‘ oilost reek proved was; success, we, shall Menu: .ior ,‘onother » 6 days, nddlnl
i the soc and ass kind. from the difimot «palmetto and mote it even more inter
.. * thp‘l’hdnohorp‘and Colombia ,Zitlm'l We have‘snoiher stock of those sweet toned in
Emmi» fin ll} “a." an ”m compelled. to refuse: hm week. They are the ‘niost simpl-
, instrumcnuiof the day and make an excellen t' Christmas gift. Prices from Case n
,rimc'ni'ol ledies' writing deskgnnisiic hall chairs. book cases, china closets. cornerstnnds
_ (My my, fancy tables, willow rockers, whist tables, blocking cases and commode:
“mnntesmfl carpet sweepers, steel engraving; and fancy bamboo, oak and white enamel“
7 poor: would not permit us to expatriate sufficiently on our TOY DEPARTMENT. Who, '
toy department, you have seen it an; when you get our priCcs, you may depend you have in.
I purchased in this department now will be rated free and delivered at the option of th.
grow mm}. .russ vim)
W. S. STURTEVANT,
I. Iain and Ann Streets,
- - - -’ I ~ - CONNECTICUT.
rrlagcs, Wagons, Bicycles and Horse Good:
" or EVERY DESCRIPTION
Willi be sold for the
Next
’ Ten
Days
at
'Your
'(hvn
Pflco.
The cause of it, itilard Times.‘
Cure for them, “Gold Cure" ecst
Come and see at.
LUTHER' M. WRIGHT’S
, Factory and Repository,
Franklin and lladisonIStrsots, South llorwsllt.
pecial Sale of Blankets!
The prolonged spell of warm weather has made blanket tradi-
slow. ' “e have 9. lat e stock and _ to lessen it, will maki-
spec'a‘ and attractive prices on Thursday and for the balanc.
of the week. In mats and rugs we have also some brok-
en lines to which we have attached Red Tickets showing con-
siderable reduction in prices.
A visit to our store will afford you bargains in other
goods, which you cannot fail to appreciate.
A. Dickerman 8: Son,
South lorwslk, Connecticut
JAMES GOLDEN,
Editor and Proprietor.
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«some» widely known, enable rapid
growth in popularity of Dunn's Kid-
ney Pills min opon‘ the tool that they
_ :evsr‘ihil. We wish in were able to
how you tho full tom and wolgbtot
:uch a (not. Cures have followed cures
i‘hoos cured by Dunn's Kidney Pills do
pure (or the remedy then the papers
can. Voluntary letters tell-us every
lay at cores in all ports of the country.
l'ercnce. the stage or the disease no
ibstncie. From backache to Bright's
Disease. through all the intervening
horrors. the vanilla always the some
-o. cure. Somethlnk that helps in
mod—w. cure is best. Dunn's Kidney
“ills never stop short of a, cure. We
ell you thin—so do South Norwalk pen.
~le. The kidneys are enacted from
many causes. Heavy lifting. too much
«tending. too much sitting. I sudden
strain. is severe cold. and It begins-—
'isckache. Bo eimy condition of lilo
:i alike open to its assaults, and thanks
‘0 Dean's Kidney Pills. every stage of
he'dlseaso ls curable. You need not
nice a trip to find this out—there are
plenty in South Norwnlk who are glad
0. give you heir verification.
Mrs. Lizzie Warner. No. Bl Wash-
.ngion street. South Norwalk. is a wid~
or. whose income depends entirely
ipon honest work. Hard work is never
Anvled by any one. and when there was
«.rlded to it backache. Mrs. Warner‘s
at was not a happY‘ons. She says:
1 had often to give up Work on nc‘
ount or my back. it sched so- i pro-
inrod Dunn’s Kidney Pills at Plnlsml's
img store the last attack I had and
rhey cured it. I feel better in every
way since taking Dunn's Kidney Pills
ind can recommend them to all womcn
mfi’cring with backache and weak kid-
ioys."
Dunn's Kidney Pills are sold for bu
‘ents per box. or six boxes for $12.50 by
l" dealers, or mailed on receipt of
urine by Foster-Million ("o.. Buffalo.
v, Y.. sole agents for the United
limes.
-—-—.—_._.._
Eczema of the scalp. or Build Head
wen to its most severe form is never:
'aillngly cured by Donn's Ointme
. or
he surest specific for all itchiness 0'
ill. chin ' .
