Oregon sentinel., February 20, 1878, Image 1

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GENERAL DIRKUT(jRr T.
ONITED STATES.
J-rsilJent. J..JI.B. IUtu.
Vic President..... IV. A. Wnttui.
Becretiry Bl Stitr W. II. Etisti.
.RecreUr of theTreunr Joni Bninu,
iSecrttry of War Richard W. Tnonrsof
-3cfury of the TiTj-.. :..,.-: .-,...! .Cmu.i Diteks.
Scret vt r "' Interior.....:. CuiScnccz.
'Attorned' General..;... .......j....;0tr. W. McCmrC
tPeetnriiater OenerKA.r.:...-.........-.l)Atit JL Kti."
u. a.6urnEME codht.
Chief Jwtlten. ... 1 ..MR. WIIe
A.noiIte"JrxCi 'nnfClinbrJ, Sirn jne, Jlllltr, De
Tle, Field, Strong and Bradley.
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STATE OP UREGUN. " "
SlrtlnKJoTernoF.'l?iIX,.i.Vf..A5w..S.F.ChadlcV:'
Secretary or state. . .......c. it. uiimwick
Treaiarer ....... .., ...... A. Brown
State Printer t.w..j..U. V. Drown
Circuit JmlKO (Flnt Judicial Di'trict) P. P. Prim
DIitrictAttorner" " ". U.E.IIanna.
JACKSOS CODXTT:
County Jnjge ........:..';. ..-.. Eil J.Day.
County CemmlMbner. Ahnm m
Sheriff. .' J. Vf. Manning.
Clerk.. .E.J). Eondray.
Treaturer.i... ..John Orth.
Anenor B. C. Gnddard.
School Superintendent a E. J. Farlow.
fiarrejor...... J. S. Howard
Corqner...T. 7: .....Dr. Callendar
cooitiTTiot. n rrT i
Circuit Court Second Konday. in February, June and
NoTento.t V A V ' JUU
County Court Firat Monday In each month.
TOWN OP JAKSOirVILLE.
t ' " " Linn, Prea
T.O.Beamei,
Iraiteei. ...... ' Peter Brltt,
J. Nunan.
Eapr Euhil.
ttarorder V. 8. Harden
Irtaiurer IlenrrPape
.jhal ......... ...........Ad. Helms
i aetCommlialoner Geo. U. Young
JACKSON VlXtE P. O. RnGISTER.
ridges Leave JackeonvlIIe na Folio wsi
Fer ItocX Point, Grant's Pass and Itosebnrg, erery day at
!.ISn.m. Mall clones at 8 o'ctock a m.
ri Ashland. Yreka and Heading, Cat, erery day at 2.30
p. ru. Mall closes at 2 p. m.
tor Applefrate. Kerhyrllle, Waldo and Creseent City, er
ry Monday and Tlinrsdav morning at 3 o'clock. Mall
elcxes at R p. in. the preceding orening.
The mail for Central Point, Tnl.le It.Kk. Eagle Point,
ltrownslonnEh and Sam's Valley leares ediiastlsy
mornlnss.cliwlng the preceding erenlng.
Oct mail for Unkrille, Hot Springs, Yalnax and Lake
City leares Ashland erery Monday morning.
Uotify Ostler Otliceopen from,9 lo A o'clock
eRcHilny, rxrrpt Smirtnye.
Jffire l!onfsI...'.t'ronf 7 o'rloclc T- SI. to 7 P. 31."
Office open Sundays 30 minutes after stage arrivals.
Vll Hatter mnat lie Iti on time or 1 tnuat
ntTottlhe next Stnfcr.
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S0CIKTY NOTICEH.
Orceoninn I'ttcaliniitntTiiTip
.1. IMPK01 ED finDKR OFIIFD II ES. HOI.nS ITS
Stated Cnuncilnat the Red Men's Hall the third -on
erery seren suns, in tlieeighth run. A cirdiil In Ita.
lea to attend l extended to brothers In -vml ptnnding,
H. K.llirnna,r.of It. K JL WAT0V.P.
Warren Lols A'o. IO,
A F.AXfi A. M-IIOLD TIIKIR riEQDUR
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XX Communications on the uednesday eren
nrs nreceding thfi full moon. at Jacksonrllle. Or.
eron. Brethren lu coodstandlnr are Inrlted tu
attend. C. C. DKEKMAN, .M.
