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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-26
RIPPING RHYMES
BY WALT MASON.
THE vAGS.

Now the times arc bleak and chilly
for tn" homeless Weary Willie. there's
no light IN any window for the DO: all
the Rum Holes are abolished AMI no
barkrcp. bland and polished. sets tn"
tall aud fnamiuE Schuon"rS in row.
There's no wclCom" for tn" yaErAnt
when lac comes. all s"il"3 and traE-
rant. and requests Il l!ttl" hand"ut ut
IN" door; We have Cut our careless
giving ChHSt"nCd Ivy the cost "f living.
and We don't distribute wICnirS any
more SO tn" Weary Willie journeys
from tn" homes of rich attorneys IN
the suuaiid hu;S Of poets. H!l III VAIN:
no on" hands HIM pics or mullins: or
tho other standard StufltuS, md he's
standing. pale md empty, IN tn" rain.
Even mt the village prison. where
wclcomN one" was hisn. h" * held to
be nuiSanc" and II frost: Tor ~. adds
To our "Nr"na"s. and IN" situation
tense is when "" StrlN" - make re-
ductions in tho cost. There's II" wei
como for thc willie. an! 4 Sun"rSu-
tion silly seems Ia gam a fresh mo-
mrntum every day; people eay no
ought t" lalr'r liz" his honest, plod-
ding nciThh"r. ought I" earn his right
To- Njc:UalS and The hay,
Copyright by G""re" Matthew Adams
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-26
AN ADVERTISING WARNING

Lord B. Thomas, the wellknown ad-
verttsing concern of Chicago. issues a
warning against excessive advertising.
They point out that times OF prosper
ity like the present frequently lead to
orgies of expenditures; that almost
every boom Is followed by disaster.
Uncurbed enthusiasm in speculation
leads to recklcssness. and this we'll
known advertising Arm believes that it
sees some signs OF over-stmulation Of
the advertising business.
While the IntclliGcnccr naturally be-
lIeves in advertising. and particularly
IN the value Of Intelligencer advertising.
It acknowledges the force Of the contcn-
ton nuade by Lord & Thomas. Advcr-
Using In not q childs game. Money
can be wasted in it just as easily as In
Wall street speculation. Tho average
reader would be amazed to learn of the
failures. as we'll as of the successes in
the advertising field. Advertising to-
day is being engaged in more lavishly
today than ever before. Some Of tho
advertising is being well done and some
Of it In not A judici"us cur,ailm"nt OF
advertisement today might b" on" Of tho
best things, both for advertisers and for
newspapers. Many newspapers are ur
able to handle the advertising offered.
Many are being forced to use extra
ordinary methods Of production In "rd"'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-26
HON. WARREN G.. HARDING

The presence in this city on Monday
evening Of Warren q. Harding OF Ohio.
making an automobile trip from Wash
ington to his home in Marion, naturally
aroused much interest in Mr.. Harding s
friends in this section relative to his
candidacy for the Republican nomi-
nation for the presidency. In Washing
ton on Saturday Hon. Harry NJ. DauEh-
crty Of Columbus. authorized the state
mcnt that Senator Harding will be n
candidate for the Republican nomi.
nation. and followed this announcement
the enthusiastic support Of all Ohio Re-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-26
A Free Prescription You Can Have
Filled and use at Home.

Philadelphia. Pa. Victims Of eye strain
and other eye weaknesses. and those who
wear glasses. will be glad TO know that
according 10 Dr. Lewis thrrG is real hope
and help for them. Many whose eyes
were failing say they have had their
eyes restored by this remarkable pre-
ScrIption and many who once wore
glasses say they have thrown them
was almost blind. Could not see 10 read
ct all Now / can read everything with
ont my glasses aud my eyes do not hu7t
any more. At night they would PAIN
drradfully. Now they feel fine all the
time. 1t was Ike Il miracle to me. y
lady who used il says: The atmospheric
seemed hazy with or without glasses,
hut after using this prescription for 10
DAYS everything seems clear. j can read
even fin" print without glasses. An
Other who used II says: 81 was both
cred with eye strain caused by over
worked. tired eyes which induced fierce
headaches. | have worn glasses FOR s"v-
cral years both for distance and work.
and without them | could not read my
own name on an envelope or the type
writing on tn" machine before me. |
can do both now and have discarded my
long distance glasses altogether. ! can
count the fluttvriug leaves on the trees
across the street now, which for several
years have looked like n dim green blur
TO me. | cannot express my JOY at what
II has done for me-"
1t is believed that thousands who wear
glasses can now discard them IN rea-
$unablc time and mult!tudcs more will
bc BE- able to strengthen their eyes so
as TO be spared the trouble and expense
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-26
TIRED OF TIE SAM OLD BUICK.

