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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-07-28
New Naval Flags.

There has been adopted by the navy
department for the naval militia com
modore 5 flag for the office OF that
grade at the head of the navy organlza-
ton. The lower half of this flag is
of old gold and the upper half of navy
blue, which latter half contains single
white star. There has also been adopt
ed distinctive flag and pennant for
the naval militia generally. This nag
mas navy blue field on which IS i'm,
posed diamond Of old gold, bearing
an anchor The pennant is in the same
coIors. the streamer in one-half ITS
length being of navy blue and the other
old gold. The streamer bears gold
diamond. containing an anchor.
Following an examination by naval
board of inspection, the Rockland,
Maine, course has been chosen as the
best of the courses used over which
to trv naval vessels. The two othef
courses used. which were carefully gone
over. are the ProvincetoWn, MaNsaehu-
sets. and the Delaware BreahWater
Nlpown as the Lewes) courses.
Preference has always been express
ed by the Philadelphia and Newport
News shipbuiIders for the Lewes course,
where the new destroyers are about to
he tried. as it costs less money to send
the ships to Lewes than to Rockiand or
provinc,town. The navy department
OF these
builders in this respect, specifying the
Lewes course. but now that the hoard
Of INSPECTION has reported Rocklaho
NAV be specified in future.
After investigation and adoption by
the British admiralty the navy depart
ment has purchased device which VIII
hermit the escape of officers and ere"
of flooded submarines resting on the
ho+tom. This device will be installed
for experimental purposes IN one OF
the new submarines and if found salts
farrorv All the submarines of the navy
Will Toe equipped with If. An arr t'2h'
saction built from the side Of the sun
marine in which the air is trapped, IS
part Of the design 10 be tried, when
its English inventor calls 4" an
| lock.
W Ith INNS - 10 ne tiN'-fl an 'L'
diving helmet and jacket. he>' ii ne,
NETS are hung inside the air iock, W"Ith
: supplied with oxygen from the sun
| maine =. cylinders. In case Of an accl-
denr the men in the vessel make their
wav to the air lock. adjust the helmets,
| which requires but thirty seconds. ana
the air in the helmet carries the wearer
20 the surface There j. q supply o.
artificial air in the helmet in small
| case which both purife~> and generates
oxygen. Respired air undergoes a pro
ceGs of publication and IS reoNygenated
| aud used over again.
Praises the Army.
That the Panama Canal j. result
of the expansion policy of the United
! states. and that the army deserves the
| u: e- no work is the opinion re-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-02-17

II is generally conceded that the
employment OF concrete in construc-
ton has added a marked impetus to
architectural study In recent years.
The pliability of cement mortar and
its coarser accompaniment, concrete,
makes It readily adaptable to any
form or design the architect may
create. In many parts OF the country
the architects are applying them
selves to this subject, and beautiful
effects have been produced. Recent
progress in cement construction has
been most noticeable along the line of
appearance. II is now being used for
face work in the higher classes of res
licences where formerly Il was not
thought possible. For many years the
unsatisfactory appearance of struc-
lures built of this material has pro-
hibited its use for the facing of high
class structures, and this difficulty in
the use of a material which is other
wise superior to all other materials
used for the same purpose. on account
of its durability, has been lamented by
architects and engineers. 1t has only
been during the past two years that
any real progress has been made in
devising means to improve its ap-
pearance and to do away with this OBJ
lection. In the past the necessity OF
artistic and pleasing effects In con-
crete have not been so apparent. since
the material has been used mostly in
masonry and other heavy construc-
tion, but with the growing demand for
its use in the higher class of build
ings this difficult problem Is being
forced to the front. Concrete struc-
lures, like those built of the older and
common materials. depend on two
factors for their artistic effect. First,
design; second, execution. By far the
most important of the two is tho de-
sign, which lies almost exclusively in
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-02-17
BETZVHLE TALES
Uncle Ashdod and the Bisquito
BS,By Ellis Darker BuHefI
hkD Author of Pigs is Pigs Etc. GA2
By PETER NEWELL

