LOCUST PLAQUE NEAR.
Farmers Join To Protect Feathered
Crop Guards.
New York, November 4. 1910— Tc
warn farmers and orchardists against
the resurrection of the "seventeen
year Locust" or “Periodical Cicada'
that will occur in certain areas ol
this country next spring, a call for
preserving the wild birds that des
troy this post is today being issued
from the headquarters of the National
Association of Audubon Societies in
this city. Two great broods of these
remarkable insects, that come to
ravage orchard vegetation only after
incubation intervals of thirteen and
seventeen years, are set down by
scientists as due to descend upon
this continent within the next six
months. Only the birds that can be
counted upon to eat up by thous
ands the units in this swarming lo
cust plague will avail to avert seri
ous losses in the coming season, it
is declared.
English sparrows, robins, wood
peckers, scarlet tangers, cuckoos, the
goldfinchers and nuthatches have
been proved by the government bio
logical survey to have rendered the
greatest service in devouring thes
periodical cicada on their last raids
of the country, according to the rec
ords that have been searcln d by the
Audubon workers. Hating the soft
bodies of the locust pests or their
wings and heads as well, eat birds,
flickers, towhees, gnatcatchers, mar
tins, pewees, thrushes, vireos chick
adees and flycatchers are among the!
other destroyers. Only two species
of all the birds examined at Washing
ton have been found not to feed upon
these destructive insects. To pro
tect these birds and all other Insect
eaters through the coming months is
declared to be an emergency meas
ure that must be seized upon by the
farmers of the land.
Shielded in tiny shells, the periodi
cal cicada are today preparing to
hurst forth in countless multitudes ov
er the fields of the North and South,
the entomological experts declare.
Unnumbered hosts of these weird iu
sects will next summer slit young
"trees and deposit to light their ten
der sprouts the egg that will bring
forth the species seventeen years
hence, it is assured. Apple, peach
and pear orchards and vineyards will
feel their destructive power, the
government authorities admit, unless
an abundant force of the wild birds
is preserved to lead the fight against
the impending insect plague.
“The fear of the locust plague that
is now spreading over the agriculture
al sections only points sharply to the
moral of our general campaign,’’ said
Wm. Dutcher, president of the Nation
al Association of Audubon Societies a
its headquarters, 141 Broadway, to
day. "For years we have been work
ing to arouse the country to the
danger of the destruction of the in
sect-eating birds, that will be inval
uable in this particular case as they
are in every case of insect pests.
Since 1634, when these so-called “sev
enteen-year locusts” descended upon
the pilgrim fathers at Plymoth, the
agricultural prosperity of this coun
try has been constantly menaced by
insect encroachmeents that can be
met only by the birds that Nature
has provided as checks, not as tar
gets for pot hunters.”
Fell In Cistern.
Early Tuesday morning Mrs. G
«
W. Sheeley arose in her sleep and
left the house, walking over to the
home of Clarence Dingle, who lives
just next door, and in some way fell
in their cistern. Shortly afterwards,
Mr. Sheeley missed her from the
house and went to look for her, and
hearing her cry for help, they imme
diately secured a rope and fastening
it around her body, she was taken
from the cistern, without any appar
ent injury excepting the soaking she
received in the water.
Mrs. Sheeley has been sick for a
long while and it is thought this
caused her to get up in her sleep,
as she had done it before, but she
had never left the house before. It
is feared the wetting she received
will not have a very beneficial effect
on her health.—Salem Standard.
Autos in Ditch.
Josh l^ord was up from Kails City
j iu his auto Monday night and while
returning home, about a mile and a
, half east of the depot he ran off of
I a bridge into a ditch. The road
makes a little turn just as it goes up
| on the bridge and Mr. Lord failed to
make the turn, but went straight
ahead missing the bridge
entirely, but went into the diteh in
stead. Fortunately it was not very
deep and he was enabled to continue
i on his way, none the worse for the
mishap.—Salem Standard.
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i
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Beaded Slippers, Necklaces, Doilies,
Lamp shades and hundreds of other
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Among the illustrations are those
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Presbyterian Bazaar.
