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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-10-29

escaped from The oppressive atmosphere OF a SIX
shilling "shocker," to see how things are begging
along in our drab and prosaic world. goddess thus
descending it were, from the Clouds is always
a condescending goddess So we have become accus-
toned to be patronzed by the printed woman and
plagued by the painted one. But in our heart of
hearts we have long ago pumped for the plain woman
who las been neither printed painted puAed in
to an undue estimate of her merely human attributes.
This is, after ALL the kind of woman whose place in
Nature is in the hearts of men.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-10-29

the top. Take a candy pail and put a
hoop six inches from bottom of pail;
take off the top hoop, then saw out
three five-inch slots down near to the
hoop for the fowls to reach through.
Better then give coat of linseed oil.
then two coats of paint, and keep in
the shade. Ours has worked year
and yet looks new.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-10-29
Divorce
Unusual
a Century
Ago
By HELEN 0LDFIELD.

altered which only could be hoped
Of unusual to be considered
disgrace the who had children for those edns
the limit of strength and of life rather than
regarded by ancestors merely matter
they called proper pride that dirty linen should be washed in
private behind locked doors and drawn blinds
When the bitter that
all imagined would be- when the beloved falls
expectations and the sharp pang of dusonmen felt
the brave thing do vain and ruiess regret to
still less utter rproach which do harm rather than
hide The sad fact if such conceanent possible and valiant
the best of things gather the fragments
the broken idol and piece them together well NAV be-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-10-29
Break Up Old crockery.

Old earthen and china dishes that
have been thrown out should be
broken up into small bits by use of q
hammer. 1t is better than gravel or
oyster shells for grit. There need be
NO fear of feeding too much.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-10-29

1t is much to be doubted whether, allow.
ing for the increase in population the num-
Der Of unhappy marriages nowadays is pro-
portionately larger than it was century
or two ago. 1t scarcely is to be denied
that there is more talk about it,
Our foremothers and forefathers some
times made sad mistakes in marriage, but
as a rule they kept the fact of their hav-
ing done so as far as possible to themselves.
Marriage in those days was regarded as
final and as practically indissoluble. Wom-
en- especially were taught to accept the situ-
alton as something foreordained, condi-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-10-29
A HEN WATERING PAIL.
How 1. Can Be Made from Old Pail or
Butter Tub.

I send you a sketch of pail we are
using for watering and giving milk to
chickens, writes correspondent of
Rural New York. They will not soil
the feed because they don't stand on
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-10-29
YEARLY MIGRATION OF FEATh.
Erred HOSTS AN UNEx-
PLANNED MYSTERY.
OBSERVING NOCTURNALFLICHT
Can Be Seen with Opera Glass Cross.
ing Face Of Moon-Aristotle's
knglet-other Points in Con.
nection with This Species.
BY EDWARD 3. CLARK.
associate Member American Ornithol-
ogists' Union)

ogists' UnionD
Copyright. Joseph Il. Bowles)
Who shall explain the mystery Of
the migration? Regularly every year
at the first pulsing of the spring and
at the first chilling of the fall the
great bird army takes up its march of
migration Why?
For centuries scientists have been
striving TO answer the question. An.
swers have been given by the score,
but as yet the answer is to come
which shall spell satisfaction TO the
multitudes who wonder at the mys.
terry.
II we conceive for moment OF a
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-10-29

the trap is set ready for the hen to
enter. A clcat. c. is fastened to a
small piece of cord. which is tied TO Il
nail on the side of the box. Set the
trap by raising IL and resting tho
cleat on tho nail. with the other end
under the arm marked n This leaves
an opening from four 10 six inches
wide, which Is not enough for the hen
to enter. In going into the nest she
will be obliged to raise the trap door,
which will let the cleat fall. thus clos.
ing the trap after the hen has gone in.
made the trap door, the arms and
the cleats out of lath. Leave little
space between the boards in the walls.
so the heat can escape, otherwise It
will be too warm in summer. The
bottom board, b, in front should be
three or four inches wide, and the
lower piece of the trap door should
rest against this so the hen cannot
get her head through, raise the trap
and get out.
have bands on one leg of each of
my hens, and record sheet on which
keep account of the eggs laid by
each. 1t is some bother to have trap
nests, but | get more eggs since
have used them, because | do not have
to keep the hens that are poor lay
ers. l so to the henhouse every four
hours to look after the nests and each
time l take something along to give
them that would otherwise go tc
waste.-Mrs. Mollie Wachendorf, Wau
kesha county, Wis.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-10-29
HAWK SCARER.
Merely Glass Bottle, But II Is
Effective.

