The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, February 03, 1893, Image 4
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IN THE HEART OF BRAZIL.
DE8CR1PTI0H OP A TYPIOAL
DIA. RUBBER OAK P.
A Sourco ot Profit to Many, Dot the
l'oor Indian Gcta Practically
. Nothing for His Perilous Ltabor.
WHITING from Maoaos,
Brazil, to tbo New York
Advertiser, Kannie B.Ward
says: Being in any of
theso Amazonian towns, where everythiug
recks of iudia rubber?wbcro it is
tho ono engrossing industry of the
people, tho ono topic of conversation,
the one thing constantly seen, smelted
and tasted?you are suro to be seizod by
the spirit of discovery, sooner or later,
and a burning desire to turn hunter
yourself and become a babitante, if for
ever so brief a period, of a genuine
rubber camp in the wilderness. And
nothing is easier than to gratify that
laudable ambition, especially if you are
"taken" with it at Manaos?a thousand
miles up tho mighty river, in the heart
of the greatest rubber producing section
cf the globe.
In our case it was particularly easy,
for our host is a rubber merchant (as aro
most of tho substantial citiz -us of tho
place), who keeps from 'ifty to one
hundred Indians constantly employe 1 as
Collectors, under f he leadership of a
"captain," or head collector, of their
own choosing.
Tins following facts, stated bricly as
possible, arc a 9U nmary of the inform ition
we have picKcd up in Brazil, from
divers sources, relative to the rubber
trade. Like other industries in various
parts of the world, it appears to bo controlled
by capital on the Scriptural plan
of "to him that hath shall lie givou,"
while the actual toilers are very poorly
piid for their labor. Hereabouts it ir
cudomaty for a wealthy man to obtain i
gr nit of land of greater or less extent,
according to his political influence and
iiii.inciul [lowers of persuasion, with the
cxcliiMVc right of gathering rubber
thereon for a stated number of years.
The entire river trade of the Amazon is
run on tlie credit system. The rubber
hunters, who are mostly Indians, arc
litted out by their employers much as
American miners used to be supplied
with "grub stuke'* in their search for
precious metals. Each hunter, before
he sets forth ou a Irosh jouruey, is provided
with a gun, a rjuautity of ammunition,
blanket, hammock, and enough
provisions to sustain him from two to
si\ months; all of which is charged to
his account at the highest market price,
nil i in return 11c stipulates 10 sen to tins
b line accommodating denier, at some
fixed si.111 per pound, nil the rubber he
may collect during his trip, after paying
what he owes for the outtit.
But lie seldom gets the debt paid up,
nn 1, according to the laws ot Brazil, us
long as lie owes a penny tho man to
whom he is indebted can claim him for
work, holidays and all, in a bondage
akin to slavery. They nro engaged in
the first place for n term of years, and
the majority of hunters, in consequence
of their debts and propensity to drink
up all available cash iu tho form of
chichu, arc practically never released
from tho contract.
The employers, in their turn, aro
bound to be in debt to the small traders
in the river towus, to whom they sell the
rubber. They pay absurdly high prices
lor inferior goods and get little for the
product of the enterprise as compared to
the price of rubber when it gets out of
the clutches of the "middle-men," whilo
those who do all the actual work and
endure the risks aud hardships get next
to nothing. The small trader, likewise,
is iu debt to the wholesale dealer in
Para; and the wholesaler is evon more
deeply indebted to the New York, Baltimore
or London firm which furnishes
hiin with supplies and tinally secures the
rubber, bomcbody makes heavy profits
out of every transaction, but it is not
tho poor Indian, upon whoso courage
and powers of endurance all depends, nor
yet tho smaller traders.
The auuual exportation of India rubber
from Para is said to be upward of
20,000,000 pounds, worth from $0,000,1)00
to $0,000,000. Tnc rubber tree of
Brazil (siphonia elasticn, a near relative
of the licus clastica of the East Indies
and the urccoln clastica of Asia} is
re illy a giant species of milkweed. It begins
to yield wlien about fifteen years
old, and the Government has repeatedly
suggested plaits for cultivating it by
planting large areas with trees and conducting
the business like that of codec
and sugar plantations. But Brazilians
seem to ho peculiarly devoid of the
power to take "a long look ahead," and
so far nobody has been found willing to
wait fifteen years for tho first returns on
an investment.
Hereabouts the rubber hunters are
called Siringuerios, as in Central America
they arc known as Yularoes. They
usually go out in small parties, having
chosen one of their own number as "Captain;''
and as soon as the rubber swamps
are reached they select a suitable spot
i. Wit MIU TWBtr oT opctmiou* mi?i proceed to j
construct a rude camp, which serves ai
the general rendezvous. They then wander
od, singly nnd in couples, searching
all day for new trees and returning to
headquarters at nightfall. The "camp"
consists of a central hut, br.llt on stiltlike
supports toelcrato it above tho malaria
haunted morass in which rubber
trees most abound, with palm thatched
roof, projecting all around like that of a
Swiss chalet.
