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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-12-26
rHE srarGGLisa YONG Arrmon.
70. Expresses some Views IonesFn
ing the Reading of Manuscripts

lie Expresses some Views aonesFhe
ing the Reading of Manuscripts.
II have heard people say said the
struggling young author. ..thnt they
thought what manuscripts they Ind
scnt 10 the publisher had been returned
10 them unread. thiuk they must b.
mistaken about this Wy own impress
sion Il that the manuscripts ARE nj.
ways read: and ! say this after an
unl,rokcn experience Of nianust Fipta
returned II would h. the height ~
folly, after th. publisher had al"nt 4
lot Of money for wading through tho
great mass Of stun submitted. in tho
hope Of finding gems 1t would bc tho
height 81 folly not TO wlnnpN the
stun carefully. believe the work II
carefully and faithfully done.
oh. I dare say TINT after reader
had read about forty successive nInutI.
scripts from the same contributor. not
one Of them revealing tho faintcal
| CLEAN ~ humor or tho slightest scintiI
I In Of common sense. | dare aay If
+ might. when he came to the forty
/ first manuscript, now and then skip i
/ dot over one Ut the is. or. possibly
not stop TO sean closely the cross "a
every I; but what ! mean 10 say /,
he'd read II fairly. no doubt If that.
mo. sir. the things are read: i.iy
sure Of that: but arr they read npttr,,
cintiyeIy?
"A-ah. That's the question:. Now
| York sun.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-12-26
s,s fsrawssx Ola.

They say an CROWN. old hseasss
mr. hair il siIvrrcd. and there ns
crows feet on my forehead, saa ~
stsp l. not So firm aud elaatle 81 hsssss
Hat they arc mistaken. Tsst s 50
me. Tho knees are weak. hst ~
knees arc not me. The brow j. wrinAas<.
bat tho brow il not me. Thish Ne
house I live in. iiut am ypsas
younger than ever was hesoss-
Guthrie.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-12-26

claimed the girl in hioomcra. ''and in
yariably fail so miscrably."
why. the fashion page" began
the girl in The tennis suit by way or
protest.
Absolutely valiIcless and uDintcr-
esiing." broke in tile girl In boomers.
Nothing but gowns, gowns. gowns
and lingerie and lace. and not one
word about er what really inter-
ests iis now. Why, half the things
wear are not mentioned on wonniI'a
pages or In woman's magazines" Chi
cagO Evening Post.
''Oh. we'll" explained the girl in the
tennis suit. apol0gctcalIy. won must
not forget that II IL only recently that
you began tOer wear EN-
but II Is not entirely q matter OF
hiftTcation. either" protested the girl
! IN boomers. There IL very little about
yachting caps. golf caps, fedora hats.
toe-clips. handle lars. road records.
diamond frames. centuries, cigarettes
knee action, neckiis.s and all the othei
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-12-26
Chain Lightning.

An extraordinary lightning story Is
told by correspondent of the English
scientific journal, Nature. He says that
during the evening Of September 9th
last, while violent thunderstorm was
raging, he saw eight strange lightning
flashes, having "a chain formation with
large elliptical links and OF golden
yellow color" These flashes" were
astonishingly slow, as lone OF them
took slightly over minute to pour
from the clouds to the edge Of the val
ley opposite me- This singular ac-
aUunt becomes more interesting since
later correspondent OF the same
journal has testified to it's substantial
accuracy from his own observations of
similar streams OF lightning. He adds,
however, that he has never seen the
chain" form. bnt has witnessed The
spectacle Of thick stream pouring
slowly down "in the sort OF curve which
| liquid takes from a kettle"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-12-26
Aaaa.ams Manan.n,.

