New-York tribune., 1907-07-28
GOSSIP OF THE BOROUGH
ELeuenth Public Library Opened
Moths an Park.

The eleventh of the public libraries erected in
Brooklyn from the Carnegie fund opened the
other night. 1t is known as the Macon branch and
stands at Macon street and Lewis avenue Unlike
some of the branches. this has no auditorium.
II was built from plans drawn by Walker Morris,
and cost about S65 coo Its exterior is of compressed
red brick and Indiana limestone. The building
covers about twothirds Of a site 100 feet long and
80 feet broad. The interior is of uuartered oak,
with metal shelves. 1t has about 1900 vol
umes the shelves, but these have a capacity OF
5000. The delivery room occupies the centre OF
the building. To the left is the childrens depart
ment and to the right the reading room. Al the
is the reference department The book stacks
in two tiers, a meZzanine extending across the
delivery room. The catalogue department and the
staff's lunch room is in the basement A feature
Of the decoration in the childrens room is fresco
by F7riederang, which has elected conSlueTape
praise. The building is Of the best and hghtest
in Brooklyn. The librarian is Mrs. Alice d. Har-
itch. She has four assistants
What is said 10 be the biggest raid Of caterpars
on record has occurred in the parks OF the borough
and the park authorities having a Lively. lime
caring for the trees and other plants me 'uSSoIA
moth is responsible for most Of the trouDIe. ne Is
ably seconded by the leopard moth of course, the
damage is done by these insects before they reach
the moth stage. II IS While the5 are cAleIl4Sii :
that they injure the foliage. About all the moths
do is TO lay eggs for broOds OF caterplars-
The tuesock caterpillar stngs well as eats. lie
IS a redhead crawler. with TWO long plumes pro
iectng in front and with spnes sticking from
his back. He is white marked, and gets his name
from the yellow tufts on his body. Ihe 5llhes
break off. and when they happen TO strike ilesl
they leave their mark. The sting IS irritating
After two weeks or troupe IllSth4iiS' 'ti' '''-N0
winds himself UP In his cocoon The IerhaI' Hiol,S -
Law more than five hundred eggs each' ana ltte
are two hatchings season The leopard Inoth :, ,
caterpillar bOres holes in the trees lie Is i'
harmed by the poisons used the tussoch ne
r77uet be surfocated. The authorities nave theiI
mon search for the borings squirt in carbon DsI-
-b,de and then stop up the openings with putty
or soap Several other grubs and larvae are p9i
I, a. +I,alr ba hits espec!allv the larvn OF the
beetle which attack the elms, but the tussocA anu
+bs leonard caterpilars are the most hiIInlul
Here is a natural history" story which captain
Yockhardt Of the British freighter Enrol now
living at Bush Stores, tells OF monkey '''''
formed part of his cargo on his last trip;
s.yyhen the ship Was two days out from Slhea-
80 on J,Ine 6 one of the five monkeys that were
on hoard escaped from its cage and bolted tAroush
the hewser pipe and slung TO the outer edge, de-
fyrng the crew to catch him. Il Tam, the Chihese
steward. the only person VINO hau DeSol.s' Son,
friendly with him. Ia coaxed him back on oech,
An of9cer then grabbed up piece Of rope ana
gave the beast a sound whipping. he thre" Ih0
rope down afterward and it curled up ike a hans-
''There That's what We ought to give you the
officer cried 80 ,.h
the niece Of rope which he had gathered up Inc
onscers thought that he wanted 10 play with H. ana
let him keep it. When the keeper OF the an!lla.s mas
came around IN the morning the same MONKEY was was
out again No trace OF him could be found Later
In the day Ii happened 10 glance up at the rls-
gfng and there was HIS siman friend dangling
from the end Of the piece Of rope, as II ne hao
been regularly hanged. .,
THAT was no accident" explained the captain
Yesterday THAT monkey overcome with the
humiliation Of the public beating he received anu
determined TO take the officer who had maze tle
remark about the hangrnans moose at his word.
Uncle Sam may have to import some women
BARRIERS 10 Brooklyn from the Mlnoy Cly II ne
wants 70 keen his officers IN the local yard.
An officer OF the yard has just returned from chi
caeo with tale that may have a sad erect on
those OF his fellows who are stationed here. This
is what he has 10 say:
Chicago is great place, and its best feature is
its women BARRIERS. 1 asked a fellow met IN the
hotel lobby II II all right TO get shave In a
barber shop run by women, and he replied:
You betr
Y took a chance I went IN for shave but
STAYED for a haircut shampoo and face mas
sage. All, old boy. I'll never forget the way IN
which that woman barber gently turned my head
when she had finally fixed me up to suit her taste.
and how she softly murmured, as my eyes met
here:
Doesn't the little boy look better nowr "