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The herald., 1897-05-07
The Garden

A good garden If properly managed
requires but little labor and is always an
immense comfort. True, the Chinaman
is almost ubiquitous in California and
brings his vegetables in fairly good con-
dition and sells them al very reasonable
rates; but these can never take the
place Of fresh vegetables gathered from
ones own garden; and the saving OF
expense by raising the home vegetables
and berries can hardly be believed ur-
less one has kept accurate account. II
the vegetables and berry bushes are SO
planted that all the work can be done
by horse power, the expense in time
and labor will be found to be very light
To make this the least possible the rows
of vegetables and berry bushes should
be long and so the whole garden should
be long and narrow. Then by frequent
ly passing through with horse and gar
den cultivator the ground is kept loose
and moist and all the weeds are kept
down with but very little trouble and at
very slight cost. In this way we can have
such luscious green peas, such splendid
asparagus, such fine berries, and all the
other garden fruits and vegetables which
add so greatly to the home larder.
think that any one who has tried this
raising of their own vegetables and fruit
will very rarely give 1t up. Even the
financial gain recommends it, but what
is of much more Importance is the fact
of having all one desires of the very
freshest and most delicious of fruits and
vegetables, which here in California car
be on the table almost every day in the
year.
The herald., 1897-05-07
How to Use Arsenites

1t will be remembered that two years
ago there was a general failure in the
nothern part of California to destroy
the coddling moth by use of Paris
Green. Fruit growers who had pre-
vously been entirely successful failed
utterly. Last year the result was en-
tirely different. Examination has shown
that the cause of the failure two years
ago was from the use Of spurious ar
ticle. Paris Green is SO high priced.
and from its deep green colors so easily
adulterated, that it is very likely to
be impure. For this reason, it is gen.
orally better to use London Purple. The
London Purple is not only cheaper, but
from this very fact, is less likely to be
adulterated. The London Purple is also
lighter in weight and so is more misc-
BILE. From a long experience, 1 believe
there is little difference in the value of
good article between London Purple
and Paris Green. AS each is a mineral.
and so heavier than water and as they
are not dissolved in water but mixed
with it, it is necessary in using either
one to keep the water well stirred SO
that the poisons may not settle to the
bottom. One pound to two hundred gall
either London Purple or Paris Green.
London Purple is an arsenite of lime,
while Paris Green is arsente of copper.
Both of these substances are insoluble,
and so would not of themselves injure
foliage. But they almost always have
more or less Of soluble arsenious acid
as we buy them. This is seriously
destructive to foliage and is what so
often blights the leaves when we use
these poisons. 1t Is found that by add
ing lime to the mixture we convert the
soluble arsenious acid into an insoluble
compound, and thus Hnder the poisons
entirely harmless to the foliage. For
this reason it is always well to put two
or three pounds of freshly slaked lime
into each two hundred gallons of the
arsenites ard water. The lime should
be slaked as we would slake 1t for mortar
and then added to a little water a few
gallons, and afterwards mix the water
with the arsenite compound, or we may
put 1t in a bag and knead it so as to dis
solve the lime. The object of being thus
careful, is that the particles of lime may
rot clog the spraying nozzle. The ar
sentes may be used for all insects that
cat, but not for such as suck. Thus
they will do no good when used for plant
lice, scale insects or any of the bugs.
They are used with great success
against the codling moth, and should
be used il the pear and apple orchards
as soon as all the blossoms fall. They
should also be applied to foliage eaten
by slugs, caterpillars or beetles.
The herald., 1897-05-07
100000; W.T.
c. 4ANgF! Afg ifg RRggyg7s

