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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1895-08-22

the ground with a pillow, and then use
a common road scraper in moving the
earth to the lowest side. Repeating
this operation, a circular or oblong ex.
cavation is made, with strong earth
banks. Then place four rocks On the
bottom, each as large as a half bushel
measure, letting them rest far enough
apart to be covered by a large, fiat
stone, under which the shy fish
may hide. One such covert 10
sufficient for a pond of two or
three square rods in extent, while
several should be provided in larger
ponds. If possible make a cold spring
tributary to the pond. or if practicable
make the pond around it, utilizing the
fountain head for the water supply.
Trout will succeed best in cold spring
water, but common creek water, il
pure, will serve the purpose. Spread
sand and gravel over a portion of the
pond bed, but leave some of it with
earth bottom. The slope surrounding
the pond should be kept in grass, SC
that rains will not wash dirt into the
water. A neat gravel walk should en-
circle the pond, and shade trees plant.
ed about it will serve to keep the wa.
ter cool.
When angling for trout in the
brooks it will be noticed that more
than one-half of the fish caught are SC
little injured by the hook that they
will live If Immediately placed in fresh
water. Carry a large pail. and by fire
q%uently changing the water two-thirds
of the catch may be saved for stocking
the fish pond. A slower way is u Oh
tain the young fry from a fish hatch
cry. Very young trout can be fed or
boiled eggs chopped fine, and larger
mes on fresh beef cut into small
pieces. Other scraps that the fish will
eat, and which will not pollute the
water, may be given them. They
should be fed at least once a and
in the cool of the evening they will
frequently leap from the water &c
snap gamily at the food that is thrown
to them.
Trout spawn in September and DC
tober, and il is well to take the screen
away from the terminal end of the
feeder in the fall. hat the female fish
may be encouraged to lay their eggs
there. -George L. Newell, in Orange
Judd Farmer,
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SEEDS AND

HALF work very frequently bring,
half results, Think of this savera'
times a day.
THERE are men who never think they
are miserable sinners until after they
have eaten too much pie.
Don't miss a chance to go 10 a picnic.
The good farmer is generally ready for
such occasions, for he keeps about q
day ahead of his work.
DoN'r stop harvesting to talk poll
tics, though both are important. Har
vesting depends on the season and pol
itics we have always with us.
WE heard me man say of another:
HE has always been too honest for
his W good" We kept our hand on
our pccketbook until the speaker was
out of sight
So MANY have been complaining
about the dry weather. The Scotch
have a saying that mo drought ever
brought a dearth," and besides these
things do not happen by chance.
The man who does % find fault
with the weather has very strong
symptoms of believing that an over
ruling Providence controls things in
the best interests of the whole world.
PETER POTTER always finds fault
with the weather and the size of his
crops. 1t rains so much of the time
that he cannot cultivate the crops, for
he does not like To 70 TO town except
on a fair day.
A o many farmers are not honest
with themselves; they work tooh hard.
they do not take pains enough in put
ting in their crops; they deny them
selves all pleasures, and in the end
they discover hat it is best TO be per
fectly fair with themselves as well a:
with all other men.-Springfeld o.
Farm News.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1895-08-22
WORTH A MOMENTS PAUSE

SIXTEEN womer IN New York city
derive large incomes by %inventing de-
signs for ladies bonnets-
UTAH proposes an innovation in jury
trials. Juries are TO consist OF eight
members. and six Of them are compe-
tent to render a verdict.
or Baltimore's $40 policemen T12 are
native-born Americans. OF the remain
der sixty-four are Irish and twenty-six
Germans.
A MARRIAGE license for a prospective
groom of sixty-seven years and a bride
of ffty-nine wa issued in Springfield,
Conn, n few days ago.
Two PARTIES of boatmen in Mar
blehead harbor reported seeing two
strange sea monsters recently. 1t is
said the boatnen were sober.
THE Salvation Army has been de-
clared to be a public nuisance by the
authorities of Pontiac, Mich, and an
ordinance was passed prohibiting its
members from parading or preaching
on any but two specified streets of the
town.
THE interesting piece Of humor OF
copyriPhting the Declaration of indie
pendence was perpetrated recently by
some news agency, which furnished to
its p~late-matter subscribers a stereo.
typed fac-simile of the historic docu-
ment for publication on the Fourth.
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MUSIC AND ART.

