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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-11-15
An Eveninu with Celebrities.

For this affair the hostess had saved
pictures Of famous people and mount
ed them on colored cardboard, then
they were pinned on the wall and put
in conspicuous places throughout the
rooms. Each one bore a number
which was duplicated in the catalogue
which was handed to the guests as
they entered the rooms. A very inter
esting time followed. There We're
some 80 pictures in the Gallery, -
among them "Longfellow," Queen
Wilhelmina," alexandra of England"
Susan B. Anthony" Mrs. Potter
Palmer etc. After the allotted time
the correct list was read and prizes
awarded for the best and poorest lists,
When the refreshments were served,
partners were found by piecing out the
sections of Mother Goose" rhymes.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-11-15

Polished floors have come to stay. They are too hgienic, too easily
cared for and toe economical to be dispensed with now that we have learned
it S possible to live without dustraising, mothcatching and germspreading
carpets
The first thing in doing up N of these soft wood Hoors-hard wood
and clean
III has already been painted or vanished remove the stains with strong
liquid ammonia and a thorough sCarng.
The floor should be rubbed smooth with steel wool dipped in a bucket of
warm water in which soapno has been dissolved. DO a board at a time.
This Will cut all grease and dirt. When the floor has been gone over re-
move the dust, and ii there are any cracks ill them with putty. The floor is
now ready for the filler This may be purchased from any pantshop or de
partment store. all ready 10 apply. It may have a little color mixed in it,
or some of the stain, to initiate any wood desired, may be used.
Put on carefully with a fat brush, or a piece of cloth, working with the
grain o The wood and doing a board at a time.
When the floor is finished close the room for at least .twentyfour hours
the longer it stands the better At the end of that time pin a pieae Of car.
pet to a Ionghanded, weighted brush, and rub Z or two boards at a time,
till they are smooth and shiny.
If YOU do not use a weighted brush, a heavy iron covered with carpet
or cloth makes a good but somewhat backbTeaking poisher
A second coat of filler and a second polishing will improve the appear
ance.
The floor may now be polished with boiled lnsaed oil and onetErd tw-
pentne Rub the mixture In well with a cloth and let it stand an hour or so
to dry Then polish with the wePhted brush or iron.
In keeping a stained floor clean never use water on it. Remove all dust
and rub in crude petroleum, giving it an extra rub after it has dried
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-11-15
Examined the Teacher

II is not often that a class of school
children is permitted TO examine it's
teacher, but the New York Tribune
tells of a Glasgow p%edagogue who was
SC pleased at the way his pupils an
swered his questions in an examina-
ton that he told them they could ask
any question they liked. No one took
advantage OF the otter, and the teach
er was about to dismiss the Glars
wren he noticed one little chap In
deep thought. We'll, what is it?' he
asked. Il was just about u ask you,
sir" replied the youth, whether, II
you were in a soft mud heap up to
your neck and | was to throw a brick
at you. would you duck2"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-11-15
HE ADVISES HIS DAUGHTER.

tn %throuble, an If we're shpry We can
do up tin or iliyen Nv thin Detoor they
know we're sta-arted."
Il think, father, you d better leave
the management of my school to me-"
said the girl.
Ohio! ye're too sma-art fr to take
tn advice iv thin that's been infootCin'
ordher since betoor We was bor-rn, % re-
torted Policeman Flynn in a tone that
showed he was offended by her apDar-
ent lack of appreciation. In cCnse-
quence she deemed it wise to change
the subject.
Father she said, why are you so
preiudiced against the young man
who"
Don't talk to me iv that gazabo,"
interrupted Policeman Flynn, surmis-
ing at once who was meant Il DON'T
like his ~lallygaggin' ways. Why
don't he come here like a ma-an an
sa-ay, Is Maggie homer instid ~,
VIII we be so kind as to ta-ake me
ca-ard in to Miss Flynn Ono, WIN
| was coortin' ye-er mother things
was diif'rint. A felly had to be a ma-an
thin an talk Fright out plain instid Nv
sindin' bouquets with a book tGilin'
iv what tn flowers shtand FIR. Oh, ye
need MT sa-ay a wor-rd. | saw tn
book an / saw We shtudyin' iv Ii tn
time he stint We thin r-roses an
things. IT is not tn honest wa-ay to
do"
ITS a very pretty way insisted the
girl, land he is a man of both courtesy
and courage. The trouble is you have
not been brought up in the same at
mosphere."
"Tll thry him." said Policeman
Flynn, d~ecisively.
please don't do anything rash,
father" urged the girl.
ct will o be r-rash," answered
the policeman. 1T w'u'd be trash in
tn oil da-ays, but not with tn tellies
that go coortin' now"
Now. as a matter of fact, Policeman
Flynn's daughter was quite right. The
young man was a most estimable
youth, but Flynn did not understand
him. The latter thought he detected
weakness where there was none, be-
cause in his youthful surroundings
young man had been judged by a
rougher STANDARD. So he acted IN per-
feet good faith when he uudertoCk to
show Maggie that her IDOL was made OF
an inferior article of clay. To DO this he
deemed it necessary to take radical
action, so he entered the room ono
evening when the young man was call
ing, and exclaimed, grully:
ct is time we STINT tn young feIy
home, Maggie. Ye ha-ave ye-er wo' -rk
to do to-morry, and t is a sha-aEle he
sh'u'd be keepin' We from ye-er rjst.
III not ha-aye it amy more"
Thereupon the young man rose up
suddenly, ana before Policeman + lynn
fully realized what had happened he
found himself sitting on the ground
outside the window, where the ~despised
dude had dropped him. He got up,
shook himself and limped back into
the house. The girl was frightened
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-11-15
Books for Children.

