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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-12-28
Acsrd

We. the undersigned. do hereby ayr, g
Co refund the money on 50-cent bottle
of Greene's Warranted Syrup OF Tar II
IL fails 10 cure your cough or cold. We
also guarantee 25-cent bottle to prove
satisfactory or money refunded.
SHARRAR q MUIHoLLAND, Alma.
BIvISs 81 RHODES. Alma.
DsO.r FRED HUDsoN, Riverdale.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-12-28

This picture Is the trad max Of
SCOTS EMULSION. and j. OF
every bottle OF SCOTS lMvI.-
SION in the World. which now
amounts 10 MANY millions yearly.
This great business has grown to
such vast proportions,
First Eecau~e the proprictois
have always been most careful in
selecting the various ingredient,
used in lis compositions namely
the finest Cod Liver Oil, and the
purest Hypophoepiiitcs.
Second Becau>c they have SO
skillfully combined the various
ingredients that the best possible
results are obtained by it, use.
Third:-Bccausc it has made 81
many sickly. delicate children
strong and healthy. given health
and rosy checks To- 80 many pale.
anaemic girls. and healed the lungs
and restored To- full health. 20 many
thousands in the first stages II
Consumption.
II Won have vet ,ri-G Is; send fo- f-e, sample
It's agreeable taste viii ~u.0ri-- vcu
SCOTT * BOwSE chemist.
zo)-lis Pearl street Ne~ York.
soc. anu 500. :" .'''Vgi.t,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-12-28

The person who disturbed the congre-
CATION last Sunday by coughing, is re-
quested 10 call on Sharrar * Mulholland
and get bottle Of Folleys Honey and
Tar. 1t always gives relief.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-12-28

II you would have an appetite like a
bear and relish for your meals take
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab
let's, They correct disorders of the
stomach and regulate the liver and
bowels. Price, % cents. Samples free,
at Bivins q Rhodes drug store.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-12-28
Hers Were In for Good.

Little Nellie was often troubled with
the toothache. One day she remarked +:
81 do wish had teeth like grsn'ms,
then when they ached I could take
them out"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-12-28

DeWitt's Little Early Risers are dain-
" little pills, bat they never fail to
cleanse the liver, remove distractions
and invigorate the system Sharrar
& Mulholland.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-12-28

Horses girailes and OstricheS have
larger eyes than any other creatures.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-12-28

The hand that graSps too much holds
but little
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-12-28

BALDWIN, Ga, Sept IL, 1898.
DR.. j. III. McLean's Liver and Kid
ney Balm cured my wife OF dropsy az
ter four physicians had given her I'D To
die. j. i. MClNTIRE.
For sale by all druggists.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-12-28

Learning without thought is labor
lost; thought without learning is per-
ilOus.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-12-28

You will get nearest to God in get
ting nearest TO men.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-12-28

y ton of diamonds is worth about
e1.OQO, 900.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-12-28

A linen buster is a popular summer
resort
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-12-28

The population OF Zululand is l50,-
900, OF whom only 800 are European 5.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-12-28

Many black hat is an example uf
darkness that is felt.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-12-28

Cngrammatically speaking kiss is
IA conjunction.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-12-28
REAL ESTATETRANSFERS

