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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-08-04
Battles Of Other Mars.

THE war in the Far East" said
former Confederate officer living in
New York. has been full of sur
prises and quick action. But there is
one thing which has surprised me,
and that is the ado which has been
made over the fighting thus far.
Il am pro-Jap. but as an old soldier
] have not been able to get my blood
stirred over what has occurred UP to
date. Granting that the losses in
what will probably go down in history
as the battle of the Yalu have exceed
ed the figures given out by both
sides. the number is still too small to
dignity the encounter as great bat
tie.
you can shut your eyes and call
up battles By the score which make
the fight on the Yalu dwindle into in
significance.
The Confederate loss at Gettys-
burg was 10000. the Federal about
10000. In the two days Battle of the
Wilderness the Federals lost $4,000
and the Confederates 1000. In the
first big battle of the rebellion, Bull
Rur, the Federal loss was over $4,000
and the Confederate loss was esti-
mated at over 5000.
''If we make due allowance for the
Inaccuracies of history many of the
battles Of other times were deluges
OF blood, compared with which the
battle of the Yalu is but drop in the
h1rkat In round rrn,harS uoppiIol
in the battle of Came. ZIG b. c.. slew
10000 Romans. In the battle of Hall
don Hill, in 1893, Edward NJ slew
10000 Scots. At Waterloo the Allies
lost 22,0e0 and the French $4,000.
81 doubt If we shall ever see in ors
time any such sanguinary battles as
have reddened history. do not look
for any such results in this struggle
between Russia and Japan as we
found at the close of our civil war.
"In that four years of stubborn
fighting there died in the Confederate
prisons 22,24G Federal prisoners
while 26,526 Confederates died in Fed
eral prisons The whole number OF
prisoners captured by the Confeder
ates in that struggles was 10000
The whole number of Confederate
prisoners captured was 100000.
give YOU these figures from memory.
II do not look for any prolonged
war in the Far East. But, If SHOULD
be wrong, still maintain that there
will be no such battles fought as those
which have occurred in other times"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-08-04
fortv Yeara nn.

Forty years on, when afar and asunder
Parted are those who are singing to-
When yen look back and forgetfully
What you were like in your work and
Then i may be. there will often come
Giimpses of notes like the catch of a
Visions Of boyhood shall float them be-
Echoes of dreamland shall bear them
along.
Follow up! Follow upl Follow up! Fol-
Till the field ring again and again.
With the tramp CT the twenty-five
Follow uni Follow upl
Routs and discomhtures. rushes and rail-
Bases attempted, and rescued. and won.
Strife without anger, and art without
How viii it seem to you forty years on ?
Then you will say not feveflsh minute
Strained the weak heart, and the wav-
ering knee.
Neither the last nor the faintest were
Follow upi Follow upi
o the great days, in the distance en-
Days of fresh air. in the rain and the
How we rejoiced as we struggled and
painted
Hardly believable. forty years on
How we discoursed OF them, one win an
other.
Auguring triumph. OF balancing fate.
Loved the ally with the heart Of a
brother,
Hated the foe with playing at hate!
Follow upl Follow upl
Forty years on. growing older and older,
Shorter. ffa wind nd N long
Feeble of foot and rheumatic of shoulder,
What VIII 1t help you that once you
were strong2
God give us bases to guard or heleaguer.
Games to play out, whether earnest or
fun,
Fights for the fearless and goals for the
eager
Twenty. and thirty and forty years on:
Follow upl Follow up.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-08-04
ro clean White Velvet.

1t is almost impossible to clean
white velvet in a. perfectly satisfac-
tory manner. However, it may be
greatly freshened by an application OF
chloroform. First brush and beat the
velvet free of all dust. Pin the velvet
smoothly on an ironing board, or 1t
may be stretched in an embroidery
hoop. and have plenty Of clean white
cloths at hand. Dip cloth in chloro-
form, rub lightly over the spot until
it disappears, then, with clean cloth,
rub over the entire surface of the vel
vet to remove all soil on the nap. Do
the work very rapidly and finish by
rubbing with another clean white
cloth. Haste is absolutely essential
because of the volatile nature of the
cleaning fluid and also to avoid a
stain.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-08-04
Walls. Win Pointed Yoke Collar.

