KING OF GAME FISH. TIIK 'Om,K BMiMON (IF T1IR ( OLl'MI)U RIVKR. He U ioln the Way of the ttntlato taught by the Thousand In In human WIimIi-Mijr Very Poon I Kxtlnct. TTAR ont beyond Nebraska's mighty plains where but Into wan wont to ronrn the king of A v i im f VtAa4 1 sjs 4Kit p iuiLi imiu an-twnio saw IUT) lnmhia's scenic land, known still to fume a the home of the monarch of our inland waters, the splendidly royal Mlmnn. Every American sportsman knows, says tho Washington Htar, something of tho kern delight of spearing a Chi nook or a eteolhcad, to say nothing of AM OMIKNTAL F1HHKRMAN. tho pleoanre of landing a hlucback. even ifhe doesn't know that their scientific names, tho oncorhyochus choucbia and the salrro gairdiiert, are nearly as lar(?e aa themaolve. But few of ua aeera to realize that the salmon is in tho name danger that overtook the buffalo, and that, unless their senseless (daughter be retarded, they will become extinct. Unlike the buffalo, the salmon has no means of protection afforded him by nature.and he ran be murdered by machinery, a THE DALLES, thing that was not resorted to on the laud. Fortunately, thj salmon's onemios are not as numerousas were those of the buffalo, but they are more wanton and less merciful. There is not even the excuse of the savage who shot down half a herd of hoof and horn and found something of brutal satisf otion in tho spectacle. The salmon's ene my has no eyes to aoo the havoo he works in his way, but he has more rms than Biiareus to work with. Ho is a monster of wood and wire, sense less and sordid, and though controlled by man in a measure, onoe set in oper ation is no more within man's govern ment than is the guillotine when de fectively constructed. And yet from the Dalles to the stately Palisades these insensate monsters go unchecked, staiuing the queenly Columbia with their victims' mangled flesh and defil ing the stateliest streams iu all Ameri ca with their blood. It is but just to say that only sports men see this shame to its full extent and that commeroial considerations LANDED, scum to the short-sighted fishermen to be dependent upon their persistence in their use of the inhuniau wheels. Four years ago the writer protested to the general Government only to learn that tho protection of the river .fisheries of the United States, being dependent npon the ordinarily defec tive laws of the several Htates, noth ing could be done even by Mr. Mar shall MaoDonald, Fish Commissioner Of the United Stutes. . ( . .. It was and is, however, the opinion of the Fish Commission that the use of fish wheels in the taking of salmon ought to Ite prohibited, as they not only maim hnudreda of fish unfit for food, but being operated on the upper teaches of the river near the spawning grounds, they capture thousands of fish who have escupod th nets lower down. ' . The destruction of one such female fish means the loss of hundreds of eggs. When it is seen that the Gov ernment is able to afford but two sta tions on the west coast for the main. ananoe of the salmon, the on on the oCloud in California the other oa the Little Clackamas, an Oregon tri butary of tho Williamnttn, and that the averago number of eggs taken nt the Oregon station is only about flvo million per annum, decadence of the upper Columbia fisheries would seem to be paiufnlly near. As a matter of fact it has begun. Four years ago splendid fishing ex isted everywhere along the upper por tions of the river. Now it is becom ing rare. The Ash are thoroughly frightened and even that most patient of anglers, my Chinese friend, Wing, finds the still water sport of the tam est. In order to understand just how tame my celestial friend found it, he should be seen like the prehistoric "bump on a log" at Rooster Rock, where some superb flfty-ponnders have Wen speared ; with a half dozen "sprats" as he calls them, beside him. Then one should wstch tho splendid formed Indians from Umatilla and nearby as they stand at "the eels" on their swaying platforms, ready to spear a swift-scudding chinook, or lower down stream, with ever-ready balanced dip-net, watching the foam for "a racer." Tho Indian has the snort as it ought to bo the Chinamen as it soon will become Following the river down to tho cascades, one can see the cause of what our celestial friend feels in effect. It is wonderful to us as we view the effulgent splendor of tho scene, that men arc not shamed by so closo a communion with the vis ible forms of nature into a loss brutal and unsportsmanlike method of kill ing Ood's creatures. But there in their worst form and fashion stand the Ash wheels. "Number forty," tho