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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-04-03

-.nce and the work should Be very early in the
,ncruins or late in the evening when the insects
~. .omewhat torpid and sluggish
Inssctieidss Are Effective.
m. destruction of the cicada may be accom-
,,.n.d Nth insecticides II applied at,the moment
- .r,ersence from the ground or shortly after II
hs ,hed Its pupal skin and IL still soft and COM
n.ratively helpless. This kind Of work can be
N. do very successful in small areas. but could not
he .pplied on a large scale. Best results are OBJ
tanned with pyrethrum powder kerosene emui-
.,ons a 2 per cent solution Of carbolic acid, or
1s ner cent solution of acetic acid sprayed direct
ly on the insects.
No, much success has been attained with
,,n.hes or other applications to prevent oviposa-
,,on ni-smelling substances appear not to repei
tho cicada There some indications that the
INJECT dislike. to sit q white surface and there
tore whItewash is believed to possess some emcacy
90 a preyeutive Of ovipOsition. though the cicada
til ovinost on whitewashed trees II no more
,.ox,rp p,sce can be found. spray Of bordeaux
,rixture is also believed to have some value ~
preventive. 60
Certain precautionary methods. however. are OF
more importance than the curative ones In all
-ey,ons where there is to be an appearance OF the
c.cada all pruning operations should be neglected
during the preceding winter and spring In order to
ofYer larger twig growth and thus to distribute
the damage over a greater surface. The planting
of voung orchards should be deferred until the
danger is past< and the same advice applies to
budding operations in the spring prior to the
ccadas appearance.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-04-03

The two broods due this year are brood ~
which belongs to the 17-ysar family ana orooo 10
which belongs to the 13-year family.
Brood 10 has The widest distribution Of any
brood. Beginning at the eastern extremity Of
Long Island It sweeps west and south to the Als-
sssppi river At Cairo. nl. and extends ~ far
north central Wisconsin and ~ far south a.
middle Georgia. with some isolated colonies - far
northeast a. upper Vermont, and one far west
A. the boundary line between Iowa and Nebraska.
The whole or portions Of 20 states are included
within this range. There are three regions Of
greater occurrence. one covering New Jersey
Maryland and eastern Pennsylvania: another COW
sring all of Indiana. the greater part Of Ohio and
southern Michigan. and third covering western
North Carolina. eastern Tennessee. and northern
Georgia
Brood Is. the 1S-year brood that comes out this
year, IL comparatively q small brood and II made
up Of scattered colonies rather than Of the dense
and compact swarms that mark the larger broods
Five states ere affected BY it-Alabama. Georxia
North Carolina. South Carolina, and Tennessee
but 1t touches only limited areas Of these states
cIeadas Will Appear In May
Latitude does not appear to materially affect the
time of emergence from the ground. the cicada In
the lake states coming out within week two Of
the same time in the Gulf and South Atlantic
states This data ranges from the last week In
May to the nrst in June. and the shreking hosts
may be looked for throughout the whole territory
indicated at about that time Late In May or
early in June the under sides Of leaves on prac-
tically all trees in dense brood will be
studded with the cast skins and every wooded
place will be resounding with the shrill drums
month later the disposition of eggs in
branches will have become general.
Fear aroused by the presence Of this insect In
great numbers Is out Of proportion to the real
damage likely to be done. People In infested sec
tions should not become unduly alarmed. but
should apply such methods of control are pos
sihle In young orchards and nurseries the safest
method is the hand collection of the insects the
time of energence soon afterward as pos
sibIe Every cicada tries to climb some plant
tree Immediately after coming out Of the ground.
and great numbers Of them can be shaken of and
collected In bags or umbrellas. This practice may
be continued for an indefinite time after emer-
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-04-03

