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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-03-13
DeLand, Fla, Wednesday, March Is, 1896.

whole State, as it is sure to do unless
opposed.
THE CHANCE OF A LIFETIME TO KILL OUT
THE PEST.
The unprecedented freezes of this
winter have done at least this one good
thing-they have totally destroyed the
orange leaves and all the scales occurring
on them. The cold weather has already
killed nine hundred and ninety nine
| thousands of the red scales-it only re-
mains for us to kill the remaining few
If it were possible to secure prompt and
concerted action in all localities where
the red scale occurs it would be possible
to eradicate the insect from the State.
1t is the only chance that is likely to
occur for generations. The few remain
ing scales that have lived through the
freezes are mostly on the fallen fruit,
which has not yet rotted, while some
and other evergreen plants. II the
oranges can be buried and the evergreens
cut down or defOlated and burned, the
red scale will become a thing of the
past.
IS 1T FEASIBLE TO ERADICATE THE SCALE
Much as | would like to answer the
question affirmatively l am obliged to
state that DO not believe it is practi-
cable, although any steps that may be
taken against the white fly go a long
way toward extirminating the red SCALE
The fact that the red scale is found
living on fallen oranges and also on more
evergreen plants than is the white fly,
renders it very improbable that any act
ion could be taken sufficiently connected
to kill all red scale. However in all
localities where the red scale has been
only recently introduced it is certainly
possible to fully extern mate the pest.
In such cases it is impossible to urge too
strongly the advantage of great and CO.
certed action in the whole infected To-
cality. 1t occurs on thousands of fallen
fruits and on vegetation in the vicinity
of infested trees and the chances are
that some one will have sour orange or
fail to cut down all the infested vege-
tation and the scale will start again.
GROWERS SHOULD CLEAR THEIR GROVES.
Though l am compelled to believe
that it is impractioable to entirely
eradicate the red scale in all the scale
infested regions am of the opinion that
every grower should Immediately take
steps to clear his grove of the pest. The
groves once cleared it will be compare
lively simple to eradicate the pest as
soon as it appears again.
WHAT TO DO.
The steps to be taken are few and are
not difficult to put in practice.
l. Pick off all fruit hanging on the
trees and rake together all fallen fruit
and bury it several inches deep. This
should be done whether the fruit is badly
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-03-13
Vol. XXI. No. L. Whole No. 055.
For THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT.
How To Cope With the Re- Scale.

For The FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT.
How To Cope With the Re- Scale.
The red scale is unquestionably the
greatest enemy of the orange next to the
white fly. 1t is said to have first ap-
peared in Flo ida in the grove OF Messrs.
Holmes an Robinson near Orlando,
where it Wal. first noticed in the Spring
Of 1879 on a sour orange tree brought
from Cuba in 1874. 1t is known to occur
on various plants in Cuba. 1t gradually
spread from this one tree until now it
occurs In nearly all the groves in central
Orange county. 1t has also appeared at
various other points in this State and in
Louisiana. 1t is everywhere spreading
and causing greater and greater damage.
Outside of Florida and Louisiana it is
known tc occur only in Cuba and in
Queensland, Australia, though a related
species causes great damage in CalifOr-
mia.
Probably all are familiar with the out
ward appearance of the pest. 1t is true
scale. circu.ar in form, nearly fiat, dark
reddish brown in color, with IA central
lighter spot. When fully grown the
female measures from 1-16 to 1-9 inch
in diameter. The eggs are laid under
the scale and the young insects crawl
about for few hours after Matching.
After "a hours they have settled for life.
The females are not winged as in case Of
the white fly, and consequently cannot
travel about before deposting their
eggs. At most the young scales can
crawl but a few feet, though they may
be carried to greater distances by other
insects, spiders or birds to which they
may cling. The spread of the pest
through a grove, and especially from
one grove to another, is very slow as
compared with the white fly.
DAMAGE 1T CAUSES.
This pest attacks both leaves and
fruits, and besides weakening the tree,
renders the fruit unsightly and often
unpalatable. To prepare the fruit of
badly infested groves for market it is
necessary to rub or wash the scales off
a laborous and costly operation, endan-
gering the keeping qualities of the fruit.
1t is no exaggeration to condrm that it
causes tens of thousands of dollars loss
annually.
The related red scale of California
proves to be even more difficult to COM
bat than the much dreaded cottony
cushion SCALE Its ravages have become
so serious that scraping has been largely
given up for fumigatiOn-an operation
recurring an outfit worth 800 to $500,
and costing SO cents to 100 per tree
Hundreds of thousands of trees have
been fumigated thus at a cost of hun
dreds of thousands of dollars. We will
probably have to use the same means in
Florida if the red scale Overruns the |
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-03-13

