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The Delaware farm and home. (Wilmington, Del.) 1885-19??, 1886-03-11

OlVcn bllc opportunity ANU oho
world will turn up Pasteurs as occa-
sion will demand: and now right on
this Peninsula we have the opportu-
nifty for just such man. Here we
have the peach bellows, pear blight,
the rust Of black-berries, the pear
slug, the asparagus beetle; in fact a
thorn to every rose in our garden.
We need a director of horticulture
or iruit inspector, or by whatever
title he is designated. He should
be appointed by the State and paid
a living salary, a good salary, with
the understanding he is employed as
scientist and to devote his time
yea, his very life, to the interests he
is called upon to protect. We can't
expect to get Pasteur, or a Koch
or Lcidy at the start, but the
man should be trained scientist
and at the same time have some
prcticle knowledge of his subject,
or at least be an apt scholar at
learning the practical parts.
His duty, in part, should be to
investigate all fruit pests, all fruit
tree diseases and everything to the
enemies of fruits, and his studies
may be carried to the cereals, too.
He should publish an annual
report Of his work and give full
statistics of all our fruits and all
matters pertaining to them. Give
us such a man capable to fill such an
office and his first report will be the
! greatest and most truthful advertise
ment the State ever s,receiyed. Give
us this man and our industries will
be enriched by the protection and
very salvation of the fruit interests,
the greatest of all our industries.
Give us this man and guarantee
for every penny the State pays for
his services, we and our children
and our children's childred will get
in return, thousands upon thousands
Of dollars, and the gratitude Of
thousands Of people yet unborn
Oh, men of Delaware would | were
gifted with the eloquencc Of a Mir
abeau or the persuasive oratory OF {
Choate, that ! might burn these
words into your very souls an(
raise you willingly and quickly t.
l., action. Oh, study this question
well, / beg of you who are to repre-
sent us in the coming legislature
Be up and doing. Let the Twin!
echoes of modern progress from In
off France be ever ringing III you
ears. Let the voice of the grea
, Pasteur encourage you. Our llttl
State is small, III the past she ha
| been conservative, we all know, pei
: haps. that was meet for her modestN
) and for her good but now, men Q
J Delaware, let us raise her from he
| dignified repose of centuries, let Il
l teach her that her past conservatism
Z carried beyond the just merits {
+, her being, may be but the forerul
l ner of future disintegration. n
| the Diamond State will take no ste
/ backwards, she will advance in til
$ front line Of modern progress, an
modern ideas and so let her carr
$ her flag, and, ovcrshadowed in bod
$ though she be, by States of large
0 degrees, let us strive for her, let |
e encourage her, let us support he
e and let us so form her record i'll I'll
+ future, as it has been with her in tt
y past, that all may admiringly sd,
I as she passes in review among tt
l. galoxy Of States. "Stand up lit
!. Delaware, let us Judge the by I'll
d soul.
VI n ri II
The Delaware farm and home. (Wilmington, Del.) 1885-19??, 1886-03-11
"The Duty of the State to Her
Fruit Interests"