very worst on the river, is clean and harm less enough externally, but no more sickening sight to a sportsman could exist than is discovered within. Just about Bonneville ami vicinity the fish wheels simply swarm and the writer conld but call to mind tho cordial hatred of them expressed one day in the terrible blizzard of '8S by the heroic Conductor Lyons of the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company, on whose train 1 was trying to travel on to San Francisco by this route. A man who runs a flsh wheel and a train wrecker were about alike in Lyons's opinion, and as Lyons's ideas are en titled to the weight of those of a man who saved some forty lives at the peril COLUMBIA BTVER. of his own that winter they are cor dially shared by brave men every where. That the fish wheel is not a necessity for those who follow Himon Peter's profession for living is shown all along the lower reaches of the river. Both the stake and draw seines are used successfully, while the sports man with a landing net, in addition to his guff and rod and line, can enjoy the grandest possible pastirao with less to annoy and more to enjoy than in any other American waters. Of course, a sturgeon may be now and then en countered, even in the upper stretches of the river, but this adds to the zest of the sport. A sixty-six-pound salmon is no small game, either. At Kinneya, near Astoria, in Oregon, they frequently catoh them this size, finch flsh, of course, never leave the lower waters of the rivor. They are safe from flsh wheels and snoh snares and there is something regal in their abnegation as they lie on the wharves at Astoria, in season, before they are takon away to bo canned. There is no more splondid spot on the rivor either than this same Astoria, rich aa it is with recollections of the great estate, the foundations of whose fortunes were laid there, and the scene of Wash ington Irving'a picturesque aocouut thereof. They are cosmopolitans of the worst class to be found there during the fish ing times, but they have energy enough to set seines and not to resort to the wbool of torture. They realize that, like Othollo, their occupation will soon be gone if tho fish do not spawn in season, and they would be among the very first to advocate the Barest salvation for our salmon the calling together of an intestate com mission with powers to act in framing an. effective law against the use of wheels, providing for a uniform season in all the States, regulating the oatch or cannery for a few years and the A Fast veiil providing for increased propagating facilities both at the MoCloud and Clackamas stations. The Unitod States Commission did some good work in July, 1887, on the grounds above Astoria, but there is room for more. Aa the commission ha itself Mid, "oroteotiv oulturs is Main than art. flcial culture." It is cheaper to save our salmon fisheries from destruction than to be obliged to restore them. Hnch a restoration would require years of toil and millions of money. In the meantime tho cost of salmon as an article for food would far ex ceed any ordinary means as Scotland could not begin to supply herself. Tho sportsman would be robbed of his rights and a sport which no less an authority than Earl Dnffcrin said to the writer he ronsidered only a little loss thrilling than hunting tho tiger when the tiger is also hunting yon, would be gone from our day and generation, and, perhaps forever. Even my half-breed Indian guide, Pierre Loti, with whom I have thus fished, "where rolls the Oregon and gives no sound" would protest against such a possibility did he understand its proximity. Wp who have noted the experience of Norway must, how ever, so understand and it is tho part of common prudence to act in the de fense of ourselves ami of posterity, as well as of our right royal king gntno flsh and his Oregon friends. A Rabbit Drive. For those who have never lived in the conutry where rabbits aro plenti ful and whoso knowledge of these lit tle gray balls of fur is confined to a pair of pets in a pen in the garden, it will be hard to realize what a sight hundreds of thorn in a drove would be. They make raids on tho farmer's wheat field, orchard and vegetable garden and do a great deal of damage with their sharp teeth. The means by which the country is partially rid of these little pests is known as a rabbit drive, in which all BKOINNINO THR tHUVB. the neighborhood assists ; the men and boys attending to help, and their wives and sisters to look on. An event of tho kind is of no little importance. By 1 1 o'clock on a day set for such an expedition the crowd has gathered