The Medford mail., February 13, 1903, Page 3, Image 3

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noon to niHuro publlontlc .
Jacksonville new.
II Y B. N. IS.
District Attornoy Uoames liaa to
turned. Mrs. Gun Newbury spent Sunday
lit Pboonix.
Bom Nlckull wan n Medford vis
itor Saturday.
Alice Haiiloy whb an AHhliind
visitor InHt week.
MrB. P. It. Dailoy bus beon tho
guest of Mud lord friends.
Mrs. L. L. Jacobs, of Medford,
wits with u b on Wednesday lint.
O. W. Kopnr, of Aehland, was in
Jacksonville Friday on businisa.
Maude Trim has been viHiting
her friend, Mollio Kay, of Apple
Bate. II. I). Kubli and wife, of Apple
gate, punt Wednesday night in
town.
Miss Frnnceii Barnes has been
the guust of Mrs. L. J. Boars, of
-Medlord.
Blioriff Radur went to Medford
Friday on business connected with
his ofllce.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Pierce, of
Aahland, visited friends in Jack
Hunville Kuturday.
Deputy Clerk Williamson has
gone to New Westminster, H. C.
on a biiHinuJH trip.
Mm. Cant. NiihIi. of Modford
vi Kited Javkiunvillu friends the
forepart of lust week.
1 Hritt, the well known pioneer.
who Iiiih been (uito ill for the piiHt
fortnlglit, 18 improving.
Mary Colvlg has returned from
anevnral (liiys' viHltwitn nor cousin
Mrs. ChauKKu, of Grants l'acs.
Attorneys McWilliams and Wat
son, of AhIiIiiihI, were liero (Ml
professional business one day last
week.
Judge- Prim has appointed Janten
llaitman adininislrator of the es
tate of Frank Kepner, who died
Fob. 0, im
Mrs. Chas. Prim, Mrs. T. J
Williamson, Olivo Crump and
Kmma Ulrich were Medford visit
ors last week.
Dr. J. W. Robinson and family,
who have been at 1'ncinc urove
Calif., for Boveral months past, re
turned last week.
Mrs. Charles Uihoi, of Forest
Grove, accompanied by her son,
Willis, is visiting at the home of
her parents, Mr. and Sir. John
, r . i . .
ieviin, oi Appivgaie.
County Commissioners Riley and
Patterson returned Friday from an
ofiicial visit to soveral of tho roads
and bridges, which were damaged
by too recent high waters.
The firemen's ball on the ovon
ing of February 20th will take
plaooat tho court houso, .Extensive
preparations are lnr progress, and
the affair promises to be quite an
event.
An exceedingly beautiful and
elaborate event of tho pant week in
Portland society was the dinner
givon by Mrs Kd Hanloy in h mor
f several girl menus from St
Helen's Hall.
MisB Nora Vf. Sj dow, a graduate
of tho S. 0. State Normal and at
one time a teacher in the Jackson
ville public school, has boon granted
a state life diploma by tho state
hoard of education,
Hon. Miles Cuntrnll and wifo
arrived from Salom on Saturday
Mr. Cantrall returning; tho follow
ing day to tho capital to rcBUino
Ins duties i.b representative from
this county.
Now suits filed: Chns. Nickoil
vs. J. W. Wilson, action; C. F.
Henry vs. Florence Honry, divorce;
II. C. Bliss, ot si, vs. Henry Am
merman OHtato, appeal from county
court.
Twenty little girls and boys on
' joyed a vory pleasant evening Tues
day at the homo of Mm. Thob.
Cameron, celebrating the tenth
birthday of hor son, Don. Games
and amuBOmonts of all kinds and
appropriate refreshments sorved to
make the evening pass all too
quickly for tho youthful guests.
II VI
catoB
ou are troubled with Impure blood, Inill.
uy Korea, uimpiee, n ,aanp"-, 010., we
rooommond Acker's Hlooj llilr, which
would
wo Hell undor a poHtilve
uaraiiluo.
yplillltlc
It will nl
wavn euro SnrofelouN or
wlrons and
I. Mediant
all Dteod difleuiHMt. 00 ota. And Sl.
