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The Washington times., 1908-08-09
INACCURACIES IN PRINTED HISTORY

conflict. Edward T.. Ellis, of Montclair,
\. j., for many wears a profound stu
dent of history furnishes probably the
most accurate account of the killing Of
Wolfe that is TO be found outside Of the
histories. lie does not vouch for the
truth of IL, but gives 1t for what II is
worth and thinks IL merits considera-
ton.
Il have no doubt many will not be
willing to accept what / say about the
matter of General Wolfe's death, says
Mr.. Ellis. but al the same time I think
that even the most skeptiCal must admit
that my version Of it may have founda-
ton IN fact. Here is my authority for
it:
My father was born up the State IN
1903. and lived TO an advanced age
When I was a very small boy l recall
that one day he pointed out to me a
faded old house not far distant from our
old home, and said, There once lived
the man who shot General Wolfe
Even today I can recall wildly the
closing words of his dramatic story as
my father repeated them to me.
d" I don't know whether shot General
Wolfe or not the old man was wont to
say. but do know that at close range
I took deliberate aim at him and saw
him fan when I pulled the trigger
The last words Of great men in his
tory have ever been a fruitful source Of
hero worship. For example, where is
the schoolboy in all the wide country
whose pulses have not Quickened al the
story Of the death of Captain Lawrence.
commander Of the Iuckiess friEate Ches-
apeake in the battle with the British
ship shannon of Boston IN the war OF
1922
Don't give up the Ship cried the
lndomitable sea fighter, according to all
OF the standard school histories Highly
dramatic and eminentIy appropriate to
the occasion, as must be admitted, but
not strictly ia accord with facts. There
is excellent reason TO suppose that Law
rcnce's last words were the creation
Of a Boston editors fertile brain.
When the news OF the Chesa Dea ke's
capture ana the death of her famous
commander reached the city the people
were fired with excitement. The editor
was put Re II 10 give a dramatic ac-
count or the battle that should thrill
his patriotic reaCers.
w hat were his last words he de-
nanded Of those who were giving him
the details His infoTmants could not
recall that Captain Lawrence had given
Utterance TO a single word after he fen
IHortally wounded on the deck of his
ship; I'm tact. they were sure ne had
said nothing
"Oh, but he must havs said some
thing" insisted the editor. AT any
rate, he should have done So
And thcTcupon ne penned the words
that have thrilled every generation from
that day 10 this.
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Raphael WIN Guide You.

".N No matter she says. the spirit
OF Raphael Is here. and says he viii
guide you Then she gave me direc-
tons to 90 home and secure the neces-
sary materials, and await the coming
OF my spirit guide. Sure enough, one
day as I sat helplessly before the un-
touched canvas, with my brushes and
paint. the inspiration came. Il was
Ike an electric shock passing over me-
al first. and then, clearly in my mind
eve. I saw the scene was going 70
paint. Il was a bit Of woodland
through which a stream ran, and J
recognized II at once as being near
nv birthplace in England. often as
a boy I had spent happy hours IN this
spot. fishing and romping with com
panions.
Then ] began 10 paint and some
how II didn't seem so difficult. The
picture in my mind began rapidly 20
take form and color on the canvas. I
worked faster and faster. and. in a
couple Of hours, there was the picture.
Here it is, and you can see for your
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lne OF my very best efforts Il Is 9
scene IN a Californian forest. which
recall very well. for Il was here thas.
upon a merry march one day we halted
20 rest. The trees are 50 lofty as 70
cause the lower portion Of their trunks
20 be enveloped IN semi-darkness.
though, as you perceive. = single bril-
liant shaft Of sunlight shoots through
the gloom. to fall upon the somber
bark of the giant of the forest Many
persons think this picture is my mas
terpiece.
7 assuredly believe IN the genuine
ness Of spirit photography. for
clearly recognize relatives and friends
who have passed over. Here. for in
stance. is an unmistakable likeness
OF my sister. who is always near me.
IN this photograph my guide stands
near me. In the upper portion OF this
picture. you viii see some spirits az
1hey are just after lea ving the body.
They arc small, and lot developed.
but they float lightly and happily
through the ether. from which they
will eventually gain the power TO ma
terialize more completely and perfect
ly. These spirits are often. as they
are Just released from the body. tenu-
Gus IN the extreme. but they gather
the power to matertallze very rapidly.
Il shall go on painting after I have
passed over. / believe, either through
the fundamentally Of a mortal, or
in the spirit world. have gained,
through this means. peace Of mind.
ana release from the ihrzlloIn Of The
,srokser bodily senses And am al
Wsys looking forward 10 better things
iu the future"
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DESIGNATIONS.

