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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-17


ana confroAted him. Her soul was Ia
her eyes and his shrsnk from II.
Father. ssy what you like OF me;
you shall not say nothing OF my
mother; she is beyond your power
now"
The book had slipped from his hand
and fallen to the ground; he kicked IL
contenptuously. The fash depend
In her eye. but she had had her say.
and sat down. The moonlight was
on her face and hair; her shadow lay
long and dark behind her.
Lavina Ketcham made a gentle
wife: she gave up much for peace.
and at first she had loved her hus.
band; afterward she found out his
brute nature. Her nature was fine,
and she was true To him always. brt
love was ont OF the question then He
forbade her the use OF her books. md
in that only she would not obey him
For nature like hers TO die men
tally or even stagnate was impossible
She was above him as the stars she
loved were above her. and she knew
H. and he knew IL also: he hated her
for IL.
She was school teacher and as
school teachers did not thrive that side
OF the mountain he offered her a home,
and she accepted his offer. bel!eyinp
him noble because of this generous
act. as women will believe of the men
they love until they have been proved
otherwise. when the sweet II rather
blind faith in them can never return
once being destroyed.
Her daughter inherited her nature
only In far higher degree. Her hus.
band knew II. and the neighbors knew
1t. Never, however, did the girls
father know that her mothers books |
were her constant companions: that
she lived In them and on them: that |
nearly every word of theirs was known |
to her by heart.
Betsy Glenn had been her mothers |
schoolmate and friend Betsy Glenn |
taught Dolores with all the power she |
was capable. She had long been dead.
but the seed she sowed grew and
grew: some time 1t would ripen and
bear fruit.
Had her father known Of this he
would have stopped II from the first.
He did not know H. for he had never
taken enough interest in her to know
II. Had he asked her she would have
told him, but he nove. asked.
The jealousy he had already felt to.
ward his wife for her love of books
seethed and scorchcd in his heart "a
he stood facing her daughter and his.
She possessed not one of his traits;
the mothers nature had deepened ten
fold in his daughter.
tio be continued.D
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-17
DY yEA ANkATE LVDLl
AIiaoy n ~ CIR, M,ng., fll

dreary garden a short distance up tho
mountain.
Dolores was standing In the door.
way, her arms hanging down in front
| OF her. her fingers clasped listlessly
together. The sunlight was on her
| dark head; her brown eyes were look.
ing straight before her. and there was
a light in her face that fairly trans.
formed II. Usually there was little
light in her face. Her lips were part.
ed as though she had been speaking of
pleasant things.
Young Green took of his hat. and
ran his fingers through his fair hair
The wrinkle Of perplcxity appeared
and decpencd between his brows.
johnson is she your daughter"
The blacksmith straiphtcncd up in
surprise. No one had ever before
asked about Dolores. With the back
OF his hand he wiped the drops from
his grimy face.
she my darter? Wal. | reckon. My
cursed luck thct she warn't n boy;
boys is o. use"
A flash came into the clear blue
eyes watching him. Cursed luck?
Man, you should thank your lucky star
that she Is woman-aHd such a wo.
man! Where did she get her learn.
ing?"
'Learnin' ?"
The man was bewildered: he laughed
scornfully. She amt never had no
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-17
THE STRIDES OF SCIENCE.
Marvellous Progress Made In Less
Than Sixty Years.

Fiiiy'ninc years ako Morses long
labor successfully eliminated In the
first public experiment or demonstra.
iion Of his invention. and over the
wires between Baltimore and Wash.
ineion there dashed the message,
What hath God wrought" The won.
der startled the world. as well II
might. but the work was. after all,
only begun.
That was scarcely more than half a
century ago. yet the Postal Telegraph
company will outdo Puck sixty to one
and put n girdle round the earth In
forty seconds. A message will start
from one side Of room In New York
and will accomplish its circle and be-
ein To be received at the other side
before the last word has been reached
10y the sender.
Science does not, after all. move
slowly, slowly"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-17
First Troops In Richmond.

