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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1888-10-05
COssAtK DEyrERlrY.

Then follow other feats, such MS rid
ing backward seated in front of the
saddle, standing on the saddle itself
while the horse is in full gallop, or
hanging down from the saddle, nearly
touching the ground, and in these posi-
tions doing many various fcats with
sword, pistol and caybine.
The horses excite quito rs much ad
miration rs the riders, for, small us they
are, they carry the six feet burdens with
the greatest ap aren't case. These fcats
OF hoisemnnship are principally done by
the Tchcrkess, who are accustomed to
wild liIc on the steprcs from their boy
h1od
Without calculating the Bnshkirs and
Kirghcsc Knisachs, the Cossacks of
various regions can be utilized in war
to the extent of 1870 horse. There
arc the Cossacks of the Don, of the Azof,
of the Ural, of the Caucasus and of
Orenburg. Tho Don Cossacks, from
which tribe large portion of the cavalry
nto drawn. haze uniforms and equip
mcnt differing from those of tho Cos
sacks of tho Caucasus. Holding their
lands by military tenure, nll are bound
to servo in the army, only priests,
physicians and teachers, as n rule, being
exempt from this obligation.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1888-10-05
COSSACK COWBOYS.
FEAT5 OF HoRsEAraNsHIp nv
RUSSIA'S DARING RIDERS.
Tho Annual Iscgimontal Riding
Fctcs of these SkiIful Cavalry
mon-Their Small and
Hardy Horses.

Ono hears groat deal of tho brilliant
1eats of riding done by the Russian Cos
lacks. Some of tho most remarkable
were those performed in May, 1887, at
Nova Tcrherkash in the Caucasus, where
the present heir apparent was elevated
to tho hereditary dignity of Hctman-
General. The fcats of horsemanship
wero in every way remarkable, but were
ordinary matters among tho Tchcrkess
Cossacks who took part.
Every year tho regiments of this branch
OF tho Russian army have rcgimental
fctc, when feats of military horseman.
snip called T.liglttofka, are tho ordor of
the day. Tho best riders of the regiment
assemble ut su-h foto in tho early
morning, and dash wildly about ON their
small but hardy horses. The games
proper begin in the afternoon. The sub.
officers of the regiment arc appointed by
the Commander rs marshals of tho affair.
First of all an avenue is made among
tho spectators, and all along the free
course thus obtained tho officers nut
paper rubbles which must bo picked up
by tho flying riders from the saddle.
Each Cossack keeps his rubles us reward.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1888-10-05
Burmnh,s National Bird.

The game cock may be said to be the
national bird of Burmah, its efligy being
displayed everywhere. The people ar
IDENTIFY love the sport of cock-fghtiug,
the birds being carefully trained, and
often armed by their owners with steel
spurs. Jungle fowl abound in the for.
ests, being no doubt tho originals OF
the domestic fowl, now common in all
parts Of the globe. They arc smaller
than the common sort, the cock having
very beautiful plumage; their tails cs.
pcc:ally being gorgeous in green and
gold. He is fond of paying his compli.
ments to the tame hens, and have
frequently surprised ono in tho carly
morning having spirited contest with
the old rooster and getting tho better
of him. I always killed the intruder,
as they do not improve tho breed for
domestic purposes, cross between n
jungle cock and tame hon not being
good eating. Sa1, francisco Chroni.
nlE
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1888-10-05
COWBOY AGILITY.

