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District Governmc emit Affair.".

AVENER-
When The last contract was made betyean tho
District Commissioners and the gas compa3y for
the supry OF gas 10 the streets OF the CITY right
mss reserved by the commissioners. and acceted 10
~ VIZ sds comp my, 10 uedct III their payments 10
thc latter Tor such gas lamps as the
iiieu. Ca'ls+ 10 Or eXtlnS uisted in streets ana
NehveS Where experiments might be ma ,e from
tI'ie 10 Time 10y the Brush Electric Light connany
III rs eHi-ivbr To Introduce eiec,ric IiyhC Inn
p-u.tC 4u.hlhatlnS purposes instead OF gus the
-. ao -.ecIic Light company at the same time
i'iLilodfst lhein f0r the expenses OF sucn exueri
t y, nee experiments are now being made on
us! -'ahI avenue and with A fair ol1I,nact or
success as the Commissioners, think The ae,.trc
~ u ,ginIdhs, oy The present arrangement Is To
- ~, .te ,i,Cu lor torty-nve nights as an exneri
IL ntaI test future arrang. nlenIS denendinT 20
getAer Oh the results OF this test F'e "4'o-
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tJS>EIIS lee CREAM
Shipped any there ont OF town
20 New York avenue.
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raun, S N h III LoGIzES GEN. GR.Nr-At the
reunion % the members Oh the Army M tn TIN, eilo
hessee, AT Lat MinnetonG,, Minn.. YESTERDAY en-
shei nau fe,id letter from Gen Grant rlr'.ttjr .
Ia snort address Gen Sherman said: AT on. Ave:
Hleedn7 "eL Grant WAS chosen orator -. as
cep. u an All arrangements were m ids To- n,
presence. We all Know thai m No ,a,ntr .ef MS
hao sustained fail. but we had 40 I'D l.s y, nc,
consultation nad long ere this repaired tic ,.,p,
nhaiiclal hurricane, biz ri, tne-S v.r, ~
mon Ia New iorA, the result or a false ssstem -
nhahce. but NO solder ever o,lieved that - ~
sponslpe or censurable. (Great app!aus. H. r &c
we hoped All the more he would ena6e as hr &c;
peoen,e' 10 iaansst tof MIN the ItenSe love and
mnloa VIII survive long after Wall street sSa,
and credit" Aoi1ns 10 Suld
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EVERY ONE KNOWS WHAT EFFECT DIRT AND
DUST HAS ON UNDERWEAR: rHEREr ORE.
RATHER THAN WAIT AND GET THEM soILsp.
We WILL SELL THEM NOW. AND GIVE OUR PA
IRONS THE BENEFIT OF THE REDUCTION OF
COURSE WE CANNOT MENTION ALL WE HAVE
IN THIS DEPARTMENT AND ENUMERATE The
PRICES. so WE WILL ONLY MENTION A FEW
SPECIAL ARTIcLEs-FoR INSTANCE:
GOOD NIGHT GOWN EMBROIDERED YOKE
WELL MADE. AT &C.
A BETTER GOWN. WITH Yoke AND FIVE
PIECES OF NICE WIDTH EMBROIDERY AT ssc.
FORMER PRICE slao
MOTHER HUBBARD GOWNS. IS AND IS 1Ncn Es
LONG. $50. THIS GOWN Is SPECIAL FEATURE
PARTICULARLY AS M Is LONGER THAN TAE
AVERAGE GOWN
CAMBRIA cHEM1sE. WITH LACE AND EN-
BRoIDERY YoKEs. CSC: GOOD VALUE AT sl2s
FOUR DIFFERENT STYLES OF THE ABOVE
DRAWERS TO MATCH THESE. SAME PRICE.
LADIES WHITE SKIRTS. REALLY THE CHEAP
EST EVER OFFERED
SPLENDID COTTON SKIRT. DEEP CAMBRIA
RUFFLE. TRIMMED WITH THREE INCH LACE
AND FINE TUCKINa. AT go.
SKIRTS WITH EMBROIDERED RutFLE AMI
1UCKINa. CSC.
IN OUR MISSES AND CHILDKEN's DEPAR1-
MENT. WE WILL MAKE YOU REDUCTION OF
ss1 PER CENT OFF MARKED PRICE FROM THIS
YOU CAN JUDGE THAT WE ARE SINCERE IN
OUR ASSERTIONS
THESE COMPRISE GINGHAMs. P1ouE. MAR
SEILLES. INDIA LINEN. LAWN AND CsMBRIC
DRESSES
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SOC. Ladies, Wear pc. $50 9TH St .

