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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-04-18

;Pohrr pals. que aband0nadO y solo
>obrr 81 immense y negro prccipicio.
EN- ltI dr un c>tadi>ta que 10 SalNc.
halla un "apu~toI' que Ia inclina III NIcio,
y uu" al tender Il 81 rrdor los oio>
4 traces de- Ia inramia que H. 0cuitan.
no rncurntra mas que gringo> que 10 amagaIl
' bruto> rcdcntorr> que 10 in>IrI;an.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-04-18
DIVERSOS.

81 EN- So PUEBLO no hay agente de
ia Prensa" dcdiquese listed a venderla
' le producira magnlfica utilidad. Escri-
banos V lie daremCs n~uestras condiciones
para los agentes.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-04-18

"iAdi6s, por Ultima vez! No me
voy del TODD: mi coraz6n queda aqui,
contigo Y para siempre.
Tu ito, Antonio"
up. D.-No tie divides de regar el
jazmin Y los rosales que plantamos
junto al pabell6n, y cuida de los pa
jarOs, que tie conocen tantO como 4
MI"
Escrita la carta, Braille puso el
sobre, Y hacienda un paquete de sus
ropas y de algunos libros, Sc despi-
do de sus flores, de su crucifijo Y
de sus pajaros, abrio la puerta o
precaucion y bajo despacio la escale-
ra.
Al pasar por el cuarto de susanna
detuvose contristado. No Sc veia luz
a traves de las junturas de la puer-
to: la joven estaria durmiendo. Brai-
lie abri6 los braZos como 81 qulslera
ab~razarla, Y dando otra vez rlenda
suelta 4 sUs lagrimas, eXclamo:
-iAdios, bendita nina; dulce Ruth
de la que por tanto tempo fuI Noe
mi! iAdi6s, Y ojala me lleve conmigo
todas las zozobras Y penas que tie
amargan!
Dicho este sali6 al patio y Sc alejo
de la casa en- la obscuridad de la no.
(Continuara)
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-04-18

CGMPRAMOS Y vendcmos mOncda america
ma Y mrvlCana. EScrlbanOS o vtslienOS. 400
Convcnt0 Avenue, Laredo, TEXAS. NJ. H..
Gutierrez Y Ga.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-04-18

"iAdi6s, por Ultima vez! No me
voy del TODD: mi coraz6n queda aqui,
contigo Y para siempre.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-28

little deeper yesterday and its produc-
ton increased. The South Penn OH
Company is building the rig over its
No. on the B. F. White farm ana
will agitate it and probably drill 1t
a little deeper.
A report received from Evans City
late last evening stated that the
Rushyille Drilling Comp1ny's well on
the Sutton lot, east and across the
creek from the South Penn Oil Com
pany's No. on the B. r. White
farm, had been drilled into the sand
and had made three five-barrel flows.
The South Penn Oil Company has
drilled No on the B. F. White farm
six feet into the third sand and 1t was
showing some off. Fowler and Com.
pany's well on the Sutton. lot was
drilling in the top of the sand but
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-28
- aoaoeos:soeosoeos
OIL and GAS


L Town lot operators at Evens City.
Pa. are getting several jolts as indi-
Gated by the latest competitions. 10
the northwest of the town lot devel-
opment and the farthest in that d.
rection, the Clayton and Company
we'll on the Clayton farm has been
drilled through the sand and Is dry.
This well proving a failure shuts of
an extension to the northwest as
did the Amber Oil Company's test on
the Sutton farm put the northeast
out of the running.
In the central part of the town lot
development and northeast Of the
we'll on the Pittsburg Realty Com
pany's lot, Marburger and Company
have completed a we'll on the Mar
burger lot and have. a buster. This
location seems to be just far enough
10 the east to catch the dry streak
running through the town. Six or
more busters have been completed
ON that line. Small producers would
ne bad enough on small lots but the
usay dry holes have been coming in
makes matters still worse. Those
oDerating on farms are the only ones
that stand chance to make a win
ming. Just a very few OF the wells
on town lots will pay back the
ing expenses. Drilling on town lots
ia an old game and at no time in
the past has it been beaten and
evans City will not prove an excep-
ton. -
The Pittsburgers who won the
onod producer on the Pittsburg
HSealty Company's lot have been for
innate in getting out of what looked
10 be a very serious fishing job. The
tooIs were stuck in the hole shortly
safter the well was drilled into the
and and for several days the well
Ala not flow After pulling and
Tightening the casing they bailed
o,It the water and then took hold of
fhe-t tools and Jared them loose. The
well is now flowing by heads Dut
~ so frequent as before the tools
wera stuck. The. ell..was- drilled ~
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-28
nhens has drilled a second test on

