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gerous in highly cultivated districts and
because suppression of actual facts gener-
ally leads IN the end to exaggerated reports
which do far more harm than frank state
ment.
A letter received from Mr.. George F.
Weeks, the well-known editor and man.
ager OF the Bakersfield Californian, says
that 1t has appeared in that section, and
adds: The thistle matter is a serious one
and no time should be lost in taking hold
OF It, 1t is growing here from seed
evidently scattered from cars that have
come from Nebraska or some other in
tected section, as at present it is only found
along the railroad tracks" 1t is undoubt-
edly, necessary for landowners along the
whole length of the San Joaquin Valley to
study the nature of this new pest and
ascertain whether it is on their farms.
The Antelope Valley is peculiarly for
tunate IN possessing in the Lancaster Gaz-
cite very progressive and indeed typical
country journal, thoroughly alive to the
needs of every locality and foremost in the
development of the colonies. It's proprie-
tor, w. 5. Melick, owns land in several diff
ferent districts, and, having long been
resident OF the valley, is one of the best
posted men upon the agricultural and hor-
tlcultural resources of this immense ter
ritory. So many promising regions linger
Tor years IN a comatose condition for lack
OF skilled newspaper enterprise that this
paragraph about the Gazette seems neces-
sary to explain the general hopefulness of
the situation. CHARLES III. SHINN.
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flowing water and will irrigate more than
100 acres. The soil in many places Is al
ways moist and varies from sandy loan to
heavy loan. Analyses here and in other
parts of the valley show good, strong soil,
rich in potash, lime and phosphoric acid.
Every farmer in California has direct
interest in preventing the Russian thistle
from securing any further foothold. This
notorious weed, which cost the people OF
South Dakota $1,000, 600 last year, is a near
relative of the California crossword, the
desert atriplex, the pigweed and our COM
mon tumbleweed. Botanically, it is Salsola
kali tragus, European form of common
and not especially dangerous weed OF the
Atlantic States. 1t is not thistle at all.
1t is an annual plant, very easily destroyed
when young, but very difficult to control
when fairly established in waste places, in
extensive wheat fields, or by the roadsides.
The United States Department Of Agrl-
culture and many of the experiment sta
tons have published pamphlets about this
noxious weed. 1t first appeared in Amer
lea in 1873, in Scotland County, South Da-
kota, but caused little alarm until 1880.
Investigations last year showed that it had
extended over almost the whole of North
and of South Dakota and was rapidly push
ing along railroad lines and irrigation
canals into Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska and
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The main townsite, TERRA Bonita, is abont
four miles northeast in the heart of the
colony lands. A very large part of the
district has been sold to the better class of
Eastern people and is being planted to
orchards, about 1900 acres of which sur
round this center. One of the railroad
surveys extends across the site.
1t is, of course, too early for any definite
statement about the comparative value of
these fruit lands. The soil appears deep,
rich and easily worked. The great eleva-
ton makes the district especially valuable
for deciduous fruit. and will greatly lessen
difficulties with injurious insects. Many
almond trees and olives have been planted !;
the real test of these orchards can only
come when they begin to bear. A great
future is predicted for the district in the
line of winter apples and winter pears.
At present the most interesting district
within the limits of the valley is probably
the artesian belt of Lancaster. This arises
from two facts-one permanent, the other,
let US hope, temporary. The artesian dis
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| Colorado. 1t had even appeared in Wis
consin and Oregon.
In the Lancaster Valley the thistle is
found over an area about four miles in
diameter, and has also appeared in small
area in the wheat district. Fortunately
the native growth around Lancaster is of
such character as to greatly limit the
rapidity of the spread of the Russian
thistle. The popularity of this plant is
that when dry it breaks loose at the sur
face and is blown over the country in every
direction, distributing seeds over miles of
territory and for three or four months at
time. If this habit of FORMULATION can
be checked, the plant is otherwise no
greater menace than our ordinary annual
weeds of field and orchard.
Nearly all the old plants about Lancas-
ter have been piled up and destroyed. If
the young plants can be narrowed under
as fast as they appear, the worst will be
over with inside OF tthree years. The this
tie is liable to receive wide distribution
in hay and grain through shipments made
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lea has issued under this title, a handsome
volume of addresses by the eminent Jew
ish scholar, Gustav Karpeles of Berlin. A
surprise awaits the average reader who
turns the leaves of this book. We are
wont to think of purely rabblnlcal writings
when the subject of jewish literature
comes ND. The Talmud. the Pentateuch
and few obscure works in European
libraries, known, as a rule, only to the
faithful and a few bibliographers-the
to most readers sum up the literary treas
ures of the peculiar people, 1t is, there
fore, interesting, as well as surprising, TO
note the authors statement that IN the
neighborhood of $4,000 Jewish WORKS are
now known where, fifty years ago, blbllo.
graphers were ignorant of the existence OF
half these.
The Talmud is, of course, the beginning
and the foundation of Jewish literature.
1t has been the chief conservator OF Juda-
ism-"the most hated and prosecuted, the
most priced and honored, above all the
most imperfectly understood OF all
books"
The author contends that the meager
achievements of the Jews in the depart
ments of history and history of literature
do not Justify the conclusion that they are
wanting In historic perception. The lack
OF writings on these subjects is traceable
to the sufferings and prosecutions that
hav, marked their pathway. 1.-THE Orient
dwells an exile in the Occident, and its
tears OF longing for home are the fountain
head of Jewish poetry
The poetry reached its perfection in the
works OF the celebrated trio, Solomon Cab
irol, Yehuda Halevi and Moses ben Ezra.
AS ancient Hebrew poetry flowed in two
streams of prophecy and psalmody, so the
Jewish poetry of the middle ages were
divided into Put and Selicha, songs of
hope and despair. But secular poetry has
also fourished. Its first votary was Solo
mon Gabirol, who was distinguished
Halevi, probably the only Jewish poet
known to the general reader, to whom
Heine has familiariZed the name. But from
these on the writer gives a long and re-
doubtabl list of names of Jewish writersand
their works. He follows UP the course of
a literary development, beginning in gray
antiquity, with biblical narratives, assiml-
lating Persian doctrines, Greek wisdom
and Roman law; later Arabic poetry and
philosophy, and finally the whole of Euro
pean science in all its ramitications, while
contributing its share to every spiritual re-
suit achieved by humanity. This itera-
ture is still an unexplored treasury of
poetry and philosophy, of experience and
knowledge.
Not the least interesting chapter is that on
women in Jewish literature, which tells of
women-the number reaching into the
hundreds-who have been leaders, teach
ers, scholars, poets and seers of the Jew
ish people. A long list and an honorable
record is here given of famous Hebrew
women.
Other addresses are on Jewish Trouba-
doris and Minnesingers, the Jewish Stage,
Moses Maimonides, Humor and Love in
Jewish Poetry, Heinrich Heine and Juda-
ism, ETC., ETC. philadelphia: The Jewish
Publication Society of America.
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SimpIified EIocution.

