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The Portland daily press., 1894-02-10
TO LET.

MONEY TO LOAN-On 1st and End mort
WI cages on real estate, life insurance poll
ces when three years old and over and any
other good collateral security. We also buy
secured and unsecured notes at a fair dis
count. W. P. CARR, Room 6, Oxford Building
2nd floor, 1876 Middle street. 1914
The Portland daily press., 1894-02-10

"ANTED-To make dozen of our "Mn-
w cite" photos, for every person in Port
land. Price only 25 cents, made from any cab
met picture. Order them now. They are all
the rage. PORTLAND ART & PORTRAIT
Co., 422 Congress street. 6-1
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WANTED-When you have real estate to buy,
w sell, mortgage0, exchange or rent leave
business will be attended to with promptness
and fair dealing to all Interested parties.
HERBERT S. DYER, Real Estate Broker
Room 81. First National Bank Building,
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NlOLET-Two rents in house No. 20 Smith
Il St. Inquire of w. Fl. SARGENT. Cor.
Cumberland and Washington SITS. 81
The Portland daily press., 1894-02-10

TOR SALE AT WOODFORDS-A cosy and
stylish two storied Queen Ann cottage
handy as a pocket; near electric cars. schools,
&C. Other houses, lots and farms for sale and
houses to let S. M. WATSON, 90 Exchange
street, Portland. oil
The Portland daily press., 1894-02-10
ANNUAL AUCTION SALE

A Auction TUESDAY. February 18th. at
"A 10 O'Clock sharp. rain or shine. Some
large horses in the lot weighing 1900 to 400.
Call at the Street Car Companys stables. 7
EAST LENOX ST., between Washington and
Harrison Ave, Boston. Take any Washington
car. Get off East Lenox St. feb5d1w
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DARTNEK WANTED-With capital i'll a
4 well-estabhshed business. Address L.,
this ONCE. myJ4-tf
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THO LET-On March 1st house No. 291 Cum
IL berland st. containing IL rooms; bath
room; steam heated sunny exposure. Can be
seen from to 8 p M. this week. 81
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WANTED-Travellin Salesman. Whole
w sale Flour and Groceries. Address
BOX 454, Portland. 81
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wANTED-MALE HELP.

Forty words inserted under this head
one week for rs cents, cash in advance.
The Portland daily press., 1894-02-10

VXTANTED-Goodr reliable carpenter to build
w two small houses Qabor only and take
his pay in splendid building lot in Westbrook;
centrally located. level and close to electrics.
Also trade for good sleigh, must be cheap. Adj
dress BOX 500. Westbrook 81
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"ANTED-Aca capable girl for general house
w work. Apply at 81 THOMAS ST. 10-1
WANTED-A girl to do general house work.
w Inquire So BROWN STREET. 81
The Portland daily press., 1894-02-10

EOR RENT-Lower rent of house No. 43
bath room, open fire place, furnace, good yard,
set wash tubs and all modern convenience, cen
trail location Inquire PIP CUMBERLAND
ST. 81
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TTYO LET-Brck house, No. 5 Deering Place,
j. containing 10 rooms. Apply to BENZ.
SHAW, 511a Exchange street, or Fl. f. Nc
ALLISTER, No. Deering street. 6-tf
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WANTED-Ladies and gents in every city
w and town. Supplying families with just
what they want. Perfection Tins. Buffalo Egg
Poacher, &c. These goods sell now. Call or
address with stamp. HENRY B. DOLE, 42S
Congress ST.. Portland, Me. 6.1
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"ANTED-A store with or 6 dwelling
w rooms, busy part of the city preferred
Address with full particulars, BUSINESS,
Press Office. 81
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WTANTED-A few boarders in a private
w family, ladies or gentlemen. convenient
ces modern, location central and pleasant
terms reasonable. 207 NEWBURY ST., Oppo-
site Lincoln Park 81
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"ANTED-Af few frst-class solicitors. For
w terms and full particulars call or address
B. A. BURNS. Tolman House, City. oil
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Forty words inserted under this head
one week for 20 cents. cash in advance.
The Washington times., 1894-11-04
ANACOSTIA NEWS.

