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The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1886-10-28
Remedies for the Apple Worm

Asa large share of'ithe. fruit. with
the worm still within it, falls to- the
ground, the picking up of these wind-
falls and feeding. or otherwise destroy
ing them. Or allowing them to gath
cred by swine. will naturally suggest
itself as IN efficient methods Manu-.
facturers Of vinegar. find it profitable to-
pick up and press all windfalIs; they
yield u juice which will make vinegar:
The fact that mature worms search for
crevices in the bark of the trunk. in
which to spin and undergo their trans
formations, has suggested providing
them with artificial shelters for this
purpose. Pieces of old carpet, brother
WOODEN fabric. abouts five inches wide;
and long enough to go around the
trunk and lap, are fastened with a stout
tack. These bands should be applied
the last week in Junea and examined the
first week in July, and every ten days.
thereafter. ANY worms or cocoo
that may be found under them can be
killed by running the bands through a
clothes wringer, or by crushing them
otherwise.
Within a few yesrs, the Western
o~rchariists have treated the apple-worm
upon the principle of ''nipping in the
bud As soon as the. young fruit is
set, the tree is sprayed with Il mixture
of Paris green and water-one pound
of the poison to fifty gallons of water.
This is thrown into the tree by means
of a spraying or %sprinkling engine, in
the hope that a drop of: the poisoned
water will lodge in the eyes Of the
young apples. The newly Matched 'apr
ple-worm. in eating its way into the i'm,
terror of the young apple, will be so
effectively poisoned, that it must: give.
up it's task. Should the small amount
of Paris green remain upon the fruit,
it would be too harmful. but the subse-
quent rains thoroughly wash it away,
so that there can BE- not, the least dam
ger in using the poison in this manner
The chief remedies used in England
are barriers. to prevent the worms
from ascending the trees to spin.
Heavy paper is fastened around the
trunks and sEearcd with tar; this and
other means are employed as preventa-
tives.-Amerlcan AgricuNurist.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1886-10-28
Fowl Facts in an Egg Shell.

Fowl Facts in an Egg Shell.
The breeds of fowls having tire quail
ity of laying and not sitting; may be
classed in four groups-an' layers Of
white eggs. First -Single-combed
fowls, including the Black Spanish.
Minorcas, Andalusians andl Legborns
IN variety. These all are distinguished
by large, erect, single combs, in the
cocks, and dropping combs in the hens.
Seeond.-The rose combed fowls. u the
Hamburg group. 7%ird.-The. tru
top-knots' White Crested Black Polish.
Golden -Spangled Polish. Silver.Span-
gled Polish, White Polish, all Of which
have split or double combs. or the rudi-
ments Of such combs. Fourth The
Gallo group Of fowls, some of which.
like the Creveceurs and the Houdans,
have crcsts like the Polish; others, like
the Gelderland fowls of Holland. La
Fleche and La Bresse of France, show
the split or bifurcated comb or the rudi-
ments OF it. Among all these the most
useful, simply as egg-producers, are to
be found in the single-combed group.
The cocks of the White Faced Black
Spanish breed is characterized by lus-
trous black plumage, gay with rainbow
tints, and only a Little less glossy in the
hens-red combs or wattles and white
faces. They lay eggs of the largest
size and pure white, of course. The
Minorcas are like them but with. red
faces, and the Andalusians are blue.
Leghorns. White and Brown, are desir-
able, hardy, prolific, and breed gener-
ally true to feathers and style. The
Leghorns and there are several other
breeds-arc by no means so high-bred
as the Spanish. yet they are harder.
and the eggs, though smaller. are more
abundant, so that so long as eggs sail
by the dozen, rather than by the pound,
they are very profitable fowls to keep.
Houdans are favorite French fowls, and
combine egg laying and flesh produc-
ton in a high degree; they are, besides.
hardy, prolific, and, like all the other
Gallo fowls, excellent eating, which can
hardly be said with truth of the fowls
of any other of the groups of non-sit-
tiers. -American Agriculturist..
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1886-10-28
Felt Chilly.

