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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-10-01

Gen. Wos y Gil Is the new president
Of Santo Domingo. Hereafter his
enemies will be unable to twit him on
being a never Wos.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-10-01

Is not Bob Fitzsimmons. the former
ring champion. who has just been mar
ried a third time, entitled 10 hold the
wedding-ring championship In his
class?
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-10-01

Venezuela is now endeavoring tn
get into trouble with Spain. probably
Just to show that she isn't afraid
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-10-01

n the new comet isn't careful Il is
likely to get some of it's numerous
tails entangled In the handle of the
great dipper.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-10-01

The apple crop this season Is said to
be something tremendous. II the
apples are good the demand for them
will be something fierce.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-10-01

at which people could rest after their
vacations would doubtless be popular
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-10-01

The man who slept forty.four days
ought to recover. II he had been
awake that long there would be more
reason to fear for him.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-10-01

The Atchison Globe thinks the
word debut should be pronounced
ms II Is spelled, because 1; means that
one more has butted In.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-10-01

Golf champion Harry vardon's
breakdown is apparently the result OF
working too hard at play.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-10-01

The landsman will wonder what is
derived from the cup races to com.
pensate for the expenditure Of a mil.
lion dollars.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-10-01

The son OF King Peter has been de.
clared degenerate. But as Scryia is
n monarchy that does not impair his
eligibility to rule.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-10-01

The price Of meat hasn't gone up
any for several weeks. No explanation
has as yet been offered.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-10-01
TEHt,,R.

TERi,,R.
yard. %. r.
'ept. 5. iyo,.
having been
Graham con-
Try No. a,,7
~ .. Tps n
y C'mics'ce.
fas T.. Noble
Of land nr
since max
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-10-01

Who cares what happens to the
prince of Chimay? The late princess
was the beautiful one.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-10-01

Doubtless Russell Sage would do
better to take his wife's advice. Most
men would.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-10-01

(lpuecs wants . new constitution.
1ouHo lawmakers have great faith IN a
r1111ltn1lea, having yet TO learn that
c6t6 11nnae~(s are not self-enforcins.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-10-01

For everything that you ought to do,
there Ia given the time In which to
do II.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-10-01

SPANS new cabinet Is an improve
ment. weyler isn't In IT,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-10-01

II you have seen anything OF Jones
please send word TO the New York po.
lice; they are looking for him.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-10-01

Ten thousand French vines yield on
ss average only 900 gallons Of wine.
while the same number st the Cape
will give $500 SALONS.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-10-01
Malne's First Artillery.

Major Charles J. House. clerk OF the
office OF the labor commission, and
Capt. Horace II. Shaw Of Portland
have about completed the history Of
the First Maine heavy artillery. which
was mustered into service in Bangor.
August 2l. 1862.
The history of the First Maine
heavy artillery is of special interest
from the fact that II lost more men
than any other of the 1000 regiments
In the civil war. total Of AL. as
against the second heaviest loser. the
Eighth New York heavy artillery,
with a record Of 36l.
The loss OF this Maine regiment at
Petersburg was the heaviest Of sny
regiment In n single action. the mum.
Der killed and subsequent deaths from
wounds being 242. against 20I In the
Eighth New York at Cold Harbor. The
Maine loss of 1866 ut Spottsylvania was
the third heaviest Of any regiment
in n single action. There were 200
men originally enlisted in this Maine
regiment. 2l9 hailing from Bangor.
The loss to the regiment during
the SO days from May 10 to June IS.
| 1864, inclusive, was i0i killed, 1S9
wounded and Is taken prisoners. max
ing total loss In this short period OF
! 2OS.
During the three days battle Of Pc
tersburg the second army crops. com
posed of 81 regiments and four batter
les. lost 50 commissioned officers. II
OF whom, or almost "a per cent, were
officers Of the First Maine heavy ar
tillery. In the two battles OF Spottsyl.
vania and Petersburg there were n
total OF 7i6 members Of the regiment
wounded. At the four engagements OF
Cold Harbor, Boydton Road. siege OF
Petersburg and Deatonville there was
a total OF 11S wounded.
The greatest number taken prison
ers at one time was at Jerusalem
Plant road. June 22, 1864. when 22
went on with the enemy. There are
537 survivors scattered over various
, sections of Maine and Massachusetts,.
few having drifted to the west aud
south. The only field ofiicers now liv'
ing above the rank Of captain are
Major c. v. Crossman Of Bangor and
Brevet Brigadier General Charles
Hamlin, reporter Of decisions. Port
land. Me-. Argus.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-10-01
Gen. oordons contrabsnd souaust.


