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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1894-3-29, Page 3LARVA PITPA BLACK WEEVIL. the Southern States. The mature form of this insect is shown at d in the accompany- ing illustration, the line at the side show. ing the insect's natural length. It is a small black beetle, having four reddish -colored !mots npon the elytra'or wing eases. The eggs are laid within the grain and -hatch Into small colored Ian's's, which feed upon a larva has the appearance as shown at a grub Says upse days and reakine: h its I a- a in cies lly, does iiies ttle age not ice, fly, it on tun, rk, tea 'sly ed at on - en for on. of he rat Ce to cit est ht em to ly en an as ce on he le b. if he ry ri- s. nt 11 the more tender portions. When mature, enlarged,oh _mug a fat, footless of a light yellow color. In about ten after hatching the larvae change to 'p (b) within the grain and in a few later the mature weevil (c) vrill emerge eat its way to the outside of the g Thus but a short time, about three we is required for the inseot to go throng transformations, and this accounts, large measure, for the immense number which these weevils appear. The ripe attack corn, rice and wheat •especia both in the larval and adult states. It Lich damage to rice that in the East In t is kilown as the "rice weevil," But Ii dea can be formed of the immense dam one by this insect by one who has een the results of its work. In Mex or example, corn can be grown very eas equiring little or no cultivation, yet annot be kept three weeks after harvest ccount of the black weevil. In Louise he rice crop is greatly reduced by its wo bile throughout all the Southern Ste. he annual production of corn id grea ssened. In Honduras, I am inform hat rice which is free from weevils sells great advance over that which may cc in weevils. While this species is oft ery destructive, an excellent remedy destruction is found in bisulfid of carb his• is a volatile liquid, the fumes" hich are destructive to insect life. T e of the bisulfid for grain' insects was fi commended by Dr. Riley in 1879,a.nd sin en it has gradually been coming in vor as a remedy. To destroy the bin eevil, or other species which may inf ored grain, thagrain is placed in a tig n, and the bisulfid poured ov e top. About an ounce of the bisulfid e hundred pounds of grain is general ed. Recently there has beenplaced up e market a much Stronger product th commercial grade of bisulfid; known e "fume" bisulfid. This has fully twi e,...yalue of the commercial grade, and le account should be obtained fer t eatment of stored grain insects. Whi e biselfid of carbon is an explosive su rune, there is no danger in its use y care is taken to keep it awe m lighted cigars, matches, and t e, Grain insects are also often ve struotive in grain mills, sometimes, ii ed, the mills are overrun with these pest re, again, the bisulfid is an importa needy, foe, bye little attention, and wit t small expense, the mill can be °Imre the insects. In the applying of bisulfi mills, ibis important that the applioatio uld be begun in the basement of the rni continued to the top, for the fumes ar vier than air, so that if the work vra un at the top floor, the fumes would pre t thorough application being made be. American corn should in all cases b ked before treatment, as the husk afford protection tcethe insects attacking grain that much larger amount neemeary in the treatment of the iteked maize than would otherwise the ease. The &Olen of the carbon fid is still more effective if the corn helled. :This black weevil, calandra as, Linn., is probably a native of East Indies, where for nearly a °en - it bas been a well-ktiown pest. The in. has been found in the grain in the field, s does the greateet damage after the has been gethered. Ibis Very deatrue- o maize in Mexico. The meal or the nade from the infested grain is conaia- ery injurious to the digestive organs, a le ii to. it us re th fa at bi th th us th bit- th th th tr th st an fro lilt de de lie re bu of in .i and hea, beg yen low. .bus such the is unh be blind is s oryz the bury Sect but i grain 'Wye t flour ered v THE , Made at °memories and the liftirY the possibility that the difference is by the different treatment given to •portant branch, of successful farmin • this want of proper treatment in always be laid at the door of the heusewife., unless butter making i erly attended from "start to finish can be no eumerms. • First, the cow be of the right selection. Second must he properly kept and given ole comfortable quarters. Third, the hl must be earefully done. Fourth, th arid cream must be kept in a olea place, and the "head" of the family. proviele nearly all of these coaditio that the fault generally found witl butter is placed on the "women quite wrongfully. Butter cows should possess quiet.? diepositione and must "run" to no in Bulb °lent' quantities 'to make it able to keep them in the best mantle sible. That there is a great lack farmer's butter is known and read men, and women too, Those who lived. in towns for any length of time how difficult it is to obtain good but the grocers' at all times. That there very general neglect to supply a favorable