A correspondent asks: Would Il
be out of Madame Merits province
to give me a list of books for children
from ten years of age and older? |
live in a country town and at the lit
lie library the books are not very up
tO-date. ! would like something in
structive to read aloud.-"Rural."
Here is a list which has been passed
on by a youthful reader and | gladly
submit it to the DEPARTMENT readers:
Overhead, or What Harry and
Nellie Saw in the Heavens" by Annie
Moore and Laura d. Nichols.
'Underfoot" Sequel to Overhead"
Three Greek Children Alfred
C'.rrch.
GARY Tales of Ireland '-Eytinge.
"Ungara, Tale Of Esquimaux Life"
r. NJ. B%allantyne.
BOY Travellers in the Far East.
Knox.
"Our Young Folks Abroad."-Mc-
Caba.
Our Christmas in a Palace."-E. e.
Hale.
Girls Who Became Famous."-s.
X. Bolton.
Boys of other Countries ."-TayIor.
MADAME MERRI.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-11-15

SLOWS tn kids, Maggie?" asked Po-
iiceman Barney Flynn, as he settled
himself for his regular smoke one
evening.
Il wish, father" replied his daugh-
ter. with that dignity that a year or
so as a school-teacher always gives to
a young woman, that you would not
call me Maggie. 1t is SO plebeian.
My name is Marguerite"
"Oho! listen to that, now!' eX-
claimed Policeman Flynn. "Ye was
chr-ristened Maggie, but ye-er na-ame
is Margaret M-m-m, now, l won
dher whin tn Frinch creep into tn
family an how t was done. | niver
hear-rd iv wan iv ye-er ANCESTORS that
w'u'd Fave a Frinchman near with
GU cr-raCkin' him on tn head. I'd
as soon hear we calm ye-er-silf
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-11-15