A budapest correspondent Of Ia
Philadelphia Ledger says: 'sThs saue.
nmsnt 10 Empress Maris Theresa
which Is being erected at the anxsea,
coronation city OF Presbnrg. oa IA
Danube. will DO one OF the handsomss.
raised 20 commemorate the millsnHiun
The elaborate work Il has sngsn-
Gered il approaching eoinpiesson, bal
the executive committee fear that sAs
date liked for unwilling will hare 10
10 postponed until the spring o. zen
year,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-12-26
Not LIN 10 nnfc-

The girl in boomers was thoroughly
dis.usted. She haG devoted herself to
q woInan's magazine for n matter OF
half an hour or so. and had tried the
wonlan's page Of daily newspaper
1T seems an outrage that they
should impose upon us TO such an ex-
traorlinary extent" she said, Mt last.
as he threw down the paper.
her ingulrinely.
They make such n pretense Of ger
ting w news especially for us" ex-
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-12-26

Indianapolis journal: '.Why. asksd
the Waiting American. why DO ysa
fellows always turn 10 the lets % sAs
road
'.tseeauae. said the resident EaglhsA.
man. I'll Is right
Eight days afterwaFd the srue-Aows
Rrison suddeniy seanaalixed the esa-
gregaIIon BY laughing aloud IN ~
midat Of services IL had dawnsd %
him that he had made q pun-
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-12-26
Assa, Coughs. Cold. asa /. a,,..,

Mrs. Hannah shepard. s0s North iethm
Omaha, Neb, writes; About four yssr.
ago was taken with La GriPps. and ate
recovering l had very bad courh
Ieoughsd almost continually ever sisss i
tried several doctors and varioas oo..t
medicines, but could not get any rs.is
Your DR. kay's Lung Balm WAS rseommsr1
ed 20 mo, aud after taking ons package a.
cough left me entirely and ieonsidsr n,v,sss
entirely cured. ehssrfnliy recon ssssS
-FOUR DR. kAy's Lung Balm 20 all who =.
in the very bad condition that / VAS
ass advertisement
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-12-26
Stunping.

'Has your husband been stumping
any this fall?" asked the candidate,
anxiously. mo, sir; he amt" an
s.ered the good woman. He's dug
his potatoes and stacked his corn, but
he amt goin' to stumpin' till after
election; the stumps come out easier
after IT'S frozen. Detroit Free Press.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-12-26

II yoa vast 70 qals talaao esiax ssssf
and forever. regain lost laanha-od. 30 ma6s
vol, asronE. iaAguoste. iua II ess ne sd
sikof, tAss N8iIo, Hss, tks woesisr ssstAr
that tnAsss ueak msa ssrusg Asss xaaz
ten rounds ia ten days. Dseg 500 90 esss&
Boy No-Io-h Ia from youF afaggtsss sse -
guaFaais. Arur~. boostss ard sasatS* saAa q
frss address ss~r.iax hsenedy Co. a.
easo or Ss~ Yorx.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-12-26
oldest Monument IN the world.

Perhaps one of the oldest mon
uments is the tablet in Berkshire
church in memory OF a soldier who had
his left leg taken Off by the above
ball. the actual cannon ball being in.
serted al the top. Pittsburg Dis,
patch.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-12-26
Oyeraow of Spirits.

Get yourself full of your subject, :"
said the professor. "Saturate yourself
with 1t. and then your essay will write
itself Yes, know. professor. said
Miss Colespring; but my essay Is on
Rum, the Cause Of It. New York
Recorder.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-12-26
nsfehaais Hatsl. llnaha.

coRNnR stFrkEsfH AID FARsAssrA
Street cars pass the door 10 and froa
both depot4. in business center Of essy
Headquarters for state and Local srsas
Rates 81 and 81 per day.
PAXTON & DAVENPORT, prOps
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-12-26

Girls OF the jury exclaimed ne
rounsslsss for tho defense. "wssfs
guilty u numbering our husband 80
four children. but VIC plead cxfesnF
ton We look perfectly iofslf "
black. e
II was evident that ths twslss fosn
women and true were PFofoaneg
moved Detroit Tribune.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-12-26
Erncnsirr niIarit,.

