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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-04-13
DOG Didn't Come Back.

The best authorities agree that dogs
should not be whipped or struck n
blow more severe than slap with
the hand. A dog is intelligent and MS
sensitive to the tones of the voice as
u child. Tho voice alone Is all that
is needed to roprove him. II 1t is
necessary to punish your dog, do It
at the time of the transgression, and
not as one boy did, two days after the
wrongdoing.
This boy was the owner of splen.
did st. Bernard dog who ran away
from home on one occasion. When he
returned his master cruelty whipped
him, although nelghbor remonstrat-
ed. warning him that the dog did not
understand what he had done to merit
punishment. when the dog goes OFF
next time, do you think he will come
back when he remembers that q
thrashing Is awaiting him thero?"
angrily inquired the neighbor
The boy raid no attention TO the
warning, and when Barko went away
a week or so later tho neighbor's
words came true. Barko evidently
decided that home with lash was
worse than no home at all Unlike
the cat of song and story, he never
came back" to the great delight of
the neighbor, who believed that in
dogland as well as childland good
ness should be rewarded instead of
badness punished.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-04-13
HEALTHFUL DISHES.

Fruit Nectar-Takc Concord grapes
or any kind Of berries and put into a
stewpan with small amount of
water; boil ten minutes, stirring oc-
casionally. Strain first through sieve
and then through cheese cloth. Add
one-third sugar to two-thirds juice and
boil briskly for fifteen minutes. Put
in bottles and seal When used ado
either hot or cold water, TO suit the
taste.
Macaroni au Gratin-Break enough
macaroni into inch lengths to fill a
cup and cook in one and one-half pints
of boiling water in a double boiler un.
til tender. When done. drain and sepa-
rate by dashing over it a little cold
water Mix with the macaroni one
cuptul of cottage cheese, one table
spoonful of cracker crumbs, rolled
fine, one fourth cup of cream and one.
half teaspoonful of salt. Put in an
oiled graniteware dish and bake until
brown.
Vegetable BouiIlon.--To one and
one-half pints of bran (pressed down.,
add two and one-half quarts of boiling
water. Allow this To simmer for two
hours or more; strain, add one pint Of
strained tomato, one stalk of chopped
celery, one large onion and one-half
teaspoonful OF powdered mint in
muslin bag. Let this simmer togeth-
er for from half an hour to an hour.
Add water to make two and one-half
quarts of soup. Strain, add one tea
spoonful of salt or more If desired.
and reheat for serving.
On each bread-andbutter plate put
pat of cocoanut butter, two nut
cheese straws, and a couple Of bread
or cream sticks tied together with vel.
low and wkite ribbon.
Golden Salad.-Prepare eggs by
hard boiling them. Cut, when done,
into two parts; remove the yolks
without breaking the whites. mash
them and mix with enough mayon-
naise or boiled salad dressing to bind
them. Fill the egg-white shells with
the prepared yolks, and stick the two
half whites together, thus forming
whole eggs. Cut one end fiat. and
stand an egg on lettuce leaf on each
salad plate. Around each egg put a
circle of mayonnaise.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-04-13
Ten Nouns.

Boys and girls who wish their
games 10 be something more than
mere time-killers will find this one
especially interesting and entertain
ing. 1t is intended for young people
who have reached the composition
writing age. and will prove a good
test Of their readiness in that art.
Each player is provided with a pen
Gil and sheet Of paper and someone
selected for the purpose then die.
tates ten nouns. which the players
are to write at the top of their papers.
The nouns must have no connection
with each other in sense.
Then the players are told that they
must each write a little story, in
which they must use all ten of the
nouns. A lime limit should be fixed:
say, twenty or thirty minutes, and
the stories are then handed in TO the
person who acts as Judge. lie reads
them all to the players, and then Sc.
lects the best two or three. TO the
writers of which prize should be
given.
Suppose. for example. that the
nouns given 10 the players are vase.
stick, side-saddle. celery. apple, coal.
desk, cradle, organ, paper case; here
is a story showing how they are to
be used:
THE BROKEN VASE,
1T was very careless In you, Tom.
Yes. | suppose the vase may be mend
ed, but have told you often not to
flourish that stick about In the way
you have been doing. Mary, as you
are going TO town. will you get some
cement from JOhnston's?'
Yes, mamma; | have already told
William TO put the side-saddle ON my
horse"
Very well You may call at the
grocery and get some celery; and be
sure TO bring an apple. Go also TO
Lanes and order ton of coal"
I'm afraid ! can't rememhar all
that, mamma"
well, bring me my desk and
VIII make a memorandum for you.
There's the baby crying; what in the
world Is the matter now, | wonder?"
Master Toms upset the cradle,
mum. and spilled the baby" said
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-04-13
Ferocious Bravery