have tried this plan Of keeping
away chicken hawks and IL succeeds.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-10-29
A GOOD POULTRY NEST.
Trap Nest Which Can Be Made Out
or Grocery Box.

A useful trap nest can he made OF
grocery boxes. Those have are 12
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-10-29

inches each way,
explains the corre-
spondent of Farm
and Home. The
illustration shows
how they are
made. In the cut
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-01

was an easy boat to handle and was roomy.,
The hull was in fine condition, so that With
The new canvas which the boys planned TO
give her she would be almost as good as new
George and Bruce would sometimes dip Their
colors to one of the pleasure-steamers passing
them, and have the marine salutatlon return
ed by blast from the steamers whistle, OF
stroke of her fog-bell. All the captains knew
the Idlers crew.
When they were off the iron-ore docks, half
way up the harbor, little sharpe lodged out
from shore and went on the same course.
Aside from the impromptu race WITH her,
up as far as off Lonefisherman's Inn, the run
was uneventful.
The Idler was docked when Massassauga
Point was reached, and the boys took stroll
on the shore.
They met some friends who had been fish
ing. with very good luck, near point OF the
peninsula, little over half mile nortn OF
the resort. ,
SWe have got to go home now, said one
of the fishing party. "If we could have re
NAMED here we would have been fishing yet.
You fellows should try it." o., -,
"What do you say about it, BruceT asked
Il say try the perch bit, (" Bruce PlunlSett
answered. 1--WE might get muscalonge.
And with "good-by" to their friends, the
IdIer's crew boarded their little craft again.
The shore-lines were cast off and the yawl
moved away toward the nesghboring point un-
der the light breeze, her colors at the main
peak huttering in the breeze. A few minutes
sail and they were there.
George ran the nose of the ldler in among
The tail grass that grew about the point, and
Bruce brought minnow-net and pail from
forward locker.
The minnows scurried about among the
weeds in small schools and lodged the net
pretty skilfully, but Bruce managed to land
dozen or more, and. at one dip of the net,
he brought up little soft-shel turtle.
II was a comical looking animal, with its
lieht-drab shell and long nose. Bruce threw
Il into the minnow-bucket.
They let the Idler drift out into about five
feet Of water, to try their luck with the lines.
The anchor was dropped overheard very quiet
lv and the mainsail and jib lowered.
A few weeds grew on the bottom there. IT
was favorite lurkingplace of the perch and
bass and now and then during the summer a
mnscalonge nearly four feet long, or a good,
sized and gamey grasspike would be landed
thereabouts.
Bruce tied string to the turtle and drop.
ped it over the rail, fastening the other end
Of the string TO the cleat OF the starboard
iibsheet and then hooks were baited and the
The yacht was well supplied with lines and
hooks. The boys had an oil-stove, coffee-pos
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-01

