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TJIE ILLUSTRATED BEE.
March 8, 1903.
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Prunes for the People
A Frenchman planted a prune tree out.
In California In 1870. It wai the only
prune tree In the state. All the prunes
used in the United States at that time came
from France. But now as a result of the
prune tree that M. Pellsr planted California
every year ships enormous quantities of
prunes -not only to France, but to all Eu
ropean countries.
The growth of the prune Industry In Cal
ifornia all came from Pellar's single tree.
It was found that the prune, which Is a
species of purple plum, throve on the Pa
cific coast, and that the hot, dry weather
of the country brought out Its full sac
charine qualities. Th-s first orchard was
planted In the' Santa Clara valley, Just
south of San FrrncUco, a region which Is
now the prune center of the state. It was
only ten acres In extent, and began to
yield In 1875. In four years the trees pro
duced $14,000 worth of fruit.
The size of the prune crop In California
Is so enormous that the most cynical
boarder la any boarding house In Chicago
would be surprised.' In 1901 the stato pro
duced 150,000,000 pounds of prunes, and
the total crop of the year Just passed ex
ceeded that of the preceding year by sev
eral thousand tons. If put into ten-ton
freight cars the California prune crop of
I!i02 would fill a train reaching from Chi
cago to Buffalo.
The American prune has found Its way
Into the European markets for the reason
that It Is sweeter and pleasanter to tho
taste than the fruit raised there. The
California prune, for Instance, Is dried
wholly out of doors, for the long period of
absolutely .rainless weather which prevails
In California from July 1 to October 1 per
inlts the drying trays to remain out of
doors day and night. The French and ither
kinds of European prunes are dried In kilns
for fear of exposure to rains, and the arti
ficial heat fails to bring out all the rich
sugar products of the pulp.
San Jose, the county scat of Santa Clara
county, U tlu chief prune center of Cal
ifornia, and In Us mountain-encircled vul
ley there are 3,567,140 bearing prune trees.
There are, besides, great orchards of apri
cot, cherry, peach and dive trees, so that
In this one county there arc about G, 000,000
fruit trees. Fruit raising Is carried on
there ou such a grand scale that for Bonie
orchards of prunes thirty acres are re
quired In the buey season simply as a
drying field for the fruit trays.
Train's Little Joke
George Francis Train was congratulated
upon the hot-cake-like selling properties
of his recently published autobiographical
book.
. "Yes," said he, "but lots of people want
tri e copies."
"Indeed T"
"Yes; there must be an Impression
broad that I am an accommodation Train."
New York Times.
The ODELL patent adjustable
FROG
or BAIT HOOK
absolutely weedlrss when adjusted to
111 (nig snugly.
for Nalehy all Jobber ami
Urtail Drain in finning tackle.
Can bo adjusted tn a second to St
any siie frog or minnow, and works
squally well with pork bait.
Price SO cents each
by mail or siprtsa to any part of tha
United 8talta or Canada on receipt
el trlc.
Ultra Viu-il -Alxray ( !.
ROYAL M ANl'FA(TTlIRINO CO.,
Council blurts, la.
RED GROSS
m
A
4 Full Quarts
Or
VKISXEY
S3.Q0
Express charges
prepaid.
Recommended by
the lending- physi
cians and used In
all prominent hos
pitals. Tha Red Cross
Whiskey enjoy to
day the best or rep
utations and stands
above all In quality
and purity.
References:
KI ItST
NATIONAL.
DANK OF
OMAHA. OR
ANY KXPKBS3
COMPANY.
Di Western
stilling- Co.,
716 So. 1 6th st
OMAIIi.- -Bote
Owners.
Orders from states
west of Nebraska
will be shipped by
freight
CAN YOU SOLVE THIS REBUS 9
Tlis plettir In ttis centra of this advertisement illustrates a well
known saying-. If you can send us a correct solution of tha picture
piiKils VOI' MAY HIIAHK I N THE DIHTRIHUTloN OP f l.uuo uo
VUU:H WE AHE GIVING AWAY fur dolns a little work for ns. This
you ran do by aivliiR- np a Itttls of your sear lima This and other
most (literal offers are made to Introduce on of the very beat Mew York
mainlines Into every home In the United mates and lanada. WE DO
MOT WANT l)NK CENT (IK Vol K MONKY. When yon have mads out
tha rebus, write your solution plainly and send It to us, and you will
bear rrotu us promptly 111 Hiinn rani, ic may case
brainy people who are always alert and ready to rrup real rood thine.
