The Wingham Times, 1888-03-30, Page 2•
LIMINO MONARCHS.
A LW at Ow Ieuwned Iiead$ Bow EUI**
In Europe.
cheer. Victoria now held* t~ place amaelg
the oldest sovereigns of Europe. In May of
this yeatc she will he 70 yews of age. She
has been on the toxone for half a oeatury.
She enjoys good health, and bide fair to live
and reigr for many years yet. If she at-
tains the age of bet grandfather, George
she will wield the sceptre (barriug ao•
• °idents) up to the year 1901, If at that
time her bon, the Prince of Wales, becomes
King, he will have remelted the ripe age of
60 ears.
The new German Emperor Frederick is 57
year* of age, and hia Empress, the daughter
of Queen Victoria, is 49. Judging from,
pbotographe, he does not closely resemble
his departed father in the face, but she
looks very wools like her mother. If
x'+rederiok shquid live to be as old as his.
father, and perhaps he may, he will wear
his Brown (barring accidents) up to the
year 1922. His ailmenta dim bis prospects
but the Sootch Dr, Mackenzie may banish
itis ailments.
The Xing of the Belgians, Leopold II,, is
53 years old, and if he should reign till be
reaches the age at which his father died he
will be king up to the year 1910. He has
been on the throne nearly twenty.three
years.
The Emperor of Austria, Francis Joseph,
is 58 years old, and he has worn theimperi.
al crown far forty .years. Hispredecessor
was his uncle, who abdicated the thronein
his favor when but 55 years of age, because
hewas tired of the turmoil and trouble,
Francis. Joseph is a polished scholar, a lin-
guist, an equestrian, an admirer of .mill.
teru pomp, and a charmer. He is healthy,
and bids fair to reign for a long time yet
(barring accidents).
The King of Italy, Humberto L, is 44
years old, and hasworn the Drown since the
death of his father, ten years ago. He is
but the second of the Kings of United Italy
and throne is in the eternal city of Rome.
The Emperor of Russia, Alexander III„
is 43 years old, and mounted the throne
after the murder of his father, seven years
ago.
The King of Denmark, Chrstian JX., is
70' years of age, or a year older than Queen
Victoria, and is the second oldest monarch
in Europe. He has wielded the sceptre for
a quarter of a century, or just half as long
as the British Queen. One of his daughters
is the wife of the Russian Czar ; another of
them is wife of the heir apparent to the
British crown, and his second son is Xing of
Greene.
The King of Sweden and Norway, Oscar
II., is in his sixtieth year, and hagreigned
for sixteen years. He has favored some re-
forms, •
The ging of Portugal, Louis I., is 50
years old, and is a man of enterprise and
progress.. He has been for twenty-seven
years *King.
The power and authorit 1 the King of
Spain, Alfonso XIII., who's not yet two
years old, is limited by the regency of his
mamma. He never saw his royal sire.
The King of Greece, or ging of the Hol -
e
..0 'lens, Georgios I., is 43 years of age, and
as been ging for a quarter of a century, or
ince he was 18, at which age he was elect -
d to the Hellenic throne. He ,finds it a
'hard job to rule the modern Greeks or keep
their favor.
1"f a sovereign or Sultan of Turkey, Abdul
Hamid II., is 96 years old, and succeeded
to thethrone twelve years ago, when the
majesty who preceded him was deposed. He
is the twenty-eighth Sultan since the con-
quest of Constantinople by the Turks.
The King of the Netherlands, William
III-, is the oldest monarch in Europe, being
now of the age of 71, and entered upon the
fortieth year of his reign on St. Patrick's
Day. though he fs a scion of the royal house
of Orange. Even in Holland the old mon-
arch is merry at times.
The King of Roumania, Carol I., is 49
years of age, and was proclaimed King only
seven years ago, but before that time he had
been for fourteen years the Domnul of his
subjects.
The King of Servia, Milan L, is 34, and
was crowned only six years ago, but before
that he had heldthe throne for •fourteen
years by election as Prince Milan Obrenovic
IV. He is the fourth of his dynasty since
Servia threw off the. Turkish yoke in 1829.
His predecessor was assassinated.
The reigning Prince of Montenegro is
Nicholas I., who is 47 years old, and has
reigned for twentyeight years.
