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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-03-16
Get the Saving Habit.

Take care of the pennies and the
dollars will take care of themselves" :"
and Good principles and good habits
are in themselves fortune" are good
maxims.
And how can we take care of the
pennies, do you ask? Taking care of
things means not wasting them heed
lessly. Pennies in our pockets often
need taking care of when we are pass
ing slot machines and candy shops.
They have a fashion of dropping into
these places where they bring us little
or no return. Waste produces want
and misery, whereas thoughtful econo-
my creates good habits. Habits grow
into character and good principles and
good habits are indeed fortune in a
mental and moral as well as in a
financial way. When we learn to
deny ourselves foolish indulgences so
that we may save money and time for
some good use, we feel a satisfaction
and self-responsibility that gives life
an added joy.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-03-16
Drunken Painters Did II.

81 put on a green country boy said
the delivery boss of big crockery es-
tablishment the other day. He had
been used to horses all his life and
was a good driver, so tried him.
Now said I, don't give way TO
anything but cop or the fire depart
ment, and give them the right OF way
every time"
"The boy got caught in fire his
very first trip out. He turned out
promptly and watched the fire en-
gines, the chemicals and the chiefs
auto go by. Then. thinking all danger
was past, he started again; but the
hook and ladder truck came along and
nearly wrecked him.
when he got back in demolished
condition | sized up the situation at
glance and said: well, ! told you
10 look out for the fire department
Why didn't your
81 did, boss said the boy, almost
blubbering. i let the whole fire de-
partment get by, and then a lot oi
drunken painters came along and
smashed me- New York Press.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-03-16
Keeping House in St. pc.er.buro.

In st. Petersburg Housekeeping
costs more, it Is said, than In the
other European capitals. To begin
with, nothing can be bought without
bargaining. and those who are skin
fnl IN the art have the advantage
over their neighbors. II you know
how to get on the soft side OF Rus.
sian tradesman and ply him with
proverbs and jokes you can cut his
price down TO the narrowest margin
OF proft, otherwise he simply robs
you. Indeed, he cannot we'll do other
wise, because not only trick OF the
trade but an unwritten law obliges
him 10 ask for his wares from thirty
to forty per cent more than he ex-
poets. He himself would be aston
ished II you would take him at his
word. Then again. OF course. a great
deal depends on the choice OF shops.
One of the most satisfactory ways Of
buying PROVISIONS is not to visit any
shops, but to repair to the open air
markets. In certain public squares OF
the capitals little stalls are fixed up
every morning and here fruit, yegcs
tables. meat poultry. hardware and
haberdashery can be bought up. to
noon. But at the strike of twelve ev-
cry booth and stall vanishes.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-03-16
A Baq Shower.

A bag shower" was lately given to
a prospective bride by a little club
OF which she was member. Bags OF
every hue and for every Imaginable
use, from one designed to carry an
opera glass-made of white velvet
covered with a network of gold
threads, a mock turquoise surrounded
by infnitesimal pearls at each of their
intersections-to laundry bag
Everything was tied up in paper bags,
and from the outside none could guess
what was within-for dainty little
Jewel bag came hidden In flour sack.
A pretty pillow case and pincuxhion
cover also came under the head of
bags"
A parcel shower" was another nov.
city, says the London Express. The
packages were wrapped In colored it's
sue papers and tied up with ribbons.
A book of carefully chosen recipes
neatly copied, heart-shaped Key ring,
a sheet Of music, were among the con.
tents.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-03-16

Everyone will fail. Then you put
your face in the water, and when
your mouth is near tho end of the
candle draw in a deep breath and the
suction OF the water will draw the
candle into your mouth.
4. Allow some drops from a light.
ed candle turned upside down to fall
into a basin of cold water. The
grease will form flowers. String
these on the end of wire, and green
leaves made from paper, and very
interesting plant will be the result.
s. Heat a piece of wire and stick
it through the middle of a candle.
Make wick at both ends. Balance
the candle on two tumblers. Light
the wicks, and the dropping of the
candle grease will make the candle
seesaw, getting faster and faster as
1t grows hotter. This is very pret-
ty experiment, and will cause a great
deal of amusement TO young and old
alike.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-03-16
Fleetlne Fame.