| huds. foliage and fruit. is very appro-
nriatelv ciassed with the climbing cut
worms. 1t is striped in color, ana tne
special colors vary not little. Like all
of this group, the caterpillar has sixteen
legs. though when first hatched from the
egg there are only ten legs evident, anu
then the caterpillars loop as they walk.
After the second molt they have the full
number of legs, and then crawl as 90
most caterpillars, without measuring,as
| it is called. In this respect this insect re-
sembles the new olive enemy which is so
abundant in some of the olive orchards
at the present time. The army worm
hides by day, either in the earth under
some board or clod or anywhere where il
can escape from the light. One day, two
years ago, in San Diego county, near Es-
condido, I found more than a score of
these caterpillars which had crawled in
side or underneath an old glove which
had been hung up on the limb of pepper
tree. This habit of hiding makes it easy
to trap these caterpillars. If we put
bunch of grass or weeds or any green
herbage in the garden and orchard these
caterpillars will crawl under it to hide.
Thus we can get at them and kill them
/ 0luC0 easier IMAM WE COull uiS litill Jul
of the ground or hunt them in any other
place of concealment. Like all such in
sects they are easily poisoned by the
use of London purple or Paris green.
Hence, if we sprinkle this green herb
age with a mixture of London purple and
water, and place punches thus poisoned
in garden or orchard. we shall poison
these caterpillars. They will eat the
herbage and receive a death potion at
the same time. They do not always die
at once after taking the poison, and SO
people sometimes think that they are not
destroyed when in reality they are.
Again. they often bury themselves
three or four inches underground after
eating the poison, and in this case would
not be seen, and so might be thought
to have craWled away and escaped,
whereas, they have really received their
death warrant and have performed their
own burial before they expired, 1t is true
that by spraying the vegetation on which
they prey we may destroy these cater
pillars. But where insects come in such
great numbers and are such promis-
cuous feeders, eating almost any kind of
plant or vegetable, it is very difficult
to make the spraying nehod practicable
1t may be well, however, to try this in
case it seems the easier method An
other way that is practiced to prevent
damage by these insects is to fasten
strip of bright tin around the trees. The
caterpillars cannot walk over such strips
of tin and so are kept from climbing up
the tree and destroying the foliage or
buds | have practicsd this method
vcry e1crasqflllly in MichiCan against
the several species of climbing cut
worms that infest the orchards of that
State. Indeed, the orchardists of Michi'
gan, Ohio and New York quite generally
practice the method Of tacking tin
strips about their fruit trees and grape
vines to keep the various species of
climbing cut worms from devastating
the orchards and vineyards.
The herald., 1897-05-07
Books for the Farmer

There is probably no place in the world
where the rural population are so prog
ressive and intelligent as in Southern
California. Such perGons, whatever
their occupation, always need and will
have good libraries. 1t is an evident fact
that no person needs a better library
than the person who Is engaged in agri-
culture and especially in it's finer de-
partments like that of horticulture or
pomology. l feel certain that a great
many of our farmers and fruit growers
of Southern California will prize highly
list of the best books, treating of those
subjects in which they are deeply in
terested. Believing that many will prize
such a list, and desire to keep it for
ready reference I take pleasure in ap-
pending the following list: "How Crops
Grow" and How Crops Feed" These
books. by Prof. Johnson are DID, but
their value can hardly be over-esti-
mated They cost 50 each. First Prn-
ciples of Agriculture" Prof. Voorhees,,
cost 80 cents. Grasses of North Ameri-
ca" w. j. Beal, price $3.50. This is for
the first volume. i think the second VOL
ume ie out or will be very soon. "Dreer's
Grasses and Clovers," with notes on
but 25 cents. Prof. Shaw's work on the
same subject is only rs cents and is ex-
cellent. Harris Talk on Manure" price
$l.5O, is old, but excellent. Later books
on the same subject are perhaps desir-
able and we have them in "Greiner's
Practical Farm Chemistry" price 81,
and 'Semper's Manures; How to Make
and How to Use Them" price so cents.
These books are very valuable, especial
ly to those who desire to use artificial
fertilizers. Lodeman's "Spraying Of
Plants" costs but 81 and no fruit grower
can afford to be without it. OF course
every California fruit grower has
Wickson's excellent work and cannot
afford to be without the old reliable
Thomas Fruit Culture" price $780,
"Fuller's Small Fruit Culturist" costs
but s1.50 and is good book. Jacob Big
gle's Berry Book" should be in the
The herald., 1897-05-07
The Army Worm

There is perhaps no subject, Just t
the present time, that is interesting the
farmers throughout Southern California
as much as is that of the present raid of
the army worm-Peridroma saucia. This
insect is not new in Southern California.
Indeed, the entomologist sees it every
year; but occasionally it comes in such
overwhelming numbers as to do very
serious mischief Two years ago ii
overspread all of the counties of South
ern California and did very serious dam
age, not only to alfalfa but also to gar
den vegetables, ornamental plants ami
even orchard vines and trees. This in
sect belongs to the cut worm group, and
as it readily climbs trees, and feeds on
The herald., 1897-05-07
,rth as hare as any we'll cultivated

