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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-08-20
The Home Market for Meat.

George +. Thompson says: Although
Il is slways impossible to know the
extent Of the home market for live
stock and their products, all agree to
the proposition that the home market
IL the best market. Certain features
OF the live stock trade may be shown
very easily. but to give figures con
cerning the markets as n whole Is not
possible. Such a statement would
necessitate, not only an annual emu.
meration Of live stock. but record Of
animals slaughtered on the farm and
in the village. tow, aEd city. Tho
census reports OF 1900 are helpful to
some extent, In that they give the
value of the animals sold tless the
number purchasedD and the value Of
those slaughtered; but there Is moth
Ing to show how much OF these values
represented cattle. or how much rep.
resented sheep, hogs. and horses. II
Ia interesting nevertheless. to know
that the farmer OF the United States
disposed Of live stock In 1899 To the
value of $732.9l3.lli. This repre-.
Bents the net sales, as the value of any
animals purchased were deducted from
the value Of those sold. During the
same year there were slaughtered up.
on FARMS animals having a total value
Of SlS9.s73.3l0. In other words. ev.
cry person engaged In agricultural
pursuits who was ten years OF age or
older. consumed meat worth $500
during the year 1899. At this rate of
consumption. the producer Of live
stock should have received from the
people Of the United States, who were
ten years Of age and older. including
themselves. the enormous sum Of ST.
0G0.s20,000. The records. however,
show that the combined value OF the
live stock slaughtered on tho farm
and that sold on was but $9i2. 2.7SG, ,424
or Sl4s.033.57G less than the above
amount, showing that the producer
consumes much more meat than the
people engaged In other vocations aud
Is therefore his own best customer.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-08-20
PRIZES OF THE BRITISH BAR.
High Salaries and Large Fortunes Are
the Rule,

The Lord High Chancellor of Great
Britain Is second only I'm position to
the Archbishop of Canterbury. and he
enjoys an income of GIO.O00 a year
The Lord Chici Justice of Englaud has
salary Of ES.0O0 year The Mas
ter OF the Rolls has a salary of GG,000
q year. and the Lords Of Appeal in Or.
diDary have the same. Tho lord jus
tices oi the Court Of Appeal Lnd the
judges of the High Court earn E5,OO0
year each. The masters Of the High
Court are chosen either from barris.
ters or from solicitors. but all the
other oillCeholders 10 whom we have
alluded must have come from the bar
The Attorney General makes much
more money than any of these digni.
taries His salary Is only G7,00O, but
he has fees as well. sometimes to
very large amount. The Solicitor Gen.
eral has E6.UOO n year besides his
fees. or course. the double work lc.
gal and parliamentary. which these
officers have To undertake is most ar.
duous. requiring an iron constitution
and a mind that requires but little
time for rest. The private practition'
crs In some few cases make larger In.
comes than any of the official persons
at the bar. IL Is not. indeed. many
who make salaries Of FIVE figures. but
there may be always one or two lead.
ers who are achieving this. The lead.
ers who are chiefly before the public
in ordinary eases do not often make
more than from G5.00O to EG,O00 n
year Larger fortunes are frequently
made by men who specialize In pat.
ent cases. who are engaged In rating
appeals and compensation work. or
who practice their profession at the
parliamentary bar.-Cornhill Maga.
zine.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-08-20

York and Hyde went into the Cont.
mental army and did great things, ]
suppose, for as we all know. he was
made n general. And will you please
only try to imagine II OF Mrs. Generol
Hyde! A woman so lofty! SO calm!
VIII you imagine her as Katherine
Van Heemskirk In n short. quilted
peticoat, with her hair hanging In
two braids down her back. running
away at midnight with Gen. HYDE"
"Iie was her husband. She com.
mitted no fault"
"Cornelia. shall I tell you why you
are working SO close to the window
this afternoon"
"You are going TO say something ]
would rather not hear, Arcnta."
Truth IL wholesome. II not agree
able. and the truth is. you expect
Lieut. Hyde to pass. But he will not
do so. saw him booted and spur.
red, on a swift horse, going mp the
river road. lie was bound for Hyde
Manor. | am sure. Now. Cornelia,
YOU need not move your frame; for
no one will disturb you. He will not
he irsinuating himself with violets
and compelling you To take walks
with him ON the Battery. Oh, Cor
nelia, you see | am not to be put out
of your confidence. Why did you not
tell meg"
"YOu have given mo no opportun-
ity. and. as you know all. why should
say any moro about it,
"Corrclla. my dear companion, let
us be honest, II we die for II. And
you may as well tell me Of your III.
tie coquotrios with George Hyde, for
shall be sure to find them out. Now
am going home: for must look
after the tea table. But you will
not be sorry. for It will leave you
free TO think Of"
"Plcase, Arenta!"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-08-20
CHAPTER ~.