Mil Mcixxa, Secretary.
Oregon Chapter No. 4.. It. A. M-,
HOLDS ITS REGULAR MF-ETINGS OX TUESDAY
erenings on or befoie the fnll month in each
meuth. at 7J3Q o'clock. Companions In ood standing
are Inrlted to attend.
J. R.N. BEL , High Priest,
.n.llrxsoir, ecretary.
Jacksonville Lodpe No. IO.
IO.O.FHOLDS ITS REGULAR MEETINGS
. Saturday erenings, at Odd Felloas'Uall. Drothe1'
a geod standing are Inrlted to attend.
J0IINL LER,N.G
J. II. Pixy, Recording Secretary.
Rntli Rebokoh
pvEOEEE LODGE NO, t, I. 0. 0. F., II0LD9 ITS !
Ayreguiar meetings on erery other Monday erenlng,
at Odd Fellows' Hall. Members In good standing are In.
lUd to attend.- JOnN MILLER, N. 0.
Bican. Fisbib, Recording Secretary..
Jacksonville Stamm
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0.118.TJ.0.R.M, HOLDS ITS REGULAR MEET-
inrs ererr Tbursdar erenlnir at Odd Felluwn' lrll
Jrotherr In good standing are invited to attend.
Jlax Mnller, R. 8. E. JACOBS, 0. C.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
B.F.D0WELL
G.B.TVITSON
DOWELL & WATSOX,
riOEKEYS-AT-L'AW,
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JACKSONVILLE, OREfJON.
Allbnslness placed In our hands will receive prompt at
tention. Kf Special attention giren to collections.
. W. KAIILKS. B. B. WATSOS
EAHLER & WATSOX,
4TT0RHEYS-AT-LAW.
JACKSONVILLE, 0RE00N.
irVIll practice In all the Cnnrtsot this State; obtain Pat
ents Tor all classes of pnl Ik lands, both ctneral nd
agricultural; attend promptly to collections and attend
to all county and Probate business. OFFICE oppmite
ths court house. June I7.1BI2tf.
. II. 1. HANXA,
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And NOTARY PUBLIC.
JACKSONVIIXE, OREGON.
,llf practice In all the Courts of Hie Slate. Trompt at
tention glren to all business left In my care. as-Omc"
In Orth'a brick building.-, Clan.MTMf.
DR. J. C. BELT,
. bHYSICIAN AND STJEGEON,
JACKSONVILLE, OREGON.
"HarlngLicated In the town of Jacksonville for the pur
pose of practising Surgery and other branches of my
profession, I respectfully ask a portion of public pat
ronage. 3"0FFICE Second door north of the U. 8.
Hotel. fnoT2VJ3tf
Q. II. AIKEN, M. D.,
rDHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,'
JACKSONVILLE, CREGON.
WOflij. ixt-door to the Telecmph Office.
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In Southern Oregonjae areprepared to do all kinds ol
Printing at the" West lltlng rates. Satlttwtlnn glren
ur no charges made for work.
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ADDRESS,
OREGON SENTINEL,
JACKSONVILLE, OREGON.
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TTCOTS LESS THAN 300 T0-M.KE
I any GOO Pinno eold IhrouRli antf. all
ir nliom iiMr.e 100 pt-rCHnt.rr 11. Wrliav'
ui acentH, Imt clilpdirert lo lamilii nt fnrtorv
price. We make oulj uue eljle and have but
oue price.
Two llimdrei? fc Ninety Dollars!
Nt cash. Rith no dNconrit to'dfrilerfi or com
inibsions lo teacher. Our lnmliiT 1 IbororjfhK
Ktmoi!Ml uur can aro DODDLY veueered
willi Ro'-eoooJ have front round orurrr, scr-P'-nliue
bolloin ami cnrvnl Iftrs. We ne the
full iron pUte with overntrung ba-m Frpnclf
tsraun cuou wun top daniper, and our keys
are of tie beft ivory, with ivory fronts. Our
piano lias M-veu octavea is tix feet nine Inches
lone three feet four inches wide, and weigh',
1k)x1. 353 pounda. Every piano is tuliy war
ranted for five year.
