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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-08-10
FARM NOTES.

n you have never grown head let
tuee try It for the first time this sea-
son.
Onions. cabbage. and tomatoes are
good crops for the owner Of an acre
tract
Next to the moving machine in inn
portanee in alfalfa harvest is the side
delivery rake.
Once week all manure should be
cleaned away from the barns and all
refuse disposed OF.
When watering plants do not force
water against the plant; let II fall in
the form Of a shower.
Care for the young animals so their
growth will not be stunted, Keep
them growing all the time.
II you have some fine tomato vines
on which the fruit is being sun-scald.
ed fix them up little shade.
After the hay is OF the meadow we
can see its thin spaces better. Get
busy with the manure spreader.
The succulent grasses are rich 10
mubcle ana DoHe ioImlnb nhleIlhlh,
and are loosening and cooling to the
system.
Keep up your dust mulch. The late
vegetables will suffer severely for
moisture during the dry, hot weather
II you neglect this.
During the hot weather the garden
should receive very frequent cultiva-
tion to keep down the weeds and con.
serve the moisture.
Every gardener should now make
hay while the sun shines" II is very
essential that we cultivate our plants
while they are young.
AS soon as the crop appears above
ground II needs cultivation. both TO
kill the weeds and to admit the air
to the roots OF the plants.
Cucumbers for pickles should be
picked every alternate day at least
Cut them. but never pull them of. as
the vines are liable to be injured
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-08-10
Hi,,ory q, Masonry.

II IL impossible. Of course. TO hI
exactly a day and year and say II was
the birthday Of Masonry: II Is just as
impossible 10 bark back TO q day and
year and say that on that day the
Catholic church came into existence.
History has left no such definite rec.
ords Students Of these questions
have. perforce. been content for the
most part with legend as 10 the orr
gin Of institutions.
While Il Is a recognized truth that
the rites and symbols OF the Masonic
order are Of great antiquity. It appears
that the society as Il Is DOW consti.
tuted Is little II any more than two
centuries old. For this we have
80 good authority az the recognized
historians and students OF Masonry.
The fables which carry this fra
ternity back 10 the time OF the build.
ing OF King Solomon's temple. or 10
the era Of Isis and Osiris In Egypt
or to the day OF the deluge. may be
dismissed as without the vaguest
foundation. on this point Masoni,
historians may be said to be a unit
They agree that Masonry was a grad
ual growth. and could not have sprung
into existence as an organization IL
q single day.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-08-10

A light blue braid OF straw covers
the helmet shape. shown In the second
picture. A band OF rose petals. made
OF ribbon in a slightly darker shade
OF blue, is laid about the base OF the
crown. finished with a fat rosette st
the front. made OF the same petals.
A short. fluffy. made" quill In dark
and iridescent feathers is posed at
the left front OF the hat, and may be
dispensed with when the hat is made
for a very young girl. The same de-
sign is pretty with small flowers set
In the ribbon-band at intervals or with
four rosettes like that at the 'front.'
dividing the band into four lengths.
These little shapes stay on well
and provide some shade for the eyes.
Wide-brimmed Leghorns and other
straws are never out OF fashion and
probably never will be. Lace bonnets
with simple outlines and fuzzy lace
hats are worn every year. The lingerie
hats made Of embroideries and OF
lowered fabrics like dimity and Gre
tonne are ideal for misses, made in
simple. youthful fashion. The time
has gone by when II was hard to
choose a hat for the little girl or
young miss. She is sure to be pleased
among the many styles that the de-
signers OF millinery have this season
made for her.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-08-10
GOWNS FOR THE SUMMER
Wide Choice Of colors Is Allowed for
the Costumes Of the Pre-
vaillne Season.

