troue I* her arnia, and a as »«arias
after blns mad 'tant manner Al th"
front d»er Jen hoard hla nati» trailed
w«>ftly. and Isabella, with a rich color
tn her usually pole cheeks, cam« flying
after him.
Major, Major. I have beard all!
I
have been listening at the window.'
Then >ou know that I am aware of
your deception about
the handker
chief?"
"Yea. I did not speak truly." slam-
mere 4 Isabella, "but I could not act
olherw lae. It was to save a certain
person."
"Ab! you know who committed th--
Aral of the «•rimes.” cried Jen. setsing
the young girl's arm. "Contrae It ras
Dr. Kt wal«l who stole the wand o!
sleep.”
"No!
No!
Not Dido!
Oh'" cried
laal-ella. in a tone of anguish, "it w««
my mother.”
FIRE BLIGHT IN APPLE TREES
A Brief Description o> the
and Its Cure.
Hr H 8. JedbAon.
Disease
Ajrriruhuml GHlMgw
CtoveBtoL
Fire blight is the^moat serious of all
the die« om - s which attack the pear and
apple. Il la a contagious disease of
bacterial origin which, under pro|«er
conditions, may attack any part ot the
tree. Besides the p».ar and apple, tbs
‘ quince, wild crab apple, hawthorns,
! mountain ash. serviceberry ar»! some
I
other [«omac«a>ua trees arc subject to
’
attacks of this disease.
Myriads of germa arc [»resent in all
freshly blighted portions of the tree
and in the sticky <««gr exuding from
cankers. The g«-rnia live almost en
necrose who was evidently acting a
CIIAITKR XVII!.
t'llAITKIt XIX
tirely in the sappy portion of the bark,
Thia long cunveraatlon har K»m«*whjl part evaaed her outcries, and after
Major Jen recoiled from the young j though in some vigorous-growing vari
‘
-sating
her
eyes
significantly
al
her
exhaustr«! Jaa» ir«l. ahn wag )»t w«-.»g
girl in amaaeinent
eties of |wara the germs have been
so. telling him to r«-.,»<- from talking mistress, stared sullenly at the floor
"Your m«‘lher.” he muttered, hardly ‘ known to invade the sap wood to a
Mrs
I»alias
turned
pale
at
this
rapid
J»n recall«-.! the housemaid, and loft
believing the evidence of
his
own
Fire blight occurs in
the room to think over all he tied glance, and was obliged to lake a seat senses. "Your mother stole the devil- I limited extent.
m««re or leas severity in nearly all
Jen stick?"
l«-arnr«!.
The aiory of laggard con- io prevent herself from falling.
vlmol him more than ever that Dr recapitulate«! for the heneflt of Mrs.
"Yr*, but she did not know shat she! ports of the United Staten where
Etwald WM the cause ot all the lerrlbtr Dallas the points of hie accusation eat doing
?«t-.‘
.....
Walt' Listen!" said Isa jwars and apples are grown.
against the negreaa. Dido heard him
In Oregon fire blight has a|»pearcd vmeq n-r. Livi n At-
«venta which had occurred during the
bella. much agitate«! ”1 toht you false, i
in silence, but this time she made nei
last few weeks. Without doubt It was
h«"«ds liefore to shield my mother. Now I in two general localities — one in the
ther outcry nor denial.
ho who had treacherously hidden Indo
Manyen « m
Mrs !«alias appeared to tie horrified tliat I know you have discovered Sjf Southwestern part of the state, includ
In the chamber ot death. After drug
tats ac llrliy U
by the recital.
