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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-01-25

growth much more difficult than any
he had encountered as yet, but he
~persevered, literally cutting his way
through in places. Finally, in an open
space in the forest, not far from the
Manipur boundary, he found a great
tree standing by itself, and upon it's
trunk there were orchids growing so
thickly that they almost covered it. A
brief examination showed them to be
of the species he was searching, and he
Rugged himself with joy as he gave
his coolies orders to begin gathering
the plants.
Forstermann and his employers
made a lot Of money out of his first
consignment of several thousand fine
specimens, and his good luck induced
him to remain in the East for five or
six years hunting new varieties. In
that time he visited many localities in
India, the island of Ceylon, Siam, Java,
the Philippines and the islands of Sulu,
whose picturesque Sultan recently &C
knowledged the sovereignty of the
United States. From his talk it would
appear that Forstermann got to be on
extremely good terms with the reign
ing Sultan, who must have been the
one murdered a few years ago by the
old Sultana, whose young son is now
the ruling Sultan.
In all, Forstermann found about two
score new orchids. Not every one was
commercially valuable, though nearly
all were of great interest to bOtanistS.
He made no other special searches on
which so much depended in a financial
way as his first one, but he had many
thrilling adventures. Once, in Siam,
when on the march, he sent a guide
ahead to select a camping place for the
night. He had not gone far when an
agonizfng cry for help was heard. All
hands rushed to his aid, but were un-
able to save him, for a gigantic tiger
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-01-25
HUNTING IN DANGEROUS COUNTRIES,

ing till night, and likely would have
found the plant as o as himself.
On the third day his eye was caught
by a sign in a window. 1t read, Tea
Planters Gazette" He had seen the
sign before, but that day it flashed into
his head that possibly he might get the
address he wanted there. Up the
stairs to the Office he bounded, two
steps at once, barely bethinking him
self in time to moderate his pace SO as
not to seem too eager. The clerk be-
hind the counter was polite, and when
asked for the address got out a big
book and ran his finger down a long
list of names.
There are two planters of the name
you ask about" he said; zone has a
plantation at Silchar and the others is
teal Sylhet."
This was a puZzler. The two places
were 200 miles or more apart and there
was no way of finding out which was
the right but by a personal visit.
If he chose the wrong place the entire
trip would be wasted, probably, since,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-01-25
HANGED FOR BURNING COAL.
Strange Law Which Was in Force
I'm England in 1900.

There will be an interesting function
in London shortly when the coal ex-
change celebrates it's jubilee. The oc-
casion is one for recalling strange rem
iniscences; for as lately as the four
teenth century a prohibition was issued
against the burning of coal, with Sc
we're penalties decreed against any per-
son who warmed his house by a coal
fire. In the early days of Lord Mayor
Wilmington the burning of coal was
considered so great a public nuisance
that it was made a capital ~offense, and
n man was actually hanged for in
dulging in a coal fire. AS a matter Of
fact, this ordinance was never re-
pealed; but in Dick" Whittington's
third mayoralty it is evident there was
h great trade in coal; and the sug-
g~estion has been made that as coal was
brought to London in boats known as
the %''cats," this was the real origin Of
the story of Dick Wilmington and his
cat. The coal exchange, however, is a
modern institution. 1t is also one OF
the most important of London's marts.
Under the shadow of it's domed roof
commercial transactions are daily car
ried through of greater value thar in
connection with any other mercantile
building in the world. Unlike the corn
exchange in Mark Lane, it is not a pri.
vate concern, but is a city market con.
Quoted on the same principles as the
other markets opened by the city cor
poration. Opened with much ceremony
in October, 1S49, by the prince consort,
the present building is just about to
celebrate it's jubilee. But the market
itself is older than the building. Up
to 1907 it was in the hands of private
individuals, but in that year it was
purchased by the corporation for
f25, GO0.-London Times.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-01-25

