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The St. Johns herald., 1894-04-19
THE VANISHING MOOSE.
Departure of New York's Game for Part
 Unknown.

Departure of New YOrR'S Game for Parts
 Unknown.
 4 deer, when started by hunter or driven by hounds, usually returns in few days to the same hill or mountain side where he was first found; but moose, says Madison Grant in the Century, when once thoroughly alarmed, will start on long, swinging walk, and, taking with him his entire family, leave for good. It is one of the greatest diiiculties-and there are rnany-in still-hunting this animal. to avoid getting him under way, for then the hunter may as well break camp and try other fields, since not a moose y,ill be found within miles. They scent a rnOccasin track or the smoke of fire at an incredible distance. X fresh trail may be found one day and arrangements made to follow it at day break on the morrow. During the night the moose, returning to his old haunts, detects the danger-signs, and all the hunter find in the morning is trail six or eight hours old leading for parts unknown in an almost perfectly straight line. The moose is at that moment, perhaps, twenty miles of and still going.
 Although moose cannot be driven to water by hounds like deer, but will turn savagely to bay, still they will not remain in alocality where dogs are running; so that when the white hunt CTS became numerous in the North woods, and especially when they intro duced bounding; the moose simply left the country and passed either east ward to Maine or nOrthward to Canada.
 1t is well-authenticated but little known fact that they practically left in one season. They were numerous in the Adirondacl1s, especially in Browns tract-a large district in what is now the southwestern part of the wildcrness-until the period between 1859 and 1855 (probably near the latter ycar), when they suddenly disap- poared. Before this several had been killed yearly. Scattered ones were shot later. but 1855 marked their exit from the annals of New York game. Years later, four or five were brought back to Saranac, but would not stay.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-04-19
TattooinG Ctilized.

A French physician. who has found that the majority of deaths upon the battlefield arise from the bleeding to death of the wounded while waiting for the surgeon, proposes that each sol dier in the French army shall be taught where the arteries of his body are and how to arrest henorThage S from them. In doing this he has found a use for that most useless of arts tattooing: a small figure of some kind being tattooed over each artery. so that the soldier can at once see where tn anclv the ligatHre.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-04-19
sxnpathetic sounds.

A stringed instrument suspended in 8 favorable position near a pianoforte will sound when tones corresponding to the open strings are produced on the pianoforte. The volume of the answer
 ing tone will depend upon atmospheric conditions, the quality and color of the persuading tone and the sensitive ness of the responding material There is familiar anecdOte told of a famous tenor, who by singing the tone that was consonant with that of a wine glass, could make the glass shiver so violently that it would fall to pieces. It is because of the tonal sympathy that the cause Of a harsh, rattling tone that may suddenly appear in piano forte is detected with difficulty. Though it may appear to be in the in
 stru1nent, it is often far away and may come from a loose globe or pendant on a chandelier Even key in the door has been known to be the guilty cause.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-04-19
4 House with 2 History.

Old Round Top is historic stone house near Canajoharie, \. r., built about 1750. Its first owners were Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, and Archi- bald Kane, the latter an ancestor of Dr. Kane, the arctic explorer. Here the Kanes carried on Q great mercan- tile business, and it was in the rear of Round Top that one of the merchant family fought duel with the father of Gen. ]. $. Wadsworth. Much of the old house has been destroyed by fire, as it was long the resort of tramps and Italian laborcrs. who recllessly built fires within its walls
The St. Johns herald., 1894-04-19
plants
The AnGora Cat.

The Angora eat is peculiar. When it's fur is entirely white the animal is invariably blind, but when there is even the slightest tinge Of color the vision is as perfect as in any other normal cat. This phenomenon is not accounted for. The only case of similar kind known is that of the fishes in Mammoth Cave, which have no eyes
The morning call., 1894-07-28
PROTECTION AND TAXES.

1t is hoped some good may grow out OF
the recent railroad tie-up. The hope is
based upon the assumption that such cor
pOraions as the Pullman Car Company
and the Southern Pacific Company will be
more willing to pay taxes. The protection
which these two corporations have re-
ceived from the Government has cost the
people hundreds of thousands of dollars,
but less robably than either corporation
has cheated the Government out Of In
future it is expec ed that they will de bet
ter. In this State we know how the
Southern Pacific has evaded payment of
taxes, and an Iowa paper thus tells how
Pullman manages in that State:
When 1t comes to the payment OF taxesPull.
man always resists. His cars belong nowhere
and to robody. When Iowa taxed Pullman
cars he resisted to the last. But when it comes
10 taxing the farmer for his share OF millions OF
dollars 10 keep the "paace carr attached TO a
mail train Pullman demands protection. +"
What claim has he TO pI otection who defies all
IaWso
The morning call., 1894-07-28
THE RATE SHOULD BE SPECIFIC.

