SALMON CULTURE.
PROPAGATION OK TIIK KHH
(ALIH)HMA WATERS.
IN
TheTakluo; and Hatching of Spawn
Ht a lulled Stair Govern
ment Hint Ion Wonderful
Work nt n Hatchery.
FAK up in Shasta County, C1.,
Tiicturcsiptely located mi the
banks of the MeClond Hiver
( and surrounded lv towering
hilli) and mountains, in an important
station of the t'nited State Govern
ment of which the people of California
Lave hut verv little knowledge. In
that beautiful and picturesque spot
lias been maintained for ninny years
thp pioneer I'ihIi lintcuerv of the State,
to which circumstance in due in nrenl
iiK'f.nurc the almost marvelous plen
ittlile of the rpittirial or I'aoilii salmon
iu California water to-dav.
A San FraneimM Chronicle reporter
who viaitrd the station was surprised
to nito tin substantial character of
the improvements hind" bv the Gov
ernment. The main hatchery build
ing; in a commodious structure well
adopted to the purpose for winch it
was constructed. Other btiiMinif in
clude stables, cuRine-house, More nnd
pototlice iu addition tit the residence
cif Superintendent Stoue, which stand
on a sightly eminence overlooking the
river. Seymour Has, foreman of the
hatchery, tin a comfortable residence
nearer the river, while within con
venient riixtauce of all the buildings i
a well-kept lionidin-houne, where the
white help and visitor to the rtntioti
take their iiichU.
Tbc popular idea of n fish hatchery
in very vague. So little is the subject
understood that many intelligent peo
ple can lie found who believe thai tisli
eirgs, like the eggs of a barnyard
fowl, may he hutched unuer a hen or
in ii u iiu'tihiitor. This article has
been written to HtVord more accurate
knowledge on an important aud inter
esting Miihject, and embraces the re
sults of general ohaervatious liy a
Chronicle reporter of the work :it
Urn rd iu every deptirtment.
The routine of work at Uaird in em
braced iu three oepHtate detachments
tinhuiK, spawning and hutching. By
fishing ia meant the takiug of the ripe
parent sahnuu from the pool in the
liver below the rack. This in accom
plished by the use of a 1 .10-foot Bpiue
liet with which the pool m repeatedly
dragged both liioniini; and evening.
The tirst haul with the net in made nt
B.30 a. in. each day during the I'mliing
hcakou, and additional hauls are made
at intervals of half an hou:4 so It ug as
the Culling continue good.
To the reader it would appear that
fishiur in the water of tilt Mo
Cloud River at 5.:i't iu the moiniiiK
would be fraught with much geuer.d
discomfort. Such, ho a ever, ' far
from being the cane. Before .
ing commences a great bonfire is built
on the river' edge. Thin fire serves
the double purpose of lighting up the
river and of reuioviug in a measure
the chill of the early morning.
When tho helper have gathered
and warmed themselves at the
tire the great net i alowly unwound
lroiu the spool where it had been
placed to drv alter the rishiu
of the i
utght bei'ore and and is stowed iu tli
Htem of a boat. Two men silently row
out into the stream. One end of the
uet is dropped on the hatchery aide of
the utream, the other end on the east
Hide, opposite the halcherv, nnd then
the signal is given to pull iu the uet.
Immediately a strong pull ia brought
to heur on the two ropes lending from
the uet to the shore. One eud ia at
tached to a baud wiudlass, tbe other
to a larger windlass turned by horse
power. .Both wiudiaasea are put iu
motion at the same time, aud gradu
ally tho line of cork Moats betokening
ihe location of the uet commences to
move ahorewaard. Nearer aud uearcr
eomes the net, and then the ensnared
almoii commences to struggle for
freedom. Here and there a tin c-uta
the water, there ia a wild splashing as
a dozen monster salmon spring half
their leugths out of the water, aud
then, as the uet draw still doner to
the shore, the red bodies of the im
prisoned tisli may be i-een fiashiug be
neath the clear water on which falls
but faintly a few gleams of light from
the fadiug tire, which, iu the excite
ment of the moment, hua been almost
forgotten.
rri.MNti in a rnr,T,
A few more hauls on the two shore
Topes and the uiaa of struggling fish
is in shallow water, while Foreman
liaaa is busily countiug to see the si.e
of the haul. Not a fish in the lot that
weighs leas than tweuty youuds. A
.dozen or more weigh forty or fifty
pounds. Quickly the ludiau helper
get to work sorting out the fish, ripe
from uuripe, male from females.
With marvelous dexterity, acquired
ouly by experieuoe aud loug practice.
4
tlifl Indians pick tip each straggling
fish by the tail. Then follow au e
aminatioa to aee if the null W ripe and
ready to spawn. If not ripe, back
goes the fish into tire stream. The
ripe fish meet with a different fate.
