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CANNOT GET OPERATORS.
Complaint Of Official of a Western
Railroad.

When the nine-hour-law hearing was
resumed today by the interstate commerce
commission only few. railway companies
which had made application under the
law for extension of the time Of its en-
forcement remained yet to be heard.
John L. Davis. the superintendent Of
telegraph of the Evansville and Terre
Haute railroad, argued that it was i'm
possible for his line to secure competent
and dependable operators to man their
stations. although it had taken unusual
precautions in preparation for the en-
forcem' mt of the law. he explained that
in the past four months there had been
such a slump in the business of the road
that some of the offices which had been
established previously were not needed at
the present time.
Chairman Knapp urged Mr.. Davis to
present the concrete facts of the matter
and said that it was not the desire of the
commission to go into inconseGuential de-
tails at this stage of the hearing, as an
effort was being made to close the matter
up in the interest of all the parties con-
cerned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-29
winds. fair Saturday. increasing cloudi-
ness Sunday.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.

ness Sunday.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four hours
beginning at = pm. yesterday:
ermometer-February %, 4 pm, 30:
pm, 30; II midnight, o. February %,
am, %; 8 am, %; IL noon, 81; pm,
A..
Maximum. f.. at pm. February .;
minimum. 2S, at IL am. February g.
Barometer-February2 %. 4 pm, 30o5;
pm. 3O12; IL midnight, 3014. February
%. am, 3O.1S; s am, 1924; noon, $685.;
pm, 1921.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide. 1901 am. and 12:15
pm; high tide, $50 am. and GIG pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1:03 am and lib
pm; high tide, $50 am. and 7:14 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose 6:34 am: sun sets,
5:52 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 6:33 am.
Moon rises 6:O6 am tomorrow.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset;
extinguishing begun one hour before sun
rise All arc and incandescent lamps
lighted fifteen minutes after sunset and
eXtinguished forty-fve minutes before
sunrise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-29
Amounted Naval Professor.

AS a result of a recent competitive ex-
animation Mr.. Asaph Hall of Michigan
has been appointed a professor of mathe-
mates in the navy, with the rank OF
to fill the vacancy caused by
the statutory retirement of Prof. Edward
X. Rawson on the 21st instant. Prof.
Hall is son Of the late Prof. Asaph
Hall, for many years attached 10 the
Naval Observatory, and also to the Michi-
gan University.
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To Command at Atlanta.

Brig. Gen. Ramsay D. Potts. recently
promoted from colonel. 9Th Field Artil-
lery. has been assigned to the command
of the Department of the Gulf. with
headquarters at Atlanta, Ga, as the sue
cessor of Rrie. Gen. J NJ X. Davis who
was retired for age January 81 last.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-29

MINIMUM temperature. past tWenty-1our
hours, %; a year ago, %.
Weather Conditions and General Fore
cast.-The weather is unsettled throughout
the country, except along the Atlantic
coast, and cloudy weather prevails with
SHOWS in the lower lake and northern up
per lake region, rains in the central val
leys, Virginia and North Carolina. and
SHOWS and rains in the northwest and
extreme west.
Temperatures are much higher in the
Ohio valley and the south and somewhat
lower in New England and portions of the
extreme west.
The weather will be unsettled tonight
and Sunday in the east and south, with
occasional rains and SHOWS.
It will be warmer tonight in the south
Atlantic states and upper Ohio valley, and
warmer Sunday in the middle Atlantic
states and lower lake region.
Storm. warnings are displayed on the
Straits of Juan de Fuca from Port Cres-
cent westward and at the mouth of the
Columbia river.
The winds along the middle Atlantic
coast will be fresh north to east; on the
south Atlantic coast fresh and mostly
southerly, and on the east gulf coast
fresh south to southwest.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh northwest to north
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-29
A RESIDENCE SOLD.
The Purchaser Will Hold It as In
YeStment

The Moore and Hill Real Estate Com
pany has sold for G.. H. Fielding to J. E.
Worthing;on property 463 Florida avenue
northwest. This is three-story brick,
and will be held as an investment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-29
Higher Uses of Business.