for ladies and gentlemen, $40 and Az 9th sire
northwest Every delicacy. Polite attention L
dies saloon, first floor. t
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LOCAL MENTION.


(FrICe or THE CEIEF SIGNAL OFFICER
WtsHISGToS. ID. g. August IA, 1884,. 9.3Q ami
Fur the middle Atlantic states slightly warrnar
fr weather. vlri4 bic winds generally from t,e
nDrg beast and brisk along the Coast especially
f. Tn. southern portion For Friday generally far
-Itly variAer We Their Is Indicated for New
+ 4 nj and tie middle Atlantic states
ISsNTY pr cent discount on al our trunks and
tr..-...L J-~ TfGin our REGULAR price in order TO
C.-'- ti.rin cur. at }. herZOgs, 3l3 Pennsylvania
a. ,1J.' northwest
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Johnsen,s Rc>.aurant.

Cold milwaukee, Reer.
served in old English stone mugs Johnson's, 440
9Th street. n
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CcC a ERE BDT
g "A ERR 81 R 3 3
Coo 4 I { { Odd
IT Is NOT ONLY OUR DESIRE But OUR
lvowED PURPOSE TO MAKE SWEEPING REpuc-
TONS IN OUR UNDERWEAR DEPARTMENT WE
IRE NECESSARILY COMPELLED TO DO THIS
BUILDING.

PREVIOUS TO ANNExNa THE NEXT pool
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! HAD PAINS IN MY BACK BREAST AND SIDES
l. SO bad could not walk. Browns Iron Bitters
the medicine for the Diseases for which it recon-
mendSd with equally as good results. F. ]. Ii tONP
sun. 1921 Wiltberper street n. " iy k9-eo
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DROwN'S IRON RTTTFRS CURES CONSTIPA.
- ton, aftortng instant rclif.
BROWNS IRON ia 4 t-iS cures Rheumatism.
strengthens The Muscles aud Nerves Iy26-eo
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NJ. s1LvERBERG l. CO..
t12 71H STR EFT NORTHWEST.
0ulI Near Pennsylvania avenue
/ WAS ENTIRELY CUREg. OF A Chronic CASE
OF aysrei,sia Browns iron Bttels and strongly
reCounend il to sufferers Con thi, dsease 7 p x =
1El.Elr.s, $50 10th strees northwest jy29.eo
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CITY AND DISTRICT.