conditions on the farmer foregone conclusion, established by a universal observation If it pays to do anything well in line, it is also true in regard to b making on the farm. Thousands of ere are keeping cows that don't pay for keep, and thousands more do not thew cows Er0 that any profit can be from them. Good cows for milk, and not necess for beef, are the best ; for a pound of ter is always worth more than a poun beef, and the lifetime of a cow will many more pounds of butter than weight of the carcass for beef, so that profit in a butter cow is far greater that of a beef cow:. It would ap therefore, that these conclusions speak highly of the little Jerseys. Jersey or can readily be obtained at very small and a cross of common, good (lows with Jerseys is in all probability the solutio the butter problems° far as profit goes, this goes the whole length. of the bu question on the farm, , A careful and painstaking system ad ed on the farm will, bring up the farm butter to a higher price than either d or creamery butter can by any possibi attain to for the reason that a few o properly to, by the farmer are subjec less variations from true conditions t laraer herds kept by the dairyman- and circumstances attending the creamery. determination on the part of the far and the milkmaid to produce theyery b will soon make inich a favorable cha that there will be no groind for rebinplaint from customers, and the fanner and his family will reap rich rewards. . •eggeste caused tide g. But ay not faithful s prop- " there 4 must , they an and liking 0 Milk cool must as BO 1 pc) or folks" gentle h milk profit - r pea - in the of all have know ter at is a 11 the S is a lomat any utter farm - their keep had arily hut - d of give the the than pear, very asses coat, the n of and tter opt er's airy lity owe t to han the A mer eat, nge Craft Notes. Wood ashes make a better fertilizer for the currant thau manure. One advantage with liquid manure' is that it can be applied at any time. The sale of pure seed affects the future crops as well as the present. Many young trees are seriously injured by being allowed to bear too heavily too young. A yery large proportion of -the novelties fail when put to. the test of wide dissemi- nation. - Seedling trees cannot be depended upon for fruiting as they are liable to produce a crop of indifferent quality. ' Locality has much to do with successful apple growing, although failures often re- sult from poor stock. ' The knife should be applied as -soon as black knot is noticed. Out off all "affected limbs or branchee and then burn. ' Poultry nianure is one of the very best fertilizers for strawberries,e.pplying a small quantity around each plant. The removal of large limbs is in many cases the cause of decay in apple trees. Avoid, as far as possible, by pruning annu- ally. As a rule the darker the flesh in -fruit, generally, the higher the flavor. In acid fruit darkness usually indicates greater acreittyt.he peach 'orchard on an elevation the higher the better, and on an eastern or aeuthern slope, where it may be protect- ed against north and west winds. In all raising of trees and plants from cutting,- the important point is to have callus formed as soon as possible, so that the emission of roots will be a little ahead of the unfolding of the roots. As the orchard, next to the,' garden, is the most profitable part of the farm, it should be given the best chance, so that a new orchard ehould be- on new soil, be reasonably rich or be made so. Theprincipal objection to the planting of a new orchard in the place of the old one is that a larger per cent of the plant food originally in the soil is largely taken up by the older trees during their -growth. The preparation of the soil for planting an orchard should be much the same as with other crops. It should be plowed deep and thoroughly pulverized. Make the places for the trees sufficiently large to contain -all of the roots in their natural positions. In order to have a crisp, tender vegetable a quick growth is necessary, and in order to obtain this it is very essential to have a rich soil, to have it thoroughly prepared, and in a mellow condition, and to plant good seed under as favorable condition foil germination and growth as possible. Do not make the wife plant the garden. Takes day off for the purpose, and plow, harrow and prepare beds yourself, open the seed furrows, and have a boy ready to drop the seed. This is not going. to ihterfere very much with getting your crops in in time, and it will pay you richly all the sea- son through. In securing the desired fertility, well rotted manure should be used and if this cannot be secured lit a sufficient supply, as is ninny times the case, it will be best to procure commercial fertilizers. One ad- vantage with this is that if it is of a good quality, a good per cent, of the plant feed lb containe will be in a readily available condition. "When I was a Boyv". Writes Postmaster J. C. WOODSON, rarest nm, W. Va., "I had a. bron- chial trouble of Such a persistent and stubborn character, that the doctor pronounced it incurable with Ordinary Medicines, and advised il to try Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. t id So, and one bottle Cured Me. • Por the last fifteen years, I have Used this preparation with good Cited wheneyer I take A Bad Cold, and I know of numbers Of people Who keep it lathe house all the time. not considering it safe to be with- out it." 