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cities, besides many persons interested in other parts of the country, will be telegraphed to. For these moths reck- lessly expose themselves to destruction by being born all over the country al most on the same day; and during the first day or two they can bes easily killed. They gather strength rapidly, however, and soon defy all attempts to eXterlninate them. It takes a trained entomologist to detect the first signs of life. On receiving this notice, there fore, the members of the society. or at least those who desire to preserve the foliage of their trees, will arm them selves with spraying apparatus and forthwith wage war upon the tribe of the Tussock moth.
 The most effectual and radical metbo l for destroying these pests is earefufPv to pick off the cocoons, wherever found. and burn them. This, however. in- wolves so much labor that com,nona,. method is to spray the trees as soon as the eggs show signs of life. The lime from the first signs which appear on the cocoon until the last fertilized eoo has developed does not exceed 13 hours; so the importance of Mir calfine little incubator can be appreciated R1,+ before the last egg of the spring brood has developed into the nasty worm ,, the secret will be out and the caterniI- lars can be eXterminated. Prof Col Inns says that the Tussocll moth .s double-brooded, one swarm annaa, ;,,o, Tn June and another in August: but ot no time does a longer period than 72 hours elapse between the appearance of the first and the last of the brood The
 afYa is simply little caterpillar abont an inch long and covered with yellow hair. 'e''> "
 Said Prof. Collins: "When moths . 70 first matched they are not visible to tho naked eye, nor will they be noticed for several days. Then the first indications o1 their presence will be a slight eating away of the young foliage of the traes It IS worse than useless to take sucH nro- cautions as placing cotton around 4ho trunks of the trees, for in many in stances the cocoon is already in the troa when when the cotton is placed about the trunk. The proper remedy for the tns- sock moth is to spray the entire fol;ooa of the tree as soon as the first egg is matched. Thus will be sean tbe T tieal value of my moth incubator and the reason Tor my close watch over # and of the haste we use in notifying tbe
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GOLD ERA IN SOUTH AFRICA.
The Telegraph Has Advanced Even More
 Speedily Than tho Railway.

The Telegraph Has Advanced Even More
 Speedily Than tho Railway.
 In measuring the advance of a new Country we look naturally in the first place to the development of it's public works. The establishment of the gold industry on the Randt has proved most effective stimulus to railway con struction in South Africa. To-day Jo- hannesburg on land which in 1886 was part of an absolutely barren waste-is approached by three distinct lines which connect it directly with the four chief forts of South Afriea-Dela- goa Buy, Durban. Port Elizabeth and Cape Town. of these lines, the earliest, which traverses the Free State from end to end and links the Randt with Cape Colony, was not opened until July, 1892. The Pretoria-Delagoa Bay line was completed in the autumn of 1891, and the extension of the Randt railway to Charlestown, the connecting point with the Natal liAe, was only effected few months ago. These, together with some subsidiary lines. represent total of 1000 miles Of railway constructed mainly under the stimulus of the gold industry in the Transvaal. To this total two considerable pieces of railway con- struction, accomplished i'll the interest of the gold industry in the Chartered company's territories, must be added. Of these, the first extended the main trunk line of Africa from Kimberley suecessively to Nryburg and Mafelling. in 1890 and 1894, and the second, the Reira hnc, by securing a rapid passage through the ''hy country" brought Sal ishury into easy communication with the east coast of Africa at the port so named. Taken together, they measure 342 miles. It should be added also that the extension of the tunll line from MafelIing toward Buluwayo is in proc ess of construction.
 To have driven 1850 miles of railway in six years is remarkable achieve ment for d country in which the Euro pean population is still considerably under three-quarters of million. and which has li9t hitherto been character ized by the rapidity of it's progress,
 The telegraph has advanced further and more speedily than the railway. Here the chief gain has been in the vast regions northward of the Limpopo. opened up by the Chartered company. The wires were carried from Mafelling tc Victoria in December. 1891; they reached Salisbury, s19 miles beyond MafelSing, in February, 1892. and to- day telegraphic communication has been established between Salisbury and Rlantyre, in Nyasaland. Nineteenth Century.
