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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-02-25
CONTEST NnTICk.

D,partmcBt 81 he iutsrtG..
United Ststss Land Ofhrs Ms-si-ari ~. 7.
Fsh- .. ts0t.
4 sufficient cnicst snisiayi having L-cn
alrI in thi. on e by J;sors- bari r"n;s--
eth. Igsi fnT sSE. sc =. IT,. \. KaiigS -.
ECM. by G~oIse W. CAIi Iish.m Cun'es,ec. In
whish u - alIcdEy,i ,hai The sald G,0rre W
IA Rham. hss NEoiiy aBansiunyd said trast
ET y ~ 4 nf m' Tc than ia niuuths sincc
nsttrE sAii rntTy and neat prior 10 the date
u rein, h. having failed Ia impruys SAID
tr,.ct sT establish Ts>idruo- ibrrs- n uithin
the Sta urTs IrTiod i,is mouthsI rsqu rvd
~ laws tina salt tract j. n1i settled upan
and cult'ysi II b. said party a. required ~
law; that .ssisi d-T-ults have not - n curs.i;
that said al rsr,l alG-nCr fT.m the Said hnd
MS mot duc Ia his empl"Ymsut In any
ctPte q In tn Army. Navy or MaTnr C"rIr
Ui tn unitrd -tatrs in time e var. and this
the : id ronts sisnI = rsudy 10 provs.
said P5r'I's arc hcrvly n,tiusd 10 Hppear.
I-sp,,sd aud ar ~ iicue- IouShinx ssid allie
safiou at D. o',iu-S n m. an April - Iyol
br ere th- Hrsisirr AID Rec, liver at the t'niissi
Sta - ilsnI Uuics 10 wOsSiNsrl. Westward
es,iuty -. q.
Ih- salt conir ,tsnt haying. In n PTus<r
affidavit. ni-l Feb !. Iyss - Iorsh fse .
which shaw that alter due diltscBs-. p~rsoaal
s-rVicr of this nniie- sun naI BE- mad. ~ Il
h-ryhy oTicr,,i rnd ,lirsrieG that s.eh noSics
lie rS ~ b. due AMI pr'PoT publication.
" u. HEALT. ReEisier.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-02-25

FLoRIs ITEMS.

In reply "a Dexter Items. we will say
about Dr. MeSscrs smith. You needn't
b- trying 10 coax our Dr, away from
Us. Dexter. We know a good thing when
We see il, 50 we will certainly have to
keep the Dr.
You are located in the wrong place.
Come io Floris and be in the garden
spot of Beaver county. We have here
tao Stores, n Dr., Livery barn. Hotel,
Post Office and school house. Will soon
have n depot and blacksmith shop.
You had bctIer Join us.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-02-25

BNIAAfNngfN ~ ~ iNfNftuTa
Us. iAnd omse. esu dwsts. o '.
tau. ~.
Asnncl-nt ennfsat sRdavii hAsi.s bsen
. - Ih tht saBcs W Ihosans ~. ia@e ~
~ q. r. e y rstast. aEalpst entrg Ne.
s5sS. nsasts May 18th. ssss hsr Nwk "f sse.
= ~. Y. h-nrr - hcu ~ kins~r
Vlne q coatr-te.. In uhich q 4 IN 81 that
sid mef O. vIacrui has y haiiy ai'ai,'l"s 80
"a tract Cot . rarsod oi Issse ih'n slx
rp NJ . nee Bskinz ssssi cmtry sud neat
piios 70 the date ~ ths irItIsth.n of thi- go
ts,t. he havins faiie,i 70 IN ans msnscr In.
Prsvs ssid tfaot ~ to sstsbiish rsstisuce
ih-rcoa Anhln the staintsry Psfiyd. tsis
assftlisl rcquirra ~ hui that ssia irset u
not settled mp n ~ 4 ruitivstrsi ~ sid Fsarty
quircd ~ law: ths' said defsuIts hsvs
Hut lee. eur a. thui I'D sitslr-d sh- nc-
" m said trsst ~As ua due b. hi- emrloy.
,neui n 4'y casarhy in ihe Army. Ns y Or
nErinv Cor - ofthS United siasc- m itpse -
ar und this an. said easiest ,at u ready q.
prove ~ such tiniv ard pisce q. may h..
nnas-d l,y the Ksrisier ani kersivrr or =
4, aIiLE Ia ssid Gauss.
said p.rti,s ave hereby Bosin-d In apue y
rc-pOps HHd on,T eNhlsucc tsa-hisE s-i.i
siis Estiun st - e,i.srk q m. 90 APRIL
,yss. before the X, EstOr apA RscsiVvr % the
- land unies la wssds srL wo-dwar'i
C..Inty -. 0.
TIE ssii cun,s'-iH it hs,inx In = PrDper Hai.
da'h iii,d f,b. Is isoI sct fUsth fnrts uhish
ia. n thai anvr due iiisr~ue- Pgrs. nal ~-r.
yicr ithis nute can Hut ~ ina.ir u - hereby
uplcpd ahd dirsvt-i that sn-h Hoti-e b.
x,vcu By due and ~ 1rT pubilra,ios.
.. >. NirEins, n. eriver.
Tp Il Gp I-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-02-25
Escaped an Awful Pate.

