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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-07-16
EVERYONE is AN OFFICER.
Ledge In Which Each Member Fills a
Post OF ResponslbiIItv

Probably the most exclusive orranl.
2ation In this city is "a secret society
lodge with only seven members.
every one of whom IL wealthy. The
membership of the lodge has never
been greater, although II Is one Of tho
oldest in the state. Its meeting place
is said To he the most luxurIously
equipped lodge room In the city and
the paraphernalia owned by the}
represents a small fortune. +
The membership Is lust
enough 10 MI IN rotation the lig3
prescribed by the constitution lowing
has been agreed among the meh hIs In
that their number shall never lbf his
creased beyond seven New me ne be-
are proposed only when yacpns' oi
occur through the death OF old '.''c
Az rule, n son, or other NAL ""
tive OF the dead member Is chi,
" $50 ~ k.KsE
The order Of which thisG
forms n subordinate part does mn,
look upon IL with unmingled favor
Some outsiders condemn Il uneouiyo.
caily and threats have been made
more than once that the lodge should
be compelled either to Increase its
membership or to surrender its char.
ter But the opposition hitherto has
always stranded ON the lavish gener.
osity which the lodge displays toward
all charitable institutions Organized
under the auspices OF the order
New York Sun.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-07-16
CHAPTER X,
Life Tied In a knot

ohe morning soon after the Ney
Year. Hyde was returning 10 tho
Manor House from New York. N wos
u DAY to opprcss thought, and tighten
the heart and Kill all hope and energy
Ihere was n monotonous rain and n
SKY Ike that of n past agc-soIcmn
ana loadcn-and the mud of the rnods
was unspeakablc. He was compeIIcd
10 ride slowly and to- feel IN it's finn
iorce, as 1t were. the hostility of Ma.
turc.
i'ut when he reached home and his
valet had seen to his masters refresh.
m"nt Ia every possible way, HYDE was
NJ least recOncllcd To the idea of liy.
ing little longer. At least there was
annie. Annie was always glad To soc
him. and hc had n great respect for
Annio's opinions.
lie heard her singing as he An
preached the drawing room. and he
opened the door nOiselcssly and went
in' He did not In any way disturb
her. She ccnscd when the HYMN w,s
finished and sat still few moments.
glury which doth not yet appear. Then
he stood up and she came towards
MIN. Hyde placed her In u chair be.
Tore the fire. and then drew his own
chair TO her side.
Cousin she said. II am most glad
To see you Everybody has some work
10 do to-day"
And you, Annie?"
I'm this world | have no work To
do, she answered. My soul is here
Tor purchase; when have made IL
shall 20 home again. You know what
my father desired. and what your
father promised, for us bOth?"
Yes. Did You desire Il. Annlc?"
Il do not desire II now. shall
marry no one, | will show Won tho
better way, Few can walk In H. but
Dr' Roslyn says, ho thinks II may be
my part-my happy part--tO do So"
Hyde looked at her with an Intense
interest. He wondered II this angelic
lttle creature had ever known the
irailties and temptations of mortal life
ana she answered his thought as II
ne hau spoken II aloud:
Yes, cousin, I have known all
temptations, and come through all
'ribuiations. My soul has wandered
ana lost Its way. and been brought
back many and many time. and
bought every grace with much suffer.
ing But God Ia always present 10
help. while quest followed quest, and
lesson followed lesson, and goal sue.
ceeded goal. ever leaving some evil
behind. and carrying forward some of
those gains which are eternal. But
Why do you look so troubled and re.
luctant?"
Beiore Hyde could answer. the Earl
came Into the room and the young
man was glad to see his father.
My dea- George" the carl said. "I
nm delighted to see you. I was afraid
yon would stay In the city this dread.
ul weather Is there any news?"
"A great deal. sir. have brought
gou English and French papers"
Il VIII read them at NV leisure.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-07-16
CHAPTER lx.--lContinuoo.l

