Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-09-01

silver. 1ne GIIHSubO lS really the root of a species of coffee plant, and is i'm. ported in punches, in rough form just as the root is pulled from the ground The process of preparation is some. what interesting. First the sticks ara sorted into qualities, those having the most gnarls and twists being con. sidered the most valuable Now they are trimmed with fine circular saw. manufactured especially for the Dur. pose, as it requires & very fine temper to withstand the tough knots, to say nothing of the fine grit and small stones that are often imbedded between the roots and out of sight of the sawyer. If the branch that is joined to the root is long enough and not too crooked the cane and handle are of one piece, but. as is the case in many instances, the branch has to be severed from the root. which is then prepared as handle for some other stick. It is hollowed out and joined so neatly to another stick as to be imperceptible to the novice. As the roots are very hard they are susceptible of high polish and fine carving.
 One of the recent novelties in Pimen. to canes has silver lizard so placed as to look as if he were crawling among the roots after a fly that is ingeniously placed on the opposite side of the stick. Another has a spiders net of silver threads spread between the gnarls It is neat though rather suggestive de. sign in the hand of sporting man.
 The popular Madagascar vine is from Brazil. It is a heavy stick and in a free fight Is worth two Irish black. thorns. Deep seams and heavy knots are it's peculiar features. As it is a very fibrous stick it is hard to cut, and is therefore usually finished in natural form by trimming and polishing the end. It is frequently stained a fine seal brown and makes a swell cane for the use of the young man who takes his afternoon stroll in 8 walking suit of brown or mouse color.
 Waugee sticks are Chinese produc tion and are valued because of their pe- culiar irregular points.
 The favorite among Germans is the Weischel It is cut from wild cherry that is said to grow only in the Black forest Naturally this stick Is very crroked and gnarled. In order to get straight sticks the German peasants build frames around the trees and train the young shoots upon them by fasten- ing strings to the tip ends, passing them over puleys. 4 light weight is attached to the other end of the string and as the branch grows stronger the weight is increased The genuine Welsehel is distinguishable by it's pun gent odor which comes from the end of the stick at the root after 1t has been cut down. While the odor is the strongest in the newly cut stick, it is quite noticeable for several years. It is a curious thing of the Weiehsel that although it will grow seemingly quite as well when trausplanted from its na- tive home, sticks cut from the trees that have taken root in the new soil lack in the distinguishing oder of those grown in the Black forest. The stick known as the Turkish Weiehsel isreally the American wild cherry. Although quite pretty it is lacking in the perfume of the genuine article.
 Blaekthorns are always popular. For two dollars one can get an excellent specimen to show friends as just from the .'ould sod" You may always know the blackthorn by the three sprouts at each knot There is the twig and the. two thorns that flank it. This the. favorite for a walking stick and right. here the difference between a walking stick and cane might be specified The former is heavy stick, while the latter is light hollow reed or rattan such as the bamboo and Malacca. The. walking stick first came into common. use as sort of weapon carried by sths