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How Salmon Are Caught.

Salmon are caught by what is called
"the fishing wheel" This device con-
sists of a jetty of rocks built out from a
point on the shore of the river, outside
of which is a planked sluice-way, in
which an undershot wheel with large
tank buckets revolves. The sluice-way
was built when the river was at it's low
est stage of water, and the wheel is hung
so that it can be raised or lowered, as
may be desired, according to stage of
water. The instinct of the salmon is to
run up the river alongside of the banks
instead of mid-channel. By this the
fish can take advantage of the eddies
below jutting points of land. On these
projecting points the Indians have been
from time immemorial taking salmon in
large numbers by using dip-nets. The
jetty built out from the point above
named makes larger and longer slack
water behind it, and the salmon round
ing the point rush into the sluice-way to
get up the river. In the sluice-way the
wheel, which revolves in the current, is
gauged so as to sweep within foot of
the bottom. and the salmon are scooped
up in the tanks or buckets, which latter
let out the water as they ascend. On
the wheel descending the fish are thrown
out into through or gutter, leading to
a pen below, where they remain until
taken away to be canned The arrange
ment of the sluice-wheel, etc., is most
successful one, the catch of the adult
salmon, which are the only ones canned,
running from 1,500 to 1000 per day
There is virtually no expense in taking
the fish save attending to the pen.
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The Laugh of a Child.

The laugh of a child will make the
holiest day more sacred still. Strike
with the hand of fire, o, weird musicianl
thy harp strung with Apollo's. golden
hair; fill the vast cathedral aisles with
symphonies sweet and dim, deft touches
of the organ keys; blow, bugler, blow,
until thy silver notes do touch and kiss
the moonlit waves and charm the lovers
wandering mid vine-clad hills But
know your sweetest strains are discords
all, compared with childhood's happy
laugh-the laugh that fills the eyes with
light and every heart with Joy. Oh,
rippling river of laughter thou art the
boundary line between the beasts and
men, and every wayward wave of thine
doth drown some fretful fend of care.
O, Laughter rose-lipped daughter of
Joy there are dimples enough in thy
cheeks to catch and hold and glorify all
the tears of Grief.
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The Native Esquimaux.

The Esquimaux generally are good
ish lot of poor devils as far as disposition
is concerned, their good nature appar-
emily beginning with boyhood. A short
time since canoe was alongside IN
which lay a baby enveloped in furs, its
tiny hands protruding and holding
piece of blubber, which it sucked with
apparent relish. It was quick to feel
itself an object of attraction, and its
chubby face returned any number OF
smiles of recognition, alternating with
occasional blinks caused by the falling
snow. Something of the artistic instinct
also crops out in their disposition, as
may be witnessed from rude carvings
of ivory and attempts at delineation.
At st. MichaePs an Esquimaux boy who
has never had any instruction draws ex-
tremely we'll. They have music pecul-
lar to themselves, and are devotedly
fond of dancing, which is done entirely
by the women, who, being stripped to
the waist for the occasion, are more
decollette than our women at the "ger-
MANS" The men are spectators.
1t is much to be regretted that they
are not more cleanly in their persons
and habits. If an enterprising ento-
mologist were so inclined it would be
quite possible for him to supplement the
paper to the Royal Society, made some
years ago, on the chronological Classi-
fication of Vermin," and "Ouida I"
might find material which, if worked up,
would surpass in disgustfulness the flea
epic mentioned in "Moths."
As trader the Esquimaux is q regu-
lar Shylock. He will haggle about the
| Il inx11+ ack
although bartering for 10 cents worth
of tobacco skip that could not be got
for as many dollars in New York. Oc-
casionally one OF two are met with not
so unsophisticated. A chap on the ST.
berian coast having quantity of furs
to dispose of, being offered some trifing
mentionable to ears polite), "those
CISCO" Another fellow said he had
been to California ON a whaler, and be-
ing asked his name said it was "Shoo
Fly"
In physiognomy this race has many
of the Mongolian peculiarities, yet the
type varies. In the vicinity of East
cape few are to be seen having dis
tinctive Hebrew noses, others of a more
Mlles1an caSJ OF features iOOK ike lr1Sn-
men, while one old fellow was found the
very image of the proprietor of Worm,
ley's Hotel, in Washington. Physical J
they are far behind the Anglo-Saxon, il
the writer may be allowed to regard
himself as standard of comparison
They are wanting in biceps, canno
swim, stand on their heads nor turn
somersaults. A few gymnastic tricks
fill them with admiration and astonish
ment.-Lieut. Reynolds.
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Too AWfullv Awful.

