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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-03-31

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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-03-31

Spring is coming. but don't take on
your winter farneis yet
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-03-31

The other design is also In moiFette.
and is made to At plainly round the
hips. as any fulness is likely to spoil
the set OF the dress. The deep founce
Is set on with slight fulness, and
has full frill sewn to the lower edge
Materials required: 6 yards 20
inches wide.
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this city will doubt institute proceedings have the
decision reviewed The vice of the decision is focb
described few words of the minority dissenting opinion
Commissioner Loveand who says:
dissent the application of the lower
her Bakersfield whereas San Francisco Stockton and Sacramento
Thus under the
and between the than much Los Angeles
Similar determinations will follow all through the valley
The majority opinion ignores altogether of hauling over
the Iehachap and proceeds the assumption
single factor to be counted in estimating the of transportation
the distance travelled The of hauling freight
and difficult grades of Tehachap and San Fernando
Identical mile for mile with that of transportation
OF the San Joaquin valley and this conclusion
standing the volume of convincing unsputed testimony
showing that hauling these mile ne
or six times much in the valley
1t impossible believe that ruling which defes or ignores
the physical facts in proof will stand the of
and injunction should be asked hold
OF the order until the be heard before
impartial tribunal.
We need not attach serious Importance the decision
brace OF lame ducks whose constituents
official usefulness is ended
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also have few day after 1
for Trust didn't work and tired
and fused the holiday and that all do
the whole go
here I've given fair
they wished
possible
truly
just the right thing to give folks as you would have been this
Another thing lit doesn't
what each friend but
Christmas round will be wondering whether
presented with a lace abot
1t won't take 10 your
giving Do the trolley cado the
the potatoes to boil but anyhow you do lido it
"I
Christmas be don't
terrible
them and above all be them before children
do
children
her friends and
Wasn't unpleasant?
What their mothers thinking Of?
thing necessary TO acknowl
edge Christmas cards That like similar etiquette
be answered words
Not necessary but tH-10&- c Coo~oan.,o.
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Answers to Queries

