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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-23
By W. p. BRITTON. Pm D.. Connect.
lieut. Agricultural Experiment Sta

CBy W. p. BRITToN. Pm. D.. Connect.
lcut Agricultural Experiment Sta
toni
Brood No. II. OF the periodical CT
clda or l7.year locust. Tiblcen Bepten-
decim Linn. vas scheduled to appear
n the central portion Of Connecticut
Ia 1911. so We we're on the watch for
Il. The station collection contains
examples OF this brood collected In
Branford In 1894. by DR.. W C. Stur.
gis, then botanlst OF this station But
In 1894 no attempt WAS made to OBJ.
tain records or to study the distribu-
ton Of the Insect In the state In
1903 Brood XI. was expected. and
though we made many observations
and inquiries. we did not obtain a
single record.
Consequently, 1911 seemed to AFFORD
an excellent opportunity to collect
data, and In addition to the observa.
lions made by the office force. much
Information was gathered from other
sources.
Though the pupae come out OF the
ground and crawl upon the trunks
branches and foliage Of trees and
shrubs. and the adults emerge, leav-
ng the old shells hanging there,
they produce no appreciable injury to
the trees except the splintering OF
the twigs caused by the females in
laying their eggs. Several correspond.
ents wrote to this office that the cica.
das we're eating up their trees.
But as the adults are sucking Insects
they could at most only suck out a
little OF the sap, and could not devour
any Of the tissues. In laying eggs
however. by means Of the sharp. tough
and horny parts Of the ovipositor. the
female is able to puncture the hard
wood and lay eggs In II. The ovipos.
itOr consists Of three spear-shaped
pieces or blades, the lateral ones hav.
ing serrated edges for cutting. These
pieces slide lengthwise upon each 9th
err and are effective in mutilating the
/ twigs.
The eggs are laid in longitudinal
lows of punctures along the under side
Of the twigs of the previous seasons
growth, having a diameter Of between
one-fourth and one-half inch. Where
there are many punctures in a twil
1t is often so weakened that 1t breaks
in the wind, and though sometimes
falling to the ground. 1t usually hangs
and the leaves dry and turn brown
There is damage to the trees, NJ
doubt, from the effects of great mum
bers of the larvae sucking at the
roots, but this injury is difficult t
observe or estimate, and probably Il
usually attributed to other causes.
The greatest damage noticed b!
the writer was where peach trees hal
being used for egg-laying. The weigh
of the fruit caused the twigs to breAl
and hang down. and the fruit as wei
as the leaves withered. In portions
of the orchards mentioned nearly al
the fruit was destroyed. Some twig
had Ave or six peaches each. AM
broke very readily. from their owl
weight. Nearly all hung. however
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-23
MARBLE LIGHTS ARE BEST
German inventors Patent New System
Of Illumination That Is
Like Day.

Berlin.-Patents have just been
taken out for using marble instead of
glass in lamps, which has the effect of
making the illumination scarcely dis
tinguishable from daylight
Innumerable experiments have been
made with tinted and patterned types
of glass with the idea Of producing
this effect, but all have been failures.
AS a last resource a sheet Of white
marble was planed down until 1t was
semitransparent and then different in
tensities of light we're shown from be-
hind. The result was exactly what so
many hundreds of experiments had
failed to produce.
Developing this discovery, the pat
entees have fitted lights to the cornice
OF a room with such success that 1t Is
difficult to convince anyone that 1t Is
artificially lighted.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-23
DEGREES Worth While.

How the church dealt with drunk.
ards in the third and fifth centuries
may be learned from the following
degrees: All Christians must guard
themselves by all means against the
great evil of drunkenness, from
which all vices eminate. Wherefore
we have decreed that he who should
refuse to avoid the evil must be ex-
communicated until he shall have
made satisfying amendment
Another decree reads thus No
one can be competent master of his
body and soul who shows himself,
whilst in the captivity of wine, a
stranger to all senses, and allows
himself to be led by the bent of his
passions whilst the mind is defective.
Such a one generally runs the risk
of committing sin or crime before he
knows it, but this ignorance does
not excuse from guilt"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-23
Care Of the Neck.