In the naval battle between the Eng
lish and the French off Dominica in
April, 1892, an English gunner was
standing by his gun when the shir
sheered abreast of the French flag
ship. The gun was all ready and just
going TO fire when a shot came in at
the port and took his leg off at the
knee. As quick as thought the man
pulled off his necllcloth and lied his
leg above the stump. The next instant
he seized his shot-off limb and thrust
IT into the muzzle of his gun, which
went off two seconds later. my
foot, shouted the man. exultantly,
% is the first TO board the vile do
Paris,''
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-04-13
Lon Tells Of Nelson's Death.

There is still in existence the log OF
Nelson's flagship, the Victory. on the
day OF Trafalgar. A clerkly hand.
clear and distinct. wrote amid the
echoes OF French and Spanish guns
The Right Honorable Lord Viscount
Nelson, X. b.. commaDder-in-chief,
was wounded in the shoulder III.
S0min.' Later. on the other page:
Partial firing continued until 4h
30min., when a victory having been
reported TO the Right Honorable
Lord Niscount Nelson, X. b., and
commander-in-c chief, he then died Of
his wound And all the time in the
margin the variations of the wind
are calmly noticed.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-04-13
TubercuIosls RiohtIy cIass.d.

The Health department of the city Of
Philadelphia has decided that in future
tuberculosis shall be classed with
other diseases that are dangerous to
the public health, such as smallpox,
diphtheria, scarlet fever, and other
contagious maladies. The law in
Pennsylvania and most other States of
the Union requires that every case of
contagious disease shall be reported
to the Health department Hereafter
all cases Of tuberculosis must be so
reported by the attending physician.
The purpose of this law is To enable
the Health department to take neces-
sary steps to prevent the extension of
this disease by disinfection OF the
apartments which have been occupied
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-04-13
Guess Who 4 Am.

This is simple little game but st
makes lots of fun, The advantage
about II is that II requires no thinking.
no knowledge OF books. no prepara-
ton of any kind; 1t is just jolly
game to make boys and girls OF any
age roar witk laughter.
One of the players is to be blind
folded and the others stand about the
room as they please. The blindfolded
one then walks or gropes around until
he touches player, and the player
touched must then stand still and
make noise in imitation OF some ami
NAL, say cat, q dog, a COW. a pig or
a horse.
II the blindfolded player chooses he
can have the sound made three times
aud IL he then giesses the name OF
the person the person takes his place.
IL he does not guess correctly he re
leases the player and tries again.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-04-13
THE Bean Bau Test

Into bag that will hold four or
hye quarts, pour three quarts of dried
beass and In their midst hide ring.
lhimble and brass button.
Have ready a bright new tin cup
and let each player in turn dip into
the bag and take out cupful of
beans, which must he emptied into a
plate.
II either girl or boy finds the ring
In her or his beans IL Is sign of an
early marriage. If girl gets the
tlhmble she will be an old maid. and
when the thimble falls to the lot of
a boy he will marry an old maid.
The brass button in girls cup of
beans denotes that she will marry
n widowcr, but in boys cup II is a
bachelors button aud shows that he
will be n bachelor all his life and sew
his buttons on himself
Each player can have only one trial,
and If only beans fall to her share, it
signifies that her fate is still unde-
cided.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-04-13
How. When and Where.

