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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-09-28
moraan's Proteae Stricken.

Blindness has smltten the baby eyes
That 30 attracted the attention Of J.
Pierpont Morgan that ho caused their
owned TO be elected life member OF
The Now York Metropolitan Museum
OF Art. II wns learned the other night
on the eve OF beautiful Virginia Barrie
burbigo'a third birthday htat a cata.
raot had grown completely over the
chllds right eye and that the other
~ rapidly becoming dimmed. The-child
~ TOO young TO be successfully
operated upon now. When six months
old little Virginia was taken In arms
by her mother TO n Metropolitan ox.
hibitlon and Mr. Morgan. pleased with
Tho babes looks and at the unique In.
ctdont OF her appearance amongst the
crowd present, paid the
$4,000 feo required Of life members.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-09-28
How to Eradicate Bind Weed

WI Tq8 tel no 30 70 destroy the
ssf hsrsalfH eugIgEe. u d. Ia guy
ssfcer sn1 ~ ngt know how n got
q f19t dseF. ct tsst seems 70 make 4
Efha iaHi~r lf tss bi1sssofn. and while
! sgfeaes. from ihs root q nun. along
~ Ire eIe. but HDtfiuY VII. grow where
y A--L. J. Albright. TeEas county. okla
There ~ no easy method OF killing
OUT the bind weed. az Il is commonly
called. II IL a native Of this country
and has been pest IN many neigh.
borhoods In the middle west for years
The degree of itB persistsncy seems 10
depend on the character Of this soil
u ~ only an occasional place where
II causes any great amount OF trouble
In killing out this weed. as In handling
al otherS, II must be remembered
that not even leaf should be allowed
above the ground. keep II right down
and never let Il get started. and after
q time Il will get discouraged and die.
II II rs allowed 20 grow up n few
Inches, then cut down. then allowed 10
grow ngain for a few inches. then cut
down. you may keep this up forever
and The weed will be Just M strong at
the end as at the beginning. ! have
been told that where this weed Is bad
In fields II may be killed out by turn.
ing hogs In, as my Informant tells me
that they have a peculiar liking for
the roots Of this weed. have no per.
nonal knowledge AZ to the efficacy OF
this remedy, and you will realize that
In many places II would be impossible
TO use hogs as they would do more
damage than the bind weed
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-09-28
Picking and Storing Apples

Please send me some Information ON
The time Of picking and on tho storing of
hpplcH, Would II be a good plan 10 nut
them IN cellar aH soon ns pickod'7-
r. W. Coats. Logan County Oklahoma.
There is no means known Of judg.
Ing when winter apples are ready to
pick except by noting their color. II
one has raised the fruit before aud un.
derstnnds the hanciIng OF II, and knows
the natural senson. one can estimate
this pretty carefully. The apples should
be picked as soon as they are thor.
oughly matured. In the case OF sum.
mer varieties this would mean when
they are good TO eat. but with winter
sorts. as you realize. the taste is not
10 be relied on. When apples are
picked they should be barrelled at
once, II II Is the intention that they
should be kept In barrels, II II is the
intention 70 keep them IN the cellar.
they should be taken TO the cellar i'm.
medlately, Apples which are placed
In barrels one day should not bo head.
ed up until the following morning, as
they viii then be more or less chilled
and IL Is always desirable to keep them
at as low a temperature as possible.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-09-28
Feeding Value of Fodder

What In the feeding value Of corn
I"hurf. owing go tho drouth I have failed
70 mako anything but fodder. WIN ll
pay to cut and use u " II iH not maturod
but not burnt Just failed tu make any
Oklahoma
None Of ms know Just what the feed.
Ing value Of our corn fodder IL going
20 be this year but am satisfied that
II is going 20 make good feed. would
advise that you cut II with a corn bind.
er whenever you think II Is ns well de.
velopod as Il is going TO be- and shock
81 up for four or five weeks until Il
dries out good Bnd then stack II like
YOU would grain. In stacking corn put
the butts TO the inside OF the stack, as
the tops viii shed tho water better.
To tor on the stack just set the corn
on END like you would shock II IN tho
Hold, and tie the tops good. DO not
stack the fodder until Il Is thoroughly
dry, and you had better build stack
bottom OF poles about foot high 10
Keep the fodder on the ground so that
II VIII not mold w A, Linklater. De.
partment of Animal Husbandry. Okla.
homa A, a NJ College, saltwater
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-09-28
LAUGHTER PLEASING TO GOD
Nowhere In Biblical Lore Can There
Be Found lntimation Of Any
other Idea.

