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sometimes accomplished by the labor
ers mixing and kneading them by
treading them with their bare feet,
as shown in the illustration. This Is
known as dancing the cocoa" and
renders the beans smooth and uniform
in color. 1t usually requires ten days
Oh two weeks to finish the drying, de-
pending on the weather. The dried
beans, when ready for market, are put
in canvas bags ':olding about $50
pounds, and the name Of the planta-
ton stencileG on the bags, these names
OF brands at times becoming very
prominent in the market for the quail
ty of cocoa the plantation is reputed to
produce.
The manufacturing which is invari-
ably done in Northern factories, con-
sists of roasting the beans in revoly-
ing cylinder; this develops the aroma
and fits them for crushing. After the
beans are crushed they are screened to
separate the "nibs," or crushed nuts,
from the shells. The nibs are then
ground to fine meal; this is put in
sacks and put in powerful press,
where it is subjected to heat and pres
sure, and the fat, known rs cocoa
butter" is squeezed vut, and the hard
substance left in the sack has only to
be broken or powdered to become the
pure chocolate, and this more or less
adulterated is the chocolate Of com.
ucrcc.-Scientific American.
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3 The CULTIVATION OF COCOA
5 IN THE WEST INDIA ISLANDS
7 o the active young man pos
sessed Of d limited amount
Of capital, who Is looking for
on oocunotion Ms We11 ns In


Of capital, who Is looking for
an occupation as we'll as in
vestment, In the Lesser Antilles OF i11
many parts Of Venezuela, the cultiva-
tion Of cocoa is at the present time
the most inviting Of the agricultural
pursuits. The island of Trinidad,
which is the one most familiar to the
writer, produces cocoa Of a quality Sec
ond to none, and only e4ualed by that
grown in the vicinity of Caracas, and
always brings the highest price in the
London market. Considerable patience
is required to grow 1t FROM the seed.
lings, as it takes five or six years of
cultivation before there is harvest
worth mentioning, and seven or eight
years before full crop can be real
lied, but when the trees are once full
grown they will continue to bear fruit
for an almost indefinite time.
The cultivation Of cocoa consists
largely of draining the land, keeping
down tile underground of bush and
weeds, and trimming the trees. The
flowers occur in clusters on the main
branches and on the trunk Of the
trees, usually only one Of each cluster
reaching maturity. The fruit, which
is seen In the Illustration, is hard
ped six or seven inches long, resemb-
ling a cucumber, growing from the
trunk or large branches, and looks
Tery much as though it were artificial
ly attached. Buds, blossoms and fruit.
in all stages, occur side by side, and
ripened fruit is harvested at all times
Of rhe year. The main crop, however.
natures in the dry season, and is us,l-
ally harvested in February, only small
quantities ripening during the reulain-
der of the year.
The pods each contain five rows of
seeds or beans, quite similar to 4
large, thick Lima bean, embedded III
IL pink, acid pulp. These seeds are the
cocoa beans of commerce. The har-
vesting consists of cutting off the ma
ture pods by means of knife on
long bamboo pole, gathering them into
heaps on the ground, where they are
allowed to lie for about twenty-four
hours. They are then cut open with
a cutlass, the seeds and pulp coming
out in mass; these are carried to the
dry house.
AS soon as the beans reach the dry
house, they are placed in the "sweat
box" or pit, where they are closed up
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1t Was His Log.

There was an immense sensation
created at certain station the other
day, Just previous to the starting of
the afternoon express for Paris. The
inspector was about to start the train
when short, fat and fussy old gen.
tleman trotted up to him and ex-
claimed:
''Wait a minute, will you please,
while Il"
Impossible, sir" interrupted the Of
fetal, putting the whistle to his lips.
"The train is overdue now"
But you must wait!" cried the old
gentleman, excitedly. There is a
mans leg underneath the wheel"
"Good gracious! Why didn't you say
so at first? Where is he?" inquired
the horror stricken inspector. Hold
on there"
And, having stopped the train, he
hurried after the old gentleman, while
a couple of porters jumped down on
the line, amid the excitement of
number of spectators. After short
search one of the porters handed up
rush basket containing a large and
fine looking leg of mutton.
'"Thank you!" said the old gentle
man, and, seizing the basket, he en-
tered first-class smoking carriage.
What do you msan, sir?" roarded
the exasperated inspector. You
said"
"I said mans leg was under the
wheel, and so it was, interrupted
the old gentleman. 81 bought this leg
and paid for it, and if it isn't mine
should like to know who it belongs
to, that's ALL"
Then the train moved on.--Tit-Blts
/.
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tender mother, fiercely defending her
eggs and her young ones. First, he
says. the spider weaves silken bas-
ket like repository for the eggs, using
the rear part of her body as form.
In this basket she lays the eggs,
piling them up carefully and neatly.
Then she covers the exposed eggs with
4 fabric of silk threads, the whole
forming minute hall within which
the eggs lie snusly and well protect
cd from cold, etc. If this be instinct,
a good deal of what is called human
intelligence" should be called "in-
stinct," too, says the author.
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Scouting on an Automobile.

