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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-13
ARIZONA ALMOND GROVES.
How the Nuts Are Prepared for Mar
ket.

now the MUS are AON
ket.
The almond season is now at its height
in the Salt river valley. TO those Whose
only acquaintance with the nuts has
been as one Of the last courses at the
dinner table their preparation for market
is an interesting operation.
It S a long reach from the almond tree
in it's irrigated orchard to the banquet,
where the guests cracks the paper-shell
almond in his fingers and enjoys MUNICH
ing the sweet kernel. In reality the pre-
parat1on for the almond crop goes back
to the previous year, for it is then that
the principal fruit growth is made and
the spurs branch out from the tree
limbs in readiness for the next seasons
Bearing. Then follows long period Of
cultivation and irrigation. Preferably the
orchard ground is kept clean and finely
pulveriZed on top by means Of the plough,
drag and cultivator. While weeds are
favored by some as a means of covering
the ground to retain it's moisture, it is
said to be better to accomplish this by
keeping the surface a finely DIVIDED
layer of earth or mulch soil to bring up
the moisture from the depths by capil-
larry attraction and at the same time
not permit its too rapid evaporation from
the surface. In some orchar~S there may
be an e.rly spri crop of wheat sown,
clear of other crops than the trees.
The trees are planted from sixteen 10
twenty feet apart each way, and along
the rows, are run one, two and some
times three irrigating burrows. Through
these the canal water is sent streamt6g
at the regular intervals of eight days, Or
oftener in the rainy sea-cn W Il wat +
is more abundant. After each irrigation,
or each second on al most, the burrows
are turned over, the ploughman wofk-
ing away from the trees to the center
of the lands between the rows and then
back again in rotation. Thus is served
the double purpose Of covering I'D tie
water so that it may soak down to the
tree roots and of stirring up the soil so
that 1t may be free to take water next
time.
In late February and in March begins
the anxious time for the almond grower.
1t IS then his trees blossom, and it is
then the blossoms are liable to be
bl--ted by late frosts. The blossoms az,
pink and white, the prevalence of one
or the aother color depending upon the
variety of the nut. The orchards in
bloom slook like huge square bouquets
set upon the landscape. The trees gov
with rather long branches, which Dc Mt
straight upward from the main limbs
and give the trees a rather stiff appear
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-13

9olos Colusa. Tulare. Sacramento San
Joaquin ana Los Angeles counties.
Prune trees are NOT grown upon their
own roots, but are grated upon stock
grown from peach stones. This makes
them harder and more thrifty. Gener-
ally the young trees are set in the or
chard the second wear. the distance of
thirty feet each way being that now
favored, though the earlier orchards were
set usually at twenty feet. This was
found to be too close for the best results
In bearing, the trees touching each other
in their upper parts and not thriving so
we'll as when farther apart. Trees set
too close together. also. produce smaller
fruit on the ayeragefthan those further
apart, and as the price of prunes is
gagged upon the size it is profitable to
produce smaller quantity of larger sizes
and, therefore, better to have less num-
Der OF trees to the acre in order to do SO.
There are also considerations of Soil
and location in planting an orchard, all
of which are local matters, though i'm
portant, and must be given careful at
tention.
the time of its maturing is an important
matter. This period is from five to six
years, though full bearing does not come
for several years later. The ground is
cultivated as carefully as it would be
for the growing of any other crop. The
soil is kept pulverized, and is also rolled
on the surface for the purpose of pre-
venting too much evaporation. This
careful cultivation is continued during the
entire life of the orchard and is the Sc
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-13
A MILITIA PIG.

