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ders for as many as 10000 trees at one
time. He has one plantation of citrous
trees in their various stages of cultiva-
ton, and here you may see oranges,
lemons and grapefruit of every variety.
He has long lines of poplars from stock
that came from South Carolina, and in
one of the nurseries there are 10000
acacias. In another section we find
250,0 900 peach trees ready for sale, and
as We pass this we come into acres of
apple trees, ranging in size from mere
sprouts to almost as high as our heads.
There are 100000 apple trees in this
field, and they are twice as tall and as
thrifty as trees of the same age in our
American nurseries. l had a snapshot
made of Don Salvador and myself as we
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and it ships its product away by the
carload.
In connection with the canning.
want to tell you about the vegetables
and the fruit in the fields. visited one
section where ninety acres of vege-
tables were ready for the factory.
There We're great sections of ripe, red
tomato long rows Of green beans and
an enormous quantity of sweet corn.
From there I went to the peach or
chards, which now have $4,000 trees
loaded with ripe fruit. The trees are
seven years old. and some of the peach
es are as big as my fist, and of an ex-
quisite flavor. Many Of the varieties
have been created by Don Salvador.
and in some of these he has succeeded
in reducing the size of the stones to
half that of the common peach of our
country
The orchards I saw have now about
100 pounds OF fruit to the tree. and at
this average Don Salvador estimates
that he has 100000 pounds of fruit, or
al least 1900 wagon loads. All of this
is ripe and ready for canning At five
peaches to the pound he has %. 500. 900
peaches, and he believes that they
could all be landed in good shape in
New York if fast cold storage steamers
were ready to take them there via the
Panama canal Don Salvador tells me
that such peaches can easily be carried
that distance in cold storage. and still
have foar or five days in which to be
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part of the establishment. There are
more than twelve miles of railroad on
the estate, and we can go rapidly from
one place to another. The flowers are
a wonder. They are of almost every
variety of the temperate and tropical
zones. There are great hothouses con-
tanning thousands of orchids. and in
one section are 10000 rose trees, in
Guiding more than 1000 varieties.
There are also vast beds of lotuses and
water lilies, and near them are groves
of persimmons, which Don Salvador is
introducing into Chile. He has forty
varieties of this fruit brought in from
Japan, Korea and China, and he ex-
poets to make the Asiatic persimmon as
popular in Chile as it is now in the
States.
Don Salvador is also experimenting
in creating dwarf varieties of plants
and trees. He showed me a peach
tree as high as my knee that had ripe
fruit on it, and a fig tree in bearing
that was of the same size. He is max
ing the famous dwarf pines of Japan.
and has some which are now foot
high and will remain SO for years.
He is importing fruits and trees from
everywhere. and that at great cost AS
l walked through the plantation he
showed me forty new varieties OF vines
that had Just been nnpacked. They
..'lr'" from Enropc and We're in excel
fi.,t, 4
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AFRICAN Troops OF9cH0 RAu7gY lnnJIE A1l

some other flowers. an order costing
During my stay l visited the packing
establishments where fruit and vege
tables are put up 1 might almost say
by the ton. The hacienda has great
cement warehouses equipped with the
most modern machinery for drying,
preserving and canning. 1t has great
buildings filled with tin plates made
by the steel trust of the United States
and brought here for the purpose. The
cans are made in the factory by ma
chimes run by electricity and managed
by Chileno men. women and children
The peaches are peeled by a machine
that does the work of $50 women, and
all of the fruit and vegetables are
cooked by steam in the cans. The fac
tory can make 10000 cans in a day.
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lille THE WINTER FRUIT GARDEN OF UNITED STATES