Do not forget the great bazaar
which will be held in the basement of
the church Nov. IT, IS, and 1!). All
kinds olf useful and fancy articles
will be offered, and suppers will be
served each night.
|
An entertainment of the most nov
el and sidesplitting character will be
presented the firrt night. Remember
the dates and get ready for the
most exhilerating time of your life.
Look out for details for the bazaar
at a later date.
Card of Thanks.
We wish to thank the many kind
friends for their kindness to us dur
ing the time of our great sorrow. We
especially do thank them for their
beautiful floral offering.
L. W. Parish.
Tom Brinegar and Family.
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Died.
The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Happen, who lives three miles
west of Salem, died at her home on
Monday at the age of two years and
six months, and the remains were
interred in the Maple cemetery.
The bereaved parents have the
sympathy of their many friends in
the .ors of thtir baby. The little
one was a niece of Mrs. Charles W.
Sheeley of this city.
Parish.
Died, at her home in Kails City,
Wednesday, November 2, 1910, Mrs.
L. W. Parish, age 18 years, 3 months
and 13 days.
Lulu Jane Hrinegar was born in
this county July 19, 1892. She was
married to L. W. Parish September
27, 1909. She united with the
Christian church In 1908 and was a
steadfast Christian till the time of
her passing away.
Her death was a shock to her
many friends and relatives, as her
sickness had been of short duration.
She leaves to mourn her loss, besides
the heart broken young husband, a
father, mother, four brothers and
four sisters, the sympathy of their
many friends is extended in their be
reavement.
The deceased was the eldest daugh
I
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hrinegar,
who resides on the Spurlock place,
four mib s from Salem and was rear
ed to womanhood in this vicinity and
her ibatli lias cast a gloom over the
community.
I
Tile remains were taken (o Sa
lem on tlie afternoon train Thursday
and the funeral services were hold
from Gospel Union church, conducted
by Rev. K. Ellsworth Day of the Falls
City Christian church. The body was
then taken to the Salem cemetery
for burial, followed by a large num
ber of sorrowing relatives and
friends.—A Friend.
Red Cross Seals.
Judging from reports at hand to
day, the National Association for the
Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
estimates that by December 1st, not
less than 75,000.000 Red Cross Seals
will have been distributed to selling
agents in forty different states in
the country.
Forty million seals have already
been printed and another large edi
tion is being prepared. Agents’ or
ders to date aggregate all of that
amount and a considerable number
have not yet stated how many seals
they can use. Taking into consider
ation this latter class and the agents
who will be appointed before Dec
ember 1st, the prospects for selling
100,000,000 stamps, which is the goal
that has been set by the national
workers, are extremely bright.
Over 30 state societies have organ
ized the sale on an extensive basis,
and in about ten more states. Red
Cross Seals will be sold in some
places. All told, including state,
city, county, and sub-agents, an army
of fully 50,000 men, women and chil
dren will be engaged in selling the
bright Christmas seals for the pre
vention of tuberculosis. Permission
to sell seals in the corridors of all
post offices has been granted by
Secretary Hitchcock. They will also
be on sale in department stores, ho
tels, railway stations, drug stores,
and in thousands of other places.
Among the agencies that are co
operating with the Ked Cross and
the tuberculosis societies are wom
en's clubs, lodges, labor unions, busi
ness men's associations, stores, news
papers, banks, nad thousands of;
school boys and girls.
Every seal is a bullet in the fight
against tuberculosis in the community
where it is sold, and a million dol
lars from the sale for the stamping
out of this plague is the object of
the Christmas campaign.
Wanted—
One thousand bushels of Wal
nuts at Heck and Watnsley’s war
house. Phone 396 or 318A.
Wanted—
Bazaar. *
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church will hold a bazaar November
17, 18 and 19. They will also serve
supper each night.
MRS. CRAIG, Sec.
