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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-11-24

Rotbgar had stepped in front of his
royal fosterbrother with a savage
sweep of his handless arm. do not
waste your point ON the churl. King.
he said Ia his bulls voice. If you
want to play this game further, deal
with me,--for | also believe that you
bade the Gamer murder Edmund"
AS though paralyzed by his amaze
ment, Canute's arm dropped by his
side. You also believe it?"
Little Dearwyn hid her face on the
Danish girls breast "Oh. Randalin.
would he do such deed?" she gasped
The while that he seemed so kind
and gentle with us. Would he do such
horrid wickedness?" ?"
mol" RandGiin cried passoniately
NO"
But eTen as She cried Il, Thorkel
the Tall dared TO lean forward and
give the royal shoulder a rallying slap
"Amleth himself never played a game
better" he said; but is II worth while
to continue at IL when no Englishmen
are Watching And his words seem.
ed TO open a door against which the
others were crowding.
King Canute, l willingly admit my
self the blockhead you called me.
Ulf Jarl FASTENED to declare in his
goodnanired roar When I saw you
take your point away from Edmund's S
breast, that day, my heart got afraid
that you were Obliged to do it to
save yourself. Even after | heard how
you had made bargain to inherit
after each other, | never suspected
what kind of a plan was in your
mind"
Standing in silent listening Canute's
gaze travelled from face to face until
IL came to the spot where ElfgiNa hut-
tered among her womes. holding her
exquisite head as IL it already wore
a crown. An odd CLEAN fiickered over
his eyes, and he made a step toward
her. "You." he said. What do you
believer"
Pealing her silvery laughter. she
turned toward him, her eyes peeping
at him like bright birds from under
the caves of her hood. Lord. | be.
lievc that ! am afraid OF you,' she
coquetted. When I bethink me that
all the time | have been chiding You
for being unambitious for glory. you
have had this in your mind" Laugh
ing, she stopped and kissed his hand
with the first semblance OF respect
which she had ever shown him.
his face was curiously still as he
regarded the beautiful Elfgiva.-aEd
stilly curious. as though he were ex.
amining some familiar object in
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NO PLACE FOR SHiRkER.

Then 1t bluntly follows that there
is no religion at all in shirk and no
salvation for the shirker. There must
be a new vision of honest labor as
the hopefulest sign of manhood. To
cut down our work to a minimum is
the new sin of the twentieth century.
To hinder a man or woman from
earning daily bread violates not so
much civil law, as the Golden Rule.
We have got huge lie imbedded in
our modern view of labor. 1t is some
thing to be avoided, something to be
legislated out as far as possible. The
new religion will demand more work
rather than less, but a fair division
of it's obligations-and afterward JUS
tice in distribution. The sooner we
turn our faces away from the dogmas
of medieval pietism and the crotchets
of Journalism the better for US
Church Register.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-11-24
Eouaht With Walker.

In the Soldiers home at Quincy, H.,
IS an old man who as a boy had a
thrilling career, He is Charles II.
Kirk, who at the age Of IA years went
TO Nicaragua with the Walker expe-
dition. With several other boys OF
Sacramento. Cal, Kirk Joined the ex-
pedition in 1856 They landed at San
Juan. drew guns and then started on
a long march inland to meet Walker.
They almost peyished for lack OF
water. They soon came upon a ranch
where Walker had engaged in a fight
two days previously. Dead bodies
strewed the ground. The boys killed
mules for rations for ten days The
Sacramento boy christened their COM
pany the "Red Star guards" and
pinned red stars on their hats. For
long time they lived on green ba-
nanas and slept in adobe houses. This
company attacked ST. George, lost sew
eral of it's members, and then re-
treated. Al another place Walker lost
twenty one men and he killed and
wounded seventy. He later went 10
San Juan and surrendered.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-11-24
SWEET PEAS KILL FLIES.
Druggist Makes Discovery Of Value
to TIE World.