During dispute Saturday between William
81. Liverpool, a pension clerk, living in Hills
dale, and Daniel Shanahan. an Anacostia tin
ner, the latter smashed a piece of stovepipe
belonging to Liverpool, whereupona warrant
was sworn out charging shanahan with de-
stroying private property.
An en-. oyahle party took place at Mr.. George
kelum's residence, on Harrison street in
honor OF his guest, Miss Blanche Kraft, and
was attended by Misses Della Cormick,
Phipps. Kate Kraft. and Mr.. and Mrs Proc
tor, OF Avalon terrace. and Misses Brown,
Gibbons, and Thompson, Of Washington. and
Aessrs. Oscar Rahe. james Newton, James
EtZler, Milton Eilins, William Ball. Warren
Iolson, ". y. Tres.ow. and DR.. Brown
Mrs. Efie Dariing-Le -Lefinsweii, leading lady
OF the Galley Slave Company. will spend the
Sabbath with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Darling, OF Alacostia.
Miss Lulu MG-r. daughter OF Policeman
William Aarr, has recovered from an attack OF
grip.
Daniel Shanahan, OF Anacostia, sued Sid
ney Hunt, Of Good Hope in the local Justice
court for debt Of sl5 Saturday Judgment
was given for piaiutin for the debt and costs.
An appeal WIS noted by the defendant
Miss Rehecca Collins is visiting Mrs. Will
ian P. Kelley, Of this place
Raymond and Walter Films arc recovering
from malgrial fever.
Messr5. J. c. Leonard. Albert T. Richard
son, and George o. Wilson will leave for New
York this morning 10 attend the election.
The report ia an evening paper that a
change o. schedule is 20 take place on the
ADaccstia street car line IS denied by the
officials Of the road. The ears VIII run at the
usual intervals.
The selection Of julius ". Tolson as post
master 10 succeed George 7. Pyles, ends a
long and bitter fight among local Democrats,
and is a substantial victory for the home rule
element. Mr.. Tolson being District man and
an old resident Of Anacostia. On Cieveland's
election nearly every Democrat IA Anacostia
announced himself a candidate for the post
mastership, but the contest soon narrowed
down TO }. 1. Fowler. prominent local mer-
chant; d. W. Emo. q contractor, and julius
w. Tolson. Until few days ago Emo was
coek-sure OF the appointment. being strongly
backed by BOurke Cochran aud the New York
delegation. Tolson s appointment yesterday
was, therefore, decided shock TO Eno's SUP
porters. The location of the Office is the
principal topic OF interest now. It will GER
tainly be removed from its present location
on Harrison street and will probably be placed
at the corner Of Monroe and Jackson streets.
where Mr. Tolson has his business Office.
The receipts Of the Anacostia Office yield a
prohS 10 the official OF about $500 TO 81 600
per year. and its revenue is constantly in
creasing.
The Washington times., 1894-11-04
Washington STOCK Exchange.

