THE SUNDAY ' OBEGONIAN; PORTLAND, - MAY - 20, 1900.
11
CLIMATE OF GAPE NOME
MORE EQUABLE TIIAX THAT OF IN
TERIOR CODMRY.
Not Mock Vesetatloa and Fael is
Scarce Fik and Game for Food.
Hack Moisture.
WASHINGTON', May 11. In all that
has been printed about the Cape Nome
country, little has been said about the
climate, and still less about the vegeta
tion and natural resources of that partic
ular region beyond the mineral resources.
A somewhat Interesting description ot
these features Is embraced in the report
of the geologists -who visited that coun
try last Fall and Winter, and -whose r&
port Was recently submitted to Congress.
Of the climate of Nome, they say:
"The climate on Seward Peninsula,
though It is arctic. Is milder and much
more even than that in the same lati
tudes In the interior of Alaska, or the
Tukon country- The precipitation, also,
is considerably greater. The Summer Is
not so warm, nor the Winter so cold. The
sea, here traversed by a branch of the
Japanese current, Is the great moderator.
"According to the records of the
Weather Bureau, the extremes of tem
perature noted at St. Michael inland are
"i decrees I?. In July and 55 degrees F.
in retruary. The records show freezing
temperatures every month except July.
The most reliable data indicate that the
temperature at Nome is usually somewhat
lower than at St Michael. The Winters,
as noted, are not to cold at Nome as In
the Yukon Basin, but are more trying,
because of the dampness and of the cold
winds, from -which there Is no shelter.
"The Summer, -which Is short and gen
erally cool, resembles Spring In the North
ern United States. Rain Is of frequent
occurrence, often continuing steadily for
several days, but it is not usually accom
panied by wind. Dense fogs, however,
are not common. The prevailing Summer
winds are from the south. "Vegetation
attains it maximum growth in late July
and early August, when verdure and wild
flowers abound, ard give a great -variety
of colors; but they do not flourish long,
for scarcely has the season emerged from
Spring and the snow disappeared, when
it passes Into Fall, with Its nipping
frosts, Indicative of the approaching Win
ter. In Summer the days are long.
From late May to early July It is
daylight nearly all the time, with night
scarcely perceptible at the time of Sum
mer solstice, about the 21st of June. In
August the length of the day begins rap
idly to decrease.
"The Winters will probably average 10
or more degrees milder than at the Forty
Mile and Klondike region. In the same
latitude in the interior. They are not
much colder than In some parts of the
northern United States. The minimum
temperature, or greatest cold, seems to
occur at about the middle of January, at
which time the thermometer rarely de
scends to more than 30 degrees below zero.
From late October to early April, how
ever, for a period of nearly six months,
there are said to be but few 3ays on
which the thermometer rises above the
freezing point. Snow begins to fall on the
mountains early In September and on
the low country along the coast about the
middle of that month. Blizzards are fre
quent. They begin early In November and
are usually of several dajs duration, but
some have been known to last for as
many weeks In the month of February.
They generally come from the north or
northeast. The snowfall is not heavy, but
the snow drifts greatly. It comes with
the prevailing Winter winds, which are
usually from the north or northeast, espe
cially the latter. A west wind denotes
clear weather, during which the display
of northern lights Is said often to be
eubllme. The fallen snow Is pecularlly
drj -frozen, bo that pieces of it when struck
together give a clinking, metallic sounO.
The Ice attains a thickness ot irom tour
to five feet, but Bering Strait, the chan
nel between Seward Peninsula and Si
beria, Is rarely, If ever, trozen over "by
a continuous sheet of ice. Only rarely
can the Diomede Islands, In the middle
of the channel, be reached on the Ice. Ac
cording to Captain Jarvls, along the shore
eolid ice usually extends out from Ave
to six miles, beyond which is open water
with fields of ice drifted about by the
wind. Even in the coldest weather the
natives go out to this open water to hunt
eeal, and nearly every year some of them
are carried away and almost perieh from
starvation before the Ice field drifts, so
as to enable them to leave it and reach
the shore. In the Spring, water begins
to flow in the creeks and rivers toward the
latter part of May, about the same time
that the ice breaks up in the Yukon coun
try. The Nome coast is free from Ice ear
lier in the Spring and later in the Fall
than the coast about St. Michael Harbor,
but usually the fields of drift and shore
ice do not suffl 'entlj disappear to permit
the approach o vessels before the 10th of
June. It begins to form again about Ave
months, later, re that i essels should not
count on leav ng the region later than
early November. Where played upon by
the wind and tide, the drift Ice is said
often to pile up to a height of several
hundred feet along the shore.
