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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-12-05
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Copyright. 1877. by Byron Williams
Holes

Stubbie and Fatty and Billy ans NE
we wuz "a hunting fer Holes yister1ee.
there is a lot Of Them down in the Run
hut we aint got only of them Done.
one WIZ a Hole where the Squirrels had
hid
PLENTY Of Knuts-we gist took them and
sid.
Mother won down By thee cnek was a
he bids his Hole ofui queer ana It's
he Maiks his Home vcyy close thee
leaving a lot Of Mud daubs b. thee Door.
We digged him out and we started thee
6; wuz tie Hole Of woodpecker bird.
next wuz thee Four,h-ani Eaoit
it waz 50 Long tina, it Tu-serel our
Crew.
then We found out Where thee RABBIT had
laid,
stub struck thee Piase with his Grand
daddy's spade.
Fat held thee Sack very close thee
Mouth
we had il aggered his s,Hnp wood B
South,
t1at wuz thee Funniest thing that we
Found
they wuz ends . that Hole in thee
Ground,
there wasn't nothing a tan fer . rout-
awl we Good do wuz Dig ourselves out
there is a Hole at thee Side Of the HiI
holding a Purity Bad kind OF a Pill.
Fat seq It must sque-gee dwel!s
there
Billy believes It is Only a Bare,
Stub sez a Bob-cat lives there Die will
Bet
have knot stated my think on this yet,
there is Ia reason-i smeiied where 1t
goes
Mercy. eIapped Up my Hand to my
nose,
It is thee Kind Of a Thing that We drove
ont Of thee Log in thee Hckry Nut
grove,
when we start in for Dig up that F'iase.
/ will be fooling around with sum grace.
Stub he kin dig and lei Fat hold thee
Sack
viii pertend p helping way Back.
{ bet thee BOYS VIII awI feel rsry punk
when they are hit By Another BIG
SKUNK,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-12-05
THE CANADIAN CROPS.
THREE-oUARTERs OF The AVER
ACE YIELD is REPORTED.
THE FARMERS DO NOT Lose
Increased Prices for Grain Mere Than
Compensates Them for the De-
crease in ouantity-Rsports
from Crop Experts.

Most OF the states OF the union felt
the unusually severe winter OF 1861,
and the effects OF the succeeding late
spring were everywhere apparent.
Corn was planted two and sometimes
three times, the winter wheat suffered
and generally there was a nervous
ceiling as the retarded growth was in
evidence From the Dakotas TO Texas
The feeling Of dread existed, and tue
fears were entertained that the crop Of
corn, wheat, oats and barley would
be distinct failure How far this was
the case is best left TO those who
passed through the experience. Natur-
ally the same conditions were preya-
lent throughout the province OF Mani
ioba. Saskatchewan and Alberta. in
western Canada. aud with from 25O.-
600 to 100000 farmers there from the
United States a large degree OF inter
est was manifest in almost every state
Of the union, for every state has some
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-12-05
WaYsiee Fancles.

Ny wife laughs al me during the
breakfast quarter-of-an-hour when in
my hurry to catch the next train.
hit my boiled egg too gently with my
knife and the she'll has 20 be picked
away in pieces What we need in this
hurry-up land is a lot Of hens that
will lay eggs with shells of equal
thickness. Then a man can get onto
the stroke and stop this faceuous
leyity
The fellows who have to live in the.
city fiat. always pretend TO ike it
immensely. joking the subuybanite on
chasing trains and wading through
the mud to the post Office. Let EN-
joke Poor devils. they don't know
the ecstasy of being awakened every
morning by q meadowlark
a young husband who viii eat his
new wife's hash without shyiug, has
the perfect faith.
Many a woman's skin is whittier than
it is painted.
Il is now too late in the year for
apple blossoms-but orange blossoms
are still TO be had for a Yes"
Bread is like the sun because II
rises II is unlike it, because you
cannot eat the sun any more than
You can eat some bread.
BE deep, II you can't be deep, be
quiet. Sometimes people confuse the
two virtues.
Few men ever repent holding their
tongues. Most of the trouble comes
from releasing them.
The man who yearns 10 he boy
again is quite apt to forget what a
task il was to wake up from a sound
s.eep on the sofa and 80 out 10 the
kitchen and wash his feet before he
could go To bed.
Pick your parents with care and
then you never viii be embarrassed
by father eating pie with a snife
when you have company.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-12-05

