M
It's a pitiful tale or a vanishing race
that cornea from tho pen of the artist
llurhank. who had been paying a visit
to the remnant of the Modoc tribe. In
tho Indian Territory. There are left
only fifty of thlH onccniimcrotis u"d
warllKe people. Princess Mary, a sis
ter of the Modoc chief. Captain Jack,
who wna banged thirty jours uro for
n bit of treachery to the whites, told
the story to tho artist of lior tribe's
woes, but she told It only lu pait. Time
must hnve softened the animosities In
the heart of this Indian maid nnd have
dulled the keenness of resentment for
Imposed Injuries which would make
a black chapter for another "Century
of dishonor." Captain Jack was treach
erous, and he suffered therefor. He was
taught his lesson In treachery, how
ever, by tho whites, nnd the revenge ho
took was light when compared to tho
white mnn'rf crimes which It was In
tended to offket.
Thirty yeais ago Brigadier General
K. II. S. Canity and some companions
"sought the society" of soinn Modoc
Indians who had promised to bo good.
The result was bullets through the
head of General Canby and Peace Com
missioners Thomas nnd A. D. Meach
am. An Indian war followed, nnd there
were some hangings by tho govern
ment, which, however, In otr years
had made no attempt to punish white
men who through treachery had slain
300. while tho Indian? alow but three.
Years ago there wero many Modocs.
They lived In southern Oregon along
the banks of tho Lost River. The whites
Invaded the country without an nt
tempt at treaty. A fronUersmnn named
Hen Wright lost a friend or two In
a battle with tho Indians. He plotted
revengo. At Jlrst ho formed a wagon
train and Into each covered vehicle lie
loaded armed men. Tho train hud the
appearance of a peaceful bottlers car
avan. Tho wiiroiis wero driven Into
tho Modocs' country. The warriors
came to tho hilts, looked nt tho train
and did not attack. Tho ruse failed.
Then lien Wright put on tho gorb of
a peaceful trader, und sending out some
runners Induced tunn, women and chil
dren of tho Modoc tribe to meet him
at the base of some foothills, there to
exchango pells for coveted gewgaws.
Tho Modocs came unarmnd. They
bquatted In a great group In front of
the supposed trader. Suddenly tho hill
side was aflaino. Tho rllles of more
than a hundred concealed men opened
ou the defeni eless Modocs. They broke
and Hod, but left scores of' dead and
wounded behind. Tho whites saw to
It that tho wounded speedily Joined the
tanks of the dead. Captain Jack as a
boy was present nt this massacre.
Years afterward, whon standing In the
shadow of the gallows upon which he
was to be hanged for murderliig a
white man, ho Ironically asked the
hangman for a list af tho palefaces
THE WAGONS WERE DRIVEN INTO
THE MODOC'S' COUNTRY,
who had been convicted und hanged
for the killing of the Modocs. It was
some satisfaction, doubtless, to this
Modoc warrior to hear that not long
before Ben Wright hid been lured from
his cabin and killed at the doorstep by
the eon of one of the victims of his
treachery.
There are only fifty of the Modocs
left The wonder grows In view of their
persecution that they muster even a
half-hundred strong. Once the govern
ment asked the Modocs to leave their
ancestral home and take ifkidence on
thq Klamath reservation. Through the
Influence of Superintendent A. B,
Meacham they were Induced to move.
No sooner were the Modoit settled on
the new land Uian the Klatnmn In
dians began to molest them They were
moved to another part of the reera
tlon. There the Klamatbs attacked
them again and the local agent refuted
to Issuo food. The Modocs were starv
ing, and without notice, between suns,
they took up tho march buck to the
fertile lx)8t River country. There
Meacham sought them out again. Ho
was authorized, he thought as a last
resort to give them permlsbU n to stay
where they were. Tho Indian, accepted
this permission gladly and tromlsed
peace with undoubted slncerb Within
a month' tho goxorument ord -ecr their
forcible removal. Soldiers irprljcd
them 'nnTflililcd' live of the bi.id.The
f
fellMfiF-!?!
