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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-16

The editor of the Holandale (Wis.)
Review, under the heading Local
Events. says: Keep your shirt oni"
How can We? This Is wash-day.
An Iowa editor mourns the fact that
instead OF meeting the returning he
roes of the football team with a brass
band, the citizens were compelled to
meet them with an ambulance.
Ignorance always can be trusted to
speak in loud voice.
Bees dispose of their honey by cell.
Ing It.
Whether or not you belong to the
400 these days depends upon the kind
OF perfume you use In automobile gas
oline.
In Tennessee newspaper read
that Mrs. Henry Dows has been chill
Ing. but is better at present" She
must come originally from Boston.
A Nebraska correspondent says,
ASK Cora Bates how she likes to
write with a colored pencil.' How do
you. Cora?
Never ask the bald-headed man how
he lost his hair lie may tell you he
was born that way.
An English museum freak OF the
name of Allshot. whose professional
name was the Mummy Man. commit
ted suicide the other day because. OF q
clause In his agreement In which he
was prohibited from becoming intoxi-
Gated. Prohibited from being half-shOt,
he raised the ante and now he Is All.
shot no more.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-16

It's f-f-funny how you slide and wildly
gravitatc
Tn f-f-frst time you tackle Il and put on
skates to skate.
| t-t-tried II Yesterday down by tn bayou
bridge
Gist run your hand along me there and
f-f-feel that ridgel
| s-s-strapped them on my feet as brave
as could be-
My s-s-skates they split apart and kept
a-goin'-Geel
l b-b-braced myself right back but some
thin slipped away
And down l come upon my-slde. It's
s-s-sore today!
c-c-crawled upon tn bank TO gilt my
breath-Oh myl
And then s-s-started of to do tn trick
er de
Th-this time / sst skinned along a.
light az any bird
Until / st-st-struck a stick--then some
thing else occurred
tn r-r-runners slipped and slid and
split up like "V."
tn w-w-world was rocking like ship
upon tn sea
And th-th-then II thumped me one upon
my bulging head
seen million s-s-stars and flames Of
dsrting red.
And next little b-b-bird came out upon
tree
And s-s-sang tn sweetest song. all filled
with ecstasy.
TIL n-n-next thing l recall house fell
on my nose
And J-J-Jack tn Giant Ran was beat
ing me with blows.
When ] w-w-woke up twas In my room.
f-f-felt first rate
And aint s-s-stuttered much since I
learned how to skatel
Pa s-s-sez he h-h-hopes, b'gosh, n
s-s-such thing kin be-
These p-p-pesky s-s-skates will knock tn
SIS s-stutters out OF me!
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-16
Costly poa Collars

Five hundred and fiity pounds was
paid by nobleman at the beginning
of the eighteenth century for a dog
collar of gold. A collar o. SILVER, with
four small diamonds, costing POO
guineas, was sold to society lady for
her pet dog. 1t is fashionable IN
France to put gold bracelets studded
with jewels on the forelegs of poodles.
The plain gold collars with jeweied
settings cost no less than ego. while
the jeweled collars run to fl0O. The
bracelets run from f2 to $50 each.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-16
Christmas
TIT the
OMen Times
BY Sir Waiter Seon