voter In the neighoornooo OF forty
years OF age has enjoyed . very great
privilege in West Virginia Since at
tanning his majority. he has had tho task
Of voting for the same men every cleo
ton. and this holds good particularly IN
the matter Of state offices. Parade the
tickets of the last twenty years In MIND
and you will note that the -Bame names
appear, now and then --..ee.zge sheep
horning into the conS..ssa: or course
public office is a good thing to those
who make holding office a business. but
II seems that a reasonable number OF
terms ought to satisfy racn who are
serving for the usefulness they might
be to their state-Bluefield Telegraph.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-26
DO YOU
Walk
WITH EASE?

Walking becomes a pleasure
and Il graceful carriage results
when you wear NJ, II. d NJ. Shoes,
Shoes built on stylish lines with
out dcviating from the accepted
principles of foot hygiene.
NJ, II. & NJ. promise YOU the
widest range of color or combina-
tons as well as sizes and widths,
may your foot be exceedingly
small or may You require extra
length You can expect to find
them here.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-26
Our Daily Story
AND TWO POUNDS OF YEAST.

4 shocked hush descended on the mag
iStrate's court as Policeman barj"n
Ronmy led in tho first case Of int"Nica-
tirn since IN" descent of national pro-
hibitiOn.
"ThiS man" said Policeman R""nY.
releasing the prisoner and d"hcai"iy
wIpins his hands with his handanna
handkerchief this mnu sang five songs
in III" sam" tune IN Main street. attract
Ing 7 largo crowd. spreading discomfort
by the smell of his br"a tn"
"r"r shame" rcproachcd Magistrate
Trigger.
"Fur shame" echoed the court attend
ants and -. ctators.
And furthermore" went on the mag
istr:tt". Il demand to knew by what ill"-
gal means You came by the liquor. Who
sold il t. ynu?"
Nobody" replied tho prisoner. Il
made II. y peck of "nt meal. min" rails
ms. h"ttl" Of So"Zi CIn'S tooth wash
AMI two pounds Of yeast"
stop" reared Magistrate Trigger.
Solcmrly taking on pad and pencil he
commanded. "Krr"ar that slowly"
And rs tho prisoner did so. every man
N tho court room jott"d it down fever
lShly.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-26

This country seems to be getting
along pretty well without president.
without a secretary Of the treasury, and
without q secretary OF the interior and
temporarily. without Congress in
session Tho experience may be
altogether good for Us.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-26
OUR couNTRY's NEEDS.

N'rom Albany JOurnal.)
This country needs more American
born young men who arc not under the
dclusion that any other than a dressed
up lob is beneath their dignity.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-26
THEY THINK THY P1AY SA1z.

(From The Baltimore AmerIcan.J
The Reds announce they will be merci
less. but. OF course. they depend on tho
law, order and religion which they de-
nouncc. TO save them from bling made ~
take q dose Of their own medicine
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-26
.,ppIAurs nHSrnoR~

army xirpianes and had Ir were des-
troyed by fire at ShanEe Field here
shortly before noon today. as . result
OF what was believed to have been a
gasoline explosion.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-26

observation-disclosures and Re silly" n
rullickIng yarn with n brutal climax for
p"eSimiSts, optimiStS and their friends.
Protected BY ri,-rrrC Matthew Adams.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-26

