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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-12-19

Coon bread is often much knesded.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-03-06
ONLY DIR

As l was coming up the street last
evening 1 saw a man who acted in the
strangest manne imaginable. Indeed,
it would be impossible to describe all
the absurd actions he did, or all the
foolish and silly things he said. l first
thought the man was crazy, but a by
stander told me he was only drunk.
Only drunk How dare you treat the
subject so lightly? What would be your
thoughts, my dear neighbor, if at this
moment you know your wife, whom you
adore, was Keeling and leering along the
streets, an object of jest and obscene
ridicule. Tell me, unfortunate, if thou
can, what would be the horrors of thy
soul. But oh ! how much more infin-
itely greater must be the agonies of the
wife or mother of this unfortunate who
You say is only drunk What must be
the horror, the black despair Of her
who sits in her cherries house dreading
the hour that will bring to her arms the
unfortunate whom l saw ON the street
Oh to what depths and utter helpless
ness must her weary spirit sink, when
she sees her children hungry, ragged,
Ignorant, wretched and all this because
their father spends the money that
should have fed. clothed, and educated
them, in gratifying a degraded appetite
he has acquired. And how he came to
have this base appetite? Was it born
in him? Was he alone responsible for
this appetite, that is devouring his wife
his children, aye his own soul? Answer
this question, fathers, mothers, sisters,
and brothers! Who is responsible p
Buffalo Post.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-03-06
4 BREATHING GA We.

In the range of mountains IN West
ern North Carolina, known as the Fox
Range most singular phenomenon
exists. 1t is a "a breathing cave" In
the summer months a current of air
comes from it so strongly that a person
can't walk against it, while in winter
the suction is just as great. The cool
air from the mountain in the summer is
felt for miles, in a direct line from the
mouth of the cave. At times a most
unpleasant odor is emitted upon the
current from dead carcasses of animals
sucked in and killed by the violence.
The loss of cattle and stock in that sec
ton in winter is accounted for in this
way: They range too near the mouth
of the cave, and the current carries
them in. At times, when the change
from inhalation to exhalation begins,
the air is filled with various hairs of
animals; not uDfrequently bones and
whole a are found miles from
the place. The air has been known to
change materially in temperature dur
ing exhalation from quite cool to I'M
pleasantly hot, whitening vegetation
within reach, and accompanied by a ter
rible roaring, gurgling sound, as a pot
boiling. 1t is unaccounted for by
scientific men who have examined it,
though no exploration can take place.
1t is feared by many that a volcanic
eruption may break forth there some
time. Such things have occurred IN
places as little unexpected.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-03-06
KAISER WILLIAMS DREAM.

This pleasant little story of the Ger
man Emperor is taken from a Berlin
publication There was once a German
nobleman who led a foolish and dissi-
pated life, neglecting his people, his
family, and his affairs, drinking and
gambling. He had a dream n night
which wildly impressed him. He saw
a figure looking at him with q serious
face and pointing to a dial when the
! hands marked the hour of ". The
figure looked at him sadly and said these
words, "After FOUR" and disappeared.
The nobleman awoke in great terror
thinking the vision foreboded speedy
death. "After four !" What could it
mean? It must mean that he would
die in four days. So he set his house
in order, sent for the priest, confessed
his sins and received dissolution. He
also sent for his family and begged
their forgiveness for offenses. After
arranging his affairs with his man of
business he waited for death. The four
days passed on and he did not die. He
then concluded the vision meant four
weeks. He did all the good he could,
but at the end of four weeks he was still
alive. 1t is plain now, he said, the
vision meant four years, and in the
next four years he gave his whole life
and fortune for the Improvement of his
people, his nelghbors, and the poor,
taking an honorable part in the public
affairs. At the end of four years he
was elected Emperor of Germany.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-03-06
u