To the student of anatomy. this book, by
Edward Gordon Lawrence, who announces
himself as director of "The Lawrence
School of Acting" New York, seems deli
ciously funny. Mr.. Lawrence has much
to say regarding the Organs of breath,
sound and Speech" and declares that at
is not as some teachers assert, natural for
women to breathe by using the costal and
intercostal muscles, while men use those
of the waist"
Elsewhere he tells the reader that in
whispering "the epiglottis must be kept
nicely raised and the whisper thrown di-
rectly on the lips and on no account held
in the throat or mouth The author
grammar, like his anatomical knowledge,
seems to be entirely his own
There is added to the book what the
teacher calls "a complete speaker" being
collection OF pieces, taken, apparently, at
random, from the literature of Gone
Thousand Choice Selections" New York |:
Published by the author
Jewish Literature and Other ESSAYS,
The Jewish Publication Society of Amer
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trict, already known to extend over an
area six miles wide and twelve miles long,
contains eighty three flowing artesian
wells, and may at any time be enlarged by
later discoveries. This forms great and
permanent resource, which will eventually
make Lancaster large town. But at the
present time the dangerous Russian
thistle, which has proved so injurious to
the farmers of the Northwest, has secured
a foothold in and around Lancaster. 1t
is being destroyed, and there is every pros
pect of its ultimate obliteration from the
map agricultural.
Taking UP the permanent resource-arte-
sian water-it is important to note that the
supply seems very abundant and is easily
obtained at slight cost. There is surface
water from y to Is feet down; there is
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in many similar ways 1t will probably
be first heard of in the Bakersfield district,
being taken through TETON Pass, or it will
appear at some point along the Southern
Pacific line north of Lancaster Valley and
along the San Joaquin; or the San Fer
nando Valley, now becoming so noted for
its olive orchards will have to take up the
fight
A warming at this season is, therefore,
timely, and if needed may save many
thousands of dollars. The plant is easily
distinguished, because whenever it has
room for full development it makes round,
compact bush with stiff stems crowded
with thorny bracts and narrow purplish
leaves which wither in early autumn. 1t
can be identified by any one who will take
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-28
ON 4 GERMAN RAILROAD.
Ten Minutes for Watercress Refresh
ments for Travellers.

