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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-22

OF true lizards many are Of very odd
appearance and interesting habits
Inc flying dragons of the East In
oies have wing-like membranes
SNAPPED very much like the wings Of a
butterfly when extended, supported by
long extensions of the ribs, and used
as parachutes in long leaps from tree
to tree. They are not muchs larger
than q large butterfly, SO that the
name dragon is rather a misf1t an to
SIZE. Another remarkable type is the
Frilled Lizard of Australia, with very
long. slender legs and tail and a large
It'll around the neck, which II erects
when brought to bay. 1t runs ordi-
narily on its hind legs. the fore legs
hanging down, the long tail balancing
the body. In shape the frill has an
absurd resemblance to the great bonv
neck frills of the Horned Dinosaurs.
and the long legs and the biped gait
are also singularly like certain Dino
saurs. 1t is said to reach a length
of two or three feet. The quaint lit
tie Horned Toads" Of the Western
United States, too. suggest some of
the extinct Armored Dinosaurs. The
ugly. poisonous ella Monsters of the
same region. brightly colored in
orange and black. are well-known ex-
amples Of warning celebration. the COL
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-22
Hov Winter Sleeping Animals Keep Warm

into fat and stored in neat little lay
ers Just under the creatures skin.
Isn't that a good plan?
Then. when the winter comes ana
no more good food Ii to DO found: all
the bats and bears and similar
animals. crawl into warm. sheltered
holes and sleep until spring. And
the fat they have gained In the fall.
keeps them warm and comfortable
and well fed. When they wake UP in
the springtime they are hungry and
oh so thin! But that doesn't matter
for in the springtime food is plenty
and they can eat all they want.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-22
PERCY AND HIS PARTNER

~ NE day Z new boy came tc
school. He had high FORE
head and wore glasses and he
~ seldom laughed and seldom
emiled. His name was Percival Adonil
Zones, and he came from Canada.
The other children at first made fun
Of Percy. but he beat them at their
lessons. He always got hundred In
everything and behaved like a grown
up person. He never Jiggled or twist
cd around or shuffied his feet--as
some of the best of children will do
he sat up very straight and stiff, with
his toes turned out and his elbows at
his sides,
IT don't believe he's real" said Tom
Parker. ''I'm goin' to stick him with
q pin and see!''
Tom was q bad one! He fastened
PIN on the end Of his ruler and
reached over to stick Percy. when
Percy turned around. for he could see
what went on behind him in his
glasses.
Thank you, Tom" he said polite
ly; and took the ruler and kept It!
SO nobody tried to play any more
tricks on Mr.. Percy.
At recess Percy always sat on the
fence and watched the other children
play and sometimes made suggestions
to them. Bless my soul! How he did
spoil the fun one day for the girls!
They were telling fortunes on their
buttons, counting: Erich man, poor
man. beggar man, thief. doctor, law
yer. merchant, chief. -" and then
BEGINNING all over again.
Percy watched this game with much
interest. At last Lottie Bell came up
to be counted and. 10 and behold! the
front of her dress was Just peppered
with buttons.
"oh. let me count 'em," cried all
the other little girls in ono breath.
I've got thirty-six buttonsi" said
Lottie proudly.
Down from the fence came Percy.
9iris'" ne said. "let me show you
something! You're wasting a lot Of
time counting out these buttons like
this. Let me slow you a better wav
70 tell fortunes I've been WATCHING
and listening and I notice that the
little rhyme you say has eight words
In tt-that Is. eight husbands. T sun
pose. Lotto says she has thirty-six
buttons. Wen. this is how l would
work 1t out's
He took a stick and wrote on tho
ground:
Thirty-six buttons divided BY eight
equals -"
II know" cried Lottie.
All right. work 1t then" replied
eercy, giving her the stick: so she
wrote:
"S)8e(4
80
-Four times and four overt That
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-22


ting on your warm, winter
~ clothes. do you wonder how the
woods creatures manage to keep
warm through all the wind and
storms? To be sure. some of them
can grow extra warm fur or feathers
that take the place of the coats and
mittens and snug caps you wear; but
many of them cannot do that Do
they go cold through all the winter?
DO the bats and racoons and wood
chucks and bears SILVER with the cold
while they sleep in the winter as you
would If you have no extra clothing
or covers?
Indeed no! Kind Mother Nature
would never let that happen! She
provides for all her creatures, large
and small, way to be comfortable
at all seasons. She makes the bats
and bears and racoons and wood
very, very hungry. All the
autumn season they are so hungry
that they eat and eat all the time.
They eat much more than they really
need. And this extra food Is made
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-22

