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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-05-03
GOOD LAUGH IN BATTLE.
Joke That Was IN Cause of Detsst
60 Confedersses In the
civil war.

Considerable was said during tee
brief scrimmage with Spain about how
our American soldiers we're given 10
smiling as they rushed upon the enc
my. Some authorities said that tia
soldiers only took on a deathly griN
while others contended that thsT
smiled from a lust OF fighting.
There is said to be at least one In
stance where troops were landscapes
with laughter az they made = charge.
As the story goes. the minority WIN
were to do the resisting. occupied an
elevated position.
II isa truth as cid IS civilized war
fare" that the men opposed chaf each
other. hurl deharcs as a pleasantly,
OF "josh" with the freedom a tbons
who have known each other for years.
There had been this sort OF blood
less firing for sumo tine. "Yank" ana
Johnny Reb" being the style Of sd-
dress Finally one OF the istt~
shouted;
God help you when we get NJ
there"
"O-h, He WI" came the iocs-
drawn answer.
Just then came the order<to chargs
and the "Johnnies" impaired their
famous yell by their hilarity over tAf
slowly-spun reply.
There may be room for dispute -
to what did enable the ''Yanks" 70 rs-
pei the charge. but they did II In sne
style.
Judge Durfee Is said 20 be the msn
who made the retort, which was -
sood as a volley OF grape and oanls-
ter
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-05-03

shells, with the cast skins at the
smaller ends. They are brown In
color. Underneath a scale will be
found a cluster OF yellowish- whitlsh
eggs. plainly TO be seen through m
ordinary magnifying glass. The scales
arc about one-eighth inch in length or
smaller. and they usually cluster to-
gether as shown IN Fig. 1. Found
NEST frequently on the lilac: fond
also OF the silver maple.
About the middle Of May Cater or
earlier. according TO latitudel the
eggs under the scales hatch into tiny
lice which appear a. mere sBecks TO
the unaided eye. These lice. for
few days. move around on the bark
sucking the sap and growing more
robust each day. Finally. they get
that home feeling" decide to settle
down. and begin to build a scaly roof
OF their own. overhead.
The remedies for this pest are:
First. give the tree a tonic and good
rundown. Fertilizers. pruning and
cultivation viii help the tree 10 better
general health: and brisk scrubblng
OF trunk and main limbs with very
stif brush or scraper. viii get rid OF
many OF the scales. An old broom
with the brush cut short makes an
excellent scrubblng implement Keep
Il wet with whale-oli soap solution.
Then. sometimes In MAY. watch for
the hstched-out lice when they ap.
pear. get out the spray pump and
thoroughly spray the entire tree with
whale-oil soap solution. made as fol-
lows; Dissolve one pound OF whale
oil soap in a gallon OF hot water. and
dilute with about six gallons OF cold
water
Another scale insect. that may BE-
eiassed with the oyster.shell bark
louise so far az It's economic impor.
lance is concerned, Ia the scurfy bark.
louise OF the pear and apple. This
scale (Fig. p Is white In color, and.
like the oyster-shell pest. is most
apt to work on poorly fertiliEed aud
poorly cultivated trees.
The scurfy scale Is readily recog-
nized on account OF its whitlsh. cotton.
like appearance. and its oblong shape
The eggs beneath the scales are In
clusters. purplish in color, and they
hatch out at about the same time as
the oystershea eggs.
The remedy Is as follows: Same
as for oyster.shel bark-louse. In the
opinion OF the Farm Journal there is
no better remedy for all scale Insects
than the lime and sulphur spray.
Those who used II on their trees last
month are all right But now that
tree growth is beginning. II Is snfer
and easter to fight oyster-shell and
security scales with whale-oil solution.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-05-03
SPRING cANKeR WORM.
Their Ravages on the Leaves Of Trees
Cause Severe Losses--How 10
Fight the Pest

