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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-05-25
ROBERT BROWNING'S ROMANCE
The Most Beautiful Love story In
Literature Is That OF His Court
ship and Married Life.

Not once in all the years Of their
married life was Browning absent from
his wife single day. At home or on
their occasional journeys he was ever
with her, ready to protect her and wait
upon her. Often i'll and unable TO leave
her room, he nursed her with the ten
derness of woman; cheering her in
her convalescence and stories and songs,
or reading TO her for hours at a time,
as he oft had done in the days before
their marriage. 1t was in his touching
thoughtfulness-in his little acts OF low
ing and unsolicited attention-that his
love for her was most truly shown. Oft
times would he rise early in the morn
ing. long ere the time for her awaken
ing, and Fastening forth into the gar
den or the fields, gather a bunch of
fragrant blossoms 20 place at her bed
side, that they might be the first reali-
ties of life 10 greet her with their sun
shine and with their tender messages of
love upon her return from the world of
dreams. His every thought, his every
care, was of her-to add TO the JOY o.
the comfort of her life; and many were
the means devised by his thoughtful
solicitude for the Accomplishment Of his
loving purpose. To shield her delicate
eyes from the light he had placed in the
window Of her room small shutter Of
mica. so arranged that the sunligh:
might fall upon her table in sundued
and gentle radiance.-Clifford Howard.
In Ladies' Home Journal
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-05-25

Delaware four years ago failed to
elect a successor to Anthony Higgins,
and no appointment was made. Della
wares Legislature recently adjourned
without electing a successor to George
Gray. Thus for a third time in its
history Delaware has failed to elect a
senator and that state for third time
has but one representative in the SEN
ate, when she is entitled to two.
In recent years nine state legislatures
California and Pennsylvania being the
lasD have adjourned without electing
senators. In some of these cases it is
known that money has been literally
and lavishly used TO bring about tho
lust of power, pride of station, greed OF
gain and desire for personal prefer
ment have stood between the people
and their constitutional rights.
These modern conditions have caused
| many honest statesmen to advocate the
| election of senators by direct vote of
the people, instead of by the legisla-
| lures of the state. In order to bring
| about this change it would be neccs-
sary to adopt an amendment to the ma
tional constitution. Conservative men
| doubt whether an amendment of this
nature would meet with the approval
of two-thirds of the states. There is
| not sufficient evidence, and not enough
| national interest in the charges of cor
ruption, TO induce the people to change
the constitution at the present time
But resort has recently been made to
popular expedient which may lead
to the adoption of a constitutions
amendment.
Several of the states in their party
conventions have indorsed certain in
dividuals for the senate, campaigns
have been made upon platforms con-
| tanning the names of favorite sons, and
legislatures have felt in duty bound TO
elect those who have thus been prac-
| tically chosen by a direct vote of the
people. The pursuance of this policy
| may bring about the result which so
many desire, without amending the
national constitution.
SMITH ID. FRY.
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WITHOUT SENATOR'S.
Several States Have But One Rep
resentative in the Upper House.
should the Constitution lie Amenued
So That senators Gould lie Chosen
by the Direct Vote OF
the peopIct
Especial Washington Letterl ]