In Germany there are three Kings and a
Grand Duke besides the Emperor of Ger-
many and the King of Bavaria, the king of
Wurtemburg, the King of Saxony, and the
reigning Grand Duke of Baden.
There are in Europe two .kingless count..
ries—France and Switzerland. Both of
these republics seem to be able to get along
and keep the peace without' the guidance of
Kings or Emperors.
The President of the French. republic,
Mr. Carnot, is 51 years of age, and was
elected to office in December last. He is a
graduate of the Polytechnic School in Poria,
and heldvarious offices before his election
as President. There are over 38,000,001
people in the French republic.
In the republic of Switzerland, the highest
official of the Government for the President
of the Federal Council, who is elected by
the Federal Assembly, holds office for the
term of one year, and enjoys a salary of
$3,000 per annum. The President for the
present year is Mr. W. F. Hertenstcin. A
President is not eligible to re-election until
a year after the end of his term of office.
Before the wedding day he verve and pro•
tarts that his dearest cars will be her happi•
nese, and that there fano sacrifice too great
for him to make to secure her comfort.
Three months after they are married she has
to tack the blankets to the side of the bed
to keep hitt from rolling himself up in all
the clothes.
An extremely interesting experiment has
been made by Mr. J. Wagner, of Boston,
Maes. Ile sent nine carrier•pigeons to Lon-
don by mail -steamer on October 9, 1888.
Shortly after their arrival they commenced
their long flight home torous the Atlantic
Ocean. Up to January 10, 1887, three of
oase birds had returned ; one arrived in
me birds
direct from London, the second was
Lrered near New York City, and the
tlltd was found in the Alleghany Mountains
in Pennestrsole, The owner's address was
rfouon the birds' wings, and, when they
fond, the bird' were returned to
The other six We were not rd.
T
Dreams and Fo 'oho ltn •. ,
A little child related one nioenlag s-bceek-
fast a ourtoua dreamt.
"i►iamnia, 1 tlaoaght some men ewe to
funny house and •they gad such to f ray little
box atnd they .said they were going to put
me in it."
"Hid yttu dream what shape the box
was, my love ?" Wired the child's mother,
anxiously.
"Oh, yes, mamma, and I Hover saw any-
thing like it. Itwas like this,"
The child took some bread crumbs from
his plate and began to trace out with great
distinctness the shape whioh he saw in hie
dreams,
He had never yet looked on death or seen
any of its paraphernalia, yet as his mother
watched him with sinking heart there grew
under his little fingers the exact outlines of
a coffin.
" It was only a dream," the mother said,
and forbore telling the happy child what
ill -omen his dream had wrought.
But in a few days the child sickened and
died and the broken.hearted mother was
fain to oonfeas that there was emoe dread
and potent necromancy in dreams.
A oiroumstancewithin the knowledge of
the writer seemed almost to partake of the
spirit of divination. A little girl of 4 years
old, while yet well and with not the slight-
eet intlmetion of Deming illness, said to her
mother•:
"Next Sunday I am ;ping to die and Mr.
Lever (the Episcopal clergyman) will bury
me, mamma."
The child's mother reproved her gently
for talking 80 foolishly but the child =fet-
ed and added this statement
"The. Sunday after Mr, Lever (the olergy-
man) will die, and there won't be any one to
bury him."
The uncommon remark and the solemnity
of the child's manner created a passing im-
pression, which was forgotten by her sudden
illness, She was taken ill with congestion
of the brain and was buried, as she had pre-
dicted, on the following Sunday by the cler-
gyman, who had also baptized her. Now
comes the incredible part of the story. Tho
clergyman, until then in perfect health,
sickened and died ; but it was not on the
successive Sunday he was buried, as little
Mary had predicted, but on the second fol-
lowing, and the funeral service was conduct-
ed by a lay brother, there being no clergy-
man near to officiate.
It may be possible that the coming of
death oppressed the cnild, and she appre-
hended her own suddeu demise, But why
should she anticipate the death of her friend,
and whence came that occult knowledge
whioh breathed forth in the spirit of proph-
esy from little Mary's infant lips?
A few years ago a lady living in Chicago
received a letter from a friend residing in
Hannibal, Mo. Before the letter reached
its destination a terrible disaster had oc-
curred and an awful bereavement had fallen
on the friend to whom it was written. Yet
three days before the accident happened,
at at distance of many hundreds of miles,
this is what the friend in Missouri wrote:
"Where are you ? What_hashappened
to you ? Are you in the flesh or out of it ?