Writing Of the controversy regard
ing the first union troops in Rich.
mond, w. l.. Goodrich. a veteran, ro-
siding at ossining. n. v. says:
The Army of the James AT that time
had been divided. Part of II had gone
across the river to Grant. and the rest
OF II, Devins's division OF the Twenty.
fourth Corps twhite) and Kautz's di-
vision of the Twenty.ffth Corps tcol.
oredD composing the Army OF the
James. commanded by Major Gen.
Weitzel. occupied Richmond.
l was Assistant Adjutant General Of
that command. and had In charge the
details OF the movement on and Occu.
patton Of Richmond that morning.
Lieut.. DE Peyster mentioned In this
clipping was not an officer on Gen.
WeiizeIs stan, except perhaps tech.
nically; he was the personal eide to
Gen. Shipley. chief of staff OF the
Twenty-fifth Corps. and while II was
understood at the time that after we
had entered Richmond he did fasten "A
small flag to the dome Of the Capitol
II In no sense indicated priority Of get
ting In or excessive activity after.
ward. Most officers attached to head.
quarters that morning had their hands
full OF much more important matters.
As to the claim made in behalf OF the
Ninety.eighth New York in this clip.
ping-of being the first to enter Rich
mond-it is hardly a matter of mo
ment at this late day. There was
glory enough for all. but as a matter
of fact. the first troops to enter Rich.
mond was small detachment OF
Massachusetts cavalry. our headquar-
ters guard. commanded by Major Ste
vens of our staff. which was In the
city and at the Capitol building before
daylight that morning. hut did not re.
main-merely a scouting party. BY
wire to Gen. Devips and personally to
Gen. kautz. whose headquarters were
near our own, orders were given about
o'clock In the morning for the troops
TO march AT 6 O'Clock. After passing
through the works we approached the
bridge at Rockets. the city limits of
Richmond. and by direction of Gen.
Weitzel ] remained on this bridge to
direct the disposition OF the troops as
they arrived.
Kautz. with his colored division,
having the shortest line OF march. ar.
rived at the bridge first. and his lead.
ing regiment was the first organized
body Of troops To enter Richmond.
Directly after crossing this stream AT
Rockets the colored troops were de.
iected 10 the right. and did not enter
the city proper. but were distributed
along the line Of the inner defenses.
II was not deemed advisable To let
them go through the central part Of
the city proper. but were distributed
tion.
The first white regiment that en-.
tered was sent To disperse a mob that
was burning and looting on Main
street in the city. and quite likely this
was the Nincty-eighth New York. and
we'll they did the work assigned them.
but the colored troops had already |
gone ahead Of them.
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Gallant Veteran Dead

Gen. Clark S. Edwards. who com.
rnanded the first Of the twelve picked
regiments selected to make the ia.
nous charge at SDottsy yivania Court
Horse. is dead at his home In Bethel.
Me. He gave up the battle OF life on
the anniversary Of his fight AT Salem
Church forty years ago. At the out.
freak Of the war he was a contractor
nnd builder, bu dropped his tools upon
the work ON which he was engaged
when the news came to him of the fr.
ing on Fort Sumter. and telegraphed
the governor for authority to raise a
company. This was granted him. and
he became captain Of Company I. Fifth
Maine, In which he served until
GHines's Mills. when, his colonel
wounded, his lieutenant colonel killed
and the major incapacitated. the com.
mand Of the regiment devolved upon
him. Gen. Edwards was a strict tenn
perance man. a universaiist In reiig.
ion and a Democrat In politics. In
1886 his party nominated him for gov.
ernor. and he received the unusual
number Of $4,000 votes.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-17
We Modern Phiianthropist.

John" said the millionaire To
his secretary, make out a check for
sl.0OOC0O To eEdow the Teachers and
skinnem University, s750OOO for the
Whist Conservatory, and s2,7O0. .250. .l3
Tor the Home for INDECENT Once
holders"
Yes. sir"
And then please step around TO
SpurRem's quick lunch and get my
dinner--a ham sandwich aud a glass
OF water; and John"
"Yes, sir"
Make em cut the ham thick, That
lunch shark is confirmed swindler,
Jobn-he's a thief Of the first water"
Baltimore News.
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L4NYZZZ
TILES