A well.known cartoonist was wait
ing in the Fifth Avenue hotel the 9th
er day to keep an appointment Win
a well.known Republican leader. the
list, who has fund of stories, began
to relieve a tedium.
1T is strange how much more read
lily the written form Of mans name
will be retained by most people than
his place in public affairs or public
discussion" he remarked. A year ago
| was out in California, where my
name has been printed quite few
times in connection with certain pic
lures | have drawn. ! registered Mt
little country hotel. Retiring to the
office stove to warm myself | over
heard q curious discussion.
81 seem to know that man. said
one man. His name is familiar
"'Oh, yes. have heard OF him,
too" remarked drummer. Guess ne
sells groceries for a San Francisco
house; seems to me | have met him
on the road; must have been In
poker game in the baggage car.
such is fame" exclaimed the
knight of the pencil.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-03-16

The face of the clock as it stands
should be cut out and mounted on stiff
board, and, however the hands are ar
ranged, they, too, should be most care
fully cut out and stiffened so that
when pinned to the center Of the clock
they will turn very easily. Just a
snap of the finger should spin them
around the dial.
The clock marks minutes, hours and
seconds. have been most carefully
drawn out, and when the two hands
come to a standstill the players will be
able to see just the time they show.
The position of the hands always re-
naming the same distance apart will,
of course. simplify the count, and ii
will not be found difficult to tell at a
glance the hour. minute and second.
Two or ever four. can play the
game. There are twenty-four hours in
one day and the score must reach
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-03-16

that count to win. The first player
spins the dial, and when the hands
stop, counts up the time to his own
score. Remember, he wants to make
his aggregate of time reach twenty.
four hours just as quickly as he can.
for there are others on the next spin
who are opposing him. The first
player may get as count by the hands
ten minutes after 12--then he puts to
his credit twelve hours and ten min.
utes.
The next player spins the hands and
puts down his count, and so on until
all those who are in the game have
had their turn, when 1t comes back to
the first player.
1t may not always be possible to
make the exact count at the end OF the
game; that is, IT may rim ten minutes
after the twenty-four or ten minutes
before, but the first player to go be
yond his time limit wins in the game.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-03-16
ABILITY of Insects.

There was a certain little fly that
was observed to run three inches and
make, in doing it, 440 steps-all in
one-half second of time. To equal
this in proportion to his size man
would have to run at the rate of
twenty miles minute.
The common flea leaps 200 times
its own length. To show like agility
a man six feet tail would have 10 leap
a distance of l,200 feet. The cheese
mite is about one-quarter of an inch
in length, yet 1t has been seen to
take the tip of its tail in its mouth
nd then. letting go with jerk, to
leap out of a vessel six inches in
depth. To equal this man would
have TO Jump out of well from a
deptt of l4i feet.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-03-16
Youthful Gardeners.

Porto ItlCauS 20 wUrK, Ut. Lindsay,
the United States Commissioner of
Education for the island, has planned
for every country schoolhouse to
have an acre or two of land for gar
dening. The pupils are divided into
two shifts, and while one set is study
ing reading, writing and arithmetic,
the other is learning the rudiments of
practical gardening. Each school has
two teachers, one for the ordinary
educational branches, and the other
for the gardening.-Washin Star.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-03-16
Entertainment. With a Candle.

Grown people as well as children
will get a great deal of pleasure out
of the following tricks:
1. Put a nail in the end of a can
die and set it in a glass filed with
water. The nail will hold the candle
steady, and it will burn until nothing
remains, always rising above the sur
face of the water by reason of the
decrease in weight.
2. Take a small picture cut from
a paper or book, and wrap it lightly
round a candle. Light match or
another candle and hold the fame
near until 1t becomes transparent.
Unwrap the picture and every one
will be surprised to find it printed
on the candle.
8. Put candle ullighted into a
basin full OF water. Let several try
to take il out with their mouths not
touching the candle with their hands
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-03-16