ns. n. Hargias 81 Mrlbouru. Fla.
ushap. Ny dorim tod ne had Con-
sssnl,sion asd soihias could he done
~ ms. ! ~. given up 20 de. The
s'iss q srre s,i.l battle oi DR.. KiSE''
Nes ui,crsry f.r carsu@piiln. in-
S,4pea me 20 ,sx q. RssuI'- ~s's start
Ans. I an nos ~ the rad TO rea.
~ and Que ~ - d.. KsaH'- nee Dis
,oss,y q sare'y sssrd nav lITs'
Yais eiss,s euse y saasnaiesd for ~
ihioaf Fnd lung dis~a.ss hy v. G
Ttaeg l,mxeiss. I'sics Scots k-si0O
4,|.l Beaisu lsee.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-02-25
CONTEST NUncE

nepaftmseilt OF thT lntcFtsr.
4. :. land Odler. Woodward. OF.
Jsn. a. tsaI
a surfictrut contest ansdaVit havi,.x bryu
ni,-I In this oA-e by William u Brswn
,,Htssisut sxuiAI wiiih a. BaAsr. sBtFy Ne
isaS.. ntasir AuEuss Il tyrs tsr skS s~e- :.
Tp .. \. IsaBgs -. A "a. By wiHs A Isnkvt
Clatssf-e. in ~kieh IA - aii-ssd thai cUn-
tel e. has h-ily Abznahsnsd said tr-et ~
is.ad fssr a peiipd of t4st- m.sre than siA
moutl.s isiio~inz MAILING saEi rutry and n,
prigr to tEs h. ginning OF this csass-s. Thai
OF ruiliva = aii,l iHaproye N. SANE o. rsqairv,i
b, La TGat sAil d-;Aslt has Bss bs-n rured
That said aiis-Ss~i Ab-~nre frsan said taIsd uas
ma due to hi. -~Vloy m-nt In tine Arnas
Navy Or Nirin- CoFrs oi the United - aiss Ia
time OF war In any capacity. And tAis ths
taid itstrstaBt i rr-,slg ~ prsrc a. sush tras
and piaz- e usay b~ Bansi b. less sarr an,
Itr--iv-r E,r . h~arinE in ssii ease.
Ssid Ssrtie. are s-rrbS u.ssia~i to sgFssr. ~
ssund anL O1sr svisissee tos~hisl
said sI~sA I'm Al - o-ciorK . on March.
tya. hes.,r~ Tn R-zislsr ssh Receiver a th'
Usacd stat-- Land OErie- Ina Woodward
wsoiwsrl 20 q. r.
The, aSi es.ntrsiant hayin< Ia = Prop~r All.
davh nisd Jan = issI --t srtn ftc-s uhiSb
Sisu thsf amer due dihx~nee - rSrnsl ssrSiss
of this notirs Sssn not be mrdr if . hsret , ar
dsTe,i asI dirrcted that ~ush noiirs - gives
- due aud ) roFer Pabliestl.sB.
E.D. hSaiy. Register.
TPs. LP as
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-02-25
azzs ga NgSlA SsyEax'S
NC0UNTW NEWS
SvSSSgA SSyNQA SsEA%S
KoKoMo rrKss.