In your Sunday paper OF the 9TH
Inst correspondent, while writing
from Ossinlng. mentions. Devin's divi.
sion OF the Twenty.fourth corps as
among the frs; Union troops to enter
Richmond April 3. 1865. The writer
Is In error. as there was no DE.
wins division" In this corps. Devin's
division was n cavalry command. IL
was the First division OF the Cavalry
corps commanded by Merritt. When
Richmond was entered on the morn.
Ing OF April 3. Devin's division was
many miles away. operating under
Sheridan against the retrcating Con.
lederates. On the first of April II had
fought and greatly distinguished itself
al Five Forks.
The writer of the interesting article
above mentioned evidently intended TO
say "Deyen's division" which was tho
Third division Of the Twcniy.four,b
corps. Army Of the James.
Many writers ON the war have
miyed the names Of Deyens. Deyin and
Diven. Dcvens was from Massacbu.
setis. and after the war became an
eminent turist and attorney general
Of the United States. The others
were New Workers. Gen Diven was
from Elmira. and after the war was
prominent railroad man. He was
the father OF Mrs. Liscum. wife Of Col.
Emerson Iiscum. Ninth infantry,
killed In China several years ago. Al.
ter the close Of the war Devin. who
was from New York city. entered the
regular army as lieutenant colonel Of
the Eighth cavalry. and shortly before
his death, In 1878. was promoted to
the Third cavalry as colonel.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-17
CHAPTER I.
The Girl.

The Girl.
The day was dreary when she wa
born, not only because the rain wal
falling In driZzling fashion and !
mist hung over the hills. but becaus,
she was born. Her mother. having
a soft heart, felt all her tenderness
awaking for her weak daughter, and
gathered her into her arms with n hall
plying caress. But her mother did
not live long. and some OF her friends
went so lar as To say that IL was well
she did not. for she would have spoiled
| the girl.
Her iather-wcll. there was no dan.
ger Of her father spelling the girl
| with tenderness. lie considered her
birth one of the blows fate dealt him,
and he said he had had many blows
from fate. He said fate was against
him. people said he was shiftlcss; they
said also that there was hardly a
doubt that the girl would be the same.
None Of the Johnsons amounted to
much--at least that branch of the fam.
lily. I.emuel Johnson. this mans
brother. was rich. rumor said. and they
did not blame him for having nothing
to do with his shiftless brother. He
lived In n fine house In New York;
was enterprising and shrewd: how
could anyone blame him for dropping
this ne'er.do-weli brother?
His brother thought differently.
1.emuel was rich: fate had been good
10 him; II was but right that he should
help him; II was an unhcard Of hing
that he had never offered to help h,m.
especially when this added burden wai
laid upon his already too heavily laden
shoulders. or what good to him was
girl? Girls were of little use. Had
she been "a boy-but she was not
boy. and she was motherless from the
time she was three weeks old.
With "a pathetic appreciation OF the
fitness Of things her mother named
her Dolores. Aud from the time she
was taken from the dying mothers
arms her large brown eyes. shaded
by long curling lRshes. looked out upon
the world with a strange gravity and
a knowledge Of what II meant tn be
"'ouSh' INV 'ut Ntllu uHNti'Oult anu
unloved.
She seldom cried. She never cooed
as other and happier babies do. And
rs she grew older silence grew upon
her. She said little and the neighbors
seldom ran in to gossip with her as they
did with each other for there was
no use: she took no interest In them
Or their gossip: no one could talk
pasily with her eyes upon them. So
when she grew old enough to attend
10 the household matters herself. they |
left her alone: even the children OF
her own age dropped her as though
she had been dead.
She was an excellent cook. and kept |
he house well. In these things her |
'ather had no fault 20 find. He sci. |
iom spoke to her: II the food were |
we'll cooked he never found fault he |
iever praised II or her: he ate his
meals In silence. and went out Of the |
iouse. She saw him only at meal
lines; his evenings were spent at the
avern: hers were spent at home
nending his clothes or doing whatever
vas to be done.
And To every one In the village--out
" II she knew no one-shc was sim.
'ly that girl OF Johnson's."
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-17
PayinQ Patti to Breathe.

Adelina PATHS intention of paying
another farewell visit To America Is
the signal for the statistical friend to
let himself loose on an unoffending
public. lie calculates that her voice
has netted her many millions. aud
proves with pencil and paper that dur
Ing some Of her tours To the United
States she was paid $3.50 for every
second she was on the stage; that
each note she sang was paid for at the
rate OF s3,25, and that every time she
drew her breath ON the the stage she
earned something more than S2.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-17
JEFFERSON AS A FARMER.
Great Statesman Was Proud to Be a
Tiller Of the Soil.