infested or not as it is needful to Kill
every scale. An easy method of carry
ing out this Recommendation would be
to plOW furrow between each row of
trees, rake the oranges in and cover
ercised to bury every orange not thor
oughly rotted.
3. Cut down and burn all cape iessa-
mines and camellia shrubs and cut down
and defoliate and burn or bury all ever
green plants, vines, shrubs or trees Oc-
curing in the grove or within twenty
feet Of the infested groves. Note, pines,
cedars, and other conifers oaks, Chero
kee roses, and cabbage palmettos may
be exempted as the red scale is not known
to occur on them. All cape jessamines
in infested regions should be cut to the
ground and burned So as to make doubly
sure of the eradication of the white ay
Spanish bayOnets should be buried as
they do not burn readily. ALI date and
other palms, and all saw palmettos in
the grove or within twenty feet Of the
infested trees must have leaves cut off
and burned. The most important plant
to cut down or defoliate are the cape
jessamine, loquat plum, camelias, cam.
phor, Spanish bayOnet, but is not safe
to spare green foliage of any kind except
in cases of plants mentioned above. In
all this scale occurs on fifteen plants,
among others on mock orange prunus
carolina) English Ivy, date palm, bear
grass yucca filamantosa) citrus trifoli-
alta, sago palm, coontie and many other
palms
In no case need the plant be killed
when cut down or defoliated, In few
months they will grow up again as good
as ever. In most groves it will be only
a few days work to carry out to letter
the instructions given above and com
pletely kill out the red scale. A careful
watch should be kept during the summer
and if by chance few scales do escape
the infested trees and those adjoining
should be cut to the trunk and burned
By exercising reasonable care there is no
reason why the grove could not be kept
free from the scale permanently.
PROMPT ACTION NECESSARY.
1t is necessary that the recommends
tion be put into effect within the next
few days, as the work must be finished
before the first new growth comes out
and furnishes arefuge for hungry scales.
Probably new growth will begin 60 show
in ten days or within two weeks at least.
This means the WORK must commence
at once.
To have these ravenOus foes, the white
fly and the red scale attacking the
groves just as they are coming into bear
ing seems almost certain ruin to the
principal industry of the State. The
white fly and red scale should be COM
pletely eradicated The red scale can
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-04-10
Useful Parrots.

Il has hitherto been customary to frit-
ter away tho intellectual force of par
rots by merely teaching them to say
Pretty Poll" and things Of that sort,
but the municipal authorities of a
French town have instituted what it is
to bo hoped will become q general re-
form.
Tho poor box at the town hall, II
seems, had for long time been in q
condition discreditable to tho more pros
porous of the inhabitants. To remind
them of their duty toward their poorer
neighbors q parrot was purchased. which
was installed close to the box and train
cd to cry, "For the poor, IL you pleased"
Tho result, it appears, has been high
ly satisfactory, pence and silver coin
having been freely given in response to
the birds appeal.
The idea is capable Of being applied
in u variety Of ways. Parrots might be
used, for example, to warn passersby of
the proximity of wet paint on fences or
shop fronts, or to remind people on en-
tering house to wipo their feet.
In fact, parrots might DO made really
useful members Of society. Youths
Companion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-04-10

Q OKarl's Clover Root, the great blood
purifier gives freshness and clearness
to the complexion and cures constipa-
tion, 25cts., 50cts., Sl.00, Sold by j.
G. King & Co.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-04-10
TOWER HILL.
The Most Important Eminence and Mos,
Notable Spot In All London.

