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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-28
The Big Words of Science.

NoH-tfosities Of diction are not confined to
chemical science, but 10 be found in physics as
well a. metaphysics. We recently gave some SAM
pies Of The extraordinary and absurd length TO
which the names Of certain organic salts had
grown, and We may now add the following choice
sIcCim n Of imagery from a recently published
paper by Sir William Thomsun) to illustrate the
grand style i'm modern natural philosophy: 1.-THE
strcaln-liGe>' says the distinguished Glasgow
physicist, are as represented in the diagram
ia which the region of Observation-Disclosures
greater than wave-pTOpagatiOnal velocity Is
separated from the region of transitional
velocity less than Wave-prOpagatiOnal velocity
by catSeyc border pattern of elliptic whirlS "
The curious mixture of homely SiInile and alb
straCt Technology in this passage is highly ludi-
crouS. lis ObScUrity is. however, surpassed by Mr.
Herbert Spencel'S amUIrS Formula of Evolu-
ton, which runs: Evolution Is Il change from
an indefinite. iuCohcreni hOmogenCity 10 a def
mite. coherent heteIOg2nCiiy. through continuous
dltcrcntdllUns and iutegratioISn which, being i'll
tcrpnrted into plain English by Mr. Kirkman. the
mathematician. means: " Evolution is a change
from Il aOh"Uish, UutalkabuutahlG all-aliEcness TO
asoInchoWish, ana Observation-Disclosures not
al SilFcncSS, by continuous SOmething-elSetica-
tons and lCE-tOgetheTatiOus.' As d clever tray
cSty on The above cacophunOus myStifcatiOn of
Nj. Hen IT Spencer, which. like the language of
diplomacy. cOncealS the meaning il ought to ex-
press, We have Nr. Kirkmans Formula of Uni
EcrSai Change. which is: 90 Change isl pcrichoret-
1caI Syi"ChE of PamlaIalasmatic and pOrroterOpO-
Te'lmatIcal difcTCntiatiOnS ana integrationSn AT
Ter such pcdantTy this. the clown in Shak-
spe3JcS " Twelfth Night Who did impeticos thy
gratiliiiy,' is absolutely nGwheTe.-LOadoR Globe
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-28
FINANCE AND COMMERCE,
! Wall Street transactions YeSterday-DO.
mcsIic and Foreign Markets.

Special 10 the RepuDllcan.
New YORK, Jan. 27.-NIoney was easy at ) per
cent. ali day. Exchange dull at 9S for long and 3d.
for short sight. Governments fairly active and firm.
State bonds higher. Virginia skies, matured
coupons sold up TO 70 against 49, two weeks ago.
Louisiana consols advanced 10 5it4, and North Caro-
lima third class skies 10 ~ Railroad bonds generally
strong and active. This afternoon Southern Pacific OF
California frSS scld up TO 1895, c. c. & l. c. ncOmesl
10 49,, Consolidated Coal and Iron skies 10 81, and
Central Iowa debentures 10 90; Boston, Hartford and
Erie frSts declined 10 62l:
The stock market opened strong and active and,
under brisk purchases, prices advanced sharply
throughout the entire list the improvement ranging
from = 70 per cent, Mobile and Ohio, Denver and
Rio Grande. the Chesapeake and Ohio shares, and
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy leading. Suisse
quently there decline of d to 3 per cent, the
latter in Central Pacific During the afternoon The
speculation was somewhat irregular, prices advancing
! 10 peri cent. reaCting a@l2 per cent, recovering
per cent. and finally Teacting 1sDz per cent.
in the general list, while Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy fell off per cent. from the highest point. In
TO -, but closed 707i. Transactions aggregated
4j 600 shares. including c. C. d |. c., 25.70E Canada
Southern, $500 Chesapeake and Ohio 500; Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western, "a Co., Delaware and Hud-
6.iOG Denver and Rio Grande, 49, ,0 Erie A $780,
Hannibal and ST. Jc 1906 Kansas and Texas, IL POO
Lake Shore, 1890; Lake Eric and Western, 1900;
Louisville and Nashville 2S00; Manhattan, i, 300;
Northwestern, 1900 Nashville and Chattanooga, 400
New Jersey Central, 13900 Northern Pacific, ,7GD;
Ohio and Mississippi, 54G Pacific Mail, $780, ST. Paul.
Wabash Pacific, $500; Western Union, Zoo; Texas
Pacific, $780, Mobile and Ohio, 9G01; Central Pacific,
l2.1e American Union, 4.700
The closing quotations were as follows:
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-28