THE composer Mascsgni Is writing
his autobiography for an Italian news
paper.
sorEp pianist say that the sound
Of the instrument is msrred Il the
piano Is left close to the wall IL should
be at least three inches from the wall
Sin FREDERICK LEIoHros's "A Com
ing Storm which was exhibited az the
Chicago fair. has been sold in London
for s.o45: his Greek Girls Playing at
Bali brought G6T5: J. r. Miliet's
Winter q woman carrying fsgots,
was sod for s5,-7s; Troyon's Hay
Cart with Horses for 81, roo and three
Corots averaged s2.Ss0 apiece.
The writer of the famous "I1l
Take You Back Again. Kathleen"
Thomas Z. WestendOrf. was recently
appointed superintendent, Of the state
reform school at Chehalis. Wash.
Like many writers of such famous
h~eart-songs, he is not a professional
song writer, and. though he has written
q number of Others, this is the only one
hat has lived long.
Mr.. HENRY DoErscH's collection of
cold masters is said to hare cost him
half G million dollars He had them
renovated, and some Of the pictures by
painters of the second rank were gen.
vine, SO that when sold az auction in
London they brought in twenty thou
sand dollars Yet IL contained every
celebrated name from Lucas Cranach
to Holbeiu, Titan and Leonardo da
vinci
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1895-08-22
FIELD PRODUCTS.

NEBRAsKA's apple crop this year Is
the largest ever raised IL 'he state.
THREE townships in Muskegon coun-
ty, Mich. have more han 1000 acres
set to peppermint
PLANTER in Alphoretia, Ga, raises
red cotton. Every stalk is a deep red,
as are also the leaf, boil and bloom.
The seed for this crop came originally
from a freak stalk of red cotton diseoy-
cred in Florida seven years ago.
On BRowS. the Presbyterian minis.
ter at Tarkio. No, raised ISL quarts OF
strawberries this spring from a patch
of ground twenty feet square. At ten
cents a quart an acre equally produc-
tive would yield 1880.
A i.0o0-AcRE cabbage patch in Galien
township, Berrien county, attract the
attention of Michigan Central passen-
gers as they pass it, The land, which,
Eve years ago was a worthless marsh,
4 hardly be bought low at any price.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1895-08-22
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The ilany, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by NOR, promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
alive; effectually cleansing the system,
dispeliing colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bo1els without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup OF Figs is for Gale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1895-08-22
WAITS.

