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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-06-18
A Great Brldue.


The last stone has been laid in the
construction of a stone bridge which
is destined 20 take rank as one Of
the greatest of its kind in the world.
The bridge is over the Connecticut
river at Hartford With its approach.
es II took nearly three years TO build
and cost about s3,000.000 II is com.
posed OF nins spans having maximum
dimensions of reach OF l19 feet and
a clear height of arch of as feet, and
is SO feet wide and has a total length
Of 1,192.5 feet. The famous London
bridge, which has hitherto ranked first
among stone bridges. is but Go feet
wide. 1905 feet long and has FIVE
arcaes, with longest span OF l52
feet and maximum rise of arch Of
AIS feet The Connecticut bridge,
says Casters Magazine, is not re-
markable for its length of span, for
there are several stone bridges with
a span of more than 200 feet. but
these are generally narrow onespan
structures. as. for instance, the Cabin
John Greek bridge. carrying the Wash.
ington aaueduct, which has a span OF
220 feet and a width of but 20 feet.
Neither is 1. the longest bridge, for
there is the Congleton viaduct, in
England. which has Al arches and is
2.S70 feet long and 25 feet wide. Al
though the Hartford bridge is one OF
the widest bridges, 1t is not any one
feature that stamps II great, but
summary of size OF arch, of length
and breadth, combined with its per
fection of structure and symmetry OF
outline. that makes plain the claim of
superiority.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-06-18

he kitchen. The width and size of
the roof makes ii possible to get
good sized rooms upstairs and ar
range them in handy relation to each
other.
You want a good wide lot for a
house with spreading roof like this
and with good windows looking in
every direction. In fact, you need a
good wide lot for any house, that you
NAV have good circulation Of air on all
sides. II is a great mistake TO buy a
narrow lot or TO build on a street
where the houses are jemmed up close
together. Such property always goes
down in value and desirable people
move of to Some other street and OBJ
jectionable neighbcrs take their
places. II requires good sound judg-
ment and careful consideration 10 Sc
lect a lot and build house that you
will be satisfied with FIVE years hence.
That is one reason why ] always adyo-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-06-18

Mr.. Asquith, the new British pre-
pier, was a lucky "hnd" by Mr., Glad
stone. He entered parliament in
1886. A single speech, which proved
his power as debater, led Mr.. Glad
stone, In 1892, TO offer him the impor'
tant post of home secretary, with a
seat in the cabinet, although he had
not previously held any Office. He re-
mained at the home Office until the
Rosebery government was defeated in
1895; was in the opposition ten years,
and has been chancellor OF the ex'
cheQuer since December, 1905. He
has therefore served but Ave years
and three months In all as an officer
OF the crown. To have attained tho
chiei place in the government by two
steps, and in so short time, is al
most unprecedented.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-06-18
cretonne Parasols.

Cre,onne is very popular this season
lor evening coats and vests. as an ap.
plique. and now cretoRne parasols are
prescribed for morning wear. The de
sign must. of course, be reasonably
small. and the only decoration is tho
heavy cotton fringe around the border.
OF course the handle on such a very
serviceable sunshade would be Of
plainest wood. leafing the more elah-
crate sticks for more dTessy parasol,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-06-18

A learned scientist declares earth.
quakes will cure indigestion. This is
one medicine that the patient does not
need to shake before taking.
4 4 4
Employers who make 1t rule to
employ only married men. should be
careful to raise large family of ELI
gible daughters.
= 4 =
About all the climbing some men
do in the world is that done while
searching for mothers jam.
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II is plain TO be seen that men who
make many mistakes are not taking
the advice of their wives.
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Some Of the spring poetry this year
Is almost as bad as the spring.
4 4 Il
Stained glass in a residence is all
right IL the stain stops there.
The Recent Unpleasantness.
Rain! Rain, Nothing but rain!
When will the weather clear up once
again?'
Raining like sixty on Saturday late!
Rain, Rain, sloppy and wet
All OF my garden is floating, I'll bet.
Rain in the morning and rain in the
night,
Rain at the noon hour-oh n.y! just
fright j
Rain, Rain, Gosh. see IL rain,
wouldn't that give vou terrible pain
Sidewalks are floating. the chickens
drowned out.
All OF the fence posts ere starting {
sproutl
Rain. Rain, wsere is the ark?
| Have you seen Noah around in the parkf
| Darn Il, piffie! And likewise scatl
Where is that confounded umberel at,
sPoet's license Number 4S76
| R~Ms4.e4=s
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-06-18