Every now and then much, that you are bent on punlshlna ' ing the Rogue River valley, the other get
avvur. grlke
ging Jnggard. the negreas no dould she cast a look of terror at Dido, while Dr. Etwald, I must tell you the truth I in th«- Northeastern part.
lóale to the «torn»
had opened the window to admit Et- paaalng her handkerchief over her so that »he may not be dragged down '
Beginning in the spring the first sp- i‘.vit«vrale Inatead of w.
wald, and between them Ihl» precious white lipa. When the Major conclud to ruin, t'ome with me. Major tjulck- I parent damage produced by the disease
r;< t> the t'kxd »oil enable v
get all the nourt«hnv‘ i t from
pair had carried off the dead body
ed, she could only shake her head and lyl-
in an infecte«! orchard is the blighting pat Into IL Tbcae phis ra.r.taia no c«lo-
Wlthout glancing towards the hous». ■
"Yea.” said Jen to himself that night, stammer a few words
of the blcasoms. Infection is brought tu-l; they are »«-olbtig. Ixtallng at“! stim
Isai-ella ran down a on luded
path ‘
as ho retired to tied. "To day I have
"It cannot i-e true," she murmured
For sale by all drngglst« tn 10s
bees, ulating
and She sise«
If »<>0 need swdlcal ad-
which led through a kind of shrublarry about by insects, principally
learned sufficient to implicate El weld, "It la Impossible.”
which
have
visited
a
case
of
hold-over
vice, write Manyes a Do- tor« They will
to-morrow I shall be able to convict
"It is a fact.“ Insisted Jen. ”1 have to the flower gaeiirn. and then disap
sitvlae
to
the
beet
of tbeSr «btllty abeo»
him. Dido must confess or go to pris the evidence of Jaggard to prove that peared Into a light cane summer-house, blight aixl become covered with the
I-tely free of «'barge
kl'NTOX'S. »14
organisms
contained
in
the
sticky
ex
which
was
constructed
in
lbs
Chinese
and Jeg.rMa Si«.. ri.lladritAUe. I'm
Dido was in the room on that night.'
on.”
Rend
Ite
for
trial
parkaaw
udation,
inoculating
the
flowers
in
fashion
an«!
overgrown
with
greenerv.
"Dido," crle<| Mrs IValias, In a trem
Angered by the selfish way In which
Major Jen followed her ns rapidly 'vs their search for nectar. The organ
Ihtvld had acted. Jen did not commun bling voice, "Is thia true*"
□
The n«-greaa raised her wild eyes hla more mature age woul«! permit him isms divide and multiply in the nectar
icate bls discoveries to the young man
Kspert Uplnli
mistress
Major." she said, when, somewhat and are able to enter the living tiaauca
■ luring the night he took counsel with slowly to the face of her
What Is the us« of a child's going to
•ut '.tf breath, he had taken hl» sell through the unprotected
himself, and the nest morning he acted What she saw therein evidently deter
nectaries.
acbool to learn mere grammar? Snch
mined
her
reply.
Without
a
word
she
l>c»ide
her
In
the
summer-house,
"al
upon the plane which lie had formed
Having cnU-r«-d the tissues they quick
evidently la the opinion of the mother
lie.it her head.
though I relate what Inculpates my
These Were to see Dido and force the
ly blight the blossoms. |>aas down the
"Ah!” cried Jen. "you admit your mother. Il Is to mv * her that I do u».
i if a girl whose teacher Instructed her
truth from her. to send lluttereea to
guilt."
I’oth she and I are in a net woven by bloaaom-atcin ami into the fruit spur, to purchase a book on that subject
I >• aiimlnsti-r to fetch Loth Ark «-I and
killing th«» tissues and cutting off the
"No." »«Id Dido, bluntly. "I say dal Dido."
According to a writer in the Durr Oak
Dr. Elwald to 'Ashantee.” and finally.
leaves from water supply, causing Herald, l.ulu - a".« x k.»ho next day
I In de room, but I no kill dat man."
Ah'
poor
Maurice
always
mistrust
10 Communicate Illa discoveries to the
Itut you filled the devil-stick with rd that n«*gresa"
them to shrivel and dry, thus produc
with this explanatory letter:
Inspector and get him to arrest Et- fresh poison ?'■
"He was right to do so Oh. you Jo ing “fruit spur blight." The latter
I do not desire for Lulu shall In
nald.