Nothing could be prettier for after
noon wear than this dainty waist Of
sheer white muslin combined with a
yoke collar made of lace, embroidered
insertion, and frills of fine embroidery.
Its deep, pointed yoke gives the nee
essary droop to the shoulders and the
gathered portion below is softly full
and blouses over the crushed belt
most becomingly. The model is rln-
lined and SO become washable. but
the many thin silk and wool fabrics
of the season are equally well adapt
ed to the style and can be made over
the fitted foundation and with frills of
lace In place of needlework. while the
yoke can be lace or any fancy mite
rial preferred. and can be made qlite
transparent or lined with chiffon when
ever such effect is desired.
The waist consists OF the lining,
front, backs and yoke collar with full
sleeves. and is closed invisibly at the
center back. The soft belt Is cut bias
and is gathered to form tuck shirrirgs
at the ends.
The quantity OF material required
for the medium size is az yards 21
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-08-04
PopuIarlty Of VolIes and veilInas.


The voiles and veilings have now
been in extensive use for several
years, but increase. II possible, In
popularity, ard are worn ON every oc-
casion. There are instep.length cos
tunes for the street, trailing recep-
tion gowns and beautiful evening
gowns in white and the pastel tints,
trimmed with expensive laces. They
come in shepherd plaid as well as plain
colors, are light, cool and have great
durability, while their prices range
from low TO comparatively high fig
ures, according to their quality No
one, whatever her circumstances, can
make mistake in having a yoile cos
tune
In the worsted suitings the new
Scotch varieties are made of crisp,
hard-twisted threads, that give light
and smooth rather than rough
or ragged effect, and the weight of the
material is reduced.
The light crispness of many of the
voiles shows that mohair is used IN
their construction. which adsd to their
durability and resistance to wrinkling
Wolfe crepons are semi-diaphanous
and close upon crepe, and make effec
tive evening frocks.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-08-04

who made the best soldiers?" In
quired Hartford man of Senator
Hawley.
who make the best soldiers?" re-
peated Gen. Hawley, refectively. "You
mean what kind of men make the
best soldiers. l suppose. 1t was my
experience that the best soldiers
came from all the walks of life and
were of all kinds and conditions.
When | was captain hal q great.
towering private that was swearing,
frenzied creature In battle, absolutely
fearless, and had another soldier. a
little fellow not more than II years
old. who looked like a girl, and the
little chap was as calm and brave a
soldier as ever went into an engage
ment.
"He was wounded in one battle and
saw him drag himself and his gun
down to stream. There he washed
his wounded leg. bound it up with
bandages made from his shirt, and he
came back proudly to the firing line,
where he stayed all day. There were
many men of special bravery in every
company. and. those who were coward
ly were very few. as my experience in
the late war taught me."-Hartford
Courant.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-08-04
pretty ponoee colorinu.

The shantung and pon2ee silks have
appeared in champagne, ciel blue, re-
seda. green, pale pink and othe deli
cate or unusual shades. and are being
made up into effective shirtwaist cos
tunes.
One of the delicate graylsn blue
pongees rejoiccs in the name Of Par
sifal. A bright blue is called Madonna
and rather bright yellow is termed
Yeddo.
The rough, unevenly woven nongee
is the genuine eastern product, and is
the most fashionable, as it rs also the
most lasting. These silks come as
wide as thirty-eight inches, and, while
more expensive than the other varie-
ties, are really cheaper, as they wear
forever and clean and wash beauti-
fully.
There are any number of pongees,
and of course the dark colors-cardi.
nal, navy blue--are shown and used
in quantities.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-08-04
Called Il a Fair Exehanoe.

Gen. Edward l.. Molineux related to
a group of friends the other evening
this anecdote of his experience when
in charge of the exchange of prison
ers in Georgia in the civil war. after
Sherman's March to the Sea-: In
one instance there was a non-ccmmis-
stoned officer of the Union army
whom Gen. Molineux was anxious to
have exchanged. but he had no Con-
federate prisoner to give back in re-
turn. He told the Confederate officer
detailed to negotiate exchanges his
predicament. and after an extended
conference the Confederate officer
made this proposition: That Gen. Mol
ineux should give TO him a bottle of
whisky like that he had drank In Mol
ineux's quarters, also quire Of letter
paper and package of envelopes
The negotiations were mutually sat
isfactory, and Gen. Molineux got his
man and the Confederate officer se-
cured what was Of most value to him
self.-New York Tribune.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-08-04
Fruits Out Of season.

