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The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1911-05-26
s1lnsM IS MENTIONED
rs 1A1'S RUNNING nate

WARRINGTON. May 2s.-Henry
L. Stimsoa oe New York u prominent
u msatiossd here - . possible run.
ning mate for Prssident Taft In the
prssidsntiai campaign OF 1919. Presi.
6eat Tar sxpsets 70 b rsnominated
sad bic frisads Who are casting about
for . msa 70 bead the ticket with
him. are ssid 70 favor 6timson. both
Tor geographical and personal rea-
soas.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1911-05-26
GAVE WOOO ALCOHOL
70 BABY FOR Fun

SPOKANE. wash. May 2G.-"Just
to zee what baby would do" little
Eldon Beck. two and . half years old.
poured wood alcohol down the throat
Of his nine-mouths-old sister. The
mother. Mrs. A. c. Beck. had left the
children In the kitchen while she was
In another part OF the house. and
little Eldon. firing OF "minding tho
baby" saw In the bottle q new diver.
sion. He seised Il and gave the 10.
FAINT . drink. The cries OF the lit,v
one brought the mother In haste. aud
. call vas sent for half . dozen doc.
tors. Soon aniidotes had followed
the deadly drug down the throat OF
the babe with such good results that
its recovery b expected.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1911-05-26
SISTER Of nRs. TAFT
uY WE'D MAJOR Butt

WASHINGTON. May :s.-Major
Archibald Butt. aide to Presiden.
Taft. 10 to marry the sister Of Mrs.
TAFT. according to the rumors now In
circulation In washington. The state.
msnt 10 now being made openly In Of.
6eial circles that Major Butt Is to wed
Nrs. Lucy Laughlin OF Pittsburg. The
announcement Of the enGasement IL
expected soon.
Mn. Laughlin's late husband. Thos.
x. Laushlin OF Pittsburg. killed him
self March II. 1910. Five days pre-
vious he had returned from an Euro
psaa trip and found his wife at the
White House Instead OF home.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1911-05-26
SsrayC~l ur stolen

A dark gray mare, four years o'
age. Star In face. white hind feet.
branded heart aud bar on left thigh.
Weighs about 1850 pounds, boon
reached. quarter crack In left hind
foot. Liberal reward offered.
Notify ". u. BARNES. ShcriG.
klamath Falls. Oregon.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-25
TAFT
At C0FfEYV|LL
ADDRESSES TEN THOUSAND KAN.
SANS = HE is NOW WINNING
THE WEST.

; COFFEYVILLE, Kansas. Sept. 25.-
Tank town circuit is OH the Kansas
programme today Taft is to visit
five towns with, twelve thousand pop
ulation-in the circuit.
The task of winning the West"
is now earnestly carried into the lnsur-
gent country.
Ten thousand Kansans listened in
ofnious silence while President TAFT
explained the veto of the Democratic
tariff bills.
Not a single band clap or cheer cS.
ccpt from the committee on tho plat.
form greeted him.
"Dound rs am" said Taft. "by my
platform, am pledged TO see that
American industries are sufficiently
protected. would do nothing but
Withhold signature frim bills. | am
nat here to apologize for those vctoes,
nor hero to explain them" have
promised to. recommend tariff rcduc.
tion when the tariff board reports. :,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-25
WHILE
IN Swimming
JAMES suLLlvAN,s LIFE is
sNUFFED OUT Blythe WATERS
Z OF TEvERBAuGH CREEK.

Yesterday afternoon about three
O'clock, while in swimming in the
creek at Annabelle, a miner by the
name Of James. Sullivan, was drowned.
The creek at Annabellc is not very
deep. but a. dam had been put In by
q construction company, ana ;lis
made deep water: & ,Ssf sss /,
IS The man was a foreigner.Sand work,
ed for the Four States Coal, Company.
The body was recovered shortly aft.
CT tho man went down, but not until
last evening did the county coroner
find that the man. had been drowned,
and he Immediately went to see the
body, and decided that no inquest
would be necessary. ." Y
The man was buried to-day. the fu.
neral being in charge OF Undertaken
Hershey, OF Shlnnston.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-25
STRANGE DISEASE
,KEYsER MAN VICTIM OF MALADY
~ y lTHATSie PUzZLiNG PHYSICIANS.

