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POWER OF WHEELMEN
HAVE BUILT A MODEL ROAD
WAY IN INDIANA.
TChe Great Work Achieved by Levying
a Five Dollar Anteunient on Each
Owner of a Wcrcto A Worth?
Cxample,
(Special Letter.)
HE moat pictur
esque bicycle- path
In the United StateB
was recently opened
in Indianapolis with
elaborate ceremony.
Two monthB ago
tho Wheelway
leaguo of this city
was Incorporated
for tho purposo of
building a bicycle
path to bo open to tho public. It was
capitalized at $10,000, and tho riders of
tho city were asked to take stock at
f 5 a share. Subscriptions came In quite
rapidly, and by the middle of May work
"had begun on tho first section of the
path, which occupies what was onco
the towpath of the old Indiana canal.
This path had not been used for many
years, and when work, began on it it
was little more than a mere levee, with
-a rank growth of trees and Bhrubs on
one side and tho slow running waters
of tho canal on the other. Tho canal
Is on tho east side of tho path, wnicn
gives the full benefit of tho shade of the
trees during the afternooni
The path extends to a suburb ten
-miles distant. All of this Is so well
shaded that except early In tho after
noon a rider can scarcely get a glimpse
-of the sun after 12 o'clock. The path
varies In length, conforming to the top
of the levee, but Is not less than eight
feet wide at any place, and In some
places as much as twelve feet. The
levee was first dressed off with a road
scraper and then a coat of gravel,
slightly mixed with earth, was well
packed with a heavy roller. On top
of this was rolled a thin coating of cln
ders and sand mixed, making as smooth
a coat as could be desired and one that
"has no suction to cling to the tire.
At many places along the path rustic
seats have been placed, and at one
point, where there are two very flno
springs, there are a number of long
rustic benches, and a bicycle track that
oan accommodato nearly 100 wheels.
The 'towpath section of the path lo
all that Is finished, but the directors of
the Wheelway league will begin work
this week on tho second section, which
will extend across the hills and valleys
to Fall Creek, a distance of about six
miles. It will then follow the north
"bank of that stream back to the city,
making about twenty-four miles In all.
Thus all but about six miles of the path
will be on the banks of water courses.
It Is for that reason that it Is claimed
to bo the most picturesque path In the
United States.
But that Is not all thnt makes it a
pleasant place for riders. One mile
from tho beginning of the path Is Arm
strong's park, a popular place of amuse
ment. It contains one of the open-air
summer theaters of the city. Every
night In the week there is a drama pre
sented at this park, and picnics fill It
during tho day. Four miles further
north Is "the most popular resort near
tho city Falrvlew park a place owned
and maintained by the Citizens' Street
Car Company. It 1b on the east bank
of tho canal, and the bicycle path is on
the west bank, making the path tho
best route for bicyclers to take to get
to tho park. This is a beautiful wooded
park of more than 200 acres, with hills
and dells, tho hills rising abruptly from
the canal bank. Fully 10,000 peoplo
visit this park every Sunday, and be
tween 3,000 and '4,000 every other day
during the entire summer.
Five miles further out on the path
is the suburb of Broad Ripple, where
tho suburban street car company main
tains a park only a little smaller than
Falrvlew. It Is hero that the bicycle
race track is located, and it Is this park
that is the Mecca of cyclists. It Is at
tho end of the path so far asbullt now.
Two miles out tho path will pas3
through Hammond's park, a private
picnic ground, where a large dam in
the creek gives deep water for boating
purposes for more than a mile. The
path will have a right of way through
the park.
The formal opening of tho path was
tho occasion of the opening of the four
lap bicycle track at Broad Ripple. The
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A BIT OF THE PATH,
first races, entirely amateur, were held
on that track. There was nothing In
particular to show that It was the open
ing of the path, although It was so
termed, for there has scarcely been a
time since work was begun that It has
been closed. The only formality was
the dedication of the path to the public
by the directors. The towpath Is owned
hy the Indianapolis Water Company,
which gave the league Uie right to use
it as long as It kept It In repair. To
those contemplating building such a
path It might bo of Interest to know
how the guards aro made to keep out
cattlo and at the same tlmi not ob
struct tho free passage of bicycles. At
each road cross ng there Is a gate which
is usually kept locked, but may be
opened under guard on occasions of pa
rades or big days. At the Bide of tho
gate there Is a pit about three by four
feet and two feet deep. There is an
oak frame set In this pit and across it
on a level with the top Is a row of
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two-Inch gas pipes set two Inches apart.
