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URING tho flist week In February,
1010, tho Cuban National Horticultu
ral society, an organization the mom
birshlp of which Is almost exclusive
ly American .mil Canadian, hold Its
fourth annual meeting In Havana In
connection, a horticultural show was
open, among the exhibits wore cit
rus trulls f i oin everj section of tho
islnnd The fruits were largo, Juicy,
clean, thin skinned, heavy, beautifully
colfircil and delicious In flavor Flor
ida had ii-nt nctoss grape fruit and
oranges from famous orchards of the
peninsular btuto, to facilitate (millions compari
son, ami tho comparison, when made, showed that
Cuba can ptoduce citrus fruit of llrst class qual
ity, and, moreover, that sho Is doing so.
Citrus-fruit culture Is the principal Interest
of American and Canadian settleta throughout
Cuba. Cubans and Spaniards nre growers of no
citrus fruits savo pineapples- the grape fruit and
oiango groves bolonis to the English-speaking
colonists. Orange mid grape fruit culture Is tho
business which 1ms been boomed mercilessly In
land companies advertising largely and some
times unscrupulously all tlnough tho United
States and In Canada during the past ten years
Their customers, arriving In Cuba, have Insisted
upon growing nothing but grnpe fruit nnd or
aiiges, oven In icglons whero other crops would
assuredly havo proven mom Immediately prollt
tible If not tho bettor investment In tho long run
'For Instance, thcro are Americans nnd Cana
dians growing citrus
fruits In tho heart of
Vuelta Abajo and In
other parts of P I n a r
del lllo provlnco on
lauds that might be
made to produco tobac
co of tho qualities which
havo made western
Cuba famoiiB tho world
uround for this ono
ci op, were tho owners
willing to co-operato
with Cubans on the par
tldarlo system, accord
ing to which- the new
comer furnishes the re
quisite capital and tho
native furnishes tho
skill no less necessary
to buccess In the deli
cate undertaking. It is
a notable fact that few
Americans or Canadians
who thomselvos do tho
actual work In tholr to-
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"PLAY WITH THE CHILDREN"
Jesus on the Way
to Jerusalem
Sunday School Ltnon for Aug, 7, 1910
Specially ArranceJ lorThi Piper
i.I'Hkdn rr r mhmihw ii i, : n :n
Mi'limt M'tHi'l n I i
OHl.t'l'N Tl:l ".IfniiH ft lid Suffer
lltlli v lillili fii iiml fmlilil tliiMii not, t
i mi' iinlii mi'. rii xiii'li Is tlio lilimilmn
of In-mi n " Mull I'l 4
TIMP MiimIi A l 10
l'l.Vi T l'i mi, In Miml .In iIiiii. illlllMK
Ji'Mim' t mi ImiitHV hi .Iitih.iIi In
Suggestion and Practical Thought.
He did for men thorn1 deeds which
rcMMili'd tho loving kindness of our
father, the blessings to he found 111
his kingdom, and the spirit that must
till or one who outers and dvwlls
theieln Vs. 1 ' "When .lesus has
llnlshed these salngs." HIsprhaK In
struetloiiH to his disciples during the
past few weeks "He departed fiom
(ialllee and came into tho coasts,
borders " .lesus by his words and
deeds expressed tho loving kindness
and tender tin teles of our Heavenly
Knl her Thoy were the tnrni nation,
the bible expressions of the heart of
our Invisible (!od.
.lesus thtough his treatment of chll
droit taught us some of the molt of
fectlve as of bringing tho world
Into the kingdom of heaven:
Hy training tho children to follow
him
Hy ourseUos having tho childlike
spirit.
After Jesus had built around the
fatnllj n wall of defense against tho
lusts ami "dragons of tho slime, " that
would ruin It (vb. 2-1 a) there wore
(v III) "brought unto him llttlo chil
dren "
' Should put his hands on them,"
those hands that had been used In
many a miracle of healing, and even
of iitlslng the dead. Tho touching
would make more real to them tho
fact of his blessing convoyed In UiIb
i way, and would be an Influential mom-
ory to tho children all tholr lives long
"And pray." Invoke Clod's blessing
1 upon thorn; pray that nil good should
I come to them for thin life nnd tho life
' to come, that they might grow up In
tho kingdom of heaven.
