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The herald., 1897-11-11
Procuring Nursery Stock

There was loud and very general COM
plant at the La Canyada institute re-
garding poor trees, and especially those
untrue to name. The great loss from
such purchase was commented on and
a remedy called for. In the very nature
of the case it is hard to suggest rem
edy. 1t is so long before the evil Is
known that the one who sold the trees
Is often far away. There is one remedy,
however, which the writer has put to the
test and can, from his own experience
recommend. 1t is to go to the old, long
tried nurserymen, who have earned a
reputation, and pay the larger price,
which they have so well earned the right
to charge, and which the value of the
trees and our own advantage make wise.
Wishing to set out an orchard I went
to one of the oldest and best and most
favorably known nurserymen in the
United States. I did not have to pay
a large price, and when the trees came.
and when they came to bear, was
not one whit disappointed.
The herald., 1897-11-11
Cross Pollination

II the flowers of our fruit trees and
vegetables are closely examined there
will generally be found just within the
snowy parts or petals, from four to six
often many-little stems with q knob at
the end of each These are the
stamens. and in the knob the pollen
grows. This usually yellow dust is
plainly visible. Within these stamens
Is another stem. also with knob-there
are rarely four, five or more of these
called the pistil. Unless the knob of the
pistil the stigma. as 1t is called, receives
the pollen. the flower will not usually de-
velop fruit. and will never develop any
seeds. A few plants like the navel orange
will develop fruit without pollen, but
never seeds. In many cases the f1ow-
ers will never develop fruit unless cross
pollinated. That is. pollen must come
from some other variety of bloom, as
the stigma Of the Bartlett pear must re-
ceive pollen from seckel. Flemish beauty,
etc. Darwin was one of the first to
prove this important fact The method
OF proof consists of tying paper sacks
over blossoms, which preclude access of
the bees and other insects, and thus the
pollen from other bloom is not received.
Flowers thus treated are found to be
sterile. Sometimes fruits are fertile to
their own pollen, and at other times
partially or wholly sterile. This may be
owing to the fact Of greatervigor in the
one case than in the other. In one case
the writer bagged the blossoms Of the
kelsey plums, and in no case did a
single bagged blossom fruit. While the
bees were thick on the bloom one day
some Of the bags were removed, the bees
The herald., 1897-11-11
DEMAND INCREASING
CALIFORNIA CITRUS FRUITS
POPULAR IN THE EAST
Market for Our Fruits Growing
Steadily-Prospects Good for
Remunerative Prices

A. H. Naftzger, president of the South
ern California Fruit exchange, returned
yesterday after an absence of a month
spent in travelling throughout the east
ern states in the interest of that organi-
zation. He was seen at his Office yester-
day afternoon looking over large batch
of correspondence that had accumulated
during his absence. President Naftzger
said:
'In answer to your question as to wha t
I have to say of interest to the orange
growers Of Southern California regard
ing my recent visit to the eastern mar
kets, I must concede that the news
papers keep intelligent people so well
informed Of what is going on in the
world that I can hardly hope to offer
anything that would be news.
l visited the principal cities as far
eastward as Boston, and noted with in
terest an improved business feeling and
therefore have reason to believe that we
will have improved conditions in the or
ange market. BY this do not mean that
the prices will be higher, but that there
will be a larger number Of consumers of
California oranges. which we must have
ing product.
One thing Is noticeable among the
eastern people that they do not longer
speak of California oranges as second
ary to oranges from some other locality
California oranges, especially the ma
vels, have made place for themselves
that, in my judgment, they will hold
against all comers; and I believe they
are growing in favor to such an extent
that it will take very large product
to overstock the markets, if the market
ing is done judiciously. I do not mean
that there will be an unlimited market
at high prices, but a large market al
profitable figures.
1t is also the general belief, think
among fruit men east that the California
lemons are to take this continent. While
under present conditions the re-
cent tariff bill. though exceedingly
favorable to California lemon grow
ers, does not prohibit importations
it is due to the fact, chiefly, that
California growers with a limited
supply of lemons are holding for prices
that still admit the foreign goods. But
California lemons carefully cured and
handled are growing in favor with the
trade.
AS to the volume of California oranges
for this season, I cannot undertake to
go on record, as have not made such q
canvass as would give me intelligent in
formation on the subject. have heard
the estimates from various parties. 1t
does occur to me, however, that we have
approximately as many oranges to mar
ket from California as last years total
consumption. including all importa-
tions.
The herald., 1897-11-11
SCHOOL NOTES
OF Interest to Pedagogues, Parents
and Pupils