Tlifre urn neither windows n ir door
to this ru le home, nor any interior
furnishings except hooks upo i which
hammocks may be suspended w ien rains
drive their owners inside. O. iinarily
' all outdoors'' serves well for a kitchen,
rind the men prefer to suspend their
sleeping paraphernalia from the trees
around the central fire, built for the
triple purpose of frightening away
prowling heasts, counteracting the ofTects
of deadly dews and miasmas, and keep5ng
ofT those troublesome pests, mosquitoes,
gnats and garripotas.
All around the little camp arj 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 clcare 1
with infinite toil. But I can a-sure you
that a visitor feels no "call" to walk
abroad in spongy marshos v.hero every
step sinks him in above the shoe tops,
and poisonous water snakes are kno.vn
to lurk and jaguars prowl in search of
prey.
Jerusalem is still supplied with water
from Solomon's Pools, through an aqueduct
build by the Crusaders. < I
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SELECT SIFTINGS.
St. Louis export* quail to London.
Over 600 rario'ies of cotton are said
to exist.
Mauaa Loa, Hawaii's great rolcano,
is aqain actire.
A stolen wad o( $1000 was lately
found hidden in a roll of butter in
Minnesota.
In olden times deformed people were
frequently thrown into prison to bo kept
out of sight.
All tho gold in (he world, it is said,
could bo stored in a roona twenty-four
feet square and twenty-four feet deep.
A wedding notice in a Maine paper
the other day cndel with th* words;
"No cards, no catce, nobody's btislnc?s."
J unes McVeigh, of Waycroif, Qa., is
elghty-aercn years old, has twenty-three
children living and has never been sick
a day in his lite.
A red fir tree in Ciehalis County,
Washington, is 400 feet high, and
nearly fifty four feet in clrcu.nferouco
six foefcfrom tho ground.
Colonel Rcediland, of Mexico, rccontly
married Miss Bossman, of Minuciota.
Tiio groom is seven feet two iochos iu
height ami the brido six (cot eleven.
Charlotte, N. C., boasts o( a doublefaced
potato. Oaa side is claimed to be
a perfect representation of a bear an I
the other, it is said, is a fair moid of a
calf.
Mount Ararat, the resting place of the
Scriptural ark, is, in reality, two
mountains separated by a alloy. Tiio
higher poak is 17,210 feet, and the
lesser 13,000 feet above sea Wei.
The coyotes in Cook County, Oregon,
are becoming too high-toned to live exclusively
on mutton, and are cultivating
an alarming tasto for veal, and consequently
calves are disappearing in
large numbers.
C. O. D. are the initials of an expiw
messenger at Atchison, Kan. Signed to
his vatious documents they may bo,
probably sre, the innocent cause of embarrassing
mistakes, but undoubtedly
in the safe side always.
Probably the smallest painting over
made was the work ot the wifo of a flemish
artist. It depicted a mill with tho
sails bent, the miller mounting the stairs
with a sack of grain on his bick. Upon
the terraco where the mill stood was a
cart and a horse, and in the road lead
ing to it several peasants were shown.
The picture was beautifully finished aud
every object was very distinct yet it was
so amazingly small that its aurfneo could
be coveted with a grain of corn.
WISE WORDS.
A sore eye hates tho light.
Culture is only polish. It doos not
change tho heart.
The man who most deserves a monument
does not need it.
What is tho good of good that does
not do somebody good?
When sin trios to hide it forgets that
it cannot cover up its trucks.
If you want to live long, don't try to
I live in?i? thMk o?? at a time.
Every step the wicked man takes is a
step toward his own destruction.
The soul that is to live forever should
not try to live on things that perish.
When you want to see the crooked
made straight, look at a railroad map.
It does not take an eloquont tongue
to give a pleasant sound to good news.
A good man always brings more into
the homes he visits than he takes away.
How straight we would all walk if we
knew how many eyes were watching
us.
Que of the hardest, things in the
world to do is to tell a miser that be is
one.
The fact that a man wants more
knowledge is proof that he has some already.
There is nothing for which men havo
to pay so dear us for the privilege of being
9tingy.
If you can bear all your small trials
you will never break down under your
great ones.
It always makes a bad man feel better
when he finds 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 garden.
The moment a man finds out he has
been making a fool of himself be has
learned something valuable.
Men will skin one another alive In
trade who would starve rather than go
into housebreaking as a business.
Whenever a bird goes to fly, it looks
up, but some men shut their eyes whenever
they take an important ste^.?