The Most Important Eminence and Mes.
Notable Spot In All London.
Tower hill is perhaps both the most
important eminenco and tho most nota-
ble spot in all tho metropolis. Few Of
us, as we pass IL on asteamer or cross It
on our route to the Ankwerkes Pack
ago, at the commencement of our au-
tumnal holiday, think what great per.
sons have quietly lived there, and what
others, equally great, have wept and
died upon It, To II, or rather to Great
Tower street, came Rochester to pursue
his trade as an Italian fortune teller
while the bedizened Buckingham often
walked thither in order to consult a
conjurer, shrewd, farseeing rogue,
who, when FELTON, bought at the cutters
shop on the summit of the hill for ,
shilling the knife with which he killed
the dukes father, may have known for
what purpose IL was required.
William Penn was born on this hill
In house close to London wall. Forty.
four years later-that is, in A. ID. 1855
"A poet lay dead, cholSed by crust
which starvation had urged him TO de-
YOUR too greedily, in an upper room of
the Bull tavern. This was the i'll fated
Otway. At the time when the son of tho
muses. lay dead, Betterton, the celebrat.
cd founder Of the stage after tho resto.
ration, was wringing tears from tho eyes
Of the public, not for tho famishcd
dead, but at his own fictitious sorrows
in "Venice Preserved"
II was in Great Tower street that
Peter the Great used to pass his even.
ings drinking hot pepper and brandy
with his boon companion, Lord Car
marthen. In tho neighborhood Of
Little Tower street, which can scarcely
be supposed to have been inspiring,
Thomson composed his Summer In
Grub street, the supposed lurking place
Of many mute, inglorious Milton,
much hack literary work waa effected,
none Of which has survived the touch of
times destroying hand. .-Gentlemans
Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-04-10
Tint Troublesome Mcrlngnc.

Tho secret of making tho meringue
for lemon pies SO that it stands tall and
thick is in the baking. Whip the whites
Of the eggs to froth that will not fall
out Of tho bowl when turned upside
down. Put in about tablespoonful of
granulated sugar for each white, stir
very little, spread it on tho pies when
they are just done and still baking hot
without taking them out of tho oven
and let them bake with the oven open.
If made hot enough to brown, tho me-
ringue will surely fall and become
worse than nothing. Five to ten minutes
is enough to bake the meringue dry and
straw colored. Sift granulatod sugar
on the top of tho meringue rs soon az
spread on tho pic before baking. Phil
adelphia Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-04-10
MYSIIElED AUTHORS.
Father Prout Made II His Business to Hoax
Notable Characters.

Notable Characters.
Authors have often mystifed tho pub
lie, but man who made business Of
mystifying professional writers Is q not
able character. Such q one, however,
was the Rev. Francis Mahony. better
known rs Father Prout." His favorite
trick was to take well known and pop
ular poem, translate it into another lam
guage, boldly assert that in its now
form 1t possessed great antiquity and
charge the author with having stolen 1t.
This trick he played on more than one
noted author during the early days OF
the present century, and each was soroly
puzzled to explain the identity of the
poem which he knew to be his own with
that In a foreign language.
Prout translated Moore's "Go Where
Glory Waits Thee into excellent
French verse, attributed IL to Nine. La
Comtesse de Chateaubriand and charged
Moore with having stolen IL bodily. The
song, "Lesbia Hath Beaming Eye"
he rendered into choice Latin and
claimed It as youthful production Of
his own, which he had once shown to
Moore. Another of Prout's achievements
was the translation of Wolfe's Burial
Of Sir John Moore" into French, claim
ing at the same time, that the lines
were written by Colonel de Beaumanois,
who was killed at Pondicherry in l7i9.
Not satisfied with this, he proceeded
further and translated the lines into
German verse and stoutly declared that,
while Wolfe had stolen from the French
poet, the latter had in turn pilfered
from the German, tho latter poem hav-
ing, as he stated, been written to COM
memorate the death and burial OF the
Swedish General Toistenson, who was
killed at the siege of Dantzic Poor
Wolfe was dumfounded at seeing his
popularity disappear and was not much
comforted when the hoax was discoy-
cred. d.-Philadelphia Press
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-04-10

Mime. Calve had an experience with
the courtesy Of the Spanish thieves once
while she was in Madrid. Two we'll
dressed strangers stole her satchel,
which contained some money and .
number Of luck pieces and talismans,
including a bunch of dried flowers from
her fathers grave. The loss worried
the artistic, but when the newspapers
reported the theft the thieves sent her
the precious relics neatly inclosed In q
packet. in which was polite note beg
ging that the "Ander" of the reticule
might be permitted to keep the money
as souvenir of SO charming vocalist
New York World.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-04-10
Electric Freak In a Church.

