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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-04-16

good, sharp sand. Mix well and put
enough water on to simply dampen the
whole mixture. Close up the mold and
put in the plugs, and then fill
the mold one-quarter full of the
mixture and tamp down hard. Repeat
th!s until the mold is filled and then
scrape off the surplus material, re.
move the plugs, turn down the sides
and lift out the finished block. The
block should remain on the bottom
board until II is hard enough to re.
move. II will be necessary 70 have
a number of bottom boards. The fin
ished blocks must be sprinllled with
water from day to day for duration
of Is to 30 days to properly cure them
before using. A barrel of cement will
make about so blocks.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-04-16
A HUGE WATER WHEEL.
Marsh of 1000 Acres Is Reclaimed in
Novel Manner.

Two thousand acres OF Michigan
marsh land have been reclaimed by a
system which is declared to be new.
The new drainage consists of two
principal factors, namely, a monster
water wheel and series of high and
wide dikes. with broad and deep
bitches within, writes James C. Mills,
in Popular Mechanics. The dikes are
20 feet high above the normal stage
of water in the river and the bitches
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-04-16
Wine
Drives
Away
Wit
By ANDREW LANG.

Elusive This melancholy reflection when after
meeting remember the good things which
said We remember that A diertng that B. several times
rewarded by laugh that spared But where these
good things 1--WE had talk but recall little of T.
We be certain men-if at alcan write
their nearly their best with busy their brains He who
should this the candle at both ends but without producing
brilliant illumination Now this strong proof that the wit
when the Perhaps scientific of letters
will writing article while he drinks bottle of champagne
after reading next will tell what he thinks of it. He
probably will that the wit has driven the
though splendid while he writing Indeed
spirits think makes oyerestmae the work
trustful mood
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-04-16
Government Builds Good Boat.

The government-built ship Con.
necticut' in her test trials proved her.
self better than her sister ship
Louisiana" built by the Newport
News company. The "Connecticut's"
average speed was 1873 knots for her
five best runs, and the "Louisiana'n"
1859 knots.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-04-16

for a window seat. When the win
dows come down wide seat may be
built just a little below the window
stools, which, if carefully upholstered
makes very pleasant lounging place
both in winter and summer. These
extensions must be very carefully
built and thoroughly papered, and
the paper must be very carefully put
on so as not TO leave any cracks for
the wind to blow through. Where you
have so much glass surface the radia-
tion of heat goes on very rapidly. For
comfort in using such a window seat
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-04-16
Gu@&ex,2.

"When the wine is in the wit is out,"
says the proverb. But every one who takes
the usual modest share of wine at any feast
must have observed that the wit seems to
come in with the wine. A dinner party
seems and sounds much livelier after the
guests have had glass of champagne. To
themselves they appear much brighter, hap
pier, wittie- than they were while waiting
for some late guest, or while trying to find
a topic which may interest fair neighbor.
TO themselves they seem wittier, and they
certainly are gayer and more voluble. But
II is not so certain that thp appparance
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-04-16

allowed to fall slowly over a series of
poles, where, by the natural process,
IT freezes in the form of gigantic
icicles. These icicles are broken off
as fast as they are frozen and carted
away to storage quarters.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-04-16

Bernard Shaw is right, I'm afraid, il
spite of fine sounding and ancient, romantic
fibs: Man is the pursued-woman the pur-
suer.
The other day in the midst of con-
versation not intended to bring out that
point at all, distractingy pretty young
society girl said to me: "Of course there's
the everlasting bother of getting enough
men TO come to things. It's enough to tnrn
your hair gray trying to round up sufli-
cient number of fellows to make things in
icreStng.'
Imagine it, And so common has this
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-04-16
INDUsTRY&MI15s
- g. g. flEcHAEhSS )
CEMENT BLOCK MOLD.
How You Can Make II and Use l,
Yourself.

The lumber necessary to make this
mold should be of selected white pine
or hardwood free from knots and sap.
The base board. A, Fig. /. should be
II inches wide by "a inches long, well
battened together. The sides are
made as shown with cleat on each
end, which overlaps the end pieces and
holds them in place. Both the ends
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-04-16
Wind Stons Trains

Trains on the Scottish highla nds
have been occasionally stopped by
the force of the wind.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-04-16
Quite a Qifference

The number of persons to The
square mile In this country is IT,
while In England II Is 480.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-04-16
Poor Man
|inPOlitiCS
Money Not Essen.
tial Save in
Diplomatic Service
BY HON. CURTIS GUILD. JR..
Governor of Massachusetts.

