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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30

express couldn't stop short of half
mile at the least. On, on he sped. At
last the right distance was reached.
And now the whistle sounded clear,
sumo way down round the bend. John
ME put the light in the middle of the
track and struck match on the rail,
but the rail was wet from the rain and
the match fickered and went out.
Nearer and nearer came the thunder
and shrill sounds. Johnnie gasped and
struck another match on the case of
the red light. This time he was success
full. He touched the match TO the pow
der. There was sputter, then another
sputter, and then a big flare of red
arose and spread up and over the plain,
just as the headlight of the locomotive
rounded the curve.
Waving wildly, Johnnie sprang back
from the track. To his joy he heard
the air brakes scrape and the steam
escaping. The great train passed on,
but at Il lessened rate of speed. After
it our young hero ran pell-mell. He
saw the sparks belchirg out of the
engines chimney, and saw that the
train had stopped near his home.
When he came up to it, he found the
men walking about with lanterns, and
asking what was the matter. Imagine
their amazemCnt when a small hoy of
ten explained all to them. Think OF
the cheers that rang out in the gray
air! and of how the question, put Ivy
one conductors: whats the matter
with Johnnie Duckworth?" was an
swered with a roar: HES all right"
Mrs, Duckworth was awakened by the
snortiug locomotive, and heard the
cheers, in which she seemed to dis
tinguish her sons name. Johnnie saw
first light in his mothers room, and di-
rectly there was light in the parlor and
the front door opened. He called feeb-
ly, "Mother!" for the terrible nervous
strain he had been under was beginning
10 tell upon him. Some of the men heard
his little cry, and gently raised him
on their shoulders and carried him TO
her, cheering and cheering again. Many
of the men passengers went along with
them. They mounted the steps, and
then in a short word or two told what
had happened, for their little reseuer
needed care. "Mr. Duckworth over
again" had tainted, Several of the men
stayed with the anxious mother, and
the Others went away and stood at a
distance waiting to hear news of the
boy. Soon tidings were brought that
he was all right, and then another long
cheer rent the air. Johnnie heard il
and smiled at his mother, who was
hugging him and crying and laughing
at the same instant.
The section gang was summoned and
the bridge repaired in two or three
hours
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30
OF A LOWER ORDER.
Woman Has Progressed, Hut Man ~
Yet I'm a Benighted
state.

A few weeks ago new play was tried upon
a town near New York. The author was a.
man, but in some way he had learned good
deal about women's l.cntcl processes; and
when the leading lady proceeded to cut
Gordian knot by methods strictly feminine,
girl in the audience beamed appreciatively.
"Oh, you willy creature she murmured,
addressing the absent draiaatist. Then she
turned impulsively to a serious-looking wom-
an who sat beside her.
"Now how could he have known she would
do Just that? He certainly must have been
a woman in some far-off incarnation"
Her neighbor's seriousness became sever
ity, and she frowned the frivolous young per.
son down.
"That is quite impossible" she said, with
impressive gravity. Evidently you haven't
studied the subject. Woman is progressed
state. A man may look forward to being
woman in future incarnation; but he be-
longs to lower order and has never bees
feminine in the past"
Then she wondered why the girl found the
rest of the play so funny.-N. Y. Sun.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30
AN OLD BULLY.
People who live in fear of his attacks.
How to avoid him or beat him off.

them to be always reliable. They are less
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although mild in action, they are thorough
in operation. They are the best family
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Rockport, Texas.
"Having used DR.. ]. c. Ayers Pills for
years and thoroughly tested them, both as
preventive and cure for biliousness,
can truthfully say that believe them to
be the best medicine for the purpose aud
they do all that is claimed for Them
JSo. Z. KoLB, Shark, Ark.
BiIiousress Is in general but symptom
of a more stubborn disorder. constipation.
Constipation is the root OF almost all phys
icai evils, and DIR. ]. c. Ayers Pills cure
aiInost ali these physical evils by going to
the root. They cure constipation, and the
consequent maiadies, biliousness, heart
burn, paipitation, shortuess of breath
sieeplessness, nervous irritsbiiity, foul
breath, coated tongue, and q score OF other
miserable maladies that have their origin
in constipation. pr. Ayers Pills are the
surest and safest remedy for all diseases
Of the liver. stomach. and bowels. send
for DR.. Ayers Curebook and read the story
Of cures told by the cured. Free. Address
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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30

