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The advocate., 1897-05-05
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Spraying Apple Trees to Destroy Insects.
Professor Stedman Of the Missouri
Agricultural Station reports the results
Of elaborate experiments with means Of
preventing two insects very injurious to
apple trees, and describes cheap and
efficient methods Of combating them.
The insect known as the apple leaf folder
may be readily killed by thoroughly
spraying infested trees or nursery stock
just as soon as the young insects begin
to hatch, and before they have time TO
fold the leaves to any considerable extent.
This spraying should be done just as the
apple tree leaves are unfolding.
The spraying mixture should be made
as follows: One pound Of Paris green,
three pounds Of fresh lime, $50 gallons Of
water. Since there are three broods OF
this insect each year, there are three
periods during which spraying can be
most successfully done.
The leaf cFumpler, another insect
very injurious to apple trees, may be
readily killed by thoroughly spraying
the infested trees while the leaves are
unfolding and before the blossoms open,
with the mixture recommended above.
II necessary, the trees may be sprayed
again Immediately after the blossoms
have fallen, but In this case the amount
Of water in the mixture should be in
creased to 175 gallons. Never spray
fruit tree while it is in blossom; serious
injury to the blossom and imperfect
polIination may result, and in many in-
stances honey bees will be killed.
Never omit the fresh lime, and alWsys
use two or three times as much lime bY
weight as Paris green. This will lessen
the chances OF burning the leaves and
iniuring the trees.
The advocate., 1897-05-05
rs EQUITABLE TRANSPORTATION IMPOs-
gIBLE2

AGAuOliOA VI AWAAANeaN SAAHA ~ 49, - .
from Kansas points to Galveston on the
ground that it would "cripple the trade"
of their city, they raise the question
whether the local interests Of any partic'
ular place are to be considered in the
establishment Of general system OF
transportation. And when railroad
president asserts that the confusion OF
rates and roads" in certain territory is so
great that "an adjustment Is hardly pos
slble," he presents a question whether
such confusion ought not to be in some
way removed.
Little by little some Of the people are
learning that the transportation problem
affects all the people and all localities
not only few--and that it cannot be
solved by any narrow rules; that it is
purely a public matter, coming into
being to serve public wants and main
tanned to supply public necessities, and
that therefore it must be studied and
treated from the public and not from the
private standpoint.
The principal difference between the
carrying of the peoples mail matter and
the transportation Of their other prop
erty consists in the fact that one class OF
property is heavier and Of greater bulk
than the other. A plow is heavier than
a paper; cattle weigh more than cards;
merchandise occupies more space than
mail. Yet the paying for transportation
Of the mail is done on plan altogether
unlike that applied to the paying for
the carrying OF other property. And
the difference is twofold - including
weight and distance as these are re-
lated to charges paid by the people indi-
vidually.
As to the carrying Of grain, live stock
and all kinds of merchandise, the gen.
eral rule of compensation is by the
pound, hundredweight or ton per mile.
But as to the cost of carrying the mail,
while the carrier charges by the same
rule that he applies in carrying other
matter, because he carries IN bulk, the
people pay the same amount to carry a
letter o. a paper or book-any mailable
matter-a thousand miles that they pay
for carrying it five miles or ten miles.
Difference in distance does not count.
Now, we all agree that the postal plan
is a good one. Nobody would think Of
returning to the way Of fifty or hun
dred years ago, when charges for carry
rying letters we're regulated by distance.
Why do we not apply the same rules to
carrying merchandise that we apply to
the carriage of the mails, so far as pay
ment by the people individually is con-
cernedP Why not pay according to
weight only, leaving distance wholly out
Of the accountY If IL cost no more to
carry bushel OF grain from Kansas to
New York than it would to carry the
same quantity Of the same kind Of grain
from Ohio or Virginia to New York, the
Kansas farmers grain would be worth as
much to him on his farm as the grain of
the Eastern farmer is to him on his farm.
The same rule generally applied would
even up great many irregularities
which now exist. Tt would get rid Of
local determinations, and it would oblit-
crate the confusion of rates and roads,
that is now found to be extremely trou-
The advocate., 1897-05-05
NOTES AND COMMENT.