phens has drilled second test on
the James Carrothers farm anl has
a four-barrel pumper In Wesley
township. Burns and Company have
drilled No. 16 on the Q. NJ. Russell
form through the Cow run sand and
has a show for a very light pumper.
Light Wells at Newport.
Near Newport. In Newport town
ship. Washington county. Mendenhall
and company have completed No. 50
on the John Berg farm and have
very small pumper in the first Cow
Run sand. In this same district the
Crescent Producing Company has
drilled No. 25 on the Palmer heirs
farm through the Mitchell sand ana
has teusbarrel pumper.
In the northeast quarter of section
Ia. Knox township, Coiumbiana
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-28
not deep enough to get the pay.
Southern Ohio.

Light wells are the best the south
ern Ohio fields have to offer. In tho
deep sand territory near Na5hpWt'
Hanover township, Licking county,
whitehfll and Heasley have COM
pleted and shot a second test on the
v. X. Herenden farm and the we'll
produced fifty-five barrels the ensu-
ing twelve hours. The location Is
700 feet southwest of No. l on the
same farm.
In the shallow sand territory in the
Chester Hill district, Fairfield town
ship, Washington county, Lawrence
Stephens has drilled second test on
the Dawson Goddard farm through
the Keener sand and has gasser.
In the same district Lawrence Ste
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-28

whistEng farmer boy in the deWy morn.
Tug smokes up cool as a chunk OF ice at the
bush in turnp patch. Want to know why? Then.
read on.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-28

LIE knows that the soothing Of is to the
taste of ordinary smokes as the mellow music OF
grand piano is to the Earring rattle Of dishpan.
"A pipe of Tux is like a CLEAN Of sunshine
rainy day. "A few pufs and you'll feel cheerful as
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-28
TRAIN RIDERS JAILED.

Phillip Gredreg and Eli Bocfno ara:
prisoners in the county jail waiting
nearing in Magistrate T. g. Nice
warmers court on charge of unlaw1
fully riding on train in the local
railroad yards. They were arrested
late Tuesday by H. j. Weaver. OF
the Baltimore and Ohio police force.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-28

county, the Ohio Fuel Oil Company.s
No. / on the Garland Anderson farm
prod ucfng eight barrels day., was
given a shot and placed 1913 barrels
to its credit the ensuing twenty-foui.T
hours. In Washington and Duvai
districts. Lincoln county, the South
Penn Oil Company has started TO
drill Nos. 27 and % in the Horse
creek tract. In the same district the
United Fuel Gas Company has
started to drill No on the Horse
Creek Coal and Land Company
tract
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-28

secret oginaD uxedo Process, which removes all
from cock-crow to goodnight without bite -.
Tuxedo orgina-its the original non7bite tobacco
original smoke the original and only tobacco
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-28

Ragland s3:Illinois "a; Kansas 400,
Corsicana, heavy As: Electra 45s
aeaIdton 80; Henrietta As: Caddo,
So degrees so; Caddo. 35 degrees 500.
Caddo, 80 degrees 40: Caddo. crude
IS; Canada $1.28.
Producers and Rehners' Company
quotes $1.35 for crude OF the PENN
sylyania grade.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-28

county, the stocker Oil Company ~
drilled a second test on the Hunts
man heirs farm through the Berea
grit and has 9 small gasser. In OAR
lington township, Stark county, one
mile west of Alliance, Johnson Broth
ers have drilled their test on their
own farm drought the Berea grit
and found it barren. They will drill
deeper in search of a lower producing
formation.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-28
West Virg mia.