Fruit Interests"
This is the heading to the last
paragraph Of Dir Blacks new book,
and such good work ought to go far
to commend him to the suftrages of
the fruit growers and other farmers
of the State, should he be a candi-
date for governor. This is what he
says
GAS a mother fosters her children
so should the State foster those int
terests which bring health, wealth
and happiness to her citizens, and
without disparaging any Of the other
great industries, what is of more
importance to her people than this
very fruit interest? That which has
made us both fame and fortune and
which with CHEEKY help and faithful
watching bids fair to render is rs
celebrated in song and story rs ever
was.
''rhat delightful province Of the sun
The first of Prisan lands to shine upon.
Although what | have to say here
applies to the whole Peninsula yet
feel at liberty to more particularly
address the citizens Of my own State.
As | have said in the preface of
this book, one has only to enter
upon work such as | have entered
upon in the preparation of this vol
ume, to see how little fostering care
such great interest rs the fruit
interest 9ceives from the state !
say to you, men of Delaware, these,
great inteaests are threatened, and
threatened more and more rs popu-
lation increases and the cultivation
Of trees and plants is multiplied.
just as in the history Of mankind,
rs he increases and multiplies obey
ING the Injunction of the Holy Writ
zymotic diseases appear Every
hamlet becomes plague spot, and
his very palaces, much more his how
els become as sepulchres and thus
wreck the proud assertions of his
boosted civilization. And as with
mankind, so with the fruits with
which God has favored him; only
crowd them then pamper them,
or treat them as you will, here again
the zymotic enemy swoops down and
the boosted beauty of Pomona
Yields to the cruel ravagcs of this
relentless enemy.
SO it must ever be and as God has
declared that man must earn his
bread by the sweat of his brow, SC
to enjoy all the good things OF the
earth he has given us, we must be
watchful for them and labor for theil
prtection. believe it to be the duty
of the State to act at once for hel
fruit interest, now as seriously men
aced by enemies on every hand
Look ut France; her industries ant
almost her very existence, saved 10y
the work Of one man, the great anC
illustrious Pasteur, with u faithful
wife and daughter, for five years dit
he diligently investigate the sill
worm diaease, and nov from tina
study the origin Of the trouble il
traced to the moth with peculia
concentric rings. These moths ar,
all destroyed now in silk culture o
rather their eggs are all dcstroye'
and those eggs are only saved froi
moths free from rings. Thes
Matching from cocoons and the sill
crop is assured. So, again he ha
immortalized himself and rendere
France unbounded service by HI
Investigations into the fermentatio
of wine and destroying the germ
by high temperature. So with IL
cattle and sheep pests has he wre
tied and conquered; as well as wit
The Delaware farm and home. (Wilmington, Del.) 1885-19??, 1886-03-11

The spirit of gambling is in the
air. Half the boys of Dover will
"pluck pennies on the street
corners.
The Delaware farm and home. (Wilmington, Del.) 1885-19??, 1886-03-11

Whips favored with wine have
the devils sting in them.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-30
ORANGES.
n Lower Freight Rate Probable
The New Work Market Full.

a Lower Freight Rate Probable
Ths New Work Market Full.
GAN FRANCISCO, December 29.--The
traffic agreement which has heretofore
existed between the California Southern
and the Southern Pacific companies re-
garding the maintenance of rates on
shipments of oranges and raisins East'
is reported to be off. 1t is believed this
will effect lower rates on these kinds Of
fruit, and prove of great advantage to
orange growers and raisin makers.
NEW YORK, December 27,--The
orange market in this city is glutted, and
prices are lower than they have been for
years. One of the largest fruit dealers
saws: "The chief cause of the glut is
that Florida growers, fearing another
freeze such as they had last winter, are
picking the fruit off the trees as fast as
they can and rushing it to market, The
big freeze last winter did not do the
damage it was thought it would do in
the way of iniuring trees. Few OF them
are permanently injured. Only old and
iniirm or young and sappy trees suffered.
The crop this year in Florida is estimat-
ed at 75o, ,00C boxes. Receipts OF foreign
fruit are large, but much of this is sent
West. Florida oranges are having the
preference here The California crop is
put at 100000 boxes this year, but
freight rates are so high that not much
Of that will be marketed in the East.
The Louisiana crop was total failure
this year..
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-30
THE CATTLE GROWERS.
A communication TO Congress to
check Exotic Diseases.

CHICAGO, December 29.--The Execu.
tive Committee Of the Cattle Growers
Association of the United States framed
communication to-day to be forwarded
to the Senate and House of Representa-.
tives. The communication calls atten.
tion to letter by j. A. Cooper. Of Colo.
rado, in which he pronounces against
the commission feature of the bill intro.
duced in Congress for the suppress ion
of exotic diseases among the cattle of
the United States. The communication
says that in the great emergency now
upon the cattle industry it is impera.
lively necessary that some person or
persans be vested with extraordinary
powers. 1t goes on TO say that the pres.
ent bureau and departments are already
overwhelmed with work to such an extent
that it would be impossible for any of
them to do as rapid or Effective work as
could be done by commission of ener-
getic and practical business men whose
sole efforts would be devoted to one
task. The committee believe that
commission vested with the necessary
powers, could clear this country Of
pleuro pneumonia in twelve or eighteen
months. The communication further
says that the loss inflicted on the cattle
industry during the last two years by
reason Of the embarrassing Interstate
and foreign quarantines amount to ma
tional calamity and thosequarantines con.
stitute the greatest existlng obstruction
to Interstate and foreign commerce.
The communication says that the expe.
rience of other countries has proved that
the only successful way to deal with
pleuro.pneumonia is not only demanded
as sanitary measure for the protection
of our people. but also as a measure of
political economy. The communication
ends with the statement that the cattle
industry represents the investment of
two thousand million of dollars of taxa.
BILE property and asks for protection to
be extended to it.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-30
EASTERN.
Two Boston Girls Suicide
While Intoxicated.
RECOVERING EXPRESS MONEY.
Pinkert0n Detectives at Work in
Kansas City with the Ex-
press Robbers.