ALCOHOL IS CAUSE OF EVIL
Most Prominent Figure in Crime, Pau
perism and Insanity—Prob
lem la Hygienic,
The following Interesting study of
the temperance problem In Its close
relation to hygiene, us seen from a
medical point of view, has recently
been added to the vast array of evi
dence which science Is accumulating
against alcohol by Dr P. I). Crothers,
superintendent of the Walnut Lodge
Hospital, Hartford, Conn., and one of
the foremost medical experts of the
United States:
"The so-called temperance move
ment of today Is really an evolution
ary struggle upward from the Ignor
ance and delusions of the past, and a
call for a larger knowledge of the
great laws and forces that govern the
progress of the race. The study of In
ebriety is scientific, and should be con
fined to the facts and the laws which
govern the growth and development of
this great evil. Every advance of set
entitle knowledge makes It clear, from
a larger sludy of the causes, that
many of the diseases which afflict the
race are preventable. This Is con
firmed In the diminishing mortality In
diseases of the present day. An ex
act study of crime, pauperism, insan
ity and a great variety of evils of this
class show that alcohol Is the most
prominent exciting and contributing
cause.
"Thin fact Is also more and more
evident. In disease, accidents and
lorn and it is the consciousness of
th! . felt in almost every home in (lie
lni;d. that gives to the temperance
move uent a power above all sentl
non! or theory. Statistics show be
yond nH-stion that over half a million
persons are sick and dying yearly in
this country, and that alcohol is most
intimately related as a prominent
cause. Also, in many cases, the use
of alcohol is a symptom of conditions
which existed before, and In till eases
it contributes to make fatal and hurry
on the degenerations (hat are present
Inebriety is an insanity, springing
from slates of exhaustion, poisoning
defective living, and alcohol is a nar
cotic, covering tip these conditions and
intensifying them. The inebriate Is
literally insane, because his conduct Is
suicidal to his own Interests and an
tagonlzes every Impulse of life and
healthy living. •
“Scientific study and experience
show that the inebriate is rtirahle, not
by emotional appeals or secret drugs
but by the use of aecurat** means and
measures, applied along the lines ot
exact laws of cause and effect. The
suppression of the saloon and educa
tional measures are all helpful, but
removing the onuses farther 'hack,
training parents and children to live
on higher planes of hygienic life in
both conduct and thought, will prevent
and stamp out this great menace to
civilization.
£ "The army of inebriates, .with all
the associated degenerations seen In
crime and pauperism, are as truly
grown and cultivated in our midst as
weeds in (he garden. Given certain
conditions and surroundings, and all
these degenerations will follow from
them, with the same certainty that
typhoid fever germs, scattered
through drinking water, result In an
epidemic of that disease. It is the
stress and strain of life, and ignorant
conduct, that brings on fatigue and
weakness, and resort to alcohol to
cover It up. How to live right, how
to take care of the body and the mind.
Is the highest kind of temperance cul
ture, that will bring a race of total
abstainers, to whom alcohol can never
have any fascination. Break up the
grent delusion of today that alcohol
Is a stimulant and a tonic, and a new
age w ill come In. The saloon Is doom
ed to disappear, and alcohol Is going
to he one of the great fuel and light
producing forces of the world. Al
ready its power has been demonstrat
ed, and it only awaits the Inventor to
devise means for harnessing It Into
the great productive forces of the
world.
"The temperance problem Is a hy
gienic one, and the diseased Insane In
ebriate Is curable hv means and meas
ures along lines of exact science
These facts are becoming more and
more prominent, and with them the
absolute certainty that Inebriety will
he stamped out and many of the con
ditlons of which crime and pauperism
tire only results will be removed. Both
local option and prohibition are ter
minals that are absolutely certain to
be reached In the near future. What
we want today Is a study of the c:iu°es
and conditions which make Inebriates
In every community. Knowing these,
we can apply means for their removal
This must he done by physicians and
scientists, and it Is the great unknown
field of preventive medicine, that is
to he occupied in the very near fu
ture."
Drink Cause of Accidents.
"Why do we hav so many accidents
on our roads?” was asked by the high
authorities of an American railway
system. They made an investigation
and found that the losses of life, limb
and property were the result of runi
drinking by their employees. Now
they have rules that men who drini.
must stop it or their places will be
filled at once with sober men. This
has become an oh! story in a few
months all over the land.
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