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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-02-03
TO you-uns then thntef so be We cd raise
me $1,000 out'n hit"

to you-uns then thntef so be We cd raise
me $4,000 out'n hit"
But that's sheer nonsense, you
know" protested Philip. II should be
treating you worse than the others to
take such an advantage"
"Barg'in's a barg'in," insisted Kir
grow, firmly.
at wasn't a bargain. but I'll tell you
what I will agree to: I'll divide this
money equally with you"
"How much IL We reckon that d be p
"Fifty thousand dollars apiece"
The sun was still too large TO be com
prehensible 20 Kilgrow. and Philip
sought to help him. "If you put your
share into government bonds. the in
terest would be about 81 800 a year"
Theold man sat in perplexed silence re-
volving his hat slowly in histhin hands.
II reckon / cayn't figure hit out eff |
try" he said, after a little. II wisht
you-uns d do whatsomever We thinks
right weth hit"
"T1l invest it for you, If you like, and
the interest can be sent TO Duncan"
81 reckon that1l be all right" Kill
grow rose and moved toward the door,
stopping on the threshold TO ask a
question that troubled him more than
the disposition of his newly-acquired
fortune. aye reckon them fellers is
plum shore t femme alone, now, air
YEP"
"Why. certainly. The things done
and settled, and they've no more reason
to prosecute you now than If you'd
never owned the land"
Thank We; that's what l keer fer
more'n the money. u We low yen put
hit in them thar bon's?"
THAT will be the safest investment
for you"
There was another pause and more
searching for the few common factors
of speech. I'm gettin' sort o. tol'ablc
oil, these days, an they amt nobody ter
come after me; | reckon they amt nc
way We cd fix hit soft the little gal
mought git hit wen I'm th'oo weth
fhitP"
"You mean Duncan's daughter?"
Kiigrow nodded.
"Why, yes; I can buy the bonds in
her name, II you wish"
THANK ye; that thar's what rs pint
in at" He nodded gravely and left the
room, coming back again presently to
hold out his hand across the table to
Philip. 81 cayn't jaw much-you-un'
done foun' that out fore now-but
reckon you-uns kin sort o. lay hit out
in you-ups' min what-all I'd say eff on'y
/ thess knowed how. 'Tain't many o.
'cm d "a TUX up fer a pore OF ~to'n-uI
wildcatter. nohow."
Philip grasped the extended hand and
wrung it heartily. Don't say a word
Mr.. Kilgrow; the obligation is all OF
my side: / should be a Door man to-day
if I hadn't won, for you. And, besides
you know I'm a young lawyer and thi:
is my first case; I ought TO thank you
for giving It to me. And 1 do-Gof
bless your
fro nv coNrrNrrD
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MY son." said the old gentleman
with a kindly smile that deceived the
boy, II understand you have made a
great record on the football field dur
ing the a that has just closed"
well, / should rather think so" re-
turned the boy, proudly. when it
comes to tackling-"
That's just the point l wanted to
get at" interrupted the old man.
''Tackling is just the point at issue"
81 don't believe / quite understand"
said the boy.
"Why, there's a ton of coal out by the
front gate that wants to be tackled and
rushed into the cellar the worst Kind of
a way"
So it happened that the boys train
ing proved a good thing-for the old
man-Chicago Post.
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BEYOND BELIEF.
Henri Was stuck ON His New Brown
Suit.


Suit.
The lady in the railway car would have
claimed undisputed recognition as the most
overdressed person in any of the counties
through which the train passed had it not
been for her son. He was one of the
weary-faced, scrupulously clad little PEG
pie who afford support to the theory that
the very young. He did not look as If a
genuine good time would fit him. The am
bition to drill him into %unflagging ~self-con-
seriousness had met with obvious and pa
thetic success. He sat with his neck
stretched out to keep from wrinkling his
lace collar. The novel which his mother
read was one of the most recent and pom.
derous. The title, in large gilt letters, was
turned toward the aisle as she held it be
fore her, turning the pages with suspicious
~infrequency. A mist had gathered on the
pane, so that the boy could not look out of
the window. Instinct was more powerful
Than culture, and before he thought he had
spot through which he could look with one
eye: His mother fairly gasped with indig-
nation.
.Henri!". she exclaimed.
eyes, ma'am."
you bad child! How can you do such
things?"
lie made no reply, but penitently turned
his back upon the mental luxury with
which he had hoped to provide himself.
But his mother evidently prided herself
upon her achievements as a domestic dis
ciplinarian. In a loud voice she continued
snow, you sit there perfectly quiet, and
remember what | tell you. If you do any
thing like that again"
As she paused to consider her threat the
child gazed into her face with tense apprc-
hension.
'Ill open that window and toss you out
and let the car run over you, so that all the
wheels will cut you up in little bits OF
pieces!"
His eyes grew big with dread, and in
tones of mingled incredibly and dismay he
exclaimed:
Mamma! In my new brown suit?"-
Washington Star.
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She wanted All the Days.

