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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-10-13
Romance of the Danish Conou

, Canute's weapon, playing with the
lightness OF a sunbeam, had evaded
the stroke OF the great fail and
| touched for an instant the shoulder
OF its wielder. Had he put a pound
more force into the thrust A groan
crept down the Danish line when the
bright blade rose, as lightly as II had
fallen, and continued it's butterfly
dance. IL consoled them little, how.
ever, that no cheer went up from the
English-only low buzz that was
half Of anger, half of astonishment.
Certainly there was no Berserk mad
ness about the young Danishman; !;
there was hardly even seriousness.
Now his blade was a fleeing will-o'.
the-wisp, keeping just out of reach of
Edmunds brand with apparently no
thought but of fight. Now, when the
Ironside's increasing vehemence be.
trayed him into an instant's rashness,
1t was humming-bird darting into a
flower-cup. But 1t always rose again
as daintily as 1t had alighted.
The Danish bank was frantic with
excitement. ut is the dance OF the
Northern Light" they cried. "Thor
has ssat him his own sword!"
The fines of English were wild with
anger. Crush him. the hornet. the
wasp! Crush him, Edmund" they
roared.
In his exultation the Scar-Cheek
rolled himself over and over on the
grass. and wound up by thrusting his
shaggy head into the lap of the red
cloaked page. II must do something
for JOY" he painted; ''and-except for
your hair-you look near enough like
handsome woman. Do you bend
and kiss me every time Canute pricks
him."
His head fell to the ground with a
thump as the child of Erode leaped to
her feet.
"If you lay finger on me again." she
whispered, II will caress you with
this!" and for an instant knife blade
gllttered before tho bulging eyes.
Snorri rolled back with alacrity and
an oath; and after a moment Frode's
daughter dropped down again and hid
her face in her hands. II the king
should be slain and she be left adrift
in this foul sea! She might as well
have screamed as moaned, for all that
they would have noticed.
About this time Canute's blade ap-
peared to have become in earnest.
Ceasing its airy defense, 1t took on
the aggressive. Before the sudden
fury Of the onslaught Edmund gave
back pace. And either because his
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contrabsrd Tobacco in England.

