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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-07

reth Of the new world, from which no
good was expected to proceed. 1t was
sparsely settled, and land might be had
almost for the asking; it was within easy
reach of Chicago, st. Louis, and other
mighty markets; the Father Of Waters
caressed it on the west, and the raging
Wabash fretted along the east, and the
sunny waters of the Ohio sparkled on
the south. Railways pierced it, and a
sky of Italian softness smiled upon it;
1t was threaded by thousand small
streams, and medicinal springs, such as
Ponce de Leon valnly sought among the
everglades and alligators of Florida,
burst from its sunny bosom; but it lay
under the ban, and did not prosper or
progress. Home-seekers hurried across
1t TO waste their energies upon the arid
plains of Western Kansas, or wear out
their lives in unequal battle with the
Dakota blizzard
Finally along the line Of the Illinois
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-07

fall, though many trees are put out in
the spring. Some planters plow the
ground thoroughly, but the usual
method is, in case of fall planting, to
plow only strips, five or six burrows
wide, where the young trees are to be
placed. The best success is obtained
with l-year-old trees, though many
2-year-olds are planted. Great care is
taken to place the roots of tho young
trees straight and give them plenty OF
mellow earth to expand in. One-year-
old trees are simply well-developed
switches, but the 2-year- are
usually "headed"-have put forth tiny
branches Great care is taken at the
nursery to make the trees head near
the ground, tall and stately trunks be-
ing considered entirely too ornamental
to be useful. This is accomplished by
cutting off the tops OF the infant trees
and stripping the buds from the stem to
the required height The trees are
usually placed thirty feet apart each
way,which allows forty eight to the acre
Some orchardists plant them BOXES
feet, thus securing a stand of fifty 10 the
acre. When the trees attain maturity
the space between them is narrowed
down to a foot-path The orchards are
usually kept in corn until the trees are
years old, as this affords them the
necessary cultivation, and the partial
shade thus secured is thought 10 be
beneficial to the young trees. They be-
gin TO bear when about years old, and
at the age OF 10 are producing fair
crop. They do not reach the best bear
ing period until the age of IS. From
that age until 80 is regarded as the most
profitable life of tree, though many be-
lieve that, with proper care and prun-
ing, the prolific age may be prolonged
Indefinitely. The young trees require a
little pruning to shape them properly,
but they are seldom touched with shears
or knife after they begin to bear until
the age of 10 years, when the Old
branches are thinned out, affordng room
for new and vigorous growth.
Money In the Business.
Big money, actual or potential does
not cause the people Of the apple belt to
neglect little things. They guard as
car efully against waste as does the
Chicago pork packer, who is supposed
to find profit even in the curl OF
pig tail. While certain that they have
discovered a royal road to wealth, they
do not neglect the economical turnpike.
Every apple, big and little, is turned TO
a profit and even the parings and cores
are transmitted into yellow gold. Apples
that cannot find market with their
jackets on ate eyaporated, and thereby
become a standard article Of commerce.
A few large growers have their own
evaporating establishments, but most
of this work is done by Independent en-
terprise The largest evaporators are
located at Flora, in Clay County, and
at Noble, in Richland County. These
eyaporators have a capacity OF about
800 bushels per day each. Last season
the one at Flora used up 5000
bushels OF apples. When running
TO It's full cap icity it employs sew
enty hands. The cuttings and drop
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-07

than a sack of apple parings that had
been bleaChed and dried They certainly
seem good enough to become the basis
OF the best champagne. great many
tons OF this fruit refuse are shipped an
nually from Richland and Clay Coun-
ties, netting a very pretty sum. The
evaporated fruit OF this section is re-
garded as being equal to any known to
the trade. More than $50, 600 worth OF
evaporated fruit was shipped from Flora
alone last year. The evaporators usually
begin operations about the middle of
July and run day and night, and sun.
days, until November / Some vinegss
and cider Is produced, but evaporatad
fruit is conceded to be the most pross.
table way Of working up the cuttings.
Winter apples are picked in Octohess
and everybody is expected to assist ~
the ceremony. As the trees branch low
fully two-thirds of the crop can be
picked while the operators stand on the
ground. To prevent bruising a large
hopper is made of strong muslin, with
an opening at tho bottom through which
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-07

barreled. The price paid ranges accord
ing TO quality and the state OF the gem
eral fruit crop. from about 81. 10 to s.. 40
a barrel OF three bushels each. Perhaps
90 cents bushel is fair average price
for all grades and seasons. 1t is NO un-
usual thing for tree that has reached
maturity to produce twenty bushels of
choice fruit in single season, and one
made a record of forty-five bushels Of
apples that sold for so cents a bushel.
The average for all seasons will prob
ably not exceed six bushels per tree.
This, at 90 cents bushel, yields 81 a
tree, or $50 an acre, although many
orchardsts insist that the average is
much higher. But granting only Sl00
per acre as the average, the profit is suf-
rciently great to make orchards a gilt
edge investment, as the expense neces-
sary to keep grown orchard in condi-
ton and pile the fruit is very small, and
land is cheap.
Most OF the planting is done in the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-07

