LAM) OF FRUIT GARDENS THE WONDERFUL PRODUCTIVE NESS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. Supposed to be Worthless Except fbr Grazing—Baren Wastes Made to Blossom Like the Rose. Southern California has been slowly understood even by its occupants, who have wearied the world by boasting of its productiveness. Originally it was a vast cattle and sheep ranch. It was sup posed that the land was worthless except for grazing. Held ia princly ranches of twenty, fifty, one hundred thousand acres, in some cases areas larger tban German principalities, tens of thousands of cattle roamed along the watercourses and over the mesas, vast flocks of sheep cropped close the grass and trod the soil into hard-pan. The owners exchanged cattle and slicep for corn, grain and garden vegetables; they had no faith that they could grow cereals, and it was too much trouble to procure water for a garden or a fruit orchard. It was the firm belief that most of the rolling mesa land was unfit for cultivation, and that neither forest nor fruit trees would grow without irrigation. Between Los Ancglos and Redondo Beach is a ranch of 35,000 acres. Seventeen years ago it was owned by a Scotchman, who used the whole of it as a sheep ranch. In selling it to the present owner he warned him not to waste time by attempting to farm it; he raised no fruit nor vegetables, planted - no trees, and bought all his corn, wheat and barley. The purchaser, however, be gan to experiment. He planted trees and set out orchards which grew, and in a couple of years he wroto to 'the" former owner that he had 8000 acres in fine wheat. To say it in a -vtord, there is scarcely an acre of the tract which is not highly productive in barley, wheat, corn, potatoes, while considerable parts of it are especially adapted to tho English walnut aud to the citrus fruits. On this route to the sea tho road is lined with gardens. Nothing could be more unpromising ltj appearance than this soil before it is plowed and pulver ized by the cultivator. It looks like a barren waste. We passed a tract that was offered three years ago for twelvo dollars an acre. Some of it now is rented to Chinamen at thirty dollars an acre; and I saw one field of two acres off which a Chinaman had sold in one season $750 worth of cabbages. The truth is that almost all the land is wonderfully productive if intelligently handled. The low ground has water so near the surface that the pulverized soil will draw up sufficient moisture for the crops; the mesa, if sown and cultivated after the annual rains, matures grain and corn and sustains vines aud fruit trees. It is singular that the first settlers should never have discovered this productive ness. When it became apparent—that is productiveness without artificial water ing—there spread abroad a notion that irrigation generally was not needed. We shall have occasion to speak of this more in detail, and I will now only say, on good authority, that while cultivation, not to keep down the weeds only, but to keep the soil stirred and prevent it bak ing, is the prime necessity for almost all land in southern California, there are portions where irrigation is always neces sary, and there is no spot where the yield of grain will not bo quadrupled by ju- j dicious irrigation. There are places where irrigation is excessive and harm ful both to the quality and quantity of oranges and grapes. The history of the extension of culti vation in the last twenty and especially in the past ten years from the foot-hills j of the Sierra Madre in Los Angeles and ■ Saa Bernardino Counties southward to | San Diego is very curious. Experiments I were timidly tried. Every acre of sand ! and sage-brush reclaimed southward was supposed to be the last capable of profitable farming or fruit-growing. It is unsafe now to say of any land that has not been tried that it is not good. In every valley and on every hill-side, on the mesas aud in the sunny nooks in the i mountains, nearly anything will grow, and the application of water produces ] marvelous results. Prom San Bernardino j and Redlands, Riverside, Pomona, On- ! tario, Santa Anita, San Gabriel, Pasa dena, all the way to Los Angeles, is al most a continuous fruit-garden, the green areas emphasized by wastes yet unreclaimed; a land cf charming cot tages, thriving towns, hospitable to tho fruit of every clime; a land of perpetual sun and ever-flowing breeze, looked down on by purple mountain ranges tipped here and there with enduring snow. And what is in progress here will be seen before long in almost every part of this wonderful land,, for condi tions of soil and climate are essentially everywhere the same, and capital is find ing out how to store in and bring from the fastnesses of the mountains rivers of clear water taken at such elevations that the whole arable surface can be irrigated. The development of the country has only just begun.