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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10

In this sepulchral darkness and soil
tude each of these little grubs is today
awaiting natures signal for 1t to
emerge from the ground, grow wings
and enjoy only few weeks of the So
ciety of its fellows, the warmth and
brightness of the sun. Today these
billions of waiting .cicadas are within
about a half inch of the soil surface
of the twenty-one states indicated.
Each is now of the color and shape OF
the brown locust shells" which in
past years you have seen adhering to
trees.
Just before coming to the surface
these wingless insects build in many
localities little mud chimneys, like
those in the accompanying picture.
These are sometimes erected six or
eight inches above the surface of the
ground, and they are built of soft pei
lets of clay brought UP from below and
pressed firmly into place. Just @hy
the insect resorts to this peculiar
architecture is still mystery Of sci.
ence. Either from these chimneys or
from the fiat surface on the ground
the cicadas will all be ready, shortly
to emerge and take their first peep at
the sunlit scenes from which they hid
themselves back in 1894 or-if Of the
southern brood-in 1898.
The exact date of emergence from
the ground will be later in the north
than in the south In high cold areas
it will appear later than in warm
regions OF less elevation. But over
the great bulk of the territory in.
yolved the date of emergence will be
during the last week in May, although
in some parts of the far south they
will appear perhaps week earlier.
II you wish to behold one of the
most remarkable phenomena of nature
visit some orchard or wooded area
where the northern cicadas were plen'
tiful in 1894, or where the southern
brood was abundant In 1898. Here
lust at sunset during each evening OF
the week indicated institute a close
watch over a patch Of open soil.
Just after sunset you will see scores
of the brown wingless insects emerge
from their holes with rush and
scramble for the nearest tree, bush
weed. pole, stump or fence. II you
have selected particularly favored
locality the ground at your feet viii
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10

be literally alive with and hidden by
the running insects BY nine O'Clock
the bulk of the army will have come
out of the ground, each fastening HIM
self to some selected object, prefer
ably a leaf "or twig Then within
about an hour after settling, each will
be seen by your lantern light neatly
to split his parchment-like shell down
the back from collar to waistband.
Watch closely and you will behold.
emerging from the slit of each shell.
what appears at first to be a creamy
white worm with pink eyes and heavy
black brows.
Like the moonhower petals bursting
upon the lattice, they will shoot out
until the tree covered by the myriad
insects will appear to be in bloom.
In the moonlight such tree looks
for all the world as though 1t were full
of beautiful white blossoms in various
stages of transformation" is the way
the phenomenon was once described
by Prof. c. " Riley, late chief en-.
tomologist of the government.
Rise early next morning and you
will find the trees filled with the
empty shells and nearby you will see
the fully developed cicadas. now
adorned by the colors that will char
acterize them during the winged stage
of their existence. Over night their
bodies will have turned black. while
their eyes. their legs and the marginal
veins of their isinglass-like wings Will
have become tinged orange-red.
Their life, extending for seventeen
or thirteen years underground, Is en-
dured for preparation for but five or
six weeks of gladstone life upon the
wing. BY the middle of July all these
patriarchs of the insect family Will
have fallen to the ground. But mean
time they will have attended indus
triously to the perpetuation OF their
species, the female blowing the young
branches of trees with burrows into
which to plant the tiny eggs. from
which, during the coming summer.
countless billions of ant-like cicadas OF
the new generation will emerge only
to burrow directly into the ground and
there await the trumpet call Of the
next resurrection day, which for the
southern brood will occur IN 1924 and
for the northern brood in 1928.
Schedules for the appearance OF all
of our cicada broods have been pre-
pared for generations to come by
Charles Lester Marlatt. assistant chief
O. the United States bureau of eli.
tomology, to whom I am indebted for
the preceding Information concerning
these remarkable insects.
when the cicada appears In great
numbers it naturally causes consider
able alarm and arouses fears for the
safety of shade trees and orchards
said Mr.. Marlatt. 1.-THE actual dam
age. however. Is usually slight. Elk
cept in the case of newly PLANTED or
chards, and even here. by vigorous
pruning back after the cicada has dis
appeared. much of the injury caused
by the egg punctures can be obviated
Recent experience indicates that trees
thoroughly sprayed with Bordeaux
mixture Of lime wash are apt to b.
avoided by the cicada."
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10
Not a SINGER.

