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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-31
DIGGING KAURI GUM.
A Curious but Important New ZeaIan
Industry.

/ A Curious but Important New Zealand
Industry.
Kauri gum digging is an industry PEI
culiar to New Zealand, though copal
| gum, the product of an African forest
tree, is procured in a similar manner.
The gum a the hardened sap or resin
of the kauri pine, and is found i'm
bedded in the earth of the moorlands,
where the soil is light and clayey.
Such soil contains pieces of hardened
gum, varying from mere fragments to
blocks as large as a mans body. 1t is
just below the surface of the ground,
or at depth of from q to II feet The
land which contains it is usually poor
and bleak. though the gum sometimes
occurs in growing kauri forests espe-
pecially around the roots of old or dead
kauris. Curiously, the sap or resin OF
the living trees is not of any value,
being too soft. 1t must be buried I'M
foreground for many years before it ac-
quires the hardness necessary to fit it
for the market.
The gum as it is dug up, is in a semi
fossiliZed condition. and is found wher-
ever in past ages kauri forests grew,
and, of course. the existing kauri for
ests are making deposits which will be
useful in years to come. 1t is very like
amber in appearance and in general
qualities, though it is not so beautiful
or valuable. Clear or prettily marked
pieces are often made into brooches,
ear rings or other small ornaments, but
they are too brittle to be of much value.
In color the gum varies from a pale vel
low to brown or even jet black, and,
like amber, is clear or clOuded. Nat
urally enough, substance so like am
Der is often fraudulently passed off as
amber, or used in the various compost
tions made to counterfeit that beauti-
full product. The clearer it is the more
highly it is estimated. Small insects,
bugs and flies are sometimes found inn
bedded in it,
kauri gum came into the market in
the years 1910 and 1871. when New
Zealand was first cOlOnized by the
British. The MaOriS used to collect it
and sell it to the storekerpcrs at So to
$50 ton. For many years the amount
exported was very small. not more than
100 tons per annum. Most of the gum
that is produced is sold in the United !
States. New York and Boston buying |
twO-thirds of the whole annual out !
put. The gum digging industry en-
plOys abOnt 1000 men. though this !
number is constantly huctuating. and |
at times as many as 1000 people have
been engaged in it. In the three years /,
from 1870 to 1872, inclusive. the amount !
exported was very large. being about !
$1,000 tons valued at 81, 800. 900. From |
1858 to 1880, inclusive. the total output |
was about 10000 tons valued at more |
than SlO.OO0,00O The price of gum |
varies considerably. according to its |
density. clearnesS, hardness and other |
qualities. but the average price is about |
S2lj ton.
The land, which is now covered with |
ferns, was once clothed with kauri for |
ests, but how long ago the forests died |
and how old they were when they died |
is very hard to tell. The work of gum |
digging is arduous, and the hours Of |
labor, especially in summer, are long. |
st. Louis Globe Democrat
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-31
TO PRINTERS.

For Sale: Two-Revolution Book
and News Press, size :6.col. quarto
e pagesl, 400 to 1000 per hour. In
good condition; cost new $3,25O.
For cash $3.50 will buy. First-class
machine for paper and all kinds Of
job work. Address Buyer" care
LIGHT office. IL 20tf
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-31

RAILROAD MEN LOOK AT THIS.
We have several fine lots near
the proposed Gulf Shore railroad
shops that we are offering at very
low figures. Do not wait until
prices advance, but call at once on
JOHN T. HAMBLEToN & Co.,
IL % tt No. 104 E Commerce st
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-31
FORTY BUILDING LOTS,

Worth 500 a lot, can be bought
for half value, inside two mile
limit, nicely located. Owner wants
to sell quick. Make an offer.
II If. J. A. DAUGH ERT
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-31

The Rocky mountains were first
called Montagues de Pierres Brill
iantes, Mountains of Sparkling
Stones" then came Montagnes Roche
uses. and finally the designation now
in common use. The Indians called
them The Crest of the Worlds"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-31

VIM. Holt, Sr., will make the
City Council a first-class man on
the finance committee, when it
comes to checking up bills and &C
counts.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-31

-"Germania," successor to the
Alamo Fire Insurance Compa ny,
office Insurance building, San
Antonio. Cash assets over three
millions. ~ tt
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-27
FOOT HYGIENE.
How to Begin with Children In the
Matter of Shoes.