This can bo crossed with a bicycle
without any trouble nnd is scarcoly
perceptible In tho matter of vibration,
but effectually keeps out nil kinds of
Btock.
STEEL CARS.
Another Mark of Trocrei In Rail
road Kcinlptuent.
At last steel cars havo been made.
For years they havo been regnrded as
tho coming car, but owing to the high
prlco of steel they wero not thought to
bo economically possible until tho
twentieth century. A great steel com
pany, In order to show under the pres
ent conditions tho possibilities of steel
In this direction, haB constructed two
cars of this matorlal which aro tho first
of their kind. As tho plcturp shows,
they are of simple construction, being
"built up" of plate girders. They aro
to bo exhibited around the country to
railroad men, and if tho Idea takes, they
will be constructed on a largo scale In
the fall. While the cost of a steel car
will m urally be more than that of a
wooden one, sufficient experience has
already been acquired to warrant the
statement that on a commercial basis
these cars can be constructed at a cost
not to exceed that per ton of carrying
capacity of wooden cars, and with a
safety factor In favor of Bteel. They
CAR OF THE FUTURE,
have been tested with a load of wet
sand and pig iron weighing one hun
dred and twenty-five thousand pounds.
The use of steel will not bo confined to
freight cars. It Is Intended In the near
future to build passenger cars of steel
throughout, and thus do away with
tho danger of splintering In railroad
collisions.
AMERICAN PATENT SYSTEM.
-
Iti Flnt Flf 17 Year nnd What Ilaf Keen
Accomplished.
The semi-centennial of its own pub
lication which the Scientific American
commemorates Is practically a celebra
tion also of tho first fifty years of tho
'American patent system, says an ex
change. The system had indeed existed
from the early days of the republic.
But in those early days few patents
were granted, and It was not until 1845
that the American nation began to be
noted for Its Inventive powers. As
the Scientific American points out, up
to tho end of tho year 1845 only 3,873
patents had been Issued by tho pat
ent office of tho United States. When
the year 1895 closed the number was
531,619, a wonderful tribute to tho In
ventive genius of the American people,
because out of this great number com
paratively few were Issued to foreign
ers. "The largeness of tho number Is
a tribute to tho far-sighted liberality
of the patent statutes, originally estab
lished by our forefathers In the days
when the Individual counted for far
more than In the present day of fierce
competition and wealthy combinations
of capitalists. Even In those days It
was recognized that the Individual In
ventor required tho fostering protection
of the law, and it was known that the
best possible policy for the country was
to grant him this protection for the
enrichment of others and for the good
of the country at large."
But, though few patents were granted
in the early days, there Is no doubt It
was the privation of those days In
sparsely settled regions that fostered
and developed the Inventive faculty
which has become tho birthright of the
American people. A farmer, separ
ated many miles, perhaps, from tho
blacksmith shop, with absolutely no
machine shop within reach, with car
penters and other tradesmen few and
far between, learned to do everything
himself, and It was unquestionable In
these early days the farmers of Ameri
ca displayed a high order of construc
tive and mechanical skill and a quick
adaptation to circumstances that have
now Imprinted therasolves upon tho en
tire American people. To-day the farm
er has complicated machinery to take
enre of, and ho does it successfully;
small repairs he executes himself, nnd
In him Is found the true material that
Inventors aro made of.
I'apar telegraph I'oloa,
Paper telegraph poles are the latest
development of tho art of making paper
useful. These poles aro made of paper
pulp, in which borax, tallow, etc., are
mixed In small quantities. The pulp
is cast in a mold, with a core In tho
center forming a hollow rod of tho de
sired length, the cross pieces being held
by key-shaped wooden pieces driven In
on either side of tho pole. The paper
poles are said to bo lighter and strong
er than those of wood, and to be un
affected by sun, rain, dampness or any
of tho other causes which shorten the
life of a woodon pole.
A Lnckr Lift.
"It's Btrango that Jane Goldie should
fancy that Tom Branscombe. I hear
they aro engaged."
"Yes, she admires him for his
strength."
"I didn't know he had any
strength!"
