, 1875-05-19

Chieago to bo tho Ghrdon Citv tho gsa.at,onpa.
visitation will mako tint designation L',,s,s
t1unr. '''''s
TEE nEAuTiFuL GARDENS
that aro tho prldo of our i,ouseLo!iors will l..
but tho succrlent proy Of tho alI.cun1ue,lue
locust lou'','g down ii, Rt.c!t yast mntltutss
edible thlngs will &c into their yoracious ,naT "
From the roao and tho lily 10 tue pink ani Ia, ths
yto'e.. al tho flovors Will bo oato1l up, and H.
troon end sl'.Abs aslipped baro-eyeu tho svar,S
Of % nntl tough box. Gao cannot nae The gariea
less tho constant crMeh and spAtlor OF iilnI,,I.
Of grasshoppnrB rndor foot will uot bo liz
agreeable. II tue. devastation Bhoo!l 10 IA
Erost % g. IN t,'c o., regions visited by
pec.irR auy 1essening of thoir destructive atit.
ty, tho various PARIS throughout tho civ viii l..
.erinsn3y in}nren nnA for The timo rcpIorrI
a'nlos: wortllteaH AZ public p'cas,lss crou:his'
hnt :hFs IL not tho wortt Of II. yhe groao Vii
bo lfch with their eugs to produce fros ~ a,ms
uoxt auulnnr.
Tho sIicct Of this will 10 10 entail eor,oua In,
o,, MI industry Of considerable importance. Ths
fayo:ito teeorts Of our dornan population audA
large proportion oT otnorH who have canrLt
THE nEER.1AnDrHs.
In expectation OF Tho summers business .
great many havo boon fitted up during hi,
spring. In addition to tho largo number alroaIv
r. ,st operation. IL many Of tlo.o tho psopr.osors
1itl hanging babltots Of ilowera line r'anss. aud
ahrubbcry. Tic clouds Of grasshoppeFa heating
down upon tl,om will not only destroy ths
p'anta aud ilowovs, but will mako Atttng out 10
tho open alr intuorabo. 1}oer and Rrassllon.
pers can hardly bo oxpcctel to onter tue la. of
mixed drinks. and tho Rar,loua mi1l be deserted.
but tho boer-earlcns will not be singled ou
for damage In ray TINT vii give tho Temper
nnce Alliance ol,ailco to cito theus ~ lustrat-
Ing tho wrath OF HoAvsn against the hquor
trafao, for flowers nn1 grenn thinrs are not tba
only proy ut tho uraesfoppnrs. In tho epeca! cor.
rospondonce Of THg Tribune from 1T. Paul,
Minn., last year. tho following ocours:
Tie t1oYernors SecretarJ, hIr. Wilson, has rec+n,
pnrrore Of oblsntng oro detailed information WITH
view to the alsriDut!on Of relief. Among tlle eur
vhoo WHEN dropped on ptAris ty schoo1.gtrl, hui
Witch the lacusts. n vo!y abort tue, converted ,no
atrrehs o hey were 1T mo. @ 'sss vo1.soas ~ Ss
Etaga Of eristcuce, Wisin Just previous 10 tier
Is1tnnH 10 rise. they dss9ureA eyerytiaing :t
basoh rnds, rags, and paper.
Ills to be kes. Ia mind tl,at 0: the eount,sst
rayrlAda that will bo poured upun tho city vcry
SINAI! rronorton will find subsitonco tn tho patke
and Ear.lons. aud tho groat bulk will oacend ike
hatl III the atEeots mud ayelGes OF tie city, end
What destruction their suiac.ous Appctito mar
effect can hnriiy ba ost1nntod. From tho d.
Hcription sve;' Of their desceuts In tho accounta
Of last summer, ono cau obtatn Aotne notion Of
tu3 HEGu3 tARt HGi1A W EE8+GHtGN Wu9Q lilo
dense cloilda af tin nyiug gra'slopoegB
sErrIEb nowH upua THE CRY.
Wh[.1ing ald o1dYiiG about like sBow-la1;oR, thu
Rhower of iouusts beats down on houaotop mud
On tho street. Thousands perish in tho amoka
OF Chicag0's thousands Of chimncys or ara trod.
don under foot, but tho dlml,,itlan OF their unr.
bcr III traDpreciablo. Curiosity Aonn changes 1,
disgust as tho cra@ltng, Jumping myrlada swan
up over one'a taco mud hantts, until ona IL III +.
to sock any sl,oltet against their loath4ome co1.
