Batesville Guard from Batesville, Arkansas • 3

4e OMrl Put You Money Into a ord, He 241 3 to utiot ltoi natrf talking about, when alive and in action crawls along the bed of the river with the use of the folds of meat within the shell, and stands open 'V shaped with the hinge or back of the mussel shell up so that when the drag isr drawn along they close up like a clam on it, and are drawn up into the barge. "In the shallow waters mussel shells are gathered up in sacks or baskets by the use of the human hands. The meat of the mussel is very easily removed from the shell after putting the shell in hot water. "These shells are graded as to sizes, when brought to the factory and are cut for various sizes of buttons, the cutter getting about 7 cents per gross for cutting in the rough. The average button cutter makes from $12.50 to $15 a week by working regularly.

After being cut the buttons are graded, and shipped to the finishing factories in the east and ae It, and make it earn you happiness and contentment. Can't get away from the fact that the home is the mainstay of this great country of ours and there never will be a time when you can buy the kind of Lumber we are selling for less money. We are ready any time to talk about your lumber needs. Come in. und lay.

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None but First-Class Stock Companies Represented. H0 Shi: be into 3nt New Home he was forced to sell it for $600, thereby suffering a loss of $3,000 on one single pearl. "I have seen many pearls cracked and ruined in the early days of the pearl fishing in eastern Arkansas. I "now of four or five individuals and firms in eastern Arkansas and Memphis who have made above $100,000 out of the industry within the last 15 years. "In the early days of pearl fishing most of the pearls were found along these streams and lakes.

During the summer months after they had laid by their crops they would go to the rivers and lakes and fish for pearls, frequently weeks at a time. These people, of course, had very little idea of the value of these little round gems, and frequently sold them for 50c to $5, while the buyer would probably sell them for from $5 to $500. It was in those days that the pearl buyer and speculator made his biggest money. But in the matter of time these people who find the pearls become acquainted with the real values and the size of the profits made. "To give an illustration of this, in one instance a local jeweler came into my office and offered to sell me a pearl, saying he wanted $24.50 for it After examining the pearl I bought it and gave him the $24.50.

The next day I gave it to a friend to carry around to a certain cotton buyer in one of the larger eastern Arkansas towns, and offer it to him for $150. This speculator sent me a check for the $150; and in a few weeks took this pearl to Liverpool, where I later found that he sold it for the enor mous sum of $950. This pearl was! what pearl dealers call 'sea green' in color. Later, I asked the jeweler who sold it to me for $24.50 what he gave for it, and he said that he gave a negro 50 cents for it. This, of course, i was in the early days of the game, when few people had any definite knowledge of the intrinsic value of i this Arkansas pearl.

"But while many people made for-1 tunes, it is also true that many suf-' fered large losses in trying to deal in this uncertain commodity. "I know of more than one instance where steel balls, buckshots and artificial pearls were sold to good, sensible business men for Arkansas pearls. In one instance I know of, a negro selling a painted buckshot for $75 to a good business man in town in eastern Arkansas, but fortunately most of the money was recovered after a few hours by the officers and the purchaser of the pearl. It is a fact that many of the cTierry colored or darker pearls resemble a leaden or steel ball, but of course any one who knows anything at all about pearls would not mnke such a blunder because of its weight. But when pearls were first found and.

marketed in Arkansas it was a frequent occur rence for some overzealous buyer to be hoodooed. "It is estimated by many of the pearl fishers that approximately TOO found. Of course the pearl may bej in the first shell, or many be in the six hundred and ninety-ninth shell. "The shell industry, which follow-j pA the nearl fithirn indnstrv. anil i which still exists today, has been very profitable to the people along these eastern Arkansas rivers and lakes, nd today there are many button factories on White river and other rivers in this part cf the state.