— Harper's Mtpjazine. A New Way of Brushing Hair. "The proper way to brush hair," says a well-known hairdresser, "is not to brush it lengthwise, but to hold the ends of the hair, if it is long enough, and simply scrub with the brush. This pro cess promotes the circulation of the blood, and excites the oil-glands to tion. A fter the hair has been thorougmy brushed in this way, it should be then finished with a few vigorous strokes lengthwise of the hair."— Ntu> York \ Journal. A Poet's Plea for Mercy. Walt Whitman is popularly thought to have no senso of humor, but the other day a young man dropped in upon him at his humble home, in Cumden. N. J., introduced himself us' a poet, and begged to bo allowed permission to read selec- j tions from a bundle of manuscripts which I ho carried. ".No, thank yon," said Whitman, courteously but tirmiy; "I 1 JtiavO been paralyzed twice."— Argonaut. 1 A DOCTOR'S CONFESSION. B« Doesn't Take Much Medicine and Ad. tlm the Reporter Not To. "Humbug? Or course it is. The so-callorl science of madicine is a humbug anil has beenf roin the time of Hippocrates to the present. Why the biggest crank in the In dian tribes is the medicine man." "Very frank was the admission, especially so when it came from ono of the biggest young physicians of the city, one whose practice is among the thousands, though ha has been graduated but a few years," says the Buffalo Courier. "Very oozy was his of fice too, with its cheerful grate fire, its Queen Anne furniture, and its many lounges ni" l easy chairs. He stirred the lire lazily, lighted a fresh cigar, and went on." "Take the prescriptions laid down in the books and what do you And? Poisons mainly, and nauseating stuffs that would make a healthy man an invalid. Why in the world science should goto poisons for its remedies I caunot tell, nor can I And any one who can." "How does a doctor know the effect of his medicine?" he asked. "He calls, prescribes, and goes away. The only way to judge would be to stand over the bed and watch the pa tient. This cannot be doue. So really I don't know how he is to tell what good or hurt ho does. Sometime ago, you remem ber, the Boston Globe sent out a reporter with a stated set of symptoms. He went to eleven prominent physicians and brought back eleven different prescriptions. This just shows how much science there is in medicine." There are local diseases of various charac ters for which nature provides positive reme dies. They may not be included in the regu lar physician's list, |>erhaps, because of their simplicity, but the evidence of their cura tive power is beyond dispute. Kidney dis ease is cured by Warner's Sate Cure, a strict ly herbal remedy. Thousands of persons, every year, write as does H. J. Gardiner, of Pontiac, R. 1., August 7. 1890: "A few years ago I suffered more than probably ever will be known outside of my self, with kidney and liver complaint. It is the old story—l visited doctor after doctor, but to no avail. I was at Newport, and Dr. , Blackman recommended Warner's Safe Cure. I commenced tho use of it, and found relief immediately. Altogether I took three bot tles, and I truthfully state that it cured me." NEWS AND NOTES FOB WOMENi •Toquets are much worn. Reefers are to be worn this winter. Calico night gowns* are fashionable. Teal velvet is prominent in imllineij. French striped cretonnes are fashion able. The two-lieelcd Piccadilly shocis very popular. White gowns will bo worn all winter by young girls. London smoke and old-rose colors combine prettily. Gobelin cretonnes come in patterns for covering furniture. Mme. Juliette Adam is about to start a penny paper in Paris. Large and small hats and bonnets are about equal in popularity. Piano tuning is a business undertaken by a young Canadian girl. Mme. Alexandra Elyne has been elect ed Mayor of Kniazeff, Russia. The milliners arc praying that the rage for caps will die out speedily. To be in style have your sealskin made only with a large high collar. Java portieres share favor with the "henilles fringed top and bottom. Wraps vary in length, those of medium and short calibre predominating. Owls' heads are going to be a favorite decoration for women bonnets this win ter. Sleeves are still worn high and full at the top, but coat shaped below tho elbow. It costs §2500 a year t:> dress the group .if royal ladies at Mine. Tussaud's, the English Eden Musee. Long cheviot outer garments in stripes, plaids and mixtures, both loose aud tight-fitting, are popular. A head of