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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-04-21
BY II. l.. Staples & Co.,
Real Estate Agents and Auctioneers,
ll03 Main street.

EXECUTORS SALE OF VALUABLE
IL BUILDING LOTS on THE CORNER OF
DOVER l0R CARY AND CHERRY STREETS;
ALSO ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF
TWELFTH AND VI STREETS By AUCTION
At the request of the executor of Mr.. j.. A. Bevin.
deceased, we shall sell, upon the premises In the
order named below, the following described
LOTS OF GR0UND-namely, on
TUESDAY, APRIL 25. 1882,
at AZ O'Clock l.. NJ, that BEAUTIFUL LOT ON
the northwest corner of Cary and Cherry streets.
fronting 80 feet Oh Cherry aud running back par
alle with Cary street l24 feet; and at - O'Clock
on the same day. LOT fronting 1872 feet on
back 10 feet 10 an alley I'm common IL feet wide.
These LOTS will he sold In such Subdivisions as
may seem most desirable at the time OF sale.
TERMS: One third cash: the residue at six,
twelve and eighteen months. with interest added,
for negotiable notes, secured by adeed Of trust.
III. l.. STAPLES & CO.,
an IA AuctiOneers.
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AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING THE
THEATRE coMIQUE, FOR THE BETTER
PROTECTION OF LIFE IN SAID BUILD
TApprovcd April IL, 1921

Section l. Be il ordained By the Council Of
Richmond, That the owner on proprietor Of the
Theatre Comique be, and he is hereby, required
within sixty days-FirSt. To have all doors in the
building altered so as to open out. Second. To
have re-plug placed the west side of the stage
with fifteen feet of hose attached.
Section 2. Every violation OF this ordinance
shall be punishable by fine of not less than five
dollars nor more than twenty, and every day or
night that any performance. play, or exhibition
shall be given at The Theatre Comiqne AFTER me ex-
pration of the time fixed by this ordinance for the
completion of these improvements without such
compliance shall be separate offence. On failure
10 pay the fine the party Offending shall be impis-
onpd not less than Ave days nor more than twenty
aud the license to the Theatre Comque shall be re-
voked
Section 8. II shall he the duty Of the City Engi-
necr and Chief of Police 10 see to the proper OBJ
seryancc Of this ordinance, and 10 report TO the
Police Justice any violation thereof. ap lS-5t
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SALE OF SPLENDID Nlh"''
- FARM OF 1000 ACRES

The undersigned will sell ~ pu'iit Au'
THURSDAY, MAY 4, lssE, rtgg
ON the premises, that MAGNlf !, ,,h..N,',r ., l'
called " BOILING SPRINGS ia =, ~ HI1
T oN Nd, a Sss h an,s l.S lresd l ~ 'ur
BN i sJ STABLES &C. GRiSI- and ,, INV niias's
with machinery fol thfe,nshs md schools %
FINE Hand well watcrej' ehWeh,' Az"
'e rr.Sa,s Offers entertained ue,l DAY ,conl,csis
TERMS, Liberal; made known "n W.
unaefs'shsa' JOHN MoOIin. liz.
cAulo,Ies'iae' W.
| NH 23-tw
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By J. Thompson Brown,
Real Estate Agent and Auctioneer,
1l13 east Main street.

TRUSTEES ON BANKRUPTCY
SALE OF
THAT EXTENSIVE, MOST VALUABLE,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES WAREHOUSE,
FACTORY, FOUNDRY,
AND BUSINESS PROPERTY,
IN THE CITY,
WITHIN ONE BLOCK OF TIE POsT-OFFIcE
AND BANKS,
FORMERLY OCCUPIED BY ASA sNYDER's
ARCHITECTURAL IRoN-W0RKs.
AQUARTER OF AN ENTIRE BLOCK,
TENTH AND CARY STREETS.
NEW AND SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURES
GRANITE WALLS AND FOUNDATIONS;
SUSPENSION ROOF, &C.
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL &c, 1882,