What becomes of the contraband to-
baoco seized by the customs? The
early practice was to bury it. This
senseless waste was suspended for a
time by the happy idea of distributing
the tobacco among the troopships.
That dill not last long, and next
year we hoar of the contraband being
smoked in the Queens pipe" huge
receptacle which could turn hun
dreds of tons into smoke in a few
hours" kgain the misgivings of the
waste trc35led the authorities, and
they took TO regaling the criminal
lunatics IN certain government asy-
lums. Any tobacco that was left over
was orders for the use of troops sent
on foreigS service. But that luxury
seems to have been cut off once more,
although the criminal lunatics still
enjoy their pipes and cigars.
One attempt was made to throw
the contraband, when 1t was slightly
damaged, on the market, but this
caused an outcry from the tobacco
trade. The whole story is pleasing
tribute to the intelligence which ad-
ministers the public service.-Macmil-
lan's Magazine.
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The recent ope"ing of the Hudson
river tunnel recalls an accident which
occurred during It's construction and
the brave deed Of a man who died,
that others might live.
In the summer Of 1880 leak occur
red in the main shaft. Twenty-eight
workmen in an instant found them
selves facing in horrible death.
The river was bursting in on them.
They saw no escape. But the head
of the gang, Peter Woodland, Dane.
who was in a smaller chamber, saw
that, II the glass bullseye in its door
were broken the water would be
turned into it and most of the men
would have time to escape. His own
death would be certain and instant.
He hesitated. He was young and
well-educated man and he had a wife
and children.
One of the survivors said after
wards: IL saw his face as he looked
at us through the glass. 1t was
ghastly pale. He gave the order,
Break the bullseye!' We did it, The
majority Of the men were saved.
Woodland and four others were
drowned
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which made him so reckless as to
agree to this bargain"
A shout from the surging mass of
English opposite told when the Iron
side had landed; and as soon as 1t
was seen whom he had chosen to ac.
company him as his witness, buzz
OF excitement passed along the Danish
line.
"Edric! by all the gods. Edric Jarl!"
"Now, for the first time, | believe
that victory will follow Canute's
sword!" Brass Borgar calculated.
"Since nothing less than the madness
betokening death could cause Edmund
to continue his trust in the Gamer,
II is seen from this that he is death
fated man."
II was little time that the pack gave
her for revery, however; now IL was
Edric Jarl Of whom they wanted to
hear.
"While they are talking about the
terms there is nothing TO look at:
tell us how the Gamer pulled the net
around King Edmund" the rough
voices demanded. And again sAe was
obliged to bend kcr wits to their
task.
But II came at last, the end that
was the beginning. Suddenly a hand
reached around her neck and shut
over her mouth. "Stopl They are
taking their places. Look!"
He need not have added that last
word; from that moment for many
thousands of eyes there was but one
object in the world--the strip of rock
ribbed earth and the two figures that
faced each other upon IT.
Now that the royal duelists stood
forth together, stripped Of cloak and
steel shirt, and wearing no other
helm than the golden circlet of their
rank, their inequality was even more
glaring than alarmed fancy had paint
ed It. The crown OF Canute's shin.
ing locks reached only TO the chin OF
the mighty Ironside; and the width of
nearly two palms was needed on his
shoulders.
The young king alone appeared Sc
renely undisturbed. When he had sa.
luted the Ironside with royal courtesy,
he met his sword as though he were
beginning a practicing bout with his
fosterbrother.
bumped over the earth. with start.
ing eyes and necks stretched to their
uttermost. the Danes were like so
many bonlders. Nor did Frode's
daughter seem TO feel that the hand
the Brass One had raised himself up
on was crushing her foot.
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you would tell me whether he thought
u unwise TO kill the Englishman be-
fore the face OF his army; or whether
he Is in truth struck with love to-
ward him. as the fools seem to be.
lieve?"
or whether he had reached the ex-
act limit of his strength so that he
was Obliged to save himself by some
trick OF words?" Ulf Jarl suggested.
The Tall One shook his head slow
ly. Now. as always, 1t is he alone
who can altogether explain his sc-
tions. II might easily be that in his
mad impatience he overhauled his
strength, so that he was obliged to
stop short to keep within bounds. But
| think you will find that there is still
some trick which is not open to our
sight. His man-wit is deepening very
fast; / will not be SO bold as to say
that | can always fathom It,"
Perhaps he thinks short peace
would be useful to the host" the Nor
wegian said, and laughed. "Such a
truce is as comfortable as a cloak
when the weather is stark, and as easy
to ge. rid of when the sun comes
out"
BY their faces, the Others appeared
to agree with him; but before they
could express themselves a swimmer
rose like a dripping seal out of the
water at their feet.
peace and division again!" he
cried breathlessly. And it IL the
kings will that you get into a boat
and come to him at once"
The rush of the crowd to the water
side to question the messenger gave
Randalin her chance for freedom; aud
she was not slow in taking 1t. A
moment more. and she was in the
very top of the willow tree, clasping
her hands and wringing them in alter
nate thanksgiving and terror.
Whatever It bring upon me, will
get back to my wcman's Clothes" she
vowed to herself over and over.
Though 1t become a hindrapce to
me. though it be the cause of my
death, will be woman always. Odin
forgive me that l thought had cour-
age enough to be mani"
ITO be cDntinued.)
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CHAPTER XIV.
The Judgment of the Iron Voice.


Fold by fold, the suns golden fin
gers drew apart the mists that hid the
valley. One by one. the red Severn
cliffs were uncovered, and the wooded
sleeps on which the rival hosts were
encamped. II was the hour of the
royal duel, when the fate-thread of a
nation, beaded with human destinies,
lay between the fingers of two men.
What a scattering of the beads II the
cord should be cutl
Under the elms OF the east bank
the daughter of Erode stood and
watched the boats set out; and the
hands that hung at her side opened
and shut as though they we're gasp
Ing for breath Turning, she found
herself facing a wall of stalwart bod
les, sea of coarse faces, and dis.
covered, with sudden tightening OF
her muscles, that all the eyes which
were not following the boat were
certered curiously upon herself.
Before she could take a step the
nearest warrior thrust out hand and
caught her by her black locks. stop
little, my Bold One" he said gruff.
ly. Now that you have a moment to
spare from the high-born folk, It is
the wish of us churls to hear some of
your news"
A score of heavy voices seconded
the demand, and the fall gradually
curved into a circle around her. They
were good-natured enough--even the
grasp on her hair was roughly playful
but her heart seemed to stop in her
as swimmers might the first instant
he lost sight of land and beheld only
towering bilows looming above him.
Take your hands OF me, and IL
shall be as you wish"
The big SweGe released her wrist
to catch her around the waist and
toss her like bone upon the platter
Of his shield, which four of them
raised between them and
bore along. laughing uproariously at
her sprawling efforts for dignity.
When they came to a spot along the
baak which was open enough to give
them an unobstructed view of the
Island. they permitted her to scramble
down and seat herself upon the grass,
where they ringed themselves around
her. twenty deep.
''NSw for It! While they are wait
Ing for Edmund to land: before there
is anything to watch.' the Scar-Cheek
Tell what you told Ca
mute with regard to the English king
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Switched Brides.