We misjudge and distort the nor
mally human nature of the Saviour
when we picture him going through
life, as Dante did after he had writ
ten his Inferno" with the shadows
OF perdition on his brow. We may
gravely question when It was that the
cross began to darken our Lords
pathway; there is no hint OF such
foreboding until we reach the mid.
die OF his ministry From that on
there are occasional tokens that he
saw Calvary ahead Of him, and was
at times pressed down with a dread
ful sense of the inevitable agony
which awaited him at the end. But
all this is very far from affording any
reasonable ground for the conclusion
that he smiled sometimes. but never
laughed.
If God did not intend us to laugh,
on occasion. why did he endow us
with the capacity to laugh, with Q
sense OF the humorous, with the fac
ulty to see and enjoy wit, fun and
the absurd side OF life; and. further
more. why did he produce SO many
things and people to laugh at?-
Zion's Herald
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-09-28
GET POWER.
The Supply Comes From Food.

III we get power from food WHY NOT
strive to get all the power we can.
That Is only possible by use of skill
fully selected food that exactly fits
the requirements of the body.
Poor luel makes a poor fire and a
poor fire is not good steam producer.
From not knowing how to select
the right food to fit my needs. | suf-
fered grievously for a long time from
stomach troubles" writes a lady from
a little town in Missouri.
1T seemed as If | would never be
able to find out the sort of food that
was best for me hardly anything that
l could eat would stay on my stomach.
Every attempt gave me heartburn and
filled my stomach with gas. I cot
thinner and thinner until | literally
became a living skeleton, and in time
was compelled to keep to my bed.
A few months ago | was persuaded
to try Grape-Nuts food, and It had sucb
good effect from the very beginning
that | have kept up its use ever since
| was surprised at the ease with which
digested it, 1t proved 10 be lust
what | needed.
All my unpleasant symptoms, tho
heartburn, the inflated feeling which
gave me so much pain disappeared.
MY weight gradually increased from
9S to ll6 pounds, my figure rounded
out, my strength came back, and am
now able to do my housework and en-.
JOY It, Grape-Nuts food did it," Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek.
Mich.
A ten days trial will show anyone
some facts about food.
Read the little book. "The Road to
Wellville," in pkgs. There's reason .
ever read the above letter. A new
ons appears from time 10 time Th.v
are genuine, true, and full of bumaR
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-09-28
EmbrYonic Onea-

They had been at school together
recounts Answers. They had fought
both shoulder to shoulder and face 10
face. Now, after the passing OF years.
they met again.
How's the world treated you ?''
asked the long, thin one.
Like a lord" said the short fat
one. Got my own business, wife and
three youngsters. two thousand a
year. And how are your"
How" replied the thin man. "oh.
anyhow"
Dear me! Sorry to hear II. Let
me think. You went on the stage
didn't your"
Yes. But ] had to give II up."
why was that?" asked the city
man.
"Oh. | thought It best" said the
other. 81 had few hints tina. I
wasn't quite suited to the profession. :"
oh ] sect" nodded his friend.
knowingly. The little birds told
you. eh?"
We'll. not exactly" answered tho
ex'actor, with a painful smile. but
they would have been birds--if they
had been allowed to hatch"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-09-28
Treatment for Barked Trees

Even uith the most careful hsrsiipr
trees VII occaFionslly have the bark
Enocked or These irluriep are ua--
ally made By the end of The Ewfnrle
tree IN cDltiTafiug although hey nav
and occasionally do come from a va.
rleiy q causes. The first Impulse of
ne average tree cultiVsfo- is 20 grab
a handful Of earth and plaster over
The wound thus caused. In niaety-nlns
csses out of a hundred this is lhe form
treatment applied. Il 10 hard 10 say
what benefit is supposed 10 follow such
treatment u probably arises in mart
az least from q Eupposliion that the
contact Of the air is very Injurious 10
the barred tissue. Careful inyesfiga.
ton BY competent investigators have
shown that this is probably the very
worst treatment that could be adopted
IN most cases the barred tissue is the
cambium or the growing part OF the
trunk which lies between the bark
and the wood. Owing 10 it's growing
condition this part, OF the tissue Is
more or less soft and after the pro
tecting bark has been torn away IN
very easily injured by any substance
brushing against H. The PARTICLES OF
earth which are usually ground into
II with the hand crush the living cells
and thus prevent all chances OF the
wound healing except from the aide.
Repeated trials have shown that the
contact OF sun and air do not kin
these living cells and they will usually
Keep on growing and form new bark II
care "a taken that they are not ms.
chanically injured. II the caretaker
ea1Iiust control his hands 10 such an
extent as TO keep them away from ths
wound u will heal much better than II
treated. The only treatment that
should ever be given is to cut away
any loose and swinging bark so that
II may not swing against the barred
cambum and thus destroy IT,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-09-28
Rounh on the rurtlts.