Wherever I go your anxious, troubled face
comes before me. I can do nothing until I
hear that you aro well and happy and gay as
ever."
It was two days later thatner friend was
plunged into the deepest sorrow, and her
letter had been mailed forty-eighthours
when the telegraph flashed through the
country the tidings that carried sorrow into
half a hundred happy families.
How do you account for it? The per-
ception that is not a dream nor the mottled
conclusion of a cloudy brain, nor the chim-
era of a too vivid imagination, but which is
thrust upon us when we least expect or de-
sire it ?
Mrs. Magoogin Attends the
I rench Ball.
"Toozy, me daughter," said the Widow
Magoogin, lifting her distended head from
her damask couch:
" Well, mimmaw."
"Is there air a dhrap av wather in the
house, Toozy ?"
"Yes, mimmaw."
"An' army floppooed oice, Toozy 2"
" Frapped, mimmaw."
" Frappe 1 ur frappooed, me darlint, off
id's an the primises gimme a bowl av id, fur
me head is bushtin'."
"I told you so, mimmaw," said Arethusa.
"Ye towld me fwhat, Toozy?"
" That you'd be sorry when you were
sober, mimmaw."
" Throth'n ye towld me the throoth, me
daughther," said the widow, with a groan;
"Ora worm my, but twhy didn't Mare Clarke
pit a shtop to that Frinch ball an' pervint it'
fram evintuatin' at all, at all, as Mrs.
Goaleta wud say. How did Oi get home,
Toozy ? Who brung me to the dure au'
foired me in 1 Was id in me own coop, me
daughther, or was id in a han'oart 01 kem
to, me dommysoit this mtwrnin' b'ilin, an
wid me byootiful pheasant dhresa fluttherin
in the blizzard ?"
"You came home in your own coupe'
mimmaw," answered the daughter.
"Oh, Oi did, did 0i," said the widow
with a new.fashioned moan; "Well, Oi'm
glad av that, Toozy, fur it'll save iz a grait
dail av sheandaloizin' intoirely. Oh; but
Oi'm glad Oi'm aloive this blessid mawrnin'
either the shlathers of shampagny mesel' an'
Hair Wienbowwowshky desthr'yed at the
ball lash' night. Who was that was in the
box wid iz, Toozy ? Hang,a wan av me
knows anny wan av thim sacro his fwhish-
kers Hair Wienybowwowshky. Ow, wow,
but fwhat a tonne we had—me head's the
seize av a wather bucket this mawrnin'—an'
me throat—oh, me throat's that hot an'
bufnin' that id makes me feel as aff 01'n
nuver seen a dhrap av wather in me ioife.
Ob, aff 01 only had me most' undher the
hoydrint, Oi'm thinkin' Oi'd dhrink uv'ry
dhrop in th' aqucduck afore Oi'd laive off.
Shampagny's a turirfble head bushtor, ea id
is, Toozy 1 An' fd's a pockit bushter, too,
trio daughther 1 Begorry, d'ye know that
Hair Wienybowwowshky forgot to pay fur
the woine, an' bang his Rooaian buttons but
Or had to fork over the money meself. But
.Flair Wieny towld me Oi lukt so noise in
me ooshtoom. Oi ehuppose Of did, Toozy.
Oi wish the MoGtaggertys kua have aeon
Inc 1 Ow, but Oi musht have rued the b'ys'
Warts lep fwhfn they olapt their eyes an me I
But oh, my—me head's bubhtin' wud the
haat an' me throat's oraekin' wud the drooth,
Hurry, Toozy, wud the flapp000d oleo
wather I Give me enoof av id to dhrown
nresel' in id. Vitra wurra 1 wurra I wurra'1
but id's a long tolme agin fere Orli be found
at a Frinch ball dlltlnkin' shampagny wud
a hairy Rooelan, an' layfn' nip a &&tors we
sorry fur maser kik* that 01 m nursin' this
bleeeid mawrnfn'."
WIT AND WISD.OM.
A man has turned up in lllinoie whoae
name is, Ananias Stewart. $is father, in
giving him such a name, must have been
somewhat mixed in his Scripture collections.
Or, possibly, he intended him for a real
estate agent,- Lincoln Journal,
It is not true that the people of this
nation orvf any other nation work too much.
