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The herald., 1896-11-21
3. Election of two vice-presidents.
4. Addresses of welcome.
5. Presidents annual address.

D. f>TeSlueHt 3 dHuudl huuIcSS
6. Appointment of committees by the
president: (a)On resolutions, to consist
of five members, to whom all resolutions
shall be referred, unless otherwise Or
dered; (b) on legislation, to consist Of
five members; (c) on marketing. trans
portation and freight rates, to consist of
eleven members.
Z. Routine business.
8. Business laid over from last session.
Afternoon
/. Should tree planting be encouraged
or discouraged? If so, what kinds, va
rieties, ETC.?
2. How to improve our orchards.
should not Improbable trees be worked
over or cut out?
3. Protecting orchards from frost.
4. Congressional legislation anecting
the fruit industry, etc.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER I'd.
Forenoon and afternoon
1. Review of the years fruit ship
ments.
2. Distribution of fruit; opening new
markets: Importance of having travelling
agents; feasibility of establishing stores
in all large cities.
g. The feasibility of establishing free
public market in San Francisco.
4. Transportation and freight rates on
green and dried fruit.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER Sd.
Forenoon
1. Insect nests. tree diseases ana REM
edes therefor.
2. Parasitical and predacious insects.
3. Questions (Which must be in writing
and put in the question box) on any SUD-
ject pertaining to the fruit industry, to
be answered by those present.
Afternoon
1. Cultivating, fertilizers, irrigation
and irrigation to develop the size ana
quality of decduous fruits.
Q Pruning. thinning, gathering ana
grading fruit.
cesses, etc.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4th.
Forenoon
1. Processes and packages FOR trans
porting fruit. ..
.. Selection. grading and care OF fruit
3. New fruits and new varieties.
4. Questions continuation.
Afternoon
1. Reports of committees.
2 New subjects and special business.
2 ARRANGEMENTS for next convention.
Spacial-Forest and flower culture, TO
be assigned.
Also, special subjects.
FRANK II. BUCK,
Chairman committee on program.
R. D. STEPHENS,
Chairman committee of arrangements.
Note-This convention is held under
the auspices of the state board OF hortl-
culture to enable fruit growers ana
others interested in horticulture anu
kindred pursuits to come together Tor
General interchange of ideas and be prof.
tied thereby. All present are requested
to take part in the deliberations.
The herald., 1896-11-21
GOOD ROADS AND HOW TO KEEP
THEM GOOD

About the most important poin in
good roads is to keep them when once
obtained The old saying that "a
stitch in time saves nine" is fully as
applicable to roads as it is to garments.
One of the first objects in starting first
travel on new road is to prevent maxi
ing tracks in the center, for if once form
ed, teams and drivers prefer driving
in such places. This will soon cause
the road to wear in one place and water
will stand in the center, both in the
wheel tracks and in the center where the
horses walk. and before it is realized
the immediate center is little low, and
between rain in winter washing it out
and wind in summer blowing it away
the road can be ruined in one season. In
order to prevent this wear in the center
wherever there is the least indication
of a concentration of travel in any one
direction. it should be the duty of some
one who can be relied on to go over the
road with smoother or leveler at inter-
walls during the rainy season and fill up
all depressions and put the road in such
condition that teams will not find any
we'll defined track, but will use the road
1t random, which will cause equal wear.
This is the main secret of keeping a good
road when once obtained.
Whenever any chuck holes show up in
dry weather, fill up if possible with
gravel or coarse sand. and in the alb
Sence or these. weeds or straw are about
the only substances that will stand. In
filing up, allowance must be made for
settling ard the holes must be filed
heaping up. If road gets very dusty
in summer coating of straw is compar-
atively inexpensive and will last for a
month or two The best way, and in the
end the cheapest. wherever circum-
stances will Justify, is by means of
sprinkling. This is a great preventive
of wear by blowing away of the road
in the form of dust and wearing into
holes, and is becoming a favorite way in
all fruit growing and other closely set
tied sections. 1t can be done very cheap
ly wherever conditions are such that
ciSterns can be erected frequently
/ enough so that water wagon can drive
, from one to another while emptying
In this way, one wagon can sprinkle sew
eral miles a day. Early in the morning
or late in the day is better than midday
as the hot sun dries the water as fast as
it falls and prevents soaking of the dust.
Where roads are bordered by trees,
sprinklng is more effective.
Not the least of the benefits of sprnk-
ling is the added GOODNESS which it gives
, over non -sprinkled and dusty roads.
| These articles have been, hope, clear
| enough so that all may understand not
only the benefits, but also the possibil-
I ity of every neighhorhood having first
j class roads at a nominal expense II
any further information be needed, the
( writer will be only too glad to give any
! information in his power, never forget
ting that next to good schools good
roads are necessity of every neighbor-
hood.-James Boyd in California Guilt.
yator
The herald., 1896-11-21
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
A Superintendent to Be Appointed in
the Rubio District

