Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-06-28
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famine stricken districts where thou
sands have succumbed to starvation
within the last few months. 1t is es-
timated that over 100000 persons have
died in the last month and that over
10000 900 have suffered severely from
lack of sufficient food. Numerous
cases Of cannibalism have been report
ed recently The Chinese government
and people contributed money ana
supplies to the amount Of nearly $S'-
100000 and several millions were do
mated by Americans and Englishmen,
but this tremendous total was wholly
inadequate to prevent widespread suf-
fering. With a good crop Of rice the
situation will be relieved in week or
two. Those who have visited the fam
inc district recently report scenes OF
unprecedented horror Whole ,fam1-
lies were found dead in their huts and
hundreds of corpses, some torn TO
pieces by ravenous human beasts
were scattered by the roadside.
-Lesslie's Weekly: Western farmers
estimate that one man saved them full
ly S1O.O00,O00 in wheat this season by
stopping the ravages of the green
bug" that promised early in the spring
to devastate the wheat belt. 1t did do
vast damage in Oklahoma and Texas.
It had entered southern Kansas, when
S. ]. Hunter, professor of entomology
in the Kansas State university began
experiments with parasites to destroy
1t. He found a bee which multiplies
faster than the bug and destroys the
latter over large areas. The larvae OF
this parasite he sent out to infested
fields. Over 10000 boxes were sent;
express companies carried them free;
millers and farmers paid the bills af-
ter the university allowance was eX-
hausted: forty seven counties were
covered at the rate Of 10000 parasites
for every eighty acres; a total or over
300, 100000 parasites being distributed
in Kansas alone. The distribution be-
gan April II; by the last week Of May
the bug had practically disappeared,
and the wheat crop was free from this
danger. Prof Hunter has received
hundreds of letters thanking him for
his work. This is one of the ways the
western schools are helping the far-
mers toward improved agriculture, and
Prof. Hunter has taken a high place In
consequence of his success and
promptness in dealing with the new
pest.
Beaufort special of June 25, to the
News and Courier: Out at sea, three
or four miles beyond the northern
headland Of Port Royal harbor the
City of Lawrence was wrecked on the
edge of the channel in terrific storm
several years ago. The only portion OF
the wreck showing are the two large
boilers that are out of water at low
tide. But beneath the waves much OF
the hull holds together and makes an
ideal feeding ground for many varieties
of fish. Parties go out frequently and
bring back phenomenal catches OF
sheephead, trout, pompano, bluehsh,
black fish and others not so well
known. Last week DR.. NJ. G. Elliott
in two hours with rod and reel,
caught twenty sheephead, some weigh
ing four and five pounds, and twenty
one other fish Of the varieitse named.
There were eight in the party and the
total catch was 100 fish. The wreck
can be approached only at low water
and in fair weather, for breakers
pound over the spot, except for TWO
hours at ebb tide. The water is so
shallow that only small boats can ap-
proach. This supplies an element of
danger that adds to the fascination OF
the spot Shark fishing off the town
has engaged the interest of some Of
the sportsmen during the last teW
days. Ten have been caught by two
fishermen on lines that are anchored to
buoys. The lines are visited at inter-
walls and the catches towed to shore.
These ten measured from seven to ten
feet. Sometimes the caught fish are
devoured by their cannibal cousins be-
fore they can be taken from the water.
- Lincoln Beachy, an aeronaut, had
lnOuSdUuS Ol INC" 1Olh pSOpAS N@N~'N~~
last Tuesday by his manoeuvres in an
afrship. He sailed over the bay from
Staten Island and encircled the SKY
scrapers and finally wound-up his per-
formance with an accident which
nearly cost him his life. Beachy left
the island at 11.25 and after attaining
an altitude Of 1000 feet he drove his
machine across the bay to the city.
With the craft in perfect control
Beachy sailed across to the Brooklyn
shore, and then, dropping several hun
dred feet, began slowly to circle above
the highest buildings in the Brooklyn
Hill section. After a few minutes OF
manoeuvring Beachy headed the ship
across the river straight for Battery
Park. He was then about 500 feet
high, and circled several times before
allowing the ship to descend. When
he came down on a grass plot in the
park q crowd pressed around the snip,
and so hemmed in the aeronaut that
for some time he was unable to get out
of the car. The throng broke one of
the ships propeller blades, Dut alter the
police had driven back the crowd
Beachy repaired the damage and sail
ed away over Manhattan, just above
the skyscrapers, while thousands
watched him from windows and roofs.
Finally he sent his airship out over the
East river toward Long Island Sound,
flying low above the water. In some
manner he collided with a spindle
which marks a ledge at the Sunken
Meadows. The airship bag was pune
tured and gas poured out upon the
aeronaut. Beachy scrambled from the
frame of the airship and slipped down
the buoy until his feet were in the wa
ter. and was almost overcome by the
escaping gas when he was rescued by
Jacob Kahrs of the New York fire de-
partment, who put out from Port Nor
ris in a rowbOat. The airship frame
was not damaged.