3hn III Hfrtnf..fn1l haa r.,
thu o1ccllonco Of tba1r oranges and banana !.
in order to aavo their stock II posalble Bwn1n
Eolt!o thlclty son apples, orapga5, bananas paa-
tlitB, caudy, or wtatoycr olsa deaaor may ha,o
others take slor places, uutll. to bis rage NIL
constornasiGn, tlia poor ruan tl,sls his efforts
uuito uunyaiNg to saYo Liz STOCK Meanuhlis
ilia sto:eR ara h,sty
nxMorlHn ALL THE nuow oopCs
they may have iu trout. That bad custom pro-
luz up piios ii goods Ii front at their storca
will be 6ovcro!7 punished. A faAt a. may t!;a
caaia-boys aill EQUATOR jumners be marshafed I
tun tho goods under ph3lter, tho grAsahount q
Into tha atoro viii only enlarge their raatun i.
Tho clothing Rtores will hardly be ablo to 1t
tl,cir nli0~ pieces ia beforo they will 10 thc: ly
! cuyoscd with loc1ssa, and atreet vepders Of aIl
ltnas. excopt dealers 10 metal ware, will have to
take to hastJ disht II t4ey would aavo th ir
goods.
but the olty will be very lucky II only gnch
| foasee and dtacoMforts ns those ungaosted uts
oudured. III Lynsstouo's lutest wasE, {
rathor tho work taMle up fron tho jourusla II
| bJ kim and found with bin body, thate Ia hn IL.
| tefc8ting 1uscripsion Of tho
KILLING AND EATING or AN ELnpuANT
! by BTRruls Of !octKts Tho poor beast teom: 4
| havo been In estremitles II hunger from nc
| destruction Of all horoago and folisgo by III
locusts, anil was suffering moreover from tho 1,o
nf TIM &.nfNn nS xFHHa Af1nYN In f1f n.
bcr. hava tho offect Of producing In suinals ~
'rlnu., md finally death. In this eoHditon, tlls
! harrylug ct countless anar1ns Of loo1sta sa:'n.
to. have actually overcome tho oc' -
Ills bones wore rlolod clean by tho night Of :
ncxt dag. IA the locustA nro torpid durin- 'e
night, and do not sttr In tho n,osntng .nn' q
sun exnrta hla Aoas bis vast bulk Enust have l. i
! reduced In about flftoon hours.
| Although tins far tho American locust has nj
COME up to bis African congeneriu voEhclty o. -
potsse. ye. there IL sone room Tor doubt whe II
| with Tho rapid Increase In their lumbar vi q
hua Eoop noticed during the paHt few years, ar.
tho failure Of sufficient aubsis!enoo for the, Il
st5ueya %0fG sby saE T. tSns npF9nas nrcau hi %
Chicago will b. fortunate II It ~ not made IL
tield for tho exhibition OF tilolr poTord. I't''
snoh trial Of capacity. Tho myriads Of Ct ~
hol'pors falling IN our ssreota must have ar 10
thing to fssd upon, aud, ether thsngs failing,
NAT AT7AUk HUMAN nEtSds,
iwarma OF thousands surrounding oven m hi
porson might with tlIsir inoc1saist nipping al.
biting DO considerable Injury to tho tender an
oxnosed portions Of tho body, but with ! til
chltdron aud babies their attacks might ove:, l.
fatal. swarm OF loousss suddenly desceu"iu
on an infan. living helpless in Ity peramhu1 to
might cat away tho soft portions Of lte fac
md hauis hefofo tho nn1Bo o+ potson IN chtr;;
could carry It to p'ace OF aafety II aoms III
trustworthy Fergon wcre with tho lttt!e up!nf
innate. md. tertiucd Ly tho attacks OF thr IL
custs, should look to her own safety, ddser,t''
tho child, cloall-pieked bonea aud porforc:o
wrapptnga might attest to TIM Rgtof-atriele
parents Tho terrible yurAci.y OF tho focuals.
Tua BusFgniN1R or CAltuonsXH
will hS vcry great, aud tsaynl may have to b
stopped during tho prevalence 0! Tho grassl u
pera. II IL fortunate that tlloy aro miRrator: !
trfr ilabts. OF They might seriously impair u.
bubtncsa interests Of Tic CITY. but tlor viii
GonosaIly oxtond only for briof poriods, vie
lAoY agnfn taAe fight.
IL csse Of uucl, vaBt dcsccnta ~ Boen1 so'r'
ullxt probable, II may 10 vall 70 kuox ~:
grasshoppetH NAV ba converted into
VERY NUTRITIOUS yooD,
when killed.. by boiiiug Wator and flod
butter. Care should b takon, however, to OF !
tbnn, thorouahly, A. they arc infostca with ? Il