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The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1899-03-02
We AlICIinr to Life.

The s'rargest thing in life is the
way we cling TO it, said physician
whose practice has given him abundant
opportunity 10 study the seamy side Of
things. Five minutes ago | gave a
dime to al old beggar man who has been
coming bore regularly for years. He is
tro!:cn by age aad tortured by an in
CUra bic cAuCer0us malady that renders
him repGlsive and keeps him in con-
tinnal pain know bis history.
''Ho is ignorant and he has been
poor. In lis early life be was s2i!cr
before the mast, and from what | can
learn he suffered all the harGship2 of
that calling without seeing any of its
pleasant and adventurous side. He
never married and never had any fam
lily or horne. | have questioned him
closely, and have been unable to dis
cover che scrap Of genial "Reminiscences
in the sordid. squalid, miserable record
OF bis career Hs has aSsofuteiy nothing
that he can ponder over with the slight
est degree of pleasure, and his present
situation is simply friShtful.
lie sleeps i'll shed back of negro
hoveI and depends on a!ms for his food
and clothes; yet in spite Of it all. he is
eager to keep on living and rebels at
once at the bare thought Of death. He
isn't afraid, but lie wants to continue
to live It's mystery of mysteries,
and the case is not exceptional either
There are plenty CT others exactly like
it. New Orleans Times Democrat
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1899-03-02

Faith is, after all, the ....,.E
ing, and if there b0 no is. tea.-
be no banking For that -sa-
possible for those who are sE't..a
bookkeeping, but who are diaBCD -'
carry On, sometimes for ser. ~
months or even years, dishonest msiG' +
by which even the most expert acCoau
ants are deceived and can be decely =
as long as this dishonest man can have
access to the books.
The record of embarrassments or f2i!
ures has, ii almost every instance, T. T.
clear, upon examination. taIt q iaaa
est methods of this kind were c.'...
on by those who had daily access 70 r.
books, in one case for per!od coFe-H-
at least 10 years. In that case T." d.
honest employee, knowing taar hla aA.a
ty depeuded upon his ability to r.s.s
the books, refused to take vu.,.
If the officers CT the bank arc ~" +.
detect dishonesty Of tais klad-ese- ,
they adopted the most approyy4 q
ssesentIha z5gl56d 6f B75EIEzTe -. y
beyond reason to expect that q Hy'torsl
bank examiner can do it.-HJ- H.ls.sa
l.. Jones, President OF Liu-a.a a.' -.a
Bank, New York, in NoGta Il rs.4.
Review
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1899-03-02
A sIIkworm of the Sea.

Silk is obtained from the shellfish
known as the pima (mytilide), which
is found in the Mediterranean. This
shellfish has the power Of spinning a
viscid silk which in Sicily is made into
q regular and very handsome fabric.
The silk is spun by the shellfish, in the
first instance, for the purpose of attach
ing itself 10 the rocka 1t is able to
guide the delicate filameEts to the prop
er place and there glue them fast, and
if they are cut away it can reproduce
them.
The material when gathered (Which
is done at low tideJ is washed in soap
and water. dried. Strengthened and
carded, one pound Of the coarse fila
ment yielding abnut three ounces Of fine
thread. v bIlh when spun is Ct lovely
baruished golden brown color. New
York Herald
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1899-03-02
The Death of Carlyle.

