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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-10-21

spoiled and sodten supper and the
double cost to the county In another
trial. He mentioned only one OF these,
however. in his scathing rehuke to
the ~ men thar stood before him. He
reminded them that they had failed
In their sworn duty and were un-
worthy to bear the name Of citizen.
Then stood forth Amos Watson, the
ideal juryman.
May | have the permission Of the
court to say q few words" he be
gan. Eleven men ON this Jury are
not deserving OF this rebuke. One
man deserves it all and more. I am
that man. I have held out IN this
case for acqusttal and AS my fellow
iurymen labored With me to bring me
10 their way Of thinking I have fought
out a battle with myself and my
maker. Ii has been a aght that has
extended beyond this court room back
ss months TO the time Of the death
OF young Arthur Ballard. 1t has been
with me waking and sleeping. But
now. ,thank God. ! have won the vic
tory and l am ready to tell this cour,
why ] could not consent to the con
vfction OF Jim Dlsmukes for murder
II is only because he is innocent.
| killed Arthur Ballard!"
There was a Sush. and then a muir
muir and then a roar which II took
the combined r%aplings of the sheriff
and all his deputies to quell.
Go on. Mr.. Watson. tell what YOU
have to tell" sternly commanded the
Judge, as the ideal jurymaa" stood
and mopped his brow.
Yes. Judge. l will tell II all.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-10-21
The Cheerful Crouch on Fads.

Talk all you please against fads:
they add a lot of pleasure to life."
Somebody ventured to say: But
Webster calls a fad a trifiing pursuit"
The c. G.. snapped with the air OF
n having a chip on her shoulder. Il
do not presume to differ with Mr..
Webster; / merely wish to take a
stand in favor of the 'trifing pursuit
We women have little enough Of spice
in the daily routine; what harm does
IL do to indulge in an occasional fad?
China collecting, for instance (~unless
carried to the extent OF coveting and
buying things beyond our means) is
an instructive fad, leading to a
knowledge of pottery. ceramics and all
sorts of artistic things, Painting.
music, religion, even, all these have
started In somebody's so-called fad"
1t was a fad with one Mr.. Watts to
look at tea-kettles; Calico had a fad
for things that moved" from pendu-
lums to worlds; one Benjamin had a
fad for kites and keys; Clara Barton's
fad for looking after the little chill
dren In her neighborhood-all these
were at first 'fads." And II our
"fads" do not always result In good
to the world at large they can mako
u daily round sweeter; they are the
leaven to raise the deadly level Of
monotony-that bane of so many wom-
ems lives"
by the way" somebody asked.
What is your particular fad?"
The Cheerful Crouch smiled. Civ.
ing advice" she said.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-10-21
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bathed In tears when Old Tom Rob
inson returned to this motif in his
closing appeal.
And the evidence began to pile up
that sent Jim farther and farther
away from the little log home and
the ten acre patch. Circumstantial all
OF It, but each link forged and pol
ished into a perfect chain that II
would take a stronger hand than
Jim's to break. There was the quar-
rel over the sucking pig that young
Ballard killed while driving over the
big prairie farm In his light top buggy
TO hit It up with the boys in town.
There was the story Of Jim's way.
laying him, as with a companion. he
dashed back again late in the night.
n much the worse for his evenings
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-10-21
Mamma Hardy's chooolat. Cake,

Two and one-half cups sugar; one
cup butter; i've eggs beaten separ-
ately: n cup SOL milk or butter
milk; two and one-half cups Of -four
measured after being sifted; three Ia
blespoons vanilla; n teaspoon soda:
a pinch of salt and one-half cake Of
Bakers bitter chocolate melted and
allowed to cool before adding to the
batter.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-10-21

