New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-29

The San jose scale. which was brought from chi.
to California about a quarter Of century ago. ana
| which has been lately distributed among the or
chards OF the Eastern States by infested nursery
stock, Is one Of the most dreaded and destructive
enemies OF fruit trees II has at last reached fior
Ida. and since the climate there Is supposed 10 DC
especially adapted to It's constitution us arriVa
was made known to the public until the GOV
eminent entomoogist had satisfied himseif as 10
| its Identity In examining some OF these insects
Professor Rolls OF the experiment station discov-
cred that many of them were dead without any APP
parent cause. and a correspondent OF "Ine country
Gentleman" is authority for the statement that the
mortality has been caused By n contagious disease
Or. Rolls says that the fungus which causes the
disease is native Of Florida. that 4 can be propa
| gated in great numbers artifcially with ease, ana
that any orchardist can apply the spores with
spraying machine just any other insecticide Is
applied. II this is verified 1t will gladden. the
hearts Of many fruit growers In all sections OF the
country for this scale (Aspidotus perniciosus) Is
one of the most troublesome TO deal with OF all the
enemies Of vegetation.
Whats thls?" exclaimed Taggers as he came f., to
the end of Browns marriage announcement; w
cards? Oh, thatH do very well while the honfyo
moon lasts but Brown sn the man man VINO to fb
six weeks have gone by."-(Boston transcript
Lumbermen in the lower Mississippi Valley are
complaining. OF the sequelm of the great
food that much OF their lumber VIII be unft Tor
shipment because It has been under water and Is
covered with silt. This material will all need to be
cleaned. which will involve great amount OF WORK
and expense and where cottonwood. for example,
has been deluged 1t will be practically ruined, be-
cause the dirt can hardly be washed out OF us
fuzzy fibre. Another complaint Is that 1t Will be
long time before the supply Of game. like wild tur-
Key for instance. is replenished. Memphis paper
states that two hundred deer took refuge on the
thot thn MI
for them as tendery as for their domestic animals
This IS one instance Of many where deer were pro-
tected, although where they were needed Tor food
OF course they were killed. In fact. the number OF
these which were killed is probably small com
pared with those which were starved and drowned
CLERGYMAN 90 tramp)-I cannot conscientlously
assist YOU You toll not neither 90 you o SPIN rho
world up then pg a9G Got GaR b er
IN the house ?-Crexas Sftings.
There was half-hnlshed wedding the other day
In Toddngton England. Everything went swim
mingly until the bridegroom asked to repeat
the familiar formuary 81, George - take thee
etc At this stage there was a sudden pause on the
part OF the bridegroom, who, in tone almost IN
audible to the congregation. and quiverinS with
emotion. declared that his name was not George
but Charles. Every one appeared TO be IN d.
lerlma the bride grew pale but fortunately did
not faint and the parson stared with amazement
7. was only then ascertained that the banns had
been enormously published. The bridegroom flew
about and did his best to have the wedding go on
that day. but 1t could not be done The banns had
20 be published again the following Sunday, In
proper form. But Charles Is all right now, or
natters himself that he Is. for the knot has since
been tied.
Jnks-The idea Of asking me what Ia DO II was
rich! The question is simply diotic!
Filkins-Why so? IT,
Jinks-Becalise any one in his right mind would
The twenty-four hour system Of recording time
tust introduced in Belgium Is working well. The
pos;ofHce telegraphs and railways have abolished
the distinctions Of a. m. and p m, and reckon
straight away from midnight round the twenty-four
hours 1 o'clock In the afternoon becoming IL. and
so on II will be some time before the innovation
is generally adopted. all the clocks must be
altered.
waggs-I hear that some Of the retreatins Greek
soldiers mounted Wneels. . 10000 -.
Baggs-Well. I'll bet they made record as
scorcherS.
Streetcars ran on Sunday for the first time last
Sunday in Toronto. and they were largely patron
lied by people going to and returning from church.
The gloomy predictions Of those who opposed Sun
day cars were fulfilled, for the police bloters
report less crime than usual
Peers and members OF Parliament are to have free
seats for themselves for the jubilee parade, and
may get two additional seats at 50 30 EACH