Salmon Range Widely
Anucortea, Wush, When you cut
aulinon this summer you may wonder
Whence come tlil food Huh. It It
till a question murk. Hulmun lifu In
. the Pacific oeeun li Kill inyHfry.
How does th milium fry And In
way to 1 1 feeding ground In th tult
Ken? Where doc It Ivuro to rcturu
uguln to tha itiront stream, or one
contiguous thereto, hi It has been
proved many of thoiu do) Where lira
tlioso feeding ground of tbe vast ali
tor horde tlmt cotio up yenrly In
summer from their home In (lie deep?
How fur do they trawl, going or com
ing? What do they tlva upon?
Ko on Vnowa, exactly, but toma
fucti buve been sacertulned.
Tho .nilmon doinulu la almost Ineul
cululilo In It Immensity. They rang
all tlio way from Monterey, Calif, aa
fur oorthwurd aa tha Arctic circle and
even aa fur easterly on tlie lop of tha
world aa tha Muckunil river on the
American aide and from Japan to the
northernmost atrouma of Siberia on
the AJIutlc eeabonrd of the Pacific.
It la generally believed that tha young
of anlmon luy oft tha contlnnntiil pla
teau to a depth of about 100 futhoma
and find their feeding grouuda there.
Juat what they feed on never baa
been ascertained, but tha king and a
few specie of aalmon when the old
homo movement la at Ita senltb
ahortly before they reach tha river
mouth will annp at a apoon troll
With avidity. Trolling for theae big
flab la an tnduatry along tha coaat from
Seward, Alaska, to the Columbia river.
With tha exception of thoaa caught
near the confluence of tha r I vera wltb
alt water, aulinon Ilk alisd, herring,
mackerel and other migratory fuliee
are never found at eta. They Juat
.vanish.
When anlmon fry go to ae that la
tha I nut aeen of them. Hut when tha
onihor Invaalnn of mature mlmon
commence It beglna to tha weatward
along tha Aleutian Island, berauae
there they are found and netted early
In May. Canning companies In operat
ing floating cannerlea plan to leave
port In time to reach the northern
haunts of aulmnn and Inke some of tha
flrat comera. They are fat, heavy and
Well mealed.
The large thirty-pound king aalmon
come flrat and are followed by tha
orkeye.or red aalmon. Boon after they
appear In t'ook'a Inlet near Anchorage,
then In I'rlnre William sound eff Brit-
Span Grand Canyon
With Large Bridge
Salt Lake City. From the precis
ion wall of the Grand canyon, 130
mllea north of flagstaff, Arlx., what
apieara from afar to be a (lender spi
der web gradually I being stretcheJ
across the top of the great chasm.
This web la actually a niaaHve
atructure of tevl designed to be th
blghest highway bridge In th world.
The height from the watera of the
Colorado river to the roadway grid
I 1T feet
Completion of the big pan about
8!
Nebraska School Uei
I Account Book 50 Years I
jj, Nebraska City, Neb. A treas-
Sj nrer' account book which bad ,
a been In use In on school district
jjj for 60 yeara was recently
!;i brought to the office of tha conn- l
jfj ty euperlntendcnt here. Tha
jj) first entry In the bonk was made 'SJ
I', In May, UW7, and tha volume,
K neatly bound In leather, cnntnlna 't
j entries of every expenditure of (J
: the district lnce then In com- jjj
!il paring th teachers' aalarlea $
j paid during the half century If
fi) waa found that In 1877 the
jj! teacher waa paid f 10 a month; ;J
11 m 1 rv-nj mo Binary mi rrilllil'U
to 125, where It remained for
several yeara. Th present fig- ''
or la S0. t
SEE -I Stf CREAT
ACTIVITY -COMMOTIOM,
A. STUMGLE -V
Crystal Gazing
Ms. W
InIi Columbia. Along the coaat from
June to July, lulmon appear In regu
lar cycle of varloua species. In Au
gUHt, I'uget aound, the Kruser river
und ollior atrvuin era tilled wltb tha
rushing aulinon trying to reach spawn
ing ground. The C'ulumhla river 1
the lunt of tho flailing ttreuma to gut
mlniun run.