6)d)(o
Modocs retaliated later and then took
to the lavn beds, where the First cav
alry was sent to dislodge litem.
Through Eastern efforts a peace com
mission was appointed. Its members
were General Canby, A. II. Mcacham
nnd a clergyman named Thomas. These
men were lured to a conference with
Jiirk nnd several of his warriors. The
white men were Killed. For months
THEY TOOK UP THE MARCH,
th" Indians fought the whites from
the stronghold of the lnva beds. Final
ly they were overcome, and Captain
Jack. Sconchln and Black Jim were
hanged. As a lesion to the tribe that
treachery was a white man's preroga
tive. In her log hut In the Indian Terri
tory tho Princess Mary still wears the
mourning emblems of her tribe In mem
ory of her chieftain brother. A few
more sensons and there will be none
left of these manful Modocs to mourn
the warrior dead. Edward B. Clark.
HIDE HIM FROM ENEMIES.
Tha 8trlpt an Hie Zebra
Serf to Con-
real lllro.
The usefulness of the stripes upon
the tiger Is easily explained, since they
enable him to hide among the coarse
grass of the Jungle. But how arc we to
account for the markings of the zebra,
who Is the pre-eminent specialist in
stripes? A full answer would require
a whole urtlcle. for It Involves one of
the most complex nnd interesting para
doxes In natural history. To put the
mntter as briefly ns possible one must
make two htntements. which at first
sight appear to be flatly contradictory.
Firstly, the zebra is striped because It
Is to his Interest to be conspicuous;
secondly, he Is striped because It Is
to his Interest to be invisible. Strange
ly enough, not only are both these
statements strictly true, but one may
further say that no other kind of
coloration would protect the zebra so
well. During the daytime zebrua
usually graze In small herds among
the stunted trees nnd bushes of the
African uplands. They do not place
sentinels to watch agnlnst their foes,
like the wild sheep and the chamois.
because usually there Is no command
ing spot available where a sentinel
could overlook the surrounding country
Their method consists In each mem
ber of the band keeping an eye upon
the movements of his fellows as well
as keeping a sharp lookout for himself.
If n prowling leopard approaches the
herd one or other of the zebras Is
pretty sure to perceive the danger and
the others take warning by observing
his start of alnrm. Hence it will bo
seen that the more conspicuous each
member of the band Is the more read
ily do his warning movements catch
the eyes of his fellows who at once
Hike the hint and save themselves
from being eaten by a good use of
their legs. It Is at night that the zebra
specially desires to be Invisible. Most
Afrlcnn beasts have to travel far for
water and are obliged to slake their
thirst during the darkness nt spotB
where lions and other enemies are lu
the habit of lying in ambush. Now, It
has been found that lu the twilight tho
dark and light bands upon the zebra
become Indistinguishable, being blur
red Into n neutral tint which blends
wonderfully with that of surrounding
objects. Chicago Chronicle.
Queer Way uf the Jape.
Strange suits are filed at times In the
Japanese law courts, writes a Toklo
correspondent, but none more curious
than one which Is now before the local
court of Usukl-Mnchl, In the Olta pre
fecture. In this case a cultivator
brings an notion In which he seeks to
have the court compel a Japanese girl
to reclprocute tho affection which he
has demonstrated toward her, with
her consent, for several years. He has
wooed the lady, he declares, since
1&97. and she hns recently looked with
favor upon him and accepted "baked
sweetmeats" at his hands. She invited
him to her house a few days ago, und
after partaking of various delicacies
at his expense slipped away and left
him to be unceremoniously kicked out
by her friends. On these grounds ho
prays for the Intervention of tho
court to compel her to return his love.
The Judge Is taking time to consider
the matter Milwaukee Wisconsin.
Our past lives build the present
which must mould the lives to be.
Sir E. Arnold.
The boiler pressure has been Increas
ed and the lolkrs have been greatly
Improved.
E)
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EXPLORATION IN THIBET.
ftedng tha Mlghtlett (Irnap of Moan
taint on tlm Earth.
