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1 - - 1 SE rCBLMIIKD 4VERY SATURDAY MOBKIKO, rates or xDvzznsvta is csratt . . . T One inch, fir:t kuertlon. :$2 00 Etch jtxejnt fojertiofl, 1 CO orncE. cotjkt NTrtKirr.) OTTOSITa TBS COrT-BOVr. States of SSab&ertjillonlnColn: TUct tdrmiKn br eoatrKt. flmlim 4Cm at Urn ImU olznu, 3 C4&U yr Bu. Ainrtsiat tea ssrabU aocSJr. Use Year U C3 1 Six Months..... 3 SO I Tfcje MooUis 1 50 1 iacit Copi io I "VOL 2, PENDLETON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OHEGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1877. NO. 25. JOB WORK VSSTit: S ill ihbb wait! uiccnnniaii. . The Burden of the AViud. Oh! wind, fresh wind of springtime. What hast thou home away? A burden of lUrbt-wInged moment That hovered and would not stay; The music of children' laughter From meadow all deny and sweet, "When primrose buds and cowslips Are trodden by Joyous feet. Oh! wind, soft wind of summer. -What hast thou borne away? A burden of lore and longing. The dream of a golden day; The murmurs of passionate voices. The cxquHIte perfume pressed From the heart of the rose that nestled In the belorcd one's breast. OH! wind, wild wind or winter, "What hast thou borne away A burden of mournful remembrance, The sign of the year's decay; The skeleton leaves of the forwt. The drift from the chill snow-wreath. And the prayer to a soul that is passing into the shadow of death. Seals and Sealing. Bj the natives of the higher wastes of Norway, and the wild, barren, rugged shores of Greenland, the sea is looked upon in the shape of a harvest: for the Greenlander feeds on him, dressrs out of t.: i - i - - . uim, fcuppues uims-cii wim ropes, window glass, candles, end many of the other KEvuuiiKuiiuuc ui cjuuy we uear able, and generally utilizes the amDhibi. oos creature which Xature has teen kind enough to send in oo slight abundance. In these parts of the world the capture oi a seal is not accomplished without con siderable danger, and the hauler who pursues the creatures in his small native canoe stands no small chance of having his arm, or even his neck, caught in the line attached to his weinoa in the lat ter case being sometimes strangled and drowned before he can extricate himself. At other time.- when the fisherman. thinking the animal dead, approaches to ..1 r t - ... . lukk (PuoMjn oi ni prey, it will dash at his arm, or even at his face, and Lite viciously. They are particularly danger ons when thev have voung ones to defend on such occasions they will rath at the frail boats of their pursuer, and actnallv tear uoies in them with their teeth, when Uie canoes quickly fill and ij to the bot torn, Uking with them their occupants who are securely fastened to the skin which form the covering of the canoes to ins.se tbem water-tight. in we autumn, when the seals enter the fiords in large quantities, the natives assemble in force to drive them towards the shore, and kill them with lances When the animals try to take refuge on banks, they are attacked by the women and, children, who are provided with laace for throwing, and the work is fin iihed by the men with their heavier har- pooas. In winter holes are made in the ice- that the animals may come andbreatbe; ana as soon as one makes bis appear' asce, be is almost sure to fall an easy prey to the watchful native. The greater no tu ber, though, are caught in the open water, the inhabitants of these northern regions following them, in some of the small canoes already mentioned, into one of the fiords which are so numerous upon the coasts, and in which bays and roads are almost surrounded by barren granite rocks. Here the paddles of the rowers shine in the sun, but cause sexreely a .3 .'. Un .. . . ;t t - OWOZIU 1U Uit HBKI, B11CUCC UCIUg aU 2U dispeasable aid to success. Tuey then quietly search fur their game, following cioseiy ibc jaoeniaunns oi ue coast, nothing probably being -visible but a few scabirds flying over their heads, and ot tering cnes ot alarm or warning. All at once, though, a dark object appears on the horizon, when the fishermen separate, and place themselves at regular intervals, so as to inrra a semicircle, the two ex tremities of wliich point in the direction of the shore; fur this black object is a ami, and, as it comes nearer, the half circle of canoes contracts more and more. Then two of them dart rapidly forward. gliding along as though their boats were pissing over ice. The first man is then seen to leas over the edge of bis light craii, aau suuuemy lurowing uimseil ior ward, he hurls the harpoon with which he is armed, and the instrument flics like an arrow, drawing cut after it the line of bide to which it it fastened. Pierced with this well-barbed lance, as it is almost certain to be, the seal imme diately dives, and soon nothing is seen but the great madder, which is attached to an eoa oi uie line, ana- which neces sarily remains on the surface of the sea. A patch of reddeatd water shows the place where the animal was struck. A few moments after, it reappears, and seems to beg for mercy, opening its great limpid eyes. The appeal, if appeal it be, is, however, thrown away upon the stolid fblier, and in a few minutes