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The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06
CAN EAT WAY THROUGH LEAD
Beetle Of Remarkable Power Would
Make Man Much Trouble II Il
Existed In Quantities.

Probably most persons who read
the newspaper story of the discovery
by a Santa Barbara (Cal.) telephone
engineer of an Insect that eats Its
way through sheet lead thought It 10
the same class with the ancient hoax
about ''the worm that eats steel
nails" which was perpetrated about
quarter Of century ago and still
reappears at intervals. One Of the
editors Of Engineering News. however.
has seen the Insects. number Of
which are held In captivity In lead
boxes with glass covers, to see how
long It will tnke them to bore their
way to freedom.
The insect Is a slender black beetle
about quarter Of an inch long. with
hard wing covers and Of innocent and
placid demennor. II is said to light
on lead-covered telephone cable and
bore tiny round hole through the
lead sheath and the paper insulation
down to the copper. Possibly II be-
lleves the cable to be a part Of a tree
or vine into which It is accustomed to
bore holes. and 30 It proceeds to bore
through the lead as It would through
the bark. Some persons think that
concealment Is Its motive; others that
the boring process is preliminary to
egg depositing.
The lead borers have been heard OF
In South Bend. Ind. and Rockford.
ILL.,; in Omaha, Tacoma, Portland and
San Diego; in Florida and In Austria
fla. The fnct that numbers of them
have been found In old lead foil tea
packages leads one to suspect that the
family is Of oriental extraction
Youths Companion.
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06
VARIED "voIcEs" OF FROGS
Man Who Has Studied Subject A.
serts He Can Tell Different
Species by the Notes.

The first vertebrate creatures to
succeed In producing vocal sounds
were the amphiblans. and. although
there has been little variety in their
individual repertories through the
ages, they have diligently cultivated
their powers. DR.. Frank Overton. In
an account of the frogs and the toads
Of Long Island. describes their dis
tinctive calls and songs. The common
toad of Long Island has "a comblna-
ton Of low whistle and n moan" !;
the common toad Of the mainland ut
tiers "a sweet, thrilling whistle: the
spadefoot makes a squawk "llke the
groan Of deep-volced man who Is
having his tooth pulled; the chorus
of the cricket frog heard at dis
lance sounds like jinglIng of small
sleigh BELLS" and close by like the
rattle Of small pebbles poured upon n
cement pavement" The common tree
frog utters loud, musical trill. and
now and then note exactly like the
sound make by 4 hen turkey that Is
calling to her mates" The spring
"peeper' whistles shrilly; the leopard
frog says ''croak" very slowly, "in nm
extremely lOw-pltched bass voice" !:
the pickercl frog makes soft sound
like n gentle musical snOre"; the
wood frogs heard at a distance Sound
like flock of barnyard ducks cluck-
Ing. not quacking": the note of the
green frog resembles that made by
plucking string on n harp or bass
VIOLIN" The bullfrog has voice that
In volume corresponds to the size Of
his body. which Is more than eight
inches long. THE sound resembles the
believing OF n bull" Doctor Overton
can pick out the species by their
voices and the notes.-Youth's Com
pnnlon.
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06
PRETTY LEGEND OF eARAETs
Apache Indians Believe Spirit Of
Chiefs Daughter imparts Tails
manic Power 70 Stones.

There Is garnet mine In Arizona so
rich In gems that the owners some
times say the whole mountain in which
II Is located Is a mountain Of gnrnets.
The Apache Indians, near whose reser-
walton the mountain stands, have a
strange myth concerning the garnets.
One night centuries ago. they say. the
little daughter Of great chief died.
As her spirit passed out, the Indians
gathered about saw q multitude OF
sparks fly up from the tepee and drift.
ing through the air in shining cloud
settle on the mountain side. where they
shone like star dust. making the noun
tain bright. Later. they declare, the
sparks which continued to shine, never
growing cold or dead. sank into the
earth and became garnets.
The Indians believe that the spirit
Of the chiefs daughter still stands
guard over the mountain and imparts
to all the garnets found there tails
manic powers to bring good luck to all
who wear them. These garnets are
mined now and sold all over the coun-
try In rings, necklaces and bracelets
for pale-face maids. Many Of the gar.
net rings are made In swastika design
tho Indian good-luck sign-and any
who happen to buy one may be sure Of
prosperous fortune ever afterward.
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06
FORTUNATE IS HoMELY MAN
II Unduly Attractive, the Unhappy
Male Seems Doomed to Misfor.
tune All His Life.