eMw, is chill;
W 1nv3 Wen keep our Christmas
] 53sRIAf merry still.
! W.{D Each age has deemed the
!%H new born year
ESIL4G The httest time for festa
cheer:
Even, heather yet. the savage Dane
At Iol more deep the need did drain:
High on the beach his galleys drew.
And feasted all his pirate crew.
Then In his low and pine-bult hall.
Where shields and axes decked the wall
They gorged upon the half-dressed steer
Caroused In seas OF sable beer;
While round. In brutal jest. were thrown
the half-knawed rib and marrow bone;
Or listened all. in grim delight
While scalds yelled out the joys OF fight.
Then forth in frenzy would they HE,
While wildly loose their red locks fly;
And. dancing round the blazing pile
They make such barbarous mirth the
while.
As best might to the mind recall
The boisterous Joys of Odln's hall
And well our Christian sires of old
Loved when the year its course had
rolled
And brought biithe Christmas back again
With all his hospitable train
Domestic and religious rite
1thNt W tlt nOly FlEnt.
on Christmas eve the bells were rung.
On Christmas eve the mass was sung:
That only night, in all the year
saw the stoled priest the chalice rear
The damsel donned her kirtle sheen;
The hall was dressed with holly green;
Forth to the wood did merry-men 20
To gather in the mistletoe.
Then opened wide the barons hall
To vassal, tenant, serf. and all:
Power laid his rod OF rule aside.
And ceremony doffed her pride
The heir, with roses in his shoes.
That night might village partner choose,
The lord, underogatlng share
The vulgar game OF ''post and pair"
All hailed. with uncontrolled delight.
And general voice, the happy night
That TO the cottage, as the crown.
Brought tdings OF salvation down.
The fire. the well-dried logs supplied,
Went roaring up the chimney wide;
The huge hall-table's oaken face,
Scrubbed TIL II shone. the day to grace,
Bore then upon Its massive Soaf6
No mark to part the squire ahG iorn
Then was brought In the lusty Drawn,
BY old blue-coated serving man;
Then the grim boar'shead frowned on
high,
Crested with bays and rosemary.
Well can the green-garbed ranger tell
How, when and where the monster fell:
What dogs before his death he tore,
ana all tne balting OF the boar.
The wassail round. in good brown bowls.
Garnished with ribbons. blithely trowls'
There the huge sirloin reeked: hard by
Plum porridge stood. and Christmas pie;
Nor failed old Scotland to produce
AZ such high-tide. her savory goose
Then came the merry maskers In,
And carols roared with buthsoms din;
n unmelodious was the song.
II was hearty note. and strong
who lists may In their mumming see
Traces OF ancient mystery:
White skirts supplied the masquerade.
And smutted cheeks the visors made:
But. O.. what maskers richly digit
Can boast Of bosoms half 80 lightr
England was merry England. when
Did Christmas brought his sports again.
Twas Christmas broached the mighties,
ale;
Twas Christmas told the merriest tale;
christmas gamboT oft could cheer
rhe poor mans heart through half the
year.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-16
NT 10 I'M LOOKING I'D The ~cR
~ - 49, CZzZZlX2EVsy RECORD
Hnliday Cheer.
See that your stockings are
right side up; never turn the
hose on Santa Claus.

See that your stockings are
7 right side up; never turn the
) hose on Santa Claus.
& 4 y
What would you like for
Christmas" "A match and an
ash tray" But you don't
smoke" mo. but think of the
bills that will be coming in"
Now, children" said the
teacher Of the Juvenile Sunday
school class, "can any one tell
me what man attained the great
est age in the world?" Santa
Claus" promptly answered a
small boy who had ideas of his
own.
Tess-May is having her own
troubles worrying about Cholly
Roxley. Jess-Surely she doesn't
want to marry that simpleton.
Tess-Of course not. but she's I
having trouble keeping him on
the hooks till after Christmas.
4 & =
Molly-Do you expect to have
much fun at the Christmas mas. I
querade? Dolly-How can l help
having it? My hat will be
trimmed with mistletoe.
r 4 4 J
While the kiss under the mis-.
uetoe doesn't count, yet, every Z
girl counts how many she gets. !
Z 4 4
Stella-Don't you believe 1t is
more blessed to give than to re-
ceive? Bella-Yes, indeed, there
is no tantalizing ignorance of
how much the gift cost. 6
4 4 II
Il won't be good" said Willy. 6
Then Santa Claus won't bring 4
you any presents" Wasn't &
bad last year. and didn't | get 3
more'n ever?" q
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-16
Fall Notes.

The days are sad.
The leaves are brown
It's time TO take
The awnings down.
milwaukee Sentinel
Aye, gorgeous greens
Have met their fate
It's time for screens
To hibernate.
indianapolis News.
Good-by to sun.
Good-by to flies,
Now union suits
VIII advertise.
Houston Post
The washerwoman
Has her grlefs--
'Tis now the time
For handkerchlefs.
Moline Dispatch
Yes. summers went.
But goodness sakes!
Amt we got them
There flannel cakes2
-spinks Corners Clarion
We hate to see
r ar II nora idue.
But she'd get chit
Blains II she stayed
-Kazoo Baxoo
hear the coal
Man sob-I YUM
He hates to have
Cold weather come. -
kalamazoo GazsttA
Now comes the win
Ters discomfort
When ell our sum
Mer wage is SPENT
And there remains
When zephyrs rip.
Our weekly sti-
Ponds paid In scrip,
Ra,-s:M.~..4..
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-16
Che Best Wisbes
Of tbe Season "a
70 the Solitary, the dwellers apart,
- by choice or by chance, with
hearth-fires that for one burn dull
and for two would glow and sing
to all of these,
u tllerry Christmas and
II bsrpy New Year,