Gretchen or F~ranchisca. "Tis tin dol-
lars to tin cints tn gazabo that's been
calm to see We has put ye up to
changin' a fine na-ame,'
He's a very excellent young man,
father" answered the girl spiritedly.
"Mebbe so, but l ha-aye ME doubts"
asserted Policeman Flynn. Il sh'u'G mt
ta-aEe him FIR wan hayin' tn r-right
sort iv shtuif in him. There do be 100
much palaverin' an side-shlepDin' an
bowin' about him fr to ca-atch me
eye"
He's a man of polished manners,
father" insisted the girl, and | regret
to say your banners lack polish
bright We are returned Policeman
Flynn. 'Accordin' to tn po-iis r-ruIes
] have to polish me boots an me but
tons an me ba-adge an me belt, an
ot is little time 1 have lift r to polish
me manners. But Rave that so. How
s I'll kids behavIn'?"
do you refer to the scholars, faith
err"
Maggie, I'd advise We to be careful
how we provoke tn or man" said Po-
liceman Flynn warningly. ""T Is not
Gr you to be ray-provin' iv me Wanst
more | sa-ay TO We, HOw's tn kids"
"Why, to tell the truth, father, an
swered the girl, seeing that it was
dangerous to be too particular about
the use of words, Il have been having
some trouble with the larger boys.
They lack proper discipline, and I'd
give a good deal to discover some way
TO control them"
'M-m-m, now, that s too ba-ad,"
commented Policeman Flynn, retec-
lively. "Ye sh'u'd ave come to me be-
Soor, FIR t is on thin things I'm posht-
ed. | suppose tn wa-ay Cassidy con
throlled tn wa-ard caucus w'u'd mt do
ir ye. Ohio! t was a gr-reat sight,
was that! Ye see, Cassidy was tn
chairman, an there was some la-ads
that was afther r-%runnin' things their
own wa-ay. They w'u'd MT listen to
him, an whin he'd pounded a hole in
TIL table he up an let so with tn
gavel."
Threw it at the boisterous ones?"
asked the girl.
He did that same" answered Police
man Flynn, an tn gla-ass w wather
dollied tn gavel IN tn pitcher whit
zafther tn gla-ass, an he was takin' of
ais boots FIR to heave at thin whin
r5rdher was reshtored. Ye might thry
1t, Maggie-all but tn boots. Ye ha-ave
an ink-shtand an a r-ruler an things
son ye-er desk, AVE ye not?"
I'm afraid the board of education
would object to such methods, said
the girl, smiling at the aJsurdity of the
plan.
'Mebbe So" returned Policeman
Flynn. i've been feminist tn like me
silt. 'Ye mustn't beat ye-er prls ner
all up says tn captin. an I is a
hazard thing fr TO control a ba-ad
man without ravin' ma-arks on him,
but there do be wa-ays iv doin' it. We
might backheel wan iv thin, Maggie.
Ye ha-ave TO be quick. but We can
throw him hazard an tell tn board
ne stumbled"
THAT would hardly do either" as
serted the girl.
Thin pick III tn biggest wan an
poke him in IN shtummick. IT is not
a fair blow ~ . regular fight, but I is
most discourag;n' to III felly that s
hit an I is a good lesson TO tn others.
] niver knew a felly that got a poke in
IN ~shtummick 10 wa-ant to 80 on
dghtin'. An it raves no ma-ark on
MIN"
The girl smiled again and shook her
head.
"Sta-amp on his fut, thin" suggested
Policeman Flynn as a last resort
IVAN good bang On u toe u inc all
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-11-15
BY MARGARET {. sANcsrER

Memory is a pack horse able to
carry safely whatever is entrusted to
him, IL it be properly fastened and
adjusted. II the latter precautions
are neglected he is liable to drop bits
OF his load along the highway. and
the strong probability is that they
will not be worth picking up.
Memory is a servant. sometimes
well trained and responsible, somc.
times lazy and inefficient. Memory
Is a useful friend or a ~treacherUus
foe. Memory is a mechanical device.
convenient SO long as it is in smooth
working order, and eNasporating when
II slips out of gear at an unhicky mo-
ment. To drop smile, memory is a
quality of ne brain which 1t is in
your power to strengthen or weaken
precisely as you please.
The familiar adage that IN Aarly
childhood impressions are rdosl 'r, [,
ing and that the mind is thcl. "a. ~
receive and marble to retain. has be.
come a commonplace. During the
earliest years there is great activity
in the human mind. growth and devel.
opment are extremely rapid, there is
expansion on every side, and children
learn with great facility. One often
observes with amaZement the won.
derful memory of a %precocious infant,
who recites with accuracy long
poems and fables before the lips have
acquired the trick of perfect speech.
To hear a baby f~luently repeat nurs-
cry jingles in pretty broken English
is very amusing. yet the exercise is
by no means wholesome, nor does II
necessarily imply that the memory
will be rettntive at a later date. Par.
euts would better discourage toe
much memori2ins by very small chill
dren. As they grow older and begin
school life in earnest they may lay
the foundations for a trustworthy
memory Of incidents and events by
the -thorouehness and eX~actncss with
which they perform their school d1
ties. The ease with which children
and young people memorize would
never be lost if, as they grew older
they continued the habR of study.
In many people memory becomes
atrophied, just as would an arm
were it tied up and kept stationary
for months at a time. They give
memory nothing to do and it loses
the faculty Of doing anything wher
called upon.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-11-15

Having selected the color of the
wedding gown, next m the choice
of the all important day and again an
cient lore m TO the front with this
jingle:
Monday for health.
Tuesday for wealth,
Wednesday the best day of all;
Thursday for losses,
Friday for crosses,
Saturday no luck at all.
However, in spite Of the dire fatality
attached to Saturday, modern brides
have thrown superstition 10 the winds
and it has become the most fashion
able day for weddings. especially since
the presidents daughter chose it to
wed the man of her choice.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-11-15

