The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, February 03, 1893, Image 4
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DESCRIPTION OF A TYPICAL IN Kf^
DIA RUBBER CAMP.
A Source ol Profit to Bfanjr, Bat ?he
v. Poor Indian Get* Practically
. Nothing for HU Perlloua Labor.
"X* -TCrnmNO from Manaos,
\ /\ / Brar.il, to the Now York
\ V Advertiser, Fannie B.Ward
sava: iui??? ?n vl*
tncao Amazonian towna. where everything
reck a of India rubber?wbero it ia
the one engrossing industry of the
people, tho ono topic of conversation,
the ono thing constantly seen, emailed
and tasted?you are sure to be seised by
the spirit of discovery, sooner or later,
ami a burning ucsiro to turn uuuwr
yourself and bccomo a habitant?, if for
wr no brief a period, of a genuine
rubber camp in the wilderness. And
nothing is easier than to gratify that
inudubic ambition, especially if you aro
"taken" with it at Manaos?a thousand
miles up tho mighty riser, in the heart
of the greatest rubber producing section
Cf the globo.
In our caso it was particularly easy,
for our host is a rubber merchant (aa aro
most of tho substantial citiz-as of the
place), who keeps from 'Ifty to one
hundred Indians constantly employe 1 as
cotfrr-eors, ao<i#r thm iumdurihip ot a ,
"captain," or head collector, of their
o.vu choosing.
The following facts, stated brioly as
possible, aro a su miliary of the inform i*
tlon wo have picKcd up in Brazil, from
slttrcis'u rniironu rnlntivo fli/i mills ?r I
trade. Like other industries In various
parts of the worhl, it appear* to lie coutrollu'l
liy capital 011 the Scriptural plan
of 'tii hi in that hath shall ho given,"
tvhiie the nctuil toilers are very poorly
paid for their labor. Hereabouts it ir
eu.toni.uy for v wealthy mail to obtain i
gruitof laml of greater or less extent,
according to his political influence ami
fluaucial powers of persuasion, with tlio
exelu'ivo right of {fathering rubber
thereon for a stuto?l number of years.
The entire river trade of the Amazon is
run on the credit system. The rubber
hunters, who are mostly Indians, arj
titled out by their employers inuc'i as
American miners use?l to tie supplied
with "grub stake" in their search for
" precious metals. Each hunter, bo I ore
ho sets forth on a I rush jouruoy, is provided
with a gun, a ipiantity of aiuinuuitioo,
blanket, liaruuiock, and enough
provisions to sustain him fnm two to
six months; all of which is charged to
liis account at the highest market price,
and in return he stipulates to sell to this
suite accommodating dealer, at some
fixed smu per pound, all the rubber ho
ln.iv collect during his trip, after paying
what he owes for the outfit.
Hut lie seldom gets the debt paid up,
and, according to the laws ol Hrazil, as
long as ho owes a penny tho inan to
whom he is indebted can claim him for
work, holidays and all, in a bondago
akin to slavery. Tliey are engaged in
*1... l! I ..I .. ?f . ...1
iiiu III.H [ililtu mi u it*i in *11 jfinn, mi<?
the majority of hunters, in couscipiunco
of their debts nud propensity to drink
tip all available cash iu tho form of
chiclin, are practically never released
from tho oontraot.
The employers, iu thoir tarn, aro
bound to bo iu debt to tho small traders
in tho river towus, to whom thoy sell the
rubber. They pay absurdly high pricos
tor inferior goods and get little for tho
product of the enterprise as compared to
the price of rubber when it gets out of
the clutches of tho "middle-men," whilo
those who do all the actual work and
endure the risks and hardships get next
to nothing. Tho small trader, likewise,
is in debt to thu wholesale dealer in
IV.ru; and tho wholesaler is evou moro
deeply indebted to the New York, Haitimore
or London tirm which furnishes
him with supplies and dually secures tho
rubber. Some body makes heavy profits
out of every transaction, but it is not
tho poor Indian, upon whoso courage
and powers of cnduraucc all depends, nor
yit thu smaller traders.
The annual exportation of India rubber
from Para is said to be up.vur I of
Tto,000,000 pounds, worth from $t5,UU0,000
to ?'.1,01)0,QUO. Tno rubber tree of
liru/.il isiphonia clnsticn, a near relative
of the Ileus elustieu of tho Last Indies
and the urccola elastica of Asia) is
re illy a giant species ot tuiuwccu. it oc^in5
to yield wlicn about fifteen years
old, and the Government has repeatedly
suggested plans for cultivating it by
planting largo areas with trco9 and conducting
the business like that of collce
and su^.tr plantations. lbit Brazilians
seem t?> bo peculiarly devoid of the
power to take "a long look ahead," and
fco far nobody has been found willing to
wait fifteen years for thu lirst returns on
1111 investment.
Hereabouts the rubber huutors arc
called Siringuerios, as in Central America
they arc known as Yularocs. They
usually go out in small parties, having
chosen one of their own numbor as "Captain
and as soon as the rubber swamps
are readied they select a suitable spot
tor flic base ot operauou* ??>a piocecd to
construct u rude camp, which servos ai
the general rendezvous. They then wander
oir, singly and in couples, searching
nil day for new trees and returning to
headquarters at nightfall. The "camp"
consists of a central hut, built on stiltlike
supports! to elevate it above the malaria
haunted morass in which rubber
trees most abound, with palm thatched
roof, projecting all around like that of a
Swiss chalet.
