OUTONTHERANCHES

Many new orchards will be plantedthis season and there is little donbtthat ifproper care is observed both be-fore and after planting, the ventnre wiltbe a profitable one.

In the first place tbe choicest loca-tions should be selected. Other things

being equal sloping land that precludeswile. Imraino' iv mnsfr riAoirahlA for fin?

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orchard. Any land not too steep forconvenient cultivation will,if of goodquality and properly handled, make a

suitable orchard site. Wherever irriga-tion is required, however, tbe orchardplat should not have too great an in-cline, since in tbe use of irrigating watersuch ground is liabie to wash badly.With properly chosen site secured acareful consideration of varieties shouldlead to the selection of such onlybs will undoubtedly thrive inthe locality, and such as will commanda market that may be profitably reached.Too many varieties should not be plantedin small orchards, although itoften hap-pens tbat a single variety of certainkinds of fruit will not bring the bestresults. These trees which require pol-len from others in order to produce fruitshould not be planted in messes withoutinterspersing other varieties capable offertilizing tbeir blossoms. This mattershould be looked into carefully and ad-vice taken of some competent personregarding specific varieties. In select-ing trees for an orchard it is always bestto go to a reliable and responsiblenurseryman and select trees nottoo large, but strong, vigorous andwell rooted. Follow snph diinctionain planting us tbe nurseryman willgave you, either orally or through hiscatalogue. These catalogues usuallycontain many valuable hints regardingtbe planting and care of trees. Itisgenerally better to get trees as nearhome as possible, ior those that thrivewell in nurseries near by, are likely tobe adapted to the condition of tbeneitthborheod. In any event, do notsend to distant points for trees unlessunable to be snited by your homedealer. Ask your nureerymau aboutclipping tops and roots before planting;also us to depth of planting and size ofhole ior the tree. Make the latter largeenough to prevent any donbling ofroots. They should be carefullystraightened ont when the tree isput in place and the earth workediv carefully about them. Do not exposetbe roots of the trees to tbe sun. Keepthem wrapped in a moist Back or strawuntil removed for putting into theground. Do not plant too deeply; abontthe same depth as tbe tree stood in thenursery. In Florida, orange trees arevery olten planted npon a little moundand not in a hole at all; this, too, inland not naturally wet or even moist.The sweetness and juiciness uf Floridaoranges is often attributed to this fuel.Whether true or not, the tree may easilybe planted too deep for the sun to haveits proper influence upon its lifeand thequality and quantity of its product.

Relative to the distance apart to planttrees in California orchards, we may saysome difference of opinion oxists. It isquite customary to plant navel orangesiO feet apart; alio most other buddedvarieties of the orange, though tbey areoften placed 24 feet apart. Seedlingoranges should not be less than 24 feetapart, aud it iB probable than lemontrees should not fos lesß than 24 feet,though tbey are often planted 20 feetapart. Olive trees may well ioilow therule fur lemons, if planted on licb land.It is far better to be liberal in the dis-tance given to trees rather than crowdthem. All of n: have seen orchards,especially old ones, in which the treoswere planted entirely too olose to-gether, and many snch have nutproved profitable. A striking illus-ttation of this was noticed by nssome years ago in a Florida orange or-chard on the St. Jobns river. Thetrees generally were planted not over lofeet apart, and the interlacing of theirtops almost wholly excluded tbe sunfrom the ground throughout tbe entiregrove of 13 acres. The owner gave theinformation that the orchard averagedabout $2 per tree. But there waa asingle treeoutside of the orchaid, thoughin the enclosure and perhaps 50 feetfrom any other tree, which, thoughhaving the same cultivation as theothers, yielded, according to tbe owner,$20 annually as an averago product. Hethought it was a different variety offruit, but it was not. The lesson of thesingle tree was valuable, however, for itcaused the removal of one-half of thetret s in the grove, resulting in an in-creased yield of much belter fruit. Re-garding distances for California or-chards of deciduous liuits we recom-mend the following:

Feet e»ch way.Standard apples. ..;> (o 30Standard peart .20 to 25Btroug growlugcherrlea 20 to 25Duke aud Morello chcrrlos IS to 20btaudard plune aud prunes 20 to 22Apricots, peaches aud nectarines 20 to 22UraptS 7 to 10

lv this connection we may Bay thatG. W. Hinclay of Winters recommendsplanting peach trees for early fruit acfollows:

Plant the rows which run north andsouth two rods apart, the trees beingone rod apart in tbe rows. This is ld}2by 33 feet. This gives the sun a betterchance to warm tbe ground about thetrees, and thus secure earlier fruit thanthongh the ground were shaded moreby closer planting of tbe north andsouth rows.

