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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-12
PRIME ORCHARDS IN CALIFORNIA.
From Harper's Weekly.

From HarpefS Weekly
A ride through one OF the vast prune orchards
when the trees are In full bloom Is an experience
never 10 be forgotten. Some OF these orchards con-
sIsns OF 800 acres contain $1,000 trees their ages
varying from five to ten years. and planted in regu-
lar rows from to twenty feet apart Nor pebble.
nor clod nor blade OF grass can be found among the
friabe soil of the miles long aises which intervene
tesseilated by the pickering shadows OF the sway
ing snowy petals which project on either SIDE from
are each alive to the situation and puncture the
perfumed air of coud.ess May morning with song.
buzz and voceess wing.
Among this embarrassment Of beauty walks the
alert intelligent orchardst, watching with the
trained eye OF artist the development OF the tiny
bud of the embryo prune upon the tree until picked
the prime OF It's perfection with the def hand Of
an expert In order TO produce the desired uniform
lty Of size and shape. each frut-bearing bough Is
subjected to such thinning and pruning that there
lie scattered about the base Of a tree often more
rejected prunes than left hanging upon it's
branches
As the Eastern PUN pest. the curculio Is unknown
in California scarcely drop OF rain falls upon
the trees from May until November and as there is
no scorching to shrvel the delicate skin OF the
prune rough wind to mar It's contour, a bough
OF full-rpened clusters represents one OF perfect
prunes.
In from six to ten miles square planted
to fruit trees 1900 acres are IN prunes alone They
a. well a. the plain with Z beautiful irrsruarty
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-12
HIS OWN FUNERAL SERMON.

From The San Francisco Examiner -
(xSrge Inwood OF No 1c9 Cnion-st has WIN awn
the sermon which will be delivered at ms v~
funefa Moreover. 10 make certain that TINS ssi
shalt be fully understood that there may be no a
terlrk or hesitancy over the blindy wri..t;sss
wotI he has caused his funeral ,sT P Sns hun:
dred copies have been Struck of. These are keps
in strong box. away from the light only 70 thus u
prohnced the day OF the funeral Having y, o" he
UTTERED. Mr. Inwood went step further ana p ,ss
vidt3 in his Will, which will be opened oetors so Is IL
secteran in belief is hopelessly disqualified In. Inv
heise will fail OF fuflment OF the conditions NV ~
sect enuncates the words. This necessarily DAT ~.
out all c.ergymer. From this IL should not oe ~,
ferred that Mr.. 1nwood has religious belief ~, ~
himself he says Il am full believer IN the ms
and doctrines OF Jesus Christ. but am strictly noA
eectarian"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-12
THE MOON TRAIL.
BY George Horton


The moon trail shineth across the sea.
And stretcheth off to far countree
In the realms of the old. romantic moon,
Where evening Is morning. and midnight noon!
Then lovers away on the bright moon tra'i'
Each happy two with a tiny sail.
In silver waste with stars above.
And nothing to do but love and love.
The great kind moon. like sphere OF light,
Swings down to the rim Of the sea each night
Finding ever some bark with happy crew.
Bringing all the world though It brings but TWO.
Then lovers away on the bright moon trall'
Soft breezes are signing TO I'LL your sail'
There are stars beneath and stars above,
And nothing TO do but love and love.
The moon trail lighteth the sea OF lie
For lover and maiden. lover and wire,
And It's Joy to sail down It's shimmery way
Just two together. forever and aye. -,
Then lovers away on the bright moon traii'
Each hapry twain with tiny sail,
For there's naught so sweet In heaven ABOVE
OR the earth beneath, TO love and love.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-12
A DUODECIMO STATE.
NOREsNET. AN IDYLLIC NO MANS LAND
IN EUROPE.
From The London Standard.

