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Locusts Invade Costa Rica Kan Jose, C?osta Rica, July 27-Thia repulsed and turned back into Nle oountry bas recently completed tho arauguan territory. * tim ., . -.After this two or three months destruction of an Invasion of locusts. e,apsed m wulch ^ KOV4.rnnicnt had Ii was the first appearance of ?i0 in- time to make more thorough prcpa sects here alnce 1878, and was so ex- rations and adopt special measures, tensive that lt called forth the resour- A certain quantity of coco-baclli waH ces of the Kovlerament to dheck it Imported by the ministry of public ces or tne government, to oneca it works which was cultivated in the The population was for a time national laboratory end Ifeld In readl thrown Into a pan?-, and oven wo- nosH. Almost all signs of thc danger men and children turned out to light fic0med to have disappeared, when the insects. Some of tim methods alK>ut the middle of Muy one horde af used in r/terminating the pests were ter another invaded Costa Rican tetr not unlike thone employed in destroy- rjtory on the Nicarauguan border, lng human beings on tho European | No locusts had visited this country battlefields, and gave to the fighting for 37 years and therefore the panic a semblance of real warfare. amongst the inhabitants was unpre The invading army waa bombard- ?edented. The daily newspapers ed with cannon loaded with sand, and published columns and columns of with rockets, sprayed with asphyxi?t- reports on the advance of the plague; lng gases and blown up with gunpow- the government sent experts with der. Tiro ttorch was also used and thoropgh equipment to fight tho in there was likewise let loose to attack va8jon and congress enacted a special tho insects an army of coco-hacili, ' ]aw oy whlch every citizen was forced which has been dlncovered to be u <0 pay a spacial and direct tax for mortal enemy of the locust. covering the oxpense of extermina Dlseease ar.iong the locusts them- ting it. selves, however, did most to destroy | Tne 'swarms were numerous and of them as has sometimes been the case ?lug(? proportions Everybody, with in human armlcB. | out exception, helped In one way or The locusts came over tue border another to destroy the insect. Prl from neighboring Central American vat0 subscriptions were rnlsed and republics. The press of the latter ln many towns invaded tho worach had been reporting the devastating an,i childrens turned out with torches, effects of a locust plague for a year, ! iamps and other implements to aid in which were so alarming that tho |t8 annihilation. . Costa Rican government made pre- _ parafions for an invasion of Its terri- (JOY ERN XE NT WITH ?RA WS ITS tory. Disheartening reports reach- DEPOSITS IN NATIONAL BANKS ed here not only from Guatemala and _ Honduras, but also from Salvador and Washington, July 27.-Secretary NIcaraugua, whore through neglect or McAdoo today directed the removal of for other reasons no'efforts to eradl- four million, nine hundred seventy cate the plague were made either by 'thousand five hundred dollnrs from ! the governments or by private agrl- government deposits in national banks. ; cultural interests. Tho damage the .'piie banks can obtain money from1 insects wrought on crops In those fthe reserve banks. countries advanced cereal prices to - such an extent that th&ir governments Methodists to Baise $300,000. were forced to Import largo ship- Columbia. July 27.-The education mentn of grain which were sold at boards of the two South Carolina moderate prices. Methodist conferences met In Colum Thls. together with the increase in ! bia this afternoon to discuss a plan the rate of exchange caused by the f0r raising $300,000 for an ondow European war. caused dealer* in this nient fund of Methodist colleges in country to ship large quantities of the state. gral to these markets. This resulted -! in a considerable increase In the local 'French Submarine Lost, market price and all gralus under- j Berlin, July 27. -(Wireless to Say went what mtghit bo termed a boom. j ville. )- Tho French submarine Maerl In view of the excellent prospects otto was destroyed by a German sub ?for the sale of the next crop ail farm- ! marine July 26 in tho Narrows of thc ers in thia country,, notwithstanding ? Dardanelles, says a Constantinople the threatening plaguo^ were attract- { dispatch to Maitag Zeitung. Thlrty ed to tiho planting of cereals and . 0no members of the Maerlotte's crew large tracts of land were prepared, were captured. and cultivated. ?? As a warning of the Impending! London, July 27.-The British army ?peril, a small ?warm of locusts in-j and navy casualties have reached a vaded Costan F.'lcan territory by the, total of 330,1)95, according to a print provlnce of Guanacaste, but owing to j ed statement Issued by Premier As the prompt aoMon cm fhe part of the ,qulth. The total naval casualties to government wtttt sand loaded cannon ??uly 29 were 1.406 military casualties and rockets, the swarm was easily io juiy 13,331.889. Who Deposits Your Earnings? SOMEBODY Does Aro YOU saving some of your Income and systematically putting It away where it will work for YOUR benefit, or is it all slipping thro'igh your fingers into the pocket and bank account ot SOMEBODY ELSET A former United States Senator, now a millionaire, put $100 Into a Savings Bank fifty years age and hos never withdrawn it He says: "It's influence as an anchorage In all crisis of a long life has been Incalculable." Why not try MB plan? 1 No deposR too small to open an account with us. Come to see us. "Make yourself rich Instead of SOMEBODY ELSE. Farmers and Merchants Bank and Farmers Loan and Trust Co. mi Gold Band Soap Wrappers and , lU^jf Ryan's Naphtha Powdered Soap Coupons Wrappers Caa Be Redeemed al Peoples New Furniture Co. aMS"T M Come fa and Get Oar Premium Ust Many 'Heh men, so-called, if they should die this week would not leave a cent