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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-15
BUTCHERING THE
RUBBER TREES.
The Collectors Who Gather in Gum
Attack the Tree with ChOpping
X nfVcs.

The Collectors Who Gather i'm Gum
Attack the Tree With Chopping
KNIVES.
Most persons suppose that rubber
trees are tapped for their juice as the
sugar naples of the North are tapped
for the sugar sap. But the rubber
tree gets different treatment-a kind
of treatment that appals Northern
folk when they see it for the first time.
The rubber juice is not sap of the
rubber tree, but a milk that circulates,
unlike sap, in small streams along the
thin outer layers of the bark of the
tree.
Therefore, boring a hole to get it
would be unavailing. The rubber col
lector climbs the tree with keen ma
chete and scores the bark deeply and
swiftly hacking away with apparent
recklessness.
The cuts are almost transverse.
Generally they are made so that two
shall meet in "V" shape, the point
of the "V" being at the bottom.
AS he goes up and down the tree he
leaves any number of these deep, wide
gashes at distances of about tive feet
from each other.
Soon the mills begin to run out of
them, working its way gradually down
the cuts until, at the bottom of the
tree, it reaches a trough, usually made
out of leaves from the tree.
When the tree has "bled" to an end,
the rubber is poured off into calabash
or other receptacle and coagulated. The
process of coagulation is necessary in
order to separate the rubber from the
milk.
This milk turns sour very quickly
in the hot sun, and, therefore, the rub
Der in it would be ruined soon.
In the great rubber forests of Para,
in Brazil, the Indian collectors use the
most simple form of treatment. They
merely put q ball, or lump, of the half
CONCEALED milk on the fiat side of a
wooden paddle, and hold 1t over a fire
until the smoke has preserved It thor
oughly.
This method discolors the rubber.
but it is excellent for the purpose in
every other way.
In Central America the rubber is
allowed to coagulate in water. 1t rises
TO the top In thick cream and is then
SKINNED off.
A pretty method Of securing the
pure rubber is practiced in one part
Of Central America. The milk is
spread in a thin coating on an i'm
mense thick leaf that is laid fiat on
the hot bare ground.
Within a few minutes the heat has
dried it enough to make il possible
to smear second layer over II.
AS soon as the second layer has
begun TO dry well. two leaves. thus
covered, are pressed together with
their rubber-coated faces. Then the
collector treads on them until he has
made one single, thin transparent sheet
OF rubber. The leaves are torn away
then and the rubber remains beau
tifully marked with the veinings and
texture OF the plant.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-15

ing. And her name is Mable."
Her name is Constance" he main
tanned.
mot my heronine," he said
tits the name of mime" he asserted.
you are building a proposal for my
heroine" she reminded him.
Very we'll. I'll revise them" he
said YEARLY.
For a time he scrubbed diligently
Then he rose and stood beside her.
II have 1t nova jolly good one"
he announced. I'll show you how the
whole thing goes. Let me assist you
up. There, you stand here. Enter
William, left"
His name is Henry" she said.
"He approaches and takes her hand
like this" ne went on unheeding her
remark, 'he looks about and slips his
arm about her waist, like this. Then
he puts her head on his shoulder, like
this.
Constance he says"
Her name is Mabel" came family
from his shoulder. Again he paid no
heed.
Constance he says, you are go
ing to marry me, you know you are.
You have toiled with my affections
long enough. Then he thinks per
haps he should kiss her-don't
squirm so; you'll spoil the scene-in
fact, he's quite sure he should kiss
her, and so he does kiss her, like this
and this-and this. No won't let
you go until you say yes good and
loud"
What are you going to do about
the hero?" she asked some moments
later.
"Well," he said gravely, 81 shall try
to do him as good turn as he's just
done me-"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-15

