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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-04-10
The Moon Kept on Shining.

A certain well known Judge was once
violently attacked by a young and very
impudent counsel. To the surprise OF
everybody. the Judge heard him quite
through. unconscious Of what was said
by those present. and made no reply.
After the adjournment for the day
and when all were assembled at the
hotel where the Judge and many Of the
court folk had their refreshments. one
OF the company asked the Judge why
he did not rebuke the impertinent fell
low.
permit me-" said the Judge. loud
enough to attract the attention OF the
whole company. among whom was the
barrister In question -''permit me to
tell you u little story. My father. when
we lived In the country, had n dos.
mere puppy. may ray. Well. this
puppy would 60 out every moonlight
night and bark at the moon for hours
together"
The Judge paused. as II he had I'm
ishcd.
"weii. what Of III" exclaimed half
a dozen OF the audience at once.
"Oh, ,1notling-nothing. but the moon
kept on shining. Just as II nothing had
happened
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-04-10
RACE TO THE POLE


the fame which. like the golden pot at
the rainbow's end. awaits men there.
Within a few days Of Peary's start,
possibly upon the same day or within
the same week. Baldwin's finest OF all
polar expeditions viii leave its winter
quarters ON Prince Rudolph Land and
go north over the ice with many flying
sledges and cracking whips.
The first OF April IL the starting time
set by both explorers. Eacn expects
to return to base Of supplies by the
last OF JIly. Each believes he VIII win
the pole. Peary will go straight up
from the point at which he has winter
ed. ana expect to return To the same
point. Baldwin will rush up from his
winter camp and swing around In "a
semi -circle. starting north Of Norway
and returning by way OF the Greenland
coast.
Will these men win the pole? Six
hundred miles is not such very grea,
distance. Peary II making his seventh
attempt. and he doubtless has an ex-
perience which viii make him more
dangerous competitor for the honor
than even Baldwin, with the Ziegler
million behind him. could desire. There
are many with confidence In his plan
Of fying light and living the life OF an
E,~quimau hunter. and he has the
Peary Arctic society behind him, n
proof of more confidence IN him than
his countrymen have ever expressed In
all the years he has been working.
Good luck Is a big >fpctor. Both Bald
win and Peary are risklng much upon
II. The arctic sea has many expanses
OF open Water and some very rugged
ice country. and to find anything like
a direct route through the icebergs
and open waters would be more good
luck than any explorer has ever had.
Then there is the possibility of acci-
dent. OF death TO the men or dogs. OF
illness. Of the loss OF supplies, and OF
freezing feet or hands. But human
life In a little thing In the march upor
the great Ice. and men throw them.
selves away upon u m stolcally as ever
. Christian knight hurled himself upor
the sharp points OF a heather lance.
No other white man has liped In IN,
arctic country 80 much ~ Robert 7,
Peary. There have been arctic ex
plorers ever since the first EaGlish ex
plorsr dared the Ice In HSs. but neve
another one TO equal In persistence tn,
Aperacan Peary. who has gone upoi
ave different polar expeditionf and ha
made ave different attempts upon tn
pole from = northern bsse Of supplies
Peary hes not worked without re
suits. The world knows that Green
land h not single Island OF unknow,
extent toward the north. g had beef
supposed. but that Il y N archlps,ag
with north shors q q 6ouroea {
! minutes north. who're Poary llsoovcep,
~ insularsty ana ~ ~ n>h,o ~
soschsd the fArthsat roeth evts oA1olr
| y - the western hsaslaOhers. ~ ~
oooo rewerdsd snd glvsA ule6a1 ~ 4
on1Dni1oe world Tor thooe cHe(& ~
! ~ ho1o coet h1uh doar. AZ - ~
~ as ~ ~ ewn teselnosy, =
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-04-10
POSTAL CURRENCY.

