Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1885-05-28

year yield a handsome return on the invest,
mrnt
TIE Local. NEwsrArHE does not aspire
to the position Of chron,cler of happenings
in Aropc, Eropc llopc, ororc and tropc
it has its sphere, the bounds Of which are
not 50 great. Tie City Daily which should
mention ihc building OF y SWilZr barn, Civ
: ing its dimrns ous which should ac.lnowl
edge receipt Of u peek of apples OF hig
beet which should have q column Of per
sonal,' except tor Kings, prinCcsscs and
mli;onarc- (auA in the country lnrc kings
and prinrc,srs J which should give u notice
interesting to the family, of every deceased ;
Whc', in u word, should step without its
own and into its country brothers sphere.
would make fuiutc of ii.
The country nrw,rap,! that aspjr,o to fill
its new, columnS with other than local and
county news, fail" in IL conception 0! the
privileges j, possesses and by the a sumption
That more than this is required ii is made 10
appear that home affairs 60 net abound OF
sufficient interest to attract attention.
4 column of condensed general news
items, one or more w,N-li Gcstci letters and
tie editorial columns, will coHtain ali ,l,a'
the mos; c1uclins reader of 4 country news
paper should rcqNr" and til" person that cN-
/ poets more simply knows nolhir" O! and 5
therefore uvarahic o, judg ny the province
o! the local paper.
We have been led 20 these reflections Ivy thr
of.-rccurring statement made to Us that We
| should give al the murders. NriHc fights roI =
bcrlcS, rail:o9d sMa,hGp>, sdirldrH fires, di-
yorcr trials and railroad time tables in the
/ universe, which, first, is impractcablc and
/ sccond is 10 more our duty than privilege
! THE SEVENTEEN lEAR LuCCsT Il nlcs.
| all Signs should fail, the seventeen year To-
! Gusts will make their appearance III about u
( month. From the Baltimore Sun we gather
| some inlrrcsin., facts about The curious IN
sect 4 locust, though it has Il Ncak, cannot
/ bite with it, as It ia too soft ana flexible tc
penetrate Ike human skin. heather can lo
Gusts intlct sting they are harmless as i"l
as biting or singing is concerned. The rrH-
son 80 many persons are reported rs Killed
by locusts in locust years is probably because
they are st,ng by lar}-r digger wasps, which
stop their burrows with dead 'oGus,s. This
wasp, the "SiizHNs GsAncis," searches for 10
Gusts stinys them, ard flies with Them tow
ard it. burrows prepared beforehand for
their rec ,ption. Tn" locust being about Il,
heavy as the wasp, the latter has burd"n
and consequently its flight is irregular and
awkward, SO much SO that Frequently the
two fall to the ground or on people passing
The sting of the wasp Frequently produces
death in two h0urs. The damage done hv
the locust is confined entirely TO vegetable
life, and is not as great by any means as has
been claimed; and as u rule, indeed the year
following :. locust year is n good fruit year
because the summer pruning done by Tho
locust, laying their cggs in young branches
UP to an inch in diameter, Kill the porlioi
above their eros and produce in certain 10
cal.tfS a rather severe pruning. Almost Al
kinds of trees share alike in tins pruning
and only youn" pine trees escape to any
great extent. InCuSts can be made usctu
bv keeping fowls and chickens enough tc
dry0ur them Young orchards Can be pro
tcclcl by Keeping lalg" numbers Of fowls ii
them. These will eat up the lecusls rs sool
a. they come out Of the ground, Will" they
are yet in a helpless condition. Tn" locust>
that come out this season were Matched from
EGGS laiI in 1853. The cG~S Were hatchcC
IN the branches that same year. The larva
craNlcd down the tree and entered til,
ground, following the larger roots TO THEN
very ends, where they attached themselves
to the fine hbrca to remain until this time
Now thcv are making their way slowly
towards the slriNcc in the pupa state, its Ill
tie flaps holding tine embryo wings. ]
crawls out ON the ground stlI in the pup;
state, and ia,tcHS itself TO some object, it.
back splits open AMI the still sof, locust is
SUES with wings SIN short. In abent ~
hour these wings expand TO % full size, tint
body dries, and the insect is ready for busi
ncyM-tx.