There never was a more enthusiasts
tic hunter of orchids than Ignatius
Forstermann, who stuck to his chos-
en- calling as long as his vigorous man
hood remained, visiting many out-of-
the-way n of the world In pur-
suit of the strange plants, but finally
settled down near the Newton station,
ON the Long Island railroad, and re-
manned there ~cultivating and selling
orchids till the day of his death, three
or four years ago. Forstermann was
a native of Coblentz, on the Rhine, the
son of a sturdy peasant couple. Being
of a delicate constitution, the boy was
sent to a German school of gardening
for three years, and after that he was
made an employe in a great garden
now belonging to the Duke of Hesse.
There he first became infatuated with
orchids. Later, at the Botanical Gar
dens in Basic, Switzerland, he met al
inspector who had visited almost in
accessible parts of South America
searching for new varieties of the Gu
rious flowers. His tales of adventure
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-01-25

while he was travelling and searching,
the agent of the man who had left the
orchid in London might go to the other
place, gather a lot of the rare plants
and ship enough of them to England
to glut the market. However, the risk
had to be taken, and Forstermann took
it. He worked out his course on the
theory that the object of his search
would be found, probably, in the
out-of-the-way of the two localities.
Inquiry showed it to be Silchar. 1t is
neal the border of the province OF
Manipur, where the population is
sparse and where Europeans are scarce,
because no white man is allowed to
enter Manipur. So far as Forstermann
could learn, orchid hunters had secured
every inch of territory near Sylhet,
while few or none had ever searched
the n~eighborhood of Silchar.
So, hiring a boat, a cook and some
coolies to tow the boat, Forstermann
betook himself to Silchar. There he
found the house of the planter, and,
without making his presence known
to the latter, began a weary hunt
through the jungle for the orchid. In
prosecuting his search, which lasted
more than a week before any results
were attained. Forstermann travelled
owe many miles of jungle and every
day was more discouraged than on the
day before. The jungle was full of
orchids, some of them extremely beau
tiful, but none was like the one that
had been sold in London for 200
guineas. One day, when about to give
up the search as hopeless, he ran foul
of a Scotchman, and the two began to
talk about flowers.
81 came across a beautiful orchid,
one day last year." said the Scot. at
looked like a new species to me, but,
not being an expert, l gave it to a
planter friend of mine who lives near
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-01-25
Forests of Leafless Trees.

Forests of leafless trees are to be
trees, known as the "Leaf1ess Acacia"
have no leaf, and their respiration is
carried on through a little stem which,
for this purpose, apparently acts the
same as the leaf. In this species, in
consequence Of the intense heat and
drought of Australia, where the trees
abound, the leaf blade entirely ceases
to be developed, and the leaf stalk be-
comes vertically f1attened into what
b~otanists term a "phyllode," which
performs the same vegetative function
as the leaf, but presents only an edge
to direct sunshine and light; and is
thereby protected from excessive evap-
grafton. There are also forests of an
other leaf1ess tree in Australia, the
Casuarina or beef-wood, a tree with
rigid, dropping branchlets, something
like our "horsetails," their wood the
color of beef, (whence their name), and
as good as English oak. Leafless for
ests are also met with in Florida. In
the dry districts of Mexico an immense
area of country is covered with a
species of mimosa trees which bear
nothing but thorns and blossoms; no
leaves ever appear, all growth and
progyfss taking place through the
thorns, which are shed at certain sea-
sons ami replaced by new ones.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-01-25

was dragging the wretch into the
woods as they came up. They dared
not follow in the rapidly gathering
darkness, but next morning they found
tiger and guide, the former gorged to
stupidity and the latter half eaten.
They killed the beast.
Once, when in the Dyak country,
Forstermann knocked at the door of a
native hut to ask his way. Being in
vited to enter, he complied, but was
Mortified to see half a dozen human
heads suspended by the hair in the
middle of the place. Naturally the
orchid hunter declined the invitation
to spend the night there, though, as he
learned later, it would have been en-
tirely safe to do so. The master of
the hut was a head hunter" but had
the reputation of being friendly to
white men. One of F~orstermann's
most valuable finds was an orchid
growing at the tip top of an exceeding
ly high tree. He discovered it while
looking up and down the trunks with
his field glass. The plant was listed
by the botanists under Forstermann's
name.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-01-25

