New-York tribune., 1907-08-31
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

How the inhabitants of the Philippine Islands
destroying locusts told by The Manila Times
Tremendous swarus OF locusts have appeared IN
different parts OF Panay and the prospects for n
crop OF rice or sugar look decidedly gloomy al the
present writing. AS result the anxiety or the
people las become OF noticeable concern. and IN
tho town OF BaIasan according to f-l TEMPO. they
have captured and destroyed approximately two
thousand cavanes Cthe cavane is measure equal
to s.47 cubic feeD of these destructive insects
Miagao also. 1t is stated has caught about half
number. The only time efforts to catch Iocusts
produce very effective results is while they are
vet too young 70 fly and the method that has proved
the most successful is that OF digging hole two
or three feet deep IN the ground and then placing
by II broad boards sheet iron fastened together
IN n V-shape that tho hole s In the hollow of
the V. When this Is done near by where they are.
swarms Of young locusts can be driven into tho
hole and effectively buried. This method has been
in limited for several years and has been en-
couraged by the government The provincial board
OF IIoo has bought sheet iron which is TO be DIS
trbuted in the most infected. for the pur
pose of destroying, as far as possible the dreaoeu
pest"
Yes said Hawkins who had rec recently :, bought ought
some old silver auction, this Is the old Hawkins
this IS sh a sia a6sfaSeG fhs d1ieoH@R' guest Out
rIaH,inses l Were Egsiish' YOU Know The Catho:
Standard and Times
J. Lewis Donovan clerk of the United States
Circuit Court tells of the odd case Of n man who
applied for citizenship In this city only a Few
months ago His father and mother were Dutch
missionaries who settled in Japan. where he was
born AS Holland has a similar provision to that
in our own naturalization law that those of her
subjects who remain In foreign lands Tor a perlod
OF two years more are supposed TO nave given
I'D their citizenship. the applicant could not call
himself a subject Of Queen Wilhelmfna- In MS
own opinion he was Japanese, as he had spent
all his life before coming TO the United States In
the Nipponese dominiOns. Mr.. Donovan then tou''d
himself confronted with that section OF the law
that forbds the admission of Japanese to citizen
ship but the alien was clearly OF Caucasian
stock his application was finally accepted
Policeman (holding down a tramp on sidewalk)-
No damage ma'am: he's merely having MT.
Kind Lady-Gractous! Shall get SONIC water
t'Iot Polioeman-Do You want to kill him?-Seattle
Post-Inteligencer
The riot act, which was recently Drought into
use in Belfast, is act nearly two hundred years
old having been passed in the first year or
George Is reign-171i. II enacts that felony Is
committed when twelce or more persons un-
lawfully riotously and tumultuously assemble to-
gether to the disturbance of the public peace. so
TO continue together for an hour after being com
,nanded to disperse by the sheriff or under-sheriff
or a Justice or the mayor of the borough In the
reading OF the riot act. which is a necessary
preliminary to its being put into operation. 1t Is
not customary 10 recite the whole OF the statute.
which is rather long one. but only the following
proclamation, which it contains: Our Sovereign
Lord the King chargeth and conlnIandeth all per
sons being assembled immediately TO disperse them
selves and peaceaby depart to their habitations.
or to their lawful business. upon the pains con.
tained in the made in the nrst year of King
George for preventing tumults and riotous assem-
blies God save the King!''
wifey-what is the scientific for the mos
quito Fred?
Hubby--I don't know.
Wifey-Why, what did l hear you calling il
the other evening?
Hubby-Eh? That was only my name for it,
Pick Me Up.