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Evening star., 1897-04-03

cross Here the sanctuary has been re-
built. the roof ceiled over, and an altar
erected, and here 1t was that the cere-
monies occurred.
Sitting in the sand outside, against one
Of the broken pillars, were three Indian
women. one of whom remembered the first
dedication, almost century before. AS
child she carried stone and adobe for its
construction. and now. with the inherent
vtgor of her race she had lived a century
to behold its prosperity. Its gradual de-
cline, it's downfall Its ruin, and finally
its triumphant restoration.
The choir gathered in the organ loft
above the main entrance, gaining 1t by
means of the well-worn and much-broken
steps leading from the inner garden--now
overgrown with mustard and inclosed
by broken arches. AS the organ pealed
through the old cathedral the worshipers
slipped in past the throng of curious spec
tators. and knelt to their devotions on the
earthen floor. while the wealthier class of
senors and senoraS knelt on rich prayer
rugs and cushions spread by their serv-
ants. giving one a glimpse of the customs
Of the olden days of Spanish grandees in
California The altar tapers were lighted
and the procession of padres followed by
the novices. entered
At the conclusion of the elaborate sery-
Ice which followed the installation docu-
ments from pope and bishop were read,
the property was formally taken posses
sion of In the name of the San Luis Rey
Mission, and thus another mission was
alive again, after its long sleep of half q
century.
Evening star., 1897-04-03

At the rear of the mission Is the sacred
garden, iEclosed by a very high wall. Into
Its holy precincts no woman, save only Mrs.
Harrison and the Princess Louise has ever
stepped By climbing the narrow, winding
stairs to the tower, one can look down into
the forbidden beauties of this inner court.
In the cemetery at the right of the mis-
s.on lie the remains of 10000 Indians, once
0eyou1 worshipers In the church.
4 Memory of the Past.
Passing up the stone steps. worn by the
pressure of many feet. you enter the chapel,
Its affairs and pillars breathing spicy frag-
rance from the incense that has burned
these scores of years. The shadowy aisles.
cnce thronged with worshipers. are for the
most part deserted and silent. save for the
football Of curious strangers. which echo
loudly on the bare floor.
Occasionally an inner door swings noise
lessly on It's hinges. and a monk, clad in
the garo of the order, glides to the altar,
ireverently crosses himself and kneels to
his devOtions.
Standing there In the dim cathedral light
the visitor drifts backward In Imagination
q hundred years, and from the hollow cor
Tidors come the voices of the hooded padres
at prayer; the dusky forms OF Indians peo-
pie the aisles. chanting as Of old the Ave
Maria" the bells ring out the call to veS-
pers, and the memories Of the past bring
back the solemn glcries Of the mission in
Its palmy days.
BY far the largest and most magnificent
mission ever established In California was
that Of San Luis Rey. Cruciform in shape,
the entire structure covered six acres of
land. It's possessions extended over miles
OF area. The 1000 horses and the 500
mules belonging to the mission rovsd In
pastures wide that a horse could not
gallop round one-half Of 1t from sun to
sun Here 10000 head of cattle, 40 yoke
Of oxen and 6S.OOO sheep grazed over the
fertile acres surrounding the mission. The
golden fields of grain waved for miles
around: luscious fruits filed the gardens,
Evening star., 1897-04-03

OF the sheep into the beautiful blankets
which. IN these days. have become Of al
most priceless value to relic hunters, so
rare are they. The herds and flocks dou-
bled every ten years, and here 1900 In
dams were instructed IN the Christian re-
Egioa and the rudirnents of the arts of
civilized life.
magnificent model of this mission was
exhibited at the worlds fair In Chicago,
which attracted much attention in the Cal
iornia building.
The ruins stand about twenty miles north
OF San Diego. the nearest railway station
being Oceanside. Going thence by car
rage SIX miles into the interior. one comes
upon the ancient pile, on the banks Of the
San Luis Rey river. where II has stood for
nearly a century. the magnificent structure
having been completed In 1907 four years
after Its establishment by Padre Peyrt
who continued In administration till the
decree OF seculartzation went forth which
sounded the knell Of doom for San Luis
Rey Mission.
For over half a century the grand edifice
stood moUrnfully awaiting its inevitable
obstruction. till four years ago. when the
hand OF preservation was stretched out.
| the work OF restoration begun. and q no.
fvi:tate of the Franciscan order esta abltshed.
J In company with O party Of friends-all
OF us members OF the society for the pres
bsrvation OF the mission. an organization
Evening star., 1897-04-03
HE WAS SUPERSTITIOUS.
Particularly When 1t Came to Wear
ing Opa1-MOunted Jewclry.
Prom fho nof n.