The resignation of H. E. Vreeland,
ley, comprising the townships of Antel-
ope and Fairmount. was received by the
board and accepted The cause for DR..
Vreeland resigning his position was his
removal to this city, as his place of per-
manent residence.
E. T. Wright, N. G. Ledgerwood and
7. Lloyd were appointed as viewers of
that portion of Fortieth street, between
Rosedale and Western avenue, which it
has been proposed, by petition, shall be
laid out.
A petition was received from property
owners in the Rubio canyon protection
district asking that Mr.. James Craig of
Lamanda a civil engineer Of many
years standing, be appointed as super
itendent to supervise the work about to
be undertaken in the district. The mat.
ter was referred to Supervisor Wood
ward, with power to act and report to
the board at the next meeting.
A petition that, in the matter Of the
estate and guardianship of Walter c.
Tibbetts, the clerks and library fees be
RENTED was granted.
A communication was received from
]. w. Wood, clerk Of the board of trus-
tees of the Long Beach high school dis
trct requesting that the board adver-
tise for bids for the bonds voted in the
district some time ago. On motion OF
Supervisor Hay the clerk of the board
was ordered to advertise for such bids,
the same to be opened on December 9th
at pm.
The bid of the Office Speciality Manu-
featuring company for supplying two
indexes for the assessment rolls, and one
poll tax index, for the sum of $169, was
accepted.
On motion of Supervisor Woodward
tror1 cfa ha
general fund to the Rubio Canyon pro-
lection district. Also that $4,000 be
transferred from the unappropriated
! money fund to the general fund.
The herald., 1896-11-21
REDLANDs NEEDS sAvANDERB1LT A

From the New York World we take
this description of the work belng zone
IN North Carolina by George Nander-
bilt on his vast experimental laille'
botanical gardens and forestry statlois'
II is written by the we'll known cores
nondent. James Creelman, and we pub
lish only a small portion, in which ne
says: ~ ,.
lshed himself in a vast domain OF l4o,o0o
acres consecrated to science, agrlcui-
ture and forestry. He has already spent
$40, ,0000 900 on the estate, ana Is glVlnS
something like $4,000 a year. he EN-
ploys more men than the department OF
agriculture at Washington does. From
every land he has brought trees. plants
and flowers, herds of cattle ana rare
breeds of fowl. He allows the farmers
of the country to breed from his bulls
and stations free of expense. He SENDS
the eggs from his costly flocks to be
Matched out in the farms of North caro-
lima. He has gathered the experts OF
Europe and America to work out in
this matchess place the practical prob
lens which confront the American farm
ers and stock breeders. And When ne
shall die this wonderful organization,
with all its property and equipments,
will be given to the government OF the
United States.
Redlandls needs such a man. we
have some enthusiastic lovers of
flowers and trees among the most nota-
bic being the Smiley Brothers, who are
working out many problems in acclima-
tization of flowers and trees. but we
need many more. There are hundreds
if not thousands of foreign trees, fruit
as we'll as timber that can be acclimat-
ed to our advantage and proht-all we
need is enthusiasts and money and
time We have the soil, the climate and
the water. Let us all strive to bring them
together
Brother Scipio is generally dead to
rights, but he is just a shade off in his
comment above. If he would tell the
whole truth he would say, "Redlands
needs such a man. but much less than
most places in Southern California"
Brother Craig. lend US your influence
to get such a man at South Pasadena
The herald., 1896-11-21
FOREST PROTECTION
Resolutions Adopted by the Engineers
and Architects Association