Johnny" the teacher said, here 10
a book. Now. stand up straight and
sing like a little man"
The song was Nearer. My God. ,
No sooner had the school commenced
to sing than a little girl waved her
hand frantically. Stopping the sing
ing. the teacher inquired the cause.
Please, teacher. l think Johnny
will get nearer if he whistles"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10

The man who sleeps outdoors may
% doing a splendid thing for himself.
but he appears to be anxious to do as
much boasting as the man who takes
q cold bath every morning.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10

A physician says that early rising
shortens life. On the other hand,
why spend most OF your long life
sleeping.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10

Eggs are going up. This time. how.
ever. they are going up in an aero
plane. New York aviator having con-
sented to deliver cargo by the air
route. Let us hope it will not result
In q repetition of the Humpty Dumpty
affair.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10

A Kansas City girl wants $4,000
for being mussed up by a young man
who insisted on kissing her. This is
tho first time we ever knew that q
girl objected to being mussed up in
such q particularly pleasing line of en-
deavor.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10

Tho lobster famine is reported to
De getting worse and worse. but cheer
up. There are indications that this
years frog crop is to be very large.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10

A Brooklyn man of eighty Is build
ing a flying machine. If he succeeds
It will ny away with the last rem
uants Of the Oslerian theory.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10

Luther Burbank. the plant wizard.
II going to try to reconstruct by
natural methods bad boy. But he
will limit his efforts to this one. as
the graft process, 50 favorable to
plants. is exactly the opposite when
tried on human material.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10

The motion picture shows may moi
furnish q high-class entertainment
but think of the money they keep in
circulation.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10

An Englishman has just paid $3.50,
900 for q Titan. More than one
American has paid higher price
than that for a blonde.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10

According to scientists. the old oak.
On bucket that hung In the well was
I breeding place for microbes. germs.
parasites. bacilli and other pssttferous
creatures. Sometimes We are led TO
wonder how We ever managed to live
through r.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10

A Connecticut horticulturist says 1t
was a pear with which Eve tempted
Adam. Here's chance to organize
another religious sect.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10

A harem skirt started riot In Bra
I'll the other day. We are surprised
to hear that 1t failed to start rev.
olution.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10

A Youngstown, Ohio. horse. has been
equipped with a set Of false teeth.
We are wondering whether he keeps
them in a glass of water on the bureau
at night.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10

Even footprints on the sands OF
dine are valuable. Two dinosour foot
Srints recently sold at $50 each.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10

The folding bed and folding peram-
bulator are to be followed by the fold.
Ing bathtub. trunk and cook stove.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10

some people are born famous
Iome achieve fame and some wear
harem skirts in public places.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10

A New York Judge advised litigants
over a property to effect a settlement
before the costs and the lawyers got
the property. Is this professional
courtesy?
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10
1911 INVASION 81
INSECT ARMIES

HE most widespread 10
Gust" invasion that this
country has experienced
In seventeen years is due
this spring.
The bug prophets OF the
United States bureau OF
entomology have just
framed a forecast that
will indicate to citizens.
far and wide, the coun-
tyos In which the in
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10

The coronation is stirring New York
nciety to its very depths. and New
1t bids fair to the depopulated this
6mmer.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10

Manuel OF Portugal is learning Il
play golf. but thus far he has shown
90 inclination to 20 to work.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10

A Scotchman has been fined SO by
4 Chicago Judge for planning to COM
init suicide. He would no doubt have
been fined much more heavily II his
plans had been carried out.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10

Green rain fell in Pennsylvania q
few days ago. Somebody must have
been shaking the plum trees again.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10

Since We got fooled on Haley
comet. We decline to get excited
about the harem skirt.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10

Confidentially. would any woman
Sish to wear q harem skirt II 1t were
aot likely to attract q crowd?
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10

The alienation Of suffering is one
of the means by which the advance
ment of our race is secured.-Slr
James Crichton-BrOwne.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10
To DRIVE OFT MALARIA

TO DRIVE OUT MALARIA vsrvx
AND BUILD ~ THE SYsIEMM
Take the Old Standard GROVES TAsThL.Se
CHILL TONIC. You know " hat you are taLlls
The formula is plainly printed on every bofue
showing 1t is simply Quinine and Iron in tss z.
less form. The Qunine drives out the maianaa
and the iron builds up the system. bon ~ ~
dealers for 30 years. Price SO cents.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10

Poker playing does not seem to be
exactly In the line Of the best church
work.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10

They have about everything on ths
attest ocean liners but baseball
grounds.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10

And many a meek and lowly man ID
known only a. his wife's husband
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10

There are no Joy riders on a water
wagon.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10
Facts
About
Motherhood

