New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-09
CHANCES HERE AND THERE.

"sportsmen who dcplore the scarcity Of Wild duck
within easy distance Of NewYork,' said lover Of the
gun and rod the other day, should take leaf from
| the book OF the Canadian Game Commissioners. who
have proved the truth of the idea that wild fowl VIII
gather almost anywhere that suitable and abundant
food IS provided for them. The waters OF Rice
Lake, in Ontario, though surrounded all sides by
populous territory afford continual and excellent
sport TO duck hunters on account of the quantities Of
wild rice preserved there, and yearly the seed Is
gathered TO be planted in other lakes with like re-
suits Wild rice will grow in almost any latitude
where the water Is not six fcet deep and the bot
tom OF soft loan. There plenty Of such lakes In
me Adirondacks where only looms and shedrakes
feel at home that might be successfully planted with
this rice. Ducks are quick TO detect any evidence or
food IN their micratlons, and soon New-York sports
men would have good shooting within few hours
ride of their homes.
| "The work Of gathering the rice is picturesque
business, it is performed only by tribe Of Indians
who have reservation running down to the north
shore Of the lake. They pretty we'll civilized
lot and make good living by selling baskets, fish,
ETC., TO the thrifty farmers round about and derive
no little revenue from the wild rice which belongs to
the Government. They alone are allowed to gather
and sell IT, and it is used by them and by Others as
food OF late years, however, the demand for it as
seed for stocking lakes for wild fowl has grown
rapidly. Its dark-gre spikes rise in dense masses
out of the water to height Of four or five feet
buck and squaw generally work together at the har.
vest. The buck seated the stern of his canoe
dcckcd in his grandest hnery for the annual har
vest is made the occasion Of much pomp, paddles his
boat among the rice; The squaw. Of course does the
hard work. She pulls down the heads Of rice over the
canoe, and with stick beats out the grain into the
bottom Of the boat. When load Is secured IL Is
landed scooped out of the and dried for sale to
the Res wv TO na0 il 9ss Sow % late in
the fall just before the water freezes over.'
| The captain of big and fast transatlantic ocean
steamship Is a consequential man nowadays, and
generally he knows IT, "Thcir salaries not nearly
as large, however, a rule,' said an incessant
traveller recently, as one might suppose from the
| amount Of responsibility that devolves upon their
| shoulders. They are supposed to take good deal
Of 1t out in the honor of the thing, and then many
Of them who command popular ships make pretty
regular and little from letting out their
own cabins when The vessel is crowded and pas
senger can be found who is willing to pay for the
accommodation. And many people are willing 10 pay
handsomely for IT, too, whether the other staterooms
are crowded or not They seem TO entertain the
idea that to engage the quarters of the most important
man about the ship lends extra Importance 10
themselves. and entities them TO especial consideration
| captain who makes much out OF his cabin IN the
summer his entire salary in the winter amounts cunts
to- and who sleeps on lounge In the chalt room, When
he does sleep at all, from May to OCTOBER
Tho officers of the wooden sloopof-war Yantfc the
vessel which viii IN very short time be replaced
by the newer type of steel vessels and be relegated
TO Rotten Row-Or, TO be moTo fastidious In OK
| preston be laid up In ordmary"-have the right
TO feel that their duty In the homo squadron has
been unusually disageeable. First the vessel went
to Hayt where contracted yellow fever, some
OF the cases resulting fatally. Then she was sent
TO sea 10 destroy floating distractions and barely
escaped being wrecked In storm. After her return
from Hayu Commander Heyerman, who was Sick
was succeeded by Commander Rockwell Just be-
fore Commander Heyeman lett his ship he received
a testimonial signed by all OF the Of the fantic
for his selfsacrfce in giving UP his cabin to be
used as yellow fever hospital, giving personal
attendance to the sick people, and contributing choice
provisions from his own stores for them. ono OF
the officers related the following about dinner
given by Commander Heyerman to Mr. Thompson,
the American Minister, a colored man of pronounced
type, while at Port-au Prince. The dinner was
as good a. any that might be served at Delmonicos
It included choice champagne and other wines, be-
sides the regular courses Of soups, meats etc, and
as the statutes provide, all at the COMMANDERS eA-
ense day or two afterwad Minister Thompson
made his post-dnner call upon Commander lieyer
man. when champagne was again brought out, but
OF a different brand from that served at the dinner
| label and exclaimed, That's not good enough for
mel But other was served. On the day before
mander Heyernan with note suggesting that he
would dine on the Yantic on the following day
As good luck would have 1t the Yantc left the
harbor Of Port arl- Prince early NewYear'S Day
and Mr.. Thompson probably ate his dinner Oh shoie'
The pers!sency of people, ana moro especially of
women who want TO go upon the stage is one of the
bugbears of managers. peculiarly audacious eX-
perlence with aspirant was undergone by Denman
Thompson just before his season at the Academy closed
lie happened to be standing In the lobby shortly before
the matinee, when resolu,eLoohng woman OF UNI
certain age went up TO him. and began with this out
burst: " l want to 90 on the stage. I'm school,
teacher, but Pm tired Of teaching. Now, you won't
! get cross will you? Some managers have been to
act so mad. I'm going in TO your show, and then
III see you aferward and tel you which of the parts
| think can play best Now, you're not mad, are
YOU? MOI Well then you might give me pass.
some Of the managers wouldn't, but you look real
| good.natured When / tell you which part Ike BEST
We can talk about the pay" Nj. Thompson venturcd
| to suggest that the members of his company had
been with him some years, and 1t would scarcely Do
fair to dispace one Tor stranger. Ins saal an
ca easily get something else to do, but I'm slranser
and ought to have chance After that performance
Mr.. Thompson skipped out by Ddch way
| Thomas b. walmsley, of Dallas, Tex, is sanguine
Of the usefulness of scheme to protect Coney
Islands beaches from the sea, by using oil let fe9
from pipes along the shore $50 feet seaward, during
storms. He says that proper experiments Will Demon
strac successful results, adding: II have given much
thought to this subject during the past few months,
and | should not be much surprised to see such an
experiment made soon in the harbor of Galveston,
b.. the application of the right kind OF oil the highest
waves can be checked, and thus harbor protection,
the unloading OF vessels In mid ocean. the protection
of lighthouses and Iighvcsso.s in open roads;oads,
may be effected BIZ the use Of oil. In accord with
! the theory Of the HydrOGaphlc Bureau that crude
petroleum will give good results IN smoothing heavy
-. but T. usefulness I'm this direction deer In
proportion to the degree TO which II has boen retned
| THEsWHOLR TOWN DIGGING FOR CLANS.
Monroe Wis, Aug. S-Great excitement prevails at
! Albany. this county. the Sugar River, over the
finding OF pearls They are found In clamshclls.
hnt,rnen the nenhrnne and she'll and of all sizes,