In Washington has been started q
movement to discontinue the use OF
postage stamps for commercial pur-
poses by substituting a kind OF postal
currency. The plan proposed In that
the government, through the postofiice
department. Issue u stamp to be used
for sending through the malis--as frac-
tionai currency--these stamps to be OF
seven denominations. viz: one cent.
two cents. three cents. five cents. ten
cents. twenty cents and Afty cents:
these seven stamps can be used to
make any amount To one dollar or less.
stamps to be issued to every postofiice
and sold on demand to any person the
same as the ordinary postage stamps.
To send them through the mails In
payment of merchandise or otherwise.
the sender would be required to pur-
chase OF the postmaster stub or
sheet OF paper about the size OF a
money order blank. provided with
spaces for afiixing seven stamps. This
stub would be sold at two cents and
would be postm arked by the postmas-
ter who issues Il. the purchaser affixes
the stamp. no signing or anything OF
the kind being necessary. encioses the
person he desires. The receiver pre-
sents the stub at the postofiice and
receives In exchange cash at face value
Of the stamps. However. the redemp-
ton of these stamps VIII only be made
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-04-10

In Warrington hAs be0 started 1
movement to discontinuo The NE of
postage stamps for soumsrcial ~.
poses by substituaing . iiud q postal
currency. The plan proposed y that
the government. through ths pestemss
department, issue . stamp 20 - ussd
for sending through the mails--as ffac-
tlonal currency-these stamps 70 b of
seven denominations. viz: one csnt.
two cents. three cents. flvs centA ten
cents. twenty cents and nfty cents:
these seven stamps can b ussd 70
make any amount to enc dollar Of lsss.
stamps to b issued 70 every posto0cs
and sold on demand to any pesson the
same as the ordinary postage stampe.
To send them through the mails IN
payment OF merchandiss Or otbsrwiss.
the sender would be required to pur-
chase Of the postmaster . stub or
sheet Of paper about the sise Of .
money order blank. provided with
spaces for afYixing seven stamps. This
stub would be sold at two cents and
would be postmarked by the postmas-
teT Wuo isbueo ~ tuc pohSsseDSS esssAeS
the stamp. ne signing or anything Of
the kind being necessary. encioses the
stub. with the stamps aflixed. TO any
person he desires. The receiver pre-
sents the stub at the postofIlce and
receives In exchange cash at face yatus
OF the stamps. However. the redemp-
ton Of these stamps will only be made
at what In known A. . presidential or
offic. Of the first. second or third class.
This limits the redemption TO about
Ave thousand onices. and serves ali
practical purposes. The stamps sent to
purchase goods CT pay small demands
go to the large ofaces and are sent
from the smaller ones. These stubs %
stamps will be cashed without identi.
hcation. and In money-and not exc
changed for postage stamps. The mer.
chant would thus get cash for his
goods and would not have to assume
the risk as at present in disposins oe
his stamps at . discount or keeping
the mon hand to be stuck together %
OF having denominations that cannot
be used. and which the government
will not redeem.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-04-10
SOLDIERS cLorHlMo IN ALASKA

