Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 April 1896 — Current Condensations. [ARTICLE]

Current Condensations.

“Going Out Whitewashing Done Inside’’ is the somewhat puzzling sign on a small shop in Skowbegan, Maine. The Indus, the second sacred river of India, is 1,700 miles long. Its voters have always been considered almost as holy as those of the Ganges The founder of Christianity and the founder of Mohammedanism were both born in places that are now under the rule of the Turkish sultan, who, until a few years ago, ruled also over the birthplace of Moses, the founder of Judaism. One of the most famous log chutes in the West, at La Grande, Ore., is to be cut up for cordwood, all the timber immediately tributary to it having been cut away. The chute is one and a half miles long from top tq bottom, aud during its period of use more than 3,400,0()0 feet of logs have been coasted through it down the mountain side. The archer fish has a natural blow gun. This animal possesses the curious property of being able to shoot drops of water from its mouth with extraordinary accuracy to considerable distances. This singular faculty is of use to the animal In securing its food. A fly or small Insect passing over the water has very little chance of escape from the deadly aim of the archer fish. The drop of water brings down the insect, -which is then incontinently de--vourodv—^' —-i—L_ - A publisher of a New York newspaper who had criticised the decisions of a judge of inferior jurisdiction was lined and imprisoned on a contempt charge. He appealed aud»the court of appeals reverses the decision and reprimands the judge for exceeding hsi just and legal powers The upper court declares that no Judge has the right to punish for contempt except where the act held to be contemptuous is committed in the court, or where any person or persons willfully violate any order of the court. Going further, the appellate judges hold that no court lias power to punish for contempt for criticism of its rulings or decisions. A sure-enough wild man was seen in the Qulllayirte Mountains, near Oape Flattery, Wash., a few days ago, and was closely and carefully scrutinized by Lawrence E. Doyle, a member of the Montana Legislature, who Is willing tc furnish affidavits with his story. He sjiys he was traveling through an ui> explored tVftfbet belt when a i««u<3S unusually large size and splendid physique, hatless aud with a heavy beard and shock of long hair, his arms and legs bare and his body partially clothed In skins, stepped out before him. Mr. Doyle was startled, and before he could say or do anything the wild man, after looking at him closely, walked quietly away. Mr. Doyle watched the man with his field glasses until he was oiit of eight ,and Is sure of the reality of his experience and of the wild man. Settlers In that region have for a long time post claimed to have caught glimpses of a strange man dressed in skins, and a general hunt has been planned for the purpose of capturing him.