Drug Co., Uruiilt
Table Rock items.
Miss Margaret Porter went to
Jacksonville Tuesday to take the
era examination.
J. Williamson la out from Mod-
ford grubbing the oaks from a pieoe
of land that J. C. Pendleton is
going to let to kpplM. ,
Tom Ptnkey come out from
Central Point last week and will
finish the Dranlni he is to do in
this neighborhood, the last of this
week.
Mrs. C. A. Dioklson and ber
daughter. Miss Qracu, came down
on the train to Gold Hill, Sunday
evening and out borne Monda;
Tbey will remain until tho sma
pox soaro is over.
Mr. Is v bee has a force oi men
building fence, clearing away rub
Itlsh and cutting material for fenc
ing. Many And the soil still too
wet to go out with team to gather
up fenolng and drift.
Wo aro glad to be able to state
that work has commenced on the
repairs on Bybee bridge, we under
stand that it is to be of a temporary
nature, but anv th nir will be wel
corned that will enable us to cross
the river there once more.
W. R. Diokison and son sold the
remainder of their stock cattle to
Frank Bybee and delivered them
at Gold Hill Friday. Tbey aleo
sold fifty tons of bay to J. W
MerrlU, who is feeding bis sheep
here instead of driving to Central
Point.
Saturday eveniug tbe neighbors
rallied again, this time at the
home of Mrs. M. S. Jennings
While tbe erecting song bad
framlliar tune, the words bad been
composed for the oocasion. and was
a complete surprise. most en
jnyable time was bad inspiteof tbe
forbidding weather.
J. C. P.
INDIGESTION
la tho paue of morn dleoomfort than nny other
llinent. II you oat mo tlilnio you want, ana
that aro Kood for you. you are dUtroMed.
Arkar'a llvinenila Tablata will make your d.
tfi'Mlluo perfect nod prevent llyepepela Mid Ita
etleudant dUaureeublo Nyttipu,nit. You can
afely eat anytlilr.e, at any lime. If you lake
one ol tlie-o TaOlole afterward. Hold by all
druiurlNl under m poelltve guarantee. , ctH.
Money refunded If you are nol a!lnned. Send
to ua fur a freo aaniple. w. II. HooKKa k Co.
Ilunalo, N. V. Medford UruK.l'o., DrugKleta.
Central Point Items.
Mrs. N. P. Thompson, spent last
week with friends at Ashland.
Olwell Brothers have quite
numbor of girls packing apples this
woek.
Samuel Walker, of Spikenard,
w8 in after supplies tbe first of the
woek.
The ford at Bear creek is safe
now and teams are fording tbe
creek every day.
Mrs. Dacy Stidbam, of Ashland,
visited relatives and friends here
tho first of the week.
I C. Robnett, one of our leading
merohanta, is spending the week in
tbe Willaraotte valley.
Mr. Colwell, a timberman of
Toooma, acoompaniod by a party
of timber locators, spent Tuesday
here.
Elder T. M. Jones and family
are having a siege with tbe la
grippe, bu they are some better at
this writing.
E. L. Moore, who is employed by
the Hilt Sugar Pine Co. of Coles,
Calif., spent laBt week with rela
tives of this place.
8. W. MoClendon, of Gold Hill,
who has lately become ' interested
in mining property at that place.
spent a dav hore during the week.
' "
There aro several oases, of some
sort of contagious disease at Tolo,
and some believe it is a mild form
of smallpox, but there has been, no
severe oases. ' -
Wm. F. Doran,. who- bag been
employed at the Iron Uiiuntain
mine, at Keswick, Calir., for , the
past several months is paying: his
sister, Mrs. L. K. Van Vleet of this
preoiuot, a visit..
The famous Do Moss family gave
one of thoir musicals here last woek
Undor the auspices of the Epworth
lioague which was well attended
and was highly Bpoksn of by all
who wore In attendance.