The American soldier In Alaska would
hardly be recognised by his comrades
Of the army who are stationed In less
rigorous climes. The military occupa-
tion OF Alaska presented q new prob
lem as to the best style Of clothing to
protect the men in garrison or ON the
trail from the extreme cold. says the
Youths ccnapaaion.
The fur and other heavy clothing
furnished TO troops at the most north
ern posts Of the states was inadequate
for tha purpose. and a supply list Of
extra heavy clothing was made up for
Alaskan service. The cost OF this ex-
ira supply was about thirty dollars
for each man.
Based upon sxpsrisnce. ths dress Of
the Alaskan soldlsr thls year consists
os double -bFsasesd canvas blanket
lined psatacast. b,us In eolsr. with
trUsssrs q ~ san.e canvas. slso with
. blanhst linlno. A mushrai caD e
improved pat(ern nnisoos ~ eooluue.
the ear-oaps u fseot hsln0 sxtesdo1
70 cover M eheeH beNeN ano . qunalk
6essshabls fsar stsap eesv'aG - eueva1
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good considering am an old man." He
has had broken leg. and he has lost
seven OF his ten toes by freezing. He
was once a man of mere than six feet.
of great physical strength. and with
out a bodily flaw. Now he lives five
years In one az the life Of a man II
counted. and the country no man was
created to inhabit has dealt him some
deadly blows.
Peary IL OF French Anglo Saxon ori-
gin and a native Of Pennsylvania. His
ancestors were hardy lumbermen OF the
Maine woods and mountains to become
"A surveyor. He was q lover Of the out
door life. n naturalist and an explorer.
He became attached to the United
states geodetic survey and went to
Nicaragua on the canal survey. built
pier In quite n brilliant way on the
Florida coast after engineers had said
It could not be- done. and had other
wise distinguished himself In the gov
ernment service. In u book store b..
| found IA book on arctic travels. The
starry FIRST suggested to him the field IN
which he was to devote the rest OF his
| life. In 1856 he secured leave from the
navy department and made his frst
trip to Greenland. II was but recon-
| naissance, but Peary went into the
| interior OF Greenland 100 miles and
| was the first white man to see the
great desert Of Ice and snow. Two
years later Nansen crossed Greenla nd.
the first Caucasian to make the Jour-
ney and Peary saw another reap the
fame which should have been his own.
| In 1891 he got away with his first COM
pletcly organized and really earnest ex-
pedition to find the north pole. lie
took with him his wife. and she has
ever since then been helpmeet indeed,
country by her own efforts an expedi-
tion for the relief OF her husband, who
was unable to get out OF Greenland
and was without supplies with which
to prosecute his work.
Peary's march across Greenland. q
feat famous In the history OF Arctic
explorations. was made In 1899. Hs
went north again In 1895. and also In
1898 and 1897. His last departure wa,
made In 1883. ana from this tiip h,
has never returned. He seems 10 be.
ileve that this 10 the last opportunit,
to be given 10 him. ana this spring h,
makes his third attempt upon the pol,
In as many consecutive springs.
Peary has not only given his life. bu
what money he had to his work. Hi
friends and sympathixers have assisted
him. He has suffered the loss OF I
ship with all on board. Companion
have deserted him. and ne has suffered
physically. as only an explorer In calies
upon to suffer. Upon one occasion tn,
discovery OF herd Of musk oxen saw
ed him and his negro. Henson. fron
starvation. Coming upon the animals
the men were 10 exhausted by starva
tion that they were unable 10 zee b
shoot. and 4 has always been . sourc'
q wonder u Psary how they kilis'
the eams they did, for ths rines shooI
llke 3 shlps mast In their hands AM
(hslr syts were tlnsrsd with the hor
~ 1hov M eoGosv1.
1Uorv 80, r 90 alesr ~ pcls -
\ n6o 4 - ~ Uc,ei beparee 4 has
/ volnno ~ D ~ q ln1ei1 psaoo. poSo|nl
! J soo6I: 1ctoeea 16>crrlasl ~ ~
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-04-10