sh'cT or tNe SOIL.
Like Washington. Jefferson delight.
ed In farming. The hope OF a ma.
ton he wrote in his youth. lies in
the tillers OF the soil" In his final
retirement at Monticello a guest ad.
dressed him tremendously as Pres.
ident Jefferson"
Farmer Jefferson the distinguish.
ed statesman interposed: Il would
rather be Farmer jefferson than TO
have all the titles Of Europe"
His garden book. covering a period
OF half a century. shows the precision
with which he farmed at Monticello.
Here. for example. is an excerpt from
the memoranda for July of one year:
July 15.-Cucumbers came to table:
planted out celery; sowed patch Of
peas for fall; planted snap beans.
July 22.-iiad the last dish of our
spring peas.
July 3l.-iiad Irish potatoes from
the garden.-From Our Farmer
Presidents" in Leslie's Monthly for
June.
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enter the shop at once; he stood In the
doorway. watching the hammer fall on
the glowing iron.
Green had college education, and
his friends were to certain extent
like all other young fellows. fond Of
hunting and all athletic sports, but a
strength like this mans he had meyer
before seen. Green was man. aud
men admire strength. The mouth was
suilen under the scant gray mustache;
The eyes were small. and showed a
possible cruelty OF natnre--brute cruel.
~; the forehead was low and narrow.
There was not an intellectual line In
his face.
A wrinkls Of puzzled thought nd.
peared between tho young mans
brows. lie turned and looked long
and earnestly Up the path that led to
phe tiny unpaiatsd house set In IT.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-17
Cant. Chase'a Pension.

"A reference to Gen. Black" said
Comrade Parker. reminds me Of a
story of Capt. J. r. Chase. who re.
ceiyed forty-eieht wounds at the bat.
tie OF Gettysburg. Chase was struck
by charge Of grape shot, forty-eight
Of the shot going into the upper part
OF the body. He was picked up on the
field and carried to the hospital. but
his case was regarded as hopeless
Three or four days later the surgeons.
noticing that there was life In the
poor riddled body. exerted thmselves
and saved Chases life. His right
destroyed. several ribs were cut in
two. and the surgeons did not pretend
TO count bullet holes.
In addition TO this record nj Get.
tysburg. Chase distinguished himself
on other occasions and received two
medals for bravery. He was given a
pension Of $40 a month But on one
occasion he met a Congressman from
his old district In Maine, who insisted
that $40 month was not enough and
promised 10 have II increased. The
Congressman brought the case TO tbe
attention Of the pension committee.
and Gen. Black. then a member Of the
committee. remarked. Well, I guess
We will have TO raise his pension TO
$50 a month 'Ilell!' said the Maine
Congressman. Why. Black. what are
you talking about? You are getting
800 month and $1,000 year be
sides. We win give him the limit
$T2 month, and not cent less
Black agreed that Chase was In
worse condition than himself. and the
committee made a unanimous report
In favor Of the larger pension. The
bill went through both Houses with a
rush. President Cleveland signed Il.
and since that time Chase has re-
ceived the fun pension Of S72 month.
In spite Of his wounds. he married
after returning from the war. and q
few years ago. when I visited him In !
Florida. he hsd two stslwart sons aud
three handsome, active girls. In fact. |
he seemed to be doing ~ well In busi. |
ness and 10 be as happy In his family |
as most men who carry no scars and |
who have full use Of arms and legs'"
--chlcago Inter Ocean. :
-
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CHAPTE u.
The STRANGER.

When Dolores was twenty her father
awoke To the fact that she was no
longer n child. The knowledge of her
age and comliness came to him sud.
denly one day.
Johnson was blacksmith and
young Green, whose father was Judge
In the town across the mountain, was
riding up the valley when his mare
cast shoe. and he stopped at the
shop To have II replaced.
The day was warm and sultry. and
after few minutes young Green asked
Tor some water. johnson sent him to
the house for II, saying that Dolores
would give II TO him. Green returned
In a few minutes. There was a strange
expression ON his face. and he did not
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-17
a BACK NUMBER
The Milk and Zoo Diet.


