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MusIcAL 1NsrRUMENTs

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
REMOVAL BARGAIN SALE-Wurlitzer nickel
slot pianinos. orehestrions. harps. players
SLOT pianino rental reduced to SO per mo.
PETER BACIGALUPI & SONS. Sal Markee
ST.. San Francisco.
100 NEW pianos to rent; carriage while tney
last; one years rent on purchase B1hON
MAUZY. 250 Stockton st. Union square opp
st. Francis hotel; everything in music, talking
machines records. etc
STEINWAI upright. fine condition. $275; large
Knabe upright. $3.50; others 800 up BOWERS
4 SON. 529 McAllister st. near Van Ness av-
$95-Large upright a snap; $2J. square piano.
H0RNUNG'S. 1854 Eddy ST near Fillmore.
500 buys imported Erard piano; good condition;
cash. time 90S Van Ness
GREAT bargain offered in fne Decker Brothers
piano. slightly used. 1866 Bush st.
A-Almost new upright. cheap. JOS. SCHAITZ,
CO.. 621 Van Ness nr. Turk.
PRICE pianos everywhere first, then examine
Steinway storage pianos. 91T Van Ness sv.
NEW pianos for rent So per month; rental al
lowed II purchased STAIHAN- y HilI 81
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
MATERNITY HOMES

5. F. LYlNG-lN HOME. 1871 Oak ST. nr. Park
DR. LORD, physician in charge; conhnemer
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HAVING just arrived from New York and an
entire stranger In this city, desirous of
meeting gentleman; one who can assist me
IN securing position Of trust as | have the
pest OF eastern references; l am young lady
~ years, an orphan, and to right party will
consider matrimony; no trifers or agents.
Please address box 751 Call office.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-01-07
Lunu Exercise.

Pure air, as every sensible person
knows, is essential to health. The man
or woman who seeks to build up and
maintain good physical condition will
try to dwell where pure air abounds,
Our first act In life Is TO breathe; the
cessation of breath is death. Between
that first instructive act of respiration
and the last feeble. fluttering gasp,
how little practical thought Is given to
the vital subject of correct breathing
"As free as air" runs the proverb The
economy practiced by many In breath
Ing the proper amount of air would
apparently mark It as rare and ex-
pensive commodity At least twice n
day practice any good exercise that
will fully initiate the lungs and lll the
blood with life giving oxygen, recon.
mends the New York Weekly Do not
breathe as II under bell glass and
you feared TO exhaust tho supply! Lie
fiat on your back upon the floor.
Stretch the arms high above the head.
lnhale slowly through the nostrils un.
I'll the lungs are filled Retain the air
as long as possible, thon exhale slow
ly, letting the hands fall gradually to
the sides. If practicod daily this
breathing exercise will broaden and
deepen the chest and effectually ward
on incipient pulmonary trouble, as
well as develop the figure. OF course
IL is understood that the exercise
should be taken with the windows
wide open.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-01-07
SHAM SKIRTS MUCH WORN.
Brought Back to Favor by the Vogue
Of Over-Drapery.

There Is n wide return to the skirt
made of silk or its imitation, instead
of the skirt of one material from
waist TO hem.
II has been many yeaps since the
sham skirt was considered possible.
It has been revived over and again
whenever the overskirt or tunic came
into fashion.
Il is now here in full force because
every costume. The silk foundation
is gored, and then a bias fold or n cir
cular ruille finishes out the length.
Over this the drapery is dropped from
the waist.
Even street skirts are built in this
manner. 1t is not an especial eceno-
my, as some women seem to think,
because the tunic takes as much ma
terlal as the whole skirt would.
Overdrapery is exceedingly good
looking when well done. 1t must be
close fitting over the hips, and have
long straight line at the back and
cut in perfect lines around the hem.
Too much care cannot be given to this
drapery, as any line that cuts the
figure off is exceedingsly bad when
II is not good
These tunics are finished with wide
braid or bands of embroidery. In fine
fabrics for house wear there is usually
only a hem, but II really needs more
than this. Nothing makes better
trimming than one of the filet bands
now offered in every color and price.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-01-07
PROPER FIT OF COLLAR.
Garnlture for the Neck Should Be
Straight on Bottom,

Many of the new high collars are
made with a curved lower edge. The
best fitting collars, however, are those
made straight on the bottom. They
may be shaped as one wishes on top,
In making these high collars, which
follow the line of the hair in the back
and almost touch the ears and are
then curved out under the chin, the
natural impulse of most women is TO
make these collars too high. The
best way To secure good results In
making these collars is TO make q
newspaper pattern, altering and
changing until 1t fits. Measure
around the neck and cut piece OF
paper this length and four inches or
so high. Then measure the height of
the collar in the center of the front,
measuring from the base of the collar
to where the head joins the neck, and
make this on the paper; then measure
the distance from the base OF the col
lar in front to the beginning of the
hair, and measure the distance from
behind the ear TO the bottom of tho
collar. and mark these measurems nts
on the paper and cut the top of the
collar according TO these. BY try ing
the collar on and trimming IL wher.
ever it may be too high. a perfect no
ting collar can be secured.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-01-07
Honesty Makes Success.