To retain a vigorous memory it is
wei 10 give it daily exercise. The
Rev. f. w. Robertson, a famous di
vine in his day, and one whose innu.
enCe was felt around the globe, mem.
orized the entire Greek Testament by
the method of learning two or three
verses every morning while he was
dressing.
The principal aids to memory are
attention and association, If one is
var that memory is weak, instead
of lamenting the fact or parading il
al though it were an affection that
must be borne with philosophy, set
TO work as speedily as possible to re.
rair its losses. Ascertain where it Is
least serviceable and begin the task
0 Strengthening il in that place.
Association helps TO fix things in
memory. Thus, if one desires to re.
member n friends residence, it may
be donn by a mental process involv.
ing the use of the multiplication or of
a little problem in long division.
which may be woven around the he-
ures Of the address. In my own ex.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-11-15

and in tears, but the young man
comply squared himself for another
encounter. Policeman flynn, however,
extended his hand c~onciliatorily.
Il ~wr-ronged ye,' he said. I'VE
ha-ave tn fright shtuff in ye rr TO
ma-ake amy woman happy. ~ was me
intintiOn to ma-ake a small sacrifice on
tn althar iv me july TO Maggie, an III
sa-ay this to we as ma-an TO ma-an:
Ye're all fright. an If ye had tn
strength FIR to ma-atch ye-er pluck.
t is a family martyr Ia be now, with
tn wake comm of to-morry. II we've
won tn gir-rl t is all fixed, FIR we've
won tn OF ma-an
Copyright, 1906, by Joseph y. Bowles.)
Copyright, by the Century Coz
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-11-15

scarf of the shaded silk which is "a
continuation OF the girdle drapery.
This arrangement is simple enough.
though it sounds complicated, but II
will be best understood from the
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-03-31
Mil Running.

w. d. Davidson, who, for a couple
of weeks previous to last Saturday,
had been up in the East Walker
country to start up the Dumontel
mill for Webster and Kitchens, who
have leased the mill to work ore
from their mine, returned last Sat
urday. He reports that the mill is
running nicely and doing good work
so far as can be estimated without
making a cleanup. The ore being
worked Is expected to run about $50
per ton. 1t is very heavy with sui
phurets, and as there is only one
concentration in the mill it will not
catch all OF the material. From IS
to So IS being caught on the plates.
1t is more than likely that the con-
centrating capacity of the mill will
have to be materially increased be-
fore the values in the ore can all be
saved
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-03-31
Properties on Option.

w. III. Wheaton and NJ. J. Vuco-
vich, of Tonopah, who spent last
week in this section, returned to
their homes Wednesday. They
have obtained an option tor thirty
days on group of gold prospects in
the Mount Grant country owned by
Albert Bovard, and also have an OPP
tion on couple of copper claims be-
tween the Bluestone and the Aiken
Bros. property on Copper Flat, own
ed by A. j. Webster. They expect
to return from Tonopah inside of a
couple of weeks and will put men to
work developing the Mount Grant
prospects. They will also put in a
hoist and sink to some depth on the
copper claims they have tied up.
This is the kind of work that is nee
essaiy to show up what there may
be in the camp, and the surface indi-
cations lead us to believe that there
is good chance to find mine on
this property by doing sufficient
amount of development work.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-03-31
Build Cottages.

People looking for investment can
find an opportunity in Yerington to
build dozen or more cottages of
from four to six rooms each. Such
cottages would rent at figure that
would return the owners a good
rate of interest on their money. AT
the present time there IS not house
to be had for love nor money, nor is
there a vacant room in hotel in the
town. Town lots can be purchased
in the residence section of Yerington
at reasonable figures now. They
will be higher in the very near fu-
ture. Now is the time to secure lots
and build upon them. People are
coming in every day looking for
hOuSeS
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-03-31
for Over Sixty Years

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for over sixty years by
millions of mothers for their child
rem while teething, with perfect sue
cess. 1t soothes the child, softens
the gums, allays all pain, cures wind
collie, and is the best remedy for diar-
rhoea. 1t will relieve the poor little
sufferer Immediately. Sold by drug
gists in every part of the world.
twenty-five cents bottle. Be sure
and ask tor "Mrs. Winslow's Sooth-
ing Syrup" and take no other kind.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-03-31
May Have Perished.