A local druggist has found a new
agent for the destruction of flies that
for activity and effectiveness discounts
anything heretofore offered for that
purpose And not only is it harmless,
but it H. a thing OF beauty as well.
After selling annually thousands OF
sheets OF fly paper of the sticky and
poisoned varieties and a ton more or
less OF insect powder, the new anti
dote for the pest bids fair to super
sede all previous methods with him
and thoeo of his friends who are in on
the secret.
For several days the druggist, who
IS a lover Of flowers, has had upon
his frcnt cases lunches of sweet peas
of variety grown originally in Cali.
fornia and but recently cultivated in
this sec ion of the country. Each
morning after opening up the store he
has fourd collected around the base
of the vessel containing the peas quite
an aocun ulation OF dead flies.
For the first day or so he regarded
the mass Of defunct dipterous insects
rs an occidental gathering in the
neighbor ood of the flowers, but curl.
osiiy prompted him later TO watch the
conduct OF the few flies left in the
store. II was observed when the peas
were freshly picked that Immediately
after their being placed in the vases
those flies in the vicinity swarmed
upon the petals and proceeded to
faster themselves there. Shortly aft.
erward they fell from their positions.
dead.
1t H. presumed that the odor of the
peas attracted them first and that aft.
erward they absorbed some poisonous
eXudation that the flowers possess and
died m consequence. So far as known
the peas possess no toxic effect upon
the human Springfield Journal.
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Cure to STAY Cured,

Wapello. Iowa, Oct. 10 tSpecial)-
One of the most remarkable cures
ever recorded in Louisa County is.
that of Mrs. Minnie Hart Of this place.
Mrs. Hart was in bed for eight months
and when she was able to sit up she
was all drawn up on one side and
could not walk across the room.
Dodd's Kidney pills cured her. Speak
ing of her cure Mrs. Hart says:
Yes, Dodd's Kidney Pills cured me-
after | was in bed for eight months
and | know the cure was complete
for that was three years ago and 1
have not been down since. In four
weeks from the time | started taking
them | was able to make my garden.
Nobody can know how thankful | am
to be cured or how much | feel owe
to Dodd's Kidney Pills"
This case again points out how
much the general health depends on
the Kidneys. Cure the Kidneys with
Dodd's Kidney Pills and nine-tenths OF
the suffering the human family is heir
to, will disappear.
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% want not that recompenae. lurG.
I nothing sou have TO give.
Little shall sou think Of the debt
or think that in helping you. I repaid
you for your hospitality. your"
Her voice broke as the memory of
that time passed over her like bitter
waters. aud she was obliged 10 stand
silent before him. stcadying her lip
with her teeth. until the waters had
fallen.
1t was the King who sent for you.
that he might know whether | had
spoken the truth concerning my dis
guise--" she said when at last her
voice returned. Now, by coming,
you have helped me against his an
ger.--let that settle all debt between
us. ] thank you much and-and | bid
you farewell" Again Elfgiya's school.
ing came TO her mind and she sway
ed before him in a courtesy. She
did not know that her cheeks we're
az white as her kerchief. that her
ewes were dark wells of unshed tears.
She knew only that at last he was
bowing he was turning. in a moment
more he would be gone
But just short OF that point he
stopped and all motion around her
appeared TO stop. as noise down
the corridor plotted out every sound
in the earden.-the noise OF a great
body OF people rousing the echoes
with jubilant shouting.
The King The KING" could be
heard again and again. and after IL
burst OF deafening cheers that
drowned the rest.
Listening, everyone stood motion
less as the babel came nearer with a
swiftness which spoke much for the
speed OF the shouters. Only Randa.
Inns little red shoe began to tap the
earth impatiently. What did 1t mat
ter what they saidg
Hail to Canute of Denmark" Hail
to the King Of the Danes and"
Again cheers drowned the rest.
The pages. who had sped at the
first alarm like a covey of gray birds,
came painting back. tumbling over one
another in their efforts to impart the
news. Elfgiva caught the nearest and
shook him until his teeth chartered;
and in the lull. the swelling shout
reached them for the first time un-
broken: Honor to the King Hail
10 the King of the Danes and the
Angles,"
From the Lord OF Ivarsdale came a
cry, sharp rs though heart-string
had snapped in its utterance. the tie
that for generations had bound those
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WHY NOT ENooW MEN7