And some Of them cat from white satin spread
And some of them eat from an oilcloth instead;
And some OF them starve while the Others grow fab
1t makes me unhappy to ponder on that.
They're young and they're old and they're stupid and ~
You'll meet them il only you'll close up bob eysa.
For though our thick bodies cant do much a all
Our fancy can pierce through the thickest brick val,
50 now when you think you are eating alone
Just listen moment--the table will sroan.
For millions of children are sitting down loo
And eating their breakfasts together with ycu.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-22
= TITLE girls and boys are not the
only things in the world that

lI1LE girls ana boys are not the
only things in the world that
are at times discontinued. No
Il indeed. for there was once a lit
tie pine tree that stood away out in
the forest and 1t grew tired Of its
pretty green needles. Now you would
imagine that just because its needles
were always green that 1t would have
been very happy and contented. for it
knew that many of the trees not only
had their leaves turn color when the
frost came. but they lost their foliage
entirely for several months of the year
and there they stood shivering in the
cold. Not 50 with the pine, but this
foolish little tree grew weary Of Its
color, and 1t sighed, "DAarie me, I
wish was like the other trees!"
A fairy was passing over head at
that moment and heard the complaint.
Indeed" she said as she stopped to
talk to the pine. Tell me your trou-
BILE and TIL try to remedy It."
Well" answered the pine, my
needles are always the same old green,
and there are many trees about me
that are very similar and even pref
tier. Now I'd like to have silver
leaves, not needles. and then I'd be
the loveliest tree in the whole world.
If you could do this little thing for me
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-22
Wrote On The Ground.

1 can't" cried Tom. choking with
laughter. I'm paralyzed!"
Percy rushed and grabbed Tom by
the collar, but Tom wiggled away and
began to run off. Percy chased him
waving his stick and crying: II shall
chastise you'll"
The whole School jumped UP and
Joined In the chase, around and
around the school yard. Such whoops
and yells! Well, the bell rang and
the youngsters had to line up and
march in.
TIL make you behave next timei"
laughed Percy. digging Tom in the
ribs.
When they got into their room Miss
Alice. their teacher, scarcely recoe-
nized Percy, so rosy were his cheeks
ana sh1nlng his eyes. She had another
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-22
A LITTLE LESSON IN ZOOLOGY

the morning hours. but when the sun
mas become broiling hot we become
aware of fitting little shadows which
jerk over the trees surface. These
are seckos which have been basking,
motionless, very dark gray, almo
black1sh, Just like the color of the
bark upon which the last seasons we,
moss has been scorched to a black
clnder. 1t Is difficult to espy a gecko
while 1t Is glued on to such a tree
only the little beady eyes betray It.
watching you carefully. Nothing ap
pears more easy than catching that
motlonless thing. You put out your
hano and 1t Is gone; like a flash 1t has
moved foot higher up or down. 1t
Goes not seem to run; 1t glides along.
oooglng over to one side or the other
OF the tree. Towards evening the
geckos become lively. One after an
other appears on the surface, upon
a tree or at the entrance of the cave
ana they all move about in their ne
cuilar rushing jerks. Spiders, mos
quitoes, hies, moths form their prin
cipal Diet and the hunting goes on
we'll into the night. Those which take
up their abode inside the house he
come almost domesticated. Thew are
strange sights when hunting for flies.
running up and down the papered
walls; but we fairly gasp when thew
come to the upper corner, calmly bend
over and with the next Jerk slide
along the whitewashed ceiling. We
are accustomed to files performing
such feats but at animals five inches
long, supple and fiat. we are inclined |
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-22
Peculiar Variety of Lizards,