We are apt to forget when powder.
ing our faces, that we are setting up
trying contrast with our threats by
so doing The new open throated col
lars leave exposed a large part of the
neck, which in strong sunlight will in
most cases look slightly yellow or at
all events. dark. The Parisians use
for this part of their persons a special
powder which is slightly greasy In
texture, and which remains very sat.
isfactory On the skin. This neck pow.
der should be a little paler in tone
than the face powder. and must never
be forgotten when wearing the Robes
pierre collar.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-23
ALCOHOL is BANEFUL POISON
While II Furnishes Temporary Heat
and Energy It Eats ard Destroys
Tissues and organG.

"A true food will yield heat and
energy without any harm TO the or
gans and tissues OF the body, Alcohol,
while Il yields heat and energy. acts
at the same time as a poison. This
may be Illustrated as follows; II Is
well known that when sulphuric acid
aud water are mixed together In
about equal parts. the mixture viii be
come very hot. This acid win also
corrode and eat up iron. Suppose,
now, that an engineer should adopt
the plan Of mixing sulphurlc acid with
the water In the boiler when he want
ed to get up steam. The water would
be rapidly heated. and, to an ignorant
person, this would seem 70 be a good
plan. It would soon be found, how
ever, that the material Of the engine
was being rapidly destroyed by the
acid. and either this method Of get
ting up energy would have TO be dis
continued or the boiler would soon
need to so to the shop for repairs or
be abandoned altogether" Cutler,
Alcohol corrodes and eats up" the
organs and tissues It Injuries the dell.
cate machinery OF the body and finally
destroys II so that the body decays
and dlsintegrates.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-23
D)OULTR NOTF(|
s5SfE7s Y
4 kgzSaSSSSSSSSS$ a-eJA

One of the best ways to start Is to
get six hens, and grow.
To successfully preserve eggs, per
fectly fresh ones must be selected.
Remember that it is the profit per
hen that counts, not the profit per
flock.
MILK is an excellent food for grow
ing chicks and, in fact, for any class
Of fowls.
The question of feeding is one Of the
most important the poultryman has
to answer.
1t does not require much hard work
to keep a flock in good condition In
the summer.
The simplest form Of intestinal dis.
order to which chickens are subject is
ordinary diarrhea.
Keep plenty Of charcoal where your
fowls or young cN'ots can have &C.
cess to II at all times. ~
Better that the ,nlcks roost In Ghe
trees than that they be confined N a
vermin-ridden building.
There can be no question that a lot
Of fowls die yearly from no other
cause than a lack Of food.
In many sections, eggs are being
marketed through creameries instes
Of by grocery store method.
Clean out the interior OF the POI
try house, the dropping boards. bot
top and bottom and the floors as WE'LL
The reputation Of giving a square
deal to every customer is as necessary
as that Of breeding birds of good quail
ity.
Scaly leg is caused by a small In
sect that builds up the custry Ebrma-
ton. and its presence is encouraged
by filth.
Skim-milk is not a dear commodity
in the poultry yard when its bene-
fetal effects upon the stock are con-
/ sidered.
Body lice win worry a flock to
! death, or so -early so as to destroy
itse usefulness. These cin be killed.
hut no. easily.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-23

at back, where IL Is not visible. On
the silk is worked a pretty little
floral design consisting of white bios
SONS and green leaves. The neck OF
the tube is tied round with narrow
black velvet ribbon. finished OF with
smart little bows on either side, re-
peated again at the base of the holder.
A long loop of rather broader ribbon
is attached to the top, by which the
holder and pins could be slung over
the post of the loolling-glass or sus-
pended from a nail In the wall
A small circular piece Of cardboard
must be cut to fit inside the tube, and
fastened in its place at the base with
a drop Of glue, and on this , small pad
of cotton wool should be placed to re-
ceiye the points of the pins.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-23
Lace Gowns Combined.

