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in a little linen business at homc-he too was gone,
drowned The crew, the stokers-those squat, strong
fellows who had amused themselves and me with blow
forfeit horseplav when watch-had likewise been
swept away floating somewhere with swollen faces to
the skies. But | saved, | spared alive
floating cad~on.
THE steam Kissed higher, singing through the deck
seams though escaping from giants kettle.
Great foamv bges Of boiled rice rising out OF the
hatcfwavs and mushroomcd over the deck. And then
| the deck heave conversely and great, Jagged
opened down the length of it, cake cracks in
the baking, and up from the hold rose light yellow
mountain Of cooked rice.
"1he very rvets of the side plates shcercd off be
meath the rcsslcss pressure of this expanding
Then felt myself lifted up with the bridge, which tore
loose with the strain, and aware of being slowly and
gently turned over and dumped out upon t warm
and soggv mass that rose and swced and 81 al
only rice in cooking rise and spread and swell.
The sndercd Stirling Castle turned over on its
starboard side and dropped into the dceps while the
great of cooked rice. floating light and high,
bobbed and quvered in the outer edges of the Whlrl
pool gurge of water where the ship had sunk One
last hiss and mighty puff OF steam the water met the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-17

the door, turned a couple Of electric switches.
Faner was already familiar with these prelimnaries,
and during this process OF preparation he and
stretched himself yawnng pro1isosly; then he shook
himself 50 that the heavy silver collar his neck rat
tied and clarked He perfectly that he must
have all his wits about him; for there a whip handy
to his master as well as the plate of biscuits
The was but sparey furnished. and looked as
if this young man who moved lightly and deity about
it was who cared much for the easier and softer
appurtenances OF fife He we'll and quietly dressed,
OF the average height gray eyed and of pale complexion,
and possessed, YOU would imagine of more than the
usual decision and activity that characterize vigorous
an age as twcntysix He, like his only half
English for his mother who had died some ten years
ago had been Russian while of his Irish father he
tanned only the dinmest of childish memories
Having shut out all daylight Boris proceeded to take
from a locked cupboard singular collection of things
First came half dozen colored linen handkerchies
red one yellow one blue and of other tints These he
put on the table and added to them another hafdozen
small squares of paper inch two across coored
L. +.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-17
THE fiat into which Boris
Nanc had moved no. long

"HE fiat into which Boris
Nanc had moved mo- long
ago Was on the fifth floor
OF Il huge, newly erected house
on Davics-st.: but the incon-
vcnience OF the altitude was
more than compensated for. to-
his mind, by the fact that it
was not overlooked. Consc-
Guentlv, there was no reason on
that account to close the cur
tains this afternoon before he
began his curious game with
the enormous dog that lay
doing, muzzle on paw, on the
hcarthrug. 1t was a Great
Dane by breed, full OF courage
and jealousy. as is the wont,
of its kind. and of extraordinary
strength. But before Boris be
gan his game he drew both
curtains and blinds across the
windows, so as to shut ont all
daylight. and, having locked
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OF human figures. Then Father got mp again with tense
q,,iNcring limbs Boris Snatch, up the htlf-d"zen
colorrd handkcrchcfs and hung on each II the
bolster figures
"\oW," he said.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-03-30
TITLED GROUND KEEPS MOIST
Fac, Should Encourage Those IN
Seemingly Yer, Dry Sod Lend
Keep Shallow Mulch.