ES of small has opportunity for a political
/ " in this country Gov Douglas Gov Crane and Gov.
Wocott all of large their excep
ton cannot recall of Massachusetts, Gov.
V&3ESv Amcs who of particularly modest fortune
ue2lGI The present president of the United States inherited
U%4$V small ore but of has added largely his
/ HS0 income by his pen.
~ believe thoroughly however in making it easier for
of modest succeed public life by restricting
the most rigid the of elections glad
that it has been privilege sign bill prohibiting public
tons from contributing campaign funds and that shall be
given by the legislature the privilege of signing bill forbddng the
ribution by any corporation TO campaign funds
There one kind of public however which to-day absolutely
closed to the of moderate No hope become
ambassador of his country in foreign capital The salary paid by
the United States rduouy inadequate the needs of the position
The parsmony of the United States failing provide the
which poor maintain the dignity of the position Of
dor is economy is hypocrisy James Bryce modest for
thanks the liberal policy of the British government
his country in Washington The
represent the United States the of
Franklin afford to take to-day the post of at
The richest nation in the world
the only which cannot be q
ed abroad by integrity and ability (<IzZLI Nx<Z/
less wealth is added also.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-04-16
MANUFACTURING IcIclES.
"stek" Ice Commodity Much in De
mand in Austria.

Stick" ice Is a commodity much IN
demand in upper Austria. Water Is
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-04-16

Laugh and Be Glad.
Italian proverb: Laughter make
good blood
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-04-16

The richest nation in the world is
the only one which cannot be represent
ed abroad by integrity and ability un-
less wealth is added also.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-31
Buffalo

The East Prowers County Beet
Growers Association held SEES
sion at Buffalo recently and chose
delegates to the Arkansas Valley
convention at Rocky Ford, Satur-
day, Jan. 25th. called to protest
against the change in contract as
proposed by the factory people.
The meeting was largely attend
ed and by no means dull. w. P.
Ferguson and G. T. Selfridge were
selected as delegates and instructed
to work and vote against the pro-
posed change. w. A. Connolly
and Russell Coates were chosen to
represent the Granada people and
Messrs. Connolly. Ferguson, Self
ridge, S. Coates and H. Brown
attended the convention.
The Rocky Ford meeting con-
vened at the Opera House Satur-
day, when an expression was made
by delegates representing over 20
bodies of beet growers extending
from Garden City to Vinelands.
All were positive in their opposi-
ton to the proposed change from a
IS. fat rate for all beets testing IL
percent and over,to rate of $3.50
up to Is percent and S. for beets
testing Is percent and over.
A committee of one from each
delegation was then chosen to
draft a resolution, or demand,
voicing the sentiments Of the beet
growers of the valley, and this
committee reported back to tho
afternoon meeting a demand for a
continuance of the 1907 contract;
which report was adopted and
committee of FIVE was chosen to
meet Managers Weitzer and Wiley
and present the demand. w. P,
Ferguson was chosen chairman Of
The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-31

The Presbyterian church will
have a new vestibule and choir's
rostrum completed in readiness for
services next Sunday,
81. S. Lowe, who has conducted
a blacksmith shop here for some
time past, has disappeared and his
whereabouts are at this time
matter of some speculation. His
tools were attached last Wednes-
day by Mr.. G. A. Pinkham and
placed in the custody of Marshal
House.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-31
COME QUICK!
Two Weeks for Cash Only
Is Per Gent Off on the Dollar
WHIT BROS.
Department Store

this committee.
They met with the above named
gentlemen on Sunday and the
matter was taken nnder consider
alton. The former agreed to
submit the request to the New
York directors, and there the mat
ter now rests.
The word to be passed down the
line to all beet growers is "stand
pat and sign no contracts until the
matter is settled and settled right"
The Rocky Ford meeting was a
big one and with one voice and
sentiment over 800 beet growers
were in attendance.
Garden City secured S. fiat
rate at IL percent minimum, and
the factories in the Northern part
of the state practically the same.
Attend the meeting at the I'M
perial school house Saturday night,
Feb. and keep fully posted on
the situation.
A circular letter will be sent to
all beet growers Immediately, that
will explain in full the matters
here briefly alluded to.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-31
Notice For Publication
Land O&ce at Lamar. Colo.