An American play running in Lon
don has to be accompanied by
glossary in order to give the English
audience the proper tip as TO the
meaning Of many Of the unfamiliar
terms employed. This is so funny
that II really adds to the humor OF the
performance. But the American dra-
matist can plead distinguished pre-
cedent. Several of the carefully
edited works of Shakespeare are fur
nished with glossary. And doubt.
less II the English audiences would
look the matter up they would find
large number OF the slang terms in
cluded In the Shakespearean vocabu.
larry. That often happens when so
called "Americanisms" are traced to
their source. The English critics
have failed to catch on" to the evolu.
ton OF their own language. that's all.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-06-18

exactly according to what they con-
tain, we will be obliged to rely upon
the honesty OF the manufacturer, And
the trouble is honest makers are up
against dishonest competition. They
must either make substitutes that sell
for the same price in the market or
lose trade TO the other fellows.
American people have a mania for
buying things cheap; they are always
looking for bargains. The paint that
sells the cheapest is the paint that
goes. Men who buy and use it repent
afterward, but they are the very ones
to do the same thing over again at the
next opportunity.
There are plenty of closets and
many other conveniences laid out in
this plan that you do not get in a
smaller house. At the same time, 1t
is inexpensive to build. Probably
$1,000 to $1,000 will build 1t complete
without plumbing or heating appa-
ratus, but of course prices vary in diff
ferent localities to such an extent that
1t is very difficult to make an esti-
Hia'e anu Sledl uSdi uepeuus On lno
management of the owner. Competi-
ton in bids will get the price down
to fair living profit for the con-
tractor, but the trouble with a great
many people is that they want a
number of changes after the build
ing is started and alterations usually
are expensive. The changes should
all be made before you commence to
build.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-06-18

the time it is forgotten. The old-fash-
ioned way was to store things; keep
them for future reference. There used
to be a saying worded this way:
Keep a thing seven years and you
will find use for it," and there is
certain amount of truth in it, but you
have TO pay storage all that time. it is
handled over more or less and every
move costs something either in time
or money. By the time the seven
years roll around the interest on what
the storage room costs would buy n
new article, up-to-date and in every
way better than the old one. Old
truck harbors dust, and dust is an
enemy 10 good health. Such things
are not always taken into considera-
ton.
This is not a small house. 1t is "a
feet wide and 45 feet long, including
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-06-18

solid comfort, and it may be made
very attractive. Good painting has
great deal to do with the appearance
of any house. There is so much adul-
teration in paints that it is very diff.
cult to get any color that will look
we'll after three months time. 1t is
a shame that it is so, but until we get
laws requiring paints to be labeled
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-06-18

cate selecting a house plan very care
fully some time before you get ready
to build. 1t is not subject to treat
lightly, to put off until just a few
weeks before you want the house, but
every move should be made deliber-
ately.
A house built like this is not expen-
sive. 1t offers great deal of good,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-06-18

II was reported last week In the
Current Events column that the Uni
ted States consul In Harbin, Manchu-
ria, had refused TO recognize the presi-
dent Of the municipal council in that
city, on the ground that the president
was appointed by Russia, His action
has precipitated discussion in the
foreign Offices of the world of the
ing to the treaty of Portsmouth. both
Russia and Japan agreed to evacuate
Manchuria. leaving the province to the
Chinese. The American consul is ac-
credited to China, and refuses TO rec
ognize any other governmental author
ity. The Russians have not with
drawn. neither have the Japanese, and
new government for Harbin was
lately arranged in such way as TO
give TO Russia the control. But the
American consul acting under n
structions from home, insists that
Russia has no more right than Ameri-
ca or France or Germany to name
municipal officers in Harbin. II is evil
dent that the government in Wash
ington expects both Japan and Russia
TO keep their word given at Ports
mouth. If its expectation is expressed
with sufficient emphasis, It is likely
that the rights of China will be con.
siderably advanced and the friendship
between the Chinese and the Ameri.
cans more firmly cemented.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-06-18