Al we moved along the street a 1T
tie girl. probably twelve years Of age,
ran up to my horse and handed me q
large bouquet Of flowers. In the cen
ter OF which was = note In delicate
handwriting. purportins to give the
numbers and describe the position oi
the Union forces Of wrightsville. TO-
ward which I was advancing. I care.
fully read and reread this strange
note. II bore no signature and con
tained no assurance Of sympathy for
the Southern cause. but II was 20
terse and explicit In its terms a. tc
compel my confidence. The second
day we we're In ffont Of wrishtsville
and from the high ridge. ON which this
note suggested that ! halt and ex
anime the position Of the Union troops
eagerly scanned the prospect with
my ~ slassss IN order 70 verify the
truth of the mystsrlous eommunica
ton or detect IL nisrspressntstions
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-10-01

King Edwards progress was one
long royal jolly.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-11-29
SHARK ATE A GLOWING STONE.
Old Salts Tried Many Ways to Get Rid Of the oodco Fish,
But the Cabin Boy Solved the Puzzle. 49,

This defunct old whaling town on
Martha's Vineyard is full of retired
sea captains, who, having made COM
potency by following the sea in the
palmy days of whaling, are now living
in comparative affluence in town
where human wants are few. These
old captains are full of interesting sto-
ries of hair-breadth escapes, and not
few of these yarns are amusing.
One of the best known of the old sea-
farers is Captain Cyrus B. Fuller. He
is now dried up old tar of So winters,
with snow white hair, and brazen COM
plected, the result of exposure to arc
tic frosts and torrid sun. Captain
Fuller is wont to tell an amusing story
of something that happened many
years ago in the South Seas.
Wall, we wus bowling along at
good clip" Captain Fuller said in tell
ing his story, Sin latitude 80 degrees
south and longitude 125 degrees west
arly in the year 1860, with all sails a
DRAWN. was fust mate on that
voyage, when the helmsman came for
ard and reported that there was a
tremendous big fish follerin' the boat
i went to the starn and sure'nuff
there was one of them big man-eatin'
sharks keepin' right abreast the ship
Wall, shiver my timbers, he was
powerful critter, the biggest one ever
I see. Wall, when you're out in mid
ocean it doesn't take much to amuse
sailors. That shark was powerful
hungry and we amused oursers for a
while feedin him. He was powerful
hungry and gobbled up everything.
Hard tack was only an appetizer for
him, and we hove him some salt hoss
The taste of flesh, even if it was two
years old, nearly set the old Teller
crazy. Finally we began to play tricks
on the shark, an tin cans an SIGH like
things was hove overheard. They was
gulped down as gleefully as the other
things.
When night shut down." the old
Captain continued, 1.-The old critter was
still follerin' US and in the mornin' he
was still there, keeping his fierce hum
cry eyes on us. We stopped feeding
the shark for he would have eaten US
out O ship in a short time. He got
our table leavin's, however, but this
was nuthin' to his awful appetite, you
better believe.
What was first an amusement for
us fellers soon got monotonous. You
know sailor is likely to fall over
board most any time, and if one of us
fellers had once left the gunwale of
that ere ship it would have gobbled
him up before You could have said
Jack Robinson When the third
mornin' came and that critter was
still folierin US we began to be wor-
ried. Every time we went to the
gunwale those hungry eyes devoured
us. There was almost a hypnotic
power in them orbs. When we had
slung our hammocks we could see
them eyes glaring at US. A council
Of war was held and we resolved on
that sharks destruction.
"Fust we got out our best harpoon-
err" Captain Fuller continued. HE
was a crack marksman, but try as
hard as he would he could not hit that
fish. We finally came to the conclu-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-11-29