BALTIMORE, Jan. 27.-Cotton dull; middlng, liz!
Flour dull Howard street and Western SUPER So $50
49, do extra s494 75; do family, $4,000; City Mills
super, s. 25GS IS; do extra 81 "a %; do family
So 25@6 30; do Rio brands, S. i296 IS; Patapsco
family, s.. Wheat, Southern higher; Western steady
Southern red, 81 15@I Is; do amber, 81 22@1 -
No. Western winter red. spot and January, 81 TO-,
al 1875: February, 81 i7@1 Us; March, 81 1s5S@
lSz4 April 81 1891 1919; May, 81 1901 90 Corn
Southern steady: Western easter and quiet; South
ern white SIC; do yellow, So; Western mixed, spot
and January, 5SalG5SiSc; February, 53s5G534c
steamer 50Js. Oats dull but steady; Western white
4G6G+Ic; do mixed, ia@4Sc. Rye quiet: 81 Ol@I So
Hay firm; prime TO choice Pennsylvania and
Maryland, S2I6t23 per ION. Provisions firm and mod
erately active; mess pork, old slS 0o913 Is: new,
clear rib sides, offering; do packed, 54974c;
bacon-shouders &c; clear rib sides, Sic; hams
I0ls6Il4c. Lard, refined $40 Butter quiet: prime
10 choice Western, packed, IS623c roll 1S62Ic Eggs
quiet; 40d &c. Petroleum nominal: refined. So.
Coffee quiet; Rio cargoes; ordinary TO fair 1I913c
Sugar quiet soft, 9sc. Whisky dull 81 Il. FreightS
10 Liverpool per steamer dull: cotton, $3.50 al
flour, 2ss Sd per ton isacksl grain, ed Receipts
-four 1893 barrels; wheat, IS 100 bushels; corn b $40
bushels; oats ZAP bushels rye 1885 bushels Ship
ments-wheat. ZOO bushels; corn, 1888 bushels.
Saies-wheat, 2S2,19o bushels; corn. 1910 bushels.
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Principles Of California; New seuntor.

have been charged with being a stalwart Re-
publican am Republican. | have ALWAYS
hcei' Republican, and in one sense I am stall
|an Republican IAppauSel am a Republi-
can because believe in the principles and policy
ct lhe Republican party. ] am Republican be-
c,iiSe believe that party is the party that saved
The Mon. lAPplausc.l Believing this il would be
TeciC"nt Oh nay part-recrcaGt 70 my principles
II did moi 90 ali in my power to place and keen
IN Fo#er the Republican party. But at the same
Tine should not forget do moi forget, that am
lie rhGcn representative of all The people |
small lty 10 represent faithfully aud honestly all
me best Interests of hispeOple. believe thai the
bc>l government, the government that the people
want. Is The most honest government. Applause
DreFc IN such policy as viii insure a wise and
iaSacouS economy and perfectly honest admin
lSirinn Of the Government in ali IT'S departments
ti.a Is The sort of government the people want M
iAl' tine III the United States ] expect. gentle
men. The next six years TO be the most ltborious
period O! ny life. desire TO do nothing and have
no business no Interests TO devote my attention TO-
sEe public affairs. shall attend strictly TO the
eJhe> o! my office, and have no business to dis
E@Gi my attention from il. ] shall have nothing
10 90 but 10 represent the interests of California
ara TO ii" my best for the best interests of the whole
people From q Snc6rb
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-28
EAT 1880
1880 THE CT

PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE
TO THE NORTH, VEST, AND SOUTHWEST.
DOUBLE TRACK, STEEL RAILS, ,,o,-,,
SPLENDID SCENERY ILi[ MAGNIFICENT EQUIP
IT'D ING n EE EE C JAMT jT5 5 rs! ISL o
ner Of Sixth and streets as follows:
For Pittsburg anu the West, SEQ q. daily, with
Sleeping Cars to Louisville and Chicago; 1880
daily, with Sleeping Cars from Harrisburg 10 Gin
cinnati, ST. Louis, and Chicago; $50 p. daily,
BhLTISIoRE E' AND PoToGAC RAILROAD.
For Canandagua, Rochester, Buffalo, Niagara Falls,
a. daily. except Sunday at $50 p. daily ex-
cep Saturday, with Palace Cars TO Canandaigua and
For WiIliamsport, Lock Haven, and Elmira, at 1890
a. m. daily except Sunday.
For New York and the East 500 1880 30 and
10:01 p. On Sunday $50 p N. and 10 p IN.
Limited Express OF Pullman Parlor Cars, $50 a. m.
For Brooklyn New York, all through trains connect
at Jersey City with boats of Brooklyn Annex"
double ferrage across New York City.
For Philadelphia, 500 1880 a. M 30 $40. and 1000
Limited express, go d. m daily except Sunday.
For Baltimore 6:fO SEQ go, lO:O a. M and go 40.
1880 a. M 30 $40 C 95 and 1000 p H. ''''
For POpes Creek Line SIC a. m ana 40 p. m daily
For Annapolis $40 a. and 40 p daily, except
ALEXANDRIA AND FREDERICKSBURG RAIL
WAY AND ALEXANDRIA AND WASHING
For Alexandria, 700, 10 go a. H. and Ila0 a. m;
40, 500 ?. m, $40 p m, 500 and il;:1 p M On
For Richmond and the South 200 L. III. and li:OO m
-, daily, and $50 p. m. daily except Sunday
Trains leave Alexandria for Washington 600 500, and
and 1000 G M, 1:0o, 800, $50 200, ana 9ie p M, and
I2:0o midnight. Sunday at SITS and 1900 a. In 100
Tickets information sleeping and parlor car accom-
modations can be procured at the OficeS-nOrtheast
corner of Thirteenth street and avenue,
and az the station, where orders can be let Tor Inc
checking OF baggage 10 destination from hotels and
L. p FARMER. General Passenger Agent
FRANK THOMSON. General Manager.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-28
REAL ESTATE.
The Official Transfers of Yesterday n,
Recorded.

The Official Transfers of Yesterday as
Recorded.
Mr.. J. F. Olmstead presents the following trans
actions in real estate in the District yesterday,
reported TO him by the Recorder Of Deeds:
CITY PROPERTY.
On e street north. corner Thirteenth street west:
lots H. T. and north 20 feet inches of lot b. being 90
feet inches on street and 20 feet inches Thr-
teenth street. square 256; William II. Barnard 10
Henry ID. Cooke, jr., nominal.
On Ninth street west, between NJ and streets
north; north onehalf of lots 6 and IL rs feet inches
by l3 feet ncheS). square $685. Mary c, Scwing TO
Anthony ]. Clarke, S2,O5S.!5
On street NORTH between Fourth and Fifth streets
west: part of ot ~ least Il feet inches by ITO feet
square 5lS; Josiah Willard trustee 10 Grace NJ. Ber-
lin, $40.
GEORGETOWN.
On West street, corner Montgomery $50 by 200
B. II. Warner ct al, trustees, 10 samuel L. Brown,
trustee, 1885.
On Olive street. near Montgomery South side
part of lot 49, HOmeads addition; Charles H. Cragin,
jr., trustee, to Edgar Murphy, $500.
COUNTY.
The heirs of Charles c. Burr trustee. TO Edgar Muir
ply, acres ofa tract called Lincoln SOS.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-28
New York General Market.

