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SATURDAY. -...NOVEMBER 7. 1896
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesday's Dally.
A jrand raiing season will begin at
Prineyilie next Wednesday, ftov. Jl
The Chronicle deserves credit for
having got out a morning extra giving
the election returns up to. 3 o'clock:
this morning.
Henry Phirman left for points in
- Klickitat connty this mornlny, wh re
he goes to buy cattle for the Columbia
Packing Co.
The -people of Nausene could not
- agree upon the location of the poll?,
hence they all weutto Dufur yesterday
-' and voted.
There will bo no further need for
street sprinklers in The Dalles, nature
having supplied satHcior-t moisture to
lay the dust.
It Is reported on the streets today
that wool has advanced to 10 cents a
' pound. Whether there Is any truth in
the report lacks confirmation
Tho steamer Sarah Dixon will be
" here tomorrow with a load of exeur
sioniats from Portland. The Company
having- made the fare SI. 00 for the
round trip.
Mark and ' William will run the
' United States the next four years. W
trust they will run the government In
, the interest of the masses, but we can
not have much confidence that they
will.
v The recent rains were most benefi
cial to farmers, but it has been rather
. an unfortunate visitor just at this time
when The Dalles wanted dry streets,
on which to celebrate the opening of
the locks.
'"The first appropriation for the Cas
cade Locks was got through congress-
, by Hon. Lofayette Lane in 1874, and
the last by congressmen Hermann and
Ellis, and senators Mitchell and Mc-
Bride in 1896. Only 22 years.
. The result of yesterday's election in
the four precincts of The Dalles was a
great surprise to everybody. The re
publicans had claimed the city fron
225 to 300, and when the vote showed
only 151 for Mc&inley everybody was-
surprised.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
moves the bowels gently, relieves th
cough, cures the feverish condition and
the headache, making it the best and
quickest remedy for coughs, colds ano
la grippe; cures in ene day. "No cure
no pay." Price 25 cents. For sale, by
Blakeley & Houfch on.
The average American can acc?p'
defeat gracefully, lut he doesn't enjoy
being joked to severely when he is in
the ''soup,!' hence the victorious should
'. not be too pronounced in their demon
strations of joy. Just place yourself
in the -place of the vanquished and
imagine how it would feel to be jeered
- Immediately after supper last night,
-when the wires began ticking off t 're
election returns, the Umatilla House
was crowded with people anxious to
learn the result of the great contest.
Half the male population of the citj
were there, and remained until 3
o'clock whei the dispatches ceased
. comiog- and vcbeD sufficient was known
to convince all thai M;Kinley was
' elected. , '
Yesterday's election was probably
the most exciting ever held in the
United Stattv, yet while excitement
was high, true Americanism predomi
nated, and no bloodshed of any conse
quence resulted. In The Dalles, while
the feeling was most intense, voter
met voter as a neighbor, and not as an
enemy. The election certainly passed
off very quietly, and nothing occurred
to disturb the security of , the electors.
From 1- naay's Dally
. Circuit court will couvene nextMon
- -day. -
; Hon. J. A. Smith, of Gilliam county,
is in the city.
Killing frosts have occurred through
out the county the past few nights.
. Judge Bradsbaw and eon .went to
Portland on the 1 o'clock train.
Mrs A. K. Dufur and daughter have
returned from a visit to San Francisco.
Dr. and Mrs. Brosius, of Hood River.
are visiting in the city the guests cf
Dr. and Mrs. Hollister.
Mrs. Capt. Waud and little son
Arthur, went to Portlanl on the
' Regulator this morning.
L. S. Logan, of Prineville, delivered
200 bead of cattle at Saltmarshe& Co. 's
stock yards for tho Union Meat Co.
Everybody was satisfied with the
grand celebration in The Dalles com
memorating the opening of the locks.
Dr. Blalock, of Walla Walla, was a
guest of The Dalles last night, he hav
ing been hero to aid in celebrating
the opening of the locks.
The Dalles City went to Ponneyille
today where she met the lone whlcl
was employed t bring up the D. P.
- & A. N. freight fro -a Portland.
There will be a meeting of "the
Bryan club tomorrow evening at 7:30
All members are requested to attend
as b-.isiness of importance requires at
teutioa. A majority of tho directors of the D.