"Encle Simon, what liz 'biase?'"
1T is when fellow gets so low
spirited that nothing but a steamboat
explosion will make him laugh
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-12-26

T is well known
that the queen
breads becoming
stout. It is q fam
lily feature Of this
royal house, says a
Gressoney corre-
spondent OF the
London ID ally
N Q W 5. HI e +
love of the noun
Sa,r. ss nartfy dine
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-12-26
THE ROYAL ITALIANS.
SOME GOOD STORIES ABOUT
VICTOR EMMANUEL.

How His Majesty Earned Eight soldi-
The Quee breads Getting Fat-rhe
Failing of Her House-Buys No More
Pugs-
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-12-26

When bilious Or costtrr. sat essessss
candy eatharile. cure guaranteed is~
ase.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-12-26

To Crag A cold ~ ONE DAT.
Take Laxative BrotBo Qslslne Isssss - =
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-12-26

Ionzfsliow's literary life covered sFsfiss
Of forty years
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-04-03

"Divipc Healer Schroeder s." m
q great stir In Illinois. people,
sec him by the trainload' anu NV" al.
profess to be cured Of various .oou
ments. 1t Is figured that 2o'ovV "a,
pie have visited him during
in Springfield.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-04-03
r GONE TO SEED.
sOME WHO WERE ONCE FAMOUS ARR
now SELDOM MENTIONED.

New York sun.
Silyer-tongued orators are forgotten
as quickly, and often far more thor
oughly, than politicians when tleil
fame depended entirely on their clio
quence. for il is rare that the speech
Of a great orator reads as well as il
sounds when delivered. In the earl,
history Of the politics OF this %cOuntr,
the South was prolific Of orators Nht
were called silyer-t0ugued. There was
a time when budding young speakers
in Southern colleges raved oyer tho
%eloqucnce Of Sergeant S. Prentiss, Viii
liam L. Yancey, Robert L, TqQmbs.
John c. Calhoun, and Robert Y.
lIayne, Prcntiss and Yanccy are for.
gotten, Calhoun nearly 50, and lIaync
is dimly reflected in the fame Of Dam
iel Webster, whose celebrated reply to
the South Carolina Senator is classed
as OF his greatest orations.
The Grafton OF the late Edward Ey-
efett, OF Massachusetts,. at the dcdica.
ton Of the Gettysburg monument was
classed at the time as n Of the most
eloquent and scholarly speeches ever
made b. an American orator, yet it
was 50 ovcrslladOwed by the brief and
simple e~loqucnce OF Lincoln's speech
on the same occasion that the ora
tor and Grafton have been alike for.
gotten.
Occasionally The fame Of an orator
lives and is recalled from time to time
because Of some timely phrase so strik-
ing and expressive it cannot be forgot
ten. Such has been the fate If Tom
Corwin, whose name is still recalled
when there is 4 controversy as to the
origin Of the phrase. "Wc will greet
you with bloody hands and welcome
you to hospitable graves" Corwin
uttered the words during the delivery
OF a speech in the United States Sem
ate IN the subject Of the Mexican
war. In common with all Northern
Wings he opposed the war, and reply.
ing to a speech by General Cass, Of
Michigan, Curwin said: But the SEN
ator from Michigan says we will be
200, 900, 600 in "A few years, and we want
room. II | were a Mexican | would
tell you: Have you not room in your
own country TO bury yonr dead men?
If you cOlnc into mine we will greet
you with bloody hands and welcome
you to hospltablc graves
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-04-03
SOME UST CUT BAIT.