Special to the Herald by the Associated Press
BosToN, December 29.-The details
of sensational tragedy, resulting in the
death of two young women, who will
be buried in Mount Hope Cemetery to.
morrow, were printed this morning. The
matter, although known to the authori-
ties for some time. has been guarded
and not breath of the affair has before
been made public. Sadie Bigelow and
Lizzie Hart, aged respectively Is and 10
years, came to Boston two or three
years ago and secured employment in q
large dry goods house here. Sadie fell
in love with respectable business man
of this city and they were married. Soon
after, however. they separated. owing,
it is said, to the husbands abuse. The
two girls went to New York and were
employed there for time in large re.
tail house, but returned to Boston,
where they had an acquaintance with
two young men. On Christmas night
the four were together at house on
Bowden street and drank wine there. Be-
fore separation they had serious dis
pute. The men, however, put the girls
aboard car enroute to their South End
lodging house. The girls were in an in
toxicated state when they boarded the
car and at once discussed with each
other plans for taking their own lives,
and leaving the car they obtained two
boxes of "Roueh on Rats" at an apothe-
cary shop, and hurried to their rooms.
They mixed the poison in their tooth
mug and swallowed it. Sadie took an
overdose and did not feel its effect as
soon as did Lizzie, who sank into deep
stupor. Sadie, realizing what had been
done, rushed into the street and hurried
back to Bowden street, where the young
men still were. Finding them she i'm.
plored them to hurry to the South End
house and save Lizzie. By this time the
poison was taking effect upon Sadie and,
throwing herself upon bed, she writhed
in fearful agony. Medical aid was sum-
moned, but after six hours of suffering
she died. The young men finally de.
cided to go to Lzzie's house and break
the news to her. They called there and
upon reaching Lizzie's room she was
found lying dead upon her bed.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-30
PORT BALLONA.
Great Preparations to Make the
New EfarbOr.

Great Preparations to Make the
New Harb0r.
A contract has been signed with q
San Francisco house to make greater
dredger after improved plans prepared
here by the parties in interest. and
which will be used in the exoavating Of
La Ballona Slough, where the new har-
Dor is being made. This machine is to
be completed and delivered here within
ninety days from the signing of the
contract, and that was done a week
ago. II is to have capacity for remov-
ing 5000 yards of earth day.
While the new machine is being made.
another of different construction and
less capacity is to be changed and
repaired and shipped here
in about month from this time. This
will remove 5000 yards o day. When
the other comes the two will be put to
work and 5000 yards of earth daily re.
moved from the place where ship and
car are to come together in q few
months.
The contract is made to remove
250, 900 yards III given time from the
lake and the channel which is to make
connection with the sea. After this is
done, the work will still be prosecuted
with vigor, and for years the harbor will
still be enlarged to keep pace with the
growing commercial requirements Of this
section.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-30
EMMA ABBOTT TONIGHT.
A Magnificent Production of tia
Traviata,, In Prospect.

A Magnificent Production of ssLa
Traviata'' I'm Prospect.
The all-important event of the season
and one which has long been held in an.
ticipation by the citizens of Los Angeles,
will be fully realized tonight in the
opening of the nine days engagement of
the Emma Abbott Grand English Opera
Company in verdi's grand and beautiful
opera, "La I'raviata." The large sale
Of reserved seats indicates the extent to
which Los Angeles citizens appreciate q
good thing when they have the oppor-
tunity to do so. Emma Abbott and her
large company, numbering over fifty peo.
pie, will reach the city this noon from
the East. The stars popularity alone
would pack the house, and when she is
assisted by so many fine artists, success
is assured. As Violetta tonight, Emma
Abbott will display some costly and rare
costumes, models of the modist='s art.
Sefior Michelena. the handsome Spanish
tenor. will appear as Alfred; Pruette,
the great baritone, will sing George
Germont. The entire opera will be
mounted and produced in manner that
will surpass any representation ever
seen in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-30
A Logan Incident.

