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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-01-08
THE WESTERN FOREST FIRES
Destroyed Waste Woods and Not Val
liable Timber.

The impression prevails throughout
the United States, that the recent forest
fires In Washington and Oregon de-
stroyed standing timber To the value OF
many thousands Of dollars. That the
contrary Is true is based on conditions
peculiarly interesting and native to the
situation.
Tn. fires covered fully fifty thousand
acres In Washington. destroying woods,
buildings, bridges, crops. and stocks.
Loss of life was small compared to the
extent ~ the fire. only thirty-three
deaths being recorded. But the woods
DESTROYED were the struggling remains
of the forest left by the logging opera
itions NJ decade; large trees. to be
sure. hut waste lumber from the stand
point of the Puget Sound millman. In
these woods were many clearings, where
farmers had erected buildings and plant
, cd crong. These clearings, save the few
which lay along running water or be-
side lakes. were swept clean or their
contents.
To understand the condition which
makes live fir freproof. one must know
that excessive dampness has brought
| tho fir forests into existence. that II ex-
1 lists IN these forests, and that when such
! condition of dampness is removed eth
/ or by cutting down the biggest trees or
I by cutting OF avenues through the
woods. allowing the suns rays to pene-
| trate where they never entered before.
the remaining frs die. dry out and be-
come III fuel for any blaze that may bt
started. Thus live FIR is always we,
/ iir.
Timber men log any given tract Of
fir systematically. as IA moving machine
cuts along the side of a field. Should
alternate sections he cut down. the tim.
her on the sections remaining would
soon dry out and die. thus becoming q
total loss from the mlllman's stand.
point. Should an enthusiastic forester
cut only the big frs and leave the smal'
Ter ones standing. with the notion thai
thcy would thrive and grow. he would
fpil, unless the experience OF Puget
Sound loggcrs has been for nothing.
Logging crews are instructed TO burr
their waste timber as they. go. but ever
In midsummer a logging crew must pill,
their waste and allow II several days n
which TO dry before II can be fired
This leads 10 carclessness. and perinit'
an accumulation Of pitchy lumber thn
sooner or later becomes a menace Il
the settler whose inheritance Il becomei
but this emphasizes the fact that greer
FIR. standing ar felled, will not burn
Many settlers fed into the green n
bpr during the recen. fires and wer
as safe there as II ailoat on the sound
Success.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-01-08
5000 WAGER OVER A COAT
Remarkable English Relic Being Ex-
hibitcd Museum.

A coat made as the result Of q IS 900
wager. says the London Express, 10 to
be exhibited In the restored Jacobean
cloth hall at Newbury. which is to be
reopened as q Victoria memorial mu-
scum on Nov. 7.
This relic Of the days when New
bury had big cloth-making industry
is lent by Sir Nicholas Throckmorton.
whose ancestor. Sir John Throckmor-
ton, laid the wager In 1911.
The terms were that at 8 o'clock on
the evening of June rs he would sit
down to dinner In q coat the wool Of
which formed the fieeces Of two sheep
at o'clock the same morning.
The feat was accomplished by Mr..
Coxeter. a member of an old Newbury
family. at Greenham mills. on the out
skirts OF the town.
One the day mentioned, two she~I
having been shorn and all the processes
Of converting the wool into the cloth
completed I'm eleven hours. and the coat
made in two hours and twenty minutes,
II was worn by Sir John In the presence
of 5000 people who had gathered TO
witness the performance. ,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-01-08
The Bridal Couples Friend.

To deal with men In such a manner
ms TO best serve the ends OF both busi-
ness and courtesy requires endless re-
sources of tact and judgment.
Courtesy and consideration were not
lacking In the late President George u.
Roberts. of the Pennsylvania railroad
One evening while in the great depot
at Philadelphia. he noticed that an ap-
proaching couple were attracting con-
siderable attention. Soon he saw that
a piacard pinned TO the mans suit case
contained the words: I'VE are on our
honeymoon"
Unhesitatingiy. Mr. Roberts quickly
removed the offensive notice. without
calling the groom's attention 70 his act
'"Sir," said Q young man who hal
followed In the rear. Il want that card
That man n q friend Of mine" and he
assumed thrcatsnipG attitQde.
IL man did that to me and claimed
to be my friend. ia be AFRAID TO hil
him" said Mr., Roberts. as he crumDled
.of course you would." said the al
legged friend. gainipG courage. .stft-.,
"Yes, I'd fear that his head would
prove as hollow N his friendship
The pepnsylvsnia's president had
been correct In his estimate. for thu
youns mas withered.-IouisvilIe Cour'
Ter Journal. sl rfHf IA.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-01-08
JouaNAnrsm m JAPAN.
some Interesting Facts From Paper
BY Marquia Ito.l..