Before the magistrate Of Alipore
recently one Modhu Sudan Daft was
charged with having murderously as
saulted Nobogopal Chatterjee, a
matchmaker of the locality. The
complainant had negotiated the mar
riage OF the accuseds son. The bride
was shown to the father. and ample
marriage gifts were promised. The
marriage was celebrated within
closed doors. and on the following
morning the accused found that an
ugly girl instead of the one shown to
him was the real bride.-Allatabad
Pioneer.
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Soldier Writes of Amusing Adven-
furea in Manchuria

Soldier Writes OF Amusing Adven-
lures in Manchuria.
Letters published in Russian news
papers from soldiers in Manchuria.
give some vivid pictures of life in
the Russian ranks. A private named.
Veruinan writes from Port Arthur:
Two Poles. Catholics from Warsaw.
got white all over when the yellow
faces began to shoot. Our Jew, Yanko,.
sold them amulets made of leather.
OF a dead mans boot to keep off the.
Jap shells. Thank God, we orthodox.
believers are not afraid of shells. The
Poles asked Yanko why he did not
wear charm himself but he put
their money in his pocket and said:
This is charm enough for me- There
are hundreds of fellows here trying to-
do us soldiers, but one fellow got left
badly by Yanko. Yanko had a 10
ruble note which he said the 'Makakp
(Japanese) forged; he bought it for
ruble at Harbin and kept II as a.
curiosity A man tried to sell him
gold ring made of brass for q ruble
and Yanko pretended not to know the
difference and paid him with the Jap
note, getting nine rubles in change.
Next day the man came back and ask
ed for his money, but Yanko threat
ened to get him flogged for trying to.
swindle poor ignorant soldiers, and
we all laughed. Afterward Yanko ex-
changed the gold ring with the ma
jor's cook for a bottle of vodka and
treated us all, which is quite decent,
considering he is Jew"
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He was right. Day after day for a
week Uncle 81 gazed out over the
pond toward the swamp, watching for
Joshua, but Joshua never came back.
Il knowed them aggravatin' frogs
over there was p'ison mean, said I'm
Gle 81, at last, but who'd "a thunk
they'd "a took advantage of crippleY
Years passed. There came a time
when it was to the advantage of that
part of old Steuben that Uncle Sis
pond should be drained. and it was.
THE swamps bogs became dry land
and were covered with a nice growth
OF timber. One day Uncle 81 was
tramping through it, and he saw
tree with funny-looking object near
the top.
Curious to know what 1t could be,
he chopped the tree down. Words
can't express the establishment of
Uncle 81 when he discovered that the
strange object was the skin of a tre-
mendous frog. one leg of which was
fast to and part of the top of branch
of the tree.
Uncle 81 was puzzled, but the min
ute II came to him that the tree was
a willow and that it had been a will
low tree from which he cut the wood
en- leg for Joshua years before. all was
plain.
"It's lost Joshua said he, and his
wooden leg!'
"And SO it was. The poor frog had
got stuck by his wooden leg in the
mire of the swamp that day he pad
died over to resume his froggiDg. He
couldn't extricate himself, and there
he died.
The willow cutting had taken root
there. of course. and had grown with
the years, lifting Joshua along with 1t,
and preserving his skin with the tan
min in its sap. Uncle 81 had thought
the world OF Joshua while alive. and
so always thought 1t was queer the
use he put the skin to after he took
It home. He sewed up the mouth and
used the skin for a feed bag for
years.
wonderful. wonderful. how willow
will take root and thrivel Simply
wonderful"
The Hon. Lafe Gleason couldn't
deny it. and Col. Ed Gilmore. seeing
there was frog in Col. Jones's throat,
sent Sharkey. the proud waiter. with
wireless message to Jimmy Gray at
the high ball refectory New York
Sun.
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No New Workers in New York.