One of the company goes out Of the
room, whilst the others choose a word
10 be guessed. one with two or three
different meanings being tho best.
We viii suppose that the word
spring has been thought Of When
the person who is outside the room is
recalled he (or she) asks each one In
succession, How do you like IT." The
answers may be Dry" (meaning the
season., cold and clear" Ga spring of
water, strong" "a watch spring.
and high" "a jump The next ques.
ton is; Where do you like it?" And
the answers may be: Anywhere and
everywhere" I'm hot weather." "In
the clock" The game is to try and
guess the word after any of the an
swers, and If right the player last
questioned takes the place of the one
who is guessing; il wrong. the ques.
toner must try again.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-04-13

the Lake Shore. "a hat OF Passenger
Traffic Manager Of the axe Shore,
Michigan Central and Lake Eric and
Western. Tie General Passenger
Agents OF these lines retain their posi-.
tions,
Mr. DAILY came to Chicago three
years ago from the Lake Erie & West.
ern, where he had been General Pas.
senger Agent His promotion TO 50
responsible position is a deserved
tribute to Mr.. Daly's ability as rail.
road operator. Some further changes
in the Vanderbilt lines are expected in
the near future but have not yet been
announced.
In all the changes so far made ne
one has been displaced. The promo
uons being to newly created Offices
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-04-13

that the image of the cage has not
time to vanish from the vision before
the bird is In full view and vice
versa.
BE careful always to have the twirl-
ing stop with the cage side of tho
card out as in this way the mystery
may be prolonged for some time.
The illusions may be varied by hav-
ing horse on one side of the card
and a rider on the other; a dog run
ming on one side and cat running on
the other; in the latter case, however,
neither figure should be in the center
OF the card.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-04-13
Home Made Lap-eoard.

Many persons. old and young find n
writing board for the lap a great con.
vonlence, and homemade contriv-
ance Is here described. II Is easy to get
q lap-pad, of course, but this Is a pad
fully equipped with all the convent
ences and implements that one could
need.
Get Nat board Of well seasoned
wood, not too thick, and OF the size
that you would find most convenient
Cover It with cloth of some dark sery-
iceable color. and tack it round the
edges with brass.headed nails: or You
might get furniture tacks to match
the cloth in color.
Use bands of good silk elastic for
The Board Ready for Use.
holding the address book, calendar,
envelopes, pens, pencils, etc. The
bands should be tackled down secure
ly. lnkstand, stamp box and pen
wiper may be attached to the board
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-04-13
What They Were There For.

Admiral Dewey tells of certain cere-
monies once held in connection with
the erection of tablet to the memory
OF a naval Zero, during which a well.
known clergyman OF Baltimore. a rela-
tive OF the deceased. was invited to
deliver the dedicatory sermon.
Among the interested spectators
present on the occasion in question
was an old colored woman, a servant
In the employ of friend of the admir-.
ais. who was much put out by what
she deemed the excessive length of
the imported preachers discourse.
Il declare TO goodness" said she.
In speaking 10 some one on the sub.
ject, dat Baltimore preacher cert'ny
did carry on like he thought he was
de whole thing! Don't you s'pose dat
man could see ever one come to hear
de Marine Band?"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-04-13
To Manage Three
Roads Traffic.

Since the reorganization OF the Van.
derbiit roads east of Chicago, a short
time ago. several changes have been
made In the operating department
The most important is the promotion
of Mr.. G. F. DAILY from the position of
Assistant General Passenger Agent of
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-04-13
A Clever Trick for a Party.

Optical Illusions are always inter
ostng, and those produced by what
is known as the thumatrope are as
simple as they are mystilying.
Draw n bird on one side OF card,
directly in the ccnter. on the other
side of the same card. also in the cen
ter, draw "A cage, of size suitable
10 hold the bird. Pas a cord through
each end of the card so that when the
latter is suspended by these held in
the two hands, both bird and cage
viii be right side up"
Hold the card up to view, the cage
side toward the spectator, and say,
Now bat your eyes and will put a
bird in that cage" At the same time
begin to twirl the strings so rapidly
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-04-13

AS a fisherman was going home.
ward carrying live lobster, he fell
in with a game keeper. TO whom he
showed his catch. He suggested that
his friend should place his hand in
the Holsters claw, but the gamekeeper
declined the proposal with thanks
The fisher then limited that the keep.
er's dogs tail might be experimental
on. and the keeper agreed The mo-
ment the dog felt the pinch, 1t bolted
dragging the lobster behind.
whistle to your dog" cried the
fisherman; "he is running away with
my lobster"
ma, na," said the gamekeeper;
"just you whistle TO your lobster"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-04-13
Cost Of Tuberculosis.