From the following faithful report,
given in the New York Mail, it will be
seen that the West Point cadet talks
exactly like the civilian of the cadet age:
"Ah how d. do, Miss Pussiecat ?"
elbow do you do, Mr.. Buttons ?"
lawfully glad you came over didn't
see you at the drill this morning"
No, Icouldn't come"
=" wasawful sorry"
i" Wereyou?'
eyes, 'pon my word.
Beautiful evening, isn't it?"
Yes, real nice. Coming to the hop
tonight"
Eyes, guess So"
"Oh, I'm ever so glad"
Are you, truly?"
eyes, really am"
"The band played new music to-day,
didn't it?'
eyes"
Lovely, isn't it?''
"Quite decent.
"Who will lead the German on the
29th ?"
"Mr. Graycoat."
"Oh, I'm SO glad. He's lovely
dancer, amt he ?"
"I don't like his style"
"Oh, 1 do. How's your sprained
wrist ?''
Better. thank you"
Beautiful evening, isn't it %
""Lovel y. Will you give me the first
waltz Oh the 29th?"
eyes, if you want 1t.
Thanks, awfully.''
"Good many here, aren't there?'
"Quite gang-there 60 the drums
I must be off. Good evening-don'
forget the waltz"
"Qh, no, shan't. Good evening""
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Atom of Mount WASHINGTON.

On the summit proper is the hotel,
kept by Mrs. Dodge and managed by
her son, John, where the tourist is per-
mitted to register on condition that he
pays q dollar and half for a fifty cent
dinner, being promised by the enterpris-
ing manager of a little sheet called
Among the Clouds that if he registered
before half-past twelve his name will ap-
pear among the list of arrivals published
in the one o'clock edition. In the rear
of the old Tip-Top House, now used as
q printing office, and about hundred
feet off is the United States Signal Ser
vice Station, a small, low wooden build
ing, fastened down by long beams run
ming entirely over the top of the roof
and securely bolted to the solid rock to
prevent its being blown into the adjoin-
ing ravine. An observatory about fifty
feet high is near by, to which an admis-
sion fee of fifteen cents is charged,
which, together with the stables of the
Glen House Stage Company, completes
the settlement on the summit.
The men in the signal stations are,
during the summer season, so annoyed
by tourists that a rule has recently
been adopted to admit no visitors except
by permit. But from whom, except the
Secretary of War, permit is to be OBJ
tanned is not stated. At the time of our
visit the curtains were entirely down
and no sign of life was visible On the
main door is the plain gilt sign, cob
servers Station" No knobs or any
other apparent fastenings are on the
doors, but we were told that fastenings
and shutters were used on the inside.
During the summer the men board OF
the hotel, but from the middle of Sep.
| tember to the middle of June they live
| in comparative solitude on this i'm.
perial summit, over mile above the sea
level, where only for the past ten years
has it been thought possible for human
beings to exist at all at that inclement
| season.
| A notice posted in the hotel requests
guests "not to take blankets from the
bed," which, being interpreted, means
that guests who leave their beds early tt
see the sun rise find themselves unpre
pared for the severe cold, and use th,
blankets for outside wraps. Of the rail
road much has been written. I
has been running without accident TO
ten years.-Brooklyn Eagle
Thinking Men.
| Should take Warmers Safe Kidney and Live
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FIRST speaker or Congress.

