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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-04-24

A man who has been II the Ear East
tells this story Of catching snakes.
Says he: The natives have curious
but effective way Of capturing the huge
pythons that infest the jungles and
morasses Of their country. Almost all
the larger houses there have stone
walls built about them 10 prevent wild
animals from entering the yards to
prey on the fowls or live stock belong
Ing to the family. These same walls
are also made to serve the purpose OF
serpent traps. A hole about fifteen
inches In diameter Is cut through the
rough masonry near the ground. Short
ly after dark the natives tie sucking
pigs to-stakes on each side Of the wall.
not far from the hole. Then they go
inside the house, smoke their pipes
and patiently wait for something -
turn up. Nor are they often disap-
pointed. The occasional cries and
more especially the odor OF the pigs
attract q python frcm the nearby
swamps. Cautiously he crawls up 10
the wall until he reaches the first pig
outside the hole. In n twInkiing he
has thrown his jaws about the pig, and.
struggling, the poor animal glides
down the snakes body alive and whole.
The serpent feels good, although the
pig was not a large meal for him. 80
when he hears and smells another such
neal on the other side Of the fence, he
naturally shoves his head through the
hole to investigate. There is another
scream and the second little pig is on
its way down the snakes throat.
Now comes the critical moment.
The natives inside the house rush ont.
and, flashing torch In the pythona
eyes. blind him long enough to sllp a
small leather strap over his head. The
python struggles hopelessly, for each
pig he has swallowed Is like knot IN
his body that prevents him from slip
ping through the hole either way. The
natives soon have him securely bound
BY stout ropes to stakes. In the grou,d.
Then they remove his leather collar
and force him to disgorge the last pig
nc has swallowed. The other is cut
out, still alive. and neither of the pigs
is much the worse, for their experience.
Thus the python IL not only captured.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-04-24

THE Trappist Monks consider eating
to be IA necessary evii." says John
Bail Osborne In Llppencott's March
magazine. and curtail II to such a de-
gree that one step further would be
suicide. Dinner. to which scarcely ff-
teen minutes is devoted, consists OF a
mess Of vegetables boiled In water
without butter or salt aud served IN a
crude earthenware bowl. a slice or two
or rye bread without butter, and a
mug OF milk or water as n beverage
supper In the barest apology for mpa
being nothing more than bread o
water, The guestmaster did not m,
tion breakfast; II there be such a m.
II probably consists merely Of a RI
OF water. A slight relaxation Of
dietary is allowed invaiids. who
have two eggs q day. while on extr
dinary occasions. such as a fur
feast IN honor OF a departed frisr
monks revei In an egg apiece.
are strict vegetarian. and q TraI
must be In the very jaws OF deatf
fore he will consent to eat meat.
these poor. untiring toilers can
ON such feeble fod surpasses my
prehension; and yet i saw indivi
at westmails who had been under
the rigid regime for half q ce.
The majority of the veterans. ho'
were haEsard. sad faced and D
bialiy sleek. jolly. rotund mo
guant. and bore no semblance
cloister."
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-04-24
MI,lard Heard . whlspsr.

I'm nearly all state legislatures
visitors are taken In upon the foo.
when accompanied by senator or rep.
ressntatIve. The privilege does not
obtain In the United States senate. as
Senator Millard discovered one day
last week.
Mr.. Millard approached one OF the
senate doors with q constituent and
invited the latter TO enter. II beg
pardon. senator" said the doorkecper.
but Is this gentleman a member Of
congress or an ex-senator"
mo" was the reply. "but he's with
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-04-24