Sons foreigners and even certain
Americans are disposed 70 stand aloof
from what they haughtily term the,
working classes OF the country. It Is 70
be regretted that they could not have
overheard the conversation which took
place on an East River ferryboat not
long ago between a recently introduced
shall We hazard it?-wheslwright and
shopgirl
do you attend In Barginer's sstab-
lishment7'' he asked
yes, I am one OF the emporium Ia
dies she replied. with becoming dig
nifty. Where are you engaged"
7 am one OF Bank & Cos. repositorv
for carriages gentlemen" he Informed
her.-EXchauge
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The BEGINNING.

The beginning of Mr.. Taylor's in
tercourse with the inhabitants Of the
spirit world, as narrated by himself
was dramatic.
AT that time" ne says, i was I'M
fortunately addicted to taking liquor
sometimes In lnjudicious quantities.
On one occasion. when had fallen
of In this wise. I was resting upon
one OF the benches IN the home
grounds.
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and declares that he never touched
palette or brush until he was past
sixty years OF age. and ne has been
painting excellent pictures for the
last fifteen years.
He says that the spirit Of his sister
told him that Il was the spirit OF RAJ
phael who guided his hand in paint
ing the pictures. and he is now firmly
convinced that this is true. although
he was skeptical at frst. Mr.. Tay-
Tor lives In the so-called Presidents
cottage. now one OF the dormitories
OF the Soldiers Home. The walls and
corridors OF the cottage are lined with
the productions OF the artist.
A quiet, earnest man in manner is Mr..
Taylor. who never smiles. and who
speaks Of his spiritual experiences
reverently.
''I never sell my paintings" he says.
'-for more than the paint and canvas
cost me"
a suggestion that he part with some
spirit photographs. in which he rec
ognizes departed kindred. brings forth
q PANIED and shocked expression.
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This Man Never Touched Brush
or Palette Until He Was
Past 90 Years Old and
His Work Shows
ABILITY.

My only companion was a bottle.
containing the liquid demon that
makes such havoc in this world. AS
I took this bottle forth. for the pur-
pose Of adding to nay spiritual and
mortal misery, Il suddenly shivered
into loo pieces, though without in
Juring me. My first emotion was one
Of chagrin. but this soon passed
away. and I fell into a de slumber.
The incident made no remarkable
impression upon my mind. though the
manner in which the flask had been
smashed vas truly amazing. Then
friend of mine induced me TO attend
a spirituaHstic seancs. While here
tile spirit Of my sister came forth.
ard told me that # was she who had
broken the bottle Of liquor that day in
the grousss. She reasoned with me
against ny habits o, iEtemPerance.
and then told me that should become
a painter. But says I, 7 never han
died a paint brush IN my life"
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ANECDOTE-

once. when the late Bishop Henry
Goldman Potter offCiated AT a wedding
and looking about Him saw many Of his
family and relatives IN the room. he
exclaimed:
IL seems TO me more like a pottery"
This became known as the bishop s
joke. Exchange.
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y X
Painted IN the Dark.

Sometimes my spirit guide comes 20
me IN the night, and once actually in
painting in the dark. There was alb
solutely no light IN the room. yet the
ghostly hand guided mine with the
utmost facility and, n the course Of
a couple OF hours. I had dashed on
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Two Photographs of Abel Taylor and His spirit" Friends

self that. although somewhat cruder
than ray later work, il is not so bad
for an utter novice.
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alone, and a music box is set going.
Then ! have the most beautiful mani
festations, the spirits coming around
me. and calling me back 10 my past
life Ny sister and talk over old
times. and you cannot think how
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ELIEVING that
the spirit hand Of
r a p h a q !, the
prince Of painters,
guides his own
Abel Taylor has
painted more than
a thousand pic
lures. He refuses
10 sell any of
theW for profit
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soothing TO my mind these occasions
are
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-02
Wedding Announcement

Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of Clarence Z, Robison and Miss
Sarah Gaede, which is TO take place at
the Seventh Day Adventist Church,
German, near Tyrone, on Tuesday,
January 7th, 1905 at 3u'clock p. IN
Mr., Robson is sonol q. W. Rob-
ison, of Beaver, and until recently re-
sided here, OF late he has been at
Liberal, Kansas, where he had charge
of the Blue Front restaurant bat has
leased the same and will locate ut
Hooker after the 7th Inst, Miss Gaede
resides with her parents on the farm
near Tyrone and is an accomplished
young lady who is well spoken of by
her many friends.
The HERALD extends congratulations
and WISHES this young couple many
blessings of life,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-02
Sixteen.Year.0ld Boy is in
Serious Condition.

