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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-01-23
INSECT NOTES.
Bulletin of the Maine Agricultural
Experiment Station.

Bulletin of the Maine Agricultural
Experiment Station.
Insect notes for 1906 bulletin No. 1874,
Maine agricultural experiment station)
records some of the insects which have
been especially injurious or otherwise
prominent during the past season.
The brown-ta moth, which has for sew
eral years been present in the southern
and coast counties of this State, and the
gypsy moth, the egg clusters of which have
been found this winter in the region of
Kittery, are discussed with reference to
the damage they threaten and the means
Of combating them.
The large areas devoted to potato in
Aroostook county invite the attack Of
such insects as can adapt themselves to
this plant. Aside from the inevitable
Colorado potato beetle and the common
flea beetle, the insects working most con-
spicuously upon the potato the past season
are the smartweed flea beetle, the tar
nshed plant bug and two species of plant
lice.
For several years the alders in the State
have been white stemmed with a large
woolly plant louise called the alder blight
The surplus maggots and the harvester
caterpillars are recorded as practically
exterminating this plant louise in some
localities.
An account is given of the Larch case
bearer at work on the larch or "juniper"
trees.
Among the miscellaneous insect notes
are discussed the yellowhead Gran berry
worm on sweet Gale; the distinction be-
tween the character of the work of the
railroad worm and the codling moth; a
moth infesting spruce cones; the diamond
back moth as greenhouse pest; six
troublesome orchard caterpillars; and the
spiny caterpillar so common upon elm and
willow.
Seven species of mosquitoes, two be-
longing to the genus Anopheles, which
were collected during the season, are re-
corded.
Such insects received at the station dur
ing the year for identification as possess
economic or other interest, are listed with
the locality from which they were re-
ceived. Often important insect situations
are brought to notice through insects re-
ceived in this way.
A few new illustrations are given in this
bulletin: Figures of the harvester, the
butterfly enemy to the alder blight; a
photograph of cicada or harvest fly, nu-
merous last summer; and photograph of
a common parasite of the red-humped
caterpillar which destroyed enormous
numbers of these orchard pests in Maine
during the past two seasons.
This bulletin will be sent free to all
cultural experiment station, Orono, Me.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-01-23
K1rrERY TO CARIBOU.

The Union station ct Portland il TO -
enlarged ct an expense Of e125, 900.
Capt. James KeaEer, aged seventy-fsw
years, port warden at Portland for IL
past thirteen years, died Tuesday Of IT,
week. He was a master mariner for forty
years.
William II. Eldridge, well-known rss-s
ident Of South Portland, dropped dead -
the street last Wednesday. He was . ~
tive Of Milbridge. He was sixty-four
years Of age.
Fire at midnight Monday on Exchsnos
street, Bangor, damaged the Blue St0ss,
the clothing store of Will b. Smith & Co,
the fruit store OF p. H. McNamara and tn
cloJhing store Of Max Cohen, besides =
number of other tenants on the upper
floors. TIL loss is about f25,O 900.
Fire at Monroe Friday afternoon Dr.
stroyed the general store and postofiice II
Fred L. Palmer, with loss of $15, 600; alss
store and stock Of fancy goods, casksos
and household goods OF B. A. Nye, witA
telephone exchange, loss $500. Partial
insurance in both cases. The residence or
Edward Averill was damaged $500. Ths
fire originated in the Nye building.
Hon. John B. Foster, who was one u
Bangor's oldest and most prominent reai-
dents, died Saturday aged eighty-eigkf
years. The death of Mr.. Foster marks tia
passing Of another OF the old business nsR
who were the bone and sinew Of Hangers
business prosperity OF twenty-five yeasa
ago. He had been prominent in publis
affairs and had served in both branches II
the State legislature.
At Old Town last Wednesday nigh1
the block owned by Samuel Brad
bury and occupied by Thomas Murphy;
furniture dealer, c. H. Saindon's restsn-
rant, Deputy Sheriff G. E. Rackliff's OfBcs
and several sleeping rooms. the stors
owned by A. G. Pero and occupied by g.
J. Peters and several adjoining buildings,
were damaged by fire to the extent OF
about $4,000. The greater part of the
loss was covered by insurance.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-01-23
HOOP-POLE INDUSTRY.
1t Brings Many Dollars to Hancock
County Homes.