: BALTIMORE. Md, Sept. 25. - AZ.
sfllcted with rare dlsensc which Is
slowly sapplng his strength and. vital.
sity. Lewis Il. Arnold, a young man
from Kcyscr, w. Va. has sought the
aid of doctors at the University hos.
;pital In his fight to stave or the raw
ages OF the encroachlng malady.
1.-THE affection consists in an abnor.
NAL enlargement OF the bones. cans.
Ing the body to assume unusual pro.
portions. But while the bones be.
come enlarged, II is at the expense
,0f the muscles. which become small
and flabby until, in the advanced
stages, lltle is left Of them Wheth.
or they will be compelled TO operate
or not, the doctors who have the
case tih charge have not yet decided
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-25
FDyR|PERS0NS
A.R|;'.E|:...|B|U|R|NED |; | ! 8 |U.|
TOIDEATH.
T,W.osMEN \ ARE 3 HELD FOR MUIR.
DER AN0, ARSON - CHARGED
IA With WANTING ,slNsu TRANCE
MONEY. & H I, r s

& CHICAGO, Sept. 25. Hold pending
further Investigation Harry Easkl and
Samuel Goldstein, owners OF a four
story tenement house ON the West
Side will be charged with arson and
murder. +
The police declare that the result
OF a fire which DESTROYED the build
ing and killed four was planned. The
dead are Harry Egolzitch, aged Is;
Letta3 Egolzitch, aged 80, wife; Bessie
;Egolzltch, a daughter; Samuel Alpert,
aged "a, boarder.
The police charge that Laski and
,Goldstein fired the building in niorder
TO oicollect the Insurance money. {
The dead on the fourth floor were
unable to be reached by the fremen
on account Of heat. -;
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-25
ONE HUNDRED ESCAPED SWIMMING ASHORE. TWICE
/ THAT NUMBER WER[, ABSENT .QN SHORE. Leave.
1sHIPs GAME TO. RELIEF. SHORT CIRCUIT
SUPPOSED ITO De THE5GAUsE. 70 sEAMEN
4 klLLEDs0N DEMOCRATIC.
MANY PEOPLE WERE KNOCKED
soFF I'll EiR FEET WHEN THE
iS MAGAZINE EXPLODED = LIB.
5SsERTE WAS ONE OF THREE
SHIPS AT NEW WORK AT THE
IN upsoN FULTON cELEBRA.
-TION, u ~ -,
lBy United Press,

~ nsTrTT hNY j IT,, nno-5N CAN'T oG-ht
least three hundred and sixteen Off.
I GERS and men on the Cruiser Liberte,
are dead when tho warshIp blew up
and sank at Roadstcds OF this place.
e, Ak hundred fescaped by swimming
ashore. e u
,'sj
"A short circuit In the store room is
supposed to have caused the disaster.
Althoug the cause Is not known pos:
sitiyely. Z, :, Il ,,+S
i. The = widest excitement exists
throughout tia entire nation.
u II ID. 4 striking Resemblance to the
tMafnenfdfsas I er. ana this adds 10 the
I great excitement of;ithe people.
The ship was Commanded by Cap.
;tain Jaures, a brother Of the famous
Socialist. <. I.
&; q ~ az, ~ ovn,,.ion ,boro
-. a. IN aS,snt sle ,a, ~ t ,,,nIIas o Nv, e hors
a,Sts, s Z. as l.s..a,, !, ! al .S,ra ] ,aona
i M ~ i hsnLo a,,t ~ ava o,o,oor ,h,s
IN mornine, u - = -
it's',' -. -, ,sl.'' o q,
,$ Tn hrst explosion was al o:ao
O'Clock, the second ana third expio'
slons followed shortly after.
IA Other ships hurriedly came to the
relief Of the Liberte.
Many acts Of herolsm were per-
formed In tho making OF rescues.
the force oi the explosion was ter.
critic and Killed twenty seamen and
injured titty on the Democratic an
chored nearby. 1t shattered the win
{ { I1!o COWS OF Sioulon:
a freak accident occurred. A 81
san..c ploch ol metal thrown ih'o ehe
ar ar ieii' on a launch en- route to shore
s.,o ]. Drlck lc PACK men on shore icaVe. All
In the launch were Killed.
|slss Il -
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-25
STRIKING RESEMBLANCE
TO THE MAINE. DISASTER
/: TAF
.CAN|GIELS.V|S|T
BUSINESS CLAIM ATTENTION so
THAT He cANNo T5.ATTEND. IN.
3 AuGURATioN OF COL. HODGES.

