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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-12-24
SOME MYSTERIES EXPLAINED.
Why Intoxicated Men See Double and
Give Away Their Money.

Had the tipplers nf Boston been
present at the lecture 10y Prof. Henry
Pickering Bowdi'ch. in the Lowell
Institute series. they could have been
surprised as he tchni"ally described
the process man goes through when
he is acquiring jag"
II would certainly have bccn great
source Of satisfaction to many Of them
To learn from the lips OF the eminent
professor Of physiology at Harvard
University why II is tha, a man In the
state he was describing frequently
possesses the power of seeing two
things where but one exists. of riding
horseback when he Is una Die To walk,
why he desires to give away all his
roll" why he is pugIlisIlc. hilarious.
morose. etc.
Prof Bowditch was Speaking upon
"Somc Problems Of Modern Physiol'
ogy;" and he took up the matter Of
Food and Reishcs" He distinguish.
cl between foods which are nutritious
and those which are nuurishing. and
said the value Of food depended upon
what Il was wanted for, whether to
maintain animal heat or to create
muscle energy. lie said rcllshcs wer2
necessary, and defined relish a5
something whIcA stimulates the ner.
yous system aud tnus ais The dIsss.
lie classcd alchohOl n relish ana
said il was sometimes a food AMI
sometimes a poison. It's propcrtie )
are little understood by hose who usn
Il to excess. Alcohol does bbcratd
energy. but the Ian who has taken
suucisn, IN mink. him intoxicated
could have socrrcl ne ,-uch bcn,6t
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-12-24
THE sEEDLEss FRUIT CULTURE AGE.
Plant the Employ Of the Government Constant
y Increasing Variety Fruit by Scientific Development

Uncle Sam has plant wizard. and
his name Is Herbert J. Wcbber For
quite while he has been making new
fruits and vegct ibies. ami some os 'bc
things he has fccomplish,. are little
short OF miraculous Only the other
day he handed to the secretary Of asri.
culture an unfamiliar. looking object,
golden yellow and Of spherical shape.
which he said represented the long
sought cross between the Tangerinc
orange and the grape fruit. or pomelo.
He called II the "tangeio." and prom.
ised that before very long II should be
on our markets commercially. II tastes
somewhat like an orange. but Is more
acid.
Here, then, was n fruit unthought Of
by nature and created purely ard sim.
ply by human ingenuity What could
be more wonderful? Yet Il is only one
Of a number of similar marvels which
have been recently evolved. Bnrbaak.
the California plant breeder. has Just
announced the production of a new
berry that il a cross between the rasp.
berry and strawberry delicious
morsel which. as 1t mclts on the
tongue. conveys mingled suggestions
of both of those fruits.
Dr. Wcbbcr says that the seedlcss
watermelon is n reasonable hope for
the not distant future. Meanwhile the
thornless blackberry is already an ac.
complishcd fact. having been produced
recently at Benton Harbor. Me. and
the pit" has been eliminated from a
new and promising variety OF plum
Oddly enough. In this plum the kernel
remains, though the stone is gone, but
this may be disposed of eventually by
cross breeding At present the experts
are engaged in augmcnting the size
and improving the shape uf the stone
less prune." as II Is called. In order
that II may have as high a commercial
value as possible.
There seems to he scarcely a limit
TO the wonders which may be accom-
plished in the line Of experimentation
in which DR. Weber and his fellow eN
perts are engaged. II has been ascer
tanned recently. for example. that by
suitable grating the potato plant car
be made to bear tomatoes above
ground while producing rs own tuber;
beneath the soil What gain II vii
be To- the farmers II in the future ihcy
find II practicable to- raise crops Of po
tatoes and tomatoes ON N" same arc5
of ground. one above and The other be
Z low
These maGicans who play such won
derful tricks with plants have .ecCr;l!
evolved n new kind Of cherry trc"
which seems to be the cherry tree 81
the future, Instead Of bearing fruit III
the ordinary fashion. by twos ant
threes. II produces them IN large and
dense clusters, SO that fifty or sixty
cherries sometimes grow in a single
bunch on a twig The cherries, too
are big and of remarkably line Favor
One of the most notable Of recen
achievements In this line is The seed
less grape which has at last been sue
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-12-24
ey A. w. ToIman.

feet on the coasters.
II shall never forget that ride! ]
shot down pitches and tore round
corners. every minute gaining speed. |
expect never to get through space
any faster. unless I ride on a cannon
ball.
Fortunately most OF the curves
were gradual ones. and in the wors;
places there was n low. outer wall Uf
earth. But for this I should certainly
have been dashed TO pieces down the
rugged bluife. Two or three times
came dangerously near II. My wheel
was up on the embankment. but the
curve lessened just in time.
you will wonder perhaps. why
didn't throw myself OF. when saw
what was before ne. did think Of Il,
but the speed paralyzed me. I couldn't
think fast enough to keep up with my
wheel. BY the time I had made up
my mind what to do under one set OF
circumstances. an entirely different
condition confronted me.
"A little ahead OF the left was a
soft clump OF spruces: by the time |
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-12-24
An Open Letter.

