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The Greeley tribune., 1908-12-16
ExERCIsEs IN THE HIGH SCHOOL,
FRIDAY.
C.E. CARTER GIvESADDRESS
Resolutions Adopted by Four Glasses
OF High School and Indorsed by
All Teachers Of the City
Schools. Read by Pres.
ident Of 90 Glass.

Friday morning in the Greeley
High school exercises were held ap-
propriate to commemorate the life
and work Of p. A. Tisdel. Superin-
tendent G. E. Carter made an address
upon Mr.. Tisdel's life and the les
sons derived from it. After the ad-
dress, Ernest Tuck. president of the
senior class read resolutions pre-
pared by the presidents of the four
classes in the High school. The
teachers Of the various grades were
requested by the superintendent to
speak to the children of lessons
which may be drawn from the career
of this good man.
Following are the resolutions,
which were read and adopted at the
opening exercises OF the High school
on the morning Of December IL:
Whereas. this community has
been suddenly bereft OF one Of its
most useful citizens in the person
of Peres A. Tisdel. Sr.. and.
Whereas, this man had taken it
upon himself during the past eight
or nine years to look after the poor
and needy of Weld county without
remuneration from said county. and,
Whereas, his untiring efforts and
great love for suffering humanity
have gained for him in this commun-
ity the endearing appelation OF
Father" Tisdel. and.
Whereas, Father" Tisdel has
always endeavored to distinguish be-
tween the worthy and unworthy
poor. thus sending both necessities
and assistance through their righ
channels, and,
Whereas, he occupied place il
J the hearts and lives of our unfor
tunate poor that no other man cal
, I'LL, and,
"Whereas, not only this commun
: ity. but the whole country is richie
4 today for the life of this great benz
r factor, and.
/ whereas, the High school stut
n ents have upon many occasions com
into direct touch and under the bt
nign influence of him whose though:
were unselfish and broad, so tina
this very influence was a power fo
n the making of a more worthy cit
zenship among our numbers, and,
"Whereas. the spirit inculcate
by this noble life will continue t
. exist now. though the bodily pres
r ence be denied US, that We will eve
q be more thoughtful of those in ou
midst. less fortunate than ourselves
, be It this day,
p Resolved, that we. the studen
1 body of the Greeley High school. ex
, tend our heartfelt sympathy to thos
, who are left to mourn the death o
a this generous man. and, be 1t fur
1 ther resolved.
That we express our utmost ap
q preciation Of the inestimable wortl
o of this great-hearted lover OF hu
2 manity. and.
Be it further resolved, that copie
: of these resolutions be sent to tn
members of the family of Father
= Tisdel and to the local press.
Representing the four classes 0
the High school:
Ernest r. Tuck. president OF class
of 'O9.
Torris Conner, president class 10
} Nelson Reynolds. president class
Of II.
Peter c. Neuswanger. president
class of '12.
Greeley, Colo. Dec. IL. 1905,
In the above resolutions the pu'
, pills Of the lower grades and all ol
the teachers OF the city schools con
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ORs NOW SEEM
HE SOUP
BY FOR $1,000
Men Say He Got
a Year Ago. Is
Of Taking
Property.
Name.

Ice is looking for a
Of G. Eto. who If
tt, has touched up
tethren for some
and at the pres
on his road to the
do, with visions of
en-the indulgence
pipe, half a dozen
nty of American
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The department has two very ef-
fectiye if unconscious allies in the de-
struction of the wood beetles. The
woodpeckers are experts at picking out
the retreats of the borers and dragging
out the defenseless culprits. In the
result of their labors they outclass any
gardener or nurseryman. Perhaps
hunger has good deal to do with their
success.
The other assistant of the bureau is
the parasite of the borers. These para
sites are numerous, depending almost
wholly upon the borer for subsistence.
The question naturally arises: II the
department is successful in ridding the
country OF these boring pests, what is
to become of the parasites who now
live upon them2 These parasites are
most remarkable in form Their bodies
are long and curved and very beauti-
full. They fly about seeking what and
whom they may devour until instinct
guides them to the hiding place of the
earlier arrival The ovipositer pene-
trates the larva the borer has left in
full sconfidence of It's safety. The eggs
of the soft fly the parasite are laid in
the larya. These In due time hatch out
and devour the food nearest to hand.
which in this case proves TO be the
larva of the boring beetle
But while the destruction of live
timber is of vital interest to everybody,
perhaps the ruinous consumption Of
our household furniture will strike
thrill of genuine terror to the average
house keepers heart, as does anything
that comes directly home to us.