Crstw,Il to a. W. Wilkinson lot ) BLK
: Slckeas ......... ................f 100
H. Mccormick 10 G. f.. FOlett ne 81 ne
see l. FlOa ...........-. .--..-...-.-. NO
II. kcmPto A NJ. Robinson land on see
y Pine River ......... ............. -
+. : Nosburg to NJ +. Mack pt NV OF NV
SEQ - Eliza ... ............ ..........,... 10
j Hamilton toll. Taylor pt ~ OF So sec
~ Newark ........ .......... ~
A A. Bachelor TO VIM. Hurst So OF -
of Sw see 20 Bethany .....-.. .............. NO
A. 4 bachelor To g.. HurSs n of Sc
OF wv sec B Bethany 800
u. Perry to r. W. Hooper NV of NV see
- Arcadia ............. ............... 1000
y. 4 Smith 10 l. +. DoNey pit ne az Sc see
II Pine Rivcr........ ........ ......... IWO
l.. G CohOon To Caple & Hall lot blk
VI. !. Barnard to- &. l.. Davis pit ~ OF
sec % Emerson ........... 80
j. A. Fl yell &c A. w. Wright nei, sec y
PiuC River. ............... 400
J. A. Wager 10 y. H. Brand So OF NV OF
ne sec ~ Arcadia ......... ........ $40
j Bosley 10 u. Il. Walker pt su sec ~
Nevaf X .... 80. .....-.-.. Np
!. Hicks 10 VI VI. Winingcr pt of NV
sec Il Fulton ......... ........... ....... 1000
NJ Niscott To ID. Niscott NV OF sw sec
Emerson -. ............... '............ 1850
Y Sutfn 10 NJ. VI Armstrong pit 81 of -
sec = Elba ............ .......... 800
W :. Collins To NJ. \. Collins lot blk %
Bannistcr ........... -
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-12-28

The new London tunnel cost $50 an
inch.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-09-22

City health ofieer reports Is deaths
In Helena in August
Teton county has 5S3 citizens eligi-
BILE for military duty. an increase Of
244 over tbs returns made last year.
KAlispell has established q rock yard
for city prisoners.
The enrolment for the opening day
OF the Butte. Mont, schools was 5400.
Big Timber reports that wolves arr
doing considerable damage TO young
stock along otter creek and In the vi.
cinity Of the mountains.
Thomas Kelly and James Murray
were killed in the Stewart mine At
Butte by an explosion OF powder in the
magazine on one OF the lower levels.
Coroner Julian held an inquest on
the body Of George Anderson and the
verdict was that the hackman sustain
ed severe shock caused ny internal inju-
ries.
Owing to the shortness OF feed the
Shipment OF cattle from the Musselshell
country will take place AT an earlier
date this year than for several years
past
Daniel Lueey was hanged in the Jail
yard at Butte for the murder OF Pat
rick L. Reagan. The two men had
started for the Couer d'Alenes together
and Reagan's body was found in the
canyon next dey.
Frank Forrest shot and killed Willie
Howard. shot and probably fatally
wounded Flora linn, and then killed
himself at Rock Creek church on
Shields River, twenty-five miles north
Of Livingston.
The recent FIRE on the Shonkin range.
il Is learned, started at the head Of
Rowe coulee and burned eastward from
that point to Eagle Butte. distance Of
20 miles, when 1t swung south till 1t
came to the track OF previous ire
No ranch property was damaged.
Right Rev. John, b. Brondel, bishop
Of Helena, has gone to Baltimore, where
he goes to assist In the raising OF funds
for the Catholic Indian schools Of the
country. He will be Joined at Fargo
by Bishop Stanley. bishop Of North Da-
kota, who has been called east on a sim
liar mission. Bishop Brondel will be
absent about three months. He was
chosen for the work because Of his In
innate knowledge Of the Indians.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-09-22

Sixteen acres Of hops In Gilbert &
PattersOn's ranch. in Polk county
yielded 16 tons
w. 7. Emery OF Roseburg. will take
two carloads Of veal calves to Dawson.
He is rounding up the stock. prepare
tory to leaving this week.
Centralia reports light prune crop
in that section Of Washington, but OF
excellent quality.
Freeman Ladd stated at La Grande,
the other day. that he has two crops
Of wheat on hand and 100 head OF hogs
and unless he gets so cents per bushel
clear Of the sacks he win feed It
George Iremonger, one Of the leading
stockmen Of Wheeler county. has sold
his sheep 20 John N. Brown OF Lone
Lock. who pays him IS per head for
1900 ewes and 81 per head for 140o
lambs. Mr.. Iremonger also expects tc
sell his fne sheep ranch at Waterman
In the near future
A new device for drying hops Is be
ing used with great success this sen
son by A. Wolf. q prominent dealer and
extensive grower at Silverton. His
new process consists Of drying the hops
In boxes placed on the kiln door. which
keeps the hops from packing In the cen
ter or breaking in removing to the
store-room. No lupuiin Is lost In any
way,
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-09-22
n,a s,rlt+ ]. On.

