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Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-07-10
Railroad

ALLIANCE, O., June 4.-A south
bound freight train, double header, on
the Cleveland s. Pittsburg railroad,
broke in two when near Salinville last
night. Seventeen cars and engine
we're thrown from the track, piling
them up and temporarily o~bstructing
the track. No one was hurt. The
night express, bound for Pittsburg on
the same road, transferred to the Pitts
burg. Fit. Wayne s. Chicago track at
this place. When near Letonia the
express overlook the east bound empty
emigrant train and before the engine
could be stopped she had plunged into
the empty coaches. The engineer,
pilot, fireman, brakeman, baggage.
master and expr IS messenger were
badly iniuaed. The names and extent
of the injuries are not obtainable at
this writing. The operator at Salem
Is said to have been engaged in selling
tickets and let the express pass uno5.
served without giving orders,
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-07-10

This valuable edible is not grown to the
extent II ought to be. The southern method
Of culture is usually considered the best. It
b described as follows in The Southern Cul-
tivator and Dixie Farmer;
Il have made no failure in the last ten
years in getting a good crop. Dry, sandy
SOIL with clay or gravely subsciL. Break 5
to 10 inches during winter. Use the follow
ing compost: $50 cart loads woods mold or
fence scrapings, Is bushels cotton seed, 500
pounds Carolina phosphate, and 200 pounds
kainit. Lay off row az feet wide, put com
post in the drill, and run a small pillow
through compost in the drill mixing it and
the soil well Ridge with q good turning
plow three or four burrows to the row, drag
with light drag ard plant on fresh made
row; plant as early In the season as possible,
the sooner the better; place plants 20 inches
apart In the drill. Cultivate twics with cot
ton pillow. Clean out all grass and weeds,
and bill up when vines reach the bottom Of
the ridge, Several times | have reached 4O(
bushels per acre, and made no failure. The
quantity Of compost above Is for one acre
In the north, at least in many parts, it is
now about the time for setting out the sweet
potato plants. Later In the season, when
they root at the joints, a hoe handle should
be u under the vines to tear them loose.
The Nansemond is recommended as the best
variety.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-07-10
Things to Do and to Know.

Keep the weeds down.
For choice tomatoes, tie the plants up to
stakes or trellises-
Now scatter a lot Of sifted coal ashes over
the roots Of currants and gooseberries.
American agriculture 20 years hence de-
ponds upon the training We now give our
boys.
Peter Henderson says that beans, peas,
beets, cucumbers, corn, lettuce, etc, may
yet DO sown for succession crops this month.
The terrible suffering among the cattle Of
western ranchmen this past winter has set
tied it that the animals must have food and
shelter provided for them during the cold
months.
A southern farmer says that great stress
is laid by farmers on providential calamities,
but for his part he is satisfied these can be
overcome by proper cultivation and man
uring.
Poultry raising in France is carried on BY
women. They are experts in their trade,
are happy, healthy and make a good living.
They surpass all the world except the Chi
nese In the art Of raising capons.
In the winter straw or hay-should have
been put about the roots of strawberry
plants to keep the fruit from being splashed
with mud during the dashing rains Il,
however, this has rot been attended TO, cut
! grass from the lawn, ETC., can be put BE-
tween the rows and the object accomplished
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-07-10
LOUIsIANA's DEAD HERO.

The Remains Of Governor Allen Re-
moved to Baton Rouge and Dspos-
tied Under the Monument Erect
ed to his MISUNDERSTANDING
Ceremonies.
BATON RoUGE, July4-The remains
Of Henry Watkins Allen, the war gov
ernor Of Louisiana, arrived here on the
train from New Orleans at | o'clock,
attended by the officers Of the Allen
Monumental Association, members Of
Aliens regiment (tbe Fourth Louis
iana1. detachments from the New Or
leans military, including the Continen-
tai Guards, the Louisiana Rifles, and
Battery B Louisiana field artillery.
Upon reaching Baton Rouge
the procession was formed by Maj
Gen. John Glynn, j., grand marshal
and his aids. The procession was COM
posed Of the military escort, to which
the battalion Of the State cadets were
added, members Of the Allen Monu-
mental Association, some sixty mem-
bers Of the Fourth Louisiana, the leg
islative committee entrusted with the
removal Of the remains and the men
ument delegation from Harvey Post,
Grand Army of the Republic, a dele
cation from the Army of Tennessee.
State officers, members of the gen
eral assembly, parish and city
officers, veterans of the fire department
and guests. The procession moved
through the principal streets to the
State house grounds. The bier was
borne by veterans Of Aliens REGIMENT.
As 1t entered the State house grounds
one hundred children assembled there
with offerings Of flowers, and strewed
blooms on the ground in front of the
bier. The ceremonies Of the day were
held in the capital grounds
and opened with an address by
Colonel J. NJ Sandidge, president
Of the Allen association, who presented
the monument and remains to the
State, and also a sword Of Allen,
which had been carried in the process
sion by Vallery, the faithful colored
servant Of Gov. Allen. Gov. 5. ID. Nc
Emery, received the monument, etc, on
behalf Of the State, Col. H. M. Favrot
delivered an grafton on the military
career of Allen, and Col. T. G.. Sparks
on his civil life. The remains were
placed under the monument,
which after its transfer from
New Orleans was regretted In the
capitol grounds. There was a large
crowd In attendance.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-07-10