RARE bargains now. iiemplers, optician. Selling
mt
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Cocoaine, compound OF Cocoanut OIL, beauties
the hair and Is sure TO allay all itching and rrlta-
uon or the scalp.
The superiority OF Burnett's Flavoring Extracts
consists In their perfect purity and strength go
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Cluett's Crews, oi;ars, Cuffs and Monarc
Shirts are the best OF all. co
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MI filler claimed that there was a difference =,
case @eS' ana ne read the papers In the Rosenberg
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at $3.50. pm
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PROwN's IRON BITTERS COMBINES IRON WITH
BROWNS IRON RITTERS ia invaluable to an who
lead sedentary lives. ty6.eo
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ihE .hssIDtNTi4L CAMPAIGN. - TIE WEEKLY
ian vi ot sent pest paid 10 any address In the
titc Slates or CANADA ulti after the presjdcn,i9l
e4eVuoi lof 10 cents AZ Il a large eight-page
faitf OF E!ty-sN Columns OF Interesting re.suscS
a. - hoi...S"4, miscellaneous personal, Eews
ia sosSlp' etc send Tor sample copy
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me 1sAaER LADY OF TIE LAKE viii hereafter
sup At cassie Shore, adjoining Colonial Reach
SNTfy SatIfday night Persons wishing TO visit this
Str Ct wharf Ut d. m arrly1ar m the u. ach ~ ~
l.sJ !. u Fare 81 cents See advertisement csc
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DEEDS IN lee have been flied as follows: W. r
Mooi"',ri To L. BehrensS. lots and q. so. Si2;
SI-oou DAVID NcAulifiet. to joan Fitzgerald. trus-
Zee, lot 4, 81. 13: 8 john Fitzgerald trustee
10 lazy MeAulilie same property; =. Mary 4.
$1,Gh- j r. Barnard ct atl trustees To E H. Nav
lot -, stt .2 $1,000. H. Scott 10 w Mayse lOt 49,
81 a2 tl,2JO j. j. Mel rill TO Hattie E. Lee lot 70
Dlock 80. Columbia Hci gatS; Sl5Iel1 Heirs OF j.
u Fowler 10 Mary NJ Hyan ct a., part OF Fife en-
I 3rged. lot 80 acrts{; =. Same 10 James NJ
IOWltr, 10, lot Al QrcS); =. Same to Walter
T. Fowler. do, lOI 3 a acr,.sA. &
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PROWN'S IRON BITE 8 HATING CIrpr,, 1,r
ID Of ina aria take pleasure in arcommeni1 = ~
friends Vt g HITT'TA y IL 70
y-Seo 9O4 I'D street nor thwest
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LundbOrG's Perfume. Ede1la 60
LundbOrg's Perfume, Marechal Mel Rosa go
LANDLORDS Perfume, Alpine Violet go
LundbOr..s Perfume. Lily OF the Valley 60
J.. Nj. LarOgue.s EIixer Of CaiisaYa
Rarl&
Has. for more than half century been in use BY
all classes or people. and Endorsed by eminent phy-
SicanS as the best tonic and lnvigorator eXtant
The weak. the nervous, the debilItaed. all ind IL
20 give new life. yiCor and happiness ParTicu-
larly lsdy'S medicine. 81 bottle. Sold by drug
giStS- W. T. thornton, Proprietor, Baltimore and
HalrlSon streets, Baltimore, Nj. tu,tn, SoIn
The Finest NayOnaise Dressing
for all kinds of Salads cold meats. raw tomatoes,
picked salmon, cabbage, etc, Is Durkee's Salad
Dressing 1t Is, besides, more economical than
homemade. co
.Euchu.paiba.,'
Quick, complete cure, all Kidney, Bladder and
Urinary Diseases, Scaldng, Irritation, Stone,
Gravel, Catarih oil the Bladder. 81. Druggists 4
Diamond Shirts at Auerhach's, Il. tu,th, s
"Alderney Dairy Wagons"
Fresh Attorney Butter. Churned every morning
and delivered in half pound WARD" prints 35c per
pound. Also. Cottage Cheese. ButterlulA ana sweet
MIX, sc. per quart, Cream l5c. pint
DROwN'S IRON BITTFRS CURES CoNSTIPA-
- tlon, atorrllng instant relief
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browns IRON BITTERS
Cures headache. digestion tones thetnerves
and regulates the whole system. 1880
The Mineral argus., 1884-06-19

