads. + +5.4 Three corners, turn right over canal bridge. + +5.7 Sagamore. Straight ahead, turning left at end of road. + +8.0 Sandwich. Curve left. + +19.4 Barnstable. Straight ahead. + +22.9 Yarmouthport. Straight ahead. + +27.4 Dennis. Straight ahead. + +32.8 Brewster. Straight ahead. + +39.7 Orleans. Straight ahead. + +43.5 Eastham. Straight ahead. + +52.7 Wellfleet. Straight ahead around curves. + +57.6 Truro. Straight ahead. + +67.5 Provincetown. + + +BUZZARDS BAY TO PROVINCETOWN VIA FALMOUTH + +0.0 Buzzards Bay. Railroad station on right; go straight ahead. + +0.7 Turn right over bridge across canal; turn sharp right at store. + +3.5 Monument Beach. Turn left, passing railroad station; straight +ahead. + +16.4 Falmouth. Turn left at park. + +26.2 Mashpee. Straight through. + +32.7 Marston Mills. Bear right up grade. + +34.0 For Cotuit, bear right. + +35.3 Osterville. Y, bear left through irregular four corners. + +37.1 Centerville. Straight ahead, but at end of road, turn left. + +42.0 Hyannis. Straight ahead. + +47.1 S. Yarmouth. Turn sharp right and cross bridge. + +48.5 W. Dennis. Straight ahead, bearing right at Y. + +51.0 W. Harwich. Straight ahead. + +53.8 Harwichport. Straight ahead. + +60.4 Chatham. Just before reaching village, turn left at white church. + +69.1 Orleans. Bear right at irregular four corners and follow macadam +road to + +96.9 Provincetown. + + +SAGAMORE TO PLYMOUTH + +Keep straight ahead after crossing canal bridge. Good road all the +way to Plymouth. + + +BOSTON TO PLYMOUTH + +0.0 Boston. Park Square. Follow route given above to Mattapan Square. + +9.1 Mattapan Square. Straight ahead over bridge, bearing left on +Blue Hills Parkway. Y, turn left and follow trolley on Brook Road, +cross Central Avenue and bear left on Brook Road. End of Brook Road, +curve left to Adams Street. + +12.4 E. Milton. Cross railroad and keep straight ahead. + +14.7 Quincy. Washington Square, curve left with trolley. + +21.1 Hingham. Railroad station on right; straight ahead with trolley +to Y at top of grade, bear right on Summer Street, leaving trolley. + +26.1 Cohasset. Railroad station on right; four corner, straight ahead. + +27.9 N. Scituate. Cross railroad; straight on to + +38.2 Marshfield. Turn right on Moraine Street. + +46.8 Kingston. Cross railroad, follow trolley to + +51.2 Plymouth. + +"Y" means the fork of two roads. + + * * * * * + +NOTE--The map plainly shows the routes that can be taken by +automobiles on the Cape. The red lines show state highways and +macadam roads. Any road marked in red can be safely taken. Patronize +the garages, hotels and stores on this sheet. THEY ARE RELIABLE AND +GOOD. + +[Transcriber's Note: Map missing from original text.] + + * * * * * + + + + +FROM THE PUBLISHERS' DESK + +THE MAN WHO WANTS TO DO IT ALL + + +You're to blame if your mind is wasting time. It does the work you +select. + +Fill your head with trifles and there'll be no space for big things. +Hack ideas occupy as much room as thoroughbred inspirations. +Unimportant details frequently require as much attention as +constructive plans. + +Proportion is the sixth sense and without it the other five are +practically useless. + +Apply your days discreetly--don't do anything which you can hire +somebody else to execute for you. Concentrate on paying propositions. +Aside from the arts and fine crafts, nobody ever got far +single-handed. + +Delegate the lesser duties to assistants. Let them make an occasional +mistake. If you're saving your thoughts for the responsibility of +management a few inaccuracies in the organization won't amount to +much. + +Differentiate between incidents and issues. + +One can't lead and follow simultaneously. + +Rely on subordinates. You can't be the whole works. + +As the head of the concern, you're the highest priced employee. +Figure your hour value and invest it accordingly. Triphammers may +drive tacks, but not profitably. The operation is too expensive for +the return. + +Thoroughness is an admirable quality when intelligently exercised, +but a folly when the game isn't worth the candle. + +You're a good bargainer but you make bad deals despite the +concessions secured if the final terms represent a reduction which +does not cover the cost of your energy. + +You can hire folk to handle most interviews and satisfy the demands +of the average caller. + +Correspondence clerks can read and answer the greater part of the +mail. + +One letter in twenty deserves your consideration--the nineteen are +merely routine communications which should never come under your +notice. + +Study the future; observe the trend of events--weigh conditions. +Success is the servant of forethought and you won't be able to +measure possibilities except you have free moments to reflect and +scheme. + +Get the dimes out of our eyes and find where the thousands are +located. + +Engage experts to purchase supplies and run systems--reserve +yourself for decisive matters; that's real economy. + +Hold the throttle--watch the gauge and signals or there will be a +wreck and you'll be in it. + +Stick to your cab, keep the schedule. The engineer who tries to be +fireman, conductor and brakeman as well, is headed for a smash. + + + + +"THE PORTAL OF THE CAPE" + +L.C. HALL + + +The present town of Bourne can claim many interesting facts about +its early history although not for 200 years after the coming of the +Pilgrims did it become a separate town. It was included within the +limits of the town of Sandwich until the comparatively recent date of +1884. + +In 1622 Governor Bradford visited the Indian village of Manomet, so +called in their language, but which became corrupted into Monument, +a name by which the place was long known. It is probable that the +reason of the visit was partly for the purpose of establishing a +short cut between Buzzards Bay and Plymouth, via the Manomet (or +Monument) River. + +[Illustration: THE PORTAL OF THE CANAL] + +This river, now obliterated by the Cape Cod canal, had its origin in +Great Herring Pond in the Plymouth woods and flowed by a rather +circuitous route into Buzzards Bay at a point near the present +railroad bridge over the canal. + +It was in 1627 that the colonists established a trading post on the +banks of this river, the exact point being known and marked. It was +on the south side of the river a short distance south of the Bourne +bridge spanning the canal. This structure was built for the purpose +of facilitating their intercourse with the Narragansett country, New +Amsterdam (New York), and the shores of Long Island sound. By +transporting their goods up the creek from Scusset harbor (Sandwich) +and transferring them to what is now Bournedale by land, they +reached the boatable waters of the Manomet (or Monument) river and +the open waters of Buzzards Bay. + +Governor Bradford says; "For our greater convenience of trade, to +discharge our engagements, and to maintain ourselves, we built a +small pinnace at Manomet, a place on the sea, twenty miles to the +south, to which by another creek on this side, we transport our +goods by water within four or five miles and then carry them +overland to the vessel; thereby avoiding the compassing of Cape Cod +with those dangerous shoals, and make our voyage to the southward +with far less time and hazzard. For the safety of our vessel and our +goods we also there built a house and keep some servants, who plant +corn, raise swine, and are always ready to go out with the bark--which +takes good effect and turns to advantage." + +The first communication between the Plymouth colony and the Dutch at +Fort Amsterdam was through this post. With a ship load of sugar, +linen and food stuffs, De Razier, the noted merchant, arrived at +Manomet in September, 1627, and Governor Bradford sent a boat to +Scusset harbor to convey him to Plymouth. There the trading was done +and the first merchandising venture of New England consummated. + +In 1635 a tidal wave swept over this part of the Cape on the 15th of +August, destroying the trading post and partially filling the river +with sand. + +When the white men came Bourne contained other Indian hamlets beside +Manomet. At the south was Pokesit (Pocasset) and still to the south +was Kitteaumut (Cataumet), while to the north of all these was +Comasskumkanit, the home of the Herring pond Indians. + +Bourne is the first town reached when driving Capeward. After +passing through Wareham from the west and nearing Buzzards Bay, Cape +Cod and the town of Bourne is entered after passing over the new +concrete bridge over Cohasset Narrows, the most northerly arm of +Buzzards Bay. This fine concrete structure, completed last year at +an expense of about a quarter of a million dollars, is really the +"Portal of the Cape," although there is another way to reach it from +the direction of Plymouth, also passing through the town of Bourne. + +[Illustration: YACHT RACE IN BUZZARD'S BAY] + +The village of Buzzards Bay is a railroad junction point and there +the Cape Cod canal makes its exit into Buzzards Bay. Thence to +Bourne proper is only about a mile. Bourne, the village, is +intersected by the canal and is connected by the highway bridge over +the canal. There are two main highways following the course of the +canal. The one on the north side follows its course most of the way, +passing the village of Bournedale, thence to Sagamore, by crossing +over the easterly canal bridge. The other road is on the south side +of the canal and the two join at Sagamore village, where a single +main road runs to the Sandwich line and the central and lower Cape. + +Southerly the town extends toward Falmouth and along the line of the +Woods Hole branch railroad lie the summer resort villages of +Monument Beach, Pocasset and Cataumet. These resorts are popular +from their sightly location along the shores of Buzzards Bay. The +views are entrancing, the waters of the bay are suitable for warm +sea bathing and boating is here a sport that is at its best. Back of +these villages lie woodlands extending easterly to Sandwich and +Mashpee. + +Among the pioneers of Bourne are recognized Ebenezer Nye, John Smith, +Elisha Bourne, John Gibbs, Jr., Benjamin Gibbs and others who +followed them. The land was purchased from the Indians and permanent +homes were early established there. + +In 1717 a unique proposal was made in the General Court for the +assessment of the towns on the Cape for the building and maintenance +of a fence from Peaked Hill cliffs on the Massachusetts bay side to +the head waters of Buzzards bay on the other side, to keep the +wolves of Plymouth county from invading Barnstable county where they +destroyed sheep and caused other destruction. Had the project gone +through it would have been a practical fencing off of the entire +Cape from the rest of the continent. + +Probably the thing of greatest interest to tourists today in the +town of Bourne is the Cape Cod canal. It completely bisects the town +along its eight mile course through the land and is of never failing +interest to all strangers. Traffic passing through, consisting of +tugs towing barges, colliers, of large and small tonnage, freight +boats and occasional government craft can be seen at close view from +the highways on either side and from the bridges that span the canal. +The opening and closing of the two huge jack-knife bridges is seldom +without interested spectators during daylight hours. + +At night the canal is brilliantly lighted along its banks and the +passage through of the big New York boat is a sight that attracts a +great many people. The value of the canal to the system of national +defense was demonstrated during the war and a bill is now before +Congress for the purchase of it and for its operation by the war +department. Probabilities point to much greater development under +government ownership when it will probably be widened and deepened +and there is a possibility that locks will be installed to regulate +the rushing current that now more or less hampers navigation. + +The people of Bourne foresee advantages to their town through these +contemplated developments and hope for the establishment of a +landing place which will provide terminal facilities for steamers +handling passengers and freight. + +[Illustration: SCENE FROM "PAGEANT OF CAPE COD" HELD AT BOURNE] + +Aside from its extensive summer business along the shores of +Buzzards bay and its popular colony at Sagamore Beach on Cape Cod bay, +Bourne has comparatively little commercial activity. One large +manufacturing plant exists at Sagamore where the Keith Car and +Manufacturing Company is located and gives employment to a large +number of men. There freight cars are built and repaired under the +management of Eben S.S. Keith, a former member of the Governor's +council and one of the leading citizens of the Cape. + +Bourne enjoys the distinction of being a former summer capital of +the country. When Grover Cleveland was president of the United +States he established his summer home at Gray Gables, near Buzzards +Bay village, and there was transacted the government's business +during his stay there. Gray Gables is still owned by his widow +although it is no longer occupied by her. + +Another distinguished resident of Bourne was the late Joseph +Jefferson, the veteran actor, whose palatial residence "Crows' Nest" +on Buttermilk bay was one of the show places of the section. In a +little cemetery, just over the town line in Sandwich his body now +reposes, marked with a huge bowlder which he picked out during his +life time to mark his grave. Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Jefferson were +close and intimate friends and companions upon fishing trips about +Cape Cod territory. + +Bourne, not "that bourne from whence no traveller returns," but +Bourne, the "Portal to Cape Cod," is a large and interesting town. +Within its limits abide many summer residents, occupying large and +small cottages and estates of refinement and beauty. It has many +drives of sylvan beauty, through shaded roads, by emerald ponds, and +over hills and through vales, commanding views of placid and +glimmering Buzzards bay and the broad reaches of Cape Cod bay on its +northerly side. Like other Cape Cod towns, it has a history of +maritime adventure behind it and a glorious future as a summer +resting place before it. The possibilities of its shores have +scarcely begun to be developed. + +We need not admonish all who visit Cape Cod to "see Bourne" for +those who visit the Cape cannot possibly escape it unless they come +by boat or flying machine. In order to reach the Cape, Bourne must +necessarily be encountered and those who tarry there will find the +time well spent. + +[Illustration] + + + + +WHERE SHALL I SPEND MY VACATION + + +Where shall I spend my vacation? This is the question that thousands +of people are asking themselves today. Since half the fun of a +vacation is the anticipation of it, the planning of it is something +that needs to be given consideration. + +It might be asked, "why take a vacation?" and that question might be +answered by asking, "Why sleep, and why eat?" for vacations are +necessary parts of peoples' lives and those who have never known the +joys of them have never truly lived. + +Vacations help to keep people young, they help to broaden their +views and renew their bodily and mental vigor. + +[Illustration: SOME TYPICAL CAPE COD COTTAGES] + +A vacation does not necessarily have to be expensive. Any change of +environment will do, but it is much more pleasurable to meet new +scenes and breathe new atmospheres. Whether one depends upon the +trains for transportation, or the boats, or automobiles and whether +one stops at the hotels, at the boarding houses or camps, depends +largely upon one's circumstances and inclination. + +Ideas of vacations vary. Some delight in visiting the most sumptuous +hotels, to indulge in social intercourse and to enjoy complete +relaxation. Others like to live the strenuous life, to rough it in +camp and woods and field. + +No matter what the desires are all of them can be culminated upon +Cape Cod. + +So the answer to the question of our caption is, "spend it on Cape +Cod." + +In a little more detail it may be said that Cape Cod has all the +attributes of an ideal vacation spot. It can be reached over smooth +highways which present no difficulties to the motorist. It can be +reached by train or boat, or even by flying machine if one so desires. +When reached a variety of entertainment may be found to suit all +tastes. There is Old Ocean everywhere, surging restlessly upon the +shores or lying placid in the bays and inlets. Those who enjoy +boating and bathing can indulge in those pleasures to their heart's +content. If they enjoy beautiful scenery, green trees, blue waters, +level spaces or hilly vistas, Cape Cod has them all. + +If they wish to stop in modern hotels, to receive service of the +most exuberant kind, to be entertained royally, the hotels of Cape +Cod will answer their purpose. + +If they like to fish, to camp, to live an out door life, indulge in +golf, tennis, or other games, Cape Cod can furnish them with the +opportunity. + +If they search for the quaint and curious they can find it; if they +want to visit a section rich in Colonial history, to visit spots +where the Pilgrim Fathers trod, Cape Cod is the only place where +such can be found. + +To particularize as to the attractions of different parts of the +Cape the following brief summary may serve to help solve the +vacation problem. + +Provincetown--At the tip end of the Cape, except for a narrow +strip of land entirely surrounded by water. It has all the +attractions of an island and none of its disadvantages. The town is +quaint in its architecture, unique in its surroundings and especially +attractive to artists who form a large part of the summer colony +there. It is the summer rendevouz of the North Atlantic fleet of the +U.S. Navy and the home port of a large fishing fleet. It has excellent +hotels, and rooms and board may be obtained in many private families. +It may be reached by boat from Boston, by train or by automobile. + +Truro and Highland Light--Highland Light is located upon a high +bluff overlooking the broad Atlantic in the town of Truro. The +topography of Truro is distinctive and picturesque with sand dunes, +rolling hills and salty marshes. Golf links and good fishing. + +Wellfleet--Wellfleet is a pretty village in which there are good +hotels, a land locked harbor, and plenty of shell fish. Many summer +residents have their homes there and it is a favorite camping place. + +Eastham--A town on the lower part of the Cape, quiet and pastoral. +An ideal place for campers and cottagers. + +Orleans--By many considered one of the prettiest places on Cape +Cod. Has hotels and can provide for many boarders in private families. +A fine place for boating and picnics. + +[Illustration: WHARVES AT PROVINCETOWN] + +Brewster--A quiet and peaceful rural town bordering on the bay. +Contains many beautiful ponds within its limits and provides +excellent bathing and fishing. + +Chatham--A summer resort town of growing popularity. Has several +first class hotels and numerous cottages. It is located at the elbow +of the Cape, fronts on the Atlantic ocean and has many safe bays and +inlets for boating and bathing. It is noted for its golf links and +is destined to become the summer center for golfing enthusiasts. + +Harwich--Consists of numerous villages all of which are +attractive for summer residence. It borders on Nantucket sound, has +fine beaches, summer hotels and cottages. It has a community life in +summer that is not surpassed anywhere. + +Dennis--This town reaches entirely across the Cape and is split +up into several villages. On the south side it is bordered by +Nantucket sound and on the north by Massachusetts bay. Has excellent +summer hotels and good bathing and fishing. + +Yarmouth--A town with quiet and shady streets, sloping shores +and many old residences. One of the historic towns of the regions +and presents a variety of attractions. + +Barnstable--The county seat and largest town on the Cape. +Attractions exceedingly varied. Noted for the excellence of its clams. + + Hyannis--Known as the Metropolis of the Cape. It is a center for +summer business. Here are to be found excellent hotels, good stores +and attractive tea rooms. Its main street is lined with summer stores +which are branches of New York and Boston's exclusive shops. +Adjacent to it are Hyannisport, a summer colony of fine residences. +Centerville, Craigville, said to have the finest beach in New England, +Osterville (called the little Newport), and Cotuit, one of the +prettiest spots along the shores of Vineyard Sound. This region is +growing more and more popular every year as the summer home of +people of wealth and refinement and presents all the attractions of +resorts which cater to the diversion of vacationists. + +Falmouth--Falmouth is one of the larger villages on the Cape +that draws a fine class of summer residents who populate its fine +hotels and summer homes. It has varied scenery as it lies between +Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound. Its hotels are among the best and +for attractiveness cannot be rivalled anywhere. At Woods Hole, a +part of Falmouth, is found another settlement of exclusive character. +Falmouth has several other villages, all with fine hotels, golf +links and boat harbors. + +Sandwich--This town on the North side of the Cape is one of the +old and original settlements and is on the banks of the Cape Cod +canal. It has extensive woodlands dotted with well stocked ponds and +is very attractive to campers. + +Bourne--Sagamore Beach, within the confines of the town of Bourne, +is on the north shore and is a pretentious cottage colony with two +excellent hotels. Golf links are adjacent and it has its own water +system, community house and tennis courts. Cataumet and Pocasset are +parts of Bourne which border on Buzzards Bay as well as Monument +Beach and the village of Buzzards Bay, itself. These are typical +bayside resorts where boating, bathing, fishing and golf are +extensively indulged in. The town is intersected by the Cape Cod +canal and the traffic that flows through it passes in front of the +summer colonies. + +Martha's Vineyard--This is an off-shore island reached by a +half-hour's boat ride from Woods Hole. A poet has said of it, +"a little bit of Heaven dropped from out the sky one day" which +aptly describes it. Oak Bluffs, Edgartown. Vineyard Haven, Tisbury, +Chilmark and Gay Head are its principal villages. The island +presents all the best features of an ideal summer vacation spot away +from the mainland, yet possessing all the essential features which +go to make life comfortable. Its hotels are many and excellent. + + Nantucket--Further at sea, a two and a half hours' steamboat +ride from Woods Hole. Unique is a word that inadequately describes it. +All over the United States there are people who assert that there is +no place like Nantucket on the face of the globe. It has a large +summer population and tourists are adequately cared for. It has the +most regular climate of any place along the New England coast, the +temperature averaging 76 degrees during the summer months. It is +cooled by the Atlantic breezes. + + Onset--This is a busy and thriving summer resort located in a +beautiful spot on upper Buzzards Bay. It attracts many thousands of +people during the summer months, who come to spend a few weeks, days, +or the season there. It is a cottage colony supplemented by hotels +and boarding houses that fit the purses of all classes. + +At some of these places, either on Cape Cod itself or the islands, +every person can find conditions suited to his or her individual +taste. + + + + +WELLFLEET + +EDWARD L. SMITH + + +Cape Cod has many fine distinctions that make it stand out from a +commonplace world and Wellfleet, as a town name, marks the Cape with +a place-name known all over the globe, but in no other locality than +on the coast of Barnstable Bay. It is true that a misguided, homesick, +and ill-advised denizen of the Cape, roaming the arid, inland sand +wastes of Nebraska, foisted the name of "Wellfleet" on his townsite. +But as it has to date remained "unwept, unhonored and unsung," so is +it quite unknown to sailors or to the sea, being about fifteen +hundred miles from salt water and an immeasurable distance from +being appropriately named. + +The origin of the name "Wellfleet" has always been a source of +lively interest to those who delight to delve to the roots of things +historical. So many of our early towns in Massachusetts were named +by the Englishmen who settled them for English towns familiar to +them before they came oversea, that England is the natural source +from whence such a Saxon-English name as Wellfleet might come. + +After forty years of desultory search by the writer, the problem is +yet unsolved, though a good Yankee guess may not come very far out +of the way. + +When that part of old Nawsett now Wellfleet was first settled it was +noted for the abundance of shell fish in the harbor and creeks, or +cricks as then called, and oysters were both especially plentiful +and choice. + +In England, on the coast of Essex, and not far from the Thames, was +a stretch of oyster beds noted in the sixteenth century for their +production of oyster different from all other locations and revered +by epicures of those far-away times to be the luscious complement +necessary to their royal as well as more common plebeian feasts. But +we had best let old John Norden, who in 1594 published the results +of his life-long investigations into the history of Essex, tell the +story, which here is given verbatim as it appears in his work, +"SPECTLI BRITTANNIE PARS." + + "Some part of the sea shore of Essex yealdeth the beste + oysters in England, which are called Walflete oysters: so + called of a place in the sea; but of which place in the sea + it is, hath been some disputation. And by the circumstances + that I have observed thereof in my travail, I take it to be + the shore which lieth betwene St. Peter's chappell and Crowch + the bredthe onlie of Denge hundred, through which upon the + verie shore, was erected a wall for the preservation of the + lande. And thereof St. Peter's on the wall. And all the sea + shore which beateth on the wall is called Walfleet. And upon + that shore on, and not elswher, but up in Crouche creeke, at + the ende of the wall, wher also is an ilande called commonlie + and corruptlie Walled (but I take it more trulie Wallflete) + Island, wher and about which ilande thys kinde of oyster + abonndeth. Ther is greate difference betwene theis oysters + and others which lie ypon other shores, for this oyster, that + in London and els wher carieth the name of Walflete is a + little full oyster with a verie greene finn. And like vnto + theis in quantetie and qualitie are none in this lande, + thowgh farr bigger, and for some mens diettes better." + +From the above we may understand that Wellfleet oysters, which have +been celebrated in the English markets for between three and four +hundred years, might easily have led the settlers of Nawsett to +believe that at Billinsgate, they had a new Wallfleet Oyster bed. +The fact that Wallfleet oysters were marketed at Billinsgate, +always the big fish market of the Londoners, and that our Wellfleet +was at first known as Billingsgate, seems more than a mere +coincidence. + +The difference in spelling between the names "Wallfleet" and +"Wellfleet" is not material. Barnstable; town, county and bay, take +their name from Barnstaple on the coast of Devon. Norden, who was +a highly educated man of University breeding, and a polished writer, +varied the spelling of some words even in the same paragraph as +witness "Crowch" and "Crouche," also "Ilande" and "Island." The +diversified spellings of many of our common names is so marked as to +be beyond comment except to note their wide variety, due to attempts +to follow the peculiar phonetics of untaught individuals. In the one +particular of "Well," who of us has not heard that word pronounced +"W-a-a-l." when used as an interjection? All of which makes it seem +inescapable from the theory that Wellfleet on the Cape is named +after WALLFLEET on the coast of Essex, England. + + + + +A SQUEAK FOR A LIFE + +1850 + +P.T. CHAMBERLAIN + + + "Whither bound?" said his wife to the captain one morn + As he stood, oars and fish lines in his hands, + "Outside Sandy Neck, to