Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 23, 1875, Winnipeg, Manitoba 1875 the col. David Shaw of Kingston ont., a gentleman who visited this province a year or so since in the interest of a colonisation project has been giving considerable Atten Tion to the Grasshopper pest. A Friend of his or. Thomas Belt f.p.s., of London England with whom he has been in correspondence upon the subject suggests Send ing infected Grasshoppers to those places in the far West that Are free from the parasitical Fly and thus stamp the Grasshopper.? out in their very birth. I Belt in the course of his letter to col. Shaw says i have just heard however of an enemy i j i Mil us Kihli to the Grasshopper that May and does Cope with it. Or. Bell of Colorado Springs near Denver is m London and informs me that there a parasitic Fly has appeared which affixes its eggs to the hoppers. The eggs Hatch m a Day or two and the grub from them bores into the body of the Hopper and ultimately kills it. It multiplies with great whole generation from egg to Fly taking Only ten Days. Or. Bell informs me the flocks of the hoppers in different parts of the country Are either All suffering irom the attacks of these pests or arc entirely it so quickly does it multiply now Here is the instrument we want. With telegraphs through the land and Quick infected Rass hoppers maybe sent from one District where they existed to others where they were wanted and the enemy routed by the Pesti Lence spread amongst his ranks. Another Point strikes me is it not probable that there Are some Breeding places for the a West that Are free from the parasitical by and from whence they invade the East Elliis Fly May have never crossed the Rock a i 4-l.n. I 11 the whereabouts of has not yet been discovered. It that he is supposed by. The authorities to be still hid ing in new York City but there must have some for. Believing that he had escaped to Canada As Toronto Mon Treal Ottawa Hamilton and other Canadian by detectives on the look out for the great municipal robber. The Bible in schools. Thomas k Beecher writing in the Elmira n. Y Gazette takes decide ground against the Reading of the Bible i the Public schools. He says Good morals that is to. Say Good Man ners can be taught Learned and practice without religion. Religion cannot be Taugh m our Public schools except by grieving jew tender consciences and provoking not Tew nominal christians. It is therefore wis and Best for Pur Public schools to work to wards Good health Good manners Good o _ for the largest Stock of Dick v Aye agents for s a h. Watert Tut a Vuci u1ussuu Wie mountains just As the potato Beetle has not yet reached Europe. If this is so it should at once of sent Westward indeed the distribution of infected Grasshoppers should become a National undertaking. I gave in my Book on Nicaragua some instances of great mortality amongst insects and just As we try to stamp out human and cattle plagues we might on the other hand learn to initiate and spread death amongst the hurtful col. Shaw has communicated this Sugges Tion to the minister of the Interior and to sonic of the leading newspapers. Tii Eue is a dispute Between the United states government and some of the citizens of that country. The Geneva award gave to the United states about More than has been distributed to the government kept the rest having decided to disallow the claims of insurance companies. The of those claims can be easily understood. The Alabama and other cruisers that sailed from British ports destroyed american ships and cargoes. Some of them were insured by american Marine insurance companies and the companies made Good the losses to the owners. They now claim to be reimbursed from the fund provided by Britain for that purpose. A contemporary says of this that the gov Ernie pfc in repudiating that claim stands m the position of having successfully prosecuted a claim for its client and a Propri its own use the proceeds. Amon individuals there would be but one name font. As Between a government and its citizens its character is not altered by the fact that the citizen has no recourse. If in commercial life we declined to pay a trades Man s Bill because he had taken his chances of loss or gain and on the whole had aimed our commercial Fabrio would not be Long in toppling into ruin Over our Heads. What shall we say of a government which inculcates this Sorf of commercial morality Winch undertakes to prosecute a claim for its citizens against a foreign