Litchfield enquirer., 1877-05-03
LYONS, Iowa. April 20th, 1877.

EDITOR ENQUIRER,-A year or more ago called your attention to the fact that our State representative, McCrary, whose term was about to expire, though compar- atively young and unknown outside our State. was rising man, and if life and health were spared, would be heard from again, ia good time. The prediction has fallen true sooner than anticipated, and now comes word that Kasson of our State has been rendered tirst-class mission-a fitting tribute to the handsome majority we rolled up for Hayes, 0he largest of any State in the Union l believe), besides showing good judgment in their select ions. The complications likely or possi- ble to arise through our we'll known sym pathy with Cuban patriots, renders 1t important that clear headed man repre- sent us at the Court of Madrid, and those who have watched Kasson's course in Congress have discovered that he is no "Sardine"
 Cheering intelligence comes from the grasshopper region, they are not matching out as anticipated, and the expression, ''addled eggss has taken on new mean ing and significance to the Western farm. CT. The following. clipped from one of our papers gives more comprehensive account of their rascally depredations than anything we have seen. Anyone who has seen them settle down on field of grain and gobble it all up in few hours. will readily class them among the old set tiers.
 CHRISTOPHER VIsITATIoNs The follow ing is tabular statement of the visita- tions of these destructive insects In all the Western States and Territories, from the year 1918. down to the present time. That table is as follows: Washington and Oregon, 1927, 1928, 1884, 1855; Cali fornia, 1888, 1855, 1856; Indian Territory and Texas, 1845. 1855, 1856, 1867. 1866, 1867, 1874, 1875, 1875, 1876; Colorado, 1855. 1864. 1865, 1867, 1868, 1873, 1875, 1876: Utah. 1852. 1855, 1856, 1857, 1867, l878,; Wyoming and Idaho, 1852, 1857, 1873. 1874, 1875 1876; Montana and Da- kota. 1s45. 1884, 1873. 1875. 1876: Minne- sota. and Iowa, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1855. 1856, 1864, 1867, 1873, I844, 1875, 1876; Manitoba. ISIS, 1919. 1857, 1884, 1867, 1869. 1869, 1872, 1874.
 I was interested in the account of new couple moving into the old Mill House" in Waramaug, mentioned by your New Preston correspondent, as it brought up an old remembrance of early, days when a very small boy ''stayed all night" there with mate of mine, and it seemed a very old house then, and to my child ish imagination, .'haunted." I was kept awake in terror for long time, by strange noises, which afterward learned was the pretty steady tramp of monstrous rodents, holding high carnival on the bare floor of our room. During the night, was awakened by startled cry from my companion and discovered that one of the varmints had taken notion to lunch of his upper lip. Although he has been resident of California for quarter of cen- tury or more, if I mistake not he still carries the mark of that cannibalistic ex- ercise.
 I wish the thew couple" much joy and better luck. The improvements spoken of recall another incident. One old resident took occasion to point out with glow of natural pride and admira- tion, to Western man, the improvements that had taken place there in the past fifty years. The smile that stole over our countenance was childiike and bland. Nevertheless the Improvements going on there, are interesting and commendable for these hard times. and it seems to me they are only wanting in better railroad