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Horehound Candy.

A tested receipt for horehound candies
CONSISTS of a pound OF dried horehound
leaves. boiled in one quart Of water cool
ed and then boiled again for five minutes
After that strain on the liquid through a
cloth; put IL back on the fire and let IL
simmer until the quantity is reduced TO
four or five ounces. Add an ounce Of gum
arabic and when dissolved add enough
fine sugar 10 make a dough or paste. as
for lozenges. Roll out and cut Ia small
pieces with a perfectly clean thimble or
a little cutter such a. is used by confec-
toners.
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MI CELL ANEOUs.

SPIRITUALISM FREE, FREE, FREEi
Free test TO all who desire a sitting DR.
Richie. the test healing and business
medium, Is located at y West Broad
way. The Doctor will give TO all q test
OF his wonderful powers. All who are
sick. Respondent or in trouble. call and
be convinced that this gifted medium
can and will help you. Locates mines.
lost persons or property. Positively no
fee unless full satisfaction II given.
Hours, 10 a. m. TO y. m, Sundays in
cluded. q West Broadway. Butte.
WOOD CONTRACT-THE AMERICAN
Developing and Mining company will
receive bids at their Office In Gibbons
Vile. Idaho. for cutting and delivering
200 cords Of 4-foot wood. A number az
good woodchoppers are wanted to cut
wood by the cord.
wANTED-To RENT THREE TO FIVE
room house or more rooms. furnished
for housekeeping. Address Box s32.
Butte.
MRS. J. HELD. RELIABLE CLAIR
voyant. readings 81: circles wednes-
day evenings, p cents. Gel South Art-
iona street. Butte.
II BANK REFUSES YOU MONEY
call Reynolds. % East Granite street.
Butte.
paying $40 per month. object TO enlarge
business. Address c.. Box a. Butte.
Mont
MRS. c. f. FRITZ GIVES PERFUMED.
VapOr and electric baths: massage
treatment: also bust developing. face
massage. tan. wrinkles and freckles
positively removed, hair dressing and
manicuring rooms s. and - New Ows-
ley block. third floor. Butte.
RANCH. FIVE-YEAR LEASE FOR
improvements. For information address
Box 5i3 Butte. Mont
LOWEST PRICES FOR FIRsT-CLAsS
dental work at East Broadway. Butte
SECONDHAND CLOTHING BOUGHT
and sold. % r. Park ST.. Butte.
UNION EMPLOY MEST OFFICE-AL.L.
kinds Of domestic help furnished Room
g. 4 West Broadway. Butte.
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SCHEDULE
TRAINS ARRIVE.
No T. from 81. Paul Chicago
and all Eastern points. arrives
Northern Pacific local depot
daily at go. ...................... Sis Q -
No. .. from Spokane. Tacoma.
Seattle. Portland and all Coast
points. arrives Montana Union
depot daily at ....................u5o p m
TRAINS DEPART.
No. Z. for spokane. Tacoma.
Seattle, Portland and all Coast
and California points. leave
Montana Union depot daily at. $50 a m
No. T. for 81. Paul. Chicago and
all Eastern Southern and Ca
madam points. leaves Northern
Pacific local depot daily at....10:So d m
Pullman Sleeping Cars between Butte
and St Paul. upholstered Tourist Sleep
ers; elegant day coaches and dining car
service on all through trains
For Information. time cards. maps and
tickets call on or write 20 w. VI. TUOHY.
General Agent. 3 East Broadway Butte,
Mont, or CHARLES ,. FEE.
General Passenger Agent. ST. Paul, MINI.
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BUTTE TIME CARD.

Butte. Anaconda 81 Pacific X. r.
ARRIVE IN BUTTE
No. . Anaconda and Helena express, ar
rfves daily........ .............s :46a- m
No. T. Anaconda express. con-
Meeting with Great Norths
raflwa- through trains for East
and West arrives daiIy......... t:1S . a
DEPART FROM BUTTE
No. g. Anaconda express. leaves
oauy .--..... -..s--.---.. .AosS y -
No. I. Anaconda express from st.
Paul, Helena and Intern ediate
points leaves daily ..........-... 500 . IN
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II was about 1776 I'm Massachusetts, that
the first woman Mistress Abigail Adams.
asked for the right of suffrage. Miss Ma
bel Z. Adams of Quincy. in that state.
who has just been elected 10 the school
board, and who is one OF the leading ora
tors in the political equality cause. is
said to be one of her descendants Miss
Adams is a student as well as a speaker
and writer and has given considerable
time and thought to the domestic rela-
tions and conditions Of American society
at the present time
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Northern Pacific.