earth as bare as any well cultivated
field. Further examination by digging
into the earth detected the cause of this
whitening of the grass A large sleek
white grub with six legs, brown head
and curled into semi-circle was found
in great numbers. These grubs had
eaten the roots of the grass thus causing
it to wither and die. Specimens Of these
grubs were reared by me and they have
proved to be one of our common Califor-
mia beetles-indeed one of the most COM
mon of our larger insects of this order
The insect is brown in color with dark
blue thorax and head. 1t is about half
an inch long and nearly as wide. The
name is Cotalpa ursina. 1t belongs to
the same genus as the beautiful gold
smith beetle of the east. Cotalpa lani-
gera, and the habits of the two insects
are quite the same. The beetles lay the
eggs during early summer in the grass
plots, these soon hatch and the grubs of
course very small at first, begin at once
to feed on the roots of the grass. They
feed for an equally long time, but could
not be sure of that fact until they had
been reared from egg to beetle.
REMEDIES
In the east where such insects attack
the grass, in large meadows, it often
pays we'll to turn in hogs and convert
the grass indirectly into pork, as the
hogs feed on the beetles which have fed
on the graes. In case of lawns, which
will probably be the only thing that will
interest the most of us in California,
except that these grubS will feed on
strawberry plants and very likely on
some other garden vegetables, it is best
as soon as the withered grass makes the
presence of the enemy known to dig up
the ground kill the grubs and re-seed at
once, or If sward can be secured, supply
the dead places with fresh sod. AS the
insects are so long going through their
changes, it is also best to renew straw
berry beds so frequently that the grubs
will do no special harm.
The herald., 1897-05-07
The New Olive Tree Caterpillar

This insect is still abundant in the
olive orchards where no effort has been
made to overcome it, Mr.. Alfred Wright,
the well-known nurseryman of Pomona.
came to me early this morning to learn
if anything could be done to check the
ravages of this new enemy of the olive
orchard. ! am happy to relate that
where the orchards have been sprayed
with London Purple or Paris Green the
caterpillars have been almost wholly
destroyed. 1t is very certain that if
good poison is used and the application
The herald., 1897-05-07
is very thorough, no enemy need
escape. In describing these insects in
a recent number of The Herald I spoke

recent number or The Herald l Spoke
of their looping gate. This only lasts
through the third stage of their growth
After that the head becomes black, the
sixteen legs are all fully developed and
they walk without looping as do most
caterpillars. The eggs of these insects
are not laid in compact clusters, as are
those of the army-worm moth, but are
laid scattering upon the leaves. The
shells are fluted, the grooves Of which
can easily be seen even after the eggs
hatch. I counted 400 eggs on single
olive leaf. While the eggs are mostly
laid on the leaves it is not at all un-
common to see them in large numbers
on the twigs. 1 spoke in the previous
article of their feeding on the young
fruit buds. Later, as I surmised they
would do,they commenced feeding upon
the tender leaves. There is but little
doubt that they would continue working
on the foliage until all the leaves were
deSt rOyed
The herald., 1897-05-07
The California White Grub

Late last summer there was very SER
ious complaint in many parts of South
ern California over the destruction Of
the lawn. The graes withered and upon
examination was. found to be without
any roots, so that it could all be re-
moved from the ground, leaving the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-13
AS BAD AS COULD BE.
Blockade at Dyea and Skagway
win Cause Much SUFFERING.
NO WAY OUT OF THE MUDDLE
Two Thoassnd People CAmpsd Aioas
the Rosty shore with No PFss.
pect Of Getting Further Some
Already farninE Bsch.

Seattle. Wash. Aug. l2.-The block
ade Of Klondlke at Dyea and Saga
way will lead 70 much suffering this
winter. Captain Annex. who vas the
pilot OF the steamer islander. which
has Just returned from the north. says
that things are In very bad shape.
Affairs could not be much worse. Two
thousand people are eamped along The
rocky shore with but few horses or
pack animals st hand. and thcy have
practically no chance q getting over
the pass. One Of the United States
commissioners, BY using his oslcial in-
nuence and paying 500 In coin. man
aged TO get the Indians 10 pack his
outfit over the Chilkoot pass 70 the
lakes. OF the others who went from
Puget Sound without horses. not one
in 80 will get across the mountains
this winter. Seven Seattle men wh'
went up in the islander, returned oF
her 10 Victoria. utterly dlagusted viii
the prospect and will remain a. hom'
tll sprlng. when they expect 20 maxi
another start. Those who have horse
and boats stand a fairly good chane
OF getting there this winter, but th
start must be made before cold "eath
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-13
A NEW GOLD FIELD.
Oas Fouad ia Siaar.gua That seeming
~ Promises Much.