Scud for lllintnted circular in which we re
fer to over 1,000 Banker, Merchant, Ac,
(pome of whom you may know) ueingour pia
nnc in 47 SlatrB and Tcrri'oriej' Please state
where you saw this notice.
U. S. PIANO CO.,
n20vol2ty2 810 Broadway. N. Y.
A. C. GIBBS.
L. B. STEAKN3.
GIBBS & STEARNS,
ATTORNEYS & COUASELLORS
Rooms 2 and 4 Strowbridge'g Baildicg,
PORTLAND OREGON.
ill practice in all Cnnft8"bf Record in the
Stale of Oreaon Hnil VuhiiiL'lnn Tprritnru ?
and pay particular at'.entinn in hnainpsa in
Federal Courls.
Interesting to Farmers.
THE ON CRSIGNED, BELIEVING IT TO
be to le mutual advantage of jjij.lus
am) FAitsirn-i, have made arranefmrnts where
by (he Ashland and rutenix mills will bo un
der the management or Jacob Wucner, whi
will have charge of both mills for tbecompaui
durii.jj the ensuing jear, ending Julv 1ft, 1877
We will pay the highest market price foi
good merchantable wheat. Office of the com
pany at the Arhland Mills.
WAGN'KR, ANDERSOtf & FAUlIEl
MILL CO., Aohland Oregon.
IODIDE OF POTASH
The best beautifier of the Complexion nownl
use. Cures I'imples. Boils, Blotches, Hheumat
ism and MrrcnriU pains. Soldby all Druggistl
Use Low's Concentrated Flavoring Extrarc
for Ice Cream, Cakes. Jtc.
Settle Up ! Settle Up
rUE UNDERSIGNED HA PLACED I1IS
accounts In the lands of T. B Kent fot
collection, and those knowing themselves to be
indebted to m. will save costs by calling on
Mr Kent, and making payment immediately,
as I am c mpelled to have my money,
tatcd, .'ftjisoaville, Dec. 13. 18s r
DAVID CRONEaflLLER.
OIrt Type-Metal for Sale.
WE HAVE FOR SALE AT TnE "3KJJTINF.L" OF
flee a considerable quantity oTold typennetaL good
all the purposes for which babbit metal is used, and
o many Inst nces superior. "U III be sold Inany quen
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JACKSONVILLE. OREGON: EEBRUARI HO
The Terns or Peace.
According to Teoent telegraphic (!,
Mnaa it... Vlnoiil.n. ... 1 .,11
g.iui.o n.o i.iuiuno bio uuniiy more
than one day's rnareh distant from Con-
slantinople. The following are.report
'ed to bo the terms .pi peace which Rub-
Ria nan immon
t- . -w ...a.uua
Thejndependenceof Sefvir; ' -
Thtt riMSfiinn In Af nnlonnnrn tf Atill
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van, jnicsics, apur and a portion of
Lake Scutari;
13a garian antonomy according ito
the conference programme; ' '
The opening of the Straiu'pf Darda
nelles to Rus"an ships of war;
ThB occapafion of Buonm.Kara and
Eizeronm by Russia until a -war in
demnity of 20,000,000 iif paid;
Part of the Kussinn array to embark
at Coustanlinoplefor theireturn uo'me
and
The final treaty of peace to be sign
ned at Constantinople by tbo Grand
Duke Nicholas.
There may have been some later
modification of the term's. Rut no
jet is nothing definite underthat head.
me m I . . .
ine iurkS, itiaeaifT, objected to the
last two conditions, and England ob
jectet? to the openjng of, the .Darda
nells to the Russian war' eet It is
evident tbatjPlatler power disclosed
the terms of peace first to Germany
and Ausirii, and held a long and con
fideniial consultation wiih llieni before
the teniiR wre made known to Eug
Ibtid. In the meantime the Rusnians
cnntiniie to, advance, and will proba
b'jr in .ke a pretty direct lin forCon
blantiiiople. Ouch there, if ever a
treaty of peace is eignud, it will proba,
bly be signed in that city. The cbn-Jereiice-ujr
agree ution the terms of the
armistice, i hs'fd at Adrianople. It is
hardly more than filly years since a
treaty of peace between RuseU and
Tut key was signed m the same city.