Frederick A. Muhlenberg, who be-
longed to quite famous family of Penn
sylyania, was the Speaker of the first
Congress. He was born at the Trappe
in 1850, and was ordained to the minis
try of the Lutheran Church. He offici-
ated in country churches in Pennsyl-
vania, and in New York City, which he
left when the British entered. In 1779
and 1780 he was elected to the Cont
mental Congress, and for several years
after was member Of and Speaker of
the State Legislature of Pennsylvania.
He was President of the State Conven-
ton called to consider the ratification of
the Federal Constitution, and gave it his
earnest support. He was a member of
the first four Congresses, and was
Speaker Of the First and Fourth Con-
gresses He was Register of the Land
Office Of Pennsylvania under Governors
Miffiin and Mexican, holding that office
at the time of his death at Lancaster,
June 4, 1901.
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Arctic Animals.

Among animals, the Polar bear, pure
white in winter, is found on the sea coast
and in slightly-wooded regions, but the
variety is not abundant. The small
white rabbit, same as seen in the Middle
States, except in color, frequents wooded
regions along river courses and is abun-
dant. Reindeer were formerly abundant
on the sea coast and travelled in immense
herds, but since the introduction of fire.
arms these animals have been destroyed
in some localities and driven from others,
and now they are found only in restricted
localities. A few years ago they existed
in vast numbers on Nuneyak island, and
the Indians were in the habit of
slaughtering them with senseless i'm
providence. They were once SO plenty
and tame there that they could be shot
in numbers from the huts of the natives.
One traveller says that he saw over 4, 600
fawn skins hanging up to dry in a singls
village. Poison is sometimes used In
taking game-an execrable practice.
In the open throughout the interior
country reindeer are still found in small
bands.
Moose are still found along the rivers
in the Yukon territory and in wooded
places. Their skins are used for cloth
ing they are. thick, stiff and heavy be-
fore being tanned, but are rendered soft
and pliable under the manipulation of
the Indian tanners, who use the animals
brains in the operation.
The Polar bear is found on the north
ern coast of Alaska. This huge animal
formerly ranged as far south as the
mouth of the Yukon and tradition has
it that one was once seen on st. Paul S
island in latitude 81 deg. north, supposed
to have been carried there on a floating
ice field. In the Coast mountains range
cinnamon, black and grizzly bears ; bu:
none of these varieties are common
here.
numerous, especially the black on the
Upper Yukon, were many skins are
annually taken. I gathered good deal
of interesting gossip about the manner
of capturing the bear. The natives give
the red bear, and especially the grizzly,
| wide berth. One white hunter re-
ported seeing a band of fifteen black
bears on Peace river, in the Hudson bay
country, feeding on berries on hillside,
and six in one place on the Yukon, the
+ present spring. The grizzly is not fire.
| quently found, for the sufficient reason,
l suppose, that he is rarely "lost." The
barren ground bear, a smaller animal,
dull yellowish brown in color, inhabits a
wide, treeless region extending from the
western part of British America tc
Alaska.-Alasko Cor. San francisco
Chronicle.
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Epitaphs.

The following was rather more epi-
grammic than epitaphic in regard to
Rev. John Chest:
"Beneath this spot lies buried
One Chest within another;
The outer chest was all that's good;
Who says so of the other?"
William Wilton, buried in Lamberth,
certainly did not write the epitaph which
bears relation to him:
L" Here lieth W. W.,
Who never more will trouble you, trouble you"
Nor, we may safely assert, did Owen
Moore himself pen the following:
"Owen Moore has gone away,
OWN more than he could pay"
In graveyard at Montrose is said to
be the following:
"Here lies the bodis of George
Young and all their posterity
For fifty years backwards
And in Wrexham Churchyard as fol-
lows:
" Here lies five babies aud children dear,
Three at Oswestry, and TWO here"
Akin to this in logical blundering is !:
Here lies the remains of
Thomas Mlsoln, who died in
Philadelphia, March. 1853;
Had he lived he would have
Been buried here.
And another at Nettlebed, in Oxford
shire:
Here lies Father and Mothsr and Sister and l ;
We all died within the space Of one short ear;
We are all buried at Wimbe, except 4;
And be buried here.
Others again are delightfully."- circum-
stantial, such as that of John Adams
Here lies John Adams, who received thump
Right on the forehead from the parish pump"
Or touch of jollity in them, as this
from Newbury Churchyard
"Here lays John, and Mary his bride
They lived and they laughed while they were able,
And at last were Obliged 10 knock under the table"
Or suggestively laconic as is the fol-
lowing from ST. Michael's Crooked Lane !:
:" Here lies, wrapped in clay,
The body of William Wray;
have no more to say"
One Mrs. Shute gave occasion, we are
told, for the following
20 Here lies cut down like unrpe fruit
The wife OF Deacon Amos Shute;
She died of drinking too much coffee,
Amy Dominy eighteen forty.
James Wyatt, of course, took no part
in the concoction of this effusion
"At rest beneath this churchyard stone
Lies singy Jimmy Wyatt;
He died one morning just at 10,
And saved dinner by it,"
| A useful hint is wrapped up in the fol-
lowing:
Died of thin Shoes Januarv 1890
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Real HerOiSn.