MUTILATING COINS-subscriber, City. What
Is the law in regard 10 mutilating coins?
This question was submitted to the
United States treasury department, and
John e. Wilkie writes: Section 5459 of
the federal statutes refers only to the
gold and silver coins of the United
states, there being no law in regard to
minor coins. The courts have held.
however, that a minor coin that has
been plated with either gold or silver.
so that it resembles either gold or sill
yer coin, Is a counterfeit within the
meaning of the law. There have been
no court decisions relating to the
plating. of minor coins where such coins
have been transferred into ornaments.
The only cases in which we have main
tanned prosecutions have been those in
which plated minor coins were passed
on careless or ignorant persons as
genuine coins"
PoIsoN,.-Subscrber. Amador. What is the
law in California in regard to the setting out of
poison TO kill the animals of neighbors
The penal code says: Every person
who willfully administers any poison
to an animal, the property of another,
who maliciously exposes any poisonous
substance with the intent that the
same shall be taken or swallowed by
any such animal, is punishable by inn
prisonment not exceeding three years
or in the county Jail not exceeding one
year and fine not exceeding $500"
HAGUE-Peace, Berkeley. What is The Hague
court OF arbitration? Has it Jurisdiction in all
national affairs?
1t is permanent tribunal for inter-
national arbitration as a result of the
international peace conference held
May, June and July at The Hague. 1t
has Jurisdiction of the countries rep
resented in the conference.
DOG TAILS. W, Alameda What Is the
reason for cutting Off certain dogs tails? Is IT
under the belief that art can improve on nature?
Nature intended that each dog should
have tail, but some two legged ami
mails, having come to the conclusion
that dogs would look smarter with a
cutoff" adopted the cruel practice of
cutting the tail
VOTE FOR JUsTICE-A. o. s., city. From
whom. can I obtain the vote cast for the two
candidates for justice of the peace in Sausalito
at the election of November s?
From the county clerk of Marin
county, San Rafael. Address a letter of
inquiry to him.
CLAYToN-A X, City This cor
respondent wants to know If Frank
Clayton, an actor. is still living. Can
any reader of this department give the
information?
MIRACLE PLAYS-F. T. B.. Newark. Wbat
is meant by miracle plays?
These are plays founded on the his
torical parts of the bible and the New
Testament They were at first pre-
sented in churches. and were intended
10 instruct the people. Afterward they
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were presented in the open air. The
first record of such plays was one pre-
sented in England in the early part of
the twelfth century. They soon spread
to France. Germany. Italy and Spain.
BEEFsTEAK CLUB-city Reader. What was
the 'Beefsteak club Of London?
The Beefsteak club no longer exists.
1t was originally called the Sublime
Society Of Beefsteaks" and was estab-
lished by an actor named Rich. who
was connected with the Coyent Garden
theater, in the painting room of which
the members dined on beefsteak. The
club became popular and for a long
time included in its membership the
prince of Wales and many prominent
persons. for it was fashionable to be-
long to the club. These all submitted
to the ludicrous form OF initiation and
regulations which governed the din
ners. Its last meeting was held in a
room in the Lyceum theater.
KIsMET-F. G.. City. What language docs
mean?
Kismet is from the Arabic and means
fate or destiny. If a misfortune hap
pens to a Mohammedan he bows his
head and utters "kismet," meaning it
was fated.
THE UKIAH-J. X. city Did the steamer
Ukiah carry passengers between San Francisco
and Point Richmond on the. day Of the woIgast-
Nelson fight?
Yes.
PRAIRIE DoG&E. G.. City. This
correspondent wants to know where
the prairie dogs on the deserts obtain
water. Can any reader inform him?
SALARY-A. s.. Presidio. What salary IS
paid the governor Of California:
Ten thousand dollars a year.
socIALIsM-M. O. ". Oakland Can you
furnish the names Of some OF the novels that
deal with socialism,
Alton Locke" by Charles Kingsley;
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An Agitator," Mrs Humphrey Ward
a Traveller From Altruria.". Howells:
David Grieve," Mrs. Humphrey Ward
Felix Holt, the Radical" George
Eliot; Hard Times Charles Dickens,
Metzerott. Shoemaker. ''Marcella.'
Mrs. Humphrey Ward: NO. John
Street" Richard Whiteing: The Ivory
Gate" and Love IN a Mist" Mrs. Hum
phrey Ward. and This Son OF Vulcan
CAsED-subscriber. City An "old
trapper" writes that in addition 10 the
definitions recently published about the
word 'eased' as used by trappers and
are prepared for stufsng
CocKAToo-- Subscriber csmpbells Are cock
atoos good takers?
A prominent bird dealer OF this city
says. These birds rarely make good
takers. but they become very aRec-
RANGERs-S. II. B.. san Rafael
This correspondent wants to know IL
the Texas and Arizona rangers are
still in existence. Can any reader in
form him?
WHAT CHEER HOUsE-R.. City. When was
the old What Cheer house in Sacramento street
near LeidesdorH in san Francisco opened2 Also
by whom
BY r. B. woodward in 1852
soNG-B. L. v, san lose IN what poem
or song 40 the following lines appear?
Don't be sorrowfuI pray.
LakinS all things together, ny dear
There's never more night than day.
Can some reader tell?
IT IRKEY-Subscriber. City. which counflss
10 CaHforn1a produce the greatest number Oe
turkeys FOR the San Francisco market3
Tbs principal counties are Butte, Co
lusa and Tehama-
JACKSON P&RK--N s. City. What r. IN.
2eAge Of Jackson (eaStl park I'm ChicagoP
Five hundred and eighty-six acres
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PERSONS IN THE NEWS


