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as he s1ung himself quickly over the rail, and
Jerry!
The buoyant craft struck the water with
a splash, and Chips quickly unlocked the
tackle. moment later he was sorry that
he had done so for his quick ear had de
tected a gurging noise-the floats were
filing.
"Some fool has been pullin' the plugs out"
he muttered
But he was not at all alarmed. knowing, as
he did, that even though the floats should fill,
his "gig" would not sink.
The quickest and best remedy was to hook
the whip again, hoist her, let the water run
out, and replace the plugs.
TIL end of the whip was dangling in the
air a few feet from where he stood, IN the
middle of the catamaran. He moved forward
to grasp it, and this proved fatal blunder,
for his weight caused the end to make a
quick dive, and the shot inside came rolling
down to add new weight. The result was that
Chips lost his balance and plunged headlong
into the water
Ned and John were the only witnesses to
the scene. They stood on the gangway,
terest.
whats the matter with the catamaran? p
asked John, with great disappointment. He
had expected to see it sink with lightning ra-
'T told you was afraid it wouldn't sink
her." replied Ned, gloomily. They're mighty
hard things to shove under"
'Oh yes! you told me! You're mighty
smart, you are!" cut in Jack.
"Avast heavingi" cried Ned, excitedly,
Hes found out it's leaking. Now he's after
the whip again. He won't get ducking, after
all our trouble"
''He won't, eh?" was Jacks triumphant re.
ioinder, as he pointed to the, swaying form Of
The carpenter "O-o-oh, mol he won't get wet.
just look at that chromo"
Ned was beaming.
Chips had disappeared beneath the waves
with terrific splash. When he came to the
glrface he was minus a beautiful reddish
brown wig, which, being somewhat lighter
than the head it was made to adorn, had
Aoated gracefully away. Shorn of this orna
ment, Chips bald head shone like ball of
polished ivory, save where occasional tufts of
hair stood out like pin-feathers a very
young bird.
The struggling man had barely time to clear
his lungs Of water-with a puff like por-
noise or the spouting of a whale-when he was
again suddenly called upon to fulfill a pressing
engagement with "a mermaid at the bottom
of the sea"
1t seemed to the boys that he was never
coming up this time.
ooh jack" cried Ned, with qnaking voice,
"Chips can't swim, and we're-we're his muir
derersl'
lack formed sudden resolution.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-22
Mr. Everett aDd tbe Little Girl

with whom you have been talking?"
"Oh, yes" answered the girl, upturning her
beaming face
The statesman smiled benignantly.
II am Mr.. Everett-Mr. Edward Everett"
The girl stared at him vacantly.
He smiled again, for the notifying thought
that his name could be unknown to her had
not yet taken form in his serene mind.
The pause became oppressive Finally the
girl bethought herself.
"Do you," she said, desperately-"do you
live in Lynn!"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-22


Is=SzzSs page in natural history, and it is
tSEgeYlI only, perhaps, by rare good fortune
or by accident that investigators
nave discovered what little is al
reauy known. In even casual glance at ma
,,ne ~ NE, we are impressed with one fact that
mere is a great similarity in the babits of
ovsn 10. iano and sea animals In both remark
nests. ue'ing MONIES ana
,Oae OF our readers have probably seen the
mucb ;,,,p'! sp,uer Noemesia, that displays so
tran 90 siy In transplanting moss to its
ground 'eSeole tne surrounding
90 In the sea we find curious WORN, Tho.
~" tunas ~ lts house underground very much af.
~ .tn ne manner of the spider. and. like some
Snehn' erects tower over IT,
- % iong time | kept one of these vorms
~. au aquarium, and the intelligence Il die.
~, was astonishing If the tower b,d
traa.S eeu lorned OF white sand it would have ~.
'.aeoeu s.s. notice Immediately. but in ;ts con.
sI slu9.lon e pieces of weed were introduced nm
Ill H., nisIiy' when complete, it was two inches
weed. eA ouhch OF green
and Ven s now however, the top was conspicuous
"Seu door, so what does orr cunnino
worker do but select a bit of GRACE i,.4 az
uen Wiuen OF the opening, and work it in with tbe
masonry, so that it not only appeared 70 he
Sne growing end of bit of seaweed but fell
o",i, ovei she opening and formed trap-door very
sralar IN, to that of the spider noticed
4oii:l ne Dlrds also show marvellous skill and in
'eiligence In the erection of their homes or
nm neses-and have we not birds of the sea ,
li ihere is the fying-fsh that spreads its wing.
IKE ms to the breeze, and have distinctly
seen tnem move up and down in a flying
MOTION, so that their fins may be said to be
wings during the time of motion.
In their wondrous colors the fishes res.,n-
Die the birds, and between the paradise and
angel fishes and the birds of paradise there is
surely much in common.
AS If to make the resemblance more COM
plete, we find the fishes building nests. Some,
like the toad-fsh, trout or salmon, merely
make hollows in the sand like many of the
gulls, but others erect elaborate structures that
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-22