Starving the patient who has a sick
stomach. Is an out-of-date treatment
and no longer necessary with the pre-
digested and nourishing food Grape
Nuts, that the weakest stomach can
handle and grow strong upon.
There is plenty of proof OF this: Il
had suffered from stomach trouble
for six years and for most of the last
two years had been confined to my
bed, the trouble having become
chronic In spite Of the very best medi.
cal attention. had always been q
coffee drinker. but for the past year
! could not drink II at all because Il
made me so nervous I could not sleep
and my appetite was almost entirely
gone.
Then some friends advised me to
try the predigested food Grape Nuts
and about three months ago did so
and since that time my Improvement
has been SO rapid that my customers
and friends are astonished and every
day someone remarks upon my
changed condition. I have gained Is
"sNNP NY oPPDtsAG -
good and my digestion Is perfect.
Where ! lave lived on milk and light
diet for years now eat most any
thing ! want and, don't suffer any In
convenience either. The way Grape
Nuts food has built up my stomach
and strengthened my nervous system
particularly is Just wonderful.
Il drink your food drink. Postum.
too. and no longer feel the want OF
coffee. There IL absolutely no doubt
that leaving on coffee and using
0rspe-Nuts and Postum has brouEh,
me out Of my bed from an invalid
hack to nne health" Name given By
Postum Co.. Battle Creek, Mich.
There's q reason" and that reason
10 plain 70 anyone who viii spend .
fsv ninutss Investigating In ths In
tsrest of hseIth.
Gsaa 70 ths ca. ~ pcrticulars by
nNil g ex1oasioa. - tins on he
eSeoe ceeks sssssst for ~ nensy
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-17
A Question Of Baths.

Auditors and controllers are the
raiurnl enemies Of mankind" ve
marked an army officer. but more
particularly are they the enemies OF
an army officer. They take great de.
l,eat in finding reasons why they
should not pass an officers accounts.
and take advantage Of the least little
technicality or any possible way of re.
iusing to do so. Some time ago an Off.
Ger to get r just claim that has been
turned down by the auditor or con.
iroller was compelled TO go To con.
Eiess. and the printing bill for the
amount was four times as large as the
amount in the first instance"
Gen. Weston got the best OF an an.
ditor when he was In the Seventh
Cavalry. ard this is the way he tells
the story:
II was on horse board at Kansas
CITY. and before a horse could be nc.
cepted he was sent q mile at a very
fast clip TO test his endurance. I OBJ
served that the men who were selling
the horses had rider who would take
them behind a clump Of trees where I
could not see, and shortened the dis.
iance. J decided to ride the horses
myself. and tried about twenty a day
would get pretty well warmed up
with that kind Of work. and went In
afterward and took a bath. charged
up the bath each day in my expenses.
But the account came hack from tho
auditor with the Endorsement:
One bath day is a luxury. not a
necessity. One bath week is enough
Ard ! indorsed right under that: 1t
may he enough for an auditor, but not
Ter a cavalryman.' Washington Post.
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The Man Who rrIed n el,,,..

once on a time there was man who
mover made mistakes
And all the people stared at him and sad
For PHYS snxes.
III must be very nice to find ones life a
grand sweet song:
To be so very proper that you never can
go wrong"
But soon he grew so lonely that he knew
not what To do.
For conversation always ceased when he
came iEto view:
HIS most surprising qualities each prais-
cd with all his heart.
But each seemed quite relieved when he
was ready t. depart.
so he bought himself parrot--the
project caused him pain.
And studlously set to work and learned
word profauc:
Ana still he wasn't happy. for the gos-
sips raised fuss.
Aud said. Amt he dccci,fui Why. hes
human. Just like us
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-17
10 aatter a sailor give him salt. water

To the housewife who has not vet
become acquainted with the new thing
Of everyday use in the market and who
is reasonably satisfied with the old, we
would suggest that trial of Defiance
Cold Water Starch he made at onces.
Not alone because IL is guaranteed by
the manufacturers to be be superior to
any other brand. but because each Toe
package contains 10 ozs., while all the
other kinds contain but IL ozs. II IL
safe TO say that the lady who once uses
Defiance Starch will use no other.
Quality and quantity must win.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-17
Museum Fees.

The question Of making tn. public
pay an entrance fee to Paris museums
arises again. II is argued that the re-
ceipts thus levied will be useful to
the administration des Beaux Arts. as
an example the Italian and German
galleries are given, The vatican makes
$4,000 yearly. the Nuremberg museum
a like amount, the Dresden Royal gal
lery $1,000 and the British National
Portrait gallery $4,000.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-17
Ceremonies at oettvsburo.

The fortieth anniversary celebra.
iion Of the battle Of Gettysburg was
held ON the neld July I. 9 and 2 Dur.
Ing the celebration more than 800 @
A. X. posts In Pennsylvania and ad.
Joining states, numerous regiments of
the national guard and u. s. cavalry
and artillery participated In the exer.
r'ses. July the monument erected
In honor Of John Burns. who entered
the service at the age Of 10 years,
was dedicated.