The sun., 1912-07-14

samples and went to New York, but New
rrork dealers were afraid of ripe olives
Iner experiences had made them 40.
She got few small orders. however,
anI some bigger ones in Philadelphia,
ana when she went home and counted
were coming from She had ~ lease
another orchard and pickling plant.
~nh several Vhinamen attached. and then
hcr work began in earncS The result
was that hefore the season was over she
was threatcned with lawsuits because
sh, could not fill fcorders.
year or two ago the olive business
That grew ont ~ those wine casks was
capno',aed NJ tioo,Ooo. the stock being
owned by Mrs. Fh,rann and her children
Although past middle age Mrs Ehmanp
spends all her time from November to
May IN the olive factory. and not until
.nc va,s are a u emrty in the spring Ia
visitors NJ the factory, seeing Mrs. En-
mann bending over the vats In the cool.
uWIk. damp room. pity her; hut Mrs.
thmnnn. plying them in return. SAYS:
incy don't understand that would
ra,ncr bS here than any place else in the
thlng ! have created and no one can
care Tor the work as ! do. love it,"
l., pron1unced Ivy her physicians to I've
ihcurnnly III young woman gave up
ner once as post mistress in little town
IN western New York and moved to Cali
sornia. with her savings che built com
Io,abie house IN which to Iass the pcs
sihlc year Of life left her She mad 10
pe outdoors as much as possible, SO she
planted a few flowers.
Shc could give only two or three strokes
with a hoe. then stop and rest. But
somehow the flowers grew. the chrysan n
'nem,ifns best Of all. 40 the next year
since she did not die che ia id less nttcn-
,ion to other things and more to chrvs-
anthemirns. IL was about twenty years
ago that Miss Bessie Marsh was cent 70
california and for most of those years
she has been furnishing Los Angeles
anthcmums.
The chryslnthcmum season lasts about
six weeks. and when the season il over
MISS Marsh has u great deal of time on
her hnnds. so II happened that ono day
about ten yoirs ago she clipped a recipe
out oi a newspaper and gathering "A
ie~ Iiol"'s tried her hand AT crystalliz-
ing them When she was through thev
looked iik" So many dead flies.
N'' wren J. undertake 10 do thing
l Ike to do it," says Miss Marsh. And
Tor three years ! experimental thi, wny
| and that until AZ last discovered "A
method of crystallising flowers that
"2uld preserve both form and flavor
\
TONERS use the French flowers, which
rarely retain fhoir form The leading
coniec'ioners iahe all the crystalized
flowers that Miss Marsh can make. retail
ing them AT 81 a pound
ina, these instances have occurred
in California is a mere circumstance
Except Tor the picking Of olives any
| of th"s" cookstove enterprises could
be carried on elsewhere. and many simi.
| lar ones are
| No woman who has gone far by the
cookstovc route will say it is easy. II
means plenty Of work. infinite patience
conscientious care. II means establish
ing standard and living up - il, The
word homemade" is a ialisinan. but i.
/ must he used in good faith or il will losa
ITS magic. Once woman has worked NJ
demand for something To eni she may
raise her price. bur must meyer lower
ther quality. On this more than all else
depends her success.