Throwing Things Into Confusion.
/. Prudence declares that whenever n
person Is IN that dlsagreeable situa.
tion which compcls him To ask what
shall I do?" that the wisest answer
IL, nothing" hut such answer did
not satisfy George Hyde. He was so
much In earnest. so honestly ip love,
that he felt his doubts and athletics
could only be relieved by action. II
will go 10 my mother!" ho thought.
And this resolution satisfied him so
well that he carried II out at once.
But II was after dark when he reach.
ed tho tall stone portals Of Hyde
Manor House.
The great building loomed up dark
and silent; there was but one light
visible. II was In his mothers usual
sitting room, and as soon as he saw
II he began ~ whistle. She heard
him afar on. and was at the door to
| give him n welcome.
"Joris, my dear one. we were talk
Ing OF you!" she cried, as no ieaped
from the saddle To her arms. "So
glad are we! Come In quickly! Well
are your Quite well. Now. then.
am happy. Happy as can be! I,ooh
now, Richard!" she called, as she
flung the door open. and entered with
the handsome. smiling youth at heI
side.
In his way the father was Just al
much pleased. Kate. my deaI
heart" he cried. "let us have some
thing TO eat. The boy will be hun
cry as q hunter after his ride. And
George. what brings you homer w,
were just telling each other--youl
mother and THAT you were In ths
height Of the city's follles."
Indeed. sir. there will be few fol
lies for some days. MIR. Franklin Il
dead. and the city goes into mourn
Ing"
"Tis fate that ail must meet.
said the General, but death ant
Franklin would look each other II
the face ~ friends He had 1
work 10 do. he did It well. and Il 4
finished. That IL all. what othe
news do you brins?"
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CHAPTER iii.-(contlnued.)

A short time after Cornelia came
home. Doctor Moran returned from
his professional visits. Nature had
left the impress Of her nobility on his
finely formed forehead; nothing but
truth and kindness looked from his
candid eyes. On entering the room.
he drew his wife close to his heart
and kissed her affectionately.
Il have had morning full OF feel
ing. There Is no familiarity with
Death, however often you meet him"
And you have met Death this
morning, ] see that. John?"
"you are right, Ava. must now
tell you that Elder Scmplc died this
morning"
"The dear old man! He has been
sick and sorrowful ever since his wife
died. Were any Of his sons prese It?'
None of them. The two eldest
have been long away Neil was
Obliged Ia loave New York when the
Act forbidding Tory lawyers To prac.
tice was passed. But he was not quite
alone, his old friend Jorls Van
Heemskirk was with him 10 the last
moment. The love of these old men
for each other was very beautiful
thing"
There is nothing 10 fear In such
n death"
Nothing at all Last week when
Cornelia and passed his house. he
was leaning on the garden gate. and
he spoke pleasantly to her and told
her she was a bonnie lassic.' Where
is Cornolla?"
"In her room. John. she went 10
Duyckinck's this morning for me.
and George Hyde met her again. and
they took walk together on the
Battery"
"She told you about IT."
"Oh. yes, and without inquiry"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-08-20

