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Milking Wood Fibre.

AIitsche.lich has applied the blsulphite
process for reducing wood to the pro-
duction of fibre from wood which can
be spun into cloth. Thin boards or laths,
free from kno.s, but Of any desired
width, are cut INTO strips in a direction
parallel to the grain and are then boiled
in boiler containing a solution of sui
phuric or bisulphitc acid. After boiling
the wood it is dried in the open air, or
in specially constructed drying rooms.
Bv being thus dried. the fibre, which Is
originally very weak aud likely to break
at the slightest strain, becomes compare
lively strong, and does not resume lts
very breakable condition on the addition
of water. The operations carried out
in fitting this wonderful production for
the spinning and the loom are as follows:
The damp mass of pulp described
above is dumped from the frame of the
mixer onto 4 travelling endless cloth,
which carries the pulp to pair Of rollers,
which are sometimes plain and sometimes
provided with corrugations in the dlrec-
tion of their length, the ribs or cogs of
one roller being made so as to gear into
the recesses of the other, whereby they
effect simultaneous strong bending and
squeezing power. The cutting of the
material in passing through the CORFU
gated rollers is avoided by causing the
endless cloth to pass over the lower
roller, and by placing q canvas covering
around the upper one. The pressed
mass falls from this first set OF ro!'ers
QUITO an endless cloth, which conveys it
to second pair of rollers, from which,
in turns, it is conveyed to third pair,
and SO on, until it has passed down six
endless cloths and through six pairs OF
rollers. BY continued treatment OF the
wood pulp with the hisuiphite the hbres
at length become as plia5le and isolated
from each other as so many strands OF
cotton or wollen yarn, and is said to
make strong and splendid thread for
use in all textiles where q coarse hlament
is required.
The separation of the extractab!e mat
ter is usually done after the fibre has
been spun into threads or woven into
cloth. Professor Wayman says that with
this process it is possible for woodman
to fell a large tree in the morning and
wear it as suit of clothes or walk on it
as q carpet by eyening.-st. LOUIS
! Rer 7,b1;c
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pull great hauslsaw, which is gradually
cutting the log into boards, though it
takes several weeks to dispatch such a
piece OF timber. The wood is of a
variety that would he valuable abroad
and which takes high polish. Beneath
the she'd are as many as 9 couple Of dozen
worllmcn engaged III getting out material
for house building or making handsome
pieces Gi furniture with the most careful
and exact labor. Th. furniture will
show about the sanc painstaling labor
exercised on hidden portions as upon the
outside parts. II is heavy i1 weight and
there is no evidence of those little tricks
of workmanship, comlncadahie or other.
wise, which allow economy III the use OF
labor and material, yet produce the same
appearance. In this country, where the
best classes Of wood are obtained as
readily as cheaper grades, the art Of
vencerirg is knowa only in theory, for
it IS timber that would be valued for
such purposes abroad that is here used
for nearly all cabinet work.
The street OF Rivas are laid out at
right angles, forty or fifty feet wide, with
houses Gf adobe, tile rooted, tue caves
extending out over the narrow sidewalk.
There is Il lack Of hustle OF any kind.
The stores have no indication of their
character on the outside, though sign
over the doorway announces the name OF
the proprietor. Within them the goods
will be found to be of English, French
and German make, American articles be-
ing but rarely met except in the case OF
machinery, and as yet importatlons OF
that character are not large to meet the
demand. Even more than the difference
in prices, this TACT is largely in conse-
ouence of the long credit system that IS
necessary in doing business with mer-
chants in this country, years crealt oe-
ing accorded them readily by European
houses. Notwithstanding that tariff IS
imposed Oh imports, manufactured artl-
cles are generally cheaper here than IN
the United States. Through the lack oi
more complete banking system between
the United States and the Central Amerl-
can countries all clearances have to Dc
made through Lordon.
There are no places of amusement OF
theatrical character, though occasiona
bull fights and the cock pits form iea
lures of diversion. The club, too, is
popular resort, the main features of which
arc very similar to those found the
world over. Billiard tables and refresh
ments are prominent attractions. Bu
for the women of the household'there is
little outside of their own homes that
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Lake Nicaragua. through a Pipe line four
miles long and distributed from rcser.
voir. As water delivered at houses in
carts sell for Eve cents pei jar full it
seems that such an enterprise would be
successful. To-day women arc seen pass.
ing through the streets balancing jars of
water on their heads, and it is only re-
Gently that the water cart has begun to
in measure take the place of such
methods.
We made trip short time ago to an
indigo plantation several miles from
Rivas and saw the operation of that in
tcresting and paying industry. Being in
the spring, the plant was we'll matured,
and the rolling hills in every direction
were covered with yellow blossoms. The
flower is only allowed to open when the
plant is cut down and carried to the
great cement tank in which it is crushed
and there it stands in water for some
days. When the valuable product is so
extracted waste gate, opening into an
other tank at lower level, is opened
and the fluid passes into that reservoir,
where evaporation takes place, leaving
the pure indigo on the bottom. The first
farming implements ever INTRODUCED into
the country were imported for work on
this plantation, and the result should give
a prestige forsuch methods that will cause
Others to follow the example of Senor
Argucllo, the progressive Nicaraguan
who broke from the old methods of en-
ployiny hand labor alone in cultivating
the soil. The plantation was no
sooner reached than it was re-
marked that in certain fields the
indigo was higher and thicker,
showing a More vigorous growth. we
were then tod that it was in those fields
that the plows had beeu used, where's
in other portions the seeds had been
planted according to the old method,
which includes no cultivation, the seed
merely being dropped into holes made
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'couu De termed amusement. The fIestas
of the church form the greater part of
their diversion, and they seem to find
much to interest them in religious dis
plays and in the service OF the church.
The houses, built without windows,
except such grated openings as the doors
have in them, all have patios, or court
yards, as the general living places.
Their meals are taken under the tile
covering of the pavements, tropical trees
planted over the grounds lending q pro-
lection from the suns rays. In the
evening the parlor is occupied by family
and callers. Then the great heavy doors
are swung open to- the street and all sit
about in the great Venetian rocking
chairs that line the sides of the room and
are universally the style, being found in
every house of Importance. The con.
ventional black frock coat is the style of
the apparel of the men, except on oc-
casions of balls, etc., when they don
the full dress suit. Dancing is the uni
versal accomplishment and the young
ladies excel in tripping the "light fam
tastic."
The vicinity of Rivas is one of the
most productive portions of the country
for the culture of cacao, and such plan
tations are found just outside the borders
OF the town. This product sells for
about eighty cents per pound, and so
popular is it among the people that the
home consumption prevents the exporta-
tion of any portion of the CROP The
cacao or chocolate is chiefly consumed in
making tiste, mixture of that article,
ground parched corn and sugar stirred in
water. Among all classes this beverage
is used freely, and it is healthful and re-
freshing.
The cattle industry is the other chief
occupation of the people in this neigh
borhood and some fine catt e estates ex-
ist. Recently numerous importations of
breeding stock have tended TO improve
the character of the stock considerably.
Rivas is now without q system of
water supply and that article is obtained
from wells for all purposes. A plan is
proposed by an American engineer to
supply this deficiency. He has formu-
lated his plans for system by which
water would be pumped to the town from
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with a pointed stick aud then covered
with soil. Corn is planted in the same
way, and until the crop is gathered no
cultivation is given 1t. Men, women
and children were in the field. Their
pay was, for the men, twenty-five cents;
women, fifteen cents, and children, ten
cents Ter day, their hours OF labor being
from SIX A. NJ. until about noon.
During a ride through this part of the
country one is sure to come across flocks
of parrots and groups OF chatteriug
monkeys, the latter always stopping
curiously to look at passers-by, aud will
even approach the road to get better
view and satisfy their curiosity. The
richness of the country is evidenced on
all hands, though but little is done by
the man here TO make the soil yield ac-
cording to its power. - Washington Star.
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CHAPTER XXXII.