, Hitt when his "disciples" saw It,
i thej "rebuked them," tho mothers.
I Thoy probably thought that .lesus
ought not to stop his Important teach
ings merely to bless n few children.
"Hut .lesus," moved with lndlgna
1 tlon (Mink 10:11) because they so
misunderstood his chnracter and his
woik as to hinder any who wished to
come lo him, especially children, tho
hope of tho church, 'nnd tho mothers,
tho best workers for his kingdom,
Fabled Fountain of Youth Could Not
Be More Potent Than Association
With Little Ones.
"Pln with Iho children!" was tho
renin out inlvlcc of a wlso and sue
ressfnl until -This will keep your
In .ut oung, our viewpoint fresh,
oiu wit xpiiktlug The child heart Is
at once tin- put est and the happiest
In all nature, the child tongue Is a
imnsllguilng power"
iimcthiug of lid ludulbtablu power
attaches to good stotli's of those ualvo
and lnnoenl little ones" scilpturnlly
declined specially blessed and potent
The child mind transforms, the child
touch lifts to glad laughter Incidents
ami accidents not otherwise worth
noting Wltue.is this little tain of tho
cat uf ul molht'r to whom came a tiny
sin nil ngog over the acquirement of
now and forbidden knowledge.
"Mother'" cried tho child, baby
eyes shining, baby chcekB glowing,
"do j on know what Til bo hornswog
glod' menus?"
"N'o, dear," snld tho mother, sol
emnly, sel.lng the opportunity to Im
plant a lesson, "I'm sure I do not."
"Well, 1 do," was tho ecstatic an
swer, the suggested lesson being uU
totly Ignored "It means Just th
samo as 'I'll bo goldarnod!'"
WELL QUALIFIED.
GROYJ? OF VOUMQ 2.CVOSt TfittO
bacco fields havo found this crop prolltnblo.
Thcro nro "tricks In tho trade" of which Cubans
are masters, especially thoso persons whoso fam
ilies havo for generations out of mind engaged In
tobacco culture entirely. Thoy seem to lje pos
sessed of an Intuition which enables them to
handle tho seedling, tho plant and tho loaf, when
gorminatlng, when maturing, and especially when
curing, In a manner to Insure a better outcomo
than any foreigner Is likely to compass. To grow
tho very best tobacco requires capital. Tho von
turo Is a gamble, tho result of which, however,
Is known In a single season. If tho planter wins,
ho probably rakes In "big money." If ho loses,
nt least It takes him only months, not years, to
find it out
In tho Islo of Pines, which was formerly a
cattlo nnd hog country, producing especially val
uable draft oxen for salo In Cuba proper, Ameri
can citrus-fruit growers consume largo quantities
of canned condensed milk, nt high prices, ns woll
ns largo amounts of canned meats nnd vegetables,
despite tho fact that some good pasturago exists,
while still more could doubtless bo planted, and
tho further fact that flno vegetables In remark
ably largo variety can bo grown along tho river
banks, or, really, almost anywhero else whoro
Irrigation Is possible They nlso Import hay and
feed at ridiculous cost. All this Into a region
whero corn nt least can bo grown and largo herds
used to "find" themsolvns.
In contra), but most particularly In eastern
Cuba, Americans and Canadians are developing
grovcB In lands admirably adapted to sugar cane,
which 1b a quick, certain nnd profitable crop, sold
either In tho field, or cut nnd delivered wherever
thoro Is a mill noar enough to buy up tho enno.
Thoy nro growing their trees on sites natlvos
would nsnurcdly prefer for coffeo and cacao, or,
more wisely, for the numerous Indigenous crops
(names, bonlatos, etc.) for which thoro Is con
stant nnd remunerative demand.
American nnd Canadian settlors In Cuba, In
cluding tho Isle of PIne3, are cltrus-frult mnd. In
PInar dol Rio, In the Islo of Pines and In central
and eastorn Cuba thero Is, nevertheless, In tholr
madness bo much method, plus grit and utter In
ability to reallzo tho odds they nro "up against,"
that It Boems to bo very probablo they will sue
coed regardless Money, time and hardship nro
to thorn no object at all.
