The morning call., 1894-06-24

OF the State might prove a loss in another.
The cost OF planting and cultiyating the best
qualify OF prunes until the trees are in full
bearing Is question that cannot be answered
In general way, for much depends upon cir
cumstances. The same may be said of almonds.
he ptuDe, according to report of the State
Board OF Horticulture. is a prolific bearer, and
can be relied upon for annual crops. II prop
erly cultivated some fruit may be gathered the
third year, and the fourth year will yield
fairly profitable crop; The fifth year will yield
from fifty To sixty pounds TO the tree which the
sixth year should double. From that time on
the tree can be considered In full bearing, and
Will give from $50 TO 800 pounds Of green fruit
annually. What the profit on prunes would be
from the time of the nrst crop TO tile time of
full bearing would depend on the cost OF culti-
walton and money invested. AS TO the Oil olive,
Adolph Flamant claims that the best Is the
Rubra, while EllwOod Cooper of Santa Barbara
and Frank A. KImDall of National City ex-
press the opinion that the Mission olive is the
best. All three of The gentlemen named have
devoted much time and attention TO olive cul-
ture. j. i. Rowland Of Pomona, In paper
read at recent MEETING OF the State invention
OF Oive-growers OF California, presented the
following 1gures as the result of the per cent
OF oil OF two years. tests: Pedulina, 81; Rubra.
1712; NevadIllo Blanc, 1612 COlumela 1872
PrecOx. Ia; PichOline, 10, and ManZanIllo, S1a.
From the latest report 10 the State Board of
Horticulture it appears that prunes, apricots
and olives thrive well In San Luis 0bispo
County
County, Cal. Whether the great divisions of
land Of the earth constitute two or more cont.
nents is question that never has been def
nitely settled. One authority says: "The land
of the globe is sometimes divided in two couti-
nents, the Eastern and the Western, sometimes
into four, Africa. Asia and Europe being sepa-
ratey enumerated; more commonly into five,
Australia being reck0ned as one; still Oftener
into six, North ana South America being
all md lxynn
theticat continuous land at the south pole is
reckoned as another" Another authority says:
"From general point Of view there are two
continental masses, the Eastern and the West
eTD-the Old and the New World, In breaking
up these into lesser divisions. Europe and Asia
together naturally constitute one mass conve-
niently designated as Eurasia, though Ii Is CON-
monty reckOned as separate continent. Africa
formerly attached TO Asia very slightly by the
Istnmus oil SueZ, and now artiflcially severed
from II Dy The SueZ canal, forms another con-
tinent. Australia by many as third conti-
mental subdivision OF the Eastern land mass (or
fourth recS oning Europe aud Asia separately
North ana South America form the two great
natural subdivisions (also separately called
confinenis) OF the Western Continent, and are
naTdly more united than were Africa ana Asia
before the cutting OF the SueZ canal" Still an
other authority says: Though no mathematl
cal calculation has ever been drawn between a
continent and an Island, the usage OF language
has generally recognized five great masses or
divisions OF land as continents, Europe, Asia,
Africa, America ana Australia The existence
OF an Antartlc continent has not yet been deter.
mined"
JUPITER, E. B. H., City. This correspondent
writes: In an almanac / notice that Jupiter re-
mains In Aries from April, 1893, to March.
1894; then Taurus only tour months. Should
not Jupiter remain In one sign one year, or
nearly so? gentleman who is versed In the
reading OF the signs of the heavens SAYS: The
correspond dent should have stated whether he
means the constellation OF Aries or the sign of
inc ZODIAC known by The same name. The con.
stellatlons nil different spaces on the map OF
the heavens. being uneQually distributed
around the Zodiac, and the, signs are equal d.
VlSloDsi going by the name OF the twelve Z0dl-
acal CONSIDERATIONS, but which do not col respond
with the similarly named consultations in the
tiOn In about twelve years (4332 days) he may
be said. roughly speaking, 10 remain one year
in each sign.
CONTINENTAL DANA. r. R.. City. The ex-
preston "a continental dam" Is a substitute
for "tnker's dam." Tie tinkers dam is wall
OF dough or soft clay raised around spot
which plumber in repairing desires 10 flood
with solder. As the material can be used only
once. The proyerb conveys the idea of It's COM
paratlve wOrihlessness. The expression "tink-
ers dam" Is profane corruption made In
Ignorance OF the true meaning of the word.
Some DeOple who do not like the word tinker,
ter under consideration Is OF no value.
LARGEST CITIEs-M. r., Oakland. Cal. The
nve largest cities, according 10 population, are
London, which by the census OF 1898 had a
population OF 4,306, All; Paris, census OF 1S9I,
z.441,957; New York, special censns OF 1892,