One OF the growing questions before
our people is whether members of the
United States senate shall continue to
be elected by state legislatures or by di-
rect vote of the people.
There are now 45 states in the federal
union, and each state is entitled to two
senators. Consequently, IL every state
legislature performed its constitution
al duty, there would be 30 members
of the national senate. When the con
stitution was adopted there were 10
states. each entitled to two senator's;
and the total membership of the ma
tional senate was %.
Thirty-two states have been added to
the federal union since the foundation
of the government. BY purchase, by
cession and by conquest the original
republic has expanded from the At
lantic to the Pacific oceans, and from
the great lakes to the gulf.
But, while the republic has been
expanding, and while its power has
been increasing, men gifted with tai
ents for acquisition have acquired
wealth in great measure. Their sons
have added to the boards by modern
methods of speculation. They ignore
that Scripture which says that il is
harder for a rich man to enter the
| Kingdom of Heaven than for camel
TO pass through the gate called the
needles eye. They have laid up treas
ure on earth, seeming to care little or
nothing for laying up treasure i'm
| Heaven.
! 1t is because of this accumulation of
riches that many of our people he
lieve that legislatures are corruptible,
and that rich men buy their way into
the national senate. No higher honor
can be attained by any man in this re-
public than that he shall be elected
to the national senate; excepting, of
course, the presidency. Rich men covet
the distinction and the social honor
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1t is not a secret that, not many years
ago, man expended upwards of
quarter of a million dollars to secure
his election to the senate.
The salary of a senator is only $4,000
n year, and the term lasts but six years.
Consequently when a man is elected
TO the senate his total salary for six
years amounts to $4,000. And yet
man expended a quarter of million
dollars to secure an election to the
senate. Why did he do it?
He expended that large amount of
money simply to have the honor of be-
ing senator; just as he expended $780,
600 for a painting to adorn his parlor;
just as he expended s750,000 for house
in certain city.
Now when the expenditure of a quar-
ter of million dollars will enable a
rich man TO have himself elected TO the
senate many of our good people think
that a halt should be called. If man
in one state can control Legislature
with money, n man in every state might
do the same; and hence no man could
aspire to become a great law-giver
without first becoming a rich man.
Moreover, all legislatures might be-
come corrupt.
That is, in brief, the argument made
by the people who favor the election
of senators by direct votes of the peo-
pie. 1t is for the purpose of enabling
poor men to aspire, as they did in the
days of jackson, Polk, Clay, Webster,
Lincoln and Garfield; il is for the
purpose of putting the poor men on
a level with the rich men in aspiring
To national honors and distinction that
they advocate the proposed change.
But there is another side to the ques-
ton. IL wealth continues to accumu-
late, and rich men continue TO aspire,
they will have the advantage anyway,
because they can have bigger meetings,
better brass bands, bigger professions,
more expensive and extensive barbe-
cues aud other entertainments; so that,
even by a direct vote of the people, the
election of senator's might be corruptly
secured. That is to say, the rich man
who would eXpend a quarter of mil
lion dollars TO corrupt a state legisla-
ture would spend half "A million TO intiu-
ence the votes of the people in the vari-
Gus polling places. The millionaire of
the present can az well afford 10 spend
half a million for the honor as he can
afford to spend "A quarter OF million.
There is also the danger that the peo-
pie might become accustomed to look
for Wholesale bribery, and enough of
them become corruptible to sell their
votes, and affect the elections.
There you have an epitome of both
sides of the argument. The reason for
calling attention 10 this condition pros
pectively affecting our body polite lies
in the fact that during the past decade
various state legislatures have failed to
perform their constitutional functions.
and have adjourned without electing
senator's. thereby depriying sovereign
states OF their right to complete repre-
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my board, coin by coin, into her hand,
as If each piece [ disgorged was my
last; and then stepping down, found,
as / expected, Pantin at the door.
The man was for ordering him away;
but his wife insisted on making pur-
chase, in which joined and the fence
going upstairs at that time we three
were left together. 1t was ali-impor-
tant to get rid of the woman for a mo-
ment or so, and Pantin, seeing this,
sold his whole basket load at a price
SO small that IL raised even her aston
ishment
81 have sold il for luck" he said, but
IL madame wishes | will sell her daily
at the same rate"
Gould you bring me fruit at the same
price," asked.
"Why not?" he answered.
"Then bring me some tomorrow"
"Certainly, captain; where shall /
put these, madame?"
But she bore them away herself, and
this gave me the opportunity.
"Pantin," said 81 have taken a room
here. you understand"
"And l." he answered. "have sold a
cabbage to Babette. If you hear moth
ing more. meet me at dusk in the
square behind ST. Martins"
There was no time to say more, for
we heard the fence coming back. Pan
tin went off down the street, and l,
after word or two with the man, and
an order to his wife regarding my
meals. went slowly up to my room.
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dergrowth and full of debris. ] thought
at first of stopping any further concern
with the window, but as | was turning
away | looked rather particularly at
the wall below me and saw that
ledge ran along it about three feet be-
low the window. Following its track
with my eyes, | observed that it was
carried along the face of the Toison
dor, and in doing this / became aware
that there was window open at the
back of Babette's house, and that this
room, but just about the middle, in
stead of the extreme end, as mine was.
When l considered the position of this
window, and that its lookout was on a
place where never soul seemed to
come, ! could not but think that,
madame were in the Toison dor,
in all probability her room was there,
and / swore bitterly to myself at the
thought of how impossible il would be
to reach her. l then craned out and
looked upwards, and saw that my house
was half-story lower than the Toison
dor, and that, whilst the latter had a
high, sloping roof, the portion of the
building in which I was appeared to be
n long and narrow terrace, with low
machicolated parapet running along
the edge. Thus if there were a door
or window in the Toison dor that
opened on to my roof. it would be possi-
BILE to step out thereon, and then /
drew back, my blood burning. If il was
possible to step out from the Toison
dor on to the roof of the house | oc-
cupied, il might be equally easy to get
thence into the Toison dor. Taking
my sword | measured the distance OF
the ledge from the window sill, and
then, holding on to the muAions by one
hand, stretched out as far as / could,
and found could just touch the top of
the parapet with the point of my blade.
In short, the position yas this: that. so
hard and smooth was the outside of the
wall IL was impossible for anything,
save a lizard, to get along it to the win
dow behind which / supposed madame
was prisoned, yet it was feasible, with
the aid of rope thrown over the grin
ming head of the gargoyle little above
me. or else over the low battlement OF
the parapet, to reach the roof. and the
odds were in favor of there being some
sort of door OF window that would
give ingress thence into the Toison
dor. began after this 10 be little
more satisfied with my quarters, and
determined to set about my explora-
tions about the dinner hour, when
most people would be within. and the
chance Of discovery reduced TO a mini
mum.
After allowing little time TO elapse
descended to the shop and began care
lessly running my eyes over the mis-
cellaneous collection Of articles there
In. The fence followed me about, now
recommending this thing and now that.
. At last ! saw what looked 10 be ball
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sen,ation os the floor of the national