EIclioi Here We are again.
The nice weather again Irc,lominate.
after few days % blusier.
Forrest woolery has rccoverrd fronl
Che mumrs. He thinks they are bad
medicine.
The literary on the North Flat-
Friday night was Wcll attended.
J. ID. Iilr is home GA a visi,. Tie
will go lack to his work IN few days.
John smith ha. returned home
again
Riley Gregg made business trip Ia
Liberal last week. Also sam wallic.
We understand that Walter Daniel
-uu has the munp-.
Uncle Joe IIanlin has a lame should
CT yet bat Is gradually recovering frum
tae effects of his runaway.
B G.. Cope Nas 80 unfortunate ~ To
lose fine mnlc one night this wees.
Jim Pearson has some new neighlors
and thinks nov ilist there u nothing
like living at home.
Whil- crossing the river one day last
week Un young horse Rob liibls
crcatcd a little excitement. lie and
his hor-c proceeded to take free
hath
4 very mics. little crowd was out tn
Sunday school last Sunday
sunday school nj lG;.0. Eyerybody
come,
Well will ring OF F."
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-02-25

Ian. a.. fNa.
.Natlcs y h~rptg asrs.t fhaa ~ n,iiaaiuA
nainrd settler har nsd nsties ~ his intsss-
tiun ~ nsahe fnai pRa-f m snppoEt "a his
eialm sna tisas saii rsn,f wiii ~ nasts hs-
fsre %. y. N-.ss. Frsaans Suaw~ ~ Bssres
a r.. ~ Arr. q ssst. viE
Michel l. Butler. ~ zeln,a. Ola.
ia. sssi FOR the SEA See. 3. Tp. X.
n. ~. ECM.
lie nsasrs me foi;swins wifnssues ~ prsse
hIs coslsauous r-sii-nre ut-on and suilis .
sahi tiya ~ tanst vks
John Gould of zelma. q. T. " \.
Hcyt of Zelliia. %. r. William v. Ciark
Of Gate %. T A y. lioststter Of Zelnaa
OF.
FD. HEALY. Rs.i-,.s
TPt o. lPE as
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-02-25

i'''"o'S 81 "A''h ma -
rcaVsT ''auniy.
~ THE DgsTEICTCOURTU UF IDCOUNTY
tart, Tray. Fiaiatin.
~
Gc,rrc 5. itvAih. bcfcns.sni-
sad dcfrn,ianI. Gsuuss ). Heaih. uiil take
notirc that h- has b~~n sud in the sbote
ma mesi Coa't uIs.h his ptOusis-sTv nsts 10
said PiaintiH. ma,iv 60 81. - uith - Ier rent
Int Ts-st irssm Nov-mbrg. "A iyo.. tntn lsaAd.
sud must Hnswrr the pstitiOn aid iisrvin ~
said . Einiifi. un 90 b-fuss thc sst say AT
uur,-ii. a. -. Tsis. oT said p-tithn vii ~
iAErn ne true alI . Judgment fuT aid fiaiD.
umErs,s ~ uu Said irSui,soFy nose With
ten Ter r-nS interest iF0In November. =. iyus,
until pad ard in the Htischni~nt thrressu. had
and sTsntr,l viii bt psndrrs,si arc .riiuEiy
4. Ir-sy. Atious.y hE Piainiid.
q. 4. KELLY. Slcik a saiS o,uFt
Hy - I. Quian. Dvpsty.
IS
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-02-25
CONTKsr NuTicE

