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The employment of whiskeY
a. an antidote in cLses of snake bites is
nearing it's end, as experiments have
proved that strychnine is much more
effective and satisfactory. Another
cruel blow at Kentucky.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-01-25

Ponds Extract for Veterinary Pur-
poses. Used by many leading trainers,
street railroads and prominent stables.
Address for full particulars, Ponds En-
tract Co, 80 9th Ave, New York.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-01-25

Hill and Cleveland may have buried
the hatchet, but each of them knows the
place where it is so well that they can
find their way to it in the middle of the
ukest night and without awaking the
neighbors.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-01-25

During great eruption at Cotopaxi, in
the early part Of the century, mass OF
rocks 100 cubic yards in volume was hurled
nine miles.
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willing to Wy.

Duke de Cay-Do you love an old ruin'
Miss Catchum-Oh, your grace, this is
so-er-I think l could learn.-Detroit
Tribune.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-01-25

Iuu seem TO UnlnK newspaper man
knows everything" exclaimed the re-
porter.
"Well," replied the self satisfied man,
"there's no reason why he shouldn't. I'm
sure am always ready to be interviewed. "
Washington Star.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-01-25

Oil and Water cOlors. brushes, canvas,
crayOns. plaques, palettes, ETC., ETC.,
BANNER Stationery Store.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-01-25

Knoxville is reminiscent of General
Henry Knox of Massachusetts,. 1t was
first called Fort Knox.
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Artists Materials

Hoods Pills are purely vegetable and per-
fectly harmless. Sold by all druggists. DC
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1895-10-17

1--WE ARE ~ \ HEAP or TROUBLE, SIR
and requesting them TO forward a copy
of their marriage certificate. and prove
the validity OF their claim.
Once in a hundred years such n case
happens, but hat it should have come
10 those God-fearin2. law-abiding. in
offensive people who were as simple
and innocent as children, seemed I'M
accountants. David took the matter
TO heart a. n personal sin.
Their minister was accustomed to all
sorts Of sinners. but that any two peo-
pie. as simple and gnileless as these
two babes in the wood, had gone
through life al law breakers puzzled
him greatly.
lie would have laughed, but the aw-
full e~arnestuess of this domestic TRACE
dy struck him with tragic force. When
he saw Rachel in her bridal finery of
forty years ago, the little old man in
the coat that had been laid away for
his burial, both trembling with an ex-
cess of emotion, he felt impellcd to
save them from themselves.
I'VE are in a heap of trouble, SIR"
INV Dtkils NlAlDlN Nv "ibiioub VII
circumlocution he told his story.
which Rachel accentuated with her
tears. They had never missed the
certificate; ii had not been given to
them by the minister who had married
| them in the old home, back east, and
the lawyers letter first acquainted
them with the omission.
I'VE can see now that 1t should
never have happened, but we didn't
really sense il till the lawyer a
wrote again and told us we were not
married until we could prove 1t by
witnesses or certificate" and David
wiped his flushed face with his we'd
ding handkerchief.
A small folded paper fell from its
folds, which the minister picked up
mechanically and passed To Rachel.
II was yellow and creased, but when
she unfolded it she gave a great cry!
Husband! It's the certificate! You
had il all the time and never knew it.
Thank Cod
II thought II was n receipt for the
fee ! give him honest | did, wife,
and amt ever looked at it since that
day. It's the hand OF Providence that's
give it back. And we're married and
have been all those years? That's the
blcssedest piece OF paper I've seen in
my life, and there amt enough money
in these United States to buy it
"We1l frame IL and hang il where
we can see it every day" suggested
Rachel.
''Ilooray.'' cried the little old bride
groom. out of whose face all lines haC
escaped, except those of love n ten.
derness. II must kiss the bride!'
And as the minister turned his bacl
on the scene, he pondered long on tn,
text: The meek shall inherit tb
earth. detroit Free Press.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1895-10-17
DESPISED BY CATS.
The Maggie Is a Zoe That Is Feared by
the Felines.

