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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-03-25
Spider Is Credited With
Being Original Inventor
OF Familiar Diving Bell

II is said that the diving bell was
invented by the spider; ut least. that
II was used by that insect long before
hydraulic engineers made one for the
same purpose.
The diving bell Is cup-shaped body,
with an open end that is let into the
water. The air Is caught In the bell
and keeps the water from rising be-
yond a certain level ut any specified
depth, permitting anyone inside to
breathe.
The Improvement Of the diving bell
known as the caisson Is a huge pipe
which has compartments, into which
air is pumped from above. The spi-
der's bell is filed more In this manner
than in any other.
The spiders abdomen is so made
that bubble Of air can be caught un-
derneath 1t and carried into Its struc-
ture. In this little water house the
spider spends the winter and rears Its
young. The house also acts as a lair
from which the spider, known as the
naiad, can jump on unsuspecting prey.
Another peculiar thing about the
naiads Is that they never get wet.
They have thousands of small hairs
on their bodies which prevent the
air from being washed Off and which
protect them.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-03-25
Average Life Of a Tank in
Battle Was Al Days,
According to Figures

The average life of a tank In battle
was fOrty-seven days, and nearly one
half Of the American fleet of seventy
eight were put out of action the first
day Of the Argonne battle. Brig. Gen.
Samuel ID. Rockenbach, tank corps
commander, has disclosed these figures
to the senate military committee in
urging continued development of tanks,
pointing out that damage to the tanks
and casualties among the crews were
light.
In August, 1917, he said, the United
States had no tanks, but obtained 150
from the French In September. In the
st. Mihiel fighting AT French, British
and American tanks took part. In the
Argonne. while the American feet Of
seyenty-eight tanks was reduced to
forty-elght the second day and to
twenty-four ultimately, only six were
hit by shells.
At one time plans were considered
for equlpping taxicabs with "tin COW
ers," lacking tanks, General Rocken-
bach said, as 1t was known that the
enemy would surrender when the fight
ing machines hove in sight, so great
was the fear of tanks.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-03-25
Flu" Is Coming Back This Year,
Warning Of Surgeon General
"will the sflu' come back this year2'

"Win the hu' come back this yearY
This question: being asked by thousands of scientists and millions
men discussed by Surgeon General Blue of the public health service
official bulletin which said that the plague probably will
appear but not be last winter.
Probably but by certainly there will be of
the influenza epidemic this year." says General Blue
"Indaons that should will not the
pandemc Of the winter City officials state and city boards Of
health should be prepared for The fact that previous
attack brings immunity certain percentage of should aay fear
the part of those afflicted in last years epidemic.
"Infuenza spread by direct and indirect contact It not yet
tain that the germ has been isolated discovered and there
positive preventive except the enforcement of rigid rules of sanitation
and the avoidance of personal contact
"We may expect least oca in the future with
increase the normal mortality from for perhaps several
years. and certainly should be- far possible prepared to
them by previous organization of forces and for attempted
vention, treatment and scientific investigation.
There repetition suffering
which accompanied last years pandemc The most promising
preparedness And now is the time to prepare.
No mention has been made of So far the careful
scientific investigations have been able determine has been dis
covered and suggested remedies which gave most
their experimental stage.
evidence collected during last winters pndemic strongly to
infected eating and drinking utensils especially places where food
drink sold to the public being of the modes transmission Of
this disease
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-03-25
Smokers Scratch 10000
Matches Every Second
IS Seconds Each Scratch

Next time you ligh. match, think
of this:
About 10000 matches are scratched
in this country every second that
passes, and of these 95 per cent are
used by smokers to fire pipe, cigar or
cigarette.
The man whose head for figures
turned out this information also es-
Inmates that the time lost by the
smokers in lighting matches-not in
smolSing--is worth $513,024 each eight
hour working day.
He arrived at his estimate by figur-
ing that II takes 10 seconds to scratch
match and use the light, and that
ot3,759 men whose time is worth 30
cents an hour are holding matches at
the same time, thus losing golden min
utes at the rate Of $1,06S minute, or
S64,12S an hour.
No one, so far as we can learn, has
figured out how large u percentage of
the match scratchers throw away the
matches while they are still burning
but 1t has been estimated that a half
of the fires, which cost the United
states S250.000,000 year, are caused
By carelessness.
Wood, phosphorus, chlorate OF pot
ash, rosn, whiting and powdered flint
are the makings of this little device
Popular Science Monthly.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-03-25
Nearly 1000 Bison Are in
Captivity, Records Show

