Decatur Eagle, Volume 13, Number 6, Decatur, Adams County, 14 May 1869 — Page 1

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JAOM R. ROBO, nt DRCATUJR, INDIANA. DRAWS Deed’s, Mortgages and Contracts. Redeems Laud and pays Taxes. OFFICE-.-dpposite the Auditor’s Office. vlOnGtf A " ■ — * ... .. — It. >. PETERSOX, Attorney ett XJewgz, DECATUR, INDIANA. TjROMPT attention j>aid to all busiJLness entrusted to his care. Is a Notary Public, and draws Deeds, Mortgages, and other instruments in GViting. OFFICE —InD. Studabakcr’s Law Office. . vl2n33tf DAM EL I). HELLEK, at Lavr, . DJSCATiJB, INDIANA. TXTILL practice his Profession anyV V whotc in Indiana or Ohio. OFFlCE—Opposite the Recorder’s Os- _ __ ; ii. PHYSICIANS. F. A. TELLEFF. W. 11. SCIIROCK. JELLEFF & SCHROCK, Physicians and Surgeons, DECATUR, INDIANA. OFFICE —>(5n Second Street, opposite the Public Square. yßnlstf. CHARLES L.¥ifilTiSJ?S. Physician and Surgeon, DECATUR, 'INDIANA. HAVING permanently located in this place, offers his professional services to the people of Decntqr arid vicinity. OFFICE —At the Burt House. 11-36 ADRE WS O B i/, Physician and Surgeon, DECATUR, INDIANA. OFFICE—On Second Street, over W. G.Spencer St Brother’s Hardware Stofe. vßn42tf. A. jr?~E RWFa , IL D., Surgeon. Dispensary, Avelinc Block, vll n 25 " FORT WAYNE, IND. S. C?~ .A YE RS, 'm7d>?, * RESIDENT Ear and. Eyo Surgeon, FORT WAYNE, INDIANA. OFFICE—South west- comer Main & Calhoun streets, over Drug Stfire. JtjjyArtificial Eyes inserted. 12-44 DENTISTRY. .H. ill. ,11 CC© f* A ELL, Surgeon Dentist, DECATUR, INDIANA. All .work neatly executed nf l warranted to give sntJ:sfacticn. Call and 'examine specimens. OFFlCE—Oppositothe Public Square, over Heller's Law office. v11n49 REAL ESTATE AGENTS. JAMES R. 8080, LICENSED REAL ESTATE AGENT. DECATUR. INDIANA. rpHREE THOUSAND ACRES of good I farming land, several Town Lois, and a large quantity of wild land for safe. If yon want, to buy a good, farm he will sell it to yon. If you want your land sold he will sqJI it for you. No sale, no charge. vlOnG D. STFDAB AKE R, Real Estate AgesA, DECATUR. INDIANA. BUYS and sells Heal Estate, examinee Titles, pays taxes, and other business pertaining to Real Estate Agency. vlOnll AUCTIONEER. CHARLES M. FRA ACE, DECATUR, INDIANA. 4 NNOUNCES to the pnblicthst he is 2jL a regularly Licensed Auctioneer, and will attend all Public Sales when UPS I J. R. Bobo’s J,aw office. " MIESSE II OIS E , I. J. MIESfIF, Proprietor. Third SL, Opposite the Court House, DECATUH, INDIANA. THE traveling public will find this Honse a desirable stopping place. Good sample rooms. vljn9 MAIN STREET EXCHANGE. A. FRBEMAN, Proprietor, West Hain Str ret near the Public Square, FORT WAN YE, INDIANA, vllnlt If I MAYER" HOUSE. J. W. BULL j Proprietor, I Corner of Ca'Kovn and B'cyne Streets, . . FORT WAYNE, INDIANA. I vl2n" j HEDEhn BOISE A. J. H. MILLS, Proprietor, On Barr, between Columbia and Main Sts., FORT WAYNT?. INDIANA. (GENERAL Si.fi -Office. Good sta-1 TTbleingin connection with this house. ] vl‘2n2o $ • ts I ' ■ *• »■ -I I I DOORS, SASH, feel ' O. D. HURD, Mknufaeturer of SAsa, 600 BS & Bums, •Northnde Csnetk Goo Worko, VORT WATItX INDIANA. Justom work promptly exeonleu. I Mkdß »n*2J

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f eeUtj. \ Si J’Ptats Rot. If I were a king for half an hour, What lots of things I’d do! I’d tear from false men all the power, And give it to the t ue. No starving voices then should cry, No poverty should lour A bent the poor man’s home, if I Were king for half an hour. And all should have enough of worli, And yet enough of play, I’d tench the idlers not to shirk— Butin seme pleasant way. No child should look all wistful’y At toy; or sweet, or flower; I’d treat the little ones, if I Were king for half an hour. I’d have no prisoner's in the land — All people should be good; With no temptations to withstand They truly might and could. 'We’d have no armies, by-the-way, Nor ships the sea to scour, The world would be at peace, if I Were king for half an hour. All should be happy, free and gay, By act of parliament; And grief an<f sorrow done away By general consent. No eye should weep, no breast should sigh, No stricken head should cower, No heart should ache at all, if I . Were king for naif an hour. And in the end, the folk would tire Os me and my reforms; No more ealm weather would admire— Would almost sigh for 4forms. And last a guillotine so high Above the crowd would tower — They’d cut my head off. sure, if I Were king forhalf an hriuf. gljjtellautaus. LOWER CALIFORNIA. Tlse Soli—Lack of Wat<tr— Mode ‘of I ligation —Soil and Climate, Ctilturc of Cereals and t'ruits —The Grape. The Silk Product—Fsitnre Prospects ol ISir Country. Lds Asgei.es, Cal., April 10.— Tn my Inst letter I gave a hasty introduction to Southern Califor nia, mere]yy“ breaking the ice ” for a belter acquaintance with the doings and future prospects of this growing BccTtnri. Tn order to give a just idea of the best and most advanced portion of this “ lower country.” I aim to present a very matter-of fact letter. IRRIrtATIQN. The wealth o( Los Angeles connty is its incomparable climate, and most productive soil. Its cliicf drawback is want of water. Irrigation is by no means as in I variably essential as once sup posed. Upqn much of the land, vineyards thrive as well—even produce a superior quality of grapes —without irrigation, when well started. But few persons are yet hardy enough to risk much without irrigation, nor is much to be accomplished without that adjunct, except grain growing upon certain kinds of land. Artesian wells arc receiving attention, several of which have proved successful, and also "proved that this means will eventually redeem, thousands of now useless for lack of water. Every acre thus brought, into service adds thousands of dollars to the wealth of this locality. The soil is a sandy or gravelly loain, and universally good for one purpose or another. i GRAIN-GROWING. Barley is the chief production in this lino. An unusually large tract of land is devoted to this grain the present season. The yield per acre surpasses that of al most any other section of the United States. Corn does well upon the low lands without irrigation. Fifty acres produced 140 bushels per acre, which is the premium yield of the county. Very j little attention is given to wheatgrowing. though some lands give ' a large yield of a superior quality. FRUITS. Fruit-growing has been considered ab destined to be the chief production and source of wealth, including grape-growing and the ■ vintage. This branch of industry is rapidly "developing, and will ever rank high ; but it now bids I fair to be speedily overshadowed by the new and most promising | business—silk culture. Oranges | being in seasou, as well as most I ■ attractive to the sight and taste, I i will tell you first of them. The' crop of the season, said to be but I | one-third of a full yield, is estima- > ted at 600,000 They are worth from 82Lto 830 per 1,000 upon I the tree?. Orange orchards be-1 come pacing when of eight yearn’ growth > but it is not no til the twelfth or fourteenth year that they reach a prime bearing condition. One. tree, 14 years oH, yielded orange*. I beer]

much larger stories than this, but I am to confine myself to facts. It is- quite impossible to state how much territory is devoted to the orange in Los Angeles connty. Suffice it to say, that this product is rapidly on the increase, and a few years hence will be an immense business. Perhaps and most extensive orange orchard is within the city limits upon the Wolfekill estate. -This plantation is well worthy a description, but is deferred fora future letter. The English walnut thrives well, and produces largely of the finest quality of nuts. Tins requires about the same age as the orange trec-to reach perfection in bearing. Sixty trees Qf 12 years' growth, occupying about one-and-juhalf acres, produced y,OOO pounds of nuts, which have usually been worth 15 cents per pound; but the superiority of the nut over those produced in any other region has lately advanced the price to 25, and even 30 cents per pound. The lemon, lime, peach, apricot, pear, and apple, all are grown, and yield excellent fruit, —though the apple does not keep well in this climate, and even the home market is mostly supplied from Oregon. Thus, you see, this section has, or may have, the products of the whole world. The olive, castor bean, peanut, ayd many other productions,are now grown sufficiently to show what might •be done. There is not a production of the temperate, or semi trbpical, scarce ly oye of the tropical regions, that cannot here be produced. Fruit trees all demand irrigation—at least it is so considered. There is fashion in all things, even in agriculture. The old habits and fogy, slow ways of these people will be more or less revolutionized. Much of the irrigation now practiced will be as absolete as the old Mexican plow a few years hence. But with the present rain fall, the dense foliage and large, lucious fruit of the orange demand more water than any other production of this section. Much more might be said of the fruits, and fruit-growing facilities of Los Angeles county ; but I must hasten on to other branches of industry, all oYwhiclf are worthy of more space than I can ask for this letter. WINE PRODUCING. . ■ i: If with water yon fill up on- glasses, We never shall writ® anything wise ; For wino is the horse of Parnassus, That hurries the bard to the skies.” Long before. Tom Moore thus expressed his disgust at of associating a watery stomach with a poetic head, wine was ever I ranked with fiuest surroundings, and coupled with the loftiest aspirations. Our modern poison and gross imposition upon the term wine, are no disgrace to the pure, generous fluid. Even the lowest tribe or elan of the hnnian family, the world qver, seek, and find, some article of stfinulation, whose charms is the alcoholic principle contained therein. Right or wrong the world will continue in their potations, to the health of old Baqchus. There is scarcely a doubt that “ The coming man” will drink wine; hence, the best we can do, is to offer him a purer article than that which corrodes the stomach and poisons the blood of the present man. It seems to me that it is high time fqr reformers to look more to the quality, and less to tho quantity consumed; for legto endeavor mere to put a cheek upon tho manufacture ot spurious articles, aud less to control the sale aud use of alcoholic liquors. It is a matter ofnat-ional importance fbr us to increase the production of native wines, and retain these in their utmost purity. Even now, few people who think they know California wines ever tasted an article that could claim aves of a title to legitimate birth. I Califotida now affords “ a drink fit for the Gods,” which the world But little of this is ever offered to the - much hnm bugged public, in the Atlantic j ; states. So do not condemn Call- ■ fornia wines, or pass judgment thereupon, until you know them in their purity. There is naught to prevent Cali i I fornia becoming tho greatest! I grape growing and wine-producing I region of the whole world. The > climate is *ll that can reasonably |be asked. The soil is genial and' prolific. AU required are experi- j i encetl wine-makers, time, and capi-i 1 tai. Not a few are now qn hand,' 1 and others are constantly arriving I ' who have been educated to the I busin«e* in the vineyards of Ku 1 rope. But I claim that once give ; American* the cue. and they wiH soon surpass the old world in thisJ as in almost all things «lse. - The] only trouble is the too speculative , Americaa spirit Time and captG i tai 4r*ttUmaaded to handle wines | until fit to put into market

As I before stated, irrigation is not universally required for vineyards. A large proportion of the in'this county will support vineyards, and give a superior' quality of grape, without artificial I supplies of water. Here, as in j Sait Lake vally, I am told that up-1 on much of the high lands, once ! considered worthless, vines will thrive well without irrigation.' Many of the vineyards are very old,having been planted years ago, under the auspices of the ancient missions. Thus, the native, or mission, grape, is almost universal. Few varieties surpass this in size; scarcely one excels it in flavor, endurance, and prolific bearing, though we find samples of almost every variety known to the world. Hanging up in the fruit steres we find grapes of last season, which are much used in lieu of imported raisins, and are by uo means despicable. The vines are placed upon an average of six feet apart. Each season, they are closely pruned, leaving naught but a mere stump, with, perhaps, a fes\shcrt branches, altogether two or three few in height, So the vineyards, with their long rows of deadappearing stumps are, now, anything but suggestive of “ something powerful good to take.” A novice naturally wonders how a few months are to bring generous quantities of the inspiring fluid from these dry ! stalks, which certainly .look “ mighty dry.” The buds of March - are to become the vines of August and September, which are to coyer the entire ground, and to be fes- j tooned with thick clusters of moist delicious fiuit Each vine will produce about 15 pounds of grapes upon iyi average, though this is very indefinite, as a single vine may yield even 50 pounds, if iu good condition and well cared for. This is for vines cultivated as described, like a Held of corn. At Santa Barbara, there is a single vine—supported and trained upon trellis work—which gave as the product of one season, 8,000 buhuhes, which may be safely estimated' at s,Goo"potyiids—probably much higher. This is a native vine, and covers about one fourth of an acre. Near this city is a vine thus trained upon supports—only six years old—from which over 400 pounds were taken last season. Another yielded more bunches, but fewer pounds, than ; the Santa Barbara vine. Grapes , have been worth from 75 cents to SI per cwt. Small growers complain that their profits are very nominal. This is because they l have not the capital to maaufac j tore and handle wines and brandies [ Hence the heavy govern;nent tax upon liquors for several years past, and theyoutUof the business, have conspired to keep down the price,of grapes, anti lessen the interest of smaller growers. Now the business is taking a new impetus, and each year wHI add many acres to the territory devoted to vineyards. Los Angles has a wine growers’ ; association, which was established ' last year. This is intended *to ad- ' vance the interest of the business i abroad, as well as to protect the ; vintners at home, who are»mem ' bers of the association. Everybody in Los Angles has vines, or I may have; but it is not everyone 1 that has the capital to make wine;; hence vineyard property has been much lower than it should be. This association owns no vines. Its business is to buy grapes, make wine, and sell it It insures sale for the grapes of its members, who always have the preference. The company have two fine storehouses of stone and brick. It has on hand a large amount of wines and brandy. It has a house in San Francisco, Its employes are all stockholders, and it divides 25 per cent, per its capital, with assurance of improvement. Its superintendent—Mr. Emile Vacbc —is a Frenchman, descended from a line of wine making ancestors. He makes almost all brands of wine; but his pride is in his brandy, which challenges cognac. The finest and purest wine is the white. This is. obtained from the grapes when first put in the press, but without pressing. Thus it is I very clear and pure, being really the most palatable brand produced. ' Only now and then, even in Los j Angeles, do we find this quality of j wine, that is worthy of being 1 termed a sample. But I met some lof the article, genuine, nnd seven ■ I yearn old, whose delicious flavor! j and conscious purity seem to say :, “Pill every brsstsVnp my men, Pourfcrth the cheering wiss; I There is life sad strength in every Tbwbgiviag to the vine " ( The Coca Mungs—as here found . —is a richer, and heavier wine, I which many would prefer to the I

white wine. To give you a full account of wines, and wine-mak-ing in this vicinity, is beyond the reach of this letter. I have merely endeavored to show that California can, and does produce wine which the world cannot excel, if they are fearfully changed when offered to the dear, deluded public. The distillation of brandy is no small item. The government tax being so greatly reduced lends a new impetus to this branch of business. According to the figures upon the books for internal revenue, I find that 53,771 gallons of brandy have been distilled from the last vintage, in this county.— Much is yet to be distilled, and we all know that figures ■ obtaified from such a source are liable to be full low. It is quite impossible to make an exact estimate of the amount of wine produced from the last vintage of Los zkngeles county; but we roughly estimate it to exceed 1,000,000 gallons. The assessors' figures for 1807 show 1, 748,050 vines in Los Angeles county. The present number is far greater. Thus without drawing upon the generous vintage, of which I write, I have given a hasty sketch of a subject which might well claim for more space. This branch of industry is rap idly extending. The advantage of a fair soil, and an almqst incomparable climate, with judicious management, will ere long render California—more particularly this portion of the state —seccnd to no ‘ part of the world in the amount of her vintage, first of all in the quality thereof. May some means be adopted to keep this pure, and free from the impositions and frauds which are almost becoming a recognized necessity, a popular passion ; which are stealing into our very existance, from the social circle up to the national government until life itself seems to have become almost counterfeit. May our “Lachryma Christi'’ not be come a sacrilege upon the name, and tears-of sorrow for the degen eracy of a name that once assured a generous fluid, in keeping with its title. SILK CULTURE. fYou have heard more or less of this new branch of industry, springing up in California, which is yet in an embryo state, not having reached infancy in comparison with what it promises of wealth to the state and importance to the world. Nature seems to be ever mind ' ful of the wants of man. Just as j disease among the silk worms and mulberry trees abroad, and high tariff at home, seem to render silk fabrics a luxury only to be obtained by the rich, a new field is opened to this valuable culture—even ourown fair Pacific coast. Mr. Prevost, —the pioneer silk culturistof California, —with all the enthusiasm of a Frenchman, and much public spirit, has been at work experimenting upon, and developing the resources of, this state for silk culture, during the past twelve years. Heretofore his operations have been mostly confined to the vicinity of San Josh; recently he has removed his chief interest of Los Angeles. I cannot attempt anything like a history of silk culture in California. So I will merely tell you of the starting point and prospects in this section. Prevost’s experience upon this coast and in the old world, as well as what has been thus far, grant to this place superiority over any other for the enterprise in question. My former letter told you of a climate, whose dry, pure air, with a sky, for months, almost without a cloud, with comparative freedom from heavy winds, or thunderstorms at all seasons of the year, all seem peculiarly adapted to this tender but valuably industry.— Last year but four parties were engaged in the initial steps toward silk culture in this county, and the territory dewoted thereto did not ' exceed three acres. Now. there are about 150 acres, containing about 200,000 mulberry trees, from one to three years’ growth, and 600,000 cuttings. To give in the briefest manner, and idea of the advantages here offered, and promises for the future, I will cite the doings of-T. A. Gary, during last year. He made the first really energetic move, in this place, ! which sent the people all off into ' silkv dreams of the fature. i In February, 1858, Mr. Gary ( gut out 10,000 cutting, occupying i one acre. From these be began ■ feeding in May, and fed 121,000 I silk worms; also obtained from these 50 ounces of eggs, 812 per ounce for local trade. When these trees—which, when set, were twigs a foot or so in length, promising nothing to the eye of the novice -

were only of ten n» he sold 100.000 eatings from the one aese» at 820 per thousand — ThisVas hot only a speculation, but it gave an impetus to a business which fair to overshadow All other interests, to bring wealth and World-wide renown to Los Angeles. The mulberry trees and cuttings thus far, are nearly all in nursery form so that the same number now upon the 150 acres will Soon command 1,500 or 2,000 acres. It is quite generally known that California produces the best silk worms, and healthiest eggs of any part of the world. The eggs are; even now, in great demand for export. We cannot expect much from the manufacture of silk for some years. The principal business will be raising eggs and cocoons for export, and extending tli§ enterprise at home. But cocooneries, and establishments for reeling from the cocoons, will soon be erected in this county, as they already have been at other points. A silk growers’ association is a bout to be organized in this city. There are said to be 1,00*5 persons engaged in the silk culture, in one form or another, in the state, and some 4.000,000- mul- ! berry trees is doubtless far too low to include the vast number of .cuttings being put out this spring. forty million eggs have been sold during the past . year. At present, this is more profitable than spinning silk.— Some 2,000,000 cocoons were ’ produced during last year, the ■ largest cocooneries being at Santa Barbara, and near Sacramento. In order to encourage this valuable interest, the California legislature I bits offered a premium of 8250 for cultiyating 5,000 mulberry trees . for actual silk culture, an 8300. . for every 100,000 cocoons pro- . duced in good merchantable order. , A SILK FACTORY f has already been founded at San Jose, well furnished with machine- * ry. which has, it is said, turned ; out 175 yards of very rich silk. I h believe that all varieties of the silk-worm are now represented in the state. Even the large, green • Japanese—the finest variety in’thc world—is already being mtroduc- * : ed at Los .Angeles. A few days since, I observed the purchase of ’ 25 ounces of eggs of the above variety for immediate use in this place , It has been supposed that the high price of labor would prove a i serious drawback; but the iutroi Auction of skilled Chinese labor will obviate that, though, personally, I would almost prefer that r silk culture, or any other one in- . terest, should be swamped, rather i than that our country should be swallowed up by the fearful elei ments which now threaten our > very nationality. All indications i now point to California, as about I to become the great silk growing ■ section cf the western continent. ,' French and Ita’iaii silk-growers ! are establishing themselves for the business at various points in the state. Perhaps the thing most to be feared is the too hasty, speculative spirit which has so greatly damaged the wine-growing interest of the Pacific coast. It will be a glorious day for old pater familias, as well as remove-a spectral nightmare from the minds of us youngsters, “whenever, in the course of human events,” and the progress of the “woman question,” the dear creatures shall come to the manufacture as well as “the wealing of the silks.” PROSPECTS .AND INDUCEMENT*. Ido not write for the purpose .of inducing immigration to this section. I have only the interest of a casual sojourner, who comes ' to snuff the healthful air, consume the luscious fruits, observe, and relate. The rich prairies of the western states, with their rapidly extending net-work of railroads, ! taken altogether, offer far greater i inducements for independent power. and a competence, to those of limited means. Here, more capi- ! tai is required to get a start The ; new interests now springing up ' will tend to form the two hltra exI tremes of society,—capitalists and ! laborers,—and white labor must I compete with Chinese; this it can- ’ not do, so long as whites live like i whites, Then central and south- ; ern California possess but a very small minority of arable acres.— Timber and water are serioi» needs. It is only now and then an isolated section that can be termed available; and this very isolation is an offset to the value thereof. Yet, if one can obtain a ’ few acres of arable land, with a supply of water, and even wait the i requisite time, he may possess orchards of tropical fruits, and vineyards, which will bring him qpeaay an income a* any loafer could reasonably ask. Would that the glorious, energetic prairie states bad this delightful, balmy air. Here, epidemic diseases are almost uw«known. Bronchial or lung affections never arise. Scarcely any . other portion of the world can offer—to the invalid— advantages .. > j equal to those of the sea-coast, ■ j plains, and mountains of central 1 and southern California. NED.

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