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The Washington critic., 1888-09-21
Important Private PAPERS stolen.

The New York Timcs's Washington
correspondent telegraphs that not long
ago Secretary of State Bayard and Pen
sion Commissioner Black were recently
the victims OF sneak thief or thieves,
who stole private letters from
their desks Soon aftcrward extracts
from these letters appeared in ccrtnin
Republican newspapers ms the basis for
partisan criticism of the Democratic of
liccrs Some days ago Postmaster-Gcn-
ernl Dickinson discovered that pack
age Of letters, among which were let
tcrs from his wife, his young child, and
his brother, A. ID. Dickinson of New
York, had been stolen from his office
desk Two days after the robbery cN-
tracts from some of these letters, show
ing on their face that they were from
private communications, were published
in New York paper. On Monday Inst
First Assistant Postmastcr-GencralS SteV-
cnson was away from his Office. lie
returned ON Tuesday to find that his
desk had heen rillcd Of number of
! business and private letters. On We'd
ncsday some of these letters appeared
in the same New York paper. The
robbcries are severely denounced by men
of both parties.
Henry Bettus, colored, was found insane
| before Jury in the CITY Hall to-day.
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William II. IToughton g Co. are now open and
ready Tor business az their elegant new store
191S and 1920 Z st. n. W. They are olerihg
solid OAK bedroom set three pcces) aJ SO, tle
host value for the money In the CITY Iheir
stock In interior decorations, draperieS parlof
and chamber furniture, woodwork, wall naper'
laccs trngos, bedding. carpets, rugs dmlng'
room furniture, mantels, tios, brasses and spo.
cial designing is complete and ineXhaustible at
prices no one can complain OF. rms nrm makes u
snecialty of n certain class of goods that can
not be found in any other establishment south
OF New York After an experience Of nearly
seventeen years In this business we solicit your
trade and orders and guarantee all prices, be-
lievlng that we can do as we'll as any firm in
our line
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improvements in southeast washington.

According To the recent amendment OF the
charter Of the Anacostia aud Potomac Railroad
that line was CIV en- permission to lay branch
along G. street southeast. This cannot be
done, however, until the street is improved
and, MS the residents of southeast Washington
arc desirous of having the railway, Citizens
Association No, , held a meeting last night
aud adopted resolutions asking that the street
be improved from Eleventh 10 Seventeenth
streets, and that Fifteenth street be improved
from Maryland avenue northeast to X street
southeast Messrs. Weller, Lehman aud
Benjamin were appointed q committee to see
the Commissioners. Officers were elected as
follows: DIR. j. A. H. McKim, president; II
B. Stocking, secretary; NJ. |. Weller treasurer
and Johu L. llerrell, DR.. j. A. Ii. Mckim
George Il. Hardin, Il. A. lehman, Michael i.
Weller, Eugene f. Arnold, 4. StarOo Farrow,
V. b. Edwards, DR., j. Lee Adams, Il. B
Stockton, D. w. Bahson and j. X. Nottingham
delegates to the Committee Of One Hundred
The alternltes elected are; Harry p. Goodwin
i. f. Guy j. ", Mckee, G. 4. Bride, q. A
Shields and John II. Walter.
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THE DOCTORS ADJOURN.
Close of the First Triennial Congress OF
PhYsicians and SnrGcOns.

Physicians and Surgeons.
Yesterday afternoon the Medical So
cictics all finished their series of meet
lngs and adjourned, most Of them for
Il year. The Association of American
Surgeons elected officers for the coming
year, as follows: President, Dr. ID. w.
!Clprycr. Boston; Vice-prcsidentS. DR.
r. Y. Richardson, of New Orleans, and
DR.. j. b. Roberts, of Philadelphia; sec
rotnIw DR.. j. r. Wcist, of Richmond.
Ind. treasurer, DIR. L. S. Conner, of
Cincinnati recorder, DIR. j. Ewing
Mcars of Philadelphia. Council-Dt.
W. f. Peck, of Davenport, Iowa; DIR. s.
w. Gross, of Philadelphia; DR. John 5.
Billings, U. $. A.. of Washington.
Chairman of Committee of Arrange
ments, DIR. John s. Billings, q. s. A.,
Washington. The next meeting OF the
association will take place in this city
on the first Tuesday in May, $50.
Last night the congress held ITS fnnl
session in the lecturc-room OF the Nation
al Museum Dr. Billings's address on
Medical Museums was closely listened to
and warmly applaudcd, and after remarks
by some OF the other doctors general
reception was held in the Army Medical
Museum.
The doctors are leaving town in large
numbers to-day. though many VIII stay
| some days to make tours of the Libraries
and museums here of special interest
| A number are inspecting the new Johns
| Honllins Hospital in Baltimore, to-day
| Thc total number of attendants on the
| congress is said to have exceeded loul
hundred
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RnrlnI permits Issnch.