NOTlheFn FdCItIC.
IhA-NS AkhINk Al DCLTh.
No. T. from ST Pau. Chicago
and all Eastern points. arrives
Northern PAcine local depot
dsut 81 .....-.........-......--..-- IN . .
n. u. No. 2 from Spokane Ia
coma. eestde. Portland and all
Coast points. strives Montana
Union depot daily at ........... n - N
TRAINS LEAVE BUTTE
n u. No. !. for spokane. Taco
ma. Seattle Portland and al
Coast and California points.
leaves Montana Union depot
daily at .....-.- .-..-.... - q N
No q for ST. Paul. Chicago ana
all Eastern. Southern and Ca
madam points. leave. Northern
Pacific local depo: daily at. .le:8 q
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quickly. over 1900 private endorsements.
Prematureness means Impotency in the
first stage. 1t is symptom of seminal
weakness and barrenness. 1t can be
stopped in 30 days by the use of Huydan.
The new discovery was made by the
Specialists OF the old famous Hudson
Medical Institute. II is the strongest vi
talizer made II is very powerful, but
harmless. Written guarantee given for
cure. II YOU buy six boxes and are not
entirely cured. six more will be sent TO
you free of all charge
Send for circulars and testimonials.
Address
HUDSON MEDICAL INSTITUTE.
junction stockton, Market and Ellis SITS
san Francisco. al.
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Want Savs.

4 ADVERTISEMENTS under this head
"A cents a word for the first insertion
and j cent word TO- each subsequent
Insertion No advs. taken for less than
- cents
Classified Advs per line per month. 81. 3
Count 6 words 20 the lineD
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REV RID.

1880 REwARD-THE ABOVE RE
ward will be paid for the arrest and
conviction OF the person or persons
who cut the wires of the Butte District
Messenger Co. in the NJ. 4 NJ. gambling
house. over the Palais Royal. on West
Park street and the Leland block, sec
ond floor. This reward will also apply
20 any future cutting of any OF the
wires Of said company. A. G. Elerick.
Manager.
Butte, Feb % 1896.
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Nortbern Montana MeWs

The Northern Montana ONCE OF the
Standard 3 located fn the Bach-Cory
block. Great Falls. directly opposite the
Park hotel Advertising rates furnished on
application
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ChIoaro IVheat n,arl,e,

Wheat ruled higher to-day and at one
time showed ssc advance Trade how
ever. was moderate and mostly profess
sional.
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Metal Aiarxet.

Silver. ssh: pig iron, steady: copper.
strong; brokers' price. $10.s7iz: exchange
price. S11q11.10; lead, firm; brokers' price,
$S.121z; exchange price. 81. 22lxd3.25.
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, hicago General Market.

Close-May wheat, 67hc; corn, SO5sc;
oats, Hlsc: pork. 1877; lard, s542: ribs,
s5.o7 Receipts; Wheat. $4,000 bushels
corn, 100000 bushels; oats, 2S2, 900 bushels
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he MARKETS.

New York, Feb. H.-The volume OF bust
ness in stocks to-day was about equal to
that of the previous day. The industrials
again held first place in point of activity.
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Money Market

Money easy at 3d4 per cent: closed at
3 per cent; sterling exchange firm and
higher at A.s7&.d4.ss for demand and
"a. S6l2q4. S6% for 90 days.
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Washington, Feb. 2.-To days state
ment of the condition of the treasury
shows: Available cash balance, s265, Az, =
81; gold reserve, s124, 631. IA.
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WAIVED HELI.

EMPLOYMENT BUREAU
Ring 30. People wanting good help. din
ing room girls. women cooks. domestic
help. ETC.. keep a-cCmIu- to The Peo-
pies office. in Ov-ley block. Butte.
NANTED-GOOD LIVE CANVASS .E
FOR fast-seiling and profitable specially.
Address Il. H.. Boa COS Butte.
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Boston Mining Stocxs.
Condi ion of the IRE,

Boston, Feb. H.-Boston & Montana.
7sh; Butte & Boston, 31h.
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II Is said that the state of Kansas has
nearly 100000 less population than IL had
i'm 1890
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M ontana Union.

Montana Union.
TkAlNo saA.4... - QUITE.
Ho- 4 Garrisoa ex ress. - . N
No loo Anaconda express. ..-....ls:0 q m
EMO. 100. Anaoonds express..--.-. 1:ss . m
No. sO. u fast man..........n:ss . n
TRAINS LEAVE BUTTE
No. L Garrison express ....... $50 . N
No. O. Garrison accommodation
leaves Butte. .........-.... t:os o m
No. l0l. Anaconda exprsss.---.-.u:lS . IN
No i0s Anaconda express..--..-- 500 . m
No so1 u p. fast msu.........-.. zoo n
sCornects ct Stuart with train from
Deer ,odse and Garrison
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LOST.