Interesting details of Sven Hedln's
researches In Central Asia ure con
tained In n letter from the explorer
to a friend In Copenhagen. Tho writer
declares that the litflt summer has
proved the most fruitful period of his
Journey. "Wo broke up from TJI
nien," he says, "on July 20, In order to
explore the unknown regions of tho
north of Thibet. The Joutney thero
and back to our headquarters occupied
ninety-three days. Wo covered 1,559
kilometers (about as far as from
Stockholm to Paris). Tho way led
through completely unknown districts.
Wo preserved our surveys of It lu 173
maps. The caravan consisted nt tho
start of six servants, seven cnmels,
twelve horses, sixteen sheep and one
mule. During the Journey wo lost ono
man, nn Afghan explorer, who died
after nn Illness of thirteen days, and
whoso body we were obliged to carry
across the desert; three camels, nine
horses and the mule. The animals died
from overexertion. Almost, all tho
time we were on a plateau some live
thousand meters (over three miles)
above the sen. The caravan passed
Arkatag, the mightiest group of moun
tains on earth, consisting of three
parallel chains of mountains. We fi
nally reached the neighborhood of tho
Ynnk-tse-Klnng. Here, however, wo
were obliged to turn buck." The scien
tific results of the expedition ore very
valuable, anil embrace tho provinces
of topography, ctirtography, astrono
my, meteorology (observations taken
twice dally), hypsomctry, geology and
hydrography. Hedln states that the
caravan met with none of the dangers
that are iiauiiI In a hostile lund, but it
bad ninny enemies. The worst of theso
were the storms from the west, theso
being always accompanied by snow and
hall. The cold at our level that of
seventeen Eiffel towers pllod ono on
nnother was," he said, "20 degrees
centigrade, and we could at times
scarcely get our breath. We felt as
though we were about to tumble to
tho ground." The district Is rich In
wild animals, and especially In ante
lopes, bears, wild sheep and goats. Dur
ing eighty-four days, tho explorer
continues, "we met not a slnglo human
being. An old Insscrlptlon on a rock
told us, however, that Mongols had
formerly lived there." Berlin corre
spondence 1ondon Standard.
MILLIONAIRE IN SENATE.
Twelve Year Ago II Wat Down to 111
Ijitt Cent.
Thomas Kearns, sworn In lately as
senator from Utah, has had n remarka
ble career. Twelve year3 ugo he was a
poor farmer In Nebraskn, near tho
town of Fremont. His neighbor was
n man named Keith. They sold their
farms, and with tho money started for
Utah to become miners. For several
yenrs they prospected without any re
turn whatever. They knew what It
was to be down to the last cent In their
pockets and the last cracker in the
grub-box. Ono dny Kearns found a
rich streak. There was gold, sliver,
lead and copper. He secured enough
money to run n shaft and then com
menced operations. To-day tho mine
Is known as the Silver King, the larg
est sliver mine In the world. Mr.
Kearns has been offered and refused
$12,000,000 for it. It has paid fl.200.
000 in dividends. Keith has shared
equally In the profits. Senntor Kearns
Is, therefore, another millionaire In
the senate. It is said, to his credit,
however, that with all his good fortune
he is the same Tom Kearns who used
to farm In Nebraska. Deprived of tho
advantages of an early education, he
has done his best to make up the defi
cit, nnd what he learned ho remem
bered. He Is said to bo a man of many
Interesting and admirable traits, his
generosity being Illustrated by tho
fact that he donated twenty acrea of
land and a building costing $100,000
for an asylum for the orphans of min
ers. Although Senator Kearns Is a
Catholic, the Institution is non-sectarian,
and every form of religion Is pre
sented among tho little ones who find
a home within Its walls. Washington
Post
RTnlng llrtu In Daylight,
Of late Frenchmen, acknowledging
that the light of day doea not suit
evening dress, have given up donning
the latter for afternoon calls, even of
an official character, or for matinees.
But the most go-ahead Parisian draws
thr line nt being married or following
a funeral in anything but a dress coat.
