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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-03-19

children use them as couches TO play
on. and there is no nagging to keep
OF the bed" for these plain little COW
ers are quite washable and do not
show the dirt like the ordinary white
spread. Each child has its own little
chair, made of old chamber chairs
with the legs sawed off and pretty
cretonne cushions on the bottom.
An old pine bureau from the attic
was painted white like the chairs, TO
hold the clothing. The comnode Of
the same set is used as toy box,
and It is so ingenious that even the
mother who has no regular nursery
will find IL a fine suggestion. The top,
like all the old-fashioned washstands,
has the lid. and this compartment be-
longs to the taller of the children
The closet below is the property of
the younger girl, and she is expected
to keep all her toys in IT, The mother
painted the whole thing white and
then bought a stencil such as store
keepers have for lettering signs to
mark the owners names on their part
certain responsibility about keeping
her things where they belong in such
an attractive case, so that their moth
er is helped very much in keeping
order.
A small mission Morris chair, so
cunning that it makes every one who
sees it wish to be back in toyland
again, was bought this Christmas, and
a common kitchen table with the legs
sawed off has been stained to match
it,
All this staining. by the way, was
amateur work, but the inexpensive
stains and paints for furniture are
made especially for home workers,
and have a wonderful way of looking
smooth even when put on by a very
green" hand.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-03-19

Street names spelled out in bright
colors or figuros and imbcdded In ce.
ment walks are one OF tho most re.
cent innovations in American city
architecture, The plan has been tried
In Kansas City on all the large boule.
wards. the main idea being not to dis.
figure the street and houses by the
usual printed signs that are placed on
the walls of corner houses or fastened
to the lamp posts at the intersections
OF the streets. The name OF each
boulevard Is spelled out in letters
from six to eight inches high, formed
with stones about onehalf inch
square laid in the cement sidewalk,
similar TO the tile or ceramic mosaic
work which Is now so frequently seen
in the vestibules OF buildings
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-03-19

Growing Willows for Baskets.-A
truly infant industry in this country
is the growing of basket willow. This
is one kind of tree which can easily
be grown in time to meet the demand.
Osiers for making baskets have been
heretofore all imported from Europe,
but experiments by the forest serv.
Ice show that they can be success.
fully grown in this country as farm
crop. The manufacture of baskets is
by no means so large as 1t might be,
and the increasing scarcity of wood
for boxes may cause a greater de.
maud hereafter for baskets.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-03-19
She Was In No HURRY.

Rev. DR.. Wallace, new pastor OF the
East End Baptist church, brought a
new one to Cleveland with him.
According to the story, a Boston
girl got on the street car one day car
rying one of those muffs the size of an
ordinary hassock. She had only one
hand in the muff. A young man sit
ting next to her took advantage of the
opportunity to slip his hand into the
unoccupied end of the muff
The Boston girl turned upon him
severely. 81 could have you arrested
for such familiarity" said she.
But" she added, I'm from Boston
and purpose to keep calm. Now, III
just give you ten minutes to let go Of
my hand. Plain Dealer
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-03-19

their feed easier This part Of the
floor is troweled down smooth with a
steel trowel. Where the cows stand
1t is finished rough with a cork
trowel. From the gutter the floor
rises one inch in the first 1s-inch run.
and from this point front 1t dishes
slightly. so that it is brought on a
level. taking II as a whole. A COW, to
stand comfortably. must stand level,
and by this method we have the slant
at the rear where necessary, and the
slight dishing surface in front Of this
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-03-19
PANTRY CLEANED
A Way Some People Have.
A doctor said:-

A doctor said:-
Before marriage my wife observed
In summer and country homes, coming
in touch with families of varied means.
culture, tastes and discriminating ten.
dencies, that the families using Pos.
tum seemed to average better than
those using coffee.
When we were married two years
ago, Postum was among our first order
OF groceries. We also put in some cof.
fee and tea for guests, but after both
had stood around the pantry about a
year untouched, they were thrown
away, and Postum used only.
Up to the age OF % / had been ac.
customed to drink coffee as a routine
habit and suffered constantly from in.
digestion and all its relative disorders.
since using Postum all the old COM
plants have completely left me and |
sometimes wonder If | ever had them"
Naps given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creos, Mich. Read, "The Road to
Wellville," in pkgs. There's a Reasok "
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-03-19
PRETTY ROBES FOR CHILD.
Flarnelettes in Blue and Pink Make
Attractive Garments.