Department. oi The lt.ts E'F.
UnItr,i stairs Lana tiiilCs w,srisnrd ~. .. .
f-b. -. lot
ASunIese u esin',st anidtvit having bccn
lis,i in this olhc. ~ Jsln a.. i.ehuiHE
IhsTukge -. 2. r,,ntcsiaai asain-t iiE. No.
,sifs na,i~ June IN. Ihe fpr the SEk oT scc
uTp. y Ianre 20 ECM. by v. uFhcss
Eilsxsoa Csutrsts--. tn which u l. all. Essl
hat said yssahss - Eiicxs has wholly
sbAnisa-l the taiI ract Tor ieTi,d ~
~ ~ than siH hths sit,ye nakinz said
s.slE, aad wsKi b l.ir tt the si.tv of this ~
81. be hastaE --latest Ia any manner
tAprsre sad trAet ssr q. rs .aisiish ~ idssiea
.h~rr.sn wisbin tbs ststu. o'y tsu d % =
n..nihsl resluiF, 4 10 Law. thai sati defaults
have "a b-rn rF 4; Thas s.id aiIyEsi
,is.sies irstn asid itnd uas ma dee Ia hss
an:,se snenl IN ths Anay. Nasy. Sisrinr
ooil . d the n..rd rlnits 10 aiy cal at.ii5
~ ts.ae dr,r.a q tils tn stit esntssiIAa
IA r~aa, % lrssr "a snrn iiins aud pisrc 10
"a, l- rAsssd b ~ Il sNssr Asl nsvsvrs
.sr neafus g. saii cns-.
said paaics nrr hsrcby notinrd 10 ap-
,arnr. s.piasinl ant aasr =, iarnrc tsnshlnr
said aiicnttt ma gsoe ssk =. ~. uu Afrt I
80. ieiurs lhc ifcsa.sr asa re sissr ~ tlis
u.~. fAsAssalnf - Westward. Woodward 90
Fhe said eanlensani havinw. ~ . pfppps unF
InGi1 nlnd IN. l1i9f Sef infih lsIIls uni h
.|low 49,, uflff aar du'Heaer y NH4nI HeT
eltn " ihIs llaIte esn ual - uhllr n l1 NiIt'
~ n1.I1p.4 a6t a.f4llta Iha1 snth ~ he 10
tI14N ~ ANI n4t 13|p9f pph.iefion
n d tsfkf4. ..1.
IN . N. 81. Il. II ..I ' "
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-02-25

"NAt N@~s N-fAN'@-s
Pi-iasim
Cnr,iias n. sarsEs. LyHian " savsxe. 1oha
". Sassrs and Ge-srEe a. Hesiy.
Dsasa.utss
By yirtue ofan ordsT 81 sa.r 90 sac dlrretea
and riissTe.i is.iir.l ont al tae iasfrt-a CsaEa
oI the Caunty u N01l=. TrFrttary oi Oklshss-
80. 10 an artbpn oi Naia esl@rt uhrr<in 10
WcbbCny Bank. = OuFpoFuftoa = Plainifa
and Cnrolire n savaze. i.yuan n. Tnrnwr
loan ". satare ANA GtotEe A. Healy. ure do
fcBdanis.i wiii. oa The san day af MIRA lsas.
"a th- hsaF of o'ctnC-. Y. u !. af SD d.y. a
ths front soaEt hsn-e a. =. n NJ eity ef eras
e.. In The FOunty u hsaSer. In the rsssaiesy II
OtiAhnnnn. gaer a. Puhhs saie sna seii -
ne h,gisSst bid&tr Hor us-h In hafA AL ~
rinhi. tiiie and IntsEsst oftse abose nameA
deseudnnis IN and 10 ths fsiiouiag aenstihsi
property. to~tt:
Thr nouihenst auarter of Sertioa tu~nsg'
Hesea 81 lown.hip thrre 90 kayEe tFfniy'
six tse . th< Easi hnist u ~ s.sutheadt su@r'
lrr ~ scefioa one 90 and rAr ASA haif ~ IN
Nortbe-rt quarter - aseiion twslts i'ai
Touvslsip thrus fs hnnss Twrut9-aix 60
iuis numhsEe1 one lil srf tweise issl ant
the Eaea.half ~ tht Nesih Wcsi plaarer -
s.eiisn thRryenp tnl Tswnship hnr q
nnnes tueusl 4esuN isfi nna m ranlh uss'
qnxrier 81 retltl1p pse 90 EoRnshtp lhter ~
Ilauxe sarnls-six lial a. - m csnatr a
DtaNnr nnt U1Tfnpsg ni ukinAauaa. pnRHin1
anA anllIna eaeh ~ 8sia tua,Ha ntperana ,.
"A rgn,nrly I|llnS satd nnAn erlef af ~
rnaft ~ Nv nsfgNlaV "A a. aboNN nNuael
=. IanAaata kafta|a4 n. tasaEs L3ma4 a
taseaA 1Ahn y nNskkA unase a.aaassa
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-02-25
Lard once a, wooauurd. .. T..