and me to edit, revise, rewrite and 9TH
erwise maltreat before Friday next.
Exhibit b. one Webster's Unabridged,
a very present help in time of trouble.
Exhibit c., one Dictionary of Syn
onyms, invaluable in running the prop
er word to earth. Exhibit d. six
blocks of paper and half ream of
foolscap. Exhibit e. seven pencils,
one fountain pen, a blotter and an
eraser Shades of Aristophanesi
We're off"
TITS a perfect morning to work."
said the girl. Have you thought of
any changes YETI"
THE architecture of the hero is rad
tcally wrong" he said gloomily. It'll
never do to let him make love in the
manner he does in the text. Girls at
these summer resorts being expe-
rienced in such matters, make critics
not to be overlooked"
He glanced at her and she flushed
becomingly-sO becomingly in fact,
that all at once he was very thank
full the Utopian Club has singled them
out for this work
you think we must reconstruct the
hero, then" she said.
Exactly; that is certain portions of
him." he returned.
He caught up the paper-covered
copy of the play and read several lines
rapidly Now, did you ever know a
man to propose like that?"
Certainly not" she said with dig
nifty.
Can't you furnish a better proposal
from the archives of the past few
summers?" he asked smiling.
! think" she said coldly, you had
better fix the hero. Meantime, I'll
try to discover the inadequacies of
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-15
TWO COLLABORATORS
By RICHARD BARKER SHELTON.

1t was nine O'Clock exactly by her
tiny silver watch when Miss Con-
stance Gray, armed with fluffy pink
parasol, a pad of paper, and handful
Of pencils. cllmed the path to the one
.rsae on the top of the cliff. She had
barely seated herself with her back to
the tree and the paper and pencils
within easy reach when Mr.. William
Morton appeared toiling along the
path, which gained the summit from
the other side of the cliff. When he
reached the pine and stood before her,
she saw he carried an ungainly load
of books and papers under either arm.
These he laid in a pile with exaggerat-
ed care and mopped his brow.
Good morning." he said cheerfully.
The conspirators, one and all, have
arrove, I see. 1 fear 1 shall be of little
use in comedy work this morning.
Carting this incipient library up the
trail has filled me with very proper
sense Of tragedy"
For goodness sake" she exclaimed,
surveying the pile, what have you
or better, what haven't you brought"
Before we begin work." said he.
seating himself by the books, lets ar
range the implements. Exhibit A.
one farce-comedy in two stupid acts.
which the Utopian Club expects you
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-15

most important ceremonies.
These "shamans" are clever men,
who claim to be able to cure the sick
by pounding on drums and bowling
out dreadfully long songs. They are
often possessed of some skill at sleight-
of-hand, and so impress the ignorant
Eskimos immensely
In the Kashim the wise old men of
the tribe collect the boys around them
and tell stories of mighty hunts which
took place years ago. They relate the
history of the tribe, which the boys
learn by heart. When they become
wise old men they teach 1t to other
children.
The boys are taught all about hunt
ing and fishing and how to make
spears and bows and arrows. and. In
fact, all the wisdom which the old
men possess they teach to the boys.
While the wise old men teach the
boys the other men are at work on
tools, or implements of the chase, or
are preparing skins to be used in
making boots or clothing.
An oil lamp burns at the back of
the room opposite the summer en-
trance, and in winter a fire is built In
the center of the floor. The Kashim
is hot and crowded and smells abom-
inably, but the Eskimos do not mind
that. The place is not particularly
light, either, for little light filters
through the slab of ice which covers
the hole in the roof, and the oil lamp
is a smoky affair." which would not
get house-room for a minute in any
part of the United States.
The sleeping place near the oil
lamp is the place of honor, and there
sit the shamans. the wise old men
and the best hunters. 1t is every
boys ambition to be called some day
to sit by the lamp.
Worthless men who are poor hunt
ers, orphan boys and friendless per
sons sit near the door, and between
them and the lamp the other men and
boys are ranged according to theil
merits, either as hunters or as being
able to remember what has beer
taught them of the tribal traditions
In the winter many games are play
ed in the Kashim by the men and
boys, and many times they dance.
All messengers who arrive at tht
village for the purpose of inviting
the people to festival or other cere-
money in their own town, go to the
Kashim and, entering 1t, they dance
and sing song of invitation.
They also make offerings to the
people, who give them presents In
return; and there is mirth and feasting
in the big house, while the mothers
from afar off listen eagerly in the
clear. cold night to catch the sound
of their own boys voices coming
across the hard and shining snow
which CLEANS under the glare of the
northern lights.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-15