Comfortable and easily made bath
robes are always the most desirable,
and one shown for a child has long,
graceful lines to commend it. The
long sleeves to the wrist mean genu-
Inc warmth and protection. Elder.
down in light shades makes very pret-
ty robes for children. They may be
bound in either braid or ribbon or
satin cut on the bias and laid on like
n band stitched on both sides.
Yet for children there is nothing
daintier than the lovely new flannel.
cites in pale blue and pink, with hg.
ures, and bound as suggested above.
In addition to being comfortable they
can be laundered perfectly. a fact
which adds to their value for chill.
dren's bath robes. The robe is made
with fronts and backs and held at the
waist line with cord and tassels, and
at the neck with a loop of cord and
button.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-03-19

When science through the medium
OF Darwin and his coiaborers made
monkeys OF us in retrospect we were
startled. That discovery, however,
revolutionary though 1t was. cannot
be classified as any more wonderful
than are other discoveries now being
made or announced in low tone Of
~oice By the dlscovcrer at some meet.
Ing Of scientists. Usually he mentions
what he has found out In casual
way as II he didn't think much OF It
but wanted TO get II off his n nd so
that he might return TO his laboratory
and put in eight hours or so day
making more discoveries. II this sort
OF thing keeps on we shall soon know
as much about our internal machinery
and the workings thereof as we now
know about the stars. In fact, wo
shall be as familiar with the allmen.
tary canal as with the canals OF Mars.
When a man gets sick he will drag
himself to the repair shop and the
machinist and the electrician will
make him over as il he were an old
boiler II will be a great day about
January next when the inventors
Gil get together and relate the results
OF their experiments for the year.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-03-19
AN UP-TO-DATE DAIRY
BARN in MINNESOTA
Bu o Arranged 10 of c 4rin1
the Cows Easy.

There are many dairy barns. but
few which are really handy and sani.
tary This is a matter which Is being
constantly emphasized by farm pa.
pers. AID when a dairyman is found
who knows just what he wants and is
willing to pay for good. thoroughly
up-to.date building we find the papers
more than willing to give space to
descriptions and pictures Of such
buildings.
Forest Henry, a Minnesota dairy
man, has such barn, he thinks. and
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-03-19

SAKE blue cloth was used for above
gown, which is ideal for calling or
afternoon purposes. There is a panel
effect in front of skirt formed by
stitched bands of cloth running from
waistband to foot, and the deep
double hem is trimmed at set inter
walls with oblong pieces of black vel.
vet Black velvet is also used On the
bodice in connection with designed
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-03-19
SiOO Reward. 500.

An n At least one dreaded disease that science
hss been able 70 cure IN all is stages, and that 10
Cat, m. Hslrs Catsrrh Cure 10 the Only po.iuvs
beinx q constitutional disease, requires eonsutu-
tionsl treatment Hars Catarrh Cure 10 taken IN
ternaly acting directly upon the blood ana mucous
surfaces Of the system, thereby cesroJinx tne
Foundation Of the disease, and giving the pstlcnt
strength by building up the constitution and ssst
ing nature in doing its work. The proprietors have
o. much faith in It's curative powers that tney oher
One Hundred Dollars for any case that u feia 70
cure. send for list Of testimonials.
D.. Address r. J. CHENEY CO., Toledo. o.
Sold By all Druggists, 15c.
Tsxe Halis Family Pills for constipation.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-03-19
The Use Of Face Cloths.

Face cloths and sponges are often
responsible for bad complexions, They
are not in themselves harmful, but
they are seldom kept perfectly clean.
A race cloth should be used only once
or twice and should then be carefully
washed and thoroughly boiled before
Il is used again. A soiled wash cloth
causes many cases of blackheads and
plIoples.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-03-19

1t is three inches thick, and under the
cows from four to FIVE inches, and in
the driveway six inches thick. with a
heavier surface coat.
THE silo is constructed of brick,
steel and cement and will be described
later on, as well as some of the in
side convenlences, including ventila.
tors, device for watering in bad
weather, etc"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-03-19
sparrow Condemned Analn.-r

Sparrow Condemned Agaln.-The
English sparrow is becoming such a
nuisance TO fruit growers in New
South Wales that a conference is
urged to discuss the situation, and to
devise remedial measures. The spar.
rows are said to be especially destruc.
tive to grapes and figs.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-03-19

Use the Sand.-A farmer with a
good bed OF sand on his farm and
spare time In winter can do a good
business In making cement blocks for
sale. This is fine theory-is there
any fact in It?
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-03-19

Frank Vanderlip declares that New
York is the nerve center of the United
States. However. he viii have to ad.
NIT that in response to demand a few
not unimportant ganglla have devel.
oped in other portions OF the United
statos. particularly in the west.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-03-19

A New York cat saved the lives OF
two people by caterwauling and thus
waking them in time 10 escape from
burning building. II will be the rank
est ilgratitude for them to ever throw
things al yowling cats after thin
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-03-19

pieces OF cloth and little tie arrange.
ment; where the fiat collar meets is
self-tone taffeta, with silk fringe ends.
The round chemisette and tucked
stock are dotted cream silk mousse
line
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-03-19
What Money Saws.
money