"No.” said Dido again. "I saw no not know what a terrible woman she occur» several weeks after blossom in
gage In grammar, as 1 prefer her In
After breakfast the Major wrote two d-bble-stick.”
■*
For years both I and my moth -r fection.
In very serious ca»«o> nearly
"Woman,” cried Jen. with
energy, have been un«l«-r her lnf!uen<-v
dotes—one for Arkol. asking him to lie
and all the fruit spurs may be blighted in nage In yuaefut sth'llea. and can learn
al "Ashantee” by noon, as the writer "no one but you could manufacture the fiave »Ui.mltt« d t.‘ her Will
No.« 1 . ., this way and the trees set no fnjiL her how to spoke and write properly
myself. I have /'went through two
had Important mailers to discuss, the poison with which the drill-stick was her In her true colors, an«! I am deter
Usually the germa die out and do not
grammars, and I can't say an they did
other tor Etwald. requesting him to filled.”
mined to Speak the truth. Save myself
' iMt I know; but I no fill the detible* and m> mother. Major, for we are in grow into the twig or branch on which me any go«>d, I prefer her Ingage In
«.ill and see Ja g.ird. who. added Jen
stick"
the spur occurs, but occasionally the
nocent. Dr. Etwald am!
significantly In I te letter, had recover
nr«» (ho
german and drawing and vocal tuuale
“Do you mean to any that Dido kllb-d guilty persona.”
germs may continue into the bark of
ed his senses
Having thus prepared
on tho piano.
Mr. Aylmer?" asked Mrs IXallas. ner
the
branch
at
the
bas«-
of
th«-
fruit
spur
They killed Ma «irle«».
his trn|i for the dm tor to walk Into.
Th«'y stole
vously.
J.iorwall-I I«- Modesty.
ths l«ody.”
and form a typical Cgalwr. Fruit »purs
Jen delivered the letters to Battersea,
"No; but she supplied the means to
"Going to start a paper, are youl
"I can swear they did." ent«! Isabel!«. <•“ th«- larger bran-h«-s arc a fruitful
with Instructions to set off at once for the man who did
Dr. Ktwald”
with emotion
T have only been wr- »«■ur>-<- of body infection an«1 many W:.at «I • j “ i Intend to till! 117"
lieunmlnster
When the Major had
"Dr. Etwald!" repeated Mrs. lullss,
"The Nebula.”
Seen him safely out ot the gates, he in what seemed to Jen to be a tone of tain of th«««- things since our last In cases of blight canker originate in
"WliaFs ths explanation?"
terview
I ||e<! to you then because this way.
t<Kik his way towards "The Wigwam" relief
"Why do you think he killed Dido said if I toid the truth she would
"Why. ism* day. I hope. It will rro*
for the all - Important interview with Mr Aylmer?"
The name “fire blight" ia given to
to be a World, a Globe. a Star, a Hun
a«- use my mother of the murder "
Indo.
this disease because of the characteris or someth" • of that kin«!, vou know.’
"lie«-a use Maurice was engaged to
"I See.' aui«l Jen. thoughtfully, "an.l
to
tic appearance of pear foliage on twigs
<m arriving nt "The Wigwam.” Jen your daughter, whom he wished
1 «-an understand their motives. Did.»
VV a.teg M.oar y.
or branches which have been killed by
pr . >-nivd hla card, and was shown In marry. Etwald killed my poor lad so wished you to marry Etwald."
Warden—You'll get six tn on th« fol
to the drawing-room, there to wait he ns to remove a dangrrous rival from
The leaves turn black
Yes; an«! It was to force my mother the organisms.
arrival of Mrs. Dallas.