Allfactors that enter into tbe problemof planting orchard* should bo carefullystudied by the orchardist, and thought-ful consideration given to tbe entire sub-ject in all its details, from the selectionoi tbe ground to the marketing of thefruit. Under such conditions fruit cul-ture is not likely to be overdone. Butof thoughtless, indiscriminate plantingof poor trees in unsuitable places andsubsequent poor cultivation and lack ofcareful attention we already baveenough.?[California Fruit Grower,

The Olive in America.That tbe olive tree is destined to be

widely planted la various parts oi theUnited States is reasonably certain.The tree iB hardy, and willthrive nnderadverse conditions, though, of course,ths best results follow the bast care, as

in the case of all other kinds of fruittrees. Whenever the American peopleshall have learned tbe great value ofpure olive oil (which few of them haveever seen), its consumption will un-doubtedly become very great. As afood and as a medicine there can bebo question of tbe value of oliveoil, and whenever such legislationcan be seenred from congress as willlead to the honest branding of im-ported salad oil, the industry willbeginto take high rank in this country. Itbas been found by repeated analysisthat not 5 per cent of the so-called oliveoil, imported into the United States, ispure, while a large percentage ol it con-tains on olive oil whatever. The oliveis at present produced on a large scaleonly in California, although trees wereplanted in Florida 20 years ago, andin some other of the souther" ststeieven before that. While most of tbeolive orchards In California are stillyoung, the acreage reported last yearfrom tbat state was 7797 acres. Thetrees will undoubtedly thrive through-out the southern parts of the aridwest, and in the region of its pos-sible growth Ihe olive ia found to beqnite cosmopolitan, and willflourish in agreat variety of places, cold being themain obstacle to its growth. In Califor-nia tbe berries ripen from November toJanuary, according to location, and maybe harvested when other work is not ob-pscially pressing.

Aside from the oil ths olive is themost delicious pickle ever made, whenproperly treated. Most Americans areaccustomed only to the use of the greenimported olive pickles. To such therich, ripe, black or dark purple pickledolives of California would be a pleasingsurprise. Those accustomed to compar-ing the two classes of pickles assert thatthere is a great difference in favor ofthe ripe fruit as between the green andripe stages of any other fruit?oven thepeach.

The progress made during the pastthree years in preserving the ripe olivsin the form of a pickle haa been re-markable in California. The ripe olivethus prepared has all the piquant char-acter needed in a pickle, added to a richoleaginous fond of the highest quality.Whenever, therefore, the Americanpeople become sufficiently educated toappreciate pure olive oil and ripe oiivepickles at their true value as food sub-stances, tbe demand for them will bepractically unlimited.?[lrrigation Age.

Boll for Olives.As to the kind of soil in which tbe

olive succeeds, Elwood Cooper of SantaBarbara says that he has trees growingwithout irrigation in black adobe, onstony hillsides, on tableland with claysubsoil, in sandy lands made from thewash of the mountains, with no differ-ence in the bearing of tbe treea or theoil made. They are known to succeedi-.'era pea<-h, aprico ar.d nectarinetr es have bern destroyed by tbe blacki. kal . and sleo iv land to rocky andbt< ep that it cauuot be plowed.

Our virgin soils of California are richin lime aud potash, two of the chiefcor.atituents required by the olive tree.Prof. Hilgard has stated that the substance ot olive oil is taken entirely fromthe air, and tbat if the crop is madninto oil and poniaco and all other offalreturned to the land from tbe out-Bet, Itneeds no other manure if the so-:is a fairly good one; it does not wearout tbe soil, but if tbe fruit is picked,returns should bs made to the soil, an ',then potash and nitrogen are especiallyctl'.ed for. Tho olive tree flourishesulu'der varied climatic conditions; itwillwithstand a temperature of 14 degreesabove zero; it succeeds in the dry in-terior valleys of tbe state, where themercury during summer often rangesfrom 100 to 120 degrees in the shade;along the coast snd on tbe high foothillsuf our mountain ranges, lv Algeria,latitude 35, it thrives at an elevation oi4800 feet above the level of the sea; inItaly at a height of 3200 feet, and thornis a bearing orchard inabout the lati-tude of Pomona, situated upward of3000 feet above the sea.?[New Era.

Thinning Prunes.Itis very truly said that the question

of thinning prune trees depends upontbe cost. Many large growers claim tbatthe cost is too great, though they admitthat the somewhat crude but speedymethod of knocking the budding fruitoff tbe tree with a stick may be profita-ble. Thinning results in finer and largerIruit, all admit. The tree expends itsenergies in perfecting tbe remain!!;?fruit. A writer in tbe Healdsburg En-terprise cites a specific case of a emailprune orchard and says:

"Now, right here, tbe question sug-gests itself ?does or does it not pay totiiin prunes? Let us figure a little onthis proposition. We willtake, for ex-ample, a littleprune orchard of about143 trees, about a mile from Healdsburg.These 143 trees bore last year 15 tonsof green prunes, or a fraction less than210 pounds to the tree, equal to about75 pounds of the dried article.. With aheavy crop in sight all over tbe state,of course ths piiceswill be much lowerthan last year, probably about the sameus iv 1801. Dried prunes sold tbat yearat abont 3J 2 cents lor 110-140's, andabout 4' 2 cents for 60-70's, making adifference of one cent per pound be-tween the two grades, or a matter of 75cents per tree.