In one of our sleeping cars there was
an old bachelor who was annoyed by
the continued crying of child, and the
Intellectual attempts of the father to
quiet it.. Pulling aside the curtain, and
putting out his head he said: "Where
is the mother of that child? Why
doesn't she stop that nuisance?" The
father said very quietly: "The mother
is in the baggage car in her coffin; am
travelling home with the baby. This is
:l.e second night have been with the
chi. and the little creature is wearying
for Ii mother. I am sorry if its plain
tive cl. disturb any one in this car "
"Wait 4 mute" said the old bachelor.
The old III. got up and dressed himself
and compel, the father to lie down and
sleep, while /. took the baby himself.
That old bachel stilling the cry of the
baby all night hero. And the
man who, for the '<e of others, gives
up lawful gratiti, ION in his own
house, or in the social Gle, is as great
hero as though he stoo, 1pon the bat
tie field.-EGchan0e
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How Daniel Webster Proposed.

In old times it was the fashion for a
suitor to go down on his knees to lady
when he asked her to become his wife,
which, with very stout gentlemen, was
an uncomfortable proceeding. The way
in which Daniel Webster proposed to
Miss Fletcher was more modern, being
at the same time neat and poetic. Like
many another lover, he was once bold
ing skein of thread or wool which the
lady had been unraveling. "Gracie, +"
said he, "we have been untying knots !;
let us see if we cannot tie one which
will not unite in lifetime" With a
piece of tape he fastened the half of n
true lovers knot Miss Fletcher per-
fected it, and a kiss put the seal to the
symbolical bargain.
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A. II. stephens and the Negro,

There are people who become honest
only when there is nothing more to
steal That kind of forced virtue has
too many examples.
Mr.. Stephens has many stories to tell
of negroes, and one is of famous cot
ton and chicken depredator, who since
the war met the ex-Vice President in the
road.
"Well, Thomas" was the kindly
saluation, :" I was sorry to hear you
had been in trouble about Mrs. Tripp's
Chickens"
eyes, Mars. Alec, but I done quit
ali dat now," said the negro, very peni-
tently.
Chow many did you take before you
stopped?'' asked Mr.. Stephens.
/" I TUX all she had," was the perfectly
innocent reply,
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A TOUGH HORSE STORY.

The Cincinnati Enquirer lately published
the following horse story, which we give
just as it appeared: "A curious instance
of sagacity in the horse occurred recently
in the stables of Mr.. A. Toughman, situated
ON North Elm street. sMr. T. has for long
time been in the habit of using ST. JACOBS
OIL, the Great German Remedy, in his ex-
tensive stables. Among Mr.. T.s many
horsesis a great, powerful Canadian draught
horse. This animal in course of time go
50 that that he knew the ST. JACOBS ON
bottlevery well sowell, in fact, that one day
recently on Mr.. T.'s return from business.
upon entering the stables he caught him
licking the sore shoulder of a beast which
stood beside him; the animal, giving awise
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survey to his licking work, turned his head
and caught up with his teeth from the box
used as its receptacle bottle of ST. JACOBS
OIL. He threw the bottle on the floor
with violence enough to break it, and then
deliberately licked up the ST. JACOBS OIL
and applied it to the cut. Readers, we have
seen the laws of association belied by beingp
with less sense than Toughman's horse.
The word has passed among us, and when
we see a man who won't try the Oil, we
say, He is worse than Toughman's horse. >"
To many this may appear as very tough
story; and were there not proofs innumer-
able of the efficacy of the Great German
Remedy they would be justified in 80
designatingit. The testimony, however, il
plentiful and pointed, and is from people
whose long experience in matters apper-
tanning to horsefesh entities their opinions
to profound consideration and resnect.
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Get Out DOora.

