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Imperial press., 1901-08-24
TOR THE FARMER
4 Few Items Gathered for the Interest
 Of Our Rural Readers.
The Orange Crop Clean Trees Use for ConeOb' The Celery Fisld..Prs.
 serve Ess'-Ahs'ion Water for Cattle

Public opinion sustains the Super ylsors Of Los Angeles county upon the necessity of the ordinance pro hlbiting the importation of grape wines from the phylloxera-i infected districts and of citrus trees from Florida and Louisiana.
 The shipment of oranges reached 20 800 carloads on the lst of August. and of lemons 26O0. a total of 23,400 carloads
 The commissioners of Ventura county renew warfare against purple scale.
 New infection of purple scale found on Adamas street. Los Angeles. and it has been oblterated by cremation. Pear culture in the southwest may be doomed through attacks of the we'll known eastern blight.
 New rules adopted by all the south ern counties regarding the shipment of nursery stock go into effect in every county on the lst of September.
 State Quarantine Officer Craw gives the ordinance his unqualified approval. which was passed by the Supervisors last June to prevent the introduction of phylloXera and white fiy.-L. 4. Times
 The Orange Crop
 Three weeks ago. after a tour through the foothill orange groves as far as Redlands. and from inquiry of all the growers who had a clear idea of the citrus-fru!t conditions. placed the coming orange crop at % per cent below that of last year. The con tinued dropping of the large fruit since then. and up to the present time. must force a revision of this estimate. Tn some sections only half q crop is looked for. and In none will there be more than three-fourths as much fruit as grew last year. The seeding or chards will produce heavily. but they cut little figure in the totals. when 20 900 carloads are produced If the growers estimate of 90 per cent. short Is approximately correct. 1t brings the next seasons output down to 14.7OO cars of oranges. Allowing for the in crease of bearing acreage and growth of trees on the one hand, and for the possible depletion of the crop by fur ther fruit-fallIng. safe estimate would be for 1000 carloads of oranges for the coming year. While tLs is based upon observation. and the judgment Of many good estimators. 1t can only be regarded as a pointer toward the present condition of the crop in South ern Calfornia.-L A. Tines.
 Artesion Water for Cattle
 West Texas has an abundant arte.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-09-12
Chocolate.


In South America, the retail price for
the better grades OF chocolate averages
about 81 q pound. while in Italy.
France. England and III the United
States the better grades sell at a much
lower price. In America the ordinary
chocolate of trade sells for about one
third of the price that is charged for it
where it is produced. The cause of
this. the producers say. is that the
original product Is adulterated greatly
before reaching its final market. a
cheaper article than the cocoon bean
constituting the large proportion of 90
per cent of the chocolates of commerce.
The cocoa bean from which chocolate
is manufactured is produced in its fin
est form in Venezuela. though various
other parts of Central and South Amer
lea grow and export large quantities.
Two crops Of the bean are gathered
each year. and the manufacture con-
sists simply in grinding up the beans
into meal ard then adding sugar and
arrowroot. with the necessary flavor.
usually vanilla or cinnamon The mass
il lnoistened until it is in Il semiluid
state, after which it is run into molds
of the proper shape.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-09-12
YOUR Ql|hNDANfR.
Claim Holders Will Have
to Live OnlTheir
Farms.

United States Special Land Agent
Lounsberry spent part Of last week
at McHenry and visited several
claims in that vicinity. It seems
that he had been asked by someone
to make an official visit here and in
vestigate the state Of things in his
special line Of work for the govern
ment. and see If there weren't few
irregularities committed by 6lers and
holders of government land. The
Tribune is informed that he found a
great many claims that are aeing
held under conditions that do not
conform to the law, which render the
claims contestable. The special
agent says an occasional visit to a
claim, whether it be once in six
months or oftener does not consli-
tute residence within the meaning Of
the law, and he takes every oppor-
tunity to warn those who are relying
on that kind of residence that they
would lose in case of contest for
failure to establish residence no mat
ter how extensive or valuable their
improvements. 1T is we'll known
that there are quite a number OF
claims in the vicinity of McHenry
that Mr.. Lounsberry says is not suf-
ficient to establish good title to the
land, and in some instances proofs
have been made which, if contested
would be declared n. g. When one
actually resides upon their home
stead, says the agent, temporary
absence on account or employment
will not interrupt continuous resi-
dence. Cultivation is also required.
10 break and grow to weeds, grass
etc., is regarded pretty good evidence
of bad faith. Where one has made
fling previous TO June 10, 1000, he
does not lose his homestead right in
case his claim is contested, but those
who have filed since that date would
lose both claim aud right Tribune.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-09-12
Entertaining SQUIRRELS.