ing me. over pretty keen Well, I guess
We'll ind his voice if he's got one
he took me inside. and, speaking of
examinations, probably / didn't get one.
He. kept looking at me like he wanted
TO place me, but give him the ..Ee |!
Ali till everybody began to laugh. They
tried me with pefscil and paper, but
| baked, laid my ears back, and buck
Jumped That made3tile old man, sore,
and ne says: Lock him up! Lock him
up ]; II make him talk if have to skin
him. So 1 was dragged to the shook
ur17house, where ! spent the night fig
uring out my finish.
4 could feel-it coming just as plain,
and | begun to see that when did open
up and prattle after 'Kink'. was safe no.
body wouldn't believe my little story.
had sized the Colonel up as a dead
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-11-29

body said. a man got off and walked
up behind me.
See here, brother he says, tapping
me on the shoulder; this don't go.
II jumped clean over the FIRE, dropped
the pan, and let ont a deaf and dumb
hollet, Eel Abr
The men began to laugh: it seemed
to rile the little leftenant. -
. Cut this, out says he. You can
talk as well as I can, and you're going
to tell us about this Injun KILN. Don't
try any fake business, or I'll roast your
little heels over that fire like vans
Il just acted the dummy, Wiggled my
fingers, and handed him the joyful gaze,
heliographing with my teeth as though I
was glad to see visitors. However, I
wondered if that runt would really give
my chilblains a treat He looked like
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-11-29

a West Pointer, and didn't know but
he'd try to haze me.
well they klow-towed' around there
for an hour looking for clues, but I'd
hid all the signs of 'Kink,' SO finally
they strapped me onto a horse and we
hit back for the fort.
"The little man tried all kinds of
tricks to make me loosen on the way
down, but l. just acted wounded limo
cence and Fed and Aid at him till
he let me alone
When we rode up to the post he says
to the Colonel:
We've got the only man there is in
the mountains back there, sir, but he's
playing dumb. l don't know what his
game is.
"DuInb, eh?' says the old man. look
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-11-29

stringy old proposition. too. He was
one of these big-chopped fellers with a
mouth set noretf. half way up from his
chin and little thin lips like the edge
of knife blade, and just as full OF
blood-face, big and rustic-frished.
i says to myself Bud, it looks like
you wouldn't be forced TO prospect for
a living any more this season If that
old sport turns himself loose you're GO
ing to get life" three times and a hold
over
Next morning they tried every way
to make me talk Once in a while the
old man looked at me puzzled and
searching, but | didn't know him. from
sweat-pad, and just paid strict at
tention to being dumb
1T was mighty hard. too. I GOT Sc
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-11-29

sion that the. only way ito end that
shark was through his stomach. This
Was a step toward the solution. The
second mate suggested poison, but we
didn't have no poison to amount to
anything on board ship. So that plan
had to be given up. Wall, would We
believe it, it fell to the lot of the cabin
boy to find a way to get rid of that
fish, and that is the way we did it.
I'VE sent a sailor down in the bilge
to get a good sized ballast stone. He
came up with one about 10 inches
through. Although we hadn't got no
whales for several weeks, our trying
kettle and flue was in place. We built
UP a tremendous fire in the flue and
put the ballast rock in it. To over
an hour we heaped the fuel into that
ere flue. When we took the stone out
it was white hot. We had hara work
to get the stone to the gunwale, but we
managed to do so. and overheard it
went There was a tremendous hiss
when it struck the water and quick
as a flash that shark had gobbled it
up. That appeased his hunger all
right 1 guess, and we had no further
trouble from our man-eating shark. -
Edgertown (Nass.) Cor. N. Y. Tribune.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-11-29

Rapid Success-"That's one of the
best-selling books of the year, Mister!'
at is? never heard of IT."
''Well, it's only been out couple OF
days."-Puck.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-11-29

