The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-07-19


by his son, Mr.. Fred. Otto and wife. came here
to pay.a visit to Mr.. John Langkam, who has
arrived at the ripe age of "a years. he sun
looks well and is in the enjoyment OF fairy
good health. The senior Mr.. Otto and MI
| Langkam are brothers-in-law.
Perry Hall Social held grand picnic at
| Denglers Park, on Tuesday 18th instant. Inc
attendance was large and the affair was mucn
enjoyed.
Mrs. Margaret Roeder, mother-inlaw of Mr.
| Augustus r. Schroeder, well known citizen
of this neighborhood, died on the 18th inst at
the age of 70 years. She had long been suffer
er from consumption and her death was there
| fore not unexpected. Mrs. Roeder was ma.
tive of Germany but had been resident OF
this section of the county many years. Inc
funeral took place on Friday 18th inst, and
the remains were inferred in the cemetery at
tached to the German Lutheran Church beside
those of her late husband, George Roeder
The services were conducted by the new pas
tor, Rev. Mr.. Balhorn.
The old wooden bridge over the Gunpowder,
on the Belair road, has been removed to make
room for the new iron structure. 1t will re-
quire about month to get the new bridge
ready for travel. In the meantime the stream
at that point is forded by travellers
Mr.. John Simms is a very busy man just
now threshing out the wheat crops of the
thrifty farmers of the neghborhood
The Ladies Aid Society of Perry Hall M.
E. Church South will hold its annual picnic
ard supper in the church grove, on Wednes-
day, July 23d, commencing at 6 P. NJ. Every
body invited. x.
How to Treat Trees That Have Been In
jured by the Locusts.-State Entomologist
Quantance gives the following directions how
to treat trees and plants that have been injured
by the periodical cicada
1.-THE considerable inquiry that is coming to
the Office of the State Entomoogist in re-
gard to the injury occasioned by the 17-yearr
locust (cicada septendecim) in the course OF
its egg laying, indicates more or less general
demand for information on the proper treat
ment of the injured plants.
las is quite generally known, the injury oc-i
casioned by the female cicada consists in the
Sitting of the twigs and branches for the pur-
pose of laying eggs. On large trees the result,
while quite marked, is in effect more or less
severe pruning of the terminals, and but little
serious injury is likely to result.
ION trees planted last fall and spring, or
trees that ore in their second or third year, the
injury may be much more severe. Here the
branches designed as framework for the flu
ture trees are yet comparatively small, and the
cuts made by the ovipostor of the female may
so weaken them that if they do not break off
during the course of the summer, the wound
will prove serious source of weakness in the
future tree and afford an entrance for various
wood larvae and germs of decay.
1.-THE cicada has been quite abundant in AL.
legany, Baltimore Carroll, Cecil, Frederick,
1OWdIu, MOnlBOLueTy,
and the upper northern portion of Prince
Georges and Anne Arundel counties the pres
ent year. Throughout this territory numerous
cases of severe injury to young peach and APP
pie orchards have been reported and the
damage has been worse in orchards more or
less surrounded by, or adjacent to, woods.
THE work of correcting the injury occa-
stoned by the ccada should be begun at once,
as the insects have now quite disappeared
The injured trees should be carefully pruned,
removing as much as possible all injured wood.
This is very important in young peach and
apple trees, where the branches designed for
the framework of the trees have been serious
ly hurt. 1t will also be necessary to provide
for new framework to a considerable extent,
as the future branches, thus injured by the
cicada when small, would probably break
down under the weight of the fruit or from
high winds
ing, as each tree presents different problem.
In general however, on young trees. where
pruning is particularly necessary, the injured
twigs and branches up to the size of ones little
finger should be cut off, as the Sits made by
the insects are sufficiently deep to have pene-
trated nearly to the center of the twigs of this
size Such injury would hardly heal over in
such way as to make anything like salts
factory branch. This is particularly true of
the peach, the wood of which is comparatively
brittle.
