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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-23
COULDN'T GET 81 TO ENTHUsE
Hired Mans Remarks Gould Hardly
Be Said to Be In Nature
Of Compliment.

The young lawyer. having been
nominated for the Office of county at
torney. thought to surprise an eccen-
trio genius by the name of 81 who
was working as a hired man on the
young lawyers fathers farm.
We'll, 81. what do you think the
young man began.
Sometimes n thing. Lonny, an
sometimes mother"
But. 81. they have nominated me
for county attorney"
They might "a done worse. Lon
ny. Howsomever, don't holler till
you're out of the woods"
The young attorney was duly
elected, and on his next visit to the
farm announced the fact u%nctuously
to 81, who was at the woodpile. saw In
hand.
well, 81, I am elected by a large
majority. What do you think O
that?"
Well, Lonny. down in u part
where ] was raised, when we wanted
a stopper. n hadn't any cork. W
generally took a corr cob."-Youth''
Companion.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-23
REAL BASIS FOR
IMPROVING CORN PLANT
fhere ere lnree ways in Which Advancement Can be
aho careful Study Is Urged.-By
Edward NJ. East.

Ever since plant breeding has been
brought to the front as a means of in.
creasing yields and producing new
qualities, distinct from the mere feed.
ing Of crops by means OF fertilizers.
we have been taught that by selection
we could accomplish ANYTHING
Take the character length of ear as
a concrete example, says Edward M.
East in Rural New Yorker. varia.
ions in length are seen in every field
of corn, no matter what the variety.
II we select the longest ears in sue.
cessive seaons we are taught that we
shall continually improve the strain
in this character. Even the teachers
have always had an inward con.
seriousness that there must be a limit
to the progress that could be made
in this way, but the thought has been
indefinite, and has been designedly
kept In allegiance. The man who has
been so indiscreet as to ask where the
limit of his improvement is to be has
been. judiciously steered into other
lines OF thought. Some questions are
hard to answer, and IT was more in.
teresting to let him dream of the time
he could fill an order for a bushel of
corn with one lone ear.
Likewise, we have been taught that
by hybridizing two strains we could
obtain any desired new character OF
quality IL we only continued on the
Job for a sufficient length of time. We
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-23

Sheer white goods, in fact, any nns
wash goods when new. W much OF
their attractiveness to the way they
are Numbered, this being done in .
name to enhance their textile beau
ly satisfactory II proper attention was
given to s%tarching, the first essential
being good Starch. which has sufficient
strength to %stiffen. without thickenins
the goods. Try Defiance Starch and
you will be pleasantly surprised at the
improved appearance of your work.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-23
SKIN ERUPTION CURED.
Wa So Sore, Irritating and Painful
That Little Sufferer Could Not Sleep
Scratched Constantly.
cutieura's Efficacy Clearly Proven

when about two and a half years
old my daughter broke out on her hips
and the upper parts of her legs with a
very irritating and painful eruption. 1t
began in October; the first l noticed
was a little red surface and a constant
desire on her part to scratch her limbs.
She could not sleep and the eruptions
got sore. and yellow water came out
OF them. l had two doctors treat her,
but she grew worse under their treat.
ment. Then / bought the Cuticura
Remedies and only used them two
weeks when she was entirely well.
This was In February. She has never
had another rough place on her skin.
and she is now fourteen years old.
Mrs. r. r. Whitaker, Winchester,
Tenn, Sept. %. 1905"
Potter Drug q Chem. Corp, Sole Props. Boston.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-23
H,s Preferences.

Commander Maxwell Of the navy
enjoys telling of an unique complaint
preferred by a recruit.
On every man-of-war the bar Of
justice is aft in front Of the stick"
or mast. The recruit had gone to the
stick to state" his grievance. We'll.
what do you want?" asked the
executive officer.
please, sir. | want to complain Of
the breakfast this morning"
What did you have?"
"Burgoo. crack-hash. hard tack and
coffee, sir"
What did you %expect?"
please, sir, | always like to start
my breakfast with a nice steak and q
pair Of eggs.'-Illustrated Sunday
Magazine.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-23
Law OF Attraction.