From The London Standard
Moresnet is a sort Of nobody's land between Ax-
Ia-Chapee and Vervlers. This idyllIc spot used 70
be known as kelms, and was once famous ior 10
rich zinc mines exploited by the Nieille Montague
Company but now nearly exhausted Inc inces
nendence of Noresnet was the fru,t OF Jealousy and
dlscordhs members OF rns and the Nethea s
in 1919 .heing unable agree as 10 Whcn OF tnose
two kingdoms It should belong; so that IN virtue Vt
the boundary treaty 81 the same year II was ~
and therefore well governed, ever since;
The chief officer in this smaNcst o. nuodeclme
States Is a Mi yor. who is appointed Jolnty ey .
Reiglan and Prussan Commissioners. and VINO hins
self appoints ten assistants. who discharge an the
other duties. The people. who NUMBER Nv pay
taxes to the averaee amount OF I'VE sn,'iines :
rcpair OF roads and the maintenance OF scnooA
The Vielle Montague Company mas the money
needed by the Public Worship department, ara ~
natives Of the State-that Is TO say, me descene
ants OF those who living there in si6-are e.
empt from all military service :.
The population Of Moresnet are 10 man, o.
the principles of free trade in State which has ~
or,let IA the sea They receive wares from Bel.
gium and from Prussia without any duty otner tnan
ina, paid by Begians and Prussians Moresnes
has its own co.nsto the extent Of two-franc pieces;
il so cnfeavcred 10 Introduce its own postage
STAMPS some time ago. and actually ordered iaree
he EMPLOYED the Prurs.en Government vetoed the
Innovations and the Belgians followed SUIT so tnas
the stamps are useless 10 all except collectors.
The Pruss!ans ard Belgans entered into negotiac
coming to an agreement about the ancient Dounds
AIRY question and dividing Moresnet between themi
but the people. when asked which or the two king
doms they would Ike 10 be annexed TO- repheo-
Ike the fish in the fable when Intercepted as 70
which OF two sauces II would prefer TO be eatca
with-''nelther" and the matter was allowed y
eminent as II is Moresnet ousht to prove an q.
do. ado for Indlviuallsts and Anarchists.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-12
DONESTICATION or FOYES.
ALASKA ISLANDS USED TO RAISE THEM FoR
THEIR SKINS


Washington correspondence of The Portland ORE
CONAN.
on March IS Senator Wilson introduced N ne
Senate a bin ITO authorize the Secretary OF tne
Treasury to issue leases OF certain h h ne I
was favoraby reported by the Sommt,se on 'S0
Aithoush this bill has been the source OF con.s.
cradle amusement. the statements maze py ,hs ses.
the members OF the Committee on Public Lands, ana
decidedly interesting. IL shows that, as far oacS
1851 certain genlemen at hat te sSs nrob
lem OF the future employment and supper. o. .s sas
the otter and the walrus should have become eA'
terminated. ,,,, a,
Connecticut that the blue fox might be dome ss,
Gated and under proper CONDITIONS bred Win PITsn
EMPLOYMENT 10 the suffering natives. Four gentle.
men finally decided 10 subscribe the sivo eacn 70
iry the experiment A small number OF young ioxes
we're bought from the natives and taken TO Norh
Semidi Island. about g2J miles southwest o! Nooas'
and A small colony of natives. with white keeper
were lief, with one years supplies, to Try the eA'
pertinent. , -, .xr.rd,,ur. NJ
over $40 600 in money, the experiments proved sue
cess and 1t demonstrated that 6oth the pus anu
silver fox could domesticated and bred From tns
two colonies on as many slams, aeaosen o "a
business. and more than III" natives are P'o"'a"'
employed in its prosecution ,, al
These islands mostly barren rocks rsins d ~
roam at will over them. Each island has a smaa
settlement where the keeper ana ms native ~
and where they learn 10 come TOT teir 9oa =.
Photographs taken al feeding time showed ~
foxes eating from troughs and quarrsng over snoT
morsels ike dogs in a kennel The food conssus
cooked indian meal and blubber scrap and on
the foxes grow sleek and fat. and produce fuf~
the finest quality -, .,,,,A
Jokes Of his fellow Senators has worked Tor me p
with energy and enthusiasm, for. as ne SAYS la ~
not only be the means Of saving from exne 1usops
race OF Valuable bearing animals, but WIZ ps0ys
the barren ISLANDS Of the Alaskan chain ana mo- now
from misery and starvation the natives wno ,.sva.
that the fur seal Is becoming extinct see s'A''~
ton staring them in the face.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-12
4 CHTRCH BUILT or SOD.

