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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-04-15

u would increase HIS appetite until he
could eat a boiled owl With relish.
Some days ago the lu1abermE1 was
hired 70 mark out some trees on the
shore Of MBd pond. 70 be used for tele-
phone poles. and be went over pre-
pared 10 build hut and spend several
days at the work Everything pro
gressed favgrably az first, but on the
evening OF the third day a feeling OF
intense fatigue oyerczme the man. and
his head began 10 ache Following the
old custom Of curing himself and slim
ulating his appetite. Aiken sat down
by the camp FIRE and began TO gape
At the same moment he stretched bis
arms and legs. The effect vas magic
al The ache began 10 depart, a sense
Of relaxation pervsded his anatomy,
and he yearned for something to eat
siill. a bit Of the ache fingered. so
the wOOdsman decided TO try one more
tremendous yawn. Opening his mouth
10 its fullest extent be hssved a great
sigh and heard crack. The noise.
which was accompanied By a stinging
pain. startled him. and he tried 10 shut
his mouth. but he could not. and In
his fright be clapped his hand 10 his
face. II required no knowledge OF an.
atOmy 10 show Aiken that he had dis
located his jaw. and that the case was
beyond his skill Pain. worse than any
headache he had ever suffered. racked
him. and when he realized that he was
10 miles from the nearest doctor be
was well scared.
There was only one thing 10 be done.
and that was TO start for civilization
as fast as his legs would carry him.
So. without loss Of time, Aiken began
the journey through the forests. light
ing his way with a lantern and easing
his Jaws occasionally BY bathing them
in snow water. Not only did his jaws
swell. but his entire face as well. and
the longer be travelled the more ar
dently be swore that he would never
again take the rest cure b. means Of
gaping
The pain was 50 intense that Aiken
vas frequently forced 20 sit down on
rocks. but before daylight he reached a
physician. Il vas no easr job for the
doctor 70 snap the jaws back In place.
but he accomplished the task Eating
Is now difhcult for Aiken.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-04-15

Wrinkles are In many cases caused
By bad tempeT-especiaIly IN a woma.
The average man prizes physical and
mental comfort above the glOry Of pos
sessinz for a wife a beautiful, attrae.
tive creature with ar uncomfortable
temper. for he knows that peace and
content and a bad temper walk not to-
gether. The assertion from a woman
that she has a bad temper. and is
proud Of IL. has kept more than one
man from asking her TO be his wife
The woman who can control herself
under the most trying circumstances
n the woman who holds the strongest
power In the home: and smiability Is
not only power. II ss mental progress
sion. health and happiness 10 the pos
SCISSOR thereof and 70 the lucky ones
who move In her orbit Giving way TO
bad temper shortens life. says the New
York Weekly. When you tell q WON
an that each time she loses control Of
her temper she unhinges a moral brain
cell and weakens by several degrees
her ability for self-controI. and at the
same time strengthens tremendously
her chances for an attack OF nervous
prostrstion. you are wasting breath.
But when she Is cool and serene. and
at peace with all the world. II you can
convince her that each NJ Of temper
adds months TO her age by weakening
her mental force and BY tracing crow
tracks about her eyes and ugly lines
around her mouth. she will probably
think twice before again forgetting
herself For, no matter what she as
serts 10 the contrary. woman prizes
youth and beauty above other gifts.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-04-15

checks that were no good. and for
selling diamonds that would not wash.
! heard about IL and there was such
remember Pa and the cowboy. but
they said the officers could search the
vessel II they wanted TO.
went 10 the staterOOm and told Pa
and he turned pale and trembled Ike
a leaf. and the brave cowboy had a
fit- They we're scared al the prospect
Of being taken ashore and put in an
English fail. and Pa sweat so he looked
like hippopOtamus sweating blood.
Pa said they were up stump and
asked me II could think OF anything
TO help them out. told Pa the only
thing for US to do was 10 take a
burned cork and black up. and pretend
that Pa was an African king on the
way 10 England 10 have a conference
with King Edward about tribal af.
fairs.
Gee, but Pa and the cowboy bit like
a bass. and / got a champagne cork
and burned II over the lamp and went
TO work bleaching them all up, and in
half an hour We were three OF the
blackest niggers that ever emigrated
from Africa even blacked the
place on Pas leg where the lion had
chewed hole through hts pants.
We looked at ourselves in the mir
ror. and inspected each other, and
couldn't find a white spot. and then /
told Pa what TO do when the officers
OF the law came.
He was TO be seated in state on a
high chair. looking like a niger king.
and the cowboy and / were TO get
on our knees before him and kowtow.
got a crown made out OF a tin
basin and feather duster for a plume.
and fixed Pa up SO that any tribe
would have gone wild over him.
Just as we got Pa fixed up, and We
had all stopped laughing. there was a
knock at the door OF the stateroom.
and ] opened II and two semi.English-
men came in looking for Pa and the
cowboy. but when ! waved my hand
and said: Behold the king OF Natabe-
land" and the cowboy bit the duster
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-04-15