Ten Minutes for WatercreSs Refresh
ments for Travellers.
eve fellows over here" said New
Yorker, ''are given to growing if train
don't make the schedule time to a minute
or if there's a moments delay at any point
along the line, but little travel on some
of the European continental lines would, 1
think, make us little more reconciled to
our own conditions. l know it has that
Christening effect on me.
son my last trip to Germany I had to run
down from Hanover to Cassel. After we
had been jogging along at sedate rate of
three minutes to the mile for couple of
hours or so we came to a stop. l looked
out of the window and saw that we were
in the midst of very pretty, country
scene, meadows and gardens, but with
nothing in the shape of village to
be seen except some scattered farm
houses. So l concluded that either
1t was a wayside station for some
district or else that an accident had hap
pened. The only other passenger in the
coach, a Lutheran clergyman l put him
up to be, knew of no stopping place there,
so lowered the door sash to hunt up the
conductor or guard.
GAS poked my head out I saw a man
that took to be the engineer or fireman
coming across the meadows with big bun
die done UP in a blue handkerchief swing
.AA6 lAOLA LILO MANU- WHllc LIS ludlS Was
leaning out of the cab window smoking a
big pipe. The conductor was sitting be-
side the track examining a belated wild
flower through his gold-rimmed spectacles,
the escape steam was gently whistling
through the valve, few passengers had
their heads poked out of the other carriage
windows like mine, all apparently watch
ing the approach of the man with the blue
handkerchief with sort of good-natured
family interest. Altogether it was very
pretty, restful pastoral picture. l hesitated
for minute to break in upon it, but when
l looked at my watch and found we had
been standing there for more than quar-
ter of an hour, l yelled to the professor
like guard and asked what was the matter.
"He arose and came smiling pleasantly
to the carriage window.
"'What's the matter? | repeated. is
there an accident?' He smiled still more
pleasantly.
."'Oh, no, Mein Herr he said, only
there is a famous quality of die bachtresse,
or watercress. in the brook at the bottom
of that field over there, and the good Will
helm Schwartz, the engineer, generally
makes it point to get a bunch OF 1t for
his Sunday salad when he comes along on
the SATURDAY. afternoon train.
"Bv the time the guard had finished his
deliobtful little story the engineer had
reached the engine. Then the guard
climbed into his coupe, there was shrill
foot of the whistle and we were Jogging
along again New York Sun.
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WITHOUT A NAVY.
The Kingdom of Belgium Has No Ships
of War.

The Hinge ON of Belgium Has No Ships
of War.
No invitation has been extended to the
naval authorities of one neighboring coun-
try to participate in the festivities at the
opening of the ship canal between the
North Sea and the Baltic, which are to at
tract the armed ships of various European
and American Governments. That coun-
try is Belgium, and it is peculiar among
European countries having water front
from the fact that it has no navy. This is
the more remarkable when it is considered
that Belgium includes within its borders
one of the Oldest harbors in Europe-Ant-
werp-which, at the zenith of its CONNER
cial success, had as many as 1000 ships.
The commerce of Antwerp is still consid-
cradle, and fair share of it is done with
the United States, says the New York Sun.
When the war of 1880 eliminated in the
Independence of Belgium from the rule of
the Netherlands, the two countries were
SO divided that Holland had the larger
share of the seacoast line, and Belgium had
a larger measure of the inland country.
Holland retained all the colonial posses
sions of the two countries and, IN order to
keep up connection with them and pro-
tect them from hostile assault, the navy
was maintained by Holland. Belgium,
having no foreign colonies to protect, was
under no obligation TO maintain navy.
Holland has now considerable navy, in
GLIDING 100 ships and 1900 sailors, but Bel
GUM is able to get along without any navy
at ALL though the Belgium army, on a
peace footing, is 1000 men stronger than
the Dutch army, and, on a war footing,
has 100, 900 men more.
Boiled alligator flesh tastes-very much
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-28
Neighbor Lakewood.