CHARLES T. DUNBAR Of Vancouver arrived
Yesterday az the s.. Francis. He is interested
IN miues In Nevada and in oil producing wells
In Bakersfield
MAHLoE c. NAsTERsoN, an examiner in the
attorney generals Office In Los Angeles. is
spending few days at the Palace.
MARK MACDONALD, formerly stock broker
is at the Fairnont with Mrs. Macdonald reg
istered from Santa Rosa.
LIEUTENANT AND MRS E. E. SCRANTON Of
Mare island are guests at the Fairmont
E. C. BUTTERFIELD OF Washington. D. c.. is
at the Manx with Mrs. Butterdeld
JAMES E wADHAM. an attorney OF san
Diego, is registered at the Palace.
J. c. HEITMAN. a financial agent Of Tacoma.
is staying at the Palace.
c. II. WILLIAMS. merchant Of Reno, IL a
guest at the Argouaut.
A. W. EERzoe Of New York has apartmsat.
at the st. EranciA
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NINE. GERvILLE-R -REACZIE, the well known con
tralto who will sing at the annual institute
of the teachers at Dreamland Rink on Wednes
day. arrived last evening and IS at the ST.
Francis. DR.. E. C. Rambaud. the singers
husband. accompanies her He is head Of
the Pasteur Institute az New York.
T. T. RYAN OF Seattle is ar the St Francis
with his family He is the owner Of banana
plantations in Jamaica. aud supplies most OF
this fruit to the Puget sound district
E, S. EDWARDS Of New York. J. Lozano and
j. W. Sunmerheld Of Los Angeles are among
the recent arrivals at the Stewart.
D. R. ROBERTS Of Reno. ]. H. ore of St
Louis and Fred Walker Of Detroit are among
the recent arrivals at the Manx.
JOSEPH GAwLEY who Is interested in foun-
dry in Tacoma, is among the recent arrivals
at the Palace.
PAUL REVERT. mine operator Of Tonopab is
among the recent arrivals at the Argcnaut
c. c. ROYCE. rancher Of Chico. is guest at
the Palace.
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NOTE AND OMMENT

At least in Ohio marked to 5000
Race suicide does to the doll market
Claus of the oil burner
There be secretaries exchange down soon
San the red approval OF
Tetrazzini
The the the Christmas whose digestion ma,
nc be further impaired.
should Princess is PLAYING the
Ponies with wstersM Millions = 1''e -
Tpo falling
include having American hands fall the urnnes
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Something Substantial

Young Lady-well, Mrs. Higginbot-
tom. and how are you getting on?
won't you have another piece of cake?
Old Woman with an eye to the ham
sdndwicnes)-Well mum. If it's all the
same TO you, I'd rather ave taste o.
summat as has drored breath,-Punch.
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Then Things Happened

Your sisters long time about
making her appearance" suggested the
caller.
WELL said the little brother. shed
be a sight If she came down without
making it."-Cleveiand Leader.
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Holding the Picture

What is the hardest work you do?"
MY hardest. work." replied Senator
Sorghum. lis trying to look like my
photographs and talk like my speeches
when l get back to my home town. -
Washington Star.
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Diversity

Maud-Do you know after ! had
done all I could to encourage him he
wouldn't kiss me?
Ethel--Well, he kissed me.
Maud--How did you manage it?
Ethel did all could to discourage
him-Boston Transcript
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Self-Depreciation

What's the matter with that auto
mobile of yours?" inquired the curb
stone sympathizer.
Nothing much" replied Mr.. Chug-
gins. except that it's got a. fool
owner"--Washihg Star.
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a Rosy Outlook

The prospect that the consumer will
shortly be able to consume something
Is ABOUT the rosiest outlook upon the
national horizon.-St. Louis Post-Dis-
patch.
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Warmly Received

Sinnicus-Borus, that last book of
yours is pretty hot stuff.
Borus struggling author)-It ought
10 De, every critic in the land has
roasted it,-Chicago Tribune.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-26
The Morning Chit-Chat
gave to us this land

$50 it happens every year
Always has as yet
Such a lot of things we want,
And so few we get.
Always happens, always will;
Don't know who's 10 blame.
Wish you all a very merry
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-26
You Can't Beat 1t