1t Is announced that Hamilton W. Ma
bic. editor of the Outlook. will deliver an
address at 80 o'clock tomorrow after
noon in the gymnasium hall at the Y NJ.
c. A. Dr. Mabie's subject will be 1.-THE
Higher Uses of Business
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-29
Relief Nearly Ready.

The naval hospital ship Relief is sched-
uled to have her dock trial at the Mare
Island nafy yard today. and being nearly
ready for service. will proceed to Magda-
lena bay, so as to arrive there ABOUT
March TO- about four days ahead of the
arrival of the battleships.
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Flotilla Safe at Key West.

The third torepdo f1otilla has arrived at
Key West, Fla. on it's way to Mobile,
Ala, and was not driven into the harbor
of Port Royal, s. c., yesterday on account
of stress of weather, as has been reported
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ORIENTAL PHILOSOPHY,

ORIENTAL ESOTERIC CENTER, 1443 q ST
Lecture. Sunday evening SIS, THE TONGUE
OF CRITICISM: Wednesday. S:1J. THE
MAN OF WILL: library philosophical works.
Strangers welcomed.
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In the District.

The bill introduced by Representative
racing and all other forms of gambling
in the District was favorably recommend
ed to the House committee by the Com
missonerS. The Gallinger bill to regu-
late the employment of child labor in the
District of Columbia was favorably re-
ported from the committee education
and labor. The Washington Board of
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PROBATE COURT-Justice Gould
Estate of Harriet 8. Mathewson: COM
mission ordered to issue.
Estate of George A. Jones: petition for
probate of will filed; attorneys, Wilson &
-Barksdale.
Estate of Charles H. Krey; will dated
January II, 1908, filed.
Estate of William NJ. Starr; petition for
probate Of will filed; attorney, Walter A.
Johnston.
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Order Here to Lecture.

Col. M. NJ. Macomb, 9th Field Artillery,
at Fort Sheridan, near Chicago, and Capt
Harry Burgess. Corps Of Engineers at
Louisville, KY, have been ordered to this
civ for the purpose of delivering lee
lures before the Army War College. the
first named on the 18th proximo and the
latter on the 14th proximo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-29
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
Naval Orders.

Lieut.. w. S. Miller, to works of E. w.
Bliss Company, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Lieut.. c. w. Forman. from bureau of
navigation, Navy Department, to home.
Passed Assistant Surgeon H. F. Hull
and Passed Assistant Surgeon l.. II.
Wheeler have been commissioned.
Pharmacist r. F. S. Puck has been ap-
pointed d pharmacist in the navy.
j. L. Coburg,. appointed as paymasters
clerk in the navy, duty on the Philadel-
phia revoked.
o. l. Hancock. appointed a paymaster's
clerk in the navy, duty navy yard, New
York.
]. E. Bibb, appointed a paymaster's
clerk in the navy, duty navy yard, New
York.
G. H. Washburn, appointed paymas-
ter's clerk in the navy, duty on the YER
mont.
r. r. Bolles, appointed a paymaster s
clerk in the navy, duty on the Hancock
navy yard, New York.
BOatswain G. c. Beach. from the Den
yer to the Naval Hospital, Yokohama, ia
pan, for treatment.
. Ensign j. F. Atkinson, from the CleVe-
land to the Naval Hospital. Yokohama,
Japan, for treatment.
Midshipman H. B. Riebe, from the RAIN
bow to the Cleveland.
Gunner C. j. Miller, from the Cleveland
to home.
Chief Gunner o. f. Reh, from naval
station, Cavite, P. l., to home.
Gunner H. Hachtmann. from the Chat-
tanooga to the naval station, CaVlte, +. l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-29
THE COURT RECORD.
United States Supreme Court.