marketed. These peaches are ripe here
in the midst of our winter and they
would surely bring high price.
AS I looked at this great orchard /
could see that even now Chile could
already supply a vast deal of fruit for
our winter markets. There are many
big orchards. These people can do
business in the large, and they I'M
derstand all about scientific fruit
growing. Don Salvador is perhaps the
best among them. but there are many
other fruit raisers who manage their
plantations almost as well. and who,
when the demand has been created. will
devote themselves to raising fruit for
us. Take the peach orchard of which
] am writing. 1t is clean and well
kept as any j have ever seen in the
United States. 1t is trimmed every
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stood in the nursery to show the height
of the trees.
Our next visit is to a plot containing
100000 cypress trees. These were planted
out only a few days ago, and they are
now about as long as my finger. / pick
up a bunch out Of the plot and count
them. I have thirty-one trees in my
hand, each of which is an evergreen that
will soon be decorating some lawn of
Argentina or Chile. These trees are
raised under great tents of brush or
arbors, with brush spread over them
They make me think of the tobacco tents
in the states. little farther on is a
plot of plum trees that contains 300, 900
Farther still are oranges. lemons and
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This plant lights the hacienda and other
building, it runs sawmils and thrashers
and moves the machines of q large fruit
packing and canning establishment
AS we ride in we pass thrashing ma
chine which is moved by this plant. 1t
was imported from America and its noise
ca rries us back to our farms at home.
The grain is coming In from the fields in
enormous ox-carts, and it is fed directly
from the carts to the thrasher. AS the
barley pours forth it is caught in buck
cts made Of skin holding bushel or
more and carried by men to great pile
on the ground.
We next walk to the sawmill nearby
where 'hc .-,r" .-'e --;,i>irg lumber ont
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1t is safe to say that the country has
tens of millions of these beautiful
trees.
This great estate is divided by such
trees into sections. Some are devoted to
grain, some to vegetables and fruit grow
ing and others to the raising of plants.
flowers and trees like our large nurseries
at home. Going onward. we are soon in
the nursery part OF the estate. We pass
raridly from one great tree-walied en-
closure to another, riding on the rail-
way. There many separate
plantations. and the varieties are SO diff
ferent, that cannot describe them. Don
Salvador tells me that altogether he has
90. 900 different species of trees or the
6 l,-,..
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PANAMA CANAL TO MAKE CHILE,

rank c. Carpenter Says We Are to Have
Peaches, Plums and Cherries for Christmas
Tabes-White Muskrnelons in the Midst of
Snow-A Visit to Fruit Plantation Which
Has 1900, 900 Plants, Tens of Thousands of
Apple Trees and $4,000 Peach Trees in
Bearing.
The day book., 1914-08-26
ress is progressing favorably to the
allied causa 4" ---..-...r

allied cause"
Paris:-A strong German column
of cavalry today attacked the Eigh-
teenth Hussars of the English army
while the latter were bathing in a
river, the location of which is not re-
vealed by the war Office.
It is admitted that the English regi-
ment, taken by surprise, lost very
heavily. Many of the men were
slaughtered before they could get out
Of the water. The members of the
Hussars not bathing rallied and stood
off the charges until reinforcements
reached the scene.
Observation-Disclosures HaVenith
of Belgium on behalf Of the Belgian
foreign minister filed a protest with
Secretary of State Bryan today
against the depredations Of the Ger
man dirigible Zeppelins over Ant
werp, causing the death of many
non n-combatants
Secretary Bryan acknowledged the
receipt of the protest, but declined to
take any further steps at this time.
Paris.-"The big battle is progress
ing favorably"
The war Office, after twelye-hour
silence following its admission that
the fate of France hinged on the re-
suit of the fighting now in progress,
issued the above laconic statement.
It meant that the allied lines of de-
tense were holding. 1t also meant
that the German offensive which has
surged against the secondary defense
for 36 hours has been unable to pene-
trate it.
The few words of encouragement
transformed Paris from a city of
gloom to one of hope.
And coupled with the statement
came the announcement that Britain
was rushing reinforcements to the
front Frances desperate condition
has been recognized by her ally and
the assistance needed fo withstand
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pecially at the points which threaten
the gateways to Paris.
The British-French forces between
Mauberge and Givet are reported to
have repulsed the German attack
with enormous slaughter and to have
pushed their own lines forward into
Belgium. It is also reported that the
battle in Lorraine is going against the
Germans. So @
The concerted assault is said to
have been defeated and the French
moved forward until checked by the
direct order of General Joffre, who
insists that the entire battle shall be
fought along defensive lines until the
German forward movement ends all
along the line.
Meanwhile the war Office declares
the success Of the Russians in, East
ern Prussia and along the Austrian
frontier is unbelievable" The Of
fetal announcement says much Of
Eastern Prussia has been evacuated
by the Germans who surrendered
many cannon, rolling stock and
enormous quantities of munitions
and that the Russians are. now in
force along the main line of the East
ern German defenses well inside Of
Prussia.
Paris, Aug. 26-The great battle,
on which the war Office admits
"hangs the fate of France, " is still
raging today. The French reassumed
the offensive on the right wing to-
day, but Gen. Joffre soon abandoned
the tactics to enable the remainder
of the allied army to re-establish it's
original offensive line. The allies then
combined in an offensive movement
against the vast Germa narmy press
ing forward at every point.
Although the war Office declares the
spirit of the French troops is excel
lent, the greatest uneasiness is felt
here and it is generally believed their
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has had South Dakota as the field of
his operations, is reported from the
Miller farm near Alpena. Fire broke
out in the separator about 3 o'clock
in the morning and before ii was dis
covered had made such Roadway that
the separator was completely destroy
ed. That the fire was of incendiary
origin is believed by j. G.. Reatrick,
the owner. No trace of the myster-
ious firebug has thus far been found.
Spearhsh-Reports have reached
here of damage done in the Redwater
country by the sudden rise of the
Belle Fourche river, which Is believed
TO have been due to a c~loudburst on
the headwaters of the river. At the
Folsome ranch the flood carried
away 400 bushels of grain, swept
away a considerable quantity Of fenc,
ing and caused other damage. On
another ranch a great deal of grain in
the shock was swept away. At Beu.
lah the water was unusually high and
swept away a bridge.
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COURT CONTEST
Started on viii of Mrs. Fowler i'm
Deuel. County.