Doubtless the next grand rush &c
Alaska will be caused by the report
that some one has struck a gasoline
well, for soon some miner is likely to
discover certain supplies of fuel
cached along the route OF the 9arif
-acers. Or was that all a blum?
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-06-18

DR.. Allen of New York urges every
body TO concentrate his efforts on max
Ing the municipal government
thoroughly efficient. That idea, II CIR.
ried out. is worth lot OF money t
any city.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-06-18
pldn', Take to Rubber overshoes.

Much as II rains ia England, there
still prevails an indisposition on the
part of both men and women to wear
rubber ,oyershoes
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-06-18
Side Remarks.

Missouri hogs will learn with re
gret that wise physician has invent
ed an electrical contrivance for
Strengthening the bow legs of farmers
4 u 4
A copy reader on city daily is the
boiler of the editorial force. At any
rate. he does lot of so-called boil
ing down" and frequently "boils over"
Z 4 Z
When a woman cannot tell the diff
ference between her husbands fault
finding and the dogs growing, 1t is
time some lawyer got a divorce fee.
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When It rains and the gardener
at my place cannot work out of doors,
he paints things in the basement.
During the recent wet season, be
painted everything but the handle to
the coal shovel and the cloth in the
mop. Another day of rain would have
caused climax-or something equal
ly as disastrous.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-06-18

True Sorrow.
with bleeding heart he yearned TO go
Where barefoot laddies wade and
shout
lie fain would stop his work and find
The gladness that he dreams about
But as the thought within him burns
To drop the stick and run away,
Ma comes upon the porch and says:
II think we'll plant those seeds to-
day."
All. Fate. how cold and harsh thou AFT.
To make a boy stay home and swish
A blamed old carpet with a club
When he could be a-ketchin fish!
But. there she stands without the door
And pausing with her broom bit:
Now, give the under side some more
And then ] think you're done with it,"
He turns the carpet inside out
And beats II with an aching arm,
While from the woodland and the plain,
There watts zephyr born of charm!
All, galley slave upon the oar,
Thy task was never rue like this
When all the world was calling you
And throwing you her nectared kiss!
Thy sorrows never knew the depths
That come to lads who whack away
Upon the worn and dingy rugs
Their mothers make them beat to-day!
And there's the garden seeds 70 SOW
All, cruel Fate! All. tickle rhyme!
To make our Willie stay at home
And beat rug in fishing time!
G 9 G
BY the Way.
A man should be very rich to marry
for love, says an exchange He will
be poor indeed, no matter how rich
he is, If he marries for anything else.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-06-18

Hat Of white paille de riz, with high
crown covered with plated lace; three
large tea roses at one side.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-07-09

By virtue of power conferred upon
me, by q certain mortgage, executed
by Dennis c. Chisholm and wife,
Ollie Chisholm which is duly record
ed nthe Office of the Register OF
Deeds in Wake County. in Book No.
213, on page 1926. l will offer for
sale, at the Court House in the city
of Raleigh, n. c., to the highest bid
der for cash, on Monday. August II.
1908, at IL o'clock M, the following
described property, to-wit: Lying in
said county and State in Middle
Creek township, adjoining the lands
of William Gates, and others. Be-
ginning on VIM Gates Northwest
corner, thence E. Al yards to a
stake; thence northward and with
the line of the right of way of the
r. & c. F. Railroad SIS yards to VIM.
Gates corner to a stake; thence as
his line west 81 2-3 yards, to a stake
in said Gates corner; thence 65
yards to the beginning, containing
four-tenths (4-1O) of an acre, as will
more fully appear by reference to
Book No. ia, at 1877, Office of the
Register of Deeds of Wake County
N c., by deed dated July 10, 1902
B. F. MONTAGUE,
Mortgage.
Raleigh, N. c., July 7, 1908.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-07-09
DOWN AND OUT GOES THE SIM
MONS MACHINE.