There arc neither windows 11 j? door
to this rude home, nor any interior
furnishings except hooks upo 1 which
hammocks may be suspended w icn rains
irivc ineir owners insiac. u. nnarny
'all outdoors'' serves well for a kitchen,
and the men prefer to suspend their
sleeping paraphernalia from the trees
around the central lire, built for the
triple purpose of frightening away
prowling beasts, counteracting the effects
of deadly dews and miasmas, and keeping
off those troublesome pests, mosqui
toes, gnats and garripotus.
All around the little camp nrr boundless
forests, so dense that it is impossible
to penetrate to the distance of a ro I
beyond the hut except in those paths
which the hunters have partially clear.; 1
with iniiuite toil. Hut I can a sure you
that a visitor feels no "call" to walk
abroad in spongy marshes v.hero every
step sinks him in above the shoe tops,
ami poisonous water snakes are kno.vn
to lurk aud jaguars prowl iu search of
l)reJ*
Jerusalem is still supplied with water
from Solomon's Pools, through an aqueduct
build b.v the Crusaders. * I i
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wmttttvr ?irTlWOT.
St. Lout* export* quell to Loudon.
Over 900 variolic* of cottoo are aald
to axtat.
Mauia Lot, lliwtll'i groat volcano,
U again active.
A etolen wad of $1000 waa lately
found hidden in a roll of butter in
ftlioneiota.
In olden timet deformed v>wi
ai?|?*vutlj nrown into priaoh to be kept
out of aight.
All the gold In the world, (t la aald,
could be stored in a room twenty-four
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ie?i fquare aou iwcoij-iuur ivoiunp.
A wedding notice in a Maine paper
the other day ended with the wor is:
"No cards, uo cane, nobody's bneine?s."
Junes McVeigh, of Wi/cross, Oi.f is
eighty-seven years old, has twenty-three
children living and has never keen sick
a day in his lite.
A red fir tree in O-iehatis County,
Washington, is 400 feet high, and
nearly fifty-four feet in circumference
six foe*from tho ground. 1
Colonel Reeditand, of Mexico, recently '
married Miss Bossman, of Minnoiota.
Tho groom is seven foot two inclios in
height and the brido six foot eleven. ]
Charlotte, N. C., boasts of a double- ,
/aeed potmto. One aide is claimed to br
n perfect representation of a heir an f ,
the other, it is said, Is a fair mold ot a ,
calf.
Mount Ararat, the restiog place of thr
Scriptural ark, Is, in reality, two
mountains separated by a valley. Tho j
higher peak is 17,210 feet, and the i
lesser 13,000 feet above sea level.
Tho coyofoi in Cook County, Orogon,
nro becoming too high-tonod to live exclusively
on mutton, and are cultivating
an alarming tasto for veil, and on- I
Kcquciitly calves are disappearing in 1
largo nuinbers.
C. (>. I), are the initials of an express
messenger at Atchison, Kan. Signed to
his vat ions documents thej inny In,
probably arc, the innocent causo of embarrassing
mistakes, but undoubtedly
ui tlia safe side always.
I'robably tho ainalloat painting over
miule was the work ot tho wifo of a flemish
artist. It donioted a mill with tho
soils bont, tho miller mounting tho stairs
with a sack of grAin ou his bick. Upon
tho terraco whoro tho mill stood watt n
cart and a horse, and in the road leading
to it several peasants svoro shown.
Tho picture was beautifully finished and j
every object was very distinct yet it was ,
so amazingly small that its surfneo could <
bo covciod with a gram of coru.
WISE WORDS. !
A sore eye hates the light. - i
Culture is only polish. It does not
chnngo tho heart. I
Tho man who most dosorvos a monti- 1
meut docs not ncod it.
What is the good of good that does
not do somebody goodf
When sin tries to hide It forgets that
it cannot cover up its trucks.
If you want to live long, dou't try to
live m?to thivu uuo tlaj nV i? tiiuu.
Every stop tho wickod man takes is a
stop toward his own destruction.
Tho soul that is to live forever should
not try to live 011 things that perish. '
When you want to soe tho crooked
made straight, louk at a railroad map.
It (Iooh not take an eloquent tongue
to givo a pleasant sound to good news. ,
A good man si ways brings more into i
tho homes he visits than he takes away. <
Mow straight wo would all walk if wo 1
knew bow many cyos were watching
Ufl.
One of the hardest things in the
world to do is to tell a miser that ho is
DUO.
Tho fact that a man wants more
knowledge is proof that he has some already.
There is nothing for whloh mon havo
to pay so dear as for tho privilege of being
sting j.
If you ran bear all your small trials
you will never break down under your
great ones.
It always makes a bad man feel better 1
when he tinds out that there is somebody
else just, like him.
It won't help your own crop any to
look over the fence and count the weeds
in your neighbor's gnrde.i.
The moment a man timls out he has
been making a fool of himself he hui
learned something valuable.