Nigh protein and High starch Corn.
From the Farmers Review: Now
that the farmers of Illinois are turn.
lpg their attention to growing high
protein corn for the purpose Of get
Mag . better balanced ration for
stock feeding. Il will be well TO con.
sider somo Of the probable results.
To grow q large crop OF high protein
corn Nfli require q soil rich In nitro
sen. The trouble with most Illinois
farms. where proper rotation OF
corn and clover or other legumlnous
plants have not been followed. Is that
these lands are already deficient In
nitrogen. and to attempt to grow
high protein corn upon them In their
present condition. will likely result
In disappointing yields. II seems prob
able that the yield from such lands
win decrease rs tho protein content
Of the corn Is increased. It Is now
m established fact that the corn plant
cannot obtain nitrogen from the air.
but Ia dependent entirely upon that
which Ia available In the soil. There
Is. therefore. but one course for the
grower Of high protein corn to follow
and that Is to increase the nitrogen
In the soil by growing more clover.
COW peas. soy beans and other
lcgumes. all Of which have the power
OF obtaining nitrogen from the air
through the agency OF bacteria In
their root tuberclcs. While II ~ es.
eCnttai that these lcrtimiuous crous
should ne grown by every corn grow.
er. / wish to emphasize the point
that the grower OF high protein corn
will exhaust available nitrogen In the
coil more rapidly than the grower Of
high starch corn and must, therefore.
have soil rich In that element to OBJ.
tain the best results.
Az feeders we want the high pro-
teln corn for our live stock. but II
seems probable that n high starch
corn would be less exhausting upon
the soil and give larger yield on
hight and thin soils. We do not know
this to be true. But since all plants
get their carbon from the air 1t
would seem that the variety OF corn
containing the most carbonaceons
matter and least protein would pro-
dnce the largest yield In bushels on
thin soils. This Is a point of much
interest to the grain seller who cares
more for yield than for feeding value.
We would like to hear from Prof.
hopkins on this point.--Clayton C.
rervier, Bureau County. Illinois.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-08-20
STRANGE DISH ON MENU.
Young Woman Who Christened II 10
Under Grave Suspicion.

A veiy earnest young Englishman
IL Prof. Francis II. Tabor, superin.
tcndont of The Boys Club OF Tenth
York Times. His sociological labors
and the fact that he has redeemed
whole regiments Of East Side boys
do not wholly detract from the grave
impression made by his manners and
presence nor fail to strike awe to
the hearts of society.
Prof. Tabor. who is Cambridge
man, was recently asked To dine a,
the home OF friend To meet n son
Just returning from student work at
the famous English university. The
daughter of the house and her girl
friends designed special menus for
the occasion. When the time came
to write in the various Items. "dev.
He'd turkey" served as n bone OF con-
tertiOn.
1T looks horrid, doesn't III" said
the daughter OF the house. This Is
my first dinner party, and don't
want to spoil It by offending so ser
ious n man"
what shall we do?" exclaimed a
companion. I'VE cant call II pep
pered. 'griddled.' 'curried, or 'saut
ed because it's just 'deviIed,' that's
alas hot as satan's residence"
Il know! Wen just use dasbes."
When the much.travelcd professor
explored his dainty menu that even
Ing, he was somewhat surprised "a
find that among other excellent
dishes was:
"D----d Turkey"
The rest OF the diners believe that
the buds mischief sayored Of toe
much wit TO have been born out oI
| mere Ignorance.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-08-20

Very good. | must look after that
young fellow" But he said the
words without much care, and Mrs.
Moran was not satisfied.
Then you do not dlsappruve the
meeting, John?" she asked.
Yes. I do. George Hyde has too
many Objectionable qualities. His
father Is an Englishman of the most
pronounced typo and this young man
Is quite like him. want no English
man In my family"
There have been many Dutch mar
rlngcs among the MOrans."
THAT is different thing. The
| Dutch as race, have every desir.
able quality. The English are nat.
ural dospots. The young mans
! faults are racial; they are In the
| blood. COrnelia shall not have any.
thing To do with him. Why do you
speak Of such disagrccable things,
Ava?"
1T IL well to look forward, John
mo II IL time enough to meet
annoyances when they arrive. As
for the Hydes, father and son,
would prefer to hear Ne more about
them"
Nothing further was said on the
subject, but the doctor looked more
attentlvely at his daughter than was
usual with him. lie was more silent
than ordinary; and as ne went out
told Cornelia she would do well not
TO appear In public.
The city Is In sNourning," he
said, "and respectful @ women who
have no real business or duty tn take
them from their homes will pay the
reverence of seclusion In them until
after Franklin's funeral"
A couple OF hours later Corneli'
was sitting at her tambOur-frame
passing her needle slowly through
and through tho delicate muslin. Sh'
vas desiring no companionship
when Arenta entered with her usua
little furry and rustic. Arenta kiss
ed her friend and took on her ha
and cloak, saying. as she did so:
II have been at Aunt Angelica
all morning--and we talked a grea
many people Cver-that Is. Aun
Angelica talked.
"Now. ! can tell yen somethln
worth hearing about Gen. Hyde. Lit
tent
when Madame Hyde was Kathel
Inc Van Heemskirk, and younge
than you are. she had two lovers
one, Capt. Dicg Hyde. and the othe
Q young man called Neil Semple
and they fought q duel about hel
and nearly cut each other TO pieces.
."AreAta!"
"Oh. II 10 the very truth, ] assui
youi And while Hyde still lay b
tween life and death. Miss Va
lHsemskirk married him; and az 500
, Ias be was able he carried her on Z
i midnight 10 England; and there the
lived In . fns old house until III
VA. T1sn thsy came back 70 Me-
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1T "A said that Mirabesu 10 HrsAt
ed somewhere for something. ] did
not hear the particulars. And the
deputies are returning to the Prov.
inces drunk with .Jeir own import.
ance Mr.. Hamilton says Revolution
In France has gone raving mad and
converted twenty-fcur millions Of
people into savages.'"
Il hate the French!" said the Gen
eral passIonately. 1T 10 a natural
instinct with me. n I thought I had
one drop Of French blood in me,
would let II out with a dagger"
George WINGED a little. He remem.
bcred that the Morans were OF French
extraction. and he answered:
After all. father, we must Judge
people individually. Mere race is
not much"
George Hyde! What arc you say.
ing? Race is everything. II is the
ttrongest and deepest OF all human
feelings. Nothing conquers It's
prejudices."
Except love. ! have heard, father.
that Love never ass of what race
art thouT or ever whose son, or
daughter. art thou?'"
you have heard many foolish
things, George; that is one OF them.
Men and women marry out OF their
own nationality at their peril. took
my life in my hand for your mothcr's
love"
she was worthy Of the peril"
God knows It,"
Ito be coptinuedD
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-08-20
BUILT OVER
Food That Rebuilt a Mans Body and
Built II Right.