The attractions of men to women
and women to men are full of the most
%perplexing Inconsistencies ard contra
dictions imaginable. II Is, for instance.
a physical law that magnetism Is not
simple attraction of one thing for an
other. but the difference of two oppos-
ing forces of attraction and repulsion.
OF which the former is the greater.
The same law holds in relation to the
other. in which, as a rule. the mascu-
line is the superior force.-T. P's
Weekly. London.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-23
Filling bitches and Gunles.

II is not a good plan to pillow bare
soil in bitches and gullies which are
not wanted in fields. First fill them
with brush, briars, straw. corn stalks
and any kind of rubbish and then
pillow in the soil. The rubbish will
not only catch and hold the soil
plowed in. but it will catch and hold
soil washed into the field from other
sources. When the trash decays and
the gullies become filled, these places
will become level and the deepest and
richest spots in the fields.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-23

Laundry work at home would be
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness, it is usually neces-
sary to use SC much starch that the
beauty and ~fneness of the fabric is
hidden behind a paste Of varying
thickness. which not only destroys the
appearance, but also affects the wear
ing quality of the goods. This trcu-
BILE can be entirely overcome by using
Defiance Starch, as it can be applied
much more thinly because of its great.
er strength than other makes.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-23

OF any individual Of a variety. It 10
quickly recombined with different
characters in other individuals. AS
these changes take place with some
frequency. what we call a CONNER
cial variety is actually a set of
hybrids between individuals possess
ing various characters. The real ef-
feet of selection Is gradually to iso.
late a strain having characters that
we desire, in SO far as such charac-
tiers have already been produced by
nature. There is no question of our
originating anything by this selection.
If there are plants having undesirable
characters we can reject them, pro-
vided there are plants that are with
out these characters. but that is as far
as We can go. In this mixture of types,
the commercial variety, there are
some strains that produce a greater
variety than others. 1t is the aim of
the line breeder to take out these
types and discard those having less
efficiency. For these reasons we can
see how great is the Importance of
our original breeding plot. If the type
desired has been included among the
original plants il can be selected out
and established as a variety. II IL
has been left out we can only wait
for nature to produce such a type. And
as nature is not ~prodigal In her new
productions our chances are relative,
ly small.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-23
PRIVILEGE OF EnoIish Husband.

A wife who complained at the
Marylebone police court in London the
other day that her husband used
abusive language to her was informed
by Mr.. Plowden that this was one OF
a husbands privileges.
You must put up with It," the mag
istrate told her. Better an abusive
husband than no husband at all"
But | have had so many years OF
this kind of thing" she protested. .
IL cannot give you any redress
Mr.. Plowden replied. You must ex
pect a certain amount OF abuse In this
world"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-23

can probably be made, although some
biologists are beginning to lose faith
IN 1t because the results scarcely pay
Tor the trouble. This is the selec-
ton OF fluctuations. Fluctuations are
the variations that are not due to
structural changes in the reproductive
cells, but simply to nutrition. They
are, therefore-strictly speaking-not
inherited, but simply give temporary
aid In the development of the next
generation. For example, let us mag
Inc two corn plants having exactly the
same characters; n of these plants
has grown on good soil and is well
developed, while the other has grown
on poorer soil and Is weakly devel-
oped. The seed of the well-nurtured
plant has more nutriment stored up
in II, and the young Seeding that II
produces has a better start in life
than has a Seeding from the poorly
nurtured plant. The actual charac-
tiers inherited by the two plants are
the same, but the seedlings from the
poorly nurtured plant are handi-
capped, and are not so well able to
utilize their food supply and produce
a normal w~ell-develeped plant. This
is also true of poorly-nourished ami.
mails.
Let us apply these principles to
corn breeding. Corn is a wind-po o
linated plant, therefore when a change
takes place in the reproductive cells
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-23
The Thrifty Scot.