VI 1uteresC 10 EeodSoSues, 1aIeHts
and Pupils
At the Castelar, street school novel
idea, originating with Miss Armstrong,
who has the "A 8" and "B A" classes Of
that school, is now being successfully
tried. Two rooms have been set aside
for a collection of the best specimens of
the children's work in spelling, pen
manship and other studies. Drawings of
the most scrupulous neatness and ex-
cellent execution are beginning to ac-
cumulate upon the walls.
The kindergartners of the CASTELAR,
street school are doing a peculiarly
blessed work, for their little charges
are fatherless and motherless babies
from the nearby Orphans home.
The United States commissioner of
education is sending blanks to teachers
of private kindergartens to be filled out
for reports which his department is MAX
ing up for the purpose of showing the
amount of money spent in the United
States for kindergartens.
A suggestion made at a recent Teach
ers' institute in the north may prove in
teresting to Los Angeles teachers-"that
the body assembled discuss the FEAST
bility Of the plan of separating unruly
pupils and putting such in another
room and under an especial instructor
that they may not lose any lessons.
In questioning teachers who have
charge of Spanish children and those of
other nationalities, it is learned that al
most invariably the little Spaniards ex-
Gel their American fellows in form work
of any sort, while they are inferior in
mental exercise.
A new position has been created at
Berkeley university for Mrs. Church,
who has superintended the Teachers
bureau of San Francisc, for some time
past. Mrs. Church will inspect the pub
lie schools, interest herself in the school
conditions of the state and will be q
prominent factor of the educational in
terests OF California.
The herald., 1897-11-11
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permitted to light on the flowers, and
such flowers marked, and then the bags
were again tied over the flowers. The
blossoms visited by the bees fruited,
while no others did. II we except the
/ think may say that all our cultivated
fruits will bear better crops II cross
pollinated. One season bagged Roya!
apricot blossoms and got as heavy
yield of fruit as was borne where there
was no cover This does not prove that
it would always be SO. The Bartlett
pear usually requires cross-pollination
to fruit at all. I am told that solid
blocks of Bartletts do sometimes fruit
well. This Is only in line with the
above statement. AS stated in recent
Herald, the olive rarely fruits fully, and
often not at all, unless cross-pollinated
The practical lesson derived from this
Is never to set solid blocks of most OF our
fruits. Either alternate the rows or
mix varieties SO that different varieties
shall be near each other.
The fact that the navels are OCCASION
ally found on Seeding Malta blood
oranges, ETC., does not prove cross-pol-
lination from the navel, as some sup
pose, but this rather shows that all
oranges tend to develop the navel. The
Washington navel blossom develops no
pollen, as far as have examined, and
so cannot pollinate any other variety or
itself. 1t Is probable that the navel pre-
vents, or tends to prevent, any pollina-
tion, and hence the seedlessness of the
navel orange. The presence Of seeds in
rare cases shows that it does not always
prevent the pollen from reaching the
ovules.
A few years since, the department OF
agriculture issued a bulletin on the
pollination of the pear, which all fruit
growers should procure and read. 1t
details numerous experiments like those
indicated above, and the conclusions are
replete alike with interest and practical
suggestion.
1t is suggested above that lessened
vigor may make plant or tree sterile to
its own pollen whereas 1t would not be
sterile, If more vigorous. 1t seems more
than likely that the improved varieties.
which are cultivated. are less hardy
than the original native stock from
which they spring. and so cross -pollina-
tion is more necessary, unless the fruit
becomes seedless, when it requires no
pollen at all.
The herald., 1897-11-11
The Beet Sugar Industry