PInar dol Rio Is a provlnco possessed of most
fortllo lands In certain districts. Thcro aro
among the foothills and In tho "Organos" them
Bulves rich valleys; unfortunately, somo of tho
choicest are as yet almost Inaccessible. Thoro Is
good land always along the streamB, and arable
aroas aro to ho found, here and there, every
where. Also hero and thero and everywhero
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thero aro worn-out fields, sun
baked through years, which
wear, however, to tho Inexperi
enced eye, tho aspect of virgin,
though lightly wooded or sa
vannah lands; thero aro also
other sections dosolato palm
barrens whero no ninn save
tho sort who purchaso real es
tate "sight unseen" ould
think of attempting to grow
anything. Thcro nre, too, south
of tho mountain rnnge, on tho
plain which drops gradually
from Its skirts to tho Carlfibenn
sea, certain sandy, gravelly
reaches, poor In plant food. It
Is hero, howovcr, with proper fertilization nnd
care, that growers are developing orange nnd
grape-fruit groves.
These lands will produco tho trees, if food
to support them Is supplied In tho shnpo of fer
tilizer, and the trees will boar citrus fruit of tho
very best quality bright colored, weighty, full
of Juico, Inclosed In smooth, thin rind. No fnlr
minded person can longer doubt thnt they will
do so after scolng fruit of the quality which
growers located at Taco Taco exhibited at tho
latest horticultural show In Havana. Thoso gen
tlemen had, however, tho money to keep their
trees properly nourished. Many others who havo
failed to succeed as they aro suceedlng owo that
failure lo the fact that thoy did not havo tho
money to do as much for their groves.
Somo land companies doing business In west
ern Cuba deny oertly or by Implication that fer
tilization Is necessary, but no piospectlvo owner
of n cltrus-frult grovo in western Cuba can afford
not to Include In his cstlmato of expenses tho
cost of fertilizing early and often In nmounts
properly nugmented as years pass. Fertilizers In
general uso In tho groves of tho region mentioned
cost, on a fair average, about $15 a ton.
This is tho situntlon In tho Islo of Pines, as
well aa In tho western and central mainland of
Cuba. "Tho soIIb are all poor In plant food com
pared with the nvorago soils In tho United States,
and tho gravel ridges aro especially bo," states
Mr. H. C. Henrlcksen, secretary of the Cubnn
Natlounl Horticultural society, referring particu
larly to tho Islo of Pines, "but I havo never seen
tho offoct of good fertilizers so sharply outlined
as In these very soils, and from experience In
Florida nnd Porto Rico I would predict nn abun
dant crop of fruit of superior quality whorover
tho groves aro properly treatod."
Tho vital question In these regions Ib, then,
whether tho owner Is ablo to afford proper treat
ment. Ho will, savo In exceptional casos, whero
tho soil Is too "Amerlcnn" for nny uso whatso
ever, got his crop provided ho has tho money to
supply enough fertilizer.
For thero are richer lands In Cuba than thoso
on which Americans and Canadians aro develop
ing tholr groves In western Cuba and tho Islo of
Pines.
Along tho Cauto river, to mention but ono
locality, thero are exceedingly deop, fertile, vir
gin boIIs which need no fertilizer to produco cit
rus fruit groves. Such lands must, at tho very
commencement, be cleared, at somo exponso, of
tho thick woods that covor thorn, and groves,
once planted, must at all coBts bo kopt fairly froo
of weeds. Secondary crops corn, for Instance
may bo grown botwoen rows without detriment
to tho trees; In fact, It would seem wiser to do
so than otherwise, for. onctl tho opposlto of
the case In tho west, thoso far eastern lands need
to bo t educed
They nro .ihvost too rich, and tho fruit of
trees they pmduro. partleularh ouug trees. Is
apt to bo" com xi Muiicd, too big. nnd pithy
Theso defects, noeiiholess, tlmo remedies, for
ns groves ago thoy lessen the supplv of plant
food. Eventually It will become necessary to for
tlllzo tho trees, and then growers. b selecting
their fertilizer, can control tho quality of tholr
fruit. , ,
Thoy have, meanwhile, acquired their grovo
without tho expense for fertilizer tho grower In
tho west has boon put to In order to produco his.