The American bison has been saved.
The species was threatened with de-
struction by wild game hunters. This
has been prevented, says Boys Life"
and there are now nearly 5000 buff
faloes in captivity and some seventy
running wild In the United States, and
over 5000 in captivity and 500 in the
wild state In Canada. Only little
over 1000 head were known to be In
existence when the protective move
ment started. Records show more
than 900 calves born In 1917.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-03-25
THE OPEN WINDOW

My tower was grinlly builded,
with many a bolt and bar.
"And here" thought, 81 will keep my
life
From the bitter world afar."
Dark and chill was the stony floor,
Where never n sunbeam lay,
And the mold crept up on the dreary
wall,
With its ghost touch. day BY day.
One morn. in my sullen musings.
A futter and cry / heard;
And close at the rusty easement
There clung n frightened bird.
Then back flung the shutter
That was never before undone,
And I kept till Its wings were rested
The little weary one.
But In through the open window.
Which I had forgot to close,
There had burst a gush of sunshine
And a summer scent OF rose.
For all the while had burrowed
There In my dingy tower,
Lol the bird had sung and the leaves had
danced
From hour to sunny hour.
And such balm and warmth and beauty
Came drifting In since then,
That the window still stands open
And shall never be shut again.
Edward Roland Sill.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-03-25
Parrot and Raven Live to Be
80 and 100 Years Old

Some birds live to great age. The
age of 80 is known to have been
reached by gray parrot, and there
are many statements Of birds of the
parrot family having lived for over a
century. The raven also Is credited
with having reached 100 years. The
domestic goose is another long-living
bird. Many instances are known Of
geese attaining 40 years. The ordinary
domestic fowl is seldom allowed to die
of old age, but in some country places
old hens that have been made pets of
are to be seen and are allowed to
remain until they are 10 or II years
old, having long previously ceased
to lay.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-03-25
Wild Duck with TurnIps,

Cut up the bird in neat pieces for
serving. Slice one large onion and one
carrot; melt four tablespoonfuls of
sweet fat In saucepan. add the vege-
tables; cook until nicely Drowned.
Strain Off the fat, add cupful Of
stock and one bay leaf, place In the
oven and cook for one hour. Peel
eight turnips, cut four OF them into
quarters and fry In hot butter until
brown; put them with the duck to
finish cooking. Boil the other turnlps
until tender In salted water; mash
and rub through a sieve; put them in
a saucepan with one tablespoonful of
butter to season and salt and pepper
to taste; add n quarter OF a cup Of
cream and heat again., Take up the
duck, dish 1t on the hot mashed tur-
nips and arrange the fried quarters
around 1t. Strain the sauce from the
duck. thicken with -four. season and
serve In sauceboat. fi
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-03-25
Bamboo Can Be Raised
for Table Use in This
Country as in China

An agricultural explorer from the de-
partment of agriculture spent six years
In China investigating the possibility
of introducing new and promising
plants into the United States. His
experiences are rather Interesting.
q, The industrious Chinese have devel-
oped from their native vegetation a
surprisingly large number of improved
varieties that are admirably suited to
their local conditions. Many of the
plants should be equally successful
in, tb United States. The expert
mentioned refers to the popularity of
edible bamboo shoots in China, not to
speak of Japan, and says that when
they are of a good variety they are a
vegetable dish that has no rival. Their
crispness and their freshness of flavor
time he eats them. Foreigners in the
Orient become as partial to bamboo
sprouts as Americans are to aspara-
gus. 1,.s-ss ..4
The varieties that are cultivated for
their shoots are generally grown in
gardens close to the house, and are
heavily manured, in order to insure q
maximum of sprouts and the greatest
tenderness of texture. In California
and some of the southern states are
groves Of one species that are produc'
Ing sprouts nearly, If not quite, equal
to those raised In the Orient.
1t is believed that the bamboo car
be cultivated for table use in this
country as successfully as in China
q; for the Chinese colonies in our large
f, cities afford ready market and Chi
= nese restaurants consume large guam
titles In soups and other dishes. More
over, there are many Americans who
-have acquired in the East liking fol
the shoots, and would be glad to buy
them If they could get them.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-03-25
SHANTUNC
Has 100000 People: Size Of
Small State