On Rowell's run. Center district.
Calhoun county, w. Va, the Carter
Oil Company has drilled No. II on
the Rebecca Curry farm from the
salt sand TO the Berea grit and has a
Hight pumper in the lower formation
IN the Weir sand development on
Blue creek, Elk district, Kanawha
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-28
The ON Marked.

Pennsylvania, 1.35; Mercer
black 81: New Castle 81; Corning
90; Cabeli OF: North Lima 50; South
Lima SO; Princeton "a; Wooster
sos; Indiana SO; Somerset 30:
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-28
700 &c 9 . . Q . . . . .
7 AZ q
!: Federal League :
~ N4a+AA1SSSSSS$s
Yesterdays Results.

At Pittsburg r. II e
Baltimore 80 Q DOL oo0o9-I
Pittsburg .....1 90 o o 0 o o o IL
batteries: johnson and Jacklitsch and
Owens. Bnrk and O'Conner Ten innings.
Br 1s kansas cl.yloao5:s' 8
Kansas City 80 j o o % o o 0-5 ID 5
Batteries: Biuejacket and Simon, Pack
ard, CuIlop, Henn1ng and Easterly.
Al Kansas city-second game RI; E:
R RsSsas city 20 3 o 90 ? o 80 i
Batteries: Finneran, F. Smith and II.
smith johnson, Cullop and Easterly.
A. g. Louis Ri E.
Newark, 1900. q = o rs J
batteries Reulbach and Rariden and
Platt Groome, Kirby and Hartley.
buffalo n ffhaleon'.f.As,o..1oaoe1oooS1g :
batteries: Schultz and Allen. Prender
CAST Brown and Clemens
Today's Games.
baltimore Mt PittsbGrG.
Newark Mt st. Louis.
Brooklyn Mt Kansas City.
Buffalo Mt Chicago.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-28

er, Pieh and Nunamaker
AZ BOSTON RHB.
S ostos ......S o @ ii o o IS 10 i
Batteries: Russell. Eaber and Schalk.
Wood and Cady.
A. Pbi,ade1phi:- RHE
s. ss,l hSeIs i.5 - S9SoooooG Z 9
Batteries: Hamilton and Agnew. Shee-
han and Lapp.
At washington RHE
Cleveland ........0 o % !
Batteries: Hagerman and o'Neil. Gallia
and Henry.
Today's Games.
Chicago at Boston.
Cleveland Mt Washington.
st. Louis at Philadelphia.
Detroit at New York.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-28
y 80 - SO = :. 2 ?. ~
: National League :
SAAAAAAeAAA.4SAAAd
Yesterdays Results

gs 4 sz9e..sS SS55Ss1SSSSsS5 = j
Batteries: Tyler and Whaling and Cow
dr. Douglas, Smith and Miller.
A. etnc,nnati- RHE.
deiphia 900 s 2
Batteries: Chalmers. Rixey and KNLfer.
Toney, Schneider and Clarke
-. pt,t.bnre- R.H.g.
SsS xssf g $685. {
RafterieE. Marouard Ritter. Schauer and
DOOM and wendell. Mamaux and Gibson.
Today's Games.
Boston at Cincinnati.
New York at Chicago.
Brooklyn at Pittsburg.
Philadelphia at st. Louis.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-28
+AA&NoA&0@ A4AAN
American League
,4AAAA4e&AA AAAAAAl
Yesterdays Results.

At New york R. II. z
R Rs5 Nor ir;.......00oo99 $685. Y
batteries: Coveleskie and Stanage. Fish
err, Pieh and Nunamaker.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-03-24
The Alrship's Wireless.