The late Mrs. Elizabeth 1 Dits-
worth, who died at her home near
Ieods on upper Rogue River on the
'24th day of January lapt, was born
in CalifoniU on the 31st day of
August, 1858, grow to womanhood
at Austin Nev , where she was
married to J. F. Ditsworlh Maroh
10, 1879, and removed with him
to Jackson oounty in . September,
1880, residing for two years near
ICagle Point, and then removed to
the home on Rogue River, where
thoy have since resided." Her bus
band and eleven children, four sons
and seven girls survive her, and
cherish the memory of a devoted
and loving wife and mother. For
those estimable traits whioh char
acterize the highest type of pioneer
womun, deceased was particularly
noted, a- d she was deserving of the
high esteem and personal friend
ship in which she was held by nil
who knew her. She lived for ber
husband and children, her thoughts
centering in home at all times, and
sore indeed is her loss in the home
oirole. Owing to the great storm
and high water prevailing a.t the
time of her untimely death, it
was imposBiblo to bring the remains
to the valley for interments, and
(ha was laid to rest on Monday
January 20th, on the home plaoe,
north of the junction of Rogue
River and Big Butte creek.
number of relatives in the lower
valley, including Mr. Will Jackson
of Medford and Mrs. Christina Pat
tigrew of K igle Point, rioters of the
deceased,'' her father Mr. A. Bet.
of Eagle Point, were unable to
attend the funeral oeremonios, ow
ing to the impassable conditions of
the mountain streams. A colncl
dent oiroumstance connected with
the death of Mrs. Ditsworlh was
the reoeipt of the news by her
husband this week of the death at
Shelby, Iowa, of his oldest sister,
Mrs. Marv Moore, at the ripe age of
7o years, her death occurring on the
same day on whioh Mrs. Ditswortb
piused away.
5lck Headache obaolulely and Dormanentl
oured bv ueluir Mokl Tea. A nleaNant her!
drink. Curee fjoDitlpntlon and Indlgvatlon
make you eat. aleeo. work and hanov. Hatla.
faction iroarantoed or money bank. 'A ota. and
U ota. Wrlle.to U. Hookkk A .. Ilunalo,
N. Y. for ft freo aatuple. Modford Drug Co.,
urugvuia.
Wood vi lie Items.
Mr. and Mrs. Ge?. Beers made
trip to Grants Puss Wednesday.
Born On February 8, 1003, to
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Milton,
daughter.
N. D. Young, of Site's Creek, left
on Friday evening's train for Silem
upon business,
Little Joe Burkbardt, who re
cently had his leg broken, is im
proving slowly.
Joshua Neatharaer is seriously
ill with the Manila itch, wbicb has
settled in his eyes,
Waller Bucannon, of Cottage
Grove, is here on a visit to his
uncle, C. R. Bernhardt. Mr. Bu
cannon Ib an ex-soldier, lately from
tbe rbilippines.
Mrs. I. C. Dsdge and daughter
Mrs. Blniuo Klum, came down from
Ashland Saturday, tbe former to
join her husband, who has bought
a farm near Woodviiie. i hey will
make this their home, Mrs. Klum
returned to hor home in Ashland
one day this week.
Died At her home on Evans
orfek, February D. 1903, Mrs. Wm
Hillis, nee Mips Jiitnma Brooks, of
Brooks, Or., aged twenty-six years
I he remains were interred in Wood
ville cemetery. Funeral services
were conducted by Rev. 8hieldp
and many relatives and friends were
in attendance
Died At his home in Woodviiie,
on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 1903, Amos
K Sanborn, aged sixty-four years,
three months and four days. Mr.
Sanborn was born near Montreal
Canada, Oot. 30, 1839. From there
he moved to Wisconsin, and was
there married to Miss Catherine
Drake. They moved to Iowa In
July, 1877, thence to South Dakota
in 1880, and from there to Oregon
in 1901. Deceased leaves a wife,
two sons and one daughter to mourn
his loss. During the short time be
has been with us be has won many
friends, wbo sympathize with the
bereaved mle and children.
E. G. Borden came in Friday
evening irom tbe nammersiy mines
He reporta six to eight feet of snow
oh up"pir Jump-off Joe and vory
celd, the thermometer registering
ten to twelve degrees below zero.