They may fret too much, or they may con-
fine themselves too much to'oneeternal grind
of the same kind of work, but work well
and intelligently' done kills noboby.
This is about the time of year that a man
decides on becoming; an amateur gardener.
He should apply to the man that became an
Amateur gardener this time last year, if he
would like to get ten orfif teen dollars' worth
of implements for about a dollar anda half.
The Genoa, Nev., Courier tells of a tough
young squaw who walked through the vil-
lage barefooted the other daywhen the ther.
urometer was 8 ° below zero. She turned
up her toes a little to keep them out of the
snow, but otherwise paid no attention to the
cold; •
Lady—" I like your picture so much, and
I would dearly love to be an artist. Won't
you tell me the secret how to do it?" Artist
- " Most willingly, madam. You have
only to select the right colors and put them
on theright place." "OF;, thanks, awfully,
I shall, go home now and commence right
away.
Johnson—Your brother is spending his
winter in Florida, I believe. Health bad ?
Jackson—He's there for economy, not
health. Johnson—Economy? Jackson—
Yes. He calculated that the saving in coal
and Christmas presents would pay railroad
fares both ways and put money in his
pocket.
Papa (severely—Did you ask mamma if
you could have that apple ? Three-year-old
—Yes, sir. Papa—Be careful, now.
ask mamma, and if she says you didn't ask
her I'll whip you for telling a story. Did
you ask mamma ? Three-year-old—Truly,
papa, I asked her. (A pause.) She said I
couldn't have it.
Mormon elder (to shoe dealer) : I want
to get a pair of shoes for my wife. Shoe
dealer—Yes, sir. What number, please ?
Mormon elder—Seventeen. Shoe dealer—
Seventeen ? Great Brigham, sir, we haven't
shoes that large 1 Mormon elder (sternly)
—I'm not speaking of the number of the
shoes, sir, but of the number of the wife."
Land Agent—You can't do better than to
come out to our town to locate. " How
about the climate ?" "Simply.wonderful,
Italian skies and balmy winds and all that
sort of thing. Never have such storms as
you are accustomed to." "Where is Brigsby
who went out there six months ago ?" " He
was frozen in the last blizzard."
A g.00d joke is. told in connection with
President Cleveland's passage through Pa-
latka. A man who had come miles from the
country to see and "shake hands "with the
chief went away exultant, claiming that
with others the President merely shook
hands, but him he addressed personally.
When asked how that was, he replied, "The
President told me to pass on."
"I feel so tired every night, John," said
a farmer's wife, as she took up her darning
after the day's work was done. " My bones
ache, and I have fits of dizziness and no
appetite ; and I'm worried, too, about the
heifer, John. When I was feeding the stock
to -night she acted very strangely, and re-
fused to eat. I'm afraid she's going to die."
" Yes," said John; with an anxious look
upon his face, I'm worried about that heifer
myself." •
June color in butter is a fact. It is un-
fortunate that artificial coloring in' imita-
tion of Nature's hue in June does not impart
her June flavor. Here is where the only
chance for deception comes in. The color
suggests the flavor, and the popular notion
that high flavor :goes with high color has
some foundation In Nature. Herein proba-
bly lies the secret of the popular preference
for high color. The palate is in a measure
cheated through the eye. So, by common
consent, if not from popular demand, arti-
ficial coloring is practiced. But it need not
deceive, and we presume no one is deceived.
Yes, times have changed, remarks The
Boston Cougregationalist. There was Cot.
ton Mather, who, aceording to the essayist
at the Boston ministers' meeting recently,
preached at his own installation a sermon
lasting an hour and a half, having prefaced
it with a prayer whose duration was an hour
and a quarter. There is a contrast, as the
eulogist remarked, between such a record
and the "25 or 30 spurts of petition. " which
are sometimes offered at a player meeting
nowadays.
She Got Him, For it *as Leap
Year.
A wild symphonic yell burst from the
windows, chimneys and doors of a Jarvis
St. residence Iast evening about ten o'clock.
A man who was cautiously letting himself
elide down town to get a shave at the bar-
ber's was so startled that he fell into a pud-
dle of water. But his fright was nothing
to that of Claude Jones, for it was he that
uttered that shriek of anguish. As has been
his wont during the last five years, he called
last evening on Pauline: She welcomed him
and bade him to draw up to the natural gas
and warm his feet. They talked on in their
usual easy manner for an hour, when Paul-
ine dtew her chair up beside Claude's and
dropped her head on his shoulder. The
frightened young man could only gasp and
spring. away ; but she followed him.