During the recent maneuvers of the
cyclists corps, the object of the oppos-
ing forces being, respectively, the cap
ture and defense Of London, one of the
attacking party mounted on a motor
bicycle did scouting duty which en-
tailed the travelling Of nlnety-fve, for
ty, seventy and 105 miles on four sue
cessive days, two Of them rainy, and
during all this time the motor was not
even adjusted, the only attention 1t re-
quired being fabrication and the re'
plerIsbnnnt Of the gasoline,
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)|s IT r ID
= ecoinTandant ".r7

,!,at va; and Dragton was. too. In
+ all humynity he asked the favor of be-
ing allh7ed to change has quarters.
Any otter quarters would do. provided
| there we're fewer insects. He was not
particular at all. He asked so little,
in fat, that Bartlett took pity on
|ihim. He renewed his offer of paint.
] snow" he said to Mrs. Lawrence,
you can come back to your own.
They'll move out tomorrow. I've just
been inspecting the premises, and
there hasn't been much harm done.
They are still the best quarters In the
post. The kids have knocked a few
holes in the walls and the woodwork's
a little scratched. But III give you
some paint, too."
Paint was Bartlett's idea OF the
panacea for all earthly ills. He had
not much else in the world, being
sccond-lieutenant; but he had paint,
and he was liberal with that.
The Collinses moved next day.
DTdyLOu WdlIGu uulll IuC iooS Ao'DN W
furniture was gone, and the three
women were taking their final look
around. Then he camc down the stairs
holding out, at the length of his arms,
two centipedes on the point of two
large pins. He exhibited them.
"These quarters are too much for
me-" he said, I'D rather have corner
of housetop alone, than a wide up
per floor with crawling things. I'm
going to go back to my own room"
A fierce light of suspicion broke in
on Mrs. Collins mind then. II be-
lieve, Mr.. Drayton, that the whole
thing was a put-up job"
"Do you? Do you really?" asked
Drayton, smilingly, deprecatingly.
fBut consider, my dear lady, consider
the centipedes. San Francisco Argo'
naut
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MIse R,straint.

"There's one characteristic in men
I profoundly admire.
What is it. Becky?"
"They can be so raging mad at each
other and not show it."-Detroit Free
Press.
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COCOA DRY-HoUsEs IN TRINIDAD-AIIXING THE BEANS.

A box just bit higher than a hand
lamp has both top and bottom re-
moved. Across the top are stretched
wires. The box is then set down over
q lamp, and the kettle OF dish is set
upon the wires, where its heat will be
fully maintained.
This device will often prove OF the
greatest service, and can be made by
any one in ten minutes.
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onite Like a Jewe1rr Store.

In a Kansas town the other day
Miss Ruby Opal entertained Miss
Pearl Diamond. They were seen
ronping on the emerald green of the
lawn with sparkles Of fun shooting
from thsir turquoise eyes'--DeaYess
Post
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GANADA'S INFANT NAVY.
CONSISTS OF FOURTEEN VESSELS
* MANNED BY 400 BLUEJAcKETS.