Early this spring Uncle Ashdod
clute made up his mind that he was
pretty sure TO die within twenty or
thirty years. and he felt that II would
W shame to die and not leave any
hing TO carry his name down to pos
Ierity. and that he ought to hustle up
4 bit if he wanted to enroll his name
IN the banner OF fame. The only
hing that troubled him was that there
Tere not many things a man could do
n Betzville to make his name resound
around the world like June bug In
bass-drum. but one day. when he
was down at the creek fishing. the
hea came TO him like fash.
He says he was sitting there with
grasshopper In one hand and the fish
hook In the other. ready TO thread the
trasshopper on the hook, when sim
,itaneousIy at the same time bee
liighted on his left ear and a mos
quito on his right ear lie says that
my ordinary man might never have
rot an idea from that. but Uncle Ash
lod can wiggle his ears to and fro like
flag in the breeze. and he wiggled
hem. He says he must have wriggled
hem too hard. but he wasn't paying
much attention to his ears just then.
He says that II he had wiggled his
,ars with Just a slight wiggle all
you'd have been well. but he must
lave wiggled them mighty strong. for
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-02-17

had got the wrong ends OF them. Each
bisquito had bees stinger on its
nose and a mosquitoes bitter on its tail.
and they were ambidextrous, .as one
might say. They worked something
like a see-saw. A bisquito could bal.
ance on its legs on tender spot, and
then see.saw up and down, and at
each teeter the stinger on one end
would do it's dire work. BY the time
Uncle Ashdod reached the attic door
the whole production of his bisquito
factory was showing him how II was
done.
Uncle Ashdod was seen passing
through Main street at about $3.50
o'clock accompanied by all the bis
quitos known to be in existence. and
he was on the Jump. and at every
jump he let forth yell, but at the
speed at which he was travelling the
reporter of the Betzville News could
not tell whether II was yell OF tri.
umph or mere expression OF annoy
ance. II was later learned that he
had no thought at the time OF ex.
pressing MS triumph, out was SIMPLY
hiking tor the swimming hole in the
creek
Three days later the biographer
from Chicago found him there with
only his nose above water while sew
eral hundred bisquitos sat patiently
on log near by. Occasionally a bis
quito would fly toward Uncle Ashdod
who would then duck and swallow a
quart of creek water. The gentleman
from Chicago mentioned the sub5ec,
of the biographical history to Uncls
Ashdsd at the time. but he did not
wait for an answer. II seems that q
bisquito answered him first He rar
all the way back to Bctzville, and the
history was forced to go to press
without even a mention OF Unc!.
| Ashdod.
BY the time we have heavy fros
Uncle Ashdod's friends hope the bis
quitos will be In comatose condition
and Uncle Ashdod can come out o
the creek.
Copyright. 1909. By W. @. Chapman,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-02-17

dod did not want his biography until
he could run into It the facts about
tile creation Of the stingless bee and
the biteless mosquito
Along about the 9Th of August
Uncle Ashdod opened the hermetical.
ly sealed incubator in which he had
deposited the eggs of the bisquito. as
he called the new insect. He had pre-
pared the eggs carefully. cutting each
egg in two and then gluing the rear
end OF mosquito egg to the fore-end
of a bee egg. He did this with sew
eral thousand eggs, and then put them
to hatch in butter tub in his attic.
II was his first attempt at egg graft
ing, and he hardly hoped that more
than one or two OF the eggs would
hatch. but the results far exceeded his
expectations
The butter tub was full of bisquitos
OF the strongest quality. They were
full Of vitality and they seemed to
recognize that Uncle Ashdod was a
sort of step-father to them. and sew.
eral Immediately arose and kissed him
in the face and he uttered several ex.
carnations of surprise In hasty
manner, and then he put his hand on
the back of his neck and yelped like a
painful dog. The experiment had
been great success, and one end of
each mosquito was annexed to one
end of each bee, but Uncle Ashdod
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-02-17

