10 TILE OMAHA DATLV BEE : SUNDAY , JANUATIY 23 , 1898.
A Story of Seven Baby Chick
JIM.A ens and n Berry-Picking.
IJy HKNRIBTTA PRATT TAlllil ? .
( Coryrlsht , MM , by S , a , McCture Co. )
Once upon a time , as all good ntorlcs
begin , there lived under the comer of the
tarn nn old hen with ( icvcn ( baby chlckcno.
Blio WAS a very wise old lien , and , although
her l > nblcs were quite three days old , she
bad not taken them from home.
Hut ono afternoon eho called them lo her ,
paying : "Children , If you will keep cloro
'by ma I will talco you for a. walk Into the
garden , whcro wo will look for some frwh
Inigs. "
" 1'cop , peep , mother , wo will , " they all
cried , for they were very glad to go out
nnd sco Bomcthlng of the world. So she
washed cich ono'o face and combed ltd hair ,
until seven finer looking chickens would bo
hard to find , and all started gaily down the
path.
path.Now
Now , all but ono were well-behaved chicks ,
minding their tnolhcr nnd keeping clocc to
her , ns they had born told. But Jim , who
thought ho knew moro than the otlicrn ,
wanted to rco the wcrlj for himself. Off
ho started down another path , and was soon
out of sight.
John , the gardener , had been digging up
the 'berry ' beds , and Into 'these Jim ecram-
Mcd. Ho 'began ' ( scratching o.i fast as Ills
llttlo yellow legs could My , nnd sure enough
thcro was a worm. "I knew I was not
farther away , and as soon as she dared she
told them about the fox. tAway they all
scampered for home. Under the barn they
ran , safe at last.
"Whcro are your berries ? " asked Papa
Iloostcr. And they told him of the fox.
" . .Nonsense ! " ho said. "There are no foxes
around here. I am ashamed of you all
for being so foolish. I will go and get your
berries , nnd show > ou there Is nothing to bo
afraid of. " For , jou sec , 1'apa Iloostcr did
not want to lese Ills Jam for the winter.
So off ho strutted to the woods , with his
cano In his hand and his head very high In
the air. Ho found the berries as they had
left thorn , and they looked very tempting.
This shows thcro la no fox around , " ho
said , stopping to help himself to a handful.
"If there were ono about hero thcro wouldn't
bo a berry left. "
Hut Mr. Fox was waiting for something
better than berries ,
Pounccl Mr. Fox had him ; and how Papa
Rooster did scream and struggtcl
A boy was hunting In the woods that day ,
and ho heard Papa Rooster's cries. He
knew that some nnlin.il must bo In mischief ,
so ho crept through the bushes quietly , till
ho saw Papa Rooster's plight.
Hang ! Old Mr. Fox rolkfl over dead.
Papa Rooster scrambled to his feet , nnd
off ho hobbled , without oven stopping long
enough to thank the boy. Ills hat was gone ,
nno wing was broken , and all his lovely tall
feathers wcro pulled out.
HEM AND THE. CHICKEN GO WALK.INC
Bitch n biby as the others. Why , I am
largo enough to tnko oaro of myself , " ho
thought , with a wag of hlawise llttlo head.
So Inisy waa ho that ho did not notice how
dark It was Retting. When It grow too
dark la flndi any moro .worms ho started off
down 'tho ' path In search of his mother ; but
elio was nowhere to bo seen. Ho xan up
and down the walk crying "Peep , peep ,
Mamma Hen , where are you ? " It soon became -
came qulto dark , and a gentle rain began
to fall. Jim Avas very much frightened
nnd wot. IIo ran about , crying , until ho
could go no further , and then sank down
on the edge of a flower .bed , where ho fell
ntlccp.
Mother Hen had * taken the others around
> tha garden. She had scratched a great
ideal , and was qulto tired out , so , as the
flarlcas falling , Mother Hen said , "Cluck ,
cluck , come , children , wo rmist go home ;
It Is 'bedtime. ' " And off they all scampered -
pored after her as fnst as they could.
When she reached homo she said , "Where's
'Jim ? " Nobody know.
"Papa Roorter , " she said , "you will have
to look for Jim. "
Papa Rooster didn't care to go out In the
rain and get hU flno tall feathers all wet ,
so ho said : " 0 , ho will bo l ck all right. "
"No , " Mother Hen answered decidedly ,
"you will have to .go , or else put 'these ' chil
dren to toed , so I can. " And -when Mother
lien sp-oko - In that tone Papa , Rooster know
3io might ns well start at once.