TO Them that are set in Families,
~ where love, bestowed with no
thought of its return, passes back
and forth abundantly between open
hearts = to all of these, parents,
children, kinsmen, friends.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-16

which are embellished with little EN-
pire wreaths in blue ribbon work. To
Increase the princess effect the entire
dress Is bordered with a fine pale
blue passementerie, which outlines
the hfetelles of the bodice, descends
along the opening on one side of the
skirt and borders the hem. Our art
list gives little sketch of the pretty
way the fullness of the bodice Is held
by the stitched bands rising back and
front. centered by an oval EN-.
broidered motif in the shape of a
buckle. The sleeves are OF net like
the vest and are finished with a twist
of blue satin ribbon and founces OF
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-16
4 CHARMING DRESS

One would have to search far to
find dress more tasty or elegant
than the one pictured here. The ma.
terial OF which 1t is made Is of the
palest sky blue satin, cut in sort
of combination OF the pinafore frock
OF our summers affections and the
new princess dress which is draped
across the figure and opens all down.
the skirt slightly at one side. The un.
der-vest is OF fine white tulle illusion,
encrusted with large flower motifs,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-16

veil over II achieves charming ef-
rect, and again | may quote as being
particularly admirable dress OF mole
gray, with mole-gray hat and a
mole-gray veil, with blue Japanese em-
broidery forming the low double
breasted waistcoat, which was cut in
V at the top to exhibit the indis-
pensable jabot frill OF muslin.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-16
Japanese Santa Claus.

The patron saint of Japanese chill
dren Is named Kotie. He ia always
pictured with big sack. which is said
TO contain presents for the good chill
dren. When Kotie wishes to cross a
river he uses this sack as a boat. He
rs believed to have eyes In the back of
his head to watch the little ones, and
has various other qualities which re.
mind US OF our Santa Claus.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-16
The "chrIstma. Pve."

(. A christmas pye" of the olden
times was an immense and expensive
adasf. At one time It was compound
Cd Of flesh. fish and fowl. and the crust
was called q "cofan" In old English
books.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-06-25
LA4~\ 7uM
A;k&@.

League has held its conference rather exclusively
in the Y M. c. A.; the Sons of Temperance have
been assembled in national meeting; the National
Temperance Society has held great day with
fine array of talent and great enthusiasm. The
International Reform Bureau has had the field
today with Crafts and the Millers and General
Daggett and Clinton N. Howard-and I know
not how many other speakers. Tomorrow comes
big rallyng in of Sunday schools from the
churches of all the country around. Sunday is
expected to be great day, with stirring oratory
while on Monday and Tuesday the Intercollegiate
Prohibition Association, the w. c. T. U. and the
Twentieth Century Pledge Signing Crusade will
celebrate.
Perhaps better than the formal meetings and
the speeches have been the influence and the in
spiration of the presence of great leaders. Jo
seph Mains is perhaps the most striking figure
among those from other lands. From Canada
Mr. Ben Spence the editor of the Pioneer, is the
only official representative, although several other
Canadians have been present. There is a group
of splendid old veterans-the Rev. S. H. Taft
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-06-25

from California, E. A. Hill of New York, Har-
mon Yerkes of New Jersey, DR.. c. E. Latimer,
just back from winter in Florida, very weak
physically but strong in the faith as ever, and
J. H. Bronson of Amsterdam. This does not ex-
haust the list but fail to recall others now
There is great corps of workers from differ
ent states, like Pringle of Maine and Emerson
of Wisconsin and Slack of New Jersey, who is
leading figure in the gathering of the Sons of
Temperance, and Reynolds and Thomas and
Hoag and Sayre and George Hull of New York
fields, and Samuel Wilson of Jersey City, and
Boom, just appointed by New Jerseys governor
on that state commission of which so much is
hoped-but I can't begin to name them ALL and
| may as we'll stop.
There are here too, the whom everybody
knows-Dr. Charles H. Mead and DR.. VIM B.
Palmore of St. Louis and Henry w. Wilbur and
Prof Charles Scanlon, who is doing such splen-
did work in the Presbyterian Temperance So
ciety, and Dr. Crafts and General Daggett and
Clinton n Howard and R. E. Miller and O. R.
Miller and J. B. Lewis and Mrs Graham (and
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-06-25
THE NATIONAL PRoHIBITIoNIsT