the poor brnte is despatched by blows on the n-s? from a paddle, another lance, or even from the clenclied fist of the captor. Toe seal is thin hauled between two canoes, fastened together, moored to them by two leather straps passing undtr the fin, and is lefcintiii pwition, white he whose daring has secured the prey sow takes it in tow. The blow aimed at the seals by the bar pooaer s;ldom miss s its aim. The wound greatly resembles the one prxluccd by a ballet; but the ballet would have killed the animal witho it capturing it, whereas, by the use of the harpoon, with a line and bladder attached, it can always be easily recovered. The inhabitants of the north coast of Scotland hunt the seal in a manner that k equally peculiar and dangerous; for, knowing that they retire occaiionally with their'yoang into the caves along the coast, generally choosing those with nar row entrances, the Scotchmen follow them there in the middle of the night, dariagtbe months of Octibcror Novem ber. They row to the mouth of the cave in & light boat, and then penetrate into itf recesses, when they suddenly strike lights and utter loud cries. At the sad dest light and .usaecestosed sounds, the eeaht jwt their retreat in utmost cos-. fusion. Tlie intrepid Scotchmen dart back to the sides of the cavern to let the greater part go by, and then fall upon the laggards, despatch them by heavy blows on the nose, and then cairy the Indies ouiMue. A few lines will not be out of place ncrc rrepecung mat ncrcot of the seal family the sea lion vhse habits are thus interestingly described by that most clever and observant of our "natUMluts. Jir. nenry iee: "Tlie tea lion in remote nr secluded places is more shv and warv than the fur seal; but when accustomed to the siuht of men, as n the Ctliforntan coast, often iroquents Uuckly lahabitcd localities en tering miana bays anil mors, and at times disporting itxrff among the ship ping. But we leara from Uie authors al ready quoted, tlm its habits and the mode of its capture are everywhere alike in aii essential particulars. On the IVy bylov Iands, as cll a on thf Gillfor nian coast, tlie malt make their appear ance about the first wk in 31 ay, at tirt in smau nutniei, out mxmi alter more plentifully. On their arrival they leap out of and dart through the water with surprising rapidity, frequently diving oaisue me rollers, aau tbe next moment emerging from beneath the crest of a breaker. "IVaddling up the 1-cach. or climbing the rocks with seeming effort, each veteran Lull some of them arc over tw enty years old makes tbe way to a spot in the rookery,' as it is called, which he has occupied in former years, whilst those who oome fr the first time as full grown members of Uie community (never under six years of age), select a new station, where thev will await the ar rival of the females. Toe space of ground over which each endeavors to secure cam plete control is generally about a rod in extent; but uslos be is strong enoagh to defend and h rid it against all antago nists, he is quickly ousted from it by a new-comer and forced to 'take a back seat Tbe labor of maintaining a posi una in ue roocery is really a sen o as uusiness lor those bulls which occupy the water line, and their combats have often resulted in deaths Jlr.EUjott" remarks on the fur seal will also apply to the sea lioas: Some of tne bulls," he says, -show wonderful and courage. I have rnixicd one veteran who was aming the first to take np his position, and oec on the water line, when at Ifast fiftr or tixtv desperate battles were fought victoriously by him with ccirly as tnaay different :a!s, who coveted his position; and a hen the fighting season was over, I saw him covered with scars, cashes raw and bloody,an eye gonged out, but lording it bravely over his harem of fifteen or twentv cows, all huddled together on the same spot ne Had urst chasm. The fighting is mostly or entirely done with ths mouth, the opponents seizing each other with the teeth, and clenching the jaws; nothing out sneer strength can shake them loose. and that effort almost always leaves an ugly wound, the sharp incisors tearing out aeep gutters in the skin and blubber, or shredding the flippers into ribbon strips. They usually ap proach each other with averted heads and a great many false passes before either one or the other takes the initiative or .gripping; the bead is darted out and back as quick as a flash, their hoarse roaring and quick, piping whistle never ceasing, their fat bodies writhing and swelling with exertion and rage, fur flv ing in air, and blood streaming down ait combined make a picture fierce and saragc ca'iugu, ana, jrum us great n.jvcl 1 i r . . . ty, exceedingly strange at first sight. In these battles the parties are always distinct the offensive and the defensive; u the latter proves the weaker, be with draws from the position occupied, and is never followed by his conqueror, who complacently throws up one of his hind flippers, and fans himself, as it were, to cool himself from tbe beat of tbe conflict. with a peculiar chuckle of satisfaction or contempt, and with a sharp eve open for uie next covetous nun. iue young males are not allowed t land." The