try fisherman's luck + For bluefish, or mackerel or clams." + + "Good luck and good-bye," said his fond loving wife, + "The weather looks pleasant and fair, + You'll be back at the landing on the full of the tide, + And the children and I'll wait you there." + + But when rounding Beach Point, with his good catch of fish, + The captain was caught in a squall, + Black clouds, wind and thunder, lightning and hail, + While the rain in torrents did fall. + + Quick he lowered his sail, but the wind snapped his mast, + Away they went over the side. + One gunwale under water, the other in air, + Lifted high by the surging tide. + + Then the captain braced himself as with sinews of steel, + A hand on each gunwale places he, + So he balanced and steadied his frail little craft, + Rolling there in the trough of the sea. + + His wife from the window saw his peril in the storm. + And away to the landing she sped. + Tied her white linen apron to a handy boat book, + And waved it high o'er her head. + + "Home, home for a lantern," to the laddie she cried. + Home, home for the lantern ran he, + Returning, he swung it, back and forth, to and fro, + That his brave sailor father might see. + + Soaked to the skin with the rain and the spray, + His face as white as the foam, + "Must I drown in sight of my wife," he said, + "Must I die within reach of my home." + + "For the sake of my helpless little ones, + For the sake of my faithful wife. + I pray Thee, O Lord, to forgive all my sins, + Give me this one chance for my life." + + Still darker grew the storm, black and green looked the waves, + The shore line to the captain grew dim, + But he knew by the lantern and the waving white flag, + Where his loved ones were watching for him. + + Three hours he struggled with the full flooding tide. + Now the Channel Rock danger is o'er. + One more stretch of water, some more dangerous rocks, + Then the gleaming surf, then the shore. + + "A rope, bring a rope," the kind neighbors shout, + "A rope now the captain will save." + They coiled a stout rope and with powerful hand, + Flung it out o'er the turbulent wave. + + Joy! Joy! he is saved! He clutches the rope, + With cold, bruised and stiffening hand, + A long pull, a strong' pull, and more dead than alive, + Through the surf they draw him to land. + + "Home, home for hot coffee," to the lassie she cried, + Home, home for hot coffee, went she, + Returning, brought coffee, dry clothing, warm food, + A fleet-footed lassie was she. + + But the kid, boylike, would investigate the boat, + And so he climbed over its side. + "Half full of water," he said, "not a bluefish or clam, + Must have all floated out on the tide." + + With boat hook and lantern, the kids travelled home, + "Little sister, now what do you think, + Hadn't we said, 'Now I lay me,' to the Lord every night? + Would He let Pa and our dory sink?" + + "No, no," said the lassie, "No, no, that ain't so, + Naughty children very often are we, + 'Tis 'cause Ma puts a Bible in Pa's chest of clothes + Every time that he goes 'way to sea." + + Gratitude profound, thanksgiving and joy + Filled the heart of the loving wife, + But the captain, a man of few words, only said, + "Yes, a pretty narrow squeak for a life." + + + + +RICHES + +C.A. COTTRELL + + + If I can leave behind me, here and there + A friend or two to say when I am gone + That I have helped to make their pathways fair, + Had brought them smiles when they were bowed with care, + The riches of this world I'll carry on. + If only three or four shall pause to say + When I have passed beyond this earthly sphere, + That I brought gladness to them on a day + When bitterness was theirs, I'll take away + More riches than a billionaire leaves here. + + + + +CAPE TROUT STREAMS + + +The chronic trout fisherman is by nature secretive. He is loath to +tell where he made his big catches and shrouds the location of the +streams in mystery. If pinned down closely he will sometimes +indicate a general locality but it is hard to get him to be more +definite. The reason for this is obvious. He is zealous of his +rights as a "discoverer" and feels that he is not obliged to share +his knowledge with anybody. He won't take the risk of having the +stream "fished out" by others than himself. The secrets of the +location of gold strikes in the days of '49 were no more closely kept. + +When the 15th of April comes around each year there are certain wise +men who proceed to load up their automobiles with their fishing +tackle and in the early morning turn Capeward. They have experiences +of previous years to guide them and know certain brooks and pools +where the speckled beauties await them. The wise ones know just +where to throw their lines and the kind of bait that is sure to lure +the denizens of that particular spot. For fishing is a science, as +well as a sport requiring skill and judgment. The born fisherman +seems to have an uncanny sense of piscatorial thoughts and almost +instinctively can determine just the right thing to do and the right +time to do it, while the mere amateur fisherman who only wets a line +occasionally guesses whether to use a fly or a worm. + +Yes, the Cape is a noted Mecca for trout fishermen, at least certain +parts of the Cape. Within the confines of Bourne, Mashpee, Falmouth +and Barnstable are many likely trout brooks and from them are +annually taken many catches that gladden the hearts of the sportsmen. + +These brooks run into the ponds and the sea, they run through +marshes and woods. They abound in trout, of the square-tail variety, +and those who know them keep their secrets closely. + +Sometimes a fisherman exhibits a basket of fish that astonishes all +beholders. Big speckled beauties they are and in quantity sufficient +to satisfy any one. + +Some of the biggest of them may be "salters," fish caught near the +mouths of the brooks that run into the sea and weighing all the way +from a pound to two pounds or more. There is authentic information +that trout weighing more than two and a half pounds have been taken +from these Cape Cod streams. + +Unfortunately for the general public many of the brooks are +"posted," but there are a lot of fishermen that "don't believe in +signs" and when they see a sign of "no fishing here" they are apt to +challenge the statement and some of them aver that there is very +good fishing there indeed. + +It is a matter of history that the Pilgrims found trout in the Cape +Cod streams. It is a matter of fact that many of the brooks have +been stocked by private individuals and by the state. Every year the +fish in these stocked brooks increase in size and the sophisticated +fishermen keep track of them from year to year. The state keeps a +record of the stocking of streams and that information can be +obtained and made use of. + +At Sandwich the state maintains a trout hatchery where millions of +eggs are secured. These eggs develop into fry and fingerlings and +they are distributed throughout the state, the Cape getting its full +share. + +A visit to this hatchery is interesting. It demonstrates how the +state strives to increase sport for its residents. Science and +experience are exercised and the result is that the fishing +advantages of the state are steadily increasing. + +One of the chief drawbacks of having well stocked streams is the +unsportsmanlike conduct of many fishermen. To them a trout is a +trout regardless of its size and hundreds of small fish are taken +from the streams that should be put back and allowed to grow for +another year. There may be satisfaction for some in catching a large +quantity of seven-inch fish, but there is a greater satisfaction in +catching fewer in number and larger in size. + +Many of the streams are suitable for fly-casting and experienced +fishermen delight in that method of filling their creel. To cast a +gossamer silk line with an alluring fly into the deeper pools and to +feel the thrill of a strike as the fly flits over the surface is a +joy that far outweighs the less spectacular method of fishing with +worm or grub and dragging the trout from the water by main strength. +There is a skill in fly-casting that comes from long practice and +the fisherman who is expert in this method cares to use no other. + +The trout is a shy fish and the blundering sportsman who goes +stumbling through the underbrush, who allows his shadow to fall upon +the pool, or who in other ways announces to the fish lurking under +the bank that he is present with homicidal intent often wonders why +it is that the results are so small for the amount of effort expended. +He may aver that the stream is barren of fish when the fact is that +his own clumsiness is responsible for his lack of success. + +In other words there are all kinds of fishermen; to the victor +belongs the spoils and the greater the skill the greater the spoil. +We are not asserting that Cape Cod trout streams are as prolific as +are some in more remote regions, they are fished too frequently for +that, but any one wanting a day's sport will not find them entirely +lacking and very often will proudly exhibit catches that will by no +means be insignificant, even to the most experienced and +enthusiastic fisherman. + + * * * * * + + +"No sah, ah doan't neber ride on dem things," said an old coloured +lady looking in on the merry-go-round. + +"Why, de other day I seen dat Rastus Johnson git on an' ride as much +as a dollah's worth an' git off at the very same place he got on at, +an' I sez to him: 'Rastus,' I sez, 'yo' spent yo' money, but whar +yo' been?'" + +--Ladies Home Journal. + + + + +OCEAN TRAVELS + +EMMA B. PRAY + + +Not very long ago, in one of the newspapers, I read of a lady who +had traveled some thirty thousand odd miles in her life time, and the +item set me to thinking of the many times I had traveled with my +husband some years ago when he commanded a clipper ship on Eastern +voyages. For Curiosity's sake I looked over my journals and found +that in the few voyages I had made I had covered two hundred +forty-nine thousand two hundred sixteen miles--but how it all came +about is a long story. + +When I was a young girl, if any one had told me that I should spend +a certain number of years travelling about in Eastern countries, +passing three or four months at a time on the ocean, I should have +said, "What an idea! Here I am, born and brought up in a small New +Hampshire town, in a family whose idea seems to be to keep as far +away from the water as possible, and with no thought of ever +crossing it, 'Unless,' as my father used to say, 'there should be a +bridge built by which we could do so'." + +In fact my knowledge of a ship and its belongings was nearly equal +to that of the young lady who was about to make her first trip +across the ocean with her father. Seeing the sailors about to weigh +anchor she inquired why they were working so hard. Her father replied, +"They are weighing the anchor, my dear." "How absurd! If the Captain +wants to know the weight of the anchor why doesn't he have it +weighed beforehand and not wait until we get ready to start and then +keep us waiting for the men to weigh it?" + +However, it is the unexpected that always happens, and one day I +married a young sea captain from a seaport town. He was soon to sail +for Australia, and to me such a trip was literally going to the ends +of the earth. I feel sure that my parents never expected me to return. +What preparations we made for that voyage! What pickles, preserves, +cakes, and everything that would keep, were packed for me and sent +aboard our ship which was lying in New York harbor! + +Our cabins were beautifully fitted up with every convenience and +comfort that we could have on shore. The saloon, or after-cabin, was +finished in bird's-eye maple and satin wood veneering. Wilton +carpets and furnishings of raw silk made a homelike and attractive +room. Our stateroom, with large double bed, and our own private bath +opening from the stateroom, left us nothing to wish for in the line +of comfort. The second cabin, or dining quarters for the Captain and +First Officer, was finished like the after-cabin, while forward of +the two was the mess room for the Second and petty officers. + +At last the day came on which we were to sail, and, realizing that I +was not a born sailor, I made up my mind that I must make myself +over into one, though the making over process proved to be nearly +the death of me. For the first ten days I can recall but little +outside of a promiscuous tumbling about of movable objects and, +though urged strongly to go on deck I refused to do so, caring +little whether I lived or died. However, one day I was literally +taken up, carried on deck, and placed in a steamer chair, and from +that time I recovered rapidly. + +So many people have asked me if the time at sea did not hang heavily +on my hands. What did I do? Was I not lonesome, homesick, and +innumerable other like questions to which I have honestly replied +that I was not lonesome or homesick. We purchased books by the +hundred before sailing, and with a piano and flute, passed many +pleasant hours. So much fancy work was always on hand that I have +cared but little for it since. Whenever the weather permitted I +walked two or three miles up and down the quarter deck, so many +times up and back making a mile. Occasionally we took with us as +passenger some young man whom we knew very well and who wished to +take such a voyage. At one time a brother of mine, also one of the +Captain's were our companions; two other times, young men from our +own state proved to be excellent company, and to this day we enjoy +nothing more than talking over our odd experiences in the different +countries to which we traveled. Though I was the only lady on board +I did not feel the lack of companionship of other women. A queer +life it was! No one to come and no one to go, with nothing but the +sky and water to be seen. + +In two weeks time we had the N.E. Trade Winds and fairly flew along. +Each day brought its own particular work aboard the ship, for a +sailor is never idle. There is always something for him to do. +Chafing gear, of which there is a large amount, is always being worn +out and has to be renewed, sails made and repaired, work on rigging, +tarring, painting, etc. + +Perhaps