Topeka correspondence % The st. Louis Republic.
In Smith County stands church built OF sod
taken from the praires surrounding. which was
dedicated to-day by the presiding elder OF the Meth
odst Episcopal Church. People travelled eight
miles to witness the Faster services IL is the only
church built OF sod In Kansas. A month ago the
people OF ALI denominations met and. with their
own hands built a place OF worship out OF the only
material which nature afforded. When II com
pleted yesterday and ready for Easter dedicat ton
every Item OF expense IN Us erection had been paid
Inc peope VINO contributed In labor and money
barred. and that only Christ and Him Crucined'
should be preached from the sod church pulpit.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-12
A NATURAL WE'LL or INK,

From the Louisville COurier-Journa
Dawson's inkwell Is no fake Hundreds OF people
I'm that part of the county have carried away boz
ties Of the wonderful fluid discovered by j. H. Hicks
while digging cistern. The ink flows freely from
the pen, dries rapidly. and IL indellble as the
best manufactured writing fluid II is to be Analysed
and will be put upon the market The supply Is In
exhaustble. to all appearances.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-12

,mpossIble to describe At plucklng time thousands
Of busy hancs are at worX enlsy r ,nos so, OF oS
rtder Tho rays Of the midsummer sun. The averag(
Yield from the crop is about eight tons per acre.
The average cost Of caring Tor the orchards has.
ing a net income per acre OF s2lo
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-07-25

ocean; but in addition to those boats had
hundreds and hundreds of steamers of
all sorts on the rivers, sounds, bays and in
land waterways. These were transports,
dispatch boats, freight and supply
boats some of them among the fastest
craft afloat, and others under sail and
under tow
How many ships were under yaur
commando"
..Bless me ii know exactly; but there
We're more than 10000 of them; more
than We're commanded by all the adj
mirals in the world in times of war or
in times of peace The sailing vessels
were OF every description. No old sailor
could name any class of boat but what
it could be found in one of my fleets,
somewhere, and doing some specific
business for the government. The sail
ing vessels and steamboats, named in
the dictionary were all represented in
my colossal navy; and it took considera-
bic energy and push to keep track of all
of them, and to keep them all in line Of
active duty. But 1 was a generation
Younger then than 1 am now. and it
never tired or worried me to keep things
moving.
The old man lighted fresh cigar.
one of the kind the naval officers bring
into this country without paying duty
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EIGHTEENTH YEAR.

on them, and he continued: Tine tug
boats were as thick as flies on dead
army mule. There were tugs in the
rivers, tugs in the bays, tugs on the
sound and tugs far out at sea- To a
large extent those tugs constituted the
tug of war: for some of them tugged
large war ships into position"
How did you arrange for big expe-
ditions?"
t'I sometimes knew the facts con-
cerning proposed expeditions before
the commanding officers knew that
they were to be ordered hither and yon.
1 was always privately notified by the
war department concerning proposed
expedition, how mapy troops were to
participate, how many days provisions
must be carried, how many field pieces.
how many horses, and every thing in
detail concerning the proposed move
ment. With these facts before me
would secure the vessels snecessary,
concentrate them, take possession OF
railroad lines and have every thing in
readiness. Then, when the general
commanding an army received orders
to move. he would find everything nee
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-07-25

The foremost thinkers of America are
unanimous in pronouncing him crea-
ture of the nuisance OF power and
wealth; and this estimate is no doubt
correct when applied to all but natural
vagabonds.
The evil resulting from the increase
in the number of homeless and de-
graded waits is felt mostly in cities
like Chicago and New York. where they
are used for political purposes. Many
municipal elections in the western
metropolis have been carried by the
cheap lodging house vote which is cast
exclusively by individuals degraded by
years of lawless living They are
bought up for a song by ward politi-
clans, and thus frequently help to per
petrate rottenness in the administra-
ton of the city's affairs. without. of
course. contributing anything towards
its revenues.
Judgment on the human wreck that
applies at your door for assistance
and at times takes by force what is not
given -quickly-it is well to ponder the
conditions which have reduced him to
his sad condition. The blear-eyed,
dirty-faced fhendicant may at one time
have been the husband of good wom-
an; may have been the father of \
family as promising as your own Be-
fore casting stone it would be wise to
consider what we might be had we
been in his place
G. We wEIPPTF.RT-
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A Counter Irrftans.