cows come up from Uie sea from the 1st to the C:h of June. As soon as one reach's the shore, says Captain Bryant, "the nearest mile gufi down Vt meet her. making a noiee like the clacking of a ben to her chickens. lie bjs to ber, and coaxes her, until he gets between ber and the water, so that she cannot esc4pe from him; then his manner changes, and, with a harsh growl, he drives ber to a place In ins nsrem. mis eonunu'-s uuul the lowerrowof harems is nearly full. Then the males higher op select a time when their more fortunate neighbors are off their cuarJ to steal thar wirr T.iU they do by taking them in their mouth, lilting them over Uie beads of the olhir females, and ctrefally placing them in their own harems cat-rung them as cats do their kittens. Tnose still higher ud pursue the s itne method, unUl the whole spec is occupied. Etch bull thus take under his protection from tea to fiftecnflside of the face, are used as personal or- coa-s. it By the 10th or 13th of July all tlid cowa ntve arrived, aud at the most Irdl quented 'rookeries' every yard of beach oil cliff where a sea lion can find space tuj urn round becomes Its resting-place. Tbe air is foggy with tiielr breath, and at this time Uie n use arising from these breed- ng-grounds is said to bo simply indc' scribalile. The r taring of tha old males alone is loud enough to drown Uie souud l the heaviest surf among the rocks aud cavero, and with it the hoarse croaking! oi iue cows, anu tne bieatingof the young form such a din of tumultuous- utt ranees Uiat the united clamor of Uie vast assem blage can be heard on a calm day for miles at sea. Tney live on fish, cuttles. crustaceans, and seafowl. The manner in which they capture the laUcr displays no little cunning. When in rrarsuit. the sea lion dives deeply under water, and swims to some distance from where it disappeared; then, rising cautiously, it exposes the top of its nose above the sur face, nt the sime time giving it a rotatwry motion, like that of a water insect at lay. As the unwary bird alights to catch it, the animal sinks momentarily beneath the waves, and then, rising, at ose bound seizes its tcreasaiog and star tled prey. "Tlie sea lions are taken and killed follows: Selecting a semi-mooal!ght night, the natives, in a prty, stealthily ta a a approaching uie ueru, ana crawling on nanus and knees, manage to gut be . i ... . . iwecn uicm anu me water. At a gives signal, they all at once jump on their feet, veil, brandish their arms, etrn and so alarm the animals that they are afraid to pass the eerden of men and take to the sea, and thus are urged inland, and driven into small pens, where they are detained until two or three hundred are assembled. Those which are beyond tbe line ot the bzttvf of ourse escipe; and instances have ien known of their div ing, in Uteir sudden terror, from a height ot uty feet lavo Uie sea, without ap parently sustaining aay injary. "To collect Uie desired number of sea lions occupies several da v, and to drive them to their destitution tbe killing and salting station five or six more; fr their progress on land is so slow and awkwaid that they cannot Us ruvdj to travel more thin two or three miles in twenty-four hours. At first they will often look threatening and defiant, but genetally retreat from the approach of f . ... !.' man, u do. opposed m t&eir euurts to es cape. The sea lion is, however, a rather dangerous animal, and the men are often seriously hurt wbil.t drhiag it. Form erly, the implement employed to scare and guide them was a p-rie with a flag at the end of it, with which thev were dnveo like a flock of geese or docks along as English cocatrr r-d: bat American ingenuity bat recently brought minute lur this purpose tbe cM'ob um brella, and it is said that any refractory sea mm is msUntlv subdued by tbe sud den expansion and closing ef tbe gap in uie nanus oi tne pursuing native. "After tbe drove of sea lioas baa been orongni to tne village, the animals are huddled together in a crowd, and. whilst impeding one another by treading en each other's flippers, the small ones are speared a&d the larger ones shot. "By tbe Aleuts and Kamschstkans, lheeeviicJiie,as they call it, is highly prized. Itie annual sea Iioa drive is to tbem that which the buffalo hunt is to the redskins of the prairies. Thev con sider its dark flesh palatable and nutri tious, and the meat of tbe young cub L said to be juicy and tender, aad some thing like veal in flvor. That wbscb i not required for immediate use is either stired and kept tress UK a time la under ground vaults or cut ia this strips, aad dried in the opes air for winter foxt The bide is used in making oarers for bouses and bosta. .Many skins care fully j-sined together, are stretched whilst wet orer woouea frames of proper shape. ana barges, called btdarrav ' ooa siderable size eves of twestv toss bur den are thus constructed. To prepare taeni lor this purpose, the skins are spread, as soon at takes from tbe aai mat, ia pile of twenty-five each, asd left to heat till the hair is loosened. It is then scraped off. and the pelt stretched on frames to dry. "un the coast of Siberia, Kamschstks and the Island of Saghalen, thesgs of sea