' ' "-N V J» .i, . JDU~23 1------L^ M J a;; Ee*n,P2S; 2S f VOL. V. NO 29. CLEVELAND, P., JULY 19, 1883. t> 00 PXR A.sNUM < Si.vom Copito it emit. jJt WITH 0 ITERS —MOIIANTS. AND COB- Anwrtean Angler Beware ut I he huallion Chinee. This takes the enkc. There Is probably no known wny of Huh catching with which the Chinese au- not farolllnr, and thore.iu'e still some novelties to westerners In this ancient civilization. A very pemilliir method Is practiced l)y tlio natives on the YuiigWJM Klver, opposite Tchnng, viz., that of employing tlio eommon otter to drag the rtnily UuiiIzciih nl the muddy deep from their otherwise linptegnablo re¬ treat under the high, overhanging ellll's. Piom n eleft in the ruck eti on)* but slendor bamboo rods project out over the watei, to the extremity ot each of which Is attached an otter fastened to. crowed leather thongs- round tlio animal's cheat and Immediately behind the shouldeis. When resting on the bamboos, curled or doubled up, they look Inanimate, and would be taken for dried akin* IiiiiikIuK •" tllB 8""'out whe" re9"'rei1 for use they are aroused lo a great state ol "a large net is prepared with leaden weights and so sunk as to cover a consider¬ able space of the bottom, the otter being nlaced under it before lowering. When once down the slaughter begins, and all un¬ fortunate idlers in" nabbed and rendered hclpleBS bvthe sharp teeth of the savage animal. After a few minutes have passed the whole wnwlyance la-rliolstud up, tlu> otter Is chained to the rod, and the lull Is put into baskets. Some of the otters are not In use, and It Is acuilous sight to watch them gamboling about us fur as tlio Iron cliirnrv, 111 allow, splashing and dtvlng and lighting each other. ' , , A promlnentEiiglish sportsman remarked, upon hearing this account: "If you were to send It to Field, they would certalnlv say you 'were a liar,' Until is hoped that tiie Ai.gler will be quite con¬ vinced of the veracity of the tale and of the voiacity of the otter." ,,,.,„,, A dally sight at the long bridge (Bridge of Ten Thousand Ages) over the Klvei Mill, at Foo-chow-foo, is the lleet ol raits engaged during the nigh water period In (hiring with the aid of the cormorant, or Bea raven (UmWy of l'deramJa..) The nilta aro frail, light structures, com- - posed of live long bamboos lushed togethei. Only ono man can g»on e«cb, armed with a paddle, 1/oat hook, and long handles net with a basket for holding the fish. Iho tide Is vory strong In the vicinity of the bridge, and the utmost dexteiity Is requlicd to prevent the slendei rafts from ovci turning, but the llsherman are quite accustomed to being thrown Into the water, and so evince no fear. , , The cormorants ur» extremely voibpIoiib and are purposi ly l"-1^ In a state of bunge., so that their naiurtil Instinct will Induce them to dive foi their piej. fcach uilt Is •novlded with twooi thieo bMds, and the sport begins. ThcbliiU me appmenlly veiv dull and atupld as tliey cioiu.li down on tlio uilt, and look like a lot oldlity old geese, but mice liiunched Into the water they show ama/lug activity and P'»vu tlmt tlieli hluphliiv l„ only assumed. How they •manage lo sec thellsliumUl walei Is a mlsleiy.loi It Is lull ot mud and ol a dluv yellow coloi ; hut th u theiouiellsh j.hi limy ".uhklj llnd out. The Mid da.IB rapidly und.'i wale, Is cone about ninlnn.c, «'»' •"'"B'1 "I' " ll"h '" '"; beak, and the.....""»"'« <omm.-ni.es. and alter a ilia-ell..- pall mc hauled In iy the net and <4io gain" mmim-iues. the blnl Is then rewanleil with a liny llsh to satisfy Us appetite, and launched again Into the foam¬ ing curieui. It U vvoudcilii. lo see Ihu iMIItyolthu luraiinen in keeping clear of the budge plus dining this opc.ntlon; how his swill paddle inlil.es ll,u water ami Ills bontdnila In and out across the rips like a live thing, half under water jut floating The poor cormorantB look drenched enough as they alt, walling to be tumbled In, but tliey are lit homo when ovcrboaid and never makes a miss If once a fish Is sighted. A metallic ling around their necks prevents then. iron, swallowing the hugost llsh, but 'they get a leeil of I lie small liy on ll.e rail all.l in uu I.on. or Icsk aro nqt Inclined lu woik, and in.ist have lout till another day. Snnicilincs two in throe ..I'll..' cormorants will pounce upon one huge lli.li, and the bal'le llmt eiii-uex Is veiv, uxellllig. One bird Is sine iog.