"Yes. dear wife," and he closed his
eyes. 1.-The end is near. The world grows
dark about me. There is a mist around
me gnt herring thicker and thicker, and
there, as through a cloud. 1 hear tho
music OF angels-sweet and sad"
NO, no. John, dear; that's the brnss
band OH the corner"
''Whati" said the dying man, jump
ing from his bed and fiinging the boot
jack at the leader. .'Have these scoun-
drels dared to come around here when
am dyingi" And he recovered. = Bay
City Chat
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IspeciaI Chicago Letter.l

"Why is Meandering Mike like f1an-
nel?" Because he shrinks from wash
ing" This threadbare little joke has
been heard time and again, but no one
can appreciate its deep significance un-
til he has had the fortune-or misfor-
tune, if you please-of visiting one of
the numerous camps established by the
tramp fraternity along the lines of our
western railroads.
In winter the tramp establishes him.
self in the large cities of the land. He
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A Remarkable Case.

Here's a sensational elopement story
that is rather remarkable" he said,
looking up from his newspaper
'sDoes it fail to say that the girl is
beautiful?" she asked.
mo. 1t says that she ;s enhancing
ly lovely" he replied.
''Then what is there remarkable
about it ?'' she inquired.
''It fails to say that she moves in
either AN exclusive set or the highest
circles of society," Chicago Post.
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sociologist that they will continue to
exist as long as mankind has to struggle
for existence. But the majority of our
latter-day tramps are creatures of cir
cumstances.
There was a time in the history of tn.
United States when n genuine tramp
was rarity. That was when employ
ment was plentiful and the demand for
labor did not exceed the supply.
After the close of the civil war the
modern tramp, the Ishmaelite of our
fin-de-siecle civilization. made his ap-
l.earance in small numbers, but not un-
til 1873, when the great panic paralyzed
every American industry, did he throng
cur highways and byways. No human
being, not born into vaga bondage, drops
from respectability into a state of saw
age freedom without passing through
intermediate stages. y few facts gath
cred from time to time by the writer
lend substance to the statement that
nine-tenths of the miserable wretches
who now live in idleness. and often by
crime, started upon their career as
tramps while honest workingmen.
Through no fault of theirs they had
lost employment in the towns where
they had worked for years. Several of
those einterviewed-and their statements
were afterward corroborated - had
made part payments on homes and
others owned lots and household goods.
When the factories which had given
them work closed their doors, these
men took what money they could spare
and travelled to other points to earn a
| livelihood. They found the same un-
fortunate conditions prevailing wher-
ever they went. Their funds gave out;
| they could no longer pay railroad fare;
| they had to rely upon the charitable
| for food and lodging; their once neat
clothing had become shabby and thread
| bare. Onward and onward they went
| like the Wandering Jew; from the lodg-
| ing in hay loft to cot in the calaboose
and the stone pile. Honest and honora.
BILE, every hand was raised against then
until they, in turn, raised their hands
| against everybody.
The transition from respectability te
trampdom was a rapid process. 1t re
| quired years TO accomplish it. But, once
| accomplished. it took hold of body a1c
soul, and neither reformatory nor prison
could eradicate it. The Cnce respect &C
mechanic, owing principally to thcil
| intelligence, became the leaders q.
| bands of predatory wanderers and :h'
/ founders of class of society which i.
i destined to thrive for many years (,
come.
The depression of 1878 was succeeded
by a few fat years, but the industr;n
| condition never recovered to that poin
which denotes universal prosperity
Each era of overproduction gave bir'l
| to new evils; and the ranks of tramp
dom, augmented by foreign recruits
have been gaining rather than losing il
strength.
| Hence n certain ever
tramp ampment on the prarie of tn
| middle west is a constant reminder p
The mistakes of our system of politica
economy, as interpreted by professions
politicians. While the tramp, as an in
dividual or a class, is a nuisance, his ex
istence should teach a great lessor
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-07-25
PROUD OF HIS RECORD.
Gen Van V1et, Oldest Living Off,
Ger in the Army.
During the Closing Year of tho War
He Spent Many Millions of
Dollars without Losing
One Cent.
Especial Washington Letter.l