about lle ZIs 11I.-
eel sea
y asto ptacm failed 30 score
on The manHai In haId usSs
very few errors were made.
the captain e. company ard
proceeded With their programmed
great nneasiness wa manI
among the hackers oE
S~ouihroHa. Bat SHAT win
be fatal % them was the failure 3
complete the programme Ia the
fed TING. they having failed a
piete tWentyone movements 81 lis
As they left tie field they were more
cheeEed than any other company
The telegraph wires were down. and
this report bad 70 be brought from
Greenvife By special messenger leaving
there at seven o'clock last night and
reaching VicksbuTg az 1880.
The decision having been reserved
till nine o'clock. II was impossible
TO get It, bat Il may be- safely predict
ed that the Volunteer Southrons viii
take first place, with the second place
in doubt between Columbus and Aber-
deem, with chances In favor Of former.
Three men from each company were
entered for contest for the gold medal
for tile best drilled nOn-commissIened
officer or private. 1t was won BY
First Sergeant A. a, Martin, Of the
Volunteer Southrons.
The Vicksburg Gun Club wonsHrst
money In the shooting tournament.
Natchez second.
The Issaquena's officers were untiE
ing In their watchfulness for tne
pleasure and comfort of the immense
crowd Of passengers, and the boys
will long cherish as one Of their most
pleasant experiences, the trip up the
river on this splendid packet. Captain
Marionneaux, Clerks Steigleman and
5000, and Capt. Juny Mulholland. are
~cleverest river men afioat, as all their
passengers on this trip will agree.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-07-10

abouta wo6k spart Thn fof th1 eios a
ths season. running Into October. and 10 The
ghoTe towns occasionally INTO Novembar,
paant tire Marblohead tie first and second
weeks tn July. u is safe enough 70 plant q
quarter o. an acre Of HeIl mnnured land
With this staple q succ0tash This VII give
fresh ears ntheir best condition about three
months IN the year, and furnish q large
supply for drying. The condition Of the
com when pIucked for drying, and the dry
ing process are important matters Most Of.
tho dried sweet corn Offered for sale Is cured
when IL has passed its milky stage and has
more starch than sugar Il Ii The appetlzing
flavor has gone out Of IT. II Is quite as I'M
portapt to have fresh eaFs for drying as for
the table, No vegetable Is more damaged
By long keeping than sweet corn. In the
large city markets, where the ears are two
or three days from the stalk, green corn IS
hardly worth eating. For drying, the ears
should be taken from the stalk and the
husks quickly removed, cooked IN boiling
water about fifteen minmtea, the grain cut
from the cob, and dried upon cloths Of net.
ting IN the sun Ashed roof or scaifold sloping
% the sun makes q convenient place for
curing; clear, bright days should be chosen,
when Che corn win have the benefit OF
the sun through the whole day. It viii help
the curing process 70 stir the corn with q
clean stick, or rake, several times q day.
Gather up the cloths, with their contents,
and carry under cover az night, Of when
showers come on. In about three days Of
clear weather the corn will be fairly dry.
Finish of In large iron pans upon the stove,
or ID the oven With the door open This win
expel the last Of the moisture The dried
corn should be stored in paper bags or other
receptacles where it viii be dry and safe
from moisture, mice and flies When wanted
for the lordly dish of succotash, the corn, as
well as the beans should be soaked in luke
warm water over night. In cooking, stir
the mixture faithfully 10 prevent burning
at the bottom, which spoils the feast. Tastes
win differ about the sugar. If the corn has
been dried In its best condition, most people
viii be satisfied with the natural flavor. The
salt win come from a piece Of salt pork, the
size adjusted to the dish. The Luna bean,
picked and dried while the pod Is green, is
the best for succotash; then the mature
Lima; after that the horticultural, or Scipfo,
on other good pole beans; and last, the White
Bush Kidney. With this stock n the store
room succotash can be enjoyed the year
round.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-07-10
succotash the Year Round.
IAmerican Agriculturist.l