"She thinks he has. She saw him
raise a car window at the first at
tempt." Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A "DRUiNK" VILLAGE.
LADY HENRY SOMERSET TO
RESCUE INEBRIATE.
A Town I Heine Laid Out for the
Treatment of Female ratlenU Not
to lie Treated as Outcmtt Outdoor
Work for Them.
(London Letter.)
NEW departure in
temporanco work
has been entered
upon b y Lady
Honry Somerset,
who Is almost as
well known In
America as in Eng
land. This work
consists of tho con
struction and main
tenance of a village
of cottages for inebriate women pa
tients. The scheme is a sensible and practi
cable one. Though I do not entirely
agree with Lady Somerset In all her
schemes, which she Intends for good,
this now work of hers is a noblo ono,
and will result In many boneflts. Every
State in the Union should adopt her
pian, ana have a rural settlement.
whore patients suffering from tho habit
of intemperance could be under Judi
cious and intelligent medical caro, and
be given plenty of work to do In tho
open air. There Is nothing like Bend
ing a man to bed real tired to help hia
recovery from the disease of alcohol
ism. Lady Somerset's attention was
cal'ed, some years ago, to a wretched
woman who had been arrested for
drunkenness about a hundred times.
She tried to reform her by sending her
to a home In the cotintrv. nml. thnmrh
she failed in this case, she made up her
nimu mat tne plan would bo a good one
for drunken wcaien generally. So she
put her thoughts Into action.
When Lady Somerset determined
upon her special work for inebriate
women, she looked about for a sultablo
site, far from the presence of spirituous
liquors, .and where thero were good
sanitary conditions. She finally se
lected ono hundred and eighty acres of
land In the town of Duxhurst, high
ground, with excellent drainage, and a
good water supply, and there laid out
her village.
It has been plotted In an Irregular
fashion, with winding streets and lanes,
laid at varying angles, with open places
and public grounds at frequent Inter
vals, which will, -In accordanco with
the projected plans, receive ornamenta
tion in the way of trees, shrubbery and
fcuntains.
On this tract of land she is erecting
scattered cottages for her patients.
They are very simple in construction,
following nrlmltlvo iinon ,i i.i
thatched according to the ancient rural
fashion. Each cottage will accommo
date six patients, and will be surround
ed by a small garden for the raising of
vegetables and the cultivation of flow
ers. The Inmates of each cottage will
keep house and attend to the garden
work.
These Inmates will not bo treated as
outcasts or criminals, but as patients
suffering from a disease to euro which
is the purpose of tho resident physi
cians of tho village.
Besides the cottage homes, the vil
lage will contain a hospital, a chapel,
a building for public meetings, an ofllce
building, and a general laundry. All of
these will be well and neatly con
structed, but without any attempt at
display.
Exercise for mind and muscle, with
plenty of out of door life, and absence
of temptation to drink, is the best med
icine for an Inebriate," says Lady
Somerset. Believing this, and being
firmly convinced that nothing could be
worse for habitual drunkards than tho
sedentary employment usually assigned
to them in reformatory homes, she has
planned for plenty of outdoor work,
with employment and entertainment
for the mind.
Provision Is being made for light ag
ricultural work, directed principally In
LADY SOMERSET,
the line of raising vegetables on small
pieces of land assigned to each patient.
Then there will be poultry raising, with
the care of eggs In their preservation
for shipping. Bee keeping, with prepa
ration of honey for the market, will
also bo provided for. The dairy work
will furnish much employment, for, be
sides the milking and bottling of the
product, butter and cheese making will
be Included. Then the laundry work
will be quite a factor in the village
economy. Besides these there will be
a needle and fancy work department,
together with opportunity for literary
employment and recreation.
On this provision for varied employ
ment which keeps the mind and body
occupied with pleasant surroundings
away from temptation to use alcoholic
drink, Lady Somerset relies for the de
sired rosults.
Lady Somerset says she will give
m
$Ms& iSS
much personal attontlon to the selec
tion of her patients, will receive them
as fast as accommodations are pro
vided, and will bo governed by the de
termined purpose to do tho greatest
possible good.
To tneuro n feeling of Independence
and for tho preservation of self-respect,
each patient will bo charged $1.25 por
week, and will bo credited by tho
amount of work which she performs.
All that Is oarned by each patient over
and above tho cost of hor maintenance
will bo paid to hor when sho Is cured
and discharged from tho village
THIRTEEN YEARS AS A SLAVE.
