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ONE EYE GOES AGAIN
TO ARKANSAS CITY
Prccnled liy n Clear SfnloniPiit
if His hirpose in Visiting
His Kneniies.
i;i'im:k hkaks a mhksaok
n.r D.Win A. CtlUTIS.
t'liwnnl nnil downward alone the !
M' s s.uppl lllvrr, with Arkansas City
for a starting place, 1'omo travelled
afar, taking trips back It. In the outly
ing country, here and there to cities,
vI'lrtRi s and crossroad settlements
more or 1ch remote from the banks of
the mighty stream. Industriously
fpreadlnit str.ttiRo reports of the doliiRS
of old man tlrecnlaw and of some cer
talt :i.-.iejtos of his who were wont
to (rather dully In a little saloon the old
man i imtu.'ti.l on the main ctreet l
which ran liking the levee at thnt cen
trr of )ii'ert"l. As a cotiiequcr.cc of
'ho assiduous Ht't'.vity of the nimble
i m1ii"!. t! ' Ip'Ulnlli'R these stories with
fiico addition and ombcllMimcnti an
cll'l Is ni -ILslomcd In use In RdorillllK
her lab's H came iib.nn in time Hint
Arli,ins.i.s 'lt. Ixiran to be rRarded,
with ii l erlaln kIiow of icasoti, as a place j
it Importance. And ns It wits ponlblc
io r iir tli" community by either of)
twi rciuiiv, it also came about that j
MratiRcrs would niviistotiully ro there. '
Th y could elthrr ro aKhore from
Rome one of the great packets that
stopped then- .it iricRitlar Intervals or
tluv liii',1 ,ippr.t'h the place by rail
from I.ilMc Km K. but the common pro-I
dure to Ro thltii. r by boat and
in ni o 1. rail, the latter route behiR
inn r'v utiI .is means of escape when
It w;nmil ilcMrabb to leave before an
olln r .i.it -linulil oino alone.
L the tunc uhen ibis condition of
filTalrs eiiablisbed draw poker was
much ni .sto among the denizens of
lie Mis. .s-ippl Vulle. and especially
uncut: tl" o who lrsive:ied the river nn
the I ,.i ts aforesaid. Draw poker. It 1
should DC Maui, is a Rame mat was
hlK' ryteemeil by these people as a
nieanx of procuring pleasurable exclte
nun' and pecuniary profit. Those who
cravi I fie cNi'ltemcnt In playing usu
al! i rid It. but niiuuiR thole who pre.
lerreil i piotit there weio some who !
found .mlj disappointment. t
Old man Oreonlavt and UN allies were .
rei'uuicd In the latter class, but the I
Reuerul Impression wos that they w- re ,
rot very frequently subjected to dlsap- j
pollitment The cumin. in belU'f was that
the r .mo or poUcr which was always .
to be found by those who visited the
lltt e h.iloon In search of it was of su-
per or excellence. And some sought It
on tha' a. 'count, c-'teemlng themselves ;
well skilled tn the practices of the game;
and conversant with the various and!
devious dovlr-s which were at times
employed by expert practitioners.
Ol e cif these visitors was a person of j
r i.;ed 'liariK-terls'tlc.s not dissimilar to
Mi. si wMdi were attributed to old man t
(!r ei'!a iiid his friends. I le was com-
iiiumi called the uiic eyed man. or One
i;y f i- short, his nthcr optic having '
hern limin.iteil early In his career mid i
' in in I nowing w hat his original name I
v. i ti.v.ibtlosH there had been those
(v ' i '-new K. liul by reason of Ioiir dl-I
k' bad been fr-rBi:ten. and the ac-
": ed name. n. li answered all purposes i
nil', lently well, was considered ade
iiunt Possibly II win because he had only
one way of looking at aiiythliiR thnt he
seemed tu i-iiiueiitrute nil his hit' rest
op one Hung. Most men In thnt resion
divided their attention among three
things. sel;lim the pleasures of Uf.. In
the consumption of tobacco and strong
drink and folliiwlng poker as a pursuit,
but be -mol:ed lit'I, , drank not at all.
and (li'iou-d Ins entire energ lo poker.
Hy ren.s.iii of ibis single inindeilness
and the pei-nnaclty he displayed. -om-blned
with great natural aptitude, he
acquired lo lime such leiiown ns a
plaver that few If any other players
wer- c-onsldered equal to him, and
though he had not ilio litit.lt of liiduig
!ng ovtrmui'li In boastful speech it wus
commonly muli rstood thai this icpiim-iany
tlon was the source of print sntisfac-
tlon to him,
Motciver, It seemed nt times as if he
tool cotiKldcrable enjnyinent In (ilni'lnK
himself In such situations 11s Involved
the piisslbilitli-.s uf great peril not only
to h"melf bin to those with whom he
wus lu Juxtaposition, and being so
idncod he Invariably acquitted himself
with Rt'cut credit, wheieby be became
nlfo renowned as a llglitiner man of:
part i
O.-ie IZic was not popular In Arkan-'
sat: t" It wis not iinled r noraliy
reckoned th.t In- wis popular 11115 wiicre.
the fi'illnR with which In was rcgaribil
helnir om- of rcspectftil iidinlration
rather than pormnal liking, but In Ar
kansas City there was a deep and abid
ing hatred for him, engendered by cer
tain circumstances that had attended
undry visits ho had made there,
Belnn there, It was Inevitable that he
Should have Joined ln the game In the
bade room of the saloon mentioned, and
the outcome had been that, white ho
had more or less reason to congratulate
himself, old man Greenlaw nnd his
friends were distinctly aggrieved, so
thnt thoso who wero conversant with
the facts reckoned It an Improbability
that ho would ko there again. More
over, he hlm"elf regarded It as unlikely
that ho would do so, consldcrlnR him
self to m achieved already 11 sulll
clem y f credit by bis past exploits and
. . ... 1 . a.. ..........11,.
tin peril that would be involved In pre -
senlniK himself again ns 11 participant
In ib nnker muni- He would co there
for tin other pui pose and It appeared
liniiiii:t'i In u'n for that.
Nevei Micless In- Weill atniln, being led)
to do so as the Indirect result of u for
tiil.oii! ineiiinit with .Mr. Owen Pepper
on 11:10 of the river bunts. Mr. Pepper
bring 0 pel -om who had much knowl
rdi,r nt Hie condition of affairs In Ar-
lUII.MHH I'ltJ.