P. & A. N. Co. with their families went
to Portland on the Regulator this
morning to accompany tbo boat on its
first trip to the metropolis.
. One of the most acceptable viancs
which graced tho 'tables at U
banquet last night was barbecued
meet, consisting of five quarters of
beef and six whole sheep. Tbey were
barbecued under the supervision b
L J. Norman.
ino .uaiies naa a metropolitan ap
pearance this morning. Three fine
ateamert lying at the dock and the
streets thronged with enthusiastic poo-
pie. This sight is only a sample of
what will be seen in the future. The
city cannot but forge ahead binue it is
now au inlaud seaport.
Tho Dalles was handsomely dec
orated yesterday. All tha residences j
and business bouses along the line of
march taken up by the procession were
desorated with bunting aud transpar
encies. About the handsomest doc
rations were those in the stores of A.
M. Williams & Co., and Pcs.se & Mays.
In the windows of each were niniture
hips passing through the locks.
Cov. Lord, Treasurer Metschan,
Senator Mitchell and Congressmen
Hermann and Tongue remained at the
Cascade Locks yesterdry to accept the
hospitality of Day Bros, after the
locks were opened and ignored the
celebration in The Dalles however
they did arrive here at 11:4-3. after the
celebration was all over, and accepted
the hospitality of the Commercial Club
until morning.
About 100 passengers from Portland
and Vancouver came up on the Sarah
I D'xon last evening, and left for dome
at 9 o'clock this morning. Tho Lixon
had on board Battery A, O. N. O. of
Portland and a brass field pitco. a::d
went out of port with itsSisrs flying.
its cannon booming and .vti.-.io :z.'
ing. The Dixon is a hjoj-i'i- '..-ei
and a perfect river -"-us ': a 1. 3no
is commanded by Cur;;. fVjl Suer
man, and he expects to put .'ier in reg
ular service between The Dalles and
Portland next spring.
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION.
Presldect Cleveland Designate Kt. 98
ss a Day for ThankegivZng-.
On Wednesday the following Thanks
giving proclamation was issued by the
president:
'The people of the United States
should never be unmindful of the
gratitude thev owe to the God of
nations for his watchful care, which
has shielded them from disaster and
pointed out to them the wcy of peace
and happiness. Nor should they ever
refuse to acknowledge with contrite
hearts their proneness to turn awey
from God's teachings and to follow
with sinful pride , after their own
devices.
"To the end that these thoughts may
be quickened, it Is fitting tbat, on a
day especially- appointed, wo should
joia together in approaching tbo
throne cf grace with praise and &up
plleation '
"Therefore. I, Grover Cleveland,
president of the United States, do
hereby designate and 6et apart Thurs
day, tho 26th day of the present month
of November, to be kept and observed
as a day oT thanksgiving and prayer
throughout our land. On that day let
all our people forego their usual work
and occupations and'assemble in their
accustomed places of worship; let them
with one accord render thanks to the
Ruler of the Universe for our preser
vation as a nation, - and our deliver
ance iron every threatened danger;
for the peace that has dwelt within
our boundaries; for ourdefenso against
disease and pestilence during the year
that has passed; for the plenteous re
ward that have followed the labors of
our husbandmen; and for all the other
blessings that have been vouchsafed
to us.
"And let us, through the mediation
of hitn who has taught us how to pray,
Implore the forgiveness of our sins and
a continuation of heavenly favor.
Let us. not forget on this day of
thanksgiving the needy, and by deeds
of ch jrity let oar offerings of praise be
made more acceptable ia the sight of
the Lord.
" Witness my hanl and tho seal of
the United States which I have caused
to be hereto affixed.'
"Done at the city of Washington.
this 4th day of November, in the year
of our Lord 1896, and of the indepen
dence of the United States of America,
the 121st.
(9-iil) . "Gboves Cleveland.
uy tne rrsident,
'Richard Olney,
"Secretary of atate."
LlrE ELECTION RETURNS.
McKlnley Will nv A lion t 49 Majority la
the fSlertontl College.
The latest returns -eceived up to the
ime of going to prcs indicate that
Me Kin ley has received about 1,000,-
COO majority in the popular vote, and
has carried 24 states a follows, giving:
him 265 of t le electoral vote:
California 9 New Yorle...v..3fi
Connecticut.... 0
New Jersey. . . ;
Ohio...:
Oregon ........
Pennsylvania..