Farmers do not half improve their cppor-
tunities in supplying t~heluxuries Of the table
at cheap rates. We have too much salt pork
and Goldfish, and during the winter a very
narrow line of vegetables, outside Of potar
toes and beans. We have just risen from a
s~uccotash dinner, served up the second day,
and with the favor Of that savory dish upon
the palate we are prepared to testify to its
excellence, and to tell the whole host Of
American readers just how to grow the corn
and beans, and how to concoct the dish In
summer and winter. For the corn, do not
lose a day in securing the seed. Only two
varieties of sweet corn are absolutely neces-
sary to G O succession OF green ears in
their best condition from the last week in
July until frost stops growth. The earliest
ecorn is the Marblehead, a true sweet corn,
ears eight to ten inches long, and good
enough to satisfy any one. The green ears
sell well In market. and its earliness makesit
a desirable sort to cultivate for this purpose,
where there is a surplus for family supplies
About three paintings Of this, a week apart,
will be enough, beginning the FIRST Of May.
These will give green ears through the month
of August. Then, for the other kinds, there
is the old Stowell Evergreen, introduced
some thirty years ago. a short-jointed stalk
and large-eared variety, very juicy, and Of
excellent flavor, continuing in its milky state
much longer than the common sweet corn.
The new Egyptian Is a long-joiuted variety,
making stalks twelve feet high In good soil,
and caring well. It is quite as good, or
better than the Stowea. The succession can
- ba,A =, WITH 1ihho. ~ thono rar;a4inz
through September, BY planting h june.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-07-10
Fugitive y uatloa

Detective Oficer A. c. Hanley, Of
Meridian, arrived here by yesterday
mornings train in search Of a ieweler
by the name Of Joseph Gaskell, who
had left Meridian in rather an infOr-
NAL manner. Gaskell was arrested 4
few days since for a misdemeanor and
fined SCI by Justice Patton. Not hav-
ing the money to pay his ine he in
duced P. O'Flynn to 60 his bond until
he could pay the fine, he hypothecat-
ing his kit of tools with O'Flynn as
security. Thursday evening GaskelI
stole the tools back from O'Flynn.
boarded the train and came to Vicks-
burg. Detective Hanley followed him
here and found both him and the tools
in a Mulberry street clearinghouse
yesterday morning. He went back to.
Meridian last evening in the custody
of the detective and viii explain mat
tiers there to-day.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-07-10
A Strawberry Pess.

Growers Of strawberries are considerably
agitated over the depredations of a weevil,
which has brought destruction to thousands
Of the vines on large farms Prot. Riley,
the entomologist Of the agricultural depart
ment at Washington, will visit Staten Island
expressly to study the hahitsos the new pest,
and then try and suggest means for Its sup
preston The strawberry weevil, as It Is
called, threatens to put a stop to strawberry
growing neal New York unless speedily sup
pressed. 1t first appeared last year on Staten
island. 1t punctures the flower stem, and
prevents the vins from fruiting. LATER in
the season the weevil destroys the entire
plant. The insect buries itself near the root
and next year myrinds Of It's progeny ap-
pear. It has migrated aToss the Staten
island sound and appeared in New Jersey,
promising to destroy valuable acres of straw.
berry plants there. No one yet knows its cor
rect name or its habits.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-07-10
Fodder.
tAmerican Dairyman1