Gowns OF liberty satin are practical
as well as effective. and quite AZ
many colored as black ones are made.
while the same can be said OF the
soft-tnished taffeta silks. Many OF
these gowns have jackets to match.
but there is always a waist to match
the skirt. fashioned in such manner
that the appearance is given OF q
one-piece gown. This style is per
fectly possible on warm days as well
as cool. for yoke and sleeves may bs
OF transparent material
Extremely practical. also. are the
coat-and-skirt costumes for cool days.
In plain color. with trimmings of
striped black and white, there is quite
new model with which Ia worn a
lace waist OF white over the color OF
the gown. II is Of filet and Irish lace
combined. II is not necessary that
real lace be used to carry out the
model satisfactorily. for there never
was time when so many effective
imitation laces could be bought ~
such low prices.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-08-10

~ He little miss has a much wider
choice in hats than she had a few
years ago. Since Il beca 1e the
fashion to copy shapes made for
grown-ups. in small sizes. for young
heads. children's millinery has become
much more interesting to the pur-
chaser and much less taxing in its
demands on the milliner. The variety
in shapes makes II possible. also. to
suit the child's individual style.
Two good designs are shown here.
suitable for girls from about s to l6
years old. They are made on the
familiar bell and helmet shapes and
only differ from these shapes made
for grown people. in the matter OF
size. The bell-shaped hat appears to
be covered with silk. but would be
just as effective In braid II is COW
cred with rows OF fine-meshed lace,
alternating with motifs in flower
forms made of braid. The petals Of
each motif is filed with a figured
net
A wreath Of small ribbon roses. set
IN millinery foliage and showing more
buds than blossoms. is divided and
placed part on the uprer right brim
and the under left brim- The design
Is particularly good for girls who wear
curls White is the color chosen in
this model. but any pale tint is pretty.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-08-10
GROW ALFALFA ON DRY LAND
Excellent Plan 70 seiee, Strain That
Grows Coarse. Strong stsIk-oriil
Seed Carefully

In adapting alfalfa to dry farming
a very good plan is TO select q strain
that grows a coarse. strong stalk. use
the same strain Of seed year after year
and thus adapt the plant 10 local con-
ditiOns. We would prefer 20 pay q
dollar a pound for seed grown several
years under such conditions than TO
use seed At market prices ths; has not
been acclimated. The alfalfa seed
from Turkestan which the hgricultu-
raj department foisted on US several
years ago is not suited to high table
lands and does better IN fields under
irrigation which is Just contrary 20 the
dope that was handed out 10 us By
the alleged scientists. says the Den
yer Field and Farm. We should say
that sufficient quantity to SOW on
dry land is 10 drill in eight pounds OF
seed the acre. using any Of the up
to-date styles Of corn planters that
carry an onion seed plate with holes
thirteen siKtyfourths Of an inch In d.
ameter Drill the seed carefully 10 the
depth Of an inch. The soil should be
In perfect condition 10 assure germi-
nation Of full aud even stand. Hsv-
Ing drilled the seed with a two-row
corn planter, the drills are just right
TO be cultivated with a common two
row riding ploy. The shOyels should
be run TO depth OF three inches and
thus compel the alfalfa roots to keep
below the three-inch soil mulch. II
viii probably be necessary 10 cultivate
FIVE times during the season and also
70 break the soil crust after each rain
30 as TO lessen the loss Of moisture.
Early in the season until the growth
is six inches in height harrow across
the rows with a slant-tooth drag.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-08-10
The Decay Of Manner,.

Writing in Harper's Weekly H. B
Marriott Watson descants upon the
decline OF manners in England aps
America. "On the whole. II Ia impos.
sible 10 deny better manners to the
American" he writes. The estt
Quette Of the sexes is certainly loos.
eF in America. Our grandmother
would be shocked TO sec what breach.
es have been made In the necessary
fortifcstions between the sexes. Once
upon time young manhood stood
bareheaded in the rain or bowed to
the waist when Il encountered young
womanhood; now a nod is as good a.
wink or a mere perfunctory clutch
At the hat. II Is all matter OF con
vention. OF course. but do you hkS
it7"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-08-10
cauah, the nlnaes, sunhsh.

d. H. Buxton OF Cedar Rapids. a
Nsitor here. has the record Cf hook.
ing the largest sunfish ever seen in
southern California waters.
He got his strike about seven miles
OF shore at two o'clock. and being
unable 10 do anything with the mon.
ster tied his line and two others that
had large gatfs sunk deep into the
fish 10 the boat and started for shore.
il took two hours and a half to get
the fish TO the dock. where no means
could be found for raising II out OF
the water. Experts say that the fish
weighed between 1900 and $500
pounds. It probably will be cut loose
aud allowed TO Correspondence
San Francisco Chronicle.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-08-10
HEART RIGHT.
When He Quit Coffee.