One of the most familiar figures on
the streets of the national capital is
that of Maj Gen. Stewart Van Vliet, re-
tired. He is short and stout, growing
very stout, and his beard and hair have
long been silvered by the touch of time.
Although the oldest living officer in he
army, he is sturdy, strong and intel
lectually vigorous. Moreover, he is one
of the most entertaining conversation
alists in our social life
AS the general entered Chamberlain's
club one evening recently, an army of
ficer remarked: There goes a man who
spent more money during the last three
years of the civil war than any other
man connected with the government.
He disbursed fabulous sums, and yet
made no mistakes" This remark was
peated to Gen. Van Vliet, with the in
-quiry: '.How much money did you dis
burse, all told?"
THAI would be hard to say" re-
sponde.l the veteran. "1 never thought
that it would be neither interesting or
necessary to foot up grand total. 1t
was more than S1OO,OOO,OcO, and proba-
bly, 5000, O,oOo,o 900. 1t certainly was a big
pile of money, come to think of 1T.
'.How was it eXpended?"
"Well, you see had been chief quar-
termaster of the Army of the Potomac
and dGen. Ingalls, succeeded me There was
considerable money disbursed by me
in that office; but when ! went to New
York city and was given entire chaI &c
of all transportation on the Atlant ic
coast east of the Allegheny mountaics s,
had big job, and it took more money
than had ever dreamed of handling 20
properly carry on the business of my
department. I not only had to look
after ocean transportation, but all rail
way transportation of troops, ordnance
material, quartermasters' stores and
clothing, and all the supplies for the
commissaries. I was obliged to make
provision for every change of base and
every expedition of the armies of the
east; and they were always on The
move"
did you have authority over the lines
OF transportation?
Certainly. I virtually controlled
every railroad line east of the AL
leghenies, and 1 controlled all of the
shipping on the Atlantic coast, ex
-cepting the regular transatlantic
steamer lines. 1t was in my power anc
discretion to take possession of every
.ocean-going craft, no matter how large
or how small. AL 1 had to do was te
take possession in the name of the gov
-ernment. and the ship owners could bu
submit. OF course. when their bushes:
was injured, it was the duty of the gov
-ernment to indemnify them"
did you use many vessels?"
Ibid L? Well should say so. 1 ha,
regular trip steamers. 1 had lines o
-ocean-going vessels making regular
trips to the blockading squadrons, t.
all the fleets, and all of the naval ant
military stations along the coast. The $
vessels were organized and made regula
trips to the various stations, as far a
New Orleans, and each one had n specifi
duty to perform. i had 200 or 800 vcs
ssels thus regularly engaged on III
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-07-25

Marie-Jack, you told mamma a fb.
You said that while you were in Monte
Carlo you spent all your time bicycling,
when I know positively that you were
gambling at the Casino.
Jack-Bicycling? Who said any
thing about bicycling? I told her that
1 spent the most of my time on the
wheel.-Town Topics.
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wanted to Make sure.

wall, Doc said the old man, per
haps I'd orter not ha' called you. 1
guess the oil woman's right 'nough
dead, but wanted to make sure OF the
thing"
To this day the poo- old man cannot
understand why the Doctor declined his
further advances.@ChicagoT Tribune.
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No B.ster Evidenoe Needed.

Custome-I dou't know about buy
ing any sausage this morning. I've
got tired of always seeing great, big.
worthless dog hanging about here. 1t
doesn't look just right for . meat mar
ket.
Butcher-You needn't be suspicious
about my sassidges, ma'am, onless you
come in here some morning and find
that dog missin,-Chicago Tribune.
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ks-What was that?
Pertls of Wealth.

Jinks-Every day 1 read in the
papers about some great man being in
jured by smoking. The last one is the
prince of Wales. The doctors have
stopped him. Now must say, as am
a smoker myself, such things trouble
me.
Winks-Oh, don't worry. All those
men are rich, and can cfford to smoke
real tobacco.-N. Y. Weekly.
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A Great Head.

B'Jones-That was a good scheme
worked on my neighbor Bagiy last
evening.
B'Jinks-What was that?
B'Jones-I got him into an argument
about lawn moving, and insisted he
knew nothing about it; he got SO ex-
cited that in order to prove his point
lie lit in and moved my whole yard
Town Topics.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-07-25

"I made bet, Bill, that your eyes
were black"
''Weil, you're lost; they're blue"
Il know a way to get out of it, and If
you agree I'll divvy up"
''All right; go ahead"
'Come out in the alley and I'll give
you the finest pair of black eyes yov
ever saw in your ife."-Detroit Fret
Press.
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Then How Did waggies Know

Mr.. Wiggles-Didn't 1 tell you not to
tell Waggles that we were going to
move? l didn't want him to know it,
and to-day he asked me when we were
going to make the change.
Mrs. Wiggles tindignantly)-Id didn't
say "A word to him about it. didn't
tell anybody but his understandable
Journal