"The climate, though for the most part
moist and rainy, may be said to be gen
erally healthful in Summer, but rather
harsh and severe when cold weather seta
in, eo that severe colds and pulmonary
troubles' lespeoiirirynpneumonia, are com
mon. Drainage raod water supply last
season were poor, so that typhoid fever,
often complicated by pneumonia, was
common and not rarely fatal. About the
middle of last October there were report
ed to be about SOO cases of typhoid and
pneumonia In the Nome region.
"The striking feature of the Nome region
with respect to vegetation is the absence
Of timber. The tundra has been referred
to as a flat, treeless, moss-covered waste.
In this it differs little from the barren
plains of the Arctic Coast. Not a tree
is to be seen, and In most places not a
bush or shrub of any .sort. The nearest
approach to anything like timber In the
region Is a -very dwarfed or stunted
growth of alder and willow. This shrub
bery or brushwood rarely attains more
than three or four feet In height, and
seldom three inches In diameter. It oc
curs principally along the edges of some
of the valleys and on the creeks and gulch
es in the lower reaches of the mountains,
and ia eometimes found crouched In fringes
closely hugging the stream beds In the
tundra. It Is unsuitable for camping, and
wholly Inadequate for cabln-bullding and
mining purpose?. This absence of timber
is a6igned by Professor F. V. Covllle,
United States botanist, who has visited the
region, to the rigors of the arctic cli
mate. "From the reports of Dr. Sheldon- Jack
Eon and lieutenant Jarvls, the Port Clar
enco region is similarly destitute, while
the absence of timber In the St. Michael
region, is w ell known. Some timber, how
ever, occurs in the Golofn'n Bay region,
as may be een from the following ac
count of Uoutenant Jarvls in his ov erland
relief expedition to Point Barrow In 1S37
and 189S. The timber here, which is pre
sumably Truce. with some poplar, cotton
wood, alder and willow, probably owea
Jts existence and preservation to the more
sheltered condition of the region on the
southern edge of Seward Peninsula. "On
the east side of this mountain," to the
east of Golofin Bay. "Is a good, heavy
growth of timber, but the west side Is
lsare. In a few vallevs of Golofnln Sound
was a sparse growth of trees, but. except
for a few visible in the distance In the
Kotxebue Sound region, we saw no more
trees In all the country we traveled
through from here to Point Barrow."
Driftwood for Fuel.
"Though the Nome region grows no tim
ber, there Is another source of fuel sup
ply on this bleak Coast. It consists of
driftwood, or timber cast ashore by the
sea. Here It has been left in a great wind
row; extending almost continuously along
the beach near the hase of the tundra,
"while in the estuaries, embayments and
tidal lagoons the accumulation is often
very great, covering many acres in area.
This driftwood consists principally of
trunks and stumps of trees, forming logs
often 20 to 40 feet in length and two or
more feet in diameter, many of which are
still In a fair state of preservation. The
timber is principally Alaskan spruce,
though other varieties are reported. It
has como from the 'Yukon River and dis
tant shores. Some logs bearing the brand
of Puget Sound saw mills are reported to
have been found. The value of this drift
wood to Nome and the prospector during
last season, both as .fuel and In the con
struction of Winter cabins, can hardly be
overestimated. At points away from
Nomelts use to the prospector will prob
ably continue for tome time to come.
For so great a population as that at Nome,
however,, the supply is necessarily limit
ed, so that little or no reliance should bq
placed upon It for future use.
"In the Nome region, both on the tundra
and in the larger" valleys, occurs a patchy
but fair growth of grass, suitable for the
support of horses, cattle and sheep during
the Summer months. In certain locali
ties the reindeer also are reported to feed
upon it in the green state. It does not,
however, so far as observed, seem to "be
suitable for haj. Wild flowers abound
in great profusion, and some herbs, pre
sumably of the arctic flora type, are re
ported to occur.