The newer German naval and mill
tary airships of the Zeppelin and Par
seval models are equipped with wire
less apparatus of much greater power
than ever, before. The wireless i'm
pulses are diffused and received by an
aerial made of a three-millimeter
phosphor bronze wire that as the air.
ship rises is unwound from spool to
its full length Of $50 feet, and that
when the airship is aloft floats freely
in the air. The apparatus itself is very
compact: with its small dynamo it
weighs 270 pounds. 1t has minimum
range Of 120 miles and can produce
wireless waves from one to four thou
sand feet long. According to the
Wireless World, every large aero
drome in Germany has its wireless sta
ton; those at important centers like
Johannisthal. Cologne. Friedrichsha-
fen, Frankfort and Mannheim are very
powerful. Taken together, they form
continuous ring round the borders
of Germany. and keep German air.
ships in constant touch with German
base. They also serve as sort of
wireless compass, for they enable the
navigating officers when out of sight
OF land to fix their position with more
than a fair degree Of accuracy
Youths Companion. ...
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-03-24
CAPPED THE PURsER's STORY
War Correspondents Yarn About
Il Ponto Was Close to the Limit In
e." Nature Taking.

One of the few American war CORE
spondents who really saw something
of the European war in its first stages
was coming home on the Lusitania not
many trips ago. He sat at the purser's
table, and the purser one evening
told a truthful nature tale of having
been on a ship that once passed
through school of whales in mid
ocean.
"All of them were sound asleep"
said the purser with a wink to an &C
complete, land all of them were snor-
ing. The noise was deafening."
1T must have been." said the CORE
spondent: "but when l was boy out
In Cincinnati, Ohio, there used to be
Whistling whale that lived in the ocean
just in front of-my fathers house. His
name was Ponto and he would answer
to it-answer by whistling. You see.
his blow hole was clogged with bar
nacles and every time he spouted he
made a sound like a siren on fire.
boat.
"Ponto was a great pet with all the
ships that traded in and out of Cincin-
natl. The pilots got to know him, and
when they were entering port and
Ponto cruising about in the channel
they would signal him and he would
signal back, always giving the correct
number of blasts. But he's dead now
poor old Ponto! -
Zone day freighter was coming in
from Covington, Kentucky, and Ponto
tried to pass her. headed out. But he
got confused and gave the whistle for
going to the port side when he meant
the starboard. and the frefghter ran
him down and stove in four OF his COM
partments, and he sank in nine min.
utes. whistling for help to the very
last" r
After which a great silence befell at
the purser's Enthusiastically Evening
Post.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-03-24
KEEP ANIMALS FROM DRIFTING
National Foresters Build Fences to
Confine Cattle to Certain Speet
fled Districts.

Many miles Of drift" fences have
been built by the government In re-
cent years for controlling the move
ment Of stock, grazed under permits
on the national forest lands. H.
These fences do not serve to inclose
areas, but are simply. intended to
prevent the animals from going In GER
tain directions, or drifting" to use
cattleman's expression. In many
cases they are used to restrict the
animals to certain areas during the
winter, as we'll as to prevent grazing
on lands where poisonous plants are
found.
= In one case five miles of drift fence
was built to prevent city water sup
ply from contamination by forest.range
cattle. In one forest. a four and one
half mile fence was built to keep cat
tie on one range.-Popular Mechanics.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-03-24
BANS EXPORT y j OF ABslNTH il:
French Law Supervising Manufacture
M lsSAIso Made to Include For r.
Il eisnf Trade. 1924 T

81 10 = o. s 8 y
Paris. The measure for the sup.
preston of the manufacture of alb
sinthe, passed by the chamber Of dep
uties, included it's manufacture for ex-
port. 1t was pointed out that the ex-
port trade amounted to only 1000 hec-
toliters out Of total manufacture un-
der ordinary conditions of $4,000 hec-
toliters and that it was immoral to
manufacture a poison" for foreigners
the sale of which was prohibited in
France.
The defenders Of absinthe vainly
proposed to limit its suppression to
the duration of the war. The ques-
ton of indemnities was discussed, the
government promising to introduce a
bill regulating this question before
May I.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-03-24
Not ENCOURAGING.