| NOEL AND HIS FRIENDS.
As the cab containing Jasper and EoL-
lingstone approached it's destination, the
latter began to exhibit certain uneasi-
ness ir his manner.
| II say, Bertly," said he, at last, dc
you know, I'm really getting q tride
aervousf"
no! Don't do it. Why so?"
well, begin to feel that may not be
able to assist you SO much as you fancy /
can"
"Nonsense! All You have to do is to
introduce us to Noel AIarlowe and his
party; and you must remember that you
| have now an incentive, as we'll as l, in
upIaasking Bonconrt and his sister.
-Oh, don't forget that! Am I likely
to2 Curse him and curse her! Can
forget how cold d-biGodedly he has just
! kicked me out of the pitifu, livelihood he
afforded me, and ali to crafty Adele 8
spite against me2 Nc, by heaven! and
there are outstanding accounts besides
that of which you can know nothing.
| lish slender thread of acquaintance that
have to depend on with young Marlowe.
You must remember that l b We never
I mGG uiu pul OuCe-duu lA0A l. Hao oo q
! sort of unb;dden glest.
| @No matter. We must make the most
; Of it. and 7 have an impression that it
! will answer. You scarcely think that
Madame Ronceville can have prejudiced
/ him against your"
She venture 10 speak about me to him ?
Lord, no! Not whisper!"
Then, we'll do. From what I have
, heard, Noel is here in town with his
friends upon such a frolic as his good
sense and better taste seldom permit him
to indulge in. Young men are not apt to
be 80 very particular under these circum-
i stances. as you are aware. But here We
, are, at last"
They alighted, and were soon strolling
| through the spacious garlens, passages.
and brilliantly vaulted spaces, nearly all
,, of which were thronged with we'll dressed
,, people,
The concert was being brought to q
close, The instrumental music was
throbbing oat it's life in melodious sobs
and sighs, and mingling with these arose
the confused hum and rustic of the vast
multitude, lingering and stirring, loiter-
ing and dispensing All was light and
sound music and lnurm uring, good-nature
and gayety.
The deuce!" muttered Rollingstone to
his companion. 1T will be like looking
for a needle in a bottle of hay. What
beastly jam! Don't you feel trihe
thirsty?"
NO; don't" was the short reply.
Don't be discou aged. One of these
ushers or floor walkers can he made avail
able, I'll be bound"
He VS. not mistaken. A personal de-
scription, furnished to one of the most
likely looking ushers, and re.enforced
by liberal tip, with an additional one
in prospect, vas not longi in bringing them
the information they were seeking.
They approached corner of one OF the
largest gardens, in which Noel Marlowe
and several friends were enjoying them
Ielyes. Jaspers inference, rs 10 the social
frame in which the patty would be found,
! rroyed to have been we'll taken.
ITO BE Continued
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4 FRIEND.
EC EMILE CLARE.