Uncle had not been considered seri-
ously i'll more than about fortnight or
so before the end, writes Carlyle's
nephew, John G. Aitken, in The Allan
tic. The vital spark Of life toward the
last days kept Pickering in way SO ex-
traordinary that the doctor declared he
had never met such tenacity Of life and
vitality in.the whole course Of his varied
London and other experience. Dear
uncle, the good, true and noble old man
that he was, really suffered little in the
way Of pain for some weeks before his
death, which was itself little more than
a gentle flickering sleep, ending in q
scarcely heard last sigh Of sound.
While lying in comatose or uncon-
scious state his mind seemed to wander
back to old Annandale memories of his
ever loved ones and their surroundings;
his mother holding her supreme seat,
surrounded by "a troopiBg throng OF once
familiar faces not very greatly less dear
to him. He died full of years, with all
his weary task of worlds woTk we'll
and nobly done, and leaves no mortal
behind him who does not love and rev.
erence his life and memory.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1899-03-02
The "Grny Matter"

The writer has examined many brains
of persons morally or intellectually be-
low the average-such as murderers.
negroes and others sunk in ignorance.
He has invariably found the layer Of
vascular, or gray matter, to be thicker
than that of Daniel Webster's brail.
Elephants, porpoises, whales, dolphins
and the grampus all have this layer
thicker than tho most intellectual men.
Another great objection to locating
mind in the gray matter Of the brain is
that this substance is found i'll tho in
terror part of the spinal cord and in all
the nerve ceHters throughout the body.
So that, if mind is situated in it, it il
not confined to the brain, but dwells III
the Ppine also. and is distributed all
through the human frame.
Still another objection lies in the fact
that wherever the gray matter exists
near the surface of the brain it consists
Of three distinct layers, separated by a
white substance, and the outermost lay
er is white, not gray.-Dr. Joseph
Simms in Popular Science Monthly.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1899-03-02

Speaking of women with sa9i"1d
positions, said Dixmyth, my vi.
a class all by herself -
"How so?" queried his friend H1-ts
Last week bue2ht an upss-.. D.
ano, replied DiXuyth, "and ily ",s
made beautiful green plush cu9rr t9t
it, so the polish woaldn't get scratched
Yesterday she made another c.v,r a.
linen to 90 over tho plush ~ pr~,sa
that from getting so.!ed y IT week
suppose she 1t niaS0 c1lisp ClTer T.
protect the linen. Oh, ta!i yoc wen
en- have great big fertile mlnds, ''--Cha
cnpn npM.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1899-03-02
Cats and Monkeys,

All animals, even the widest. can he
subjected in some way to the dominion
of man and be domesticated to some ex-
tent Here, for instance, are two very
curious facts about cats. Many persons,
including some of our greatest natural
lists, believe that our English domestic
cat is descended from the Egyptian do
mestic cat. Yet all records go to prove
that the cats of Egypt lived in droves,
were cared for in droves, were fed in
droves and worsbiped in droVes with
the result that Egyptian cats never got
domesticated or became half as intelli-
gent as ours.
The like truth is suggested from In
dia, where monkeys are worshipcd.
These are allowed to become nnisances.
They are fed and they have any amount
of liberty, and what is the consequence?
They never lose their innate savagery.
The method of caring for them has been
wrong. All the devotion and care ex-
pended ON them are practically wasted
and if we treated our cats in the same
fashion as the Indians do these monkeys
they would become just as wild and un-
domesticated.- -Cassell's Magazine.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1899-03-02
Canadian woods In winter.