at o'clock L. NJ, the CONYENIENTLl-LO-
GATED and VERY DESIRABLE DWELLING,
No. sl1 east Grace street between Eighth and
Ninth streets, containing ten or twelve rooms and
having In IL gas, water. &c.
reason of its proximity to the business centre,
churches, markets, &C., always commands n tenant
AT a good rental, and will be a good investment.
TERMS: Reasonable, and will be announced at
sale. GRUBBS iLLiAMS,
ap 81 Auctoneers.
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BY j. Thompson Brown,
Real Estate Agent and Auctionecr,
1ll3 Main street.
CLOSING-OUT SALE
OF THE REAL ESTATE OF
THE CITY FIRE-INsURANCE COMPANY
IN LIQUIDATION OF ITS STOCK.
THIRTY-TWo BEAUTIFUL AND MOST DE-
sIRABLE BUILDING LOTS
on LAUREL AND PINE STREETS.

BY the authority Of the committee appointed by
the directors Of the City tire-lnsurance Company
10 sell all its REAL ESTATE, for the purpose of
iquidatng Its stock, ] viii sell at public auc-
ton on
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26ilSs2,
AT 4:30 z. NJ,
THOSE VERY DESIRABLE LOTS
for building purposes, % lying oa both sides OF
Laurel between spring, Albemarle and Beverley
streets. and 10 on both sides Of Pine street be-
tween Beverley and Cumberland streets
All Of the above lots have fronts Of 80 feet and
depths Of li5 feet TO wide alleys, and situated
the most desirable streets In this rapidly increas
ing section Of our city.
As this property cannot be held. but must and
will be Sold fine opportunity Is afiOrded for great
bargains either for consumption or speculation.
TERMS: One fourth cash balance In six, twelve.
and eighteen months, interest added, and secured
by trust-dced. j. THOMPSON BROWN.
APP 10 AuctiOneor.
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BY Gubbs & Williams,
Real Estate Agents and Aucti0neers,
Eleventh street between Mainland Bank.


Eleventh street between Mainand Bank.
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF VALU-
~ ABLE LOTS AT THE SOUTHEAST COR
NER OF BROAD AND BELNIDERE STREETS
AT PUBLIC AUCTlON.-By virtue of decree
pronounced on the 18th day of April, 1882, by
the Chancery Court Of the city of Richmond, in
the suit Of the Planters National Bank rS. Lyne's
Curators and ais, we shall, on
SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1882,
at o'clock Il. NJ, offer for sale at public auction,
on the premises, that VALUABLE VACANT
LOT at the southeast corner Of Broad and Belyl-
deere streets, fronting 100 feet ON the south side of
Broad street, and running back between parallel
lines l4O feet to alley IL common 30 feet wide,
bounded on the west by Belyidcre street. This
LOT Is daily improving IN value, and presents a
desirable opportunity for permanent investment,
and will be sold whole or subdiyded, as
may be desired.
TERMS One fourth cash; balance at six, twelve,
and eighteen months for negotiable notes, interest
added from the day Of sale, and tide retained I'M
iii the whole purchase money has been paid and a
conveyance ordered by the Court
CHARLES T.. WHiTLOCk,
HENRY q. CANNON,
Special Commissioners.
GRUBBs & WILLIAMS, Auctioneers. APP 10
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ap lo,l9,2l,2s.25.27
by George :. NashOp & son
Real Estate Agents and Auciionca
No, 7 Tenth street.