It was very dark In the garden. * o ho
called , oo loudly as he could : "Cook-a-doo-
dlo-dol Jim , whcro are you ? " No answer.
"Cook-a-doo-dle-do ; Cook-a-doo-dlo-do ! " Still
no answer. It was raining so hard and his
feathers were getting so wet and drabbled
that ho hurried back under the barn.
Mother Hen scolded , and said he didn't half
look. She would have to go out herself.
So she put on her old bcanot and shawl and
took the big umbrella. Up ono pith and
down another slip wont , calling all the time :
"Cluck , cluck ! Jim , Jim ! "
She * had gene over nearly the whole of
the garden , and was very much frightened
for fear Dash , the dog , had gotten her llttlo
chick. The wind bid blown her umbrella
"Mother Hen , " ho thought , "does know n
thing or two sometimes , but It would never
do to let her know I think eo. "
FAMOUS TllltOMSS.
Chnlrs of Slate OriMiiilril liy '
MomircIiN.
The throne has always been a symbol of
power ns well ns nn official chair for the
sovereign of the nation. Generally It Is a
marvelous expression of luxury , and fre
quently It Is awork of art. The most beau
tiful and famous thrones of the present
day , with the exception of the dragon throne
of China , are those of Russia , England , Ger
many , Holland , Denmark and Spain , and
that of the pope.
The emperor of .Russia owns several
thrones , but the. most magnificent of all Is
In the Kremlin In .Moscow. The rich chair
stands upon a high dais flanked , by four
columns supporting a beautiful arch , above
which Is a kind of pyramid ! surmounted by
a massive ornament. The throne Is made
entirely of gold , Incrusted with precious
stones encircled with Ivory carvings and or
namented with beautiful pictures and superb
embroideries. Above and behind the chair
tno gorgeous eagles spread their wings. Al
though half Russian and half Orient In
style , this throne1 was a gift from the court
of Persia to the czar Alexis In 1CCO.
Queen Victoria has three thrones : Ono
In Windsor , ono In Uucklngham palace and
ono at St. James. The one at St. James Is ,
perhaps , the most Important. The chair Is
of ina&slve gold , beautifully carved , ami Is
surmounted by a crown. The sides and back
are covered with superb brocade. 'Before '
the dais three life-size silver liens keep
perpetual guard.
The tbrono of Germany Is likewise a
twin throne. The two chairs are of mas-
slvo silver and stand on a dais ornamented
by eagles nnd crowns. Above them Is an
exquisitely wrought silver shield which was
presented to Frederick William IV by the
citizens of Berlin. There Is a superb crys
tal chandelier before the throne , which It is
said Luther brought from Worms.
iUVW , ! W
4n ildo out , but fiho ran on crying : "Cluck ,
cluck , cluck ! Jim , my little Jim ! "
Way over in the corner she heard his
llttlo "Peep , peep ! Mother , mother ! "
She had him In her arms and covered
him with her shawl In A minute , for be was
very cold and wet.
When they reached homo he had n chill ,
nnd they sent for old Dr. Gobbler. The
doctor shook his head , and said that Jim
was very 111. They gave him some bad
medicine , and Dr. Gobbler said ho would
tiavo to stay In bed several days , This was
hard for Jim , for the next day they wcro
oil gotag berry picking , and now ho would
Ixivo to miss It ,
" 1 think you will mind better after this , "
said Mother Hen , "You can't learn every
thing and cat all the fat bugs the flrat day
jou go Into the world. "
THE BERRY PICKING.
The first fine morning Mother Hen derided
to take the children berry picking , She put
up a luncheon In a big basket , and directly
after breakfast they Hartcd merrily for the
woods. All but Papa Rooster and baby Jim.
Jim was etlll 111 In bed , and Papa Rooster
lad to stay at homo to take care of him.
Tbo berries \\cro plentiful , and they had
great sport , running from bush to bush ,
trying to gather them all. Soon they be
came tired , and all sat down under a large
treeto eat their luncheon , when Mother
IHen heard a noise behind her , and , look
ing Into the bushel ) , saw the big eyes of a
fox. Now she knew It she ran tbo fox could
easily catch her and all of her babies , so
vbo said quietly , as If nothing wag the mat
ter , "Let your lunch wait awhile , children ,
and como with mo to fill this last pall with
berries ; then wo will como back. " And they
iwero all BO well-behaved that they ran at
puce to do her bidding.