CHARLESTON, W. Va. Sept. 25-y-
Stating that he would not return to
Washington until November 1, and
that he would not be able 10 leave i'm
mediately thereafter, President Taft
has declined the Invitation extended
by Governor Glasscock and the board
of regents to be present at the install.
lation Of of,Thomas E. Hodges as presI.
dent of theSWest Virginia university
early in November.
The letter was in reply TO mes.
sage from Secretary of State Stuart
+. Reed and others as to which Of two
or three days would be the most con
venient, for the president to be at
Morgantown and was sent from Peo.
ria, 1ll.t6
Some time ago n delegation called
on the president and endeayored to
secure his promisc to be. present! Mr..
Taft would make no definite promise,
but stated; that he would let; the West
ylrginianss know later whether lie
could bc5present.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-25
T0.INVESTlGATE ELECTION
OFWEST ,sSElVAT0RS
GOVERNOR sec cock olyEs1
Ut stGNlFicAfl INTERVENE
cHlLToNsS Stc HAILENGE TO, DE
!. TAKEN ! UP. Z

PARKERsBuRG, w. Va, Sept s5.S
While In this city for d 1fcw hours.
Governor William j. Glasscock easo
q significant interview that indicates
that before long an investigation Of
the charges % bribery In the recent
legislature that brought about tho.i
election OF United States Senators
Watson and Chiffon, will BE started,
The governor declined to 10 into dc,
tails, but left the Impression that IND .
United States Senate mas bes the iils
yestigating body. Governor Class.
cock made the statements concerning
a likely. Investigation when discussing
a recent speech OF Senator Chiffon d
Pineyille, Wyoming COUNTY. Tho gov
|ernor's Interview follows:
THAT part Of Senator ohiiton'a
Plneyllle speech, which deals with tlio
bribery charges, is q voluntary chaI:
tlenge to the people to Investigate tho
charges that were made BY sDeuio-
cratic members Of The legislature dur:
Ing theSregular. session Of the; 1eBis.
.lature, and which would have been
done had not Senator Chiffon frlenda
prevented. i.s.i ss8 5, r
II only want to- say at this time
that the challenge will be- accepted
and, at the proper time and before the
proper tribunal an Investigation w
these charges will be made and Will
not be held at Pineyille,@ e
The governor declined TO further
ampllfy his Interview but u sis the
opinion here that tie governor did not
mean that the kanawha county grand
Jury or The Democrat ie legislature
would be the Sinyestlgatl body. The
general opinion seems ITO be that the
United States Senate Will more than
likely be the proper tribunal.r s.;
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-25
RESUME HEARING
COMMERCE COM
MISSION TO MEET ON OCTOBER

iN EMS ale eoMm I'VE Som'
MISSION TO NEE oN W loeeh
2s'
The coal operators OF the pittsbufs
and West virginia districts nave
been notified that the hearings pc
fore the interstate commission rela-
Tive TO the charges OF rate discrimm'
'ation as against the Pittsburg. opera
tors and in favor OF the West virgin
Ia operators, Will be resumed at WASH
ington, October %. The coal opera
tors Of the Pittsburg district are
now solidly united and are preparing,
to put up strenuous battle. e
The announcement that Louis D..
Brandcis. OF Boston, would assist
Wade II. Ellis with the Pittsburghers
case was male yesterday.
The Pittsburg Gazette Times has
the following statement relative to
the freight lake rates: THE rate
made by the railroads from the Pitts.
burGh district to the lakes is uniform
for. all the shipping points in the dis
trlct. The latter roughly speaking.
includes the coal-producing territory
In and around the city OF Pittsburgh
embraced within radius OF 40 miles.
= q
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-25
|: Disturbed !.
meeting 4 J
MAN STARTS FIGHT AT Gil RICH
FESTIVAL AN q BREAKS UP5T THE
Z GATHERING 4. 81: ,sfsi iF'is q