to build a block house without that
distressing appearance Of sameness
that characterize some of the earlier
structures.
Cement plaster houses are cheaper
to build than either Of the two forms
previously described. They present q
neat appearance also. and any desired
surface treatment is possible in this
form OF construction. We show here
of the advanced type. The frame is OF
wood and the exterior Is lathed over
furring strips placed over tar paper
on the sheathing. Two coats OF ce.
ment are used, the first being
scratched while still wet to make a
holding surface for the second.
This house is % feet inches wide.
and 81 feet inches long. One OF the
striking features about the design Is
the porch. which also is of cement
plaster construction. This house is In.
dividual in it's style and while plain
is not severely so. II has large liv.
ing room, 10 feet inches by II feet
with a window seat. This room is
used also as a dining room and the
kitchen is placed conveniently ada.
cent. The kitchen is 10 by Is feet in
size, and provides room for table II
the use of that room is preferred as
a dining room. A bedroom and toile,
room are also on this floor. On the
! second floor are three bedrooms and
a bathroom. The cost of this house
is about the same as that for frame
structure.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-02-17

II sngered the bee and the mosquito.
and at the same moment that the
mosquito angrily bit him on the right
ear the bee arose In it's might and
swatted It's stinger into his left ear
up TO the handle.
II was Immediately after that--with'
In one-tenth OF a second--that Uncle
hshdod saw where great improve
nent could be made In bees and mos
tuitos.
SO, as soon as he got home. he set
30 work thinking how to improve the
bee and the mosquito. and the more
he thought about II the surer he be-
came that life was too short for one
man to improve both separately and
that the right thing to do would be to
mix the breeds of bees and mos
uuitos. lie said that the only OBJ
Iectionabie part OF the bee was Its
after-deck and rudder. so to speak
snd that the moan part OF the mos
quito was its fore-deck and bowsprit
and what the world had been longing
for these many centuries was a com
bination of the fore-end OF the bee and
the rear-end OF the mosquito. thus
forming one sweet and useful insect.
About that time bald-headed mar
from Chicago came to Betzville to ge
material for History of the Promi
nent Citizens of Ringtail County
the cost OF the book being only ter
dollars. including the insertion OF {
handmade biography OF the purchases
as one OF the most prominent OF all
and S25 additional for steel engrav
Ing with a Arm but gentle look. HI
strongly urged Uncle Ashdod to fal
for II. saying that Uncle Ashdod ha'
a bunch OF the most biographical look
ing whiskers In all Ringtail county
and that now was the time to be stee
engraved. before. the price OF stee
went up. But Uncle Ashdod bade hin
wait. He told the man from Chicag
that he would gladly uplift Amer
scan literature by contributing his fac
and biography. but that he would no
be ready until about potato-diggin
time. The fact was that Uncle Asf
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-02-17
LEWIS "slNoLE BINDER.

A handmade cigar fresh from the
table. wrapped In foil. thus keepinS
fresh until smoked. A fresh cigR
made Of good tobacco 10 the ideal
smoke. The old, well cured tobaccos
used are 80 rich in quality that many
who formerly smoked 10c cigars nov
smoke Lewis Single Binder Straight
&c. Lewis Single Binder costs the
dealer some more than other &c cigara.
but the higher price enables this fac
tory to use extra quality tobacco
There are many limitations; don't b
fooled. There is no substitute! Tell
the dealer you want . Lewis Single
Binder"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-02-17
ACCOUNTING ITCHING.
Eczema for Yesr-Got No Relief
Even at Skin HospitaI-In Despair
Until cutieura Cured Him.

IT was troubled with a severe itch.
ing and dry, scrufy skin on my ankles,
feet, arms and scalp. Scratching made
1t worse. Thousands of small red pin.
pies formed and these caused intense
itching. / was advised to go to the
hospital for diseases of the skin. did
so, the chief surgeon saying: 'Tnever
saw such bad case Of eczema" But
got little or no relief. Then tried many
so-called remedies, but I became so
bad that / almost gave up in despair.
After suffering agonies for twelve
months, was relieved of the almost
unbearable itching after two or three
applications of Cuticura Ointment l
continued its use, combined with Cuti.
cura Soap and Pills, and I was COM
pletely cured. Henry Searle, Little
Rock, Ark, Oct. and 10, 1907"
Potter Drug Chem. Corp, Solo Props, Boston.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-02-17

