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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-03

great naval stores industry VII be num-
bered with the indigo business and other
lost arts Of the South Atlantic coast
The process employed BY the tuTpen-
tine farmer are crude and simple. but
they have an interest for the layman
which is cot al all sbated By visit 70
the piney woods where the air IS laden
with the perfume Of bleeding trees.
Boxes" aye cut in the sides OF the tree.
about foot above the base OF the trunk,
having a capacity OF about three piHJs.
A cash seven or eight inches long Is cut
In the tree above the reservoir. in a
peculiar fashion, so that the bark cut
away leaves white letter M outlined
against the dark bark The center
point OF the M directs the oOzIng sap
toward the reservoir.
After the first year great precautions
are taken 10 guard against fire IN the
farm. which may be the result Of either
accident or design. but which is powerful
Tor destruction. In the Spring. when
the sap begins 10 fiUw. the work Of scar
iflCation is begun. that IS. the tree is
laid bare above the box 20 the depth or
an inch from the inside OF the bark cut
ting away the younger layers OF the
wood Fresh incisiOus are made almost
November. The rosin is dipped from the
tree boxes and placed in barrels 10 be
taken 20 the still In the first season Zach
/ tree viii yield from six TO eight clippings.
and 1880 boxes vii give forty barrels
Of dip" OF soft gum at each dipping
When winter comes and the sap flow
ceases. the hardened rosiu is scraped
from the scared trees and utilized Ten
thousand boxes viii yield 2101 gallons o.
/ turpentine and 90 barrels Of roSin % the
high water white" and window glass"
grades in the first year.
In the second year the yield Is much
smaller. and the quality Of the rosin pro-
duced is Of a darker and inferior grade.
When the fourth year IS reached there
viii be but three dips from each box and
the 1900 trees VIII Weld but 81 gallons
OF turpeatine and 100 barrels OF Bob
rosin. the lowest and blacklist quality
( Then the turpentine farm IS abandoned
+ II the trees are large and conditions are
I favorable. the lumber man comes and
takes away the trees 20 be cut into Iuu-
+ Der. II not. the fire generally. comes and
T the dying. bloodless trees are destroyed
and with them the little pines that might
+ be making 2 naval stores market in Sa-
vsnnah in the days OF our grsndsons If
/ they we're given an. protection
4 Whatever the future may hold. II IS
none the less a fact that II is a great
/ thing TO SCI the immense wharves % Sa-
I vannah with their thousands and thou
sands Of barrels OF rosin and turpe1tire.
with the ships coming from every guar
[ ter OF the globe to carry these naval
stores 20 alien purchasers, and with IL oh
/ 70 see that those pine trees gave up their
life for the advancement Of commerce
and civilization But the secretary OF the
/ Savannah Board Of Trade wishes that
ali the world knew that naval stores
+ have nothing 20 do with The navy. and
that he doesn't know anything about
where IS the best place 20 buy a f0gh0rn
! for a yacht
/ tC07.-izht. as. ty Frederic J. Hssz1-l
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-03
All in the Mind.

Prom the Youth Companion.
On the operfng day Of one winter ses-
sion the late Prof, Tai. OF Edinburgh
University. entered the natural philos-
Oph classroom IN the midst Of the up
voarious applause common 10 those Oc-
casions.
Presently he looked Up al the tUmultu-
Gus benches above him with the smile
Of one VINO had known the ways Of
students for a lifetime
At last. when q momentary lUIl came
he remarked, his gray eyes twinkling.
Gentlemen. I must remind Won that
there is really no such thing as noise
L Is merely a matter Of subjective i'm
preston
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-03
Charming Room in a Country Hons,

From an Osteud letter O YoS-e
was in such a beautiful morning rooE
the other day in q country house on the
dunes al CoQ-sUr-Mer. The walls were
paneied six feet up and lacqUered Jap
anese red. a shelf above this holding a te=,
pieces Of good japanese pottery against
a plastered wall IN ocher color, the cell
ing was beamed and m natural color.
with Ocher plaster between. The floor
was in bright red brick tiles. vanished
and eth few straw mats The fur
niture was IN natural colored wicker. but
a set Of nesting tables were IN red Japa-
aese lacquer with Eil- designs. and Japa-
nese gold paint design was stenciIed on
the brown holland hangings at doors and
windows. The room was almost bare Of
what is known as ornaments only
books smoking and tea things living
about. a huge pe-gols. red tiled also.
keeps the sun forever out OF this brilliant
cool retreat
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when HypnOtired Tramps Meet Death.