Alive in his native woods the squirrel
is an amusing little fellow, and he will
entertain you by the hour If you will
let him.
You probably become first aware Of
his presence by his dropping things on
your head. Then he plays hide and
seek with you as he zigzags up q tree.
While he pauses for thought, or pos
sibly to wash his face. another squirrel
comes scudding along the branches of
a nelghboring tree. and away they so.
one chasing the other, jumping from
branch tip to branch tip. racing up and
down the trunk and making the bark
dy. Sometimes one loses his footing
and falls headlong 20 or 80 feet to the
ground, landing there with force that
makes him bounce. You think every
grain Of sense must be knocked out Of
the small body. but he only blinks a
bit, and. after moment spent perhaps
in letting the stars set that must have
suddenly risen before his eyes. he
streaks it up the nearest tree after the
other fellow. Long after they have
disappeared from sight you hear them
chattering together up among the
leaves like two watchmen's ratt!cs.-
Philadelphia Record.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-09-12

- = 49, -.-ss
DUoouong 49, - $500
4 0oane t1une 40 two ha1king hsoooG
who had 1T dlsneunteo fke0 . Con.
t1al freight tEAin asked . Ysakao nan
Tor . lam g 0scsnts . secaEe eoms
food. He took them to Z Festausant
and promised to provide them WITH
work . soon ~ they had llnishsd eat
ing. when they reported Tor wesk, 10
said: ~Boys. my cellars full Of water,
and want you to pump It ont. I've
exed these hand pumps right here on
.he sidewalk. Never mind the people.
When they come along aud ask ques-
Hons, just you my nothing. bpt pump
till the waters ont Of the cellar. Keep
cool Don't hurry. hut pump. and I
will pay you well. !"
Now. a tributary to the NeplMrhan
river ran through this mans store Gel.
lar and out under the sidewalk. and the
pumps reached down into the river.
The water pumped out by the hol;oes
ran into the sewer and back into the
Nepperhan. hut as the sidewalk was
tightly tagged the bumpers didn't
know the size Of their Job.
The street became damned with spec
tators. who roared with inerrillent AZ
they watched the hobOes. All hut the
men ut the pumps knew what was up.
When the sun went down. It descended
on the wrath of two Weary Willies.
armed with coupling pins. They hunt
ed all night for. their kind employer.
but he was in New York telling his
friends.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-09-12
Read!

10 those who wish to know
about one of the blacklist disgraces
which ever befell this government,
send for s.'rhe Ramshorn" of March
goth, 1901, and read page S. II
ever there was reason for the ma.
ton tic cry out, it will be found in
Jessie A. Ackerman's report regard
ing the foul social cancer in Hawaii
under the protection of the United
States government, sanctioned by
the chief executive of our republic.
READER.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-09-12

England's Old Common Field System.
A common field' is quite distinct
from common" It is a field be-
longing to numerous owners. The land
consists Of long narrow strips, perhaps
not more than ten yards wide and rum
ming parallel with one another: What
are the exact rules of cultivation that
obtain in Kent today we do not know.
but of old it was usual to have regu-
lar rotation. such as wheat one year.
barley or oats the second and fallow
the third. When the crops were har-
vested. each member Of the community
getting his or her share. all could put
in their cattle, which roamed over the
whole field. feeding on the stubble. etc.
And this was termed the right Of
sack" The common field" system was
gradually done away with by statutes
in the reigns of George III and Will
liam IV.-London Express.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-09-12
A triumph Of Photorraphy.