lien's skins are used for making seal nets. Tbe salmon which swarm in tbe inlets and rivers of those Asiatic regions are followed by herds of seals, which prey upon them as they ascend the streams. Tbe natives set their strong nets in places left nearly bare at Io tide; free passage is given by the size of the meh to tbe shoals of fish, but tbe iHirsuing seal are entangled by the bea 1. and hld in the meshes till low water, when their captors go out to tbera is their flat-bottomed hide boats, asd dis patch them with clubs. Tbe prepared hide is also used as harness for sledge- dogs and reindeer, and, when dressed and made pliable by rolling in tbe hands, forthesoleiofmocas.dns. Tbe soft skins of the young are used for clothing. xrom the double coatin; ot fat or blubber, separated by a thin layer of muscular tissue, and lying between the skin asi the flesh of tbe body, is pro duced, by boiling and pressure, oil of excellent quality, though somewhat in ferior to that of tbe sea elephant. Aa adult male sea lion will yield a oat for ty gallons of this oil. Tbe roidoe, af ter tbeoil has been obtained frm it, is used as fuel. It is remirksble that whilst the blubber of the fur seals is m-st offensive to taste and smell, that of Uie set linn is free from any disagreeable fl or or odor. Tbe stomach is turned inide out. cleaned, inflated, dried, and converted iato an oil hottf e. Tbe intes tines are cleansed and stretched to dry, and of them waterproof coats and frocks are made. The lining of the oesophagus Is used for making boots, which are soled ith Uio tough strong skin of the din ner. The sinews are emnloved instead of thread or string, and of the bones are manufactured seedlcs, tool has dies atd other rude implemtnta. The longest bristles of the whiskers, of which there arc from thirty-one to Uilrty six on each natnents in China, where, also, certain organs of the animal are regarded as of medicinal value, as the cos torn m of the braver still is in this country. All that Is edible of the remain ler is given to the dogs; si that when these northern pe jjic iiitc uujc wim ii, Tcry imic is icii of a dead sea lion." I.x Wast of Mo-iet. "Well, old fel low, whit's the news? "Notiilng, only I am about to be married.' "But why so gloomy abiut It I "Because I want 111,000 francs. The contract it to be signed to-day, and on my side I have to show 20.000 francs. I'm 10,000 francs short. You might lend Uiem to me sly till tins evening." "Uod forbid! ut I II tell you bow to manage It. Of urse there a mtnucpicce in Ibe room. Ith a mirror behind it. Pile your 10.- 00 francs up there; the glass will repeat them and at & little distance the illu.ion will be perfect,' "I have thought of Uiat, but ''"Butwhatr "Tlie 10,000 francs I have got arc Uie 10,000 ia Uie glass." Piirirpaper. Josrt Biluxos wants to know who ever heard a rich man sing. Why should a rich man want to slog when ho can hire one one to do it for him go much better I as The Kinz of Kings, A correspondent of the London Vrcs writes: "It is announced that King Jonn, or Abyssinia, has appointed Major junon to oe ueneraituimo of all his forces. The statement is made that he is the first European who has ever com maaded a native force of Abyaslnlaos. TS i ins ia'i is not strictly accurate. At tbe chtse of the Abyssinian war in 1SGS, an officer by the name of Kirkmaa, who bad had some experience in India, took ser vice under King John. Lord Kapler of Malia'a, when 'rating tbe country, made a prevent to King John who was then known as 'Kass. the Prince of Tigre' f a number of old smooth-bore mukts and some old artilleiy guns. Lord Na pier's idea at the time was that the re moval ofTheodore,whn hail been Uie para mount power is Abjssiaia, would leave the country is a very unsettled state, and Uiat uj giwug iiirte arms m avis oc (nigiu be able to prevent the eoad.tion of dis organization from sprea ling, and thus in sure something like peace and a chance of prosperity among the petty chiefs of that mountain region. The result has proved the clear-sighted saa-dty of the mas who Is now tbe Governor of Gibral tar. Kasaa ha I bis troops drilled with tbe weapons into something like Euro- peas tactic, which was Ibefiast time Uiat anything of Uiat kind had taken place. aad Drj lira ttch Katsa was soon able to assume tbe higher utie of rtegoo Negyn, or 'JUng of Kings Ue title used by Theodore. It is tbe custom in lakicg tin's title la Abycaioia, to assume at tbe same time a new name, such as is tbe custom with cveiT Pjpe,asd with individuals es tenag religious orders. Theodore's orig inal case was also Kasaa which means My Deliverance. or Basom. a purely religious woru. tnernsceoi ligretook the name of 'John, King of the Kings of z.tbKpta.' bo completely has bis power oees established that although tbe cast tal, Ax am, is in the north of Abyssinia, yet hes the invasion by the Khedive s troops too place, last October, be bad is bis court about 150 of tbe most iiaoortaatia dividaals, as boatares, from Shot, which is tar south, ef Mtgdala. forming in Itself saear cvuieuce inai ise uue it more than . a .a 9 mere empty words. We may also suppose inar. ii is ut i&oc o smooth-bore az ketry aad the guns