PACTS ABOUT GINGER.
IT IS THE ROOT OF A TROPI.
CAL REED.
Import Tables Show that It Banks
Second to Pepper' Only Among the
Spices, About Even with Cassia, and
Ahead of Cloves.
Ginger Is the root of a kind of reed,
Crown both In the East and West
Indies and China, also largely In Mala
bar, and to a certain extent In nearly all
tropical countries; It Is also to be found,
though of poor quality, In most of our
gulf states. The stem or reed is an an
nual, und grows directly from the root
ivery spring to the height of about
three feet, with long blades or lanceolate
leaves, resembling very much In style
and color our American maize or corn.
This reed or stalk terminates in an ob
long scaly spike, and from each of the
Bcaiea grows a little blue and white
flower. This plant is now cultivated in
very great quantities in the West Ind
ies, especially in the Island of Jamaica,
from which place the finest and most
esteemed is Imported.
Jamaica ginger is not only cultivated
to very great perfection, but the select
ing, scraping, drying and all the neces
sary details' In lis preparation are ob
served with the uiflost care and nicety.
either in the form of the dried roots or
as a preserve in syrup and comes from
Cochin China. Africa nud the East or
West Indies. The preserved ginger
from the West Indies Is much esteemed
and commands a very high price. The
ginger root grows in knotty branchtd
pieces, in low, fenny or marshy soiis,
and has a pleasant aromatic odor and
biting taste. There are two kinds of
ginger, viz., the black and the white.
Black ginger consists of the inferior
roots, which have been steeped in boil
ing water previous to being dried in the
sun. The color of the darkest kinds,
however, Is not black, but more of a
dirty brown or stone color. White gin
ger consists of tite roundest and finest
roots scraped clean and then dried care
fully without being scalded. It Is firm
er, less fibrous and more pungent than
the black, and from the fact that the
finest aud soundest roots are always
selected, white ginger Is, independent
of the manner of its preparation, super
ior to black, and always realizes a much
higher price In the market; but the dif
ference of color depends wholly upon
the manner of curing or preparing. For
both of these kinds the tubes or roots
are allowed to ripen; that is, they are
not dug up until after the annual stalks
are withered.
The principal varieties of ginger
known in commerce are, white ginger
Jamaica, Cochin China. African, East
Indian or Bengal and Tellicheri; black
or dark ginger Jamacia and Malabar.
Gingers imported Into Europe are sub
jected to various modes of treatment,
which tend greatly to Improve and pre
serve them, for the finer its quality the
more susceptible Is ginger to the rav
ages of the fiy or ginger worm. These
various modes of treatment are wash
ing, brightening and bleaching, and the
gingers are consequently known In the
trade as "originals," viz., the ginger as
Imported; "wasiud," that which has
uecn cleaned In water slightly acidified;
"bright." the ginger w hlch 'has under
gone the preparatory course of bleach
ing, and "bleached." that which has
received a coating or dressing of lime,
etc. These latter modes of treatment of
ginger until recently were curried on
exclusively by expetts lu Europe, and
It Is only within the last few years that
the art has been introduced lut this
country. Preserved gluger as man
ufactured here and in Europe Is dark
nnd fibrous, but when prepared In the
East or West Indies or China, the West
Indies especially, from the young roots,
It is almost transparent. It is Imported
lu Jars, and should be of a bright,
yellow color. Ginger is Inported from
Jamaica In barrels of about 1(H) pounds
each, with actual tare allowauce; from
Cochin Chlua nud Malabar In cases of
about 200 pounds each, also with actual
tare allowance. African and East Ind
ian ginger comes lu bags of 100 pounds
each bag.
Ginger Is one of the most Important
members of the spice family. The
Import tables show that between 5,000,
000 and 0,000,000 pounds of the dried
root Is used annually In this country,
about the same quantity as Is taken of
fnssia. Between 25ii,d00 and 500.00')
pounds of preserved ginger Is Imported
annually, the average Import price for
ho preserved article nnd the root bidng
about four cents a pound In each case.
In order of Importance, ns shown by
the import tables, ginger ranks with
cassia next to pepper, which Is twice
as popular ns any other spice, and
cloves are a good third.
LARGE PROFITS OF A BtGQAR.
lilcaa Mnn Received Charity that
Made Him Klch.
There wns n mnn In New York who
bnd lost both legs, nnd who, sented in a
wicker basket, pushed himself along
where people rould see hltn. Coins
enmc to him in small showers. The
basket wns a pnrt of his business ojttlt.