Adventure of an Italian 1'rleit In the
Soudan.
Father Paolo Rosslgnoll, who, aftor
a long scries of almost Incredible ad
ventures nnd thirteen years' slavery In
tho Soudan, succeeded In miraculously
escaping from tho hands of the caliph,
has been received by tho popo beforo
returning to Africa to tho sceno of his
former painful sufferings, Bays tho Pall
Mall Gazette. Ho Is a strong, broad,
woll built man, tanned a deep brown
b' tho African Bun, nnd wears a full
board, which is rapidly turning whlto
from tho sufferings ho has gono
through,
Father Rosslgnoll was a priest of the
Austrian mission of El Obeld, in tho
Kordofan, and went through tho hor
rors of tho four and n half months'
siege until Jajiuary, 1883, when ho was
taken prisoner. It would bo impossible
to describe all ho suffered for thirteen
long years, until assisted to escape by
tho Englishman, MaJ. Wlnguto Boy and
Mgr. Sogaro, archbishop of tho Soudan.
"So you aro really returning to Afri
ca?" I said to him tho day beforo ho
left.
"Oh, yes, and I go back with pleasure,
as Africa Is for me now a second fath
erland. I feel that my work 1b there;
nnd, besides, think of all tho prisoners,
less fortunate than myself, whom I left
behind and whom I must do my utmost
to deliver."
"Aro thero still many?"
"About fifty, Including five Italians."
"Aro thero no Englishmen?"
"No; all of them died long ago.
Among those still nllve aro twelvo
Syrians, ten Jews from Smyrna, somo
Greeks and Swiss, a fow Germans and
ono Austrian, a cortaln Nlo
fellt, who Is tho most learned
and Intelligent person now In
the hands of tho Soudanese. Ho
was a banker at Assouan, and three or
four years after tho fall of Khartoum
he led an expedition to tho center of tho
Soudan, his purpose being to help tho
Kabbabish tribe on tho other side of
tho Dongola against the mahdl. Tho
latter, informed in time of his plans,
surprised tho expedition, defeated It
completely, tho men being mostly
kUled or taken prisoners, among tho
latter the loader Nlefellt, who was con
demned to death. Tho ropo had al
ready been passed around his neck to
hang him, when ho was asked: 'How
do you die? As a Christian or a Mus
sulman?' Nlefellt answe-d quickly: 'I
die a Mussulman.'
"So his life was saved, but ho was
left for years in chains until he gave
proof of his ability, and ho was then
used by the caliph to manufacture salt
peter and gunpowder. Ho also endeav
ored to make dies for coins, and de
signed a beautiful tomb for tho mahdl,
which tho caliph, howover, did not ap
provo of, considering it too European
and fearing that If executed Nlefellt
would ncqulro a certain importance In
tho eyes of the Soudanese."
Passing to speak of the situation In
the Soudan, Father Rosslgnoll said that
according to tho latest nows received
by him It Is most unhappy, because of
tho fearful misery, dreadful anarchy
and widespread corruption. "It la
something heartrending!" exclaimed
the missionary. "It seems really that
tho hand of God Is striking and exter
minating that people, on whom Ho so
many slnB. England could now easily
reconquer tho Soudan, especially ns a
largo portion of the inhabitants thero
would favor It, to escape from tho tyr
anny of the caliph.
"There Is, In fact, a party Btrong
enough which wishes the Intervention
of Egyptians, English or Italians, or
any stranger, In fact, to end tho hor
rors of which they are the victims and
witnesses. This party Is becoming so
important that tho caliph somo time
ago had all the so-called coffee houses
demolished In which they wero accus
tomed to meet and threatened them
with a general mossacro. Howover, It
is my opinion that England will not
reconquer the Soudan until her occupa
tion of Egypt Is permanent and until
sho needs no pretext to Justify her
presence on the Nile. After the re
cent defeats on tho Red sea side the
Soudanese have a holy terror of the
Italians also, and their most terrlblo
curse Is: 'May you be struck by an
Italian ball.' "
lilt Offense Overlooked.
Ex-D. C. Commissioner "I want the
best room you have. Do you know who
I am?" Arizona Clerk "Wall, I don't
know ez I do, partner." Ex-D. C. Com
missioner (pompously) "Sir, I was
once a commissioner of the District of
Columbia." Arizona Clerk "Oh, that's
all right, tenderfoot. Wo never bring
up a man's past ag'ln' him here."
