Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-10-30


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PARADISE OF FRUITS. In San Francisco at
this season Of the year, the proiusion of fruits
Is something marvellous to every stranger. In
every haud,Ome door yard, ripe figs, grapes and
pears are seen alongside OF the bloSsoming
oleander and rosebush, while in the choice gar
dens OF Santa Clara Valley, mammoth ripe
strawberries may be found from January TO
December. From the whole surrounding country
Pomona turns Ter cornucopia bottom side up
directly into the lap OF the Golden City, until
the pubic markets, street stands aud pedders
wagons literally overflow. While attending
the State Fair at Sacramento one year ago, q
leading grape grower informed Us that he had
tons OF choice Black Hamburgs, Muscats, &C.,
Tor which there was no demand except from
the swine, Verify, San Francisco is good
place to visit in the autumn months. A cor
respondent says:
In nothing does California so eclipse all
other States as in her production of fruit. This
j. positively marvellous, both in variety and
amount. The apples, pears, peaches, and
grapes found in all parts Of the State exceed in
Salt Lake ALLEY. Everywhere the markets
ctIer the tempting products OF orchard and
vineyard in the greatest prouSiOn and at rates
ridicu0uSiy small. Grapes OF the finest varie-
ties sell at from live to nine cents pound,
while pears OF enormous dimensions meet you
at every corner, heaped on tasty stands, ap-
parenty waiting aud anxious to be eaten. At
the hotels, you have fruit for breakfast, dinner,
and supper; on the cars and steamboats, you
are surrounded by fruits OF all descriptions;
even on the Rocky Mountains, Ealf way across
the Continent, the cry, Here S your nice Cali
ornia grapes, figs and pears, salutes you as a
sort of fore taste of the richer feast to come In
the Southern part OF The State, grapes, figs,
reaches, lemons, oranges, LINES, olives, almonds,
English walnuts, &c, grow in the utmost pro-
fusion, and you can walk tor hours through
the orchards aud among the loaded trees, pick
ing and eating at your will-imaGining your
self to be in sort Of Paradise, blessed with
eternal summer, aud affluent in every delight
some product of Nature. TO one unaccustomed
10 such profuSion OF fruit. nothing can be more
delightful than to ramble among vineyards
from which ten aud fifteen pound clusters may
be picked at random, or saunter through orch
ards where every bough drops its treasures into
the outstre,ched palm. There are some who
think that the flavor Of California fruit is not
80 good as that of the same varieties in the
Eastern States. but We have been so buslly en-
gagged in devourng whatever has offered that
we have not had time to be critical, and are
quite content to believe that the Calitornians
are right when they insist that in fruit tney
beat the world.
CHINESE MERCHANTS. A certain district in
the city Of San Francisco is almost wholly occu-
ped by Cinnamon, who engage in all the vo-
- I - (, hon, 1N hne on n
large scale. A few rank in opulence among
the first citizens, and are reliable in all their
transactions. With the mass, however, verac-
ity is matter of the least possible account. In
fact it would rather suit their taste to tell
ialsehood, when telling the truth would be
more to their advantage. This popularity is
noticed ~ a San Francisco correspondent as
follows:
There are a good many houses that can be
traced to no responsible source. The sign up-
pears Chi. Lung, Woo { Co., but there is
no Chi, no Lung, no Woo there. They say 1t
Is u company name, the owners having entirely
different names. A check, payable to Chung,
tee & Co was presented to bank the other
Jav The teller told the Chinaman it must be
endorsed lie said he would endorse It, Is
vour name Chung or Gee, and do you belong
70 the firm? asked the teller. am Chung
and Gee enough for this, he said IN broken
Enp)ish He acknowledged that his name did
not arpear in the note, but was quite ready to
endorse the name that was there. The holder
was really the business man OF the concern, ana
the man who gave the check thought his
name was Chung or Gee. A lawyer told US
that no client ought to purchase real estate
OF a Chipaman, as it was probable that IN lew
years huudred of them would testify that the
signature was a forgery, aud that another one
was the real owner. When called upon to tes-
THY, one set SwCars to one thing, and another
set testify pumply against it--not TO their best
knowledge and belief, but that they know pos
itiyely in each case. The oaths Of our courts
have no moral effect upon them"
The BARBER SHor.-These rules are offered
far the guidance Of those who 90 to the BARRIERS
~ oct shaved Before surrendering yourself
TO tine barber take pinch of snuff and chew
oi tobacco. This will insure Qujetness on your
mart during the operation. II it is Saturday
p;sbt and the shop is iulI. get your hair cut
your head shampooued and your mustache col
ored Those who are waiting will love yol
lor this When all this is accomplished asl
,be barber to brush your coat and hat, an
then piye him bill in payment that be Wi
have to run over four blocks to get changed
Follow the above and you viii be looked upo
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