The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-05-11

PEAcE TREEs. 1t is generally known lla1
worms, near the surface of the earth, destroy
Peach Trees by eating the bark; the oGJee. Is
Therefore to find a preventive, IN ORDER lha' 'ho
trees may become aged, in healthy state'
Il is evident that these worms pass througn
ihe.ccmmon change, and assume the FORM OF
sRttlerS, early in the sumner, ana CePosite their
eggs in the bark as low as they can hnd aecess
TO il; and that the worms proceeding from
them baqin 10 operate in the latter part of the I
summer when they have been found the size !
of a CANNON pin If suffered to remain, they I
grow TO the thickness of rye straw, each of
them pirdles the tree about an inch, and the
wood from the wounds TO the heart dies. Hence
il is, that a single wound impairs the vigor of
the tree, and number of them kill it. The
point TO be gained, is to protect the tree from
The miller, and by simple method, we have
succeeded for several years, which is recon-
mended with full confidence.
About the FIRST of May remove the earth from
the body Of the tree. and shift it to the height
of Is or l6 inches, in such manner as TO ex-
clude the millers. hurying the lower part of it
in the earth. We have used straw cut to the
length and about half an inch in thickness
bound on with Irvine. This should be remov-
ed about the first Of September, as we have
sometimes lNunu lHS young worms III tue up
per part of the straw, being then readily dis
covered on the surface of the bark. covered By
little gum The process should be commenc-
ed when the tree is younn--they have been
found in a rapid growth the FIRST fall after it
sprouted. Thus a few minutes in a year de-
voted to tree, will protect itusainst this cause
Of decay very triffing expense compared
with the value Of this healthy and delicious
fruit.-Balttmore Chronicle.
SPEED OF THE REINDEER. In the winter
nj 1888, there came TO Reval, in Russia, some
Samoyedes, people from the Banks of the Icy
Ocean in Asiatic Russia, with herd of one
hundred and twenty Reindeer which they sold
partly in the town aud partly at the gentle
mems mansions in the country. They were
nuffied from head 10 foot in furs Three times
Gay they drove their beasts out of the town
to a spacious plain, not far fiom Catharinen-
thal country seat built by Peter |. where
they scratched away the to get at the
moss, their sole and scanty fare. A considera-
BILE number OF persons assembled there daily 10
see the strange animals Baron S. had a CAPT.
tai race horse, which had cost him a thousand
rubles. and which he thought capable of beat
ing reindeer he offered the match to a Sa-
moyede, proposing to stake his horse against a
reindeer.
The Samoyede accepted the challenge. BY
order of the Baron, numerous party of peas
ants were set TO work to sweep away the snow
for the distance of a Werst {l500 paces) on the
Gulf of Finland, near Catharinenthal, aud the
sledge took place the ice in the pres
ence Of thousands of spectators The Baron's
groom was seated in one sedge, and the Sa-
moyede in the other At first the horse was
ahead, but the Samoyede purposely drove with
less activity, till his antagonist became some
what tired he then darted forward all at once
like an arrow, passed the horse, and arrived a
the post long before him. According TO The
agreement he had won the horse, but was con
tent with one hundred rublos, which the Baron
offered to redeem him-Famty .nagazins.
REPUTATION JEoPARDED A very singu
lar matter happened at Wikesbarre, PA )Supe
rior Court recently. A gentleman member
Of the Grand Jury, asked his neighbor for the
loan Of a dollar. He assented took out his
pocket book and opened it, when the applicant
seeing dollar note. put his hand into the book
IN familiar way, and took it out. The lende
short time afterwards, having occasion to ex
aiming his money, missed hundred dollar bill
From the borrowers manner, and from hi
having taken the dollar bill rather too familiar
ly, he was suspected-and the lender finally
became satisfied that the 800 bill had beer
taken teoniousiy at the same time that the one
dollar bill was taken. The borrower ASSERTING
has innocence, a bill of indictment was prefer
ed against him, the jury returned true bill
he was expelled from the Jury and so STRONG
was the public feeling against him that he had
TO go to Jail for the want Of bail. He was de
serted by every body. There was then nc
doubt but that he would be convicted.
In the mean time, another man, who was at
tending court, heard of the circumstances, and
reco:lected having received what purpofted tc
be thlrty-ive dollars, on the same day from the
lender aforementioned. He went home, anc
examined the money. Neither himself nor In;
wife being able 20 read all that they could de
termine was that there were three notes which
he had taken as ten dollars each, and one a,
hve-and that one of the tens was unlike thf
others. lie brought the money to the court
house the next day-handed it to the Solicitor
and explained the circumstance of his havin,
received it the day before. On examination
osse OF the bills supposed to have been paid 70
ten, turned out TO be 500 bill This explaine,
the loss. The borrower was brought out o
JAIL, relieved from all suspicion of crime, an,
restored to his rights and privileges as mem
Der OF the Grand Jury-and 10 his standing il
society.
DREADFUL OCCURRENCE. Officer killed bv q
Tiger. On the 18th of September, the can.
torment of Jaulnah was thrown into a sudden
tenant MacMurdo. of the Horse Artillery. who
with two other officers, Lieutenant Craigie. of
the 18th, and Lieutenant Brett, of the 3Ist
Light Infantry, in consequence of intelligence
BENG brought to camp by native, of a tiger
having been seen in its vicinity, proceeded in
quest OF him. On coming to small huIlah
two tigers started ont..and, AFTER eyeipo them
for short time retired when. turning again
they were met by their pursuers ono O. them
was shot dead by Lieutenant Brett, and the
other got under cover Of bush, whittier The
party proceeded, close to each other, with Lieu.
tenant MacMurdo in the centre. While en-.
deavoring to discover the monster, he spranr
all at once with a dreadful roar, upon Lieuton.
ant Mac Murdo, who was knocked down. with
his leg broken; the tiger then began 10 bite al
his arms and shoulders in an unnerciful man.
ner Lieutsnant Craigie quickly pierced him
through with balls, and Lieutenant Brett hit
him behind the neck, which threw him off his