DR.. Harmon Bigcs of New York
American Modlcine), after careful
estimation. places the annual expense
)f tuberculosis TO the people of the
Unitbd States at 0.000 10000. lie
first calculates the loss to New York
city by putting value of 81 500 upon
each life at tho average at which
deaths from tuberculosis occur This
gives total value OF the lives lost
annually OF $l,500,oO0O0
But this is not all For at least nine
months prior to death these patients
cannot. work, and the loss OF service
at one dollar day, together with food,
nursing, medicines, attendance, etc,
at one and onehalf dollars a day. re
suits in further loss of $4,000 900 90,
making a yearly loss to the punici.
pality of s23, coo. 10000. For the whole
country the 10000 deaths from tuber.
culosis represent In the same way a
loss of $500 900 10000.
DR.. Biggs also states that the total
expenditure In the city OF New York
for the care OF tuberculou3 patients is
not at present over $500, 600 90 a year;
that Is, IL does not exceed two per cent
OF the actual loss by death, etc III
this annual expenditure were doubled
or trebled it would mean saving of
several thousand lives annually, to say
nothing OF the enormous saving in suf
fering.' Further evidence of this is
Afforded by the fact that in the last
twenty years the total number Of
deaths from tuberculosis in New York
has decreased instead Of increasing,
although there has been an increase
OF 20 per cent in the general popula-
tion.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-04-13
OH Rubbing.

Clothing exposes us 10 great dam
gers. We wear too many clothes.
We dress too warmly, SO the skin be,
comes relaxed. and loses the power TO
take care of itself. and this is the rea-
son oil rubbing is necessary. The
simple removal OF a thin layer of oil
by a hot bath may be sufficient to
cause man to take cold, so this must
be replaced by a special oiling, or
some other treatment. in cold wealth
er.
People who are very susceptible to
cold, should be rubbed with oil after
each bath. Oil rubbing is especially
needed in cases In which the skin Is
dry. through deficient activity of tho
oil glands OF the skin. Great care,
however, should be taken to avoid too
vigorous rubbing in the application of
the oil. rs sweating Is very easily pro-
duced, to the disadvantage of the pa
tient. In the treatment of infants and
children, marked and most favor.
able effect upon nutrition is produced
by oil rubbing. Application Of oil
after cold baths encourages reaction
In most cases of chronic dyspepsia
when accompanied by emaciation, in
diabetes, and In most cases in which
malnutrition with dryness of the skin
Is prominent feature, oil rubbing is
a valuable curative agency.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-04-13

game to begin. the hostess calls the
guests TO her, one by one, and gives
10 each sheet of the paper. whisper
ing at the same time the name OF the
animal on her list that is numbered
like the sheet she gives the player.
Each player must remember his ami
NAL, and must keep II secret.
When the players have all received
their paper and are seated again. the
hostess says:
Il want each of you, If you please,
to tear out Of the paper you have the
form Of the animal whose name gave
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-04-13

ner original list. the guests marking
those that they hold accordingly
The answer most closely corre-
spending To the original list is award
ed the first prize and the poorest re
production gets the BOBBY prize.
Such animals as the following may
be tried: The elephant. the dog. the
cat, the rabbit, the donkey. the calf
and the horse. and you need not be
surprised IL the one that seems easies,
turns out to be the one Ieast resem-
bling its original. The game affords
an hour or two OF rare tun.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-04-13
GAME OF eaoTEseue ANIMALS.

To play this game the hostess
should supply as many sheets Of col
ored paper, about ten inches square
as there will be members of the party.
A few extra sheets would not be amiss
to provide against accidents. The
paper should be rather stiff, but of a
kind easily torn. In the middle of the
back OF each sheet number should
be written, and a list of animals
should be made with numbers CORE
spending to those on the sheets.
When everything Is ready for the
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-04-13

you, but you must not tell any one
what that animal is. Please make
the tear so that the number on the
back of the paper shall be On the
back OF the animal"
When all have finished the animals
are placed on a table. each player is
furnished with pencil and sheet or
note paper, ON which he must write
what he thinks each animal Is. with
the number attached that he fnds on
the back. These lists are then signed
and passed TO the left and the hostess
reads the names and numbers from
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-04-13

Lake Batticalo, Ceylon has tho
probably unique distinction of being
the home OF musical fish The
sounds emitted by these are said 10
be as sweet and melodious as those
which can be produced by a series of
Aeoiian harps. Crossing the lake in
a boat one can plainly distinguish the
pleasant sounds If an oar is dipped
In the water the melody becomes
louder and more distinct
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-04-13
a Literary Confidence.