There is always a bountiful crop of stories
concerning the doings of congressional WON
son of the year. Most OF the tales are
npochryphal, but this one is perfectly true,
for the s%tationer himself told rae about it.
The woman is the wife of a member from
somewhere in the west, and she had never
been in Washington till a fortnight ago.
She went to a stationer's to order visiting
cards.
"What day do you wish engraved on
themy" asked the clerk.
"Oh," answered Mrs. Congressman, Give
go' . nave several days. / can't make all
my calls in one day. Engrave me some cards
for Monday calls, and some for Tuesday,
and-well, it's going to be expensive, but
guess I've got to do II. Make me some for
every day in the week except Sunday
Washington Post.
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how published another article about il in
which the original reports are completely
verified, the cure is permanent, and they
publish a fac smile Of the check given by
the Canadian Mutual Life Association for
81 $50 90 amount of total disability claim
paid by them to Mr.. Petch.
The first account stated that the patient
lsee address below had been a paralytic for
five years, and there was such a total lack Of
feeling in his limbs and body that a pin run
full length could not be felt; that he could
not walk or help himself at all; for two
he was bloated, was for that reason almost
u~nrecognizable and could not get his clothes
on. The paralysis was so complete as to affect
the face and prevent him from opening his
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-02-03
OUR NATIONAL WEALTH.
The Narrow Margin which Separates the
World from starvation.

What we now call society in this
country consists of about $4,000, 900 hu-
man beings. Each one must be sup
piled every day with two and one-half
to five pounds of food material, with
fuel wherewith to coo it, and with a
certain amount of textile fabrics or
furs and with some boards to put over
his head.
The world as a whole is always with
in about one year of starvation, within
two or three years of becoming naked.
and within a very few years of becom-
ing houseless. In this country nearly
1000, 000 human beings are added every
year to our population. That number
would o o crowd existing jewellers TO
death, unless in each year about n half
million of men were occupied in adding
10 the number of dwellings already ex-
listing.
We call ourselves very rich. We
gloat over the billions of dollars worth
of property disclosed by the figures of
the census. In 1890 the computation
reached the huge sum of over sos, 000,-
100000. Only think of it! How rich we
are! But what does it all come to?
About onc-third of this valuation is the
estimated value of the land on which
capital has been placed. Land is our
endowment, not our creation. IL we
deduct a reasonable sum for land val
%uation. what is left il the capital of the
community-about SIS, 0o0. 900 1000. This
is an estimate in dollars nf what we
have saved and put to purposes of n
joyment or future use in more than a
century of existence as a nation.
Again, this is a stupendous sum. What
does il mount to? If the value of all
that we consumed-food. fuel, shelter
and clothing-in the census year, fig
ured at retail prices, was equal to so
cents a day per person. then the
product of the census year reached n
valuation in terms of money, in round
figures, of Sill, 500, 600, 900.
In other words, in a little over a CEN
fury of existence as a nation, and in
less than a century of union under a
constitution, we have succeeded in saw
ing products of human labor in the
form of public buildings. warehouses,
workshops, factories. railways, vessels.
dwellings, tools. machinery and goods
and wares on the way from the pro-
Queer to the actual consume to the
head. We consume every year nearly
n third as much as this measure of all
our savings.-Engincering Magazine.
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Mixed NTaxiins.