Men will skin one another aiire in
trade who would starve rather than go
into housebreaking as a business.
Whenever a bird goes to fly, it looks
up, bufc some men shut their eyes whenever
they tano an important ste^.?
Ham's Liorn.
Idaho's l'rccloas Stone*.
'jollections being mado in Idaho afTor.l
Tin usual opportunity for studying tho
geological and mineral production. The
exhibit for ('inter County contains a
beautiful specimen of onyx. Indications
are that an agato field exists in tho
ounty. Sapphires have also been found
there, one lot of which told for |1100.
But recent efforts have failed to produco
one for the exposition.
A sample of rock has been received
from Lewiston, tho exact character of
which has not been determined, but
which appears to be a varioty of jaspar. 1
This specimen cuts glass more readily
than the diamond, and is so hard that
ten minutes' grinding on an emery wheel
has scarcely any effect on it. It is variegated
in color, with pink and green
tints. It is quite small, and efforts are
being nmdo to secure a larger one. The
value of the rock is not known.
The variety of opals will he very largo.
There two mines in Latah and one about
forty miles from Boise City. They are the 1
genuine fire opals, and sre said to be of '
a very superior quality.
Petrifications are very numerous in 1
the State. The chief specimen in this '
department is a sample from the petrified
forest in Cuater County, near Cballis. '
This distinctly shows the bark aud wood '
of a conifer, a species of pine. The I
stump from which it was taken is fourteen
feet above the ground, twelve feet I
iu diameter at the top, and fifteen at the '
base. Tho bark Is six inches thick. It 1
wa9 discovered nbout fivo years ago.? I
Stew York Times. ? - <
A doorkeeper of the House of Lor3?,
after forty years' service, is retiring on
a pension of |1000 a year. ..
BREAD FOR ALL WHO ASK.
A DAILY 1A1LT-M01RIH0 SCENE
BEFORE NEW YORK BAKBBY.
Hainan Wr;ok? Hliuflllng r??t a Hl|
Bakery Door in l/ork Stop w>i
Stale Loarm- A Weird Kpeciavle
Y ? THERE i* a woird sccoo erer<
I morninor. whtl? ?t>? ?lr?-i -?
I is fast asleep, at Broid way and
Tenth street, which tells li
loquml ailenco oi the depth el humar
woe and miaerj. It ia probably known
but not alwaya remembered by person
who hare loving families, chccrfu
homes, downjr be In aud wellstocke<
larders, and who lire in an air of luxury
that there ia a half-starved artny in thin
city against which tlio door* of organized
charity art cloacd. It Uvea?no one
knowa where, and it cornea out on ttu
atreeta, like rata from a bole, after dark,
accking food and everything that it car
demur. It is ouly tlio night workcri
who rce the big city when the lights are
turned low who catch a glimpse of the
tarring army, and the sight is nol
pleasant.
It was between 3 and '( o'clock in thr
morning the other day. The wind oanu
piping with a North Dakota chill
through Filial Tenth street, and nearly
ripped the tattered clothing from an old
piau who enmo stumping along Fourth
* venue wfth aTcebfo step. ffc stopp?-d
at the Tenth atrcet corner. The lamplight
showed the akin peeping throu/h
bis clothes in many places. ifo sank r
little doopcr into hit r.aga nfter a quick
glance up tho street and moved slowly
toward Broadway.
Just wuit for a little while," sr.ul
Policeman McDonnell to a reporter who
was on his wny home after h?s night's
work, "aud you will sec the strange it
gathering that you ever looked at in
this town."
Tho old idhii kept moving until h(
reached the bright light widen shown
cheerfully from the windows of the
Vienna Itikery, midway on tho block,
lie looked wistfully at tho scene of goo I
cheer within, then leaned against a lamp
post with head bowed low, violently
trembling from cold and hunger.
"lie's the lirst on the lino," sail M-Council,
"and lie's not juu>od tho honor
for over a year."
Tho poUcuiuuii'H remark was vague,
!)iit iu a littlu while tho explanation
came. Tlio solitary tramp soon had
plenty of company. Men with want and
poverty Mumped on every feature ol
their gaunt faces and every shred ol
their eloquent rags turned into Kasl
Tenth street from Fourth nvcnuo and
llrnadwny. They came singly and it
2roups, and fell iu hohiud the first arrival.
At o'clock the line oxtendod around
In front of 0race Church, and then
were over ?)0 men standing closely
together, waiting, apparently, forso nc
signal to march. It war a silent crowd,
1 here was not a word spoken above t
whisper. Some of the men wero drunk
and hardly ably to stan I, hut they wero
held in place l?y their comrades in
misery. One fellow dropped on the
walk and rolled into the gutter. N<
one disturbed him. Not evuu the po
liccman.
Thero wa? a flutter of cxcitomcni
along tlio liue as the doors of tho bakery
were thrown open with a loud hang and
several bakers in white caps and aproni
rolled a half dozen big boxes tilled with
bre.ul on the sidewalk. Tlio bilker*
handed out the bread to tho men, and
tho line moved slowly along with tlx
ah utile of tho lock step, well known,
apparently, to many of the gang. T<
every man was given a loaf of bread r
day old. There was morn than enough
to go around and some got two loaves,
The long wait in the open air seemed
to have added an extra pang to the
hunger of the men, and almost every
one took a rt venous bite from the loaf
as soon as it reached his hand. Thcj
acted like hungry wolves iu sight of
prey, ami to many of them the dry
bread appeared lit for a kingly feast.