When off duty, that Is, when not solicit
ing nlins, he wore two well-made aiti
flclal legs aud walked on crutches.
One of his most fruitful fields was
Coney Island in the season, and having
gained the good-will of a resident of the
place he used to deposit his legs at the
man's house when he went abroad to
touch the hearts and the pursestrings of
the pleasure-seekers. One evening,
when he returned from "work," l:o
found that the closet In which his legs
had been placed was locked and the
custodian of the key gone for the night.
"Never mind," said his friend. "Stay
here over night and I'll give you a
shakedown."
"No I must be in New York tonight,"
he said, "and I've got to have my legs
too!"
"But why not stay here and save car
fare and be on time for work in the
morning?" his friend asked.
Neither argument nor persuasion had
any Influence on the man, whose ner
vousness Increased perceptibly, and as
his friend was making ready to break
down the door behind which
the legs were stored he asked: "Why
must you be In New York to-night and
why do you compel me to force this
closet door?"
"Well the truth is," said the legless
man, "I bought an apartment house
last week and promised to pay $10,000
onthe bargain to-night, and unless 1 get
away pretty soon I'll get there too '.ate
and forfeit the amount alreudy paid
down." '
The friend was speechless with
amazement and his astonishment grew
when he heard a few weeks later, that
the apartment-house which the poor
mau spoke to him about was the third
which he had purchased since he went
Into the beggir,g business. New York
Tribune.
Honest Boy.
' 'I am glad there are a few honest
people left. Two years ago I sent a
boy around the corner to buy a postal
card. I have never seen the boy to
this day."
"You don't call that boy honest?"
"Yes sir! This morning I received
a postal with this on the back: 'Dear
Sir: Here is your postal. I started in
; business with the penny you gave me
and have prospered. Thanks.' " Chi
cago Eyening News.
England's Armored Trains.
The magnificent armored trains used by
England in her wur with the ISoers will
protect her troops in about the same way
that Hosteller's Stomach Bitters drives
dyopepsia from the human stomach, and
then mounts guard that it does not return.
The bitters has won in every case of indi
gestion, constipation, liver and kidney
trouble for titty years.
Natural gas conveyed in bamboo
tubes was utilized in China years ago.
Piso's Cure for Consumption is the best
of all cough cures. George V. Lotz,
Fabucher, La., August 26, 1895.
The average advance in wages in
Wisconsin for all classes in the year
past was 15 per cent.
ISLE OF MONTE CRISTO.
Prince of Naples Presents It as a Gift
to His Wife.
Now the story comes that the young
Trlnce of Naples has purchased the Isl
and of Monte Crlsto as a present for
his charming wife and erected there a
hunting odge, which he proposes to
make his headquarters whenever the
fancy seizes htm to flee from the glare
and bustle of court life.
Outside of Dumas' work you will find
very little mention of the Island. Yet
that It has.had a romantic history Is
pretty clear. Situated as It Is in the
Mediterranean, twenty-seven miles
south of Elba, It Is manifestly Impossi
ble that it was always as Isolated and
as desolate as It has been within the
last few centuries.
There are grottoes on the Island, but
hardly sucn a one as Dumas describes
the one In which the marvelous treasure
was found. At the same time there are
few places In the world where a treas
ure Is more likely to be burled, and for
the very good reason that in bygone
ages this Island of Monte Cristo was a
favorite resort of smugglers and plnates.
Neither does It contain anything likely
to attract the ordinary tourist. The
ground Is mainly covered with bowl
ders, and there is not an acre of land
which can be cultivated. On the other
hand, the sportsman and the naturalist
will find many treasures amid this mass
of rock.
That the Trlnee and Trineess of Na
ples will heartily enjoy whatever days
they may spend on this rugged aud
romantic spot Is certain. Both of them
are fond of outdoor life, and therifre
few better sportsmen than the Prince In
Europe. For that matter there are very
few women who are more skilled than
the Princess with a shotgun or a rifle.
If the Prince and Princess so desire
they can be ns Isolated on their Island
as they would be In the heart of Africa,
and with this difference that within a
few hours after the whim slezes them
they can be transported from their oasis
to the heart of Italy. Detroit Free
Press.
From all accounts the glassmaking
trade will in the near future be revolu
tionised by machinery. Some of the
inventions have emerged from experi
mental stage, and there are many more
to follow.