by food alone. with knowledge OF
what food to use. disease can be
warded of and health maintained.
also many even chronic diseases can
be cured. II is manifestly best and
safest to depend upon food to cure
rather than too much drugging.
A case In point will illustrate. A
well known man Of Reading. Pa.
Treas. Of a certain club there, says:
II have never written q testimonial
letter. but ! have been using Grape.
Nuts about year and have recovered
my health, and feel that ] would like
to write you about It for the case is
extraordinary.
For Ave years ] was q sufferer
from q dreadful condition OF the bow.
els; the trouble was most obscure. 4"
Here follows q detailed description
and the condition certainly was dis.
tressing enough "details can be given
by mailD.
Nothing In the way OF treatment
OF drugs benefited me In the least
and an operation was seriously con.
adhered. In May. 1901. ! commenced
using Grape-Nuts as q food and with
no idea that II would in any way help
my condition. In two or three weeks
time ] noticed an Improvement and
there was a steady gain from that
time on until now I am practically
well. ] don't know how to explain
the healing value OF the food but for
some reason. although u has taken
| nearly q year, I have recovered my
health and tho change 10. entirely st.
tributable to Grape Nuts food. Tor
long ago quit medicine. eat only
0rspo Nuts for breakfast and lunch.
con. but ut my night dinner have
an assorted meal" Nams furnished
by Postun Co.. Battle Greek. Mich.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-08-20
They "Waitcd" ard "saw.-

Warren's Corners. N. Y, April Goth.
walt and ses-you're better now.
OF course. but the cure won't last"
This was what the doctors said TO
Mr.. A. Il. Smith Of this place. These
doctors had been treating him for
years and he got no better They
thought that nothing could perma.
nently cure him. He says:
"My kidneys seemed TO be so large
that there wasn't room for them, and
at times II seemed as II ten thousand
needles were running through them.
I could not sleep on my left side for
years. the pain was 80 great In tina,
position. had to get up many times
TO urlnate. and my urine was some.
times clear and white as spring
water, ard again II would be high
colored and would stain my linen.
The pain across my back was awful.
l was ravenously hungry all the
time.
After ] had taken Dodd's Kidney
Pills for four days my kidneys palned
me SO bad ! could hardly. sit down.
On the morning Of the fifth day I felt
some better. and the improvement
continued until was completely
cured
This Is months ago, and as have
had no symptom OF return Of my
old trouble I am sure am pcrma.
nently cured"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-08-20
The Aeparaaus Bed.

