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~ The Cocoanut Palm. SOMETHING ABOUT THIS VIONDERFI’L: TREE OF A HUNDRED USES. m-‘ The cocoanut palm is indigenous to the tropical countries. Its branchless, trunk grows to a height of from sixty to ninety feet, and bears on its summit i a crown of pinnate leaves that are from i twelve to twenty feet in length. It isl essentially littoral, and “loves to bend over the rolling surf and drop its fruit into the tidal wave." The thick husk and the hard shell of the cocoanut are Well adapted to preserve its germinating power while it is being carried by the] winds and the waves to some distant shore. Hence the cocoanut palm waves its graceful fronds over the emerald is- lands of the Pacific, fringes the West Indian shores, and, from the Philip- pines to Madagascar, crowns the atolls or girds the seaboard of the Indian ocean. It is a beautiful tree and “a joy forever,” because it- yields a largei variety of useful products. To the in- habitants of tropical countries the co- coauut is an important article of food. i It is eaten both ripe and unripe, the young, unripe nut containing a milky fluid that is very palatable. When fully matured, the nut yields a. fixed oil that is used for culinary purposes, in lamps, and for manufacturing stearin candles and marine soap. By compression in cold, the oil is separated into a liquid called “ oleine” and a more solid part called “cocosine.” The hard shell of the nut is fashioned into cups, ladies, spoons, beads, bottles, knile handles and other articles, and is often beautifully polished and elaborately carved. The terminal bud, or “palm cab- bage," is an excellent vegetable when cooked; indeed, it is considered a deliâ€" cacy, but it is seldom used, because its removal necessarily causes the death of the tree. From the trunk of this won- derful palm is obtained a saccharine sap called “ toddy," which is esteemed a pleasant, refreshing drink. The dried palm leaves serve for thatching houses, for making mats and baskets, and for cattle fodder. Coir is the most import- ant product of the tree. It is the fibre or husk of the immature nut. It is prepared for use by being soaked seve- ral months in water, and then beaten until the fibres have entirely separated. Coir is a valuable material for ropes, brushes, carpets, mats, beds, cushions and note. It is excellent for cables, be- cause it combines elasticity, lightness and strength. The long foot stalks of the fronds are used for fences, yokes and fishing rods. After the tree ceases to bear fruit it is cut down and its wood is used for many purposes. It is a reddish wood, is beautifully veined, admits of a high polish, and is imported for ornamental joinery under the name of “porcupine wood.” It is said that no other tree or no other plant contrib- utes in so many ways to the wants and the comforts of man as does this “ tree of one hundred uses”â€"-the cocoanut palmâ€"Philadelphia Titties. 0*. Forests Beneath the Water. Many years ago there was a vast up- heaval 0n the shores of Lake Samamish that sent a portion of the hills down in- to the lake, with its tall evergreen for- est intact, and there it is to this day. About this time of the year the waters are at their lowest, and the tops of the tallest of these big trees are out of the water, but never more than ten or twelve inches. At this time one can see down into the mirror-like depths of the lake for thirty feet or more. Near the banks the trees are interlaced at various angles, but farther out in the deep water they stand straight, erect. limblcss and barkless, a hundred feet tall. They are three feet through, soiuc of them, and so firm in texture as to be scarcely affected by a knife-blade. There is a place in Tumwatcr Canon, on the line of the Great Northern, near Leavenworth, in some respects similar. At some early time a portion of the great mountainâ€"side came rushing down and buried itself at the bottom. Now there is a considerable lake, and in the centre stand tall. liinblcss trees, differ- ent in species from those growing along the canon. At Green lake. near George town. Coloradoâ€"a lake. which is 10.000 feet above the sen levelâ€"is a submerged i forest of pine trees, some hundred feet 3 tall. â€"~.