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

When we were again standing in the
main hall on the first floor, Sarah's last
remark came 10 me.
I'VE have been over the whole house,
have we not? What more is there to
see?" l asked.
"Ach, Mel! haf you forgot de place
you always wanted to go to and We
wouldn't led you, because it vas damp
and dark ?'
That's so. You mean the cellar"
"Yes, yes, to be sure. You vas lost
vonst, and We couldn't fint you for a
long dime. When We did, you vas
aschleep in de cellar"
''Well, come along. Let us have look
at it," said, eagerly. The noise like a
slamming of door had seemed to
come from below. Perhaps / should
discover the cause down there.
On opening the door leading down
from the dining-room, a musty odor as
sailed my nostrils.
1t is peculiar how the sense of smell
brings back to one old associations and
memories. l recollected that musty
odor perfectly, and it brought back the
days of boyhood more vividly than any,
thing else had done.
We descended the stairway. and
found the cellar bare and empty. /
peered into every dark nook and cor
ner, but there was nothing which could
have caused the noise.
Nothing TO be seen here, Sarah" I
said. maybe we can find something
of interest in the old storeroom."
My grandfather, in his latter days.
had kept the village store and post
office.
The house was built on the side of
small hill, so that it was three stories
high on the street side and two in the
rear.
The cellar was divided into two apart
ments by thick wall of stone. One
apartment was used for the house sup
plies. The other section was in turn
divided in two, the front facing on the
street serving as the store and post
Office, the rear, deep, cavernous, un-
Gerground room, having been used for
The storage of barrels of vinegar, mo-
lasses, tobacco and dried fruit.
We descended the open stairway lead
ing down to the storeroom from the
main hall. The door was at the bot
tom, and at first 1 thought it was
locked. Upon closer examination, / dis
covered that ii had orly become tightly
jammed by slight settling of the sur
rounding timbers. A few vigorous kicks
soon caused il to open, and we stepped
down into the room.
The shutters TO the windows were
closed, but there was above the door
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30
Mrs. woodson Badly Burned.

Mrs. Woodson, wife of Major A. K.
Woodson, met with very serious IL
not fatal accident at her home in
Darlington. She left ligh5 burning
in her room in the upper part of the
house, While down on the first floor
for few moments gust of wind came
up and blew the lace curtain on the
window, with such force as to knock
the chimney from the lamp to the
floor. Hearing the chimney fall she
rushed up stairs to find the curtain
blazing fiercely. While endeavoring
to pull it down the lamp itself ex-
ploded, scattering burning oil in every
direction. Thinking only of her cur
tain she continued her work pulling it
down until her dress caught fire. 1t
was only short time until she was
encompassed in mass of flame. With
great presence of mind she grabbed up
some rugs that were near and wrapped
herself up in them. Her injuries con-
sist of both hands, both limbs, body
and neck being badly burned.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30
Hs. a Wonderful Well.

Ponca City Courier: Vim. Tauer has
a well on his farm northeast of the
city which is really wonderful. He
dug shallow pit and struck rock a
few feet down. Then he took a drill
and began to experiment at odd times.
The well went down slowly but at last
reached depth of 40 feet, when the
drill broke through into a cavity and
dropped some feet. When it was pulled
out stream of water gusbed up and
soon overflowed the shallow pit. 1t is
on hillside and the stream has been
constant since. 1t is piped down the
hill to trough where his stock get
their water and from thence flows to an
artificial pond which it keeps full. He
has an artesian well apparently un-
failing. The strange part of it is that
many of his neighbors are unable to
find water on their farms.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30
A stickier for Realism.

Some amateurs in a provincial town
gave theatrical performance. Just
before the curtain went up the star
actor took the manager aside and said
to him:
"Ncw, look here; / don't propose to
drink water instead of wine in the
drinking scene IN the second act. 1
want wine-genuine wine. The unities
must be preserved. We want TO make
this play as realistic as possible"
"Oh, you want champagne at is shil-
lings bottle, do you?"
"Yes, sir. Everything must be real
istic."
"All right" replied the manager. in
the second act you shall have real wine,
and when you take poison in the last
act you shall have some real poison.
I'll see that you don't complain of the
play not being realistic enough. How
does prussic acid strike you?"-London
Answers.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30
c.,t,cm.n win Mako an r.hlb,,.