Still held by the tail it ia carried a
few yard to the spawning station,
which cnoHiht, of a platform built over
tho river nnd n half dozen or more
pens bnilt tint from the platform into
the stream. Into one of theMtpensgo
the ripe femalea, into another the
ripu males to await the spawning pro
cess which in to follow later in the day.
Hard work it ia sorting out and car
rying them fish. The Indiana, when
they have finished, are bathed in per
spiration nnd feel no need of Hitting
by the lire during the half hour of
real which ia allowed before another
haul. Fishing continues until 7
o'clock, when au hour ii taken for
breakfast. Following the breakfast
hour lishiiig continues with varying
success until tiie pens of the spawning
station are well tilled with ripe salmon.
The average haul at the present time
is from thirty to forty INh. Only last
week a single haul netted nearly J0(l
tish, and haul have been known to
run ns high as :I0H tish, all of large
si.e and aggregating such enormous
Height that the shore windlasses
groaned and creaked iu a most dis
tressing manner as the net was ad
vancing shoreward.
The fishing finished, then follow
the more interesting business of the
day, and that is to spawn the seiresnf
ripe risli that have been caught. In-
"a
'fl
OATRRItrNO THK fTMl AFTKIl
diaua armed with hand nets lift the
salmon from the peu and deposit
them on the platform, where they are
left to thrash and kick about until
called upon to yield their accumulated
harvest of spawn. The process of
taking the egga requires the united
effort of four men. a large b- ket, a
feather two fish, a male auu fe
male. The female U held over the
bucket by two men, one of whom rubs
his hand vigorously upon the breast of
the tish. From an openiug back of
the anal fin immediately gushes a
stream of eggs, round iu shape, a rich
red in color, aud each about the si.e
oi a large pea. At the same time a
third man hold over the pail a male
salmon, who is made to discharge his
milt, a white substance of about the
sauit consistency an c ream. Foreman
lias w ith a feather stirs the egga aud
milt together until they are well
uuited. The spawning of the female
meaua her death. She in immediately
throw u out on the batik and left to lie
until the close of the day's work,
when the tisli are all picked up by t lie
ludiau women. and after being cleaned
hung up iu the auu aud left to dry for
winter food.
The males continue to spawn f a
week or two at it time, and when
once used are throwu back in their
proper jar to be used again day after
day until the season's store of milt is
exhausted. When the eggs of the fe
male first come iu contact with the
milt they .inite. While in this con
dition they are placed iu shallow jars
aud left to ataud for an hour or two,
at the end of which time the eggs
separate and are ready to be washed.
The process of washing follows the
day's spawning, which generally lasts
uutil nearly uoou. The washing of
the eggs ia accomplished by placing
them iu large bucket, which aro filled
with water from the river, with which
kkivk hv mm
tho eggs are washed over and over
again uutil they are perfectly clean.
The next step is to carry the eggs
to the hatcherr, which is done by
hand, A brief description is necessary
to give the reader au idea of what the
hatchery is like. It consists simply
of a series of long, narrow troughs,
through which flows constantly a
stream of water, pumpsd fresh and
cold from the river. Iu these troughs
are vet banket of wire nettiug just
wide enough to fit inside of thrt
trough and about eighteeu inches in
length. These basket are the recep
tacles for the freshly washed salmon
eggs. Foreman llass in disposing of
the eggs aims to place about 20,000
in each basket. The unit of measure
ia a tin dipper which hold about 1000.
The baskets Wing of netting on all
sides, oflcr no obstruction to the con
tintlou How of water in the troughs.
This continued flow of water ha the.
same effect on the eggs as though they
had been spawned naturally by the.
parent fish at the bottom of the river.
As the eggs are thus left in the baskets
they aro looked over from dav to day
by experienced hands, who pick out
the dead eggs which have failed of im
pregnation. Kggs of thin sort gener
ally amount to about two per cent, of
the whole. It is sought to get rid of
thc eggs before tint good ones com
mence to hatch.
The first sign of life iu the egg i
the appearance of the eyes, which,
after the first few days, can be ch aril
seen with a microscope. The eyes ap
pear plainly on the outside of the egg
after eighteen or twenty day. Tim
next manifestation of life is the np
x arance of t lie head ami tail, w hich
emerge, leaving the bodv of the fish
still incased iu a sort of sac, which is
gradually absorbed. F.veii incum
bered by this sac the tiny tish display
much strength and are soon abb- to
aw iiu against the current iu the trough.