Ingersoil on Glover,

ssScssSs 80 SiSNOts
Tho following Is Col. Robert q. In
gersolrs noted note Of regret In
answer to an invitation to dine with
the Clover Club Of Philadelphia:
II regret ] cannot be with you to-
night In clover A wonderful thing is
clover. II means honey and cream;
that is to say. It means industry and
contentment; that Is to say. It means
the hum Of happy bees in perfumed
fields. and at the cottage gate old
Boss. the bountiful. sereneiy chewing
satisfaction's cud In that blessed twi-
light pause. which. like q benedictiop.
falls between the hours Of toll aud
sleep.
"A wonderful thing II clover. Il
makes me dream of other days. OF
childhood hours. of dlmpled babies. of
loving wives and honest men. Of
streams and woods and violets. and all
there In of stainless Joy and peaceful
human life.
"A wonderful word Is clover. Take
away the C. and you have the happiest
Of mankind; take away the C. and r.
and you have the only thing that
makes heaven Of this dull and barren
earth; take away the r. alone, and yet
there remains q warm. deceitful bud.
that sweetens the breath and helps TO
keep the peace In countless homes
whose masters frequent clubs.
after all. Bottom In Shakespeare
was right: Good hay. sweet hay, hath
no fellow ~
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-04-24
Expensive Smile.

The tsar returning once from long
Journey. was weary and IN no mood to
be trified with. As he was passing
through his apartments one day. he
Slipped ON a wolfskin mat that lay on
the polished floor. Catching at one OF
his attendants. he nearly brought kim
self and his support 10 the fioor. BaroE
EnIdoff. his coniidentist adviser. could
nat check grin. which his monarch
turned around lust In time 70 see. The
- Fni1cg wss tasmiesed from
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-04-24

nopolizes one particular OATH "a when
you read Ia IA romance, "ventre st.
Grisr you may he absolutely certain
that Il ~ Henry ~ who II swearing.
The period when the incidents occur
In THE Role Of the unconquered.' by
Test Dalton. Is just al the close of the
sixteenth century. Henry IL In Tus-
cany. accompanied by Itosny. Bnssoin-
pierre aud other Of his courtiers. and is
bent on marrying Marie de Medici.
Marie. who does not know the gallant
Henry even by sight. has no iikink for
the match aud refuses to do the bid
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-04-24

",rhe Pcrverts." II the title of "a new
book by william l."t Howard, II IL a
novel with "A purpose, the apparent
object being tu call attention Ia IN"
connection between mental dcformiiy
and crime. The author is n well known
contributor tn scientific magazines on
that subject ana II fully competent To
discuss II even In III" form Of story.
lie takes the position that the indi-
vldual IL just as liable Ia have tn"
growth In the cell making up certain
distinct centcrs in the brain disturbed
and distorted. as In the cells making up
any other center physiological and
physical. from which II follows that II
Is unreasonable To send n man To pris-
on because he H. defOrm"d In certain
physical centcrs. The author explains
IN his preface that the characters In
the story are drawn from real life. A.
matter. of course, some are toned
down and others are polished up To suit
the purpose of the story. II Is n book
that viii interest readers who are fond
OF studying into mysteries of hrredity,
and brain development. q. w. Dllling-
ham company New York.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-04-24

Indiana again comes TO the literary
front IN Mile. Fouchette." an extreme
ly dramatic love story with French
characteristics OF frivolty and passion
two editions OF which already have
been lssude by J. u. Llppencott Co.
The author. Mr.. Charles Theodore
Murray. was educated ut the Indiana
stat. University. at the home OF
Booth Harrington. author of ''The
Gentleman from Indiana" and other
stories. MIR. Murray achieved some
prominence In journalism during past
years. but finally dropped the profess
sion for general literature. He has
travelled extensively at home ana
abroad. nnd he spent two years IN
Paris preparing the way for Mile
Fouchcttr."
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-04-24