"Pauline," he exclaimed, "are you mad?
What do you mean?" She fell on her knees
at his feet, on a rug which represented a
woolly dog playing with a sky.blue cat,
" What do I mean?" she exclaimed hoarse-
ly, "1 mean that I have you. 1 have waited
long for your declaration. You have not
made it. The time has come. Love ine you
must and shall, So saying the heroic girl
clasped her lover in her arms. He wrenched
himself away and rushed to the door. It
was shut and locked. "You cannot escape
me," cried hie inexorable pursuer, "You are
aline." Then it was that Claude Jones' lips
parted in one long wail of agony and he
dropped supine on the floor while the girl
gazed pitilessly into his eyes. They will
emarried in June.
The old storyboiled down : —Site (early in
the evening) --Good evening, Mr. Sampson.
Same She, (late in theevening)--Good night,
George.
Landlady (to boarder)—How is the butter,
Mr. Dumley? Darnley (e produoo broker)..
Quiet but strong, madam, and in little de-
mand.
France and the New Emperor.
It ie well ebb et the obsequies of her
whiiomoonqueror.France should be repro.
seated, By a magnanimous valodiotion to
the dead she confirms the goodwill of the
living sovereign and touches the heart of
Germany,. When we bear in mind that one
of the first messages of friendship sent from
San Remo after Kaiser William's death was
addressed to President carnet, we cannot
but think the French republic more deeply
interested than any other State in the pro-
longation of the lite of the new Emperor.
It is true that the Emperor Frederick,
large minded, generous, and peaceful as he
le believed to be, is, above all, a patriot,
and that he never will voluntarily relin-
quish the two provinces which in 1871 were
Incorporated in the German fatherland.
But must France condemn her thrifty and
hard-working children to bear for genera-
tions the load of a colossal military esteb-
lishment, and stand prepared to jeopard
her national existence for the dim prospect
of regaining Alsace and a section of Lor-
raine ?
orraine? Is the recovery of the lost territory
really essential to her dignity and prosperi-
ty, to her self-respeot and her retention of
a place of honor among the great pow ors 0
Europe ?
Let us ace what light is thrown by history
upon such questions. The France of Francis
I. included neither Alsace nor Lorraine, nor
Franohe Comte, nor Nice and Savoy, nor the
Roussillon, nor Avignon and Orange, nor
the ThomBishopries, nor much of what is
now French Flanders and Artois ; no, nor
even Calais town. Nevertheless, she held
her own against the vast dominions of
Charles V., which, relatively, constituted a
far mightier empire than that reared by
Bismarck. So, toe, under Louis XIV.
France possessed the hegemony of Europe,
although the whole of Alsace was not ac.
quired until nearly forty years after he had
personally taken up the reins of government
and although the duchy of Lorraine was not
gained till near the close of the reign of his
great-grandson, or only a little more than a
century ago.
There may be other and more congenial
fields for French expansion than in Alsace,
whose inhabitants never learned to use the
French tongue with correctness or with flu-
ency. There, for instance, are the French-
speaking cantons of Switzerland and the
French-speaking provinces of Belgium,
which indeed were parts of France under
Napoleon I. Who can say that France has
not more to win by the friendship and fel-
lowship of Germany than by persisting in
her recent implacable attitude ? And who,
recalling the amazing historical transforma-
tions in French policy—as, for instance, the
abrupt alliance with Austria in 1756 after
more than two centuries of warfare—can re-
gard as impossible another sudden revolution
in her foreign relations ?
A combination of this sort is believed to
have been projected by M. Jules Ferry, and
the scheme has since shared the disoredit of
its advocate. But it might be looked upon
more favorably wore Frenchmen once con-
vinced that the ruler of uermany was their
sincere well-wisher, and would gladly help
them to compensation in some other quar-
ter for the irrevocable surrender of Metz
and Strasburg. Unquestionably it would
be a blessing to the Continent could France
and Germany be linked by the bonds of
common interes land -mutual good will. Nor
would such a change be more welcome to
any of the inhabitants of Europe than to the
millions of frugal, toiling peasants who form
the bone and sinew of the French nation.
