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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-06-01
AN EVEN EXCHANGE.
The Fortunate Outcome of BANK
Messengers Heart-Brenking
BIunder.

81 was carrying 100000 worth Of govern.
ment coupon bonds from Washington to
Cleveland" ;" said the bank messenger, and
the wisest thief couldn't have told whether
had bonds or old clothes in the satchel.
How the change was effected | could never
figure out, but in leaving the car picked up
the wrong satchel and had carried it half a
mile before the mistake was discovered.
You may guess what my feelings were when
| realized what an awful blunder had been
made, and for ten minutes | lost the power
of speech entirely. / was trusted man. but
there was 100000 gone and the doors Of
state prison yawned for me. When | shook
myself together | made tracks for the Wen.
dell house, and III be hanged if the first man
| ran across wasn't German who was TAX
ing on at great rate because somebody had
changed satchels with him I was the one,
of course, and the way he went for me was a
caution. lie had dress suit in the satchei,
and was to attend a wedding that evening. !
mad to treat him to four beers before ha
would calm down, and as we made the ex.
change ne waved his arms about and
shouted:
"Mein Gott, my friend but if don'eget
mein satchel back | vhas damaged more ash
feefteen dollars in my feelings
''He did not know the contents Of mine,"
laughed the messenger, "or it might not have
been so easy to effect an exchange. Chi
cago Evening News.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-06-01
OKLAHOMA NEWS.
ror the Preservation of records.

Mr. Keck, of the school board, has
originated aud proposed 2 scheme for
the preservation and display of pupils
work and school records. HIS plan has
received the approval OF the principal
aud the board Of education. 1t involves
provision for systematic arrange
ment Of each pupils work in each
branch Of study, selected each week
during the child's attendance in the
public schools, from the Kindergarten
throughout all the grades to gradua-
tion from the high school These rec
ords, together with the record Of the
cEild's department aad attendance, are
TO be filed in the principals office for
the inspection of the parents and the
public, and given to the pupil upon
graduation. Mr. KeclS reasons that by
this method not only will the pupils
strive 20 excel, but each teacher will
endeavor to make the best showing Of
Improvement during the pupils at
tendance in her grade. Prof. Eddy is
highly pleased with the proposition,
and is hopeful of greater results by
its adoption. He is of .he opinion that
something ought 10 be done to intens-
ify the efforts of the teachers aud pu-
pills, and the desire for truer, deeper,
better scholarship and this, be thinks,
will certainly go a long way in accom-.
plishing this purpose. Courier
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-06-01
UPRoARIoUS APPAREL.
Period Would Make Solomon
Look Like Thirty Cents.

Some hopeful people had an idea last sum-
mer that the limit had about been reached
in the loud colors OF mems attire in shirts,
ties, hosiery and soft hats, and that this
sumner might see a return to more placid
and subdued hues and patterns as a sort of
reaction. The advance styles in the win
dOws OF the haberdashers' shops indicate
that such hopes are vain aEd that linen and
things will this year be even more startling
than last season, if that be possible. Some
Of the shirts on display in the windows seem
to actually shrek through the glass at the
observer, and the width Of the stripes is Of
the general style and pattern so long popu-
lar at Joliet penltentary. These Conversa-
tional shirts have gradually grown worse
and worse each year until now the pessimIsts
do not see how anything worse can happen
than the things which are now on sale.
The red hat affected by the college boy
last year and its side partner, the blue crush
hat, have a rival this year in a pale white hat,
with the under side Of the brim and also the
band of deep blue, making a striking con-
trast Of color, which seems to be what is
most particularly desired.
All the hashy patterns in hosiery, the
plaids, the reds and yellows and green's in
combination, are once more to the fore. and
when me young man OF the period gets him
self up in all the colored trimmings he can
buy, with red and blue barred shirt and
cuffs, white collar, a red hat and plaid
hose showing above his low ties, he will
make Solomon in all his glory look like 30
cents-C ChiCago Chronicle.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-06-01
Lightning Play. Queer Franks.