"1 think it is admitted tbat just asmuch weight can be obtained by properthinning aa by letting the fruit matureat its own sweet will. If that be so,then the only question remains, ' Willthe extra cent per pound pay tbe laborof thinning?' But even if thinningshould cost the entire difference in theprice, there is etill in its favor the factthat tbe larger willBell readily when thesmaller iB a drug in tbe market. Thisproposition is certainly suggestive, andshould be worth the while of our prunegrowers to think about."The "Baby Orange Trea'e" Second ICITort.

TheOjai: About a year ago the Ojaipublished an account of tbe pretty bigeffort of a "baby orange trea" 2 yearsold, growing in Mr. W. E. Wilsie's or-chard at the eastern end of the lowervalley. At 2 years of age an ore age treeis supposed to do no work except togrow big and healthy, but this tree bore13 unusually large and delicious naveloranges, the smallest one of whichmeasured 10'iinches in circumferenceand weighed 10 ounces; the largastone measured 12% inches andweighed just one pound. Thetotal circumference of the 13oranges was 12 feet 4% inches; tbetotal weight 9 pounds 10 ounces. Tbeitem was copied into about every enter-

prising paper along the coast. A prom-ise was made to keep careful watch ofth > tree and report its next effort attruit producing, which Mr. Wilsie hasjust done. This year the tree producedMl perfect oranges, averaging in sizeabont the same as the first crop. Theincrease is over 600 per cent. If the treeincreases at that rate each year it willsoon be able to support agood-iized fam-ily unassisted. Mr. Wilsle states tbetree haa received no special care and isin perfect health; he cannot discoverthat its first crop in any manner checkedita growth.

' A MOST MYSTERIOUS VISION.

An Uncanny Dream In Which Major An-dre's Fate Was Depicted.

The following instance may serve tostrikingly justify Colquhoun's theorytbat there is an original spiritual ener-gy expressed in dreams which has noth-ing to do with the state of the body andis beyond the power of tho soul when ithas been reabsorbed by tho material or-ganization on awaking.

Prior to his embarkation forAmericaat the outbreak of tho Revolutionarywar Major Andre went to visit a friend,Miss Rebecca Steward, who lived inDerbyshire. During bia niay ii was ar-ranged tbat tbey should ride over toview tbe wonders of the famous Peak.It waa also Miss Steward's desire to in-troduce the major to some friends in theneighborhood, including a Mr. Newtonand the curate of the parish, Mr. Cun-ningham. She had given both these gen-tlemen notice off her intention, andwhile awaiting her arrival Mr. Cun-ningham took occasion to tellMr. New-ton the circumstances of a dream hehad had the night before, which affect-ed him so that he conld not shake offtbe rscolleotion of it.

He said that he was standing in themidst of a forest tbat was entirelyatrange to him. After gazing listlesslyaronnd him for a few moments he per-ceived a horseman approaching at greatspeed. As the latter came opposite thespot where the dreamer stood three menwho seemed to have been lying in am-bush sprang from their place of con-cealment, and seizing the bridle of tbehorse ordered the rider to dismount.Thoy then carefully searched his personand led him away. The face, figureand bearing of the horseman made sodeep an impression upon Mr. Cunning-ham'a mind tbat he awoke, hut fallingasloep again presently dreamed that howaa one of a thrcng of spectators neara great city; that be saw the same per-son ho had seen seized in the woodbronght out between files of soldiers,who marched him to a gallows andthere hanged him. When Major Andreand Miss Steward arrived, Mr.Cunning-ham was horror struck to discover inthe person of Miss Steward's friend thevery man whose seizure and executionho had witnessed in his dream.

Here was an accurate anticipation ofevents tbat actually happened within13 months from the date of the dream.Tho captnre of Andre, the search of hisperson for documents tbat conviutedbim for acting the part of a spy and hispnblio execution constitute one of themo3t dramatio episodes of the contestwith the mother country. How is itimaginable that so definite a vision ofcoming events could arise from the in-fluence of bim}' physical condition on themind of the sleeper? What possiblestate of tho body could confer upon theeonl tho power to describe tutum occur-rences with aii< h exact fidelity to de-tails?? New r&rk Times.

His Reasons.