BWT1 , .
Wla naB onw. 01 men a"Jn P'08
pect work on the mine. They have
found the ledge four to six feet wide
with ore that will mill $50 to $00
per ton free milling! Mr. Border
expects to have people ef capital in
vest with him in the near future-to
open aad develop tnis property. It
will be 'remembeted this property
baB been in litigation for several
years past, whioh at one time was
ve-y rich and turned out $30,000 to
$40,000 in less than two years de
velopment. -
THE SURE WAY
to proven! 1'ncmmonU nml Consumption Is to
ouro your oold when It drat appoara. Acker'
Knillih Remedy will atop the oough In a ntxtit,
ituu drlvo tho oold out of your synlom. AIwavn
a quick and aura euro for Aathma, Uroncrtttln.
and all thmnt and lunir trouble. If ll doos not
tmlUlyyou tho dtllKRlRt will roTunri yourminov.
Wrlto to us ror freo anmulo. W. II. Hookrh &
Co, Ilunalo, N. Y. Modford Droit U.uig.
glala.
PICKINGS FROM FICTION.
The fool's car wns mmle for tin
knnvo'K lont-'iic. llauiaBwaiul's "Inillni-Fnlili-s."
i :
Bud Imbtts nro leeches that woult'.
suck n Heviiles to effeminacy. "A
Speckled Hint.", .......
Alone)' buys thlnus. and love wins
things; power takes tfilntjs. "Paine
For a Woman." "
Duty Is what we htnk about when
111 or are reminded of by ereilltors.
Davldson's "Dumas."
When a man ceases to make lore to
Ills wife, some other man begins.
"Fables For tho Elite." .
"People whose lives are anything but
a Joke are usually content with the
smallest JeBta. "Tho Vultures."
Mothers personify circumstances to,
children. Wo arc symbols to them of
baffling, cramping fate. "The Rescue."
A woman Is like unto a volcano,
which, even when Inactive, Is palpitat
ing to spit forth Its Are ami whteli,
when It does vent Its fury, bursts tho
bounds of Its lute enforced supprca-;
slon. '"i'he .Weeing of Wistaria." (
FILIPINO FUNERALS.
rUimwnmm rv the Hleaa Pay.
thll Pr tha Phi,
One of the most atrildug things to be
teen on tho su-otrU ot Munlla la a Fili
pino funeral It tbe deceased was
wealthy and bad hurts of frlendi, ttit
funeral will lie bonded by a band play
ing aeUtctloii" from comic operus. The
body of . the dcceuned .follows In a
beiirso covered wttb black clotll ar
ranged In a grewiiome design and
drawn by six black ponies, each be
decked with headgear of long black
feathers. The bourne will be followed
by men on foot wearing knlrkerliork
cru ond cocked bats, and after them
follow Innumerable vehicles of every
description. If the body Is to be In
terred, tho gravedlggers will precede
tbe band, with tbelr tools over tbelr
shoulders.
Most Filipino funerals, however, ore
more pathetic. The father of a few
weeks old baby will trot out to the
cemetery entirely alone, with tbe little
white colllu bulanced well on bis head,
and If a man had not the price of a
vehicle bis remains will be curried oul
on bamboo poles by four Chinamon,
and the coffin will be one that baa seen
service before.
The natives buve different ways of
burial. Home bodies are put Into tbe
ground, while the larger majority ore
placed In niches in the wall of the
cemetery. A slab cemented Into tbe
opening of the niche contains a brief
biography of the deceased.
Soot Snrrlrala of Faakloa.
Man Is unuotkinnbly a highly ra
tional being. Btlll, If you travel and
observe, from tlie mouth of the Danube
to tbe Golden Gate you will find most
men wearing a cout with a useless col
lnr murked with a usclewt V shaped
lash and decorated wltb two ubc-Ichd
buttons at Uic small of the hack olid
one or two more useless buttons at the
cuffs. The collar, tbe slash and tbe
buttons nro there In answer to no
rational need. It Is not a common cli
mate nor n common racial need of pro
tection ngaliiKt cllmiitc that they repre-
M-nt, but a common civilization whose
form and ritual they ruutely confess.