Coon crick west Nirginny. FcG 18th
States. Dere sur an friend: Scein Dy
the papers as how yu say yu surtenly
likes to see a man wot has a big
family an that yu in:en 10 do all yu
can TO incurrage same, | take my pen
In hand to write yu these few lines to
let yu know ! am well an hope y. are
the saim at this ritin. AS to big famb-
lies want to tel yu that has tho
biggest in tbes parts bar none. have
onley bin married 2 yeres. wuZ a
bachlor ontili then, this wuz bocos mi
first luv. marry Siddles. got mad at me
In the foil OF 70 an marg.l fellcr Vi
the name OF 10 Doal;es who did trete
her rite at oil. but he dide enduring
the spring Of VI and so the ole luy &c
turned as the pote seq all so marrid
marry after oil, wich bi this time she
had fore,een chllGurn OF oil sizes an
ages the smollest beia one yere o!cl an
about one foot 2 inches hi. Now wJt
! want TO say Is that marys oldest son
he got marrid yung an he has S chill.
durn an her dotter liz she got marT!d
TO, an she has 7 childurn an now las
week wot does her son hcary do but
J run away with the widder Jones at the
cross roades an she had nine boys an
six girls by various marrlges. 50 the
upshot is that they oil liyin with me
an evry / on them coils me paw. nov
wot want Is relesf. the fcllcr wot
has the postoiiis here noT Is a OLE
bachelor an he has a halrIipp an 4
crost eye an nobody aint goln to marry
him an l say honnor to who holnor II
due an help the family man as yol
say an hav sed. II so be as yu can
Civ me the postofiis mebbe the goymenI
can use me sum other way or yu cat
suggest somethn. oil want as say Il
relesf an l want that quick. II 4
makes II emmy stronger mite adj
that in mi family there Is alsoe sii
dogs an I OF them Is tie best eooa dol
In the stait an anu,her u a dand!
burd dog. Mex time yu afe IN tn
naburhood come aroun an ! will sho "
the dogs an the childurn an alsoc SUI
good huntin country as well as th
posto6ic. 20 no more at present fror
yurss truly. Exry Ciddlea.--Chlcag
Tribune
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-12-24

wanted to tour through Nova
Scotia by the Annapolis valley to Hall
fax, returning to Yarmouth along the
Atlantic coast by way little known
TO wheelmcn. OF course ! went to con-
suit johnson.
found him in his Office, and to-
gether we planned a jaunt that started
from Yarmouth, took In Dlgby, Ann
apois aud Kentvlle. with a side-run
to Blomidon. continued to Halifax by
way of Wolfeyille and Windsor, aud
aigzagged back to Yarmouth along the
coast through Bristol and Shelburne.
lie had made this very trip. he told
me. three years before. AS he dotted
out the route. his short crisp COM
ments put his features wildly before
me.
Half way along the south shore hc
jabhci a heavy black cross with an
emphasis that cost quarter-inch Of
pencil point.
The EastcliIc Hill" he said walk
this"
els Il stoep?' | asked
"stcep. rough and winding" he re-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-12-24
produced in California. There