..Hello, Charley" said a young man
as he met an acquaintance about $3.50
p. m. What under the Il are you
doing with. IN overcoat on this kind Of
weather."
II went to call on my former sweet
heart, Miss Robinson, about an hour
ago"
..But what has that got to do with
the o~vercoatp'
Wait till I finish my story, can,
you. / went down to call on this
young lady, and who should I find
there but Charly Cashby, and Of course
/ couldn't get a word in edgewise."
Yes was the expectant response.
Well, that's why I am wearing thi.
o~vercoat. | expect to get thawed out
BY the middle Of next week. "-MeT-
chant ITaveteT.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1886-10-28
Superior to Trout.

"Jones--'I saw some specified beau
ties come in on the train.this morning"
Smith-''Indeed! I. thought trout
were very scarce"
J.-"They weren't trout. They were
charming young women all freckled in
the summer SUM-" . sa.
S.-"Why then do.you speak of them
as speekled beautiesr Trout are usu-
ally comprehended under that denomi-
nation. When l speak Of a girl with
freckles I say speckled angles. They
are a great deal superior to trout"
Jones accepts the amendment. Dos
t0u Courier. T. d.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1886-10-28

SHORT Gu onle The night was dark
and the shadow of the trees made.the
glen darker. just as / got to the spot
where the ghost was said to ,appear, the
colt stopped from the canter sosudaen4
", by bracing her fore feet, that she
almost threw me. over, her head, which:
made me show some temper in endeav-
oring to force her past. but she would
not ggo~ After, fruitlessly struggling
with her; for some time I concluded to
ride back . little way and get her ever
her fright. then turn and go home but
she did the same thing the second time.
and at the same spot. Again, 1 rode
back, but this time l could hardly hold
her from running away, and. I. had
great difficulty in turning her head
homeward this third time, but
finally got her started and then put her
to her speed. In onder to give her no
time to baIk I struck her sharply: with
the whip just at the dreaded point, and
it seemed to me, that at a single bound
we went fifty feet through the air. and
then she went like the wind. B could
not hold her in. When we got home
she was teeming with perspiration and
trembling like a leaf. I put her in the
stable, rubbed her, and covered her
with blankets to keep her from taking
cold; thenI stole to my room through
the back door so that my father would
not know how late l had been out. In
the morning I was startled out of my
sleep by the old gentleman standing by
my bedside and wrathfully demanding
why l had traded Kitty. off without his
permission. and upon declaring that I
had not, he ordered me to come to the
stable and see whether I had or not.
I hastily dressed and found, upon en-
tering the stable, a gray colt in the
stall where I Il had placed Kitty the night
before: I was dumfounded, and, on
proceeding to examine the strange
animal. found that when I mentioned
the name of Kitty it whinnied and laid
its head on my shoulder just as Kitty
had always done whenever I spoke to
her in that way. Further investigation
showed that it was in reality Kitty, but
that every alternate hair in her jet
black coat had turned white during the
night. You may or may not believe
the story, but I know. that it is true"
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1886-10-28
Not the Bustle He Meant.

MOI y buSLl6 f16 M10dIk
There has been an awful hustle here
this afternoon said Spicer to Mrs. s..
who had just returned to the hotel from
an afternoon ride.
Il know it" remarked the lady
yiciously, ut made me look like 1
camel and / have sent it back to the
clumsy woman who made it Now
what ( yon grinning 1t. Seth?'
But Spioer busted ont Of the room
without v~ouchsafing explanatlon.-
B0stoa RNllstin.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1886-10-28
He Would Not Tell a Lie.

mo, Willie" said q. nsother to her
first born. You cannot go out and play
this afternoon. It is too warm. TIM
afraid it will make you sick" %
That's just the way, mamma. you
keep me from keeping my word; and
yet you tell me never to tell a story
"How can my command" continued
the mother, 80 keep you at home this
afternoon cause you to tell a story?",
II promised Charley, who lives on
the next block, that / would come down
right after lunch and play with HIM. If
l dent 60, I'll break my word and he
won't believe nae any more."-St. Paul
Globe.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1886-10-28
To Run by Soda.

At the Baldwin Locomotive Works
there are in course Of construction four
locomotives which are designed to be
run BY soda. which takes the place Of
fire under the boiler. Soda has much
the same power as coal without any of
the offensive gases which the fnel emits,
The engines are now nearly finished.
and will be shipped withiA two weeks
to Minneapolis, Mimi. and are to 30
run on the streets ot that city, whore
steam engines ara forbidden. -Rhiya-
delphiG Record.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1886-10-28
Jacks Explanation.