In most OF the Northern states.
spring Is the best time to start an
asparagus bed. The work should be
enough. The advantage OF beginning
early Is to get the asparagus roots
Into the soil In time to receive the
benefit OF the spring rains. The bed
may Indeed be put In late, say June
or July, but In that case the roots
Will be trying to send up shoots at a
time OF year when there is the least
supply Of moisture. Artificial water.
Ing Is often resortcd to In such cases,
bat such application Of water Is often
neglected or made too scaDtily. and
TIE supply that nature gives is thus
much to he preferred. Moreover. In
the case of n large bed on sandy
soil, the application OF water would
be found { entail a, immense amount
OF labor.
For asparagus tho ground should be
thoroughly worked. II the land has n
decided slope, run the asparagus rows
In accordance with II. so that the
s"'l may u some extent have vat.
nral drainage. II Is best to give the
plants room enough. and II they are
from FUR 10 FIVE feet apart, II will
be better fer them and L. AXE II easier
to cultivate with n horse. II the bed
be of sufficient size to require It, As.
parasus roots spread rapidly and soor
cover n large area. They vii. pro-
duce larger shoots AMI will continue
to produce longer than will be the case
II the roots are planted close together.
as rsed 10 be t.Jne. In too close plant.
ings. the beds in a f-w years become
a mass OF roots. anu the stalks become
smaller and tougher from .ar to
year.
When n large field Is to be planted
to asparagus IL Is interesting to know
how many plants will be required. II
they are set three feet apart each
way an acre will require 1870: three
by four feet. 3.Gi0; four by four feet,
2,122 plants; four by fys feet, 2,17s
plants per acre; five by i've feet,
LUZ; hve by six feet, l.i52; six by
SIX feet. l,2l0. The roots of asparagus
VIII sometimes be found In the soil
ten feet from the parent stem, so IL
is readily seen that they can use all
the room given them.
Asparagus Is not a deer. rooted plant
ana does not require To be planted
In deep trenches, as some seem to
think. In its wild state 1t grows on
the edges of marshes and has To send
Its roots down only n few inches to
reach water. The roots cannot live
In water and hence run far over the
ground near the surface. When they
are planted In deep trenches on heavy
soil the roots lie in water for weeks
at a time and the plants die. The
writer knows Of such a bed being
made In the spring Of 1902. u was
on heavy. wet soil. The old man mat
dug the trench followed the old no.
ton and put II down good and deep"
which meant over two feet. He filed
the bottom with tomato cans and the
like rubbish. piled lot OF manure
on top OF that, then put In the as.
parasus roots and the dirt A good
rain came on and filed the trench.
Not an asparagus shoot appeared dur.
Ing the entire season. The proper
depth to plant asparagus Is from four
to ten inches, depending on condi.
tions OF soil. moisture supply and va.
riety OF :'lant.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-08-20
Cures Drunkenness.

A traveller has made the observation
that cofiee-drirking people are very
seldom given to drunkenness. In Bra.
zil. for instance. where coffee is grown
extensively. and all the inhabitants
drink It many times a day. intoxica.
tion Is rarely seen. The foreigle:
who settles there. though possessed
Of ever such a passion for strong
drink. gradually loses his liking for
alcohol rs he acquires the coffee
drinking habit OF the Brazilian.
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Very well. will have 'considera
,ions.' Good-bye!"
Then the door closed and Cornella
was left alone. but the atmosphere
ct the room was charged with
Arcrta's unrest and a feeling OF dis.
appointment was added to II. She
suddenly realized that her lovers
absence from the city left great
vacancy. She had n new strange
happiness. new hopes. new fears and
new wishes. but they were not an
unmixcd delight for she was also
aware Of n vague trouble. a want that
nothing In her usual duties satisfied
in word. she had crossed the
threshold of womanhood and was
no longer "A girl.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-08-20
Entry by Nomination In Navy.

The writer Of an article In Pages
Magazine on Lord Selborne's new
scheme for the training OF British
naval officers makes some pointed re-
marks on the present methods Of en-.
try To the navy. He states that the
proposed mode of entry by nomine-
ton is a relic Of rdmir1lty patronage.
which the board Is cnwiiling to re-
linquish; but. whether the admirals
like II or not. II must soon 30 the
way Of all such antiquated privileges.
Open competition Is sure to come
within the next few years. The re-
suit OF this entry by nomination will
be to keep the naval servicer-es far
az the oficers are concsrned--in the
family circles OF the admiralty and
their friends; SO that parents without
influence inside Of that charmed circle
will have no chance of getting their
boys into the navy. however desirable
the boys themselves may be. or how.
ever ready the parents may be to in.
cur the heavy expense Of educating
their boys for the service OF their
country.