-t.li, and ll.e.i I In. others follow, trying to wrest it away, the llsher¬ man following swiftly to bag the- lot. Ai such times ll.e luieiest of the numerous spectators on the bridge Increases to suout- lug, and the blids get leiocious to go In again. A well trained biul will thus capt.ue about twenty huge ll»h lu an hour, and ll.e man will galimbout a dollar by the sale ol them. The connoiant are caplured wh<>n yoiillg, and are kept In w lid, marshy places, fenced lu lor use when leqiihed, on ll.e liver. One never til'•» ot untuning U.eu. .a their dally task. Hong Kong, March 27, 1883. INVENTIONS. Mr. Thomas Kimball, ut Chicago, III., has obtained u patent toi a ruvui slide shiit bosom which Is to made thai it may be wurn to show a plain bosom on One side, and when ttu.led exhibits a laeed boson, of a ditl'urent pattern or mateilal, so that the weaief may have both a diess shirt and lawn tenuis or ytichllng shirt combined lu one garment. A pi.tunt hni recently been Issued tp Mr. J. E. Slnclalr.flfftiltlu.nrm.-ou.ity, Md., for a superheating steam engine, in which the stuaui is reheated after It leaves the boiler, ahd Its expansive force thus g.eutly lu- ci eased. Heretofore separate superl.eating chambers interposed between the boiler and cylinder have been used. The present In¬ vention dispenses with separate superheat¬ ing chambers and superheats tl|o steam lir t|.e cylinder In which It Is lined. An ornamental lod attached to the | o'e-or shaft of a wagon tor sup|iortlng the reins mid to p.event horses (loin gettlrg their t lis over the latter has been patented by Mr. David McGladciy, of Havllan.lsvllle, Ky. Wva know from experience that this will he not only ornamental but ......._ . . _..., _........_...... _.._ nautili. The next oppoitnnlty Is for ll.e uAn Who will Invent a wire screen and milking Btool ... .,,,.,. , , . -nmblned, the mllkei to sit Inside the niie | Ml"dlkr """ "l'k'etol YACHTING. THE CIIICAGQ REGATTA. The August regatta of the Chicago Yacht Club has been postponed lioni the Ud and 4lh to the llil-iiiiil 12<li. The Chicago Tilliuiie speaking of Ihu August regalia says: On the ll|<t day the schooner-yachts will compel., lor the Chl- cago-Ulub Cup, valued at $700, and ircasli prize of (J200. The course I- lilleeu miles io wludwaid (or leewaid) and letiirn. The race will be starled at 0:45a. in. All entries foi the race must ho made three days pi lor to It, and all entries tor the challenge cup I must be made thirty dajs prloi to the day ol tbeiacc. On the second day the sloops and cutter., will race for the Flsl.ei* Challenge Cup, Valued at $300, now he|d by the Cora, and also for til st and second-class p. I/us ot fnUO and $300. The course Is leu miles to wind¬ ward (or leewaid) ai.dcreturu. Im llrst, sec¬ ond and third-class yachts; and five miles to windward (or lee>vard) ami return, tor flip, lourlh-class. There arc al«> third and louith- olasg prizes ol $250 and $125. All general entries must be ni.idi! to the Coiiesp.iudlng Secretary in wilting at least three days pilnr to the race. A special steamer hat been chartered lor guest.-, iiiiothei lur the pi ess, and others will inn lor the public. Five Canadian yachts have already en¬ tered. These comprise ths Atalauin of Uelle- VtHlvOlIt,, thD Oriole; Verne, Allebii, anil CygiuH of Toronto.' The Oriole la tlio ni.lv yacht'which had challenged llie Idler foi the Chicago Club Cup lu the schoonor yacht race. She Is a ninety-ton \ acht and waB In the race of July 1,1882. for lire Royal Cana¬ dian Sweepstakes, she made ihu third place, the Verne Inking the second, and llie Aileen the first, although the two latter wei o cutters. The Cygnet Is a sixteen-ton yacht and one of the fastest sloop-wichts of the Lakes. hl|e was beaten by ll.e O.lole lu a lace p evlous to ll.e last-mentioned, and hits also been beaten by the Idler and Verne, both cuttciB, by an