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mm w fcA' n1 35 fr -- v i . - Jl.' ?1 fr , v j c -;, v. If &' ,-"v- OTOiTOCK OREGONIAN, MONDAY, APRH; 2 1900. -p TO HOLD FIELD TRIALS WILL, ORGANIZE CLCB EMBRACING XORTH PACIFIC STATES. Step Interesting Doc Fanciers, One of Much Magnitude CooA Ite- snlts of Dench Shorr. There Is little left at the Initial bench dog show of the Portland Kennel Club except good results. All the dogs that were on exhibition have been taken away except those of Thomas Howe, of the Mount Angel Training Kennels, and the pack of 3Ir. Dlnsmore. of Sheridan. These will be taken home Monday. Among the dogs that left town yesterday were Dr. Grlfflth's Irish setter Rex and J. A. Whit man's English setter Jinks. The decora tions were taken down yesterday, and the Cyclorama building was restored to Us former condition. Among the dogs that deserve especial notice is F. V. Ho'man's Sabre Blade. This dog. although quite old. took fourth prize In its class against many young dogs. . Taking thehench show In Its entirety. It has been more than n success. Every thing worked smoothly, and the interest shown by -the public was larger than was anticipated. The managers are highly pleased over the financial situation, and although the accounts have not been aud ited, they feel sure that there Is a safe balance In the treasury. It has already been definitely determined to hold another bench show next year, following the cir cuit. By that time, it Is expected that Vancouver, Victoria and Spokane will Join the circuit. The circuit will then consist of Portland. Tacoma, Seattle. Vancouver. Victoria and Spokane, forming one of the largest circuits in the country. Now that the bench show Is over, the next step that will be of interest to dog fanciers and breeders of degs of pure strains will be the formation of a Field Trial Club. Last Summer Tudor J. A. Teldermann sent notices throughout Ore gon. Washington, parts of "Idaho, Mon tana and British Columbia, announcing the purpose of organising a club of this kind. .He received replies from over 40 iren who are favorable to the plan. The success of the bench show has strength ened the purpose of the dog owners In this line, and Mr. Teldermann and others will at once hurry up the work. It was ex pected that some of these men from other states would be prosent at the bench show, and had there been full represen. tatlons In Portland from Seattle. Tacoma, Vancouver and Victoria, preliminary steps would have been taken towards organiza tion. It Is the purpose to carry this plan through, and as so many dog owners in Portland desire such an organization, there Is little doubt that the club win be succcsful from its lnclplency. Mr. Teldermann has already looked over the grounds, and believes that the best fields for the purpose that are convenient to the Northwest cities are on Whldby Island, on lower Puget Sound. There are an abundance of "Bob White" quail there, and these birds are the best for the pur pose. At Whldby Island there are good accommodations for the visiting sports ment and liveries for visitors. The Ba kerrflcld and other clubs of California have nlready signified their Intention to end delegations to the Northwest. It Is the present plan to hold the first meet In November In time to allow the Northwest dogs to be at the California trials In De cember and Januiry. It Is believed that the organization of the field trial club will greatly stimulate the science of breeding pure dogs on tho Northwest Pacific Coast. Special Prlsea. .The following were among the special prizes awarded: Buttsrfleld Bros., silver cup for best Great Dane In show; "Bob." H. A. Dillon, Portland. Theo H. Thlbau, oil painting for best Pointer puppy, in puppy class; Tay, Dr. R. Swain. COOKED HIS MENAGERIE. Fate of An Aqnarlnm, Which Was a Sinn's Pet Hoblir. A citizen, whose alleged mind has a bent toward the science of natural his tory, recently fitted up a small aquariura for his dherslon. It wafl a glass dish, which held three or four gallons of water. and, having covered the bottom with clean, coarse sand and planted a tuft of watet cress in a email dish In the center, hi proceeded to stock It with sticklebacks, tiny mudcats, a pair of small crawlHh, Eome tadpoles, snails, etc. and a small, fresh-water "clam." The principal featura was the sticklebacks, the most active, pug nacious and knowing little fish Imagina ble. Of course, as the dish was small, the water had to be changed every day or two. but this trouble was amply repaid by the amusement the aquarium furnished The flea and the crawfish ate small earth worms, salmon roe, bits of fish or meat or yolk of egg. Watching the movements and actions of the fish was very Interest ing, but the greatest sport was feeding the little "menagerie." To see the craw fish eelze a worm with teeth and toe nails and then have the sticklebacks grab hold of the loose end and try to pull It away, or to Gee one of the little fish grab a worm by one end and another by the other end and pull