Sixty cents a day is considered good
wages for working men III any of the
European countries, except Great Brit
ain, where the wages are somewhat
higher. In the Tyrol silk region and
in Italy they often do not get more than
ten cents a day. In the country in Ger
many ten cents is the common pay.
Women there often get but five cents.
In Sweden, mel often work from four
in the morning till nine in the even
ing, and do not get any more. During
the late wal many poor women in Ber-
lin were hired to knit stockings for the
soldiers for five cents. The profits of
the poor who keep petty shops, sell
trinkets in the streets or act as suffers,
do not average more than three or four
per cent. BARRIERS in Berlin, since the
raising of their prices, get five cents for
hair cutting and two and a half cents
for shaving. Servants at hotels get
from three to eight dollars n month.
Servant girls in private families often
get but ten dollars a year. Sometimes
these classes cannot get work at any
price.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-03-06
THEY say

Who are "they?" Who are the
cowled Monks, the hooded Friars, who
glide with shrouded faces in the process
sion of life, muttering in an unknown
tongue, words of strange import? Who
are they? The midnight assassins of
regulations, who lurk in the by-ways of
society, with tongues sharpened by in
v%ention, and envenomed by malice /; to
draw the blood of innocence. and hyena-
like to banquet on the dead? Who are
they? They are a multitude no man
can number-black, stolid, familiar of
the inquisition of SANDER, searching for
victims in every city, town, and village,
wherever humanity throbs, or the ashes
OF mortality find rest. Give me the
bold brigand who thunders along the
highways with flashing weapons, that
cut the sunbeams as we'll as the shades.
Give me the pirate who unfurls the
black flag, aid shows the plank which
your doomed feet must tread; but save
me from the They-seyers of society,
whose knives are hidden in q velvet
sheath, whose bridge of death is woven
In flowers, and who spread with invisible
poison, even the spotless Wilderness of
the winding sheet.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-03-06
TO ANNALS.

"Gris" has !sent the following time
" suggestions to the Chicago S. z. G.
A.:
1t seems to me your Society for the
PREVENTION of Cruelty to Animals, al
though a good thing so far as it goes,
stops short of what it might accom-
plish. / offer q few suggestions as to
the enlargement of its sphere Of useful
ness:
Eight hours should be a days work
ON a dog-churn, the dog to be allowed
day in the week to himself. Let
every dog have his day.
Life preservers for Newfoundland
dogs, to guard against sudden cramps.
A fine for imposing bogus watches on
vatch-dogs. The watch-dog's honest
bark has often been raised against the
swindle.
Protection of ants from their nephews
and nieces.
Cushioned toad-stools would be high
" appreciated by toads after a chop
Punish boys who frighten the frogs
and make them jump. Sudden shocks
are sometimes fatal to a nervous organ
%ization.
Encourage trout to write poetry. We
have seen some very beautiful trout
lines ere now.
Rostrums in the ocean for whales to
"spout" from. This is a want long felt
and the whales pout about it.
Abolish mosquito bars. They make
mosquitoes irregular at their meals.
Introduce the German language into
our schools of fish.
Pocket andkerchiefs for crocodiles
to wipe away their tears on.
A school in accounts for adders, who
also multiply rapidly.
Encourage the cultivation of plum
trees for the comfort of that fastidious
epicure, the curculio, who can feed upon
nothing else.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-03-06
Employers OF GERMANS

Please inform them that the cheapest Emigration
to New York is by the new popular direct steamers
from Rotterdam. South Germans and Swiss save
eight dollars, travelling more pleasantly. From St,
tions on Rhine. free TO Rotterdam Packages ,ent
TO and received from Europe Write to MORRIS
EUROPEAN EXPRESS, 20 B'way, NY. Agents wanted.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-03-06

WHATEVER may be the result of the
Tichborn trial, and there is no hope for
the claimants success, the case has
been a prodigiously expensive one.
Were the claimant to triumph, his ex-
penses already incurred would eat up a
vast portion of his property, while the
Crown has thus far spent about So, 5OO,-
600 is opposing him. The lawyers as
may be inferredfrom these figures, have
had no reason to complain.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-03-06

A COMPARISON of death rates intwelve
States shows that Indiana is the health
lest, then Vermont, Ohio, Rhode
Island, Illinois, New Hampshire, Vir-
ginia, Pennsylvania, New York, Cal i
fornia, Massachusetts, and Louisiana.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-03-06

LANDLADY. fercely--"You mustn't &C.
eupy that bed with your boots on"
boarder-" Never mind; they're an
Old pair / guess the bugs won't hurt
EN-. Let 'em rip, anyhow :"
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CHICAGO.
ST. LOUIS.