-S|e-
The Strategy of Samuel-Proud
Father: Il tell you. sir, that boy of
mine will be a wonder.''
Friend (wearily): what wonderful
thing has be done now?"
Proud Father: why, the other day
he ate all the preserves in the pantry.
overheard him say, as he smeared the
cats face with the stuff: I'm sorry,
Tom, to do this, but 1 can't have the
old folks suspect me- Smart Set
(Novemberl.
The new woman's duandary: Yes"
the new woman remarked, 81 am
greatly troubled" by what?" We'll,
I want to get married just to prove
that I can, and I don't want to get
married just to prove that I don't have
to. If don't they'll say 1 can't; if
do, they'll say I have no more indie
pendence than any other woman. -
Chicago Post.
A Method in His Dulness.-Teacher:
You notice that boy who stands at the
foot of the class? Well, last summer
he was the brightest boy in school"
Committeeman: He is now. I no
tice the foot of the class is nearest the
stove!"-Puck.
Considerate-'fWe'd like to have you
stay little longer, Bridget"
''Oi'd loike to .nesilf, mum, but how
w'u'd the imploymint agencies make.
Twin if we cooks didn't move once in
a while ?"-Woman's Home Companion.
A Observation-Disclosures: Now then,
what do we mean by composition? ?"
Little Girl eagerly: please. Miss,
composition is the art of bringing sim
pie ideas into complication. London
Punch.
Rapid Success.-"That's one of the
best-selling books of the year, Mister!"
cit is? I never heard of It."
well, it's only been out a couple Of
Evening star., 1903-12-23
Spirited Buying Of Standard
Securities.
AN ACTIVE MARKET
GOOD DEMAND FOR THE CoALER
SHARES, SUGAR AND STEEL.
Increase in the Lake Shore Dividend
Rate Helps the Price Of
Railroad Stocks.

NEW YORK, December 23.-Isusiness
was moderately active at the opening OF
the stock market, and there was no trace
of yesterdays depression. Most of the
important stocks were slightly better. In
cluding Rock Island. which showed a rise
of V per cent.
Attempts to pursue the rise further
brought out more stock than the market
could absorb, and 1t became reactionary.
Brooklyn Transit and Consolidated Gas re-
sisted the setback for a time and gained
about point, bUt, eventually fell back
sharply. Pressure against Rock Island was
renewed breaking it from 2S5s to 22N. and
the preferred lost point net. Unexplained
weakness in Reading infused some depres-
sion into the other coalers, but offerings
were very small. Brooklyn Union Gas ad-
vanced points.
The announcement of an Increase in the
Lake Shore dividend rate caused an ad-
vance in New York Central and some OF the
other Vanderbilts and sympathetic hard
ening in the general list. New York Cen
New York, Chicago and st. Louis gained 1
to IA. American Express, Peoples Gas,
Westinghouse Electric and Railway Steel
Spring preferred rose IA to 2. Declines
were Delaware and Hudson and Pipe pre-
ferred, 1; National Railway of Mexico pre-
ferred. IA; Westinghouse Electric first pre-
ferred, 21a, and Lake Erie and Western, g.
Bonds were firm at noon.
Brokers with buying orders for the high
priced coalers found but little stock avail
able at the noon level Of prices and bid
considerably higher to fill orders Room
traders Joined the buying movement and
ran the market UP all around to the best.
New Jersey Central improved points and
Delaware and Hudson recovered It's earlier
loss of a point and added 3A to Its value.
Amalgamated and Brooklyn Transit
were bought heavily and lifted l to 11a re-
spectively. st. Paul and Metropolitan
Street Railway also improved point New
York Central, ~, Canada Southern 1H,
Cleveland c. c. and st. Louis, 2A. and Con-
solidated Gas, 2A. Rock Island preferred
recovered It's morning decline.
The stock market became broader and
more active late in the day, with quite a
degree of interest in stocks selling at par
or above Sugar resumed its old-time lead
ership Of the market and moved UP "a on
heavy buying. United States Steel prefer
red also responded to an increased demand
and crossed 55. Railroad stocks were all
fractionally better, particularly the western
and southwestern groups. Among the i'm
portant advances elsewhere noted were:
General Electric, 3sl; Consolidated Gas and
General Chemical 3, and Northwestern,
Manhattan and few minor stocks between
1 and points.
Evening star., 1903-12-23
RESIGNED FROM HIS CLUB.
Charges Against Consul General Bar.
low at Mexico.

