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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-09-03

gates are closed at the proper time
considerable disturbance can be
averted. have seen various kinds OF
gates used, but the one pictured Is by
far the best.
Instead of swinging upward and be-
ing hooked to the ceiling or joist
overhead as some do, 1t slides back
and forth upon a length of gas pipe
serving as a track. by means OF iron
straps attached to the long pieces that
compose the outer ends of the gate
The gas pipe should be at least two
inches through and in length twice the
width Of the gate. The gate should
be made to fit the place where needed
and can be constructed of any strong
light lumber.
If the feed room is In easy reach ol
the stable, says Farm and Home. the
alley leading to 1t should by all means
be protected by one of these gates
In case of a COW getting loose in the
night, as cows frequently will, II
might be the means of saving her life
from eating too much grain.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-09-03

stable to every 12 animals. so that
all the liquid that comes from the
stock is preserved and applied to
the soil.
The cistern is two by three feet in
size and 2l5 feet deep. The walls
were constructed of brick and plas,
tered on the inside. A plank cover is
used that fits down upon a frame
made Of two by four material.
l located each cistern In the cen.
ter of section OF l2 animals. says
the writer in Prairie Farmer. and con
structed the cutters so that they
slope gradually toward the middle.
Whenever | haul manure these els.
terms are emptied and the contents
spread upon the manure and hauled
directly 10 the field, With this metho6
of hauling stable manure | am able
to conserve every particle Of its fer.
tilizing value.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-09-03

from another, being made use OF
wherever large or small jointless sur
faces are required. New and improved
systems OF boat davits, and also OF dis
engaging gear, for lowering ships
boats quickly and safely have been
put OH the market and have been read
lily adopted. In fact, the steamboat
owner, when he realizes the merit and
value Of such adjuncts to the safety
of his ship and passengers, is quick to
make use of them.
Awful Toll Of Human Life.
Undoubtedly most of the steamboat
wrecks and fires in local waters could
have been prevented IL the safety de-
vices now in use, as we'll as the
method of construction followed in re-
Gently built steamers, had been incor-
porated In their design. But to get
the present improvements there had
to be an awful toll Of human life. The
first serious disaster attended by
burning to Hudson river steamboat
was that OF the Swallow, one of the
clippers of her day. which met her
fate on April z. 1s45. Forty persons
lost their lives. Tho Swallow was
running as a night boat at the time
and had left Albany at six p. m. In q
binding snowstorm. She carried S5C
passengers. of Athens the vessel
struck a rock and almost Immediately
broke I'm two. AS she careened the
cabin stoves were upset, setting fire
to the joiner work, and the vessel wa.
mass Of flame In very few mo
ments' time. The steamboats, Roches
ter and Express. which were following
the Swallow, aided in taking of many
Of the passengers.
The burning of the Henry Clay ap
palled the nation. The Clay was {
new boat, Of superior speed. which
was running on the day line between
New York and Albany. She was pit
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-09-03

Such vessels as were built since the
Slocum disaster were largely of steel
and now that the jamestown has
proved a success all steamboats, built
for the local service that do not come
up TO her class in safety certainly will
merit criticism.
Fire Detecting System.
Some of the late improvements for
making life on the water more secure
are worth referring to right just here.
For instance. a device known as a
"tell.tale" fire detecting system is OPP
Grated on such steamers as the Hen
drick Hudson. c. w. Morse and Adj
rondack. on the Hudson. the Boston
line steamships Yale and Harvard. the
Fall River liner Plymouth, etc. 1t
utilizes patent tbermostats and therm'
estate FIRE alarm boxes in various
parts OF the vessel. which give instant
alarm in case OF fire. There are a
dozen or more stations at which
points are placed boxes similar to the
ordinary hotel anuunclator. A fire In
any section viii mechanically start O
bell ringing In each annunciator, and
transparent disc therein, with the
name OF the point on the vessel where
the trouble lies Immediately lights up
On some vessels every stateroom II
equipped with these thermostatic de
vices.
Large quantities Of what is known
as composite board. n substance re
sembling wood. but which is said to bs
unburnable. now is utilized In The fin
ish OF ceilings. cabin panels. and ever
in the separation OF one stateroon
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-09-03