John Golobie, secretary of the Okla
homa commission to the Omaha expo
81 tion, says that Oklahoma cattlemen
will make a splendid exhibit The
management of the exposition has Of
fered $500 in premiums for live
stock. The ranches of western okla
homa are stocked with cattle from
some of the finest herds in the United
States, and their owners will be able
to compete with much assurance Of
success. The commission is making q
special effort to induce the ranchmen
to take their best cattle TO Omaha in
October.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30
After breakfast We went through the

After breakfast we went through the
house.
1 noticed that all the windows were
closed. Therefore it was no sudden gust
of air that caused the slamming of a
door But nothing was discovered
which would give one reason to suppose
there was anything unusual about the
place.
We finally came to the attic, and |
looked out of one of the small win
dows, first brushing away the curtain
Of cobwebs.
From this height could see over the
orchards. On the brow of Sunset Hill,
about half a mile distant, was large
house, evidently quite new.
IL wns splendid structure for the
country, and / fancied wealthy resi-
dent of the city had discovered the
beauties of Nelsonville and built him
r summer residence here.
Whose place is that over on Sunset
IIill?" I asked.
''Some rich mans from de CITY," Sa-
rah answered.
"Do you know his name?" contin-
ued, moved by curiosity.
well, did know. Ach, What is It.
now? I forget eferysing soon," Sarah
replied.
Here Mrs. Snyder chimed in: ellis
name is Morley"
"What?" exclaimed, in amazement.
'Morley? Sylvester Morley?"
81 ton't know his first name," the old
widow answered.
HAS he daughter? Is she here?"
"Ycs, and she so fine and prout. Ach,
and so pretty! Yes, she is here. Dey
/ live here now in de summer" continued
the old lady, glad for the opportunity of
imparting news. 81 see dem almost
efery day. Dey drife by. And him, de
man, ach, What fine shentleman! So
tan and straight, such n fine peard, and
he looks so prout, tool"
The garrulous old widows descrip-
tion satisfied me. My heart beat rap
| idly. / had come into this secluded
| place with no thought further from my
mind than that / should find Miss Nor
ley here.
Was there design of fate in this ?
And-was she still my true love? Per
haps i should see her; but remem-
bered my determination and my prom
ise to her father, and how far l still
was from removing the condition inn
posed on the renewal of our friendship,
and, | hoped, our love.
This afterthought fillc7 me with an
impatience to commence some kind of
investigation on my own hook.
had had short interview with Mr..
Perry, the president of the bank, just
before my departure for Europe. 1t
had been most unsatisfactory to me,
for Mr.. Perry was able to hold out nc
hope of immediate relief. He was Just
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30
Newklrk oyerrun with Tramps.

Newkirk Republican: All last week
the town was overrun with tramps or
men looking for work. Some were no
ers were professionals. Saturday
night about ten o'clock, they took.pos-
session OF freight going south and
the trainmen could not clear the cars,
SO the conductor called on the city
marshal and he in turn secured the
services of the militia boys. After
quite an exciting time the gang OF
tramps were driven out of town.
Some of the men said that they had
seen in the papers that hands could
get $3.50 and $500 per day, and now
some farmers would offer them only
rs cents a day.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30

Ponca City Democrat: A week ago
horse belonging to Ezra Maple,
strayed OFF. Afier it had been gone
for some time, Mr.. Maple started fell
low who was in his employ out to
make a diligent search for the missing
animal. After having been gone a
few hours the fellow returned and re-
ported that an Indian in the Ponc a res
ervatiOn had taken up the horse and
was holding it for the owner, but must
have So to pay for his trouble, seed,
etc. Thinking this an easy way out
of the difficulty Mr. Maple put the man
on anctL sr horse and giving him the
81 told him to go and get the stray.
Mr.. Maple now offers $50 reward for
the capture of the thief and the return
of the horses.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30
THE ILLS OF WOMEN
And How Mrs. Pinkham Helps
Overcome Them.
Mrs. MARY BoLnrNern, l1o1 Mariana

