The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-11-09
THE GRAHSHOPPER.

1171 OxcdCSAC1x.EN
During our recent visit to the East
we got some idea of the extent of the
, injury done us by the locusts. Almost
without exception, men desiring to 20
west said they did not wish to 60 to the
grasshOpper districts. We uniformly
replied, "Then you cannot go to the
frontier at all. The grasshopper ex-
tends all along the frontier."' And we
maintain still, as we have done all
along, that people who think Of coming
to any part of the frontier, may just as
well, ut the outset, eliminate the grass
hopper question. Go where they will,
they must strike this invader. They
must either risk the grasshopper, or
stay away. from the New West. Speak
ing of the extent Of country covered
by the pest, a correspondent of the st.
Paul Pioneer-Press says:
Now draw line from the extreme
northern part of Minnesota, extending
down through Minnesota, Faribault.
Austin, Ackley, Springfield, Missouri.
From there clean down to the Gulf Of
Mexico. Then from this line clear to
the base of the Rocky Mountains.
Then you can begin to contemplate
how much of q job you have on your
hands. Then take into the account
that not one-f0urth of this large scope
OF country is settled. The distance
from north to south cannot be less than
900 miles and from east to west 900.
That would make two million square
miles. l have been all over the above
States, from Minnesota south and west,
on all the railroads through the above
States, and must confess cannot get
out OF. the reach of the pest, and where
they are depositing their eggs.
What then? Must the whole from
tier be abandoned to this scourge? by
no means. The grasshopper, like the
lice, swarms now and then. Sometimes
the intervals are longer than ut other
times. Only twice before have the To-
Gusts invaded Minnesota during the
past forty years. 1t may be twenty
years before they invade us again. AS
to their Matching and continuing to
PROPAGATE here, that is out of the ques.
ton. Tile history of the locust shows
that they do not propagate where there
IS a regular annual rainfall. They orig
mate and propagate in the desert, rain
less regions of the earth.
Shall we fight them then? Yes, fight
them as long as they are about. But to
:, think Of discriminating them or driv-
ing them off, would I've about us wise
as to think Of discriminating or driving
Oft the clouds, They will exterminate
themselves, when there are no more in
cursions.
= But will not the incursions continue?
:, Not It there is anything in precedent.
The locust is as mucl, Providential
visitation rs anything that comes to
the human family, and will I've removed
= by Providence. e.. ~
!, ~ We were: not q little. surprised, and
4 yet very much gr:,tiiied, willie conyers.
Ing with i prominent business mani in
:. Chicago to hear him say, II am not a
church member, nor IA protesting Chris.
tian, pat I believe that il you eyer get
rid OF the grassl'opper, it. will Ike
through PRAYER This accorded SC
well with. what we lad been saying III
! our columns that we could not helr
1: making q note Of it. We regret tia,
~ tile Governors Of the grassloppe,
States, 1T their recent conference, did
:; not take some step in this objection,
i, They should: tli,tve agreed upon ~ day
and given the people !of the several
States an opportanityto unite in de:
4 voting one day to nh appeal for deliy:
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"A fresh supply of those new maps Of
!. Mobiles County just received ut the
Worthington Bookstore. This is I'LL