Now the for thought they would soon ho
back , so he lay qulto still In the bushes.
But Mother Hen had no Idea ot coming
back , She led the children farther and
, The young queen of Holland has not yet
ascended her throne , but 4t Is rwdy for her.
It Is very magnificent. The arm chair Is of
( led velvet , with a great deal of gold fringe.
The back contains a large W for Wllhclmlna ,
surmounted by a crown. Over the back
of the chair U a crown held by two lions.
The drapery back of this clulr Is of crim
son velvet nnd bears the arms ot Great
Britain embroidered In feed pearls. Above
the chair the lion and the unicorn are re
peated In a 'larger ' and bolder design , very
richly embroidered and Illuminated with
gold. The canopy Is of crimson , trimmed
with gold fringe and heavy tassels.
The throne of the pope Is very severe In
style. The chair , which stands on a low
dais of crimson velvet , bordered with gold
fringe. Is beautifully carved. It Is sur
mounted by angcia holding the tiara. The
rancpy Is of crimson velvet , with a golden
border of embroidery , rich gold fringe and
the arms of Leo XIII.
The tbrono of Denmark Is particularly
original and beautiful. Tbo Immense dais
of red velvet supports two large armchairs.
The king's chair la ot Ivory , ornamented
with eight allegorical figures , and It Is sur
mounted by an enormous globe , which holds
the most valuable amethyst In the world.
The queen's chair Is of silver and the scat
of the cane < iy Is red velvet , lined with cream-
colored , silk and plenty of golden cords ,
fringe and ta els. The square gold tcv of
tbo canopy is beautifully carved and on
each corner ctaads a crown surmounted by
ostrltli plumes. Ovvr the chair upon the
whlto silk background the arms of tbo
Netherlands are embroidered.
Young Alphonso of Spain , who lives In one
of the most beautiful palaces In the world ,
has a superb -throne In a room resplendent
with crystal chandeliers , marble tables , Immense -
menso mirrors and rare paintings and
tapestry. His armchair elands on a very
high dais and Is of red velvet and gold , The
framework of the canopy Is of irecloua wood ,
most artistically carved , and Is enriched with
red , velvet and embroidery. Ono each eldo
two enormous warriors carved of wood mount
guard and on the Rlepct of tlio throne stand
tour enormous silver lions , emblems of
sovereignty.
A.V AUIKO.V.l IIATTI.KH.
K AVnN CVol nn. Ditnircrttii * nn HIP
"They say that a manj takes his life In
hts hand who sleeps on the ground In
iA.rJzona , " slid a young civil engineer the
other day , "because there arc so many
snakes there , But unfortunately men of
our profession cannot always cheese their
sleeping place. I .nns working- flown thcro
a llttlo whllo ago with another fellow , and1
one night wo were obliged to Ho down upon )
no better bed than our overcenla stretched
on thci ground. We worts < too tired to bo ,
nervous , and slept soundly until after mid
night , when my companion sprang up sud
denly , waking mo with n start.
"What's the matter ? " I asked , sleepily.
"Thoro's a rnttlcr here ! "
I listened and heard nothing.
"I don't hear him , " I said. "Guess you've
had n nightmare. " So wo settled down
again. In a few minutes my friend leaped
to hla feet once more , exclaiming :
"Thero Is a rnttlcr hero , surc's fate , and
you'd better get up ] I bellow ht'e under
my ccatl"
It was queer that I couldn't he ar It If it
was so near. I cautiously extended my hand ,
feeling along thrt ground. Y-cs , I know1 It
was n foolish thing to do , but wo don't
always stop to think. Suddenly I burst out
laughing.
"Yes , " I said , "thero Is n. rattler here , Iw
your coat pocket , tool You toll your sweet
heart not to write you letters on such stiff
laper ! " ' I
Wo slept soundly for the rest of the night ,
but often since then. I have guyed him about
his "rattler. "
I'HATTI.H < ) ! TIIIJ YOUNRSTKIIS.
'Papa ' Never bo mean , Johnny. You know
the story nbotit the dog In the maVgcr that
couldn't cat the hny and wouldn't let the
horse cat it ?
Johnny Oh , yes ! The horse was no good ,
was he ?