ve nave uum up our enormous numees y being aiart ana liners, in
onrUHAND GOLD T ItfcF. DI8TRIB1"! lONR. Me are continually offer-
an entire
to solve i lie rebus, but KTIOK TO IT AMI OUT V(M It
eil UK OK T UB tl.UUO. A ropy of our F A8CIN A 1 1 rIO M AOAZINK
WILL UK HKN 1' FKtK to every one answering this advertisement. I'o
not delay. Heml in your answer immediately. WK INTKNK TO GIVE
AWAY VAMT HUMS OK MONKY In tha future. Inst as we have done tn
the paat, to advertise our CHAKMINO MAG AINK We hud It Is the
J err best advertising we can ret to Kle away LAHUK HUMH OF OOI.D
UF.E Here are (he names and addresae of a few people we have
recently awarded K1IEK OOI.D I'llIZKH: Mrs. J. M. Ieolilln, Twenty
third Htreet, I1ttslur, Ps. (llWuu; Mr. O. F. Ackeruien. Hill, N if.,
Iiatuo; Mrs. Fred Peace, let Atkinson Htreet, Rochester, N. Y., fl36W;
Mr Georire Corhett, Klvs Islands, Nova Scotia, Canada, 10(10: II. C.
Bars 40 Wisconsin Avenae, Columbus, O , l,7eO.M (this Includes the
BUM ad Cabinet
Graud Pprltrht Pia
no) : W. Kettle, not
( arson Street , I'ltts
bunr. I's, ;
Miss Marths Ore
cry. I Park Rtreet,
Korwalk, Conn.,
JI06U0; Mrs. John
tist. Do i T, Knueld,
N. H., illftou We
could fro on and
point to hundredsof
names of people
who hava valued
1 a r r e sums of
money from our
contests, but only
five a few names, aa
we desire the spec
to tell yon all about
THIS BI'KOIAL
I.UOUOO IN GOLD
F 11 K K OFF Kit.
The rebus can le
solved by an alert
ami clever person,
and the reward Is so
handsome thst tt
will sinplv pay von
to TRY AND MAKE OTTT THK INTERESTING VVZ7.1X PICTTTRE.
Hralns and euervy nowadays are wIiiihiis' ioany Gulden l'rlsee. Httidy
It very rsrefnlly snd lei u see If ynn are clever and a-nart ennturh to
Itiakaont the well-known eaylnv. WE HAVE THE ti,Wl IN GOLD.
Have you the brains snd enertry? If you can mske It out, send your
solution to us without one rent of money. Ileiuemlier that this is our
t'.OUOUU In Gold free Distribution, and we don't want you to send any
money. When we ssy FREE, we mean l'KHFKI I M IKKK. We
wonlil rather take this wsr of advertising our excellent niaraslne than
spending many tlmuands of dollars In other wsys- We freely and
cheerfully irive the monev away YOU MAY WIN. We do not care
who gets the money. TO PLKASE Ol'R READRRH 18 OTR DELIGH I'.
Ttie question Is, csn you solve the above unique proposition? If you
can do so, write what yon read It tube, and aendyonr full address plainly
In a letter and mail R to ns. snd von will hear from ns promptly by return
mall. Money Is a iik thins to have, because there are so many nefnl
nses we can put it to. By a little extra effort aomenne will iret the monev
weirlveaway. Home laity anil foolish people often nerrlert these e-rand
rohleii free offers we make and then wonder and complain about their
bad luck. There are always plenty of good opportunities for clever,
n our readers RAKE AND I'NUHUAL prizes. This special contest
we consider one of the s-resteet offers ever made. Do not delay In
s-ivlng this matter your Immediate attention, and if yon ran make
out the pur.sle picture, send your answer at e. tl.OVUOU KF.WAKD
will lie paid to anyone who can prove that In the many Free Cash
Contests we have conducted In the past years we did not do eiactly
as we agreed. We have a big capital, and anyone can eaxlly ascertain
about our financial condition. To pay out these bla- (fold rash i rlres
Is a pleasure to us. We intend to have the lanreet circulation of our
hlKh-class nisKSr.lne In the world. In this progressive age
puldlahers find that they must I liberal In riving away prizes of
gleat sums of money. It Is the only sucreesfut stay to get your inap-a-alue
talked ilxmt. For instance. If yon ahould read the purrle picture
and we should hand you a sum rf money aa a free prlxe, you wruld
never atop talking about onr mavazlne, now, would you? we POH1
TIVKI.Y CLAIM thst you will lie amply rewarded by sharing lit our
ll.ouUM In Gold Free Oner. Of course. If you are easily dlfrotirsired and
are not patient and are not willing to spend any time in tr)tmr to
work out the solution, you certainly cannot expect to w in ' 1hl adver
tisement was not written for drones or Idlers, who are not tiling to
sire a I literal use of
their time. Weex-
Sect the reader to
io some work and
rive It the tin e and
attention It de
serves I-8EVOIR
DRAIN 8. If you
are aurcessful in
solving It, well and
rood. Write your
solution and rend It
to us, aud ee will
be just as n.ucli
rlrssrd as you are.