the most interesting part of each day was the marking off of +the chart at noon. At that time the Captain would work out his +latitude and longitude, mark our position for the last twenty-four +hours, and shape our course for the next twenty-four. We often towed +lines for dolphin, and it was curious to see their change of color +as they were hauled in. We had them baked occasionally and found them +very fair eating. On opening one, at one time, it was found to be +packed with flying fish which had been swallowed whole and which +some of the sailors took out and had cooked for themselves, though +for my part I should have preferred having the first eating of them. +The flying fish which came aboard were usually served to me as they +were considered a great delicacy. We caught many jelly fish or +Portuguese men of war as they are sometimes called, and they were +very curious to look at. They are of a jelly-like substance, with +apparently no eyes or mouth, and are bluish in color. They have a +pink crest and when the wind strikes them, as they float on the water, +they rock and sway like a boat. Dangling from the lower part are +many small feelers, some of which are short and thick, and others of +great length, which they turn and twist rapidly about. + +A shade of homesickness came over me as I saw the North Star for the +last time but I was soon interested in the Southern Cross of which I +had heard so much. I wish I could describe some of the beautiful +colorings shown in the tropical sunsets. I missed the twilight +effects as seen at home, for as quickly as the sun goes down, +darkness closes in. As I was enjoying my evening walk with the +Captain at one time, a small boy who had been sent to sea apparently +with the idea of getting him out of the way, came to me and said, +"Wouldn't you like some Youth's Companions to read? I have lots of +them." At that time I had more of a juvenile than a matronly air and +I presume he thought they would furnish me with appreciative reading +matter. He had not then learned that he should not speak unless +spoken to. One day on being told to make a rope fast he replied, +"I did hitch it." An order to let go a brace was answered by the +question, "Which string do you mean?" At one time he was placed on +duty to open and close shutters during squally weather and the +officer told him to use a good application of soap and water before +coming aft. When the novelty of his new duty had worn off and he had +rather forgotten why he had been placed there the officer called to +him and said, "What did I tell you to do?" "Wash myself, sir," was +the reply. It was a long while before he could obey an order without +replying and at the same time to remember his "Sir" when a reply was +necessary. + +As we approached the equator it could be seen that some special +interest in the voyage was being taken among the sailors and we +learned that three of them had never crossed the line before and +that an initiation of so doing was about to take place. The crew +assembled at the bow of the ship and at the blowing of a trumpet by +one of their number, Neptune appeared inquiring the name of the ship, +where she was bound, etc., and announced that he would like to pay +her a visit. Before his apparent arrival a staysail had been +fastened to the rigging and filled with water. A bucket had been +filled with a mixture of lamp black and grease with a few other +combinations, while a razor, a foot or more in length, had been made +by the carpenter. As soon as Neptune and Amphitrite--two sailors +fantastically dressed--appeared, the candidate for crossing the line +was blindfolded and brought before them. A number of absurd questions +were asked the candidate and he was finally ordered to be shaved, +which was done by applying the mixture with an old paint brush and +shaving it off with the razor. He was then thrown backwards into the +sail of water and I was much surprised to see how good naturedly the +men took so many surprises--for we had an excellent view from the +quarter deck, of the whole entertainment. We heard afterwards that +it was considered a great success, also that one of the men had been +watching through a glass for the equator, seeming to think that a +straight line passing through the center of the earth should +certainly be seen. He thought he surely saw it when a hair was drawn +tightly across a spy glass without his seeing it and the glass then +given to him. + +In one of his rambles about the decks, on a moonlight night, one of +our passengers told me of some of the tattooes he had seen on the +arms of different sailors. One had his mother's gravestone, with a +weeping willow over it; another had the Goddess of Liberty remarkably +well done. The large number of different sketches was really quite an +entertainment. That reminds me of an engraved whale's tooth which I +have in my possession and which was given to my grandfather in +Nantucket many years ago. A full rigged ship with every rope, even to +the smallest one, is carved upon it, with the engraver's name and the +name of the ship. It is now nearly a hundred years old and among my +most prized possessions. + +We soon sighted the Island of Fernando Norouha which is a penal +settlement for the convicts of Brazil. This island is about six miles +in circumference and two thousand and twenty feet high. It had a +rocky barren appearance with nothing to be seen but a few birds +around it. About thirty miles from this island are the Martin Van +Rocks, three hundred feet high. In the south Atlantic we sighted the +group of Tristan Da Cunha Islands which had a very gloomy, foggy +look. Tristan is inhabited by English people and I have been told +that the women are particularly handsome there. In this region it is +very chilly and damp and though the thermometer stood at fifty-five +degrees it seemed much colder. At this time we began to prepare for +the heavy weather of our Easting, as the run across the Indian Ocean +is called. New sails were bent and everything battened down. The days +were very short, the sun rising at about half past seven and setting +at five o'clock. We usually made the run about forty degrees south in +order to get better winds. What a dreary outlook it was! Nothing but +sky and water with waves which were mountains high. The only bit of +life outside of our ship's company was a number of birds of a +different nature from any I had ever seen and they followed the ship +day after day. Cape pigeons and albatross were in large numbers. We +caught many of the latter and measured them. I remember one weighing +thirty pounds and measuring fifteen feet from tip to tip of the +wings. Cape hens about as large as good sized turkeys, ice birds, and +many other small birds. I enjoyed feeding them and it was very funny +to watch them tumble over each other in their efforts to get +something to eat. Such a noise as they did make with their +squabblings! Many sharks were caught and I never knew a sailor to +have any compunctions about disposing of these man-eating creatures. +A shark line was towed astern at different times and one day it took +the combined efforts of five men to haul one in. Whales, all of +ninety feet in length, stayed about the ship several days at a time. +We saw many sun-fish which are a light gray in color. They have one +large fin out of the water and are very hard to harpoon. + +Once in a while another ship would come in view and if near enough +we always spoke to one another by our flag code. This was always an +interesting event. Certain sentences given in the code book would be +represented by certain flags, each flag representing a letter of the +alphabet. The questions usually asked were, "Where are you from?" +"Where bound?" "How many days out?" and then a wish for a pleasant +passage. My experience in running down the Easting has always been +the same and I have made the trip a number of times. I have heard of +ships running across the Indian Ocean with royals set but whenever I +have been, we have had a succession of heavy gales. In thirty-six +degrees fifty minutes south and Lon. twenty-nine degrees fifty-nine +minutes east a heavy gale sprung up which gradually turned into a +hurricane. The barometer was falling fast when I retired and at +eleven o'clock it stood at 28.50. I have merely to close my eyes now +and I can hear the wind as it shrieked and roared about us. We ran +before those mountainous seas with but one thought and that to keep +them from breaking over the ship. All hands were on deck all night, +each one lashed, with the exception of those who were between decks +passing out oil cases which were broken open and thrown overboard by +those on deck. Fifteen hundred cases were used that night with good +effect. The seas were as high but the oil prevented them from +breaking over the ship. During the worst of the gale one man was +washed overboard but his loss was not discovered for nearly twenty +minutes, and even if it had been, nothing could have been done to +save him in such tremendous seas. Clark Russell says that the +grandeur and sublimity of the ocean can be best seen on a yard arm +during a gale of wind, but somehow I have not been able to make +those words applicable to the gales through which I have passed. +Through our ninety degrees of Easting I had but little exercise. The +lee side of the cabin usually found me with my books, work and +numerous small articles for ready use. I think the most exercise I +had during those days was when I tried to dress, as it was almost +impossible to stand in one spot any length of time on account of the +rolling and pitching of the ship. With a firm stand I would place +myself in front of my mirror, only to gradually slide away across +the room to a lounge where I would sit down, then I would climb back, +and with as much speed as possible do what I could before +disappearing again. In a length of time I was able to make my toilet, +and when made it was not changed during the day in those latitudes. + +They were certainly strenuous days, but we were well and had good +appetites for the excellent meals which were served to us by our +capable Chinese steward and cook. The doings and sayings of our +cabin boy would fill a book, but he was trustworthy and attended +faithfully to our wants. One night after I had retired, a heavy +thunder storm came up which might have caused us considerable +trouble had not our usual strict discipline been carried out. Having +become so used to confused sounds on deck I did not realize that the +ship had been struck by lightning, though I heard a sound which in +my dozing condition I laid to something falling down in the bathroom. +When the Captain came in to ask if I were all right I sleepily said, +"Why not? I think something has fallen down." He did not tell me +until morning that the ship had been struck and had caught fire aloft. +By changing the course the sparks were made to fall overboard while +men were sent aloft to cut away the blazing fragments. About ten +minutes before the vessel was struck, a dozen men were aloft furling +a sail just where the lightning struck us, and when the storm was +over it seemed a special act of Providence that we still had these +men with us. + +I have so often been asked what could we possibly have to eat that +would be appetizing for such lengthy voyages. We always carried fowl +in large numbers and it was very seldom that we did not have fresh +eggs enough for our table during the voyage. Potatoes, onions, and +lemons we always had in abundance and they were very important items +of our food. The following is one of the menus served to us on quite +a stormy day as we were running across the Indian Ocean. For +breakfast: baked beans, fish balls, brown bread, hot biscuits, tea +and coffee. For dinner: soup, roast chicken, cold tongue, boiled +potatoes, squash, and onions, English pudding, hard sauce, and coffee. +For supper: warm biscuit, cold chicken, cold tongue, fried potatoes, +cake and tea. In fine weather our menus were more elaborate and I +never knew any one to complain of being hungry aboard ship while I +was going to sea. + +After eighty-seven days of such sea life I was aroused one morning +to go on deck and see if I could see anything that looked like land +and saw what at first seemed to me to be a small cloud in the +distance about thirty miles away. As the morning wore on, the +Australian coast gradually loomed up before us, the land first seen +proving to be Cape Bridgewater. We sighted Cape Otway in the +afternoon, the lighthouse being plainly seen in the evening, and +such a beautiful evening as it was! Not a cloud in the sky! The +stars shone like diamonds and the reflection on the water of the +beautiful moon put a finish to the charm of a perfect night. The +Southern Cross was almost directly over us, while in close proximity +to the moon was the brilliant Venus. We remained on deck very late +that night to enjoy our beautiful scene. During the evening a very +pretty phenomenon took place when the sky became a brilliant red, +like the reflection of a fire, forming an arc through which the +stars could be plainly seen. It remained thus for some time, until +it gradually changed into a white light, the Southern Lights or +Aurora Australis as the change is called. + + * * * * * + +[Illustration: THE OLD TOWN CRIER] + + + + +EDITORIAL + + +PROSPERITY IS HERE + + +Whatever may be the situation throughout the country, Cape Cod shows +evidences of prosperity that cannot be overlooked. In fact, dull +times on the Cape are a thing of the past and each year sees a +steady growth, increasing land values and larger summer population. + +While the Cape has not increased very fast in permanent population +it has shown a remarkable advancement in wealth and prosperity. +Lands that a few years ago had little value have been developed, +cottages and homes have been built, agricultural interests developed +and all along the line the Cape has moved steadily forward. + +This year there has been a great many real estate changes, shore +colonies are being opened up and builders are busy everywhere +supplying the demand for more summer homes. + +All signs point to the fact that the Cape is at that stage in its +development where it is becoming