In an old Kentucky history a peculiar
incident is related in connection with the
invasion of Canada by the Kentucky
troops in 1912. A company of volunteers,
destined for Shelby's army, assembled at
Harrodsburg and formed a nucleus
around which the military recruits of the
country gathered on the march to the
Ohio. The facts as given below are
vouched for on high authority.
On the outskirts of Harrodsburg the
company saw two pigs fighting, and de-
layed the march to watch the combat,
When the march recommended it was OBJ
served that the victorious pig was fol-
lowing the company, and when the men
encamped at night the animal lay down
near at hand. Of course, the soldiers
fed their new recruit. The next day the
pig followed them, and this it did daily
on the march to the river
When the men crossed on the ferry
boat at Cincinnati the pig waited a olt,
then plunged into the river and swan
across, and when the march was resumed
the animal took it's place in the flank
of the moving column.
Piggy now became a great pet and was
as sure of rations as the men themselves,
and destitute of food as the soldiers
sometimes found themselves, no one even
limited at putting the knife to the throat
Of the follower.
At Lake Erie the pig went on board
the boat with the soldiers, but after
reaching Bass island it declined to re-
embark, and remained behind in the care
of a man who volunteered to look after
its wants. When the troops returned to
the American side to the surprise of all
the pig was soon discovered on the right
of the line, ready for the return march.
toward Harrodsburg.
The animal suffered much from cold on
this trip, and at Maysville, where the
army recrossed the Ohio river it was de-
cided to leave it in the hands of friend
by Gov. Shelby. Finally, piggy was
taken to the governors home where it
passed the rest of its days in piggish
ease and plenty.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-13

and on this the nuts rain down as tbe
peaters work. Many of the nuts are
beaten out of the hulls in this process
of the picking.
AS soon as tree Is stripped the canvas
IS gathered up and its contents Of nuts.
hulls, leaves and twigs dumped into boz
es or sacks provided for that purpose.
aIter winch 1t is spread under the next
tree A squad Of smaller boys now takes
up the work and picks up the nuts tbat
nave fallen outside the boundg Of the
canvas. All the product Is carried 70 a.
central hulling place, where the other
boys and girls are stationed That is
Where deft fingers count. for there IL A.
knack about peeling off the null. ard
little strength is required.
sometimes the hulls are especially nara
ana dry, and then the nuts are gpread
upon platform Of some sort and Ifeogly
sprinkled with water. After fefoe, cl.s.,
80! 80 Wy a. canvas blanket for q snort
tlIne the hulls sweat and soften. ana
may then be readily taken on
AFTER being hulled and dried 10 goroe
extent the nuts are treated to a bsfa
Oh sulphur fumes They are spread upon
swallow trays which are stacked in a
huge tight box, in one corner Of which
pan of sulphur is burned Two results
are gained by the sulphuring-the almond
smells are uniformly bleached, so that the
nuts look more tempting to the buyer.
ana stray bugs or worms are put out OF
existence, SO that they cannot further
injure the nuts.
But there is an objection to the sui
phuring, and that is that the noxious
FUMES may spoil the taste of the kernels
by entering the shells through cracks
Inns is especially true of one variety of
almonds OF which the inner shell. cracks
open with the hull and leaves the kernel
at the mercy of worms as well as sulphur
fumes
When the eater opens particularly
nne-looking nut and upon tasting the
kernel finds it rancid and bitter he may
Know that the crop from which it came
mas been sulphured. On the other hand,
II ne buys almonds with drab-colored
Shells although some may be white or
yellowish, and upon opening them finds
only emptiness or a pinch of dust, he
mays know that sulphur has not been
used in curing them, but the worms and
bugs have known of this fact first and
have gotten ahead of him.
After being sulphured and treated to a.
sun bath the almonds are stored in
sacks and are then ready for market.
Usually the new crop is in greatest de-
mand late in the fall, at Thanksgiving
time, and again at the Christmas holi-
days. Meantime, the grower has COM
menced his round of work in preparation
for the next years crop, and the whole
process is gone over year after year dur
ing the life aof the orchard.-Baltimor
Sun.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-13

