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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-12-21

At the final business meeting OF the
Society of the Army Of Tennessee at
Cincinnati Gen. G. NJ Dodge presided.
Gen. o. o. Howard, the last command
er of the Army of Tennessee, was
present. Gen. Fred ID. Grant and his
son. Lieut. U. S. Grant III. were also
present. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent, Gen. Granville NJ. Dodge; vice
presidents, Gen. Fred ID. Grant, Col.
W. l. Barnum, Captain George H.
Richmond, Major A. Sabine. Capt. J.
c. Banks, Mrs. James A. Sexton, Major
Leo Rassieur, Capt. w. L. Cadle, Capt.
r. NJ. Campbell. Gen. James G. VIII
son. Capt T. w. Stevens. Capt. e. b.
Soper; corresponding secretary, Major
W. II. Chamberlin; treasurer, Major
Augustus Vandyke; recording secre-
tsry. Col. Cornelius Cadle Council
Bluffs. Iowa, was selected as the place
for the next meeting.
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MemoriaI TO Tor, Reed.

The memorial 10 Thomas j. Reed
is assured and the committee In Port
land. Me-. has now $4,000 of the fund
in sight. Among the contributors are
ex. President Grover Cleveland, er.
Governor Black. ex-Goyernur Odell
ex-vice President Morton, General A.
G. McCoo,i, Colonel \. c. Paine, Con
gressman Littauer and Mayor Nc
Clellan. of New York; Senator Crane
and ex-COngressman Walker, Of
Massachusetts: Conyressmas~Iii.is oi
Illinois and Henry II. Rogers. with
the exception of Colonel Paine, whd
was the first subscriber to the fund
and who gave $4,000. the amounts OF
the Individual contributions have not
been announced.
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Mrs 1@1-..9a los l- confused and
enibarTa Sed
"Yox will think me absurd"
Never" said the lawyer. calamity.
Mrs Hamilton could not be absurd,
even in thought
Well. will tell you. Is your o.fac-
tory sense very keen?"
Il think not particularly" replied
Mr. Morely. politely, and repressing.
severely, an inclination to smile
rs yougs?" turning 40 Mr. Stevens.
Il think ! may sag II IS. I have been
told so.
Then perhaps yoU viii understand.
me- Mine Is particularly acute, so
much so that the perfume Of a flower
which | have not smelled for years
will watt my recollections back 10 the
last time. perhaps the only time, when
I ever held such a flower in my hand
Now" she said. with more hesita-
,ion. have you noticed that each per
son has physical odor which is eN-
hailed from his body?"
Il confess l never thought Of Il"
said Mr.. Stevens.
But you know a dog will track his
master in the midst OF a multitude
by means OF It"
True"
Dogs have a more acute sense OF
smell than people. but many people
have this sense in far greater de-
gree than others. You will admit that
YOU, for instance, can smell better
than Mr.. Morley, just as some people
can hear or see better than Others
Yes. your reasoning Is good"
I can smell scents that most people
cannot. To me each person has an
individual odor, peculiar, personal and
Characteristic Of them"
Mrs Hamilton. DO your words i'm
ply that you have detected your hus-
band through the means you describe
SO interestingly"
Perhaps 1t would be too much 20
say. sir"
Il think not At least such recoSui-
tion on the part OF a dog OF his mas
ter (pardon the eomparison) has been
given full weight many times. Please
tell us wha' you thought when Mr..
Hamilton. so called, returned
Il thought il was he never
doubted II until | recovered couscious-
ness. for tainted AZ the sigh, Of
him, in Mr.. Aliens once. He kReil
beside me and--and this odoT Of
which I have spoken vas strange TO
me. Had il been familiar, ] should
never have doubted-neyeT. II has
been the means Of making me mis-
trust his claims"
This Is marvellous. marvellous"
said Mr. Morley You say that the
frs; claimant vas unEeoognizable in
this way
Yes. air: though he looked exactly
like NY husband. spohe like him
Ualkee like him, wore his ring. car
ried his Loie-bOok and papers, I mis-
trusted him, and for this reason
-Ano the other elaimzntE~
The Others shoulders. as seen IN
church. reminded ne Of Vane. his
e. e.. also"
But tie o6orf~
~Tha; vas familia-. sir. ! rOticsd
it almost from the first"
But yOu did not speak Of H."
No sir. I did not SPEAK Of T.
eogld nor eompsi rlyself 70 unul II
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HAD TO SWALLOW AND PRAISE.
Eoastful lnnkeeper Carried Bluff
Through to the Erd.

