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Out rich and kp! lu*. always.—to (to most »to*ly Ltjt# and mors highly » ut«J produr; at l't< !» i.itii • domain in the esl.ma! km of lilt- great! aiajonty ot (hr people um mu *> bear much *-k of tkr rilrai to «Urh American «*««tjau and utilities bate von tlu-ir t*jr around it* a or id. ana it to •1'fTs.i.f ir.r All up and down lie Msfetrays at tb* tartb a* Cud s:rar.gt> people u»it-g Yank'* safely ruori aad totoU and tajoruit tb- music tiarrtcmo mad*- phonographs Hut ***** all tt to tb* haaricaa apple vfcirb baa don* tnor* tins any ttn-c rt*f to carry jb» .-tints as to vfcai a butt*.l com realm to this pre mier republic of tt* tea ,a Of id Atd. *p atung of tb* appk*. it must cot be »upp.t«-J tiuu ui measure ot 1** to da* to tb* mere tact tits tt u a food whereas acme of tb* «:b*r touts* which w* *\porl to tie i_.s«c rd tr.. u«e* of dollars a year are lwar«.r. par* and simple. Tin * >-K - "-tat** i« loud purveyor 10 the **t:t vstb tier f-aiabk-a than the l_arH.au pr««5act» of our ore bards '*• 1 ** « ««r* out for our wheat and corn for instance. half of Europe go hungry Jam as were i. no; tor u it Mias, tbuoaud* of employe* • ' <u cotton mill* would go idle He v..h all do* respect to these f :t may yet be declare! that tb* t ■ r <*B apple to in a rlnss by itself. Id uorid owes her tobacco atd V rtl in England that the tight little isle takes the lion's share of the crop. This is i the apple which j was so favored j by the late Queen Victoria andl which is likewise i the especial fa vorite of Britain's new king. Since this coun- ] try has assumed the role of par- I veyor of apples to the civilized world, a great : change has taken place in the methods of har vesting the choic er grades of ap ples. No mare is . tnere resort to the old hap-hazard method of de- j tailing one boy to climb the tree and shake the limbs while other lads gathered from the ground th« fruit which, in all too many cases, was more or less damaged by the fall. Nowadays when keeping qual ities are as desirable as flavor in an apple, each apple is picked at its prime,—that is when it has at tained perfection of color, but be fore it has commenced to grow mel low.—and is carefully packed in box or barrel from which it will emerge in perfect condition after months of cold storage. BS* -- --^===~====^^' 'finTriunG opcmpp ai; u iuc uL.ic they are eaten under foreign skies. The second considerate o n. and it is equal ly important, in its influence, is that the sale of American ap ples abroad, ex tensive as it is. bu. » - > :se UMirut, out **»►' •*» u» MirrrMlet in transplanting to * w -* n toll Fur ifct ap}»-t(zing apple at its t*»» t«»*e «r. »b« must still come to tb*> land »be Star* and Stripes T-' -e Co*-* aot *o* to be a very e!ear rec rc ill Jet* rhen the American export trade in bad tt« be.tntnrgr but probably it be •-r on a mb*!! scale almost as soon as the lev 's -4 the roc-1 thlncs of earth discovered what a K«om* boa* Is the mealy sphere with its ' irt tih.fi thirst-quenching propensities The tar . over seas have acquired their enthusiasm hr As • t • aa apples partly because they have s#y l-ad 'he best grade of the fruit .served «' 'bra There are two explanations of this. *h the as* hand there Is the consideration that '» a fjQC grc.de ol apple of certain varieties -• (he keeping quality to permit of Its ex pur a:*u*.~a transfer that means that weeks taw* tt-re liady months must intervene be «*<e» *!-•- tune tfc- apples are picked in Ata« r - is lor ■ n • :..osi part 'o people wno tan anoru 10 pay ior such delicaci-s. The poorest classes H Europe eat the yields of our wheat and corn fi.ds and if wo could not sell our wheat and corn at reasonable prices, they would be obiig >1 to pass them by and eat rice or some o .or food staple that could be obtained at pn -s within tbetr means. With apples, how ■■••r. the situation is very different. The fancy va;ivies that find way to alien shores, each a- i'i* neatly wrapped in its individual piece of paier. must perforce demand good prices ana consequently thus far the only sale is ant'irg the v. .althy or well-to-do. Perhaps. .-"t.i« day, if the craze for apple growing con ' ■-. w e shall be producing so many apples o: the poorer grades that our orchardists will :n seif-defense have to seek a market abroad for >J:e poorer or at least the cheaper grades of apples. When one is told that you are required to pay as high as twenty qr twenty-five cents ai iev.tr iu iiuuuuu itiiu on me i oniinem ior those huge red apples that have brought fame to the Pacific Northwest, you have a new ex planation of the prices ranging from $2,500 to $10,000 per acre which are demanded for bearing qrchards in this favored fruit land. The chances are that in the eyes of the av erage foreign apple-eater. Niagara Falls does not rank higher as an American wonder than the Hood River Valley in Oregon, the Wenat chee, the Yakima and other districts from the five acre and ten acre fruit farms of which come the winesaps and other varieties of ap ples that compel the most conservative Euro pean epicure to concede that America must be a wonderful place after alt. But it would be a great mistake to convey the impression that it is only the apples from Oregon and Washington which are freighted over land and sea to win praises in foreign tongues. The greatest apple shipping port in the world is Watsonville, California, and count less apples have gone forth as silent mission aries from the great orchards of the middle west and particularly from the Ozarks which long ago attained a proud position as a foun tain head of the stream of apples that annual ly overspreads the world. The most famous apple growing region in the east.