When 1t Came to Wear
ing Opn1-MOunted Jewclry.
From the Detroit Ftee Press.
He wore an opal for ring and another
for a scarfpin. "Superstitious? he said.
II should say I am. The first day 1 wore
this ring / met Mr.. Hardup. who had al
ways before this run across the street
whenever he saw me approaching To my
his hand.
BY the way he remarked, isn't there
little obligation between us?'
Il replied stiffly that there had been for
three years.
1t had passed my mind he said easily.
Tt just occurred to me-
with that he took out a large wallet and
presented me with three bills of large de-
nomination. I tell you 1t was like finding
the cash. / went to the office and there
was letter saying that our mine, which
with It's constant assessments had been q
nightmare had struck paying ore and that
the stockholders We're in favor of selling
out at great advance to a syndicate
picked up the paper. looked at the stock
quotations and saw that zinc had gone
way up. Telegraphed to my agent to sell
my stock. and was a good gamer thereby.
Man came In and bought lot In my SUBJ
division. First 1 had sold in six months.
court had reversed the decision of the
lower court in q case Of mine. and, by
George! I was q winner of long-fought,
obstinate case. Next week an important
event happened in the family"
Il suppose 1t was boy?" was suggested.
father Of two as buxom. fat boys as you
ever saw. RaphaePs cherubs aren't In 1t
with them. Superstitious about opalsf ]
should say am. / wear them every day.
Evening star., 1897-04-03
HAS THE FISH A MEMORYf
Professor Edinser is Seeking 70
Facts to Throw Light on the Matter

Professor Edinser is Seeking for
Facts to Throw Light ON the Matter.
From the London Lancet.
Professor Ludwig Edinger is collecting
information on this point. and writes to
us as follows: Have fish a memory? re-
quest for information There is a general
opinion that fish have some sort of men,
ory. that they can recognize people, know
how to find or avoid places where they
have made formerly some experiences; that
fish which have once escaped the rod know
the bait. etc. 1t is highly desirable that all
experience of this kind should be collected
in the interest of comparative psychology.
The reason is that till now we believed the
function of memory to depend on the action
of the brain cortex. All experience in man
and in the higher animals has led to that
conclusion. During the last years it has
been proved that fish have no brain cortex
at all. They are the only existing verte-
brates without brain cortex. Now, if We
could prove beyond the possibility of doubt
that fish really have a memory. that they
gain experience and make of
it, then we shall have to give up the till
now general opinion that memory has its
seat in the brain cortex- Therefore, it Is
extremely important to have an entirely
new set of experiences.
Professor Edinger then asks all anglers
and naturalists to communicate to him
any experiences they may have had, re-
Questing them particularly to take nothing
for granted. as the smallest observation
may prove Of the greatest Importance.
Professor Edinger's address is No. 20 Cart
nerweg Frankfurt, Main. Here. then, is
a splendid chance for anglers to tell their
pet tales and to throw light on this inter
esting gu astion. Many incidents which
commonly occur to anglers would decidedly
go against the theory that fish have MEM
cries. Thus, a fish which has had a fiy
broken in his mouth will often Immediate
ly take another. and on being captured the
broken one may be found still sticking in
his mouth, and then 1t Is well known to
fishermen that a pike which escapes while
! II is being played will often again fe-
rociously seize the bait IL 1t be at once
temptingly offered him. Such well-known
facts as these do not at first sight point to
any highly developed powers Of reasoning
clusions from them, another factor-that
Of sensibility-must also be taken into con-
siieraticn. 1t is highly probable that a
fish hooked with a small ayhook in a
grisly part Of the jaw feels little or no
pain, and therefore if the hook Immediate
ly breaks the fish possibly looks upon 1t
as q very slight inconvenience. which In
no wise need hinder him from continuing
his meal A fish's brain Is very small
mass compared with the weight of the
| body and is also small in comparison to the
spinal cord. We have no doubt that Pro-
| fessor Edinger will receive many inter-
esting communications from people who are
| in the habit of studying the habits Of fish
carefully and 1t is to be hoped that some
! reliable conclusions will be drawn from
| them.
Evening star., 1897-04-03
Horses Fed ON Beefsteaks.
From Answers Q.ondoD.