blonde hair is not so much coveted this season by the fashionables. Dark brown hair is in style. Queen Victoria has a large hand and takes a7\ glove. She wears about two dozen pairs during the year. Italian and French women have small, fat feet, and can wear small boots -with out suffering any inconvenience. One of the many extravagencies at tributed to Mrs. Langtry, the actress, is tho possession of a silver bathtub. Rich, rather quiet and very restful col ors mostly prevail in upholsteries, art blue and old rose claiming the preference. The deaconesses of Northern Germany have started a home for spinsters, or, as they call it, for "standing alono ladies." Minature portraits, rimmed with jew els and hung around the neck, are go ing to bo popular with women this win ter. A society has been started in New York city by certain women for the ad vancement of propriety and frugality in dress. An association of housewives in Phila delphia is to abolish kitchens and es tablish a co-operativo central cooking house. The Alumni of Vassar College have al ready secured $20,000 o( the $40,000 required for the endowment by them of an Astronomical Chair in honor of Maria Mitchell. airs. Reagan, wife of the Senator from Texas, is her husband's private secre tary, which entitles her to all the priv ileges of the floor of the Senate upon all occasions. Queen Margherita, of Italy, has a pas sion for pearls. She wears strings upon strings of them around her neck. Mali cious tongue 9 whisper that she weal's them to hide a goitre. A traveler has discovered that bru nettes are not the rule in Spain. Many Spanish women are fair, with blue eyes, especially in Cadiz, while even the Basque women often have auburn hair. ~ Miss Lou Cochrane, a compositor at Oregon City, successfully manipulates an engine that runs the presses, and thor oughly understands the workings of the machinery to the minutest detail. Miss Ticknor, of Boston, has done more to encourage home study than auy woman in New Euglsnd. She fouuded a Home Society seventeen years ago, which has a membership of 5240. Cold Wares. A cold wave, as defined by Professor T. Russell, is a fall of temperature in twenty-four hours of twenty degrees over an area of 50,000 square miles, the tem perature in some part of this area de scending to thirty-six decrees. Between 1880 and 1890 no less than 691 cold waves were recorded in the United States. In the great cold wave of January 17, 1882, the fall of twenty degrees extended over an area 1,111,000 square miles, and the fall of ten degrees included an area of 2,929,000 square miles. In six cold waves of the ten years the area of the fall of twenty degrees was more than a miU lion square miles. Cold waves follow a day after an area of low pressure, or oc cur to the southeast of an urea of high pressure, attaining their greatest extent when both conditions are present to gether. They occur only, however, in the presence of an area of high or low pressure.— Trenton (N. J.) American. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company is taxed on $60,846,341 of property in the State of New Jersey. The Jersey Cen tral's taxable property is valued at $44,- 240,830. Mediocrity ahcayi copies mpe.riorUll. Dob bins'* Electric Soap, first made in 1885, has b:en imitated mure than any soap made. Ask your urocer for Dtibbint't Electric Soup, alt other Electrics, Electricity, Magnetics, etc., are imitations. IN 1883 there were 2,7711,000 valentines sent through the London post office. "Woman, her diseases and their treatment." A valuable illustrated book of eevetity-two pnges trey, on receipt of 10 cts. for post of mail ing, etc. Address. 1\ O. Box 1066, I'hila., p H . Oklahoma Guide Book and Map sent any wherj on receipt of SOcts.Tyier A Co.. Kansas City, Mo. Beecham's Pills act like magic on a Weak Stomach. Ringing Noises In the ears, hometinies a roaring, buzzing sound, or snapping like the report of a pistol, are caused by catarrh, that exceedingly di agreeable and very common disease. Loss of smell or hearing also re fcU.tsfrom catarrh. Hood's Sarsapariiia, the great b ood purifier, is a peculiarly successful remedy for catarrh, which it cures by eradicating from the blood the impurity which causes aud promotes th s disease. Try Hood's Sarsapariiia. 