These facts are or should be very suggestive
TO those who have the care of young folks,
and especially should they prove that chill
dren require TO be shod with an intelligent
regard for the changes in size and shape of
their feet, and also Of their entire bodies.
When weight is increasing, the breadth of the
foot covering is most important, and during a
speedy increase in height the shoes should be
kept too long. 1t is unwise to defer changing
a growing csild's shoes until the little one
complains that they are too small, young
folks being often SO absorbed in their studies
or amusements that they do not heed slight
discomforts of their extremities.
Shoes should neither be too large nor toa
tight, and they should always be OF anple
length. Too rooTny shoes are likely to rnE
the flesh into callouses thar are often perma.
nent; tight ones smother perspiration anc
deform immature bones or craInp them oul
Of place; and shoes that are too short main
the toes and make the gait ungraceful.
The feet should be washed tlot merely
bathed with the body every day, and a.
least twice a week they should be placed If
hot water that contains a solution OF boras
or ammonia and plenty of good white soap
All the hard scarf-skin upon them should o
lightly rubbed away whit punaice soap, and !
they are ever tender to the touch or Wnei
stood upon, rub over and into them a litt..
tincture of arnica or extract of witch haze
and dry them thoroughly, especially between
the toes
The most wholesome stockings are thosf
made of fine wool. Even silk hosiery is les
healthful them wooden, because it does no
allow a perfectly free escape of perspiratiop
Professor Wilson objects to silk garment.
anywhere near the skin. declaring that activi
ity is certain to rub the material against IN.
flesh, and that this friction may produc'
eruptions upon sensitive persons by disturb
ing the natural electricity of the skin.
Those who suffer from painful feet ma,
secure much comfort, and. sometimes. per
nanent alienation by giving them a bait
lasting at least twenty minutes, in watei
endured, and TO wl1Sh has been adde'
household ammonia in the proper proportip
OF a tablespoonful to every quart of water
After the bath has lasted ten minutes tn
feet should be rubbed under the water O.
vigorously as their tenderness will allow, ans
afterward they should be wiped dry with
soft towel. Bunions should be painted wit.
iodine after such q bath, and the NOR.
quickly this is doue after their first appear
ance The better.-Delieator-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-27
CURIOUS TIMEPIEOEs.
London Contains a Store of Wonder
fuI Clocks and Watches.

In these later years some very WONDERFUL
clocks have been constructed, but the usefui
rather than the curious has been the guiding
principle of their construction. London boasts
Of two very wonderful clocks. The one is
on the Royal Exchange. and is said to be
the best public clock in the world. The pen
dulum, which is compensated, weighs nearly
four hundred weight. 1t has what IS known
as a remontoir escapement, its pallets are
jewelled with large sapphires, and it has a
chime of fifteen bells, which cost f500.
Another famous modern clock adorns the
palace of Westminster. The dials are twenty
two feet in diameter; the largest in the
world with a minute hand. The great wheel is
twenty-seven inches in diameter; the pendu-
lun is fifteen feet long and weighs eighty
driven by the musical box spring, weighs
about half an ounce. 1t has been the END OF
two great bells.
with the application of the spring to the
clock it becomes apparent that the timepieees
could be made portable. Watches were put
efoesn ser'u 81 f Paris in 15a i the sAs exclusive
IN that city. Henry VIII. seems to have spent
much money on watches. Edward VI. had at
watch of iron, the case iron gilt with two
plummets of lead" elizabeth was fond or
catches vat pad Of = % HnIedks she Of mao gald I l gasnis e0aect With
dyemondse, rubyes, emeraldes and perles,'
Zone armlet or shakell OF gold, all over fairiy
garnished with rubyes and dyemondes, having
on the closing the air of a clocke," was a gift
to her in 1571-72 by the Earl of Leicester,
master of the horse.
Mary of Scotland had her watches. In those
days there was a great variety in the shape of
a watch. A favorite shape was that OF a
skull; another was that Of a coffin. There
was another in which a catgut supplied the
place of the interior chain in the modern
watch. One very marvellous piece Of work
manship in the form of a skull is the property
of the Dick Lauder family. 1t was originally
the property of Mary Queen of Scots, and
was bequeathed to Mary Setoun, her maid of
honor, February Z, 1887. On the forehead of
the skull are the symbols of death, the scythe
and the hour glass. AT the back of the skull
is Time and at the top of the head are the
gardens of Eden and the cruciflxien; The
watch is opened by reversing the skull. In
side are the holy family, angels and shep-
herds, with their locks. The works form the
brains. The dial plate is the palate. An
other skull-shaped watch which belonged to
Mary was a gift from her husband, Francis
II.
Arnold, of the Strand, presented George III.
ass 9InloeJnupuI uMo stu 10 qolgA e t9LI VI
in a ring. Later, i'll ITO, he presented the
King with a small repeating watch. also set
in a ring, the cylinder of which was made
of an Oriental ruby. The Gear of Russia,
when he heard of these mites Of watches,
offered Arnold 1000 guineas if he would make
one for him. but the artist would not consent.
= FhicoC 90 Rpaor1
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-27
THE CIRCUS IN WINTER.
1t Does Not Stop. but Goes on all the
VcarAExhibitions Only Pause.


