I he Newark Journal.
O. F. CRAIG, Kdltor.
NEWARK- - , ARKANSAS.
DIVERS AFTER PEARLS.
Strain of Their Work Wears Them
Before Their Time.
Pearl fishers do not live long.
They often have to dive to a depth
of 100 feet or more, and t he strain
wears them out before their lives
are half over. From these depths
a diver usually brings two oyster
shells each “trip.” It is on the
mother of pearl in these that the
European depends for his sure
profit. Pearls are “plums," which
only occasionally fall to his lot.
Divers work for a wage, and all
t he shells brought up are the prop
erty of the employer. In “Studies
in llrown Humanity," Hugh <' 1 if
ford descrilies Malay pearl fishers.
They anchor on the oyster beds
or as near to them as possible, he
says, and the diving takes place
twice a day.
“All the boats are manned at
morning and evening, and i he Sulu
boys row them out to a point se
lected for the day's operations.
The white man in charge always
goes with them in order to keep
an eye upon the shells, to resusci
tate exhausted divers, and gener
ally to look after his own inter
ests.
“Present 1 y ;i man lowers himself
slowly over the side, takes a long,
deep breath, and then, turning
head downward, swims into tin*
depths, his limbs showing dimly
in froglike motions until, if the
water be very deep, he is com
pletely lost to sight.
"In a few minutes he comes in
to view again, his fare straining
upward, yearning with extended
neck for the air that he now needs
so sorely. 11 is hands eleave the
water in strong downward
strokes; his form grows momen
tarily more distinct, until 11n
fixed, tense expression of his stal
ing face is plainly visible. Then
the quiet surface of the sea
splashes in a thousjynd drops of
~sm]steeDo(ljij.rht asMiis head tears
through it. and bis bursting lungs,
expelling the imprisoned air, draw
in the breath which they crave in
long, hard gasps. If the dive has
been a deep one. a little blood may
be seen to trickle from nose and
mouth and ears. At times even
the eye sockets ooze blood, the re
sult of fearful pressure to which
the diver has been subjected.’’
Queer “Smokes.”
In 1 he Philippines the use of to
bacco is universal. The native
child acquires <lie habit as soon as
it is able to walk. In i he northern
provinces especially it is no un
common sight to see a child live or
six years old pulling vigorously at
a big cigar. The w omen smoke
f ally as much as the men. and com
monly smoko cigars where the
men use cigarettes. In the north
ern parts of Luzon immense ci
gars. often a couple of feet long,
and as thick as the wrist, are used.
Such a cigar is suspended from a
rafter of the house by a string,
and smoked during tin* day by all
the members of the family as de
sired.
Monograms on Your Fruit.
Peaches an* now grown wit 11 in
itials or monograms on them.
Tin* monograni or crest is nit out
in paper and pasted on 1 lie peaches
while growing. As soon as the
fruit is ripe t lie paper pal terns are
removed, when a facsimile of the
monogram or other design used is
found picked out in tin* most deli
cate green, while the rest of the
fruit will be found rosy anddeep
hued.
Bank-Nctes as Fuel.
The novel spectacle of a steamer
being stoked it li hank notes was
once witnessed at a Mediterrane
an port. Portv live sacks of ap
parently valuable paper were
tossed into the furnace of the ves
sel's boiler. The notes were can
cch-d documents of the Bank of
Algiers.
V
Is Comic Opera Coming to Life
By LULU GLASER,
Noted American Comedienne.
“I Musical comedy is nothing more than musical
farce and has no right to the title of comedy. It is
only an evolution from the old style entertainment
that had sway a decade ago and was called “farce
comedy.”
The most -able exponent of it was the late
Charles II. Hoyt.
^ Musical comedy as it is to-day is mostly bor
’ rowed from our English cousins. Nine-tenths of
those now played arc by nritish authors, lo find
out where the comedy comes in is sometimes a diffi
cult task. In most cases they have been written by a
number of authors and composers, and their names on a nouse pro
gramme form an imposing array.
These compositions are little more than burlesque. In I*ranee
they arc called vaudevilles, a term misused here to signify a ' variety
show." Nevertheless, they are well done. Small wonder the public
has found them attractive.
Comic opera, on the other hand, to be the simon-pure article,
must be written with a definite object. It must provide a purposeful
storv, the Ivrics must be to the point and cannot be irrelevant as in
musical comedy. Above all, the composer must absorb the atmos
phere. His music must correspond in color and expression and help
along rather than interrupt a plot. Comic opera must be consistent.
The music of a comic opera must be “musicianly," not a mere col
lection of jingling tunes. 1 believe we are on the eve of a revival of
comic opera.
Theatergoers arc not children who seel* only for amusement, no
matter how crudely it is served up. They like brightness and beauty
and song and dance and music. But they arc willing to have the artis
tic car pleased as well as the sensual.