s.1 szIE-ad Pa. z-5 Pa booked savage
ard said n broken negro: What. 70.
Vzrlsts.- the o&oe-s said: Beg Iar-
ec1. coat you k,o-. TOzr highBess.
z1d they hzeks1 O1t q the coor ma
kiug sziaszs. ao6 500, disappeared
Gee. u was . close call
SoOz after the s-Eirs berz, 90 turn
The screw o, the propeller. and when
rs looked out q ibe port hole the
vessel uzs going towards the ocean
s1c When tod Pa he 20. Gown o.
his throne s1d cz.ce5 = 5ig and
huEssd ths coEboy. ard we we're hsv-
Ing !oIH6cz;iOz uhea there vas al
other rap AZ the door. and Pa Jumped
~ o. the thrU1e and put OF his tn
basin crown. Sud I opened the toor
and the steward of the vessel cane Il
with his hat IL his hands ard asked
Pa what he would have for supper.
Pa said he didn't care what Re had 4
he only got Il quick and the steward
Eaid mostly when they we're earring
African kings 20 England they ssrret
tie meals IN the sfz-eroo-,s. as the
kl1zk ol1 not care 20 EE AZ TIE sane
table with the common herd, and Pa
said that suited him all right. and the
steward added that the passengers
also complained of the manners Of the
African kings. and the smell that they
emitted IN the cabin
Pa was going 10 get hot al that re
marx. but was afraid the burnt cork
would rub OF. 50 I said his highnsss
would be served in his stzteroom, and
TO bring the best the ship offered, and
bring it quick IL he didn't want trouble
aboard. and be bowed low and went
out, and pretty soon the walters began
TIC bring in oysters and soup and tur-
key and boiled phesssnts, and ice
cream, and ve kings and things didn't
do thing 10 the food. and when the
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-04-15
FELT HER NEED WAS GREAT

ground OF headache. At breakfast his
pains had not diminished, and he OBJ
tained a permanent release.
Then you must take me, mamma. /"
came the imperious statement
No. darling. mamma win be too
busy giving Jane her BATH" was the
maternal way OF lodging the duty.
Perhaps If you ask Helen very DO
htely she may take you"
As the little one skipped out into
the kitchen TO make her request she
flung back this Parthian shaft:
Some one will have to take me. for
| simply must go some place where
can hear about God once in a while {"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-04-15

knife. and be yelled for a doctor.
told him never 10 send for q doctor
until the boat tied up AZ q dock. be
cause Il was dangerous. but Pa said
be had TO have doctor, and the cow
boy had drank q bottle Of Scotch
whisky and had laid down under a
bunk and be was no good, so rung
for the ships doctor, but / told Pa he
must keep the parts OF his body that
were not blzeked covered up or the
doctor would find out he was a white
man. and then IL would be all OF in
the Niger king masquerade.
Pretty soon the ships doctor came
with a female trained nurse, and Pa
vas q pitiful sight when he saw them.
The doctor felt OF Pas pulse, and
asked him where the pain was, and
Pa. Ike a darn fool. put his hand on
his stomach. and before Pa could stop
it the doctor had opened Pas shirt
and was feeling where the appendix
gets IN its work.
II was q little dark. but the doctor
said: You old seney ambion, you
have got about the worst case Of ap-
pendicitis that was ever pulled off on
this vessel Boy. bring me that Ian
tern"
hated 10 do 1t, because l knew Pa
would be discovered. and I delayed
bringing the lantern as long as
could, but turning the wick down, but
the doctor scratched a match so he
could see Pas stomach. and then he
said: Say. old skate. you are no
more niger king than l am; you
are a white man blacked up" and the
trained nurse said: The ell you
say" and then / got the lantern and
they looked al Pas white skin. and
the doctor asked Pa what he had TO
say for himself. and Pa admitted that
he was a whixs man, but said he had
many Of the estimable qualities OF a
niger, but that he was travelling In
cog. TO throw his enemies OF the
track. and then Pa tainted away from
the pain. the cowboy got sober enough
TO wake up and take notice, and we
told the doctor who we were, and how
ve had escaped from negro tribes and
draw poker shsrps and officers Of the
law. and the cowboy fell in love at
first sight with the trained nurse, and
then Pa came TO with the aid OF o
bucket OF water and some whisky. and
the storm went down. and the doctor
said Pa would have TO have an opera.
tiOn performed 10 remove his appen.
dix, and Pa kicked about IL, but they
took him to the ships hospital, with
the cowboy for an assistant nurse, and
/ was left alone in our stateroom, the
only king there was left, and when !
washed OF my burnt cork / was so
white and pale that they gave me
medicine. and the trained nurse held
me on her lap and sung English songs
TO me. with all the his left out, and
every day she told me how they re.
moved Pas appendix and il was swol
len up bigger than a weiner sausage.
but that he would live all right, and
when he got well enough the captain
would put Pa in irons for passing him.
self on for a niger king. and that
he would probably be transported for
life, If he couldn't raise the price OF a
ransom. And there you are.
Copyright. 1865 by W. G. Chapman1
Copyright In Great Brittany
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-04-15
Little One Simply Had to Be Taken to
Sunday School.

