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Title: The Oölogist for the student of birds, their nests and eggs
Year: 1886 (1880s)
Authors: Lattin, Frank H
Subjects: Birds Birds
Publisher: Albion, N.Y. : Frank H. Lattin
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Institution Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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n 100 vessels being engaged solely inthis trade. The business is carried onalmost entirely by negroes. It is notan uncommon sight to see a vesselscaptain and all of the crew composedof colored men. The sponges aregathered by means of a long pole witha hook attached to the lower end withwhich the sponge fisherman is very ex-pert. He lies prone upon his stomachin the stern of a boat looking throughan ordinary water bucket with a glassbottom, which does away with theglare from the water and allows himto survey the bottom leisurely whilethe boatman rows or sculls the boat.A schooner lies at anchor nearby, fromwhich a half dozen or more of thesesmall boats fish, which returns to portwhen it is loaded or at night, as thecase may be. The men all share andshare alike of the cargo, the captainreceiving a larger portion and the own-er of the vessel one-quarter of the profit.Anclote Harbor in Hillsboro Countyand Key West are the principal spongestations off the coast of Florida. 126 THE OOLOGIST
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THE OCLOGIST. 137 BIG FREE MIDWAY.The Buffalo Outside Attraction Increas-es In Popularity.large; attendance. The merry Big Free Midway is themagnet that is attracting thousands ofpleasure seekers who -come again andagain finding at each visit somethingnew and interesting. This Midwayhas become a resort for people whoseek innocent amusement and its pricesare within the reach of the most hum-ble. It is located at the terminal station,north of the Exposition proper. The performances are presented on ascale of magnificence never before at-tempted at free street shows. The at-tendance has averaged 17500 dailysince the opening, six weeks ago. Among the most notable of the onehundred big shows are the Streets ofCairo, Sing Sing Prison, Idols of Art,Streets of India, Trained Animal Expo-sition, German Village, White TopPalm Garden, Heaven and Hell, GypsyCamp, Persian Beauty Show, Palais dela Danse, Arctic Cave and Athletic Au-ditorium. So much has been said and printedabout Midways and street

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