have no objection whatsoever to
children being beautiful, or to young
girls being beautiful. or to II woman
OF whatever age being beautiful. But
I do insist that for u man not to be
homcly Is his misfortune. Irwin $.
Cobb writes In American Magazine.
The handsome male starts with II
handicap at the very cradle.
Women of ull ages Insist on cooling
over him and talking baby tnlk to him
and chucking him under the chin and
kissing him-espcclnlly kissing him
and since he Is not of nm age to mp
precinte these attentions the whole
procedure must annoy him fearfu'iy.
Should his beauty last into his hoy
hood the chances are that he has the
sort OF mother who Will make Inn
wenr his hnIr long and force him to 20
about publicly In u brond lace collnr
and n black velvet suit with a Ssh
about his waist. and that means other
boys will call him by extensively apt
nicknames aad generally make his
young life burden to him.
Most woeful OF II all, II still his
beauty sticks to him after he Inns ar
rived at mans estnte. only tie
tcrmlned and persistent struggle
against the odds Of destiny and OF cir
ing into the ranks Of the matinee
idols. the moving picture stars and the
fioorwnlkers In the department stores.
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06
Order "er.pe." for oermsns.

A curious development Of the wal
in the villages near the front " de
scribed MS follows by Preston Gibson
In Gathering the Boche:" "As thu
Germans and French have n perfect
system OF listening In on a telephone
by means of an instrument which II
stuck In the ground and which enables
you to hear conversations going along
on the other side Of the trenches. all
villages near the lines have been re
named. The street names are comic
Here In this village. mile from thu
firing line. we have the street OF New
York, the street OF Chicago, the street
OF Paris 1t is also necessary that curl
Gus numbers and foolish codes be EN-
ployed. Thus. when sending for small
ammunition a message will sount
something like this: Send to New
York street five baskets Of grapes.
which would mean five wagonloads OF
small ammunition. The detail Of the
war Is almost greater than the war It
self"
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06
CARPET wEAvERs OF INDIA
Hard to Imagine Work More Monot
onous Than That In Which They
Pass Their Lives.

Carpet weavers Of India work in a
long. narrow shed. straw-thatched.
without any walls, open to sunshine
and the fitful breeze that stirs the
swaying plumellke leaves OF the slen.
der palm and coconut trees rearing
their tall. proud heads above It. -Four
or five or even more boys sit on wood
en- boards on the mud floor Ia front
Of the old-fashionsd loom. their feet
resting In q shallow pit underneath
1t. dug especially to receive them. In
one corner squats . man, his back
probably turned to the weavers. his
eyes dreamily gazing into space or
quite shut. droning: "Three magent.
two green. Ave blue. one orange" md
no on. His sleepy sing-sOng sounds,
to one unfamiliar with his language.
like the babbling Of one talking in
his sleep, or like muttered prayers.
But he is neither dreaming nor per-
forming his levOtions. He Is debating
to the boys at the loom the colors of
the thread that each respective work
er is to twist about the particular
strand on which he 10 working. The
lads obey his commands rs mechan-
ically Ms II they were autOmatOns.
None Of them knows aught of the
scheme Of the carpet. nor is any OF
them conscious Of the progress that
Is being worked out on the other side
of the carpet from that on which the
viewers gnze.
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06
Why Navy Blue.

The blue color 30 prominent In the
uniforms Of almost all marines Is OF
hoary origin. Vegetins, In his fifth
book on the military affairs Of the Ro-
mans. traces the origin Of thi2 color
to the Veneti, an ancient people dwell
Ing near the coast Of Biscay and well
versed In seamanship. 1t was custom
AIRY among them to paint their outgo-
Ing ships as well as the inasts and sails
with blue color; also their soldiers
and sallors wore blue uniforms. Ac-
cording to our author. the Latin word
"venetus." which was both the name
of the color and that Of tire people.
points to Its origin. From the Ven
Ell the custom was adopted by the Ro-
mans. Thus the son Of Pompeius, af-
ter defeating Caesars feet in naval
battle, wore the navy blue, although
entitled TO the purple. The VenetI
were subdued by Caesar after q Sc
we're maritime war In SO d. C.
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06
DAYS OF ATHENS GREATNESS
Emperor Hadrian Did Much Toward
Making the City Religious Center
for All heilas.