Land Office At Lamar. Colo.
January Is. 1908
Notice is hereby given that Delbert c. Dear
ing Of Holly. Colo. h.s fled notice Of his in
ten.ion to make, snaf communication proof in
support Of his claim. Wig: Homestead Entry
No. 716O. made Jan. %. 1907. for the south
e.st quarter Of Section 13. Township "a S. R
AZ W. 6 p. M. and that said proof will be
made before the Register and Receiver. at
Lamar. CoIo on March n. 1908.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon. and cultivation
4 the land. viz:
r. Y. Fowler. Sil.s Dawson. Ed Dodge and
M. w. Dearine. all Of Holly. Colorado.
JOHN A. WILLIAMS.
Register.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-31

KODOL For Dyspepsia. and In
oestion is the result Of scientific
combination of natural digestants
with vegetable acids and contains the
same juices found in healthy stom-
ach. 1t is the best remedy known to-
day for dyspepsia, Indigestion and all
troubles arising from = disorde
stomach. Take KODOL today. 1t
over. 1t especially affects the intes-
zines and makes you constipated, 50
in order to get rid of cold thorough
ly and without delay you should not
stipate. Ke4nedy's Laxative Cough
Syrup acts upon the bowels and
. thereby drives the cold out of the
system. 1t contains no opiates-it is
pleasant to take and is highly recon-
mended for children. Sold by lket
man Bros.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-31
For Sale.

Horses, farm implements and
household goods at George Nicol's
opposite hospital, Amity. Phone
The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-31
Strictly Local

Asst. Dist Atty. w. A. Merrill
came down from the hub Tuesday.
Marshal Russell came down from
Lamar last Tuesday, having in
custody Sam Brandon. who sold a
mortgaged wagon to an unsuspect-
ing purchaser, and prospects indi-
cate that the State will soon have
Another star boarder.
j. r. Webster was called to Al
bany, O., last Monday, on account
of the sudden demise of his father
in-law, J. M. DeCamp.
, The local Tribe of Redmen are
preparing for grand ball around
about st. Valentines Day. And
the bucks and squaws of the I. O.
R. NJ. always have jolly time
when they keep open tepee and
invite the paleface to enter.
Grocer G. n. Shelton has moved
b the former quarters of Grocer
VIM, Gill, the latter now occupy
ing his own building, and the
change is notable for the reason
that both gentlemen are sat SIZED
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-13
Things Worth Knowing.

A raw egg swallowed Immediately
will generally carry a fish-bone down
that can not be removed from the
throat by the utmost exertion, and
has got out of the reach of the saw
ing finger.
To cure a wart, put a drop of
vinegar on it two or three times a
day, and then put on as much baking
soda as the vinegar will absorb. Keep
it on ten minutes, and in a few days
the wart will drop off and leave nc
mark but tiny white spot.
For burns and scalds there is
nothing more soothing than the
white of an egg, which may be pour
ed over the wound. It is softer as
a varnish for burn than collodion
and being always at hand, can be
applied Immediately. It is the con.
tact with the air which gives the
extreme discomfort experienced from
ordinary accidents of the kind, and
anything which excludes the air and
prevents Inflammation is the best
thing to be at once applied.-Ex
change.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-13
No ''If."

There was knock at the door of
Aunt Fanny's pleasant kitchen one
morning. and on the steps stood a
little girl with basket on her arm.
Don't you want TO buy some
thing she asked as she came in.
Here are some nice home-knit
stockings"
Surely you did not knit the stock
ings yourself, little girl?" said Aunt
Fanny.
mo, ma'am; but grandma did.
She is lame, and so she sits still and
knits the things, and l run about to
sell them; that's the way we get
along. She says we are partners,
and so l wrote out sign and over
the fireplace, Grandma and Mag
gie''
Aunt Fanny laughed and bought
the stockings, and as she counted out
the money to pay for them, Maggie
said: This will buy bread and but
ter for SUPPER
What if you hadn't sold any
thing?" asked Aunt Fanny.
You see, we prayed, Give this
day our daily bread and God has
promised to hear when folks pray;
so l guess there wasn't any if about
it. When he says things, they're
sure and certain. Selected.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-13