Mrs. MARY BoLLrNeER, 1101 Mariana
st., Chicago, ILL.,, to Mrs. Pinkham:
II have been troubled for the past
two years with falling of the womb,
leucorrh9a, pains over my body, sick
headaches, backache, nervousness and
weakness. / tried doctors and various
remedies without relief. After taking
two bottles of your Vegetable Com
pound, the relief obtained was truly
wonderful. have now taken several
more bottles of your famous medicine,
and can say that l am entirely cured" "
Mrs. HENRY DoRR, No. SOC Findley St.,
Cincinnati, Ohio, to Mrs. Pinkham:
For long time / suffered with
chronic Inflammation of the womb,
pain in abdomen and bearing down
feeling. Was very nervous at times, and
SO weak was hardly able to do any
thing. Was subject to headaches, also
troubled with leucorrhea. After doc
torirg for many months with different
physicians, Hna getting no relief, l had
. given up all hope of being well
again when I read of the great good
Lydia E. Pinisnam's Vegetable Com
pound was doing. l decided immedi-
ately to give 1t trial. The result WINS
simply past belief. After taking four
bottles Of Vegetable Compound and
using three packages of Sanative Wash
can say feel like new woman.
deem 1t my duty to announce the fact
to my fellow sufferers that Lydia
+. Pinkham's Vegetable remedies have
entirely cured me of all my pains and
suffering. have her alone to thank
for my recovery, for which ! am CRATE
full. May heaven bless her for the
good work she is doing for our sex -
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30

as earnest, however, in advising me to
still keep on my course of apparent in
difference and do nothing in the way of
a search myself.
Since that interview six months had
elapsed, and had heard nothing from
him. 1 now resolved to take the affair
in my own hands. For to go on living,
with Florence Morley so near to me,
and still refrain from indulging in her
sweet society, would simply be tor
ture.
Come, Nel," Sarah finally said.
breaking in upon my thoughts. I'VE haf
not seen all yed."
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30
WIN Recruit One Battalion.

Governor Barnes sends word from
Washington that he has succeeded in
getting the war department to allow
the territory to recruit one battalion
of volunteers. Under the Grst call for
troops Oklahoma got one troop of 80
men when it was expected that the
quota would be almost a regiment
which a strict regard for the actual
population of more than 900, 900 would
have made possible.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30
Can Our Coast ne E6ectunIIy Block.
adedf

II confidence can he felt in the opinion of
military and naval officers in high places at
the seat of government, such is the vast ex.
tent of cur sea coast to blockade IL effectua.
", even il our navy and sea coast defences
could offer no adequate resistance, seems to
be impossible. When a blockade OF the bow.
els exists, relieve constipation with Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters, which conpuers dys.
pepsia, malaria, rheumatism and kidney
lroubla
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30

A powder to be shaken into the shoes. Al
this season your feet feel swollen, nervous
and hot, and get tired easily. If you have
smsrtpg feet or tight shoes, try Aliens
Foot-Ease 1t cools the feet and makes walk
ing easy. Cures swollen and sweating feet
blisters and callous spets. Relieves corns and
bunions of all pain and gives rest and comfort
Try 1t today. Sold by all druggists and shoe
stores for 25c. Trial package FREE. Ad
dress, Allen =. Olmsteo, lie Roy. N. Y.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30

El Reno Star: Lieutenant s. r. II.
Tompkins returned with his troop, b
Seventh cavalry, to Fort Sill Thursday
morning. There was no necessity for
"Tomme" TomplSins and his troop
coming as the Indians have too much
to do in the wheat fields to think about
going on the warpath.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30

Saturday morning Sheriff Bishop of
Enid arrested @. Porter in Pawhuska,
a small town in TIE northeastern part
of Kay county. Porter is charged
with hiring horse and buggy in Enid
which he took TO Pawhuska and mort
gagged. He is quite youngster.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30
Its Rarity.

Mrs. wicls-Why is old china so valu-
lble?
Mrs Ricks-On account Of its rarity.
"But | don't see why it should be SO very
fare?"
"Well, with my experience Of servants, |
must confess that piece of china thst lasts
month is wonder to me. ."-Harper's
Bazar.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30

Miss Mattinay-Yeu won't mind my sit
tins. down in my bonnet, Mr.. Sparkle. will
your
Sparkle (the well.known comic writer,
quoting one OF his latest witticisms) Mot at
all; II will only flatten IL out little.
20, come now, Mr.. Sparkle, know that
is not your own. I saw It in print the other
dayl"-Moonshine
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30
A ChiId,s Understsud,nx.