FOOD i-‘OR THE CATS.
English Sparrows Hun- tn Fight For Tin-it
Litres In London.
If left to himself, tho London sparrow
vmulii probably multiply 0fo dimly.
‘ur lllt‘l'u is curing!) waste from l‘YI‘i‘j.‘
minim llePl‘llOlil to lamp or li-zist (mu
Hill’d Sparrows. That would give sums“-
m-it of go uiur London. not them lig-
ircs «in not. impriscut actual facts. The
purrow population is rigorously kcpi
’own, not by mm! of fecundity—4m at
be zoo. for instance, whom food and
lwilv'r abound, the birds seem to breed
:t ull seasons of tho. yuan-hut by the
operation of the natural enemy, thui
wall fact in all wihl lilo. Willi ii oven
rho progresvivc London sparrow cnntiol
wold. Thu nulurnl cut-my in this cusr
is the London out. if any unmvillcouui
up the number of housrs in his or her
kumvlcilgu which do not possess u out,
lb" numbers and ubiquityof thunuiuml
i‘lll‘lily will become uppxtrcut. Pom
pooplo lamp more cuts than rich people.
to the small houses abound in cuts.
Rich folsk' cuts which bnvu lumi-
houses, us it rule. only (‘llll'll iho spur—
rmvs on llwir own cstutv, but poor cuts
iiuvn lo pouch at large, and liwir rnvugcs
young: birds a tiny.
twice in this form of sport. Tiny know
it is wrung, built is inn insinuating.
Dun young out of tho \vritvr's urquuiul-
mu'hwmit iuin u-lit iilli'l‘ u lllllll bi‘ulltlg
in: lnllinu young spurmws. null no won
as ho rrmvcml wont nil’ in much nu-
otlmr. A cut in tho sumo housn which
won surprised with two unlml lli'Slllllgl:
in its mouth slipped lili‘lll nurivrnuzith u
mat on tho stairs wlwn it saw its min.
“('48 nmn‘upcbing. Nuluru i.u too strong
[or limit, null llm drawing room pins-y
ulvcmn no more lilllii to rcsisi tlw iii-zip
luriport llum tin! Hillilii) ml.-——l.mulnu
Spu‘liil 01‘.
flpnnlsh lunillclonry.
Spanish iiu‘lllcii-iu'y has lll‘i u shown
up in u luilll runs “by by llw n will wli
limit in}: of tho new cruiwr Prim-mu «it
Asturiuv iii i‘nlliz. 'l‘lm vvvsvl. which ii
bull lukcu svvcn yours: to build. gm slur!
in tho lilllil whcu tlwy mml to luuucl
iiil’iil'i‘l‘lllllillllll nun. Alivi' iryllurlhoii
bin-t lo flout. llM‘ u‘illmul, sorrow for 8‘
«lays tho Spanish rupmww uzivu up lll'
jolt, nilupllllg llw llfiillil eruwiw pl dint}
of Spain of pulling for rmiurtluuu in
turn up. Tilt ,v \vvru jil‘lllll‘d by iln
cruisnr’s slipping into the mum of lii'l
own nccunl (inc uficruuon wimu no out
was watching but.
'l'lio (ii-cm (from.
In addition to ilm llml Cross nml ihi
Wiliiu Gross liwrc has just lll’i‘ll Mini)
lluiwl in l'ivlmn u now order. to b:
known on tho ( il‘m‘ll (ll-nus. Its ubjm'i li-
lo give sumn‘ lo Alplun i'lilllill'ld and
(Siflll‘rilllllilllii in mountain rvuinus. II
originated in “m Attrition Alpmo club.
’l'liu lllll'iillmi in to establish huts on
high mountains und in luv-p supplivs uun
rulirf storm or built: containing uriiului-
llkuly in be roquli‘vii fii i‘llli’rgi'lli'li‘” ill
uonvcniuntly lnuzlimi points.
”a..- m. M... W...»
Alfred tho (ironic.