~ -'hehy w
County Homes.
Were one to take team and drive down
over Calftown ridge to Newberry Neck
he would see all along the road great piles
of long, snow-white sbavings. These
piles would be beside houses, barns, sheds
and shanties. They would be unmistaka-
BILE signs of this hoop pole industry, which
fiourishes along that section OF Hancock
county And If one should take some
sled track leading off from the travelled
highway, down over the side of the ridge,
he would come to scrub growth wherein
the shavers were cutting the raw material
for their business.
Hoop pole making comes as natural to
the men of this region as knitting poverty
mittens to the women. Both seem to be
born with them. Out in the scrub growth
and in the sheds and shanties the men are
cutting birch, ash and alders and shaving
them into hoops; indoors, during the
hours not devoted to household work, the
women are knitting poverty mittens, as
they are called. And strange part OF
this is that both products go to the same
source of consumption.
The poverty mittens, as they are called,
are knit from coarse yarn and for the most
mart are sold to the Gloucester and other
fishermen. The hoops go to the coopers
who make the barrels used by the fisher
men in shipping their catch to market, so
that both men and women are working
for the same common customers.
Making hoop-pole is at once simple
vet difficult work. All it consists OF is IN
cutting down small tree, splitting 1t and
shaving it down to the right size for
hoop. That is SO simple that it would
seem anyone with the slightest ability
could make hoop. But if you think
il SO. try it. After one trial you VIII
change your mind. Not the least difficult
operation is the splitting OF the pole. III
ii isn't done accurately half the value OF
the pole is lost, for instead OF two hoops
you get but one.
After this there is the shaving the hoop
down to the required size, something
which the novice will find an exceedingly
difficult Job. Cutting the end OF the hoop
is another piece of work requiring tue ex-
ercising OF judgment. Hoops OF one
length are much less valuable than OF an
other. A man who is careless can waste a
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-01-23
Catching Sheen.

Clumsy catching and handling are al
ways injurious to sheep, and hard on tina
party doing the work. The injury re-.
sulting from handling is greater on ewes
heavy with lamb, which are about tbs
only class which need to be caught until
after tagging and shearing time. It hurts
a sheep to be caught lifted by the wool,
and such thing should never be done
where it can be avoided.
A portion of the flock to be caught
should be driven into pen until it is
pretty well filed, though not crowded
The party doing the catching must go
quietly, frightening the sheep as little
as possible, and when near enough tothe
animal he desires to catch, should grasp
its hind leg just above the hook, when, If
pretty firm grip is held, very little kick
ing can ensue. Then he should pass the
other hand in front of the breast, which
gives him an advantage over the animal
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-01-23

considerable amount in the course of the
winter just on this job. so, after all the
work Of making ashoop Is quite an under
taking.
First thing to be done in the making Of
Z hoop is to secure source Of supply for
material. This consists Of o. woodlot on
which is growing large number Of small
birch or ash trees, and, in some cases,
alders, though these are not SO frequently
used as are the others. 1t is desirable that
these trees shall average about an inch
and a half in diameter at the top, SO as to
give hoops Of desired size. Still those
measuring an inch will do, while pole
that is two inches across can be worked
up. The experienced hoop-pole man can
locate one Of these lots about as far as his
eye can discern it.
Calftown Ridge, which is the name ap-
piled to that section Of Penobscot on the
top of which runs the road between
Bucksport and Bluehill, is bordered on
either side by just such wood lots as the
hoop men want. For this reason it is not
strange that the industry fiourishes there.
Having located the lot where the poles
best suited grow, the work OF cutting
begins. Usually, though not always, the
hoop-pole man pays for the privilege Of
cutting the poles. They are hauled up to
the door yard and piled, for it is seldom
that shaving is done in the woods. Some OF
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-01-23

for a family of four, who
three times a day are
delighted by its clearly
superior products.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-01-23
CAMPING OUT.



