The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1869-04-13
Killing the BorerS.

Early in the spring, before planting time arrives
all the appie-trees should he examined for borers.
provided with strong hsifnch gouge and
piece Of No. IA wire, w i'll eradicate this pest from
orchard in very few days, and the trees from
total destruction. II very large wounds made in
the search for the borers they should be covered with
some substance that will protect the wood from the
air moisture. Strong tarred paper, wrapped
around the base of the stem, will insure the trees
against the attacks of the beetle which is the parent
of these orers In many sections OF the country, too
great rigauc, ,nnot be given ia preventing the at
attacks Of these pests of the orchard.
AN ANEcDors FeR MEsoHANrs.-a merchant: hsing
unable live comfortably he desired and at he
time pay his Debts failed several times in BUSH
ness, AMI made assignments Of his property. Not
long since this uarchant-pTince died. Among those
who had cause 70 remember him was Mr.. B-.who,
meeting Of his neighboys, informed that Uncle
C-was dead had PAID the debt OF nature.
ais that sos' replied 'why in ,han Ter id mt
he make assignment"
A correspondent of New York paper writes
You do not know what temptations 10 patty fraud
YOU offer clerks and cash boys in the great retail
stores by puttng your change in your purses without
counting. 1t is lady like grand but SIM
ply silly, if nothing worse. to affect Indifference
to the correctness of business transaction,
small one. This counsel is suggested by the writer
having of the little cash boys in Broadway
store Slip part of the change in his pocket on h is
way from the cashiers desk to the lady customer,
who, regretted to tce put the rest in her purse
without the least examination. A proper caution O n
her part might possibly have saved that boy from ruin
Articles of consolidation the Fort Wayne, Gin
cinnati aud Jackson Railroad with the Fort Wayne,
Jackson and Saginaw Road filed. The new
company will be known as the Fort Wayne, Jackson
and Saginaw Railroad, with a capital stock OF ST.
100000. Each company selects person and the
bird vho with all
pires to determine upon the of the conversion
of the stock of the companies into the one
The sinking of the British man of war, Royal
George in 1882, with all board, has than its
equal in horror the recent explosion Of the Austr
an frigate Redetsky, in the Mediterranean. by which
| 340 of the 1868 persons on board killed. The
i explosion was occas oned by some walking with
rough heeled boots some powder which was laid
| on the floor OF the powder room to dry.
| An exchange saws the man who takes
paper for number of years, and then
| refuses to pay, would steal a passage
to heaven in a secret corner of a streak
of lightning, and smuggle gold from the
| streets of New Jerusalem, to buy
stumps of half penny cigars. Hss
Holland has abolished the stamp duty
on newspapers, and to make up for the
deficiency thus occasioned, has raised
the duty on liquor. A sin ularly wise
/ people-the Dutch.
! The following epitaph on a bellows mender, By
Ben johnson, is not included in any edition OF his
| works:
Here lies 10. Potterell maker of bellows,
Master OF his trade, and king of good fellows.
/ Yet for all this, at the hour of his death, - s
= He that made bellows could not make breath.