Hy tugging tlx or eight Inch aulinon
fry before reluaalng them from hatch
erlea the flaherlea bureau hn been
utile to chock the return of ninny spe
ilea of theae flan. Even In nildocean
an occualonul tagged aalmon bna been
tuken In herring or mackerel nut, but
little light bn been added to It Ufa
of three to four year' absence.
Moat anlmon experta believe tha
Alaaka and weat couat flah ara en
dowed with a avnae tha human doce
not poaaess. Their tlieory la that when
tha off ehore movement commencea
aulmon acent frcah wafer from afur
and follow the acent until either they
enter tha itrenm of their nativity or
on very cloa to It
A dlatlnct difference between tha
Atluntlc and Pacific aalmon la that the
former after apawnlng In fresh water
returne to the nea, whlla the Paclfle
aalmon, after making arrangementa for
a myriad reproduction of Ita kind,
die. One It leave It feeding
ground In the talt wuter aulinon take
no food, and In fact,' It la believed to
become Incapable of eating. On rare
occaalona, mnla ellver an I moo will take
a trout fly and iteel head aalmon will
bite at aalmon egg In lata winter.
Elaborate plan are being worked
out along tha Tactile count flatting
porta, Boneored by the flaherlea bu
reau, for mora accurate knowledge of
aalmon.
wi J an i. m &xfu
Mother. JULTOSL iLTr
Septemlier 1, and of th approaches
about January 1, lll.t). will bring Into
communication two vaat reglona hith
erto Inaccessible to each other except
by way of a river ferry and a danger
ous (trip of mountain road.
Tha new rout will eliminate tha
historic Lee' ferry, which ha been
In rervlc fine 1872, ill mile bov
th ill of th bridge, wber John
Doyle Lee built a cabin and acquired
tha ferry right formerly possessed by
the Mormon church.
Lee' first ferry was a clumsy af
fair, the first more serviceable boat
being constructed In 1873 by John U
lllythe. This waa a barge, 20 by 40
feet capable of carrying two loaded
wagon and team.
After changing band several time
the ferry and all right were acquired
by Coconino county, Arlx, which now
operate It under toll.
Th new highway itructur open
up a region that la little known to
tourlata and In which travel baa been
for the moat part limited to trader
and Indians. A (trip of painted des
ert Ilea along on tide, between Flag
itoff and the bridge, and on th Utah
hie are the llryc canyon, th Kalhab
Nutlonul forest Cedar llrakes, Zlon
National park and th cenlc beauty
of th Grand canyon 1 1 self.
Tha innln apnn I a deck arch of
018 feet tha arch being of tha three
hinge type, with battered trussea de
signed with reversal itreiae for canti
lever erection. Th brldga will ba 833
feet long.
WHATP0WI
JEE.MISTfcR,
1 -''''vllTsr
WHAT THEY
ARE FOR
By THOMAS ARKLE CLARK
Deaa of Man, University of
Illinois.
I HAVE at one time or another In my
life Joined a good many thing, at
tached myeelf to a considerable num
ber of entin-prlzue, becou a member
of groupa or an advocate of move
ment. Sometime thll relutlonalilp
ha been developed ao rapidly ajid ao
without deliberation tlmt 1 have not
had time aerloualy to conalder whut
It wua all about. I am paying; duca
In organization now whoa hall I
have not vlalted tlnce tha night I waa
Initiated, and aometlmea I atop and
aak myself what they ar all for
the group of which I am In many
caw- ao Ineffective a part I am Ben
Bible enough to realize without much
thought that no man la Juatlfled In
allying blmaelf wltb an organisation
of any aort wholly or even In large
part for what It will do for him, but
rather for what be may be able to
do for the benefit and the advance
ment of the group.
Oront coma Into my office not long
ago wearing on hi lapel fluttering
yellow ribbon which Indicated I knew
Urn I he waa an adherent of an under
graduate political party which waa at
that time pretty deeply Involved In
the Ihroee of en election. There waa
an opposing organization whose colore
were white Indicating, I presume, pur
ity of purpose and action.