and haul one another areund the dish. Interested all who saw It and gave an Idea that the struggle for ex istence among the finny tribes Is as keen as among humans. . The sticklebacks caught everything thrown in the dish before It reached the bottom, but If they dropped anything the little mudcats would pounce on It at once and put it out of eight in a moment. The snails and tadpoles went all around, but spent most of their time In the tuft of water cress, and when the air In the water was becoming exhausted, the crawfieh would scramble to the upper branches of the cress, near the surface, where they could get more air. and It was amusing to Witness the agility of these clumsy crus taceans' In climbing and the eape and grace with which they would descend, like featherweights, to the bottom when they saw something to eat there. The sticklebacks, when they had no worms to worry, made life a burden to the mudcats. who hugged the bottom, nip ping their tails and fins, merely for the pleasure of seeing them hustle about and try to conceal themeelves In the tuft of cress. They also occasionally pulled the horns of the enalls or nipped the talis of the pollywogs, and managed to get as much amusement as possible out of life. Of courre. it was a little rough on the mudcats. the worms and the ret, but It was all in the day's work, and to be eaten to the fate of such animals, fore ordained from the beginning. Besides. II the sticklebacks had nothing to amuse themselves with, they took to fighting among themselves, and, as they all go armed with cplncn as sharp and rtrong as needles on their backs and shoulders, there wan soon a depletion of the popula tion, and soon one fish would become the bosfl of the crowd and then he would never stop amusing himself till he had sole possession of the what to him was the entire universe, and then he was no happier than the great" Alexander, when similarly situated. It would take columns to describe all th interesting and wonderful features of this little aquarium, but this story was started with the Intention of giving an account of Its unhappy and untimely ending. In feed ing the inhabitants, bit of the worms, , etc.. would be left In the .sand at the bot tom, and this made It necessary to clean It out occasionally. A few days ago the owner's better half concluded to put It to rights. She dipped out the fish, crawfish, polywogs et at, the last of which were Just ready to put out lege and arms and become truly frogs, with a little strainer and placed them temporarily In a pan of water. Then she took the sand out washed It. put a fresh clump of cress in the dish provided for it. and washed the glass clean, replaced the crcer, put in, some fresh water, replaced the fish, carried the aquarium to Its usual place and then proceeded to fill It Seeing a bucket of water on the kitchen table, which the girl had Just placed there.. shi seized It and poured the contents Into the aquarium. Unfortunately, half the water In the bucket had been drawn from the hot-water faucet and the contents were Just hot enough to kill everything In the glass in a moment Some people may Imagine the wrath of the (nominally) roaster of the houae when he came borne and found what had hap pened, but It may be ntated that he has been too long and too welt trained to ex hibit any signs of wrath or even, regret but cheerfully remarked that now he would have the fun of golqg out and catching another lot of fish, and that was the end of the incident i I GOLF TOURNAMENT. Proirramme of Events Which Resin Wednesday. The Pacific Northwest 'Golf Aasoda tlon will hold Its second annual meeting, a four-day tournament on the Sellwdod links, beginning Wednesday. The Pacific Northwest Association Is compoeed of the Spokane Country Club. Seattle Golf Club. Victoria Golf Club. Tacoma Golf Club and Wavcrly Golf Club, of Portland. Rep resentatives from all these clubs and a number of golf experts from California, also, have premised to attend the meet, and .will compete for the medals. The rules governing the contest will be: Competitors must "tee off" between the hours stated "lor each evtnt Entries for the open championship events will be received by the secretary, either by mall or wire, up to 8 P. M. Tuesday, April 21, 1900, but not later. Entries for all other events may be made with the committeeman acting as starter at the links. The open championship events are open to amateur belonging to clubs on the Pacific Coast All other events nre open to amateur 'golfers from any part of the United States or Canada. The programme of events will be as fol lows: Wednesday, April 25. . 9:30 to 10:30 A. M. Men's open champion ship of the Pacific Northwest; IS holes; 1 match play; entrance, . 10:30 to 11:30 A. M. Ladles' open chsm plonshlp of tho Pacific Northwest; 9 holes; match play: entrance, M cents. 1 to I P. M. Men's driving contest: four tails; course. 40 yards wide: carry 1W yards. Two prizes Longest drive and best average. Entrance. EO cents. I to 5 P. M. Men's and ladles' approach ing contest: four balls 2 at CO yards. 