Claremore Progress. And Rogers County Democrat (Claremore, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, August 11, 1911 Page: 3 of 8
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United States
pple Grower to theWoRL
It Is cot too much to
say that the American ap-
H pie,—yellow or green or
rosy, but rich and mel
low, always.—la the moat
widely known and moil
highly esteemed product
of I'nrle Sam's domain In
the estimation of the great
majority of the people
over seas. We hear much
talk of the extent to which American
Inventions and utllltlea have won
their way arennd the world, and It In
literally tr.e. All up and down the
highways of the earth we And strange
people using Yankee safety rezors
and kodaks and enjoying the Biusic
of American-made phonographs llut
after all It Is the American apple
which has done more than any-
thing else to carry conviction as to
what a bounteous realm Is this pre-
mier republic of the new world.
And, speaking of the apple, it must
not be supposed that any measure of
l'a prestige is due to the mere fact
that It Is a food, whereas some of the
other thlngR which we export to the
tune of millions of dollars a year are
luxuries, pure nnd simple. The
1'nlted States la food purveyor to the
world with other eatables than the
luscious product* of our orchards.
Why If it were not for our wheat and
corn, for Instance, half of Europe
would go hungry Just as were II cot
for our cotton, thousands of employes
of foreign cotton mills would go idle.
But with all due respect to these
facts It may yet be declared that the
American apple Is In a class by itself.
The old world owes her tobacco and
SOLID COMFORT IT STATE FAIR
FOR It WOMEN AND CHILDREN
Building Dedicated to Tiny Tots, Mothers and Daughters
I of Oklahoma at State Exposition, September
26 to October 7—Every Known Con-
venience is Provided
Comfort! That will be the watch-1 Building and Women' Rest Cottage. K
. word of the Oklahoma State Fair, Ok-; competent matron will be in charge
| lahoma City, Sept. 26 to Oct. 7. The day and night to administer to the
> half million State Fair visitor* will be ' want* of the grown up* while trained
I surprised by the arrangement* for nurse* will have charge of the chlk
In England that
the tight little
Isle takes the
lion'* share of
the crop. This I*
the apple which
wa* so favored
by the late Queen
Victoria and
which Is likewise
the especial fa-
vorite of UrltalL •
new king.
Since this coub
try has assumed
the role cf pur-
veyor of apple*
to the civilized
world, a great
change has taken
place in the
methods of har-
vesting the choic-
er grade* of ap-
ples. No more 1*
there resort to
the old bap-hazard method of de-
tailing one boy to climb the tree
and shake the limbs while other
lads gathered fr<*h the ground the
fruit which. In all too many cases,
was more or leas damaged by the
fall. Nowadays when keeping qual-
ities are as desirable as flavor In
their comfort that will Isave been com-
pleted when the great exposition open*
this fall. Ample toilet convenience*,
an emergency hospital, a day nursery,
a woman's rest department In a build-
ing dedicated to the mother*, daugh-
ter* and children of Oklahoma; a bu-
dren. The nursery will be under the
management of the Federated Kinder-
garten Mother's Club, which insures
the best of care for the tiny tot* while
their mother*, care-free, enjoy on*
whole day at the State Fair. The fair
management take* more pride In the
CHILDREN'S BUILDING AND WOMEN'S REST COTTAGE
One of the imposing building* at the Oklahoma 8tate Fair which wa* erected
•olely for the comfort of women and children. It ha* *v*ry modern con-
venience.
/70P nun a orcwrfip
reau of Information, complete tele-
graph service, a check room—in fact
- everything under the *un that will con-
an "apple. eacV "apple 1* picked at tribute to the good cheer of all the
Its prime —that is when It has at- people may be found when the gates
tatned perfection of color, but be- swing back for the biggest show ever
fore It has commenced to grow mel- before undertaken in the southwest,
low—and Is carefully packed In box No detail has been overlooked in pro-
Tiding a place for women and children.
jrrtvoM // /vo&fun
fter potatoes to the new world, likewise, but
these she has succeeded In transplanting to
ber own soil. For the appetizing apple at It*
best, however, she muBt still come to the land
of the Stars and Stripes.
There does not seem to be a very clear rec-
ord of just when the American export trade lu
apples had its beginnings, but probably It be-
gan on a small scale almost as soon as the lov-
er* of the good things of earth discovered what
a precious boon Is the mealy sphere with Its
refreshing, thlrst-quenchlng propensities. The
lands over seas have acquired their enthusiasm
for American apples partly because they have
already had the best grade of the fruit served
to them. There are two explanations of this.