The experience Of Motherhood Is
trying one to most women and marks
distinctly an epoch in their lives. Not
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10

an organism untitled for the trial Of
strength. and when the strain is over
her system has received shock from
which it Is hard to recover. Follow
ing right upon this comes the nervous
strain Of caring for the child, and
distinct change in the mother results.
There is nothing more charming than
q happy and healthy mother Of chill
dren, and indeed childbirth under right
conditions need be no hazard to health
or beauty. The unexplaiLab!e thingis
that, with all the evidence of shattered
nerves and broken health resulting
from an unprepared condition, women
will persist in going blindly to the trial.
1t isn't as though the experience
came upon them unawares. They have
ample time in which to prepare, but
they, for the most part, trust to chance
and pay the penalty.
In many homes once chlldlcss there
are now children because of the fact
that Lydia f. Pinhham's Vegetable
Compound makes women normal
healthy, and strong.
ANY woman who would like
special advice in regard to this
matter is cordially invited to
write to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn,
Mass. Her letter will be held in
strict confidence.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-10

one woman LII q hun
'dred is prepared or
understands how 10
properly care former
self. OF course near.
ly every woman now
adays has In e dicaI
treat ent at the
time of childbirth,
but many approach
tho nvroriorc ri%h
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Skeleton Found, etc.
Continued from page -

murdered her, or caused her mur-
der and burial in the lonely gulch.
The investigation is beir q con-
Quoted by Deputy District Attor-
ney S. w. Johnson of Wheat
Ridge and Sheriff Dennis of this
county, and arrests are expected
IN the next few days.
1t is thought from the story
told by various parties xamined,
that Mrs. Laguardia b ad drawn
$7Oo from the bank vii h the in.
tention of purchasing a piece of
property, and it wa for this
money that she was murdered
At first, when the girl was being
examined she denieda lmost eyery-
thing incriminating, but later
on, when by herself with the Of
ficers. she admitted several facts
that incriminated herself, her
mother and the Ga rramone wo-
man.
AT one time duri ng the exam
nation of tie girl the skull of
the dead. woman W as flashed in
from. ot her and she uttered a
sseeam and covered her face with
her hands. Earlier she had de-
clared that she wol I'D not look at
the remains nor the clothing.
Clyde Casiden'ie, the Italian
interpreter was responsible for
the identification of Mrs. La
quardia. For the past year he
has been working to solve the
mystery of the disappearance.
Relatives of this woman say they
will sell their property in order
to raise money to clear up the
mystery and convict the mur-
derers.
The coroner's jury, which was
composed of +, A. Brandon, A.
II. Barth, j. G. Clayton, j. II.
Abbott, S. Welsh and j. II. Wat
son returned a verdict that Mrs.
Laguardia came to her death by
causes unknown.
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Distri ct will be present and bring
with her other Denver talent.
We expect a rousing meeting
with plenty of singing. Be sure
to come yourself, and invite your
friends.
We have been greatly inter-
ested in the Texas election when
on Saturday, July 22, that vast
empire state voted on the
great question, Shall Texas
abolish the salo, on?". The ma
jority for the an ti-state-widers'
is reported about 5000.
The interest WAS intense, and
the contest 8 sud to be the
closest in the history Of the state.
Men and women by the thous-
ands crowded around the bulle-
tin board.
MIR. Thomas Fl. Hall, chair
man of the statewide amend
ment committee explains the re-
suit as due to wholesale fraud in
various sections of the state, poll
tax payment by the liquor inter-
ests and a practically solid Mexi-
can vote and S5 per cent of the
negro vote cast against the
amendment.
The closeness of the vote is
said to foreshadow the ultimate
victory of the drys, because they
are determined to wage the war
20 finish, regardless of the re-
suits of this election. The Chi
cago Record Herold states: An
analysis of the vote is vie wed by
politicians as significant of one
thing, namely, that if a man is
once pro- he is always pro.
This conclusion is reached by the
fact that the local option coun-
ties changed front very little in
Saturdays vote, as compared
with the vote in the past local
option elections, and where any
change was noticeable it was
mostly in. increase in the pro
vote. "
Hon. Champ Clark, at the great
convention of Christian Endeav-
ors, ELECTED great applause by his
statement: The great question
before the American people is
not the tariff, not the trusts. not
universal peace. but the control
of our great cities. Every Chris
tian. yes. every religious person,
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w. C. T.U. Notan.

The w. C. T. u. will hold a
State Prohibition rally on next
Sunday evening at the Baptist
church. Mrs. Nella L. Brad
bury. president Of the Eighth
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-08-10
Baptist Church.