BUY WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
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narrow and torturous canyons which are overshadowed by high walls. It comes out over steep ridges and bal ances on the verge of precipices down which one can look thousands of feet. The scenery is fascinating and every line of landscape is clearly marked as is common in the clear atmosphere of the wonderful southwest.
 Magnificent Scenery
 After breakfast at Globe the auto mobile leaves ct eight in the morning for the Apache Trail trip. Luncheon is served at noon at The Lodge at the Roosevelt Dam, and Phoenix is reached at about six. It is an all day trip with a stop at the wonderful Roosevelt Dam, that large inland sea that furnishes water for the Salt River Valley, so that hundreds Of farms can be reclaimed. Every one who takes this ride is impressed with the con- fusion of rocky heights, deep gorges, and preCipitous and vari-colored rocks that seem to tower straight into the deep blue of a clOudiess sky. There are bright colored rocks, gIea ming as if studded with precious gems and metals, and there are darker cliff sides
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unique highway are Whirlpool Rock, which has been likened to a pyramid of writhing serpents turned to stone; Canyon Diablo, a dark crevasse in the mesa; the Old Woman's Shoe Butte; the Little Alps, Sierra Ancha, the Finals, the Four Peaks, Geronimo Mountain and other striking mountain features. When the automobile road reaches the summit of Fish Creek Hill fifteen miles West of Roosevelt Dam and high above a remarkable canyon it is generally thought that the climax of the trip has been reached, the view is so awe inspiring. The eye travels over a wide, wide space in which are innumerable hill tops, while down. down thousands of feet winds a stream between the cliffs which are in places covered with lichen and in other spots radiant with mineral col bring. It is strange, fascinating, awe some.
 In this strange desert region trees ia the shape of the strange giant cac- tus grow in groves and singly. At certain seasons of the year these sahuaro are radiant with red waxen blossoms. Around the Expectations
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made of the method by which the sound is produced. Only the male ci- cada sings. Sound is produced by two drums situated one on either side of the abdomen. These drums are made to vibrate by powerful muscles within the abdomen and the tone is modified by smaller disks and by the elevation and depression of the abdomen. Dur ing the singing the abdomen is usually inflated apparently with air and ele- vated. The abdomen gradually is low cred until it finally touches the tree and the song ceases.
 The seventeen-year locust has been studied for many years and records made of the appearance of the differ ent "broods' as they are called, so that it can now be predicted just when there will be an invasion and what particular territory it will cover. The seventeen-year brood which is coming this year is known as Brood 1C and is perhaps the largest of the seventeen year broods, while the thirteen-year brood also due this year is known as Brood IS. In the year 1868, the rec ord locust year, the largest of both the thfrteen-year and the seventeen-year
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build chimneys or mounds of earth above the ground some weeks prior to their emergence. These chimneys or towers may range from a mere rim of earth to a chimney six or eight inches in height. When the pupae have final ly reached that stage in their growth when they are ready to change to the adult, they leave their holes and rapid ly ascend some elevated object, such as weeds, bushes, tree tops or fences. Most of the emergence occurs between nine o'clock and midnight and within an hour of their emergence the skin begins to split and the old pupal shell is cast off and left attached to the bark or object upon which the tranSforma- ton takes place.
 The adult imme ediately after the last mott is creamy white and soft in tex ture. In the course of the night this skin hardens and the insect assumes an almost entirely black color. The wings at first are soft, but during the night they become expanded and by morning are strong enough for flight
 Song Of The Cicada
 The singing of the cicada is so char acteristic that brief mention is here
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One of the Oldest As Well As inc Mosf Picturesque of Our indian Trails Now a National High-
 way - An Ideal Motor Trip.
CoDyrght 1919, The lntcrnational syndicate.

