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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-07
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
GENERAL NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Rcron Of the COMMUNE 20 Investigate tie
survey Omce-A sca'hipE Arraianmeni OF
SuFeriEtrudenf Hiigard.

Rrrou Of the COMMUNE 20 Investigate t1e
survey 0mce-A scaihipg Arraisnmeni OF
Superintendent Hiirard.
tBy Telegraph to the Dispatch.l
WASHINGTON, August c. The
committee appointed to investigate the
affairs Of the Coast and Geodetic Sur
vey. and to inquire into alleged irrega-
larities and official misconduct on the
part Of the superintendent. Professor
Hilgard, made their report TO the Sec
rotary Of the Treasury to-day. The
committee began their Investigation
July 23d, and continued it daily until
closed. They took possession oil the
books, accounts, and records Of the
survey, and examined a large number
Of witnesses. The committee say that
their investigation L" leaves no ground
for doubt that the actual condition
OF the oilice Of the Survey was
one of decentralization. and its workings
TO serious extent inefficient, UNJUST
and to some extent disreputable; th.t
many of the defects in its condition aad
management are the result Of gradual
growth under the system Of regulations
which afford excellent opportunities-if
not invitations-for the preparation OF
abuse is doubtless true. but 1t seems
unquestionable that the responsibility
for the lamentable condition. which was
quite generally conceded by employees
is due to willingness on the part
Of the late superintendent 10
avail himself Of those opportunities
for the continuance OF the abuses; to
his weakness or procrastination in al
ministefiug his Office to his toleratlon
and apparent encouragement Of vicious
practices to bis exhibitions Of favor
itism and arrogance TO his continued
and fragrant disregard, apparently, OF
the regulations devised III the interest
Of honest, efficient. and economical ad-
ministration; TO hi, protection o.
exposed rascality. and to his own
unfortunate confessed and locally
notorious addiction to the use Of
intoxicants. Either Of these causes
would seriously initiate against eli
cient administration. In combination
they seem TO have been fatally c'Iectual.
inasmuch as they afforded the democrat
izirg influence Of vicious example 20
such of his subordnates - chose to
initiate IT, while depriyi1g him Of The
respect and confidence Of nearly. Z not
quite. all"
Several of the unfortunate attaches
ale mentioned by name in the report 80
terms equally condemnatory.
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wss mute sirore prices eiosioz Az. higher
than ,esf@rtiay ad6 quite ntW. the
ceipts YER Ilxhier and thc s'ivpiD< ~.
uend continues good. O9i> alsc "a lei 'il,.,.
Wong PYovisioss nailed somewhat rom
the depfess,On ~ yesieTdal ahn oosen 100
2cc. higher I.aDi rui,d 5a75se. higaef'
sr. LOUIS.
Or foufs, August --FiOpr unchanged.
VIeaf ,efy STOW closed ~ n under yes
ter,isy. No. 1fed. casb, essas' f. Aeynsi.
geraa9t.c Corg higher nud hfns -
a. xsd each. .ns3itc.: Angasi, - -
.yf,c oafs sfronrpr ears c'used easy; 80.
mixed, cash. gs.R25' a.. Auzisi Rtatt.c.
Wh,skey steady at slia. Pr0s SONS dal'
holders Grm. Pork, tteos, olik hl"ats-
org clear. $50. short 40. 800. cleHr'
Is 30 Rscon- short fib - 80 -; GEAR;
ss.idasG5S. Lard. s6.29ase 80 ipf s'i@''
'"''' MILWAUKEE,.
MftwAuKKE. August e.-fiour IN
changed wheat eiagnani; ~ pssss..
~. ?. cash. sc seP'sc,.oes. 80. 80 No n
s.f'c Provisions steady. Me~s-pofk' casn
or August. sass. Prime steam iafh' cAsh
or August. $3.50.
COTTON MAFKfrS.
NorVorv. Va. August Cotton steady
u,fddiug no l.l6c. Net rereipi. otee.
gfoas receipts bales stock I'ioo n>'7S'
Nj, ef<ern.. y. e., August 3 lotion
lgi4c. Net receipi, 20 Osif>'
me- receipts. nome sales x93 bates.
SAvANN flf GA, August 6.-Io'i ION qplfti
uIdfIns &c. Nof rrplp's BALE Sio~
rece pts. ( baios, sales. IS Oaies. stock IIi'
bales.
AUGUSTA CA. AugIs' G.-coiion qnieti
mlddug. ice. shipments. - bafs' sales
bales.
CfARiF-TuN. =. G.. August e.-CoitOn
9ull. mlddlira Toe. Net recr' pts 80 paiss,
Gross rrce.p,s. -- bales sales -- bales: stuck,
gOT bales
NEW YORK COTTON FyrURKs.
NV YoRE, August o.--Coitor-i utures
closed Quiet ard ufm. -aios a. 20 bales,
August, sis.j5asloD5; Hrpemcer, 'e.spa
a. "a. Ocfob.r. 80 BsaSaoI: november.
.4IGasa.64 December. fp.3iasf.I1; Jan
uorv. sg.6qaSo 90. Fchruaty. t3.79aiy 30;
March. 81. spasg % Aprii Sinasio.0I; Nay
SOTO: june. sio2lAsio -.
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sa,,a,lea Army MohSe,i.