One fall three Of us boys decided to go
into the woods for fishing and hunting
trip. There were John, Dick and myself.
Dick was to be cook, John and were to
get the wood and do the rest. We went
OF into the woods near . good stream to
fish in, taking with us small tent, some
blankets, three guns and plenty of fishing
tackle. Among other things we took
large American flag belonging to Dick.
We got into the woods all right, and got
the tent pitched. Somehow the guy ropes
did not look right, but it was the best we
could do.
We had been there about week and
were having fine time. We were getting
plenty of fish and small game when John
saw bear out in the woods. Well, moth
ing would do but John must have that
bear, so next morning he started out. He
did not have to go far before he met Mr..
Bruin, who was out looking for his break
fast. He thought John would do as we'll
as anything, SO he rose upon his hind legs,
and started for John to hug him. John did
not doubt that the bear was glad to see
him. But all the same he did not want
Bruin to hug him, SO he raised his rife,
took aim for the BEARS heart and fired.
He did not hit the heart, but only hit
paw, which only made the bear angry.
In the meanwhile things had not been
going right at the camp. Dick had
started to make some bread. His fire
would not burn, and he blamed me for not
getting better wood. / answered that il
he had not spilled that water on it when
he went to the river to get pailful it
was no need of putting the wood where
anybody would fall over it.
Suddenly the sky became dark, and the
wind whistled among the trees. We did
not think much about it until we saw how
the tent was swaying. Then we forgot
our differences and went hastily out to
make the tent more secure. We had
hardly gotten out when the tent collapsed,
and at the same time the rain began to
pour down upon us!
There we were out in storm with our
tent down and John gone. But John
came soon enough, running, and the bear
| following him. He said when he went
away that he was going to bring the bear
| back with him. He brought him all
right. He was dragging his rifle by the
| barrel.
We all went for trees. John and l got
into one and Dick in another close by.
John told me about it while we were
up there. He said that after he wounded
the bear he tried to throw another cart
ridge into the barrel, but the lock stuck
and would not work. He started for the
camp with the bear following.
| While he talked he worked at the gun
which he had brought up the tree. AT
length he got it fixed and he raised IT.
took good aim, and struck the bear in the
heart. We all got down from the trees
! and got our tent up.
We stayed in the woods two more
weeks, and had bear steak all the time we
were there. When we went home we sole
the skin to dealer for SIS. We felt paio
for our fright, but John says that when he
| goes in the woods again he will have 8
new gun. r.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-01-23

To stop Cold with "Preventics'' is safer
than to let it run and cure it afterwards.
head off all colds and Grippe, and perhaps
save you from Pneumonia or Bronchitis.
Preventics are little toothsome candy cold
II you are chilly, II you begin to sneeze, try
Preventics. They will surely check the cold,
and.please you. Sold by G. A. PARcHER.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-01-23

ct ~ pleasure to tell our readers about a
81 StSugh Cure like DR.. Shoop's. For years DR..
SShhoop has fought against the use of Opium,
monty found in Cough remedies. DR., Shoop,
n seems, has welcomed the Pure Food and
Aug Aug Law recently enacted, for he has worked
long similar lines for many years. For
tne1aliy 70 years DR.. Shops Cough Cure con-
a s.aers have had a warning printed on them
IHS anst Opium and other narcotic poisons.
nc. nc mas thus made it possible for mothers to
bbaotect their children by simply insisting on
A aTpsh IN Dr. Shops Cough Cure. Sold by G..
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-01-23
Handsome Calendar.

One of the handsomest calendar of the
year is that issued by Chesebro Bros, of
Fulton market, N. Y, the wholesale
and favorable known to fishermen along
the Maine coast. The calendar is a large
one, and represents a black bass hooked
on fly, and making clean break. 1t is
a work of art.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-01-23

The young man who makes everything
converge on his own fortune building has
cancer on the finer virtues. There are
things that money can neither buy nor
create. 1t is said that Gladstone died
poor because he was too busy to make
money.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-01-23
Wise Counsel from the South.

81 want to give some valuable advice to
those who suffer with lame back and kid
ney trouble" says J. r. Blankenship, Of
Beck, Tenn. 81 have proved to an abso-
lutte certainty that Electric Bitters will
positively cure this distressing condition.
the first bottle gave me great relief, and
after taking few more bottles, I was
completely cured; SO completely that it
becomes pleasure to recommend this
great remedy" Sold under guarantee 1t
E. G. MooRE's drug store. Price SOC.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-01-23
ELLSWORTH MARKETS.