AS our people are becoming so great
ly interested In sugar beets, take pleas
ure in abstracting recent report made
by Consul General Mason of Frankfort,
Germany, to our government regarding
cooperative factories in Germany:
The stock companies operate the largest,
las we'll as the most numerous, factories,
and have been the most successful. The
stockholders are divided into two classes
Under the first category, the holder of
each share of stock Is bound to cultivate
annually prescribed area of land in sugar
bcets and deliver his product to the fac
tory. He can only sell his shares by per-
mission of the company to purcha aser who
will assume all the obligations that 1t may
impose with regard to the growing and de-
livery of beets. Stock of the second cate
CORY may be held by any investor, and is
issued for the purpose of securing such ad-
ditional capital as may be required for
building, improving or operating factory,
and which cannot be obtained from the
farmers of the neighborhood who can raise
beets and constitute the shareholders un-
der the first category
Mr.. Mason gives some facts relating to
one Of these stock companies. This COM
pany was organized in 1884 with an original
capital of s126 40, represented by 1925 shares
rs of which belonged to stockholders of the
first class and the remainder to those of
the second class. Each holder of stock
|of the first class Is bound to cultivate in
beets each year for each share of his stock
an amount Of land equal to about one
land four-flfthS acres. and to deliver the
|crop so raised to the factory. The COM
|pany manufactures raw and crystallixcd
sugars, and consumed In the season Of
1885, 96 66014 metric tons of beets, and In
the memorable campaign of three years
ago, when the German sugar manufacture
reached the zenith of its prosperity, 1t is
said to have paid to Its shareholders
dividends amounting to 81 per cent. This
year the company has under control the
product of S606 acres of beets, many of the
shareholders raising much more than their
prescribed quota per share, which fixes
|Only the minimum area which each Is
bound to cultivate.
In conclusion, Mr.. Mason says: "From
the standpoint of the foregoing statement
of facts. the specific inquiries submitted
by the department may be answered as fol-
lows:
ADVANTAGES OF COOPERATION
Il. The cooperative principle is of large
and increasing application and Influence
in German beet culture and sugar manu-
facture.
2. The purpose and effect of Its applica-
tion are to bring the whole process of sugar
production under control OF the land-own-
ing and farming classes, exclude non-lund
holding capitalists. and secure to each fac
tory In depressed as we'll as prosperous
times an adequate supply of beets as raw
material.
"s. Both large land holders and small
farmers are engaged Ia cooperative sugar
The herald., 1897-11-11
BEAT HIS BOARD BILL
@. w. Witham Wanted at San Diego
on Various Charges

c. W. Withan, wanted at San Diego
on charge of skipping his board bill,
was arrested at Pasadena yesterday by
Deputy Constable Tom Quinn and lock-
ed in the city jail. He will be held await
ing the arrival Of an officer from San
Diego.
Witham Is a professional hotel beat
and several charges will be preferred
against him. 1t is also stated that a
charge of grand larceny will be brought
by San Diego man whom Witham
swindled out OF 5000 by an alleged mining
scheme.
The herald., 1897-11-11
The Silo

The growing interest in the silo in the
corn growing regions Of Los Angeles
county and other portions Of Southern
California makes desirable frequent
notices Of the progress of the silo east.
Tub. or hoop and stave silos-huge bar
rels as we may style them-twenty feet
in diameter and thirty feet high, are
growing rapidly in favor east. In Cali
fornia, where no frost occurs, they are
all the more desirable. In case a square
or right-angled silo Is desired the tim
bers are framed horizontally close to-
gether below, but further apart above
and sheeted within, using two layers of
thin stuff, making it break joints. This
gives very cheap, strong silo. Silos
are thus made at cost Of much less
than 81 per ton Of capacity. A low
down harvester is now successfully used
to cut and bind the corn. One man with
a team will cut and bind six acres of
the heaviest corn per day. AS the sep
arate stalks are all straight in the bun
dies. the feeding is much more rapidly
done. This saves greatly in expense.
By having roof-shaped platform just
under the delivery of the carrier. SO that
all the cut corn falls to the outside of
the silo and rolls to the center, the pack
ing Is we'll done and prevents need of
treading, which also saves labor and ex-
pense.
1t has been customary in filling the
silos to hire much help and rush the
work. This year we filed our silos with
only the usual help, taking longer time.
We were greatly pleased. This saves
expense of hiring additional help and
makes the work much less fatiguing.
as it Is not thought necessary to rush
1t all the time at white heat as one does
when large force of men is employed.
The herald., 1897-11-11
Mems Hats