From the Bohemian MagsziUe-
A No !. the well-knOwn tramp. states
that riding upon the truck beams. be
tween the wheels Of a flying passenger
train. or even OF a slower going freight.
train. is extremely difficult The flying
cinders deluge the eyes. and at times
make breathing almost impossible More
than this. he says that unless one strictly
watches himself one Is in danger Of be
coming hyPnotized- The rhythmicauy
pounding wheels. j0lting over the joints
of the rails. have way OF insistentIv
commanding attention that is extremely
dangerous. This noise. sharp and re-
peated with devilish persistence. can hvD-
notize the unwary. he SAYS Often ne has
had TO use every resource Of will power
which he had in order 10 ward Of the
effects Of this endless and mind-compei-
ling click. click. click. He believes
that many a tramp who has fallen 10 his
death from the trucks has been first hyp-
Noticed in this way This is perfectly
sound psychology, and the probability OF
such lypnotism viii be Endorsed by any
good specialist in this science.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-03
TRANSFORMATION of Chicago River.

F1nTn ne t6lc2g0 News
their appearance along the Chicago Riv-
err. between the fork and the mouth Of
the stream A few years ago only dingy
two and three story structures and great
brown elevators bordered the river Now
the stream flows proudly along under the
caves of high warehouses boasting OF ST.
peTiOr architectural design
Another changed style IS that Of the
bridges Bascules are the proper thing
nowadays. and soon the old swing struc-
lures. with their riCkety wooden piers.
will be Of the past with the old-fssh-
Toned schOoners with their sails and
m2StS
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-03
Sirrnfrrr Greatness.

There are several species of fish. rep
dies. and insects that never sleep during
the whole Of their existence Among fish
it IS positively known that pike. salmon.
and goldfish ~ no time sleep; also that
there are ether members Of the fish fam
lily thar sleep only a few minutes during
the course Of a month. There are vari-
ous species o. flies that never indulge in
slumber. and five species Of serpents also
that do nCi sleep.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-03
Legacr tn Science.

According 10 Science. the Berlin Acad-
envy Of Science has received a legacy OF
3. oo0.000 marks tsbout $3.50. 000l. being the
entire fortune OF a millionaire named
Samson. a Berlin banker. who recently
died childless at Brussels.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-03
,Earked Improvement.

From tHe tbic1e0 fiituHe-
My washerwoman. Mrs. Lapsling was
saying. used 10 lose ever so many Of ny
sheets and pillow cases. but she doesn't
now I mark them al with ineligible
ink
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-03
Gould Not speak English.

II shall never forget his Davis0 sp-
Pearsnce when he arrived al our camp
2 white man in a state Of nudity. and ac-
tually a wild man OF the woods. his eyes
Wild and unable 20 rest a moment on any
one object He had quite the same man
ner and gestures that the widest blacks
have got. He could not speak his NTH
.er's tongue as he called It (tBe Scotch
dialect He could not even pronounce
English for some time. and when he did
attempt Il. all he could say was a few
words. and these often misapplied. break
ing of abruptly IN the middle 81 sen
.tence with the black gibberish. which 10
spoke very fUently During the whole
Of our conversation his eyes and manner
were completely Wild. looking az Us as i
he had never seen white man before
In fact. he told Us he had nearly for
gotten al about the society o. white
men. and had forgotten all about his
friends and relations for ye1rs past. and
had or some one else not brought him
from among these savages he would
never have left them"
Fifteen or twenty years ago Davis
who was the son OF blacksmith IN
Glasgow. was stu living IN Brisbane
where he kept a small crockery shop.
His strength had been broken by the
har6ships Of his life among the blacks
so that ne looked ten years older than he
actually was. His reserve about his past
was fnvincible.
A tragicaI case was that % a professor
% classics from Columbia College. New
York. who lived In savage isolation n
Northern Queensland. There. twenty-five
years ago. ne was Speared by the blacks
Few countries have witnessed such awful
uan-wreckS as Australia
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Savannah IS not only the center Of the
naval stores trade. bur is also the largest
market for the actual stores OF turpen-
tine and rcsin- Years ago when the tyr
pentine business was restricted 20 the
pine forests % more northern States,
Wilmington. y c. was the chief naval
stores port. Charleston succeeded 70 the
honor when the North Carolina pine
forests we're exhausted Then Savannah.
adjacent 70 South Carolina. and Florida,
became the chief port Florida now pro-
duces the greater part OF the naval stores.
and Jacksonville is fighting hard for the
supremacy Of the market.
The business has its distinctive nOmen-
clature and measurements All rosin is
sold at a rate based upon 30 pounds, and
one doesn't know until after the barrel he
has purchased is weighed how much the
bin viii amount 20, although the price
quoted was for a barrel" Rosin as
graded IN twelve different qualities. ac-
cordIng TO color. The cIearest and the
pUrest. made from the sap Of q newly
tapped tree IS called water white "
Then comes window glass both OF
these terms being self-explanat0ry. The
next highest grade is Nancy. then come
Mary. Kate" "Isaac Harry. -
George Prank Edward" Dolly.
and Bob. l. is odd 20 hear a man
quoting prices on Nancy" and Dolly"
al so much per barrel over the telephone
But the mystery IS soon cleared away
when one is informed that the three
lowest grades. formerly designated as
A. B and c were combined 10 form
grade 3. There was confusion il talk
ing over the telephone in using the grade
letters. so grade 3 became Bob" grade
u was called Dolly" and so on up the
lisc 20 the aristocratic Nancy" which IS
almost as clear and crystal as window
glass
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-03

