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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22

Gen. Leonard WOOD has Just ~
turned from south America 20 take up
his duties as chief Of the general staG
OF the United States army. the highest
military position which the service az
fo-ds
Nearly u years ago. when Leonard
Wood vas acting as governor o. Santi.
sro. wrote in the Outlook about what
Re had already achieved. and what he
could be trusted 20 achieve. During
the intervening i2 years ne has played
a very conspicuous part among the
men who have rendered signal service
20 the country by the way in which
they have enabled Il 20 grapple with
the duties and responsibilities in-
CURED by ,he Spanish war. What has
been accomplished in the Philippines.
IN Cuba. IN Porto Rico. in Panama.
and IN san Domingo during these ~
years represents = sum of achieve
nent of which THIS nation has q right
70 Be extremely proud. In each lOeaii-
~ the problem has been different. IN
each locality Il has been solved with
signal success. OF course there have
been mistakes Add Shortcomings. but
on the whole lt would be di1cult 20
find snywhsTs a finer record o, sue
cessful accomplishment This record
IL primarily due 10 the admirable quail
ity of the men put AZ the head Of az
fairs In the different places. Messrs
Taft. Luke Wright. Smith and Forbes.
Messrs. Hunt. Winthrop. Post and Col
ton. Governor MaEoon. Colonel Goeth-
sls-to these and their colleagues and
subortinates the country owes 9
heavy debt OF obligation.
Most Of those | have mentioned are
civilians. Colonel Goeihsls. under
whom the gigantic work OF the Pana-
ma canal Is being accomplished. with
literally astounding rapidity and sue
cess. Is a representative OF the army.
The share OF the army In the honor
roll is very large. The Importance
OF work like that OF General Bell IN
the Philippines. o, General Barry IN
Cuba. can hardly be overestimsted:
but. as q whole. OF all the work Of the
army of.cers. the greatest IN amount.
and the greatest in variety OF achieve-
.
Wood And. moreover. be. has at
times combined with singular success
/ the functions o, civil administrator
and military commzn6ant- The part
played By the United States IN Cuba
has been one Of the most honorable
ever played BY sny nation in dealing
with weaker power. one OF the most
satisfactory IN all respects: and to
General Wood more than 70 any other
one man Is due the credit oi starting
this work and conducting Il 10 q sue.
eessful conclusion during the earliest
ard most difncult years Like almost
al o. the men mentioned. as well as
their colleagues. General Wood OF
course Incurred the violent hatred o,
many dishonest schemers and un-
scrupclous adTenturers. and OF a few
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22

yet there are various things about Il
which render IL unsatisfactory.
Rather surprisingly II has thus far
escaped the denunciations o, the doc
tors. who have spared 10 little else. as
possible occasion for the eommunL
cation OF injurious microbes, but one
does no. have TO be q President Of the
United States. nor even popular poll
tician engaged In q canvass for votes,
not sometimes TO have wished that
the handshaking habit had never been
contracted. There are so many ways
of shaking hands that are objection
able and there are so many different
kinds Of hands whose touch communL
Gates sensation not exactly pleasant
Hands that are too hot or too cold,
too moist or too dry. or whose inert.
ness communicates an uncomplimen
tary sense OF indifference on the part
OF their possessors.
Every one Is familiar with the hand.
shake In which all the shaking has TO
be done by the party Of the first part,
in which the hand one grasps lies
limp and lifeless in ones own, 10 be
taken or left. to be squeezed or let
drop. as one pleases, while the atti-
tude OF the owner suggests an absO-
lutte lack Of interest In the proceed
ings. Behold. that also Is vanity and
yexation OF spirit. So Is the question
which Tecurrently arises, and which IL
may be suspected is the source Of
much secret Embarrassment. the Ques-
tion OF 20 shake or not to shake.
Etiquette has its rules for this, but no
rules etiquette can formulate viii
cover every case that may arise. and
to determine The right thing may not
always be easy.
II will be seen that the Chinese
plan has its advantages. The China.
man you meet does not shake your
haad. He bows and shakes his own
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22
RIDDING FARM
OF GRASSHOPPER
Eavorite Remedy, Recommends
BY Colorado Agricultural
COLLEGE Is Arsenic
Bran Mash.
Ry g ARTHUR JOHNSON. Colorado
Agricultural Collese)