GALE By AUCTION OF Illnit.rl
DWELLINGS, N LEIGH sll ii
CoRNER OE PRICE, STREET NO. 81
AND IS WEST LEIGH STREET l-LOI uVA'
FEET-ON THE PREMISES, ON
TUESDAY. ArRn. %, 50, ,. .sl
M ! O'clock 4. VI. These HOUSES l., WA n
order, occupied by good tenants, and VIII 'i.. t.f
exceedingly heavy inteTes, ON ihe til''. IT.
viii be sold al rather than 10 wlihffa~ ls... ID
property must be sold, and special 't" 4. 81
called u this sale. The properi! MI i l..
whole or separately, as may he Deemed De-. Do
hour II sale. I'D
TERMS: Easy and made known At ~" .oN.
u : Nscil.n-f~.
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GRACE-STREET RESIDENCE,
N NEAR THE CAPITOL SQUARE, AT AUG
TION-At the request Of the owner, who resides In
a distant State, We will sell by auction, upon the
nrpmigee.
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by Jas. Macdougall, Auctioneer,
No. 10 Governor street.

by Jas Macdougal, Auctoneer,
No. 10 Governor street.
CENTEEL HOUSEHOLD FURNI-
VI TURE, STOVES, MATTRESSES, &C., AT
AUCTION.
THIS DAY, AT 10Y O'CLOCK,
will sell at my auction-rooms general assort-
mcnt of above goods. embracing
MAHOGANY, WALNUT, and other BED
BUREAUS. WAsHsTANDs,
WALNUT EXTENSION and LEAFTABLES,
MAHOGANY SiDEBOARDS. TIN-sAFES,
LOUNGES, MARILE-TOP TABLES.
25 MATTRESSES. different kinds;
CANE and WOOD-CHAIRS, MIRRORS,
PILLOWS, HOLSTERS, QUILTS,
COOKING and other STOVES,
GROCERIES, BOOKS, &C, &C.
ap21 JAS. MACDOUGALL, Auctionecr.
by Jno. L. Laughton, Jr. Auctoneer,
1906 Main street.
ENERAL ASSORTMENT OF HOUSE
" HOLD FURNITURE, CARPETS, &C, AT
AUCTlON.-THlS DAY at l0% o'clock will sell
at my auction-hOuse
1 VERY GOOD SECONDHAND MAHOGANY
wARDROisEs, BEDsTEADs, WAsIIsTANDs,
WALNUT DREssING-CAsE,
CANE aud WOQD-SEAT CHAIRS,
FEATHER BEDS. MATTRESSES,
BRUSSELS and INGRAM CARPETS,
STORE and BAR-COUNTERS,
CLOCKS. TOILET-SETS,
WINDOW-BLINDS. WINDOW-STTADES,
IRON TENDERS. TIN SAFES.
1 SiX-FOOT ROUND-FRONT SHOWCASE.
JNO. L. LAUGHTON. JR.,
ap 2l-1t AuctiOneer.
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REAL ESTATE AT PRIVATE SALE.

---~~-r>~-~~--~----
BEAUTIFUL SUBURBAN RESI- g.
I'D DENCE, WITH EIGHT ACRES OFAI
HIGHLY-NfPROVED LAND, ON GROW n
AVENUE, FOR SALE Having
removed 10 the city wish 10 sell my late residence
on the south side of grove avenue 400 yards west
of the corporate limits, the avenue between the
city and the new reservoir and Corcoran Park. and
adjoining on the south the property OF c. NJ MIN
mo, Esq. .. -. -.
The property embraces EIGHT ACRES OF
LAND, with u TWO-STORf, sLATE-RO0F
DWELLING Of eleven rooms, surrounded by
porches, large kitchen. and laundry, both con-
nected with the dwelling by covered way. The
house is shaded by grove Of original oaks, and
near II are two wells Of excellent water Elevation
nine feet abJye old reservoir, location healthy, and
convenient to business and churches.
On the premises are apple, peach, and pear
trees, choice grapes and other small fruits. Soil
well adapted u gardening. Grounds all inclosed.
All needed outhouses. Possession Will DC given the
LIST Of May.
TERMS: VIII be liberal.
CHARLES f.. WORKMAN,
an l9-lw No. 1ll3 Main street.
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by Frank ID. Hill a Co..:
Real Estate Auctioneers.
I1O6 Main street.

