South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-06-20
SvALLpox.-At New Creek, we regre,

SNALLPoX.-At New Creek, we regret
10 learn, at present, at and near that place
there ere two cases Of this loa,hsoms dis
ease Mrs DAVIS, q widow lady, with
whom Mr. Trout boarded before his death,
be-. tn. varialoid, aud negro man in the
employ Of Mr.. THOMAS II. CARsKADoN is
down with the disease. A. Ridgsville, re-
port says, there lie but one case at Pied
mont three, aud two at Wes,ernpoI,.
-We'zel County, this State, has rid
herself, as will b. .een in another column,
ofst least ole of her baud of despersdoe..
ANOTHER VIcToRY FOR FADLADEEN-,
Mes.rs. T Is. & w. X. DAVIS celebrated
horse FADLADEEN won on Wednesday Of
last week, the last race If thu recent msoi-
ing at Jerome Park, New York. Purse
S600-milc heats. FADLADEEN aud GRAY
PLANET started. In the frst heat GRAY
PLANET landed a winner by q neck ma
king the mile in 1:46i Second heat FAD
LADEN came hnms an easy winner by ten
leug,b. in 1:47i and in the third heat
FADLADEEN was ten lengths ahead at the
three-qusrter pole, aud he galloped home
In easy winner, nearly = distance ahead,
in 1904.
According to the -uason County Jour
nal, member Of tho Legislature of this
State ID An original "spellist." When he
has occasion to write tho name Of our wor-
thy Governor he spell. it GAIKUP.
The COLORADO POTATo BUG.-Thsss
Buy., in almost countless numbers, have
made their appearance in the gardens of
thi. place, aud are playing sad havoc with
the potato vines, We are having applied to
some of our vines air-,lackcd lime aud on
come uueached ashes, but, a. yet, without
any very percspube effect. Paris green
However, is said to DO very unhealthy for
them aud administered in regular and liz
heral doses will soon cause their early but
timely deceass. Blu, all who use this dead
ly poison, a contemporary observes, should
recollect that it is composed Of arseuic and
ropperss, auj is dangerous, especially ~heu
used as "a powder Iu this state il 10 81
volatile, that il is inhaled into the lungs,
sud ,lthough We have no recorded death,
frequent cases sre reported where it has
caused serirus Sickness. And il 10 almost
In every case used too .,rcpg. When us
ed asa powder it was used in proportions
Of part Paris green 10 four Of hsur
Bus one part IN twenty is sufficient But
later triNl, favor using il dissolved in water.
If tho Paris green, be good, pure article
INO-'hirds IF q teasPooLfui TO ten quarts
Of water would be suitable proportions.
This can be used by spriukliug with brush
"rasmsll watering pot on tie vines in any
weather or any time iu the day. The dust
can OILY be applied in q clear morning
when the de- is on the vines Tue Paris
green can slso be used fer the destruction
Of other insects making d"prodati"ns on
-
trees, the ryrings would be beat.
This bugoriginaIly came from the Rock y
Fiouutau-, where it va. found feeding up
~ Wild specles ot the potato found i'll
.;hAt country, and whom settlers began grow
'!g PttstOes there, this "hi2h ly improved
He'.' began = warfare upon il, and have
4cpt il up, aud has been travelling from
''po'slS patch to potato patch, ever since
c1ming eastward at the rate Of about sixt y
miles pe5 year
below will be fund an extract from u.
y ComPt1a's prir, essay on potato culture
% regard 10 TIL. insect
The perfect beetle appears about ten
- i'urtccn days after the pups IL formed,
tog'o' 20 pair ia about seven days, aud on
'oo fourteenth day begins 10 deposit her
'sss. There are three brou1s If this iuscc,
every year. Nj her geese, ducks, turkeys,
aor barn ysri fowl sill touch tbs larva Of
'"e Colorado potato bag when it il cffered
'LcE., Sui there ara Numerous anthentic
''tes 90 record where persons who have
''1lded % death qIaniitios Of these laIs:e
aud Ichal d the fumes 4 their bodies, have
'''a tskeo seriously I'LL, and even been con :
lnri Co their bed, Cor many days 10 eonse.
tie0rc. II il also reported to have pro-