rank with the most successful efforts of the
birds.
Perhaps the most remarkable example is
the nest of the bronze-hued gorami.
The fish itself is quite interesting. Its home
is in the fresh water streams of Anam or
Cochin China, where it attains large size,
one having been caught by the Baron de Rou-
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-22

joux six feet in length, and more than one
hundred pounds in weight; their general size,
however, is much smaller, and from two or
three feet downward.
In the islands of Bourbon and Mauritius,
where they have been introduced they spawn
twice year-in the spring and in the fall.
AS the season approaches the males and fe-
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-22

ANGUS men are sometimes just like
other men in the eyes of children.
One day the celebrated Edward Ev-
erett was riding along a road in Mas
sachusetts. AT Lynn bright and
pretty girl got into the cars and took
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-22

the vacant seat by his side. He entered into
conversation with her, and was much enter
tanned by her fresh and yivacious comments.
When the train was entering Boston he de
termined to give her pleasant surprise. and
80 said, blandly;
"Now, would you like to know who it is
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-22
CopyrIeht b. Jnmcr Flrrrnn.

IT He home-life of animals beneath the
sea is not apt to form very open
ls=ss,sSt page in natural history, and it is
tSggEAj only, perhaps, by rare good fortune
or by accident that Investigators
Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-12-01

pire Is limitation March 4. preclndes
the probability of much being accom-
pliShed beyond the passage Of the
regular money budgets. and the dis
posal of unfinished business that
came over from the recent long ses-
sion. Three months Is hardly time
enough In which 10 pass the appropri'
alton bills. let alone dispose of legis-
latiOn of general Importance. The
tariff will be let alone for the time
being and In all probability the presi.
dents program for rounding out his
anti-cOrporation legislation also will
be withheld until the Sixtieth con.
gress. The Santo Domingo treaty,
the Isle of Pines treaty and the Nor
occo treaty await the attention Of the
senate immigration restriction. the
Philippine tariff bill. tho Smoot case
and several of the so-called labor"
bills will! he brought up.
The many urgent advocates of the
ship subsidy bill will strive to secure
its passage before March, and they
may possibly be succcssf'h--if the
speaker Is won oser-but neither this
bill nor any Of the other leading
measures which have strong friends
will be allowed to interfere with the
bills the passage of which is deemed
absolutely necessary.
Members express a determination
TO take up the work OF the session
vigorously at the beginning with the
hope Of having it well advanced be-
fore the holidays The appropriation
bills are to be given the right of way
at both ends of the capitol and press
ed through with all possible haste.
Beyond the usual formalities attend
ing the opening. little will be accom-
plished on Monday. but by Tuesday
or "Wednesday at the latest the house
will plunge into its work
Intense interest Is manifested in
the presidents message on account
of the great importance of the many
questions II will have to deal with.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-12-01
PROBLEMS THAT
AWAIT SOLUTION
LAST SESSION OF FiFTY-NINTH
CONGRESS WILL 6E VERY
BUSY ONE.
washington CROWDED
Great tntereot is Manifested in Presi.
dents Message on Account Of the
Importance OF Many Questions.

Washington. n. c. Dec. 1.-The rtr,
iod OF dulness has ended and official
Washington once more Is awake and
prepared for the season Outward
and visible signs are abundant that
tho opening Of congress is at hand.
The railway stations are taronged, the
streets are crowded. hotel proprietors
and clearinghouse mistresses of the
hash belt" are beaming. The ma
tion's lawmakers are back in town
once more. some of them elated over
their victory in the recent election,
others cast down by defeat.
At noon Monday the lawmakers
will line up for the last session of the
Fifty-ninth congress. The life of the
congress Is limited 10 but three
months more at the most. AS there
is much important business to be dis
posed of the session undoubtedly will
be busy one.
There are many great problems
awaiting solution at the hands Of the
national Legislators. bat notwithstand,
ing this fact the brief space covered
by the coming session, which will eA,
Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-12-01