/
Il care not for such things. 7 an
poor lord. II Cornelia be not my
lady. Grandfather. will you see Doc
tor Moran for me? You can speak q
word that will prevail"
Il will not. my Joris. n thy father
were not here, that would be differ.
ent. lie is the right man to move In
tho matter"
II Will sec Cornelia for thee" said
Madame Van Hecmslirk. II will ask
the girl what she means. And she
Will tell me the truth. Yes. indeed, II
Into my house she comes. out Of II
she goes not until ] have the why,
and the wherefore
Then good.by! Grandmother, you
will speak for me- lnd she smiled
and nodded, and stood on her tiptoc
while Joris stopped and kissed her.
Very near the great entrance gates
OF Hyde Manor he met his father ana
motner walking. George threw him.
self on his horse with n loving i'm.
petuosity, AMI his mother questioned
him about lis manner of spending
the previous uay. How could thou
help knowing thy father had landed?'
she asked. Was not the whole city
talking of the circumstance"
Il was not In the city, mother !
went to the postoiIicc and from there
to Madame Jacobus. She was Just
leaving for Charleston, and went
with her to the boat"
We'll, 20 forward; when thy faith.
n - MI
we will come TO thee. Thy cousin
Annie is here"
That confOunds me. could hardly
believe II true"
she is frail and her physicians
thought the sea voyage might give
her the vitality she needs. We will
Talk more in a little while. Go, eat
and dress, by that time We shall be
home"
But though his mother gave him n
hnal charge ito make haste" he went |
slowly. The thought of Cornelia had |
returned to his memory with a sweet,
strong insistance that carried all be. |
fore IT, He wondered if she was SUI. |
iering--if she thought he was suffer.
ing--if she was sorry for him.
Poor Cornelia! She was at that mo.
ment the most unhappy woman In
New York. She had excused the
ten words" he might have written
She had found in tho un.
return OF his father and
cousin reason sufficient for his neg.
"ct: but II was now past ten o'clock
'f another day. and there was yet no
wo-d from him. The tension became
distressing. She longed for her
ather-for n caller for any one TO
freak this unbcarable pause In life.
Yet she could not give up hope. A
core Of excuses came into her mind:
The was sure he would come in the
afternoon. lie must come. Then ms
lour after hour slipped away, she
vas compelled to drop her needle.
Mother" she said. Il am not well.
must 20 upstairs" She had been
Iolding despair at bay so many hours
he could bear IL no longer.
The next morning she called bal.
hazar TO her and closely questioned
I'm. II had struck her in the night.
hat the slave might have lost the let.
er and he afraid to confess the acci.
ent. but Balthazar's manner and
rank speech was beyond suspicion.
10 told her exactly what clothing
lieut.. Hyde was wearing. how h, :
'oked, what words he said. and then !
18th n little hesitation took a silver Q
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-07-16

An exchange admonishes woman to
weep In memory Of the man who In.
vented the tissue papc. dress pattern.
He is dead; yet will his work live
after him. Several hundred years
ago some individual whose name Fate
has since frowncd upon invented n
basque pattern. To this very day. I'm
the rural districts. may he seen It's
likeness on feminine busts. What
manner OF forgetfulncss. then. snail
cause our minds To wander from the
man who originated the complete
tissue pattern in the latest style for
10 cents? Between the two pattcrns
there is n social chasm az bottomlcsg
as Dante could conceive. and vet
the parallel Of constarcy to- each may
be appropriately drawn. The tissue
pattern develops furbclows and
nounccs wonderful even To the cos.
tuners art. Its product IL seen ON
the fashionable boulevards as frc.
quently as the basque patterns polka.
dot vies In pastoral hamlets where
Mtrandy wears calico sun.bonnet.
and little Willic's sweater Is n grain
sack with holes for the neck and arms.
In their strata of life each is In.
valuable. without them are dress.
makers bills that mesmcrize the bank
account. put crimps In papas whls
kers and scare the romantic Montgom
erys from the lamp of matrimony, lest
they perish like pillars of salt In n
cow-lick. sacrifices on the altar Of
love.
The provident wife will never hesi
tate. She will use one or the other.
and. incidentally. will not forget, fg
uratively, to drop flower on the
tomb OF the man who invented the
old basque pattern. or his more recent
brother, the genus homo who con.
ceived the tissue diagram.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-07-16
A STORY OF GOLDSMITH MAID.