The Tonopah Sun of a recent date
says that Isaac Miller has wandered
away from the cabin of his friend,
c. G.. Hansen, of Tonopah, and may
have persisted in the hills.
Ike Miller left YerIngton some
three weeks ago, and stated he was
going to Tonopah. Before leaving
Yerington he wandered away and
was absent from his business, which
was that of butcher, for a week,
causing his friends much anxiety.
1t Is evident that Miller has some
thing on his mind which bothers
him greatly, and it causes him to
become insane at times. He has a
brother-in-law from Idaho who is
now searching for him, and Ike has
many friends who hope he may be
found and regain his reason.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-03-31

When your ship of health strikes
the hidden rocks of consumption,
pneumonia, etc., you are lost, it you
don't get help from DR.. Kings New
Discovery tor consumption. j. w.
McKinnon, of Talladega Springs,
Ala, writes: 81 had been very i'll
with pneumonia, under the care of
two doctors, but was getting no bet
ter when began to take DR.. Kings
New Discovery. The first dose gave
relief, and one bottle cured me-"
Sure cure for sore throat. bronchitis,
coughs and colds. Guaranteed at
Mason Valley Drug Store, price soc
and 81. Trial bottle free.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-03-31
Will Form Company.

+. K. Bugbee, Louis and TIL eodore
Frankie and VIM. Richards, all of
Goldfield at present, but formerly of
the San Juan and Cripple Creek
country, Colorado, were arrivals
here last week. They are mining
men of considerable experience and
like the looks of this section very
much. They have already tied up a
promising gold prospect and are
seeking to obtain others. 1t is their
intention, in the very near future, to
organize a company and do some
systematic development work on
the claims they hold and may Sc
cure.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-03-31
The COlOnei's Waterloo.

Colonel John NJ. Fuller, of Honey
Grove, Texas, nearly met his Water
loo from liver and kidney trouble.
In recent letter, he says: II was
nearly dead OF these complaints, and,
although l tried my family doctor,
he did me no good; so got soc bot
tie of your great Electric BItters,
which cured me. l consider them
the best medicine on earth, and
thank God, who gave you the knowl-
edge to make them" Sold and guar
anteed to cure dyspepsia, bilious
ness and kidney disease by G.. l.
Leavitt & Son at soc bottle.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-03-31
Yerington Needs One.

The Lovelock water works is now
in running order. 1t consists of
deep well, an engine and pump and
10000 gallon tank set at an elevation
of sixty feet The mains have been
laid throughout the town and fifteen
plugs are distributed about the town
for fire purposes. The Tribune says
a sufficient supply of good water is
obtained at no great depth and that
the tank can be kept full by the sup
ply from the well with all the out
let's open.
This is one of the great needs of
Yerington. 1t is matter that could
be arranged very easily it the town
was incorporated, and in connection
with such system sewerage sys-
tenn could easily be established.
This is what Yerington needs-and
must have soon if the residents here
expect to maintain town. 1t seems
to us that it is time to act in these
matters. Why not call meeting of
the taxpayers of this community
and discuss these important sub
iects?
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-03-31
A Celery Farm.

A celery farm on large scale is
one of the latest enterprises about to
be launched near Reno. A company
has been formed and the land Sc
cured for the farm. 1t is believed
that the enterprise will be success.
Xxx.
This reminds us that the most de-
licious celery in the world grows in
Mason Valley when carefully Guilt
waited.
There is another delicious veget-
able which can be raised here in
great quantities, and that is aspara-
gus. The soil of Mason Valley in
many places is particularly adapted
to the raising of this vegetable. The
alkalines in the soil here are great
fertilizers for asparagus, while the
plants grown at this altitude are tar
superior to those grown on the boys
in California. Some day there will
be an asparagus canning factory in
Mason Valley.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-03-31

There is more Catarrh in this sec.
ton of the country than all other
diseases put together, and until the
last few years was supposed to be
incurable. For great many years
doctors pronounced it local disease
and prescribed local remedies, and
by constantly failing to cure with
local treatment, pronounced it incur
able. Science has proven catarrh to
be constitutional disease and there
fore requires constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure, manu-
featured by F. ]. Cheney 4 Co., To-
ledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional
cure on the market. 1t is taken in
ternally in doses from 10 drops to
teaspoontul. 1t acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. They offer one hundred
dollars for any case it fails to cure.
Send for circulars and testimonials.
Address, F. J. CHENEY & Co.,
Toledo, O.
Sold by druggists 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.