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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-04-08

army circle at Washington, are all promiheht
figures at the White House Mrs. Darlington
and Miss Darlington were members Oh .he
little party who heard the result of the nomi-
mating convention at Chicago last June with
Mrs Taft In the office of the secretary OF war
In addition to the sons and daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs Taft there are plenty OF young people
at the White House from time to time, repre-
senting various branches of the family. Inc
country became familiar with the names OF
Mr. Tafts nieces and nephews at the time OF
the convention in June, when they we're on
hand to cheer for Uncle WILL Or Mrs.
Tafts five sisters, four are married, as are also
her two brothers. and all have families.
Mrs Taft's sisters Mrs. Parsons of Co
lumbus, o.. Mrs. Charles Anderson OF Cincin-
natl, who has three charming daughters who
are graduates of Bryn Mawr where Miss Helen
Taft is now a student; Mrs. Louis Moore OF
Cincinnati, who has one little son. and Mrs.
Thomas Laughlin of Pittsburg who has two
small children. Her brothers, William Her
ron, who married Miss Janey Esby of Cincin-
natl, and John Heron. who married Miss
George Aldrch, both have young children.
Much of the domestic machinery of the
White House goes on automatically, with little
variation from one administration to another.
Mrs Taft is a good housekeeper. In the home
maintained until last June she had four serv-
ants one Filipino boy brought from the
islands. The house was tastefully furnished.
many souvenirs OF travels giving II an interest
ing background. Mrs. Tafts room was decor
ated In blue her favorite color. In matters OF
dress Mrs. Taft has quiet tastes. She does
much OF her own choosing and shopping. and
patronizes local shops. For evening she wears
white frequently, though pink is perhaps the
color for which she has greater partiality AT
a reception at the White House one afternoon
last May the last formal function she attend
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-04-08

Springs last summer she made the tour of the
course with Mr., Taft every day. a strenuous
walk, as every one knows who has climbed the
hills and descended the dales of the golf in.
closure at that resort
Mrs. Taft has brains. and uses them, with
OUT being In any sense aggressive or pedantic.
she talks well, and looks we'll when she is talk
ing Her smile has the charm OF intelligence.
tnat quick Hash of recognition, distinct from
the frozen automatic smile peculiar to many
women In official life. on whom social duties
make many demands, even to that of contin-
uously looking pleasant" She has a generous
mouth and handsome teeth. a straight nose
well proportioned 10 her other features,
broad forehead, above which her brown hair Is
arranged in a soft pompadour.
In her knowledge of languages Mrs. Taft has
an advantage over many of her predecessors.
During their last winter as members OF the
cabinet circle Mr.. and Mrs. Taft were in
mourning for Mr.. Taft's mother and they took
no part in formal social occasions They have
many friends in many lands. Mrs. Taft how
ever, like many women who have grown up
in a large family Of girls among whom the tie
of kinship Is strong, has few intimate friends
She plays a scientific game of whist, and has
gravitated here toward the women who take
the game seriously OF these Miss Cannon.
daughter OF the speaker of the house OF repre-
sentatives, is one who is frequently with Mrs.
Taft. They drive together, one OF Mrs. Taft's
favorite diversions. and often together at
concerts. Mrs. Halle Erminie Rives Wheeler.
wife OF the secretary Of the American embassy
at Tokyo, is another of Mrs. Taft's friends. She
spent several months recently in this country.
and during part OF the time was the guest
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Taft Their friendship goes
back to days Of travel In the east when they
saw many things together and discovered
sympathy In the point OF view.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-04-08
lNOIAN Chief TRIES
TO SCALP A WOMAN
RUNS AMUcK IN CINCINNATI RE-
TURNING FROM WASHINGTON
AND sTABs THREE.