with it, and made 1t look lot better,
but in cleaning the hat l got the rib
bon wet and spoiled that. But l could
afford ,to buy new ribbon now, since
had cleaned my own hat.
$50 went around to a store where
they sell such things and asked the
young lady behind the ribbon counter
for hat ribbon and she knew how
much l wanted. but how about the
width?
"And ! really didn't know about
that; / hadn't measured the old rib
bon, and then the young lady said
they were wearing the hat ribbons n
little narrower this year. and l said
oh, very well, let me have it in the
narrower width. then. for you see I
thought IL got ribbon of the fash
ionable width 1t would help the hat
out a little.
so she cut me off ribbon OF suit
able length and OF the fashionable
width. and l took 1t home to sew onto
my hat, which was just able to do.
for experience has made me handy
with the needle; but do you know
that when | came to put that ribbon
on / found that II left streak OF
white straw about quarter Of an inch
wide above It all around the hat?
Yes. sir. The new ribbon was that
much narrower than the old had
never thought OF that-and Of course
1t left that much straw all around that
had been covered up and kept bright
by the wider ribbon now exposed. and
the sun tanned hat looked tanneder
than ever now with that white strip
around 1t, and the white strip looked
whittier because the rest of the hat was
so tanned
But what could do about Il?
didn't want to throw that band away
and buy another, and thought II
would be only few days anyway be
fore that white strip would tan up and
look like the rest of the hat, aud so
I'm wearing the hat now, hoping that
by the time it's faded up uniform III
be able to buy new one"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-09-03

why's are OF metal. the steps being
covered with ribbed sheet rubber to
make them safe. Not carpet or a
rug Is to be found on the boat. The
rails surrounding the stairways are or
galvanized iron pipe. and around the
walls an ornamental grill of metal
work has been Incorporated In the de-
sign. The stanchions supporting the
decks are all OF iron. and the netting
OF the railings is OF wire mesh instead
OF that OF the usual rope variety. Bed
stcads OF brass or renameled iron are
fitted. and all clothes lockers are
built of steel.
Can Be Made Unsinksble.
In case OF collision the jamestown
would stand as good a chance of keep
ing afoat as the best boats atloat, as
she is divided into six water-tight
compartments. thus conforming TO the
most rigid requirements of the steam
boat inspectors and the marine under
writer's. II struck in vital part
however. say around the boiler or en-
glnen)om, she undoubtedly would
sink, aud II Is this point that the pub
lic should insist upon-that steam
boats be made unsuitable.
And they can be made so. A series
of buIkheads cutting the hull Up into
smaIl water-tight compartments, the
use OF the cellular or double-bottom
prsrcsDle. or of water-tight tanks dis
. tfibutel through the various holds Of
the ship. would make any vessel prac
ticaIly unslnkable. There is no Law
just at present making II obligator,
anon ths part OF owners to make theil
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-09-03
DAIRY DOlNGS.

Do not try to milk COW by squeez-
Ing her horns. Always do your milk
ing at the udder end.
A good feed for young calves is ten
pounds blood meal, FIVE pounds bone
meal and 20 pounds each of oil meal,
oatmeal and cornmeal.
To make a dairy herd profitable the
feed is only half. The method and
regularity of care with the comfort
OF the animals is of equal II not of
greater importance.
When butter does not come the diff
ficulty is usually due 10 one OF two
things. Either the cream is not sour
enough, or its temperature is too low.
II you have a good churn you can
usually make butter in half an hour
IL these two points are right.
Two pounds of milk can be pro
duced by the aid of silage as a dairy
feed. where on any other system
which does not include fresh pasture
one pound would be the limit. Care
must be used in feeding silage. but the
difficulty is not so much with the
slage as with sour and spoiled rem
nants left in feeding utensils. The
best ration for dry COW is corn silage
and alfalfa, and when she becomes
fresh continue to feed these with siA
or eight pounds of grain daily.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-09-03
QIINT[W[gRAAlauI Asp
IuQNSINIKAlBluS STEAMBOATS,
As A RESULT OF The
SIOCUrf DISASTER

