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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The regu­ favorably
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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.
an d fin«*st e sta te s, an d figure as c ap ital­
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