The Engineers and Architects asso-
citation held its regular monthly meet
ing in their new quarters in the Wilcox
building on Wednesday evening. The
feature of the meeting was an interest
ing illustrated lecture by Lieut.. James
c. Drake on The Fiske Range Finder,
an electrical defice for determining dis
tance at sea.
In the matter of forest fires the asso-
citation adopted the following resolu-
tions:
Whereas, The recent fires in the Sierra
Madres have again emphasized the great
annual loss this district suffers from the
wanton and careless destruction of our
forests, and,
Whereas, In the opinion of this asso-
citation, our mountain forest areas are
the only substantial safeguards against
destructive winter floods, which, unre-
stricted by forest growth, will become
torrential in character, denuding our
/ mountain sides and running our agri-
cultural lands; and, further, that the
destruction of the vegetation in these
| areas means not only damage to lands
in the winter. but what is equally, if
| not more important, subsequent sum-
| mer drouth, for the winter rains, no
| longer retarded by the forest soil and
| undergrowth will not find their way
into the natural subterranean channels
| and reservoirs, to the serious injury of
all springs and water-courses depend
| ent thereon for their summer water sup
| ply. Water being particularly of vital
| Importance to Southern California, the
| interests of our section demand that ac-
ton be taken for the preservation of the
| local mountain forests. We consider the
| perpetuation of our forests to be a su-
| preme necessity; therefore. be it
| Resolved, That this association urg-
| emily requests our national congress to
| enact such laws as will insure a
I thorough management and patrol of all
our forest reservations and effectually
| stop the wanton and destructive fires
| which at present are the chiefest foe
| To this end our secretary is instructed
TO forward copies of these resolutions
| to the secretaries of the interior and ag-
! riculture and to the California senators
| and representatives in congress, re-
| spectfully soliciting their aid in this
| matter.
The herald., 1896-11-21
STATE FRUIT GROWERS CON
VENTION

The twentieth session of the Califor-
MIA fruit growers convention. held un-
der the auspices of the state board of
horticulture, will be held at Sacrament
to December l. 2, and 4. All fruit grow
ers are invited to be present and partic-
ipate in the proceedings.
The Southern Pacific Railroad com
pany will make a reduction of one-third
the regular fare for those intending to
go to Sacramento.
PROGRAM.
Order OF business and subjects for dis
cussion. (Subject to revision and amend
ments.)
The convention will convene in the
senate chamber of the state capitol At
$3.50 o'clock a. M; afternoons at l: 40. and
evenings at 1880 o'clock.
TUESDAY. DECEMBER 1st.
1. Calling to order.
2. Invocation.
The herald., 1896-11-21

also upon the public highways and
through the country from one city or
town to another, carrying the mail, ex-
press matter, passengers and possibly
freight? Are they not transportation
companies. and should they not be un-
der the control of the commission, or
should they be subject to the control of
the city or county authorities in whose
localities they are operated? These
are judicial questions of much import
ance, and should be determined at an
early day, say the commissioners. The
report is supplemented, as usual by
large amount of statistical information.
The herald., 1896-11-21
PROF. COOK ON sTEAMING.

If the steamirg method which comes
recommended from Australia and
which some claim to have tried with
success here of late should prove effect
i've, it would he done in daytime and so
Of course the birds would escape harm
1t is also stated that the steamng does
not destroy friendly insects. l have
tried some experiments with steaming
and find that it is possible to regulate
the steam so as not to destroy the fol-
iage. ! also found that it did not de-
stroy the eggs under the scale. While
l am not yet ready to advise in this
matter l am inclined to the opinion that
the steam Will destroy the younger lice.
1t seems to me that some generous heart
ed man should give the steaming process
very thorough trial. Indeed think it
should be tried by several different par
ties. One experiment in such matters
Is never satisfactory"
In the above notice we think Prof
Cook has failed to state fully and ex-
actly the present status of the steam
ing process in Southern California, as
remedy for the scale. He seems to
limit the efforts in this direction to the
vague generality that some claim to
have tried it with success, while he ex-
presses the hope that some generous
hearted man" may come to the rescue
and give the process a thorough trial
Last spring the editor of the Herald,
who had already made some trials with
steam for killing insect pests wrote to
Prof Cook asking him to cooperate in
carrying on experimental work there
with and at the same time informing
him that necessary funds would be pro-
Vtded up to $1,000 to either prove or dis
prove the proposition. For reasons
which were n doubt satisfactory to him
self Prof. Cook did not accept our pro-
posal and we lost the benefit of his help
in our experiments, conducted on a
practical working scale. These expert
ments, however, satisfied us that the
steaming process if wisely and persist
emily used will exterminate the scale
It will not injure the foliage or the bios
SONS and Is harmless to birds that may
lodge among the branches.
So far as We know no known process
will kill the eggs under the black scale.
We know for certainty that cyanide
will not; that soap will not; that kero-
sene emulsion will not and that distil-
late emulsion will not. We do know
Aovever. that while heat from steam
The herald., 1896-11-21
PREVENTION AGAINST FROST