steamboats, unsuitable, but such law
is bound TO come In time, and when
II does come owners will be the best
pleased among those directly bene-
fitted.
When the investigation into the
General Slocum disaster was under
way the fact was brought out that
when the flames which suddenly burst
forth In the forward hold In barrel
in which rubbish was thrown. were
discovered, in order to communicate
the news to the pilot house, where
the commander Of the vessel was sta
toned, II was necessary to go to the
third deck. a lot of valuable time be-
ing wasted. Since that day electrical
and other devices have been placed
aboard our more prominent passenger
steamers which instantly notify the
occupants of the pilot house. as we'll
as officials on other decks. Of the ex-
act location Of a fire or other trouble
in any particular part OF vessel.
Further than this, there have been
safety devices invented which reduce
the possibility of loss Of life by wreck
TO minimum.
Day Of Rotten Hose Gone.
To-day there is no more rotten hose
included in the outfit Of passenger
boats. The life preservers are fresh
and new and made of real cork, and
there is an ample supply Of them,
easy to get at. There are an added
number Of good serviceable lifeboats,
and they are not painted fast to the
decks: they have their running tackle
overhauled every little while, and
when put overheard they will float.
Ample stairways between decks. both
inside and outside the cabins, are pro-
vided, and as n result OF the harrow
Ing episode connected with the men
imprisoned In the burning hull of the
North German Lloyd liner, when the
Hoboken piers set fire to her few
years ago. who could be seen alive but
unable to crawl through the diminu-
tive portfolios, the ports In the holds
OF steamboats, are now large enough
for the heaviest man to get out of II
necessity should arise.
II has cost owners lot Of money To
do these things. and such as did not
feel inclined to follow the orders OF
the steamboat inspectors when their
boats were inspected had to send their
boats to the marine graveyards, to be
broken up for the old metal contained
in their outfit. At least 25 New York
steamboats, which were being used
when the Slocum met her fate -four
years ago have disappeared since the
steamboat laws have been enforced
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-09-03
THE LONELY BACHELOR.
Troubles He Got Into When He Tried
to Fix Up Last Years Straw.

when this hot weather came on"
said the lonely bachelor Of limited
means, Il felt the need of straw
hat, and when found that my pocket
book wasn't backing me up very
strongly got out my last years straw
and took a look at that
1T would do to start the season
with anyway, that is with a little
cleaning. and thought would clean
1t myself. You know you can buy
preparations for this purpose now II
you want to clean your hat yourself.
and thought I'd try 1t.
"And really l had very good luck
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-09-03
Type In Dairy Breeding.

Every breeder of dairy cows should
have in his mind an ideal type towards
which he should be constantly NOV
ing. Most dairy breeding is done with.
out reference to any type. Any kind
OF COW is bred TO any kind of bull,
and the result is any kind of type
of calf. We will never get good dairy
cows Of uniform type until breeders
become more particular as TO the kind
Of dairy cows they intend TO raise
When type is paid more attention TO-
the best bdlls and the cows of the
best type will sell at fancy prices foi
breeders. There is at the present time
a movement in that direction.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-09-03

ted against the Armenia, which had
been in service for some years, and
many races were INDUCED In.
The boats were crowded when they
left Albany on the morning OF July
2S, 1852. The Clay ran into the Ar
menia an hour after the steamers had
been under way, and this necessitated
a slight delay on the part of the Ar
menia. This gave the Henry Clay an
Armenia could not overcome. and
hence the leading vessel was enabled
to make her landings in advance and
pick up the majority Of the passen-
gers bound to New York. Just above
Yonkers, about four p. m, flames burst
from the main deck near the boiler.
The dry and overheated woodwork
burned like tinder. The pilots headed
the steamboat toward the east bank OF
the river. Many persons jumped over
board and were drowned, while Others
were burned TO death. The Armenia
soon appeared and helped to rescue
many of those saved. Steven Allen
mayor of the city of New York; Miss
NJ. l.. Hawthorne. a sister of Nathaniel
Hawthorne; Downing. the celebrated
mid-century landscape architect, and
many others of prominence at the
time, lost their lives in this disaster
Loss Of the 6erkshore.
The fine new steamboat Berksbore
burned on June s. 1864. The steamer
was night boat, and while coming
down the river fire burst from some
freight slowed on the main deck and
the flames quickly ignited quantity
of hay piled near by, cutting of al
communication from either end OF the
boat. There were about 200 passen
gers on board and OF these abou
| three-quarters were saved.
The history of steam navigation IL
the year 1910 was marked by the ap
pallng calamity which occurred on ;
cold winter night on Long Island
sound, when the steamboat Lexington
was burned. The Lexington. one o
the finest of the Sound fleet OF tn,
time. had l54 persons aboard. OF
Eaton's Neck, at the head Of the sound
the woodwork surrounding the smoke
stack wss discovered to be on fire
Soon the vessel was a roaring furnace
A few of the passengers and crey
took to the boats. but they froze Il
death Rats were improvised AM
launched. and two persons were res
cuee the next day from frail strus
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-09-03