Proceedings after The Star went to
press yesterday:
No 81 The Yazoo and Mississippi Val
ley Railroad Company, appellant, agt.
the mayor and aldermen of the city of
Vicksburg; argued by Mr.. Edward
Mayes for the appellant. and by Mr. Han
mis- Taylor for the appellees.
No. 104. Dona Maria Francisco OReil-
ly de Camara. Countess of Buena Vista,
plaintiff in error agt. John r. Brooke.
major general. U. S. Army; argument
commenced by Mr.. Frederic r. Coudert
for the plaintiff in error. and continued
by Mr.. Assistant Attorney General Rus
sell for the defendant in error.
Adjourned until Monday next at II
O'clock.
The call for Monday. March .. will be
as follows: Nos. 1O4. 40. 143. IA, 4S, 15O,
151. 152. 1J4 and 155.
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TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE
PEOPLES FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
WASHINGTON CITY. D. c..
February 20, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that special meeting
ance Company Of the District Of Columbia has.
by authority Of the trustees of said company,
been called for WEDNESDAY, April 8. 1908, at
o'clock pm, to be held at the Office ut the
said company, No. 326 Pennsylvania avenue
southeast. in the city of Washington, District
of Columbia. for the purpose Of determining
whether or not the said stockholders. CT those
shall ratify conditional contract. made on
the 18th day Of February. 1908. between the
cid Peoples Fire Insurance Company OF the
District of Columbia and the Royal Insurance
Company. Limited. OF Liverpool. England. pro-
viding for the reinsurance by the said Royal In
snrance Company. Limited. Of all the risks
hrIl hr Tho sa'd Peoples Fire Insurance Com
fprring the good will, insurance lists. office
frrnture and certain other chattels Of the
sail p"Onles Firn Insurance COmDany of the
District Of Columbia to the said Royal lnsur-
ance Company, Limited, and also concerning
other matters relating to said reinsurance and
transfer: and. further. for the purpose OF de-
terminfng whether not the stockholders OF
the District Of Columbia, or those Of them hold
ing majority Of the said stock. shall author
lie and direct their trustees to apply to the
Supreme Court of the District Of Columbia for
q decree OF voluntary dissolution of the said
corporate provided for in subchapter IA,
section IS. Of the code Of law for the District
Of Columbia.
HENRY X. SIMPSON. Secretary.
fol-
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District Supreme Court.


District Supreme Court.
EQUITY COURT NO. 2-Justice Gould
Records agt. O'Brien; leave to sell per-
sonal property; compliments solicitor.
Alex. Fl. Bell.
que appointed receiver; bond. $500; COM
plainants solicitor, r. L. Montague; de-
PENDANTS solicitor. Crandal Nackey
Woodbury. agt. Woodbury.; leave to
withdraw certain exhibit granted: time to
take testimony limited. and commission
Malcolm Hufty; defendants solicitors,
Mcneil g Mcneil and C. c. Hackett.
Boyd agt Camp; demurrer sustained;
complainant's socilitors. w. F. Mattingly,
R. Ross Perry & Son and ]. B. Larner;
defendants solicitor, w. E. Ambrose.
Anderson agt. Danenhower: substitution
of trustees ordered: compliments solicit
tors. Archer & Smith.
American National Bank agt. Dough-
erty: B. S. Minor and Stuart Mcnamara
appointed receivers; bond, $1,000 COM
plainants solicitors Berry & Minor; de-
PENDANTS solicitor, Stuart Mcnamara.
Dulany agt. Waggaman: auditors re-
port ratified (by Justice Wright); COM
plainant's solicitors, Maddox & Galley:
defendants solicitors, r. Ross Perry &
Son.
CIRCUIT COURT NO. 2-Justice Ander-
son.
Davis agt. Western Union Telegraph
Company; leave to file amended declara-
ton; plaintiffs attorney. Crandal Mackey:
defendants attorneys. Mckinney G. Elan
merry and j. J. Darlington.
Rucker agt. Lockwood: motion for new
trial filed: plaintiffs attorneys. Charles
Poe and S. "A. Putnam; defendants at
torneys, w. II. Robson and c. A. Keig-
win.
Lincoln National Bank agt. Cissell; mo-
ton for new trial filed: plaintiffs attor-
neys NJ. ]. Colbert and w. w. MILAN; de-
PENDANTS attorney. A. A. Hoehling.
CRIMINAL COURT NO. 1-Justice Stat
ford.
United States agt. Ned w. Barton,
Henry E. Everding and John A. Heany;
violating section 5403 Revised Statutes
United States: bench warrant returned
cepi: recognizance $4,000 each taken, with
the Title Guaranty and Surety Company
surety.
United States agt. Harry Wimsatt, con-
spiracy bench warrant returned cepi and
defendant committed to JAIL
United States agt. Samuel w. E. Love;
embezzlement; bail fixed at $1,000. recogni-
Zance taken, with w. w. Stewart surety;
attorney, w. P. Plumley.
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BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH, RHODE Is
land ave. and I'd ST. n.sy.. Hugh T. Stevenson.
mnister.-93D am, Sunday school. J. F..
Dawson. supt.: IL am. public worship. with
sermon by pastor; reception Of new members
and Lords supper; pm. Junior Endeavor;
pm, Christian Endeavor; p.m public
worship. with sermon by pastor; baptism.
Regular midweek service, Thursday at 8 pm,
with praise service at 1870 pm Seats free
All arc fDyited
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WEATHER FORECAST.