NEW YORK, IAN. 25.-COtton dull; sales to-day, az
bales Uplands II 1880; Orleans y 1-16cconsolidatel
net receipts, $50 bales Exports: Great Britain,
1918 bales France, 1850 bales Continent, ssi bales.
Flour, Southern quiet and steady; common 10 fair
extra 81 50a5 Is good 10 choice do S. 2O96 So Wheat
1SG5s better; fair trade; ungTaded spring. 81 0s Corn
quiet; ungraded, 53Ia @55c. Oats opened shade
stronger and closed weak: No g. 4e6D44c Hops quiet
and steady; yearlngs, choice, 14ds20c Coffee dull
Rio Cargoes I@l4izc; job lots 1l9l5ts Sugar dull,
and weak nominal; fair to good refining, 71S@7s4
prime 7%G75sc refined rner: fair demand; standard
Islands S5f64Oc; New Orleans. 35052c. Rice steady
and good jObbing demand; Carolina and Louisiana,
5tsG7c. Rosin quiet: 81 75G1 S2s. TurpentiDe weak
Az. Wool dull and weak; in buyers favor; domestic
fleece, 5IG-5ac; Texas 1893 Pork firm and good de-
Eland: old, S13 T5II MidleS rmer: long clear s. 40;
short clear, S.: long and short clear, 81 s.. Lard,
57la higher and fairly active; So S2S@9 s.. Freghts
easier.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-28
church Lnffnrins

An attempt has been made in New York TO ORE
ytAt church lotteries. That is right. ChurcheSde
I've revenue from pew rentals. but the Louis ana
NviilCcky, and other lotteries which have agents
~ New York must depend solely upon the sales OF
IirAeiS to pay their expenses. And besides church
lotteries don't adVertisc-N0rFifOrR Herald
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-28
DISTRICT COURTS.

- ~, t,EENE COURT GF THE DIsTRICT-CHIFF Jrs-
- =. RITTER AND JUSTICES WYLIEAND HAGSER.
l "OilIi Sl1lchef, Of Virginia, admitted the
On hearing -e VI" S"''itiS'
= y LETT CoURT--JUsTIcE MACARTuUR.-Jackson
''''io Lodge: death of plaintiff suggested. Hes
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-28
Foreign Nancy Market

LONDON, Jan. c7.-Consols, rs 1I-I6 for money
9s 1915 for the account; United States bonds ves
1885; Atlantic and Great Western frsts 65; DO sec
onds 3254: Erie, $50: do seconds, 1Ui15 New York
Central 1861; Pennsylvania Central, GA Read
ing, r.
PARIS, Jan. 27.-The statement of the Bank OF
France shows increase in gold of $1,000 01f and in
silver of239.0l0f
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-28
DIED.

LYNCH.-On Wednesday, the eSth instant, at ST.
JoSeph's Academy, near Cincinnati Sister NJ. Rosa
LA, second daughter OF John A and Maria l. Lynch.
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BALTIMORE stock Roard.

BALTIMORE. ian. 27.-Virginia 6s old, 80; deferred
IS: do consolidated, 7si4; past due coupons, SO
new IO-iOs, Ok; Virginia l0iGs, coupon, 92Is biz
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AN APoSTRoPHE,

AIN aE Oo AASA AAAA
BY suoo."
Below her chin
There is a pin;
Above the pin
There is a chin;
CHIN PIN
Pin, chit,
Sweet chin,
Dear pin.
Below her nose
There is q rose;
Above the rose
There is a nose;
Nose, rose,
Rose, nose,
Sweet nose,
Dear rose.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-28
Urapelers' 9uiSe.

BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
THE MODEL FAST LINE AND THE ONLY LINE
BETWEEN THE EAST AND THE
NEST VIA WASHINGTON.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-28
THE Smith { EGGE MANUFACTURING Co