Teacher-Now that you have taken part in
the Memorial day exercises, can you tell me
what the especial significance of this day is
why we keep it as we do?
Tommy Jones-We have Memorial day so
the boys can have their road races and the
magnates can work in two ball games.-Chi.
esgo Evening News.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30
Raises Hair in the CIVILIZED Way.

Jason Betzena, an Apache and a
nephew of old Geronimo, the Apache
chief at Fort Sill, is working in the
blacksmith shop of the Seger Indian
school. He has made n fine pair of
hair clippers, "a pair of skates and a
plow shear that would do credit TO a
great many white men who have
worked for years in a shop. Nacoo
Washee, another Apache boy, has been
working in tailor shop two months
and in that time he has learned how
to cut out and make pair of pan Is.
Some OF the work of these boys will be
seen at the Omaha exposition.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30

The last rail was laid and the last
spike was driven on the extension of
the Choctaw, oklahoma & Gulf at the
new town of Geary on the Goth.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-30
To Prevent objection Of Taxes.

Blackwell Times Record: James
Cottingham, of Ash, Shartel & Cotting-
ham, has brought suit against w. +.
Pierce, sheriff of Kay county, to pre-
vent the collection of taxes for the
years 1896 and 1897 by Kay county
from cattlemen and others in the Usage
Indian reservation. 1t is claimed that
the 1896 taxes are extortionate, and
that the taxes for 1897 cannot be col
Sected by Kay county, as the Usage
reservation was detached from Kay
county and attached TO Pawnee coun ty
before the taxes could be legally col
leeted by the former.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-06-16

less the persons upon whom the call
is made are not at home. (3) When
DOCKS, mowers, etc., are sent it is we'll
to indicate on some margin or by a
card from whom the package comes,
unless some indication has been made
that they are to be sent. Nothing is
more annoying than to receive such ar
ticles and puzzle and wonder over the
identity Of the donor. (4) When walk
ing together on the street, and single
file is necessary, the lady should pre-
cede unless the crowd is dense and
troublesome, in which case the gentle
man should precede, keeping a watch
full eye over his shoulder that no rude
ness or accident overtakes his COM
panion. 90 When the plate is passed
in church both the lady and gentleman
may contribute if they choose. There
is no reason why the gentleman should
cancel the lady's church obligations
more than any other. CO. The form of
introduction which you suggest is
simple and answers every purpose. In
all matters belonging to etiquette, com
mon sense is one of the foundation
principles. Even though one NAV be
in doubt as to the proper course to
pursue, a careful study of the sensible
and practical will, as rule, furnish at
Least an approximately correct solution
of the problem. ~
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-06-16
MILK IN THE COCOANIIT
There Are Two Ways of Getting at I,
When One Wants to Drink It.

There Are Two Ways of Getting at 1t
When One Wants to Drink 1t.
Every boy knows the three eyes to
be found in one end of cocoanut, and
many boy has bored these small eyes
out, or one or two of them, with the
small blade of pocket knife so as to
get at the milk in the cocoanut, which
he has then drained out into cup or
drunk direct from the cocoanut itself.
But there is more fascinating way
still of getting at the milk in the
cocoanut. By this , other method
the cocoanut is opened at the
other end from the eyes. The
cocoanut is struck all around gent
ly and repeatedly with hammer, or a
stone will do, at distance Of about
one-third of the way down from the
top, about where the Arctic circle
would be on globe. A continual gen
tie tapping will finally crack the she'll
of the nut all around; not in a line ex-
actly on the circle opposite, but pretty
near to it. Sometimes it cracks shell
and meat of the nut, too, so that both
can be lifted off together; sometimes it
cracks out only shell cap at the TOP.
which is lifted off, and the cap of meat
underneath is then cut out around with
a knife. And then there you are with
the white-lined cocoanut cup to drink
from. - ~ - l. y Is
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-06-16