Ian. "a. 49,
S"tiee & hrrrhy given that the t"iio~lSE
named -stti~r h-s 40 "A nsiicc of his int-niiur
Io ma&s nnul I,,-a in -uPpprt ot his eiaiH sf.d
tha, said prtH,f Wiii Ic HRde besorr " n
Ms-s~. pTul,-tr J1iFr. IN and Tor BsaSsf
county. at his ,ne. la BcavT. -. T.. on
Matrh. u. iyH va:
Cecil e.. Alkirc 81 Esther. a. T. HA.
No. lISEi. for the SEA. see -, Tp. },
y. Range ~. ECM.
lie Esmys the following uiiH-s~.s 10 prove
bis e'''',inu"ns r'-i'I'ncr uIoa and euiiiNH'
ti'sn ~ al land. viE-
Nathan =. Jamison. Abcl J Sands,
William VI. shaw and Adam r. :.
Alkirc all Of Esther. -. T.
B. a.. nEALN. EisleT.
FPs LPa 20 H.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-02-25
I.snd ualsr Al wo.-s~.ri. - =.

Land uaie- ~ wus-swari. oT.
f.b. "a iyoa
N"iire y hcrri,y Iivcn thu tb- IolIowins
nsnsd sstiirT h's ni-i a.siss OF hn ist-n-
t,os 10 make fnsi pToof in supfoFt oS his
ciulfn uHd that said pIO,a Will b~ u,RI- b-sors
~ ~ A-r-s l'rohai" lusiEv. us In bis a'~snss
tIcn b-Gsrr ". q. Fieli. cicrE 20 the Probate
Cour. at h ona-e in Beaver. OkiAhsms. e.
APtdgtsa,. ~
%, uari GtLhs. ~ y H.ssrrO. 7. IA less: fsT
ih- ~ sNE S'r ; und ~ Nwa sc. - Ip
y. Range - L1M.
Iic naues the following uitsess~s ttprpve
his csniisu0us rrsid-n-c upin and euiiiN ~
tiua "f ssid iani. sig'
Hsn Kin.i~r. ~ ilitaln white. Allen u 'skiick
up,: Eslna tie eiiict at of B.'avrro. 7.
IN. iI~rly. itrEistrr.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-02-25
Notice.
N THE DISTRICT COURT wtTHIN AND
FOE BEAvEn COUNTY OKLAHOMA.
JsssSe callahan. tiainiln.
Notice

cIande a. Cslial.nn. Ds ,dant.
The dcfsl,siAasi Ciauds a Caliahnn via take
nosiec tl,at be has burn sacd a. ihp plsirlst
Cam ~ fsaid Cuants nna TufFitary ~ 1s~sye
"a lnllan P.aiigia and llat unlrss he nplenr
ana nns srr the htiI1ion "a sad pidi ila nIed
~ snld Conri. sln ~ 1t1ola lkp 1slh aay ~
marshA ~ laa1. sueh priliion uil ~ latgn
~ true and 1u|Itlntuf rrnder0t ~ a4Il e1ss
n l&fsr ,flile4A niIA nnf atelnfI I'M kaN
~ WsAIal .fnlsar4 - rfsf&E b4I n s
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-02-25
CLHRA VCE SALE.

He dORt HdRt To- curry
any Oid stack intO Onr ReU
bHifdiHS Gnd are thus
closing ont for actual in
COice prices. These bar
gains cant last aiicdyS
Come aLOHe!
Williamson Bros.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-02-25
Notioa of shenne sale.