According to the most rcliuillolinghsi.
historians, Alfred this lirrul. in bits
Willi tho first livuillnb ilovrrviun in u‘onr
ncrmvn. From only imm-Zpiiom nun
historical rwurrls ll uppvni-w that. till
Sutton lungs in into ilin iiuu of Ailru‘
worn simply it lmmlcf pus-tin nmuuu
the bond as u mark of royal power.
blob, .‘my- sum not
~ln the potter-sud got no further.‘
l'he age of the patient makes no dlt»
Ling like 1,500,000 opinions to the:
running tho young sparrows urn prmli4 1
“ions. It hm boon (iiisvrvi'ti that. u spur-
row killing mt bugs on nu nvrruxc two ‘3
No utnouui of run
ri-rtiou firms to prom-m. thcir liniltl- ?
- _ . Ari-Mon,
summon. ‘
MMM‘W‘Rg’n
And ontinlhc wanton» whitntu-
Imiuohodunwstob o‘oviho harbor-bu.
Over the vrsm where the red light boots
To the ciaotuin shore com the sauna basil.
And the girls in n will tor their coming in
Am something to were Ind wind akin-
Born of the union of sky and sun.
Joyous. lithe limbod no tho sea birds free.
Peerless in dancer and true no mo.
To lriand Warring, to lover loci.
Noam is theirs. All the world t know
Is the sky nbovo and the non below?!”y
Light o'er the waters their laughter dosi-
Au they wait on the sand (or the fishing boats.
Brown are they. yet the tint that glows
In their cheeks has the huu of I crimson rose.
And never brighter or clearer cyan ,
Watched serous the bar ’noath the sunset'skiss.
When the wouriaoms ton of the any is done
And tho boots come in with him setting sun.
[Sweethearts and brothers. toll and tanned.
Bend to the ours with a firmer bond.
',
we
Each one known at the landing dim
)‘umu one is whiting to welcome him.
Over the harbor the twilight creeps.
‘ The stars shine out in tho uky‘s clcur (loops.
From for sea caves comos a hollow rrur.
’ And tho girls huvo‘ “one from the darkened
shore.
For the crimson has died from the sky line’s
bound.
And the boats are all in from the fishing
ground.
~M. L. Cavendish in Youth'o Companion.
. SAVED HER SON.
You must know that Mme. Jumbo-
Mother Jumbo tho-soldiers culled her-—
was for many years cnutiuicro in u regi-
ment of the line. and in this capacity
'showas a sort (,f good angel to tho
troups. Officers and soldiers nliko nil
respected her, and never. during tho
quarter of n century she served, whether
in Algeria or throughout the linlion
campaigns. bud she to complain Vol 1:
single brutal not or word.
the married, when about 80 years of
, age. the qunricrmnstcr sergeant of tho
;rcgimcnt. His limo was; nearly up, but
i he remuincd with the colors in order to
, help his wifo in help tho cnniwvu. The
i little household was in prosperous one,
i for Mom. Jumbo bud mom thnn ono
letting to her how um] \chI nullnrstood
; bow to cmploy inc-r Spurn time profitably.
7 Sliu'had learned them“! (or science, por-
hops, it should be cullrd) of hull-dross-
: mg. nnd on tho orcnsinu of any fctc was
i ill grunt requcslwilii the ofiirwrs’ wives.
idlllli‘. lo Coluuvllo never employed is
Eprolcssimml uniflcur even for the most
‘ wrcnzr'nlzms cvi-ul. Tim thrifty woman
, v.1; llms chin to lay ivy n wry mumm—
' llll“ sum of moul‘y. which by no moons .
: urssi-uml her popularity in tho rcgimrvui.
1: After a your of married life .1 son was
‘zm‘n. liml Mum. .lniulus uml lli'l' husband
I: .ign‘i‘d that as soon us be should niluin
g the proper ago be. too, should be u sol-
? (ill r. At this one of ill be passed lnintliu
irunks. and, ulrcuziy nccnsimuml, as he
i was, in military life and discipline illlil _
l - . . .
4 being smart and lllti'lliill ui, he seemed
l to how. is bright filtlll'h iwforc him.