Rhode Island. , .
South Dakota. .
Vermont
West Virginia.
Wisponwin.;...
Wyoming
.10
.23
. 4
.32
,4
. 4
. 4
. 6
.12
. 4
Delaware 3
Illinois 24
Indiana 15
lova 13
Maine (
Maryland. ...... "8
Massachusetts. .15
Minnesota 9
Michigan .... .11
North Dakota.. 3
New Hampshire 4 Total 265
The only states that are in doubt
are Kentucky and Wyoming, and pos
sibly Oregon, since late reports from
this ptate have narrowed his majority
down to less than 2300 with four or fivo
counties to hear from. . It is hardly
possible however that the complete re
turns will make any material change
in the vote of the state. In Kentucky
and Wyoming the vote in very cloe,
and the official count may be necessary
to determine which party has been
victorous.
The Vote Jo Wasco.
Complete returns from the different
precincts of the aounty fcave not been
received, only majorities from most
of the precincts have been reported
The majorities as shown by unofficial
returns are as follows:
McHlnley Eryan
East Dalles 24 ....
Digelow (51 ....
Trevitt 45 ....
West Dalles 20
Cast Hood River 5 ....
West Hood River 102
Haldwin
7.
io
Falls 110
M os ier
Columbia 12
Deschutes 9
Ramsey 1
Dulur
13
29
IZ
15"
9
24
Kingsley..
Eiirbt-Mile
Tyco Valley 20
Nansene
Oak Grove
Wamie
Bakeoven 33
Antelope 123
Total
479
About 6 o'clock Wednesdiy evening
an accident occurred ou tho O. R. &
N. near Seufert B:-os. cannery a few
miles above The Dalles, that resulted
ia the death of William Cedorson. The
accident was indeed a peculiar one,
such as soldo a occurs. Coaductor
Burns' train wai cooing down the
road loaded with wheat, and Mr.
Cederson started,' it is supposed, to
cross tho track, but had stopped some
eight or ten feet away, when the cars
began leaving the track and fell on
him, crushing him to dea'.b. A flange
on a wheel of a Great Northern car
that was in the train was broken, and
when it struck th switch near the
cannery it carrind that car and several
others off the track. -
Mr. Cederson was a highly respeoted
citizen and hai been in the i3Dlo7 of
Seufert Bros, for 10 or 15 years. He
was a inerabar of Friendship Lodge,
No. 9, K. of P. and was buried1-by that
order today.
For Sale.
Now is tho time to buy land, since
we have an open rivr. SCO acres cf
deeded land 4i miles from Ths-Dalles,
plenty of wood and running water,
about 50 acres in cultivation, 2 barns
and other outbuildings, one mile from
school. A good chance for a man who
wants to run a dairy. Will sell in
parts or the whole farm for $2200.
Apply to this office or at my home.
Nov 7-tf J. A. Fleck.
Yesterday the Dalles City brought
61 tons of through freight from Port
land, - the tires to arrive straight
through by river.
THE GREAT
Iiccks at the Cases des
Governor Lord. 1
AN OPEN RIVER TO THE SEA
Tha Dalles.
th9 Quesn
CeleSratsi
nis Hope cJ a
Quarts?
cf a
Ten
November 5, IS9C, is a date tbat wiil
long be remembered by the people of
Eastern Oregon. It marks the dnte
when tho key which has held the com
merce of tho Inland F.mpire is thrown
into tho great Columbia. This noble
water way, the natural outlet to com
merce, is now open to tree anu unre
stricted navigation, and tho fleets of
the world can float upon its broad
bosom without interruption.
This great event wa duly and ap
propriately celebrated, not alono by
the people of the Inland Ernplrey but
by representatives from various parts
of the state. Tho celebration in The
Dalle3 began at 9:30 when the Regula
tor cleared from her dock with 300 peo
ple on board, and a half hour later a
special train on the O- R. & N. pulled
out with 300 more East Oregonians en
route to the Cascades.
At 1:30 Gov. Lord, in the presence
of several hundred people, who had
congregated on the south bank of the
canal, delivered a proclamation an.
nouncing the opening of the locks.
This was responded to by Capt. W.