closed yesterday az y.fiis per bushei.
Fort William delivery The cost Of freight
and landing for wheat strikes an aver.
'age Of lie per bushel Tor tie whole west.
This means that the average price to the
farmer Tor contract wheat all over the
PRAIRIE country Is exactly 81 per bushel.
Ihc farmers have been looking Tor the
day when dollar wheat would ralc and
they have u ROW. Some old wheat IS still
coming forward from the elevators and
utue OF last years crop remains in the
nauis OF the farmers. This nearly all
grades VI 70 the contract. and it means
a great gain Tor those who held it. The
new wheat is stin grading very high.
when one considers the conditions under
which il was produced. Out Of 80 cars.
. in two days contained wheat which
would answer FOR delivery on contracts.
In other words 0rcr 30 90 bushels of
wheat which would bring tie farmers On
average of about s. per buslcl, reached
winnipeg In two days Tbe significance
ci $500 worth of wheat being passed
by iAe INSPECTORS Ia two days al TIE close
of ar admittedly unfayorIbIe season
should not D. allowed TO sink cut oi
sight az tire when returns from asfi-
cultural activity lu the west are being
anXiousiy awaited. These figures 10 noL
take account of the lower grades OF
which there were I3l cars More than one
third Of these contained milling wheat.
which would remuneratc the farmer at
the rate Of Sc per bushel on the basis
Of tO-day's closing figures. The balance
consisted Of low grade stuff which would
vary greatly in quality and would show
great spreads" IN prices.
The approximate value Of the two
days receipts OF wheat. however. would
De more than Sfo1osG calculating the ca
pacijy OF a car al I.eo1 busiels and elm
mating the cost OF freight and handling.
As many of the modern cars contain
more than l6oo bushels and as the freight
rate TO FOT; William Is less than l5c
per clvt or most OF the wheat which is
now coming forward. tho estimate 81
500. .00l IS logv. The circulation Of s. o.
eo per day among the farmers will not
continue Tor tie whole year. OF course.
but that figure is likely To be exceeded
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-12-05

representative there This interest
was q nervous one and caused cousid-
erabie indecision on the part OF friends
and others intending to follow Those
interested in injuring the country cir
culated stories OF ruin and disaster.
but the effect was lost. as it had been
long enough in the limelight 70 prove
it's high standing amongst the agri-
cultural sections Of the continent. The
heavy strain placed upon it was not
too great: il has shown that the faith
placed in it has been warranted, and
1t is this year producing undOubted ey-
idence that in agricultural Uossibili-
ties and resources it stands among the
first Of food producers. y late spring
delayed seeding from the usual early
April period until late in May. and in
many cases well on into June. And
with what result2 1t is a little early
to tell the result. but that there Will
b a three-quarter crop is almost alb
solutely certain. The yield Of wheat
in 1906 was 95 .OOO, 900 bushels: 1907 il
will be between 10000 600 and S00O0.-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-12-05

meat from a scab afflicted animal.
when the disease is advanced is unfit
for human food and 10 be condemned.
The scab in sheep Is being combat
ted by dipping-an operation where
by every animal is plunged into a
fluid mixture of lime and sulphur, or
Of tobacco and sulphur. which kills
the mites. and in cattle by dipping
or spraying. Formerly. before the
government came to the rescue, so
wide was the territory that many
stoekmen did their own administering
either by dipping of a more or less
desultory nature or by hand applica-
tions. But such efforts were OF small
avail against a disease so viciously
infectious. To-day II there is found
one animal afflicted in a bunch OF
1000. all must be treated and unless
destined for immediate slaughter all
must be treated in ten days again.
The range sheep being under herd
all the time, and docile, the efficacy OF
field work has been demonstrated on
them chiehy-with whack at the cat.
tie whenever Opportunity offers The
sheep are caught in the fall and the
early spring at the shipping pens of
the railroad stations; during the late
fall and the winter in the ranchers'
feedlots where they are being fat
tened and also in the spring when by
thousands and tens OF thousands they
are trailed to the shearing points
The sheariug time is the popular time
The sheep are overhauied between
l-he winter and summer ranges; on a
shorn sheep the dip is more effective
and the wool is. not impaired. There
fore during the shearing season the
inspectors will be found stationed
where the shearing centers are They
will ride out and meet the incoming
punches Once let an infected band
enter set of shearing corrals, and
those corrals must be disinfected be-
fore another detachment can be re
ceIved. Consequently II is demanded
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-12-05