The length of time reipiired for the
eggs to hatch varies greatly, according
to tho temperature of the water. The
HAfl. or THK SKISK.
warmer the watur the ipiicser the
hatching. One degree's dirlerence iu
temperature makes a ilitfcreuce in the
hatching of five days
The tishing iu the evening is a repe
tition of that iu the morning. The
lirsl haul of the uet is made by the
ligut of a boutire at 7.30 o'clock, aud
fishing is continues un.il 10 o clock
ami even until midnight, when the fish
are sufficiently plentiful. The fish
taken iu the evening are sorted aud
placed iu the pens, but are not
spawned until after the moruiug haul
the following day.
Through all the hard work pertain
ing to the hatchery a visitor is im
pressed with the enthusiastic interest
of the men who do the work. From
the superintendent aud foreman down
to the meanest ludiau helper this in
terest in tho work of the hatchery
amounts almost to a passion. A day's
work with them means all the work
that cuu be done. Fiery man has an
ambition to cat;"li and handle as many
fish as possible, and no consideration
of personal comfort or discomfort are
permitted to interfere with the accom
plishment id that purpose.
Fishing tit ttaird continues uutil
rain and consequent high water in the
river reuder it impossible to maintain
the rack across the river. At the first
sign of high water the employes are
put to work removing the rack and a
lurgo water wheel which furnishes the
power necessary to pump water from
the river into the hatchery. After the
removal of this water wheel water ia
pumped a long as reipiired by steam.
During February ami March the
employes are kept indoors by tho
severity of the elements, and hav
nothing to do but entertain ami
amuse themselves as best they can.
With the arrival of April a start ia
made toward putting thiug in readi
ness for the summer salmon run dur
ing August and September. Tho first
work after the water recedes suffi
ciently is to throw the rack across the
river and reconstruct the spawning
statiou aud peu.s, which, when not re
moved iu time, are always swept away
by the winter flood, which often
causes the water iu the river to rice
fifteen or tweuty feet.
The MpuUtiou of Baird, including
men, women and children, numbers iu
all about tweuty souls. The people
get along together without trouble of
auy kiuJ, living almost as one happy
family. Superintendent Stoue is uni
versally likid and respected by all. Tho
effect of his presence and iurlueuce is
apparent eveu among the Indian em
ployes, who have been improved, both
iu ma u tiers aud appearance, by their
contact with a kind, courteous nud
educated gentleman. The Indian
helpers are skilled iu the work of the
hatchery, and in the fishing season
their services are always iu demand.
C ut Off III Own Toe With a Chisel.
David Marshall, of Hhsrpsburg, had
been suffering with a diseased toe.
While it was octinc; pretty badly he
made np his mind that sharp measure
were iu order, so he got a sharp chisel
and a heavy hammer and made himself
ready for a surgical operation. He pnt
tho chisel on the toe, raised the ham
mer and brought it down with a firm
whack and parted with the disugree
able member. --Baltimore Suu.
TEMI'KIIAXCE.
tnr. root.' nan.nr.
A lilt's w'llss-y now anl ttin
Is rnlihHil liy til limit of mn i
It sot hesllm wrinkles mil of ear,
And makes ace high look like two pair
Vliwn vervtliin looks Mat t Mum,
Au'l inUrv sticks like so tniien glue,
A nip that rsai-lies tons ami hair
Will msks a man a mlllioualrs.
Whsn It h.is wnnWd d(-wo our nncks.
It tills our with msitia specs,
Which brings the bright M full to view,
An t niskr uos ipjarter look Ilka two.
An iirIv woman looks divine,
our tniri.il lot heroin's a minnt
The tres all walk, the fences run,
And silly tales sound lull of fun.
New York World,
FNOI1RK1 OK T?Mrm !:.
Tn a recent editorial rvtw of the protrss
of tho tmupernu.'M relorai the New York (lie
tsrvr says :
'Friends of the tsmpsrnnce cause should
flod little reason for ills.'.Miruitenn-nt In tlssj
Ersnsnt situation. If political pmhilution,
mining from the returns of recent fictions,
ias not mad. the progress hoped for It. pro
hibition through education has scored a
rapid advance. From many quarters comes
confirmatory evMMic of tlie sladv growth
of a pulille snntiiuent sgninM the use of in
toxicating llipiors, and In favor ot a olostar
restriction, ot the liquor traQU."
A Misrisr.s i.ir'os.
An old hut very 111 is: ii I'll notion Is tint
Hnuk uives strength. test w is once trimj
10 dctiTiiitns tlm streinmi-giviiig power of
alcohol. Two gsnx f men, as nearly ispisl
In size and strengtli as possihl. were put to
work breaking stune. KoMi iraiiirs cnntaiU'd
an etpnil iiiiiulier of men, hut to one gun 4
liquors containing nkohol were givnu. A',
first Ilia alcohol gnug did hy (a r the most
work, luit when tu-t fT's'is of tni alcohol
ceassd. the men fell fiirbehind the ,,tli.,r men
in their work, so that nttheendol theitav
the gang which did not drluk ha I doiietbx
gresiesi amount or work. 1 Ills was con
tinued for three or four days, the result lieiug
thesa:ne. The experimenters then reversed
the gaiigs. giving tn iioii-nlcoholic gang al
cohol, nud allowing the alcoholic miug none s
t.utltie men not iistu ths stliiiiiluut came
out ahoad as before.
a wnr.rcitsrt si irr.