- YEW YORK.-There recently oc-
Cured the fourth anniversary
of the burning of the General
Slocum, when 1000 lives were
lost AS n result OF that trag-
edy and without the knowledge
Of the general public great changes
have taken place in the construction,
the manning and the operation Of the
steamboats, belonging TO the port of
New York and elsewhere, the net re-
suit OF which has made travel by
water in this country the safest mode
Of transportation In the world. Last
year, for instance, the loss OF lives on
the railroads OF the United States
reached 10000. BY steamboat the to-
tai was 505. and of these 129 were
from accidental drowning and 63 were
from suicide and other causes which
could not be averted. leaving only 313
lives lost that come within the scope
OF possible prevention. During the
year 1907 there were 357.S51.S61 pas
sengers carried on steamboats, in
american waters.
So extensive and so radical have
been the improvements made in
building and equipping American
steamboats, since the Slocum disaster
that It may safely be said that 1t is
only the question OF comparatively
short time when steamboats, will be
practically unsuitable as we'll as un-
burnable. One company has built a
flreproof indestructible steamboat,
which has proved huge success, and
Il now remains for the companies do
hnE business around New York to copy
or improve on this model. That this
win be done Is certain.
Jamestown's Construction.
The flreproof steamboat is the
jamestown. which. 1t was expected
would be used In New York waters
this summer. She Is large passen
ger craft. built last season for service
IN the Potomac during the exhibition
She is $50 feet long and In general de
sign follows the usual plan of oui
American river boats, differing from
them only In the kind of materia
tused in her construction. Passengers
walk on steel decks. and no effort has
been made to furnish the cabins with
cumbersome upholstered furniture ol
Of paneling them with heavy and high
U-pol!shed hard woods. Linoleum Il
used as floor covering. That in tn,
main saloon is OF the standard battle
ship grade. OF thickness exceeding
onsQuarter inch. On the exposed
uartg OF the deck Ia laid interlockini
rubber tiling. which makes hand
some appearance as well as bein.
agreeable to the feet.
An the upper works are Of steel
and even the pilot house and the OF
ihcers' rooms are Of this material, will
corrugated metal partitions between
the sleeping apartments. The stair
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-09-03
Try for One.

Every time the boy Tor his father
either) wins premium. no matter
what contest It is in. he stretches
up n notch or two and begins to
plan something bigger and better for
next year. II he tries and fails and
comes" again. he will probably come
out all right. II he fails and quits
well. he's just a gutter" that's
all. "Quitters" never oil the wheels
OF progress very much. Don't be
. "ouitter."
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-09-03
LIQUID CISTERN IN STABLE.
Il viii Save Much Of the Valuable
Fertilizer.

In stables where cutters are en-
ployed behind the stock for catching
the manure II is very necessary to
have some provision for holding the
liquid that naturally accumulates be-
hind the stock.
The accompanying diagram shows
small cistern constructed In my
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-09-03
GATE FOR ALLEY WAYS.
II VIII Help Greatly in the Handling
of Stock.

In large dairy stables 1t is always
advisable to have small gates or doors
hung in alley ways to prevent the
stock from going where they are not
wanted when being stabbed. If such
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-09-03
Feed the Cows.

Feed the COW all the hay or u,hes
roughness she viii cat. even II she II
running on good pasture. Her appa,
tite tells her better what she needs
than you can tell. Keep the manger
full and allow her 10 eat as much CT
II as she desires
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-09-03
Where He'd Put II.

