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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-10-18

By the terms of the contract Mr..
and Mrs. Harding agree, in the first
place, that they will live together as
man and wife for fifteen years. This
term of years was agreed upon after
some difficulty. as Harding wished to
make the contract extend twenty-five
years. Mrs. Engelbrecht argued,
however, that fifteen years was long
enough for experimental purposes,
and Harding came to her terms, else
there would have been no wedding.
Fifteen Year Contract.
II they prove unhappy at the end
of fifteen years their welded life
terminates there and then without
any other proceedings as to the courts.
Furthermore, either party has the
right at the time to declare the con-
tract null and void. If within the
fifteen years either becomes d~issatis-
fed he or she must obtain a separa-
ton through the courts in the usual
legal form.
Both Harding and Mrs. E~nglebrecht
owned valuable farm land, he in Dali
las county and she near Des Moines.
II was necessary to make careful ar
rangements for the control of these
properties.
BY the contract they cut their prep
erty valuation in two and each set
ties half on children by former mar
riages. Harding has a son and a
daughter and the wife has two sons
and a daughter. Their personal prop
erty is likewise divided among the
children.
In speaking OF children. it may not
be amiss TO mention that contract
provides definitely and stringently
that there shall be but three little
ones BORN to the new Harding family.
The penalty for the violation of this
rule Is not set down in the document,
but 1t Is presumed that it might be
regarded as grounds for separation
at the end Of the fifteen years.
The Guests Are Limited.
There will be no such thing as
hubby" coming home with a guest
under each arm for supreme. In
deed. unless "wifey" first gives her
consent. The rules in this respect
are rigid.
Special provisions are made for the
entertainment OF relatives Of either.
The husbands relatives are permitted
10 visit them during the first two
weeks of May. Mrs. Hardihg's kin.
folk are permitted to invade the fam.
iy circle during the last two weeks
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-10-18
How IL Works.

How II Works.
Harding Is a mild-mannered man In
appearance. He does not appear to
be the ire-eater that his former wives
painted him. His prevent wife naive
ly suggests that her softening in
fiuence has not been exerted in vain.
In any event the couple are getting
along as nicely as cooling doves, ac-
cording to the neighbors. who are
deeply interested in the case.
"Oh, / don't think there is anything
so very wonderful about it," remarked
Mrs. Harding the other day.
Il had made up my mind that I
would not get into any more domestic
tieups unless knew in advance where
| was going to get off. I've suffered
a whole lot just because / hadn't any
und erstanding with my husbands and
| made up my mind to take precau-
tons the next time. So It was at my
suggestion that we drew up these
rules.
"Mr. Harding didn't want to do 1t
at first. lie said 1t was too much like
playing baseball-we would have to
stop and look up the rules every time
we wanted to do anything. But | told
him that IL l was worth having at all
/ was worth that much trouble and
he finally consented.
But we haven't had to look up the
rules at any time yet. ! have heen
able to keep a hired girl. and so /
haven't had to take my turn build
ing the fires. | guess Wen be able to
keep her next winter. too.
Then. too. my SIS has been right
In my hands every Saturday night,
and ] am managing to save some OF
1t so that | can give Isaiah a nice
present at his birthday next October.
He doesn't know that. SO you mustn't
say anything TO him about It.
Il find that II pays TO let your
husband know in advance how much
you need to keep things going. and >
woman who will get married without
doing so is foolish. It's a good thing
to have down In writing. too. Some
mems words don't amount to much
II they get the opportunity TO dodge
It."
And SO Mrs. Harding seemed to he
happy. In fact. she said that she has
found life with Mr.. Harding to BE- .
perfect Utopia contrasted with Aev
previous experience In wsdlock-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-10-18
WOMAN WHO HELD COMMISSION
IN CONFEDERATE ARMY.
Miss Sally Tompkins, of Virginia, En-
joys Unique Observation-Disclosures
Many Soldiers During War of
the Rebellion.