Washington. FUh that climb and
crawl an land, reptiles, birds, Insects,
mammal and plant, many of them
new to science, ara making Slam a
collector' paradlre for Dr. II ugh M.
Smltb, honorary curator of zoology of
the National museum.
Doctor Smith, who formerly wai
United State comlssloncr of flsherle.
I now director of flsherle for the
Siamese government and ba been able
Bouffant Gown
niiiek la one of the favored colore
In chiffons, tulle, luce and taffeta aa
well na the heavy moire used In gowns
of th type that stand alone.
Dorla Kcnyon choose a charming
ly designed bouffant gown In black to
wear In "The Hnwk'i Neat." It I
strikingly executed and adds a color
ful not In the cherry red velvet rib
bon trimming aa well aa tha novel
Imnclie of cberrlea used aa decora
tions In place of flow era.
L'rC
Siam, Land of Freaks
Shortcake for
'!'Lrnr- l-(lJ?2jL?i ill - , J MT"pi im La
Here la the largest atrawberry ahortcake In the world, which measured
30 feet In length and 1 feet high. It weighed 2,000 pounds, and required 2,000
egg. 300 pound of flour, 700 pound of sugar, SO gallon of cream and 700
quart of strawberries. It wa made for 4,000 person who attended tha
furmera and merchant' annual picnic near Seattle, Wash.
"Why the yellow ribbon, Oeorger
I Inquired. "What are the noble pur
pose which actuate yon In tlil
political campaign?"
"Well, I hope," b confessed, "that
If our party win, aa It look to me
Juat now pretty aura to do, aome of
our aophomorea and Juniors will be
able to cop off few fat Job."
One belonged to political party
George thought for the aole purpose
of getting out of It for blmaelf or bl
friend something worth while In a
social, financial, or official way. It la
a point of view which la not confined
to the adherent of collect political
parties.
GUESS SO,
BUTMOM IS
OF TWIUfiS
home rr
In the last few year to aend many
valuable natural history specimens to
tha Smithsonian Institution, which su
pervise the museum.
Bl own bouse sod garden in Bang
kok have proved excellent place for
collecting amphibian and rptiles. A
tree near bl veranda la tba boma of
a green bamboo snake, and bla pond
la a resort for water snakes, which
feed on th flrh and amphibians that
coma there to breed. Tba bouse It
self has ita reptile Invader, little toft
bodied lizards called "bouse geckos,"
which take up their abode wherever
moth are attracted by light.
Many of hla specimen ar drawn
from the numerous odd form of Dili
that thrive In 81am, where th dry
season have forced them to adapt
themselves to withstand Its rigors.
Some, described by Dorl M. Coch
ran, assistant curator of tlie division
of reptiles and batrachlana of the mu
seum, spend a long aa four month
In damp olU
A a result, (lulling In Slam often
resemble the old-fashioned method of
placer mining, the popular "serpen (
bends" being dug out of drled-up
niarihe from a depth of two or three
feet
The climbing perch ta described a
the most remarkable of tha flah In thll
class. It can climb iteep canal bank
with It tall and large pectoral On
and goea overland from one body of
water to another, traveling aa fust a
a man walking alowly. Thla variety
also la popular In the ninrketi, being
told alive In moist basket.
"Cherish" for "Obey" in
Scotch Wedding Rites
Edinburgh, Scotlnnd. Women who
marry In Scotlnnd need no longer
obey their husbands at least aa far
aa the marriage ceremony la con
cerned. That la the decision of the
Eplicopul church of Bcotland which
bna agreed to substitute th word
"cherlah" for "obey" In th priest
nddes to th bride. 8b will reply,
"I win.
4,000 Persons
Walter hod Just Joined a fraternity
and, having moved Into the bouse,
waa taking a good deal of liberty with
tbe furniture and making mora dis
turbance aa be went about the place
than the bead of the house thought
beat for the development of proper
tudy condition, and be thought It
wise to aay ao to Walter.