cessfully produced In California. There
is an excellent commercial opportunity
for 1t. inasmuch as many people object
TO grapes on account Of their seeds,
apart entirely from the fear OF swal.
lowing them. which has been mistaken.
ly caused by the appendicitis fad.
Many OF the finest varieties OF grapes,
especially those Of the "neaty" sort,
have very large seeds which on &C.
count of their size are really objection
able. IL they can be go, rid of entire
ly. that will be highly satisfactory;
and one seedlcrs grape having been
secured. 1t may be confidently expect.
cd that there will be others.
The seedless grape was obtained
from the muscat of Alexandria tim.
ported from Egypt. by selecting year
after year cuttings from those vines
which produced less than the normal
number OF seeds This process was
continued from season TO season until
absolute seedlessness was eventually
achieved. The special object in view
was to get a raisin grape Of large size.
Everybody is familiar with the little
dried grapes Of Corlnth. which are
commonly known as currants; they
are seedless, but has the disadvantage
Of small size. The new California
grape, on the other hand. will have
! flavor equal to that of the currant,
while relatively a giant.
/ The secdlcss apple may arrive In the
near future The plant makers arc
working on the problem patiently. In
deed. that kind OF work pays well, In.
asmuch as there Is always fortune In
any new seedless fruit Fortunately,
! the banana is already -'rIlcss. and
has been so for centuries. though Il ,.
. body knows why Il j. prOpagatcd ~
suckers. and possibly II had no seeds
when 1, was first found in the wild
state. The banana Is modified berry.
Cutting the fruit down through the
middle. you will sometimes see a few
little brown spots. which are rudi-
mcntary seeds: but occasionally the
banana docs actually pruiuce seeds
The pineapple is nearly scciless. being
propagatcd likewise from suckers and
from slips.
Thorns are nuisance on fruit
plants. and the plant wizards are doing
their best to get rid Of them, the
means adopted being simply to select
for propagation specimens which by
chance happen to be thoralcss or com
plrltively SO. In this way the rasp
berry is being freed of its thoIns
Some oranges and Lemons are very
thgrny. for example. the high price,
King orange. which Is the best of tn,
maidahins. though rarely seen in OH
markets In Florida its lhorniness ha,
been diminished by selecting buds
from branches with the fewest thorns
The thorns in this case are objection
able partly because they puncturc III,
oranges or lemons when the branches
are blown about by the wind.
In speaking OF seedless fruits. th'
naval orange must not be forgotten {
Is freak of nature.-kansas Cit.
Star.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-12-24
wife and daughter on the Nova Scotia

,.tso .rd a.,.,,e, an IN. Nov. acosis
co.s,
.lo,,. aavs n, Tho ho,e, mn, ,ne an
worry good ,e,ma with mv new friends.
T,ov ,,ied On mako n horn of me hut
cou,dnt ace n An that ilpbt IL was
my ov, funera, and I had no right
IN drag o,hers ip,o n
-"you can see nov whv I advise YOU
IN wail tho ras,c,,ffe nm wouldn't
take that ride ami, for n million dol.
lara. nm, wou,dnt have missed IL
for ten million I, was the fastest.
mos, expensive most danrerous. and
Inv far ,be most prnatoblc spip I eycr
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-12-24
"i shall never TO rgss that ride"

had decided to roll OF there and trus,
ny legs and arms to Providence. | was
past the spot and its place was filled
Ly line OF rough borders A second
later a slope oi sand on the other side
caught my eye, but before ! could de-
eide to risk the jump. in Its stead
ditch brstled with flint.
"As swept along. my hands grip
ping the bars and my feet on the
coasters, seemed riding In q night
mare.
THE air grew cooler. The sea-level
was near. and thought my troubles
would soon he over. Then came an ex-
perience that makes me shudder when
I think OF IL.
'Thc mist was rolling In. I clrcled
n corner. and for a moment a blank
white wall enyeloped me. damp and
clinging. Then. as ! shot out into the
sunlight. saw approaching around
the last curve a carriage containing a
gentlemen and two ladies could see
their light summer dresses and hear
their talk and laughter.
For the fraction OF second I dldn I
| know what To do. A woman's scream
decided me.
! Like a flash II came to me that
could never pass that carriage without
a collision; and had no right to make
others suffer for my recklessness. Not
more than twenty feet from the horses
twisted my bars to the left, and IN
twinkllng was over the embank'
ment and sailing through the air!
THE elf at this point dropped
straight down about forty feet and
there was deep water at It's base Tha,
was my only salvation.
Boys have a trick OF trying to 'cu
an egg with fiat. smooth rock. max
Ing II strike the water on edge an.
disappear without any splash, leayin1
u little oval mound boiling up behin,
Il. That is just what | did. At ieas
80 the people in the carriage said. 70
! wasn't In condition 10 know.
"The second my wheel touched tn
surface both tires exploded. That wa
tho last sound could distinguish
plainly for some time. Tor az | wen
under. the water struck the drums O
my ears as II 10 burst them.
How deep went down ! can't tell
II seemed as II should never stop 30
Ing. Finally had sense enough TO lc
go the handles. and then Il seemed a
II I should never rise to the surface.
But came up at last. and got
breath OF ait: | found my legs an
arms were whole. and struck out 10
the shore. by swimming a little alon
the elf ! reached a place where
could Chamber up the rocks TO the road
'There ] ssw the gentleman fror
! the carriage. who had run back To se
! what had become OF me. lie insiste
wet - ] was. ON my driving with ther
} 10 the hotel. lie was q Massachusstt
nAn. spsndins . few wesks WIKI vi
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-12-24
piled; the worst | ever saw. a snake
wrigglIng down rouk-hcap."
.Nuu Mnlknl IT, | Nnnlmrcl.

