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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-03
PresIdent Gets MAN. Gifts.

George +. Parker. in his reminis.
cences OF Mr.. Cleveland, in McClure's
Magazine for March. tells of the enor-
nous number of gifts sent to presi-
dent. After his first term Mr. Cleye-
land insisted on going through his vast
collection, and in describing the Incl.
dent Mr., Parker says: Upon unlock
ing the disused room into which per.
haps ten or twelve thousand separate
articles had been cast, We might well
have thought ourselves in photo.
graphic warehouse. There must Ger
tainly have been between six and sew
en- thousand photographs.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-03

Even the famous and influential Lon
1on Times gets called down" occasion.
ally. The episode Of the Piggott let
tiers is not forgotten. And now "the
Thunderer'' has aroused the anger OF
the japanese authorities. The Times
recently commented on the spy system
in International affairs and said ii has
been proved that japanese residents in
America are acting as spies. This has
drawn from Japanese government ofi-
cials a prompt protest, and they have
asked the Associated Press 10 make a
categorical denial OF the allegation by
the London Times. representative OF
the foreign Office adding: The state
ment is absolutely without foundation
AS far as Japan Is concerned IL is re
garded as a silly canard. while its mis-
chievous source alone entities it TO be
dignifed by the term dementia." This
Is pretty sharp. coming from the Jap
anese. who. especially in official outgiv
ings. are usually exceedingly ceremoni
Gus and scrupulously polite. Evidently
the London Times has hurt deeply the
feelings OF the Japanese government.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-03

A New York woman who committed
suicide the other day left instructions
for her body to be cremated and the
can" containing the ashes to be bur.
led in the ground, concluding her d.
rections with this remark: Il do not
wish to spend the winter In tin boz
on shelf" Some people are so par.
ticular. One who refuses longer I'm
this clay carcass crippled to abide"
ought NOT to care for the dust he has
flung aside.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-03

Spring has begun, according to the
calendar. The weather bureau failed.
however, TO celebrate the occasion.
and II wodld be hard TO believe that
the ghost Of winter has been laid
hereabouts were 1t not for the emer.
gence the other day of the spring
poet OF the Springfield Republican.
When he becomes active It is a sure
sign that springtimes sap is seething
and running
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-03
Aerial Invasion Of England Is Again
Postponed.

terlai irNaslcn o. E0Slarc ~ again
Postpone5.
zeppelIn's tussle for II hours with
sis unruly airshlp shows how far we
sre yet from practicable control Of at
nospherical navigation Under favor
able conditions. our daring pioneers
nave been doing remarkable things
They break records day after day and
prophesy all sorts % revolutionary do
ings Tor The future. But Oryilie Wright
Is a cripple. and the list Of miraculous
escapes from death Is long. Il is easy
% recall lucky falls OF Baldwin. Far
man. Knabenshue and others. while
the fatal outcome Of the Morrell air
ship fight In san Francisco does not
readily pass into foreetfulness. Very
probably the world will eventually see
the success Of these machines. Every
invention has its early stages Of acci-
dent Victory comes only after much
experimenting and risk But the
British world has excuse for feeling
considerable relief over the latest
Zeppelin fight. II one rigid airship
acts this way, what would happen 10 a
feet trying 10 cross the channel
Aerial invasion OF the Englishman's s
home by the empire OF the north is
postponed indefinitely.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-03

Russian women have found a more
expeditions and surer way than d.
vorce Of getting rid OF unsatisfactory
husbands. They simply hire a prop
erly qualified women to remove
them. At least this method prevails
in one district OF that country-a dis.
trict, by the way. where man seems
peculiarly disqualified for happy mat
rimony. A woman of that region has
Just been arrested, on confession OF a
wife seized with inconvenient remorse
who confesses that she has murdered
no less than 800 men at the soliclta
tion of their wives She never harmed
members of her own sex. This rec
ord out-Gunnesses that Of the famous
Laporte lady.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-03
Goats Need Much ExereIse.-Goa,


need a great amount Of exercise, much
more than sheep. The one is by ma.
ture a browser and the other a grazer
and the browsing habit naturally re.
quires more activity on the part of the
goats. They are sensitive to restraint
and do better II not herded but of
course herding is often a necessity
and therefore should be done under aa
favorable circumstances as possible.
They should not be allowed to feel
their restraint IL constant attendance
is necessary. the herder should be of
quiet disposition. The next best thing
to the freedom OF a range is a large
pasture. where the goats may have
oversight, but not constant atten.
dance. Such pastures are considered
the cheapest method OF keeping these
goats. They can easily be trained 10
come home by feeding a little und
sailing regularly at home.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-03
Combining oalryins. Poultry, Fruit