Un hearing his path. And Dido manufactured the Into «ompHsnce with that desire that as though scorched by fire and fre- this Job
that the Major had called to ass her. poison which was used to drug the the whole <«f these crimes were com- qu<-iitly remain on th«- tree during th«--
Prisoner- J ist my blooming lug
watchers of the dead.”
she sent Dido to Inform him that she
milted
Dtdo------ "
following winter. It should he noted Only had my hair cut last night
"Tile watchers of the dead!” echoed
Mould shortly accord him an Inter-
"one moment. Mias Dalia a.
What that this color of the foliage ia charac Three|.en. <■ chuck«-«! away, as jot
Mrs Ikillaa. with a start.
-View. The negreaa. as gloomy and sul-
ne- teristic of the [tear when it has been might say—Illustrated Hits.
"Will, let US say my servant. Jac- influence has Etwald over the
greas?"
J« ii as ever, delivered this message
killed during the growing seaaon. If a
Sard.
lie was drugged by Dido, and
Frtskital I’uaalbllity,
with folded arms and le nt head. Then, she stole the ta>dy. or. rather, she aid
"He Is the possessor of the V<a«doo grower not familiar with the pear
atone. It Is a small black pebble of a
without even a look at him. she turned ed Ktwald to do six"
"Hut what will you do," asked hl«
blight desires to known how the "twig
peculiar shape." explained
the
girl
confidential friend, "If they imprlsos
to leave the room, when Jen placed
xplalned
"Dido, is this true?"
blight" looks let him girdle a twig in you?"
iit«l it was brought from Africa .o
himself between her ami the door.
"Yle." said the negreas. coldly; "de
mid-summer
and
watch
the
results.
" If they threaten to do that." answer
Harbadoea over a hundred years ago
"Not yet. Dido." he said. In a cold great massa tole me to do dab”
The cankers arc also quite character ed the financial magnate, with a frow-v
voice. "Il la true that I called to see
"The great master." repeated Jen; The negroes believe that a spirit dwells I
your mistress; but I wish to speak to '"you mean Dr. Etwald? He took away in this stone, and that when It la war. istic, but are very variable in appear "I'll send orders to my agents to start
The disease progresses most tho biggest panic this country ovot
you also.”
the bo«!» of Mr Aylmer, and you help slllp|>ed the indw elling d«-v II can w««rk ance.
"What you wish, sah?”
ed him? Why did you steal the body?" woe to those against whom the posses rapidly in the fleshy outer layer of the saw "
sor of the stone to-ara malice.
You bark and at first produces a watery
"To ask you a few questions aliout
"Ask de great massa."
UladSeelaa Illa Heart.
the devil-nth k "
“Where did you take It to?" demand- can have no idea how th«- talisman la appearance in the affected area. Later
“Dear papa.” wrote the little girl a.
blacks;
they i the tissues of the bark are more or less
"Massa. t say all I know ot de dab ini Jen. baftivd in one direction and venerated by all the
tho summer resort. "1 have gaine«! sil
would go miles to look on It to adore
ble-stick!”
trying another.
broken down and the cankers become ounces In weight since we ram« here
Indeed, you dill not. Dido You did
"Ask de great massa," said Dido, It; they would burn down a city to dark in color.
Mamma sends her luva
Please writ!
poaseaa It; to gain it they would mur-
not Inform mo that by Dr Ktwald s once more.
to us to-morrow
Rend yn-jr love ant
One
of
the
most
fruitful
sourex-s
of
directions you filled the
devil slick
der
a
hundred
human
beluga
Wetl.
"The law will do that
I Intend to
all the money you ran spare "—Chica
with poison; or that you steeped the have Dr. Etwald arrested
t»n three Dr. Etwald was In liarbadoes
»■•me infection has been by the pruning go Tribune
handkerchief found in the room of Mr diarges.
In pruning, if an
First, that he thieved the Jears as«». and he gained possession of shears or saw.
ot>|ee(i«,n Sas«alao4.
Ajlmer in the same poison for the pur devll-stl. k; second, that he killed Mau thia Vodoo stone.
