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THE WEEKLY SUN.
ll776. NEW YORK. 1876.

Eighteen hundred and seventy six is the
Centennial year. 1t is also the year in which
an Opposition House Of Representatives,, the
! first since the war, Will be In power at Wash
l.ington; and the year OF the twenty thru elec-
| tion OF President OF the United States. All
of these events are sure to be OF great interest,"
and Importance, especially the two latter; and
all OF them and everything connected with
| them will be fully and freshly reported and
expounded in THE SUN.
| The Opposition House Of Representatives,
| taking up the line OF inquiry opened years ago
by THE SUN, will sternly and diligently IN
vestigate the c0rruptlons aud misdeeds OF
Grants administration; and will, it Is TO ba
hoped lay the foundation for new and bet
| ter period in our national history. OF all this
THE SUN will contain complete and accurate
accounts, filrni ishing its readers with early
and Trustworthy information upon these ab-
sorbing topics.
The twenty third Presidential election, with
the preparations for 1t, will be memorable a.
deciding upon Grants aspirations for third
term OF power and plunder, and still more a.
deciding VINO shall be the candidate OF tho
party of Reform. and as efecting that candi-
date. Concerning all these subjects, those
| who read THE SUN will have the constants
means Of being thoroughly well in formed
The VI EEKLY SUN, which has attained Q
circulation OF over eighty thousand copies, al
| ready has its readers In every State and Ter
ritory, and we trust that the year le76 will sec
| their numbers doubled. It will continue Co be
thorough newspaper. All the general news
Of The day will be found In 1t, condensed when
Iunimportant, at full length when OF moment;
and always, we trust, treated In clear. in
teresting and instructive manner.
IL Is our aim to make the WEEKLY SUN
the best family newspaper in the world, and
we shall continue TO give in its columns
as stories, tales, poems, scientific intelligence
and Information, for which we are not able 70
make room in our daily edition. The agricui-
tural department especially Is one OF its prom
;.aa no ia nj NO rfttt
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The Music Hail.

Thirty-three Incorporators attended
the meeting of subscribers to. the Music
Hall Fund at the rooms of the Board oil
Trade Saturday evening. Mr.. II. Will
son Brown, Secretary of the last meet
ing, reported that out Of the fifty incor-
porators elected, torty-seven had either.
verbally or in writing signitied their ac-
ceptance of the trust. The remaining
three were Messrs. VIM. Henry Davis.
John X. Wight, and W. w. Scarhor-
ougn. 1t appearing Mr.. Davis was not
a subscriber, his name was dropped, and
the vacancy filed by the election OF Mir.
ii. Wilson Brown.
IL was decided to retain the name OF
Mr. Scarborough, who is now in Europe,
as, previous to mis- departure, he had sig.
nined his Willingness to act as an incor.
porator. AS TO Mr.. Wright, who is now
IN Tennessee, it was stated that he would
return TO this city within a week, and
would certainly accept the trust; his
| name, also, was retained.
Mr.. L. d. Lincoln then read the arti
cles OF incorporation, as already pub
lished In the STAR on Thursday. which
were signed by all the members present
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Police COmrt.

