Democratic Sentinel, Volume 1, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 September 1877 — The Colorado Beetle. [ARTICLE]

The Colorado Beetle.

The demand in Germany and England for specimens of the Colorado beetle is so large that an artificial supply has been stimulated. It is said that at a sugar factory in Cologne a specimen of the sugar beetle, which bears a strong resemblance to the ravaging insect of Canada and Colorado, was discovered. A model was straightway made of the interesting creature, which, inclosed in a neat box, was offered for sale to a curious public. The demands have been so numerous that the beetle can hardly be supplied fast enough, no fewer than 10,000 boxes haveing been exported to Enland

An official statement of the military forces of Spain has been published at Madrid, showing that the army would number in war time 243,000 infantry and 30.000 cavalry, with 206 guns. In times of peace the yearly contingents will be reduced to suit the exigencies of the budget.