In conclusion. it may be pointed out
ths> despite al that is being said about
the curse OF opium to China and India.
Notwithstanding the strenuous endeavors
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-03

life. "A mindless lump Of matter was
the account given Of him. He died OF
an accident in 1S56.
Wild whites were usually cOnyicts. In
1875 the head OF the convict settlement at
Moreton Bay now Brisbane. Queens
land was a stern old Peninsulsr officer.
Capt Logan, who governed il as il
would have been dangerous TO govern
herd of placid animals. Many Of the
maddened e0nvicts escaped. finding the
horrors Of life among the blacks less ter
rible than Logan's merciless rule In
1859 it was decided to try 10 recover some
Of these absconders- Andrew Petrie. one
OF the many Scotch explorers CT Queens
land. was sent to the north on joint
mission OF discovery and recovery
Getting into the neigbborhOOd Of one
Of the fugitives between Brisbane and
/ Wide Bay. he sent a letter % him by a
friendly black. The simple device was
successful BracsbTidge, whose native
name was Wandi, came running eagerly
toward them. He was indistinguishabie
| in appearance from his native compan-
| ions fOr a time he was unable %
/ speak Tears rolled down his face
! Then. remembering the horrors he had IS
capped from. he asked whether punish
ment awaited him at the convict station
| His joys were unbounded when he was
told that transportation was AT an end
Bracehridge was used as a decOy 70 To-
/ capture another man residing with tribe
at Wide Bay. When they arrived at the
spot. Bracebridge was sent forward q
meet the other. Davis. or purramboi- Ap-
| parently in the native language. he ex
planned 70 Davis that the station was
/ abolished. and that PetTie had come Il
| take them back 20 Brisbane Instantly
I Davis's suspicions were aroused he pas
/ sionateIy accused Bracebridge of con
/ cocting a falsehood that he might entraT
/ him. IN a moment BraCebTidge was
/ again transformed into tia black fellow
and angTily sang a challenge 10 Davis
/ The two stood there for a while. each the
/ sport OF contending nature in him-thost
Of the black and OF the white man-per
I haps as striking p concrete example a
I the conflict between the good and evi
I principles as has been witnessed IT
I poetry and in fctiOn-in Tennyson an
/ Kingsley. AETimsn vanquishes Ormuzd
( L IS not always so IN reality; happily. Il
I was so now. The white man conquered
/ first in Davis the last reclaimed. and III
ran OF 10 Petrie's party. soon followed by
1 Bracebridge. Petr!e's words are too vivid
] To BE- weakened by substitution or para
4 phrase
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-03
By FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