properly constructed dipping vat,
where sufficient help is furnished. g..
600 sheep may be dipped in a seven
hour day; 5000 have been dipped in
ten hours The approved plant IS
composed os the "crOwding pen the
logging pen" or in lieu thereof a
"decoy pen" and slide" the
swim" the come out and the drip
ping pen The "crowding pen" is
the entrance in which The sheep are
collected Thence they are forced on
into the logging pen" where a couple
OF men deftly leg" them one by one.
overturning them into the vat or
swim which skirts the edge. This
swim" is filled with the dipping mix
ture; 1t is preferably not more than
two feet wide at the top (but widths
vary) and is deep enough to compel
the animals to swim. 1t should be at
least sixty feet long. so that in swim
ming through the sheep will be sub
merged a full two minutes. Men with
"crutches" or dipping forks" direct
the passage of the animals to the
tOIue Oul, WHICH II q tltdAtu lutilht
leading into the dripping pen" Here
the animals stand and drain; their
drippings flow back into the vat. In
some dipping plants the sheep at
tempt to cross to a "decoy PEN"
where they see other sheep. But they
encounter q slippery slope, the Slide" p"
and shoot into the swim" below
which is cunningly masked by piece
Of canvas
The dipping mixture must be main
tanned in the vat at a temperature of
100 to l05 degrees in order not to chill
the sheep. Properly managed, dipping
should result In no losses However,
through carelessness it does Heavy
sheep with the fleece on must be
helped up the come out" incline, for
a full-heeced sheep will carry out a
gallon and a quarter Of the dip, thus
weighting itself considerably, A shorn
sheep win carry out about a quart.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-12-05
ADVICE TO VICTIMS
!sils READERS HOW TO cuRs
RHEUMATISM AT HOME.
Directions TO Mix Simple Prepar,.
ton and the Dose to Take-oyer.
comes Kidney and Bladder
Trouble Promptly.

There is so much rheumatism every.
where that the following advice by an
eminent authority, who writes for read.
ers Of a large Eastern daily paper, will
be highly appreciated BY those who
suffer:
Get from any good pharmacy ons-
half ounce Fluid Extract Dandelioa.
one ounce Compound Kargon. three
ounces of Compound Syrup Sarsapa.
rilla. Shake these well in bottle and
take in teaspconful doses after each
meal and at bedtime; also drink plenty
Of good water.
Il is claimed that there are few vic.
tins OF this dread and torturous dis.
ease who win fail to find ready relief
in this simple homemade mixture. and
in most cases a permanent cure is the
result
This simple recipe is said 10 strength.
en- and cleanse the eliminative tissues
Of the Kidneys so that they can filter
and strain from the blood and system
the poisons. acids and waste matter.
which cause not only Rheumatism. but
numerous other diseases. Every man
or woman here who feels that their
kidneys are not healthy and active, or
who suffers from any urinary trouble
whatever. should not hesitate to make
up this mixture, as II is certain to do
much good, and may save You from
much misery and suffering after while.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-12-05
BIRDS TRAVEL ALONG ROUTES
All Have Not Same Range-SwaIiows'
Great Distance.

The routes by which birds pass TO
and from one country TO another in
spring and autumn are regularly FOL
lowed One great thoroughfare, of
course, is in the spring from south 10
north, and conversely in the autumn
from north to south; another is south.
east to northwest; third southwest
to northeast, with the return into the
same starting points, Gays the Scot
man.
The great southern wintering region
is south of the north of Africa and
extends to far beyond the equator,
and from ii, under the breeding in
stinct in spring, birds hurry away to
Gisperse themselves over the wide
spreading palaearctic or northern
lands. which extend as far. in the
case of some species, as long way
within the arctic circle. South of the
equator during the northern winter
the migrants fly toward the south pole
TO breed. The seasonal range limit
Of some of the northern breeding
oirds is enormous-several extending
AAOhl I 4AdcOAAA1 " NhstCuSdhd
Al migratory birds have not the
same range; some fly longer, some
shorter. distances The best known
OF all the birds of passage. the swal-
low has one of the longest ranges
from 1000 20 10000 miles, In this
extended range are also included such
| birds as the gray plover. the knot. the
/ pectoral and curlew sandpipers and
the Asistic golden plover
! The longer rauge-from 5000 to
! 1900 miles-includes such well-known
| birds as the cuckoo, the corncrake.
| the sedge warbler. the greenshank;
| the moderate ranga-fspm 3.e00 to
| 5000 miles-embraces the turtle dove.
the crane. lapwing, mallard and jack
! snipe; the third range-fTom 900 to
1000 miles-suoh birds as the wood
chat shrike. the stone curlew, the
| Toodcock and black fern and in what
is called the restricted area-with a
| mileage of 1000 miles downward
| there are the waxwings. several gulls
and the cider duck
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-12-05
coIoone the Mop.