The principal wild fruits appearing In
the region are the blueberry and the sal
mon berry. The former is rather com
mon. In some localities on the peninsula
It Is reported to be preserved by the mis
sionaries and natives for Winter use.
"The principal and almost universal
vegetation In the Nome region is mcs3.
It Is of the true Siberian or Arctic tundra
type of the Eastern continent. It covers
with a dense growth the entire Nome tun
dra, and in many localities extends well up
Into the mountains. According to Dr.
Sheldon Jackson, of the Bureau of Edu
cation, that covering the tundra flats about
Nome Is of two kinds. The larger por
tion of it is the Sphagnum. Mixed with
this moss is the "reindeer mose" proper,
the scientific name of which Is cladonla
ranglferlna. On this latter moss the rein
deer thrive at all seasons of the year.
Agriculture.
"From the shortness of 9 the Summer
season, the absence of timber, and the
presence of but few species of vegetation
of any kind in the Nome region, it would
seem that only very moderate possibilities
In the line of agriculture could be expect
ed, though the soil, consisting of a foot
or two of peaty and vegetable decayed
matter, is probably fertile enough to sup
port a good growth of almost any kind of
crop. On the coast line of Golofnln Bay
efforts, at gardening by Captain Dexter,
who has been settled there for years, have
been fairly successful, especially in grow
ing the more hardy vegetables. Rev. A.
E. Carlson, missionary at "Unalakllk (lat
itude 63 deg 50 mln.. on Norton Sound,
where the climatic conditions are prob
ably not unlike those of Nome, reports
that he has raised potatoes, turnips, car
rots, cabbage, radishes and green peas
in the garden at his station. .
Flnh and Game.
"In the Nome region and on the greater
part of Seward Peninsula game of almost
every kind is scarce, especially large
game. The principal indigenous land
quadruped is probably the Arctic hare
Some lynx are also said to occur. Only
occasionally is a caribou or bear to bo
seen. Of the feathered tribe, the ptar
magin, grouse and Arctic owl are all in
digenous and common, while during the
short Summer season many species of
temperate-climate birds visit the region
as guests.
"Fishing is carried on in a small way
by the natives along the greater part of
the coast, but more especially on the
larger streams. The principal fish Is
the ealmon. Here, as elsewhere in Alas
ka, this and the cod are the fish' on
which the native largely relies for his
supply of Winter food. Salmon-trout-are
also common, and fine rockcod occur as
far north as Cape Prince of Wales' At
Port Clarence a species of herring or
smelt, very plentiful and of a deliclons
flavor. Is known to occur. A species of
large crab, much like the Pacific Coast
crab, very delicious and much UEed a&
food. Is found at Golofnln Bay and ss
far north as Cape Prince of Wales. The
hair seal Is common all along the coast,
and becomes abundant toward Cape Prince
of Wales. Economically it is a very im
portant animal to the native on ac
count of Its store of meat and oil, and
especially the skin for clothing, footwear
and sundry uses. The seal are taken In
both Winter and Summer. In Winter
the natives go out on the sea Ice some six
ur eight miles from shore, where a few
seal are procured at the edge of the open
sea. The natives are also reported to
take a whale or two along the coast al
most every year. They sell the bones,
while the carcass is appropriated for
food."
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He has been so absorbed in his fight for wealth';
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balancing' r-his health account Little disorders that might ;
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LOOKING UP INDIAN CURIOS
The Curator of the Field Columbian
Museum Is Coming Here to Do So.
The approaching visit to Washlmrtnn nf
Ttj Georgo A. Dorsey, curator of the
Field Columbian Museum, has created
much Interest among Indian curio collec
tors and those Interested in the history of
the early tribes of the Northwest. Dr.
Doreey is expected, according to a letter
written to George A. Lamer, of Spokane,
to arrive about August l, eavs the Chron
icle. His work in this state will, it Is
thought, occupy about a month, during
which time ho will visit every tribe In
the state. Before reaching here he will
spend several weeks in the Indian coun
try of Wyoming, Utah, California and
Oregon, eavlng, however, the greater part
of time for his reeearcheu in Washington.
Mr. Lamer, w ho, until a year ago was a
resident of Boise, Idaho, Is the owner of
one of the most valuable collections of
Indian curios in the West. Thla week he
is in Seattle conferring with other collec
tors, with a view to rendering assistance
to Dr. Dorsey during his stay.
