Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-01-19

i'sNi' - ~ iNoNfAibh 80 cordial d.
surprise himself and his frien5s = y .
, the gold-standard president ' sL1
I have such an ovation rs WAS o.iva 9ug ~
} by Dixie, the land of free silvagr"' 1ll
! everyone admires an honest ms, IVY
! stands true to his convictions M we iaao
Georgia's cotton fields were nIsAs
like rows Of corn and are cnlti,s1 -i',a
like manner The land is noon an ~ y
small crops are obtained Aged aa1 lu
| les and children were nleania,e. a !, 4
buds which had opened since tn M. 1s
ing and which they sell for INN r,s1,
sum. Stock companies or svndie-s.H
/ from the West and New Fnoiand ' 4.
some Of the best land not far nor, ~.
con and come with car loads m go.s '
| men and enrich the soil with sn,tstl
fertilizers and set out peach ana wv
0rchards.the men living on their trsi1
They return home to come back wb@.
the time comes TO cultivate. In tb.ea
years the crops begin. when they MN
material for boxes. doing the wo,s
themselves. They bear away mneb y
the finest fruit that we get and Geord,
is none the richer for they know notbisa
of raising any crop but cotton. wbb5
grows poorer each year and for tuo
or three years lies dormant before eyeo
"A small crop is obtained
The little homes along theroute hays
apparently made no recovery since tbs
close OF the war. Aswe neared MohMs
We saw vast forests of pine trees. M
view of the bay was beautiful NJ
made "A short stop for supper. Aops
the river banks were the bamboo. W.
amore and cottonwood trees covered
with the long grey moss feacbh,
nearly 20 the ground When ~
reached New Orleans it was riBiB,
hard and we saw nothing Of the eitf
Some of0ur best oranges are raisedm
Louisiana We passed large sugar ma
cotton factories About the stations
were flowers and shrubs and pretty
designs in white stones. Sagafhbi
station was most noticeable The I'm.
meusity of the state OF Texas vas rs
yealed as we travelled two DAYS ana
one night, seeing little bat vast plains
covered with cactus and sage brush
Our rain had turned 10 sleet and snoF
aud We INDUCED in lively sn0Wballing
a. We stopped at Sanderson
New Mexico was full OF interest wih
is queer adobe houses aud the men
walked about In the stations in son.
hrerO and iierce-lOoking musaChe,
Ia Frederick Remington. Ia Arimm
We found snow. which was almost an
unheard-of thing. as the saving Is
there was never day Ia Arz0m
that the sun did not shine. ne
mountain peaks are blue and purpIeh
the distance Many kinds Of eadu.
are growing here. The cane eaetHsk
taller than a mans head when peelo1
IL Is susceptible Of a high polish and /
used % make gentlemens walking
sticks After the spring rains DE
earth is covered with a plant e8llelal
ialfa, having a MAGENTA flower. 10
shrub but clnmps of the yucca. Ihf
scenery as We neared DE
sierras was awe-inspiring. The earth
is the Lords and the fullness thereof
In his hand. indeed Is all the earth
-s'Neyer hath Il entered into he heart
of man to conceive the GLORY was con
stantly in my mind Niagaras waters
could in no way compare with those
sublime mountains. We spent one
half day Al Los Angeles visiting ne
points OF interest The ar
was son and dne and flowers were
growing eycrywhere-sm ilaX ana IVY
covering sides of houses the beautiful
scarlet poinsettia bloss0med on shrubs
ten feet in height and roses running
wild over houses, fuschias and memo
rope IN abundance Here hung the
golden persimmons. oranges and lem
ms 10 ripen in the warm sunshine.lM
evergreen trees were the magnolia
aud various kinds OF PAIN
rces. Los Angeles Is In every way 4
modern up-to-date city and ior push
md enterprise is probably nowhere e.
'elled. An exceedingly small namod
II cheap buildings are 10 be seen. me
public buildings and stores were mag
liheent and the city beautiiied VIM
'arks and plazds
Soon after leaving the city we ven,
'ast one hillside OF trees and sola
mass OF flowers in bloom. red, yellow
'lue and purple. which seemed oW
cres of brightness. fields OF rich ereeA
lfalta. which resembles our clotdi
nd acres Of orange and lemon grown
With fine buildings and their winalln
ear Then would come an uncuu
ated stretch with only a crop OF stone
n the bare sandy fields. OpposN
fere masses of yellow ox-eyed daisss
hen large fields of olive trees Whls1
elong to the Olive Growers asseon
ion of Southern California. II i lusF
called the king of CALIFORNIA; ifuns
.iter once having eaten ripe
rown picked olives. a person nus
ave perverted taste 10 90 back
le hard, green. woody olive q "
asst. The fact that most grades teeas
ere for 75c per gallon ought 30 allow
leir being placed in Eastern maiA'"
a reasonable price. IA
But CALIFORNIA; fruit and flowers sn
q appeal 70 me az did the wona,eils
4. Fehachapi, the great natural y
ide between northern and soa.a'.
which We were passihs
lr way northward. with It's o3iis