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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-12
BIRD ON FISHING HOOK.
scotehman's Catch More Than He Was
LOOKING For.

Birds are often caught with fishing
lines. Swallows and martins seize the
anglers fly. Albatross are fished for
in the southern ocean from the stern
OF an Australian clipper. But It does
not often happen that a bird takes a
hook and is hauled up from far below
the surface of the sea. This was the
catch made by Scotch fisherman us
ing long line baited with a whiting
He was surprised at the weight of his
capture before he brought it to the
surface, but still more astonished
when he saw that he had hooked a
great northern diver. which had seized
the whiting many fathoms below the
surface. He managed to get the bird
which weighed as much as eight
pounds, into the boat, and tried to get
it off the hook. II retaliated by dart.
ing at his face with its bayonet-like
beak and split the skin of his fore.
head from the eyebrows to the hair.
after which it badly pierced his hands
before he killed 1t with a stretcher.
These divers have been caught in nets
set thirty fathoms deep.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-12
The Palace Of Peace.

tThe government of the Netherlands
has finally decided 10 erect the palace
OF peace, given by Andrew Carnegie. I'm
the woods OF Scheveningon, on "A hill
overlooking the ocean.l
They will build them a palace OF peace
But what viii they build it for2
AS place to meet In ana talk and
dream
And tell how they all abhor
The shedding of blood and the battle
And the rage and the ruck Of war?
VIII they come from the distant climes
From the Islands and lands afar
And hold up the dove as the bird they
love
And point to a peaceful star.
Then hurry away in their headlone
To wage new war like the Car?
They will build them palace of peace
Where the forest is all abud
And the towers that lift in the air
But the hands of the men who rear the
pile
Are seeking to shed more blood.
And the lions of England may blush
As they think of the land of the Boer
And the eagles OF Russia may shrink
AT the sound of the cannon's roar.
But behind all this peace is a fear
And a hideous menace of war.
They will build them a palace OF peace
And the rulers will flock TO the place
Each one with his hand on gun
And mask OF peace on his face,
And doubtless before they are through
They may clinch in deadly embrace
Chicago Chronicle.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-12
Fighting at Close Rsnoe.

one war correspondent, put in the
Major, says that in one of the great
artillery battles between the Russians
and the Japanese there was not a man
visible on the field. The Japanese. be-
hind the swell of hill. were firing
indirectly at the Russians, killing hun
dreds OF men, and the Russians. be-
mind the brow of another ridge, were
hiring indirectly but effectively at the
Japanese. But in the valley between
the two ranges not a man could be
seen. Great Scott! At Stone River
the most effective artillery firing was
done with our own infantry massed In
'front.' OF the guns, the shot and shell
nyhg over the men fiat on the ground
When the massed artillery had done
its work on the heavy charging col
umns OF the enemy the guns were
silent at signal, and the infantry.
2o,0OO strong, was in two minutes in
close contact with the men in gray.
The whole battlefield was alive with
men in the turmoil of close fighting.
and 1t made picture worth seeing.
We old fellows couldn't get used to
this long range business. There
doesn't seem to be anything in IL to
stir the blood. Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-12
sherldan,s JOY in Battle.

An eminent American general and
displomat says that in his experience
he found the best fighters among the
halt shy. modest men of intellectual
attainments and generally of business
interests, who ordinarily would walk
miles rather than participate in a
quarrel. Yet when il came TO fight.
ing for principle on a field of battle
neither cavalry charges or bursting
shells seemed to have any terror for
them.
1t is admitted that Gen. Sheridan
was an exception to most military
men. Gen. Grant repeatedly called
him the greatest general in the world.
and said that il an emergency came
his estimate would be found true
During the famous Warren investiga.
ton on Governors island regarding
the charges by Sheridan that Gen.
Warren did not do his duty at the
battle OF Five Forks leading generals
were put on the stand to testify.
1t was shown that Gen. Warren, n
commander of infantry, should not
be compared with Gen. Sheridan, a
dashing, natural leader of cavalry.
Both were good men in their respec-
tive spheres. but their ideas and meth
ods of fighting differed. To blame
him for his temperament would be
like disparaging a draft horse because
1t could not keep up with a trotter.
Some of the confederate generals
who testified at that investigation
said that Gen. Sheridan during that
famous battle did not seem like hu-
! man being. Bareheaded. with face
black with smoke and dust. he rode
up and down the front of his line re.
gardless of danger, shouting and
swearing like fiend. His frenzy and
daring excited the men to extraordi-
nary efforts and carried the day. 1t
was evident that in the heat of the
conflict Gen. Sheridan experienced the
JOY of battle.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-12
Col. clem,s First ssrxioe.