COW; WHITE STAR on
forehead. branded 10 on hip. Liberal
reward II returned to NJ. s. McGovern.
7l6 East Fourth street. Anaconda.
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St. Paul Helena
ldlnne spois Butte
Duluth and Spokane
Fargo Tacoma
Grsni Forks Seattle
and Winnipeg Portland
Pullman Sleeping Cars.
Elegant Dining Cars.
Tourist sleeping Cars.
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FOR RENT NINE ROOMS IN BRICK
house. corner West Sixth and Spruce
streets Anaconda.
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TO RENT-THREE UNFURNIsHED
rooms for housekeeping also one fur
nished room; modern conveniences. 21S
S. Idaho street, Butte.
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FURNISHED ROOMS WITH ELEC-
trio light and heat. over Red Boot. Mrs.
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FOR RENT.

FURNISHES ROOMS: ELECTRIC
light. steam heat, free bath; reasonable
prices. Hoffman house. a. Il. Park. Butte.
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UNION EMPLOY MENT OFFICE-AL.I
kinds OF domestic help furnished. Room
!. i West Broadway. Butte.
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FOR RENT-NICELY FURNISHED
rooms. Gold block. 800 North Main.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-22
THE BRIER FIPE.
Where the BrIcr Comes from md How the
Pipe D.. N~ndc-StyIcS and Prices.


The brier used in the making of brIer pipes
comes chiefly from France. and largely from
the region OF the %yrrncGs; it is said that the
very best brior comes from Sicily. Only the
root, or that part ~ the wood that grows
underground, is used. II Is sawed into oblOng
blocks which haze no scrnblanre to the f0-m
OF n ujpe, but each OF sufficient dimensions to
hermit the fashlOning of n pipe from II. Tho
sawod blocks ARE soaked in salt water, dried,
aud seasoned. They are imported into this
country in large hnga.
In the pipe factory here the br!er blocks are
sorted ont In sizes. for larger and smaller pipes,
and then II necessary they are trimmed down
bcfore yoing TO the machines That are actually 70
sawed of the block to bring II down close 10
tho size of the pine That ~ 10 be cut from IL;
but not much needs t. br cut of for tho blocks
are sawed originally 40 that there with be az
little vase ms possible. Then the hrier Liock
goes to'tne borcr. The hr1t OF me machine ON
ploycd In the actual IA hons G OF the pipe.
The boring machine has three knives. set In
the same plane; the middle knife bores out the
howl OF, the pipe. the Two outer knives cut
shape OF the pipe. These knives. set in n
lathe, make more than = 600 revolutions a
minute. The middle knife, which bOres out
the bowl. II longer than the Two outside knives,
which slape The bowl. The borer Gu - he
pipe out TO it's full depth; the cutters, in the
case OF. n egg-shnp"d pipe dig down TO the
point OF the pipes greatest CirCuihfcrehce In
making q wood pine of The bulldog shape, an
additional side tool is used to shape the bowl
for a little space below its greatest ~cirtumfer-
ence. In making an egg shaped pine the knives
are made to turn; in maklnga pipe or bulldog
shape the block is rcyOlfei.
AS the hricr block comes from the bores Il
is still a brIor block. with the p:no bowl bored
down into one end of II. AID the outside of the
pipe bowl shaped down ior halt its deplh.. The
block with the pipe thu PARTLY cut in I goes
then 10 a lathe similar to the lati.es used in cut
ting gun stocks and other irregular forms. The
emitting tool used with this lathe + circular.
like teeth. IL is revolvcd, like a circular saw,
at high velocity. Tie brier block, with the
lathe. TO which has already been attached a
meal pattern of the shane that II t. desired 10
cut the Gloc". This metal pattern Is made To
turn aga ust a snOoth-cigcd wheel attached
to I'll, lathe. The bricr block turns with tho
pattern. aud II brought into contact Sith the
cutting wheel In precisely the sane manner
that the pattern Is brought Into contact with
the smooth wheel. As the pattern is turned
the centre line of the block Is brought near To
Or " rscedes from the toeth OF the cutting
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tool: and the teeth cut into the wood deeply or
pipe is round o. TyGi' or square makes no dif hed
so that the wood that is left is shaped in ac-
cordance with the pattern.
The work of the irregular lathe is done very
and stem completely SHAPED out. The tobacco
hole through :he stem. nhc stem here SPOKEN
of is the brier stem continuous from the bowl,
and not a BIT. or mouthpiecc:
Tho Pine Is then rough finished and fine fin.
ished on wheels covered. one with coarse and
the, other with tine sn adpaper. and subsequent
ly Is further ine finished by polishing il on n
wheel with ground pumice stone,
After, the first fine finishing the rspcS are
n nI5s, I,t int" f n sie and Il: 'os seconds % arrests ars ni ars
that have any outsido defect.
Tho hole through fhc stem is bored with n
steel wire having a cutting tip, and turning
RAPIDLY IN n lathe. Fine pipes arc centred, so
that the hole through the stem may be bored
against the wire borer by hani. but pipes thus
bored are almost without exception bored
~sqMHrcly In the centre.
which cuts the thread in the err OF the stem TO
h.old the bit, or mouthpiecH; Then the band,
put on, and tho bit is attached to the pipe.
Most brier IN IL natural state is Of rather.a
natural color. tits treated with linseed oil.
which brings out the grain and the beauty OF
Is darker In color. and II grows darker in
smoking. Some buyers prefer n dark colorcd
pipe. and SO some pipes are finished artificial
y, of u darker color. some pipes, having
what Is called n hard varnish finish, AFRO fin
ished very dark, and are highly polished on
leather buffers.
In a large pipe factory the accumulated pat-
terms number hundreds, and pipe are made In
many different styles aud In large numbers.
One New York factory in. which pipes OF other
kinds are made as well has n capacity Of IA
hundred gross or more OF brler pipes daily.
a brler pipe with the least outside defect /,
clHsscd ms n second. Al wholesale seconds
are sold at - TO 10 per cent. less than Arsts.
Any hole or Other. opening In the outside OF a
pipe 10 filled mp with II paste or cement made for
The purpose. and Goiored 10, match the wood.
makes the pipe practically as nearly perfect es
possible. A second that is defective ON the
outside only may last as long as a perfect nine.
and II Is Just ~ good to smoke.
\ genuine bri,r pipe can be bought at retail
as chenply as - cents on even less than that.
though il Is likely TO he a second. Avery good
bricr pine can he bought Tor 80 cents, nuG u
line pipe for n dollar or less. From that he
prices run up to So. which might he the cost of
n pipe of particularly fine quality aud hand
some grain, and with specially fine nlountinus.
Brier pipes are sold rs high AS SEQ, but that
would be something very unusual.
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An Experience OF Man Who Looked Ike
Hnmiet the Day Before Election.