The minister , with his llttlo son Charles ,
was calling on nn old parishioner , who
poured her troubles Into his sympathizing
ear , ending with the remark , "I'vo had my
nose held to the grindstone for thirty
years. "
Charlie , who had been looking Intently nt
the old lady , Instantly remarked , "Well ,
it hasn't worn the mole on the end ot It
off yet. "
The biggest llttlo girl had been doing
something that the littlest llttlo girl did not
think was right. Like ether girls , big or
little , she felt that to her sister It was well
to express nn opinion. With this llttlo girl
It was In the mature of a warning , Being
a great admirer of her paternal parent , ho
was used as an example , and his austere
qualities held up In admonition , and the
older people heard the small voice say :
"You'd better look out what you're doing ,
Jennie Smith ; If you don't my father' ! ! be
after you , nnd there ain't no fooling about
my father. "
Emma , a llttlo girl ot 7 , was left to take
rare of her younger brother and sister while
her mother was absent , nnd one of her du
ties was to put them to bed , says Harper's
Bazar.
Her mother returned , and on looking after
the welfare of the llttlo ones , -found them
In bed wllh the hot-water bag , although It
was a hot night in July.
"Why , Emma , " she said In surprise , "why
do you have this hot-water bag when it is
so warm ? "
"Well , mamma , " said Emma , "you put
hot water In It In the winter to keep us
warm , and I have filled It with ice water so
that it will keep us cool. "
A little boy from California , who has been
about a great deal , Is spending 'tho ' holldaju
with hla Washington cousins , , says the Post.
Holias , enjoyed the sights of the capital ,
'but ho hasn't permitted himself to be in the
slightest degree overawed by anything he
has Been. Ills cousins took him "carried"
him , they said of It themselves to the .Na
tional muaeum one day , and called his at-
tenitlon to a 'great ' log of petrified wood lying
just outsldo the door. The little Callfornlan
had Ibecai a llttlo depressed , but ho torlght-
cined up at 'the ' sight.
"I'vo seen a whole trco llko that , " he
said.
said.The
The Washington cousins maintained their
composure.
"We've got n whole forest of 'trees ' llko
that out west , " went on the young west
erner. Still the Washlngtonlans were not
at all Impressed. The California .boy drew , a
long breath.
"Wo've got a whole wod9 ot putrefied
trees , " ho said ; "yes , nnd ithey's putrefied
birds sitting on "cm , and and , " with one
last effort to disturb the calm self-satisfac
tion of his companions , "they'ro singing pu.
trefied songs , too. "
Any pretty nnd amusing Incldcmt of the
civil war Is especially welcome ns a sharp
cclretrast to the many sad and palnul stories
told of that time , says the Youth's Com
panion. Ono such pretty Incident was re
counted not long agq iby on officer who wit
nessed It.
Generals Sill and Dumont , with their
forces , defeated and drove from Shelby-
vlllo , Ky. , the confederate armlea of Gen
erals Smith and Clalborn.
Just afterward the two union Konerals
with their staffs were riding along through
the main street , of the town , when suddenly
'they heard the cry , "Halt ! " in would-be
martial tones , issue from the mouth of a
oturdy llttlo 'boy ' , apparently about C yeara
old. The two officers , In a mood to bo
pleased with anything , halted promptly.
"Who are you ? " cried the email chal
lenger , looking fearlessly up at the soldier
riders who Tiad obeyed his order. "Aro you
feds or rota ? "
"Wo are union men , " returned the gen
erals , gravely.
"All right , " said the iboy , removing his
dlmlnu'tlvo ' person ( a llttlo to ono side , to
leave the nvay clear , "you may pass on ! "
TOl.I ) OUT Ol ? COUIIT.
"Only give my client time , " pleaded the
lawyer , "and I am sure ho will reform. "
And the judge gave him seven years ,
A Missouri justice of the poico at the close
of a case announced with great dignity : "I
will hold this case under advisement until
next Monday morn'ng , at which time I will
render Judgment for the plaintiff. "
It Is eald of an Illinois judge who , as an
attorney , hod been somewhat noted as an
objector , that during his first term on the
bench when nn Improper question was asked
by a lawyer , ho exclaimed , "I object. " As
the hilarity In the court room subsided , ha
said with great dignity , "That objection Is
sustained , " No ono took exception.
After long delay , the jury in an Illinois
CRBO to whom the Judge had given a charge
written by himself as to the mode of com
puting the recovery , If any , came In and
reported In favor of the plaintiff , but without
having made the computation , The court ,
somewhat Impatiently , Informed them that
they must again rctlro and compute the
amount as he had Instructed them. But the
foreman arose and said , "Well , Judge , the
trouble was none of us couid read your
writing. Wo nil took a try at It and could
not make out a word of It , so wo had to do
the best wo could without any Instructions. "
The judge said hereafter ho would have all
Instructions typewritten.