The Magpie Is a Zoe That Il Feared b.
the FeIines.
The pets of the house were three
very large, black cats, great favorites.
immensely spoiled. and very digniied
and lazy. As we regarded the Austria
Ian magpie somewhat scornfully daily
ing with his dinner. we saw n c.
these solemn black monsters advancing
at its usual dignifed pace toward him
4 cry arose from the assembled family,
says the National Review: "Oh. Tigris
will kill the magpic." The head of the
family desired to wait developments
There was a painful suspense of breath
as we watched the shaggy black
Persian advancing on the plate and
magpie with a steady, unhurried step.
The magpie stood aside from the plate,
and with head well on one side,
watched the ~oneoming robber. There
was q world of meaning in the glance
Of that wicked gray eye. but il vas all
lost on the di9ni6ed composure of the
Persian, who without deigning to look
at tbs magpie. proceed to sniff at the
contents of the plate.
At a. 10 "a 'N%~1Nf
waited till the black whiskers came in.
1uiringly over the edge of the plate
then he made one sudden hop, lunged
once, with a lightning stroke of his
beak, at the beautiful glossy black
muzzle. and was back again in his
watchful attitude 50 quickly hat one
almost felt disposed to doubt II he had
.ver left it. There was 10 doubt in tho
mind of the cat. That lightning stroke
If the beak had much the same effect
IN the Persian as il a bomb had burst
somewhere in its middle. 1t leaped
With a yell five PAGES backward, its
egs extended, every separate hair OF
is long fur standing off it at full
ength. When it reached the ground
I hesitated not for a moment; no feet.
.ng notion of vengeance crossed its
mind; with head and tail depressed, in
manner as unlike as possible to its dig.
lfed approach, it rctreated at a good
round trot to the shrubbery whence il
nad come.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1895-10-17

10 comfort ~ rec1ii her. She couia
not know That ats grief was equal 10
hers
Bat Is lzd TIA; granite fber which
gives . man Garage % die az the stake
for his Sviucpies and inspires a
dorge5 reso.utton to suffer found often
In weak ature and sometimes
called obssiuacy in the minor events Of
life. II was the Hrsi call h martyr
dom that narid bad hear1. and j. cx-
elnded all other voices
But Rachel-she could never Be sure
tat she had fallen aslcepa-d dreamed
it-thoughi that her husband came
and bent over Der. hat a tear fell on
her forehead. and that he patted her
gray hair with a loving touch
The next morning repeated the
anguish ot the preceding day and
night Suddenly Rachel asked:
Have y0u thought OF the children.
David. what il means to them
Aye. woman. and 4 sore thought II
has been. Whether or no TO tell them
Of their parents sin. besct me like a
machination Of the evil one. But ! put
~ away 'tA gave hIA nAAENEAA -
that And this DAY I will consider In
what way to acquaint them with their
misfortune.
Another blow FOR the loving heart Of
Rachel Her boy. living with his little
family far distant, had his mothers
sensitive nature; the trouble might
kill him
The girl. Drusilla, was like her
father: martYrdom would be a crown.
In her stern remuneration She might
never see either of hem again.
A. the day wore on there was much
to- b. done. Gods broken law must be
patched mp by one Of His commits
sioners-the minister could help them
out 81 their present difficulty. but for
the past not all the tears of all the
angels conld make that whole and
clean again.
These two who for forty years had
believed themselves man and wife
whom no man had put asunder-were
TO be married again.
II all came about through a lawyers
letter ~disputing their title jointly held
to property owned in a distant state.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1895-10-17
Look Carefully TO the Seeds.

Prot. galloway says of the influence
of size and weight of seed on the
growth of the plant: The large SEED
terminates more quickly, with more
certainty and produces marketable
plants sooner than the small, while
the more uniform growth gives "A
larger crop to be brought in together,
thus practically clearing the land at
once. With large and small seed sown
together and maturing at different
times, either the use of a portion of
the land must be lost while waiting
for n portion of the crop to become
matured or that part of the crop must
he sacrificed. BY using large, selected
seed 50 to % per cent OF the crop can
be brought in together. When it is de-
sirable that crops should mature in or
der, il is better To have a succession of
sowings, using selected seeds for each.
! is a waste OF time and material to
use other than the best of seeds.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1895-10-17
NOT DAME FORTUNES WHEEL
But II Was the Cause of Ups and Downs
Just the Same.