AT social gathering at my house
the other evening" said well known
New York physician, Il had as guests
has been a potent factor in the affairs
of this city, in politics. finance, the
legal and medical professions, Journal.
ism and railroad management. 1t
came out that not one of them was a
native of the city. Not only was none
of them a native New Yorker, but.
with one exception, they were all
born in isolated rural hamlets or on
backwoods farms. The one exception
was born in an Incorporated village
of 1000 inhabitants."-Ne York Sun.
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LEARNING THINGS
We Arc All In the Apprentice {

We Are All In the Apprentice Class.
When a simple change of diet.
brings back health and happiness the
story is briefly told. lady OF
Springfield. ILL.,. says: LITTER being
afflicted for years with nervousness
and heart trouble, l received a shock
four years ago that left me In such
Y condition that my life was despsired
OF. ! could get no relief from doctorn
nor from the numberless heart and
nerve medicines l tried because I
didn't know that the coffee was daily
putting me back more than the Drs.
could put me ahead.
Finally at the request Of friend I
left on coffee and began the ase or
Postum and against my convictions I
gradually improved In health until for
the past 6 or s months have been
entirely free from nervousness and
those terrible sinking. weakening
spells Of heart trouble.
MY troubles all came from the use
OF coffee which had drunk from
childhood and yet they disappeared
when I quit coffee and took up the
use Of Postum" Name given By
Postum Co.. Battle Creek, Mich.
Many people marvel at the effects
of leaving on coffee and drinking
Postum but there is nothing marvel
Gus about it-only common sense.
Coffee Is destroyer-Postum 10 q
rebuilder. That's the reason.
Look In each pkg. for the famous
little book. THE Road to Wellville-' =
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Clever STATIONS.

A gentleman, who, from a CASUAL
inspection had no other visible means
of support than the bench he sat on
in Franklin square, was seen feeding
the sparrows the other day with lit
tie pieces of bread. The fat and.
greedy birds came promptly and ate
voraciously while the feast lasted, and
still hung around when it was over.
Then the host fished in pocket of his
scant clothing and pulled out hand.
full of a powder composed of about
equal parts of tobacco dust and bread
crumbs. When he threw this down
1t was Immediately surrounded by the;
winged gluttons, but they did not at
once eat. They eyed the stuff with,
little sidewise turns of their heads,
and when they saw that nothing better
was forthcoming all but two flew
away without as much as a peck at
it. The two that remained, however.
began finally to fan the powder with,
their wings, and in this way effected
a separation Of a few crumbs. which
they ate.-Philadelphia Record.
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Potato to Keep Tobacco Moist.

1T isn't necessary to resort to any
device to keep tobacco moist this
time OF year" said a tobacconist yes
terday; in fact. there is altogether
too much humidity in the atmos-
phere. But the raw potato is good
thing to bear in mind.
During the winter months. when
artificial heat has tendency TO san
the natural moisture from tohacoo
the raw potato comes in nfE11y
handy. Place il In the botton> - !
jar, put the tobacco on top of Il and
the result will be most satisfYinx.
The tobacco Will then retain all its
best qualities. have tried msny en-
periments. but have found none 70
work so satisfactorily.
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complies with
the pure food
laws of all
states. Fo cd
prepared with
it is free from
Rochelle salts.
lime. alu m
and q ammonia.

Trust Baking Powders
sell for IS or 80 cents per,
pound and may be identi-l
fed by this exhorbitant
price. They are a men.
ace to public health, as
food prepared from them
contains large quantities
OF Rochelle salts, o dan
serous cathartic drug.
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You never hear any Cne complain
about Defiance Starch" There is none.
to equal 1t in quality and quantity, 16
ounces. 10 cents. Try 1t now and save,
your money.
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Women, like poor poker players,
raise the blind to see what their
neighbors have got.
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The world has more respect for a
man who cries than for one who,
whines.
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WITH THE RUSSIAN TROOPS.