A PATRIOTIC westerncr has just se-
cured patent for the most remark
able war engine on record, with which
he proposes TO NOW down armies like
wheat In fact, this terrible death
dealing device can be likeped unto the
moving machine move analogously
than to anything else. The blades
usually used for cutting the grain
stalks are replaced with sharp bayo-
nets, following each other rapidly
with deadly plunge forward. Any
OF the enemy who may attempt TO es-
cape the puncturipg process by dodg-
ing will be transformed into sausage
meat
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30
THE STARS AND STRIPES.
Our Glorious Flag the beautiful SYM
boil of Love, Unity and
Independence.

No more beautiful flag than the "Star
Spangled Banner" has ever been thrown
to the breeze. 1t ia the symbol of love
unity and independence. 1t represents
a nation united for mutual JOY and sor-
row, for mutual hope and aspiration,
and for mutual safety and protection.
1t matters not how high party spirit
may run, or how bitter political con.
tests may be, beneath the starry flag
all partisan feelings vanish, and upon
the broad platform of patriotism we rec.
ognize but one sentiment: 1.-THE union
now and forever"
The dear old flag! We love and revere
1t, and in defense of its honor we pledge
our lives and fortunes. 1t has never
been made to trail in the dust, nor will
it ever be, so long as we are true to our
God and faithful to the trust our fore
fathers bequeathed to us.
The dear old flag! We love and revere
ii. When travelling in foreign lands, we
see no Other flags but of those countries,
when suddenly by some chance oppor
tunity we catch glimpse, probably in
the distance, of our flag fluttering in
the breeze, its rich folds proudly wav.
ing in the sunlight of heaven, what
emotions are stirred within us! What
rapturous delight fills our souls! What
longing for home comes over us! To
us there is but one country and one flag
America and the Star Spangled Ban
ner.
"a song for our banner! The watchword
recall
Which gave the republic her station,
United we stand, divided we fall,
1t made and preserved us a nation.
The union of lakes, the union of lands,
The union of states none can sever.
The union of hearts, the union of hands,
And the flag OF our union forever!"
The quaint old two-story house, with
its peaked roof, wherein Betsy Ross
made the first flag is still standing in a
comparatively good state of preserva-
tion on the north side of Arch street,
west of Third street, Philadelphia, Pa
1t was the second house ever built in
Philadelphia, the brick in its walls hav-
ing been brought over in the good ship
Welcome, that brought William Penn
to the shores of the new country.
Betsy Ross lived to the good old age
of s4 years and died January 30, 1886
Her body lies buried in Mount Moriah
cemetery, where simple headstone
marks her resting place. But no gran,
ite or marble shaft, no bronze monu,
ment was ever erected that could so eff.
fectually perpetuate the memory of the
dead as the one that will perpetuate tine
memory of Betsy Ross-the Flag OF
Our Union--the Stars and Stripes.
On February 81, 1866, Gen. Benjamin
F. Butler presented to congress the first
genuine American flag. made of Amer
lean materials by American labor, evel
constructed in this country.
Prior TO that time all American gov
ernment flags had been made of Eng
lish bunting. Since then all our officia
flags have been the product exclusive
| ly of American material and labor
There were 26 stars in the flag at thai
time.-H. G. Winfield, in Home Visitor
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30