A Democratic contemporary sees an
opening to an agreement on The tariff bill
in compromise placing duty on all
sugar Of Is per cent ad yalOrem. The ad-
vantage Of an ad valorem duty in this case
is that it conceals the precise amount OF
protection afforded 10 refners. No one
has yet calculated exactly what rate of
protection per pound will be afforded the
retiners By general rate of 45 per cent ad
valOrem. Under the Mckinley act the rate
is specific; it is not affected by fluctuations
in the sugar market. Raw sugar is free,
and refners are protected by a one-half
cent pound rate. The apparent object of
the ad valOrem method is to confuse the
public mind by general statements. Sena-
tor Sherman figured the duty on refined
sugar under the Senate bill at five-eIghtns
of cent pound. But this rate was OBJ
tanned by calculating the advantage the re-
fners derive from this 80 per cent duty on
raw sugar in addition to the specific rate.
The precise amount of this protection can
only be ascertained by assuming a fixed
cost of sugar in the place OF production.
If Congress is not ashamed of what it is
doing it should impose a specific duty on
raw and specific duty on refined, so that
people may know what the precise duty is.
The morning call., 1894-07-28
in A LIGHT VEIN.

Bobby-Papa's the captain OF our ship and
mammals the pilot
His leacher-And what are you?
Bobby-Pm the compass, suppose-they're
always boxing me.
kennard (On first glimpse Of the sea)-As-
tonlshingl Who would have thought there
could be as much water as that?
Underhil-True, and remember, you only see
what's on top.
Young wife-You used to say that my hair
was my greatest glory, GeOrgei
Young husband-And / do still, my dear
aud for that very reason you should be more
economical of it when you are cooking.
Jack-I am coming to the conclusion that
must be something of an idiot.
May-Dear me! Why?
JacH-I have noticed that the most idiolc
fellows WOO and win the lOveieSt giIls, and mere
L am after winning the loyeesI girl in the
world.
Mayo, Jack! Ecstatic slIence)
Brother Whitie-"The wages OF sin is death" 4"
Brother knOwit-NOt in New York. In this
city the wages of sin is the support of Tam
many.
Backward, turn backward, time, in thy flight,
Make me dead broke again just for tonight;
I'm anxious to know the sensation, to feel
An appette-for one good, honest square meal
Ali from Truth.
The morning call., 1894-07-28
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

The proposition OF the London press that the
! British universities send athletic teams here
next year TO compete with our own has the dis
| advantage OF precipitancy. Perhaps they will
do well 10 walt until they are invited. But II
| would be of service to them TO come 10 n civil.
lied country and learn how American crowds
behave 10 guests and strangers.-New York Ad-
! vertiser.
| New York's Constitutional Convention hay.
| ing declined To extend the Suffrage franchise
to women in the Empire State, the time has ar
| rived when prudence dictates the abandonment
of further discussion of the subject. The aver.
age man is Kept busy just now lodging sun
strokes, and has no time 10 dodge rolling. pins
or similar domestic mIsses.-Pittsburg Dis
patch.
The effort TO show that Secretary Hoke
Smith has been filing up the Interior Depart
ment with his friends in Georgia doesn't seem
10 have panned out we'll. In fact Georgia
hasn't got her full quota. being entitled, ac.
cordng to the spoilsman's figuring, to ZIG
places, and having only 176. Hoke is vind-
Gated again.-Boston Herald.
The other day 1t was Senator Cali who
claimed that his character had been assas-
sinated by a newspaper correspondent. Now
Senator Allen, the big Populist from Nebraska,
makes the same complaint. Take it all around
the representatives OF the press manage to
make it pretty lively for the lawmakers-In.
dianapolis News.
William Dean Howells has come out In favor
of woman suffrage. II Mr.. Howells believes
that women are capable of exercising the
right OF suffrage he certainly didn't form his
opinion from the kind OF women he puts in his
books.-Topeka Journal.
Edward Albert George Andrew Patrick
David Christian is all the name of the
York baby. But when he gets big enough to
owe few chips in the game of baccarat that
his father loves so well, the boys will condense
the whole thing into "Say, Al. you're sly."-St.
Louis Star Sayings.
Before paying the S414600 extra for the ex-
cess Of contract speed in cruiser Minneapolis,
wouldn't II be we'll for the Government TO as
The morning call., 1894-07-28