Just imagine sitting down on chair
some day and having it crumb1e to dust
beneath you. How would you like to
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r!eties OF beetles, armed by nature with
their quiet. destructive, boring appa-
ratus, worming their way under the
barks of trees, through the sap and
often into Athe very core of the tree
itself
Arrayed against them in allied
strength is all the knowledge at the
Forestry association. backed by the de-
termination to minimize next years for
est loss. so far as these insects are con-
cerned.
Almost every tree has Its own pecu-
liar boring beetle the locust, the ma
pc, the oak. pine and hickory all at
tract a certain kind of insect that
makes its way through the bark. either
TO obtain food or TO prepare for the
development of its brood.
In September the locust trees present
a wonderful sight 10 those who have
eyes to see. Then the beetle to whom
the locust is a special delight may be
seen glittering in the sun in his gor-
geous livery of black velvet and gold.
coursing up and down the trunk and
stopping every now and then to salute
other heetles he meets with a rapid
bow. Whether the creaking sound that
accompanies the bow means defiance or
recognition is not yet decided.
Our own famous Monterey pines
come in for their share of destruction
by the wood boring beetle. AS many
ds 400 of these tiny bugs have been
found in the lower three or four feet of
the trunk. while above, farther up the
tree, from 80 to 40 pairs were doing
their best to win the race through the
bark. 1t does not need any reasoning
to see that such combined effort
against one tree means death
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furniture that these destructive pests
conf1ne themselves. Construction tim
Der and other wood utilized In bridges.
railroads, etc, is often infested BY
them.
On one occasion Linnaeus. the great
naturalist. was consulted by the King
of Sweden regarding the cause OF the
decay and destruction of ship timber
in the royal dockyards. 1innaeus
traced the trouble to the depredations
of the insects. He had the timber sunk
under water during the season when
the insects made their appearance In
the winged state looking for plaoe
to lay their eggs. This method was 50
effectuai that the docks were saved
from any future attack.
The dockyards of France are in
like condition of danger at present, but
the authorities arc evidently not will
Ing to profit by Sweden's experiences.
There Is one instance on record OF q
brilliant specimen of the post powder
beetle coming out OF a desk which had
stood in one of the guild hall offices
for over 90 years.
But we do not have to go to either
Sweden or France for examples OF the
powder post beetle. The hand ratings
and baseboards In south hall on the
campus in Berkeley are literally rid
died by the successful efforts OF the
borers.
Some day there may be a news item
in a Berkeley paper which will read
something like this:
president Wheeler fell In the Creek
on his way home to dinner"
Bridge caves in ard takes the pres
ident with IT."
A few there may be who Will un-
derstand and shake their heads.
Its nothing moro than what we
expected for the past year" they will
whisper. And then the regents will
put up new bridge and 1t will be
years before the boring beetle can en-
tirely destroy ii again.
For the bridge leading TO President
Wheeler's home and over which he
passes a number of times each day.
looks very much as if an army of
youngsters had utilized it for tar
get. employing as ammunition shot
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nave that old mahogany table OF yours
fall TO pieces all of a sudden just
through the efforts of the powder post
beetles? Or. worse still, wouldn't 1t
give you something of a shock to find
one side of your house caving in, dis
solving to powder. and you powerless
20 save 1t?
That's what the house keeper in Ha-
wan and in South America has had TO
contend with for years. 1t is what the
house keeper of this. country is threat
ened with and is another OF the many
things against which the bureau OF ag-
riculture is waging a vigorous cam
paign.
The powder post beetle attacks only
seasoned woods. Only that appeals to
him which is actually in use. Nothin z
is too good for, nothing is sacred from
his depredatory mandibles. Picture
frames. chairs, beds, houses-all at
tract and fall prey to the powder post
beetle Even coffins in stock are not
too grewsome a home for these insects.