Moisture follows tillage TO an extent
and often under favorable conditions
to a very considerable extent. This
has been distinctly proven by the rec
ords Of the Montana substations,
where the increase of moisture from
almost none to enough TO mature a
fair crop has not been unusual.
Tillage also seems to take the wild
out of some of our drlest western
land and enables one to do much bet
ter with trees than at first. Touching
upon this point, the Denver Field and
Farm says:
THE dryness of sod or breaking
compared with wen titled land is not
generally known by into
the shortgrass country. II is for this
reason principally why the Buff
falo sod Is not so good for trees, alfal-
ia, garden, etc, as land that has been
deeply and thoroughly titled. We
have TO go through a process of civ
illzing the coil before 1t will take kind
ly to cultivated crops. The aridity of
sod has often been very discouraging
to newcomers for Judging from the
lack of moisture in that-the only land
they ~have-they are apt to think the
country drier than 1t really is. To
illustrate this. one need not go farth-
er than digging down into the sod OF
a roadway in any country during a
prolonged dry spell and digging into
the earth In the nearest plowed or cul-
tivated field. The first will be found
as dry as a bone and baked so 1t can
hardly be penetrated with a sharp
spade, while the cultivated soil, though
possibly not a rod distant, will be
loose and moist. This fact should en-
courage those on seemingly very dry
sod land to know that when once II
is deeply and well titled, particularly
IL pains be taken to keep the surface
worked into a shallow mulch, many
more times the moisture will be avail
able than during the first year or two
after cultivation. In favorable sea
sons trees do very well put out in sod
land, and gardens make a very en-
~couraging showing on back-setting, but
more often tree or shrubbery planting
and garden making on new land is
very discouraging. It nearly always
pays better to first get the land thor
oughly worked good and deep before
attempting much in these lines and we
would not overlook rough fall-plowine
for anything"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-03-30
LIVE sTocK NOTES.

Give a little salt to the stock once
o week.
Stock Of all kinds should be looked
to daily by the farmer.
Hogs Of all description, and espe-
cially brood sows, should not be al
lowed to become constipated.
The man who has had no expert
ence with hogs should start with Ii
choice brood sow.
Sheep are somewhat different from
cattle on feed and vastly different
from hogs.
The farmer making a business OF
breeding draft horses always has
plenty OF teams to do his work.
BY all means reject the close-built
SOW or gilt that is good to look at,
but has no stretch or size.
An accumulation OF manure in the
sheep shed Is not needed to keep the
sheep warm.
Don't forget to give the stock
plenty of fresh air and exercise dur
ing the cold weather.
There are a great many types, but
a true brood SOW should be built big,
with plenty of room to carry a big
litter.
A special business of the draft horse
is to haul heavy loads and do heavy
work at slow speed. Strength is the
first consideration.
A pair of horses weighing from
1,400 TO 1900 pounds each are heavy
enough for any kind OF farm work,
but many farmers prefer a horse with
more weight.
II is surprising how much depends
on the shape and carriage of a horJe.
even an ordinary work horse, espe-
ciauy VIXEN you want him TO do a 1T
tie pleasuring with once in a while.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-03-30

starvation. The latter consists in per.
hitting the cattle and other animals
to continue on the infested pasture
and treating them at regular inter
walls with oils or other agents destruc-
tive to ticks and thus preventing IN.
gorged females from dropping and re.
infestlng the pasture. The larvae on
the pasture, or those which hatch
from eggs laid by females already
there, will all eventually meet death.
Such of these as get upon the cattle
from time to time viii be destroyed by
the treatment, while those which fail
TO find a host win die in the pasture
from starvation.
Animals may be freed of ticks in
two ways. They may be treated with
an agent that will destroy all the ticks
present, or they may be rotated at
proper intervals on tick-free fields un.
I'll all the ticks have dropped.
Spraying is probably the most ron.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-03-30
HAD A REASON FOR BEING
Carnegie ELECTED information Asked
For, but II 10 Doubtful " He
Appreciated u.


At the recent dinner given by An
drew Carnegie, an eminent lawyer,
seated halfway down the table, was
deeply immersed In conversation with
his neighbor when the host opened
up the subject of the British coinage
system, and showed signs of wishing
undivided attention.
Every other civilized nation he
acclaimed, has the decimal system,
while England adheres to the absurd
and cumberous table of pounds, shill-
ings and pence" R~ap-rap-rap.
The raps we're for the lawyer, who
remained absorbed in his W CONVEX
sation. And even farthlngs,' con-
tinued the iron-master. rs there any
thing else in finance so ridiculous as
the farthing?" Rap-rap.
The lawyer glanced around some-
what impatiently.
Judge c." Mr.. Carnegie called
out, why do the British continue
their coinage OF farthings7"
ITO enable the Scotch to practice
benevolence, Mr.. Carnegie" returned
the lawyer.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-03-30
MEXICAN STYLE
OF FARMING
Most Primitive Methods of ASri-
culture Are StiII Carried on
IN Many Parts of h
Old Republic.

