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The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-02
THE NEXT FRUIT CROP.
Outlook H. Not Quite "a, Dish.nrten-
Ing a. 1t Would Appear to Most
on First Thought.

The coming season will not be as
noted for its abundant crop of fruit
as last. The excessively cold winter
has slled so many trees and vines that
We can hardly expect to have much
more than II half or three-quarters of
a crop, and in some localities even less.
Consequently there was never a sea-
son when more attention was needed
in the orchard, for by giving better
culture to the fruit il is possible to
make some amends for natures short
comings. There is always one redeem
ing feature about small crop. Prices
are apt to be higher, and this some
times brings them up to. n point where
profits are more satisfactory. In years
of excessive fruit yields the profits to
the growers have more than once been
so small that they hardly paid for the
time and labor bestowed upon their
culture. \ smaller crop with better
prices may not be so good to the con
sumer, but it is apt to be better for
the farmers pocketbooks. Thus the
outlook for fruit growing this year
may not be quite as bad as would ap-
pear at first thought.
But there is need of preparation fol
it, More than ever is it necessary &c
give the trees and vines good cultiva.
ton, and protect them from the raw
ages of insects and disease. There il
probably no orchard where the cul.
ture is so good that it could not be
improved little. BY studying the
trees carefully. and giving the best
attention to the fewer number of trees
that have withstood the cold, we ear
surely increase the yield to some ex
tent. The outlook is not a matter for
sorrow or regret so much as it is one
for renewed effort to better culture.
In the first place it will pay to &c
through the orchard and cut out al
except the trees that promise fair
crop. This is no time to nurse hall
degd trees. Either cut them back. oil
dig them up and replace them with
others, and then give all the atten.
ton to the remainder. Sometimes
there is life in tree, whic'. will spring
up and thrive If the trs. is cut back
enough, but II left just as IL is it will
exhaust itself trying to distribute
itself over n wide area. The pruning
knife is sometimes the best friend in .
season like this.-C. 5. Walters. in Jour
nal of Agriculture.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-02

more patient, persevering and faithful
to their duties than the white man, as
a rule. 1t is with this class of steady
plodders that we are now to grapple
when the great mass of Asiatics begin
to move. Naturally they will cross over
to this coast, where they already have
a colony, and where the struggle for
livelihood is not so hard. And we will
have different material to contend
against. Heretofore we have had, main
ly, the adventurous poor laborers whose
poverty drove them to this strange
country; but in the ultimate disinte-
grafton n better element will come. The
exclusion law does not prohibit ''mer-
chants, or men travelling for pleasure
or educational purposes" and many Ia
borers can, and do, come in under this
clause.
For number of years China has been
sending students to our colleges, and
learned men of all trades and profess
sions visit this country to study our in
stitutions. Her statesmen have awak-
ened to what is going on in the Outside
world" and perhaps they trace her
uCs'ihy the uOtcS Ol
ropean concert"
1t is not the old China that now con-
fronts US, but the newer China, awak-
ened by her contact with that "ciyiliza-
ton" which we forced upon her. For
centuries this oldest government in ex-
istence has remained impervious to out
side influences, content to improve and
adorn what she had as did the Atheni-
ans, rather than enter upon a career of
Expansion" But the partition of her
territory will arouse that lethargic
mass of humanity and start it on a ca
reer of peaceful conquest" The Chi
nese are intellectual, and capable of
competing with the Caucasian. as il
shown in the cignr and shoe industries.
Economical and content with small
wages. they are the most dangerous of
any competitors. The migration is slow
and under control, but events are
fastening that inevitable irruption
which. within the next few decades,
may prove very serious problem TO the
United States.
Though under our jurisdiction. the
Chinese in the United States are prac-
tically governed by their own laws.
They maintain government within a
government, and disregard the one un-
der which they live. They also aid the
smuggling in of their countrymen
through their so-called aid societies.
The outlook is ominous for the future
! of the Pacific coast.
J. NJ SCANLAND
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-02
STUCK IN THE MUD.

