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mical up- ! the ap- himajoy '51: with other :rcial feeds. I 0! rm. :11 kinds of Lts mum of use Durham lalities of 3110p death in by John Henry Cornstock we quoce some notes on “Orchard me”. “An orchard is an excellent place Ior nature study. Here live manykinds begin to expand, conspicuous webs may be found on the branches of apple and other trees. These webs are the ‘tents’ of the apple-tree tent caterpillarâ€"an insect that is social while in the cater- pillar state. Each calony consists of the larvae that have hatched from a a twig near the place where the web is afterward built. The egg clusters may be found on the twigs of apple before the leaves appear any time during the winter or early spring. - nous and aim other: exhibit an in- stmct ,that seems much like reason. And even those mu ewe" to live the From the book entitled “Insect L119” vv-w- -vâ€" of the senâ€"1e £61m on the back of the first abdominal segment. This species passes the winter in the pupa state, and the aduts appear in June and July. They are called measuring-worms on account of the curious way in which they walk. The most important species that infest fruit trees are known as canker worms. There are two species of canker worms which are very similar GIG-v- in agmrah'c‘ef‘ana habits. In both the adult female is wingless while the male has well developed wings. The White-Marked Twat-Moth "This caterpillar is common on both fruit and forest trees. It is an exceed- ingly beautiful larva. being ornamental with bright colors. Tbe adult female has well developed wings. nun-Ly. June a. mo The male The Phat Lice or Aphids “The plant-lice or aphlde are minute insects; which live by sucking the cap from the mm tender portions of the Eoceth'er in hm numbers and may be either winged or Wingless. ,Many kinds of aphidscanbetmndmmyorchud; themenonuthatmverysbtmdant someyearsonthefipsotbmchepof apple, and the duh-colored one: that \causethelesves otpeacthmdchw which they live. larvae, with very long, jaws. The spun-Mare unmask. eerily round in those combo! mud: M live within cut-16d lanes. The «gun eggsoflnsects. “The most important pest of the apple is the ‘worm’ that is frequently found feeding within the fruit near its core. This ‘worm’ of wormy apples is the larva of a tiny moth, which is known as the codlin-moth. At one time fruit-growers fought the comm-moth. Iby collecting the larvae and pupae and destroying them. It has been found, however, that a better way is to spray the apple-trees with pads-green water just after the blossoms fall. By this means the larvae are poisoned before they eat their way into the young fruit. The Plum Curcnlio The plum curculio is the insect that stings immature plums laying eggs in them from which hatch grubs that cause the fruit to fall prematurely. This insect also infests the peach and cherry. The cherry does not fall but ripens with the larvae in it. the larvae being the well known ‘worm’ of wormy cherries.” The “higgler” and “huckster” will share interest with modern marketing methods which will be a feature discus- sion at the conferences of the Fourth World’s Poultry Congress in the Crystal Palace. London, Eng., next July. This (“1099. uvaouvoa, _-.°.. ---_ is another field in which Canada, ever the pioneer, will be a centre of interest. The new egg and poultry grading system administered by the Poultry. Division of the Dominion Department of Agriculture is the only one in oper- ation today which carries back to the producer the direct benefit of grade premium. In rural Wales the “higgler” who haggles with the “henwife” .for a farthing or ha’penny profit on a dozen of eggs, and the old familiar huckster â€"_._ 1.8... no.“ ultimate consumer, will stand out in striking contrast with the benefits of the Canadian graded payment system. “HIGGLER” and “nucxs'rm” MANY FACTS color that sorhetimeg in purchasing them one loses sight of the practical problem. But quality in a towel is de- termined by the ygrn and by the weave. Wl'uuucu VJ vnnv Jâ€"-- -_ that should be close enough to make 1 the towel durable. . In fact. it is the weave that distin- : guishes face from bath towels. Face towels have three different weaves. These are the plain. the twill and the satin. Twilled weaves include hucka- .back, bird’s-eye and goose-eye. It is an interesting fact that “huck” derives its name from the old custom of buck- sters peddling this weave from door to door! Both the soft yarns and the weave of a huck towel make it absor. bent. However, its yarn may be linen,‘ cotton or “union”. This last is a term that the well-informed buyer should know. It means that the main thread or warp is cotton. but the woof, or fil- ling. is linen. Of course linen huck. like other linen fabrics, sells for more than cotton. Linen or flax yarns are strong and do not lint; are absorbent and dry quickly. Also they bleach at- tractively with each laundering. and wash easily. - . . - â€"â€" “cnn‘nn’. However. a gooa covwn u: usssva; huck towel is to be prefered to one of a poor quality of linen. On the whole. the demand for good cotton huclr. towels is in excess of that for any other kind. “Union” towels are more absorbent than cotton. but less so than The housewife can learn to tell the difference between these three textiles. Linen is stiffer and more lustrous than cotton. The threads of “union” may be drawn and tested to show the differ- ence between warp and filling. Cotton has a distinguishing texture. Un- bleached linen is of a silvery oyster color and is considered particularly durable because it has not been “full bleached” with chemicals. The house- wife does her own bleaching in time “â€"wâ€"vâ€"v bleached" with chemicals. The house- wife does her own bleaching in time with soapsude and sunshine and gets the benefit of both a lower price and lengthened service. An ecru-colored linen is called a “quarter bleac ”. With Turkish towels the 100ped weave called “Turkish" 0r terry