Miscellaneous-OliHe Moore, shooting with
intent to kill, continued; q. NJ Mores, s
charges receiving stolen goods, continued;
Frank Fowler, aiding and abetting brothel,
dismissed; Alice Jeatrough, harboring lewd
women. so; Dennis Qually, abusing family,
6 months; Albert Nabers. committing nui-
sanee, S.; Jos. Welsh, malicious destruction,
So; Fred salger, abusing family, Julius Ling.
ner, street begging, 80 days. Hugh Murnan,
false pretenses, dismissed.
Larceny-Frank Ferguson, three charges
grand, continued; same, petit, continued; JAS,
McDermott, two charges petit, continued; ;
Thos. Ferdinand petit, Continued; VIM. Wood
man, petit, continusd; John Heckmeier and
Phil. Otthofer, petit, SO each: Henry Moore,
| petit, continued; John Cunningham, contin-
ued; John Mitchell, thirty days and $50.
Drunk and Disorderly--Jacob Moore, So
Chas. Hall, dismissed; Peter Hoffman, dis
missed; John Tenge, $40; John Kuhl, dismissed
Frank Kelly, 80 days; Fred, Huengen,
s.; Jno. Gall, dismissed; John Vogel,
ton Lfger, dismissed; Carrie But .er,
| Anne Higgins, Mary Clark, Mary Lewis, 81
each; Peter Campbell, 81: Hugh McGnlre,
Barney Kelley. dismissed; John Gavin. IL
days: John Landers. same; VIM. scully, Seth
Evans, Thomas German, $40 each; Ann Dolan
dismissed; John Kelley, James Davis, 81
each; John Kane, 80 days; Patrick Null
cahy, dismlssed; Amelia Loeb, dismissed
Eliza Nolte, dismissed; Fred. Gwinnor, John
Able, 80 each; Godfrey Lockmeier. fine re-
mitted Chas. Fries, SO; Della German, Mary
A. Phillips, dismissed; Chas. Robinson, s.;
| Sallie Harlow, $40.
| Assault, and Battery--Jas. Brennan, S.: Jas.
Gildea, continued; Adam Diener, dismissed
Chas. Murray, dismissed.
| Vagrancy-James Smith, ten days; Joseph
| Leis. 4 months; Christ. Bier, dismissed; Johr
Vogel, dismissed; VIM. Price, 30 days; Alex
Miller, 90 days; John Ewing, dismissed; Geo
Robinson, ave days: Henry FEEDER, 70 days
Lizzie Smith, $5;>Ihomas Ferdinand, contin-
ued,
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Real Estate Transfers.

VIM. Marsh to Catherine HummeI ct AL,
lease Of the premises known as the Calf House,
on the southwest corner OF Sixth and Main
streets. at an annual rent OF 81, iOO.
Margaret Nuttle TOD. w. Sibley, lot % py 95
feet, on the eastside of Gilbert avenue, 205feet
north OF Eighth street, quitclaim-$lUU.
j. z. Hall and Alice Nj. Fenton to Ann j.
Pawson, 35-l00 acres, in Section g., Green
Townships and other considerations
w. 81. Harmar toJ. A. Jones, lot 68 by 104
feet, on the south side Of East Pearl street, ~
95-100 feet eastof Ludlow street-$i 1886.
Same to William Kirkup, lot ~ 95-l00 by 90
feet, and SO wide IN the rear, on the SOUTH
east corner Of Pearl and LUDLOW streets-$5
S52 90.
Charles Harkness to Samuel Fosdick, lot 125
by 100 feet, ON the east side Of John street, 81
feet north of Third street-$15, ,250.
Clinton Roosa to Andrew Roosa, lot 28 by 191
feet, on the northwest corner OF Weller and
West streets, Montgomery $685.
Assignees OFF. II. Forbus to Peter Roden-
kirk, Lots4 and g.; on the plat Of Forbusvlle
in the Twenty fourth ward--$650.
/ VIM. Alcorn and wife to Stephen Morse, 11s
acres, in Survey 916 Anderson township--$7OO
janet Thompson TO James Casey, lot YUDy III
feet, on the east side of Brookside avenue, 70;
feetn north Of Chase avenue, Twenty fifth ward
$649.
4 W. 81. T.. Harmar to James Kidney, lot q
by 87T3 feet, on the south side of East Seconc
street, .64.55 feet east Of Ludlow street-$5,200
ID. G. Platts and tho administrators OF II. v
Wood to j. W. Dunn, AZ acres, on the Hairi
son pike in Section 70, Green townships 500
|. A.-C. Bonham- and wife to Ann Bowler, one.
half of an acre, In Section 30, Whitewater town
ship-$l.
Ann Bowler to Minnie M. Bonham, SAINT
tract-$1
VIM. Carter andiwife to 7. C. Bradford, lo
30 by 30 feet, on the west side OF Race street
30 feet south OF Ninth street-$9,500.
Trustee of the heirs OF e. q. Roll to f. III
Walians, Lots lS5 and 1877, in Rolls addition
to Cumminsvile, each % by 1U5 feet-$67 90.
L II. B. Gordon; and wife to Z. w. Cole, Lot 81
on the plat OF Greenwood or Lockland station
so by lis feet-S50.
I j. Maloney and wife to p. L. Coultry, lease
hold as by 110 feet, on the south side of Daytor
street, opposite Whiteman street; also, l511S BY
rs feet, in the rear Of the above; also, 80 by l2
feet, adjoining the above on the east, quitclain
$4,000.
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sIatera, wIlI figure o0nspleuously in. the