6 int in tho lull tilii‘ of its prosperity
the liitln family sullen-ii n sud catastro-
plir. The husband uhd futlivr (lied sull-
:li‘nly in 1869. It was is tm'riblu shock
in our [our Muu'. Jumbo. Zliill slit- would
hardly have Sill’Vl\""ll it Were it not for
Jim thought of lltl' sun and tho impo
llliii in would be u cmnfmt. in int in
:wt' inclining yours.
mnrr limb in r tough life. lizivl (lune. find.
with rcprci, slur bit the sm-vircuml sot-
:lml in u lililo coltuuo bit but by lli‘l‘
mucus in tho vill'lgo of Clusy, ncur
l'omnrllvrs. ‘
A your lsmr wur brolm out. and this
vus‘ nuollwr sorrow for in r to hour. Sim
ms u erim~Bliuiu Jumbo—Juli film
.ms‘ a 3m ilwr visa “('1‘ country \\'u-:
21 (lung. ‘.', uml in l‘ mu, ion. lillil showuu
. mm; to urivouv from which kin-w no
i'i'ilii‘ilil. in) l'l‘lil‘f.
During that tu'riblu wintl‘t‘ of lh’TO-l
izv inllillv sli'pt for Kim-n culim’r'uiivo
l tours in ilu' ‘Jl. Ain‘uvn on the lili'l‘l. for
ll'\\‘ii, blll‘ chub rl wtcly a! line show,
which lllmmt cut oil lwr llllli‘ villugc
from tho lilll1‘l‘ \Vill‘lll llllll nnnlo commu-
i nit'uiiuu u lllllllr‘l‘ of grunt. illllicully.
Slw pnsm’. tvlinlr tvccks in ignuz-um-o of
rho promo->3 of HIV war hull of lil'l‘ sun‘s
n'lu‘ri'nboutu. nml tin-n. lillit‘ by liliiv,
<iu~ board ol’ iliu lil‘li‘illii und ui lust
icuriml (but lli‘l' son. at so'i‘gvnni: now,
)llll liven liltlll‘lll’ll it) ill“ Army of Hi"
i
l
l
‘umumml of (ivuvml lin'nriinkl.
Fl'iilli this timi- uml in oil “'i'n'lilli‘l'h'
he might in sci-numb (lily trudging tlu-
.vvnrv. snow mvcrml tulle-i which in):
wiwu-cut‘iusv uml l’uumrilrrs or visa
tiiuil-inu it) Furl. (l0 .lunx, ovct'innliing
imiiwiss fl'lllllll'i‘. iéih' sought llmV'I,
mi news. unbuppily, wun srnrcu umi
'oulruilictnry, and gradually impcs of u
lccisi vu victor)“ mow fainter null iniutvr.
Siu‘lilvulv, towunl iln- vml of .ltmuury.
inst was upproui'liinu, lmviug fuliwi lo
'cllcvu Bclfort. For hourly" Wool: More»
Iunihn kept ustricl watch (iii)! and night,
lemming eagerly lilo mud Ivy which hlli‘
hoped tosru the French urrivc. ’i‘lwy
Wi‘l’c signolcii iii: lust, but tlm Hermann
worn sigunlcii, too, from tlumppusltn rii-
rcciion. null it hi‘ifliii'il oviduul tlmi tho
iriilli‘li would oncuuutcr ouu number in
tho immediate. neighborhood.
And now I will let Mmu. Jumbo take
up the story, for Mini follows 1 llliil
"ruin her own lips u fuw months after
the uvciils described took plum:
"Ono morning at down I heurd ii
noise uttlin door of tho notingonnrl than
the sound of hrcukiug class. i roso hun-
tily nml run down to tho entrance. 1
4mm in cry. My boy was there. uud bo-
uiml him stmd thrm of his comrades,
but in whui n ntntcmlluugurd. hollow
checked, their uniforms in rugs. their
boots almost in pieces, bloc and shivnr-
ing with cold!
" ‘Ah, my childl' I cried, opening my
arms.
“ ‘Mothor, you must hide ns.’ ho
mid. ‘Ths general has lutmstod me
with at mass to the commandant of
sun-ow ugcil lwr 1
Can't, which was bring iormmi nuilt'r lbu ,
’lic rumor hill’l‘llil that tho Army of tin: .
. .. a,
one ,, = . aids hers. ' "
. one win sum , H rmw’fl L ”0'
l‘ ' “Insane blunto'flnirb.‘
. discharge ol-muolreiry.
rushed in. crying: .
l " ‘Tho Prnlliiunsl Tho Prussian: m
- horol’
"I pushed my son and his friends
inion stomroom, oi the further and of
which, under some humus: the door
leading into tho cellar where I kept my
little stock of wine and cider.