The twelfth session of the japan so
ciety was opened on Tuesday night at
No 20 Hanover Square. says the Ior-
don Standard. |
Mr. NJ. Iumoro, the editor OF the "a
pan Times, and late private secretary to
the Marquis Ito. read a paper on Jour
nalism In Japan" lie said that In ganr
ing the degree " progress In civiiizat' -.
attained by people there was no guide
so sure and reliable as its public prsss.
The Chinese could boast OF the posses
Sion Of the oldest existing newspaper
the Metropolitan Gazette. II was stlu
published In peking. and was nearly 400
years old. The origin of Japaneee jour
nalism dated back as far as the carly
part Of the seventeenth century. They
then published news sheets which were
printed on wooden blocks hastily pre-
pared. Tho oldest OF these sheets which
have been preserved bear dates at the
beginning OF the seventeenth century.
aud give vivid illustrations OF some OF
the tragic scenes OF the fall Of the re-
rowncd castle Of Asaka. IN a war which
consummated the establishment OF the
Shogumatn dynasty of Tokugawa. The
publication Of these pages was confined
to the capital city OF those days. and
other places only received the news
when II was very old.
After the country was open for for
cign intercourse about thirty nowspap.
trs. or. rather periodical journals. were
started. According to official returns. the
total number of newspapers and maya
zlncs in Japan at the end OF 1899 was 97s
Of which about half were devoted To sell
snco litornturp and rplirion md the
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-01-08
rna -FOUR HUNDRED OFF.
Some Of Them In New York Have Man.
Icures to Care for Pet Dogs.

One entcrprising young woman In
New York makes comfortable In
come taking care OF the pet dogs OF
rich society women. Not only must
dog in this class have tailor and hos
pital for his especial benefit. but he Is
bscomink more fastidious than Moth.
er HubbArds remarkable pet. lie must
be waited upon by a manicure. The
young woman who makes n business
OF this travels from house to house by
appointment 10 make the dogs toilet
in q most complete fashion.
when the pet dog Of Miss Cynthia
Roche. dauehter Of Mrs. Burke Roche.
II curled and bathed IL is no exaggera-
tion to ray that Its toilet articles are
% dainty % any that might grace
spoiled baby's outfit. There are brush
es with Sllver bandles, a basket cover
ed with spotiess dimity 10 contain
them. q comb OF white with silver
mountings. 4 powder box Of crystal.
and q pliff To match. There are fies
for the delicate white nails. that don't
look q bit like n real dogs nails
should,) aud there are scissors That
would make many proud mothers
eyes CLEAN II they were part OF her
baby's basket; also a silver soap Lox
with antiseptic soap.
All thts ID very pretty, but neverthe'
less there is an everyday side TO ", as
the YOUNG wofnan who cares for the
dogs twice Meek by appointment can
testify. This young woman Is never
late. II the dog Is not on hand when
she arrives she does not walt with a
ustieut smile. Her time Is well taken
I'M. and the dogs bath is matter oil
business. : The operation usually con-
sumes rs minutes. for which the
Young woman Is well paid. First comes
the hath. This rs a sweet.scented at
fair. toilet water being used. Oiten
the dogs make things lively WINE ID
the bath. but the young woman says
that, 'sn you hold them under the chih
they won't move much.
Mrs. George Gould has an entiIeiy
different outfit for her little pet. The
basket II OF wicker. and is padded with
six OF dark color. without many BOWS
and nxings on II. Around the sides
are pockets for the brushes and combs
They are all OF black ebony. with
anal silver piece on the back, en-
eraved with the family initials. THIS
net dog has bath OF its own-a sma'l
porcelain tub that might be the delight
OF some child's heart for her dois
house.
Mrs.. lack Bloodgood has white dog
that IL a perfect beauty. both IN ap
pearance and In manner. TINS DOG Us
the delight OF the manicures neart
she n as docilc as the provcrbiai iiinD
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-01-08
SHE WANTED TO KNOW.
A Few Points Johns Wife Was Late
to Acknowledge.