A remarkable costume consists of
two superposed, one in white lace, the
other black. the latter the upper
most, but so flimsy and delicate of
mesh that the pattern even OF me
white lace beneath can easily be seen,
The only relief to this gown is an inn
mense rose with silk petals in deep
orange shade. with a large spray of
black foliage
Brown seems gradually coming into
fashion again. and a dress of liberty
aatin in a bright tone Of this useful
onlor seen recently was almost entire
" yelled with black lace draped
coat On that portion of the bodice
aeen in front there was an embroidery
IN full pale blues and greens, forming
wheels. and here and there was a
slight touch of black and white.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-23
Bad for the Nerves

Nerves are undermined by alcohol
and endangered by the use of alcohol
from youth up.-Emperor William of
Germany
Listen, boys! II you aspire to run
a motor car or an airship; If you
would be a captain of industry; II
you would make good in any business
or profession, train your nerves to be
strong, steady, and obedient.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-23
DANISH WOMAN IN NEW ROLE
Daughter Of Prime Minister Berntssn
Has Had Herself Apprentleed 70
Cabinet Maker.

Copenhagen Every now and then
Denmark sets class distinctions az
naught and achieves, for an old world
eoutry new records In democracy
Peasants become cabinet ministers
nowadays without exciting much COM
ment. but there was something OF a
sensation when the daughter OF ole
Hansen. then minister Of agriculture,
went IN for domestic service.
She however. has now been out.
done by Miss Amy Berntsen. daugh-
ter OF the present prime minister.
Mr. Klaus Berntsen. who has had her.
self apprenticed to- cabinet maker
and Ia daily undertaking the ordinary
work OF male apprentice True, the
cabinet maker Is herself a woman,
Miss Katrine Horsbol. who In her
time served her apprenticeship In
works where she had only male work
men as companions. Since she began
business for herself she has developed
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-23
SIMPLE FEEDER FOR POULTRY
Automatic Device, Shown In lllusAra
ton, as Practical as More Ex-
penslve contrlvances.

An automatic feeder for poultry. sim
pie in design, yet apparently as prac
teal as similar devices Of more com
plicated and expensive design. Is
shown in the illustration. The feeder,
which is hung from any convenient
support, comprises a grain cOntainer
provided with a discharge opening at
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-23
An Election pav Hint.

Ten-year-cld Dollie gives practical
suggestion for Christian voters who
have been praying Justify against the
saloon for 10! these many years." but
who never vote for the party which
purposes to Smash the trap" because
they don't like to throw away their
vote"
20 Lord, do not let the birds get
into Robbie's trap-O! | know they
can't-Amen."
Dolly" said her mother, what
makes you so certain?'
cause | smashed the trap"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-23
SCRATCHING Beds.

II It is possible. do not keep laying
hens or raise young chicks without
this very necessary article. even ON
the farm. Place your coops for the
little ones near some shady place and
there scatter coarse strawy manure
about three inches deep. then keep It
moist at the bottom, If there b no
rain, and watch the little fellows go
down after the angleworms that
flourish at the bottom, and you win
see your chicks flourish also The
currant brush is good place.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-23
BANNER CORN CROP
DESIRED BY FARMER
Immediate Attention to the Guilt
walton of Seed Bed Is the
Most important Factor.

Every farmer wishes to produce a
banner corn crop" says Prof. r. A..
Moore. head of the agronomy depart
ment of the College of Agriculture Of
the University of Wisconsin. mo one
factor will be more instrumental In
producing such crop than immediate
attention to the cultivation of the
seed bed. On large fields the cultiva-
ton should be constant from the
time the corn appears above the
ground until 1t Is laid by in July. This
is absolutely necessary for the eradi.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-23
EXTENSION WHEELBARROW FOR APIARY

The illustration shows my bee au-
tomobile," which | made myself. 1t
is long enough to hold five hives. Mine
is made of 2x2 oak. but believe the
same size Of pine would be strong
enough, and would be much lighter,
writes A. T. Dockham of Eagle Bend,
Mimi, in the Gleanings in Bee Cul-
ture. The handles should be wide
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-23

apart, as then 1t handles much easier.
For spring use one from a lum.
Der wagon seat 1t should be good
stiff one This is very handy in put,
ting bees in and out of the cellar, as
1t carries them very easily. 1t is
also very handy in carrying empty
supers to the yard, also in returning
filled supers to the shop.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-23
This is a smart little house dress Of

This is smart little house dress Of
dove gray silk crepon.
The skirt has a panel front and
band at foot cut in one with the upper
part, laid on in a wrapped seam: but
tons and loops trim the corners in
front.
The bodice has sleeves and part of
front, back and sides cut in one, laid
on with wrapped seams and trimmed
with buttons; a lace collar is worn
at the neck and royal blue silk bow,
spotted with white, adds a smart
finish.
Materials required: Shs yards crc-
Don 40 inches wide. 1k dozen buttons.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-23
USEFUL TO HOLD HAT-PINS
Hanging Receptacle One Of the moss
Practical That Has Yet
Been Devised.

