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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-08-09

with many others was i'm doubt hOw
ITO proceed to lessen the evil. Our
Society gave this subject some cOnsid
eraItiOn at tits meeting of 1896. On
page 65 of the report for that year,
Mr. HI. G.. Hubbard, Special Agent, U.
s. Department Of Agriculture, says lit
does not EXIST i'm the peninsula of
FLORIDA. i was fortunate lin havimg a
copy of the report of the Entomolo-
gist, U. s. Department of Agriculture
for the year 1888, giving full descrp-
'tfOn of the plum curcllEiO, geographic
cal distribution habits, natural his
tory, remedies, etc. Having read this
report became fully convinced of the
uselessness of attempting ITO combat
the unknown with al1senical pOisOns
and decided at once to begin the con-
sItrrIction of "a machine for trapping
Them 10y .jarrlng the trees. 1 made a
receiver after description j read of
those i'm use by Mr.. Halle, of Georgia,
planning as | went along. In due Time
| constructed "a machine which has
proven very satisfactory. CA drawing
of this | have with me) 1t lis hop
per, circular i'm form, sixteen feet jim
diameter, covered with strong drilling,
set upon a wIheelbarrow frame with
two wheels a pole two 10y two inches
and seven feet long, with a thick buff
fer ON the end to prevent INJURY TO the
bark of the trees, a carpenter mallet,
and Il was ready to hammer out the
secret foe, whatever form it might
take. My neighbOrs and the passers
10y took considerable interest lin my
nachine as lit progressed and many
SLY comments We're ventrIred ON lit aus
| to tits uBtimate use; but said little and
kept ON ''Sa,Wimg wood" | selected "a
| twO-acre orchard off three year-old
| Angel peach trees next ito my mouse
to operate ON. On March 18th / made
my first round, taking my CATCH of all
sorts and comparing them with fllls-
| trat1;Ons in THE government ARTICLE ne
referred to, and with the aid of a mi
croscope was soon able to identify THE
plum cllrcuIliO. took ten of them ON
this date from fifty-fiVe trees. Hav
| ing removed all doubts, and running
the enemy ito earth, $50 to speak, gave
| them no rest. for a time ait least work
ing this lot once a day, then for awhile
about three t1imIes "a week. On March
| 18th took NINETY curculiO fOm those
fifty+five trees with my receiver, then
sixty, then down ito thirty, then eight
and ten, and FINALLY nome. There can
be NO question as to it's Identify l
have a sample bottle with me and cam
| furnish a brood ITO start with ITO amy
member desirOus of increasing Ibis live
stock. l believe they begin work here
ais early ais MaI+ch LIST, following up
the younger and latter varieties. find
'them MOSTLY ON the younger fruit, but
if nome. I ann satisfied they continue
Operations ON the larger, how long L
cannot tell yet. I found them at work
May End and took fifty or more On
fruit one inch i'm diameter. A careful
examination shows very little StIng
fruit ON the trees operated upon, but
who for a moment cam question the
value of the small amount of Labor so
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Entered at the postoff1ce at DeLand,
Florida, as second class matter.
Evening star., 1899-03-17
ANACOSTIA HAPPENINGS.
News Items Gathered in a Prominent
Suburban Town

| recently many young white oak trees on
the grounds of the Government Hospital for
the insane have been cut down by colored
: people, who evidently believe they have the
right 10 commit such depredationS. A watch
was kept and last evening William Hill a
m1ddle-aged colored man. was detected in
the ACT of saving down a young white oak.
He was arrested by J. F. Cox an employe
Of the asylum. Hill makes money some-
| times by constructing and selling home
made baskets and it was for this purpose
he wanted the wood.
IL Is considered likely that application
VIII be made to the public school officials
soon by some Congress Heights citizens to
permit their children to attend school at
Anacostia If the building at Congress
Heights is to remain closed much longer.
A resident of the town points out what,
in his opinion, has been causing so much
sickness among the pupils and states he
believes the large basement of the building
ought to be the subject of investigation in
this connection.
the school tower at a cost of S325 has been
put in place, and the building in this re-
spect is said to be ahead of any other in
the District.
Preparations are being made to transfer
the electric cars of the Capital Railway
Company from the former headquarters a
Congress Heights to the buildings of the
Anacostia railway in Anacostia. Rails are
being laid and work preparatory to string
ing wires in the sheds is going on. The
Commissioners having stated they have
no power to authorize the Capital company
to erect five trolley poles on Johnson street
Anacostia, on which to string these wires,
Ii is not clear how the cars to be run
to the stables.
The Rev. Marcus Fl. Carroll of Woodford
Me-, who is expected to arrive early next
month and commence his duties as assist
ant rector of Emmanuel Church. is to as
sumo entire charge of the church choir al
the same time, the present director, DIR. j.
w. HolingsWorth retiring.
Houses are under construction at Con-
sress Heights for c. w. Frazier and w. A.
Hardesty.
Mr.. J. II. Rhodes and family are again
occupying their house on Monroe street
AnacOstia. which was rebuilt after being
almost totally destroyed by fire.
Evening star., 1899-03-17
AND IT CAME TO PASS THE TAIL WAGGED THE DOG
CLOSING OF A WELL.
Protest Against 1t in Behalf Of Eighty
Families.