their classical requirements, and 1t was
Anne who was the mother Of Lord
Bacon; her husband was Sir Nicholas
Bacon. Lady Nicholas Bacon's sister
Mildred was Lady Burleigh, and an
other sister was the Lady Russell,
daughter-in-law of the Earl of Bed
ford.
Pope bonored Thomas Cooke the
author, with a place in the Dunciad,
because his ire had been aroused by
the farce Penelope" which ridiculed
the poets Odyssey.
Descendants of Francis Cooke may
claim membership in the Mayflower
society, for he and his wife, Hester,
came over in the Mayflower. Their
son, John, was born in 1912, in Hol-
land, where Francis Cooke is sup
posed to have gone from England
with the other pilgrims. He was one
of those who signed the memorable
compact in the cabin of the May
flower on Saturday, Nov. 81, 1920.
In February, 1921, while Cooke and
Capt. Myles Standish We're at work
in the woods, they were recalled by
an alarm at the approach of Indians,
who did no damage, however, except
to carry off the tools left in the woods.
These tools, strange to relate, were
returned by the Indians a few weeks
later.
Francis Cooke died at Plymouth in
April, 1868.
Capt. Thomas Cooke, another proge-
nitor of the Cooke family in America,
was born in England about 1903, and
came to New England in 1885. He
settled first at Boston, and afterwards
removed TO Taunton. Other Cooke
immigrants We're John, Edward, VIII
liam, Arthur, George, Richard and
Garrett. All came over during the
latter part of the seventeenth century.
The progenitor of the Virginia
branch Of the Cooke family was Nor
decai Cooke. Tradition says that he
brought a wife with him from Eng
land, and that, soon after settling In
Gloucester county, she was slain and
scalped by the Indians. This was
about 1850. Her name is not known.
For his second wife he married a
maiden OF the colony. She is said to
have been named Joan Constable, and
is described as a "red-headed Jewess,"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-15
A CORNER In ANCESTORS
THE COOK FAMILY.
BY ELEANOR LEXINGTON.

Thoresby in his History of Leeds"
says: "At Beeston, Yorkshire, Eng
land, flourished an ancient family of
the Gales, yet the several branches,
in different towns, are writ Gale, alias
Cooke-I suppose from the Office of their
ancestors"
In support of this theory it is said
that it was no uncommon thing for
the name of a family to be changed
into that of the office they bore; thus,
the name of Walter, or Fitzwalter,
was changed into Butler, on account
of one Walker having been butler to
King John; and the name of Milling
one member was a priest with a good
voice.
In history we read of Norman the
Cook and Robert the Cook. They were
witnesses to a grant of land by de
Percy to the Church of st. Peter and
Hylda, at Whitby.
Robert the Cook and his son had
the hereditary office of Masters Of the
Cook of the Whitby Monastery. This
was about the middle of the twelfth
century.
John the Cook or John lie COX, rep
resented Herefordshire in Parliament
in the reign of Edward III about 1850
The family is of great antiquity and
Importance in Ireland; no less than
twelve Cooks were mayors and bailiffs,
from the year 1854 to 1854
Sir Anthony Cooke was the grand
father of Lord Bacon, and so distin-
guished for learning that he was called
the English Scholar" On account of
his erudition and many virtues, he
was invited to preside over the educa-
ton of the young King, Edward vi,
as his tutor In Queen Mary's reign
Sir Anthony Cooke lived in exile on
account of his Professionalism, but re-
turned in Elizabeths time.
His daughters were all noted for
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-15

the heroine"
"Ail right" he assented cheer
fully.
He opened his copy of the play, and
the girls face was hidden behind the
paper covers of her copy. For some
time he worked away diligently, scrib-
bling innumerable notes on the mar
gins, ruff1ing his hair with his free
hand, and signing ponderously. Pres
emily he laid down the book.
Il think" he observed, "you should
have mental picture of the heroine
before you all the time. Now, the
heroine 1 have in mind-the only one
1 can imagine-has brown hair which
is very fetching when the wind blows
it, and the finest pair of velvet eyes
on the continent, and she usually
wears orchids in her belt
Aren't you neglecting your hero?'
she said sweetly.
He returned to his work, but in a
short time the book was once more
laid aside.
I've fixed up the proposal. Tell
me what you think of it." he said. at
goes life this:
"Constance-"
Her name isn't Constance" she
corrected.
We'll Well. I've forgotten her name.
Her name is Mable." she said
firmly.
Constance" he persisted, 'for A
long time / have wanted to tell YOU.
and | have never had courage until
here this morning"
The scene is a drawing-room, even
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-15
A QUEER "0THER-B0Y LAND"
1t Is in the Land of the Golden
Sands and the Endless SHOWS.