Through the ravages OF the spring
each year. These insects not only at
tack fruit trees. but a number Of other
valuable trees as well. In our orch
ards the apple. peach, plum. cherry and
ounce suffer the most severe ravages.
The leaves when first attacked be
come perforated with small holes, and
these increase in size az the leaves
develop until finally the pulpy part OF
the leaves is devoured. leaving the
skeleton OF the leaf. comprising the
midrib. veins and stems. giving u
the trees an appearance a having
been seorched by fire.
BY noticing you will and that the
eggs OF this insect are Of an oval SHAPE.
yellowish with pearly lnster. AMI
are usually deposited In irregular clus-
tiers OF masses on twigs OF at the base
OF large branches. These eggs hatch
between March and the middle of
April. The adult (mRle) Is a brown
ish gray moth with a spread OF wings
OF little more than an inch; the front
wings are Of a pale ash color, much
lighter than the former. The female
Is unlike the male. being wingiess.
Her body is OF a grayish color. and
she Is more robust than the male. The
moths issue early in the spring from
the ohrysalides In which state they
pass the winter You can see the
male moth Tying about the lights in
doors during the warm evenings OF
early spring. which Is a sure indica-
ton OF the approach OF the pests.
The female moths being wingiess.
must climb TO the branches and twigs
10 deposit their eggs. As soon as the
larvae hatch from the eggs they begin
to feed ravenously upon the leaves OF
the trees. | have watched these pests
closely and I ind that the larvae,
when first Matched. are from one
eighth 10 one-fourth OF an inch IN
length. OF a dark ollve-green color.
with black shining heads. changing
slightly with the different mouths.
when they are not feeding hey can
be seen suspended from the leaves
by fne silken threads OF various
lengths. The large larvae. after their
period OF feeding is over. descend 10
the ground. either by means Of the
silken threads or by looping their
bodies and crawling down the trunks
OF tue trees. When they reach the
ground they either pass into the
ground OF into the rubbish. or under
ihr leaves. where they pass into the
chrypalis state. to emerge as adult
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-05-03
HIN7s FOR oRcHARD1srs.

Keeping the orchard clean helps
greatly TO eliminate troubles from in
sects and blights. which are helped by
rubbish about an orchard
Spraying has. now been practioed for
about % years and has become recog-
nized as one OF the most powerful
weapons in combating both Insects
and blight germs.
J. II. Hale says that II is only a
question Of time when the blessed
San Jose scale louise will kill on all
the high old trees, and the man who
wants 10 be an apple grower few
years hence must plant and cultivate
low-headed trees.
Dig out the bcrers in the peach, ap-
pie. etc. A sharp knife. piece OF
wire. a humble attitude. and two
keen eyes. are the bsst combination
for this pest.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-05-03

" y NNfAA-f - Nt-ft~f - N'~"'''F
moths the following spring. These
pests have a number of enemies
found In certain parasites which feed
upon the eggs 81 the larvae.
Birds are helpful agents IN destroy
ing eggs and they are always welcome
guests In my orchard. In combating
the canker worm two methods arc
employed, both OF which when used
inteiligently AFFORD ample and effec-
tuai protection. The frst measures
We must take are to prevent the
ascent OF the winsiess moths. rhis
can be done in two ways. First. TO
entangie her feet 40 she Is held. sec
ond, to prevent ascent past a certain
point on the trunk OF the trees. 30 thai.
she will die from exhaustion. In the
frst instances n number of substances
OF. a sticky nature are employed. COM
prising such mixtures as printers ink.
pine tar. OF mixture OF resin and
castor oil. al the rate OF three pounds
OF resin (white) 10 two pounds OF
castor oil. melted together. The above
mixture must BE- applied either direct
~ to the trees IN bands or upon bands
Of stfff paper. These bands should be
put on during the first warm days OF
sDring, and renewed az occasion de-.
nands.
The second method that can be fol-
lowed. as suggested by the Farmers,
Review. Is TO use collars OF tin. paper,
etc, so fastened around the trunks or
the trees as TO admit of no PASSAGE
ways at the collar. have had a
great deal Of experience N lighting
the canker worm and the most effec-
tual remedy can find in riddipg my
orchard of this pest Is in using arseni-
cal poisons by the use 'sf a sprayeP-
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-05-03

A Boston woman. after selecting
some embroidery in one OF The big de-
partment stores, discovered that she
had not money enough WITH her 10
pay for II. She had never f7ened an
account in this particular shop ana
il was therefore agreed that me clerk
should put the goods aside until the
next day. when the purchaser Shout
come for It with cash in hand.
when the woman returned the day
following to get the embroidery she
could not remember which Of the sales
women had waited upon her. After
puzzlIng over the matter for a moment.
however, she approached one who
looked vaguely familiar and asked,
Am I the woman who S0agAt Somt
embroidery here yesterday"
"Yes'm. replied the girl, stolidly, and
turned to get it.-Youth's Companion.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-05-03