Nv -T-rEIN y 70 TIC y 80
KINGSTON. ONT. August t.-The
Salvation Army were mobbed al belle
vile last night BY a crowd composed
chiefly Of boys. The Army holds meet
ings every night on the market square.
Some paieut-medicile men rented toe
square for the purpose Of giving enter
tA,nments. and when they drove on the
ground they found the Army m posses
SION Of il. The Salva;Ionists refused
to retire, when the crowd set upon them
and forced them 10 retreat under a
shower Of rotten eggs. The Army was
followed 10 their barracks, where stones
were thrown and windows broken.
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Sfart,n= EGis children - Death a" u,
IN ssesuuFFy.
.By telegraph 70 tne D.spatch-'

IBv telegraph 20 the Dispatch
LlNCHuURG. Va. August b.-N- IL
liam Parks. negro. residing IN An
herst county, Va, has been arrested on
ttc charge OF starving his chillren 70
s,sth. Within the past i've month,
fo1rc Parks's seven children have died.
sad lie remaining three. 10 Is charged.
sre emaciated from want of food, the
father not only refusing 20 provide Tor
them. but prohibiting the nel-hoors
from giving them food. IL is charged
further that Parks wants 20 marry
again. and that the woman be asp.res
10 win refused 20 accept him while ne
had so many children. Considerable
excitement prevail, N the nolshooT-
hood ia which Parks resides.
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west side, every facility for doing SO
will be given them.
When Maior-General W. ;. Han
cock, United States Army, commanding
the escort column preceding the column
OF United States troops, has passed
up Broadway and Fifth avenue and
cleared the right Of the line, IT Will
break into columns and commence TO
march. The troops will be required to
reverse arms while their respective
bands are playing. Organizations
which have previously arranged to
leave the column will do so at Fifty
seventh street.
When the head Of the column has
passed a short distance beyond Fifty
seventh street it will be halted for rest
and for closing up. In passing the
Fifth-Ayenue Hotel all the bands will
play.
From Fifty-ninth street the escort
will march in route step until near the
tomb. Through the courtesy Of the
Commissioners Of the Fire Department
uniformed firemen will be stationed at
the fire-alarm boxes on the line Of
march TO send ambulance calls, should
they be needed. 4 broad band upon
poles above the boxes indicate their
location.
The United States troops at the head
Of the column, except the battery de-
tached to fire salvos upon reaching the
grounds, will be massed upon the high
ground north Of the tomb, or other
wise disposed Of as Najor-General
Hancock NAV direct. The remainder
Of the companies, except the regiment
detailed to fire yolley. will form in
line on the east side OF Riverside drive.
right resting near northumberland
TWenty-second street.
While the remains are passing along
the lire arms will be presented by the
regiments, and the bands will play a
drge.
Two regiments OF infantry from the
First division y. g., 5. y. y, and a
United States battery Of artillery will
fire three volleys and salvOs upon the
completion ofthe ceremonies.
After the remains have passed the
troops in line may be dismissed. those
having water transportation from One
hundred-and-Twenty.Fifth street NOV
ing on the riverside.
CONFEDERATE REPRESENTATIVES,
NEW YORK. August Ga COM
mittce has been appointed by ex-Con-
federate soldiers to represent southern
soldiers at the obsequies. Among
those on the committee are Generals
Loring. Lily, Dockery. and Ciingman :;
Colonies Sneed. Duff, Sterrett, and
Anderson, and Majors Clark, Quincy.
McNulty, Defontaine, Suessdorl. Bridge
ford, and others.
! vICE-PRESIDENT HENDRICNS ~
ROUTE.
CHICAGO. August q. -Vicc-Pre7i-
dent Hendricks. accompanied by Mrs.
Hendricks. arrived here this morning
from Lake Superior region. lie Is on
his way TO attend the funeral Of General
Grant.
GENERAL FITZHCGH LEE.
ALEXASuRIA. VA. August o.
General Fitzhugh Lee. accompanied By
Major CORTLAND II. Smith. will leave
Washington tomorrow afternoon al I
O'Clock to attend the ob,eluies Of Gea-
eral Grant.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-07
A uadmsp's nurderous Deeds