The lightning on Friday of last
week played several freaks in Norman,
but none resulted seriously. About
1880 p. m. bolt struck the house Of
DIR. w. 7. N. Able in west Norman.
1t hit an ornimental fue about the
middle Of the house, and after shatter-
ing il, ran down into the front room.
Mrs. Able was on a chair, fixing a
window curtain, and was knocked
senseless by one shock. Two other
people were in the room and were also
severely shocked, but all soon recover
ed. The lightning shattered the house
in several places, drew the nails out
OF the screen door, and played several
similar pranks. Another frolicsome
bolt came down into w, H. Seawell's 5
house, north of the opera house, and
tore the paper off a portion of one Of
rooms, going down through the floor.
Mr.. Seawell was sitting by the stove,
but says he got away in short order,
how he doesn't know. The same bolt
severely shocked Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Mays, who were standing in tn door
of their residence, knocking Mrs
Mays down.-Norman transcript
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-06-01
Joke on the Major,

The major, just returned from Boston.
teHs IN strict confidence this story:
Il had engaged my berth, and was stand.
ing on the rear platform five minutes be.
fore the, train pulled out of the Park
Square depot, when a middeaged woman
and a handsome girl, both ladies', passed me
and entered the car, accompanied by a
gentlemanly y-looking chap who carried their
baggage a moment later this fellow pushed
up TO me and said he was in a most embar.
RAISING position, had his sister and mother
aboard, and had lost his mileage book. Hs
would Introduce me to them and give ms
any security for S25. | said needed neither
introduction nor security, but would Civ,
MN ten dolars-all had to spare. He in.
sisted on giving me his diamond scarfpin.
ana then rushed into the station TO see ii
ne could get more cash. As the train pulled
Out without him, he came running wildly
alter 1t, but had to give it up.
j.. hen the porter approached me tenta.
tVeIy. was that man aunoying youy' n,
sald' told him no. He insisted on carrvin,
the baggage OF two ladies inside. sab' an'S
an,-did he get any money out OF you?'
Ot course he didn't, said l. hut I tool
the hrst opportunity OF examining that min
I was worth about five cents. .5-BufaI.
News. u44a"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-06-01

Fifty cents for this beautiful little vase"
ealled the auctioneer; going, going for so
DO hear 90 for this beautiful little vaseg'
and no one thought anything about the
auctioneer or the vase which went for 80
cents until another one was put up, an i'm
mense affair of cloisonne. Now we will
show you an exquisite piece not to be du.
phcated in this country" he went on. AN
exquisite cloisonne varse-" and there the
Wellesley girl said excitedly to her com
panion: Now, that is what | call true
Boston culture. Would you expect a man
OF that kind to make such a delicate dis.
tlnctiOn: He must have been educated at
woman's college. When he is selling a
50-cent article he says vase in the ordi.
nary way, with the long sound of "a but
when he comes to big piece of cloisonne.
It is varse, with the broad "a every time.
That IS according to rule. Over ten dol.
lars in price you find varse, but under
that nothing but an ordinary, everyday
vase" IN. Y. Times,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-06-01
New Rule. Maae More Work.

The new rules adopted by the terri.
torial school land board will greatly
Increase the work of lhe school land
department, as II must now be kept
closely in touch wita the values of
land in Oklahoma, special agent
is now compiling at the different
county seats table which will show
the assessed valuation of farms ad.
joining school land claims. The le.
suits so far show that the lease rem
tails have cecu very low, the annual
taxes on some farms that have been
proved up being equal to the annual
rental Of school lands near TO or ad.
joining them. The leases on $500
clai'us will expire this fall. These
claims are scattered throughout the
counties OF Oklahoma aud are the
cream OF the school lands. Tho ex.
piring leases were made in 1895, when
there was an opportunity to select the
best lands The school land board will
begin sppraislug these leases in about
sixty days Mormon Transcript.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-06-01
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned BY Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL


BRIG. GEN. CHRISTIAN D. WcLFF. 4
veteran OF the Mexican and civil wars.
died al st. Louis aged u. In the Mex
lean war he served with distinction
and when the civil war broke ont he
organized a company Of volunteers
Twenty thousand people gathered at
Pittsfeld. H., on the gath TO hear Will
liam j. Bryan speak and 100 guns were
fired in honor OF his arrival.
QUEEN NIcroRtA's eightieth birthday
was celebrated throughout the British
empire on the cath and President Nc.
kinlcy was among those who sent het
sonRratulatory kilograms.
SE~DR Dos EMILIO CASTELAR,. the dis
tiuguished Spanish republican orator
and statesman, who had been suffering
from an attack OF pulmonary catarrh
contracted last winter is dead. lie
was 60 years old.
C. II. J. TAYLOR, a leading negro,
died at Atlanta, Ga, on the 2jth. lie
was a democrat and held the position
5f register Of the District OF Columbi
during Cevcland's administration.
Taylor formerly resided iE Kansas City,
Kan, but Of late years has lived in Bal
timore. Md.
AT the democratic banquet az ST.
Louis ON the 2jth there were / AS
seated at the tables After the tables
were cleared 5000 people took seats
and listened 10 the speeches, which
were nearly all lcveled against trusts,
including that Of William J. Bryan,
who only touched briefly upon the sill
yer question, but declared il wa an is
sue that must be met
THE clerical party at Madrid is urg-
ing the government To revive the inqui.
sition for the suppression Of Protestant
schools in Spain
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-06-01
Pension Frauds.

BY order of Judge Hainer Mrs. Ella
Ham, Theodore link and Mrs Fannie
link have been turned over to the
United states Marshal Of Missouri on
charge of perjury. The case is pc
culiar, and the features are a. follows:
Mrs. Ham moved to the territory in
1894 with her husband, William Ham,
who was an old soldier. Ham died in
1894. After his death Mrs. Ham APP
piled for a pension, being supported
IN the application by the afiidavits Of
Theodore link and his wife, Fannie
link, who stated that she was the
widow of William Ham ana that tue
marriage ceremony was performed at
Leavenworth, Kansas, between Ham
and his wife; that they were present
and that she was his widow. The fact S
are alleged TO be that Ham was never
married to the woman, that no sort of
marriage ceremony was ever per-
formed and that therefore the woman
cannot be Hams widow. The parties
nave been transferred to Kansas CITY,
Mo-, to be tried on the charge OF com
mitting perjury n securing pension,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-06-01
A killing at Combs.

The Cloud Chief Herald, claiming
AS its informant an eye witness of the
affair, gives the following account of
Sid Davtdson's gun play:
Sid Davidson, we'll known in this
county and formerly OF the firm of
Roberts & Davidson of this city, was,
with four others, in Sitton's store at
Combs. One of the men tried to match
a fight with Sitton. Davidson, it is
said, got him outside the house Later
he borrowed a gun from Davidson and
going to blacksmith shop, fred it.
The blacksmith reported him and Dep
uty Sheriff Singletary promptly ar
rested him and took him be fore JUS
tice E.zey, where he gave bond 1t
seems, however, that he had re turned
Dayidson's gun in the meantime. Mr..
Singleta,y later approached Davidson
as he was mounting his horse and
said: sid, have you got gun?" Da-
wilson answeI ed in the negative, theu
Stngletury started to search him. Da-
wilson quickly drew the weapon and
shot Singletary through the head. Da-
wilson seemed to sober up when he
saw his man fail, and remarked: NOW
I've played hell" lie a. once mounted
his horse and left.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-06-01

Intensely modern is the new murder story
by Randall Irving Tyler, entitled The
Blind Goddess" There is, it seems, evolu
tion in murder stories as well as IN every
thing else.
Those who read Tyler's -Four Months
After Date" and said the book was clever
though perhaps weighted down with busi
ness transactions, will find in The Blind
Goddess" just issued, a novel drawn in a
new vein, but full Of dramatic clmaNes
To bring home the thoughts it contains to
many who never read murder stories, in
cidents are used familiar TO all who have
followed the recent poison cases.
The prosecuting officers theory of the
crime, the appalling accusation of the in
nocent daughter of one OF the murdered
men, the web of circumstantial evidence
around and against a man of unblsmlshed
character, who IS also accused the defense
less position both of these people occupy
before the coroner. the subsequent indict-
ment without hearing before a magistrate
all these things make the reader think.
The underlying motive for the crime in.
PRODUCES a diversion in the person of an ad-
ventures, for whose presence no apology is
offered, as it turns out that she is the real
Culprit.
The occasional glimpses of an exclusive
social circle, the charming heroine Helen
BrOwnell, the strong wllled but intensely
human Sanford Crane, offer opportunities
for Mr. Tyler's ability in character sketch
ing which he has not neglected; even the
adventures challenges admiration at times
by the boldness and coldness of her method.
The title, as will be readily understood,
applies to the more serious side of the novel,
which mas to do with prosecution for cap
ital crime; but the wellhandled romance
running through it all and the satisfactory
denOuement make The Blind Goddess" a
marvelously entertaining book, running over
with surprises in its movement and its lit.
erary style. 1t is more than absorbing: it is
compelling. StuyvesaDt Publishing Com.
pany, New York; cloth, Sl.OO; paper, 80
cents
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-06-01
Catarrh Cannot lie Cured