out. I knew that another Jury would
hang Jim. And then, thank God, the
victory was given to me and II you
knew the load o, remorse and agony
that the telling has lifted from my
shoulders you would not wonder at
my coolness-"
But, Mr.. Watson. you had a mo.
tive. n strong motive?' Queried the
Judge.
Yes, Judge. had a motive, a
strong motive. You have q daughter,
Judge. So have 1. You would not
want to see your daughters name
dragged 10 the mire of a case like
this. Neither do /. But had a
strong motive
James Dismukes is discharged
from the bar of this court, and the
court regrets the injustice that has
been put upon him. The sheriff will
take Amos Watson into custody.
I'm sorry for you Amos. I'm glad
for You. Jim." said the Judge. hastily.
." knew Mr.. Robinson would fetch
EN-" cried Jim Dismukes. loyal to
the last as he lifted Buddy in his big
strong hands and kissef the dirty,
chubby face.
1t would not be becoming in the
author OF these narratives to mention
the reception accorded by the Calf
Skin club to Judge Sturgis' story.
And were you the iudge?" quer,
led half a dozen members In unison.
NO, gentlemen" answered Judge
Sturgis. Il was the ambitious young
states attorney"
tCopytight. 1909. by w. q. Chapmaal
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-10-21
yellow Salad.

Break an orange into sections: place
these on inside lettuce leaves; over
all pour mayonnaise. and sprinkle
freely paprika on top. The color
scheme Is attractive. For q change.
serve with this triangular slices II
toast.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-10-21
A LULLABY.

hFHE last rays of the sun
:: !: !: I" ! !. !: !: !: !. : : !: !. ! : :: :: :: ::
along
NlIM The far horizon slant:
zS a And In the trees the nest.
TIDg& ing birds
OM Their drowsy vespers
U@- chant.
SA1llk This is the holy inSther-
NSS hour;
7z& The time when brooding
~ things,
Stir with protecting spirit:
~ arms
Outstretched and spread
ing wings.
Then hushabye for babies
dear.
The sleepy. wild world
over.
And hushabye for baby quails
A-nesting in the clover.
So. hushabye when young things come
Unto the mother breast;
Creep close and cling at twilight hour
When sun is In the wests
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-10-21
IAN Right" he waved his

A beacon clear and bright.
And like a trumpet rams his words,
Just those W words: IAN Right"
Two simple w~ords-and yet they spoke
With telling power to me,
of duty done: OF guardianship;
OF trust: fidelity.
OF all the things that make this world.
This worn old world seem bright
No better words in any tongue
Than Just those two: "All Right"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-10-21

attempted to
vary these stories
of cir cumstantial
ey 1 c e.. said
Judge Sturgis at
the weekly meeting
OF the Calf Skin
club. by putting in
my little contribu.
tion Ia this svm.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-10-21

"ALL RIGHT"

OF long ago. at dead Of
night.
Our train stopped at .
station.
Twas dark, I'd been most
scared to death.
We went like all tarna-
ton.
And I tell you. I felt re-
lieved.
When we stopped there
that night,
To hear a voice from
somewhere, near
Call loud and clear;
"All Right!'
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-11-25

There remained on the iSieds scarce
ly enough food to reach our caches I'M
less we averaged fifteen miles daily
On the return from the pole to here
we had only been able to make twelve
miles daily. Now our strength, even
under fair conditions, did not seem to
be equal to more than ten miles, The
outlook was far from hopeful TO me,
though the sight Of the cleared sky
infused new courage into Etukishuk
and Ahwelah.
Trying to make the best Of our hard
lot, a straight course was set for
the musk OK lands Of the inner cross
ing.
At the eighty-third parallel we found
ourselves to the west " large tract
extending southwark The Ice chang
cd to small fields. The temperature
rose to zero, and persistent mist OBJ
scured the heavens.
With few lines on paper TO regis.
ter the life Of suffering, the food for
man and dog was reduced to three
quarter ration, while the difficulties Of
ice travel rose TO disheartening heights.
At the end Of IA struggle Of twenty
days through thick fog the sky cleared,
and we found ourselves far down IN
Crown Prince Gustav sea, with open
water and impossible small fee as a
barrier between us and Heiberg is
land
with the return to Annootok rem.
dercd impossible by the unfortunate
westerly drift, our only alternative was
TO 20 south with the ice. We hoped
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-11-25
Long Delays by Open
Water - Drifting on
FIoes Dogs Sacrificed
and SIeds Abandoned
TWELFTH ARTIcLEl
TWELFTH ARTIcLEl