“The Prusvinns entered in through
the open door. I saw others in thc marl.
There must have boon about 100 of them
nlicgpthor. A young ofllccr Was in com-
mom.
“Ho come up to me and asked brutal-
1y
” ‘Ii is you who are Mme. Jumbo?
” 'ch, I out slic,’ I nunwercrl him.
” ‘Yonr son bus just entered this
house?’
" ‘My soul He is far away from here,
always supposing that buis still nilvo.‘
” ‘Hn is here. I um sure of it. Come.
now, where is he?
“ _‘You must suck him then.’
“Ho mode u sign, hud I was our.
rounded and prcvvuiml from moving my
position. The soliliurs mu-nnckcd the
house, I asking myself mvunwhilo who
could be the coward who bud bciruycd
my son. .
“At last the bruins found him—him
and his frienilsunud I saw them
druggi‘ll out. covert-d with tho huywin
Which they had nltcmptml to conccul.
themselves. Ami my soul ilmv brave
null lmnrlsonm he looked, with his flush-
ing eyes! Yes; iiewus my own flesh
and blood, and I fi'lt proud of him.
They wore rigorouslymarched for the
message line}! were supposed to hour.
but us it was it vcrhul one they could
find nothing. '
”The officer stumped about the little
room, mm} with rage. Glouciug ill; tho
« prizsozmrl, ho cried:
“‘ ‘Is your son among them?’
” ‘llo is not, and, ll' he were. I would
not confess it.‘
“lie drew his sword on me, and thou
we won) all dragged out into the mud-
way. the. officer shouting:
“ ‘Wbcm is the Illilll who gave us the
information?
” ‘Ouu of his companions has just
klllcrl lilm,’ i5 Prussian Surplsuilt replica.
pointing to u corpse which i haul not
seen, llldili'll. us it wus. behind a bush.
“Tim trulmr wns n frunc-tii'vur, who.
to save his own lift), had givi'u up my
son to tho enmity. His punishment lillil
not born lung (ll lziyi-rl.
“ "Tim murdvn‘r shall be shot!’ cricil
the ullivcr. 'l‘lun, looking ilcrccly at u
group of the villugi-i's who w to. cowor-
iiutz under his men‘s buyonets, in: con-
tiuucd: ’
" ‘n‘umc mm among: you knows thr-
num Jumbo. Point him out to iiii‘, or i
will ml. r my won it: llro on yuu.’
“Ab. tlwy m r" bruvc, my ncighbursl
They manic no rrply.
“ ”l‘bcn we will soon find our.’ HG
gave an order in a low voice. His mun
pinned inn with my back against at wall
and plncod rillcs in the hands of my
son llllll hi: comrades.
“Ami the olilccr said:
” ‘On tho Word of command you will
ilirc and kill that \vnumn. If you (list
Obey, it will be your turn ncxi.’ }1U
‘ urged on his inch, who mruugwl the un-
fortunatcv “bum in was turning into
‘iiSSii~‘<lllS in llllil in from of mo.
“A cry of horror run through llw
. crowd. follmvml by a llezul Slil‘lli'i‘. l—
wi-ll, Ilii‘vrcd my mini ll) 10 ill-ll Dia'u.
telling myself that I must try in Show
how u Frcui'llu'utuuli could (in: if llL‘Cll
i bu, lillii Iwuiicil, watching: my arm.
i "But bu did not mum in s: u inc. ills
(-yw worn turned in his cmumzli-s. Tiny
Si‘i’llll’il to lzc umking signs to one-.m-
(illli'l‘.
" ‘Rmuiy‘.’ the» word of command
\ tlmuri roll.
“ 'l’i'i‘ii ntl' Ami iiwy Obi‘yi'il. covet"
lug ml- with tlirlr nib
“ ‘l"ii'l*!' Tin-y ltzrm ll Fllllili‘lli)’ liith“
right ‘ mt. Aucxplwfon fullmv “l, and
four l'l’ll‘it‘litl‘fl. ilui ni‘iii'vi' unplug ill“
llllllilil‘i‘. loll. And. uhuvu the war (ii
liu' iiisi'luu‘gu, I licunl my boy's \‘llli‘l
: i'lcul'ly:
" ‘h'ii'v! You, but on you, cmvurd‘.‘
“A iwucrul mile; on tho purl ii ill‘
l’l‘llS‘liillé‘l l'vllowrtl. {Hill 1 full. wilii u
linllvt in my Shoulder. Brian: 1 lost mu»
wiuumu sv, however, I saw that my son
\vu-‘ Hilll uulmri.