In the complaint In a suit for $10,000 dam
ages for personal Injurlen In the pursuit ot
his work for the Armour Packing company
at Kansas City , Kan. , ono Andy Dupont ,
who Is a pugilist of local note an well as an
( Armour employe , stated his case In rhyme
and asserted that ho would "suffer his life
long by reason of defendant's wrong. " The
defendant made answer also In rhyme , set
ting forth as follows ;
"Each claim of plaintiff wo resist
ISccauso lie ls u pugilist ,
And whether It bo wrong or right
Ills duty Is t3 stand and light.
Not In thu court , but with hl nut ,
Is where Una plaintiff should reslxt ,
And not let some poor slaughtered uheep
Knock plaintiff out and iiuiko him wcvp ,
Defendant nlso here will stole ,
If plaintiff got a wounded pate ,
It was by his own want of care ,
For by us ho was treated fair.
Therefore defendant should go hence
With costs , for this Is Us defense , "
Startling Prices Wonderful
The third week of the greatest Removal Sale of household
goods ever held in Omaha begins tomorrow. Thousands of dollars worth of good ,
salable merchandise has been sacrificed in the past two weeks not that we liked to ,
but because we had to do it We place 011 sale this week (6) ( ) six big lots of house-
furnishings , each item in every lot representing a money-saving opportunity never be
fore offered.
A Golden Opportunity Which Will Not Last Long.
LOT NO. 1 LOT NO. 2 LOT. N0.3
Furniture Carpets enes
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275 removal Tufted Couches-worth 13.50- 8.45 removal price rcmovul price , 3.05
prlco 50e Union Ingrains
1S7 removal Heil Koom Suits-worth $23.00- 1A * Qf - - ) rcmovnl prlco 29c 623 removal pairs I-nco price Curtains worth $1 00 , 1.95
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$1.2. Velvets-
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378 Center Tables , worth $1.00 1.80 icmoval pilco 36c 3,000 removal yards prlco Tapestry worth C3c 39c
removal pitce 33o Mnttlng
401 Child's Cribs-worth $7.00 removal price 17c 250 Chenlllo . TableCoversworth $1.23- 65c
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Stoves , Crockery I
115 Cook Stoves-worth $14.50- Q and Lamps COO Dining . Hoom Chairs worth $1.13-
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82 Steel Ranges worth $43.00- .
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Removal 1'rlco 123 - $ S.50 4.90
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433 Caroline Stoves worth ? 3.00 53 China Dinner Sets worth $33.00 19.50 iMIsflt removal Ingrains north $10.00 5.50
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25 Pnrlor Cook Stoves worth $19.00 it . . 03 Hanging1 1-timps worth $3.50 4.45 COO Comforts worth $3.00 1.45
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IT
We Move We Move
On or about Feb. 20 to On or about Feb. 20 to
16th and Farnam the i6th and Farnam the
building formerly occupied building" formerly occu
pied by the Morse Dry pied by the Morse Dry
Goods Co. Goods Co.
SALMON FISHING OUT WEST
How the Salmon Streams Are Guarded by
the Government ,
FISHERMEN'S CATCH IS LIMITED
for Ciuinerli-M 3It > tlioil f
Tt CuniiluK mill Cooking
llic null TvxtliiK < < > U - ,
, urc I'erl'eetloii. i
W. P. Deck of San Francisco , who Is
stopping In Denver , told a reporter of the
Republican some of the details of salmon
culture on the Pacific coast. Mr. I3cck has
for many years made a study of salmon nnd
their ups and downs , from the hatchery to
the cannery , not to speak of such as are
caught with hook and line 'by ' flsliermen.
"Tho Sacramento river In California , "
said he , "used to be famous for Us salmon.
Dut the flsliermen played such havoc with
the salmon , catching them for the canneries ,
that in 1890 the supply was practically
played out. There wcro just enough left
to supply fresh salmon for the San Fran
cisco market. Two years later the United
States fish commissioners decided to ro-
stock the Sacramento river. A hatchery was
accordingly established at Cotlonwood , on
Cotton creek , which empties Into the
Sacramento river and Is sixty miles from
the base of Mount Shasta. The Sacramento
river Is now simply full of salmon. Four
years accomplished this result. The river
Is under the control of the government
authorities , who maintain an armed patrol
along the river from April to September ,
Thcso guards do not aliow the fishermen
to catch moro than a certain number of
fish for the canneries during the season ,
When the government Inspector finds that
the number of cans allowed to a cannery
during a season are used up , the cannery Is
compelled to shut down for the season.