tne cry OF the c1cada generally an unvelcoone onA
sey 'ons ago some superstition attached to the
oafx oe1 OF the nlmy wings. These bars are al
ways In the shape q the letter W. but few people
remember that through q period Of 13 or II years,
and great significance y attached to It at each
recurrenee. Some prophet has arisen always to
announce that the w on the locusts wings means
war" Since this outbreak will come Just at the
conclusion Of the greatest war. and when the
imagination Of the rural prophet could hardly
ture mp the likelihood Of another one. some
explanation will apparently have to be found this
time. But NO doubt the c1cada will. a. usual, be
greeted 4 harbinger Of disaster. and. psual.
there Ff be reports a deaths caused BY stings Of
the cicada belief that has persisted in spite Of
positive proof that the cscada has sting that
only By the EXTREMIST accident could II tnllict .
wound either with bill or ovfpositor. and that It
could not. in any case. inject a poison.
Injury 10 Usually ovsrsstImatsd.
Upon every appearance Of large broods Of the
cicada fear IL aroused that trees will be destroyed
particularly young trees Of the fruiting and
mental species. There would seem to be some
ground for such . fear. The number Of the in
sects IL tremendous that one can hardly under
stand how they can deposit their eggs In the young
and tender branches of the trees without killing
them. Yet the fact remains that there have been
outbreaks Of dcadas in some sections Of the United
In most Of the years since this country was
discovered and that no very grave damage ever yet
has been done. Very young fruit trees sometimes
are killed or seriously injured, but little
permspent injury II done to forest trees mature
trees Of any kind and measures Of protection can
employed that will save the young and tender
stock from serious injury.
Inasmuch as the coming 1919 brood Of locusts
may Be one Of the largest record. II IL particu-
larry important allay excessive fear Of destruc-
zion to timber well to have people on guard.
xo thst the few preventive measures possible may
he applied. The belief that the 1919 brood will be
Exceptionally large Il based on the fact that the
17-yesr brood coming out this year is brood 10
,erhaps the largest of the 17year broods and that
nrnod IL of the 13-year family comes out at the
same time The year 1858 Was the greatest locust
year in history. In that year brood 10 the largest
OF the l3year broods, appeared in conjunction with
brood 10, the two combining to made an unprece-
s,~uted infesation The coincidence OF the largest
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-04-03

work for me and l know Il viii hslp
e<hees Il they win give Il . fair 6ial. "
-4ro. LlHHH COURTNEY, los 9Th Avo.,
Wet Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Why viii women dfag along ffum ~
% day, year In and year cut Su6o9inI
such misery - did Afs. Courtney, Wheo
sueA letters - this are eontinually bsinG
published Every woman who ou6og0
from di:placsmsnts, irfsgolaritiss, IN
dammation. ulcssatson, bockaehe, nsr-
yeosnsss, OF who b pessing thruegA ths
CaanGo q Life sho1ld give thi1 1oneW
reoe and herb rsmedy, LYDIA Z Pink
namt Vegetable Compound, . trial. toe
peal adyies writs LYDIA Z: Pinkhan
zedsctns Co, Lynn. 1ass. The rsgult
oetts long sxpsrisoes b st your ssevjee.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-04-03


IL years. and over other regions where another
brood appeared 13 years ago This is the insect
commonly referred to the "1I-year locust.
that is Incorrect in at least two particulars
II Is not locust all. that name being properly
applied only members Of the grasshopper family
and while IL has a 11-year period, IL also has a u
year period Ii has been so long miscalled by the
diyestins 1t OF that Incorrect appellation. and In
the regions where there is the longer period of
recurrence 1t will continue be known the 1T
year locust and in the OF the shorter recur-
period the "lS-year locust" The scien-
tihcay accepted name of periodical cicada- there
fore. is the only one that exactly fits
The statement that this is the most interesting
insect in the world viii hardly be questioned any
where and IL Is the most interesting because Ii Is
the most anomalous. possibly, because 1t has
always appeared TO be mysterious The fact
that IL appears In countless numbers one year then
is not again for half the average lifetime Of
human beings and then suddenly appears again In
countless numbers. has kept the popular mind mys-
tilted and has woven many superstitions about the
cicada- When II Is known that the insects spend
the 13 or II years In slow development beneath the
ground and emerge at al most exactly the
spot where they entered he ground 13 or II years
before-then the mystery disappears but the in
terest II anything. Is intensified One Of the queer
est things In nature is that In spite Of such ex.
tremely slow growth In their subtefranean habitat,
all the millions of individuals attain maturity and
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-04-03
MOST MYSTERIOUS
INSECT KNOWN TO
SCIENTISTS WILL IN
WADE LARGE PART OF
THE UNITED STATES.