Mr.. snapp-Iife is full of contradic-
tions.
Mrs. snapp-And say It ism t.-smart
Set
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A Case of Compulsion

is Mrs de Style making an honest
living at her dress making?
She's had to. since they stopped
smuggling. Baltimore Ameri,An.
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Imaginary
TerrOrs of the
Game Preserves

monopoly OF DESTRUCTION The upper is in the way of being
invaded by restless and ambitious company OF high flyers who's
with whzzng engines go atng in the deeps of heaven
they likely TO get.
One of these daring than the rest has presumed
slaughter deenseless duck It only little one the
porsnen call dangerous of their privileges
appalling wickedness of the road shooter" for the
forgotten the energy of invention designed make the
behave spomanike way In fne like many innocent
people confronted by something sportsen want
law the universal remedy in which, apparently, the popular
faith fails
engaged with corrugated brows and twisted devsng
laton prohibit these destroying packing gun
The sportsman his natural prey threatened by with
deadly besides being persuaded that the peace
all the ducks and geese is invaded.
1t be hoped that the fish game will not
make fools OF themselves by giving these imaginary
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Classification of
Property Under
Revenue System

Under the old system nonopeve property of the railroads
assessed by the and the corporations preferred
make this class large and inclusive possible because
had shown them that the county officials disposed
nien making valuations In 1902 for instance according
the Of the board of equalization the total of non
property assessed the railroads S8O583O and
this did not include the land grants.
The nonoperative property included many might
a have been classified necessary subsidiary
operation Of Now under the new system the rail
roads want TO make the nonopve class possible
The reason that all operative property will pay the fixed
percentage Of the receipts whose will affected
way the other by the emzed valuation the operative
property The nonopeatre property hand will con-
nue TO the counties before the old
classification the total of would come to
than S8O00OO0
The public service corporations therefore will endeavor
the nonoperative class small possible
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-26

The wise man moves next door to a
family whose income is less than his
Chicago Record Herald.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-26

the heart Of San Francisco. It was the great
est outdoor demonstration that ever happened
to hold the people and thousands were unable
TO get within two blocks of the singer.
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/ TetraZZini's
Christmas Gift
TO San Francisco

Our people have acquired the outdoor habit and with good
We of other important city of America outside
of California where acknowledged pma donna of grand
the London and New York audiences could dare take the
injury her precious possession by singing
doors exposed the night and the city Nine Tetrazzni
this physical climate
be heraded the world because truth nothing like
happened before is likely again.
myriad people, standing with bare heads
emphasis the singers performance and the astonishing
ditions under which realized.
Francisco lady distinguished
ton for unique Christmas gift will
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NIE troubles Of the sportsman many and various, and
albeit he does quite know whether game help
him him pleasures the chase
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he is forever devising new measures to pre-
serve the objects of his fury from all but
himself. Just now the sportsman is troubled
by the discovery OF a new peril of the feath-
cred tribes, for which he himself claims a
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-26
Uncle Walt
7 h Poe Phi o o D h r

Oh, bring along your ice and snow, and let RIP
snorting breezes blow, in the good old days
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chief difficulty that conon the board equalization
and the commission in framing bill for submission
the legislature intended force provisions OF
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-26

relative to the revenue system for the state
lies in drawing the dividing line between
operative and nonoperative property of the
railroads and other public service corporations.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-26

OBODY knows and doubtless nobody will know how
many people gathered Christmas to hear Nine.
Teazzn sing under the high dome of heaven arhed above
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he decision Of majority OF the railroad commission
concerning rates from cities points San Joaquin
valley the controversy between San Francisco Stockton and
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-26

I Ike my winters cold and bleak,
with stormy winds that rave and
shrek and swat us forty ways.
When l was young, old Winter
came in early Fall, and played
the game till some time in In1v
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bows and smrks he kotowng your door, and makes
healthy he the whole blamed works If Winter
springs little thinks reputations
entreats he tries fix things with haw and stands
his and chew the and beats All eemnate he's
he has resigned his frozen throne his loud and
rude he shrtwast made gauze and doors he
his Dame Natures pndng Oh along your
and and let the doggone bzzards blow woop
the band The winters of the time long produced big Of
gave gave to @ Us 'z this iandi ~IY o> s L0aakHla~o
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Sacramento on one side and Los Angeles on
the other, ignores all the established principles
OF rate regulation and might be characterized
as an effort to repeal the laws Of nature aris-
ing out Of the geographical and Typographical
If the ruling now made IS confirmed by the
the traffic bureau Of the Merchants exchange
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-26