W d. Walton, a we'll known citizen
OF Petersburg, Va, recently coughed
up a bnllet which he had carried in
his body since the war. He was a
member of Co. /, Twelfth Virginia
Regiment, aud at the battle of Spott-
sylvania Court House he was struck
by ball, which lodged in his body
and has been in him ever since. For
years Mr. Walton has been in very
poor health Some months ago an alb.
cess began To form on his breast near
where he was wounded, and he was
compelled 10 close business and take
10 bis bed A few DAYS ago the sbcess
broke, and ia a coughing spell Mr..
Walton eoughed up half of the ball.
He now looks like an entirely new
man Before he scarcely had amy ap.
petite nos Dos appetite cannot be SAT.
ishcd GRAND ARMY Record
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-07

the apples pass to table covered with
many sheets OF some strong cloth.
This is placed where the plckers from
four trees cal throw into It. AS soon
as the table, which holds perhaps q
bushel. is filled, the upper cloth Is re.
moved by taking it up by the four cor
ners and emptied into barrel or pile
upon the ground, and this process is re-
peated until the supply Of cloths on the
receiving table is exhausted. Buyers
come from St. Louis and Chicago and
contract for the apples, sometimes by
the barrel, but frequently by tho lot.
As the orchards develop 1t will be neces-
sary for them to take entire charge OF
the gathering and barrellng, as the
amount Of labor necessary will be far
greater than the local supply. The
great bulk Of the fruit is sold as soon
as 1t natures, or even before that
time, but some growers keep portion
OF their crop for the spring market. The
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-07

GEN. LEWIS B. PARSONS arly day this
section was celebrated for its corn
crops, and that residents of counties
farther north made frequent pilgrimages
to purchase it, even as the sons of
Jacob went down into the Egypt of old
with sacks and shekels. That is the
explanation offered by the Illinois
Egyptians, but their northern fellow
citizens tender a different tale. They
state that the term was not intended TO
typlfy land of plenty, one flowing
with milk and honey and teeming with
wine and corn and oil-one where
every prospect pleases and only man is
vile"-but rather country the poverty
OF whose soil was equaled only by the
dense ignorance and constitutional in
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-07

colence Of its people. The products of
the Illinois Egypt were popularity sup
posed to consist principally Of buck
ague, yellow dogs. 'possums, and hoop
poles; the chief occupation of the peo-
pie to be chewing plug tobacco and
swallowing quinine The inhabitants
OF the modern Egypt were supposed to
be held in bondage of laziness from
which no Midianite Moses would ever
lead them-to be cropping in mental
darkness, compared to which the shad-
ows that Tell upon the land of the
Pharaohs was an Italian sunset. South
ern Illinois was regarded as the Naza-
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-07

pings are bought by weight. the price
paid ranging from an cents tu 40 cents
per lUU pounds, ur an cents to 3D. cputs
hushel. A great MANY thousands of
dollars are annually paid out Cos hu.t
that hut iur iha eHapotHpra. would be
utterly Worthless. anl would b. allaWni
tu rut lu th0 orchards Tho uHlt d nrst
pared aal rafal tf uafhnHs operated
NJ gHA No h tban subjected a.
bleaching fItleN8. uh.oh nhaIaH u lha
suHkH af hHWlna aNHHu lt .umaa
nu t.Wasf as thNa "a. .leel of au.n
nfFHf, aHI lt#R goes lei fAH aH .uH go.
.hue.. tftaI wnMh "a nass.s MM ihH
I| o.. HH.Ir aIH.r..a IN 81 hose
Hasf H f. HMNs.aIlla aI fNr.H.as
thNaHaH.N NH HsH .1af M nsH.
IEa .h.at Hafsfn Fl I.a CROSSES H#
"a afsl m 1850 toak ta4
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-07
AFTER the Battle.