Oas round in Nicaragua That sssmins-
" Promises Much.
New Orleans. Aug. IA new gold
field has been discovered. but this one
la In the tropics. Reports have come
TO this city lately that big fnds Of gold
have been made In Nicaragua and the
steamers from that section have been
bringing IN gold dust In proof Of Il.
s. z. Spence. a well known citizen
Of Houston. Texas. arrived here yes
terday on the steame. Fulton. plyina
between New Orleans and Nlcaraguar
ports and confirms the stories abou'
the discovery IN Nicaragua lie say
he has been all over the gold Heidi
district and that gold IL there IN lars'
quantities. He has acquired valuao''
claims and viii return as soon as n
c-n make arrangements to vcrk hen
lie says the whole gold section dow
there ls very rich and the climat
splendid. lie says unemployed miner
Of the United States viii do much bet
ter there than IN attempting 10 60 q
Alaska. Food IN Nicaragua u chca
and other costs are reasonable.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-13

Columbus. O.. Aug i2.-The follow
ing ticket was nominated yesterday BY
the Populisis.
For goveruor-Jacob Coxey.
For Lieutenant governor-Morr.s
Whitcomb.
Supreme judge-D c. Pcmeroy.
Attorney seneral-c. A. Relder.
State treauror-F. N. Morris.
The convention remained In session
until after G O'Clock awaiting the re-
port of the investigating committee
but Il vas not forthcoming and ths
convention adjourned sine die with ne
understanding that the commlite would
report to he state central committee.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-13

llc wealth and a constant temptation
10 extravaganza. We denounce The tar
IN bill recently passed BY the Republi-
can congress as dictated by the trusts
and monopolles, and in the interest Of
the CLASSES that live upon the iavorislsm
OF the government and not upon tae
fair and Just earnings Of Industry. We
favor an income tan for the support Of
the federal government. that industry
may be the less burdened and thai
wealth may bear its proper sha2 OF The
general public burden, and, II necessary
We favor q constitutional amendment
that such taxes may be levied. The
power Of taxation 10 a federal congress.
10 employ a means OF restraining fhe
great trusts that break up small IN
dusiriea and aggrandlEs themselves BY
Illicit combinations. and we favor the
exercise Of such lowers 70 their fuil
extent 20 the end that these monopo'
lies may be curbed.
Upon the subject OF the currency VI
declare ourselves unalierably opposed
20 the British system of mono-metal'
llsm. which has ageTaniIzed that en-
pirc a. ihe expense 0i che nations pro
dncinf food supplies and raw materials
and lE adoption hls only aggravated
our financial reiiude 10 London. i
% nos oniy un-Amerlcan, but anti
American, and Il can only be fastened
on che United States by the sunlng o
that spirit and love Of liberty whicl
proclaimed independence In lIl6 an
caused the war Of the revolution. w
demand the free and unlimited coinag
Of both gold and silver Al the ratio
iG 10 / without waiting for the aid o
consent Of any nation. We demand N
repeal Of the 10 per cent taxes on the u
sue OF state banks. which pays not
dollar into the treasury Of the Unite
States. and which remains upon N
statute books AZ a monument OF arb
trary and perverse legislation. inspire
By monopoly and conceived In dlsiru'
OF the people"
The platform also declares Tor pr
. mary elections 10 indicate che popula
choice for United States senator. an
commits legislative candidates 70 ~
cep, the result OF the primaries.
After two ballots Edward Echols
s,aunton was nominated for liclienai
/ governor
Tho platform given was repori'
from the committee on resolutions. p
nnal acii0n on Il was deferred until q
4 DAY. when the provision for primal
election will be vigorously oppoeed.
At2a m. the convention adl0urn'
, until 10 a. m.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-13

Washington. Aus i2-Third Assist
an, Postmaster General Merritt calls
attention 10 the growing practice ot
certain business concerns, which IN ~.
tending their trade, send regis'ereo
pafoels containing their koods 70
smaller poslofices. addressed 20 heii-
lloua or otherwise unknown persons.
The concerns then make some ilasul-
hlo excuse 20 the postmaster ani ask
him 10 examine and dlepose ot them =,
a reduced price rather than return the
marcel The opcnlns 20 pachages othrF
ihan by thf addresfgc OF on his WIT
Ten order h forbidden by postal to<r..
latlons o. has been frequently pointed
out by the department. and potlmaf
ters are again warned TO return them
10 the sending once
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-13
HANNA AND SHERMAN.