Ry g ARTHUR JOHNSON. Colorado
Agricultural CollegeD
In spite OF the fact that a great
deal Of work has been done by exper-
iment stations on grasshoppeTs, no
royal road to control has Jet been
found Each attack has to be con-
sidered on its own merits and relief
sought through the most promising
channel
One Of the favorite remedies Is ar.
senic bran mash This Is made by
mixing one pound Of white arsenic
with Is pounds Of bran. The ar.
senic IL SO near the color Of the
four IN the bran that It Is not easy to
tell when the mixing Is well done. To
overcome this difficulty. the arsenic
may first be collected by adding q lit
tie dry paint.
After the bran and arsenic are well
mixed they should be moistened with
water. Put In Just enough to make
the particles stick together. This
mixture should be scattered where
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22

the grasshoppers are thickest- n
the insects are invading a garden or
potato patch. It is well to scatter the
bran mash about the borders. In
the fields Of alfalfa or grain, the
bran should be scattered where the
grasshoppers congregate on ditch
banks and dry places All the In
sects viii not find and eat II. but many
will and often the crop can be fairly
we'll protected. TIE writer has never
used this preparation against young
grasshoppers. but some farmers state
that the crops may be completely pro-
tected by fits use, while others claim
that they viii not eat It.
OF course. It viii not do to scatter
his substance where chickens viii
be likely to pick It up. and none OF
the mixture must be left where do
mesuc animals are apt to get It ar
be fed from the vessel
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22

three feet deep there win be thret
feet OF drained soil over A and B, but
only one foot at X. Capfllarity and
soil resistance 10 water fiow play an
important part In holding the water
highest half way between the drains,
and the gradient l In 25 represents
their combined strength In clay,
hence after this gradient is reached
drainage becomes very. very slow, and
the water table stands In this irregyl-
lar shape until lowered by evaporatiou
from the soil and plants. But durina
the months OF April. May and some
times June. when the rains supply at
the surface all the water needed for
evaporation, none Is drawn from be-
low for this purpose. hence during the
early months OF growth the water
stands as Indicated by the dotted line
AXB. Consequently root development
is hsmpered at X. a. foot of son n
not enough There are two WAYS -
remedy the defect. either to dig 4
and B deeper or else put q dratn e q
hAk vay between.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22

more or less weilmeaning persons
Who we're misled by these schemers
and GdVenturers: but Il Is astounding
% any one acquainted with the facts
20 realize. not merely what he accom-
plished. but how he succeeded la gain
Ing the good win OF the enormous ma
5crsty Of the men whose good will
could be won only in honorable fash
Ton. Speniards and Cubans. Christian
Hlipinos and Moros, Catholic eccle-
siastics and Protestant missiozaries-
in each case the great majority Of
those whose opinion was best worth
having-grew TO regard General Wood
as their special champion and Rblest
friend. as the man who more than any
others understood AID sympathiEed
with their peculiar needs and was
anxious and able to render them the
help they most needed.
HIS administration was as sigually
successful in the Moro country as in
Cuba In each case alike IL brought in
its train peace. an increase in material
prosperity. and a rigid adherence to
honesty as the only policy tolerated
among officials. His opportunity for
military service has not been great.
either in the Philippines or while he
wss the governor OF Cuba Stil. on
several occasions he was obliged TO
carry on operations against hostile
tribes o. Moros. anc in each case be
did his work with skill. energy. and
efficiency; and. once Il was done, he
showed as much humanity In dealing
with the yanQuished as he had shown
capacity 20 vanquish them In our
country there are some kinds Of sue
cess which receive an altogether dis
proportionate financial reward; but in
no other country is the financial re
ward so small for the kind OF service
done BY Leonard Wood and by the
other men whose names I have given
above. General Wood is an army on
Ger with nothing but an army officers
pay. and We accept il as q matter Of
course that he should have received
practically no pecuniary reward for
those servicss which he rendered in
positions not such as an army officer
usually occupies There is not an
other big country IN the world where
he would not have received q sub
stsntisl reward such as here no one
even thinks OF his receiving Yet. aft
/ er all. the reward FOR which he most
[ cares is the opportunity 10 render
! service. and this opportunity has been
/ given him once and again He now
stands as chief-of-staf OF the Amert-
can army. the army in which he was
/ serving IN a subordinate position as
/ surgeon Is years ago. His rise has
been astonishing. and Il has been due
Y purely 10 his own striking qualifca-
/ tion and striking achievements Again
and sgain he has rendered great ssry-
| ice 20 the American people; and he
( VIII continue TO render such service
I In the position he now holds.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22
A New Version.