4 'l used Hood's Sarsapariiia for catarrh, and re ceived great relief and benefit from It. The catarrh was very disagreeable, especially in the winter, causing constant discharge from my nose, ringiu* noises in my ears, aud pains in tne back of my head. I he efl'ori to clear my head in the morning by hawk ing and spitting was painful. Hood's Sarsapariiia gave me relief immediately, whilo in time I was en* tlrely cured. I am never without the med cine In my house as I think It Is worth its weight lu gold." —MR*. G. B. UIUB, 1029 Eighth street, N. \V., Wash ington, D. C. Hood's Sarsapariiia Sold by all druggists. $1; six for $5. Prepared only by C. I. HOOD & CO., Lowell, Mass. I OO Doses One Dollar DAD WAY'S II HEADY RELIEF. m GREAT CONQUEROR OF PAIN Fair Bpralnß, Bruises. Backache, Pain In the Client or Mlden, Headache, Toothache, or any other external pain, a low applica tions rubbed ou by liand, acl like magic* causing the pain to iiiHiautly Mop. i'or I'ongCMtlonn, ( old*, Bronchitis, I'nrit ; monln, I nMaiiiiiiaiioun. Ilhcuiiiatinm. Neu | might, Sciatica, more thorou'gh I unit repeat ed applications are necessary. All Internal ft'alun, Olniilniu, Colic, *paftms» .\ uuKcn, Fainting Sprlln, Norroun nesH, are relieved Instantly, 112 and quickly cured by taking inwardly I to tlO drops In hull a tumbler ol water. ! >Uc.a bottle. All Druggists. DADWAY'S n PILLS, An excellent and mild Cathartic. Purely \ egetable. TheSale«*i and llest Medicine In the world lor the Cure ol all Disorders ol the LIVER, STOMACH OR BOWELS. Taken arco riling to direction, they will re.lore health aud renew vitality. Price 25 cts. a Box. Sold by all Drnggists URATEFUL—COMHORTINO. EPPSSCOCOA BREAKFAST. "By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operati »us of dige*tiou and nutrl* tlou, and by u carerul applic atkra of the flue proper ties of weli-s lected Cocoa, Mr. Epus has provided aur breakfast tables with a delicately flavoured bev erage which may save us many heavy doctors' bills. It is by the Judicious use of such articles of diet that a constitution may be gr dually built up until strong enough to resist every tendency to dlseastf. Hundreds of subtle maladies are floating around us ready to attack wherever there Is a weak point. We may escape many a fatal shaft by keeping our selves well fortlfled with pure blood and a properly nourished frame."-— Service Hasette. Made simply with boiling water or milk. Sold only In half-pound tius "y Grocers, labelled thus. JAMES KPPfi it CO., Hormeopathio Chemists, LONDON, KNQLAXD. DATCMTQ 112 Aft I ■ n ■ ' Write at onoe for ■ si ■ Bla I w 1 hand-book of in* lormation. J. B. CRALIJK ifc CO., Washington. 1). (', MEXICAN NERVE PILLS, the great Nerve, Brain aud Blood Tonic, for Neuralgia, Dyspepsia, Indi festlon, Const!pat In, Ix>ss of Appetite, Nerv, us •rostration. Low Spirits, Trembling, Ac. By mal . s]. Mexlcoi Remedies Co., B>x t ,191, Boston, Mass. kLY BROTOKRfU Bfl Warren 8u £*• m»#octju^^^ Ho-w To kk:@ 2v£oan.©3r WITH A FEW HENS Is the motto anil teachings of the Brut Poultry Paper published. It Coats Only 50 ct*. a years six months 23 cts. Cash or stamps. Sample free. Address I'AKM-POUI.THY. Box 2118, Boston, Majtg. NuHflSifr m ■■■* CONDITION POWDER IF YOU CAN'T GET IT NEAR HOME, SEND TO ITS. It fa Absolutely Pin*. Highly Concentrated. Most Economical, because aueh small dose*. Strictly a Medleine. Not a Food. Yon can buy or ralwo food as cheep as we can. Prevent* and Cures all diseases of Poultry. Worth mom than {fold when hena are Moulting. "One large can aaved me »40, wn.l six mora to prevent roup this winter," says a customer. For pale by druggists, grocers, general atore and feed dealers. No other made like it. We will aendpost-pald br mall as follows: Anew elegantly 111 unt rated copy of the "FARMERS' POULTRY RAISING GUIDE " (price 25 cent*. Contalna a dally poultry account worth the price), and two small packages of Powder for CO cut*, or, one larir«* 11-4 pound can for 91.10 (regular price) and (taide free. Sample pack. five for 9>-00. Sl* large f-ana, express prepaid. 96 M. Send atamr* or eash. In quantity coata lot* than one-teatk cent a day per hen. Testimonial a aent free. I. 8. JOHNSON 4c CO., 22 Custom House 8 tree W 80-ton, M&ak 1 ONE KNJOYB Both the method and results when Syrup of Pigs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acts gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys tem effectually, dispels colds, head' aches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Sjrup of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever pro duced, pleasing to the taste ana ac ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial in its effects, prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities com mend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in 500 and $1 bottles by all leading drug gists. Any reliable druggist wbo may not have it on hand will pro cure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it Do not accept any substitute. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. lOUISVriLE KY HEW YORK, N.Y, NYN U—£T The Best Tonic. Tlicre is a good deal of condensed wisdom iu Julian Hawthorne's latest homily on the value of outdoor exercise, when lie eays that if some genius were to invent a tonic that could be put up in a bottle, which could freshen a man up after fatigue and depression as much as a brisk walk of a couple of miles in the open air, he could make a gigantic for tune in six months. And yet people go on taking tonics, elixirs, "pick-me-ups and so forth, which they have to pay for, and which do them no lasting good; while the elixir of the open air, which they can have for nothing, and which not only restores them, but actually lengthens their lives—it is difficult to in duce them to take that.— lionton Herald. Trade, and Ueeupatiuux. Tue YOUTH'S COMPANION for 1891 will (five an Instructive aud helpful Series of Papers, each of which describes the character of some Icadiug Trade for Boys or Occupation for Girls. They «ive information as to the Ap prenticeship required to li'arn each,the Wages io be expected, the Qualities needed in oruer to enter, and the prospects of Success. To New Subscribers who senu $1.75 at once the paper will be sent free tn Jan. 1, 1891, aiul tor a lull year tram tint tlate. Adiiress, THE YOPTH'B COMPANION. Boston, Mass. Money invested in choice one Hundred dol lar building lots in suburbsof Kansas City will pay from live hundred to one thousand per cent, the next few years under our plan. $2.5 cash and s■"> per month without interest cou trolsadesirable lot. Particulars on application. J. 11. Bauerlem Ac Co.. Kansas > itv. Mo. I.eeWa's Chinese Headache Cure. Harm lets in effect, quick and positive in action. Sent prepaid on receipt of $1 per bottle. Adelerdc C0..52J Wyandotte St., Kansas City. Mo Timber, Mineral, Farm hands and Ranoltei in Missouri, Kansas, Texas and Arkansas, bougtitand sold. Tyler & Co., Kansas City, Mo. Coughs 0 Coidt Kpff fftlfS 9 There is no Medicine like ffg> I DR. SCHENCKS II? IDULMONIC llUl* SYRUP. m Q S H It is pleasant to the taste and SMGQ !mm does not contain a particle of S opium or anything injurious. It ig the Best Cough Medicine In the 111,1 m World. Fo-oalobyall Druggists, Price, fl.oo per bottle. 1 • Schenck's Book on Ooutmmotion and its Cure, mailed free. Address Dr. J. H. Schenck & Bon. Philadelphia. f|rij^COMBININGSAATICt£&^*.®P?3r Ve»eUil a the lovd o.'.T'rDrr uhilmtr/artory K Ktt and «b-p fHIUa/M6 nniEL cn iiu paid for on deli Tory. TO »«»■■- Sand sump for o»ta- Vilo You Ever Specalatef Any person sending us their natnsanl ad dress will receive information that will leal to a fortune. Benj. l,owU 4 Uu, Security Building, Kansas City. Mo. FITS stopped free by DR. KLINE'S GREAT J>KHVE RESTORER. NO fits after lirst day's use. Marvelous cures. Treatise and %& trial battle free. Dr. Kline, 081 Arch St., Phila., Pa. lljacofi ll REMEDY FOR PAIN ! if you have a j iCOLD or COUCH,) acute or leadlnir to < ? CONSUMPTION, j i SCOTT'S i EMULSION | OF riißi: coo LIVER OIL j ; AND HYPOPHOSPHITES ( | or LOSE AND SODA { I is sunn ctrnsi FOR IT. 112 j This preparation contains th© stlmula- 112 ( ting properties of the Hi/popho*phites j t and fine yorwrffinn i'Ol ly A«Sb, Buro,and rcitoWe Pill for wU<. LiullN. Uk l>ru«i«l for ai>> m Wi i>lar* ,uJ SranJ ia Hed and Hold welnllfcn \y b«ie« Mftled wlth blu* ribbon. oil r Llnd. Refute Subititutians and Imitation*. v All pIIU in puuboord kAU*. | >i mr%pp*r* mrt 4«MMiin counterfeits At I>rugd«". •* **k4 U 4c. lo for p*rtionlnr», and "Heifer for Ladle*," in Utter, by return MftlL I«,MOTNd«Miib. CMICMISTEII ChiMICAL CO . Mn4l«*n *mr+ •oi< »» fit rmar— Puuu.wKJa'uiA,>i, MUSICAL. There seems to bo little going on In musical circles of late, bat there is much talk, among musical people, of the marvelous cure of Miss B—-—, the high contralto singer, who has long suffered from a severe throat or bronchial affection, superinduced by Catarrh in the Head, and who has been perfectly cured by the use of Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy, coupled with the use of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. For all bronchial, throat and lung affec tions, and lingering coughs, it is an unequaled remedy. When compli cated with Chronic Nasal Catarrh, its use should be coupled with the use of Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy. Of all druggists. HOW TO GET WELL Use Dr. Tobias' Venetian Lini ment if you are suffering from Chronic Rheumatism, Neu ralgia, Pains in the Limbs, Back or Chest, Sore Throats, Colds, Stiffened Joints, Con tracted Muscles. Warranted for over forty years to give perfect satisfaction or the money refunded. A bottle hit* never yet been returned. Hold by nil druggi«tn. 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