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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-04-05
Great Croton Dam

After thirteen years spent In It's
construction the new Croton dam is
completed. 1t will hold 10000. 100000
gallons. This is enough to supply
New York city for 100 days without
drawing on any other supply or any
other watershed.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-04-05
PhlIadsIphIa,s FOREIGN Trade.

The foreign trade of Philadelphia
last yea reached an aggregate OF
almost si4o.00oOo0. an increase of
about $4,000,000 in exports and sl4.-
100000 imports, largely materials for
use in American factories.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-04-05
Garfield Tea, Mid Laxative.

Nothing has yet taken the place Of
Garfield Tea. Natures remedy Tor kid.
ney and liver trouble, constipation and
sick headache. Contains no harmful
ingredients. nothing but medicinal
herbs. Sold at all drug stores. Send
for free sample to Garfield Tea Co,
BROOKLYN. N. Y.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-04-05
shnke Into Your Shoes

Aliens Foot-Ease, q powder. 1t cures pain.
ful, smarting, nervous feet and ingrowing
nails. It's the greatest comfort discovery
Of the age Makes new shoes easy. A
certain cure for sweating feet. Sold by
all Druggists, 25c. Trial package FREE
Address A. S. Olmsted, lie Roy, n. Y.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-04-05
WASHING Windows.

The method of washing windows mas
changed very much of late; have pail of
lukewarm suds made from Ivory Soap. Dip
a soft cloth in the water; squeeze almost
dry and wipe the glass off. Then polish
with chamois as it leaves no lint and does
the work with more ease.
ELEANOR II. PARKER.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-04-05

that ! was laid up
Tour months. 1!
had night sweats
and fainting spells
and dropped to 80
pounds. The urine
passed every few
minutes with in.
tense pain and
looked like blood.
Dropsy set in and
the doctors decid.
cd I cOuld No, 1iu
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-04-05

day as when they were erected. For
these old houses were built by men
who built as the Romans built, think
ing that the gods watched their labors
and that it would fare hard with
them II labor and material were not
of the greatest excellence.
They were built, these Van Pelt
houses to be lived in by their build
ers and long lines of descendants
after them. And SO they have been
up to comparatively recent years.
There are two of the Van Pelts still
living at the Manor One is Townsend
Cortelyou Van Pelt, now well along
In years, and the present head of the
family. and his bachelor brother ia
cob. Townsend Cortelyou Van Pelts
wife, who is still living. was of the
Rapelje family, and is eighth in de-
scent from Sarah Rapelje, the first
white child born in that section of
Long Island. The Van Pelts, though
of Holland Dutch extraction, received
their grant of land from the Duke Of
York in the year 1864. 1t was in that
year that n British fleet captured
Long Island, and it was given by
Charles II. to his brother, the duke.
Afterward. with the rest of New York.
ii went back for a time to the Dutch,
only TO revert again to the English.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-04-05
Herbert Gladstone, Musician.

Herbert Gladseone is fond of music
and is never so happy as when he is
engaged in madrigal singing. Not
many vocalists can play as he plays
the piano. organ and cello.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-04-05

Hundreds OF dealers say the extra
quantity and superior quality OF De-
| fance starch Ia fast taking place OF
ell other brands. Others say they can
| not sell any other starch.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-04-05

make You irritable; you can't sleep
YOU are unable to quietly and calmly
perform your daily tasks or care for
your children.
The relation of the nerves and gem
crativc organs in woman is so close
that nine-tenths of the nervous pros
tration, nervous debility, the blues,
slccplcssness and nervous irritability
arise from some arrangement OF the
organism which makes her s woman
Fits of depression or rcstlessncss and
irritability; spirits easily affected. sU
that one minute she laughs, the next
minute weeps; pain In the abdominal
region and between the shoulderss
loss of voice; nervous dyspepsin: =
tendency to cry at the least provoca-
tion-ail these point to nervous pros
tration.
Nothing win relieve this distressing
condition and prevent months of pros
tration and suffering so surely as Lydia
II. Pinlsham's Vegetable Compound.
Mrs. M. f. Shotwell, CT 1o3 Flasbush
Avenue, BROOKLYN, N. r., writes:
al cannot express the wonderful relief I
have experienced by taking Lydia 7. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. | suffered for
| n long time with nervous prostration, back-
ache, headache, loss of appetite. 1 could
not sleep and would walk tho door almost
every night
al had three doctors and got no better, and
life was a burden. was advised to ty
Lydia II. Pinlsham's Vegetable Compound,
and it has worked wonders for me.
81 am well woman, my nervousness Is all
gone and my friends say look ten years
younger"
VIII not the volumes of letters FROM
women made strong by Lydia Il. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound convince
all women of its virtues? Surely you,
cannot wish TO remain sick, weak
and discouraged, exhausted each day,
when you can be rs easily cured ~
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-04-05
Dart Van Peit's House.