NONbO
peaceful subjects of tho Gear, who ,s in
in whom is now vested tho right of mp
pointing cOmmandors.
Buffalo Bill wns asked to give his
opinion of Cossack riding.
"l don't know anything about Cos
sack riding" snid Colonel Cody, ''bo-
cause never SAW any of it, but will
guarantee that our mon can do ANYTHING
that Cossacks can do and moro, too.
There is art in riding just us thcro Is in
shooting, in writing or anything else
that requires skill and training. From
what you toll me of the nature of tho
Cossack fcats of riding should sny that
they were more in tho limo of circus
riding than the feats of our mon.
''lou must remember that everything
our mon do is IN cxcmplincation of tho
various fcats performed by them in
making their living. Tho throwing of
tho lasso needs no moro than a rorcrencc,
but the fact of picking mp articles from
the ground while riding by at full speed
is born of tho necessity of recovering
the end of tho ropo attached to tho
horns of flying steer, that is n thing
That every cowboy must learn TO do so
that If after lassoing tho steer tho end of
The larlat should slip from hi, hand ho
can recover it while both he ind the steer
arc going full speed.
''rhen rs to tho riding of bucking
ponies, that is necessity too, rs tho
cowboy must break his horse to tho snd-
die. Bucking is natural trait of tho
mustang, us the result of tho movements
It instinctivcly gets through cndcavorinD
TO rld Itself OF its rider. All mustangs
are hnckcrs nj first, aud they must DO
brokon of the habit before they can he
made of any use. What we call buck
ing mustang is really II horse spoiled in
the breaking, one that has mover boon
successfully broken and is in consc-
1ucncc of no pratical vnluo. All of my
bucking horses arc worthless for any
purposes.
al repeat" ho snd in conclusion,
''thcre is nothing the Cossacks can do
that the cowboys won't cqunl, if not cx-
Gel, and only wish .hc Russian Govern
ment could send us horse that tho
cowbows can't ride. That of course,
would be impossible. but if it could bo
the horse would be worth his weight in
gold"
Buffalo Bill, hcd hc been born in n
former century, might perhaps havo be.
come under similar conditirgn, n vcrila.
bic Jcimak and conquered T. continent.
-Nco lora JoMnai.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1888-10-05

SIN has won a magnificent Cossack army.
Ono OF ShamyPs sons is an officer in tho
kussian Gnrdc; n second son was also an
oilicor in tho Russian service, but went
over to tho service of tho Sultan during
Inc last war, where he commanded for a
timo regiment of his own people, who
acknowledged tho sovereignty of tho
After tho Cossack revolt on tho river
naik (UraD in 1855. many emigrated to
turkey. Tho Cossacks of tho Ural, like
.hose oil the Caucasus, fought long for
thoiT independence. Their final struggle
.ook place IN tho year of tho declaration
OF American independence. But tho
Russians wero victorious; tho Cossack
leader Pugatcheff. was ceptured and
executed, tho nnmo OF ths river and
province of Yaik was changed TO Ural,
and since then tho Cossacks havo boon
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1888-10-05

Each Cossack, with his family, occu.
pies ninety acres Of land, paying no
rent, but having to sorvc fifteen years in
the army, three of them in the Imperial
Gnard, ut his own expense. Tho soldier
may not sell his land il belongs to him
on'y by right of service; but when he is
away with tho co!ors the other members
OF the family have to till the land. The
officers hold more land in proportion to
their rank, general officers having as
much as three or four thousand acres.
At the age of nineteen every Don Cos
sack takes The military oath and Joins
his reg ment. His fifteen years of
active scrv;cc are divided in'o two
periods; from nineteen to twenty-five
lie is considered recruit. and his timo
is occupied with instruction and home
service; between the ages OF twenty-five
and thirty-lour he serves in the second
division of the army and is liable to
active service away from home, being q
fully-traircd soldier; and lastly, from
thirty four to thirty-ninc he is in the re-
serve, and remains Mt home on furlough,
only bcpg called out to fill the gaps in
the second division in case of war.
The .Cossacks hold an exceptional 20
sit.on in the Russian army, and though
they have lost some of their former lib
critics they are usually looked upon more
as the allies than the servants of the
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1888-10-05

An ingenious young man, who lives in
the west end of Battl. Creek, Mich, has
valuable summer dog. lie ties fan
10 the animals tail, and tho canine waves
it TO and fto, as he rcclines in the shado
Of 0 tree Yeadirg q book,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1888-10-05