Cruise Up and Down tho Coasts So
Thrcateningly That Smugglers Take
Good Care to Avoid Them-Also Looks
After the Fishing Interests.
The fame of the Northwestern
Mounted Police of Canada has attract
ed considerable attention to :. pictur-
esque arm of our northern neighbor's
war department, and since the South
African war the Canadian regulars
and volunteers have been accepted by
the world as fighters and strategists
equal to any turned out Of the mill
tary schools of Europe. But Of Cana.
da's infant navy little has been heard;
due, probably, to the fact that the op-
portunity for distinguishing itself has
not yet occurred Yet in way the
bluejackets of Canada are performing
work that trains them for duty on
larger scale fully as arduous and diff
cult as that which falls to the lot Of
the Mounted Policemen.
The navy consists of no battleships
or armored cruisers, but Of fourteen
vessels with q total number OF blue
Jackets and officers to man them Of
less than 400. Most of these war YES
sells would be classed with our mos
quito feet which the war with Spain
created, and some would hardly be
worthy of such high classification.
TherH are ut least two schooner sail
crafts in the Ieet which have no other
power of propulsion than that fur
nished by wind and sails. Yet the
Kingfsher and Osprey are fine models
of their class, and armed with their
small calibre guns they cruise up and
down the coast so threateningly that
smugglers take good care to avoid
them. More tha9ssRsl haSa;a fsai has fGs;,
{ IMAGE when by these two relics of
Il.,,,esFt Tarships were all sailing
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tight and allowed to ferment for some

tight and allowed to ferment for some
time.
The next process is the drying, which
Is accomplished by spreading the beans
in layer over the platform and dry
ing them in the sun. Laborers are kept
constantly stirring them, while exposed
to the sun, with wooden rake, so
that they will dry evenly. Each morn.
ing, during the early stages of the dry
Ing process, the beans are gathered
into a heap In the- naiddlo-nf the floor
and given q thorough mixing. This is
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Autho> neveaus SPIDERS Methods.

Autho< Keveans SPIDERS Methods.
Professor D. Hess has just Dub>
llshed an interesting treatise on house
insects, with especial reference to spi,
ders and flies. The spider, he says,
is blood-thirsty insect Of prey, But.
she Is also q great artist and ncost
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time, and at least as inexpensively az
under the old conditions. The space
under the seat is devoted to the stow
ing away of nilady's purchases. TSe
illustration is reproduced from Auto
mobile Topics.
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Chinese Leopard skins.

The best leopard skins come from
China, and are worth as much as 5000
apiece.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-07-31

II some people cant borrow trouble
they will steal Il,
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will be along pretty soon, I suppose" I"
The mother-in-law shuddered. "You
and SMr. Bartlett made great deal Of
noise last night, Mr.. Draytonj" she re-
preached.
Drayton looked concerned. These
government quarters were SO thin-
sfoored, he explained:
Did he always stay Up until 2
o.clock?" 49,.
He admitted being Of restless dis
position and given to insomnia.
All right" he reported to Mrs.
Lawrence, shortly after. "You just
rest on your oars. Well have you
back in those quarters before the kids
have had time to do much damage
to the place. should say that fort
night, at the very outside, should see
Mrs. Collins suing for another set
any other old set. Bartlett will let hei
have them. He's an exceptionally
obliging @. M, as @. Ms. go. That's
his reputation"
q 1t did not run as smoothly as Drayton
might have wished. The women Of
the Collins family did not surrender
without giving tight. They attacked
Drayton himself first, but were met
with an urhanity which parried every
thrust. 1t was the thinness Of the
walls and floors, and that was mani.
testify the governments fault. AS for
his insomnia, the blame of that lay
with the doctor, he should think. He
did not like staying broad awake un-
til nearly dawn any better than they
did. OF course, however, he would try
to control his restlessness. The at
tempt met with failure, though, and
the women appealed to the command
ant. The commandant was urbane,
too, but the insomnia Of his officers
was evidently not matter to bd
reached officially.
1t was plain that the insomnia
aroused the supicions of the Collinses.
But the insects did not. They had
never-not even in TeXas-seen e.
house so overrun with reptiles. There:
were lizards in everything. There were
frogs and toads in dark hooks. They
hoped into your lap when you were
least expecting it. They were always
getting under your feet and-squash-
ing. Spiders spun webs and dropped
from the ceiling and the walls. And
as for more venomous things! A day
hardly passed that Drayton did not
kill tarantula or centipede some
where around. They seemed to
emerge only when he was near. The
wrath toward him was tempered with
unwilling gratitude to saviour. There
had also been garter snake on the
front porch. And one terrible day
they had come upon Drayton, sabre in
hand, standing in the front hallway
beside the decapitated body of a rattle
snake. They neglected, in the excite
ment to notice that the body was not
wriggling.
Jimmy had that morning produced a
newspaper package. Here's dead
rattle !" he had said. Il didn't know
as ~. .,2nJi Use him. But found
Pr. az -3- can have him for a
90.
-. I. -::.a.. -, proved the Lest
,aysz ,:>;- - well assthe last
-. ::iins a:s.l .;erris.:
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-01-03