near a corner of the section to be driven, where the men and boys are soou busy making the pen. This is done by fastening wire net ting by means of wooden pins to the wires of tho fence and to some posts that have been set for the purpose, thus forming an inclosure with an opening in the centre of the side facing tho section to be driven. The wire netting is also stretched along the fence in either direction for a half mile from the corner where the pen has been constructed, forming two long wings. Now a captain is elected, who divides the company of perhaps thirty horse men, sending half down each wiug, and also stations men with guns aud clubs at intervals along the line. Each band of horsemen has a leader, who places his men at intervals over the THE JACK RABBIT. allotted scope of country. When these two leaders meet a yell is given, which is echoed along tho line as a signal to begin to close in toward the pen. The rabbits, frightened by tho hur rying hoofs and continued yelling are seen running wildly in all directions, but approaching nearer and nearer the trap laid for them. By the time they come in range of the guns the little creatures are too tired to run fast and are easily killed. When the guns aro few and the clubs are busy elsewhero, stones are thrown by an expert and a rabbit falls, hit in the head. Home run against the netting in their fright and their eyes are put out. All this time there are many in the pen, 300 or more, if the drive is a good one running wildly about, trying hard to avoid the seemingly cruel blows from the clubs of their enemies. Perhaps the pen will break, but that docs not often happen, and the ground will soon be strewn with the slain rabbits. Withal, it is very exciting, but tho timid and tender hearted shudder. Aa an amusement, slaughter in this whole sale manner would not be tolerated, but since the sturdy farmer are thus defending their orops, it may be sanc tioned. Some one will aay, "Why do not the rabbits run in their holes?" So here we call attention to the marked differ ence between the rabbit and what is properly termed the hare. It is the former that, burrow 'in the, ground, and to which specie our pet belong. The latter, with which this sketch ha to do, are much larger, are mule-eared and seek safety in their fleetness ; bet ter known, perhaps, as the jack rab bit. Bt. Louis Republic A Sudden Change of Base. Worthintrton's Maareilna, A sTana Woman Mayor, The town of Pleasnnton, Kan., has come into prom inence by having elected a woman Mayor. It is a much larger place than either of the two other vil lages which In the past four years hava distinguished themselves hy chnosiug l woman for a chief executive, and prob ably outside of tho Htate of Kansas such an unusual idea as selecting a wo man for city marshal has never o curred to the voters. At a special election held in Pleas anton on January 10, Mrs. Annie H. Austin was elected Mayor over .1. W. Primmer, a merchant of tho town. H-r election was a signal victory for proba tion and woman suffrage, ami the cam paign was an animated one. Hhe re ceived a majority of taelve votes in the town of 1500 inhabitant's not withstanding tho fact that her oppo- t. A MR. ANNir. S. AUSTIN, MAVOt! Of Pt.HA:!! ANTON, KAN. nent was a representative of the busi ness men and was nom ins ted on a 'busi ness men's" ticket. She headed the "citizen's" ticket, and asked only for the support of those who sympathized with her reforms who were opposed to saloons commonly known as "joints" and gambling rooms. Her election is regarded ns significant of the result of the vote on the question of equal suf frage, which will bo submitted to tho voters of the Htate next fall, aud con gratulations have been pouring iu on her from all the eminent female suf fragists of tho Nation. Mrs. Austin is a native of Illinois. She was reared in Peoria, III., but left there twelve years ago. Hhe is a buxom woman of 200 pounds, aud qui to in telligent, though her gencr.il appear nnco may not be expressive of the lat ter fact. Tho Kansas Good Templars, of which order she is grand superin tendent of the juvenile temple, sent her as a delegate to the National con vention nt Detroit last year, ami she became prominent iu the councils ol that organization by her activity and adaptability to its work. Her husband is a railroad man, ami she is the mother of three children, all iu their teens. Hhe is prominent in church work, ami is HufTiuiently familiar with most of her townsmen to address them by theii first names and talk politics or re ligion with freedom. Hhe was tho leading speaker of the campaign, but