COWBOY on DUcKING HORSE.
Car. They form n living rampant from
five to six thousand miles in length, over
the entire Asiatic frontier of Russia, from
the Sea OF Okhotsk to the Don and the
Caucasus.
In former centuries they were of vast
service to Russia in protecting the Rus
81, an borders from the Asiatic horIcs.
Ihc Cossacks of tho Caucasus were
themselves, up to tho year 1859, Russia's
greatest Opponents in the south. Shamyl
gave the Russians twenty two years of
hard fghting in the mountains of tho
Caucasus eiore he was finally captu cd
with his family in one of the hill passes.
From Shamyrs former adherent's Rus.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-04-28
oEM. aRANrs nrRrnnAH.

New York special: The appended
letter has been mailed by General w.
7. Sherman, president of Grants Birth
day assertion to Generals james
Longstreet, John b. Gordon, Simon
Buckner, Fitz Hugh Lee, William Ma.
hone, John s. Mosby and Joseph f..
Johnston:
NEW YoRK, Fifth Avenue Hotel. J.
Ny Dear Sir: II has been determined
to celebrate the birthday of General U.
s. Grant on the 9th inst, by banquet
at Delmonico's in this city. / write to
ask the pleasure Of yonr company upon
this occasion. Time has developed an
affectionate regard which the people of
all sections entertain for tile virtues Of
this illustrious man, and IL is fitting
that those OF MS who knew him should
set the example OF those who are 10 fol-
low Of thus annually doing honor TO his
memory. Very truly yours,
w IT. SrRRxAu
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-04-28
arINFonn.s ,IrD nE,Tnorrn
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Macy y,aisabs- hsssss.

Ia Iae~nstsrg fissrsy, III siallas az
nssY gssfss,As- hssssa.
San Francisco a siasrh; A as n
palo Alto last night lsgrurl y,0rsios q
the stables % seuasor Leland staalssl
Details 90 a. show that tbe fre vs. a.
iuecntliary. A very lev minutes bslan
the flames weyp discovered IL The ,Asl
Ihe wa.chmau made his usual roas.h
and found everything IN PROPER Cdn
lie had not reached hiz from lsioss IL
firg was discovered. and almost belss
tlir atahlrmhn e,u fRsse 3 cgy tie ca.
ftugy EUodru alirsls agtv lilazing aFseiy
Every person on tiir fatn II oucs zal
efforts 10 lilra,U tbe salaRhle repn
bnt ths heat drove thFm lack, ahd lhg
we're forced 10 Witusaa tln cFrsasstaa x
She horses without beias allie 70 In .
hand % mvC them The iollasiag
horses we're burned % death:
Bruvn stallion Rezfuri. wiih racgsI
u 2siai last fall, yuinssi al sl9u0
Stallion Clifton Epll. gpgUpl 90. vi
ued at $1,000
stallion Kris KEtugle. valasd y
So, 600
stallion Howard. 81. 090.
Stallion Lowell. a5.pU
Tao las su'tiiUEa. faalei "a i%s
either u which could make ssS siA
gasa.
N1rlainS. who last yesr hes, ihs
worlds RECORD or yeatliuN mixing
milo In a3f4 nn4 iaiiF huFued, ~
Bill probably 10 hlisd He uiAy "a
live Valued nt S2l. 8n
Cedric cannot live; valued At sls,ole
Several others wrro bally barusd-
but will recover
There uns no insurance on The bald
inga or animals. and Glio loss vil psge
ably rgach si0J.plp.
II took s3.na9 TO ray ~ Lincola
school teachers the past mouth
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-04-28