This is revision of ]. T. Trowbridge's
famous anti-slavery novel, from new plates
the printing of many editions having worn
the old ones beyond the point of service.
1t is not likely that American people
will soon tire of stories that go back to that
interesting period-"before the war"-and
one of the best of all these is the power
full tale that more than anything else
of his helped to make the authors repu-
tation. In revising it he has added con-
siderably to the concluding chapters. What
will greatly increase the interest of the
general reader however, is the autobio-
graphical preface which Mr., Trowbridge
has written to the book.
1t is somewhat surprising to read in this
the authors confession of having had, in
his early manhood, q strong prejudice
against any agitation of the slave question.
This he imbibed from his father, whom he
quotes as saying of the one abolitionist
preacher in his native town: 81 wish |
had some sort of patent, long-action, quick
pressure gag to spring on him the instant
he uses the word slavery" 1t was the ell
actment in 1850, of the fugitive slave
law" turning the North into a hunting
ground for escaping human chattels, that
made an anti-slavery fanatic of Trow bridge.
He was then at work on the Sentinel,
Ben Perley Poore S paper. The latter went
to Washington on business, leaving young
Trowbridge in charge of the paper.
1t was then the latter, quite innocent of
offense, wrote the famous editorial that
placed the Sentinel on the anti-slavery
side, called down storms of wrath from
every direction and even caused threats
from South Carolina of secession. 1t ru-
ined the paper, but from that day Mr..
Trowbridge was pronounced abolitionist.
The story of ''Neighbor lakewood" turns
on the struggles of New England neigh
borhood to hide from the slave-hunters
young fugitive slave girl, nearly white,
beautiful and lovable.
1t is a powerful tale, told in a highly
dramatic and interesting fashion. Bos-
ton: Lee & Shepard. For sale by William
Doxey and the Whitaker & Ray Com
pany1
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AIisnn,s Adventures.

A story for girls by Lucy G. Lille, who
has written a number of bright and whole
some books for young readers. This is the
story of young girl who is thrown upon
her own resources, and sets out to make
the best of her life in a simple, courageous
way. She finds a wealthy grandmother
whom she has never known, and who
gives her grudgingly meager home. The
rest of the girls fortune comes through
her own honest endeavor and loyalty of
purpose. Philadelphia: Porter & Coates
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la mature plant. b Seeding, about two
weeks after termination, natural size. c
flower detached from the axil and remaining
suspended by minute hairs in the ordinary in
verted position on a rolling plant, enlarged
three diameters. flower viewed from above
and in front, showing the ealyx lobes forming
q cone-shaped body and the large membrane
ceous spreading wings, enlarged three diam
eters. { seed, with flower part removed, en-
larged five diameters. + embryo, removed from
the seed, enlarged seven dtameters After L
H. Dewey, United States Department of Agri
culture, bulletin 15.l
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A YUCCA PALM.
From a photographic

artesian water at from 200 to 400 feet. The
settlers prefer small wells of or 8 inches
ten acres of alfalfa, often much more
Some portions show alkali, but the stands
of alfalfa are most excellent 1t is really
surprising that SO much of this land is I'M
improved, and the local demand for alfalfa
hay is much greater than the supply.
Upon DR.. Barber's east-side ranch, an
experimental artesian well, sunk to the
depth of 539 feet. DEVELOPED six strata of
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the trouble to obtain the illustrations sent
out by the Agricultural Department and
the experiment stations. The station al
Berkeley will answer any questions and
also identify plants; or, if necessary, will
send an observer to the locality.
There has been feeling in the Lancas-
ter district that it was decidedly better to
keep the matter quiet for fear of influenc-
ing the steady growth of the colonies. This
is a mistaken view, because, in the first
place. the thistle is not particularly dan
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To end with a wedding is quite the
proper thing for the orthodox light novel,
but the author of "a Country Sweetheart"
Dora RUSSELL really leaves too little to he
desired in this regard. Not only do all the
people in her story get married, but most
of them, those at least who did not kill
some one or get themselves killed, marry
two or three times. New York and Chi
cago: Rand, McNally & Co.
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There are 1872 convicts to every 1000, 600
inhabitants of the North Atlantic States,
739 in the South Atlantic, 491 in the North
Central, $40 in the South Central and 1341
in the Western.
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The Real Chinaman.

Under the title of "The Real Chinaman,"
Chester Holcombe, for many years inter-
prefer. secretary of legation and acting
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Boiled alligator flesh tastes-very much
like veal. 1t is much eaten in India.
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WOMEN AND WHEEL
ING.-Dr. Ora e m e
Hammond has recent
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WE HAVE MONEY TO LOAN AT
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value. Money ready for immediate loans
where security and title is good No Com
mission. We solicit applications. Blanks
furnished upon request.
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Real Esta.e and Commission Asen,

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thirty-three years, ] am prepared tc
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lead, and iron mines, farming and
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Parties wishing to buy or sell any
kind of property, will do well tC
make their wants known 10 the un-
dersigned. A. Blossom,
Battle Mountain, New.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-04-23
suicided when She Got the Chance.

LEXINGTON, KY, April % Mrs. Fanny
Schwartz, aged 24.wite of Jacob Schwartz.
of Louisville, was a patient at the High
Oaks sanitarium, afflicted with melan.
cholia with suicidal impulses. She was
visited by her husband and spent the day
with him at the Phoenix hotel. Being
left alone few moments she slipped of
to a drug store ami bought bottle of
morphine, which she concealed in her
clothing When she returned to the san
itarium she drank a fatal drught and
died in a few hours