The death watch beetle, one of this
very large family. perforates tables and
chairs and other woodwork and rem
ders the wood worthless. During the
mating season these beetles make a
noise like the ticking of a watch by
striking their Jaws against the object
on which they rest Tt is only the sig
nal intended by nature as a call of the
sexes, but to the ignorant and super
stitious it has long been regarded as
an omen of evil. Perhaps after all they
are not so entirely wrong, for surely
the work of the death watch beetle may
rightly be called a thing of evil.
The injury consists of close place
burrows. packed with the borings, or a
destroyed or powdered condition of the
wood. Adult beetles lay their eggs in
burrows or galleries excavated for that
purpose. They sometimes deposit the
eggs on or just below the surface of
the wood. Here the grubs complete
the destruction by boring through the
solid wood in all directions and pack
ing their burrows with the powdered
wood. When they are full grown they
emerge from the injured material
through round holes in the surface
It is not by any means TO household
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of California, has suggested the sink
hole theory. Sink holes do occur in
clay formations, though they are not
so common as those In limestone forma-
tions. There must be q large body
of water somewhere near by, for there
is no diminution In the streams How
Had 1t not been for the oavins In of
the pits bottom. probably tho result
of blasting done in that spot. the pres
ence of this remarkable stream OF
water would never have been suspected.
But what made the stream In tho
quarry? The fact that there Is sort
OF Underground river flowing under
Piedmont and Oakland IL Of itself as
tonishing, but its source may be more
astonishing still. The full depth OF the
pit has never been ascertained At
tempts to reach bottom In deep places
have so tar been unsuccessful In
what is thought to be the deepest spot
OF all there rises above the surface of
the water what appears to be tho top
of tree. Tho banks arc so overgrcwn
with shrubs bending over and lying out
on the bosom of the stream that no
thorough investigation can be made.
How did the fish get there? Doctor
David Starr Jordan and Professors Rit-
ter and Kofoid Of the geological de-
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De SSAYusH
iRoH T5tE QUAaeEY Foo,

those OF enc or both sides toxsthsr.
Sometimes q limb gives way and is left
behind In its sheath The operation -
facilitated by the splitting of the Old
integument Of the limb along one side
longitudinally.
When. the legs are disengaged the
animal draws its head and its limbs
completely out Of their former cover
Ing and. with sudden spring forward.
while It extends it's abdomen II ex-
tracts the latter and leaves its old skel-
eton behind Instead Of being covered
oy a naro shell, It's intesument is now
SOFT and habby. like wet paper, remain
ing so for a period which varies from
one to three days"
So unknown TO any one for manv
years crayfsh have been growing ana
multiplying in the quarry pond, to be
disturbed at last through the cupidlty
or an sepicurean. The epicurean in
euestion is convinced that the crayrsh
invaded the pond rather by chance
than intention; the scientist fs as
thoroughly convinced that they arrived
oy intention rather than by chance.
however 1t is a good and glorious
tang 10 be getting crayfish by the
dozen Just for the catching. instead ~
paying unrighteous prices for them in
the market. -
BUT the question still remains. How
q Geld tnat pond come in the quarry. ana
how did the craydsh get there7 -
any reader is ingenious enough 70
frame theory it may prove to his
advantage.
Row did that pond get theree
Does river flow screnely under
Oakiand. einptying underground irf,
the bay, and did the crayfish eorre r~o'r,
somewhere up stream to linger In this
dayliSht7 49, mo
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the year book, sso,ooo.ooo TO account
for as a waste or loss last year.
OF course a great factor in the total
loss is willful or neglectful waste. Fire
accounts for good proportion, too. But
there is another enemy-not so easily
discovered as waste, much quieter in
its depredations than fire, more insidi-
Gus in fits results than either menace.
It is the boring beetle. and to its
sharpened mandibles and their boring
processes are attributed an annual loss
OF S30,0oo.0 600.
Such figures as these have had their
effect upon the department, and now
the war is on in earnest
Tt bids fair TO be an interesting bat
tie. On one hand are the thousand va
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Of a, hooped net dozens can be scooped
out at a time. 1t is easy fishing.
The fish are the highly priced western
variety of crayfish now almost extinct
in the streams Of California, most of the
supply now being brought from Oregon
to our markets. This is stranger STILL
Specimens II inches long have been
found in the old quarry and the flesh
is remarkable for its tenderness and
palatable qualities.