Where the tawuv tiger-lilics IN the marshy
meadow bloom
And the tangled rUsheS wither hv the red
and sluggish rill
There Is silence al uubroken; there are secrets
all unSpOSen
That the trembling grass is hiding from the
hill.
Where the mystic frs in cluster on the rocky
hillside stand
Where the vines empurpled masses in the
sunsets passion glow.
10 the hird-notes are a-dyiug and the troubled
wind is sighing
For the SEQ e that the meadow n1uSt moi
know,
over meadow over mountain in n city bv the
sea.
There are wives and mothers waiting: there
are sweet hopes growing cold.
Ihete are eyes that watch IN anguish there
are loving hearts that Ian guiSh
For the secret that snail ncNermore be told
Edgar Mayhem Bacon in Scnbncv's.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-07

fruit, whefo so kept. q stored IN what
are called cold storage houses. b8lus
aimply bu.ldlugs VII re. by means g.
double wallis and sawdust hing. at
pquahlo temperature a. maintained
Some Ul the irult grown Ia ihIs aerfIaf
haH been shlpneH Fa Chicago ani st
louis. io Europe anal South Am.r.rt
thf .hafis pra.eut "a tUaut.H. aa
frAIaann m faa apfns Nhan u al
b.NUm anA afaH lea fho saHma aha
MItH WIh Poe uaamH HUt Mt#
Ir.f alH sa .ufsF aIn lInHm Il N4
Hl IH I..aW NFItHI't 81 tUta. .at
tH N.A.. R|.# HH HI|# In H..
lht.. aI NNH Is#aH H.H a4
.uI mHHaaA IH# HFN .N
Hf ..I# af fl aas
H "a s vel ansa "a
et.s sHM
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-07
How Gen, scdgwlck pied.

)HE Ninth Corps
under Burnside
lay on the left of
the Sixth Corps
under the brave
General John
Sedgwick. His
sterling worth
was combined
with an almost
feminine mod
esty, and he
never posed for
public applause;
but his achieve
nent at Salem
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-07

\ 1862 there was
stationed at Char
lottesville, Va, a
Maryland regiment
in which were some
of the finest young
men of the South.
Work was not ardu-
Gus and they spent
much time mingling
in the social life of
the place. There was
"A Miss Cav Boiling
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-07

orchards. Planting on large scale be-
gan eight years ago, but the apple
craze did not assume an epidemic form
until about l6S8-S9, consequently most
OF the orchards in the great apple belt
are too young TO bear. The magnificent
returns paid by those that have reached
maturity is a constant stimulus, and the
number OF trees put out each succeed
ing year increases in ratio of geomet-
rical progression. The desire to secure
orchards now amounts to almost
mania, and may not inaptly be COM
pared to the gold fever that once ragged
with such virulence in California. It Is
estimated that within the past three
years 900, 900 apple trees have been
put out in Marion, Clay, Richland and
Wayne Counties, and the work may be
said TO have just begun. Many farmers
will plant from ten TO 200 acres more
next fall. The local nurseries cannot
supply the demand for trees in their i'm
mediate nelghborhood, and trees are
shipped in by the carload from Missouri
ana Indiana nurseries.
A County of Orchards.
Clay County already has the largest
orchard area of any county in the
Union. Twenty eight thousand acres
and nearly l,500O trees are the fig
ures. The other counties in the apple
belt are making a noble struggle TO keep
abreast OF the procession, and are not
tagging far behind. Wayne Is a good
second. 1t is safe to predict that the
orchard area Of these four counties will
double during the next three years The
orchards range in size from 10 10 $50
acres. A man with less than ten acres
Is not considered worthy the note Of the
apple statistician He does not apuear
IN the figures. Orchards Of 90. 81 and
luO acres are conn on. Nearly every
business and professional man in the
Tour apple counties has contra ted the
orchard fever. and cast an anchor ia
"'ni#ard IN the shape OF q few hundred
growing Trees. Perhaps four-Huhs ~
the apple hafds have not rca he'd tho
bearing age, and of the remainder only
small potion aru Boa their prime. Yet
10 u estimated that three years ago.
which Wn- a Very favorable crop year.
Nofe ihan slhn aln was paid out ia Ciay
county a.nHH for hrp.eH Two wears
ESQ thr CROP was nut - good. zee some
sHH#" waa Ioar.i H'u ihe pockets ~
tHf tHHHit arfia ErHHuU Iaaf YelE
$500 a.t..l .ues favorable un. 30 Fea.hud
tHe rHuH @an af 0auel mI.I.aa fsI.
tHr MH.H Hi Iha lF.ea Hua p.anfaI
PA t.t tUNH tafs fI.Hf in4a govt
s NHHHH.H Illinois
Hi RHH H Naif f.Ha
aHHH HH.H H'H N.fHE
Ht.f#.s - tlst
NH# MNH Il. U#M ~
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-07

writes a T lora
correspondent In
the Globe-Demo-
crat. What SINH
larity Southern
Suckerdom bears
or has borne to
the land Of the
erstwhile ? h ar
'aohs is a disputed
question. S o m e
say til at at an
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-07
ORCHARDS OF EGYPT"
THE FRUIT-CROWING REGION
OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS.