2 at 40 yards: bunker 25 yards from hole. Two prizes Nearert approach and best aver age. Entrance. 23 cents. 10 A. M. to S P. M. Putting contest: four balls at 16 feet (down in one counts 5. In two counts 3). Two prizes First an4 second every day. Entrance, 25 cents. Thursday. April 20. , 9:30 to 10:30 A. M. Men's open champion ship, continued. 10:30 to 11:30 A. M. Ladles open cham pionship, continued. 1 to 2 P. M. Men's foursomes, handicap; 18 holes; medal play; entrance, jl. 2:30 to 3:30 P. M. Ladles' foursomes, handicap: 9 holes; medal play; entrance, 50 cents. 4 to 5 P. M. Men's and ladles' approach ing contest; four balls 2 at 75 yardo, 2 nt 50 yard: bunker 25 yards from hole. Two prizes Nearest approach and best aver age. Entrance. 25 cents. 10 A. M. to 5 P. M. Putting contest Friday. April 27. 9:30 to 10:30 A. M. Men's open cham pionship, continued. 10.30 to 11:30 A. M. Ladles' open Cham plonshlp, continued. 1 to 3 P. M. Mixed foursomes, handicap; 18 holes: medal play: entrance. It 4 to 5 P. M. Ladles' driving contest; four balls; course. 40 yards wide; carry 30 yards. Two prizes Longest drive and best average. Entrance. 25 cents. 10 A. M. to 5 P. M. Putting contest Saturday, April 28. 9:30 to 10:30 A. M. Men's open cham pionship, continued. 10:30 to 11:30 .A. M. Ladles' open cham pionship, continued. 1 to 2:30 P. M. Men's open handicap; 18 holes; medal play; entrance, Jt, 2:30 to 4 P. M. Ladlfs open handicap; 9 holes: medal play; entrance, 50 cents. 10 A. M. to 5 P. M. Putting contest s EAST SIDE AFFAIRS. "Stany Steamers Bulldlnfr Other Matters. The big ribs of the new steam schooner for Samuel Elmore, the APtoria cannery man, are being set up at Supple's yard. It Is intended to run between Astoria and Tillamook. The veaiel will be 100 feet long. 24 feet wide and 9 feet deep. The machinery Is under construction at the Willamette Iron Works. Compound engines, with a surface condenser, will be provided. For the handling of heavy freight hoists will be attached to the boat There will be passenger accommodations, and the steam er will be lighted with electricity. The craft Is to be completed by June 20. At th'is yard also there is a great va riety of craft The old Fl)er. with her cabin partly dismantled. Is moored near the bridge. The Ilwaco, which Is being comjf tely overhauled for James Cook, the Columbia River canneryman; the Cornelia Cook, also owned by James Cook, has been completed. besCdes several other boats undergoing repairs. Altogether the yard is pretty well crowded on the land and on the water. Deaths and Funerals. The funeral of M. A. Share, who died In New Whatcom. Wash., took place yes terday afternoon from his late Woodlawn home. There was a large attendance ot the friends of the family, and at th close of the services In tho house the re mains were conveyed to Love's ceme tery. Charles Searr, a boy of 12 years, died yesterday at St Vincent's Hospital. a narento live on the East Side. The funeral will take place today. The funeral of James Woodward, father of ex-Councilman Sam Woodward, took place yesterday from the residence. East Twenty-second and Belmont streets. He had lived In the city less than two years, coming to Portland from Indiana, "He was 73 years and 10 months old. Lone Fir cemetery was the place of Interment The .funeral of Emma Klss'lng took place yesterday from her home. S3S Cole street Cole's addition, and Lone Fir was the place of Interment She was 2S years old. The remains of Edward Shaw were re ceived yesterday from Goldcndale, Woth.. for Internment He was 5S years old, and formerly lived on the East Side. The funeral will take place today. East Side Note. Rev. A. J. Smith, who was expected to assume the pastorate of Memorial Evangelical Church, has not arrived. He has been detained at his home In Indiana, but will be here In the city at the com ing conference. May 11. It Is announced now that Rev. Mr. Pierce, of Boston, Mass.. will arrive today and Tiave charge of Memorial Evangelical Church until after conference. Orleut Lodge, No. 17. I. O. O. F to gether with Omega and .Utopia Lodges Rebekah Degree, wilt observe the 81st an niversary of the founding of tie order next Wernesday night at the hall on Grand avenue and East Pine streets. ' , ARE U HUNGRY? If so. U need a rneal. Go to The Cream crie. 271 Washington street Hardman Pianos. Wiley B, Allen Co. SIBERIA GROWS BETTER IMPROVES 'WITH DISTANCE FROM ECROPEAX RUSSIA. Still Crime Is'Prevslent and Violence Kecd Be Guarded ARnlnst The Internal Improvements. KANSK, Siberia. Sept 3. Everything I saw at Krasnol.