Several days Of icy despair now fol.
lowed each other in rapid succession,
The wind did not rise to the full force
Of a storm. but It was too strong and
TOO cold TO travel. The food supply
was noticeably decreasing. The daily
advance was reduced. With such
weather starvation seemed inevitable.
Camp was moved nearly every day,
but ambition sank to the lowest ebb.
TO the atmospheric unrest were added
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-11-25

the instability Of broken ice and the
depressing mystery Of an unknown 20.
sition. Fer many days no OBSERVE
lions had been possible and our loca-
ton could only be guessed at.
The maddening struggle was daily
forced, while the spirits were pressed
TO the verge Of extinction. Now that
the object Of our trip had been accom-.
plishcd much of the incentive was
gone, At times it seemed as II our
LIES work had been accomplished ana
10 have lain down for the final slocH
would have been easy, but the rcchA
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-11-25

fires OF the homing passion kept the
eye open.
At the Eighty-fourth Parallel.
On May - the sky cleared long enough
to give US set Of observations. We
were on the eighty-fourth parallel,
near the ninety-seyenth meridian. The
new lands were hidden behind a low
mist. The ice was much creyassed
and drifted eastward.
The pack was sufficiently active to
give us considerable anxiety, though
pressure lines and open water did nor
then seriously imDede our progress,
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-11-25

return to Europe during the same year
1908.
Passing through Hassel sound be.
tween the Ringnes Lands bears and
seals were secured. and slowly we
moved southwark over Norwegian bay
into Wellington channel. The ice was
small, there was much open water. and
progress was slow. but the drift car.
ried us along.
AT Pioneer bay we were stopped by
a jam Of small ice over which e'eddln,
was impossible. Unable to wait Co.
CONTINUED on page ~
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I'm my wakeful watches to get q
peep Of the sun at just the right
moment was kept awake during
much Of the resting period, and
for pastime my eyes wandered from
snorting dogs to snoring men. During
one Of these idle moments there came
a solution Of the utility Of the dogs
tail, a topic with which had been at
play for several days. 1t is quoted
here at the risk OF censure, because 1t
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-11-25
THE MUSK OXEN OF JONES SOUND.

is q typical phase Of our lives which
caDno, Doc Illustrated otherwise. Seem
ing triviHli'ios were seized upon ID.
food for thought Why has ;nc dog
tail at ullf The bear the musk oN.
the caribou and the hare each IN It's
own way succeeds very well with but
n dWarfcl Stub Why does nature IN
the dog cNpaId its best effort in grow.
ing the finest fur over a seemingly
useless line Of tail bones? The thing
Is distinctive, ana one could hardly
conceive OF the creature without this
accessory, but nature IN the arctic does
not often waste energy to display beau
ties and temperament. This tail must
have an important use, otherwise It
would soon fan under the knife Of
frost and time Yes. 1t was imported
into The arctic by the wolf progcnitor
Of the dog from warmer lands, where
its swing leryod a useful purpose in
fly time, 4 nose made 10 breathe
warm mir requires some protection On
the far no.th So animal feels this
slortcoming ms much as man. The
dog supplied the need with bis tail. At
The time when 7 made This discovery %
cold wind hargod with cuuiu. cIya.
tails brushed The lach. Each lug u..
his back arched to tile wind g.a d.
face yelled with uu effective curl Df DBL,
tail. lie yas comfortably shield d
from Icy torment Dy an appellla.
aCapted to that very purpose,
A Heavy snew5torr1.
on May we were stopped M Ga. ~.
by the coming Of tie gloom o. an un.
usual gale. The wind had been steady
and strong all night, but we did 40,
heed its threatening increase Of force
until too late. II came from the west.
as usual, driving coarse snow With
needle points, The ice about was old
and hummocky, ororlr- a difficult line
Of march, but some shelter IN the
strongest blasts we threw ourselves
over the sled behind hummocis and
gathered new breath to force a few
miles more.
me dogs through the binding drift, we
sought the lee Of an uplifted block Of
ice, Here suitable snow was found
for a snow house, and n few blocks
were cut and set, but the wind swept
them away like chips. The tent was
tried, but It could not be made to stand
In the rush Of the roaring tumult. In
sheer despair we crept into the tent
without erecting the pole. Creeping
into the bags, we then allowed the
tapping silk to be buried by the drift.
ing snow. Soon the noise and discom-
fort Of the storm were lost, and we
enjoyed the comfort OF an Icy grave.
An efficient breathing hole was kept
open, and the wind was strong enough
to sweep Off the weight Of dangerous
drift. A new lesson was thus learned
In fighting the battle Of life which was
afterward useful.
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The Conquest of the Pole
BY DR.. FREDERICK A. COOK