haso1y ~ No. 1 ~ 3 80
tjsa . AlnGosG nsoGunoo4 = ~ u
len - y ~ ~ ~ - q
protect ~ ne6 = Sne5>nun - u q ~
traii frsa ~ enoseene - ~ ~
youth's ComGoo0o6s q i y Z. q.
Ths fur Gnd oehee honvv ~
furnishsd - trooDe q ~ nnoGe 1r6ol
ern posts Of ~ states w. - orno1
for the purpqes. - . eupCeV ri q
extra heavy cioth1ng wos mn<o oo ~
Alaskan service. IT, ceot e ~ -
ira supply was abest th1etS oo111n
for each man "
Based upon expssisnee. ~ 49, =
the Aiaskan soldier tlis yoar. 6oooeuoa
Of . -brsssted casvas o1nnooe-
lined psajackst. blue n seesS M
trousers Of the SANE casvas. ~ vtoA
a blanket lining. a nuearat - -
improved pattern Anishss ~ soetuua
the ear-naps In frost be1ng egtenouG
to cover the cheek benss. and . sunnll
detachable fur strap ssrvinG 10 1ecsaA
the bridge and end of TIE n0oe frogn
frost. The lowsr corners - ~ Aap
lap over and fasten By means q : saap
so as to cover the chin.
For field or trail purposes ossmeg1
called . "perka." made Of blue oiosk.
having . hood trimmed with wolfskin
and . lining at the CUT q ths sarns
fur has been specially inanufAeturs1
for these. our northsrnmoet soodisrp.
thereafter the muskrat mittsns fur
nished will have the lining eewsd n
only at the cuffs. The objscs of this
precaution 10. - the WAshington 0taS
explains. to enable the wsarsr 70 turn
out the lining and dry u whom u b.
comes damp through psrsparation,
which frequently happens.
The regulation heavy woolsn under
wear worn by other troops having been
found BY experience too Light for pro-
per protection IN Alaska, heavy neece-
lined garments have been Issued.
As II II often dimcult 20 communal
cate with the posts In Aleska. Il hAs
been deemed advisable to kssp at lsast
one years clothihg supplies aAsaA u
requirements. In addit1ou - this . rs-
serve depot has bsen sstablishsd at
Fort 81. Michasls. An1 = kept well
stocked.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-04-10

Another week or ten days and the
race for the pole will begin--such
race between men az the world has
never seen. Emerging from his winter
quarters at Cape Sabine. Greenland.
600 miles south Of the pole. Lieutenan,
Robert q. Pearly will rush northward
a. fast a. HIS dogs can run. Eight
hundred miles east Of him Evelyn B.
Baldwin. who has spent the winter In
the vicinity Of Prince Rudolph Land.
will simultaneously start 1t will be
rscs between men who farmerly served
together; . race for = . Il for which
men have strivcn and laid down their
lives during 80 years: q race against
the swift return Of the actic winter. In
the northernmost climate Of which no
man may hope to live.
None but pitiable comparison could
be made OF these racing polar expe-
ditions. Upon the west ID Peary. six
times defeated. and his spirit now far
more willing than his nerh II strong.
He has made discovery Of the pole his
iife's single aim. He has suffered ter
ribiy. His wife has his promise that.
II he fall this time. he win never try
sssin. H,s lsst dssh for his life.s soai
Mi, =. msds with hut two comma MONS.
an rsc,,m.ur ana nj. colored SER
want, Ma, Henson. who has followed
h,,. ~,,h tbs adsl,,v of Ruth. Every-
thing n ssainst him. The chances
that ,h.v vii lever return are remote.
for the peop,s who Know Pe.ry well
.nourh hnov that where where ne
hs. ru.h.d nm srs,nst obs,scle, ana
rsv.,r.d ou, until the last ounce Of
.,,.r-,h ana ,hs ,sss NJ, NJ human
snAr,-n nee vsrs srhsu.ssd on Sormer
$500. 49, v,,, - .s,,, n,,sh.- or ,h,,
-. ,..s ,,r,.
-. ~. 49,, =. p.A~,, N. =.
80. q. ~. -. ...c" .,.s p..r.
~ -. -,,S ws,,msc :. - ~ 49,. rcr,h
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-04-10