—the pictur esque Albemarle highlands' of old Virginia—is likewise a heavy contributor to the larders of moneyed foreigners. From this historic section of the Old Dominion come th- famous Albe marle pippins which bring prices ranging up to $10 a barrel and which are such favorites KING AND HIS PEOPLE Most ik-»1iw« Of vh- royal family hav«> bad uma to tttir in any iDUrnaiiet and ati.u.< M t4t«iiores »tn golag about la disguise, .'bay ara ilAr io escape tor a little while from 'be rigid *U4M*ta and ceremony that normally ibatn. and to enjoy a degree of free to (hern Kmc fivarge aa prince of Wales bad many adventures in differ eat parts of Lor don in wbt<-b enabled his majesty Insight into the different at life among man) of his subjects. Weedy says One of tbe most tntereatlrg idrntur' i King 'butte baa bad la disguise ass a visit his majesty paid to a big railway goods yard .some years ago us aa occasion when there was an pressure of hear* goods traffic. Tbe then duke of York, sent to the yaid at lip or. accompanied by a member <J tbe royal Uwtb wore dressed In tbe garb of who were waiting In the yard M on the chance of being ’alien tor the night shift U the work was serially Only a few of the railway officials were aware r to the throne was rtandlrg among I of hongry men eagerly and anxiously war mg the arrival of the foreman, who might perk M on* of the most robust among them to old to shifting the asoontala of goods from the tracks to the clearing sheds during the For nearly an hoar the prince watched the the big yard under the of the arc lamps with immense in to the men about him. en toto the spirit of their rough A few minutes before of the railway officials who was of the prince came up to sad stood by him. A minute the --arrived naff after cawing a before him. proceeded slowly to pick out a dozen men, who wore then marched off to work. The rest walked out cf the yard except the prince and his companion, who were escorted out a little while later by the railway official. The latter had stood by his royal highness In case th<- foreman should have selected him for the night shift. The foreman was not Informed of the identity of the prince, but had simply h**en instructed not to take on the two men be side whom the railway official was standing. Queen Mary has, indeed, had almost as many adventures as the king in disguise. Some years after her marriage the queen made a series of expeditions about the east end of London, visiting all the poorest quar ter* as an ordinary lady visitor, her guide fre quently being the present bishop of London. The queen also a little while later visited the poorest quarters of Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool in the guise of a nursing sister, which enabled her majesty to go to the worst quarters of these towns with little fear of be ing subjected to any rough or unpleasant treat ment. for the sisters are almost invariably treated with respect even by the roughest char acters in these localities. TORPEDO FISH LIKE A SKATE. But the Electric Ray Carries Its Own Storage Battery. A recent addition to the division of fishes in the new national museum in Washington has prove* one of the most interesting specimens in the entire collection, according to the Phila delphia Public Ledger. It is the electric ray, known In the language of the scientists as the Narctne braslliensis. harmless enough as to name, but capable of repelling its enemies in a manner peculiarly its own, which gives it its common title of the ‘ torpedo" fish. The electric ray is of the skate variety, with a broad, flat, nearly oval head and body, and a tail something like that possessed by the ma jority of well-known fishes. Its mouth is on the under side and it can only feel the way to it when feeding. But the real curiosity about this fish is the fact that it carries its own stor age battery with it on all its wanderings and that it has the power of recharging the thou sands of little cells when they become exhaust ed, using its power over and over again. There are really two batteries. They are located where one would naturally expect to find the breathing apparatus of the fish, to the right and the lert of the beady black eyes andNback. They are kidney shaped, occupying perhaps one-third of the upper part of the body. When at peace with itself and the rest of the world the torpedo fish swims around at leisure or rests In shallow water, burrowing In the sand at ease, but If