The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-12-18

that number, in advance, having al
ways advocated advance subscriptions.
The wood was, in due time, laid st our
back door. We have had Il good many
things, both good and bad, la'd at our
door, bath front and rears but this, jag
of wood was the most ''peculiaro CT
all. The dealer had taken IS walking
sticks, or canes, sawed them in two,
and brought them to our back door.
We inquired of the man: how much
wood WAS a pound here, assuring him
that VIZ understood that "climate"
was sold by the acre, and swe thought
that wood ought to be sold by the
pound. He replied that apples, pota-
toes. and most everything else were
sold by the pound, but wood Was sold
10y the stick, and, besides. he didn't
want anybody to intimate that he was
swindler. In due tim-, our big"
load came. The man had been re-
commended because he spoke so ''hum
bly," in the Y. NJ. G.. A. meetings. He
unloaded the wood during our absence
aid next morning routed us out from
breakfast TO get his pay. lie said he
had hauled it l6 miles, had kept u man
one Gay getting it out, and had done i,
merely for accommodation. We paid
him an l felt fAttered. When we came
to handle the wood we found that
there was not Il sound stick in tie load
except one or two on top, and they
were soggy and green. We went to
the mans house and told him in irons
clad English words that it was a
''swindle. lie meekly ard ''llumbly''
like assured us that there was no rot
ten wood in this country ''but What"
people drought ecih them,' and, he
added, "Yer'ye got yer wood and we've
got our money"
We next interviewed a friend who
has long been resident of the place.
tie said: "You see, every new conner
is considered tcnderfoot and a vic
tim. After man learns the 'ways,'
the chills wont tackle him and the
dealers wont cheat him, if he keeps his
eyes open and DON'T let them. This
country lives largely on climate and
sick yankees. YOU must learn to do
without wood. Why, down at Pasa.
dena, a suburb of LosAnSeles. they
have forty doctors and six uudertakers
to Kill aud bury the dead. They ge,
the consumptives there from the Eas,
and then perSu tle. them that fires are
unn crssarv. They soon finish them
vide l hear that the Anderlaktrs are
about to ask for all amendment to the
Stale medical law, prohibiting G:rs at
hnlels and boarding house in Southern
California, except when prescribed ard
supernten,ltd l,y a regular doctor with
il diiM,na and permit to KILL"
l:ut. you ask. what about the other
Si,it? Well, tins is the perfect winter
climate the A ae, lean Italy ,ard Santa
B,, hara is the American Naples.
Winter is said to be- warmer than sum
mer. though we have had several frusts
already. This is the season of rains
and the country is most beautiful in
winter. It is now mid Dtccnlber and
farmers are ali preparing to put in
crops. Trees, plants. shrubs and flow
-rs from all lands and climates seem to
flourish here the year round. Thele
are said to be 400 varieties Of roses in
this city, and our children recently
counted 50 varieties in front of one
mansion. Sea bathing is relished all
the year round.
Squashes grow to 200 and 800 pounds
and men walk across fields on pump
kins without touching ground. Sweet
potatoes often weigh t" 10 pounds.
But neither fruits nor vegetables have
the fibre and favor of our own The
large ones are nearly always f1abby and
coarse grained compared with the
No! therp grown varieties.
This is new world to one from the
Northwest, Spaniards, Mexicans, Chi.
nese, fruits, shrubs, flowers, plants by
the hundred, being new to us. Re-,
Gently from Il foot-bi|l at Monticello,
we looked down over lemon, orange.
lime, loquat. date, apricot, olive, fig
palm, pepper, eucalyptus, live oak, En-.
glish walnut, and many other trees
AL new to US, and all growing within,
the space of Il few acres. Lang in this
immediate vicinity is held and sold al
from $500 to ST, 900, and is said to pro.
| duce rs follows per acre:
Lemons, 5000 to 81, 900; oranges, S2Ot
to 81 900; lima beans, $40 to $50; En-
elish walnuts, $500 to $500; olives, $25(
to 81 900; French prun-s. $2OOto $500
apricots, $140 to 5000; raisin grapes
$500 to $500.
The bottom fact is: This is the eli
mate and the place for invalids and ole
people, who are through with business
and have means to live without worl
or much effort. The climate is "lazy'
and the people catch it of the climat,
aid take it easy. Nearly everythin,
looks unkempt and there is an aspec
of running wild. Lack of work is ap
parent everywhere. For those VIII
wish to build homes ina summer land
to "husbapd out life's taper to til
close,' and TO slope gently down tn
sunset side Of the mountain of life
here is an ideal spot.
AS to our "afflictions," we hav
about conquered the personal earth
quakes. snd fleas. and are very livel
lot Of "sick Yankees" To see the lit
tie ones feed on butter at 45c a poun
and the stove feed on wood at a cent
twig, pipestem or lead pencil, moves
| PARENTS heart aud makes Ohe,s mrs