On Saturday night at the Methodist
Episcopal church at Hollt, dear this
city, during festival held In that
church by the members OF the church,
a man whose name is not revealed en-.
tered the church and started n fight,
badly frightening the ladies present,
and breaking up the festival. A war.
rant was this morning Issued before
Justice Amos, OF this city, for. this
mans arrest, and he will be appre-
hended as soon as possible, and
brought to this city for trial.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-25
NOT 4 CENT

WEST UNION, Ohio, Sept. 25.-
When Judge A. z. Blair. who dlsfran.
cEised two thousand voters for bal.
lot bartering opened court here Today,
he heard novel news from Adams
county.
In the recent primaries not cent
was spent by the candidates accord.
ing 10 sworn statements filed by the
election commissioners. 1t was for,
merly customary to spend thousands
ofSdollars before the house cleaning,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-25
ARE
N0B|L|Z|NG
TURKEY is VERY MUCH ExER.
cIsso OVER THE STAND THAT
ITALY HAS TAKEN. e

CONSThNTINOPLE, Sept. 25.-
The first army corps is being mobi.
llzed for cmbarkution to Trlpoli, to
reinforce thirty thousand Turkish
troops which arc already there, In
readiness to oppose the Italian seiz-
urc OF the colony.
Turkey is fighting mad.
Italy's attempt to seize Tripoli has
aroused all the country.
II Italy lnvades war is sure. Pap.
crs are ready to exile all Italians In
Turkey at moments notice. Il
General CONSERVATION is felt throu.
out Europe, and 1t is feared this war
If happening will be torch TO light
tho flame for a general European war
owing to unsettled conditions. g
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-25
college !. 9 / OPENS
Local L5,s s Students, Depsft tsf 8ststs Uni
versity at Moraan antoWnsto Takt
Up Studies.

The West Virginia Uniyersity at
Morgantown opened this morning ior
the 1912 term, and prospects for
one OF the best years In the shlstory
Of the Institution are except tiohally
bright The members Of theS faculty,
have all arrived and have completed
plans for the first terms work, TO:
day, tomorrow and Thursday will bs
observed.as maFlculatlon days, while
the various classes Will be Organized
Thursday and Friday. There Will sbss
no convocation speaker this year. as
was formerly the custom.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-25
/ c. G.E.INC|REAsE8 ]
DEMANDED BY 3. a. o. sTEEEaHA
PIERS OF RAlLRo oAD MAilAaE.i
MENT. q y ss

BALTIMORE, Nd Sept 25--A mum
ber Of telegraphers ofsthe5 Baltimors
& Ohio Railroad are, making an earr'3
est attempt to induce the coinpanyto.
grant the men a new wage schedule.
Mr.. Charles Seldom, superintendent
Of telegraphs. said today that he had
been in conference with represents!
tivcs OF the telegraphers' union re: reet
garding readjustment Of the wage
scale, but that nothing definite had as
yet been decided upon, I:
tits stated that they are demanding Niiisl
n 10 per cent increase.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-25
CUTTING [ BT'.FR.B||Y'' ||.Y |
RESULTS i'm
MURDER
CHARLES sPETRosKY MINE FORE
q MAN AT FAR THE VIC
] TIM 4 oF TOM STATS KNIFE.

