, 1875-06-19

The leteor-chrTi1rS, ASSESSORS, se"1nE. machine
agents. and other people whoso business com-
pets them 10 traytl extensively throughout the
Nest Division. hnvo lately noticed NTH some
surprise a sort Of wh,tish-Eray eruption which
has broken out all over great number OF flower
gardens in that part OF tho city. This singular
pl,ouumenon ia tho rcau}t OF new Industry
which grow out OF aonlo Rtatcnlouts recently
published tn TME Tn1nuaE. This paror au-
uouuced tho fact Of tho discovery Of grasshop-
pors Of tho destructive Kansas kind In
solna ifelds and BarIoua Tn tho south
s.do. and stated that it .as
likely, that. Wien tho rain ,a.oppea
aud Tho warm Eoat,or came, they would ouicsge
in VII theirlstory and enter upon their devassat-
lug career. II now nppcAro that somo person.
who IL moro attentivc to 1nE rn1nrNE than ho 10
to tho lear OF tho Lord. naa based lliK summers
livelihood upon the llint Rlsep by this attloie.
Iowa:
Tho lady living in one Of tlle houses on Woet
Washington street. surrounded by yar1 opu-
thinning an inlntudo of rose-buhhoa, goraniuuls,
with = large catpet-sack iu ono hand and little
troaell IN Tho other. Ho wnndors over the
gravel walk, Htridns up 10 hor faroiito
1lowcr-bode, aud begins digging With
Ills trowel. He brings up littlo Garth. crum-
L'es It in big l'silds. shakca ha hoad. aud eays,
"ijad, bAd, III ap4tneA and loud yolce. Hne.
fonring that ilo III about tu htcal somo OF lor
pct plants. 1us.e+ out into tue yard, and asks
him what he iB about. Lilo Hnys l,u Ia looking
Tor Grasbho7pcrs. Sho Expresses su,piiBo, aud
wants to know what he mcans. uo informs her
that year ayo he WAS living upon his llttle farm
in Kansas. which IL nad bought with tho money
he bud saved from tho toll of younger yoarB,
and that suddouly tic gEassAopPers descended
bergary. and drove hi,nn GU. INTO tho
wurid to sock q livelihood whcroyar hs
could find It. Anlalated with spirit of natural
ill."ill to tho ltktlU Creatures that had wrought
linn no much uisAstcr, Io had made II hiH bnsi-
uess to lind something to destroy tlon,. Aftor
considerable Investigation ho lad discovered
that tile nHhes Ut acertain plant had q most
deleterious influence Upon tlcir loaltl. 11aslhg
mado sl,is dlHcososy, and having provided him
so!f with largo Quantity OF the destructive
bav4ng scc' TINT tho gfasshorrors lad made
t1esr appoaranco thefe Tor tho plrposo of utiliz-
Ing lts invention In wealthy and lorticul.
tural city. For several days ho hat
boon wandering around, and had goae?
Into various yalds. taAeu up little ohfth and
examsned It 10 ses il any grasssaoppcrs were
present iu torpid condition. Where ho found
them, lo had slated lta case. had sold soma Of
his specific, and had gol.o on Ills way rejoicing.
THU TIC lud; askB IT tlo Ind found any grass
hoppsrs un her premises. lie replies le had !;
tho easth was very rich, aud ho lad discovered
lati duzou, whofonpon be- shows ller TITO or
three beautiful speclIne1s Then sbo iaquIron
~ to the price Ut h.s grasshopper oxtor-
dollar a -rackago-ono pnchsge will
shvo the who1s yard; tho h1tlce is to
be scattered oFor Zach surface; It will hays no
injurious effect whatever on iowors or birds, md
will bo'ccstain leath to tho ttle.wiuged lnscctH.
I4eroupou rho, filled with great delight. pur-
chases packet OF the powder In question, and
sols tho hired girl to atfowng 1t iudctously over
tho face Of tho earth. lie takes Lila dollar and
departs. lilo gully thing about tho transaction
which is Al all wrong is that the poHdor has no
eflect whatever uruu grasshuppers. 1t is harm
less in ali lcBpects, and IL bci,e, od to DO pow
dsred mortar. Tho old farmer haa made almost
enough to tostock his place.