FLorR-S.'HaG.So. wHEAr-No. 2 Spring, 81.
l9ls No. 3 Fall, sl.41al.43I.. CoRN-No. .. 63a
G2Ic. OArs-No. =, i~Gf.i6ti. RTE-So. =, ssasGc.
BAnLEY-sl.5Jti.so. PoRK-Mess, s~l5.0bII5.I2 I.
~LaRD-sac. HoGs-sL.25H5.20 ~. CATILE-S.Ig
2 III
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COLONIZATION In COLORADO

Extraordinary inducements IN the climate,
health, mines, stock-growing, farming, rapid de-
velopment, and money-making. Information free.
Address A. H. PATTERSON, Secretary, Fort Col.
Inns. Colorado
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"NOTHING BETTER." Cutler Bros. Boston
DIR. John Ware. celebrated VEGETABLE
PULMONARY BALsAM. for Colds and CONSUMPTION.
THE Il
NEW YORK.

BEEyEs-9aM l2Ec- HoGs-Dressed Western,
s.5pGS7.0. CorroS-l6c. FLouR-Superine
Western. s.. 75aG.?0 wHEAr-No. 2 Chicago, $50
Gsl.52; Iowa and Minnesota, $i.4gai.5G. RrE-
Western and State. sl.G2Gsl.0 s CoRS-Ncw Mixed
Western, aloat, 74a 7sc: Old do. Zoo H5c. OATS
Mixed Western, 5aS Gle; White. Gaso62c. PoRK
New Mes, .sOal5.95c ~LsHD-steam, g,sGs
DC. CHELsE-llalGSc. BUTTrI-Westcrn, -
ja3Sc.
HIChG
B~EEvEs-Choice Graded Steers, .25 /;
Choice Natives, $3.50 IS: Good to Prime
stccr, s~I.3Oa5.H; Cows and ~IIeifers. $3.50
$50; Medium To Fair, s3.7Sai.7a: Inferior to
Common, s2OnG2.75; stock Steers, si.1sGI.O1.
~HoGs-LA,e. si.Gna5.sl; Dressed, sG.l2,saG.ls.
Choice White Winter, fs.5ed9.37E Red
Winter, Sj.7s@7.o. wHE.r-No. / Spring, sl.l9i4
Gl.2OL No. aspiring. tI.l7ai.I7i.: No. 3 Spring,
tl.laAml.I3. CoHS-So. =, 53a57.c. oxrs-Nu
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No. ., sl.ss B~rrTKE-Good To Choice, rs
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C423r. ~PoEK-Mcss, sH.OjDli.37a. L~ARp-sI.
Gs7.c.
ST. LOUIS.
FLouR-sE.oHaG.S0. wHEAr-No. = Spring, ST.
49,. No. 3 Fall, si.4Jta L.i3l.. CoRS-No.2 =. 63G.
G?Ic. OAr--So. ., ~iGfEtG'3. RYE-So. =, ssGsGc
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$50.
CINCINNATI.
FLnuR-sG.gD7.iU wHTAr-sf.4pdl.42. ConS
-5sHd2c. oATs-4eG53c. RYE-$l.OI. BAILEY
sl.stHl.S5. PoHK-Mess, si+.50Gl4.75. AKD-sS@
&c. HoGs-sS 25d5.75.
MILWAUKEE.
F~Lorn-Spriug super, SG.25. wHEST-No.1 /. sI.23I:
Wl.2i No. ., 81 1873. CoRS-So. =, 5Gb Oars-Su
2, iOiac. RYE-No. !, 79Nc. BARLEY-No. ?, sI.75.
PoRK- <l4.o1Gli.l2s L~ARp-sG9ac. HoGs-Dress-
ed, 500.
TOLEDO.
WHEST-Amber Michigan, si.4SdI.4sI. No. .
White Wabash, sl.62; No. ! Red, SI.52ENl. 53r..
CoHS-6lt1@ G5i,c OATs-4Ic.
$3.50. CLOVER SERp-t5. 300 5.55.
DETROIT.
WHEAT-Extra. sI.G2ftl .63; No. !, sl.5E@I.5 &c.
Amber, sl.4G. CoRs-No. l, old, Csc. OATS
~47i,a4sc. CLOVER SEED-s5.I5J5.4g.
CLEVELAND.
wHEAT-No. l Red, sl.57; No. 2 Red, sI.i5. Corn
DID,, GGlC67c; New. GJIG4c. oaTs-4G.o 4gc.
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those who are married or contemplate marriage
Price 81 cts. by mail. Address Dr. Butts Dispcl,-
sary. L North Eighth Street, St.Louis, No.
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FLnuR-S.s5I7.i0. WHEAT ti.4p6l.42. Con
-5sa62c. oATs-4cG53c. RrE-sl.OI. BARLEY
sl.StaI.s5. PoHK-Mess, s~i4.50alI.75. LARD-SSC
DC. Hoes IS. 25d5.75.
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THIRTY YEARS EXPERIENCE OF AN
OLD NURSE