OF rather seek some practical solution
of the quest tiun, which is OF mutual i'm
portaucc to the farmer and business
man.
"On March l6 c. II. Hammond. of the
firm of Hammond q Stremmel, went
TO Littleton to attend funeral. Know
ing the condition of the roads. four
horse team was attached to the hearse
and the front and rear aNles were
chained together to keep them from
pulling apart. d. \. Cooncy drove the
teams and managed TO keep the vehicle
moving all the time until within the
corporation limits on the return trip,
Here the mud was deeper, blackcr and
more tenacious. and hung on the spokes
Of the wheels until huge mass had
accumulated. The weight of the mud
was so great ii spread the wheels, and
as the horses continued to go forward
the strain came on the front axle.
which sprung out of shape. allowing
the wheels to strike the bed of the
hcarse, bringing il TO II sudden stop
at was impossible to move the hearsc
with the axle sprung as il was, SO the
teams were unhitchcd and the vehicle
left in the road until il could be brought
TO the city on sled-runners. While it
was stalled in the street MIR. Hammond
took snapshot picture of ii. of which
the cut shown herewith is a reproduc-
ton"
Surely such object lessons ms this
cannot fail to arouse the good people
of any mud-locked community to the
evil that bcsets them. And "thcy say"
the people Of Rushville and vicinity are
now determined TO have better roads.
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HEARSE GETS STUCK.
Grave Condition Of Roads In "n 9th
.rvisc Highly ProErehaiNc
IIIinoI. Community.

One Of the most hopeful signs of the
dimes regarding the good roads move
rnrni is that newspapers, big and lit
tie. IN city and village, are discussing
the subject in forceful, intelligent,
fetching way. The somewhat funereal
pic,ur. shown here is reproduced from
n recent copy OF the Kushville QlL)
Times. which says:
Bad roads and religion do not mix
readily. In fact the first is perhaps
productive OF more profanity than any
other one thing farmers have to CON
tend with. BE that as it may, we rave
the bad roads; have had them aince
time immcmorial, and the question is
whether we will continue to have them
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-02
SIMPLE GREENHOUSE.

abUndant light 10 the front bed or
bench. A house of this character, and
of moderate size, may be rooted with
two rows of sashes seven feet long, the
lap or junction of the two sashes in
the center of the roof being support
ed by wooden girder formed of n
piece of three by four stuff restin. on
posts, the latter being spaced about
eight feet apart This length of roof
would give house nearly l3 feet in
width. with front wall five feet high
and back wall 7ts feet, and may be
divided into three beds or benches of
convenient width for working Rural
New Yorker.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-02

be necessary to keep them out. They
come up through Mexico and down from
the Puget sound country in defiance of
law. and. in numerous instances are as
sisted by corrupt officials who have
capped fortunes in this underground
traffic. There will no doubt be trouble
when they begin to swarm to these
shores in large numbers, and more es-
pecially il they are assisted by the jap
anese. The Japanese are more COM
bative, and as allies of the Chinese, the
irruption may be a very formidable one.
The disintegration of this vast en-
pire, containing one-third of the hu-
man race, will set in motion n large
overrun the Pacific coast, but may in
time change the aspect of affairs in the
United States. And. in the course of
centuries, this irruption may make
marked difference throughout the
world. This great empire has stood for
centuries, and has refrained from en-
tering upon career of conquest, de-
spite the ambition of her statesmen
and the weakness of her neighbors.
ldi ES B'ssSsSiohS Va
the European powers in Asia, and the
repeated demands for more, it is evident
that the end of the Chinese empire is
near. Then will begin the immigration
of immense masses of her 100000, 900
of people, and here on the Pacific coast
is an extensive unoccupied country,
where cheap labor is needed to afford
competition with the eastern states. a
half century ago we battered down
the walls of China" according to our
national boast, and opened her ports
to our commerce. Within the next
quarter of century 100000 Chinese la
borers had entered the United States.
Then we began to understand what the
awakening of these people would ulti-
mately lead to. We had opened the
way for an exodus from that over
crowded land where laborers received
but four or five dollars per month
We saw that at this rate we should soon
.'Chinese-ized," or overrun by them
as was Europe by the Goths and Van
dals. Then we began to close the door
we had forcibly opened. and erect an
anti-Chinese wall The exclusion law
has reduced immigration, but it has not
stopped it, and Will not. Cheap labor
is needed in country where labor is
scarce, and capital will find way to
get that labor. Without the Chinese
the Pacific railroad could not have been
built SO soon. for there were not enough
laborers in the west, and il was much
cheaper to get 10000 men from China
than from eastern cities. This was the
introduction of Chinese cheap labor in
the United States, and soon other capi-
talists followed the example.
1t is estimated that in the construc-
ton of the railroads and in the recla-
nation of swamp lands 1.-THE latter be-
ing work which white men would not
do) the Chinese have added $500. o0o, 200
to the wealth OF the state. II is also
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-02
BAD FLAVOR IN MILK.
In Most Recorded Case. Il Wa. At
rihutnhic to LncL OF Care
In Handling.