L. Fisk, chief of the engineer corps,
after which Col Day, dee of the con
tractors, invited all guests to assem
ble on the steamers Mario and Sadie
B, which were stationed in the lower
basin of the canal, to witness the offi
cial opening of the gates. Several
hundred congregated on those boats
while tbonsands boarded the steamers
Dalles City, Sarah-Dixorn and Harvest
Queen, that were anchored just below
the lower gate.
At 1:40 the machinery of the canal
was put In operation, and gradually
the water in the lower basin bepan to
recede. At 2:15 the lower basin had
been emptied, and the pondrous gates
began to swing open. This was a sig
nal for demonstrations without restric
tion, and eyery steam whistle on the
reservation began blowing, the bands
began playing, and tho canon on the
Sarah Dixon began belching forth the
glad tidings that the lock was opened.
When the great gates swung apart,
the steamers Marie and Sadie B, and
a little launch, the Water Witch, drop
ped Uown to the entrance of tho canal.
and tlieu steamed back to the lock
gate, the Marie taking her position on
the Oregon sWe, while the other two
vessels crowded closely to the edge of
the canal on the river side. During
this i emons rati n tho Regulator,
which w is-anchored la
kept up a contiguous whistling, an
nouncing to the people above tho Cas
cades that the locks were opened.
The Dalles City, ladeaed with peo
ple from Eastern Oregon, sooa floated
proudly into the lower lock, followed
by the Sarah Dixon and Harvest
Queen, and when they were safely
anchored within the canal, the Dig
gates began to closef and promptly at
2:45 the gates from tho aqueducts were
opened, and tholoerbay began filling
with water. It required just 45 minutes
to fill the lower basin, and while this
was going on the different bands en
livened the occasion with patriotic airs
and a quartet from Portland tiang a
numberof well known vocal selections.
When the lower basin was finally
filled, the Sadie B. carrying Gov. Lord,
Senator Mitchell, Congressmati Her'
mann, State Treasurer Metschan and a
number cf other invited guests,
steamed up into the upper river, iol
lowI by all the other boats in tho
canal. This called forth another voci
ferous demonstration both from the
people oa board the vessels aud the
thousands who were standing along
the edges of the canal.
It vas 4 o'clock wh in tho last boat
had glided into the placid waters of the
upper river, and none seemed prouder
to gut back into those waters than the
Harvest Queen, which was built on
tho upper river a number of years ago
and taken down over tne falls afierthe
completion of the railroad had obviated
its uecesaity iu these waters. On
board this vessel was the Grids Valley
cornet band, which discoursed some
excellent music, aud on bou-d the
Dalles City, was our home band rent
inir tho air with sounds of joy and glad
tidings.
After th5 canal and locks had thus
been successfully operated. Day Bros.
threw open their banquc t hall, whera I
the invited guests from Portland, in
cluding the state officials, Senator
Mitchell, ex-Senator Dolph and Con
gressmen Hermann and Tongue, as
sembled, while The Dalles people em
barked on the Regulator, Dalles Ciiy
and Sarah Dixon, for this place to con
clude the celebration. The boats
started on their voyage up the river
with the Dixon In the lead, followed by
tho Dallas City and Regulator. vThls
order was maintained until Mosier was
reached, when the Dixon and Dalles
City fell to the rear, allowing the
Regulator to lead the way to the queen
city of the Inland Empire. '
The arrival of the fleet at The Dalles,
was announced by the booming of can
on, shooting of sky rockets and all
other appropriate demonstrations, and
when the Regulator lauded at her
dock, a deafening cheer went up for
the noble vessel, indicating that the
people of this vicinity are s ill loyal to
the boat that has been such a success
ful regulator of freights.
The fleet of boats and the passengers
they carried were received by the
citizens of The Dalles as royally as if
they had been harbingers from heaven.
Stationed along the dock were tho
members of Co. G. and Jackson Engine
Co. to receive the guests, and a .line of
march was formed as follows:
1st Lieut Col. J. M. Patterson com
manding Third batalion O. N. G.
2d Dalles Concert Band.
3d Carriages with reception com
mittee and invited guests.
4th Mounted squadron as guard of
honor.
WORK IS DONE
Proclaimed Opened -by
City cf the Inland Empire,
ths Opening.
Century
Thousand
Realized areat
People.
Rejciclng
6th Drum Ccrp-s and Graa Valley
band.
6th Commercial Club of Tho Dalles,
7th The Dalles Fire Department
8th Floats and decorations.