Sunday School at 9:45 a. m.
Preaching at 1l:00 a. m.
B. Y, p. U. at 6:30 p. m.
Preaching at 7.3O p. m.
Mid-week Prayer service every
Wednesday, 1870 p. m.
Everyone welcome.
Rev. f. E. HudsonPastor.
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ought to vote at the primaries.
If | had my way the man who
failed to vote at two elections
would be disfranchised forever.
G. w. G..
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$1,000 Death Benefit, $500
Weekly benefit for Accidents:
$500 Weekly Sick Benefit;
81, 600 for loss of limb or eyesight;
500 Emergency Relief Benefit:
Cost $500 per year. No other
dues nor assessments. Old es-
tablished Company with 500, 600
State Deposit to guarantee pay
ment of claims. Men and Wo-
men between ages l6 to 65 ac-
cepted. Send your application or
address for further information,
Dept X 81 American Registry
Company, POS Cadillac Building,
Eyie, 9a 3.tf
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Presbyterian Church.

Sunday School at 10 a. m
preaching at II a. m. Christian
Endeavor at Z p. m.
Rev. Horatio Beavis, pastor.
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Methodist Church.

Methodist Church.
Sabbath School at 10 a. m.
Preaching, II a. m.
Junior League, 3 p. m.
Epworth League, $50 p. m.
Preaching, 1880 p. m.
Mid-week Prayer service every
Wednesday, 1880 p. m.
A cordial welcome is extended
to all of the services.
A. w. RICE, Pastor.
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Episcopal Church.

Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Morning prayer and address at
II a. m.
Rev. G.. T. Bragaw,
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-08-10

For fresh bread, cakes, pies
and fine candies go to the Arvada
Bakery,
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-08-10
German Evangelical People

of Arvada meet at Advent's S
church.
Sunday school, every Sunday,
10 a. m.
Services every other Sunday
at | | a. m.
The oasis., 1911-01-14

tion and provisions. They paid cash.
 Saturday night a colored man from Cananea, a cook, arrived at Nogales, and told here that fight ing was going on over about From teras-south from Douglas. But his report has not been verified.
The oasis., 1911-01-14

Tuesday MT. E. s. Brooks went to Tucson to meet MT. D. o. Clark, manager of the Union Pacific Coal Company who is visiting in the city
 named. Mir. Brooks was connected with the same company. He is engaged now as superintendent for the Sunset Development Company at La Barranca, Sonora, in de- velopment of the coal mines there.
The oasis., 1911-01-14
"Lost Art" of Tempering Copper.

"Lost Art" of Tempering Copper.
 That the famous Host art" of tenn pering copper, said to have been possessed by the Aztecs, Toltecs and Tarascans in prehistoric days in this country, never existed is the claim of several archeologists and ethnologists of this city, says the Mexican Herald.
 Experiments were made during the past week showing that none of the many copper tools found in the ruined cities and in the graves of these dead tribes ever were tempered. Copper axes and knife blades found at Atzcapotzalco were discovered to be so soft that they could be cut with a common pocket knife. On the other hand, Taras- can copper cutting implements from the Balsas river ruins in Guerrero were so hard that they would turn the edge of modern knife.
 Comparative analysis, carefully made, showed that the blades from Atzcapotzalco were of precisely the same composition as the copper found in the ore of the nearby hills. Similar treatment showed that the hard, apparently tempered blades from Guerrero were of pre- cisely the same composition as the copper in the ore from their hills.
 Then comparison of the two clas- ses of ores was made, also by an alysis and it was shown that the natural ore of the local hills was pure and soft, while that from Guerrero had been alloyed by na- ture with nickel and cobalt, mak- ing 1t almost as hard as steel in it's natural condition.
 Then across the minds of the scientists flashed the answer to the alleged copper tempering of the Mexican aborigines. In some sec- tions of Mexico, the copper was already tempered for them; the cobalt and the nickel fused with the copper, when heated in their primitive furnaces, and the result was grade of alloy, which, when heated and sharpened, gave an edge which would cut like steel. The Indians knew nothing of the art of tempering the metal them selves, and could not have remov- ed the cobalt and the nickel from their ores, even had they so desired.
 On the other hand, in other parts of Mexico, where the copper occur red practically pure the implements made from it were soft, and re- main so to this day, proving de- cisively that the primitive Tnbal Gains knew not what ingredients to put into their axes and knives to make them hard. The hard axe and knife would be, of course, infinitely superior to the soft, and it is inn possible to believe that the Indians who built Mitla and Palenque and the other wonderful cities of Amer ica's Egypt did not know this, and would not have hardened their weapons to a razor's edge for sharp ness had they been able to do so.
 MT. w. P. Ross from Llano, was