He was very tired and he had just
dropped OF to sleep when his wife
nudged him.
What is IT." he growled.
John. do you remember that story
you told me about Mrs Brown, when
you came home from the club night be-
fore last ~ she asked.
For heavens sake"
DO you remember IT," she inter-
rupted. aa
yes"
The one her husband told your"
"YeS"
well. was too sleepy to appreciate
II then. but it's really funny. I Just
thought I'd tell you"
Hang Il all. Jennie"
But now she seemed to be sleeping
peacefully.
A little later he felt the nudge again.
John" she sad. do you remember
that clever politica, speech you heard
last weekT'
"Confound II. Jennie"
do you remember III"
"Of course I remember IT,"
"well. when you walked me up that
night don't believe I quito grasped the
cruciatingly good grind on the other
point of II. but do now. II was an ex-
cruciatingly good grind on the other
candidate. wasn't II? can't help
laughing"
"Blithering blinkers. Jennie-"
But she was laughing and did moi
seem to hear him. 70 he saved his
breath and went to sleep again.
Presently he felt the nudge once
more.
John" she said, there were some
awfully clever things In that burlesque
you went to see."
''HowIing dervishes, Jennie! I'm
sleepy" he protested.
so was ] when you woke me up :,
tell me about II. DO you suppose yor
can remember that next time you brlnl
home late something amusing?"
| No answer.
John. do you know your lesson?'
| No answer.
John, do you know your lesson st
that you won't forget it?"
81 do" he growled.
And he did.-Elliott Flower In Puck
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-01-08
MUST CONSULT THE DOCTOR.
Government Control Of Mar 'iage in
Kingdom Of Spain.

The minister Of justice Of the King
dom of Spain--a member of the cabinet
I'm "A recent formal public address,
made a proposal To prohibit marriages
between persons who We're not pro-
nounced healthy by medical authority
Suggestions Of the sort have been made
I'm other countries. but this In the FIRST
occasion on which they have been taxi
en- up In Europe by high ofiiclals. The
minister proposes first. To Increase the
minimum age for marriage. which Is
now II years for boys and ~ for girls.
and To prohibit cOnsanguineOus mar.
rlages altogether. Here u may be- par
enthetically remarked tbat for cen
turies the Arabs have married their
tousins. not occasionally. but as reg
ular custom. The name for wife Is
'the daughter Of my uncle" and so
long as one Of such daughters IL un-
welded. II IL the duty Of the young
Arab man 10 espouse her. The minister
Of justice next declares that. In his
Judgment. the certificate Of a physician
should be required before permission
tn marry liz given by the civil authorl-
ties, and, further. that the Intervention
oi the physician is not less necessary
t6 the welfare Of society than that oi
the priest Cfor the religious marriageJ
or the magistrate for the civil mar
rlagc); In fact. the intervention of the
I physician Is the most important of tho
three This pronOuncement Is imrOr,
/ tant In several respects. and II IL an
extremely interesting fact likewise
coming as II does from minister OF
his Catholic majesty, the king of Spain
New York Sun.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-01-08
TURTLES RUIN VINES

"One Of our cOlOnIsts." says an
Algiers paper. recently noticed that
his vines had been gnawed around the
roots. and. resolving to ascertain the
cause. he went at night into the vine
yard and soon heard noise he thought
II was Of supernatural origin.
Having lighted a lamp. however. he
discovered that II was made by an army
OF turtles. which was slowly making
its way from the river to the vineyard.
lhe mystery was now solved. for the
Turtles no sooner entered the vineyard
than they began to ravage the vines.
Summoning some laborers. the owner
finally succeeded in getting rid Of the
turtles. but In order to guard against
further assaults he was Obliged to erect
n wall around the vineyard.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-01-08
Miss Violet Dale. who is leading lad,

MISS NlOlet Dalt, VINO ~ IehulnR lhut
In the Liberty Bellies company
which appeared at the Burtis recently.
secured the dismissal from the com
pany Of Miss Kathryn Roberts. one of
the chorus girls, because the latter In
sisted ON dressing her coiffure like the
former She did not propose having ar
ordinary chorus girl wearing her hair
In the same style which she Affects.
Miss Roberts has an independent IN
come and believed In being liberty
belle In reality as well as In the play
Miss Roberts stated that no one could
tell her that Miss Dale has copyright
ON her hair feshion and proposed To
suit herself In the matter without any
reference TO leading ladies' or stage
managers.
When Miss Roberts first waltzed on
to the stage with her pretty locks done
up In n Dalesque knot, the leading lady
forgot her lines and the stage manager
nearly had flt Miss Roberts was dis
missed from the company about Z week
ago.
In speaking about the matter. Mis
Dale said:
''lt would have been all right II Mia
/, Roberts had started To wear her hail
| n that style iAe nrst Of the season
| But she had 40 right 10 break IN Will
an imitation q my seyls 70 ~ ni1dl'
Of this season"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-01-08