It would be sail to believe that comic opera is dead. I don't be
lieve it. 1 believe the movement has started for a return to first prin
ciples.
DOMESTIC LIFE IN PANAMA.
Women, Their Amusements and Homes,
as Seen by a Traveler,
As all eyes are now turned on
Panama a picture of the domestic j
life of Panama, given a n‘
turned traveler, is sure to be of in
terest, says the New York Trib
une.
The gentlewomen of Panama,
according to this, observer, are, in
common with other Colombians,
graceful in movement and charm
ing in manner. The houses of the
rich art* large and often open on a j
central court, luxuriant with vines
and flowers. Some of these courts
are protected by awnings in tin*
sunny hours, and some of them
have perfumed fountains which
are utilized for baths. But, truth
to tell, tin* Colombians do not fa
vor much bathing. An American!
girl was advised that her frequent j
use of water would ruin her com
plexion. Her friends daubed their
faces and occasionally their necks
with a little aguardiente, a sort of
cane rum, and dried them with
tiny, lace-trimmed towels. The
rooms do not usually contain much
furniture, but are decked with a
wealth of tropical flowers of ex
quisite fragrance. A rare plant of
the orchid family bears the Flow
er of the Holy (Ihost. The petals
are of an alabaster white, and
within them appears a minature
chapel of alabaster, containing a
dove with drooping wings, the
stamens and pistils producing the
resemblance to the dove form.
Other beautiful orchids abound.
Little upholstered turmture is
used and the (Incus are tiled. In
the sain, or parlor, is a double* row
of w ic ker rocking c hairs down t li*•
center, and when a hostess re
reives she* and her quests rock
continually while they chat. The
('olombians are a hospitable pen
pie* and receive strangers cordial
ly. It is customary for a strange*!*
to se*nd cards to those whose* ac
quaintance lie* desires, and e*ti
epiette* demands that the* reeipi
• nts of the* cards call w ithin a few
days.
The dining tables of t lie* rich arc*
spread w ith fine* linen and set with
handsome* c ut glass and china.
Among their be*ve*rage*s, in addi
lion in wines, arc* cebaela. barley
water; orchaela. which contains al
monel juic e* and sugar; agrass, tlu*
juice* of the* unripe* grapes; naran
jaela, orangeade*, and a prepara
tion of chocolate* thick as gruel.
A dish for in\ alids is sopa de* pan ;
a raw egg is broken upon a slice* of
toast and a beef broth is poured
over it. A breakfast often con
siscs of several courses; for in
stance, fruit, poached eggs with
stewed tomatoes and rice; fish,
chops fried in eggs and herbs, and
a tort ilia con seso. brain omelette;
sweet potatoes or other vegeta
ble and coffee. Saffron is a favor
ite flavoring for soup. Chicken or
game pies contain a variety of
vegetables, hard boiled eggs and
| other ingredients. A common
dish among tin- poor is a stew
called sin coche. A not her stand
by is rice and red beans. It ice
cooked in lard with a lift le tasado,
dried beef for a relish, is a tidbit
! among the lower classes. The
flesh of the iguana, a species of
; land lizard, is regarded as a del
icacy, and is said to resemble
j chicken. The natives slit the
sides of living female iguanas and
take from them strings of eggs as
large as plums. They hang these
eggs in the sun and dry them for
! futtire eonsumption.
The huts of tin* poor are of logs,
with bamboo-plaited sides and
mud filled ehinks. The windows
have wooden shutters, but no
| glass. Sleeping places are bam
boo benches with hide thrown
over them or hammocks woven
by the women. Gourds of various
J shapes and sizes do duty for dish
I es, spoons and knives. Chairs and
benches are hollowed logs of
wood. Hut the peons get their liv
ing easy and enjoy life well. They
i delight in music and dancing, and
women as well as men are smok
ers. Cock fighting is a favorite
I amusement.
1 Iip peasant women are usually
barefooted and bareheaded, with
mantillas for special occasions.
Their dress is a short skirl and
bodice, or an ample, frilled, low
necked garment called a polleru.
Kven the poorer classes are be
decked with jewelry. The pearls
j of the gulf are very line, and the
jewelers of Panama make beauti*
1 l'nl necklaces, bracelets, etc., of
linest gold threads, into which
pearls are woven. Women o i ho
upper classes take little exercise
in the open air. When a family is
in mourning the women frequent
ly remain wit hin doors for months
behind closed blinds.
Important Point.
W hen a lawyer begins to in\e«
tigate a case the first thing he
does is to look into his
client's pocket book. — Chicago!
1 )aiIv News.
Misplacod Confidence.
.Many a man who undertakes to
carry out his ideas discovers when
it is too late that lie is a victim of
j misplaced confidence.
rruili'nri'
Lowe Coroerdy (describing the tour)—
We were to have played in Lost Angelea
■ext, bur we canceled that date.
