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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-14
TAILORS.
j. BEERE.

faat j. BEEHE.
Ia st. Paul has a very successful ladies'
tailor in the person of Mr.. }. Beere.
whose elegant establishment is at 46
East Third street, where he occupies
The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-02

Rubber for foreign trade IS divided
into fine, entrefine and sernamby. The
last variety is made from the residues
Of the coagulatod sap that escapes from
the cups and flows along the trees or
drips to the ground.
Rubber was first brought to the at
tention Of Europeans by La Conda-
mine. a Spanish astronomer. In 1741
he arrived in Para on his return from
8 commission, on which he was sent
with other Spanish and French astron-
omers for the purpose Of making geo.
detic observations in order to deter.
mine the real form OF the earth. He
did not confine himself to star-gazine,
for in several important scientific
works which he published he gave Eu-
rope information Of great value re-
garding the principal natural products
of Brazil. One Of them was rubber,
which, up to that time, had been IN
knownt to European Chicago Record.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-02
Wild Flax.

There are three species of wild flax
that have yellow flowers; the cultiva-
ted species, which has blue flowers,
also appears as q weedquite frequently,
the seeds being mixed with those of
grains. ALI are annual, but some in
crease by suckers from the base of the
stems, which makes them perennial, in
a way. These weeds are easily killed
if prevented from seeding by plowing
in the late summer by growing such
crops as are cultivated, as potatoes,
corn, or peas. The first two crops are
the best for this purpose. New York
Times,
The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-02
A Balloon Plant,

There is a very curious plant to be
found growing in the vicinity of Orc
vile, in this State. The fruit is vel
low and a little larger than en- egg,
and appears like an empty bag rather
than a solid, though it contains a
watery substance which e~vaporateg or
dries up when the fruit is full ripe,
leaving a sort Of gas inside the fruit
which is lighter than air. This in,
Aated, bag-like fruit fips back and
forth in the wind till it finally breaks
loose from its slender stem, sails NJ
into the air, rising 100 OF more feet
and finally disappearing over the hill.
Oroyille (Cal.) Mercury.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-02
The Growing Boy.

"Talk about spurs 10 effort!' said q
man of family. why, bless your
heart, there is nothing, not rivalry,
nor ambition, nor poverty, that can so
p IL @ man as the necessity of provid-
ing for q growing boy. Take my old-
est boy, for instance. He is fourteen,
and as tall US 1; leaner, but appar-
emily with much less machinery and
vastly nora cargo space. He comes
in eager with exercise, and sings out
"'What is there in the houseto eat?'
"They set it before him and he eats,
and positively it makes me smile to
look at him. I need nc other spur to
effort than this. know that if I am
going to find food for this growing boy
I have got to get out and hustle.'-
New York Sun.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-02
E LABOR WORLD.

IT takes /, 800, 900 men to work the worlds
coal mines.
In Naples, Italy, compositors are paid as
little as $1.2 Is q week.
SEVERAL Pittsburg mills that were Idle all
GUNNER have started Up.
TEN THOUSAND peop g are employed as tels-
phone operators in this country.
IT is estimated that since July / $780,.
900 employees have lost their situations.
IN Chicago, according to an exact count,
79, 1864 wage workers are out of employment.
NEARLY 1900. 900 wagevorkers are out Of
EMPLOYMENT in England since the coal Ettike
began.
A1AaGE number Of idle miners from the
Michigan Upper Peninsula districts are leav-
ing for the mines in Alaska.
A Law in England provides that no
| person under eighteen years shall be en-
p1oyed about a shop for longer than seventy
four hours, including meal times, in any one
week.
THE Chinese In California have chance to
go to q warmer climate. They are offered
$25 q head in British Guiana to hoe sugar
cane and dig gold. The colony only wants
5000 Of them.
The north Of England miners live, OF an
average, three years longer than Englishnen
taken as a whole. They live eight years
longer than the Cornish and nine years longer
than the South Wales miners.
BRASS grinders working by the piece are
able to earn about $40 a week, but their
average life time is not quite thirty-fye years.
Most Of them die from hemorrhage of tho
lungs, caused by particles ofthe brass inhaled
by the men while at work.
ALL the collieries of the Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Iron Company ct Shenan'
doah, Penn, have resumed operations 1nde
orders to work six days each week for two
months, the miners to be paid at the rate Of
five per cent. above the g. so basis.
STATISTICS show that the entire agriculture
OF the world furnishes employment to 28O, 900,
600 men and represents an invested capital of
1924. 600. 600, 900. The annual product Is
worth over 500, 900, 600, 900. It is estimated
that the civilized Nations pay annually for
food s13, zoe, 000, 900,
A PARIS shop girl ordinarily begins at a
salary of from $5 to So a month. Besides
abe invariably has a commission on her
sales. varying from one half to one per cent,
according to her success. Many receive as
high as $50 q month i'll salary and mako
much more in commissions.
THE Government of Portugal has ap-
propriated sufficient funds to establish
labor exchanges, under the control Of
organized labor. in the larger cities and in
dustrial centres of that country. These ex-
changes are under the supervision of the
Department for Commerce and Industries.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-02