We venture to assert that IL our
men of great wealth and philanthropic
motives who have lately been giving
so generously and largely of their ac-
cumulations to the endowment of col
leges, hospitals, libraries and other
worthy objects and institutions should
turn some part of this volume Of he
neficence into the endowment of men,
they might be contributing even more
largely in some instances to the prog
ress of the world and the happiness
and well-being of their fellows. We
mean by this the selection of men OF
character. experience and proved abil-
ity and their assignment TO some line
of needed educational, charitable or
reform work. with fair and just sal
airy allowance guaranteed for a rea-
sonable number of years, if not for
life.-LeslIes Weekly.
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bad n leather bag around his neck
which ! think likely ccltains Ed
mund's crown and All. Tata. look!
looE. Thorkel IS holding it up"
Yes. 10 was Edmuud's crown. Again.
a picture of the English campfire rose
before her. and she shiyered as ste
recognized the graceful pearled points
she had last seen upon the lronside's
stately head. Now Thorkel was set
ting them above the Danish clrclet
on Canute's shining locks. while the
shouts merged into a roar OF accla-
nation.
But why does he look so stranger
Randalir said suddenly.
And Dearwyn laid a finger on her
lip. Hush! At last he is going to
speak"
Canute was bending toward the
messenger. holding him with his
glance. Tell more news. messen-
ger" he was saying sternly. Tell
about the cause of my royal brothers
death"
The messenger seemed to lose what
little breath his ride on the shoulders
of the crowd had left him. My err
rand extends no further" he painted
1T is likely that the Earl will send
you more news-I am but the first"
His breath gave out in an inarticulate
gasp. and he began to back away.
But the King moved after him.
stop" he commanded .---or it may
be that | will cause you to remain
quiet for the rest of time You must
know what separated his life from his
body. Tell it,"
Stammering with terror. the man
fell upon his knees. Dispenser of
treasures, how should know? The
babblings OF the ignorant burst not be
repeated. Many say that the Ironside
was worn sick with fighting"
you lie!" Canute roared down up
on him. You know they say that
Edric murdered him"
Al that. the poor fool seemed to
cast to the winds his last shred of
sense. They do say that the Earl
poisoned him. he blpbbered. But
none say that you bade him to do il.
No one dares to say that"
How could they say that?" Randa-
lin cried in amazement, while the
King drew back as though the grov-
elling figure at his feet were a dog
that had bitten him.
Il bid him do it," he repeated. All
at once his face was so terrible that
the man began to crawl backward.
screaming. even before Canute's hand
had reached his hilt
Before the blade could be drawn.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-11-24

rAE PowER OF .olxle-

No other song has ever touched The
hearts Of ail the people 81 this land
as Dixie touches them. During the
war John Browns Body" swept the
heart strinas of the north and their
brave "bols in blue" The war has
passed and the song is passing, is al
ready much Of a memory. But Dixie
is more vibrant with life today than
it was when il cheered the lean and
hungry legions that were battling for
the "lust cause II has not only sur
vived the war, but since then IL has
conquered the conquerors and echoes
in the hearts of those that loved the
blue as in the hearts Of those that
loved the gray. It has the magic OF
the "Marscillaise' in It. But il is
without its clarion call that excites
the red blood Of strife. It is gay,
sweet. serene. indefatigable. II may
not be great music bat 1t has the
quality of all that counts in this
-surVival-and it is one of
those ballads of a nation that the very
wise man reckoned as more powerful
than laws.-lndianapolis News.
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clAss-MAkiNG.

Despite frequent assertion, there
are as many opportunities for the in
dustrious as ever. The trouble is with
the new and bogus standard by which
human endeavor and its results are
weighed. The tendency Of this is to
make two classes. the very rich and
the very poor, the elements between
ieaping or falling into cae or the
o.her according to the pressure Of
Observation-Disclosures Times
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"youl" he said. what do you believer

of his blood to the house of Cerdic.
Edmund"
The mob of soldiers and servants
that burst through the doorway an
swered his question with exultant
shouts: Edmund is dead! Edmund
Is dead, Long live Canute the King!
King of the Danes and the Angles,"
Unbidden. memory raised before
Randalin a picture of the English
campfire in the glade, with the Eng
lish King standing in its light and
the hooded figure bending from the
shadow behind him, its white taloned
hand resting on his sleeve. II he was
dead. he was dead. and there was no
more To be said Was the Etheling
always going to stand as though he
were turned TO stone? Would he
never
All. at last he was moving, As II
the news had only just reached home
TO him, she saw him draw himself
together sharply and stride toward the
door: and she watched feyerishly TO
see IL anyone would think TO stop
him. one group he passed-snd an
other-and another-now he was on
the threshold. Now he was out OF
sight.
She let her suspended breath go
from her in long sigh. 1t is good
that everyone is too excited to notice
what / do" she said to herself. And
even as she said it she realized that
her limbs were shaking under her
that she was sick. unto faintness.
Staggering to a little bench under one
of the old oaks. she sank down upon
IL and leaned her head against the
tree trunk and waited.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-11-24
CHAPTER Xxx.
A nIood.s,aInsd Crown.