Mr.. Taft, ex-president Of the United
States, is gifted writer, and at one
time he had high reputation as q
poet, says London Tit-Bits. On one &C.
casion, however, when he was very
young man, he received nasty shock
from an esteemed relative of his. a
i This was an aunt who lived in the
country, and the future president went
to dine with her one Sunday evening.
Proudly he carried with him some cut4
tings from newspaper-nothing less,
in fact, than his own published verses.
After the meal he took them exultant-
ly from his pocket and gave them to
his aunt to read. Z, ...s 3sss.l ..}sit,3t
Adjusting her spectacles, she went
through them carefully, while her
poetical nephew watched her anxious
ly. Presently she put down the cut
tings and glanced over her spectacles
at the poet. Ri 49,. ). i a. ia u
William" she asked, innocently,
do they print those things for moth
ing if you send, them in o. d III: n
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-03-24
each possible and Of these craft. four
will GARRY tho now 1a.inch rifle

each possible and Of these craft, four
will carry the new 14-inch rifle. -.
a Except for Great Britain's new
Queen Elizabeth class superdread-
naughts the only guns as large as
14-inch on any vessel are those borne
by the American ships Texas and New
York Each carries ten such rifles.
Until Great, Britain put the Queen.
Elizabeth into commission the United
States navy was the only one In the
word to have afloat guns as large as
14-inch diameter. The Queen Eliza,
beth has eight ,15-inch guns. The SUI
periority Of these to 14-inch rifles is
not certain. They may give greater
smashing power to their projectiles,
but probably do not increase. the
range. Drawbacks may develop.
Heavy Guns.
Our 14.inch gun does not have a
greater effective range than the earlier
12-inch gun. The latter is regarded as
one OF the most efficient types possible
to produce. It's length is Is times its
which gives great accuracy
in sighting. In the 14-inch guns 1t was
found necessary to reduce the length
to As times the diameter, or AS cali
bers." $1,000 t.l:: = - e." -
Perhaps the 12-inch gun is the more
but the 14-inch projectile
weighs 100 pounds, against $40
pounds fol, the smaller weapon. Both
are enormously effective at an Smile
range. Critics think this is the dis.
lance at which the great naval battle
between dreadnaughts, an engagement
the like of which the world has never
seen, will be fought. y 3E.;
In target practice OF the Virginia
capes recently, Gunpointer William
Ruff OF the Texas scored eight straight
hits with 14-inch gun on o moving
target IL miles away. This sounds
q s..as Ms .5
In addition to the Oklahoma and Me-
vada, the navy officials are now hur-
rying work on FIVE much larger yes
sels-the Pennsylvania, Arizona, Cali
fornia, Idaho and mississippi, each OF
which will have $4,000 tons displace-
ment and carry twelve 14-inch guns.
They will not be ready in 1915.
F. - First Line Of Fleet.
BY next month the first line Of the
United States navy will consist OF the
folloWipg: ia 1T 3 a. ? - 81 ~. =.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-03-24
Che Didn't Want Him.

excellent stories were told. >t
One of the best, a favorite of GEN
eral Booths, related to certain
drunkard who fell into the hands Of
the Salvation army. gz, "a
''He had been drunk so long," said
the general, that he was able to give
us very little information about him
self. Eventually, however, we discov-
cred that he was married and that his
deserted wife lived in town In the
Midlands. We Immediately tele-
graphed to her: We have found your
husband ~ .~.5 4%y
I'm a very short time we got the
reply: You can keep him!'"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-03-24
Love Letters In Her Coffin.