Rain or Snow Late Tonight and To-
morrow.
Forecast Till Pm. Sunday.-For the
District Of Columbia and Maryland, rain
or snow late tonight and on Sunday;
light to fresh north to east winds.
For Virginia, rain in southern, rain or
snow in northern portion tonight and
Sunday. warmer tonight; fresh northeast
to east winds.
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST. SCIENTIST, 18TH |
and K SITS. n. w.-Servces. Sunday IL am. and
pm. Subject. Christ Jesus" Sunday school, |
IL am: Wednesday evening meeting, O'Clock. |
Public cordially invited All seats free. Free |
reading room. COL Colorado building.
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Minimum temperature past twenty-four
hours, %; year ago, %.
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CHRISTADELPHIAN,

WHAT Is TRUTH 2-PIIAATE. QUESTION An
swercd every Sunday at IL 80 am. by Wash
ington Ecclesia. Naval Lodge Hall. $50 Pa. ave,
Sc. Public invited. No collection.
SPECIAL.
At $3.50 pm. thes error Of Seventh Day Ad-
yentist belief in the utter desolation Of the
earth during the millennium period will be
shown in lecture by Mr.. G. B. Taylor, late Of
Richmond. Va
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CHURCH NOTICES.
EPISCOPAL.

TIsiN1Tl CHURCH, 30 AND C,sTs. NV; REV.
Sunday. 7:3O, IL. IS tchorap. Twelfth anniver-
Ash Wednesday. 7:3o. $3.50. II. s. Twenty min
ute service, with address, daily in Lent, except
Mendeissohn's Elijah. Iil Welcome
CHURcH OF THE GOOD sHEpIIERD, 9Th
and | SITS. ne. Rev. c. $. Abbott and Rev. w
\. Person clergy.aaoservices, 1870 an, II
Gray. DID. will preach at night. Friday,
March 9. special musical service and sermon
Annapolis.
ST. Marks. Sd AND A. Sc. REV, DIR: W. L.
De vres. Rev. John H. Deis Rev. p. NJ. Pres
cott, clergy.-7:30 and IL am. and 1870 pm
CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY. G ST; BET.
tor.-Holy communion. s am: services. II
am, pm, 8 pm: Sunday school. $50 am
and pm. Rev. Reese F. Alsop, DID,, will
preach at 8 pm.
store 18th and +. Capitol, Rev. Enoch NJ.
Thompson.-Sunday, 9:36. H. 7:3O; Ash We'd
nesllay. 10. 4. 1870. All welcome.
ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS .-SERv-
officiating: services Ash Wednesday. II am.
ST. MARGARET's CHI, CONN. AVE. AND
Bancroft place. Rev. Herbert Scott Smith.
DID,. rector.-Seryices. 7:3O and IL an: s
pm, the rector will preach. Strangers cordial
lY invited
ST. THOMAS. NEAR DUPONT CIRCLES
am, holy CON-; $50, sermon to children, by
rector; II, sermon by Bishop Of Western New
York: 5. rector's lecture on Doctrine;
Archdeacon Neve and full choral service.
ST ANDREWS CHURCH, 18th AND COR
coran sts.-Holy communion. 7:30 am; morn
Ing prayer and holy communion, II am; Ora
tario, Oct Of Darkness, by Gouncd, will be
sung at pm.
ST PAULS CHURCH, 23D ST NEAR WASH
ington Circle Rev. Alfred Harding. DID,, and
Rev. c. Fl. Holmead. cergy.-All seats free.
Holy communion. 7:3D and II am, sermon.
the Rev. f. McQ. Gray; morning prayer and
instruction, 10 am; confirmation instruction.
pm; choral evensong and sermon by the
Rev. Lionel A. Wye.
GRACE CHURCH, 9TH. AND ID S.W.-11 AM,
Rev. W. j. De Thomas. NJ, officiating. All
interested are earnestly requested to ne present
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BAPTIST.