"Tats." That was the pet name
which Elfgiya had given TO her Dan
ish attendant because IL signiied the
lively one" "Tata! have looked
everywhere for you." The pat OF
light feet. a swish Of silken skirts,
and Dearwyn had thrown herself up
on the bench under the oak tree. her
little dimpled face radiant. Only think
that Elfgiya will be queen and We
shall all go To London!" AS the only
adequate means Of expression. she
threw her arms around her friend in
a rapturous embrace.
What is the matter with you that
you are SO silent as to your tongue.
when you must needs be shouting in
your heart?" Disengaging herself
gently. she climbed upon the bench
as she chattered. The messenger
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-11-24
BLONDES MUST GIVE WAY.

The extinguishment OF the blonde is
decreed or predicted by one Mason,
a professor attached to the Smithso.
nian institution of Washington. He
says that blondes have lower vitality
than brunettes and that light com
plexions, yellow hair and blue eyes,
instead OF being admired, should be
deplored rs evidences that the pos
SCISSORS are not up to the physical
standards required for the successful
preservation of the race. He thinks
that blondes, being possessed of less
vital force than brunettes. will grad.
ually cease to reproduce their own
type aud hence. in about 500 years, he
says. we will all be dark skinned. with
black hair and snapIing. saucy eyes,
Heavens. what a somber lot we will
all be and how monotonous. Still
with 500 years of the blonde ahead we
may contemplate the prospect with
philosophy, il not with cheerfulness.
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-11-24
Cowboys in Laced Roo.s.

The few cowboys left in the West
are taking to laced boots. There was
time, in the heyday OF the COW
country, where a special grade of
fine, high-heeled, thin-soled boot was
manufactured solely FOR the cowboy
trade, since cowboys were always
very vain G3out their footwear. But
with decadence of their trade the cat
tlemen have lost their small vani-
ties, and a full half of them ride in
the more comfortable laced boots. So,
is the old top boot. once worn by
most city men, vanquished in its last
STRONGHOLD New York Sun.
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VIRTUE IN THE WORK CURE.

regard their work as drudgery and
who realize. with Carlyle, that the in
dividual who does not work is in some
sense either a beggar or a thief, never
lay any little ills they may have to
their work. until they are sure that
their habits of living and eating are
in accordance with the simple rules of
health. Physically. mentally. morally.
work is saving grace. Sinking is q
sin against the sinner and willingness
10 do ones share is half the burden
lifted. The work cure" should Nil =
long felt want-Duluth News Tribune.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-11-24
Warnlnn to HouseuIves.

The average consumer Of baking pow
der does not know that "A reaction aCcprs
m the process OF baking Wheneter a
cnemical reaction takes place, the nature
OF the original materials Is entirely
chanEed, so that the substances Whlch
remain in the food To be eaten are very
duerent from those which composed lie
baking powder before baking Far this
reason. the statement that "A baking
powder contains alum M cream of tarfar
Is worthless so lar as Informing the,
consumer as to what he eats What the
consumer wants 10 know is what gees
INTO MS stomach. not what Is in the can.
Food prepared with a cream OF tartar
baking powder does not contain any
cream or tartar. Just as food prepared
with alum baking powder is free from
alum. In the case OF the high-prlced
lrnsi baking powders this bread residue
nsras,r Sonssis OF Raesele s,a. salts, the active
when food prepared with these trust
baking powders is eaten, the consumer
Is taking a dose of Scidlitz Powders
Rochelle Salts Is medicine and not a
fooo, and this constant dosing will se-
riously derange the digestive ORGANS.
froL Wiley. chemist OF the United s. Afes
Department OF Agriculture. has declared
IN substance that "A loaf OF bread made
from quart OF -four lsayened with
As grains moro OF Rochelle salts thsn
10 contained In one Seidiitx Powder" At
No hisirlS iisal,S esfo1. ,ns tne M Sommi,,es on Pub
ture. on bill designed to prevent this
,wholesale dosing OF the public. the fol-
Ned against the healthfuiness Of Roch-
ellie salts, and strongly recommended ;he,
hassase OF a law which would prohitsit
serons drug IN foou: DIR Hartung, DR. .,
o. kepier, DIR, y. b. Foster. DR.. q. NJ.
Why should the consumer nay foriy-
nve or NIFTY cents per pound Tor baking
powder when the best baking powder
IN The world can be- made 20 retail al
asked for Calumet Bsking Powder aud
leave "A fair manufacturers prOfitY The
manufacturers OF Calumet Baking Pow
Der have Tor years made standing Of
Ter OF si,uOAv for any substance fr;u-
rlous 20 health found Ia food prepared
from II, Bread made from Calumet Is en-
urely free from Rochelle salts. alum.
lime or ammonia.
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Or. HiIlis Has Fruit Ranch.