Mr.. Geo, P. Lord, Of Elgin, Ills, keeps 100
cows on 800 acres Of land and has not used
hay for several years. He thinks fodder
corn is much the cheapest and best, when
the fodder is made properly and well Sc
cured, so that each handful has a rich
green color. Mr.. Hoard, in bis Dairy
man, says he has seen a yield Of ten
tons of cured fodder to the acre. This is a
wonderful yield, and we always found it, "a
our taste, as good as timothy hay for feeding
cows pound for pound. u has also been
quite satisfactorily explained that sweet OF
sugar corn does not make as good, economi-
cal, or ever as sweet fodder, as the old horse
tooth variety Of southern origin, and who
ever Jaw more than three tons of good tim.
othy hay growing to the acre4 We never
had as good success In planting late as early.
Corn is a semi-tropical plant, and wants
plenty Of time, in this climate, TO catch q
full summers length Of sun to come to itS
best quality, and lay up all the sugar and
starch that it can accumulate.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-07-10
SOUTHRONS VICTORIOUS
a CLEAN SWEEP FOR vIcKs-
BURG.
FIrst &c Ed sss. DrnIea oaDtaIn
Captain searIs Carried in Triumph
Through the Streets.
Special to Commercial Herald.
LELAND, July 5, 5 Am.

Special to Commercial Herald.
LELAND, July 5, 8 AM.
The Judges awarded the results as
follows:
Volunteer Sopthrons first prize, $500,
and q beautiful SILK flag presented BY
the Lessees Of the GreenyiIle Fair
Association.
Second prize, to the Alb sdeen Guards
Capt. searles was awarded the silver
fitting pitcher as the best drilled
Captain.
Sergeant w. "A. Evans, Of the
Aberdeen Guards was awarded the
silver cup as the best drilled non
commissioned officer.
After awarding, Capt. Searles was
carried through the streets on the
shoulders Of bis men. The whole town
is wild with excitement. The South
rons after receiving the awards visited
the residence Of Maj. Percy, and
serenaded the Lady Sponsor.
The Issaquena left Greenyllle about
IL o'clock.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-07-10
A Baroness Sent to Prison.

Galignani's Messenger.
Our readers will remember the case
in which a tradesman named Brun
was grievously assaulted on presenting
his bill to a lady at the Hotel Conti-
mental. The facts have now come out
In the police court. Baroness de
Vautheloret, the accused, contested
the amount Of the bill, but as the COM
plainant persisted in stationing him
outside her door she sent for her hus-
band. On the arrival Of the Baron a
quarrel ensued and both men struggled
together in the passage. Thereupon
the lady, who was greatly excited,
stabbed the tradesman three times in
the back. He now claimed nominal
damages, If. The defense was that
the Baroness was not only very much
alarmed for her husbands safety, but
was suffering at the time from a tenn
porary indisposition which excited her
beyond her control. "A medical expert
who was called to pronounce upon her
mental condition under the circum-
stances stated that her sufferings ex-
tenuated in some measure her respon-
sibility under the penal laws, but that
she was conscious Of what she was
doing. The court sentenced her to one
months Imprisonment, and ordered
her to pay If. damages.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-07-10
what MIght Have Happened.

What Might have Hdppeneus
Cincinnati Enquirer.
To-day Collector Robertson will leave
the New York custom-house. "The
whirligigs of time bring in strange re,
venges," and as Judge Robertson takes
a parting glance at bis desk, passes
through the corridor, and thence past
the portals into the street, hewill prob
ably wear his thinking cap" Per
haps he will recall the New York State
Republican Convention Of 1880. II
SO, he may remember Roscoe Conk-
ling's resolution which pledged dele.
gates to the unit rule. Mr.. Conkling's
resolution prevailed, but there were
Stalwarts present who believed and
said Robertson would not obey the
commands of the convention concern
ing that unit rule. Thereupon the
Judge left his chair, stepped into the
aisle, and, with much declamatory
force, said he should "scorn TO accepi
a commission from that conven.
tion and then disregard his IN
structions." Many Stalwarts still de
clined to believe Robertson sincere
and when the delegates finally assem-
bled in Chicago and began balloting
Robertson was found among thu
enemies of Grant and the opponets O
the unit rule. His Utica pledge was
r%epudiated.
H has been well paid for recanting,
but as he goes out into the world TO-
day leaving the sweets Of office to a
Democrat, perhaps he will think Of
Garfield dead and Conkling divorced
from politics and Blaine beaten. II
Robertson had obeyed the commands
of the Utica convention he would moi
have been made Collector Of the Port
of New York, Conkling would moi
have resigned, and Garfield would
probably be living now. Robertson
has proved 4 costly investment for thu
Republicans. He has much Of remini
scence with which to occupy hi'
thoughts on this 1st day Of July, 1885
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-07-10