Hence the great sensation caused by
M. Deschanel. The only other man
who ever dared In Paris, to go to the
altar In a frockcoat was M. Le Bargy,
who plays leading lovers' parts at the
Theater Francals. Parisians of the
old school, who are In n decided ma
jority, and who are unwilling to be
lieve that the president of the cham
ber Is a man of new-fangled fashions,
comfort themselves with the reflection
that ho wore a frock coat at his mar
rluge for a change, as most of his days
are spent in evening dress. In which he
Is obliged by etiquette to be attired
when in the chair. Another argument
Is that had M. Deschanel elected to
wear official dress at his wedding, ho
would have been compelled by tho
traditions of ceremony to don, not the
plain blnck swallow-tall, but tho uni
form of tho French academy, of which
he Is a member. Tho bridegroom, It Is
averred, would have felt a natural and
unsurmountnble bashfulness in ap
pearing in this dress, which is profuse
ly embroidered with gold laurel leaves,
from the collar of the coat to tho ex
tremity of the trousers, nnd is further
1 euhnnced by a long straight sword.
TRICKS OP SILK WORKERS.
Making of Imitation of Thlt Fabric
Itrlefly Explained.
Pure silk, when it has been through
all the processes nece3sary to bring
out nil Its good qualities, Is worth Iti
weight in sliver, satd an expert the
other day. Therefore the women who
expect to buy puro silk at little more
than the price of cotton must expect
to be fooled; and there are lots of ways
by which the manufacturer gets even
with them. They make stuff that is
called silk, and passes for It with cred
ulous persons.who don't know any bet
ter, out of nearly any old thing now.
Ono favorite Imitation silk Is made of
celluloid treated with chemicals. It
Isn't a good material to get on fire
In. Then there are South Sea Island
cottons nnd somo mercerized cottons,
which, after treatment, look something
like silk, though, of course, they wear
very differently and their silken ap
pearance soon vanishes. But It Is In
adulterating goods which really havo
some silk In them that tho greate.U
skill Is exercised to deceive the buyer.
To obtain tho required rustle and body
rough floss Is often used for the woof
of the material. This soon causes it
to wear shiny. Another trick Is to In
crease the weight nnd apparent solldty
or a flimsy silk material by using me
tallic salts In the dye vats. Pressing,
with some kinds of silk, increases the
weight also, but at tho sacrifice of
strength. Cheap, crackly, stiff silk
which has heavy cords Is good silk
to avoid. It won't wear. There are
several tests which reveal readily the
purity of n piece of silk. The micro
scope, of course, will show It at once,
even to nn unpractlced eye. Pure silk
has tho appearance of fine smooth
tubes. Another goml test Is by burn
ing. Pure silk burns slowly, with a
slight odor; cotton flares up quickly
nnd would throw off a decidedly dis
agreeable smell. Then the tonguo will
readily reveal the presence of metallic
salts. There Is no mlstnklng their
taste. But nil these may bo disregard
ed, said the expert, when silk Is offer
ed for tho price of cotton. You need
not bother to test that stuff. San
Francisco Call.
MAPLE SUQAR.
Ohio Frodnren Will Form a Trait and
.draorer the Fries.
The maple sugar Industry hns been
declining in importance for some
twenty years. Tho main reason for
this Is that the sugar maple thrives
best In a rich soil and farmers hnve
been discovering that they could put
these naturally good lands to more
profltablo use than by raising sugar.
They have therefore cut down a great
deal of the sugar maple all the way
from Vermont to Ohio, and have put
a very large acreage which yielded
nothing but maple sugar Into other
crops. Ohio Is now the largest center
of sugar maple growing. On the whole
the crop has declined about one-half
until tho Industry Is not now very Im
portant, except In Ohio. The sugar
mnkers there, In view of the lessening
supply of the commodity, havo decided
that it will be safo to merge their In
terests, fix a price upon their product
and derive much moro proflt from the
industry that heretofore. Ata lecent
meeting held In Ashtabula an agree
ment was drawn up binding the farm
ers to send all their sap to Mlddlefleld.