able improvements were to be erected
thereon To make this title perfect,
therefore, the claimants took no chances,
and got patent for it under all the
laws which they thought might possibly
apply under any conceivable decision of
a secretary of the interior Such a con-
dition Of affairs is not only unnecessary
and ridiculous, but might lead to eX-
pensive litigation and serious complica-
tions at almost any time.
1t has been suggested that court OF
land claims should be established In
Washington in connection with the land
office, to which all disputes and all legal
questions should be referred The mo-
ment such a court was created It would
find an enormous. amount of business
ready at hand for its consideration, for
as matters now stand the secretary of the
interior or the land commissioner, as
the case may be, acts as a supreme
bench in settling title to millions of acres
of the public domain and in disposing
of millions of dollars worth of property
each year.
There is great need of a thorough re-
vision of all the land laws, the repeal of
some, the amendment of others and the
Passage possibly of several new ones in
place of those which now conflict one
with the other Such a court, as sug-
gested, would give an authoritative in
be able to indicate through it's proceed
lngs the proper course for any man to
pursue who might desire to secure more
or less of the public Hand for residence
or Industrial purposes. Not the least of
the advantages such q court would have
would be to take these matters out Of
politics, thus relieving the department
of tremendous pressure continually
brought to bear by influential men in spe-
cific cases The issuing of patents, al
ways behind under present system, would
be facilitated, and patent once issued
would assure title, thus removing all
doubt of ownership, such as now exists
in numerous cases.
There is Widespread sentiment
throughout the public land states that
crisis has been reached in the matter of
public land laws, and many schemes VIII
be brought before congress this winter
in the endeavor to remedy existing evils.
j. d. Whelpley.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-13
HISTORY OF PRUNES
FASCINATING STORY OF PREPARA-
TION OF ROYAL PURPLE
GOODS
sUN-CURING BY THE ACRE
Miles of Blossoming Trees and
Acres of Ripe Fruit Spread Out
Upon Trays to Dry in the
California Sun.

For the past six weeks rich, red april
cots and golden, yellow peaches have
been dessicating in the warm California
sun, and now the royal purple primes
are taking their places upon the drying
trays and are being cured literally by the
acre.
How many who see a box of prt1nes
on the grocery shelf stop to think where
they came from, of the sunny skies
beneath which they were grown and
under which they were spread to be
cured, of Tie millions of trees, of the
miles and miles of blossoms in the spring
time making the air heavy with perfume
and giving an aspect of a snow storm
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-13

To find out all about them consult
Minneapolis & st. Louis Agents.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-13
Prompt Service.

EChicago Tribune.
ESt:tI'n give that waiter said Rivers,
SI.an order that will paralyze him.
What will you have, sir?" presently
asked the waiter.
.'Bring me, replied Rivers, "some YER
suIam and ova.'
Eyes, sir"
The waiter, a seedy-1ool1ing man in
spectacles, went away with strange
Scieam in his eye, and returned about if
5jfeen minutes later with a large platter
Icontaining something hot
Here you are. SIR he said. Bacon
hand eggs. In ordinary English it would
Bfbe % cents. In classic form it will be As
kcents Culpam paena premit comes, as
1--we used to say at college. Anything else,
FTsir?"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-13
The Two Rest Ways to California in
Through Cars.

On Tuesdays leave Minneapolis $3.50 a.
NJ M st. Paul 1000 a. M, via North1
western Line to Omaha, thence via
cisco and. Los Angeles with no travel
OH Sunday.
On Saturdays leave minneapolis $3.50 a.
m, St Paul 1000 a M, via North West
ern Line to Kansas City, thence via
Santa Fe Route, through New Mexico to
Los Angeles
large enough to accommodate two per-
sens.
These are the two most popular routes for
California travel and if you contemplate
visiting there, maps rates and informal
ton will be furnished free at No. 3S2
Robert St, st. Paul; No. 4S Nicollet
Avenue, Minneapolis. or address T. w
Teasdale, General Passenger Agent, St.
Paul
California Tourist Cars.
To find out all about them consult
MinneapOliS & St LOlIis AGENTS
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-13
Ugly Little Thing.

Philadelphia Press
Miss Cawler-Your little baby brother
looks very much like you, Tommy. Has
anybody told you that?
Tommy-Oh, yes, but I don't mind il.
so long as they don't say \ look like
him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-11

william O'Brien's Article Commended ID
in the House of Commons.