The species is Astacus trowbridgii,
which differs widely from the eastern
fresh water crayfish. being considered
q much greater delicacy. Conclusively
they must be rare. How, then, did
these rare specimens Of crayhsh, OF an
unusual length and of undoubted
merits as edibles. get IN the depths of
an old abandoned quarry?
They are plentiful, too. Crayfsh are
usually caught in net which is sus-
pended at the end Of long pole which
is swung out over deep water and then
submerged. This is the method en-
ployed at the quarry. and that It is
successful is shown by the fact that in
fashion with salmon tied in the net for
bait At night, and especially by moon
light they come to the surface In
search OF food, even making short ex-
cursions inland In search OF some spe-
cial dainty. though almost anything,
dulHldl OF vegetable SecMS 10 meet
with their approval.
Therefore. at night the catch is best.
Seeking food they fall into trap set
by larger animal for the purpose OF
catching his own food. In search of
prey, they are converted into prey. At
night their eyes are bright red, like
tiny spheres OF fire. There IL danger
for insects and their larvae. tadpoles
and water snails when the red lamps
are lit.
So there IS the stream and there are
the crayfish. But what caused that
stream in the quarry? And how did
the crayfish into 1t? In answer to
the first question John c. Merriam, pro-
fcssor of geology at the University
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tbs new coat which has In the mean
while been formed beneath the old
one remains soft for a time and allows
OF rapid increase OF tho dimensions
of the body before IL hardens.
"A few hours before the process Of
shedding the skin commences the
crayfish rubs its limbs one against the
other and, without changing Its place.
moves each separately. throws Itself
on Its back. bends it's tail and then
stretches 1t out again, at the same
time vibrating it's antennae. BY these
movements 1T gives the various parts
q little play In their loosened sheaths.
After these preparatory steps, the
crayf1sh appears to become distended:
In all probability the consequence OF
the commencing retraction of the limbs
into the interior OF the exoskeIeton OF
tns body. In fact, IL has been re-
marked that IL at this period the ex
tremity of one of the great claws ia
broken Off it will be found empty. the
contained soft parts being refracted as
rar as the second joint. The soft mem
oranous part Of the exoskelston which
connects the hinder end OF the caranace
with the first ring OF the abdomen
gives way and the body, covered with
the soft new integument, protrudes. its
dark brown color rendering 1t easily
dlstlnsuishable from the rreenisb-
brown old integument.
Having got thuss far the craydsh
rests for a while. and then the axita-
ton or the limbs and body recon-
mences. The carapace is forced upward
ana forward by the protrusion OF ths
body and remains attached only ia the
region or the mouth. Tie head Is next
drawn backward. while the eyes and
Its other appendages are extracted fron,
tneir oio investment Next the legs
are pulled out. either one at a tirne or
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NETTING G1zAYEIgH FRor1 THE 9bcM
5NT TILE 10IEDrIoNT 2UARR4

partment of the university have suE-
gested possible solutions OF this per-
picking problem. Professor Ritter be-
iieves that they may have been In
troduoed into the quarry stream by
means Of another stream perhaps =
temporary rain rivulst Professor Ko-
Told holds that they may have been
carried thither on tho feet Of water
fowl Still another suggestion IL that
they may have been placed there by
some one with an eye to future profits
In the city markets.
But how did the craynsh get in that
quarry pond?l If deposited there in In
Fancy they must have been there for
years, Tor the growth OF . crayfish Is
remarkably slow. Usually by the end
OF tho nrst year the crayfish has at
tanned the length of two inches. An
other year will perhaps add four fifths
or an inch to his length. At three years
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about the size OF pin head rhs en-
slaught has been going on for years
Here have been Matched and raised. ur-
n1olested, untold numbers OF families
of wood borers- Here the life story
OF thousands OF them has been told.
But some day the crash win come. and
down will 20 rresidsnt. bridge and
alP'
These post boring beetles are very
dark brown or black, with stout. nearly
cylindrical bodies. The head is short
and bent forward and downward. They
have two powerful arched Jaws. gen
orally dentated. moving horizcntauy
and opposed to each other.
