The herald. [microfilm reel], July 24, 1898, Page 6, Image 6

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OPENING OF THE DEER SEASON
California Is one of the few places where
one can hunt deer as early as the middle of
July, the time at which the shooting season
opens in this county. But California is In
so many respects the reverse of all coun
tries that It Is not surprising to find all an
imals In their best condition early In the
summer Instead of late in the fall, as Is the
case In most other lands.
Of our many kinds of shooting there is
none to which more look forward with
greater anticipation than to the deer hunt
ing. For it is generally combined with
camping and a trip to the high mountains
is often considered an indispensable part
of It. For many It Is the only relaxation
from business, and it brings needed rest to
many an overworked mortal. Of the thou
sands who start after this game on this
coast the great majority cntne hack feel
ing well repaid for the hunt though they
may return empty-handed. And there are
fow who do not feel rewarded even with
the sight of game, though they may fin 1 ,
their lead a trifle slow for this the most
slippery* of all large game.
No one can foretell the character of the
DO YOU THINE HE WILL GET HIMP
hunting this year. Deer cannot be starve \
out like cattle by any amount of drought
that this country can have. They live on
browse instead of grass, and the natlvts
chaparral of the hills never fails to remain
gre«n. But it can fail to grow much and
can be tough and less nutritious than in
good seasons. Such was the case in the
very dry season of 1877, and the deer were
almost all poor, even early in the summer.
The only fat one I saw that year was a
three-year-old buck that had about a peck
of prickly pears In his stomach, swallowed
spines and all. I afterward found ihls
was a common meal for them in Mexico.
In Durango, on the great Kolson de Ma
plmi, I found them living entirely on the
tunas and lobes of this savage oactUS, go
ing entirely without water, and as fat as
they could waddle. But this is the only
one I have known or heard of in California.
In 1883, the next very dry season, the deer
were again thin, and In the middle of sum
mer they left a large section of the coast
am] middle range in San Diego county that
they had not left in 1877. They went to
the mountain ranges, which were good in
both these years, there being abundant
rains In the spring above three thousand
feet, so that the mountain deer were as fat
as ever.
Something like this is liable to be the
case this year, In some parts ot the coun
try, and much of the success as well as
pleasure of hunting will depend more than
usual on where you go. But the very high
mountains do not afford as good hunting In
summer as the lower ranges, and especially
the coast ranges. The persistence with
which deer cling to tho chaparral by day in
the high altitudes Is as singular as It is
provoking. You may spend clays and weeks
where they are very* plenty; may have the
dark of the moon in your favor: may get
out as early as you can see to shoot In the
morning, and linger around the edge of the
chaparral as long as you please, seeing
plenty of fresh tracks but never a deer. In
the evening you may repeat the perform
ance, but see nothing. Of course
deer, even at the coastfl are more
secluded at this time of the year
than they are later In the season,
BLACK POWDER IS TOO SLOW NOW DAYS
when they begin to roam more and keep on
foot longer during the day. But the con
trast between their actions along the coast i
and the middle ranges and their behavior
In the very high ranges Is very great, and
though the deer will be fatter in the moun
tains, you will probably find more low-.r
down. In no case will you find any deer (
starving. They will simply be less fat than
usual, but will still have meat enough on
them for your bullet to take effect on.
Your principal difficulty wil be to effect an j,
entrance into the hide.
You will find this no easier In many!
places than it is In the best seasons. In j
others the shorter brush will give you a ■
better chance to see your game. You will
also remember that It also gives the game
a better chance to see you. In son)* 1 places
the scarcity of grass will make it much
easier to track a deer than In ordinary
years, and most everywhere It will be
easier to tell what the game is doing—
that Is for one who understands them—
but you are still some distance from bag
ging them. To know what a deer is do
ing Is still a long way from getting him.