THERE are many devices TO be used
In Cuba by the American troops that
are receiving their first practical test
in war. The rifled mortar is one the
value OF which all the foreign military
attaches are directed to particularly
report upon. This mortar is an Amer
lean invention, or, rather, the applica.
tion of well-known principles In gun
merry in new manner. The best re-
suits are achieved at from one mile TO
five. Seven miles distance is its eN-
treme range. II this rihed mortar is
successful, then modern fortifications
are as obsolete as is the old Hint-lock
mus<et
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30

had finished one box l noticed an improve
meEt in my condition, and when. | had
taken twelve boxes | was completely cured
Those pills have done for you what we could
not do, said one of my physicians, they have
saved your life
has not troubled rae since. / believe owe
my life to Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People. and | take pleasure in telling others
about them"
Among the many forms of neuralgia are
headache, nervousness, paralysis, apoplexy
and locomotor ataxia. Some of these were
Pink Pills for Pale People were formulated.
To-day thousands testify to having been
cured of such diseases by these pills.
Doctors frequently prescribe them and all
druggists sell them.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30

II biliousuess isn't the bully OF the body
then what isl when once biliousness gets
the upper hand you don't dare say your
stomach is your own. Don't you dare eat
that dish says biiiQusness, or yoall see
what I'll do" You lake the dare and you
do see or rather feel, the weight OF the
bully's revenge. The head aches, not
regular ache, but an open aud shut ache.
The eyes ache, not with a dull, tired ache,
but with an aggressive ache, as y they were
being bored by a gimlet. The stomach
trembles with nausea. THE whole neaa
Is sick and the whole heart is faint" There
are scores OF hundreds of people who 1--we
so under the dominion of this bully bill
Iousness that they don't dare eat OF drink
without his permission. There's no nssd
OF such slavery. DR.. ], c. Ayers Piiis
edectuaiiy cure biiiousness.l
"Por fifteen years have used DR.. ]. c.
Ayers Pills, and find them very effective
In all kinds of bilious complaints. They
are mild in operation and easy to take
prefer them TO any other pill, and have
yet TO see the case where they have failed
TO cure."-A. SwAScER, Texarkana, Ark.
"I have used DR.. ]. c. Ayers Pills In
cases OF biiiousntks aud general disorders
Of the stomach and bowels and have found
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30
A FATALITY AVOIDED.
From the Democrat, Goshen, Ind.

When neuralgia i- accompanied by dull,
heavy pain near the heart, frequently be.
coming intense it generally terminates
fatally. Mrs. Nancy Flynn, who lives near
Goshen, Indiana, survived such an attack
and her advice is worth needing.
"In the fall of 49," she said, L began TO
have trouble with my heart. There was a
sharp pain in my breast which became rap
idly worse. Tie doctor was puzzled and
put me under the influence of opiates.
These sharp attacks followed one another at
intervals and became weak and had a hag
gard look. | was constantly in pain, sci.
dom slept and had no appetite
"At the end of two years | was confined to
my couch most of the time and the doctors
agreed that my death was only matter of
a short time.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30

THE Washington Post has this to say:
However commendable it may be for
a citizen to be willing TO fight his
country's battles, it should not be for
gotten that there are other duties
which he owes to his country This
war has not yet presented conditions as
subordinate the obligations OF husband
and father to the duty of defending
the flag. When all the able bodied
single men and married men of means
shall have taken up arms 1t will be
proper for husbands and fathers '"hose
daily labor feeds wives and children
To leave their dependents to the care
of their neighbors.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30

THE population of the Hawaiian
islands at the last census was in round
numbers 100, 900, of whom 81, 900 were
Hawaiians, "a, 900 Japanese, 81, 600 Chi
nese, IS, 900 Portuguese, $500 Ameri-
cans, 1880 British and /, 430 Germans.
The receipts OF the government are
about 81. 600, 900 annually, the expend-
itures being slightly less than the
receipts. Sugar is the chief article of
expectation from the islands, though
rice has been for years an item of con
siderable value, and of late coffee
pineapples and bananas have taken
important rank in the expectations OF
the island
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30
HALF FARE.
Washington, ID. O., and Return.

all points to Washington, D. c., and return
via the Chesapeake and OHIO Ry at one fare,
plus $500, on account of the meeting of the
National Educational Assn. Tickets will
be good until July l5 returning and may be
extended to August 3lst. This is the best
opportunity you will have to visit the fa
nous Mountain and Sea shore resorts of the
East, also Old Point Comfort and Hampton
Roads, the rendezvous of the North Allan
tic Squadron.
For particulars and sleeping car reserva-
tons apply to 7. /. Truitt,, Nor. West.
Pass'r Agent, 234 Clark St., Chicago, Ill.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30