NAIE CHALLENGE all competition with ALFRED BENJA
w MIN 4 Co., FINE CLorntN0j' "CAHuMT OvERALLs AND
JACKETS" Co@nIE PArENr" Work Gloves "MoNARcu' and
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-01-03
Country Correspondence


The literary at Darlow last Saturday
was we'll attended, the order good, and
was grand success every other way
Next Friday, nothing happening, there
will be an org0n in the hall, which will
add greatly to the facility for enjoyment
Jim Flndley. who has been running q
photo gallery at Enid the past year, 10
back with us, shaking hands with frlends,
He starts next week for Boulder, Colo ,
where he has secured remuheratlye EN-
ployment for the next year. Our hest
wishes 90 with him.
Miss Carrie Young took trip to the
Strip to spend her vacation, Clyde
Leighty accompanied heras far as Nnma
Miss Emma Leclerc boarded the train
at Elmer last Saturday for Lyons and
Chase, where she goee visiting relatives
and friends.
We are sorry to hear that our neigh
bors from Castleton lost their telegraph
office. We have been there and found
out that corporations do exactly what
they please, regardless Of their con-
tracts. A great contrast with public
ownership.
The postonlce department is extend
ing rural delivery routes NJ the rate of
200 day, thereby making II possible Tor
the farmer as we'll as his town brother to
get his morning daily,
II may puzzle some TO know how, lv-
ing In town, am still able to write Lin
coin items, 70 all those would say |
am still living In Lincoln township, the
best In Reno county. although my wife
aud two youngest children have moved
% the city. Ron Roy.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-01-03
SCHOOL NOTES.

M. Il. Osborne teacher IN district
No, was married Dec, 2ith to Miss
Flora f. Grier Of Andale,
The county association meets at
Nickerson Jan, 10Th, All teachers
are urgently requested to be present
Miss, Allie Byers, daughter Of A. j.
Byers of Nckerson, was married on
Christmas day, to John Shult2, of Med
ford township. The ceremony took
place at the residence CT the brides
parents, and was performed by Rev.
W. II. Fuller, Of Little River, Mr.
Shult2 has a farm in Oklahoma aud he
and Mrs. Shultz will make their home
there.
Supt, DayhoiI read a paper before
the State association enulled"ln View
Of Their Present Opportunities Should
Teachers BE Expected to Answer The
Questions Asked BY The State BOard?'
He advocated keeping up the standard
and that more danger Would come
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-01-03
tom lowering the standard than from

fiom lowering the standard than from
raising II.
G. n. Ray of obee district had two
weeks vacation on account OF his
health
Miss Della Blachly Of the Sylvia
primary dept married Jas. Kirk last
week. Miss Blachly will finish her
school,
Eva Ball and her sister Gertrude at
tended the State association
Miss Ella Switzerland has the va
cancy made by the resignation of Miss
EmalIne Frem In q school IN Rice
county,
supt, Dayhoir was appointed by the
State association rs melnber OF the
| Legislative committee. This committe
will endeayor to secure some much
needed school legislation. The other
members Of the committee are Pres. Il.
II, Falrchild, Ellsworth Supt. Frank
Dyer OF Wichita, Supt j. W, Stout of
Topekn, Supt Davidson OF Topeka
and Supt, swingle of Manhattan.
Supt. WInans attended the State as
sociation. Miss Willard, Luna Van
Emon, Chas. Tedrick and IL. Il. NAL
10y four of his teachers also attended.
Viola Bainum and her brothes Frank
attended the X, \, 7, A. at Topeka,
Reno county had In all u delegation Of
twenty-seyen at Topeka
The School and FIreside received
many compliments at Topeka, Mr..
Altswager Is editing fine paper Its
popularity Is growing daily, Success
TO the School and Fireside,
The schools of Reno county show u
larger enrolment this year than eyer
before, Parents seem to take more
interest In having their children In
school.
Miss Carrie Myers put in IS 75 worth
of books In the library OF school dis-
trict No. A.. The sum was raised by
a box supper School district No 3
M 1853 BIanch Lowery has also made an
addition to the school library in the
same way,
Delbert Smith of Pretty Prairie
Schools visited his old home near To
peka and also attended the State as
sociation last week. Prof Smith Is
principal Of the Pretty Prairie schools
Some patrons complain that the
teachers do not decorate their school
rooms. This should not be 30, The
coWuty supt, says there are very few
such schools in Reno county.
A few teachers In both city and
country have made excuses for not at
tending associations, They forget to
state that they are always able to at
tend operas and dances. This is bad
poipcy. You are paid to teach schoo
and If you don't like the duties laid
upon you get out.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-01-03
WOULD SHOOT THEM.