UCTION SALE OF THREE ME-
DIUM-sIzED FRAME DWELLINGS,
No. WEST CANAL STREET,
BETWEEN FoUsHEE AND ADAMS, AND
Nos. zoe AND 2os SOUTH FOUsHEE -
BETWEEN CANAL AND BYRD STREETS,
AT AUCTION.
At the request Of the
CITY FlRE-INsURANCE COMPANY,
WHO HAVE
DISCONTINUED BUSINESS
WINDING UP THEIR AFFAIRS,
we will sell at public autIon on
THURSDAY, APRIL 81, 1882,
ut 5 O'Clock =. NJ. on The premises, the PROPER
TY located as above described.
The HOUSES on Foushee street have six rooms
each, aud have only been built a few years. The
LOTS front 10 feet each by 10 10 am alley 10 feet
wide. No. y CANAL STREET contains about
six rooms. city water on lot, and fronts feet by
80 feet TO an alley. The PROPERTY is now un-
der rental TO prompt tenants, and viii be sold
bargain.
Tie attention Of employees at Tredegar Works
and Richmond and Allegheny Railroad Company
is called to this sale, the neighborhood Is con-
yenient to their shops.
TERMS One-third cash balance at four, eight.
and twelve months Interest added secured Dy fus'
deed. FRANK ID. HILL x Co,
ap 20-td AuctiOnecrs.
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BY t;rubbs 4 Williams,

Real Estate Agents and Auctioneers,
Eleventh street between Main and Bank.
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BY Grubbs & Williams,

Real Estate Agents and Auctioneers,
Eleventh street between Main and Bank.
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WANTED.-A YOUNG MAN WITH
w five years. business experience wishes 4
SITUATION Of some kind. Can give best refer
enccs and reasons for leaving present position
Address ;. Y. w care this Office. ap 2l2tf
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WANTS.

WANTED, EXPERIENCED FEMALE
w HANDS to do general work In the Bindery.
only those who have had practice In bindery work
need apply. CHARLES y. RADH & Co,
Book-Binders and Blank-BoOk Manufacturers
ap2I-2tz No. 1910 Main street.
The Magnolia gazette., 1882-03-03
Ear and Brain.

The substance Of the following state
nents with regard to the ear and brain
is from paper III the New York Nett
cal Journal, by DIR. Andrews, surgeon
10 the Manhattan Eye and Ear Hospital,
New York.
Ear diseases are much worse than
those Of the eye. They are principal
cause of deaf mutism. They are also
among the most frequent diseases Of
childhood, being developed in diphtheria,
whooping- scarlet fever, measles,
smallpox, typhoid fever, influenza and
tubercular affections Of the lungs.
Indeed, a simple cold in the head or
sore throat rapidly spreads along the
mucous membrane Of the nostrils and
pharynx to that Of the ear Says the
late Prof. Clark, Of Harvard University,
$50 important is proper attention to the
ear during and after acute exanthemata
diseases attended with rash) that
physician who treats such cases, and
nealects to give this attention, cannot
be said to perform his duty to his pa
tient."
But the most serious fact about these
diseases grows out Of the very intimate
connection between the ear and the
brain. Most Of the bony wall which
contains the internal ear lies in direct
contact with the membrane Of the brain.
Some parts of the wall are 50 thin as to
be Transparent There are also open
ings through it for the passage Of nerves
and blood-vessels, and often parts Of it
are wanting through arrest of develop
ment.
Hence, purulent inhammations Of the
ear extend readily, to the brain--the
more SO, the younger the child. These
may cause similar inflammation Of the
membranes, inflammation Of large veins
and abscesses of the brain.
Nearly one-half OF the latter are due
to this cause, chronic Inflammation Of
the ear--showing itself perhaps only in
slight headache-being vastly moro
dangerous than acute. - Youths Com
| pdsat0n.
The Magnolia gazette., 1882-03-03
women's Masculine Idols.