Der shoes by the thousands, Up to
1910 rubber was exported almost ex-
rclusl7ely in the form of shoes. But
the business dwindled, for crude rub
Der went out instead of the manufac.
tured product. American, English,
French and German manufacturers i'm
proved the method of manufacturing
rubber shoes and asked for the crude
rubber. This conditions of affairs
lowered the expectation of rubber
shoes, and, although in 1850 1873, 1873
pairs were shipped from Brazil, in 1864
expectation ceased, and since then
nothing but smoked rubber has beeD
exported.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-02
Some Queer Occupations.

in II city like New York the men and
women who carr their livelihood by
odd occupations form a vast army,
About a dozen men make Il good living
amonn the working jewelers. il the
vicinity Of Maiden Lanc and III less
p~retentious localities demagnctlzlng
watches. The tasters form another
class of meu with odd occupations,
They congrc9atc around Irart street,
at the appraisers stores, altl are to be
found on the floors of the Produce and
Fruit Exchanges. They never drink
and seldom smoke, and they takc rs
much care Of their palate a. It prlma
donna does of her voice.
Within the past two years d number
of men have started into the business
Of visiting, without invitation. the
rooms of young men IL boarding.
houses, furnished rooms and flats. ask
ing them If they have anything to sell,
and concluding a cash transaction OF
the spot. This system tho mod
esty of the dude and insures the pri-
vacy Of the transactions, The paint
ing Of black eyes is q fourishing bust
ness. Only o year ago there was only
one professional who made the treat
mcnt of discolored optics & special
business. Now that professiot is no
longer confined to downtown. and
there are four establishments above
Tventy-fourth street, each employing
as many assistants as a popular barbar's
shop. The usual treatment Is to ex-
tract the e~xtravasated blood by leeches
and then to paint the skin. When
this is carefully done the >'sign Of the
blackguard," as T~hackeray called it, Is
veil nigh obliterated, The t]attooers
are to be found only in tbs dime
museums and on the water front near
Coenties slip, Those on South street
are ex-sailorsF and their principal GUS
toners are sea going men,-San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-02

sap. 1t clings in a thin layer to the
mold, which is turned in the smoke
until the water in the sap evaporates.
When this is done a thin sheet Of solid
rubber is left on the paddle. The
operation is repeated until a ball Of
rubber about the size Of O mans head
is formed. With a keen knife two
lateral slashes to the paddle are made,
and the wooden center is taken out.
The rubber is exposed to the sun to
finish the drying process, and is then
ready to be sent to the nearest ship
ping point.
The product Of rubber from Para in
Astronomical to 426, 300kilogrammes,
valued at 237, AIS, 600 rels. One thou
sand rels are equal to ffty.four cents.
In 1892 the rubber produced had in
creaFed to is, 1891, SS5 kilogrammes,
The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-02
with him q little Ratchet like a NINA.

with him q little Ratchet like a minia-
lure tomahawk, and going along the
estrada, n winding path through the
forest, makes small cuts in the bark of
the rubber tree. Under each cash he
fastens q little tin OF clay cup, to col
tect the white sap which drips from
The wound. He goes on blazing a line
of trees until noon. Then he r~etraces
mis- steps with q bucket or gourd and
collects the sap from the drip cups.
Some OF the rubber gatherers prefer
to work at night, and to collect the
milk III the morning. The gatherers
empty their buckets Of rubber juice
into q largo vessel, and the work of
smoking begins. This is done to
harden the sap.
The furnace is set up in a hut or on
8 terrace, and a fire. is built under it
Of the nuts of the urucury. q species of
palm tree. It makes q dense smoke,
which pours from the circular opening
IN the top of the furnace. The work
man, sitting beside his fire, with q
round wooden paddle dips it into the
The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-02
D RUBBER,
HOW 1T IS GATHERED In BRA
ZlLIAN FORESTS.
Gashtne the Rubber Tree and Col.
lectinG the White Juice-The
Operation oftSnloktng''-
The Rubber Trade.