Slster6,- VIII ngure consplcu0usly IN Inc
cast.
The Kirahys viii be supportdd by Miss
Dora Goldthwaite and several other
Eastern celebrities. We look for some
thing extraordinary.
Across the way at Mr.. Macauley's
ever popular house, Mr. Joseph Proctor,
one OF the cid school favorites, appears
tonight in our city for the first time in
ma0y years, as the "Jibbenainosay," in
TNick of the Woods"
This Is one of the few sensational
plays that has lived beyond its second
or third season, and though its author
ess, Miss Medina, has not brought to 1t
any great force either OF positions or
language, Mr.. Proctor has succeeded in
making it standard play, winning by
it both tame and fortune for himself.
The National will not be without Its
list of attractions either. 1t presents, in
addition to the variety programme, a
| new drama entitled "CrimeN
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fly their swords; but prudent sampson

fly their swords; but prudent Sampson
to compel the others to take the initia-
tive, bites his thumb at them, (which is
a disgraceif ii they bear it," Challenged
with the question, ''Did you bite your
thumb at me, sirW he replies, 'sNo, sir,
L did not bite my thumb at you, sir; but
l bite nay thumbP, and in few minutes
the tray begins. 1t was not absolutely
necessary to put the. thumb to the
mouth. In 1891, a rude fellow was sent
to prison for causing vile contempt upon
the clerk of the Sheriff Of London by
raising his thumb and saying. "Iphurt,
Iphur, ~" In manifest contempt Of our
lord the King"
1t one NeapOlitan wishes to anger an
other, he places the, palm of his right
hand on the back OF the left and shakes
the crossed thumbs, symbolical of don
keys ears, at him; a pleasant bit OF
pantom me, answering to the stalking a
sighV popular elsewhere-a sign of con-
temptuous defiance said to be at least
as old as ancient Assyria.
RIO place the thumb on nose and gyrate
the fingers is now new garment of
the same piece.l
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Annuscments.

Tonight there will be presented at the
Grand Opera-house the great spectacu-
lar drama by Adolph D'Ennery, entitled
"Around the World in Eighty Days,s
probably the greatest sensation of the
day, having run no less than AGO nights
In the City OF Paris. There are few read
era OF the present day who have not be-
come acquainted With the eccentric ge-
MUS OF jules Verne, through his "Mys-
and other works OF the same order, and
now comes the most peculiar feature OF
all, decentralization by D'Ennery OF his
most popular work, sArouna the World.n
The play will be under the direction OF
the Kiraify Brothers, who, together with
the great character dancers, the Kiralfy
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.