He has used
It active canker is cut into, the tools be
pose of drugging my servant, or again, rice; third, that he stole the tad's while here to Intimidate Dido While he come infected and serve as inoculating
Judre The witness told
all
that
that you concealed yourself under the laxly”
happens«! on the second floor,
holds It. she will not dare to disobey instruments to spread the disease.
Now,
lied, and afterwards drugged him."
why do you object to his telling what
Mrs Dallas frll back on the sofa, him. and all this plotting and assassi
The only method known of control
A kind of terror showed Itself In th«- with a white face. Dido laughed In a nation. designed to bring al“«t my
happened on the third floor?
ling
fire
blight
is
to
cut
out
all
cases
dilated eyes of the nc areas. Hhe could guttural fashion, and shrugged her marriage with Dr. Etwald. lias b.«-r>
Counsel --Because, if It please your
appear. honor, that la another story.—Hrook-
not understand how Jen had become shoulders contemptuously.
design««! Uy him. and carried out by of rankers wherever t|js-y
IKiMeaai-d of a knowledge of her crimes,
"Voodoo!" she said, and laugh«-d Dtdo, solely on account of hla owner Spraying with fungicides is of only •yn Eagle.
and at first was struck with Stupor l>> again.
ship of the Voodoo stone. You know supplementary value and the various
«•rr,. bat Ilearleg I p Writ
the recital. Hpeedlly. however, she re
The Major guess«-«! that she meant that she calle him the great master! blight cures are worse than useless.
"rm truly' sorry, ma'am.' said Old
covered herself, and with a dark smile
Experience has shown that it is of
that African witchcraft woul«! avert Well, now you can gu«-as the reason
Hunks to the widow, "to see you !»
of contempt anti pity she was about to
disaster from Ktwald. amt nt once flung for her servll«- worship of this man.” little permanent value to attempt to such hard luck.
You mustn't let 11
deny all. when Jen brought out his the wor«l fiack In her face.
"And how about the theft of this cut out the fruit spur and twig blight
distress you, though,
It may be all
last accusation.
" Voodoo will not help the doctor." devil-stick ?"
as they appear.
Unless these forms for the besb"
"Nor." said he. filing his eyes on the
"Oh. on the night It was stolen I was of the disease extend into the branches
said hr. quietly. "Thia la a civilised
Then he went and forr<
th«
woman, "did you confess that
you country, ami we who Inhabit It are seated on the verandah after dlnn-r.
on which they occur and a canker ia mortgage
opened the window of Mr Aylmer's
above ta-lng Influenced by such degrad and I saw my mother come out with
formed the disease usually becomes
room. and aided Dr Etwald to carry
ing superstitious. You believe in Voo- Dido. They «lid not know I was there,
nway the dead body?"
naturally
limited atal the germs gradu
doo. In Obi; let us see |f such things as I sat in the shad«-
I saw
Dido
"De—de-—dead—dead!"
she
sum will protect you.”
apeak to my mother and point towards ally die.
mered, shrinking back
The efforts of the grower should be
"Do you mean that Dido la In dan your house. Then she waved her hands
"Yes. the dead b«»«!y of Mr. Aylmer,
ger of arrest?" cried Mrs. Dallas. In a liefore my mother's face, whereupon directed to cutting out all cases of
which you and De. Ktwald took to his terrifled tone.
my mother turned and walked swiftly blight canker and body canker during
house at |>eanmlneter.
No
denial,
“Certainly as the accomplice of Et past where I was seated. I saw her the fall, winter and early spring, when
woman." said Jen. raising his voice, as
wald. She filled the devil-stick with face; Il was quite white, and her eyes the cankers have become more or bus
she was about to apeak.
"I see by
the poison which was used to kill.” re were open and
glassy.
When
my limited in their growth and are not
your face that you are guilty."
torted the Major, coldly; "and she con mother disappeared l>ldo
re-entered actively spreading.
Dido trembled all over, whether from
fesses to having aided him In stealing the house
At once—terrified by my
If you wish a high-class hair
rage or fear Jen could not determine, the laxly."