~o The Nose as a Microbe Destroyer. According to some recent experiments there are in inch particular pint ol air which the adu't takes in with inspira- tion about 15,000 microbes. In some localities, to be sure. the number reach- 3 us up to a million, but the average city 5 number is about as stated. This [Ill-A (Tube-laden air is taken into the air puegugos and when thrown out it. isf quite sterile. The air has further been found to be sterile in the case-pharyn- goal cavity. The interi-ncc is, there- fore. that the nose is I most powerful microbe destroyer. and aiso that, in or- 2 der to destroy the individual 15,000: uii-nwl-v: i' i< important to draw the’ . liax‘fii v-c, ‘ . Forgot Their Own Language. r _â€" THEY HAD BEEN TRAVELLING IN EU- ROPE FOR OVER THREE YEARS. Albert’s father and mother left him when he was ten years old for an ex- tensive tour through Europe. After three years spent abroad they returned 1 a few mornings ago, says the New York ,Journal, and, in their eagerness to ‘know how things had been going on in their absence, they dragged that young gentleman from his bed, where he was calmly sleeping the morning away, and, after commenting upon his growth and apparent good health, they began to catcchise him, and the conversation was about as follows: “Why were you not down at the wharf to meet us ?" asked his father. “Well, I did intend to come down and give you the glad hand, but I sup- pose I overslept myself.” A look of astonishment swept ever the faces of his parents; but the mother was too eager for news to pay any atten- tion to slang, and asked: “What has become of Mr. Smith who used to live next door, Albert ?” “Oh, he took to the long-draw-olf, got wheels, and they pinched him.” “ The what?” sternly asked his fa- ther. “ The long-draw-ofiâ€"hitting the pipe â€"smoking dope; went daft, and they locked him up. See?” “The poor man ! ” said his mother; “ who would have ever thought that of him? But I notice you have a new house girl, Albert. What has become of Molly?” “Flew the coop.” “ What ? ” “Jumped the game.” . “Look here, young man, explain yourself! " said the exasperated father. “I mean she took a skate, and I haven’t seen her since.” “ Did she drown ?” anxiously asked his mother. “ Naw, just sloped.” “How singular,” said the mother. “But what has become of dear little Pussy ? ” “ Croaked.” “ What? ” “ He croaked, I said," answered the young hopeful. “This thing has gone far enough," said the now thoroughly aroused father. “Tell your mother what become of her dog.” ‘ “The dog died. Can’t you under- stand ?” disgustedly asked the boy. “ Oh, me, I knew it would happen,” sobbed his mother. “Where is that stable boy, William?” I told him to take good care of poor little Pugg .” “ Bill joined the white wings”â€" “ Oh, do you mean that he is dead, too?” asked the mother, softening her tonei “Naw. I mean he joined Waring’s white wings. He got the dinky-dink for rushing the duck, and he’s on the hog now.” “I don't understand what the boy means at all,” said the father, growing alarmed. “I think ” “Say!” put in Albert, “you people have been in them dago countries so long that you have forgotten your own language. I am going to chase myself back to bed. So long i ” and the young man hurried to his room. After his departure his father and mother looked at each other and won- dered if it were so. 0-. A Vegetarian Under Fire. Some young men have an idea that their views should be obtruded whenev- ‘ er there is an opening. There was an illustration of this want of tact given on a Woodward avenue car the other evening. Alter a thin, pale man and a big, florid man had been engaged in a warm discussion for some little time, the smaller and more peppery of the two made it apparent that he wanted all those present for an audience. He was averse to hiding his light under a bushel. _ “I am a vegetarian,” he shouted at the top of his voice. “ I never saw one of your beefeaters yet who could think 1 clearly or reason intelligently.” Then . some of the indignant passengers who: did not agree with him and resented, his sweeping assertions came in with? their voluntaries. said the fat man with a wheeze. “ Nose is a little ‘ reddish,’ ’ said the tcred the pretty girl hanging to the MISS NELLIE SLATER, DRESSMAKER. Work done by the day or at home, BOND STREET EAST. oleman's Salt:::::::::r:::: - UNIOUALLID FOR QUALITY . n I Cum“ SALrAuom mm, Curran, oNr. 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