saIes-Regular caI-12 o'clock m.-Metro-
politan Railroad cow 6s, $1,000 at 1913; s., 900
at lOi94
Governments bonds-U. S Is, registered.
115 bid Z. S. As, coupon, 1855 bid L. s 5s,
1ls1s bid.
District of Columbia Bonds-eO-year fund
IS, l09 bid 30-year fund 5s, gold, 1l2 bid
stock Is, 1901, currency, 122 bid ass funding,
tered, 2-10s, 100 bid.
Miscellaneous Observation-Disclosures and George
Washington and Georgetown Railroad cow
bs. I'd, l32I6 bid. Metropolitan Railroad COW.
65 IUl1 oid lUZ15 asked Belt railroad 5s ~ bid,
50 asked lexington Railroad 6s, 100 bid, l04
asked Columbia Railroads., 105l6 bid,I10 asked
Washington Gas Company 6s, series A, III
bid Washington Gas Company 6s, series B,
lis bid. Washington Gas Company COW. 6s,
100 bid {. 5 Electric Light cOny. 6s, 125
bid Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
5s, 100 bid, l03 asked. American Security
and Trust 5s, +. and A. 100 lid American Secur-
ity and Trust 5s, A and o., 100 bid Washington
Market Company 1st Is. 10o bid Wash
ington Market Company imp. 6s, los bid
Washington Market Company ext6s, 105 bid
bid NJ sonic Ball Association 5s 102 Did. Wash
ington Light Infantry 1st 6s. 1021s bid Washing
ton Light Infantry 2d rs, SO bid
National Bank StocKs-Bank OF Washington,
800 bid. $50 asked. Bank OF the Republic, 20
bid, $50 asked Metropolitan, 80 bid, 500 asked
Central, 30 bid Farmers and Mechanics, $50 bid,
EUO asked Second, l4u Did loO asked OltlZenS 3
$50 bid. Columbia, 100 bid, las asked Capital,
1l3 bid. West End, 10 bid, IL asked Lincoln,
leo bid. 105 asked Ohio, a bid. 50 asked.
Safe Deposit and Trust ompanies-National
Safe Deposit and Trust, 125 bid, l3O asked
Washington Loan and Trust, I21 bid. I26 asked
American Security and Trust, lS3 bid, l35 asked
Railroad Stocks-W ashington and Georgetown,
$50 bid, 315 asked Metropolitan. 76 bid, So
asked. Columbia, 81 bid, 65 asked Belt, 20
bid lexington, 20 bid.
Gas and Electric Light Stocks-Washington
Gas, AZ bid 4S14 asked Georgetown Ges, -
bid United States Electric Light, 12715 bid,
100 asked
Insurance Stocks-Firemen's II bid, IS asked
Franklin. Al bid, 55 asked Metropolitan. 20
bid, Corcoran, 55 bid Potomac, 10 bid
Arlington, lb0 bid, l65 asked Gernsi-
American, 100 bid National Union, 19 bid. 1874
asked Columbia. y bid, 10 asked Riggs, { bid,
rs asked Peoples, 53s bid, SIS asked Lincoln, "a
bid. 734 asked Commercial, "A bid.
Title Insurance StOcks-ReaI Estate Title, los
bid, lis asked. Columbia Title, - bid, Sl4 asked
Washington Title, s14 asked District Title, 10
asked.
Telephone Stocks-Pennsylvania % bid, 30
asked. Chesapeake and Potomac, 80 bid, 10 asked
American Graphophone, 4S4 Did 81 asked.
Pneumatic Gun Carriage. .25 bid, 30 asked.
Miscellaneous Stocks-W ashington Market, 10
bid, is asked Great Falls Ice 40 bid. $50 asked.
Bull Run Panorama, Il bid, - asked Norfolk
and Washington Steamboat, % bid Lincoln
Hall, 50 bid, 100 asked. Inter-Ocean Building,
80 asked. Merganthaler Linotype, 10 bid, $50
asked
The Washington times., 1894-11-04
ALEXANDRIA HAPPENINGS.