left by lrd Kapler anu rtUKtsan s drilling we may ascribe the complete failure of the elaborately Maasu campaign el the Khedive s aim v iat October, whes whole columns per bhed, asd, acoordiag to reports, ia noe case, ooi a single mas escaped. Mas ringer d-atb, which tosk place during these atiacks on Abyssinian soil, is, of care, sympathized with, fur be was em ployed by our aethorities during tbe march to Slagdala, asd he was knows to almost all concerted with the expedition lie bail bees for years is the cocatry. and was known to the nativesby wba at Uiat time be was supposed ti be respected; butttocetbes be has made himself pir- ucouriy oooaxtoaa to them, asd finally. be seems to have gone over to their enemy, tha Khedive, is whose service he was acting, asd xnaki&2 war against their country, when be asd all his family were massacred. .Huezinger was a awus. and contributed many Important papers to the scientific societies while be was cos nected with Abyssinia. Too Meat Wok. Said one of the oldest and most respectable farm ers in this b Utc: "I do cot care to have my men get up before five or half- patinrein the morning, an i if they go to ixsi early, and sleep soundly, they wilt do more work than if they got up at lour or half-past four." s e do sot be lieve is the eight-boor law, but neverthe less are Inclined to think, as a general rule, we work too maay h iars oa the farm. Tbe best mas we ever had to dig uiicaes seiuooi worked, when digging by the rod, more tbas nine hours aday. And It is so by chopping wood by tbe cord. Tbe men who accomplish tbe most, work the fewest hoars. They bring all their brain and muscle lots exercise, and make every blow tell. A tlow.ploddlng Dutch man may turn a grindstone or fanning mill better thtn as energetic Yankee, but this kind of work it mostly done by hore-p wer, and the farmer needs, above all else, a clear bead, asd with all his fac ulties of mind and muscle, light asd act- ve, and under complete control. Much. of course, depends on tempera-sent; but, as a rule, such men need sound sleep, and plenty nf it. LeL farmers, and especially farmers boys; have plenty to eat, nothing to "drink, and all the sleep they want and can take. Kr. It it as interesting fact, to which Sir C. Wyville Thomson has lately called at tention, that Ciptala Kares. the com mander of Uie recently-returned British Arctic expedition, is the last of tbe few navigators who have crossed the Antarctic Circle. He commanded the Chnlltnatr earl. In 1871. when thatTesel. with the English G iTernraent scientific expedition on board, visited the regions about the South Pole. The Icebergs of these high southern latitudes appear to htve been all tabular originally, the surface gener ally being perfectly level and pintle! with the oceaa s surface; aad ia his re cent G!agow lecture. Sir 0. Wvville Thomson said Micro could be so reason able doubt that the great table-topped icebergs which they saw were prismatic blocks broken from Uie edge of the great Antarctic ice-sheet, or wall of ice, which has been sees by English and American avigatorj at but one or two poiBts. xso trace of gravel or any other substance necessarily derived from the land was no ticed upon any of the Icebergs sees la the Southern Oceaa. The PaxtsExmnrnox. There is very little interest in America coacsrnlsg the Paris Exhibition" of Bext year, our own great display having evidently gives our people enough of sacli things for several years to come. Still it is sot likely that we will be unrepresented at Paris. Tlie Eunpeans are growing quite active ia their preparations. True ecosoay does not consist la dating and piachisg ourselves aad every body about u. The Sew Italian Gun. The correspondent of the London 7iuus at Spezxia gives the following sc count of practice with the great 100 ton gun of the new Italian Iron-clad Jhiilia Cjucelve a shell weighing 2.000 pounds, and moving at the rate of 1,874 feet per second much faster than sound travels through the air. Yet the deter ruination was arrived at to go a step far iner i tae guaranieru velocity having al ready been considerably exceeded i and try a charge of 330 pounds. AU heisg arranged acrordiogly, the new cartridge waa brought up, looking considerably thicker. ai.d being the same tength of the hot four feet OaCf m rc the snarling sound sit Uie rushing water was heard the rammer drove borne cartridge and shot t'gether, aad the deck was cleared tor some reason everybody seemed a lit tie more anxious a Unit this round, and maoy bands were held orer ears whes the trumpets sounded, Eire: The awful be! low of Uie big gun seemed to shake the grouud, and w as reverberated from mou& lain to mountain, waking Uie cckjc of lezxaao, fort eaera and Lend: a drove cloud of smoke ebscsred Use air and bung for a time over the flashing waters Uie po3toos started back with a slow. cismsy motioa, but tbe monster himself. tne agent of alt tbe turmoil. looked serenely unonntcteat ef anything us usual, let be spat from hi mouth : projectile weighing two thousand pounds. wim a velocity oi ieet prsecoad. giving a blow equal to the force required to lift 39,400 tons a foot high, asd is bis eicruons be sad submitted to a maximum