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WATCHED DAY AND NIGHT.
Prof. Collins Keeps Vigil Over the
 Eggs of the Tussock Moth.
To Herald It's Birth Over the Land-To Facilitate the Destruction of the title Caterpillars That
 Ruin Our Trees.
fcoPYRIGuT. 1896. ]

In bis laboratory in the city of BrooK- Iyn learned entomologist is watching little fluffy wool-lile bunch liberally bespangIed with white and gray sub stances, which when the sunlight streams on them sparkle and seintillate like gems.
 He not only watches by day, but when the shadows deepen lights his studio lamp and places the substances on q microscopieal slide and subjects them to the closest scrutiny. He hoVers over them with the solicitude of mother over the cradle of her first born. Yet here the smile ceases, for this sayant sacrifices his days and nights, not to save, but that he may be the instru- ment to work destruction of the em- bryo life His vigil, perhaps, more re- senbIes the solieitude of the death watch of a condemned murderer whose guards fear he will che2t the galloWs Yet although he is waiting to com pass the death of the life he ushers into the world with so much care, he will signalize it's appearance with ap- parent joy, and news of the birth will be flashed from Gotham to tine Golden Gate. As when an heir to throne IS born in some European country, the telegraph will carry the announcement far and wide. Yet that natal message will be a death warrant
 The entomologist is Prof. Lewis Col Ins, and he holds the responsible office of secretary of the Tree Planting socie- ty of Brooklyn. The fuffY-Iooling stuff is the cocoon, and the white and gray crystals are the eggs of the Tus~ sock moth, dreaded throughout the United States as the worm that feeds upon and destroys the foliage of trees. These insects are known to scientific men as the orgYfa leucostignia. but are more frequently alluded to by women as "those horrid little yellow eaterpil- lars
 Prof. Collins keeps his cocoons under a glass case in window, where the sun can warm and develop them. At the first indication of life the members of the society in Brooklyn and other
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ing army of double this number will take possession of Washington. "On to Washington" is the watehword every where, and the federal capital is fulls alive to the importance of being ready to entertain it's comedy visitors.
 The convention will open on the evcn- ing of July with 22 meetings in as many of the largest churches of the city. Deepening the Spiritual Life' is announced as the subject for all these meetings. On Thursday morning will be held the official opening of the con- vention in the three great tents which vii. be pitched on the White lot. The presiding officers will be Rev. F. E. Clark, D. D., and Rev. Tennis s. Hamlin, D. D., of Washington, and Rev II. B. Grose, of Boston. At these meetings will be read Secretary Baer's annual report and President Clark's an- nual address.
 Denominational rallies will be a fea- ture of Thursdays proceedings, the
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members of our society and th-
 in general of the first appeara,, pa6 these little foliage destrovers 'uce
 "The public throughout tbe is now beginning to take a oro' sOu0t terest in the protection of fbai a
 trees, both in the parks and al streets. We have correspopdenon ng all parts asking for informatioa m vice as to the best method of ala trees of moths and destructivo .'u0lr The Tussock moth is in no Na, ,lSee to the gypsy moth. 'ela'
 "The solution used for spravin. sists of one-third pound of Londnss 60 pie of Paris green to forty oallO u pa water. The efficacy of the trao4 os depends upon the preparation s'llel os g solution. If made too strona VI '.
 burn the foliage, if too weak it aa s " intellectual. A pint of glucose ' or "li VI molasses will cause the solution tu9a ' here to the leaves, so as not to Y Y easily washed off by rains. In tb of London purple, it is well to S my V'' equal weight of four of lime to nr. ,A the poisson from burning the learo.s' ,s','
 It is a peculiar fact that the p,s moth is much more frequently fonn9. cities than in the country. Tbosa lniliar with the subject say that tbo. son for this is that while in the con, there are many birds, such as rob. orioles and cuckoos, which devons a moths, such birds are scarce in tboaa and as sparroUs will not eat Hs moths, they thrive, unless killed N spraying. T
 In speaking further of the Tncs,, moth, Prof, Collins said: ''The coo .a the Tussocl1 moth is deposited on f,.,a and around tree boxes and guards \ fences. on buildings and their annass ages, and generally in any partialITsa' cealed place.
