Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-01-14
From California.


In this beauteous ''Sunset Land" the
new year has found ripe oranges going
to the markets of the East in large
quantities, while the trees, not by any
means yet bereft of all their golden
fruit, are putting forth new blossoms;
strawberries ripening and selling at
the low price of 10 cents per box 10
the local markets, and raspberries
blooming; string beans still growing,
and garden peas, radishes and lettuce
ready for the table; cabbage, cauli-
flower, beets and onions, as we'll as
Irish potatoes, still unaffected by
frosts. The meadows are carpeted
with green grass, and the birds twit-
ter and chirp among the branches of
trees fully clothed with leaves of
brightest emerald hue. Callies, roses,
petunias, nasturtiums, violets, candy
tuft, alyssum and pansies are bloom
ing every day. yet frost may occasion
~ be scraped up in little piles on the
boards. Though the frogs furnish
music every evening, sleeping under
blankets of nights is necessary to ones
comfort. The only indication of win
ter is seen On the highest mountain
tops. The CLEAN of the distant snow
covered peaks not only adds to the
beautiful effect of the scene spread out
before US, but also causes shivers to
run through our frame. And the fes-
tive ssnorther" comes along now aud
then and likewise reminds as of life in
the frigid East. Out here, however.
when the thermometer indicates a
temperature below so degrees indoors.
we get out our little oil stoves or eight
by-twelve-inch wood burners and start
a fire going. AT this time grown men
may be seen on the streets with their
overcoats on, while little boys and
girls are playing about their homes
with neither shoes nor stocking on
their feet. A great country is this
Southern CALIFORNIA; veritable won
de1-land!
On the mountains of Southern Cali
fornia there are vast forests of native
timber, and beautiful groves of live
oak and sycamore in the canyons farn-
ish cool resorts for picnickers. But
elsewhere in this land there are few
very few-trees that are indigenous to
the soil. Apropos of this: Recently
a gentleman was showing a friend of
his just from the East the sights in the
vicinity of Santa Anna. He incidentally
as they were driving along.
that most all the trees which usually
adorn the streets of Southern Cali
fornia towns were originated in other
countries. Naming them over. he
said the pepper tree was native OF
Peru, the eucalyptus was trausplauted
from Australia. the camphor was
brought from Japan, the cypress came
from foreign land, etc. Before he
was through giving all the names and
of the trees, the friend ex-
claimed: ''For goodness sake, let me
see some trees that God has planted
herer' A row of palms was pointed
out to him as the descendants of stock
that was original in California. And
it must be admitted that for ornament
al purposes it will be hard to find the
equal of these palms.
Thousands of acres of the level
country hereabouts have been sown in
barley, and many more acres are now
being prepared for sowing. Some OF
the first barley sown is now fully a
foot high. In preparing the ground
on the larger ranches, gang plows to
which six horses are attached are first
used. Then following the gang pillow
closely is a combined drill, planter and
harrow, also drawn by six horses. The
rain aud sun does the rest of the work
used which reaps the crop. thrashes
and sacks the grain and puts the filled
bags and bundles of STRAW in separate
piles every few yards. Sixteen horses
are required to draw this monster COM
bination. Again let US repeat. this is
a wonderful country. W, A. L.
Not few who read what Mr. Robert
Rowls. of Holland, Va. has to say be-
low, will remember their own expe--
fence under like circumstances: Last
winter had La grippe which left me
In low state of health. tried nu-
merous remedies, none of which did
me any good, until / was induced to
try bottle of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. The first bottle OF it 50 lar
relieved me that was enabled to at
tend TO my work, and the second bot
tie effected q cure" For sale at 20
and so cents per bottle by all dealers.
Removal and Clearance sale at Mrs.
John Newmauae.