Summer cutting is intelligently ap
mother's action I ran down the little
and opened her mouth to give the lie
dressing, we arc sure Ayer’s
"Ah!" murmured Mrs. Dallas, cast l«ath which leads to the gate, and fol plied is frequently of great value,
to her accuser. Then she shut It again,
Hair Vigor, new improved for
ing a haggard look around. "All !a lowed her out on to the road.
Hhe particularly where there ia only a little
as a heavy step was heard outside the lost."
In the autumn before the |
went Into your grounds by the postern blight
mula, will greaily please you.
door. A moment Inter ami Mrs Dallas
• Are you alluding to Dido?” demand In the wall, 1 saw her cross the lawn, leaves fall is a gorxl time to do the cut
with a face expressive of astonishment,
It keeps the hair soft and
the ai.,..«««i«a-«.»an. wherein ting, as all casco of twig biigbt are
was standing on the threshold of the ed Jm, rather surprU.-J At t.e« tone. attfl ent
smooth,
makes it look rich and
a
lamp
was
burning,
Mrs.
Deltas
was
about
to
speak,
When
she
cams
easily
oheerved.
room; and Dido al her feet was making
luxuriant, prevents splitting at
The treaa should be particularly él
the room resound like a Jungle with when the negress silenced her with a out. It was with the devil-stick In her
hand.
I recognlx«-d It by the golden amined for cases of the collar rot
bowlings like those of a wild beast. look, and raise«! her head proudly.
it
the ends. And it keeps tha
1 reached home before she
“Tie. It ole Dido," she said. "Itut handle.
All the savage nature of the woman
is this form of the disease that causes
scalp free from dandruff.
did.
and
strain
hid
on the verandah,
Dat great mass.«,
was now on the surface, and had bro <>le Dido not lost.
many trees to be killed outright
Dido re-ap|«eured as my mother came
Awl not <t>onfe /L» tnlor of tfft Kalt.
ken through the sullen restraint of her he look after old Dido.”
In cutting out cankers it is neces
"If you mean Dr. Etwald. he will up the walk, and took the devil-stick
Impassive demeanor.
sary
that
the
tools
be
kept
moist
"What Is the meaning nt this!" de have enough to do to look after him from her. Then she led her Indoors»’
with some gisvi disinfectant, !f this
(To he continued |
Well. Mrs Dallas. as I
have
manded Mrs Dallas, with an uneasy self.
is not done each cut will reinocúlate
glance at the frantic negreaa
learned what I wished to know, I shall
<««*o4
llnle
te
Follow.
the germs into the bark at the edges
"1 shall explain when Dido stops her now take my leave"
What Is worth doing is worth do of the canker and the labor may thus
"You go to ruin us,4 wept Mrs Dal
howling.” said Jen. quite undisturbed
At the time time the new Ayer's Hat»
ing well; and with little more trouble be useless.
“Oh. missy! missy!" wept the ne- las.
gross, getting on to her feet "It all
"No." said Jen. In an Inflexible vole«, at first, much trouble afterwards may
Corrosive sublimate in a •olution of Vigor is s strong hair tonic, promoting
am a He what dal rnasaa say. I*vo' oie T go to punish the man who killed bo avoided
Max Mu -Iler, Letter to one part to one thousand of water has the growth of the hair, keeping sll the
tissues of the hair and scalp in s healthy
Dido know miffin'—do nuffln'.”
my boy.”
John Bellowa
been found to l»e the moot satisfactory condition. The bsir stops falling, dan
Major Jen took Dido by the shoulder,
Without another word he left the
Few things are Impossible to dilb disinfectant. The solution is a violent druff disappears. A splendid dressing.
and giving her a good shake, com- room
Ills laat glance showed that
poison. It must be kept in glass.
tuaaded her to be silent. At once the Dtdo bad gathered her sobbing mis- genes and aklll.—Johnson.
7
A Hair
Dressing