Everything is being reformed these
days-cyerything .oxcept hptlsecieaninS.
Women sill clean house IN the same
old way they did IN old I'bara0h's time
They still leave tacks on the asor and
buckets of water whsrc baby = sure 10
fall into them and sweep the stairs down.
No one seems to have VT though. Of
leaving the water on thc fpur. putting
the tacks in the pail and sweeping the
stairs up throwint, the rs-siduUm out 81
the garnet window. No une ever sends
the windows down To the laundry or puts
eau dc cologne on the mop. Bul some
day there will arise a reformer in skirts
and these things viii Be attended to-
Psrtopolis Post
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-12-05

The disease known as scab in sheep.
and as scsb or mango In cattle, affects
similarly other domestic animals. dogs
included Il is caused by parasite
mite, but each species Of animal has
its own variety Of mite. The mite Of
sheep scab will rot attack cattle The
damage. as said from scab and mango
upon the western range has been
enormous In sheep the disease. with
It's fntolerabie itching. brings on loss
Of flesh. loss Of wool and loss of
lambs through abortion. therefore as
sailing the sheepman's pocket through
every avenue. In cattle the injury to
condition is as great Moreover the
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-12-05

Wool-E sting.-This pernicious habit
is occasionally seen in individuals of
a fock, and II not checked in proper
time viii be liable TO extend 10 large
numbers. Sometimes by its effect up
on the stomach it results in the loss
OF sheep. It is also an injury to the
fleece OF the fock The practice does
not seem TO be affected by medical
treatment and cannot be treated as a
disease II begins with a single ami
NAL and spreads by way OF imitation.
The sure method TO stop II is 10 re-
move all such offenders and keep
them In seclusion until they forget the
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-12-05
What's the oirI,s Name 2

Last week while Arthur Johnson
was cutting hay one of his horses
jumped over the mower tongue and
fell down Before he could ser the
horse up the tugs and several straps
on the new harness had to be cut,
but Arthur is pleased that II was the
work harness, for he needs the buggy
harness.-0klahoma Exchange.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-12-05
DIPPING LIVESTOCK
AN EFFECTIVE REMEDY
The Only Method Controlling Sheep
n Cattle

that scabby sheep be intercepted and
turned aside
Infected bands must wait until the
end Of the shearing and must be kept
out Of the path OF following bands.
One infected sheep in band con.
demns all. no matter how many. One
sheep from another band, Joining the
infected band and then returning to
it's own band. condemns that band
and as dipping is process which
sheepmen do not care to incur ne
herder with an infected band acts
wisely II he isolates. willingly-val
uing his own hide as well as his
charges
The Breeders Gazette says that in
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-12-05

False Eeonomy.-Just because the
price OF feed is high. do not yield TO
the temptation of allowing the older
chicks to get along without feed. The
older the bird. the more feed 1t needs
and especially does 1t need feed when
producing heavy growth of feathers.
II the bird is worth keeping at all, II
is worth keeping right Any attempt
to eeon0mize on feed will result in
loss.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-12-05
Blondes Live Longer

Statistics show that, though fair
haired people are as rule less strong
than those who have dark hair, yet
the former live longer than the latter
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-12-05


600 Il could not be expected that
June-sown grain would mature and
ripen in any country. The May sown
ripened, and this is the feature that
has proved western Canada's superb
ority as a grain-growing country II
demonstrates that the length of sun
shine is so great that the growing and
ripening season. although shorter in
number of days than in parts farther
south. in hours is as great or greater.
A correspondent OF the Toronto Globe.
most careful purveyor of news.
writing from Winnepeg. Manitoba.
says
Excellent progress in the process Of
! converting the crop into marketable com
modify has been made. The days have
been fairly warm considering the sea-
| son Of the year and while the amount OF
sunshine per day is less than In an ordI>
| nary harvest the grain has matured we'll
| The reports from far and near show that
the aggregate yield for the whole grain
| growing country is likely to be large.
| and there are those who assert that the
| quantity viii be equal to about IS per
cent OF that secured last season. The
i quality wHl be the important considera-
tion especially In view OF the steadily ris-
| ing markets. Cash wheat In Winnipes
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-12-05

practice II all other means fail. con-
vert them into mutton.-Charles l..
Flint.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-12-05