The Spanish flag taken from the
arsenal at Cavite after the destruction
of the Spanish fleet at Manila has
been presented 10 United States Sena-
tor Mason, of Illinois, on behalf of the
seamen on the flagship Olympia, as
token of the esteem OF the ships com
pany for the senator's patriotic utter
ances in congress with regard TO the
Maine disaster
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30

THE tax of two cents on each and
every 500 worth of stocks and bonds
bought and sold will bring in large
revenue TO the government Business
Mt the regular stock exchange in New
York has averaged about 400, 900 shares
day lately and that means II daily
assessment OF 5000. Then there are
the other big exchanges there. whose
contributions will be heavy, and there
are the taxes on bank checks, bills OF
exchange and the capital stock and
funded debts of the big corporations,
All together il is calculated that Wall
street will contribute about 81, 900, 600
a year To the war sinews.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30

THE officials Of the Chicago & North
western railroad have decided % show
their patriotism oy decorating the coin
pany's buildings everywhere along the
three divisions of the road. Flags will
be purchased for the entire 1000 miles
Of the company road.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30

1t would astonish you to know how much
the death rate of Teething Children has
decreased in all the large cities since DR..
MotetS TEETHINA (Teething Potcders) have
been used. TEETHrNA Aids Digestion, Regu-
lates the Bowels, makes teething easy, and
should be given by all mothers.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30

OUR national beverage is said to be
soda water. There are 10000 soda
fountains in the United States and one
in Chicago sold as much as s25, 900
worth of drinks in a single year.
There Is a drug store in New York
where more than a dozen clerks are
employed to draw and serve these
beverages and the place is packed from
morning 70 night
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30

THE New York Tribune says that II
the tax on tea keeps this country from
being made the dumping ground of all
the tea refuse of tine world, as IL has
been in the past, it will be benefit
instead Of hardship.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30

Old Gotrocks (savagely)-"What's that!
You mean to tell me that you really love my
daughter for herself alone" Young Hard,
up TREMENDOUSLY -es, sir; but think
could learn to l-love you, t-too, sir - in
t-t-time, sir."-Vanity Fair.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30

Jeweler-That's the seventh engagement
ring I've sold you this week.
Customer-Yes; our regiment goes south
next Sunday, and | want to be sure of wife
when my two years are up.-Jewelers
| Weekly
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30

Gone day
/ noticed in
a newspaper
a n i t e m
a b O u t a
woman hav.
i n z bee n
C IL r e 4 of
neuralgia of
the heart by
D Nil
liams' Pink
p ! ! 8 { DR.
Pale People
and l con-
cluded to
try them.
aNLo o- II
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30
The Genuine Thing.

Sturgis had been visiting without any
other member of the family The evening
after his return his little sister asked him
if he had said his prayers every night. No,
not once" replied Sturgis; Il had really
truly vacation. Judge.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30

THE mayor Of Portland, Ne, has
asked four companies of Canadian
militia to assist in celebrating the
Fourth Of July, and the invitation has
been accepted.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30
CURRENT COMMENT.

Our of 1853 women committed TO an
insane asylum in St Louis last year,
IO4 were classified as having been doc
mestic servants.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30

DIR. Hayes, of Buffalo, n Y, says that
Hay-Fever is simply an acute manifestation
of Asthma and proves his position by curing
Hay-Fever with the same medicines he EN-
ploys in curing Asthma.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30

Az engineer declares that with the
aid Of machinery $4,000 people do the
work that occupied 10000, 600 less than
q generation ago.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30

The organization of the volunteer
army made necessary the appointment
from civil life OF about 300 staff OH,
GERS and second lieutenants. The
enormous amount OF work entailed
upon the president and the war de-
partment by these appointments can
be imagined when 1t is known that for
the 500 appointments there were more
than 81, 600 applicants. Every one OF
the applications had TO be briefedr
arranged and filed and before the ap
pointments were made many of the
applications had to be handled several
hmes Many Of them were also the sub
bcts Of considerable correspondence.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30

