The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-18


read much In the arabian Nights, lie DUc
saw no reason why it should not be made
one Of the most valuable features of Amcri-
can orchards He Immediately sent TO Gen.
STONE, in Egypt, and had him purchase and
forward n large quantity Of red date seed.
LIE Drc is now engaged In sprouting date
seeds on largo scale in flower pots and old
tin pans. When the young trees arc of SUI
nccnt size, he proposes to transplant them
to the great Colorado desert. which Inc hopes
thus TO redeem from stcrilty and make one
uf the garden spots of the western conti-
ncnt.
The management Of the olive agitation
was ntrustcd by LE Duc to II subordinate
named JOSEs, who has carried out his Chicts
idea with singular tact and energy. JONES
has distributed broadcast series Of tracts
conveying much information as to the
| habits, appearance. and tcnacity oil lille OF
/ the olive tree and the utility OF olive oil in
| the arts including the manufacture of sonp.
He has also put before tho public in every
possible form the Italian proverb. II you
want to leave u lasting legacy To your emil
| drcn. plant an olive trcc:" and has shrcwdly
appealed to the political instincts OF Demo-
cratic farmers by rcvivng JEFfERsoS's
saving. that Of all heavens gifts to man the
olive il next to the most precious. When
ever verses in praise " the olive make their
appearance In the advertising columns OF
rural newspapers. and wherever the virtues
Of olive oil soap are told in big letters on
fence rails. dead walls, and waysde rocks,
the conscientious labor of JONES may be
recognized.
Now IT il no secret that the ten plant the
date. the tx. and the olive constitute only
the Introductory steps in lie Drcs comprc-
hcnsivc plan. The remainder Of his scheme
will bc developed from time to time What
is to follow. Of course nobody knows but LIE
DuC, and possibly Rooms. his trusted con
ndant. II may be that LIZ DUc will prove
that profit can bc derived from the cultlva-
ton Of the too long neglected jimson weed.
which seems To bc ctymuIogically related
90 the ginseng. plant highly esteemed 10y
the Cclcstias for its medicinal properties.
Perhaps he will next endcavor TO introduce
the banana in Massachusetts,, and the man
20 in Maine. There Is perhaps no reason
why Michigan might not he made one vast
lemon grove while the propagation in
American soil of the upas tree. the cocoanut
palm. and tho picturesque banyan opens n
wide field for agricultural enterprise.
Ii the population of the United States
during the century to come Is to consist
largely of Mongoiians and other immigrants
Of Asatic stock. il is no doubt the duty o
the present generation to make America
seem homclike for them From this point
OF view LIZ DUCs far reaching policy rises
to craftsmanship 81 the highest TYPE an,
his latrs; proposition tina; to which W.
shall now alludc Is the result OF sumcihin.
more than selfish avaricc or ambition,
vanity.
I There Is now before Congress n bill. in
trOduccd in Gen. LIE Dues behalf 10y Mr.
MrLDRow Of Starkville, Mississippi whicl
makes the Department Of Agriculture NJ
executive department and makes the Com
, missioner of Agriculture n Cabinet officer
ranking with the Secretary of state an'
: Secretary of the Treasury. The full text u
this important measure is as follows:
~ ,.,fei g.. That hereafter the Department, ,
Agriculture. already established NJ tho seat u Covert
mcnt shall lee an executive department The Comnl
.ioner at Agriculture shall be- the head thereof and h
stall the nsaiinn aud IN the sam
manner n, the ether executive officers composing I'll
q cabinet Of the President
$50 That there -hali he in the Department Of Aer
=, culture an Assistant co'nui.on"r pi Asf'eultnr' VII
sha be appointed. by and with the advice aud consent
u the lie shall perform such duties In said dcpar
, memt ~ sha b. prescribe by the Commissioners or ma
= be required by law. and shah be entitled to salary
u Si.po year
= While we are not prepared TO commit our
= selves. without further consideration. 10 tn
t support Of this bin, W. are free to say tina
= LE Due IS an extraordinary man-quitc II
I extraordinary in his way, ~ EvAErs q
= CARL SCHURZ. II the bill became n law. l.
i Orc would receive 5000 = year instead ,
- the paltry S3n00 which he now gcts, and
% good place. at sl.0'O. would l." created f.
= some one Of his able assistants. perhaps I'll
= energetic JOKES LE DUC would have
" voice in the councils of the III f'c'o Admins
], tration, and tea culture, the date liz. ri
-" banyan would have the hcnciit of the con
contracted intellect ot HAYES and all his n'
yisers. Moreover, on an increased saiGi
IT, IL DUc might bc able to pay OF some OF Il
creditors who are now pursuing him wit
> an importantly that sadly ntcricrcs vii
u his public usefulness.