lstic OF the highest type of manhood; ;
reached. and because I regard II as n
great prize which II II peculiarly IT
and al propriate that an American
should win.'
Such is Robert T.. Peary. who races
with Baldwin this spring. lie has act
and not even an Ice field 300 feet thick
or a temperature so degrees below zero
can turn him. though In the end they
may beat him down.
Evelyn Il. Baldwin II n Missourian u
years Of age. His third trip into the
arctic country. and the first under his
own leadership. has been blessed with
that first Of the indisp. nsabies-money.
william Zeigler. a New York million
aire. IL backing him to the extent OF
81. .0O0. 200. and Baldwin went up to his
winter quarters on Prince Rudolph
Land last summer with the finest polar
expedition ever organ nlzel I'm any 'oun-
try. His men are chosen from q .nong
hundi eds OF applicants. They are ath-
ictes. every man OF them. without
nhvs,co, defect. they are specioIis,s I'm
so,,.,h,,. ,e.df,i IN IN. cause Tbeir
equipment is everything money could
ouy """ e,peee 80. ."e os
"""
VI "s
"o"e'' :" 'p '
aI'''e M".''' ' " u""'
aoou' ~ '"e .s" p " ~
'"ue' nv. "".a ""u 'e,
no''n".'' p
In 1000 ny the itaiiah' Abruzzi' beyond
which no man ha sever gone. Fifty
miles southeast Of the farthest north
OF the Italian Is the tarthest north OF
Nansen.
Baldwin did what no other arctic ex-
plorer did before him. lie established
a colony on the very northernmost
point OF land known on the eastern
hemisphere. and ne has spent the win
| ter there. II his plans carried the
winter was spent In comfort. resting
the expedition from their iabors OF GO
Ing that far. and enabling IT to be fine
ana u, 'n's spr'hs, ""e" " WI" make
"s dash 'o' 'ne po"' :,
sa'dw'h s..''oeS ~ 'he ."nure OF All
o.mes ,s,,ps Mpeeo ~ ,,,,,a xhsrn xShenpvhhs h VOC
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-04-10
a Rsvsnous Shssis.

While the British bark Lutterworth
was lying becaimed In the tropics. .
large shark was observed swimming
around. A hook with chain attached
was baited with q four-p pound piece Of
pork. The shark made for Il and bolt
ed II. In hauling him up the chain
parted and mt coolly swallowed the
hook, the chain and the pork. An
other hook was then baited. which he
instantly seized. biting . thrss-inch
rope In twain and SWALLOWING tho part
with another four pound piece Of pork,
and with this the shark was caught
and landed on the main desor. An
hands cleared from him. for he was In
n terrible futter. His tail was cut on
with the carpenters axs. which quieted
him a little. Some said u was not the
same shark that had been hooked b.
fore. He was accordingly cut open,
when the two large shark h0oks and
the chain and the rope were found
snugly coiled away, with eight Bounds
OF pork. In his locker.
y~x. --ss a. a "A s--..~
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-04-10

Uoo vobeS ~ 0oS~ h>U0 VI
Good roads. like good stssseA nAks
Labitation along thsm mast Assisabla.
They economiss time and foecs h
transportation OF products. rs6aee
wear and tear on horsss. harness 90
vehicles and enhance ne 6arhst Vn1up
Of real estate. They suiss ths vel1o r.
farm lands and Darn psoduets - -
to bsautify tho country tArsaGn &1loA
they, psss. They sAsilitsAs ssDnl u1l)
delivery aad ere ; pstaaf ~ - ~
tion. rsiisioa an1 epslon1ol1D = ~
summer o0ss "A '1goe 16n1 o
scSeolnastes ~ ~ ~ 14
possast sss~1p = - y
tioa-" 8. + , * !, n ",
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er.ss II chsuoer's Time.

A metal resembling brass. but said
TO have been superior In quality. was
known In England as ''maslin" as early
AZ the time Of chaucer. and IN the
reign of Henry VIII an act Of pariia-
ment was passed prohibiting the export
OF brass out Of England. Whether the
earlier monumental brasses stiil to be
found In our churches were made orig
inaily In England 10 not absolutely csr-
tain. the probability. according 10 some
sntiqu2ries. being that they were Of
French or I3sldisn workmanship.
Bruoklyn Life: The Comsdlan--l
thoueht you ed Mlss Poser were - n
nasvlod thia wssk. y q postpoae1I !
m 1leavy--Qo6. elri oAs ootool1S
wanAs hse nAnao - eppeey bsGeso an0D(
II ~ Ne11lno apns~noareG1 ii
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dalena, Hotter. Miss Helxa Peterson and tn.