 "The Tussock moth is the preyail, . pest in most cities. It should he n,s ceede51 against Immediately. The da leaf beetles. the scourPe of our elm t,ss are now in the egg and beginning sa batch, and immediate action is neos, saeY to destroy them These insea. and others may be completely eytsa minated by united action, but if tBs, are allowed to increase unchecked. t5s. will oYerInn the entire country. or5 the planting in cities of eIms and otbs shade trees will have to be abandopa
 "The Tussocll moth. when in the ps ural larval state, will crawl up ari down the taaest trees and over tB. sidewalks, along fences and high buia ings. The male of this insects wipai and can fly anywhere. The female,5s
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monument; and in the evening, at the same place, if arrangements can be per- fected for it, patriotic song service. Meetings for citizens only will be a prominent feature of this years con vention. Three such will be held on Saturday, at one of which President w. k. Harper, of the University of Chicago, will be a speaker. Sunday will give op- portunity to both clerical and lay dele gates of preaching in many of the churches of Washington, arrangements for which are in the hands of a commit tee; and denominational missionary meetings, new feature, will give spe- cial interest to the proceedings of the day. As many as 165 special prayer meetings will be held in the few days during which the Endeavorers will be holding convention.
 Last summer a Worlds Union of Christian Endeavorers was organized at Boston, with the provision that trien- nial conventions be held in connection with the annual meeting of national organization. The first of these trien- nial conventions is announced for Mon- day, the last day of the Washington con vention, under the presidency of Dr. Clark. Before breaking up, the officers anei other leaders of the organization will meet at reception providing for introduetiens and friendly Intercourse. Eight great meetings on Monday even- ing will end the work of the convention of 1S96. DAVID WEcHsLEp.
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rian, Methodist, Congreationalist, etc, by virtue of his being a Christian En- deayorer. Surely this is the dominating reason of the astonishing success of the movement.
 There is, indeed, United Society of Christian Endeavor, with headquarters in Boston, Mass; but it is simply bu- reau of information, having but this one object-to spread the Christian En- deavor idea. The publication of liter ature and other business enterprises are the sources of it's income. It's chief officers are Rev. Francis E. Clark, DID,, president, John Willis Baer, general sec retary, and William Shaw, treasurer.
 As matter of course, the United So- eiety aTranges for the annual interna- tional convention, which is held pure ly for fellowship. Many thousands of Christian young people, a few maturer folks among them. meet and hold a se- ries of meetings, during which they are addressed by invited guests from outside the organization as we'll as by members. As in the meetings of local societies, youthful enthusiasm and vigor characterize these mighty gath erings. Their singing is a revelation of sweetness and volume. At this writing about 4,0o0 persons constitute chorus organized in Washington to lead the singing at the convention meetings of next July.
 The attendance at the New York con- yention in 1892 was 350o0. An invad-
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HARSH MANAGERS.
It Seems to He the Custom to Hnmor
 Nagging Profane Bosses.

It Seems to He the Custom to Hnmor
 Nagging Profane Bosses.