There are $50 OF these species IN
America. each OF them with individual
habits and lffs histories. Some oe these
species develop into maturity In three
months; others take more time about &c
and stay In the primitive stages from
four to five years
Some Of them are sxtrensiy Dsauti-
fui. being decorated with the most me-
beetle family kin. rnsy al look ir,es
coppery hue like FURNISHED gold.
But whatever differences OF ffs and
habits they may own. thers II cns Ink
that makes the whole powder post
bettle family kin They all look Hi<s
animated gimlets. their pointed heads
being 6Xed IN rne WOOL Wul48 kno1E
glossy bodies whirl 50 rapidly around
as to create little streams Of sewdrst
from the holes.
Before the IRE one s< the largest
collections OF beetles IN the world was
right here In San Francisco. II was
owned by Collector Fuchs. Forty-zix
years Of his life had been devoted TO
the study Of beetles. and he had ha1f
million specimens to show NJ re-
suit Of his labors. Almost the entire
collection was burned. but Mr.. Fuchs.
with the aid OF his wife. who Is an an
thusiastic entomologist, went TO work.
and now he has $1,000 IN his new col
lection
Mr.. Fuchs says that nobody can ex-
haust the species In Califorria alone.
There Is but one big. trodden road
through the Sierra Nevadas, and from
this various smaller trails branch or.
The specimens these clearings have to
offer are enough to keep man busy
a lifetime, but how Is one to estimate
the thousands that must exist among
the chaparral and the big untouched
woods and forests
This is the work. then. or part OF IT.
that the forestry bureau IS trying to
do. It aims to save our forests from
the depredations of these borers--to de-
stroy the pests that are threatening Z 10
eat our very houses from over our
heads.
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Of age ne may bs three and q halt
inches long; at ave. nve inches. So IL
these II inch denixens Of the quarry
have gained their growth at the rate
Of the f3rst flve inches they cannet be
considered a. belonging to the younger
set.
The growth Of craynsh is most In
teresting. One OF tho best authorities
on the subject describes it In the fol-
lowiug manner:
The hard skeleton OF . crayfsh,
once formed. Is Incapable Of being
stretched nor can 1t increase by In
terstitial addition to It's substance, as
tho bone Of one OF the higher animals
grows. Hence It follows that the en-
largement OF the body which actually
takes place involves the shedding and
reproduction OF its Investment The
whole of the old coat of the body is
thrown on at once and suddenly; and
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By Ida l.. Brooks

- ACK among the hills that form
TX the northern border of Pied
mont. which is suburb OF Oak
land one comes unexpectedly
upon a deep pit sunk 50 feet or more
81 the hillside. Upon the floor OF this
excavation flows a stream perhaps 100
feet long by 40 in width. Apparently
coming from nowhere. apparently en-
tying into nothing. this mysterious riy-
er has yet 4 verv perceptible current
The pit is an old quarry. abandoned
more than 20 years ago under peculiar
circumstances. That blasting has not
been carried on for many years is evi-
dent from the thick tangle of trees
. and shrubs covering the walls of the
pit. What caused this abandonment
was the unceremonious and unexpected
changing OF the old quarry into a pond.
IT happened suddenly, as all odd
things do. The quarters We're loading
their wagons with rock. clearing away
the debris Of the last dynamite ex-
piosion, when, without the slightest
tntirDation Of what was about to han
pen. the bottom of the pit caved in.
Water spouted up in great quantities.
horses and men scattered for their
lives. and while at the time It was
looked upon as unusual, after all the
event occasioned only passing atten-
tien. The quarry had to be abandoned.
and that was regarded as the end of
the matter
But nevertheless the stream Of water
that remained flowing on the site OF
the quarry was a mysterious one and
II the people OF the workaday world
were content TO let IL remain a rys-
terry the people OF the scientific world.
where nothing Is allowed to remain a
mystery long, were not. Lately a
striking fact has been brought to light
concerning the strange stream and now
scientists are engaged IN endeavoring
10 fathom the reason for its appear
snce.
The new fact that has been brought
20 light is that crayfsb in large num-
bers have recently appeared in the
waters Their presence was discovered
by sheer accident. A small boy wan
dering near the pond surprised an un-
wary crustacean foraging for q square
meal and took him captive. The cray
fish was q surprise. Po1lywogs had
made the pool their home. also an oc-
essionsl carp, but crayfsh had been
unheard o. Now, however. BY means