WORT you please take off your hat
so that l can see the play?" "Yes, if
you'll stop talking to your escort SO
that ! can rear it."-Life.
Mrs. BRAY-"I thought you said it
was the little boy Bext door who was
making all the noise" Little Johnnie
$50 it was. ola. | was beating him
with a stick. "-Tit-Bits.
THE HUSBAND Seeing his wife off,
"You must promise not TO ask for
money every time you write" The
Wife-"But that would necessitate my
writing so much oftener."-Life.
CUSTOMER why, this is n new shade
of red" Assistant-"Yes, madam. That
is the anarchist tint" Customer-"How
did it come 10 get that name?" Assist
ant--''It don't wash. Louisville (Ky.)
Post.
TEACHER-"Now, girls, you all know
what liquid measure is. Little Alice
may tell me what measure treats of
inches, feet and yards" Little Alice
Tape measure, teacher Harper's
Round Table.
MARRIED-"How do you like these
photographs of my mother-in-law?"
Single-"They are very good of her; l
prefer this one" Married-"Yes, so do
I. She always looks well in n travelling
dress. "-Humoristische Batter.
CoBBLE-'I don't think the landlord
of the Ocean Bar house liked what l
said to him before l went in bathing"
Stone-"What was that?" Goblet
asked him II there were any other
sharks around. "-Harper's Bazaar.
FIGG-'It's a mighty good thing TO
have a ~retentive memory" Fogg-
'"Tha: depends. II the memory is
yours 1t is a mighty good thing, as you
say; but il it happens to be the proper.
ty of your wife. that's another matter. =
Boston Transcript.
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matter of course. The remainder of
the evening passed pleasantly enough,
a number of the officers of the post
calling to pay their respects to the
visitor; aud when the captain and the
colonel parted at bedtime. they were
apparently on the best of terms.
The nex morning the colonel awoke
later han he had intended His bed
room was as cold as Greenland, and as
he tossed the covers aside with a
SILVER. his muddy boots and clothing
met his eye. But as he hurriedly
donned his uniform, another unpleas-
ant surprise awaited him; when about
TO perform his additions, he found, to
his disgust, that there was ice an inch
thick in his pitcher. However, with
thoughts of a warm fire and a hot break
fast awaiting him below, he finally
finished his dressing and descended
TO the library. Not n soul was 10 be
seen, and the house was as cold as the
bedroom he had just left. Not a fire,
not a sign of breakfast was visible, as
the colonel, his hands in his pockets
for warmth. sauntered from room TO
room.
Before long the front door opened,
aud Capt. Riyerton entered, clad in
oyercoat, fur cap, and gloves Nothing
could be more hearty than his greet
ing to his superior as he asked him
how he had rested, and, courteously
inviting him to be seated, handed him
the paper, just arrived in the morn
ing's mail. The colonel, with a CLEAN
of hope. complied, and the captain,
without removing overcoat and gloves,
sank into an easy-chair and casually
picked up n magazine. AS his guest
did not seem particularly interested in
the paper, the post commander laid
the magazine down and strove to be
agreeable: but to the guest it seemed
as though his host talked about every
thing in the world except the subjects
which were uppermost in his mind, his
cold and hunger.
Finally the colonel could stand it no
longer. He was chilled to the bone,
and as ravenous as "a bear.
We'll, captain, how about break
fast?' he began, mildly.
"lireakfast?" answered the post com
iAahASis as ~ AlAN
thing had just occurred to him. "Oh,
| had mine at the traders hours ago.
Not very Observation-Disclosures and sar-
dimes; but then, you know, we soldiers
should not complain
The colonel unused in gloomy ST
lencc.
Whats the matter with a fire this
morning, anyhow" he finally asked.
''Well," replied the captain, cheer
fully, II hardly had time to build the
fires myself this morning; but, | de-
clare, the exercise Of walking in the
open air has quite warmed me up"
And he slowly removed his gloves.
Again the inspector relapsed into
gloomy silence. Then, with a start,
he jumped up impulsively and gazed
cut of the window at the bleak land
scape, Finally he turned about.
Il say, captain, don't you think, un-
der the circumstances. You had better
recall Private Flathers?"
"I,ut, colonel. the regulations"
'Oh, hang the regulations" the
colonel ripped out.
And Fathers VAS recalled .-Lippin-
colts Magazine.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1895-08-22
CAR,CATURE CUllIN0S.

A WALL In q Roman street, which
was closed up about 100 A. d., when
discovered in 1857 was found scratched
all over with rude c~aricaturcs. One
was a pibe at the Christians.
THE South sea bubble produced Carl
catures galore. The only woman artist
in this line was Mrs. Trollope, whose
volume on American domestic manners
In 1882 created q sensation.
CARrcATuRE is a universal practice
among the Chinese and japanese. but
owing t o their crude taste and lack OF
perspective their efforts are 10 inter-
esting to outsiders. The Greeks, strange
TO say, when they wanted to indulge
in caricature chose their gods es sub
jects.
THAT the Egyptians were a good
natured set and fond of wine may be
learned from the caricatures they left.
One belonging to the New York His
torical society was evidently a bur-
lesque on some well-known picture. II
shows a lion seated on a throne receiv-
ing from a fox (high PRIEST an Offering
of a goose and a fan.
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duties. and however impossible II was
to secure a civilian Substitute, IL vas
nevertheless contrary TO orders.
But to return TO the supper. Flath-
ers had excelled himself In its prepar-
alton. The post aud vicinity had been
ransacked for luxuries; the menu,
which closed with a glorious plrm-pud-
ding, was made especially tempting.
The colonel, Judging from the zest
with which he attacked the good
things, seemed thoroughly TO enjoy
himself. But the post commander.
who on this occasion was more than
ordinarily observant could see hat
the colonel would ever aud anon
glance keeuly at Fathers blue uni
form from the corners of his eyes.
supper finished the two officers lin
gered over their cigars in the best Of
spirits But Is the conversation
dragged a little, the colonel seemed TO
have something on his mind.
by the way, captain, you have an
excellent cook an excellent cook.
sir"
Eyes, | consider myself extremely
fortunate. colonel, in securing such a
man." replied the captain. with a
tinge Of embarrassment
''Ahem. Yes, yes However, | OBJ
serve. captain, hat your cook wears
the national uniform. He cannot. of
course, be one of our soldiers" con-
tinued the inspector.
HE is a soldier from nv troop,
colonel: but with cooks as scarce as
they have been about here / could
hardly do otherwise than utilize him. =
What! Is it possible? A soldier
employed in this mental capacity. con-
trary to the army regulations? This
will never do. BE kind enough, cap
tain. to sem for your man" And then,
turning to Fathers, who had just en-
tered the room. the colonel said. stern
ly: Report to your first sergeant for
duty at once, sir.
An amused look came over the post
commanders face, but he said nothing,
and took the inspectors order as a
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1895-08-22