The Aprll Era II better than any OF
it, predecessors. its table of contents
showing greater variety and even
greater excellence. Its numerous cap
itnl features are all brlnful OF amuse-
inrnt aud instruction, while the articles
stories and poems complete the harino-
NOUS whole. Canton. the home OF IL
Hung chang. " pictured by q. W.
Irwin: Catherine Louise Smith writes
of "Children's Flower Gardens and
Their rses." "The English Regalia" II
dcscrih"d by Grorge Eth-lbert Walsh.
white I.ury q. Lille chats about ''Thc
crowning of the King" The artistic
reader will welcome Robert Reds
Mural Decoration In New State House
al Hoston." BY Charles Henry Hart.
Articles of "A critical nature are con-
tributed by Penn Steele and Alfred
Matthews. "rhe Cause Of Good Gov
.rnin.nt" finds IA doughty champion In
benjamin G. Potts; william y. Walsh
questions whether women have iniui-
tion. There IL an instullnent Of Joel
Chandler Harris's story, Gabriel Tol-
liver" az well as the House Of Mo
cann"-the latter the first of series
nf character studies In the guise OF
fiction. by Karl Edwin Hartman. who
mas found material IN AN isolated com
n,unIty of fisher folk dwelling ON an
island In one OF the great lakes. John
rrotwood Moore. Theodosia Garrison
ana others, contribute poems And th.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-04-24

"Thc clustering Of Grsaln." by Clin-
ton Srulinrd. Is AN Italian story told
In highly entertaining and pleasing
style. The background of m old ltai-
lon city. with It's spacious palaces and
dark streets aud alleys. gives excel
lent scope for deeds of cutrrprls" aud
worth. The book opens with on ac-
count of - dnsturdly attempt ON the
part of one political faction tn ex-
terminate entirely its rival. by n base
murder of the entire family ~ be-
trothal banquet. ON" gun alone rs
cap"s nnd hrnccforih his desire To re-
Vcnge the members of his family be-
comes the one object of his life. While
making his escape from IA" massacr"
OF his friends he falls IN with Ursula.
the heroine uf the story, and through
her Intervention fortune attends his
efforts and ho succeeds la getting away
saf, ly. tIsaiu H. afterwards intrustcd
To the hrro's care To be- delivered to
his sister, under whose protection she
was To live until she should decide
whether To enter u convent Or not.
Many adventures bcfIll them on this
journey. ending Ia the complete re
venge Of his enemies and his own res
toration To his rights aud power In
the state. The pretty romance ends
Ia the way to be- expected aud ursala
declares. with her parting words that
his ancestral garden. is III" one be-
yond all others In the world that ]
would choose FOR my rloistcring." The
story is highly dramatic ANA fdli of
Incident aud action. l.. &. Page * Co..
Boston.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-04-24
TALK ABOUT WOMEN. -

Miss Ethel Lorimer. the l3-year- oil
daughter OF -ConyIossnun Lorim"r
OF Illinois, has ,ompniud aE Ave Ma
ria which ~ said to be very cicditablo
and Is being sung In Catholic church,
In Chicago.
Miss Lcola Stidham. a Creek Indian
girl. student nt Hardin college. chi
caro. has been selected sponsor Tor
the Indian Tsrritor, division oT the
United Confederate Veterans nt the .,.
union TO be held at Dallas. Tex. April
22d.
Unlike some other European soNor-
eigns. queen Wilhclmina OF Holland
can leave her dominlons when she
pleases. The only obligation imposed
upon her In this respect is that she
shall spend at least ten days OF each
year Ia Amsterdam, which Is tie real
Dutch capital, The Hague being only
the seat of government.
Miss Ella sheppard Moore h the last
survivor Of the famous jubilee singer
stlll connected with tina; institution.
As n member of the company she tray
elcd Ave years IN Europe and six years
In America and has sung before queen
Victoria and many OF the crown ID
heads OF Europe.
Mrs. iIetty Green, the richest woman
IN America, recently gave IA banquet I'm
Boston to eight people at "A total cost
OF ss.2b. or 80 cents per plate. The bill
of fare was vermlcelli soup. boiled ilSh.
boiled potato $. lettuce salad, cake and
tea. The company sat at one large
table. and Mrs. Green entertained her
quests with stories and anecdotes.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-04-24