-.rsk left me with a very pleasant Impression, and the feeling that Siberia Is better the farther one gets from Russia. Omsk was the worst of the larger Siberian cities, and Tomsk offered a de lightful contrast to It Then when I found a clean, attractive little hotel at Kras nolarsk. with meals excellently cooked and carefully served. It .seemed that the cities of this country were not so Inhospitable to Western travelers after alt Of course I have not Judged the primitive Inns that Ji 4Es 9 STrZnffcjl-it i ylTy - STATIOX.OJC THE 'SIBERIA RAILWAY AT KHUDOELAXSKAIA, 300 MILES WEST 'OF IRKCTSK. are found In the smaller towns where I have broken my Journey, even though tney have been atrocious, for the casual tour ist who travels over this line when It offers a through service from St Peters burg to the Pacific Is not likely to halt at any but the more Important places. Krasnolarsk, however, the list of the rocr: Important cities reached bcrore coming to Irkutsk. Is worth an Interruption of the Journey, and Hotel Russia offers ample comfort The town Itself Is interesting and at tractive. Irrespective of the business im portance of Its station on the Yenisei River and the fact that It Is the head quarters of the trade with Europe by way of the river and the Arctic Ocean. Its streets are the best that I have seen since crossing the Ural Mountains, and'Hts buildings compare favorably with those ot Tomsk In size and quality, although the population of the latter city is more than I twice as great Tho large cathedral is a fine edifice, partaking more of the gothlc ' stjle of architecture than of the usual Byzantine forms of the orthodox Russian church. Two excellent schools one a gymnasc for boys and the other for girls afford opportunities for education corre sponding fairly well wlth.those offered bj the high schools at home. A building Is under construction for the use of a per manent circus organization, ro that the amusement features of the place' are not to ba neglected. The carpenters are pack ing great bales. of Siberian moss between tho Inner and outer shells ot the roof and the walls to guarantee that the building will serve during the severe Winters, which is the favorite season for such en tertainments. Of course the great river contributes largely to the picturesque character of the town, as It does to the business. The river Itself, with pretty islands breaking the expanso of water, and the hills opposite, help to make Krasnolarsk distinctly a prettier place than most Siberian settle ments are. The long bridge over the Yenisei Is a notable break In the land scape. Not far from the bridge, and be tween the railway station and the business part of town, I came upon the barracks, where a large force of Russian soldiers Is stationed. The parade ground surrounded by trees and the long. low buildings ot wood, where men and officers are housed, reminded me forcibly of the barracks at Key West, although here In Siberia the trees are birch and alders and pines. In stead of the palms of the Gulf ot Mexico. The day was warm, the parade ground green, and the soldiers lolling about in the shade near the toll flagstaff seemed quite as content as If they had been serving under some other flag in a more tropical clime. A Center of Crime. Krasnolarsk Is not all as good as It looks. It Is one of the most notorious centers of crime In all Siberia, and vio lence Is so common that it Is hardly no ticed by the townsneoDle. Hos's of exiled criminals from European Russia have I been distributed In the region Immediate ly surrounding the city for many years past The gold mines In the vicinity have helped to attract a lawless class, not only to work In the mines, as Is usually to some extent the case, but to profit by robbery of those who work and get the od. Then when the railway construc- '&&i'.s& W4-'Tft v VJZ. !S5t5te&f "dV-VPrW '.xRItOM. ? : .ev.,;.,.? -'---- -.,- THE CATHEDRAL tlon began, to these Influences was added the coming of a large number ot work men on the line, man ct them of the most disreputable sort Money was In circulation very freely during tho pcr.'od of construction, for Krasnolarsk was long the center of some of the most Important work, owing to the presence of the river. Much of the material for the building ot tho railway and the great bridge came up the river from the Arctic Ocean 03 barges towed by steamers. The comblna. tlon of all these things brought an era of crime to Krasnolarsk that has not often been equaled and that has cot yet ended. Murders, robberies 'and other crimes ot violence are of almosj nightly occurrence. When darkness falls It Is the signal to ztay at home, and except on nights when society functions and entertainments draw the people out In crowds It Is not often that any one Is seen alone In the streets. The fear of violence Is ever present, and the people talk about the latest crime as something of Interest but In no way surprising. At night the horrible clacking ot the watchmen's rattles, can be heard every few minutes, but I cot accustonud to that noise at Omsk, where the rattlts were never silent so 'that Krasnolarsk did not disturb my rest The townspeople are not ashamed to take constant precautions. Mr- and Mrs. Kelghley ride 'a great deal Into the coun try, but one never goes alone, for away from the city the Siberian "hold-up" man Is Just aa apt to try his hand- by day as by night Once not very long ago they had for a companion on a