"I rr. kon they wouldn't hang out no
nnn re nor k!il 110 fat calves fo' inc."
aalil lip,- i;e thoughtfully, "if I Wi'H to
huu up (her.- im i'ii."
iih. I don't liimw," said Mr. Pepper
with a R.' ili. "Mtblie 1 hey wouldn't be
no banni-i-s aii' mhos, but I wouldn't
jn ro fur ' to e'.-iy what they wouldn't
ho a hiinglli' or a lullln'. Joe llassett 'd
jjlvn yo' all c iisld'iibl, of a welenme- If
be wus to p.lt 11 clmiiHt."
"Oh, lilm!" wild line Kyr contemptii
ouah. "lie culls hlsself 11 flahtln' man,
nonR 0' beln' sonir- blRger '11 the uv'niRc.
but I reckon In- wouldn't be such a hel
Jewt mib'h If 'iwa'ii't fo' lilm havln'
lils friends wlib lilm most th tinie"
"lib, I don't know.' said Mr. Pepper.
"I huiii'l ip-wT heiT'd o' nobody llckln'
him. He's Ren'ly reckoned fo' in be 11
holy torror."
"Well," wiiil One Kye grudgingly hut
candidly withal, "he sho' has got the
ropj'J.itlori. Mebbe they la sompln' Into
It, but T wouldn't mind standln' up with
him, mini to mnn. I kylnd o reckon,
though, wlmt he'd a heati stehl rnlhor
I have three or fo' friends stnndln' round.
mats nacherl enough, an' I dunno M
I blame hltu much, lilm not belli' no
lin' or a flRhlfr 'n he rccly If,"
"Oh, I don't. know," wild Mr. Peppor,
who teemed to he somewhat annoyed by
the other's obst nnte disbelief. "I reckon
.loo Ilassetl 'd Rive yo' nil a whirl ut
U 'most any time 'thoutcn lookln' to'
no IHti fax nobody."
"Well," said One. Kye, carelessly, "t
dunno but what I'd co bao.lt there some
time It that r'd be 'ranged. An they It
a other thing what I wouldn't mind
loin' of, If they would lr?t nobody elan .
set In. That's to tilay a freezeout with I
that there Hlaisdell perron what's cen'Iv
... - i
reckoned to be sleh a all llred Rind
IMmer piayer. Doe yo' all reckon what
that c'd be fetched 'round?"
"Oh, I don't know," paid Mr. Pepper.
"I reckon they wouldn't be no Rre't
trouble 'bout that. Jim Is gon'ly ready
to' to tackle 'most anybody what comes
along when It's a question o' draw
poker."
Yes," said the one eyed man with
nn open sneer. "He's c'nsld'nble like I
liassott 'bout that. If they Is pals .' I
Minn sottln' In the frame he play tol'- I
able Rood. I won't ro so fur's to say he
don't.
"Hut that ain't what I man. I ain't
no hawR. I done Rot away with the hull
on 'em toRrther three or fo' times, but
1 don't p'fcxs to be able to do It fre
quent. Th' ain't nobody c'n play hIiirIo
handed aR'ln a crowd rlRhl alone, an'
they Is too doRRono many on 'em fo'
nobody to do It successful all the time,
"Hut If any one on 'em wants my
wad, I'll pin htm a chanst at It 'most
any t.me. I'd kylnd o' p'fer Illnlsdelt,
beln's he's Rot mo of a repytatlon 'n he
d'serves,"
'OH, f don't know." .aid Mr. Pepper. '
"I done heer'd a heap say what he's'
niRll 'bout the best poker player they Is
anywneres.
"Mebbe he Is If I ain't there." said
the mm .,..,1 , n . .
Inn " i. m ."nP n,rrPl t'1-
t on or Indifference, and he turned away.
"Ut ho had said enoiiRh.
In such fashion at that period ,
throughout th Mississippi Valley It
was customary for recognized Cham- 1
?ir.. ,,,rl ,rnn.f .nt :inothrr' I
...... .,.t .--L-tuuiii LiiciL I'naiiiiJion.'s oe-
cllned the contest. Mr. Pepper was
cordlnRly puffed as belttfr the me.ssenROr
cnoven to deliver the challenge, and the
next time he found himself In Arkansas
'-It y he bore himself with nil the dig
nlty bellttltiR an nmbassndor
(.olnR to the door of the old man's
saloon he opened It eatitlouelv and
peeked In, They saw him and said
nothing,
"Come In an' set," said th old man.
not unkindly. As the probable bearer
of iMelliRence from the outside world
Mr. Pepper's arrival was not unwel-
come.
'Ml. t aAH i. ....... ,. ..v. I
Oh. I don t know.' said Mr. Pepper, i
I was reck'nln' whnt vo" tins moilght .
,. . , . . . ....
I some nasiy 11 i was to say " nut '
he sidled n carefully and took the chair i
nearest to the door. '
"Well, whnt yo' pwlne to say?" de- 1
mnnded the old man somewhat Impn-
tlently. seelnR that Mr. Pepper showed!
no purpose of contlnulni;.
"Oh. I don't know," said Mr. Pepper.
"but I done seen a man what reckons I
he's liable fo' to come to Arkamas City. ,
"Man with a wad?" Interrupted the'
old man
i , ,. , .....
Oil, I don t know' said Mr. Penner. 1
"He Ren'ly Joies a wad 'd choke a mule." i
Ti.ia .. - i . ...
This yer s a public house, an' he'll
be welcum.." said the n!d man heartily.
' lien S lie comlll'?
"Oh. 1 don't know" .aid Mr. Pepper. 1
. ... , , , ,, , ... 1 ' .
lies kylnd o Inokln' fo' t rouble,
an' " I
"W'n nim r ni.... " -,a .v.- ss
We nltns to please said the old!
man. "If he p'fers trouble I rcekVm
he'll iril .ill h nnl. tvim . !,o" .
' Oh. I don't know," said Mr. Pepper.
"Tint is." he coutlniKd heartily, per
ceiving that habit hnd led him astray,
"lb" alnt nobody knows who he reeiy j
is. hut they Is a heap what knows c'n- '
sld'able about him at that. 'Pears he !
was some onlucky Into a light oncet an' '
he done lose one of his eyes." i
"When's he coniln'7" shouted Pas.
sett, and Mr. Pepper Jumped.
Hill the old man sjKike as one hav-'
Im; authority. J
"Hold yo' bosses, Joe. Set down
ngriiii, ivpper. no salil. "Thin yer
I pears to Is- momcm-limis. If they Is
way o' Rittlr' One Hye nn' his wad
! into this yer s'loon nsin It's gwino to
I bo did. What'll In- did when lie comes
j c'n be i-'nsldered later."