Eggs Steady After Sudden Drop of
Last Week.
Eggs, which dropped 10 cents last week,
steadied at the price then quoted, Is to 30
cents retail. Dealers are paying IS to %
cents.
The quotations below give the range OF
retail prices in Ellsworth.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-01-23

To feel strong, have good appetite and di-
gestion, sleep soundly and enjoy life, use
Burdock Blood Bitters, the great system tonic
and builder DIT.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-01-23

LAW REGARDING WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
A bushe of Liverpool salt snall weigh 50
pounds. and a bushei of Turks Island salt shall
weigh &c pounds.
The standard weight of hushel of potatoes
In good order ami Ht for shipping. is so pounds
of apples, A pou nds.
The standard weight of bushel of beans in
good order and fit for shipping, is 60 pounds;
of wheat. beets. ruta .baga turntps and peas, 81
pounds; of corn, So pounds; of onions 81,
pounds; of carrots, English turnips. rye and
indian meal. 80 pounds; of parsnip=, IS pounds;
of barley and buckwheat, 4s pounds; of oats.
81 pounds. or even measure as by agreement.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-01-23

The secret of being a saint is being a
saint in secret.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-24
NOTHING TO DO
WITH MERGER

During an informal discussion fol-
lowing the NEE ting of the MenomiGee
county board yesterday afternoon,
Mayor Spies fatty and firmly contra.
dicted the rumor that the paper mills
on the Menominee river, in which he
is interested, were favorable to join
ing the proposed merger of all the pa
per mills IN " isconsin, Michigan and
Minnesota.
ave nave paddled our own canoe
successfully in the past and we intend
to do it in the future" stated Mr.
Spies. while | have no comments to
make on the actions which tue other
mills have taken, will state that the
Menominee and MarinetGe paper mills
will not join tie big corporation
which is now being proposed
For some time considerable discus
sion has been taking place in the twin
cities, caused by the rumor that the
merger would effect the local mills,
and it was believed by a number of
people that the report was true. The
matter was broacned yesterday dur
ing the discussion, and Mayor Spies
stated that the rumOr was unauthor-
itative and untrue. -Menominee Mich.
Herald.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-24

OF by chapter as before, has caused
some confusion to some lawyers and
others. it seems. The plan of print
ing the laws in the new arrangement
IS in accordance with the general
plan to make the legislative enact
ments MT into a constantly growing
system of statutes, the hope being to
avoid occasional expensive revisions.
Secretary of State James Frear re-
ferring to the new form OF the session
laws said.
line new arrangement was deter
mined upon by the legislature about
the close of the session and after pub
l1cation was well under way in the
printers hands. Three extra as
slstants were employed in getting out
the laws in the new form under the
direction of Assistant Secretary
forge. The manuscript was furnished
the printers promptly and bound
volumes returned by the printer as
promptly to the superintendent of
public property, who under the law
has entire control of the distribution.
ANY criticism as to the method of
compilation rests largely with the in
dividual taste. Many lawyers be-
lleve the new system preferable to
the old. 1t certainly added to the
work of preparation and was sug-
gested by this office With the ex.
ception of one or two volumes which
were defective, the books received
from the public printer have been
correct, so far as reported.
''As to the indexing it was prepared
by an expert indexer and has many
points which are superior to the old
system and it is far more concise in
chacarter. This was necessitated by
the growing size of the volume.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-24
SHERRY

The old Sherry Lumber m i'll yard took fire
on Saturday. but was not considered SER
1ous. A stormy gale of wind on Sunday
afternoon spread the fire rapidly causing
ala m in the village. 1t was evident the fire
must either burn out the yard or be put out
Realizing the danger, volunteers were called
for who came forward in large numbers
The teachers and students of the Northwest
Collegiate Institute volunteering in a body
but for their assistance it would have been
difficult to get the fire under control.
The lady teachers and young ladies OF the
y. c. l. received special commentator from
the fire warden and citizens in general for
their bravery and hustle in fighting the
mr. up TO about eleven O'Clock, No serious
damage was done.
The n. c. l. honest home festival, last Mon
day evening was largely attended An in
formal program was rendered The ladies
hall was suitable and beautifully decorated.
Rev. and Mrs. 5. A. Martin entertained the
faculty OF the N. C. 1. Tuesday evening.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-24
shure it cud'enr kape from tumD,n..