"Well, wbat'a a fraternity forr waa
tha freshman'a query. Da bad con
ceived tha Idea, not nnuaual I must
confess, that a college fraternity 1 a
place for freedom, for rowdyism, for
doing a one pteasea. lie bad not yet
gotten the conception of responsibility
and co-operation which one assume
when he Join such a group. It waa
for bla own pleasure only that b
Joined. 1
Men think of the church often In
the same way. It la to them an oppor
tunity to advance their buslnesa Inter
est by coming through membership In
It Into contact with th best people.
Or It may be a aort of Insurance asso
ciation to protect the member In tba
next world against tha consequence
of bla Irregularities In this world.
Too often It doea not occur to na
that membership In any group 1
primarily for the good of all rather
than for profit to the Individual
(A. 1111. Wattn Nawipaptr Colon.)
Glendon Reappointed
f 1
mm
i
Richard Glendon, Sr., ha been reap
pointed bead coach of the Annapoll
crew.
Daring Lady
New York. Mis Katherln Locke
of Youngstown, Ohio, back from Africa,
la the flrat white woman to have
visited the Gloul of Marakein In hi
8,000-year-old home In the Atla moun
tain. She motored across the Sahara
and found that tha hot sun restored
tha use of her tost voice.
Question ten men
and nine of them
will tell yon that
they don't get balf
of what they ar en
titled to In thla old world of our.
Frogs' lega are gaining favor In
American restaurant.
t I
i-
LIFE'S
LITTLE
JESTS
GOING HIM ONE BETTER
Dr. M. W. a tell) thla one I "A few
year ago, back when cotton waa Hit
ting tbe high spots and even tha col
ored folks were in clover, a colored'
brother walked Into aa automobile
salesroom In 'a nearby town and auld;i
"'Bos, yon-alt de feller what aell
Mlxtab Washington Smith that 'or
tuperslx automobile?
" "Yes, said the salesman, 1 beller
wa did.'
'Well,' aald the colored man, 'Aa,
wants a superseven.' "Cincinnati Ea-i
qulrer. 1
TOOK COLD
First Chorus Girl Did ah take by
exposing herself In that extreme way
Second Ditto lea took cold.
Connubial Witdom t
That husband Is th wisest I
And most successful, too.
Who makss -wlfl- do exactly '
What she want to do.
Wlfar Work
Elols ! a dear little girl who de
cided to go to for welfare work.
So aba came bom and explained to
ber mother that aba bad mad 40 call
on poor people.
- "Do you mean to aay you taw 40
people In one day?"
1 didn't see ait of them, mother.
At aome places 1 left card.
Out of Control
It wa put midnight and ominous
tramp of heavy feet waa beard oa tha
at air.
"What la tbatr (h cried, clinging
to ber airman lover."
"Sounds like your father coming
down out of control" be replied la
the Jargon of bis profession.
Juat So
"Bird stores seem to run largely to
parrots."
"They live on hundred yeara." .
"I aee; durable stock." , j
Abioluttly
"Everything be has la better tba
anything anybody el his."
"A good man to marry, girl."
RAN INTO HER
"How did you meet that gtrlT
"Kan Into ber at a dance."
Mittakt
I take the road to ytiUrdir
But And th solna alow
for I am held up all th way
By paople that I ows.
Not Having Any
Doctor About nine patients oat of
ten don't live through this operation,
la there anything I coo do for you be
fore we begin T
Dusky Patient Tessah, kindly band
ma man hat
Not Being Dona
Red The play Isn't at all true to
life. Tbe wife continually ask for
money.
Deke Which 1 quite natural.
Bed Cut she get It
Sounded Sutpicioue
"Why do you think that Fanny
doesn't like you!"
"t told ber ther was a fool In avery
family."
"What did ahe (ay?"
"She asked If I wa an only sou."
The Other World
Th Impatient Patron Waiter,
didn't yon hear me rap on th table?
The Patient Walter Wa that you
rappln' on the table, air? I beard you,
but I thought It wa spirit.
fits