IaslaastpAia, sspG ls.- RrPorts iCsn
,he anthracite coal aclds Of this state
Indicate that the tieuP caused by the
.snkc for higher wages OF more than
IaOuo mine workers il at least a. com
plsie az the leaders Of the United Mlne
Workers OF America, The Organization
back Il The ssIike, claimed al any time
COMPANIES and individuals owning mines
uho had claimed that their workings
would operate as usual. despite the stFlAs
order. apparently reckoncd without ae'
surate knowledge Of the attitude Of their
men 4 4 Tree that some ProPcrties N
Inc Hs1sas.,s. rS.kion Gege working Monday
With as high as 10 Pcr cent Of the met
a, work, nevertheless the greater na@bC'
Of men in the district were idle,
an. ,l.s sSuApluA and wilkesbAue dis
alJlI tas uepS was practically com
pletc.
A was expected The sChuylkill resion
with pot.sville for a eenter point wa
Al work with .vcfy few dcfectionS hes
men have not the same grievances thai
uyayail IA the other districts, and II the,
pa ON a strike il will be largely through
sympathy. 49,, "a.
prc.hlcu, Mitchell Of the United Min
Workers, Who has established heariquar
tsu a, IIaselton and Is personally direct
inc the strike, estimates that over lOVOV
men struck and that $4,000 more wii
inin ihem IomorrOw. =
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-09-22
IDAHO.


A big attendance 1t the Lewiston fair
ls expected.
The fail term OF school at oroiina be.
gun September 20. a7
The members Of the Welser hfga
school have organized a foot ball team.
A stage service, three times q week,
has been started from Buffalo Hump "a
Sites. 8gsTg @oA1s
1t is estimated 100000 will be receIy.
ed by the farmers Of the PalOuse conn.
try this year.
George. the 17-year Old son OF Prof.
J. H. Miles. Of Liberty. was drowned
while hunting last week.
John Thompson OF Moscow lost loo
bushels Of sacked grain communicated
from the thregher engine.
A. Lindquist an empIOye OF the cyan.
ide works At HALEY. accidentally shot
and killed himself one day last week.
Pat Shay, who entered a plea OF gull.
ty TO the indictment against him for
forgery. at Wallace, was last week sen.
fenced TO one year In the penitentiary
by Judge Mayhem.
The University Of Idaho has been
hOnored with q diploma from the Paris
exposition for a collection OF photo.
graphs.
The governor has reprieyed Yee Wei,
Chinaman sentenced to hang Septem.
Der 2s. until October IL. Yee Wei
killed n fellow celestial In HALEY.
The l6-year old son OF c. C. Robin.
son OF American Falls, was probably
fatally injured last week by being run
over by a wagon loaded with timber
The postof1ce at Meridian was rob
bed last week. The robbers entered
the building by removing the
front window and took SIG worth OF
postage stamps and $I44 worth OF jew
elry.
Uie Hop Chung, the Chinese boy who
has been attending the HALEY public
school some years ago. and who was
born in HALEY. has gone to Canton
China. TO take a course at the univers-
Ity there.
Kittie Ross was released from jail
in Lewiston on an order by Judge
Steele. Of the district court, on recon.
mendation OF County Attorney Dan.
ford, who stated that the evidence Fl
hand was not sunlcient 10 hold her.
Ross was arrested last July and charg
ed with the alleged murder Of Frank
Henderson. who was found dead In the
Hotel DeFrAnee.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-09-22
Af,es tho r.saa.