II was during Hadrlan's FIRST visit
to Athens (about 1874 A. d. that he
made plans for rebuilding the majestic
temple of Olympinn Zeus. He added
sIrnnlIy to the ndornment Of Athens
with many temples and other build
ings; he buflt an nqueduct to bring
the water of Cephissus to the city.
and at COrinth he constructed aque-
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- The -N
Scrap Book
PROPHECY TO BE FULFILLED7
Words Of tho Savior Recalled Now
That the British Forces Have
Redeemed Palestine.

Another sacred spot In Palestine has
best wrested from the infidel. 1t Is
Nablus, or Sachem, as 1t was called In
the pre-ChristIan days. There was
jacobs well. and there. centuries later.
Christ conversed with the woman Of
SamarIn."
This woman. facing the greatest
prophet of all time, could not restrain
her surprise that he. n Jew. should
address her, Samaritan, since the
Jews had no dealings with the Samnrl-
tnns. Hear Christ's answer: 1.-THE
hour cometh when We shall neither In
this mountain nor In Jerusalem wor-
ship the Futher-when the true wor-
shippers shall worship the Father In
spirit and in truth"
In these words the believer OF today
will see prediction which pOrtends
the end of all war and strife, after the
world shall have been purged Of Its
racial, national and religious hntreds.
General Allenby went into Palestine
because he was ordered by the London
war office to direct the campaign there
against the Turks. In his march from
the coast he has redeemed more OF the
Christians soil from the hands Of the
unbelIever that ever was conquered In
the long years since the Man Of Gall.
lee walked the sterile lands Of the
Israelitcs. Yet we have no idea that
the gnllant and resourceful English.
man considers himself n fulfiller of
prophecy. He is too busy fighting. He
is TOO much occupied with the job In
hand. When that Is done, and done
well, he probably will leave to others
the less arduous task Of checking his
campaign up against chapters Of Holy
Writ and showing just where this or
that prediction was realized.
That Is no. Job for modest man. 40
General Allenby is said to be.
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06
EXPLAINED ONLY BY THEORY
Origin Of Band Called the Wedding
Ring 10 Wrapped In the Deep.
est obseurlty.

Why Is q wedding ring3 Why does
q man slip ring on the finger Of the
woman who becomes his bridef Why
doesn't he give her bracelet or neck
lace. or pair Of earrings7 Why Ii a
ring the universal symbol used Mt we'd
dIngs? And what Is 1t symbol Oft
Ever stop to think about NIL this?
Probably not. When you were ready
to marry, you hustled OF to the near
est jewelers. and bought ring for
your bride. and. as far ms you were
concerned, that ended the matter.
The origin Of the wedding ring is
wrapped In Obscurity. A number Of
theories have been advanced to ex-
plain 1t. One hanks back to ancient
Egypt. Before the time of mlnts and
coinage In Egypt, gold money was
made In the form Of ring. and the
fingers Of a mans hands were his
most convenient bank. He wore his
money. When an enamored swain
slipped one Of these money rings on
his brides finger. he did 1t to SYM
bolize that he gave her not only him
self. but his fortune. He meant, in fact.
Just what the modern bridegroom
means when he says In the ceremony
Of the ring at the altar. "With all my
worldly goods thee endow."
The styles today are bands Of gold
or platinum. plain or engraved. for
wedding rings. and solitaire or cluster
rings Of any kind Of gems, preferably
diamonds or pearls, for engagement
rings.
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06
War Most sanguinary In History

Washington.-Analysis Of the "f1n-
all casualty report received from the
central records office In France shows
that the European war was the most
sanguinary In history.
Battle deaths among American en-
listed men averaged eight per thou
sand, among emergency officers
eleven per thousand, and among re-
gular army officers fourteen. Ofevery
1000 officers landed In France $50
were killed or wounded. Battle
deaths were twenty-seven per thou
saud for graduates OF West Point
against eighteen for non-graduates.
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06
KEEPING q Diary.

Every once In while we read Of
men who have kept diaries for years
and years-since babyhoOd or longer.
What weird idea to be locked up
In that relentless manner with the
past Only OF course they don't really.
They say they did. but they lie about
II.
We saw one of these diaries once.
Six months OF 1t were filled with two
entries repeated over and over: Saw
May" "Dld not see May" The last
entry was, Married May"
That was the only sensible dinry we
ever saw. and we haven't doubt In
the world that 1t was all faxed mp
afterward to Jolly along May.-Los
Angeles Times.
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06
Not q yoxeu. Occasion.