ATTIcA. IND., August Or. Orin
Aborn, Of Marshfeld, has for some
months been insane, and be was TO have
been taken 10 an asylum yesterday.
Dr. Boyer, a friend Of the insane man,
agreed TO stop with Aborn's family
Tuesday night for their better security.
At midnight AbOn pretended to ex-
hibit 10 his friend a case Of sur
gical instruments, but suddenly he
seized one Of the sharp two-edged
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-07
Executed indian FaShisn.

KANSAS CITY, August 6.-Carpie
Barehead, . young Creek outlaw, vas
executed at EuiAula. Indian Territory.
On Wednesday last, Indian fashion,
being shot TO death while seated on his
coffin. by the Creek Lighthouse
Guards. Carpie was eighteen years old,
and had murdered an entire family, and
recently murdered a preacher. lie was
BETRAYED By hi. friends for reward.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-07
Ike South Atlantic and Ohio Railroad
NV telegram 70 the psSuafrh1

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, August D.
A special to the Tribune from Goodson-
Va, announces that at All election held
there to-day the citizens, by an almost
unanimous vote, decided 70 subscribe
s25, 1000 towards building the South A.
lantic and Ohio railroad from Bristol
and Goodson throughout the South
west Virginia eoal-felds 10 the Ken
lucky State line. The greatest entha-
siasm prevails in Bristol and Goodson
TONIGHT.
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Eustria TaItca u EOci of Herself.


WAsHINaToN. August 6.-Ihe De
partment Of State j, ~ receip, Of
cablecram from NJ. lee, secretary Of
the American legation at Vienna. say
ing that the Austrian Government has
positively declined 20 receive Nr. kei-
lev a, United States Minister. The AL
thorities Of Austria give 10 reason for
their action and merely say they Will
not receive the official who has been ar-
pointed. Mr. Kelley is nos in Paris.
where he has been FOR some we.Es. He
also has been informed Of the decision
Of thc Austrian authorities. Nr. Lee
has been designated 90 act as charge
d'aGairs FOR the present.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-07
Generai Gordor appointed an slle.

" U'-NgTlTI ~ No I-7F-9-'H'-
NEW YORK, August C.-Genera!
Gordon. Of Georgia. who at Spotsy.ga-
MA Courthouse. Va. checked Genera
Haucock's advance through the cap
tured salient On the -th Of Ma. l-J4.
and who commanded ore wirg Of Gen-
eral Lees army. which made the la5t
assaults upon General Grants lines n
Appomattox. has been appointed aide
to General Hancock for the funeral cere-
monies at the burial or General Grant.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-07
FAsai Gasoline Explosion.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, August g.
\ slight fire, caused by an explosion Of
gasoline, occurred IN proyision-store
IN Germantown Yesterday afternoon.
John Ganzert, driver David Reiber,
esrand-boy Frank Ref, an attendant /;
and John Kraft also employed AZ the
store, we're in the cellar At the time OF
the explosion, aud all were severely
burned. Ref died during the night,
AID Reiber and Ganzert died this morn
ing. The case Of krAiz, who Is seven
ty-four years old, is hopeless.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-07
Presidential crank.

