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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-30
UNCLE HAD THE FORMULA.
Probably Knew as Much About Water
az Did Fellow Townsmen.

81 was down In a little town the
other day." said a commercial travel
er. where a new system OF water
works had just been installed. All
the drinking water for the town was
pumped in from an artesian well on
the outskirts. The inhabitants were
immensely proud Of their new water.
and at every place ! stopped was
urged to take a drink of 1t, being as
sured at the same time with great i'm
pressiveness that IL had been 'analyzed
and found to be half hydrogen. This
mystic expression seemed to have a
strange fascination for most of the
citizens.
Finally stopped at the town.
pump in the middle of the square in
front of the county courthouse. and as
I worked the pump handle thought
would find out what an old negro
leaning against tree nearby would
say
"'Uncle,' 1 said, is this good wa
ter?'
"'Sho',' he replied, with enthusi-
asm. wy, sab, dat water is done been
scan'lyzed an found ter be haf hyra-
phoby, sahr!'"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-30

OF its roots. derives from the soil fer
tilizers. or all the processes that
constitute links in the chain of or
ganic vegetable activity, none is so
wonderful as are those associated
with the building up of a green leaf
The chlorophyl granules embedded in
protoplasm constitute the green pig
ment Of leaves forming the field of
chemical activity. the function of
which IA to find nutriment for the
leaves. and through them the plant.
during the active period OF its exist
ence; but this chlorophyl function Of
plant nutriment cannot be exercised
unless II is receiving the violent actin
lc or chemically stimulating rays from
the sun or its substitute, the arc elec-
tric light The chemical rays Of the
sun exercise other functions, which
result In promoting the exercise Of the
respiratory organs of plants. Other
phases I'm the life of a plant appear
to correlate with the changing inten-
sity and character of the solar light
during the diurnal period Further, It
Is we'll known that while roots and
stalks of plants are nourished by fluid
foods, the leaves are principally fed by
gaseous ones Nature, again, provides
a warm environment to roots during
cold periods. such as covering of de
cayed leaves or snow. II will be OBJ
vlous from the above to the most
casual observer that II near imita-
ton OF natural forces is TO be secured
for the artificial cultivation of plants
independently of the sun and weather
the following agents must be assem-
bled and harnessed for the common
object: ta) An ample supply of violet
or chemically active rays projected
from powerful and moving arc lights
(b) a supply OF electro-static current
for atmospheric and root electrifca
ton: (c) the plant environment of an
atmosphere containing moisture and
in the proportion common to the most
fertile countries, and at temperatures
within the limits of 20 degrees Fab
heit and so degrees Fahrenheit; Id
an ideal fertilizing agent; (e) an
ample supply OF water for the roots
service.
Seeing that the installation at the
botanic gardens has only been in op
GRAFTON for few weeks, II is too early
yet TO make any pronouncement. but
the requisite agents are, II is hoped
being furnished by the system now
under test. As to the machinery that
Ii accomplishing this, any lengthy oil
technical description need not here b,
given. Briefly. II consists OF a moderI
producer suction gas engine couple,
to q dynamo The electric energy de
veloped by this plant is allocated Il
the feeding of the arc lights ant
travelling gear In the greenhouse. Al
siectrostatic machine driyea from tn
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-30

hope to obtain. Strawberries, ! lmag,
inc, could be ripened under the system
in seven weeks, and raspberries and
grapes and other similar fruit in about
two and half months from shooting
| am here working, more or less, on
the results obtained by Sir William
Siemens, who employed a simple sta
tionary arc. We know that with his
comparatively primitive installation he
secured ripe and strong-havored
grapes in from two to two and half
months from date in December.
AS a result of the present expert.
ment | have been frequently asked II
the application will be extended to
field work. No doubt 1t will be the
means of bringing the question of cleo
tro static application for field work
to the front, After all, If we admi,
that in the open 1t is impracticablo
yet. considering the development OF
cheap roof construction. with roofs
that can be rapidly removed. there Il
no reason at all why electro culture or
a big scale cannot be brought within
the sphere OF practical science for ap
plication throughout the year.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-30