in the tropics fired the youths imagi-
nation and made him long to be an or
child hunter.
Forstermann used to tell how his
opportunity came, early in the SOS,
while he was in London as an employe
of one of the largest British houses
which deal in orchids. A man came
into the offices of the concern with IN
orchid of unusual appearance. 1t had
been sent to him by a brother then
living in India, and ne wanted to know
whether it was a new variety or not.
Examination by experts showed that it
was, and the plant was sold a few days
later for 200 guineas, or about 1850.
Naturally, Forstermann's employers
were anxious to get hold of more or
chids of the same variety, if possible,
and, naturally, he jumped at their Of
fer to send him to India in search of
them. He knew when starting out
that his journey might be a wild goose
chase, since the only information that
could be given to help him in his
search was that the orchid was dis
covered by a tea planter of a certain
name, living somewhere in India, and
that it probably grew in the neighbor-
hood Of his plantation.
FOrstermann's first rebuff was re-
1ceived at Calcutta. There he applied
TO the p~ostofice authorities for the ad-
dress of the tea planter, but they said
they had no time to hunt up the in
formation he desired. From the post
office he went out into the city, and for
days wandered almost aimlessly I'D
and down the streets, trying to think
out a plan of action. He dared not go
directly at his task, since if it had been
known that he was seeking a rare or
child other professionals in his line,
more experienced than himself, would
have logged his footsteps from morn
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-01-25

here. He promised to send it to Lon
don, and if it turned out as l thought,
l hoped to make some money out of it.
Not long ago he toll me word had
been received from London that plants
of the same species are common
there
Naturally Forstcrmann held his
peace about the real object of his pres
ence at Silchar and the talk drifted to
game and shooting. Presently the Scot
said that there was a chance to get
tiger and other big game in The jungle
about twelve miles away, just over the
border in Manipur.
DANGER IN THE HUNT.
eff you go there" said the Scot, "you
must be cautious, for the natives of
Manipur have been killing white men
pretty freely of late. It's over there
that I found the orchid 1 was telling
you Of"
Forstermann started on a hunting
trip across the border in Manipur on
the following day, but he did not go
hunting for tigers. He found the
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-01-25
ROPE MAKING I'm MANILA.
A Good Product Turned Out with the
Most Primitive Machinery.

Most Primitive Machinery.
From the Chicago Record: Rope
making is an industry at which many
work. The machinery used is primi-
tive, but the finished article the work
ers turn out is smooth and strong.
There is no way of cheating in this
work. The hemp comes in bales, as
IT. leaves the plantations. 1t is taken
out to the street, where the work is
done and where the spools are, for the
first process. Time and practice are
needed to learn the knack of keeping
the reel going around by a simple twist
of the wrist. The operator backs slow
ly away as the strands grow in length,
and hen he has gone as far as he
deems necessary he begins t. wind up
all the cord that he has spun. For
the next operation twelve spools Of
this cord and another machine are
used. The machine has twelve cranks
at end and two at the other. When
the strands are laid, if the rope be a
long one, supports are erected about
fifty feet apart. These are to keep the
strands from twisting and tangling as
they are spun about. Two men stand
at the upper end of the walk and face
the man who is turning the twelve
strands. Each has two cone-shaped
pieces of wood in his hands, and in
these cones are six grooves, through
which the strands run. The operator
at the strand end turns his wheel to
the right and the men at the other
end reverse the operation. The strands
begin to twist and grow smaller and
harder, and at last the two men with
the n start slowly toward the
strand man. If there are tangles in
front of them, they separate the snarl
with their toes. In front are twelve
strands. Behind the advancing oper-
ators are two. 1t is a slow walk from
n end to the other, and it is hard
work to keep the strands whirling and
the machinery going until the two
ropes are complete. When all is done
the finished object is a rope the size of
a clothesline. If a larger rope is to
be made, the operation is repeated with
as many strands as desired, according
to the thickness of the rope wanted.
The process is the same, but cones
with larger grooves are used. The
rope may be made of any length. In
fact, as long as the hemp holds out the
operators can splice and splice indef-
nitely. The rope Is rolled up in great
coils when it is finished for shipment,
and is then wrapped in coarse cloth
manufactured from the same fiber.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-01-25