The sources OF bad flavor in milk
are many. says contributor to Rural
New Yorker. One source may be
strnug-tiavorcd food like cabbage or
turuips, and after the milk is drawn,
there Is danger OF contamination with
several sources bringing in bacteria.
which causes various kinds of fermen-
tation and flavor. The main factor in
preventing contamination of milk is
cleanliness. and this cleanliness should
begin with the COW and the stable. aud
continue in all the handling of the
milk until il is made into butter, and
consumed. often little things are
overlooked when one thinks he is very
particular about being clean. and may
cause all the trouble, Recently a
trouble with ropy cream came 10 the
attention OF the Cornell experiment
station. and on Investigation it was
found that the sources of contamina-
ton came from dirty straincr. All
other things about the cream were in
fairly good condition. In the majority
OF cases, bad fayors are not traceable
10 the food Of the COW. but to some
lack of care in handling the milk.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-02
Railway. and Rondwnys.

When a railway company undertakes
to extend its tracks, or to put in Il
switch, or do any other work of this
sort, the first thing done is to have
their eugineer-an educated and trained
prepare the plans, set the
stakes, and superintend the Job They
never trust booby; they do not trust
even an experienced roadmaster, except
with expert supervision. When our
county commissioners are charged with
the care of a road, they push the re
sponsibility on to some ignorant pike
commissioner, and apparently trust the
devil to superintend. He does usually,
and very effectively. with the result thai
we get less for our money than any
other county Observation-Disclosures .o.)
Herald.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-02

estimated by the capitalists that with
in the last quarter OF century the
Chinese have created at least one-third
of the material wealth of the state.
Agitators have claimed that the Chi
nese send the money out of the coun-
try" Admitting that they do, they
cannot send the labor away-it re-
mains, and the results of that labor
continue to increase after they have
been gathered to their ancestors.
Other foreigners also send money out
of the country. 1t should be remem-
bered that laborer, especially Chi
nese who works SO cheaply, has very lit
tie to send away after paying his living
expenses, and, perhaps. taking hand
in his favorite game of fan-tan or lot
terry.
The Chinese originated the manufac-
ture of cigars in California. Up to the
time of the Cuban uprising, about a
quarter of century ago, nearly one
half of the cigarmakers on the island
were Chinese. We then imported our
cigars from Cuba and Manila. Not rel
ishing war, especially the Spanish
and introduced the manufacture of
Havana" cigars, and now furnish at
least half the quantity consumed on the
entire Pacific coast states. Chinese
factory hands are paid about one dol
lar day. while the few white laborers
who attempted competition received
two dollars and $3.50 day. The Chi
nese have continued in this monopoly.
In addition, there are about 5000 Chi
nese in this city engaged in the manu-
facture OF boots, shoes and slippers.
The same corresponding difference in
wages exists. From these examples it
is easy to foretell the result of large
migration of Chinese to the Pacific
coast. They excel the white man in
light labor, and, while they are imi-
tative, they are not inventive. They are
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-02
Preserving Dead pod,e,.