Laundry work at home would be
much more satisfactory il the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness, it is usually neces-
sary to use so much starch that tho
beauty and fineness of the fabric is
hidden behind a paste of varying
thickness, which not only destroys the
appearance, but also affects the wear
ing quality of the goods. This trou-
BILE can be entirely overcome by using
Defiance Starch, as it can be applied
much more thinly because of its great
or strenpfr than other makes.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-30
PLANT CULTURE BY THE
AID OF ELECTRIC LIGHT
Methods Of Forcing Vegetation
b. II. Thwaite.

The electric culture installation at
the Royal Botanic society's gardens,
Regents park, is attracting much at
tention. Very soon after Jablouchoh
invented the electric arc It was dis
covered that the rays from this light
stimulated the growth OF plants, and
the work was continued by Sir w.
Siemens in Great Britain and by Mr.
Bailey in America Sir w. Siemens
died before his experiments we're com
pleted, but they were of splendid prom.
Use. Mr.. Bailey was convinced that
the arc light promoted assimilation
and fastened growth and maturity. In
order, perhaps, to better understand
the beneficial effect of electric arc
rays on plants, brief summary of the
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-30

Gray?"
grandaddy Jones asst US Fellers Q Day.
he Is as White as thee Fresh drivei
snow
but he wus Young in the long. long agoi
He kin remember when Adam and Eve
had git out of thee Garden and leavei
When lie wus young there wus Bares in
thee Park,
indians sltylarked thee streets after dark.
he used monkey around gist fer fun
hunting thee Tigers and making them
Run.
He wus a very strong man at thee time
he wus making thee Grizzlies cllme
when we had told him what we wuz to d,
grandaddy yawned and he sed. I'VE shall
see!'
then he asked, "woodn't yew boys lik,
2 see
sumthing have that is sacred 2 me?
II is Ivory Box and a Flame
set in very Red place in a Framel
''if yew will hustel and saw up thee
Wood
will exhibit these Things II yewr good,"
so we pitched in and we sawed every
stick
plling it up in thee shed very slickl
then Mr.. Jones with a shake of his he'd
promised bring on thee Things that he
sed.
next thing he did wus show us his
TEETH
wagging his TONGUE In his MOUTH un-
derneathl
that was thee Ivory Box and thee Flame
set in very red place in a Frame,
Grandaddy chuckled a lot very glad
when we wus leaving the house frir .
madi
att CaI t.,tt - Ia
Cuss?"
stubbe sed. Eyes, but we don't want no
fussl"
something was gingllng a lot in my vest:
What in the Dickens is this? I'll be
blest!"
1t wus thee MONEY for saving thee
Wood
10 cents A piece and thee pay wus quite
good!
Billy sed, Amt Daddy Jones gist
I CASEv
Then we set out for thee Town in a Race.
spending the Money for saving thee
Wood,
Mi but thee Things that we bought tasted
Good!
when / git old and awi Rinkled ani
Gray
/ shall b like Mr.. Jones is Day!
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-30