"Washington has been hunted over be
fore by agenta of various institutions for
curios and mementoes," he said, "but
there never has been so thorough a search
as is planned for this year by the Field
Columbian Museum. This institution,
which had its inception at the World's
fair, in Chicago, has made rapid strides,
and bids fair in a few ears to surpass in
4ts usefulness in certain lines not only
similar institutions in this country, but
even the British Museum.
"Two expeditions have been organized
this year and w ill be in the fleld all sea
son. The flret will be in charge of C L.
Owen and J. A. Burt, assistants In the
department of anthropology, and will
work entirely In Arizona. They will visit
the ruined dwellings of the Hopl Indians
and other tribes. The Northwestern ex
pedition. Including the states mentioned,
will be in charge of Dr. Don?ey. The two
parties expect to secure many collections
of historic value. Expenses will be paid
out of a fund set apart for the work two
j ears ago. It Is expected that in 'Wash
ington more data will be gathered than
In any other state. For this reason more
time will be spent here,
"In the past very little early history of
the far Northwestern tribes has been
written. More attention in the past has
been paid to the interior tribes, whose
habits and customs were wholly different
from any in this section of the country.
"Dr. Dorsey will be accompanied by a
corps of able assistants but much aid can
be given h'.m by Washington collectors.
It is of n&tioral importance that the his
tory of Washington tribes be gathered
eoon. The longer It lies burled the harder
It will be to procure."
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HERMANN OPPOSES LEASE
FAVORS PUESEST POLICY AS TO
TUB RAGE LAXDS.
Public Domain Should Be
Available for Homelmildcrs
til They Talse It All.
.Kept
Cn.
"WASHINGTON, Mar 12. Commissioner
Hermann, of the General Land otnee,
has submitted to Confess In a letter his
Ideas on the question of leasing the public
grazing lands. "When bills for this pur
Tn xrere before the House committee.
Jaw -which' requfred such entrtes to be In
compact, form. ' tw-,-s.-st
''Vast quahtltfes or' pbbHc'Knds ,iavc
tlona.. anfl .the Tormer "rnethtfcT 6duct!on P'
Kiies naii muue me ruuiic auimiui a ikku
for enormous prlVate.'speculatl6'ri. lVIs
time that, tne ng.nt or .each individual to
secure a homo on tho'publlc domain, ''If
rntlfi1" fv nrntpptpif ntl9 fM Should
.be he.ftn. consideration Inmspbelngt
tn puDUc lanos. me icaeine - eucu
lands Tivllf.be a, withdrawal "from market
of probably an the lands available ror
homes, and the beneflceift provision 'of
the homestead l(w IhuaTterfendef "nug
atory. ' , 'J, " x',l
"TJie revenue deHved 'from the leasing
nf cmzlnc- lands! Would 'Tirobably libt pay
for the cost of collecting' thS same1,- and
Llnetead ' pf'' "being 'remunerative. would
douptiess De a cnarge.on wcumwimrcui.
Lands belonging, to the states" are leased
In .some Instance's, bu"t Wo figured' are at
hand to show" tit what "rate feuch lands
are leased. The law as to New Mexico,
Commissioner Hermann 'was quite fre
quently consulted by members Interested,
a it nna l.inrriv due to his Influence
that the leasing bills' were tabled for the hOWeer. provides 'thatT leases of" certain
. , T- 1.1c latter Vin Tftlnta I . ....!.- .,, .,Ji. ,., tVio
present session. In his letter, ho points terrUprlal lands shall be approved by the
out the many evlte that would result from
a general leasing system, anu sirongiy
defends the settler as- against corporations
and large landowners and land companies,
rvimmlsfiloner Hermann's letter Is as fol-
Secretary of the1 Interior, a.nd a number
of such have come under my ooservu
tlon. The almost u&fbtih rate" Is 2 tents
per acre per annum, nx at-" the- rate ot
$3 20 for one quarter section' of land, and
fnr- this inslcnlficant eum It Is -proposed
The leasing by the Government of Its ft0 deprive a homesteader of -a1 tract of
land to which no may aesire 10 eccuio
Commissioner Hermann
lows:
public grazing lands would, In my opinion,
be a great detriment 10 inc siaie wucic
In such lands are located, would seri
ously interfere with the settlement, colo
nization and Improvement of the great
"West, would tend to decrease, rather than
increase the population and wealth of that
region, and the benefits therefrom -would
accrue to a few Individuals.