internal strain tesdisg to tear him opes, of about 23,000 tout. His recoil left nearly seves inches to spare for a higher cnarge. "It would be impossible to describe the satisf actios of the ItaKaa etScers. The prestdest of Use cima-ttses, Admiral Mania Fraakiis, was fall ef joy aad kindly cosgratulati&as. wkilc Captais AlUni, who mast htve felt the trardes ef a terrible resp tnsibiHty during the last few days, could net bat show on hit usa ally calm asd quiet face the pleasure wits which he was moved. It it olais that considerably more work can be srsst ouioi ise gun, bat it fsu aJresdr sur . . . . . passed the greatest power developed by the SO ton English gun ia as exixntlooal rwued The wvrk ef Use Easrlitts thai was foot toes; Use werfc ef the Italian b l was 23.400 foot tans. Tee w.wk per inch ef csrcutsfereaee was. Is the case of Use English thet, 540 f.t toss, thst of lb? Italian abut iiJ ft toss. '4Htag was traisd la tbe lettt degree. Tae some quiet rsoremeat ef a aaodie that a child ouutd push seat tae wesgatef 109 tons q-sictly back to its place, as llher touch depressed the muz zle insustly far loadieg asd m.ived it muzzle up aad dews as required. AH ek-l with the same iBvts regularity as ever." Libeling Live Trout. Kumcross cx.am.ucui, aad ceetiaued observations, made under tbe aut pices of ome et t&e practical pssacslturt,u be longing to the assocttti-41. have developed results inn et interest aau of much prac ucat value, tor iastasce, la reply t queries as to the probable age of the mammotn trout lousd ia the llasgeier Lakes, Professor Agasu emphatically declared that "so mas living knew hether tbee six asd ciht pounders tic ira v.-i nu uuaureu Tears oiu. lit ret some ILrbt uuoc this nueitioo. Mr. Page conceived as Ingenious device. wbica be at once proceeded to put in ex ecution. Platinum wira was obtained. cut into one aad a buf inch lengths, flat leced at one end, aad various number were stamped os the surface um H to 4. uc uuiuucn v, ii, 4 iu ueasieine jear. As tnvst were captured they were wetgbtd, one of these tags w&s passed through Uie skin just under tbe adipose no anu securely iwisieu, and then the tub was liberated. Io the course of the two or tii res years named a large number of the trjut were thus labeled.. Of course, the chance Uist aay of them would be caught sscmed infinitesimtlly small, yet in 1S73 one of them reported. In June f Uiat year, Mr. Thomas Moran, Uie artist, captured a Bar, vigorous tr-ut weighing 2i lbs. Upon taking bits fr.jm the landing net tbe platinum tag flashed in the sunlight. Upuo examination, Uie mark, " 7J, was discovered, thus es tablishing the curious fact that this par ticular fish had gained lf lbs. in two years. Scribner. Ockxx Firework. The Anchor Line steamer FioVrsu, just in from Glasgow, reports mat wutie riding out a heavy westerly gale about midway across the Atlantic on Uie 15th ulL, at six In the evening, Uie atmosphere improvised a rich display uf phosphoric fire-vorks. Balls of glowing red fire the atzs of a man's fist danced upon tho yards and stays, and as they fell exploded in. mid air with a snapping report. Tuey chiefly alighted upon Uie ends of yards, at inter vals ot a loot, though likewise favoring the centers, asd at tioes the vessel had the aspect of being deco.atcd fur a first class fe.tiral. Que of tbe balls burst clse to the nose of Theodore Knox, the ciitet omcer, and for a moment blinded him. Tho noise was like that of a tdstol discharge. Ko dtbrii struck the deck aad no smell was created. The balls were atmospheric and impalpable. They are generally forerunners of a gale. It was a genuine five-year-old rxditi- ciaa rebuking his sister of throe: "Cui't you pray better than that. Kittle! It's tncanot you to pray just for your rela tions aad nobody else. Now hold up and let me show you: 'God bless Papa and Mamma aad Aunt Fanny and me, too, aad the whisky ring and Sammy Tilden, aad give the whole of 'em now hearts, so that everythlng'll go straight aad ao bedy get mad and nothing come to pieces. For Jesus sake, Ames. " The asylum for worn-out railroad sployeea will be erected br William II. Yaaderhilt oa the late Commodore's fans at Low Polat, about twelve miles below ougakeeisele. The School-Boy's Apples. A SouUi Hill school-ma'am, the other lay while working an example on the board, detected an urchin directly behind her is Uie unlawful act of ilevourlng an apple. She said to him, "Tim, what a e voudolngr "KotiihV said Tim, with his mo'jth to full that Ids cheeks stuck out on either side of his head like as j . . . . al Hermans siomaca. ies, yoa paradoxically insisted Uie teacher. are,' What have you is vour hasd "Kanole." saw urn, wim some snrmse. as looked at Uie f azment of the annle his hand apd wonde ed who bail bit it while he was studying. -What hat be come of the rest of Itf" "Dunno, aaid Tim, looking a-ound is an amazed effort to discover wbo ha1 the rest of "sosieliody "s been eaten it." "Have vou aay morer demanded the teacher. -les'm, said Tim doVfulIv. "irot noiiser.