The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-03-17
HIS ENGLAND TRIP
). Ratplv Givts Interesting C.
couni of His Trp to lis did
Home Country.

5. 5. l}ately spent the past two
months in ''merrie old En.land"
visiting among the scenes of his hoy
hood days. and where he has several
brothers and his son living Ne
spttlG most of his tirae in London.
and in conlse OF a conversation With
him today he gave the writer the
following account OF ms "Trip oser
the waters:
II had q very enjoyable trip across
HE Atlantic to Liverpool. The old
country is very much change I'M the
Way OF Improvements durin1 the sst
% years. London is certatuly a NOM
dental citV With its glaud Old and
uew bindings am its tnilllOns ut pel-
pie. Everybody seems To We busy
and there is a prospect OF very heavy
tlade ahead. The unemployed win
nave plenty of work just as soon as
the spring advances a little further.
Vegetation is uakln. Itself Visible.
Pllm trees and pear trees were IN
blossom and spfing flowers In fun
bloom.
II have brought home quite Il col
Nv WI tiellsl titto dtih Utls3cS
such as the Copper beach, double
llorne, d0nble Pink Tnorne. Laber-
mum, double white cherry, Dutch
Honeysuckle, cleluatis. etc. No
doubt sotle of my English friends in
Mitchell viii remember some of the
above varieties Us they are very Old
fashioned. For instance, the Latter
mum and Crimson thorne or MAY
| am not at all sure these plants will
sand our cold winters. but | thought
there can be no harm in trying them.
also have three varieties of early
potatoes.
II have fot a long time thought
the potatoes we a1e at present grow
my for early use, such us the ONO
and Early Rose, are not the thing
we need because we want an carly
potato fully matu1ed by the second
week i'm June and producing a full
flavor of the old early potato. The
Ohio is a grand potato for a main
crop and | don't believe 1T can be
beaten, but when we dig them about
July 2nd to 4th we get good sized
potatoes, but the flavor, as one can
easily understand, is not what it
ought to he. because it is not fully
matured. it is only half grown and
gives very little flavor. l found in
the old country, both in England
and Ireland, the old ''Ashleaf'' and
the "Ladies Finger" very early va
lietics, are no longer in cultivation
simply because new varieties ale
brought along far ahead of any vari-
cites ever produced. ] have three
sample lots and hope to get good re-
suits. These are potatoes that are
fully grown with full flavor and ready
for use by the first week in June
can not say il we can produce them
so early DIS June in Dakota but / am
confident these potatoes will produce
"A fine flavor and fully grown by July
2nd or 4th. If so that's what we
want IN Dakota. Time viii prove,
but | hope you understand these va
main crop They are very prolific.
One of the samples is known as New.
mans Perfection.
"You will notice by the publication
of the little newspaper published or
board the SaXonia that the log book
indicated some pretty stormy
weather. strong breezes and gales pre-
vailing nearly every day Of the voy'
age. AS a result we were two day.
overdue at Boston harbor. One o.
the very pleasant incidents on boaro
ship was the benefit concert given in
the second cabin on the night o
March S for tile Seaman's Charities
the money that was raised goin4
principally to the Seaman's orphan
home at Liverpool. For some reason
the passengers selected me as chair
man for the evening and Il very nice
program OF songs. recitationS. piant
and violin selections We're given. w,
took in about 5000 from the GROVE
that assembled in the cabin. w
wound up the concert by singing th
national hymns of America and Eng
land and Auld Lang Syne.
each day out on the voyage W
received wireless kilograms from al
points of the world, ard we were
fully oppressed of the war between
Russia aud Japan us we'll as the PEG
pie on land, and the 1910 passenger
on the steamer took a great deal o
interest i'm getting the news by tn
new system.