Burial permits have been issued during
the past ~ hours by the Health Officer
as follows; Joseph j. Free, 73 years Jane
llcnly u. Evans years Mary Rcnhard,
- years; Howard -. Gunder - days ;
Alice ID. German. 10 years Marguerite
brandt, 20 years Mary @. Diver, l year;
Lucy Lane sstcr, l year, and the following
cOlDicd James Arthur Cook, day- Susaa
Dickson, 10 years David Middleton, 4
years Susie TyIoe, 90 years
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nIarrinre Licanses .

James j. Fitzgerald and Mary L. Nc
Kinney, Edward l3oGiman aud May H.
Beach, AleXandno, Va; john r. Reed,
Norfolk, Va. and Mamie =, Crenshaw,
e. Is; John Price and Clara Butler; John
II. =. Fisher and Polly Alckenny: George
N Uolc and Mary savoy Richard Il.
!Nsht and llUuho bland, Prince George
lnlnty, Md. John Catlctt and Mary John
son: Thomas II. Jackson, city, and Mile
l.. Hoard, Orange County, Va.
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LATEST PARIS NOVELTIES

STOCK OF THE
LATEST PARIS NOVELTIES
IN SILKS, SATINS, VELVETS CLOTHS AND
ALIrWOOL DRESS FABRICS, WHICH ARE
THE "CORRECT STYLES AND C0LORlNGS'
FOR THE AUTUMN AND WINTER OF 1883.
80
NOVELTIES IN PARIS CONDENSATION
SUITS FROM SS TO S25.
NOVELTIES IN IMPORTED JERSEYS,
HANDKERoHIEFS, HOSIERY AND KID
IMMENsE ASSORTMENT OF MOURNING
FABRICS" FROM THE MOST CELEBRATED
EUROPEAN MANUFACTURERS.
NEW IRISH AND GERMAN TABLE LINENS,
NAPKINS, TOWELS, CRASHES AND BED
LINENS AT LOWEST PRICES.
PURE WOOL BLANKETS, MARSEILLES
QUILTS. THESE GOODS ARE DIRECT IN.
FORMATIONS AND PERSONAL SELECTIONS
FROM FIRST HANDS IN NEW YORK DURING
/ WOULD ADVISE MY CUSTOMERS TO
MAKE THEIR PURCHASES NOW, WHILE
THE ASSIGNMENTS ARE COMPLETE, AS
THERE Is ALWAYS A SCARCITY LATER IN
THE SEASON OF THE MOST DESIRABLE
TEXTURES.
sy-SPECIAL APARTMENT FOR DISPLAY
NC EVENING GOODS BY GASLIGHT.
ew-PLAIN FIGURES AND CORRECT
PRICES.
SEATON PERRY,
Perry Building, Pennsylvania avenue, corner
Ninth street. Established 1SaO.
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The Richmond and Danvlllo Oaicers.

The Richmond state says; AFTER a long
continued agitation of the matter of location
Of the general offices Of the Richmond and
Danville system-after three removals, first
TO Washington, lhcn back To Richmond and
then to Washington again-the board Of di-
rectors decided 10 have them located perma-
nenty IN Washington. But now that Colonel
7. NJ. Il. Tacott has accepted the yIce-presi.
dency Of the company with Office IN Richmond,
It is possible, If not probable, that the general
headquarters will be brought back TO Rich
mond. We learn that several OF the director:
are anxious TO have them removed TO this city
at an early date.n
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Rcrnion of nnptIs Is at Pen Mar. speolaI

Oh Thursday next, the 20th inst, the Bap-
tsts will hold their annual reunion at Pen
Mar, For this occasion the b. 4 Q. h X.
will run special excursion to this delightful
resort, and sell round-trip tickets Mt very low
rntes. The train win leave b. e o. Depot
Thursday. September 20, at 3 Il. m, stopping
al Takorna, Silver Spring Rockville, Gaithers-
burg Boyds and Barnosyille. The rate from
Washington will be Sl.50, and correspond
ingly low rates from the other stations
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PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

