The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 1, 1917 Page: 2 of 8
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EXCITING EXPERIENCE OF FT.
WORTH CITIZEN IN DAYS
GONE BY IS GRAPHICALLY
TOLD FOR HERALD READERS.
Nothing at all does the present
generation know about whaling. But
there are still men in our midst who
ilo know and have taken part in ex-
peditions after the huge denizen of
the deep. One of this is Fred Heer-
man of Ft. Worth and he has kindly
written the following account of one
of his experiences for publication.
In this lightning age of hustling,
speed and hurry up and get there
when we eat our breakfast, read the
daily, have a shave, a shine, carry on
a conversation, dictate a letter, all ai
the same time, we are prone to for-
get the days of the past of but a few
years, when folks took things sort of;
easy and got more out of life and [
though they lived longer somehow |
they reached the end of their earthly
pilgrimage just the same and by the
way, more matured.
Now if a fellow goes a fishing, he
need not think for a minute, when he
sits 011 the bank of some creek, that
ho can coax the fish around some
tempting bait hooked to the end of j
his line. He just has to sit there
and wait and in the meantime recall
some of the most unheard of tales as
related by Issae Walton and the ho3t
of his followers and as luck will have
it, a fellow can always buy a stHng
of fish he didn't catch.
Fishing in any sort of river, lake or
mountain stream has its fascination,
but going out on the briny deep, then
it is a fish of a different size and col-
or. It is going after big game and
excitement galore mixed with a little
danger, enough to make it spicy.
Whaling Fleets No More.
There was a time when a large
whaling fieet sailed the seven seas in
<iuest of oil, but the whaling industry
may be looked upon today as the pro-
verbial "every dog has had his day."
However, in the distant future that
day may return when all the oil fields
are drained and electricity has
ed itself out.
nest on the masthead. From this diz-
zy height the men with glasses would
sweep the ocean in all directions of
the corrtpass to the very limit of the
horizon in search for whales as they
are compelled to come to the surface
at certain intervals to spout.
Getting ready for Chase.
Only an experienced whale man
can tell by the shape of the spout as
it arises from the deep whether it
is of the desired species of whales.
As soon as a school of sperm whales
is raised and the exact bearings tak-
en, the old bark will keep off her
course avd head for the spot whete
the whales were last seen. If we get
near enough when they come up
j again the boats are then lowered and
i cleared sail set and the chase begins.
There is nothing more thrilling
I than a sail in an open boat over the
mighty waves of the ocean, besides
the thought that we are going after
some big fish makes a fellow's heart
almost drop into his boots until one
is in the thick of the fight and then
all danger is forgotten.
On this particular day wind and
weather were ideal the boats kept
.short distances apart and under a'
fresh breeze rode the seas majestical-
ly. Sometime some of the <;raft would
gently rise to the crest of the wave
and again he lost sight of and disap-
pear between the mountainous waves
but onward we rushed, gradually
drawing nearer and nearer the unsus-
pecting school of large sperm whales.
Whales in Plain Sight.
Another hour's sail brought us so
close that the broad backs of these
monsters could plainly be seen rolling
in the trough of the sea moving along
slowly, the numerous spouts looked
like so many geisers gushing out of
the sea.
The least noise would alarm the
whales, about 100 in number, there-
fore not a word was spoken. The
bowman with harpoon in hand was
ready to plunge the deadly iron into
the body of the whale.
Cautiously he picked out his prey,
burn- 1 by motion of his hand he gave orders
to the helmsmen, motionless we sat
1 Plal
UftJ
happened the harpooi^^W^t--iited
the blubber of the wt^^Jfa ten
ed itself in to the flel^
The whale was flectit
spinning around the li^(
terrific rate and almo^.
We had to give him full
could hold even if our lj
line had to go. But anothgi
already passed the bite 0f
over to us to fasten to thj
ours.
The sail was hastily takeiBr. aml|l§
put down and out of the Wa
The whale slackened his
we immediately held on to K. line
and began to pull up on hiiBut for
only a short distance.
A Swift Ride T lte,
At the rate of twenty-fiv ,|
hour the whale tried to tii
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ALL WE ASK
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' in the boat, before us movad that im-
i mense body of whales. Inhere was
beam filling «li .twins-},of extraordinary \aree k\zc iwtnJ
• i* ^-ty pov- -m V -"f " **. C""" ** lHU un- «e
ril nd within a ftf were after.
