China and Dutch Notes

Waupaca County Post

March 16, 1899

Natives of Northern China

In northern China many of the natives are dressed in dogskin. There are many establishments where dogs of a peculiar breed are raised in large numbers for their shaggy pelts. They are killed when eight months old.

Novel Bait of Catching Fish

Dutch fishermen make astonishing catches by means of the following simple plan: They put a number of live worms and insects in a bottle partially filled with water and then cork it securely. The bottle is dropped alongside. It appears that the sight of the wriggling contents of the bottle so excites the appetite of the finny tribes that they fall easy victims to the baited hooks.