And even Hassi-tt recognized the wis.
i dom of th.' decision, though he Riowled
1 out, "Th'alnt but ope thing to be c'n-
eldered when It comes to that.
"Oh. yes. they is." retorted the old
mnn. "They Is a wad to be c'lif-ldered
first off.
Now, what's all this about?"
he dcmanib d sternly.
"Oh, I don't know," said Mr. Pepper,
"hut (im- I .ye cintin told H)o Inst week
what he was ii'pnred f. t() stack up
attln the hull crowd .inin, on'; he
wouldn't lake on on'y one In on- 'I Said
he'd play Hlaisibll or light Hassr.t sin
gle-handed, but he wa'n't p'pared fo' to
. ..t.i. ,. a. u 1... ui. 1
.... nn. ...a n in nine-
some.'
"That's rean'nable," said the old man
Judicially, and the others admitted that
It was.
"O' co'ae," he continued, "It's mo' reg'
lar for to not bar nobody out f'm a
game or a light If he feelei like J'lnln'
In, but If a man has a prej'dlce agin It
he'd ought to be respected Into It, They
can't nobody say what he don't git fair
play on my premises If he 'nslsts onto
it.
" 'Pears like he's c'nsld'able of a man
even If he Is n hellyon, Yo' all c'n tell
III tn what I'll stand by with n bung
starter an' see what they won't nobodv
! interfere. All the other p'llmlnarles c'n
I Va-t unttlml fi'tnt itu nil r vn r
; "Hut tell him how he'd ought fo' to
1 'ni'lmle some allowances into his wad
' fo' burial 'xpenses. 'Taln't becnmln lu
no man fo' to d'pend on charity fo'
1 en.'
"Oh, I don't" - began Mr. Pepper, hilt
Ihe old mail cut him short.
"Vo' all knows enough to tell him
inai, lie Mam, 11 iney is n ruae nil
cumin' on the game yo'll have to look
lo lilalsilell fo' Hint."
"He'll Kit It," said Blnlsdell cheer
fully. "All 's I want Is fo' to be left
git 11 chanst nt that pirate Just onc't
1110'." And .Mr. Pepper departed, well
satisfied,
In the dl'ciisslim that followed Bas
sett urged that he should have the llrst
chance, but the old man said finally:
"The giimo comes Urni, lilalsilell an'
One Kye 'II go out In the back room
alone, not neither one on 'em tnkln' no
wieplns alow?, an' I'll stnnd by the do'
with a bung starter. He won't Rlt awny
this time."
And a week Inter One Kye walked
fi-iii-lessly Into the little saloon alone.
l.uyliiK ills knife on the bar he said to
th'- old man:
"Vo' nil c'n take krer o' that till I
call fo' It. I may need It later on, but
I ain't lookln' fo' to be set 011 'thouten
proper notice,"
And after a little talk Blnlsdell put
his nun nlso on thn bar and stepped
with lilm Into the back room.
THE SUN,
POEMS WORTH HEADING.
Johan. the Finn.
(The Immigrant telegraph llnmn de
ported eome while alio from Kills Inland
a' being a Ycverslon to type.)
And io ws would not Ut you In.
Jolian. the rinn,
Hut flit you back acrore tha sea,
There In your own far land to be
A wonder and a mystery,
Johan, the Klnn!
We llk not your receding chin,
Your concave back, your hairy skin,
Your swinging arnu, your footllk. hands.
That I'll a tale of other lands
And other dart. Johan, th Finn,
An'1 ''v no doub, about your k,n'
......... ....
l nil r nil n t nrrrw inn ni iirir 1 1
Above th caverns nf your eyes;
And to our questions strange replies
Come back from that Imperfect mind,
Your bull neck and curved limbs we And
(live in cold shivers neck to ahln,
Johan, the l'lnn.
do back to yeor far northern land
Where the lone elopes of glacial eand
Slip ilon n into th frozen sea;
Am! as you climbed old forest trees
In dim remembered day of yore.
Climb up your lineman's poles once more,
Anrt wk th cu"'"ts of the air
' ,,ou "v" w,k' , , ""V url
The er age we're living In.
M. B. nint.ii.
The 11 logical Pel.
Patnanthr Jane was afraid of a mouss;
No matter how small he mlcht be
She'd run, and ehrlek, and s.ein ready to die
If the tiniest mouse stie'd ece.
Now ln't It strancr, at eight of a mouse
How women will Jump on a chair?
And yet, not one of them seems to be scared
When she haa a btc rat In her hnlr.
ItmwiM. HiTcitcnca Hinsiuix.
To an Atiple Tie.
1 Thou majt.rp!r of culinary art!
Ambrosia and nectar both combined
rm.id .r.ree . ..m ih. roeki.. .r ih.
heart.
Scarce clve the pleasure that In thee we
nna.
. .......
Th e.ns.s reel before thy matchless charm,
The eye. are filled with ec.ta.y that rest
t.poM tn, B0ll(n t0r of ,y form
Thy perfume Is like .rbr the niett.
,v taate' tlut feeble words can III express
Th rPtur" ,nto whlch our 'Pints rlft,
wAndr.hha;kho,r
.tf
R S. 1UMIK.
Talntlng the I.llj.
From London Opinion
The Stalwart Youth In civil a-arb was stroll
lne dna'ti th. t.trund.
When the t)or Old llusybadv buttonholed .
him nut of hand,
"l-'or ermine, my line younr sir." sha said,
! Are you Idle when your Klnr and Country
an ou to iils iray"
I ' Yds, I'm nht o' work just nan." said he, a
I tnlnkle In Ills eye.
And the Iir.ir old llj.ybody heavtd a sad
reproarliril, sIKll
"Oh. come, mv dear jounir man, and let me '
tirive ymi straight, eh. saw,
"To th next llei-rulilng Htatlon' ' but he
grinned and .hook his h.ad.
in'" "o iei nie p.rsuaiK. 3 uu, sue im-
pi,.r.,l in nccJnie nlid.
"Just to Join the Territorials'" Ataln the
slrniiff.r .mll.il.
v i -v. . h.i. ... .. ..,i
'the r .ruth
",'v ?,tu?n"d1h"'ihBbtr.lyfulh11 T'U"
"Where' X'"u get that "hurt?" she asked.
"," 'l""Vr1'rt ,l!"r ? ".In,!..
W h booKmln"A!"ne,"' "r"' "n" Up,n ,h
Oitit Hr. couase.