"Pa, did you ever hear money
talk?"
yes"
What did It say?"
Goodbye"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-03-19

Anna Gould win yet be obliged to
hire a special secretary to deny mar.
riage rumors about her. She might
arrange with the newspapers to have
the rumor of her union with the
prince issued on Tuesdays and Fri
days, with her stereotyped denial, and
on Thursdays and Saturdays the ru-
NOR of consultation with her former
husband. That would leave her three
days to herself, which is little enough.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-03-19

Start In Poultry Buslness.--No per-
son is so poor that he cannot start in
the poultry business. Five dollara will
give small start to any boy or girl
on the farm.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-03-19

Monster cabbases. In
Cuba grow to such size that single
head often weighs 20 pounds.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-12-19
A Novelty Shower.

In honor of the fortieth anniver-
sary of their wedding day, mem
bers of the Baptist church and
friends of Rev. and Mrs. R. II.
Purser rendered them Novelty
Shower on Thursday afternoon and
evening.
There were gifts, both large and
small, from handsome pieces of
furniture down to china and silver,
table linen, etc., all of which met
with the most cordial appreciation
from the pastor and his family.
Mr.. Purser expressed, in fitting
terms, his thanks at the close Of
the evening, and in the midst of
pleasant conviviality, the large
gathering Of loyal adherents to the
church and visiting friends di5pers-
ed, with many expressions of good
will and happy returns Of the day.
We doubt not this auspicious oc-
csaion inauguraIed Christmas fes-
tivities in the Pastors Home; and
that this season, and future sea-
sons, through all the years to come,
may be as full of JOY and gratifica-
tion to Mr.. and Mrs Purser as was
the Novelty Shower to them and to
all interested, is the abounding
wish Of all who know and esteem
them in our city.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-12-19
The Peripatetics.

The Peripatetics met at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. Phiefer on
last Saturday afternoon with Miss
Phiefer and Miss Kohlman as host
esses, whose cordial welcome to the
large gathering of members and
friends, was augmented by the
winning presence of their mothers.
Mrs. Boswell, Miss Carrie Terry,
Mrs. Julius Priebatsch, Mrs. N. R.
Thompson, Misses Beulah and Rich
lie Wilson, Miss Beemon, of Yazoo
City, and Miss Blackwell, of Vicks-
burg, were present, as visitors.
A piano duett from Rive-King
was given by Mines. Wood and
Frizell; vocal selections from Wood
and Nordica. by Mrs. Parsons, the
East Wind and West Wind, by Mrs.
Greenwood. A sketch of the life
of Nathaniel Hawthorne was given
by Miss Eva Kohlman and a study
of the Scarlet Letter by Mrs.
Brady.
A Literary Quiz and a parlia-
mentary drill were interesting and
helpful features of the evening.
At the close Of the program,
Mrs. Parsons read the original
verses published in The Leader S
account Of .'Powhatan, = by Miss
Bullard. They were received with
enthusiasm.
Hot chocolate and waters were
served.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-12-19
SSSSSSGSee ssSSSSGSGSSSSg
HARMONY. HO.

At Harmony, on Dec. 14th, was
to be held a Farmers Institute,
conducted by Prof. Green and an
other agricultural expert; also
Prof. Bennett was to be with us.
We were all looking forward to a
grand old time, as the surrounding
schools had been invited and re-
quested to bring some exhibits.
Early that morning Pleasant Grove
and Bailey Branch schools came in
full force with colors flying and
''roosters growing" and we could
not help but think what glorious
day we were going to have. But
alas! it's sad to think and worse to
tell, that noon came and yet no
speakers; neither did they come.
And together we wondered that if
it were possible that Prof. Bennett
and Mr.. Green had forgotten that
Is miles in the sticks east of
Brookhayen, and in Lincoln county
there exists a school called Har-
mony. Perhaps they overlooked
the matter; there is no telling; yet
we would ask them to be more
careful and thoughtful in the fu-
ture, as their beaming countenan-
ces are source of joy to us( p.
My! what a dinner we had ate,
Imagination all day; for by careful
counting we found three baskets
and four patrons out of the thirty
in the district. Perhaps they, too,
forgot that Harmony was still on
top of lonely hill in Beat2. Any
way we sure did get hungry.
There were about 200 school chill
dren present to partake of the
meal, and it was a splendid feast.
Anyway we had a fine time, as
we all were full of fun changed
the day into a Field Day, which
was hotly contested by all schools.
Also Prof. Grice gave US an eiab-
crate address on chickens and corn,
exhibiting sample Of each, and as
| he is not farmer we did not ques-
tion him as to how they came to be
in his possession.
We thank the schools for their
visit and hope that everything
Harmony tries to do will not meet
with the same success. We thank
| the patrons that came. Let's all
be merry and remember that If
we laugh the world laughs with us,
weep and we weep alone.
NED.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-12-19
Justice Dauehtry's Court.