It was at asdinner table. n His father
was saying something to his mother
about dynamite.
exclaimed Jack, looking
across to Eloise with Al evident desire
to impress her with his requirements,
81 know what dynamite is"
What is itP' inquired Eloise.
Its something that you blaspheme
rocks With Jack explained.-Boston
Herald.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1886-10-28
Whaling Season
The

The Whaling Season APP
breaches.
''The whaling season will soon
open." remarked the Snake Editor.
II thought it was about over" re-
piled the Horse Editor. II saw an
item to-day that the ships returning
from the Arctic seas reported a poor
catch"
II was, thinking Of the opening OF
school In q few weeks.'-POtsburgh
Chronicles Telegraph.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1886-10-28
Conflict Of Conscience.

Mother-"My son, when Mrs. Bios
som calls again I don't want you to tell.
her she is homely. It's naughty to
talk So"
Young Hopeful-.Why, mother, you
wouldn't have M lie about it, would
youP'
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1886-10-28

The model letter writer now directs that 4
letter from N afiectonate son to his father
shall begin: Il take my typewriter In hand
70 r. you know etc.-PANadslpAis Cen.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1886-10-28

The position Of Captain n the salyatios
Army Il not alwsys : simmer cure-Arehaas
TrosNsk
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1886-10-28

Defor0 ne seemed TO conclude That
owing to some blunder Of his own ne
had not really gone through the log.
90 in hefwent again and out into the
pasture-field, but this time he stood
still as . statue for about half q min
ute, and slowly the bristles began to
stand erect along his back, and with.
two 81 three tremendous shifts he set
Of at the top Of his speed for the house
81. his owner, and never afterward
could be induced 70 approach that part
sof the ~pasture-ie1d. 81
A gentleman who is now, as the old
Greeks would say. with the gods,
pledged his veracity upon the follow
ing statement: When youth on my
father's farm neal the boundry Of Can
ada and Vermont owned a young
mare which I called Kitty; she was
black as Jet. Upon the occasion Of 4
social gathering Of young people at
neighbor's some miles of Irode there
this fayorite colt When the party
bfoke mp toward midnight my friends
1dyised me- to take tho roundabout way
home, as the short cut led through the
glen whore the headless ghost 81 3
British officer, said to have been killed
by { SIMON shot in some. frontier en-
connter, Was in the habit of appearing.
T1xnghed ~ their fears and took the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-19
PERSONAL.

Mr.. W. A. Purington of Bowdoinham has
been appointed station agent of the Maine
Central at Veazie, to succeed Mr.. A. f..
Davis resigned, and entered upon his duties
Tuesday.
Mr.. Walter Cox and family will leave
Long Island in few days for Eaton Falls,
Eaton county, Mich, where he has had a
new house built for him on good farm. He
has sold his Long Island property to Benja-
min F. Gribben.
W. B. Smith, Syracuse; j. S. Potter,
Whitehall, N. Y; W. Banerlein, Milwaukee
G. S. Bean, Thomaston; NJ. Bulls, Spring
field; N. A. Dickinson, Lowell; S. d. Leavitt,
Eastport; A. Prouty, Burlington; j. HI
Leighton and wife of Boston, were at the
Falmouth Hotel yesterday.
Governor ROBBIE and wife will probably go
to Europe next year for long sojourn.
When the Governors present term ends he
will have served seven years at Augusta
four years as Governor and three years in
the Council without break. His previous
nine years in the Legislature make total of
sixteen years of duty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Deering of South
Gorham celebrated the twenty-fifth anniver-
sary of their wedding Wednesday evening.
A large number of their friends from the
surrounding towns were present. Among
the many presents was a set of parlor furni-
ture from the Gorham Grange Of which Mr..
Deering is an active member.
C. P. Hadley, Boston; G. H. Allen, Read
ing, Mass; F. S. Dingley, So. Casco; Walter
Dingley. Casco: D. w. Wishard, East High
gate, VT; Jesse Wakefield, Seattle, w. T.;
John l.. Allen, Waldoboro; w. FL. Reed,
Philadelphia; j. W. Manning, Reading; j.
Fl. Farnham, Boston, were at the City Hotel
last night
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The Wrecked Oregon