Recently there was an eclipse of the
electric light at Elm Road Baptist
chapel, Southsea, and, curiously enough,
the pastor had chosen for his texts,
Proverbs lxxiv, 30, 1.-THE candle Of the
wicked shall be put out" and Psalm
xvii, 2S, "For thou wilt light my can
die; tho Lord my God will enlighten
my darkness" q combination rather
cruel to the electric light, for whom the
lights went out some Of the congrega'
tion went out also and obtained can
dies and lamps, whereupon service pro-
ceeded. The pastor could not conven-
iently change his texts in consequence
Of what had happened, and he may have
been prepared for the general litter
which followed their announcement
Lately somewhat similar case occurred
in an American church. and the amuse-
ment was heightened by the action Of a
deacon who absentmindedly lighted a
match and applied it to ono Of the cleo
trio lights. London Lightning.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-04-10

Egyptian lamps, dating, it is believ-
ed, from 5000 B. c., have been discov-
cred In the catacombs along tho Nile.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-04-10

A long Greek lance, such as tho men
Of the phalanx carried, cost about 81. so.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-04-10
Liable 70 10 Misunderstood.

Liable to misunderstanding are such
interesting adornments of shop windows
as, Superior butter, shilling per
pound. Nobody can touch it''-probably
motor the tempting notice of the deal.
er in cheap shirts, "They won't last
long at this pricel" Worse still was the
admonition which appeared in the win.
dow of a cheap restaurant, 'Dine here,
and you will never dine anywhere else. 4"
The viands Of this restaurateur must
have been almost as deadly and unerr-
ing in their effect as the whisky known
In the western states as ''forty rod," be-
cause that was the distance beyond
which no drinker could walk after its
inhibition. .--Cornhill Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-04-10
Peoples Bargain
STORE

has bought a big stock for
spring and will sell at LOW
TARIFF PRICES. Remem.
Der these prices. A hand
some lined oilcloth, first-class
goods, only Is cents a yard.
Window blinds, with springs,
19 cents. Lace curtains, nice
pattern, only 80 cents a pair.
Mems good, heavy cotton
pants 50 cents. Good blue
overalls 45 cents. Mems sum
mer shirts Is cents. A fine
line mems precale striped,
unlaundryed shirts As cents,
Boys cotton knee pants 1Sc.
Boys suits, good goods, 80
cents. Ladies' and children's
black hosiery only 8 cents a
pair. Ladies' gauze shirts s
cts. Fancy silk suspenders
Is cents a pair. A nice um-
brella for 65 cts. Large line
of mems caps and hats at low
prices. Mems and boys as
sorted shoes at low prices.
All goods will be sold at
quick sales and very small
profits. Call and see goods
and get prices before buying
elsewhere.
A. Katzen, Prop,
Reynoldsville, Pa.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-04-10
A wife's "At Home"

Binks-Wonder where can end
Winks
Jinks-Let's see This is Thursday,
and Thursday is his wife's day for be-
ing "at home" Guess you'll find him
at the club. New York Weekly.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-06-28

hallucination, owing to her delicate
condition: that she was walked sutfi-
GENTLY by his knocking to notice the
peddler leaving the house: that she
relapsed into sleep and had dream
during which she placed the curtain
over the child and forced open the
door; that she dreamed of the assault;
and that it was so wildly impressed
on her mind that she thought that it
had happened actually.
We are informed that it would be
difficult to clorOform person without
her making an cutlery and fight, and
that an exceedingly large amount
would have to be used in order to
bring about quick insensibility. The
chloroform, would be on a persons
breath for twenty-four to fOrty-eight
hours, and the scent in the room
would be strong. 1t would also burn
her face, and if any got into her mouth
it would leave blisterS.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-06-28
Mr.. Hughitt has not maid Mankatn

