The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-25

venture forth and then 1t is not
long before the eggs are laid and
hatch into the worms and cater
pillars. Tomato worms we have in
great plenty, tent caterpillars and
potato beetles too. There will,
fear, be a shortage of the cabbage
worms. Last season was pretty
hard on them for there was deal
Of spraying and many thousands OF
them were killed."
The King Of the Weeds:
Yes. yes know" he mods
th0ughtfully, last season was hard
on all OF us. We weren't given
half a chance. Never did l see
such cultivation as went on in the
gardens last year; no sooner did
we poke above the ground than
off came our heads and up came
our roots and we were left to
wither and die in the scorching
sun. And as for getting chance
to 60 to seed-in most cases We
simply couldn't manage it at all.
OF course there were exceptions
and although they waged such
war against us in the gardens they
usually forgot the waste strips
along the fences and roadsides and
let us revcl there, SO when au-
tumn came we really had q fair
quantity Of seed for the winds to
carry OF over the gardens and
fields and we'll still have pretty
good crop OF weeds this year"
The King Of the Insect World:
IF this goes on for many sea
sons more feel that we will have
grave cause for alarm. There is
scarcely a species in my Kingdom
that they have not found some
deadly poison for. It's fairly SIM
pie matter to attack the potato
beetles and cabbage worms and
tent caterpillars for OF course they
eat the stuff and any stomach poi
son will finish them, Paris green
or arsenate; but did think that
the little aphis and scales which
are immune to these we're really
safe; but now it seems they use
kerosene emulsions, tobacco ex-
tracts, and lime sulphur for them
and 1t stops their breathing and
! kills them Oh by the million. I've
heard them called contact sprays,
| believe. All me! things have
come to a terrible pass!"
The King Of the Weeds:
Yes. bitter struggle lies ahead
and we meet tonight to form a
compact between our kingdoms
! that in all things we will aid one
another. Pause one moment now,
and think of the power that we
possess. You have it within you
might to wipe out whole orchards
! and vineyards and gardens with
the aid of the different species in
your kingdom; and ! can spring up
almost in the space Of night and
4! strangle and overcome fields and
acres Of garden stuff II given half
a chance. But ON the other hand,
il this wanton destruction Of our
kind continues We shall soon be
reduced to a most pitiful state and
all our efforts will be lost. So give
me your hand in pledge now that
our kingdoms may work together
hereafter and let us form a league
to do our utmost to destroy the
green and growing things of the
earth"
They clasp hands and then fol-
lows brief dance to interpret their
evil designs, and the curtain falls.
When the curtain rises again the
Little Citizen is seen in his growing
garden. The former seed packets
not stand IN row to represent the
various vegetables that grow in
the garden and they sway very
gently to and fro. The child is in
the midst of them at work with his
hoe. The Garden Supervisor is
busted at the far end Of the patch.
The Little Citizen:
! Are these too close? Must /
thin them too?' He calls to the
Supervisor.
(She comes forward)
Yes, they are far too thick; six
inches you remember, between
each plant. And here's a hill of
corn with six stalks. II we leave