Had companions have riilued ninny unsm.
tectmg toys and girls ami older persons, too.
lablls of tippling ars lonne.l by taking a so
eial glass, and before iin is hardly aware of
It he is a drunkard, to the same way eNst
lug on rich viands and raro desserts will al
lure the appetite to indulgence until one he.
comes glutton. And what can be morn
degrading than to live for entlng and driuk
ins'' It is notorious thst Ihe love of liquor
will make in victim bile nml ionics II-
I would rather sit in a saloon and tll profane
sun oiiscene stories laua to l.e industriously
engaged In Ills trauo or profession.
Nor is this all. Indulgence in night drink
ing and Irolic robs one of strength, reu.lnrs
him drowsy an I lar.y the next morning, fills
his head wlrii aches, his eyes with inflii'iimn
tion. Ins pulse with fever.' his brain with de
lusions and Ins nerves with trembling nnd
Inefficiency. No wouder such a wretched
slave of beastly ajipctlt often comes to pov
erty uud rugs. Iiu lorfc Its his character, de
bases his brum aud heart, disgraces and
mortllles his fuinily, alienates his friends and
employers and barters awav his eterunl soul
to Is.itan. Oh. Ihe horrors of the poor drunk
ard'send Isith in this world and the in'it !
Ttw thought of it ought to keep everv older
person from ever inviting young people to
taste the into&ioatlug bowl. - Sacred Heart
lluvlew.
MM I'lXtlHB SSKaCRS.
TM t Yi-k World r;ie .s-tist i m
mllliouaird brewen of that elty,' staling tl .
wealth as follows: lieorge K.tiret, w. a
1.1. 000. (100 1 ,)a"ob Huppert. worth 10 000..
IHH). peter lloelger. won h T.'iOil.l.OO ; .lames
Kvererd. worth .(Nl.non : entale of Henry
(Msiiseo, Jr., worm li.'i. 110(1. 1100 ; (ieotge C.
Clausen, worth t'.'.AOO. OWl, nion . sud J.
C. l. Huprel. worth J. "Mill, 000. snd Kern
lieuuer ami Seliuml, worth .i.imhI.ooo.
It says of I'.lire!, now worth 413.000,000,
with a d.illy inco'iie of J0."j, that twn'v
years ago he !elt his position as foreman Iu
Jl iifel H brewery lo siurt 111 business on his
owu account. of Uuppert it snvs he has a
daily income of l Jtl'.t, and that "a man who
throws a stone an v where Iu New York t'uv
is net to bit a ho issorod hv Mr, Ituppert."
Of Doelger. now worih 7.."mi .000. It says be
I Is "anot'ier man wlio worke,l bimself ui
I from the laults of siirewery jthen tieopeued
I a saloon, and then went into the brewing
busiiiees for himself. That was shout
twentv-llv years ago. of K.verard. now
worth S.ono.ilivi. Willi a dally income of
aiiH.'i, it says he was at one stage of his ca
reer a polb.'iunau. mil then started lathe
brewing business as a partner of a well
known politi uaii, Nheridan hhook. Anton
llupfel Is meiitioiieit us "another of the old
time brewers, who. Irom beluir a cellar hantl.
I worked his war lie. until the business, worth
J. .100, ihh), now yieds an annual Im-ouio of
U.-lINS), ami a dally income ot I4 J."
These ttgures show tho enormous profit of
ths beer business, and also where much of the
money, especially of the worklDgmeo ot this
elty, who are so largely patrons of the beor
aloons, has gone to In the last twenty-five
year. They have contributed largely to
these many millionaire brewers' fortunes,
while now, wltb work and wages suddenly
cut off, iiisuy of tbein snd their families are
kept from actual starvation by the aid of the
charitable sod ths philanthropic. National
Temperance Advocate.
TFMPritAXCR MIWS ASD tfOTf.
The United Ktates bad 2l9,3t3 retail liquor
dealer July 1st, ISM.
The crlmiusl arrests Iu the United Htatea
hsve luci eased moretbsu fivefold sin-e IS0.
Out of 4000 liquor saloons in Brooklyn,
about 11200 tiio said t be mortgaged to brew
er. The Chicago Tribune says liquor was the
rause of 74 murder reported la it col
umns in 1 l.'t.
According to the Hwlss Fsdcrsl Htutistlcal
Bureau, Kwitwrland, though c largnly a
wlu country, ha also 324 brewar.e.
