Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-14

Take our cherries to begin with. We
have. first, the shrubby choke cherry,
which unquestionably might become the
parent of an improved dwarf ironclad
fruit, either directly developed from the
best among the wildings, or aided by
crossings with foreign species. The
dwarf Black Hills cherry, probably the
largest of our natives, would, perhaps,
cross well with the choke cherry. Among
the innumerable wild bird cherries"
even in the wild state, selections could
easily be made OF trees producing very
large and good fruit. with which to
make an advantageous start. while the
black cherry might be made the founda-
ton for another race similar to the for
eign heart cherries.
When we come to the plums it is seen
at once that nature has laid broad
foundation for us to build upon in our
variant native species-east, west and
selections from which are already
widely cultivated. 1t is easy to believe
that from these can be educed fruit far
superior to and widely different from
anything yet known. It would not be
surprising to zee plums from this stock
reaching eventually the size and quality
Of the apricot, with a vigor Of tree far
beyond that Of any foreign stone fruit
With this abundant material, and all the
acquired skill Of modern science, and
with these natives and all their relatives
from other continents to work with, our
skilled horticulturists ought to produce
remarkable results within a compare
lively brief time.-vick's Magazine.
Csss Of ANITA
Ants are terrible fighters. They have
very powerful jaws, considering the size
Of their bodies, and therefore their
method Of fighting is by biting. They
will bite one another and hold on with
= wonderful grip Of the jaws. even after
their legs have been bitten off by other
ants Sometimes six or eight ants will
be clinging with death grip to one an
other, making peculiar spectacle, some
with leg gone. and some with half the
body gone. One singular. fact is that the
grip Of an ants jaw is retained even
after the body has been bitten off and
nothing but the head remains This
knowledge is possessed by certain tribe
Of Indians in Brazil, South America,
who put the ants to very peculiar use
When an Indian gets cash cut in his
hand, instead Of having his hand sewed
together as the physicians do in this
country, he procures five or six large
black ants. and. holding their heads near
the cash, they bring their jaws together
in biting the flesh, and thus pull the two
sides of the cash together. Then the
Indian pinches off the bodies Of the ants,
and leaves their heads clinging to the
flesh, which is held together until the
cash is perfectly hcaled.-Interview in
st. Louis Globe Democrat
| No Buake.
1t having been rumored that promi-
nent Detroiter had been bunkoed out OF
$500 in New York city, friend called
upon him and told him what was said,
and asked him if there WAS an, truth IN
the report.
Not an iota, SIR ~as the indignant
response.
Its singular how the report started. "
80 it is, and i'll could trace il back
I'd make the liar eat his words"
| Il thought it was odd"
80 it is The only thing can think
Of to give rise to such . story is the fact
that met a young man in New York
| who said he had drawn two valuable
books in lottery. He offered me one Of
them if would 20 along and get it.
went and found they had lottery draw
ing in the same room. l bought 500
worth Of tickets and drew a Waterbury
watch. but was never lucky in such
things. The idea that l could be taken
in BY such . bunko man! I'd like to
get my hands on some Of those fellows
Who start such lying reportsr'-Detroit
Free Press.
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