Washington Times.
In the Summer.
In the spring the young man's fancy
Turns to Gladys, Nell or Nancy.
So the poet sings.
But 'tis summer when the maldon
Most with little loves Is laden,
These she flings
Forth like hawks and bids them then
Strike the fluttering hearts of men.
IHustratod Bits.
ITISAMODELAkSYLUM
WISCONSIN STATE INSTITUTION
FOR THE INSANE.
Kfforti Made to Cora Kverr Ctue llronght
Thera It ! Therefore Conducted on
a Wldeljr Different I'lan from Other
TtetreaU.
(Oshkosh Letter.)
HAT ia known ns
the Wisconsin sys
tem of caring for
tho Insano is at
tracting the atton
tlon of physicians,
philanthropists and
peoplo engaged In
tho caro of depon
dont classoB
through out tho
country. The ordi
nary method of caring for tho Insane
consists in building large establish
ments which contain from GOO to 2,500
Inmates. It Is very common in many
states to havo asylums thnt hold 1,200
nnd 1,500 pntlents. In theso great asy
lums tho acuta nnd chronic aro mingled
to a greater or less cxtont. It often
happens that thero are patients In these
asylums who havo been Inmates for
twenty years. It was formorly sup
posed that tho mingling of tho ncuto
and chronic Insano was beneficial from
n psychological point of view. It Is
NORTHERN HOSPITAL
now not generally bollevcd that tho
mingling of tho acute and chronic in
Bane benefits either class. It Is not
generally believed that locking up n
man who has beon lnqano for a short
tlmo only with one who has been In
sano a long time has any remedial In
fluence upon either ono. Tho Wiscon
sin Idea is to abandon theso mammoth
Institutions and to keep tho chronic
insane, tho majority of whom are In
curable, away from tho moro recent
cases.
Thero aro in Wisconsin twenty-two
county asylums for tho chronic Insane,
which nro scattered throughout tho
state, and two state Institutions for the
treatment of tho recent cases of in
sanity. Ono of theBO Institutions, tho
Northern Hospital for the Insane, Is
located near this city. At this institu
tion n number of modifications of for
mer methods of treatment have recent
ly been introduced, and a vigorous ef
fort Is being made-to make this Institu
tion a genuine hospital, leaving out all
nsylum features, a true hospital being
a curative Institution and an asylum
merely a house of refuge.
Tho writer recently visited this Insti
tution and was shown over tho estab
lishment by Dr. W. A. Gordon, the new
superintendent. Among many other
improvements made during tho last
year has been tho Introduction of a
congregnte dining-room, whero patients
take their meals In ono largo room,
Instead of in the wards, as In former
days. Two Turkish bathroomB, one for
the men, and one for tho women, have
also been put Into the Institution. Pa
tients are no longer washed In tho old
fashioned tub baths, but nro given
scrub and shower baths and aro ren
dered fresh and cleanly by being placed
upon a table and scrubbed after tho
manner adopted by all Turkish baths.
Tho diet of tho patients has been
materially changed from former times.
Strong tea and coffee are no longer
given, but In their placo large quanti
ties of milk are used. Patients are ac-
SUPT. W. A. GORDON,
corded a greater variety of vegetable
diet and not so much meat as formerly.
Every week there is a picnic, whero
good music Is furnished, and dancing Is
Indulged In. Refreshments are served
after. The popular magazines of the
day are much more liberally supplied
than heretofore. Bus rides aro used to
a large extent, and are supposed to
have a helpful Influence, Tho disposal
of the sewage has been materially al
tered. Considerable attention has been
given to promoting the comfort of tho
employes. A separate dining-room has
been fitted for them, also a reception
room for their especial benefit Inunc
tions ot oil and massage treatment
have been Introduced and form a prom
inent feature in the treatment of the
insane. A very humane feature is the
leaving of the doors of tho patients un
locked at night, and the night force has
been increased, so that the ancient
SIlOO
la 1 I -r.
method 01 locking' a patient in his room
for tho nlgftt no longer obtains. In the
old days the Attendants shaved the pa
tients in tho words, A barber shop has
been opened up in tho basement, where
skillful tonsorlaf artists attend to the
wants of tho household.
