Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-11-07
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From the Silrer City (Iddhol IForTdl
About 100 miles to the nOrthward OF idaho
City is "Payette Lake, as beautiful sheet of
water as can be found. This lake is the largest
OF cluster of four OF five situated in the 10
date vicinity, and is about AZ miles in length by
three miles (aveTagel in width. 1t Is both fed
and drained by the north fork OF the Payette
river, which passes directly through it, Jts
waters are said to be hundreds of feet deep, and
are as clear as the most finely polished mirror
The country around the lake is mountainous
ana the scenery varied, but picturesque and
oeaetful. In 1t is found species of fish known
here by the name of "red fish," an appelation
derived from their color, which is a beautiful
veTmiiliOn, with the exception of the head and
ms, which are of dark earthly green color.
Their habits are similar to those of the salmon
and like the salmon they spawn and then die
The male and female are easily distineuishabIe
the c0lors OF the male being much brighter than
those OF the female. They live in the deem water
OF the lake, and we have no account of one ever
having been seen in the lake only when coming
up out OF the water at the mouth of the river
when going up the river to spawn, which thew
GO from about the last of Ju ly until nearly the
last OF October. When ascending the river they
travel in schools mum bering from one to two or
three hundred, and fishermen land them in
large quantities by means of drag-nets aud
selnes When fresh or when properly cured they
are esteemed greater .delicacy for table use
than even the mountain trout; but great skill
and care, and, above al, great cleanliness L. re-
CURED Tor their preservation in a manner for
me liable. Dried, they are preferred to either
herring or Goldfish. but the best way to preserve
them is in brine. Put up In this way-care being
observed to have them perfectly fresh and per-
iectiy Giesn-they are probably not excelled by
any hsh in the world The writer has seen them
late in the fall moving down the river as il re-
turning to the lake, but such multi udes of them
Ole along the stream that it is believed to be
impossible that they get back alive. In size the
cred hsh' vary but little, being generally about
2Oinches long, and weighing from three and
half to five pounds. Being unknown to both
British and American fishermen, they are com
ing 10 be looked upon IS confined solely to Idaho
ano Lake Payette, and the object of this article
To call attention to the fact OF their existence
and to draw out an expression of opinion from
persons capable of Judging as to their place
among the fnny tribes" Besides, they are
ticable to stock the lakes Of California, Oregon,
NeSada, and perhaps of all the Northern aud
Northwestern States and Territories with them;
the only apparent req uisites necessary to their
propagation being depth of pure, cold water,
and gravelly stream for their spawn.
How Quakeress stopped borrow ing.
The subject OF borrowing and lending came
up in the course OF conversation with sub
scriber living near ithaca, when he suddenly
recollected funny Renaissance of that char
acter which bad happened in his own neghbor-
hood. He said be had a neighbor whose family
were great borrowers, but not so distinguished
as psymasters-they were always borrowing,
but seldom, If ever, returning the exact amount
borrowed: An old Quaker lady, another neigh
Dor, who had endured these inyasons for long
tire patiently, hit upon a very phlosophicsI
mode OF eventually putting a stop to the nul-
sance. keeping her own counsel, the next time
u
and express order TO purchase a pound of the
lest tea and alsO new canister to put il in; as
he krew she already had plenty of tea and also
canister, he was puzzled to determine what
the old lady wanted of more tea and new can
'ster, but his questioning and reasonings ELECTED
nothing more than repetition OF the order.
"Jim, did not tell thee to get me q pound of
the best tea and a new canister? Now go along
and do as j bid thee"
And go along he did, and when he came home
at night the tea and new canister were his coul-
panions. The old lady took them from him
with an amused expression on her usual placid
features and, depositing the tea in the canister,
long to wait, for the borrowing neighbor had
frequent use fer the aromatic herb. The good
lady loaned generously, emptying back in the
CANISTER any remittance of borrowed teas which
the neighbours conscience inclined her to make
Time went on, and after something less than the
one hundredth time Of borrowing, the neighbor
again appeared for 4" just another drawing of
tea" when the oft visited tea canister was
brought ont and found to be empty, ard the
o11 % nn pg nesheSs was Just
the canister which now only remained to tell
the story. Then she made little characteristic
sP Tsn peshaSps tae nfst IN hsr life she said
thee with pound Of my best tea and have
lent it all to thee in driblets and put into It All
s1dsS but
now thou seest 1t empty; therefore will say {,
thee, thou hast borrowed myself out and can
lend thee no more."-Weekly Ithacan.
"SCIKNT" OR "SCIRNTIsT."-In q foot-note
to one Of his recent communications, Professor
Proctor writes: "If any one will give it q sim
gle word synonymous with smsn ofscience,' and
better than the Objectionable Scientist he will
do good service to the English language" La
reply to this appeal, Mr.. Crosse suggests the
word "scent," which, We are informed by Mr..
A. D. Ellis, In the Academy, meets With his sp-
proval. 81 beg leave" he writes, 0formaily
to introduce q seient into this heterogeneous
company, and to propose that this strictly for
NAL dissyllabie should take the place OF the
American barbaric trisyllable scientist A
'scient' would not mean one who possesses
knowledge in general 80 much rs one who re-
jects all but knowledge for the foundation Of
hyPofheses. and therefore constructs only with
such materials as he already knows. A scientist
would then be an adherent to scients." SO
he "barbaric American" one. And yet il APP
pears that Mr.. Ellis does not give us what We
need. We want word to des gnato such men
rs Huxley, Tyndall, Darwin, ami the rest; hence
II would appear that We must either retaiu our
own "scieDtist," or COMPEL Mr.. Ellis TO be less
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