The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-20
AT THE HOTELS

cles instead OF boarding house standbys
before very long said Horace L. Nc
Neil, Of the Santa Clara Valley, al the
National Hotel yesterday
The prune crop of California is about
nine-tenths OF the entire consumption.
and II went all 10 pieces this season. The
same section Of my State furnishes more
ihan 80 per cent OF the worlds supply Of
apricots.
There is plenty Of that fruit 10 sat
lsty any grower. and the ranch owners
wili' most Of them. make up for what
they lose on the prune crop by selling
more apricots than usual You know
the process Of preparing dried fruit for
the market Is very complicated one,
and costs much more than most people
think it does.
! In the first place prunes have 10 be
gathered scientifically They are shaken
| from the trees. and the grower must
know exactly what the condition Of the
fruit is before he turns his men loose
| in the groves.
Ffuhes and apricots are sold by the
pound, you know. and even one day on
/ the trees Will make a big difference in
the weight Of the fruit, because the sugar
in them is what adds weight and the
/ longer they are allowed 10 stand the
more sugar they will have.
ION the other hand, II the fruit stavs
on the trees TOO long. It is ruined. After
the picking prunes are dipped in a So
luton Of I've to crack their skins. and are
then rolled and packed.
"APricots are given a treatment OF sui
phur smoke before they are packed be-
/ cause If they are put up without this
/ process they will turn black in a week"
| Charles *. Miller, Of Columbus, Ohio.
I who is az the Raleigh. in discussing Ohio
/ politics yesterday, said that the Demo-
/ Gratis OF the Buckeye State have an ex-
| cellent chance CT electing not only their
full State ticket, but also a legislature
which would in turn elect the successor
/ of Senator Dick.
! Prospects for Democratic success IN
Ohio never were brighter" said ar.
| Miller. and Republicans are dismayed
/ and see defeat staring them in the face.
The Republican party in Ohio is any
1 thing but united and harmonious. There
/ are number Of factions, each Of which
/ is playing an independent little game,
/ thereby endangering the whole party.
/ Gov Harmon ought 10 be elected.
/ There is probably only one thing
| which may help 70 cut down his ma
( jority, and that is his manner In handling
I ths Columbus strike situation. There are
many people throughout the State who
/ say Gov Harmon should have acted with
( more decision and insisted that order and
/ law be restored at once, no matter what
! the cost or the consequence They say
/ that he was playing politics in handling
. the strike question
/ There are others who say that his
attitude toward The strikers was uu-
/ necessarily severe, and again some Who
/ claim he was sworn TO protect the prop
/ erty Of the company and failed 10 do his
/ duty. 7 have no doubt, however. that
/ he will be able 10 clear himself OF all
! these charges in due time"
/ Mrs. Norman Pearse- Rodgers. Of Lon
I don, is registered al the Sl0reHam. Being
interested in the education Of the Amer.-
can girl the English woman said
People IN these days OF hurry have
no time nor inclination 20 look Tor quail
tiles which are below The surface.
Mothers are beginning 10 realize this
important fact and are anxious that their
daughters should possess what have been
/ described as good shop windows.
Nevertheless, one Is still made aware
I OF the melancholy fact that in spite Of
/ the freshest complexion and one OF the
+ prettiest faces in the world. the English
girl remains too often Ineffective In So
oiety-at least in comparison with her
American sister.
/ To be brilliant and also really young
/ IS rare In England, and one watches The
/ apparently characterIess doll or the awk-
ward tomboy slowly blossom into the
/ accomplished woman Of The world with
wonder that the process is so long de-
layed- The truth Is that the education Of
/ English girls OF the upper classes Is con-
Quoted in a very haphazard fashion.
Lessons form a brief and undressing
interlude between riding hockey and
other outdoor pursuits, and parents are
50 anxious about their childrer's health
/ that they are terrified al INJECTING upon
/ them the least mental strain
I "Afterward, in society. the girls realize
/ their deficiencies and pick up the neg
lected knowledge as well as they can
/ from contact with the world. Then. the
art Of conversation. or even OF talking
intellig1bly. is never taught in the school
room, and it is not by any means. the
easiest matter in the world 10 give ready
expression 10 ones ideas without at
/ least some previous practice"
| Italian prisons are dark and forbiddins.
/ they are made this way purrosely 10
/ have e deterrent effect on the criminaUy
inclined, according 10 DR.. Carlo y Racci
/ Of Rome. Italy. who is here attending the
/ International Prison Congress.
Every prisoner convicted in Italy must
( begin his sentence with term OF solitary
/ confinement heightened according 10 the
/ total sentence imposed" said DR. Racci
( There is no capital punishment The
. solitary confinement portion OF a life
sentence is served In a stone cell under
/ the level OF the street. where no light
may ever penetrate. The cells are six
| feet Ions, six feet high, and three feet
wide. Usually they are infested with rats
and yermin. Along the side OF the cell
is an eighteen-inch board, six feet long.
This must serve as a bed and chair
AT the top OF the door Of the cell IS
a narrow hole through which, however,
no light can come. Through this hole
food is passed twice day During the
solitary confinement period this food con-
sists Of nothing but soup bread. and
water. A pitcher Of water is allowed in
the room.
There is no other furniture. As there
Is not enough light 10 read by. the pris-