Cincinnati, Outbound passengers
on a c. & o. train were attacked by
an Indian chief. who stabbed and at
tempted to scalp a woman and two
men. A Wyoming chief, who, with
three Sioux chiefs, had been to Wash
ington to see the Great Father"
jumped from the train, grabbed Mrs.
Anna Devord and stabbed her In the
back with hunting knife. Then he
attempted to scalp the woman. In the
fight for her life Mrs. Devord was cut
about the head, arms and body. She
dropped to the platform. Her little
baby rolled to the tracks, where 1t was
rescued by young woman.
The Indian then turned his atten-
ton to Max Meyers. who is fatally
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-04-08
The Crazed Indian Stabbed Mrs
Devord in the Back.

wounded, and Joseph w. Gordon. Cor
don will recover.
John II. Cogan dealt the Indian
blow over the head with cane and as
he staggered freight handler felled
him with his fist.
Passenger and station attaches then
hurled themselves upon the Indian.
who struggled to free himself.
The knife was knocked from his
hand and he was dragged whooping
and screaming, to the street, where he
was taken in charge by the police. At
the station house the Indian was sui
len and refused to talk. An Indian
named Charlie Burning Hawk, who
was with him, is held at the station to
interpret what the chief may say.
Three Sioux war chiefs from Kansas
say that the man was not of their
party and that they do not know him
or what made him run amuck. On the
train the Indian, who had seen the
secretary of the interior at Washing
ton, was noticed by passengers to be
brooding and sullen. but he evinced no
signs or insanity until the passengers
were leaving the train.
After attacking Mrs. Devord the In
dian paused a moment to let out
war-whoop and then sprang at Meyers,
who seemed powerless after the In
dian let out his blood-curdling yell.
AS he reached him the Indian
paused moment, then plunged his
dagger into his victim with twisting
action. The sight of the unconscious
forms of the man and woman, the
blood on the platform and the
mad Indian threw the crowd into a
panic and many rushed across the
tracks over which trains were backing.
narrowly escaping death under the
wheels. Several women tainted.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-04-08
DOG SAVES MASTER FROM BULL.
Faithful Animal, Rushing to the Res
cue, Lets the Man Escape.

Escondido, Cal - Tossed high I'm
the air by maddened bull, but
ted with the beasts head. tram.
pied by its hoofs, r. B. Bor-
den, a rancher. would have been
crushed to death but for the bravery
and devotion of his dog. The attack
was so sudden and vicious that Bor.
den had no chance to save himself and
almost before he knew Il was
caught on the bulls horns and flung
high In the air. Borden struck the
ground with a thud. and was partly
stunned. Instantly the bull was on
him again, stamping him with it's
hoofs and butting the man with its
head.
Wholly at the mercy OF the beast, !
Borden yelled for help. The dog heard.
Its master and came running to his as.
sistance. There was a moment of
struggle, in which the bull tried in
vain to reach his new enemy. who
snapped and tore madly. Then the bull
gave up and retired, leaving Borden
hardly able to crawl to his house.
The bull was later shot as being too
dangerous to live, but the dog will
get the best of everything from now
on, says Borden.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-04-08


She prefers hats to todues.
The question has already come up as a mat
ter OF speculation in official circles of Wash
ington society as to whether Miss Helen Taft
will finish her college course or be White
House debutante within the next two years.
The question undoubtedly will be left to her
own inclination to settle.
One afternoon last June. when the eyes of
the nation were on Chicago, there emerged
from one of the big, substantial brick houses
in X street, Washington, a little group of
figures, including a woman who led the way
as they turned into Sixteenth street and
walked southwark toward the White House
She swung along with step as elastic as that
of the boy and girl accompanying her. They
talked and laughed they went, and their
voices, all pitched to the same pleasant con-
tralto tone. bespoke their kinship.
Perhaps they noted through the green vista
of Lafayette park the glistenins columns Of
the north portco of the White House. The
picture was a familiar one to all Of them.
That to the woman 1t stood for the moment
as the concrete presentment of fate toward
which her steps had turned 22 years before
almost to the day. who shall say? Her clear.
blue-gray eyes looked as unbnkingly at the
reality as they had at the vision. Though In no
sense under the spell of that faculty which
Thurlow Weed years ago declared had bewil-
dered mary men whose eyes were turned In
indifference to the alluring possibility of a
residence within its walls She had a can
didate at Chicago that day. and If the question
were put sQuarely to her she was ready un-
hesitatingly to avow him.
The woman and children made altogether an
inconspicuous little group they crossed
Pennsylvania avenue and entered the big triple
department building the corner of Seven
teenth street. The watchman at the door Of
the war deDartment and the messengers in
the corridors recognized them, however as
they made their way toward the office of the
secretary, returning the grinning salutations
that greeted them on all sides.
Mrs. Taft wore white linen suit flower
laden hat shaded her face, which retains all
its girlhood contours. The door closed upon
them and 1t was Ave o'clock before they re.
appeared. Was 1t the same party. or had
that history making afternoon wrought some
subtle chspge? Mrs. Taft, wife of the secre.
tary Of war, was now Mrs. Taft wife of a
presidential nominee. Her step was lighter,
her eyes brighter Happy? Surely. Her can.
didate had won the first approaches to- ulti-
mate victory.
They went as they had come, On foot, stop
ming in the street to buy an extra" for the
pleasure of approaching the good news from
another angle.
The wife Of a man already one of the most
conspicuous figures in public life In America
Mrs Taft became from that moment national
figure. The November victory of the Republi-
can marty but concentrated the attention which
had been upon her for FIVE months as the wife
of its nominee There were no longer favo
rites in the field Comparisons were out OF or
der. The names Of the presidentelect and his
family became household words throughout the
land.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-04-08
Falls in Deep Mine SHAFT.