Mary DcvorcuX, author of up and
Down the Sands of Gold" Is spending
the winter In l.ostun nearer Ill" seem"
of her novels. her hum" being Ia Clry"-
land. Ohio. up and Down ia" Sands
Of Gold" published last fall, has had
a stcndy sale. while her previous book,
From Kingdom In COLONY" is still In
written another novel which her pub
fishers. Little, Brown " CO.. Of Boston.
expect Ia bring out later ~ the year.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-04-24

state Of Ohio City Of Toledo, l.acas
County. -:
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
is senior partner Of the firm OF n. J.
Cheney 4 Co., doing business In the
city Of Toledo, county and state afore-
said, and that said Arm win pay the
sum Of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
for each and eevry case OF Catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use Of Halls
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Sworn to before me and subscribed
In my presence. this 9Th day OF DeceIl-
ber, A. D., 1886. A. w. GLEASON,
lSeal.) Notary Public.
Halls Cstarrh Cure Ia taken inter-
nally. and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system.
Send for testimonials. free.
r. J. CHENEY q Co. Toledo. o.
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Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-04-24

= Columbia university. New York, has
received 3250.000 for q gymnasium
from an unknown donor.
Mrs. Esther Morris, known a. the
mother OF woman's suffrage in wyom.
Ing. is dead at Cheyenne.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-04-24

II II to bc feared that The Perfect
Woman" which has been translated
from the French of Charles Saint Foi
py rilhirlue y. Brown, viii fail Ia iind
favor with the self sufficient American,
Not that the advice II not good. II H..
I.ut the air of elevated alnulu"ss with
which II Is rendered, makes II souic-
what dlstasteful. Published by Mar
lIer A Co, Bustun.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-04-24

II Is interesting to note that John q.
Milburn. Of Buffalo. In whose house
President Mckinley was tenderly cared
for after being mortaily wounded by
the assassin Czolgosx. Is . Democrat Of
....nicient prominence 10 be thought Of
by New York Democracy as . candi-
date for governor Of that state.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-04-24
DR.. ERNEST HENDERSON.
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three Weeks

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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-04-24

Mcssrs. Herbert $. stone 4 co. have
discovered a new writer Ia Richard
Fisguili. who Is to bring out his irst
book this month. "Mazrl' ~ ~ story of
lite In on. Of ia" southern universities
and deals chiefly with professor of
French who has not become entirely
American aud little French govrrn-ss
who drops suddenly into this alien
suothcrn atmosphere. Tho originality
OF the thing II said 4" be- largely In the
grace of the treatment.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-04-24

The Manila Critic says that when
/ieneral weyler was sent as governor
general To Man,'a, Don Carlos Palan-
nn, the wealthy spaniardized China
man. whose funeral last September was
marked by great pomp, determined to
send Mrs. weyler n gift the customary
way OF obtaining the good win OF the
Spanish officials. He found at a je' ell
|ers two necklaces, each costing $4,000
ana both being NO beautiful that he
coulsI not choose between them. So he
ee1ik both 10 Mrs. Weyler, with the
muoeoop that she should make her
cholcS, lie received n warm letter OF
4hank1 from her stating that the neck
Iarts ware NO beautiful that she coul ;
tsot drclde between them. and hence
soal6 keep them both. which she 80
\ Ives young dream often bumps y
&~8&>4 = rude nvsnkcninx.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-04-24

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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-04-24

\ new edition of "1he Cnrisslma,'
by Lucas Maict, Is one OF III" results
of the popularity nr ..Th" History ~
Sir Richard Calmady." The book was
published several years agn by M"ssrs.
Herbert :. stone a co. ani created
something Of a sensation. II deserves
this resurrection.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-04-24