The wife Of wealthy fruitgrower
surprised her friends during the holi-
days by serving watermelons, musk
melons. plums and grapes as fresh
as when they were gathered. Asked
to tell the secret. she replied: ut is
the simplest thing in the world; any
one can preserve fresh fruits in the
same way. The melons first dip in
wax preparation and coat the stems
with sealing wax. After this l coat
them with thick coat OF shellac and
bury them in a box Of sawdust to
keep them from rubbing together and
from freezing. The plums are coated
in the wax only, but the piums and
other fruits are coated with the wax
and then with the shellac. All are
carefully packed In sawdust."
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-08-04
siclIienne Promenade costume.

All of the sheer and lightweight
fabrics are highly favored of fashion.
and none more so than the siciliennes.
with their silky surface and dust-re-
pelling qualities. A safe-au-lait tint
In sicilienne has much shirring and
depends upon fancy gold braids for
decoration. The blouse coat has q
chasuble yoke defined with braids.
the shoulder being extended down
oyer the arm, and shirrings appear
on each side of the chasuble to af.
ford the fullness which is pleated into
the deep featherboned girdle. The
skirt is shirred around the hips, and a
shirred fiounce is applied beneath a
band OF fancy gold braid. The shir-
ring Is executed with the oscillating
stitch of the sewing machine with all
the effect of hand work. A velveteen
binding of the same tint matching the
sicilienne finishes the hem.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-08-04
General HlckenIooper.

Gen. Andrew Hickenlooper was one
of the noted artillery officers OF the
civil war. Unlike Hunt, Webster,
Mendenhall, and others who made
fine records in the artillery service,
Hickenlooper came into service from
civil life and without military educa-
ton or training. He had had six
years experience In the work of a
civil engineer when the war came.
and mainly because of this experience
was made captain of the Fifth Ohio
battery in August. 1861.
He went at once into active SER
vice and in the course of year was
appointed chief of artiIler. of the Sew
enteenth corps of the Army of the
Tennessee and later chief OF the artil-
lery of the Army of the Tennessee.
Still later he commanded a brigade in
Sherman's army and was with 1t in
the march to the sea and in the
march through the Carolinas.
General John ID. Webster, Grants
chief of staff and chief of artillery at
Shiloh, was twenty-six years older
than Hickenlooper and came into the
army with sixteen years service In
the regular army to his credit. At
Shiloh he concentrated his batteries
In the afternoon Of the first days
battle on the ridge that covered
Pittsburg Landing and successfully
beat on the enemy.
4 Major John Mendenhall. who was
Crittenden's chief of artillery. con-
trollsd the situation on the third day
at Stone river by similar massing
of artillery to repel the charge of
Breckinridge's corps on Rosecrans'
left and center. In no battle OF the
war was artillery used more effective
ly than In the battle of Jan. 2. 1868.
Gen. Henry j. Hunt, chief OF artil-
lery in the Army Of the Potomac from
first to last. and one of the greatest
artillery experts of the time. came to
the civil war from long service in
the regular army. His master hand
was seen in every battle. particularly
at Gettysburg, where. under unfavor-
able circumstances, the artillery was
most effectively handled. Hunt died
In 1889 at the age Ct 10; Webster in
1876 at the age Of CO; Mendenhell in
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-08-04
American COURAGE.

History is replete with incidents
of heroism and suffering by men who
have been forced by circumstances
to shoot gun in the interest OF their
countries. There is hardly parallel.
however, TO the case OF a member of
the Fifteenth United States infantry
who fell wounded during an engage
ment before Yang Tsun. in China. The
English had been shelling the village,
unmindful OF the approach of the
United States troops. One OF their
shells fell In the midst OF the boys of
the Fifteenth. One youth of eighteen
had both arms and one leg blown on
He regained consciousness and under
that awful. blistering sun for one-half
hour. while his life blood was ebbing
away, dictated a letter TO his mother
without ever wincing from the pain
that was racking him. When he died
Capt. Patrick Mulay draped his body
with an American flag before continu-
ing the march into Yang TSun.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-08-04
Veterans Heartily Welcomed.