A Scotsman and his wife were com.
ing from Leith to London by boat.
When of the Yorkshire coast a great
storm arose, and the vessel had sew
eral narrow scape from laundering,
"Oh. Sandy" moaned his wife, I'm
ma afeard o. deein', but l dinna care
to dee at sea-"
"Dianna think o. deein' yet" an.
swered Sandy; but when ye do, ye'd
better be drooned at sea than any.
where else"
AN why. Sandy?" asked his wife.
WHY exclaimed Sandy. Because
We wouldn't cost sac muckle to bury
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-23
Renutaiinna.

THE Autocrat." remarked the Re.
condite Person, made a remark the
import of which escaped me until the
other day. He said: Many a mar
has a reputation because of the repu.
tnaito he expects to have some
day"
That's not a half bad remark" sug
gested the Practical Person. but my
son-just out from college, you know
and in the habit OF thinking hump
backed thoughts. as IL were--said
something only this morning that APP
pealed to me: Some men, he said
get a reputation and keep Il; Other
men get a reputation and make 4
keep them"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-23
THE OBJECT HE HAD IN VIEW.
Farmer Had Not Much Expectation
OF Turkeys, But he Was Not
Losing Anything.

A Rhode Island farmer set a ban
tam hen on IA turkey eggs, and great
was the scandal thereof throughout
the neighborhood. Friends from far
and near dropped in for to see and
for to admire the freakish feat.
"Sa.ay, Silas." asked envious Hiram
Haggers, "haow many turkeys d yew
callate ter git outer them aigs?"
"Oh, shucks!" Silas answered. 81
amt cal'latin' { git many turkeys.
Jest admire I see that pesky little
critter %a-spreadin' herself!"-Harper's
Weekly.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-23

have only made a beginning in breed
ing as a science, n 1t will be
many years before we can predict with
the accuracy of a chemical reaction
what will take place on crossing two
individuals; but even now we know
enough of the laws of variation and
heredity to show us that this point
of view is all wrong. The quail
fly of the grist depends upon
the grain in the hopper. There
are three and only three ways in
which plants can be improved, and
a careful consideration of them shows
the errors in both OF the above teach
ings.
/. Every plant is composed of a
large number of characters, each of
which is inherited as a unit. The
basis and the plan by which these
characters develop are held in the fer
tilted egg from which the seed and
finally the plant results. From the
structure within this eggcell, each
character and through these charac-
tiers. the entire organization is finally
sehf-constructed by the utilization of
food materials from the soil and from
the air. No permanent variation &C.
ours In a plant unless 1t occurs first
n the structure of these reproductive
cells. Such variations are, therefore,
he only foundation for plant improve
nent. and the sole function of selec-
lion is to pick out the most desirable
OF them for propagation. Unfortu-
nately for the ease of the task, varia-
tions due TO nutrition and other
causes variations that affect the plant
and not the reproductive cells are,
therefore, not inherited, often obscure
the rarer, inherited variations, and
thereby cause much Unnecessary and
~unavailing selective work.
2. The object of hybridization is to
shufie and recombine the unit charac'
ters of the parent plant. II we knew
what all the results would be when
these characters combine we could
predict the percentage of the progeny
of a cross that would contain certain
definite combinations of characters
But we DO not know enough concern
ing the inheritance of these characters
to make predictions. We simply know
that we can only expect to combine
the characters actually possessed By
the parent. For example, resistance
10 the disease called watermelon wilt
was found to be a single unit charac
ter possessed by the first cousin Of
the watermelon, the citron. This quail
ity was therefore combined with Other
desirable qualities possessed by the
watermelon by hybridization. Here
was definite basis upon which to worl
and by which tangible results could b.
obtained. But supposing no wilt-re
sistant melon had been known, 4
would have been utterly futile to have
tried to breed this character into thu
watermelon by selection. The water
melen reproductive cell does not pos
sess this character, and on this &C
count there is no basis upon which
to select. The kind of selections
against whom we are speaking woult
begin by going into a field and TAX
ing seed from those plants that wert
The least affected by the disease. ye
10 would never obtain results becaus,
he would be selecting non-affectet
plants instead of resistant plants.
8. There is a third method By whicl
q slight and temporary improvement
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-23
"a Cheap Skate"