He. on the other hand, has boon to less expense
i...n ihn man tn the east In tho matter of clear
ing and ho has not had to sit up nights weeding called them unto him (Luke), taking
to 'keep his grovo from disappearing under a tho children In his arms, and blessing
tangle of tropical vegetation. "win (Mark). "Suffer (penult, let
The obvious conclusion. Is therefore, that six them alone) llttlo children . . . for
ts one-half dozen. Groves In both eastetn and bid them not." emphasizing his com
western Cuba will produce trees and good fruit, ', ninnd by tho repetition, putting It In
i, nniMu.r will iln so for any owner not willing both the positive nnd the ncgntlvo
to pay the prlco under ono head or another In
cash nnd nlso In hard work-.
It Is conservatively estimated that no mnn
should undertake even a live-acre grovo anywhere
In Cuba unless ho has at least $5,000 whoro ho
can lay his hands on it. If ho Is n lhely, capable
man ho will probably not need that amount of
money, but no mutter what his ability ho should
be ablo to command at least that sum before em
barking In the citrus fruit business bore Ho mny
need It all, and more.
Whllo no complete statistics aro uvnllable. It
Is tho writer's Impression that In western Cuba,
including the Isle of Pines, the acreage of or
anges Is more thnn that of grapo fruit, while In
tho cast It would scorn thnt tho grnpo-frult acre
age Is tho larger. Tho older groves seem, usti
i
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i I tiiiMKrs
raft v& yHRi II
mm Uj.g22gg
form. "To coino unto mo."
I "Twelve men were debntlng groat
questions about tho expected kingdom.
Tho Master set it llttlo child lit their
midst and said. 'Think of him.'
Tho highest good, tho "stimmum
bouum" of man Is eternal life In tho
kingdom of God. Vs. 10-20. Parallels.
Mark 10:17-22; Luko 18:18 23. Ah
Jesus was leaving tho houso whero
ho had blessed tho children (Mnrk
10:13-17), ono enmo running (Mark),
showing his earnestness, and kneeled
before him nnd said, "Good Master"
(teacher), "what good thing shnll I
do?" What act of sacrlflco or heroism,
what generous action," what penanco
CRCfr (TAKCTi
Equllbob That fellow over thoro
would make a splendid mngazlno poot
Squllllgan A genius, eh?
Squlllbob No, but ho hns dyspopsla
so bad that ho would't got bo hungry
living.
) Judges' Wlgo.
Tho wig Is only worn by English
barristers to glvo thorn a Btorn, Judi
cial appearance, nnd no ono can say
that It falls in this respecL Tho cus
tom wbb originated by n French
Judgo In tho iventeonth ccntut7
when, happening to don n marquis'
wig ono day, ho found It gavo him
fiuch a stern and dignified appcaranco
that ho decided to get ono for hlmsolf
nnd wear It at nil times In court
This ho did, nnd tho result wao bo
satisfactory from a legnl point of
view, that not only Judges, but bar
risters, nlso took up tho custom
throughout Europe.
The Ready Theorist
"You boc," explained tho scientist
"Iioubo files nro dangorous because
thoy carry gorms on their feet."
"Ah!" oxclnlmed tho ready theorist;
"then tho remedy Is slmplo. All you
need to do 1b to mnko them wear over
shoes and Ioavj them on tho porch
when they como In."
ally, to be orange groves'; tho younger tho grovo or sufferings? Ho has tho Idea of pur-
tho larger tho pioportlon of grnpe fruit In It.
Problems of transportation to market domnnd
cnrefttl study from all growers, prospeetlvo or
established Groves situated at a distance from
railway lines aro handicapped at tho start, for
nlthough thrro nro many good roads In PInar dol
Rio province, nnd all over tho Islo of Pines, every
foot of haul counts, mid whoro tho roads aro not
excellent, It counts heavily, most especially In
wet wenther.
Americans and Canadians havo plunged head
foremost Into cltrus-frult culture In Cuba. Thoy
aro building up against odds, by their Indomltnblo
courago and optimism, an Industry Into which
chasing, of deserving, of Inheriting
cternnl llfo. "That I may havo" (Mark,
"Inherit") "otontal llfo," havo It as a
permnnent jiosscHslon, In tho homo of
hl3 father.
"Why callost thou mo good?" Tho
reading adopted by tho rovlsors Is,
"Why askest thou mo concerning that
which Is good?" What Is tho real
"good" you nro Becking for?