The close confinement of all factory work,
gives the operatives pallid faces, poor appetite,
1anguid. miserable feelings poor blood, inactive
liver, kidneys and urinary troubles, and all the
physicians and medicine in the world can not
help them unless they get out Of doors or use
Hop Bitters, the purest and best remedy, es-
pecially for such cases, having abundance of
health. sunshine and rosy cheeks in them.
They cost~but a trifle. See another column
Christian Recorder
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AImost Young Again.

My mother was afflicted a long time with
Neuralgia and dull, heavy, inactive condition
Of the whole system headache, nervous pros
tration, and was almost helpless. No physi-
clans or medicines did her any good. Three
months ago she began to use Hop Bitters, with
such good effect tina she seems and feels Young
again, although over seventy years old We
think there is no other medicine fit to use in
the family A Lady in Providence, r. t.
Journal
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INDIGESTION, dyspepsia, nervous prostrauon
and all forms of general debility relieved by
taking MENsMAN's PEPToN1zEp BEEF TONIC, the
only preparation Of beef containing it's entire
nutritious properties. It contains blood-mak-
ing, force-generating and hfe-s1stalning prop
whether the result Of exhaustion, nervous pros
tration, overwork, or acute disease, particularly
if resulting from pulmonary complaints, Cas-
well, Hazard Co., proprietors, New York.
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No Tact.

People without tact do great deal Of
mischief. They seem actually merciless
at times. They never know what is best
to say or do. They tread upon peoples
toes, and open the closets where family
skeletons are kept SO often that they
earn the reputation Of being spiteful.
They ask over and over again questions
which are obviously unpleasant to an
swer, and make remarks that are seen at
once by all save themselves to be
offensive.
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:uu nnw.r o, .,... .,r !.

--IHE mower Oh sue aar IN n piHnt
found in Chill and also In Japan. This
appellation is given to it because it has
no roots and is never fixed to the earth.
1t twines round q dry tree or sterile
rock. Each shoot produces two or three
flowers like lily, white, transparent and
odoriferous. 1t Is capable of being
transported 200 or 300 leagues; and it
vegetables as it travels, suspended on a
twiR.
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IT would be supposed from its popu-
larity that only one substance is now
known to the world for the relief of
rheumatism, and that is st. Jacobs OIL
ST. Louis (No.) Dispatch.
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THOUSANDS Of women have been restored to
perfect health by the use of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
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EVERY one will find a general tonic in "Lind
sey's Improved Blood Searcher." Druggist
sell it. It's what you want.
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Mr.. E. PURCELL, No. II a , street,
New York, used st. Jacobs I'll for
rheumatism with entire relief-w. as
New York journal. { ~
Christian AdUOcdte.
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A. M. DOYLE, of Columbus, Ga, says that
from experience he knows "Sellers' Liver Pills.
to be the best in use
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KDNEY-WoRT cures piles. 1t has soothing
and healing action that is very potent.
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Files and Mosquitoes.
15c box "Rough on Rats" keeps house free
from fies bed-bugs, reaches, rats, mice, DC.
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A POOR, idle man cannot be an honest
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Thinking Men.
Should take Warmers Safe Kidney and Live,
Cure
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HENRY,s CARBOLIC sALvE

HENKYsS CARBO1lHC VALVE
Is the BEST SALvE for Cuts Bruises, Sores, Ulcers
Salt Rheum Tetter Chapped Hands, Chilblans, Corns
and all kinds Skin Erupons, Freckles and Pimples
Get HENRY's CARBoLIC sALyE, all others are
counterfets. Price IS cents.
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DIR. GREEN'S OXYGENATED BITTERs
Is the best remedy for Dyspepsia, Bousness, Malaria
Indigestion Diseases of the Blood Kidneys, Liver,
Skin, etc.
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DIR. MOTIFS LIVER PILLS the best cathartie
Regulators.
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The following was rather more epi-
grammic than epitaphic in regard to
Rev, John Chest: