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Show "Grape-growers in the United States may derive a useful hint from a process as yet unknown on this side of the water, by which wine-growers In France nre enabled to market fresh outdoor out-door grapes all through the winter." Says The American Inventor (September (Septem-ber 15): "The method, which is a recent Invention, Is both curious and Interesting. In-teresting. Bunches of the finest grapes, when ripe In autumn, aro cut In ouch a way that to each bunch a piece of the vine five or six Inches long remains attached. at-tached. From this piece the stem of thpx bunch hangs an arrangement which, as will presently be seen, is essential es-sential to the success of the operation. A largo number of wide-necked bottles, filled with water, arc ranged In horizontal hori-zontal rows on racks In a cellar, and in the open end of cach-of these receptacles Is placed a bunch of grapes that is to say, tho piece of vhie stem Is inserted into the mouth of the bottle, and the grapes hang outside. The grapes do not touch the bbltle, but are .supplied with moisture through the vine stem, which Is immersed in the water. In this manner man-ner 'black Hamburgs' and other choice table grapes are kept fresh and perfect through an entire winter." That is surely sure-ly easy to try, and ought to be tried by some of the Utah grape-growers. Surely the Republican campaign managers man-agers should bo grateful to the American Ameri-can party, for without Its organization thfy would never havo been able to "pull the leg" of the Republican National Na-tional committee to the large extent that they have done, in getting what Is probably the largest campaign fund ever sent Into this State by any party committee. If "money talks," tho Republicans Re-publicans ousht to be very eloquent this year. Mexico Is putting out a new loan for forty millions, and It Is all taken In the United States, after a sharp competition competi-tion with European houses The bonds will be Issued In denominations of one thousand dollars, U. S. money, and will ilraw four per cent Interest. About two-thirds of the money will be used to refund outstanding bonds, and the remaining third will be used for harbor works and other public improvements. |