DR.. Hills. pastor OF Plymouth
church. Brooklyn, has been lecturing
ard preaching on the Pacific coast.
He has purchased valuable ranch
near Hood River station, on the Co
lumbia river. in Oregon, and II is un-
derstood that he means TO go into the
business of fruit raising.
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asnorts seslna Rare Eox.

A Waterville. Me. man while on q
drive through the woods near Petties
pond In Winslow. Me-, saw coal
black fox. The animal did not appear
TO be disturbed by the presence Of
human beings. but gazed about for
some time in apparent unconcern.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-11-24

a wonderful powder OF rore
merit and unrivaied strength.
WATER A PLANT coplousLY.
sprinkilng Every Day Not the Best
Way to Get Results.


Improper watering is often the
cause Of failure with plants. The
usual plan is TO sprinkle a small guam
tity of water daily in each pot coh-
tanning a plant If those who water
plants in this manner. as most be-
gnners do. could see the florist water
his plants they might fear the plants
we're being drowned, but they would
learn a lesson in plant culture that
would be Of much benefit
The florist waters his plants with
few exceptionsD either daily, every
other day or twice a week. according
to the weather. and when the water
ing is done the soil about the plant is
completely saturated. The pot being
we'll provided at the bottom with
drainage material--usually broken
pieces OF pots-the surplus water
passes of, yet the soil is so wet that
the roots can absorb from it all the
moisture required for the best deyel-
opment of top growth.
One watering of this kind a week
VIII do vastly more good 10 the plants
than the daily sprinklng so generally
practiced.
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More Flexible and Lastino.

won't shake out or blow out; by using
Defiance Starch you obtain better re-
suits than possible with any other
brand and one-third more for same
money.
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Ruse of courtshin.

a wise girl always pretends TO be
little more daffy than the young
man she is planning to face the par
son with.
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How the Frenchman Read His Book.

"A curious way to read book was
what | saw the other day coming up
from New Orleans" said J. 7. Simp-
son of Chicago. 1T was in Pull
man sleeping car. and we had a pret-
~ good crowd of northbound tourists
Among them was a queer looking
Frenchman at least | judged he was
such. On his seat | noticed dozen
paper back novels. Shortly after
breakfast he began reading one OF
these at the open window by his
seat. As soon as he finished a page
he tore 1t off neatly and threw it out
the window The books were all in
French, and before we got to Atlanta
he had read three and scattered the
French printed pages for hundreds of
miles. Atlanta Constotution.
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Ii is with the mind that we amuse
ourselves; but with the heart We ara
never weary.-A- Dumas. pere.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1904-02-13

The Ladies Guild of the Episcopal
church will give a leap year party at
the armory on Monday evening, the
admission to which for all ladies will
ST. so and gentlemen free. Thestate-
ment made in last weeks Tribune
that single ladies would be admitted
for 25 cents was an error. As it
would be unjust to place the error on
the ss'tvpes", we will state that the
announcement was printed as under
stood over the telephone, after being
verified by the editor himself by
another telephone message. The adj
mission seemed peculiar, and for that
reason, particular attention was given
to verifying it. Now that the matter
is Strengthened out, however, we be-
speak the ladies successful party.
Guests are invited at 8 O clock, and
the grand march will start promptly
at nine