A large numlier of souvenir. Is .'he form
ot little square bottle of "Ml. Vernoi Whis
ky,'' were given awuy at ths World' Fair.
At Hiirjstadt, Saxony, thos of it inhabi
tant who ure ileliiiquent tat-psysr ar not
a I lowed to be served iu the beer shop and
cafes.
Alcohol insanity is twice as common in
France now a it was llfteen years ago. and
the number ol persnu placed uuder restraint
ou account of It baa increased twenty-five
per cent, la ths last three yer.
Ths generally accepted theory that alcohol
1 no good "to keen out the cold" bas onow
mors receive J continuation by ths faot that
the celebrated explorer. Dr. Nanstm, who
started on bis voyag to the Arctic regions on
Judh 'i4th, ha taken uo alcohol whatever
with him except for purposes of fusl.
Benjamin Franklin died iu the year 1790
fover on bundrad year ago) ; but aveu Iu
those (line be had the sense to know that
"Some of lbs doinestlii evils of druaksosess
are houses without windows, gardens with
out fence, ft aids without tillage, barn wl' fl
out roofs, children without clothing', p-incl-plei,
moral or wanner."
At an inquest bld tb other day ia Eng
land the evideaoe brought to light the queer
fact that ths dead man' life had beea In
sured for $109 by the liquor dealer who bar
lis chiefly patrouixed. No secret was made
about ths matter, It being perfectly fair and
above board, the liquor dealer only wishing
to insure himself against ihe loss of business
consequent onth death of a valuable customs
sr. To practioe U stated to be quit Ire-eMlit.
SABBATH SCHOOL
IMTKItN A TION AIj !.KSON
Al'Illl, 1.
KOII
Lesson Text: "Jncub'a Prrv.illltif,
rrayer,,, ien. xll U V2; 'Jt
30 Clolden Trkt : icn.
xsxll., UO t'omitieiitiiry.
. And Jacob said, (Mlo I of mv lalliet
Abrahsm, nnd llod of my father Isaac, the
Lord which saidst unto me. ltd urn unt thy
eonntry, and to thy kindred, and I will deal
well with the.'' Jacob Is now twenty years
older than when God appeared to lilm In the
vision at ll'thel xxx1., 4I and hiviiigopeii
Instructed to return to his own dome i xxx'.,
II, till, ll" Is now on bis w.iy thither I'hn
angels of (lot have met liiui." ant lie has sent
messengers to F.sau to seek Ins favor. Tim
messengers have returned, iiug th.it l'.s.iu
is coming with liM men, Ja"ob is afraid, di
vides the people and flocks mi l herds into
two bauds, nud then gives himself In prayer.
iu. "i am not wortliv of the least or all lh
mercies and of all the truth which Thou bum
showed unto I'hv servant, lor with my stnfl .
I pissed over this Jordan, and now I a-n be i
come two bauds. ' II" cills i;p..ii lio I. ,i I
the flo I of his lathers, tliinkiiK doubt less o! ;
His coveniiut Willi l hem. Then lie plead''
(lod'a command lo return and lis promise!
of protection, and now he takes iln place ot 1
utter i nworthini'ss and thinks of the con i
trast between now mi l twenty ye-irs l efc.r i
and of flo.l s marvelous klnilncss t i him,
notwithstanding bis great sinfu'ncss. i
II. "Peiiver me, I pruv thee, from tie !
hand of mv brother, from the ban I of I,
for I fear him lest he will come and sunt,. .
me and the mother with the children." sm i
Is not rasllv forgotten, an t Jacob .. 1,1
think of his wrong done to I'.sau so long ig...
A guilty conscience is always afraid, whet her
It be In Adam or Abraham i lien. i.. in : x:..
11) or aiiv other saint or sinner The p r'
feet love of liod t' us casts out rill f.'in , ;
John lv . Si, nud it we will miiv w.ilk In the
light with Him we mnv sin.-. 'T'.eli,,i,i, :
t my salvation mr deliverer . I will trust
nud not lie afraid," sure that lie will .b'lu.T !
lis from everr evil work and preserve us !
unto His lieavenlv kingdom iI-mmi., .1 It
Tim. Iv., li. 1
V.'. "4rVrho'.i s.u.lst. I wilt snrelv ,lo
thee good and make thv s I as 1 1 - s in I of '
Ihe n. which cannot be numbered for mill '
titude." T'bis Is always ss pl.'i,, bug ".nil:
Thou saidst." lor by tiie spirit through l:,i :
laam we hear these words, "llal'i lb' .id I
and shall Its not do it. or li.it h tic spoiooi I
andsball He nut um k" it good " i Mum. win ,
1'.'. In Isa. I xii , '. 7. the people ,,f i,.,
are called II is remembrance. See ulii jhi
nnd 1!. V. and not' carefully wh.il we iu..,
plead for. It wo would slan t upon II s i
promises and pleal them lor His i'i.tv. j
wleit would He not do '
"And Jacob was left alone . in I Hi. re
wrestled a man with him uulil the breaking '
of Ihe day." Itv comi'iriug ersc hi and I
Mos, Til.. 4. ft, we learn iluit 11 was the Lord
Himself who wrestled with Jacob, even tlm
same who up pen red or spoke to llagur mil '
Abraham fllen vl. . I t. xviii.. I 1 not tho
Father, but tlie 8011 ( John I., is . who alter.