The Murine Eye Remedy Co.. Chicago send Home
Eye Book Tree. Write shem about your eyes
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Mrs. Winsiow's Soothing Syrup.
For children tecthing, eofens the gums reduces IN
nAmmation. aays pain, wind collie. sc bottle
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Mosquitoes Carry Fatal Germs.

Mosquitoes. as carriers of the germs
of malaria, cause $1,000 deaths every
year In Italy.
Snips and the St. Johns herald., 1904-01-02

Judge Fletcher NJ. DOan de-
cided against the Territory this
week in an important case
brought at tombstone under the
new live stock law The BuCka-
lew outfit of the San Simon VAL
ley bad brought suit to replevin
seventy head Of cattle seized by
Inspector VIM. Speed, of Bowie,
who charged that the cattle had
been illegally branded. Judge
Kibbey, of Phoenix, represented
the Territory and Attorney
Fielder, Of Deming, the Bucka-
lew brothers. The claimants
went on the stand and swOre to
the ownership of every steer, COW
and calf seized by the Inspector
and the Judge held that in as
much as the Territory bad not
proven the cattle unlawfuIly
branded, the claimants were
entitled to them. 7 Tucson Post.
Snips and the St. Johns herald., 1904-01-02

The government is preparing
to construct diversion dam and
canal Ft. Apache, Arizona, to
bring the waters of the Cibicu
creek across country so that
about 200 acres of farming land
on the Apache reservation can be
brought under cultivation. This
marks a new step in the govern
ments policy toward it's Indian
wards.
Snips and the St. Johns herald., 1904-01-02

For a bad taste in the mouth
take a few doses of Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tab
let's. Price 25 cents. War
ranted 10 cure. For sale by st.
Johns Drug Co,
Snips and the St. Johns herald., 1904-01-02

ged and a gun placed III his arm.
The father Of the murdered
Mexican boy, who was some dis
tance off herding the sheep, saw
two men ride toward the camp
and then heard two shots fired.
From the description of one Of
these men given by the Mexican
herder, lie is supposed to be a
goat man who lives III that sec
ton, and he has probably been
apprehended ere this by Deputy
j. G. Chilson and Ben Pyeatt,
who went from Paysor to make
the arrest"
Sheriff B. II. Rogers has ar
rested Jack Booth an ex-convict,
on a charge of numbering the
young man Berry and a Mexican
youth while they we're tending
sheep near GlSela In the TOntO
country. Phoenix Enterprise
A telegram was received here
Wednesday morning from w w.
Berry stating that his son had
been killed. Word was eCeived
here d day latter that the body
of the young man would be
taken to Thatcher for interment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peterson and Mr..
Berry's two small children left
yesterday for Thatcher where
they will attend the funeral
which will take place next Tues
day. Mrs. Berry and daughters,
Alice and Jennie, are at Thatcher
at the present time.
We have not yet heard what
will be done with the body of
the Mexican lad who was killed
but it is thought that his father
will bring him to this county
fot burial.
The above was one Of the most
dastardly deeds that has ever
Snips and the St. Johns herald., 1904-01-02

been committed in Gila county
and we hope that the one who
did 1t will be prosecuted to the
full extent Of the law.
Snips and the St. Johns herald., 1904-01-02
DOUBLE MURDER

County.
The following IS clipped from
the Globe Silver Belt of Dec.
gath:
News of double murder COM
mitted in Brush hollow on the
trail from Pleasant valley to
GiSela, and near the latter place
was broug in this evening by
Arthur Clark, driver of the
Globe and Tonto stage.
Meager details of the crime
have been learned from letter
written by }. o. Hill, justice Of
the peace at Payson, to District
Attorney Geo. r. Hill, which
Clark brought in, and also from
the story told him by Juan Port
lilo, stage driver OH the northern
end Of the route.
The victims were Berry
young man "a years of age who
was i'll Charge of his fathers
band of sheep, and a Mexican
boy, II years old whose father
was employed By Berry as a her
der
The young men we're killed in
camp, on the morning Of Dec
p, when they were getting rea-
dy to go to Gisela to buy sup
plies.
They we're evidently shot
without warming and killed in
stantly The Mexican was shot
in the back and the breast torn
away where the bullet left the
body There was evidence that
he had fallen into the fire from