err.par.a by the U S. Dsp.r.n.n. of A.r.eu,.ur.9
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-04-03

burst from the ground at
almost the same moment
Every locust year" Is.
in some sort. a year Of
fear and dread 1t Appears
to have been 70 with the
savages and has remained
SO with their civilized sue
cessors. Notwithstanding
the fact that the cicnda
has been under investiga-
iion for well over 200
yearr. and the appearance
of the swarms are fore
told by enfomologists a.
accurately as eclipses of
moon are foretold by A.
tronomerS. People have
fancied that they could de-
tect in the cry of the
cicada a resemblance to
the name Of the monarch,
Pharaoh. that peryecuted
the Israelites. and that &C.
cult belief or fear added
to the somewhat dolorous
sound has served to mako
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-04-03

He mOst intefestIHH 7"
the world. the periodical cicadA-
is going to be seen perhaps IN
very large numbers, during the
coming spring and early sum
mer over large regions OF the
United States where this brood
has not appeared before for
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-04-03

17-year brood
with q smaller Is
year brood this
year Will n OF
bring about con-
ditions approach
ing those Of 1883.
T h e q mite d
states depart
ment Of agricul-
ture has long kept
close check on all
Of the broods OF
both families and
u able to say
with almost CON-
pleta unfailing
ace uracy Just
when and over
~ at territory
any brood VIII
appear.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-04-03
World League Of Women.

The group of 100 French girls sent
over recently to American colleges foF
their education, and the deputations
Of representative French and English
women who are bringing messages Of
gratitude and inspiration for US. are
only few indications Of the growing
feeling Of oneness among the women
Of the world.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-04-03

his own his wife is apt to give him .
piece Of hers.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-04-03

A man who negiects his own busi-
ness can't be troubled to look after
other peoples affairs.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-04-03

oW10 10 -0D
nothing ses0ed -
DO Ne any gosas 4
friend o0viood NJ
g take Ly&a z
Phkham's V0ge
tahss Compow6 I
did % and rot -.
ss3 right e!av. I
eaD certainly -.
commend W16 VAlAr
oh3e medicine e
o6ee Woms0 who
suffer, for Il has
a~~ A~AA ~>>A
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-04-03

People who have nothing to do bu,
visit are the worst kind Of boreA
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-08-28
Erit pishtoneIs.

No more sticky plates and no more
dishes dried on dlshtowels.
These are two OF the things for
which the Y. NJ c. A. training schools
for hor8e assistants is stapding. The
school was started in answer 70 the
demand for home assistants on the
new domestic service plan which have
III into the central branch employ
ment bureau. Within the last six
months 900 calls for home assistants
have come in. and l70 have been sue
fully filed.
There should never be a sticky
plate after the home assistant has I'm
ished the course" Miss Grace III
White. placement secretary. says. The
girls are taught how 10 make their own
soda preparation for cleansing the ice
box. the kitchen closets, etc. and how
{ o clean a sink and a kitchen rangs
so that IL shines.
DISHES are never dried with a dish
towel but always scalded aud allowed
10 dry without a streak"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-08-28
DUEL INDEFINITELY PUT OFF
How Wisconsin Congressman Turned
Challenge 10 Deadly Combat
Into Matter of Ridieule.

The story OF the Potter-Pryor duel.
the famous challenge Of Civil war
times whereby a Wisconsin congress
man by ridicule put dueling in disre-
pute. recalled by the death OF n OF
the participants. is told In interesting
style in the June number of the Wis
consin Magazine of History. quarterly
publication of the State Historical So
ciety.
Roger A. Pryor, the Virginia cor
gresham who figured in the episode,
died a few months ago In New York
city. 1t was he upon whom John Fox
Potter of East Troy, Walworth county.
then representative of the First CON
g~resslonal district of Wisconsin, dur
ing April, 1860, brought nationwide
ridicule in answer to a challenge TO a
duel. Congressman Potter offered TO
fight with bowie knives at a distance
Of four feet. but Pryor refused because
they were $50 demnition vulgar"
Most Of Mr.. Potter's bowie knives
including the one he purchased for
the duel and others sent 10 him after
the affair, are now on exhibit In the
State Historical museum. Madison.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-08-28
MARRIED IN BATHING SUITS
Ceremony Certainly Saved Bride n
Groom Considerable Expense in
Wedding Finery.

The funniest wedding ] ever saw
was when camping last summer. writes
q correspondent Of the Chicago Trib-
une. A girl friend and her father
were there and she met a young man
whom she grew fond OF in a short
time. One night he asked her father
for her hand. but father objected be
cause of the short acquaintance The
next morning the couple met and
planned TO elope. but somehow father
got wise" so this was spoiled. When
swimming that afternoon they met
again and the girl happened TO men
ton that her father had gone 10 the
village and would not return until eve
ming. The boy said: This is our
time A minister was on the shore
and they went 10 him and asked 10 be
married at once. The ceremony was
performed on the beach. the couple
attlred In their bathing suits
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-08-28
rrsnsform nis,orie westmins.er.