By vICE-CoNsUL r. NJ. sTADDEN)
The most primitive method of
farming is still carried on in many
parts of Mexico. The blowing Is done
by the old.tlme bull tongue, which
is a crooked stick with the point Gov
cred with an iron shoe, which only
scratches the soil.
Corn is planted by hand, a man fol-
lowing the pillow, dropping the seed
and covering it with his foot. 1t is
cultivated with the same pillow, which
gives very poor results in destroying
the weeds. The fodder is gathered
by pulling the leaves or blades from
the stock, which are made into bun
dies and carried from the fields by
pack mules.
Rice is planted, after the native
pillow has scratched over the land, by
being thrown broadcast, and covered
by hauling a bunch of brush over the
land. When the rice is about one
foot or rs inches high it is cut down
with grass hooks; not even a scythe
is used for this work. This cutting
back is said to make the rice grow
more bunchy and enables the rice
plant to get the best of the weeds,
whereas, II the land had been proper
ly plowed before planting, there
would be no weeds and this cutting
back would not be necessary. Some
eight or ten days before cutting or
harvesting time the water Is shut of
from the rice fields to allow the rice
to ripen, when It is cut with the same
grass hooks, II is then piled up for
three days, when 1t is threshed by be.
ing hand beaten on a rock, by which
process five to ten per cent, of the
grain remains on the straw. During
the eight or ten days the field is dry,
Ing out a loss Of about 40 per cent. of
grain occurs from various auses
This style Of farming, without
farm implements, could be continued
through the long list of crops that are
raised in that country.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-03-30
DRY FARMING IS ANALYZED
Proposition. at Boston is Very Simple
and Takes in -Four Essential
Features.

The dry farming proposition is at
bottom very simple, says the Farm,
Stock and Home. 1t takes account
of four things:
Get a Deep Water Reservoir.-To
get this, pillow deep, or put a subsoil
pillow after the stubble pillow.
Make a Firm Seed Bed.-To secure
this use some system of packing the
soil, preferably the sub-surface pack
err. This provides the grain with the
best opportunity for termination.
Keep a Dust Mulch.-This is the
cork that bottles up the water held
in the reservoir, and that is given to
the plant through the medium Of a
well.prepared seed bed.
Get Plenty of Raln.-Dry farming
enthusiasts frequently forget to men
ton this item. but it really is impor-
tant. Dry land produces nothing. All
the work done implies water. Get
water, or fail!
This is the dry farming gospel ia
a nutshell. The rest il application
There can be no hard and fast rules
laid down because soils differ, and In
order to meet the conditions above
laid down, methods must differ locally
Which leads to the final remark thai
when a man is betting his time and
that Of his family against a new coun
try and limited rainfall he needs
whole lot of common sense, or an in
ordinate amount Of luck.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-03-30
IMPORTANCE OF ERADICATING
INJURIOUS CATTLE TICK
Southern States Need More and Better Live Stock and
Larger Dairy Industry-Objeets be Promoted
by Destroying Pest.