1t is a progressive farmer who can
succeed in making one acre support a
COW, and he is then perfectly satisfied
with a profit of $50 from her. If an
acre of and can be made to yield any
kind of crop that will pay a profit of
$50. the success attending such a result
will be considered worthy Of notice.
Profit means, of course, all that por-
tion of the gross receipts which remains
after the full expenses are paid, and a
profit of $50 an acre is very large. 1t
is easy TO figure Ton paper the posi-
bilities of an acre of land, but there
are facts abundant 10 demonstrate hat
$50 is but a small sum to derive from
one acre of land devoted to poultry,
II is rare To find a case where a large
flock of poultry has teen given the
space of one acre that the hens did
not pay well, slthough due credit is
not always allowed for the home"
market, which calls for poultry and
eggs. accounts not being kept with the
family table. Farm and Fireside.
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BROOK TROUT CULTURE.
A Pond for This Purpose should He Con-
structed on Every Fsrm.

struNtfd ~ N EttfF
THE culture of brook trout, even on
a small scale, is a source OF continual
delight. and with pure running water
at hand anyone who has carefully OBJ
served the habits and requirements of
trout in their native brooks can sue
cessfully raise them. II a stream
crosses the farm the pond should not
be made directly in line with the
course or bed Of it, or freshets may
wash its entertainments away. At least
every hard rain will roll the pond, de.
posting mud to the detriment of the
finny prisoners IL a stream is TO sup
ply the water make the pond ot N
side of it, but never on a fat that may
be overlooked. The best method is to
delve the reservoir out of the side of
some slope rising from the stream, and
then carry the water to it by an open
feeder, high enough up in its source to
permit of a gentle, easy flow. as seen
in the accompanying sketch. The
feeder may be a deep, narrow ditch
with o banks, and protected at both
its ingress and egress by finely woven
wire screens. The pond itself need
not be more than four or five feet deep
in the center, sloping to a shallow
edge at the circumference. Break up
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1895-08-22
SOME MISSING N x

MR. AND Mrs. SoisE are Jasper
county MOI musicians.
A MINNESOTA man has sued a barber
for Ave hundred dollars damages for
running his beard.
THE total cordage required for q
first-ra.e man-of-war weighs about
eighty tons. and exceeds fifteen thou.
sand dollars in value.
No TREE has yet been measured
which was taller than the great
eucalyptus in Gipsland, Australia,
which proved to be Tour hundred and
fifty feet high.
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but at last he became known, and, for
a consideration which made a hand
some addition To his pay, was induced
TO act as Capt. Ri%verton's chef. In
that western country good cooks were
worth their weight in gold. IL was
next to impossible 10 retain a female
cook. Even though brought out from
the east at considerable expense they
became matrimonially inclined after a
few weeks stay, and were married,
generally surreptitiously, with provok-
ing regularity. With this frontier course
of true love neither age nor homeli-
ness cut any figure at all; anything
feminine was 10 be wooed and won.
No wonder, then, that the captain
congratulated himself on the aequisi-
ton Of Fathers, who, besides acting
as cook. made himself in other ways
invaluable about the house. But, be
IL added as an important codicil To all
that has been said Of Fathers, an iron
army regulation forbade the employ
ment of the soldier in any s~o-called
mental capacity, and, no matter how
gladly Fathers undertook his extra
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1895-08-22
ZIG. l.-TRoUGH FOR SMALL HIc

