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most excellent fish. Mr. Coleman, the keeper of the Central Park, also 

 speaks of it as very palatable. — Petersburgh, Va., Index- Appeal, August 

 12, 1882. 



104. Splendid; none better. — We have eaten some. We had 

 them fried, and thought they were splendid. I don't think there could 

 be any better fish. — James W. Ogle, Union Bridge, Md. 



105. Simply splendid. — Fried, and simply splendid. — M. S.Gilmer, 

 Mathews, Ala. 



100. Very superior. — They are cooked according 1 to fancy, as other 

 varieties, and are very superior in flavor. As a baking fish they are 

 very superior. — L. T. Wheeler, Gorsicana, Tex. 



107. Superb. — We ate one, which was superb. — Peter Bonds, Har- 

 risonburg, Va. 



10S. Superior. — We have eaten a few of them and consider them a 

 good eating fish. They were cooked the same as shad — fried. We look 

 upon them as a superior fish. — James Harban, Dayton, Md. 



109. Delicious. — Only once. They were fried in the usual way and 

 were pronounced very palatable and delicious. — Daniel Wolf, Fair- 

 play, Md. 



110. Delicious. — Yes. They were fried and were delicious. — 

 Thomas V. Richardson, Phoenix, Md. 



111. Delicious. — Fried; they were delicious. — J.M.Waller, Mexia, 

 Tex. 



112. Delicious. — Only one, weighing 3f lbs., which was fried, and 

 my family pronounced it delicious. — Samuel Anderson, Rutland, Md. 



113. Delicious. — Only upon one occasion, and fried. It was deli- 

 cious. — J. W. Downey, M. D,, Newmarket, Md. 



114. Good as he wants. — I have eaten 2 of the first lot merelv to 

 try them. The quality was as good as I want. They were only fried. — 

 M. B. E. Kline, Broadway Depot, Va. 



115. Fine as ever tasted — I have eaten one and had it fried. It 

 was as fine a flavored fish as I ever tasted. — W. K. Hunter, Rolesville, 

 N. C. 



110. Oily and finest fish he ever ate. — We have eaten nine 

 and given away three. We fried them like other fish. They contained 

 nearly oil enough to cook themselves and were very fine — finest I ever 

 ate. — Henry Pulse, Harrisonburg, Va. 



117. Never ate better fish. — One killed through mistake was 

 fried, and we never ate a better fish. — Robt. H. Kicks, Rocly Mount, 

 If. G. 



118. Never ate better fish. — Have had them fried and don't 

 think I ever ate any better fish in my life. — Mrs. M. A. Wallace, 

 Sherman, Tex. 



119. Never ate better fish. — Have fried them, and never ate 

 better fish. — Wm. O. Yager, Luray, Va. 



120. better than any other fish. — I have had three messes ; one 



