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Show Colli at Newentlt. If flih Is tho greatest brain food as scientists have said, then Boston 's in a fair way to outstrip the rest of the country in brain development "without "with-out half trying. In u recent two days there were brought to T wharf the greatest fish mart of the country coun-try moro than two million pounds of fish, Including largo and small cod, haddock, hake, pollock, halibut and various other species of the deep. This enormous catch has been brought by 100 schooners, round numbers, 65 f which arrived on one day and ths ,'omatndor the day following. Granting that the fleet of 100 schooners schoon-ers average 20 men to the vessel (which probably is a high estimate), and the averago sura coming to each fisherman, outside of the captain. Is about 120, representing frorn five days to between two and three weeks at sea. Of course, the minis vary, according accord-ing to the vessel, tho catch and ths time spent nt sea. So- a schooners brought In us high ai '5,000 pounds and some little moro tt- t 5,000; some had five men lu the ind some 25; some caught plenty irge cod and some very few. Hoj.im Transcript. |