Prominent citizens Of London are
planning 10 rebuild the district around
Westminster abbey as q memorial TO
those who distinguished themselves in
the world war. The improvements En-
clude the construction of a great ave
nue.. 10 feet wide. and a new Lam
beth bridge. The design for the bridge
viii be chosen from plans submitted
by architects from all over the world
Splendid buildings are projected for
the University Of London. for q
Shakespearesn theater. and for arts
and science exhibits. The new sTenne
win contain groups Of stsrrsry CON-
m~emorsting the heroic deeds Of the
British. Canadian. New Zealand and
Australian forces. as wei as those Of
Brifain's allies II is intended TO make
this tlse finest and most impressive
monumental avenue in the British EN-
plrz-Pepaiar Mechanics Magazine
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-08-28

--latest reports Indicate that the 1900
miles Of government railways carry
annually more than 25ooo.000 passen-
gers q total Of 1.0o0.oo0000 miles
ThirTy-seren per cent Of the receipts
Of the government railways cone from
the passenger service On FIVE Of the
lines the passenger exceed
those from transportation OF goods
Ninety-hre per M Of the passenger
traffic is third-d2ss al an average fare
Of n cent q mile. which means q
large amount Of travel by the poorer
classes.
Wide macadamized highways are
being constructed in the suburbs OF
many cities The coming Of the auto
mobile VII hasten this dere8opnent
An automobile service across the Cob
desert connecting Peking with Uryz
and the Russian railway has been In
cugurated.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-08-28

Fowl have the right Of way IN air.
warns the director of military aero
nautics. This Is justice indeed. since
birds few first.
But this is not ell. Recently many
towns along the Atlantic coast have
been visited with dead bird showers
Aviators flying By a town would see q
flock Of wild fowl coming their way
They would set their machine guns
and let the bullets fly.
Presently a prominent citizen walk
Ing below would be hit with a large
bloody bird. He complained TO tbs
department OF agriculture. Then ths
federal migratory bird law between
the United States and Great Britain
was referred 20. and il was found thai
shooting birds from airplanes is un-
lawful
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-08-28
parehmented Leather Valuable.

ParchmeBted leather has greater
strength while lacking the elasticity
Of tanned leather. and the betting OF
NJ Felice Glsrdiri Of Turin is designed
TO combine these special qualities. The
hide being impressed deeply with &
trelliswork pattern. the compressed
portions are unaffected by tanning
agents. while the interior OF the
neshes is tanned in the usual way.
The product has the required elasticity
and is claimed 10 be so strong that
belts may be much narrower than the
ordinary
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-08-28
lt nas nappened Refore.

AS his relatives and friends are
aware. George Wharton Pepper is q
nonsIDoker.
Not long ago Mr.. Pepper IVES about
TO entertain some distinguished guests
whom be delighted to honor
His first move in the direction OF
their entertainment was 10 procure
and send 10 the house some particu-
larry choice Havana cigars. which
'set him back" TO the une Of 50
cents each. But IL seems the cigars
arrived before IL was made known az
hoise that the guests were expected
That evening Mrs Pepper said 10
her husband: Some cigars came for
you today-eyidentIy a gift from some
u Knowing you didn't smoke. 1
gave them 10 men who working
in the house.--PhiIadelphia Ledger.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-08-28
NICKEL BY NICKEL
Newspaper Man DribbIed His
Profit to Beggar.
Little Transaction by Which Scribe
Thought He Was Z % Make s2.65
Didn't End in Just That
Desired Way.