The news to-day cutifirms former re
ports lhat there is a growing war feel
ing in England. Notice iW already
been given y, P 113,11 Conservative
member of Parlijmebt, ll.Ct lie will in
troduce, a moiiou declaring that Rug"1
6ia has violated the soleinu assurances
given, that territorial aggrandizement
wduI I nut be- sought only immunity
of the Christian mljectB of the porle.
It duett not lookjuu now a if Russia
is uneonscfous of her hdvaniages or of
the ceitainty of secminir, indemnhy.
,The hundred million dollars proposed,
if ever paid, will go fat toward making
good the amount whioh Russia has ex
pended in bringing Turkey toterms.
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The Eastern Question.
No solution of the the difficulties
encompassing the Eastern Qaetion has
yet appeared.-buthe position of Eng
land becom s more unsat'sfactory every
day. The Judications now are that
Russia will carry her points; that Tur
key will accept the terms offered her
despite their stringency; acd that Eng
land will be estopped from exeroising
any direct iiflnence upon the negoiia.
lions. The tone of the the Berlin offi.
cial pres-. justifieathe belit1'lhatGer
mauy and Aostria are bupporting the
Russian policy, and there is reason to
believe that Germany has been poten
tial in the circumstances which have
thus secured the" diplomatic as w ell as
the,mililarv victory of tbo Cztr. The
future course of the English Govern
ment appears to be entirely undecided.
The fleet, which was ordered into the
Dardanelles', has been recalled and rent
to Besika Bay. The resignation of
Lord Deiby appears to.liavebeen with
drawn, ana ltls'1 hinted that the de
mand for a supplemental appropriation
twill very probably not be made to-day.
Meantime no one knows precisely
what Rusi t's terms are; no one knows
how far. the peace negotiations have
proceeded; and tho Russian army con.
tinues to advance. That advance is
the only positive feature in the situa
tion, and it is possible that if England
delayB -mak ng up her mind a little
longer, the Russians may put an eud
to all doubts concerning their inten
tions by sitting down before Constan
tinople. Record Union.
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The fifteen state legislatures now
in session cost $38,000 a day.
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Congressional Election'
Following is the opiuion of Judge
M. P.peady as to the, time, when Orei
gon elects a Congressman, and which
indicates a similar election in Septem
bor, in this State, except' wheri the
rresiaenuai election occurs, unless our
Constitution is 'changed:' v
Section 25 ot the, K S., jt being Sec.
3 otthejact of February 2,r 1872 (17
Stat. 28), provides that 'the Tuesday
next after the first Monday in Novem
her, in the year I87G, is established as
the day, in each of the States and Ter
ritories ohthe United Spates, for elec
lion of Representatives and delegates
to the. 45th Congress, and the, Tuesday
next after the first. Monday n Novem
ber, in every year thereafter, is estab
lished as the day for election, in each
of the said States and Territories, of
Representatives and delegates to the
Congress commencing on the fourth
day of March next thereafter.
Afterwards, and by section C of the
act of March 3, 1875 (18 Stat. 400),
Congress provided: "that section 25
ot the R. S prescribing the time lor
holding elections for Representative's
to Congress, is hereby modified so as
not to apply to any State that has not
yet changed its day of election, and
whose constitution mast be amended
in order to effect a change in the day
ot election ot Stato officers in said
State."
By this Utter section Congriss in ef
fect repealed the former one as to any
State lhathad.not then March 3, 1875
(1), changed lis day of election; ind
(2), whose constitution must be amend
ed in order to effect a change in the
day ot election of State officers."
On March 3, 1875, Oregon had not,
nor has it yet change ) its day of elec
tion; and the Constitution of the Statu
(Sec 14 Art. 2), having provided that
"general elections shall be held on the
first Monday of June, biennially," it the
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Stale officers cannot be elected ou any
other day without this provision of the
Constitution being changed, then bee.
tiou 25, of the R S., is repealed as to
Oregon and we elect a Congressman in
June; but if the day of electing State
officers could nave been or can be
changed by legislature, notwithstand
ing this provision in the Constitution,
then we elect a Congressman tinder
Bald section 25 in November.
While the newspapers ot the east
are describing the deeds ot men who
wrestle with bears, ond who dance. for
twelve consecntive hours, and who
perform other tents of skill and eudur
ance, those of lhe west chronicle the
exploits oi a more practical nature.