Copies of the Mexican Herald. just re-
eeived here, say that Andrew D. Barlow.
United States consul general at the City
of Mexico has handed in the resignation of
his membership in the American Club to the
board appointed Ito consider charges
made against him based upon his conduct
in the club premises on the night OF De-
cer1ber IL" 1t is stated that the resigna-
tion was promptly accepted and that the
managers of the club dropped the investi-
cation. The Mexican Herald considered
the matter so important that it suggested
that Mr.. Barlow's usefulness as the Amer
lean representative at that capital was at
an end His position as consul" says the
Herald. has become untenable, and moth
ing Is left for him TO do but relinquish it."
II was stated at the State Department
this morning that the matter referred to in
the Mexican Herald had not been brought
to the attention of the department.
Evening star., 1903-12-23
POPULAR IN PANAMA.
Canal Treaty Indorsed by Twelve
Municipal Councils,

M. Bunau-Varilla, the minister from Pan
anna. brought to the State Department this
morning very interesting document in the
shape of the official Gazette of that repub
lie. containing the resolutions passed by the
municipal councils of twelve of the prin
cipal provinces Of the isthmus approving
the action Of the provisional government or
junta in ratifying the ayBunau-Varilla
canal treaty. The authority of the docu-
ment is certified to by Consul General Gud-
ger. the certificate bearing the seal Of the
United States.
The minister's object In bringing the docu-
ment to the notice Of the State Department
was for the purpose of answering the criti-
cisms which had Been made in some quar-
ters that the approval of the canal treaty
did not come from the representative men
Of the isthmus. TO-
Evening star., 1903-12-23
MAIL HELD UP.
San Francisco Postal Authorities Re-
fuse to Take It for Panama Republic.

San Francisco Postal Authorities Re-
fuse to Take It for Panama Republic.
The republic of Panama, through its Min
lister. M. Bunau-Varilla, has filed it's first
protest against the action of United
States official affecting matters pertaining
to that republic. In long dispatch to the
minister the Panama consul at San Fran
cisco has notified him that the postal au-
thorities Of that, city had refused to ac-
cept registered mail or parcel post ad-
dressed to the republic of Panama. The
consul states that these authorities insist
on such mail being addressed Republic of
Colombia" The consul refused to comply
and referred the matter to the minister,
remarking that the action of the San Fran
cisco postal authorities was very prejudicdal
to the interests OF Panama.
Minister Bunau-Varilla promptly laid the
matter before Acting Secretary of State
Loomis today, who at once notified the
Postmaster General and asked him to take
such steps as will rectify the action of the
San Francisco authorities
Evening star., 1903-12-23
TALKS BACK.
Perry Heath Says He is Being Perse-
cuted.

Special Dispatch TO The Evening Star
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, December 23-
Perry s. Heath, secretary Of the republican
national committee, arrived in the city at
noon. Mr. Heath was in the best Of spirits
and did not seem to be losing much sleep
over the recent serious Charges made
against him in the Bristow report and SUBJ
sequently in the amended report by Conrad
and Bonaparte. When Mr.. Heath was ask
ed IL he had any comment to make on the
assaults made on his character by the in
vestigators he said: a.e,s .e- si.--
II am to be prosecuted and bounded be-
cause am friend of Senator Hanna /
am prepared to stand 1t ALL No man
whose friendship I enjoy believes one word
of the cowardly charges that have been
made against me under cover Of vague
personalities. / have said before I chal-
lenge BristOw and those acting with him
to produce any evidence they have impM-
eating me. Who are these men who are
doing the accusing In this matter7 What
does the public know of them that they
should pose as At to sit In Judgment on
the servants Of the government
They are professional reformers who
pose as better than all their fellow men;
political adventurers who have made CAPT.
tai out of the adopted profession of re-
forming These men of the better-than-
thou stripe do not command the respect or
attention of the thinking people Of the
country"
Mr.. Heath said this and much more on
the post Office topic. Alluding to the case
Of Gen. Tyner, the aged Indianian, Mr..
Heath said: II saw Gen. Tyner before I
left Washington and was saddened at the
sight Of that veteran servant of the gov.
ernment, a man who had the confidence of
Lincoln. Grant and Mckinley, lying help
less In his bed of illness and protesting to
me-"
"T assure you. Mr.. Heath, that. as
hope to see my God, no ill-gotten penny
ever passed my hands while In the employ
of the government which have served.
''The sight was one to stir the heart Of a
stone. / have known General Tyner for
years. and. like all the other Indiana men
who have known him long. feel that a
terrible injustice has been done him, ana
time will tell" said Mr.. Heath. with em-
phasis.
Have you any intention of resigning from
the national committee?" Mr.. Heath was
asked. "Oh, no. indeed" he replied" !,