''SrRANGERS HOME,' SHILOH BAPTIST
Church, l. st. between 18th. and 18th NV. Rev.
early morning prayer meeting; $3.50 am, sun
day school, parents invited to come with their
children; 10 am, Bsraca Bible class for men,
tor, baptism after morning sermon: pm,
c. f. Society: pm. sermon by the pastor.
subject. Christ the Bread of Life LORDS
SUPPER at close Of preaching service. All
seats free. comfortable and attractive house
of worship Eyerybody-especially strangers
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TEMPLE BAPTIST CHURCH. 10TH AND
SITS, DIR. J. J. Muir. notwithstanding.
am. triumphant Captives''; 7:45 pm.
Greater Than jonah; s. s., $3.50 am; {.
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WHEELER & WILSON SEWING MACHINE
agency; all parts and attachments in stock:
machines repaired, 81; renting. SOC week. At
OPPENHEIMERS 514 9th st. NV.
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SMARTS, AND TAN ISN'T Pref
ty. Have fair face. using Satin Skin Cream
and Powder. Ordinary soalDfor common uses,
but only Satin Skin Soar for your COMPLEXION.
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EMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH 10TH ST.
and Columbia road. Rev. G. +. Whitehouse,
minister.-Bibe school. $50 an; Percy s.
Foster. supt.: preaching by tue pastor at IL
am. and 7:45 pm; Mrs. Ruth Simpson will
sing; Lords supper observed during the even
Ing service: Junior e. 4. at $50 pm; new
Senior c. E. Society at pm.: concert Of
Christian Brotherhood on Wednesday at S:15
pm; midweek service. Thursday at 7:45 p.m.;
Teachers Bible Club at close Of prayer meet
ing: all invited
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-29
SPECIAL NOTICES.