MOST peisonS nave an iuea 10 "Aei
ehe winter season sohs ~ -
ceases, IN oener wotus la@t - soes guy
true ehtnely. - 70 esseiie
weather eAnipitlon' = suaise 80.
may appear lne business o. anu
baliey oreaeest oho~ On Saren hesef
stops IoF even one uay. When tne sea-
son q eAnioieion = osei, mniol :,
eraiiy ABOUT Tue iasl u octoDe.' ai'ioush
u o~ccasionahy continues untii iie hise
"ssA va NoVe' a. ~ 80 M
Iiai Which n"s Deen On 10
"a raiiioau e~S' soeD ~ = :. euai
tefs " ING sho" III DifusepoiS Son'
here In iarss' coihoulo1s oticA puiiu
ihss, GOVERNS ~ acres q iaiiu' inc cars
ana materlal are stored. AL the am
mais are taken from the CAGES eney
have .raveieu IN uaiihs 'ne
anu piaceo IN spacious ~ staiis' ~
II were. roomy enough 70 permit OF tneAr
aAlns plenty OF exercise. ins = re
plants have a house to themselves. The
cars are run into he carsheds. and ey-
N amoaonu 5000 .rau -
ersthihs Is plopeiiy s.o"su a"a -
remain secure until spring. The estab-
I;ehment in Rridgeport now assumes e
siaanen ann.aranoa fro,, ubot = a,a IN
aiiierehe appe"iaiee ~ " 49, -
summer. The heads of many depart
ments and their assistants are located
- sa1amu an ~ uasn
mere, ana are on salary al the year
round. Under their supervision new
tants are made. new cages and cars
Gu. ~ 49, .a,nst
built, others repaired animals taught
new tricks, equestrians practice new
feats and the whole place is one Of
eau, an1 msaaNas 20 +na',ssns ~
animation. thousands anu t~nousahas ol
dollars are expended for needed sup
nI,as of everv kind Trainers. wheel
pie ls - "a otha.
wrights, blacksmiths, stable, n otner
bosses of other departments are con-
rtsntlv purchasing articles of all kinds.
sl@n'y $500. -.
On about the 18th OF November the
main business office is opened in New
lorA Lily, ~ ta,anbona ~ ts.s
winter quarters ny teiepnone. - .nts
office are located the agents and other
officers who are in the employ of Mr..
ST. ~ thara.r rot h- tbe ga.
3. a baliey ny the year Hoe = 80 $50
son as with ali other shows. From this
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-27
CHARACTERISTIC OF WOODS.

The strongest wood which grows with
in the mits of the United States is
known as nutmeg hickory, which
Hourishes on the Lower Arkansas river.
The most elastic is tamarack, the black
or shellback, standing not far below.
The wood with the least elasticity and
lowest specific gravity is Fsscus aurea.
The wood of the highest specific gravity
is the blue wood of Texas and Mexico.
The heaviest of the foreign woods are
the pomegranate and the lignum vitae,
and the lightest IS cork.
Four hundred and thirteen different
| species of trees grow In the varsous
States and Territories and of this number
sixteen, when perfectly seasoned VIII
sink In water
Those woods of high specific gravity
grow mostly in the ard regions OF New
Mexico. Arizona n Nevada.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-27