A great fortune has been held, per
sc, to be conclusive of double.dealing
and fraud. To be oppressive and dis.
honest has been declared the only way
60 attain great financial success. This
we claim TO be untrue as n statement
of fact, declares Leslie's Weekly, and
at the same time n dangerous doctrine
by plain law Of psychology. Young
men want success spelled with n big
IS" and the ambitious are not salts.
fed short OF n fair degree of material
reward. For this there is no moral
blame. But already the harm has
been done I'm making the false sugges.
tion that In order to be successful one
has only to be Slick" overshrowd, dis.
honest. In the farreaching influence
of simple suggestion we have one Of
the most valuable contributions OF
modern psychology. The smallest
word of suggestion can reshapo
career. Thus the erroneous preaching
OF many n sincere moral leader has
worked we know no: how much harm.
With n true conception OF what consti.
tutes the highest aim of life, there has
been coupled n false suggestion of how
TO obtain what may be called lower
form of success-the material. On the
contrary, the lesson always to be
driven home is that real success
moral, intellectual or economic
comes only as the reward of honest
effort on the part OF every man. No
other thought should ever be sug.
gested. The surest way to any lasting
preeminence, even though It be finan-
cial, is the way of old-fashioned hon
= esty and integrity. These qualities
were never more valued than today
and now, as always, they pave the
road TO fortune.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-01-07

of bloom can be kept up from Novem-
ber TO May by bringing the pots Of
rooted bulbs in from cold frames at
intervals throughout the winter. The
quantity OF bloom produced is mar.
velous. The average production of
bulbs five to seven inches in circum
ference, even when forced, is from
five TO eight flowers, and of bulbs
seven to nine inches, eight to twelve
flowers; and If desired a second crop
OF flowers, frequently equal to the
first, can be secured the same season
by drying the plants off for a time
after blooming and then again stare
ing them.
Blooming plants in pots form typical
Easter offerings and presents for deco
ration of window, table, house or
church. Nothing is more appropri.
ately beautiful and highly sapre
ciated. Thousands upon thousands
are sold in the large cities every win
ter for this purpose.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-01-07

shoe laces, bottle Of liquid glue and
the outfit is complete for making the
hat pins and buttons.
One bootlace will make two buttons.
Cut the lace I'm two at the center and
make n knot as shown, which is not
at all difficult to copy The ends
should be much longer than is shown
in the diagram, where they appear to
be cut short for convenience.
Now, take one end and bring 1t
around to meet the other end which
II follows on its track lying always
evenly by its side until two lines Of
lace lie together in a sort of double
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-01-07

II was on i}rookline car, and not
all the rs seats were occupied, but the
fares" had n tough time just the
same, relates the lIoston Herald.
Scratches and gashes marked the
necks and noses of more than one in.
dividual as the brims OF widespread.
Ing hats did the work beautifully, and
trimmings OF enormous wings and
uuills poked out numerous eyes,
which, II is true, were CALAMITY picked
up and restored TO their owners
Nevertheless, murmurs from both
sexes and very cross looks surprised
an eerie assemblage usually so polite
and deeply interested in their oppo
site neighbor's clothes, What does Il
mean? Does the eternal feminine re
sent the size Of her own millinery
when II is on another head than hel
own? II must be.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-01-07
FACTORS INFLUENCING
IMPROVEMENT OF POTATO
What Has Far Revea1edBy Edward
M East Illinois Agricultural College

Wide variations or bud mutations
are rare and have never produced any
thing especially valuable. They are at
present more worthy the study of the
scientist than the attention of the
practical potato breeder.
The universal belief in the hypoth.
esis that a potato variety must degen-
crate through continued bud propaga.
tion appears to have little ground
either in theory or practice. The de-
generation that sometimes does take
place is due to physiological effects
through the use of tubers which are
abnormal, from inhospitable soil or eli.
mate, or from the ravages of insects
or fungi on the plants. The old idea
that a change of seed is necessary
belongs to this same category. The
phenomenon is entirely physiological
Quality depends upon the following
factors:
/, Homogeneous Anatomical Struc
ture.-In general, quality increases as
the proportion of cortical and external
medullary layer to internal medullary
layer increases. (When a potato is
halved lengthwise the cortical layei
is the outside ring, the internal medul
larry layer is the branchlike structure
and the external medullary layer is
the part between)
2. Dry Matter Content-This must
be such that cooked starch fills the
cells to their bursting point. The lower
limit is about Is per cent
3. Maturity.-This is affected by all
factors of soil physics, soil fertility,
cultivation and climate during the
growing period.
Under like conditions of environ
ment, variations in table quality are
shown as varietal characteristics due to
heritable differences in shape, compo'
sition and physical structure. These
heritable differences can probably be
used as basis for originating new
varieties of better quality, but the
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-01-07

