, 1875-05-22

countries II II A''o quito common rsac:tcs 10 riEs
and then to destroy the,a by tagging Or crushing.
Whers Tho means already rtgj:e+1et cnnno: Ii er-
yo,nH, nnu.cly: ty catrh'nc hc.n In 1tn. .n'', .uth
q cnt"mnlogs'c ,'ps, ss''s werr dc~,ih:i IN my
handle.
FIn,y, rs AIR. Sny.r we'll .own In bin letter. which
publish In Tho sppellr, mns cultivated rtsnta rnsy
e protected fon The rarsgfa Of these yonAs ~ ond
N IN, .s3 @ ss s5ts s q s @ e
WHIT comfutos llseis. nnt !,!nrra tlIrir roar+ss:
%n sy ~ ai*t5s ea:s as s,rfsse 70. "no r. n,"se ~,
o,ry empoy ~ ION. Que s't Of !. Ut Il he ir ete -
eulcd tt yotIr nslghlora to tln tIa taile; bn. by
t'ranye: tato tho matter In hand. nnd Ivy rnsa.
W establishtna Int too nthet lt,at5, To tn |A
l'y any tocusant md ncEleu:fal 'acullcrs. II sho
'.o moro tl'cxlsrottlet rorslo'i, of thu .hrca.onc
country. al IN oi'r owl, ~n.tcr conses. prcsporvn
comparatively l,arsn.A .ltil tho dancr is passed..
Two or tlfco 'ionth"' ci'sste'io wcrk will auf're
ina W a,e ;s c ,cos esl' Il s
stricken counties will nrco,nGlian 1.'oro Eotd than
sNee. p,ss. a We esn oily .ops tha Ftovidenee,
iy Tho aferent natural aBcncc" known To le fatal to
| CHARLES @. 1.1LEs. ntate chronological.
| rRAy1So AuAIasT IMPENDING rALAM1IlEs.
| 3f }t0AfH IttGt{.
Tts Governor Of to State, by vir.no Of au-
t1,orty In lin Ysntcd, aud In acco1daucn with tho
| provisions Of tho Constitution. ana Of the stnt-
ntca IN nucl. caXca nsado and provided. has sot
OF Missouri to l1o atli.od 70 proclamation, tet-
| Ing forth tint tiiycrs calamitieH Rra impondiag
over III, and tint tho Sd day Of Juno, Jro1lnlo,
70 appointed NJ a day Of fanting and praSos, that
Almighty God lnay ho invoked to remove from
! our mtdst thosa ilns,en1tng cnlarnitics. We
know thiu. because Alr. aculLth has attestod 1t
III Ills official character rs Secretary Of Slate, and
the people and nlf tho officers al tho slate arc
requested to 1e1iHt from their laua1 nyGeu:ions.
and otherwise ohaeryo the ley as one or prayer
| aud fasting. ....-
Wo have already n.iplatod that the torn aim
popalng ca!anit,cB -" ia l. Eueruatorial cupho-
Intan, for gtasshup0ers. ana tllat no conceivable
anonnt Of PRAYER or fasting Ia likely to llavc any
| effect upon thcso Yorac;uua nt.d nl,nblc insects.
| VIC arc afiat1 ttat tho arerhEo MiBsouran docs
( nut tatso much stock In tho devotional exercise
OF taBltnG, and wo nre a1ao afraid tilat thoao
! who know most about prayer will olso be APT to
dtder from tho Governor wi:h regard 10 tho
pfope. function mud place OF that form Of dave
lion. Eut tt thcro are any who consider that tie
poso which scoins to baiao tho utncat oIorta Of
tnan, will have n1r1atls abo md apprcciatlo re-
suit. 1t 10 unkind in them to Hnlit tllor inyoca-
tiun to eiuyio form Of d:aress, And 10 pray
aDattst single oslt, whon tl.eto ia auci. asnrIe
rauGo aud in.lldto variety OF subjects on which
to trjr thor bands.
Tho Governor suggeAts that t.,o weapcn OF
prayer allnu!,l be used nsnAt tho grasBl.o,} trs
only because 10 IL couyls.t!od Tint ali other
means ato inefficient. Light rlowln. In tho
carly aptins " turning the eEsu up will de-
ntroy tnany. Tho migrating iusects may DO de-
vourea by poultry, or drowned in slulces,. OF
caught In nels, or posonrd by Paris gsccu; hut
it to obvious tia. Tho beat of thcse remedies arc
but OF pars!al application, and that when tho
nlaS,e las reached cer!nln proportions, thcre is
no:iing 10 do bat so-scBt mud rrar. Tho Same
ruo slunld Apply 10 other evils. Ttlaro hrc tho
jntsca bo5s and tho iouuEeIs for ingtGnce, who
Will not bo rot RID Of by orathary meanB. TO-
wards have hcea offered for their apprehension;
Chicago detcctivea hare been freely ofre,od up
~ 4 sacrifice TO thom; THUR house has boon Rlr-
rounded ut midnight; bit all In win. The
grassho0puts can hardly do moro dninaEo to tho
bsats than :ina boon done BY these outIawss.