for one of the principal things he is al
ways doing Is cither getting out or hiding
so close In heavy brush that the effect
Is about the same. In some kinds of cover
a deer will almost allow one to tread on
hm, but he Is rarely safer than whtn the
first stroke of his hoofs almost throws the
dust In your eyes. Possibly you may see
a whirl of fur over the top of tho brush
just long enough to bring your rifle from
your shoulder and then gone to appear
no more, or just long enough to* make you
repeat the performance. But quite as often
you may see nothing but a waving of the
brush or a whisk of brown or yellowish
gray across a three and a quarter Inch
opening ■
The deer of this country, which is the
mule deer of the Rocky mountains, and
not the black trill, though some of his tall
Is black, is not nearly so wary an animal 1
as the red deer of the eastern states. If 1
he were, still hunting would be Impossible. |
This deer has us sharp ears, hut Instead of ,
running at the slightest sound of a man's ;
foot on the distant ground, or of his'
clothes on the brush, this deer either stops
to listen to see if he Is coming closer or
else he concludes it is cheaper to hide
than to run. After awhile he concludes
hiding is a failure and starts. That Is
where he often makes his mistake. If he
would remain hidden you would rarely
find him without a dog. But he gets un
easy and wants to take a look to sec what
is the matter, and often has his bliss im
paired before he has satisfied his curiosity.
Another serious Interruption of his fruition
often happens when he is going up hill.
He wonders what anything else is fool
enough to tackle that hillside for and has
to stop on his way up to see what style
of a fool It is.
The deer is the only large game that de- j
—' I
J ties the first, second and third stages of
settlement of a country. All tlie others
have to vanish, most of them at the end of
the first stage. But the deer is so much
more wary than the others and so much
at home in ground where the antelope
could not live, that he survives them all.
The antelope has keener eyes for a man
at long distance, but he has to live on the
open plain, whereas the deer will live on
ground rough enough for the mountain
sheep if he has to. With a fair amount of
protection, the deer will survive in any
country having any reasonable amount of
cover, as is s?en by the way he still exists
in great numbers in most of the oldest of
the eastern states, even in New Jersey and
on Long Island.
Such Is the case here, and while the rapid
settlement of Southern California has
made the hunting very different from what
It once was, there are still many deer left,
and in some places, where they have been
protected, they are even more plenty than
they were ten years ago. Of course they
are wilder and longer shots must be taken.
Some people use a telescopic sight on the
gun, so as to draw the game up near enough
to keep the meat from spoiling before they
can reach it, but our best long shots disdain
such advantages. As a rule It don't pay to
strain our modern rifles with shots of over
a mile or so. though that übiquitous chap
who "al-wajTS gets his deer" never stops to
consider such trifles. Our deer have risen
to modern improvements so rapidly that It
you try black powder on them you may get
left. About the time the ball gets there
they will be ahead of where it should be.
perhaps, behind a rock or ridge. The last
one 1 shot at was too quick even for the
high-power smokeless powder, and in a few
years more dynamite wili be slow for most
of them.
Yet even among the wildest animals you
will occasionally find a stupid one. and the
deer is no exception. This Is the great hope
of the tenderfoot. And: there is many an
other who dislikes to admit it, but is mean
enough to chuckle when he can stumble over
one of these blockheads, provided no one is
looking. Then when he gets back to camp
it was elther # *'two hundred yards on the
keen jump." or "five hundred' yards" if a
standing shot. Five hundred is about the
standard long shot for those who wish to be
extra modepi. Six hundred yards is the
regulation distance for the real old hunter
of the leather-stocking type. Kight and
i nine hundred yards are the fancy distances
for chaps with long range rifles, and. 1 have
seen folks who never killed anything under
a thousand. Vnu will therefore be very
careful how you admit killing anything
j close by, for it is quite out of tone. Jf you
: want meat you had better do it, and it only
, takes- a Little Imagination to make the dis
-1 tance all right by the time you get to camp
; After the same manner you want to bag
i nothing less than two hundred pounds in
■weight, "dressed," of course. That is the
j regulation weight for a buck, the only kind
of d-eer it is now allowable to kill. If you
j happen to bag a seventy-pound "splkehorn"
'or yearling, you have only to pernplre and
ejaculate enough while rifting him on the
horse, letting him fall to the ground two or
three times on account of his weight, and
you will speedily convince yoursetf that he
weighs two hundred. And by the time you
have told about It two or three times he
will weigh two hundro.d>and tlfty.