The country Of the Little Saeneuay
is as rough as any part Of the a.,,':y
mountains. 1t is tho custom t. dress
lightly for travelling, notwith@ts:a .
the 20 degrees below zero an6 ..
then one perspires very freeI ". N. ,Iac
it impossible to stop lCnQ for a / 5. .
account of the chill Of the CFsD .r@d
Ice forms Oh eyebrow, hair ~. ...s-
taChe while the sweat freeG-s ia -.,..,
gu the hack OF ones neck The a.>
falls from the trees on the yoyarer. au,:
melting slightly from the hr-' = .aa
body, forms cakes CT ice @.at,- =
Nansen and all the arctic mal Ida
not understand why they ara 0r
pillars Of ice unless it be t1ar tres -,a
no trees to dump snow on taen
The spruce and hemlnc'' ~ II.
parts all point ups 7Fess z
one cnpld- 1850 ssas.s
slant fall Of snow II on 1taleF
so little out of the PEI u. .-.sr
could not survive the L, -at
age OF 90 feet Of su0wfa. t'.s
Their branches, too, do Lo-
else they would snap uud '..
Every needle Cn the ey,.
little burden Of white, u" r...
termis,ion tLe snow cGIas s'...-.
from the sky through the .u-o
winter
Wien we stepped aud ,ae o."-
the sn0wsh0es was stit.. gya r.=.
most hear our haar;s bet "e s...
certainly hear the cra@Ams ot t..'
bacco burning i'll our fi,as le .ao l.
soothing, al almost seductive. l.Hra...
that mufile of snow. 60 =, .tT IL g.
little you feel yourself thlj ii 'r~
sciousress which bfiE@s Cu
ness, and tha calm v hite iona
most deadening in It's bydary E..
ter forest means death. --. ...-#sta
ington in Harper's
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1899-03-02
A p-,pce n. n Railway Guard.

Prince Chilkow, the Russian minister
for railways, commenced his career by
making a tour Of the world in oraer to
take note Of all the latest iuvantions
and to study ths working Of railroads
abroad in practical manner he first
of all worked as an ordinary mecharic
in the locomotive works at Liverpool,
after which lie became a railway guara
and afterward station tec Gtan Eng
lish town Returning to Russia n9
again worked as a mechanic aDd after
ward as a station master. After passing
several years on the Transcaspian rail
way be was made director CT the Var
sovie railway, then inspector general of
railways and finally minister.-Paris
Ci0na1
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1899-03-02

......s =" s'.r. s-....s"a Vas "or-,
}t., aI. ne-- -t.il corse !4tes the
E,:va p sack .es JeaicasiJs ana let
IL ta9 li.5. aEol tl2 mean beginnings
Of" II se,ae-aaus Ge-Ji2y Gete il tho
=. 837 to tisshh4ttsr.d ard faded. but
vcuth he sai!f# II. THIS Is tho
A sy.,Ess, - i a. /. .s. .. ,.as = -,it..4tf2 ..s
ger than couch Here is iusdame's
escritCire, where she must have done
those household accounts yearly more
difficult to balanoe) with a little old
frail child at her side sometimes, pluck
ing at her dress and looking up awed
(she is the one person iu ali the world
of whom he is afraid into her faco.
Hero is her spinet, With its yellow
notes, which she played perhaps while
those little kings and queens to be
danced to her music, and tae Cne born
great (the others only have greatness
thrust upon them stood { part unchild-
like and solitary The very chairs and
tables are the same There is tho mar.
row strip Of bedroom which was lis
II should have been the happiest man
in the world" lie says to MGnthOlOn,
six AID forty years iator, with an in.
come ct 81, 500 year, living as the IA.
ther of family, with my wife and
son, in our old homo at Ajacoio. -
Pail Mall Gazette.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1899-03-02

"Why is it, be asked, "that benuti-
fnl women are alway Ie most stupid?'
''Sir, she replie'a am ! to under
stand that you dosire 10 cast reflections
upon my mental ceg typ
"Oh, nor he hrCre6ly returned. II
have always said tias you were one Of
the brightest girls ever'-
But he didn't finish. Before be could
do so he realized that he had said tie
wrong thing and could never make it
right. London Fun
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1899-03-02
WdshinEtOn's Farewell to HIS OF
GERS.

GERS
On Dec. the officers of the army
met in Fraunce's tavern to bid their
chief farewell Washington, as he rose
and faced them, could not control his
voice He lifted glass of wine and
said, with a heart full Of love and
gratitude, now take my leave of you,
most devoutly wishing that your latter
days may be as prosperous and happy
as your former ones have been glorious
and honorable" They drank in silence,
and Washington said, Il cannot come
to each of You and take my leave, but
shall be obliged if you will come and
take me by the hand. I" Up they came,
one by one, and one by one Washing
ton, his eyes filed with tears, embraced
them and said farewell From the tav-
ern they followed him to the ferry,
where he entered his barge AS the boat
moved away he rose and lifted his hat
His officers returned the salute in 81
lence, and all was over.-Senator Hen
~ Cabot Lodge in Scribner's.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1899-03-02
Happx Death.