Combining Oairying, Poultry, Fruit
and Pies.-Dairying may be profitably
combined with poultry keeping, with
fruit raising, or with pig growing
With any of these combinations. one
is able TO have two substantial in
comes, utilize the waste products. and
give profitable employment the entire
year to hired help. II whole milk is
sold TO village or city trade. fruit
growing and dairying are the best
combination. the manure being used TO
fertilize the orchard and land for
growing forage crops. When cream
or butter only is sold, dairying and
pig or poultry raising are good COM
bination, the skim milk and butter
milk being fed to the pigs or chickens.
Pigs. poultry, fruit and dairy may all
be profitably combined under certain
conditions, The success OF nearly all
of the great industries has resulted
from good management and the full
utilization of all the by-products.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-03
Ore OF Fashlon,s FoIIies.

A lady came on an odd-looking baS
the other day in one Of the fashion
able London shops. II was in expen-
sive leather. and seemed too large for
an ordinary handbag; also 1t had
curious opening cut at one side to-
wards the top. Ladies use II for
carrying their little Dogs" the sales
man explained.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-03

An optimists club OF Gotham wants
10 abolish All Fools day. But here is
where sentiment will overrule both
reason and optimism. for the desire to
make fool OF oneself springs eternal
in the human breast and will not be
denied. Besides, on general principles.
the task is too herculean one for hu.
man endeayor 10 achieve.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-03

New York city's latest contribution
20 the worlds stock OF drinkables IA
the eXpurgated cocktail. You omit the
cherry. and are not allowed TO use
even the olive 1t remains TO be seen
how this innovation will strike the
bibulously inclined who order their
drinks at thirst lenters not located op
Manhattan island
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-03

How Coyotes Were killed.-Briga-
dier General r. II. Pratt. stationed
in Oklahoma in the COS, wrote lately
to an acquaintance this story OF how
he got coyotes pelts to make a robe
Coyotes and wolves were plentiful
about the camp and | decided to get
lot of skins and have an Indian
woman tan them, leaving the tails
on and making carriage robe for
sister. A Comanche named Essatoyet
and his wife agreed TO get the skins
and tan them for consideration, IL
| would give them a beef and some
poison. The beef contractor sold me
a beef for 81. We were then paying
$3.50 a hundred for the best of beef
for army use. | got the poison and
went with Essatoyed and his wife to
see them set the bait They drove
the beef to glade a mile from camp.
killed 1t, took of the hide and re-
served all the best meat for their own
use. and sprinkled the poison over
the carcass. Essatoyet had cut thirty
sticks a foot and a half long and
sharpened them at both ends. These
he stuck in the ground in a large cir.
Gle enclosing the carcass, and on each
put a chunk of liver or heart. saving
as he did so, 'Sugan wolf heap like
him. The next morning | went with
them to see the result of our venture,
and we found twenty-seven coyotes
and two large gray wolves dead about
the carcass and vicinity. So | got
nv robe and had wolf skins In snara /,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-03

To all who enclose
postage he will re-
ply, telling how
Doan's Kidney Pills
cured him after he
had doctored and
had been in two diff
ferent hospitals for
eighteen months,
suffering intense
pain in the back.
lameness, twinges
when stOOping or
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-03
Giant FIaepoIe for EXPOSITION,

Pierce county will have the honor of
furnishing a 200-foot FIR fiagpole for
the Alaska Yukon exposition. Judge
Hanford, OF the federal court, has ar
ranged for transportation of the giant
stick 10 the exposition grounds, where
II will be erected with ceremony BY
the Washington society, Sons OF the
Revolution, Tacoma Ledger.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-03

lifting, languor, dizzy spells and rheif-
matism. Before / used Doan's Kid
ney Pills." says Mr.. Winney, Il
weighed 143. After taking 10 or 12
boxes / weighed 162 and was COM
pletely cured"
Sold by ali dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-03