IN TIiE DisIHIUT COURT OF NOEL
C,JUNiY. TERRiT0RV OF OkLAiiOaiA-
Webb Ciiy Bank. q eoTIorsti1n.
Pinl1aim
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-01-28
An Anglo-American
(. Union.

One of the most interesting top
les of the day, and one that is
more or less of diplomatic prob
lem, is the future Of Canada. That
country like Canada, with her
undiscovered wealth and resources,
should be forced to take back
seat is hard, but the day is coming
when the shuttlecock of England
and America will leap to fame,
and honors will be poured thick
and fast upon her. Canada with
in the next few years is destined
to become the stone on which an
unbreakable union is to be formed
between England and America.
Learned men predict that the
Anglo-Saxon race will always be
the masters of the world, and tho
they do not always deserve credit
for their prophecies we can be-
lieve them in this instance; for if
we take the past history of the
Anglo.Saxon people as criterion
oftheir ability. we must admit that
they are both masters and mis-
trassas of the world
There is tendency on the part
of many in this country, especial
lily those Of wealth, to seek an al
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-01-28
SOCIAL reform is, or should be a


SOCIAL reform is, or should be a
branch of the work conducted
by every church, but as rule they
fight shy of those evils which ben
eft the rich man. We hear of
preachers dabbling in politics, yell
ing about equality of the races
and less important things, but new
er word on the subject of child
labor. Now here is reform that
lies right at the door of the
church, but there it lies, while the
wealthy communicate WAKES fat on
it's sores, safe in the assurance that
his hireling in the pulpit dares not
protest. The church and its ennis
saries are very solicitous regarding
the religious welfare of the child,
but would it not be better if they
tried to save it's body first and the
soul afterwards? They preach long
sermons on our duty to God, but
what of our duty to the children?
They accept money stained with
the blood of these helpless tots,
write books on "What would Jesus
do?" and remain silent on a SUBJ
ject touching the welfare of thou
sands of these mites of humanity.
Because Christ once said, Suffer
little children to come unto me"
is no reason why the church
and its representatives should not
try and prevent them from going
there by way of the deadly mines,
mills and factories. What we need
is fewer sermons, less hymns and
more practice of the true principles
of Christianity.
WHEN a man grasps an oppor-
tunity and profits by it he is
said to be lucky. Instead we
should give him credit for fore
sight and ability and not lay it to
the element Of chance. He sim
| ply does what someone else has
failed to do.
We can all be lucky if we keep.
our eyes open to opportunity.
THE character defamer is the
most contemplate of all enc
mics.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-01-28
: m the HEART OF NATURE

ever, and as everything around the
farm was nailed down pretty tight
he engaged me as farm hand
My earliest ambition was realized.
Others may win glory and fame on
the fields of battle, but as for me
give me the green felds of Virginia
or any other state. just SO there are
plenty of potatoes to be dug from
them. That's the work / was de-
tailed for. With what joy | dug
my first bushel! Even now after
many years I can look back with
pride to the day when [ became a
horny handed son of toll. I used
hoe to dig with and while I cut
most of the potatoes in half it was
just as we'll, for they have to be
sliced anyway before you can fry
them.
8 l s
After working several days the
dinner bell rang, and as l had
started to work on Saturday l
was surprised when the farmer
asked me if I was going to church
tomorrow.
"Why?" I asked.
ooh, said he, 1--WE always go and
I thought maybe you'd go too
"Church on Wednesday,
"No. Sunday, tomorrow
"My rustic benefactor," said I,
"do you mean to say it is still Sat
urday?'
"Of course said he.
"Of this week?' I asked.
Certainly" he replied.
Then through the long after
noon | dug potatoes.
Sunday, the day of rest, came.
The farmer is the only one on
earth who knows how to rest. In
order to get an early start for
church We got up at 4:15 a. m. I
washed the family buggy, curried
two horses, fed them and watered
them. Then I fixed harness until
7 a. m. Breakfast, glorious meal!
came. I'll not describe it. You
know about it. Get out! You do,
too. Cant fool me. Many's the
time the hogs came to your call.
By 10 a. m. we were ready to go.
The farmer, his wife, three kids
and Marguerite (that was her Sun
day name, through the week she
was just plain Mag) and myself
piled into the buggy. The horses
had worked hard all week, so as a
rest all they had to do was to pull
seven big huskies over a sand road
for eleven miles.
Some time | might tell you
about the way I quit the life of
an agriculturalist.
PATENT OSCAR.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-01-28