A very useful and practical holder
for hatpins can be made with the aid
OF one OF those circular cardboard
tubes 80 often used In sending IN.
mounted photographs through the
post. and IN our sketch we show .
dainty little holder OF this descrlp-
ton. The cardboard is smoothly COW
cred with pale pink silk, the Join In
the material being arranged to come
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-23

the vase is left its original ivory tint,
save for a single brown thread run.
ming down the neck. from which hangs
dark brown spider Price eight dol.
lars
A slightly larger vase is glazed with
an exquisite shade of purplish blue,
dark at the neck and gradually light
ening towards the bowl. where It ends
in grayish white. On the bowl are
scattered three purple pansies. The
cost is $S.50.-Vogue.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-23
eruesome Evidences Of Crime.

Philadelphia-Two badly decom,
posed bodies have been found in out
lying districts, evidences of long I'M
discovered crime. One was the mere
skeleton Of a man, clothed In weather
beaten rags, with a rusty revolver at
his side. The other body was found
in a clump of bushes, with a bullet
wound in the temple.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-23
PROSPEROUS Farmers.

Farmers In the corn belt are now
buying typewriters for use in their
business. On hundreds of farms may
be found well equipped Offices with
steel safes, roll top desks, type
writers, printed stationery and we'll
kent books
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-23
Series Of Errors.

Life, like war. is a series of mis-
takes, and he is not the best general
who makes the tawest false steps. He
is the best who wins the most splen.
did victories by the retrieval of mis-
takes. Forget mistakes: organize,
victory out of mistakes.-F. w. Rob
ertson.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-23
New nssInns In Vases.

A little vase. typically Copenhagen,
IL round and fiat at the base and
arrived upward into slender stem Of
a mouth One side Of the neck is
splsshed with pale gray; where this
ends lies delicate seed pod Of faint
hrownish tone. On the opposite side
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-23
Automatic Feeder.

the bottom; a scoop pivoted under
meath the opening, and a pendulum.
like arrangement with a bah at ITS
end. The chickens peck at this bah
thus causing the pendulum to swing
which tits the scoop and allows a
certain amount Of grain to fall b the
ground.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-23
distribute Pheasants.

One shipment OF 500 young pleas
ants were sent from the Missouri
State game farm to be liberated in
the various sections of the state.
The farm expects to send out from
s. GOO to 5000 birds next year.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-23
Corn for slIo.

More food can be produced on an
acre Of land growing corn than with
any other crop. except, possibly. al
falfa. And the silo is the best place
N which to preserve corn.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-23
New Beauty Recipe.

New York.-Mrs. Otto WE'LL has re
turned from Paris with this beauty
recipe: Eat snaringly. drink spar'ng-
ly, walk considerably, dream never.
and gossip not at all
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-23
Baby Kills Older Sister.

Spartansburg, S. C.-Willie Lindsay,
u negro, three years old, shot and
killed his eight-year-old sister, Marian,
with shotgun. He told his parents a
dog killed her
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-23
some plfsrenoe.

Men support the saloon to make
money and to protect money: we OBJ
pose the saloon to make men and
Orotect men.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-23
Windows for stablea.

II you ever contemplate building a
basement stable. be sure to put In
windows enough PTenty Of light
should be provided there By all means
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-23

q strong trade connection. and her es-
adjustment now ranks among the
best in Copenhagen.
Premier Berntsen has proved an
able leader of the government, his
long experience in the lower house
proving Of the utmost value. His
daughter is engaged to be married, but
he fully approves of her developing
her manual and mental capabilities to
the greatest extent so that she may
become as efficient a cabinet maker
as he is a cabinet minister
Evening journal., 1912-12-16
ELKTON