"People sometimes ask mo why Ispoiluiy mime with two n's," said Repre-sentative Hermann. "When Iwas astudent in Maryland years ago, 1 gotthe idea into my head that Iwould fol-low tbe fashion and eliminate the extraletter. Istartsd in by writing to myfather, a respected and prominent physi-cian in Baltimore, and signing it in theimproved way, ' Your affectionate eon,Bicgcr Herman.' My father quicklydetected tbe change, and back came aletter whose earnest reproaches I havenevi?r forgotten.

"Ho pointed out that the name stoodfor one of tbo grootest heroes of antiq-uity, Armenius, tbe Hermann of Taci-tus, who stood like a bulwark againstRoman Inst of conquest, and to whoseleadership the ancient Germans owedthe preservation of their nationality,their language and their freedom. Hesaid that name was given me by thosewho alone bad tbe authority to conferit, and with their consent the nameshould never be altered, even in respectto a letter. Tho rebuke I received soimpressed me tbat Iconcluded if thename was good enough for my father itwould be pood enough for me." ?Wash-ington Post.

His Trip to Japan.

The rector of one of tho np townchuinhes announced in Sunday schoolthat all the boys who were faithful at-tendants at tha classes for a specifiedtime should be taken on a stereopticontrip to Japan.

Time passed, aud the period was fin-ished. But before the promised enter-tainment could be announced there wasa ring at the rectory door one day, anda good woman appeared inquiring forthe preacher. He was out, and sho wastold she must come again.

She was willing, adding that shewanted to see bim about her boy's go-ing to Japan. Ho had won tho trip, shesaid, but slio didn't know what clotheshe would need or what preparations sbemight have to make.

It is to be feared, though it isjnot sostated, that the rector was out the nexttime she called too.?New York Times.

Bosom Friends.Fair Customer?Aa Iwish to present

l friend of mine with a bottle of yourtincture on her birthday, I should liketo know if it is really to bo dependedon for the removal of summer freckles!

Druggist?To tell you the honesttruth, no, ma'am.

Fair Customer ?Very good. ThenI'lltake a bottle.?Noticiero Universal.

Japs Going In For Watchmaking.

The enterprising Japs, ever on tholookout for the chance of turning a fewhonest pennies, have Just gone in forwatchmaking. A large company withheadquarters at Yokohama has beouBtarted, and as labor in Japan ia cheapand tho Japanese possess in a remark-able degreo the mechanical skill whichis so essential in the business its pros-ciects ought to be good.?London Figaro.

ABOUT WINES AND BRANDIES.Senator White States Some Per-

tinent Facts.

flit Recent Appearance Before theSenate Committee.

France Imports Mora Wins Than SheExports, hat She excludes the

United States FromHer Markets.

Senator White of California was be-fore tbe finance committee again yester-day presenting his views concerning cer-tain items in the tariff bill affecting Pa-cific coast interests, says the Washing-ton Post. He le ready to support tbespecific rates for wines recommended bythe joint representatives of the Ameri-can wine prodncers and the importers,which are, in effect, a compromise ofconflicting interests. It seems, however,that the Frenoh lobby bas continuedsome sert of independent action and bascreated some hew causes of friction.Consul-Ueneral Brnwaert of Chicago iahere under orders from the French gov-ernment to look after the new schedules,and there are also twe special represen-tatives of French commercial syndi-cates, viz., Mr. Leon Chotteau, delegateof a Paris committee, and W. G.Knowles, ex-United States consul fromBordeaux, representing a syndicate ofBordeaux wine merchants.

Tbe combined importing intereitt ofNew York are represented by Col.Cbarlei McK. Leoser, president of tbeWine and Spirit Traders' society ; theCalifornia wine prodncers by Charles A.Wetmore of the California State Viti-cultnral commission.

The two latter bave agreed to certainterms as to wines, but now from somesource comes an attack on brandies andother spirituous beverages which callsout the full force of tbe Pacific coastopposition, and endangers the harmonythat was supposed to prevail. The pres-ent tariff on brandies and other spiritsis $2.50 per proof gallon. The Wilsonbill reduces this to $1.80, a figure notpleasing to genuine brandy distillers,but suffered to pass without serionsprotest for the sake of harmony in othermatters. Now there seems to be a de-mand for ? tariffstill lower.

Senator White has shown to the com-mittee that the Amerioan tariff onspirits is lower than that oi Oreat Brit-tain, Canada, Australia and manyother countries, and that the proposedreduction wonld benefit no one exceptthose engaged in manufacturing spuriouscompounds.

Incidentally he has called tbe atten-tion of the committee to the peculiarityof the French tariff, which is whatmight be called a donble tariffsystem,viz., a general high tariffagainst all theworld, and a special or minimum tariffgranted to favored countries. TheUnited States is excluded from Frenchmarkets in all iteme except raw mate-rial and a few unimportant exceptions.Tbe French, however, are treated inthis country on the footing of the mostfavored nation.