Ohio, to be boiled. Heretofore each
farmer has boiled his own sap. Mld
dlefleld has been selected as the placo
for manufacturing syrup and sugar be
cause it is the largest center of the in
dustry, being situated In close proxim
ity to over 300,000 maple trees. The
trust will manufacture all the syrup
and sugar and attend to tho sales of
the product, tho profits being divided
among the members of the combination
in proportion to the amount of raw
material they supply. Most of the
manufactured product Is now sold in
the form of syrup Instead of sugar, and
the recent meeting voted to advance
the price of syrup to $1 a gallon, which
is 25 centa more than the usual price.
It remains to be seen whether this
combination will prove a success.
New York Sun.
The Foot That Standi.
A lady was watching a potter at his
work whose ono foot was kept with a
"never-slackening speed, turning his
swift wheel round," while the other
rested patiently on tho ground. When,
the lady said to him, in a patronizing
tone: "How tired your foot must be!"
the man raised his eyes and said:
"No, ma'am, It isn't the foot that
works that's tired; it's the foot that
stands. That's It!" If you want to
keep your strength, use It. If you want
to get tired, do nothing. Aa a matter
of fact, wo all know that the last man
to give a helping- hand to any new un
dertaking is the man who has plenty
of time on his hands. It Is the man
and woman who are doing the most
who are always willing to do a HtUa
more.
;
What Stake HapplneM.
Margaret Doland has delivered sever
al lectures of late before various Bos
ton clubs on the "Duty of Happiness,"
"There are," she salJ, "as many opin
ions of happiness lis there are people
in the -world, but the first and most
important distinction which wo must
make Is this: happiness Is a spiritual
possession am' Is independent of ma
terial things Happiness Is thinking
straight anl seeing clear and having ill
trno nerco'ntlnn of the valun of thlliES."
Mrs. DehXnd declared that young girls
Just stlirtlng out In life should not
have grievance, nnd asked: "Is tho
worldf any better or happier for our
grievances? Poverty of the mind or
cowardice of tho soul Is shown by a
tendency to throw on others the trlvl
aiUles jof, our owndlscomfort."
ATHENS OFTHENORTH
OLD DOUAI OF FRANCE
QUAINT TOWN.
IS A
la the Mltltt of a Great Mining DUtrlot
ThU Little City llaa Thrived for
Nearly a Thoutand Veare Inhabitant
Art Old-rathloncd.
There lies, ignored, In Northern
France, says the International Maga
zine, one of the quaintest little towns
In Europe Douai, otherwise known
as the Athens of the North. In tho
midst of a great mining district this
llttlo city, one of the oldest places In
France, has thrived for nearly a thou
sand years. Some historians have
claimed for It n Trojan origin; others
are of the opinion that It was founded
by tho Clmbrcs; while still others
nnd these are probably right believe
that It was built by JuliU3 Caesar,
Douai being simply the old Duacum
of which the conqueror speaks in his
Commentaries.
A few years ago the demolition of
the ramparts was begun, to the great
sorrow of all Doualslens, who loved
their old walls, with tho shady nooks,
the great old oak trees and the beau
tiful little brooklets running In and
out and through the fortifications. The
expansion of tho city, however, re
quired the change, and only ono or
two old gates have been left standing,
the most remarkable of which Is tho
Porte (1? Valenciennes. Other struc
tures of historical Interest are strewn
nil over the city. For Instance, the
storehouse of the artillery stationed
there was formerly a celebrated con
vent of the Chartreux, and before that
had been tho home of the Templars.
This building Is sncn centuries eld.