1t was in that eventful year of 1864
that Dart Van Pelt built the house in
which his descendant. Townsend Cor
telyou, now lives. The grant was for
fifty acres, and the manor house was
built on what was once the Kings
Highway. The neighbors OF the Van
Pelts were the Van Brunts, and away
toward the west, around where Fort
Hamilton now stands. lived in great
the Van Brunts and the Cortelyous
and other Long Island families living
still further away the Van Pelts be-
gan to intermarry. and before long
there was a small family village in
existence in which every one was re-
lated. The old Van Brunt house-a
Van Prunt married daughter of the
Van Pelts-was built only a year or
two after the manor house. and is
still standing, hale and hearty as 1t
gets along into its third century.
An interesting house which was
torn down some fifty years ago was
the Cortelyou house which stood on
Main street, nearly opposite the grave
yard. This was probably the finest
house on the manor, and old Dutch
tiles taken from it. old furniture and
other mementos are still in the pos
session of Mrs. Townsend Cortelyou
Van Pelt and have sometimes been
loaned by her for exhibition. To the
Cortelyou house was taken an officer
wounded in the battle of Long Island
and there he died. Tradition says he
was British officer and tradition
pronounces his name De Sellers.
This Main street was a wide high
way, lined on either side with noble
trees. At the eastern end of 1t stood
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-04-05

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken OF as
. cough cure.-J. w. o'BRIEN, 800 Third Ave.
A., Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan. 6. 1900.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-04-05
erldees over the Nile.

The Egypiisn government has de-
cidec TO bull several new bridges
over the Nile. sreneh engineers are
already on IT,, SCOT TO study the re
Qulrcments.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-04-05
Van Nostrand Mansion.

Directly opposite the burying
ground stands curious looking house
parlly built of wood and partly of
stone. The wooden part. though evil
IDENTIFY OF great age. does not look as
old as the stone part. but it is all old
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-04-05

II you don't get the biggest and best
it's your own fault. Defiance Starch
is for sale everywhere and there Is
positively nothing to equal 1t in quail
ity or quantity.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-04-05

IL You can't look your fellow crea-
lures in the face. you must be afraid
of yourself
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-04-05

When the lazy man has anything to
do he hates to waste the time doing
A.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-04-05

Storekeepers report that the extra
quantity, together with the superior
quality of Defiance Starch makes il
next to impossible to sell any other
brand.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-04-05