Westminster casstts Has an Aatieis
Asout what ths Latter couid %.
London. Aus. i2-The Westminster
Galette publishes a long leading arti-
Gle. IN the course Of which the opinion
is expressed that Il Secretary sher-
man should Be forced 70 retire from
the cabinet he viii make Ohio too hot
for Senator Hanna" adding. it is a~-
ful to contemplate the results Of Mr
Hanna. being done out Of HE price
for making Mckinley president
some innoeents make the assertion
that n sherman Is too soniie 10 hold
once he must be too senilc for ih'
senate. but as a matter Of fact no on'
has yet estimated how incompeien
a man must be before the senHie y
closed to him. In this he shares ih
advantage Of the house Of lords"
In conclusion the Gazette remarks
I'VE are rather sorry II sccreter
Sherman IA to be superseded, as ~ ~
own rough way. he expresses phas
OF American feeling. which Il "a I'm
portant for rs TO know"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-13

Texarkana. Tex. AUG. i2.-The case
OF the Salvation Army M cement
W. Frank Whitley. superintendent OF
the street car lines Of the city came
on In the justice court and resulted In
a verdict i1f whitley The litigation
sprarr from ihe late cncampment
nr0ceadinra af this place. when the
army entered into "a agreement win
me officers of ne street car line. The
oncampmelt was held az The park. IN
return for certain conc a'slons, and
remuneration. which were refused. Il
Il said. Al the close of the encamp-
ment The Salvation Army hled suit
FOR $50 damages against the park and
street car management for forfeiture
of contract and after hot contest
their case was brought TO close viii
the result above stated.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-13

Paris. Aug. i2. The Matln publishes
a statement which purporis 70 come
nom a Carllsi source 20 the effect that
eo eco volunteers have been oreanlaei
ana are being raridly armed ln various
nrnvinc,s oi spain ready 20 gise a. the
slsral OF Don Carlos.
The pfelendcr. however. according 70
mia story. "la restrained BY patriotism
ana win await the issue OF the Cuban
dlfnculty before making a Did for ne
throne"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-13
1HE coMANcHE ASHORE.
senator naanas r.say k Aeeds sna
ssrlsas Daassr 4. believed Ahsad

senator naanas rasay q Aeeds and
ssrlsas Daaesr Il Relieved Ahsad.
Port Arthur. Ont, Aug. i2.-The
steam yacht Comanche, with senator
A. A. Hanna's party on board, is
ashore somewhere IN ae Niplgon
stralrhts on the north shore Of Lake
Superior. Tho boat seems 10 be IN
serious danger. aa a telegram was re-
cclved here asking that two wrecklng
tugs and a lighter be sent at once. The
telegram was sent from a NiPlson sta
slon. on the Canadian Pacific road.
Tho comanche left here Tuesday
morning for a cruise along the north
shore Senator Hannaa party up 70
that time had hod y delightful trip and
had met with M mishaps The place
where the yacht came 20 disaster y
rocky formation. the channels helne'
dotted with many small islands u I.
considered DANGEROUS Tor any except
experienced pilots.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-13

New York. AUG. i2--Wllliam Ran
dan Roberts, who died az the Bell
vue hospital on Monday. charity
pasient vas q former merchant prince
of New York. also a politician Of inter
national repute Tie vas United states
minister to Chill IN Clevelands hrst
admlnlatfRaon. on Nav Is. iSSs. Rob
erts was stricken with paralysis IN
Santiago. and IN the following year hs
was brought back 70 New York by g
N. sleberia. former secretary OF the
legation and lived with him. although
ne had a wife and son here. ever since
until the second Of this month. On
that date he was sent by Slebert q
nellvue Mr.. Roberts was born u
Cork county. ireland. In 1880.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-13

Ashvllle. n. C.. Aug ia-0overnoI
Russell called out the troops yester-
iay 10 protect the negro raplsi, hol
nrackctt. and to dlsperse the mob. bu'
his action was too slow and The negrc
was hanged By the mob Al th'
lvnchlng vas Miss Henderson, me
Young lady whom the negro assaulted
and sho aroutod with Joy when thel
strung him up.
when he was brought before her io'
Identification she made a desperate at'
iempi to shoot the negro, but was pre-
vented.