A pig belonging to James Newman
Of San Francisco was unusually OBJ
stinate, and he tried calling 1t mice
pIggie" and q lot Of other pet names.
but the animal snorted and refused to
come along. Then its owner called
the hog names that Indicated he was
very angry, but the harsh words had
no more effect than those Of honey.
At last Newman lassoed the animal
and was at once arrested for cruelty
to animals. 1.-THE hog didn't seem to
be very cheerful. judge" the police
man told the Judge. "He was on the
way to his own funeral Newman
pointed out. "You wouldn't expect
him be laughing. hardly. would you
now, judSe7"
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06

Truth is bigger than our minds. and
we are not the same with It. but have
a lower participation only of the In
tellectual nature and are rather appre-
LENDERS than comprehenders thereof.
This Is. indeed. one badge Of our crea-
turely state that we have not per-
fectly comprehensive knowledge. or
such rs is adequate and commensu-
rate to the essence Of things; from
whence we ought to be led to this nc
acknowledgement that there is another
perfect mind or understanding being
above us in the universe from which
our imperfect minds were derived and
upon which they do dcpend.-Ralph
CudwOrth.
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER q. 1919
Medals For Navy Men

Grand Junction. Colo, September
|, 1919: About ten Thousand Navy
Victory Medals will be issued by the
Denver Navy Recruiting Station to
men who saw service during the war.
These medals should be ready for
distribution about November first,
according to G. R. Young, Navy Re-
cruiting Station, Grand Junction,
Colo. in charge Of this station.
"The Victory Medal will be award
ed all persons In the Navy or Naval
Reserve Force on active duty between
April 8. 1917, and November II, 1918,
except those discharged as undesir-
able or with dishonorable discharge"
"A bronze lapel button known -
Victory button will be issued at this
station for wear with civilian clothes
in lieu OF the Victory medal. A sill
yer button will be given men wound
ed In action, but this will be issued
by the Bureau Of Navigation"
"A clasp attached to the ribbon Of
the medal will indicate service In
the war zone"
"When the service ribbon bar OF
the Victory medal is worn, . bronze
star will be worn In place OF the
clasp. Men commended for perfor-
nance Of duty, not justifying award
OF u medal of honor, a distinguished
service medal, or a Navy cross, will
be entitled to wear a silver star for
each citation instead Of the bronze
star. Several men who have been
discharged from this station will be
entitled to wear two silver stars.
After the Victory medal and silver
star are issued, the present gold ser
vice chevrons will no longer be
worm"
In order to obtain these medals and
buttons, men with Navy service
should call at the nearest Recruiting
station, or write to the Recruiting
station or Commandment OF their dis
chage or release papers.
G. II. YOUNG,
Chief Turret Capt.
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06
lp Buffalo Park.

Canata's chief herd Of buffaloes II
at Buffalo park. In Alberta. among the
foothills of the Rockies. This part
contains herd Of buffaloes. which, &C
cortling to the latest report Of the de
partment OF the Interior, consists OF 2,
4O2 head. OF which 40 are bulls. 4Sl
cows and LAC young stock. With the
exception Of few old crippled ami
mails, which are gradually being weed
ed out, all are In splendid condition
The elk. moose, and mule deer are al
In healthy condition and have increased
during the year.
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06
"ouds TidIns o MuekI. JOY"

The Scottish American reprints the
story of the first Christmas In dialect
from 1.-The New Testament In Braid
Scots" translation by the Rev. Will
liam Wye Smith. Here are sample
verses (Luke IL: 10-12):
And the angel said. "Be ma Gliff'd:
for / bring We guide tidins o muckle
Joy to the hail warld! For thar IL
born t We this day. In Dauvid's toun. q
Saviour, wha Ii the Anointit Lord. And
here 10 the token for We; ye'se fin the
BARN row't In barriecoat, lynn In .
Outlook.
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06
Husband Was Ready.

