THE
M IG R A T IO N
OF
F IS H .
T he Scottish Fisheries Board has been
try in g some interestin g exjxjrimentB
w hich go to show th a t fish have a habitat
as distin ct and alm ost as confined as th a t
of land anim als. Last year som ething
soldiers, sailors, professional men, street
peddlers, belles and beaux. The m ost
beautiful woman in th e city, wife of a
nabob, is said to be of ’alf and ’alf ne
gro and Indian blood. Formerly ladies
used to pay th eir visits and go to church
ICRICULTURAL
like .'»(MX) fish of various species were in a hammock, the two ends being car-
caught, and after l>eing murked returned ried by men servants, who swung th e
to th e sea.
W HO LESALE A N D R E T A IL D E A L R E S IN
A considerable num ber of precious burden between th e m ; but now
these have been captured after periods -coaches and carriages are common.
ranging from two m onths to one year.
As u rule it was found th a t they were
cau g h t very near the sam e places where
first taken, though in a few instances the
m arked fisii had traveled considerable
distances. T he inference plainly follows
th a t if th e fisii are destroyed in any p ar
ticu lar locality it will I mj a long tim e, if
ever, before th a t place is restocked. This
is som ething for fishermen to consider.
ANOTHER
ID O L
B R O K EN ,
“ The deadly upas-tree,” found in th e
famous Death Valley of Java, has had a
most unpleasant reputation, and trav el
ers told all sorts of dismal stories about
it. They probably heard these reports
from the superstitious natives, and did
not dare explore th e dangerous region.
Merely ty breathe the poisoned atm o s
phere where it grows was believed to be
G IG A N T IC IR R IG A T IO N S C H E M E . certain death ; and th e valley was said
to be covered with the remains of such
The Kan Joaq u in ranch is to be ir
birds, beasts and reptiles as bad w an
rigated ami 20,(XX) acres now produc
dered into it.
ing barley will l*e m ade susceptible of
But an enterprising German traveler
cultivation. The schem e is a prodigi
lias p u t all these delightfully th rillin g
ous fine and m eans flie ex|xm diture of
horrors to flight, by actually going into
Jf.r>(X),<XX) in th e work. M en and teams
th e valley, and w alking all over it w ith
a re a t work excavating a ditch, which
out finding so much us a dead fly, let
w ill lie th irtee n miles und graded around
alone th e piled-up corpses so vividly d e
th e base of th e Kan Joaq u in hills. The
scribed by those who kept at a safe d is
S antiago creek, which flows a large suje
tance from th e fatal spot. One of th e
ply of w ater the year round, will lx,
favorite legends of th e valley was th a t
dam m ed up in w hat is known as the
the swiftest bird fiying over it would
narrow s of th e Kantiago canon, and from
drop «lead from the poison inhaled ; b u t
there th e w ater will I xj led by ditches to
Dr. K untse declares th a t it is q u ite as
all parts of the Kan Jo aq u in ranch. The
healthy a region as any o th e r p a rt of
dam will be sixty feet thick a t th e base,
Jav a, which |x.‘rhaps is not saying much
120 feet high and ,’KHJ feet wide, and will
tor It. There was a weird fascination
lx, built of m asonry, ami in th e most
about tho deadly upas-tree, and it is no t
su b stantial m an n er possible. This dam
altogether pleasant to find th a t it was
will hack up th e w ater of Santiago creek
only a fable.
a distance of over a m ile und nearly
ARAB L O V E M A K IN G .
th ree m iles wide, m aking one of th e
largest artificial lakes in th e state. The
An A rab loves as none h u t an Arab
work is being vigorously pushed along, can love, bu t is also m ightily excitable
and its com pletion will lx* hailed with und easily won. An A rab sees a girl
delight by all surrounding people. It hearing w a te r or brush wood, and in a
m eans th e developm ent of a large a ie a o f m om ent, alm ost a t a glance, is as madly
land now sparsely settle«! and h u t poor in love as if he ha«l passed years of
ly cultivated.
courtship, lie th in k s of nothing else,
cares am i dream s of nothing else, but
P E C U L IA R IT IE S
OF
PARA.
the girl he loves ; and not unfrequently,
B«‘«ls, ns we understand them , an« u n if he is disappointed in his affection, he
known in Para, writes F annie B. W ard
pines amt «lies. In order to commence
In a le tte r from Brasil, hu t ham m ocks I bla Bllit| be
ior a m em ber of tbe
are hung everyw here, in parlors »ml I g irl’s trib e who has access to th e harem ,
halls ami «lining rooms, ami along the andt H rit enBUri„g bia Bwrwy by a
whole length of th e verandah, to catch BoleniIl oatb>
his love and en-
every breese th a t is blowing, so th a t any ' treats ,da conrtdant to arrange an j„ ter.
num ber of u..ex|xx te«l guests can b e ! view. Tbe POntbbuit goeg to tb e gir,
""lung u p " in a single bouse w ith o u t in- giveB ber a dower or ft bIatb, of gr#M
convenience. K scept in tb e m ost ex- ail(, BayBf .«8w ear by „ ¡ , n w|lQ
pensive residence. th e front room , only ' , b j. fb>wvr aild UB ft,80 tb a t yQU
nQt
are
ceiled,
MP LE ME NTS
ENGINES, THRESHERS,
■BINDERS and MOWERS.
REAPERS and DRILLS
VahiclES nf all kinds.
Corner Olive and E igh th Streets.,
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city , th e alx.rigiuals of Brasil may lx* th e happy husband.
seen, Ix t t h in pure bhxxl am i in everv
Chrom e yellow, a v e ry , langerous arti- W A T C H E S
(xtssihle degree of a d m ix tu re with w hites
ele. is very generally used by tak ers and
am i blacks ill every s tra ta «4 society.
confectioners to a,id beauty of color to
R E P A IR E D
T hey occupy th e highest governm ent
th e ir gixxls ami to give tb e nppearunce
ixw iiions, ow n th e grandest m an.ions
of a generous use of eggs.
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