Richmond, Va.-Miss Sally Temp
kins, the only woman who received
from the confederacy a commission as
captain, is an inmate of the home for
needy confederate women in this city.
She is still as loyal to the cause of
the south as was Gen. Jubal Early,
who never took the oath of allegiance
and who from the beginning of the
war to the day of his death never
wore anything but the confederate
gray.
Miss Tompkins is now in her sew
e%nty-third year. She was % when the
war broke out. She had ample means,
was anxious to do her part, and, hav-
ing had some little experience as a
nurse prior to the war, decided that
she could do hospital work.
Judge John Robertson, of this city,
had moved his family to the country,
and when Miss Tompkins announced
her intention of opening a hospital
for the care of the sick and wounded
his house was placed at her disposal.
She equipped the place from her pri-
ants from her household.
In 1862 the c~onfederacy promulgat-
ed IN order directing that all private
hospitals should be closed. The
friends of Miss Tompkins. who knew
of the work she had done and her sac
rifics for the c~onfederacy, appealed to
the president of the confederacy ask
ing him to make an exception In her
case. After some discussion he called
in the secretary of war. saying;
LET a commission issue forthwith
naming Miss Sally l.. Tompkins, of
Richmond. as captain of cavalry. In
assigned"
The commission was promptly made
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-10-18
Observation-Disclosures Observation-Disclosures
ARRIVAL STAMPS DOOMED.

washington.-An important and In
teresting experiment Is being tried by
the post Office department with a view
not only to the saving of expense but
elipination Of the use of what tech
nically is known as the back stamp on
letters. This is the stamp which indi-
Gates to the recipient of a letter the
precise time of It's arrival in the de-
livering Office from the sending point.
For about six months the expert
ment has been made In the Chicago
post once with very satisfactory re-
suits. The services Of about 30 clerks
have been saved and the time OF the
delivery Of letter mail TO the recipients
from the hour OF its arrival In the CHI
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-10-18
COTTON EXPORTS $500. 600, 900.
Exceeded Combined Value of Grains
and Provisions by $3,ooo,ooo in 1905.

Washington.-"Cotton is king" in
the export record of the United States
for the fiscal year just ended. 1t is
the best money getter the country
has.
The total value OF raw cotton ex
ported for the first time crossed the
$500, 000. 900 line and exceeded by far
the value of any other article of mer-
chandise sent out OF the country. The
exports of breadstuffs of all kinds ag-
gregated but 1886, 600, 900 those of
provisions but $211, 000, 900, and of iron
and steel manufactures but $161, 000,-
900.
The value of cotton exported has
during the last five years increased
rapidly. 1t was not until 1901 that 1t
crossed the $500. 600. 900 line. and in
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-10-18

of October. However. this rule is
construed to except the children of
either. so Mrs. Harding says
Such, in brief, are the principal by
laws governing this thoroughly or
g~anized household. Past experiences.
IL seems. demonstrated to each the
necessity for a strong governing belt
upon the family engine.
Mrs. Harding, it is stated. was de-
serted by her first husband and Sc.
cured her divorce from him. Her
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-10-18

cago office has been reduced from 20
minutes to as high as two hours.
1t is proposed now to try the expert
ment In New York. Boston, Jersey
City. Washington and perhaps in some
other large post Offices. II 1t should
be as successful as It has been In the
Chicago Office the use OF the back
stamp probably. win be eliminated en-.
tirely.
The idea Of thus saving time and
expense is that Of First Assistant Post.
master General Frank H. Hitchcock
and 1t wa ut his instance that the ex.
periments were made. Thus far not .
complaint has been received from the
Chicago once about the leaving on Of
the bach stamp. Post Once ofRcials
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-10-18

five years has grown to more than
$500, 600 900. an increase of 33 per
cent. This growth is due in part also
to the advance in price. since the
quantity exported in 1906 was about
700, 000,0 900 pounds less than in 1905,
while the value was s21, 000, 900 more
than In 1905.
The expectation of manufactured
cotton was also larger in 1906 than
in any earlier year. a%ggregating prac-
tically s53, 600, 900, against $50, OOO, 600
in 1905 and s22, 500, 900 in 1904. The
growth in exports of manufactured
cotton has been as striking as that
of the raw material.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-10-18

realize the Importance OF the stamp at
times. but the belief among them is
growing that the value of the saw.
OF time aud expense in its elimination
far outwelghs that of its use.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-10-18
No Wonder.