Lawyers have peculiar system OF
ebbreyistion. such words as trustees.
executors being cut down 10 trees.
exors. and admors. This practise led
to an amusing slip on the part OF q
solicitor who. somewhat late in life.
abandoned his profession and entered
the church A few Sundays after his
ordination he startled his congrega-
ton while reading the lesson by deliv-
ering one OF the passages as follows:
Il see men as trustees walking"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22
WAGON BED CONVERTED
INTO DIFFERENT USES
AsrieuIturis Has Often Found Hardship to BE Obliged
Buy Build Number of Vehicles


A convertible wagon bed which can
be changed into Is different kinds Of
bodies for different uses around a
farm. without adding to Il or taking
from II single piece. has been de-
signed and Is undoubtedly the most
radical improvement made in farm
wagons for q decade. says Popular Ne
chanics.
In a few minutes II can be trans
formed from e hay rack Into a wagon
for carrying live stock. and with equal
cuickress II can be converted into q
vehicle for carrying large number OF
passengers who can be provided with
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22

Attacks upon children by dogs and
cats are chronicled quite frequently
nowadays, probably because OF neglect
OF the animals during the hot weather.
Animals that are extremely thirsty
during the heated term are as apt 10
become deranged as men who are sub
jeeted to extremes Of heat and cold.
All owEors Of animals should exercise
more than usual care In looking after
their comfort while the weather is un-
comfortably hot.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22

The government chief chemist says
that ice cream is very injurious to the
youth Of the country during the heat
ed term. The next thing some scien-
tiflc iconoclast viii be holding forth on
the deleterious nature OF the moon
light excursion germ and the dangers
OF the park concert microbe. And the
youth of the country viii continue in
these germ-inyiting ways and will sur
vive, as IL has done since romance and
ice cream were invented.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22

The agriculturist has often found II
a hardship to be obliged to buy or build
a number Of wagons for the multifari-
GUS requirements incident to the op-
Grafton OF a farm. The wagon that
could serve to carry boxes or Grated
vegetables and berries to market
would not be OF any use when haying
time came around. When 1t was neces-
sary to carry calves or live stock, still
another wagon must be called into
service.
While reapsrs. threshers. and other
farm implements have been continually
improved. the farm wagon has re
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22
Good Exercise.

There Is no harm In pigs roofing II
they are in field where roofing will
do no harm Pigs can secure much
feed By roofing and the exercise win
do them good Where troublesome
roots infest the soil they will often
eradicate them II allowed to do 20.
The fattening hog should not bs a.
lowed to root, as the exercise con-
sumes too much feed and energy.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22

The gas works OF the Zeppelin Air
ship company At Friedrichshaten. Ger
many. have been demolished by an
explosion which injured seven people.
There are men who would get discour-
aged II they were in Zeppelin's place.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22