Some sat down on the curb, broke oil
largo chunks of the loaf and fairly
crammed it into their mouths until every
morsel of it was gone. Other?, after i
few bite?, stowed the bread away nmong
the rag? which cover" i their bodies, and
I few hurried away ni'.hout tojehuig ii
at all. In fifteen minute? the street was
deserted and no sound was heard save
the merry song of the baker? as thej
piled up big btucks of bread for theii
customers with tl o feeling that steals
into the human heart when a good act
has been performed.
"That's tho best object lesson," said
Policeman McCouncll, as tho last bundlt
of rags moved away, "of what rum wil!
bring a man to if he sticks at it. Mos'
of those poor chaps come here night
after night, and many of them
hnv? tchi sr.e it's the oniy food thoj
linvo had in twenty-four hours. Tin
gang is mr.do up of cx convicts wht
have lost even the desiro to steal, ami
drunkards who have reached the bottom
of tho ladder. Among tho Utter art
men who havo boon in good circumstances
, and there is one who about toe
years ago owned a largo wholesale gro
eery in Washington street. This charitj
is a godsend to them, and it's a'l the de
cent treatment they get during the day.
They arc kicked and shunned l?y every
body, sheek shelter wherever it can bi
found, and most of them will wind u|
in t'oncr a rami. -so <|iic?tiuus uri
asked here if these men are worthy ob
jecta of charity. Thev are ail hal
utarved and drunkards without homes,
nnd thieves have to cat as we'd as an;
one else. Although tliey are a hardonos
lot there has not been the slightest disorder
on the block during the years that
they have been coining here. '?New
Yolk Recorder.
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Telephone in War Times.
Successful experiments have oecn madr
n France relative to the introduction ol
telephones for use in warfare. The tclphonists
are organized in sets of two
ncn each, each set being provided with
equipments for a mile line. The very
tirnplc receiving and transmitting apparitus
remain attached to the military cap,
?nd the wire on reels in a sort of breastplate,
being so light that a man's ordinary
equipment weighs less than sh
pounds. At a distance of fourteen milem
order for an assault, setting in modon
two army corps, was received ami
put in execution in ten minute*.?Clove
laud World.
The walls of Babylon nro s.vd In
If'TO lotus to have been ooU high am.
10<) feet thick at the baao.
A Pro'esslonell D?c Ixcrober.
Another calling we btm hit oa by a
bright young fello* uptowg, gad like
5 the pioneers in any kuiuew venture he
La the centre of later est amomr thom
with whom he doald,
t He i? a prof sseloAil dog exerciser,
r Owner* of kenoeft who here place* of
business on our ptioolnel street* are
usually so eogroe?e<y hi their efleira th*?
tK? -- io inelr pen* reI
ceire little more aUftntlon then is necot,
aerj lor their welfttp. ExercUe Is just
iu essential as topdAurater to heel thy
dog, end htm it wmnot the enterpnio of
the youug men found s piece for hU
I talents. He cell* ik the morning at the
I place of business of ^several dog fanciers
and one after the other the cage* arc
' emptied of their occupauts, who are
given their constitutional.
The various characteristic? of the ani.
, mal are betrayed by their behavior
while promenading. The phlegmatic
i pug will strain at his leash *od wrap it
, around every unwary pedestrian he
i meets. The spaniel bohavos us should a
dog shortly to become one of the "Pour
t Hundred." Grave and philosophical is
the mien of the mastiff and tho New.
. found land, while the collie enters into
; the spirit of tho thing and gets the greatest
posslblo amount of recroation out of
the reason of relief.
When not bus'.cd i with walking about
the charges from thA stores the professional
exerciser wiMatftI at tho ho.nos of
thoao who own p*C dogs, nod it the
Indies cannot tnkO^VMysout for an afri
Ing the exerciser undertakes the task,
and on returning "doggie" tq tho bosom
of tho fninily rccoivcs a dime and frequently
more.
I It requiros certain qualifications to bo
i ft professional dog exerciser, the mam
requisite being responsibility. Then,
too, there is n chance for the shrewd
young follow to turn a nlco commission,
for everybody talks dog" to hita, and
he sjojedily learns the addresses of possible
purchasers, ami can bring out the
full beauty of tho disposition of tho animal
looking for a raw mistress.?JNew
York Telegram. j
On tfic Floor of thcSra.
On the bottom sMrt.lic oflfn, b^nmtli
n vast field filled with animals
living and dying, m immense deposit
rf animal and veittahlc rcinalus must
bo gradually forming. Should tluit part
of tho floor of thi ics be upheaved at
' s)ine future time by volcanic action it
would furnish mines of manure sufficient
lo fertilize the farms of the world. Supposing
that it worn- possible cconomi'
cally to fetch to E trope or America
great quantities of this water plant
which now floats useless it would be
cuormously valuable ns a fertilizer.