 '"rhe way some men are managed is queer, sometimes. the manager Of a big concern remarked to an acquaint- ance who had dropped into the office. sI have never had any difficulty in man. aging men and getting the proper amoant of work out of them, and I think 1 have some executive ability, but l doubt whether l could manage D gang of workmen on the river front, and 1 think that if I were a workman l would not be managed as l have seen men managed. l happened to be near one of the dry docks during the shift ing Of an old propeller from the dock to the shore. It wasn't what anyone would call an expert ioh, but if you had seen and heard the foreman of the gang Of worlmen you would have thought that he was moving a battleship. The propeller had been removed from the hull to the dock and new one vas to be put in it's place. Hanks had been placed over the space between the dock and the shore and all that the men had to do, besides pulling, was 10 be careful that the propeller shouldn't roll off into the water. They had strong tackle md long rollers, and after they had stretched and fastened the tackle it was an easy job. The foreman di- reeted every movement, and the way he bossed the men was amazing, bst they didn't seem to mind it. Swearl We'll. you ought to have heard him, or, perhaps, you ought not to have heard him. If anything slipped a little bit he swore, and if something didn't move just right he swefe. He would tell one man to do something, and an instant after he would undo 1t himself, swear ing all the while.
 .'Finally they moved the mass of iron to the ends of the blanks and began to pull it up the incline. The foreman acted as if he were in hot water all the time. and it was wonder that he didn't full overheard. Some of the men went nshore and hauled on the tackle and two of them attended to the rollers. The thing was heavy, and ii had to be moved slowly. Pull, there! What tn 'ell you doing? Going to sleep2 Hold on Now Pull! Once more! Hold on Whats the matter with yer? Hold fast, l say Here. you, shift that roll CT! Not that way! Gimme that! Now! Easy! Once more!' l have left out the cuss words, but perhaps you have some notion of how he went on. I watched the men to see how they took that kind of treatment. Not one of them said Il word during the half hour that l stood there. They were not foreigners, and they were not stupid. In fact, thought any one of them was the equal of the foreman in intelligence and knowledge of his trade. They were inclined to be sullen, l thought, but they did just what the boss ordered. no matter how many times he swore at them and nagged them. N. r. Herald
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principal meetings being in the three tents, which will be used each respect ively by Presbyterians, Congregational ists and Baptists; but from 25 to 30 churches will be occupied for similar gatherings of other sects. In the evening of the same day the general topic of Christian Citizenship will be discussed in mass meetings held in the three tents and in five of the largest churches in Washington. The list of speakers includes, in addition to the names of leaders in the organization, those of William L. Wilson, postmas= ter general of the United States; Mr. Broker T. Washington, of TusSegee, Ala, colored instructor and philan- thropic statesman; John Wanamaker, Rev. H. k. Carroll, D. D., editor of the Independents; Mir. Francis Murphy, temperance orator, and others.
 On Friday Saved to Serve" will be treated by speakers we'll known for their evangelical fervor and energy. The same day junior workers meet- ing will be held in Calvary Baptist church, under the presidency of John Willis Baer. As there are more than 10,- GOO junior societies of Christian En- deavor, the importance of this meeting is manifest. Committee conferences will take up the greater part of Friday, but in the evening eight great public meetings will be held. At nine on Sat- urday morning an open-air service will take place around the Washington
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CHRISTIAN ENDEAYORERS.
To Hold Their Annual Convention
 in July in Washington, D. o.
Worlds Union to Re Formed-Rapid Development of the Christian En- deavor Movement, and Reasons
 for It's Success.
IcoPYnIaHr. 1S96.l

An important midsummer event in these recent years is the Christian En-
 deavor convention. Itis so numerously attended that even in New York in 1892 the visit of it's members made quite a marked difference in the appearance of the streets, and provoked much inquiry and newspaper enterprise. Indeed, the visitors themselves command the ipter- est natural to youth and beauty, as those in attendance are chiefly young men and young women. No city but
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would cordially welcome such pleasant visitors with It's best hospitalities.
 Already in Washington active prepa- rations are being made for the fifteenth international Christian Endeayor con vention, which will open there on We'd nesday, July 8, and continue it's sessions until the following Monday eyenig. From 65,oo0 to 75.o0o persons are eX- pected to attend.