end frying-pan i'll an after-locker, with dishes
and hardtack. Many time they would go
off for day or two, cooking their own meals
and sleeping in the Idler.
There were few little twtches to the lines
at first, after which the fish became bolder-
or it may have been that those twltches were
given by some hnny visitors too small to seize
the hook-and Georges line received decided
jerk.
He drew in his hook landing fine perch
quite ten inches long. that thrashed around
and stuck out its gills and sharp finns In COM
bative manner.
Then FISH charged off with Bruce's hook
His was a perch, but little smaller. than
Georges prize.
The two bright-yellow beauties were thrown
fcrward-thene was no time for stringing them
and the lines were again dropped overheard,
baited with shining minnows.
Almost before the sinkers had drawn the
6sh-hnes taut the hooks were taken.
This is sport!" rapturously exclaimed
George.
"Hushl" whispered Bruce
Two more handsome fish were landed and
thrown forward where their unlucky prede
cessors were.
The next strike George had he fancied came
from a pike. His handline fairly hummed
through the water. His game was lively
swamp bass, with eyes and sides of beautiful,
vivid sunset shades, that faded and became in
tcnsifed by turns as it lay upon the Idler's
flooring.
Bruce lost large perch.
The unusual success continued. The fish
fought ravenously for the bait Sometimes
a big perch would take the hook almost be-
fore it sank.
Once, in pulling up, whena perch had nib
bled at Georges bait and lost it. he hooked
another of the hungry school in the tail and
landed it in that odd style.
When the chums had fshed for half IN
hour the biting suddenly ceased.
Bruce pulled in his line and put out a heavi
er one, saying:
Something big has scared the perch off"
eyes," George.
George saw what Bruce was thinking about.
81 wonder if we could catch it ?' he whis-
pered.
so facetious as an ordinary alligator"
'sHow long is it ="
"About five feet"
George gave a low whistle.
'fWell, what do you say?" asked Bruce. 81
say catch it-or try to"
'sAll right! But how?' whispered George.
That was indeed conundrum. But after a
moments reflection, Bruce had thoughte eof a
way to do it. There was small coil of
twelve-thread, tarred bolt-rope in forward
locker, and this he brought out, tiptoeing
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-01

about on the cockpit flooring as lightly as pos
sible, as not to alarm the alligator.
"This will sink" said he, "and if we could
lasso one of those stumpy hind legs with it.
the rest of the job would be easy.
we could use the main boom for a sort OF
derrick" proposed George. 1--WE could hoist
it up with the peak halhard.
"a good ideal" commented Bruce.
And George at once transferred the main
peak block from its gaff to the main boom.
Bruce was meanwhile making a slip-noose
in one of the bolt-ropes When that was done
he unrove the main-sheet from its block at
the end the main boom, and rove the other
end of the bolt-rope through the block
Then all was ready.
The boys anxiously peeped over the star
board rail. The alligator was still there.
Now and then it would kick out lazlly with
its hind feet or move its long tail little, but
it did not appear to be the least on its guard
OF suspect any attempt at its capture. The
boat was, luckily, lying. at a short cable and
the wind was not variable, so she kept dl-
rectly over the runaway.
"Haul the boom up little and Delay" said
Bruce; "and man the bolt-rope. Pull with all
your might when L sing out
"Aye, aye" said George, in a whisper.
He gave the boom an angle of about forty:
five degrees and then, with the long end OF
the bolt-rope in his hand, awaited Bruces
command to haul in upon it..
Bruce sank the noosed end of the tarred
rope down in the crystal-clear water and care
fully guided it toward one of the alligators
legs.
Once the leg, was in the moose and he was
about to give the line jerk tight, but it was
kicked loose and he was forced to try again.
To have lassoed the tail would have been
useless. as that would undoubtedly have slip
ned out of the moose, no matter how tightly
It was drawn. There was the constant fear
that the alligator would take fright and es-
cape.
sHaul away!" Bruce suddenly cried out.
He had managed to tighten the moose around
short leg and was holding the line taut.
George bent his strength to - his .h end Of the
taken up Bruce joined him.
The alligator churned the ,water. into .
Yacht over as if she were sailing. Her main
mast bent and twisted under the spiteful
Jerking it was subjected to. The boys were
nearly drawn off their feet.
"Yo-o-o-h-e-eeel" sang Bruce, stoutly
With an extra strain upon the line, they
managed to draw the tail of their catch to
the waters surface. Another long pull and
half of the alligator's brown body was ex-
posed.
cONTINIIED ON PAGE SEVEN
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-01