Ham's Horn.
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Idaho's 1'recloas Storms. 'jollcclions
being made in Idaho afford
unusual opportunity for studying the
geological and mineral production. The
exhibit for Custer County contains a
beautiful specimen of onyx. Indications
are that an agate field exists in the
ounty. Sapphires have also been found
there, one lot of which sold' for #1 100.
But recent efforts hare failed to produco
one for the exposition.
A sample of rock has been received
from Lewistoo, the exact character of
which has not been determined, but
which appears to be a variety of jaspar.
This specimea 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 made to secure a larger one. The
value of the rock is not known.
The variety of opals will be very largo.
Thoro two mines in Latah aod one about
forty miles from Boise City. They are the
genuine fire opals, and are said to be of
a very superior quality.
Petrifications are very numerous In
the State. The chief specimen in this
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ucpmuuouv u a naupio iruru mo pcirniou
forest in Custer County, near Cballis.
This distinctly shows the bark and wood
of a conifer, a specie* of pine. Ths
stump from which it was taken is fourteen
feet above the ground, twelve feet
in diameter at the top, and fifteen at th*
base. The bark is six inches thick. It
was discovered about five years ago.?
New York Times. ?
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A doorkeeper of the House of Lords,
' after forty jeara' service, is retiring on
a pension of #1000 a year.
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BREAD FOR ALL WHO ASK.
DAILY EARLY-MORN I NO SCENE
BEFORE A NEW YORK BAKERY.
Human Wrecks Sliufll(n? Pa*t a Big
Bakery Door In Dock Mop lor
Stale Loa?r?-.\ Weird Spectacle.
THERE is a weird sccqo ever;
morning, while the tired city
is fast asleep, at Broadway and
Tenth 6trect, which tells in
eloquent silence oi tho depth of human
woe and misery. It is probably known,
but not always remembered by persons
who have loving families, cheerful
homes, downy beds aud well-slocked
larders, and who live in an air of luxury,
that there is a half-starved army iu this
city against which tho doors of organized
charity are closed. It lives?no one
knows where, aud it comes out on the
streets, like rats from a hole, after dark,
seeking food and everything that it can
devour. It is only tho night workers
who fco the big city when tho lights are
turned low whe catch a glimpse of the
starving army, and the sight is not
pleasant.
It was between 2 and .'I o'clock in tho
morning the other day. The wind came
piping with a North Dakota chill
through East Tcuth street, and nearly
ripped tho tattered clothing from an old
man who carao stumping along Fourth
avenue with a Tceblo step. Ho stopped
at the Tenth street comer. Tho lamplight
showed the skin peeping through
his clothes in many places. 1 fo sank n
little doeper into his rags after a quick
glance up tho street and moved slowly
toward liroauway.
'Just wait for n little while," sr.?d
Policeman McConnoll to a reporter who
was on his way home after his night's
work, 'and you will sec the strangest
gathering that you ever looked at iu
this town."
Tho old man kept moving until he
reached tho bright light whicu shown
cheerfully from the windows of the
Vienna Bakery, midway ott tho block.
Ho looked wistfully at the scene of good
elisor within, theu leaned against a lamp
post with head bowed low, violently
trembling from cold and hunger.
lie's the first on the lino," aai-.l Mr.
Council, "nod lie's not missed the honor
for over a year."
Tho policeman's remark was vague,
but in a little whilo the explanation
came. The solitary tramp soon had
plenty of company. Men with want and
poverty etamped ou every feature ol
their gaunt faces and every shred of
their eloquent rags turuod into Kast
Tenth street from Fourth avenue and
Broadway. They came siugly and it
groups, and fell iu behind tiic first arrival.
At 3 o'clock the line extended around
in front of Grace Church, and then
wore over 2)0 men standing closely
together, waiting, apparently, forso.ne
signal to march. It was a silent crowd.
There was not a word spoken abovo ?
whisper, Some of the men wero drunk
and hardly ably to stand, but they wero
held in place by their comrades in
misery. One fellow dropped on the
walk and rolled into the gutter. N<
one disturbed him. Not even the po
| liceman.
Thero was a flutter of excitement
along tbo line as the doors/if tho bakery
were thrown open with a loud bang an<
scvernl bakers in white caps and aprom
rolled a half dozen big boxes tilled with
bread on the sidewalk. Tho bakers
handed out the bread to the men, and
the line moved slowly along with th?
shuffle of tho lock step, well known,
apparently, to many of the gang. T<
every mun was given a loaf of bread t
day old. There was more 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 tho men, and almost every
one took a rr venous bite from the loaf
as soou as it reached his baud. Thcj
acted liko hungry wolves in sight ol
prey, and to many of them the dry
bread appeared tit for a kingly feast.
