Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-10-11
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 Two famous pearl divers recently visited San Francisco to buy large quantity Of air pumps, diving suits l and like paraphernalia of the sea. 0pu and Taipu are their names, and they are generally regarded as stars in heir perilous line of work They were born on one of the islands of the Dan- gerous archipelago group They speak good English, however, and both are thoroughly familiar with the civiliza tion of West Australia, where they have spent most of their lives as pearl hunters, says the New York Telegraph. Faipu is the principal native pearl merchant of the many hundreds who have embarked in the trade since tho natives of the Paumotu islands first dabbled in that form of commerce. He owns pearling dredger and ship; both are engaged in the trade ia south western waters. His ship, however is 6 mere hulk that travels less than l ninety miles along the coast. They depend principally upon pearl shells for income, since to stake earnings on the pearls alone would be to invite loss. Valuable pearls are not frequent enough to make 1t pay, but the com mercial mother-of-pearl is made from tae shells that they deal in. When l 1t comes to hunting for the real pearl there is not any kind of g scoop or 1redger than can take the place of mems eyes; diving and treading the i @t- E. H,J vol !. Ia pearls. As 8 rule, these are some dis 1 tance =apart scattered over the rocky bed of the ocean. Sometimes man will pick up a fortune iii few weeks md sometimes he will hardly make expenses in a season. Pearling is still profitable, for the crude shells are sold at from $500 to $750 8 ton. and theze ss always q chance that diver map make enough ip eae day to quit for lie. We do not dive farther than sixty to loo feet, said 0pu, for the pressure is too great. Even at thess depths men cannot remain down over ire or ten minutes, and the average life Of the deep diver is shor5."
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 Methodist preachers and 1asmen 8ko attended taa recent conference fn Washington have gore home, but have Es8t bsh5Hd thsln stories which WiIl not lanear in the regular fzp9ft of the proceedings. Perhaps DO man at the conference yielded more power and at ! the= =samsGme enHFeaaa 5ha proceed .!zz8s Gara 3sg hls bright sayings than #iiss=s3zab 84s 2. Ga453er. =0ae dag ia ads noeating 3 more liberal loasaaing of tee pQHse=strtngs he said tBdt several { 15ea5s= ago te sent an article te 3 paper .a #Aiel4 he said th8t I've pray too la5a and work too lia5ie.s Tbe inteI- ifgent- eQmpositorz got in his 6ae Ital- ian hand. aed when the article ap- peafed it read, We bray too loud and Woas too little9 Z*'I lot il go at that said the bishop @The fact is, I be- iiove the printer was right, and I never attempted to correct Washington l Correspondence Of New York Sun.
 Esanat Bue7er.
 According to prominent dealer. peanut butter is rapidly becoming an. important commercial product. IL is made by grinding pearuzs very fine ] and reducing the mass te 8 paste from which large part of the oil is re ] moved. A little salt is then added 3 Many physicians recognize the natri- tiops value of this butter I5 has all the wholesome qualities Of nuts wlth- sat being so indigestible. Peanut as9t= ter is excellent for the poor too. for it contains quite as much nouishmeAt as ordinary butter aud is much less a,,.,n-....f,r-