every man who kept his honor with
his hands a Cain-and a good many
branded faces would be seen In some
streets. laughed at the fancy, as
strobe down the garden walk.
Any yet, perhaps. was going to do
a foolish thing. The lieutenant would
still be here; a hard, bitter man, OF
sitter stun than his captain. And the
troopers. What IT, when l had killed
their leader, they made the place too
hot for me, monsieur's commission not
withstanding? should look silly, In
deed, il on the eve of success l were
driven from the place by a parcel Of
jack-boots.
liked the thought so little that
hesitated Yet it seemed too late to
retreat. The captain and the heuten-
ant we're waiting in little open space
so yards from the house. where a mar
rover path crossed the broad walk,
down which | had first seen madem-
oiselle and her sister pacing. The cap
tain had removed his doublet and
stood in his shirt leaning against the
sundial, his head bare and his sinewy
throat uncovered He had drawn his
rsp!er and stood pricking the groupd
impatiently. l marked his strong and
nervous frame and his sanguine air:
and 20 years earlier the sight might
have damped me. But no thought Of
the kind entered my head now. ana
though felt with each moment greater
reluctance to engage. doubt of the is
sue had no place in my calculations.
made ready slowly. and would glad
ly, to gain time, have found some fault
with the place. But the sun was suf-
fciently high to give no advantage to
either. The ground was good, the spot
well chosen. could find no excuse
to put off the man, and | was about
to SALUTE him and fall to work, when
thought crossed my mind.
zone moment" l said. Surprising
] kill you. NJ. lie Capitaine. what be
comes of your errand here?'
Don't trouble yourself" he an
swered. with a sneer-he had misread
my. slowness and hesitation. 1T will
not happen, Monsieur. And in any case
the thought need not harass you.
have lieutenant"
Eyes, but what OF my mission?"
replied bluntly. Il have no lieutenant.
you should have thought of that be
fore you interfered with my boots.
he retorted, with contempt
True" said. overlooking his mar
ner. But better late than nev
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-05-03

moustache. suddenly Spoke. sEson
here. N. de Berault." he SAID. con
fronting me roughly. Il do not fight
duels, | am from the ranks. | proved
my courage at Montauban in 81, and
my honor is good enough to take care
Of itself So I say what l like and |
ask you plainly what NJ. lie Capitain1
doubtless mas in his mind but does not
ask: Are you running with the HAIRS
and hunting with the hounds in this
matter? In other words. have you
thrown up monseigneur's commission
in all but name and become madam's
ally; crit Is the only other alter
native-a7e you getting at the man
through the women"
you villain," cried. glaring at
him in such a rage A7d fury I could
scarcely get the words oct. This was
plain speaking with a vcngeancel
How dare youl How dare you say
that am false to the hand tkat pays
mel"
thought he would bIench. but ~
did not. He stood up stih as a poker
NC IOi say ASH nt hNPhCtts
faeikg me squareiy and slapping his
nst into his open hand to drive homs
his words the better. Il ask you
whether you arc playing the traitor 10
the eardinalf Or TO these two womenf
II Is 4 simple question"
I fairly choked. "You impudent
scoundrel," I said.
STEADY. stcadyi" he replied. pitch
sticks where II belongs. But that II
enough see which II Is. NJ. lie Capi-
taine; this way a moment. by your
leave"
And in a very cavalier way he took
his officer by the arm and drew him
into a sidewalk. leaving ms 10 stand
in the sun, bursting with anger and
spleen The gutter.bred rescall That
such a man should insult me and with
impunityi In Paris might have made
him fight. but here II was impossible.
was still foaming with rage wbss
they returned.
rro BE Continued
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-05-03

II is said that often whom a womaS
says mo" she means "yes." but there
are signs which discourage even the
most hopeful and persistent wooes
II didn't so much mind Hettys
saying she'd as soon marry jumping
jack as me-" said Ethan Tia oh, for
icrniy, TO a sympathetic friend; nor
| didn't much care wan she said shsT
rather stay at home than 20 out t.
Jordan's Park with such slow-coach
as was: but when she told me she'd
got 10 help her mother iron when I
asked her to go with me down TO the
Center for some ice-cream soda, sav
'twasnt much use hanging on any
longer. youths Companion.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-05-03