Life Insurance Companies will not
insure a man suffering from heart
trouble.
The reason is obvious.
This is a serious matter to the hus-
band or father who is solicitous for
the future of his dear ones. Often
the heart trouble is caused by an un-
expected thing and can be corrected IL
taken In time and properly treated. A
man in Colorado writes:
Il was a great coffee drinker for
many years, and was not aware OF the
injurious effects of the habit till
became a practical invalid, suffering
from heart trouble, indigestion and
nervousness to an extent that made
mo wretchedly miserable myself and
nuisance to those who witnessed my
sufferings.
Il continued to drink coffee, how
ever, not suspecting that 1t was the
cause Of my ill-health, till on applying
for life insurance I was rejected on ac-
count OF the trouble with my heart.
Then became alarmed. found that
leaving OF coffee helped me quickly, SO
! quit II altogether and having been
attracted by the advertisements OF
Postum ] began its use.
THE change in my condition was re-
markable. All my ailments vanished.
My digestion was completely restored,
my nervousness disappeared, and,
most important of all, my heart stead
led down and became normal, and on
second examination was accepted by
the Life Insurance Co. Quitting coffee
and using Postum worked the change"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek. Mich.
There's reason" and Il is ex-
planned in the little book. THE Road
TO Wellville," in pkgs.
Ever read the above letters A new
one appears from time 20 time. They
anterest.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-08-10
Al the Hub.

Beacon streete had called upon the
fair maiden of his dreams, and she
had received him eagerly.
"oh. Becky dear. she murmured,
as he entered the room. have you
seen papa?"
Il have endeayored 10 arrange an
interview. Penelope he replied. wear.
fly. but / have found him In such an
extraordinary loquacious state OF in.
tellectual absorption I'm his own i'm.
mediate enterprises that have been
unable TO insert monosyllable edge
wise"
Why don't you try him with a few
shorter words than usual. beloved -
whispered the fair one.--Harper's
Weekly.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-08-10
PLAYING Blind.

This is a funny little stunt enjoyed
alike by old and young. II one has
never tried 1t It is very amusing to
find anything with your eyes shut or
TO Judge distances.
First place a piece of paper on the
floor before you. shut your eyes, walk
backward two steps; then Try to walk
on the paper and pick 1t up. Then
stick a pin in the wall about four feet
up and try to pick 1t of blindfolded.
Stand about five or six feet away from
a table. shut your eyes; then try to
walk up to II without knocking
against it"-Woman's World.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-08-10
Humus In Orchard Soil.

The hunts loosens the soil particles
which In turn increases it's water ca
pacity The humus is essential for
the growth OF the beneficial bacteria
in the soil. One Of the most important
parts that a cover crop plays is its
ability TO change chemically the COM
pounds of the soil and put them In an
available form for the trees The
clover crop gathers. digests and turns
over to the trees the plant food which
Il has stored.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-08-10
NATURAL CARE OF CHILDREN
Writer Points Out NetS>cs That oe
Fsr Beyond Al Merely Thee
retlesl Points.