The death Of Gen. John A. Logan re.
calls an amusing incident of Grand
Army day in Oakland last August.
While the distinguished soldiers in car
riages were reviewing the parade of the
school children, wreath that had been
thrown to Gen. Logan missed its aim
and fell in the street. A pretty little
miss near whom it fell picked it up and
handed it to the General. In receiving
the wreath the General took the little
girl up in his arms and kissed her. 1t
seems the child had been frequently
told by her father not to let strange
gentlemen kiss her, and when she went
home that day she related the incident
as follows: "Oh, ma! General Logan
kissed me! Now don't give it away to
father"
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-30
Another railroad.

A map entitled, "The Arizona and
Nevada Navigation Company. was
shown Salt Lake Tribnnc reporter last
Thursday. indicating just about where
the Union Pacific exten%on TO the Coast
must go. In the first Face, the road
will cut across from Echo to Salt Lake
City; thence down the Utah Central 10
Frisco, and southwestward to Call
vile, in the extreme southern part of
Nevada, where there will be q june
tion with the Atlantic and Pacific.
Thence the survey runs northwesterly
along the easterly California border and
into San Francisco. Branches will run
from California to Virginia City, Austin
aud Eureka. 1t is claimed that the pro.
posed route via Tintic. Eureka and Aus.
tin to the coast has been found 70 b.
impracticable. The Omaha RepabIicos
had report that work was to begin ii
short time ON the terminal extension.
but this is denied in the Salt Lake o.
ices,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-30
STATE FINANCES.
The Biennial Report of the state
Controller.

SAN FRANCISCO, December 29.--The
biennial report of the State Controller
has been published, giving some facts of
interest relating to the finances of the
State. 1t shows that on June 80, 1886,
there was 81, LOG, 9s7.59 on hand in the
State Treasury. with warrants amount.
ing to 5000, ,49l.22 outstanding, and
credits aggregating $3.50. 36O.47. The
receipts during the two fiscal years were
S4, 1863. 335. SO for the thirty.sixth aud
So, 476, 230. 40 for the thirty seventh. Of
the receipts for the latter year $4, 222, 1913
came from the property tax, an increase
Of nearly 81, 100000 over the year be.
fore. The State poll tax was in each
year about $500, 900. The rent of docks
and wharves brought in $247, ,256 last
year and $257, 2Sl the year before. The
total expenditures were $5,787,6l2 96.
The amount of bonds on deposit in the
Treasury at the end of the thirty-seventh
fiscal year was 81, 1863, 500. The amount
Of money due from the railroads to the
State as taxes since 1880 aggregates
50, 347, ,6l859.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-30
Egyptian Corn.

The National City Record thus echoes
and enforces what the HER.lIp has often
urged about this valuable crop: ''Mr.
II. G. Chittenden, Of the Big Otay
Mesa, gives his experience. and says Of
Egyptian corns, that it is aure crop.
and requires only moisture enough to
germinate or sprout the seed, as It
makes it growth and ripens an immense
yield of grain through moisture drawn
in by its leaves instead of the root. II
starts up new shoots from the side Of
the stalk as soon as the crop is harvest
ed, making the finest of green feed.
1t will grow on any soil, no matter
how poor or thin, and should be planted
in drills, one or two seeds every six
inches, and the drills three and half
feet apart. Plant in spring when the
ground is warm. 1t is the best egg food
yet discovered, and hens fed on it liber-
ally will lay all winter. I have grown
two varieties this season, the white and
the brown; the former is fine for table
use. Prof. Sanders, who brought it
from Egypt, says it is the identical corn
we read of in the beautiful Bible story
of Joseph aud his brethren.
The brown is not good for table use,
but for stock or poultry is most protita-
BILE, particularly where birds are plenty,
as it is bitter until ripe aud birds will
not molest it.
The second crop can be raised by once
irrigating as soon as the first crop 10
ready to harvest. Chickens, hogs and
cattle do not require it threshed, though
the process is simple and easy. Many
of my neighbors, who have witnessed
its growth and yield, will plant extern
sively Of it the coming season, believing
it to be the crop fer the country. To
those who anticipate raising little
chicks, or eggs for market, l would
recommend Egyptian corn"
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-30
THE PATTI. SEASON.
Manager Mayer Busy i'm In.
PreparaffOna