widely and favorably known as a +summer resort region. Its business facilities are increasing, the +quality of its stores improving and from a more or less provincial +community it is developing into a region second to none in +prosperity along the New England coast. + +It has been widely and extensively advertised and although it has +not boomed as have some of the southern resorts its growth has been +more steady and sane and it is devoid of those inflated values which +are apt to be followed by a depression in so many cases. The Cape's +growth has been a conservative one and therefore a permanent one. + +Again we wish to warn prospective lot buyers upon the Cape not to +have dealings with real estate agents of the type known as "land +sharks." The reputable agents are well known and can be depended +upon to give a square deal, but there are get-rich-quick men who +stand ready to take advantage of the unwary and sell them sand lots +among the dunes and locations among the scrub oaks, remote from +habitations and worthless for any purpose. Beautiful prospectus and +misleading blue prints do not afford a sufficient basis for lot +buying and personal investigation is as needful here as anywhere else. +Cheap land is apt to be dear at any price and unless one personally +investigates what is being offered it will be well to go slow. + +There are plenty of real seaside bargains left on the Cape. In the +vicinity of the popular resorts land values are apt to be high, but +there are numberless localities that have not yet been developed +that present good possibilities and the seeker after a summer home +can find such localities without much trouble and a very little +money will buy land suitable for their purposes amid surroundings +that are congenial, scenic and healthful. + +Among the hundreds of new cottages that are being built upon the +Cape this season are those ranging from the simple cottage costing +only a few hundred dollars and those which are destined to be +pretentious summer homes, but whether hundreds of dollars are spent +or thousands all are assured pleasant, healthful environments with +opportunities for rest and recreation unsurpassed. + +We predict a brilliant future for our region. It is just beginning +to be understood and appreciated. Its advantages are becoming known +and its attractiveness understood. + + * * * * * + + + + +HABITS AND THE GAME + + +Your habits will determine largely whether you give or take orders. + +Is it your habit to shirk responsibility--to "pass the buck"--whenever +possible? If so, you will never be the "boss." One man has no one to +whom he can pass the buck. That person is the chief. Accept and +welcome responsibility. Have the courage to face the consequences of +your acts and decisions. + +Develop self-confidence, not egotism. Let that confidence be founded +on experience, study, common sense, and careful work. + +Indulge in retrospection. Examine decisions that you have made, in +an attempt to develop the faculty for reaching conclusions on tenable +grounds quickly, Quick decisions expedite the processes of business +and inspire confidence in one's co-workers. The man who does not know +his mind cannot guide efficiently the mental or physical energies of +others. + +Are you careless? Do you permit to pass unquestioned points about +which you are uncertain? Do you take it for granted that these +things will "get by" or that they never will be noticed? Again you +are shifting the burden, expecting that someone will do the work you +should have done. That carelessness will militate against you to +prevent your elevation to an executive position. The boss cannot be +careless and hold the respect of his associates or his position. + +Success comes to the one who plays the game. There is no royal road +to it, or chance about it. It comes from eternally plugging at it, +by study and concentration and an absence of the fear of making a +mistake. A mistake is not such a frightful thing as many imagine. An +honest mistake can be readily changed into a success many times. The +fear of making mistakes frequently deters a weak man from going ahead +where another will study well the situation, form a conclusion, and +go ahead. + +Your own character and habits determine whether you are a leader or +a follower. + + * * * * * + + + + +GET AFTER THE BILLBOARDS + + +If your town has not yet taken action against the billboard nuisance +it is time that it did. Have a strong town by-law passed and see that +it is enforced. There is no question that public sentiment is against +the billboard. They should be made outlaws upon the highways. State +legislation has been enacted against them, but its effectiveness has +been tempered by the timidity of those charged with the enforcement +of the laws to destroy the "property values" that is claimed for +them. Public sentiment, rightly used, can do more than laws. +Offending billboard advertisers can be shown that such advertising is +injudicious and in time they will voluntarily give it up. + +By law, billboards can be debarred from localities possessing unusual +scenic beauty. The Mohawk Trail and Cape Ann are examples of the +application of this principle. Cape Cod has just as great claims. Its +scenic beauty is marred and destroyed by the glaring monstrosities +that greet the traveler everywhere. Let them be removed and an +irritating offense against the nerves and asthetic senses will be +removed. + +The only way to get rid of the billboards is to act. + + * * * * * + + + + +HELP THE CAUSE + + +In certain ways the whole community can be helped by concerted +action. The interest of the whole is the interest of all. Anything +that tends to help others will help you. Just now a question of +importance is the further development of Cape Cod by the +establishment of terminal facilities on the Cape Cod canal. This will +cost money, but it will be money well expended. If we wait for +someone to do the developing for us we will have to wait a long time. +The state is ready to do its share, but it wants the locality itself +to do a part. A canal terminal is the one thing needful to make the +canal of local advantage. We have the opportunity and we should grasp +it. It is a case where local conservatism should be forgotten and +every community should help bear the burden of an expense that will +assist in the development of Cape Cod as a whole. + + + + +CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE + +E.M. Chase + + +"Willie." + +"What." + +"Is that the way to answer your mother?" + +"Yesum, I mean nomum." + +"I want you to stay out in the front yard where you can watch my +flower garden this afternoon. I have planted some flower seeds out +there and I want you to keep the neighbors' hens way. Your father is +going to put a wire netting around the garden as soon as he can get +a chance." + +"Why not ask the neighbors to keep their hens at home?" mildly +inquired Mr. Brown. + +"I have told them time and time again, but the Bakers say it must be +the Jones' hens and the Joneses say it is the Bakers' hens. As a +matter of fact all their hens come over, but I don't want to make a +fuss, I can't afford to lose the only two neighbors I have." + +"But ma, I promised Ned I'd go fishing with him." + +"You had no business to promise anything of the kind, now go out +there and say no more about it." + +It was a warm spring day, just the right kind of weather to go +fishing or rambling through the woods or playing marbles with the +other boys or to do almost anything except stay in the front yard and +watch neighbors' hens. Willie thought himself much abused and cast +about for a means of escape. He dared not run away; he had tried +that before and the memory of the results was rather painful. A +shrill whistle interrupted his bitter thought and a moment later Ned +came in view carrying a fishing rod, basket, and can of bait. + +"Hello, Bill, ain't yer ready yet?" + +"Can't go." + +"Tough luck, what's the trouble?" + +"I gotta stay here and keep the hens out of ma's garden." + +"Why don't yer cut it, you can stay away from home until late then +your ma will get worried and be so glad when you show up she won't +whip yer." + +"Not on your life, I did once. I never got home 'til long after dark. +Mother licked me good for running away then pa whoppoped me for +scaring ma, nope, I've learned my lesson." + +"Gee, Bill, it's dirt mean, but I'll tell you what I will do, I'll +come back and play marbles with yer if the fish don't bite good." + +"I wish the old hens was in Tophet. Say, Ned, ain't got a book yer +could let a feller have, have yer?" + +"Sure, one of the latest. I just finished it and it's a corker. I +promised Joe Hykes he could take it next but you will have time to +read it this afternoon and Joe is off playin' ball." + +Willie grabbed the book eagerly. It had an alluring cover, the +design was worked out in bright red, brilliant yellow and poisonous +green and it represented a man in the act of killing a young and +presumably beautiful woman. It was of the dime novel variety +entitled "Conclusive Evidence," just the thing to appeal to the +imaginative Willie. Soon all thought of hens slipped from Willie's +mind, his heart beat rapidly, he breathlessly followed the hero's +thrilling adventures, he almost shed tears when the girl who had +helped the hero outwit the villain was found mysteriously murdered. +With keen interest he watched the authorities carry the hero to jail. +He was first in the audience at the trial, he drew a long breath +when only circumstantial evidence could be brought out, his heart +sank when the villain rushed into the court room and cried out that +he had conclusive evidence, his hopes went down, a sharp pain +assailed him in the shoulder, he thought the villain had grabbed him, +he jumped up and--in place of the court room, prisoner, judge, jury, +witnesses, interested onlookers, etc., he saw his mother standing +beside him and--horrors--a dozen or more hens blissfully digging in +the loosened earth of the garden. + +"Where did you get that book, Willie?" + +"It was lent to me, ma, don't tear it ma, don't tear it, it ain't +mine, ma--" + +"That will do, Willie, it is not fit for you or any other boy to read, +now you come in the house and go to bed." + +"But ma, it is only four o'clock and I'm hungry and I won't let 'em +in the garden again, ma, please can't I stay out here, ma?" + +"You do as I told you without further delay." + +All alone in his room, confined to his bed by the stern mandates of +his mother, with everything out of doors calling him, Willie could +not sleep and then when darkness fell hunger gnawed at his vitals and +sleep refused to put an end to his misery. He counted to a thousand +then half drifted into the land of dreams. A wicked little green imp +whispered in his ear. "Conclusive Evidence," whispered it so loudly +Willie awoke, then he thought, or tried to think of some plan of +revenge on his heartless mother. He could think of none that would +not return to himself fourfold, then he reasoned that after all it +was not so much his mother's fault as the neighbors for keeping hens +that would not stay at home. Perhaps the little green imp came and +whispered into his ear again, I don't know, but how else account for +Willie's queer actions? + +He slipped quietly out of bed, paused to listen at the door of his +mother's room but heard no sound. Reassured, he crept noiselessly +down the back stairs into the kitchen, out through the rough room +into the shed where the corn was kept. He filled the pockets with +hen corn, the bright moonlight shining in through the window gave +him all the light he needed, until his pajamas looked as though they +had the bubonic plague. Still moving with extreme caution, he went +into the kitchen again, secured a pan into which he put his corn; he +then proceeded to fill the pan nearly full of water. He listened but +all was quiet, so he ventured even into the pantry where his mother +kept the cookie crock. He again filled his pockets, this time with +cookies. His night work over he carried the pan containing the corn +and water to his room, put the pan as far under the bed as possible +to avoid discovery, then seated himself by the open window to enjoy +his lunch. His father, who never seemed to get around to things, had +not mended the screen that belonged in Willie's window so Willie sat +with his head as far out of doors as the size of his body would +permit and ate his cookies. He was wise enough not to leave +tell-tale crumbs. + +Willie slept well and soundly after his midnight adventures and in +the morning appeared at the breakfast table promptly. He ate enough +to make up for what he had missed the night before, then enough to +last until noon time. When he finished his mother said: + +"Now Willie, go out and watch the garden again, your father did not +get around to putting up the netting yesterday, and mind, if I catch +you reading another book you will not get off as easily as you did +yesterday." + +"Yesum." + +Willie first made a trip to his room, then to the sewing room. + +"What are you doing, Willie?" came the maternal voice. + +"Nuthin', just lookin' for my cap, I'm going out now." + +Once more out where he could watch the hens, Willie proceeded to +unload his pockets. He brought to light some sheets of paper, a +pencil, a large needle, a spool of black linen thread and all of the +soaked corn he had been able to put in his pockets. + +He tore the paper in strips about an inch wide and three inches long. +On each slip he wrote, "Please keep us home." On the other side, +"Conclusive Evidence." + +He cut pieces of string, linen thread, about six inches long, some +longer. With the aid of the needle he threaded a piece of corn on +one end of each string, on the other end he tied one of the slips of +paper. When all were finished he scattered them broadcast over and +about the garden. + +"Willie, come to dinner." + +No Willie appeared on the scene. + +"Willie, dinner is ready." + +Still no sign of the lad and his mother started after him with a +queer look in her eye. + +Strange was the sight her eyes beheld as she came around the corner +into the front yard. Hens fled before her approach but such funny +looking hens; they all had more