n T EVER say that the t~welve-foot
Y globe in the Brazilian section
~ Of the Shoe and Leather
{ Building is made of India
rubber" Call it Para rubber or Baron
de Morajo, the Brazilian Commissioner,
will make a correction. He will say
that Para rubber is the best rubber in
the world. and that all other rubbers
are limitations. He will then lead the
way to the enormous rubber sphere,
which heb-its axis resting on the pol
lshed stump of a rubber tree, and will
point out ten different varieties Of
rubber, each from a different river.
The Baron is high authority on rub
Der and has all thu simple appliances
used by the seringueiro or rubber
gatherer for tapping the trees and col
lecting the milk. He also has the
queer inverted vase-like fumatory or
furnace, the wooden mold and nuts of
the urucury tree, used as fuel for pre-
pairing the crude rubber.
The seriD gueiro begins work about
8 O'Clock IL the morning. He carries
The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-02
German
Syrup"

must say a word as to the eff
fcacy of German Syrup. I have
used it in my family for Bronchitis,
the result of Colds, with most ex-
ce1lent success. Ihave taken it my
self for Throat Troubles, and have
derived good results therefrom. 7
therefore recommend it to my neigh
bors as an excellent remedyin such
cases. James T. Durette, Earlys-
vile, Va. Beware of dealers who
offer you something Just as good"
Always insist Oh having Boschee's
German Syrup. D
The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-02
Using Cameras to Check Cruelty.

Al q meeting Of the Directors Of the
Massachusetts, Society for the Proven.
ton Of Cruelty to Animals, President
Angel exhibited pictures taken with
kodaka. he proposes to use the ko.
daks to show not only highc check reine
and horses mutilated by docking, to.
gether with owners who drive and ride
them. but also all kindeof cruelty that
can be found On cattle cars, in catt4s
7ards, daughter houses, mar lsbss
~orse.racing, polo games and otasr'
se.~-Boston Transcript.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-02

Of1766 murders committed in Eng.
land and Wales in ten years, 1904 went
UNPUBLISHED becausen no trace ofthe Grim
inal was found that led to his spprs-
hension. The old saying that "muf.
der will out" is thus disproved by
esatietics, thinks the New York Sun.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-02
Deafness Cannot be Cured

BY local applications, as they cannot reach the
diseased portion Of he ear. lhere is only one
tional remedies. Deafne 8 is caused by an in
famed condition Of the mucous lining Of the
Eustachfan Tube. When this tube gets in
famed you have a rumbling sound or imper,,
Deafness is the result, and unless. the inlam-
nation can be taken out and, this tube re-
stored to It's normal condition, hearing viii be
caused BY catarrh, which is nothing. but an In
famed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred u liars for any
case of u afness caused by Catarrhl that can.
not be curei by Halls Catarrh Cure. SsRd fof
circulars, free.
E Sold by Druggists, T5c.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-02

The first sentence Tor violation Of the
South Carolina dis. ensa1y law was by
Judge Wallace, at Walh4lla, last week.
George J. McAlister pleaded guilty and
was sent 10 the penitentiary at hard
labor fer two years.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-02
Ten+raI Park is badly tylnnaled bv

Central Park is badly tunneled by
moles and New York park commits.
eionerg have appropriated $3.50 to pay
for the services Of q mole trapper for
three months. This man cleared the
moles out of the park rel years ago.
He buries long wire traps in their
holes. He has driven the destructive
animal out Of Prospect Park and
Greenwood Cemetery.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-02

Mrs, Bayard, the wife Of the Amer
lean Ambassador to England, has al-
ready been successful in her appear
nee at Court. She made q pleasant
impression during her stay at Wind
500, and her charm of manner anu
br4Ilianoy Of conversation havs won
her an enviable place in the best Lon-
don society.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-02

Needs assistance it may be best to render IL
promptly. but one should remember to use even
the most perfect remedies only when needed.
The best and most simple and gentle remedy is
the Syrup of Figs manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-02

Ringlets for women and WHISPERS for
men are announced as among the fash
ionable possibilities OF London near
future.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-02
FKuecked Out.o
araHrEous INDIGNATION.
Times.