William French, l6-year-old son OF
Mrs. William Thompson, of BcaverCi.y
Oklahoma was brought to Wichita
yesterday and taken to the st. Francis
hospital. He was run over by train
at Hazelton, Sunday losing one leg and
being otherwise injured lie has been
unconscious since the day of the acci-
dent, and but slight hopes are held for
his recovery.
But little is known concerning the
accident. Young French left his step
father In Amarillo, Texas last Saturday
stating that he was going to lIazelton,
his former home. lie caught train
from that place and rode to Anthony,
securing IA ride on the freight train
over the Hutchinson and Southern rond
out of that city lie was found grovel-
ing In the dust of the railroad yards at
II ,zelton, Sunday morning, thirty min
utes after train had passed. II is
presumed that he attempted to jump
of the train while it was in motion and
vas swung under the cars.
The boy was taken into the depot in
that city. Letters on his person e,tah-
Iished his identity and he was removed
TO the home of his brother in llazelton.
His mother at Beaver City and his
step-father at Amarillo, were informed
of the accident and went To his bedside
Yesterday it Was concluded that an OPP
Grafton would be necessary ana he was
brought to Wichita, over the Missouri
Pacific, from Hutchi nson.
Besides having his right leg crushed
of, his entire right side is paralyzed.
An operation will be- performed on his
skull this morning in an effort TO re-
move what is supposed to be blood
clot on the brain, the primary cause OF
his serious condition Wichita CKas.
Eagle.
LATER-The boy died ms result of
his injuries and was taken to st. Joseph
Missouri, for buria', To which place he
was accompanied by number OF sor-
rowing relatives.
The HERALD speaks for the many
friends of the family in extending
sympathy to them in this sad bereaye-
ment.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-02
Logan.

There was large crowd at the
Christmas entertainment and tree
Christmas eve.
A masked ball was given at Curtis
hall one-half mile west of Logan,
Christmas night. The boys say every
one came and brought the kids"
jess McNIahan is back for few days
with friends and relatives. Jess is an
instructor in telegraphy in Chillicothe,
Missouri
Ora Smith is home from Wichita
Kansas where he is taking p business
course at the South West business col
lege.
Miss Helen Hughes is spending her
vacation at home She is teaching
southwest of Beaver
The Logan Telephone Company now
have aLout 80 miles of line in operation
and hope to extend their line in the
near future to Elmwood, thus giving
direct communication with the county
seat.
Mr. j, II Howe, father of Arthur
aud Earnest Hove, died Christmas
morning at I O'Clock. He was over 81
years old and had been in, poor health
for some time. lie leav u wife and
two sons and two daughters to mourn
his loss. He was buried on the home
place.
Logan school has weeks vacation,
resuming school ON December Both.
Miss Eta Dotson has a cousin visit
ing her from Eastern Oklahoma. She
will stay about month after which
Miss Eta expect to 20 home with her.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-02
What DeVOe SAYS.

DcNoe, the weather man, the follow
ing will be the result of the weather
conditions in January:
"'rhe year 1908 ~ill enter with very
cold, stormy weather over this section
of the United States. especially west
of the Mississippi river. lst to 2nd
cloudy with snow; prepare for bliz-
znrd Bird to 4th, cold wave, 9th TO 7th,
clear and cold. 9Th to 9th. cloudy
with snow. 10th to llth, cold wave
18th to l3. cloudy and squally. l4th to
18th, pleasant. On the is great storm
will advance from the Pacigc coast
10Th to 10th cold wave. 2lst to 22nd
clear and cold. a3rd to Gath, pleasant
On the 25th a severe storm will ad :
vance from the Pacific coast. 28th to
9Th, snow storm. 2Sth to Goth, cold
wave. 30th to 3lst, cold and squally
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-02
Makes the Farmers Smile.