The eradication OF the cattle tick
from the southern states Is a problem
of prime importance TO the agricul-
tural interests Of that section. More
over. the good that would result from
the elimination of the tick would not
be entirely confined to the region d.
rectly concerned, and thus the matter
assumes to n certain degree a national
Importance.
The south needs more and better
live stock and n larger dairy industry,
and these objects would be greatly
promoted by the destruction of the
tick. The increased production of live
stock by reason of It's important bear.
Ing I'm maintaining and improving the
fertility OF the soil, would be of dis
tinct benefit In increasing the yield Of
field crops. An incidental though inn
portant advantage of stock raising and
dairyinR would be found in the distri-
button of the farmers income through
out the year., enabling him to live on
a cash basis. II can thus be seen that
the benefits which would accrue to
southern agriculture from the EXTERN.
ination of the cattle tick would be
very great and far-reaching.
There are several species of cattle
ticks, but the chief pne is commonly
called the cattle" or Texas fever
tick. II is the ono most frequently
found on cattle and is much more
abundant than the other species.
When the losses occasioned by this
parasite are once thoroughly under,
stood by farmers and stockmen there
will be little need for arguments in
favor Of tick eradication. Some of the
losses are not directly noticeable and
consequently make little impression
while other losses properly charge
able to tho tick are frequently attrib
uted to other causes.
Various writer's have estimated the
annual loss due to the tick at from
$4,000, 90 to $780, 900, 900. These fig
ures should be ample argument, ever
to the most comprehensive, for tn,
eradication OF the pest.
In getting rid of the tick. It may b,
attacked on the pasture and on tn,
cattle.
In freeing pastures the method fol
lowed may be either a direct or al
indirect one.
The former consists in excluding al
cattle, horses and mules from pas
lures until all the ticks have died from
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-03-30

venlent and practical way Of treating
cattle on the majority Of farms. A
good style Of pail spray pump will be
suflclen, for treating small herds.
About Is feet of 3-3 inch high. pressure
hose is required and a type OF nozzle
furnishing a cone-shaped spray will
be found satisfactory. A nozzle with
two small an aperture ghould not be
used.
Every portion of the body should be
thoroughly treated, special attention
being given to the head, dewlap,
brisket, inside IF elbows, thighs and
TANKS, the tail and the depressions at
the base OF the tail. Crude oil alone
may be used. but in general a 20 to 20
per cent. emulsion will be better.
All the cattle should be sprayed
every two weeks and the treatment
should not be discontinued simply be-
cause the ticks have become scarce or
seem to have disappeared.
In localities where ticks commonly
occur on cattle in considerable num-
bers during the winter time II will be
ADVISABLE 10 COnJlnu3 spTaylnb' III w
calities where ticks disappear or are
present In very small numbers during
the winter, the cattle should be In
spected carefully each week to remove
and destroy any ticks that may be
present.. When warm weather comes,
e will be well I'm all cases in which
spraying has been discontinued dur.
ing the winter to begin spraying and
continue until II can be determined
with certainty that eradication has
been accomplished. The spraying
| should not be delayed until ticks show
| again in considerable numbers, One
tick destroyed in the early spring will
save the trouble of destroying thou
sands a few months later.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-03-30
oArs-ase Bu. Per Acre.

That is the sworn to yield of Theodore
Harmes, Lewis Co., Wash. had from
Salzer's R~ejuvenated White Bonanza oats
and won a handsome so acre farm. Other
big yields are l4l bus, ll9 bus. 1903 bus,
etc. had by farmers scattered throughout
the U. S.
Salzer's Pedigree Barley, Flax, Corn.
Oats, Wheat, Potatoes, Grasses and Cloy-
ers are famous the world over for their
purity and tremendous yielding qualities.
We are easily the largest growers Of farm
seeds in the world.
Our catalog b~ristling with seed truths
free for the asking, or send l0c in stamps
elites and r%arities, including above mar
velous oats, together with big ~catalog.
John A. Salzer Seed Co., lS2 South Sth St.,
La Crosse, Wis.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-03-30
Wild Potato Vines.

In a wild state the potato vine is
very hardy and will grow to a consid.
cradle height. 1t is said that the In
dams did not cultivate the potato ex-
cept for the leaves, which became
known 40 their tobacco, hence the
leaves and stalks of tobacco are
large, but there are no signs of pota-
toes at the roots. SO much for cul-
tivation.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-03-30
Many Horses Dwarfed.