Mrs Bushrod Robinson, wife of the promi-
nent Avenue merchant, is seriously i'll.
Mr.. Jacob and Frank Chadeayne OF New
York are here on short vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Paul Jones have re-
turned to the city, and have moved into their
new residence, No, 20OG Il street northwest.
Mr.. Frank A. Carle, managing editor of the
st. Paul Pioneer Press for nearly eight years,
will be in Washington October to spend the
winter. lie viii devote his time to editorial
correspondence. Mr.. Gray, the Washington
correspondent of the paper, will remain in
charge of the news service.
Registered in New York last evening: Sena-
tor George Of Mississippi and Second Assistant
Postmaster-G General Knott at the New York
HOTEL Congressman O'Neill Of Missouri,
Campbell of Ohio, Matson of Indiana and Sen
ator Vest at the 81. James; Inspector-General
of Steam Vessels James A. Dumont at the
Westminster and Congressman Patrick a,
Collins at the Hoffman.
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WASHINGTON CRITIC.
CITY SPECIALS.
CIrnrs. cIrnrs. Tnbncco. s.

"Opera Bouquet" "Opera Bouquet Cigars SC.
each. "Saborose" Cigars, "SaborOsa' Cigars &c.
Liberal discount by the box First-class chow.
ing and smoking tobaococ3 at lower prices than
elsewhere. Lovers Of the weed will do well TO
call and examine these splendid goods
NJ. n 7. METzGEU,
Az Seventh street u, W.
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ALL AMElICANLRACES.

Summary of the Mount Won and Lost
by the Leaders.
The Goodwin brothers d New York have
lust issued another numHr of their official
turf guide, the present issudcontaining results
of all races run in America until aud includ-
ing last Saturday, beside buch other data of
interest to turrmen. The table Of jockeys
mounts showing the work of the principal
riders this season, is particularly interesting.
Following is summary ofthe mounts won
and lost Inv the lealets:
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will find IL to their advantage to examine the
stoTk OF Furniture, Carpets aud stoves that Is
offered for the next thirty days Mt 30 per cent.
below regular prices ut the Mammoth Install
ment House of John Rudden $50 and 032 Sew
onth street northwest All on small weekly or
monthly payments TO suit purchasers. This oX-
cellcnt opportunity Is seldom offered TO buyers
on the !nstalmcnt plan.
The Washington critic., 1888-09-21

Fresh Alderney butter, churned every morn
ing and delivered in u ID ward" prints, 40c.
per Id. Also cottage cheese, buttermilk and
sweet milk, &c. per at. Cream. 1bc.per qt.
The Washington critic., 1888-09-21
CHILL Y

September mornings an d
evenings admonish you that
Overcoat days are at hand.
The vast "piles" and "heaps"
that we've put on display ad-
monish us to call your atten-
ton to the fact. We never
had a line so complete. We
never had them at prices so
low. In making up our Fall
Stock we've gone another
notch above our standard of
quality and makeup, and to-
day we announce the largest
and most complete stock of
Fall and Winter Clothing ever
shown in Washington.
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Hnmselseepers

Buy your coal at low prices this month. S. G.
Carter; telephone 603-2,
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Ladies' Royal Kid Button, Common Sense
and Opera Toe with Patent-Lcather Tips, So 90
GAnTREfI's 900 Seventh street.
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National Theatre Habituates
solid Oak Bed-Room Set, Ses.

VIII find sulllvan's place. at 1905 Il street, an
excellent resort for refreshments between the
The Washington critic., 1888-09-21

or Every Description.
Fall overcoats. Eiseman Bros, 1tl and L,
manufacturing clothiers aud tallors.
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Iienioval.

j. T. Dyer has removed his real estate office to
1904 street northwest.
The Washington critic., 1888-09-21
1t Is the Best.

70 10 John Il. Kelly, stalls 6lS, go and $50
Centre Market and DOG aud 2OS Northern Lib
erty. Corned beef a specially
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Visiting Cards neatly engraved from your
plates at 10 cents per hundred. KERvAND, 1912
Pennsylvania avenue.
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Ask for IL. Schlltzs Milwaukee Lager Beer
For sale by all leading houses.
The Washington critic., 1888-09-21
"AIderney Dairy Wagons {"

Monograms and address dies stamped In
colors at low figures. KERvAND's, 1912 Penn
sylvania avenue.
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A now soft silk is called Arabian, but IL is
woven in France, is much used for the long
sashes slung twice around the waist that are
SO frequent feature in fall importations Of
Pnri gowns.
The Washington critic., 1888-09-21