Dunn-aSay, Upton, when are you
going to pay me that ten dollars you
owe me2"
Hardy Upton Indignant, but digni-
fedl--5Dunn, this is twice in three
wears that you have importuned me
for that money. ! was once your
friend, but this day sewers all our re.
lations, sir And I wish you to IN.
derstand, sir, that az long as 7 i've, J
shall never borrow smother dollar from
YOU. That il my ultimatuns sir
Good-daY Pluck.
The United States hgve the Creates
A9 CgE
The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-02

Ladies needing n tonic, or children who
want building up, should take Bro" lron
fndiopstfon. BiIIousness and Liver Complaints,
makes the Blood rich and pure.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-02

II afflicted with sore eyes use DIR. Isaac Thom3
sons Eye-water.D Druggists sell at 25c. per botti
The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-02

THE United States have lis medical
schools-regular, eclectic and homeopathic
The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-02

If your Eack Aches, or you are all worn out,
good for nothing, it is general debility.
Browns Iron B.tters viii cure yon' MAKE YOU
strong. cleanse your liver, and give you a good
appetite-tones the nerves.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-02

Beecbam's Pills with a drink of water morn.
ings. B~eecham's-no others. 25 cents a box.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-02
When Nature

CALIFORNIA has raised 72o, 900, 600 pounds
of fruit within the last year.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-02

YALE begins her new year With about 1900
enrolled students.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-02

The t~allest tree Oh earth is 4 gam
tree in Australia ~415f feet,
The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-02
fornia Fig Syrup Co.

ST. LOUIS is to have an electric ambulance
for use in street car accidents.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-02
zerlunns rran Wcu.Knonn lulent,ons

The stylogr4phic pen for a Wllie
brought in 500, 900 Il year; the India
rubber tips to pencils, 500, 900; metal
plates for protecting the so1es and
heels of boots BROUGHT iii Sl,23o,Oop
in oil the roller skate, $1,000, no7. \
rlyrgvinau realized $1,000 Il week hyth"
Invention of II toy; another toy, tn"
return I"'l, brought i'll al lncom" OF
s5o.e ; tbs "daneing Jim Crow"
go. :, yrHr. The inventor oil y
eo,.f cap for ebildrcn's boots WAS
uhI. f., leave his heirs $4,000 u
vhlIr Singer, q sewing machine tamr'
left at his donth nearly &l2,o0o,o oo.-
Rum Horn.
A medical journal figures THAT the
United States has the highest DEATH
rate from d~iphtheria, $50 IN lo,9oo.
According to tho same authority Hoi-
land and Sweden come next with llO
each.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-02

valued at $4,000, sos, 551 relg. The
visitor to the shoe and leather build.
ing will find rubber boots and shoes
everywhere but in the Brazilian sec.
ton. Yet Brazil used to export rub.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-02

The United States hgve the greatest
river mileage, 1880.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-11-17
FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS

MRS. WINsLOw's SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used by millions ui mothers Tor their children
while teething. II disturbed at might ana
broken of your rest by IL sick child suffering
and crying with pain OF Cutting Teeth scnU
at once aud get IA bottle ut "M :. " iusIuws
Soothing syrup tor Children Teethlng. II
will relieve the u or little sufferer immediate.
ly. Depend upon 1t, mothers, there is no
mistake about II. 1t cures Diarrhma, regu
lates the stomach and bowels, cures wind col
ic, soltens the gums and reduces infiamma
ton, and gives tone and energy to the whole
system. Mrs. WinslOws soothing Syrup"
for children teething is pleasant to the taste
and Is the prescription of one OF the oldest
and best female physicians and nurses in the
United States. Price twenty five cents Il bot
tie. Sold by all druggists throughout the
world. BE sure and ask Tor "MRs. W1NsLow's
SOOTHING SYRUP" 40
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-11-17
A Cure For somnambnlIsm.

A young lady at school became a som-
nambuist. She rose from bed and walked
in her sleep. was taken into consultation
and suggested various expedients, such ne
sedatives, sleeping drafts and network
to put around the bed at night. All, how
ever had been tried in this instance in
vain. | then thought for little and hit
upon the following plans
directed her nightdress to be sewed up
at the foot, so that it formed a large bag,
and then | had the sleeves heightened so
much that each sleeve, after going around
the body, reached the front where it met
the other sleeve and was securely fastened
to it,
The whole dress was loose, but the long
sleeves prevented the hands from being
used to get rid of the dress, while from the
end being sewed up the feet could not be
used in progression. At the same time the
dress freely permitted the wearer to roll
about from side to side in her slunlber.
Night came, and our charge retired to
bed in her new tangled nightdress, with
which she was amused The usual hour for
the night walk came. Her attendants were
strictly enjoined not to stir. She raised her
self as usual i'm the sitting posture, then
stood upright and commenced to walk.
INC SCCOiu sup was d Oilp, lOr hhe lOOJ De-
hind held the bottom of the bag in which
she stood. She stumbled, fell forward and
awoke and was put back into bed, where
she soon fell asleep.
And now came n curious change in the
phases of the afflicted. She would still rise
from bed each night, but made no further
attempt to walk as before She would
stand erect and keeping the knees perfect
ly rigid spring straight upward from the
floor and thus dance about the room. This
she would continue until thoroughly IA
tgued and then retire quietly to bed to
sleep. am glad to add the case ended in a
perfect cure.-Pearsons Weekly.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-11-17