Three remarkable gatherings of
civil war veterans were held in Hart
ford, Conn, amid scenes of patriotic
enthusiasm that scarcely have been
equaled in Connecticut since the re-
turn of many of these same men from
the battle fields of the south. OF the
assembled bodies the most distinctive
was that of the Society Of the Army
of the Potomac, which met in annual
reunion and convention at the state
capitol, and over which Maj.-Gen.
r. Brooke, U. S. A.. presided. The
chief figures in this group of gray
haired men were score or more OF
famous general and field officers of
the Army of the Potomac, who here
met, for the first time in a great
many instances, men who fought in
the ranks of their commands.
In another hall not far distant the
department encampment of the G. A.
r. was held, with Department Com
mander Morgan G. Bulkeley presiding.
1t was the best attended meeting OF
this kind in years, by reason of the
desire of the Connecticut men to give
to the Potomac veterans a hearty
welcome.
While the gatherings were held sep
arately for the transaction of bust.
ness, the comrades fraternized
throughout the day and finally met iE
a general campfire at Parsons theater
at night, at which the scene was in
tensely interesting. The welcome OF
the state was given by Governor Abb
ram Chamberlain. Maj.-Gen. Brooke
responding in behalf of the Army OF
the Potomac. Many other addresses
were made, the Grafton being by Maj.
Gen. Nelson NJ. Curtis. One of the
features of the campfire was the sing
ing of war songs, and an incident was
the presentation to Department Com
mander Bulkeley OF loving cup,
During the sessions Of the two
bodies new officers were chosen. Gen.
Horatio c. King, for twenty-five years
it's secretary. being chosen president
of the Army of the Potomac, and W.
| C. Hillard, of New Britain, being
madc department commander OF the
| g. A. r.
In honor of this occasion the city
was fairly ablaze with light. more
than 10000 electric lights having been
| worked into the general decorative
scheme on the streets and prominent
buildings.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-08-04
The smar.est Of shIrtwaIst Hats.

A broad satin straw braid In a
champagne tint has tiny gold braids
interviewer to form plaid pattern in
this exceedingly smart hat destined
for shirtwaist and other informal
wear. The crown is low and broad
ent the brim is bent into fascinating
curves, eminently becoming. above
the face. The large rosette of black
velvet ribbon at the side is centered
with huge gold cabochon, decorated
with cut steel work, and this catches
the single white quill. A long strand
of the velvet ribbon is threaded
through the brim. to fall in loops and
ends on the hair In the back.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-08-04
case FOR White coIIars.

A dainty device for keeping .se
twentieth century girls white stocks
and starched collars immaculate when
not encircllpg her fair throat is made
of round basket. Line with silk OF
delicate hue. with an interlining Of
wadding. sprinkled with satchet pow
der. A CIRCULAR piece of pasteboard
covered and wadded serves for lid
and also as convenient resting place
for the fancy pins worn at the front
and back OF the stock collars.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-08-04
chIId,s plnate re rrocL

Frocks made in pinafore style and
worn over guimpes with full sleeves
are exceedingly charming and attrac-
tive and so eminently simple that
they suit the small folk to perfection.
This one is made OF sheer nainsook
with trimming Of embroidery, but all
the white materials used for purposes
OF the sort and pretty colored ging-
hams, chamkrays and the like are
equally suitable and the latter are
even preferable for the hours of play.
To make the dress for child of 4
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-08-04
Return 70 olden styIe,.

Early summer styles indicate re-
turn to the charming old fantasies OF
our great grandmothers. brought to
up-to-date requirements by the mod
ern loom.
These are Powered organdies. old
time grenadines in plaids or besprin-
kled with sprigs OF flowers. veilings OF
every variety. mounting in the scale
from simple yoiles 70 crepe voiles and
voile chiffons.
colors can only be described as In
describabIe. Every possible graduation
~ shade and ligst IS extracted from
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-08-04

The work of creating new outlet
for the HeTmus was done by Turkish
engineers and Turkish capital The
new canal was cut through low-lying
plains q distance of twelve miles and
stands as most creditable monu.
ment to the progress of a country
which has for many centuries been
almost constantly occupied with war.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-08-04
TrIpIets Pass Eour.sonre.

