Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-05
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

IF Wnat JOnn i. Fredu, prominent
farmer of Walnut Glen, Montgomery
county, Penn, says is true, there is likely
to be some commotion in the Paris green
market, for Farmer Fredd declares that
there has appeared on his farm and ad-
joining farms destroyer of the potato
bug that can discount Paris green. And
the most important part of it is that this
new destroyer does not cost anything,
for 1t is living creature and seems to
be working for the mere pleasure of the
thing. The potato bug appeared in
Montgomery county in unusual num-
bers this season, which was thought
strange, as there had been none to speak
OF for the past two seasons. The other
day Farmer Fredd went out in his potato
field to dose the ravaging beetles with
Paris green, when he was surprised to
see none of them on his vines where he
started in, but they lay dead on the
ground by hundreds He went on, and
soon found an explanation of the curious
sight. He discovered a swarm of insects
the like of which he had never seen or
heard Of They were longer than the
potato beetle. but narrower, and had
red wings. They were bouncing down
on the potato pest as far as he could see.
One would seize potato bug, and evil
IDENTITY sting or bite it in the neck, when
the potato bug would drop instantly to
the ground dead. So fierce and untir-
ing WIS this winged Nemesis of the bug
from Colorado that not one was left alive
in its path, the ground being covered
with the pests between the rows. The
destroyers followed systematically the
rows of vines, some going in one direc-
ton across the field and some in another
There were thousands of the red winged
insects, and SO rapidly did they work
that they cleared the field of potato bugs
in few hours. Since Farmer Fredd
made his report on the discovery of this
strange but benefcent insect, other far
mers have come in with word that the
same fly i at work ON their potato fields,
and there'is consequently much Joy in
that potato growing neighborhood.
IT Is proposed-the idea originated
with Mayor Harrison--to extend the two
mile water tunnel at Chicago four miles
further into Lake Michigan, and with
the earth and rock taken out as the work
goes on to construct an artificial island
at the spot selected for the end of the
tunnel. The uses of this island would
be various. In the first place, it would
be the terminus of the great tunnel de
signed to supply the city with pure lake
water; then it would be used as the
location of lighthouse; and finally
turned to account as summer resort,
lawns being laid out and trees planted
on it. The consent of the Federal Gov
eminent would be requisite, of course,
the lake at such a distance from the shore
being in the jurisdiction of the United
States, but no difficulty on that score is
looked for. The formation of the island
would be made around the granite Grill
piles being driven below the water line
and the interstices filled with loose rock
The Mayor is very sanguine about the
feasibility of the project. 81 believe,
he says, chat capitalists will be willing
to invest in it, and not only build til,
island, but bore the tunnel for the priv
ilege such summer resort would furnish
l have been informed by prominent en-
gineers that the scheme is feasible, ant
prominent contractor has tod me tina
he could raise the money for such pur
pose without an effort Chicago hasn'
got decent lake resort to her name
Such an island would as soon as it i
completed become one of the most pop
ular resorts of the city, During TIN
summer months it would be visited b.
thousands of people every day and night
The privilege of landing excursion boat
there would be worth big sum, an
other concessions would swell tn
amount. am confident the city coult
easily obtain the consent of the Fedora
Government.
THE Japanese building, Hooden, as i
is called, has been carefully reproduced
Mt the Worlds Fair. 1t represents tn,
architecture of three different epochs
The central portion belongs to the seven
teenth century, the south wing to tn,
fifteenth century, and the north wing t,
the eleventh century. The main struc
ture has double roof, sloping in grace
full curves on four sides from gablet
over-roof. Two striking features of tn
exterior decoration are weathercock
representing the bird hoo. They ar
cast in metal called kodo, an alloy O
gold and copper. In the principal por
ton are three large images of Buddha
carved in wood by the famous sculpto
10 Che. Rich traceries of wondrou
color adorn the ceiling, and their effec
is intensified by the skillful introduction
of precious stones. Walls and doors ar
overlaid with gold leaf. Panels con
tanning either scenes from the paradis
of Buddha or texts from the sacred book
are disposed alternately as decorativ
scheme. Western art may initiate bu
hardly equal this decorative work. TIL
original editice-the seat of the grea
house of Tokugawa for nearly tire
hundred years-has had most remark
able history. Although many destruc
tive wars have occurred since its erection
yet the exquisite decorations remain sub
stantialv intact.
Mr.. HEN II V. SPENCER, Superin
tendeit of tt, Poor for Oswego County
n. y, VIII has traced the history O
many paup r families back for two c
three sener atoms, is in favor of separat
ing the parents and children and bindin
the latter out in respectable families