OF course it was Missourian, one
OF the -show-me" type.
who remarked to u companion as they
examined with awestruck interest a
picture in which there was seen the
faces Of all the presidents Of the Unit
ed States. Say. Bill. how in thunder
did the photograph man ever get them
men all together at ncet?"-Kansas
City Journal.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-09-12
We Are shorter at Might.

1t IS an undoubted fact that the hu.
man body is shorter at night than in
the morning. and that is due to the
weight Of the. body COMPRISING the
intervertebral cartilages. During sleep
or while in recumbent position. the
pressure being removed, their naslral
elasticity enables them to resume their
normal size; consequently the height of
an indis iGual will vary from three
eighths to half an inch between morn
ing enA night.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-09-12
Time to Go to Work.

A woman was once trying to induce
General Sherman to use his influence
for her son in order that he might be
given place in the army. for which.
however, he had shown no particular
fitness. "His father was in the army %
said the urgent mother, land so were
his grandfather and his great-grand-
father, and it seems as If he ought to
follow the line.'
Him! Three generations in the
army" said the general. Don't you
think. madam. that it is about time for
one member Of the family to work for
\ Nyinr?"
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-09-12
Cave Dwe,lcr. In p,crpe.

People who only know the gayer side
of Dieppe would be surprised to hear
Of the existence of the cave dwellcrs
there. One is apt to connect such PEG.
pie with the knawcd bones and flint
implements Of prehistoric times. But
here they are at Dieppe within a stones
throw of the casino. and they may be
seen any day about the town selling
the shellfish from the rocks outside
their habitations. They have certain
marked characteristics. one being Il Pc
culiar complexion Of their own that
can be traced largely to a disinclina-
ton on the part Of the cave dweller to
avail himself of the water that washes
SO close to his door. Their language
also Is peculiar, but whether it really
belongs to the stone age no one seems
to have discovered. They have to hold
q license from the municipality, though,
which savors of no age but the present.
London Chronicle.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-09-12
II Came In Handy.

Poet-l left a poem here the other
day. Do you think you can use it?
Editor have already. 1t came in
SO handy. ! simply had to.
Poet (gasping joyfully)-Ah!
Editor-While was writing my last
editorial ran out Of copy paper; your
poem, being written OH one side of the
paper only. just helped me out
Catholic Standard and Times.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-09-12
Holed ana Cornered..

: Wife-l mended tile hole In your
trousers pocket last night after you
had gone to bed. John. dear Now, am
i not thoughtful wife?
Husband (dubiousIy, -Well-er-ye-s,
:ou are thoughtful enough. my dear.
but how the mischief did you discover
that there was q hole in my pocket
Exchange.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-17
THE WHITE HOUSE PROBLEM

ns "s s.d,nss a's,s executive ss 6s'nsd ass
assembly hall for state ceremonies there has
long been dissatisfaction. With the accession OF
each new President there have come new complaints
of inadequate facilities for the three purposes the
mansion is required to fill 1t is large enough for
residence, for executive Office or for state
assembly hall, but it is large enough for all three
There is need of more ROOM and the need is urgent
The increased room required for the President
his family and his executive staff would doubtless
have been provided long ago had there ever been an
agreement to the best means of providing it,
When the Cevelands were at the White House it was
given out that Mrs Cleveland favored the construc-
ton OF residence for the President in another part
Of the city, leaving the present mansion to be used
as an Office building for the executive department
of the Government and for state balls and dinners
At that time there were elaborate plans made for
the proposed residence and some of them were gen
orally approved. They came to nothing however
for when the Harrisons entered the White House
different view was taken of the problem The Presi
dent found an office for himself in the State Depart
ment building and thus relieved the White House to
some extent The McKinleys had an altogether diff
ferent idea from their immediate predecessors.
Their plan to build additions to the present man
sion and thus keep the residence and executive office
under one ROOT. Designs for that purpose were pre-
pared and submitted to Congress. Now comes Presi-
dent Roosevelt with third plan. He recommends
the retention OF the White House as the residence
OF the President and the erection of new building
containing the executive offices and series OF salons
and apartments fitted for state ceremonies receptions
and banquets A bill to that effect has been intro
duced into Congress.
Since Roosevelt has nearly whole four years term
before him, and since Congress is now we'll satisfied
that something should be done to provide more room
for the President, it IS probable we shall have the
Roosevelt plan carried out. 1t will preserve to the
country unchanged the historic White House of
which the people have grown TO be so fond That
in itself will be popular thing There is certain
sentiment clustered round the old building that would
be hurt were the structure changed by huge addi-
tons or were it converted to merely office uses Con
sequentiy we may safely expect general approval of
the bill TO erect executive office That struc-
ture can be designed for the special purposes for
which it is intended, and in that way the President
be provided with the means Of welcoming Embassa-
dors or holding levees scale worthy of his high
office and the greatness OF the republic
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-17
THE PEACE OF THE WORLD