The fine, heavy, wet snow which fell
last week was II delight to the heart of
The many Beaver county farmers and
the ground and wheat fields
The snow was accompanied 10y no
wind and fell evenly over the ground
1t was preceded by n light rain and
followed by n warm wave which made
it of II great benefit to the farmers.
There is no two ways about it, Bea-
yer county is sure To be the banner
county of the west. We challenge IA
comparison of crops with any county.
Beaver county is 1T and her people are
big-hcarted, industrious and the sort
that do things Keep your eye on Bea-
NAr.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-02
We Call Him N. q.

We are informed that one Jesse Il.
Lea, who purports to be printer, Is
seeking to Obtain credit at various
places in town on the plea that he is
employed at the HERALD ofice and has
wages due him. We therefore take
this means Of informing the public
that he is not an employee of this office
and has not one cent due him here.
He did work here few hours but al
ways drew out his wages when he had
as much ms - or so cents due him. In
plain cold facts we call him no good
and govern ourselves accordingly.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-02
q. A. X Elect Officers .

AT the regular meeting %. Oklahoma
Post NO 4 held Saturday, December
2Sth the following officers were elected
j. w. M-Cool Commander
Lawrence McCabe, Senior Com
mander
Amos liibbs, Junior Commander
|. 5 Drummond, Adjutant
j. X Quinn, Quarter Master
Il. Nj. Gardner, Chaplain
j. X Crabtree, Officer of the Day.
j, X, Thomas, Sergeant Major
James Bare, Officer of the Guard.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-02
George Tate PardOned.

George Tate, who had his trial in
Beaver before Judge Pancoast some
three years ago and who plead guilty
tu the theft Of COW valued at 5000,
and was sentenced to seven years H.
the pcnitcntiary, has been pardoned by
Governor Haskell, through tie cease
less fight of his aged father who took
the matter up with President Roose-
welt and secured his indorsment upon
a visit to the executive mansion.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-02
Republican State Central Com
mittee Meets al Guthrie
January 3.

G.. f. Hunter chairman OF the re-
publican state central committee
came in from Guthrie last night 70
spend Sunday. Mr.. Hunter yesterda'
issued a call for meeting of the com
mittee 10 be held at the lone hotel ir
Guthrie at / o'clock January s, whei
the time will be fixed when the four
delegates Mt large to the national re-
publican convention will be- selected
The committee will determine whether
The delegates will be selected by pri-
mary or convention. --Times-Journal,
Oklahoma City
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-02
Are We Poor as Jobs Turkey?

We think not! Well then, why can't
Reaver afford more than one street
crossing? At II muddy time in order
to get from the east side to the west
side of the street and vice-versa, no
matter whers one may desire to go,
they must either wade mud shoe
mouth deep or go To the only street
crossing in town-that at the post
Office. Surely Beaver can afford at
least one more crossing. Let's have it
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-02
Balko Rural Route No. ,.

Roads have been rather bad the past
week.
Carrier on route 3 drives new
horse these days.
Two quiet weddings occurred Christ
mas in this vicinity. One was Mr..
Archie Huffman and Miss Julia Law at
the residence OF the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. b f. Law, by Rev X
G. Aubrey ard the other was Mr.. Car
ney CaIverett and Miss Francis Corbin,
at the residence of the officiating
minister, Rev. VIM. + Derr.
Walter Salton, wife and three chill
dren, and Chas McCurdy and two
children, all OF Caddo County, Okla
homa, are the guests of j X. McCurdy
and wife during the holidays. They
are relatives of j X. aud wife
There is a movement on foot to
build "A rural telephone from Balko to
Couch and also To Beaver and at Couch
To connect with tie Smith Brothers
line to Liberal There will be meet
ing at the Willow Creek school house
Monday night, January q, 1908 to or
ganiae farmers telephone company
and elect officers and complete the
plans for the construction of the line
everyone should come and push the
good work along MS "a telephone line OF
This kind will he IA great benefit to the
farmers of the country, also the mcr-
chants of the towns and country.
Carrier of route 3 wishes to thank
the patrons of his route for their kind
rememberances of him on Christmas
10y leaving turkeys, squashes and other
good things on and in their mail boxes
with tags addressed to said carrier
with best WISHES and Christmas greet
ing3. Also the kind ladies who bring
ouG To their boxes hot coffee and nice
cake for the carrier these cold morn
ings
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-02
Clear Lake.