I" HE Following interesting study of
lizards Is taken from History
OF The Universe:"
In contrast with the slow
moving armored turtles and croco-
dies the lizards are mostly. quick
active. small in size and unprotected
by armor. the skin covered with small
horny scales. They are wholly ter
restial. most abundant in arid or des-
ert regions, but they live almost every
where except in the cold temperate
and arctic zones. Their small size.
quick movements, dexterity in hiding.
ana ability to live in rocky and desert
places, enable them to compete very
well with small mammals, and they
are a numerous and varied race. For
the most part they live upon insects
and are very adept in catching them.
A few lizards attain a considerable
size. The monitors of Africa, East
Indies and Australia reach a Tenth of
six or seven feet; in the tropical parts
Of the New World the Iguanas attain
IN equal size.
Among the smaller kinds, the
geckos, skinks and true lizards are
most familiar. Professor Gadow de- 4
scribes the habits Of the gecko as fol-
lows: In their native haunts they
are very regular in their habits Fa-
vorite resorts Of theirs are old olive
trees or oak trees, the rough and
cracked bark Of which affords them
excellent places for hiding in. Hol- |
low trees are Of course preferred |
Not a single specimen is seen during
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-22

I am most unfortunate In my
choice" it whined to the fairy who
came In answer to its call, II should
have been content with being green,
and that's what I'd like to be now.
only instead of needles. please let me
be regular leaves"
1T shall be as you say" said the
Fairy. and the Pine, unlike other
pines was arrayed In broad green
leaves. A Billy-goat was passing by
later In the day and saw the green
leaves. and thinking how very invit-
Ing they looked he began to nibble
and never stopped until the tree was
stripped.
The little Pine wept aloud in its
discomfort, and for the last time the
fairy came to its aid. Now what
would you have me dor" she asked.
This Is positively the last re0uAst
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-22

son." replied Percy.
"Oh, let's play SCHOOL," cried Lottie.
Come on, everybody! Percy's goin'
to teach us school! Here's your stick.
Percy"
Percy was very much pleased to
play teacher. The children came and
squatted before him giggling and
pushing each other around.
First of all17Order!" cried Percy,
tapping Tom Parker on the head.
"Order! Order!"
The children sat quiet, only their
eyes dancing.
Nov, Tom" said Percy. what
river flows through Egypt? This is
today's geography lesson and YOU
ought to know It,"
THE Niger" replied Tom.
moi" roared Percy. go to tbe
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-22

that will grant you. so think we'll
before you speak,"
Silver leaves are hne. ana glass
leaves are pretty" said the Pine,
Green leaves are good to eat, and
other leaves may be all right for other
trees, but I have come to the con.
clusion that my needles are the best
for me. If>you please kind fairy give
them back to me and I'll never be dis
contented again."
The Fairy seeing that the Pine was
really In earnest, waved her wand and
In twinkling the little Pine stood
robed In beautiful green needles,
which 1t was happy to wear for the
rest of Its life.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-22
0be WORLDS BREAKFAST

ALTHOUGH there are fences and walls in bet,vee
~ So insides OF houses can never be seen.
Each morning when Mother is calling your name.
million Mothers doing the same.
And when you sit down to your breakfast and eat
You scarcely consider it much Of treat,
It's very big rty-for you should say
To breakfast with millions Of children each day.
If all the big tables placed in row.
m sure il would be most wonderful show.
For princes and paupers and rulers Of state
Are sitting beside you each morning At eight
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-22

ors enabling the hungry bird or coy
ote to recognize and avoid them.
The chameleons are found chiefly
In Africa, although they range into
Spain and India as well. They are
very odd and interesting little lizards
in their habits. and their color
changes have been carefully watched
and studied. They are extremely slow
and cautious In their movements The
changes in color are only partly pro.
tective. chiefly related to the excite
ment or Quiescence Of the animal. or
to heat and cold, as was long ago
stated by Linnaeus. Some Of the
Madagascar chameleons reach u
length Of two feet. but they are mostly
only . few inches long"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-22

would be thief Oh. oh, ohl I don't
want to marry a theft"
But think of the time you've
savedl" cried Percy.
We'll, what'll / do with II now that
I've saved it?" asked Lottie. with a
twinkle in her eye.
you might study tomorrow's les
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-22

foot Of the class!"
II knowi l know!" cried several
Others.
What Is It, Amy" asked Percy,
The Nile! The River Nile!"
Right" said Teacher. Tom. I
told You to go to tho foot of the
class!"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-22
u OurPuZZle Corner =
HIDDEN FRUITS.