The Torre of Contrast.
i.. lk. n-.n c...
A mn ihere was who b.t'the con'f
With energy that knew no rest.
"homed the positing throng
'io "iei tne air ana lliun
To win attention was hie aim
And eiRed the air and thumped his chest.
,hl 1,1,1 "0,,1 n,lJ 'IMsd
Concerning a! th. ir b-k uf fame.
Am, w at all surprised
, rt awn ln qu.tud.
The futile strife lie left b.hlnd
Kept he hi. wa pursued
placid und fotitent.il mind,
Ann then relei,rit he gained
II. munil hlm.elf e,l advertised,
thoughtful e'lence he maintained
And ever) body ae surprls.d
The list Wnd.
from thf t tnrintmti Knqvirtr
Th. blls was rincine t o'-lock, hen lo th
.tor. rame Kate.
Hhe should intv i-oine at 7. but the ttrl did
sleep too laic.
She wja a we..r ealeselrl, and as shs did
..em real glum.
She fell beneath the counter for her working
nan or gum.
The rum was gone. "Oreat llevlnts"' cried
the cirl "Oh, Mag' Oh, .Maud!
Mom. of oiiso alrl. rune early and has bat
The eir: denied ihut' the htd took the gum
nie tt, rnv wad
. H'VM , u , .
Hut they did huns; their heads In shame
when Kute she then did say:
clients
"I may l.e hm a working lrl. but wrklnr I
And tn ir"esir"e thl.' wa.l of gum I kept It 1
here ut iilghie. '
And no g,r n-ln 1 no lady, and a crook she.
has be.-., me.
Who'd steal friun any worklnr ilrl her only
u ud of sum "
The Sea-onnble Song,
From tht I'ortlittiii Ortgnnian
When aprlnir conies tripping- sayiy.
The lr!c bard .'motes.
In June, for summer dally
Hurst forth thn Kcutls "potes":
And now another mood has caticht 'em,
Their 1) rlc lutes they order brought 'em
And whoop 'er up and slnn for autumn.
Thn shall I not, together
With nil 'his rlinn"ter crew,
Wtlte a-ls for autumn weather
And boost Wvember t'' '
Shall n,'t llt ln-. ax tll(,'Wlse. .sw.llltif;
lu Jrul. Jin und lrl, i-Hng,
The autumn Joys In rh me he telllnc '
1 The frost Is on the punkln,
. Wo stir the open lire
A,j nf.fty, ,,,. c,,unk ,n
And while the flames Asnlra
And while the rlnc of warmth grows wider,
Coins put a corn cake on the spider
And open up a Jug of cider.
To-morrow morn, at aunup,
If everything Is fins.
We'll Mtch the horse aa4 ran up
To butcher all tha awlna.
And links ot sausage shall plaaaa us.
While bam besldo the amokehouss frfesta.
And we shall goris upon, bead chees.s,
Thanksctvlnr sre'll be ireetlnr
Rre many days go by.
And turkey we'll he eating,
And eke the punkln pie.
And Ihourh tho atmosphere be freezln.
We'll Jollify beyond all reason
And ha!' the happy autumn season
Thus autumn daa extolUnc.
as o'ft ?lVrrt.e.'"S'l'lngy r',ym"
Au- .
j Hcorn ";l,Jirj!!1, j1 "
1 seen my uuty ana 1 aon it.
Dill Cou.lss.
Okra Monp.
From foe VnluiAbla Slatt.
! when dais are dark and trouble lowers.
And flowers, leaves and spirit droop,
WTnur;:;cV.V'o7a'Torup?,'',r,7
When bill roUectors haunt our path
And troubles crowd us, troop by (reap
What .ed itlve enn cure our xtrath
I.II.e liromo seltzer? Okraeoiiil
What product of enchanted Isles, .
From loveiv iIuHtn to tlitudelnup, I
Can wreathe Ihe gourmet's cheek with smiles .
I.Ike that eoncoctlon, okra soup? t
I'cr what do Charleston children cry, I
After measles, grip or croup,
Far. fur more than for pap or pie .
Or .Mellen'a food? niest okra soup.
l,et Hoston rave on pork and beane, 1
To such a niees I would not stoop; I
".umbo's the dish for New Orleans, '
Hut Charleston murmurs, "Okra soup!"
What term. O Prince, shall 1 apply j
To hltu who sneers at okra soup?
Ills maudlin ravine I defy' I
1 iirsunaie nun .Mneompoopt
Mouth.
What are 'thoe shapes which skim th t'."U 1
Ami wing above ti limn loud
Those are the birds wltl 'li day and night
Volplo to earth In angry flight.
What works the harm whl-h stains their path
And leaves it trail of pain and wrath
Those are the eggs vhlch night and day
In awful hat these war birds lay.
H. . H.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
It. W. Q. Inquire as to whether Pari
was In a state of siege. I was at the '"B Pl' of tho hand A says to the de
Hotel Crlllon on August 1 and there saw , ''"'' ''Vm' Jld. not wln,.t.hn V161 '
.i,. ...i..j i i ...it .i. , i . ihmirny took It. Let me sea It," 7. turns
a notice printed and Issued by the Chlet ,c trck ,, howg thnt h. (
of Police: "On nccount of the slate of whereupon l marks up 211 points penalty
siege now prevailing It Is forbidden to be 1 ngalnt '. for turning up a quitted trick.
on the streets after 0 P. M.." Ac. ,Ho that
the bet might be called off. N. tt. R.
JCANNITTB AND JEAVNOT,
You are going far away,
Par away from poor Jannette,
There la no one left to love me now.
And you too may forget:
But my heart will be with you
Wherever you may go
Can you look me In th fnca
And say the same to me, Jeantiof
When you wear a Jacket red,
And a beautiful cockade,
Ob I I fear you will forget (
All the promises you made;
With your gun upon your shoulder
And your bay'nt by your side,
You'll be taking soma falr.lndy
And be making her your bride.
Ob, where glory leads the nay
You'll be madly rushing on.
Never thinking If they kill yu
Thnt my happiness Is gone,
If you win the day, pet hups
A geii'ral you may be.
Though I'm proud to think of that.
What will become of m7
Oh! If I were Kin? of France,
ur ' 1
iorre iuuiu us no numiiiR i-"
Or weeping maids at liunie;
All tho world would be at pence,
Or, If kings must show their might
It those who make the quarrel
lie the only ones to fight.