- -ttrsere u itr relentles.1; pursued the teacher. "In civ desk.' slglsesl Tim, a he began to suspect that Uie teacher was going to demand it of hira. " WelL take it out and go asd stand oa tae ptattorru and eat It- "Eat era bothP queried Tim. -Yea, eat them both. -Eat all I gutl demanded Tim is a subdued tone of countenance. 1 c. eat all you have. ImDatiestlv re- t ponded Uie teacher, aad turning to the bocrJ, enatinued, "aad don t you leave that platf.irm while you have aiy apple left uneatea." Silence reigned In tbe scbool-r-iom. Tbe ptpcr pallet psrsudl its trasquil trastit caobterred asd the busy hum of Uie students made more noise tats the cautious smile of Uie In del eat. Tim stood at his post. Munch, munch, munch. Tbe frazmeat is his htad sooa disanoeare-L and ha fell Ue other apple slleatly but debrrmiaedly. vaicaiy ii loiiowt tae nrsr. toes he put bis ngni nana into mi pantaloons pocket aad took out as apple, asi after a cas tloos recona jitre. dsricg which be wined is en nts irowsers, he beaa the attack. ue camel ths fort. Luws west that haul arais, aai aa-stiier apple was brougtit to light. It was quickly dis- paicaej. a taint followed. Then he caaaed bis position, aai, resting the weight of bis bodvoa his left leg. sighed as be drew from bis left breeches pocket aaetoer apple. When it was gens he drew on the ooa mUtary for aa xhrr, aad by the time he prod coed the eights apple he was silently oris ebcrre! by tru-thir is of the bots s tbe rn. Tlie teacher tarasl aai - tbe ttf still sua lis ' ia the artita I "f one wb was reastda.; fr smaethiag ia nts sat poekst. -Arj tyo i tar jet: wtc jru ii wse asuscisfimenu "trut 'natber, sUicslly respsaded Tim, pro- nag it aad falling- ts wo. k wa Is. Ia surprise Uie teacher saw him reach fr tilt aaotaer, aad whes that was gsne. surprise grew to amazement as bis at- wavrriag htad agaia sos'bt the mouth of gsptwgpscaei. .s use ooy ale se grw ia dimes lioas, asd tbe lescher be- came alarmed. There seeaeu to be no end to Use apples taat be hid ia hu elttbes. "Tim, f.ir mercy's sake, have y.o aay m ire applesP -Got 'oother," said um todUIcreauy. "Ho jtbu tay mire apples have yoaH "Daoco, said Tim, "guess got two or three mare.' Tbe teacher did sot dire ti let him nroeeoL aad appotated herself aa investigating comaiuee io iook aKer tae back coun tie. The boy never chas ed a muscle - - , . i ois couaieaance nor moved as lech hile the teacher pulled apple after annle from his coat aad sucked Uisa Upso th- desk, until there was otatthiog leas thaa a peck piled up, with D sde couaty to bear i rua. lite school-room was a scene j! hilarity, which wasn't to much sabdueJ as it hsa beea. Tim bad laid is aook for the winter, aad the pockets of hU coat having no bottom, th coat was thus as immense bag, which would bold as maay apples as be could carry. The matter hssa'lbiea laid before the school board yet,bjt the exhausted school mtaia declares thst the next tiiae she will tears how much of a crop of apples a boy has about him before she issues aay orders. Korniso Like -acticccc." Oae day last summer aa old farmer aad wife were ia a Detroit photograph gallery to hare some pictures taken of the wife. Before pruceeuin ' to buiuess the farmer took tbe artist aiide asd coafidcntiilly ob served: "Tlie old lady was bound to come, and couldn't prevent, but no I want you to do me a favor. She's got ears like a cow, asd the biggest mautn I crer saw on a wum tn. Her picture would be a aughing-stock for all the children, and I know she'd be sorry whes tos late. Tell her that shell take Uie best ia cold weather, and then 111 fix Uie rest. The artist performed bis erraad. aad the woman went away both disappointed and plcasnd. The other day, when old zero was howling himself hoarse, the same pair returned to the gallery, aad the farmer seated his wife aa far frost the stove as possible, aad ordered her to be taken at once. As the artut hurried tc obey, the farmer cornered hlat aad hispered: "Magnificent aad unbounded success I Mouth and ears reduced oas-balf ia six a Uie cold I Heat expands cold con tracts go ahead aford she thaws outl ll-ioray Tor science aad me Drtroit Frt Prttu Ix x Street Car. He was a gentle man from the country, aad had ensconced his "girl" and himself ia Use corner of a Highland car. As the vehicle sped up Shawm at Aveaue his arm begaa to steal around bis companion 'a waist, aad ha head inclined lovingly towards her, utt- cc&scioua of observation by the few re maining passengers. Just aa the car ap proached Sarrjer street the conductor thrust his head iaside Uie ear, aad yelled "Sneyer,' ia close proximity to Hay seed's head. The latter, hastily drawing himself uinto form," iadlgaaatly re marked : "You needn't cr howled it throazh the car. if you did. 