The Eupora Progress, one of the
most candid and fearless, as well as
n OF the ablest papers in the State
says:
Governor McLaurin is early to re
ccivc a full share of public abuse, ever
from his friends. The Progress wa.
against the governors nomination.
but 50 far, as governor OF the State,
we see nothing to find fault with. As
TO his public patronage, he has a per.
feet right to put that where he pleascs,
and the man or newspaper that don't
grant him this right, only charges the
governor Of "A fault that they them,
selves would be guilty OF il they were
in his place. Human nature is the
same among every people and in every
cline. Go on, Ansclm, and appoint to
Office your fricnds."a
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-04-03

The following is an extract from u
small boys essay on he'd "lhe'c
is a lot of kinds of beds; red lleNS'
wooden beds, soft beds, cabbage fed''
bawld beds, and so 4th, Pa hes ge
one, it's bawld: ma she's long lleafa
and pas bull hedcd. but I'm rel Neu'
ed and level too. The smart END OF"
boy is his he'd, except when he seN
spanked, but the smart end oil Il w
amt there. O. no. Pa says il Il lef
Ter has Il he'd, he will get Il he'd III 'o''
world, but l don't want no lIed'lNe ".
gets when lie goes out with the boys
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-04-03
HISTORIC STONE
MARKING THE SPOT WHERE p,cur,
WALL WAS HANGED FOR STEAL.
ING A BONNET.

a Boston dispatch SAYS: Al the
spot nearly opposite Mason street.
where preparations have been made
lam entrance to the subway the
most nnaccountablc execution an 70.
cord in this State took place. A small
stone waS uncarthcd this morning
bearing this inscription: This il
where Rachel Wall was hanged March
20, 1850" Rachel Wall on the 18th
day of the above month assailcd Mar.
garet Bender and with bodily force
seized and put on the bonnet belong.
ing to Margaret Bender, valued at
>hillings. For this crime Governor
John Hancock ordered her execution
within four days of the time when
the first President of the United
States was welcomed in these streets,
She was executed by Sheriff Joseph
Henderson. The stone will be turned
over to the historical association.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-04-03
SOME NEW DEFINITIONS.

Mcrit-Succes'.
Elevator noy.A mind reader.
Florlst-A man who keeps flowers
on ice.
Shopper-A connoisseur in bargain
counters.
Musician-A bclligcrent person with
long hair.
Artist A person who executes
nightmares.
Belle-A girl who says the least and
looks the most.
Easter-The day on which women
wear "A new Spring bonnet.
Park--A pleasure ground where ugly
animals in captivity are kept.
L~andlady-A woman who is accom-
pllshed in culinary legerdemain.
Politician-The man who controls
the most votes with the least money.
StateSman-A national representa-
tive whose speeches satisfy his con
stitncnts.
Critic-A master Of ALTERATION.
rhetorical paradoxes and surprises in
phrascology.
PUliccma IA gentleman in uni.
form who assists omc TO cross
Broadway.
Hustler-One who begins at the tail
OF the procession and ends at the
front Of it,
New WOman-A woman who has
forgotten how to be a lady and has
not yet succeeded IN becoming a gen.
tlcman.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-04-03
Qhr1l emorrat- ST..
SOME FACTS ABOUT nv.