here Ia n night which children love
zine OF fadcless youth,
\ thnr when tenderest legendry
EWwines with holiest truth.
q ppy night! q holy night.
SUI shines thy radiant star
On shepherds watching I'm the fields.
Ger wise men Journeying far.
There is q tree the children love
whose flowers are all of light
whose fruitage is shower of gifts
. ot wonder and delight,
bencath the branches of that tree
Care flics and pain is mute.
And hands long sundered meet again
When gathering its fruit.
There is Child the children love,
touched on His mothers knee,
pn linn the happy star doth shine,
And on the Christmas tree.
Out from those baby hands of His,
Like rose leaves softly curled,
Hath come that happy, holy thing.
The Christmas of the world.
Florence Evelyn Pratt. in Harpers Ba
zar.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-03-16
seethoven Liked InsorIn,loo.


An interesting Beethoven relic was
put up for auction at Berlin recently
in the shape of an inscription copied
by Beethoven himself from Champol-
lions Egyptian Pictures" the orig
inal Of which is stated to have been
in temple erected to the Goddess
Meth. 1t runs as follows: Il am
everything that exists. | am every,
thing that is, that was and that win
be. No mortal has lifted my veil,
He is only of Himself. and to Him
alone everything owes its being"
Beethoven liked the inscription. be
cause, ne said, II corresronded with
his own views on religion. For thaI
reason he had II always before him
on his study table.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-03-16

spider can be of any size, according
TO that of the cork used for it's body.
For its legs use wooden toothpicks.
Stick two into each end of the cork,
and then bend them in the middle
until they crack but do not break
through on both sides. They will bend
and form your spiders jointed legs.
Place your spider on the table get
some water in a teaspoon and shake
a drop carefully on each leg at the
joint The legs viii Immediately be-
gin to move, and appear quite lifelike
Of course it will not run across the
table like a real spider would do. but
if the toothpicks are of tough wood,
ana the top of the table smooth, it will
wriggle a good deal and astonish every
one who sees the trick for the first
time.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-03-16
Riddles.

Who is it that can marry, yet live
single? A clergyman.
Why did the lobster blush? Because
he saw the salad dressing.
Why is chloroform like Mendels
sohn? Because it is a great composer
Why is roast veal like the letter
"f?" Because it is the end of calf"
What is it that is bought by the yard
and worn by the foot? A carpet.
On which tree has fire no effect?
The ash, because even if burned it is
ash STILL
If ladies were cast adrift on the sea
where would they steer for? The Isle
of Man.
When does a son not take after his
father? When his father leaves him
nOUnluB 10 Udhe.
Why should a bCe know how TO
make itself comfortable? Because it is
two-thirds made from ease (e's).
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-03-16

motor car slowly climbs, for crowds o
children, lightly clothed, have come
forth into the single street to see the
monster pass and to watch the
thoughtless dogs that would stay its
career with barkl Chickens seem
fascinated by it, and run wildly be
tween the wheels, sometimes emerg.
ing without a tail. and sometimes not
emerging alive.
In the valley a large woman wash
ing at stream, being asked the dis
tance to the Tivoli road, was silent,
but spoke by signs. Speed became
great along this smooth road in be
tween the hills. Finally the rain
fell in large drops. and the sky be
came black as night, and the thun.
der ratified, and reverberated in the
hills. In a deluge we reached the
river Anio at the Ponte Luciano and
began to climb the high hill to Tivoli.
The beautiful scenes on this river
Anio were blotted out by the almost
inky blackness Of the sky. But at
Tivoli, beneath the shade of the ever.
green oaks that cluster around the
Villa Gregoriana, We dined, and in
choice old Ceasanese wine grown
in the neighborhood, drank success To
the motor car and its proprietor.
Through the darkness of the night
illumined ouly by the far darting light
of the motor lamps. we drove the long
dreary miles of the ancient TiburtinC
Way from Tivoli to Rome. Colonies
of peasants, half asleep on the top OF
heavily laden carts, were awakened
by the light and the warning sound OF
the motor; and there was dazed looh
in their eyes as we left them, We had
passed through the lands that are told
OF in the classical writings of antiqui
ty. and had crushed into brief indeS
library OF references.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-03-16

) Through Italy in Auto {

Especial Corrcspondence.)