hour. The Atalauta was built lo sail for the Queen's or Ameilea's cup at New I York. The New Yolk Club had a sloop bulk called the Pocahontas to beat hci. The latter did not meet cxpeitalloiis, and the in I.ei place, " hlih vaehts competing over a glvni enurin or hase, the time occupied by each In passing: over thiit hase should bn noted, and thecor- lespouiliugspeed In miles computed; then these speeds should he divided by the cube- niols of the lengths of the yachls respective¬ ly, >■ in I the quoilenis wiii ...present rela¬ tively the u.cik. ot tliedilleicnt yaehta. For exaiuple: ' Suppose lour eompetlnir j fields, havlog- lei.glhsol 27,114,07, and 125 leet, and the first j acht makes kIx ... lies an ho.u over the bine, ihesecontl ynchl makes seven and one-half' miles, the thin! nine miles, and the fourth eleven miles, linn do they stand In the order ut merit V The eiiho mot «l 37,04, 07, anil- 125 aie .), I. I'G, and 5, and'lliulr dlvlslnna- h.lo icpecllve spei'.ls 0, 7|0', 0. anil II miles per hour, gives 2,0011,1,870, 1,0.1."), and 2,200r which quotients dlieclh icpie-eiit the rela¬ tive humii« ol ll.e jaunt"; ll at Is to say, the last j achi's pei lorn.alien l»leu per centum Letter thai. Ihu Hist yacht's, and so on. This I.lie Is cxi cuttingly simple and nl ea«V appli¬ cation, and lis ie<>.Its an* nor less aecurate- ll.an those j;lvei. hv elah.i.ale formula.1..The- length nl the y.u lit In be used In the calcu¬ lation Is Its length on the wain Hue when at its Ileal speed. This leiigth differs from the le gih when llie vacht Is afc lest because of the llslnir of the how and the sinking of the Blern whei underway. A leasoi.ably uloae- 'ipp.oxl.until u will he given lor ll.e length, of the water lipe, w hen at highest speed, by milling to tie luiiihnf ilio.'waicr Unq whetv •.it res? mi«B-vfjMi^.rni!\i*OT^ the length on deck, and the length on th» walui Hue when al lesi. so een and he p.oteclcd fiom the cow's tall in fly time Ml. Adam Silerlc, of rjilladelphpi, Pa., the imtentcnof an l.npioved dumping scow fills scow is divided longitudinally Into two equal parts, which palts are*firmly hinged together at the bottom and are held together at the top by a chain which passes over a wludhiBs, and Iheuce over pulleys on the opposite section ol the windlass, and is allachcd at Its end to a staple on the same section as the windlass. When the chain hi. the latter Is unwound, ihc two sections will Immediately open and ca.eeu In opposite diiectlons, whereupon thu mateilal on the scow will slide oil InKMlic wale. The sec¬ tions as soon us they aie lelleviri <u theii loari.lv ill iri.ul logethe. anion.allcalW, and hy the aid ol thu windlass ...ay be held \iuil> togethei. \ An RUlunmtlc biakc for hoisting uiael.lnen has been patented hy .Ml. William W. Wjihc, ol lied Hank, N. J. The uhject ol-ll.e In¬ vention Is to piovldu a hiake luechanlsin loi pullejs, ric.iick", and olhci hoisiiug nia- chlucH whluhslmllbc hi ought Into opeia- tlou aiitdiiialic.dly hy the weight ot the load, hut will be iclcasfri bj Ihc movement ot the opeiatlng Shalt when powe. Is applied foi raising and lowering the weight. The same luveiilor has also obtained a patent- lor an Improved mechanism lor raising heavy weights, which mechanism ts so constructed that the loss of power by friction is reduced to a minimum, the w hole being operated I y means of a liandwheel ami lope, or hy a ciauk handle, and luilher, hy this const!uc- tlou a vvhculol much smaller size maybe used loi elevating the siiiuu weight than would uu possible witli a .hoisting apparatus of thu ordinary gearing. "What Is pildo, my sonV" salil a gonlle- innn to,Ilia little boy. ".Walking w 1th a cane when you ain't lame," lie said. heat Ihc Atalauta. The Alleeu and Verne aie cuitcis, the Atalauta and C'vgnct sloops, Goner yacht. All hut 'itcied foi the Flshei cd that the Countess will enter rnnei race." She raced loi the Amel¬ ia's August'11, 1870 with ll.e Mndellm, one u! thu fastest yachts In exl-tence. '1 he.race was veiy exiitlinr, and llie Countess (then Cimniessot Dullciln) was lieatcn in aetnal sailing time only U 58, Ihc race being live hums. In a pievious