The announcement OF the discovery
OF an anti-typhoid vaccine which comes
from Paris may mean the addition Of
another important means Gs prevent
ing disease to list already OF crafty
ing length. Typhoid fever is SO pre-
valent and so insidious and carries
with Il danger of so many complica-
tions that anything which helps to les
sen the eva VIII mean great beneft
- the race
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22
wi-p ysss.< Owe s< ass,. sA... KsA

mained practically at standstill. h<r.
haps the fact that the automobile has
made such wonderful progress has
served to overshsdow the humble beast
Of burden and his reliable wagon. Old
Dobbin may be a second rater now,
but he VIII continue for some time to
till his particular sphere OF endeavor
with a faithfulness which the mo-
tor car cannot always be relied upon
TO give
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22

comfortable seats along the sides for
pienicking. etc.
The remarkable versatility OF the
new wagon bed Is secured By hinged
malleable iron pieces attached TO the
sides. These support two folding sec
tons on each side. The strain which
is put upon these pieces when heavy
loads are placed on the wagon makes
it imperative that they should be Of
strong. dependable material
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22
Advice,

Doctor" cried little Bingle. over
his telephone. my wife has lost her
voice What the dickens shall l dor"
why saie the doctor. gravely. 'if
I were ysu I'd remember the fact
whsa fnaaksgivins day comes around.
and act aecordhgiy."
WhsrssDon the doctor chuckled as
he charged Bingls two dollars for
professional servicea-Harpsr's Week.
~
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22

A New York paper IS trying TO hnd
ont the name Of the man who invent
ed the cocktail As he must be dead
ey roW. why impose the blot On ais
memory
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22
sIra., Powerful Voice.

There is bird known as the naked
throated bell bird. that has such a
powerful voice that It can be heard
three miles away, II Is loud and
piei cling and has been iksned 70 the
sound produced by blacksmith
striking an anvil
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22

Flights over the English channel
sho1id es encouraged Al aviator
with : good cork Jacket Is much safer
ever a large body Of water than be is
above land
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22
c,.,rnnnmIo prIr. MedalI,,.

The man who invents~a noiseless
method OF eating corn on the cob. and
points out how one can partske OF
watermelon without betting his cara
vet viii be Q true benefactor.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22

A young woman in Washington Is
pioyusnL They wont even give her
4 chance 20 prove that handsome 10
as handsome docs
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22

In view o: the bad character that
has recently been fastened upon the
ny the man who is referred TO By his
friends as one who wouldn't harm .
fy- Is finding It ditacult to retain pub
lie esteem
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22
Wonderf.l FIIoh, o. pr,oo, Flv.

Wonderful Flight Of Dragon Fly.
The dragon ny can speed through
the air at the rate OF 60 miles an
hour and more wonderful still. can
stop instantaneously in its flight or
move backward or sideways without
changing the positton Of tn body.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22

Baltimore Is having tn undertakers'
war. Baltimore people Who intend to
eat fee cream cones should do Il nov
and get the benefit OF cheap funerals
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22

Pennsylvania reports the appearance
there Of a new blocd-poisoning bug
Pennsylvania should lose no time in
developing a smaller bug 10 bite L.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22

A substitute for radAlm has been In
vented We shall refuse TO use Il un-
I'll we can be assured that II doesn't
contain benEoate Of soda
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22

1t seems doubtful II virginla's new
anti-cussing law will be any more ef-
fective than the anti-kissing move
ment.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22
Peeulls, Trick Of llehtnina.

Lightning played curious trick
with funeral procession near Limo
ges. recently, II struck the church and
burned the altar cloth. Outside the
church girl Was killed and four bear
ers OF the eofan were knocked down
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22

A West Point cadet has been pun
ished for chewing gum. The ste
nographers' union should pass resO-
lutions OF sympathy.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22

A Boston suicide left dollar bill
70 pay for the gas he used. and Bos-
ton papers are referring TO this as an
evidence Of culture and refinement
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22

II will be noticed that these would.
be nude fanatics up In the Saskatche-
wan always select the summer months
for their demonstrations.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22

Explanations from the weather Do
reau that a hot wave Is something in
the nature OF a hare.up would do no
good whatever.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22