Mr.. and Mrs. William Tenney, of this city,
were passengers on the Inflated Oregon. Mr..
Tenney was laborer employed by the Port
land Company, but has not been in their SER
vice for year. He is sailor by profession,
and had been employed as quartermaster
on the White Star line, but on this occasion
he was steerage passenger. He says in
boarding boat the steward told his wife to
let go the ropes, and she fell, hurting her
back badly. A fireman told him that if the
grooves in which the compartment slide
worked, which separated the coal bunker
and boiler rooms, had not been clogged
the vessel might have been saved. Mr.. Ten
ney took to life raft, from whence he was
rescued by boat from the pilot boat. On
the raft they saw yawl mast float by,which
they thought must have belonged to the
schooner that struck the Oregon. He con-
firms the statements of the bad conduct of
the OregOn'S crew
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RAILWAY Postal Change.

Mr.. William B. Irish has been fifteen years
in the railway postal service of the United
States. He has been an active, efficient en-
ploye, and he has not been an offensive par
tisan. Postmaster General Villas made a
public statement that such clerks should not
be disturbed. This statement he reiterated
few weeks ago. Mr. William B. Irish has
been notified that his services and pay are
discontinued Mr.. Elmer Fl. Warehouse
mas been appointed his successor, and will
assume Office next Monday, as clerk to Mr..
Jefterds, the Superintendent of Railway
Mail Service for this division. Mr.. Water
house is very pleasant, agreeable young
man, but has no acquaintance with the rail.
way postal service. Already, in spite of tbe
Postmaster Generals order, thirty-eipbt ont
of the hundred clerks in this division are
Democrats appointed the last year. If the
change is made because the Democrats are
in and the Republicans out, all right. If
the move is called in the interest of civil
service reform, it is a gloomy farce.
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STEAM GOLFERS.
A New Line Coming to Portland.

Mr. Samuel Holmes of New York was in
the city yesterday making arrangements for
Sh inauguration of new system of coal
traffic, a system for the application of the
Reading Railroad system of transportation
of coal by steam golfers to the eastern trade.
The Iron Steam Collier Company, cor
poration organized and doing business under
the laws of New Jersey, will. in about six
weeks, commence the construction of six
iron GOLFERS of large size and of most ap-
proved models. 1t is the intention of the
company to in the end, build and operate a
sufficient number of steam water ballast col
liers to do the entire business of transport
ing coal from Pennsylvania to the east. The
six vessels that are proposed for the eastern
coal traffic are ordered and will be built on
the Delaware. The Steam Collier Company
will be ready for business by next fall with
its first insta llment of six golfers. The YES
sells will be of large carrying capacity and
will cost about $500, 200 each.
These golfers will come to Portland con-
Meeting here with the GRIND Trunk and the
newly completed direct line to the west by
the Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad.
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RosWorth Post.

A very important matter of business will
come before the Posta the meeting this eve
ming. The Post will hear the report Of the
committee on purchase of real estate, and
decide whether the Post will buy lot and
build or not This is a matter that interests
every comrade. and there should be large
attendance.
Monday evening, March 22d, Comrade H
S. Melcher will deliver his illustrated lecture
on Gettysburg in Grand Army Hall, before
the comrades and their families
Friday evening, March Goth, there will be
camp fire in Grand Army Hail.
The Post will present Charlie Collins
drama Reward" in City Hall, April 81, %
90 and a.
Bosworth Relief Corps are making prepar-
ations for their May day carnival at City
Hail. They have engaged Mr.. Frank L. Col
Inns to conducta new operetta, and rehearsals
will begin next Saturday morning at 9o'clock
The chorus of last year are requested to be
present promptly at the first rehearsal.
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The Jahr Markt.