Here is one Weedm-in of Louisberg,
Ky., who has husked one hundred and
five bushels of corn in seven hours; a
Neva'da hunter who has killed 217
mountain deer, and a Pacific railway
engineer vv ho hadn't missed a trip since
the road was opened with the cord
wo6d choppers and the muskral caths
crs yet to be heard Iroin.
The Hospital Li briry Association of
the Alum at Sleilacootn, design giv.
ing a ball on the 22d inst., the proceeds
of which are to be applied to the pur'
chase of books aud periodicals for the
use of such of the insane patients as
may be able to avail themselves of
this aid.
.Rich Men.
The four richest men in the world
are the Duke of WestminsterilltT.OOO,
000; Seuator Jones, of Nevada, 20,
000,000; Rothschild, 40,000,000, and
J. W. Mackey, 55,000,000. Thirty
years ego Mat-key wns a pennilcos boy
in Ii eland. Twtnty years ago ho was
a speculative salesman in the United
States; sixteen years ago he W38 a
bankrupt. He afterwards purchased
into a silver mine in Nevada, and is
now trie richest man in tho world, and
is only 45 years of age. His yearly
income is 2,750,000, and his fortune
increases 5 every minute. What an
immense amount ot good this man
could do with his iortuue, and in that
proportion add to his own happiness.
But alas few of our millionaires seek
for bapp'mess by making othets happy.
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: Dyed Cigars.
The artificial dyeing of cigars has as
yet attracted b'ut liltlo attention
among snokers, and is conducted very
quietly and'ss apparently harmless, yet
J nader all circn instances it'shSuld be
condemned. Every artificial change, ot
a' natural product like tobacco to give
it a betler'Appcarerfco should of itself
ba braudeJ as improper. Then we
must take.iuto consideration the tact
that the natural co'or of the cover his
an essential influence on the strength
ot the qigarf and consequently most
smokers place great value ou the color.
By artificial coloring, on the contrary,
the judgment is Qeceived, and it makes
it impossible to determine the quality
of a'cigar from th- color of the cover,
.lor every deaer now has it in his pow.
er to make spleudid dark cfgars from
his very light on.is. On all these
grouuds dyeing cigars must be ranked
as an aduherati6n tor the purpose ot
swindling the public. Unfortunately,
no means have yet been devised
whereby tho people can distinguish
such cigars in all cam s from the genu
ine. All we can do at present is to
call .Mtention lo the tict and reoomeud
caution in tho matter. Scientific
American.
PaoTECTiov ok iiik Columbia Sal
jiox. A bill, which has lately been
introduced in 0 ingre-is by Senator
Mitchell, prohibits the taking of sal
mon in the 'Columbia river and tribu
taries, by any nfeank whatever, be
tween July' 20ih, aud October 1st, ot
eich year, and impose penalties ot at
least Sl.000 fine for the first oftenoe,
audJSl.;")00 fihriJllid 1 2 months' imiiri-i-,
unnieui tor subsi quent otlenccs. Mi
nute regulations are prescribed con
cerning the taking by "ill-uets, seines,
weirs and traps between April ls, and
July 2Cth, and similar heavy penalties
are imposed for a violation. The bill
also prohibits throwing imo the stream
tawdust from the mills or waste li
quids from factories, tanneries, bfij., be
tivLi.11 July 1st, and December 3lst, ol
each ytar, under penalty ot $500 tor
each nflence. One-half of the fines are
to be J.J till to inlormers and the test de
voted l the propagation and preserva
tion ol fish under direction ot the Com
miksiouer ct fisheries.
A woman is i. h.inly thing to have
about lh? house, the Newport Local
thinks. She doesn't cost any more to
keep lhi.ii you'll give ber, aud she'll
tilke a great interest in you. If you go
out at night',she'll be awake when jou
get home and then,tili 'II tell you all
about youtself, and more too. Ol
course she'll know wheie you've been
an.l what kept you out so late, and
wilj tell youj-.yel, right after she gets
through telling you that shu' will ask
you where you havo been and what
kept you out so late. And alter you
tell her, and she won't believe you,
yon mustn't mind that; aud if alter go
ing to bed, she 4ays sho hasn't closed
her' eyes the whole night, and then
keeps up th miiuiaotwo hours longer
and won't go to sleep when she las. a
chance, -you musu'l mind that its
her naturoj
Another Case op Aniline Puis n
INO. The1 fact' lm recently come to
light' iti "Germany lhat poisoned aniline
dye is bometimes used to color the
lining ol hats. A hat villi a brown
'leather lining was purchased at Stettin,
near -.the Baltic sea, by a gentleman,
who began to suffer from iiillunmation
of the head and eyes soon after he
commenced wearing it. A chemical
examination ot the hat showed that the
brown hue ,was iraparledto the leather
lining by means ot a poisonous' sub
elance intermixed with the aniline dye
made from Coal tar.