Over thlK entire urea those who aspire
to be of the Hi'iihiiiiiu caste deck their
heads for wedding, funeral and feast
with a liliiek cylindrical covering, suit
ed, so fur iih we can discern, neither to
avert the weapon of the adversary or
the dart of the rnln nor to provide a
wilt whereon mini may sit and rest
himself. And ns for the women con
tained within this wiine area we heboid
that the amplitude of the sleeve, the
dlKIMwItlon iif the belt and the outline
of the skirt all obey the rise and full
of one resist U'kh tide which neither
moon nor seasons control. Benjamin
lde Wheeler tn Atlantic.
Tie Crrtnlntr of Pate.
The Mohammedans have a fable
which they repeat to Illustrate tbe cer
tainty of fate. The Philadelphia Times
quotes It as having been told by Mr,
Ilobert liarr. the celebrated novelist.
A sultuu wus onco mUted by bis fa
vorite, "the gin nd vtalcr. for permission
to leave at once for Smyrna, utthougb
a brilliant court fete was tberx In prog
ress. Upon being aod lijs reason for
sudi baste tbe vizier reiJIaO:
"Uvea use I Just saw the angel of
death yonder In the crowd. He looked
at me so earnestly tlmt I klfow be has
come for me. I wlab to escape blm.'
"Go! Go at oncei" said fbe sultan,
The matter of feed , is of
tremendous importance to the
farmer. Wrong feeding. As
loss. Right feeding Js profit.
The up-to-date farmer knows
what to feed his cows to get
the most milk, his pigs to get
the most pork, his hens to
get the most eggs. Science.
But how about the children ?
Are they . fed according to
science, a bone tood it bones
ire sott and undeveloped, a
.lesh and muscle food if they
:ire thin and weak and a blood
tood if there is anemia?
Scott's Emulsion is a mixed
food ; the Cod Liver Oil in it
makes flesh, blood and muscle,
the Lime and Soda make bone
and brain. It is the standard
scientific food for delicate
children.
Send for free
sample.
He sure that this picture In
the form of a label u on the
wrapper of every boltle of
Emulsion you buy. . .
Scott&Bowne
CHEMISTS, '
409 Pearl St., N. Y.
50c. and $1 1 all dru jjlitt .
f Beairs Portraits
a -..a,
who then beckened td the sngei ana
nKoa wny cue latter tiau looked so
earnestly at the vizier. ,
"I wus wondering." replied tbe angel
of death, "why lie wus hcrc.for I have
orders to kill bin In Hrsyrna."
Tfelaun'a Oalr Defeat.
Nelson, llko all the greatest com
manders on sea or land, made his mis
takes and his failures, but there Is only
one Instance on record of bis having
been actually defeated la a direct at
tack. This occurred at Banta Cruz, In
the Canary Islands, on July 24, 1707.
The place was very strongly fortlMed,
and Nelsou, In the face of n fire of fifty
guns from the batteries, attempted to
storm the town by boats. Tbe attempt
was frustrated by the strength of tbe
mole and the nonappearance of a land
force which should have co-operated.
A hundred and fifty men were killed
and a' hundred wounded on tbe British
side, and Nelson lost bis right arm.
Two flags were also captured, and
these are still kept in tbe cathedral of
Banta Cruz.
Tha Seofch Saadar.
As an Instance of tbe observance of
tbe Sabbath In Scotland, an English
paper tells of a postman baring a rout
between Stirling and Blalrdrummond.
He was observed to ride a bicycle over
bis six miles on weekdays and to walk
tbe same distance on Sunday, and when
asked why be replied that he was
not allowed to use tbe machine on Bun-
day. An investigation followed, and
the postman's explanation proved to
be correct
The Poet Taraed.
Ofllce Boy I told dat poet wot called
tat you wur out of town.
Editor Good! What did be say?
Office Boy He said he thought he
noticed an Improvement In de paper.
New York Journal.
Uncertain,
"He's a queer chap."
"l'es. Just now be wns saying that
nothing wns certain In this world but
the uncertainty of things, and you
couldn't bank on that" Detroit Free
Press.