When II was proposed to mo the
other day to mako an automobile tour
in Latium. the startling contrast be-
tween the characteristics of the places
ard the vehicle in which they were 10
be visited was forcibly borne in upon
my mind. II was an American that
owned the car which was OF French
manufacture; and the harmless nee
essary chauffeur also belonged in the
land of France. Here was one of tho
latest practical results of modern sci
ence in locomotion about to invade the
very center of land where history
itself seems to have grown old and
has nothing more to say.
Beyond the walls our pace was
slow; carts and vehicles of various
kinds were gathered at the gate In
crowd, waiting for some occult reason
before entering into tho city. After
sounding the impressive horn that
hoarsely commands attention time aft
er time, a way was cleared, and the
motor car careencd over the lava
paved road. Now the road crosses the
Latin way, and on the left are seen
the polygonal blocks of the pave
ment that still endure, and the tombs,
painted or succeed, that line II on
both sides. Another rapid flight of a
few minutes, and on our right, against
the horizon, rise the ruins of the
grand tombs that bordered the ancient
Appian way, with the round tower of
other days." the huge imperishable
,F .tn lg,,. ~
at the beginning of the line of ruins
that stretches into the town of Al.
bano on the rise of the hill.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-03-16
Mr.. porcupine Quilts.

Z used TO be said that The porcupine,
when attacked, shot its quills at its
assailants. The notion Is. of course,
absurd. For If the animal shot its
quilts away at enemy No. 1, what was
II to do when enemy No. 2 came
along? The quilts drop out easils,
and are shed periodically, and this
may have given rise to the popular
delusion. But they are useful for at
tack or defense, all the same. BY
drawing it's skin together the quills
are raised, and a very nasty barrier
a foe finds them. The porcupine does
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-03-16

and all embossed with memories
bright in classic story" There are
few scenes in the Latin land more
fair 10 look upon than this, and still
fewer that are as rich in mythical and
historical "reminiscences.
Away round the hillside behiud Fras-
cati the road became soft as velvet
under the wheels of this daintiest OF
vehicles. We leave the road that
leads up to the fortress like little town
of Monte Compatri where the church
crowns the summit of this "city seated
on hill" and down through the val
ley we rush until we reach the Labi-
can Way. Here we are In the very
midst of the Latin land. The elderly
man in the rather frayed livery from
whom We ask thu route Is a depend
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-03-16
Game of Old Soldier.

Old Soldier is game for young
children, and though it seems very
simple, yet there is a good deal of fun
in it. One of the children pretends
to be an old soldier and goes round
begging of each of the other players
in turn, saying that he is poor, and
old, aud hungry" and asking what
they will do for him or give him. In
answering the cid soldier no one must
say the words yes" mo-" black"
or white" and he must be answered
at once without hesitation. Anyone
who does not reply at once, or who
uses any of the forbidden words, must
Day forfeit
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-03-16
MARRIAGE by Proxy.

In olden days marriage by proxy
was very usual in Europe and it is
still permitted by the laws of Holland.
A Dutchman who has gone abroad
leaving his sweetheart behind and
who finds it inconvenient to return
for her weds her by proxy. After GER
tain legal formalities have been car
ried out a friend of the bridegroom
goes through the marriage ceremony
for him and then the bride is shipped
off to her far-distant husband.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-03-16
sy a sinless Sinner.

whenever | am retained in a d.
yorce case" said a well-known New
York lawyer, Il always think of the
English squire who was caught In a
compromising situation with the wife
Of his coachman.
"The squire admitted the wrong he
had done, but said, In an endeayor TO
maintain his self-respect:
Il have not sinned against the state
or the moral law, for we are only
commanded not to sin with another
mans wife, whereas this was my own
mans wife"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-03-16

at sunrise when he saw the head and
arms of a man sticking out of the
ground. the arms waving wildly in sig
nal of distress. The fellow was i'm.
prisoned in an ant-bear hole and was
half dead. When he was resuscltated
he told how he had been coming back
on foot from johannesburg with some
friends when he was taken ILL., His
friends thought he was going TO die
and stuck him in the ant.bear hole and
deserted him. When he recovered he
prosecuted his friends and they went
to prison.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-03-16
self.ReIIanee a Good Teacher,