"Of all fads that fashionable people in
dulge in over their pets. think the strang
est idea is that of giving their horses meat
as q variation to their ordinary diet" said
q veterinary surgeon.
Beef only Is used. It 10 baked until
quite dry and hard. then minced very fine.
and given mixed with oats or meal. The
animals. SO far from refusing. seem to rel
ish the mixture. and 1t is thought to i'm
prove their condition and courage. but II
continued too long they become vicious
and their throats deteriorate.
"A well-known titled lady expends q
good-sized sum altogether In meat for her
numerous carriage horses and hacks. She
has one mare that will greediiy eat a beef
steak unmixed with meal II minced small.
and 1t has one per week. I know a retired
army colonel, too. famous hunting man.
who frequently gives his hunters beef tea
and other meat extracts In their bran
mash. Possibly It's not entirely mere fad.
for there II one London brewery whose
horses are similarly treated. and famous
racehorse that won some important events
last season was given partial diet OF meat
at inteSvala~
Evening star., 1897-04-03
SOAP BUBBLES STRANGELY MADE
Remarkable Scene Witnessed In the
Pennsylvania OIL Region.

A Remarkable Scene Witnessed In the
Pennsylvania OIL Region.
From the OIL City Blizzard.
About half mile above Franklin, up the
Erie railroad track, Is to be seen one of the
most curious sights in this country, and
one which the reporter would not believe
existed until yesterday. when he went
there with friend.
Approaching small, sluggish stream, we
were surprised to see rising from the sur
face of the water a number of bubbles.
which glistened in the sun like glass. 1T
was a beautiful sight. The iridescent
Spheres revolving swiftly after the manner
Of soap bubbles. lfioated rapidly upward.
some breaking alta height of ten or twen-
ty feet. others soaring away above the
tree tops and out of,sight, resembling. more
than anything else, gorgeous toy balloons
These bubbles were all sizes. from an inch
In diameter to more than foot. They
were apparently much stronger and a
great deal more brilliant than ordinary
soap bubbles. ie4
gas line and an oil line had passed un-
der the run at this point. within a few
inches of-each other,I and In each pipe was
small leak. The digging and refilling Of
the trenches had made dam which held
few barrels of stagnant water. There
was some alkaH IN the muddy bottom,
which. in combination with the Oil. formed
saponule, a Kind Of SOAP This. while not
being a perfect SOAP was sufficiently sapo-
naceous and cohesive to make beautiful
bubbles when churned by the escaping gas.
The fact that the bubbles were full Of gas
caused them to ascend more swiftly and
the presence Of the oil made them more
brilliant, many colored and unusually beau
tiful. The bubbles are rising constantly
and can be seen by any one who desires to
take q walk out to where they are.
The strength Of these bubbles may be Inn
agtned from the fact that small twigs,
leaves, ETC., had been floating on the sur
face OF the water and were carried up In
the large bubbles.
Evening star., 1897-04-03

formed to protect the picturesque ruins
from the vandal hand of relic hunters ana
preserve them from entire decay-the
writer was present at the impressive ser
vices of rededication, which took place in
the presence of bishop. vicar general,
priests, friarS and novices.
An Interesting Ceremony.
We went down from Los Angeles to
Cceanside the evening previous. in order to
irsure an early start to the mission the
following morning. The little hotel was
crowded with visitors-curious tourists, de-
vout Catholics, newspaper and magazine
representative. priests. people and pho
tcgraphers-a motley gathering.
More people than we ever had before.
announced the gratified proprietor. as he
surveyed the hotel register with pardon
able pride, evidently regarding the mission
dedication as a financial windfall for his
esta blishTent.
Beds had to be improvised, and it was
well toward midnight before. in stuffy
little chamber, with three of my compan-
ions. we found lodgment in beds whose
Only lack was blankets, which want was
partially supplied by an ulster and over
coat kindly loaned by the hotel proprietor
10 tide over the sudden inundation OF
guests and consequent heavy draft upon
supplies.
We fell asleep with the soft roll of Pa
cific waves the beach sounding lullaby
in our ears, ard awoke next morning at 6
o'clock to swallow a haSty breakfast and
be off for the mission.
A canvas-covered vehicle occupied by
bishop ard priests was In the lead, and
next came our improvised "four-in-hand," :"
which was nothing less than heavy lum-
Der wagon with rough board seats and a
carrying capacity of thirteen. including the
Mexican driver. Other conveyances fol-
lowed. and as Jose cracked his whip over
the leaders we dashed away, rumbling over
the hills yellow with wild mustard bios
sens and musical with the singing of the
meadow larks. Winding down the valley.
following the course of the river, our pro-
cession passed. the line being constantly
heightened by private conveyances from
the surrounding country in all styles, from
dc gcarts to buckboards and horseback
riders-all bound for the mission.
beautiful in Decay.
After a delightful drive of an hour, the
ancient gray walls rose to view against a
background of mountain peaks. cleaving
the cloudless blue of the sky. OF the mag
nifcent arched colonnade which surround
ed the court of three acres, and gave that
air of grandeur which distinguished the
mission above all others. but broken frag-
ments remain. No attempt has been made
to restore any portion of the immense cru
ciform building, save only one arm Of the
Evening star., 1897-04-03
The New Woman M . wife.