Through to the End.
DR.. John r. Russell OF New York,
whose emulsion Of fats and COM
pounds OF vegetable juices has done so
much for the cure of consumption,
said at a meeting Of physicians that
he did not wish TO praise TOO ardently
his discoveries.
For they who speak oyerhighly of
their own work" he said, ARE always
little ridiculous, and sometimes they
stumble. like a certain innkeeper, into
pitfall.
This innkeeper, New Hampshire
man, was notorious for the bad quality
OF his beer.
"A joker from Sunapee, a gentleman
named Perley, said one day that he
would put up a trick on the innkeeper
and as he sat at a table with some
friends in the inn he poured a lot Of
vinegar and pepper into glass OF
beer before him
Then PeTiey maze a horrible face
and roared out:
Dreadful It's a shame. This is
not beer. II Is poison
Pale with rage, the landlord hur.
ried in.
What's the matter with you, Per.
lcys' he said. That beer j. all right
All right. is it, said PeTley, wink.
ing at his companions Well Just
taste il and see II its all right
The landlord Put the full glass Of
doctored beer 10 his lips He drained
the vile mixture 70 the last drop. Then.
determined TO stand up Tor himself at
all costs. he said:
An excellent glass of beer. never
tasted q better
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Told a, Reoimen,sI Reunions.

Down at the reunion of our regi-
ment at New Philadelphia, Ohio, two
weeks ago" said the Sergeant. Il met
a good many of Dan McCook's men.
and each one told some story of the
Colonel Henry Conkelton of Compa-
ny C. Fify-ffth Ohio. was the best
wrestler, with one exception, in the
brigade. The exception was man
named Nelson. who was the cham
pion. Conkelton. however, was
matched against all the wrestlers in
the brigade. and he was always the
winner except when our own boys had
bet too much money on the other
man.
Col. McCook was greatly interested
in athletics, and when the wrestling
matches occurred near his quarters
was always an interested spectator.
At the end he always invited the
wrestlers in TO take drink, and Con
kelton admits that when he thirsted
for a drink he would inveigle some
other thirsty man into a wrestling
match 20 down TO Col. Dams head
quarters. and wrestle simply for the
drinks that the Colonel was sure to
give them.
Although Conkelton handled him
self we'll in any kind of scrap he
kept out of controversies and per-
sonal encounters. On one occasion.
however. he came upon a large, strong
man bullying a small man who had
not fully recovered from a siege in
the hospital The large man insisted
on fighting. when Conkelton inter
vened. explaining that he was averse
to fighting. but he would not see a
boy or an old man abused, and If Jack
persisted he would have to lick him.
Jack persisted and Conkelton proceed
ed to dress him down and was finish
ing the job in great shape when Col
McCook rode up. He was very angry
and ordered both arrested. The lit
tie fellow in whose interest Conkel'
ton had interviewed explained the mat.
ter and the Colonel sent for Conkel'
ton and told him he did right"
At the New Philadelphia reunion
John Smith told of an adventure al
Lookout Mountain. The skirmishers
were being shelled by the enemy's
artillery and Whenever they were
warned by their lookout posted in ad
vance would jump behind trees or into
holes which they had dug in the
ground. Just as the signal was given
to take shelter. Smith made a dash
for his tree, but another man jumped
| in ahead Of him. Grumbling and swear
ing Smith jumped into a hole ius
in time to escape the broadside Of
/ shot and shell.
A heavy cannon ball struck Smiths
I tree near the roots and crushed il
| over on the man who had taken shell
/ ter behind it, Then Smith felt glad
| that the other man had insisted oil
I taking his place behind the tree a.
| the regiment was ordered forward al
/ once he did not know what became
| OF the man who stole his tree. There
upon Martin Prettymsn of Company
/ F, present at the reunion. said ne was
/ the man who stole the tree and was
/ crushed under it. He escaped with
a few bruises and lived TO meet Sm.Jt
/ forty-two years later at a regimenta
reunion-Chicago Inter Ocean.
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Ak Your NeIuhbors.