ITO sum up, in pruning the young trees the
effort should be made to remove the injured
wood and at the same time to provide as
much as possible for future symmetrical tree.
In of trees recently planted, the past fall
or spring, it will frequently be found advan-
tageous to cut these down below the injury on
the stem and allow new shoot to start out
Trees pruned at this time will shortly push out
new branches, and by another year will prob
ably not be much the worse on account of the
visitation of the locusts."
Something About the Mosquito-One of
the Greatest Pests of the Age.-To those
who lie awake these warm nights battling
with the mosquitoes it might be interesting
to know how these little pests secure their
meal of human blood says the Baltimore
The scientists say that by nature the mos
quito is a vegetarian that the taste for blood
is an acquired habit, and that it Is only the
female which has developed this abnormal ap-
petite. While not disputing the truthfulness
of the scientists statement, it would seem that
the perncious habit of blood-sucking which is
INDUCED in by the lady mosquitoes must, at
least, be hereditary, for as far back as the his
tory of man goes it is known that wherever
there were mosquitoes they sucked the blood
of man and beasts alike
There are more than 240 species of the gnats,
of which the culex varieties make up three
fourths. 1t is the culex species with which we
have to DEAL for it is that variety which sings
about our heads at night, incidentally punctu-
dtlLR lu6lT lulldOleS Will d VICIOUS IQTuSb OF
the proboscs into our cuticle. Through this
proboscis, which is made up of nine parts, the
blood is sucked. Two lancet-shaped pieces
called mandibles and maxillae, are on either
side, and prepare the way for the insertion of
the proboscis. At the end of the maxillae are
a number of spinelike barbs, and these enable.
the mosquito to fasten itself to its victim. A
sheath incloses all the other parts, except
the lower lips, which, at its end, is dilated
into pair of jointed valves. These are the
valves which suck up the blood.
AS the proboscis is forced into ones skin the
sheath covering it is forced back, revealing on
either side pair of many.jointed appendages,
known as the maxilary paipi, and which, it is
thought, aid in secreting the poison from
glands in the proboscis.
small quantity of poison is elected, that the
scientists say if people would not scratch the
puncture with their finger nails, thereby ir-
rtating the bite, the itching would soon pass
away and no ill-efects would be manifested.
Let the mosquito take his meal uninterrupted,
further say the scientists and not even an
itching sensation will be felt from the bite. It
is the slapping at the pest which causes it to
tear loose from its victim and eject the poison.
Death of a Man With a Remarkable
Political Record.--A letter from West
minister dated July 18th, says: George N.
Fringer, one of the best known citizens of this
county, died at his home this morning, at the
age of Y years. He was born and lived nearly
all his life at the same place, near this city.
Previous to 1871 he was engaged in huckster-
ing and farming, but since that time and until
two or three years ago devoted his attention to
farming and dairying Mr.. Fringer was re-
markably popular man, and his popularity
had its fruitage in his having been three times
elected sheriff of the county, and this though
he was a pronounced Republican. He was
| the only man who has served more than one
term, and twice he was the only man elected
on the Republican ticket. His first election
was in 1871 when William Pinkney Whyte
was the Democratic candidate for Governor,
and carried the county by $50 majority. Mr..
FINGERS majority over William H. Steiner
Democrat, was 30. The late Isaac G. Bale,
another Republican, was elected Judge of the
| Orphans Court at that time, but Mr.. Fringer-
| led his ticket. He was a candidate again in
| 1879, against George A. Shower, of Manches-r
ter, whom he defeated by a plurality of SO,
though W. T. Hamilton, the Democratic condi-
date for Governor, led his Republican opponent
274 votes. The third time Mr. Fringer was cleo
ted was in 1887, when he had plurality of 20
| over Elias B. Arnold, Democrat. The plu-
rality for Governor Jackson, Democrat, at that
election was 272. In 1879 and 1887 Mr.. Fringer