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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-05-14
Superiority Due to Temperance.

Hon. J. Y. Henderson, one Of the
delegates Of the London chamber of
commerce who are visiting the United
States, has been dcvOting special at.
tention to the drink trailic, and In an
Interesting article In the New York
American expresses the opinion shat
the United States Is IA long way ahead
OF the old country In general sobricty."
He Is impressed by the number Of
leading public men who are Interested
In temperance reform. and IL Is ap'
parent to him that In the botter.off
classes Of society much less alcoholic
liquor IL used than In England" lie
asserts also: Il have no doubt what
ever that the superiority Of your work.
Ing classes In the amount Of work
done is largely to be attributed To
their temperance habits"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-05-14
HE SAW NO SCARCITY.
How Lore ihilner look expensive
Bath at johannesburg.

How Lore ,ailner LOOK expensive
Bath at johannesburg.
SomC of the unfortunate happen.
ings In South Africa were caused by
the failure of officials In high places
to note warning conditions which
were obvious to people occupying less
exalted points of view.
Some time before war was declared
there was water famine In Johan'
ncsburg. The city fairly gaspcd
with thirst.
The citizens had other grievances,
and It was decided to invite Lord Mil
ncr to johannesburg, and ley matters
before him. The first morning after
his arrival he amazed the hotel at
tcndarts by ordering n bath. Bath.
ing was luxury. which even tho
rich were denied at that time. Poor
people had tn go unwashed. while the
wealthy dipped daintily into basins
filed with imported English soda
water at two shillings a bottle.
But Lord Miners orders could not
be ignored.
Fill the tub with soda water!" eX.
claimed the proprietor.
So Lord Miner splashol. all nncon
scious Of the drought ard panic his
ablutiors had brought uuon the rest
OF the establishment
Later that day. among the rricv
ancos submitted to him vas the woe
ful scarcity Of water.
Scarcity of water?" hc repeated
"Ive observed no SCARCITY, gentle
men: | had my bath tn morning"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-05-14

have seen my companions laid low.
Cut OF In the midst of their prime,
ny rum, that inveterate foe,
That parent Of sloth and of crime.
Some pcrlshcd from home and forlorn,
No kindred nor relative near.
With none hut tho stranger TO mourn
Or drop the compassionate tctr.
For i've paltry cents 7 have seen
The rumseller deal out the curse.
While poverty menser and lean
Pccp'd out Of his customers purse.
rhe tipplcrs would guzzle new rum.
And oft nt the grosgery meet:
And when they set out for their homo
Had business both sides Of the street
4 have seen the once promising son
Drink deep at the maddenlng bowl,
TIL reason was hurled from its throne,
Then he In the gutter dld roll.
have Witnessed with pain and regret
The deep degradation and woe,
Such scenes can never forget
While lifc's purple current shall How.
I have witnessed tho struggles NJ some
Who strovc to escape from the snare,
So strong was the thrnldom Of rum
At last they gave M IN despair
No tcctotal pledge was there then,
The brightest uf hopes ~ in.yirc,
No kind. Wnshingtorian friends
To pluck them, us brands, from the fire.
have sccu with unminglcd delight
The dawn of a happier day,
when parties and sccts can unite
The tcctotal nng to display.
The people have opened their eyes.
a time OF rejoicing has come,
| The public boLius 10 desplst
The murderous tratlic In rum.
| IA soon ms the pledge had signed.
I found there was work to be done:
| II was clearly made known to my mind
| had some little crrnnds To run.
| have h. cdcd the voice from within
| And tried to b. faithful thus iar;
| old Alcohols ranks We must thin.
And speed the. good temperance car,
NJ a. ".
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-05-14
A Soldiers Gratitude