Gelatt, Pa. Nov. 6th tSpcclal)
Mrs. II. ". SterDs wen respected
resident OF Gelatt, tells in convincing
words. what Dodd's Kidney Pills have
done for her. She SAYS: :"
Il was a great sufferer from Rhes'
matism, caused through my kldneys
being out OF order. ! was subject to
Il for years Il would take me with
out warning. and while the attack
lasted / was so lame / could not get
around So I had to send FOR Dodds
Kidney Pills. | took them for three
days, but didn't feel much beneft, but
on the fourth day noticed great
change, the 'lameness IN my back was
gone. and the pains | used to suffer
were less. | kept on with Dodd's KID
ney Pills and now / am glad to say
| have no lamcness nor pain OF any
kind feei as il didn't know what
rheumatism was. shall never be
without Dodd's Kidney Pills In the
house. and bless the day first heard
OF them
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OLD FASHIONED FARE
Hot Biscuits, GriddIe-cskes. Pies and
Puddinss-

The food that made the fathers
strong is sometimes unfit for the ohil-
dren under the new conditions that
our changing civilization is constantly
bringing in. One of Mr.. Bryan's neigh
bOrs in the great state Of Nebraska
writes.
4 was raised in the South, where
no; biscuits, griddle-cakes, pies and
puddings are eaten at almost every
meal, and by the time l located In
Nebraska l found myself a sufferer
from indigestion and its attendant
ills-distress and pains after meals.
an almost constant headache, dull,
heavy sleepiness by day and sleep
lessness al night, loss of flesh. impair
ed memory, etc. etc.
Il was rapidly becoming incapaci
tated for business, when q valued
friend suggested 4 change in my diet
the abandonment OF heavy. rich stun
and the we of GrapeNuts food fol
lowed tie good advice and shall n
ways be thankful that I did SO.
Whatever may be the experience
OF others, the beneficial effects of the
change were apparent In my case al
Haost Immediately. My stomach.
which had rejected other food for 30
long, took 20 Grape-Nuts most kindly;
in day or two my headache vas
gone, began TO sleep BEAUTIFULLY and
before a week was out the scales
showed that my lost weight was com
ing back. Ny memory was restored
with the renewed vigor that ! felt in
body and mind. For three years now
GrapeNuts food has kept me In prime
condition, and ! propose It shall for
the rest OF my days.
And by the way. my "a year old
baby is as fond OF Grape Nuts as am.
always insists on having it, II keeps
her as healthy and hearty as they
make them" Name given by Postum
Co. Battle Greek. Mich There's a
reason.
Read the little book Tho Road 10
wellvine" in pkgs.
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ne OFc "hc lfies-
Yes l love the little winner
With the medal and the mark:
He has gained the prize BE sought for,
He i Joyous as a lark
Every one will haste 10 praise him,
He Is on the honor list,
I've tender thought. my daTlings.
for The one who tried and missed.
one Al. nc, They count hy thousands-
Those Who have not gained the race
Though they Did their best and fairest.
Striving for the winners place.
Only few can reach the laurel.
Many sce thrir chances fiit by'
I've a tender thought. my darlings.
For the earnest hand who try.
It's the trying that is noble;
II you r. made of steTncr stun
Than the nEgaIds who are daunted
When the hit Of road Is rough
AL VIII praise the happy winner:
But. when they have hurried BY.
I've a song 10 cheer. my darlings.
The great company who Try.
-MarEaret E SanSster.
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line from Constance. Edes repaired
10 the Office of Morley * Stevens.
They received him with seeming re-
spect and listened 10 his story with
attention. II is well known to my
readers by this time. and / viii not
repeat IT, When he finished, both law
yers observed that he said nothing
ahoU. ConslaHco'S rtcoguition through
the olfactory sense, and hey judged
richt!y tha. he was unaware of il,
They saw, therefore. that it bore no
uart in his -minar.ou 90 prosecute
his claims Auc~ the matter had
been discussed at some length. MI
Morley said:
Actions against tenants viii APP
ply 20 your case. Nr Hamilton (csll-
ing him So for the FIRST Jimel, for they
provide Tor any case where one per.
son is in possession OF any land or
tenement belonging to another and
wroRgfully withheld from the owner.
whether the relation OF landlord and
tenant ever existed between the par.
Ties or not The plaintin claims 70
De The. owner of the estate, Yane
Hamilton. As such he has a right 10
il. Otherwise he mas none The
sole issue 10 be tried is the identity
Of the plain;ifI with Naue Hamilton 3"
Exactly. Now, In what name shall
the writ be issued against him-Vic-
Tor Hamilton or Ashley"
Il don't absolutely know that it is
either"
THAT makes no difference 4 nc
titlous name may be used even.
when name is unknown In this case
you can use which name you choose.
hu, afterward the cOur' may amend
e."
r see Well. issue 8, against Vic
tor Hamilton. don't care 20 estah-
li>h his identity with Ashley"
II may be your best hold later on 20
Il hope he viii not contest nay
claim
But he will lie has nine points Of
The law in his favor, be- viii reason.
That is possession. yon know |
think We may as We'll begin To look
into the case at once. Cen you prove
that The twin brother was stolen. and
that YOU made search Tor him? ,"
Il think J can but ! shall be com
PEELED 70 go 10 ElmiFa. Al last ac-
counts the nurse from yhom the child
was stolen vas alive though very
feeble
That would be q point galnrG.
Then II you cou.d prove that you Wen,
in search OF him /, would be set
against the assertion Of the defendant
that he had 40 brother. and his le-
fusal TO tell why and when he went
II il could be shown by any means
Shere you lost your sense OF personal
know ledge how the defendant POS
sessed himself OF your ring. OF any
point OF similar consequence, IL would
be Of material aid Something that
somebody may have noticed occurred
PERHAPS on the road 20 Portland d.
afieFward- An advertisemea, might
bring out something What DO you
say. Stevens"
A good ioes lEseTt one"
We SIil, Il sou say 80. Ms Hamu-
toa
! do; but you say nothing 70 ne
about costs. Nj Morley. said The
claimant oV1io1sly.
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Ais Laroe Army Of Ghosts.