Wills Ice Co.'S Penobscot Iee-red wagons.
The Washington critic., 1888-09-21

Lithograph Cheek Books made TO order.
Handsome designs. KERvAND, 1912 Pennsyl-
vania avenue.
We have reduced another lot of fine suiting
to $50 to order. Eiseman Bros, corner 9TH
and L, manufacturing tailors and clothiers.
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Is Your Property Insured I?
II not, consult GuRLEY Bros, 1919 + st. n. W.
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A urUMN OpENINe.
sEAToN PERRY,

(Successor to Perry & Brother),
WILL OPEN ON MONDAY. SEPTEMBER II,
VERY LARGE AND COMPLETE
STOCK OF THE
The Washington critic., 1888-09-21

For Washington spring Lamb
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Judge Miller has taken the personal
bonds of seven Italians who havc been
obstlucting the street In front of tho
I;ovemmcnt Printing Ohlcc. Complaint.
had been made by tho merchants OF that
locality.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-29
SATURDAY EVENINGS NEWS.

Reports from Corea indicate that a decla-
ration of independence of that country may
shortly be expected.
A passenger train on the Chesapeake &
Ohio railroad jumped the track near Charles
ton, West Virginia, Saturday morning The
train caught fire and the fireman and conduc-
tor were burned to death.
A brakeman named Brady split open the
heads of an engineer and fireman at Fort
Worth, Texas, aud escaped Friday night.
A long line of rain soaked democrats
passed in review before President Cleveland
in New York Saturday. The noticeable
feature of the parade was the large number
of bands.
J. A. Swan, ex-treasurer of Knoxville
Tenn, who is charged with being short in
his accounts some S25 900, was in St Louis,
yesterday, and said there was no foundation
for the charges.
James c. Talmage, convicted at Keytes-
vile, Mo-, of the murder of Charles =. Tidd,
has been granted new trial because two of
the jurors were found to be related to the
defendants wife.
Two freight trains on the Chicago, St.
Paul and Milwaukee railroad colided at
Mlnneaville, Missouri, Saturday morning
Two firemen and two brakemen were killed.
1t it officially stated that in Belgrade
a special commission, to include 20 persons
and to include representatives of all parties
will be appointed to frame a new constitution
for Servia. King Milan will be president
Twenty persons were severely injured
during the row at the Boulanger meeting IN
the Sale Wagram, France last night
Miss Alice Madgett of East Tilton, N. H.,
jumped from the through Canadian Pacific
train at that place Friday night and was
thrown about 20 feet striking on the side
track. Her injuries are dangerous.
American steamer IIaytian Republic wa,
captured while attempting to force the block
ade of the insurgent port Of st. Marca, witt
rebel troops, arms and ammunition on board
The vessel has been brought to Port-au
Prince and her case referred to the prize
court.
If the Manitoba government resigns, al
seems to be the present intention, the prov
ince will be 10 a very bad box, as dissolu
ton of the legislature would likely follow
and Manitoba could count on having railway
competition blocked for year or two.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-29
P. T. BARNUM.
His Opinion OF the Results of Demo
cratic Rule.

BRIpGEPoRT. CT, Oct 27.
over three thousand people assembled at
the Gem rink last evening to hear United
States Senator W. 7. Frye of Maine, talk on
the tariff. L. T. Barnum made the opening
address, in which he said
was never more in earnest and sincere in
my life than in 1884, when publicly offered
to sell all my real estate in Bridgeport for
ne-quarter less than its value at that time
in case Cleveland was elected President. He
was elected, but, fortunately, majority in
the United States Senate was, and still is,
opposed to the democratic doctrine of fire.
trade. Consequently, the value of real es-
tate here is not, as yet, decreased. Still, al
though had for years built twenty or more
houses each year, my dread of the proba-
bility of free trs lie has been so great that
have not built a single ouse since Cleveland
was elected four years ago, and now make
this offer in writing, and will put up $50 600
in cash, binding myself to sell every building
and every inch of land around Bridgepoi t
for 25 per cent. less than present prices, if
Cleveland and a democratic majority in bot h
houses Of Congress are elected, and l ~ill
give $4,000 to any man who will secure q
$, Indicate before election that will put up a
like sum binding themselves to accept this
offer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-29
CHINA INDIGNANT.
The Chinese Times Makes Threats of
What May Be Done.