"These shells are gathered together along the river banks by the shell fishers and brought on barges to the local button factories and sold to these factories for from $15 to $20 a ton. A man who has good equipment for gathering shells can frequently gather from 300 to 1,500 pounds of shells a day. "This mussel that we have been I to in ii rid thi: 3 PADGETT xs history of PEARL INDUSTRY. he pearl industry in Arkansas, 111 the lime It was uiscuveieu. jewels were to be found in Ar- sas streams until the present, was ribed by William A.

Owens at a ting of the Little Rock Real Es- Bureau last week. Mr. Owens, manager of the real estate de- Iment of the W. B. Worthen Com- for a number of years was en- ed in buying pearls for Tiffany Company of New York.

bie history of this wealth, a few Vs ago had assumed large propor- was told by Mr. Owens as foils: Fifteen or twenty years ago the brmen along the rivers and lakes Arkansas learned that the meat of mussel taken fresh from the shell Be one of the most enticing fish Is that could be found. And finally Ihey gathered these mussels from shallow waters and cut them for bait they found that real pearls Lv in the folds or meat of the Isel. And upon trying to sell pearls they found them to be valuable. Then these fishermen, veil as others, saw a way to make icy out of these beautiful peach red and cream colored gems, and Ln to turn their attention to gath- ig these mussels from the shallow era, to pry them open and search these gems as a real money-mak- tysiness.

Every pearl that was hd increased the excitement, and news scattered abroad among the try folk, as well as the specu- rs of the cities, and the industry within a few years to be one occupied the time of hundreds thousands of people along the Irs and lakes of Arkansas. This industry reached its climax ut ten years ago, and since that although many valuable pearls been found, the number of ph found have rapidly decreased use the mussels have been gath- from all the shallow waters, and those who are equipped with ap- ktus for deep water fishing can cotitinue in the business. These mussels, which are a species the oyster family, were most nu-dus in the rivers and lakes of ern Arkansas, of which rivers White, Rlack, Little Reo St wis and Ouachita rivers have lluced the createst amount of rit to the nearl fishers: White being the one river to produce greatest number of both pearls mussel shells. The town of Clar-n, Dos Arc, DeVall's Bluff, New-, Batesville and Pocahontas were pig the best markets of this in to. The pearl of the fresh water mus- is generally found within the of the meat of the mussel near small end of the shell, but it is huentlv found in the lininc or at- )ed to other parts of the mussel's or attached tn th shell itself.

Very few of the Arkansas pearls, id lenng the number found, are lib ling like Derfect: since to be per- i he pearl must be symmetrical, have a perfectly smooth surface a deep luster. The round, per-pearl Js the most valuable, and What "Bee as be by is to off to of If in of it 53 lis north. One of the largest finishing factories is located in Iowa. After the shells are cut for buttons they are then sold for about $1 a ton for roadbed material, or ground into what is called chicken feed, and shipped to the different markets. "One of the largest button factories on White river is situated at DeVall's Bluff, where thousands of tons of shells are handled each year.

"The stories of pearl fishing sur pass all fish stories in reality if you listen to the stories that can be told. "There is one instance where a little boy found a pearl on White river that sold for $1,200, and the money has been rightfully used for his edu cation and today this young man is filling a splendid position with credit to himself and to the firm for which he works. His parents are poor and still live in the country on the little farm. "There is still another instance where a poor farmer found a pearl that sold for $2,200 and with $2,000 of this money he purchased a good farm and today is prosperous. "The very shell that is rejected by the fisherman or shell cutter might contain the most expensive pearl.

"I know of one instance when a man was driving by a farm yard with a load of shells and threw a mussel shell at a dog that came out and barked at him. The farmer picked up the shell, cut it open and found a pearl inside that sold for $175. "Many of the pearls that are found in Arkansas are marketed in Memphis, Chicago and New York. While a few are marketed and retailed throughout the state of Arkansas, it seems that the foreign buyer and individuals appreciate our Arkansas pearls a great deal more than our local people." REPORT OF UNITED CHARITIES. The members of the United Charities Association wish to thank all of those who helped in any way to contribute to the comfort and cheer of those who would otherwise have had no joy at the Christmas season.