American wines, alcohols, raisins,nuts, etc, as well as cotton, machinery,viagons, watches, and other Manu-factured articles are taxed from 20 to50 ocr cent higher than similar productsof England, tierinany, Switzerland, andcertain other countries.

Itib understood that Senator White isin favor of a proviflon to be inierted inthe Wileon bill limiting the advantage)of our new tariff to those countrieswhich pl»<?» -» tooting of themost favorad nation. France couia

then show by a practical law, ratherthan by doubtful' promises from irres-ponsible agents, whether she reallyvalues commerce with this country, orwhether she is, to nse a recent westernexpression, only, "playing ns for green-horns."

Among tbe statements submitted, re-lating to the subject, tbe following areof general interest:

From the report of Consnl Trail, forthe United States at Marseilles, pub-lished in tbe volume of commercial re-lations for tbe years 1890 91 by tbe de-partment of state, tbe following extractis taken:

"Kaieina and currant! for wine?These two articles forma very importantbranch of the commerce of tbie city(Marseilles), as they are largely used inthe manufacture of wine. Imports dur-ing 1889 reached the high figure of 49,---789 tons, being an increase of 61100 tonsover 1888. This increase was due to tbebad crop of grapes in the French vine-yards, tbe deficit in the wine out-turnbeing made up with wine ezpressedandmade from raisins and currants. . . .A certain quantity of inferiorraisins andcurrants is used for distilling in the sameway as inferior Persian grapes tbat areimported in bags (mats) for that pur-pose only, and 'as distilling dates.' "The above is quoted in order to showthat there is a large market in Fraacefordried grapes. A few years ago tbe vinegrowers in California attempted to dis-pose of their surplus wine grapeß bydrying, and seriously considered theFrench markets, but found that tbeywere excluded by reason of tbe discrim-ination of tbe French tariff againstAmerican goods, and in favor of those ofthe Orient.

From tbe same report referred to abovewe find tbat the entire importation ofwines in casks into tbe port of Mar-seilles ior tbe year 1889 was 102.006,845liters. Tbe exports during the sameperiod were 19,902,417 liters. Thisshowß tbat in Marseilles there is ademand for more wines imported thanexported.

From tbe volume of Commercial Re-lations for '91 and '92 we learn from thereports of the Bame consul at Marsaillesas follows:

"According to tbe chamber of com-merce report there were imported 114,---828,608 liters of wins in 1891, of which87,888 liters came from tbe UnitedStates, an increase of 85,000 liters over1890."

Daring that year a trade began inCaliiornia wines on account of the greatdeficiency in the French crop and theruinously low prices at which Californiawines were being sold. It ceased, how-ever, as soon as the new tariff law oiFrance was passed, in January of 1892,which was so arranged as to prevent

American competition, and incidentallythe development and progress of Ameri-can viticulture.

During tbe vintage of 1893 a conditionaffecting both the products of the vine-yards of France and the United Btatescaused by unusually large crops in bothplaces effectually closes for tbe presenttbe French markets. In 1892 the Frenchvintage amounted to about 650,000,000gallons, which was about the average ofa number of preceding years. In 1893the crop amounted to about 1,300,000,-

--000 gallons, or to about tbe average forthe crops of tbe 10 years preceding 1878This sudden increase, however, caughttbe growers without sufficient cooperageand cellar facilities, and there has been,therefor*, a temporary falling of prices

and an unusual effort on tbe part of theFrench to dispute of the surplus for whichtbey have not at present tbe usnal fa-cilities for storage. This enormous in-crease is, however, not to be consideredpermanent, bnt temporary only. Itseffect, however, baa been to greatly dis-turb prioes and to cause alarm on thepart of domestic producers in the coun-try who are suffering at present from asimilar sudden increase of tbeir ownproducts.

The vintage of California in 1803 wasabout 12.00U.000 gallons: in 1803 tnecrop amonnted to about 22,000,000 gal-lons. The financial depression through-out the country affects vine growersmore than others, because their productsare not only treated as articles of luxu-ry, subject to diminution of demandduring dull times, but also entail ex-cessive expenses of storage whenever asurplus is obtained when money isscarce and difficult to procure to sustaincredit.