enough and is called the Van Nos
trand mansion. Some Van Nostrand
came there from Jamaica and built
II about 175 years ago. The old-fash-
ioned gardens about this house are
particularly interesting and Old
World looking. Further to the west
on the same side of the street. is
the Voorhis house, of about the same
age as the Van Nostrand mansion.
Here Washington was once a guest
and the old fireplaces roared wei.
come to him This Voorhis house
has a curious projecting roof, such as
is sometimes met with in old Dutch
houses. and carved door piece, with
fanlights to delight the antiquarian.
The faded colors of the paint. which
once covered its sides and its solid
window shutters, are now harmonized
by time into effects" which delight
the artists eye.
In Eighteenth avenue stands an In.
teresting, rather "squatty." house.
painted yellow, which was at one time
used as a school, and next to it a
sample of the first change in architec.
ture which came to Van Pelt Manor
a house built apparently about fifty
years ago in pseudo-colonial style
ElagpoIe Has History.
The great and towering fiagpole
which stands at the head of Main
street, has its history. 1t is success.
sor to pole erected on the same spot
by the loyal citizens of the village at
the outbreak of the Revolutionary
war. and is surmounted by the same
great eagle and the same arrow, con.
ceived as weathervane, which top.
ped the first pole. At the foot of the
pole used TO be held, until within a
few years, Fourth of July celebrations,
with speeches and flag raising
But the old customs are going out as
the new houses come in, with their
new occupants, and modern Van Pelt
Manor rather ignores the flagpole
However, in few years those who
to-day are settling in the place will
begin to take deep and ebiding in
terest in the history of the locality
and old times and old customs will
| be revived.
Looking down Main street at Var
Pelt Manor toward Dyker Heights
and Dyker Meadows in the direction
in which we can imagine the roya
| postman spurring his horse in th'
early Colonial days in which the post
road was laid out one can gee that re
gion rapidly being covered over will
modern houses as is the Manor.
did the Dykers live over there II
the early days?" was asked os Town
send Cortelyou Van Pelt.
"Dykers!' replied the old man.
never heard of such a family Tha
was all the Cortelyou property, an,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-04-05

beauty about castles in the air is
that they require no bills for plumb
ing.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-04-05

You can safely rely upon an infiu-
ence that is pure enough to give alb
sent treatment.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-04-05

A man has a good temper when he
doesn't blame his wife because 1t is
raining.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-04-05

Many an otherwise truthful man
will lie about the fun he had while
canning out.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-04-05

A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES.
Itching Blind Bleeding, Protruding Piles. Drug.
gists are authorized TO refund money II PAZ0
OINTMENT falls TO cure In to Ia days Soc.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-04-05

People who like to be heard seldom
get repaid in the imagination of their
hearers.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-04-05

A small mans idea of greatness is
TO have other men point him out aud
say: There he goes"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-04-05

Lewis Single Binder straight &C. Many
smokers prefer them To l0c cigars. Your
dealer or Lewis Factory, Peoria, Ill.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-04-05

The way Of the transgressor is TO
acquaint himself with the law in his
line.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-04-05
lmportant to Mothers. i.

Examine carefully every bottle OF CAsTORIA,
a safe and cure remedy for infants and children,
and see that 1t
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-04-05
Nervous Women
Their SuiferinHc Are Ususl1y
Due to Female Disorders
Perhaps Unsuspeosed
A MEDICINE THAT CURES

Can we diSputo
the WE'LL known
facttliatAmerican
women are ner-
|vous +?
How often dowo
hear the exprcs-
sion, II am so nQ-
|vous, IL seems as IL
Il should fy;" or.
!" Don't speak to
me-" Little thiugg
'annoy You and
The Washington times., 1906-07-01
The Woman Who
Can Apologize

II HERE is something quite Ans
about a woman who can apollo
gizeI
She stands mentally head and
shoulders above her who does WRONG
ana trusts that time will make fbs
wrong forgotten.
And she who confesses the Uronr s-,5
makes the pology. no matter how she
may suffer. is queen beside the woman
VINO receives the apology In grudE
( ing haIf-hearted way.
rev people, be they lovers. married
or friends. can help occasionally hurt
Fing each others feelings. Accidents ara
continually happening. misunderstand-
inss are constantly taking place. even
when people are good tempered. And
ior quick or evil tempered ones there
Is but one remedy-the handsome. hon
est apology
l have heard people say to prove their
independence, Il never apologies
Once I say a thing I never take II
back"
Poor, bIithering idiots,
Ihey say Il IN such a conscious prids
such expectation Of admirationI
Poor, pitiful souls! Poor. meaEer na-
tures!
Not TO know the gladness Of restoring
smile to face from which Won have
driven It. Only to know the coldness
Of misnamed pride. never to know
the close, warm joy Of humility.
It Is not pride; IT is a stupid vanity
and an abnormal self-love which pre-
vents man or a woman from apoI-
ogizing.
1t is this same foolish pride that oft
times changes tenderness to coldness
and love to bitter regret.
The other day in a shop, a female
person hurrying out, thinking OF nobody
but herself, pushed through a crowd al
glove counter and sWUng over a chair
on which was seated a small and re-
markabiy sweet and peaceful child
Naturally as the poor little head came
with violent whack on the floor, IL
gave vent TO a yell.
Now what did this female person do
turn round and pick the child up and
it? anu - - 'O'''-0i .
Not a bit of It.
She glanced over her shoulder and
muttered something about il being no
place for children and bounced out OF
the shop.
She was one of the women, evidently,
who never apologized.
Is she the sort of a woman You would
care TO be2
Perhaps this is an extreme case.
Surely there cannot be many women
who leave chairs and children strewn
behind them when they are on a shop
ping expedition.
But women might and ought to show
more consideration than they do
Then there are people who say, II can
forsive but I cannot forget"
Is not that a poor sort OF forgiveness
Worst Of all there are they who say.
Il cannot and viii not forgive
What are we that we should dare to
say We viii not forgive?
The Washington times., 1906-07-01