The song "Jeannette and Jeannot,"
for
which R. Y. a. Inquires, was written by
Charles Jefferys, an .englishman ( .807-
l!8o). and was set to music by ( Imrles
w. (.lover, worns ann music, inijewipr
with the curious history of the son, may
be found In "Our Familiar Hongs and
Thoe Who Mnd Them." published by .
Henry Holt A Co. It. J.
B. II. Van Ddorn sends a copy from
"fteadle's Dime Song Hook" (1S'3).
Walter (lalnes writes: "I used to hear
my mother sing It when I was a child,
more than fifty years ago, and I still
remember the words and the time.
: W. J. writes! "I rememb'r hearing my
.1 n. . V. . . aim. I. n.lplv ..V.nlv V.ir.
ago. n atout th, same period hmlly
II. Harllng writes of the song as one
"which my mother sang to me sixty,
vears ago." C. K. W. supplies a copy
with the note that the query "gives oc
casion for a somewhat extraordinary
demonstration by the most wonderful ot
rrothers, 76 years young, who repents
the old aont offhand." A. H. W. re
rails It as first heard "played on those
elegant Imported Italian hand organs In
vogue at the time of the Mexican iar."
Other friends who have supplied Infor
mation are .Maria F. Starr, H. J. Itoblu
son. A. B. P.. Mrs. H. N. Hinckley. C.
r . I'uiicrnt-iu, .imum.. iniuiiis. ivrnr-
piaf give me crdit ror tnis, I like to
""'" "'
Jeffry's piece Is reminiscent of Fa-
i vart's comedy of "Jejnnot el Jeannette."
, first produced at the Theatre Italian In
January, 1 757. From that finnrlla old
play we extract this stanza:
I D." que Je vols passer Jeanno"
Tout aussltot J" m' amMe.
1 Quolque Jeannot ne dlse m,..
, Pi An d'lul cliactin me paralt bet-,
'3und I' tn' regarde, 1' m' tnterdlt ;
Je del lens rntle-a rnmtne nil' frnise
. ....
i Apparemuient que l'nn rougit
I lorsque 1'on est blen alee.
j
. When was the chrysanthemum Intro-
duced to Ore dental gardens?
P. J. Rsrti.ktt.
The first date Is 1764, at Chelsea, when
1 Philip Miller received a living plant from
Nlohpu ami brought It to flower.
. ' , .......
An
the
onscure recorn noies tne ih-i max in tne
preceding century a plant bloomed at
,nn,R, Th, ,.nnt!iitioiis ree.ud begins
with Pierre lllancard. a gardener of .Mar-
sc.'lles. In November, U0i. Having been a
. .'
sailor he hnd made the aiqualntatice of
.1,,., niants In China and .In nan. Two
'nlnnta nf nil that he liad hrnurht h.-.e!t
from the Orient came Into hlnm-nui in
Miir-ellles and these he carried In the
! ,1111,.., e In rf,rla Th, re 1,u b-,,1 M,em
through the Influence of a Marseilles man
In the pabu-e, Introduced to the favor of
the Ihnpress Josephine. With her gracious
, approval the plant took Its proper place
I In ornamental gardening and has inl
I winced hteadlly In popularity, fine of the
I odes of Confucius Is addressed to the
e!irsnnthemum : "Its shining glory. Is
delicate petals hanging around the citttre
In showers of golden threads, and Us
tassels on which the light of the sun has
been filtered ten thousand times."
Who wa CapL Keayne In the prorln
ctal history of Hoston? T. I.. B.
He ha his ecure niche In history
th founder of the Ancient and Honorable
Artillery Company. He was a merchant
tailor and had been a member of the
.. . , . ., . .
Honourable Artillery Company of London.
and his Boston company had to overcome
the opposition of Gov Wlnthmp, who
feared the establishment of a Pretorinn
Guard. Perhaps Keayne would have
failed entirely had he not ben "ills-
tlngulshed for his piety and benevolence."
In the practice of his nrt ns a tailor he
ran foul of the Inns for the regulation
ni Business ann wn.i iu,e ny me
Great and General Court for exacting
more than sixpence In the shilling profit'
on foreign roods. He died In Boston
March 23, 165H, and his will, In which was
a substantia! bequest to Harvard, Is one
j of the longeBt on record.
I
Do you recall a battle poem In which
occurs the lino "a glimpse of far borne
flags that fade"? CitABi.r.s H. Macki.in.
This Hue occurs In a poem by Itobert
Burns Wilson ;
Such Is the death the soldier dies:
He falls the column speeds away;
Upon the dabbled grass be lies.
His hrav heart following still the
fray,
The smoke wraiths drift among the
trees,
The battle etorrns along the hill ;
The glint of distant ntms he rees;
He hears his comrades shouting still.
A glimpse of far borne flags that fade
Ami vanish In the rolling din:
He Knows the sweeping charge s made.
The cheering lines ale closing In.
Unmindful of his mortal wound
He faintly calls and Berks to rise,
But weakness drags him tn the gTound
fluch La the death the soldier die
15, 1914.
SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS.
Auction Bridge. It. H. U says: Ihir-
. contends that he was led Into doing so
by H's partner, and therefore Is not liable
to any penalty, us it was Just as If A
turned the trick, not 7..
7. Is liable to the penalty, as he was
the ptnyer that Actually turned the trick.
That he was led Into doing so by a ques
tion put to him by an apponent Is no pal
llntlon of the ofTence, any more than It
would be to say he was asked what the
previous declarations were, or what had
been played on previous tricks. The pen
alty Is for answering such questions, no
matter who asks them.
O. C. eays: The dealer holds five hearts
to the king nine; two small chflisj-ace
Jack lo four diamonds, and aco smalt In
spades. A bets that the proper openlnR
declaration Is two spades, to show sup
port for a no trumper. What Is the cor
rect call on these cards, no score7
The two spado bid to show the partner
that you have a no trumper but are afraid
to bid It went Into the discard long ago.
When one player ha-s a no trumper It Is
highly Improbable that his partner has
another one. "Two spades" now means
only one thing: two sure tricks In a short
spade suit and a sure trick outside. The
proper opening bid on the cards given. If
the dealer Is afraid to bid no trump. Is one
spade. On tho scond round he might
chance a heart, but not originally.
J. S, P. says: The denier hid a spade,
second band takes him out with a club,
and the fourth hand got the winning dec-
Inratnn. When the dummy went down
It consisted of ono small heart ; five clubs
to the queen Jack ; king and two small
.ll..mAn.l. ,. ... ,.,,,1 t ..... n , 1 ..... ,1 n . TI
it, ,...-, ... ..... r.,.,..,m. ....... tn .... - ,-, jv--. .