His large Army Of Ghosts
One OF the leading Irishmen OF Bos
ton has as a standard joke his nrst
picket duty in the civil war. Ch-
fortunately. the churchyard was tne
place designated for him 10 be on
guard Bob could not overcome the
idea. instllled In him from MARCY
about ghosts frequenting this pace
so il was not long before he saw them
on all sides of him. From a brave
soldier he instantly became the slave
of fear
Drenched with cold perspirstion, he
called family to the corporal OF the
guard, who was stationed within near
ing distance. The latter was friendly
to Bob. so, on hearing his story, In
stantly relieved him. Although the
corporal promised not 10 give BOD
away. on second consideration he
deemed the story too good TO keep.
and told 1t next day to the boys III
camp. II reached the captain OF BOD $
company. who, looking upon 1t In a
serious light, reported it to the colonel.
The colonel sent for Bob, and &C
costed him thus: We'll, Bob, is II
true that the enemy could have easily
taken the post where you were sta
toned last evening because OF your
cowardice?"
"A divil a bit could they have taken
the post, colonel" replied Bob, for
had 100000 ghosts On my right and
left flank and 100000 in the center TO
prevent them. Why, colonel, with me
commanding the ghostly forces | could
have marched to Richmond and taken
| the city"
Bob was acquitted of cowardice by
| the smiling colonel.
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BEER BROUGHT PEACE.
Is Much Preferred to the Red Whisky
Formerly Used.

a Washington man who has just re
turned from a trip to Texas. and who
had been in the habit OF visiting that
state in its lawless days, was much
impressed by the law-abiding habits
Of present day Texans. Texas is as
tame as New England He asked the
reason why. "One old citizen" he
says. with whom / talked told me
the philosophy of the change. He said
that il was due TO the substitution of
beer for whisky Thirty years ago
there wasn't a brewery in Texas. and
but little lager beer imported. The
men drank red liquor to excess then.
and under its influence became wild
and violent and ready TO shoot at the
drop of the hat. Nowadays, with beer
the .opular drink, the temper of the
population has undergone change
and tragedies. once so frequent. are of
rare occurrence"
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CHAPTER xvIlI.-continued.

CHAPTER Svill.-SortinUeo.
NO. strange as 1t may seem. ! srn
not. The first claimant looks more
Ike my husband. the other seems
more Hke him in bis ways. manners
and speech"
Have Won tested them by inviting
their recoliectsons OF incidents known
oniy 10 yourself and Mr.. Hsmil,on?"
i have"
And the rcsult?"
-Neither has failed Perhap, the
recollections OF Mr. Edes q will call
hiIn sol are quicker He claims to
have recovered all his memory up TO
last May. while Mr Hamilton. a. he
IS called. owns to yagueness. some
times. regarding names and incidents
But there is one thing in the others
favor. He explains why he went away
every year in May. aud M Hamilton
does not
Indeed
Yes; he went IN search Of his twin
brother stolen in childhood and sup
posed to be dead by all save his motn-
er, who eNsc;ed en- her death bed the
promise that be would spend two
weeks each year in seeking for his
brother"
Does this look Ike a plausible e1.
PLANTATION. Mrs. Hamilton"
7, does. in some respects. Mr..
Edes also claims that Mr. Hamilton Is
really Victor Hamilton, his twin broth
er for whom he searched 50 long
AN ingenious story, Well mus,
see this Edes, who may. or may not.
b. your husband. and talk with him
I confess an beginning 70 feel great
interest in the case. and will under.
take ii il | see my way clear. What
do you say. Steyens?"
I agree with you. Perhaps Mrs.
Hamilton will give US other facts
which may be OF use 10 us. Have YOU
any other good and cogent reason for
thinking that Primus Edes. so called,
is the true Vane Hamilton?"
"One. but should prefer not to
speak OF Il 20 you. ] never have to
any one"
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Profanity OF Commanders.