The nomination of Kitchin means
the death knell of the Simmons ma
chine. 1t means the retirement of
Simmons at the end of his term as
Senator. and that KItchin will sue
coed him, IL the Democratic party
should still control the State.
Kitchin will. no doubt, build up just
as heartless and worthless a machine
OF his own.
Aycock is badly crippled on &C
count of his connection with the
Simmons-Craig combination. His
chances for the Senate are also gone
But Kitchin is not elected Gov
ernor yet, so the State may never
suffer from his machine. The State
Is beginning to do some thinking. A
lifelong Democrat said the other
day that he had come to the con-
clusion that it would be best for the
State and the country to have Taft
for President rather than Bryan.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-07-09
JUDGE PRITCHARD FOR GOV
ERNOR.

subscriber writes TO ask what
we think of Judge Pritchard for
Governor. and II we thought he
would make the sacrifice to resign
a life position on the bench to run
for Governor. In reply we want to
say that the suggestion Is a capital
one. Besides we believe that Pritch-
ard would be elected, and that he
would not be making any sacrifice.
because he can be Governor, and
then United States Senator again,
or go into Taft's Cabinet. or on the
Supreme Court bench.
IL the Republicans will nominate
a man for Governor who will tower
over Kitchin as Taft towers over
Bryan for President, the old North
State will line up in the great pro-
gressIve party Of progress and pros
perity. And Pritchard is one of sew
eraI men who will fill the bill.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-07-09
Four Oaks, y. c.. July 3, 1908.
Want True Men on Republican
Ticket.

Editor Caucasion:-Permi me to
say this once that the Democrats are
becoming scared on account OF their
prohibition campaign. I see that Mr..
Bailey Is advising the Democratic
conventions against nominating any
Democrat who voted against prohibit
ton. Prohibition Is a Democrat
platform. 1t was once niger" af-
ter that the 23-cent rate on railroad
and now it Is prohibition" II pro-
hibition was intended for moral re-
form it would have some face, but
not So The Democratic leaders saw
their sink-hole, SO they began to hol-
Ter for the church and every preach
er and woman to come to their res
cue.
The devil has transformed himself
as an angel of light to deceive the
by preaching prohibition in place OF
the blood of a suffering Christ on
the cross.
Man cannot be saved from his sins
by politics or any other temporal
measures, but by the sacrifice of an
atoning, bleeding Christ. Politics is
a very trivial thing for man to re-
sort to to save him from his bad
practice. Let every true man come
to the ballot box and throw over
board such hypocrisy. We want true
men on the Republican ticket-mer
who know the difference between
Democratic prohibition for the saw.
ing of man from the blood of a cruel
fed Christ.
We organized a Republican Clut
at Wilbon Academy Wednesday with
thirty-two members. We dote or
one hundred names at this place.
J. w. FUQUAY.
Fuquay Springs. N. c., July 3rd
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-07-09
Young Mems Republican Club Or
ganized ut Oxford.

Oxford. n. c.. July 2.-The Young
Mems Republican Club OF Oxford.
was organized here the night OF June
22nd, with fully forty members, not
over 10 per cent of whom had form
erly voted the Republican ticket. The
officers elected are D. A. Moore. pres
fdent; ]. r. Moore. vice-president,
and S. L. Wilson, secretary and treas
urer. One former Democrat rode
horseback eight or ten miles in the
rain in order to be present and par
ticipate in the clubs initial proceed
ings, so great was his enthusiasm,
which could not be dampened even
by the elements, for downing of the
Democrats.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-07-09

the Law, the trusts have been hauled
into court and fined for violating the
Law. and some of them have been
abolished altogether. Labor and
capital have been given q square
deal. and the business OF the country
Is now on the best foundation II has
been in many years. II Judge
Parker had been elected. then Ryan
and Belmont would have been the
have dictated policies whereby the
trusts and Wall Street would have
ance OF the country.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-07-09