 The Christian Endeavor movement is growing at the rate of about 100 new societies a week. On April 9, 1895, there were A, ,5o6 societies in the world, with a membership of 2,630, DOC. What Is the meaning and purpose of this gi- gantic organization, the membership of which includes young people represent ing all the leading Protestant bodies, and which recently was the recipient of discriminating approval in prominent Roman Catholic publication?
 The first society of Christian En- deavor was established as recently ns February 9, 1881, by Rev. Francis E.. Clark, of Portland, Me, His object was to train young people for service III church work; and this continues to be the aimoof the society, each one of which has a place in it's own local church and denomination, and owes no fealty and pays no dues to any central authority. There is nothing tending to schism in the Christian Endeavor move ment. The Christian ERdeavorer is the more loyal and effective Presbyte-
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ing wingless, cannot fly; neither cal she crawl any more than to creep oll of the cocoon to deposit her eggs. Suf den and severe storms occurring so0a after the cocoons of the Tussock mol are formed destroy many of them, bu such storms cannot be counted on, ali again when is taken into consides tlon the fact that a single female KY as high as 600 eggs, the vast numR' produced each year may be imagnea
 Some of those persons outside Grew CT New York who are interested in u@ work of the society, and whc corr spond with Secretary Collins upon tpl subject, are Baron Von Miller, goFeil' ment botanist of Melbourne, Australia L. o. Howard and B. T. Galloway ft' department of agriculture at NaSf ington, D. G.; c. s. Sargent, of the 1T hold arboretum of Harvard university +. E. Fernon, of the United States ar partment of agriculture, bureau of lo' estry, Washington, D. C.; Joseph olOl Fay, of Woods Hall, Mass; Fred Las l1 Olmsted, of Broobline, Mass, and WY Hams Saunders, superintendent Of ga, z dens and grounds at Washington Nv But letters are daily received from @ parts of the country. even from pia'e as far away as California and IeSA showing the ever increasing spread the sentiment in favor of the etfecae protection of trees.
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Bears Destroy Telegraph Poles.

Every telegraph pole in the remote districts of Norway has to be continual 1y watched on account Of the bears, which haze mania for climbing the poles and sitting on the cross-beams, swaying backward and forward until the pole finally falls.-Chicago Tribune.
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When It Rained Stones Eleven Da's
 There are hundreds of well authepl cated accounts of stones falling liOI the skies-from the mysterious resiOJI I of the great sea of space-bp1 SOs'
 1alls' have usually been singiy' ol s.a, ' least most in small showers. Accofua' ll to a legend told by the Arabs ol 7, 7, sahara, there was a time in that Y. :. ton of the Dark Continent when ps- oles and fine sand literally rainea nys x above for several days, covering ..l < earth to a depth of many feet. Ill .g SI they claimed that the great deser'I, .s; not exist prior to the time when Y, {, great shower of aerolites came !. JenclSyn's "Trip to Ye Burning oans or Africk," page 131, the followlns sa, told under the head: "Another of oVt, x Wonders" < < Moreover 7, natives of these parts say that It .sr, or, ralned small stones and sandes ~ period of II days and nights. N Much fertile land and many towns x. X. thousands of animals and human M lngs were thus buried up. '-St' n' Republic.
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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-07-10

According to the Railway Age,
Farmers in various localities who en-
Enthusiastically voted to allow electric
railways TO be bnilt on the highways,
SO as to punish the rascally steam
roads, are now repenting. A letter
from Ohio, in an agricultural paper,
declares that the electric cars make it
almost impossible for farmer to
drive his live stock to market while
the destruction of tho highway pre-
vents his hauling hay or grain. He
might have added that in point of
speed, regularity and comfort of SER
vice the rural electric roads compare
very unfevornbly with the steam roads
and have proved disappointing to
those who expected that the trolleys
would destroy the rates and business
OF the steam railways"