government through arbitration and after glorifying Over the moral results of this Appeal to reason and Justice coolly pockets the proceeds of the claim under the plea that the citizen made Money on the whole of his business and therefore should not claim compensation for a proved loss i in Hod oils has introduced into the on Tano legislature a Bill to Amend the administration of Justice act which besides pro Viding for the amalgamation of the courts with a View to the More certain completion of the work of each Branch contains a pro vision for adopting the system of Short hand reporting. Tho merits of the system Are cd Vious. Ord Marily in the examination of 1 so Sand answers. A saving of Tuno to the whole court is effected by hav eng a shorthand clerk to take the evidence tas it is Given and to extend the de or 111 according to standards accepted by All and leave religion to the care of parents priests preachers and fears Are entertained that the Steamer los Angelos has met with some disaster As she. Is now overdue a week. A Rumen prevails that she has been lost with All on Board. The los Angelos was bound from ban i Francisco to Victoria. She was a screw rigged and was built at Baltimore in of Pine and Oak. She was 483 tons Burden 170 feet Long 27 feet 5 inches breadth of beam and 11 feet 2 inches was formerly called the but in May 187j, she was rebuilt when her name was changed to the los Angelos ? it is reported that the new military col lege at Kingston will be open for the admission of cadets about april next. At the be ginning there will be two admitted from each of the eleven constituted military districts for the first year. At the of the second year there will be three cadets from each of the twelve military districts comprising the Dominion making thirty six m addition to the first Twenty two. Commodore Vanderbilt has just made an additional donation of to the Vanderbilt University in Tennessee which makes in All. Glad envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary at Washington has just died in Paris. Toys fancy goods silverware Fine etc., in the province go to h. S. Donaldson Bro. Sign of the big Book watch. Canadian almanacs diaries for 1876 Chicago Milwaukee is railway the great through line Between Chicago new York england1 the and All Eastern and Southern a great Forth West with All easter and Southern a Chicago depot Corner canal Ami son streets. Horse cars and parts of thecly Passone s act a the Only through Dine but Vlen . Paul and join Neavoll it traverses a liner country i cry and passes Thron Fth Inore and pleasure resorts Tyrnn nov Linn Natl has arrived and his Bond office is at in -uiik.13 i Cpin. Al to Van i Madison pro Lyle do Chick Mcglor Owatonna and Parl Bault. Through Palace coaches and sleeping cars of the connecting it St. Paul and the several lines entering at or. A i Iii of -118 East Jackson Corner w a mass meeting Washington Brothers h. Mcdougall ticket aft Winnipeg Slan Loda. 30ml7 oth 1875. Summer of a of fall goods. Of the citizens of Winnipeg will be held on thursday 23rd inst at 7 o clock . In the new Market Hall i fall Stock has arrived. To discuss civic affairs. The Public generally invited sacks Tonka flour pork Ham Baboon in bbl pie fruit in tins dried and canned fruits confectionary crockery glassware. And mixed Tea from to 50 cts. Per in. A Fizeau Tufui Chrom Given with he passenger trains or West Wisconsin m Chicago Ortli Western rail Wang two through extra. Dally leaving St. Paul As follows a Complete Stock of Choice family groceries constantly on hand Mclenaghan i Malloch s diio.23 m has arrived and is festival of of John the evangelist. The auspices of Ajir i ancient landmark no. 3 and fat. John s la. D., . A.m., will be held i the Hespeler Hall Winnipeg on the evening of the 27th dec instant. A Choice programme of recitations ready for inspection tailoring. Our new Cutter has arrived. Sure fits guaranteed leaving Chicago As follows this is the Only line running the Pullman Day and night Coa Cheit Between St. Paul and Chicago. Also the Only line using the Brake Between St. Paul and Chicago. The Best route to Ispan Beloit Chi cab and All Points East and South. At enu Claire Elroy and ample time allow d for get your ticket of h. Mcdougall ticket agent Winnipeg Manitoba. G. In or general Siept Gen p Barnes. Queed Dent visit link Brethren fraternally in indies. John of which system is the s Good salaries to 9 the business. 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