This rule Is enforced , even though the fish
ing season may not bo moro than half
over. This , of course , Is done In order thav
the supply of flsu In the Jlver may not
diminish.
COST OF RESTOCKING- .
"It cost the government $150,000 to re
stock the Sacramento river , but the Job
was beautifully done. This year the gov
ernment hatchery lias placed In the Sac
ramento river nnd has shipped to various
rivers , Including those In far off , Now
England , a total of 150,000,000 llttlo salmon.
They were a week old and an Inch long ,
and exceedingly troublesome fellows to ship ,
moio so tiinn trout. In a United States
llsh hatchery car , are placed twenty cans ,
shaped like milk cans , only much larger.
In Ihcso are placed the llttlo salmon , and
ten men nro detailed to look after them
whllo on the road to their destination.
Salmon seem to need nn unusually largo
amount of fresh air. An attendant takes a
dipper with a screen over the top of It.
With this ho dips water out of the can and
then pours It hack again , thus sending
bubbles of air down to the fish In the very
bottom of the can. The screen over the
top of the dipper prevents any fish from
getting Into the dipper and from being
scooped up with the water , as this would
Injure them. Thoiattendants keep up this
operation all thettt-lille. If ft were sus
pended for half au hour the salmon would
die.
die."A salmon net , " continued Mr. Beck ,
"costs $400. IVio United States law pro
vides that the nice-lies Khali bo ot such a
size that a small xalroon will jul go through
without any trouble , The canneries do not
use any under twenty pounds. These meas
ure three feet In length , Flsheimt'n are
paid by the canneries BO much a pound for
their catch.
"Onoealmco that Irov up at Ilanthorn's
cannery , near Attorla , Ore. , on the Columbia
river , -weighed ulnoty-clgbt pounda nnd koven
ounces.
PROCESS OF CANNING.
"When a ealmon has been delivered to
the cannery the iiroccss of canning It Is
as follows ; Ono man washes and then
Ueans It , removing also the head and
'the tall. On the next table 'thescalts ' are
removed. Then It U waahcu again , after
which an automatic cutter chops It Into
pieces or Bleaks ot just the proper lilzo
to fit Into a can. After another washing
the steaks are packed Into cans with a llttlo
salt. The top Is soldered on the can , when
< the whole thing is iput into a 'bath ' and
cooked for the first time.
"After coming out of this cooking pro
cess the can IB vented. That la , a very
small hole Is drilled Into the top ot the
can and out rushes all of the air. At once
tbo can Is sealed up hormoticjlly.
( " 'The ' next step Is to put the can Into a
steam kettle where a tcmpnrature of ICO fic-
grecs Is maintained. Thus the flah is cooked
for the second time and Is ready ftor the
market.
"A cannery of good standing takes great
euro 'In ' testing the salmon before chipping It.
A man goes around the storeroom and tops
each can wlt'i a trail. If this produces a
hollow sound there Is a leak in the can and
lienco an accumulAtlcn of air , which would
In time Injure the salmon. All such cons are
condemned and ore not allowed to be shipped
out of the cannery.
"Most of'this labcc In the cannery Is done
by contract. A man will contract with the
ottjier of a cannery to handle so maay fish
from beginning to end , receiving them from
the fishermen and dollvcring them in cans to
the owaier of the establishment , all ready for
bhipmcnt.
"On the Columbia rlvcc the flailing Is con
trolled by' ' the Fishermen's union. If any
Chinamen tried to fish on the river their
bonco would never bo transported .to China
for burial. They would simply disappear
and If questions were asked answers would
I/a' as completely1 missing as the Chinamen
themselves. i
"But salmcn catching , " said Mr. Beck In
conclusion , "Is dangerous business on the
Columbia river , far moro so than on the
Sacramento. The Columbia Is exceedingly
treacherous. TJio great rise nnd fall of the
tldo Is shown at Astor'u. which Is sixty
miles from the river's mouth. The tldo even
at that point Is very strong. Then , too , there
are storms , nnd squalls. Many a fisherman
has left a cannery to go out uyon the river
and has never been heard of nfterwacd. At
all times they take their lives In their hands ,
They are n generous hearted lot of follows ,
gamble on occasions and In general never
save from ono season to the other. "
IAMOll lAXII IMJI/STHV. /
Uncle Sam ate 2,096,203 tons of sugar In
1897. i
A rolling mill to employ SOO men Is being
built at Sheffield , Ala.