It is plain to see tbat in articles suchas wines commerce is subject to extra-ordinary fluctuations of prices, and tbatunder an ad valorem system importa-tions would take place principally inyears of large production and beheld in bond for years, if neces-sary to be sold when pricesrise; and those who have specu-lated on the former low prices oanbold the markets against all future im-portations, because under the law tbead valorem rate is fixed in accordancewith the value at the time of importa-tion, and not at tbe time of withdrawalfrom bond, Under such circumstancesthe wine trade wonld be at the mercy ofspeculators, and tbe revenue collectedwould not be in accordance with valueat all. After holding such wines with-out tax for three years in bond the specnlator wonld pay in accordance with tbebankrupt values of surplus stocks ofthree years preceding, whereas the iui-fiorter, who would desire to bring inreeh lots of the same class ofgoods,

which had been kept in the meantimein foreign countries, wonld pay manytimes as mnch tax.

It appears, therefore, tbat whereverad valorem taxes are levied, the goidsimported into this country and held inbond should be valnsd the same as thesame class of goods which have beenheld in foreign countries, and the taxshonld be in accordance with the valneat the time of withdrawal from bond.However, in tbe matter of wines whichhave no fixed or standard valnes, andwhich vary with respect to almost everyindividual shipment, an ad valorem taxis wholly impracticable, even thoughthere were no other reasons to be given.

These foregoing statements are mademost especially to show that France im-ports more wines than she exports, andoffers markets for the surplus of othercountries from which, however, by rea-son of her discriminating tariff, ehe ex-cludes the United States. The extent ofthe French foreign commerce in winesis very much exaggerated in the publicmind.

When the average production ofFrance was 1,300,000,000 gallons of wineher average exports amounted to only60,000,000 gallons. At the present timethe exports are much less than formerly,and many times less than the imports.France has therefore no need to extendher foreign commerce in the exporta-tion ef wins, because it ia shown shebee not sufficient for ber borne con-sumption. There is, however, a well-known industry in certain French portsin preparing artificial and adulteratedcompounds, both of wines and spirits,for such foreign markets as admit thesame without proper care for the inter-ests of thoir own citizens. .Such pro-ducts are forbidden to be sold in theFrench barn* market, but special facili-UreTgn mar«e^s!' l^^fth1comparatively small portion of high-grade, genuine wines and brandieswhich France can spare for tbe Amer-ican market, there is no demand oa tbepart of trade or consumers for lowertariffs.

Iv this connection it may be notioedthat tbe pamphlet circulated amongmembers of congress entitled, "A peti-tion of the importers and consumers ofstillwines to the senate finance com-mittee," signed, anonymously, by tbesimple word, "petitioners," was pre-pared by Mr. W. G. Knowles,the agent of the Bordeaux winesyndicate, and is entirely misleading, sofar as it pretends to be tbe petition of"importers and consumers of Frenchstillwinss in the United States," as itwas not antborized by such and is solelyin ths interest of the Bordeaux syndi-cate. Several of the beet kuown andmost highly reputed Bordeaux winemerchants, Messrs. Barton and Guestieramong the number, have refused to jointhis syndicate, and are known to be op-posed to the arguments set forth.

With respect to to the well knownproduction ot artificial brandies inFrance, reference can be made to manyof tbe reports of tbe American consuls,published by tbe state department, andto the statements attributed to Mr.Knowles, which have been published inthe press.

LOS ANGELES HERALD: SUNDAY MORNING. MARCTT 18. 1894.10

OOUTHXRN CALIFORNIA. NATIONALBANK~ 101 S. t-prlngaL, Nadeau block

L. N. BREED PrsaldentWll.F. BOSBY SHELL... 4. Vice-ProaldentC. N. FLINT Cohl orW. li. 1101.1.1DA V Assistant CaahlerCapital, paid in gold coin $200,000Surplus >u4 undivided profltl 20,000Authorized Capital 000,000

DIRECTORS.L. N. Breed, M T. Newell, Wm. 11. Avery,

Situs Ilolrnao, W. H. Hoitldar, at. C. Boaby-sheil, M. Hawaii, Frank Rader, D. Bemlck,Thomas Uoss, Wm. P. Boaby shell.

J Oi ANGELES NATIONAL BANK.UMITBD STATES DkroSITORT.

Capital $500,000fcuiplus 57,500Total 517,500

QKOBQI 11. BONE3RAK4. PresidentF. C. HnWitß Cashier.

X. W. COE, Assistant Caahler.DIRICToBS.

George H. Bonebrake, Warren GlHelen, P. M.Green, Chas. A. Marrlnor, W.C Brown, A W.Francisco, ST. P. Johnson. M. T. Allen, F. C.Ho U. S. 9-15 tl

SAVINGS BANKjof Southern California:

152 N. Spring St., Los Angeles. ;! OAPITAI. 9TOOK, aIOO.OOO. .J ?DIREOTORB? t

d. H. BRALY, Prest. BIMON MAIER. V.-P. J( W D.WOOLWINE.Cashr. A.H.BRALY, Sec5 H JEVNE, W. O. PATTERSON. F. A. CJIBSOB, j\ J. M. ELLIOTT, O. N. MAPBON, R. Vf. POINDEXTER .

