The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-23
UTHER BURBANK'S trained cutworm crops, on
which the scientist has been at work for several

UTHER BURBANK'S trained cutworm crops, on
| which the scientist has been at work for several
- years, is proving decided success. Mr. Bur
bank began work in 1908 with dozen cutworms taking
them from the earliest stages and carefully watching
in numbers and grew accustomed to the changed
diet provided for them. The eSperimenter saw to it
that they had plenty of dandelions and weeds to cut
but all the corn, tomatoes other vegetables We're
carefully drugged that they tasted very bad to the
In 1905 the worms had been educated to choose the
weeds in preference the vegetables and this spring.
Mr.. Burbank released 500 educated cutWorms around
The results have been marvellous In few days it
was noticed that all the dandelions were dying. Ex-
animation showed that they cut off just below
the water line One variety after another of noxous
weeds has succunbed and the cutworms are slowly
working their way in great circle, discriminating all
the weeds in their path.
Mr. Burbank is studying the catenary reflex of
the cuworm and its metaboc relation to the intraspe-
ciic poymorphsm and may be able to throw much
light a rather dark subject.
Mrs. Letitia Leone of Wilmington, Del, held the
whole telephone company at bay this week and is still
guard big hole dug in front Of her residence
West Front street.
Late in the afternoon the whole telephone force
came up, dug mighty in the boulevard and pre-
pared to set up end old log. AS they dug
the hole Mrs. Leone fped into it VIII a nad IN
dslodge her. but she hit him with brick. Max Ham
mond who is charge of the gang, tried persuasion,
but it failed He applied to the police, but they de-
cded the woman was not trespasser Finally, after
siege Of four hours the Enemen gave up and retired
to consult lawyer.
Some time ago the telephone company tried the
trick but Mrs. Leone sat upon the shoulders of
Thomas Clamptt, workman, who was trying to dig
the hole and he gave up in disgust You have to watch
out for the telephone company Their agents now
work in the Lowry hill district trying to get house
holders to sign an innocent looking document 1t gives
the telephone company the right to use your property
forever to put their plant
Two doctors have been picking bullet out of
Minot, N D. boy who played with rifle 1t is merely
experience for the boy and business for the doctor
Father, usual, pays the freight.
YM@
A former Fargo boy, who has resided in San Fran
cisco for sometime, recently wrote the Forum that his
best girl was shaken by the earthquake that she
married him. The girl doubtless considered herself in
the light of prescription that is to be we'll shaken
before taken.''
A real estate man of this city who has an enthu-
Angeles has been stirring up the hornets. AS every
knows the Los Angeles people at this time
etive the earthquake question: They the
gson that anything quaked in Los Angeles last month
If any should claim that shook table,
cloth in Los Angeles the April day when San Fran
cisco fell all ITSELF they would deny it. The Min.
neapolis real estate recently his friend as
follows: .*t -
''Dear James-We are glad to notice by the papers
that Los Angeles is recovering from the shock. It
must, indeed have been terrifying experience espe-
ciay to the real estate man, to his property be-
coming unstable under him. Do you figure that your
large blocks be repaired will they have come
down9 Here in Minneapolis are just starting on
good healthy expansion and if you feel that the Los
Angeles boom has reached natural limit, it might pay
you to close out there If you do without too
much sacrifice and get in the ground floor here
Hoping you and yours we'll and happy I am
''Yours most truly
It would have been worth something to see how the
recipient Of the letter took its contents "A J.R.