we really drslra
someone to be suc
cessful, and as It
docs not coat you
one cent to solve
ami answer this
s p I e u il I d Free
Money Offer, it will
be very toollnh for
oll to peas it by.
n all fairness rive
It some of your lei
sure time HIT
CESS IS FOR FN-
E II G F11C AM
THOnOHTFFT. PEOFT F., and the cause of FAIL! HE 18 LACK OF
IN TEREST AND-I.AZINEHH. r-'o, dear reader, do not ps this rffer
to von without trvlnv lard to make A SOLUTION OF THE I VIVA E
PRINTED IN 1 HE CENTRE OK THIS APVER'I l.E VENT. We surreat
that you carefully read this offer several times before rl'-lnic tip tl e Idea
of solvlmr the rehus. The harder it seems the more Tcatlenre and de
termination ynn sl'nnld have. Conrai'eand determination win many of
the PRIZES OF LIFE. Your share in OUR FREE MONEY DI8T1I1DU
TION depends entirely upon yonrown enerry ai'd brains Don't delny s
mntn.nt in Tit I Nil TO KOI V. 1IIIS I'F. Ill I HT I N( RKHITS. Pin
of the people we have rerentlv sent lsrre snivs of money to in onr Free
Money Distributions write as kind and rrateful letter, profusely thank-
Inr ns for onr prompt and honest dealinrs. and saylnir that If we had
not so stroturlv nrL-ed them to trv to win The' wotlld not have lieen
successful and would not have been the happy reidplents of a Isrre
smn of money for only a few honrs' effort. It alwsvs pays to rive at
tention to our rrand and liberal offers. OUR BIG ( ASH PR1ZEH
have vlsddened the hearts of many persona who needed the money.
If you need money you will rive attention to this special offer this
very minute. If you solve It, write u immediately. DOVT DKI.A .
ADDHESS t
THIZ ROBINSON PUBLISHING COMPANY,
NORTH .WlaLt-IAIVl STREET, NEW VORK CITY.
fisSSsaS
WATCEH1
I adlea end fleets born Is n 1-r.nesl artvertlsemonv When e gny WU1 send yow aVslchthat wlllftqnal
fclSumtfSS , Solid CoTd wch n""e.U m. It. N. chance a.u t It. D..n;t pay fro,,, $20.00 to $40.00
for a ftolld Cold Udloa or (jont's wntoli. We wlU eoud you a watch that we will absolutely 8u,antee to ba
exactly wlmt wo claim without aeklnu a cent. All ak 1 that you will ar.- to V ,'''''y
our famous Corn Cur At 'inc. a box-ita tbe greoteHt Corn Curo on earth, and a,. Is like I t cakea. llore Is
the chanco of your llfo, send us your nama and address at once aud wo will souU tho 8 boxes by mall.
Whon sold you send us the money and Wa will send you the Watch soon as nionoy 1 rwiveO. o are
oivlrHi away those watches to .uickly lntroduco our Corn Curo. and peoplo who have received a Watch
from lis cmi teetify we do as wo say. Wo are an old reliable concern with a reputation for wjuaro and
honost dealing and wo know every irson who receives a Watch from us will be morn than delighted. If
you want a watou address at onco. Manufacturers Supply lept,, P.O. liox 133, New voracity.
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PSijK
"BLUE RIBBON"
('I'.hc Favorite Family
Brer.)
A beverage brewed front
the very best and purest
lnisredlents, under the most
hygienic process.
"Blue Ribbon fleer" Is a
tonic; It assists digestion,
acts as a mild stimulant
and has an exquisite flavor,
Kvery household should
hitve It
It can be obtained In
bottles (quarts or pints)
put up in cases of two
dozen, direct from
M Storz Brewing Co.,
Oninha.
or Council
W. A. Wells Agt.
Phone J
Tilnffs. Ia.
832 W. ProadwHy.
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Cor. 17th and Farnmm Streets, OflAHA, NEB.
ivDS
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kook ot Im lmnnlsli sealed. OorraspoaueoM CotiUdentlal.
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Popalar tsl Timely Articles.
ARNOLD C KOENIG
Assoc. Men Am. Boc. C. E. MeoL Am. W-Wk Aaa'a
CIVIL ENGINEER
V 8. DEPl'TY SIRVEYOR,
61t llee Uld(., Omaha.
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