sentation op the floor of the national
senate.
One striking example of this condi-
ton may be referred to without preJu-
dice. In 1894 Senator Mitchell, of Ore
gon. discussing the right of the gov
ernor of Montana to appoint Lee Mantle
as senator, after the legislature of
Montana failed to elect senator, said:
suppose n rich man should arise in
Oregon, two years hence, and prevent
my reelection To the senate. Suppose
that rich man should be in collusion
with the governor of Oregon. And. att
er preventing the legislature from
electing me. that rich man should be APP
pointed to the senate by the governor of
Oregon, would il be right to give him u
seat in this body? say not; and will
vote against the admission of II senator
from Montana appointed under such
circumstances"
Strange as il may seem, two years
after Senator Mitchell had delivered
that speech the Oregon legislature was
induced to adjourn without electing Il
senator to succeed Senator Mitchell.
Very soon thereafter the governor of
Oregon appointed one Corbett, a very
rich man, to the senate. The case
was considered carefully and, by vote
of two TO one, the senate refused to give
| Corbett a seat. Thus n precedent was
established. When a legislature fails
20 elect the governor of IA state cannot
| appoint "A senator.
The Corbett case is the last one on
record The first precedent was formed
in 1898, at a session of the senate for
| the third congress. Senator Read, of
Delaware, resigned in December, 1892,
when the state Legislature was in ses-
| sion. His successor was not elected
and the governor of Delaware, in
March, 1898, appointed Kensey Johns.
| After fun discussion the senate re-
fused to permit Mr.. Johns to be seated
by vote of 20 TO Z. The constitution
was construed TO mean that governors
of states may appoint senator's to sue
cecd those who die or resign, provid-
ed the state legislatures do not have
opportunity TO elect successors. But
when Legislature fails to perform its
constitutional function, after having
had opportunity TO do SO, the governor
cannot appoint a senator. This ques-
tion will again come up, however, in
the cases of Senator Quay. just APP
pointed by the governor of Pennsyl-
vania. and Col. Daniel NJ. Burns, APP
pointed by the governor of California.
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Joking with an omciaI.