Col. John L. Glen, chief quartermas-
ter of the Philippine division, who
has been reprimanded by the quarter
master general for turning into the
treasury s423.0O0 as "unexpended bal
ance" without authority to do So was
known as Little Johnny" when, as a
motherless atom of drummer boy,
aged 10 years, he strayed away from
Newark, Ohio. in 1862, and was next
heard from beating the long roll for
the Twenty-seeond Michigan regi-
ment.
At Chickamauga he filled the office
of marker" carrying the guidon
whereby soldiers form the lines. On
the Sunday OF the battle Little John.
ny" picked up gun that had fallen
from the hands of dying soldier. pro-
vided himself with ammunition and
began blazing away. Late In the day
a rebel colonel dashed up and looking
down at the waif ordered him to sur
render. The word Surrender" ac-
companied with an awful line Of pro-
family, was hardly uttered when
Johnny" brought his piece to order
arms" and as his hand slipped down
to the hammer he pressed II back.
swung up the gun TO the position of
charge bayonet" and as the rebel of.
fcer raised his saber to strike the
piece aside the glancing barrel lifted
into range and the proud and brave
colonel tumbled from his horse, and in
a few moments he was dead. The
rebel troops swept along and captured
Little Johuny." but a half hour later
he was freed by a surge of federal
troopers.
After the battle was over Gen. Rose
Grams made him a sergeant and Sc
cured for him gun more suitable for
his size. A few weeks later a daugb.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-12
LIVES ALONE ON MOUNTAIN.
Woman Reeluse Can Speak Only In
Hiuh Altitude.

Lake county possesses woman
recluse in the person of Miss Frances
Rupert. She lives an outdoor life
and may be seen daily driving team,
herding her stock, chopping wood and
performing many other laborious du-
ties required on a ranch.
About seven or eight years ago n
fierce forest fire ragged close 20 her
fathers home. and IL was while fight
ing the names. which took several
days and nights of almost unceaslng
work, that Miss Rupert was over.
come by the smoke and heat. which
resulted in long illness and from
which she entirely lost her power of
speech. AS she grew convalescent
she took exercise in long rides upon
her favorite pony
On one of these trips she rode TO
the summit of the high mountain
which towers above the Rupert
home. and to her great surprise and
wonder her voice came back to her
She fastened home to tell her par.
ents of her great JOY, but found TO her
dismay that she could not speak one
word after leaving the high altitude
Her visits to the summit became OF
daily occurrence. and while upon one
of these excursions she discovered a
spring of cold mountain water and de.
cided then to make that mountain
fastness her future home. Suiting her
actions to her thoughts. she procured
axe and saw and began the erection
of cabin which has sheltered her for
more than five years.
There are no roads leading to her
home and only an occasional hunter
gazes upon her handiwork as a home
ramento Bee.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-12
coxswain Of the kearsarqe.

Capt. John F. Bickford of Glouces-
ter was coxswain on the Kearsarge
when she sunk the Alabama, and was
one of the four seamen to receive the
medal of honor for gallant conduct in
that memorable sea fight.
Capt. Bickford was born in Mt. Des-
ert, Maine, in 1S43, and when he was
19 years old came to Boston and en-
listed on the receiving ship Ohio, then
stationed at the Charlestown navy
yard.
He was detailed to the Kearsarge,
which had been launched Sept. IL, 1861,
at Portsmouth navy yard and com
pleted Jan. Is, 1862, and on that day
Joined the ship, which under com
mand of Commodore Charles W.
Pickering was ordered to proceed to
Cadiz, Spain, in search of the rebel
cruiser Sumter, commanded by Capt.
Semmes.
The Kearsarge sailed from Ports
mouth Feb. 5, 1862, and after rough
voyage, during which she nearly lost
all of her boats, arrived at Cadiz
March 4, where she found that Tie
Sumter was at Algeciras, just across
the bay from Gibraltar
Here she remained some time and
practically bottled up The Sumter
whose officers and crew were trans.
ferred to the "29o," as the Alabama
was then known to naval men.
Meantime the Sumter was sold by
the rebels, and in September, 1862
the Kearsarge went in search OF the
Alabama. which was reported TO be
in the vicinity of the Azores.
The Alabama meanwhile had slip
ped away. and the Kearsarge, which
was now in command of Capt John
A. Winslow, put in the winter of 69
and GA watching the rebel cruiser
Florida at Brest, France. and keeping
a lookout for the Rappahannock, an
other confederate vessel.
Semmes and the Alabama were re
ported at Cherbourg, France. Iune 12
1864, and the Kearsarge arrived out
side that port on the 14th, and on the
Sunday following, June 18th, Win.
slow sunk her.
OF course Capt. Bickford feels very
proud OF having been in that fight
and for receiving the medal of honor
Il was the only one who went into
the navy and rose to be master
mate and also receive the medal oi
honor"
When the Kearsarge returned home
Capt. Bickford was transferred to the
Lenapee and detailed on the Cape
Fear river station. where malaria re-
duced him from PIG pounds to 15O,
but he survived it and returned to
Mt. Desert island after the war
Capt Bickford went TO Gloucester
in 1867 and became a fisherman. max.
iag some twenty trips 20 the banks,
but malaria afflicted him again and
he accepted the position of foreman
in one of the large fish packing
houses of Gloucester. where he re-
mained about eighteen years.
But his love for the water prevailed,
and for the past ten years he has
maintained fleet of sailing and row.
boats at Rockaway inlet, Gloucester.
Boston Globe.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-12
How Boys eotanized Teachers Hat