Patience-And SO they're divorced?
Patrice-Yes.
Does she feel badly about it?"
Not as badly as he does. He had
to pay all the expenses. you know
Yonkers Statesman.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-10-18
The Pleasure Marred.

Nov, Horace" said the little boys
mother, who had just moved to the
country from the crowded city. why
don't you run oye and play in that
field there?"
1T can't be very nice over there"
replied the little boy. II don't see any
'Keep-on-the-grass' signs there
Philadelphia Press.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-10-18

II 10 hereby agreed and stipulated be-
tween said salah r. Harding. party OF
the first part, and said Isabella Engel-
at the end OF the fifteen years aforesaid
described such union Is not for the best
interests of either OF us the same said
union shall be terminated by either party
without further Formally, providing that
II at any time during this period above
set forth either should wish to relinquish
the bonds OF matrimony such action shall
not be taken except with due process OF
law.
We hereby agree that we shall Jointly
each by former marriage one-half OF the
estate OF each, the said one-half OF the
estate OF the party OF the first part to be
one-half OF the estate Of the party of the
second part upon her children. Deeds and
pan~rs TO this effect shall be duly signed.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-10-18

More ceaths from Drowning.
There are more accidental deaths
from drowning every year In England
than from any other cause.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-10-18

Judge Wnhey edah Judge of the newycratd@ court for China who arrived at st Louis recently for a
short vhw with his mother and broth e after comforting with Secretary Root will proceed to shanghai where
he will open the court Judge Whitley wsa Tontda attorney generate fue Philippines by Secretary Tn but
was reenuyt transferred to China Spe hmg of his duties he said
Various naWs are now srvh to obtain the bulk of Cmas ira de- and it was to hr the interests
dhe und sahs that hh court was established 1t is certain that curt pe there wills some day be NOR
hfe dlu throughout the Orient butt epopecsh lima are exceptionally good"
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-03-25

An official OF a New England road
told the following:
The ticket agents in the Boston office
OF our road are greatly troubled by
patrons who. when wishing TO pur-
chase tickets lay down coin and
neither tell where they are going nor
how many tickets they want This ne
cessltates one or more questions on the
part OF the patient agent one day Il
little elderly lady approached the win
dow OF the office. placing large faml-
ly umbrella on the slab. and. after
fumbling nervously In her pocketbook.
pulled out a quarter aud laid II down
without a word 20 the ticket seller
where are you going. madam ask
ed the ticket agent
"Oh. I'm going TO the doctor" was
the tremulous reply.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-03-25
ODDITIES.

Bees never store up honey where II
Is light.
The moth has fur jacket and the
butterfly none.
A squirrel comes down a tree head
first and cat tail first.
Leaves will attract dew when boards.
sticks and stones viii not.
Corn on the ear Is never found with
an uneven number of rows.
The dragon fly can devour Its own
body and the head still live.
A horseny will live for hours after
the head has been pinched on.
Fish. files and caterplllars may be
frozen solid aud still retain life.
A horse always gets up fore parts
first and a COW directly the opposite.
Some flies thrust their eggs into the
bodies OF caterplllars. but always In
such parts OF the body that when the
larvae are feeding on the flesh OF the
foster parent they will not eat into any
vital part.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-03-25

A professor who. when asked o ques-
ton. was In the habit Of saying: That
Is "A very good point indeed. Look II up
for yourself" was once much disgust
ed with n student who had failed to
answer a very simple question. "Mr.
Jones" said he, I'm surprised that
you. who are going TO teach, cannot
answer such an elementary question.
Why. what would you do II one OF your
pupils were TO ask ~" "well. profess
or" replied the other. IL such thing
had happened before came here I'm
afraid would have said plainly that
didn't know. but now | think Ia do
just as you do and say, Look II ~.
my boy; look Il up"
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-03-25
ASSAULT AND MURDER.
Two Negroes Die on the 3earoid For
Their DIabolIeai Deeds