Copyright, 1899. by the New York
Herald Company, Registered In
Canada In Accordance With Copy.
risht Act Copyright In Mex.
leo Under Laws Of the Republic
Of Mexico. All Rights Reserved
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CROWD GREETING DIR. COOK IN 'ooPRN,
HAGEN.
In this course to find game for food
and fuel. The Scottish whalers enter
Lancaster sound and touch at Port
Leopold The distance to this point
was shorter than that to Greenland,
and by this route | honed that ! could
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-21

it would be a tremendous power to put in the hands of a police commissioner of New York-too great power These things go in cycles, and just as soon as the managers find out that the public is tired of obscenity and ready Tor cbanpe we will see a return to decency.
 "Archbishop Farley was right. There are shows running on Broadway today to which no rght-minded man would take his mother or wife or sister. All this talk about the theatre teaching ser noons or moral lessons Is bosh. It's mis- eion is purely one of entertainment, ana if isn't the moral sentiments, but the rank cranks' and rough stun' that get inc anplause The man who er1es 10 de- ceive himself ydeclaring that one or tbesa filthy spectac1es is of moral or edu- cational value Is simply degenerate
 "As for fixing the blame, that IS d djffc,llt matter The actor and the man aeer produce what they know the public wants. the press declares that certain show is filthy or lewd, and the public focks to the theatre and pays any price +o eet inside the doors. Perhaps they are all partly at fault.
 .Jt is all traceable to the fact that we hermit the portrayal of sacred things on the stage Such plays as The Serv- ant In the House." and '"The Passion Plav,, are not educational, but entertain ment pure and simple. They strip us of olr reverence for holy things and turn the temple over to the money changers No word from the Bible-certainly not from the New Testament-should ever be permitted on the stage
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-21

deprived of their favorite wheezes, of which this is sample.
 She tells you that before you were mar ried you were only too eager to stoop down and tie her shoe lace when 1t be- came united on the street Now however, you-er-you-Well, prisoner at the bar, what have you to say to that? Guilty as indicted. demanded for sentence.
 She is fond of quoting the somewhat gulpy. tremolo music observations of the emotional type of famous men about how much they owe of their greatness to their mothers.
 Beware this. deadfall She wants you to pay a little tribute to your mother so that she can say, But mercy Sakes alive! you don't call yourself great, do you?'
 She insists upon telling you every word of what Mrs. Gitapp said and what she herself said in reply, and you rest your book in your lap and pretend to be pro- foundly immersed in her somewhat piffly and pointless narrative.
 But begin to tell her something in which you yourself are peculiarly interested and observe how quickly she'll get into an unhearing trance, or stare out of the win dow. start to play with the kitten, or something.
 She never forgets to remind you, par ticularly when you're in blithe. chirpy humor, about how that gloom eating bald spot of yours seems to be spreading every day. But just you happen to mention those tell-tale hollows that are begin ming to appear at the sides of her chin, and see what happens, that's all!
 Merely mention, by way of making talk. that her just-departed caller appeared to possess a somewhat high-pitched, raucus voice, and she'll instantly declare that it's a perfect shame and degredation the way you positively lothe and despise all of her friends, and pretty soon it'll get so that everybody I know will be afraid to come near me-"
 Drop down town just one evening by yourself and at breakfast the next morn ing you'll have an even-money chance Of hearing that old plaint 'I must be becoming perfectly hideous or something, for you never take me anywhere any more.'
 She'll sit in a bad light of an evening and embroider a shirt waist until her eyes are all but dropping out of her head. But ask her to sew a button on your pa3aHias and she'll tell you that you just must try to pull the bu tons off your garments when you remove 'em.
 Ever notice how she positively delights in telling the prettiest women that come' to your home how terrincally you snore?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-21
WOULD STOP FIVE PLAYS.
Charles Burnham Talks About the
 Stage in New York.