~ telegraph ~ the Dispaien.l
KANSAS CITY, No., August o.
William kearney. Al insane man, who
lives near Humboldt, Neb.. and owns a
fine farm there, wa arrested here TO-
day. Kearney sait be vas on has way
20 Washington to Kill President Cleye-
land. against whom he had fancied
grievance. He had u revolver and about
seyenty-hye cartridges In a lambda z,
and was well supplied wiki money.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-07
pl..,een.laI Annolnimen...

ID 20 -TaVH 70 IIe IIsiaT d.
WA-HISoION. August o. The
President today appointed William 5.
ElanS 20 be. postmaster at la Grange.
Ga, r,cc John e. Beall, suspended
Richard Holmes. az Na,chcl, Mss,
rice William NcCarey. suspended /;
William ". Cay. at Wilson. y. Co..
rice Ms. Virginia sharp. suspended.
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1e,,or.FoyerinH e1Ieo.

IHy te.egfaph % me DhpaNn'I
CITY oF MEXICo rtG GALvE'IoN'
August The yellow-feger has ap-
cared A. Mazatlan and 1ehuantepec.
At the former plac- the dis ase Is not
violent. and the physicians have good
success in treating It. Al Tehuantepec
Efforts are being made by the mGnic'pa.
anitnriiie. 10 stamp ont The fever.
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Mother ann TAO children killed.

by tel.gmpn 70 the Dlspateb.l
WHEELISG, ". VA, August g.
This afternoon Mrs. samuel McElroy,
with her two little boys, started from
-. Clairyilie Junction u walk along
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad track
towards Bellaire. While on a bridge
he east-bound passenger train came
around the bend, and all we're killed.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-07

Ey cable 20 tle Dispatch.
LONDON. August The coal and
iron-miners Of Ike ton. IN Deroyshirs'
have been noting al dag. They have
already caused great damage 70 property
,r the parish. In one Of their battles
against the police this afternoon the
rioters were driven back several miles
from town. conte,tiug every foot Of the
way. During this engagement. ! grea,
number OF miners we're disabled AMI
Injured. ana nine q them We're Danger
ou,lv wounded.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-07
Crushed by Csr-WheeIs.

Especial telegram % the Dispatch.l
ATLANTA. GA, August G.-George
P. Humphries, prominent architect
Of this city. attempted to-day 10 jump
from the West Point train at We.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-07

End, one mile from this city. His
foot caught, and he was dragged two
hundred yards, mangling his head and
body. When he loosed his foot both
got under the wheel and were mashed
of. lie died short while after.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-07
EeslRae6.
LILY lalezranh 70 tha ntsrai

iBy Telegraph TO the DsFateh.l
CHICAGO, August G.-Dr. Galusha
Anderson, president Of the Chicago
University, resigned to-day. Nearly a
years salary is due him.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-07
GRAIN AND coIIoN ExcHANGE.

oFFEIINss.
WrHAT.-W Whit lsz bushels RI. 3G1
bushels LouIh"rry. $50 Dnalr.. snort
berry " Ked. 2 G54 bushels.
C1ES.-NhIfe. q. ST. bushels. n Sd. DJl
bushels
0AI-.-N. xed 2I3i bushels.
Il.F.--tN bushels.
MIAL.-iOU bushels.
SAILS FEPoKIFD TO sZcKETAEY.
WHFAY-Wnitr Ifs bushels a. -5r. 20
i.n-. iri 1856 DLsIrl, iDusberry a. soc.
10 sI.N5: 7tz bushels Suurthfrry az T"r. 20
81 v xrd. q 0Gs arshrI-at r1r. 20 sl.Hj.
fDi> Mixed. ! 800 bushels "a SIC.
While 20 bu-l. is 80 o..
OAI--MlE. --O bushels 1u private
terms.
E.E--su nus1'.. ~ 7lr.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-07

BALTIMORE. Augu>' G.-Nltg'uia f'- cone
,oI- j.. new g s. 53. p1st.iur cNup1u~.
81 3, Soun caro- ua 50, OLD. ll-s. 1913
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-07
GENERAL GRANTS NAVE.
Lcu,r from Ills Father winch seem, 10
settle H..


