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Hortiulture HARM DONE BY BARK BEELE Like Other Members of Their F011Y They Always Attack Weaken and Starved Trees. In peach orchards from New fork southward to Virginia and- wesrard to Michigan the peach tree baribee tle has given occasional troubloince about 1850. It is a hard-shell in sect about % inch long, and Vn it emerges from the tree leave' tiny holes like small shot holes i the bark, hence it is sometimes ca the shot-hole borer. The full-grown tles appear in early spring, irrow througi the. bark to the sFood, and lay their eggs. The larvj soon hatch and make little burrows their owns in various directions. about one month they emerge and art a second brood. The numerouskrrows eventnally girdle and kill th see. - - Like other members of th amily, they rarely attack, healthy s, but promptly recognize weakgd and starved trees, which soon tw . the gummy exudations at poi; of at tack. - This peculiarity sugfts that orchard trees should be k4 in the best possible vigor, and all!at show serious infestation should iprompt ly cut out and burned at . so. as to destroy all the irsects der the bark. Delay is sure to l*ase the risk to other trees from creased e Peach Tree E Beetle. - bu. ly slight in be closely examined determine the original source' e ofeakness, and should be stimulated :h applications of, fertilizer, and th 2k kept cov ered with whitewa which paris i green has been adde Strong whale oil soapsuds. with a tle crude car bolic acid also aid p effectiveness of whitewash. A recent bulletin H. F. Wilson of the United Stat7 department of agriculture recomme severely trim mi back trees 5 are seriously: injured,-and the alpation of farm yard manure and nmercial ferti lizer pior .to the plicationl of a thick enoat of whitah to the trunks and limbs three tVs a year; first. in the last week March; second, during the secondsek in July; and t'h'rd, about Octobi. For apparent jy healthy but sligy attacked trees, AiMr. Wilson recojends the white Swashing and the gioval of all dead limy- and trees, t only in the or .chd, but in thejghborhood, so as to destroy the hding places.. KEEPING PES FROM FREES Injury by Rabbld Mice May Db Avoided by steninfg Screen Arod Trunk. To keep rabbifld mice away from the trees, take ength of plain wire screen; form iwound the trunk of Sthe tree, faster0 ends together and push it down ~nch or so into the 'rotect. Trees. so11. A ga way to fasten the ends of the sci is to lap them over about an I and run a straight wire down thrl' the openings, like ma king a se~with a needle in a piece a Cici ca e asnily removed. T CARING FOR OUTDOOR ROSES Should Be Planted in Spring In North: and in Fall in South to En dure Weather. As a rule outdoor roses should be, purchased and planted in the spring at the north, and in the 'fall at thei south, says Parks Floral Magazine.j They will then become established! and able to endure the frost at the north, or the hot summer at the south. Everblooming roses should be pruned every month, cutting away the raded flowers and a portion of the weakened blooming branch. Free A Cupped Eveiblooming'Rose. blooming is thus -promoted, -for the. Euds and flowers are mostly produced. npon the new and. vigorous growth that follows pruning. Summer-1 blooming oses, such as Prairie roses,j Tune r6ses and, ?ichurian hybrids) hould be pruned as soon as the cropf f I bloom fades, the older, weaker parts being removed, and the youngj igorous shoots encouraged to grow. All- roses, north, should have thej frostid branches cut back to goodi eyes. in.early, spring; and as the holi day season approaches the more ten der ones should be surrounded by long! rye straw placed so as to shed the rain and snow-water, and then bound, by cords to k'eD the -straw In place. The Everblooming roses that are of doubtful hardiness should have a pail ful of coal-ashes placed around each plant, and a broad board -set edge wise -avound. the bed to protect fro the severeiwinter winds. These ard simple hints, but if heeded they willi greatly aid the cultivator in attainini suctess. Selecting Apples. Particular rpples demand particulal places. It is a curious fact that out! of all the many. varieties we havet select from there are only a very fe hat will do very. well, that will bring out the very best qualities of their fruit on any one farm. We find that the reputations of all our leading fruit istricts have been built up largely on the success of one variety. Take the aravenstein; It has probably done ncre for the reputation of the An iapolis valley in Nova Scotia than any >ther apple. And so Hubbardston in he Hudson~ river valley, Northerni Spy E"%sterNYork, nearLake On aro, York' Imperial. in .the . south nountain region In'Peinsylvania and .lbemarle Pippin in the south- moun aiiz region of Virginia, says a writer n an exchange. Just one variety of Lpple has built up the reputation of ~ach of these different fruit districts. M uskmelons. ' There is a general impression that' nuskmelons are of much better qual ty when grown in sandy soils.