Every year it gets better. The people are beginning to find out the joy of sharing with those less fortunate. This year the pupils of the public schools responded beautifully to the request that each bring one article, and as the old Scotch proverb says, "many nickles make a muckle." Their contribution amounted to the following: Ninety-seven cans of vegetables, 12 cans condensed milk, 4 cans fruit. 7 cans meat, 6 boxes soda, 6 boxes oats, 28 jars fruit, 7 glasses jelly, 2 bars soap, 3 boxes salt, 4 sacks dried fruit, 2 sacks sugar, 2 sacks coffee, 2 sacks pecans, 4 sacks peas and beans, 1 sack rice, 1 sack flour, 4 I boxes crackers and cakes. 2 cans bread, 1 sack meal, 1 head cabbage, 1 bushel apples, 70 oranges, 3 pecks sweet potatoes, 2 bushels of Irish potatoes, 14 onions.

7 turnips, 2 pumpkins, 1 squash, 4 packages fresh meat, 2 packages clothing. 1 package tablets and pencils. The merchants and other kind hearts contributed their full share in making the "charity Christmas" a splendid success. The following firms provided decorations for the Christmas tree: Casey Drug S.I A. Hail Son, Grant, Terry and Harnett's; Casey Drug 23 packages china filled with candy, 12 large dolls, 4 books; J.

B. Fitzhugh 15 pairs boys' pants, 6 boys undershirts; Herman Schott, 1 bundle dry goods; S. A. Hail Son, I bundle dry goods; Barnetts, 1 crate oranges, 1 box dry goods; White River Grocery 2 sacks potatoes, 25 sacks meal, 2 cases snowdrift, 1 case corn, 1 ease tomatoes, 200 pounds sugar; Teatman-Gray, 1 sack coffee, 1 30-pound bucket candy; W. 4.

Edwards, 2 Christmas novelties, 1 sack nuts; B. B. Conine, 1 sack nuts, 1 sack apples, 4 boxes candy; T. J. Walbert, 8 sacks flour, 4 packages bacon, 1 meal, $10 in cash; Fike Son, 20 pounds fresh meat; J.

G. FerrilL 1-2 bushel pples, two hogs heads; J. F. Mcintosh, 1-2 bushel apples, J. F.

McDonald, 1-2 bushel ap- fash the I Bl next to it in point of value is the button pearl, more particularly described a half hemisphere in shape. The oval or egg shaped pearl is of less value than this button pearl. Besides the above described pearls there are the irregularly shaped pearls in the form of slugs, rosebuds and broauqes, etc. "The rosebuds and slugs are sold for a good price when of good color, and luster, and of sufficient size to worked into breastpins or stickpins, and are sold by the piece. But the poor grade of slugs and deformed pearls are sold by the ounce.

The best pearls are sold by the grain, ranging in price from $5 to $100 per grain, usually depending upon the size, perfectness and luster of the individual pearl itself. "The white, sea green and peach-ping colors are the most desirable colors; while the black pearl and the cherry colored pearl come next in point of value. Pearls are sold more comparison than by any other method or means of valuing. Many people have the idea that the pearl polished to give it its high luster, but this is a mistake," for the best pearls are never polished. Only defective pearls need 'peeling' or polishing.

"Those best informed about the growth of the pearl tell us that the growth of the pearl is started by a rain of sand or something of a hard nature getting into the flesh of the mussel, and the mussel in its efforts cure this irritated spot or throw the affected matter secretes a limelike or mineral substance similar saliva. This mineral saliva gathers around this grain of sand or affected part, and in time surrounds this hard calloused spot, and forms a pearl which gradually increases in size and tskea on the color of the inside of the shell and meat surrounding it. If this mass of pearly substance becomes mashed or deformed then an irretrular piece of pearl in the way the rosebud, or slug, is produced. this hard mass lies next to the shell then a flat or semispherical pearl is formed. "The pearl is formed and grown layers similar to an onion, and if "03 of these layers is broken and Hie air is permitted tj get underneath, then this layer will oxidize and cause the pearl to bj? of a dull color, and will be of small value, unless an expert removes the dead layer and permits the next layer to become the surface.