9th Fireworks and transparencies
Taking up the line of march the pro
cession was led through the streets of
the city as follows:
From the boat landing on Court
street - south to Second, west to
Union, south to Third, -sv-at to
Liberty, south to i-ourtl'. east
to Laughlin, north to Third on Moot
cromerv. north to Second, nasi to
Wasco warehouse, and countermarch
west on Second to Court, thence east
to 'armory.
The procession marched first under
the arch erected across Court street at
the intersection of First on which
was Inscribed '"Welcome, the Ky is
found" and "An Open River to the Sea
1S90.
Tho procession was the largest ever
seen in the Dalles, and after having
finished the specified lioeof march ar
! rived at the Vost opera houso whero
about one-sixth of the assemblage
found admission. The spacious hall
would hold only about 1500, while there
were no loss than 10,000 wanted to get
in. Mayor Menefeo took charge of the
meeting at the Vogt, and in a very
pleasing address, rehearsing, tha im
portance of the event , introduced Hon.
John Michell, who delivered an elo
quent address of welcome, citing the
importance of tho occasion which the
people . were assembled to celebrate,
Mr. Micbell's adddress was a pleasing
one. well suited fr the oca don, and
his remarks mot a responsive echo in
tbo large audience. Io his remarks,
Mr. Michell stated that tho dream of
the Inland Empire had at last been
realized; that nature and the United
States congres had civen to us bless
ings we wo-: not of, an open riyer to the
sea, and our future, the future of The
Dalle?, wa now in our hands, to be
made brighi, a city cf buzzing factor
ies, teeming commerce and busy busi
ness life, or still monotony, just as we
shall choo3e. With the great commer
cial advantages we now enjoy, the
speaker could seo untold prosperity
for The Dalles, which might become a
city of tens of thousands, or he could
spo a bamlet by the side of J.he great
est water-way in the world, neglecting
to avail itself of the greatness really
forced upon it.
Fthe conclusion of Mr. Michell s
address of welcome, Mayor Menefee
introduced Hon. N. P. Brooks, of Gol
dendale, who iu a brief addrees, re
sponded in well chosen words to the
welcome extended by The Dalles to
her neighbors, inviting them to par
take of her prosperity and take ad
vantage of her commercial ad vantages.
Ex-Governor Moody followed with a
short history of the construction of
the locks, of how the first appropria
tion was secured and how tho work
had been prosecuted to the final com
pletion. The substance of the histori
cal facts as given by Gov. Moody are
found in the conclusion of this article
When the exercises at the Vogt had
concluded a portion of the guests
of The Dalles assembled at the. Uma
tilla house to partake of the banquet
that was prepared by the cpmmittee
and the ladies of tbo city. There
were however only 1250 of the mwho
partook of the banquet. Tho crowd
being so great that tho 50 or more
willing hands were unable . to serve
the many who were present to accept
the hospitality of 1 ho Dalles on the
occasion, and thorsaids went away
unatile to be served.
Long before the banquet had con
cluded, the doors of tieBaliwi 1 opera
hoi so were tbiown open, and the final
celebration was appropriately observed
with "music and with dance:"
Indeel The Dalles' celebration of
the opening- of the locks was one of
the grandest events that has ever oc
curred ia Oregon. Fully 10,000 people
participanted iu the festivities.' They
were aoc-emUed from all pait of
Oregon and Washington.and that they
entered into the zest of tbo occasion
need not be re-asserted. There wa
nothing too good for the guests, and
with one accord they asserted that The
Dalles celebrated the event most roy
ally. Is was certainly an event worthy
of celebrating, for it has been waited
for these mauy years, aad the final
completion of tho Cascade locks mark
a period in the history of ' Eastern
Oregon, aad especially in that of The
Dalles, where universal prosperity
must begin. -
IHSTOBY OF THS LOCK 3.
The proposition to build a canal
around the obstructions in tho Colum
bia river at the Cascades was first pro
posed by Colonel Michier in 1875. The
following year the government made
the first appropriation of $90,000 for
the commencement of work on tbat
important undertaking. The first plans
of the engineers contemplated the con
struction of a timber crib breakwater
structure, 7200 feet long, to extend
from the lower entrance of the canal
for a distance of 5000 feet. The lift to
the upper river through the canal was
to be overcome by two 1 cks each 250
feet by 4S f--et in size and the guard
gates of each to be 54 feet high.