Upon the recommendation of Mr.. w A.
Mcfarland. superintendent of the District
water department, the Commissioners re-
Gently ordered that the public well at the
corner of 34th and Q streets be filled UP.
Mr., Mcfarland explained that a public hy-
drant is not necessary at that point as all
houses in the vicinity are supplied with
Potomac water. Several days ago the Com
missioners received from Mr.. Charles II.
Trunnei of 1920 34th street a letter in which
he protested against the closing up of the
well.
Your ORDER he wrote "to close our well
of sweet, COOL pure, healthy water on the
corner Of Q and 34th streets fell like a
death knell to about eighty families, aver
aging six or seven to each family, of needy
mechanics and laborers. There was a hole
in the pavement about year ago. through
which Impurities ran from the lot of MIR.
Mackall, where horses and cows were pas
tured. Men came and paved over the hole
and we have been using the water continu-
ously ever since. If your hOnors will be
kind enough to have it cleaned out and let
us use it one year longer you will have the
gratitude of this neighborhood. 1t was
pumped empty every day during the torrid
season of last year Nobody was made
sick by using it. Two cases of diphthera
occurred about $50 yards from this corner,
but the children got it by playing in a filth
dump They had a hydrant in their yard
One colored child east of this corner got it
before its parents moved from the dump
and the disease developed few days
after
This is the best water and the neigh
borhood Is one Of the healthiest in the
town. Ladies stop their carriages on their
way to the country to drink this delicious
water. Men come to ii in the hot nights in
their night clothes to get drink of it and
carry some to their homes. ] was in the
Sugar Loaf district a short time ago and
the owner Of a great fruit farm told me he
threw in the creek thirty-nine dead hogs
that had died Of cholera and they went on
the way TO you people, who prefer polluted
water to the good old wells of your fathers
who spent thousands of dollars on them"
In reply to his comma nication, the Com
missioners will inform Mr. Trunnel that
tests by both the chemists of the health
and the engineer departments show the
water IN the well to be badly contaminated
and dangerous, tests having been made as
recently as January of this year, and that
the we'll was ordered closed up because
such action was considered necessary as a
matter of public health.
Evening star., 1899-03-17
THE OLD WAY
OF TREATING DYSPEPSIA AND INDIGESTION
BY DIETING DANGEROUS AND
USELESS ONE

We say the old way. but really 1t is a very COM
mon one at present time and many dyspeptics and
Physicians as well consider the first step to take in
attempting to cure Indigestion is diet either by
seiecting certain foods and rejecting others or to
greatly diminish the quantity usually taken, in
other words, the starvation plan is by many sup
posed to be the first essential
The almost certain failure of the starvation cure
Tor dyspepsia has been proven time and again. but
still the moment dyspepsia makes its appearance
course of dieting is at once advised
All this is radically wrong II is foolish and un-
scientfnc TO recommend dieting starvation TO a
man suffering from dyspepsia. because Indigestion
Itself staryes every organ and every nerve and
every fibre In the body
What the dyspeptic wants is abundant nutrition
which means plenty Of good wholesome, well-cock-
ed food and something assist the weak stomach
TO digest it, This is exactly the purpose for which
Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets adapted and this is
the method by which they the worst Of
dyspepsia, In other words the patient eats plenty
Of wholesome food and Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
digest 1t for him. In this way the system is
nourished and the overworked stomach rested. he
cause the tablets will digest the food whether the
stomach works not One of these tablets will
digest 1000 grains Of meat eggs.
Your druggist will tell you that Stuart's Dyspep
sfa Tablets is the purest and safest remedy for
stomach troubles and every trial makes more
friend for this excellent preparation. Sold at soc.
for ull-szed package at all drug stores.
\ little book stomach diseases mailed free by
addressing +. \. Stuart Co, Marshall. Mich.
mh15&1T.2t
Evening star., 1899-03-17
ArnlH Orders.