Sands and the Endless SHOWS.
Within the confines of the United
States live many curious people, and
not the least curious among them
are the natives who have their homes
around Norton Sound, well up toward
the Arctic Circle.
At the entrance to this Sound is
Cape Nome, where men have taken
fortunes out of the sands of the sea-
shore, which are full of particles of
gold. The natives are short. swarthy
people-Eslkimos with a Chinese look
to them-and they live in little viii
lagos, each village ruled over by its
''headman." Some day these villages
may grow into cities and have may
ors and boards of aldermen to govern
them; at present they get along very
we'll under the rule or the headman,
who is assisted by the wise old men
Of the community, who act as sort
of town council.
In the center of each Of these Nor
ton Sound villages is built what is
called the Kashim, a good-sized house
like d Ol GdTIn
outside. Inside it consists of one big
room.
In summer the entrance into the
Kashim is by way of a small vesti-
bule but in winter you have to get
in and out by crawling on your hands
and knees through an underground
tunnel, which opens in the middle OF
the floor.
The Kashim Is lighted through a
pfrptI1ar IN, middle If the
roof. which is covered with a thin
piece of ice that is removed only to
let the smoke out.
Around the room runs a wide bench
where the wise men and the men who
are the best hunters sleep. Pieces of
wood on the floor mark where the rest
of the men and boys of the village
sleep at night, for the Kashim is the
place where the males of the village
pass nearly all their time when they
are not away hunting.
Until a boy Is about IA years old he
lives with his mother and his sisters
in their house in the village. He sees
little of his father who passes most
of his time, when not hunting the bear
or deer over the frozen snow or out on
|, the ice in search of the seal and wal
rus, in the Kashim.
When the boy is big enough to go
hunting, his mother leads him to the
Kashim and makes a small present to
every person there, asking them to be
kind to her boy, as this is the first
time he has ever left his home and
her care. After that the boy makes
his home entirely in the Kashim until
he grows up and gets married, when
he has a hut of his own for his family
to live in, though he himself still pass
es most of his time with the other men
and boys in the Kashim house.
Though the boy lives in the Kashim.
he takes any game which he may kill
home to his mother, who cooks 1t for
him. She carries his meals to him in
the big house. Here she will sit and
talk while she watches her husband
and her boy eat, and then, after they
have finished their meal, she goes back
again to her home.
When the men and boys get back
from hunting there are merry times in
the Kashim.
Dances and festivals Of all kinds are
held, and the ''shamans" perform their
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-15
PAINTED PORCELAIN
JEWELRY FOR THE
DRESDEN GIRL

Since the first painted porcelain but
tons arrived, the fad for them has
been growing. Now my lady fair is
adjoining herself with enough dainty
ware to make her identity doubtful
you are inclined to wonder If she is
not a walking china cabinet. Her
dishes" as one irreverent young son
calls them spread up and down the
bodice, dangle at her belt and appear
at her cuffs. They are particularly
appropriate to the Dresden style of
girl.
The women who paint on china can
give themselves and their friends a
large amount of pleasure at a small
cost of time and labor. The method
OF painting and firing is exactly the
same as with any kind of porcelain
painting. last summer the designs
We're principally of flowers, but there
Is tendency now in favor of the old
miniature designs; quaint heads, such
as the old ivory painters produced.
one woman who is really an artist
and does not have to depend upon
PJAAS Her OeSlEns, palIltS real pOF-
traits of herself and friends. She
wears her husband on large oval belt
clasp, her daughter on a watch fob
ana her sons on her link cuff buttons.
IL Is something overwhelming to see
so large family gathering, but 1t Is
pretty to behold face that the wearer
Is fond of tucked away in the folds of
neck or belt ribbon.
The well dressed woman Will have
many shirt waist sets in different col
ors One painted in pink roses, another
IN iorget-me-nots, and still another in
molly VIII get her through the winter
Ialrly well. The latter have a spray
OF green leaves and scarlet berries
framed in delicate, broken gold bor-
der, on a white ground.
~. NOW that red is the smart color of
tne season. it is well to have a. conn
piete set of the porcelain in this de-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-15
LIKE DEEP SEA LASS0ING.
Where Fishermen Catch the Great
Ocean Turtles by ceiling" Them.