long ride a Rus sian official who had declared himself a good horseman. About 10 miles from home his mount proved too much for him. and he was thrown to the ground with a broken shoulder. There .was no alterna tive but for Mr. Kelghley to make a mad dash to Uwn for a doctor and a carriage, while Mrs. Kelghley stayed with the un conscious man. There was not a house for miles, the night was far advanced be fore relief came, and It was bitterly cold, so that altogether, with a full knowledge that tho vicinity was infested by thugs ot the worst sort she had an experience to" bo remembered. gSvrltserland of Siberia. South of Krasnolarsk. up the Yenisei River. Is the region which Is cabled by the people hereabout;, the Switzerland ot Sl- bcria. The line of the railway does not pass through a scenic country, but I am assured that the traveler who goes up the river from the city of the big bridge will not be disappointed. The town which Is the destination Is Minusinsk, on the river some 400 miles up stream, where accommodations may be found. The voy age up the river by the steamers In regu lar service Is said to take three days, and the voyage down stream on the re turn Journey three hours. This Is only another way of saying that the current is very swift and the steamers find the difference. The voyage all the way Is be tween beautiful wooded hills and tower ing cliffs, with Islands dividing the chan nel, little villages on the banks, and all the characteristics of the wilderness ex cept at the scattered settlements. The tributary streams which flow Into tho Yenisei at frequent Intervals .are almost all gold-bearing, and Minusinsk, like Kras nolarsk Itself, is the center of an Impor tant alluvial mining industry. There Is a marvelous opportunity for some one to bring In modern mining machinery for handling alluvial deposits. So accessible nre the placers, and so easy to work, that they are found to pay well where the yield Is only 25 cents a ton. Inasmuch as mines are to be found almost at every turn that aro worth far above that amount the possibilities are hardly touched yet From Minusinsk southward up the Yenisei It is not far to the great range of the Altai Mountains and the borders- of the Chi nese Empire, In which the river rises. The scenery then becomes notably grand, and tho game such as attracts sportsmen from all over the world. When the question of building tho Si berian Railway was under discussion, there was on Influential element that op posed the effort to build the great line directly across the continent It was ar gued that to do this would be to Incur needless expense, when nature already had done so much to open communica tion by natural avenues. Tho great riv ers of Siberia were so placed. It was ar gued, aa to make an almost continuous waterway, which was ample for the de mands of travel and commerce as far as It extended. The suggestion was to build Isolated lines of railway connecting the river systems, thus establishing a chain of communication by boat and rail that would serve for several months in the year. At that time the necessities of poll tics, commerce. Immigration and possible war were not as great as they were when the line was begun. The route as outlined provided for the building of a railway first f r6ra Perm, on the Kama River. In Russia, to Tobolsk, on the Irtish. In Siberia, thus uniting the Volga ,and tho Obi systems. The second section was to be from Tomsk to Kras nolarsk. which would unite the Obi and the Yenisei systems. The third was to be from Omsk to Barnaul, thus making It possible to reach the headwaters ot the Obi. still avoiding the long detour by way of tho. lower course ot the Obi from Its Junction with the Irtish. Then, by Im proving the connected waters and the course of the Angara, there would be di rect steam connection between Russia and Lake Baikal, with the construction of only 903 miles of railway. It was ar gued, too. that thH course would do more than a direct line of railway to facili tate the development of Siberia and Its OF KRASXOIARSK. Interior lines of communication. Fortunately, the energies of the Russian Government were not diverted to that scheme, but were reserved for the con nected line now approaching completion. As a matter of fact the same ingenious englreer who planned those Isolated sys tems was himself the first who outlined tho complete route for the railway over the lino which It now follows. The rivers, however, are not being forgotten. It Is realized that they must be Improved In order to make them feeders of trade and travel for the railway. The country will nnt Justify the construction of branch lines of railway north and south of the main line for many years, and during that period of delay the rivers will serve a valuable purpose. The navigable streams crossed by the Siberian Railway are the Tobol. Ishlm. Irtish, Obi, Tom, Chullm, Yenisei and Oka. whRe the Angara Is reached, though not crossed, at Irkutsk. Regular Jrafflc up and down these streams, all of which are between the Ural Mountains and Lake Baikal, will contribute notably to the prosperity of the railway. By all means the most Important work XrmmiuntJftt'Ttr Tf!TlLZCZUL,,7ZJGriZ,?'