Many horses are dwarfed In their
growth and future usefulness because
Of careless treatment when they were
colts. This is specially true OF colts
reared by the farmer who comDels
them to rustic with other live stock in
a barnyard. where they r almost
defenseless against the older animals.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-03-30

The government is now after the
parlor match-the kind. however. by
which phosphorus is ignited, and not
the FIRE of love In young hearts by Gu.
pid's spark.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-03-30

For pure c~ussedness we yield the
palm to the New Yorker who has a
mania for stealing crepe of doors OF
houses where funeral ceremonies are
IN progress. II there is any meaner
form of theft We have never heard
OF Il,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-03-30

Doctor Abt wants everybody to give
the baby a square deal. That would
include giving It milk that harmful
microbes did not use as a swimming
pool.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-03-30

An Ohio couple say they have lived
together for sixty years without
quarreling. and we infer therefrom
that she has always worn dresses that
she could hook herself.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-03-30

In New York. II Is said, they are
going to remedy tho evils OF divorce
by remedying the evils OF marriage"
Some cynic may ~interJect a wonder
whether they propose to do away with
marriages altogether, which would Ger.
rtainly abolish divorces.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-03-30

trouble in all its
d dreadful forms /;
shooting pains all
my body, sick
headache, spinal
weakness, dizziness,
depression, and
everything that was
.horrid. tried many
doctors In different
parts of the United
States, but Lydia E.
|Pinkham's Vegeta-
bile Compound has
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-03-30

A number OF society women OF Lon.
don have been caught shoplifting in
the American department store in that
city. 1t was doubtless their loyalty
20 British institutions that caused
them to pick out the American store
for their shoplifting efforts.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-03-30

Every little while some court de,
cides that the hen is a bird or is not
a bird. Why not simplify the matter
by having a law providing that any
thing with a wishbone is a bird?
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-03-30
lnmestic Amenities.

Father think the baby looks like
you.
Mother-Yes, 1t shuts It's eyes to an
awful lot.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-03-30

The king of Italy gets the busy sig.
nal" over the telephone md everyone
jumps on the poor girl at tho switch.
board. We have known equally log,
zeal incidents to occur In less exalted
quarters.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-03-30

One railroad In the far West pro
poses to issue an order %forbldding hold,
ers of passes to occupy seats in crowd
ID trains. The deadhead has no rights
that anyone is bound to respect.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-03-30

Now that the postal banks have
opened. a good many wooden socks
will be put to the use they were In.
tended for.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-03-30

One Of the aviators has succeeded
In alighting on the deck Of a battle
ship. The majority of us. however.
would prefer something softer.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-03-30

We have heard Of the bull In the
china shop, but It remained for Ply.
mouth, Mass, to furnish a mouse that
went wrong in a power house and put
the city In darkness. The III ex-
plred.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-03-30

Last years FIRE losses in the United
States and Canada were only S234.-
470,650. And then we wonder why so
much of u natural wealth goes to
wasteI
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-03-30

An Indiana man Is suing for divorce
because his wife bathes her pet dog
In the dishpan. Some men are alto
gether too inicky.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-03-30

Between the goosebone prophet and
the grounding prognosticator we are
reasonably certain TO be provided
with considerable winter.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-03-30
LApIEs CAN wEAn SHOES

one size smaller after using Aliens Foot-Ease,
the antiseptic powder to be shaken into the
shoes. 1t makes tight or new shoes feel easy.
RsbnSS rnB5fifEfst. For Free trial package, adj
dress Allen S. olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-03-30

Too bad for our sailors &c spoil a
perfectly good South American revo-
luton by capturing one little gunboat.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-03-30

Woman may need instruction how to
allght from a street car. but she does
not need to be told how to get inta
m automobile.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-03-30

The vagrant air current is the enc
my OF aviation and in tho present
stage OF science II annot be abol-
ished.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-03-30

II appears that our warships are
more deadly in times OF peace than
In times OF war.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-03-30

The winters are harder to endure
because we now have the revolving
storm door In public buildings.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-03-30

Clear white clothes are a sign that the
housekeeper uses Red Cross Ball Blue.
Large 2 OF. package, 5 cents.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-03-30
On Her Side.

81 didn't know you had n idea Of
marrying her"
81 didn't. The idea was hers
Lippincott's Magazine.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-03-30

Aviators won $4,000 last year
They earned II, too.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-03-30

The parlor match is under the ban.
This particular brand OF parlor
match. however. is the kind you
scratch-not the social variety.