preserves or canned fruit may discover
sooner or later-and he might just as we'll
discover it before his money is Spent-that
the chances of profit are in inverse ratio to
the size of his orchard. Many man sees
his 200-acre orchard sold out under fore
closure when he might have been making
money if he had only planted twenty
acres. The larger the orchard the less at
tention the owner can pay to each part OF
il, and high-priced fruit like the apricot
requires constant and unremitiing atten-
ton.
The same rule applies to preserving.
That is a science which requires knowl-
edge of chemistry. The larger the guam
tity of fruit treated the less care can be
bestowed on each pan or vat; where the
product is very large the quality is apt to
fall to a dead level of mediocrity, which
may move slowly in the market. 1T is
often the handler with minute care of a
small quantity only who gets the highest
price Tor his product.
The morning call., 1894-07-28
SENATORS FROM NEW STATES.

The New York Commercial Advertiser
says: Imagine the noble style of Senator
that is likely to come prancing up from
Utah, Arizona and New Mexico" The
Advertiser has taken an inopportune mo-
ment to sneer at representatives of the
wild and wOOlly West. The junior Sena-
tor from New York has just been placated
with high duties on collars and cuffs. 1t
was New Jersey Senator who did not
speculate in sugar stock himself, but who
left telegrams ordering the purchase of
stock lying around loose, and who en-
ployed servant girls with sense enough to
forward the kilograms to their address.
The group of Senators who insist upon
high duties in refined sugar represent
Central States. Now, without intimatIng
that any one of these Senators is unmind-
full of public interests or overmindful of
his own personal interests. we may venture
the opinion that the present is not good
time to proclaim the superior fitness of
Senatorial timber in the old States.
: From time TO time new States have con-
tributed materially to the intellectual char
acter of the Senate. California sent to
that body Gwin, Broderick. McDougal and
Sargent; Oregon was in the frock stage
of development when the grandest orator
that has appeared in the Senate since the
Webster-Clay period spoke in her rooms :;
Colorado is now and for years has been
The morning call., 1894-07-28
THE APRICOT CROP.

The San Francisco Fruit Exchange is
doing good work in organizing the trade in
dried aprcots. This is one of the most
important of our fruit industries, repre-
senting a product worth several million
dollars, according to the condition of the
markets. 1t is a product of which Cali
fOrnia has a practical monopoly. The
dried and preserved apricots of Damascus
are we'll known to Oriental travellers, and
apricOtS are grown as wall fruit in West
ern Europe; but the dried apricot of COM
merce is rot produced 10 any extent out
side OF this State. The crop here is very
variable. Some years ago it was reported,
on evidence which Was not wholly reli-
able, that crop OF 1900 tons had been
gathered. In 1891 there is good reason for
believing that the crop amounted to 5000
tons; this year a crop Of 5000 to 10000 tons
is generally expected.
Like the fig and the prune, the apricot is
usually marketed in desiccated or sugared
state. A few carloads of green fruit reach
tine East and generally realize a handsome
profit to shippers, but the bulk of the crop
goes to the dryer and the Gamer. Dried
or canned, there seems to be no limit to
the possible consumption of the apricot in
the East and in Europe. When the trade
is thoroughly organized, so that the actual
consumer gets the dried fruit or the pre-
serves at minimum cost, they will prob
ably figure on every well-provided break
fast table and 10000 tons will not begin to
supply the demand; for, of all the sac
charine fruits, the apricot is the only oSe
which improves by preserving. A dish OF
q ic haiti
wholesome breakfast dish than plate of
the ripe fruit all naturel. 1t is more
luscious to the palate, more easily assimi-
lated and less frequently followed by dis
comfort.
People talk OF the losses of fruit-growers
and of the difficulty Of making money by
fruit-raising. These untoward happen
ings result to more or less extent from the
want of knowledge and skill and expert
ence in those who lose money. They
would occur in any trade. There is money
in making boots and shoes; but if a man
should embark in the shoemaking busi-
ness with no more apprenticeship than
the apricot-growers ana apricot preservers
think it necessary to acquire his stock
would soon be in the hands Of the Sheriff.
The first rule to observe is the one
which declares that perfection in product
depends largely on the division Of employ
ments. There is no reason why an apricot
grower should not preserve his own apri.
cots; but the odds are that if he contents
himself with growing the fruit. and let's
another man preserve it, the preserve will
be finer than he could make If he did both
jobs unaided. To grow fine apricots and
fiuh 2 ba Ofh fr ic hrci
enough for any man. and the application
of the art OF confectionery to the task OF
preserving the fruit with a maximum of
its natural flavor is quite enough for
another. The selection of the right stock
TO plant and of the right place to plant IL
in is a study in itself. 1t has cost Santa
Clara Valley and Vacaville thousands of
dollars 10 learn exactly how to solve both
problems. Possibly he who proposes to
make a living by growing apricots to make
The morning call., 1894-07-28
SOMEWHAT TOO MUCH.