Debs' Social ( democracy has twenty-five
branches In and about Chicago.
Maine factories sold $250,000 worth of
wooden sbott pegs In 1897.
Telegraphers earn on an average $180
a year In China. i
Mollne , III. , now has a federal labor union
with 2,100 members. Six months ago the
orginl/atlon did not exist.
A wealthy merchant of Mexico says that
the linen industry of that country now sur
passes that ot Ireland In Its palmiest days.
Typographical union No. 0 of Now York
has secured an agreement with the em
ploying printers' association by which the
nlno-hcur workday Is to bo Introduced April
1 , 1S9S , In book end job olllccs.
At Frankton , Ind. , the Quick City Glass
works will build two or moro largo con
tinuous tanks and will run iday and night.
One hundred men will bo employed ,
Maine spool factories use 30,500 cords or
15,250,000 feet of birch wood each year , the
average prlco per cord being $1. $ This wood
makes 250,000,000 spools that will hold 00
yards of thread.
At Gullford , Mo. , the Plscatiquls Woolen
mills have orders enough to keep them busy
for six weeks , Tunning until 12 p. in. on
spring goods. Orders have also been re
ceived for heavyweight goods.
The framing ot a factory law , the first
law relating to labor over originating In
Japan , Is now nearly complete * ! by the De
partment of Agriculture and Commerce , If
adopted by the government It will prove
of much benefit to tbo Industrial slaves of
that country ,
The Wcstbrook Cotton mills , Wc-Etbrook ,
Me. , EO long Idle , arc to bo utilized by the
lUnkoll Silk company In the silk Industry.
Twenty-four silk looms will bo put In Im
mediately and that number Increased 0.1 de
mand warrants ,
The Brooks Locomotive works of Dunkirk ,
N , Y. , Is just about completing n shipment
of ninety-two cars of locomotives , boxej In
piccrfl , for Japan and Cored , Three latter
are the first engines ever n&nt to Coren and
are for the first lallroad built lei that country.
President Ratchford of the United Mine
Workers of Amerl-a rernrU : "Tho condition
of our trade li now very active ; the feeling
among the miners U better tban for years ;
we ore sending out eupiillcs for from cue to
iti Improvements.
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Durable placbitie Made.
Smith Premier typewriter Co. ,
Syracuse , ) V. \ . , CI , 8. H.
Branch Ofiicc , 17th and Fnrnom Sts. Omaha
half a dnzcti new locals every day. The de
mand for organizers Is great In every mining
field. Should this continue until the. end of
the year , as I really belluvo It will , our or
ganization will bo btrongcrthan over before. "
The ln-orovemcnts In the process of re
ducing aluminium In the last few years have
been an great tl'at this beautiful whltu metal
can now bo produced In largo quantities and
at comparatively small cost.
Thcro Is a movement on foot among the
woolen mill owners of Swcctwater , Cleve
land , Athcns'and Hossvlllo to build a cotton
mill at or near Ilneavllle , Oa , It Is stated
on good authori'v Hiat each woolen mill ,
cxcopt the ono ni Cleveland , ban subscribed
$20,000 In stock toward the erection and
maintenance of such a plant.
Some fioutKcrn fiaptlst clergymen have at
tempted to drlvo from their churches mem
bers who take up the teachings of "Christian
science. "
Rev. William W. IJrowne , n colored clergy
man , who died recently In Richmond , Vn. ,
left property % alued at $ SOOOU. The estate
gocn to Ma ' .vldow.
Mgr. Algernon Stanley , brother of Lord
Stanley of Aldcrley and former ! ) an Anglican
clergyman , lw been ir.adu a prothonotary
apostolic by the pope.
In Ixmdon tbcro are fifteen churchcn where
the sexes are divided during dlvlno uorslilp.
In All Saints' church even huslxuid end wife
are not allowed to ell together.
Ijjst week a Ilrooklyn Mcthodlfit church
found that a woman who for Uvcnty-llvo
years had been a pensioner on Itu charity
had moro than $ -1,000 hidden muiy In her
house cad credited to her In banks.
