The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-06-07


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9 Tns GRAssIioppsa PLAouS-
Their appearance IN West pirgtnta-
How Msy do IN Kaas's rand Missouri
Last weik We made mention OF the
fact that grasshoppeIs, in considerable
quantities, bad made their appearance
10 Fayette county; aud We now learu
from the Wheeling lnteitigsneer that
these pests are pouring into Ohio
County 10 countless hosts We are
also informed by several farmers in this
county, that the "hoppers are moro
abpndan. 10 soMe localities than they
were eyer knownto belbefcre Il may
be that We arc about to be inflicted
sith this plague; but tits to be sia-
corely hoped Jet From . private let.
ter from Mr. Thomas Wofiudin, Of
Douglas county, Kansas. We take the
following extracts. which will serve to
shov what trouble the unfortunate
people ofthat country are experiencing
with the grasshopperS:
"Sincc | last wrote you. tho grass.
hoppers have Invaded my place They
game on Supdayr-they don't observe
she Sabbath, you sce-aud the army
was 8 or 4 days 10 passing They
came 10 divisions, one after the other,
until the ground was black with them,
They seem to prefer the bottom land. (;
toi % tho uplapls they clean OUT
one farm, whilsthe next one lnay pass
untouched. 0athc bottom lands. how.
ever, they take everything clean az
they go 10 enc day they eat up all
my grass, corn, vegetables bushes. aud
barked from top to bottom every young
tree 90 the, place. During their wis.
tito me. the ground, fences and house
we're alive and black with them The
paiut on the outside ofthe house is
nearly all gomez Il kept me busy all
tho timeSbroota in hand-,o keep
them out ofthe house; and when the
douS was opened for . moment thsy
would rush in BY tho thousands. 4
ncighbsr Of mine dug trenches on his
place, and caught so bushels on four
acres in two DAYS, andis still capturing
them at the same rate Mr. Long ,aa.
other ueighbor, dug adoep hole, Sf ct
wide, aud in tow hours it was full
Another neirhbor on Tuesday last
caught so bushels. Az Independence,
they caught Is barrels in the Court
House yard in ehours. The General
commanding the U. s. troops Of Leay
euworth, turned out With bis boys 10
blue" aud caught them by tho wagon
load. and dumped them into the Ms.
souri, River David Lewis, Q gopdo old
Democratic friend OF aiine, in conptny
With Two Of hissons, captured on bush
els III II hours; but gave up the task,
US he says they we're ten times thicker
when heqait the battle then when DO
commenced. He also Informs ne that
a black snake, 9 feet long which bud
got into one Of The holes, was killed,
eaten ap. and y. bones picked US clean
as 1t they bad been boiled,
| atn sick aud tired Of tue annoyance
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