* - - = 81 ~ : t,S 81 rs
b The story published in the Times
this morning regarding the murder Of
Charles Petrosky at Pennington on
Saturday night does the dead man a
great Injustice, according to the \ OH
clals eof the Jamison Coal Company,
for whom he worked, and also accord
ing to many, others who were acqain
tel with him. and had been for q
number oftyears. ie;
f. The man was in no sense consider.
ed a bully, and was never known to
be in. any trouble before, according to
a statement OF q gentleman who knew
him wen In Pennsylvania.
fPetrosky was a mine foreman at
Jamlson Mine No. 8 at sFarmigton,and
had complete charge Of all under.
ground operations. He came here
from Bagaley, Pa, where he held a
position similar to the one which he
held here He worked for the II G,
Frick Coal Company tiiBagaley tin.
der Mr.. 7. !, La D DorleyJs who; is now the
Superintendent OF Mine No, sas Pc
troskys was not. drunk, and angss one
who saw the man at,the court house
after,he had been brought in on the
car could certify to that fact, as the
man was perfectly conscious at the
time. .iand talked as no man under the
linnnenge ofS!Iauor! would talk D
Neither was the man addicted 10
drink. although he occasionally took
n glass OF beer and according to oEwlt-
nesses on the ground at the time Of
the fight, 1t appears that sthe3trouble
with the foreigners started over the
discharge Of "a man. and some three
or four of the mems started In to whip
Petrosky,5 but. he; knocked two of the
men down, when Tom slat, who was
watching the fight from another part
Of the room suddenly pushed through
the crowd and administered the dead.
ly thrust under the mans heart, u.s.
h,sdn @ want IN mnGer Tho boart noss.
ina ,hronnh no mar,s stomaah mi
iiror ,hon o,,,,na orr tho onds -, t~o
r,hs ~ ,he r,ah, s,do :, ,sa msn,s
body. 81
me Khiie usea was ABOUT tnree anu
ana one hall inches long, with very
snarp point. me knife was me or.
alnary bone handled pocket knife
ioaha IN Tue pockets OF great many
men, win the exception OF the long
point. sat after stappihg petrosky
made ms way, through the crowd 10
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-25

county Jail
Petrosky was an American born
Slav, and would have been passed
any time as a full-bloodl American,
as he was "a very clean. good.looklng
man. and talked English with no as
cent. Stat Is also a foreigner, SIS
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-25
assassin
is HANGED. !, ONLY OFFICIALS
SAW THE ENDING OF THE MAN
THAT SLEW STOLYPlN.

kIEFF, Sept. 25-It was announced
today by the governor general that
Dlmitri BogroT the assassin Of Premier
Stolyphin had been hanged ut noon.
Only the officials saw the hanging.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-25
over THREE HUNDRED lives were lost
WHEN FRENCH VNAR2HP BLEW UP
NElQIG|H|.1RGB 4
R|['ss!S9|IpELl
1 DEDICATED

LOCAL coNeRE III RAISES
i s rs, 900. 90 - B. s. Il ;o p BERRY
II breaches INSPIRING SER.
MoNs-eo ovERNo oR ;elAsscocK
ADDRESSED AYMEN'? MEET.
ING. 3 :3i;. ;ls u; u:
With Impressive ceremonies the
handsome church edifice recently
completed by the congregation Of the
r'lrst Methodist Episcopal church on
Fairmcnt avenue and Fourth street,
was; formally dedicated last evening.
The large auditorium and annexes
were crowded for the Service, fully
fifteen hundred people, being present
on this occasion, Dr. n. c. Howard,
pastor Of the church, presided at the
meeting. 7 s 4 -
An eloquent sermon was preached
By Bishop Joseph I. Berry, Of Buffalo,
MY. previous to, the dedication cere.
monies. Bishop Berry Is a brilliant
and forceful speaker and his sermon
was most profound: At the conclu-
sion OF the sermon Bishop Berry high
" congratulated tho congregation on
the magnificent church building.
I DR.. E, W. Howard. as president OF
the Board OF Trustees, OF the church,
presented the church TO the Bishop
who received 1T and theGusual rituals.
lie services we're carried ont IN con
nection 4withSthe service. The formal
dedication services we're most I'm.
pressiye.t - ~ ;ss.
The largo chorus choir under the
direction Of the choir leader, Prof.
Aubrey Martin, sang several beautiful
selections andsa solo was impressive.
ly rendered by Prof. Martin. Mrs.
Lenore Sutman. OF Monongahela City,
Pa, presided at the organ.
The morning service yesterday was
most gratifying to tthe church congre.
cation as the sum OF $4,000 was
raised toward paying of the debt and
at the evening service an additional
two thousand was raised, making u
total of fifteen thousand which was
pledged during the day. The church
was dedicated free OF debt.
Bishop Berry preached a powerful
and inspiring sermon at the morning
service and splendid music was iren.
dcrcd by the church choir.
In the afternoon at three o'clock a
Laymen's meeting was held at the
church which was well attended. Gov
crnor WIN. E. Glasscock, OF Charles.
ton. was present and made an inter
cstlng address as did also Judge c. w.
Lynch. Of Clarksburg.
Ex.Pastors' Night.
Tonight at the church "Ex.Pastors'
Night" will be observed and an inter-
csting programme as follows. will be
carried out:
Monday evening. cptember. 25th,
S:O0 O'CLOCK, Fraternai anu EX'Pas'
tors night.
District Superintendent G. D. Smith,
presiding.
Organ Prelude Communion.
...............,. Batistc
Devotional. services, Rev. L. p. Bowers
Pastor Diamond street NJ. i. church.
Anthem-"o, Lord. Our Governor.
...".............::........l Gadsby
Greetings from local Pastors. -.
.............. Rev. w. j.. Eddy
President Fairmont Ministerial Asso.
Solo. lt. p Il
Greetings from former pastors.
Response by present pastor.
Hymn No. $50. :
Benediction.
sPostlude-"Grand Chorus" Lemaigre
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-25
RECORD BROKEN