She was only five years old. Conse-
quently she was too young TO go TO
school, and as her mother had a deep
ly rooted prejudice against the kinder
garten. her opportunities for mental
activity were confined to Sunday
school. This. while a substitute. made
a strong appeal to her. and she insist
ed ufon having the golden text repeat
ed to her until she could recite II as
glibly as Now l lay me-" On Sun
day mornings there would be no peace
until arrangements had been perfected
for getting her to church by the tigne
Sunday school began.
One Sunday morning not long ago
she walked her father up so violently
with the usual demand for his escort
that he pleaded his excuses on the
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-04-15

We lad eaten 80 -ueA shzt o1r sp
peti.es has gene. a15 Pa ard the cos
hoy took 10 drinking more and more
and one riEh; il began 20 blow. and
the vessel vas Part o. the tine o. one
sud and thea O. the other. and ther
rolling from side 20 side 50 hat Ps
couldn't q, o1 his thrU1e without side
boards. z-G towards morning ve al
goi sick z.s fell al over the state
room and Pa had = pain under his
belt that doubled hin Up ike Jack
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-04-15
WALKED SEVERAL NILES
WITH HIS MOUTH iGlPE
wooDsvas wITH VE~sIse Aas
II DisLocETEo laws WHEN
FAR FROM AID.

Nolu-kEs. Ge.-A l1-he--zz II
the rszs q Boh AEks1 has taken Al
csth 1srsr % gzce again. a. least
Tbsa fzr fro-7 hone ard frssads. f0- a
ssw cays sgo ~ C gzpt1g bro1zkt
hirz more real trouble ihza ks lad
k1OuE fo- 4 yszr.
ETer Eincs be vas q ehil6 Aikea
has bed 10 the OptEton that stretch
tng o1e's Dozih AFFORDED az zEch re-
izIaiion as stretching ons's srrns s.d
legs. ard roU snt thea Then he felt
particularly tired he zdOg;et this
rnetboc o resting himself He always
declared that iO1g gage would drive
away a hszdache quicker than snY
r3s1ieins be knew %. and furthermore
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-04-15

a rsr- Old picture was cut from the
frame in New York an gallery when
the guard vas not looking. Nov a
large reward Is offered for a clsx 20
the thisf u Is beyond understanding
what anyone would wsnt with pic.
ture secured In that way II II couldn't
Be- framed and hung on the wall and
its history and price explained 10 call
ers what would be the use Of having
it, cheap chrome would be much
more seTyiceabie- 40 one would care
70 hide it Ia the bottom Of a trunk 10
gioat over unless he were a picture
miser, and the thing couldn't be sold
for anything but old paper rags unless
the seller could furnish a written guar
anty that ii was genuine We can't see
Why anyone should steal a thing OF
that sort, exclaims the Chicago Daily
News. unless he was an amateur thief
who !slt that be needed the practice.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-04-15
His Own Voice in Burial sermon.