im,. 'Kt.iir n.r Mi lands would be leased
...i .- a tn h nf nnv irrpat I th side of law and order.
use to them. It would be necessary to se- "With all these advantages In favor of
cure large tracts, and thus withdraw from ! the present policy of the Government as
Sement and entry lands that would be . to its public lands no sjeps should be
telut-. .' . . ' . .,- . otrr, TrViVrt trnnlrt Interfere with the
ellsnble ior tnat purpose. An me serai- ......" .-- ---- - -.
rid rerfon. especially near to the streams, operation of the Maws that tend., to the
7. :""-. " ...ii .!, f ot-oM establishment oi nomes oa iue vuuut
'There Is no condition 'so calculated to
Inspire love of country and" loyalty to
law ?r so conducive to public order as
ownership of homes. The f re'e'ho'Fder' feels
that ho has, something at stake. " some.
thlng worih protecting, and -as a refeult
It Is to his Interest to be on'the elde that
will aid him In protecting sucn prepens
es tabllshment
domain."
A WOMAN SPEAKS.'
"Willlnjr to lieaye Politics
Street FiehtH to tbt", 3Ien.
and
uuu u-bi. .-v." - -"-- -"---. , -...
there are numerous small oooies oi araDte
land, and while a large portion of a 160
acre tract may not be suitable for the
production of agricultural crops, there are
frequent Instances where a sufficient por
tion can be made remunerative to the set
tlor nnrl onjihle him to secure therefrom Is
an independent livelihood.
"Again a necessary adjunct to the graz
ing of cattle Is a supply of water, and
the most eligible lands for securing this
supply will be first leased, and thus In
time the lands surrounding the streams
and lakes of the "West would be occupied
by lessees, and the remaining lands, cut
off from water, be of no use to others. pight.'
PORTLAND, May 17. (To thc'Sdltor.)
Kindly grant mo spaceMn which b 'cite
an object lesson for those who enj6y. har
mony, more than squabble, -'dissension,
scheming and, perchance, pugilistic fcxer-
cUes, which Is prompted by airitem in iq-
, headlined- "insult anuatrcet
JMP8ESSiyt..PR0QRAMME
XEIXGHTFUI RECITAI OF 5ACBED
SOXG AT TRINITY CHURCH.
Selections JErom.?The JteJMJah." and
' "Elljali' Rendered With. SnperU
, ."'Effect ?q Applatise Allowed.
" An -Impressive and beautiful song re
cital was'given.Thursday night at Trinlty
Cliurch by the rector, TJr.'A. A. Morrison,
assisted by Mrs. Rose Bloch Bauer, Mrs.
"Wtatei Reed, S. TV. Hogue and T..M.
TJghler. "The programme was an am
bitious one, being made up ot leading
numbers from "The Messiah" and
"'Elijah," in addition to other selections
from sacred mustc ot exceeding beauty
and worth. These were rendered with
superb effect, the -audience being pro
foundly moved by the grandeur and thrill
ing power with .which, the singers Inter
preted the various numbers. No applause
was the rule, and thte naturally Increased
the solemnity of the "occasion, maklrig it
an event tb3t Trill long be rememhered In
Portland music annals.
.Dr. Morrlsqn was In excellent voice, and
gae three baritone solos from "The
Messiah" with splendid effect.' His voice
Is eminently suited to oratorio work, on
account of Its magnificent volume and
seemingly unlimited reserve power, com
bined with delightful richness of quality!
One of his selections was the aria, "Thou
Art Gone Up on High," which Is so fre
quently omitted from. "The Messiah," and
this added a new element of interest to
the programme. '
Mrs. Rose Bloch. Bauer sang with rap.
turous effect, "I Know That My Redeemer
L.Iveth" ("The Messiah"), and "Hear Ye,
Israel" (."Elijah"). Her wonderful voice
seems to be constantly gaining in depth
and dramatic intensity, while it remarkable-
flexibility enables her to throw Into
her work a wealth of tonal cqlor, dell
cafe' shifting changes -of light and shade
that are a source of continual surprise
and 'delight to her hearers. Portland
.music-lovers are always , ready' to con
and mjstle depths of tone which enable
her to hold her audience spellbound. Sal- sheep of Christ, the soul3 of men; They
dom. If ever, has Mrs. Reed been heard
to "better advantage than In this son.