house. There is another class called
cement plaster houses that are In
vogue in many parts OF the country
and are giving satisfaction. The mon.
olithic house is one with built-up walls
reinforced by steel rods. Houses OF
this type require some additional
treatment Of the exterior surface to
secure a finish that will be present
able. This is a comparatively new
proposition for the designer. The prob
lem has been how to overcome the
dull appearance OF large surfaces built
of cement whose displeasing appear.
ance is due often to unsightly stains
and other discolorations. These DIFF.
ficulties have been overcome SO that
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-02-17
WANTED IT FOR HAIR WASH
No Trouble at All for Retired singer
to Account for the Carbolio
Acid.

II was on my way home one night,
said the retired baritone, according TO
illustrated Bits, "and the hour was
late. AS turned a corner at a lonely
spot a wild-eyed man stepped out IN
front of me. In his right hand he
carried a pistol and in his left a
cleaning knife. With low, mocking
laugh he thrust his burly form athwart
my path, and said:
"'At last have you in my power.
I have sworn to kill the first man
met after 3 a. m. You are he-also
It. Would you rather be shot or
stabbedr
Immediately I saw had to do with
a madman. Quick thought was neces'
sary. Right there and then my long
training stood me well in hand. TAX
ing pint bottle Of carbolic acid
from my overcoat pocket, remarked
jovially:
"'Old scout, greet thee as a friend
XIII me II thou wilt, but first let us
drink success to the crime.
1T made hit with the bug. He
grabbed the bottle and took swallow
like stage hand. AS he fell writh
ing on the sidewalk ! stepped over his
body and continued on my way"
."How did you happen to have bot
tie of carbolic acid with your" asked
the incredulous press agent
Il was taking it home to put on my
hair" answered the retired baritone
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-02-17

the Jurisdiction of the architect, while
the execution, or finish. depends upon
the contractor or the manufacturer.
The artistic effects of concrete struc-
lures will, therefore. depend on the
cooperation of the architect and the
contractor. The former must realize
that he is dealing with comparative
ly new material, having its own char
acteristics.. and to which he should
give careful study.
Instead of endeayoring to transform
the material itself he will do far bet
ter to adapt to his needs this mate
rial, which has special characteristics.
The tendency has been for designers
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-02-17
New Wireless system in Russia.

The military department at ST. Pc.
tersburg is taking considerable inter.
est in a new system OF wireless teleg,
raphy which has been invented by =
Russian student. 1t is claimed that
messages have been sent from ST.
Petersburg 10 Sevastopol and received
accurately. One Of the principal fea
lures OF the new system is that mes
sages cannot be tapped by outside sta
tions. and 1t is intended TO build q
station in the Ural mountains to con
meet with similar station to be built
in Vladivostock. The station will be
built by the military engineers at q
a cost of about $4,000 gold.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-02-17
Woman,s DARING Deed.

In southern Tunis lies an extensive
salt marsh desert called the Shot
Jerid, of which the Arabs stand In ter
ror. for many caravan has been lost
in the salt incrusted morass. which.
according to De Lesseps is a. much
as 1000 feet deep in places. This
region has been crossed for the first
time in a small automobile by .
woman. Myriam Harry. q well-known
French novelist.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-02-17
His Retort.

Newzance-Do you know, young
man. that five out Of six people who
suffer from heart trouble have brought
1t upon themselves through the filthy
habit of smoking?
Karmley--Reaily! And possibly you
are aware that nine out of ten people
who suffer from black eyes can trace
the complaint to a habit Of not mind
ing their own business.-Pearson &
Weekly.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-02-17

to use cement to initiate other mate
rials. This practice seldom gives sat
isfactory results from an artistic
point OF view. Contractors should as
sist the architect in giving cement
surfaces an individuality OF their own
by following out to the last letter the
architects viewa Buildings made of
concrete. and here We mean dwelling
houses. are divided into two classes.
the monolithio and the concrete block
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-02-17

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject OF building for the readers OF
this paper. on account of his wide eXpe-
rience as Editor, Author and Manufac-
turer, he is. without doubt, the highest
authority on all these subjects. Address
all inquiries TO William A. Radford. No.
l94 Fifth Ave. Chicago. ILL.,. and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-02-17
Not Up to Modern Standards.

your wife's new hat makes her
look like a queen" said the man who
tries to be complimentary.
Don't let her hear you say that,
answered Mr. Bliggins; 81 have
looked through the histories and
never yet saw a picture of a queer
who looked as II she enjoyed first
class milliner."
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-02-17
Described.