4 frfert., lie garment Of beauty,
Is fcr laboT. or pleasure, or rest,
OF color the trues; and Turest,
OF wool the fGes: and Les.
The mahe-up. though not in .he fasEcG,
Shoofa never awaken surprise,
ThoCgh wo-n in Il drawirG-roon. ciSc+e,
Or TsmDle meath tropical skies.
Fer tempest. or clouds or for eunstics,
A friend should be trusted and worn,
The2gh they fGde in tie warp or the Eltn6
! II shoddy may likewise be torn.
But lime, in its unendiEg cycles,
No pleasures TO memory lend,
Where faith and affection are cheated
By the counterfeit worth Of friend.
Though purchased full often and cheasSg,
And often exchanged for the new,
They are dear at all prices believe me-
And one were worth many Il true.
The thistle has blossoms OF beauty,
TIE rose hes aroma and thorn,
Each geumed with the dews OF The eveCaCE
Shine forth e the glory CT nom.
But tsrry till Summer is over.
Its blossoms Of loveliness fed,
. The rose Is still rife with aroma,
While the thistle is scen:lcss ard dead.
And thus with prre friendship unchanstn&
A memory sweet as perfume
Lives ever to bless and delight you,
More fraSren. than roses in june.
ANITA, lowe.
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IN NICARAGUA.
THE TOWN OF RIVAs A PERFECT
GARDEN SPOT.
Ecaut1ru1 EST tates and Great Fields
OF Cattle-Primitivc Ways of
Doing ThinSs-An Indigo
Plantation.

One may travel over the entire extent
of Nicaragua and, arriving at Rivas, pro-
nounce this the garden spot of the
country. Indeed, while the town num-
bers but ten or twelve thousands of in
habitants, the surrounding region is of
the nature of scattered village, so
thickly is it settled for many miles in
every direction. Travelling OIL any of the
roads approaching it one scarcely loses
sight of one tile.roofed or cane-t -thatched
house, half hid amid group of banana,
orange, plantain and other fruit trees,
before another abode comes in view.
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Mice i'm the Shcep's Wool.