If you wish to realize the blessings
of your native land, where there is
plenty of room and plenty to eat, go
and look at the province of Shantung,
writes Niksah.
Shantung has thirty million people,
but 1t is no bigger than the state of
Illinois. Not scrap Of anything is
wasted In Shantung. The Chinese
girls there weave the discarded queues
of their brothers into the hair nets
that American girls wear when they
go motoring. The silk worm, which
probably yields more wealth in pro-
portion to what he eats than any 9TH
er creature, is the most important do
nestle asset.
The great majority Of the thirty mil
lion Chinese in Shantung just barely
exist.
To add to the misery of this human
mass, the ruthless Hwano-Ho river
splits the province of Shantung with
a yellow flood, which once year rises
over its banks, and kills and destroys.
1t is held back by dlkes that tower
above the homes of the poor, keeping
them always in the shadow Of death.
AS everywhere else In the civilized
world, an aristocracy, both oriental
and European, sits oD the shoulders
Of this impoverished yellow mass.
Tsing-Tau the CHIEF pUrt, is sort Of
Chinese Atlantic City full of splendid
hotels and homes, rich and beautiful.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-03-25
Estimate Shows 1900, 900
Women and Girls Did Red
Cross Work During War

The war achievement of the Amer
lean women who are now being mo-
billzed for the Third Red Cross roll
call, November 2 to IL, Is revealed In
the announcement by Atlantic divi-
sion headquarters that In two years
they produced nearly S10O,000,000
worth OF surgical articles and gar
ments. During the "a months ending
April 80 last the figures show Red
Cross chapter workers turned out 375.-
174.s25 surgical dressings. hospital
garments. refugee garments and
knitted comforts for the soldiers and
sailors, the estimated value of which
was sos, ,1s4,359. so.
In number of articles produced. the
Atlantic division ranks first among
the 13 divisions of the national organ
lzatlon. The women OF the three
states-New York, New Jersey and
neutrality-suspicious. 77,S50.904 ar
ticles with valuation of $15,597, ,42S.
1t is estimated that S,O00,0O0 women
and girls participated In this tre-
mendous work throughout the coun-
try, and Il Is among them largely that
the Red Cross Is now recruiting the
100000 workers who will assist in
the enrolment OF members for 1920
during the ten days ending Armistice
day, when a really universal mem-
bership will be sought to maintain the
effectiveness of the organization built
up in the war for the big peace pro-
gram Of the Red Cross.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-03-25
INTERESTING FACTS

Telegraph girls employed by
the London general post office
now number more than $500.
The height Of st. Paul's ca
thedral, London, is as many feet
as there are days in the year.
In Sweden the public houses
are closed on Saturday, pay day,
while the savings banks are
kept open until midnight.
Before the war the number Of
people in Great Britain holding
government securities was 340,-
600; today it is more than 20
100000.
The palace of the former Ger
man emperor in Berlin at one
time kept 500 housemaids and
1,S00 liveried footmen In en-
ployment.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-03-25
st. Joseph County, Indiana,
Largest Producer of Mint.

