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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-03-11

the crop aud force IL TO early maturity.
they will be able 10 raise a good guam
tity OF cotton before the weevilS have
become 81 numerous as 10 destroy the
great majority Of the bols.
Ia this way. on experimental plots
aggregating seven or eight hundred
acres. in different parts OF Texas. the
experts OF the Division OF Entomology.
OF the United States Department OF
Agriculture. have been able to raise
and pick. before the middle OF October.
from two-thirds of a bale 10 a bale an
acre, whereas from crops not thus
planted ana treated. only bale from
eight 10 twelve acres has been secured.
Then, after this amount OF cotton
has been picked. the cotton stalks are
cut down or p,owed up. left 10 lie for
while until dry, ana are then burned.
Very many weevils are destroyed in
this way. Thn few that escape have a
much longer period 10 wait before the
crop comes up. and many die. The
number which Will be found on hand
10 attack the cotton on these fields
next year will be v ry small The re-
suit is that more cotton can be raised
year after year.
Thus cotton can he raised in spite
Of the weevil. But the weevil will not
be eSterminated il will probably con-
tinue to sprePd, and it is altogether
likely that it will invade the other
cotton growing States
The work on remedies. however. is
still going on; tie search for parasites
in tropical countries still continues.
Congress will probably appropriate at
this session large sum or money TO
help in the work. SO that, although
the outlooG is rather al. lt is by no
r.eans hopeless, and the prospect that
the United States will lose her SUI
premacy in cotton production on ac-
count Of the weevil is. in my mind, not
greatly TO be fearcd.-Youth's Com
panion.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-03-11

grub changes TO pupa within the
bud. and the full grown weeyil
emerges soon after.
When such of the flowers as escape
this first attack mature. and the cot
ton boil forms, it is also pierced by the
weevll's beak. an egg is laid, and an
other grub begins TO feed on the inte-
rior Of the boil, destroying all the form
ing cotton lint, reaching full growth
and changing to pupa and emerging
as a weeyl. In this way the insects
increase in geometrical ratio until, 10y
late summer, they occur in countless
millions; often Lardly a boil natures.
AN INVADER FROM MEXICO.
A bale OF cotton contains from i50
TO 500 pounds, and in former days to
raise bale or a bale and half OF
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-03-11

mills have been obliged to stop thou
sands OF operatives have been dis
charged, and the wages Of thousands
more have been reduced.
THE COST OF THE WEEvIL.
Eighty per cent. Of the cotton crop
of the world is raised by America. and
of the cotton raised in the United
States Texas produces nearly one
fourth. All the richest cotton counties
Of Texas have been invaded by the
weevil, and the loss In cotton de-
strOyed by Its depredations in the past
summer has surely been as great as
S15,000,000.
Spurred on by the high price Of cot
ton and by the prospective danger Of
great lessening OF the American
crop. foreign nations are making every
effort TO raise turir own cotton. The
English colonies are particularly ac.
tive, and the German colonies. as well.
Russia is also making every effort to
push the growing OF cotton within her
territory. Other nations are doing the
same The trade balance Of the entire
world may soon be affected If efficient
remedies for the pest are not discov-
cred and used
The weevi itself is an insignificant
creature, a little gray snout BEETLE
about quarter Of an inch long. but II
breeds very rapidly. multiplics enor.
mously In the course )f a summer and
works during the critical period OF its
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-03-11
MAGAZINE
TACkHAMMER
AMaehine That Operates on the Masa-
xine Gun Princisle.

Patterned after the magazine gun Is
the newly invented tackhaamer that
has recently been patented az Wash.
ington. The head OF the house who
returns from his office after a hard
days work and is assigneA the delicate
task OF putting down thN parlor car.
pet will unQuestionably relish the pos
session OF one OF these latest improved
hammers Besides not having 70 both
er himself with a box Of tacks. he will
have the added comfort OF being able
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-03-11
N NL.0HOWARD'