At the time the first appropriation
was made by congress, Colonel, then
Major' Wilson, of the United States
engineers, was in charge of govern
ment works in this district, with head
quarters at Portland. Colonel Wilson
proposed that the locks be placed on
the Oregon side of the river, and after
a careful examination by a board of
engineers in 1877 Colonel Wilson's
proposition was approved, the board
recommending, however, that the locks
be increased to 300 feet in length by 50
feet in width.
This board estimated the total cost
of overcoming tho obstruction at the
Cascades to be 82,554,000. The same
year, on the recommendation of Col.
Wilson, the width of the locks was in
creased from 60 to TO feet.
In the fall cf 13TS Colonel Wilson
wa3 succeeded by Colons! Gillespie,
and the active work of constructing-
the canal at tha Cascades was teu
the first contractors being Messrs. 3ail
and Plait, of New i'oi-k, who for 5310.-
000 undertook lo excavate both for tho
locks and a certain part of the prism.
Ia 1873 another board of engineers
was convent, which recommended an
appropriation of S100.000 bo made for
improving the river canal below the
locks,-which was done.
In October, 1331, Captain C. F.
Powell was assigned a9 superintending
engineer in charge of the work, he
being suceee lei-H 1SS3 by Major Hand
bury. In his lit'St annual report Major
Hand bur 7 invited attention to the
meager ap; ropriation3 tbat hai been
ma le for t io uork since its inception,
the entire1 uin for the 12 years beiug
but $1,142,500, or an average of $9,500
per year. Durl iif this year Major
Handbury succeeded ia having tha
construction of the gates changed from
wood to steel. By 1890 there had been
appropriated to the construction of tho
Cascade locks 31 ,850,000, and it was
estimated by Major Handbury that an
additional S1,74j,OUL woula be neces
sary to complete tho work.
In 1392 tho river and harbor act ap
propriated S32G.27) for the locks and
canal and a provision was made for the
awarding of a contrast f.)r the com
pletion cf the eutire work. Ia the
latter part of tho year this contract
was awarded to Messrs. J. G. and I. N.
Day, of San Francisco, they agreeing
to complete tho canal and locks ac
cording to specifications for 81,521,205.
After this CDntract was awarded, tho
great flood of 1S94 made it.neocssary
to change tho plans and specifications,
the water that year haying risen six
feet above all previous records. After
the plans hai been changed, more ap
propriations were required, and the
history of how these appropriations
were secured, and the manner in
which the work has progressed is fresh
ia the minds of all, hence it scarcely
requires mentioning at this time.
Katttrn Apples in Portland
The scarcity of apples in this state
bas led to the Importation of apples
from the middle and. eastern states in
considerable quantities, says the Ore-
gonian. They come in barrels, and
look well, but not so well as the Hood
Rivor apple. Dealers say they are
not so good as Oregon apples, end
there are some wormy ones among
them. Several years ago, when the
apple crop was short here, some east
ern apples were imported, among
which were somo wormy ones, and
some claim that in this way'the Codlin
moth was introducrd into this state.
It did noti use to. be - here, but it got
here somehdw, and now old neglected
orchards produce as many worms as
apples.
Rcdactiuu lu Wood.
The Dalles Lumb-sr Co. will clo&-
out their stock of 10-inch stove wood, '
cut ready for the stove, at $2.00 per
cord in order to obtaiu room for fall
stock.
BOON.
OTT NINO In tills city. Nov. 4, to tlio wife of
Frank uuonuig. a aaugaier.
LANGUAGE OF FISHES.
Che Creature Seem to Have m Kaana OT
Communication.
An English fisherman, Mr. Ba&Q
Field, has been making some invest!
"gatronBTvETcIi lead him to suppose that
fishes have some way of communicat
ing a notion of their experiences to
other fishes. Mr. Field, eays tha
Fortnightly Eeview, carried on his ex
periments in the fish ponds of Mr.
Andrew at Guildford, Eng. Those
ponds are full of trout, which at the
time when Mr. Field first visited them
were so little accustomed to being;
troubled that when he threw a baited
hook into the water all the trout la
sight a great number rushed eagerly
upon it. He caught one, and, removing
it from the hook, threw it back into the
pond. Then he put in a freshly-baited
hook. Two or three trout only came
after it.