piled; the worst | ever saw. snake
wrlggllng down rock-hcap."
You walked it, | vcntured.
"No, he replied. 81 rode 1t. That's
why tell you to walk"
My curiosity was reused.
81 had left Halifax the day before. .
Faid he. "The other members OF the
party wanted to loaf back through the
Annapolis valley. but preferred 10
Try the south shore. even II alone. So
we separated, to meet in Yarmouth"
THE first night ! spent at farm
house about forty miles from the city.
Next morning | got an early start.
Some Of tho hills were steep and rough,
. but my machine had good brake. anu
| felt able TO ride down anything that
wasn't perpendicular.
"ln the middle OF the afternoon ]
came TO this Eastcliffc Hill. For two
miles the road had run along the sum
nit of the bluns, giving me fine view
,f the ocean. II was splendid JulJ
day. Tie wind had been from the sea
llncc noon, and streaks OF mist were
Glowing In. The weather was delight
lu!ly cool, and | was hitting up q
very fair speed.
Ahead saw the beginning OF
descent: but OF It's length or steepnes'
there WAS no way Of JuGl.ns. AiteI
.unniug down a little way the trael
.G!sappcare. around roc : corder.
Il did not propose to walk un!esj
driven to II. 80 started down the In
cline without much thought of wha
might be ahead. The road at thi
.rOlnt approached The sea; the elm
were Loii and sheer, and edged viii
an evergreen growth.
"The slope grew sleeper, and | foun
Iit necessary to IlcE-pedal NiBoursl.
and app.y a little Drakerressure.
PASSED round the fret corner with m
wheel unGer goo cUGtrol, and anothe
stretch OF road came In aight, littl
ffttfItIt bul iais - NAi'"t.'' 49,
down ou ny brake and shot .oFward u
lively rate. expecting 10 sec the en-
of the hill after rounding the mex
ledge
, Half way down the incline m
brake-rod snapped fhOIi on.
MY wheel jumped as II shot from
,ataput and whizzed round III
surve. What saw made my hair III
! md started the cold chill-!
Before and below ran the lish'
brown surface Of the rosa. windin
! iown the side OF the cliT. On n
light rose a wall OF black rock with
narrow ditch between II and the cal
.iage-track. On the other side va
: he cliifedge fringed with stragglin
. ,pruce.
by this time my wheel was. goin
Town the first pitch like lightning.
, oose rock Jared me on my pedal
There was no earthly use IA srylas
! n them. and instinetisoly ! pui N
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-12-24

becomes hilarious. moro or pugl!is.
tic. etc, as his nature leads him.
That man sometlr"rE sees doubt I.
is due to the inability to control the
muscles Of the eye. From the In.
ability 20 control the muscles follows
n state Of coma. Alcohol. in health
Is not valuable food, but when one
Is recovering from sickness it may be
Of great use.-BostCn G!Jbc.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-12-24

The other night Mrs. Margaret Lau'
yer and her eight children went TO bed
in Nickerson far from overburdcned
with this worlds goods. The next
morning they awakened To nnd them
selves possessed Of $4,000 in cash and
I.600 acres of land. In dying the
grandfather of Mrs. Lauver had willel
TO her and each OF her children $4,000
In cash and a farm Of iG0 acres.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-12-24

Governor w. j. Bailey is considering
the advisability OF dropping the suit
brought by Kansas against Colorado
for the right to the water OF the Arkan'
sas river. He said recen ly he would
investigate the desires oi the people
along the Arkansas valley in regard To
the matter. and will act accordingly.
,!.ssta "a last legjsla.me made an appropri'
Son OF $4,000 to fight the case.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-12-24

Another crop report was Issued Mon.
day, extolling the splendid condition
Of wheat The reports arc so boast.
ful that each one tempts Providence.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-12-24

The first and only son OF Colonel Ed
Little was baptized last Sunday in
water brought ten years ago by the
colonel from the river Jordan.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-12-24

inasmuch as the Republicans car.
rlcd all except six of the l05 counties
last fail II Is not clear how the returns
from Tuesdays election Justify the
claim Of great Republican gains"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-12-24