The care o, children Is no, properly
subject 20 theory. but TO eonsidera-
ton Of conditions. Childhood is the
season Of Impressions. Of plastic sub
mission 20 these. Of baekvard-look-
ing and waiting. as youth Is the sea
son OF forward-iooking Impulses. Ma
ture has made this distinction. and n
fn childhood abe makes preparation
sor the blossoming Of youth. hsr pro-
cessss are hidden. We are advancing
no theory. but only recognizing this
distinction OF terms. when ve plead
for the child's free and full indulgence
Of the backward regard. II 10 ours TO
help him 70 his natural birthright. 10
lead him into the field Of the past.
with some sense Of what calls him
thithsT--a sense which determines
the contacts We give him-snd there
We leayc him free 20 derive his own
Impressions from the scene. the per
gons-all that makes the play. We
burden him with no technicaliiies.
which be no more needs than when
he Is brought into contact with nat
ufSl objects. and We refrain from
disuacting him by Interior meanings
or analytical interpretations. which he
may himself seek later.
The past IL not cherished simply
because ii is past. IN the lines Of cub
ture the dust Of antiquity has been
most diligently sifted for It's hidden
wealth. and this wealth ls not that Of
the market place. but OF the clearing
house OF the imagination--H. 81. A.
en-. IN Harper's Magazine
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-08-10
Smart LIttIe contrlvance.

One OF the best dressed women In
New York has Just returned from
Paris with smart little coptrivance
to wear inside the coats that are lined
With a color or with black, SO that
the sotnber effect will be relieved for
warm days and pretty lingerie waists
will not be stained. The contrivance
Is little batiste bolero. with elbow
sleeves finished all around with a
row OF lace slightly frilled on the edge
Of an inserting OF the same kind Of
lace. This is tackled In lightly at neck
cdxe and armhoies,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-08-10
GOOD OATS FOR DRY FARMING
kherson fer Early Crop and swed-
lsh Select for Late.

CBy J. z. PAYNE. Colorado Agriv IltursI
ColiegeD
OF the many varieties OF oats
which we have tested on irrigated
land. the Kherson and Sixty-day have
generally made the best yields OF
grain. This has been because these
varieties are early-maturing Usual
ly, the earliest variety OF oats will
give the best results on unirrigated
land; but some years the drought
comes just as the early varieties are
heading or filling They are then cut
short. It often happens that rain
comes Just few days too late to
make the early oats fill well. In such
time, a variety which ripens ten
days or two weeks later will be head
ing just at the right time to be bene-
fited by the rain which was too late
for the early variety. In this case.
this later variety will make a good
crop when the early one will fail.
With these facts before us, we can
see that II is a good plan to SOW two
varieties Of oats: Kherson for early.
anu SHeulsh SeieCt, oI NolOIduo NJ.
81. for the late variety; then. II
drought strikes either variety. II may
give q small yield OF hay. The later
varieties OF oats will usually make
more straw than the early ones. so
they may be planted for hay. Land
which has been In corn the year be-
fore. and has been given clean culti-
walton, will usually furnish a good
seedbed for oats by double-diskins
the corn stubble.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-08-10
summer Town Gowns.

Gauze. marquisette. gingham. and,
in fact, every fashionable weave, is
considered smarter this year in stripes
than figured. dotted. or any fancy de-
signs. Unquestionably stripes give
slender lines. but they must be used
with judgment and the width must be
governed primarily by the height Of
the wearer. A short woman should
never adopt wide stripe pattern, and
young girl must remember that .
gown with wide stripes win add many
years to her Aarpsr's
Bazaar.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-08-10
Restoring Faded Flowers.

One may freshen faded artificial
flowers by retnting them with water
colors After they are tinted, curl
the petals again with the blunt side
OF case knife.
Notice how the petals curl back be-
fore tnting them and then curl in .
similar manner and-do not apply the
paints too wet or It will be impossible
to obtain good results.
This is the best home method of
restoring flowers that have become
,aded.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-08-10
Nitrate Of Soda for veoe,abIes.

Lay in a supply Of nitrate OF soda
sor use on the early vegetables TO
stimulate them. Its use is indicated
for beans. pease. radishes, onions and
lettuce. Give It In solution. one
ounce TO two gallons OF water. applied
half a pint to a plant-if large-or a
foot OF row. II small. applied in a drin
made along the rows. and covered
with dry soil for a mulch
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-08-10
No Elsherman.

