Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-24
THE AROMATIC GLOVE.


8Veef-8meIiaE Industry Of xanzfhar azfs1
Hsnza fsaSpd.
TIE man Eho goes eGs heaveee zEts
sad coluss hxck With % clGxe between
HIS teeth Ahoaid he interested in know
Ing where hts disinfectan. comes from.
Zansihsf and the neighboring island Of
Femha fvfaish the world suith the helk
| o. the supply. about la aees. aoo pounds
| . year. EaasHl Pratt, in Q seport irsss
received Ss che State Department., says
tho Glove tree WAS hfst introduced into
zansibae By Suitsn Seyed Said bin Sul-
tan, about the gear 1850, since which
time its cultivation has gradually ex.
tended. until it IL now the chief in
dvstry Of the islands.
The industry received . check in 1879,
the date OF the great hurricsne. st
least nine tentha Of the trees we're de-
atfoyed as that time. 80 the larger part
OF those now standing are of new
growth.
a pecuIiarity Of the Glove tree is that
every part il aromatic. but the great
est strength is found in the bad, which
- the Glove" Of commerce The finest
quality Of cloves are dark brown in
color, With full. perfect heads, free from
moisture;
In the cuitivation of the Glove the
ffAt thing to be done Is the starting OF
the shoot. The seeds are planted in
trenches. and are kept well ,rasefed un-
til after spsoutin2. In the course et
forty days the shoots appear above
ground They are carefully wateeed
and looked after for the space OF twn
years. when they should be about three
feet in height They are then trans
planted. being set about thirty feet
apart and kept watered till they be-
como veil rooted From this time on
the young trees require only ordinary
care. though the best results are OBJ
tanned when the ground about the trees
IL we'll worked over and kept free from
weeds.
The growth Of the tree is very slow.
and i've or six years are required for it
to come into bearing. at which tins tt
10 about the size Of an ordinary pear
tree. aud ia usually very shapely. It is
. pretty sight to see . young plantation
just coming into bearing. The leaves,
Of various shades Of green tinsed with
red. serve to set OF the clusters Of duh
red Glove bndA
As soon as the buds are fully formed
and assume this reddish color the har.
vesttng cOmmences, and fs prosecuted
for fully six months at intervals, since
the buds do not form simultaneously.
but It odd times throughout the period.
The limbs Of the tree being very brittle,
. pecuIiar tour-sided ladder is brought
into requtsition, and the harvesting
proceeds apace.
As fast as collected the buds sfs
spread out in the sun, until they assume
. brownish color, when they are put In
the stOre-hOuse and are ready for mar
ket
A 10year-old plantation should pro-
to q tree. Trees Of 90 years frequently
produce upward Of 100 pounds each,
worth 10 cents . pound.
The Sultan derives no inconsiderable
portion OF hts revenue from this source,
the duty levied placing to the SuItan's
credit for the present year nearly, II
not quite. 500. COO
Reside the Glove buds. the stems are
also gathered, and form an article OF
commerce, commanding about one fifth
OF the price, OF cloves and having about
the same percentage Of s.renRth. To
this circumstance is due the fact that
ground Glove can frequently be pur-
-
price than whole cloves.
For the past Is years the cultivation
Of cloves has been the chief occupation
netted good returns. It seems proha-
bic that il will continue to he Q profita-
BILE crop. since the consumption Of the
article appears to keep pace with the
Inevitable increase of production
Washington Letter.
Empress FredericI's Kindness.
The German Empress Frederick loves
little children. She never fails to no
tice every one she sees. and will often
stop In her walks and speak to them.
Even gruhbtnesa Will not deter her from
taking . particularly fine bab1 In her
arms. though. Of c0urse. she prefers
them clean. In return. children. ~ho
always know their friends by ins.inc.,
are attracted to the Empress. aud the
following little incident. which O..
CURED lately. illustrates this. a .geu-
tleman who passed daily between three
and four o'clock along the road that
leads from Berlin 70 Charaoetenbues
nOticed . little girl always .tsndsae
At the corner Of the HanleaharR sssfasse.
aud &C last ne asked her shy she did
3t. "ltecssse Ot she Emuseas Frederick
she answered Nhea the Empeezs was
ia Berlin she dfove seess day whea it
wAs Ene t0~srd ChaflUtteatsura eth
hes daughters And ut the Hippodfume
they got out % shesf carriages and
walked. Her Majesty aoticed the little
aifs always ssattlaG at tis same place,
and ievastablS aetasd kisttr in -
knosFSeagr2ease ef heR eassz$ssf, ssassFeN
unea the eAisd wesas sezes d7Espfss;zsssez 81
Eerssa EetsR.
. Narrow Escapes of GieaA Hen.
The late Count Andrassy was con-
demned to death after the failure of the
Hungarian snsurrection of Ie4s. This
did not prevent him from becoming the
head of the Austro-Hungarian Minis
try. Signor Crispi, now Prime Minister
of Italy, was condemned to death after
his first revolutionary attempt against
the Bourbon King of Naples Senor
Sagasta, Prime Minister of Spain, was
twice prescribed, and would have been
shot as an insdrgent if he had been
captured. France contains in NM.
,Rochefort and Ranc two men who Have
been condemned criminals and members
of the government according to the turn
of the no1iticaI tide This has been