terward liecama man 'or us. lie breaking
Ol H10 dav Is In the margin "the ascending
of the morning :" elsewhere it is "the spring ;
of the iliiy" or "Ihe day upring ' 1 1 ,Sam i , '
ill.. loll XXXVlil., li and Is suggestive of 1
the moruiug wlien Hod shall humble and
then help Israel 1 1', xlvl.. umrgiii 1. .
i "And when He saw that Ho prevailed!
not ngaiust him. He touched the hollow of j
his thigh, and the hollow of Jacob's tliighl
was out of Joint as He wrentled Willi him."!
Clod can do little 'or nothing lor us 0: with 1
us till we are thoroughly Iiu Uile.l mil
broken down. Our wis. b .111 .111.1 strength !
are nlwHys hindrances.. Heglvth power to !
Ihe taint, aud lo t hem that have no might li, I
increaseth strength" iltii. xl.. liHi. When I
""i ir wii' end laM our wisdom be- I
ing swsllo. .pi, then ll- delivers and I
hows Hi strength 011 our behalf 1 f's, cvn., I
'27 margin 1. The ditlhulty is to break us
down.
ill. "nd Hesald. T.t l go. for the dav
breakeili. And he said, I will let let The
go. except Tholl bless me." Jacob i-ollld j
now resist no longer, but h" could cling in
his weakness, and cling he tin). It is now ,
helplessness clinging to almightine., and ;
Ihe blessing Will surely come. Consider
Israel in F.gyptian bondage, at the l:,d Sea.
It the Jordan, lit the walls of Jericho, and In
all their history see how Iu all their helpless,
less, relying upon tied, lo wrought lor I
llieiu Consider tlie mirachw ,, the New ;
l'cstauioiil aud see bow In every ens" it was ;
'.he power of Uo I 011 behalf of iuiotiici.. ,
17. "Ami Hesald unto him, What is thy '
nam"? ami h said, Jacob. ' Jacob sigmlb's i
upplaliter. and Ills brother Fsau thought
that be was well named, lor be said, "Ho j
hath supplanted me tliese two times. Ii tool; j
swiiy my birthright, and. Iwhobl. how he ,
hath taken away my blessing" 1 (leu. xxnc, ;
Wi, Jacob virt ualiy confesses hiinsolf a iii '
lul, crooked man, nil. I, as in icrse III, 1 1 1 1 -worthy
of any mercies her 1- hope lor
Hie sinner when lie sei and confesses bis
Sins 1 I'rov. xx nil., I I .
'JN. And He said, '1 liy name shall becubnd ,
Bo more Jacob, but Israel, lor as a prince j
nasi tiiou power wiunio.i mi 1 witn man, ami
hast prevalle,)," 1 he nan Israel ' is found
about times in the bible, but this Is ttm
llrst time, Jt invariably means either the
man so called or bis descendants (the twelve
orlhe ten tribes) and Is misapplied wheiuip-
plle l to the church. 1 11 1 he margin U is said I
lo mean "A prince of tlo I,' but 111 tins verse
bow suggestive are the words, "Power with j
(iod uud with man 1 ' And is not the secret;
ul Ibis power uis le plaiu by the lucideut ol
tiie lesson trt" rnnfion ot cii.n.icicr and
helpless boldlug on lo liod .'
"And Jacob asked lli.u.'inl said. Tell
aie, I pray Thee, Thy name, ail He said,
Wherefore'la if that tho i dost ask alter My
name? And He blessed him there." When
Hnnouh asked Him II 's name. II s il l it was
lecret or wonderful (Judg. xui.. I, margin l.
reminding us of His u.mie iu 1st. I.x., ii. The
releasing or the. Lord npou the laud 01 Israel
wide it bring forth ill one year fruit for
three year ( lev. xxv., '.'I ). 'I Iiu blessing of
Ihe J.ord inaketh rich, and toil addeth noth
ing thereto (I'rov. x., '. Coiisider the
same of the Lord iu Kx. xxxil, 5-7, aud
ear our Lord Jesus is li s . raver 'l have
tnauifested Thy name. I have declare. I unto
them Thy name.'' 1 John xvii., Ii, 'JHi.