THAT Is WHERE PERRY DIFFERS
FROM ROME.

The Town sprang Up In a JifTy, but Does
Not Present Very Imposing Appear
ance-settling Down to Business-Hartl-
ships of Life In the Strip.
An adage generally relied on as vera
cious declares that Rome was not built in
a day. The town of Perry, in the newly
opened Cherokee strip, is greater than
Rome in this respect at least. 1t was liter
ally built in day, and though it may not
compare with the Eternal City in the mag
dficence of its architectural monuments,
she value of it's art treasures and the splen-
dor of itE historical antiquity, yet its supe-
rlor quckness gives 1T n pre-eminence of its
own as proud in it's peculiar way.
Perry was settled at the crack of gun.
that being the prearrangcd signal by which
the waiting boomers knew they were at
full liberty to cross the borders of the strip
and locate on whatever land they might
secure, and the town stands today jun
bled aggregation of tents, shacks, dugouts
and shanties, practically as it was pitched,
tumblcd, thrown together by the $4,000
eager settlers who rushed within it's limits
OH that eventfu 10th of September and
proclaimed themselves its citizens. But
not all these citizens are there now. A
census of the town would probably show a
population of but as many hundreds as
there were thousands on the opening day,
and for them life is anything but bed of
roses.
The routine of existence is cramped and
monotonous. Such bonafide business as
there is concerns itself mostly with the
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-11-17

Unlike the white men, the Neah BAY
(Washington) Indians take most of their
seals with the spear Long practice has
made them proficient in its use and I'M
lucky is the seal who pops its head above
the surface within radius of 10 yards
from their canoes. They are as skillful in
the management of their frail canoes as a
Sioux warrior is on his nimble pony. In
their chase they use the native dugout, hewn
bodily from some cedar tree. 1t is light
and fragile and rides the swells off the
coast with the bouyancy of cork.
There are two men sent adrift in every
canoe. With a long line attached to his
spear handle, the marksman has his weather
eye out for his sleek coated victim. With
unerring aim he sends his dart through the
seal, and with his line draws it into the
boat, where it is dubbed to death.
They make use of the double barreed
gun, but are not in love with it. Their
chase seldom leads them beyond 80 or GO
miles to seward and they are thus enabled
to run in and out at their pleasure and
avoid the heavy gales. Sometimes they
will follow the seal a long way north and
generally return well paid. Their range
north and south, as a general rule, is con-
fined within the limits of Cape Disappoint-
menu on Ihe horth ana Uray S harDor on
the south.
OF the 400 men and youths on the reser-
walton these may be divided into three
classes-seal hunters, fishermen and farm
ers. There are some who never go out on
the chase, but stay at home and grow few
vegetables, fruits, grass etc, while others
angle for salmon that are almost constantly
to be found in the waters which gurgle and
spin about Cape Flattery promontory. A
steam schooner calls at regular intervals
and carries away the fruits of their trolling
lines.-Seattle Telegraph.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-11-17
No. s3a.-A Notable Gathering.

1t was Il remarkable dinner. The 81
writers who sat down to it belonged to diff
ferent periods and nationalities They
were % hearty, (2) scalds; (3) a naughty
exclamation; a. "A cover for the head; (5) a
color; (6) short jacket; ca a heath; (S)
habitations; co. stout rope used by sailors;
Q0) fleet; Ql) an ecclesiastical dignitary;
Q2) hard substance; Q3) lengthy, and a
companion; Q4) pleasure ground, and a
human being; Q5) young sheep; (l6) a
combustible substance, and crest; az re-
sembling the coverings of mollusks; QS) a
color, and depart; 40 one who makes bar
rels, (20) to purchase and to hurry; cd to
invoke evil upon, and small farm.