HnmIet the Day Before Election.
At a table in n Raines hotel on Third avenue.
on the day after election, sat four men eating
One OF tho drinkers was an old man with n
and a far.away look that seemed to scorn his
present surroundings with the single exception
of the beerl and TO peek and peer into the fu-
ture and endeavor TO look into the seeds Of
time and tell which grain would grow and
which would not.
The man who sat next to the philosopher was
distinguished By nothing hut a very largo wart
on n still larger nose. Drinker No. Three wore
n shirt which really ought TO have been in the
laundry: this fact was proclaimed by The shirt
itself, in black on white. The fourth man had
drunk too much beer and could bear no more.
superstition " said the Hamlet man.
No one replied, except the man with the oh
jectionahle shirt. who said that superstition
"Dum'f il is" said tho drunken man: II
blicyc'n shnperstition -shupsthiahus m'telf"
lin hanged II | am said the proprietor Of
wei, anyhow. I'll tell you a strange story"
said lininlet, on the day before the election |
was walking along fifty-frst street. near Third
playing card, turned taco downward. II seemed
to me to be AS plain as the wart on Snowden's
nose
You let my wart alone" said Snowden.
a plain. as the wart on Suowdrn's nose"
continued Hamlet. that here was u chance for
me % peep through the blanket ot the dark. I
hr y Jack OF diamonds IL viii show that McKIn.
les will win; II a Jack OF hearts. then Bryan will
he the man, picked up the card, turned 1t
oyer. looked AZ H. ana, Gentlemen you may be.
witness, that card was the four * pades."
"fou-Tah liar" said The drunken man.
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species OF pitcher plant, whose flowers hold
water, grows on the borders Of the marshes all
along the eastern coast. The wonderful per-
~forations of its leaves give Its name to the Lace
leaf plant. One Of the orchids has a spur fifteen
inches long Of what appears tn be snow-whito
moulded wax. A gigantic arum lily grows
along the river sides, often reaching the height
of ten or fifteen feet, with a large yellowish
white flower eighteen inches long.
The coast forests furnish an abundance of
hardwood trees, such rs mahogany, satinwood,
teak. and ebony. There are many beautifully
veined woods which would be useful and orna-
mental in building and for cabinet work and
paruueterie. Primitive wood carvings survive
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Il BoBC11'S BOARDING MOUSE.
Maine Farmers Sorry Now for tho ThinGs
They said About some Fishermen.