The Atlantic & Pacific passes into the
possession OF the Santa Fe by foreclosure
sale.
The Mississippi was one and One-fourth
feet higher at Natcbez April 80 than It has
eyer been before.
The Legislature Of the State OF Delaware
has appointed a committee to investigate
charges Of bribery.
The Oklahoma Board OF Railroad AS
SCISSORS has materially reduced the assess
ment of lines in that Territory this year.
Experiments with view TO securing re-
lief from hog cholera will be conducted by
the National Department Of Agriculture in
Iowa.
The Mormons will this year celebrate the
fiftieth anniversary Of their arrival and
settlement in Utah. President Mckinley
win be invited to attend.
The Cook County (ChIcago) Business
Mems Association is organized for the ex.
press purpose Of destroying the cOmpeti-
tion Of the great department stores.
1t is to be hoped that the imprisonment
Of Spalding, late president Of the failed
Globe Savings Bank, will have whole
some influence on other villains Of his class.
The cotton and oil trust, according to the
New York World, pays dividends on $780,
100000 Of stock and pays taxes on $4,000 in
New York where It's principal Office is To-
Gated.
From discussion recently in the New
York papers it was made evident that, with
but two or three exceptions, all the big
papers Of that city are owned by we'll
known millionaires.
It is claimed that the Single Takers have
elected majority Of 23 in the Council Of
the city Of Glasgow, Scotland, and that a
practical demonstration Of the feasibility
Of that reform win now be given.
The bankruptcy bill having passed the
Senate and gone to the House, it will come
up early in the regular session, next De-
cember, If it is not disposed Of during the
present extra session, and that Is not at all
probable.
The Governors Of Illinois and Ohio were
the only Governors Of States west Of the
Alleghenies who attended the ceremonies
at the dedication Of General Grants tomb.
Governor Lowndes of Maryland was the
only one south Of the Potomac.
The Nashville Centennial Exposition
opened at noon Saturday. 1t was the CEN
tennial anniversary Of the admission Of
Tennessee as a State, and an exposition
which viii give an excellent idea Of the
progress Of the South will be held.
South Dakota Republicans plundered the
contingent funds Of the offices recently
surrendered by them In much the same
manner that the Republicans did In Kan
sas. Wherever a dollar was left over 1t
was drawn out before turning the ofi ces
over.
Both branches Of the New York Legisla-
ture have passed an inheritance tax law
which provides for tax ranging from 1
per cent. on S5OO,OOO up to 10 per cent. on
"a 200, 900 and upward. This applies to d.
rect heirs, and in the case Of collateral
heirs it is very much higher.
Consul Parker, at Birmingham, England,
reports TO the State Department at Wash.
ington that England Is losing her suprem.
acy In the steel trade, and he assigns two
reasons: ~ The exhaustion Of ner own
ores and Of the cheap foreign ores she has
been so largely using; (2) the rapid growth
Of American competition.
The advocate., 1897-05-05

sample copies Of the ADvocATE viii be
mailed free VI any address,
The evening times., 1897-12-17