With Local Applications, as they cannot
reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a
blood or constitutional disease, and in order
TO cure it you must take internal remedies
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally. and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur.
faces. Halls Catarrh Cure is not duack
medicine. 1t was prescribed by one OF the
best physicians in this country for years,
and is a regular prescription 1t is com.
posed Of the best tonics known, combined
with the best blood purifiers, acting direct
ly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect
combination of the two ingredients is what
produces such wonderful results in curing
Catarrh. Send for testimonials free.
F. !. CHENEY & CO, Props, Toledo, o.
Sold by all druggists, price Use.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-06-01
Liquor License Maudamus.

Oklahoma City: A new legal item of
court mandamusing county clerk
to issue license TO men to sell liquor Is
presented. The county commission
ers Of Cleveland county granted Ii
cense to j. b. Chatheld TO start sa-
loon at the little town OF Franklin
Several professors carried the matter
to the district court. whereupon the
county clerk refused to give tho IL
cense. The saloonieeper then appeared
before Judge Burwell, who issued thu
mandamus.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-06-01

The residents of Clermunt county,
o., are working up plan to buy 500
acres of land at Point Pleasant, o., and
convert 1t into "A national park in honor
of Gen. u. s. Grant. Point Pleasant is
the birthplace Of the great soldier
statesman, and David Murphy, OF Cler-
mont county, conceived the plan, lie
thinks that sufficient funds could be ob.
tanned by popular subscription To buy
the land, and the matter has already
been taken up by the residents of the
ueighborhood, and il the government
will agree To help they expect soon to
realize their plans
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-06-01

WAR department officials expect that
within two months the Pacific trans
port fleet will be on its way home from
Manila with the last of the volunteer
regiments. Secretary Alger had a long
conference the other day with the heads
Of the staff bureau of the department re-
garding arrangements for the return
of the volunteers. Nearly every state
has requested that the regiments be
returned 10 the states whence they
came, a. the people want to see them
as organizations instead OF as individ-
uals. II this be decided upon while
awaiting muster out they will be held
in camps
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-06-01

SECRETARY LoNG, of the navy de-
partment, is deeply interested in
the result OF an experiment, which is
10 be made under the direction of Capt.
John NJ. Hawley, for the enlistment Of
men for the navy in the middle west and
west. II is believed western enlist
ments will quicken that sections s inter
est in the navy 1t is proposed. there
fore, 10 send a recruiting officer through
the west next month TO gather in 800 or
$50 recruits. Only bright and promis-
ing American citizens between the
ages of Is and 25 will be taken. They
must be able To read and write. EN-
ceptional inducements viii be offered.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-06-01

IT has been officially announced that
not single property holder in Santa
Fe, y. NJ. owns foot Of ground nor
has the city title TO the streets or the
plaza. The courts have decided that
the Santa Fe grant is illegal and that
the city and township are situated on
government land and that the city has
no right to collect taxes levied on lands.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-06-01

A NETTING was held recently at salt
Lake City hy the directors Of the salt
palace and the architect was author
ized 90 proceed with al possible haste
on the work Of having the palace
erected
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-06-01

HUNDREDS of postmasters will re-
ceive an increase of salary July /.
Every year the salaries of the presi
Dental postmasterS are readiusted,
and this year the phenomenal increase
in the postal receipts will result To the
advantage of many of the postmasters.
The increase this year can bc estimated
in the millions, and the total receipts
will range between 500, 900, 900 and slO0,,
100 900
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-06-01