Here is picture of an open-topped
pen which does good service as an
icehe.sa. e..3 which shows graphical
" what they are like. This one was
built in 1906, and holds $50 two-horse
loads of ice. Those who use these ice
houses say that the ice keeps better
without a roof over il than with one.
The ice is cut and packed in the usual
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-12-05
Why the Editor Left.

A couple who were nigh on to four
score years of age We're welded in an
East Tennessee town recently. and the
editor OF rhe local paper headed his ac-
count of the event: a Romantic Az
fair" when he looked at the paper after
the edition had all been mailed. he
packed his grip ans left for parts ua-
known. The conyssisor had made IL:
"a Rheumatic Affair" - Springfield
(Tenn) Herald
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-12-05

A fortune awaits the mar who in
vents a trap that Stll spare the
chicken aud catch the chicken
thieves.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-12-05

stubbie and Fatty and Billy ans NE
we wuz a hunting fer Holes yisterdee
there is a lot of Them down in the Run
but we aint got only of them Done.
one WIZ a Hole where the Squirrels had
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-06-12

At n regular meeting of lndianola
Encampment No. 10 |. O. O. +. held
Friday night. several candidates re-
ceived the degree Of this branch Of
the order. \ highly relishod lunc was
served in the course Of the evening
and the bows were kept busy until a
late hour without exception, we arc
informed mat this Encampmont Is
doing more work now than any other
fraternal order nte city. II has dou-
bled its membership in the past few
weeks and seven new applications
were accepted at last Fridays meet
ing,
At the conclusion Of the work the
following officers were elected II
steer the ship during the ensuing
term: Harry G.. Stong. chief patriarch
c. T.. Craig. high priest; Andy Hutch
ins, senior warden; w VI Hills. iu
noir warden. u. VI. Walker, treasur
er. -. r. Nisbett. scribe.
Indianola Encampment meets every
Friday night in Oddfellows' hail and
there Is always something doing. Wis
itors always welcome.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-06-12
Red Man Eleet omeers.

Among other BUSINESS transacted
I'm the wigwam of the Redmen by
Washita Tribe No SO. at their last
meeting. chiefs for IN conduct OF the
council for tho ensuing year wcr"
elected as follows: George Wayland,
sachem; Dr. W. H. Enloe, prophet;
Hugh Thompson, senior sycamore; c.
q. Haynes, junior sycamore; /. Boyer.
keeper Of wampum; ID. 4. Nisbett,
chief Of records.
Washita Tribe Is looking eagerly
forward TO the 2Gth Of the present
month, when they will he honored
with a visit from the National lectur-
or. Hon. John \. Bright Of Topeka
Nansas Mr. Bright will deliver n free
lecture TO the tribe and the citizens
of Ardmore on the subject, "Redman
ship" Members Of all fraternal or.
ders and especially the ladies Of the
"itv are urged to be present on that
date.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-06-12
First Presbyterian.

Located. corner Broadway and c
street. northwest. Services every
Sunday morning at II o'clock. even.
ing services at o'clock; prayer meet.
ing every Wednesday evening at S
o'clock; business sessions are called
Pastor Rev. c. c. Weith. Elders
David Redfeld, W. !. Cruce, VIM. =
Dun. A. l.. Cruce, ID. II. Dawson, J .
II. ngton, w. S. Smith, Ed Byrd
Clerk of Session, ID. II. Daw"on
Treasurer, j. l.. higgins; Deacons. c
II. Clement, Lee Cruce, l.. r. Staples
A. c. Straehley. II. l.. Dalton. G. NJ
Henley, j. l.. higgins. j. f.. Hamilton
Fred Carr; Trustees. Sam Noble. Geo
a. Ramsey, c. M Campbell. II. c.
Potterf. Joe F. Williams, and II. II
Penn ington.
Sunday School at GAS every Sun
day morning, w. !. Cruce, Superin.
tendent.