Harrison Moreton Disturbing
the peace. Fined $5 and costs.
Nettie Nations Profanity.
Fined $3.50 and costs.
Lee Willis Petit larceny. Fin
ed $40 and costs.
Lee Willis Retailing. Fined
$50 and 30 days in jail.
Henry Champion and Lorman
ParnelI- Gambling. Fined $5 each
and costs.
Logan Ephriam Vargancy.
Discharged.
Walter Burton and Hugh Apple
white Assault and battery. Fin
ed SIS each and costs.
Henry Ligon Vagrancy. Dis
charged.
John Smith Disturbing the
peace. Fined $3.50 aond costs,
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-12-19
+. THE LOCAL COURTS.
A Gist Of What They Have Been Doing
the Past Week.
Mayors Court.

Henry Haines and Henry Weekly
got $3.50 each and the costs for
fighting.
Babe Owens was fined $5 and
costs for assault and battery.
Noah Cephus was fined SIS and
costs for disturbing the peace.
Ella Champion, who is so well
known in the Mayors court, was
discharged on an affidavit charging
her with disturbing the peace.
Tolbert Roberts paid over S.
with the costs on the same charge.
Will Jordan paid $3.50 and costs
for gaming.
S w. Irby paid the same amount
on charge of drunkenness.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-12-19
Every Blast Of
|Santa's Bugle Tells

of saving prices and of wonder
full varieties of desirable and
acceptable gift things to be
found here.
1t is assuredly the best place
in Jackson or elsewhere to
come to buy and is now as
ever the busiest place in the
State. This fact evidences the
attractiveness of our great
stock of Christmas gift goods
and the extremely low prices
at which they are sold.
The full purse and the thin
purse, the young and the old,
all find something for every
body from our great assort-
mentS.s
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-12-19
THE CITY COUNCIL.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF REGULAR
ADJOURNED MEETING DECEM.
Der IS, 1908.
The Bonds Of Various City Officials
and Employees Fixed.

At this, regular adjourned
meeting of the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen of the city of Brookhav-
en-, Miss, held at the Mayors office
this the 18th day Of December,
1908, at 7:30 p. m. there were
present, Mayor Lanier, Clerk Ham
ilton, Aldermen Wentworth,
Abrams and Baggett; Jones and
Hartman absent.
Light at Corner Of Becker and
Chippewa Streets. -Supt. Purser
was instructed to have placed at
once a 100-candle light at the cor
ner of Becker and Chippewa
Streets.
officers Bonds.-The matter of
fixing the amount of bonds of off
GERS and employees serving by elec-
tion or by appointment of this
Board coming before the Board, on
motion the official bonds of the
various officials and policemen
were fixed as follows:
Bond of Mayor, 81, 900.
Bond of Marshal, 81, 900.
Bond of Tax Collector, general
funds, $4,000; for water and light,
81 500.
Bond of City Treasurer, as Gus
todian of general funds, $4,000;
for school fund, $4,000; for water
and light, $1,000.
Bond of Clerk, ST 900.
Bond of Street Commissioner,
81 900.
Bond of all policemen serving by
special appointment of Board, each,
$500.
All bonds as above provided for
to be submitted to and approved by
this Board before the officer enters
upon the discharge of the duties of
his Office.
Amusement Refused further stay.
Complaints coming to the Board
from the property owners on the
east side of Railroad Avenue in re-
gard to the Coffree Amusement Co.
being nuisance, on motion it was
ordered that the said company be
refused a further license after the
night of the 10th inst.
Warrant Destroyed. Warrant
No. 4910, issued to the Ssdemann
Heat and Power Co.., for the sum
of So, ,265.25, which was afterWard
settled by note, was ordered de-
stroyed and the stub marked void
by the Board.
Committee on Complaint of
Water. The committee appointed
by the Board to investigate COM
plants of water takers on Flora
Avenue about bad condition of
water, beg leave to report that
they found the water to be all O.
K. as far as they could ascertain,
and on motion the report was re-
ceived and the Tax Collector in
structed to collect water and rent
from property owners that had re-
fused to pay water rent on the
above complaint.
Treasurer's Report -Chas.
Heuck, City Treasurer. submitted
his report for the month of Novem-
Der, which, after careful examina-
tion and cash counted and found
correct and stubs and warrants
marked cancelled and cancelled
warrants and stubs left on file in
the Mayors office, the same was
received and approved by the
Board.
(This report will appear in next
tissue of The Leader Ed.
On motion, the meeting adjourn
ed.
C. H. HAMILTON, Clerk.