Every man who fills an effective pub
lie position has an especially good OPP
portunity Of moralizing upon feminine
frivolity and frailness. A handsome
actor, a good-looking popular preacher,
a charming singer, finds the women go
down before him much as the ladies do
before the hero of Patience. AS very
High Church young ladies delight in
standing up out Of reverence to very
young curates when they enter the
church, so there are many women who
would be charmed to go down on their
knees when one of the heroes of society
enters drawing-room. Good looks are
not always necessary, though as a rule
women prefer their idols to be hand
some. Excessive notoriety will do in-
stead. The men who, with no personal
charms-with, as in some recent in
stances, positive unpleasantness about
them-go through society worshiped
and adored by the women, must indeed
be inclined to adopt the true Guy Liv-
ingstonian view Of the other sex These
ladies who sneak after the man of mush
room notoriety, imploring him to come
to their afternoons, begging him for his
PiAObobAhllh VI SOBJ " AA' HNSNips ~
an autograph letter, or a lock Of his hair
must appear to him very "poor little
beasts" indeed. But however he may
despise them, he can, to certain extent,
understand their motives. They want
other women to see him talking to them,
TO meet him at their houses, TO be aware
that he has written letters to them and
given them his photograph. The idea
these women entertain must be that they
obtain secondhand distinction by be-
ing associated in peoples minds with
the idol Of the hour. Women have from
all time regarded it as sufficient honor
for themselves to be the favorites Of
great men. This is but q modern rem
dering of the old story. They have
made it the fashion to sit in adjoining
circles, around their hero, and gaze upon
him with meek eyes Of wonder, much as
if he we're Persian prince, and they
his humble slaves. But there is none Of
the charm of danger in this, and perhaps
not much excitement; for it is all done
in public, and has become prominent
feature in the programme Of most
drawing-room entertainments. London
World
The Magnolia gazette., 1882-03-03
Are Mems Heads Growing smallorI I

Allow me to draw the attention of your
readers to statement which is certainly
strange, if true. An opinion is preva-
lent in the hat trade that the size OF
mems heads has undergone decrease
within the last thirty or forty years.
The following statement has been
given to me by halter whose name has
attained pre-eminenoe Of duration Of
more than one generation. Five and
thirty years ago, he says, "when was a
young man, we used to purchase hats for
retail trade in the following ratio
Sizes .21--21J ~ GS-22- 11S-23-231< ins.
Relative
humber. o. Pa -3-1
"At the present time,' he adds, 81
am selling hats in this ratio
Sizes. 49,. .9l--21J5 l-22-22116--2S-2s1S ins.
Relative
number. Sd al 10
A manufacturer writes "I should
say that heads generally are two sizes
less than at the time you refer to. A
head of more than twenty-four inches in
circumference is now quite rarity, while
we make thousands of hats for heads
with a circumference of twenty-one
inches" / have received similar state
ments from other members Of the trade,
both wholesale and retail, and therefore
feel no futher apology is required foi
bringing them under your notice. Ac-
cepting the statement Qatd7ltunl vateat,
have endeavored to ascertain whether
could find any explanation or confrma-
ton thereof. 1 have not succeeded, and,
therefore, venture to ask information OF
opinions through your columns. The
statement comes to me not only from
men Of intelligence and observation ex,
ercised beyond the limits of the shop oI
factory; It's, lam informed, extensively
believed among hatters it may, never
theless, be merely general impression
The diminution, it is said, is observed
mostly among grooms and men Of tha'
class in the social scale. If this is really
the case the change should also b
noticeable also among soldiers. Th'
dirninution is possibly more apparen
than real, and may be traceable to th'
alteration in the style Of hair-cutting, o.
of wearing the hat. t.--Letter TO Nature.
The Magnolia gazette., 1882-03-03
Trailing.