Some sat dowu on the curb, broke ofl
large chunks of the loaf and fairly
crammed it into their mouths until every
morsel of it was gone. Others, after i
few bites, stowed the bread away among
the rags which covered their bodies, and
few hurried away without touching ii
at all. In fifteen "minutes the street was
deserted and no sound was heard savo
the merry song of the bakers as they
piled up big stacks of bread for theii
customers with tin feeling that steal*
into the human heart when a good act
has been performed.
"That's tho best objoct lessou," said
Policeman McConnell, as tho last bundlt
of rags moved away, "of what rum will
bring a man to if be sticks at it. Mos'
of these poor chaps come hero night
after night, and many of them
have told me it's the only food they
have had in twenty-four hours. Thi
gang is made up of ox convicts wh<
have lost even the desire to steal, and
drunkards who havcjWMjhcd.till? bottom
of the ladder. Among tho Uttor an
men who havo boon in good circumstances,
and there is one who about tec
years ago owned u largo wholesale gro
eery in Washington street. This charity
1 x . *1 1 fit. .11 ^1.
II a gOUKDU M> llll/'ui, unu IV a ?u niu no
cent treatment tliey get during the day.
They are kicked and shunned by every
body, sheek shelter wherevor it cad bi
found, nod most of them will wind u|
in Potter's Field. No questions an
asked here if these men arc worthy ob
jects of charity. They are all hal
starved and drunkards without homes,
and thieves have to cat as well as an;
one else. Although they are a hardened
lot there has not been the slightest disorder
on the block during the years thai
they have been coining here."'?New
Yoxk Recorder.
Telephones in War Time).
Successful experiments have oecu ma le
in France relative to the introduction of
telephones for use in warfare. Tho teli
phonista are organized in sets of two
men each, each set being provided with
equipments for a mile line. The very
simple receiving an-1 transmitting apparatus
remain attached to the military cap,
and the wire on reels in a sort of broastplate,
being so light that a man's ordinary
cquipmeut weighs less than six
pounds. At a distance of fourteen miles
an order for an assault, setting in motion
two army corps, was received and
put in execution in ten minute*.?Cleveland
World.
The walls of Babylon nro p.vd by
Herodotus to huve been 350 high al<J
100 feet thick at the base. j
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A Professional! Dog Exerciser.
Another calling ui been hit on by a
bright young follow uptown, and like
the pioneers in any business venture he
is the centre of idterest amoug thoso
with whom he doab.
He is a profsssioi al dog exerciser.
Owners of kennel i who hare places of
business on our p rinoipal streets are
usually so engross* in their affairs that
the dogs on exhibit pn in their pens receive
little more awntlon than is neoessary
for their welfwp. ExeroUo Is just
as essential as fopdnuvater to a healthy
dog, and has? is wftte the enterpnio of
the young man found a place for his
talents. He calls ik the morning at the
placo of business oflsoveral dog fanciers
and ono after the 'other the cages arc
emptied of their occupants, who are
given their constitutional.
The various characteristic? of tho animal
are betrayod by their behavior
while promenading. The phlegmatic
pug will strain at his lcashaud wrap it
around every unwary pedestrian he
meets. Tho spaniel bohaves us should a
dog shortly to become ono of the "Four
Hundred." Grave and philosophical is
the mien of the mastiff and tho Newfoundland,
while the collie enters into
the spirit of tho thing and gets tho greatest
possib'.o amount of recreation out of
tho season of relief.
When not busied f with walking about
the charges from timjdores the professional
ezcrcisor win&att at tho homes or
thoao who own pcK' dogs, and if the
ladies cannot takeVMtfkout for an airing
the exerciser iwidertakos the task,
and on returning (>$oggie" tq tho bosom
of tho family rccoiTes a dime and frequently
more.
It requires certain qualifications to bo
a professional dog exerciser, the mam
requisite being responsibility. Then,
too, there is a chance for tho shrewd
young fellow to turu a nice commission,
for everybody talks "dog" to him, and
he speedily learns the addresses of possible
purchasers, aim can bring out tho
full beauty of tho disposition of the animal
looking for a new mistress.?New
York Telegram. J|
On the Floorjrf thoSca.
On the boftonr*jpthe , beneath
a vast field f>T" wedKffUTcd with aolranla
living and dying,Wk immeuso deposit
cf animal and vGittfhblc^tom-xlus must
bo gradually tormiag."" snoutu tutu part
of the floor of thfc sea bo upheaved at
sime future time by volcanic action it
would furnish mines of iniuurc sufficient
to fertilize the farms of the world. Supposing
that it wens possible economically
to fetch to Ejropo or America
great quantities of this water plant
which now floats useless it would ba
enormously valuable as a fertilizer.