First Lieutenant Robert Emmett
Kavanaugh was pacing up and down
his narrow quarters In Fort Grady,
Michigan. holding n telegram In his
hand. He had read II twenty times,
but at every second turn In his ncr.
vous walk he read Il again. The
telegram was dated Chicago. and this
Is what It said: leave Thursday for
Florida; Uncle Frank III. Stay In.
definite. Norah Desmond"
Lieut.. Bob Emmett and Norah Dos.
mond were engaged. They were to
be married as soon as few accom-.
modating superior officers would con.
sent to be killed OF or die In their
beds and thereby give Bob n chance
to write captain instead of lieutenant
before his name on the official papers.
'Norah's going to Florida" he nut.
tered to himself. Il haven't seen her
for three weeks ard won't sec her for
six months to come. Uncle Frank Is
one of the kind who never dies and
who never gets well. and Norah'll
stay down there until the old man Is
willing To let her go. She's moro of n
stickler for duty than Old Muggs. the
commanding officer. and that's saying
a lot. He won't give me leave; I've
had too many. Great Winfield Scott
but would like to see Norah before
she goes" And Lieut.. Robert En-
mott Kavanaugh sighed.
Bob Kavanaugh couldn't keep any.
thing TO himself. and in FIVE minutes
he was telling his woes to Capt Per.
cy Lanyard OF the artillery corps.
'Brace up. Kavaraugh," said Ian.
yard; "Muggs is going to send n gen.
eral prisoner through Chicago to
Fort Sheridan to stand trial II isn't
very pleasant duty, but II you'll vol.
unteer. I think Muggs will send you.
and you can stop off on our way back
from Fort Sherdan-it is only a few
miles from Chlcago-and see your
blue-eyed Norah before she gets on
the Florida limited"
Twelve hours from that time Bob
Kavanaugh was sitting In n smoking
car ON a Chicago bound train, with IA
big Colt revolver strapped around
him and an enlisted man. with n
downcast look. sitting alongside Of
him. Bob Kavanaugh had soft
heart. The soldier ut his side had
seen eight years Of service and had
never been In trouble before. lie
had assaulted the top" sergeant. q
serious ofiense In the army. as may
20 without saying.
Part OF freight train went into
the ditch ahead OF the Fort Grady
passenger train. Kavanaugh and his
prisoner were delayed flve hours. Fin.
ally tho way was cleared and the
train ran on to Chicago. II was
Thursday. and In four hours Norah 3
train would leave for Florida. II was
utterly impossible for the officer to
get his prisoner to Fort Sheridan and
to return In time to say good.by to
his fiancee.
Kayanaugh and his charge stepped
from the train into the Chicago do.
pot Bob's heart was sore. Il must
see her." he said TO himself, Il can't
stand II for six months" At that In.
slant he saw at the depot cigar stand,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-05-14
Fast Electric Ra!IrosdIno.

An Austrian engineer. q. w. Meyer.
has been figuring on the possibility
OF running half-hoprly electric trains
between New York and Chicago, nj Q
maximum speed Of 1876 miles per
hour. lie shows how trains. each con
slsung OF a single car carrying 90
passengers. could be run by the poly
phase system with 1900 horsepower.
He would have a high tension cur.
rent transformed in substations placed
at intervals along the line. and sup
piled to the motors at q lower pree
sure. Niagara, he calculates. could
furnish the whole power required. II
is the mechanical rather than the
commercial possibilities Of the scheme
that have occupied Mr.. Meyers at
teDtion.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-05-14
gx>G5
lS|S;s
improved Typewrlters.

Tr that class of typewriters in which
the printing Is effected by impres.
sions from rotary or oscillating type
wheel. II has been estimated that the
moving Of the type.whecl to the print
ing position takes approximately 75
per cent Of the fierce NECESSARY to de.
press the key. A Georgia inventor has
an appliance for use on machines Of
this class which he BELIEVES will not
only do this portion of the work. but
perform other fupctions as well. In
addition to the magnet which operates
the lever to rotate the type-wheel, cleo.
trically.controlled devices are also pro.
vided for releasing the carriage feed
and hammeroperating mechanism, so
that not only may the type wheel be
brought to It's proper position. but the
carriage and impression hammer are
caused to act through electrical means.
This. Of course. means that the opera.
tor has only to depress the keys far
enc ugh to close the circuit, when the
electric current will perform the re-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-05-14
A Street Car Rejection.