Put your feet where they belong'"
snapped passenger bound for the
ball grounds,
IF l did" growled his neighbor. get.
ting n fresh grip on the strap. you
wouldn't be able to sit down for =
week."
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-09-03

- YEW YORK.-There recently oc-
Cured the fourth anniversary
yN of the burning of the General
Slocum, when 1000 lives were
lost. As result OF that trag-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-09-03

THE eErERNL S1ocuM
MtNH 1uvuD or yiosrR NuarS ISrANp
NrHYcsE Rnsos, JUNE IS, 1905 !
WITH Loss or 100. INr5 .MM
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01
ASSASSIN OF PRIEST
PLEADS NOT GUILTY
Alias Attorney WIN Make In
sanity Defense of Father
Ie0'S SLAYER

DENVER, Colo, Feb. 29.-Giuseppe
kiia, slayer Of Father Leo, pleaded not
guilty TO the charge of murder when
Errai ened IN the criminal court today.
Judge Greeley Whitford set his trial
for Monday, March 9.
Thousands Of curious persons sur
rounded the 3ail and crowded closely
around the prisoner while he was be-
ing taken TO and from the courthouse,
but no violence was offered,
The assassin trembled slightly, but
otherwise manifested no fear
In Jail he is kept in solitary conhne-
nlent His counsel. Robert H: Widdt-
rombe, has definitely decided to make
p plea Of insanity and win be assisted
IN his attempt TO establish this plea by
the Itsiian consul, Baron @. Tosti.
After the prisoner had been brought
IN shackled TO a deputy Interpreter
Peter Bessie explained TO ALA the ma
ture OF the proceedings There was z
brief coIloquy in Italian and then Bos-
sic announced:
The prisoner pleads not guilty
District Attorney George A. Stidger
received through the mail today a pos
tai card warning him to "be careful
about what you DO to that man who
shot the Catholic priest in Denver
In addition the card bore a TRADE
against priests. The card is signed
True Americans" and under the sig
nature IS a hollow square and the word
Moscow.
The card was addressed to '.Afr. Nun
ger, district attorney, Denver" but be-
ing delivered at the Office OF District
Attorney Stfdger was claimed by him
Rtidger believes that the card was sent
BY an italian society OF antielerics.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01
ShOTGUNS ARM
NEVADA POLICE
Buckshot Ammunition Served
to Force Now Ready to
Take Field
Captain Cox Will Quarter Men
in Goldfield, Relieving
Troops This Week

CARSON, New, Feb. 29.-The mem
bers of the Nevada state police who are
to take the place of the United States
troops at GoldAeld March received
their arms today-Winchester carbines,
30-30 revolvers and 20 automatic REM
ington shotguns. The shotguns are to
be supplied with shells loaded with
buckshot.
The armory, in this city has been
used as drilling room during the last
three weeks. and 35 men are in shape
to go into the field for target practice.
Captain Cox said today that he had not
decided what day the police would
move to Goldfield, bat that 1T would be
early next week. An advance guard
headquarters.
The police will not occupy tents. A
hotel or some house large enough to ac-
tain Cox said he would leave with at
least % trained and trusted men. The
others will follow as fast az they grad
uate from the awkward shquad.
Instructors will be maintained in this
city to qualify the reeerves for service
in the camps.
The officers of the police received
their first pay this morning and ar
rangements are being made to pay the
men who have enlisted before they
leave for Goldfield. The new, dust col
ored uniforms are expected in few
days. Each policeman has card
signed by the governor and Captain Cox
and supplemented by large, nickel
star bearing the words: Nevada. State
Police"
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01
PERUNA EDITORIAL NO. |.

DR. offering public regular
ethical compound put up for the mea
profession stranng medical ethics find fault with It
INGREDIENTS prominently Incorporated IN tne
people know that the claims made 0r runa
have Justification .
future that shall continue adVere anu
sell our product TO THE PEOPLE
would sell to doctors only to advertise for doctors on
medical fraternity would be obliged recognize Per as @
entirely within their approval
BUT WE SHALL NOT DO THIS
shall continue to offer Peruna to the people We shall continue
household remedy We snail
continue supply people literature teaching them how
medicine teaching teaching them things
home We shall continue this whether the meo
profession like it not
proposing from this time take the public into confidence
subs will be attempting to
something which they consider good are going
veil Of allow chooses know exactly
OF WHAT PERUNA IS COMPOSED
ought disarm all criticism however that crit
On other who envious the