ENROLMENT AT UNIVERSITY
WAS. THE GREATEST IN HIS.
TORY OF SCHOOL ON OPENING
DAY. q, {.
All previous records for enrolment
at the West Virginia University were
this morning broken, when the great.
est number OF pupils that have ever
passed before Matriculation officer
Jack" Hare on the: first day OF school,
entered and prepared for their work
and classes.
II is thought that the total number
of pupils enrolled this year .willtput to
shame all records heretofore.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-25

Paul Jones, Of slstersvllles who has
been visiting friends here for q few
days, left this afternoon for Morgan.
town to enter the University. sg
The Lambertville record., 1911-02-24
GATHERING RUBBER.
The Sap ls CoaauIated by the Action
of Puneent Smoke.

The Sap Is coaauIated by the Action
of Punsent Smoke.
The industry Of collecting and pre-
pairing rubber is carried on extendvely
in the valley Of the Amazon. There are
districts Of many square miles owned
and operated by one person. The rub
ber trees are scattered more or les6
plentifully among other trees that
yield no profit as yet.
When one has secured a large tract
Of forest land for the industry he puts
up a rough shelter upon 1t and en-
cages Indian natives Of the neighbor-
hood to aid him In the work. Early In
the morning they start out to make
the rounds of the estate, for they must
get back to the riverside before the
heat of the day becomes too great.
They tap the trees, attach little tin
cups to catch the sap and take home
whatever sap may be collected.
The sap Of the rubber tree is white
liquid of the consistency of goats milk.
1t is necessary that 1t be converted
into a solid This Is effected BY the
action of a pungent smoke that coagu-
lates or curdles the milky fluid. For
this use the seeds of two different
kinds of palm are employed. The seeds
are put in an earthen jar which has q
narrow neck. the bottom Of which b
perforated with a number Of square
holes. In this the palm nuts are
burned. The holes in the bottom Of the
jar admit a draft and cause q dense
smoke to issue from the neck.
The operator takes a paddle similar
to that with which he paddles his ca
noe and holds the blade Of 1t over the
jar. Upon it he pours the milky juice
cup by cup. all the time turning the
blade so as to bring all parts Of II into
the smoke. The fluid is instantly dxed
and adheres to the wood or to the rub
ber already formed. This process is
continued until solid lump is formed
that will perhaps weigh sixteen
pounds. When the lump has grown
large enough for handling a slit II cut
In 1t and the blade Is drawn out. A
mass Of rubber Is left ready for ex-
portation. It is the smoke used I'm
coagulating the sap that gives crude
rubber the dark appearance familiar to
every one.
Natives who collect rubber have. Gu
riously enough. little use for the ar.
ticle They do, however. devise play
things for their children by pouring
the sap into clay molds of birds. fishes,
ETC.. and then crushing the clay and
removing it.-New York Press.