Capt. C. P. Terrett, Sth Infantry, has
been ordered to establish temporary re-
cruiting station in New Orleans. He is
now on sick leave of absence at Augusta,
Ga
Lieut.. H. II. Bandholtz, 7th Infantry. on
his muster out as ma jor of the 35th Michi-
gan Volunteer Infantry, will establish a
temporary recruiting station at Grand
Rapids, Mich.
Capt. Joseph Garrard, 9th Cavalry, now
on leave of absence at Carlisle, Pa, has
been assigned to temporary recruiting duty
at New York city.
The order for the honorable discharge of
Capt. Frederick H. Pomroy, commissary Of
subsistence, L. S. v, has been amended so
as to take effect May l.
Capt. S. E. Stuart, ordnance department,
has been ordered to this city for consuta-
ton with the chief Of ordnance, in refer
ence to the use of gun cotton in Shells en-
the completion of which duty he will re-
turn to his proper station at Wilmington,
Del.
Cadets A. II. Rudolph and Edmund Thorn
as, fourth class, United States Military
Academy, have been dismissed on account
of deficiency in study.
Cadets E. L. Bulf, Dorsey r. Rodney and
Ralph ]. Sprague fourth class United
States Military Academy, have been au-
thorizeds to continue with their class and
make up their deficiency in mathematics.
Evening star., 1899-03-17
Organ Recital at St. Johns

Ihe Saturday afternoon Lenten organ re-
cltals at st. Johns Church appear to be
quite popular Judging from the large at
tendance at the two former recitals. The
third in the series for tomorrow AT AZ,
pm promises to be Very interesting Mr.
freeman Will be assisted by Miss Jessie
fabier' oontraito. and Mr.. Ernst Leht, the
program:
a. Prelude and Fugue in p fiat Bach: b.
Meditation in F sharp minor Geo. CaIkin
Reilsioso Ccel1o and organ. q. Goltermann.
Ahdantlno III ID iat, Alex. Guilmant; b.
Allegretto Scherzando in A fiat, w E. Ash
mall Solo, "One Sweetly Solemn Thought y
X. s. Ambrose. Air Ccello and organ
Bach. March Militaire. op. 81. Schubert
arranged for the organ by w. r Best.
Evening star., 1899-03-17
Army Pay Discrimination
le Edltor of The Evenlng Star:

To the Editor of The Evening Star:
would like to ask you question Why
is it that the regulars are not shown
justice?
One Of the paymasters now in Havana
has made Il ruling relative to the two
months pay granted by Congress that
seems to work a hardship on the regulars
who were in the service prior to the war
1t is assumed that the paymaster has the
correct Interpretation of the law from the
department and is acting In accordance
with instructions
1t seems that those soldiers who enlisted
for the war and had seen foreign service
receive TWO months extra pay at time of
discharge. But the regulars who We're al
ready IN the army when war was declared
do not receive the extra pay.
Now why are determinations made
against the men who were in the service
and have been in for years? Take the Sth
infantry. for Instance. This regiment had
at this time one year ago about go men,
many OF whom had several enlistments
During May and June We received about
fifty recruits. All these 100 men served in
the Santiago campaign, taking an active
part in al the battles at El Caney and San
Juan Hill and in The siege of Santiago en-
during the nardShipS of a tropical cline
suffering long months in hospitals and los
ing their health. Only fifty of these sol
diers can receive the pay that Congress
intended SnOulu 30 10 all OF them.
1t seems almost incredible that the War
Department rules in such an unfair way
To deprive these veterans of Il part of the
money they richly earned at the risk Of
their lives. The regulars did not go to the
front as hirelings, but as true soldiers
doing their duty. When a law is passed
giving worthy men small advantage in
pay these men should receive their Just
deserts. and not be compelled to suffer a
penalty for having enlisted before the war
Several old soldiers have been DISCHARGED
during the past week. When they present.
ed their final statements to the paymaster
ne denied them the extra two months pay
allowed by Congress
recruit that enlisted last July received
ms discharge by order Il few DAYS ago
When he gave his finals to the paymastcr
he received his TWO months pay, and the
other man didn't. Is it not an Injustice to
give this recruit the extra pay and DENY
the man that fought i'll the trenches day in
and day out under boiling sun. suffering
al hardships? And this man that was dis.
charged enlisted when war was practically
over.
quite number of men in this regiment
ana the 10th Infantry are nearing their
term OF service. All of them are men hay
ing previous enlistments and not one of
them intends re-enlisting in the army
again. Can you blame them for their de-
clsions? The poor unfortunate regular can
never get his just dues.
SERGT. HENRY MILLER
OF Washington, D. c.
Havana. Cuba, March II, 1889
Evening star., 1899-03-17
FINANCIAL

STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,
3iG and 34S Broadway, New York
\ TN the 31st day of December 1898.
Assets 'so1, o1, 81 Noae ac
Liabilities. including reserve policy
claims, &c. lis, ,O6s, ,G3a a
Additional policy re-
voluntarily set
aside by the company s., S3S, GIG 90
Surplus reserved funds
voluntarily set aside
by the company. -. "a, 414 a234 90
Other funds for all --.--.
Other contingencies. S,623 ,3lS 50
-- 37,S761IS 50
Total liabilities ......... .s215, 5,s44.sII sc
Income during last six months of -
is9s .::..;...;..:.......:.. 24.s75 1o4 %
of 1898. ....................... s14, 3o0 80
State of New York, city and county of New York,
JOIN A. MCCALL. president, and RUFUS W
WEEKS, actnary, of the New York Life Insurance
Company do declare and say that the accompanying
statement of the condition OF said company on the
3lst day of December 1898, is and true ac-
coItiins to the best OF their information knowledge
and belief. JOHN A. MCCALL,
President.
RUFUS W. WEEKS,
Actuary.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th day
Of March, 1883.
(Seall ii. DE L. DANDAIL
Notary Public, Kings county; certificate fled in
New York county. II
Evening star., 1899-03-17

German authority has recently an
nouhceo the discovery of a tree in the for
ests of central India which has most curi
Gus characteristics. The leaves of the tree
are ar OF highly sensitive nature and SO full
oL .L electr1city that whosoever touches one of
tneii receives an electric shock. 1t has a
very singular effect upon magnetic needle.
anu az Will influence it at distance of even
~ ieet. The electrical strength of the tree
VARIES according to the time of day, 1t be-
midnight. In wet weather its powers dis
appear altogether. Birds never approach
upon It.
Evening star., 1899-03-17
broderick's Body Taken Home

the body of the late Thomas b. Broder-
ick, who was killed in an accident at the
navy yard yesterday. was today removed to
his home. No. 476 f street southwest, to
await ln'ermsnt- The funeral Will take
place Monday morning al o o. clock from 81
Dominic's Church. There was no INQUEST.
Evening star., 1899-03-17
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN.
Progress of Repairs to Aqucduct
Bridge-Genernl Items.