A man is known by the trumpery he
keeps. =
Never put a gift cigar in your mouth.
The lack OF money is the root Of all evil.
Where wisdom is bliss It's folly to be ig-
norant.
A pitch in time saved the nine.
Chain up a child and away he will go.
Virtue is its only reward.
The course of free love never did run
smooth.
A bird in the hand lays no sggs.
All that a man hath will he give to his
wife.
Many hands like light work.
It's a wise child that owes his own father.
The rolling stone catches the worm.
Oscillation is the thief Of time.
"A thirsty man will catch at a straw.
Straws show which way the gin goes.
Heaven lies about us in Our infancy" and
this world lies about us when we are grown
up.
II is not good for man to give q loan.
The wages Of sin is debt.
Every dogma must have its dey.-Carolyn
Wells, in Chap-Book.
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ADVICE TO MINISTERS.
Given by a Minister.
Preachers who practise it will
preach better.

difficult to preach, and concluded to try
DIR. Ayers Cherry Pectorai. The first bottle
gave me great relief; the second. which I
am now taking. has relieved me almost
entirely Of all unpleasant symptoms. To
ministers suffering from throat rouhies.
l recommend DR.. Ayers Cherry Pectorai.
"Prevention Is better thar cureln A
bottle of DR.. Ayers Cherry PectoraI kept
In the house. will efectualiy prevent the
roofing of a cold and its CONSEQUENT devel-
opement into some dangerous maiady.
This remedy has no equal in Bronchial
troubles. The most stubborn cases have
yielded to its use. II Is equally effective
Tor Asthma, Group, Whooping Cough. and
every disease that attacks the throat or
lungs. For years DR.. Ayer's Cherry Pee
toral has been put up only in large sire
bottles. at a price OF sI.oo. To meet an
increasing demand for a smaller sized
package the remedy can now be obtained
In haltsise bottles, at half p~rice-so cents.
Send Tor DIT. Ayers Curebook (ree) and
you will get a clearer iiea OF the great
value OF DR.. Ayers Cherry PICTORIAL. Adj
dress J. c. Aver Co.. Lowell, Mass.
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the scale In the direction OF Philip'surg~
ings. On the way up the valley he tried
TO reconstruct his dismembered ideal.
to the end that he might be able TO wit
ness Philips triumph with some out
ward show Of equanimity; and when
they reached the farmhouse he found
this easier than he had anticipated.
While Thorndyke was deservedly
the hero of the day, the re-
ioicing in the Duncan household was
sincere enough to be infectious; and
before he knew IL, P%rotheroe was ex-
tolling Philips courage and petsevvr-
ancc quite as honestly as any of the
others.
When the excitement had little sub
sided, Philip asked how Kilgrow could
best be reached. Duncan wanted 20
climb the mountain himself, but his
wife objected.
It'll just be flyin' in the face o. Prov
idence, wi your rheumatics, Jamie,
and that1l no do, whatever" she said;
and when Protheroe offered TO go a
fresh difficulty arose.
"Ye wouldna find auld Johnnie in n
month o. Sundays, Robbie, lad. Dina
We ken he's hid ava frae Sharpless an
his gang?"
Then Elsie came to the rescue, and
Duncan demurred again. SIN M that
free to lat We go, bairnie; the Lord
on'y knows how manyo o Sharpless' cut
throats We might be fallin' in VII"
All of which pointed to an obvious
conclusion. Before Protheroe could
finally determine whether to be glad or
sorry, he found himself helping Else
up the path on Johns mountain. With
the unlimited opportunity for free
speech his confession stuck fast in his
throat. At first Elsie was too joyous;
no maj in his sober senses could plead
his cause before n judge whose ebul-
lent happiness overflowed all the APP.
proaches 10 seriousness. And after
ward. when his taciturnity had damp
encd Elsie's enthusiasm, the difficulties
were increased rather than diminished.
After a time they stood together upon
the brink of the Pocket, and Protheroc
realized that it was hen or never; in
a few minutes they would be with the
old mountaineer.
Wait a minute, please" he said, as
Elsie was about to lead the way to the
path down the cliff.
She stopped obediently, and the fear
that delay would bring more irrcsolu-
ton made him go on quickly: n want
to tell you how sorry 1 am for what /
did the OTHER day; know it was mex
cusable, but / have done what l could
to atone for it,"
She vas standing at the verge of. the
cliff, clinging to a small tree growing
out of a ~crevice in the rock, and looking
down into the pillows of foliage be
low.
what have you done?" she asked.
ut isn't much, / know; but / kept
my promise-I brought him back to
you"
mfr. Thorndyke, you mean?"
"Yes."
I'm sure I'm much obliged; it was
awfully good of you"
She turned still farther from him,
and he made In involuntary step to-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-02-03