A big volcano down in little Saliva
dor. Central America. has started
erupting, That part OF the world IL
bound to attract attention. When II
cannot originate a revolution or ar
international row It sets the interna
fireworks going
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-03

because these soils are extremely rich
in deposits Of lime; that the reason
why certain portions OF Ohio, for in
stance. succeed as well as they do,
is that the soil there is also heavily
charged with lime. This fact is borne
out by many things that we would
like to enumerate, but we will men,
tion one. In our own county alfalfa
is growing wild for many miles along
the railroad tracks. Section men
complain bitterly of II. saying that 1t
seems impossible to kill It. When We
stop to think of the unfavorable con-
ditions under which these plants
started. merely dropped from a leak
ing bag being transported on this rail-
road, falling among gravel and Gin
ders, with lack of moisture. no seed
bed whatever, with the birds to prey
upon il. and SOIL where there is any,
that is more than likely of sub-surface
origin and decidedly lacking in fertil-
ity; when we consider these things,
/, seems to us that the only possible
reason for it's splendid success under
these difficulties has been in three
things: First, the railroad embank.
ments are composed of limestone
gravel; second. they are thoroughly
drained, and third, owing to the pres
ence of sweet clover growing along
the railroad tracks, the probabilities
are that the alfalfa very frequently
finds its inoculation quickly. Humus
is certainly deficient as well as soil
preparation. We know of other in
stances where the alfalfa grows we'll
along the railroad tracks, when the
soil adjacent to these roads refuses
to grow alfalfa satisfactorily. We be-
lieve that this confirms our theory
of the lime, drainage and possibly
inoculation which the alfalfa finds on
the railroad track, but which are
probably lacking to a certain extent
when this ground is left. Our theory
on this matter is confirmed from a
great many other sources. Farmers
who have had their alfalfa germinate
properly in the first place, but gradu
ally go back" and in year or SO
have 1t all gone, have probably in
nearly every instance been unsuccess
| ful owing to lack of lime. Farmers
| living in sections troubled by crat
grass or by sorrel have actually
found that liberal applications of lime
would do serious injury to these
weeds. while the alfalfa throve splen
didly.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-03
ANOTHER BORING QUESTION.

81 say, pa. is man from Poland
called Pole?"
'Yes. my son."
"Then, pa, why isn't a man from
Holland called a Hole?"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-03

Berkeley (CalJ schoolgirls are on
strike against an order TO read the
novels of Dumas, Balzac and zola.
Now, why didn't the authorities gain
their end by requesting the girls not
TO read those authors?
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-03
A Time Mix.Up.

Author-What kind of play has
tho best chance now of acceptance?
Manager-The one with future is
that Of the lady with past at present.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-03

Give Pigs saIt.--Do not wait till the
pig is dead before you give him salt
lie should have salt every day In his
life and then some rubbed in after he
Is dead.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-03

The man who is able to say: THE
Lord is my strength" viii never break
down under his load.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-03
PROOF FOR TWO CENTS.
II You Suffer with Your Kidneys and
Back, Write to This Man.

G. W. Winney, Medina, N. Y, in
vites kidney sufferers to write to him.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-03
SUCCESSFUL GROWING OF
ALFALFA in UNITED STATES

Farmers of East Well West Realize Impor'
Value Turn It's Cultivation
BY Charles b. Wing
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11
TOOK STING CURE.
Perhaps Zoo ProvvIe= Was Only AFTER
HOney-He Got That.

New York July 1o-Jerhaps Juggle-.
the sloth bear IN the Bronx Zoo. was
anxious 20 Try the new el-e Tor rhel-
matism when De crawled over the to2
OF the iron fence surrounding his cage
and was properly stung by the bees uv-
ing in a hive in the park nursery E5s
ate al the honey the bees had stored in
the hive. while re took the cure.
Keepers were trying % figure 0us who
was stuug most-the keeper OF the bees
who lost the honey or the bear who Eor
it. Certainly JUggler laughed az ali of
them when he was once again back in his
own home
Juggler IS a fine specimen OF the slo-h
bear. but has On several occasions made
himself unpopular with officials OF the
Zoo by going out on quiet maragding er-
petitions He usually MANAGES 10 set
back before tae keepers arrive once ne
escaped and broke into the Rocking
stone restaurant in the park. where hs
ate several pounds OF sugar and hair
dozen cakes and pies.
The officials Of the park are consider
ing plan TO cover the top Of the cage
with wire netting TO keep Juggler st
home
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11
EXPLORERS NEAR DEATH.
Boat wrecked IN SIIdstream. They
Lose suppIIes and Money.