MRS. wINsLOw's SOOTHING. R IS THR
PRESCRIPTION OF one Of the best Female Physi-
clans and Nurses in the United States, and has
been used for thirty years With never falling
safety and success by millions Of mothers ard
children, from the feeble infant Of one week old to
the adult. II corrects acidity of the stomach, re-
heves wind collie, regulates the bowels, and gives
rest, health and comfort to mother and child. We
believe il TO be the Best and surest Remedy in the
RHEA IN CHILDREN, whether it arises from
Teething or from any other cause. Full directions
for using will Accompany each bottle. None Genu-
inc unless the fac-simile Of CURTIS q PERKINS 10
on the outside wrapper.
SOLD By ALL MEDICINE DEALERS.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1874-10-10
The Thames Drying Up.

Fearful stories arc going about concern
ing the Thames, which fasnous stream is
said to show strong disposition to 9 dry
up.p Between Teddington lock and Rich
mond Bridge the steady subsidenee of the
water has caused great alarm; the present
high-water mark is lower than the low
water mark of 1872, and i'll places about Eel
Pie island, where river steamers passed
freely last April, there isnow scarcely depth
enough for two cared gigs and the lightest
skiffs when the tide is low Men stand i'll
the river to help boats across the shoals.
boys are seen to walk across the bed from
shore to shore without wetting their jacket,
and at one point lately dog waded over
from Surrey to Middlesax without finding
occasion to swim. Something is no doubt
due to the want of rain: but as the depth
of the river above the locks is said to have
undergone scarcely any alteration, this
cause cannot have much to do with the ex-,
traordinary effect below The conservatols
are being urged to dredge the channel for.
the convenience of the bar1es and this will
probably be done; but deeper channels
must be narrower in proportion, without
any increased flow of water, and the days
OF boating in the charming reaches between
the Star and Garter and the weir at Ted
dington are, il is to be feared, fast drawing
TO q close. The theory that the Thames
.enabankinent By easing the outpoflr below
Westminster, has drained tie nspel parts
of the stream, SO far as it is unchecked BY
locks, is probably correct, and II may be
that the only way to preserve to tlse Thames
above Mortlake the cliaracfcristics aseribed
ffN 45.a v.<sn4
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1874-10-10
A Queer Hen Story.
From the Doylsstown Pa, Democrat.