FIG. l.-TRoUGH FOR SMALL CHICKS.
their feet For small chicks, a double
trough is made of tin as shown in
Fig. l. 1t is 2s inches long and 4
inches wide. each half being . inches
wide and IL inches deep, with square
ends soldered on. Tin is best as it is
easily washed and kept clean. This
trough is set inside of the box, seen in
Fig. ., the same in width and length,
inside, and $ inches high. 1t has a
hinged cover fastened down with a
hook and handle to lift by. Each side
is open and fitted with wire bars placed
. inches apart, each end of these wires
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1895-08-22

PIC. BOX FOR rRoUGHs.

being bent at right angles, driven
through the strips of wood and
clinched. The food is placed in the
trough by raising the cover of the box.
A tight cover is necessary to protect
the food from their droppings when
they jump on the box and make n roost
of il, which they are certain to do.
Feed at one time only what will be
eaten clean and keep the trough well
washed out. Nothing is more produc-
tive of mouth, ~throatand bowel diseases
in chicks than soured and musty food
or a filthy feed trough.-Farm and
Home.
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inspector general. Col Huling. would
visit the post forthwith, arriving. in
fact, On the afternoon train the follow
ing day. lie was known to be a mar.
tinet Of the everest type-not only
thoroughly conversant with all the
little te~chnicalities Of the tactics. but,
What was still worse, insisting on the
minutest requirements of the blue
book" With an eye like a hawk,
nothing escaped him; and he never
hesitated from either courtesy or diff
hdence to call attention to any irregu-
l%arities that he might happen upon.
His visit al this time was totally I'M
expected, as IL was not the season when
he usually started out on a trip of this
character; but with Col. Huling IL was
the unexpected that happened. Al
though the post in general was in very
good condition, the officers. knowing
his peculiarities as they did. took adj
vantage of the short time intervening
to correct any little shortcomings To
which the inspector might take excep-
ton. Troop commanders repaired to
their barracks and stables to see that
everything vas according TO regula-
tions; down at the corral the quarter
master was flying about, putting an
inviting look on things in general;
while the post commander, Capt. Riv-
erton. rode hither and thither. a ia
tigue party under the plebe Lieutenant
doing such policing to the post as he
considered necessary. Such was the
startling effect of the inspectors tel
egram.
The expected train arrived the fol-
lowing day in due time. bringing with
1t the dreaded inspector, who was i'm
mediately driven to Capt. Riverton's
quarters, where he was To be enter
tanned. To the little knot of officers in
the traders store, who watched him
alight from the ambulance and disap-
pear in the house, he seemed to war
rant the reputation given him by the
world. Nor were their feelings re-
lieved, five minutes later, by an ex-
who, with bullying eyes, was staring
out OF the window:
Great gunsl he's beginning his in
spection already"
Sure enough, the inspector emerged,
booted and spurred; an orderly brought
the postcommander's two horses around
70 the door: and, although only an
hour and a half of daylight remained,
the colonel and the captain rode off to-
gether to make a critical inspection of
the general condition of the post
Two hours later they returned.
tired, their boots and clothing splashed
with mud, and, it goes without saying,
very hungry. To both of them the
warm and comfortable quarters seemed
very inviting. In the colonel's bed
room a cheerful fire was burning,
while near at hand he found hot water
and slippers awaiting him. A few min
utes later the two oficers-for Capt.
Riverton's family vas in the east-sat
down TO an appetizrg supper. And for
all these creature comforts Fathers
was responsible.
Private Fathers was Capt. Riverton's
cook. He had once been cook at one of
the well-known New York cafes, but
by n strange chain of circumstances
had drifted into the army, and u ul-
timately been assigned to the regi-
ment in Arizona. For IA long time he
had hidden his talents under n bushel,
preferring to do straight soldiers duty;