WILMINGTON, Dec. l3.--spirits turpentine are
steady at 33hc.
INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 13.-Hogs in active de-
mand at 81 9Ja7 ~.
LONDON, Dec. l3.-Erie shares steady at ID x
Consols, for money, 9tXa94.
BUFFALO. N. Y. Dec l3.--Wheat inactive
Corn dull: Noa mixed Western at 64,Sab5c.
MILWAUKEE, Dec. t3.-Wheat irregular: De-
cember, s9hc; January, 81 0OK; February,
$l0lx.
CLEVELAND. o.. Dec. 10 Wheat steady. Corn
! firm: low mixed, U6c; high mixed, SIC. Oats
steady: No. /, 40c. Petroleum unchanged.
| OswEGo. Dec. 1s.-wheat oEiet: No. Mil
waukee Club, 81 40; extra white Michigan,
| 81 55. Corn unchanged. Barley firm but quiet:
No, . Canada quoted 81 10; No. Bay ouinte,
81 is.
pIrrsBUsa. Dec. Is.-whsat dull and pricea
unchanged Corn quiet: shelled, 64a66c, on
| track: ear. 68a70c. Petroleum quiet: crude,
81 6lK; refined, 13a13kc, Philadelphia deliv-
cry.
MEMPHIS, Dec IS Flour: super winter
~ 25a5; choice, 81 25a7 10. Corn: no. 2white.
b6a56 Oats: Western mixed, 453c Pork: 81 rs
| aa2 q. Bulk meats dun at SasI d OK aI05s AHA
l1Kc. Bagging, 2a2K lbs, lShalSc.
| DETROIT. Dec. 13.-.Flonr quiet and un-
changed. Wheat dull and heavy: extra,
81 s4Iz; amber Michigan, 81 IS. Corn dull: /:
No. mixed, Csc. 0ats 6rmer aud held
l hikiADl. WhitNt tVSg hAiAOV1 vuSs o0iAOI HbAbt
| and unchanged.
TOLEDO, Dec. 13.-Wheat steady: amber,
81 ~ for February; 81 "a Tor March; extra
white Michigan. 81 20; No. ? white Wabash,
81 s5; NO. lido 81 %. Corn stronger: new high
mixed. Zoe; low mixed, 4Dkc. Oats: No. z,
s5c, spot; January, ssKc. clover seed quiel at
| 81 al
NEW 0RLBANa. Dee. ls.-Sugaridpll. fair to
fully fair, 6Aa7c; prime, 7a7zc; other grades
unchanged Torn meal: good stock, but no
demand; soa7gc. Bran: supply good, but mar
ket dull az 9gkc. Dry-salt meats: sales Of
clear sides. ioxaic. Coffee gu 81: ordinary q
prime, lSxasuc. Other articles unchanged.
NASHVILLE Dec. l3.-Flour duh at So 0eas 20
Wheat dull at siR1 A. Corn dull and lower at
&c. Qats duh and lower at 45aBlc. Provisions
quiet ard unchanged. Lard, LOO Bulk meats
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Court Cuttings.

John Mallory vs.. James Bateman. Ac-
tion to recover six inches of ground and
damages. Verdict for plaintiff for one
cent.
The case Of Conrad Moonberg against
Judge Marchant was up again Saturday.
The Court granted q new trial on the
ground that the jury did not seem to UNI
derstand the case.
The case OF the Franklin Bank va. the
Commercial Bank was held under ad.
yisement.
The will of John Weigel was admitted
to probate.
Helena Sessler was appointed admin-
istratrix OF John Sessler. Personality
$4,000.
The Egner case was given to the jury
Saturday afternoon. No verdict as vet.
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The weather Ia clear to-day and rather cool.
~. lin a ris;rr ten,noratura wind ,,,aat
puS WIN ii'inS "u "e'''
Thei mpmeter at Z A. NJ, ~ deg. Minimum
temperature last night 81 deg.
snecal to the star.
epe.AA w '-s
PORTSMOUTH, u, Dec. la--kiver "a feet
inches and falling. Bost0na up, "A. NJ; down ,
t1,dson IA NJ .crar;ta STATE for p;ttshrrc
A"u'e' - - .''o' ~. -'e -
0 A. MI Potomac, for Cincinnati A. M.
Clear and cold,
snec,a, IN tho z,ay.
>1,rs'.'- Y'1 - - ~ ..
flTpsBUkas Oec' lS'-hiVer lallhg-s ieet
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RurQIars. RaInpant,