her parents? IT the young lady comes
20 the az door or herself. should he give her
card or cards for all, or if he is ac-
quainted with all Of the family does he
commit com any breach of propriety il he
does not have any cards? (3) When q
gentleman sends music, books or fow-
ers to a lady, should he enclose his
card with each and every parcel? az
When q lady and gentleman are walk
ing together on the street, in meeting
pedestrlans Is it necessary for them to
go single file; who should precede, the
lady or the gentleman? 81, When a
gentleman and lady are in church to-
gether and the plate is passed for col
lection, should the lady put something!
IN the plate, or should the gentleman
put In for both? CO. When introduce
Ing gentleman to lady, is this form
correct: Miss Blank, this is my friend,
Mr.. Brown? Answer: (D If the cou-
pie attend a church where both are
strangers, the usher goes first, the gen
tleman next, and the lady follows. The
usher halts at the pew, the gentleman
partly faces about, let's the lady pass
in, then takes his seat. We do not
believe this custom is in accord with
Chrlstlan-like conduct. It is merely
society custom. (2) Cards are rather
formal articles. If a gentleman is in
the habit of calling at house. it is
not necessary to have cards at all un-
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-06-16
Cheerful Girls.

Good and healthy girls are almost al
ways cheerful. No novelist would
consider his youthful heroine complete
if ringing laugh" were omitted from
the list of her charms; and in real life
the girls who do not laugh now and
then are seldom liked by their COM
panions. Even beauty will not save
them. A belle who fails to understand
the jest of her admirers and smiles in
amlable bewilderment while other peo-
pie are laughing is soon left with no
consolation save to wonder what any
body can see in her rival-a girl with
"tlp-tilted" nose, perhaps, and a large
mouth and freckles, but the happy pos
SCISSOR of pair of merry eyes and a
cheerful mind. The gift of gayety is,
indeed, of great value; but it must be
gayety which originates in a kind and
CHEEKY heart, not that which is born
OF mere excitement or gratifed vanity
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-06-16
GREAT NAVAL DISASTERS,

Appalling List of Losses of Ships Not
in Action.
A list of the greatest naval disasters
in which war vessels figured would in
clude the following:
Edgar, English, blew up, I'LL; all on
board persisted.
Namur, English, 1749; $50 lost.
Prince George, English sloop, burn
ed, 1858; 400 lost.
Royal George, English frigate, 1882;
lives lost, over 60O
st. George and Defence, English
frigates, 1911; nearly 1000 lives lost.
Meduse, French frigate, 1916; nearly
200 lost
Birkenhead, English troopship, 1852;
454 lost.
Albany, British sloop of war, 1858;
21O lost, all on board.
Lady Nugent, English troopship,
1854; 400 lives lost.
Eurydice, English training ship,
1878; 300 lost.
U. S. S. Oneida, 1870; lis persons
lost.
Captain, English war vessel. 1870:
nearly every one on board persisted. ..
U. S. S. Huron, 1877; 100 lives lost.
Grosser Kurfurst, German ironclad,
1878; about 300 lives lost. J.
Dotterel, English sloop CT war, ex-
ploded 1881; 143 killed and drowned.
Victoria, English battleship, 1898:
400 lost.
Reina Regente, Spanish warship,
1895; 420 lost.
U. S. S. Maine, blown up, 1898; 264
lives lost
England has been the unfortunate
victim of the two greatest naval dis
asters en- record. On Nov. rs, 1903, the
Stirling Castle, 70 guns; Mary, 70 guns;
Northumberland, 70 guns; Vanguard,
70 guns; York, 70 guns; Resolution, so
guns; Newcastle, 60 guns, and Reserve,
GO guns, were all lost in the same storm
and many hundreds persisted. Again,
in October, 1880, the Thunde rer, "a
guns; Stirling, Ga guns; Defiance, GA
guns; Phoenix, "A guns; La Blanche,
80 guns; Laurel, % guns; Shark, %
guns; Andromeda, % guns; Deal Cas-
tie, "a guns; Penelope, "a guns; Scar
borough, 20 guns; Barbados, ID guns;
Chameleon, IA guns; Endeavour, ID
guns, and Victor, 10 guns, were lost in
the West Indies.