joel Chandler Harris" said an At
%lantan. used to write comic newspa-
per editorials. Sometimes he made
fun Of other editors in them, too.
Simon Simpson, a rival editor In
Mobile. having been made fun OF,
wrote angrily in his rage:
Joel Harris has been getting of
some cheap wit at our expense
Joel. on reading this. grabbed his
pen and dashed of, quick as a flash,
for next days issue:
at must have been cheap. Simon,
to be at your expense"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-23
A Baseball Preacher.

II was just at the beginning OF the
baseball season when an Episcopal
clergyman, who is an ardent and en-
thusiastic lover of the great American
game, inadvertently remarked at the
end of the portion OF Scriptures which
he read:
Here endeth the first innings"
Then he woke up.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-23

Starch, like everything else. is be-
ing constantly improved, the patent
Starches put on the market % yeers
ago are very different and inferior to
those Of the present day. In the lat
est discovery-Defance Starch-all
injurious chemicals are omitted, while
the addition Of another ingredient. in
vented by us, gives to the Starch a
strength and smoothness never APP
preached by other brands.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-23
Cultivate Potatoes Frequently.

Potatoes are a quick growing crot,
hence they require frequent cultiva.
ton for best growth and maturity.
Three or four civilizations will keep
the weeds down in a potato patch, but
1t requires six or eight civilizations to
produce a good potato crop. Every
cultivation pays probably larger than
for any other cultivated crop.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-23
Have No Use for Pins.

All American exporters concerned
are warned by Consul General DENLY
that they'll never get rich by selling
pins to the people of Shanghai. The
Chinese have no use for pins" he
says, strings and knots and loops
meeting every requirement of male
and female. young and old, to keep his
or her garments securely and neatly
fastened"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-23
Neatly Put.

Two Quakers were having an ar.
gument, and one considered the 9th.
er was speaking falsely. This is how
he reproved him:
Friend Thomas,'I will not call thee
by any bad name. but If the mayor
were to ask me who was the greatest
liar in the town / would hasten to thee
and say:'Thomas. | think the mayor
greatly desireth to speak with thee"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-23
Well. Not Very Often.

The little daughter of a Republican
candidate for a local office down in
Philadelphia. when told that her IA
Their had received the nomination,
looked serious for a moment, then her
wee voice trembled a bit as she ex
claimed:
"ph. mamma! do they often die OF
~"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-23

With a smooth iron and Defiance
Starch. you a launder your shirt
waist just as well at home as the
steam laundry can; it will have the
proper stiffness and finish. there will
be less veal 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, 1909-09-23
Rough on Rats, unbeatable exterminator

Rough on Hen Lice, Nest Powder, 25c.
Rough on Bedbugs, Powder or Liq'd. CSC.
Rough on Fleas, Powder or Liquid. %.
Rough on Reaches, Pow'd. 15c. .Liq'd, Csc.
Rough on Moth and Ants. Powder. 25c.
Rough on Skeeters, agreeable tonse .25c.
Z. 8. Wells. Chemist. Jersey City. N. J.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-23
His Benefactions.

Have you done anything to make
the world your debtor?"
mo-" answered Mr.. Dustin Stax. 81
don't believe in encouraging bad hab-
its. My ledger assures me that have
managed to make the world pay as
1t goes"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-23
dentifcation

Mistress (at door)-Well, my dear,
what is It?
Little Girl-Please. m, our kitty is
losted. Did you see n kitty go past
here by the name of Nuddles?"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-23
The Real Friction.