Baltimore, Dec. 1o-Just off the pa Zion
at Ferry Bar boat, Yesterday, steamed
we'll out into the channel with tell pas
sengeis aboard. When she had rca ched
deep water she suddenly disappeared fr'in
sight, sinking under the waves. Then
she moved along the bottom, worsing vel!
to the southeast, those On board suffering
not the slightest inconvenience.
The boat which accomplished all these
things vas tie ArGonaut, an invention Il
Mr.. Simon Lake. which was constructed
at the Columbian Iron Works, Baltimore,
by the LAKE. Submarine Company, ai'i
which was launched August ~. 1897.
She is not designed to serve in time III
Dsya, war. although she may he readily
transformed into a torpedo boat. WHAT
she is after is treasure, golden ducats and
Spanish duubloons. buried between tue
ribs of long-forgotten ships wrecked npon
stormy coasts both on this side anu .hc
other side Of the Atlsutic Her inventor las
claimed that the boat Siil be fully abie
To accomplish this object
1t was the first public test of the AfSo
naut. Eleven o'clock had been name'i rs
the hour at which size was to seek ire
river bottom, and long before that tim,
there was a crowd Oh the Ferry Bar pavii-
lion.
out there In the stream lay the 10 IS
teriuus boat. There was nothing startling
about her appearance. All that could he
seen, in fact, was small turret, Or opn-
ming tower, with its cover raised, a part of
the after works painted red, an out'ihe nf
the white hull, just awash, and two 'nassS,
to which flags were attached, one being the
Stars and Stripes and the other being Il
plain blue field, with the boats name in
white.
These masts. though, were OF greater
import. They were inch-and-a- a-half pipes,
leading into the interior Of the boat,
through which air was to be served to the
passengers in generous portions while they
were under the waters. These pipes We're
about fifteen feet from the deck. The in
spection had Just begun, but it was de-
cided to begin the experiment at once.
The evening times., 1897-12-17
SOC

at this price We offer you 800 fine kid
body Dolls, Il inches high. with Frc'h il
bisque head, moving eyes, sewed wig,
also shoes and stockings. The wardrobe
FOR this Young lady viii have 10 be male
at home or bought separate in our Toy
Department.
The evening times., 1897-12-17
98c

at this price we offer another undr-ss..i
kidbody Doll. very near two feet high
nearly large enough to make her debut.
Pretty blonde locks, pearly teeth, not any
of them filled. lace stockings and iretty
shoes.
The evening times., 1897-12-17
and the firs, party to try the vessels

and the first party to try the vessels
sea worthyhess was mustered.
The open cover or the connine-tower,
looking for all the world like a large
flour barrel with portfolios in its sides
and it's lie lifted. was Immediately center
of attraction, and down into the semi
da rkness all the visitors peered. ALI they
conld see was narrow iron ladder,
leading from the top OF the turret to
a floor some ten feet below, which was
covered with carpet when the boat had
gone probably one hundred yards from
the wha rr, running at a speed of about
five rnii. an hour. which is remark
ably fast time considering the form OF
her cigar shaped hull, orders were given
to '.get '.low.'' They We're promptly
obeyed,
Once inside the visitors found them
selves in a room about 20 feet long, with
rounding sides, and a ceiling which would
bump the head of a six-footer ii he were
not cart full. The cigar shape OF the hull
was for the first time evident, and there
was a feeling of surprise that there should
be so much more OF the boat under water
than there was to he seen upon the sur
face.
In the stern OF this apartment was
gasoline engine of thirty horsepower as
we'll as a dynamo taking it's power from
strong storage batteries, and steering gear
accessory to tina upon the after deck above
There We're comfortable seats upon one
side of the room, while the other side was
taken up by the various valves and pipes
Incidental to the control of the water bal
The evening times., 1897-12-17

ated by a gasoline engine, or, at great
depths, by the dynamo and storage bat
teries
The diver having returned and the door
having been closed, the Argonaut crawied
around some more, gradually working her
way back to the wharf from which she had
started. Those on board were subjected
to no inconvenience beyond q slight ring
ing in the ears, due to the change of at
mospheric pressure although the boat was
under the surface Of tue river more than
an hour. Everybody expressed themselves
as delighted with the showing made by
the boat, and Mr.. Lake Was heartily CON
graduated.
When the Argonaut showed her head
again she was but q few hundred feetfT
The evening times., 1897-12-17
City Brevities.