Christmas has come and gone and we
are certainly pleased ut the way Santa
Claus treated us. He was very liberal
even if times are dull and SIS scarce.
Miss Susie Moore is home from Enid
enjoying the vacation with her par
ents, Rob't. Moore and wife.
Mrs Helen Long and daughters
Frances and Leona are here spending
Christmas with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. X. q. Dunlop.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Coleman are en-
tertaining their brother, Arthur Cole
man and wife and Miss Sage, of Enid
at present
The Christmas entertainment at
Coleyville was grand success. a
good program, tine singing and music
and a crowded house.
Our new neighbor Samuel Wise and
family have arrived and will make
their home on the school land bought
from T, W. Weeden
Geo, Husted's parents, brother and
brother-in-law haze just arrived with
the intention of locating in grand
Beaver County
The pupils of Clear Lake school are
enjoying vacation just now, their
teacher having made bue line for Al
mlfa County TO see his best girl
Mr.. Ault of Madison. was attending
to business on the creek Friday, also
VIII Barrett of Sand Greek.
The Rev. Brink is holding 4 protract-
ed meeting ut Caleyyille which is be-
ing well attended
The odd Fellows and Woodmen have
organized lodges at Calcyville and tho
Masons are getting ready to organize
soon.
We scribe had the coed luck To be
invited to eat dinner at Clyde Cole
mans Christmas aud to say the dinner
was excellent would only put it in d
mild way. Anyone who knows Mrs
Coleman's cooking can guess what the
Jinner was and as To quan ity did
say the table legs bent under the
weight. L. we didn't we know if they
had any feeling they felt like it, AZ
ter dinner the guests enjoyed them
I selves snow balling eacl other. Some
thing unusual here on Christmas
Those prescut were: Mr. and Mrs. Is
h Stedman and daughters. Arthur
1 Coleman and wife and Miss Sage o
Enid, Oklahoma, Mr.. and Mrs Il Il
Dunlop and sons Willie and Jimmie
/, Mrs Helen Long and daughters o
Englewood. Kansas, Miss Lizzie Dun
lop of Beaver, Newton Pickett, anC
lust, though not least, ye scribe.
Eco.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-02
Dies OF Dypthe ria .

Manda, the little -year-old
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. j B. Schoon-
over, of Duck Pond, died Christmas
night after short illness of dyp-
liberia.
Funeral services were conducted at
The home and burial made at Duck
Pond cemetery Friday The parents
h've the sympathy of their many
neighbors in their sad bereavement.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-02
Oklahoma the First One.

Oklahoma will probably have the
first guaranteed deposit law of any
state in the Union What is more it
will prove n blessing not only to the
depositors in the new state but to the
banks as vel The law which will 90
into operation within 80 days, provides
that the state banks shall pay into the
guarantee fund u sum equal to l per
cent of their average daily deposits and
whenever this fund is depleted iii
cient Tux shall be levied on the banks
tn make up the deficiency. When a
bank fails the depostors shall be ir-
mediatcly paid by the state our OF this
guarantee fund and the amount paid
ont shall be lien on the assets OF the
bank that failed.
National banks may get in with the
consent of The comptroller of the cur
rency OF course they will have to
get in or go out OF business as national
banks Depostors will put their
money into the banks where their de-
posils are safcguarded. The Oklahoma
law is substantially the same as tae
one introduced last winter in the SEN
a,c toy senator Quincy of Salina, but
whlch our senators did not see tit to
,yass. Kansas ought to have been in
the lead IN this matter. Ii that law
had been passed Kansas banks would
not have felt the panic that we are
having now, II congress was made up
ol men, II majority OF whom would
promptly pass guaranteed deposit
law the panic would be over within 80
uays after the law went into operation,
but we presume that congress will not
have enough sense in the aggregate To
do anything of the kind.
This much is To be said however foi
the Kansas delegation Congressman
Il .eaer nas alrcauy introduced II guar
anteed deposit bill and il is known thai
several of the other members OF tn,
delegation are favorable 10 such law
We think that we can say for the Kan
sas delegation generally that the mem
brrs are in favor uf such law.-Mai
aud Breeze, Topeka, Kansas.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-02
District Court Siitings.

Nineteenth District-Woods County,
December 8 to January ls; Woodward, 4,
January 20 to February 10; Harper,
February " to 2l; Beaver, February
a to March IA; Texas, March 16 to
April 4; Cimarron, April 3 to Is.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-02

Mrs. f. II VI tn1iicld was taken SER
iously i'll quite suddenly Saturday and
for time was IN an alarming condition
She is now reported greatly improved
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-02

The Annette Leader, edited by Harry
Wellborn, came to our exchange table
with a neat Teddy Bear" cover with
its Christmas issue.