and received benefit from it at once.
l have taken it ever since and now
have no backache, no pain in my
side and my stomach and bowels are
perfectly we'll. I can honestly say that
there is nothing like it. If l could only
tell every woman how much good your
medicine has done me, they would
surely tryit."-MARTHAM M. KING, NORTH
ATTLEBoRo, MASS.
The way women trife with health
shows a degree of indifference that is
misunderstanding. Happiness anduse,
fulness depend on physical health; so
does good disposition. Disease makes
women nervous, irritable and snap
pish. The very effort of ailing women
to be good-natured makes them ner-
vous, Write to Mrs. Pinkham, she will
help you to health and happiness.
Itcostsnothing togetMrs. Pinkham's
advice. Her address is Lynn, Mass,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-01-25
what Was killing Him.

Beggar-WiH you please give me six
pence, sir? l am On my way home to
die.
Gentleman (handing him the money!
I don't object to giving you sixpence
for so worthy a purpose. at that, but
your breath smells horribly of whisky.
Beggar-I know it does, sir; whisky's
what's killing me.-London Tropical
Times.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-01-25
Mock Fights.

Mock fights are common in English
service, where troops are taught how
to march, charge, retreat, form in line
of battle, and do all the things which
are likely to be required in actual war-
fare, except to kill the supposed enemy.
The soldiers take great delight in it.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-01-25
The Exception,

women, as a rule" remarked the
cynical bachelor, ''are given to exag-
gerations."
But there are exceptions to all rules,
you know" said the spinster.
True" replied the G. B., land the
exception to this one is when they talk
about their OWL age."-Chicago News.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-01-25

though l must
tell about it. A
year G l was
taken very sick.
Doctors could Go
me no good only
to deaden the
pain which 1
had almost con-
stantly. l got
some of your
Compound and
took n hOtt1a
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-01-25
C.C.C. LINE NOW OPEN!
Completed and Opened
to the Public.
Greatest Improvement of the Age
Anyone Can Ride Over it to Health
and Happiness.

Chicago.-[Special]-The new G. G. G.
line Is now open to the public, and at once
gained an enormous patronage on account
of the meritorious service it performs.
The line is built on solid merit, and leads
by the s~traightest and shortest route to
Health. Everybody is delighted, and
those who thought they would never
reach Health and Happiness again have
FOUND this an easy and sure way of get
ting there.
Ninety per cent of the ills of humanity
are caused by lazy livers, chronic consti-
patton and their consequences, impure
blood and a poisoning of the whole sys-
tenn. WHAT'S the use of stumbling along
the roadway, sick and weary, when you
can quickly ride to health--by taking Cas-
carets. Buy and try Cascarets Candy
Cathartic to-day. You will find that it's
what, they do, not what we say they'll
do, that will please YOU. Sold by drug
gists generally, 10c, 25c or SOC per box,
or by mail for price. Send for booklet
and free sample. Address, Sterling Rem
edy Co., Chicago; Montreal, Can; New
York.
- This is the CASCARET tab
/\ let. Every tablet of the only
IT. Is r. genuine Cascarets bears the
V w magic letters &C c c." Look
~ at the tablet before you buy,
~ and beware of frauds, imita-
lions and substitutes.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-01-25

If you wish to know how many
friends you have, get into office; if you
wish to know how many you haven't,
get into trouble.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-01-25

LETTER TO MRS. PINKHAM NC. e4,3oS1
clam so grateful to you for what
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound has done for me that I feel as
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-05-01
Gen. FRENCH IN PURSUIT.
Trying to Attack the Enemy from
the Rear.
CRITICISM OF ROBERTS.
Suggestion that the WeyIer Recon-
centrado be Applied 30 the
Free State Farmers.