Madonnas or angels are in most OF
Raphael's paintings.
When nap please shut the door.
When said, Philip lumber IL
hlsh," he answered: That's because
1t grows on high trees"
The Calf I gave the gift to. was
an imposter.
Ferd ate like a man, although he
was only five years old.
At the show I saw a dog ran an
Enthusiastically with his tail.
Bob, Ana. Nancy and Joe all took
part In the entertainment.
HYDRA-HEADED WORD.
I am . word Of four letters. mea n,n~
"a company"
Change my head. and ind a kind
Of sea weed.
Change my head. and find a sharp.
tooth.
Change my head. and flnd ian ex-
treme anguish"
Change my head. and nnd ito
suspend"
Change my head. and nnd ito
thump."
lnstOers. =
HIDDEN FRUITS--Ordnge Apple.
Plum. Fig, Date, Grape, Bdnana.
HYDRA-HEADED WORD - Gano.
Tong, Fang. Pong, Hang, Bang.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-22
DOROTHY,S NEW GAME -

a great sigh of content she sat down
In front of the pile of books and went
to work-and that was all you or any
one looking on would have seen!
But that was not all there was to
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-22

to draw the line. However, that is
the way Of geckos, 1t con-
ressed-the more we ponder over the
mechanism of their fingers and toes.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-22

the less we comprehend how such lit
.ie Vacua can support or suspend such
heaVy creatures from dry and often
porous surface
among the fifteen hundred species
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-22
tTo be played on a rainy day.

OW, Dorothy. there's not one bit
OF use in asking me that ques-
ton again. You cannot 20 out
of dnnra "a nla
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-21
BUILDING AT REMoUNT.

Everybody in Camp Meade will
be glad TO know that the boys at
the remount station, whose quar-
tiers were the most uncomfortable
and narrow of any of the COM
panies anywhere about us, are to
have a building put up for their
special use, where they can have
all the enjoyments which go with
any Y. M. c. A. building.
Collections were taken at two
of the preaching services in the
auditorium, and to this private
gifts have been made. Nine.
Schumann-Heink, who has two
sons in the Navy, wished to ex-
press her interest in the work Of
the Y. M. c. A. in Camp Meade,
and, on a recent occasion when
she delighted the encampment
with her wonderful singing, she
left check for $3.50. We under
stand she also donated the same
amount to the Knights of Column
bus. The Y. M. c. A. manage
ment here thought it would be an
excellent way to use Ghis check to
put it into the equipment of the
new building. The international
committee of the Y. M. c. A. at
New York will doubtless help out
in whatever may be needed to &C
complish the good work at the re-
mount station.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-21

to, it will do it by giving attention
to moral and spiritual forces as
the foundation of all its work. 1t
has an immense amount of good
fellowship, but the basis of real
good fellowship is good morals.
Otherwise it develops into buff
foonery or something worse.
The Y. M. C. A. is constantly
saying by its acts, we are not
forcing upon you unwilling at
tendance upon religious services.
But with all our devotion to ath-
letics and to good fellowship we
are prompted by high moral and
Christian motives.
Our organization originated in
the church. It's workers have
come from the church. 1t is at
present supported by the gifts of
those who belong to the church.
Out of the thirty-fve millions of
dollars which have been raised
during the last few days it is safe
to say that nine-tenths of it has
been given or solicited by Chris
tan men.
Let us realize that while the
Y. NJ. c. A. as no other institu-
ton looks after the athletic, the
social and the intellectual of the
boys in camp, it is in all it's under
lying principals a Christian asso-
citation.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-21
GEORGE W. BRADEN.