l "I lvurnvil iilll‘l'\\’ilril (but. just. at
‘ tin" ummvlil. ilm vunlmn ul’ ilm Full; (31‘
.lnux lunch in play. 'l‘lu' mouluuinlnnl
lliiil ("ought lilo refill ciiim of line sunlight
i'l‘um lbw l’i‘ussiuus' lu hunts, uml, cun-
clmlmg—umw inn swim—i but snmviiiiiig
\lllliinll‘il \vul; lullmiz plzu'v. bud Hunt. ll
fvw shells lulu ilm ll'(l\\'il liliil i'upiilly
«mp. rmi the vuvmy. it won lhom culls
n‘lm'll. sumo hours inter. l-nvvrcii tho rc-
lrm: ill" our Army of lili‘ Him iu-vussilio
n‘wiw l‘runliivr. "
Mum .luiulu: illllil u fvw yours lifli‘l‘
tin-ml ifl‘i‘lilP-‘r-Jvl’illl'lll bum l‘l‘lllii‘il us
lit-llYlY mi I mm in lu'r own Words—took
, plut'i‘. ll“? story \vus ri-nullitil to my
munl llu'. cilwr tiny ou hum-inc; ilmt the
son rul‘ this imuo woman had just boon
pt'mnuimi to ilmcumumurl of his rcgi-
iucui.-l’cursnn‘n Wuokly.
First. ’l‘nrifl' hinknrs.
If you turn in u inupul‘ iipuiu, you
wlll lulu» unto, ui itsmuthrrn point um:
runninnout inin llli‘ six-nits lzf (ilin'nlinr,
of n promontory which, from its pool»
lion, in udmlruhly mlupirll for com-
munilinu thu entrance of tho Mulliiurrn-
noun sun unilwutcliiug tlm cnirunm unli'
exit of all ships. A fol-irons stands upm
this promontory. cullml now. as it. Wm
cullvil in tho limo of llio Moorish doml
1mm.“ in Hpnlu. 'i'urifu. "i‘hn mum
is of Moorluh origin. it. was the cusimr
of tho Moot-n to much from thiupnim
ull nmrchuiii ships going into orcominc
out. of the iniiiluuil m-n and to bury (in.
iivsnuroriilngm ll llxcil scale on all
nwrchmnliuo onuiuluml llwrnlu. This
duty was culled truth ”it! plncu win-rt:
it was levied “inrifa,” or thrill—amin-
adslnhln American.
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o
.Ws’hssr’d .5
”"1 “ ”“3“” Kongo. ,‘l‘he'mcn are propsrioitjioco n1-
i
l
' week or more.
. In the, monihsoi Marsh MA ,
during tbs rainy-season one. ‘ but!
life in the notivsio‘wnn'bf '
the push to out rubber. Every women
uni] child seems to lmvo something to
do. and oven the men done: glucose
about as usual, but; are Iimrpeningiheir
knives and runohcies and pulling their
guns into proper trim. ' The women are
illusion cassava. and some of..thcm' ore
washing it and preparing ohigunngaor
native' bread. Others are cleaning the
nassnvs with knives and tying it into
finalists made from palm leaves. This
kind of comm is roasted over the mo
and eaten warm. while the bread is
eaten cold and is mostly used on the
mud. The men carry their guns so they
may kill the game which abounds in
the forest.
When all is randy, a drunken carousnl
and dance are given the night beforu
the slurs by way of saying farewell to
the villagers left at home. Sometimes, it
good pluce‘with plenty of rubber plants
is found after a march of two or ibreo
days. but oftener the journey takes a
In this case the men
keep carriers on the road with food for
them. because there is nothing to be
bad in these ports with the exception of
game.
The rubber in central Africa is not a
tree, but u vine. often three or four
inches in diameter. This vine generally
climbs up tho tallest trees, and the un-
tives often use one of the vines to us—
cend the lil'OB. After the branches are
touched, which in most cases are ni:
least 50 feet from the ground, the men.
proceed to out-tho vines away at tho
top, leaving only one for their descent.
and this ouo. if possible, not a rubber
vine. It seems strange thirttho nntivcs
cut away the rubber plums and so do
stroy them instead of tnpplugthem, but;
they am too lazy to learn any other way.