Hi Tragedy—You did)1 You were inde
pendent, eh?
“No, merely prudent. There was as
ewtrich faira not far from the theater, and
we happened to see some of the eggs.”—
Philadelphia Press.
A Physician** Statement.
Yorktown, Ark., Jan. 11.—Leland Wil
liamson, M. D., one of the cleverest phy
sicians, has made a statement, endorsing
Dodds' Kidney Pills and saying that houses
them in his daily practice in preference to
any other Kidney medicine, liis statement
has created a profound sensation as it is
somewhat unusual for a physician to pub
licly endorse anything m the shape of a
patent medicine. Dr. Williamson says:
“After twenty years' practice in a sickly
and malarious country I have come to the
conclusion that it is always best to use the
remedy that will relieve and cure my pa
tients whether ethical or not.
“I have used Dodd’s Kidney Pills with uni
form success in the various forms of Kidney
Disease, Pain in the Back, (lout, Rheuma
tism, Inflammation and Congestion of the
Kidneys and all kindred diseases; 1 always
prescribe Dodd s Kidney Pills in such cases
and can testify that they invariably restore
the Kidneys to their normal state and t here
by relieve the blood of accumulated poisons,
producing prompt and effective cures.”
Larrv—“I sent Maud a garter snake in
alcohol* for a juke. ” Harry—“\\ hat did she
do?” Larry—"Oh, she returned it in the
same spirit in whieh.it was sent. —Prince
ton Tiger.
The New York Central Lines have decided
to put on fast and luxurious service for the
World’s Pair and uain> ut tire most ap
proved pattern are now being built for this
purpose. The train will be called Uie
“Louisiana Purchase Limited.”
flood qualities, like good steel knives,
grow dull of edge unless they are used.—
Chicago Journal.
Teoslnte and Ilillion Hollar tirnsn.
The two greatest fodder plants on earth,
one good tor 14 tons hay and tne other
80 tons green fodder per acre. Crows
everywhere, so does Victoria Rape, jield
JUST SEXD 10c IN STAMPS TO THE
John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse,
Wis., and receive in return their big
catalog and lots of farm seed samples.
If things fail to come your way go after
them.—Cnieago Daily News.
Piso’s Cure for Consumption i= an infalli
ble medicine for coug .- and folds N .
Samuel, Ocean Grove, N . J.. Feb. 17, 1900.
The whole family loves an eligible lover.—
N. 0. Times Democrat.
Old Sofa®. Backs of Chairs, etc., can be
dyed with Putnam Fadeless Dyes.
Earliest Green Onions.
The John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse,
Wis., always liave something new, some
thing valuable. This year they offer
among their new money making vege
tables, an Earliest Green Eating Onion.
It is a winner, Mr. Farmer and Gardener!
JUST SEND THIS NOTICE AND ItiC.
and they will send you their big plant and
seed catalog, together with enough seed
to grow
1.000 fine, solid Cabbages,
2.000 delicious Carrots,
2.000 blanching, nutty Celery,
2.000 rich, buttery Lettuce,
1.000 splendid Onions,
1,000 rare, luscious Radishes,
1,000 gloriously brilliant Flowers.
In all over 10,000 plants—this great offer
is made to get you to test their warranted
vegetable seeds and
ALL FOB BUT 16c POSTAGE,
providing you will return this notice, and
if you will send them 20e in postage, they
will add to the above a package of the fa
mous Berliner Cauliflower, [lv. L.]
“That last speaker,’’ said the first guest
of the banquet, “was quite entertaining.”
“Yes.” replied the other. "1 thought his
delivery rather slow, though.” “That a
natural. He began life as a messenger boy.”
—Philadelphia Press.
The Sweet Gam.
The exudation you see clinging to the
sweet gum tree in the summer contains
a stimulating expectorant that will loos
en the phlegm in the throat. Taylor’s
Remedy of Sweet Guin and Mullein
cures coughs and croup.
At druggists, 25c., 50c., and §1.00 a
bottle.
Refinement create* beauty everywhere.
It the gn --nes- of the spectator that dis
cover.- anything like grossuess in the ob
ject.—llazlitt.
THREE YEARS AFTER.
Eugene E. Dario. of 7ril Twentieth
Avenue, ticket seller in the Union Sta
tion, Denver, Col., says:
” You are at liberty to
repeat wliat 1 first stated
through our Denver pa
persabout Doan's Kidney
Pills in the summer of
1S09, for I have had no
reason in the interim to
change my opinion of the
remedy. 1 was subject
to severe attacks of back
ache, always aggravated
if I sat long at a desk.
Doan’s Kidney Pills abso
lutely stopped my back
ache. 1 have never had
a pain or twinge since.”
Fostcr-Milburu Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
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per box.
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