Now for u little adventure on a
whaling cruise: With a fresh breeze
blowVin off hot beam
a«r bow auawflrd
hours St; Paul de Loando was
siprht beyond tlie horizon and th
wc jrajjjgj on |,jm>
visible to our eye; The | ■'iat there almost breathless waiting
and expecting, with the rising and
jle? an
away
j life-
sad "f I
j right | H
ng st'j§§
ike « j==
(hardly (==
from | gg
tired j §|
nwrc
,o fire i g=
We ken
"l<l s.juiirr ringed blubber hunter
with her typical mixed crew of all na-
tions seemed to take her own time
riding the seas. Once in a while
she would kick
j falling of the boat it seemed at times
as it the whale would be above or be-
low us.
an Oil-rushing wave Harpoon Hits Mark.
and send a spray over the deck. At last the moment had come, a
Even before reaching the whaling : 'nighty sea gave the boat such a lurch
ground everything was in readiness i that we were almost thown on top of
a moments notice. .. The ■ lookout I the whale and as
men took their - - 1
' places in the crow's
soon as lightning
and before anyone knew what had
FOll THE AUTOIST
%
who owns any kind of car, elec-
tric or gasoline, We are head-
quarters for every sort of sup-
plies. Il tiialces no difference
what your machine needs or
should be equipped with we
have it. We invite all auto
owners to stop in and look us
over whether they have any
present auto needs or not, A
visit will fix this place in their
minds when such needs arise.
The Alto Saddlery Company
from us, but we held on for
We were going so fast that >,i
going over the waves we d;
through with the spray c
steady and piercing our fac
million needle we could
breathe.
But we held on for dear
ting further and further aVj
the ship and at last the mop
out from the loss of blood
suddenly in his flight and a
ed up to him he appeared if
like a small floating island.
The Whale Goes Do'
As we got almost up to hi:]
a bomb lance into his vital
went down, down, down. < ]
Again we paid out the It
most a thousand feet fhen it
ed- and now had come the eri:
ment. Where would th
break water and was he one
dangerous, fighting bulls!
Anxiously we were -wait
pulled in the slack line as isj —
possible; we watched the walij
immediate surrounding •: of
we had our oars ready to gel j
the.wax, 'ant* thwart a possi
rush.
Boat Sent Spinning.
We waited, but no whale,
was hanging loose over the git
and. we had already ;ome tp thi
elusion that the line had parte*
suddenly to our horror, the boi
lTfted clear out of water and
day I cannot understand had we eve'
got clear except as quick as though,
we all had one foot oil the whal>
back and the other in the boat. T!
next minute we were in deep wal
again althoug scared almost to da;
but greatly relieved. It meant qui
action now. We realized that t1
whale meant fight. Being n>j'"« at;
miles away from any assi:
were alone and single
quer one of the mijjhtest
of the deep who in fury was
his powerful flukes ovei
"lni'
One sweep of th;.t
gil, Offninat oyr ttouW-
mpitn t
7 ///V«"/ /tiff about we
the one supreme attempt to get lid
enough for a good aim, and as lu|
would have it the first shot went dpi
into the body of the whalo and
ploded, causing a great tremer of this
huge man of flesh. The whale jsoun.
ed immeditely but when
reached the surface to
relief, he was spouting blood.
Eight shots had at last Uie desired
effect and when after four hours of
bard and dangerous work the whale
in his llury, pitched, rolled and
times even breached clear out of the
water, it was then safest to give
him all the line and get away from
this awe-inspiring scene of struggling
with death. .
Soon, however., the waters seemed
calm, the whale suscumed and floated
'in up. FRED HERKMAN.
Is a chance to convince the public that we are the j§
cheapest house in town.
jj In only a few days we will be able to show you as B
j complete a line of merchandise as can be found in a I
| town of this size. Our prices are always right, and, B
U best of all, the entire line will be practically new.
From Saturday, Feb. 3rd to Saturday, j
Feb. 10th, we quote the following prices: 1
Six rpools of thread 25
Twelve pair men's woolen mixed gray sox, 15c sel-
lers 1.00
Men's blue shirts, medium weight 45
Men's blue shirts, extra good quality 55
Regular 50c sellers in alumiuum ware 30
Crj'stal White lauudry soap, seven cakes 25
Plain white plates, tvtra large, per set <;s HI
" regular size. •> 45 W
'! " " medium, " " 40
" " extra quality " " 45
Grauite and enamel ware, large assortment, at your
own pt ice. " .S
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We Pay Highest Market Price tor All Kinds Country Produce ■
It is the dough you save that makes the bread.
Come in and be convinced.
The Plain Price Store
Incorporated
Capital Stock $5000.
ALTO, TEXAS
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Shoulder Your Own Losd.