They tell good story about an attache
Of the courthouse on Leavenworth street.
Two jokers began '.monkeying" with his
telephone the other day, disconnecting it
Shortly afterward one of the jokers called
up the officials from another Office and in
troduced himself as being the chief oper-
ator at the central office. For heavens
sake see what's the matter with your tele-
phone up there" he gruffly spoke to the Of
fetal. "Whatever's the matter i don't
know, but your. electric current is flowing
like mad into the central Office here and
there's about an inch Of it on the floor al
ready" The official grew pale with fright,
and he rushed into the Office Of the two
jokers. Now you've done it" he began to
just called me up and says that on account
of your blamed fooling the electric current is
submerging the central office, and the girls
are quitting work. Come in here now and
fix that up" The two jokers expressed sor-
row to the official, went in and pretended to
tighten a screw and then went down eel
lar and took turns in having spinal menin-
gitis.-Waterbury Democrat.
The service of the Nickel Plate Road to
New York City and Boston is a demonstrat-
ed success. The demands of the travelling
public are met by providing three peerless
fast express trains in each direction daily.
These trains are composed OF modern, first
class day coaches, elegant vestibuled sleep
ing cars between Chicago, New York and
Boston, and unexcelled dining cars. Solid
through trains between Chicago and New
York have uniformed coored porters in
charge OF day coaches, whose services are
placed at the disposal OF passengers. II you
want to travel comfortably, economically
and safely, see that your ticket is routed via
the Nickel Plate Road
"Never wear shoes too small for you," is
a good foot rule.-Chicago Daily News.
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CHAPTER XVIII.
THE sKYLIGHT IN THE ToIsoN DO.

THE SKYLIGHT IN THE ToISoN DOR.
Once back in my room / flung off my
cloak and took a survey of my new
quarters. The room was long and low,
and situated in the topmost story of the
house. In one corner was a settle COW
cred with a faded brocade, whilst on
the other side there was wardrobe
and a few necessaries. The bed was
placed at the extreme end of the room,
and close TO the window which over
looked the back of the house, and
through which from where | stood the
blue sky alone was visible, there was
table and couple OF chairs. Be
tween the table and the bed intervened
a clear space, about ten feet by six,
covered with coarse carpeting. If
am thus precise in my description,
would say l have done so in order to
explain clearly what follows.
So far things were satisfactory
enough. and beyond what had right
to expect in such locality. The one
drawback was that / would be COM
PEELED to use the turret at the end of
the passage for my watch, and thus run
the risk of being observed from the
other houses. In the meantime ] de-
termined to see exactly what could be
effected from the window, and pushing
the table aside, so as to get better
view, looked out. then saw that the
house | was in, as well as the Toison
dor, was built against the remains of
the old walls of Paris. Below me there
was a sheer drop of 80 to 60 feet,
right into the bed of the abandoned
fosse, which was covered by thick un-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-05-25
what "KaIsomine.v Are.

"Kalsomines" are cheap temporary prep
arations manufactured from chalks, clays,
whiting, etc, and are stuck on the walls
with decaying animal glue. They bear no
comparison with Alabastne, which is a ce
ment that. goes through a process of set
ting, and hardens with age. Consumers, in
buying Alabastine, should see that the goods
are in packages and properly labeled. Moth
ing else is lust as good" as Alabastine. The
claims of new limitations are absurd on
their face. They cannot offer the test OF
time for durability.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-05-25
safeEua r,is.