On the one hand there Is the consideration that
only a good grade of apple of certain varieties
has the keeping quality to permit of Its ex-
portation,—a transfer that means that weeks
and more likely months must Intervene be-
tween the time the apples are picked in Amer-
ica and the time
they are eaten
linger foreign
skies.
The second
ronslderatl 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,
1* tor the most part to people who can afford to
pay for such delicacies. The poorest classes
in Europe eat the yields of our w heat and corn
fields and if we could not sell our wheat and
corn at reasonable prices, they would be
obliged to pass them by and eat rice or some
other food staple that could be obtained at
prices within their means. With apples, how-
ever, the situation Is very different. The fancy
varieties that find way to alien shores, each
apple neatly wrapped in its individual piece of
paper, must perforce demand good prices
and consequently thus far the only sale i*
among the wealthy or well-to-do. Perhaps,
some day, If the craze for apple growing con-
tinues, we shall be producing so many apples
of the poorer grades that our orchardlsts will
In self-defense have to seek a market abroad
for the poorer or at least the cheaper grade*
of apple*.
When one is told that you are required to
pay as high as twenty or twenty-five cent*
apiece In London and on the Continent for
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 orchards In this favored fruit land.
The chances are that In the eyes of the av-
erage foreign apple-eater. Niagara Falls doe*
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 all.
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 j>ort 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 wblcb
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 larder* 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
or barrel from which it will emerge
In perfect condition after months of
cold storage.
It was because of the difficulty of obtaining
apples that had been packed with extreme care
that many large buyers,—particularly those buy-
Children'* Building and Women'* Rest
Cottage than any other department
and 1* now engaged in making every
known Improvement.
In addition to the Bureau of Infor-
mation at the State Fair Grounds, there
will be a similar Bureau at some con-
venient place in Oklahoma City, where
a complete list of hotel* and boarding
house* will be provided visitor*. A
A trained nurse and physician will be
in charge of the emergency hospital
and every other known convenience
will be Installed.
Trap Nests and Their Use
many flocks of hens may be month* old. The cost of care and feed
KING AND HIS PEOPLE
Most members of the royal family have had
from time to time many interesting and amus-
ing adventures when going about In disguise.
They are able to escape for a little while from
the rigid etiquette and ceremony that normally
surround them, and to enjoy a degree of free-
dom very welcome to them.
King George as prince of Wales had many
adventures In different parts of London in
various disguises, which enabled his majesty
to obtain a close Insight Into the different
phases of life among many of bis subjects,
Pearson's Weekly says.
One of the most Interesting adventures King
George has had In disguise was a visit his
majesty paid to a big railway goods yard some
years ago on an occasion when there was an
enormous pressure of heavv goods traffic. The
king, then d«ike of York, went to the yard at
11 p. m., accompanied by a member of the royal
household, lloth were dressed In the garb of
working men who were waiting In the yard
until midnight on the chance of being taken
on for the night shirt If the work was specially
heavy.
Only a few of the railway officials were aware
that the heir to the throne was standing among
the squad of hungry men eagerly and anxiously
waiting the arrival of the foreman, who might
pick out some of the most robust among them
to aid In shifting the mountain of goods from
the trucks to the clearing shed* during the
night.
For nearly an hour the prince watched the
work proceeding In the big yard under the
white glare of the arc lamps with immense In-
terest. and rhatted to the men about him, en-
tering thoroughly Into the spirit of their rough
bi.t good humored chaff A few minutes before
midnight one of the railway officials who was
aware of the presence of the prince came up to
his royal highness and stood by him. A minute
later the foreman arrived and after rastlng a
scorching glance over the squad before him.
proceeded slowly to pick out a dozen men. who
were then marched off to work.
The rest walked out of 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 the foreman should have selected him for
the night shift. The foreman was not informed
of the identity of the prince, but had simply
been 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-
ters 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 lllrmlngham, Manchester
and Liverpool In the guise of a nursing sister,
wblcb 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, few the sisters are almost Invariably
treated with respect even by the roughest char-
acter* In these localities.
a broad, flat, nearly oval head and body, and a
tall 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 left of the beady black eyes and back.