faces into which Wilbur looked as he pronounced
his great Grafton
All this has been only part Of the Centennial
Temperance Congress that has been going on in
this village all the week, an adequate report of
which would fill half-dozen numbers of The
National Prohibitionist Enough has already been
told in the advance stories to give readers an
idea of the occasion.
The scheme has been a continuous session of
the main congress in Saratogas great Convention
Hall, while numerous other separate bodies have
held their meetings in the various churches and
halls of the town.
The Society for the Study of Inebriety has
been here with speakers like DR.. Crothers and
Dr. Kellogg and Dr. Mason The Anti Saloon
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-06-25

again "All round the world the ribbon white is
twined" Then Henry w. Wilbur delivered the
Grafton of the occasion. Like all of the other
mastery speeches that Wilbur has delivered not
a word of this was written, and only such few
sentences as some hearers jotted down will be
preserved.
After Mr.. Wilbur's address DR.. T. d. Crothers
spoke briefly and with another song
orable occasion was concluded.
After the exercises little group of those
present were photographed around the memorial
stone The whole number attending was not
large, for the spot is remote and reached only by
drive from way station upon the railroad but
in the audience representatives of the Pro-
hbition movement from far and near. Veterans
like Dr. C. E. Latimer and Harmon Yerkes,
whose voices have been heard in almost every
state of the union, like DR.. Chas H. Mead, DR..
Charles Scanlon DR.. Palmore of ST. Louis. Ma
tional Chairman Jones there, and Miss Marie
Brehm and Miss Cora Stoddard upon whom
Mary Hunts mantle has fallen That doesn't
begin to name them, but theirs were some of the
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-06-25

the roadside at the corner directly in front of
the spot where DR.. Clark's house stood, with a
bronze tablet with the doctors strong, genial
face in bold relief and inscription reciting the
fc4aifdng of the old time temperance society and
the holding of the Centennial Congress at Sara
toga.
The exercises, simple but impressive, were held
in front of the old house which stands where the
tavern stood in which the society was formally
organized. The Rev. J. H. Durkee whose persist
ent efforts have made the celebration possible,
presided. First sang America, "My country
It's of thee" sounding the breezes, Marie
Brehm's clear soprano ringing in the lead Then
the Rev. Mr.. Johnson the pastor of Glens
Falls church, offered an invocation and we sang
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-06-25

CHARLES E. ROBBINS
The Local Member of the Committee on Promo
ton Whose Hard Work Did Much to Make
the Congress Success
she sang "Victory') and Mrs. Jewett of the
Union Signal and Alfred L. Manierre and John
Mckee and DR.. Swallow and Joshua Leverng
and Chairman Haven of New Jersey and Chair
man Pitts of New York-again I can't begin to
name Them
Probably no or woman present failed to.
recognize the distinct loss to the congress that
was caused by the absence of Mr. William T.
Wardwell whose generosity, perhaps, more than
any other thing, made the holding of the congress.
possible, but who at the last moment was pre-
vented by illness from being present.
Other speakers and leaders are still to come
John g. Woolley is booked for Sunday. Mrs
Stevens, the national president of the W. c.
T. u, will arrive Monday The intercollegiate
Prohibition Association contest on the same day
will call together some of the best known young
men in the movement. John A. Nichols will be
one OF the orators at the meeting of the Twen-
tieth Century Crusade movement
Among the great speeches of the occasion
everybody is talking about the two addresses of
Oliver w. Stewart, one of them delivered at the
opening banquet Monday evening and the
other at DR.. Clarls grave at Glens Falls Prof
Scanlon, too, made a great speech, representing
the Presbyterian church, and Mr. Dnwiddie
bringing the greetings of the Lutheran church
Of Wilbur's address at the unwilling of the
memorial l have already spoken Towards
"WaterWagon" was immense and J. B. Lewis
historical address on Thursday morning was a.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-08
UNKNOWN MAN FOUND
DEAD At BINGHAM
BODY DISCOVERED IN LONELY
CABIN IN THE UMATILLA
MOUNTAINS.

An unknown man, probably tramp,
was found dead in a deserted cabin.
about half a. mile from Bingham sta
ton, Thursday evening
Coroner Folsom was notified and
went to the scene. An investigation
revealed the fact that the man hal
died from natural causes SO no inquest
was held. the body being brought
back by Folsom on freight train No.
%. >
The first report was to the effect that
the man was found rolled up in a
blanket. frozen stiff and the impress
sion was that the fellow had frozen
to death during one of the cold nights
of the tier part of last week. A COM
pete investigation indicated he had
been taken i'll and had crawled into the
cabin and died
The dead man was about so years of
age, had no papers or other means of
Identification upon him. His identity
will probably never be known.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-08
APPROVE PLAN ..
OF so-AcRE UNIT.
Government Gives Out information
Regarding Bsise- pays4ts Project.