Many ' derelicts"?i. c., deserted and
water-logged vessel#?hud their way into
tho Sargasso 83a, where thoy float about
for a long time and'finally break up or
sink. An important feature of the work
of the hydrographic ollice is tho flnding
of such dangers to navigation, the approximate
location of which arc plotted
monthly on the pilot chart distributed
to skippers. Four years ago great
alarm was felt on account of a gigantic
raft of logs which went adrift south of
If nut ticket. It w*?t?0mt)Qjed of 27,000
trunks of trees from titty to ICO rent
long, bound with iron chains in a cigarshaped
mass 5G3 feet long and weighing
11,000 tons. It \yas constructed in
Nova Scotia, starting from tho Bay of
Fundy for New Ycrk in tow.
Tho hawsers parted in a hurricane,
leaving the raft in the direct track of
commerce. The biggest of the occau
greyhounds, on striking such an obstruction,
would have gone down nt
once with all on board. Two Government
steamers nud a tug started at
once in pursuit of tho raft, winch had
luckily boon brokcu up by tho storm,
the remnants of it oeing found scattered
over n wide spaco about 10) milos
southeast of the point where it was lost.
For some time it was imagined that tho
floating logs might do damage, but,
though many vessels encountered tho.n,
no harm resulted.?Washington Star.
Artificial Quinine.
Among the gr^nt discoveries of tho
year 1S92 in medicine and science will
be recorded that of artificial quinine.
Scientists have long sought to manufncturc
artificial quinine so that the mcdical
profession need not depend upon
the supply of the trees from which the*
drug is obtained for their important
anti-fever medicine. Doctors Grimnux
nnd Arnaud, of Parts, have succeeded in
obtaining an artificial substance similnt
to quinine In its effects, nnd tho incthcd
of making it is given as follows. Tho
base cuprein contained in the shrub
Hemijiu pcdunculata found growing in
Brazil is treated vith sodium, and then
the combination thus obtained is treated
with chloride of notbyl. Tho result of
this combination is a drug that is identical
with the sutytancc which we know
> mm quinine. It has the 6amc effont whnu
i given in fevers, nnd it will answer the
snmo purpose as the natural product
when applied for other purposes than reducing
the tcnuicrature of naticnts. Tho
result oMUjHkrery which has long
been nnJ^^^^^Hlbe the cheapening
the ( ^^^^^^ togulation
prices The dis<
cover?, I to more important
rc^Ea^^HR^^^^fccnabling
chemists toJ^H^^^^HHH&crticinca
An Opinion.
Our readers have doubtless noticed the
numerous discussions by the scientists and
hygienists as to the rela'ive valuo of the
various talcing powders. A careful sifting
of the evidenco leaves no doubt as to the
cuperiority of tho Royal Baking Powder in
j jurity, wholesomeuesa and strength, from
a scientific standpoint. An opinion, however,
that will hitve perhaps greater influence
with our practical housekeepers, is that
give, l-y Marion Harland, the well known
and popular writer, up->n matters pertaining
to the science of domestic economy, of
housekeeping, and of home cooking. In a
letter published in the Philadelphia Ladies'
Home Journal, this writer say -:.
"I regard the Royal Baking Powder as
tho ix'at manu'nclured and in tin market.
mi far ph I l nvo any experience in the um of
Mich compounds, Since the introduction of
it inio my kitchen 1 have used no other in
tonkin^ biscuits, cakca, etc., and have entirely
difccurdc I for bu?j1i purposes tlie homeSiade
combination of one-third aeda, twothirds
cream of tartar.
"Every I ox h is been in perfect condition
when it came into iny hands', and the content!
have given complete satisfaction. It
in an act of aimplo justice, an i also a pleasure,
to recommend it unqualifiedly to Amurcan
houMW.ves. M a mow Hahlamd,"
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wmmnm wrmwM&az?.
Mrs. Ogtlen Snyder
Albany, N. Y.
" I Owe May Life to Hood's
Sarsaparilla "
" Wor?ls are powerless to express the gratitude
I feel toward Ilooit's Snrsni>niilln, for under
(Soil, l/rtl and know that to this medicine t*
I ntrr. litv life. Twelvo yenrs ago I l>epan to l?
bloat, followed by nausea at tbo stoinncli, and
Inter with swellings of the. limbs, accompanied
by seven? pain. This gradually grew
worse until three years ago. Physicians told
me the trouble was
Caused by a Tumor u
For several months I had been unable to retain m
any fowl of a solid nature. 1 was greatly 3]
emaciated, ha 1 frequent hemorrhages, S(
and was satisfied the doctors were rigid In wyliu
mi < /.? is?* arurfu otrr. One (lava P
friend suggested that I try flood'sSar-nparllla; j|
I did so, and for 3 or 4 days I wns sicker than
ever, iiut'l kept on and gradually 1>cgan to feci *
t or; 1 ? ?-?