II happened ON n Lexington avenue
car when the theatcr crowds were
speeding homeward. The car was
crowded. A pretty girl was discussing
the performance with an elderly won
an. Next tn her was a finely dressed
man. who had dined mot wisely but
too we'll" For blocks and blocks he
kept his eyes fastened on the back oi
the pretty girls head, hardly ever
wlnking. Pretty soon every one In the
car was doing the same. wondering
what on earth could he the matter.
The girl finally turned around. and
the man. with elaborate courtesy, lift
ed his hat.
"Thcn you won't marry me?" he
said with all seriousness.
mo. won't" snapped the girl.
so sorry" murn,nrcd the man. and
repeating this phrase, he backed Ia
the rear Of the car. lifting his hat
each time he spoke. Reaching the
platform. he sighed profoundly. bowet
once too often. and fell of the car
New York Press.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-05-14
Picks Up tie Tennis Balls.

when the older members OF the
family seek amtisemcn. with the game
OF table tennis. II generally falls TO
the lot Of the children to chase the
balls and pick them up OF the floor,
but II there are no children and the
members OF the party tend toward
obesity the game is robbed OF Its
sport and Is apt TO be postponed un-
I'll some more auspicious time. An
English inventor. having discovered
this state of affairs, has produced tho
appliance which we here Illustrate.
which will enable ore TO pick UP tho
balls, without any exertIon. from. un-
der furniture. In corners. against p
wall or In any other awkward posi-
ton. This device ia formed of a wiro
cage and a long wooden handle, the
former being made from single spir.
al spring. The space between this
coils IL somewhat less than the diam.
eter Of the balls, but on pressing the
cage ovor the ball the spring will open
wide enough to admit the spherical
body within the cage. There is sui.
ficient space In the receptacle for the
storage OF a number OF balls. and the
act OF picking up another ball when
one or more are in the cage does moi
affect those inside. To discharge the
balls from the holder, the ends Of the
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-05-14
STRENUOUS L,rs IN NAVY.
Trophies and Athletic Equipment ~,
tackles Of the Missouri.

The strenuous life Is now extend.
'rg TO the navy and at a quick pace.
some time ago Secretary Moody. as
result OF a conversation with the
President. promulgated an order au.
thorizing the Issue to any ship whose
commander should report to the de-
partment that his crew has well.
developed athletic organization, Of
certain sporting paraphernalla appro-
pirate to th~ character of certain
games In which the men excel. and OF
series Of prizes or trophies fc'
which they may contend. THIS has
been acted upon by the battleship
Missouri, with the result that orders
have been issued for her equipment
with two punching bags, twenty.four
basotalls. four footballs. twelve bats,
twelve broadsworls, six sets OF eight
ounce boxing gloves. ak sets OF fenc'
ing foils. twenty.four ball.playcrs
suits. and an adequate supply oi
masks, gloves. protectors, etc, foi
Ill probable requirements. The suits
are to have the name Of the shir
across the breasts Of the shirts.
This move has been made, not
only In the belief that athletic exer
cises are good for the men who In
lulge In them. but that the Interest
exerted by competition between th'
ships crows In manly sports will tent
to take the place of less wholesome
entertainments when the men are
ashore The pride Of each ship In III
own crack sportsmcn will add TO thu
esprit dc corps and the hope Is tina
the moral tore Of the whole navy will
be raised by the. new plan In spite o
occasional abuses which will doubt
less be iEcvitablc.-Ncw York Post.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-05-14

making q purchase, Jack Bacon. q
Chicago club man. and an intimate
friend. Kavanaugh hurried his charge
over toward the young fellow. Jack.
old man. glad to sec yo'i. You have
an hour or two to spare. I know you
have; dort say no." and with this
the lieutenant grabbed his friend
BY the arm. motioned his pris'
oner to walk ahead, and the three
vent on q half trot into the ohice OF
hotel across the street. Kayanaugh
threw a % bill before the clerk and
iordersA q room. He hurried the az
founded Jack Bacon and the prisoner
into the apartment ON the second
floor.
"Jack." said Kavanaugh. In a low
tone. 'as You love me, watch thla
man. ! must see Norah Desmond
0hs's on for Florida. Take this guI
land don't fall me-" and with thal
~eat Lieutenant Robert nmineti
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-05-14
To Eacs a Concert.

When the low niJsic makes a dusk o,
sound,
About us and tho vioi of far-ofy horn
Swclls out above II Ike Il wind forlorn.
That wunders, seeking something never
found.
What phantom IN your brain. on wha;
dim ground,
Traces It's shadowy lines? What vlsioi..
born
or unfulallment. fades In mere self
or grows. from that stIli twilight steniirs
round?
when the lids droop and the hands IL.
unstrung.
Dare one divine your dream. while the
chords weave
Their cloudy woof from key to key and
de
II Is one fate that. since the world was
young,
Had followed man, aud made him half
believe
The voice OF instruments human cry
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-05-14
Danger In the First Drink.