looking troubled 1T was 80 sudden
AMI did not understand. You quar-.
relied 30 quickly"
"It is very simple" I answered, smil-
ing. M. lie Capitaine insulted you yes
terday; he will pay for it today. That
is all. Or, not quite all" l continued,
dropping my voice and speaking In
different tone. ellis removal may help
you, Mademoiselle. no you understand?
think that there will be no more
searching to-day"
She uttered an exclamation, grasp
ing my arm and peeriag into my face.
"You will kill him." she muttered.
I nodded. why not?" said.
She caught her breath and stood with
one hand clasped to her bosom, gazing
at me with parted lips, the blood
mounting to her cheeks. Gradually the
flush melted into a fierce smile. "Yes,
yes, why notf" she repeated, between
her teeth. why not?" She had her
hand on my arm and felt her fingers
tighten until could have WINGED.
"why not? So you planned this-for
us, Monsieur
I nodded.
But can your"
Safely" said; then, muttering TO
her to take her sister upstairs, turned
towards the garden. My foot was al
ready on the threshold, and I was COM
posing my face 10 meet my enemy,
when heard a movement behind me.
The next moment her hand was on my
arm. wait! Wait a moment! Come
back" she painted. turned. The smile
and flush had vanished; her face was
pale. mol" she said abruptly. II was
wrong! will not have II. will have
no part in it, You planned IL last night
M. de Barthe. 1t Is murder"
''Mademoiselle, I exclaimed, Won
dering. Murder? Why? Il is duel"
ct is murder" she answered per-
sistently You planned II last night.
You said so"
But l risk my own life" replied
sharply.
"Nevertheiess-I will have no part in
it," she answered more family. 1T
will bring no good" She was trem-
bling with agitation Her eyes avoided
mine.
ION my shoulders be 1t them" re-
piled stoutly. sit is too late. Madem-
oiselle, to go back. They are waiting
for me. Only. before go. let me beg
of you to retire"
And turned from her. and went
out, wondering and thinking. First.
that women were strange things. Sec
ondly-murder? Merely because l had
planned the duel and provoked the
QUARREL Never had heard anything
so preposterous. Grant II, and dub
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-05-03
THE BARK LOUISE.
Pest Which Attacks Apple and Other
Trees-Methods Of Treat
menN.

The most common scale-insect Of
the apple. without doubt. is the oys.
ter-shell bark-louse. Although every
where present. and sometimes quite
conspicuous, II most often attacks
trees that for some reason are un-
healthy, and therefore poorly fitted
to support the extra drain put on them
by the scale. A strong. healthy tree
ordinarily can bear the presence Of a
few OF these insects. without much
apparent injury. and they may be
present for many years In small mum.
bers without their presence being de.
tected.
The scales Of these insects are elon.
gated, shaped something like oyster.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-05-03
Redueed Aristos.ass-

A few years ago a great-grandson q
the famous Field Marshal Butcher sue
cumbed TO the effects Of pFivatiOn lie
the paupers' ward Of a New York hos
pital, while a nephew Of Prince Bis
marclS was driven to seek refuge In
the Salvation Army. Another German
prince became a waiter in restaurant
In New York, and. falling III. subsisted
for a time on the kindness Of a cob
league. who happened to have been
born on the family estates and va,
quite proud of the honor OF support
log q scion OF the great housA
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-05-03
DO Not Spray BiIs,soms.

Trees should not be sprayed when,
in bloom. The spray will kin many
OF the blossoms and also the bees
that may be visiting them. The bees
are the agents THAI cross polienate
the blooms. After the petals have
fallen is time enough to spray. but
II should be done then Immediately.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-05-03
Autos No Business on Some Roads.

Automobiles should be absolutely
denied access to SEINE country roads,
declares the Rural New Yorker. We
have one in our seighborhOod--a mar
row. winding way alongside e river.
There Is no chance for an auto and
nervous horse to pass, and the for
mer should he kept of.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-05-03

The most important part Is to
harvest your crops and get the most
money out OF them without having
consumers tell you that they paid too
much for them.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-05-03

Cloths should never be used for
cleaning churn oF other dairy APP
clean,
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-05-03

III Jul mcdlif an the NdAuihdA
agent--I ann" answered sternly.
ITO arrest NJ. de Cocheforet?"
ITO arrest NJ. de Cochsforet"
''Well-you surprise me-" no said.
Only that: but he spoke co dryiy
that felt the blood rush TO my face
Take care. Monsieur" said severely.
DO not presume too far on the incon-
venience to which your death might
put me-"
He shrugged his shoulders. mo Of.
fensei" he said. But you do not
seem. NJ. de Berault, to comprehend
The difficulty. If we do not settle things
now. we shall be pickering 20 times a
dayi"
"well. what do you want?" asked
impatiently.
simply 20 know how you are going
to proceed. So that our plans may not
clash"
but surely, NJ. lie capitaine. that Is
my AFFAIR."" I replied.
''The clashing?" he answered bitter
ly. Then he waved aside my wrath
Pardon" be said. "the point is sim
ply this: How do YOU propose to find
him II he is here?"
THAT again is my affair" ] an
swered.
He threw mp his hands in despair;
but IN a moment his place was taken
by an unexpected disputant. The lieH-
tenant. who stood by all the time
''stening and tugging at his gra,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-01-27
lps nAgTlnsBuRa pEzALl