CONGRATULATIONS.
Teleorams came rushing in Upon Blaine
almost literally by armfulls. Hundreds of
dispatches followed from all parts of the
country. from every state in the Union. Fol
lowing are q few of the most impressive:
Washington, June 6.-Executive Mansion.
Hon. James G.. Blaine: AS the candidate of the
Republican party, you will have my earnest and
cordial support. [Signedl CHESTER A.ARTHUR.
MI. Blaine's reply was:
Hon. Chester A. Arthur, President of the Uni
ted States, Washington d.. C.: Accept my sin
cere thanks for your cOIdial assurances.
CSigned.l JAMES g. BLAINE.
Washington, D. c., June 6.-To Hon. J. G.
Blaine: / most heartily congratulate you on
your nomination. You will be elected.
TSignedl JOIN A. LOGAN.
Mr.. Blaine sent the following dispatch to
Senator Logan:
1 am proud and hohored by being associated
with you in the national campaign.
fSignedI JAMES G.. BLAINE.
Washington, D.. c., June 6.-Hon. j. Blaine:
Accept CONGRATULATIONS and cordial support.
ISigned.J JAMES r. w
Among others sending congratulatory
speeches are Henry L Dawes, Ben Harrison,
Murat Halstead and ex-Gov. Cornell
VICE PRESIDENT.
JOIN A. Logan was named for Vice Presi-
dent and receiving 10 votes, his nomination
was made unanimous ard the convention ad-
journed sine die.
The Mineral argus., 1884-06-19
Bric-a-Brac in Washington.

Scattered through residences in the
city are many wonderful relics and his
toric bits of bric-a-brac that could fur
nish forth a most wonderful art loan
collection, if the owners could ever be
induced to part with them for that long.
Colonel Jerome Bonaparte's house is a
perfect museum of Bonaparte relics,
many of them art works of great value
intrinsically. Mrs. Iturbide, the widow
of the son of the Emperor Iturbide of
Mexico, lives here in a pretty residence
near the British Legation, and has some
wonderful pieces of Mexican silver,
carving, needle work and pottery. Her
son, who is a prominent society man
here, was adopted in his childhood by
Macmillan and the Empress Carlotta
as their heir, and lived with them dur
ing their brief reign in the halls
of Chapultepec. Through this con-
nection with that unfortunate
monarch, the Iturbides have
many relics and souvenirs of that last
emperor of Mexico. Mrs. Caroline Dali
of Boston, who has had a winter home
on Georgetown Heights for many years,
has her house crowded with curios,
bric-a-brac, antique furniture, relics and
art baubles from all parts of the world.
On her tea-table she uses a quaint old
silver teapot, with futed sides and ebo-
ny handles, that was made by Paul Re-
we're, who was a goldsmith by trade.
In her drawing-room there is an exduis-
tie old mahogany chair, with a carved
back representing a lyre'with a great
festoon of flowers depending from it,
and the seat is upholstered with a heavy
silvery brocade strewn with velvet roses.
This chair was one of the set in the EN-
press Josephine's music room, and is
the most beautiful and wonderfully
preserved piece. The wife of Commits
siOner Loring possesses a relic of NapO-
leonic days in a piece of lace hounoe
that was ordered made by Napoleon for
the Empress Marie Louise.
The Mineral argus., 1884-06-19
FOURTH DAY.
TIE BALLoTING BEGINS

THE BALLOTING BEGINS
The Chair-Gentlemen of the convention:
There is now nothing in order except to call
the roll for the nomination of a candidate
for the presidency.
Mr.. Turner of Alabama-Mr. President, is
tina the call of the roll far balloting?
The Chair-For balloting, the nomination
of the candidates.
The secretary then proceeded to call the
roll of states for the nomination of a candi-
date for the presidency. After the
ment of the first vote by the secretary, the
chair said: "a ballot for a candidate for the
presidency having been had without secur-
ING a nomination, according to the rules the
convention will now proceed to another vote.
The secretary will call the roll" This for
mula was repeated until the fourth and last
ballot had been taken The ballots were as
follows:
FIRST BAIIOT.
The Mineral argus., 1884-06-19