attacked the battery Is discharged and the enemy is glad to call It a drawn battle if it can swim away. It gets Its prey by using its batteries to supply the neces sary current to kill, but it must first complete a connection with the object of its attack. Men have speared these torpedos in shallow waters and have caught them in nets, but on handling them have been very glad to let them go and avoid further shock. Fishermen have been re peatedly knocked down by a contact with them. The species is common along the south At lantic and gulf coast. DIVISION OF LABOR. There were points of resemblance between Mrs. Hammond and the lilies of the field; she had married a young man with a good salary, but she herself had never earned a penny in her life, nor had she been blessed with well to-do parents. “We have a joint account in the National Fountain bank,” she announced to one of her friends, when 6he had been married a few months. "It is such fun to pay bills by check." “What do you mean by a joint account?” asked the incredulous friend. “Do you put in equal sums?” “Oh, I don’t put in any," said Mrs. Ham mond. “Will puts it In and I draw it out” apples that had been packed with extreme care that many large buyers,—particularly those buy ing for foreign markets,—some years ago in augurated the practice of buying the apples on the trees and themselves attending to the picking and shipment. The plan has proven so satisfactory to both growers and buyers that it has been paid for the fruit “on the trees" in a single orchard. Of course, the grower dees not get as large a lump sum as he would for the packed apples, but his net return is as great or greater and he saves himself no end of trouble and worry and controversy. The apple buyer who purchases an apple crop on the trees in this fashion may bring in his own expert pick ers to harvest the fruit or he may merely em ploy the labor in the neighborhood. It is sometimes declared that a considerable portion of the American people has to put up with what are, in effect, second-grade apples, while the proudest products of our orchards go scooting past our doors enroute to castles and hotels and mansions beyond the Atlantic. Of course, this is true, only in a measure. Im mense quantities of all the high-priced varieties of American apples are consumed right here at home, although it may be admitted that the bulk of the supply for the populous eastern cities comes from the orchards of New York, New England and other districts that are close at j hand. But, by the way, it may be added that the apple-growing industry in New England is taking a great “brace” as regards the quality of the fruit produced. Stony hillsides, particu larly in Connecticut, are, under the advanced methods of cultivation, being made to yield heavy crops of huge delicious apples and if thl sort of thing keeps on the time is coming when New England apples will vie In the markets ot the world with the prize specimens from the west coast. A noticeable characteristic of the American apple growing industry in all sections of the country is found in the immense numbers of people who are entering the field. There seems to be something of a general mania to take up fruit raising which exceeds in extent the stam pede of a few years ago to get into the poultry- : raising business. A good many of the newcom ers have had little experience in fruit raising, or Indeed in farming of any sort and those who are laboring, as many of them are. under the delusion that fruit-raising is an “easy money" proposition requiring neither experience nor hard work, would seem doomed to a rude awakening. On the other hand many of the men who have lately taken up apple raising as [ a serious business are shrewd business men of energy and determination who will win out in j the end. even if they do stumble a few times at first. What is more, a number of them have the capital back of them to stick at the game and this is important inasmuch as the apple in- : dustry is liable to prove a waiting game,—not only with young trees which have not reached the bearing stage but also to some extent with mature orchards when a late frost or other in auspicious conditions may ruin a crop and allow the grower no chance for a profit until a full year hence. Some of the apple growers have expressec fear within the past year or two that this im mense influx of apple producers will serve to in time glut the market and force down prices. The best-posted authorities, however, take lit tle stock in any dire predictions iu this direc tion. They point out that not only is apple con sumption bound to have a natural increase pro portionate to the growth in the population of the country, but. more significant still is the cir cumstance that the American people ars learn ing to make more extensive use of this supreme ly healthful fruit, serving it in a variety of new forms which will make the fruit what is ought to be,—a staple on every American table. he believed in honesty ©■ee the next day to deliver the arti d© personally, as the editor was in a harry for It While they were there the editor asked the writer how much k© wasted tor It “Oh, say 9100.