Mr.. Hughitt has not paid Mankato
visit for many years. He and Jno.
@. Noe were college mates in New
York, and have ever since been close
friends. He is much pleased with
the improvements going on in the
city and with the promising condition
of the crops.
The Omaha officials will return to
St. Paul tomorrow morning, having
their car attached to No. 2.
The Board of Trade committee did
not receive notice of the visit of the
officials until afternoon, and part of
the committee is out of the city. The
visit was not generally known among
the citizens until late.
After walking over the river front
and other territory affected, the c..
n. W. officials left on their special
train at p. m. without having met
the committee of the Board of Trade.
! Chairman Andrews went to James
vile this morning and will not be
back until tonight, and two other
members Of the committee are out of
| the CITY,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-06-28
THE ALEXANDRIA VAUDEVlLLES

The Alhambra Vaudevilles, who
will appear at the opera house next
Thursday night, has just closed six
weeks engagement at the Metropoli
tan opera house, st. Paul, where they
played to the capacity of the house
nearly every night. The daily papers
of ST. Paul have spoke in the highest
terms of the company, praising it as
one of the very best that ever APP
peared in that city. Pete Baker, the
we'll known German comedian, and
Bernard Dyllyn, the great singer, are
with the company. This is the most
expensive attraction ever brought to
this city and the opera house ought
to be packed next Thursday night,
July 4th.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-06-28
A PAINFUL ACCIDENT.

A little daughter of Conrad Klein
schmidt, met with painful accident
about noon Monday, by which she lost
two fingers on her right hand. She
was visiting the family of Chas. Graf,
and with some other children was
playing in a shed at the saw mill.
Noticing the sawdust coming down
through a hole in the floor above. she
put up her hand to see where it came
from, when it came in contact with
the saw, badly mangling the first and
second fingers, and badly cut the palm
of the hand. DR.. Warner was called
and dressed the injured hand.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-06-28
A LIBERAL DONATION.
The Lawyers and Professors Give
Twelve Volumes.

The proceeds of the. ball game be-
tween the lawyers and professors
were invested IN dozen books to be
presented to the public library, and
they arrived today. The list is good
one, and the volumes nicely bound,
and will be valuable addition to the
library. The books are the following:
"Plutarchs' Lives" three volumes,
Camps Book of College Sports, y
Diapers "Intellectual Development
of Europe" two volumes, lngram's
"History of Political Economy" Rus
kin's "Seven Lamps of Architecture, "
Radcliffe's SCHOOLS and Masters OF
Painting and SCHOOLS and Masters
of Sculpture" Ruskin's verona and
other Lectures, and Child's ''Spanish
American Republics
Each book bears this written in.
scription before the title page: "This
book was honestly paid for with
money honestly earned by the lawyers
and professors of the city, in cele
brated game of ball most skilfully ano
artistically played April Doth, 1885,"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-06-28
A "PSYCHIC SENSITIVE"
Prof. Roberts Gives Private Enter
tainment.

A small company of invited guests,
including reporters of the daily papers,
assembled in one of the recitation
rooms of the business collegeTue sday
evening at 900 o'clock to witness
private test of Prof A. Roberts, the
Welsh trance medium, under the
management of Thos. /. Skeoch, the
artist. Mr.. Roberts was born at Den
burgh, North Wales, and talks
"English as she is spoken very poorly.
He has considerable note as a psychic
sensitive" or trance medium, and last
evenings entertainment consisted OF
an exhibition of some of his powers.
Mr.. Skeoch mesmerized him, but the
performance was at first far from salts
factory, as Prof. Roberts claimed that
the music of a band across the street
made the conditions poor. He pre-
coded his performance by hastily
drinking several glasses of water as
though suffering from thirst, and dur
ing the hour that he.operated music
| box played, that being necessary ad-
junct to successful performance.
Prof. Roberts made a number OF
tests, in each case preceding it by
taking a watch, knife, letter, or some
other article from the pocket of the
person offering the test. Among the
more or less successful tests made was
the telling of an incident in Henry
Robel's life when he nearly had an &C
cident at the Twin Cities, describing
Attorney Geddes' business and tele-
gram which he had received, describ-
ing the owners of rings passed up to
him, etc. Mr.. Roberts also attempted
to tell little of the future. He
states that he could be much more
successful testing two or three alone.
He will give performance at st.
Peter Friday night. He is a nervous
and high-strung individual, and many
of those who heard him last night
were convinced that he has some
power denied to most people.