Miss Johnson was an excellent
teacher, but her taste in dress. espe-
cially headdress, was so peculiar that
even her adoring pupils could not fail
to notice it. The verdure which APP
peared upon Miss Johnson's hat one
season was so gaudy that several
wondering comments were made by
the boys.
I'm going to ask her what that
green stuff is" said one boy, valiant.
ly, in spite of the vigorous objections
of his companions. "She won't mind,
and next nature study class I'm going
to ask her. and see who's right"
So, red in the face, but stubborn, he
rose at the end of a lesson on way.
side flowers, in response to Miss
Johnson's general request for any
questions which might have come up
since the last lesson.
"Fd like to know about that green
stuff on your hat" he said, bluntly
John AIKEN, he says it's beach grass
but say It's onion sprouts. s."-Youth's
Companion.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-12
THE ANTIQUITY OF FASHION.
Japanese Historian Commented on II
Centuries Ago.

Every day the assertion that there
is nothing new under the sun" is
more than verified. II is told by a
Japanese writer of the twelfth cen
tury that the great ladies of the Flow
cry Kingdom not only had a passion
for wearing emotional robes. but
that they were much more ambitious
and bold in their conception OF such
costumes than is the woman OF today.
This japanese historian AYERS that at
fete SO many centuries ago one OF
the ladies wete robe signifying wa
ter, the mirror of nature" and another
love lurking in summer haze" and
so on. These marvellous effects were
accomplished by wearing diaphanous
materials, one over the other, until
the sense OF solid color was lost in a
maze OF changing melting harmony OF
color. Sometimes as many as twenty
ave robes were worn one over the
other. richly embroidered and picked
out with jewels and sprays OF flowers.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-12
Efficient Army Nurse.

Everybody knows that Miss Doro.
thea l.. Dix was appointed by Sec.
retary Stanton OF the war department
as superintendent of the army nurses.
end that. under her supervision, the
large corps of women who were only
TOO glad of an opportunity to show
their patriotism were mustered by
her into the regular service OF the
hospitals.
The pay OF those who were regular
ly mustered in was sl2 per month.
but hundreds we're never mustered in.
and they served without compensa-
tion. Because Of the imperfect record
OF their services. many of these noble
women, who sacrificed and suffered as
much as any soldier In the ranks. have
died In poverty.
The army nurse was under orders
TO serve to the fullest extent. Obliged
to respond to duty at all times and
In all emergencies .she could not meas
ure her time, sleep, nor strength
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-12
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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-12
In the Moonshine Country

While looking over some mining
property in Barlow county, Georgia,
last fall, says Lippincott's, we saw a
cornfield high up on the side of a
very steep hill. There a small clear.
ing had been made in the dense forest.
Down where we were in the valley 1t
seemed almost impossible for any four
legged creature except goat to get up
or down. How in the world do they
ever get their corn crop down from
the monntainside?" asked my crack.
er guide. Laconically he replied, 'Ir
jugs"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-12
Stan-Dust.

Mr.. Pettus, the ''Nestor" of the Sen
ate, is fond of telling stories of darky
humor, and among the best he re
lates is the following;
There's an odd little negro of eigh,
years living in Alababma who is given
to the putting of funny questions tc
his parents. One night he suddenly
awakened from a sound sleep. Turn
ing to his father, who CHANGED to be
awake, the little fellow asked;
lis it night, pappy?'
"'Yes, my chile responded the
father. kindly; look auter de winder
and yo' will see de stars. Better GO
to sleep ag'in, honey, it's twelve
o'clock.
The little darky gazed refectively
through the window. Twelve O'Clock,
pappy? Den de stars is changin' from
Yesterday to termorror, amt dey?"--
Lippincott's.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-12
New Kind Of Giant.

NANNY" Friend approached his old
friend Lew Dockstader at the Herald
Square theater few nights ago with
a request for an engagement with the
show.
why. what use could possibly
have for your" asked the minstrel.
Advertise me as your newly ac-
luired giant" said the lawyer.
Lew laughed uproariously. why,
Nanny" he exclaimed, you're only
two feet and half tall. What kind
OF a giant would you maker"
THE smallest giant in the world, :"
averred the diminutive Friend. "That'n
be a brand-new line, too, for the three
sheets. New York Times.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-12
Evidence of Insanity.