Block 2o2. lots B, F and s. Wayne and Mercer
Block s0a. lots 5 and %. Wayne and Grove
Block EOS. lots % and 80. Henderson and Nor
BiSo &c 2ss' lots 1856 and 157. Morgan street.
Block 2g7. lot "a. Grove street. nu
Block I'll. lots Gl, MI, HI and A. Fifth and
Block 2a5. lots c ana P1, Barrow street.
Block 2s6. lots 2 and o. Barrow and Grove
Block 2s7. lots q and Z. Montgomery and
Mercer streets,
g gIoss S Sss- 81 Iot q. R MsTces street assa,s
Block Sss. West part lot g d feeD. Railroad
Block $50, lots H and part of 9. Railroad
Block 2sa. lot 2s, Wayne street.
Block 24o. lots Fl and T. Barrow street and
Block al. lots Is. s and 10. Newark avenue and
Block 242, lots "a, 2s, %. 30, 81, T, A, and B.
Block 22. lots c, D and E, Grove street.
Block 2T2. lot Ii Barrow street.
Block 2i3. lots d and z. Grove street.
BLOCK al. lots l. and A. Second and Third
Block 2l5. lots L. Al and CT. Third and Fourth
Block 2ls. lots v and .. Fifth and Fourth
Block go. lots F and c. Bright street.
Block 253. lots s Is and 80. Railroad avenue
Block 274. lot o. Jersey avenue.
Block BIS. lots 6. Is and IS, Newark avenue.
Bay and First streets: !,
Block 276. lots tt and FL. Second street and
B gIss, s Is, , lsss 4 4 s and 6 s. E Erie street aissst and Ter.
Block 20. iot 4. Wayne street.
Block 3o6, lot S. York street.
BioeR sos. lots V and 5. Mercer and Wayne
Block 500, lots D and A. varick street.
and Wayne street.
Block 300, lot ]. Jersey avenue.
Block $40. lots 2. 9 and 10. Railroad avenue.
Block 3I2, lot 1, Newark avenue.
Block 313. lots C. D and G, First street.
Block s1s, lots IS and Ss. Second street.
Block s15. lots G1 and X. Fourth and Third
Block Sic, lots T and 30. Fourth and Fifth
Block ses, lots 2s. p, 80 and 81, H0adley avenue.
Block So, lot o. Sussex street.
Block 574. lots q to 81, Pacific avenue.
Block 279, lot A, Kensington avenue.
| Block 43O, lots 10 to 20, First street.
BloekI 49, 49, lots e. i ! 1 and % t to Sc; Second street
And the said Court has fixed Saturday, the
| fourth day of May, eighteen hundred and
n.nstysaye; IA: at the Court agt,o House IS tb in f tire e55y
as the time and place for hearing any ob-
iections that may be made to the assessments,
charges and liens fixed and certified, by the
| Commissioners Of Adjustment in said report,
when and where all parties interested therein
JOHN G.. FISHER.
Clerk Of the Circuit Court of the County OF
Dated Jersey City, N. j., April 10th, 1895.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-27

There is me true specific for disease arising from a debntated nervous ss-
Il is probably tbs most remarkable remedy hat the SCIENTIFIC research o., ms
lege first prescribed What is now known the world over as Panes celery com ON
IS Ll ca COR dvsenSa buhousnes. liver complaint, neuralgia,
Irheunatsn all nervous diseases n kidney troubles. For thu after panesc eel
~ annnaonnna bs succeeded gaina ans again where everything else has failed.
Te medical Journals Of this country have given more PACT in the last lew
go - 49, many remarkable Eases where the use Of Panes celery compound
nae made neople well than to IN other one subject
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-04-18
A WAR ECHO.
EVERY HONORABLE VETERAN
DESERVES HIS PENSION
And the Lone Limb 10 Not the Only
Reason for = Government Re-
ward Either.