The success in preserving dead bodies
that has been achieved by Naples sur
geon. DR.. f. Manini, has excited the
wonder of European physicians. He
uses series of special baths, without
incisions or injections. The first of the
three stages of provisional desiccation,
which keeps the body in condition
for ready dissection by the anatomist;
the second is petrifaction. giving the
hardness of marble in a few hours. and
the third is the restoration of natural
color, fieNibility and freshness, so that
the subject appears to be simply sleep.
ing Chicago Chronicle.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-02
OUTLOOK Is OMINOUS.
Pacific Coast Now Squarely Faces
the Eastern Question.
rhe Partition OF Chine, by the Faro
pesn Power. Nny Have serious
COnseque&ces for Us and
Our Institutions.
Especial San Francisco Letter.I

Especial San Francisco letter.
The Pacific coast now squarely faces
The eastern question, both from "A
military point of view and peace
tul invasion" that must come sooner or
ater. The recent rise of the United
states as a naval power and the in
dtation for the first time in his
tory to take u hand in oriental
iitairs has brought the Pacific coast
forward as an important point for de-
Tense and offense. The coast line and
The islands in the bay are being heavily
fortified with fhe largest mortars and
disappearing guns in existence, n dry
lock costing 100000 will be con-
structed at the Mare Island navy yard
Tor the repairing of warships, and
training school for sailors for the west
ern navy will also soon be established.
While this western barrier is being
thus prepared for war, the people are
looking forward with no little concern
10 that peaceful invasion" which must
surely follow the dismemberment of
The Chinese empire. True, we have an
EXCLUSION law, but even now the Chi
nese are smuggled into this country at
the rate of nearly 1000 month. When
their country shall be carved up by
the concert of Europe" they will flock
to this coast in much larger numbers.
nd standing army on our borders will
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-02
Another Financial Le..o,.

Hempfeld township, WestmorelSnd
county, Pa, must pay $50 TO citizen
who was crossing bridge with a
'hreshing machine when the bridge
gave way and dumped the outfit into
creek. Poor highways are expen
siye.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-02
SIMPLE GREENHOUSE.
A Structure which Enable. Garden.
ers to Get Considerable spnce
nt n Low Cost.

Probably the most satisfactory low
cost greenhouse for forcing vegetables
is found in the form of half-spap
house facing the south or southeast
and having n comparatively fiat roof
composed of movable or partly movable
sash, the front wall of the house also
to be partly glass, in order to give
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-02
Many RepIent.hnent..

They say the Smilers keep liquor in
their house all the time"
Well if | haven't misjudged Smiler
terribly. they don't keep the same
liquor all the time."-Chicago Record.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-02
Thc nc.t Road to succr...

The best method in which a town can
pave its way to success is to pave its
streets and improve the highways lead
ing there from
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-02

II the trees need pruning. it is easier
to prunc as soon as the necessity shows
itself than il is after several seasons
of neglect.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-02
Axui.aldo', Platfor-.

He that fights and runs away
May live to get a bribe some day,
Chicago Record
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-06-07
No Lady Would Do
Such a Thing.

No lady would take her watch when
ont of order, to the first person who dis
PLAYED the sign Watches Regulated
and Repaired" But she would carefully
enquire for a man whose acknowledged
skill entitled him to take in charge the
delicate mechanism.
How much more careful should a
woman be, when she herself is disor-
derded, not 20 entrust the delicate and
complex mechanism of her being to the
first man or woman who displays the
sign "Medica1 Advice Given" No sign
is to be trusted which says Medical
Advice Given" and stops there. Medi-
cal advice can be given only by ply
sician. An accredited physician will put
his title with his name. Suppose sign
reads, "Medica1 Advice Given by a
Man" What woman would rot in
stant1y say, 1.-The fact of being man
doesn't qualify him to give naedicaL adj
vice He must be a physician to do
that" But suppose the sign reads:
Medical Advice Given by Woman"
Is not the fact just as patent that being
a zOO1haan does not qualify her to give
medical advice The woman must be
a physician to do that Medical advice
given by an ullskilled woman is just as
dangerous as if given by an unskil1ed
man.
In inviting sick and ailing woman to
consult him by letter without charge,
DR.. Pierce points to an experience and
practice of over thirty years, devoted
specially to diseases peculiar to women
In that time Dr. Pierce and his associate
staff of medical specialists have success
fully treated more than half million
women. All correspondence is treated
as strictly private and sacredly confiden-
tial. Letters are promptly answered. and
the answers are mailed in perfectly plain
envelopes, without any printing upon
them Write without fee and without
fear to DR.. R V. Pierce, chief consult
ing physician to the Invalids' Hotel and
Surgic;l Institute, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-06-07
The Neglected Garden.