Nowhere In the whole State of California will you
find the bargains in Hats that you will find here.
don't like Hat stocks any time, and ! mean to
get rid OF these Hats the very first thing. And my
men say that they are all good Hats in this stock.
You come and see.
7sc and $500 Felt Fedoras for. ............ 4oc
$Ioo Fine Fur Felt Fedoras for ....... 6oc
$r.zs Fine Fur Felt Fedoras for ........... 77c
$r.5o Fine Fur Felt Fedoras for .......... Soc
$500 Fine Fur Felt Fedoras for r........$I.oo
81. 50 Fine Fur Felt Fedoras for ............$I.3s
The herald., 1897-11-11
Claremont Horticultural Club

II anyone is skeptical regarding the
value of an active, wideawake horticui-
tural club, he should have been present
at the last meeting of the Claremonr
club. The spacious parlors at DIR.
Pease's large house were crowded, an,i
the excellence of the program equaled
the attendance. A symposium handled
the lawn question. The conclusions
were that to be penny wise in making
a lawn is to be pound foolish. Any pains
to secure rich soil, freedom from weed
seed and good grass seed, which should
be Kentucky blue grass and white clov-
er, was well taken. Abundant seed
should be used. A careful and thorough
extirpation Of weeds for the first months
should never be neglected. The many
fine lawns about Claremont and Pomona
were used to illustrate each point made.
Mrs. Pease gave an invaluable paper
on Helps in the House." This was SO
good that we shall give it in full next
week. Mr.. Curtiss discussed the road
question. He explained the system of
sprinkling used in Santa Clara county.
gave its cost and rapidly increasing ex-
tent and popularity. He discussed the
question much as it was handled in u
late number of The Herald. The road
question Is one that is receiving, de-
servedly, much attention by all our peo-
Dle
The herald., 1897-11-11

B. B. Wright Of Wright Bros, olive
srowers = Riverside. i IN the city.
The herald., 1897-11-11

production, the proportion OF large land
owners being greater in Northern than IN
Southern Germany, where some factories.
organized as stock companies. have as
many as 1000 or 1900 beet-growing stock
holders.
"a. Both large and small factories are
organised on the cooperative plan, but
the relative proportion of small factor
les Is decreasing, by reason Of their en-
largement to meet the more difficult re-
Quirements of sharp and close competition.
"6. The factories organized and operated
on the cooperative principle, as above
described, are the most successful sugar
factories in Germany, for the reason stated
that one set of stockholders reaps all the
profits incident to both beet-growing and
sugar manufacture.
IS. To what particular circumstance are
cooperative sugar factories best adapt
ed? Primarily, in country or district
where beet culture and sugar manufac-
ture do not already exist the cooperative
principle enables number Of farmers
who wish to engage in beet growing to Sc
cure what is essential to their experiment
the erection of a factory which will buy
and work up their beet product. Second,
cooperation is especially advantageous
whenever, as at present the selling price
Of sugar is so low as to oblige an inde-
pendent factory to pay small prices for
beets and work generally with extreme
economy and on close margins. Under the
cooperative system the whole industry Is
concentrated in the hands of agriculturists.
who are thus rendered independent of mere
capitalists, who would contribute nothing
but money, and might demand larger in
come from their investment than the BUSH
ness would legitimately yield. Finally, CO.
operation secures permanence and cer-
tainty, so far as that Is possible, to the
whole sugar-producing industry, by as
suring to the sugar factory an adequate
supply of beets for profitable operation,
and, on the other hand, gives to the farmer
a definite market for his beet crop at a
price in the fixing of which he, as stock
holder. has voice and VOTE"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-08-13

All members OF the city council were
present at last nights meeting except
Furrrow and Crabbs.
The council committee appointed last
week TO dust the account of Nj. White
for city well work was given one more
week.
j. w. Scothorn and Ed. Dood presented
petition on behalf Of the residents
northeast Of the city 10 grade College
avenue. between Elm and Walnut. The
commissioner was instructed to comply
with the request.
The street commissioner was also iu-
strueted to repair drainage on West Villas
between Second and Third streets
The new city tax ordinance was put on
first reading. This simply lowers occupa-
tion tax on merchants and raises IL on
tent exhibits, street performances and
sales.
The street commissioner was ordered 10
fix up Harrison and Oklaboms avenues
and First street, between the two.
The mayor appointed Joe Pentecost to
the police force for the third time but
the council took the same action as on
former occasions and refused TO confirm
him.
The council decided to furnish tho rock
and Marshal Baxter will furnish labor
free Of charge and the fence around the
city jail will be repaired and plain drunks
and tramps will be given eXer Else.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-08-13
70 ADVERTISE OKLAHOMA.
Guthrie Club VIII Take Active
Steps.