The work of refooring the Aqueduct
bridge was completed yesterday, and the
structure. so far as the wagonway is con-
cerned, is said to be better now than it
ever was. The old boards, and also the
heavy wooden beams upon which they rest
ed, all of which have suffered considerably
from travel and from exposure to the
weather, were removed.
The work of repairing the footwalks was
commenced today, and while an entire new
walk will not be laid, old and worn boards
will be replaced by new ones. AS soon as
this is done the recent appropriation of
Congress for painting the ironwork of the
structure will be expended.
The work of repairing the damaged pier,
No a. will shortly be commenced. an APP
preparation of $55,0OO being available for
this purpose. The present pier is only
temporary structure, put in place to sus-
tain expected heavy traffic a result of
the war.
Rev. DIR. Mackay-smith, rector of st.
Johns Church, Washington, will speak at
I'D service for men at ST. Johns Church,
corner of Potomac and o streets. Sunday
evening, at l:30 o'clock. The meeting will
be one of the regular series held under the
auspices of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew.
The regular Lenten services will be held
this evening at Trinity Church. at which
the stations of the cross will be read, fol-
lowed by benediction.
Cardinal Gibbons of Baltimore was Wis
itor at Georgetown University yesterday
afternoon. While his call was on matters
connected with the church tie trip, it is
understood, was a combination of business
and pleasure. His eminence was an inter
ested spectator in the preliminary practice
of the varsity base ball team, the candi-
dates for the nine this year dividing into
two teams and playing a practice game
David Reynolds has sold for Charles L.
Wood TO Richardson Greene lot 204 improV-
ed by dwelling. in square 1878; also for
Lewis Hess. to Frank Ash premises 3169
. street. No consideration was named in
either case.
A bad washout is reported I'm the New
Cut road between the Canal road and the
tracks of the Great Falls road.
In the United States there are thirty
Washingtons. twenty-elght Williamsburgs
twenty-five Daytons, twenty-five SPRING
fields, twenty-four Portlands, twenty-five
Richmonds, nineteen Columbuses. eighteen
Brool1lyns. seventeen Burlingtons, seven
teen Charlestons, sixteen Buffaloes fifteen
Isouisviiles. fifteen st. Josephs. fifteen
Qu!nceys. fifteen Lowels, fourteen Nash
villes. thirteen Wilmingtons twelve St
Pauls, eleven Bostons and ten Clevelands.
Evening star., 1899-03-17

Weather conditions and general forecast
The Pacific coast storm Is developing rap
Idly to the eastward and low pressure Is
general this morning throughout the west
AID southwest, with the center of disturb
ance in the middle n-ateau.
There have been light SHOWS from Ne
hr2ska and South Dakota eastward through
the lake region. There were also showers
on the Texas coast.
The Temperatures have fallen from Ia to
2S degrees in New jersey. New York and
New r,ngiaud and have risen decidedly be-
tween the Mississippi river and the Rocky
noun aims.
The RI, ers are above the danger line and
still rising at Cairo, Chattanooga and Mem
ph.s
In the Pacific coast and plateau regions
rains ani SHOWS have been general, except
on the northern coast and southern plateau.
Ra have extended into extreme southern
Califni MIA.
The low area in the west Wi advance
eastward, and rains are Indicated generally
tonight in the gulf states and lower Ohio
valley, cxtcn1ng during Saturday into the
middle and south Atlantic states and lower
lake region, and probably ending tonight n
the west gulf states.
II will be warmer tonight in the lower
Ohio val ey and central gulf states, and
warmer Saturday in the lower lake region,
Ohio valley and south Atlantic states. In
the southwest the temperatures VIII fail
during Saturday, except on the coast.
Fresh to brisk easterly winds VIII pre-
vail on the Atlantic coast.
Records for Twcnty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at The weather
bureau for the twenty y-fouT hours beginning
a pm. yesterday:
Thermometer. March Ii, 4 pm. 45; p.
m, IL; midnight, 30
March Il, / am, 81; m. &c: l. noon.
i6: = m, A.
Maximum. Al. at pm. March Il; min
lnuni. 81, az Il al March Ia.
Barometer, March 10. Am, 3o.1i; pm,
3o.1G; u midnight, tu24.
March II. am, 1925; am, 1922; noon,
30.32; pm, 3O.2J.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
am: Great Falls-Temperature, ~: con-
dition. ). Receiving reservoir-Tempera-
condition at south connection, {. Distrib-
uting reSerVoir-Temperature n: condition
at infiuent gatehouse, q; effiuent gate
house, J.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 6:19 am. and 1:04 p. m;
high tide, 12:V9 pm.
Tomorrow--Low tide 1:17 am and 500
pm; high tide, 1876 am. and 100 pm.
The SUN and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, Cos am; sun sets,
600 pm.
Moon sets, 1852 am. tomorrow.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 6:07 am.
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by 7:1S pm: extin-
gushing begun at 5:14 am. The lighting
is begun one hour before the time named.
Arc lamps lighted at 1903 pm; eXtin-
guishe6 at 5:29 am.
Evening star., 1899-03-17
Our wheel. wanted in Frouc..

Consul Jackson writes from La Rochelle
that there have been several demands for
American bicycles at that consulate This
should be of particular interest to those
makers of cycles who have no agents at
Paris. Wheels with chains which could sell
for $40 to $50 and chainIess that could be
put on sale for SO to $50 would doubtless
find n good market there