Many derelicts"?i. c., deserted and
water-logged vessels?Mud their way into
tho Sargasso Sjn, where they float about
for a loug time and finally break up or
sink. An important feature of the work
i of tho hydrographic olliee is the finding
of such dangers to navigation, the approximate
location of which arc plotted
i monthly on the pilot chart distribute 1
! to skippers. Four years ago great
alarm was felt on account of a gigantic
raft of logs which went adrift south of
lSaiiluuHct. li w*;.r.Qiqpujed of 27,000
I trunks of treos from titty to TOT
long, bound with iron chains in u cigarshaped
mass 5(id feet long and weighing
ll.iJUU tons. It was constructed in
Nova Scotia, starting from tho Buy of
Fundy for Now Ycrk in tow.
Tlio hawsers parted in a hurricane,
leaving tho raft in tho direct track of
commorco. The biggest of the ocean
greyhounds, on striking such an obstruction,
would have gone down at
once with all on hoard. Two Government
steamers and a tug started at
once in pursuit of tho rait, which had
luckily been broken up by t'liu storm,
the remnants of it ociug found scattered
over a wide space about 10 J miles
southeast of the point where it was lost.
For some time it was imagined that tho
floating logs might do damage, hut,
though many vessels encountered tho.u,
no harm resulted.?Washington Star.
Artificial Quinine.
Among the grfnt discoveries of tho
year 1802 in medicine and science will
he recorded that of artificial quinine.
Scientists have long sought to manufacture
artificial quiulnc so that the medical
profession need not depend upon
the supply of the trees from which the
drug is obtained for their important
anti-fever medicine. Doctors Grimaux
ami Arnnud, of 1'nris, have succeeded in
obtaining an artificial substance similar
to quinine in its effects, and the met bed
of making it is given as follows. Tho
base euprein contained in the shrub
ltemijiu pcdunculata found growing in
Hrs7.il is treated with sodium, and then
the combination thus obtained is treated
with chloride of methyl. Tho result of
this combination is a drug that is identical
with the substance which we know
nn (|?iinlnr. It Jifls the same ctfeut wlmu
1 given in fevers, and it will answer tho
same purpose ns the natural product
when applied for other purposes than reducing
the temperature of paticuts. Tho
result of this discovery which has long
been anticipated will he the cheapening
of the drug, and the regulation of the
prices during nil seasons. The discovery,
however, will lead to more important
results iu the way of enabling
chemists to obtain analogous medicines
of great value.?Yankee lil.tdc.
An F.*prrl'? Opinion.
Our readers lmvo doubtless noticed the
numerous discussions by the scientists and
hygienlsts as to the r.'a ivc valuo of the
various baking powders. A careful sifting
of the evidenco leaves no doubt as to the
superiority of the Uoynl linking Powder in
[urity, wholeaomeness and strength, from
a scientific standpoint. An opinion, however,
that will h?(vo perhaps greater influence
with our praeti -al housekeepers, is that
give., by .Marion Harlan I, tho well known
and popular writer, upin matters pertaining
to the science of domestic economy, of
housekeeping, and of home cooking. In a
I. tier published in the Phdadelphia I .a lies'
Home .1 otirn.il, this writer say -:
"I regard the ltoynl linking Powder as
the U'st inai u'ncuir.'d and in tit. market,
so 'nr i s 1 I nve any experience in tho u-e of
Mich compounds. Since t'lo introduction of
' ( into my kitchen I have ns?s| no other in
making biscuits, cak. s, etc., and lmv<* en
I tirelv discar.lc I for such purposestlio homovatic
i ombinntion of otic-third soda, twothirds
cream of tartar.
"P.v. rv I ox b is bf<"! in pc-lfecL condition
when i! came into my linn Is, nnd the contents
have given complete s itisfactimi. it
is in. act of simple justice an i also a pleasI
me. to recommend it unqualifiedly t<> Arnercan
liousvw.vcs. Maiiion Hahi.and."
;
hi r?. <>i)dcn Snyder
Allxuiy, N. Y.
'' I Owa Mow Llfo tn Hnnri's
Sarsaparilla "
" Worda (in> powcrl?** to rxpreo* the gratitude
I tool towurd Hood'a Harxaimrtllit, for undfr
(irwl, I/w/ and f/ww thut to this nubile I no t*
I oire Mi|/ life. Twclrn yearn ago I Ugan to ?
tilniit, followed by nau-u-a at the Kiomncli, and
later with atreUina- of tt\r. Ittttkm, accompanhyl
by revrrn pain. Thin grivluafly screw
worn? until three yearn ago. l'hynh-lniin tohl
me th? trouble wui
CeiiSGu byaTumor i
For several months I h?<l been unable to retain j
any food of a nolld nature. 1 irai greatly ,,
cinneiatetl, ha I frrt)nmt hctnorrhnovn,
and wnn rntlnflml the doctor* were right in nayInt
in f /j nrnr/y ?irr. One (lava P
friend HUgg?<t?d that I try rlood'nHar aparilln; jj
1 did ho, and for 3 or ^ dayn I wna nicker than
Vm Vu r'U* * ''' ?" nn'' gradually began to feci 1
I Began to Feel Hungry )
Could,after n tiine, retain nolld food. Increased
In weight, the nalTroii huo left tny nkln, the *
bloating Hiitmhbnl, and I felt better all over. 0
For the f>?*t two years my health lias been I
HOOCl'S pardla C U T C S \
i|ultc good, and I have boon able all the time .