dalena, Hotter. Miss Helga Peterson and the
Augsburg quartet
A concert will be held at the Nazareth Uni
tartan church, Sunday April 10. for the ben
eft of the church's building fun. Miss Mabel
Runge, soprano; Mrs. Augusta Stoep-Jensen,
contralto; Mrs. Ida s1oblom- Dearborn, reader.
ana Gustavus Johnson, pianist Will assist:
Nordmaendenes Singing Society will present
"Ullabrand."
A ladies' class was organized by the NOT
wegtan Turner's last Monday evening" with
twenty members. Hagbarth Hermansen is the
instructor, and under his capable leadership
the class should attain much proficiency. The
class Will meet for instruction every MONDAY
evening in the gymnasium at Normanna nail.
hustling to increase its membership and has
engaged John K. Nordgaard as organizer.
The authorities of Christiania, Norway, are
seeking for Herman Hansen,-a mason, VINO Is
believed to have come to Minneapolis In 1851
but who has not been heard from SINCE he
left sum of money for charitable organi-
cation which never had any existence as tal
as can be ascertained, and the authorities
want him to clear up the matter.
has elected the following officers: Niels Jen-
sen, president; Ole Jensen, vice president; o
w. Lund, secretary; W. G. Sorenson, treas.
urer; G. Kliplev, Herman Jensen and y
Petersen, trustees; P. Cliplev, Nels Jensen
and John Madvig, trustees.
A new Swedish farce, ''Tosingar," which
has been played with much success in SWeder
by the Upsala and Lund students and by
stock companies, will be produced in this
nusson, Emil Meurling, Name Sundeen, Miss
nusson, Emil Meurling, Maune, Sundeen, Miss
Emma Nilsson, Miss Ellen Frisendal anG
others.
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svea, Nora and Dania

Miss Gaia Aarup the Danish pianist. is soon
to become the bride Of Herbert w. Greene,
director Of one Of the big music Conservatives
A fund Of 1000 kroner has been raised for a
monument in memory of Cant Ettar, the Dan
ish author.
written the text and music for a male chorus,
'Haev dig, Sang which will be sung for
the first, time at the northern sangerfest TO pc
held at Throndhjem Norway, next summer.
Danish socialists have established brewery
In Copenhagen. It will be known as Stjernen
the Starr. and will have a daily capacity OF
fifty barrels.
Two stations Of the Munkedal family, in
Denmark, were recently sold, one for $4,000
kroner and one for 10000 kroner. Denmark
is sending many horses to South Africa. Re-
Gently ten carloads were sent out. .,oo, a,s-
John Brynteson one OF the original dls-
| coverers of the Nome goldfelds, who is now
immensely rich, has agreed to- supply funds
for seamen's home in San Francisco. 1t is
to be patterned after the seamen's home in
Christiania. particularly comfortable and
satisfactory building.
Dr., Christian FeRger. the famous surgeon
of Chicago left fortune of $4,000 to his
widow and two children.
Bishop Canute svenson, of the Mormon
church, died recently in Utah, at the age OF
salem in 1858 and was elected bishop in 1890.
! From q very small beginning, the Strom-
berg Carlson telephone concern has grown to
one of considerable magnitude. 1t was in
IeCeuLly Will d Cdpltdl VI 9o,VuVooo.
| A successfulstria of Major Unge's aerial
| torpedoes was held recently at the proving
grounds near, Marina, Sweden. There ap-
peared to be no danger at the guns, although
! the torpedoes were loaded with dynamite and
every torpedo was exploded. With low
| elevation a range Of 5000 meters was secured.
Rudolph Gundersen remains the champion
skater of Norway. At the races at Hamar,
on March 10, he won the 500 and the 1900
meter championship races in At As and 2:33,
respectively. In the s, 0Oo-meter race, he came
i,, y,rfI T0Io Go1,y yrhn
| in the latter race, was second in the 1900
meter race.