J." discussing the free siIvo,
ton the Columbus ga Enan,r,.q D's.
say: "l''rcr Sun
"A well-known Chicago
H. Letter gives it as his onlni"" "' Levi
the SILVER out put in this coun,' ''lat
not exceed sa5, 10000 or a." ~. will
aga,llst an average Of &a5,On o0
. o'o"o'o 900 in past years. Mr., ro,. o.
interested in silver mining and l0'I
whereof he speaks. All tho "n n,n an'''
.,'ver mines are shut down. bs,a ua'e
,"r rns sann"t run at a profit when .iIr.'
IS u"der % cents an ounce. WIN, I'VE
dur'l"n Of silver there is co ,""' pro-
mines producing lead or conns, ' o.
along with the white metal p' W. ms
absurd to have the Ugitcd State, n n.'s
up with "A hrm and s;.lcntlcss uri" "t -
us throat by an ordinary indos,rpl"
presenting such as So. 900 mo %
100000! Their scheme and n m"0.
course is to force Congress IA ,n,,
lle LIE government minis to give ,l"'.
Cheap bullion the stamp Of ,no '" n.y.
nolcs' 'aiue Of the standard SILVA.
dollar blckcd by the goyernmou "a
secure Its circulation. Even bv ~.
es'lmat" Of The Chicago silver w, VI"
snch legislation would give IN ,ho ",
yer nine owner and bullion b,ron,
unearncF Subsidy Or bonus If a
cent, but in fact more Than ,,..
Under free coinage of silver ,ho ~"
d''ct OF tue mines would be mormon.
" increased, and while its money y,ln.
decreased. by which the mass n fl,
people would be The victims the bul.
non owners profit will s,eadilv IL
crease at the expense Of the ,uyo,,,
mcnt. III the people who are holm,
urged to cast their votes for free silva,
coinage realized just what iniurv !,
meant To them they would not lp,i.
tate to condemn the whole movo.
lncnt.'
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-04-03
Ghelrmafraf-S Star
IN ETE.yIHG'S RErEEIE.

ut In thought a. my NindOs.
Aud look far over the town.
oihe dlstau; sky In the westward.
Where the sun has just gone doan.
see it, tinted reflections
On the clouds in the far-oT west
That II left In the downward progress
A. ii silently sank TO rest.
Though tired and weary from labor.
Yet the thoughts come fitting by
Tha. resemble the brilliant reflections
That are lefton the far-oa sky.
And. like the sun before me.
Who has gone his weary way.
80 ] leave behind In the darkness
The cares and thoughts OF the day.
turn like him In his progress
To another inviting CLINE.
To another field OF labor.
To the field Of muse and rhyme.
Ard this thought arises strongly:
Oh. how like life Is a day,
'itb - hANA l"tfA -HbN - Ah' NV AZ -
Then 1t silently steals away.
The hopes, the longlngs. ~fancies.
They come aud they go 80 fast.
That "a life. work Is scarcely founded
Till the noon OF lie is past.
Then hold ". Oh. our Father,
For the work that we are 10 do,
To be both earnest and faithful.
To work for the good aud true.
And the sins. the trials. the h~eartaches,
That cninber our souls with care,
May they all be- lifted from Us.
For those thou art willing TO bear.
Then the shadows as they lengthen
In the afternoon OF life
VIII cast "a halo Of glory
Ger the battle and its strife.
And when the battles ended
And We reach the setting sun,
May IL be with the benedlctiou
OF him who said. well done"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-04-03

a Kokomo, Ind, woman says NV.
her husband always sleeps win a"a
or, a revolver, Il Ratchet and 4 p'.N''
OF poison under his pillow WI" >,
shotgun and a corn-knifc in re''" a
his hand, and she wants a dl'o'.',
these warlikc preparations are '"'e''
ed to intimidutc her.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-04-03

We often see Il man throw II p"p,
down and remark with an accom-"
contempt that ''therc is nothing l""
anyway" We will appreciate i"
every man who feels that way VI"
get his pencil and write half a eolu""
for next weeks issue, not hall co'"n"
on one subject, but on ten d''c''''
subjects as we have TO do.
[Terry llcadllg'"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-04-03
THE TRUE

"One is struggling for justice, an
other is fleeing from it; one man is
saving money to buy a house. and an.
other Is trying to sell his for hall
what IL cost him; n mar is spend.
ing all he can make in taking his girl
to the threatre and send her flowers
with the hope of making her his wife,
while his neigllbor is spending what
gold he has in getting a divorce: one
escapes all disease flesh is heir to and
gets Killed on the railroad, another
escapes with a scratch and dies with
the whoopping-cough; one man stands
of all his creditors and travels, while
another pays his debts and stays at
home. Queer old world, this"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-04-03