Jefferson City, Nl0o Dee, 3l,-lr the
promises held out by the uttcrnnccs
Of Missouri's chief executive are rul-
filled, his forthcoming message will
interest newspaper circles throughout
the state, and IN Kansas Clty and ST,
Louis especially In this document he
will recommend u libel law along orig
innl lines He Says
Things have become sO In this state
that a man must be afraid 10 take public
Office lest the reputation he has luhorcd
throughout his lifu To establish be black
cncd ana hundod down O. succeeding gou-
cratlons smlrchcd With fulsehood and
slandcr, Succeeding generations do not
know the petty foundation on which such
slandcrouS attacks are hottOmcd, but the
ISLANDERS are handed down to them In
uudylng black ana white, I recommend
In my forthcoming message that n law
be pissed making II obligatory on grand
.hrlcs to investigate carefully all charges
against officials presented IN newspapers,
II the charges are wcll-founded measures
ARE 10 be- taken for the impeachment
und punishment Of the official IT the
charges prove untrue the person making
them or the editor responsible for their
publication shall he sent to the pcnlten-
tIary for term not to exceed ~ years
I would make II Il capital olfensc, II I
had my way, und let the sheriff take the
guilty man out uud shoot HIM
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-01-03
santa FC ENeuTsion.

sOsO Hutchinson to TOT eha and returned, ao
count annual Meeting, Kansas state Poultry
Association State Board OF Agriculture and
Kansas state Improved llrCodu's A,socllton
tickets on sale Jan, lith 1901,
Tho next Homest cAers excursion date Dec.
cmber 18th.
5000 IIulchluron to Topeka aud return Jan
9TH to 18th Inclusive,
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-01-03
nccnmren Mnn Nd ,nnn.

Oklahoma city, Ok Dee. 3l,-The
new telegraph operator who took the
place Of the striking operator AT Nor
man, robbed the cash tilI last night Of
$50 and left town Just before the mid.
night train arrived. When the train.
men sought 10 gain admission TO the
depot they found II locked.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-01-03
AbOut Dining cars.

Tho verdict given by tho general public that
the Great Rock Island Route has the beat din
Ing car service In The world, will not TO dit
putod by patrons who have used this line,
Thousands OF letters testify to this fact A bot
ter meal oapnot be secured in any hotel or res
taurant In the cities OF New York or Chicago
than 10 served IN the Rock Island dining oars
A Ia carte on all cars splendid lunch 6erct
on Colorado tIalns for 30 cents,
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-01-03

Passengers arriving in Chicago can be
the New Union Eleva tod Loop, reach
any part Of the cityj or for n five cent
are, can be taken INN eIiately to any of
the large store Of the down town dia-
trlot
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-01-03

Now aimee yon need some dishes, or
aud Witt Brehrs and get some ut those
reduced prces,
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-01-03

Telephone U. A. Walker, Agent, Santa
Fe Route for nice lower berth IN the
lOI5 p, IN, train for Kansas City. You
can take your berth MS early as you like
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-01-03

Don't cough your head or when you
can stop 1t for 25c See Ine MlalanA
Drug Co. TLeyLNSe the rem, dy.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-01-03

Big Reduction in all short lots and broken
lines of Underwear Caps, Shoes, Sh rts; in
fact genuine Marked Down. Clearing Up
Sale.
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-11-21
Changes His Color
Negro Gets White

NEW YORK, Nov. 21.-Mcdical men
are unable to explain the strange case
of Tom Harris, a former slave. who
resides near Mount Pleasant. N. y.
Harris, who was once coal black
negro, is now turning white. A few
years ago white spots appeared on
Harris skin. These spots were per-
manent, and as the years rolled along
more spots came and merged one with
another until at last two-thirds of his
body at least had become white and he
will soon be a white man.
His hair. which was formerly kinky.
is now becoming straight Harris es-
caped from slavery in the South over
forty years ago, settling near the Sec
ton where he now resides. Harris
believes that he will be as white as
any man, and those who have noted
the change which has taken place dur
ing the last few years declare that they
are of the same opinion
Medical men have had many theories
as to the reason for his turning white,
but no two agree as to the cause or
what the result will be.