THE chaplains Of the volunteer army
now in camp at the Chickamauga ma
tional park have decided to unite
against she army canteens
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30

Fits stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first days use of DIR. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer Free So trial bottle &
treatise. DR.. Kline, 933 Arch ST., Phila, Pa.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30

They say everything is of use. OF what
use Is the mosquito? And of what use is the
mosquito bar when the mosquito wants to
get at youg-Atchison Globe
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30

Johnnie wss well enough TO be taken
out on to the piazza to see the express
steam away with everyone leaning out
Of the windows or standing on the plat
forms waving and shouting to him and
his mother.
While the repairs were being made
Mrs. Duckworth received gentleman
after gentleman. They madS every
kind Of grateful offer to the proud
mother, but she refused them all with
quiet dignity, saying that her son had
but done his duty. and be would be
repaid for having done so, a very long
time off, she hoped, when he should
reach the terminus where his father
was already. They appreciated her
feeling, and honored her too much to
insist. Nothing, however, prevented
the president of the road, who was in
formed of Johnnie's bravery, from see
ing that he had a splendid start in the
railroad business he so much loved, and
in which he has now position such as
Mr.. DuclIworth, Sr., had never in his
most hopeful moments dreamed of for
his son.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30

After breakfast on the Fourth John
ME and his mother went to see what
was left of the red light. A little
charred board was all that remained.
Johnnie took this home as a memento,
and then went about setting off his
firecrackers like any other small boy,
almost forgetting the big thing he and
his red light had done.-James Pen,
nington, in n. Y. Examiner.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30

Trouble is visitor that walks in without
knocking, for it is pretty well acquainted
everywnere.-Denver Times-Sun.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30

Americans in the present war will
amaze all the world OF arms Gen.
Shafter has three companies of trained
electricians, $50 men, especially skilled
in all that pertains To their craft lie
has with him five of the largest search
lights ever made. They have an area
of seven miles. They are easily port
able and will each throw light that
is dazzling, covering one-fourth OF a
mile. Those handling the lights will
remain unseen. while neither trees nor
chaparral will screen the skulking
enemy from that fierce light, of which
they have never dreamed.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30
Droppinr Him Hard.

He-Ah, yes, know I'm my own worst
enemy.
She--Oh, you egotist!-Chcago Evening
News.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30

Piso's Cure for Consumption has saved me
many a Doctors bills. F. Hardy, Hop.
kins Place, Baltimore, Nd, Dec. 2, '94.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30

Efery faller es lookin' for soft snap and
efery soft snap seem to be dodgin' lax deck.
ens.-Denver Times Sun.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30

Cycling is such healthful exercise that
a cyclist hardly ever feels run down unless
a road-hog drives over him.-L. A. w. Bull
lat;n
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30
A HaIf Memory.

Teacher-Who discovered America?"
Street Gamin latter deep thoughtl-l dis.
remember his name, but he was a Dago.-
n. Y. Weekly.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30

Recollect 18th what delight
rst to stay up bout all ni6ht
HeipIn' 'em fire anvils, or
Maxim other sounds o. war.
Ust to wish the earth was drilled
Out inside and powder-flled,
And that ] could somehow Just
Touch 'er OF and hear 'er bust!
Was no cannon-crackers then;
Kind o. wish they had been.
Then they would O. sounded sweet,
Now they lift me of my feet
I've begun 20 think at noise
Was created Just for boys,
And lhe Fourth don't seem TO me
Nice as what II ust TO be.
Just as patriotic. still
Somehow 7 b at catch the thrill
o. the loud to-doin's like
when / was a little tyke.
Wasn't nothin' then but /
Had a finger IN the pie.
But that finger, az you see,
Got blowed of eventually.
Nixon Waterman, in l.. a. ". Bulle
tin.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30

What a terrible time people do have try.
ing to have a good time !-Atchison Globe.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30

Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken Internally. Price 75c.