A correspondent OF an Eastern news.
paper writes the following words of
truth:
"As you well know. Il Is the first
drink that leads to destruction; II is
the moderate drlnker who makes the
drunkard, and 30 per cent of those
who banter the bottle bring untold
misery upon themselves aad those
dependent upon them.
II am not crank upon this sub.
ject; ] am not temperance lecturer,
nor have voted the Prohibition tick.
ct; ! have never been seen drunk and
am as yet q young man In years; ! am
single, with no parents to bemoan my
downfall and have not as yet brought
one bitter pang Of sorrow to the heart
OF a single human being. In so far as
my knowledge extends. Few know
that the drink habit has ever had any
influence over me. none know I have
ever been an excessive drinker. l have
had good control over myself. but de-
spite these facts I have drunk to ex-
cess, have fully realized the evil
effects the habit .as had upon me and
would give a fortune. did possess II.
had I never taken my first drink. I
never liked the taste OF any intoxicant.
At first ! drank only occasionally. with
the full assurance Of my ability to dis.
continue at will, but with each sue.
ceediug drink It's power fastened itself
upon me until I reached the point
where I lost self-control and found Il
almost impossible to Quit. know IT.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-05-14
II; ElEI;A!7BQ9cE

effects and Its powers. was not
drawn into Its clutches by hard drink.
ers. The very sight Of such dlsgusted
me. II was the refined element Of
moderate drinkers who scorned TO
notice the drunkard In the gutter that
persuaded me into taking sociablc
drinks with the assurance upon their
part that It would do me no harm
Were ! the only case | would think
nothing about It. but II you will ques.
tion the victims Of liquor who have
once been sclf.respecting. I think you
will find they have all travelled the
same road. Hence. the only safe
solution of the problem lies In teeto
talsm."
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-05-14

kavanauch showed revolver into
Jack ia ,on's hand, bolted through
the door out of the hotel and on to
trolley car. In. twenty minutes he
was with Norah Desmond. who was
In the midst Of tho last hour of prepa.
ration for her Florida trip.
In twenty minutes more the door
bell of the Hat rang violently. The
maid opened II. and In rushed Jack
Bacon, flushed and fairly beside him,
self. Bob" he yelled. your prisoner
skipped. lie kicked open door into
the next room ard jumped onto a low
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-05-14
The Science OF Recreation.

TO. n large fraction of the race this
Is workaday world. or tho play
day world wherein dwell brothers
and sisters. they know little.
What are you teaching your clubs
Of factory girls. my dcar?" asked a
benevolent old lady of worker In
the tenement district
Teaching them to frivol." was the
prompt reply. They have had to
bear family burdens from childhood.
and have never learned to play. They
are old before their time because they
are ignorant Of the laws Of rccrea'
ton"
All are born with capacity for
play. II the development of that ca
pacity Is retarded. the individual
ceases to be forccful factor In life:
he dries up or wastes away. and the
world loses just so much vitality. II
that faculty be perverted he becomes
criminal and plays at the game OF
sin.
Witness the factory girls OF Eng
land forming a cooperative club, by
means of which to raise n fund 10
purchase Intoxicating liquors for their
own use. One such factor gives. far
better than sermon, their false idea
of recreation.
1t Is hut few years since students
of social life have come to regard
play as one of the positive rcdemp
tive forces In society. The idea Is
now gaining popularity, and the more
rapidly IL circulates the better for the
world.
The science of play is governed by
eternal laws and principles as truly
as is the sciencc of astronomy. Tho
first great principle which determines
the rccreatiyc element. II is test
which individuals and society may
safely apply. Does the indulgence In
any amusement leave body, mind and
soul more vigorous and healthy
Then that IL sufficient assurance that
Il Is the real thing.
Tho Fairgrounds Of the very poor
In large cities have long been the
alleys, the bar rooms and the theatcr
To even the most liberal of thinkers
tho relation between recreation and
these forms Of amusement Is not
quite clear. At least one can imagine
more wholesome diversions for the
growing youth OF cities. Quite cyi
IDENTIFY society has still much to lean
concerning the neglected science ol
amusement.
Meanwhile scores of faithful. intel
ligent workers In settlements. kinder
gartcns and missions are trying fC
impart to the too.rapidly matured
boys and girls OF the neglected
classes suggestions OF the childhood
which they have somehow missed.
simultaneously with courses IN
domestic science and art, basket
weaving and broom making, there are
announced courses In hilarity and un
restrained, m!rtn, In gleeful song
merry smiles, hearty laughs, innocent
| jokes and pranks.
The most exhaustive history OF oui
race may fail to record this depart
ment OF instruction, but there is lit
tie doubt that the men and women oI
| the next generation will be saner ant
truer because OF it.--union Signal.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-05-14
Would Abolish Barmai DIS.