Not long ago the Toastmaster. ac-
cording 10 the Atlantic. happened 10
overhear worthy nursemald ex-
changing literary condolences with the
cook, apropOs Of a historical novel
which was then the best-selling book
of the minute. Sure it's a fine
book" testified Maggie heartily. and
tnen soon, as II puzzled by her own
inaptitude, but somehow | amt very
far with IT," Exactly. Neither was
the Toastmaster very far WIKI 1t. Be
tween a book written TO be sold by
the hundred thousand aud book
written TO be put away in a drawer,
like Pride and Prejudice" and the
first draft of "Waverly." II is toler-
ably easy 60 say which is the mose
likely To prove permanently readable.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-04-13
The Quiet Way Best.

Whats the use OF worrying,
OF huiTying,
And scurTying,
Everybody fiurrying
And breaking up. his rest.
When everything is teaching US.
Preaching, and beseeching us
To settle down and end the fuss.
For quiet ways are best?
The rain that trickles down In showers
4 blessing to the thirsty flowers
Aud gentle zophyrs gather up
Sweet fragrance from each brimmins cup
There's ruin in the tcmpest's path
There's ruin in a voice of wrath,
And they alone are blest
Who early learn 20 dominate
Themselves. their violence sbate
And prove by their serene estate
That quiet ways are best.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-04-13
Brilliant Surgeons Not Wanted.

Genius Is some sort of neurosis, an
uncalculated nervous dis, ase. The
few men of genius have met were
exceedingly impossible persons. They
are certainly entirely out OF place in
the medical profession, whore even
cleverness is not 90 be encouraged,
indeed. of all desperately dangerous
persons the brilliant surgeon is the
most lamentable. -- Sir FredericB
Treyes in Lho Young man.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-04-13
Horrors Of the Cocaine Habit.

horrors OF the Cocaine Habit.
the following Illustration of bad ad.
vice in the lecture room is probably
not an exceptional case. A professor
of materia medica lecturing on cocaine
called 1t one of the greatest of all
stimulants and perfectly harmless.
He cited his own experience of its
good effects, and advised the class to
test 1t personally in debility and ex.
haustion. OF class of thirty-two who
listened to this advice, five became
cocaine takers within two years. Ten
years later thirteen OF this class were
drug ard spirit takers. In all prob.
ability, the use of cocaine was the
starting point Of their addictions.
-Four died from the direct use of this
drug. Evidently more than half the
class had followed the advice of the
teacher and were wrecked. A few
years after, the professor became an
invalid and retired from the profes.
sion, a victim of his own counsel and
confidence in cocaine.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-04-13
Good Prices for chippendsI..

A suite of Chippendale furniture
belonging 10 an old Essex family has
been sold privately at Saffron, Wal
den, England. for 800 pounds. II
comprises a settee on six legs, twelve
chairs and five stools, eighteen pieces
In all. The frames were of walnut,
elaborately carved. with Gabrielle legs
and claw feet.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-04-13
Where the Sun is Unknown.

A kindergarten teacher in one OF
the public schools who had been talk
ing TO the children about the sun
asked a new pupil where it set. The
little blackeyed damsel, whose dig.
nifty had earned her the sObriquet
La Belle Princess, replied calm
iy: Oh. Miss Brown. you know !
came from a very little town. where
We never heard about the sun. -
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-04-13
Jumbled Words.

Here are some sentences that it is
fun to try to repeat quickly:
She sells sea shells by the seashore.
Seven selfish shellfsh shoYed some
ehrimp sideways.
Prudently peel prime potatoes.
Royal rulers rarely really read rid
dies
Faint flames frequently feed fierce.
fires.
Truly rural.