Chas. l.. Flint In brief sketch OF
Goldsmith Maid. says: Th following
incident, showing how attached an In.
ielligcnt horse becomes to faithful
attendant, an also the influence OF
hindness on dumb animals. will he of
interest To many As the story goes,
'farlsv cochrpro. who was sar many
the marshall shall destroy said Il, Gold.
Section 4. The village ma visit.
shall receive one dollar for eaci very
destroyed by him aud removed b. per
the village limits To be collect ,s mas
received Of the owner or kceL "a
such dog II known and II not To ed for
ported to the village trustees tiy as.
oath for allowance and payment recog,
village treasury, next
Section 8, The word dog In 'uchlns
dinance shall be- held and cons,r VI ,he
anyone to appF5aeh her, mean b use Of
both heels and teeth " Il was ATTEMPT
ed, rushed with a bound 10 her old
friend, forgettiH even ner colt and
rubbed her head upon his shoulders.
her nose In his face. played with his
whiskers and showed by her every
action that her heart was full of 10y
to see him. Directly the colt came up
To them. and she seemed delighted
when Charley placed his hand on the
little fellow. When Cochrane left the
place. she followed him to the gate.
whinnying for him even after lie had
passed out OF her sight
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-07-16

can nation! Why does he endure IL?
He ought To return home"
Because he will not abandon his
duty in the hour Of peril and difficulty.
| think Minister Morris is precisely
where he shrg!i be. saving the lives
OF American citizens. many of whom
are trembling to-day in the shadow Of
the guillotinc."
Il hear that Madame Kippon's
daughter. whom Mr.. Morris rescued
at the last hour. has arrived in New
York: and yesterday met MIR. Van
Ariens. who is exceedingly anxious
concerning his daughter. the Marauise
de Tounnerre.
lis she In danger. Poor little Aren.
Ia! What will she do?"
Ito be continued.)
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-07-16

Whitehall, H., June Sth.-Mr. Lon
Nanlcy had Brlghts Disease npd
after his home doctor had treat,d
him for some time he finally told him
that he could do nothing moro for
him and that he would surely die.
A friend who had heard of yhn
Dodds Kidney Pills had done in
cases OF Kidney Trouble, advised Mr.
Maniey to try treatment OF this
remedy.
He did so and everyone was sur
9riscd aud delighted to SEQ an i'm.
proyemeDt In a very short time. This
Improvement gradually kept on AZ
the treatment proceeded. TIL now Mr.
Manley Is well. He says:
The doctor said he had done all
he could for me. He gave mo up. A
friend advised me to take Dodds
Kidney Pills. and In a few weeks 1
was nearly all right again.
II am not dead. and can truthfully
say that l feel better to-day than 1
have for years. Dodd's Kidney pills
are wonderful remedy and I win
always praise them and recommend
them to everyone suffering as | did"
Mr.. Manley's recovery has caused n
profound sensation. as no one ever
thought he would recover.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-07-16

N that injunction issued In Omaha
restraining woman from talking
could be put up In small nackagel for
the trade how many men would be
tempted TO take few homo To the
loved ones?
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-07-16
9ssSssLgS.s
XGIpfCUETtRF
IRRIGATION eY PUMPINc.

y FoWrINSs
IRRIGATION has been carried on for
centuries by means OF canals In which
the water moved In response to the
law of gravity. Later air power has
Ooen used rs n means of lifting the
water and storing Il In reservoirs,
from which II could he afterwards
used on the land. Some water for
such purposes has been raised by
pumping with steam and gasolone en-.
Iines. Generally. this latter method
has been considered too expensive to
be advocated for general use. But
some time ago tho Arizona station
TOOK up the problem and is solving IL
IN a way that promises to he very
advantageous to some of our western
farmers. For pumping steam engines
are used. and the fuci Is that found on
the farm-in the case of the Arizona
station II is torn!llo wood purchaaable
NJ S2.25 per cord. II may be tha,
such fuel is abundant In many sec.
tons OF the country where there nre
arid wastes TO irrlEatc. A number OF
dlhercnt engines were tried and they
pumped from coo to loss gallons per
minute. The fuel cost OF irrigating
one acre OF land TO a depth Of three
inches ranged from 81 to &c cents
rms water was used OF the alfalfa
REID. ana proved 10 be very profitable.
Were 1t to be used on field of vegc.
tables 1t would. of course, prove still
more profitable. Water is the key to
agriculture, and its application To land
at low cost means the bringing under
cultivation OF large areas that have
hitherto borne nothing but buffalo
grass and sage brush.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-07-16