But, however acceptable to Frenchmen
may be the kindly o; erture of the new Em-
peror, it is their misfortune that they can-
not build upon it hopes of stable reconcilia-
tion and of joint advancement. The oon-
cord of France and Germany remains a
dream, for the high-minded sovereign, who
might have effected it, is doomed. What
oasts a deeper shadow on the outlook is the
fact that the successor of an Emperor al-
ready moribund is deemed of all men least
likely to be swayed by humanitarian and
chivalrous motives.
Reading and Thinking.
Reading should teach a man to think; it
is too often relied on to save. him the trouble
of thinking. "Reading maketh a full man,"
says Lord Bacon, but where there is no out-
flow fulness breeds stagnation. Many stu.
dents are like a reeerveir into which a little
stream of water runs no faster than it eves
porates. They are forever pumping in but
never drawing out. The mind of a mature
roan should be a spring, not a pond.
It is true, at has been said, that " too
ranch reading leaves .a man no time for
thought." The artist does not study colors
and drawing all his life and never paint.
He is taught how to start and learns to paint
by painting. The artisan does not spend a
a lifetime in training his eye and
hand and accumulating muscle ; he
gets his toole and goes to work.
That part of the intellectual workman's edu-
cation which cornea from reading is to teaoh
him how to use his tools—that is, his men-
tal faculties. Reading wings his imagina-
tion ; it tames his fancy ; lit instructs his
judgment; it arms his reason ; it enriches
his memory. 'And when hie mind is thus
developed and equipped 15 is as ready for
ite work as the blacksmith's arm is for its
task when he gets strength and skill to
wield the hammer. Too many students
make of the world a gymnasium instead of
a workshop; they are forever getting
strength, but never using it to any purpose
except to try and get more.
As la result the professions are full of
crammed men but scant of thinkers. The
true method is to make of reading a means,
not an end.
Dental Note.
Smith—Teeth remind mo of women.
.Tones—In what respect ?
Smith—Well, you see, in the first plane
we suffer like the mischief getting them,
and we feel bad when we lose them,
Matthew Arnold says that the American
" funny men" are a national calamity.
The appointment of a commission by the
Ontario Government to investigate tho whole
subject of the mineral wealth of the Pro.
vinoes and of the best means for its being
utilized, is a step hi the right direction.
Perhaps this ought to have been done long
age. But better late than never. Hitherto
the hindrances in the way have been many.
One after'another of these hoe disappeared,
and now no time ought to be lost, The
thing needs to bo pushed, and we hope
that Mr, Mowat will " push "ft. p
HOW TO APPLY INSEVTI•CIDE$
Pauls Orassx,-.-This popular inseoticide
was inbrouuced to destroy the Coloradoo.
tato beetle, and was gradually used for
other leaf -eating tweets. Cbeniically it le
a. compound of arsenic and copper, known air
araoniato of copper, and contains, when pure,
58 per cent of arsenious acid or white ar-
senio. Of oourse it is imporbant that ib be;
pure, otherwise the proportions given for
mixing with diluents will be unoortain.
Tho adulterated article is generally of a.
lighter colorthau the pure,and should never
be purchased. [A groat eal of much adul-
terated Paris Green is sold, andin buying,
one unskilled in testing it must depend upon,
the integrity and carefulness in purohaeing;
on the part of those he buys
flpplication.—Like mosb other inseoti.
oides, Paris Green may be applied either
dry or wet, i. e. diluted with some powder
as flour or plaster, or mechanically mixed
with water. In general, liquid application
is preferable; but oiroumstances mush large-
ly govern the cane. As a dry diluent, flour
is excellent, as its adhesiveness when damp
aids in attaching the poison to the plant
leaves. The proportions of the mixture
should vary somewhat according to the rela-
tive tenderness of the foliage to which it is
to bo applied, but in general it la safe to use
one part by weight of Paris Green to twenty
parts of flour. Air -slaked lime is also an ex.
ell t,diluent, one art to fifty o en part poison of
lime will do for most insects, For liquid
application mix one ounce with 3 gallons
water or one pound to 50 or 00 gallons of
water. •
LONDON Punrn .—This inaectitude is of
recent introduction, and on many accounts is
preferable to Paris green. Being a wastepro.