Preparaff0ns.
A little contretemps has been encoun-
tered by Mr.. Marcus r. Mayer in his
efforts to secure to the people of this
city night Of music by the acknowl-
ed Queen of Song" 1t had been his
expectation that the Grand Opera House
would be secured for this purpose. and
at the rate usually charged for a single
performance to other attractions. The
price for the house for night has usu-
ally been not above 500. At that
charge Mr.. Mayer would have been con-
tent to take the house. The manage
ment of the Grand, however, demanded
$500, or fifteen per cent. of the receipts
to allow the diua and her associate
artists to use the house for one night.
No city Of the size of this in the coun-
try has ever enjoyed such treat as
this, and the desire to have Patti visit
Los Angeles was largely on the part of
some of her publc.spirited citizens, who
were willing 10 make an effort and
sacrifice to win SO great dis.
tinction for the city. These are
determined not to be banked in their
enterprise, SO Mott Hall is spoken of as
the place. 1t seats more than the
Grand, and it's acoustic properties are
unapproachable. So these mat.
ters are represented. As it j
will hold more people, and cost less
money, Mr.. Mayer is disposed to favor
the lovers Of good music as far as pcssi-
BILE, and has therefore put the prices at
81. so. So, S. and S4. The sale of seats
will begin on Friday next at $50 A. M.
No stone will be left unturned to
bring this famous singer to Los An
geles. and people will have an oppor.
tunity of life time to hear one, who
in this line of the highest art. ranks |
facile princeps above all the singers of
this, or of any period.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-30
A MEXICAN DUEL.
No Dangerous Wounds-Patti too
Fatigued to Sing.

CITY OF MEXICO, December ga
duel was fought here yesterday between
Prince Augustin ltarbide and Sefor Car
cedo. both of whom are members of the
Jockey Club. The wesp MS used were
swords. The Prince Wounded his an.
tagonist in the shoulder, but not danger.
ously. The duel took place at the San
Lorenzo School of Artillery, and has ex.
cited much, comment, both gentlemen
being of the highest social standing.
The Prince is Well known in Washing.
ton society.
Nine. Patti arrived here to-day. 1t
is reported that she will not be able to
sing tomorrow night on account Of fa.
tigue.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-30
A moener,s Insane Act.

SAN JOSE, December 29.--About 1880
this morning Mrs. E. O'Leary Chaffers,
wife of the musician, threw an eleven
months old boy from second story win
dow Of the Russ House, while in fit
of insanity. The child struck an avn
ing and fell distance of eighteen feet
to the street, striking pile of dirt on its
head, causing a fracture of the skull and
concussion OF the brain. The woman
was taken to the county Jail, but at 6
P. M. left in charge of her husband for
San Francisco, where she will be con.
fined In DR.. Clark's private asylum. The
childs injuries are such that it is not
expected to live until morning.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-30
The Coast Road Not soid.

SAN Francisco, December 29.-It was
semi.efficially announced short time
ago that the terms of the sale of the
South Pacific Coast railroad 10 the
Southern Pacific Company had been
agreed upon and that the transfer would
be made early in the coming year. Sen,
ator J. G.. Fair to-day denied this. He
sald '"The road has not been sold nor
bargained for. My price was asked by
the Southern Pacific Company and l
named it, but they have not offered me
my price and there has been no sale."
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-30
RUSSIA PREPARING
To spring Upon Austria I'm 81
Emergency.

VIENNA, December 29.-The press is
becoming convinced that Russia is de-
termined upon war. Reports of in
crease in the Russian armament are con-
tinuslly coming to hand from various
sources. The latest intelligence of this
kind is to the effect that 300, 600 Rus
sian troops have been ordered to Massin-
koff, and that the occupants of 10000
houses have received official notification
that the soldiers will coon be billeted
in them. The Neu Erie Presse plainly
hints that the best thing Austria can do
is to submit to Russian wishes in order
to avoid a conflict.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-30
steamer sunk In shallow water

ALBANY, Or, December 29.-The Ore.
gon Pacific Railroad Company's new
steamer Bently, while attempting to res.
cue scow which was in danger from
drift. swung against the south pier of
the railroad bridge, knocking. a. large
hole in the bottom. She Immediately
filled and sank in fifteen feet OF water,
Twenty passengers, including six women,
were rescued by the steamer Three Sis
ters. The cargo, consisting Of 4000
bushels of wheat, will be total To-
The vessel is settling slowly, and if the
river continues to rise. which it proba-
bly, will, she will be total loss. She
cost SIG, 900 and is insured.