Three large Wholesale houses, Nos.
134, 1875 and 1888 Race street, between
Third and Fourth, east side, were en-
tered by burglars and valuable goods
distracted, yesterday morning - how
much is not yet ascertained. The vic
timized firms are Cohn Bros. & Co.,
Katzenberger, Goldsmith g. Loeb, and
James D. Smith. With the aid of lad
ders used by the workmen on the new
four-story building north Of those men,
toned, the burglars assembled TO the
roof and entered by means of the sky
light. They got away with their plum
der, and no arrests have been made.
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nile. accidentally shot himself in the

mile. accidentally shot himself in the
arm.
A small fire was discovered yesterday
afternoon on board the Newport Belle.
Judge Geisler disposed of the follow
ing cases this morning: Tim Ryan, drunk
and disorderly, So and costs-in default
Tim goes to the stone-pile; Martin STAN
ton, same offense, 81 and costs-Martin
paid it with will; VIM. Mcdonald, Tor
breach Of the peace, goes out for 80 days;
Martin Leonard, for drunk and disor-
partner, VIM. GastwrIght, charged with
the same offense, pays " and costs.
The case of the. Commonwealth against
Kelley and others was continued for one
day, owing to the absence of important
witnesses.
The s'Lone Stars" give a masquerade
this evening at Eclipse Hall.
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CINCINNATI DAILY MARKET.
CINCINNATI, Dec. ls--2 z. 4


FLOUR-Market steady and quiet; fair con,
sumptlYe demand for the best grades. Family
sold to-day at lao per bh for choice wintei
wheat flour. but now wheat family ranges
perflne quoted 50 SUa4 10. Low grades, s8a3 81
per brL Spring is worth s. 50a6 90. with sales
To-day at $5 ~ per brl. Rye flour is quoted
IS Gas %. Buekwheat -four is quoted sJa6 q
per brl
cOkN-Market steady with moderate de-
mand. New is worth 47a4Se per bu, on truck,
with sales Of ear az outside figure, Old is num-
inal At SO on track or to arrive.
market is quiet. Prime to chooe white il
worth $i s5al 4E per hu. Red Is quoted II 25a
80 for prime to choice and fair 10 good grades
81 l0al ~ per bu. Inferior grades 7Oa9Dc pel
bu.
RYE-Thcre is steady and quiet market,
with no material change. NO. 10 worth TSc
on track, and held atb0c In cleya or, per bu,
Inferior and rejected held at 6jai0c perbu
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wild Sports in Kentu aky.
GFrom the Lexington Gazette /


Rabbit hunting on horseback is quite
fashionable this season, and We hear OF
large catches. A party of ten or twelve,
mounted on gentle horses, 80 into field
and form in line ten or twenty feet
apart, and with loud yells and laughter
soon start one or more Of the Dinners,
and then the chase begins. The poor,
frightened creatures soon become be-
wIldered and squat down, when the
riders jump Oft and pick them up. Some
OF our bachelor friends were SO hoarse
last Saturday from hallooiiIg that they
could hardly speak above whisper
when they came into our office. In this
way thousands are destroyed in sea-
son, and, besides furnishing a dish lit to
set before king, their depredations up
on fruit trees and other annoyances ARE
much mitlgated. b. II. Farra aud party,
OF Jessanine, bagged seventy-four on
Friday, aud Alien higgins and his party
the same day ''picked UP" fifty-three.A
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Still Another.