'a/ have been tieing Ayer's Cherry Pectoral in my family for 30 years, with the most satisfactory results, andeean cheerfully recommend it as being espe- cially adapted to all pulmonety come plaints. I have, for many years, made Pulmonary and other medicines a special study, and I have come to the conclusion that Ayer's Cherry Pectoral occupies a Position pre-eminent over other medi- cines of the class."—Chas. Davenport, • Dove; N. J. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass. Promptto act, suretocure ( AGRIOULTIMAis.. A Thaw. The ferns -house nye is dull and black, Tile trailing smoke rolls white and low ' Along the fleidatill by the weee It broke and !bete unshaken, slow; The boatterlug sounds seem near and lona, The rising sun is Clear and white. And in the air a mystery stirs Of wintry beets in coward. flight, .Ano u the smith -wind breathes aoroea The frozen earth its bonds to break, Tin at the call of life returned. It softly Mee but half awake, The cattle clamor M their stalls. The house -dog barks, he knows not why, The cock crows by the stable door, Ties snow -bird, sombre -hued, go by. The busy housewife on the snow To bleach, lays out her linen store, And scolds because with careless feet The children track the spotless floor. With nightfall comes the slow warm rain, The'purl of waters fills the air, And save Whore roll the gleaming drifts The fields Me aullen, black, and bare. —1Herper's Weekly. Grain Insects and their ReMedY. An article upon the black weevil has recently been making the rounds of the press, expressing the fear that this insect would become introduced in the United States by the distribution of the grain which was exhibited at the World's Fair from foreign countries. While this fear, to oartain extent, is well foinaded as regards the introduction of species new to thie country, yet the black weevil has long been known with us, Toward the close of the Fair an agent of the Division of Entomo- logy inspected the grain in the • foreign ex hibits,to prevent the spread of anyforeign species new to this country. The efforts of the division in this regard are to be commended, and the measures taken may prevent, in a measure, at least, the intro. duotion of injurious foreign species. By far the worst grain pest in the foreign exhibits at the Fair was the black weevil, an insect which may be said to be world- wide in its distribution. While the Fair may have been a means of distributing this species in some of the extreme North- ern or Nofthwestern States where it has • heretofore been perhaps unknown,but little danger may be apprehended in this direc- tion. The black weevil does little or no damage in the North, but in the South ib is ever present, doing more damage -to stored grain than all the other, species combined. It is doubtful if this species' will ever do much damage in the Northern States,certainly not to such an extent as in I CENTRAL Drug Store FANSON'S BLOCK. A. full stock of all kinds of Dye -stuffs and package Dyes, constantly on hand. Wm an's Condition Powd- • er, the best in the mark- et and always resit. Family recip- ees carefully prepared at Central Drug Store Exete C. 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Mention was made in a short paragraph a few week a ago of these remarkable islands, and their still more remarkable inhabitants. A traveller who visited the settlement recently contributes an interesting deeerip- tion not only of the,English penal colony, bet also of the natives. The islands, as was previonely stated, are situated in the Bay of Bengal in 9 to 11 degrees N. Letitude, and 92 to 93 degrees E. Longitude, The penal -settlement is in South Andaman, and, at the time of my visit, contained 12,197 exiles who had been banished from British India ter various serious offerices. Eight thousand and seventy-five were murderers, 44 poisoners, 1,841 robbers, 502 burglars, with a remnant sentenced for numerous offences, hard to claesify. The scenery of Port Blair is charming. It is indeed a land "where every prospect pleases," A visit to the colony requires the specialperm ission of the Chief Commissioner. The visitor is landed on Ross Island, at the entrance of the harbor. This island is barely a mile in circumference, is fringed with oocoa-palnis, while the centre of the blend which rises about 200 feet, is %treys" All the domestic servants frem the chief butler to the sweeper are, almost without exception, drawn from the mulcts of inur. (Were, Wheu I learned that the chief cook of the o)rsticere' MOSS Was a professional poisonkr, it struck me that hie selection for the post was a somewhat rash proceeding, but he was a splendid Citalt, and, this had been allowed to outweigh all minor oonsid- orations, The conviets are all incorrigibles and under sentences for life, They receive regular wages for their services, and after fourteen yeare' good behavier are allowed to take up waste land, or pursue any other occupation, and lead the lives of freemen, except