At the Brockton Square Orange Grow
ers' associations meeting on Oct. Sth
the subject of plan to prevent frost in
orchards was thoroughly discussed.
All present were of the opinion that
system could be perfected wherewith
the temperature of the whole valley
could be raised fully four, and posi-
bly, more. degrees The basket, with four
to six pounds of coal each, with a smudge
of wet straw Just far enough above it to
be fired and make smoke and steam, met
with the most favor 1t was the con-
sensus of opinion that by this and a
thoroughly organized effort in which all
growers would join, in addition to the
rubbish fires which could be started. it
would absolutely protect the fruit dur
ing as cold nights as the valley has ever
experienced, but that to make it success
ful the system must be perfect and all
fires started when an alarm shall be
given from signal station. 1t was es
timated that the cost for the season
would not exceed SIS to a ten-acre or
chard. All present signified willing
ness to join in the movement, notWith-
standing there were numbers who from
their long years experience. were sat
isfied this would not a year of frosts.
Others did not feel like running any
risk.
Other associations and individuals
were urged to join in the movement and
perfect the system as soon as possible
as there is no time to loose between now
and the time the frosts come. if come
they will, Such system cannot be
perfected in day. There is little doubt
in the minds of any who have investi-
gated the matter that the plan is entirely
feasible.
Though lighter crop than usual. but
with the fruit as fine as was ever grown
upon trees anywhere and of uniform
sizes. free from the damaging effects of
scale, there is every prospect that the
present will be very prosperous year
for the orange and lemon groves of the
valley. With such clean, smooth fruit
the pack promises, if free from frost,
to be the finest ever sent out from River
side groves.-Riverside News.
The herald., 1896-11-21

I'VE cannot carry
lon fertilizer expert
lmentation at the sta
tions on virgin soils" "
l-E. w. Hilgard's lee
ture before Farmers
Institutes, Septem-
lber. 1896.
The herald., 1896-11-21

may not kill the eggs under the old la
caniums it will so weaken the young
that after they are hatched they will
not thrive, just as hens eggs will hatch
after the heat in the incubator has been
raised to a temperature of ITO or 115
degrees, but the chicks are always weak
and generally die. So the scale eggs
that have been subjected to tempera-
of 120 degrees come out weak and gener-
ture of 120 degrees come out weak and
generally die.
Prof Cook has not made it plain why
n succession of experiments under the
supervision of one person would not be
as satisfactory as if conducted by sew
eral different parties" Beyond doubt
if steam will kill the scale in one case it
will not prove a respecter of persons and
refuse to serve the death warrant in
other cases.
The herald., 1896-11-21
RANDSBURG GOLD FIELDS.

The Santa Fe is now selling tickets to
Randsburg via Kramer, where connec-
tion is made with the stage line; only
four hours trip from Kramer. Ticket
office, 200 Spring street.
The herald., 1896-11-21

Try our port and sherry wines at Is
cents per gallon. T. Vache & Co., Com
mercial ard Alameda streets. Tele-
phone 800.
The herald., 1896-11-21

To Cure a Col in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo QuiEine Tablets,
All druggists refund the money II it
fails to cure. Csc.
The herald., 1896-11-21

All prices of wallpaper greatly reduced
A. A. Eckstrom. 1924 South Spring street.
The herald., 1896-11-21