The athletic sports at the Episcopal High
School yesterday were attended by a large
throng Of ladies and gentlemen from this city
and Washington, and were very interesting.
Twenty-one events were on the programme,
and were won by Messrs. a. r. Hoxton, Mil
Ter, BIGGER, Trout, T. L. Rust. Jordan. Robert
son. G. W Dame. s. Q. Dawson, W. p. Dame,
Menefes. Verse, Wilcox, and II. G. Shackel-
ford. The Marine Bane furnished the music
for the occasion. Alter the events were all
over the prizes were awarded 10 the success
ful competitors 10y Miss Hoxton.
George Goings reported at the police station
yesterday that some unknown thief had en-
tered his stable and stolen two sets OF harnsss.
The stable of John Robinson, in Alexandria
county. was also entered by thieves, who got
away with a lot of harness. The police are
working on both cases.
In consequence OF a proposed reduction Of
from 60 cents 10 81 per day in the scale of
wages paid each man at the planning mill OF j.
ii. ID. Smoot Co., large number OF the
hands, mostly skilled men, went on a strike
yesterday morning, but it is understood that
the matter has been adjusted and the men will
90 back to work on Monday morning next.
The material for the extension of the track
of the Washington. Alexandria and Mount
Vernon Railway has all arrived, and the track
will be completed to the ST. Asaph Driving
Park by Saturday next, when the cars are eA-
pected to be running over the line.
The electoral board has named the follow-
ing constables AZ the voting places, under the
Australian election law. as follows: i. F.
Thompson, first ward; Il. n. Latham, second
ward J. Fred B.rreli, courthouse precinct,
third ward: Louis Brill Friendship precinct.
third ward, and Z. J. O'Brien, fourth ward.
The oath Of Office will be administered to the
constables by Judge Norton on Monday next,
A little daughter Of Mr.. Peter Hail, who re-
sides on North Columbus street, while play
ing about the kitchen at her home. pulled
kettle Of boiling water over herself yesterday
and was quite painfully and perhaps seriously
burned.
4 number OF the members of the Alexandria
Light Infantry Will attend a hop 10 be given
by the Columbia Zouaves in Washington on
Tuesday night next.
Rev. C. c. Ball. rector OF Grace Episcopal
Church, Will preach tomorrow evening on
The Christians duty TO the State, an cleo
ton sermon.
Miss Layinia Pattison, daughter of Gov.
Patuson, Of Pennsylvania. is the guest of her
aunt, Mrs. George B. Catlin, on South st.
Asaph street.
Hon. Wallar r. Staples. Of Richmond, viii
address the Democrats Of Alexandria in the
opera house tomorrow night.
Mr.. Frank Wallace has been appointed one
of the judges of election in the Friendship
district Of the Third ward 10 succeed Viii F.
Carne, resigned.
Miss Emily Entwisle, who has been quite
sick, has almost recovered.
Mr. Henry Baader and Miss Rosa Baader,
his daughter, have gone TO Philadelphia,
where Miss Baader will spend some weeks.
The Washington times., 1894-11-04
THE SPREAD OF ENGLISH.

1t is remarkable fact that while the Eng
lish in their colonies and offshoots have ab-
sorbsd millions of aliens there is no record of
any great body OF English-speakers becoming
absorbed by any other race.
In the United States there are millions of
Germans who have become merged with the
English in a single generation-States of the
Pacific where English is rapidly driving out
the native dialects. Even in Japan the Eng
lish language has been recognized as a semi
official one and is the one selected for inter-
course with foreigners.
The rapid spread of English is largely to be
attributed to the simplicity of its grammar,
which is less complicated than that of any
other Western nation. Its MARI ed poverty OF
infections, as distinguished, for example
from the German, is great point in its favor
and thus 1t is much easier for a German to
learn English than for an Englishman or
American to learn German.
On the other hand the extraordinary ortho-
graphic inconsistency of the English language
Is decided drawback. and there is little doubt
that If English were written on phonetic
principles, as Spanish or German, its spread
would be much more rapid, TO say nothing of
the great boon this would be to the Anglo
Saxons themselves. who spend years of IN
necessary toll in learning to read and write
their own language.
1t is likely, however. that any change in
this respect must be looked for in America
where a few innovations have been already
introduced. English speakers may be- di-
vided into four great branches, as follows:
(1) the European, (2) the American, (3l the
South African, a. the Australasian. Each
of these branches has its pecuiarities and the
divergence between the four is becoming
more marked every year.
OF the eXtra-European branches American
although the oldest, has diverged least from
the parent system. 1t is surprising what a
number of American words have been intro
duced into England. many of which are now
considered indigenous to the soil. A large
portion of the slang spoken by the middle
class in England may also be SAID to have an
American origin.
The Washington times., 1894-11-04
Early Visitor

The story Of Sir Edwin Landseer's model
for the famous picture ofthe Desert is anus
ingly told in Records Of an AIl-round Man. -
One morning before Sir Edwin was out Of
bed there came knock at his door. Sir Ed
win. rather surprised, called out: '.Who's
there?''
"Please, sir,spave you ordered a lion?" was
the reply.
Ordered what?''
"a lion. SIT; COS there's one come to the
back door but he doesn't know whether you
ordered him or not "
''Oh, very well. take him in. " said the artist.
who pitchforked on his clothes and hurried
down, greatly puzzled as TO what he should
find
A splendid lion at the geological gardens
had Just died md at the request OF some
friend was sent to Sir Edwin.
The grisiy monarch. stretched at full length
rs he was upon the stones Of the court. fur
nished the subject of Landseer's famous pic-
turs OF the Desert, exhibited in Is49.
The Washington times., 1894-11-04
New York GRIM and Produce.

