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THE OREGON NATURALIST. 
hinder parts in the water, it brings a smile to 
your lips in spite of the cold weather. 
Splash! ‘‘All ina heap‘‘ this ‘‘bunch” has 
fallen as it were into the water, and then 
‘‘presto”! what a change. Each movement is 
like lightning, each motion as quick as thought. 
Yon raise your gun tofire: he is but fifteen 
yards away. You press the trigger; a flash; a 
report; a slight ripple upon the tranquil water 
of the cove. That is all; but under that friend- 
ly shelter your would be captive is ‘‘making 
tracks” and some words that sound strangely 
like ‘‘cuss words” float away on the chilly air. 
Perhaps you catch sight of a small round 
dark object, some moments later entirely out of 
gun-shot, and you exclaim almost involunta- 
rily ‘‘there he is!” yes indeed there he is but 
too far to be shot at, and with a few more ad- 
jJectives you resume your trip. 
(to be continued.) 
A MILLION U.S. postage stamps bought 
by D. M. Averill last month weighed 253 
pounds, and filled 2% barrels to over flowing. 
These stamps were collected in I5 months, 
and every United States issue is represented 
from the § cent brown 1847 to the present. 
A few Canada stamps were observed among 
them, but a notable feature about them appear- 
ed to be their fine condition, most of the en- 
velopes being cut square, and_ the 
remarkably clean. 
adhesives 
A ComMpPANy of Latah’s Wash. prominent 
citizens, has been formed, for the purpose of 
draining a large spring a mile from town. 
The company expects to find mammoth bones, 
as the skeleton of the mastodon, about which 
so much has been written, was taken from a 
large spring near it, which was very much the 
same. A large sum was paid B. F. Coplen 
for the bones taken from the spring. 
AN Hour AMONG My RELICS. 
FRED. E. COLEMAN. 
As I look about me I see relics on every 
hand, arranged in a manner to suit my own 
individual taste. Some of the arrangements 
with myself while others are 
First, my 
are original 
gleaned from brother collectors. 
sanctum is 10x16 feet in size, lighted by large 
double windows on the side facing the street, 
with a door on the opposite side. 
At each end of the room I have shelves across, 
reaching four feet in height, and making in all, 
40 feet of shelving, six inches wide and one 
shelf at the bottom 18 inches in width. On the 
narrow shelves I have arranged my minerals, 
fossils, wood, and some historical relics, in 
separate classes, Jabeled with a number, which is 
entered into a book for each class. Each num- 
ber has a brief history, stating how found, when, 
One of the broad 
shelvesis used for mirine specimens and land 
where and by whom found. 
and fresh water shells, while the other is used for 
the larger implements of the stone age. 
Above these shelvesI find ample room for 
arrows, spears, drills, hoes, scrapers, and all 
such implements, which I have rather artisti- 
cally arranged and framed. Above the window 
is a shelf covered with old china-ware, and pre- 
served snakes etc. Upon both sides of these 
windows I hang my frames of currency, old 
On the other side 
sits a book-case containing many old school 
mapsand a few documents. 
books, Chinese bible, collectors scrap books, 
pamphlets, and magazines on Natural History. 
Upon this wall I have hanging a section of an old 
birch-bark canoe and have pinned to this many 
documents and papers. 
On the other side of the door is my gun rack and 
armory consisting of guns, bayonets, swords, 
andknives. InthecenteroftheroomI have a 
flax wheel anda cabinet containing eight drawers 
and as I peep into these I finda small but valu- 
able collection of coins and medals, a few woods, 
some fine old historical relics and a few birds eggs. 