The speech Of Senator Villas leaves the
impression that an unnecessary something
has been added to Senator HIPS defense
of the President. Mr.. Hill had said about
all that could be said without drawing
upon the Imagination Not being upon
good terms with the President Mr.. HiPs
Endorsement of the Presidents political
course carried the weight Of honest cOnvc-
tion. The Senator's personal interests
would perhaps be best served by widening
the breach between the President and GER
tain influential Senators of his party.
Senator Villas embellishes this solid super
abundance of facts and impartial opinion
with personal and sentimental tribute 10
Mr.. Cleveland. He tries to exhibit the
chief magistrate through the spectacles of
one who has received many favorS from the
chief magistrates hands. Admitting that
his estimate of the Presidents personal
worth may be correct, such an expression
from such source is likely to be valued
by the public only as an exhibition of
gratitude.
Senator Villas attempted to break the
force of Senator Gorman's statement that
the President had indorsed the Senate
amendments with thorough understand
the entire bill as amended had not been
laid before the President. Mr.. Cleveland
had indorsed the principle of compromise
without knowing the details which were
designed to bring the discOrdant factions
together. 1t certainly was not necessary
10 read and carefully consider the 400
amendments proposed TO comprehend the
scope Of the Senates action. All the
points Of real difference lie in three
amendments-those placing sugar, coal
and iron on the dutiable list 1t is not
suppOsable that Mr.. Cleveland lndorsed
the Senate's action without knowing what
was TO be done with these three important
artices-the only articles, in fact, upon
which there were differences which could
not have been reconciled in conference
committee.
There is another point to be considered.
In Mr.. Cleveland's letter to Chairman
Wilson he separated sugar from coal, iron
and wool. He held that it was in the line
of tariff reform to expose a farmers in
dustry to ruin while affording abundant
protection to Louisiana sugar-planters and
New York sugar-refners. The industry
tnat supplied two-thirds of the raw
material OF lis kind used in the United
States was held TO be less worthy of pro-
lection than one which supplied but one
eighth of the raw material Of its kind
While protecti0nists viii agree with Mr..
Cleveland that sugar should be protected,
they will easily find limp in the argu-
ment which protects sugar and leaves
wool TO contend unaided against foreign
competition.
The morning call., 1894-07-28
A VERY SMALL WAR.

The Mosquito Indians seem to have
pretty good luck in lighting against the
Nicaraguans. American forces and Brit
ish forces are active in preserving law and
order. The dispatches TO date are no,
very clear. but the purpose of the reported
hostilities may be imagined. England
does not often take so much interest in
native Indians as in the case of these Mos
quito rebels. The United States will be
fortunate if when the smoke clears away
England is not holding some point of
vantage. with the intention of continuing
to hold it as she holds Egypt until her bill
of damages is paid.
The morning call., 1894-07-28