Miss Helen Hesen who has been
visiting in Washington has returned
home.
Mr.. Walter Hinton has broken
ground for new frame residence on
Winchester avenue.
Mrs. s. p Hopkins, this city, has
been visiting relatives in Charles
Town.
Mrs. George G. Fowler, of Pittsburg,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. f. p. Ash
by, North Third street.
Misses Nora and Alice Fowler have
returned TO Martinsburg after a two
weeks visit to relatives in Pittsburg.
Mrs. William Trapnell, who has
been visiting her father, Capt, w. b.
Colston, for several days, returned
today to her home in Philadelphia.
Mrs G.. w. Light and daughter,
Grace, who have been in Baltimore
attending the Henrv-Tabler wedding,
are visiting her sister, Mrs. Frank
Scarlet. North Maple avenue.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-01-27
FALLING WATERS ITEMS.
Personal News and Gossip From
Along the. River.

Falling Waters, Jan. %. -Thomas
Rowe has b-autified hisiplace by con-
structing fine new fence.
William Boppe, who has been in tie
West for a number of years is spend
ing few weeks with his par ents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Boppe.
Miss Rena Rowe returned from
spending several DAYS in Hagerstown.
Miss Kathryn Rowe spent Sunday
with her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Rowe.
Mr.. Samuel Barnhart, Waynesboro,
is visiting his brother Joseph @. Barn
hart.
Mr.. and Mrs, Samuel Poffenberger
and family visited Mr.. Frank Wine
on Sunday.
Miss Myrtle Binkley, teacher at
Falling Waters school. was here over
Sunday.
Mr.. Albert Rowe spent SATURDAY.
aud Sunday with friends at Downs
Vile,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-01-27
RUSSELL'S TURN NOW
Castro Would Treat Minister
as He Did M. Taigny.
WASHINGTON WILL NOT TOLERATE IT
Nenezuela's RuIer Misjudses Amcri-
can ENJOYS Action ON Behalf of
FranceAFrench Dispatches
withheld.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 20. France
has demanded an immediate apology
of President Castro for what is regard
ed as his insulting and understandable
treatment OF Nj. Taigny, the French
charge d'affaires. Three French war
ships are within striking distance Of
the Venezuelan coast, and two more, 1t
has been reported from Paris, are on
the way to West Indian waters.
The French admiral in command of
the warships now Off the Venezuelan
coast is prepared to deliver the answer
Of France to President Castro's treat
ment of NJ. Taigny, the French repre-
sentative at Caracas, by a naval dem
onstration in Venezuelan waters. I'm
til the demonstration has been initiated
the French government will share only
with the president and Secretary Root
the knowledge of the exact form which
this expression Of her displeasure at
President Castro's action will take.
Meantime the delicacy of the situa-
ton at Caracas is greatly increased by
news which has recently reached here
from the Venezuelan capital regarding
the attitude President Castro now APP
pears to be assuming toward Mr.. Hus.
sell, the American minister.
Unless this attitude is radically mod.
fled 1t may be necessary to dispatch
an American warship even nearer the
Venezuelan coast than has already
been planned. President Castro will be
given to understand that the treatment
given to NJ Taigny will not be toler.
ated by the Washington government.
The only cause which can be as
signed here for President Castro's cool
ness toward Mr.. Russell is that the for
mer insists upon regarding as personal
rather than official the efforts which
Mr.. Russell, acting under instructions
from Washington, has made to assist
a peaceful settlement of the Franco
Venezuelan troubles. The request of
the French government that its inter
ests in Venezuela be looked after by
Mr.. Russell was Immediately granted
for the reason that such a request is
invariably granted by a friendly power.
however difficult the task.
1t now appears that three important
dispatches containing instructions for
NJ. Taigny never reached him, and the
| supposition is that they We're intercept
ed by the Venezuelan government.
| This is regarded as very serious
phase of the situation and will be thor
oughly investigated by Mr.. Russell.
What form the displeasure Of France
will take has been tentatively decided,
and the details Of the programme will
be communicated c6nfdentially to the
Washington government. Not untsl
President Castro has felt the form Of
French dissatisfaction will the world
know whether peaceful blockade is
| to be established or whether custom
house will be seized.