Margaret May, who Is starring In
"Win' hester Is said to be one of the
finest horsew0men ON the stage. She
gained her experience In the praclic ical
school OF the prairie. having lived for q
number Of years ON her unclc's ranch
near Carthag", 5. ID. Everyone rides In
the Dakotas. When fellow wants to
go a-sparkin' he saddles horse aud
rides ten or possibly fifteen miles to see
his best girl. When the worbsn folks
want To do n little shopping they have
to saddle up and do stunt OF consider
able proportions to The next burg"
Ministers visit their parishioners, doe
tors their patients and lawyers their
victims. on horseback. Miss May, while
visiting ne, fathers ranch last Fourth
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-01-08

since the production OF '.Huckleberry
Finn" q story has zained circulation
with Mark Twain a. Ms central hgure.
Il appears that Twain was assisted In
stringing the incidents from tom
sawyer and "Huckleberry Finn" to-
gsthee ~ Les Arthur. young play
wright. and that BY the time Arthur
oud the staee manager got through
with Il thsre wasn't much Ian for The
author 0f the books 70 rec0guixa.
sAt . recsut rsheer.Al Bsn Teal, the
-, .ans1's, 9 sSvs xssSns ssS oS. sssss1
we've eul % cut thak lins ont.
Artkur gianced over Teal's shouI1og
Il the wanuscSipf and thoo onsDe1,
"vor heavens sake. Teal. 1Gat ~
that-that's the Only iins Twn1n
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-01-08
LONG DISTANCE PIANIST

In the newspapers Of Padua a
musician named Bancia recently an
nounced that on the following Sunday
at Z o'clock in the morning he would
begin to play the piano and would con-
tinue to play for 40 hours, or until IL
o'clock on Monday evening. During
this period he said that he would play
$50 pieces Of music from memory, and
that he would rest for oily 20 minutes
10 minutes at the close Of the 18th
hours and another 10 minutes at the
close of the 29th hour. He added that
during his long performance he would
take no nourishment. except a little
water and some medicine OF his own
concoction, and that committee OF
physicians would be present In order
to see him accomplish his singular feat.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-01-08
ENGINE DRIVERS Az ocuI1srs

Most people know Of the more ap-
parent dangers to whicb railway engine
drivers and stokers are exposed. but
few know that the form OF accident
To which they are, beyond all others.
most subject is injury to the eyes.
Small particles OF cinder and metal
are constantly getting into the eyes
of the drivers and stokers, and some
times. when the pain is agonisins and
difficult signals have To be understood,
the danger and inconvsnience are not
small.
But these men have only one method
Of giving each other relief--a mcthod
that. however unpleasaut Il may seem
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-01-08

lasted banners had waved.
drums had beaten and the
swarming masses OF hu-
manity, gathered from all
parts Of the country. had
shouted themselves hoarse
as the great general had
passed through the streets
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-01-08

to the average reader 10 declared BY
the most eminant surgeons to be the
one practical. feasible plan, and one
that shows how devoted these co-work-
ers can be TO each other. 70
And the method In question In this:
singing particle into his eye the driver
Directly the stoker. say, gets some
stinging particle Into his eye the driver
will firmly. yet delicately, open the eye
lids wide snd then lick out thc unseen
fragmcpt-thsAt is quite capable OF pro-
ducing tragic CONSEQUENCES his
tongue. The public know little Of this
heroic remedy. but on every line In the
world Il II being applied daily.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-01-08

" uov~Hs 1ads - 4ss1n@ N
4 II once .knev 4 Qan yno eRpe,rsc 20 20
became ; 4llioaxIpe y i've ycess. I VII
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-01-08