which the Indians had beaten into a hard path.
 It was this part of the country that Augustus Thomas chose for the setting of his realistic and admirable play Arizona and he chose the local colorinG from the San Carlos agency, where today near their old trail, many of the Apaches live peacefully in this Indian Agency, which is situated on mesa immediately below the june tiOn of the San Carlos with the Gila River, thirty miles southeast of Globe and twenty miles north of Bowie. That these ApaChes are willing to live at an agency shows the great changes of the past few years, for in reality the Apaches are a nomadic tribe or non pueblo people, with little or no vil- lage life, dwelling in rude, temporary structures during winter and in prini- tive shelters during the summer. They are wanderers of the desert who orig inally came from the banks of the Mackenzie River and the shores of the Great Lakes. Although they are peaceful now, for hundreds of years they maintained a hostile and war-like altitude and these Tonto Apaches held their ancient trail by power of might. the Apaches galloped to their forays and even today the cowboys run their cattle on the hills nearby.
 Used In Constructing Roosevelt Dam
 It was chiefly for utilitarian req sons that the Apache Trail has been preserved for use today. When the United States Government decided to construct a large retaining dam on the headwaters of the Salt River in Ari- zona in order to irrigate thousands of fertile acres it could find no better route than the trail which the war Ike Apaches has made hundreds of years ago. Now, we have q splendid, mountain highway, winding through
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-08