Ono of these he canght and threw it
back- into the water. Again he re
sumed his fishing with a newly-baited
hook, and this time, although the
pond was Bwarming with fish, it was
only after a long time that he lured -another
trout to his bait. And after a v
little further time it was entirely im
possible to catch a trout in this pond.
However, by experimenting in another
pond equally well stocked, and not
throwing back any fish, Mr. Field
found that he could catoh trout as long
as ho chose.
The fish did not seem to understand
that tho removal of one of their num
ber by this strange means meant
danger to them.but came continually to
the bait. If, Mr. Field reasons, it is
only when the captured fish, released,
goes back and mingles with his fel
lows that the danger is learned, and
then is learned instantly, it must fol
low that the released fish has soma
means of making the others under
stand the perils of the hook. This,
whatever it is, may be called a "laa
gunge." .
WHAT ARMY BUTTONS SIGNIFY,
UUfarent Designs and Styles According to
the Bank of the Officer.
The interrelation of the buttons on a
uniform is just s as much a matter of
regulation as the cut of a coat. The
general wears two rows of buttons on
the breast of his frock coat, twelve in
each, row placed by fours. Tbo dis
tance between the .rows is five and a
half at the bottom. The lieutenant
general is entitled to only ten buttons
in each row placed by threes. The
brigadier general, eight, In groups of
two. The colonel, lieutenant colonel
and major have nine buttons in each
row, arranged at equal distances.
There are different designs, of course,
not only for the buttons of the army,
the navy and marine corps, but for the
different branches of tho service. There
are the infantry, artillery and cavalry
buttons, the engineers' buttons, the
ordinary corps button, and tho button
of the marine corps, and the navy but
ton. The navy button is made in Eng
land, because no American manufac
turer has been able to make a bronze
which the sea air will not tarnish. All
of these buttons the army and navy
tailor must keep on hand and send on
according to regulation.
"The Younger the Better."
The Chinese minister at Washington
is fond of young girls, the younger the
better, and tho authors of "The Show
at Washington" tell this littlo story of
how he was fascinated by the vivacious
ten-year-old granddaughter of Senator
Palmer: He saw h,er at a reception
one afternoon, and, asking for an in
troduction, devoted himself to the little
maiden while he remained. Everybody
crowded about, but all unconcerned,
through his interpreter, he carried os
an Interesting conversation with, the
equally unembarrassed little girl. The
next day the minister's carriage drew
npin front of Senator Palmer's door
and an attache delivered to the child a
packet, containing six exquisite silk
handkerchiefs, embroidered in the
highest style of Chinese art, and ten
little chests of the kind of tea which'
Chinese gods, on a Chinese Olympua,
make Chinese nectar of.
EASY-GOING KING HUM3ERT.
His One Conspicuous Weakness a Iond-
sits far limitary Display.
King Humbert Las the reputation of
being the most constitutional of all the
constitutional monarchs of Europe.
So well has he fulfilled this ruls that,
according to the Baltimore Sun, he
may be caid to have, save in one point
enly, completely cstingtUihed lus per
sonality. That point is his determina
tion, at all costs, to keep up the army
ana navy to their present state cf em
ciency and numbers. The various min
istries the have succeeded each other in
Italy with such rapidity have real
ly governed the state. This one
condition they had to accept tho
maintenance of tho army as desired
Toy tho king. His usual costume ou
gala days and and when he chows
himself to his subjects 13 the military
costume. He is the first soldier in Italy,
That he possesses (Treat courage has
been made fully evident by his devotion
when, the cholera having broken out
with virulcnco in Naples, he visited the
sick and dying day after day in their
low and unhealthy dwellings. What
he may be as a legislator, a thinker,
or a wit, the public is not informed.
No legislative measures of paramount
benefit or importance are attributed to
his initiative; 110 striking thought that
mijht enter the heart of the nation has
been pronounced by him- or ha?
reached the people; even the faculty of
making a witty phrase, which, though
little in itself, being uttered by one ia
high place acquires a vulue and a cur
rency which carries it far and
renders popular its originator, is
not a quality which he pos
sesses. A generous, good-na-turd,
easy-going gentleman, who
desires to live and let live in fact, a
person cf rather neutral characteris
tics is tha picture that people uuiko
to themselves of King Humbert. He
is to the fore when a review i, hell.
