The intelligencer. (Anderson, S.C.) 1915-1917, July 28, 1915, Page PAGE THREE, Image 3
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. ?
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