Linton, lnd.-The most miraculous
escape from death in local mining his.
Tory occurred the other day when Cal
Miller, foreman of the White Rabbit
mine fell head foremost down the
main shaft. The shaft is 600 feet
deep, and friends who saw Miller slip
from the upple had no hope of finding
anything more than his mangled re-
mains. However, 1t happened that the
cage was starting upward as he fell.
catching him about go feet below the
surface. He was considerably bruised
but not seriously injured
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-04-08

Gen. and Mrs. Corbin and
Gen. and Mrs. Edwards are
prominent In the social en-
tourage of the next White
House regime. Gen. Corbin
comes from Ohio. Mrs. Cor
bin was Miss Edith Patten
of Washington, formerly Of
California. Their friendship
with Mr.. and Mrs. Taft Is
of long standing. They were
all in the Philippines to-
gether. Gen. and Mrs. Cor
bin have recently completed
q handsome country home
at Chevy Chase. Washing
toms most fashionable sub
urb.
Gen. and Mrs. Edwards
are close neighbors of the
White House. Their friend
ship with the Tafts has al
so a far-reaching and inter-
esting background. With
Gen. Edwards they have
reminiscencesin common OF
many lands. The chief OF
staff of the army and Mrs.
Bell and Gen. and Mrs. Gar
lington, with their pretty
daughter Sally, one of the
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-04-08

own kith and kin. Henry
Esmond embodied their
ideal Of chivalry, and
Thackeray's whole world
OF characters were famil-
lar figures on the horizon
of their imagination. Mrs.
Taft Is loyal to her old
literary friends. and still
dips into their society.
George Eliot is one of the
favorites of her later
years.
She is a general reader,
the newspapers coming
in for n daily share of
her time. To any subject
In which Mr.. Taft is In.
terested or OF which he
Is making a study she al
so gives her attention. AS
few men of the period
have had occasion to look
up information on such a
variety of subjects as the
president-elect, Mrs. Taft
has made herself a stu
dent of wide range. II
has intensified the sense
of comradeship existing
between them. and is per-
haps but another express
sion OF the sentiment
which takes her walking
over the golf course with
her husband, though she
does not play. At Hot
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-04-08
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history connects the nhme OF Tat
compare with the hospitality OF Madi
sons, the elegance OF John Quincy Adams, the
simple democracy Of Andrew Jacksons, or
the stateliness OF James Buchanans? More
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-04-08
M3EDM4RD ~
DUNROY-
~ q REED

HAT m a n ner OF
woman is Mrs. VII.
liam II. Taft, whose
name has been add
ed TO those OF the
women whose infiu-
ence has made the
social fame of past
a d m | n | S tr a
tions? How does
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-01-01
Ankle Exercise for Cold Feet