Savannah. Ca, Jan. 2.-Savannah IS
the center Of the naval stores business
of the world. In the Savannah Board OF
Trade each forenoon is fixed the con-
trolling prices OF naval stores which VIII
prevail for the next twenty-four hours
from London and Barcelona &c Bombay
and Melbourne
Yet. when the secretary OF that board
Of trade received a letter, as he did the
other day. from a gentleman in New
York, asking for information "a 10 the
best place to buy a fog horn for his
yacht, the fact was borne in upon the
Savannah people that there sre many
people. land-lubbers. and sea-faring men
who do not know what naval stores
really are.
Naval stores are turpentine and rOsin.
That's all These two valuable products
Of the gummy sap Of the long-ieaf pine
enter into the Industrial life Of the world
through so many portals that it is diff
cult TO catalogue their muItifarIous uses
Just why the name naval stores" IS ap-
piled TO them, and 10 them exclusively.
IS something about which there Is much
dispUtation and very little information.
1t IS the usually accepted theory that
the name originated when pine tar or
pitch was much used for caUlkiRg ships
and was the prime necessity OF ship
chambers stock IN trade But whatever
the origin, II remains a fact that naval
stores" IS the universal trade name for
/ turpeutine and rOsin when those useful
commodities are placed in the market.
whether their ultimate purpose shall be
20 thin the paints on some masters pal
cite and rOsin the bow 0f some great
violInist or whether they viii come 70
paint the side Of barn or assist a cir
Gus performer TO cling with his toes 10
the slack wire
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-03

Nearly all who have lived for any
length OF time in the Orient are agreed
that the use Of opium in China and also
in India must be regarded from the same
standpoint as q national habit. as the
use Of alcohol among Western nations
that is 20 say its use may be tolerated
and Its abuse discouraged and forbidden.
To attempt 70 90 e1ything more would
be 10 deprive millions o. q prOpaylactic
which enables them TO resist disease and
fatigue and 20 sustain privatiOn. Were
It's use forbidde. suffering. sickness. and
mortality would be vastly increased.
while there would probably follow a cor
responding growth In the consumption
of alcohol which as source of social
disorder. organic diseases. insanity. and
suicide IS lmm,asurably more deieterious
than opium in every respect
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-03
THE OPIUM CONGRESS
MEETS THIS MONTH AT SHANGHAI TO DISCUSS THE
EVILS AND THE VIRTUES OF THE DRUG.

brought 10 bear TO check their utter
ances. To close their mouths. and 10 dis
parage their arguments.
By settling upon Shanghai-that is 70
say. the most foreign city Of China-as
the place Of the conference its organizers
have. at any rate. secured for the dele
gates a freedom Of speech which they
could not have enjoyed nearer home
Shanghai Is. Of all the cities which II has
ever been my lot to visit, the one most
wholly free from prejudice o. any sort
whatsoever.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-11
GOA is ACCEPTED.

A resolution was passed by the
Golden Gate Park Commissioners, at
San Francisco, on Dec. s. accepting
the offer which has been made by the
scandinavian people of San Francisco
OF the sloop Gjoa, in which the North
west Passage was made by Captain
Amunrsen. The donation is made Of
the ship. and 1t will be necessary for
the Commission to have It transport
ed by land to whatever site on the
beach or In the Park is decided upon
as suitable location for the historic
craft, The ballast of the ship con
sists of material taken from the Mag
netic North Pole.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-11
sAkuA TO PUGET SOUND.

The first Of the Japanese volunteer
feet, the Sakua Maru, which took part
in the recent naval review at Kobe. In
which 40 warships were engaged, will
possibly go to Puget Sound next sum.
mer In the new steamship service to
be established by the Osaka Shosen
Kaisha in connection with the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul Railway. The
Sakua Maru was built by the Japan,
ese Volunteer Association, to be used
as merchant steamer in peace and
as an auxiliary cruiser In war. She
will be the fastest OF the trans.Paclfic
liners, having a mean speed OF twenty.
one knots, and can develop twenty.four
knots.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-11
MANY CHINESE.

The Pacific Mail liner Korea. at
San Francisco on Dec. IL. brought
the largest number OF Chinese ever
brought to that port by any one
steamer. They numbered Ala for
San Francisco and thirty in transit
or those for San Francisco 1O6 came
as the sons of natives Of the United
States and 1l6 as sons of merchants.
Statistics Of the Immigration Depart
ment show that 100 more Chinese
have already come into the United
States this year than were landed
there in the entire previous year.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-11
CHANGES or MASTERS.