With the Indiana mint growers rea-
lizing $3.50 to $500 an acre, reports
given out by county agent and gov.
ernment crop estimator, show that st.
Joseph county is the largest mint
production county in the United States.
and Indiana produces two-thirds of the
mint of the United States. During the
summer season, 3,425 acres Of mint
were under cultivation and produced
n record-breaking crop. This year the
yield near Nappanee has been unusual
ly large and the farmers have received
as high as S6.25 a pound for their
mint.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-03-25
Many Need More Energy
to Reach the Top Rung

The price of success is the whole
man. the whole woman. Without ex-
erting all the force that is in you, you
will never reach your highest possible
mark. Many people fail in the neces-
sary initiative and energy, in conf
dence to branch out, to undertake the
things that they long TO do. They are
timld, retiring, hesitators, putters-off,
balancers, bargainers. 1t is such peo-
pie who gradually, unconsciously, but
inevitably, drift into the perpetual
clerkships, into the ruts where their
powers become paralyzed and out of
which they never seem to be able to
climb.-New Success.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-03-25
FALL SMILES
The Curse Of Riches.

'The Grabcoins are having a hard
time keeping up appearances"
"They are not in financial straits,
hope?"
"Oh. no, but 1t seems impossible to
keep staff Of nine servants intact
longer than week at a time. Mrs.
Grabcoin, who used to be wonder
at the washtub, is quite helpless with
out full quota of menials."
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-03-25
Pompeiian Discoveries !.
Include "ThermopOlium."

The recent excavations Of Pompeii
in the ancient "Street of Abundance
have resulted in such extensive finds
that the life of the street can be al
most entirely reconstructed. The prin-
cIpal discovery is that Of huge
"thermopolium," kind of public
house. This is In state OF perfect
preservation, and an exact idea, can
now be obtained or Roman place OF
refreshment. There is long row OF
wine jars so placed that 1t seems the
vintner was in the act of pouring wine
from one into the other when over
taken by the catastrophe.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-03-25
introducing Farming Methods.

Scientific American farming meth
ods are being introduced in Crete and
Greece through the agricultural sur
vey that is being made there by the
American Red Cross under the dlrec-
tion OF Major @. G. Hopkins of the
Illinois agricultural department. and
Lieut.. G. J. Bouyoucos, native Greek
educated in America. and former
instructor at Michigan agricultural
colleges
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-03-25
TaIIeSt Man With U. S.
Forces Returns Home.

Sorgt. Troy Mock, said to be the tall
est man in the A. II. f., has returned
to his home, Anthony, Kansas, after
two years service in the army. When
he enlisted, In the spring Of 1917,
Mock was 6 feet inches tall and
weighed 1856 pounds. When discharged
he weighed 200 pounds and was @ feet
81 inches tall. Mock served with the
Twenty-fourth aero squadron.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-03-25
N.1. Nl4t~lo
New Aid for Aviators.

To aid aviators a New York physt
clan has invented an instrument that
tells the direction Of flight, the points
of the compass and angle from the
perpendicular at which a plane may
be travelling. .ei
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-03-25
Fashions Fuzzes.

do you think
side whlskers will
ever com g in
fashion again?"
"T h y re in
f q S h ion now,"
said Mr.. Rufnek.
"The girls are
wearin' 'em over
their ears"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-03-25
Single Blade Propeller.

A propeller invented by Massa-
chusetts man for motor boats has
a single blade that osclllates like a
fish's tail or the motion of an oar in
sculllng.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-03-25
WISE MEN say

That working Will get you
farther than whining.
That misery is rust on mind
that has stopped working.
That the smaller the mind, the
longer 1t takes to make 1t up.
That he who lives without fol-
ly Is not as wise as he imaglncs.
That the man who never does
anything he doesn't like rarely
likes anything he does.
That wit should be used as O.
shield for defense rather than
as a sword to wound others.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-03-25
Topsy Turvy.

"See any fancy
ridln' while you
was East?" asked
Il h r e e = Finger
Sam.
81 sure did"
answered Cactus
Joe. "But every
t in G. s topsy
turvy. People in
the cars have to
h ang on with
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-03-25
Roast Wild Duck.

Clean and truss the duck and sprin-
kle with salt and pepper. Cover the
breast with slices Of salt pork. cut
very thin. Place on rack in a drip
ping pan. add little water to the pan
and place In hot oven to cook for
half an hour. bastlng every five min
utes with the water In the pan. Re
move the pork and serve with currant
jelly. r.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-03-25
Squirrel PIs.