The queen, with all her vast power
was yet very iserable-that is to say,
she wasn't the least bit outre or uncon-
ventional
''But st least" the queen was often
heard to exclaim. with cheerful smile,
II can die happily, If chooseP'
By this her majesty was currently
thought to make reference TO the fact
Of her having dress which fis SO well
she couldn't breathe in it.-Detroit
Journal.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1899-03-02
An Tesy FrornEao.

In her heart .lre and doty sfsovo for
mastery. and dag won.
No uaa shall wed ae, - sho q
claimed. with 2uGused eyes a"d qaiyer
lug lips, "wLu docs ncs promise IL"
that if he ia ever president nj ea3 init
ed States be will use his !uAu4rcs 20
have battleships chrisieued wl-h ~
teri
Such was the ardor Of his passion
that Algernon hesitated not moment
~ promisel" he cried. and fell upon
his knees. Detroit Jnurnal.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1899-03-02

Dean PiG0a Gays that rIany clergy
men caunOt trust themselves to Ieteat
the most fia'liIar Prayers of the liturgy
from memory, ard he tells how Arch
ds..un Siaol3ir was much put ont b8
cauaa b lDsaD Pigou) sat directly be
hind EIm ala public meeting The dean
was puzzled. but understood all wheE
tue archdsacon removed his hat and
knelt to pray In the crown Of his ha1
was printed i'll large type, ''Preyeut "
. Lord" etc.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1899-03-02
sfnnneG The Duel.

This happened i'll B-azil: Felix Bo-
cayuva and one ZucchGrini Ct Sac Paulo
are both journalists. the latter an ltal-
ian. Zuccharini challenged BocayCva
to a duel. Certainly, replied the
Brazilian in effect, "if you are good
enough to fight with gentleman. Get
a certificate of character from your con-
sui and III meet you" So Zncch@rini
applied to the Italian consul in Rio for
a certificate of character. Learning Tie
purpose, the consul refused. and one
@-2i =-e- -
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1899-03-02
Getting Along Well Together.
"Can you oblige me with q sheet OF

paper:"
"Yes."
"And an envelopei"
Yes
And postage stamp"
mo, but here's cents"
"Tbank you; that will do just as
we'll"
Don't You want nee to bring you a
letter box?'
I'm afraid it will be- too much trou-
BILE. "
"Not at all If you'll wait around
here half minute, I'll call up the
poctal department at Washington. .
Inlay ask what fors''
"I'm going to request them to put
the postofffce on wh55.3 and have it fol-
low you around.
"How kindi am afraid this package
is little heavy for on stamp. Haven't
you 3 cents more: Cleveland Plain
Dealer
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1899-03-02
\ cood.A7Ee.

"Hello, Raaksl's said his friend.
"What are > ca GciHg here:''
"Oh, I'm in the Insurance business.
Fire CT life:"
"Ncithcr, " said Bsaks calmly. ami
as he did not brace hi:asa!f to prove it,
nor make Iunsos at the other man S
buttopholo. his friend curiosity was
aroused.
Him! What Kind Of species have
you added to the gspas?" he inqaired
humbly.
"Well," said EaakF, with the grav-
ity Of man who has jast given his last
quarter to a phiIaBthtopist, sit isn't
the bright side Of an old thing turned
over. 1t is somethipg distinctly new.
A good thing? Find u sn't even
need 10 be pushed alQlss -
"Well," said bis Fie1a. you don't
happen to have pe lof it in your
pocket" As-'ss'- a''a~''-s-' -
No." said Banks "But III tell
you. 1t is policy that positively in
sures against the Iaeeting Of creditors
when you are broke; against the man
who wants to borrow your umbrella fer
five minutes; against the caudid friend
who tells you how much worse you
look than you feel; against the man
who wants to get corner on your time
without paying for it; against the
shark, the fish story, the chestnut,
against the mothor-in law, and other
little annoyances Of home; against the
man who knows it all; against
"Hold on, therer' broke in his friend
wildly. "That'll do. lIake me out a
policy for 500, 00O" = Detroit Free
Press.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1899-03-02