YOUR HAULING BUSINESS
In the past has been appreciated and now that lam
again engaged in the general drayage and hauling
business, solicit your patronage on the usual basis
—safe, courteous and prompt service at all times.
berrrr equipped than ev r
TO AT] END Q YOUR HAULING
Clyde Scales
An exchange tells of a lroen mind
ed, clear headed public accountant
who accidentally dropped a blot of
ink on a ledger he was auditing, and
he placed his innitials across the blot
he made so that no future Lookkeep
er or auditor would be held responsi-
ble for what he had done. Titday
that man employs a numebr of men
in his business and when one of them
makes a blot he has them write their
initials on it, so that the responsibili
ty may be placed where it belongs
and not at the door of an inocent
party. It takes courage to- initial
your own blots. It is so easy to fail
to assume full responsibility for our
mistakes, and some one else may be
accused of our errors. It is a beau-
tiful thing to take the blame on our-
selves that we deserve. It give* us a
clear conscience and high standing
in the eyes of the world at large. A
good resolve for this year would be
for all of us to conscientiously initial
our own blots for a whole twelve
month. We will be stro
racter if we can do it
^r in
-i: c.
cha-
has been a strew
aovrhFTftWK*'' TonlS*3
are doijig very well. Plants
coming up a good full Stand. New |
s, are being cleared and put in
ution and a general air of thrift
rprise is seen 011 every hand,
are paying more attention
i'sing of hogs and cattle than
nerly the case.
. Todd has gotten over his
er and carried a big wagon
ogs to town, for which he
quite a nice little sum.
Bice boys and Bazel Frost
Iddleton and A. J. Garner have
rag over their newly worked
fnd it looks good.
Allen Garner says that he is
to kill some Bermuda grass. If
fes then we will sit up and take
imett Lawrence's baby is still
IkM but better. Jewell Mercer's
is still very sick. The doctors
>rt no change.
. D. Todd has been sick but we
glad to say that he is better.
Mrs. Bertie Jenkens of Rusk Is
th her sister, Mrs. Jewell Mercer,
a few days.
[Miss Mary Mercer of Douglass and
I,Hie Mercer of Rusk are with home
Jks.
fr'4l'.illy Black and wife were over
pm Shiloh to see Jewell Mercer's
k boy. Also Rube Jones came
?r.
E. Harry, pastor of the Baptist
jrch here, is driving Henry Todd's
r car, showing Henry how to
e.
);ryan Skeeters has cut those big
[on stalks on the branch and it
a job, too. Bryan is a hustler,
Iway. He says the boll weevils
this cotton up and that he is going
|ry corn this time.
some man would get some reg-
Beii beef cattle in this community
Mould be a good investment.
I' armer.
Broadw.'iy ^ dt n of homc'soolci
Robert W. Chambers says so. In a
remarkable interview, tlu famous
novelist befriends the character of
New York show-girl. He says in
part:
"I find as I study these young peo-
ple that not all is desire for gayety,
for persmial beauty and comfort
and brightness—there is the old dom-
inating impulse to mate. Indeed it
is often this very desire wVri '.1 leads
these yonrg people to Broadway; but
what they want is a home, tiie safe
retreat, 'the man that belongs to
them, the child that needs them."
THere is a profound truth in IWr.
Chambers' gallant defense—the in-
stinct in us all tb lo've and mate. Mr.
Chambers has always Ihotoughlya^^
en^lified this in his ftf■ (i
or so well perhaps as in his latest
novel, "The Dark Star," appearing in
the Cosmopolitan Magazine. adv
TOMATO MEETING.
Wc will hold' a general tomato
meeting at Jacksonville Saturday,
Feb. 10. Each loading point will be
cxp'ected to have representees pres-
ent. All tomato growers are "invit-
ed. Plans for better grading, pack-
ing and handling this year's crop.
Lone Star Shipping Agency,
Jno. H. Brooks, Sales Agent.
Still in The Mark« i.
For Sale.
market
cattle
I am still in he
your fat hogs and
will pay the highest market
prices for same. It will pay
you to see me before you sell.
H. L. Maddux. I
hod grade
■ale. C. E.
Red Pole
Mallory.
bulls
tf
irnii' 1 H
Kd two
Meb&rie cotton
['man & Wattcrs.
seed.
Advantages
Buying Advertised Goods
Merchandise that is advertised
moves much faster than that which is not,
and therefore the stock is kept new and up-to-date.
T here are* no shopworn, slow sellers to be disposed of in the
store that keeps the advertising column: at work selling goods.
And you can always depend upon the
quality cf advertised articles. The merchant s
reputation is back of his merchandise and he cannot jeopard-
ize it by misrepresenting his goods even the least bit
I^urthermore, the dealer's newspaper an-
nouncement usually offers money-saving bargains,
and every thrifty person should take full advantage of iuch
opportunities. Read the advertisements today.
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Allen, E. E. The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 1, 1917, newspaper, February 1, 1917; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth214409/m1/2/?q=%22United+States+-+Texas%22: accessed June 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stella Hill Memorial Library.