Truth is stranger than fiction. Okla
homa has this year passed every other
section OF the United States in the extent
and variety Of her products. We want
to make known to the world the truth
about Oklahoma Hard facts go farther
than anything else, and hard facts speak
more eloquently for Oklahoma than any
tale Of fiction that could be devised. The
Guthrie club has plan on foot 10 get the
facts before the people; especially the
people of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and
other long suffering communities.
We want to make these people see the
folly OF spending their lives trying to
grub living out OF stubborn and I'M
prolific soil, when they might end their
days in peace and plenty In Oklahoma.
Ignorance, is the bone of the world
These people imagine that Illinois, Ohio,
etc, are good places TO live ia because
hey have never been anywhere else. It
is not only our interest, but our duty to
dlspel the darkness that hovers over the
effete east and let the people have a
glimpse OF the promised land, a land flow
with milk and honeY-the lend Of the fair
God
This evening at $3.50 there will be citi-
zens' meeting at the club rooms to con
slider the plan above mentioned. All are
invited to come out.
G. G.. HORROR, President.
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WILL NOT Be THERE.
Governor Barnes is Compelled
TO Decline Invitations

Owing to the great press OF official bust
ness Governor Barnes has been compelled
to decline Invitations to deliver addresses
at the following places during August
Cclored peoples Emancipation celebra-
tlon at Earlboro on Augusta
Reunion, blue and gray, anniversary
battle OF Wilson creek, at Springfield,
Mo, August 9-l4
Northeastern Oklahoma Veteran asso-
citation reunion at Pond Creek, August
l1-13.
Cleveland county harvest jubilee and
reunion, blue and gray, at Norman, Aug
ust 1913.
old soldiers reunion at Cushing, Aug
ust 12-l4.
Southwestern district G.. A. II. reunion
at Arapahoe, August Is 20.
Lincoln county G.. A X. reunion az Arl-
lngton, August 25-27
Celebration at Craddick's grove, King
fisher county, August 2j-27
Reunion, barbecue and picnic at Man
gum, August 2T-2s.
Southwestern Soldiers association re-
union at Arkansas City, Kan, August 81.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-08-13

We repair everything and anything;
bicycles, sewing machines, locks, keys,
umbrellas, typewriters and gasoline
stoves, etc. Saw filing and grinding
OF every description. lawn mowers.
shears, scissors, knives. etc. We are
experts in each of our departments.
E Il. KNAUss,
The Bicycle House. lls Oklahoma
avenue, Guthrie, o. Il.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-08-13
The IT, S. Govt Reports
show Royal Baking Powder
superior 10 all others.
Are You Going to BuffalO2

II SO take the Santa Fe route, through
train leaving Guthrie at $3.50 a. m, Sat
urday morning, August "a, arriving in
Kansas City o p, m. aud Chicago Sunday
morning 9:A5 a. m. Leave Chicago 2 y.
m. and reach Buffalo Monday morning
AT ;. This gives you four hours in Chi-
cago aud will enable all who desire 70
visit Libby Prison War Museum, for
which special rate OF sS cents has been
~ ade for our people.
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Every fifteenth pair Of shoes given

Every fifteenth pair OF shoes given
away at the Welcome Grocery. On
and after August until further notice
we have decided TO give away abso
lutely free every fifteenth pair Of
boots or shoes, it matters not whether
it be q so cent pair or a IS pair, it is
given free TO every costumer buying
the fifteenth pair The cashier will
keep strict account as each purchaser
pays for their boots or shoes and
the fifteenth person will have their
money returned Now this is no lot
terry or drawing, but free gift, as we
desire the public TO test our goods.
We nave the largest line in the city,
and they are made especially for us
and are not an old job lot OF auction
stock with paper soles and counters.
We guarantee every pair as repre-
sented or money refunded. Sale be-
gins August at The Welcome
Grocery.