one say, in the face Of such testimony, that
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are not entitled to
the careful consideration of any suffering
man, woman or child? Is not the case in
trath a miracle of modern medicine?
To make the evidence complete we pub
lish above a fac smile out of the check re-
ccived by Mr.. Petch from the Canadian Mu-
tual Life Association, being the amount dre
him for total disability. It is unnecessary
to add that this life insurance association did
not pay this large amount Of money. to Mr..
Pletch, except after the most careful EXAM
perts. They must have regarded him a. for
ever incurahle.
Mr.. Petch's address Is as follows: Reuben
Petch. Griersville, Ont, Canada.
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A Total Disability Claim Of $1,650 Paid to
Man who was Afterward Cured.

The Monitor, a newspaper published at
Meaford, Ont, Canada, first discovered this
case two yearsago, and published ita tlength.
which now seems, owing TO the cure Of it, to
be a miracle. The facts were so remarkable
that many people doubted the truth of them.
They said: ut is too remarkable; it cannot
possibly he true; the paper is mistaken, and
the man, although he may think himself
cured, will soon relapse into his former con.
dition," etc, etc. The accuracy of its report
mined 30 sppd ort lasni,.i i, ,nLo,h.. i
facts were as stated and whether the man
would really stay cured. They accordingly
kept a close watch on the case for two years
after the first article appeared. and have Just
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-02-03
There is more Catarrh in this section of

There is more Catarrh in this section of
the country han all other diseases put to-
gether, and until the last few years was
years doctors pronounced it a local disease,
and prescribed local remedies, and by con-
stantly failing to cure with local treatment,
pronounced it incurable. Science has proven
catarrh TO be a constitutional disease, and
therefore requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by +. J.
constitutional cure on the market. 1t il
taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a
teaspoonful. 1t acts directly ON the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. They
offer one hundred dollars for any case It
fails to cure. Send for circulars and testi-
monials. Address +. j. Cheney 4 Co., To-
ledo, o. Sold by Druggists, T5c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-02-03
XIX.

CONFESSION AND ABsoLUTIoN.
Protheroe tried to make himself be-
1ieye that he should not nave allowed
Philip to persuade him 10 go back TO
Duncan's after the recording Of the
mortgage. lie argued that it would be
better on all accounts ii he should drop
in which he had at the first figured
only as a supernumerary. The resolu-
ton hung in the balance while he wait
ed at the courthouse for ~Thcrldske,
and it vas the thought that he still
owed Elsie some indefinite debt of apol-
ogy and explanation that finally turned
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deed, l am in even better health than when
| gave you the first interview"
do you still attribute your eure to the
use Of DIR. Williams Pink Pills ?" asked the
Monitor.
"Unquesticnably l do" was the reply.
Doctors had failed, as had also the numer-
Gus remedies recommended by my friends.
Nothing ] took had the slightest effect Upon
me until l began the use of DIR. Williams'
Pink Pills. To this wonderful medicine I
! owe my release from the living death. I
have since recommended these pills to many
their favor. | shall always. bless the day I
| was induced to take them"
Such is the history Of one OF the most re-
markable cases Of modern times. Can any
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-02-03

The above is the substance Of the first
article published by the Monitor. Now fol-
low some clippings, taken from the same
paper two years afterward, and there is not
the slightest shadow Of a doubt, in view Of
this testimony, that Mr.. Petch's cure is per-
On being again questioned, Mr.. Petch
said: "You see those hands-the skin is n
natural and elastic. Once they were hard
and without sensation. You could pierce
them with a pin and ] would not feel It, and
what is true Of my hands is true of the rest
Of my body. Perhaps you have observed
that / j have now even ceased to use a cane,
and can get about my business perfectly
well. You may say there is absolutely no
doubt as to my cure being permanent. In
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-02-03