lace loi the same cup the Columbia heat the I.avlna undo sinillai conditions, 25 18. The Countess lu [hat Iaeu heat thu Il.lndn, and II shu uhallenges will piobably make ll lively to. the Idlei, SI'KED ALLOW AMI'. l'OH STIC \M- YA1. IIT'S. triini Ihc Vdii/a.i/ im.rtte Chiil-I-llglueer I!. K. Isheiwnoil, ll. h. N'., leplvlng lo a letter liom Mi.,I. II. Ilousioii, ptcsiricul ol ll.e I'.icltlc Mail Meaui-hlp Comiiauj, ie<{'esling liiloimatlon on tin piolilem nl -'liuie allow a me," o. "spii .1 al¬ lowance" foi sleainjiiLhts ol (lllleieot di tncnslous Loinpeliug In a taee, givisso.m valuable iulo.n.aiitfn to peisons luleuslid In vacht racing. He aajs. "It has been loiind, expe.lmentalij, that the comparable speeds lor yachts with lengths not exceeding 125 feet must he in the ratio of the cube icotsiif their length lor equal goodness tif-perfoTimince; that Is to say, In the casu of two Jeuht*, one 27 fool long and thu other 01 lent long, theli spoil pu.lormancu will he equally gouri when the lunnur makes six miles milium, and thu latter eight iqliusau hum, because fhu num¬ bers 0 and 8 arc in the latlo ot the cube roots of27and,1». The, perfurmance of yachlashould always be expressed by their speed In miles per houi, so that In the case of a iiumberof TIIK MISSING CAPTAIN'S SIGNAL- The following verses, modeled sompwhat afii'i "Ove. the Itlvci," evIde.iLU considera¬ ble pooilc lale..I, and thu sentl.nu.it is fine. I hey we.u puhll-hei) ll! llie Chhago Inter- Oie.ui, and wiitlviibj James G. Clark. On he lJilinflast llcie.nbe. the late Cap¬ tain .loM.pl. swllt, a man of i.ue ability and lnlegiitv of ehaiaclei, dled.it iho home of his dauglitei, Mis. Kdwin Made, of Glen- hi.iih>h,JVIs. Ahttei ll.....III.-latter says: i'lle was t'lilli. Iv uu.hcIoiis and anxiuiib to ■iwiiki- In the nlhc. llie. Once when he bc.iil the wind blow*, he said,'Can't we lake arivatangcol wind and tide and sail Into pott?' 'I he day hetoie he parsed away, as lichij with upturned face, liesh and young, anil with uves blight, hu looked about from -Ule lo side, and tvvlee said 'IlcHUlllill!' I ben, inlsing his hand, lie called to mother,. .iiitl wnlil, 'Mother, mother, most lovely !'" I mil sife III port, Inn I wutcli anil »ull 1 nrimiilliLrlMinl In lirliiK niy Mill — I In. full' fill M.tn hIii In .»l n anil nlrlfu llu.t triilw^l Willi ,ni. o'tr I lie ihiuo! IIIl', I It II unr i ruw lit I u . 'o,< of ill.} , (I. li li.nlly ncnlil 'si.iik'Ii nwiiy.) Anil nt. p]im iistioru In u nultl li > — A nil it r i' ml on Uu Ii.wIuiiiIh Iht Vml lliruusli tilt, unit liy » railtuni I. mil 1 vmsifiiriii tit-rou un lliu buriltr luinl Anil ill) VIJl° NltHKialiut nut tlip iik'Ii tenn, l-nrln'r In in Ki"H l*ut Lc lo our youthful yturs, W Inn nil Ilin Hlortim nLtlui4Riun 11 bio Mmlit I" at no.I 1.11 Ilk o'i rtln. Koo.l nlllp'H Hlilo \inl lit v. r li Mlunll r|iui or nun.!, , «„.ilil O.I.I loi h. riiiiolllli uii.l lilmt \llifn.v r ll Mill nl Uu Mono hlnj. ^ ll.inn, I il.i a lnhlit a'il l.tnl ». nlit lluilir iluii n. Vn I in i. i n huh nor n Minis r at i,rt 1 loin lu r luilnlo,! Iilitli lo lur n.iUn lliurt 0 Miitmif iu> lid, llionttli hlil from iliw I II) IhuMltir mill I .uu kUiriluii! jou, An.l nlll luil.ir li. in III I ill.' M.wiKi. U dons, I Vml lln" Hilnuu IlliMl ill Uu. wmil in sun Vml Uu lioiil-ktilituiUN on I ll*- K'1 Im Him], I In 111. hull, sl.iki.il ion hi UliMlilllllli,-illut, 1 »lll ma. im M.u to tin nils-lit sr. n luinl, V .0 rtliill mi uu (u. iiu.l .l:i>|. in. Iiiiuil Vml vviiuil. r it Ut uu Uu. bi'W II. nhoVt r W li r. lln iti.iiu^ . f loieli tut IS lo^t ut. mom Mli)ie,|,.. Is, Mini. , lull, I Ml. 'IheNnvj Dcpatliucnl has slice.cried 111 ■getting an cfllcei vv ho Is willing tocoiuinand thu Vinta On her voyage to the I'aclllc. Skl.ml-hlng Is now going on au.ol.g the olhef olllcen who are ihvlgt.aled lor or onlered lo her. While lln-ti ilinnecs tor Hie and ilealli ate the kiii.ie as Ihosu ol link, eoinmai tier, their chances loi glory arucon- »lrieiahly less. Grain in storu lu Chicago Monday 8,8o7,- 528 bushels against 2,10:1,210 bnshula at this thru,last year. There aiu about 0,000,000 bushels of wheat In store. '"^WHj u •1 4 I