1t was all about a bicycle and it was
not an 1895 model either, nor was it the
steed of bloomery beauty. 1t was a
wheel that would have made excellent
junk, and it was probably the Oldest Of
its kind in existence.
These facts, however. made little
difference to the tow-haired urchin
who had come into possession OF 1t,
and ne was the hero of the hour among
his companions, who, after the man
ner of all s~ycophants, praised his some.
what toilsoine and %serpentine method
of locomotion.
All but n ~rcd-hcaded, freGkle-faced
lad, pl' ally the Ishmaelitc of the com.
munity, says the Chicago Tribune.
Say, Billy, why don't you get a
Are We trainin fu tn fat mans race?'
Huh, mebbe ye think you could
ride"
"Mcbbe l do. Ye amt tired already,
are yc?" For Billy's head was pillowed
in the gutter.
Ten seconds later the two were roll
ing up and down the alley in mortal
combat until, as Billy seemed to be
getting the worst of it, his followers
mindful of possible rides, fell upon his
adversary and routed him. Then they
returned in triumph to the wheel.
Say, Billy, asked one of them, ii,
this yere wheel pncumatic?"
But before he had time to reply &
hoarse voice from a neighboring wood
shed shouted:
Nav, it's rheumatic, OATS what il is.
And in the brief interval of silenc'
which followed the critic clambere,
down and fed for his life.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1895-10-17
Corn and Wheat Iran.

1t is not possible to make Il very ex-
act comparison OF the feeding value of
corr bran and Of wheat bran. No di-
gestion experiments have ever been
made with corn bran, and therefore
there is no way of calculating the ac-
tual quantity of digestible material
furnished by the two foodstuffs.
Analyses show, however, that the
wheat bran contains much less fibre
than the corn bran, and is also much
more heterogeneous. This would indi-
cate a less digestibility on the part of
the corn bran, and that it is a less val
liable supplement 10 the coarse fod-
ders of the farm. Mixing the two
kinds of bran would increase the value
of neither, and the mixture would
have II feeding value inferior to the
same weight OF most other grain com
h~inations.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1895-10-17
TIMELY SHEEP NOTES.

The English market does o want
old sheep.
FLoCKs are often injured in winter
by lack OF exercise.
ROUND racks are advocated by some
because they save
NORTHERN sheep breede RS are rejoic-
ing in the developing sheep industry
in the south.
FAIR quantity of grass, neither too
long or too short, should he main
tanned in the sheep pasture.
DRY feeding when the flock is turned
upon the pasture in the spring and also
in the fall, should be maintained.
TIE advice never to change sudden
ly from dry to green feeding, or from
green TO dry, Is often given, but it will
bear repeating.
TRY changing the flock from one
pasture to another every week or ten
days and see il it is not better for the
sheep and better for the pasture
Farmers Voice.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1895-10-17

blankets and a jug of hot water, and
here during narrowing time chilled
pigs are kept. after giving them u bath
in hot water. until they are strong.
when they are returned to their dams.
The building is erected north and
south, so the sun may pour in the east
and west windows. The chimney is
at the north. hence prevailing winter
winds drive the heat from the kitchen
through instead of out of the struc-
ture. Delicate families are put in pens
| and :, as these are on the south end
and get more sunshine. The overhead
foor is but six feet from the ground
floor. which is made of cement, prefer
ably, to keep out rats and draughts of
air. This low ceiling is built for a
double purpose: /. Greater warmth.
2. That more room may be secured
above for cheap storage of bedding.
The building is sheathed with rough
lumber horizontally, papered with tar
felt and covered with planeG boards
put on vertically and battened. This
makes a house az once warm n cheap.
For a foundation 4xG-inch stills rest on
walls laid below the frost line and one
foot above the surface surrounding.
The cement floor comes to within g
inches OF the stills and slopes slightly
to the outside of the building. where a
shallow gutter runs all liquids into
the adjoining yards. The pens are
cleaned in early summer by removing
he windows and backing a cart up TO
Zach. At this time the glass is also
cleaned and the interior woodwork
thoroughly sprayed with lime wash,
leaving everything sweet and ready
for the early fall filters. America
| Farm journal.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1895-10-17
EIexntor Enecs.