FROM inc DOyieslnWn Fa., Democrat.
From West Chester there comes to us tile
following sad story OF a well meaning hem
man by the name of Lot Fithian, Of that
place, had been the owner of hen, that to
all appearance, was just like others of her
tribe, except that She had ceased to per-
form the duties Of a well behaved maiden
chicken-she didn't lay any eggs. This
was all the more singular when she did not
show a disposition to & cluck. The hen
seemed to thrive and ate well, but it was
evident that she had something on her
mind. She seemed weighed down With
grief Of some undischarged duty. a few
days ago Mr.. Fitlaian killed the chicken.
and on dissecting her found twenty-eight
full sized, well shaped eggs, the only differ
ence between them and marketable eggs
being that they were minus the hard she'll.
The cause Of the poor hens despondency
was now explained She had done her dn-
ty, had prepared her eggs for delivery. but
owing to some obstruction nature refused
to perform her share Of the work. What
would have been the ultimate consequences
iof tslis Lad the hen been allowed to live On
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1874-10-10
A Suicides Novel Request.

The following is copy Of letter found
on the person of w. T. .Vogelsdorff, the San
Francisc broker who committed suicide at
Oakland on Saturday afternoon;
September 26, 1874.
To THE CoRoNER:-I came here from
San Francisco for the purpose of suicide.
Please to acquaint the jury at the inquest
of this fact. No plea of insanity or aeci-
dent to be considered desire to be buried
here in Oakland; no choice of ground; Pot
ter's field will do as well. The only request
have to make, and trust you will grant
it. is that be buried without coffin or
shroud; that my remains. be deposited in the
grave naked, and mother earth be closely
packed around and on me-
am day 90 years month and days
old. B. w. VOGELSDORFF.
borrowed the pistol of Oh. Reading,
Washington street, s. +. return same and
oblige B. w. VOGELSDORFF
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Beecher's Costs, and What He has to
Pay Them From.
From the New York Sun.

The expenses of Mr.. Beecher's investiga-
tion are expected to be borne by him. MIR.
]. Hill and Gen. Tracy gave their services
for two months free of charge, and the
stenographers charges will probably be the
only expense.
There have been numerous estimates of
Mr.. Beecher's wealth, and now that he has
five lawyers employed his friends are taking
a deeper interest in his income. His salary
from the church is $40, 900. His income
from J. B. Ford & Co. is stated at $15, 900,
$40, 900 of which comes from the Christian
Union, and the remainder from the copy
rights on " Plymouth Pulpit, - Norwood, !"
the Star" papers, and the "Life OF
. Christ
This last work has not paid yet, and the
scandal in some degree impaired its pros
poets, as the printing of the second volume,
which is two-thirds finished, is retarded
and Mr.. Beecher has not been able to con-
tinue his writing. There was a large edition
of the first volume printed in this country
and in England. The English subscribers
refused to take the first book unless they
were assured OF the second, and thus the
large capital invested has not been returned.
Mr.. Samuel Wilkeson has $40, 600 invested
in the work, and other members of the firm
VI olu " w. diO ldlSoty liiGeIcStcu.
Mr.. Beecher owns his residence ON the
Heights, on which the Brooklyn Savings
Bank holds $1,000 mortgage, the one he
assumed to pay Mr.. Moulton that sum in
aid of the Golden Age. He also owns the
Peekskin farm, but no other property. He
has been free and open-handed with his
money, and scarcely refuses an application
for aid unless Mrs. Beecher knows Of it.
Until year ago Mrs. Beecher drew his
salary from the Finance Committee of the
Church; then Mr.. Beecher sent note to
the committee to say that he would thence
forth receive the money. In the contribu-
tions from the church he has generally
been one of the largest subscribers. He
gave $4,000 to one of the missions some
time ago, and last spring subscribed 500
to purse of $1,000 for Mr.. John Zundel,
the organist of the church, just before Mr..
Zundel went to Europe.
1t is asserted that the entire wealth of
Nj. Beecher will not overreach the sum
sued for by Mr.. Tilton.
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WHAT THE WITS SAY.