"Mr.'Hogue's singing of the twb "Elijah"
arias. "If" "With An "Tour Hearts" and
"Then Shall the Righteous Shine Forth,"
showed careful, conscientious work, and
an artistic appreciation of values. Thert
were also two enjoyable quartets. The
discriminating taste and .musical Intelli
gence of Mr. Lighter, the accompan'st,
added materially to the success of the
evening.
tbat they have charge, over the lambs and
, An Archbishop's Pallium.
The pallium, or hlmatlon, was to the
Greeks and Orientals what the toga was
,to the Romans. It was a square piece of
cloth worn over the shoulders, flowing
down behind and covering the breast and
arms of the wearer more or leas, at his
wear the pallium over the moulder that
they mAv remember to imitate thi- Onnrf
Sheph'erd; that they may be faithful 'to
go out Into the deserts and thickets of,
the world In Exarch of the strayed 3nd
thorn-entangled sheep and bring them
back on their shoulders to the oheepfold.
The- pallium Is marked with six black
crosses, to show that the responsT)lUtfe3
of the chief pastorate are a weighty bur
den, a heavy cros-." Impceulstl hbmlnes
super capita nostra."
The Pope, because he Is a successor or
St. Peter and has universal lurlsdlctlon
o er the whole Ch.urch, wears the pal
lium.
pleasure.
Walrus TOilnUer'.
"Of all the curious artlc'es of commerce
that you have ever mentioned In print I
The Jews also used the pallium, "Speak ,
I have never seen one more strange 'than a
the
to the children nf Tsrapl and thon shalt . "ne A reguianj senu to unina, -to
tell them to make to themselves fringes Brazils, and In -very large quantities to
In the corners of their garments, putting i Rus3la." The speaker isat a ''foreign
in them ribbons of blue; that when they merchant," and he was addressing a con
shall see them they may remember all the ' txlbutor of the Brookljn Eagle, who has
commandments of the Lord, and not fol- made a specialty of paragraphs dealing
low their own thought and ejes. going. wjtn out-of-the-way occupations,
astray after divers things." (Numbers "The articles I refer to." he continued,
xv:38.) The word garments In this pas- i ..are tootnpicks that are made of TCa:ruS
sage Is palliorum In Latin and hfcnatlon j whiskers. Vast quantities of the stiff.
llVjreek , , , . .... ! thick wh'skcrs of the walrus are shipped.
The true significance of the Apostolical , from Alaska chIefly t0 raJseif. and to
pallium seems to be the representation of Bome otners in Engjand. Thoae who send
the pallium or outer garment, of St. them hem Qne b ;h
Peter. The Roman Pontiffs wear it as a ffll tTrporc ,, ,. tMi ,,, v y,Ja
mark that they hold the place of Peter. . pn trfmT0,; ,, ,,-,, t,or .,," nM
-d fh. -,, -,!,. a t,.,., .tZ. ! The higher clans Ch'nese seem to use
Prince o'f the TpoS es? C ' o other Itind of toothp cks. and the more
Ithe course of time the-palllum has of the Russians always u,e them
undergone the same change as the orlg- at ttel club and ot? J se,nd ou
lnal stola. .Like the latter. It Is now only f me Jhou!ans of 5ly.
an ornament. It consists of a narrow , though to the buyer they are much dearer
strip of white wool, resembling tho band .i3 w,lU "3 raore ornamental, they Une
ror border of the ancient pallium, and is Plenty oi pront 10 me aea.er. uney naA0
worn around the shoulders ard crossed in "sun ip creep inuj strong lavor atrvesi
front. Crosses In black are worked in I End clubs, and last year I executed some
woai . i scores oi jngusn oruers.
The pallium is made at Romc( of the
wool shorn from two lambs blessed by
the Pope, and annually presepted by the
nuns of St. Agnes on the feast, of their
patron saint. The presentatlpn takes
place at the Agnus Dei during mass. II
la sent by the Pope to every newly ap-
gratulate themselves anejw upon the rare ; pointed Archbishop, as the distinctive
day's. Issue,
Of course, access to the streams might be
,were
" Did not politics wax warm, ahU
it not that our next state1- election
Arnon.