Haiseton, Tex, sept b5.--Eyery hour
bpnss iaiTeston naalsF 10 normal eep.
aitiSi1s and The Improvement Of each asy
ssoAs decided gain oTss the preceding
day. II Ail 10 weeks and possibly
H'onlhs t'etofs The city pilI be in gooi
rsnmng saaps. but Inaltes are hsi
Iessbss iht.I . 0nhaitaea which. ssan
fArpd Sish the ehsos in the eAriy part d
The asek, is comfort and happiness. Tbs
great lmniadlsts need u the ciiy al pres.
sat is inons. mot subscriptions, but cold
hard oash, u 10 peeied 10 every diIeetl0n
ADD iss nAaatads VI purposes. Tbs
nissst important VI these as 10 pay The
Hseh ~ho are cleaning up the streets Ad.
lniani scsTry Said today Il have not 4
dsllaT 10 pay the naeH ho are working ia
The sirsris Ill day long. ! am not aide
20 say 10 single ons u theAe men; You
.aali BE- paid tor y@s sarka Ne must
have tais city cleaned up Al any cost, and
ai'h the greatest spspi possible. II il
Is Bal daae sish al haste and Al the szHls
slpae dos esA thsSs NAY y pesliirnee,
sad IL i us4or hFeaks oal here Il viii no;
h~ GaiIesinn alone n BIO alli sdlIes Sacil
IAlhgs spread. and II Is not only ior the
@Aks u uals CITY, bat foE oihrER outside
II Tale Flaoe that I urge above al things
80 aaH, mohey. u all the pour people
here NJ oHs has abything A majority
II them could BoG FURNISH a single EooHl
In ahsch TO oommrncr Housekeeping. even
tho9gh shsy had The Haoasy 10 rebuild the
Foosn. Iboss PoaIis hASe absolutely hoih'
isg sAospr shat y stSua shem by The 70.
lss4 6sshmlltee. They are in = coalition
Il aesaiase Aans' they hack Everything.
aud safs toF the sIslsa,lid gcRsnAiiy al
The nAlloa uoali b uiisaiy without
bagr~
ne city watss. a hSch wAs lnrneis on
yesterday at,sFnooH tot . short time, nss
oH 'aEAia thls morning IN fall lopce and
alu fvsnsia ca The wsisF WORKS, nesef
badly damaged. have bern pot into = en-.
siiicn that afioEds an abundant EueFly
Il good ~aisg co every hand. The unaihs
wess thoroughly flushed this morning and
for several hnsiTs The hy8rahts played Into
AssA EhkhA& INV NAFNA IVA Ns*N " 49,
Importance Ever since The storm tbrIc
hAa l,oeH a iaasA II dark, ioul smelling
.lims VscF ftE,s 81 al tAsc sirts,s. end
e. pTrernre 'sss : menace 70 Pablr heasiA
a. long 81 Il uAs silo~c1 10 exist This
hA. nos been almost ensiTuly cleaaaj
Asay. and the in,cnse oder that filled she
rity dartag the early part Of The week.
has ia coaseGpsBce been greatly abAisd
Tho wark Of baTning bsai~ y s,ilf go
ing on. they arp bsing hurried @ the src'
a. soaa as possible ARR bong iskru
ir.sn the water. Al q aas night and all
II today there uerV nntneFpas hrua alnnp
tho shore. and in cyess or a tAesn wetS
i,tn ,hrc 10 ~ boi'cs. There i no iosg.
81 the sl,gh,esl attempt at ,deniiHoath'n
No effort is made 10 ascertain whether
tho ls-Iy is that Of white oT colorri pr
ANS. Az Of them have bceu ~ bong IN
he water under a blazing sun that I,
would bc cxcsedinRly diaicalt to deter
name ihe kisHti,y u suy bOdy Gnicss by
he gleshing
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-09-22
snort In Accounts.