MISS Giddigosh-Oh. uncle, have
you seen the Williamses' baby? Do
describe 1t to me.
Uncle Snark--Description UNI
ah! very small features. clean shaven.
red-faced, and looks hard drinker.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-02-17
Indorsino shackIeton's Claim.

inoorsin9 SnackIetons Ciaim'
Grimm-I'm inclined to have con
iderable confidence In Explorer
Shackleton.
Primm-Why?
Grimm--He may be little too posi-
tive in asserting that he didn't dis
cover the south pole. but I'm ready to
give him the benefit Of the doubt
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-02-17
With or wjthotIt-

"The chicken stew has two prices
In the bill Of fare. How is that.
waiter?"
with chicken in 1t 1t is 80 cents:
without 1t, TO-"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-02-17
Method in Their Madness.

'Why do so many otherwise clever
women write silly letters to men?"
They're probably making a collec-
ton of the answers they get"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-02-17

Everyone can do his best thing eas
iest.-Emerson.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-02-17

ALIENS LUNG BALSAM
is the old reliable cough remedy. Found N ever
drug store and in practically every home For kAlS
By all druggi sts, 2c. SOC and sl.o bottles.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-02-17

now the road seems clear for this
form of construction. The surface Is
brushed with a wire brush while still
damp, or is painted with neat ce.
ment paint. Block construction also
is making rapid progress along artis-
tic designs. so that now 1t is possible
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-02-17
Takipu the Tins,

"Why did Dollarby sell his hotel?"
'He wasn't making money fast
enough"
What is he doing nowT
Hes luxuriating in the position Of
head waiter"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-03-29

ita. and providing for the payment
thereof, which said instrument Of ae
eeptance as above provided. shan b
signed by the authorized officers OF
the said yinita Electric Light. Ice and
Power Company. and attested With
the seal Of said Company. and shah
be in substantially the following words
and figures. to-xit.
The Tinita Electric Light. Ice and
Y Power Company accepts the terms and
conditions imposed By Ordinance No.
Ts7 Of the CITY Of vinita. passed and
approved On the End day OF March
1910. Said Einita Electric Light Ice
and Power Company further accepts
and agrees 10 the provisions Of said
! ordinance revoking the electric light
ing franchise granted to the yinita
Electric Light and Power Company
approved the zlst day Of November
1889, and agrees TO and accepts the
provisions OF said ordinance revoking
Ordinance No. 297 OF the CITY Of vim
fta, passed and approved the 28th dav
.of January. 1906. entitled. An Ordin-
.ance contracting with the yinits
Electric Light Ice and Power Com
pany for the lighting Of the streets and
public buildings OF Vinita. and provid-
ing for the payment thereof. and
hereby valves and relinquishes 10 the
City Of Yinita. Oklahoma. all its rights
privileges and powers under and pur-
suant to said Ordinance No. 207 above /
quoted, and said lighting franchise (
hereinbefore referred to.
Section Thirteen n3l. Emergency
For the reason that public necessity
demands the Improvement OF the light
ing system herein contemplated and
emergency Is hereby declared to exist
By reason whereof il is Immediately
necessary for the preservation OF the
public peace. health. and safety that
his ordinance shall be in fun force and
eject fron and after its passage. ap
1roEal and publication
Passed b. the City Council OF the
-ity Of Yinita. Oklahoma. on the md
lay OF March. 1910.
Passed by the Mayor OF the CITY
4 Vinita, Oklahoma, on the 2nd day
( March. 1910.
Sealg o. u RIDER
Attest. Mavor
u. GREEN
City Clerk.