Denver. Colo. july %. - Battling FOR
their lives with the turbulent waters %
the Green River. seventy-ave miles south
of the town Of Green River. Wyo,
Thomas Martin and J. ". Woodward. Of
ST Louis. prominent members % the
Missouri Athletic Club and Mound CT,
social favoriJes. were shipvrecked Their
AWAY in the tvinkling Of an eye. and
almost frozen. barefo0ted. and nearly
naked, they were forced 10 walk back
.seventy-hve miles for aid
More dead than alive. Martin and
Woodward returned 20 Denver today and
related their thrilling battle
\ few weeks ago Martin and Woodward
left Denver TO start on a S0o0-mile Jour
ney of adventure and exploration down
The Green and Colorado rivers TO the Gulf
Of California and out 70 The PaeiEe Ocean
in an eighteen-foor boat Down the Green
for nifty miles from the starting point the
voyage was pleasant and uneventful-
Then many rapids were encountered
To be ready for any emergency, they
SlI-Fpe- 10 O. ne--l q" -----l---i5 NoS---l-r
Finally came a crash A huge rock IN
midstrcam upset The boat. splintering the
bow. Martin and Woodward were strug-
Cling IN the foam-lashed waters. money
+ supplies. clothing. and equipment al
washed away.
The only thing left TO d. was to star,
: back for Green River aroot. The storm
made the Night exceedingly cold, and the
/ boys nearly froze.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11
POOR 10 JOINS THE aDRYSg
Carlisle Graduates Win over Ses
Perce Indians TO Temperance.

Spokane. Wash. July 1Q-GUmshoe pol
iticians eulisting the support Of the In
dians az the election in Central Idaho
win strike snags al along The trail Il
they pursue the old tactics Of campaign
ing with suit cases fled with Hasss
q whisky.
Since frewater has been banlshed from
the reservation. suotheast OF Spokane.
more than a score OF educated Nez Perez
Indians. headed by James Stuart. Paul
Corbstt. and C0rbstt Lawyer. graduates
o. Carlisle. have been doing silent but
effective missionary work among their
fellows in the cause o. local option.
II they succeed IN convincing The older
Indians thar IL IS their duty 70 exercise
the franchise. the liquor traffic IN Nez
Perce County VIII be wiped out TIE
church Indians have decided 10 vote with
The CRY forces. and q is reported that
II the lCug-haired renegades vote. they
VIII DO likewise.
There are between 90 and 500 Indians
IN the county. and with their votes they
held the balance OF political power.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11
ALASKA'S FUR CROP
Is LIGHT THIS YEAR
Traders Report but Few Fine
Skins Brought In.
LITTLE ERMINE IS IN SIGHT

Best of Trapping season Is Ended
white, Black, and Red Foxes Are
Seareer Than Ever, While Beauti-
fuI silver Fox Is Entirely Missing
Bear skins Are Also Scarce.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11