Chicago, Sept. ls.--A shortage Of 49,
600 in the accounts Of the First National
bank has been discovered through an in
Sestigaticn prompted by the suicide recent
" Of Teller George S. ForbeA Before the
bank teller sent bullet into hin heart yes
terday he wrote farewell note to hia moth
er, In which he said, Il was weak and lnt
the one / considered my best friend get
me into trouble. l have not seen him
since the lst Of September and do not
know where he is Officials believe that
the friend referred 10 in the letter b
William b Dunton.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-09-22

Every man who Is willing TO work his
bsen pressed into service al Galveston.
ne 1reekags Is fast being cleared away
and an air Of bastlass once more persaa..
The eiy. TIE iiSptoa lost prints q.
f''ed ilst II dog khp erished in he
great asstfm. fhl8 ~ Aas been carefully
aomHIe4 iron aslld6s sosEoe. and uls,ts
tbs apehkr ~ lIE,An slsaA al 7S. The
railroads have Iarge ioress Of men al wort,
aud outside communication i now only
. question Of very short while.
VI the $3.50 Beers Rho retired fran
h"hlailpoost before the British advance
nc'n Maehsdodorp, TnO have entered poTt.
nKaess Territory, Others have deserted Id
various dire-tions and the l,alanre ar, be,
lrftsd u hase eIsssel lbe kanlaii Il. er
ana 70 ie Occupying spurs Of the Ilnan-
Sotso mountains south Of the railway. A
gehrEal lnmnil sseins to have occurred
Aiieh they Iesogninsd the hopslessness Of
il4eir eause. TAeir long t0ans and hsid
guns have heen destroyed and nothing is
len II the is'~T army bat few marata
'ng lsaiads. holy kFRay is dealing slih
.,'ls q ihsss abiel,i syoples q l,a.itioa al
ihA.Ieis1s : = sBfsf
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-09-22

Seattle. Sept l6.--A special from IssA-
quah, Wash, says:
Another trestle accident has happened
on the Seattle 4 international railroad.
A log train bound for Seattle was cross
ing trestle between SnoquAlmie Falls
and Falls City when the engineer felt the
trestle giving way beneath him. He
opened the throttle and broke away from
the train. reaching solid ground in safety.
The train Of logs is still standing upon the
lettering trestle and the whole structure
is expected TO collapse at any moment.
No one Was hurt.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-09-22

Hong kong, Sept l9.-The German
Steamer SaChScn, having ON board Field
Marshal Count Won Waldersee, command
ersn-ekief OF ese international forces in
China, and his staff, have arrived here.
The field marshal landed and was received
by a guard Of honor Of British troops. He
win this evening proved to Shanghai and
from there to Taku on board the German
cruiser Hertha.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-09-22
nober,. WIN Leave Pretoria,

New York, Sept IA dispatch 70
the Tribune frOm London says; A large
part Of the Rustenberg commando has
surrendered and there are reports that
commandant Botha has given himself up.
The Mails correspondent in Maritzburg
says Il Is stated that Lord Roberts is ex.
pected to leave Pretoria for England
about October 3.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-09-22
,ar., snil.hnrr rro.eelea,

London, Sept. lo.-There was an IN.
,.uOl gathering Of uniformed police and
scotland Yard detectives at kings Gross
railroad station awaiting the arrival Of
Iord salisbury from his country scat IL
4, saId that since the premicrs return
40 IIalacld he he's received an anonymous
.Ie.ses q ! (haraclefi Which has iei p in,
sresIsA pollCs vgihAeA w
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-09-22

Denver, Sept ls.-Ths News announces
that Mr.. Thomas +. Walsh win receive
slSOooOoo for HE Camp Bird mine At
0uray, Col, from 9 syndicate Of English
and American investors. headed By Alfred
Belt, the South Afriean diamond king.
and ]. Pierpont Morgan, the Now York
banker.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-09-22

Berlin, Sept. le.--The foreign ofiee
has sent circular note to all the powers
announcing that the German government
considers that an Indispensable prelimi-
nary to the beginning Of peace negotia-
tons with China is the delivering up a
those who were responsible fcr the out
RACES
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-09-22
Tug saals by sseamer..