He looks well when, ai-rarcd ia grand
military costume crd riding a nol-1
steed and surrounded by the excep
tionally brilliant staff of the Itcliaa
army, he reviews the troojw in their
march past him. Again, when seatea
in ono of the gala carriagt-s, accom
panied by the tall, steel-clad reyal
guards, he goes to open a new session
of parliament he is a figure well
worth noticinfr. So deeply has tho
military spirit entered into the nation
that tho kiarf ia never . publicly seen
on state occasions in any other than
a military costume.
FOUND IN TH2 PEAT BEDS.
BenuUns of Prehistoric Animals Discovered
in England.
From time to time tha peat beds at'
Newbury have yielded abundant re
mains of prehistoric animals which in
primeval ages roamed along tho Ken
net valley, ' when tho physical condi
tions obtaining xn western Europe were
altogether different from those which
now prevail before, in fact, the present
insular position was brought about. In
those peat beds, according to a London
dispatch, have been found the remains
of the colossal mammoth, including the
portion of a tusk which, when entire,
mu-it have been ten to twelve feet ia
length, together with the boues, toeth
or horns cf other animals which have
utterly disappeared from tho faco cf
the earth. The drainage works which
are now being carried on in the to- -1
of Newbury have brought to ligit,
mostly in a high state of preservation,
numerous bone3, skulls, and other fos
sil portions of animals which lived on
subsequently to tho disappearance of
the post-glacial mammals, sueh a3 the
wolf, bear, wild boar, red deer, res.
of flint, characterizing the ng-c of
stone, have clso been found in tho
lower layers of the peat, from vhich it
is evident that the prehistoric inhabit
ants cf the river valley possessed ffroat
dexterity in the fabrication of these
primitive weapons and took, some of
the "knives" being beautifully chipped
and presenting an edge almost as liuo
as a razor. Several articles of a later
epoch have been also met with, form
ing a carious" melaager'stch as breeze
buckles of many kinds, implements oi
bone, It oman pottery, -a few coins, a
variety of keys. In the upper or made
earth of the cuttings In that part of the
town fought over by cavalier and
roundhead many relics of Ihe period
have been found, including portions of
swords, stirrup-irons, cpursj bridlcbits,
horseshoes and many -other things of
this date.
A Qleontlo Undertaking. '
Undismayed hy their experience In
the Suez and Panama enterprises, the
French are undertaking- to build an
other 'great canal. They have now
determined to connect the Cay of Bis
cay with the Mediterranean by a
canal over 400 miles long, from 144
to 315 feet wide and from 38 to 34
feet deep, and with widened passing
places every eight miles. There will
be twenty-two locks, each 650 feet In
length and 80 feet in width. The
cost is calculated at 8100,000,000. It
is, however, safe to say that it wiU
be much more. It is claimed by its
promoters that besides greatly expedit
ing commerce, this waterway wiU be
of vast political significance. If it
could only be kept open "in war, Gib
raltar, the strongest fort in the world,
would be rendered useless, and France,
Instead of England, would hold the
"Key to the Mediterranean."
An Old English Chestnut Tree.
It is said that the largest chestnut
tree known In the world is at Mount
Etna, in Sicily, bnt one of the oldest
and most remarkable trees in Great
Britain is a chestnut at Torworth, th
residence of the carl of Ducie, near
Bristol. In the reign of Stephen, who
ascended the throne In 1135, it was, ac
cording to the Naturalists' Journal,
deemed so remarkable for its size that,
as appears upon record, it was wcU
known as a signal boundary to the
Manor of Tortworth. It seems proba
ble that this tree is a thousand years
old at least. It i3 still In very fair vig
or, and last year produced a large crop
of nuts. It measures nearly fifty feet
in circumference; the body is short
only about ten feet in height and it
then divides into tnree nuge trnn&a,
one of which measures nearly thirty
zeet in girth.
' Elevator Knees.
A woman who made her initial at
tempt recently to ride a wheel was dis
couraged to find that her knees seemed
tiff and very quickly tired of tha ef
fort to work the pedals. Speaking to
her physician about it he told her ehe
was undoubtedly affected with what is
known as "elcvatpr knee." This was a
hitherto unknown malady to her, but
it bas been referred to before in public
prints, and is a recognized aCection
not uncommon with these whose life is
a "lift" apartment house almost does
away with the use of those knee mus
cles exercised in going up ana down
talre
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