The republic Of Mexico Wednesday
celebrated the s5th snniversary Of the
triumph OF Mexican aruis over Emper~
or Maximilian.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-04-24

A shoe firm OF Toledo. O.. has
traced to the depredations of mice
losses In greenbacks and other paper
money which have amounted TO s2O.-
600 In four years.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-04-24

They asked me to their reception. {"
said the girl with the story POM
pAdour. but II vNGet because they
like me. Il was becsuse ) can sing
''Oh. I'm sure you are m,staken!"
said the other g!rl. impulsively.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-04-24

An Atcfiison fashion nosA sayv thsf
. woman should always dssss a sult
her figure" But how much plceGp pnies
u would be all around Z - 1roose1
TO suit her huahand's eCor5 oska6
City Journal & ~ !,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-04-24

The Now York senate has apportion-
cd 100000 for the erection OF monu-
ment Mt Buffalo In memory Of PresI-
dent Mckinley.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-04-24

III were King by Justin Hunt
ley Mccarthy In one OF the handsomAst
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-04-24

Or. Frederick Peacock has resigned
the presidency Of the 0reeushoss- sSls
mans college At 0resnsboro. NC; aud
Mn. Lucy II. Robertson has been
slsctsd 70 succeed him. p
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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-04-24

Junius Henri Brown. journalist Of
reputation. died Wednesday In New
York.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-04-24

Captain Jinks. Hero" by Ernest
Crosby. II n satiricai novel upon the
military history OF the United states
sine the outbreak Of the Spanish war.
Sam links. its hero. II first shown as
an innocent country lad whose taste
for military affairs Is planted by
chance Gift Of lead soldiers. IL II cul-
tivated by his training In the "John
WesIeys Boys Brigade" and firmly
established by u career at East Pom,
In which institution he obtains ca
detshIp. "Hazing" ut West Point ~
satIrz-d In most complete and clever
fashion, and ita incidetns are further
more made to serve a vital purpose IN
developing the motif of the entire
story. Wv. the similarly OF militarism
aud savugery. A love romance 100
Is started at East" Point. which gives
to the book the heart interest OF a
novel sam meets Nation. college
widow" aud II captured by her She
foments his ambitions, The CUBA
pino' war breaks cut. sam leaves
East" Point and becomes volunteer
soldier. Clcury, IA ciassmate. accom-
panirs him. IA "a correspondent OF IN"
i.yrc, tn. leading yellow journal" A
plan ls arranged by the paper TO make
sam the hero Of III. war. aud the
Tyres special property. Funk "ag-
nails company. New York.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-04-24

ding Of her uncle Ferdinand. the grand
duke OF Florence. The duke Of Savoy
Is Henry's rival. and Savoy plots to-
ward the overthrowing Of the grand
duke and the murder OF Henry. sud
denly the king OF France disappears
He has determined to win Marie. In q
disguise. He assumes the dress and
manners Of Cardinal Msxzini and thus
wins Marie's heart. Henry has many
narrow escapes. for Savoy employs a
cunning rascal. Mateo. the condotiere.
to poinard the king Of France. W. U.
Dillingham; Co., New York.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-04-24

i<1xe's youno dream often bumps y
Iea : ride awskenins.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-12-19
COLLEGE NOTES.

Several students entered this week.
College closes Friday for a weeks
vacation over Christmas. The term
opens again on the 10Th of Dec.
During Christmas vacation Miss
Polster will visit her parents at Bax.
ter Springs, Kan, Miss Hurd will visit
her people in Fayette, L., Prof. Mar
tin is planning d trip TO Des Moines,
Prof. Freeland will remain in town.
The remainder of the faculty will re-
main at home.
Miss Welton vas kept at home a
part of this week with a pad cold
The ladies have organized quar-
tette, and the gentlemen have a glee
clue. Besides enjoying pleasant
pastime we may hear from them in the
future,
The students have the advantage of
reduced rates on the railroads to their
homes for Christmas.