Before We were married." she com
planned, "you always engaged a cal
when You took me anywhere. Nov
you think the street car IL good enough
for me-"
mo, my darling, don't think thu
street chr is COED enough for you
It's because I'm 80 proud Of you. II
a cab you would be seen by nobody
while l can show you of to 80 MANI
people by taking you in a street car
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06
Diarrl,oea in Children

For diarrhoeA in children one year
old or older you will find nothing
better than Chamberlain's Collie and
Diarrhoea Remedy, followed by .
dose Of castor oil. It should be kept
at hand and given rs soon rs the frat
unnatural looseness Of the bowels
appears.
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06

"That new hired man seems to know
Q lot about agriculture" remarked Mrs
Corntossel.
"Yes," replied her husband. He
talks so entertainin' about It I'm kind
o. scared for fear he's more Of leo
turcr thnn he Is farmer"
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06
Cl,n,abcrIain's Cough Remedy

This is not only one Of the best and
most efficient medicines for coughs.
colds, Group and whooping cough.
but Ia also pleasant to take, which Ia
important when medicine must be
given to young children. Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy has been In use
for many years and met with much
favor wherever It's good qualities
have become known. Many mothers
have given it their unqualified en-
dorsement. VIM. Scruby, Chillicoths
Mo-, writes, ~ have raised three
children, have always used Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy and found
it to be the best for coughs, colds and
,roup. 1t is pleasant to take. Both
+dults and children like 1t. My wife
and have always felt safe from
Group with 1t In the house, Cham
berlain'f Cough Remedy contains no
opium or other narcotic.
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06

FOR SALE: Burbank plums at
5is cents delivered to you Parcel Post
and 21S cents per pound II you pick
them yourself and furnish boxes.
Fine for canning, butter, or preser-
YES. Order now. Satisfaction guar
anteed.
Cassius II. Butler
Rulison Spur.
20. Address Grand Valley
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06

FOR SALE-One new Pulliford,
cheap. NJ. D. Hopkins. al2-ef
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06

n mndc NIL kinds OF excuses to get
of to see them play ball this after
noon"
"Wouldn't any of them work"
ayes. Finally touched the boss
heart by telling him wanted to go Il
the ball game"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-19
FOR SALE
STEEL VESSELS

Sealed bids will be received by the
United States Shipping Board for
the sale, as they now are, of
s. $. CHARLES R. VAN HIsE." Off
cial No. 127426. Bow section at Port
Claiborne, Ontario; stern section at
Buffalo, About 5117 Gross. 1878 Net
Register.
g. S. "FRONTENAC." Official No. 1907
500. Bow section at Erie stern sec
tion at Erie. About 2O03 Gross. 1915
Net Register
s. S. BLUE HILL" (Formerly "Yu.
ma"). Official No. 2O655. At Ogdens-
burg, n; Y. About 21s4 Gross, 1928
Stern portion 8. s. "NIANoLA." Official
No. 92120. At Ogdensburg, N. Y,
About 2325; 1885 Net Register
The vessels can be inspected at
the places named.
All bids will be opened FRIDAY,
MAY 2, at 1000 o'clock A. M, at
the office of the Secretary of the
Shipping Board, Washington, d. C..
A certified check payable to the
United States of America, for 2O%
of the amount of the bid should ac-
company the bid. The balance OF the
successful bid is to be paid on de-
livery Of bill Of sale. The Board re-
serves the right to reject any and all
bids. Bids should he addressed to:
UNITED STATES SHIPPING
BOARD, WASHINGTON, ID. c.. and
marked ''Bid for Steamer tnams)".
United States Shipping Board
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-19
PREDICT BIG THINGS
IN WESTERN TRADE
New Era in Industry Will Mark
Signing Of Treaty
of Peace

Chicago. April 19.--Big interests con
tinue to predict big things in business,
but the laboring class is not so opti-
mistic. While the former are calling
attention to what is to happen after the
peace treaty is signed, the latter are
telling of the great number of men laid
on by the large industries and are
wondering what wages will be when
there is resumption of activity which
will call them back.
This happens to be the situation at
the present time and is caused, not so
much by unsound conditions as it is by
the natural reaction from the tremen-
dously abnormal situation brought about
by the war.
Reflected now through the stock
market is a strong feeling that a new
era of finance and industry will be
marked by the treaty and comment
heard in speculative circles goes to
show that much of the present buying
OF STOCKS is based upon an effort to dis
count the prosperous times to come. 1t
is known that several European coun-
tries Will press the matter of fresh
credits in this country as soon as peace
Is arranged and the Victory Loan out
of the way.
In the iron and steel trade it was
stated that commitments for structural
steel during March and for the first
quarter Of the current calendar year
were the smallest in any quarter in re-
cent years. The principal interest in
the steel industry is preparing to close
subsidiary plants for fortnight if not
Indefinitely. Independents report bust
ness falling off with some mills out Of
operation while others are working onlv
40 to 80 per cent.
In the general merchandise markets
the trade is limited to Immediate re-
quirements, but collections are pcner-