The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-06-20

valuable cereal. Sixty varieties of
awberries from Louisiana have
just arrived. The Barataria Canning
Company has on exhibition a fine
| collection Of oysters, crabs, pine
apples and tig jam. The State also
exhibits sweet potato called "Bi g
Ben" that weighs 1872 pounds.
16, 400 boxes OF Strawberries arrived
at the Pan-American Exposition from
Missouri, June 3rd. These came
from Southwest Missouri in and about
Springfield and Monette. They were
| picked on the 3Oth-Declaration Day
and sent in refrigerator cars. About
1000 boxes were put on exhibition in
the Missouri division of the Horti-
culture building. These include the
Candy, Bubach, Haverland, Warfeld,
Aroma, Star and Philips. The Philips
is new berry in the Eastern market
and striking variety. 1t is very
large and irregular and peculiar
shape. The Haverland is smaller
fruit but of excellent flavor. The
Candy seems to be a large and very
fine shipper. Though picked a week
| before, it was as fresh as if just off
the vines. The others are we'll known
varieties both in the East and the
West. These berries are not from
hot houses or forcing beds but ust
| direct from the immense open beds
just such beds as the Missourians
| have been enjoying for month or
six weeks. The display has been the
center Of attraction in the Horticul-
| ture Building. People have fiocked
| around it and many fortunate enough
| to get taste of the delicious fruit.
Il haven't had a whiff of such berries
since | was a child in Missouri" said
gentle old lady in Il wheel chair
whom the fragrance Of the fruit had
greeted at the East entrance. In
spite Of being six days off the vines
the fruit was rich in color and flavor,
VARYING in shade from the blushing
red of the Candy to the rich, deep
crimson of the Haverland. Commits
sioner Bell tells some fabulous stories
about berry growers in Missouri who
train up single vines and raise berries
the size of apples, but these are be-
leved only by Missourians. How
ever, one important fact concerning
the straw wberries now on exhibition
is that they did not come from the
| far South-as some visitors seem to
| think Col. Bell went to Missouri
gathered from the great strawberry
fields of the State.
The various wine exhibits OF the
Horticultural Building find a rival
in the cider display put up by Mis-
souri,. 1t is the display Of one firm
alone The Clarksville Cider Company,
of CIarksville, Missouri. Their main
office is in ST. Louis. They have a
tempting display of apple elders, in
cluding the famous ''Log Cabin
brand. the well known beverage OF
the Presidential campaign of 1910,
known as the 'Cidor Campaign - cele-
brated in the campaign jingle ''Tippe-
canoe and cider too There are be-
sides about twenty varieties Of small
fruit elders. 1t is the finest cider eN-
hibit on the grounds
Missouri State University has a
display of picked fruit which is of
greater professional interest from the
fact that it is not shown as an exhibit
of perfect fruit, but was prepared for
lecture purposes by the Horticultural
Department in the University OF
Columbia 1t does not show faultless
fruit, but aims to instruct upon the
ills which the average sruit is heir
to, and to show the method Of in
struction as given by the State. A
display of fine pickles will be made
later There is one curiosity in this
connection, provoking the inquiry as
to how the pear got into the bottle.
This is very large Duchess pear IN
glass bottle with very small neck.
1t was sent up by Mr.. E. Pallou, oi
Boonville, Missouri. When the pear
had Just formed on it's tree he in
serted it in the bottle, tying the latter
in place to the branch. The pear
grew until it had fairly tiattened it.
self against the four sides of the
bottle.
The examinations and awards took
place in the strawberry department
of the Missouri Horticultural exhibit
Yesterday The entire display was
called No. l. The highest award
was made to George L. Tippin,
Nichols, Missouri The grading in.
cluded, in the order given, P. O.
Snyder, l.. j. Hanley, l.. B. Dumil
George Raup and j. r. Furgerson, al
of Monett. Each exhibitor displayed
the seven varieties mentioned above
Missouri has easily demonstrated
her place as leading berry State
Experiment shows ii possible under
favorable circumstances. to produce
400 crates, l 800 boxes, of marketable
berries to the acre. From a dozen to
twenty standard varieties are grown
for home and fancy use. The State
has the advantage of great climate
range, so that her berries are in
season for months. The Missouri
Horticultural Exhibit expects fresh
exhibit in on Tuesday.
Captain Hobson's memorial speech
made at Detroit on May the 30th il
which he advocated one Decoration
Day for both the Federal and the Con
: federate dead has provoked a grea
deal of favorable comment from the
cosmopolitan newspapers North anc
South. The speech is full of patriotic
sentiments and the young hero of th'
Merrimac showed his courage in {
) remarkable degree by the suggestion
J that Northern orators should e
South and Southern orators North tt
, praise the bravery of both armies o
, the Civil War. Another courageou:
thing on the part of Capt Hobsor
| was the view he took of slavery in hi.
Detroit speech. A great many olt
veterans shook him by the hand aftel
} the speech and told him that his view
of the slavery question was entirely
| new to them and that they cordial,
: endorsed it from the beginning to thu
: end. Capt. Hobson was introduces
, by the oldest veteran of the late wa
, in Michigan. an officer Of the q. A. X
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