Stranger I want to get a divorce.
Lawyer Very well, sir! On what(
grounds?
Stranger Arson.
Lawjer Arson! "Why, what do jou
mean?
Stranger My wife fired me. Chicago
New.
secured by legislative enactment, but this , ji soon.be here, this, and probably other
would be of little advantage to the back sreet brawls, would not creep .into your
lands, on account of their distance from j coiumns. At this same" approaching fet
such water supply. tlon COmcs up the. by some,. fong:tafeet-
"The policy of the Government as lndl- . of, prajed-for and patiently-awaited
cated in legislation for the last 40 or 50 amendment to the State Cpps'tjtutlon af
years would be subverted by leasing the fectlng woman and her -vote. Can., any
grazing lands of the United States. This rationally minded, self-rcspectins, .woman,
policy has been to provide homes for the with any Idea of refinement cons.stently
overflow of population from the crowded t -wish to entr a combat for Tights XV
East and from the cities, and to enable ' which would subject her to theee ame
any citizen with the expenditure of a I street scenes, and compel her. in, the end
small amount, to secure enough public to acknowledge that she had been "knocked
land for a home. For this purpose laws r out" In the. first rounjl .and landedper
have been devised until now. under the qhance. In Jail? ..Should bai. be .required,
public land code, no person can acquire 'this. In. most Instances, .would ie procured
title from the Government to more than r from the one now enjoying hist rhls.
320 acres of agricultural lands, and entries ' Politics are bad worse is scarcely possible
of such lands are limited, xecept under but woman's vote Is not going tq purify
special provisions to two classes. Iz., j the subject one .lota. On the, other hand,
homestead and desert lands; the former should the amendment carry, woman ncr
deslgned. as Its name Implies1, to provdo . self will be much further- taxedJn-.fejxengtn
a home for any one who chooses to avail and energy, although now oycrwork'ed -arid
himself of the privilege, and the latter to . overtaxed, resulting in Jjaan tQ hec sex,
secure the reclamation of the arid la,nds. chagrin to-her .sisters ani.cnteinat-fjpm
The operation of both t)f these laws would - her brothers. - - , .-
be seriously hampered If not entirely de- t Thankuig you .for this cace, on, .behalf
stroyed, by the enactment of legislation j,of myself and a large representation, o!
for the leasing of grazing lands, as both Oregon, I am. A "WOMAN.
of said laws are applicable" to that class : '
of lands. ' . Suite of the Czar.
"The disposition of the first comers to The suite of the Czanof Russia cons'sts
appropriate the lands along the margin of 1T3 persons', of whom 15 are members of
of a stream In the arid and semi- the imperial family, 17 are: princes who
arid "West has been-noticed In the cae of axe not of Imperial birth; 17 are counts.
desert land claimants, where entries of "9 aro barons and the remaining 115 are
220 acres have been made, extending for I noblemen cf lower rank. Only 12S are Rus
two miles on both aides of such stream.-' elans, the'Test- being Gcrmansr-.-I'lana,
This disposition haa compelled the en- t'PoJes. Circassians, Greeks acd -Rou-forcement
of a strict observance -of the mnnlana.
privilege of possessing so gifted a colora
tura soprano.
Mrs. Reod.gave the pathetic and beauti
ful "He Was Despised,' and Godard's
"Prayer." The latter" Is- particularly well
adapted to display the glamorous-beauty
badge of archleplscopal dignity.
The white wool Is emblematic of the
purity and Innocence of the life of the
prelates of the church, the anointed
wearers of the pallium. The lambs from
the fleece.of which It Is njade remind them
. Proved Hl"i Caie-
Msss "Willing (after the proposal) But
are you quite sure you bollcvs In second
love?
Mr. "Woodby (a widower) Certainly my
dear. Now, suppose a man bu j s a pound
of suqar; It Is sweet, isn't It?
Mlsst Willing Tee, of course. But
Mr. Woodby And when, that's gone he
naturally wants another pound apd the
second pound Is just as sweet. Isn't It?
Chicago News.
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