>ftrIe II.
70 tic Ed,tor Of tie TriJne,
Sill observe in last Sundays IT,
June the transcript Of General Grants
signature from the hotel register at
" est Point. But / object u the in
ference made tina, h.s name was then or
ever ULYSSES Hiram. He may have
tried thus to correct the blunder Of
Representative IIamer in naming him
Ulysses \. OF lie may have had differ
ence with his father t. where that II.
would look or sound best. And ! send
this note because Of my knowing that
his father, when applying to Mr.. Hamer
for the appointment, wrote the name
II. Ulysses. Shall We not deem the
father the better authority: ! enclose
a copy of the fathers letter 20 Repre-
sentative IIamer. The original ] re-
ceiyed from General Iamer'> daughter.
Mrs. William Loudon, Of Mount Yer
non. Ind. in ISIS, and deposited it
with one Of our historical societies in
Boston. Yours. etc.
HENRY &. HArGEE.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-07
POIsT or SEwFoRTs SEws. Guscsr =.
~ ts;ogEspa.i

Steamship Manhattan stevens. New
iDf6.sna s~ilvi Tor Nesi Ps,nt.
r'saBsa3R 5ngkaateT. Jensy New
tDfk.
schooper George :. gsstsa KaoW -.
Lcstsis.
-shooHeF John .. wlAus yrasoe. Neg
! orr.
sehconsF Oh u. 5seSs5-. ----. Sorfgk.
tNgLED.
s-r1.nenLn "a LsnL.L las.l.- A.n-nral.
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nAgIsE IsrELLiGKSCk.
pOET OF RICHMOND. ACeUs
Arm. III

Steamer WysnoNs Hupher. sev York,
uirTehandas aud .as-eu.sn. 0eOrgs w.
4 Len y TO-. AGENTS.
r<smer Pioneer. F,att. Pnllaiel plia,
r.sFeHanti-s ssd .ssseussrs. J. W. AcCar.
Il. ....L-.
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~rE0arrfs J.. \. baunenhOWers Cannon,
ard cams Di 'oFd. Snith. bermada Hun
drtIs ,o .Oat rsiirDad-f'ss fDr fhliadel-
plla. .rsse = Curtis g fsrxsr.
schooner Lady ~ 80 OCEAN. PstsrsDa.
Portland. NJ. pK-.rOn. =. y. Gordon,
agent. Afse. L.rr.s - go.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-07

fsYigsrt.a. Teu'a4ss (Port.J. viva. RIO
Ggsng@ 60 oLi, eOar,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-07

s'e7smsnlp cralsni. queen A.ginyai.
nuIsdgsds.
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vICE-PRESIDENT HENDRICNS b.
ROUTE.

CHICAGO, August 6.-Vicc-Presi-
dent Hendricks. accompanied by Mrs.
Hendricks. arrived here this morning
from Lake Superior region. lie Is on
his way TO attend the funeral Of General
Grant.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-07

ALFXASuRIA. Va August o.
General Vitzhugh Lee. accompanied by
Major CORTLAND II. Smith. will leave
Washington tomorrow afternoon az +
O'Clock to attend the ob,eluies Of Ge1-
eral Grant.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-02
Holstein Cows.