lo do the housework for iny family." Mua. (Hi- "
i?kk Skydkh, No. 10 Judson St., Albany, N. V. n
llood'n I'llls ore the In-nt nfterslluner I'llln, an- *'
Id digestion, cure bendache. Try u box. S
t)
n
Tho Diiratlo i of n Drrmi. . I
Tlto-o learned and scientific gentlemen I *<
who iiavc gone into tlio subject declare H
the longest dreamt lmrdly lint a few V
minutes. The following instance lends
support to their views: One evening c
Victor Hugo was dictating letters to hit u
secretary. Overcome by fatigue the 11
grout lUiia dropped into it slumber. A 'J
few moinuiiU TTTlerwarrt tm y
haunted by a dream, which, as he *
thought, extended over Bevcral hours, 1
and ho blamed his secretary for silting
there waiting for hiui instead of waken- r
ing him or else going away. What was J
his surprise when the be?vil<lcro<l socretary
told him that ho had only just 1
finished writing the last scutcuce dictated 1
to him.
li
Silver SI nine of n Perfect Woman ?
Editor Childs, of the Philadelphia t
Ledger, owns a silver statue, the beauti- i
fully molded figute of a woman, exactly t
live feet in height. The proportions, it I
is said, nro absolutely perfect, and all ?
the sixty-eight requirements are fulfilled,
though of course all arc on a einallcl
scale than the re d figure of an average T
woman. The woman stauds on a Mexi- c
can onyx clock five feet in height, and n
the pendluin of the clock is suspended 4
from her right hand. Tho statue cost *
$0 501).?New Orleans Picayuue.
None Bui
V
Raking Powder is absolute
it, or approaches it in leave
wholesomcncss. (See U. S. C
is made from cream of tartar
chemically pure. No other
finely-flavored, and wholesor
maintain its strength withou
make bread or cake that \vi
that can be eaten hot with imj
No other is so economical.
The Raking Powders no
vicinitv. with the statement tl
J '
Royal," have been shown by
composed of alum and detrim
The official chemists of th<
ada, State analysts, municip
physicians indorse the grea
Baking Powder.
, BEWARE OF FRAUD.
Aau. lor. ..mi iuHiHt upon bavinft IU
W. 1.. IMIL'iil.AS S1MIRH. Nooesru- ID
uinc without \\ . I.. Douslna nunia II
nnd price mumped on bottom. Look ?
lorlt wltcn you bujr. ^ IR^%
Sold rtcry where.
. will ilreeicliiWe MlelMliw'JwlM
.' it*. Write for catalogue. Ifnot foraale I
ft<cI utro ond wldtb wnnteil Fostauo Free.
SAVED BY A SURE-FAST
i nnn mlte-fast tim nk strain, i
www to introduce, 50c. each, no boles, knot*
or tongue*: may save your life In event of fire; any- 1
>rxly ran "do" thrm; U'.lftff.l.V7X7> TWO YKAHR '
EASTER BARTERS silVer SnreT.t wV.iV j
tighten fhrni as von walk along, seutl po.-tage to |.rotas.
tit CK.NTs>. 7/// Tir.rsToy sen? >.tsr
' <OITAXT, l<h r IR7 lfl .vr I!. K I V.VIN' ;/ y, t/'>,
M If anyone rtout.t*
"'"I ?? eon euro
If BLOOD POISON i||!h< " " v"'"
Sj * yi I'flM" InOntotm.l.iv?
i^iysp y-wn-A?n?malfl I'artirnlar* nnil In
At ^IXHiKavWKwBBl I'vttgati- our roll..
i > I it > "ur fiimm- iil loo king Is SoOMHID. When
metvurs ,l<nlhl< i? lnsf.|tiin.viirnti>:,rl'i-i
fall ,vi<irii;irt;st. ... lire ami our Magir Cvnhllilu- I*
nil cv/.i mis.; ill a r ?n.i. cri:i: iti:v\.
\f:\TI.Y. IHSITIl'h Moot'sr.At.Eh, Kit EE.
< tutu itt.it i::m < oai t'.\ n v., hiriitfo. iii.
PATENTS
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W* offer Oh Hundred Dolkw rtwifd to
rfeotlf bonorablo In nil hoHn*- ...^
! , 11 able to onrrj oat ur ofcL|*t!i)n?
miwln by their Arm.
VhtA Tho ax, Wholesale Druggist*. TtMn
Falduto, Kiwjtax A Mabtix, Wholeeele
Druggist*, Toledo, O.
Hell'e Ceien h Care is tekeo Internally. netU(fC-i?rnv*
Trstlmonlele sent free. J
'rice 76c. per Pottle. boJULPy ell druggist*.