I Began to Feel Hungry .,
Could,after a time, retain solid food, increased
In weight, the saffron liuo left my skin, the '''
bloating subsided, and I felt better all over. 0
For the past two years my health has boon tl
Hood's Shu; Cures v
lulte good, and I have been able all the tImo r
to do the housework for my family." Mas. Ooi>kn
Snydkb, No. IO.Iudson St., Albany, N. Y, n
Itooil's fills are the best after-dinner l'tlls, as- *'
slst digestion, cure headache. Try a box. R
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Tito Ditratio i of n Dream. 11
Tho:o learned aud scientific gentlemen
tvlio have gone into tho subject declare h
tho longest drcnins hardly last a few '
minutes. The following iustaucc londs
support to their views: One cveuitig C1
Victor Hugo was dictating letters to his 0
secretary. Overcomo by fatigue the n
Krout man dropped into a slumber. A
few inouuiuU afterward v
haunted by a dream, wlncii, as nc "
thought, extended over several hours, 1
and ho blamed his secretary for siLtin:?
there waiting for him instead of wakening
him or clso going away. What was
his surprise when tho bewildered secretary
told him that he had only just
finished writing the last scntcucc dictated
to him.
Silver Statue of a l'crfcct Woman
Editor Child*, of tho Philadelphia
Ledger, owns a silver statue, tho beautifully
molded figuic of a woman, exactly
live feet in height. The proportions, it
is said, nro absolutely perfect, and aU
the sixty-eight requirements are fulfilled*
though of course all are on a sinallci
?calo than the real figure of an averago
woman. The womau stnuds on a Mexican
onyx clock five feet in height, and
tho pendlum of tho clock is suspended
from her right baud. Tho statue cost
ijfttSOO.?New Orleans Picafuuu.
?wr mtmp am ????wiw^?
None Bui
w
Raking Powder is absolute
it, or approaches it in leave
wholesomcness. (See U. S. (
is made from cream of tartar
chemically pure. No other
finely-flavored, and wholesoi
maintain its strength withou
make bread or cake that \vi
that can be eaten hot with im]
No other is so economical.
The Baking Powders nc
vicinity, with the statement t
Royal," have been shown by
composed of alum and detrin"
The official chemists of tlv
ada, State analysts, municij
physicians indorse the grea
. Baking Powder.
. , BEWARE OF FRAUD. , 111
ifit. /stbfir.JJWff.rfCR.SKl"? W
ln? without n.L. Jiougfaa Bump
and price mumped onbottom. Lo?k ?_
for It when you buy. A fl|M
4^ Hold every where, V
J \ t 111 fI J " ci" 1>r*leif" B*
MM, ?lu and width wno(?4- PmMii nrM.
SAVED BYA SURE-FAST
I OOO Tttl'SK HTRAI'W.
www to Introduce, 50o. each, no bolt*, kuou
or tonmirs; mny w?e your llfo tn ercntof flr?t: anybodvc?B
"do-' them: WABRASTKD TWO YEA HS
EASTER RASTERS
tightenithrm ajjron walk along. Rend po?tng?toi>rrrav.
Ill I WATm rr/r <rrr Mrvrrwf crrhr l< r*
c6MpAitY,'b~kfartmkxrb 'k'a\sascitY, mv.
If any on* tfonbta
,hlU wo <*?*
blood poison ^aa'sss:
ASPEouL^i ;:v ?' ,.r.rr,'::
iH VMHHHKH ve?tiKnt?> our rollHliOlty.
Our flnauHalhai-telnir l? 300,000. WIoti
iiicmiry.lodklf'potaMiluin.Bnrftiiparltlaor Hntftprlnn
ncnre ami our Magic Crphllcne la
T1IK OSLY til iso that WlLhCPRK ik ft manknti.y.
iimitim moor skai.ko, kkkr.
cook mipt coitfa w y,c>k???.Tfl,
PATENTS
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Mf'iVktoV
Weoffer One Hundred Dollars UtiJ to
OX oeee of catarrh that cannot be oured IV
utlns Hall's Catarrh Cure.
heney for the last 16 years, and believe him
erfeotly honorable In all bualaeee transaoons.
and flnancially able to carry oat any obgationn
made by their arm.
vist & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
O.
filoiro, Kinkar A Maiitir, Wholesale
Drutelata. Toledo. O.
Hall's Catarrh Core Is taken Internally, act
IK uirecuy upon me oiooa ?na mucone miricm
of the wyntem. TMtlmonlM) eoai free,
'rice 76c. per. pottle. tkdiLby. *11 druggist#.