A NOTABLE feature OF Admiral
Dewey's arrival in Washington will be
the presentation to him by the presi-
dent of the superb jeweled sword made
by the authority of congress as a testi-
monial from the government The
sword was completed some time ago,
but, owing to its delicacy and great
value, IL was deemed best not to send
1t to the admiral. Ii is now in "A safe
deposit vault, awaiting his coming.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-06-01

THE organs Of the spanish colony
at the City Of Mexico predict that the
United States l. on the eve Of a long,
barren and costly war in Cuba, basing
their predictions on supposed informa-
lion from Cuba
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-06-01

II was announced at the recent meet
ing Of the American section Of the
Thco~ophical society at Chicago that
an Anonymous donor had given $50. 900
10 advance the society's cause in the
United States
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-06-01

tiles and corrections at Cincinnati
George Terrence, of Pontiac, H., SUI
perintendent of the Illinois state re-
formatory, said: In the Pontiac re-
formatory now there are 27s boys. Out
of GS, averaging II years of age, IS were
cigarette smokers. OF 1873, averaging
IA years of age, l25 were cigarette
smokers. OF -. averaging Is years
of age, 73 we're cigarette smokers.
This demonstrates that 92 per cent. of
the whole number We're cigarette tiends
at the time of committing crime for
which they were committed To the re-
formatory.'
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-06-01

The great value OF the life-saving
service Is shown by the work done by
the organization last year, In which
there were 7G7 disasters, involving H.
9s7 lives, and only 29 lives were lost.
The value Of property in danger was
81 ,3Gs, ,O95, OF which 50, 5ss, 35j was saved.
These admirable results were attained
by an expenditure on the service of ST.
4OO OUO
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-06-01
HE HAD INVESTIGATED.
A visitor at Niagara Falls Who Was
Prepared to Prove They Were
the Real Thing.

We had got back to the hotel after doing
the whirlpool at Niagara when the we'll
preserved old man whose face carried look
Of solicitation approached to ask:
well, you have seen everything, aud are
ready to goY
Yes"
Have you any fault to 6nd'"
Not a bit"
"You-you don't doubt that it's real
water pouring over the fallsy'
Not the slightest.
"And the roaring" he whispered-"you
don't imagine the roaring TO be a put-up
job|
"Of course not"
81 am glad Of that You found Goat
island real, solid land! 1t didn't turn out to
be the end Of the bridgeE
"Oh, no. Goat island l. al there, and no
humbug about it,"
and YOU expected the whirlpool to go
round and 'round, Of course! | trust that
your expectations were realIZedE'
Fully realized. sir"
THAT is good" he feelingly exclaimed.
"Wster perfectly natural-GOat island real
land-roar not produced with sheet iron
whirlpool whirliug around as advertised-no
fraud-no deception Sir, it makes me feel
good 1t makes me happy. | came here three
months ago, and have carefully and consCl-
entiously investigated everything. and | as
sure you sir, that everything Is genuine and
up and up, and that you needn't be afraid
TO talk 20 your friends when you get home.
Real thing, sir-real thing, and should any
deception be practiced depend upon me to
find it out and put the confiding public on
its guard. Chicago Evening News.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-06-01

ARMY officials at Washington are
preparing for a war with the temper
ance people on the post exchange. The
opponents of that institution have been
writing to congressman asking their
views on the law relating to the So
called army canteen and soliciting
their votes for abolishing the system
which the attorney general decides is
not adversely affected by existing laws
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-06-01

Oklahoma City' The purified re-
mains OF Emi Quade were found in
his room on the third floor OF The Gil
pin q Frick building, Quade Was a
peddier aud is supposed to have COM
mitled suicide
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-06-01

LEADING soap manufacturers OF New
York, Chicago, Cinciuuati, st. Louis
and, possibly, Kansas City were re-
ported as organizing combine. Plans
were said to have been practically de-
cided upon at recent meetings held in
st. Louis and Chicago, and will be final
ly clinched at another seSSion To be held
in Cincinnati. The new combination
will have a capitalization of $50, OOO,-