gas engine crank shaft discharges
electricity at various points in the
glasshouse to electrify not only the
air. but the plants and their roots as
well. The stored heat developed by
the engine is utilized for maintaining
the greenhouse at the desired temper.
ature. Placed just below he roof
of the house are two rails from which
depend the arc lights. the most inter
esting device probably in the whole
plant to the general visitor. 1t Is
equipped with special reflector hoods,
by which the beam OF light is con-
fined within narrow limits of concen-
tration. The oTen end of the hood
is closed in by A water screen, made
up by a glass trough filled with water.
This water screen through which the
light rays have to penetrate is intend
ed to secure as near an imitation OF
natural solar effect as possible, and
to limit the effect of the rays, and If
1t is desired 20 screen from the plants
any portion of the spectra, colored
water can be employed. The roof
of the reflector is provided with
chimney to permit the escape into the
roof of the greenhouse of the nitrous
oxides that may be produced. 1t is
arranged that the arc lights are au.
tomatically, constantly and almost i'm.
perceptibly moving along the entire
length backwards and forwards OF the
greenhouse, radiating a powerful beam
of light on both sides of the house.
The photograph of the tomato
plants is evidence of the beneficial eff
feet of the rays of the arc lights. SO
far as age is concerned the two plants
are identical, but the taller one has
been subjected to As hours arc-light
treatment 1t will be seen that ii 10
not only taller, bat more fully devel
oped so far as leaves or branches are
concerned, and quite healthy. Should
the weather be dull or fogs arise, the
artificial rays would be given for a
longer period. 1t would be detFiment-
al. of course, 10 run the plant all night,
as plants require in a general way
six hours rest at least
We now come to the economic uues.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-30
For Instance.

II the hungry had the surplr
food that causes the dyspepsia of to-
day, this would be happier world
for both the rich and the poor.
/ have a nice, almost-as-good-as -as-new
tennis racquet that ! would like to
trade for first-class flapjack turner.
or a snow shovel Please write.
Santa Claus narrowly escaped going
into the hands of receiver this year,
all right
A friend of mine will never build a
house. He is waiting for material to
get cheaper, and every year he looks
forward to the next and says 1t will
go down sure in the spring. II he
doesn't get this notion out of his head,
his daughters will be married before
he has the home ready for the nup-
tials. The time to build a residence
Is when you are ready. Ten years
ago, recall that newspaper publish
ers were waiting until the price of the
typesetting machine went down be-
fore buying. Some Of them are still
waiting and the price is higher now
than ever!
Did you ever notice what lot of
crying emanates from the bluejays
after snow storm? When the snow
has ceased falling and the sun comes
out, bedlam seems to have broken
loose In the woods. The jays set up
an agitated shrieking and the squir.
rels, making migratory journeys in
the tree tops bark back at them. The
rabbits imprint wobbly tracks In the
snow as they bob through the under.
brush in search of tender twigs or
rush in semi-circles before the oncom.
ing dog. The snow-birds twitter like
the gossipy little balls of feathers that
they are and across the turnpike fl
ters the merry jingle Of sleighbells.
adding melody of beauty to the
diapason of Nature. Apropos of the
bluejays and the way they shrek,
am always wondering II they really
are as mad as they pretend to be-?
They talk like bevy of dagos down
on Dearborn street, where ! get my
shoes shined, and listening to them
one expects the fight to begin almost
any minute. Bluejays must be dys.
peptic lot--or else they generate all
together too much hot air for the
peace and good will of birddom.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-30
VENTILATING A
LEAN-TO STABLE

Our illustration shows a method
OF ventilating d lean-to stable. The
air enters. as represented by the ar
rows at ABB. and passes ou, through
hue built on the inside OF the up
right or main barn. This fue may
rise directly through the roof, or II
may end at f, as shown in the figure.
the air passing through the cupola
II the upright barn has balloon
frame, then the space between the
studding could be used as ventilating
fiues. These flues could be
made tighter by covering inside and
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-30

man." n very heavy one, place wire
around It, and wrap well around the
brace post lamp the dirt on the
dead man" and around the brace
post. Twist the wire tight,
Figure 3 is of simpler design. A
4x4 brace is feet long is run from the
notch in the post near the top TO a
fiat stone embedded In the earth A
wire cable is run from the corner post
near the ground to the brace about
three inches from the top surface of
the stone and twisted tight.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-30
500 Reward, 500.