Observation-Disclosures Expert.
Repairing Swiss Watches specially.
Cleaning. 75c. handspring. 15c. Crystal, 10c.
MAN GUTENBERG, 523 10th st. NV.
daSI,
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some still pay them, but wherever boun-
ties are paid they result in the manu-
facture of fraudulent scalpS and these
practices deplete the state treasures
Some time ago we sent out our best man
in this line of work TO see if he could
devise means of decreasing wolves on the
stock ranges. He put on his skis and
Travelled through the Grand River BASIN
Wyo., when the ground was covered with
grees below zero. He showed the rang
ers and cowboys how to locate the wolf
dens and destroy the young
How did he locate the dense"
by finding the tracks and studying the
habits of the wolves; finding where the
she wolves went and where they sat on
certain promontorieS in the neigh bOrhood
of their dens In one hand he held a
fash lamp and in the other the weapon
with which he dispatched the wolves. The
breeding time of wolves the western
plains and foothills is in March and April.
when the cowboy is not on the range.
Following our directions the rangers and
stockmen took the matter up and were
able to locate the dens and kill the
wolves. In doing this work one has to
the she wolf takes and not follow the
track of the dog wolf which will lead
them astray. Nearly every den has been
found in the areas where this work has
been undertaken. Each wolf kills a
thousand dollars worth of stock per year.
according to the estimate of the Wyoming
stockmen. They kill for food about every
other day and do not go back to the
carcass after the first meal, but make a
fresh kill every time. AS result of our
mans work about 500 more wolves were
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tine best we have used is Vienna sau-
sage; the next best are eggs, pumpkin
seeds and sunfiower seeds.
washington total loss from rats is
about a half million dollars each year.
In Center Market the losses foot up to
about $1,000. The Insurance people esti-
mate that the cOuntry's total loss from
fires caused by electric wires, mainly the
result of gnawng by rats and mice,
amounts to S1J.u0O0O a year. l have
cut the rats share of that down to
81 100000. In Denmark. which is about
half the size of the state of South Caro-
lima. the annual damage by rats is stated
by the government to be S3OOo.OUo. In
France it is estimated at $40,OOoOOO. and
in Great Britain at between SiS,OO,DO
and $50, 600 600. These figures are for the
house rat alone. Rats have recently In
troduced the bubonic plague into San
Francisco Officers who have had the
matter in charge report the killing OF
130. 600 rats there in four months. or
that number 11.0oO have been examined
for bubonic plague and 106 have been
found to have the disease But rats are
not the only mammals that carry the bu-
bonic plague. One of the large gray
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FIGHTING THE SCALE
THE WORST ENEMY TO WOODY
SHRUBS AND MANY TREES.

KT EARLY all our fruit trees and lots
IN of our Towering shrubs, notably
4 such as the Towering ounce.
Towering plum, etc. are infested with
the San Jose scale It means sure death
to the plant if it cannot be removed en-
tirely March is the best of months to
attack 1t.
You may be certain that it is there If
you See any part of a woody plant COW
cred with a minute Silver-SrayiSh IN
cruStation that looks almost like part of
the bark. Scrape it with the finger nail
and it will come away and expose the
real smooth brown bark underneath
If there is only little of it on a plant,
shrub or tree it can be removed with the
back of knife. Whether you remove
underneath, so that no scale will fall to
the ground. They will simply climb back
on the plant again, or, worse still, spread
to others. Shake the sheet into the fire.
It is the only sure death to this fatal
insect.
Even if the plant is infested in only a
small portion. So far as you can see. 1t
Will not be enough to scrape it. 1t will
need scrubbing or spraying just as Of the
whole plant We're infested.
To cleanse growth that is thoroughly
affected. spread sheet on the ground
under it. Make a thick. singing lather
with whale oil, or even common kitchen
soap and hot water. and scrub the whole
plant. beginning at the top. with the stiff
est kind of a scrubbing brush, or d wire
brush if you can get one.
Scrub till every part of the bark shines
out smooth and brown. Do not fear to let
the lather run down the tree and into the
earth. 1t will kill other grubS there as
well any scale that have begun to
gather around the base.
After the scrubbing mix a kerosene
emulsion by dissolvng about quarter of
pound of soap in half a gallon of boil
ing water. When thoroughly dissolved
stir in one gallon of kerosene and mix
until the stuff looks like buttermilk. Put
about one cupful of this into about five
pintS of cold water and apply it with a
spray pump Or paint it on with a brush
till the tree is completely coated.
If this process does not destroy ,ne
scale. give 1t one or two more treatments
with the emulsion during this month. If
the scale covers the plant again and il
gets pretty sick during the summer, rip
II out to the last root and burn it. It will
be better to lose the one plant than to
have the whole garden infested. Be sure
TO burn every vestige of the sick plant
Don't throw it somewhere and trust to
luck
If the scale is really bad and has at
tackled most of your woody shrubs, it will
be necessary to apply lime and sulphur
wash, which is best bought ready mixed
from dealers.