Rain commenced falling Thursday after
noon between and o'clock and continued
at intervals during the night and yester-
day. The precipitation was light
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-07-02

mometer has frequently stood loA IN
the past week its zeal has not aos'-
ed" This is pretty nearly as bad as
Abilene's enthusiasts.
The fair and accurate estimate OF
Supt. Shirk on the Abilene training
schools published in the School y
Home and in the REFLECTOR last
week has been highly complimented
by those Of the city capable Of ludg-
ing. He gave the correct reasons
why the department was given up
and though the truth may hurt &C.
casionally it is well to give it. Mr.
Shirk is one Of the most capable
schoolmen in the state to Judge OF the
workings Of such school and he TOOK
careful pains to examine the WORK !
carefully. His estimate is endorsed
by the training school patrons
generally. The high compliment 70
Miss Bruckhart and her efficient corps
Of assistants was eminently deserved
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-07-02

III somewhat remarkable fact that
out of the upwards Of 1000 women OF
this country who are physicians, NOT
more than 200 have q college training,
according to President Thwing, OF ths
Western Reserve university. OF the
1925 women preachers and 2os women
lawyers in the country but few are
college-bred. Even more surprising Ia
the fact that the colleges have contrib
uted very few Of the literary women OF
the country. Most Of the women's col
legc graduates become teachers or orna'
ment homes Many Of the preachers, be-
ing good takers, do not undertake the
regular three-years' course in theology
but 20 right ahead and discourse from
the pulpits, learned or otherwise.
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HOW SHE GOT EVEN.


O6utly-DNou VvhAA"" s~->--
Telling Rebults.
As II Ia q well-established fact thas
men are always in the prime Of life.
while women begin to get over II at the
age Of IS, the gentler sex are naturally
averse to pointed comments upon their
years. A laundering man, whose too
convivial habits have conspicuously
wrecked his wife's health and peace OF
mind, was recently introduced to Wis
iting lady of less than 80 years, but OF
remarkably youthful and fresh appear
ance. With fatal intent to be gallant,
the laundering man remarked;
"Glad to meet you, madam--glad 70
meet you. You are very well-preserved
for your years
No answer was returned the visiting
lady having been naturally shocked Ut
being thus classed among the aged
Not disconnected, the talkatlve gentle
man went on: "You look young, mad
am, indeed you do Pray, tell me what
Is the secret OF it?"
A picture Of the harassed wife Of the
rude questioner came to the visiting
lady's mind, and she retorted, gently,
but pointedly; "There Is but one Sc
cret Of what you are pleased to term
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-07-02
rHe ELDER TREE
Some Of the traditions and Superssleicae
Attached to II.

Attached to IL.
The traditions attached to this tres
are very numerous and widespread,
from the days Of Pliny downward, says
Notes and Queries. The fancy or belief
that Judas hung himself upon an elder
tree, which will be found in Gerarde
and many old herbalists and poets, Zen
johnson among them, Of course, gave
the name to the purplish-brown fungus
which grows on its bark under the title
Of "Judas' ear" which Coles refers 70 -
"Jewes Fare, called in Latin Fungus
sambicunus and Auricula judae." The
plant appears to have had in England
the old cosnomen Of pipe tree or bour
tree, and in Scotland bore tree, no doubt
from the facility with which pipes or
tubes for musical or other purposes
have always been made by pushing ous
the pith from the younger branches
Weseem togetthe name from the Dutch
holder with the German hohlundcr.
sueau with the French, In Holland
vlierboom, italian sambuco, Russian
busina, and Spanish sauce.
The spiced wine 30 almost universally
made from the berries in country ds-
tricts, and the medicinal virtues A.
,ributed-and not without reason-to
very many preparations made from 10
bark, shoots, leaves and roots BY coun-
try folk from time immemoriai' anu .
proportion Of which are found IN the
pharmacopoeia, have doubtless made y
popular plant, and gathered arouna
II many Of the supewtitions, tales, ana
even enhanced the virtues It u SAID 70
possess. At all events, In nearly every
county in England It's praises can %
heard, and wondrous tales In connec-
ton with 1t will be found to exist
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-07-02

THIS country, to people who have not
looked into the matter, does not figure
as a large owner Of floating property
outside Of war vessels and those at
tached to the revenue and lighthouse
service; but q recent careful estimate
shows that on one part Of the Missis-
sjppi river the nation owns over l,ooo
craft of different kinds. That Is the
stretch between New Orleans and Cairo,
and the value Of the vessels and their
outfit for riprap, revetment and levee
work does not fall much below $o'ooo'-
900. When work is rushing there are OF
times 10000 men employed on the YES
sells and in connection with the taska
assigned them.