I."'?..'.";! -'1 I?.!."" r.'5ht in Ca,Ml",CT.!..:..T,, Jmh.,!P..'!0'.? !
v. ..., .v...
There Is no justification for showln
tne 0lubs, as there Is not a trick In the .
,ul, 8uch ,ds mislead the partner and !
destroy his confidence. The modern prno-
tlee is Tor the second hand to hid his hand
Just as If ho were the dealer,, when the
dealer starts with a spade, and never to
bid a suit In which he has not two sure
t'lclts, especially a minor suit like club.
Thero Is only one sure trick In the whole
hand given ; the ace of spades.
C. M. C. says: It Is B's lead, bat A
plays a card. U motions to him to take
if on Hnd lends himself. The declarer de.
inands a penalty Bnd dnds by the laws
that he can c.all a suit, whereupon the
onrdi nlay'l bv A and H rt tAkn tin.
U()n ,hp f(ct ,hat pm,,
:.s another suit was called.
II says not.
and quotes law TO, which says If both
lean nt tne same time, tne lean stands,
and the other card Is exposed.
Whut
right hnd dummy?
' If law 70 npplles, then the declarer
could not have called a suit, as the lead
from the proper hand stands. If B ad
mits the right, to call a suit, the plays
were not simultaneous, nnd law 94 ap
plies, binding H to give the declarer reas
enable time to decide on the penalty, As
II ilhl not do this, hi" card Is exposed, but
can tako bis up. Dummy hnd the right
o call the declarer's attention to the ex-
pn, cird
eee law 00. "I."
I
O. .1. F. asks what I done with the
eirds !f the dealer Is allowed to pars
wlth'-ut a bid, nngllsh fashion, and no
one takes him out.
The deal passes to the left
M. T. win's to know )f any of the
lending cluhs have adopted the count nf 1
1,0 for Utile slam, and too for the big '
slams, or If they are likely to do so.
1 nrre noes nnt seem to ne any neces-
slty for such a change In the established
method." of i-orlng. It seems to be quite
r"fV.'n R"f:.r". or 7 nM -
,ii..r.,., ,r ..,., ,n,,-r u
ent nf n or 100 more, as a reward for
j holding an Invincible hnnd. Auction Is
a game of skill, and the less rewards there
iare for luck the better. It Is for this
reason that many object to 100 being
scored for four aces In one hand, which
is slmplv a mutter of luck.
r'.ihhire .1 It J aavs- We hare
dispute about the value of three sevens
i,n n eight, with a six turned. Will
This Sfv count It for us In detail?
lv out the three sevens In a triangle.
,,.,. . .. i , i i.
l--n h side l a pair. 1, bules, ( omblne
each seven with an eight, and there are
, tht ee fifteens. more holes. Combine
e.u-h seven with the eight nnd the six.
and there are three runs of three, J
more hole", a grand total of It.
Va have three prlies
T. M. C. says
In the game. A and B have -won eleven
games, C and D have each won nine,
while 1; nns eigm. nn tne piayon a
beul It for llrst. P beat C for second and
r. had no competitor for third. H In
s.sti It s unfair for eleven games won
t-i gel ..nthltig anil eight games to get
a prize.
The correct thing wa for A and B to
play off for chofre of first and second
prizes, while C and D played for th third
prize. E was never In It.
Toker. S. I, ayn: There are elfht ln th
game. The first five pass. No. t opens,
v- 9 ..nm.. ln srslnst htm. all tha othara
;,',,, outi Before the draw No. 6
flnds he did not hold opener, whereupon
, N'o. " claims the pot. In spite of the fact
ht he could not. or P
when he had the ehanoe ahead ot No. .
, tnRt No 2 , not .nttled to
tlf, pot,
, There are gevepal ways of settling th
' question of false openers, but In order to
nV(lM th n,lay or throwing up all the
hands, taking down all the stakes, ftp., tho
modern rule Is now almost universally
followed and Is In all the text books,
-nds Is that tf a pot Is once opened.
v.mnKiy, nnd any on comes In
aBanst the false openers, that pot must
j.jyi for. s;,,, ; came In In good
faith. He had more nerve than any of
the others nnd practically drove them
nut. As soon as the only opposing hand
Is proved to lie foul It Is No. !' pot.
JSurhre. T. J. asks If tbe- is ny
stated hand on which a player should
always go It alone and on which he
I would find the chances better for four
points than for a march.
I Some players twas go alon on both
! bowers and the are. as
., .
wis-, Mtinoi
uchred. Others maintain that this la I
j rot good policy nnleas the two losing
I side cards are both of th aam suit
) or one of them In a trump.
Patience Poker. M, R. H. arks If there
Is any difference In the counting value of
the combinations mndo In this game ac
cording to whether they are vertical or
hnil.iiiital, and ays that they have been
In ihe habit of paying double If Ihe larger
count weie for the vertical hands.
Never lieai d uf It, but It sniinds like
an InteresiliiK variation to the game, as It
mui.'es 0110 play to get the hands to run
a reitnln wny from the start. A player
who mw he was getting tho hnrliontal
hands loo big might queer one of them,
so us to git double pay for the vertical
ones.
NOVEL POINTS OF THE LAW.
A case InrolTlng the punishment of a
Juror for contempt came before the Su
preme Court of Iowa In Murphy vs.
Wright. In which the court held that where
a Juror, while serving as such, associated
with the defendant's brother and visited
a saloon with him, where b drank with
the brother and with ono of the defend
ant's witnesses, the Juror might be ad
Judged in contempt. The court said ."The
trial courts are charged with the duty
and necessity of guarding their proceed
ings against everything which Interferes
or tends to Interfere with the due am)
orderly administration of Justice, and es
pecially to protect their Jurors from even
the fair suspicion that their verdicts have
been affected by Improper Influences. No
Juror, however honrtit of purpose, can
properly expose himself to such suspi
cion by Intimate association, pending a
trial In which he Is engaged, with one
of the parties or with a party's close rela
tives, witness and cronies; anil If he
does so, we think the court ought not to
he held to exceed Its rightful powers la
adjudging him to be In contempt."