In Osborne county the other day th'
probate Judge Issued marriage licenses
to a father and two daughters a
triple wedding Of this character Is not
often recorded.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-12-24

Ne might have been supposed that
brsgamut OF human vices and mean.
C,s had long since been run in the
eorions aud testimony submitted to
Ice courts. But something new Is
tswantly cropping out In petition
slasat independence the other day n
! Estates that her husband slipped
ifshQid hit her crack with a mop
handle while she was weeping over the
grave Of her child.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-12-24

II Is stated that he museum OF dried
hugs, pinned butterflies. stuffed ami.
mails and bottled snakes at the Kan.
sns university has a value of $500 900
This is. possibly true. but how in the
world can any one arrive at an esti.
mTte OF the value Of such collection?
"A cammon hungry man would rather
hoye]bne hank OF bologna than the lot
Of 'em.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-12-24

Victor Murdoch will be the third ma.
tive .Kansan In the congro rsional dele
cation. The other two are Charles
Curtis and Charles + Scott OF the
ten Murdoch and Scott arc the only
editors.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-12-24

Mrs Henry l.. Page. daughter OF
Ex-Governor Johr =. ST John. died at
Fort Scott last week Death was due
TO Inflammation OF the stomach caused
by poison eaten in some canned fruit
recently in St Louis
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-12-24

Mrs. Robert Dobson. living near
Tyro. died last week at her home dur.
irg a family reunion The occasion
vas Mr.. Dobson's 18th birthday. and a
reunion of all the children was held at
the old home. Just as the guests were
departing Mrs. Dobson dropped dead.
supposedly OF heart failure.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-12-24

Mineral paint has been struck at A.
kansas City by men who were boring
for gas.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-12-24

The l3.year-old son Of Charles NJ.
Crigger. living near Larimer station,
was shot by his older brother the other
day. The two boys were playing with
a 22.caliber revolver. II vas accident.
ally discharged by the older brother
The ball struck the collar bone Of the
younger boy and ranged downward to
the heart
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-12-24

The Nebraska Kansas 4 Gulf rail.
road. which was chartered last week.
lie handicapped a, the outset It may
be called the n. q.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-12-24

Winfield thinks II has been de.
cciyed. The city offered $4,000 as a
honus to anyone who would drill a gaS
we'll that would produce " million
cubic feet Of gas a day, A syndicate
dug the well, struck gas in a consider.
able quantity, and took the slO,O0G.
Now Winfield finds that only 10000
cubic feet Of gas In a day Is produced,
II is suspected the syndicate used a
meter.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-12-24

A. Monroe. president Of the Mcr'
chants National bank OF Lawrence,
predicts that within few years
macadamized highways will extend all
over the state OF Kansas. The build
Ing of these rock roads will, he says,
mean the upbullding Of the towns and
cities and the death Of the cross roads
country stores. lie is at present
actively interested in plan 10 build
macadam roads out OF Lawrence
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-12-24

Two Of the pioneers of Kansas were
gathered TO their fathers In Wabaun'
see county last week. One was Cap
tain William Mitchell. who had been a
'49er In California. and who came tc
Kansas In 1856. He was captain OF the
famous "Beecher Bible Company"
which arrived that year, The other
was 8. A. Baldwin. who came to Kan
sas with Captain Mitchell as a member
Of the Beecher company aud who lived
side by side with his early-day com
rade for nearly hfty years.
A prisoner named Foley, under SEN
tence at the Fort Leavenworth guard
house. tried TO escape from the rifle
range last week. lie was shot and
dangerously wounded. Foley was
working with prisoners clearing the
sifs range and hid behind large tar
eet. Guards hunted for Foley and he
fan lor . strip Of timber Two guards
( 1f9A = hin and . Krag-Jorsense bull
~ 01oeed through his body. entering
~ - hulou ths heart
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-12-24

Sheriff Gleason Of Mcpncrson conn
ty has not found It nocc. sary 10 make
an arrest since he took his office last
January and County Attorney Lindsay
has not been called upon to issue %
warrant
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-12-24

Some people profess to dlsbelieve in
the doctrine OF similia similibus curan'
tur. or that the hair OF the dog is good
for the bite. In a Southern Kansas
town an expressman was hit on the
head by a case Of bottled whisky
which he was unloading from car
and knocked unconscious. Some one
broke open the case. took out bottle,
poured half a pint OF the stun down
the unconscious mans throat and al.
most Instantly he got up and wanted
To fight