.J c-$&jX?&S&&M&&l$ $ii&ffim&m$M&3 to be done on the Siberian rivers Is tq complete the canals connecting the three great systems tributary to the Arctic Ocean. The Obl-Yenlsel Canal has been constructed from the Ket River. Which Is a tributary ot the Obi. to the Kas. which flows Into the Yenisei. A similar plan was considered more than 100 years ago by the Emperor Paul, but no move was made until 1S75. when a Siberian mer chant named Funtusov, nt his own Initia tive and expense, investigated the gTound between the two rivers. He found that the scheme was feasible, drew the atten tion of the government to it Induced the sending of engineers, and- helped the mak ing of a favorable report From the headwaters .of one river to those of the other the distance Is but Ave miles, and that Is all that had to be entirely exca vated. For ol miles, however, the rivers themselves had to be canalized. In order to make them navigable. The entire canal, therefore. Is U miles long. It has a width of 6 feet at tho bottom, and Is deep enough to carry barges of large ca pacity In tow of small steamers. By the time the connecting work is finished and the channels of the rivers dredged accord ing to the plans under way, direct water communication will be open from Tlumen. at the, base of the Urals, to Lake Bai kal, a distance of nearly 3500 miles, by a fairly direct route. Small as the canal seems, it Is easily available for enlarge ment whenever commerce Justifies the additional expenditure. No canal exists between the Yenisei and the Lens, systems, though the diffi culty of making the connection would cot be great The Lena Itself Is separ ated from the Angara, which flows Into the Yenisei, by but a few miles, and tributaries which could be made navi gable approach quite as closo as the con necting streams In the more westerly basin. The Inducements for Incurring the necessary expense are not however, near ly as great The delta of the Lena Is very difficult of access for steamers, sj that no ocean trasTe would be served "by 'digging the canal. The area of the Ya kutsk Province, through which the Lena flows. Is more than 1.500,000 square miles. and Its population not above 300,000. so that the demands of local commerce are small. When the time comes, however, for the construction of this canal, there Is nothing In the face of nature In Siberia to forbid It and then the three "great riv ers of the country will be united Into on Immense navigable system. TRUMBULL WHITE. BONES WITH WRONG LABELS Mistake In Lettering Whale's Javrs In City Museum. Among the many Interesting and curioSs things exhibited in the City Museum Is the Jawbone of a sperm whale and an other large and long bone, labeled "whale's lower Jaw." The former Is labeled "left lower Jaw of sperm whale," while many If not all whs examine It unhesitatingly pronounce it the right Jaw and the second Is by many pronounced a rib of a whale. It may appear strange that there should be any doubt or dispute In regard to these bones, as no one could make such a mis take as to take the right Jawbone of a man, a horse, an ox or an aso for the left one. nor could the rib of any animal, to the sight of which people are accustomed, or even of any ordinary animal, be mistaken for the Jaw. With the Jaws or ribs of whales It is, however, different as of all the thousands who have looked at the Jaw of the sperm whale In question, not one probably has ever seen a sperm whale and very few have before seen the Jaw bone of one. The, fact, however, that this bone has a broad base to which the mus cles for moving It were attached, has n. bend In It In order to allow 01 tne ena of the two Jaws coming together In n point and has, along one edge (the upper edge, of course), sockets for a formidable row of teeth, should make It as easy to decide whether the Jaw was the right or left one as it Is in the case of an ox or a horse. People who have never sen a sperm whale or the Jaw of one before are in many coses diffident nbout express ing an opinion on the subject although there is a picture of a sperm, whale, show ing the pointed lower Jaw. hanging abovo the bone. The attention of L. L. Hawkins, promot er of the museum, having been called to the obvious error In the labeling of the Jawbone, he took a photograph of It. ni well so of the other Jaw or rib mentioned, and sent them with other photographs to the secretary of the Smithsonian Insti tution, who handed them to F. W. True, an expert In bones, who wrote back ta Mr. Hawkins that No. 1 Is, as he supposed, the left lower Jaw of a sperm whale and that No. 2 Is the right lower Jaw of a humpbacked whale. This. It might be sup posed, should have, settled the matter, out It has not. for some people cannot sub mit to have the evidence of what they con. slder their senees set aside by statements based on the evidence of a photograph. A