Boone Gap, nl.-His own voice
preached the funeral service and re
cited the prayers for the dead at the
funeral the other day Of Rev. Daniel
Bassett Leach OF this city During the
last illness OF Mr.. Leach. who died
recently, he talked into a phonograph
an address and the prayers be wanted
at his grave. and his wish that the
machine pay the last tribute was car.
Iied out.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-04-15

Prof G. Stanley Han says in a maga.
zine article: Il do not think that II
the pay Of all teachers in the country.
Inadequate az IL is, were doubled to-
morrow that the quality or quantity OF
actual service rendered the children OF
the state by them would show much
Improvement for some time" Maybe
not, but In that case the teachers
would be getting what they earn.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-04-15
The Difference

Josiah Ito newly wedde. neighbor)
Il wish you long. happy lives: and
see no reason since you have had
experience why you and Mariah can
not pull together as steady and hap
by and successfully as a team OF
horses.
obadiar-No doubt we could If there
was only one tongue between u.s.
Judge.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-04-15

a woman in Oklahoma horsewhipped
so badly man whom she accused Of
talking about her that he was carried
away bleeding and unconscious Even
from a physical standpoint the weaker
sex, In spite Of the white slavery TO
which brutal mssculinity has been sub.
iecting its members. seems to be hold.
ing its own very well.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-04-15
A Question Of NaIue

"Politeness costs nothing" said the
proyerblalist
Which may explain" answered
Miss Cayenne, why some people OF
ostentatious wealth have so little OF
IT"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-04-15
1ruthful Bessie.

There had been a lovers quarrel
and II was his first visit in two weeks.
Il guess you know there was diff
ference between your sister and my
self" he ventured. trying to pump the
little sister
Yes. indeed" responded the latter
without hesitation.
"Well-er-do you think Clara viii
make up when she comes down."
Little BESSIE leaned over nearer and
whispered:
she ought TO. Mr.. Bilkins. She 10
upstairs making up now"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-04-15

pound q u 7 ! n z
change of life. Ny
doctor told me il
was good, and since
taking it / feel 50
much better that /
can do all my work
again. L thin K
Lydia Z. Pinkham's
Vegetable CON-
pound a fine remedy
for all woman's
troubles, and /
never forget TO tell
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-04-15
sheer white goods IN fac, anv A.

Sheer white goods. IN fact. any nns
wash goods when new, owe much OF
their attractiyeness to the way they
are laundered, this being done in o
manner to enhance their textile beau
ty. Home laundering would be equal.
ly satisfactory IL proper attention was
given to starching. the first essential
being good Starch. which has sufficient
strength to stitfen. without thickening
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, 1909-04-15

Mary Garden says there is no moral
fly in clothes. Probably what Mary
means is that morality doesn't cut
much Of figure anyway.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-04-15
The American Family 1r..

Count de Coyne-Your family tree
has not as yet. any aristocratic
branches"
Cole Mein-"Nope. but II has plent,
OF good roots Of all evil"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-04-15
Another woman Helped.

NV 1rlcnQS Wlal II mas done IOr ulc-
Mrs Z HANSON, 3o4 East Long St,
Columbus. Ohio.
Another Woman Helped.
Graniteville, VT was passing
through the Changeof Life and suffered
from nervousness and other annoying
symptoms Lydia L. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound restored myhealth and
strength. and proved worth mountains
OF gold 10 me. For the sake Of other
suffering women / am willing you
should publish my letter" - MRs.
CHARLES BARCLAY RED, Granite
vile. Vt
Women who are passing through this
critical period or who are suffering
from any Of those distressing ills Pc
culiar to their sex should not lose sight
Of the fact that for thirty years Lydia
Z Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
which is made from roots and herbs,
has been the standard remedy for
female ills. In almost every conmu-
nifty you will find women who have
been restored TO health by Lydia E
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-04-15
TROUBLES OF JUNGLE DENTIST.

Dentist wonder does be really
want that tooth pulled, or is he schem-
ing for a breakfast?
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-04-15
HER
PIN PHYSICIAN
ADVISED
Taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Columbus. Ohio. ~ have taken
Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-11-19
Notice Of Mortgage Sale,