ShuEe il cud'enI kape from iumpin,'
But the truth is iviry woorreG ye sphoke ?
Foired me sowl an moide me glad.
Phin moi wolfe, wild dig in the ribs. SAYS
she, air yez goin' crazy. ''Dad?''
Thin says 10 her Jest oowld your tonnge iv
Ia mir's mad delight
To know thars wan Sinnator. be gobs, phat
dairs to do the roight
Wild no fear or onny favor ay Sinnit COM
Dimes, chques or clan,
Al he's the Sinnator from Wisconsin an La
Toilette is that man.
Phin ye rade the rowl cal an the roit act TO
that sinnatorul mob
Be me sowl ole prayed that all the Saints
would hip We an your Job.
An ole b'laye they do be wild We, and the
good Lord is yer frind,
And wild His help ye1 busht that ring, an
win out in the ind.
An Bob-excuse me, Misther Sinnator. twas
list schlip iv the pin
But-somehow it brings We nearer so I Lit
the woorred sthale in.
Ole name no famiHlarytee. but / want to
show you mole intint,
So in me heart moight call We Bob-tin I
call yooze President ''-Exchange.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-24

r vers named. Ii recalls much inter
sting history to see newspaper -
erence at this dav to the Fox and
Wisconsin improvement The fathers
IF WISCONSIN, basru large hopes upon
the navigation that vas to be estab-
lished between Green Bay and the
Mississippi through the Fox and Wis
consin. In the Partage Canal, which
is now but stagnant frog pond, is
sculptured the record Of these hopes.
The reference of the Eagle-Star TO
the ancient enterprise may not be as
untimely as it at first seems. To
really establish navigation for h
large vessels OF, today, is pr"babl, out
of the question but there is no reason
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-24
JURY OUT ALL NIGHT
Could Not Agree and Judge
Webb Excused Them Wednes-
day Morning.

The jury in The case of Pavlick g.
Case VS.. Frank Hammel took the evil
dence under consideration at three
O'Clock Tuesday All the balance of
the afternoon, through the night,
and until 10 O'Clock Wednesday they
wreStled with the problem of meeting
out justice in a case involving only
about S65. They could not agree, the
division being eight to four, and
Judge Webb excused them from fur
ther consideration of the case.
1t appears that this was case
wherein the plaintiffs sought 20
recover $65, the purchase price of a
horse. The defendant claimed that
he animal was not as represented,
and therefore hr refused to meet the
rhligatirnS. The result was as in
dicated in the above paragraph.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-24
ST. LAWRENCE CONGREGA-
TON THANKFUL TO FRIENDS

The church far held the past week
at the Opera House for the benefit of
st. Lawrence Catholic church Of this
city was pleasing success.
The total income amounts to one
thousand forty-ejght dollars and 90
cents. The ret proceeds will be about
nine hundred fifty $3.50.
We hereby extended our hearty
thanks to all the parties who helped
US to make the said fair real success.
Com. of St. Lawrence Cat. Church.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-24

why the old rou'e which MifqneIty
JolIef, RaddisSon and Grosrller> mad
famous may not. by pulling 10 uNe he
stagnant canal, become great ped :
ure Wa terway.
What a trip it would make for "A
launch or small boat To go from Gree l,
Bay through the lower and upper Fox,
Lake Winnebago, the Portage cana
and the Wisconsin river, across tn
entire state 10 the HiSSiSSl pln! |
certainly is worth thinking about
Madison journal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-24
Whitrock-MacMartin

Mrs. w. T. Parker, of Stevens
Point, announces the engagement of
her daughter, Laura Mae Whitrock
to DR.. D. r. MacMartin of Chicago.
The wedding will take place in Ste
vens Point some time in November.
DIR. MacMartin. is house physician of
the Great Northern hotel in Chicago,
and is very successful practitioner.
Miss Whitrock was formerly steno-