One Of the most remarkable features
Of uncivilized life is the power savages
show of tracking men and beasts over
immense distances. Many travellers
have spoken of this as something almost
miraculous, yet it is only the result of
careful observation of certain well-known
signs and we have here before us q coll
lection Of ry-oonmon-sense hints on
the subject. In countries like ours every
trace or footprint or wheel-track on
roads or paths is soon obliterated or
hopelessly confused; but il is otherwise
IN the wilderness, where neither man
nor beast can conceal his track. In
Caifreland, when cattle are stolen, il
their foot prints are traced to q village.
the head man Is responsible for them,
unless be can Ehow the game track going
out A wagon track in new country Is
practically indelible. "More especially"
say the authors of "Shifts and Expedi-
ents OF Camp Life, is this the case il q
fire sweeps over the plain Immediately
after, or ii wagon passes during or after
prairie fire. We have known q fellow
traveller in this manner recognize the
tracks his wagon had made seven years
before, the lines Of charred stumps
crushed short down remaining to indi-
cate the passage Of the wheels, though
all other impressions had been obliter-
ated by the rank annual growth fully
twelve feet high. Sometimes, the origi-
nal soil being disturbed, new vegeta-
tion will spring up along the wagon
track, and thus mark out the road for
miles.
Even on hard rock mans bare foot
will leave the dust calSed together by
perspiration, so that practiced eye will
see it; and even if there is no track,
stone will be disturbed here and there,
the side Of the pebble which has long
lain next to the ground being turned up.
If it is still damp, the man or beast that
turned it has passed very recently. If a
shower of rain has fallen, the track will
tell whether it was made before, during
or after the shower; similar indications
can be obtained from the dew and other
indications of the time that has elapsed
since q man passed by is furnished by
the state OF the crushed grass, which will
be more or less withered as the time is
longer or shorter. Other indications are
drawn from the direction in which the
grass lies; this tells how the wind was
blowing at the time the grass was
crushed and by noting previous Of the
wind, one learns the time at which each
part OF the track was made.
The Magnolia gazette., 1882-03-03
Curious Works of Ants.

Ants are constructed with the "back +"
bone in front, and the heart and other
internal organs on the opposite side are
put together upside down, as we might
think. Their mouth is for biting and
swallowing food only, not for breathing.
Their bite is so determined and lasting
that they are used in some countries
for contining the edges of wounds and
cuts. Ants heads are presented to the
cut surface, which they grasp with the
nippers, when their bodies are cut off,
leaving whole row of them to hold the
flesh. They are cheaper than sticking
plaster In some countries.
As an illustration Of their ingenuity
and intelligence, it was stated that they
sometimes exeavate tunnels under rivers
of considerable depth and width, and
use the tunnels for transporting sup
plies. They dig wells twenty feet deep
and foot in diameter for drinking
water. The harvesting ants plant seeds
on farms, which they cultivate with
great care and neatness, keeping every
weed down and harvesting the grain,
curing and storing it safely in weather
proof cavities in the soil. They also
organize into divisions with commanders,
each individual doing a certain kind Of
work. Some ants are smart enough for
engineers, while others only know
enough to do as they are told. They
can count and make correct estimates Of
tho magnitude of an undertaking, as
proved by observers.
Eight chrysolides (often called the
eggs Of Rnts) were placed in path
where ants travel. A single individual
found them and undertook to remove
them to their home. Several were car
ried by the single ant patiently enough,
but when twenty chrysolides were
placed in the heap, another ant was
found engaged in the work. The pile
was increased at intervals till eighty ants
engaged in the undertaking, showing
that the workers were detailed accord
ing to the demands of the cases. Ants
battles sometimes last many days, in
one case seven weeks, the yictors finally
taking the stores and removing them to
their own houses. Their wars are
quite as iustifable as these of men,
when the obiect-pillage-is the same.
They have the power, too, of knowing
members of their own communities
even after six-months' absence. Stran-
gers are always driven off or killed.
They are very helpful to each other, and
show sympathy in case of accident or
sickness. Some families Of ants build
arched roads covered by an arch OF clay
or mortar for protection against enc
mics, and show great skill in the work,
which is under the supervision Of trained
engineers, who order a rebuilding if the
work is not perfect. Some kinds of ants
keep COWS, build cow-yards, and milk
their COWS regularly, and don't throw
milking-stools at them either to make
them "give down." but stroke and
pat their backs very tenderly. OF
course these COWS are the plant aphides
SO familiar to farmers and gardeners.-
Prot. p. S. Morse.