Mammoth Industry and low 1t Il Con-
dueted-Profits of Fruit Growing-some
Pomologieal Bananas-How the Or
ohards Are Planted and Cared For.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-07
OLD SOLDIERS At HOME.
THEY TELL SOME AMUSING AN
ECDOTES AND STORIES.

How the Boys Of Both Armies whiIed Away
Life Ia Camp e. forsging Experience,
tircsone Marches-Th Thrilling scenes ON
the Battle Field.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-07

Central Railway tho culture ~ small
fruits aad berries Was begun IE small
way. II proved quite profitable, aHd "a
nev era dawaod upon Egypt Hand
some tuwna apfan4 ~ and Huurlshfl
industrious immigrants came pouring
In. Nho planted peaah afthafds ANT se.
out airaw berry haaa af many aefat
Ca load lota 81 The iuso'0m prudnels
heEaa iH hnd thelf Waf IL lha Aafihar
uafAeta aai annu aseat lFuf anti haft
NsHa' consisting ~ 8efHaI srrlIeas.
Hefa lNil'nE HarihuauL sal tHn 100000
sIfHAh Hf manHF HHA maE.hs. aIa.
tI1# hf .HmIali aaI H1Fn.H .Ilar.
tAa NNHaam sal So .assHs aIaaE tar.
slaE HaHsa IA 4HkeHak. lHa asi -
e. 81 As sfiai " ssaa - ssA .assa
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-07

Recent travellers .af tbal ths parul..
fOr 40 iha Chinese eIt.es .a. asa'rlla.
sf.atIy 'Iefrti.ma'ef tef wears back
lrsH BIAS bees sNpFHei l1 lputta
sIuat nA NH Inhabitants. aaw IT,
Y.paa'oH p r.seei Sc $50 500 Thala
alr H. H.HHNf.f n la|na. aRl AL sa5t
Ht.a foreai ~ MeH vslaa aeaa .a.
gaIraa ftl Nlass iEaal
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-07
Southern suckerdom.

For more than half century South
IN Illinois has been known as Egypt, -
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1893-11-16

If a proper recognition Of
silver and a material reduc-
ton OF the tariff are not se-
cured during this administra-
ton, q union Of the South
and West will not be dim cult
to effect. -Such an alliance
may bring about results that
will cause gilashing OF teeth
on Wall street. Those OF the
Sherman law may not have
reckoned the cost Of the &C
complishment of that end.
tits all well enough If O sub
stitute is supplied. otherwise
who can f,,retell the result?
One possibility that hovers
ghosf-Iike over the maybe
grav We Of silver is saIHr;niIig to
behold. May we never come
to witness reality TO which it
seems to heckon Us on.--f lin
ton Democrat.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1893-11-16
FOE SALE,

In the town Of Boone, a com
Portable dwelling house with
6 rooms and five fire places,
with nine acres OF land, good
spring, some apple, peach and
chestnut trees, situated some
900 yards from Main street.
1t is q desirable private resi-
dence. The place will be sold
cheap on terms to suit the
purchaser. For further par.
ticulars apply to l. W. Thorn
az, Hibriten, N. g., or W. b,
Council, Boone, N. q.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1893-11-16

Landmark: Judge Richard
Clark, OF the Georgia Super
iOr Court bench, has aban-
doned the practice Of swear
ing jurors and witnesses on
the Bible. Witnesses and
jurors, when they are sworn
in Judge Clark's court, sim
ply raise their right han6. The
departue is a commendable
one. A witness intendsswear-
ing q lie will not be deferred
bv the fact that he has kiss
ed q Bible. Further, this
practice OF kissing q Bible,
which is kept in court and
kissed by all classes and con-
ditions of people-until it is
slick with grease and filth-is
dangerous TO health and re.
pngnant to the feelings OF
people who have a proper re-
gard for cleanliness. The
Superior Court judges oi
North Carolina would dc
well to emulate the example
|of Judge Clark.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1893-11-16

she left, until yesterday she
wrote a postal asking that
her wash-pot be shipped to
her right away. She made
no inquiry for any one of the
family, all she was interested
in was the pot. IL was ship.
ped her forthwith, with no
extra charge for storage.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1893-11-16

Charlotte Observer: Twsn-
ty-seven years ago a lady
moved away from Charlotte
leaving q large wash pot
which she owned in charge Of
a naigh52r. The ueighbor
heard nothing Of her after
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1893-11-16
wOiAN's WORK At HONE.