lance with England, and any.
thing tending to better the friend
ly relations of the two countries is
looked upon by them with favor.
That union will in time be
formed between England and
America is my firm belief, but.
that it will be formed under pres
ent conditions-that is, with the At
lantic Ocean between them-I do
not think possible Two OF more
peoples to be united in the thor
ough sense of the word must not
only speak the came tongue, but
must also have their countries adj
joining each other. The German
Empire could never have reached
it's present grandeur had the states
before the confederation in 1866
been separated by oceans. Look
ing back upon past events and
especially on what some people
are pleased to call England's mad
ness in going to such extraordinary
expense and labor to stand the
Irish on their feet again, [ am
| forced to the conclusion that there
is more than method in her mad
ness. England with all her faults
has never yet been accused of
playing the good Samaritan" or
of posing as philanthropist.
Looking at the question in an
impartial manner, and giving all
due honor to the Irish people, and
recognizing. their world wide rep
utation for courage, I must admit,
and all reasonable men will too,
that even giving the Irish all the
show in the world, and making all
due allowances, they never could
become an empire. building ma
tion like England. One of the
beautiful traits of English speak
ing people, call it sentiment or
whatever you like, is that they
will bend the knee to courage,
whether it be shownin friend or
foe. We must all admit that had
England so desired she could have
exterminated the Irish people one
hundred or even thousand years
ago, but admiring the courage and
undaunted demeanor Of the Irish
she realized what an invaluable
friend and ally they would be to
herself. England's madness, then,
is to set Ireland on her feet and
get her going, for we'll she knows
that with leader the Irish are
capable of reaching to any height,
or of facing the worst danger.
She has tried them before and has
not found them wanting. England
with her hands free and without
fear as to the future of the British
Isles could then move herself and
parliament over to Canada if she
SO desires, and develop that coun-
try with her own hands. Were
America to fall back on her Mon
roe Doctrine, which I do not think
she would, it could not be en-
forced in such a case.
Some people delude themselves
with the thought that Canada will
become subject to American rule.
America will never hold undispnt-
ed sway over Canada unless she
derives it through a union with
England, or unless she entirely
annihilates the British people.
AS I said before, it goes against
the grain for John Bull to pose as
philanthropist; he is altogether
too heavy for the role. It is not
like England to go to all the ex-
pense and trouble to conquer a
country just for the sake of put
ting It on the bargain counter, and
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-01-28
REFLECTIONS.
.sssBYeee<
G.. S.

NO man is so poor or placed in
such a position that he cannot
help to brighten the spot wherein
he dwells. Surrounded as we are
by innumerable hard lucksters, it
becomes our duty to counterfeit
the effect of their doleful tales by
radiating good cheer, inspiring
hope where fear is striving to en-
ter, to laugh away trouble and
make jests of the cares and wor-
ries incident to a life in places of
this kind. We should try and
make those with whom we come
in contact feel better and happier
for having met US. To be able to
make sunshine in place where
only shadows fall is a great gift
with endless opportunities for
good.
WHILE reading Shakespeare
the other night we ran across
the line, every man can master a
grief but he that has it." This
sounds like the philosophy of a
hard luck fend who believes that
everyone but himself has sufficient
fortitude to bear misfortune.
THE poets of Kaiser Billy's town
of Berlin have formed union
and fixed the price Of their illusions
at one cent per line. This sounds
cheap enough, but it is still a pref
ty stiff price to pay for nothing.
HAPPINESS is a good deal like
wild bird, hard to catch and
hard to keep alive when we get it.
WHEN prosperous we are very
apt to tell others that work can
be secured by simply making an
effort, but experience soon teaches
us otherwise.