SAN Francisco, Oct. 21.
The steamer Arabic arrived at San Fran
cisco from Hong Kong and Yokohama yes
terday, bringing a statement published in
the Chinese Times to the effect that the ac-
of the Chinese minister to the United States
in the matter of the treaty which was re-
Gently rejected by the Chinese government
has excited SO great SIN animosity against
him in kwantung that endeavors were made
by an angry mob to wreck the minister's
home residence.
The Chinese Times also contains letter
signed by the Pekin official, and written just
after the news had reached China that the
United States Senate had passed the exclu-
sion bill. The following is an extract taken
from the letter:
If the obooxious American bill is carried
in effect. there will be no other course
open to China. consistent with her dig nifty as
a nation, than to adopt retalitory measures
by prohibiting the citizens of the United
States from coming to China. This will be
by no means proportioiate to the harm done
the Chinese interests in America but it will
have to be done to show that the Chinese
can do the same thing. And if this will
have the effect of bringing the United States
to fairness and reason, then it will be q
question for China to cancel her treaties
made with that country, to recall her subjects
from here, to expel all the United States
citizens from the country and cease all rela-
tions and intercourse, diplomatic and COM
mercial, from that country.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-29
MAINE BREvITIES.

DIR. Albion p. Carr of Mechanic Falls,
who went to the war as surgeon of the 4th
Maine regiment, died Saturday afternoon
aged nearly sixty-tour years. He had been
sick for several months, his disease probably
arising from a wound received at the battle
of Charlottesville.
The safe at the post Office at Springvale
was cracked Friday night, and money and
stamps to the value of $3.50 taken. At W.
II Nason's mill the safe was also blown open
and SIS taken. There is no clue to the bur
glars.
The total stock Of the national banks of
Maine is $40, $50, 900. They have surplus
of over two and half millions, and have is
sued their notes to the amount of S44 600.
Their to al deposits from Maine business
men average about eleven millions, while
their loans aggregate nearly twice as much.
There are seventy-fve national banks in the
State.
As Mrs, Amelia Sawyer of Webbs Mills
Casco, was attempting to kindle a FIRE with
benzine, the other day, it suddenly blazed up
and burned one of her hands fearfully and
scorched her eyebrows, says the Mechanic
Falls Ledger.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-29
Spring Wheat Movements.

ST. PAUL, Oct. 81.
Since the beginning of the spring wheat
crop movement, Sept. /, Minneapolis and
Duluth have taken in 43 $780, ,0l9 bushels of
wheat Estimates by crop experts at the be-
ginning were that the total receipts at these
two places for the crop year would not
reach 40 ,000, 900 bushels, against $4,000, 900
bushels during the previous crop year. If
the estimates of forty millions were correct
then the crop is one third in, and by adding
that now in the country elevators, one half of
all, above bread and seed, has left farmers
hands. If the public and private estimates
of sixty million bushels for the total crop
year are correct, then the amount to come
here and go to Duluth, will naturally fall
much under the forty million bushel- point.
The bread and seed will take approximately
twenty million bushels, and surely all the
remainder will never enter these cities. On
the basis of sixty million bushel crop, it
may be very safely set down that half the
wheat that will come has already arrived,
for country mills use several millions for
merchant milling above what they consume
for home bread. In addition there are some
millions of wheat shipped out south of this
city TO outside mills. In view of these facts
many nillers in this city are laying aside as
much wheat as they can get hold of with
which to piece out the tail end of the year.
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THE THREE AMERICAS.
What IL Said Of Benefits to Arise From
the Proposed Congress-

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.
Today's Capital in an article on the proposed
Congress of the three Americas says:
The importance of the bill, which the
presidents signature made a law, providing
for congress of the American nations in
1889, for the purpose of adopting a uniform
system of weights and measures, common
silver coinage laws, for the regulation of
patents, for copyrights, trademarks, etc.
and an equitable method of set
ting all international disputes, can
hardly be overestimated. With the
strikes and certain branches of
trade paralyzed by overproduction, it is inex-
phcable that our manufacturers should not
have made greater efforts to compete with
the English, French and Germans in Spanish
America. The market, which, geographi-
cally considered, we should easily control,
II time ever becomes an item of value TO our
easy going southern nei shbors, our share of
this enormous and highly lucrative commerce
should speedily rise above the shameful and
neagre tenth with which we seem ut present
aud our merchandise should be
carried, too, in American ships"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-29

People around here have some compensa-
tion for the cold damp autumn in the fact
that the little thread worm has not destroyed
or in fact infested the apples at all. Where
none have been spared except Bildwins and
Rhode Island Greetings for the last three
years there are this year none of its ravages.
We know ii must have been the effects of
the weather, for tree af very early apples
was all spoiled about the middle of August,
and the portion of the Winthrop Greetings
which first fell, was infected, but those
which remained on the tree and those which
dropped later, were not affected after the
first frost. Porters we're not touched at all
If this pest has been permanently killed out,
Maine can well rejoice over those hard early
frosts, even at the expense of her corn and
beans