From the New York Tribune.
 There are five shows in New York l would close if I had my way, said Charles Burnham president of the The atrical Managers association, of New York, after he had finished reading the sermon preached by Archbishop Farley in St. Patricks cathedral, on Sunday Archbishop Farley referred to certain plays on Broadway as "orgies of op- scenity," and said:
 we see men and women old enough to know better setting evil examples. We see men hoary with age inspiring with evil the minds of the young. Iney go to the theatres and to public places in shamelessness, apd bring with them youngsters who cannot escape conta- gion-' .
 'T don't say that we should have stage censorship said MT. Burnhanl., l. '.No one wants to see a censorship. anu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-21
MARRIED MANS REFLECTIONS.
What He Has Noted of Things That
 Women Say of Their Husbands.

From the Chicago Journal.
 Although she knows perfectly well that you can be the wooziest kind of sen timentalist even on occasions when you are unfed, she will consistently work in that frazzled, moss-covered propidiom, "The way to- mans heart lies through his stomach" Let her. They die if
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-21

member of that fraternity ITO ring the telephone is useless, because the man can't hear. Knocking, for the same req son, is futile. Now and then a guest who has lost his hearing suggests that he leave his door open so we can walk right in and shake him, but even if he does appear to be dead game there are so many chances of somebody less guile less than ourselves walking In ahead of eXpedient
 Tt seems to me the man who can pat ent device for waking the deaf is sure of fame and fortune, not to mention the gratitude of the brotherhood of hotel clerks"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-21
Calling the Deaf.

From the New York Press.
 "ro waken a deaf person who wishes to be called at certain time Tn rho morning is about the hardest proposition hotel clsry runs up against" said a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-21
Then and Now

carry you few years and then draw com parson you citizen Birmingham and ride the street car what probably set to thinking mind with the fact that today you are getting great five cent fare than did in the days gone by
 Not so many years ago served by number of street car transportation of sort to the public following lines operating either horse cars or dummies under separate franchises and licenses Birmingham Street Railway Company Birmingham and Pratt Railway Company venue Berens Park) The East Lake Land Company lnmmv line to East Lke) Highland Railway Con- pany North Birmingham Dummy Line Gate City Dummy Line Ensey Railway Company Dummy Line and the Birmingham Pow derly Bessemer Railway Company
 The Birmingham Railway of the North and South Highlands and Fountain Heights lines and the Eon ne running 24h and Tenth Avenue North to Eyo being operated by mules with about 2 feet long With a seating capacity of 16 people
 Naturally days rapid transit rather slow very unpleasant line used The fare going from South Highlands to bessemer the round consumed the better part o oay The be made today in much less time and much more com fort for 15c.
 About 1900 consolidate all the street railway accomplished 1901 Transfers were gwen TOT the frsti September 1, 1902
 of the consolidation property immediate and Land that formerly at too great distance rom the employment available residence count and greater capacity o the nickel
 Compare the old with it's covered floor slow speed capacity vending roughly road of 20 and 30 pound any ballast swayng and rocking along like ship sea- large comfortable high speed powerful electric today running slag baaed track of 70 to l7 pound ra leave doubt in your mnd that street car anything advantage bessng to the aveng public?
 While all these improvements been made in the anspor has not been decread In today to haul passenger than did beore higher of construction material higher the cost everything higher while receiving less passenger than we certain points and the of transfers.
 Of you will that people than for mery which ability the high service you receiving.
 Birmingham has the best street railway systems in the world
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-21

Count Teddy, smallest mon- ologuist in the world. Pastime this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-21
Pavement PhiIosophY.

Pavement Philosophy. From Judge
 The very best remedy for snake bites-- let it alone.
 Keep moving is a good remedy for cold feet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-21
NEWSPAPER WORK
 IN HAWAIIANS How the Territory Gets Good
 Journalists POWER OF THE PRESS Honolulu Has Three Progressive English Newspapers Besides 9th CTS In Japanese and Other
 Languages.
OF THE PRESS

Honolulu, Hawaii.-The character of the newspapers and the development of the printers art in Hawaii is always something of surprise to persons visit ing the islands for the first time. News paper men are especially impressed. for it is probable that no mainland city of the size of Honolulu could support three English dailies of the character that have been firmly established here for many years. The fact seems the more remark able when it is remembered that the white population of Honolulu numbers considerably less than 10000, though of course this element does not constitute the sole patronage of the English printed publications. since many of the younger Hawaiians. Chinese and Japanese, edu- eated in the public schools, are to all intents Americans and md as much in- terest in these papers as does any other class