Those who did not visit the vestry of the
High street church last evening should not
fail to avail themselves of the opportunity to
do SO tonight. The yestry was beautifully
decorated with flags, draperies, fans, Ian
terms, banners, and a thousand and one pref
ty knick-knacks. The small anteroom at the
farther end was fitted with tables and chairs
for the accommodation of those who wished
to partake of refreshments, while number
of fir trees placed around gave quite the eff
feet of an out-of-door garden.
The first booth TO the right on entering,
represents New England kitchen of hun
bred years ago. The open fireplace, with
brass andirons, the strings of dried apples,
the ears of corn hanging in great punches,
and the fax-wheel at one side of the fire.
place, made one think of Whittier's Snow
Bound, and gave a desire to partake of the
baked beans and brown bread, and the
wholesome looking pumpkin pies, which
were served by demure Puritan maidens and
stately matrons. The next booth was the
''Deutsch Markt," with windmill on the
top, and a pretty stained glass window at
one end. At the window in front, buxom
frauleins dispensed schmierkGse, lemonade,
cold ham, Dutch rolls and other dainties. A
principal feature was the souvenir envelopes
of seeds, which were offered for sale, they
being prettily decorated with pen and ink
sketches.
The Spanish booth, respondent in red and
orange, was presided over by two dark-eyed
senoritas, who sold the products of sunny
Spain. Dates, oranges, bananas, lemons,
large clusters of grapes, glasses of jellies
and jars of olives, prettily grouped, made a
cha rming picture.
AT the French booth, the legend tune
tasse de chocolat gratis" tempted many to
purchase of the choice confectoins, after
they had partaken of the ''chocolat''
Last but not least, was the inevitable
Japanese booth, where pretty Yum Yum
and Pitti-Sing prepared tea in the japanese
fashion, and sold bon-bons.
During the evening the following musical
programme was given:
Quartette-Halloa, Halloa Vienzl
Misses Brown and Merrill, Mrs. Farley and
Mrs. Morrison.
SOng-Segoyia and Madrid. ........G G. w. MarSton
Mrs. Chase.
Quartette-M Moonlight .............. Hollander
Misses Brown and Merrill Mrs. Farley and
Mrs. Morrison.
The numbers were all received with great
applause, Mrs. Chase receiving an enthusi-
astic encore.
This evening the following programme
will be rendered:
Song-Charlie Maehree .............. Howard Dow
Mrs. Chase.
Duet-Fly Away Birding. ........... Franz Abt
Mrs. Chase and Mrs. Cloudy.
oouS
Mrs. Henry st. John Smith,
Song-Tender and True. ............. Marston
Mrs. SturgS.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-19

The promenade concert given at City Hall
last evening drew very brilliant party. The
parlors, under the gallery, which were draped
and furnished nnder the direction of Mr.. At
kinson, were very spacious and the material
employed was not only exceedingly rich but
also in the best TASTE An order of thirteen
dances, besides the group of round dances
that always follows the intermission, was
much enjoyed Mr.. Fred R. Harrington was
floor director, ably assisted by Messrs. G.
M. Moor, w. N. Sargent, R. Townsend, Fl.
r. Virgin, VIM. Senter, Jr., P. F. Griffin, G.
H. Balm and F. w. Woodman. In the
Reception Hall the Congress Square Union
furnished delicious refreshments
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-19
Primary Cadets.

The friends of the Primary boys have but
little idea how earnestly the Cadets.are try
ing to meet the approval of their friends, by
their untiring efforts to perfect themselves in
their drill. 1t is safe to predict that the
friends of these boys will have no reason to
regret the interest they have taken in them.
City Hall has been engaged for May 8, for a
grand exhibition drill and benefit to the Ca
diets to raise fund for uniform. The three
military companies and the Portland Cadets
have been invited to assist in the parade and
drill. Chambers band will furnish music,
and no pains will be spared to make this a
big day for the Fraternity Primary boys
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-19
Second Sight.

Sunday morning lady, who is stopping
at the Blanchard House on Free street, said
to Mr.. Halves, of the well-known oyster
firm of Timmons & HAYES: 81 see vessel.
1t looks like a schooner, and it seems to me
you are interested in it. l see the vessel
pick up three men in boat and the one
nearest me appears to be very wet" The
next mornings paper brought the news that
one of Mr.. Hawes' vessels, the Ella F. Long,
on its way to Portland, had picked up a
boat Sunday morning containing three of
the crew Of the Oregon and taken them int
New London