When the stranger within our gates ge-ts
these little matters of style arranged he will
find summer deer hunting here about the
linest early summer hunting there Is. In
the northern part of the state and coast he
might kill more deer, and In many places
would be quite sure to. But It would in
volve long and expensive trips to get beyond
the range of the skin hunters and market
shooters who are in camp wafting for the
opening of the season, and are none too par
ticular about the exact day. But here one
can find fair hunting within easy reach of
many a ranch where he can stop and be
t-OS ANGELES HERALD: SUNDAY MORNING. JULY 24.
Let's Qo to Hales. LOS ANGELES, SUNDAY, JULY 24, 1899-
We've Inventoried. We've had a reckoning. We've gone over our stock—assorted It. We know what we want.
What we don't want we're going to part with at once. This opportunity Is our
nid=Summer Closing-Out Sale
A preliminary move of the new fiscal year—a time to "right-about-face"—When we put each department on an equal footing.
Some departments show a shortage, this must be made up, thus prices are cut in order to do it. Others have a surplus that's as
I much an impediment to their coming year's business as if they started with a short-
age. Thus this will be lopped off and sold regardless of cost or previous selling E§= ||= ff|
prices. f*J S ?f . -|»
The departments thus affected include— ilO £f s 111 Q D
Dress Goods ■ I i of - n 0
m GO 11-a* : * uomestics 11 f• Is §=i g_g .li: g * ; H -n 3
J? „ ««J O Draperies ili ai" t!f £r X ii
_> S So yI fi-H ts Z_. Ladies Underwear ; r;: * J * :3* ? h S rt r
C£i i ?= ,*,.•! 11 I* i 1 Hos,ery ' Not,ons !iK "J ™{ Hi l M *09
00 Jil I li ISi Gloves, Corsets S? gS on oii; * i ft 5
Qi- iiil 1 1 ; :t\ 0
Q£D|i|lp;|!i||| It's a Grand—Desperate Slaughter I r !"|
5gS : 11 I Let us point out hurriedly a few of the most important features. y
gf oS 5 B I° oo Yards Lonsdale Muslin at S.tjc—lt's the old stand-by, 36 inches wide and firm, soft, strong quality, always 7e. g
~ ~ ■ 100 pi 6CBS 0 f 7 C Dress Prints at Be yard—All new goods in a beautiful assortment of colors and patterns. B
BauuuVnVßnVuuuVsHuuulsHHHßul 2500 Yards of 7c Dress Ginghams at 15c yard—For aprons in all the staplt checks ami colors, tlie usual width. MEMMBhin wnrwiri-iitWl«^jaaMa3MM
r» * c i « I 40 Pieces of 36 Inch 10c Percales at Be—ln light and medium shades as well as pretty reds.