Clear Lake, Aug. 22.-An inter
esting contest has commenced over
the will of Mrs. Elizabeth Fowler, a
Deuel. county woman, who died in
July, leaving an estate valued al
about $4,000. The heirs are not
satisfied with the provisions of the
will and instituted a contest. One OF
the contestants is Charles Fowler OF
Mitchell, a son of the dead woman,
who was left 81 by the provisions OF
the will and thinks he should have
received more. The other heirs
claim he already had received from
his mother his share of the estate
and is not entitled to any additional
sum. In the preliminary skirmishine
the validity of the will was sustained
and Julius Palmer of Gary was ap-
pointed administrator of the estate
The contestants are dissatisfied will
this action and will carry the cas tC
the state circuit court.
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IN IOWA
Showers Came Too Late for Southern
Iowa Corn.

Des Moines, Ia, Aug. 22.-ShOw-
ers in southern Iowa Wednesday
night were too late to help the dam
aged ern crop in that section, ac-
cording Il a statement made by Geo.
M. Chappeli, section crop director.
Although copious showers occurred
over southern and eastern Iowa they
will not be of any great benefit to
corn. Much of the corn in the south
ern counties has. passed the stage
Where rain will aid it to any large ex
tent. The same condition exists in
many localities in the eastern section
of the state.
Residents living in the vicinity OF
Hull avenue, between the Northwest
| ern and Short Line tracks, were sore
ly disappointed when the rain failed
TO continue after giving promise OF
proving a real shower. A peat bed
in that section has been burning for
the last three weeks. Ii has burned
a depth of nearly fifteen inches.
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BRUSSELS OCCUPIED
WITHOUT BLoODSHED

Paris, Aug. 22.-The Germans have
occupied Brussels and are expected
to come into contact with the main
force OF the allied army within a few
hours.
This battle will determine whether
the German invasion of Belgium is to
be successful.
The occupation of Brussels was
without resistance on the part of the
Belgians who had been opposing the
German advance.
The Belgian army dropped back to
Antwerp, which is strongly fortified.
When the German forces approach
ed Brussels they were met by the
burgomaster. who carried a white
flag.
The German commander expressed
friendliness and promised that II the
inhabitants of Brussels made no at
tempt at resistance no harm would
come to them.
The Germans are reported to have
strong columns at Malines, Tirlemont
Diest and Louvain.
Some parts of the main German
force have already been in prelim'
mary skirmishes with the allied army,
although the war Office denies thai II
has such information.
All official statements from the wal
office minimize the Importance OF the
| German occupation of Brussels.
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GOLD MINE UNDER HIS FEET
Alaska Miner Finds He Had Lived
Over Golden Riches Nine Years.