glance at the photograph of the sperm whale's Jaw taken by. Mr. Hawkins and sent to the Smithsonian Institution is suf ficient t" confirm unbelief In Mr. True's decision, for the photograph gives such a distorted view of the bone that it is Im possible to tell m which direction It curvcTT. and the base jf the Jaw Is largely out of proportion, wht'e tht other or front end of the Jaw Is foreshortened and gives no Idea of th real appearance of the bone, while the words "lower left Jaw." painted on the bone, tend further to mis lead one seeing the photograph without having seen the Jawbone. The fact Is that standing, at the base of tha Jawbone. It Is seen to be straight fot several feet and then ben to rharply to the left the sockets for tho teeth being on top. so that If this bone had been on the left side of a whale's lower Jaw, th Jaw could never have come to a point Therefore, the bone Is probably wrongly labeled, and the Inscription Is misleading and erroneous. An to the other bone which Mr. True, fol lowing th-j lead given by the Inscription painted on It, has pronounced the right lower Jaw of a humpbacked whale, there are ho sockets for teth In It to show which Is the upper side or that It Is a Jawbone. Probably the humpbacked whale has no teeth, but It has queer Jaws, It they are of the same size, practically, their whole length, and have merely a sort of ball and socket Joint to move on. with no base, like other Jawbones, for the at tachment of muscles tt move the Jaw s.i as to enable the mouth to be opened and closed. An effort has been made to procure n photograph or pencil sketch of these bones from which an Illustration might be made which would give a correct Idea of thei: shape and size, but so far thlo has -.ot been accomplished. The whole matter li not of any great consequence, but It Is not drslrable that In a museum, the object of wh-'ch Is to Instruct as well as amuse vWtors. such a rare "and valuable speci men as the Jcwbone of a sperm while should be credited to the wrorur side ot the animal's ir.outh or that a doubt should be entertained as to whether another spec imen Is the Jawbone or tho rib of a hump backed whale, unit especially that In clthe: case. If an error has been made. It should be perpetuated by the decision of a scl entlst .s. ' 66 HOURS TO ST. PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS" Via the Great Northern Railway. Train leaves Portland dally at :3 P. M. Connects at St. Paul Union Depot for Chicago. St. Louis and all points east and south. For tickets, rates, etc.. calr at uuy Ticxet umce. izz Third street s The sheep possesses a less degree of nervous energy than the horse, ox or pig. but It Is capable of enduring great ex tremes of heat and cold with less incon venience, and possesses a more vigorous digestion than thosn animals. 111 Every woman should know that Carter's Little Liver Pills are a specific for sick headache. Only one pill a dsoe. A woman can't stand everything. m 0 MU'lsns take It: thousands praise It: YOU should test It Hoods Sarsaparllla. WHY THE LAW IS NEEDED CONDITIONS ARE UNSATISFACTORY IX XORTHERX ALASKA, Major P. H. Ray's Description ot Governmental Affairs There Quick Action Desirable. WASHINGTON, April 1C Towards the close of the discussion on the Alaskan bill In the Senate, Senator Carter, who had the measure In charge, had read for the Information ot the Senate a letter written by Major P. H. Ray, command.ug the troops In North Alaska. Mr. Carter explained that the. letter was very sug gestive and- Instructive, being a graphlo picture of conditions In Northern Alaska. and the strongest kind of a plea lor tne passage of the civil government bill. The letter, .under date of December 31. 1SW. from Fort Egbert. Is .s follows: With the close of the year I have the honor to report that the situation of North Alaska as to civil government re mains unchanged. While at the last ses sion of Congress a criminal code was es tablished, no machinery was provided to properly enforce it. The United States a .V w", , i ; . Jr.' n.-i;L-,ed down the ukon In Aucust. but did not stop at any one place long enough to hold court or to hear cases over which his court only has Jurisdiction. He appointed several Court Comm.s- tioners and Deputy United States Mar- shals. Such Commissioners having, under the law, the powers of a Justice of the Peace in criminal cases only and being without money. Jails; Courthouses, or any means of conducting their courts, except on credit they have been of very little service. The attainments of some ot the appointees do not demand that respect Judiciary should In a country like this. In civil cases no court has been estab lished, except at Sitka, that has Juris diction, and there Is no officer north ot that point before whom a civil suit can be commenced. "The practical operation of this condl. tlon leaves all of North Alaska without any court to which the citizens can ap- peal, owing to the time and expense at tending the process of bringing suit, and even tne commissioners