or less tags flying from their bills. +They had swallowed the corn but the strings and tags were beyond +their ability to masticate and they blew out defiantly in the breeze. +One tag had become loosened and Mrs. Brown picked it up and read the +scribbled words. While she was thinking just what she ought to do to +Willie, Mrs. Baker came across the yard, bristling like a frightened +porcupine. + +"What have you been doing to my hens?" she demanded. + +Mrs. Brown, like the efficient woman she was, saw her opportunity +and rose to the occasion. + +"Your hens, Mrs. Baker, why nothing. I have been in the kitchen all +the morning until I just came out to call Willie to dinner. Willie +has been keeping the hens out of my garden, not your hens, you know +you have assured me your hens never come over here." + +Thinking discretion the better part of valor Mrs. Baker suddenly +remembered something that needed immediate attention and she +hastened to attend to it. + +Mrs. Brown watched her out of sight, smiling in appreciation of the +genius she had raised, then she turned and confronted Mrs. Jones, +coldly angry. + +"What do you mean, Mrs. Brown, by tagging my hens until they look +like a mark down sale?" + +"What are you talking about, Mrs. Jones? Your hens couldn't have +been over here could they? I am sure neither Willie nor I have been +out of the yard." + +"I smell something burning." + +In spite of the fact that the Jones homestead was quite a distance +and the wind in the direction to blow all odors in the opposite +direction Mrs. Brown did not try to detain her. Neither did she +punish Willie, in fact she gave him an extra piece of pie for dinner. + + * * * * * + +The Browns, Joneses and Bakers are still on the best of terms, but +Mr. Brown never put the wire netting up and yet Mrs. Brown plants +her garden with never a thought of neighbors' hens. + +Incidentally Willie and Ned have developed into first class fishermen. + + + + +BY HEART + +LILLIAN E. ANDREWS + + +Captain Enoch Burgess went down Mapleville's main street at a rate +of speed that threatened to break all records. The tails of his +linen coat stood out like the sails of a Gloucester fisherman +homeward bound with a "full bin fare." He stamped up Abner Crowell's +walk, and slammed the kitchen door. + +Abner was weeding onions. He stared after the captain curiously. +"Looks like squally weather," he commented. "I wonder what's sent +Enoch on his beam ends like that." + +As Abner bent with a grunt to his task, his wife came hurrying +toward him, her apron strings flying like distress signals. + +"Abner," she demanded excitedly, "did you ever hear of Captain +Enoch's havin' fits?" + +"No, I dunno's I ever did," replied Abner, twitching up an +enterprising wild mustard. + +"Well, he's havin' one now," insisted Mrs. Crowell. "He come trampin' +in an' says, 'Git right out o' my way, Mis' Crowell,' an' now he's a +pacin' up an' down his room like a caged hyeny. You leave them +onions, an' go an see what under the canopy ails him. I'll stand at +the foot of the stairs ready to run for help, if he should be +dangerous." + +Abner groaned. Reluctantly he brushed the dirt from his knees, and +went into the house. Captain Enoch's heavy steps jarred the floor of +his little room. Three times Abner knocked. Growing wrathful at +being ignored, he applied his lips to the key-hole. + +"Hey, there," he bellowed. "You gone clean crazy, Enoch? It's only +me--Abner--open the door!" + +Captain Enoch opened the door so suddenly Abner nearly fell over the +threshold. + +"I didn't hear you," apologized Captain Enoch. "I dunno's I'd heard +a fog horn. I'm going loony, I guess." + +Despondency suddenly overcame him. He sat down abruptly. "I'm afraid +I'm love cracked," he groaned despairingly. + +"Love cracked!" repeated Abner in blank astonishment. "Wall, I snum! +Love cracked!" + +Captain Enoch glared at him ferociously. "Stop that parrotin'," he +commanded. "If you dare to grin, I'll larnbast you good an' plenty." + +As Abner appeared properly subdued, he went on explanatorily. + +"I've be'n callin' on M'lissy Macy reg'lar whenever I've be'n ashore +for the last ten years. M'lissy makes the best doughnuts I ever e't, +an' I calculated we'd be married sometime, though I ain't never +mentioned it special. But when I went to call on M'lissy this +afternoon, there set Tom Peters in the big rockin' chair holdin' +M'lissy's yeller cat an' lookin' as cheerful as a rat in a shipload +of cheese. It come over me all at once what a marryin' critter he is. +The old punkin'-head's had two wives already, ain't he?" + +"Three," corrected Abner. "He's be'n a widower once an' a grass +widower twice. Mebbe he's gittin' lonesome again. You'll have to git +up your spunk and do some courtin'. Why don't you pop the question? +It hadn't orter be so awful hard after you be'n goin' to see M'lissy +ten years." + +"You talk like a nincompoop," snapped Captain Enoch. "I never asked +a woman to marry me in my life. How be I goin' to know what to say? +S'pose you tell me how you asked Mis' Crowell." + +Abner's face turned as red as Captain Enoch's. "Wall, I--er--er," he +stammered. + +"That's about what I expected," said the captain sarcastically. +"I s'pose Mis' Crowell did the askin' and you didn't dare to say 'No.'" + +Abner glanced toward the door where a board had creaked faintly. +"She--she didn't really ask," he remarked hastily, "but she was +pretty good at understandin' what I was thinkin' about." + +"If M'lissy understands, she's careful not to let me know it," said +Captain Enoch sadly. "Mebbe she's afraid of being bold. Just to +think of proposin' makes me feel as if somebody was pourin' cold +water down the back of my neck." + +Abner had a sudden flash of memory. "Why don't you learn a regular +proposal that nobody can find any fault with an' say it right off +like sayin' a piece?" he asked. "Pegleg Brierly used to have a book +in his dunnage that had all kinds of proposals printed in it. 'Guide +to Courtship and Matrimony' was the name of it. Pegleg said he +didn't have any notion of fallin' in love, but if he should happen to, +he didn't cal'late to be caught nappin'. He's livin' down on the +back road now, and he's still an old bach. If he's kept the book, +mebbe he'd sell it, or lend it to you." + +The change from despair to hope brought the captain to his feet. +"Abner, if you'll git me that book, I'll give you twenty-five dollars," +he promised earnestly. "But mind you don't tell what you want it for." + +"I won't tell anybody that don't know about it already," declared +Abner with perfect truthfulness. "I'll have to be awful di-plo-mat-ic," +he went on, "or Pegleg will be sure to suspect something. And I pity +you an' M'lissy if he got hold of the real reason why you wanted it. +Pegleg can scatter news faster than a pea dropper can drop peas." + +With his clam hoe and bucket under his arm, Abner appeared at the +door of Pegleg's shanty the next afternoon. + +"Thought I'd dig a mess o' clams for supper," he explained casually, +"an' seeing's I was passin', I dropped in. Some time since you an' +me crossed the line on the old Almeda, ain't it?" + +"A matter of twenty year," agreed Pegleg. + +"Them was great days," reminiscenced Abner. "Do you remember how we +used to read your 'Guide to Courtship and Matrimony'? I was thinkin' +about it only yesterday." + +Pegleg grinned. "I paid fifty cents for that book," he remarked. +"An' I ain't never had any real use for it. I've got it now in my +old dunnage bag." + +"I'd kind o' like to see it, if it's handy," suggested Abner. +"The tide's risin', but I guess I've got a few minutes to spare." + +Pegleg disappeared into the shanty and returned after some time with +a dog-eared volume, minus a portion of its pages, and with the edges +of the remainder strangely scalloped. + +"Th' pesky rats has be'n chewin' it," he complained loudly. +"They've clean e't up the first chapter." + +Abner drew a secret breath of relief. The "How to Propose" chapter +was not the first one. Eagerly he turned the battered volume over. + +"If you 'll sell it, I'd like to have it," he remarked carelessly. +"Half of the pages is e't up, so I s'pose you'll sell it for half +price." + +"Make it thirty-five cents an' you can have it," bargained Pegleg. +"The rats ain't gnawed into the readin' so awful bad, only in the +first chapter." + +"Wall, thirty-five then, as you're an old shipmate," conceded Abner. + +Pegleg looked at him shrewdly, as he laid down three dimes and a +nickel. + +"I didn't know but mebbe you was buyin' it for Captain Burgess," he +hazarded. "He's boardin' to your house, an' folks say he's courtin' +M'lissy Macy." + +"Folks is always sayin' things," responded Abner. "Mebbe Enoch might +know a 'Guide to Courtship and Matrimony' from a last year's pill +almanac, if somebody showed him." + +Once around the corner of the beach from Pegleg's shanty, Abner +danced a hornpipe, shocking a flock of gulls. + +"Thirty-five cents from twenty-five dollars leaves twenty-four +dollars and sixty-five cents," he calculated swiftly. "And I'll get +a mess of clams beside. The papers will be mentionin' me as a +financier pretty soon." + +"Did Pegleg suspect anything?" was Captain Enoch's first question +when Abner returned in triumph. + +"Oh, he suspected," replied Abner jubilantly. "He wouldn't be Pegleg +if he didn't. But I didn't help him any, and he looked dreadful +disappointed. You can eat your chowder in peace, if you ain't so +love sick you've lost your appetite." + +"It ain't hurt my appetite a mite," retorted the Captain. "And I +ain't goin' to let it. Let's see that book. I want to find out how +much I've be'n cheated." + +With trembling fingers Captain Enoch turned to the chapter of +proposals. "'How to Propose to a Fat Lady,'" he read. "Humph! +M'lissy ain't fat. 'How to Propose to a Lady of Dignity and +Refinement. 'That sounds more like it. But the big words are thicker +than a school of mummychogs." + +"Read it out loud," urged Abner. + +Captain Enoch put a long forefinger on the first line and cleared +his throat. + +"'Dear and esteemed lady,'" he began, "'it is with deep respect that +I venture to introduce the subject of matrimony in your presence. +You are my ideal of womanhood and your smile is more precious to me +than the Kohinoor.' What's the Kohinoor?" he asked, pausing. + +"Skip it," suggested Abner. "I ain't no 'cyclopedia. Go on." + +"'It is with painful trep-trep-trepidation that I bring my suit +before you.'" + +Captain Enoch paused again. "'Suit?'" he repeated. "I don't see how +that fits in. What's a suit got to do with a proposal?" + +"Mebbe it's a hint that you might want your clo's mended after you +was married," decided Abner. "Anyway, it sounds all right the way +it's wrote. Stop a stoppin'. You never'll git it read, if you don't +keep goin'." + +Thus adjured the captain proceeded. "'Oh, dear one, beloved lady of +my dreams, my own--' There's a blank place. It says under it, 'name +of lady.'" + +"Wall, say M'lissy," interjected Abner. + +Captain Enoch's bronzed countenance was the color of a tomato on a +tin can, but he went on valiantly, "'My own M'lissy, come to my arms, +and fill my measure of happiness to overflowing by promising to +become my wife, and I will shield and protect you from all the +storms of life.' It ends like an advertisement for umbrellas," he +complained. + +"It don't do no such thing," contended Abner vigorously. "It's a +real high-toned proposal and any woman ought to be satisfied with it. +The man that wrote that must have known an awful lot about women. +Now you go ahead and learn that proposal and there you be all ready +for the parson." + +"Yes, 'there I be,'" mimicked the captain ungratefully. "It would +take a college professor to say them words fast, and I'm only a +plain sailor man." + +But in spite of his sarcasm the captain attacked his self-appointed +task with the grim determination that had made him respected in +every port wherever the big deep water tramp, of which he was the +proud master, had dropped her huge mudhook. + +The steamer was laid up at Boston, having a splendid collection of +tropical barnacles scraped from her stout hull. If it had not been +for the barnacles, the captain would not have been ashore. + +For a week the captain studied strenuously, hardly allowing himself +time to sleep. Abner offered to assist him at rehearsals and every +afternoon he drilled Captain Enoch diligently. He was a firm +disciplinarian and insisted upon his pupil's being letter perfect. +Book in hand, he corrected the captain vigorously. + +"It's 'es-teemed lady'" he admonished the captain. "You said 'steamed.' +M'lissy ain't cooked. An' you stutter yet when you come to that word +right after painful. Can't you say it plainer?" + +"'Trep-trep-trepidation,'" stammered the captain again. "Say it +yourself," he dared Abner. "I'll bet you can't do no better." + +"I ain't tryin' to say it," Abner reminded him with dignity. +"If I was I'd make it out someway. I wouldn't be beat by any word +ever put in a dictionary. You're doin' better," he complimented the +captain, after the sixth recital. "Mebbe you'll git it after awhile." + +But when Captain Enoch felt that his monitor was most needed and had +begun to look hopefully forward to a one hundred per cent rehearsal, +Abner took a sudden notion to go sword fishing. + +"The time to go sword fishin' is when sword fish are due," he +insisted with Solomonic wisdom. "I'm going to be off Nantucket +shoals by daybreak to-morrow." + +"But how be I goin' to git along without you to boost me on that +proposal?" demanded the captain. "If you had any feelin' at all, you +wouldn't leave me just when I need you most." + +Abner considered the situation for some moments. + +"I got it," he declared joyfully. "Buy a phonygraft an' some blank +records an' keep sayin' that proposal just the same as you do to me. +You can hear yourself poppin' as plain as you can hear a bell buoy +ring-in'. It takes me to plan things," he added with becoming pride. + +Captain Enoch went to Boston and visited his vessel, as he told +Mrs. Crowell when he returned. Also, he visited the "phonygraft man," +a circumstance he failed to relate. + +When Mapleville's express agent delivered at the