OS ANGELES SAVINGS BANK,No. 236 N. Main street

Capital stock *100 00 J?Surplus 35,000

H. W. Hellman, Pres't. J. E. Platar, V.-Pres't.W. M. Caswell, Cashier.

Directors?l. W. Hellman, R. 8. Baker. H. W.Hellman, J. E. Plater, L W. Hellman. Jr.

Interest paid on deposit/. Money to man onfirs'..clo*sreal eatate, 11-l tt

What is Eczema?It is an agony of agonies.A torture of tortures.It is an itching and burning of the

skin almost beyond endurance.It is thousands of pin-headed ves-

icles filled with an acrid fluid, everforming, ever bursting, ever flowingupon the raw excoriated skin.

No part of the human skin ijexempt.

It tortures, disfigures and humil-iates more than all other skin diseasescombined.

Tender babies are among its mostnumerous victims.

They are often born with it.Sleep and rest are out of the

question.Most remedies and the best phy-

sicians generally fail, even to relieve.If CUTICURA did no more than

cure Eczema, it would be entitled tothe gratitude of mankind.

It not only cures butA single application is often suffi-

cient to afford instant relief, permitrest and sleep, and point to a speedycure.

Cuticura works wonders becauseit is the most wonderful skin cure ofmodern times.

Sold throughout tho world. Price, Cutiohba.tOc.; Soap, 20e.. Resolvent, $1. Potteu JJ>:v»amd Ohem. Corp., Sole Props., Boston. .Jdlabout the c*luend Blood "nailed free.

TF YOU ARE COMING NORTH1 THIS WINTER SEND FOR A. COPY OF

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Baker Iron Works930 TO 90U BUENA VISTAST.,

LOB ANGELES, - CAL.Adjoining8. P. grounds. Tel. 12*.

BRASS WORKS,JAMES JONES,

3-9 lm Se««j*lJ mvi Social IU.

maiskibio nonase. i

STATEMENT OF THE CONDITIONor THE

Los Angeles National Bank,At the Close of Business, February 28, 1894, Under Call from

Comptroller of the Currency.

RESOURCES. LIABILITIES.

Loans and discounts f 780,404 07 Capital 9 SOO, 000 00ISsuking house and fixture* 173.4.11 t 4 Buplus 67,60.1 00Expenses and tsxes paid 0,030 84 Undivided prod la 11,03101Government bonds, N<t'l bank note* outstanding 135,000 00

4 Ber cent #3111,000 00 Deposits 969,109 19Cash on hand 24Cash In banks. 1211,020 31

741.048 BS

Total yi,0718,041 10 Total. ...... fI,U7J,tUI li>

THE batioiallaeof CaliforniaReport to Comptroller February 28, 18U4.

RESOURCES. I LIABILITIES.Cash on band and la bank fBlH.">,<U4 48 Otpltai stock, paid mln coin (260.000 onUntied Slates bonds ISD.SOO 00 Hindus 11,000 00DomandlO'nS 100,521 2H Undivided profits 8.'41H.:Time loans 137,018 08 Circulation 181,500 00School bonds and other 30,457 30 Deposits 302,205 MFurniture and fixtures 0.043 00Real estate. 27,934 20

*t!97,n40 31 $01*7.940 31The National B)nk of fall form . Is one of in? few hanks that safe lsif ul'ystood the shock

of the late psnlc aud maintained full coin payments riant through.Ths National li nk of California pays uo intension depoilta in any form, nftors no speolal

Inducements for bnslness other than reliability when the onstowurs oxurciij th.lr right todemand (heir money.

In the matter of loans It looks more to reliability than high rn'es of Interest, and desire <no loans except from good aud reliable partlis, and then oxacts good security, betiavmg tbat uobank is bettor or more rellablo tbau Us loans.

HDIREOTORBKO. H. CHURCHILL, O. T. JOHN lON, JOHN WOLFHKILL, M. H. SHERMAN,w. L. GRAVES, K. F. c. KLOKKE, OEOKQE IRVINE, N. w. HTOWEIL.W. S. UKVAN, T. E. NKVYLIn, A hAIJI.EY, JOHN E, MARBLE,

JOHN M. C. MARU LB.'\u25a0 y-=m L?l 1-1 1,-. "I seaJSj i iii|| iTBBBSSS?S?SMSS

Security Savings Bank and Trust Co.148 SOUTH MAIM STKSEr,

FIVE PER CENT INTEREST PAID ON DEPOSITS.CAPITAL STOCK ..? (200,000.

OPI'ICEHS.F. ft, MYERS, President MAURICE 8. HELLMAN, Vice President.