Dlshop Warren of Denver will leave this
month on a missionary tour of the South
American countries , whcro ho ulll take for
mal pouasslon of (200,000 worth of properly
donated recently to the Mcthodlfit Episcopal
church.
Hov. Carollno D. Crane , lie ! well known
Unitarian minister of Michigan , who , norno
years ago , gained national fame by extend-
img the hand of good fellowship to Colonel
IngerEoll , hats decided to rctlro from thu
pulpit.
The receipts of the hoard of education of
the Methodist Kplacopal church for thu pant
year were ? 83,322 , an Increase of tGSS9. The
number of ritmleiita he.pea WMH 1,784 , two-
thirds of whom wcro preparing for the mln.
Irtiry or for missionary uork.
C , J , Scoflold , cx-clrcult judge In the
old Ninth judicial district of Illinois and
appellate judge In the Mount Vcrnon district ,
has accepted the pastorate of the Christian
church In Carthage for the ensuing year ,
IIo will continue to practice law as Konlnr
member of Ilia firm of Hcollcld , O'llarra &
Scoftcld of Carthage.
The experience of Wichita , where the
Masons , who a few years ago l-ougbt thu
KirI IJaptUt church at foreclosure M\S. \ re-
cm tb' purebred the Young Men's Christian
association building under similar conditions ,
gave point to ttio worcta of a Topelia clergy-
man , who said that the ledge room was
superseding the church In Kansas.
In the Roman Catholic church of Eng
land and Wales there are seventeen arch
bishops nnd bishops , 2.C9S priests , and 1,182
churche-l , chapels and stations ; In Scotland ,
saven archbishops nnd bishops ; 421 priests ,
and 350 churches ; and In Ireland , twenty-
seven archbishops nnd bishops. The esti
mated Catholic population of the United
Kingdom Is nearly G.500,000.
The eloquent Thomas Dlnnoy once declin
ing to preach In some Methodist church be
cause thcro waa no pulpit In It , ono of the
brethren said to him : "An you como all the
way from London to preach the gospel ot
Christ , the least you can do Is ta go to the
mealing and explain why you don't do It. "
IIo yielded nnd preached ono of the most
powerful sermons that over fell from his
lips.
lips.Hoffman's
Hoffman's Catholic Dlrretory for 1898 , just
Issued , shows that the Catholic population
of the United States amounts to 9.RSC C22
souls. The largest diocese In the United
States Is that of New York , an It comprlscH
within Its domains 825,000 people. Chicago
Is second with 050,000 ; Iloston cornea next
with COO.OOO ; Urooklyn IB fourth with a pop.
ulatlon of fiOO.OOO souls. Tnen comes Phila
delphia with 450,000 souls , St. Louis has
1'1,139. ! ) It Bhows that thcro are thirteen
archbishops In the United States , seventy'
seven bishops , 2,771 clergymen In rollgloua
orders nnd 8,137 of the secular denomination ,
making a total of 10,911 Catholic priests.
Thcro are G.940 churchra , with resident
priests and 3,472 missions , with churches
making a total of 9,570 churches.
DniK-fil III 'Ili-r ' Jlrnlli.
"I could die dancing , " Mrs. Mamie Shelly ,
28 yearn old , of 227 West Slxty-second litrcot ,
Now York , often told her friends. The bene
fit balls of the various lodges to which her
husband belongs and the many modest par-
tics given by her friends always found Mrs.
Shelly present , the life of the gathcrlnr.
.Mrs. Sliclly , on Sunday night la.it , hau ; fiorn'o
of her acquaintances as gucatB in her flat ,
and the party npcnt the night dancing. Aa
on former occasions , Mrs. Shelly was all
life. Her good humor seemed contagious ,
and the guests wcro happy , "Good night"
uas wld at last , and before retiring Mr .
Shelly assured her hunband that she had had
"a lovely time , " nnd "could die dancing. "
\Vhc i her husband arose to go to work
Monday morning Mis , Shelly complained ot
being tired , and her
husband told her to re
main In bed and he would get his own
breakfast. When he came homo that nlcht
and found the door locked ho wcarccly knew ,
what to make of It. Ho forced an entrance
His wife did not meet him , au was her cu -
tom , and he hurried ( o her bedroom to ece It
ho wag III , Ho found her ju t au ho had
left her In the morning , but she was cold
I" left , said i 1 the ' "V1 < ? led. , death ? few resulting ml"u from
heart failure , the result of the dancing thu
night before. "
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