Crowell home a +large bundle addressed to Captain Enoch Burgess, the captain +smuggled it surreptitiously upstairs, closed the windows of his room +and stuffed the key hole with a wad of paper. + +It was some hours before he succeeded in mastering the various +adjustments of the phonograph, and ventured to hear himself +"pop." Listening with critical intentness, he discovered that two +sentences were missing. Grimly he tried again. The word that had +been so long his stumbling block suddenly showed its vindictiveness +once more. + +"'It is with painful trep-trep-' darn it!" repeated the phonograph +with startling distinctness. + +Wrathfully the captain snatched the record and hurled it under the +bed. A number of others soon kept it company. The next day the +captain went to Boston again. This time even the phonograph dealer +was astonished at the number of blank records Captain Enoch demanded. + +With reckless abandon the captain proceeded to use the new supply of +records. Dripping with perspiration from the heat of his +closely-shut room and from his strenuous mental exertion, he finally +came to the last one, and word by word and sentence by sentence +heard himself make an absolutely correct and flawless proposal to +Miss Macy. + +Solemnly the captain wiped his brow. "I declare I wish Abner could +hear it," he remarked proudly. "There ain't a single mistake, big +words an' all. It ought to please M'lissy, if anything will." + +At the thought of Melissa Captain Enoch's honest heart began to beat +faster. He threw open his window with all the eagerness of a lover, +and looked over toward Melissa's old-fashioned house with its +comfortable veranda and wide chimney. + +His bronzed face turned suddenly white and he gripped the window +sill with all the strength of his powerful hands. Two men were +turning in at Melissa's gate. The short fat man was Thomas Peters, +the tall thin one the village clergyman. To Captain Enoch the fact +that Peters and the minister were calling upon Melissa together +could mean but one thing. Hours and years of the captain's life +seemed to pass, as he watched the two men go slowly up Melissa's +gravel walk. When the door closed behind them, he turned about, +dazed and trembling. He was breathing hard like a man at the end of +a race. Half an hour later he had packed his bag and paid his board +bill, leaving Mrs. Crowell in a state of bewilderment and curiosity +that was sufficient to disturb her peace of mind for many a day. + +From Boston the tramp had wallowed her way around the Horn to San +Francisco and back again as far as Rio Janiero when Captain Enoch +received his first mail from home. A travel-stained letter, bearing +Abner Crowell's cramped handwriting, threw the captain into a sudden +panic. + +"I don't know whether to open it, or not," he debated nervously. +"I want to know what's in it, an' I'm scared to find out. I'm a good +mind to throw it overboard and forget I ever got it." + +Curiosity finally overcame his dread. The letter was encouragingly +brief. + +"'Dere Enoch,'" he read. "'I'd like to know what you blowed up an' +went off the way you did for. Abner Crowell." "P.S. Mrs. Crowell +sends her respecks, and Miss Melissa Macy her regards, if you want +'em. A.C." "P.S. Number two. All you need, Enoch Burgess, is about +ten inches more on your ears. A.C.'" + +"'Miss Melissa Macy,'" repeated Captain Enoch. "He would have said +Mrs. Peters, if she was married." + +The captain leaped to his feet and rushed on deck. A boat was just +leaving the steamer's side, the mate sitting placidly under an awning. + +"Hey, wait," roared the captain wildly. "I'm goin' to git our +clearance papers," he shouted, as the astonished mate ordered the +boat back. "I ain't goin' to hang around here waitin' for a lazy +planter to git a cargo of coffee aboard. I don't care if there ain't +any more coffee in the world; folks can drink tea. I'm goin' home as +quick as steam can take me." + +Lights were beginning to shine in the homes of Mapleville when the +captain came to the end of his long journey. A shining path +stretched temptingly from Melissa's windows to the gate and the +captain followed it eagerly. + +Back of the crimson geraniums and the canary's cage he could see +Melissa sitting at a low table. The yellow cat occupied the big +rocker. It was all so pleasant and home-like a lump rose in the +captain's throat. He decided to steal quietly in and surprise Melissa. +But at the door he stopped as suddenly as if he had been shot. A +deep bass voice was uttering words that sounded strangely familiar. + +"'Dear and esteemed lady,'" he heard. Cautiously he tip-toed across +the hall. A phonograph was on the table in front of Melissa. As he +bent forward the proposal "to a dignified and refined lady" came to +an end. Tenderly Melissa put both arms about the shining horn of the +phonograph and kissed it! + +The sight was too much for the captain. With one bound, he cleared +the threshold and entered the cosy sitting room. + +"M'lissy Macy," he declared boldly, "I ain't goin' to have you +wastin' kisses on an old phonograph when I'm right here. Where'd you +find that record, M'lissy?" he asked at last. + +Melissa blushed delightfully. "Mis' Crowell heard you and told me +you was practisin' how to propose and, after you went away, I went +and got every single one of them records," confessed Melissa. +"I've played 'em over and over, even the 'darn it!' one. I know that +proposal by heart." + +"So do I," responded Captain Enoch grimly, as he salvaged another +kiss. "I've be'n a reg'lar old putty-head," he admitted with +unsparing honesty, "but if you'll promise to teach me, I'd like to +learn a whole lot more by heart." + +"I'll do my best," promised Melissa mischievously. + + + + +BY TELEPHONE + +E.M. CHASE + + +Time--Very recently. + +Place--A flat in Back Bay. + +"Bessie Lane, where in the world did you drop from?" + +"The station just now and I'm famished." + +"I haven't a thing for lunch but you take off your wraps while I +attend to things." + +"There, I've ordered a delicious lunch and it will be here in +fifteen or twenty minutes. What a handy thing a telephone is." + +"Oh, yes, very handy indeed." + +"Why the sarcasm, my dear Bessie?" + +"You seem to forget that I live in the country." + +"But not out of reach of 'phones, Bessie." + +"No, but we are on a sixteen-party line with eighteen other +subscribers. Not long ago I went to the dentist and had a tooth +treated. The next morning I awoke with a toothache. About the middle +of the forenoon, nine-thirty to be exact, I thought I would call up +the dentist to find out if the treatment ought to make my tooth ache. +I gave the bell a vigorous ring--" + +"Why should you ring a bell to telephone?" + +"My dear citified Annie, we do not run our universe by electricity +as you do in the city, and it is our only means of attracting +'central.' I rang the bell, put the receiver to my ear and heard, 'I +am using the line.' + +"I mumbled an apology, waited a few minutes and tried again. It is +unpleasant to have the bell ring in your ear, so out of courtesy to +the other subscribers I gently lifted off the receiver, put it to my +ear and heard, 'That cottage by the shore will suit--' + +"Fifteen minutes later I tried again and please remember my tooth +was paining all the time. I listened, the line was quiet, I called +central and asked 'One nine ring two four please.' + +"'That line is busy.' + +"Well, I thanked my lucky stars that I have a good supply of patience. +After five minutes I tried again. I listened to see if the line was +busy and heard, 'Killed by an automobile, all mangled to pieces.' Too +horror stricken to realize I was listening to conversation not +intended for my ears I listened on. The details fairly made my blood +run cold and the unknown speaker had the most tragic voice I ever +heard. She continued, 'It was terrible, I almost fainted, it was one +of my best roosters, too!' + +"Just then a neighbor brought in my mail and I spent a few minutes +reading letters and looking over the morning Post but the +persistent tooth reminded me and I tried again. Wonder of wonders I +got the dentist's office and asked if the dentist was there. 'No, he +is not here just now but he will be back in a few minutes, shall I +tell him to call you?' + +"'If you will, please, this is--' + +"'I knew your voice instantly, Bessie, and I'll tell him.' + +"I waited and waited, then waited some more, then I tried again. +'Get off the line, somebody else wants a chance to use it. You there, +Jim?' + +"I was almost in despair. When I was sure my snappy friend had had +time enough to transact all the affairs of the Nation I made another +attempt but I listened once more, rather than butt in again, +listened and heard, 'Just the sweetest shade of green, you know--' +Trials of Job, I was getting out of patience, to put it mildly. I +gave the crank a vicious turn but the same party was still talking, +she said sweetly, 'I guess someone wants the line.' I assured her I +did, it was a case of life and death. 'Someone dead, oh dear, is it +any one I know?' + +"Thoroughly exasperated I called central and demanded, 'one nine +ring two four.' + +"'Line busy.' + +"I made up my mind never to use a 'phone again, or try to when my +own number rang. I grabbed the receiver off the hook and thought my +trial was over, for of course I knew it was the dentist at last. 'Is +this you, Bessie? Did you know Jennie Knowles has broken her ankle?' + +"'No, I didn't, and I don't care if she has broken her neck, I want +the line.' + +"Of course my rudeness lost me a friend for a while, until I saw her +and made ample apologies, but I made my last attempt and was +connected with the dentist. I told him about the toothache; it took +some time as I had to explain three times that I was using the line +but I did it. 'Does it ache very badly? Can't you stand it until +to-morrow? Then the treatment will desensitize it sufficiently and I +can work on it without hurting you at all.' + +"'Oh, no, it doesn't ache at all, I called you up to hear your voice, +certainly I can stand it, I've stood much worse trials.' I slammed +up the receiver, looked at the clock and it was two-fifteen. Too late +to attend the lecture in the library so I went out and called on +Alice, yes, indeed, I repeat, telephones are very handy and save +lots of time." + +"Here is our lunch, we're in the city now, come on, Bessie." + + + + +FALMOUTH INNER HARBOR + + +Twelve years ago on May 11, 1910, the H.W. Miller, the first +two-masted schooner came into the harbor, then known as Deacon's Pond, +now Falmouth Inner Harbor. Other smaller vessels had been in, but +this was the first which marked the commercial use of the basin. + +A harbor in this place had been talked about for several years, but +the first legal action was taken in the February town meeting of 1906, +when a committee of five men: Geo. W. Jones, Charles S. Burgess, Asa +L. Pattee, Nathan S. Ellis and Charles A. Robinson were appointed to +look into the matter and carry out the wishes of the town. + +Joseph Walsh was our representative in Boston, and presided at the +meeting, acting as moderator. + +Heman A. Harding, then senator from the Cape district, acted as +legal adviser for the State. + +There were many meetings of the committee and interested citizens, +and among the latter A.W. Goodness, A.B. Clough and W.E.A. Clough +were untiring in their efforts and were largely responsible for the +success of the project. + +On January 20, 1907, the Harbor and Land Commissioners called for a +hearing "for building jetties and dredging to make a boat harbor at +Deacon's Pond, Falmouth." + +The first plan was drawn by Frank W. Hodgdon in September, 1907. + +The first appropriation made for the cost was $25,000 from the State +and $10,000 from the Town. + +The lower part of the land dredged was purchased on July 13, 1804, +from Abram and Lois Bowerman by Watson Jenkins, Joseph Mayhew, +Stephen Davis, Consider Hatch and Joseph Davis, Jr., and used as a +site for salt works by the whole or part of them. On August 1, 1805, +the same Abram and Lois Bowerman deeded additional land to Joseph +Davis, Jr., and on June 17, 1816, the same parties sold more land to +Nymphas Davis, the son of Joseph, Jr. + +As Joseph Davis, Sr., the father of Joseph, Jr., was then a deacon +in the Congregational church, the name was gradually changed from +the old name of "Bowerman's Pond" to "the deacon's pond" and it +finally became Deacon's Pond. Later, when the name did not locate +the harbor sufficiently, it was officially changed to "Falmouth +Inner Harbor." + +There were formerly two outlets from the pond into Vineyard Sound, +and some of the old deeds refer to the East and West rivers. There +was also a ditch across the marsh, probably through the land now +owned by Edward Gallagher. + +In 1870-1 the land about the pond and also "Great Hill" was sold by +George H. Davis, the son of Nymphas Davis, to the Falmouth Land and +Wharf Company, and remained in its possession several years, later +becoming the property of G. Edward Smith, the president of the +company. + +In 1888 Mr. Smith sold the beach, extending from the line of the +Falmouth Wharf Company west to the land now covered by the harbor, +to George H. Davis. + +One of the old rivers had long since been filled and the other +changed its course so often through the beach that the town was +obliged to set stone posts to define the middle line and establish a +definite boundary. + +When the land was finally acquired by the State, the channel was cut +through the land of the widow of George H. Davis on the eastern side +and a small triangular piece on the western side belonging to +Henrietta F. Goodnow. + +On February, 18, 1909, the harbor and Land Commissioners advertised +another hearing in regard to the "Improvement of Deacon's Pond Harbor" +and still another on February 24, 1910. + +After these hearings had been held and improvements made, the +channel was wide and deep enough to permit schooners to enter. + +However, the sand drifted in and on March 11, 1911, there was +another hearing called in regard to removing a "shoal at the +entrance to the harbor" and about 32,000 cubic feet of earth was +then removed. + +Since then