The Supreme Court of New Jersey In
Bmtth vs. the Uoard of Feebleminded holds
that a statute providing for the sterili
zation of epileptic and other diseased or
defective persons, Including certain crim
inals, confined In charitable or penal In
stitutions was unconstitutional because
denjlng the equal protection of the laws
The decision ! followed by a recent ruling
or tho United Htntes District Court ut
Inva In Davis v. lierrv. n. n
holds that a statuto providing for an , hers of the President's Immediate fam
operatlon upon criminals twice convicted H', and even thos-o mlRht be opened
of a felony on an order of the .State Hoard except for the fact that Mr. Smith has
of Parole, after a hearing not open to iiinck ut recni-nixltn. linmltvritini-
tiv uukl n,,u wiiil-ii ine Lrillllll.il Will
not advised until ordered to submit to
the operation, Is unconstitutional as bl
volvlng deprivation of due process of law.
The court said;
Tho hearing Is by an administrative
board or otllcer. There Is no actual j
ll.n.l,1P Th... 1. r.n MM. i
........ ?...,k ,n uIS , uillll 11 ,
dorw. Wltncsen are not produced
"r- ,,r , Produced, they are not cro-s-cx-
'w 'J i
of the proceedings until ordered lo sub-
mlt to the operation. And yet In many
casew there will be Involved a serious
controverted question of fa... Tho rev-
I onls of two convictions may Mliow the
I rame name of tho party or parties con-
victe.i j nut mere are many men ot the
same natm but which Is no proof that
the person In the one case Is thn same
lerson convicted In the other case. It Is j mltted to slpn the President's name
common knowledge) that many prisoners even to the most trivial routine letter,
take aesutneil names. Who Is to deter-
mine whether -lis various names wpre- Representative Pen Johnson of If en
sent one and the same person" And lfi.' , , ., ' , ...
one of the convictions was ln atiothe-
Slate tho question will nrl'e whether It
tllal tml9t ,m ,,eld In the , with full
pportiinltles to present evidence and
argument for nnd against. To uphold
this statute It must be afllrmed that th
tinarH nt ,.,m1a ne nrl.nn t.hvklelun n.Oal
uZ'r tlie 'evidence and examine laws of "nf iini .'""r , ""l "C"lnat
other States without notice and lu the Hit once in a long time he meets
prisoner's ab-enco and determine these with somebody thnt he can't forgive,
question". And If determined adver-ely J Some years uro Johnson was a candl-
the prisoner has no reim-dy, but must dato for the Democratic tjomlnatlon for
submit tn the operation." Oovernor of his State, and the nomlna-
Two members of the court went so far tlon that year was equivalent to an
as to bold rhat the statute also pro- (.loction. n woul(1 hnv landed except
vlded for a cru-1 and unusual punish- for onn man M;iru(, wmi, c)I
meM' pnlgn lies about him.
As to the rlRht of a tenant of an , J?"0" T, T,nlh"
alleged haunted house to have his .-on- this same man who treated Johnson so
tract annulled, the authorities are not 1 unkindly ln thnt race for the (iovnrnor
exactly In accord, states William W. ' hlp Rn-atly desired a certain Job and
Ackerly ln the November (Vise ond Com-I Johnson's Influence was needed before
metif. The eases' aro generally settled, he could get It.
It Is stated. Ill iicoonbuwe with the He Kniiirht tit rmi lr - nno with Inlin.
uggestlon of Alphenus. who says in
brief, that the fear mu-t be genuine
anil that reason for no ordinary dread
must exist. Heiu- Arnault Ferton In hw
Customal of Hiirgundv" advises that
"legitimate dread of phantasms, which
I trouble men's rest and make night hide,
I ous," Is a good riMson for lenvlng" a
1 ,..., am, .i-dinlng to nay the rent
after the day of departure. The Parlla- (
, ment of Grenada lu one or ino cases na-
:.. is. oV '1
i spectres mckete.l. And In an Irlh ess.:
(1,.rdP, 1a 15,00, (,-nant was allowed
to give up hi hou without paying his
. rent,
'J nai one wno voiuniarny eiuoer-, iiniii-n
lighting dogs then engaged In a combat
...., ..,.n ,l,i,n,.'a from ihe owner
of the dog bv which he Is blt'n, because
be has himself helped to create the con-
dltlon and the danger s held In the Ne-
braska case of Warwick s. Farley,
r'1
I.. It. A. (N. S.) 45
Ciise oml Cnniiirnf says that a fleorgla
magistrate Ml perplexed by the cniilllct
Ing claims of two negro women for a
baby, each contendlnR that M10 was the
mother of It. The Judge remembered Solo
mon, und drawing a bowle knife from his
lsiot, declaied that he would give half
to each. The women were shocked, but
had no doubt of the authority and purpose
I of ,,)(, j,iKe ,n make the proposed com
promise "Don t da that, bos," thi-y
1 notl) wrPalllrd unson
1 ou can Keep
It yourself.
The Supreme Judicial Court nf Massa
chusetts holds in Nium vs. Hidert thai
whet.- a person intend iir to make a will
presented the paper t" the witnesses and
asked them If they would sign It. but k-p'
the paper so folded while they were do ng
LV" ,h:;'a.w b"m1'"" b:,'r.
'i,., - "' ' " '.
by the witnesses as the statute required
and th paper wa not a valid will.
The
court said:
"It follow that when th testator hides
from th subscribing witness th lg
nature which I upon th Irutrument pre
viously lrned by him and goes no further
than to ask the subscribing wltneasea to
Ign the paper placed before them, even
tf that request be accompanied by a
tatement that the paper Is his will, there
Is no acknowledgment by the testator of
his signature and bo no valid attestation
of his signature by the subscribing wit
nesses. All that Is acknowledged by the
testator In that case Is that the paper Is
his will. In such a case there Is no ac
knowledgment by the testator that the sig
nature 011 the paper. If there be a signa
ture upon It) Is his signature."
Where a candidate for election dies he
fore election day. too late to have a candl
I date substituted as provided by statute
or to notify the voters of his death, so that
a majority vote for him In Ignorance of
his death, It Is held ln the Iowa cnee of
Patten vs. Hnselton, M I.. It. A. (N S.)
22i. that the person receiving the next
highest number nf votes cannot be de
cUred elected, but a vacancy will exist In
the olllce, where, the statute provides that
tho person having the greatest number
of vales shall be declared elected.
That eoultv may Drohlblt the nlekettng
1 of premises of an emnloyer against whom
strike has been declared Is held In
the Michigan case of He I.angell, in
I.. B. A. IS. S) -ns. which further de.
tcrmlnes that one who goes to the prem
ises of an employer against whom n slrlkn
has been declared nnd In whose favor
nn Injunction against picketing has been
Issued, for the purpos of doing picket
duty, under the Impression that the court
had no Jurisdiction to enjoin such act,
Is guilty of contempt.