Mr.. s. W. Bard writes card in which
he says thai "The article which appeared
in the Enquirer, Of Saturday.. with
reference to the meeting of the Home
Building Association, Friday night last,
was a grossly sensational perversion Oi
the proceedings of that meeting" And
turtner, he states, that II have COM
menced proceedings which will give the
Enquirer Company full opportunity to
attempt to defend the libelous and slam
derous character oil their statements
with reference to myself" He thinks he
has been injured $25, 900 worth, ana sues
for that amount.
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A rather startling decision in railroad
law is reported from Indiana. The
United STATES District Court there has
decided that the State may revoke a
right of eminent domain granted to q
railroad corporation and bestow it on
another. Land condemned for motives
of pubic policy and bestowed upon a
railway may be given to another, II "pub-
lie interesV requires. This seems to be
wide departure from the rule laid down
in the Dartmouth College case. 1t is
calculated to make the shade OF Daniel
Webster unhappy. But the Supreme
Court may reverse the decision. If it Ia
sustained, it makes every railroad mere
|tenanl-at-will Of the State, and allows
the latter to play fast-and-lo0se with con.
tracts in what strikes the lay mind as a
very unconstitutional manner.
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READ THIS TWICE!

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"The Peoples Ledger" is an old established
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New England and Middle States Address
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$500 per cent. profit was realized upon
t'Put" on sou shares Missouri Pacific Railroad
Stock during the first week In October. $53i %
produced ~ ,437 50; then why go to the SILVER
Mines of Colorado or the Gold Mines Of Cali
fornia, when you have q mine Of Greenbacks
at home lKitbin your reach; 3OU to 500 per cent
stocks during the same week. Explanatory
circular showing show it is done'i mailed
FREE by Messrs. BUoKwALTER Il Co., Bankers
and Brokers, 10 Wall street, Post-ofice boz
4,s17. Send for it" and be convinced.
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The Thumb as an Index 81 Contempt
TAN the Year Round.l

: SCOTT says that to bite the glove or the
thumb was Border pledge OF mortal
revenge. In England thumb biting was
practiced TO goaa an adversary into
lighting. Decker tells US that ST. PaHl's
ak was notable for shoulderings,
jeerings. and biting Of thumbs to beget
quarrels; and Shakespeare imports the
.ashion into Verona. When Gregory aud
Sampson espy two Montague men, out
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A young lady tell dead while waltzing
at ball in Chelsea, the other evening.
She had heart disease.
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LOCAL NEWS.

REUNIoNof the Ninety-sixth Regiment
o. V. l. at Richmond, o., January IL.
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Cincinnati Live Stock.

CINUINNATl. DEC. I3-3 T. M.
The receipts and shipments of live stock for
the past 48 hours were as follows:
Receipts. Shipments
Cattle. e.................... ll2l 1776
Hogs. ................... ..l16S2 70
Sneep. ep..................... 11S7 1035
HOGS-Market slow. Buyers hold off, A
| few, fair to good packing sold this morning
at ST 1Oa1 40: choice heavy are neld at u 80 per
Genital gross.
CATTLE-Market Arm and active. We
quote: Common, s. 50a3 60; fair to medium,
| $3 T5a4 rs. Good to extra butchers, $5a6 pei
Genital gross.
SHEEP-Market firm and fair demand at $4a
s 20 per Genital gross for fair to choice.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-10-14

autumn crawling slowly upon the wall
with their bodies covered with white
powder, making them appear as if they
had made visit to the f1our-barrel; or,
later still, has found them fastened in
death to the wall or window-pan 1thas
been but struggle between the animal
and vegetable, and has been won by the
latter; to die in its turn when the sub
stance of the former has passed away.
One of the most curious Of these in
sect-infesting fungi is the Caterpillar
Fungus, growing upon the head Of the
larva of the New Zealand swift moth. It
feeds upon the substance of the insect to
such an extent that its vital fluid, passing
into the tissue OF the, parasite, causes the
animal to become exhausted and dooms it
to give up its last drops of life's blood
that this fungus may live. Leaving out of
sight the fact of this plant being de-:
structive and deadly enemy to the young
insect, it is curious spectacle to behold
the heavy-burdened larva bearing erect
upon the front of its body vegetable
growth often three or four times its own
length-color-bear as they look to be-,
bearing not the ensign of victory, but the
signal of individual distress, telling plain
ly the slow but inevitable approach of
death.-ByTon II. Hassted, IN Scri6ner's
Magazine.