The following changes OF masters
were recorded at the San Francisco
custom house on Dec. ~: Steamer
San Joaquin No. 4. John II. Lowry.
vice William Hunter; schooner Ethel
Zane, p. G. Peterson. vice Oscar Oh
erg, reported from Honolulu. The
following changes Of masters were re-
corded at the San Francisco custom
house on December IL: Steamer Sea
Rover, T. Tonnesson, vice +. A. Sand
strom.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-11
SHIPS ENROLLED.

The steamer Marshheld, G. Delmast,
master: the schooner Edward r. West,
H.. Smith, master, and the steamer Elk,
pansion, C. S. Jacobson. master were
enrolled at the San Francisco Custom.
house on December .. ~.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-11
FALLS oE HALLApALE soIn.

A dispatch from Melbourne, Austria
lia' reports That the British ship Falls
OF Halladale, previously reported
ashore near that place is In danger.
Gus position and has been sold for
st925. -
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-11
WILL WITHDRAW SHIPS.

Because OF the cattle embargo at
Philadelphia. Pa, the American. line
has decided to withdraw the Haver.
ford and Merton and have them sail
from Portland, Ne, to Queenstown
and Liverpool.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-11
POPE AND ARCHBISHOP IRELAND CONFER

ROME jan The Pope received Archbishop
through him
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-11
CABLE NEWS
fA''''s'''1 ''''' ss'''.' sssss --' -
AMERICANS TO RESCUE:a

MssNA JAN 1O-American sailors work
American
and his family, who killed
Several living
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-11
KEEP COOKIES IN STONE JAR.

Bread. cake or cookies will retain
their moisture and keep much better
II placed IN a stone jar than In the
regulatIon galvanized tin box.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-11
ANCIENT CHURCH COLLAPSED.

BERNE, Switzerland, in
lapsed today while religious services
caught hre and many gthe woshpers
dead bodies have been recovered
been
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-11

4 + I

s%
ss$
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-11
FLAGSHIP CONNECTICUT AT NAPLES

NAPLES jan 10The baleshp
Kansas Minnesota and Vermont
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-11
BLIZZARD SWEEPS NORTHWEST.

sEATTlE Jan 9There has been hall
Is
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-11
TWENTY-FIVE MINERS KILLED

DuQuoN Illinois, 10-Twentyfye
as the result OF a n he eItersm min
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-11
CANARY IsLANDE EARTHQUAKED.

Las PAAs Canary Islands, 9Severe shocks
occurred here and aed
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-11
OREGON LEGISLATURE CoNvENEs

SALEM Oregon 10The
bitter fight the election OF United
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-11

Blank books of all sorts, ledgers.
etc, manufactured by the Bulletin
Publishing Company.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-11
SUPPLIES FROM AMERICAN SHIPS

REGGIE Jan lOThe arrived
with supplies.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-11
CALL ON NATI0NA blanks.

WASHINGTON January Secretary Treasury
upon the national deposits
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-11
TURKEYS AMBASSADOR ARRIVES.

WASHINGTON KAHN Bey the new Turkish Ambas.
az al
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-12-06

points in Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi,
Georgia, Florida, South and North Carolina and
to a few places in Kentncky.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-12-06

men are gathering by the thousand and
cheering for the budget and David
Lloyd-George. its author, the Welsh
schoolteacher who rose TO be chancel-
lor of the exchequer They are sing
ing as the French sang the "Marseil-
Iaise'' more than a century ago. and
the burden Of their song is that the
land is for the people. Lloyd George
and Winston Churchill are ridiculing
the dukes with sarcasm that IS
spreading grin over the three ma
tions. 1t reminds one Of the days when
Thomas Paine wrote his Rights Of
Man. in defense Of the principles Of
the French revolution, in which he
scored the aristocracy in words that
ring yet. Paine has been dead cen
tury, but the truths he voiced are the
most living things in England.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-12-06
HUNTING TRIP IN AlRsHlP.
Latham Carried His Gun There and
Bag Of Game on His Return.

Baq Of Game on His Return.
Hubert Latham performed sensa-
t;ona, feat IL Ill rnonoplare tbe otber
sa ~ ,nrteoa II tha Afaro,,,s
~ -, = -. {, ~. .on,r,,,
ue uae' p.es.us.' = -
tes on aViatlon' y 'oln ~ = .luals a
Berru' near kneims' france. Aatnaln
went tnitner from nls aFia1ion sa.ae n