T:lo7 do not more completely dofr human to-
vlccB. When Wo pray aEnta.t tho ono ecourGo,
why not against tho othot?
And II wo arc 10 Gtyo rl1o!o dny to 1t, Why
cmbraca ai tho acsual mud Impen.lns cala:atics,
and Eot rid IF them ali by o mighty c!iort7 II
no expect our 1rayesH to ho answered when we
praJ TO 10 ttti ot Gtsshhoppcra. Why not fray to
whisky tingg, aud Of amateur poetry? tho
proclamation Of tho Governor opens up a mag
ni0cnnt Held Of possibilities II, the praying limo.
II thcre Is any point at which re ahou1d Stop, It
Official pta5csH. uttered l'y authority, chcn;d lie
potont AZ ut:afnat plasno BY !nsccts, aud NOT
against other an! worso onaa.
Il PREMATURE rNociAErATfoS.
h.1fsiH CITY 1i1Mts.
1t aacmH to the Times tlat Gov. Hardin waa
HosnewllHt premature In ls proclamation tol
fasting md prayer OIL aeco,lnt OF tl,e grasslop.
rorB. asld Tint thu policy Of suci, proclamation
in any event In very questionable. Ihero has
certainly al yet hoen no very considerable OF
alaruiug amount Of destruction done by thceo
insects, n,,ll we incline to tho belief tint the
whole panso Is mora tlie cause Of Apprehension
for what may happcn thau for the injury Glleaiy
inflicted. But tho giving to It Official 1ecoGni-
uou such aa tho proclamation implies, carries
srnEoll more importance abro,d lllan the acsEal
facta Justify, We fear tho damage will h., ir-
ropatahle. aud we wish Tho uoyeTnor Lad not
ptoes.ulatct jlh: yot awhile.
." on THE M!tiMArE HoET1rwARu."
han:aa tisy YlhfH, .jfay 70.
The warm weather Of yo1sortny had Its usual
pcfa n,arsllaluE thoIr hosts in exceedingly lively
atray aud Welcoming to tsoir rnnas count'ass
legIoas Of new ied2ed rces1lit"., Although tic
very caftii IL ia nlaay places bnck with tia rcs-
tiforoua th!uga, eti'l ..llln feeling nalong psopo
eonese'iy Ia steadily i:n2toy.u;, as s!.;:o ID uo
longer my question but Iilat tho 'hupre1s nre
On tho migrate nortlward. tho satc OF spscd at-
ansd nax Dsns fa5s8 Sap eontsa st s1 from n Ito to
eity aud country largo t'odses Of gsasshoppors
laye lce', aoticrl with wings nearly II not quite
Developed a.'d tn homu 'nstanees th"y arc re-
|
mixing their way nossh"nnl at rapid
ratc. lilo missing. in largo nunbor,
far hnve boon such IS to verify
tho prophecies OF those who claimed that TIC
gathering together in large bodies wnald % thu
signal, NJ It wero. for speedy departure. From
present Indications 1t would he vol for the
|ara,efs OF 1ows, as we'll - those at States
farther east to sol their hotlHas ln order for
disastrous visita.ions Of the red logs, NJ the re
ord OF past grasshopper-se years demon
rt.ates tho tonslonoy 10 migration to ,,nw tlr.dA
Immediately Upon full doyetopment.. Dut fow
days suoA as ;estorday will bo sufficient 10 de-
yoiop tho Erasahoppor into such maturity a.
will cloud tho heasens with tho deuaty ot tllclz
numbers, aud thou huuan po,ros oyar then,
will DO simply impotont. Just Ut this
stage Of their o1istoaec, aud whom maxae.l
- tt,ay arc by tue hrshot, millions
upon 1ni'liors Of them can readily DO de-
strnyed. While teyoutly recognizing the
Power on hisi,. anil not tor nlumout question:
Ing tho olcaty OF prayer. wo nevertheless think
that, had Gov. Hardin proolanatod h day Of do
struct!on instead OF aurpIleatlou tho ac[aa bs1,-
oat derived would hare been settled upon basis
30 practical nj 10 adult OF no questioning. Had
IL.