A woman who made her initial at
tempt recently to ride a wheel was dis
couraged to find that her knees seemed
stiff and very quickly tired Of the eff
fort to work the pedals. Speaking to
her physician about it be told her she
was undoubtedly affected with what is
known as elevator knee" This was a
hitherto unknown malady TO her, but
it has been referred to before in public
prints, and is a recognized affection
not uncommon with those whose life in
a lift" apartment house almost does
away with the use of those knee mus
cles exercised in going up and down
stairs.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1895-10-17
%wzywwm
va
tIaaHs

Eitchen. a hog is moved from one pen
to another by turning him into the
alley. closing his door and opening the
1oor OF the pen where it is desired 70
put him. The doors open across the
alley. so it is impossible for a hog to
pass. as shown at pen :. Hogs that
are ailing or sows about to farrow are
placed in pens 5 and & and II, as it IS
warmer next the kitchen and they
may be looked after more frequently.
The kitchen contains ], the chimney.
2. a feed cooker, ;. a broad bench to
sit upon when working over young
pigs in the lap, and 4, a feed mixing
trough. Under the big bench is a
bunk to De kept warm with old
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1895-10-17

Here is new wrinkle In feediLg
sheep. The whole corn crop is run
though a threshing machine or shred
der, tearing the stalks, husks and
leaves into fine feed with the grain in
terInlngled or sifted out, as wished. as
with other grain. A flock thus fed.
left timothy hay untouched for IL.
which shows them to be wise sheep, and
mixed with clover hay the sheep did
remarkably welL-Rural World.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1895-10-17

Strawberries never should. be set on
low, level ground hat has no fros
drainage. A correspondent of the I,p.
raj New Yorker writes: II have notice.
tie extreme cold that settled IN colt
places hemmed in by hills on all sides
when riding ont on cold frosty nights.
As we go from Hill To valley we go into
n colder atmosphere. Plantations on
hillsides, because OF the constant cir
culation of air from top to bottom,
rarely are injured by frosts. On ex-
tremely cold nights, a small fire at the
foot of the hillside will set the air in
circulation and save the crop. | have
tried building fires with great sue.
cess"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1895-10-17

This is what a swine breeder says
about II remedy for lice on swine:
Crude carbolic acid and lard, equal
parts; apply ON the neck, around the
ears, back of the forelegs, IN the back
part of the hams. in the TANKS and
along the back. Coal oil and lard or
coal oil and linseed oil, equal parts,
applied To the same parts OF the ami
NAL just mentioned. In addition To
the application to the animal, the
sleeping quarters should be thorough.
ly sprinkled several times with coal
oil or the crude carbolic acid and va
Ter"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1895-10-17
About Light and Dark Yols..

The dark colored yolks are preferred
by ladies who use eggs for cake and
pastry, and the question is frequently
asked why the yolks Of eggs are of II
pale color at times. The color does not
indicate quality, but depends on the
food. II yellow corn or clover hay is
given hens, the yoiks will be deeper in
color than when wheat and b. an are
the principal grain foods. In summer,
when hens can ecure a greater variety,
the color of the yolks is deeper than
when the'food is.restricted TO one or two
kinds only. Farm and Fireside.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1895-10-17
POINTS IN BREEDING.
Why some Farmer. DO Not Succeed In
Raising Healthy Animsts