New York April 1s-Mrs Conkling
and Mrs. Oakman we're kueeling at the
bedside ef Mr.. Conking when he died.
Mrs. Conklins had her hand clasped in
his. Ske left the room when the face
OF the dead senator was covered and
went into her own room and fell ex-
hausted ON the lounge At o'clock
the undertaken called at the house and
laid out the body. This morning it was
announced to the press that the funeral
services will be held over the dead ex-
senator's remains Friday morning in
Trinity chapel, Friday morning the
remains will be taken to Utica, n Y,
where funeral services will also be held
in Calvary chapel Saturday afternoon.
The pallhearers selected are Judge
Shipman, Abram 5, Hewitt, $. l.. NJ
barlow, Clarence A. Seward, Manton
Marble, Senator john C. Jones. Sena-
tor Don Cameron, William Wallace,
Walker Church and Isaac G. Bal
ley, This morning the body was
emhalmed and placed in the casket
The United States circuit court and
other courts adjourned to-day out of re-
eItCt W tuS thtluoTl OF MT. 0OnhlluS.
Addresses of eUlogy we're made by sew
eral judges and lawyers, The inter
ment will be ut Utica, where the princi-
pal funeral services will be held next
Saturday. The short services in this
city are for the purpose of accommp lat
ins the many friends in the city and
from Washington. In this city and
Brooklyn flags are flying at half mast
on the city hall and other public build
inss. A thousand or more kilograms
and letters of coincidence have been re-
ceived.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-04-28
BAD FOR THE BURGLAR.
Adolph KIeintopf KILLED HhHs Robbin0 a
SdIODTt.

q
SALOON.
st. Louis special: Adolph Kleintopf,
a character quite we'll known in police
circles, was shot and killed about 5
o'clock this morning while burglarizing
Julius Meyers saloon on Sixth and
Hickory streets. Meyers and his family
live up stairs over the saloon, and about
4:30 o'clock his mother-in-law heard
some one rafting the bottles down
stairs behind the bar. Knowing that
no one connected with the saloon was
around at that hour, she awakened
Meyers and told him to go down stairs.
He arose on his elbow, listened for
while, and then lay down to sleep
again, saying it was his bartender clean.
ing mp for Sunday. But the woman
was not so easily satisfied, and again
aroused him. Meyers this time began to
suspect something himself, as the noise
was quite unusual, and not like o
person cleaning up around the place.
Dressing hastily, he took a revolver and
went down stairs. Going to side door
ne tried to push it open noiselessly, but
found it was locked on the inside Next
lie took a position on flight of stairs
where he could see what was going on
in the saloon through the transom, and
saw three men behind the bar making
away with his goods. He fred at
Kleintopf and he fell. He fired another
shot at the second man, but the bullet
did not take effect, and he and his COM
panion escaped through the front door
with their plumber KIeintopf was
taken to the city hospital, where he died
at O'Clock this afternoon. Cornelius
Carroll and John Finnegan have been
arrested for completely in the bur diary.
1t is believed that tLis killing will break
up gang of tOugh characters who have
been operating in st. Louis for u long
time and who have given the police
great deal of trouble.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-04-28
/, rK,, coMsfssIoM.

Washington special; The presioen'
to-day appointed a commission 70 Nv, ~.
stroy the eounterieit money and other me-.
material which has accumulated in the
Office 81 the chief % the secret service
division Of the treasury. This commits,
sion will meet at once for the pu lIS@S
for which they were appointed, it ,sS
will have 10 destroy countertelt com . WY
face value Of which is betwee,n, THREE me
and four hundred dollars, nesi !Ttsr n" =
MS much bogus paper money Ihere y, -
~ "t, no in Tie top floor of the treasury
Jenartment upwards of two million dol,
the ~ Greater eater mart OF this will be kept.
The vaults and closets Of the secret SET. SET,
vice division are so filled mp wlth Win, o'i Us
''oueer" money that there Is no room 70
l,een the records and books 1t Is for
this reason that the commission was APP
Dointel
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-04-28