"Dumley's Just back from a trip aft.
er trout, and he says II was the most
dismal failure he ever experienced"
What else could you expect of
him? He couldn't make fishing trip
a success because he has absolutely
no Imagination. n."-Catholic Standard
And Times.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-08-10
Inerease LayIna capaeItY.

Every intelligent poultry raiser csa
develop a strain OF chickens with In
creased laying capacity by observing
his flock. especially the young stock
during the fall. selecting the pullet's
commencing. or preparing to lay. and
thus prepare for next seasons breed
ing a pen OF birds that have functions
OF egg production strongly developed.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-08-10
cultlvatlna tho Soil.

Keep the surface Of the soil as loose
and fine as possible and the soil will
hot lose moisture by evaporation. A
good hoeing is often beneficial as
q good r,sn In dry weather.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-08-10
CAPTURED Her Interest.

"She is very cold and formal. but !
got her interest"
"How?"
by asking her how she ever hap
pened TO marry her dub OF a bus
band. d."-Exchange
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-08-10
SoA>
The Same. but Different.

when It comes TO the taslT OF taxi
ing up the parlor carpet. do you ruR
away from the job?"
mo. | beat IT,"
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-22
FORMER cA|RO|TE KILLED
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With Chicago Mill Run Over
by Train at Memphis.


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gives an account OF the killing oil j.
J. OBrien in that city Thursday night
which is or interest TO Cairoites be-
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The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-22
. RIVER NEW.

The towboat Blue Spot arrives
from Paducah with Two barges d
Hogs. She returned up the Ohio
light.
The Belle of Calhoun arrived from
Thompson's Landing with load oil
corn.
The river marked 21.5 feet on the
Cairo gauge last evening showing a
rise Of 8 of fot in "a hours.
Rising rivers were reported yester,
day from points above here as fol
lows. Louisville 6, Evansville 81
Paducah IL, Kansas City 6.
Globe-Democrat: a new Mississippi
river boat line is being organized at
Lexington, Mo, according to Col
Hunter Ben Jenkins, the veteran
liyerman. Col jenkins says Mayor
thomas B. Walton or Lexington IS
prominent in its organization
With 1,795,000 bushels of coal AMI
1900 tons Of iron and steel, the tow
boats Exporter, Tom Doddsworth
and Sam Brown Of the Pittsbur5
combine and the Helen White of the
United Coal company, left Pittsburg
Wednesday for the south. The Alice
Brown, Joe B. Williams. Raymond
Horncr and Ironsides are due to ar
rive at Pittsburg today with empties
and will return headed FOR the south
with coal.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-22
SANDuskY.

Sandusky Camp No. 7542 NJ. w. A.
met Jan. 14th at the school house
end gave an open installation. The
Camp proceeded to install the follow
ing officers: J. A. Parker, V. c.;
Horatio Mcdaniel, Camp Clerk; R. K.
Parker, Camp Banker; G. l.. Petit
and G Brown, Managers: d. B, Mel
son, w; r. M. Brown, ST.; William
Armstrong, Escort, and they seemed
to have a jolly time as there was a
yury large crowd. Our Camp is talk
irg much interest her lately. 1t seems
lie all the Woodmen are aroused
and trying to hustles Woodcraft along
We also have a very nice camp 81
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-22
4 NoTRE DAME LADYs APPEAL

To all knowing sufferers Of rhen
matism, whether muscular or of the
joints, sciatica lumbagos, backache,
pains in the kidneys or neuralgia
pains, to write to her for home
treatment which has repeatedly cured
all of these tortures. She feels it her
duty to send it to all sufferers FREE
Tou cure yourself at home as thous-
ands will testify-no change Of eli
mate being necessary. This simple
discovery banishes uric acid from the
blood loosens the stifrened joints
purities the blood, and brightens the
eyes, giving elasticity and tone to the
whole system. If the above interests
you, for proof address. Mrs. M. Sum
mers, Box r, Notre Dame, Ind.