The readers OF this paper will be pleased 60 learn
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ternaly acting directly upon tue blood aud mucous
surfaces Of the system, thereby destroying tho
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strength by building up the constitution and assist
ing nature In doing its work. The prOprietOrs have
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Address Y. J. CHENEY q CO., Toledo, D.
Sold by all Druggists t5c.
Take Halls Family Pulls for constipation.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-30

into the post and spikins the anchors
with sixtypenny nails. lamp dirt well
on top of anchors. Cut heavy brace ten
feet long. Dig holes for second posts
and put the brace one.half foot from
top OF corner, post and one foot from
surface on second posts. With No. 6
wire. run from the second post back
six feet behind the corner post and
dig hole three feet long and three and
one-half feet deep. Bury the dead
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-30
SELECTING OF
DAIRY CATTLE

The British board OF agriculture, In
dealing with this subject. binds its
faith to the dual-purpose COW, and nat
urally considers that the carefully
bred Shorthorn approaches most near
ly to its ideal, 1t is acknowledged, how
ever, that difference in choice ought
to be determined by the nature of the
ground and the purpose for which the
cows are kept. For good land the
breeds recommended are Dairy Short
horns. South Devons, Jerseys and
Guernseys for exposed country,
Welsh. Ayrshires, Kerries and Red
polls. Those kept for milk selling had
best be Dairy Shorthorns, Welsh, Ayr.
shires and Kerries; for butter-n ak
ing, Jerseys, Guernseys, South Dov'ms.
Dairy Shorthorns and Red-polls.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-30
a Nonbeliever.

NO" said the old lady, 81 don't be-
lieve vaccination does bit OF good"
I'm surprised TO hear you say that"
rejoined the physician.
We'll" continued the old lady. I've
got good grounds for my nonbelief. My
brother was vaccinated when he was
boy and two weeks later he fell out of
a tree and was killed"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-30

second post Twist cable OF strong
wire to crlss-cross the brace.
The second plan involves the use OF
three large cedar posts eight feet long
for four-foot fence or ten feet long
for a five-foot fence, so that in each
case they will be half in the ground.
Dig hole for corner post two and
one-half by three and one.half feet.
Construct as per diagram. mortising
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-30

IT is wonderful what strength of pur-
pose and energy and boldness OF will
are reused by the simple assurance
that we are doing our duty.-Scott.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-30

A Good Rstlon.--Alfalfa and corn
make an excellent ration for fatten-
ing lambs. Give a little bran occA-
sionally for a variety and change.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-30

FITS, st. Vitus Dance and all Nervous
Diseases permanently cured By DIR. Alines
Great Nerve Restorer. Send for Free 500
trial bottle and treatise. Dr. r. II. Kline,
Id, 93l Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-30

His Satanic majesty is probably
ashamed of some of his associates,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-30

DO YOUR CLOTHES LOOK YELLOwf
If so, use Red Cross Ball Blue. 1t will make
them white as snow. 2 OF. package cents.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-30

You always get full value in Lewis
Single Binder straight sc cigar. Your
dealer or Lewis Factory, Peoria, H.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-30

1t is sweeter to gain wisdom from
others woes than that others should
learn from us.-Plautus.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-30

ton. the most important, probably,
from commercial point of view
Here It is rather early to give figures
though | expect 1t will work out to at
least a saving of 30 per cent. over all
systems at present employed. So far
as labor is concerned. this is not an
expensive item. Any ordinarily intel.
ligent workman could master the
manipulation of the system in few
hours, while the apparatus will run
for four hours without attention. II
is also early to say definitely what a
nurserymen adopting the system could
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-30
No Use for Them.

An Alabama editor who has no occa-
sion to visit in Tennessee. anyhow.
prints the following;
A woman In a Tennessee town recently
gave white elephant party" TO which
each of her eighteen guests was required
to bring something for which she had
no usa, but couldn't well dispense with"
bands.
SyMAe44
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-30

natural processes and role performed
by the various agencies will be use
food elements of plants are carbon
which the leaves of the plants absorb
from the ambient atmosphere-and
nitrogen-which the plant, by means
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-30

An excuse is seldom a iustifable ex-
cuse.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-29
MINES AROUND MODENA.
New Men in Desert Wonder-ledge
in "KIondyke" Found at Last.