LONDON May 10-At the conclusion of
the questions in the House of Commons
to-day John Dillon, Nationalist, moved the
adjournment of the House in order to call
attention TO the seizure of the Irish People.
Mr.. Dillon complained that the action Of
the authorities was grossly illegal and
asked whether it was due TO the attack on
Mr.. Wyndham, the chief secretary for Ire
land or TO the attack on the King. Mr..
Wyndham replied that it was owing to the
attack on the King.
Continuing Mr.. Dillon said he was not
concerned 10 defend the violence of the at
tack, but any seizure should have been
done through the courts. Far more violent
attacks on Queen Victoria had been made
in the English papers without their being
seized. The present action was a blow at
the liberty of the press.
William Redmond, Nationalist. seconded
the motion, characterizing the article COM
planned of as a very proper and patriotic
attack on the conduct of the chief secre-
tary.
After Mr.. Redmond had commented on
the impolicy of the governments action in
seizing the Irish People which would sim
ply have the effect of fastening attention
on the article in the paper. many copies
of which were in the pockets of members
then in the House, and many of which had
gone to America, Mr.. Balfour. the gov
ernment leader, denied that the govern
ment was attacking either the freedom of
the press or legitimate Irish agitation. He
asked If the publication of an obscene libel
were a necessary weapon for the National
lists. No epithets he could employ were too
strong 10 describe this foul and poisonous
article. No man in that house could expect
any government to allow an act of such
gross indecency TO be committed with i'm
punity.
John Burns (Socialist) expressed the opin-
ion that If the article had been submitted
10 the King he would have smiled and
thrown IL into the waste paper basket
Mr.. Wyndham. in defending the seizure
declined TO soil his lips with reading the
attack on the King" which constituted
seditious libel. nor would he wound the
feelings of millions by propagating the
outra geous, gross and scurrilous lies of the
article
The motion for adjournment was de-
feated by vote OF 252 to g.
The morning papers are unanimous in de-
nouncing the scandalous attack Of the Irish
People upon the King. but serious doubts
raised as TO the wisdom OF Mr. Wynd-
hams action in seizing the paper-frst
because the seizure was illegal. IL being
case for prosecution; second, because to the
delight OF the Irish members ii has given
worldwide publicity 10 Mr.. OBrien's hith-
erto well-known paper, and WILL the Ma
tionalists claim. be worth thousands OF dol
lars TO them from American sympathizers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-11
Much Damage Done.

PITTSBURG, Pa, May 1O-A cloud burst
in Tarentum and vicinity this afternoon
did many thousand dollars damage Rain
fell in torrents for an hour, barns were
washed down off the hills and in some cases
were upturned against residences. Bridges
were washed away, the railroad bed was
washed away at Creighton, the railroad
track was covered with three feet of water
for more than three miles. Telegraph and
telephone poles and trees were washed
down on TO the tracks for long distance,
and at least seven hundred cellars were
Hooded. People were panic-stricken and
many moved their furniture from their
homes. Big landsides are reported from
up the road. and across the river on the
Valley Railroad. No loss of life has been
reported.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-11
Some of Epithets Bestowed on the
King by william O'Brien in His
Paper, the Irish People.
SEIZED IN ALL THE CITIES
EFFORT IN LONDON AND ELSE
WHERE TO STOP ITS SALE.
Attack Based on Cardinal Vaughan
Presentation of an Address
to His Majesty.

DUBLIN, May 10.-The police of Dublin,
Cork, Limerick and other towns of Ire
land seized all the copies of William
o OBrien's weekly paper. the Irish People.
found at the news dealers to-day. The
cfending articles, it now appears. were
abusive attacks on King Edward, Cardinal
Vaughan and the address to the King.
Following are some of the personalities
which caused the papers seizure:
Down upon his knees before an old and
bald-headed roue-lover of every woman of
fair features who has appeared in English
society for forty years, including titled
danes and actresses-the English gentle
man perjurer of an historic divorce case,
the polluted hero of one of the most NAL
Mana the center of score of the most
disgraceful scandals of the most contemp-
tble type-down in front of this English
King, whose latest public performance was
to stigmatize on his solemn oath the whole
Catholic world as superstitious idolaters,
knelt the Englsh-born cardinal prince .of
the church, with a document that might
have been presented to a Legree in a South
ern plantation fifty years ago, but not by
an Uncle Tom, poor but contented, of Har-
would have seen his black skin stripped
of inch by inch rather than put his marx
to a document like that signed and pre-
sented by Cardinal Vaughan and the Duke
of Norfolk on his solemn oath. We do
rot believe he attached the slightest SOL
emnity to the performance. But the fact
remains: This old and worn-put descend
ant of race of scoundrels and practical
professor of hideous immortality asservatel
that the most sacred doctrines of the Cath
olic faith idolatrous and supersti-
tious. He has not yet recanted. He has
not yet said a word to indicate that he did
not approve thoroughly of the terms of the
oath framed in the days of Titus. The
oath of perjurer is no less vile than that
Of the reigning King; but, on bended knees.
the prince OF the church knelt before this
unutterably abominable person. Let Us
console ourselves with the fact that the
presentees were English Catholics who are
repudiated.'' ETC., as already cabled.
The police Of London are suppressing
copies of the Irish People forwarded be-
fore the office in Dublin was seized.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-11