West Brookheld, Mass. claims the
distinction OF having the Oldest hotel
In the United States. II IL a typical
colonial tavern. which for nearly GEN.
tury and n half has never closed Its
doors 10 the stranger.
II was built in 17GO by Capt. David
Hitchcock. who was It's boniface for
81 years. and during his time he enter
taincd many distinguished guests. Gen
George Washington stopped there Oct.
22. 1889. on his way to Boston. and en-
tered In his dairy. "we were fed on
the best the town Affords" A short
time afterward Martha Washington
spent the night there.
In 1893 President John Adams drove
into town with his coach and four. and
landlord Hitchcock gave him the best
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-01-08

AZ eompersd with its populasiou, the
pr0ductlOn Of coal In the United King
dom sttil snfpaapss that IN the United
etatss. n aDOuntsd v ave aud one
oolf 1o1p ~ aeo6 - ~ population IN
- Ig1 ~ onol 1nrth ioQs per
on( n 1oo1 u&))e n ~ Unl(o1 mates
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-01-08
OLD WAYS AND THE NEW.
Progressive Changes In Newspaper
Reports Of Testimony.

In ola times, relates the. New York
0uu. there we're three ways To report
testimony the verbatim. the sketch and
the nuunlasy. Let ms giye an example:
John smith sworn and examined by
Mr.. Jones: EfF a. TT
sQ-What II your b,isiness?" + (
AL am carpenter" !
.o-!ox Hoy !. long have you worked at
AL have worked at my trade for
twenty years" -t
Al do"
ao-Eiow long have you known him.
AL hsve known him for the past
- much for the vsrhstim. Now ior
sJohs Smith, on being sworn. said be
~ 3 carDenter. He WORKED NJ MS
6pnlo or twenty sears and knew the
1ooInlsnt f0r ten years"
IN !: ] carpenter. ll~y a.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-01-08

Three millions Of the inhabitants Of
the German empire speak the Polish
language.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-01-08
The One Thing Lacking
m ALIck q MoRRusoN.

copyrighted. 1901 by Authors syndicate)
-nun LII dax long the ayai ION had
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-01-08

Once more an ingenious lifeboat has
been invented. II consists Of an outer
rotatable shell. an inner hanging car
riage and . centerboard, which Is long
itudlnsiiy attached To the shell In such
a manner that II can be opened or
closed.
Al each end of the shell are n pair
OF transverse bulkheads. forming an
inner compartment between them. and,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-01-08

The largest university in any Eng
Iish speaking country Is Harvard,
which has 5,576 students.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-01-08

room in the house" Jerome Bonaparte,
who was appointed king Of Westphalia
In 1907. spent the night there with his
American bride. Miss Elizabeth Patter-
son, in 1904, and tradition shows the
place where his coach ran into fence
and demolished II.
Gen. Lafayette on his visit to Amer
lea In 1924 stopped there. and many
other notable pcrsonages have par
taken of It's hospitality.
For 10i years the hotel and only
three different landlords, an average
proprietorship OF nearly 35 years
apiece.
The wayside Inn, made immortal by
Longfel.ow. antedates the West Brook
field house. but II never had a continu-
Ous career as hotel.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-01-08

yosi, my dear fellow. ne replied. IT 10
ths simplest thins in the wcrld-.li
tact. I went ~ 70 everybody I met IN
~ ; sssssi = s:S "a: ssIS; How xsll E yos'r: ::
fFleed9. Tnsy p9t md into ~ thsir
jssSs issliss' Pss;Sas's WssIi5:
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-01-08

furthermore. there is q mechanism. by
means OF which the carriage can be
locked to the shell In any desired posi-
tion with relation to the centerboard
when the latter Is open.
In few other respects this boat DIFF
fers from those now In use. and II 10
said by those who have examined II to
possess some notable advantages over
them.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-08-20
Dogs Having Their Day.

The twentieth century dog is a much
pampered quadruped, we all know, but
the London dog would seem to be a
special object of attention, according to
the following announcement in a Lon
don weekly: There are sun bonnets
to wear on the heads of dogs, sheets for
their bodies and shoes for their feet. Now
we have a new and improved collar made
FOR the special delight and qualification
OF the animals mistress. 1t may, We
understand, be had of leather of almost
any kind, made narrow at each end, the
width being in the center. It is
mented with silver studs, in the recesses
of which are perfumes, wherein lies the
novelty. OF course, these sweetly Or
nate collars are only suitable for ter
riers and top dogs generally, as it would
be somewhat expensive to provide daily
scents which would annihilate the some
what strong canine aroma which usu-
ally fingers around a st. Bernard or a
Newfoundland, or even a %deerhound or
Borzoi IN. Y. Tribune.