(Y=NT was Saturday, cool and delghtiui-
IN1 Nearly all of the Erie yachts were
kMkA out on Presque Isle Bay, with mer-
Ed&1fS01 ~ crews aboard them.
s.=szs=S The little yawl Idler was dancing
along saucily off the city's docks,
with George Barr at the helm and Bruce
Plunkett lying lazily on one of the cockpit
seats. his dark, curly head propped up with
cushion, SO that he could see over the comb
ing.
Half mile distant, toward the lighthouse
at the harbors entrance, the schooner yacht
Wanderer was beating out through the chan
mel toward the lake; off Big Bend-.the shady
peninsula retreat opposite the city-the Madge
Law at anchor, while the trim and fast little
two-master, Caprice, was couI tesying along not
far distant with--fguratively speaking--a chip
on her shoulder and defiance in her eye.
Scores of rowboats dotted the water on all
sides, and the fishing float which had been
out on the fishing grounds all the morning
was coming in, sails wing-and-wing on the
smacks and little black cloud of smoke
hanging over each OF the sturdy, pug-nosed
The pleasure-steamera Knobloch, White and
Barnhtirst were plying up and down the hsr-
Dor with loads of picnickers going or coming
from Massassauga Point, the beautiful summer
resort at the west end of the bay
ssNNhere shall | steer. tor" asked George
Barr. big Bend, the lake, Misery Bay or
Massassauga Point."
eve might try race with the caprice,
said Bruce Plunloett, as he glanced over the
coaming toward that smart little craft. "And
Get beaten" he added, ruefully.
Owe should have scme new canvas if we
expect to do any real racing commented
George. And he regarded the Idler's mainsail
contemplatively. These sails must be Hx
years old at least"
What do you say to saving up, from now
on. to buy new ones"
aTbey = will cost about twenty-five dollars y
said Bruce, despairingly:
Eyes. But will you begin today?"
eyes, if you do"
"All right. Now suppose we steer her for
Nassassauga Point? The way the boats are
loaded It looks as though there was big
picnic up there"
George put the Idler before the northeast
bree1e. easing off the sheets as he swung
about and with mainsail to port and jigger
iibed to starboard she rode along nicely.
Take her all in all the Idler was very
good little boat. She was about eighteen feet
long by six feet beam, and drew, perhaps, two
feet Of water with her centre-board drawn up.
Being yawi-rigged-i. e.. carrying a. small
jgger aft the helm, mainsail and iib-she
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-01
Copyright by james ElversOn

was a Saturday, cool and delightful.
Nearly all of the Erie yachts were
out on Presque Isle Bay, with mer-
ry crews aboard them.
The little yawl Idler was dancing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-12
Kidneys Curedby This Simple
Treatment.

Get your druggist to mix the fol-
lowing ingredients: One-half ounce
fluid extract Buchu. one ounce of
compound fluid Balmwort and two
ounces of syrup Sarsaparilla COM
pound. Shake well and take a tea
spoonful before each meal and one
when retiring. Drink plenty of water.
but little Of any liquid at meal times.
The Buchu is an excellent tonic
for the kidneys and bladder. but COM
bined with the excellent qualities of
Balmworth and Sarsaparilla, its eff
cacy is ten times greater. The great
urinary specialist Gaut whose single
fees range from $500 to $1,000, &C
knowledges in his latest reports that
this simple mixture is most reliable
and will cure all but the most COM
plicated and aggravated kidney and
bladder affections; therefore, it is
well worth trying
Putting under the eyes. backache,
headache and dizziness. burning of the
eyes. blurred vision. extreme nervous
ness. and insomnia all indicate uri-
nary trouble. Many more symptoms
could be named, but the reader will
surely recognize them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-12
FORBES AND POST OK.
Aeronauts Who Narrowly Escaped
Death Are Fully Recovered.

Berlin, Oct. IA. Holland Forbes
and August c. Post, the two American
aeronauts who had such a narrow
escape from death when their balloon,
the Conqueror, burst in the air at an
altitude of 1000 feet, have completely
recovered from the effects of their
thrilling experience. Mr.. Forbes drove
was left of the balloon prior to having
it packed for transportation back to
New York whittier it will be shipped
tomorrow. The envelope is torn into
five pieces and there are also in it
many holes as a result of its contact
with roofs.
Although nothing definite has been
established, the general opinion is that
the accident was caused by the length
the gas to escape with such rapidity
as it expanded with ascent. This Oc-
CURED in spite of the fact that the
valve was completel~ opened and the
result was the concentration of a great
pressure at the top of the balloon
which ended in break. 1t was the
purpose of the aeronauts by this ar
rangement to get greater lifting ca
pacity.
Mr.. Forbes said today taht he could
not find words Adequate to express
his thanks for the kindness and assist
ance received from all sides. He has
been overwhelmed with inquiries to
his injuries and he has received cards,
letters and kilograms of congratula-
ton as we'll as large quantities of
flowers. Emperor William has sent
inquiries and he expressed a desire to
meet Mr.. Forbes this evening. Mr..
Forbes will go to England where he
Will make other aScensiOns.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-12
BACK TO THE ASYLUM.
Justice Mills Orders Thaw Returned
to Matteawan.