Both sexes have perfect wings, and the
males are nearly as numerous as the females.
The difference in shape appears In the pic
ture. The female has a small, roundlsh.
light-colored spot just back Of the eyes,
which is either obscure or wanting In the
male. The fly has eleven joints The at
tucked wheat stem does not swell-only
solidifes.
Farmers will want to be on the lookout for
this new pest Its learned name Is isosoma
nigrum, or black isosoma- The good done
by "book farming" and agricultural colleges
viii at length begin to dawn upon the most
benighted old hunks Of a ruralist when the
results Of such work as this done BY Prof.
Cook begin to soak into bis skull. The pro-
fassors suggestions for getting rid fthe pest
are as follows:
As the insects are in the straw from the
date Of cutting till the following May, 1t
becomes very apparent that by cutting the
wheat high, in which case nearly all the in
sects will remain in the stubble, and then
burning the latter, all these will be de-
stroveh In case there is much green vege-
tation. It would be better to cut the stubble
low before burning. If short pieces Of the
straw are found in the grain, these should
be cleaned out and burned. From expert
ments made in the laboratory, by burying
the straws In sand, and the insects still com
ing out, 1 doubt if blowing under will prove
a very thorough remedy. AS these have
good, fullydeveloped wings, rotation d
crops would not serve as well to protect
against this insect.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-07-10

INFECTED STRAW. LARvA. PUPA
Fig. 1 shows a section Of a wheat stalk
which the insect has attacked. The female
lays her cyes near the joints Of the tender
green stalk In May and June. The worms
hatch and suck the milky juices that should
go to the making Of the plump ripe grain
Consequently an imperfect OF light wheat
yield follows. Where the eggs are deposited
the stalk becomes solid and brittle and
breaks easily. Between the joints It
is withered and deformed It crum-
bles in the threshing, and the pieces
go through the machine with the wheat.
The black points IN the engraving are the
holes where the developed Hy comes out
The eggs are yellgwish white. So are the
worms. They are very small, no more than
a tenth Of an inch long, and nave dark jaws.
They are fully grown by fall. Then they go
into the chrysalis or pupa state and remain
till late III spring, coming out as flies and de-
POSTING eggs In their turn In the wheat
stalks. The stalk sclidifes where the punches
Of eggs are laid. The worms attack the
stalk in numbers Of Eve to fifteen.
The pupa is shown In fg. 8. It is an ugly
creature, found in wheat straw in the fall
and winter. In autumn and winter it is
white; late In spring, just before 1t bursts
into the fly. it is black. The markings or
the side are the budding wings. The eggs
are very small, no more than a hundredth
Of an inch In length "A string. like append
age attaches them TO the wheat stalk. They
are in punches Of s~eventy-five to a hundred.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-07-10
RovIna District cub.

The members Of Bovina District
club will meet at Newman's Grove on
Saturday the 18th instant, to select
delegates to the convention to be held
in Vicksburg on the 14th, to elect
delegates to the State convention, and
to elect five members Of TIE county.
executive committee.
XII M BATCHEL0R.
President District Club.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-07-10
GREENEILLE
e III "a oaLaE goaRaNIEs

The Volunteer Southerna Cover
Themselves with Oiory--The 9th
er Companies Also Make q splen-
did Dlspiay--The VIcksoure Gun
Club Victorious.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-07-10
Approves the AotIon ~ So Mnnl-

Approves the Action q the Munf-
cipal Authorities.
DUBLIN, July 4-The Freeman's
Journal approves the action 81 tbs
municipal authorities Ia ahstaIniaa
from participation ia the ceremonies
attending the State entry into Dublin
IofLord Carnovon, the Lord Lientensnf
Of Ireland.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-07-10
EARm GARDEN


A very ana1 and dangerous insect has
been making is appearance In wheat aelds
IN various parts Of the country. 7 has been
observed most numerously IN Michigan and
New York. Prof. Geek Of the Michigan
Agricultural college, has examined The new
pest under the microscope and described Il
One Of bis students G. P. GiIett. made some
drawings, from which Illustrations havs
been taken.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-07-10
FEMALE FLY.

The fulLfedgei fly is very black in its
body, and has four wings, two large and two
small, as shown In the illustration. The
body is covered with fine gray hairs and
the wings are veined with yellow. There
is not SO much difference between the male
and female Of this species as between those
Of some other flies. The female is about a
tenth Of an inch long, the male not quite so
largo