LOCK BOX 1705, BRIDGEPORT. CONN,
Manufacturers of specialties in Light Hardware and
Metallic Goods generally, Government and Giant
Padocks, Sewing Machine Locks Piano Locks, Organ
Locks; the automatically made Giant Sash Chain.
superior To every other and very much cheaper, ono
special pulley required.) The Smith IL Egge Msnu-
featuring Co also gives special attention the making
of estimates for the cost of the manufacture of pat
ented inventions and all the necessary TOOLS and the
manufacturing of the same on royalty. All commu=
ncations treated confdeDtially. ocl66mMWE
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DOUBLE TRACE! JASNEY COUPLER! STEEL RAILS!
Schedule TO take effect Wednesday, December i 1850
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Every class of securities bought and sold COM
mission in San Francisco Baltimore. Philadelphia,
New York, Boston and Washington. Orders executed
on the New York Stock Exchange at one-eighth of
one per cent commission. Private and direct tee-
graph wires 10 Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York
and Boston, through which orders executed the
Stock Exchanges in those cities and reported back
promptly. Quotations of Stocks and Bonds and in
formation regarding the Markets received through
our wire every fifteen minutes daily.
Orders in Cotton, Grain and Provisions executed
with dispatch de2SAa
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Baltimore General Market.

sUB-TREAsURY BALANCES.
COiIl.-.-..,.... 3 ,3A Currency.........-. 4:
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1881-08-25
The Second Bridge Between New
York and Brooklyn.

The bridge from New York to
Brooklyn, crossing Blackwell's Island,
is under contract, and the contractors
are now busy on the iron work of the
pier foundations. The estimated cost
of the bridge is $5,000,000; the time
fixed for its completion is three years.
There will be four piers, one at Ravens.
wood, another at the coal dock on
Blackwells Island, a third on the west
side of the island, and the fourth on
the New York side, between Seventy
sixth and Seventy-seventh streets. 1t
is intended that the New York APP
proach shall form a junction with the
railroads in the Fourth avenue tun-
mel, a mile and a half above the Grand
Central Depot, and that the Long
Island approach shall connect with a
spur of the Long island Railroad.
The bridge will be "a feet wide, and
will be arranged for two sidewalks
two carriage. ways, and two steam
railroad tracks. The span over the
water from Ravenswood to Blackwells
Island will be 6lS feet, that across the
Island 700 feet, and that over the river
to New York, 1874 feet. Each pier
will rest on bed rock, the dip of whose
strata at all points is nearly verticle.
The Ravenswood pier only will stand
in the water, and a Golfer dam will be
placed in position next week to prepare
the rock for its reception. One corner
only of the New York pier will touch
the water. The roadway will be l54
feet above the river at high tide, and
100 feet at low tide. a commission
to appraise the land needed on Black
wells Island has been appointed by the
supreme court.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1881-08-25
The Conjunction Of Comets.

With so many people botheringthem-
selves about the possible impact of
comets on the sun and the perils of the
collocation of planets at perihelion, the
conduct of those persons who have re-
Gently offered prizes for the discovery
of new comets cannot be too much rep
rehended. Read the following note
written by Prof. Young, of Princeton
college, to a Nebraska inquirer: "Dear
Sir: 1t is true that Saturn, Jupiter and
Venus ale near conjunction and Il. near
its p%erihelion. But they have no influ-
ence whatever of any sort on the earth.
The nonsense talked about the matter
is worthy of the dark ages. Two tom
cats fighting in the streets Of Pekin
will disturb the world more than all
imaginable planetary conjunctions."
The fact is, the discovery of any more
planets should be made an indictable
offence, and those who, offer rewards
should therefore be held as aiders and
abettOrs. Fools will never grow less,
with the population daily getting to be
more numerous with all the efforts of
the wise TO teach common sense.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1881-08-25

ooh. you know what | could do!
With your information about gunnery
you only need a wad in your mouth
and a kick like a mule to be a noun
tain howitzer! If l had your intelligence
on sporting subjects, I'd hire out for a
shot towerl Don't you know you've
spoiled the dod-gasted gum" And Mr..
Spoopendyks, anxious to take it back
to his friend Specklewottle, who loaned
it to him, held it out and eyed his wife
sternly. you've ruined that gun" he
continued solemnly. at won't ever go
off again"
"Never mind, DEAR" consoled Mrs.
Spoopendyke. "Its been off enough,
and I'd just as lief have some clans as
birds. You go to bed and we'll try to
do without any birds"
at won't ever go off again." repeated
Mr.. Spoopendyke, as he climed into his
couch. THAT is a ruined gun, and he
turned his face to the wall.
Mrs. Spoopendyke slowly disrobed,
having first turned a stream of water
into the gun from the faucet, and be-
took her to rest. at may not 60 off
again." she thought, "but if itdoes, the
neighbors will think the water main
has burst" which which reflection she
began to pat the ear of Mr.. Spoopen-
dyke, who turned over like an earth.
quake, and wanted to know if she
thought she hadn't done enough mis-
chief without lamming him like a dod.
gasted blacksmith!
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1881-08-25
The Century Co.'S New Quarters.