/ s
| Texas has paper called the Mo0ing Ball
| The editor probably circulates it with his
| shot-gun.-Co Journal.
Probably there is no better illustration of
the truth of the doctrine of total depravity
| than the present mania for libel SUITS
Argus.
The 1raoelger speaks of New York as
very narrow peninsula. This is evidently
Slip of the pen, for tits altogether insular
Boston Post.
The man whom Rudolphe beat so badly
last week at billiards isn't dead vet. bv any
means, though tits true, at last accounts,
he was Dion.-Con. Ado.
A Western exchange says that Miss EN-
ma Brough, daughter of Governor Brotlgh,
has just been married at Lake Taboo. Ia
hoo, did you say?- Com. 4du.
The Quakers of New York number eighty
less than two years ago, and they've got to
throw away their single bed-steads or be-
come an extinct sect.-Detrott Press.
Boston Post: They say that the fellow
who committed suicide in the New York
Toombs the other day could speak in six
dead languages. He ought to make So
ciable corpse.
AiiO ASIAdUIC tIttu VI U1lt I(GLlOlU TT6S
Press says Kate Field wears No. shoes:
but when Miss Field catches him he will
think she wears number fourteens at least.
-Rochester Dem.
Sick people, as a rule, like to lie on the
side facing the light. It's different how
ever, with a man who comes home "sick"
from the Club. He'd just as lief shove his
head into coal scuttle as not.-Argus.
1t must indeed be dry in Kansas, if it be
true, as local paper says, that s'the suf-
tering catfish lies stranded on the blistering
bottom of his late happy home, waving his
tail in the crisp breezes as a signal of dis
tress.
Some man in Boston publishes a paper
called the Kingdom of Heauen, for seventy
five cents year. OF course it is bogus
affair. The genuine Kingdom of Heaven
can be had without money and without
price.-Democrat.
A Springfield gentleman concluded to
have bath the other evening, and in the
dark got hold of a chunk of stove-blacking
for soap. A more polished man than he
was never seen in the whole State of Mas
chusetts,-Com. 4dD.
g Is the Platte navigable for rsteamboats?''
inquired traveller on Union Pacific rail
road train, of a Nebraska man, short time
ago. "Navigable for steamboats, p replied
the Nebraska man: "no, not even for light
draft ducks.-After Dinner.
"Give us" says the New Hampshire
Workingman's 44doocate, " the man with
brown hands, smut on his nose, and sweat
on his forehead" All right-sent him by
express last night; also, woman with a
long chin and a wart on her nose to keep
him happy.-Detroa Free Press.
-"Dear George, how sweet and wavy
that wheat isr' exclaimed a fair young la
dy looking languidly from car window.
" Yes love, how beautifulr' says dear
George more intent on insinuating his arm
around a twenty -four-bone corset" how
like a-a-dweme!'' "Hoqo like oats,'' re-
torted disgusted Granger them's oats
young man.
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Salmon Fisheries Of the Columbia
River.

Governor Grover, of Oregon, in his bien-
nial message to the Legislature, remarks as
follows on the above named subject:
The salmon fisheries of the Columbia
river are assuming such Importance that l
take occasion to call your attention to the
subject. The product of these fisheries was
scarcely noticeable four years ago, but last
year it approxiinated one million dollars in
export value, and for the season of 1874
exceeds million and half. This river,
bearing to the ocean a volume of water
hardly less than that of the Mississippi,
pure, cool, and generally unobstructed by
ice in its lower extent at all seasons, is
doubtless the best salmon producing river
in the world. We have been accustomed to
think that this fish product was inexhaust-
ible. But the river fisheries Of all countries,
where the laws have not intelyened for their
preservation, have one uniform history
first, defamation, then destruction. In Or
egon we have two of the best river fishes in
the world, the salmon and the trout. To
preserve these is worthy of careful legisla-
tive enactments