New York Sept l9.-The tug Ameri-
ca. Of the New York Tug company, was
sunk, and two lives lost on Canal street,
North river She was run into by the
Atlantic transport liner MinnehahA.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-09-22

Dresden. Sept ls.--Princs Albert Of
saxony was killed In carriage accident
yesterday al wolkean, q abort distance
from Dresden. He was born In 1853 Dnd
was unmarried.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-09-22

A great stock company Is being form
the manufacture and distribution Of
ed In New York and Phiiadelphla for
ARTIFICIAL milk on vast scale.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-09-22

ny assessments and donations the h.
Dor unions In San Francisco. CAL Sx-
poet to raise 100000 wherewlth TO
maintain the striking planning mill
hands.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-09-22
Wan, : rrempt sest.enent.

Washington. Sept al.-The Chinese
minister has received dispatch from the
viceroys of southern China making an aP-
peal for the opening of peace negotiations
without further delay. They report that
prolongation of the present unsettled
condition is a seriOOs disadvantage to
China and all parties concerned.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-21
Broke Its Neck.

Tuesday, Cal Thrasher made a
journey to the vicinity of Wells to
write up some insurance. He
secured a saddle horse from the
McMahan stables to make the trip,
and after finishing his business he
started on a leisurely gallop for
home. When near the Joseph
Bryant farm the horse stumbled,
and despite the fact that Mr..
Thrasher reined it up quickly, it
kept on stumbling with its head
down. and finally pitched, nose
first. to the ground. In the fall the
animals neck was broken and in
some way the rider had his left leg
caught and for the wrench it re-
ceived it is certain that he came
near having his leg broken. Mr..
Thrasher states thai he was only
riding in an easy gallop when the
horse stumbled and fell. Mr.. Nc
Mahan took the matter very calm
ly and it is thought that he will
stand the loss of the animal, or that
he will at least compromise the
matter in a manner that will make
it easy for Mr.. Thrasher.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-21
Skipt0n-Gray.

The marriage of Mr.. Otis Skipton
and Miss Nellie Gray, was solem.
nized at the Presbyterian parson-
age at noon Wednesday, DR.. E. ].
Thompson officiating. The young
couple left on the afternoon train
for Toledo, where they will spend a
short honeymoon. On their re-
turn they will take up their resi-
dence on Mr.. Skipton's farm near
Philomath. Both Mr.. Skipton and
his bride were born and raised in
Benton county. She is a very pop
ular lady among her acquaintance,
and has high family connections,
being niece of ex-senator Slater.
Mr.. Skipton is the youngest son
of Mr.. E. Skipton, a Benton county
pioneer. He is a young man of
industrious habits and upright
character. The GAZETTE extends
congratulations.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-21
An Interesting Letter.

| Prof. E. R. Lake, Of the O A
c, who went TO Europe in the
interest of the Department O
Agriculture to study the condi.
tions of prune culture in Ger.
| many and France, has writteu
an interesting letter from Agen,
France. He says.
"Like many another place,
| Agen is interesting principally
because in the past. it did some
thing. It is a monument of an
industry which for 1t has passed
that of the prune. There are
left about the town now only
remnants of old orchards and
two OF three merchants who look
upon an American as a thief
who has robbed them of an in
dustry that once brought them
much revenue. But it was one
of their own men who first took
to California the wood of the
prune trees.
"The chief center of the in
dustry from the growers stand
point is Villeneuve, little city
about 22 miles from Agen, on
the river Lot. The prime d'ente
(nuother name for prune d. 'Agen)
is grown, not at Agen, but else
where, and the actual prunes
d'Agen are nearly all grapes,
grown both for table and wine
making. Land hereabou.s is
worth about 5000 per acre, that
is, average valley land in the
country, four miles or more from
town. Land rents for from $I2
to $40 per acre. Prices are
about three-fftl1s of what they
were thirty years ago and crops
are mach smaller.
s'There is general complaint
among the people that the mum.
Der of children is so small.
France offers, in way, royalty
to families which have several
There are not many
takers.
ssFor three years the rainfall
has been very light in this re-
gion, and about here no crops
are good except grapes.