New York Tribune.
The century company-formerly
Scribner 81 CO.-will vacate its old
quarters in Broadway over Charles
Scribner's sons, early in September.
1t has taken a ten years lease Of the
fifth floor of the handsome new build
ing on the North side Of Union square.
The space at its command is in the
form of an l., with the base on
Eighteenth street, and is equal, alto
gether, to a space nearly 100 feet wide
by two hundred feet long. Three
steam elevators, front and rear, bring
these high quarters in easy communica-
ton with the pavement. The publica-
ton offices will overlook Union Square.
Adjoining them will be the reception
rooms. The editorial rooms Of Serb.
ner's Monthly and st. Nicholas will be
in the angle of the l.. The art rooms
will overlook Eighteenth street, and a
long, wide corridor running the entire
length of the floor will give wall-space
on which can be shown the pick OF the
company's accommodating art treasures.
Mr.. John La Forge and his corps of
artists and assistants in his new bust
ness of colOred glass decoration, occupy
the top llOOr Of the building.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1881-08-25
Carbolic Acid for Insects.

Gardeners monthly.
The time has come again when "the
little bugs" have opened up their sum-
mer campaign, and dispute with the
"lords Of creation for the possession
of the "fruits of the EARTH" Allow mt
to call attention to an article, the mer-
its of which everybody knows but
which many dare not use,-I refer to
carbolic acid. Prepared as indicated,
it cannot, l think, hurt the most deli
cate house plants, and is sure to kill in
sect life. My plan of preparing is as
follows:
/ obtain crude carbolic acid; I use it
in this form because it is stronger and
better for the purpose and costs but
very little, (about % cents per gallon l
think). l pour quantity of this dark
crude acid into a quantity of good,
strong domestic soft soap; stir well to-
gether, and allow to stand for a few
hours. l then test the compound by
mixing a little of it with soft water.
If too much acid hes been added, oily
particles of carbolic acid will be OBJ
served fl eating on the surface. This
shows that more acid has been put in
than the soap will incorporate or cut,
and more soap should be added 20 bal
ance the excess of acid. No more def
mite rule can be given, as so much de-
ponds on the strength of the soap.
Two or three tablespoonfuls of acid to
a quart of soap may be first tried. l
prefer to make as strong with acid as
the soap will perfectly cut. A very lit
tie practice will enable any one to COM
pound it correctly. The refined acid
may be used when the crude is not at
hand.
When prepared as above, make a
moderately strong suds. and apply with
a syringe or sponge. In using on very
delicate plants, should any fear be felt
for the plants, they can be rinsed off
after a few minutes.
My first and eminently successful
use of this compound was some years
since, on a block of young cherry trees,
some fifty thousand in number. The
black aphis came down like a wolf on
the fold, only they came not as single
spies, but in whole battalions. 1t soon
became an interesting question as to
who was the proprietor of this particu-
lar block of trees-myself or the "bug
Ethiopian" A disinterested observer,
of a judicial turn of mind, judging from
the general appearance of things and
the very cat home" air assumed by the
bugs, would have said they had the
best case. He would at least have
been compelled to admit they had nine
points of the law (possession) in their
favor. | never saw the like before.
The trees were alive with aphis. The
only scarce things on the trees were
the leaves, there being hardly enough
to afford standing room for all the
dusky guests. However, not being a
convert to the doctrine Of squatter soy
ereignty | declared war, and failing tC
decrease the number 10y ordinary means,
| compounded carbolic acid and soft
soap, and with a single application eX.
terminated the enemy.