When II came to the cross-examina.
tion the witness who had testified
that he believed the prisoner dement,
ed settled himself in anticipation OF
possible trouble.
Have you any reason for wishing
to send my client TO a madhouse?p
asked the lawyer.
None" replied the witness.
well. what particular thing has he
done that has tended to convince 20 /
that he isn't in his right mind%
We'll" said the witness slowl !,
look at the fool he made OF himse {
in selecting a lawyer"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-12
Noble Army Nurse,

one of the most beautiful instances
OF the devotion of the army nurse to
the boys in blue" is that of Mrs. Har.
rlet M. Scott, who lives in Charles.
town. Mrs. Scott is a great sufferer
from chronic ailment that is the re-
suit of her hospital service during the
war. She is now mustered into the
army of "shut-ins," not having been
physically able to go about for sew
eral years.
AS she speaks about her war ex.
periences, telling of how she would
go without her own food that she
might have extra rations for the
wounded men in her care. she never
rails to add with enthusiasm in her
voice: But | do not regret It,"
She takes special pride in relating
a conversation which she once had
with President Lincoln while walking
with him through a hospital ward
Wen, nurse" he said, I'VE often hear
the remark that these are the days
that try mems souls; | think they try
women S souls, too. ] shall remember
you and all the noble women of the
north when this land is at peace"
The greater part of Mrs. Scott's
work was done on the transports en-
the Potomac river during 1862 ami
1863. The hardest cases were brought
TO the hospital where she was station.
ed, but this did not deter her from
going to the front.
She was on the battlefield of Freder-
icksburg and Gettysburg, ,ut after
the latter battle, she was utterly worn
out. She went home to rest with
the expectation that she would re-
turn to her hospital service, but ner
health was so broken that she was
not able to go back.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-12

Every housekeeper should know
that If they will buy Defiance Cold
Water Starch for laundry use they
will save not only time, because It
never sticks to the iron, but because
each package contains 16 Ozone full
pound-while all other Cold Water
Starches are put up in %-pound pack
ages, and the price is the same, 10
cents. Then again because Defiance
Starch is free from all injurious chem
icals. IL your grocer tries TO sell you a
12-oz. package 1t is because he has
stock on hand which he wishes to
dispose of before he puts In Defiance.
He knows that Defiance Starch has
printed on every package in large let
ters and figures "l6 ozs." Demand
Defiance and save much time and
money and the annoyance of the iron
sticking. Defiance never sticks.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-12
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

loc npplh ations, as they cannot reach the dis.
easeu portion OF the ear There Is only one way 10
cure deafness and that by constitutional remedies
Deainess ~ tAused ny an inhamed condition OF the
tube Is innsred you have a rumbling sound or i'm
peect near az, and when IL Is entirely clOsea Deaf
ness is vac resnt and unless The Inflammation eau be
taken Out and this tube restored its normal c0nd-
s.pn nearing VIII be destroyed forever nine cases
out OF ten are caused by atRrrh which Is nothing
Dut en- Unnamed condition Of the mucous surfaces "
- We VIII give One Hundred Dollars for any case of
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Dy Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars free.
Sold by Draggists. Use -
Take Hairs Family Pills for constipation.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-12

Glamour.
l have read so long in the Book of tn

Glamour.
l have read so long in the Book of tho
Brave,
| hear the tramp OF their feet
In the quiet village street.
/ catch the sound of an echoing cheer,
Blown down the night wind. faulty clear,
And the drums unfaltering beat
l have read SO long in the Book of the
Brave,
Their flags go streaming by.
Sharp comes the sentrys cry;
The shaded light of my study lamp
Seems low glimmer from some still
camp
Where the sleeping soldiers lie.
l have read so long in the Book OF tn,
Brave,
I march where the heroes are;
On my. breast | feel n scar.
l turn to gaze on the rayless night:
The gloom Is cleft by a beacon light,
And hehold--the bivouac star!
Lulu Whedon Mitchell In the Century
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-12
Ask Your Druggist for Allen. Foot.eass

~ tried ALIENS S FOOT EASE recent
V, and have just bought another supply 1t
nas cured my corns. and the hot, burning
s.d itching sensation in my feet which was
almost unbearable, and would not he with
out 1t now Mrs. ". Walker Camoen,
N. j." Sold by all Druggists, 25c
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-12

s WITH THE.
4 aVETERANS

ser OF Salmon p. Chnse presented him
silver medal. His heroism secured
for him a commission in the regular
army and he was advanced step by
step to his present rank.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-12

he does not have Defiance Starch, you
may be sure he is afraid to keep il un-
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sold. Defiance Starch is not only bet
ter than any other Cold Water Starch.
but contains 16 OF. to the package ard
sells for same money as IL OF. brands.