From the Journal. Lewiston, Me.)
Samuel r. Jordan has just given the
Journal an account Of his life, which
In view Of mis- extremely hard lot for the
past few years Is OF great interest.
'I am Is years old and have always
lived in New Portland. enlisted In
the army in 1852 as 8 private in Com
pany A, Twenty-eightJ Maine Volun-
teerS. My army experience injured my
health to some extent, although !
worked at blacksmithlng some part Of
the time, when suddenly, several years
ago, 1 was Frustrated with what able
physicians pronounced Locomotor
Ataxia, At first 1 could get around
somewhat, yet the disease progressed
quite rapidly until 1 haS dardly any
feeling in my legs and feet, they felt
IKE sticks Of wood, and grew so much
worse that could not move for three
years without help, as my neighborB
and friends could testify. employed
several physicians In my Vicinity, and
elsewhere, and they all told me that
medicines would not help me, that
they could do nothing to effect q cure
and that In time / should become en-
tirely helpless. I became discouraged.
I was a great care to my wife and
friends. Shortly after ! met an old
army comrade, Mr.. All. Parlin, a resi-
dent Of Madison, Me-, and he incidently
mentioned how he had tried DR.. Will
Jams Pink Pills for severe case OF
rheumatism and a spinal and malarial
trouble, that he had suffered with con-
sequent of his army life, and had been
greatly benefited by their use. BY his
earnest recommendation / was induced
to try the pills. After taking them for
q time began to feel prickly sensations
In my legs and return Of strength so
I could move them little. After few
weeks began to feel a marked inn
provement in my condition. soon was
enabled to walk around a little with
the help Of crutches. After taking for
some time l can now walk without
crutches, my general health is much Inn
proved and have regained my old
time Vigor. can walk about and enjoy
life once more, for which I feel very
thankful, and this happy result is due
to the use of DR.. Williams Pink Pills."
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Peo-
pie were first compounded as a
prescription and used as such In
general practice by an eminent
physician. So great was their efh-
cacy that 1t was deemed wise to
place them within the reach Of all They
are now manufactured by the DR.. Will
Jams Medicine company, Schenectady,
N. Y, and are sold in boxes (never la
loose form by the dozen or hundred, and
the public are cautioned against num-
erous limitations sold in this shape) at
80 cents a box, or six boxes for $3.50, and
may be had Of all druggists or direct by
mail from DR.. Williams Med. Co
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-04-18

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case Of Catarrh that can not be
cured by Halls Catarrh Curel
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, Ohio.
We, the undersigned, have known F. ].
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable In all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, Ohio.
WALDNe, KNNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system. Price Toe per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials
tree.
Halls Family Pills, $50.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-04-18

Chauncey NJ. Depew is reputed for his
eloquence, but only casual glaSce at
his speeches and oratlons (as published)
is required to assure one that Mr.. De-
pew is careless in his use of English.
Recently this gentleman addressed the
graduates Of the University of Chicago,
and in the course of his address he said:
'There is nothing so conservative as
the college," What he meant to say
was: There is nothing else so conserv-
alive as the college," The omission OF
this necessary monOsyllable consti.
tutes that carelessness which is fire.
quently met with in the discourses OF
the ignorant or the careless, but which
should cerainly not occur in an address
prepared for an audience composed OF
students and scholars.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-04-18
That Tired Feeling

u certain indication Of impure and impov-
erished blood. II your blood could al
ways be rich and pure, full Of the red
copusclss upon which the vitality de.
ponds, you would never be weak, or
Nervous BOils, plmples, ScrStula, salt
rheum, would never trouble you. But
our mode Of living, shut in all winter in
poorly ventilated homes and chops, de-
pletes the blood and there Is loss Of appe-
tite, and weakness. Hoods Sarsaparilla
Is the standard remedy for this condition.
Il purl6es, VitaliEes and enriches the
blood, oyercomes that tired feeling,
builds up the nerves and gives perfect
health. Read this:
"our daughter, Blanche, when four years
Of age, had humOr break out on her
hands and face, which our physician
pronounced eczema II the cold air
reached her face or hands they Roule
swell up, look almost purple, and
headed blisters would form and break,
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-04-18

General Booth has repaid some Of the
hospitality shown him in the United
States by paying us several handsome
compliments since he returned to Eng.
land. One statement of his that must
have sounded odd in the land of the
established church was that Americans
are more religious people than the
British, and that there is more church.
going here than in England. What sur,
pr1sed General Booth more than any.
thing else during his American tour
was the audience of twenty-five thou
sand that greeted him at one Of his
meetings.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-04-18

Ex-Mayor Hugh Grant of New York
takes exceptions to the newspaper re-
ports that couple his name with those
OF different ladies in matrimonial al
lance. He says that 1t Is not leglti-
mate newspaper enterprise, and he is
right. The newspapers have no right
to couple the name Of any young lady
with that Of Mr.. Grant or any other
man as engaged to be married without
the permission Of both the people most
concerned. 1t is not news, but idle and
perhaps malicious gossip.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-04-18

Under the direction Of it's new pub
Usher, Col. Charles E. Hashrook, the
Boston Traveller gives constant signs of
progress and improvement. We knew
that Col. Hasbrook would infuse new
life into the staunch old journal, and
the change for the better began just as
an 81" was dropped out Of the vener-
able Travellers name. No traveller can
keep up with the procession when ham,
pered with more labials than Noah Web
stsr (of blessed memoryD allows.