White Plains. n. Y, Oct. "a
Harry K Thaw will have to remain
in the state hospital for the criminal
insane at Matteawan now until the
court of appeals shall decide whether
he is entitled to a hearing before a
jury to determine the question of his
sanity. Justice Mills of the supreme
court refused a week or two to grant
the application of Thaw's counsel for
a jury trial on the sanity question and
decided to hear the case himself. The
hearing was fixed for today. When
Thaw was brought into court his
mother and several relatives were
present The prisoners counsel again
moved for a jury trial and when this
was denied, asked that Thaw be dis
charged from custody on the ground
that the jury in the last trial for muir
der did not find him insane. This also
was denied.
Thaw's counsel then declared that
they had appealed to the New York
state court of appeals from the de-
cision refusing a jury trial and that
until the higher court had given de-
cision they would submit no evidence
on the question of Thaw's sanity.
Justice Mills said there was no other
alternative than for Thaw to be re-
turned to Matteawan asylum and he
was ordered to be returned to that
institution.
District Attorney Jerome of New
York, who withdrew from the case when
Justice Mills refused to transfer it to
New York, did not appear in court
today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-12
LIGHT REGISTRATION.
Party Leaders Order District Captains
to Get Busy.

New York, Oct. 12--Extraordinary
efforts were being made by all po-
litical party leaders today to induce
voters to register for the November
elections Up to the present there has
been marked falling off in registra-
ton as compared with other presi-
Dental years.
Last night meetings were held at
political headquarters throughout the
Greater city and a strenuous cam
paign for the workers was mapped out
for today. Word was passed along to
captains of election districts that they
must bring out the voters and as a
result, captains were out as early as
3 O'Clock interviewing unregistered
cltlzens. Some men, especially those
VINO can not write, the captains re-
ported, said they did not care to stand
the stress of the new law, while others
had simply grown apathetic. Through
out the upper west side the early reg
istratlon today was reported to be
fairly good
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-12

houses in the streets which increased
the danger. We passed over one roof,
almost touching and still holding onto
the ring. We avoided the next block,
but finally struck the mansard roof of
house in the block adjoining and the
net and envelope fell to the opposite
side. The basket crashed against the
tiles and went partly through into an
occupied room. The man in the room
was terrified. but, recovering himself,
assisted us to the roof, down through
the skylight and to the street below.
where the crowds cheered US and
shook our hands. Neither Post nor
myself were seriously hurt. 1 have
cramps of the body, but otherwise 1
am all right.
''I could cry with vexation after
coming so far to take part in the race
and then be knocked out by such an
accident. I cannot say now what was
the cause Of the catastrophe. which I
will investigate tomorrow. 1t was our
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-12
SPENT DAY ON MISSIONS.
International Conference of Church of
Christ.

New Orleans, La, Oct. 12.-Foreign
missions received today the attention
of the international conference of the
churches of Christ. Mission study
classes. reports and addresses filled
busy programme of full ten hours "A.
E. Mclean of Cincinnati, president of
the foreign missionary society, pre-
faced the annual reports OF that body
by the following summary:
This society represents the people
known as Christians or Disciples of
Christ It's agents are found in twelve
different countries. This society has
1874 American missionaries in its en-
ployment and 410 native evangelists,
teachers and helpers. Last year it's
medical missionaries treated $4,000
patients The society maintains forty
schools and colleges. The attendance
at these last year was 3.3SS. In ten
years the receipts have been trebled.
In that time the force more than
doubled"
Following Mr.. McLean's remarks
the annual report of the society was
presented.