A most recent departure Is tho Intro
duction of a hospital school, where
arithmetic, geography, writing, spoiling
and United StateB history nro taught.
Think of Insano patients going to
school, nnd apparently not only ac
quiring benefit from tho commingling
and tho arousing of thought, but ac
tually enjoying It. A professional
teacher Is employed, n regular program
gono through with, and tho results thus
far obtained give assurance that this
may form tho basis of a revolution In
Insano, hospital management. Each
day, too, In the main dining-room,,
which also constitutes the auditorium
of tho Institution, literary and musical
oxerclscs aro had, being participated In
genernlly, or nt least listened to by the
patients. Dr. Gordon, who for years
haB mado mental phenomena a Btudy,
bolloves that If ho can divert the minds
of his pntlents from tho morbid, vision
ary and unreal lmngos nnd subjects
that now fill them the battle is won.
Thoreforo, his whole struggle Is along
that lino. It la only fair to him to say
that ho has accomplished wonders In
his short Incumbency. In all his ef
forts ho Is ably seconded by his wlfer
an estlmablo and handsoma woman,
whoso natural kindliness prompts her
FOR THE INSANE.
to many noblo and alleviating acts
among tho fortunateviinfortunates that
tho Wisconsin Northern Hospital shel
ters. FOR THE MINISTRY.
The Stuff That Good Men Are Said to
lie Made Of.
Lobly had a troubled look when he
called on tho minister that day and
asked for a fow minutes' conversation,
says tho Detroit Free Press.
"What can I do for you, Brother
Lobly?" asked the parson, in sympa
thetic tone.
"It's about that boy Robblo of mine.
I'm afraid he's Incorrigible, though,
he's kind-hearted and seems over
whelmed with remorse when ho has
done anything wrong."
"Thero Is always hope for a boy ot
tbat disposition, Brother Lobly."
"I hope so, but I'm pretty woll dis
couraged. Last week I went up to tho
Island with Mrs. Lobly and left him at
homo with his little brother. They
put In part ot the tlmo playing blind
mun's buff and Willie ran Into a stand,
hurting one of hia teeth. Robbie at
onco mndo an examination and told
Wllllo that If the tooth was not pulled
lockjaw would set In. Robblo got an
old pair of pinchers and after a great
struggle extracted the tootb, a flno
front one. His only excuse was that
ho proposes to bo a dentist some day?"
"Did you punish him, Mr. Lobly?"
"Severely. One evening ho came
home from school and had his report.
Everything was good but his deport
ment, and I asked him what was the
matter with that? Ho replied that he
had a habit of putting his foot on the
railing when In class and that the
teacher always gave him a mark for
that. I saw her and found It was true
but tho young rascal had told her that
It was hereditary and that it was the
way his father always Btood In front
of a bar. Think of that and I never
go near a saloon. Again "
"No uso of further details. Brother
Lobly. I know your son better nlroady
than you do. I was Just such a boy.
You must get his energies turned in
tho right direction and then bring him
up for the ministry. He will make a
mighty worker in tho vineyard."
"Well, parson, if that Is the kind of
material they make preachers of It's a
puzzle to me why there are not moro
men In the pulpit than In the body of
the church."
Flih Kitlnc nil Meadoiv arait.
A rancher, whoso placo is on the bot
torn along the Willamette slough, be
low Holbrook station, was In tho city
yesterday to find out whether he had
any recourse against the United States
fish commission for Introducing carp
Into the rivers In this section. He says
these fish are destroying his meadows
by eating his grass and grubbing up
the roots. Aa the water overflows his
meadow the carp follow It up In thou
sands, the small ones, weighing about
three pounds, pushing their way up
whore the water Is only three Inches or
so In depth and clearing oft all vege
tation, so that when the water recedes
he will have mud flats In the place of
meadows. He says that while looking
at the fish eating his grass on Sunday
he got so mad that he took off his shoes
and stockings and went out into tho
shalllow water and attacked them with
a hoe. He slashed a lot of them In
two, but when the drove became
alarmed and made for deep water they
bumped against his shins and came
near knocking him off his feet, and
his ankles are all black and blue from
the thumping ho got. As for driving
tho carp away, ie says he might as
well havts tried to sweep back tho rise
of tha Columbia with a broom. Mont'
Ingj Oregonlan.