in so far that they are under police supervision. These "self -supporters," as they are called, are allowed to marry fe- male convicts, or if they were married before sentence, their wives are permitted to rejoin them. Excellent provison is made for the ,aupo.tiola of the children of these unions. Of the 2,890 of these free, men in the islands, 1,724 follow agricultur- al pursuits. The freed people are thrown entirely on their own resources, and cost the Government nothing ; the prisoners under eumpuleory service entail an annual charge of $25 per head, Escape is almost hopeless, end yet cases have occurred in which convicts have put to sea on rafts in the hope of [nuking the mainland or of DOES YOUR IFE Do HER OWN ASHINC ? IF she does, see that the wash is made Easy and Clean by getting her SUNLIGHT SOAP, which does away with th terrors of wash -day, Experience will convince her that it PAYS to use this soap. ATURE YIELDS ANOTHEI) SECRET AVDANTAIPESE MOOTING FIStk. sprinkled with bungalows in. gardens and green trees embowered, the summit being occupied by -the residence of the Chief Commissioner and the castellated barracks of a little company of 140 British infantry. In an enclosure lower down are the wooden barracks occupied by 300 men of a Madras infantry regiment. The island is covered with a rich and diversified vegetation -- cocoanut palms, mangoes, casuaronas, acacias, etc., while across the blue waters the enraptured eye rests on an emerald isle rising some 1,200 feet above the sea. I must say that the ne'nal-colony is some- thing very different from what I had pic- tured it. I looked for the clank of chains, desperate -looking characters, ''anxiously watched by soldiers with fixed bayonets,and overseers with cat.o'-nine tails at hand; and instead I found the convicts on Ross Island Well and cheerful, enjoying -the fullestper- sonal freedom and engage in -all sorts of occupations, as clerks, boatme., gardeners, overseers, night-watchmen in the houses of the Europeans, and God knovvs what all. Even the local band, although dressed in uniform, was composed wholly, of convicts. HAPPY ACCIDENTS, Bow Some Yaluabie Discoveries Were Matte. ," Some of the most celebrated discoveries in the world of science and art have been the -result of a happy accident. The worker, striving earnestly for onet:thing, finds that, while failing in his original quest, he has attained another and far more wonderful The discovery of steam was one of these " happenings," as we all know. The boy Watt, always thoughtful and planning,sat one day by his mother's kitchen fire. There was the tea-keetle swinging from its hook, and as the water grew hot, it began to boil, and the steam violently lifted the kettle lid.- As it rose and fell, and the boy's eyes - followed the motion, his brain was fired with the thought," If this small puff of Eiteam can move the iron lid, why would not a larger arnountsmve a larger object?" and the whole subject of steam navigation was there in a nutshell. 'The quick- wit of a woman discovered the strange force now known as galvanism. The wife of a celebrated savant, Galvani, of Bologna, Italy, was one day idly looking at some dead freest, just skinned, for some purpose of scientific investigetion, when suddenly the legs moved convulsively. She called herhusband'sattention to thephenora- enon, and soon front that one small starting point he evolved the wonderful theory and principle of the galvanic battery, Snuff -takers will smile to learn that their favorite delight was the result of a great fire in which a tobacconist lost all blaster:sc. 'After the flames had subsided he was wand- ering about to see if anything could be saved. He noticed that the poor people around the place were gathering up the half -burnt boxes of tobacco. He thought it Worthlenri, 'and made no objeationsato the depredations, when, by chance tasting and smelling a bit, lie found that the heat had added a wondrous pungency and flavor to the original article. lie Was shrewd enough -to profit by the discovery, and at once set about baking his tobacco in ovens, and the fame of his "Back -Yard Snuff" wasestablish. ed, and his fortune made. Glass is made from melted sand, as all schoolboys know, but the diseovery was one of merest chance. According to history, a number of sailera were shipwrecked upon the coast of Spain, and, building a fire on the sand to dry their dripping garments, found, after the fire died down,e, crystalline substance, whieh was the first gliteg known to mankind. The pendulum of our modern clock was the result of a Chance look of Galileo, as he stood in a cathedral and ea re the chandelier oscillate back and forth. He had the gen. ins to apply the discovery, and thus °looks were invented in the year 1839. The beautiful loss and smooth surface Of our satin fabrics are all the lucky find of an ordinary weaver. One day, when trade was dull, this men walked back and forth before his loom, thinking ho* be could inereaSe, hi business. Baeh time he passed the maehine he pulled short threads from the work, and carelessly placing them in his mouth he rolled them over and over, Mid, finally, spat them on the floor. After awhile he being picked 'up -'and landed. Such