\ II VI T. hN anu lTulI HTONPIS
NS2=HHi09 nm mn have been fighting injuri-
|V|N f NJ Gus insects ever since there here,
@I@ growers. ~
1t would seem as If, after these many
years Of experience. they would have
learned good remedies for every insect
pest
They have learned many, and the
scientific men who are constantly
working on this very important prob
lem have found excellent economic
means 10 destroy the great majority
OF injurious insects. But every few
years there appears some new insect
pest. which is SO strong and prolific,
or which lives in such peculiar way,
that 1t is able to do enormous damage,
to destroy millions of dollars worth OF
crops. and sometimes to alarm more
than q single country and affect the
relations Of many civilized nations.
A few years ago the San JCse scale.
minute creature which Injuries fruit
trees. spread all over the United States
and occasioned the passage Of e1icts
and laws in many foreign countries by
which American fruits and fruit trees
were practically barred from interna-
tional commerce.
h And now another Of these great in
sect scourges is affecting the cotton
crop Of Texas. and threatens to spread
all through the cotton States. II is
partly due TO the great damage which
this insect has done that the price OF
cotton last year went up to almost nm.
precedented figures, so that cotton
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-03-11
WORTHLEss ADVICE

"You mustn't Irt your wife get 50
excited" said the medical man as he
turned around 10 wish the husband
good day
Good gracious. doctor" cried the
latter "Y-u.rr talking nonsense. II
I tried 10 Stop my wife from getting
excited. she'd get 20 excited she'd
raise the roof Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-03-11
Decline of Heligiou. New.papers.

At the annual meeting Of the Boston
Wesleyan Association the Rev. Charles
II. Parkhurst. -. H.. addressed the
gathering on The Future Of the Re
ligious Paper" lie said that, although
lions Herald has earned so 900 in the
last fifteen years, it has lost 300 sub
scribcrs during the last twelve months.
and that its story is the same one
which other religious periodicals have
10 tell. He cited the instance Of one
religious weekly printed In Boston
which has sunk $4,000 IN the last five
years. He expressed th" belief that
the Improvement of the press and the
opening Of the columns Of the maga-
zines 10 religious topics have forced
the religious paper from &C., place iu the
periodical field
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-03-11
Monument 10 "A Duel.

Many as are the places in England
which have been the scenes Of dueis,
only one is marked. This is q part OF
all that now remains Of Cawnton
Heath. in Norfolk, on which stands a
small pillar TO Sir Henry Hobart, Bort,
who was killed on the spot in duel
with swOrds-Car
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-03-11

of what has sometimes been called the
finest OF tropical fruits, the mango.
But although mangoes abound in the
island they are Seeding trees, aud the
fruit is inferior TO that Of the famous
Bombay mango, which is a grated
tree. 1t is believed that fine mangOcs
could be grown in abundance In Porto
Rico by importing the best CRAFTS, and
that the industry can be developed
into an important one rs soon as the
excellence Of the fruit becomes known
in the United states Youths Com.
paniOu.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-03-11
DEFENDING TIE ABSENT.

Fuddy-"I saw your friend Jones to-
day. He struck me as being rather
sclf-consclous"
Duddy-"IIc isn't usually. Probably.
hc had had his hair cut or was suffer
ing from an ingrowing tocnall, or some.
thing out Of the ordinary" y."-BOst)n
Transcript. "wy~rr
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-03-11
TT DIDN'T LAST LONG.

as it true that YOU were once on
gagged 30 a Duke. Miss Rockingham
yes, but only for couple Of days.
met him at = watering place In Ger.
many. lie was a foreigner Of some
kind and got my name mixed with
Rockefeller when we were introduced"
Chicago Record Herald.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-03-11
AN Attractive DESIGN.

plants, other places for such plants
being provided at the corners Of the
veranda The whole plant is simple,
but very harmonious ana artistic, and
may be readily carried out from the
design shown.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-03-11
HIS ABILITY

Friend Your new heavy villain
seems adapted TO the role"
Theatrical Manager-"Ycs. lie can
pronounce the word revenge with
fourteen RS ANA look il with thirty
Judge.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-03-11
XERIFIED.

Edward - We've been engaged a
year to-day"
Edith-"Are you sure"
Edward Yes; looked II up in my
check book this morning"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-03-11

During bloodhound trials near Lean.
iugton, hunted man, who was grant
cd an hours start. was tracked down
I'm thir,y-fve minutes.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-03-11
MODEST.

as your wife one Of those women
who look at their husbands and say, I
made a man Of himY" asked the inn
pertinent friend
NO" answered Mr.. Mecl,tOn. Hen
rictta is very unassuming She merely
says she has done her bcst."-Cblcago
Journal.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-03-11
A STUDENT.