"nut If thou wilt outer Into llfo"
(the truo llfo, eternal llfo), "keep tho
commundments " Tho young man
asks which, and Jesus names soveral
Quantity Not Quality.
Teacher Wllllo, havo you whls
pored today without pormlaslon?
Willie Yes, wunBt
Teacher Johnnie, should Willie
havo Bald "wunst?"
Johnnlo (triumphantly) No, ma'am,
he should havo said twist
A woman's Idea of an Intelligent
man 1b ono who can toll whether or
not her hat Is on straight
preceding owners of the lnnds they hold did not of the commnndnientH thnt rolato to
venture. The Spaniards and Cubans did not so
venture may havo been because they wero blind
to the possibilities, lncked specific knowledge, ,
or the energy required; or possibly thoy wero
outinntched by ndverso conditions In past dec-
ados. Then ngaln, It may bo they wero deterred i
not by these things nt nil, but by n truo under
standing of basic conditions hero, by n realiza
tion of difficulties In tho way of competing, not to
say controlling, In the mnrkets wheio the citrus ,
fruit of Cuba must bo sold; and, ORpeclnll, by a
keen nppioclatlon of more profit to bo nindo more ,
quicaiy nun inexpensively eiHownere. in line,
they mny havo been governed by caution, which
does not notably distinguish tho Anglo Saxon
when engnged In opening up fields to him new.
Now to him, bo It noted, but In Cuba's caso
not In themselves cither now or untried. This
Islnnd Is not a virgin wilderness In toto. It has
been under the domination of whlto men for 400
years. Not all theso whlto men wero Idle and
Incompetent. Thoy appreciated tho country nnd
In developing Its resources not to tho fullest ex
tent possible nowadays, to bo sure, but as far
as waa possible to thorn In tholr times thoy
made fortunes.
Tho &panlardB devoted all tho onerglcs they
had for ngriculturo in Cuba to sugar cane and to
bacco In tho eastern and central provinces, and
especially to tobacco In tho west. For four cen
turles thoy hold fast to theso two products, thus
demonstrating that they wero possessed of no
moro versatility than tho American and tho Cn
nadlan who, in Cuba, InslBt upon dlscovorlug no
future savo In citrus fruit
From tobacco and from cano tho Spanlnrd, and
tho Cuban with him, has wrested tho "wealth of
tho Indies." "Rich bb a Cuban planter" plantor
of cano nnd tobacco, not of oranges nnd grapt
fruit Is a significant English phraso. To attain
to tho wealth and tho caso It Implies has been
tho ambition of tho advonturous and tho avarl
clous from 1492 to tho presont tlmo.
his conduct toward his followmen, nnd
ndda "lovo thy neighbor ns thyBolf,"
the sum nnd soul of them nil. "Sell
that thou hast " Not for himself, but
to glvo to tho poor.
"And thou shalt hnvo trcasuro In
heaven." You will havo tho char
actor which belongs to honvon, nnd
have a noble nnd glorious part in tho
redemption of tho world.
And then Jokiis mado him tho great
est possible offer, greater than tho
emperor could hnvo bestowed upon
him, greater than ho could conceive
unless he could havo seen tho vision
of tho Gospel's triumph and of Jesus
the King of kings and Lord of lords In
a redeemed world. That offer was,
"Como nnd follow mo." Como to
Jesus, to his chnracter and person
Join the company of tho apostles who
woro to carry on tho kingdom of God
In the world. Ho might bo tho busi
ness man of tho apostles In tho place
of Judas, who had failed. Thero was
a need and a placo for Just such a
man.
Mahmoud, tho groatost Moham
modan conqueror of India, when he
had reached Somnat, an Idol 15 feet
high facing tho entranco of tho torn
plo, Instantly orderod tho Imago to be
destroyed; but tho HrnhmlnB throw
thomsolveB beforo him nnd offorod an
enormous ransom If ho would Bpnre
tholr duty. "Mahmoud struck the
Image with his mace Ills examph
was Instantaneously followod, nnd thi
Imngo burst and poured forth a quan
tlty of diamonds nnd other Jewel;
which amply repaid Mahmoud for th
sacrlflco of tho ransom." Elphio
stone.
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