Creek Indians in the vicinity OF
Wetumka, Okla. are resorting to an.
Client tribal customs IN nm attempt TO
obtain a rainfall One OF their Gus
toms. which has been widely followed
during the past few days. In 20 stake
mud!turtlos on the edge OF a stream
Just far enough away from the water
no that they cannot reach II. II is
the Indians belief that the turtles de,
spairlng in their attempts to reach
the water. invoke the aid Of the great
spirit TO send rain 80 that the stream
VIII be raised and brought near them
Since the turtles were first staked
out several rains have fallen. Tho
Indians believe their prayers are be.
Ing answered and they are fastening
up more turtles to pray for greater
rainfall
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-09-28
Cultivation of Pear Trees

once saw tho statement in an ngrl-
ouitufh' Taper that pear trees do better
when tho weeds and grass growing among
mem ~ cut and not plowed under Ii
buekingham' Comanche County, Okla
The writer 10 whom you refer, and
Wno recommended weeds in pear or.
chard probably referred to the suscept.
ibility OF the pears to blight. This,
however, is really problem by itself
In this western country we are forced
to Keep pear trees growing very slowly,
otherwise they are attacked by the bao-
teria which causes blight Since weeds
take part OF the moisture and part of
the plant food out OF the soil they will
Keep pear trees from growing so rapid.
ly. ! wish to say that some growers
oyerdo this matter, and before they re.
alize, have their pear orchards so bad.
ly Injured by the presence OF too many
weeds that the trees either die out.
right or are so slow In getting OF suffi.
Client size 30 bear fruit that they are un
profitable.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-09-28
FREAKISH BANK BILLS
DENOMINATION IS DIFFERENT
ON THE TWO SIDES.
tbeUt . Dozen Such Are in Egistenee,
Due 10 Mistake MADE In Print.
ins-How Error 10
Passed.

II one had a bill with the print OF
The teB-dollar denomination on the
lace and the iye-dollar on the back,
should be average the two and con-
sider the bill TO be worth S7.5O7 This
is not an impossible problem. for.
says a treasury Official there are sew
ersl such freak" bills scattered
through the country One Of them
came to the subtressury at New York
not so long age It had the imprint
OF the twenty-dollar note on one side
and OF the ten on the other. But. as
the face showed the figure twenty. $50
was the legal value Of the bill Occa.
sionslly these freak bills slip through
the bureau OF engraving and printing.
despite careful scrutiny by three or
Tour sets OF inspectors. In most cases
they have been national bank notes.
which, like regular treasury notes.
are printed at the bureau in Washing.
ton. The face value is always recog.
nized when the freaks" come to be
cashed at any branch Of the treasury.
Ihe imprint on the back has no law.
'Ni 7NdAub NHateFer
The notes are printed in sheets al
the bureau. Usually there will be one
twenty and two tens on a sheet. They
are printed on one side at a time. so
II can be seen that the printer. in
turning over the sheet. might get Il
upside down. and thus put ten-dollar
back on a twenty-dollar note. or a
twenty on the back Of one of the
tens. In the bureau are employees
VINO are supposed 10 examine all the
bills carefully, but occasionally they
neglect 10 scrutinize both sides as
carefully as they should. and so the
money goes out into circulation.
When errors are discovered, the mis-.
printed sheet Is laid aside 10 be de-
stroyed. II cannot be torn up at once.
Tor every sheet has to be accounted
Tor After a good deal OF red tape II
Is ground into pulp.
Most OF the freak bills which have
been Issued in the past have found
their way back to the treasury there
10 be destroyed. IL Is thought that
less than dozen are row scattered
about, most Of them in the hands OF
curio hunters. No effort to collect
thom has been made by the govern.
ment. for the treasury department
does not consider the circulation OF
the Few notes matter of any conse.
quence. inasmuch as there is no doubt
about the values, as indicated on the
face.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-09-28
FAULT OF iRERIciNs LsRoID
Native Ksrrsrit-s EEssrs-st.1 az
Seemingly lsls n csritic- e
Fsrsisn cpi-ion.