N0dena oct 2S-E. A. Taylor. the well
known mining engineer of Salt Lake Is
expected 10 reach Modena this week to
Law out the work of development which
is to be inaugurated on the Desert w on
der property. Associated with Mr.. Tay-
Tor are parties financially able to proper
" open up the property. Taylor and ms
associates. in the 10th of the present
month. purchased a great deal of the
Desert Wonder stock and optioned sur
ficient TO give them entire control of the
property. Thirty days prospecting of the
ground by him was generously permitted
hy the old company. which resulted IN
such a showing that no doubt of the sue
cessful outcome of this property remains.
\ hoist is to be placed on the property
and a shaft sunk to the water level be-
fore any attempt is made to reach out
and explore the system of big veins
which abound
c. b. Ayres of Denver. Colo. has been
quietly prospecting in the Klondyke re
gion for the past two years in a portion
of that enticing field which appears to
have been neglected up TO his advent,
Just four miles southwest of Gold
Springs. THE klondyke." as il is local
ly termed. has bewitched a good many
prOspectors before now. This is the coun-
try that at one time was strewu with
boulders of pay ore. some of which yield
ed profitable returns some years ago on
being shipped TO the smelters. Search
after search has been made for the moth
er lode or a ledge in place from which
the rich float was once broken.
During the last eight years reports were
made that so and so had found a ledge.
TO all appearances the much-soUght treas
ure trove. Invariably these turned out
to be merely exceptionally large frag-
ments of quartz collected in the over
lying wash and not correspondingly rich.
Ed Prudential of Phoebe once thought
he had il. but later was not so sure. Alas,
those elusive bOulders kept rolling far
Their away.
Q. b. Ayres. however, has undoubtedly
discovered a splendid vein, which. al
though not very rich. is good enough TO
draw down a small fortune. Learning of
the uncertainties that followed former ef-
forts to find a perfectly placed gold-bear-
ing vein. he has modestly refrained from
making a noise. A visit to the property.
however, diScloseS a fine quartz vein
twenty feet wide that makes an average
sample of $10.20 per ton in gold at the
surface. and in 81 cross-cut at a depth OF
thirty feet pans free gold everywhere.
The work so far has been confined large
~ TO tracing the continuity of the vein
at given distances and prosecuting. and
the length of the ore precludes all posi-
bility of a doubt but that Mr.. Ayres has
discovered a great permanent vein. John
Sayles Of Salt Lake City has become in
terested with Mr.. Ayres and has been
putting in the past week on the property.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-29
SALT LAKERS GET A
MINE IN MONTANA

Walter r. Andrew, son of W. b An
drew has gone 10 Boulder, Jefferson
county. Montana To take charge of a
property that was recently secured under
bond and lease by w. h. Andrew and
his associates The property lies directly
south of the famous old Ell1horn bonacza,
which is rated as one of the greatest pro-
ducing and dividend-paying mines of JEFF
ferson county. and located about midway
between Helena and Butte
The property taken over by Mr.. An
drew and his associates has a fine record
for production and dividends. also, and
there is an immense amount of ore in
sight now that will run SlO.I3 in gold. III
ounces silver and I per cent lead. The
property was mined in the days when
TRANSPORTATION and treatment charges
meant a great deal and operations We're
suspended when it required money and
machinery TO gain greater depth
1T is our Intention, said Mr. Andrew
yesterday. ITO sink the main incline in
the vein to an additional depth of fifty
feet If anything like the values that
were obtained above are found in the
ledge under the present developed work
ings in which the lower grade ore was
left standing. we shall have a good thing,
particularly as il does not cost half as
much now TO ship and market the ore as
it formerly did, where railroad cOnnec-
ton was less handy and smelling rates
were higher