Alaska Miner Finds He Had Lived
Over Golden Riches Nine Years.
Fairbanks, Alaska George Sharp. a
miner Of Pedro Greek. lived over a
fortune owe nine years before he
knew that the fortune existed. Sharp
when he first came to the Fairbanks
district located a claim on the right
limit OF Pedro Greek opposite No. =
and prospected for gold on the claim at
different times ever since.
He spent most of his time searching
for the yellow stuff on his other hold
ings. apparently neglectful of the pos
sibilities right under the floor of his
cabin A few weeks ago Sharp sank a
shaft rear his cabin. got some pros
poets and then tunneled on bed rock
for ten feet or 81
He encountered coarse gold. some
fair sized nuggets being included In
the dust obtained after sluicing a small
dump
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be posted. This morning the Central
bank at Fifth and Nebraska. opened
its doors for business.
Two men, Polchow and Schultz,
walked in and asked TO have the draft
eashed. Polchow looked with amaze
ment when he saw Schultz going for
the door and a heavy man dash after
him.
The detective had collared his mar
| and was leading him to the police sta
ton.
Guess I'll go back home IL yol
folks are through with me-" Polchov
told the police. He was powerful
glad" to know that them skinfin
I fellers' didn't get his money. h
said. He was also sore because h,
had not got the $1,000 he had wol
in the first game.
Detectives arrested Schultz on Jul.
"a as a suspect in another case
Later he was released.
The three other men who wer
working" Polchow have disap
peared.
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TWENTY YEARS
AGO TO-DAY
Items Taken from The Daily
Leader Files

Geo. Ackley departed by the train
for the north, for St. Paul where he
goes to visit relatives.
The Misses Julia and Katie Tobin
returned this afternoon from an ex-
tended visit to friends in Iowa.
Mons Grinager started for Chicago
today to lay in a new stock of fall
and winter goods. Ed Stitzel will as
sist in his place until his return.
John, brother of James Gary, who
has suffered from a paralytic stroke
for a couple of months, started for
Custer City, Mont. where he has a
sister living.
Mrs. Beach, who has been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. w. III. Dempster.
returned to her home at Whitewater,
Wis, today. She was accompanied by
Nina James, who goes TO Milton. Wis.
to visit an aunt who is seriously i'll,
on her return she will go to Sioux
City.
J.. b. Koehler has purchased the
horses, carriages and furnishings of
II. III. Van Doren e. Sons livery out
TT and will continue the business in
the James and Bullock barn. Mr..
Koehler takes possession at once.
Register of Deeds Schmidt has
heard from his deputy, Geo. Gould,
in Madison county, Ark. In response
TO some very highly colored state
ments of the wonderful beauty and
resources of that country Mr.. Gould
and Cornelius Steele departed for
that region by team four weeks ago,
expecting to find an Eldorado. but as
Mr.. Gould represents ii now ii must
be a dry rock or barren country. very
rough. He expected to go to the ad-
joining county where A. A. Bartlett
has located and then start for home
yesterday by rail. He has enough OF
that country apparently.
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Antwerp, via The Hague, Aug, %.
This city is being placed in a state
OF siege. All foreigners will be asked
to leave as soon as possible.
King Albert and the general staff
are now here. The forts are all man
ned and the civil guard has been di-
rected to act under orders from the
military. Fast channel steamers have
been requisitioned to carry the non
combatants to places of safety, either
in England or France.
Many of the smaller houses In the
suburbs and along the canals have
been destroyed and the rec outside
the city cut down so that any German
attacking force will be unable to take
cover.
officers detailed by General Joffre
from the French staff corps to aid the
Belgians are now here and are meet
ing with the Belgian stan.
There is grave doubt whether the
German plans contemplate n Sc
rious siege of Antwerp. The defenses
are deemed im~pregnable.
WarshIps Can Aid In Defense.
There are three lines Of forts, the
final and naturally the strongest hav-
ing been completed in 1908. The APP
proaches from the land are carefully
guarded, while British or French war.
ships can be sailed directly up the
| Scheldt to aid In the defense.
But the very fact that 1t would re
quire a lengthy siege to take the city
If II could be taken, seems to forbid
any formidable German advance
against II. To detach an army OF suf
heient strength to make an impression
on Antwerp would rob the kaiser's
forces OF men badly needed in the ad
vance against the French frontier.
II Is expected all the Germans vii
do'will be to post a force sufficiently
strong to hold the Belgian army In
Antwerp, thus protecting its fan
from attack, while the main body o
the German army continues TO press
southwark. 1t is reported, but no
confirmed, the Germans burned man,
Belgian villages and cleared the coun
try In their advance from the Meuse
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STATE NEWS