tal z" hok wssA great caasioa aps.-,
j 'hs sa4aesnenss eaa&n2aiag from tnieE
e-S'~a parties as to the probability Of
tH-sseahaea rasnfaaas and the groatng
a Il "F'sas similar so these now c0ts4,
ssassai. kAown ao the more eastern Sac
! A'sas os she United States
! HeF& O. the Sugar Beet.
: The ~urk on breeding high grade
>1G&sns II sugar ase@t sssed has been
Erg> satisfactory aurlng the year
This ~tssk IL tseans dona. In coopera-
sl*so @tsa 4 number "f experiment
s'a'4"E> and pE5s ale individuals The
fir>t tvefa.tn~Frlal er"p of seed raised
! f:.'A ,~9s ~ 1-ctt,d nad>g dppar.,
raj sasserElaion vas harvested
this s~ar by e grover Ia Washington
Stale. and ss.ans. l5.aoo pounds 0f see'i
~.~:.. SECURED. all from bsaets which
NssmHasA, clally aaalyzed by the depart
lal~n'. shaved sugar contents Ut -
=" - ',er c~na In the work Of selee
ti',i! FiEtd attention Is given tO every
i-fasi IT saxe. esaloT. form Of root
:hat~+ of Leaf. etc The department
has received tnsm II number Ut sOurc-
"s satisfactory Evidence that the Am
"giran s+4ed which Ii In developing IL
hight. satisfactory One factory alone
rt.pnr's that the American grown
seed increased the yield l.I9 tons
per acre IN an area covering S9l
acres, divided among I5s farmers.
Mining In the vest IL mainly In re-
gions surrounded by reserves or in
cluded within them: but the reserves
do not impede the development OF
mineral resources. as the great min
ing interests well know.
Forest service administration Of
the reserves Is beneficial alike 10 the
lumber industry and TO the timber
consuming public. There is now
standing on the reserves not less
than 3o". .oo0. .000 .O0o board feet of
merchantable timber.
In Colorado and Arizona sales Of
timber totaled over 27.o00.0 board
feet for each state. and In Utah and
California over Io.000 000, In Colora'
do and Utah these sales were mainly
nf fire,kil'ed timber, largely used In
mining In Arizona large quantities
Of matlre accessible timber permit
I'd .Nttn.iy.. cutting without injury
., thu. forrest In ufhar states emitting
Was comparatively insignificant in
amnHnt. save in Idaho, where nearly
H.n"'n $50 feet were cut
li'tl, iilftcVlfv WAS experienced IN
prrv. ming nnl1'"- tr"spass upon III"
RESERVES. Whcr" such 'rcsrass DC
cured the fall yaiuc Of the timber
taken was recovered Practically II"
less WAS sustained from theft
Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-12-01


While. CT course. - usual se@f~cs
aas 6e@n sa&aafaaSs@- -@44A EsgsSa ID
TIE message and the customary pr"
cautions taken 10 prevent IL publ
eAtioA before the opeaAng of eoagTess
the p7esadehf has sAown tA@ message
10 80 many oG the republican leaders
and consulted With them IN regard %
in that the principal points of The
Document haEe become pretty gen
serAiay knoSn- u l. believed tho
most important recommendations and
SUBJECTS the president las made and
discussed IN his message are the fol
lowing
A system of progressive taxation tn
great fortunes. so as 10 prohibit the
concentration Of enoFmoas wealth In
a few hands:
National assistance 10 labor through
laws making eight hours . les'' dTv
for all government work saFe ia the
Panama canal: also limiting the
hours OF labor Of railroad employees
authorizing thorough investigation of
child and woman labor problems,
Discussion OF the negro pT0ol' M
and emphasizing the necessity Of both
races observance OF tolerance In their
relations
Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-12-01

TA* ssa:.saia~ rA'Fa~s. al. ,4A+a
fE''sa se*~~*ass W'ssssns r-3ssr1
oFy-laae farming
R*'eosnasaas 'F*- sr-o.-&s1,, tos na,r.
~ &s~saaa'>e tttsvts .alons tasr hne j
III, land f@raa'a& daring vn+ pas.
yrar 1aapottan, :!.-a4 aud l4,sorasur>
lns e&tAg4tt&aaa A4>e~ h*eu arrange 1
tos. mA&~A. II Ia t~ts~se~a. will bt. ot
great s&a'Ae 10 sapase- W aao haA+ al.
raa6y **sta~d 81 = .s0 t~Ant4lptdave
settling In >ea~i arid a.sas ~h.4r. lrri-
gaal4sm II .snptae'!e4tsle The Gnrat
Plains ARIA. l>1as hta~s4s,a The uln..,,.
rlst'., std '.'s*, hu1Ar.-A and .,.nrh
sEsr3clan@ ahd lnr9udln@ .ppsuAt-
nsa'ely @3's.'a~' sataF. miles. is ol.. II
the "s.sst s'utUrtan' districts Ah..rs
This ~oTA Is 1e!ns cssnducted
seeee ct Investigations
Throughout this as, area there Is
n"t 3 s.agie ega'~ experiment station
although 'h%se ate several subs,a.
tions The plan "f the work IL ::
establish @ls~la! snb-slaiinnS in c,r
operation With the state dpfarmrn'
stations In North Dakota. South lla-
kota. Nebraska. Oklahoma, Colorado.
Kansas aud Texas Al these stations
a series of tests will he carried on
which will enable the state au,hori.
lies and the department to answer
definitely important questions as to
systems of cropping and farm man.
agement In this extended area The
successful work already lnaugurated
with the dnrum wheats leads To the
belief thai there are several other
crops which nigh, also prove highly
successful.
Advice TO Prospective Settlers
On account of the effolts made by
land agents for the past two or three
years TO induce farmers 10 take mp
land In this region, II seems proper
20 make few cautiOnary statements
In regard to this entire section of
country. While there are great agri.
cultural possibilities In the region.
the fact must not be- overlooked that
farming there must he conducted
along radically different lines from
those of the more humid portions nf
the United States l'nQuesiionahy
many settlers have gone into this ste.
tlon who will he rrievouslv disam
pointed IN the near future In splits
"f the fact that the past few Sea&ons
have given abundant ralnfalls. 'f",
evidence IL pretty conclusive that
conditions will resume their normal
state" Which Is on" of scmi,ar!dity
and these conditions must he met n
way fer ~hich fcw farmers Of tho
section are now prepared. II Is n""3
Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-12-01
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Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-12-01
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Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-12-01