110. "Aud Jacob called the name of ths
place I'euiel, for 1 have seen Hod fa'eto
'ace, and my life Is preserved." In F.r.
ixlv., III. It, we read that the elders .iw the
'.Iod ot Israeli they saw Cod and did eut
ind drink. Iu Fx. xxxiii., II, it ia writteu
Hint the Lord spako unto Moses face to
lace, a u man apeaketh unto bia friend, nud
fet Iu versa '20 ths Lord say, "Thou canst
lot es My face, for there shall be no man
tee Mo snd live." It I probable that the
ixnlanation of these eeining eoutradletlous
a In John I., 18, where wo lrn that tlsd,
as alway uiaaifested Himself lu lii tiua. -U'soo
Uulper.
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war rtr.x are Txprsi t iKyosurRs,
Aleu sud women ars not temperance re
roriner simply Uuause they cease lo drink
luloxicHtlng liquor, but beciiuia thv ,MVo
gauged the evil, have seen the mls-ry and
have beard the . ry of captive million,, and
hv determined lo sue envied laws that
hall jiut rich snd poor upon one lave', and
hall consider Ihe willare ol the peoii e he
fore tlm pocket oil ne publican, -ta ly itemy
Bo.Uol.tc,
A roisoM.
Alcohol Is a poison. It H vo regarded by
fh best writer aud teachers ou toxicology.
Like omenta, corrosive sublimate, and pru
sic acid, wbeu Introduceil lutothe system il
I capable of deatroyiug life without Hctlng
mscbauicslly, sud It InJuce a general dis
ease as well marked a fever, siiiall-vl, vl
loud wUau, lr. WUUrJ I'uriiur,
KEYSTONE STATE COLLIES.
MAN ASM IIAI1Y MCKHF.I'.KD.
A iirii.Amix riii.s in min am riirs rmss
I'kOMH't Ol SI V INlo A ( ItoWo.
At Millvale, ntnr Wilkesharrr. Pa.,
MieliacI llix-hrra k, a Hungarian, brcstnf
Invoivnl in a quarrel with John tsliatidow,
a neighbor, snd Mintnlow shot Pes brock in
l be left breast, fatally wounding Into
Sliniiilow tlirn tied, tiring right aid left In
the crowd w liieh bad eolleried. One of (hi
bullet" struck the two year old hsbf ol
Philip lle'idcrsliot, in its luotber' arms
killing it Instantly
Miamlow tie, I to bis home and locked tb
iliajrs aud opened II re I rum an upper window
nil tin crowd County lictritive Wli.ileu
with nil arnnvl posse noon arrived and open
nt lire upon the murderer, one shot lakins
effect in his face snd another in bis back
The door was then b ittered down ami ths
detectives placed .Miaiidow under arrest.
Willi drawn revolvers tl,,.y c. inducted tbi'
pi isoner saleK topns.m
The jail is clmcly guarded ngainst .1
threatened attack
i:i:ii:i m i: m i,vn w -n.;
VMU!t' : i Mt n . . ci i oi ill: f
I ui i:k.
Fiiii . gsn of vaud.i's desecraicd half
s dozen city rlinti'h-s m I'.iuls an I m.
Johns Fp, . .,(. a'. : I'.i i. s tierni iu sn l
teMral Prrsby ten.in were broken into, Jt bo
furniture upset, the all i servo s broken
snd Hie dr.iisT.i's riimi! I I he hist act wa.i
to enter the ,lcw,sli sv ni igue. am nil tlm
ti.rinture smt the holy vessels and then
build a tire in i be storeroom. The lire was
ibci veri' I h 'lore the teiuple w is entirely
test rove l I lie v.iu lals hsve not been
captured.
I wo iu iii i s or io r v
I' ;o ioi - Henry Jen n nms ha i sobf ths
'artng fa-ni near l.eiuout station to John
Y auge, I ir 1 410. Y auger was to bring
the nionev beie and turn it over lletiirued
up lit tln tntiotisl h.iuk at l ayette county
Willi a two bushel sack on Ins b.ick. In I his
he 1, s.l 1 be (I . I'M. I Mere were a lew nick
els, a lew doll.irs in dimes and lolly f I'Si in
quintets nud halves. I he tt'iniiiiider was
111 pasir'tiiouev and silver dollars The
motif v had evidently been stored away s
long linicns it smelted musty and some of
tlie pieces Were very old several of tlm
toilars having been uni te in 11 1 and HI!
Y' linger walked from l.ciuonl and i.irried
the nil 'lie y 0:1 his link
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I I'.'i 'll 1011 on II
It 1: i" sc it.. - 1 loveruor I'att is in Issued
ptoclauiiiiioii designating two I rulavs iu
April, the I 'ch and J7th. as Arbor days, the
selection ol' vit her to he lett to the discre
tion of tlie eople iu the various sections of
the conitnonvvcaUli Ihe tlovernor (-au'l
upon a' I cil Iens to suspend their usual
m tiviiii's on one or both tliese days and
give siitlicient I line to the planting of tree
and shrubeiry.