Mornt Holly. ~ j.. March "a
Rufus Johnson and George Small both
negroes. were hanged here Saturday
at 1910 o'clock. The crime for which
they hanged was the murder OF Miss
Florence W. Allison. whom they as
saulted and killed In a barn near
Moorestown. N. j.. Jan. rs. Miss ALI
son lived in a small cottage on the
Strawbridge farm. her only companion
being Bessie Walker. little girl.
whom she adopted. On the afternoon
OF Jan. Is her body was found In the
barn by an oil dealer. who was In.
formed by Bessie Walker that a ne
gro man had been In the house.
There was evidence OF a desperate
struggle in the barn The woman's
head had been crushed by blow with
a club. Her assailant had torn a strap
from horse blanket and bound II
tightly around Miss Aliison's neck
Rewards aggregating $500 were Of
fered. Rufus Johnson was taken into
custody al Baltimore and George
Small near here Johnson confessed
and was convicted he was af,erward
reprieyed In order that he might ties.
tify at Smalrs trial.
The men were pronounced dead In
twelve minutes. Johnson made a con
fession hefo' leaving his cell. but
Small maintained his Innocence on
the gallOws
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-03-25
Pun. on People. Names.

A little while ago popular form of
social amusement was found In pun
ming on peoples names-~"Why did So
and-soY Because Sack-snd.such."
The game ran riot for a time. and
echoes OF II are stlll heard In the outer
suburbs. Before those echoes die away
correspondent suggests that we
should put 1t on record that the orig
lnator OF the fashion was no less nota-
BILE person than the Quaker poet.
John Greenleaf Whittier. On an anti
slavery lecturer named Mary Grew.
visiting Boston In 1871. Whittier wrote
a poem. How Mary Grew" each stan
"a ending on u variation OF the pun
The world were safe * but few
Could grow In grace as Mary Grew.
london Chronicle.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-03-25

The city OF st. Louis Is not In any
county. II Is an independent munich
pallty equipped with all the machinery
OF county and city government IL
has It's own circuit and criminal courts.
It's own grand jury, jail. etc. The cir
cult attorney is the prosecuting officer
OF 81. Louis. Until 1876 st. Louis was
the county seat OF ST. Louis county,
but In that year the city was complete
ly separated from the county, so that
Il Is now as independent subdivision OF
the state. Clayton. a few miles west
OF the city. Is now the courthouse town
OF ST. Louis county.-St. Louis Repub-
lie
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-03-25
ONE or NATURES TooIs..



Dfaevent Cloths.
Growing By the wayside you win Of
ten see that stately. spiny looking
plant. the teasei. but ! wonder how
many know that II has helped TO finish
many a piece OF cloth they wear.
We are apt TO think Of a tool rs
something OF mans make. yet here f.
one OF nstfe's own. and nothing has
ever been silanufactured TO successful.
ly take Its place. For ages the teaxel
has been used for fuliing cloth--that
Il. raising the ''nap"-and the manu-.
facturers refer to map goods" thus
treated as "gigged."
when ripe. the dried spike heads are
gathered. packed carefully In bundles
and shipped In all directions to facto-
ries. The variety mostly used have
the extreme end of the spikes hooked
or curved backward. This Is called
"fullers' teaxel." These heads form
sort OF brush and are attached TO a
wheel or cylinder which revolyes
against the surface OF the cloth. and
these curved spikes catch part OF the
threads and pull them up. making q
fuzzy nap. This Is trimmed down and
leaves that soft. velvety finish TO the
cloth. The spikes have strength enough
and elasticity. but when they come In
contact with a rough place In the cloth
they break and so avoid tearing the
material. Try as they may. no one has
ever been able 20 invent a tool possess
ing all OF these qualities. 10 the teazel
stands unriyaled for that use. The
plant as we see II growing wild looks
perhaps NJ FIRST glance somewhat like
a thistle, but II really has a dignity
and character all its own. The heads
in flower are covered with a fiuffy
down, lavender or white. and as the
blossoms drop spikes appear until lat.
er II fairly bristles. The leaves. point
ed and spiked. shooting out each side
OF the stem. meet at the base and form
little basin In which Is usually wa.
ter. SO we have the name OF the plant
from the Greek "dlpsacus." meaning
thirsty. and many other fanciful ones.
such as Venus cup. Venus bath. wood
or church brooms. gypsy combs. cloth
ier's brush. etc.-St. Nicholas.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-03-25
FOR SEVEN MONTHS.
Earnings Of Texas Railroads Are Given
Out by the Commission.