II is the man who marries the new wo-
man who is going to get the most out OF
this life. for even In living there is every
thing in knowing how. And. far from leav-
ing man out Of her problem Of life. her
philosophy is teaching her to look for his
possibilities with the same anxiety that she
employs in studying her own; that to adapt
herself to his individuality need not neces-
serily imper1l her own; that the first eie-
ment In the forming Of this perfect home
which IL In her ambition to establish 10
perfect conseniality Of spirit bstvoea her
aelf and bar hnahAnA
Evening star., 1897-04-03

Kinley the evenings at the White House
of the administration Mrs Mckinley is
fond of music. ana nothing pleases her
more than to hear her niece sing and play.
Miss Helen Mckinley has a sweet voice.
ite game. OF coufse, there are plenty of
other games anRnpastimes which go to
make the evenings pleasant. Nobody at
the White House believes In letting solem.
nifty pervade the atmosphere.
Evening star., 1897-04-03

ago the American
people were much in
terested In the Pas
sion Play, as prac-
ticed by the peasants
of Oberammergau
but few are cogniZant
Of the fact that a
Passion Play more
real and far more in
tense in severity is
enacted every year
in a supposed civil
lied community. and
Evening star., 1897-04-03

It matters little what 1t 10 that you want
whether a situation or q servant-a
want" ad. In The Star will reach the
person who can I'LL your need
Evening star., 1897-04-03
The Passion Play as Enacted in Our
Own Southwest.
PROMPTED BY SAVAGE FANATICISM
Horrible Tortures Which the Par
ticipants Undergo.
TO WIPE AWAY THEIR SIN
Written for The Evening Star.

~IvE OR SIX YEARS
Evening star., 1897-04-03

The horrible fanaticisms increase In their
severity a. Lent progresses and culminate
ON Good Friday. On this day l. the an
nual crucinxion, the great event Of tho
season. In which ell the penitentes partici-
pate. and completely cleanse themselves OF
the last vestige Of their many past sins
Severe and repulsive ~ the previous csre-
Evening star., 1897-04-03
An Explorers Fate.

From Harper's Weekly.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-20
An Act Relating to Sheep Dipping.

Senate bill No. 0S is Of special in
terest to many readers Of the PRESS
and below it is given in full. 1t
seems like a good measure, has been
favorably recommended, and will
likely become u law.
A Bill for an Act relating to the duty of sheep
inspectors.
Sec. /. 1t is hereby made the duty of sheep in
spectors Of this state to dip all sheep that come
into the state for the purpose Of running upon or
grazing upon the lands of this state. The dip
ping OF such sheep shall be done under such
rules and regulations as may be prescribed by
tke district veterinarian. Provided that this law
shall not apply to sheep in transit through the
state accompanied by proper certificates i! Of
| the state more than sixty hours
Sec. 2. Whereas, an emergency exists in that
dipping of sheep, and it will be necessary that
fore. this law shall be in force and effect imme
diatcly after its passage and approval.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-20