VXTHEN upon Christmas day the civilized ma
Nv tions sing the anthem of Peace on Earth"
they will have gather enthusiasm for the
singing from faith alone There is no peace in South
Africa China, the Philippines or South America. and
even among the nations which are at peace with one
another there is no confidence except that which re-
poses in armies and naves. Moreover the outlook is
anything but promising for the continuance of such
peace as exists Politically, the world is in a condi-
ton of unstable equilibrium and there is no telling
when something may set it moving in the direction
Of war
In South America there is a condition that inenaces
all kinds of conflicts It is not merely that Vene-
zuela and Colombia at dagger points, and that
Argentina and Chile ready to fight but the Vene
zuelan situation threatens to involve Germany and
the United States in controversy that will be anv-
thing but good natured Moreover Germany is not
content to enforce her claims upon Venezuela before
undertaking new military and naval enterprises and
reported to be interfering with Japan in Korea while
Japan and Great Britain said be busily at work
in China trying to prevent Russia from getting con-
troll Of Manchuria The result is, we are sending
warships to watch Germany, Germany is moving
force watch Japan, and Great Britain is watching
Russia.
OF all these controversies that between the Ger
mans and the Venezuelans is the most interesting to
US. That Germanys claims valid seems to be
conceded, but President Castro has announced that
he does not consider his Government bound to rem
edy wrongs done by former Governments. Germany
threatens to seize Venezuelan port and collect Gus
toms enough to satisfy the claims and the cost of col
lection Castro says if that course be followed he will
proclaim free trade and goods will pass through
the custom houses the Germans may have seized
He adds that by way of a compromise he will give
the Germans right to colonze large tract of Ven
ezuelan territory, and thus become interested The
right to colonize may little or it may mean
virtual transfer of sovereignty the coonized dis
trct to Germany Such transfer would conflict with
the prevailing idea Of the Monroe doctrine, and we
would have interfere, to the extent at least of
warning Germany that the acceptance of the sover-
eighty would be regarded AN unfriendly to the
United States Z
The first Christmas of the new century therefore
finds the civilized world well armed and suspicious
The subjects of quarrel between the great nations are
too petty and small to justify war, but it is well
known that little things may grow into big things if
care be not exercised to keep them small MARQUIS
ltos visit to Germany is said to have been for the
purpose OF assuring the Kaiser that Japan's recent
requirement of territorial rights in Korea thas no
Interior object" The Kaiser has assured our Gov
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-17
ANTI-ANARCHIsT LEGISLATION.