Buddhism is spredng with great rs-
pidity among the mre intelligent class
es in Russia. The converts are now
counted by THOUSANDS every year. The
reason given for its spread is that it is
more easily understood than the chris
tian religion, and bitter adapted to the
wants of the peopl. At present the
Greek church is tie only authorized
church of Russia, aid the object of its
priests seems to bt to mystify rather
than enlighten the ieople. The teach
ings of the Buddhahre simple, and are
easily comprehend by ven those of
moderate intelligence. The car begins
to look upon the in oads of the new re-
ligion with distrust but fears to forbid
its introduction sire so many of his
most faithful subjects have become we'd
ed to it. The facthas been apparent
for a long time tim that a majority of
the better educatd and more intelli-
gent Russians have retained a place in
the Greek church merely to propitate
their sovereign.
The Mineral argus., 1884-06-19
The Rotten ittspurg nank.

Pittsburg dispatch 1t is believed that the
depositors of the suspnded Pennsylvania bank
will be fortunate if tey get 8 per cent OF the
amounts entrusted tot The concern is COM
pletely Quilted, and II assets are diminishing
RAPIDLY. Those who hdthe call on the resour-
ces drew with an unskring hand, and there is
little left to tell the tai The books shed very
little light on the ENTITY Of those who de
spoiled the institute, as the accounts are in
fictitious names. Caitsllsts k William II.
Vanderbilt are mad{to masquerade on the
ledgers for thOusanb in some unknown way
The amount overdFTn, from SS5O,OO has
grown to nearly s1,O,OO0, and the end Is not
vet The liabilities is believed TO reach over
s2,OO0,G00.
The Mineral argus., 1884-06-19

According to those who are supposed
to be best acquainted with Mrs. Lang
try's intentions, says a New York
journal, that lady will finally take up
her residence in London as soon as she
realizes an ample fortune ON this side
of the Atlantic. She is credited with
picking up all sorts of choice and costly
k~nick-knacks for her London house,
which she has made up her mind shall
be one of the wonders of the metropolis.
Recently, in an old secondhand atore
up town, she saw a grand old set of
French furniture of the First Empire
period, a large couch, two arm-chairs,
and ten smaller, en- suite. The backs
were of mahogany, which had been kept
so well polished as to look like ebony,
with guilt mounts of very striking
character. Mrs Langtry became the
purchaser, and the suit is to be covered
with very old g~old-colored French
brocade and then forwarded to Londo n
1t is the opinion of Rev. DIR. EccIes-
ton that San Francisco Is the Paris of
America in the fondness of the people
for amusement, their love of display,
their disreguard of religion and their
reckless habits of speculation. He also
notes that California has proportionately
more suicides than any other state, and
finds prolific causes in dissipation, f.
nancial embarrassment and domestic
trouble.
The Mineral argus., 1884-06-19

THE BALLOT BY CANDIDATES.
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THE HOME DOCTOR,

A little powdered resin sprinkied on TO
n cut will prevent inflammation; put
soft cloth around the finger and wet 1t
with water frequently.
A Russian physician has accidentally
noted the good effect Of ergot in dellrium
tremens. He believes the good results
are due TO the power of the drug in con-
tracing the capillary vessels Of the brain.
The dose employed was one to one and 3
half grains.
Imprcgnation OF the atmosphere OF a
sick chamber, when the patient is i'll Of
diphtheria, measles, scarlet fever, or Of
any allied disease, with the odor Of a
mixture of equal parts Of turpentine and
carbolic acid is recommended by DIR.
Vilandt Half teaspoonful Of the mix
ture will be enough at time, if 1t is put
into a kettle of water kept near the boil
ing point The odor generally gives
some relief to the sufferer, and tends to
prevent the spread of the malady.
The cause of common warts is not
known. In some cases the blood from
them is capable of producing similar
warts when applied TO the skin. They
are so apt to disappear that they may be
often left to themselves. If it is desired
to remove them glacial acetic acid is per-
haps the best remedy. 1t must be APP
piled with "a camel's hair pencil till the
wart is pretty we'll sodden, care being
taken not to blister the neighboring
skin One or two applications are usually
sufficient. Nitrate of silver and tincture
of iron are also used.
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Tradition of the Wooden Nutmegs