Cold feet indicate that the circula-
ton is defective. People who suffer
from the affection can never enjoy per-
feet health until this has been overcome.
The relief afforded by hot water bags
and such remedies is only temporary,
for they do not remove the cause.
An ankle exercise that will benefit
the circulation and in this way cure
cold, clammy feet will be great help.
Sit in a straight chair and stretch the
foot out, stretching the toes down to
the extreme limit. With the foot held
in this position rotate the foot, up and
down, sideways and in a circle. When
both feet have been exercised in this
manner stand up and steady yourself by
holding onto a chair or table and with
one foot slightly raised. Devitalize this
foot, or make it limp, in other words,
and then with circular motion OF the
lower limb swing the foot around many
times. Exercise both feet in this man.
ner. You will notice peculiar, tingling
sensation in the feet after the exercise.
This is the blood rushing back to the
feet, and almost Immediately you will
be conscious Of delicious feeling o.
warmth in the feet such as you have
not felt for some time. The results o
this exercise are immediate.
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When Cooking Mushrooms

The secret Of cooking mushrooms
correctly is to cook them as little as
possible. Don't be tempted to expert
ment with sauces or seasoning so far
as the mushroom is concerned, but,
after having skinned them, drop them
gently into a chafng dish, in which a
pat of the best butter has been melted,
and here let them cook leisurely until
they are ready to serve. Let there be
nothing more than a pinch Of pepper
and salt for seasoning, or, if one should
prefer, dash Of paprika. To attempt
any more elaborate method of cooking
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-01-01
Substitute for Castor Oil

While castor oil is excellent as
tonic at times it is hard TO take. An
effective substitute for castor oil is made
as follows: Take a quarter Of pound
Of figs and stew them slowly in olive
oil; when they are swollen add honey
and lemon juice to taste. Put them
into an earthen jar and should medi-
cine be required by either adult or
child one fig will have the same effect
as a dose Of castor oil. 1t will leave
the skin clear and fresh.
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Seven | Human Life Stars
Phillips
Morris
Libby

A Celebrity is born every day. Who is her
What is his story? How does he live. work,
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Oneiets

Oyster Omelet-Parboil a dozen oys-
tiers in their own liquor, skim them out
and let them cool, add them to the
beaten eggs, either whole or minced.
Cook the same as a plain omelet.
Thicker the liquid with butter rolled
in -four; season with salt, cayenne
pepper and a teaspoonful Of chopped
parsley. Chop up the oysters and add
to the same. Put a few spoonfuls in
the center of the omelet before folding;
when dished, pour the remainder Of
the sauce around it.
Fish Omelet-Make a plain omelet
and when ready to fold, spread over it
fish prepared as follows: Add to a
cupful Of any kind Of cold fish, broken
fine, cream enough to moisten it; sea-
son with a tablespoonful of butter,
then pepper and salt to taste. Warm
together.
Onion Omelet-Make plain omelet
and when ready to turn spread over il
teaspoonful each Of chopped onions
and minced parsley; then fold, or, i
preferred, mix the onions into the egg:
before cooking.
Rice Omelet-Take cupful Of colo
boiled rice, turn over it a cupful o
warm milk, add tablespoonful Of but
ter, melted, a level tablespoonful o
salt, a dash of pepper; mix well, theI
add three well beaten eggs. Put {
tablespoonful Of butter in hot fryinl
pan and when it begins to boil pour il
the omelet and set the pan in no
oven. AS soon as it is cooked through
fold it double, turn it cut on hot dis
and serve at once.
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wheat flour and a teaspoon of salt.
Add three well-beaten eggs; thin the
whole with sour milk enough to make
it the right consistency. Beat the whole
till light and add a teaspoonful of ba-
king soda Dissolved in a little water.
If you use sweet milk, use two large
teaspoonfuls of baking powder instead
of soda.
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the mushroom is sure to impair its flavor
Points About Potatoes

Before baking potatoes pour boiling
water over them and let them stand
from three to five minutes. Remove
from the water and wipe dry; then rub
them all over with melted drippings.
They will bake in quarter Of the
usual time, and the skin will peel off
as easily as if they had been boiled.
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Graham Griddle Cakes-Mix togeth-
er dry two cups OF graham flour, one
cup of wheat -four, two heaping tea
spoonfuls Of baking powder, and one
tablespoonful of salt. Then add three
eggs well beaten. one tablespoonful Of
lard or butter, melted, and three cups
of sweet milk. Cook Immediately on a
hot griddle.
Cornmeal Griddle Cakes-Scald two
cups of sifted meal, mix with cup o.