NEW YORK, Nov. 3-Flour-Receipts q, 900
bbls.; exports, 1880 bbls.; sales, HOO pkes
Market firm, patents are in good demand and'
lines being sold at old asking prices; winter
wheat -four slow; city mill patents, 4O0a4 Is;
winter patents, 275a3.OO; city mill clears 3.35;
winter straights, 2SOa2 60; Minnesota patents,
3OOa3.f5 winter extras, l e0a2 p; Minnesota bak-
ers, 2.OOa3 10: winter low grades, l1Oa2 10;
spring low grades, .70a1.S5; spring extras, LISA
2.25. Southern flour fairly active; sales, loo
pkgs; common to fair extra, l.Soa2 40; good to
choice, do, 40a300. Rye -four quiet; sales, 200
obls; superfne, 260a2.15; fancy, 2.S5a2 so. Buck
wheat flour firm, TO- Buckwheat quiet, 50a65-
Cornmeal quiet sales, 200 bbls; 2,iOO sacks; yell
low Western, 1.l5el IS; Brandywine. 3 10 Rye
nominal; lots, 52a53; boat loads, 5oa5S Barley
quiet No Milwaukee, 81. Barley malt nOmi-
nal; Western, 10a75
Wheat-Receipts. $1,000 bu.; exports, 1880
bu; sales, 1,445,0OO bu. futures; 10000 bu spot;
spot firm; No. . red store and elevator. 555s;
atioat, 51sS; f. O. b., IS; No l Northern,
65Ss delivered; No hard, o. u delivered. Options
firm all the morning on higher cables, European
buying, good local covering falling of in the ir-
terror movement aud talk of a small increase in
Mondays visible supply. Closed a higher. No.
closed, 5S5s; December, 5655a565s. closed 55zs.
Corn-Receipts 94G0 ou-; exports, 2,S0O bu.; {;
sales, GOO bu- futures; none spot; spot nominal
No 60 elevator; 81 aroat options weak all
the forenoon under better weather West and
selling by local longs Tie close was Ssa3s
lower. January, 545sa55, closed, 50; May, 5f5sa
551S, closed, 55k: November, 5S14a5S$4, closed
5Sl4; December, 5514 a564, closed, 561S.
Oats-Receipts, $500 bu; exports, 800 bu
sales, $4,000 bu. futures, 1900 spot spot firm;
No 2, 80; No. 2 delivered 81: No. 3, S2i4; No. 2
Optic rs generally easier with corn Jsnuary,
34Ssa3i15, closed 3ii6; Ma, S65s; November
closed 33: Decembe closed 339S
Hay steady; shipping, 5Oa55; good TO choice,
60a7115
Beef-Quiet; family, 1910 l2OO; extra mess,
a0OaS5O; beef hams, l7U0; cutmeets' quiet;
picked bellies, 615a71S; picked shoulders, 81;
picked hams, Si1a9 Lard-Lower: Western
steam closed at 720 asked; city, 63sa616; Novem-
Der closed 80, nominal; January 2, II, nominal;
refined, qsieti c1ntinent a6oi A., a0ei COM
The Washington times., 1894-11-04
FIRM But EXTREMELY DULL
Trading in the Market Very Light,
Few Stock Being Active.
JERSEY CENTRAL HAMMERED
Bears Had It All Their Own Way with the
stock-some Advance in Wheeling and
Lake Erie-General Reaction Caused by
the Bear Raid-QuOtations Closed Firm.