“ was the answer. “All right" said the editor. “Do you iag this order down to the ■ window and getting your took the order and stepped out of the office, leaving bis cousin with the editor. Before the editor could make some commonplace remark by way of conversation, the cousin leaned over and said, mysteri ously: “Say! He’s my cousin, an' all that— but I believe in honesty. That feller’s skinned you proper. It didn’t take him more’n two hours to write that thing. I was right there an’ saw him doin’ It. He didn’t put in more’n 50 cents’ worth o' time on it, an’ I don’t believe I’d ought to lncourage him in such a course o' dishonesty by keepln* still when I see him bunko you."—Chicago Evening Post. The Do-or-Dio Spirit James Barnes, the author of “Na val Actions of the War of 1812,” has In his possession an autograph letter written by Captain Lawrence of the "Chesapeake” jnst before the disas trous fight with the “Shannon.” Part of the letter, addressed to “James Cox, Esq., Merchant of New York," reads as follows: "Should I be so unfortunate ns to be taken off. I leave my wife ind children to your care, and feel confident that you will behave to them the same as if they wero your own." rhe letter is of historic interest as showing that Lawrence, whose "Don't jive up the ship!” *ill always be re membered as proof of his high spirit, went into the battle contrary to his jest judgment. It also shows that he lad had a serious difference with Bainbridge, which was. however, part ly done away on the evening before he combat.—The Atlantic. m THE SCHOOLMA’AM GIRL By MICHAEL J. PORTER (Copyright, 1911, by Associated Literary Press.) iiiaeon Kush noticed tne girl before ' they reached Chicago, though he was i shy. hard-working young man who . had really noticed few women in his j flay. But even Gideon could be pardoned for looking again at the "schoolma'am j girl,” as be quaintly nicknamed her. i None but a school teacher would have that air and that pencil. And she was so young and so good to ■ look at that Gideon was reminded of little girls who played at various games, like keeping house, and going j visiting, and teaching school. She was a school teacher; and yet the title wasn't distinctive enough. It j did not classify her. She was all girl. | too—young and sweet and happy. So “school-ma'am girl” it was. Gideon, who was going out to Ore- , gon to grow apples, saw that the school-ma'am girl had a ticket much like his own—a green one as long as his arm. Was she going west, too. maybe to Oregon? But no; that was impossi- ! ble. Ke would lose her at Chicago, ; where she would change to one of the j other hundred trains that shuttled j away in every direction. It was dark when they rumbled \ into the bedlam called Chicago. She j seemed so little and alone and grave —seme of her bright cheerfulness j had departed—that Gideon said a re gretful farewell with his eyes. And I she answered the same way. Gideon hurried into the sticky mid- j summer night, because everyone else was hurrying; found a modest res taurant in the glare and clatter; hur ried through a meal and trotted back to the great station as the uniformed man at the gate was bawling hie i train. He found his tourist sleeper. Half- i way down the aisle he paused, de Rebelled Against Dining Car Charges. spite the pushing procession behind him, his eyes wide open and his heart thumping; for there, comfort ably disposed in her seat, was the schoolma’am girl. Next morning Gideon and the 1 schoolma am girl had spoken to eaah other aimost before they knew it. By I noon they had decided to make cam- i mon eause against the frightful charges of the dining-car with their united lunch-boxes. By evening, Gid eon had told her the story of his life, and confided that he had $2,200 with which to bqy an apple orchard. The schooima'am girl was equally frank. She told him that her real name was Serena Blythe, but that all her friends called her "Bun.” She bad come into a heritage of school teaching in a New England town at sixteen. She had expected to stay there always But her father's health had made a change imperative, and he and her mother had gone west the previous year. Now they had made a home in northern California and had written her to come. Together Gideon and the school ma'am girl discovered that Gilesburg. Oregon, and Edensville. California, were really not far apart. "Why, we shall be neighbors!" said Gideon, “i can run over after supper most any evening." They both laugh ed at this slender joke; but it did seem cheering that the two little black dots were separated only by a few score miles of mountain ranges and rivers. BOTH OF THEM WERE FRAUDS Actress Feigns Sickness to Have a Day Off and Man Posing as Doctor Helps Her. In a Cleveland theater the house physician has a seat given him for each performance. He is supposed to be there every evening. Naturally there comes a time whon the play be gins to pall on him. One evening not long ago the stage manager of a local playhouse rushed down the aisle to the doctor’s seat and whispered: “Come bach at once—the leading lady has bad an attack.” Id the lady’s dressing room all was confusion. ’'What’ll we‘ do, Doc?” cried the stage manager. “Have you poured water on her bead?" -Yes—a whole bucket—out of the one that says ’Not to be used except Id case of fire.’ ” “Then don’t pour any more—I fear you have made a fatal mistake. Run out to the drug store and get this filled" When they had run out the lady opened her eyes "Doc." she gasped you re a good fellow, ain't you’ I know you know there’s nothing the “*tte.r wltk me- 1 want a day oft and I dont want to go on jn this act. Cau you fix it?** I sure can," he answered, wringing her hand sympathetically, "j 5.-.? a doctor—I came In on his tiekor We’ll fix It.” Ucket Why tt>« Done. “Did the mother of the hrMA at the wedding r brWo cr* “Yes. indeed. That was th* way she could attract 0n*y he. new gown.- “‘tendon to Practical Value. First Baby—My oam. i. - of finance. P Pa “ * «•»*»•■ Second Baby—Huh! I caD „ one better. My papa *! a V walker. ** * floor Edensvilie is growing wonderrui ly,” said the school-ma’am girl, with new but genuine western enthusiasm for her own town. “Mamma says it’s half as large again as when they moved there. Papa has all the work he can do; be is a carpenter, you know, and carpenters are scarce—so is capital. A man with some money is sure to make a success. You could do well there.” “1 can do well at Gilesburg," re turned Gideon, sturdily loyal. “The finest apples in the state are raised in that district. It's a good shipping point, too.” “But see here, wnat mamma says about a young man from home, who has only been in Edensville two years.” She unfolded a letter and read: “ ‘Abram Howltt is doing splendidly. He is the oqly money lender in town, and is one of the rich men now. He is building a beautiful home and is very helpful to your father and me. You would not know him for the same Abram. He 'n quires every day when you-’ ” She broke off abruptly. Gideon winced inwardly. “I wouldn't do as a money-lender,” he replied: “too much sympathy for the other fellow-. I've had to borrow, myself." Constraint fell with that, and Gii-j eon went to the smoking compart ment and sat himself down, gloomily, in a corner. “Of course,” he chided; “I might have known some rich man wouldl want her. I'm surprised she ever got away from New England without being married.” With that he watch ed a vague and delightful dream which had come into his life in the past 48 hours fade as the light of evening faded on the distant moun tains. The rich Mr. Howitt stalked into their conversation and spread him seif around like a wet blanket fre quently; after ihat Gideon tried to avoid him, and so did the school ma'am girl. But he was evidently a character not accustomed to being ignored. It was patent to Gideon he had nominated himself to be the hus band of little Miss Serena. Next morning he recalled with a start that they were but 14 hours from Gilesburg. He sought Serena The sctoolma'am girl was encased in the manner which he knew strange teachers adopt at an institute. She was painstakingly polite and pain fully friendly. and as impersonal as the multiplication table. For once, Mr. iluwitt did not get into the con versation. Even at dinner, a dining car extrav agance on which Gideon insisted be cause it was to be their last meal to gether, the girl's armor remained in place. The hours passed inexorably. Al most before he could believe it, the whistle screamed, the brakeman cried “Gilesburg!" and Gideon was standing in the aisle, saying goodbye. So with a heart sore and rebellious he descended into the soft darkness of the little town, suitcase in hand. Mechanically he fumbled in his pock ets for his trunk check. The engine was taking water. Gid eon walked forward, for one more look at the schoolma'am girl. Her seat was toward the middle of the car on the other side. The platform was high, and by standing on tiptoe he could just see her. Her head was turned away; chin on hand, she was looking out into the darkness. There was a droop to her not at all like the young woman who had bidden him a cheerful goodbye a few moments before. Stealthily she dabbed her eyes with her handker chief. Just then the train started; so did Gideon. He rushed up the steps aC the car. treading on the toes of the conductor, and nearly knocking over the porter, dropped his suitcase in the vestibule, and marched up the aisle. “Bun,” he said, quietly, and sal down beside her. She turned, with a sudden catch ing of breath. There was joy in her dewy eyes. Unconsciously she stretched out her hand and Gideon took it in his own. “Oh!” she sighed, with a tremulous smile, “it seemed so lonesome. But the train—we're leaving Gilesburg. Where are you going?" “With you," he replied, simply. “But-” she struggled to release her hand. “You can't!” Her eyes fell on the trunk-check between his fingers. “Your trunk’s back there_ your orchard! Why, Gid-” “We will come back to them, lit tle schoolma-am girl," he said, "when the honeymoon’s over." Blushing, she let her hand lie in his.