Beauty Of grooming. correct poise
and ability 20 make the most Of ones
good points count for more than >
beautiful face. Amy woman With =
passabie face may be attractive and
even be considered beautiful. IL she
will cultivate the art OF being sell
groomed
There are 80 many things that 90
toward making a weil-groomed 40
man" said a weIl-known beauty cuI-
turist. The first thing We teach our
patrons Is the proper use of the mir
ror. We teach women TO look hope
full. how To wear their clothes. how
to make their eyes shine, to Hf, the
corners Of their lipa. and TO observe
what q pleasing effect Is obtained.
After time this becomes a habit.
and the mirror watchfulness Ii
no longer necessary. Good nature
Is an essential to a woman who
would appear at her best. Crouch
ness. or iIl-temper. is her own worst
enemy. Good nature depends, OF
course, very largely on being well
dressed. and a well-groomed woman
Ia nearly always sweet-tempered." -
The September Delineator.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-13
Shield Your Nerves.

A beautiful woman gave the fol-
lowing advice to a girl admirer:
Shield your nerves and don't let
them become too sensitive. Make
yourself take life calmly. If you lose
train don't pace the platform wild
ly, but inquire when the next comes
in, and sit down calmly to wait for
it. That's just what most women
don't do; they sit down, perhaps, but
they tap the floor with their feet
clinch and unclinch their hands, and
are apparently in a fever heat of ex-
element over the arrival of every
train that comes in, even though
they have been assured that theirs
is not due for another half-hour
That half-hour of waiting means tt
them frightful wear and tear Of
nerves, and they are practically
weeks older for it. Try to cultivate
calmness, but if you cannot do thai
all at once you can keep your face
still. London Family Herald.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-13

hour. He breathes about eighteen
pints of air a minute. or upward OF
seven hogsheads day.
The average Of the pulse In In
fancy Is 100 beats per minute: Ia
manhood. so: at so years of age IL
is so. The pulse-beats OF females
ere more rapid than OF males.
The weight OF the circulating
blood Is about twenty-fhree pounds.
The heart makes four beats while
We breathe once. Five hundred and
forty pounds. or one hogs head OF
blood pass through the heart in one
hour
The lungs OF q man have 1I4.-
900. 900 cells, whi:n would cover a
surface thirty times greater than the
human body.-Canadian Outdoor
ife.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-13
Fads a. a Means of Improvement.

While salvation by any fad is GER
tainly unattainable, there Is usually
something good at the bottom OF
every fad; IL 1t often represents a
good idea gone wrong, the wrong in
| H. is frequently the emphasis OF Its
protest against some possibly greater
wrong that has crept into our accus-
toned way of living. In all habits
temperance Is virtue, intemperance
vice; the former always difficult, the
latter easy. So the most striking
protest against one kind OF intern
perance Is intemperance Of another
sort. Our cold climate having led
ius to overhead our houses, the
prophets of fad pronounce all arti-
fetal heat deleterious and sleep in
zero temperature with their heads
done up in meal sacks. We need not
initiate them to reach the good idea
that lies at the bottom OF their teach
ling; we may simply strike an aver
age between zero and seventy-five
degrees. In like manner the profit
ableness of vegetarianism for our in
lstruction lies not in the abandonment
of meat, but in the mitigation of our
too wholly carnivorous diet. So it is
with other fads. A wise eclecticism
is capable Of gathering, If not grapes
of thorns, at least blackberries. For
the practical government of life
neither centuries nor science have
improved on the old Greek rule of
nothing in excess
The latest fad is the no-breakfast
cult. This is so distinctly un-Ameri-
can that one is rather surprised to
witness it's growth on our soil. The
American breakfast is known the
world over. 1t is our one peculiar
and unimitated contribution to diet
etc practice. 1t is a substantial
meal, consisting of at least three
courses-fruit, a cereal. steak, chops
or corned-beef hash, eggs or fish
! rolls and coffee; in winter fourth
or fifth is added in the form of grid
: die cakes and maple syrup, or in
New England some such delicacy as
mince pie. We have long beer
proud of being able to eat it and
live, and have supposed that indi
gestion and nervous break-downs
: were due to our trying climate anC
: to overwork. Now Professor Chit
tenden, of Yale, has the hardihood tt
t tell us that these breakfasts are a
D the root of all our ills, and that the
proper thing to do is to go back tt
l the effete coffee and rolls of Cont
Y nenetal Europe Professor Chitten
4 den himself makes his breakfast of
of a single cup of coffee, omittins
even the roll. This Is directly con
r trary to the manufacturers of so
? called breakfast foods, who are try
D ing to create no-coffee fad by ad
e vertising that coffee is a deadly pois
e on. To some people pie for break
fast is poison, yet others eat it ant
d thrive on it. The same applies t.
e meat, coffee and the whole list o
edibles. The conclusion is, that
: any article disagrees with you per
S sonally, do not use it. But do no
K insist that it shall also be eliminate
# from the diet of others. If a.
Il American" breakfast, includin
n everything from oysters to pie
{ agrees with one, why should he no
+ have it? If, on the other hand,
e iperson thrives best on a no-meat o
) a no-breakfast diet, it is their priv
g lilege to suit themselves, and them
K selves on1y.-Exchange
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-13
Whv James Lee Got Well.