was elected by her personal election, eering. Chicago Herald. (irovith ot Plants In Odd I'luce. In the city of Norwich, Englaud, the church of St. Benedict is provided with a round tower having a series ol wiudows nt the top. From one ol tbeso issues a treo that rises several yards above tho platform of tho tower, and which is growing very vigorously. At Bicknoller, in Somersetshire, upon tho tower of tho church, there growf an evergreen oak which has already reached a height of live feet. It if well known and is much wondered at by tourists who visit the west of Eng land. There may be observed,- too, s sycamoro which has been growing fot more than half a century upon th TREE OX KOaWICR TOWER. tower ot tho little parochial church ol Saint Petrochius, at Clanaborougb, in North Devon. It has inberted its roots so deeply into the masonry as - to threaten the solidity of the building. A . few years ago the city of Stony Stratford possessed plant curiosity of the same nature. Iu the wake of a great fire in 1742, .one . of the few structures ihst remained standing was the tower of the Saint Mary Magdalen church. A bird doubtless carried a seed to the summit of this, and there soon appeared tree that buried it roots so deeply that it had to be pulled up in order to savo the tower from falling in. The population ot what is known technically as the "city" of London, reaches 801,884 by day, but drop to 17, 896 at night. The population of 'Greater" London is 0,633,806. - Deer have been unusually plentiful in Maine tills year. SOLDIERS' COLUMN THE SHARPSHOOTER. rSASK H. SHEET. Strange, tearful man. as shadow-tike snd keen. Master ol sll that corns within his sight, With eyes that seem to piec the very muht. Watching the world sbout, himself un seen. Perched n some lofty tree, among the green And iilent branches, snrl St such height As seems to suit the eagle's lonely flight; Or l.-e, perchsi.ee. m some deep hole, be tween Gray rocki, or where some beast has made It den Beneath a bank, where sunlight never came: Silent snd watching., waiting for the men, Whoever they might be to htm the same And patient until his aim Is aurt, and then Shooting them as the hunter shoots his gam. Blur and Cray. UNDER ARREST. One ot Smith's Ouerrtllaa "Jollies" Oen Mower With Satisfactory Remits. IT waj well along In the afternoon one day on the relurnl march from the Tupelo expedition, about the IHlli of July, lHttt. was then doing no forag ing on my own account or tbut of my company mess, as we had met supply traim and wcrs there fore salHclently supplied with rations, but wai marching on the flank of the col umn to oveitake the company. alter having pro- t ii red a supply ot freshwater, ter, when f came serosa a soldier' of some otber real ment who was maneuvering to get a sure shot at s porker some 60 or K ysrds from the road, and who, lacking conttdenc in his own akill with the rifle, asked me to bring down the game for him, with which request I readily complied and then remain ed a few minutes to talk with him while he proceeded to dresa his meat. While thus employed a Held 'offlcer of a green regiment then pa-sins rode up .to us and inquired who shot the hog: to which we made no answer. " 1 shall have to arrest you both If you do not tell," snd that the soldier might not be Interrupted in taking csre of his pork I answered that I shot it. 'Then" aald the olltcer, "you will have to com e along with me." And he turned me over to the olTicer of the rear guard of hia regiment, who ordered me to march with hia company, after which I was honored with no further attention. Hut I had been arrested by a "sucker' In conformity with the letter of den. Hnilth's terrible Held orders and was a little curioui to know what would become of the "white elephant." Ho. aticliing by the company. as ordered, until they got Into tamp, 1 was sent, in charge of a Hergeant, to (icn. Smith's llcadtinrtera, and ret orted as un der arrest for tiring ruy gun. After report ing me tbe .Sergeant returned to bis quar ter, leaving me atnuding, week kneed aud trembling, in Hie dread expectancy of the justly merited death penalty for my terrible crime. Gone. Smith and Mower, seated on s bench in front of a house where they had taken up their quarters for the night, seemed much absorbed in conversing upon some matters not relating to the writer's case. Finally lien. Mower seemed sudden ly to become cognizant ot my eiiilcnceaud looking up asked what 1 was arretted for? I answered that I supposed it was for firing my gun in violation to general Held erders No. Xol. Fact is, I was not then familiar with legal technicalities, and did not know that I was exempt from self-crimination, lbs (Jeneral then asked me it 1 fired at anything? To which 1 answered that I tired at a hog. "Did you hit the hog?" asked the gen eral.'" I felt somewhat hurt at the intimation of impossibility apparent in tbe (ieneral's question, aud answered that I was not in the habit of missing my mark at this stags of the game. "Hut (teneral, just put yourself In our place. 1 mean, (ieneral, Imagine yourself in a strange land, with dense wooda and leafv, tangled brush all around you. In fact In the midst of a wild aud lonely for est, with ravenoua beasts roaming at large, aeekiog what or whom they may dovour, and auppose one of iheae terrible, ferocious beasts khould be coming toward you as if intending to devour you, when you are very hungry and naturally feel a great desire to devour that particular beast instead of sub missively allowing yourself tn be devoured (by hunger.) No', after coolly andimpar tially weighing all the circumstances of the case, (ieneral, wouldn't you fire off your gun?'1 Well, to make a long story short, Gen. Mower called an Orderly una told him to report mc to Col. Lyon then In command of the fragments of the Second Brigade In connection with his own regiment. On arriving at the Colonel's quarters the Orderly reported that h wss ordered to report me for firing my gun. "But" saya he, "I believe all thev know about it is that they found him dressing a bog." "Oh." soys Col. bvon "tlist altars th esse, ion go to your quarters. ' I did not very diatinctly see In what man ner or to what extent that altered the case, but of cource waa intistied that it dil very materially or Col. (later Chief Justlcel Lyon would not aay ao. Besides I waa tired just then and did not stop to argue ths case, ti. C. Mass in National Tribune. The Final Balute at Appomattox. There occurred a curious incidentofwhlch no mention Is mad in ihe books which have treated of tbe closing scenes st Ap pomattox. Tbe muskets of ths Confeder ates were allowed to remain stacked on the Held. The grass caught tire In some way and waa allowed to burn. 8o suddenly had tbs fighting ceaaedjonlbt morning of the 9th that thousands of th pieces were left load ed As th flame of ths grass swept along ths line of stacked muskets th guns war heated to firing heat and soon there waa in cessant popping. The balls went np into the air almost straight, until th fore of the discharge was spent and thendropped down. To this day the Held of surrender is strewn with these bullet and ao little has Appo mattox been visited that th falls are easily found.' Tbi firing of. th musketa by th burning graas was th only salute that ao- companied th surrender. When L bad received (Jrant'a terms and accepted them the firing of 100 guns ia token of victory was Begun, out ursni quickly stopped it. Japanese 1) nner Invitation. An invitation to dinner in 'apan com mence aa follows: "I beg pardon for thus insulting you in begging your company at my house to dinner. Tho house U snia.l and very dirty. Our habits are rude, and you may not get anything fit to eat; and yet I hope that you will condescend to be presont with us at ti o clock on December Tbers la no such thing u being right with Ood whlla you art wrong with your brother. efff KEYSTONE STATE CULLIM THE STATE'S FINANCES, WnT STAT TntASURI KOSISOS"S ASSOAl SUPORT snows. HnaisRt)Rn Stat Treasurer Morrison' annual report la now In th hands of ths atate printer. He shows that th balance In th treasury December I, 1393, waa I9J30, 308 07. His estimate for this year is 111. 377,3(10 SO receipts and 112, 076,700 expense. The totsl Interest bearing debt December 1, Vm. waa ls,l.Vl r,m. Th total payments last year were tl.'t.423,OHI 77 and th re ceitts n,2.V2,727 (t!. Tb assets of th sinking fund held for payment of th publn debt are 15 M3.0H4 HI, leaving th net debt of the atate t present $l,4M.m 7. Next August ths 4 per cent losn of April 1, 1879 will become due. A pot lion of this losn, amounting to 170,100 waa purchased during the year st figures sdvantsgeous to th commonwealth, but there will remain due In August l. 471. 