duct in the manufacture of aniline does, ibis
comparatively cheap, costinglonly 15 cents a
pound at retail. It is lessoisonous than Paris
green, is more finely pulverized, and hence
more adhesiveto vegetation, and more per-
manent in its affects. In water it remains in
sus pension much longer that, Paris green. It
colors the vegetation to whioh it is applied
more conopiouously, and consequently there
is less danger of using for food vegetables to
which it has been applied.—It may be ap-
plied either dry or wet. If dry, mix one
part by weight of the poison to forty parts
flour or lime, and sift or dust on in the usual
manner. In water, it is safe to use one
ounce of ,poison to five gallons, or the same
proportion, one pound to eighty gallons.
ither of these substances may be used to
destroy such leaf -eating insects as do not af-
fect fruits or vegetables that are to be used
soon after the application. Potato beetles
of various species, cucumber beetles, canker
worm, and the various leaf -eating larvae
whioh attack the foliage of fruit or shade
trees may all be destroyed by these insecti-
cides.
PREo nrioNs IN UsiNG Poisoxs.—Dr. J.
A. Lintner gives the following precautions
to be observed in handling and applying.
these insecticide poisons :
The poison should bo kept in a safe place
and labeled "Poison," Do not distribute
the powder with the hand, as is sometimes
done. An abrasion of the skin might result
in serious harm, Apply the powder with
the wind, if any, so as not to breathe it.
Do not use it upon leaves, or fruits which
are soon to be eaten, or where it will not be
washed away by repeated rains (as on cab-
bage, cauliflower, eta). Prevent animals•
feeding on poisoned insects. Test the
strength of the poison on a few plants first,
least it may be too strong for the leaves.
Use it of no greater strength than is neces-
sary to kill the insects. [To which we add:
In using with flour or lime mix very
thoroughly, If in water, stir well first, and
stir very frequently, as the poisons do not
dissolve and are constantlysettling to or
towards the bottom of the containing yes-
sets.—ED, F. ce F ]
PYREr nwM, on INSEor PownER, is of re-
cent introduction and is very useful for de-
stroying insects whioh cannot be reached by
the other poisons. ' It kills by simple contact
with the insect, and hence does not need to.
be eaten. It is practically harmless to man
and the higher animals, and may be handled
with impunity. It may be applied either
dry or in solution -a tablespoonful to a gal-
lon of water. Pyrethrum consists of the dry
powdered flowers of plants of the genus
Pyrethrum, which:are related to the common
Mayweed of our roadsides. It loses its in-
secticidal properties by prolonged exposure
to air, and hence it is highly important that
the fresh article be obtained. Pyrethrum is
excellent for killing cabbage worms, currant
worms, cherry and rose slugs and similar
posts.
HELLEBORE consists of the powdered
roots of: White Hellebore (Veratrum al-
bum) ; kills both by contact with the skim
of the ioeeot, and by being eaten. It is
especially valuable for destroying currant
worms and similar insects. It may be ap-
plied as a aimelo powder, or mixed with
water, one ounce to two gallons, and spray-
ed on.
KEROSENE 1V1rXe i1%E9.,—Much prominence
has been given of late years to kerosene and
seep emulsion as an insecticide. Many pre-
parations of it have been recommended, and'
used more or less successfully. The simplest
formula that I have seen is given by Prof.
A. 3, Cook, who says he has found the fol-
lowing method excellent : One quart of soft•
soap and two gallons of water are heated to.
the boiling point, when one pint of kerosene
oil la immediately stirred in and all welt
mixed. Of course the soap and water must
be removed from the fire before the kerosene.
is put into the mixture.
TorsAodo is another excellent insecticide•
and ought to be more used. In many places
the stems can be obtained free at the cigar
manufactories, and they make an exoellent
insect -repelling mulch for varioue plants,
as well as being of value as a fertilizer, A
strong decoction of tobacco made by soaking
the stems in water, or boiling them, is ef-
fective in killing plant•lioe, red spiders and.
many other similar pests.
A Iteasonable Itequlest.
''Papa," said a beautiful girl,brightly,
"do ytknow that this is y eigheenth
birthday P
so it b reoncled
the 'old man, " Its doesn't seem portable,
that my little girl has grown to be a young
lady."
" Well, she has, papa, and 1 want you to
do me a very great favor," and the beauti-
ful !girl hid her blushing feed upon the old
maned sbonlder.
" What le it, dear?" be naked fondly.
Please sell fi'ero,"
l