Government Gives Out information
Regarding eeiss.paystts PROTEST.
BOISE. Feb. SD. w. Ross. chief
engineer of the reclamation service,
has received advices from Washington
that the recommendations OF L. w.
Shurtlif and Walter NJ. Granger.
special agents appointed to examine
conditions under the Boise Payette
government project, for an 80-acrs
farm unit under the government works
had been approved and Mr.. Ross. has
been ordered to prepare plats showing
parties owning land in excess of this
amount.
Mr.. Ross states that he had given
notice to all settlers holding land un-
der the southside project of the Deer
Flat works, that some action of this
nature would be taken and asked them
to inform him what portion Of their
holdings they would rather keep pro-
viding the unit plan was adopted. He
states many of the land holders gave
this information and ne Is now anxious
to hear from the others in order that
they may be wholly satisfied with the
division. He has already started work
on the place.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-08
Make PORTLAND
A SIDE STATION
HILL WILL PLAN NEW SHIPPING
POINT At MOUTH OF
COLUMBIA.

+ OLYMPIA. Feb. S.-That the wheat
that is to find its way to tidewater by
way Of the North Bank road will not 60
by way of Portland, but will either go
over the Northern Pacific to Puget
Sound or else down the north bank of
the Columbia to a shipping point to be
the Hill interests. is evidenced by the
work now in progress on the Northern
Pacific between Vancouver and Kala-
ma.
Thousands of dollars are now being
spent in practically rebuilding that
stretch of road to make it in the same
class as the Seattle, Portland & Spo-
kane, Or the North Bank road, which
was built almost without regard to
cost to make it downhill haul from
the grain fields of eastern Washing
ton to where rail and sail should meet.
Work on the North Bank road itself
stops at Vancouver where the big steel
bridge across the Columbia gives ac-
cess to Portland and across which the
Oregonians have led themselves to be-
lieye~ all, Of the wheat would cross to
breach the warehouses and docks at
| Portland
The work on the Northern Pacific be.
Tween. Vancouver and Kalama looks
like Portland was to be sidetracked
The road is almost being rebuilt. State
Track Inspector A. w. Perley, who re.
turned from Vancouver yesterday. con-
firms this report. Temporary trestles
a quarter of mile long have been built
in places and earth fills made, in some
places 20 feet deep, replacing former
long trestles. Long fills are being made
| in other places to raise the track UP
several feet from its present level to
i remove dips, while the roadbed is be-
| ing lowered in other places to remove
grades The apparent intention is to
! make the road the equal Of the North
| Bank road and it probably will be a
part of the S. P. & S. division when in
operation. All of the main line traffic
| on the Northern Pacific from the Sound
| to Portland will of course use this line
| in crossing the Columbia over the new
bridge when it is completed and the
ferry at Kalama abandoned.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-08

the Walla Walla college by C. M.
Christensen, it's business manager,
which indicated resources. to the
amount of $7s.32s.ss, liabilities. $685.
509.33, leaving present worth of $49.-
S14.O0. net gain of s199.73 for the
year ending May 80, 1907.
It is anticipated that a much larger
gain will be met at the close of. the
present year since the interest bearing
debt has been largely reduced of late,
and the patronage greatly increased.
At this evenings session. the must
cal. department Of the Walla .Walla
college will give ID: recital at s O'Clock
in honor of the visiting delegates at
the conference. Following is the: pro-
gram: =: .sl 'e4f.t.'.7..
l. Overturev"Golden Sceptre" -.
..-...... -.......r... .Schiezreii
Orchestra.
II. gath Psalm ........G C. Gerritsen
Choral Society.
III. The Ninety ana Nine ........
............ Edw. Campion
Miss Edna Pincus.
Nv. Melody ............ .Rubinstein
Orchestra
v. Jubilee Anthem ......F. NJ. Burg
Octette.
vi. Arise and Shine! Isaih so: 1-3
=. Gerard Gerritsen
Chorus.
VIII Flower Song Gust LANCE
Orchestra.
VIII. Chorale 1850. John Sch Bach
Violin Quartette.
TX. In Our Boat -. Francis Allitsen
Duet.
Miss Edna Pincus Miss Wevee Dixon.
X. !. Hearts and Flowers ,........
......... .Theo Moses Tobani
Orchestra.