Which I hope VIII be nIce-Is II12d.
And so Oh all through the book. In
some cases the verses express doubt as
to the customers intention or ability to
pay for the goods ordered. Thus:
Lizzie Barber for her father
Fad some flour today:
Some apples, tCo, and toilet soap,
Eut don't believe he IL pay a. 3d.
[TLis booking work will drive me mad
When think Cf folk like they.l
Tho lines in brackets are very suGges-
tive if not exactly grammatical
Chambers journal.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1899-03-02

Books written on bone, stone. bricks.
tiles and oyster shells; Bibles written
scribed on bark, leather. papyrus, parch-
ment, wood, lead. ivory and copper are
among the treasures of the British mu-
scum
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1899-03-02
Wanted Him.

Dealer-I'm afraid l cannot recon-
mend this parrot, madam. He swears
like sailor
Mrs. Ferry-Oh, how delightful
"Shiver my toplightsP' STOW my
mainsailsP' and all that, suppose?-
=ninnati ENQUIRER.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1899-03-02
The PocticnI Old Lady.

An old lady in small country town
Las kept for the last 20 ycals oni still
keeps her accounts in doggcrel verse.
For example (and the specimens given
are actual extracts from her boCkg), if
Mrs. Jones has half pound CT tea on
"tick" it is entered thus:
Mrs. Jones doth owe to me
For half pound Of SCuchcng tea Is. 4d
Or if Mr. Smith buys Eoand CT sug-
ar, two pounds Ct lice and Dntch
cheese the entry will be under Smiths
name:
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1899-03-02

"We are worried Ibout Julia She
got ont Of gickbed 20 go to the matt
nee.
"How conld she?'
'ehe had to go: had ticket. =
:. $50 Ra~@.c
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1899-03-02

The Seoul Independent says that
recent census of Korea shows a popula-
tion Of j,19S, 248, of whom 2,669. 7e1
are males and 2, 32s. 4Sl females
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1899-03-02

Jonps-Is your daughter improving with
her pinno playing?
Smith, don't know whether she IL
improving or ! am getting used to II, but
| find Can now stay in the house while
she practices.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1899-03-02

An average OF nearly 1000 n!Nnos a
year-34. 900 Mathush"k pianos So In the
southern states III 81 years. W rec
ord that is. And it is Just GrcouSe IN"
Mathushek is made especially fora damp
climate That's the whole secret, ana
one many will appreciate. Possibly you
have had experience with an instrument
that has warped and shrunk and swollen
ana cracked as the dalup and dry weather
comes and goes. Hardly expect such an
instrument to be in tune. But the
Nathushek Is guara 1teod against weather
nj climate and WI keep It's sweet and
fleet tones indefinitely.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1899-03-02

How many women are going TO take
advantage of TIE low rates aud attend the
What time for spring shopping! What
a Chance cha 10 look around! Nrarly all the
stores 0IT-r special at:ract ions: N"
great piano house of Philip Neriein, LtL.
with their wonderful automatic piano
playlnG 'Aug ius" Science has Mt Eyt
produced al instrument that can be at
tached TO any piauo which ,"j!i play any
piece Of music yoU moy wish For, thouSh
Won NAV have no knowisIEe OF piano
music Wonderful. you will say.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1899-03-02

PIANO TALK.
(Ey Bess Touner.)