Lamp-poSts are 10 be placed at Thirty
Third and Prospect streets northwest and
Tenth and streets northwest.
Capitil Branch No. AZ, N. A. l.. c., At a
meeting December ., elected the following
Officers for SSS: President, llan R. Searie
vice president, Edward Kines: secretary,
Howard Fisher; treasurer, S. II. Stutzman;
financial secretary, j. {. Kirg; collector
Al. b. A, !. j. Ready; trustees, Z. II. Rit
tenhunse, F. L. Floyd and George Galleher.
The Goodyear Rubber Company, sO7 Pa.
ave-, displays fine assortment Of Mack
intoshes for ladies, gents, misses and chill
dren: also boots, shoes and toys. Presents
that will be appreciated, not only during,
but fter the holidays.
de16, IL, S,2O,22,24.
The evening times., 1897-12-17

at this price We offer 500 welidresse,l
Dolls--witf, fine bisque heads. mo:mg
joints, Be witching eyes, and flowing iocks,
the outfit includes the large GaiBsboroasb
hat, shoes aid stockings. and a con,pl.ss
set OF muslin underwear.
The evening times., 1897-12-17

well. The propeller was started again, and
buoyed as she was, Just gently resting ON
the bottom, the ArgoDaut went skimming
along the river bottom. She worked her
way southeast about half mile, an'i then
she worried her way back again. A stop
was made, and the diver put on his living
suit. opened the door inthe bow and walked
out, returning in few minutes, without
having flooded the interior of the vessel.
The water Is kept out Of the forw nd
compartment while the door ~ open by an
air pressure equal to the water pressure
surrounding the boat, corresponding to the
depth Of TIE water in which the boat may
he. This is effected by an ingenious ar
rangemeias or air and water pumps, oper
The evening times., 1897-12-17
ROBINSON &CHERY co.
18th and F Sis. N. w.
DYSPEPSIA.

Remember that GROVER GRA.
HAM'S remedy is GU UARANTEED
to remove all distress FROM THE
FIRST DOSE. 1t is folly to suffer
when soc. bottle, procured from
your druggist, will correct In.
stantly all unpleasant symptoms.
An infallible Specific for Dyspepsia,
Hea rtburn, Gas1ritis, and all dis
eases arising from an impaired
Digestive System. Write to Grover
Graham Co., Newburgh, n. Y, for
pamphlet.
The evening times., 1897-12-17
B. & o. BULLETIN.
EXCURSION RATES

Account OF the Holidays, tickets will
De sold at the low rate of ONE FARE
A Nd ONE -TIii RID from Wa shington to Pitts
burg, Wheeling, Parkersburg and local
points between Wheeling and Pittsburg.
Good going on December "a, 20, and 81,
1897, and January 1, 1898; valid for re-
turn until January i, 1898.
Special rates for students. Apply city
ticket offices. b. 4 r. Railroad.
Commencing Tuesday, December 81,
TOURIST SLEEPING CARS will leave
Washington every Tuesday for the Pacific
Coast, via st. Louis, at 3:4O p. m. it
The evening times., 1897-12-17

We start with wee &c. Dressed Don
and rise t. $500 fGlIgrOwn young
lady, with features perfect as nature
-Four grand values specially selected for
this adveI tisement out OF hundred -
sorted prices.
The evening times., 1897-12-17
r & n STORAGE CO., 10 to 1e 3 |
O' ~ ". Ct. ns.-S1 TO So per month

the wharf. The crowd was still there, hay-
ing been for an hour and q half watching
the vessels course as marked by the pro-
jecting pipes above the water. The entire
party was tten invited in to luncheon,
and after luncheon another party was taken
in the boat to the bottom. The only hitch
in either trip occurred during the first one,
when one CT the pumps got out Of order,
making it necessary to man q hand pump,
which proved equally as eff ectire, although
1t took more time TO accomplish the result
desired.
Mr.. Lake has not yet decided when tie
vessel Will make her first voyage In search
of valuable wrecks
The evening times., 1897-12-17
THE ARGONAUT A WONDER
She Sinks in Rivers and Works
Along the Bottoms.
TEST MADE ON THE PATAPSCO

Experiences of Party Who We're
an Hour and Half Under the
waves-SoOn She Will Go Hdn ing
for Treasures Sunk With SHIPS
of All Countries.
The evening times., 1897-12-17
ST. 49,.