other deepenings have been made until now, during the +summer season, it is a common sight to see some sixty boats of all +descriptions lying in the water. + +In 1921 the harbor was further improved by extending the jetty on +the west side about 200 feet into Vineyard Sound. + + + + +BASS RIVER + + + There's a gently flowing river, + Bordered by whispering trees, + That ebbs and flows in Nobscussett + And winds through Mattacheese. + + Surely the Indian loved it + In the ages so dim and gray, + River beloved of the Pale Face + Who dwell near its banks today. + + Lovely it lies in the moonlight, + A silver scroll unrolled, + And glorious when the sunset + Turns it to molten gold. + + Yet we love it when the mist clouds + Hang over it like a pall; + No less when the hand of the Frost King + Holds it in icy thrall. + + In all of its moods and changes + We joy in its billows salt, + With the deep strong love of a lover + Blinded to every fault. + + Always its gleaming beauty + Raises our thoughts from the clod; + Up, up to the crystal river, + That flows from the Throne of God. + + They pass on,--the generations,-- + Thou stayest, while men depart; + They go with thy lovely changes + Shrined in each failing heart. + + Beautiful old Bass River! + Girt round with murmuring trees; + Long wilt thou flow in Nobscussett. + And wander through Mattacheese. + + ARETHUSA. + + * * * * * + + + +A CORRECTION + +The article in our May issue, "Automobile Tour of Cape Cod," was +written before the advent of automobiles to Nantucket, and therefore +did not take account of the fact that autos are now not only allowed +but plentiful there. The fact that the article was not up to date +escaped the attention of the editor. + + + + +CAPE CODE NOTES + + The Harwich Independent says: Indications are that the coming +summer will be another record breaker along our shores. A big +building boom is on in cottages now under construction, and we are +to have new comers from New York, Boston, and other places. Cottages +for rental are being rapidly taken. + + * * * * * + +Artist George Elmer Browne left America for France the first of May +with a class of 40 pupils. Mrs. Browne and Miss Hallett will +accompany him for the summer. Provincetown will miss the Brownes +this summer, but wishes them a pleasant and successful season abroad. + + * * * * * + +Charles A. Atwood, night operator in the Sagamore telephone exchange, +has been awarded a Theodore N. Vail medal for his services on the +occasion of a night fire in the building where the exchange is +located, March 27, 1921, when he made his way through the smoke to +the switchboard and gave the alarm first to the Keith Car Works and +next to the local fire chief. After that he was overcome by the smoke, +and the staircase was on fire when he was revived. He got back into +the operating room after that and remained on duty the rest of the +night. + + * * * * * + +William Ellis and his son George were hunting driftwood along the +beach in the neighborhood of Peaked Hill bars, at the Provincetown +end and came on a sack lying in the tidewash, which was found to +contain 200 pounds of gamboge. It is thought their find came from +the wreck of the ship Peruvian, which met its fate on those shoals +Dec. 26, 1872, as no other vessel has since been wrecked there which +had gamboge as a part of its cargo. The gamboge was said to be in +perfect condition, in spite of its long immersion in the sea water. +Gamboge is a resin, orange red in color, but yellow when in powder +form. It was used in medicine as an emetic and artists, especially +those using water colors will recall it as a yellow pigment. + + * * * * * + +Dr. B.D. Eldredge of Harwich passed his 90th birthday on Monday, May +1st. This extreme age has dealt very lightly with the Doctor whose +general appearance is much the same as when many years younger, but +his step and carriage show some infirmity. He is destined to add +another decade of life, and the many congratulatory greetings +extended to him by friends voiced that prediction. Doctor Eldredge +is still in professional practice. + + * * * * * + +The "Emperor Jones," Eugene G. O'Neill's, of Provincetown, drama, has +been produced in Boston. The Provincetown players may be said to have +done themselves well by presenting as a maiden effort in Boston, this +play by O'Neill in which Charles Gilpin plays the leading role. "The +Emperor Jones" is O'Neill's first offering to Boston theatre world +although he learned his trade at Prof. Baker's Harvard 47 Workshop. + + * * * * * + +In a stock judging contest at the Massachusetts Agricultural College, +Amherst, recently, Lawrence High School of Falmouth won second place, +scoring 1100 out of a possible 1200 points. Eight teams competed in +the contest, with 54 competitors for individual prizes. The team from +the Lawrence High School was composed of Arthur Briggs, Edward Briggs +and Harold Dushane, and these young men are to be congratulated upon +their ability as judges of live stock. They deserve special credit +for the reason that the other teams competing were selected from much +larger schools than Lawrence High. Mr. Williams, who is taking the +place of Mr. Hawkes as agricultural instructor, accompanied the boys +to Amherst, the party making the trip by auto. + + + + +A DELAYED LETTER + + +In looking over some old manuscripts the other day the editor came +across the following letter which is so full of longing for the +country of the writer's ancestry that we publish it herewith, just +as it was written in 1918: + +Denver, Colorado. + +"A state of Maine man, Mr. Dana, has just handed me a copy of your +magazine of December, 1917. Because I am a Cape Codder marooned in +the Rocky Mountains for 40 years, though I started to run away to sea +when I was 8 years old--man proposes, God disposes. I read it through +from stem to gudgeon including the poetry and the advertisements. My +ancestor, Thomas Baxter, Yarmouth, Mass., married the daughter of +Capt. John Gorham, Temperance Gorham Sturgis, widow of Edmund +Sturgis, Jr., Jan. 26, 1879. He was a lieutenant under Capt. John +Gorham in the great swamp fight, King Philip's war, and that part of +Maine (then Massachusetts) called Gorham, was set off to them for +services against the Narragansett Indians. + +"With such ancestry, followed by worthy descendants, don't you think +I have a love for Cape Cod sand? Capt. Gorham's wife was Desire +Howland, daughter of John Howland of the Mayflower and the first son +of Thomas, John Baxter, married Desire Gorham, June 11, 1706, and +with his two brothers built the old mill at Hyannis of which it is +sung: + + "The Baxter boys they built a mill, + And when it went, it never stood still. + And when it went it made no noise, + Because 'twas built by Baxter's boys." + +"I hope to pass my last years in my cottage in South Dennis and to +quote from Edna Howes' poem on page 23, entitled 'Who's Worrin'?' + + "Cod and haddock, boned and white, + A drying on their flakes, + There's none can beat the cod fish balls + That mother only makes. + And clams and quahogs, scallops, too, + A layin' close at hand + A waitin' and a longin' + To be dug from out the sand." + +"My word, Edna, you make my mouth water! + +"On page 11 you say that no Canadian lynx or wild cat has been seen +on the Cape for 100 years. Make it about 50 years instead, because +there was a catamount in South Yarmouth woods in 1867 and I think I +saw it--and I could prove it if George Thatcher was alive and had +his memory with him. + +"How I would enjoy being out in a cat boat off Hyannis, or Dennisport, +or North Dennis. Say! if the bluefish haven't been all caught by the +time I get there I will certainly try my luck. I would rather catch +rock cod, or perch, or tautog, than fill a creel with brook trout, +under any conditions, any day in the year; but then you don't care, +and I don't care if you don't--but I do." + + Yours truly, + JOHN N. BAXTER. + + + + +A MILLION QUARTS OF STRAWBERRIES + + +Cape Cod strawberries are destined to become as famous as her +cranberries, her fishing, and her renown as a summer resort. One +million quarts of them left her fields the past season! And the +industry is still growing! + +Cape Cod leads New England in the magnitude of this industry and +Falmouth holds the honor of being the home of the Cape Cod +strawberry. + +There are in Falmouth something over two hundred acres in +strawberries, and these acres extend over an area of between six and +seven square miles. The berries for the most part are grown on land +cleared from woods within the past fifteen years. New land is being +cleared each season and the territory is becoming more and more +extensive, the industry expanding and Falmouth as a specialized +farming center more and more prominent. + +The sturdy pioneers of this industry in Falmouth are Portuguese +people who drifted to the section from nearby industrial centers +like New Bedford and Fall River and who later persuaded their +friends and relatives from across the sea to join them in this land +of plenty. They are splendid people, hard working, thrifty and +industrious, and make most excellent citizens. Although but few have +had the opportunity to attend school, they are most intelligent +farmers, ready and willing to adopt methods that will financially +improve their business. The majority are, however, limited in land +area and many times are obliged to crop their small farms to excess, +for strawberries are the main cash crop, and very few who have more +recently come here have the necessary funds to acquire much land or +equipment. The acreage in berries will vary from one-half an acre to +four acres. Cultural methods are practically all hand work. The land +is cleared by hand, plants set and runners placed by hand, fertilizer +applied by hand, hand hoed, hand weeded and naturally hand picked. + +The rows are set 4-1/2 to 5 feet apart, plants 14 to 15 inches in the +row. The matted row system is used, but instead of allowing runners +to set at will, each one is placed. The beds are raised six inches, +rows when fully set are from 3-1/2 to 4 feet wide. Pine needles are +used for a mulch mainly because they were handy at first, clean of +weeds and easy to apply, but the pine needle is getting more and +more obsolete, like the tallow candle, and unless the grower changes +his method of mulching or else uses a motor truck and goes a long +distance he is out of luck in the future. + +The industry has seen hard times and about six years ago it was +doubtful if it could survive. Growers were working as individuals +and selling their berries and buying their fertilizer, crates and +baskets. It was not uncommon for one grower to ship his season's +crop to as many as seven or eight different commission houses. This +all led to confusion. The commission man could not depend on a +steady and sure supply. By splitting up a crop in this way the +grower actually competed with himself. Finally, by necessity, he was +forced to combine with his neighbor and pool a common interest. The +growers were guided into a co-operative association, to a large +degree, by the assistance of Mr. Wilfrid Wheeler, then Secretary of +the State Board of Agriculture. + +Mr. George C. Lillie was employed as manager, and right from the +start the association rallied and has been gaining ground ever since. +At present this association, known as the Cape Cod Strawberry +Growers' Association, numbers ninety-eight men. They are +incorporated, hold shares in the association, and sell their berries +through one commission house instead of seven or eight. + +There are two grades of berries sold, only one of which carries the +association stamp. Each member has a number which is placed on his +crate and about 80 per cent of the crop is shipped under the stamp +of the association. The members are paid on Wednesdays and Saturdays +during the shipping season. They also pool their fertilizer order of +over 200 tons, as well as that for crates and baskets. Payment for +these commodities are deducted from returns on the berries. Last +season the association shipped about seventy carloads of berries. +This is probably over two-thirds of the entire output for Falmouth. +Each car holds about 170 80-quart crates, and practically half are +shipped in iced cars. The berries leave Falmouth at 9 p.m. and +arrive in Boston at 6 a.m. They are there distributed to various +points, some going, we understand, as far north as Bangor, Maine. + +The varieties grown are Echo, Howard 17, Abington and King Edward. +The first named are more common, but indications point to a rapid +change to the Howard 17. The Echo berry has proved a splendid variety +for this section, as it stands up so well under shipment. The Howard +17 is nearly as good a shipper, but considered a better quality berry +and does nicely on our Cape soils. The picking season is from three +to four weeks. Pickers are usually paid 2 cents a quart, and a good +picker will make from $3 to $4 a day. Five thousand quarts is +considered a fair yield per acre for the section. + +The members of the association do not put all their eggs in one +basket, however. They grow besides strawberries, turnips, corn, +potatoes, carrots and raspberries for cash crops. Turnips follow +strawberries in volume and last fall the members shipped about +twenty-five carloads.--_Falmouth Enterprise_. + + + + + + +End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Cape Cod and All the Pilgrim Land, +June 1922, Volume 6, Number 4, by Various + +*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK CAPE COD MAGAZINE *** + +***** This file should be named 14979.txt or 14979.zip ***** +This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: + https://www.gutenberg.org/1/4/9/7/14979/ + +Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Robert Prince and the PG Online +Distributed Proofreading Team. + + +Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions +will be renamed. + +Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no +one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation +(and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without +permission and without paying copyright royalties. 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