THE cashier informed me-" said the
president, that he was strongly tempt
ed 10 skip with the funds, but that he
locked himself up with them and
prayed over them all night and over
came the temptation"
II know H." said the chief director.
81 had detective at his door, one at
each window, and one on the roof-at
the chimney flue-while he was pray,
Atlanta Constitution.
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Momnn's Why,

You cant cut up about this hat, for
! made il myself"
"Ah. you dear little economist"
"Yes, Robert; and by making il my
self, you know, | could afford TO get
much more elegant and expensive ma
terial than ever before. - Detroit Free
Press.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-05-25

Shake into your shoes, Aliens Foot Ease,
a powder for the feet. 1t makes tlgiitor New
Shoes feel Easy. Cures Corns, Bunions,
Swollen, Hot, Callous, Sore, and Sweating
Feet. All Druggists and Shoe Stores sell
1t, 25c Sample sent FREE. Address,
Allen s. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
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w TOMEN assaed every turn by troubles peculiar
wv their Every mysterious ache or pain is
symptom These distressing sensations will keep
on coming unless properly treated
The history of neglect is written in the faces and
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-05-25
Helpers.

Coroner-Was the victim conscious
when you reached him?
Pat-Yis, sir, he worr. But bechune us
don't behave he knew ut.-Philadelphia
North American.
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Then She Felt Relieved.

81 felt sure the hero was going to be
killed." she said, in describing the serial
story to her best friend, until happened
to think that the author was paid so much
a word, and probably would not want to
spoil good thing. Chicago Post.
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How to Get Rich.-"Some men," said
Uncle Eben, "wouldn' hab no trouble tall
bout gettin' rich ef dey held on as tight TO
money dey borrows s"-Washington Star.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-05-25

Size is no criterion of strength. A small
onion may be stronger than Dig squash
l.. A. w. Bulletin.
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wasted figures of nine
tenths of our women,
every one of whom may
receive the invaluable ad-
vice of Mrs. Pinkham,
without charge, by writing
to her at Lynn, Mass.
Miss LULA EVANS, of
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-05-25
WOMEN WHO
NEED MRS.
PINKHAM,S AID

Parkersburg Iowa. writes of her recovery follows
"DEAR MRS PINKHAM-I had been a constant sufferer
for nearly three years Had inflammation of the womb
eucorrhoea trouble, bearing-down palms. backache
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"Never wear shoes too small for you" 10
a good foot rule.-Chicago Daily News.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-07-26
The Clever Romans.

1t seems quite surprising that the an
cient Romans did not acquire the art Of
printing with movable types, inasmuch
as they came SO very near to it. They
had wooden blocks carved with words
in reverse, by means Of which they
stamped those words on pottery, while
the latter was as yet unbaked and soft
Incidentally it may be mentioned that
they knew the modern method Of
mending broken pots by means of riv-
cts, and many pieces Of pottery thus
restored have been dug up.
In ancient Rome there was one daily
newspaper which was written entirely
by hand. Furthermore the Roman SEN
ate had a publication which CORE
spends to The Congressional Record,
being report of the daily proceedings
of that important legislative body. 1t
likewise was written by hand. Speak
Ing of baked clay, one might mention
the fact that the little boys of Rome
1000 years and more ago were accus-
toned to play knuckle down with mar
bles Of that material just as children
do now
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-07-26
What SOIO1nOn'a TeunDle Cost

"a Biblical student in this city, says
our Washington correspondent, de
clares that it the descriptions Of Solo
mons Temple are accurately given in
Shc Bible and by secular authorities,
the total value Of that edifce and it's
contents must have exceeded $50,OOO,-
100000. In the first place, the value
Of the materials in the rough is esti-
mated at S12, 500, OOO, 600, and the labor
at 100000 600. According to Villal
pandis 10000 men were engaged in
dressing cedar lumber, $4,000 were en-
gagged in cutting stone and 10000 in
bearing burdens for a period Of seven
years, who, in addition to their wages,
received 50 cents a day for food. Ac-
cording to the same authority, which is
corroborated by Josephus, the vessels
Of gold were valued at 100000 talents,
which, reduced to American money, is
equal to S2,326, 4S1 ,O15. The vessels Of
silver are calculated at 1921, It's, 900,
the vestments Of the priests and the
robes Of the singers at $1O,O5O, OOO
and the value Of the trumpets Of gold
was 81 900, 900" Chicago Record.