Default having been made In the conditions
executed by Richard Fl. Post and Edith II.
Post. his wife. Of Holland Michigan. to William
Q. Cadwallader OF Owosso. Michigan, and
Charles II. Mcbride of Holland, Michigan, said
mortgage bearing date the 18th day OF May A.
u. lSOS, and is recorded In the office OF the
Register OF Deeds of Shiawassee County, Mich
IgaR. on the 18th day of June, A. ID. 1905 In
LiDer lO3 OF mortgages on pages 468 and 4S9
And whereas the amount claimed to be due
upon said mortgage is the sum OF One thou
sand eiRhty-eight dollars and twelve cents and
no suit or proceeding has been instituted at
law to recover the debt now remaining secured
thereby, or any part thereof; and by said de.
fault the power OF sale contained in said mort
gage has become operative:
Now therefore. notice is hereby gwen that,
by virtue OF said power OF sale, and In pur-
suance thereof, and OF the statute In such case
made and provided the said mortgage will be
at public vendue, to the highest bidder, at the
West front door OF the County Court.ho in
the city or C0runua, in said County of Shia-
wassee State OF Michigan, that being the place
OF holding the Circuit Court within said County.
on the 18th day OF December, A. D. 1909, at
O'CLOCK In the afternoon OF said day. to satisfy
the amount that may be due on said mortgage,
principal and interest and all legal costs, in.
Guiding an attorney fee OF thirty dollars as
provided by law and included In said mort.
gage:-The premises to be sold are described
IN said mortgage. as the following described
land and premises, situated In the City OF
Owosso. County OF Shiawassee, State of Mich.
I'D, twenty (20), twenty one (2D, twenty-five
(22l all that part OF lot nun bered SIX (6l living
ana being West OF the center line OF the Com.
STOCK creek Drain" as the same Is now located !;
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-11-19
President BUCHANAN'S
DAY OF FASTING.

The first general proclamation ap
pointing fast day was Issued by Pres
ident James Buchanan Dec. IA, 1860
and reads rs follows:
Numerous appea5 have been made
to me by pl0uS and patriotic associa
lions and citizens. in view uf the pres.
ent distracted aud dangerous c0rditio.
Of our country, to recommend that a
day be set "part for humiliation. fast
ing and pra 'er throughout the Unior
In compliance with their request anl
my own sense of duty | designate Fri
day, the In day Of January. 1851. Eol
this purpose and recommend that On.
people assemble on that day, according
TO their general forms of worship. &
keep it rs 4 solemn fast
"rhe union OF the states is ut the
present moment threatened with alarm.
ing and immediate danger. Panic anC
distress Of Il fearful character prevail
throughout the land. Our laborin:
population are without employment
and consequently deprived of III,
means of earning their bread. Indeed
hope seems to have deserted the mind.
of men. All classes are in a state o.
confusion and diSmay, and the wises.
counsels Of our best and purest men
are wholly diSregarded.
SIN this the hour of our calamity and
peril to whom shall we resort for relief
but to the GQd Of our fathers? His
umnipotent arm only can save US from
the awful effects Of our own crimes
and follies, our own ingratitude ant
guilt toward our Heavenly Father.
"Let us, then, with deep contrition
and penitent sorrow unite In humbllng
ourselves before the Most High in con-
Tossing our individual and national
sins and in acknowledging the justice
Of our punishment. Let us implore
him to remove from our hearts that
false pride of opinion which would i'm.
pei us to persevere In wrong for tn,
sake of consistency rather than yieli
just submission to the unforeseen
exigencies by which we are now sur.
rounded. Let us with deep reverence
beseech him to restore the friendship
and good will which prevailed in for
mer days among the people of the
several states and, above all, to save
us from the horrors Of civil war and
blood outlines. Let our fervent pray
ers ascend to his throne that he will
not desert us in this hour of extreme
peril. but remember us as he did our
fathers in the darkest days OF the Rev
olution and preserve our constitution
and our Union, the work Of their
hands. for ages yet to come. An ON.
nipotent Providence may overrule OK.
listing evils for permanent good. he
can make the wrath of man to prairc
him, and the remainder of wrath he
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-11-19
Tho Queen,s Lesson.

One of the ladies In waiting to the
late Queen Victoria had a very bright
little daughter about four years old
and OF whom the queen was very fond.
The queen invited the child to have
lunch with her. OF course the mother
was highly pleased and charged the lit
tie girl to be very careful about her
table manners and to be very polite to
the queen.
The little girl came home in high
glee, and the mother asked her all
about the luncheon. "Were you very
polite little girl? And did you remem-
Der to do all l told you at the table?"
asked the proud mamma.
"Oh, yes; was polite" said the little
girl, "but the queen wasn't"
"The queen wasn'tw said the mother
"Why, what did she do?'
"She took her chicken bone up in her
fingers. and just shook my finger at
her, like you did at me, and said, Pig
gy, piggy, piggyr "-Philadelphia North
American.