NORTH SEARsPoRT. Ne, Nov. r. During
the heavy rain OF Sunday afternoon more than
one thousand tons OF granite ledge in the pas
ture OF Clarke NJ, Mardcn. comprising a good
pnrt of II high blun which uverhunE swan Lake.
WAS loosencd and fell with n great splash into
tho lake. making great waves that swept up
among the woods OF the opposite shore and car
ried away several cords Of wood cut and piled
up near the bank. Tho spur broke off in an old
seam that was rusty and worn with water chan
uels. Down some ten feot from the ton the
roam EXPANDED into u wide pocket walled with
rusty quartz crystals and iileA with hay and
line grasses that had evidently been carried
there Gy some Wild animal, ATTACHED To tho
crystals in exposed places were TUFTS and wAds
of hair from some large animal, which the old
residents said wa, a bObCat.
Feathers OF gecfe and hens as well as wool
from sheep, were found scattered about. A
small heap of bones containing the shank bones
aud hoofs OF sheep was discovered in the pocket,
Indicating that the animal had been boarding at
the expense Of the farmers. Then the residents
remembered they had lost sheep and poultry at
sundrv times, They also had a recollection ~
casting suspiCions upon u party III fishermen
who Chmprd here last summer, and ilev were
sorry they had talked 30 much. AS an atone
mrnt for what they had said they organized =
hunting party to follow the bobrat to his death.
Late sunday evening Harry Black shut a big
bobcat near Bog uIl. and after that tae peoDtS
felt beIteTs
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failed to throw ND these pieces uninjured he
WAS pronounced guilty.
Another picture shows n typical Madagascar
village in the depths OF tho great forest that
covers a large part OF the eastern portion of the
island. The village is on the route from the
east coast to the capital. The white mans party
has halted here, and their baggage IL seen in
seat fastened to poles in which the white man
Is horne nv his carriers.
Another picture shows a native bridge and tho
manner in whi,h the white man is carried in
the iilanZana.
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raised to different heights, AID stretched to
different degrees OF ten sion. thus forming n
musical instrument played with the fingers,
producing a low. sweet, harplike tone"
Mr.. Taylor says that u large number OF the
trees, shrubs, and herbs on the island are not
found elsewhere. Among the most notable OF
them Is the travellers tree, which is something
like a large banana in appearance. and from
between its leaves a very welcome supply of
watery liquid is derived at will. A beautiful
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constructing palanquins, making stepladders
and snuff boxes. and many other articles. 1t is
employed as q substitute for pitchers for fetch
ing water from wells. for making RATS, and so
on. Tho bamboo forms the principal must
cal instrument of the island. The bamboo pole,
when put to this use. ia about four feet and a
half in length. AT about six or eight incnes
from one end the point OF a knife Is inserted to
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BAMB00S IN MADAGASCAR.
THE MOST UsEFUL PLANT THAT
OROWS ON THE ISLIND.

Various Purposes for Which tho Natives
Employ TIA Tree from Witch Travel
Iers Obtain n Refreshing Drink Tan
genn Tree, Whose Kernels Are Poisonous
One of these pictures shows a bamboo forest
In Madagascar. Mr.. Frederick Taylor, from
whose photographs these pictures were made.
writes to THE SUN:
1.-THE bamboo is the most useful Of tho plant
life of the island. 1t Is used In" uilding houses,
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the depth of a sixteenth Of an inch and slit
down. following liz g:a:a &c w.ii.i. siA or
eight inches of the other end. and close to this
another similar slit is made. This forms a
string which By degrees is lifted upon a small
piece of wood like n fiddle bridge inserted at
either end. \ series Of strings OF different
notes is thus made all around the bamboo,
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grows in the forests along the east coast. Many
years ago tho rattves used tho nut. which IS
poisonous, in an ordeal for the detection of
witchcraft and treason when ordinary evidence
could not be obtained. 1t was administered to
the suspected person by giving q portion OF two
nuts rubbed down in water or in the juice OF II
banana, the prisoner having previously par:
taken of a little rice and squnre-shaped bits of
fowls skin. lie was then made TO swallow
lnkewarm water. causing nausea. and II he