JaatlBable.
"Johnson writes tbat he's Just killed
tbe hero In bis new novel."
"Well, be needn't worry over tbat;
any Jury will acquit him!" Atlanta
Constitution.
Cobweb Pilla.
In New England cobweb pills ,are
supposed to cure tbe ague, and In the
south a certain knuckle bone In a pig's
foot Is a sure cure for rheumatism If It
be carried In the pocket or worn sus
pended from a string around tbe neck.
Tracing tbe spider web pill. It origi
nated In China, where all species of In
sects have certiWu positive or negative
values In medicine. In Peking It Is
customary to give two or three scor
pions or spiders to a patient ill of fever.
In Ireland the peasantry swallow small
spiders alive to effect cures. From
these the cobweb pill of the New Eng
land native was easy. In Flanders tbe
live spider Is fastened Into the empty
shell of a walnut and worn around the
neck of the patient As the creature
dies tbe fever decreases until It Is gone
entirely. Rochester Fost-Express.
' . Ilia QneattonV .
" Sister ToitV"stn Mri'-Newpop't
baby, havent you? ' ' - v- -M?
.Brother Yes, but I'm afraid- Sirs
Newpop must tblnk I don't take any
Interest In babies. --
Sister Of course, if you don't ask
questions about It she
Brother But 1 did ask a question:
asked If It could sit up on its hind legs
and beg yet and she wouldn't answer.
Philadelphia Tress. .
The Wtae Deacon. '
"Deacon." began tbe old colored par
son, "doyou cbeh say, 'Git bebiud me,
Satan?''"
"No, bruddnb, Ah do not," said Dea
con Greon. "Ef'Ah told Satan to git
behind me, he might stick me when
Ah wa'u't lookln'. AJi keeps blm right
In front whnh Ah kin. Bee him." Chi
cago News. .
An Offhand Ann er.
"Who can tell me the meaning of
leisure?" asked the teacher.
"It's a place where married people
repent," replied tue boy at tbe foot of
the class: Philadelphia Record.
A Witty Replr.
Whenever the United States supreme
court, on hearing the argument' of
counsel for plaintiff in error, Is entirely
sntlBlled that he hns no case, the chief
Justice Is apt to say to counsel for de
fendant In error that tbe court does not
care to hoar further argument. At one
tlmo Hon. Matthew Carpenter from
Wisconsin was counsel for plaintiff In
error and opened the case. Before he
was through the court was satisfied
that there was nothing In It, and so
when he had concluded and counsel
for defendant In error arose Chief Jus
tice Waite said, "The court does not
care to hear any further argument"
Counsel was a little deaf and, al
though noticing that the chief Justice
spoke, did not hear what he bad said
and, turning to Mr. Carpenter, wbo
sat beside blm, asked what had been
said.
'Oh, hang Itl" replied Carpenter In
tones audible to the bench. "The chief
justice said ho would rather give you
tbe case than bear you talk." Youth's
t
TVDIO. 2Ji -Ue North of Medford
, n.f-uir slljli U x
THifQUEMOi1 Mces
CINNAMON, DELICIOUS AND SUGARY,
AROMATIC AND PUNGENT. ,
Tie DueoTtry of Ita Valuable Prop.
ertlea Antedatea Recorded HUtorr.
Something of He Caea and the War;
- In 'Which It la Produced.
Cinnamon Is In Itself unquestionably
tbe most delicious of all spices, being
sugary as well as aromatic and pun
gent Many thousands of pounds are
consumed annually In every civilized
country, and It is also highly appreci
ated by even scmlcivlllzed and bar
barous nations where culinary art and
medicine have as yet made little prog
ress. Its uses in sweet cookery are Innu
merable. There are very few fruits
which are not Improved In preserves,
pickles and pastries by tbe addition of
more or less of this delicate bark. It la
an essential flavoring In all spice cakes
and In many varieties of pies and pud
dings. In chocolate, confectionery,
candles, cordials and liqueurs cinnamon
contributes an Incomparable flavor.