After tho vines have fullcu they am
out into lengths of tin-co or four feet.
and tho juicu is collccicdluto iron pots.
This in a tedious job. The piece of tho
vino is held over the pot, first by one
end, then by the other, until the juicoj
census running. Then {he piece is cut;
again to get at; any juice which may
have been left in the middle. After n.
pot is ucurly full it rest is taken, and
this juice is boiled for uenriv two hours,
and during the boiling process is mixed
with tho juice of other vines and some
lime juice; so that the. mixture is more
sticky and easier formed into bulls.
As soon on it cools down sufficiently
to be handled the hardening rubber is
shaped by winding it at first: around a
slick. After :1 bit the stick is pulled out,
and the ball is rewouud to finish it oil’.
In some plums illisf.‘ bulls Weigh three
pounds Ol.‘ more curb; in others five of
them make u pound. The purity of the
rubber depends much upon how much
other juice has been added. The best
and purest is that obtained from tho
juice without boiling. This is only
found in the shape of bracelets, becansu
the natives wind the juice us it runs
out around their wrists and let it dry
tllcre. When perfectly dry, it slips oll’
easier. This would be transparent rub-
bcr ii the skin and fingers of the no
lives were not so vcry dirty.
The natives often used to pull foreign
substances. such as small stones, palm
nuts and little balls of grass, intolho
rubber ball to make ill heavy. They
\wro soon found out, and every ball is
now out through the center to reveal its
mixlurc. Often tho rubber is buried for
some days because it draws the. mois-
turn from the. ground. which adds to the
weight. (‘bmling is rnsortell to because
tho pliy is so poor. It tukcs a party of
eight or ten men and boys six to eight
weeks to gather from 80 to 100 pounds
of rubber. The value of this, if all is
first class, is from L‘UO to 250 yards of
cotton cloth orth gallons of rum or ii
or 4 iiiutlock guns. Surely this is poor
pay for ibis kind of Work.
titlll the natives 1': juico greatly it tho
turn from mm town return with 100
pounds. It fii‘l'lllfl likcufcriuno to them,
bccnuso they nrwd no little that. civi-
lized pcoplo crnvo nutl pay for. When
this lltllu fortuuo is spent. and tho
weather permits, another trip is under-
taken to tho rubber region—New York
Sun.
Three Silent Sisters.
Them in in Tmmcssco u family of
three sisters which pri'svuts some of the
most startling pcculiuritim imaginable.
The tlircn sisters. all of whom are old
molds, livu tngciluxr on n iurm~ihcir
solo menus of sulnisiouuc-nnd work
curly and into locumulivcliliood. Two
of -tl1r~m Work in the livid, while the
third (love all the cooking and otluu
bousvwork. Tlu‘l'o is but ono period of
the your when any member of tho trio
has anything to any to nny‘vthcr mom-
bur. All «luring tim wintcr, spring und
numiuvrtlicy no nl-rut thoir business
with tho soul of slicuco on their lips.
Wilcunuiumucomvu and tho crop is
.lllll'VifiilUil, tin-y lm-ul: tho silence, and
tin-n only to quarrel likn demons ovor a
division of tliuprmiumls, Wiiciicuch lilill
amended in getting all that she thinks
possible. silcuco reigns nguin until tlic
itcxt hurvovl. time. The sisters llltVil
inudu u union for tlmmsclvcv. ’i’hny urn
known forum] near on tho deaf and,
dumb triplets, ultimutzh this title is
scarcely nppropriulc. -—Philudnlphlu Tol-
ogmph.
No Life on tho Moon.
While it is not pnsniblo to know any-
thing positiVo concerning the question
whether tho moon is or is not inbnbitull
astronomers how long since aural-cl that
tho prtibulillltied urn favorable: to the
supposition thut thorn in neither unlmul
nor vcgr-tnbln lilo misting on ibusnrincn
of fair Lunn. Tho vcry strongest prn~
uumption against tho existence of such
lilo is found in the foot that the nmou.
as for as We are able to learn by the non
of the mom approved types of nutronnm.
icul instruments. is wholly devoid of
either ntmosphuro or woter.-—Bt. Louis
Republic.
Norwalk Chronicler