ANDREW D. WHITE, ex-presi-
dent of Cornell University, a noted
scholar and writer on economics,
in an interview in Minneapolis ex-
pressed his belief that better times
are not far ahead. President
Whites reasons are both general
and specific. He says: "A coun-
try so enterprising and with such
resources as this cannot be kept
down. Hard times cannot stile
q great, vigorous nation like this
much longer. ! have great con-
fidence in Lyman ]. Gage, whom
Mr.. Mckinley has appointed sec
retary of the treasury. / talked
with him the other day in Chica-
60, and he gave me the impression
Of q clear-headed, sound-hearted,
earnest-purposed man. He is not
only a very capable financier, but
3 thoroughly patriotic American.
/ believe that when the new ad-
ministration shall have had full
and fair chance matters will i'm
prove steadily"
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-20

l have given Chamberlln' Cough
Remedy fair test and consider it
one of the best remedies for Group
that 1 have found. One dose has al
ways l;t.tn sufficient, although l use
it freely. Any cold my Children
contract yields very readily to this
medicine. l can conscientiously rec
ommend it for Group and colds in
children. Geo. w. Wolff, clerk of
district court, Fernandin;,, Fla. Sold
by J.J. Freeman and Drenkel & Davis.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-20

The meeting of the county COM
missioners to-day will be an inn
portant one. as the business be-
fore the board will be that of re-
districting and CHASING the new
territory both north and south in
commissioner districts. The most
equitable division, all things con-
sidered, the Press believes will be
the extension of the old district
lines, letting each district take in
the country due north and due
south.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-20
Merry Secretary and Treasurer.


The North Dakota Stock growers
association have filed their articles.
The purpose is to advocate the inter-
ests of stock growers in North Dako.
tn and adjoining territory, for the
protection of the same against frauds
and scoundrels, to prevent stealing,
taking and driving away cat IL g,
horses, mules, asses or sheep and to
enforce the stock laws of North Da-
kota. The headquarters is at Dick
inson, and the following board of di-
rectors is named: w. L. Beldon, Jos
eph Hare. Geo. A. Welsh, S. P.
Weeks, Donald Stephenson, ]. S.
Murphy, D. T. Davis, A G. McGilli.
vray, G. f. Merry and Alfred White.
j. S. Murphy is president, w. A. Nc.
Clure vice president, Joseph Hare
second vice president and G. F. Mer.
ry secretary and treasurer.-Bismarck
Tribune, Feb. 16.
Senator Davis, Representatives
White, Currier, Murphy, Richards
and others request the Tribune to
state that the name of G. F. Merry as
secretary and treasurer of the stock
mems association was inserted with
out the knowledgelor consent of those
signing the articles and after they
were executed.-Bismarck Tribune,
Feb. II.
A PRESS reporter interviewed Mr.
Merry regarding the above statement
aud he said that it was queer if these
people had attached their names to &
paper that they knew nothing about
He says that everything was explain
ed. Mr.. Merry says further that the
new company is all right, has some
of the best men in the state as mem
bers and will have many more and
will be the best stock association that
| the state has ever had. He says thai
he has the certificate of incorporation
in his pocket--the other fellows
might have had it if they had not
been so slow. As to the statement Of
Senator Green, Mr.. Merry says that lie
does not care what he says about him
personally-he can say Just as bad Of
Green and not get away from thu
the truth one bit and every body
knows it-and there you have it.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-20

COOP results have attended the
wage earners in those countries
which have adopted the postal
savings bank system, and the
PRESS believes that the system is
worthy of the consideration of the
American people. There is proba-
bly, very little opposition to the
postal savings bank system in this
country except from the savings
bank institutions. The Mime
apolis Journal cites the following
on the subject: "The postal saw
ings bank systemis in use in all the
civilized countries except our own,
Switzerland and Germany. In
England such banks are establish
ed at all money order Offices and
are open for receipt of deposits
during the hours appointed for
the sale of stamps, beginning at 8
a. m. Each such bank is open for
the payment of Withdrawals on
week days during certain hours
and deposits can be made from
1 shilling to $50 sterling, in one
year, the total never to exceed
12oo, including interest at 2H pei
cent. In England such banks
have been in operation since 1861
and, today, there are 1900 o.
them with deposits aggregatine
some S45o,ooo 900 invested largely
in government stocks. Deposi
tors are furnished with blanl
forms OF declaration and pas:
books and persons of full age ane
not under legal disability, married
women and children 7 years ole
and upwards can deposit. There
is a shilling system also by which
a person purchasing twelve penny
stamps and pasting them to a form
issued by the government can take
them to postmaster who allow:
one shilling for the stamps as /;
first deposit in a new account te
be opened or as an ordinary de-
posit if the owner has an account.