Arrange thin slices of bacon IN the
bottom Of q deep baking dish. season
with salt and pepper; add one table,
spoonful of chopped parsley. one
tablespoonful Of mixed herbs and a
cupful Of white sauce. Cut two squir-
rels In serving-sized pieces and place
them over the bacon; cover with a
layer Of sliced potatoes aud place
cover Of pastry over the dish. Bake
one hour in a hot oven. Add another
cupful of white sauce through the vent
in the top. brush with egg and brown.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-03-25
Battlefields for Sale.

In a number of French newspapers
advertisements are appearing Offering
for sale fields and ruins which were
the actual scenes of some OF the
fiercest fighting of the war. These
sites are guaranteed TO be just a. the
opposing armies left them
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-03-25
LinoIeum Kills Bacteria.

According to European scientist,
iinoleum on the floor Of a room kills
bacteria that may be brought In on
shoes, with the linseed oil It contains.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-03-25
Rabbit.

This is delicious dish when a ten
der young rabbit is served. Wash and
wipe tho meat carefully, cut 1t up in
scrving-sized pieces, brown In little
hot butter. then add water and q
tablespoonful Of vinegar; cook slowly
until tender. rr
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-03-25

be better. Imitation Is discipleship
When someone sent n cracked plate to
China 10 have set made, evsry piece
in the new set had n crack in it.--tvsn-
dell Phillips.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-03-25
Roast Venison.

Rub half lemon over the piece Of
venison to roast, lard with strips Of
salt pork, cook until tender, but not
overdone-15 minutes to the pound.
Serve with splced wild grape jelly.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-03-25
World Is Getting Better.

The world is getting better to the
man who is doing something to make
II better. and remaining the same or
getting worse to the man who isn't
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-03-25
Own Only Grounds Surface.

In Japan individuals own only the
surface of the ground and its products,
all mineral deposits being government
property.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-03-25
Game In Season.

Most experts in cooking Of game
agree that the flavor of game birds is
better If they are not stuffed with the
usual highly seasoned forcemeat.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-03-25
The Use.

81 understand that Mrs. Blobs pre-
pares her own meals, does her house
work and puts the washing and iron
ing out" ..l
"Then what do her cook and laun-
dress do?"
"Oh, she has them just to let the
neighbors know she can afford to hire
help"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-03-25
Heiuhts of Luxury.

"will gave diamond necklace late
ly to his wife,"
"That's nothing. Tom lets his have
fried chicken for dinner every Sun
day."
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-03-25
tAAs

their wrists in straps"
"Jes' think of that Usin' the
stirrups for their hands instead of
their feetl"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-03-25
All Of II.

"Did you have a fine time on your
auto trip?"
"Oh, yes. We ran into a lot of
country speed traps and it was moth
ing but fine"
The Kendrick gazette., 1920-12-03
Christmas Seal Sale

The Christmas Seal sale began
December lst. The quota for Latah
County is $1,000. If this amount is
raised 25 per cent of the money will
be returned to the county for public
health work; also all the money
raised over the given quota will be
returned to the county.
This sale is conducted by the
Idaho Anti-TubercuIosls Associa.
tion. The seals sell for the usual
price-a cent piece.
Miss Johanna Hooker was appoint
ed chairman for Big Bear Ridge
and the sale is being made by the
school children in much the same
manner as last year. Slogan
Christmas seals we sell, to keeI
folks WE'LL"
The Kendrick gazette., 1920-12-03
Hartung-LaBole

Miss Amelia Hartung, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl HartuDg of
Cameron, was married last Wednes-
day afternoon to Mr.. J. F. LaBole,
son OF Frank LaBole of Kendrick,.
The wedding took place at the home
of the bride, Rev. Flnke officiating.
Only the relatives of the bride and
groom were present at the marriage.
After the impressive ceremony a
most delightful dinner was served
at four o'clock.
Mrs. I aBole is a charming young
lady who has been reared IN the
Cameron community where she has
large circle of good friends. Her
husband owned place near Gamer
on which he farmed until this fall,
when he sold out. The happy couple
expect to move to Spokane next
week where they will make their
home.