The eastern farmer. who has beer
driven to the wall by the railways
which bring produce from all parts Of
the land to compete with what he
raises on a sterile soil, is going large
lv into the dairy business This re-
euires skilled labor, and rays for it.
and it utilities all the working force oil
the household. But, in order to sue.
coed in it, he is compelled TO sell of
his useless cows and replace tkem
with mixers. For his small pastures
and steep hill-sides he finds the little
Jerseys highly profitable. They give
milk like cream, afford large anaoant
of the richest butter, and are to him
very satisfactory,
In the west a larger breed is de.
manded. There a steer calf, good for
the butcher, Is worth $40, and soon
grows into two, three and four times
that amount, with less labor than
would produce one-half of it in butter.
Hence, a breed good both for milk
and beef is required. And 1t is found
in the Dutch cow Holland supports
more people to the acre, by farming,
than any other European country,
and chief business is raising beef
and making butter for the London
market. There is a peculiar richness,
a nutty flavor to the Jersey butter
wanting IN any other. But the Dutch
butter keeps the best of any, is very
far above the average in quality, and
is worthy Of the closest study and i'm,
itation.
Their cows having been bred for
both beef and butter for hundreds OF
years, with the most critical inspec
ton and the utmost care and skill,
are uniformly great milk producers
and remarkably pre-potent in trans
hitting their characteristics to their
progeny. A half-blood Dutch calf is
usually in color and in form, anC
often in beef and milking facilities
a most admirable reproduction of the
breed. The cattle are extremely uni
form, and when exhibited at fairs are
taken direct from the herd on the
farm and returned thither, without
the ruinous and forcing process usual
at exhibitions.
There has been some jangle about
the names of Dutch cattle, but it is all
an advertising dodge to get putting
free, and to attract the attention Of
readers. They are called "Nether
land" cattle, Holland" Clutch, y
"Frisian" and Dutch Tristan" and
"Holstein, all referring to the same
stock; and the same cattle are often
eligible to entry in different European
herd books, at the option Of the Amer
lean buyers, for most of the European
herd books are recent affairs, started
solely for the benefit Of American
buyers. Winthrop w. Chenely, OF
Boston, who imported them forty
years ago, chose the name Holstein,
and that has been the favorite name
ever since. &C. A. Leach, in Home,
Farm and Factory.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-02
Reindeer limiting.

One sport that amuses the Eskimo
boys very much would probably be
called in our language reindeer hunt
ing Having found a long and gentle
slope on a hill side, they place along
the bottom of the hill q number of
reindeer antlers, or, as we sometimes
incorrectly call them, deer horns for
you boys must not forget that the an
tiers OF a deer are not horn at all, but
bone). These antlers of the reindeer
are stuck upright in the snow, singly
or in groups in such a mauHer that
sled, when well guided, can be run
between them without knocking any OF
them down, the numbered open spaces
between the groups being equal to
at least the number of sleds The
quantity Of reindeer antlers they can
thus arrange viii, of course depend
upon their fathers success the autumn
before IN reindeer hunting; but there
are nearly always enough antlers to
give two or three, and Somstimes five
or six, to each fearless young coaster.
The boys with their sleds number
ing from four to six IN a fair~sjzed vii.
lage, gather on the top of the Hill,
each boy having with him two or
three spears, or a bow with as many
arrows They start together, each
boys object being TO knock down as
many an;lers as possible and not be the
first To reach the bottom of the hill.
You can see that, in such case, the
slower they go when they are passing
the antlers the better. They must
knock over the antlerS with their
spears or arrows only, rs those thrown
down by the sledge or with the bow
or spear in the hand do not count.
They begin to shoot their arrows and
throw their spears as soon rs they can
get within effective shooting distance:
and, euen after they have passed be
tween the rows of antlcrs, the more
active boys will turn around on their
flying sleds and hurl back n spear or
arrow with sufficient force to bring
down an autler.
When all have reached the bottom
of the hill, thcy return to the row OF
antlers, where each boy picks out
those he has rightfully captured, and
places them in pile by themselves.
Then those accidentally knocked
over by the sledges are again put up
and the boys return for another dash
down the hill, until all the antlers
have been "speared. Sometimes
there is but one antler left, and when
there are five or six contesting sleds
the race becomes very exciting, for
then speed counts in reaching the
antlers first. When all are done, the
boys count their winnings, and the
victor Is, Of course, the one who has
obtained the greatest number Of ant
/ lers.