Court is too ex pensive a luxury to be Indulged in except oy me most opulent. "Where It Is a question of title or owner- I Seminary. California, where he has re ship there Is no court that has the power cently graduated with honors. His home to issue an Injunction or a restraining or. ' Is nt Brownsville, where his parents live. der pending action br the Sitka court. Consequently many serious complications are arising out or disputed title to placet miner, o.vlng to the fact that the delay incident to filing information In the court at Sitka gives either party ample time to take from the ground all the valuable mineral before any action can be had la determining title by the court "Where action in determining title by a miners' meeting I Interfere to restrain until such time as both parties can get Into court but Individual disputes I am unable to adjust Crimes arising out ol such disputes do and will occur, and are only Incident to the conditions that exist here. m"To me the most remarkable feature Is the peaceable character of the popu lation all along the Yukon Valley. In an experience of over 30 years along our frontier, I have never seen so little crime In proportion to the population and the Interests at stake. It will be a great mis fortune If the present Congress does not give to this north country a well-defined civil government fully adequate to settle all questions that may arise, with Judl- '""" iere are piemj uu:u u; piu clal districts easily accessible to the peo. t0 work toT thc wass n" Paid. They pie living In the Interior. The people have PrPse. therefore, to ue arms In pre Just cause for complaint when a Go ern-1 enttnK olher persors from working on ment like ours forces any portion of Its the dam- Thls "s caIIcd a labor d'sPu'e. citizens to make a Journey half around I but tnat Is not tho rteht nan:e ror u- u the world to get an appeal for Justice a lnan wants to work on that dam for Jl 2S for. measured by the time and expense It ! a daJ tne sovernment of the State of New takes to make the Journey. It Is farther. York and that of the United Stale? of for nine months of the year, from here to America are pledged to protect him In that Sitka than It Is from Washington to the r,Kht- " an, man drvcs him away with Phlllnnlnes. The salaries iM in th nfH. I a gun he is defying the authority of the clals now authorized Is a mere pittance compared with the cost of living, and bars the securing of competent men unless they devote their time to their personal inter ests Instead of their duties. This should be recognized, and such salaries paid that N&iifi w& ji s?n ssBT-JsWC3sBTirT3i trF'n&irzrzisrF&jz&u s5T mzn MMKiMilM'&3i3EB&k A breaking down of tho nerves, a wearing out of tho brain cells and a general exhaustion of tha system from loss of nerve power. It follows in the wake of headache, dizziness, sleepless ness, care, worry, grief, heart weakness and stomach troubles. Any illness or disease may bring it on, but one remedy will re move it. That is tho great brain food and nefvo tonic, D. 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"At Anvil City, I learn from an officer In command there that the citizens have, organized a full municipal government, with the necessary constables and pollct to. preserve the peace, with most satis factory results; but here at Circle City and Rampart City no such action has been taken, which I am of the opinion Is owing to the fact that the transient ele ment so largely predominates. They are here solely for what they can make, and naturally defeat any attempt of the citi zens who are hete to stay to organize any government that the people must support by taxation. Knowing the country and the character of the people as I do. I am strongly of tho opinion that it Is not for the best Interests of the country or the people now here, or who may come In the near future, to give the same form ot territorial government (except as to Judi ciary) to Alaska as that given to tha ter ritories In the United States proper. "An election by the floating population for the. local civil officers would be a farce. The real resident would not, as a rule, be elected. The majority, with their officers, would migrate with the first rush; to a new discovery. The conditions de mand strong, quick action for the criminal class, and a conservatU e. simple govern ment until the period o extreme lnflatioe and excitement has passed: and all offi cials should be of a class not dependent uPn the Popular suffrage for office. Tha ' .. .. Z, , ... I comlnK known shou,d not be furef jeopardized DJ. aliowinK the country to J drlf, mt0 conditIon ot anarehr. That an 1 nhnnrrmi rni.minn or nfr.iir. .xit .hnni.i I D0 fully recognized and met by propel iaw. ulteil to this rnuntrr and it inter. e-ts. which are often the opposite tha't exist In the United States proper. One of the most important Interests that requires ' leeislatlon Is that of nlaeer mlnlnc" I "","""""!!2""""""'"r""S""I 1 RV. MR. 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