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 get* it*
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 attnrk. Men
have speared these torpedoB In shallow waters
and have caught them In net*, 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.
k *tate of quiet enjoyment and every-
thing tjiat contribute* to It may be complete telephone exchange will be
found In the Children's Building and I operated on the ground*, which meana
Women's Rest Cottage, erected at a that a person in the Agricultural build-
,n„ raanY , cost of |5,000 and dedicated to the lit- ing may converse with anyone In the
Ing for foreign markets, -some years ago in- tie folks, the proud mother* and the \ main Exposition building or any other
augurated the practice of buying the apples fair daughters of Oklahoma. It is lo-1 building at the exposition Branch teL
on the trees and themselves attending to the cated in a shady grove, where all the egraph station* will also be established
picking and shipment. The plan has proven so •urroundtngs suggest peace and con- on the ground*.
satisfactory to both growers and buyers that It tentment The building Is as snug as any
has been paid for the fruit "on the trees" In a ipodern home and every modern conven-
single orchard. Of course, the grower does not lence found In the best regulated fam-
get as large a lump sum as he would for the wl11 found In the Children'*
packed apples, but bis net return ts as great or
greater and be saves himself do 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
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 ts coming when
New England apples will vie in the markets of
the world with the prize specimen* from the
west coast
A noticeable characteristic of the American
apple growing industry in all sections of the
country Is found In the immense number* of
people who are entering the field. There seems
to be something of a geueral mania to take up
fruit raising which exceed* 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 *ort and those who
are laboring, as many of them are, under the
delusion that frult-ralilng I* 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 a*
a serious business are shrewd business men of
energy and determination who will win out In
the end. even If they do stumble a few times at
first What Is more. * number of them hav*
the capital back of them to stick at the game
and this is Important Inasmuch a* the apple In-
dustry 1s 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 ! weed*. Plant In cowpeas, and If
the grower no chance for a profit until a full rather poor give It a dressing of barn
found individuals that fail to pay even
ft small per cent of profit It la pos-
sible, by the use of modern appliances
to detect all such specimens. The
wild jungle fowl from which our
domestic fowls have come 1* reported
to lay les* than one dozen egg* per
year, and while any of our modern
hens will greatly exceed this number,
there Is yet much room for Improve-
ment. The hen that lays one hundred
or more per year ordinarily pays ft
profit
By the trap nest system we are able
to select the early and persistent
Uyyer. A few generations produced
from such selections will greatly In-
crease the egg yield. Some pullets
will lay at five months or less while
others in th* same flock may not be-
gin laying until they are eight
for these three month* would be quits
an item with a large flock. If we are
breeding for the show room the trap
nest is of great Importance since we
are enabled to distinguish each hen'*
eggs. Thus in a pen of ten female*
and one male we have ten separate
matlngs Instead of one.
The keeping of Individual record*
may appear to some to be a great deal
of unnecessary work, but with the in-
creased labor come* the greater In-
crease In profit On the college farm
this season we have pullet* laying at
four months and hve days. Such
stock is very valuable for the founda-
tion of a flock. By the use of trap
nest* it I* possible to select and breed
up a flock of early layers and heavy
layer*.—V. R. McBride. Poultryman,
A. & M. College, Stillwater.
There is no one food which will con-
tribute to health more than nice, fresh
fruit. Again, an abundant supply of
fresh fruit during season, and canned
fruit in the winter, is a financial sav-
ing as well as a decided convenience
to the lady of the house.
Every home, where space permits,
should have a strawberry patch, but
a* ft matter of fact, the percentage
of homes which have patches i* very
•mall.
Begin Now. Now I* the time to-
lect and begin preparing the ground,
Which should be set this falL Do not
make the mistake and select soil that
1* too sandy, as It Is very difficult to
maintain a stand In our hot, dry cli-
mate during the long summers. Se-
lect a soil with considerable clay In
It which has been kept free from
TORPEDO FISH LIKE A SKATE.
But the Electric Ray Carrie* It* Own Storag*
Battery.
A recent addition to the division of fishes In
the new national museum in Washington has
proven one of the most Interesting specimen*
In the entire collection, according to the Phila-
delphia Public Ledger It I* the electric ray,
known In the lauguage of the scientist* as the
Narclne hrasiliensis, harmless enough as to
name, but capable of repelling its enemies In
a manner peculiarly Its own, whlrh gives It lta
common title of the "torpedo" fish
The electric ray Is of the skate variety, with
There were points of resemblance between
Mr*. Hammond and the Ulle* of the field; *he
had married a young man with * good (alary,
but she herself had never earned a penny In
her life, nor had she been blessed with well-
to-do parent*.
"We have a joint account In the National
Fountain bank." *he announced to one of her
friends, when she had been married ft 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, 1 don't p>.it In any," sold Mr*. Ham-
mond. "Will put* It In and I draw It out"
year hence
Some of the apple growers have expressed
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 In this direc-
tion.
yard manure. Plow deep In the fall j son and Gandy.
and prepare it thoroughly, a* thl* will
be the last time you will be able to
work the soil very deep during the
Ufa of the patch.