~ heaAAnN
We might disagree greatly as 10 how
much exercise. IL any. should be given
a COW in full milk during the summer
and winter. but nobody can for a mo-
ment dispute the fact that the male.
which j. TO stand at the head OF a val
liable herd, should have a reasonable
amount Of persistent exercise from the
time he is a calf until he is discarded
Soft. labby muscle and weak lungs
and constitution do not go with pre-
potency. The female. from the fact
that she must not only produce young
but also give a large surplus product IN
the shape of milk, weakens her consti-
tuition - that there i a danger of her
losing the power 20 transmit her val
liable qualities from Lack of vitality.
Now. il the male also ack vitality. it
j. certain that in instead of breeding
up. the tendency will he downward
Again. too many dairvmen "a ee the
heifer calves from the t~wo-year-olds.
Certain il is that an immature animal
cannot transmit its offspring : thor
oughly as n that mas been trained 10
its life work: that j.. if the cow has
been MIXED for several ear and be-
come thoroughly mature she has there
by fastened her acquired and inherited
qualities. The danger is that
trusts too much to long amc and to
aristocratic pedigree. While this may
he valuable in every way, showing the
possibilities of the animal, yet no cow,
however good. can make a fair record
without food adapted to the work to
which she is put First, it must be APP
petizing; second, abundant: third.
digestible: fourth. it must be given
to her at suitable times and in suit
able quantities In summer large
numbers of cows are being permanent
IL injured because of insufficient food,
added to suffering for water, and from
various other causes. IL a superior
cow, from neglect, is allowed to shirk
her work, and dry mp because of the
carelessness of the owner in feeding
and management. she is sure to remem-
Der il IN the years to come, and more
than this, her calf. as ! believe, will
surely inherit some of the qualities
which she has acquired during a Sc
we're drought. Prof. Roberts. in Farm.
ers Review.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1895-10-17

stuck to it, and ! was surprised to see
what a difference it made. | have
drawn a sketch showing the plan. In
this section corn is always planted in
rows both ways, and. in cutting, a
square 7x7. 40 hIlls, is put into a
shock. The dotted lines show the
course taken in cutting up a shock;
the zigzlg lines are where | cut two
rows by stepping back and forth. 1t
takes six trips to cut a shock. | don't
believe it is possible TO cut and shock
n square of corn with a fewer number
of steps. Miles L. Miller, in Farm and
Firesilp.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1895-10-17

the first time In forty years II wa
not death. this unlimited guest that
had obtrEded its unwelcOme presence.
but something worse-disgrace. and its
baleful shadow obscured the light Of
heaven. And the night without was
as drear as their hearts within.
The woman TOOK a fat tin candle
stick from the table and lighted the
blt of candle IL held.
You'll be coming up soon, Dayid?'
she asked. wistfully.
I'm rest on the settle here tonight, -
he said, sternly.
David, you'll not Toe the one 10
sep'rate rs that have been joined to-
gether a lifetime? | couldn't abear
that man. ] really couldn't"
wait a bit, Rachel Mayb be o-mor
row IL will seem clearer. but tonight
! mus think, and try for wisdom 10 see
Gods hand in this"
You'll wind the clock. David, and
put Malty outside?'
She was mating a brave fight for
strength. and IL Is on the plain and
homely duties Of life hat we find the
firmest footing. Rachel knew this.
and solaced her breaking heart with
tribes.
And IL you have a poor turn In the
night, you'll cali me?" she said.
Yes, mother"
She turned away with a sigh that
rent David's heart. but waited with
her hand on the stair door.
There's n shroud in the candle to-
night" she pointed to the guttering
wick.
al wish there was-I wish to heaven
there was, and 'twere for me- said the
man. bowling his head until the wisps
of soft gray hair fell over his troubled
face.
Good night, David
The pitiful note OF supplication in
her voice did not fall unheeded on his
ear.
"why, Rachel, ] most forgot-good
night, mother"
''hc called me MOTHER said Rache'
To herself. when she had reached hel
room. and, setting the candle on til,
little stand, she sank on her knees by
the bed.
God have mercy" she prayed, zane
lay not this sin at our DOORS
Then she lay down, removing only
her shoes, as IL to bee ready for AM
emergency. but she did not, could no
sleep. The pillow next to her wa
empty-for the first time.
She closed her eyes and listened {,
an occasional movement below 49,
groan-words OF supplication-cries 70
deliverance from the awful thralldon
Of this grief. She could not see tn,
tender, plaintive lines of that dear oil,
face softening into tears or hardening
into the rigid lines OF duty. She slippe,
from the bed and felt her way dow
the familiar stairs.
Husband she called; ARE yol
sleeping"
mo. mother"
Again the most beautiful word in Tn
English language sinote her ear like
blow.
David, haven't all the blessed year
that are gone meant something? Ism
our love worth more than u bit q
white paper"
Hush, womanl Tempt ne not I
break the laws of God and man know
ingly; it is enough to know that "