whereon the sun plays wonderful pranks so that the whole cliff seems irradiated with a sort of transcendent glory. Looking forward these tall cliffs seem to melt into the blue of the sky in such a way that each mile of the journey seems to bring one nearer the peaks whereas in reality it is but trick of the rarified air. These peaks are too far away to be reached in many days. No less re- markable are the shadows which are cast in hoIlows and which are a part of the magic changes wrought by sun and shade. Over all broods the mysterious silence of desert and mountain. It is a silence that caused the Apaches to indulge in wild dances to propitiate the God of the Silence whose home he supposed was in the strangely carved rocks along the way side. In particular the aboriginals thought that strange and horrible de mons called to them from the Super stitious Mountains. which travellers admire today as one of the chief fea lures of the Apache Trail trip.
 Climax Of Trip
 Other interesting places on this
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trees and this is but temporary, the American Forestry Association points out; but to young trees the result of the iocusts' visit may be fatal. The only precaution which Is urged, there fore, is that planting of young trees and orchards and pruning be deferred until the danger is past. There are other methods of control which may be followed. As soon as the cicatia emerges from the ground it looks around for some plant or tree to climb, and so on any young trees it will be a comparatively simple matter to shake or pick the young insects off every day.
 This should be done early in the
 morning or late in the evening when
 they are somewhat torpid and slug gish. If repeated each day they will be within reach and can easily be gathered and destroyed. Some other ameliorative measures are sprays at the time of emergence, whitewashing of trees at the beginning of the laying period and wrapping young fruit trees with light cotton cloth, this cloth being wrapped around trees to within a few inches of the top. In orchards which can be fenced pigs are turned loose
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Trail without becoming interested in the remarkable history of Arizona and all this part of Oldest America. Un- | doubtedIy in remote times it was peo- pied by a race well advanced in civili- zation who titled the soil, laid out ir- rigation ditches, and built picturesque cliff dwellings. Then came the record ed history of the the Spanish adven- turer Cabeza de Vaca's wanderings across this section to Mexico City. This was along in 1886 and later Fray Marcos de Niza visited the region and told Coronado of it's gold and treasures and so inspired him that he set out with three hundred men who, some historians say - penetrated as far North a Nebraska. In the Sixteenth century military stations were estab- Hshed, missions were founded and be- cause of war-like Indians. it was not until 1874 that Arizona began to fill up with white settlers.
 Many stories are told of the en- counters of the Apaches of this region with the peaceful Pimas and places are pointed out where fierce battles were fought. It Is said that one Of these bloody battlegrounds is now the floor of Roosevelt Lake. In this vi cinity was enacted the horrible mas sacre of the Oatman family in 1881 and the captivity of Olive Oatman, who remained a captive for several years. But this reputation for ferocity and cunning should not be imposed on the entire tribe of Apaches for among the several bands only one or two were open to such criticism. At any rate these Indians today are peaceful and if one is fortunate enough to see any Apache Indians on the Apache Trail he finds Q remnant of race, the men of which are super stitious. prone 70 gambling and many of whom have figured well as scouts in our army.
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and begin to feed by sucking the sap from the roots. Growth is very slow and the insects migrate from one place to another in search of food. They burrow to great depths at times, hay ing been taken up from Q depth of ten feet or more. The majority of the larvae, however, do not go below the surface more than two or three feet. While they occur in great numbers on the roots of trees, it is seldom that any evidence of their feeding is ob- servable above ground. The amount of food, no doubt, is quite small as the rate of growth would indicate.
 There are six nymphaI stages, four larval, and two pupa1. At the expira- ton of the feeding period and the ap- proach of the time for energence, the insects begin to move upward.
 Emerge In Early Spring
 Early in April of the seventeenth Cor the thirteenth) year of their lives, the pupae make their appearance near the top of the ground. They remain near the surface of the ground during April and early May. When they are ready to issue they may come directly to the surface through a hole or they may
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broods appeared together, which was the reason for the unprecedented in
 vasion. While this years infestation will be exceptionally large it is not believed it will be as great as that of tifty-one years ago. The department of agriculture has long kept close track of all the broods of both families and so is able to tell with accuracy when and over what territory any brood will appear. | Originally it was supposed that they came only in seventeen-year cycles and 1 it created considerable confusion until
 if was finally discovered that there was i a thirteen as well as seventeen-year variety of the cicada. This interest ing fact was brought to light as long ago as 1845 by a pr. D. L. Phares, of Woodville, Miss. There are thirty | broods in all
 \ Long History
 To show how long they have been i studying the cicada, 1t Is interesting to
 note that they have the records of 1 Brood 1O-now on the way-ever since | 1715 This has the widest distribution l of any brood, the whole or portions Of 1 twenty States being included in its | range. Beginning at the eastern eX- tremity of Long Island 1t sweeps.west
 and south to the Mississippi River at l Cairo, H., and extends as far north as | central Wisconsin and as far south
 as middle Georgia, with isolated col
 onies in upper Vermont and along the boundary line between Iowa and Ne
 braska. There are three regions of
 greater occurrence, one covering New Jersey Maryland and eastern Pennsyl- i vania; another covering all of Indiana. | the greater part of Ohio and Southern
 Michigan; and 8 third covering West ern North Carolina, Eastern Tennessee and Northern Georgia.
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Mountains there is a veritable garden of native plants indiginous to our arid Southwest. Here can be found the yucca or Spanish bayonet, the occtilla, palo verde, choIIa cactus and dozens of smaller varieties of desert plants which make a carpet of gay cOlors. But, of course, the chief object of in terest on this old trail is that wonder ful engineering feat, the Roosevelt Dam, which was constructed in the picturesque gorge of the Salt River, where it joins the canyon of Tonto Creek. The water which is conserved in this way waters the farms of the Salt River Valley and so large is the artificial body of water made by this dam that there is enough to water the valley for five years if no rain falls.
 Roosevelt Dar,l
 This great body of water is called Roosevelt Lake and there are small boats on it for short voyages around it's expanse with stops at interesting places. Fishermen angle for black bass and salmon and there is always an attraction in the great stone dam which holds back the water and on top of which is a broad driveway over a thousand feet in length. There are tunnels, gates, spillways and the hydro electric plant to be visited, but the crowning beauty are the snow white waterfalls which drop over the spiIlways full sixty feet into the lower canyon.
 The cliff dwellings are of great ethnologicaI. scientific and educational interest and when Theodore Roosevelt was president he set aside these pre- historic ruins for 2 National AIonu- ment. This Tonto National Monument cannot be injured, excavated or de- stroyed and this is a wise provision for no one knows how many thousands of years they have stood, with their massive walls, low doors. placed under leaning rocks and barricaded with prickly cactus. There are two main groups of these cliff dwellings, the first about mile south of the Apache Trail and five miles east of the Roosevelt Dam. It is reached by automobile road and q short foot-path.
 Other Points Of Interest
 One cannot go far on the Apache