WASHINGTON. May l0-General Mac
Arthur cables the following list OF deaths
since last report. the capital letter after
the date Indicating the company 10 which
the soldier belonged:
Drowned-Bodies recovered: April -. II
Twenty-first Infantry. Robert I. keeton:
April Il, a. Twenty-seventh Infantry. Wall
ter Ashworth: May !. band. Fifth Cavalry.
Benjamin Evans.
ysentery-March %. l.. Eighteenth In
fantry. Musician Charles II. Spurgeon. May
/. r, Eighteenth Infantry, Corporal VII
liam ID. Schultze. Nav 5. c. Twenty-second
Infantry, Albert O. Mcilvainc. April -. r.
Eighteenth Infantry. Roderick Littleheld:
April % X. Fourteenth Infantry, Adam
Eichebsderfer.
Typhoid Fever-Aprl ~. Il. Thiro In
fantry. William X. Metzakcr: May B r.
Seventeenth Infantry. Columbus sparks:
May 4. @. Sixth Cavalry. Lawrence Aur-
ply
All Other Diseases-May 3: NJ. Seven
teenth Infantry. Edward r Dickey: X
Forty-ninth Infantry. Isaiah Brooks. April
%: at sea. r. Fifth Infantry. Frank &. Car
ter. May s. HI. Fifth Infantry. William
Burns. May 2: Forty second infantry.
eighth Infantry. Charles johnson. l. ThlrS
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-11
ASKS DOLE'S REMOVAL
HAWAIIAN LEGISLATIVE WANTS
THE GOVERNOR DISMISSED.
Memorial to President Mckinley,
Charging the Territorial Execu-
tive with Blocking Legislation.

HONOLULU, May 5, via San Francisco,
May 10-The first Territorial Legislature of
Hawaii came to end on the evening or
April 80, according TO Governor Dole, and
on the next night. according to the ma
iority of both houses. The Legislature
ended it's existence at loggerheads with
the Governor all along the line and without
having passed a single one OF the impor-
tant measures to which the Home Rulers
were committed except the county govern
ment act, which the Governor killed by a
vest-pocket veto.
The last act of the House on the even
ing of the 30th was TO pass concurrent
resolution containing memorial 10 Pres
ident Mckinley, asking for the removal
of Governor Dole. He is charged with
having hindered the work of the session
by his hostility toward the Legislature,
withholding informa ton and reports that
were called for, and refusing to cooper
ate with the lawmakers. President Nc
Kinley is asked in the resolution to use
his influence in behalf Of an extra session
of the Legislature to transact general leg
islation. which Governor Dole refuses Ia
grant The Hawaiians claim they have not
had time in which 10 work out the plans
of lawmaking they had formed in the
thirty days of the regular session. In con-
clusion the Home Rulers ask that Gov
ernor Dole be removed, IL the President
sees no other way TO bring about an extra
session OF the Territorial Legislature. de-
claring that the Governor has acted I'm
such a manner as 10 lose the confidence OF
a majority OF the people of the Territory
and charging that he has not dealt fairly
with the home-rue element. The concur
rent resolution passed through both houses
by large majorities, all the native home
rule members voting for IL.
Governor Dole created a sensation in
both houses by informing the committee
that one of his reasons for not granting an
extra session was that he had been re-
liably informed that bribery was taking
place. Both houses passed a resolution
demanding proof In reply the Governor
stated that general charges OF bribery had
been made in the local papers and on the
floor OF the Senate but had not been in
vestigated in spite of the appointment OF
committees 10 look into them and that the
matter was being investigated by the gov
ernment with a view OF Furnishing the Of
tenders if evidence could be obtained
The Governor has issued proclamation
calling for an extra session for appropria-
cult Judge Humphreys is about TO call a
special grand jury TO investigate the
charges of bribery in the Legislature.