In not one case in ten is Southern
farm garden what it ought to be, nor
anywhere near what it ought to be.
Too many seem to think that a patch
of tun'nips, some collards, few strag-
CLING loose headed cabbages and a half
dozen watermelon vines constitute "a
family garden. That is hardly the be-
ginning of one; and yet there are hun
dreds of thousands 0f Southern farm
ers' gardens that do not contain more
than what we have enumerated
Where are the beans, peas, sweet corn,
egg plant, lettuce, mustard, squash,
tomatoes, radishes and onions that
taste so good to you when you are in
vited to dinner by your neighbor who
appreciates the value of his family
garden and gives it proper attention?
You can have them this year if you
want it bad enough TO spend little
extra time ON it.
Gardening is an occupation for
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-06-07

which no man Is too high or too low.
It is we'll established fact, proven so
by the experience OF thousands Of
farmers in the South, that good Well
fed cow and we'll cultivated vegeta
bile garden, covering a quarter acre,
Well MANFRED or fortified, and con-
tanning a good assortment of vegeta-
bIes will furnish one half of the food
supply of a family of four or five. The
product of a good vegetable garden is
not to be despised in what it furnishes
in the food supply of the family con-
sidered ON dollar and cents basis
Florida Facts.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-06-07
The Family Garden.

The American AgricuIturist asks:
eff the market gardener, upon lands
ranging in price from $500 to 1000 per
acre. can upon half dozen acres sell
more dollars worth of produce than
are sold off many large farms, why
may not the farmer grow in his own
garden articles for food that will take
the place of much of the more expen-
sive commodi ties bought in 'town?''
He may, and should, and every year
he neglects to do it he is commi ting
a crime against himself, his family and
the community in which he lives. If
the garden produces more than his
family consumes, and he has MO mar
ket for the same, the surplus can be
used in making the cow give more
milk, or add to the growth of the pig,
or be green food for the chickens
these should all go with the family
garden, and be co-worllers in achiev-
ing independence for the Southern
fa1mer-EX.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-06-07

Last season from two and one-1hird
acres of Red Spanish, we received
from commission merchants $4,000;
this was out-of door culture. We feel
that we have adopted the variety that
is going to always hold it's own in the
open markets of the world.
Quoting from an ARTICLE written by
s. Powers, in the Fruit Trade Journal,
we find that he says, N'The smooth
Cayenne is a favorite with the grower
BECAUSE the absence of prickles on its
leaves renders it very easy to cultivate
and handle, but i. does not rank with
the Red Spanish in the estimation Of
the consumer"
THESE kind of comments and deci-
sions are almost universal from Athose
who are in position to know What the
accept their views as a more trust
trade demands, land 1 am inclined to
worthy source of informal ton than
those growing suckers for sale.
Il uIllICIuIOlc. l. IdNC OCCh 1OlCCu W
abandon the fancy business, or else re
tire from the pineapple growing alto
gether How long since has it been
when people were ''falling over each
other'' trying to buy Egyptian Queen
suckers, paying fabulous prices; now
how many do you find being set? So
it goes. The days of fsds are always
limited, but hog and hominy is here
to make the cracker rejoice, and the
Red Spanish pineapple is here to out
live all of its rivals. 1t is a standard,
and ON the open markets (which IS the
real test it is preferred to all others;
hence we claim that we have made a
wise choice in selecting the Red Span
ish. If we can better ourselves we arc
only too willing to change our course.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-06-07

lty Is bound to have a Salutary effect
ON the chronic grumblers who are
Kicking about hard times. In CONVEX
sation with one of the leading grow
ers yesterday he STATED that they owed
much off their success this season to
the prompt and rapid shipping service
given them by the two steamer Lines
and railroads. He stated that with a
good season next winter the shipments
would far exceed those of this year.
Tampa Times.