Triplets 80 years old celebrated
their birthday recently. in Hillsdale,
parish OF Upham, near Moncton, N.
B. The three have lived in the same
place all their lives. They are Rich
ard, James and Deborah De Bow, the
children of William De Bow. A num-
Der OF relatives and friends waited
upon the triplets and presented to
them a purse of money. The triplets
are all in good health and appear TO
have good chance Of reaching the
century mark.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-08-04
500 Reward. stoo.

The readers Of this paper w!ll be pleased 70 lee-n
that there II at least dreaded disease that science
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being constitutional disease, requires cOnsttu
tional treatment Halls Catarrh Cure IL taken IN
ternally, acting directly upon the bleed and mucous
surfaces Of the system, thereby destroying the
foundation q tho disease. and giving the patient
strength by building up he constitution and assist
ing nature IN doing ITS work. The proprietors have
90 much faith In It's curative powers that they Offer
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cure. Send for list Of Testimonials,
Address 7. ,. CHENEY 4 CO., Toledo, o.
sold by oil Druggists, .5c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-08-04

An old bachelor who was very bald
fell in love with pretty widow, whose
late husbands name was Robin. One
evening the bachelor dropped in to
After tea was over she commenced to
sing robin Adair." The bachelor
picked up his hat and said: Madame.
even IL your husband did have hair.
It's no fault of mine that haven't"
Then he Exchange,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-08-04

The discovery OF a London physl.
clan is claimed to have increased the
safe depth for diving and casslon
work from 100 to 200 feet The sim.
pie remedy is slow restoration OF nor
NAL conditions. the evil and fatal re-
suits having been traced TO the sud.
den removal of the excessive atmos-
pherie pressure.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-08-04

|N,&EE WITH THE
BEs|Aa8 VETERANS

ies2 at the age of 60; Hickenlooper
twelve years later at the ege os 81.
Hickenlooper was one of the young.
est artillery chiefs of the civil war
and he was almost the last of the
group of volunteer officers who won
regulations as artillery officers and
engineers;
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-08-04
Women and Their shoes.

Women are paying more and more
attention to the shoes worn with all
costumes. Fashionable women are
wearing bronze shoes with their gol-
den-brown costumes. grey suede ties
and pumps with thor grey costumes.
oyster-colored suede with costume
of that shade. and SO through the end
lees gamut OF fashionable colors.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-08-04
Gre atness.

Those who are born great think
they have achieved greatness; those
who have achieved greatness think
they have had it thrust upon them;
those who have had greatness thrust
upon them think they were born great.
National Magazine.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-08-04

Lincoln's bumor got him out of try.
ing situations and tempered his re-
fusal of favors, as happened during
the civil war when a gentleman asked
him for pass through the federal
lines to Richmond. Il should be happy
to oblige you." said Lincoln, IF my
passes we're respected. But the fact
is, within the last two years | have
given passes to Richmond to 250,000
men, and not one has got there yet"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-08-04
Hinh Animal Life.

A teacher having explained at
length about the three kingdoms then
asked if anyone in the class could tell
her what the bighest degree of ami
NAL life was. A bright-eyed little
girl raised her hand and answered.:
"The highest degree of animal life
is a giraffe"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-08-04
Kew TO Persia.

The city of Trebizond is one. of the
most important cities and ports in
the Black sea. 1t is about 4S0 miles
from Constantinople and 100 miles
from Batoum. 1t is the port of entry
as well as the distributing point for
the interior, viz, Erzerum, Bitlis and
Van. and for the caravan route to and
from Persia.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-08-04
LIqht coIored evening wraps.

To be fashionable evening wraps
must he light. not in weight. but in
color. Almost every material. from
lace to "marabout ropes" will serve
for their making. but they must never
be black or -ed or brown. and even
lark gray Is little under the ban.