700. Mr. Morrison calls the attention of the legislature to th esti mates for this yesr.snd remarks that owing to the depression In business affecting all corporations and manufacturing companies the revenues will be areally diminished. He says If Ihe present system of expenditures Is maintained It require no prephet to for tell what the result will bl to tb treasury. tomnAUK sr.TTia. TJniostown The coke trade is looming up much stronger this week, owing to tbe Increased demand. The ovens In blast are not sufficient to meet the wants or th trade snd th plants sr rapidly firing .new ovens. .The Frick company 111 fir tin Youngatown plant this week. It has been Idle for over a year. The sre 2t ovens In the plant snd 250 men will bs given work. I.elsenrlng No. 3, with 400 ovens, Is now running full and many mors works ar firing up. UTINO POOS AMD CATS. Nsw CAST!.. Italians In th settlements nesr Ell wood City sr ssid to b starving, Dogs and cats sre being esten snd the fences are being torn down for fuel. They are now endeavoring to get help from th poor authorities but ar meeting with little success, as treasuries have been emptied for the relief of American citizens. ts th past year State Dairy and Food Com niirsioner Heeder instituted 101 suits for the violation of the oleomsrgarin law. Fifty percent, of the samples of suspicious butter examined proved to be oleomarga rine. Scit has beer, brought by ths Continental construction company, of Philadelphia, ami list the city of Altoona, Pa., for H8.W0 damages lor failure to award th company a contract to construct a reservoir there. Tin Dethlehera Iron Company stock holders voted to incresse their capital stock from o,000.000 to f 10,000.000 to make im provements. The company's steel mill, which is uow idle, will be rebuilt. I tbe past year I59.002.0t were expended in construction at tho Huntingdon reform story. The totsl expenditures were $173, 114.47. Th number of inmates received was 270. Two unknown Polsnders were found ly ing dead beside the Pennsylvania railroad trace near New Boston, Schuylkill county, 1 hey had been struck by a tram, Mi'-iuM, Ma voce's general store snd John ttarrett's dwelling house at Miners Mills were destroyed bv Are, Msvock's loss is 112 000; Uarretl'a'3,000. Tn grand jury In session at Irwin found true bills for embezzlement against p, H. I'ool and son ot th defuuet Farmers and Miners bank. TtvnTrnnvlM'l hftma nil. II I m . Wr, Columbia county, waa destroyed by fire.' nn two nine cnuaren perisnea in tn dames. Tiir Muncie novelty company of Muncle. Lycoming county, Is In the sheriff's hands on judgments aggregating 04,000. Ths city council of Newcastle, har adopt ed resolutions against giving foreignera em ployment on public improvements. Wim.iam Zimmerman snd bis son George were fatally burned in a mine explosion sear Wilkesbsrre. Thomas Ckibsoxs. the ex-convict who led the jail delivery at Erie Saturday wss run Jown in Buffalo. William Dociiast. a West Penn railroad brakeniaV was killed on that road near Harmaravill. Wages of employes of the Hussey-Minns (hovel works, L'barleroi, have been reduced lo per cent. Tiir bar mill of the Susquehanna Rolling Mill Compauy, at Columbia, has abut down. Am enidemic ot scarlet fever nrevaila at Jobustown and many deaths have occur red. Rlffnal Whistle. The inhabitants of Go mora, one of the Canary Islands, have evolved a whistling code by which they con verse with each other at a distance. Each syllable has Its own appropriate tone. The whistler uses both lingers and lips, and it is asserted truw com munication can be kept up at a mllo's) distance. Whistling Is con fined to Gomera Island and Is quite unknown to the rest of tho group. Tho adoption of this modo of carry ing on conversation Is due to the geological formation of the Island, as It Is Intersected by numerous gul lies and ravines. As there are no bridges across these. Intercourse be tween neighbors is often rendered difficult. A man living within a stone's throw of another may hare to go many miles round to make a call upon his neighbor, and the Incon venience of this led the people to cultivate this manner of communi cating with each other. Relic of Past Age. Everywhere about, the . valley' of New Mexico, invariably upon eminen ces, and usually upon high Hat-topped mesas on tame nuts, are tne ruin ol houses of the ancient seml-civllUed Indian population that lived here and tilled the soil before the coming of the Spaniards, four centuries ago. The numbers of this old population can be only vaguely Inferred by the numer oua cobblestone foundations of their houses, still wel't denned above the sur face ot the ground, and by the debris of the fallen walls which constitute hillocks, grass-grown and intermixed with occasional old stone utensil and oountless fragments of pottery. This pottery when turned up by the spade Is found to be handsome and varied in color, and as fresh of tint aa it could have been when the village was de stroyed or abandoned and every tradi tion of its existence lost In the prehis toric past
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