Dolls, some dressed in silks, others in
satin, some perfectly satisfied with a r'at
wooden dress anu Others with pretty SUM-
mer lawns. All have hats to match, and
all are ready to be introduced into society.
IL you need anything in Doll Furniture
we have everything to complete a home.
from small set OF Dishes to an Iron
BedsLead.
Santa Claus has given us his word that
our assortment of Toys was the Dest ne
had seen on his whole travels, aud that lie
would give us first Call in supplying lis
wants for his good little children of
Washington.
Sd floor-take elevator.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-02-27

Arlington Hotel. which was thronscd
with a great crush of women. Mrs.
Hearst. wife of the late Senator
Hearst, one Of the vice.presidents. called
the meeting to order and introduced the
president. Mrs. Theodore w. Birney. Of
Washington. who delivered the address Of
welcome. 1.-THE age In which We livc."
said Mrs. Birney. "is an age Of movements
"A time Of specialized work. Every con.
ceivablc object. from the clothing Of the
Hottentots to the study of occultism. has
been subject of investigation. Of inquiry.
and often of organization. 1t has seemed
to us good and fitting that the highest aud
hottest Of all questions. the child question
child culture. should be specially con.
sidercd by mothers congress. Let moth.
crs. fathers, nurses. educators, ministers.
legislators and. mightiest Of all In Its
swift, far-reaching influence. the press.
make the child the watchword and ward
Of the day and hour. and those Of us who
live TO see will behold a new wOsld md
now people," Mrs. Cleveland, by appoint.
mcnt. received the members Of the con-
gross and their friends nt tho White
House after the morning session. Eighteen
hundred women called on the Presidents
wife, aud she will remember their visit
Oh the rest Of her life. The White House.
every year the scene Of brushes. has never
witnessed such crush before. The beau.
tiful opal glass Of the screen In the corri-
dor was broken. dresses torn. bonnets dc.
molished, and Mrs. Cleveland herself JOS.
tied about. This havoc was wrought be-.
cause only thirty minutes was allowed for
the reception, and the women oil tried to
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-02-27
MARKET QUOTATIONS.

Chicago-Cattle. common to prime.
$3.50 to $3.50; hogs. shipping grades,
$500 to $3.15; sheep. fair to choice, $500
to s4.25; wheat. No. 9 red. 73c to Tic;
corn, No. =, 21c to 22c; oats, No. ., lie
to l6c; rye. No. ., 3Oc TO 32c: butter,
choice creamery, Zoe to 2lc; eggs. fresh,
lie to lSc; POTATOES, per bushel, Doe to
Joe; broom corn, common short to choice
dwarf, so to $50 per ton.
lndianapolis--Cattle, shipping. $500 TO
S5.25; hogs, choice light, $500 to $hT5;
sheep, good TO choice. $500 to $500:
wheat, No. 2, S,c to S5c; corn, No. :!
white. 21c to pc; oats. No. . white. Zoe
to o2c.
st. Louis--Cattlc, $500 to S5.o5; hogs.
$500 to S3.T5; sheep. $500 to $I.50;
wheat. No. =, SSc to zoe; corn. No. = vel.
low, Zoe tc zoe; oats, No. = white, lGc to
lie; rye. No. 2. 3ac TO 3ic.
Cincinnnti--Cattle. $3.50 to $500; h,gs,
$500 to $500; sheep, $3.50 to $500;
wheat, No. ., SSc to Doe; corn, No. =
mixed, 22c to 2lc: oats. No. = mixed, lSc
TO zoe; rye, No. =, aJc TO Sic.
Detroit-Cattlc. $3.50 to $500; hogs,
$500 to S3.I5; sheep, $500 to $4.o5;
wheat, No. . rcd, Soc to Sic; corn. No. =
yellow. 21c to 22c; oats. No. 2 white, Zoe
to PIE; rye. 34c to Bic.
Toledo-Wheat, No. 2 red. SEC to sSc
corn, No. 2 mixed, 2lc 10 23c; oats. No.
. white, lie to lSc: rye, No. 2, Die to Bic;
clover seed, $40 to $3.50.
70 Milwaukee-Wheat. No. 2 spring, 73c
to 15c; corn, No. 3, 1Sc to zoe; oats. No.
:. white, lie to 2Oc; barley. No. 2, bic to
sc; rye. No. !, Bic to 3ic pork, mess,
$50 TO SS25.
BuifalO-Cattle, common to prime ship
ping, $3.50 TO $500: hogs, medium TO
best, $500 to $500; sheep. common TO
prime natives. $500 to $500; lambs. fair
to extra, $500 to S5.25.
New York-Ca,ile, $500 to S5.25: hogs,
$3.50 TO Si.25; sheep, $500 to S4.75;
wheat, Nc. 2 red, Sic 10 S2c; corn, No. ..
2sc 10 Doe; oats, No. = white, 2lc to 22c;
butter, creamery, l5c to 2lc; eggs, West.
esp, l5e 10 l0c.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-02-27
CAPTAIN IN A PREDrcAMExr.