How to make piano an ornamental
As we'll as useful article OF furniture Is
4 serious problem to the average house
wife. for a piano IS cumbersome piece
II furniture, aud IL" rule is that Dric.a-
brac placed upon IL lutrrfereS seriously
With It's tone. However, pianos arc nee
esSary-absOlutely necesSaIy-sO all that
can be done Is to make Il look as at
tractive as possible. OF course, the
square piano IS very rarely seeu-long
ago being traded OF for the upright or
grand. The modern upright Of the style
Of the Mathushek and Chtckerlng are the
most used, SO let US consider them as a
piece OF furniture usually the most
prominent article in the whole room
Position Is everything. which, OF course,
the size, angles and openings In the room
must govern. But doA't put the piano
straight up against the wall and don't
have the keyboard In the dark. For
drnpery use brocades, tapestries, err bet
ter still. light silks to match the colors
Of the rOC'u and which are inexpensive.
Pushes aad yevetS are too heavy and
usually qH Hte costly: plant or small 9aI
so VIII rhHt6eTapfis. A piano TSnnp or a
smaller artistic lamp Will add greatly to
the piano side of the room. BY using
little care and taste In tAc Arrangement
a piano can be made the most decorative
article in the house.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-01-21
..peD HOT" NEWS.

Kansas people are always wide
awake. They are readers of news
papers, of course. Everybody reads
in Kansas, and everybody ought to
read along with his home papers, a
good, bright, interesting. reliable
daily paper printed at the capital
CITY of the best state in the union.
The Topeka Daily State Journal
appeals to people who want to
know, fret of all, the news, know 1t
quickly, fully and ungarbled-weil
reported and honestly and accur-
ately presented in a readable and
Interesting form.
II will be mailed to any address
in Kansas or elsewhere for sixty
calender days, for sixty cents, or
one hundred days for one hundred
cents. A dollar will more than COW
er the entire session of the legisla
ture and the early days of the new
administration.
OF course, il is understood that
the State Journal receives the fuil
ASSOCIATED Press report and pub
fishes a very large amount OF state
railroad, political and other news
iu advance of all other dailies.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-01-21

The Empire Journal says: y. +.
Enterkine & Co., on one of the
Schermerhorn lots west of Main
near Front street, went into a rich
body of lead and jack Thursday in
an old shaft which was sunk to
depth of 70 feet about IS years ago.
They sunk the shaft 20 feet and
think they have one of the biggest
strikes in the district. They are
running three hand jigs and are
piiing up lead and jack in the bins
and have q lot of the richest kind of
crush stuff on the dump. Some
foreign substance, which no one
has been able TO name, 10 mixed
with II and is impossible to separ-
ate from the ore. Some ore buyers
pronounce It carbonate of lead and
some pyrytes, while most of those
who have seen Il can't tell what II
|is. Enterkine & Co. will have Il
assayed. Pete Hedburg, of Joplin
Iis the engineer at the mine.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-01-21
ELECTION AND BANQUET.

BY invitation, the officers and
team of White Oak Camp, No. 70, W
o. W. Galena, Kans., met with Bax.
ter Camp on Tuesday evening.
State Deputy J. W. Kaiser, of Fort
Scott. was also present and made
some fitting remarks in the interest
of Woodcraft.
The officers of the Galena chop
pers conducted the exercises while
their team rolled in four saplings
from the Baxter Camp and dressed
them down in modern style.
Then followed the election of of.
ficers for 1909. BY this time the
camp fire was burning low, when
Sovereign b. +. Grain, invited the
visiting choppers to follow him
through the underbrush, which
termiu ated in landing all safely in
Mrs. T. Meyerding's restaurant
where a sumptuous banquet was in
waiting, and the way the Galena
choppers blazed away and made the
chips fly would almost take the
breath Of an old.time rail splitter
The meeting will without doubt re-
suit in the swelling of the buds in
the Baxter Camp and the addition
of much good timber during 1899.
CHOPPER.