Uncle Tom Cabin" has been
barred from the New York school
libraries. One by one the atrocious
iconoclast is devasting old land.
marks. lrvinGs to-day Is being push.
ed aside by tomorrow. to be In turn
usurped by its successor of the day
after. II Is even so with the sign
boards we have been wont to read
along the way; but in the laying waste
not always IL Judgment used. The
enemies who marched against Uncle
Toms Cabin" in the schools might
better have levelcd their ordnance
against Uncle Tom" on the stage.
The book is n true picture OF the civil
war time; the play Is n dwarfchild OF
deformity. There was a time when
Uncle Tens CABIN" as shown In
histrionic world was a mastcrfu. ef.
fort To-day the best actor In the
average Tom show" Is the donkey.
IL seems nothing sort of mlraculous
that the modern Simon Lelrees are
not dccaptated on the spot. The late
p. 7. Barnum remarked. once upon n
time, that the American people will
stand for considerable. but the
Simon of to-day IL certainly consider.
able, and then some. There are
others! Leave Uncle Tom I'm the
school Libraries, but in the interest OF
suffering humanity. bar him from the
stage.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-07-16
More Wireless Tclenraphy.

wireless telegraph plant OF the
Marconi company will be placed ut the
foot OF Fulton street, New York.
which will work with all steamers hay-
ing apparatus. This will enable ships
held outside the harbor by fog TO com
municate with the world.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-07-16

william T.. Watt, principal of II
Chicago grammar school. declares
Shakespeare TO be n cheap punster."
Which proves incidentally that there
arc forms Of humor worse than pun.
ming.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-07-16
Army Rifle to Be Shortened

II having been found that tho accur.
acy Of fire Of the new army rifle u
not lessened by shortening It's barrel
from thirty inches to twcnty.fCur
irchcs. tho standard arm for infantry
will be two feet long. and 1t will super.
scde the twenty.two.inch carblno OF
the cavalry.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-07-16
SCORE GARD FOR CORN JUDGING


We publish herewith the score card
OF the Illinois Corn Growers Asso
ciation:
Uniformity OF exhibit. 10 points
uhiicrm type, size. shape. color and
indcntation.
shape OF ears. g points. Cylindri.
cal, straight rows. proportional length
to circumference.
Color of ears, 10 points. Uniform.
Market condition. 10 points. Sound.
ness. freedom from injury, maturity.
TIPS of ears. 10 points. Filled out
with regular sized kernels.
Butts OF ears. points. Kernels
sweiied out about shank regularly.
Uniformity OF kernels. s points. In
type. shape and color.
shape OF kernels, 6 points. Wedge
shape. straight edges.
Length of ears. 10 points. Conform.
ity to standard.
circumference OF ears, 6 points.
Conformity to standard.
space between rows. 8 points. Small.
Space between kernels. 6 points.
Small.
Fer cent of corn. Is points. Con.
formity to standard.
Rules. The excess and deficiency
IN length of all ears shall be added.
and for every inch thus obtained. cut
one point.
:. The excess and deficiency In cir.
cnmference Of all cars shall be added,
and for every inch thus obtained. n
cut OF one'half points shall he made.
3. For every per cent short of stand.
ard In proportion of shelled corn. n
cut OF one point shall be made,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-07-16

Az soon as the Russian authorities
can spare the time after counting up
the victims In southern Russia they
can proceed with the good work of de.
mandlng that the sultan put stop to
the prosecutions In Macedonia.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-07-16

Now n woman is suing her husband
for divorce ard charging that n sci.
enco healer has broken up her home
The charge must fall fiat, as there Is
no such thing as home. Home is mat.
ter
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-07-16
The Clever Photoarapher.