II people laughed more they would
all be happier and healthier,
Don't eat your meals quickly; this
causes indigestion and red nose,
Equal quantities of lemon juice, lis.
terine and glycerine make an excellent
mouth wash.
Don't expect physic and tonics to
keep you well. IL you neglect the laws
Of health and hygiene.
A mixture OF white OF egg and red
pepper is good for neuralgia headache,
Apply 1t to the base of the brain,
When a splinter has been driven
deep into the hand II can be extract
ed without pain by steam. Nearly fill
wide-mouthed bottle with hot water.
place the injured part over the mouth
of the bottle and press tightly. The
suction will draw the flesh down and
In minute or two the steam will ex-
tract the splinter and the inhamma-
tion win disappear.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-01-07
An Intslliuent Child.

A small boy was playing with the
scissors, and his kindly old grand
mother chided him.
you mustn't play with the scissors
dear. | know a little boy like you who
was playing with a pair of scissors
Just like that pair, and he put them in
his eye and put his eye out, and he
could never see anything after that"
The child listened patiently, and
said, when she got through the mar.
rative
what was the matter with his
other eye?'-Bystander
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-01-07
LILIES FOR THE FALL
AND WINTER

Lillium Harrisii, the true Bermuda
Easter lily, is one of the greatest
acquisitions to Horticulture made in
many years. Their profusion of
bloom, the remarkably short time
required TO bring them into flower,
and the certainty to produce abun-
dant bloom and also the ease with
which they can be manipulated to be
fiowered at any desired period, such
as Christmas, Easter, and other spea
cial occasions, render them invaluable,
The flowers are delightfully."- fragrant,
pure waxy white, of great substance,
and II cut as soon as they are open,
or partially open. they can be kept for
two weeks.
A short time only is required to
bring them into bloom. A succession
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-01-07

figure Of eight The other end Is then
taken and follows the part of lace
lying next It, interlaclng under and
over until four lines lie together as
tte illustrations show. BY the time
four lines are together the whole will
have become a rough dome-shape and
after n little tightening, you can in
sert the button or hat pin.
The knot will now have to be pulled
very tight, even and taut. The awl
and pincers will prove very useful. In
the final tightening, follow only one
end of the lace right through until you
reach the other end Take care the
awl does not slip and pierce the finger.
When the knot is tight over the head
of the hat pin or button, cut off the
ends with sharp penknife, press a
strand down to cover the severed ends
and carefully fasten with a generous
drop of liquid glue.
One English girl made six dozen Of
these hat pins for bazar where they
had n ready sale.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-01-07

work will not be easy owing to the
difficulty in distinguishing between
these characters and those produced
by differences in environment which
are not hereditary.
There is n wide individual variation
in chemical composition in the potato,
and tubers with a total content of nj.
trogenous materials higher than the
average for corn Calculated to dry
weighD have been found. 1t car
hardly be doubted that varieties car
be produced with a much higher foot
vaiue because of n higher nitrogen
content, by selection of seedlings by
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-01-07

Hunting whales with big and speedy
ocean liners would be expensive, but
no doubt It would be effective. A shir
which arrived in Boston reports that
while crossing the Grand Banks II ran
into a school Of whales When one OF
the whales attempted to cross the yes
sells course the sharp steel bow struck
the cetacean and cut him in two, ant
as the pieces drifted astern the nropel
Ter wheels caught them and ground
them into mincemeat The big crea
lures have n fighting chance when tn,
old'fashioned whalers go after them
They have no chance at all when they
go up against an ocean flyer.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-01-07

are merely new combinations of quail
ties which were held by the germ cells
of the two parents.
The real effect of selecting fluctua-
tions within a variety (such as select
ing the heaviest tubers to improve the
yield) is still questionable. 1t seems
definitely settled that the use of dis
eased and immature tubers as seed
has an injurious physiological effect
upon the succeeding crop, but there is
no evidence that planting the best
tubers or planting tubers from the best
yielding plants will increase the yield
of the variety. Such an inheritance
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-01-07
HAT PIN NOVELTIES
USEFUL DEVICES EASILY MADE
AT HOME.
Little Presents for the Christmas Sea
son That Have Distinct In.
dlvlduaIity-Made to Match
Shade Of Gown.