T. VY. I'HKLP-, cashier. W. D. LONUYEAR, Assistant Cashier.iJIIiBCXOBeS.

T. L. Duqne, Maurice 9. Hellman, J. M. C. Marb'e, J. A. GravesIf. U ['inn. ly, J. 11. Hhankland, C. H. Bsnloni, J. H. llerria,|

J. F. t'arlorl, My rs, T. W. Phelps.

CTATE LOAN AND TRUST CO.N.W. Cor. Second and Spring 1 sts., Los Angeles, C»l.

SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL. ?1,000,000. PAID-UP OAPITAI,. >>700 000.A General Banklug Business Trans toted. Interest at Five Per Cent Paid on Time Deposit*.

aOFFIOERSKW. 3. COCHRAN, Pres t. H. J. WQOLLtCOTT, 1 V.-Pies t. JAS. T. TOWEI.L, 2d V.-Prea'tJOHN W. A. OFF, Cashier.

iiDIRECTORSKH. J. Woollacott, W.P.Gardiner, A. A. Hubbard, O.T.JohnsonGeo. H. Monobrake, Fred O. Johnson, W. W. Cochran. B. F Ballp. M. Green, John W A. off, James F. Towel!. 8 9 tl

T7URMXRB AND MERCHANTS BANK OFI Los Angeles, Cal,Oldest and Largest Bank InSouthern

California,

Capital (paid up) s 500,000burplus and prollts 780,000

Total.. a)V2K^oOOorrickßS!

I3AIAB W. HELLMAN PreaidentHERMAN W. HELLMAN Vioe-Pre*l4entJOHN MfLNER (HalterH. J. FLEtSHMkN Assistant Cashier

MaMMIW. H. Perry, Ozca W. Chtida, J. B. banker-

shlm, 0. X. Thorn. O. H. W. Hell-man, T, U Duqne, A I. W. Hellman.Exchange for sale on s'l tha priaoipal citiesof the Untied states, Bnrof. ih'ua and Japan.

lINinNRAMlfnc^iimiCCCAPITAL STOCK, $200,000

223 S. Suring St., LOS ANGELES.orriccK* ano eiaiOTcaa:

M. W. Stimson Wm. FSrgusen W. I. McVayF,«t. V|(»(l«t Cuhlß

C. G. Harrises 8. N. Melt _8. M. BakerA. t. Pomtray 8. A. Butler

INTEREST PAID ON DEPOSITS

JYIKST NATIONALBANK OP LOS ANtaBUS*

CAPITALaTTOok. $100,000SURPLUS 200,000

J. M. ELLIOT, President.W. O. KERCKHOFF, V.-Prea't.

FRANK A. GIBSON. Caahler.O. B. SHAFFER, Ass'r, Cashier,

DIBBOTOB*:J. M. Elliott, J D. Blcknell,S. H. Mott, H. .'erne,J. 1). HookT, W. C. Patterson,

Wm. O. KerckbofT.

AIN BTBBET SAvTSoa BANK ANDTrust Company.

Capital $200,000426 S. Main at., Los Angelea, Cal.

J, B. LsNKEK'tHiM ...PreaidentH. C. lIUBBELL Vioe-PresldentJ. V. WACHTEL Cashier

H. W. Hellman, K. Cohu, J. H. Jonee, O. T.Johnson, W. a. KerckhnrT, H, W. O'MelTeney.

Interest paid on all deposits. 10-21) tf

WONDERFUL CURESBY

DR. WONG,713 SOUTH MAIN ST. LOS ANGELES, CAL.

HtktHfal cure Increase* longevity to the ?'I»"-'nlously locating diseases through tot

wor d " and exoelient remedies are great blesswot 'u- ings to the world."

Four veara ago my daughter, Verglnla Bell, waa treated by Dr. Wong for what physlotaiiicalled hip disease, and had prououncedi Incurable after mating her for eight yeara. Lr Woiig'jOisguoli waiTtbat she was allllcted with one of the th*een forms of oanoer. Hlaaaedlctu*effected i pe?»an?nt cure in seven n.ontha time. Two years ago my grandson bemm* blind Inone eye. Lr. Wong restored hia sight iv three weeltV time. A. h£?*^ Q^

After! had been treated eleven years, by six dlffereut flooton, for consumption, and therh.dVtMed Hat Icouldn't 11 v.? twomorfth, 1 took Dr. Wong's medlolne an d waa cured in aev.amonths. 1 enjoy excellent health, and weigh 170 .

PRIVATE. NERVOUS AND CJHHONIO DISEASES OF MEN quickly oared wHu,jutcm auofpoisona. , .

4000 curea. Ten yeara in Loa Angeles,

DR. WONG, 713 South Main St., Los Angeles.?

Painless DentistryFine Oold" Filling?

Ctonn and UiUlxJ

BET TEETII, $8.

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