The entire surrounding country Is be
decked with old chateaux, that of I-al-laing
being 700 years old, while that of
Wagonvllle. which Is more beautiful,
dates back to the twelfth century. Tho
navo of the Church of Notre Dame,
a masterpiece of pure Gothic architec
ture, was built In the eleventh century,
and the choir was erected 300 years
later. The larger Church of St. Peter,
although of a moro recent construction,
1b far moro beautiful and really de
serves the name of cathedral. The bel
fry, known all over France for Its
beauty, was begun in the fifteenth cen
tury. Its weathercock rises 175 feet
above the street. One of the first can
non foundries In Europe was estab
lished In Douai. and the navy yard In
Washington, D. C, possesses two
bronze cannon that were cast In this
little French town. The Inhabitants
have remained old fashioned and con
servative; old customs seem to have
grooved themselves Into their lives,
and today, as before the great revolu
tion, a certain mass on Sunday and
then promenade up and down the main
street, stopping here and there to chat
with friends and discuss the happen
ings of the week. The society of the
place Is ultra exclusive and Is divided
distinctly Into thrfe classes tho old
aristocratic families, the well-to-do
merchants, and the workmen. Once a
year, however, all classes and grades
mingle In a great public fete given in
honor of Gayant, n hero moro or less
1 i... ti nnonrHinir tn lpeeml.
IlllUftlUfllJ ,., .v.U...n --a- T
led the resistance against Louis XL in
1479. Whether this hero ever really ex
isted or whether Gayant is merely a
corruption of the Spanish word gayan
(meaning giant)', really matters little
to the Doualslens. For over four hun
dred years they have celebrated this
fete and It has, so to speak, become a
necessity of life for them. Once or
twice, for religious or other reasons,
these festivities were forbidden, but
the measures prohibiting them proved
so unpopular that they soon had toibe
repealed.
Gayant a? we see him today Is a- gi
gantic willow dummy twenty-flvo feet
high, and tradition has it thattheraask
representing his face was modeled, by
Rubens. The fete, which begins on the
first Sunday after July 7, lasts for a
week, and every day Gayant, his wife,
children and grandchild all of them
willow dummies are paraded through
the streets- to tho great delight of the
masses. As a matter of course all'work
Is suspended during this time and thou
sands of people como Into Douai for
the week.
Vrtablet at Medicine.
As most people are aware, vege
tables possess various medicinal quali
ties. Hero are some worth bearing In
mind. Asparagus is very cooling and
easily digested. Cabbage, cauliflower.
Brussels sprouts nnd broccoli are cool
ing, nutritive. laxative and purifying
to the blood and also act as tonics,
but should not be eaten too freely by
delicate persons. Celery Is good for
rheumatic and gouty persons. Let
tuces are very wholesome. They are
silently narcotic and lull and calm
the mind. Spinach is particularly
good for rheumatism and gout and
also In kidney diseases. Onions are
good for chest aliments and colds, but
do not agree with all. Watercresses
are excellent tonics and cooling. Beet
root Is very cooling nnd highly nutri
tious, owing to the amount of sugar
It contains. Parsley Is cooling and
purifying. Potatoes, parsntps. carrots,
turnips and artichokes are htghly nu
tritious, but not as digestible as somo
vegetables. Potatoes are the most
nourishing and are fattening for nerv
ous persons. Tomatoes are health
giving and purifying, cither eaten raw
or cooked. Chill, cayenne, horse
radish and mustard should be used
sparingly. They give a zest to tho
appetite and are valuable stomachics.
Radishes are tho same, but are Indi
gestible, and should not be eaten by
delicate people. London Express.
QUEER WEDDING CUSTOM& '
Haby Olrlt Married, with Bpfictacatar
Surrounding!, by llrahmlnt. f
Girls who send out wedding Invita
tions to 500 friends, and who havo a. .
small fortune expended on the florist,
the engraver, the caterer, the brides
maids and the ushers, to say nothing
of the payment to the fashionable of
ficiating clergyman, these girls havo
one kind of a wedding. The girl who
slips off after the day has done, meets
her Intended and rides on n street car
as near to the Little Church Around
the Corner as the car will take her,
Joins hands with her partner In the
study of the assistant rector, and with
never n present or a congratulation, Y
this girl has another kind of a wed
ding. But the girl who lives In Trlv
andrum, under the dictatorship of the
Maharajah of Travancore, has yet a
different nnd distinct experience. Sir
Rama Varum was a notability. Not
only was he entitled to the suffix of tho
letters "G. C. S. I.." but he was also
known far and wide ns the Maharajah.