A special committee OF the British
Woman's Temperance union is pre-
pairing a statement with view to In
duce Parliament to adopt measures
abolishing barmaids once and for all
There are $4,000 barmaids In the Brit
ish isles, $1,000 of them being In the
metropolitan district. One Of the
problems the crusaders have to face
is employment for these young women
after their customary occupation has
been taken from them.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-05-14
Notes From the Scientists.

The electric life.saving hook VI ,.
McKenna, a Scotchman. Is long pole
with a hook and an electsic Hight at
the outer end. The light is made
to glow when seeking q body In thu
water at night.
The new Austrian steamship pro-
peller practically has eight bla1cs. the
four that usually run out from thA
boss being changed to straight sup
ports for the four propellins blades,
which are at the usual angle. ana
meet at the outer END Of the boss. u
is claimed that vibration IL abolished
and coal consumption reduced. =
The growth Of crystals 10 W direct
ed by p. de Wateviiie a. 10 give tho
transparency and luster Of cal ana
polished stones. The method = s1IaS-
pie. the small crystal beins - neuuo-
ed that while growing in . saturatee
solution II can be continuously rotak
cd at the rate Of several rotations ~
second. Potassium and amm0nIuD -
ums, copper sulphate and ooo(nm chlt.
rate give particularly 0ss sosalla
Before the Accidents des ncieaces
M. Cailletet showed Inst tAsn .
glass object " covered With (hlck
layer OF stross eiuo ne latter -
heres strongly uhoa vet. but wsn
drying n mat b os(aehsd enc cas>
ries viii u olaes seales d dl9<reot
thiek1eseso. Which have beea l1floe
fFom ths suyfAes. The Glass suhlsn
= thua treated presents ; sureaso
whoee designs resemble thuuh -
fSuot o. Z vindowpano an0 n6va =
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-05-14
POPULAR sc

quer .Isst report " lho
bdfro -, that twenty -four selmoo
so( marked were caught during ~
next season. Of these twenty-fouf,
nineteen were taken in the same river
In whIch.they had been set freq during
the preceding season; four we're
cssght In waters close 10 their BIRTH
place. and only one In distant watcrA
This latter specimen was tsken SO
miles away from the place whcre u
was set free-in Norway. Salmon 70,
member. then. and have an acute
sense OF direction, as wen ~ prefer.
ences Of a marked character.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-05-14
Proper Motions Of Faint Stan.

Prof. Comstock has In hand an In
portant research on the proper mo-
tons Of faint stars, thus increasing
our knowledge precisely In tho field
where II will be the most useful From
these motions. still too few In num-
Der. he has deduced value Of tho
suns motion In space which he nnds
to be in substantial agreement with
the values heretofore obtained from
the bright stars. The mean parallax
Of the stars OF the 1Oh magnitude OBJ
served Is about 0.005" and their dis.
tance therefore. about 10000 600 radii
Of the earth's orbit. Stars of the eiev,
enth and twelfth magnitudes are not
more distant than those OF the ninth
and tenth and tho average linear We
locity with which these faint stars
move through space Is OF the same or
der OF magnitude as that Of the bright
est stars ard about 80 per cent greater
than the velocity Of our own sun.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-05-14
Depressing q Kew Closes the clrcui,

mainder Of the work much more rapid.
ly than the hand could accomplish IT,.
line spacing and carriage return motor,
operated by n switch lever on one side
of the keyboard, when the exertion o.
operating a typewriter will be re-
duccd to almost nothing. Whether
the same idea can be carried out on
the typc.leyer machines remains TO
bc seen.