The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-06-03
The Grssshopper Proclamation.

Professor Tyndall was anxious to hav,
the efficacy OF prayer tested, on certain hos
pital patients, and was ridiculed for hi
seeming intidelity by all the ministers il
the land. Gov. Hardin desires to bring
the prayer-gauge to bear upon the Missouri
grashopper. Probably, our worthy Execu
tive argues that, if there is any leverage in
prayer, il ought TO be able TO start a grass
hopper from the track he has 80 long pursu
ed. But when all the praying Missourian.
tackle this pest, and with one mighty.groar
assail the throne, il seems not improbable
that grasshoppers, James boys, Younger
and all other curses will be suddenly van
ked from 'the land Of Benton"
Governor Hardin is a colossal Baptist q
Baptist of the closest communion a maj
who will not bestow an office upon a Pres
byterian if there is a competent Baptist in
the same neighborhood. 1t is said that 8
something, applied for a commission a.
Notary Public The Governor asked hi.
Private Secretary, "What is this fellow,
name John WHAT" The Secretary replied
"John the Baptist your honor" and
straight-way the commission was signed
When the Jubilee Singers were in Jefferson
City, the Governor was very anxious to
adopt the young lady who sang Baptist,
Baptist, is my name" Why Governor
Hardin did not order all the good men and
women within his realm TO immerse the
grasshoppen, wherever found; immerse
them in kerosene or water; or give them a
Napoleonic baptism of fire. is more than we
can divine. The grasshoppers may not be
Calvanists, but they come upon Us in tor
rents, not in sprinkies and driblets. They
must be fought in like manner. 1t is said
that Prof. Tyndall has telegraphed our
State lnsectologist Riley, to carefully watch
the effect of these Missouri prayers upon
the locusts.
There be ungodly persons who think a
Misourian's PRAYER availeth mighty little
with the Creator, and they exultingly point
to the fact that life in some parts of the
State is more insecure than it is among the
Indians, while steeples, churches and pray
en are everywhere going up. Re this as it
may, it does seem that these Missouri sup
plications should have sufficient vigor to
stand of the grasshoppers
II the pictures of Gov Hardin, which have
20 far been published, are At ali reliable let
him pass through the infected districts,
mounted on a bob-tail yellow mule. and
our word fer it every grasshopper will leave
this State in a hurry if it but catches a
glimpse OF that solemn, sour and wrinkled
front. No prayers are needed. Let the
Governor take the field.
We labor under . great disadvantage in
g. Joseph. The Governor has set his
psayer-gauge to running on the third dav
Of June. On that identical day the great
circus and hippodrome appears among us.
1t will be a square fight between the center
pole and the steeple. We think the former
win draw the largest crowd. But because
the circus comes here on the third of June
are We to be forever cursed with the grass
hopper? Forbid it heaven! Let the Gov
eEnor exhibit his .yisage to the army which
marches through our streets and devastates
our lawns and gardens.
II tAat will not do, let our Mayor issue
anolh8 ncyclical against the two English
papan Of the ethyl For these are the DAYS
6uhich Eccliesiastes, the Preacher, spoke
- he said:
sAna Tie doom shall be shut in the streets. and
onoQnhsPPW shall be . burden"
a LaPa HauA.