* Cer inly melons of very high quality are produced in sections of the country where the soil is very sandy and yet it would be diffcult. to find -better :antaloupes than were produced this rear at State College, Pa., on Hagers town- clay loam. The~ plants were started in paper pots under glass and ~ransplanted to the open ground after langer -of frosts. -Now is the Eime to set out your fruit, rees. Destroy the San Jose scale. It makesj he fruit short weight. Asparagus ferns and sword ferns. re very gcod winter plants. Cut scions now for grafting nexti spring. Pack in sawdust or sand very slightly dampe'ned. Place cuttings of currant, gooseber-, ry and grape in bundles and bury in~ :iry sand for spring planting. Every fruit grower who markets his ruits should have some side lines to nake up for any loss in fruit. The orchard can be plowed and sowed in peas 11at will bring good. eturns-and benefit the orchardl :nuch. It is. estimated that the loss from eaf curl to the peach growers of thisj ~ountry amounts to more than $3,000,~ )0 a year. Where orchards are cultivated, thel :op soil should" be kept in a state ofi me mulch in order to keep as~ much noisture in the ground as is possible.j The injury to apple trees known asi sunscald is one of the most seriousj aindrances to successful apple cull ure, particularly in the northern andj eastern sections. A great many orchardists believe, hat spring is the best time for setting in orchard beca use the soil will noi pack or bake then as it does if tho' trees are set in the fall. Many trees that have been girdled1 by mice can be saved by bridge graft) ng, which consists of bridging over, the bark above the place where the mic have gnawed and that below.. BIBMINBHAM CITIZEN SWEARS TO REMARKABLE STATEMENT' I want to tell you what Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root did for my wife. She was troubled with terrible pains in her back and they were such that it deprived her of many night's sleep. There was a thick red sediment. in her urine like brick dust. The passage of the urine was very annoy ing, being of a burning sensation and the comp'leation was making her very thin and weak. The medicine which the doc tor gave her did not seem to help her and she was finally persuaded to try Dr. Kilmes Swamp-Root. I purchased one bottle of the large size for her and it helped nier. greatly. After she had taken three bottles, she did not have any more trouble with 'her kidneys. It has been seven years since she' took Swamp-Root and she is now wall and healthy At the time of her kidney trouble, she weighed 130 pounds, and she now weighs 185. My wife is 32 years of age .and cheerfully recommends ,Dr Kilmer's Swamp-Root to her friends and feels very thankful that she found a remedy, with such wonderful merit. We give you absolute permission to. publish this in any way you wish. Yours very truly, D. R. RIDENHOUR, Cor. 4th Ave. and 20th St. Birmingham, Ala.. State of Alabama . Jefferson County I, E. G. Stevens, a Notary Public in and for said State and County, certify that D. R. Ridenhour, known to me as such, personally appeared before me this 31st day of July, 1909, and made, oath that the.'above statement was true m substance and fact. .G. STEVENS, *U Notary Public. .1 rs. lir & C6. Prove What Swamp-Root Will Do For You 'Send to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Bin'gham toni, X. Y.,- for a sample bottle. It will convince anyone. You will also receive a booklet of valuable information, telling allabout-the kidneys and bladder. When; writing, be sure and mention this paper. For sale at all drug stores. Price fifty cents and one-dollar. SLIGHT DIFFERENCL "Me mudder t'ought I'd be a cap'n of industry." "You missed It, elh?" "Yep; I became a major general of Indolence!" Left 'Both Satisfied. It all happened on one of those few surviving pay-after-you-enter cars. "Oh, I insist on paying, Gladys," said the brunette. "You paid coming down." S"No. 