mouth sufficiently wide TO take solid food,
The doctors called the disease spinal sclero-
sis, and all said he could not live.
For three years he fingered in this condi-
ton. Then by some friend he was advised
70 take DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
feoHish, he TOOK Tier them and there was
was a tendency to sweat freely. This showed
there was some life left in his helpless body.
Next came q little feeling in his limbs.
This extended, followed by ~prickling sensa.
lions, until at last the blood began to course
freely, naturally and vigorously through his
body, and the helplessness gave way TO re-
turning strength, the ability to walk re-
turned, and he was restored to his old time
health.
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No class Of people Is so liable TO throat
trouble as the great class who make up the
Gospel ministry. The strain put upon the
vocal organs by constant exercise; the
sudden change from a heated building to
the cool cir whent the vocal organs are in
a state OF complete relaxation the fact
that a minister feels impeiled 10 use his
voice when actors and lecturers would
take the needed rest; these are among the
reasons why "Clergymcn's sore throat"
is known as a special disease. The Rev.
Il. NJ. Brawley. ID. ID, District Secretary of
the American Baptist Publication Society,
writes from Petersburg, Va, the account
Of an experience OF his own which Is prof
table reading TO those afflicted with Bron-
chiai or other throat troubles. The sub
stance Of the letter Is as follows:
PETERSBURG, va.
]. {. AYR Co,
DEAR sIRs; Three months ago I took
a violent cold which resulted in an attack
of acute bronchitis. i put myself under
medical treatment. and at the end of two
nonths was no better. I found 1t very
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-02-03
Mutually unpIeasant.

There was once an Irishman who had n
face that, az one Of his friends once re.
marked, was can offense to the landscape"
Next to his LONELINESS, his poverty was the
most conspicuous thing about him. Hence
the u~nsympathetic comment of a n%eighbo?.
Glow are We, Pat?" he said.
Mighty bad" was the reply; sure tits
starvation that's starin' me in the face"
"Is that SOP" rcjoined his friend. Sure
it can't be very pleasant for ayther of yez."
-B~inghamton IN. " Leader.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-02-03

Attempts to eyade the death duties act
are causing queer complications in Eng,
land. An old man transferred all his
property by deed to his wife, not ex-
pecting that he would survive her. She
made a will, leaving it to a former beau
of hers and then was killed on the hunt.
ing field. The husband was thus left
dependent on the lovers generosity
Chicago Chronicle.
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The Mean Thing.

is my fortune. You don't say so? retorted
the Funny Comedian. 81 thought IL stood
for what you owed" "And why did you
think it stood for what I owedyo asked the
Seasoned Soubrette. Because" explained
the Funny Comedian, II see you have it
chalked up."-Indianapolis Journal.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-02-03

The Salzer Seed Co. want suitable naaes
for their Finch long corn and White Dat
prodigy. You can win this $500 easily. Cata-
logue tells all about il. Seed potatoes only
$3.50 n barrel. $500 in prizes!
SEND THIS NoricE AND 10 Crs. IN SrAMPs
to John A. Salzcr Seed CO., La Crosse, Wis.,,
and get free their great seed catalogue and
IL new farm seeds. including above corn and
oats, positively worth $40, TO get a start. Ko
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-02-03
The Bras. of Critics.

81 often marvel" said Pennington, the
author, "at these critics who in an hours
time blast a work over which we authors
have spent a year"
"Yes," replied Cawstik, who had read
~Pennington's latest, when a minute would
suffice them to say all that is necessary
Philadelphia North American.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-02-03

II won't submit to being turned away"
said the disappointed arrival at the hotel.
"See here, I'm aush," and he displayed a roll
of bills.
IL knew' responded The clerk; but Tvs
American.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-02-03
Advantages of the Sleigh.

The man who owns a sleigh has no diff
Guilty in making himself solid with the girls.
As girls soon get cold and are ready to go
HON he can take as many as six in one after
noon, taking each girl home as fast as she
freezes and going for another. The man who
gets a girl in a buggy in summer isn't allowed
to turn back till the horse gets lame.-At-
Gibson Globe.
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just a scheme, OF Cour.e.

Tenpenny-Here is an account in the
paper of a man who was shipwrecked in
mid-ocean and cast away on a desert island
with another mans wife.
Mrs. T~upenny-The wretch, / hope his
wife got a divorce from him!-Town Topics.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-02-03

Obslow-What do you think of Smuggin's
views on the great questions of the days
.Debbits-Not much. Why, he didn't
like this necktie I'm wearing at all.-Rox-
bury Gazette.