We often find that boys who have
educated themselves in the country,
almost without schooling or teachers,
make the most vigorous thinkers.
They may not be quite as polished or
cultivated, in some ways, but they
have something better than polish,
and that is mental vigor, originality
of method and independence. They
do not lean upon their schooling, or
depend upon their diplomas; neces-
sity has been their teacher, and they
have been forced TO act for them
selves and be practical; they know
little of theories, but they know what
viii work. They have gained power
by solving their own problems. Such
selfeducated, self-made men carry
weight In their communities because
they are men of power and think Wig.
orously and strongly; they have
learned 10 concentrate the mind.
Self-help is the only help that will
make strong, vigorous lives. Self-re.
lance is great educator and early
poverty is good teacher. Necessity
has ever been the priceless spur
which has called man out of himself
and spurred him on to his goal.
Grit is more than match for al
most any handicap. 1t overcomes OBJ
stacles and abolishes difficulties. 1t
is the man who makes an opportunity
and does not wait for 1.-THE man who
helps himself and does not wait to be
helped--that makes the strong think.
er and vigorous operator.
1t is he who dares to be himself and
to work by his own program, without
initiating others, who Montreal
Herald.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-03-16
Along the Roads.

In less than an hour from the time
of starting the marvellous motor en-
tered the Roman gate of Albano, and
fastened toward the Piazza della
Posta, where orders for lunch were
given at the Sallustri restaurant, and
the journey was continued toward
Genzano and the lake of Nemi. There
is scarcely time TO note the strange
construction and the studious restora-
ton OF the tomb On part of the old APP.
plan way, which tradition allots TO
Aruns, the son of Lars Porsena, who
died here fighting for the wicked King
Tarquin, and who was buried where
he fell. We knew and felt the local
color of the poets description when
he told of Lars Porsena. by the nine
gods he swore, that the great house of
Tarquin should suffer wrong no more"
and we also knew how il all ended
With the death of Aruns. the sou OF
Lars Porsena, the undoing of the Tar
quln and the monarchy, and the estab-
lishment of a republic in Rome.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-03-16
Iananeae Idea of araxerx.

There is time when death is much
easier for a man than TO fuifl his
duty. and II he dies just for the sake
of death he cannot execute the duty
that Is assigned him. True bravery
is not In throwing away ones life. or
courting death, but in doing ones duty
at the hazard OF ones life. You mus,
not forget From "A Daughter OF
japan" by Marul Gensai.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-03-16
u.r,Iest Worked churchman.

Bishop Mallalieu, who has passed
his seyenty-sixth birthday, is one OF
the hardest workers among church
men. Aside from his duties as bishop.
he is writing book, Moses. the Man
of God" and is at work on long
article on Dante's Divine Comedy" 1"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-03-16
Spider from Cork.

This finny spider will walk all over
yonr table, but you could not possibly
induce 1t to spin web. It's a pretty
queer spider, isn't 1t, that cannot spin
web? This one is made of cork.
which explains the reason why. Your
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-03-16

not believe in front attacks. 1t charges
either sideways or backwards, wheel
ing round rapidly, so as always to
have his back to the enemy. The
quilts, prettily marked with black and
white rings, are much used as pen
holders, and very light they are, too.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-03-16
companion Left to Die.

There was curious incident near
A native was riding along a pathway
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-03-16
JAMS Make Cheap Matches,

The British consul at Foo-Chow re-
ports that the japanese can make
matches cheaper than the Chinese and
are driving the native article from
Chinese markets.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-03-16
aaptlsta in PhlIioplnes.

',he American Baptist mission in the
Philippines is meeting with great sue
cess. The Rev. C. W. Briggs bap-
tized more than a thousand during
1904.