Everybody in GAINESVILLE, o., knows
Mrs. Mary Lee, of rural route g. She
writes: My husband, James Lee,
firmly believes he owes his life to
the use of DR.. Kings New Discovery.
His lungs were so affected that con-
sumption seemed inevitable, when a
friend recommended New Discovery
We tried it, and its use has restored
him to perfect health" DIR. Kings
New Discovery is the king of throat
and lung remedies. For coughs and
colds it has no equals. The first
dose gives relief. Try it! Sold un.
der guarantee by all Druggists. soc
and $1.00. Trial bottle free.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-13
Women Who Should Never Marry.

The woman who proudly declares
that she cannot hem a pocket-hand-
kerchief, never made up a bed in her
life, and adds with a shipper that she
has been in society ever since she
was fifteen
The woman who would rather
nurse a pug-dog than baby.
The woman who thinks that men
are angels.
The woman who would rather die
than wear a hat two seasons old.
The woman who thinks that the
cook and nurse can keep house.
The woman who expects a declara
ton of love three times a day.
The woman who wants things JUS
because ''other women have them
A good woman is a wondrous crea.
ture, cleaving to the right and good
in all change; lovely in her youth
full comeliness, lovely all her life
long in comeliness of heart.-Alfred
Tennyson.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-13
One Girlie'S Pets.

No, 1 haven't single Teddy Bear
S'pose they're stylish, but 1 don't
care;
My biddies, l think, are heaps ahead
Of any old Teddy Bear that's dead.
Yes, I've got dollies-one, two,
three
An they're as nice as dolls can be.
S'pose l love 'em? Course | do.
If you was the muzzer, wouldn' I
you?
But come up close, SOS they won't
hear, ?
An let me whisper right in your
The biddies are live, as you can see
An when l call 'em they'll run
to me.
They're just as cute, an what d. you
s'pose?
l can even dress 'em UP in clothes.
So, though my dollies are sweet an
dear,
/ loves the two biddies best, fear
Laura e. Hutchinson
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-13
A Vacation Rexerfe.

DO you wish some day to be far
away
Near the rocks, the rills, and the
trees,
Where the clover field does its sweet
ness yield
To the droning of busy bees?
Where the sun CLOVIS warm, on the
fields and farm,
And the grain weyes its tassels
high.
Where the COWS are seen, In the pas
lures green,
And the sheep in the fields near
by?
Would you like to go where the tall
ferns grow,
In a deep and cool raVine,
And the maiden-hair, dainty fern
so rare,
Woos the breeze with its gentle
mein?
Where the birds sing sweet, in their
deep retreat,
Praise to him who is Lord of all,
Love swelling their breasts, as they
build their nests,
For HE noteth the sparrow's
fall"
Would you like to float, in a lazy
boat,
Der the lake where the great
bass lie
In the deep blue pool, where the
shadows cool
Hide them safe from the sun or
high?
On that quiet lake, every care for
sake,
AS you drift on its bosom pure.
And the lovely shore mirrored o'el
and DER
Wiles your soul with nature!
lure.
Till the stately pines, and the grace
full vines,
And the rocks and the birches
CLEAN,
And the squirrels call, and thu
acorns' fall
Seem to blend in a blissful dream
And your spirit stills, soothed b.
purling rills,
And the signing breeze in tn
pines
Watts fragrant doors of pine-cones
clovers,
Wild roses and poisoning vines
Mary B. Myers