A. Paris stamp collector la said to bat*
jot together a collection valued at ov?
5-500,000.
A Couon, Cold or Soke Thhoat should not
i neglected. Hiiown'r Bronchial Tuocnee
re a simple remedy and glre prompt reliet
i cents a do*.
Woods ns Big as Trees.
Sage brush is known to scientists as
rtcinisia tridentata. Most persons who
ro familiar with it think of it as an
rdinary weed of small size, and even
> high an authority ns the Encyclocdia
Britanuic* refers to it us growing
t "treeless valleys and slopes." It will
stouish most persons to know that it
omctimcs grows to such proportions as
o provido a section' of country with
rccs of its own wood, producing groves
f thick-trunkcd aud comparatively tali
rccs, instead of mere weed*. Professor
ilwood Meade, the State Engineer of
Vyoming, while exploring tho northern
nd central parts of tlint State last sumicr,
came upon a district where tho
ige brush thrived thus gigantically,
[any of the sage trees that he saw wore
igbtccn feet high, with trunks at least
foot in diameter. This was in the Big
torn Basin, cast of the National Yellownnr?
Pnrlr iiml nnrHmnof nf flm Winrl
[iver Indian reservation, where the No
food River joins the Big Horn.
Professor Meade returned to Cheyenne
nthusiostic in his praise of the basin
ow little known except to the stockleu
whose cows range there. It is as
ig as some of the older States, and
tili
liver. 8evcral very lnrgo irrigable
rncte have been surveyed already. No
nilroads yet reach tho district, but the
Surliugton and Missouri Railroad is
luilding to Sheridan in the sr-unty of
hat name, and has employed its agents
o "spy out tho land" bcyoud. Profeser
Meade had never seen such big sage
rush oa he discovered there, but siucu
lis return lie realizes the truth''of Solomfcvie
assertion that thero Is no new
liiug under the sun, because he has been
nformed tbat at some point inCalfornia
he same weed "grows to such proporions
that the people cut it ior cord
\ood,"?-Sau Francisco Examiner.
Tho collection *>f coniferous trees
vhich Mr. Huuuowoll bus been forming
luring tho last forty years on his estate
it Wollcsloy, Mass., is unsurpassed in,
hn number of snccics and varieties of
hese trees tbnt it contains, and in the
ir.o nnd beauty of individual apeci
uens.
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,
tic food. No other will
it loss until used, or will
11 keep fresh so long, or
punity, even by dyspeptics.
>w being offered in this
hat they arc " as good as
tho official nnalvsos to bo.
icntal to health,
e United States and CanDai
boards of health, and
it qualities of the Royal
7LTD0UGIXS
SHOE GENTLEMEN.
lewcd shoe that will not rip; Calf,
ss, smooth inside, more comfortable,
and durable than any other shoe ever
tii? price. Ivvcry style. Kquals customibocs
costing from $4 to
following of the h.gh.undn.dof
oo and $3.00 Fine Calf. Hand-Sewed.
.50 Police, Farmers and Lctier-Carriers.
>2.SO, $3.3$ and $3.00 for Working Men.
S3 .00 and $1.78 for Youths r.nd Boys.
. $3.00 Hand-Sewed, I /OH
k $3.50 and 3.oo Dongola, J LA0IE3.
$1.75 for Misses.
XT IS A DOTY TOO owe yourasll
to got tho best value for yool
money. Doooomiao In yon
\ ML too to oar by porobaatng w,
\ ~ m. Xi. Douglas Shoes, which
1 JPk represent tho beat rahM
at tho prloos advertised
" as thousands oan tea
<7*mS%ma&S3S2S&>
ra u< mml relaiti wfctw I hawe
SEED* FOR THE SOUTH.
Special offer for 3U days. To Introduce our teste
seeds we will aend on receipt of 35c one each of tb
following full-sized packet#: Beau*, Beet, Cahbagt
Carrot, Caullflower.Cantaloupe.Kale, lettuce.Watei
melon,Onion, Parsley, Parsnip. Peas. Radish,Bquast
Jpiuach, Tomato and Turnip.
MANN S COMPANY, CAPJC VINCENT, N. T.
oonsultlng physician, IMA North Tenth BC, Phi lad i
Pa all letters confidential. Advice Mm BTtM
FRUIT TRKJW. ...
largest and DKST Stock In United States. Plantei
and Dealers should (ret OVIt rttlCMR before plactn
ORItKHS. It- MOODT ft HONS, LOOK PORT, M. 1
LUXURIES?LCAKSVILLE BLANKETS
Housekeepers 5u lb . 03. Carolina's Pride, SU It
If) per pair. Leaksrllla Honest Jeans?Oray, Brow
and Slack?'idr., 40c. and 00c. per yard. Kerss
3'A l-'dc. Brown, 40c. a yard; eery boo.
