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Show M EEL TRADE 'S DEMORALIZED Hj Catchers of Elongated Slippery Fish H In Thames River Among Others B Affected by the War. Good Queen Hess' fondness for the flj Dutch ecl Is keeping ono man In Ilrlt- -nln In n stato of forced Idleness, oh- nerves the New York Sun. IB In tho early part of her rclgu n boat j laden with 'eels sailed up tho Thames H and part of tho enrgo was sent to the virgin queen us a gift. Her majesty J , was so delighted with the, nt Hint time M novel dish, Hint sho granted Skipper Mf Vlsjcrzoncn a charter which mode Y tho Itlver Thames free to him nnd his descendants, absolved him of nil river dues nnd gnvo his descendants tho 1 right to moor nt a certain spot In the & river forever. K Hut oijo comlltloi of tho charter H was to the effect that tho mooring m place always must bo occupied by sorao of their boats.' If at nny time tho place was unused tho privilege would cease. For 1100 years tho dc.-BecudantH dc.-BecudantH of tho fortunnto skipper hnvo plied their trndo In tho Thnmes, alwnys retaining their original mooring moor-ing place. Hut tho war broko out, tho wl trado fell off considerably and tho submurluo activity completely killed It off about two years ago. Captuln Vlllum, tho Inst nrrlvnl In charge of an eel bont, has slnco that period been to nil Intents and purposes pur-poses marooned. To maintain his rights It lias been necessary to stay In tho river, and until tho war ends this condition will bo fulfilled. Ho replies re-plies to questions as to tho length of his exllo that ho expects to stay for two or three years yet. |