Where Fishermen Catch the Great
Ocean Turtles by ceiling" Them.
AS you all know, the general method
of catching the big sea turtles is to
lie in wait for them on the tropical
beaches and to run in on them, seize
them and throw them over on their
backs when they crawl out on the
sand.
But at some of the fishing towns
of Porto Rico, the turtles are taken by
nets. These nets are about fifty feet
long and the meshes are almost a foot
square.
A turtle made Of wood is attached
to each net, and then the fishermen
drift along the coast with It,
The big turtles, not being very
wise creatures, are attracted by the
decoy turtle, and swim placidly up
to It. They do not see the net, and,
the first thing they know, their heads
are in one OF the meshes.
They start back in alright, but In
vain: for the moment they try to
withdraw their heads. the thick, loose,
scaly folds and wrinkles of skin
around their necks catch hopelessly
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-15
THREE PUZZLES.
Reheadments.

1-Behead a Governor OF New York
and get little valley.
2-Behead an institution of learning
and get a beverage.
3-Behead a political leader and get
a Southern poet.
4-Behead nice perception and get
to perform.
5-Behead a surly fellow and get
to throw with violence.
6-Behead fashion and get short
poem.
7-Behead a defect and get a
statute.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-15

in the Irvine and the fishermen haul
them in.
Sometimes they get turtles weigh
ing more than 100 pounds in this way.
These turtles are especially valuable
because they are the ones from which
the fine tortoise shell is made, and this
shell is worth SO a pound.
The fishermen could earn very
profitable living if they were not ex-
tremely fond of ease. AS it is, they
remain ashore after they catch tur-
tie until all the money has been
spent
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-15
Transposed Words.

1-Transpose a river in Africa and
get a legal claim.
2-Transpose a city in Europe and
get couples.
misery.
4-Transpose a city in Switzerland
and get an animal.
5-Transpose a German naval sta
ton and get similar.
6-Transpose volcano in Sicily ana
get clean.
7-Transpose the goddess Of tbs
chase and get a water nymph.
8-Transpose ship in Columbusf
fleet and get pigment.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-15

sign, for 1t will be the prettiest pos
sible finish for a scarlet shirt waist.
There should be a large round or oval
belt clasp to crush the broad belt rib
bon through. Slides, buckles and
pins can be bought for the belt, all of
porcelain, ready to be painted and
mounted in a gilt metal.
The link buttons for the cuffs have
on one end a gold ball or filigree de-
sign and on the other a tink porcelain
oval on which only the smallest spray
or head can find room. Sometimes
the form is round or heart shaped in
stead of oval.
There must be a watch fob. if the
outfit is to be complete. This is of
gold or silver cords woven into n
broad band, or of ribbon. 1t bangles
at the belt and the ornament that de-
ponds from it is of painted porcelain
to match the set.
Dainty lockets are being introduced
to wear with evening dress. They
are usually heart shaped and gold
mounted. These should be decorated
with either a real or a fancy head
A droll shirt waist set for a child
has just been completed in advance or
Christmas. Each button displays the
jolly face of Santa Claus.
The woman who is skilled in
deliberately fine work can make a
pretty set by painting the entire figure
OF a child on each. Have 1t a quaint
little maiden rolling a hoop or dane
ing.
Some smart new buttons are deco
rated in Persian mixed design, look
ing as if they were disc clipped from
some of the new Persian embroidery.
These are extremely good form with
the corresponding trimming on the
shirt waists.
New porcelain ornaments for slip
pers are soon to rival the buckles and
metal ornaments that came in some
time ago. A miniature of a Dresden
lady or a spray of blossoms win be a
bewitching ornament for a dainty foot.
For dancing slippers it should corre-
spond in color--rose designs Tor pink,
buttercups for yellow, and so on.
White slippers will be pretty with q
design In gold and white.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-15

Miss Susan Fowler, native OF
Massachusetts,, a well read and brill
liant conversationalist, now living ON
her farm in Cumberland county, New
Jersey, adopted dress reform as intro
duced by Or. Mary Walker many years
ago, and is still an advocate OF that
sort Of dress for women. She is 50
years of age.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-15

Morris Williams of Wilkesbarre
who hos just been appointed president
of the Pennsylvania Coal Company
started his work about the mines as a
breaker boy and has risen through all
the grades of mining to his present po-
sition. where he controls millions Of
dollars worth Of property and COM
Inands 10000 men.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-15

I am a male relative. Change my
head and have preferably; again and
get to CLEAN; once more and have
frothy matter and finally get one who
immerses himself in water.
The solutions viii appear next SUM-
day.