DEAFNESS CANNOT ItK CURED
By local applications, as they cannot reaoh the
diseased portion of the ear. There is only one
way to cure deafness, and that is by constitu
tional remedies. Deafness is caused by an in
flamed condition ol the mucous lining of the
Kustachian Tube. When this tube gets in
flamed vou have a rumbling soand or imper
fect hearing, and when it Is entirely closed
deafness Is the result, and utiles the inflamma
tion can be taken out and this tube restored to
its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed
forever; nine cases out ot ten are caused by
catarrh, which is nothing but an inflamed
condition of the raucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that can
not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Bend for
circulars, free. , ,
F. J. CHENEY fc CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c
Hall's Family PlUs are the best.
Painters and decorators at St. Louis
want &7K cents, eight hours and Sat
urday half-holiday on and after April
1, 1900.
The United States turns out annu
ally 188,000,000,000 pounds of plug
tobaoco.
"Nature Abhors aVactinm
Soothing in the world stands still, n
you are well and strong day by fa'y tffe
blood supplies its tide of vigor. If ye Are
ill, the blood is wrong and carries increas.
ing quantities of diseased germs. You can.
not change Nature, but you can aid her bl
keeping the blood pure. Hood's Sarsapa.
rilla does this as nothing else can Fu
sure 10 get tiooa s, Because
The January Century.
The January Century will contain a
poem by Rudyard Kipling, "In the
Matter of One Compass." Dr. Mitch
ell's story, "The Autobiography of a
Quaok," ends in that issue, but
another serial by Dr. Mitchell will be
gin in the March number. It is called
"Dr. North aud I Us Friends," and one
who has read the manuscript calls it
"an epitome of the science, culture and
common sense of the nineteenth century."
Iff
Responsibility f Kiches.
No sovereign Is m rich as the Czar,
and no sovereign has such heavy calls
upon his purse. The grnnd dukes Mi
chael, Vladimir, Alexis. Serge nud Taul
Alexandrovltch, as the sons of Emper
ors of Uussln, receive from the head of
the house nn annual sum of 185,000
roubles (2(1.200) each, which, added to
private means, makes them very rich.
The wives and widows of Russian
grand dukes receive 40,000 roubles
each; their sons 150,000 roubles. It
wns the Cznr Alexander III. who de
creed that every member of the Impe
rial family must spend a part of the
year lu Russia, or else lose a third of
his or her allowance.
1 nig li braries In China.
The Brent libraries of Pekln contain
volumes of books numbered by the
hundreds of thousands. In the archives
of the government nre still to bo found
the ancient predictions of eclipses made
with grent accuracy, together with
works on astronomy which show a fair
knowledge of that science.
Austria Knsjr on Murderer.
Austria la the country most lenlenl
to murderers. In ten years over 80C
porsous were found guilty of murder, ol
whom only twenty-three were put to
death.
The lean or Durham.
The Dean of Durham occupies the
richest deanery in the Church of Eng
land. Ills salary Is .1.000 a yenr, with
a One old residence, the priory of the
monastery days.
All the world's a stage and a lot of
ctor thereon are merely stage horses,
THE AT.IMFXTAKT CAWAF-
(meat-jilpe) which oonreys t f
ten i S. Cardlao.ndof itomach:
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Cieeunit S. Vermiform aDoendlzt s. a
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the etoi
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Mnnii a v.rmirnrm mnn... I., n i . i
W. Irmiv.nw ooloni 11. Descending eolon'i limmiou ,:
to
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tines; 1
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S. . Small lntes-
uJL.E.. nt"lnOT; T" " Intestine emptiea Into th.
i?rKJ?.'ntftlBa 2f J'Pn ' cecum. Th. arrows indicate
Hi direction which th. content, of th bowels mutt Uka In
are packed away in your insides and must be kept clean,
in order and doing business.
It's a long way, with many turns and pitfalls to catch
the refuse and clog the channel if not most carefully
cleaned out every day. - iwt.se"-
When this long canal is blockaded, look out for
trouble furred tongue, bad breath, belching of gases,
yellow spots, pimples and boils, headaches, spitting up of
food after eating, an all-around disgusting nuisance.
Violent pill poisons or griping suits are danger
ous to use for cleaning out the bowels. They
force out the obstruction by. causing 'violent
spasms of the bowels, but they leave the intes
tines weak and even less able to keep up regular
movements than before, and make a larger dose t
necessary next time.
Then you have the pill habit, which kills more people
than the morphine and whiskey habits combined.
The only safe, gentle but certain bowel cleansers are
sweet, fragrant CASCARETS, because they don't force
out the foecal matter with violence, but act as a tonic on
the whole 30 feet of bowel wall, strengthen the muscles
and restore healthy, natural action. Buy and try them!
You will find that in an entirely natural way your bowels
will be promptly and permanently
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