"A newspaper friend Of mine" said
Mr.. G~oslington. -tells me Of ar VI
usual experience he has had, In fact is
still having with q beggar.
HE met this beggar first about a
year ago. The circumstances attend
ing this first meeting were novel and
Interesting and my friend wrote q lit
tie piece about IL which was printed
In his newspaper and for which he
received So. AS he had given the
beggar a nickel he figured that his
net profit on this was 1926. But:
"a couple Of weeks later he again
met this beggar. who again asked for
a nickel, a request that my friend die
not feel warranted in refusing. I
don't think he would have refused any
way, my friend being an easy mark
for beggars; but having profted by
his original transaction with this beg
gar. he felt impelled to hand over this
second nickel promptly. thus reducing
his net on this little piece 20 500.
1T wasn't long before my friend
discovered that this beggar lived some
where in his neighborhood and made
that part Of the town his quarry; for
now he used 10 meet him here ard
there by intervals. Not always. by
any means. when they met did the
beggar approach him: commonly they
passed each other as any other two
might do. with no sign Of recognition !:
but once in a while the beggar would
ask for q nickel. which always my
friend gave. In this way in the course
OF three months he ave up 35 cents.
thus reducing the net OF that So TO
s265. Then my friend had an idea
He foTesaw that If this went On
Indefinitely, as there seemed every in
dication il would do. the beggar would
get all Of the SS, which 10 my friend
seemed scarcely reasonable. But he
did think that an even division would
be no more than right 20 the beggar.
and so when the 81 got down TO S2.G5
he set aside. in his mind. S1-15 as a
Craving account 10 the beggsr's credit.
and he said 70 himself that when thus
the original fund had been evenly d.
vided he would stop giving and rom
slider that he had done the square
thing.
well my friend tells me that, count
Ing q nickel that the beggar drew yes
terday. he has now drawn $40, so
that now il is a question OF a very few
weeks only, three or four at the Ut
most. when the hegsar viii have drawn
his full share.
-Then. my friend says. he Is go
ing 10 shut down and keep the rest
himself; but what i think he win do
win be 10 keep OF paving I'LL the
whole three dollars is gone. his orig
inal profit being thus wiped out com
pletely. ] don't know what he can do
then. unless he should write. covering
all his experiences with this unusual
beggar. another and longer story; NOV.
ing then 20 another part Of the city,"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-08-28

Washington is a coiored man and he
follows the profession OF cleaning up
back yards. Also be was the first man
TO think Of wrapping a horses fore
legs with fly paper. keeping the flies
OF their legs and catching Mr.. Fly al
the same time.
One Of the women he was working
for said 10 him: Washington. your fly
paper is a success. i see that by the
great number OF flies there are on tbs
paper"
Yes, Yes" said Washington, shut
once in a while that horse gets his
legs too close together and they stick
and / has 10 pull EN- apart for him"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-08-28
No Way to Beat the Game.

There is no way to dodge the high
cost Of living.
Once we thought there was. II was
a fine plan and we determined 10 Try
IT out. Meat was DO expensive So
we would quit eating neat.
Therefore we ordered cabbage and
asparagus and spinach and beefs- lHs-
medIately the price Of vegetables went
up.
We found you couldn't fool the food
a He has a sure system. The
price is high on whatever you want "a
buy. You can switch from one dist
TO another as often as you choose. but
the little old price TAG VIII beat you
10 IT,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-08-28
Mammoth cave nas Rival.

Workers In 3 mine al Matehuala.
near San Luis Potosi, Mexico. have
discovered a ave which is said 10 be
one of the largest in the republic
1t is more than 300 feet below the
level Of the mine and is is feet in
width.
Its length has been estimated,
but exploring parties expect TO survey
il carefully In the les future. One OF
the most fantastic Of its many gro
fesque adornments is a sulphurous
fountain which pours out continuously
a stream Of blue water
IT promises 10 rival in magnihcence
KeDtucky's famous Mammoth cave
when fully explored
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-08-28

A member OF the United States med
icai corps. recently returned to Film
wood. Kan. reports that ice cream SO
das have made q profound impression
upon the Sarnoans- The officer was de-
tailed In charge OF the soda fountain
OF the solitary drug store al the Pago-
Pago naval station, and reports that
his patients took much more kindly TO
the sodas than 10 the antisnfueDza So
rum which he was obliged to dispense.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-08-28
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER

In the good old sumne time when
fruits OF all kinds are getting ripe
and tempting. when cucumbers. rad
ishes and vegetables fresh from the
garden are too good 10 resist. when the
festive picnic prevails and everybody
evereats and your stomach goes back
on you. then is the time -3r August
Flower the sovereign remedy for
tired. overworked and disordered stom-
achs a panacea for indigestion. fer
mentation of food. sour stomach. sick
headache and constipation. II gently
stimulates the liver. cleanses the In
testines and alimentary canal, making
Life worth living. Sold everywhere. Adv