| certain whether the new boat will weather
| rough water with all her equipment on board?
we nave enough premium naval vessels which
neec propping up.-St. Louis Post Dispatch.
1t is noticeable that the Democrats have
given up referring TO the tinplate myth" An
industry which is represented In the single city
OF Philadelphia by nine factories with sixty
sets OF machinery is altogether 100 substantial
10 De dismissed as figmeDt of the imaglna-
tion.-BostOn Journal
III Chairman Wilson of the House Com mlttee
on Ways and Means had been able 10 recog-
nize his bill when it came back 10 the confer
ence committee, perhaps be AID his Demo-
cratic colleagues OF the House would have been
more willing TO accept it.-Cleveland Herald.
congressman could strike. and 1t would be
met win applause from every section oil the
country. Ii Congress wants TO see people jol-
ler tnan on any Fourth of July burning green
nres and sending up rockets just let it adjourn
and go ohome.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Anarchist Mowbray, who has come to this
country ITO establish propaganda OF anarch-
ISM" VIII probably find that he has struck The
wrong place for his enterprise. The climate
here IS entirely too hot for such plants.-New
York Press.
American college athletes fare no Detter tnan
American yachts when they get TO the other
SIDE OF the Atlantic. Invite the Brttshers to a
contest on this side of the water aud the tables
will doubtless be completely tur urned.-Omaha
Bee.
Yale has just Invested u expensive and elab-
orate apparatus for the purpose Of photograph
ing The stars. Why can't The students remain
satisfied with the pictures of those that come in
cigarette packages ?-Chicago Times.
Cablegrams are to the effect that the Mosqul-
los OF Central America have gained their inde-
pendeDce. In North America it is their vic
tins who are now signing for fIeedom-St.
Louis Republic.
An English firm has bought CARPET manu-
factory In Philadelphia for S1,OOO,0OO. IL
doesn't seem to fear that The Wilson bill Will
wreck our ndustries.-IndianapOll News.
The speed premiums won by the Minneapolis
Will give the cOngested Unlted States Treasury
bad case OF the Cramps.-Phlladelphi Item.
The trouble with the young man is not so
much in keeping his courage up as II is in
keeping it down. Galveston News.
Always-Puts-H HisF Foot in-It Gresham has been
monkeylng with diplomacy again, and got hurt,
OF cOurse.-Plttsburg Press.
The morning call., 1894-07-28
To Ell Camno.

Inere are number, Il great number OF
people in this city who at some time during the
season have visited Ell Campo and all have been
pleased with the site, the surroundings and
tDat splendid ride on the big steamer Ukiah TO
ana from there. There are others who have
nor yet taken this trip and unless they do so
neglect. These will have an opportunity to
visit this most popular and delightful picnic
ground Tomorrow, as the steamer named will
make Tour trips there. Go TO Ell Campo once
and yon VIII want to go again.
The morning call., 1894-07-28

represented in the Senate by men who are
recognized as leaders; Nevada, with two
Senators Tor 10000 votes, has risen above
an average Sla in influence by the ability
OF her representatives in the Senate, and
certainly such older new States as Kansas.
Iowa and Wisconsin have always had men
of mark in the upper House. On the
other hand. who bears iu mind the service
of New York Senator since Seward and
COnkling?
The morning call., 1894-07-28
TO COUNTRY RESORTS.

City subscribers to THE CALL riSitino
the country during the summer months can
haze their paper sent to them for any
period de8ired-oae Deek or longer.
Orders can be giren to the carrier or to
esther the Branch Office, 10 Market street.
or Business Office. $50 MONTGOMERY street
The morning call., 1894-07-28
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

The Princess Eulalia, who is not having so
pleasant time just now as she had during her
recent visit TO America, is said to be very proud
OF her hands. She wears gloves a II day and all
night as well, so the story goes, and Is an en-
thusiastic patron of all the new lotions
Mr.. George Manville Fem, the novelist OF
adventure, is now Ga years DID, He does not
look his age, however, for he has a tall, light.
active figure, thick, fair hair and beard and
keen blue eyes.
TO Queen Natalie Of ServIa belongs the dis
tinction Of owning the finest head OF hair among
the royalties of Europe. She usually wears IL
hanging IN two long plaits down her back.
Miss Edna Dean Proctor, poeiess, wants to
be known as the apostle of maize as the ma.
tOnal flower. She considers Indian corn the
distinctively American product.
Lord Brassey. king of yachtsmen, was the
first yachtsman TO obtain Board of Trade
certificate of competency TO manage as master.
The Queen OF England las a horror OF pea
cock feathers. CuriouSly enough great many
well-known people share this dislike.
The Empress of China has her own private
silk looms within the royal palace.
The Sultan of Johore wears an electric light
in his shirt-front.
The morning call., 1894-07-28
Northern Pacific Railroad.

Trains via Northern Pacific running on
time. Just received wire from p d.
Charlton. A. G. P. A. at Portland. Or, to
resume sale of tickets to all points East
Trains of all classes making regular
schedule time.
T. K. Stateler, General Agent, 63S Mar
ket street, San Francisco.