^ I
A. Peris stamp collector Is said lo Lew 8
,-. t together a collection valued at orm a
< 500,000. |
A Coi'oh, Cold or Hoke Throat should not b
e neglected. Hhowb's Biwschiai, Thociiu
re a simple remedy and give prompt relief. a
> cents a box. c,
Weeds as 11 if as Trees. ^
Sagebrush is known to scientists as
rtemisia tridentuta. Most persona who .'
to familiar with it think of it as an
rdinary weed of small size, and even f'
o high an authority as the Encyclo- "
edia llritunnica refers to it as growing **
ii "treeless valleys and slopes." It will t<
stouish most persons to know that it p
omctiiucs grows to such proportions as
o provido a section of country with &
rces of its own wood, producing groves ?
f thick-trunked aud comparatively tall n
rces, iiistead of mere weeds, l'roicssor
ilwood Meade, the State Engineer of .
Vyoming, while exploring tho northern
nd central parts of that State last sum- "
icr, came upon n district where tho
ige brush tiiiivcd thus gigantically.
T....? ?r >i... <i.?? i...
luuy yji iuu uinv uu d?t>v nvic
ighteen feet high, with trunks at least ~"
foot in diameter. This was in the Big
lorn Baein.cast of the National Yellowtone
Bark and northeast of the Wind
tiver Indian reservation, where tho No
Vood Hiver joins the Big Horn.
Professor M- adc leturned to Cheyenne
nthusiastic in his praise of the basin
ow little known except to the stockten
whose cows rauge there. It is as
iig as sonre of the older States, and
ill lunvidc nlcuty of water for irrigamn
T7.7T7? ati r *r r t nrrrfnes oi <
tiver. Several very large irrigable
racts have been surveyed already. No
ailroads yet reach the district, but the
Jurliugton and Missouri Railroad is 1
luildiug to Sheridan in the county of ?
hat name, and has employed its agents
o "spy out tho land" beyond. Profcser
Meade bad never seen such big sage
irush as he discovered there, but stuco
lis return lie realizes the truth of Solonun's
assertion that there Is no new
hing under the sun, because lie has been
nformed that at some point in Calfornia
he same weed "grows to such proporions
that the people cut it for cord
vood,"? Shu Francisco Examiner.
The collection of coniferous trees
vhich Mr. llunnewoll has been forming
luring the last forty years on his estate
,t Wcllcslo.y, Mass., is unsurpassed in, g
he number of species and varieties of
hese trees that it contains, and in the
17.0 aud beauty of individual speci (
110US. '
< (
t Royal '
ly pure. No other equals
ning strength, purity, or
jov't Reports.) No other
specially refined for it and
makes such light, sweet,
nc food. No other will
t loss until used, or will
11 keep fresh so long, or
:>unity, even by dyspeptics.
w being offered in this
fiat they arc "as good as
the official analyses to be
cntal to health,
i United States and Can?al
boards of health, and
t qualities of the Royal
. L. DOUGLAS
SHOE GENTLEMEN. |
ewed shoe that will not rip; Calf,
is, smooth inside, more comfortable,
and durable than any other shoe ever
4??iwicc. Jivcry style. Equals customlioes
costing from f4 to
ol lowing are of the same high standard of
>o and $5.00 Fine Calf, Iland-Scwed.
50 Police, Farmers and Letter-Carriers.
s.50, $2.35 and $3.00 for Working Men. r
$2.00 and $1.75 for Youths r.ud hoys.
$3.00 Hand-Sewed, \ _ '
i $2.50 an<i 2.0a Ootigola, J LADIES.
5|h ^'*75 for Misses.
IT 13 A DOTY yon ow? ?ocrsels
to got tbo best valae for your
xmoDoy. Uconoralzo In your
\(5|^ footwoar by purobadlDg W.
\~ L. Douglaa Sboes, wblob
1 represent tbo beet valao 1
tej .J jwjL ot tbo prices advertised
as tboasand? can tes- 1
"??? X. tlly- Do yon wear
* "' 1
? and (rnrrnl merchants where I bnvr ne
your place send direct to Factory, stating
W. L Douirlus, Itroektouv Miwn,
8EE08 FOR THE 80UTH.
tfptvlal offer for tt?day* To Introduce our
K.ml m ti-ii it' ill tm.,1 tin r...'oi>il of )\f> aii.i onoh nf f>.?
'otlowluR full-sized packets. Henna, Beet, Cabbage.
5nirot, Cauliflower.Cantaloupe.Kale, I.ettuee. Watermelon,Onion,
Parsley, Parsnip l'eas. Kadlsh,Squash,
Ipluaeh. Tomato anil Turnip.
a/axv <t co.vrasr. cape rise ext. \. r
Nervous & Chronic Disease?
Treated l>y mall by the Latimer Medicine Company
oonsultlnR physician. ISIS North Tenth 8t., Phllada.,
Pa. All letters confidential. Artviot Ertt. JVHond
10c. tn stamps for samp'""? 15". I.ATISIEK'S
HEA11ACI1E Ac NEI'HA ! <? I A TA HI.KTB.
I'If rIT Tit Kl.S.
largest and fl T'.S'f stock In t nlted Mutes. Plaulers
and Penh IS should c< t Of I! IV I' 'h'S before placing
ohoeus. K. M<iOHY h MISS, i.uckl'olli, s y.
LUXURIES?LEflKSVILLE BLANKETS.
Housekeepers r.'i> lb.. ?i.V Carolina's Pride, fittf lb.,
f{ per pair I.eaksviiie llunest Jeans? Uray, llrown
and Itlaek ,5e., 10c. and tiOc. per yard. Kersey
(tray, Jl'i l-'Jc. llrown. |Oe. a yard; very Rood.