Church-"Did you say your boy Is
still pursuing his studies at college"
Gotham-"NeS; he hasn't caught up
with them vet. NonkerS Statesman.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-03-11
6be Fanny
Tide Of
Life.
DOUBrFUL

There once was a lady named LiSsis
Who kept all the auto boys busy.
Zach one thinks with pride
When he takes her ride
He's the only thing livlng-but is he!
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-03-11
nan ENOUGH OF IT.

"Ycu work all the time don't see
how YOU get any chance 10 live.'
My dear boy, | nearly killed myself
living when | was twenty At
lauta Constitution
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-03-11
EOUNn An EASY WAY.

Glow is your boy getting along"
First rate"
studying hard?"
NO. lie writes me that he doesn't
have 10. lie is eating lot of the pat
ent foods that build up the brain and
make successful men. Washington
Star.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-03-11
CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE.

Mycr-"Your friend Eagslcy tells me
hp is an actor"
Gycr-"Yos, be plays a wondering
part"
Mycr-"A wondering partt'
Gycr-"Yos. he Us always wondering
where his next meal will come from"
-ChiclgO News.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-03-11
TOUGH LUCK

Brown-"Smith is down with brain
fever"
Grccn-"You don't say"
BrowE-"Yes. The doctor says II he
recovcrs. his mind will be blank"
Grccn-"Gee, But I'm sorry to hear
that lie owes me $l0."-Chicago
News.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-03-11

The Mango ia Porto Rico O.,
The Department of Agriculture Is
informed that the climate of Porto
Rico is favorable for the cultivation
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-03-11
A QUESTION or nELrG=ssNEss

II suppose thcr. Is such thing as
kinptDmau.I.'
yes" answered the physician
"A man steals because hc can't help
H."
THAT is the theory But IN the ma
jorty Of cases hc does 50 because he
thinks the other fellow can't help it,
Washington Star
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-03-11

p a : : o the
W 1 n Z @ r
PrObiptly as
n q cotton
piantcOmesup
in the spring
andeariy SUN.
ner the wee.
co m @
forth fy TO
Elephants and
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-03-11


it is probtble that the insect would not
have spread, and would eventually
have been eXterminated.
All sorts VI experiments have been
made with different insecticida mix
lures and with many different kinds
Of machines. The most careful stud
les have been made OF the life history
and habits Of the insect Experts
have been sent 20 Mexico. 10 other pOr.
tiOns Of Central America and 10 the
West Indies as well, 10 study the IN
sect In It's natural hOme-for il Is cyi-
IDENTITY a tropical sppCics-in the hope
Of being able 20 find some parasite or
natural enemy which might be intro
duced into the United States with ben
edcial effect
l. THERE 4 REMEDY?
Although no such parasite has been
found. and although no poisonous ap-
plication has been discovered which
will destroy tie wecvil. aud although
no practical machine mas been invent
ed. we have. nevertheless, through our
intimate knowledge Of The ne history
Of the weeyil. found a way TO grow cot.
ton in paying quantities In spite Of
the destructive creature.
In the spring the weeviis are few 90
number; the great majority % them
have been killed by the long winter
Comparatively few come out 0f hiber-
mating quarters In the spring 20 lay
the eggs for the coming generation. A
single female will have millions Of de-
scendants by autumn. but these mil.
lions are gradually developed.
IL was the old custom % pick cotton
in Texas until past Christmas. and In
late autumn the weevils are at theiT
height In point of numbers II plant.
ers use Northern cottOnseed. The plants
from which develop much more rapid
~ than from Texas seed, II they plant
their rows a little further apart than
has been the custom. IL they cultivate
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-03-11

as soon as the
first squares
u n bio " q
b u q 5 are
formed lay
their eggs IN
th en- I b o
young grub
matches and
destroys the
forming low
er, causing
the square 20
drop. I b e
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-03-11
NOT TO BE RAFFLED.