STARTING with tue idea that the
hand varies sens bly, in re with the
amount of blood present in it at any
moment. Prof Musso. the Italian
physiOlogist, has made some interest
ing invest cations In his first expert
ments the hand was placed in a closed
vessel OF wafer, when the change in
the circulation produced by the 81 ght-
est action Of body or brain, the small
est thought or movement. was shown
by a rise or fall in the liquid in the
barrow neck Of the vessel. With a
large balance on which the horizontal
human body may BE- poised he has
found That ones thoughts may be lit
orally weighed. and that even dreams
or the effect of a slight sound during
slumb'r turn the blood TO the brain suf-
ficienlly TO sink the balance of the head.
When the brain of the balanced person
is relaxing from thought the flow is
toward live feet, with - corresponding
oscillation. The investigator has con-
tjnued his studies of the circulation I'M
til it seems he may almost read ones
thoughts and sensations. A tracing
from single pulse beat shows him
whether "a person is fasting or not; two
beats serve to determine whether the
subject is e thinking or a needless one,
whether asleep or awake. cold or
warnE agitated or calm. The chang
ing pulse even told him when a pro-
fessional friend was reading Italian.
and VIXEN Greek, the greater effort for
the lsIler duly affecting the blood.
aow.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-04-28

a Disasisr - ~. Loal.-a..
FfafheI RS... sfsN "

hothet Home. a&
ST. LOUIS, No, April IA
alarm was turned IN al "a geast
terrific fire at the Bethel bop,.@ i0F
of Olive street and the leyee T com
less untortunates who ocenpy n ~ soa'
Ing are transient. Some finv ~ Oal
escaped from the hurnin, NM, nO'
various stages Of nudity aud o,b".
their clothes on fine. on u,a' '0's w
capped two are seriously buna5 NV. s,'o a
been taken TO the dhspensary nv "a
her Of the nightly oeenya, ~ aaH
home varies from ninety m "a "
only some fifty or sixty escenag
supposed a number are IN ~
AT this hour (l2;l5 a m , M, aall sn u
under control bnt the tiremep es y, ~
yet set to amy Of the lolies ~
to be IN tue bnrnin huilIin,
possible at present 10 state dass,
whether any lives have heen -.
all Is matter Of conjecture, IN, m
general supposition is that tls,st
been, and the number Is yariousl, i
mated ut from dozen 10 iorty ~
At 1880 u. N. the tire Mas ~,
the hremen were busily engaga1 !
search for bodies One earpsa An. =
beyond recognition, las thns
warded their efforts. The re.i.is
the Institution was seennd ~
paper reporter, hut after sonslIlaa
secured 10y the police, and L nov /, \ |
station
Hose who escaped are honal.. u
scattered, aud nothing can ~ -
from the register. The upDer Gu
q iour-story building fell HI. an1 ~.
mass Of delris, which 49, \
search for victims diiiicnlt. Itisai.
certain that there arr other bodis !
the ruins
One Of the injured sent 10 the ai,,.
sAry, name unknown, will ala M
other Is seriously Int mai h,'Hl
huraed, The full extent 81 M H. "
will not be known before dayishl
81 80 q. IN. the search for bot..
still continues, lut thus la oniv N
one already reported has bees gp'1
I he chief Of the lire department =,
believes there ARE nn more victims !
the ruins, but g.annOt H. posiliys 49,
daylight, lhs financial loss sin Id !,
eesd $40. OC0
The lateat report SAWS about siHsy.s,
men WUgs accommodated with bnnls \
ni sht Mhen the tiw ilsuke al
spread 80 rapidly that tie lulsem =,
forced 10 desc nl - tLs grynna \,
means II r0peA One Nero 49,
GRAFT Was bnrursl g. death. Aha ssssn
others Wrre severely iuiafesl A.
fifteen persons aro missing and Il ',
al first thought tiyat tlay a., Ia y,
ishrl. but it i nov believed lhsy 80
their escape
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-04-28
TnE DrIva EurEaoR.
Hts PhVSieIans H~iieys Hs um Lirs ma
AHgthsr HsrE.