We are indebted to the many
friends Of The Caucasian who have
sent us numbers of subscribers since
we made our special campaign offer.
Those who have not tried it don't
know how easy it is to get up a club.
Hear what a friend at Greensboro,
who sent us club Monday, has to
say: 81 have taken a subscription
from nearly every one l mentioned
the matter to. This is the third time
1 have changed this list; will send
what I have; the people want the
paper"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-07-09

An.4s air either dudes or crtmins's'
rule. an they amt maeh o
-. :, criminals ar dudes when 20"
-, think erbcut hit fer they
=. 18th undesirable sitiEens- 10
IL, an soon be = polIyush0h a.
dude or n criminal.
wa air clean up the streets "'
piIktaxviIIe an iryin' ter keep aos |"
an euidemick. an tryin' ter keep inc
town clear oy polly;ishuns. oa' n''
.x a hard Job SO far a. the pony
,t.huns air conserved. They seem
Ter think awI The voters IN the
eountY live rite in this town. an they
hang GROUND like thinks air gitsih
desperate. I'll hev ter buy ou''
dog Wit before the campane opens.
expeck.
So far As | kin see. things air sort
er quiet in pollyticks at the present
writin'. | guess they hev sum deep
laid pIots that they air lookin' after
an We common fellers can't see
through them till hit IL too late. But
ne will be let in jist In time ter DO
the yotin' an the shouin' an pay
the taxes an sich.
understand that the brandy sea
son liz openin' up in the mountains
an that the crop liz very promisin
They air goin' ter make up awl o'
the fruit into brandy. awlso the
trees. az they seem ter think thai
they won't hev any use fer the trees
after this year Bill Moody says ap
pie limbs make a splendid brandy.
Az ever.
ZEKE RIIKINS
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-07-09
A Letter From Chatham.

Mr.. Editors:-I have noticed from
same old tricks are trying to be
worked between Wake and Johnston,
in this congressional district in the
nomination of a candidate for Con-
gress, regular you tickle me, John
ston and I'll tickle you Wake, as
they did in the last district conven-
ton in sending delegates to the Ma
tional Conve ntion: Briggs, of Wake,
and Stancil from Johnston, and as
for Chatham, Vance, Franklin, etc.,
they are shown no consideration.
But Chatham is going to be heard
as well as the other counties in the
district or there will be something
doing that will cause some regrets.
This district has already had some
sad experience from Federal Office
holders trying to throw down the
threats of Republican voters a can
didate of their making and dictation,
and while we all want unity and
| harmony, we do not propose to have
it at the sacrifice of principle under
boss rule in the interest of a few.
Johnson and Wake had the delegates
to the National Convention, now let
some of the other counties be recog-
niZed-Chatham, Franklin and Nash
from parts of two Senatorial Dis
tricts which might possible help to
elect four Senators to the next Legis-
lature, which is more probable than
electing a member to Congress, and
a good live candidate for Congress
free from the faint of Federal dicta.
ton, would very materially help to
organize and carry these counties fol-
Senators. Republicans in Chatham
won't stand for a candidate who
wants to get Federal teat in his
mouth before he turns loose another
he is already sucking, and Chatham
has several gentlemen who would
make good candidates for Congress
who are free from the faint, an6
most prominent among them is Hon
j. j. jenkins, a business man anG
banker at Siler City. I don't know
whether Mr.. Jenkins wants it or not
III S'Sh "ouiO nave IL, UuI H ne Will
after the treatment he received a.
the last district convention, it should
be offered to him. He is a clean
upright gentleman and a representa-
tive of the business interest of tn,
country and best interest of our par
ty, and I believe he would come
nearer, at this time, of defeatins
Mr.. Pou than any man of our part,
in the district. Now what do 70,
lsay, Franklin, Nash, and Vance.
Let us hear from you.
Il There is another very importan
matter, Mr.. Editor, that I wish t,
call the attention of Republicans o
this district to, and it is this: Judg,
Adams, our State chairman, has yer,
properly ordered new conventions t,
be called in every county in tn,
State to send new delegates to tn.
next State Convention, and the sam
rule applies and must be done as t,
, the delegates, to the next Congress
, sional Convention of this district an,
, we hope our district chairman. MI
, Stancil will do this SO as to proven
further friction in the district. s.