George w. Braden, who won
the esteem of every soldier at
Camp Meade as athletic director
of the Y. M. c. A. here, will leave
shortly for Italy to take general
charge of athletics in the Italian
army.
Before directing sports in this
-cantonment Mr.. Braden was d.
rector of instruction at the Gem
trail Y. M. c. A. in Philadelphia.
He was for fifteen years engaged
in similar work in California. He
is considered an expert along or
ganization lines in athletics.
Before he left Camp Meade
he had practically every soldier
taking interest in some form of
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-21
CONSERVATION.

IL ever we must economize in our
foodstuffs, that time is at hand now.
The American people will prove equal
to the occasion, we believe. but at the
present time there seems to be great
deal Of indifference regarding the situa-
ton of the United States in the war.
We must not only provide our allies
in the war against Germany with food,
but we must fight rs well. Therefore.
we have two-fold duty to perform.
We do not realize that for three years
we have been the heirs Of vast wealth
as the result of the war in Europe;
that we have devoted our energies and
our enterprise to the development of
our agricultural resouces.
We must now utilize our energies and
our wealth to the successful prosecu-
ton of the war. We must conserve in
the little as well as the big things.
Remember, we have serious PROPOSE
ton confronting as. Cooperate with
us in conservation.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-21
HELP GET THE NEWS.

In each Y. NJ. C. A. building
there will be a box with the sign
"Put News for Trench and Camp
Here" AS it is impossible to
cover the camp with any degree
of thoroughness, as far as per-
sonal items are concerned, we hit
upon this scheme of getting the
soldiers to help us by placing in
this box, whenever they have the
opportunity, the little newsy notes
concerning themselves, their COM
rades, or doings at the barracks,
which they would want to send
back home for their friends to
read and enjoy.
Copy must be in the box not
later than Sunday, 3 o'clock, to
be available for use for Trench
and Camp, which is published
each Wednesday. Will you help
us?
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-21
MAY NOW TALK IN ENGLISH.
Paris Phones Not Limited to French
Language ANY More.

Boys, you can now canoodle with your
best girl over the telephone in your home
tongue without being looked at sidewise
by the law. You can tell her you'll be
true to her-when you're not out with
the other girl-and call her your ''candy
babe" or your ''angel-faced peach"
without Gallicizing 1t, and no one will
suspect you of being an arch-spy or a
hired assassin.
The glad news is confirmed in a note
just issued by the British Chamber of
Commerce in Paris. which says:
THE British Chamber of Commerce,
Paris. advises its members that the use
of the English language is now author
ICED on the telephone within the city
limits, but not for communication from
one town to another. 1t is not author
lied either for communications in the
army zone
Infin
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-21
Keep Smiling.


In the morning, when you wake ana
think it's only 3,
And look around and find It yet as dark
as 1t can be,
Drag your carcass of your cot, report
for reveifle,
And keep smiling!
When you have cleaned your rifle till
q dust spot has no chance,
Brushed your clothes and shined your
shoes like going to a dance,
captain comes along the line and skins
you at a glance.
Keep on smiling.
When you have made a rush about
100 yards or so, - -..s.r7 u
Tumhled In prickly pear and bic the
rocks below,
Told to hit 1t once again because You
went too slow,
Keep on smiling.
When you dream Of dining halls ana
long for bygone scenes,
wishing Tor one gurgle now from An
old camp canteen,
Marching up. to mess hall to eat your
bacon and beans,
Keep on smiling
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-21
A CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.

President Wilson, in his appre-
citation of the work of the Y. M.
G. A., says the most important
thing in the development of an
army is its morale. And for the
development Of that spirit he
knows of nothing more helpful
than the general work of this as
ISOLATION. He says that morals
is the basis of morale. In other
words, the greatest forces in the
world are what we call spiritual
forces. The greatest thing in
Camp Meade will be the camp
spirit. Col. Mays, in the first adj
dress, which was given in the new
auditorium, most properly said, in
speaking on Camp Meade spirit,
that the greatest. things in the
world are spiritual things"
If the Y. M. C. A. sustains the
reputation which it has wrought
out for itself, and which the Presi-
dert believes it is justly entitled