AHgthsr WsrE.
BERLIN. April ig.-Ihe emperor
passed fair night under the ctrcum
stances. His fever. wcakpcss and the
quicksnod res.irat;on continues. 40.
coryling to Trustworthy information, tie
grayest fears arc entertained Of a yI,cCdy
ending Of the empegor's disease II 10
apprchendCd from his present condition
that death will cnsup within q week
To-day the omperor's fever has dimia,
ished aud lis general condition IA better
IL u deemed necessary that lie remain
in bed
1890 p. m. The improvement. that
was noticed This morning in the ON.
pcrer's condition is maintained His
temperature has fallen o. 3S3, hia rrg.
plration is quicter There ia NO inttirn
ton OF mn extension Di the di,rnsp o.
the lungs, Int bronchial mttliusa arc
audible Mt different pointq
The Brit Bh Medical Journal refer.
ring ~ tbs emperor Frederick Disease
says that the worst feature VI the cn4p
Mt present is tho internal condition IT
the mir passage, which has suddenly
narrowed at u point opposite the wound
i he most pCrpleGiug feature, IL says, IL
the Buddenucss with which the dis..gse
has started again with renewed activity.
i thinks the patient has better nltt,rr
for prolongatiou Of his life with cancer
than with periehonditis, which IL such q
severe character.
The emperor hns not left his bod 10.
day. The most distressing account Of
hls sutteringg nre current tonight. II
is reported that hc said 10 Chnplaiu
koogel to-day: You pray, olinrlniu,
for my preservation; rather pray for ms
release.
lie emperor porHeveres in tho trims.
action OF bus ness and does not cease 10
write concerning his work His writing
- so illogible nt times that the empress
is summoned to deciphcr IL IN order 10
save him the annoyance OF writing Il
over again.
AZ midnight the emperor's condition
was more favorable. The fever wns
lower and his respiration easier.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-04-28
an OOrOgENARTAN KILLED.

Cincinnati dispatch: Mrs. Tafft, aged
80 years, the mother of DIR. J. Taft, Of
Riverside, while walking along the
track of the Ohio g. Mississippi rail
road, in the western part Of the city this
afternoon, was struck by nm incoming
freight trim and Instantly killed.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-04-28

MAJOR GENERAL TEIRr win soon
make application for retirement. ON
the ground of III health. II is said
chat President Cleveland will comply
with his request
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-04-28

THE Bihlo carried by Gen. Chinese"
Gordan during his soiurn in the Sou
dan, lies open in an enclosed enamel
and crystal case in front of the marble
statue of the general in the corrido at
Windsor Castle.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-04-28


The belief that human beings should
sleep W til their heads to the north is
said to have its foundation in scien-
tific fact. THE French Academy of
Sciences has made experiments upon
the body of a guilloliucd man. which
go to prove that each human system is
in itself an electric battery, one cleo
trode being represented b. the head.
the other b. the feet. The body was
taken immed ately after death and
placed on pivot, to move as it
might. After some vaciIlaticn the
head portion turned toward the north,
the body then remaining stationary.
One of the professors turned it half
way around. but it soon regained its
original position, and the same result
was repeatedly obtained until organic
movement finally ceased.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-04-28

The lightning rod says the Electst-
cal RevieO. is relic of superstition,
and will eventually be regarded on a
house in the same light as horse.
shoe over door.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-04-28

THE nickel iiVe-cent piece may be
used as a unit of measure in calculat-
ing by the metric system. 1t is exact
" two cemtimeters in diameter and
weighs live grammes.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-04-28

Mrs KATE CHASE Is expected home
from Europe this month. She will
bring her daughter. who is at school
in Paris, and. with Miss Ethel Chase
Sprague WI spent the summer at
their country place near Washington.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-04-28

The oldest man in Germany. and
probably in the world. is named Wap-
niarek. He lives in the village of Hut
IN, near Gnesen, in the province of
Posen. He was born in 1864. He is
therefore 124 wears oil. and still shows
no sign of being in anv hurry to die.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-04-28

CHEMISTS say that it takes more than
twice as much sugar to sweeten pre-
serves, sauce, etc, If put in when they
begin TO cook, as it does to sweeten If
ter tue fruit is cooked.