'We're en gaged and the rest of tbe freight set their laces toward tae driver aaHgriaaeu. Com. jSuUtti. Mrs. Jzrr Davm k ia Ettrejte. An Arctic Expedition. Hiram. J. Pearod, of the v serrice, writes to the Graphic: C-spL H. W. Howgate seems to have struck the right view in his plan cf or ganizing another polar expedition from the United States, as evinced by the su merous letters cnminr to him fmm intr. eted parties from all over the country. wiuniu luu Hjuumng uu piu el ap- Croachlag tbe pole as the mot practica lejet flWed, and urging him to have as expe-fitiun started ia the spring. C pt Ho g iU?' tagg-stol plan sim P", practicst, tc NMMu-cal, aad, ua ter i-r -txr pU crri-i iB- -enin tit ttm- He believes ihtt the open P.lar Sea, so st-ctly imisled upoa by Capt. Hayes and s tlT-ctua-ly barred gainst Uie ea tranceof Capt. Kares, bopea or closed alternate! v. according to th- of intensity is the wi&ter season, which .uwiutfKuij ,u ue Arctic regioct aS thev do in ihn twn! inm T. tii f.und a temp irarv calony at Duo-Terr "'i ia ijwj c nuiasis oay, a&U to make this the ta r& which exploring parties should be sent out towards the Pole whenever the weather asd other eo&ditloe wn. m.r favorable. The aad Kares shows Uiat this harbor caa be reached ranillv aad with bur 1!! mnn daagtr to a vessel as well equipped as the PUarit, the Alert or Ditemerr, thaa r - . . u costaaauy iccurrou dt Tessets forming narr. of th klie' tK. make Smitiis Souad aad scghboriag Clpt. Howcate SUTITStS thlZ the rnlmir . -j ra- J should coasstof energetic eaoable bo. experienced in Arctic navigation, aai nhvsieallv souad ia nnW thi- ,- might the bilt-r withstsad tha rigor of thedtraale. To these should be added a nun ber of Esauimaax to n-rrr afinntn guides, etc asd who exs be takes over nttiveturce would relieve tbe regular number of much of zhe dmArr ,d K inmaavwats cefn! tr thr Tf suitable buildias ts shelter the mea aad proaer SUDOlies fur their maisti9e coakl be carried oa tbe Teasel sekeied for the exDeditioo. aad aa aascal -rkit could acd should be made to thea to provide fresh sapplietaad aflrd such escouragemeat aad relief as the circsxa staaces might reader accessary. The ex- p9llU! 4l aid Oe 03jXJ1 f Selected Toicateers mastered iato the saval ser sce for lite tsriML uul maaded by a competeat aaral oScer to tu-Kfe yt yer uinlue nol a;UalU agaiast the iateraxl dissessioa t?t after Capt. HaB's death. It was this su- in-r uixspuee ttMt e..l&i Ctrft. Kares to reach a higher latitude frn aay pcevi.Kl cXl-f rr. The sere. ,tr of the cHrail. r xg.rer isL T unir-. ubv --.t-- i, sot mere trviag thaa at the susualta of i iiataiuvio, ia jte txaiup-aue, or of Pike's Peak, ia Colorado, as stated uy a for uicr asemocr uf uoe of Dr. IXije expediti-Mia, sad truo Sas iace scrrof a year oa the summit of the but-Biaittl isouuuia. Ia this coasectioa atlearim U tnfMl Co the fadj in exiracts troo utSctal re ports. Tbe fir.it is fnsm rii mut nf tt Sicreury of the Kary aad hb .v?srs ta ute reauits ot the PMari eXDe-litioa. Daring the summer the entire Mtt f buth lo'r lands aad ete'atioas (at Thaak Gvl Harboe. lAiirndSl .W... . 33 tauutei a wihj, are bare uf uxb ajw aud ice, except uf paxaes Peru aa J tae ia the shade uf the ruck. Tlw tu'l in? this Deriud was eur-rAj virJs a m.m uf less dease regetaboa of zaos, wita woica several rcuc puau were later- SUeiScd. auats uf them of euntulrrilJo beast y, bat eaarely wiihout sceat, aad wiij uuu munis scarceir reacata Uae dignity of shrubs. Animal life was fouad. Li abnuoiL mu,k oxea being tht at intervals i. ... .V . .1... j. - y . uuuuiuuui uie wiuier, ueir looa consum ing of the mviss aad other vegetables ob- i 1 .V. . I vuua uuiwij iuu wgvjh uy scrzuiag til ths snow wits their hoofk. WVJW bears, foxes aad other mammals, were reoe-ttedlv observctL fl dm-tr n.t other water fowls, including pi. .Ter al Uier wad iag birds, abounded during the summer, although the specie of land birds were comparatively few, including, ho ever, as mivht have r-.i ornm-to-t r J f - ? Itrge numbers of snow-partridge. Ko fish were ixa. The waters were, how ever, found filled to aa extraordinary de gree with marine tnterrertebrata, in cluding jelly-ata aad shnmps. It waa believed by Ibe party Uiat tae seals de pend upoa tbe latter for their principal subsistence, the seals themselves being very abundant. Kumenwa insects were observed also, especially several species of butterflies, also flies, bees aad laects of like character. r .i i- ... ... . ia toe tast uispaica wnttea oy vspr. Hall, at his saow encampment oa the north tide of Kewman'a Bav. latitndu 82 deg. 3 rain, acnb, Oct' 20, 1ST!, be says: is e and this a much warmer coustry than we expected. From Cape Alex ander the mountains oa either aide of tbe Kennedy Channel aad Kobiasoa Strait we found entirely bam of saow and ice, with the exception of a glacier Uiat we saw covering about latitude SO deg. 30 niiu., east side of Uie strait, aad extending east-northeast as far aa caa be sees from Uie mouataia by Pilaris Bay. We hare found that tho country abounds with life, and seals, trim, ilnclr anl. cattle, rabbits, wolves, foxe, bean, par tridges, etc Our sealers hare shot two seals ia the ope a water while it tfeis est- caaspateat. Capt. tiowgite says vol a a tee of the right stamp olfcr thcatsslrM it afeM dauce. The priadpal diricalty w 11 he to limit the number to bu takes. It ia proposed to obtala arithorHy from CMm to IIU nu nf tlui uaill aaral Ttasek ow employed, aad aleo a mail Kiseropriauoa I or tae ohuk im Majateaaaee of the expediUoa. He says kiadly wvnk of eacoarageate&t fer lae eaterpriest iNMacia froea all sides, aad it is heiMVsd ttwU If wnur islrirtiaa W girea the potseJar feeliag, aa cxpTiKtioa wm ee orgaaiae aau seat oa, aaw stta pe kr eoloay iJd drif the jme 1WT,