T~HAT some effort would be made at this Con
gress to procure the enactment OF Federal
laws against anarchists has been foregone
conclusion since the assassination Of the Presi-
dent. Burning with righteous wrath against the
cruel and wanton slayer of Mckinley the voice of the
people fercely demanded not only the punishment
of the wretch actually guilty of the crime, but also of
those who melted it. There was, moreover, demand
that anarchists be excluded from this country alto
gether, and the demand was made emphatcally
enough impress itself upon the minds OF statesmen.
Consequently it is but natural that Con
gress got ready for business there should be present
ed large number of bills dealing with the issue.
Up to date it is said there have been submitted
than dozen anti anarchist bills OF the whole
lot, however, it is doubtful if single would win
the approval of the American people, now that they
have become calm The problem is, in fact, much
difficult than it appeared at first thought 1t is not
easy to define anarchy 1t is not easy to determine
just where public criticism of officials ceases to be
legitimate politics and becomes anarchistca Fur
thermore when definition of anarchy has been
found that will stand the test of the courts there
mains the difficulty of providing adequate penalty
Senator Hoar has suggested the adoption of an in
ternationa agreement setting apart some island in
the ocean place of Imprisonment for anarchists
and to which all such enemies of law and government
SnOulQ De QepOrteQ. Inc Suggestion Wnen nrSt made
received considerable approval. 1t seemed something
like poetic justice that who are opposed to gov
ernment should be given island of their where
they be forced to live with another. There are
however, difficulties in the way. Should the agree
ment be made the United States would have to assist
in holding in such Imprisonment persons sent to the
island from countries where fair trial is not always
guaranteed to an accused. We might have to set
United States soldiers as ailers for Russia and
that would not suit the American people for any great
length OF time.
Considerations of similar nature affect every one
OF the more extreme propositions submitted in the
way of anti-ararchiSt legislation Something will be
done exclude them from the country but the ques-
ton of punishment for the commission of crime will
doubtless be left it is now to the States. The ma
tiona Government could not have dealt with Czol-
gosz with any more frmness dignity and dispatch
than did the courts of New York 1t would seem
then that in the main laws are good enough and
anything like radical legislation for the suppression
Of anarchy the punishment of anarchist assassns
will not be undertaken
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-17
PERSONAL MENTION.

Joseph s. Tobin and wife returned from
Honolulu yesterday.
H. L. Shannon, a mineowner OF Redolng'
is a guest at the Lick.
Frank H. Buck fruit-grower OF Naca-
VILE is a guest at the Palace.
John N Vance, hotel man of Eureka,
is spending a few days at the Lick.
Senator T. H Selvage of Eureka is
spending few days at the Grand
E. Corrigan, the we'll known turfman
arrived in the city yesterday. He is at
the Palace.
Alden Anderson, an extensive fruit
grower of Suisun, is among the arrivals
at the Grand.
A. Ivan Treadwell and wife returned
Yesterday from a tour around the world.
They are staying at the California.
]. Craig. proprietor of Highland Springs,
is in the city on a short business trip ana
has made the Grand his headquarters.
H. w. Richardson, the crack shot of
Australia, arrived here yesterday on the
Sonoma and is staying at the California.
Lieutenant Kee, United States Naval
Attache at Toxic, is here on short vaca-
tion He is registered at the Occidental.
Neil E. Bailey, city ticket agent of the
Union Pacific Railway, resigns shortly to
accept a responsible position with a mer-
camille house.
w. S. Wing, auditor of the Colorado
Midland Railway, is at the California. His
headquarters is in Denver and he is
making a short trip here as a witness In
a case concerning the infringement on a
patent air brake.
r. L. Dannenbaugh, who has served as
Judge of the Superior, Court of Java for
many years, and Colonel H. F. c. Won
Bylevett, in charge of the colonial army
cf Java. are here on their way back to
Holland to retire with pensions. They are
at present staying at the Occidental, ac-
companied by their wives.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-17
Un que Menu for earn sgie

Andrew Carnegie is to visit Hoboken
scen and will eat what will appear to be
railroad spikes and Trails and will drink
something suggestive of molten iron.
Mr.. Carnegie gave $4,000 to Stevens In
stitute to build the new laboratory of the
ell gineering department, and his return
from Europe will be celebrated by ban
quet after the dedication of the new build
ing.
President Morron will have a unique
meI.u served. Molds in the shape of rail-
road spikes are now being made for the
bread, while the iceeream will be in the
shape of Trails. Fried oysters will be
served on miniature locomotive, and
when the blast furnace is tapped there
will issue from 1T punch instead of molten
iron. These are only a few of the queer
things that will be seen at the BANQUET
ing board on the occasion,