CiOSing-UUI i>aie OI 100 Dozen 10c Cambric Pillow Oases, 7^c—That ironed and torn by hand, 45x36 inches, and hemmed. ClOSing=Out £>ale OI
riuslin Underwear Covert Cloths on Sale Monday at 12)£c—Afresh shipment to pick from; all new shades and 30 inches wide; just the thing Parasols
Drawers— 500 Yards of 12' c c Wamsutta Muslins, B'/ic— And it's the genuine article, 36 inches wide and used by all shirt makers. Lady's $1.25 carriage shade of plain
An odd line with a plain hem 11. 8 Cases 8-4 Poquot Sheetings, lßc yard—Our buyer made a mistake and sent 8-4 instead of 9-4; you can profit by the Gloria Silk and lined. TXr
and tucks, now 14C plunder if you hurry. To closed out at IWV
Of good muslin with a plain hem, <)A. _ „ . _ - Elegant Black Silk Parasols with lace
to be dose... zuc Closing-Out sale of All Summer Fabrics $2.00
Ot good muslin with a wide cambric ruf- We've made profit on these goods long enough, and now while they're in their glory, we'll say good bye to them. T' le S n l s ' Z™ Ae , °} Taffeta Silk Parasols
tie and 3 rows of hemstitching. PA. . a, j \ • n . ~ . . ■ in all shrtdes with fancy insertion and
a 75c one cut now to MJC 1500 Yards, 15c French Organdies at 6ic pleated silk insertion-a n:ri
„ ... ~ . , ... . canopy top for JfO»u\f
75C The y were tarc, y- We don>t cx P ect t0 make anything on them. Our sole aim is to get rid of them. That price
GoWM _ will tell you how anxious we are. Closing-Out Sale of
Of line soft muslin, Mother Hubbard They are a fine shear fabric in light and colored grounds in Persian designs, Bayadere effects, Escurial patterns, hand painted Ribbons
style.with a yoke of emb'drv and tucks, figures and exquisite floral effects. This is a rare opportunity. Don't miss it. See them in the window. _ . , ,
large sailor collar trimmed in cambric ' < . To c o se ollt llie best grade of Satin
ruffles and Hamburg edging, (-a . \ Ribbon in all colors, we make these
cut from Ssc to OUC Our regular 5c Scotch Lawns that are 27 inches wide and <J _ Our ordinary Fancy Domestic Lappets, in all |/\ nrircs;-
in all patterns and color effects. -"|C the season's fanciest colorings and patterns. lilt' "L i . . j „ . . ,
To be closed out at a yard Will go at ° 1W No. 2at 4c yd. No. sat 6c yd.
Closing-Out bale Of The usuil6^c Dlm ' mes that are"sheer and dressy. The fancy 40c See-teh Taffetas, in medium' dark" | | No 12 at 17c yd No 16 at TOc* yd
Knit Underwear For dosing out now rSQ shades, with openworic stripes and elegant painted i/,~Q To close out our Colored All Silk Rlb
ehildren's- at, a yard floral designs. Now mmjp* bons In Satin thus:
10C cotton ribbed Vests, in whiite or The regular 10c 40-inch Lawns that are in light or dark m The 18c Striped Flaxonette or Grass Linens, in nat- No. 2at 3c yd. No. sat 5c yd.
ecru with low neck, no sleeves and J„ shades, with pretty floral designs. / C ural linen color, with pretty colored stripes. I_ oC Na 7at 7c y d - No - 9at 10c Vtl
taped for closing out at OC Now cut to Cut now for closing out at Our 25c, 35c and 40c lines of s<in. Col-
Misses'— Those elegant Organdie Lisse that came in dark and Q | The Imported 20c Dotted Swiss Mull, printed in f | or ed Satin Ribbon In plain and stripes,
25c ribbed cotton Vests, silk taped and! medium grounds ; have been reduced from 15c. O*C . neit floral md P laid effects - l_-oC for closin 8 °ut in a hurry jq
shaped in ecru or colors. For |7I- For closing out at ' O This sale at I"C
closi4l out at 1 faiC . . —