The total number Of trees planted along
the avenues. streets and roadways and
school yards is 94035. with a mileage Of
5225 Last year there was expended for
all purposes in the maintenance. removal
OF old trees. and the planting OF new
trees. S3469594 In addition TO the $500
appropriated by Congress for the last
fiscal year for this work. the COmmis-
sloners asked for $4,000 with which 10 es-
tabllsh a nursery for the propagation OF
trees for the streets.
Try Tree Culture.
At the present time the District govern
ment IS using a portion Of the grounds
at the Washington Asylum and Tubercu-
Iosis Hospital for producing its young
trees. Ii viii be only question Of a
little while until the ground In use AZ
the asylum win have TO be abandoned.
as It VIII be needed for other purposes,
and the authorities OF the tuberculosis
hospital want the ground used by the
District for agricultural purposes.
The Commissioners purpose TO use the
present season from the current avail
able funds of this department a portion
Of the funds for the care OF trees and
parking in improving the conditions OF
the continuous tree spaces along the curb
lines in which the trees are planted.
Heretofore this has been impossible by
reason Of the smallncss Of the appropria-
tlons. The COmissioners believe this to
be extremely desirable in order 10 i'm
prove the appearance Of the streets.
Planting of trees alOng the streets Of
the CITY was begun in 1872 Prior 10 that
time there had been planted in various
sections OF the city by private enter
prise, trees along the streets. From the
beginning of the official planting OF trees
the work has been kept up and extended
from year 20 year, with the result that
Washington can now boast Of nearly
10000 trees on its streets. which does not
take in the 50.o90 or more trees in the
government parks and reservations. max
ing total OF over 15o,o0O Aourishing trees
in the city.
Not Enough Funds.
The annual appropriations made by
Congress provides for less than 50 pei
cent OF the total mileage Of the ave
nues and streets. with no provision made
for the rapidly growing and extending
suburbs. The annual appropriation il
only sufficient to properly look after th'
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11
So of Pnnr Teacher..

Topeka, Kans. July 10.-County su-
perintendents OF Western kansas have
formed q combine 10 insBre tie employ
ment OF al their local teachers Notices
are being printed IN the local papers
that until an local teachers are en-
plOyed the county superintendent VII
not O x the certificates OF outside teach
ers
This action is taken 10 shut OF the in
fux Of weak-Igngei teachers from the
East. The edzcaticnal authorities ara
working with the state board o. health
70 reduce TIE number or w7ak-iunged
teachers Who come West for tlelr health
and teach school 70 psx sasiE Wsy.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11

heroine would have been employed 20
carry out, or competent 20 conduct. the
important and hazardous enterprise that
she succeeded IN performing However.
Pauline Cushman was about thirty when
her most famous feats were performed,
and Belle BOYD. as we have seen. was
scarcely twenty-one when captured and
sentenced 10 death-both quite young
enough % have wrought deadly havoc as
did the uovelist's Celia Westc0te Both
these Young women too. affected mascU-
line attire their skin being due, perhaps.
90 their training on the stage, though II
IS uncertain II Belle BOYD was an actress
before her exploits as a secret agent
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11

Seattle. Wash, July 10-That there is
going 20 be a light fur catch all through
Alaska this year seems a certainty. The
best Of the trapping season is over. and
traders and trappers are discouraged over
the outlook
White. black. and red foxes were much
scarcer than ever before. The beautiful
silver fox was entirely missing this year.
This richly-furred red fox OF the arctic
was also scarce. as was also the snowy
white fox. which was formerly abundant
No good lynx skins seem 10 have been
taken this year al all Only few poor
summer skins OF this animal VIII be sent
20 market from here this year
A trader who deals exclusively in fox.
lynx and ermlne skins has just reached
here from the Kotzebue country. In this
trip Of over 800 miles through what was
once the richest fur-producing region Of
the arctic, he was able TO buy only eight
fox skins and very few ermine skins
Bear skins Scarce.
Not only are the finer furs very scarce.
but the trade in polar bear skins. whica
has until now been extensive. Is also
I threatened. Very few OF these great ami
mails have beed killed this year on the
/ ice. where they are usually found in great
numbers. coming % the land only 70 rear
/ the young
( Even when plentiful. large polar bear
/ skins when properly dressed. have
/ brought over $500 IN Boston and other
/ Eastern cities But these large skins.
which sometimes exceed eleven feet IN
] length, were NOT 10 be seen in the arcuc
+ this year
Gold Ffnd the Cause.
This fur shortage comes as the result OF
7 recent changes that have begun TO make
/ themselves felt here The discovery OF
rich gold fields az Nome and ar other
points On tile Seward Peninsula. by
bringing in a relatively large fuT-buying
population. greatly stimulated the trap
ping industry BY giving the native trap
per a market In which money was plelti-
ful and prices sometimes a0normally
highh.
The Eskinos ftted themselves ou1 with
the latest type OF rifles. and the country
was covered with steel traps. These.
superseding the crude affairs OF former
times. soon produced enormous quantities
! % furs-
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11

British heir is srad1aiy taking ever the social hur-
dens vlica King Edward previously has bcrne.
and the effect on ~ health has been sod This
is a recent Snapshot cf RS royal h.ghncss.