A bill has'lately passed tbo legis
lature of New Zealand having for
its objoct the protection of the in-
digenons birds of tho country of
which any specimens still remain.
Among the rarer native varieties
included iuthe schedulp aro ibis,
lyre bird, satin bird antl bower bird;
but robinB, wrens, finches, larks,
water rails, and cuckoos aro also
placed under the protective clauao
of the act
Oregon semshEt
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Early Iiiat August aparty of Cspa'
Flattery or Makaw Indian3Jreturn
ing from a visit to their friends (thV""
Songish of Victoria), encamped th
firat afternoon out on the beautiful
Bay of Metcbo3en, V.L The weath
er being very fine, most of tho par
ty went bathing, and among tho
number amaiden of-perhaps eigh
teen summers, who had acconfpan-?
ied her grandfather on the trip.
Desiring seclusion, she went round
a point away from tho other bath
ers, and, being knowu a3 a bold
Bwiraraor, is supposed to have taken
a header into deeper water. How
ever taken, it proved to have been
a plunge into tho nrms of death,
for when tho swimmers reassem
bled around tho camp fire tho girl
was missed and, notwithstanding a
diligent search that eveniugj could
not be found. The following morn
ing with sad ho'trts the party left;
but very soon those iu tho fore
most canoe, on rounding tho first
point, saw (the water being calci
and clear) u human body as if 8oat
, ed on the sandy sea bottom, with'
wnatseomeu- UKe a uour Dag im
mediately Lehind it. Tho natives
knew what this meant. As soon as
tho canoes got together, two of tho
most active young men managed
with daggers so to disablo tho mon
ster (for it was a gigantic devil
fish) that the octopus with its vie
tim was brought to tho surface.
The foregoing facts havo been
communicated to our informant by
an intelligent and rcspoctablo half-
breed woman from Metchosan, who
saw the body of tho drowned girl
with some of the prehensile of the
mollusk still adhering to it. Sho
compared tho head of the octopus
in size to that ot a fifty-pound flour
sack, full; and said that tho tentac
les wero twelve in number, of differv
cut sizt3, and tho largest about ths
cirenraforence ota man's arm. V?a
toria(B. C.) Colonist.
"The troops retreated, under
cover of tho darkuess" is a sentence
which bids fair to go out of use in
tho history of futuro battles. Tho
electric light promises to make
fighting at night as practical as
fighting by day as though there
could not enough bloodshed bo
enacted while tho sun is above the
horizon. A number of interesting
experiments have been recently
carried out at iletz by a committee
of engineers and other officers ap
pointed to investigate the practica
bility of employing electric light
during siege operations, and to sug
gest any modifications which it may
seem expedient to introduce intho
apparatus at present in use. Ac
cording to tho Pall Mall Gazette,
on the uight of October 20th, Forts
Frederick, Charles and Alvensleden
were illuminated by -throwing tho
electric light upon them, when'it
was found that at a distance oi from
two to three kilometers, not only
buildings but also individual men
could be plaiuly mado out- On the
night of tho 27th of October-the
electric apparatus was arranged on
the exorcising ground outsido tho
Chambior gate, and tho light di
rected upon a row of targets. Fire
was then opened against these
latter by a squad of riflemen, and
the practice mado was nearly aa
good as tho record on ordinary
occasions when firing by day a
result which was considered exceed
ingly satisfactory, as a thick 'mist
prevailed, at the time, aud materi
ally interfered with the action of
tho light. Altogether tho commit
tee concluded that the electric
light may in future be eraployed'with
I advantage not ouiy in siege operations
out also during outpost duty and en
gagements at njgbt.
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