Wool Yarn, all eolors, .?e. a hank. If your dealer
does not keep these Roods order of J. \V. SCOTT
Ac CO., Special helling Agts., Greensboro, N. C.
sv^ppafRcis
_ viJf| \ T ^
ONB ENJOYS
Joth the method and result* when
>yrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
nd refreshm? to the taste, and acts
ently yet promptly on tlio Kidneys,
river and Bowels, cleanses the sysim
effectually, dispels colds, headches
and fevers and cures habitual
onsti{>ation. Byrup of Figs is the
nly remedy of its kind ever prouced,
pleasing to tluj taste and aceptable
to the stomach, prompt in
a action and truly beneficial in its
fleets, prepared only from the most
ealthy and agreeable substances, its
inny excellent qualities commend it
-> all and havo mado it the most
opular remedy known.
oyrup of Figs is for salo in 50c
nd $1 bottles by all leading drugists.
Any rcliablo druggist who
my not have it on hand will proure
it promptly for any 0110 who
rishcs to try it Do not accept any
iibetitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
SAN ERA NCI SCO, CAL.
LOUISVILLE- *? Ufu, YORK. ALU.
A remedy winch,
^47%) If tisc?l by Wives A
ll abouttorxoerlcnco
v*Wl^s mU <En"r\ ,lro l"?lnf?.l ordeal ^
r\V>) . 7 To attendant upon
/ F Child-birth, proves
fl AZf-jk | nr eu Infalliblo epedl
liefor.eiitlobTlmtcs
V_ ti.o tortures of con11
1 VW/^ 1 I ^dement, lcscenliiK
If |K the dangers thereof
II 1 \ \y J ][ <'> both mother and
Yt tX Vl JP " ^ ox p roe's on rcolpt 1
> 7? ?.f price, per
' v 74 liotilc,cliargc3 proIRADFIELO
REGULATOR CO.. ATLANTA, GA.
wlih Pastes, Enamels
leas. Durable, and the consumer Pays fur uu tin I
or b'aas package with every purehnbO. .
ro YOUNG MEN.
Splendid oppnriunity to learn n business that will
Ive steady employment nnd a salary of $lot)0 a year,
end 2c. stamp for circular, containing full Informaon.
Address (loo. II. I.awrcnce, 5-1K. 10th, N.Y.CIty.
i^j^CURE^
Cures Consumption, Coughs, Croup, Hor*
brunt. Sold by a|l Druggists on a Guarantee
|
I Consumptives and people H
who have weak lungs or A Mb-BP
mn, should uso i'iso'sCure for Hj
Consumption. It has cured K
thnnsnuds. ft hnn not Injur- Kj
cd one. It Is not bad to take. H9
It ts the best rough syrup. T0 .
Hold everywhere. 25c. Eg
t?1 ?
Unlike the Dutch Process
rry^ No Alkalies
? OK ?
Oilier Chemicals
* f ?\ Hu nrn used ill thO
preparation of
ffi&CC W. MAKER & CO.'S
I flBreakfastCocoa
cm ' 1 I \\ trbieh is absolutely
Hi 1 ' V V1 purs and soluble.
Mm I ' ' I* fl I' has more <h an Hirer times
fJS ! i M the stmujth of Cocoa mixed
ffigL t 1 I fa -.vh Starch. Arrowroot or
Sii^ar, and la far luvro ect>aomicnl,
eostina let* than one cent a eup.
It is delicious, nourishing, and basic*
DIGESTKH.
Sold hy Grocers eierynliere.
W. 3AKER & C\, Dorchester, Mass.
a N U. 5.
IF YOU
OWN
CHICKENS
rou WANTV3 \ -\jr T II E I It
rilEM TOi- JL WAY
iven If von merely keep litem as n diversion. In orler
lo handle Fowls judiciously, you must know
ometblnK aliout them. To nice I litis want wenro
elllng a Itook giving the cxperleno.. - rt_lM ?C_
>' & |s>tillry raiser forlUlHJ AdCi
wenty-nvo year*. 11 was written Ity a man who put
til his mind. and lime, and money lo making a slices*
of Chicken raising?not as a pastime, hut ns a
>u*lne*s?and If you will profit l>v Ills twenty-fivo
rears'work, you can save many Chicks annually.
IkIt"
'I" WLU
> 'tvfip
*' Raising Chicken*."
nil make your Fowl* e.rn dollar* far ? --} A
to delrrt trnt'i'hle In
the I oulfry ^riiit n* toon a*'t nnpear*-. rinil know
how to remedy it. I his i ,.?.u XV|ii t.
It tell* how to (I te.-t rind etir ilhenre;' to fee?l for
KK* nnd al*i? for fat ten In ; w Ideli fowl i lo save for
breedIrifc purpose*; anil everything, Indeed \,,u
hou:d k now on 11.1- sin (e ( |,> ni.d.r It dlialile
8ent post|>al I for twenty tl\?j ernt* In n- or'20
it&iuj s.
Book Publishing Mouse,
lJi Leomrd bT.. N. V. city. 1
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