A Mercer County (Penn.) sheep far
mer was amazed to see black spot tray
cling up and down the back OF one OF
his sheep few days ago, and upon III
vestigation found that three rests OF mice
were sna,ly ensconsel in the Sleeps
wool. Tie same state Of affairs existed
in the wool of three other sheep in the
bcrl. The animals did not seem to mind
the presence of the mice at all.-PhitGdsI-
Min Rec0yd
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Mrs. Mary NJ. Higgins, clerk in the
postoffice Department at Washington, IS
about to devote her life to the education
of neglected girls in Ceylon. Two thou
sand native women have already founded
an educational society there. Mrs. Hig-
gins has been unanimously elected prin-
ciple of the high school at Colombo.
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..AF. 1nst .as YOU, please, Sniggles,

NV. 1ns7 ,as you please, Singles, "
quietly observed .ke'intact Rollirgstore,
slowly rising AID preparing to accompany
Jaspe-, who Lad persistently refused the
wine. "Ioure q ,deuced jolly fellow, my
boy, but must myself away from
YOU, since Ben;ly and have an engage
ment neot to he delayed"
L cay, hold, on, though!' cried the spy,
groaning out m inward curse as he liquid
ated with thu waiter to the extent of six
guineas, and half wild at the thought Of
having gone 10 the expense, perhaps, for
nothing. -Demn!tion seize me, gentle
men, il .sha,n't accompany you! Cad,
I've never yet been to Crystal Palace
concert, .and-and-you'll. excuse a SOL
dier's tluntness, I'm sure-but don t
suppose you'll object to my company,
will yor?"
An, what do You say. Bently, can We
take Pigsles alongrwouldthere be any
impropriety, you rknow?" laZily queried
Rollings3one, in much the same tone as
he might have balanced the claims of a
rather interesting poodle.
Il should have no serious objection,
but don't know how the gentlemen we in
tend meeting might like 60 WAS Jasper's
drawled repiy, with another resort to the
syeglass.
Really, you see how it is yourself,
Swiggles-no choice left Us in the matter
at all. Ia. tai The marriest Of chance
acquaintances must part.
And, with that, Rollingstone oand JAS
per st1olled out of the inn together,
leaving the bafaed WOnmer 'to'his secret
rage and disappointment.
SRather roug on the cad, too, espe-
cially after he had set up the :tipple SO
prodigally, commented Rollingstone,
after they were seated in hackney-coach,
and on the way to their destination. THE
poor devil really may have wanaed'to ihear
the concert, too.
Don't waste your sympathy ON him;
:he will certainly follow u.s." said Jasper.
His real name is Wormer. and he is tpp-
der DAY to Spy uEon my mOyeMsGts."
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Acres of ground around sandrinsh"ru,
The Prince of Wales's country seat, are
devoted to the cultivation OF lilies tthe
valley. the sweet. scented AMI ever-popu-
lar spring blossom. In the little village
near there is little else except remarka-
blv fine ruin of little church, and hun
dreds of thousands Of the pure bell
shaped blossoms are sent up to London
every year.
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COOKS BEARD. thing in public life. In
his dark little store in this ancient town
he labors methodicaily, in the old-time
leisurely way, for certain line of old
fashioned customers, cronies Of his, who
are as taciturn and unobtrusive as him
self. He has scissored and >basted and
sewed a snug little fortune for himself,
and all the time the beard kept growing
leisurely and unobtrusively. After the
beard had become more than two feet
long Mr.. Cook tucked it inside his shirt,
and it grew even faster in there. But it
was so completely out of sight that even
after it had become as long as it is, his
most intimate friends never suspected
that the ambitious but retiring beard
was growing fame for its possessor.
Finally, one day about nine years ago,
the little tailor trotted up two long
flights of stairs into the photograph
rooms of his friend, Mr.. Laighton,
squared off before camera, yanked a
great wad of hair out of the bosom of
his shirt, made deft twist or two at it,
and 10! hirsute cascade flowed to his
feet. Mr.. Laighton was astonished, but
he pulled the trigger and the camera
did the rest. At the time the photo
graph was taken the beard was only six
feet six inches long, it has grown seven
or eight inches since. rs"
MIR. Cook is between sixty and seven
ty years, has sallow, wrinkled, dark
face, and it is not known that he ever
was sick. His thick, luxuriant hair
is as black as a crows wing, and there is
hardly q silver thread in either his hair
or his beard.
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There is a big boom in the lobster
fisheries of Nova Scotia, the cruStace-
ans being more plentiful than ever be-
fore.
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THE BANKERS CRIME
-SR-
Diamond Gut Diamond.
By NATHAN. .. URNER-
CHAPTER xxx.
| JOURNEY &C LONDON.