Actors Wife-Do you know, my
dear, this massage treatment is dread.
fully expensive.
Actor (tragically)-Ay. there's the
rub!
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-23
Whv He Led.

The angel was making up the list.
II never asked my fellow man II IL
was hot enough for him." remarked
Abou Ben Adhem.
And, 10! his name came In under
the wire first.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-23

How much better 1t lis that he
should speak Ill of me to all the world
than that all the world should speak
i'll of me to him.-Torquatto Tasso.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-23
Questionable.

"Your tickets were complimentary.
were they not?"
well" replied the man who had
seen a painfully amateur entertain.
ment, Il thought they were until
saw the show"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-23

Some are vocal under a good infiu.
ence. are pleasing whenever they are
pleased, and hand on their happiness
to others,-R. l.. Stevenson.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-23

II IL a mothers duty to keep constantly
on hand some reliable remedy for use in
case of sudden accident or mishap to the
children. Hamlins Wizard Oil can be
depended upon for just such emergencies
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-23
a Natural Selection.

What do you suppose would be an
a%eronaut's garden choice?"
II don't know, but ! would suggest
an air plant"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-23
COMFORTING.

Man in the Water-Help! Help!
I'm drowning!
Droll Gent-What! you don't need
help to drown. man.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-23
Tho Only Way.

my wife never opens letters that
are addressed to me-"
You have EN- all sent to your once
address. do you?"-Cleveland Leader.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-23

1t was David who said: IAN mon
are liars" And he might have added
that married men have opportunities
thrust upon them.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-23

DON'T SPOIL YOUR CLOTHES.
Use Red Cross Ball Blue and keep them
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-23

Smokers find Lewis single Binder Sc
cigar better quality than most loo cigars.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-23

Nature has equipped every man for
happiness, but he gets strenuous oc-
~casionally and slips a cog.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-23

Gifts to God can never make up for
thefts from men.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-23

He never has a message who does
not know how to listen.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-23
WAS he RIGHT.

Mrs. Rant-Do you think men are
more clever than women?
Mr.. handsome men are.
Mrs Rant-Who are they?
Mr.. Rant-Single men.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-29
OIL Mills
INSPECTED
Cotton Seed Products Shorter
Than Usual, But Quality
is Improved.

JACKSON, Miss, March 29.-Pres-
ident R. F. Munro, of the American
Cotton Oil company, Vice-President
John W. Todd, of the Union Cotton
Oil company, and Vice-PreDident Alex
Allison, of the Mississippi Cotton Oil
company, are making a tour of the
state for the purpose of inspecting the
Oil mills owned or controlled by these
corporations, about twenty-five in
number. The oil mill season in Mis-
sissippi has been brought to a close,
not more than four or five plants be-
ing now in active operation. While
the seasons run was shorter than
usual, the output of the mills was of
exceptionally good quality, and the
majority of the plants made a good
profit on the seasons business.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-29

Mr.. Strauss said few days ago that
his interest in the organization would
continue, though he is no longer a
member of the Presidents official
family.
1t was through his efforts that that
council was organized last year. and
since its organization, hundreds of
presidents of boards of trades and
business men from all sections of the
country have become members.
Systems have been worked out bv
Secretary Corwine whereby American
counsuls will keep in touch with the
organization and report on the COM
mercial needs of the respective coun-
tries to which they have been as
signed.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-29
COUNCIL OF COMMERCE.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March %
A meeting is being held today at the
office of the Secretary of Commerce
and Labor by members of the Execu-
tive Committee of the National Coun-
Gil OF Commerce. This is the most
important meeting since the council
was organized, and many matters
vital TO American trade abroad will
be discussed.
1t is known that President Taft is
interested in the work of the council
and he will be asked to arrange meet
lngs of various heads of departments
and members of the executive council.
with an object of better acquainting
the Department Secretaries with the
work of the National Council.