attempts generally end in death. rNo less interesting than the convicts of Port Blair are the native settlers, the An- damauese. Whether they are an indigen- ous people or a degraded African stock, I will not pretend to determine, but the type resembles the African. I made the acquaint- ance of those in the southern islands only, thaboeig agiji. They are a, well -formed, mulicular little people, ranging from 4feet 4 inches to 5 feet high, with wooly hair, coal - black skin, and often pleasantcountenances. They live in {secluded spots in the woods, in huts consisthigeof four upright posts, with a steep -sloping roof of leaves behipd. They neither cultiVate the land nor keep cattle, but subsist on the products of the _field and of the chase and of the watere. None- the less, their mend is a liberal one, although . includes roes rats, sea -serpents, iguanas, 1 grubs, and Other fastidiousdainties which the more fastiuus European neglects in a country where fish, game,' and yams are abundant,Dogs wereintroduced by the Europeans, and am much prized by the natives; but they do not eat them. picked up one of these balls of silk thread, and upon unrolling it was astonished at their brilliancy. Catching the idea he made experiments and finally produced the beautiful satin. ' Many more of these happy accidents might be mentioned—the fall of the apple that led Newton to the theory of gravitation; the flying kite of Benjamin Franklin that drew down lightning from the skies; the bit of silver wire, that suggested to Dr. Marion Simms his great surgical theory, the discovery of „modern porcelain, and of the principles ofxlithography. History abounds in these incidents, and, no doubt, the world will yet be enriched by many more bens). factions resulting from a happy accident, or a careless suggestion lodging in an earn. est, thoughtful mind prepared, by deep study over other, problems, to receive it. A Nook for the Feather Brush.' This is a little fancy duster holder that anyone may make with some odd bits that they may have on hand. The pretty little feather dusters are handsome enough in themselves, but to keep their feathers in shape they should be in the position tilioNvn. This one is of blue satin, the hand across being of -blue velvet with two sprays of mignonette embroidered in the soft greens of that flower. Gold fiord edges the whole and is wound around the handle of the dus- ter. Green silk balls and a bows of green ribbon finial the whole. The bronze end green of the feathers tone in Well with thie Coloring. tsfail cloth, bits of brocade or any pretty silks Cr satimi ate etatable for a holder of this kind. eatToronto Ladies' Journal for fVfarah. ailds.pp,pry for Pitcher'o CattotiO It has often been contended b physiologists and men of science gen (wally, that nervous energy or fiery ous impulses which pass along th nerve fibres,.were only other names for electricity. This soothingly plans ible statement was accepted for a. time, but has been completely aban- doned since it has been proved that the nerves are not good conductors of electricity; and. that the velocity of a nervous impulse is but 100 feet per second ---which is very much slower than that of electricity. It is now generally agreed. that nervous energy, or what we are pleased to call neilve fluid, is a wondrous, a mysterious force, in which dwells life itself. A. very eminent specialist, who' has studied profoundly the workings of the nervous system for the last twenty-five years, has lately demon- strated that twb-thirds of all our ailments and chronic diseases are due to deranged nerve centres within or at the base of the brain. All know that an injury to the spinal cord will cause paralysis to the body below the injured point. The reason for this is, that the nerve force is prevented by the injury from reaching the paralyzed portion. Again, when food is taken into the y stomach, it comes in contact with - numberless nerve fibres in the walls of this organ, which at once send a 0 nervous impulse to the nerve centres which control the stomach, notifying them of the presence of food; where- _ upon the nerve centres send down a supply of nerve force or nerve fluid, to at once begiu the operation of digestion. But let the nerve ceritreo which control the stomach be, de- ranged and they will not be able to respond with a sufficient supply of nerve force, to properly digest the food, and, as a result, indigestion and ,dyspepsia make their appearance. So it is with the other organs of the body, if the nerve centres v,hiela con- trol them and supply them with nerve force bedome deranged, they are also deranged. The wonderful success of the remedy known as the Great South American Nervine Tonic is due to the fact that it is prepared by one of the most eminent physicians and' specialists of the age, and is based on the foregoing scientific discovery. It, possesses marvellous powers for the cure of Nervousness, Nervous Prostration, Headache, Sleeplessness, Restlessness, St.Vitus's Dance, Men. tal 'Despondency, Hysteria, Heart Disease, Nervousness of Females, Hot Flashes, Sick Headache. It is also Ian absolute specific for all stomabh treubl , C. 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