Hetland-Farmers of this vicinity
are holding their grain for higher
prices. A great deal of grain is be-
Ing received at the Hetland elevators.
but little has been shipped out. The
farmers are taking advantage OF the
fifteen days free storage given by the
elevator companies.
Gary-Ernest Collins. a farmer
living nea here. was badly hurt as
the result of a peculiar accident. He
was engaged in repairing a mower
sickle and was standing near a hay
rick, which was on a wagon. A sud
den gust of wind tipped Owe the
loose top of the rack, which fell upon
Collins. In the mixup he was badly
cut about the face and head by the
section of the sickle which he had in
his hand. He also received a severe
cut on one hand.
Parker-The opening gun in the
political campaign of South Dakota
was made by a yoman, when Miss
Drake of Chicago, Bath House Johns
opponent for aldermanic position i'm
the notorious first ward last year,
spoke in favor of suffrage for women,
a question which will be voted upon
in the November election. Miss
Drake had an audience composed OF
about sixty women and probably
forty men.
Dimock-No trace yet has been
found OF the burglars who entered o
local saloon and escaped with about
81 In silver which was in a safe,
which was wrecked by a charge oil
dynamite. The burglars overlooked
$500 in bills which was between the
covers of a bill file. The root and
walls of the building were shattered
by the force Of the explosion. The
burglary Is believed to have beer
committed by local talent.
DeSmet-Tom Blatchford and Joe
Clark, DeSmet men, were on theil
way home late at night when 4
stranger stopped them and at the
point of a gun commanded them tt
throw up their hands. Blatchfort
felled the holdup man with a blow
from his fist. While lying on tn,
ground the bandit fired at him, tn,
bullet grazing Blatchford's scalp
The holdup man regained his feet
struck Blatchford a blow with Tho
butt of his revolver and then made
his escape.
Alpena-The first destruction of 4
separator this season by Jack, the
Separator Smasher." who for years
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DIDN'T PAN OUT
Left Farm to Make Fortune i'm the
Automobile Business.

Bridgewater, Aug. 22.-Becoming
tired of the drudgery of farm life,
James e. Garner, who had been EN-
ployed on a farm north of here, de-
cided to embark in the automobile
business. He went to Sioux City and
purchased a Regal ar, paying down
500 in cash and giving the Sioux
City firm a check for the balance.
The car was turned owe to Garner
and he drove Ii to this city. where
he had made partial arrangements to
open a garage. When the check
reached the local bank that institu-
ton refused to pay 1t on account OF
lack of funds. The Sioux City com
pany then seized the car. which in
the meantime had been somewhat
damaged. The incident was settled
by the car being restored to the Sioux
City firm and Garner paying s170 ad-
ditional as damages.
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FARMER WINS
But Detective Arrives i'm Time IL
Prevent Him Being Skinned.

Sioux City. Aug. 22.-August Pol
chow, Redfeld, S. d., farmer. learned
two new games this week. One is
known as matching" while the 9th
er is commonly termed skin game"
Four very excellent instructors
taught August both of the games. and
but for the feet footedness of Detect
i've Guse Danielson, the tutor in chief
would have gotten away and the
Redield pioneer might have lost
81, 900.
At first Polchow became such an
adept at the game of you're match
ing me and I'm matching you," that
he cleaned up $1,000 in conversation
money in two days. Dreams Of new
farm machinery, an extra span or two
of horses and some improvements
about the old farm were coming true.
Another game was arranged by the
Ave men and a second $1,000 was to