A Nebraska man who had car r""
or two Of horses to sell wro'' ""
friend in Washington a few days w.
as to whether it would be advlsao'o"
try to sell them there. In repV W.
friend wrote as follows: "lne p'Vr r..
IN Washington rides bicycles "a
street cars are run by electrlc'l!' vs.
the government Is run BY Jac"
No need for horsetlesh."
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-04-03

The New York Sun, at the close o.
an extensive review Of President
Cleyeland's speeches before religious
bodies in the past fourteen years, says:
"This record is open to anybody that
desires to inspect it. Viewing IL i'm
partially, justice to Mr.. Cleveland re-
quires the statement that he has
adhered consistently TO the central
idea that piety and morality promote
good citizenship, and that in the long
run he has not Disseminated between
East and West, or North and South,
in his stern reprobation OF immortali-
~ 10 its various aspects"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-04-03

The editorial "we" has q variety OF
applications. For instance when you
read that 'wc" expect our wife home
to-day 1--WE" refer to the editor: when
it is " we are behind with our work.
1t includes the whole office force, even
the devil and towel; in 'we are hav-
ing a BOOM" the town is meant; "we
received 7,OOO,0 900 emigrants last year,"
embraces the nation, but I'VE have
had hog cholera in our midst" means
that the man who takes the paper and
does not pay for IL Is very III.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-04-03

The skeleton OF a federal soldier has
been found In a hollow tree near the
battle field Of Seven Pines, Va. 1t is
supposed that he crdwlcd into the
tree through fear Of tile bullets, and
was unable to yet out. The opening
In the tree Is now much too small for
a man 10 get In or out.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-04-03

A wood alcohol plant costing $780,
900, and consuming $50 cords of wood
a day, has been completed 20 miles
from Gadsden, Ala, by the Gorden
Chemical Co., 0! Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-04-03
G Is FOR GlMLE'T.

y rather vcrdant youth dropped
into I jewelers. and after gazing at
some fraternity pins in the show case,
siad tothe proprietor: ''Them's mighty
pretty brcas, pins you got thar
What kind Of Il pin would you like to
look at?' Pointing at a masonic pin.
Five dollars, eh. You haven't got
one with a saw on it, i've YOU? I'm
just Outcn my time, and as I'm go in
to set up as a carpcntar and Jlner,
thought Id like to hive some thing to
wear so folks would know what ! was
doih'.' Well, I'll take it though I'd
like one with Il hand saw, but | guess
m cbbc that's plain enough. The COM
passes is to mark out your WORK, anu
the square is to measure it wien
marked out, and any burned lOOl
knows that G stands for gimlet."
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-30

All through eastern Asia plant grows
which is called ginseng. It is indigenous
to Japan, China, Korea and Manohuria.
At its full growth 1t stands about foot to
a foot and half high. The flower is pur-
pie and develops into bunch OF brilliant
red berries. The stalk supports single
leaf. The plant grows wild and Is In this
state the most valuable, being extremely
rare, probably because 1t Is 80 eagerly
sought after. Indeed 1t Is worth more
than it's weight in gold. The cultivated
plant is less costly, but Is the one indis-
pensable drug of the regions where ii
grows. The fields are very carefully guard
ed watchmen being stationed on high
perches and kept on duty day and night,
lest thieves break through and steal the
precious vegetable. 1t takes six years for
the plants to reach their full maturity
then the roots are used incidentally and are
considered panacea for all the ills of life.
1t Is said that scarcely dose Is prepared
In these countries In which ginseng does
not appear in one form or other The prep.
aration of this decoction is a curious proc.
ees. 1t is cooked In dish resembling ouI
farina kettle, being double boiler, with a
hollow cover. The root Is placed inside OF
the pot. The hollow cover Is filed with
rice and the whole Is baked over brisk
fire. When the rice Is done, the ginseng
tea or drink Is supposed to be sufficiently
cooked and Is drank with th6 utmost faith
In It's efficacy. New York Ledger.