Earnings Of Texas Railroads Are Given
Out by the Commission.
Austin. March "a The railroad
commission Saturday morning gave
out a statement OF comparison OF earn
ings OF Texas railroads for the seven
months ending Jan. 81. 1906. With the
corresponding months OF previous sc'
counting years. as follows:
Freight earnings. 1905. sSl .i27 .lsS;
1895. sss,535. 65i; increase. t2los.tee'
or Ell per cent: gross earnings. 1900
si4.77s $50: 1906 s-L425l7S; increase
1.542. OF 5.92 per cent.
Operating expenses. 1903. s5l.zIt.'
el3: 1906. s33.527.353: Increase. sz'
sl2.4iO. or IA per cent.
Income from operation, 1905. Vs.
55s. 500: 1906. sl3.s97 ,S25; Increase
$3.50 .i3i, or $50 per cent.
The income from operation statement
shows an increase Of about siOO.OOO
over the seven months ending &c. sl'
1905.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-03-25
NINE CAUSES.
First Complaint Of Mutual LIE "ss
Been Made Public.


Been Made Public.
New York. March 2t.-The nrst
complaint In series OF eight actions
already begun by the Mutual Life IN
surance company against former Pres
ident Richard A. Mccurdy. his son. H.
II. McCurdy. and the firm OF Charles
II. Raymond 4 Co. tho company's for
mer metropolitan agents. have been
made public. The particular complaint
n against former President McCurdy.
he IL charged with the waste OF large
sums of money belonging 20 the COM
pany through alleged unfaithfulness
and neglect In the discharge oil MS
duties. Damages amounting TO w.
$4,000 are demanded.
The nrst Ave causes seek recovery
In the aggregate OF efs2.5oo as alleged
contributions 10 the political parties
since January I. 1855.
The complaint says these payments
were 'uriawful and improvident" and
we're authorised and permitted by Mr..
McCurdy through want OF ordinary
care and diligence"
the sum OF s725.o00 embracing the
The sixth cause seeks 10 recover the
sum OF s225. 900. embracing the $4,000
alleged increase Of annual salary
draw by the former president since
June 1. 1892. without authority. as Is
claimed. and under circumstances de-
tailed In the testimony before the Arm
strong committee.
The seventh cause seeks TO recover
100000 as the aggregate OF the re-
spective sums Of $4,000 drawn quar-
terly from the company during the
last six years from McCurdy's presi
dency on the voucher of the commit
tee on expenditures and under cir
cumstances detailed In the testimony
before the Arm -rong committee
The eighth cause deals with the
relations OF Louis A. Thebau. son-in'
law OF ex.PresIdent McCurdy, with
Raymond a. Co
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-03-25
The Jer.eN Cow.

The Jersey COW Is a small animal.
and therefore her maintenance ration
is small. while a relatively large part
OF her food goes TO profit. She Is n
persistent mixer. often a perpetual
mixer. and ordinarily not dry more
than six or eight weeks In year. She
has an extremely long period OF Use
fulness I'm the dairy. Five years cover
the profitable work OF the average COW.
The Jersey produces until fifteen years
old. Many are profitable when eighteen
10 twenty-one years OF age.-Farmer.