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I'll Ii II il III HI Mil I'.
Ilviiiov M Stockton John llosiulco's
bouse burned 1 1 its foundation. I he I iinllv
en epi a baby 111 its riadle, escas"l. Mrs
Ibisiuko ic.il"l Willi no 11 111 ihe crowd
to rescue her child, hut lo go into Ihe burn
ing building meant ih'it h Ihe dcsperais
inoiher rustled irto the tlatucs and reap
pcare l with Hie little one. Iloth were so
severely liiirne I tliev dic.l a lew minute
later.
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Ml Sf It .Ii 1 I' IT I II H I'll I ION.
Pun Ton ic, At a mass meeting, attend
ed hv II. o ni miners, held bear here, a reso
lution w is adopie I accepting the proposed
rei'uciiiui ami giving notice to the ocerators
ttiat tliey may look for a dciu ind lor an
advuiite ... .,,s ' ' "
siior r 1 1 in-11 1N1 smi Kit.
V isiii..i.in - . William Liggett, at West.
Middletoii was examining a shotgun which
he felt sure was nut lot'h'd It was dis
charged, the losd strikiin; young Liggett'
la'lier and liisdaughter. Iloth weie severely
wounded.
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I UK il III I K I Mil II I ll II A I I- IIU'
licit The supet inieii'leiil of the Frie
White Fish It atcliei v wi.l place the bsl.ni o
of the white bah hatch in the lake ibis week
I he tolal prmlucl of Hie hati hciy tlm
ripi ing is about -'!. o 1 1, oil'). ,
n to . 11MA..KS.
i.i riVMH ii . Ii.ivid Poles, who sue I Hid
Turile Creek Vallev I! ulioad Coinpauv lor
I i.ih") damages, was given a verdict of tl.O K)
'Ihe railroad company ta'i in ma I througti
his properly.
I'otsl Kb ii. H KN M K I OILS.
I'm
ii'Ki rill. - I'.iigiueer John I '..urn
fell face dov nward on thelitfe cols he had
raked I'.oui Ii i furnace. He had been
stricken with paialysls and slowly mailed
to death.
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W III l .III I' .11 l.H I I JIU Kil.
Il.i;r.isiirn'..- The next division encatnti
tuent of the National liuard of Pennsyl
vania will begin August 11 nud contitiu
eight days on Hie buttleliold ol Uettysbur,
Fun. lltvMi k . of near Ibitler. surprised
John llrilliu while he was trying to get
away with one of Itenuiek's horses and
tired at the thief. The bullet cut Ontiiii'
none oil.
I hi si 1 is ot Hie Pennsylvania state c i I
lege liave decided thai I lie students from
other stales must pay a I uilion ol lh"j per
rear llerutoloie tin tuition Iiu bear
required.
Mh- Mihv .I Wkikiv hai sued tlie
borough of Mercer to recover llO.uoft
ilainagcs for injuries austuined recently by
Ulling upon a sole walk out ot repair.
lbivin S01 s got a verdict for J.ti'iO
ilauige against t he Turtle Creek Valley
railroad at lin-eiisburg Iiu sued for
j.ooo.
As lo Ills A ppearanoe.
"('an you doe rilie tlh man ytm san
liaiiititik' alxuit tlio lioii-e t lie l;iv ho
foro tlm rtiliberv'" Inquired tlie dt
U'ftlve.
The Perkins .tuni'lion st.nrckeepi'r.
wlioso pliii'u it liislness had bei't
limkon Intd and nililcd of a i-onsld
;iablc rMianiity of plu tnliaivo,
cuniicd tmiiutiics. and dried peaches,
tiiKeiher with the entire rontcnta ot
the cash druwer. ainountliu to 11. Art,
retlected a mofiietit, and then asked:
"Ihiyou kiifiw Hill tJuinnV"
"1 don't think 1 do."
"I.lve-i down in the iVallick nelh
borbiKal. "
"1 don't know liiui. "
The iiierchant shifted his iuiil to
I ho ot her cheek, chewed thoibxhtfullt
awhile, and said:
"Know Si I-olierl':1"
"No."
"Aut t'oneer. llanos 'round Thtmij
Botr a Hood deal."
"Never saw him. Hut a to thii
man you saw loallnu about here bo
fore tha robbery took place 1 would
like to have you describe him a woll
as you can.
Astaln the storekeeper reflected.
"Well," ho said at last, "no look"!
some like Kill tjuian an 1 sonio
Hi Koberti." Chicago Tribune.