Col, Max Frost. the veteran editor
of the New Mexican. is suffering So
verely from a compound fracture Df
the jaw Consultation with a dentist
developed that the suffering was not
due tn defective teeth, as he believed
at first
Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-12-01

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Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-12-01
DRY LAND FARMING
nv THE ARID WEST

1A* ssss>s@58~ ~&tF9rss ale raArs
fE''sa s*e"~*@Ts Ws9sssn r.sAss7
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-02-03

Without warrant of law and with the
mug assurance of the professional an
.rchist. Another move is on foot which
viii have the effect, if successful of
losing to the prospector one of the
,est mineral sections Of the Bitter
Root mountains. We have in mind the
proposed game preserve, embracing
as outlined the greater portion of the
Bitter Root 4forest reserve"
Heretofore all this has been and is
being accomplished in defiance of lazy
and public decency, but it isw believe
safe to say, through the efforts OF
Hansbrough and Carter, the law en-
towering them to carry on the nefari-
Gus work will be forth coming all right,
as to the question of public decency,
we'll that will be another story.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-02-03

dim, it is re-immersed in oil. This Pc
culiarity is attributed to some Mexican
opals.
There is difference of opinion as to
the relative merit of fiat and inclined
bottoms in phil ore bins. Those who
favor the fat bin claim that the rock
(either ore or waste) on the bottom
protects the bin from wear and tear of
the floor, and gives the mill structure
steadiness. Those faypring the in
clined bottom merely say it saves
shoveling. That the flat bin really
possesses an advantage is not apparent.
If the mill is well constructed the sew
eral tons weight of gre in the fiat bin
is not required. If the mill is not
properly braced the presence of this ad-
ditional weight in the pin gives it no
steadiness, hpt rather increases the
effect of the yibratioHs impaired to the
structure by moving machinery. When
ore runs low, and the reserve in the
bottom of the fiat bin must be drawn
upon, shoveling is at once necessary,
and the bin cannot be amptied at cost
of less than 15c per t9n for all that is
accumulated there-a serious offset to
the contemplated economy. In the in
clined bin, if the ore supply is sufflci-
emily abundant to keep the crushing
machinery supplied, the wear and tear
on the bottom of the bin is nil, and
there is consequently no advantage of
further protection of broken ore. Par
ticular care SHOULD be taken in all mills
to keep the bins constantly dry, for if
subjected to alterations of moisture
and dryness, the planks and timbers
will quickly rot and large bill of re-
pairs will have to be charged to mill
account. Mining and Scientific Press.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-02-03
THE FOREST RESERVE.

The Boise Capital News, in attacking
Senator Hepburn on the stand he is
maintaining in regard to the forest re-
serve question. does not echo the senti-
nents of the people of the state but
simply those of the disgruntlet editor
of that paper. He, too, would sing a
different song were he and his interests
situated near the reserves. The peo-
lie of Idaho, as body, realize fully
md appreciate the position of Senator
Hepburn in the stand he has taken and
which he proposes to maintain in the
face of many difficnlt obstacles. Had
he been a coward, or had he simply been
playing for the popular opinion of the
senate body, or the personal approval of
the president himself, he would have
long since dropped this fight for state
rights. He has proven himself man
and not a mere puppet. Even the
president of the United States is not
above mistakes, nor is he infallible. It
is not necessary for Senator Hepburn
to agree with everything that he says
and does, especially when he happens
to be better posted on the needs Of the
state than the president, who never
was in it except for a few hours when
passing through in Pullman. car. 1t
is just fine to see man occasionally
who will refuse to follow the dictates
of the head of the nation, as so many
do like band of sheep without brains,
simply following in some one else steps.
Even though he may disagree with him
the president cannot fail to admire the
senator's manhood and independence. :
Grangeville News.