7 L s^ii":r D rawers in sman sizes and Closing-Out Sale Closing-Out Sale Closing-Out Sale Closlng-OutSaleof ° f
part wool, full lengths. To be *>fi_ of Wrappers of Gloves of Ladies' Suits Draoeries T , V , , , , ,
closed out now at LoL . ..... Lsrrfpenes The infant's and children's 25c embrol
-25c ecru ribbed cotton Vesls with low JJie 75c and #I*o ones in red, blue ' E reen and brown ' derv mull Caps that have a lace j|
neck and no sleeves and shaped. If- blue, black and gray percales w,th X , , >o k 4-"_tton 2- mixed Bayadere Suits, with a 36-in. Silkoline 7c ed « c Will be closed out at.... UC
For closing-out sale at.... ... 15C a full front and back. CQ f -SSSII Suede in Russian blouse - The , skirt 07 in TwilVH 7, Children's 35c white cambric Dresses
, For closing out at £ '"P »i„« has *"* y ard sweep. Is lined. 27-m. I willed Cretonne.. 7c that , re tucked and trimmed m_
rinsino-.Oiit Sale of ri_!r.~ n,,f <3 a l«. nf boundi 38-in. 10c Curtain Scrim.OC with embd'ry edge. Reducedto lyC
Closing-OUt bale Ot C OSing-Out Sale Of - g .. 5C ns ' eld , o '/ 10 ; 5 0 ; «R sft Linen color Brussels Nets 3 Children's Sunbonnets, of checked ging-
HOS,Cry Silk W-istS 25 do, iadies'finest quality of
Boys'- All our SlO.OO and 512.50 ones in Taffeta Silk Mils and Gloves in «! a Kus_ blouse 5* ** 25r
Heavy ribbed bicyle Hose with a double plaids and checks and in all the black, all styles and sizes, cut L„ front "nd "nd 50-in. Tapestry in handsome 'V' ;"; L"',j"'*"',
knee, heel and toe. The sale | r popular shades of blue, pink and from 75c and 85c for «i»v« The skirt v lined desiims and firm weave vor« Children s Soc embroidered white Hats
P^"« wis ISC -d%n different styles and an closing out sale 47C | T c e ut^cl "W i duX U ss IS '-? F 2SC
cotton, uoub.y-strer.gth. $8.50 Closing-Out Sale gqg* losing gj*' Th"!" 75C SSS?,!! wh'ie Dresses withS
12k Closing-Out Sale of of rlandkerchiefs tl8 ; 00 and , 2250 , ults of Rich satin damask Portieres 39c
. » i n ie v 25c sl y ,es Ladies Swiss Em- navy blue Cheviot, and green, : ih pn] j hnnHers ln H hmH
Ladies'- Ladies' Duck Suits broidery, 10c ones for £t„ tan or brown Covert Cloth, witn gold ttorderi and hand- —-——
35c silk-tmished co ton Hose of Herms- this sale at blouse jackets, and some fringe ends. For closing Closing-Out Sale Of
dorf dye wth spliced heel and toe, in Witn a Diazer ja««, a SKiri wnn * trimmed in hraid and Bava- out they're redurerl frnm ir- it..
J, " t ' „. To Hp on sale - a 4-vd. sweep and 4-in. hem; or- Ladies' and Children's plain tnmmea in oraia ana naya uui nicy ie reuueea irom QentS Furnishinp-e
black or tan. To be on sale JZr- d ]narlly #3.50, but will OAO white hmst'ch'd Hdfs, in- C _ d <re tucks, silk Hned. For _.00 to a * 3 CA "f
nowatAOC Se closed out'at $2.98 stead of 10c, this sale... 5C J oslng out $1C ftft pair 53.50^^^^
' ~ 7 »t »'»'» v ors, will be closed oui noi at...: <»V
Closinff-Out Sale Of ■ ' —' " 26dos.reful»r25oI«die»'orO»nti l
VIUBi& v»hv v liesinail styles and blihJoi, cut I /"r
Not inns _ right in two for closing out '"a**
11UUU ' _T — Jm :i, ' oz Mcn '' 250 Bolton Garters ol
Hoot and Kj rs, bust quality Ie >4m a // Sir 4ym^M pure snk m orange, re-1, blue or /I If
Curling Iron* 'c AtSi^*%f/ __..__-, MC* J white for closing out
•pec.ai-iiic WnlstSeisofSterllngailver.lOc _T_ri _ 10 doz Men's »5c Balhriggan Un'lerwear io
ri Studs Uc mW AW AW AW AW AT AW summer weißhi oi a-thrnad Kgyp-
Hat Fm« oc Mw At AT\M JAY f J u»u yarn, made and nicely f_^C