The English custom of fashioning
hat pins and buttons out of shoe lac
ings might well be revived at the
Christmas timo and thus for few
cents and n little care several useful
presents can be made that will have
a sort of individuality of their own.
The domcs of laclngs are easily
made and the buttons would look well
on heavy winter coat. If made of
tan lacings, they could match the
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-01-07

silk plating; the back is semi-fitting
and two tucks are made on either side
of the fastening in front; they arc
stitched down about half way.
The slightly puffed sleeve is set in
to n turnedback cuff of velvet, edged
with galloon and silk plating,
Materials required: IL yards 2S
inches wide, 1la yards velvet, 2 yards
galloon, and yards plating
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-01-07

would necessitate the supposition that
germ cells of large tuber have a diff
ferent constitution from those of a
small tuber of the same variety. and
there is no warrant for such an as
sumption.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-01-07

The Hudson-Fulton commission is
having constructed fac-similes OF Hen.
ry Hudson's Half Moon and Fulton's
Clermont. The Half Moon model is
TO be built in Holland and brought
over in time for the joint celebration
next year Those two vessels will be
impressive object lessons Would It
not be well TO make provision for pre-.
serving them permanently?
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-01-07
Removing Ink Stains from Hands.

The purple stains caused by han
ding a typewriter ribbon may be re-
moved from the hands with a cloth
wet with pure alcohol This treat
ment saves the necessity of a pro
longed scrubbing, and is far less IN.
furious TO delicate fingers. What a
comfort this knowledge will be to the
stenographer whose ribbon must al
ways be changed just about the end
OF the day!
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-01-07

With a smooth iron and Defiance
Starch, you can launder yom shirt
waist Just as well at home as the
steam laundry can; 1t will have the
proper stiffness and finish, there will
be less wear and tear of the goods.
and it will be a positive pleasure to
use a Starch that does not stick to the
iron
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-01-07

Three methods for improving the
potato are in use:
/. Crossing desirable plants and
comparing their seedlings under con.
trolled conditions.
2. Selecting extreme fluctuations
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-01-07
An Hutocrat.

"Do you think that the people ought
to rule?" asked the patriot.
Don't ask me-" answered the nerv.
ous man. I'm prejudiced against the
idea. I'm q baseball umpire"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-01-07

We must never judge of the quality
of teaching by the quality of the
teacher, or allow the spots to shut out
the sun.-Lord Acton.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-01-07
GOOD IN FIGURED DELAINE.
Model for Tea Gown of the Very It.
est Design.

Here is very practical tea gown
in figured delaine or fine flannel and
velvet. The empire yoke or bodice
is in velvet, edged with galloon and
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-01-07

chemical analysis. 1t has also been
found that a new variety with a high
nitrogen content would not be op.
posed, through any law of compost
tioD, to our conception of good quail.
ity.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-01-07

Feet Ache-Use Aliens Foot-Ease
Over 30 900 testimonials Refuse limitations. send for
free trial package. A. ). Olmsted lie Roy. n. Y.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-01-07

Count that day lost whose low de-
scending sun views no new statesman
started on the run.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-01-07

Money isn't everything in the world.
but it's difficult to realize this fully
unless you have money.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-01-07

Time isn't money, yet people are
always spending it.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-01-07

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children toethng softens the gums reduces IN
nammation alays pain, cures wind collie. 25c bottle
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-01-07

shade of brown chosen for suit. A
cheap glass headed hat pin costing
n cent apiece, n dozen or more shoe
buttons for nominal sum, pair of
pinchers or tweezers, n sharp-pointed
stiletto or awl n couple of dozen
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-01-07

larry Layer. c. Internal MeduIary
Layer.
among the plants and tubers of va.
riety.
3. Finding and isolating sudden
changes or mutations.
That advance is possible by the first
method is admitteS from the results
of its use by the ltst breeders. Theo.
retically the new varieties obtained
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-07
FROM THE BENCH
A Judge Commends Pure Food

A Judge of a Colorado Court said:
Nearly one year ago 1 began the use
OF Grape-Nuts as a food. Constant
confinement indoors and the monoton-
Gus grind of office duties had so
weakened and impaired my mental
powers that I felt the imperative need
of something which neither doctors
nor food specialists seemed able to
supply.
"A weeks use Of Grape-Nuts twice
each day convinced me that some un-
usual and marvellous virtue was con-
tanned therein. My mental vigor re-
turned with astonishing rapidity;
brain WEAKNESS (from which 1 had
constantly suffered) quickly disappear
ed clearness of thought and intellec-
tual health and activity which 1 had
never previously known were to me
the plain results of a few months use
of this food
"Unhesitatingiy commend Grape
Nuts as the most remarkable food
preparation which science has ever
produced so far as my knowledge and
experience extends"
The Judge is right. Grape-Nuts food
Is certain and remarkable brain
builder and can be relied upon
There's a reason"
Ever read the above letter3 A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
interest.