pire yokes, most Of them hang from the
neck, either simply or in some effect
OF pleats, gathers or panels
Usually the sleeves are loose and IN
trimmed, except at the bottom. while
the trimming upon smart coats is con-
Hhec 10 e little upon the collar and
Guns ana occasionally down the front.
OVertrinmed coats are in bad taste
upon children
crystal, grosgrain and sort Of heavy
taneta, as well as pOngees. are all s1lit-
aole for wraps for children. while rfoue
and linen make up admirable coats and
cloaks for their wash dresses- The U+-
tie white wash coats ara very ,rat+,,
when finished around the edges win
embroidered scallOps, either IN simple or
fancy designs
Any woman who can enbroider az all
can make these scarops upon the edges
OF her children's coats. This finish
should also appear upon the brims ot
wash hats worn with the coats.
Many women are using crochet as a
trimming for children's clothes. and IN
country places where trimmings are not
easily had. this vogue for handmade
crochet might be taken advantage OF.
The underwear OF children sboUld ba
fine OF quality and simple Of max.
Ine trimming should never be Of a l,in5
TO scratch the delicate skin and IfrtIs
petticoats should be made in outlines
to conform 20 those frocks worn vvIt5
them A high-waisted gown sboB1d
nave a short-waisted petticoat a16
long-waisted underskirts should he -
Vided for those frocks which bave
Wristbands around the hips and below
them.
The Washington times., 1906-07-01

although some mothers fancy them
selves in possession Of a new doll when
little son cores to occupy their
hearts. and they dress such a child
The Washington times., 1906-07-01

A-Child': Dress
of Nainsook Tim
med with EN-
broidey.
B-ChId's Costly
Dress of Linen
Lawn. Trimmed
with Hand En-
oroidery and Real
Lace.
C Simple Dress
of Dotted Muslin.
M a d E with a
Long-WaistedE Ef-
fec,.
D-Dress for Very
Little Tot, Made
with Wide Box
Plaits.
E Smart Little
Low-Neck Dress
for a Child.
The Washington times., 1906-07-01

A CHILD'S wardrobe should always
~ be simple and dainty in make
n and appearance and. in the
way Of material. costly as
The Washington times., 1906-07-01
And Their Little Coats and Hats.

a childs hat should also be very light
and not weigh upon the little head.
If you ve ever had your little one
come to- you with a headache you
should appreciate the Importance Of not
overwhelming its head with heavy
or too stiff hat.
Children's coats and cloaks are all
made loose and, while few have en-
The Washington times., 1906-07-01

Copyright, 1906. By w.R Heart,
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-05
IN UNION THERE Is STRENGTH.