is fam- iliar. of course. An innovation in bath towels is the heavy ribbed weave. and is preferred by the bather who wants friction rather than absorbency after the bath. These ribbed towels in either ,linen or cotton are very durable and come in the large sizes. The yarn used in a Turkish towel 'm spun medium- hard and ish woven with two sets of warp threads against only one set 01' Immf threads. The best Turkish towels. warp threads against only one set 01 woof threads. The best Turkish towels have two loops on the surface. or a double thread. This adds strength. of course. But the number of filling thread between the Imps also influen- ces the durability. This number varies greatly in the different grades. “Ply yarn" is the term used for the thread ‘in the warp of the best weaves. where several strands are twisted together to make one firm one. Of course the more of these “singles” that are twist. ed into ply yarn, the firmer is the towel. â€"â€"â€"w~__ THE DURHAM CHRONICLE ABOUT TOWELS “union" lacquered patterns feature many of these. Some with deep colored bor- ders, especially in the Turkish weaves, are designed by artists. The newest woven borders rival the hand embroid- ery and monogram: formerly popular.‘ Nearly all the pastel tints. including orchid, pale grene, pink, rose, blue and buff, can be bought to match walls draperies or tiling. but the fastness of color interests the clever buyer. A fact to understand in this connection is that cotton retains dye better than linen. Therefore the linen or Turkish towel with a deep cotton border in color is a better buy than an all-linen towel in color. Size is a matter of individual prefer- ence. Twenty-seven by forty-two inch- . es is a good choice for a face towel while guest towels may vary from 15 by '22 to 16 by 24. Men nearly always pre- fer a generous sized towel. In Turkish towels may be had an extra large size measuring 27 by 54 inches. from this graduating in size to those as small as 17 by 34. inches. The story is told that when the ships of a certain fleet were out in recent manoeuvres. one vessel. which had run into heavy weather. sent the following message. “Am running low on fuel. Would you advise burning wardroom furniture?” The flagship promptly ans- wered, “Don’t burn wardroom furni- ture. Use your head.” The humorists will read a joke into this and yet it seems probable that headquarters did not intend it that way. They simply wished the captain involved to use hm brain to discover a way out. ' This is a very necessary exhortation ‘in many cases. The farmer who insists on keeping cows which are simply “boarder”. nd raising crops which are wholly unprofitable: the business. man who is determined that he will run his business as he thinks fit. regardless of what the public desires; the college graduate who determines that he will on his own way. heedless of what his employer say or think; the preacher who keeps on preaching sermons which were obsolete before they were com- posed and who will not' learn from any- one. not even from his own wife. these are all samples of how not to live. When God placed a head on man’s shoulders, He intended that it should Muscle is no substitute for thought; We may work overtime with every atom of our physical strength. and yet we shall work in vain unless the brain is in control. One ounce of thinking is worth a pound of muscular effort. This is true in the field. on the farm. {in the office. in the workshop. in the bkitchen and in the study. Even the stu- ldent may fail in his examination be- ‘cause he did not use his brain. but de- ‘pended upon his books. Thinking one's .way through is a very safe. and a very lwise. method. Time for proper panning is never wasted. even when we are most lin a hurry. It will avoid a score of icost costly mistakes. If you have a head. you had better use it. And even if it be not a very wise one. it will improve with useâ€"New Outlook. One of the perennial difficulties of the grain grower at harvest time comes from binder twine. The Seed Branch of the Dominion Department of Agri-g culture through its inspectors, keeps a careful check not only on the quality of binder twine made in Canadian factor- ies and also brought in from other countries. but they also take particular care to ensure that the full length of the twine is in the ball. Under the Inspection and Sales Act every ball of binder twine sold in Canada must bear a label showing the name of the maker and the number of feet per pound in ON USING YOUR HEAD THE RIGHT LENGTH Camp and 981N065? Hume the Port "§5$n“§éw§ gives the fol- lowing parental advice to young ladies about to enter the state of matrimony: “A lot of lovely girls in the commun? ity are planning to marry during the coming year. Let us give them some advice. Don’t quarrel until the bridal yearisover. Itisashameforagood young woman to quarrel with her hus- band when she is still a bride. If your husband has a sore thumb. baby him and give him nice things to eat. If he is real sick send for the doctor. but £42558 bani babies. and a good man is never able to free himself from his cradle experiences. It takes a well bal- anced wife with the sweetness of a leg- ing woman to balance herself on this path. But begin early .when your heart is young and your soul full of gladness and never let your hand fail in its practice. If all young women begin this way Ontario would have no 11543 for a divorce court." “For goodness sake." scolded the irate wife. after having asked her husband for the fifth Sunday to accompany her to church. “The neighbors will soon be talking about us as they did about Mr. and Mrs. Jones. The only time they went out together was when the stove exploded." hitherto Comptroller of on. Toronto, to the posi- Can m 3.3““% W: a to m (2 4.3.9.- gm: hirsuw: C. E. Friend. 34 yintment is announced of J. . cure tn! ADVICE T0 BRIDES BA LM And Left Hurfledly It is not sticky. .4!"de Hanover June 19 - -1 moan ammo»: “Parlor Pest” “SM.“ PAGE 8.