The will of Miss Mary Ashton Wade
of Yonkers, who died on January II at
the age of seventy-four, was admitted
to probate; Miss Louisa Bradford Of
$50 West End avenue, Manhattan, a
friend Of Miss Wade, filed an affidavit,
stating she had carried out the tesla
tors dying wish that a certain sealed
package among her effects should be
buried with her. a. -..s%
8 Gerrit Smith, the executors counsel,
said the mysterious package was sup
posed to contain love letters. The
will disposed Of an $4,000 estate to
relatives.-Y onkers (N.; W Dispatch
to New York Sun. *; -
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-03-24
New Nature Story.

The strange sight of pigeons swim
ming over the surface of a lake is re-
corded by foreign publication. 1t Is
said to have occurred in Holland, The
birds are ordinary domestic pigeons.
and during fight among the birds
some time ago one Of them fell into
the water. and was rescued by a hui
man spectator. After this it was
noted that all the birds acquired a
familiarity with the water, and soon
were seen making their way into 1t
In search OF food. Tempted by pieces
Of bread floating on the surface, the
birds were coaxed into the water, and
soon acquired the art Of swimming.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-03-24
Pops under, sta ndino of It.

; Say, pop" remarked little Heiny
Henpeck on his return from Sun@-y
school, "our teacher says there is no
marrying or giving in marriage in
heaven"
Il guess your teacher has the dope
right" replied old man Henpeck with
a deep sigh. CAS- understand it, all
is peace and quiet there"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-03-24
EARTH CATCHES RADIO WAVE
Experiments Demonstrate That Aerial
Antennae Are Not Needed to Trans. {
nit Wireless Messages. 2"z%

Medford, Mass.-Experiments con-
Quoted by the Wireless society of Tufts
college have shown that radio mes
sages may be transmitted and received
without the use of aerial antennae.
The results of the experiments, the
announcement says. may work a
change in the use Of wireless appara.
tus. which In this way might be made
ready for use within third of the
time required for setting up the aerial
equipment. In the experiments the
best results from the use of the ground
antennae were obtained.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-03-24
''CASCAR / FOR
LIVER, !. B|!0|!|| [: Is.
For sick headache, bad breath,
Sour Stomach and @5
constipation.
let a 10.cent box now.

Get 10-cent box now. - - E5s 5i3
No odds how bad your liver, stomach
or bowels; how much your head
aches, how miserable and uncomfort-
able you are from constipation, indiges-
ton, biliousness and sluggish bowels
you always get the desired results
with Cascarets. -;
Don't let your stomach, liver and
bowels make you miserable. Take
Cascarets tonight; put an end to the
headache, biliousness. dizziness. nerv-
BUSINESS. sick, sour. gassy stomach.
backache and all other distress;
cleanse your inside organs of all the
bile, gases and constipated matter
which is producing the misery.
A 10-cent box means health, happi-
ness and a clear head for months.
No more days Of gloom and distress
If you will take q Cascaret now and
then. All stores sell Cascarets. Don't
forget the children-their little In
sides need a cleansing, too. Adv.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-03-24
camphor5 in the Philippines.

i The bureau Of science of the Phil
1ppine government is making study
of the plant known as Blumea balsami-
fera, known by the natives in the Phil
ippines as "sambon' or "gabuen."
which produces camphor. The shrub
is one of the most common weeds in
the Philippines: It grows, from five
to eight feet high, with a stem almost
woody in texture, and has long been
used by the natives Of the Philippines
as well as by natives Of China for
medical purposes. The Chinese in
parts of tKwangtung and Kwangsi
provinces already distill considerable
camphor from the plant, the chief
drawback. to the more extensive use
of it being the amount of labor re.
quired to secure the gum. The bureau
Of forestry at Manila is introducing
the ordinary camphor tree of China
and Japan into the mountain districts
of Luzon in large numbers for the pur-
pose of building up future camphor
production in the islands. ,t%,%