Schooner Una Reaches San Ffaucisco
with No Papers.
Captain Harkins Of the schooner Tina,
arrived In San Francisco from Panama.
may find himself In q somewhat serious
prcdicament. His vessel has no papers Of
any description to present to the custom,
house. Register. crew list and other doc.
uments are all missing, and the Una, In q
sense. IL outlawed By maritime usases. II
appears that the Una loaded cedar logs
at Panama. Part cash was paid for the
cargo, and the balance. although cableA
for. had not arrived when the Una was
loaded and ready to sail. The captain Of
the port at Panama told Captain Harkins
that II the money due was not paid imme.
diately the vessel would b seised and he
placed In jail. United States Consul Gen.
eral Vifquain was seen By the captain.
and. according to Harklns, Consul Den.
eral vifquain advised him to "clear cot. %
This counsel he obeyed. Consul General
vifquain has forwarded the Una's regis.
ter and other documents to Washington.
together with his report Of the case, 10
that any decision In the matter win rest
with the Federal authorities.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-02-27

work Of Demoilelow awA ceast ssctioa
Me- AaeoaAV NaV~~.

Work Of Demoilelow and cssst rscsaoa
Nae ALREADY Eesus.
Preparations for the great expositlea ~
Paris to commemorate the close 81 the
present century have 70 far advanced ~
to warrant United States Consul More at
the French capital II sending to the State
Department q most elaborate report indi.
eating what has already been done and
the plans for the complete exposition. The
general scheme Of the exposition b now
well defined. The work Of demolltion and
construction, for which the pssl0d Of Z
little more than three years remaining
will barely suliice, has begun. The expo
sition will open April ID. 1900. and close
Nov. b Of the same year. IL b the inten.
ton to make the exposition surpass all
predecessors In France and elsewhere, not.
perhaps, In extent or In architectural fea.
lures, for II 10 conceded that n these r..
spects there IL little hope Of ecllpsing the
great achievements at Chicago: but In It's
artistic aspect, In the logical, comprchen.
sivc and scientific system Of classification
and award, and In the uniformity and har.
mony Of the whole. In Q word. the am.
hilton of the projectors Lies chiefly In the
direction Of artistic excellence and gen.
eral ensemble,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-02-27
GETS NO CHANGE BACK.
Money Dropped luto Plate b. Mic
take Cannot he Recovered.

Money Dropped Iuto Plate b. Me.
take Cannot BE Recovered.
A London Judge has ruled that where
worshiper by mistake puts . larger
amount than intended into tho church
collection box the money cannot be re-
funded on plea Of error. The decision
grew out Of suit brought BY q woman
who attends service In the fashionable
Episcopal church at Regents Park
against the vicar and church wardcns. her
contention being that. during At Of men.
tai alteration. she had placed In the plate
q sovereign 49, instead Of . shilling 90
cents). She therefore sought to recover
some $4.I5. The court held that the mo.
ment the money fell into the plate Il be.
came IN accepted offering to the Lord. and
that neither the church officials nor the
courts arc nt liberty to authorize its r..
turn to the donor. This In said to b. the
first case and decision Of the kind on rec.
ord and may stand 10 Q precedent for
many generations to come.