German photographer named
Kunwald, when taking picture of u
lady of doubtful age. places sheets Of
celluloid behind the negative and tho
printing paper. thus producing n very
softening effect. which hides the dis
crepanclcs Of age.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-07-16

This Ia the time, OF course. To be.
gin sounding the annual warninr
against the Fourth Of July toy pistol
and giant hrecracker. but what is the
use?
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-07-16

e Tho doctors keep on telling the
American people that they live alto
gether too fast, Just rs II the medical
profession didn't make lot of money
out of this unwise rapidly.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-07-16

The statue to be erected In Paris to
the memory of Emile Zola will repre-
sent him standing In an attitude ol
vehement controversy. win the In
scriptlon be "J'accuse!"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-07-16

p. ID. Armours grandsons must give
up 100000 on an Inheritance tax. That
would make most Of US feel pretty bad
but VIC could stand II II we had 81 900.
900 inheritance.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-07-16

That eastern capitalists offer OF
$l.000.O00 for n model servant girl Is
about as safe blum as Mr.. Rockefcl
ier's offer Of the same sum for IA new
stomach.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-07-16

Russia and Japan are continuing
their preparations for war Just Ms II
Mr.. Carnegie wasn't going to invest
millions OF dollars In u peace palace
at The Hague.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-07-16

A Baltimore housewife found a $50
biil In . can Of tomatoes tho other day,
and more families In Baltimore are
buying canned tomatoes now than ever
before In the history OF tho city.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-07-16

Think how easily Mr.. Rockefeller
could buy up all the radium In the
world and raise the price Of it--if he
were not good man.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-07-16

The first stone of the new campa.
nile of st. Mark ut Venice. TO take
the place OF the one that collapsed
last July. has been laid with solemn
ceremony, and Let us rope with mod.
ern cement. warranted to stick
through coming centuries.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-07-16

hob Burdette says that cIrh women
make tho best wives. And incidentally
bat Is neat compliment Ia Mrs. Bur.
,.ette.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-07-16

New Hampshire. following the cS.
ample of Vermont. has gone wet. but
Maine. still dry. ia suffering from for.
es. fires.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-07-16

Shamrock III Is said to be u perfect
wonder. Will someone please drive
few more spikes through the bot.
tom of that cup?
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-07-16

If the laundry strike continues much
longer Chicago will be tho unwashcd
as well as the windy city.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-07-16

Tho newspapers OF Philadelphia arc
having nne game Of plng.ponp with
that new libel law.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-07-16

Mayor Amcs OF Minneapolis will
spend six years In prison at hard labor.
sooner or later the fiddler has TO be
paid.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-07-16

place for everything and every.
h'ng IN 1t. Is good description of
some. closets.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-07-16

When We try to pay Colombia for
tho canal strip we may have lot of
trouble In finding out who is the gov.
ernment
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-07-16

No man car claim to be- the lord Of
creation go long as girl bosses his
telephone connections.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-07-16

You wouldn't think to look around
you that the national dressmakcrs Is.
sociation declared this spring that the
shirt waist must go.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-07-16
cuha's First Slecnlnn Car

The first sleeping car seen In Cuba
Is now on exhibition at Havana. Tnis
"dormi,orio" is for use on tho recent.
ly completed lire to Santiago.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-07-16

There IL no law to prevent citizen
from asking for an injunctlon: but
thore is also no law compelling n Judge
to issue such writ.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-07-16

The trials OF the Shamrocks are nj
an ond." Now their troubles will be.
giu.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-07-16

President Diaz is scycnty.tlruc. but
there is no talk In Mexico to the effect
that ho Is too old for reelection.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-07-16

Perhaps Russia is simply moving
her troops In and out of New Chwanp
To give thcm exercise.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-07-16

That bIuk Of the Illinois glass bot.
fle manufacturers did not XIII the
ehlld labor law. Now they will have
10 govern themselves accordingly.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-07-16

4 n ~ dssAh Of "Bin" Hall. law may
M 1rDe 3 aiming light. but plain. com.
\ ~ u ~ Hoest Justice In certainly
= esilliaut example.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-07-16

Many Miles Of German Railroads.
Germany has now $4,000 miles OF
steam railway.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-07-16

A base hit in time or,en saves n
nine.