Wool Yam, all colors, 0c. a hank. If your deal
does not keep these goods order oC J. W. MCOf
4c CO., Bpeotal Sailing agts., Grnenshnrn, N. <
- ON? ?NJOY?
Both the method and result* when
Syrup of hiirs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acta
fently yet promptly on tho Kidneys,
iiver and Bowels, cleanses the system
effectually, dispels colds, headaches
and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever produced,
pleasing to the taste and acceptable
to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from tho most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and liavo made it tho most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50c
and $1 bottles by all leading druggists.
Any rcliablo druggist who
may not have it on hand will procure
it promptly for any one who
Vishcs to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAl.
lOUISVILLF- '*K\N FORK. NuV. *
A remedy which,
X3L JL If iikiI by Wives ^
Mfly J'l II about to experience
jU ipV\ tho (airtitl ordeal
attendant upon
/ F \T Child-birth, proves
A a -> nn infallihlo eped1
.ml Du. Ac for, imcl obviates
f\^^^TTT7 tho tortures ofcon/
i 17/ Cnement, leBconlntc
II 1 t no ttnnjfers thereof
J S I t\ ^ ^/-\\ to both motheranil
#t n n h-' v utgyitrew >?n?yjj
vffli \\*Jr >*?> * C*1?W8 on raooipt
, ?*' of price. 51.60 per
? U"r ^ bonlc, charges proBRADFICLD
REGULATOR CO., ATLANTA. OA.
F Do Rot fie
| with Pastes. Enamels and Paints which stain the |
I mm in! i?, in j nt %j l Liu iiuii en hi tiuru rtii. |
The IlIMn? Sun 8to*o la Ilrllllnnt, OJor- I
lf*s,Durable, nn?l flit* connunicr bay* for uo tin J
A*A<" 7??Ul CVvi) I'lll CIIM^U. *
TO YOUNG MENL
Splendid opportunity to learn n business that will
fire steady employment and a salnrv of $1000 a year.
Send 8c. stamp for circular, containing full luformaUon.
AddressOeo. n. Lawrence, MK. lUth, K.XiClty.
Cures Consumption, Coughs, Cronp, Bora
Tbraat, Sold by a|l Druccists on a Guarantee
?
I Consumptive* mid people
who have wenk lungs or Aalh- H
ma. should use 1'iso'sCure for
Consumption. It has cured H
thoaaaudn. It has not Injured
one. It Is not bad to tako.
It Is the host cough syrup. W
gold everywhere. *(Vc. H
T IP""
Unlike the Dutch process
Q* No Alkalies
IgV Oilier Chemicals
\rSfc t'U^i nro used In tho
preparation of
4MTW. MAKER & CO/S
a iiBreakfastCocoa
fifl I V illi uhlch It abtolutely
N| I I* jrlj pure and toluble.
lH i I I Cf l] It hat mors Ihnnf/i reef imee
?JS .* ' I I '*c strength of Cocoa mlxeu
WhL *> - IL wi'li Starch, Arrowroot or
Sugar, and is far more economical,
coiling lets than one cent a ettp.
It is delicious, nourishing, and kabil*
DIGB9TKI>.
geld by Oroeers etcrywbere.
W. BAKER & CO., Dorchester, Mas*.
ti. N U. 5.
IF YOU -
OWN
YOU WANTT3 A VTHBIR 4
THEM TO A JL yy AY "a
51?*." ?ouJ?CTS,jr ^**V ,hM?> "> ?1ly?r*lon. In or- jfl
4? jtowto Jud.oiou.ly rouit inow M
aboatthcm. T?nw ihia want w?ar*
1 su:wA%s.rIs;,;r;*irr,s(0iii?i5o. 9
; i?3gf??i5frafsx%*SajK 1
, 555?' Chlcka* railing?not a. a paailm*. but an a SI
i iod If you will profit l?y liln twenty-Ay* v
I work, you oaa Mr* Chicks anDually, ^
i ?' W
ra " Raiting Chteten*."
I and nik* yonr Fowli earn dniinra for you. Th?
* point la, that you mart bo able to detect trouble In ii
tie Poultry Yard aa aoon at Itappeurr, nnrt know t
I bow to remedy it, Thla I ootc will tertch )'<>? ^ *
, It talla how to detect and euro rthonae; to feed for
'? am and ?l?o tor fattening; wltlchfowia lo save for
>o breed In* porporea; and erarjrtMnit. IndeOHl, roa ,,-J
' ahou:d Snow ou ttau fuiojaet to make It t>rofltable.
^ boat poatpaid for twenty Ave centa In )c. or to.
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