8 K.n «<• Swmt AW AW m S S tlnishcd. now yours at ** uv
1 r iv.v k I.eat c, Ileiu oc SAW » Outing -liiris in. medium
tie Fine Hair Pi ns 9c Mkr da k stiaMbs, a splendid quality p
i.ancj Bottle Machine Oil Sc XV BLL^^AJt^J^.WW. ISmmSW that's always 3ic, to ' ASC
Nickel Safety Pius 4c , ~ B ' out at
comfortable without camping out. Or if
he prefers to camp he need not go far from
the travelled road, requires no guide, and Is
in no possible danger of getting lost. There
Is no more comfortable place for camping,
and probably none so free from all insect
pests or other annoyances. Snakes gen
erally bother the tenderfoot more than any
thing else, and< some are so busy looking for
them that they never can see a deer. The
best way to settle the snake question is to
spend a whole day on a special hunt for
snakes- They won't bother you any after
that. The certainty of no rain, the cool
nights of summer, even after the warmest
day, make the starry tent of this country
the finest place in the world to sleep. There
\? no such cure for Insomnia as a good tramp
In the br> ezy hills and an early bed on the
hard ground, where you will be ns safe
us If locked up in your hank vault. To
those who have never tried it a camping trip
DON'T LET THEM RUN THEIR FAT OFF
of this kind seems to involve nameless dis
comforts and dangers. You are really more
safe than at home. The only danger Is to
the larder, and the greatest tribulation you
will find will be that your companions can
probably beat "ou lying about long shots.
T. 8. VAN DYKBJ.
40,000 HORSES WANTED
Uncle Sam Scouring the Country for
Good Horses at Good Prices
He.adquarters of the Army, Tampa, |
Fla.—Uncle Sam wants 40,000 horses. His;
agents are spreading out over forty states
buying up all the stable and suitable'
horseflesh. In order to get thet-e horses
at once Uncle Sam Is payimg 10 per cent
above the open market price. Hundreds
of $100 horses are bringing $110. In order
to increase the army to war strength
every cavalry regiment n,eeds 800 addi
tional horses, and eveTy artillery regi
ment 400. Of course only the right horses
are wanted. Out of every hundred of
fered only thirty ar; accepted. Horets
that are restive, vicious or too free in the
harness, or which, upon rigid inspection,
d.onot meet all requirements, art rejected.
The essential points of a cavalry horse
are: Sound in every particular; good,
healthy color, clean limbs and a good
coat; between 5 and 8 years old; weight
between 1000 and 1500 pounds; between
fifteen and fifteen and a half hands high;
free from bad-habits; amWtiou*. A half
bred horse Is more durable than a t/hor- j
oughbred for rough riding. The cavalry |
must have horses that can be turned intoij
the ranks ready for use. A nervous, crazy I
horse Is as bad as a nervous mam Cav
alrymen detect a nervous aniimal by J
touching It under the fetlock, where the
bone is sensitive. If the beast is inclined
to kick he will do s>o then. Governcmeint
officer? who select horses think bay thej
best color. A bay is apt to be most sound
and healthy. White animals are r.ot|
wanted; the enemy can see them at night.
A soldter who expects to go into battle
never wants a white mount Twenty
tlwusand horses are needed at Tampa;
F.OOO at Chiekamauga; 4000 at Mobile;
8000 elsewhere. If you have one horse,
or a hundred horsesi, for sale,
horse commission, care of quartermas
ter's department, at any of these places.
All letters will be answered immediately.