He has passed on to the Nirvana of all
good Brahmins, but his tribe Increases.
The four granddaughters of Sir Rama
have been Invited of the rest of Trav
ancore. Before they were married, tho
services of the most expert astrologers g
In tho lnnd were called In to forecast "
the day most auspicious for the cere
monies. The date being agreed upon
the grandmotlicr of the girls set about
the selection of the four ellglbles
When such a quartet has been picked
from the local swells, the astrologers
wero again called upon, this time to
approve or disapprove the choice.
Thero was a great eonsultlug of horo
scopesand the wise men gave their
consent. Finally, the state erected a
gorgeous pavilion, and In this the four
couples were married, the actual cere
mony consisting in the tying of a
necklace around tho neck of the firlde i
by the groom, in the presence of the
Brahmin priest and relatives, after
which there was a four days' celebra
tion and procession of tho newly mat
eda procession aided as to spec
tacular effect by the presence of an
elephant guard and white clad Nalr
girls. Tho ages of the brides of this
occasion ranged from six to ten years.
San Francisco Call.
GREAT TRAP FOR HERRINCS
Catch of rtth In the Delaware ao4
Cheeapeake Canal. 4
Now approaches the time when. tht
great herring trap Is set In the Dela
ware and Chesapeake canal. This
waterway, connecting Delaware and
Chesapeake bays, leaves the Delaware
river at Delaware City, nearly oppos
slte Pea Patch Island, the site of Fort
Delaware. At the entrance of the
canal are locks about twenty feet wide
and more than two hundred feet long.
Into these locks swim every spring
hundreds of thousand of herring,
which come up the Delaware, and tor
reasons of their own seek to visit tho
Chesapeake by way of the canal. The k.
lock-tenders and others connected with
the administration of the canal, at
Delaware City have for many years,
regularly fished the locks in the her
ring season. They use a net just tho
width of the locks, nnd calculated to
catch all the fish In a lock. Sunday
through the locks for many hours. Is
night, when no vessel hns passed,
the time of the great hauls. One may
take out a dozen herrings by hand In
little more than as many minutes. As.
to the scoopnet, it fetches up not only
herrings, but eels, yellow perch, an
occasional shad and half a dozeu other
kinds of fish. The great Sunday nighty
haul has sometimes counted 100,000r
fish. Late In the season a singular and.
unexplained thing occurs. The her
rings that pass through the locks be
gin to die in tho canal, and In a few
days tha surface of the water la
patches of many square yards is sli
vered with the dead and dying fish
No satisfactory theory has been found,
to account for this wholesale mortal
ity. Ono conjecture is that the multi
tude of the fish is so great that tho
aeration of the water is Insufficient to
keep them alive. New York Sun.
Henry Cleorge' Modety.
Once, when an enthusiastic young
chairman at a large meeting in Har
lem, N. Y., was making an earnest and
sincere but very flattering speech, la
introducing the late Henry George, the.
lattor wriggled and writhed as though.
hlB character was being aspersed in
stead of praised. Unable o bear It,
longer, he suddenly leaned forward and.
poked the chairman In the back with
a walking-stick he had found beslds
him. The chairman. In a flood of bel
lowing eloquence, chopped eff In the
middle of a. word, looked behind mm.
had a -whispered conference with tlKj
philosopher, turned bacc to the,audi
ence. and said, quietly: "Mr. George
don't want me to get the nt of that
off," which tickled the assemblage In
to spasms of laughter.
Arldntt Cauted by IIore.
Statistics are at hand showing that
In the first month of the last quarter In
France horses caused 967 accidents,'
with 88 fatalities. The railways In tho
samo length of time caused 115, of
which eight wore fatal. Tho automo
bile was the cause of 3S, with two fa-.
tallties, and the bicycle was rosponsl
ble for 119, with six denths.
Iico makes such an excellent bolero
that the temptation to every woman
In dressing Is to slip one on nnd lot
the gown be what It will.
The Empire State express of tho
Central from New York to Buffalo,
runs nt a speed of t miles, deducttug
j the time lost lu stops,