Speaking Of swearing in the army.
Stonewall Jackson of the Confederate
Army and Gen Howard Of the Union
forces were praying Christians, and
never swore, though Fitzpatrick, Blen-
ker and Custer made the air blue in
the heat Of battle.
Blenker was in Howard's Eleventh
Corps. The boys called it the Y. NJ.
c. A. Corps. At the battle OF Chancel-
lorsville. when the Eleventh was being
driven back, Blenker charged his bri-
gade Of Germans right by Howard.
using such unprintable words as Civ
EN- blank. boys"
That's right, boys," shouted How
ard. Give il to 'em as BlenkeI says."
The Sunday Magazine.
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THE MISSING MAN
By MARY r. HATCH
Author o The Bank Tragedy
Copyrx by -

seemed as II Il would be wrong TO
withhold the fact any longer"
There is good reason fo- your
hesitation. as You must own. Mrs
Hamilton. when you view the matter
cispsssiouately. The sense OF smell
ing Is a noble one u most people
possess & In a small degree. Il Is
because We do no; need IL so much.
perhaps, as the other senses. No
doubt it could be cultivated.
"You are very kind. said Constance.
simply. and I think you are right.
Sti1. 10 Ordinary people the matter
would appear strange. absurd"
We shall no, speak OF it. nor make
il any part ot our case. unless similar
circumstance can be discovered TO
throw light upon yours
Il think YOU are right" and Mrs.
Hamilton e-o-se from her seat and
soon after quietly left the Office.
Which does she favor Mr.. Ste
y.ns?r said Morley
"Edes. replied his partner
promptly.
You are right. undoubtedly. and
the reason she has just given us"
Well. IL is a strange case
Granted. We SHALL certainly gain
notoriety. II not the case, said Nor.
ley. laughing. Mrs Hamilton is q
smart woman. Both sides are OF in.
Icrest to her"
Well. they are about even, though
/ did think No hadn't the ghost OF
chance"
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Before Marconi."

An Egyp,Ologist and an Assyriolo
gist we're disputing about the relative
Advancement Of the two ancient peo-
pies whom they were studying
Why. sir cried the EgypJologist,
we find remains Of wires in Egypt.
which pi5ye they understood elee-
iriciJy."
'Pshaw," answered the Assyriolo-
gist. we don't ind any wires in AS
syria. and that shows that they under
stood wireless telegraphy.-
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CHAPTER XIX.
The Claimant.

Go 10 Morley & Stevens. I think
hey will listen to you" vas all the
note contained. but 10 the recipient
it brought great JOY. proving as it did
that Constance had been quietly work.
ing. II 40. In his behalf. to give him
an opportunity 10 prosecute his
claims and prove their title to be
either true OF false.
Immediately after The receipt Of tho
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The Real EnaIishman.

According to La Revue, Paris. the
natural Englishman is entirely hidden
under the icy mantle 81 the social in
dividual But this stiff attitude, this
unbending and undertaking morality,
is only a mask which cOhceals pas
sionate sensibility. goodness and
boundless self-sacrifice
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Calumet
Baking
Powder
Pioneer rird Protector.
NeattN-
Economy

Prof. Theodore A. Soburr. who has
Just died in Baltimore, was pioneer
in the crusade against killing birds
for hat adornment. Tie had a collec-
ton of birds and butterflies represent
ing $4,000 specimens, valued at about
100000. He had in his possession
more than 1900 personal letters and
testimonials from Presidents ot mi
versities and colleges regarding his
exhibit
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on to Him.

Did he have any luck fshing."
We'll. be says he caught a number
Of FISH, many Of which would weigh
three pounds"
Yes. I guess Il would take a great
many Of the hsh he caught TO weigh
tnree pounds"
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Give. Each soldi.r p Gents.

Each Of the 10000 soldiers who took
part In he recent maneuvers near Ber-
lin has received twelve cents from the
Empsror's private purse.
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acv. what other living or dead sol
dier has such a record2-Lieut--Coi'
]. A. watrous. U. s. a.
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rhe Great Essential.

Then YOU don't consider lin an
expert fisherman
-of course not. Why. be s1zaf
any Imagination Whate-sF.-