TLL change that to Hope you all have had very
merry Christmas just the same" and make it my
day after Christmas wish for you people.
l also have few day after Christmas thoughts
for you Trust you didn't work hard and get so tired
and fused the holiday and that all you to do
forget the whole thing you did you'd better stop
here I've Civ 1n11f rarr,ircr
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REAL
WINTER

lie piled his snowdritts in the lane, and wrote his
trademark the pane, and made the feathers fly.
he was burly, noisy wight, who painted things
oy day and night and read the riot act; and people
gloried in the snow. and children mourned to see
1im go, when his backbone was cracked. But
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-26
Take Railroad
Commissions
Order Into Court

factors IN the case
incoming commission
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o's7': ssss'iiss Hs':lss ls'' Ais-, & L0aaAnla&eu
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were presented in the open air. The
first record of such plays was one pre-
sented in England in the early part of
the twelfth century. They soon spread
to France, Germany. Italy and Spain.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-01-21

1t is kind of comforting to read that
Bristol woman has taken out patent
on an improved quilting frame. Some
of the good old fashioned ways of doing
useful things by acquiring dexterity of
hand have not been surrendered to the
mindless factory or the tasteess ma
chine. st. Adams Messenger.
We do hope that good, kind Bristol
lady is getting those frames large
enough. In these festive days when
skinning the public has succeeded draw
poker as the national game, the store
bought things that have succeeded the
good old quilts ars so short that a man
must either leave his feet sticking out
at one end of the bed or his ears at the
other, and either is trifie annoying
this cold weather, while they are like
wise so narrow that married men sell
dom think of going to bed until it is
nearly time for their wives tC get up
and build the fire. If the Bristol lady
has come up to her opportunity she
has done more to advance the standing
of women than all the suffragettes be-
tween Pownal and Canaan. -Benning-
ton Banner.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-01-21
Railroad Time Tables.

The old question of publishing rail
road time tables in newspapers, in ex-
change for mileage, is being revived by
some of the state papers. The Rutland
Herald editor relieves his mind thusly
"a feature of the former arrange
ment between the newspapers and the
railroads, by which the exchange of
mileage for advertising was permits
sible, was the fact that the public re-
ceived thereby a substantial benefit in
the publication of time tables in all
state newspapers. So general has been
the demand for the insertion of these
timetables that several state news
papers have inserted them at their own
expense, merely as a matter of inform
alton.
The Herald submits that newspaper
is not directory or a railroad guide
and that timetable is not news but
advertising matter, which should be
paid for at regular rates.
A bill will therefore be presented to
the next legislature which will make
this simple matter of exchange legal
Outside of some personal antipathy
to critical newspapers or some dema-
gogic impulse to oppose on the ground
that a ten-dollar mileage might infiu-
ence an editorial opinion, there ought
not to be the slightest ground for oppos-
ing such a measure.
1t is matter of plain, elementary
business; that's all -
THE REGISTER is, and has been pub
/ fishing the Rutland railroad time table
ever since the new law went into effect.
not because it has any especial love for
the railroad. but because our readers
demand it, There is probably no paper
in the state but will concede that the
! publication Of time tables is great con
venience to the public, and it is also
/ probable that the railroads are willing
to pay for this advertising in mileage,
should the law allow The passing OF
this law was mighty small piece OF
business and did nobody any good.
However, The REGISTER will keep the
public posted as to the time of arriva
and departure of trains, even if the
editor does have to pay for his trans
portation.
The bill referred to by the Herald
will surely pass the next Legislature.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-01-21
Political DairYmen.

The Ludlow Tribune evidently thinks
that all who attend dairymen' s meetings
are not accustomed to extracting the
lacteal fluid from the gentle lowing
bovine, as witness the following from
its issue of last week:
ut is darkly limited that, while sugar
and milk and cream and butter and
cheese were discussed to considerable
extent at Burlington last week, these
practical, everyday topics were fairly
well concealed under layer of politics.
The political milking machine might
wisely be denied the opportunity for
demonstration at dairymen's conven-
tion-if such a denial were possible.
But the chance embodied in a gathering
like that of last week is a temptation
which neither the candidates nor the
workers can resist; and some definite
development may be expected in the
near future as the result of conferences
that were not down on Secretary Davis
regular program. "
AS a political factor the esteemed
F. & G. League is being hard pushed fol-
first place.