London, April 2S.-2:O5 p. m.-The
British forces in the Orange Free State
are still, presumably, following the Beers
northward, but at this hour there is no
word from the most interesting field oper-
atoms
A dispatch from Ladysmith, under to-
days date, says there are only small par
ties of Beers in Tfntwa pass, but that
some hundreds are guarding Van Rec
mems and Oiivierchoek passes. Com
mandants De Beer and Naunieskerk are
in charge and their forces have been so
disposed that the whole body can be
massed at any pass the British may at
tempt 10 force.
A dispatch from Dewetsdorp dated
Friday, April -, says residents of that
place claim the strength of the Beer
force which recently evacuated the place
was 5000 men, with six guns, under
German officers.
Tho st. James Gazette this afternoon
dealing with the problem of the treat
ment OF the Free State farmers, suggests
a revival OF Gen. Weyier's Cuban con-
centrado system, minus the horrible
dishonesty Of its execution
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-05-01
CRITICISM OF ROBERTS.
His Elaborate Plan to Capture the
Beers COMPLETE Failure.

London, April 2S.--In Gen. Louis Bo-
tina the Beers appear TO have found
capable successor to Joubert. AS the re-
suit of his insight and quick decision 1t
may be assumed now that the retreating
commanders have gotten safely away
with the transport.
The Beers began their raid a month
ago by compelling Col. Broadwood to re-
tire on BlOemfOntein, and have now got
ten safely away to the northward, prac
tically without loss, but with the ad
vantage of seven British guns together
with several hundred prisoners captured.
Criticism for Roberts.
has not begun. Small wonder is it that
mutfied complaints and criticisms are be-
ginning to be heard here and there
against Lord Roberts. Twothirds of
his entire force have been employed in
effectively and the probability is that
the whole force must be again concen-
trated on Bloemfontein before the main
advance begins. AS similar raids on the
British communications are likely to be
repeated it is evidently still far cry
to Pretoria
Threaten Trouble for the British.
There is much restlessness among the
Beers occupying the hills facing Gen.
Buffers forces at Elandsaagte. They
are mounting more guns, digging trench
es and signaling nightly by means of
great fires 10 their countrymen in Or
ange Free State. Gen. Louis Botha re-
ported recently that he had examined the
Boer positions in the Biggarsberg and
pronounced them calculated to give the
British trouble. All the passes are said
TO be held by a sufficient number of
Beers to hold in check vastly superior
numbers that might be thrown against
them. Il is suggested that a consider
able number of Free State burghers may
take refuge in the passes until Lord Rob
erts army shall have gone by to the
north, when they may dash out and cut
the railway north of Bloemfontein. I'M
less big force be left to guard it. This
what fanciful, as the Beers would be
compelled to dash more than 100 miles
to execute this coup.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-05-01
COURT-MARTIAL
FOR CHADWICK.
Plan by Which the Sampson
SChley Controversy viii be
Publicly Ventilated.

Washington, ID. c., April 2S.-There
has been some interesting gossip in the
navy department respecting the rumors
that the navy department was consider
ing the trial by court martial of Capt. +.
e. Chadwick for alleged expressions Of
opinion adverse to the character of Rear
Admiral Schley. 1t is reported on Secre-
tary Longs return he will send letter
to Capt. Chadwick asking if the latter
INDUCED in the expressions of opinion
credited to him. The officer is not in
clined, say his associates, to shirk any
responsibility for anything he may have
said. He is known to have expressed
such opinions as have already been de-
scribed as coming from him. and it is I'M
derstood his explanation will include the
admission that he entertains the views
quoted as his, but he did not suppose he
was being interviewed. Some of Capt.
Chadwick's associates, who know what
his opinions are, have agreed the pub
liShed interview is one method Capt.
Chadwick is taking TO bring the Samp-
son-Schley controversy before a court of
inquiry.
The plan was discussed as a feasible
one by which the whole antagonism to
Schley could be ventilated in an official
way.