'I shall pay," declared Gladys with equal firmnes. "What if I did pay coming down-didn't you buy that last apackage of gum?" "Let me settle the quarrel, ladies." suggested the diplomatic conductor. "Why not use- the denatured form of Dutch treat?" "What's thiat?" "Well, -you each pay the 'other's fare" And that was the way they solved It-Cleveland Leader. His Ruling Passion. The young man waited for the mil lionaire's reply. "I don't blame you for wanting to narry my daughter," said the latter. "And now how much do you suppose you.and she can worry along on?" The 'youth brightened up. "I-I think," he cheerfully stam mered, "that $200,000 well invested; would produce a sufficient income." "JNhe millionaire turned back to his papers. "Very well," he said, "I will give you $100,000, providing you raise a similar amount." And the young man went away sor rowing. Seats. of the Mighty. "Have you investigated- those charges against Biggun yet?"' asked the intimate friend. "Not yet," answered the distin guished statesman who was a mem ber of the Investigating committee. I"All 'we .have done is to hold an in fornM meeting and decide that he Isn'tguilty." The Limit. "Do you have much trouble with your automobile?" "Trouble! Say, I couldn't have more if I was married to the blamed ma chne."-St. Louis Star. For COLDS and GRIP Hicks' Croml.- is the .best remedy-re lieves the aching and feverishness.-cures the Cold and restores normal conditions. It's lqud-effects immediately. 10c., 25c., and 50c. At drug stores. It would be easier to see good In others If we didn't have so many faults of our own. Because of thot GOT THE BEST OF THE ELDE Apt Quotation of Brer Reuben Sav His Mule and at the Same Time Rebuked Sin. Elder Harris was making anoth< attempt to Induce one of the membe: of his flock to trade horses with hi1 "Dat- pony o' your'n, Brer Reuben he said, "is jes' what I want, an' n big bay hoss is jes' what' yo' want. kin git over de groun' faster wid pony, an' you kin haul a bigger lo wid de hoss. Hit'd be a good trade fi bofe on us, 'ceptin' dat It'd be a leet better fuh' you dan it would fur m Yo take de bay and give me < ches'n'ut sor'l." "De pony suits me well 'nough, der," averred Brother Reuben, for tl twentieth time. "I don' keer t' mal no swap." "But I jes' natchelly got t' have d pony. Brer Reuben." "Elder." spoke the other, after period of profound thought. "I beq wantin' t' ast yo' a question for a lo time." "Well, what Is it?" "I know w'at one o' de 'postles sa: 'bout de law bein' done away with, b ain't we still livin' undah de ten col mandments?" "Brer Reuben," solemnly averr Elder Harris, "we air." "Well, one of dem commgn'men says we mustn't covet anyt'ing w b'longs t' our neighbors, an' you're cc etin' dat li'l chestnut sor'1 pony 'mine, Brer Harris!" Then the elder gave it up.' Clear the tenth commandment was agali him.---ChIcago Tribune. Young Age Pensions. Young-age pensions! Why not? ties, honors, riches, pensions and.mc other good things are, as a rule, poi poned to a period of life when the < pacity for enjoying them has be blunted. Australia was one of t first- countries to adopt old-age pe sions, and now a labor member of t commonweilth parliament proposes comdlementary scheme of young-k pensions. He would start by pensic Ing the fourth child at birth. The fa that three had previously been bo showed that the parents were doi: their duty and deserving well of C state.' The younge pepsion wot "reward industry and encourage t sirth rate."-London Chronicle. Old Women In Maine. Gray has a quintet of ladies who age Is' over ninety years. Mrs. Eno Merrill's age is ninety-nine years a eleven nionths, while Mrs. Lois Small reached her ninety-eighth biri day on November 6, and both of the ladies are' bright and active. Mi Mary A. Frank was ninety-six la September, and is in her usual heali Mrs. Hannah T. Rowe is ninety-on Mrs. Mary Leighton also ninety-or -Kennebec Journal. Hard-Hearted Judge. The Sympathetic Pal - Wotch Bill! You looks bad; been laid up? Bill-Yus, sort of. 'Aven't be outer doorsi fer free munis. The' Sympathetic Pal-Wot was t matter wiv yer? Bill-Nuffin'; only the judge would: believe it-The Sketch.. Some people would drown with a preserver at hand. They are the ki that suffer from Rheumatism and Nedr gia~ when they can get Hamlina Wiza Oil, the beet of all pain remedies. Blue Monday. "Do you know why we call this d Blue Monday?" 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