EROCLOUS mustache and
mutton chop side connec-
tions oS e delicate, glossy
blonde, q stitf-standing 6
collar end. expansive shirt
front, together with o
hat in the latest
style and a neatly fitting
blue-cloth costume of a
military cut went to make
up Mr.. Normer's last
effort in the way of dis.
when, ,on the fol.
loving Thu Esd ay, he
brusquely made his way to
he railway station for the
purpose of taking the
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A Beard Seven Feet Long.

Henry G.. Cook, tailor of this city,
says O letter from Connecticut to the;
Chicago Tribune, has probably the long
est beard OF any nan in the world. IT.
is seven feet, two or three inches long.
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uLb wv" 49, "
wiry, withered man,
only five feet, six inches
tall, as the tail of his
beard, when he lets it.
fall in front of him, trails
about two feet on the
ground. He did not
let the beard grow so
long in order to excite
curious attention, but
was Indifferent about it,
or, as it choose to keep
on growing, he just let
it grow. 1t is now over
thirty years old, a water
fall of dark, silky hair.
What notoriety it has
brought to him is very
distasteful to Mr.. Cook,
who is one of the quiet
est, most retiring men in
the world, never bother
ing his head about any,
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HATS OFF!
Delicate Rebnlse whicI, sir. Spureco
Gave Three Offenders.

A Delicate Rebuke which Dir. Spurgcon
Gave Three Offenders.
Mr.. Sturgeon has always been perfectly
appalling in his readiness to deal with
insolence in the house of God. The finest
case OH record Is. perh ans. one in which
three young fellows came In aud settled
the mselves conspicuously In the gallery
with their hats gu. In vain the officials
requested them to uncover.
OF course Mr. Surgeons eye was soon
upon them, aud leading his discourse
around 10 the respect which all Chris
Gians are bound to show for the feelings
OF others, My friends he said, the
other day | went into a jewish syna-
gogue, and | naturally uncovered my
head; bn6 on looking around perceived
that all the rest wore their hats, and So
not wishing to Offend against what sup
posed to be their reverent practice.
though contrary TO my own, conformed
TO Jewish use aud put on my hat. | will
now ask those three young Jews up ia
the gallery TO show the same Difference to
our Christian practice in the house of
God as ! was prepared to show them
when l visited their synagogue. and take
off their hats"
He would indeed be o pedant and a
prg who could refuse a sympathetic
smile Of approval, even IN the sanctuary !,
to q rebuke so genial. SO witty aud so
jnsti- Contemporary ReUtet0.
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a THEE ON HE WEDDING DAY.
frank schear Accused OF Robbiag Man
OF 1924.


Frank Schear Accused Of Robbing Man
OF 1924.
elizabeth, Oct. 3, 1891 Francis
Schear. boss carpenter, this morning
went to the State Bank and drew 1874 to
pay Off his men. He entered Preehner 81
Bettner's saloon and called for q glass Of
beer. In paying for it he displayed his
roll OF bills. He went OUT but returned
in Il rush and breathlessly announced he
bad been robbed. Just previous 10 that
Frank johnson, who is employed in
the Singer factory and who stood
alongside OF Schear. went. ont hurrledly.
A search WAS made for Johnson
He was found by Policeman Eeharit at
the Pennsylvania station about to take a
train. When he was arrested Johnson
confessed that he had the money. He was
identified by Schear as the man who
stood next to him In tha saloon
AT Police Headquarters he was searched
aud the money found on him. lie said.
amid sobs and tears. that he was TO be
married this afternoon 10 woman tn
Newark. and that he found the roll of
bills on the floor of the saloon. Mr..
Schear said that he was sure that when
the bartender gave him change he placed
the roll IN the Top POCKET of his waist-
coat JOHNSON was neld FOR the Grand
Jury. The wedding will be postponed.