Lay the ground off In three and one
half foot row* for horse cultivation,
or narrower In case only hand tools
are to be used. For home patches,
planting 1* best done In October and
November, as the vines will get estab-
lished before freezing weather and
thus avoid being heaved out of th«
ground. Set the plant* eighteen inch-
•e apart In the row, and be sure to
spread out the roots well and do not
bury the terminal bud of the plant,
Fall set plants will give you some
fruit the first spring after setting.
Varietle* and Cultivation. The fol-
lowing varieties have been found to be
successful in thl* state and will also
give you early and late fruit: Michel
Early. Aroma, Klondyke, Lady Thorny
Childish Beliefft
Tee, children be'leve plenty of queer
things. I suppose all of you have
bad the pocketbook fever when you
They point out that not only 1* apple con- were little. What do I mean? Why,
sumption bound to have a natural lnerease pro-
portionate to the growth In the population of the
country, but more significant still Is the cir-
cumstance that the American people are 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
Country Cousin Thought It Was Mis
Duty to Tell Mltor H* Wa*
Being Bunkoed.
A special writer had been asked by
a magazine editor to do a short article
for him. and m country cousin of the
free lance wa* visiting him at the time
The free lance sat down that evening,
turned off the article, *nd in company
with his cousin went to the maagslu*
office the next day to deliver the arti-
cle personally, as the editor was In a
hurry for It. While they were there
the editor asked the writer how much
he wanted for It.
"Oh, say lino," wa* the answer.
"All right," said the editor. "Do you
tulnd taking this order down to the
cashier's window and getting your
check?"
The free lane* look the order and
stepped out of the office, leaving hi*
cousin with the editor. Before the
editor could make some commonplace
remark by way of conversation, the
cousin leaned over and *ald, mysteri-
ously:
' Say! He'* my cousin, an' all that—
hut 1 believe In honesty. That feller'*
skinned you proper. It didn't take him
more'n two hour* to write that thing I
was right there an' law htm doln' It.
He didn't put In more'n CO cent*' worth
o' time on It, an' 1 don't believe I'd
ought to locourag* him In such •
course o' dishonesty by keepln' still
when 1 see him bunko you."—Chicago
Evening Post
Th* Do-or-Dls 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" Just before the dlsas-
trou* fight with the "Shannon " Part
of the letter, addressed to "James Cox.
Esq.. Merchant of New York." reads as
follows: "8hould 1 b* so unfortunais
ripping up old pocketbooka In the firm
belief that bank bills to an Immense
•mount were hidden In them. So, too.
you must all remember some splendid
unfulfilled promise of somebody or
other, which fed you with hopes per-
haps for years and which left • blank
In your >l(s which nothing haa ever
filled up.—Holmes.
as to be taken oil, 1 leave my wlfs
and children to your care, and feel
confident that you will behave to them
the same as If they werj your own."
The letter Is of historic Interest as
showing thnt Lawrence, whose "Don't
give up the ship'" will always be re-
membered as proof of his high spirit,
went Into the battle contrary to his
best judgment It also shows that h*
had had a serious difference with
Halnbrldge. which was, however, part
ly done away on th* evening before
tbe combat.—The Atlantic
Accomplished In Profsnity
This from Hawaii: "A native womai
called on the attorney general th*
other day to complain of the bad
language used by the rhild of a nelglk
bor In ths presence of her own tots.
'How old is-ywir neighbor's child?
queried ths fttt /rnsy general. 'About
six,' replied tbe woman, i shouldn't
think that a child of that age could
uss nsoch bad language,' remarked ths
attorney general. 'You ought to heat
lifts.' exclaimed the womsn. 'Why, he
cen s car Jn*t a* good as his father.'*
Ths Humsn Prams
A physician ssys that ths humsit
frame may be compared to a watch,
of which the heart Is the rostnsprtag.
ths stomsch the regu'ator. auJ what
we put In It th* key by which the ms
chine Is wound up According to the
quantity, quality and proper digestion
of what we eat and drink will be the
pace of the pulse and the action of
the system In general. If the machine
le dleorgnnlted, the same expedients
•re employ*^ for Its resdjustment fts
ere used by th* wstchmsker.
Peculiar Plrm Namss
"In Honolulu." writes a New Tor*
Sun correspondent. "I saw ft few l
teresting slgnboerds evincing Oriental
outerprlse. One wa* that of an am-
bitious firm. 'On. On ft Co.* Anothei
wa* that of a ladle*' tailor, 'Hook- Ob.'
A third stood for a dealer In foodfti
'Ah Chew." On my way hom* through
Texa* 1 cam* Into touch with the tw«
law Arm* named below: '8aner A
Saner,' 'Head. Hare ft Head.' In seek
harmony do ths celestial orbits movg
and give voice to their delightful co%
scuance *
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