Kmisjn Cnlf Una Wooden I, eg.
HoiiToN, Kan., Nov Is. Sam I'Ioiimt
owns a calf that Iras a wooden lg. The
animal recently caiflit Its left hind leg
In tho crotch of a tree and lost the part
below tho knee. Plotner rigged up a
"stump" for tho calf, fastening It to tho
leg with the top of a boot Tho calf
Kts along nicely with Its peg leg and
Is crowing' as rapidly as other calves.
STATESMEN, REAL AND NEAR.
iir num r. icj:i.i,y.
To writ "Personal" on a letter ad
dressed to the President of the United
Htntes Is Just about ns active as ty
Iiir a "Do Not Open Until ChrtoUaM"
tair to a peanut and handing It to an
average park squirrel.
Yet about halt the people who writ
letters to Wood row Wilson put "Frr
Honnl" or "Ktrlctly Conlldcntlal" on th
orivelope, In the belief that no one but
the writer and tho President will vr
know what Is Inside,
tuber writers enclose letters to th
President In an envelope ad4read t
Secretary Tumulty and explain to Mr.
Tumulty that tho letter Is about some
thing that the President wouldn't want
a living soul to know about.
Htlll other writers send letters In pare
of one of tho President's daughters,
thn Idea Iwlng that the lmddent will
then find thn letters on his plate at the
hreakfast tabln without any of the sec
retaries having a chance to mull them
over.
As a matter of fact none of these
schemes works. Letters that go through
tho usual channel, "personal" letters anil
others, are all opened by Ira Hmlth,
whose Job at tho White House Is to do
Just that. About the only letters that
Mr. Smith ever turns over to the Prcsl-
un-peneil are those from mem-
The fact Is that It Is almost Impos
sible to write a secret to the President
and have It still a secret when It
reaches him. That Is one of the great
objections lo behiR Iresldent.
The letters that reach tho White
iiouse everv il.iv Tor Ira Hniith tn .. n
nnd ,ort m will rm. m hlRh as l.l'mo
House every day for Ira Hmlth to
, , ,.,, , ,.,,,,. no,, . SM
telegrams. Ordinarily, though, tho mall
Is much smaller. On an ti vera en day
U w
pani
will run something Jute 300. A com-
itlvely fpw reach tho President.
.Many days be lifts only about u 07.en
letters to nnswer personally.
In addition to these few letters that
he answers personally, however, are a
considerable number that are disposed
of for h!m and the answer. broiiRht to
, him for his signature. No one Is per-
" " '"'" " " ..hjiiuhk
for ono or to one. whichever way the
ojclgenrles of the case seem to demand
He Is kindly disposed, obliging nnd with
an Inclination to take off his coat and
give It to the llr.it Rtranger who seems
In nif',l It. Mnr.fiv.p ! la -auu... ..ki
' . . . . '
hIt ,p ,,., ,,, nnt nt onpf
come sociable or clubby not at all.
, '"'"n th- man sent emissaries to John-
, eon who me uninsn mat ne real, en
h had once served Johnson a mean
trick and that ho was mighty sorry he
had behaved In such a shameful
i manner.
"Are you quite sure the man really
;,,... ,.,at seemed ,0 n,. ...
"h. yes indeed." replied the man's
emlssnry. "He Is thoroughly sorry He
, warns to meet you and apologize."
"You think there's no blulf about It
.and he's positively
...' ..... ,...
.,..,nson. tnlk nir ut 11 mnr. n.un..
!
"Ureal Dim.
the envoy as-
"Then," said Johnson, "I wish you
1 would Jut say to the man that he Is
not half as mrry ns I Intend that he
will be later on."
Over the bedroom door of the hotel
suite occupied by Vice-President
Thomas Itlley Marshall Is u horseshoe.
It Is the Vice-President's favorite horse
shoe nnd he never goes lo bed without
glancing up lo see If It Is still ln place.
If It hadn't been for this horsishoe
Thomas H. Marshall might still be nn
obscure country lawyer back in Indiana
entirely surrounded by novelists.
He was on hlu way to tho convention
nt which he was- nominated for Gov
ernor of Indlnna when an old colored
man who hud at bean his country's
rood s opped Marshall and handed him
the hors, shoe
Itolinvlnrr. ai ho Arm In crltma nn.l
omcril, nm, Kantl )ucU methods, Marshall
I ngerly seized the horschoe and held It
. . V. I . V. .. ... A , .. . V. V-. 1. . . .
1 n' uuuuk mo uniiuunF.
He wus nominated Governor and except
for the horseshoo ho wouldn't have had
the slighter), show. The horseshoe, and
nothing else did it.
So all during the campaign when h
was dashing about making;' erpee-cheei
Marshall carried the horseshoe In his
grip. That enabled him to bo elected
Governor.
And throughout the big campaign of
two years ago Marshall kiept his horse
shoe close nt hand. Toil would have n
difficult time convincing him that It
didn't play Its! part.
WHALING INDUSTRY LIVELY.
Hrltlsli Columbia Fleet nrport
C'nnil Nenaon' Work,
ssnisiiION. Nov 14 Writing frnn
Victoria, Canada, Conrul Abraham R
Smith says :
"Af'er the moit successful eeason since
Its construction, the Kyuquot whaling sta
'Ion bus practically suspended operations
lor the year 1914. The whaling sson
Is drawing to a close nnd the winter
lllni'k. Green. Blue, Itronn, White. Irion,
Sebastian. St Lawrence and William
Grant, vet-sofa of the fleet, have com
menced arriving in port and paying off
. their crews.
"The Canadian North Pacific Fisheries
Odd.) operate four whaling stations, Kyu-
mot, Scchait. Naden Harbor and lio.
Harbor. Kyuquot lias secured by far the
largest catch, numbering no less than 2Cn
mammals. Seehart has held the highest
leconl catch null! this year. All the
stations hive done well this season, an1
whlln exact llgures for all stations hav
nnt yet bren nnnoiituu'd It Is stated that
the whole catch thN year la better than
In 1913.
"In another two weeks all or me wnal
lng vcn-els will have taken their winter
quarter at Point Kills bridge In Victoria
Had weather gem-rally starls during Oc
tober, which makes It Impossible to con
tinue operations, thus ending tli whaling
seas" 11
"The products, such as whale oil. soao
slock and fertilizer, havo been fhlpped tn
Kuropenn and American markets ln large
quantities thin hcason."