"A pearl's life depends upon its be-in worn so that the breath or heat the human body will keep it at a temperature similar to that to which was subjected in its growth in the mussel shell. "A pearl will die. crack or become dull if locked away in a box or cold afe, and if not worn frequently. "I know of one instance where a pearl buyer of eastern Arkansas paid for a very fine pearl, soon alter it was cut from the mussel, on the bank of White river. The buyer put the pearl in his safe, and let it remain there for a few days until he got ready to go to New York to mar-ket it, and when he took it out of ihe safe to prepare for shipment, he found that the pearl had cracked and Dee Means After nslni tlx Bet tVe Reined imerally tor omciime.

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Morrow Mrs. R. D. Williams, cash, $25; cash, $6. There were 117 stockings filled for little children, 57 families were sent generous baskets of groceries and fruit, and good second hand clothing, and on the whole it was the biggest and best Christmas we have ever had and we appreciate your help.

United Charities Association. CANADIANS KILL AMERICAN. Buffalo, N. Dec. 28.

One Am erican, Walter Smith of Buffalo, was killed and another, Charles Porsch, seriously wounded today by Canadian troops patrolling the border at Fort Erie, opposite this city. The men were hunting ducks out of eason in Canadian waters. The sol diers towed the hunters' boat to the Canadian side. FIRE DESTROYS DORMITORY. One of the most disastrous and re grettable fires to occur in Batesville in some time was the loss of the boys' dormitory of Arkansas College on Harrison street Saturday night.

The alarm was turned in shortly after 8 o'clock and soon a large crowd of citizens was looking upon the sad spectacle which marked the loss of one of Batesville's handsomest buildings. No one was in the building when the fire started, and the origin of the blaze is not known, though it is generally believed that defective electric wiring caused the conflagration, as there had been no fire in the stoves, it is said. The building was insured in the amount of $3,000, and the insurance carried on the furniture amounted to $500. A small portion of the contents was saved from the flames, which had gained considerable headway before their discovery was made. Mrs.

Lena Mason had charge of the dormitory, and the loss falls heavily upon her. Also a number of the boardejrs, some of whom were away Fpendiftg the holidays at their respective homes, sustained losses of clothing and trunks. Early Sunday morning another fire alarm was sounded, and a quick response that a room of the dormitory building that had not burned Saturday night had again become ignited from the surrounding ruins. Of course this latter blaze was of little consequence. Much sympathy by all our citizen- ship is expressed for Mrs.

Mason, the dormitory boys, and for the tempor- Lary inconvenience the fire places upon Arkansas College. Another building will be secured to be used as a dormitory at once, and the progress of the College will not be hindered. STANDARD OIL COMPANY HERE Former Deputy Sheriff Peel Mc- Cook has just received notice of his appointment as representative of the Standard Oil Company in Batesville, and will enter actively upon his duties within a very short time. The Standadrd Oif Company have just completed the establishment of a huge tank at a point near Lower Main street, and a switch built by the railroad company has been constructed for the purpose of handling oil cars at the tank. A wagon will be placed in operation for oil distribution over the city, and also the local agency will receive and fill out of town orders.

Residence Phone 275. Office Phone 312 Dr. J. G. Heckle Veterinary Surgeon and Dentist Treats all diseases of animals.

Batesvdle, Ark. Offiea witK inkle Live Stoclc Ca ERNEST NEILL. Attorney at Law. Batesville, Arkansas Will practice in State and Federal courts. Res.

Phone 218. OflSce Phone T. ALBERT, Notary Public and Abstracter. Batesville, Arkansas. Deeds, Deeds of Trust, prepared.

Acknowledgments and affidavits taken. Office at court house with Circuit Clerk. H. WCRAIG.V Resident Dental Surgery. Batesville, Ark.

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