A correspondent of the Detroit Free
Press at Mobile, Ala, writes as follows
/ see you discFedit the wooden nut
meg tradition. In 1923 | heard the fol.
lowing from gentleman who had just
graduated at Bowdoia college, so that
it dates somewhere in the four years just
then expired. Among the medical
students was an oldish practitioner from
New Brunswick, who had come to rub
up his ideas and to get genuine degree
of M. ID. He happened to be in crowd,
where a storm was told of some sharp
trick, at which one of the company re-
marked: THAT beats the wooden nut
megsw The New Brunswicker blushed,
and in some confusion exclaimed "How
did you hear of the wooden nutmegs2"
He had given himself away, and they
made him tell the story. He kept a
small stock of drugs, to which he added
an assortment of spices, etc., as is the
wont in country drug stores. During
the war of 1S12-15, some of these got
quite scarce, and with the return of
peace the smuggling peddlers made a
rush over the line and did profitable
business. Our doctor took the first OPP
poTtunitv of the kind to replenish his
stock, buying among other things several
pounds of nutmegs, as he knew there
were none in the country, and he could
dispose of them to other country store
keepers. But before he had disposed Of
any, his wife took occasion to sample
them, and found them made of wood
lie hushed the thing up, hoping, as he
had bought the peddler's whole stock,
that it would never be heard of, and
had so far supposed that it was the only
case of the kind. So far as the college
catalogue shows. my informant is still
living (Silas Baker, of Standish, Me- },
aged "a wears.
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destructive insects.

Upon every hand the farmer and gar
dener finds his crops injured or de-
stroyed by pcrnicious insects. The cut
worm. many in number and various IN
its destructiveness, cuts down corn, cab
baoe, beans, potatoes. tomatoes, melons,
peas. beets, and even sewers the bearing
stalks of the strawberry, thus destroying
sat one fell swoop," as 1t were, the
whole fruitfulness of the plant. so
far. the most ingenious entomologlst has
suggested no precautions against TINS
pest that are of any use. The only
remedy is to hunt the depredator In the
soil around its last place of work and
kill it, thus putting summary end to
its mischief. This is not as satisfactory
as we might wish. but it is effective as
far as it goes, and, if persevered in, Will
save the greater part of the crop. Wher-
ever it can be done the plants may be
saved by wrapping brown paper around
the stems as they are set out, and in
other cases by putting small rings of
straw board around the hills, as with
melons The next worst pest is the
Colorado potato beetle. No time is to
be lost in attacking this pest. Paris
green is the best and most effective
remedy. Mixed with 100 times its weight
of flour and sprinkled over the
leaves when they are moist with dew or
rain, it is surely fatal to these insects;
but as a continuous supply of them Is APP
pearing, this application must be renewed
as soon as the leaves have been washed
clean 10y the rain. Although Paris green
is exceedingly poisonous it is impossible
that the crop can be injured by it, as
some have supposed, as it is quite insolu-
bic in water and cannot be absorbed by
the plants.
The currant and gooseberry worms
succumb at once TO powdered white he'll
leborc, and so will the prevailing rose
bugs, if it can be applied. This insect
is great, pest to the grapes when they
are in bloom, devouring the flowers, and,
of course, the embryo fruit. They are
readily caught by holding under them a
fruit can containing a little water and
kerosene oil, and attached to a lath for a
convenient handle, and touching them
with small rod, when they drop at once
into the can The striped cucumber and
melon beetle does most of its mischief
when in the maggot state by eating the
roots of these plants. This is prevented
by pouring small quantity of kerosene
emulsion around the stem on the ground.
This emulsion is made as follows: One
pound of soap is dissolved in one gallon
Of hot water and a pint of kerosene oil
is added. The liquid is beaten until the
oil is well mixed, and is then ready for
use. This emulsion is valuable for de-
stroying plant lice, scale insects, cabbage
worms, and many other insect pests
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