New YORK, Nov. 3.-The trading on the
stock exchange to-day was very light, New
Jersey Central being the only stock in which
the dealings were at all active. 1t was the
speculative feature and was hammered down
by the bears with persistency that led to the
liquidation Of some long stock and broke the
price % per cent. from the opening, which
was 4 higher than last nights closing figures.
The position of this stock, in view of the fact
that II has not earned dividend for the past
six months, is especially vulnerable, and it
was without support to- day except for some
small buying to cover short contracts. There
is suspicion, that under cover of the attack
on New Jersey Central, the shorts took in
outstanding contracts in other shares which
had receded in sympathy in this stock.
At the opening the general market was firm
but extremely dull. The only stock which
made any material advance was Wheeling
and Lake Erie, which rose rs. A few frac-
tional gains were made, including q in Della
ware and Hudson and Is in Sugar and Pacific
Mail, when the raid made on New Jersey Cen
tral caused general reaction, Delaware and
Hudson selling of 1$4, and the rest of the
list traded in 1sas4 per cent In small cover
my TdllN lpOh place ABOUT IL o CLOCK, Wllcn
did not exceed q per cent. except in Alton
and Terre Haute and st. Paul and Omaha,
which moved up IL and II, respectively.
In the last half hour of business Oregon
Improvement dropped 215 and Reading and
Sugar receded $s, while New Jersey Central
rallied q, the general market being well held
and closing firm. In most cases the last
prices made are fraction higher than the
final figures of yesterday. and st. Paul and
Omaha is II, and Wheeling aud Lake Erie
preferred, Is per cent. higher The grangers
show gain OF 1sa15, the latte. Rock Island.
The only material losses are l per cent in
Delaware Il Hudson, IL in New Jersey Gen.
tral, and 21s IN Oregon Improvement.
On the week the changes are pretty evenly
divided on each side Of the account. The
trading was more active than during the pre-
ceding week the sales aggregating S33, 900
shares The most important advances are:
Erie Telegraph, 2; Northwest preferred, %;
Pacific Mail, 81 Alton and Terre Haute. 81;
Chicago and Alton, 7, and New York, New
Hampshire and Hudson, SS1 Alton and
Terre Haute preferred, the last sale of which
was at los, was bid up TO 1856.
In the list of declines are: Erie preferred,
Hooking Valley preferred. and American
Coal 2; Cotton Oil, 21s; Cotton Oil preferred,
31s; st. Paul and Omaha preferred, 21k; Illi-
nois Central, 23s; Lake Shore, 2$i; Oregon
Improvement. 25s; Pullman, 81; Canada Pa
cific, 3sl Chicago and Eastern Illinois, Az; ;
Evansville and Terre Haute, 5; Pittsburg, G.
l.. c., and st. Louis preferred, 515 and New
Jersey Central, 636 per cent.
The Washington times., 1894-11-04
New ork Cofton.
What Irrigation VIII Do.

The arid district Of the United States COM
prises the whole of the country lying west Of
the 9sth meridian. with the exception OF
northern California and the portions Of Ore
gon and Washington west OF the Cascade
range. Seventeen States and Territories lie
wholly or in part within its confines which
embrace twO-ifths OF the national domain.
This vast tract of desert it is proposed to
render fruitful by irrigation. Irrigation is IS
old as civilization itself. In Egypt there are
farms still yielding an abundant crop which
have been irrigated Tor 4.O00 years or more.
The Pima Indians. in Arizona, have cultivated
their farms in this manner for 500 years,
and ruins OF stone aqUeducts are num-
erous in the old world and the new which
have. in the past, been utilized for the water
ing OF arid lands.
Indeed. the irrigated farm never suffers
from the drought. and it Is estimated that
5000 900 of people on earth to-day live upon
the produce of irrigated farms. This is be-
lieved to be the factor which Will make valU-
able the vast arid region of our continent.
Trials have already been made OF It with as
tonishing results. the valleys OF Arizona bios
sOming with a luxuriant growth where there
was scant substance before. while the parts
Of Colorado which are irrigated support
thrifty population Of farmers
Irrigation, while as Old as civilization. has
been praeticed but twenty-five years in this
country. The cost Of irrigation is very great,
but the increased value OF lands is simply
prodigious. The luscious fruits grown on
these lands are so abundant as to make q
handsome profit for the farmer, even az prices
that make it possible TO sell in competition
with the most distant markets.
The first shipment of California fruit re-
Gently arrived in London and was trans
ported thus a third OF the way around the
world to open up new fields IOc conquest.
Truly the arid land will yet be the paradise
toward which the farmer that has left New
England desolate viii turn IL search Of
treasure.