rLKTON. Nd. Dec. 16.-Miss Mary
= Bruins was the guest of Miss Elsie
Garrett last week-Mr and Mrs. Wal
tr~ s Maxwell have been entertaining
Mss Irene Keiner and Charles Lectl-
Ter cf Baltimo-c.-M Miss Ethel Bost-
-k and Milton Montgomery were
-rs-rfat o. Wednesday az the home OF
tts tri<e. al Liberty Grove.-Mr. and
Wrr p ~ Good. Of Havre de Grace,
tzre sr-crrred the engagement Of
stsr rz-Erter Stella Grace and Les
Er n leTrr. of that town The we'd
f1r Wll take place on Thursday, De
rrrrter -f-NiFs Susie G. Gonce and
EEr A. Larzalere we're married on
FzsErrzE af TIRE home of the bride in
or-h EsEf-H p Cravcroft. Of Cher
- GrCre Farrn. near Earlerille, spent
Trffzr t1 Ekfon %. r. Washburn.
Rad - tis guest last week Augustus
rrorzs = well known dramatiEt Of
NeR York George s. Woolley. of
Crcszccake City. vas in Elkton on Fri
da9.-Tbe marriage OF Miss Grace
Campbell. 81 Rising Sun. and Thomas
ElriIie. of West Nottingham. is an
nCunced 70 take place on December 25
The marriage OF Miss Gladys Banks
and Harold Steel will take place the
latter part OF January.--Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel G. Rowland have gone to New
York-Wilson L. Condor. of Perry
vile. formerly Of Elkton had his ankle
crushed by an elevator in the Union
Trust Building in Baltimore on Thurs
day.-Miss Agatha r. Scott. daughter
Of MT and Mrs. Howard Scott. of
Barksdale. and Wilmer II. 5. Bou-
chelle. OF Mechanics Valley. were mar.
ried on Wednesday afternoon. Dec. II
at the Head of Christiana Church The
ceremony was performed by Rev Adr
an Van Oversen.
Evening journal., 1912-12-16

DYNAMITE IL
NEAR BRIDGE
Five Strangers Heard Discuss
ing "JOb" in HaVre de
Grace Street
DETECTIVES GUARD
BOTH RAILROADS

HAVRE DE GRACE, Nd, Dec. 16.-
The discovery and Illustration Of
what railroad detectives believe was
plan to blow up one of the big
railroad bridges over the Susque-
hanna river at this place has thrown
this community into a state Of ex-
citement and set the whole town
looking for five strange men who
were seen and followed Saturday
night
Twelve stricks of dynamite found
beneath the warehouse of the Penn
sylvania railroad station are the only
evidence the police have yet secured.
They have, however, a vague de-
scription of the men who placed II
there, and are making every effort
to come up with them today.
Kept In the Dark.
About II o'clock Saturday night,
Taylor Wright, a young man OF the
place. was standing at Warren street
and Union avenue when his attention
was attracted by FIVE strange men
who were sinking along In the
shadow OF the houses Wright said
that he heard one of the men growl
TO a companion.
Come out of that light, you fool;
some one will see you"
IL seemed such a curious remark
that Wright followed at a safe dis
tance. Now and then he caught
scraps Of converation
One Of the men said did you get
the stuff?" and another replied:
Yes. and / put IL under the Penn
/ Iutsl sltfn r,1I. 4
Disappeared in Alley.
Wright followed them for several
blocks, keeping in the shadow to
avoid discovery, and sticking just rs
close as he could without risk He
heard nothing more OF importance,
however, and. finally, on the edge of
the town, the men darted into a dark
alley and he lost them
Finding his quarry gone, he went
back to the place their conversation
had indicated, and found there what
proved TO be - sticks of dynamite. He
carried his find Immediately to John
Welsh, auditor Of the railroad at this
place. and told his story Welsh Inn
mediately called Wilmington. and
Captain Of Detectives Buckley of the
Pennsylvania Railroad and several OF
MS men arrived here az l.23 o'clock
With Deputy Sheriff Saunders and
officers Fadely and Abott. they scour-
ed the town, taking for their clues the
few pointers that Wright could give
them. Guards were kept at the rail-
road station, but no one alighted OF
boarded any OF the freights or passen-
gers that went through.
Plot Against Bridge Rumored.
The news spread and the Who'll,
town became excited. The rumoi
gained hoadway that an attempt ha,
been planned to blow up one of tn,
bridges. and was not contradicted
The bridges are being guarded.
The railroad officials acknowledge
themselves completely at sea. The,
took charge of the dynamite, to which
no fuses had been attached, and ar,