Its medicinal value Is well known
as an antispasmodic and carminative
and tonic. Its use Is recommended as
a preventive and remedy for cholera,
and In seasons when stomach troubles
prevail cinnamon drops are recom
mended as tbe most wholesome form
of candy for children.
Tbe discovery of tbe valuable prop
erties of cinnamon antedates recorded
history, as It Is mentioned In tbe Bible,
In tbe book of Exodus, as one of tbe
Ingredients of tbe sacred oil with
which tbe priests were anointed. So
highly was the sweet bark esteemed
by tbe ancients that even a small piece
was considered a fit gift for a king. It
Is always mentioned as an especially
choice substance by Greek writers pre
vious to tbe Christian era. It Is said
that tbe Arab traders, wbo first
brought It to Egypt and western Asia,
surrounded Its history and production
with special tales of mystery and
magic.
Tbe clnnnamon tree Is a member of
tbe laurel family, wbicb In tbe tropics
Is represented by a large number of
aromatic and medicinal trees ' and
shrubs.
There are several closely allied cin
namon trees, but tbe finest bark Is pro
cured from a species native to tbe. Is
land of Ceylon, distinguished by bota
nists as Clnnnmonlum zeylanicum. In
a state or nature this grows to be a
tree from twenty to thirty feet In
height with rather large, oval, entire
margined leaves and yellowish flowers'
succeeded by small, brown drupes re
sembling acorns In-shape. The grayish
brown bark Is Internally of an orange
color, which changes upon drying to
tbe characteristic brown wbicb is the
recognized name of A particular shade.
Almost every parr of the tree-yields
some choice substance and Is especial
ly rich In olL Tbe roots yield camphor
and the leaves an oil resembling tbe
oil of doves and often substituted for
It while from the fruit a substance
called cinnamon snet is manufactured,
which Is , highly fragrant and from '
which In former times candles for the
exclusive use of the king were made.
In the latter, part of the eighteenth
century, while England was tor a time
lntnossesRlon of the .spjcebilands. qln-..
riainon ' plants were among the choice ,
products that wore Imported!' Into yari-
-tn'tt nl,A' trAnll--rtn'rMr--'irinlitr1lnir
Artlatle Pom, BeMtHul -Ligation,
Superb Caamieai
Bteou, Swell Moaau
the- West'lndles.:'wbere trirCuba rind -' i-.J:'.ka
several other Islands It has become a
considerable article of commerce. Un
der cultivation It is not allowed to-
grow Into a tree, as tbe richest bark la
taken from shoots of from two to four
years' growth. The young tree Is,
therefore, cut and shoots from the root
are encouraged to grow. Tbe majority
of these are cut when about ten feet in
height and the bark Is detached In ten
or twelve Inch lengths. After lying In . -
bundles for a few days the bark Is , -scraped
by band, both outside and In,
until reduced to a' thin sheet These
sheets are then made up into compos
ite "quills" by placing the narrower
and shorter pieces Inside and rolling
tightly, forming flrmrods, which after ,
further drying are made Into bundles
weighing about eighty pounds and
wrapped for shipping. Grocers divide,
assort and very neatly combine por
tions of these quills Into small packets
for the convenience of their customers.
The oil of cinnamon Is made by -zrlndlng
the coarser piece, of the bark
ind soaking them for -two or three
days In sea water, followed by the
process of distilling. Two oils, one
heavier and the other lighter than wa
ter, are the product, both possessing
similar properties. The color varies
from cherry red- to pale yellow, tho
latter being preferred by most pur- .
chasers.
The work of distilling Is light, and
an oil equal to tbe best Ceylonese la
now, produced In Trinidad and various
other localities In Cuba and other West
India Islands.
As cinnamon commands a good price
and its uses are continually multiply- .
Ing, there is every Inducement for ex
tending the area of Its cultivation, both
In the eastern and western hem!
SDheres. St Louis Republic.
. Peed Rim.
If you want to win the gratitude of
a dog,, feed him. As to men, tbe mate
rial difference Is the quality of the
food. Baltimore News.
A In ll eh Is worth n hundred or nanal
In any market Charles Lamb. I
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