for their families. Do you see the point? MUTUAL BENEFIT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY M. M. MATTISON, Genera! Agent , C. W. WEBB? District Agent J. J. TROWBRIDGE, Special Agent CE. YR?BBLE, Special Agent WOMEN HONORED FOR VALOR Franc? Has Always Been in the Lead In Recognizing the Services of the Fair Sex. Seldom in the world's history har? women been decorated for valor on the battlefield, for the simple re ison that opportunities for deeds which would earn them such decorations are very few. Nevertheless, instances can be found, and nowhere more than In France, where the heroic woman baa little to complain of as regards jubilo recognition of her services. Ginee Napoleon founded the Cross of the Legion of Honor on May 19, 1802, probably a score or more wom en have been decorated for personal bravery in warfare, but unfortunately only one or two of their names aave been preserved, as the palace of the Legion d'Honneur was burned during the commune and all recorda were de stroyed. Napoleon decorated at least ?even women for valor. The chief of these .was Anne Bigot (Soeur Marthe), who was a sister of mercy, and earned tbe Cross ot Legion of Honor for her de votion to the sick and wounded, tn th? care of whom she risked her life con stantly. The other women on whom Napoleon bestowed the cross were disciples of Joan of Arc, who shared the perils and hardships of their men folk, enlisting and fighting gallantly. Another woman earned the decora tion for valor when France was fight* ing Germany in 1870. Mlle. Dodo, a postmistress at Pithviers, a vil'age which had fallen ii?* J the hands of tbs Invaders, destroyed a message which ehe had been ordered to transmit. For this she was court-martialed by che i Germans and condemned to death. On the arrival of Prince Frederick, how ever, she was released, the prince him self complimenting her on her courage? FISH GATHER IN MILLIONS RemarkaUe Schools of Herrings That Annually Assemble on tho Nrrth Pacific Coast, t Every summer there is a remark ?able run of herring on the north Pa cific coast. These fish come in euch [shoals that they seem a solid moving ?mass. They crowd into the inlets and sheltered bays and can be taken lin millions by the simplest means. ! Men and boyB on th? Grand Trunk I Pacific dock at Prince Rupert uso j 'waste paper baskets, and similar uten sils, which, with rope attached aro ! thrown into the water and allowed to sink below the surface, then hauled in again full of overflowing with love ly herring. But a better idea of the density of these schools of fish is afforded by j the fact that fishing Unes with book .attached caa be sunk In tba water? and pulled out instantly with Just aa many fish as there are books, be there a dosen or fifty. Tons of these herring are taken by the fish companies and frpzen in boxea for use as bait for the halibut fisheries. They are an excellent table fish, and there ought to be a profitable market for them in the interior. Aa yet com paratively few of them are snipped* though dealers are now. calling for them. Fishermen; tay the berringa beek tba bays to escape the whales, which prey on them in certain localities dur? lng their migrations. Working a 8hlp to Death. ' '. X curious instance of a craft' being worked to death ls reported from Bal timore, where the schooner Johnnie Green was seized for claims by tba crew. There wes due the six men the sum of $193.80, which under normal conditions might be r?t>*od by a mort gage on the boat. . "But she's got enough mortgages on ber now to sink her," said Captain White, "and I could not borrow another cent. There's $700 or $800 lent on ber already." When told that the Johnnie Green was forty-two years old, and bad been in the bay service ?ll of that time. Marshal Stockham wa? rOwJy to be? lleve that no more money could be bon* rowed on her. ' He ordered her taken in charge and a watchman put aboard* -Nautical Gazette. A Defective. . 'A farmer, in looking bia car over one day. thrust a lighted match into the gasoline tank. The ensuing explo sion laid him up for several weeks. On the first day that ho waa obi? to be ?bout be visited th? storekeeper who had ?old bim the stuff ead de manded compensation. "Why should I pay you anythingt" caked the merchant hotly. "It wa? your own: fault You knew lt .was gasoline." "That's all right, bnt this accident was caused by defective gasoline." "Defective gasoline?" - ; Tes, slr. I've been sticking /natches into gasoline that rv? bought ber? before, and tala wa? the first Jot that ever acted that way." Canton ivory Shops, j There ?re about forty ?bop? in Can ton, China, where articles of ivory arc made and sold. The industry may be divided into two ?tage?, cuting and carving. Tusks Imported from Siam cou^titute tho raw material. These are .first cut with a saw to the shape capa ble ot being worked np by carving. The earring apparatus consists of a wooden block, a ?aw and a tob ot wa ter. Tba ivory is secured firmly, tools teaed with water, ?nd eut the require . ?hafte. Tbe cutting finished, the blocks are then carved into l haps with knives st many different; atupea. ? WANTED 287 New Subscribers TO GET A SET OF SIX Oneida - Community Souvenir Spoons Guaranteed Forever. - . - PAY SIXTY-FIVE CENTS And Get Spoons To the first 287 responsible a d reputable citizens of Anderson who sub scribe for the Daily Intelligencer for THREE MONTHS, pay 65 cents, and agree to pay ten cents each week for twelve weeks we will deliver this hand some set of Six Souvenir Spoons FREE. This offer is LIMITED to TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY SEVEN New Sub scriners. First come-first served. When quota is finished .no more Spoons on this proposition. Out-of-Town Subscribers Owing to our inability to collect from weekly subscribers by mail we would have to have the money in advance from all out of town patrons. aily Intelligencer Anderson, S. C.