The chief of the horse commission at
Tampa has given me-the following tech
nical description of the horse which Uncle
Sam will buy and for which he will pay
spot cash:
The animal must be sound, without
blemish or defect, well bred, and of kind
disposition and free from vicious habits;
well broken to harness and gentle under
th.c- saddle, wlt.'h easy mouth and gait, and
with free, prompt action at' the walk, trot
and gallop; and otherwise conform to the
following description: To be geldings, of
uniform size and color; In good condi
tion, from fifteen and a quarter to six
teen hands high, weight of leaders not
less tlhan 1000 pounds and that of wheel
ers not more than 1500 pounds; from 5
to 8 years old; head and ears small, fore
head broad, eyes large and prominent,
vision perfect In every respect, chest full
and deep, front legs sitralght and stand
ing weil under, shoulders sufficiently
broad to support collar, but not too heavy,
barrel large and Increasing from girth
to flank, the withers elevated, back short
and straight, with broad, deep lolna, with
I solid hind quarter*, hocks well bent and
under the horse, the feet sound and in
good order, long legged, loose Jointed,
long bodied and narrow chested. Onily
dark colors are desired — dark sorrels,
bays, browns, blacks and dark roans.
; Every horse enlisted in the army has
Ito go through a course of instruction,
j Just the same as every recruit. It is im
portant that the horse, as well as the
l cavalryman, shall understand his busi
! ness. The animal is first given a lesson
jin running around* a central point, with
I a rope tied to his neck. Balky or unruly,
!he is strapped and thrown to the ground..
LateT he is taught the various gaits, is
given a course In trotting and galloping.
Following this he Is given bending les
j sons, how to passaire right and left, how
to turn on fore feet, and so on. In tihe
airllil the movements of t'be cavalry horse
must be Hke machinery. He must be like
a circus horse, understanding every com
mand of his master. Another interesting
feature of training a horse is l to make him
He down when commanded. In battlei
horses are usedi by the cavalrymen as
breastworks. When a horse will lie down
when commanded the most difficult part
of the training process is over.—Leslie's
Weekly.
Beating the Bounds
The old-time custom of "beating the
bounds" seems still to survive in a few
corners of England, though the flagella
tions by which the boundaries were im
pressed upon the minds of the rising gener
ation have probably long since become a
tradition. The ancient ceremony was rer
vlved the other day at Chrlstchurch, South
wark, when it was discovered that a large
section of a workhouse which had been
taxed In that parish really belonged In
Lambeth, while several buildings supposed
to be In the parish of St. Saviour's really
belong in Chrlstchurch. The last time
the ceremony was performed in Lambeth
It was found that a number of houses had
not been rated In any parish at all, and
hence had escaped the tax collector alto
gether.
DEWEY'S MEN WELL TRAINED
Crews Were at Work Constantly Be-
fore the Battle
Chicago.—T. W. Blodgett, a prominent
business man of Hongkong, accompanied!
by his wife, is at the Great Northern. Mr.
Blodgett has m«t Admiral Dewey frequent
ly and has been on his ship with him. Ha
tells an Interesting story of the operations
of the American ileet at Hongkong prior to
its departure for .Manila.
"Those people who watched closely tho
work of the American sailers while in tho
harbor were not so greatly surprised at the
results of the battle of Manila," he said.
"The most persistent and faithful work
was done. Sailors belonging to the ships
of other nationalities used to affect to sym
pathize with the Americans for what they
termed their hard fate and slavish lot.
They did work hard. Every day they wera
maneuvering about In the bay, and tho
boom of tneir cannon at target practice
became so common as to excite no com
ment. Almost every night their search
lights were Hashing here and there over tho
surface of the bay. What it resulted In tho
world knows, and I think the lesson was
not lost upon many of those who affected
to hold their practice work of little ac
count."
A $200 Diamond Lost on a Train
Two central office detectives arrested on
Saturday afternoon two men who wer»
trying to pledge in a Bowery pawn shop a
$200 diamond Host by a state official on a
Central railroad train on April 16. When
arraigned in Essex Market court yesterday
the prisoners described themselves as Owen
Carney and Charles Keane. Carney said
he was a brakeman on the Central road,
and Keane declared that he was a Jeweler,
Carney admitted finding the diamond in
one of the cars. The detectives would
make no charge against the prisoners, so
they were discharged. The diamund tq
: turned over to the company officials, who
| will restore it to 1U owner—Now York Sua.