Just think OF stealing the milk Of a
poor COW when she was interested in
the beautiful strains OF Beethoven or
Wagner.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22

This Is the season when many
things happen that make q man glad
he learned 10 swim.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22

A Massachusetts, university presi-
dent wants 10 conserve the reliable
old fashioned spanking.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22

The report that Castro is on his wsy
20 Venezuela appears to Be taking .
summer vacation
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22

II has been demonstrated that a
monorail car will not stay GU a raj
that is not firmly laid.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22

They are breaking aviation records
rather more rapidly than the limbs OF
the aviators
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22

The eases OF short weights scent
10 be just as clear as the product
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22

Good Intentions are always hot
stun; that is Why they are used for
psvmS material In q certain locality.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22

just because the early bird catches
the worm does not prove that the
early riser cuts the most grass.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22

Beware Of the pure spring water a;
the summer resort
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22

A new airship record. also an air,
ship. are broken every day
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22

Keep cool and keep your temper.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22
lhfODOpER)O}EyFu
Leonard Wood

Tsee5er Roosevelt, oanoos special
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22

1nvalid-Doctor. must positively
insist upon knowing the worst.
Or. Wise-Wen. guess my bill win
be about SIS.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-01-11

The amounts in the banks and
the fund moneys we're checked at
different times. The money in the
funds was checked December 81 and
the money in the banks January 7,
1910.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-01-11
IMPORTANT STATE MEET
OF COMMERCIAL CLUBS
Delegates from Minnesota Commercial Bodies Will Con.
at Minneapolis Thursday and Friday.-Messrs
Brooks Jester and Lycan Represent Bemidji

tunities and Resources in Mime
sota-Dean Albert Woods, Min
nesota State Agricultural College.
Address - State Development
Problems in ADMINISTRATION.
Sam el G.. Iverson, State Auditor.
Address-Good Road Develop
ment in ADMINISTRATION. Louis
w. Hill, Chairman, State High
way Commission.
Open Observation-Disclosures linn
tied to FIVE minutes-Led by Com
missioner Geo. Welsh, State I'm
migration Department.
Evening Session.
$50 p. m.
Informal supper at the n e W
quarters of the Minneapolis Com
mercial Club Principal address by
Governor A. O. Eberhart, followed
by open discussion.
Subject: State Conservation and
Agricultural Developments"
Jan. 14.-Morning.
1000 a. m. The Work of the
Federation.
Address Help for Minnesota
Must Come From Within''-Hon.
D. M. Fell, Red Wing, President.
Address-"The Money Value of
Aggressive Commercial Club Work.
F. w. Murphy, Wheaton.
Address-"Pool Fund and effec-
tive County Advertising-Edga G..
Criswell, of Worlds Work.
New York. -.
Open discussion-Debate limited
to five minutes-Led by Curtis L.
Mosher, Secretary.
Afternoon Session.
200 p. m.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-01-11

The annual convention of the
Minnesota Federation of CONNER.
cial clubs will be held at Mime.
apollS on Thursday and Friday OF
this week, and the convention this
year promises to surpass in interest
and number in attendance of any
meeting since the federation was
organized.
The Bemidji Commercial club has
elected as its representatives to the
convention, President w. L. Brooks,
Secretary A. H. Jester and Director
F. S. LyCan.
G.. J. Pryor, ex-secretary of the
club, and who is the Ninth district
representative on the board OF
directors of the federation, states
that it will be impossible for him to
attend.
Curtis L. Mosher, secretary of the
federation announces the program as
follows:
Jan. 13-Morning.
Call to order-President Neill.
Addresses of welcome-Mayor
Haynes of Minneapolis, Harry A.
Tuttle, President Minneapolis Com
mercial Club.
Response-Chas. P. Craig, Du-
luth.
Appointment of Committee on
Credentials.
Reports of Officers.
Business Session.
Afternoon Session.
200 P. m.
Report of Committee on Gre
dentials.
State Development.
Address-Agricultural Oppor-