WOAAN'S WORK At HONE.
A man in. New York who
never heard The song Of "Old
Grumble" asked bis wife how
she occupied herself during
the day. As to the house-
work and domestic dutiea
the man declared it wo1ld
take him about a half hour
daily to perform it all. The
young woman writes to Il
newspaper for advice as To
how she is to convince her
husband that herlife is not Il
primrose path of dalliance.
She explains that she has
three children to take care of;
the Oldest four years old and
the youngest eight months
old; six rooms to clean and
arrange, besides general
housework, washing and iron
ing and sowing for the fam
lily. The woman is of the q.
pinion that her h u 8 b a n d
could not do all this in half
an hour. odd Grumble, and
his wife lived in the country.
Mrs. Grumbe had no chill
dren to mind, but she had
various other live animals
which We're nearly az trouble
some, aud when Mr.. Grnmble
declared that he could do
more work in a day than his
wife could do in three, g h e
quietly assented aid weut to-
the field to pIow, leaving the
old man to perform her work.
He first went to milk thecow
but she would not stand still
and finally kicked the pail O.
yer and spilled al! the milk.
Then he fe1 the pigs an d
struck his head against the
beams and the hair began to
fly. He forgot the the fat on
the fire and it went into
flames. He went to wind the
bobbin and forgot tn Q old
speckled hen and she laid as.
tray. After many other mfs
adventures he began to look
up at the sun. thinking that
it was a very long day and
his wife would never come.
She came at last, however,
and when her weary and de.
pressed spouse told her all
his trouble she gave him no
other sympathy than the sx-
preston of the wish that it
had been double. The resnlt
OF the experiment was t h a t
Mr.. Grumble vowed by all the
stars Id hea ven that his wife
could do more. work in a day
than he could in seven. This
is a valuable suggestion to
the young woman in N. 7. II
she would 90 out one day
and leave the partner Of her
joys and sorrows to nurse the
baby he would probably ar
rive at Mr.. Grumble's Conclu-
sion.-Ba 1tir30re Sud.' '"H
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1893-11-16
NOTICE..

Parties putting papers in
my hand for execution will
please advance the fees with
the papers and they will re.
ceive prompt attention, other
wise they will be returned
not executed for the want. Ol
ices. D. F. BAIRD Shift
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1893-11-16
NOTICE.
Hotel Property for SAFE.

On account Of failing health
Of myself and wife, / offer for sale
my hotel property in the town Of
Boone. North Carolina, and will
sell low for cash and make terms
O suit the buyer, and will take
real or personal property in en-
change. Apply soon.
w. L. BRYAN.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1893-11-16
The Presidents Thanksgiving Pro.
elamatiOn.

The Presidents Thanksgiving Pro.
elamation.
President Cleveland last
Friday issued the following
Thanksgiving proclamation:
While the American people
should every day remember
the praise and thanksgiving
the divine goodness and mer-
cy which have followed them
since their beginning as n ma
ton. it is fitting that one
day in each year should be
devoted to the contemplation
of the blessings we have re-
crived from the hand of God
and to the grateful acknowl.
edgnent Of His loving kind
ness.
Therefore |. Grover Cleve-
land, President OF the United
States, do hereby designate
and net apart Thursday, the
3Oth day of the present
month of November, as a day
of Thanksgiving and praise
to be kept and observed by
all the people of our land.
On thatday let usf0rego our
ordinary work and empov'
ment and assemble in our u.s.
ual places of worship, where
we may recall all that God
has done for us, and where
from grateful hearts our uni
ted tribute of praise and
song may reach the Throne
of Grace. Let the reunion OF
kindred and the social meet
| inc of friends lend cheer and
enjoyment to the day, and
1T generous gifts Of charity
for the relief of the poor and
needy prove the sincerity OF
our thanksgiving.
Witness my hand and the
seal of the United States,
which I have caused to ba
hereto affixed.
Done at the City Of Wash
ington on the third day ofNo.
vember, in the year OF our
Lord eighteen hundred and
ninety-three, and Of the indie
pendence of the United
States the one hundred and
eighteenth.
GROVER 'LEvELAND.
BY the President:
WALTER @. GRESHAM,
Secretary of State