The force of the saying n union there strength being
the prompt ru of the insurance losses Three agencles
be actively employed that all insurance companies settle
their losses honestly and promptly and expose those which seek to
defer evade or compromise them
three agencies Insurance Wolf the San
Chamber of the OF III
The Chamber OF Commerce alone send reports good OF
bad 10000 commercial bodies in the United States the
secretary This in itself formidable prOpagandum
But agencies those Francisco alone Their
cedue will be supplemented by similar by the Los Angeles
Credit Mems Association which, after the adjustments have been
made will forward the result to every
throughout least the
papers viii publish these lists of good and bad companies all
the world Hence the financial and moral standing of
company doing business in San Francisco will be placed
before the eyes of all Christendom.
policy handicapped by his unsup
ported individuality presenting claim company he could
be pushed aside rebud compelled wait and ignored If
weak he could be ntmdated If credulous easy going he
could have the wool pulled his eyes But all this being
changed
Hereafter he will be by his addition
the other forces mentioned above He will present himself
Office company suppcan mercy creditor
making demand Heneforth he the company, will be the
master and he viii the order And he will his If
he does that company seeking shrk obligation had better
wind its affairs for it will have TO do later
He be reasonable not arbitrary however, demanding
his due He reflect thousands losses be
usted and paid that they all be He should
patiently await hs turn he sees that the company IS heerfu
meeting him half But he should himself be caoled
brOwbeaen He should equally decline the plum and
the cracking of whip over his head.
instance of the by
ton Of interests has already occurred George Dorn,
the Pacific department of the National Fire
of Hartford resigned company compro
with its policy holders of per Within twenty
four hours newspaper reader in California all
Now the president of the company, Judge
the country fast railroad wheels bring him. seeking
remedy the ndscretion put mildly of his company
he fully do 0 remains to be
this object companies and poicyhoders
Let the former understand that they will their full
advertised of business and the latter that they upon
rights they will get them Then the losses will be paid
of rebuilding San Francisco rapidly progress
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-05
PEOPLE AND THINGS.
BY LOUIS e WELLER.

is kind to all women. A woman in dis
tress or need. no matter her station,
position or age, is his especial charge.
An American gentleman is the natural
protector of an American woman.
And would there be such fine men
if the women were not noble and
grand? Could a selfish woman. who
thinks only of herself. be the mother
of unselfsh sons2 Would a woman
who looks upon man as a mere money
getting machine command the respect
the Difference, the love, that all true
American women receive. You may
.'savey" a lot, DR.. Reich. but it is evil
dent that you do not observe.
-
I am rather inclined to believe, Dr.
Reich. that when you say English and
French women are more domestic
you mean English and French women
are more subservient. To surround her
self with pots and kettles. to give all
her spare time to mending and darn
ing. does not necessarily mean being a
good wife and mother.
To be a household drudge is not the
bestvway a woman can serve husband
and children. ) While doubtless in that
capacity she may save for them a few
dollars. she deprives them of much
comfort and many JOYS. A wife who
has spent all her day in the kitchen is
tIItbf OuI DN 1lSHl time w uen neT
husband returns home. weary and cross
with the days labor and vexations. she
is fas weary and cross as he is. How
can; she be neat and smiling when she
meets him. if she has been puttering
over the stove all day? How can she
have bright and pleasing conversation
torcheer him with if she has been put
ting in her spare moments with the
family mending?
A delightful bit OF gossip CLEANED by
visiting during the afternoon, a pretty
passage found in the days reading,
when told to a tried husband by a
nicely dressed wife, is worth more to
him than the knowledge that a tired
frowsy wife has saved by doing the
family washing.
American women understand this. DR..
Reich. They are not less domestic than
the French women the English
women. They have more understand
ing.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-05
COASTwISE LIMITS DEFINED
BY RECENT ACT OF CONGRES.
Senfnring Men md ShipOwners Given
n Xear's Time to Consider
Ahnuf he ChnnCe.

Customs Collector Stratton was ad-
,vised yesterday by the Secretary OF the
Treasury of the passage of an act of
Congress amending section 434S OF the
Revised Statutes so as to read as fol-
lows:
''1he seacoasts and navigable rivers
of the United States and Porto Rico
shall be divided into five great dis
tricts: The first to include all the col
lection districts on the seacoasts and
navigable rivers between the northern
boundary of the State of Maine and the
southern boundary of the State of Tex
as; the second to consist of the island
of Porto Rico; the third to include the
collection districts on the seacoasts and
nayigable rivers between the southern
boundary of the State of California and
the northern boundary of the State OF
Washington; the fourth to consist of
the Territory OF Alaska; the fifth to
consist of the Territory OF Hawaii.
The act will take effect on january
1, 1907.