The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-23
GOSSIP OF THE
HOTEL LOBBIES
The Importance of the Apple.

SoHsiuer tne apple, SAID Bert -
Gregory. of Spokane. Wash. represents
tive Of the National Apple Show. OF
Spokane. who was seen at the Raleigh
Though the praises OF the apple have
been sung in prose and poetry since
Biblical times, the story has not been
half told. How many persons realize
that the market value OF the apple crop
Of the United States alone is $50, 900, 600
a Year,
THE growing Of apples in America
began at an early day. There was IN
New England an old man who. in his
desire to do something to benefit his
fellow-men, collected apple cores. and
when the pioneers were beginning to
settle the Central Western Territories he
crossed the Alleghenies on foot, carry
ing a bag Of apple seed on his shoulder.
All he asked was permission to plant
them.
Apple Seed john the only name by
which he was generally known. tramped
thousands of miles in those early days,
and left behind him a monument which
any one might we'll envy. II that va
grant could know that more than 10000
carloads of commercial apples were har-
vested in Washington, Oregon, Idaho,
and Montana alone last year, and fully
100000 of the 26,000,OOO barrels OF apples
grown annually in America are exported
to foreign lands, his heart no doubt
would be light with gladness.
DIR. Samuel Bailey, of Mount Ayr,
Iowa, recently discovered that the crav-
ing for liquor can be eradicated from
the human system by eating apples"
Catholics Win Chinese.
Catholicism is making vast and rapid
strides in China. according to Rev. Mar
tin Kennedy, S. J., who has been en-
gagged in missionary work there for the
last twenty-five years. and is making a
tour of the world investigating religious
and educational conditions. Father Ken
nelly Is stationed at the Shanghai mis-
sion and is associated with the Catholic
College of Shanghai and the Sicawea
Jesuit College. which is a short distance
from Shanghai.
In all China" he said. there are but
eight Catholic missionaries from Eng
disappearing countries. This number Is
infinitely inadequate. considering what
paramount influence the English lam
guage has In China
Extensive educational reform Is in
progress throughout the empire, the sys-
tenn being borrowed largely from the
United States, and slightly from Ger
many and Japan. English is the prin-
cipal language taught in the universities
and colleges in China, while the German
and French languages are optional.
Wonderful progress has been made in
the last few years in improving the rail-
road transportation facilities A trunk
line extends from Hankow to Pekin and
will be extended in a few years to Can
ton. 1t Is planned to build branch lines
to all large seaport cities
The Chinese army is being entirely
reorganized under the direction of jap
anese officers. and at present there is a
standing army Of 5000 soldiers. The
throne also is making efforts to bring
about a reform in administration, and
Is has been promised that a constitu-
tional government will be given to China
in about five years. A synod in Pekin
consisting Of representatives from the
twenty-one provinces in the empire is
working on the plans for the constitu-
ton.
China forty-five bishops Of the Catholic
Church, and the number OF converts an
nually approximates 100000. There are
2,1O0 priests in China. Loo OF whom are
foreigners"