Mrs Bangs So that pretty widow !.
really married 20 soon again, ehE'
Oh Bangs You betp'
Mrs Bang But her late husbands
will expressly stipulated that II she
took q second husband. hrr legacy was
10 reyert 20 his most distant relative
OY Bangs That's whore she was
foxy. She hunted up the relative aud
married him Smart Set
The Japanese carry SJs.WO.OO0 OF
life insurance. slG3.OOO.ODO Of fire and
sgG5 900 90 OF marine Insurance.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-02-12
TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED
BALTIMORE BUILDINGS BURNED

Baltimore. Feb. 9-When darkness
fell last night the people of this strick-
en- city knew the worst was over.
The flames which for more than
twenty-fOur hours had swept resistless-
ly through the heart of the city were
checked. An army of fremen from
many cities, working unweariedly, and
aided by a muddy little stream, finally
conquered.
Worn by a night and day of terror,
the great crowds that watched the ruin
of their city turned homeward and at
midnight the streets were deserted save
for the police and military who guard
ed the burned area.
To the south a red glow rose and
fell, marking 14v acres of devastation
-seventy-fve squares of property that
only the day before represented values
TO the extent of from SIS 100000 to
$125 100000. Not even a close approx
imation can be made of the loss. No
guess can be made OF the insurance.
An expert, city building inspector,
estimates the loss in buildings alone at
l50,00O000, there being nearly $500
burned.
On the other hand. 1t IS said that in
surance estimates do not place the loss
at so great figure. So far there has
been no systematic attempt to fix the
values that were represented in the
district, in that which is to-day a de-
yastated waste
The burned area is a scene of com
plete devastation Numberless build
ings that were destroyed, only smolder-
ing debris or walls or remnants of walls
remaining to mark the sites. The Bal
timore-American building, one of the
finest, is now but ruin. Across South
street, where stood the Baltimore Sun
building, only the pillars that marked
The Holly chieftain., 1904-02-12
COLORADO RUBBER
COr1PANY FORMED

Colorado Springs, Colo, Feb. O.
Denver, Colorado Springs and eastern
capitalists are interested in the forma-
tion of rubber company for the pur-
pose Of utilizing the newly discovered
Colorado rubber plant" the name
given to the commodity by the United
States bureau in charge of such af-
fairs.
The American Crude Rubber Com
pany was organized to-day in the Of
fees of the Portland Gold Mining Com
pany. The capital stock is fixed at
$1000,000, divided into 10000 shares of
a par value of 500 each. The incor-
porators are Frank G. Peck of this
city and F. r. Marsh and NJ. G. Brown
ell of Denver, who will also serve as
directors for the first year, together
with c. v. Turner and WI. Chinn, both
of Colorado Springs. These gentlemen,
together with eastern capitalists, are
financing the project. Messrs. Peck
and Turner are closely connected with
the Portland company, the former be-
ing secretary and treasurer OF the or
ganization. He is also a brother-in-
law of j.. F. Burns, president and prac-
tical owner of the company. Mr.. Chinn
is member Of the local law firm Of
Gunnell, Chinn & Miller.
Large plants will be erected in Colo
RADIO Springs and Denver soon. Spe-
cial machinery will be made for the
purpose of manufacturing commercial
rubber out of the plant.
The rubber plant is found to be pc
culiarly adapted to high attitudes. Ac-
cording to tests made in the laborato-
ries of Colorado College, where the
plant was first taken for examination,
it was found to contain lis per cent
pure rubber, this proportion including
the entire plant. roots and flower. Lat
er tests at Denver proved that even
inferior plants run ten per cent rub
ber.
The quality is good, ranking with the
average grades, and bearing the pro
portion of 70 to 100 to the finest quail
ity Of imported rubber. The demand
is practically unlimited.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-02-12
Savinq Westminster Abbey.

Fears aroused from time to time re
garding Westminster Abbey, owing TO
the decay of its stOnework. will be set
at rest by the highly encouraging re
port of Professor A H. Church. II ap-
pears that this well known chemist has
brought his scientific knowledge TO
bear upon the problem with such sue
cess that by the simple application Of
baryta water 10 the surface ii will be
able to reconstitute the old stone and
to make it as sound as ever,
The sulphuric acid in the London air
has attacked the carbonate of lime in
the stone and cemented it into gypsum,
a very soft, friable ma eriaL
The Holly chieftain., 1904-02-12
Gratitude Well Expressed.

Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Feb. Sth.-
Mr.. c. /. Smith, painter and deCora.
tor, whose home is at 309 Anne street
this city, makes the following state.
ment:
Il was laid up with some kind OF
pains. Some said it was Lumbago
others SCiatica, and others again
Rheumatism. A few of my friends
suggested that 1t was lead poison,
but whatever it was it gave me a
great deal of pain in fact, almost
completely crippled me. | had to use
two canes to walk about and even
then it was a very painful task
"A friend advised me to try Dodds
Kidney Pills and | began the treat.
ment. After ! had used the first box
| was able to throw away one of the
canes and was considerably improv-
ed, The second box straiEhtened me
up so that | could go about free from
pain without any assistance and very
soon after ] was completely cured,
well and happy. without a pain or an
ache. Dodd's Kidney Pills seemed to
so right to the spot in my case and
they will always have my greatest
praise"
The Holly chieftain., 1904-02-12

the front remains Entire blocks just
below there are wiped out.
From Fayette sire at. down Holiday
street, as far as German street. there is
no building left save the Corn and
Flour Exchange. at the corner OF Ger
man street. That building whose walls
tower above the ecrumbling debris of what
were adjoining structures, was gutted
and the standing walls formed a caul-
! dron, the flames of which burst at
/ times through the windows but caused
no further damage. In numerous 9th
/ er wrecked buildings the flames played
about the debris and threatened to
weaken the foundations of the few
walls that were left
Like grim tower in the ruins stand
the walls Of the fifteen-stoTy Continent
al Trust Company building. The walls of
the Baltimore & Ohio building are also
standing, but the Pennsylvania rail
road building, directly across Calvert
street, is razed. Only remnants of one
wall are left at what was the National
hotel at Holiday and Fayette streets
/ No buildings are left standing as far
as the eye can see down Baltimore
street from this point. All along South
Gay street there is the same picture OF
destruction. A broken sign and tot
tering front wall show where the Mary
land W. c. T. L. building once stood.
Adjoining this was the building oc-
cupied by the Iron Ship Company and
! by the British consulate, whose build
ing is a complete loss. The building
used by the German consulate on this
square, is also in ruins. The costly
! United States custom house, in course
of construction. and occupying the tri-
angular block between Lombard and
| Water streets and Exchange place, is
said 10 be ruined. The marble blocks
are badly damaged, the cornices on the
north side are destroyed, and the mar
BILE is cracked in a number of places.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-02-12
JAPANESE BEGIN WAR BY AN
ATTACK ON THE RUSSIAN FLEET

troops and escorted by fleet and land
ing them near the Iaiu river, thus oc-
cupying northern Corea.
japanese patience became exhausted
and to-day Japan moved her ships and
took unresisted possession of certain
merchant vessels, including the Shilka
and Manchuria and one ship which had
been chartered by the Russian govern
ment and was engaged in loading up
with cargo of coal and stores for
Port Arthur. The japanese encoun-
tered no resistance and the steamers
have now been placed under guard
1t is reported that two other Russian
vessels have been taken outside and
escorted to Saseho. The Telegraph
says it supposes the foregoing seizures
occurred at Masampho, but that the
censoVsuppressed the location.
The Che Foo correspondent of the
Mail cables that six japanese trans
ports are landing troops at various
ports in Corea, from Masampho and
Fusan, on the south of Kunsan, Mok-
pho and Chemulpo on the west. Seoul
is to be occupied and the landing is be-
ing covered by a torpedo division.
The main body of the japanese fleet
the correspondent concludes, will sail
in the direction of Port Arthur.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-02-12

Port Arthur, Feb 9.-Japanese tor
pedo boats attacked the Russian fleet
here during the night and three of the
Russian ships were badly damaged.
The Japanese, who thus scored the
first success of the war, escaped un-
damaged. 1917
st. Petersburg, Feb. 9.--Admiral Al
eXieffs official report of the attack by
the Japanese is as follows:
Il most respectfully inform your
majesty that, at or about midnight OF
February so. japanese torpedo boats
made a sudden attack by means OF
mines upon the Russian squadron in
the outer roads of the fortress of Port
Arthur, in. which the battleships Re
vitzan and sCesarevitch and the cruiser
Palada were damaged. An inspection
is being made to ascertain the charac-
ter of the damage. Details are follow
ing for your majesty"
London, Feb. 9.-In a dispatch dated
Nagasaki, Saturday, February 9th, and
which was delayed by the censor. a cor
respondent of the Daily Telegraph
asserts that Russia deliberately precip-
itated the crisis by secretly dispatchng
few days ago from Port Arthur trans
ports loaded with a full division OF