Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-06-27
HarriSVille Items.
June 23d. 1888.

June 23d, 1888.
EDS. CITIZENS While the air is fra
grant with the odor of flowers, our ears
are ringing from the constant hum OF
the army of locusts. For all they are
so numerous here, it is said there are
none in Venango county, north OF
Sandy, which is very strange. 1t
seems strange also, that anything so
small should make such deafening roar.
1t is, iperhaps, difficult to tell exactly
how the noise is made. Your last is
sue says, "by rubbing their wings to-
gether." In examining the locust, we
find white spot under each wing. BY
examining this spot closely by the
glass, we find it is very delicate shell
not thicker than fine tissue paper, and
has the appearance OF being corded, or
composed Of very fine scales. Immedi-
ately below this, under the legs, there
is a large heavy scale, re ;mbling the
scale of fish. Under this is little
white pair of bellows, which, when the
locust is hollowing-as We term it are
constantly in motion, and can be seen
working as distinctly as the bellows of
a blacksmith's forge, and the little deli
cate ccrd, or scales of the small white
shell under the wing, can by the aid of
the glass, be seen vibrating very rapid.
ly, causing the little shell to rattle, l
presume on TIE same principal that the
rattlesnake makes his ringing noise
with his rattle, which sound it very
much resembles. Whether the little
pair of bellows actually forces air
through these delicate cords or scales
of this little shell, causing the vibra-
tions or not, / leave for some one more
scienced than myself to tell, but this is
evidently where the noise is produced
and not by q rubbing together of the
wings.
What we think of the Dukes shoot
ing affair. While two wrongs never
make right, it is sometimes our duty
to choose the lesser of two evils.
While law is to be regarded, and the
country protected from mob law, an
archy and slaughter, so are The sacred
U:rtues and shrines Of oar families
TO be protected Designing young
men-and older ones too-must know
that their deceptions are crimes, Sec
ond only to murder, and can
not 60 unpunished while their
victims - the innocent party
must bear his and her shame for life,
In this case such 6razen faced decep-
tion and seduction is seldom seen, and
should be suddenly checked as it was
To have wrought the ruin Dukes
wrought and go unpunished was
shameful to our State, but such exulta-
tion over his crimes and the ruin he
had wrought, if allowed to go unpun-
ished, would be to encourage seductions
and deceptions, to endanger the happi-
ness of our families and the safety of
our daughters. Let public sentiment
say to the deceiver, the purity OF socie-
ty and the virtue of our daughters are
more sacred than your lives, and en-
titled to more respect than the decision
of jury acquitting you of deception
and murder.
Many from this township attended
the commencement exercises of the
Pine Grove Academy heidi the Grove
City Park, on 2lst inst. The COM
mencement was very largely attended.
Harrisville is preparing to celebrate
the 4th of July with a general demon
stration of speaking and sports in day
time and fireworks at night. Hon.
Lewis u. Mitchell is to do the speaking
Corn in this township is very late