Il iss cgrsoss Ut luer.fsf-s l-1.y
that '1s America upe-su.s-t. 50
Notorious for Sc Crsrvse-tIE c1-s.
csDcs and feif-estesir. s10ll1 ts q tl
tsmpersmenfz least reflective sIe 'or
all ifs ssfc0nfcio1frssE s.c-lc
knOp Itself % IL When criticised.
81 II either perpiersd o. au1sscs e
when challenged apoiogstically boast
ful. and seerningly delights 90 mlfc0n-
esDtlOD ana miEreprefeffation. A
striking Instance ~ fhlu singular
trait is'ihe way Americans sbroas e1-
hggefsie their native msnBerisms and
become yeriiabls csrica'ufes o. them.
selves In good na'ured mimicfy Of the
national type. ir lfs eztrems form
The tendency might be characterized
~ living up 10 libel 10 save the
trouble and expense n legal proceed.
ings. Whether this BE- due 70 sort
OF mistaken chiyalry OF to mere child.
ish irresDonsibilIty IN 40 hard 10 De.
fermlne M II ~ unneceHsary either
~ reprehcnHible. There Do In this
something Of n native ahrewduess for
-jadeisE-eibsEs --by- taoir opinion Of
ones self. but much more IL TO be at
fr5uied 70 an instructive aversion
IRON The pnngs Of introspectlon and a
'childihh capacity for using other peo.
pie M mirrors. No other nation, per.
'hhps. has played 90 sensational role.
put no other nation has stood no In
need OF It's audience. The histrionic
rdemcnnor OF Americans abroad, at
'lmos 30 very like tho behavior Of
actors on the stage. exacting calcium.
Dght duty Of the sun. IN a real clue
20 the national temperament. n only
by tho reactions Of others do we
nchieve any definite notion Of what
we Ourselves are. II Ia small wonder
mat We have cultivated the actors
manner and practice his arts. only II
~ strange art for an otherwise In.
artistic nation, curious dependence
ior free pcople.-Alain Locke, IN
the North American Review.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-09-28
Milk That Will Not Churn

What In the trouble with milk that viii
not churn buttery The COW gives about
three and one half gallons per day: tha
MIX Is rich: the cream raises good
butter coming II viii Just an 20 10 foam,
), W. Barnett, Oklahoma County, okla
hOmH.
The trouble which you report is un
doubtedly produced by a germ or bac
terra In the cream which prevents IL
from souring properly and the only
way to remedy the trouble is to get rid
OF the germ. This can be done by thor
oughly scalding all dairy utensils used
In handling the milk or cream, includ.
Ing the separator Gf one is usedD,
cream jars and churn with boiling
water. Do not attempt to ripen the
new cream by adding some of the older
cream or butter milk to IT, In other
words, boiling hot water brought In
contact with the germ viii kin II and
by removing all possible source of con
tamination OF the new cream with the
old you Will remedy the trouble. how.
ever, II II does not produce proper re
suits II may be that there Is an infec.
ton within the udder Of tho COW. I'm
which case it would be necessary 10
syringe out her udder with some disin.
fectant ! viii ask you to try the sug.
gestions ! have given you above and II
tho difficulty Is not overcome, kindly
write me again and | win recommend
Ireatment for your Roy c. Potts,
Department OF Dmrying. A. & NJ. Col
Iege, saltwater
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-09-28
tuberculosis in Cows

| have a COW that haH tuberculosis d.,
You Ncnd medicine To cure tuhCrrulosia1
III 80, kindly send me enough FOR one cow
with directions Tor use a. ". Capsbnyv
Caddo County Oklahoma.
We do not send out any treatment
for tuberculosis. The disease will be
Just Rs difficult TO treat I'm cattle as Il
is In people, and presume YOU appre.
ciato fully the difficulty physicians
have In treatins this disease I'm the
human family. II the COW really has
tuberculosis she should be killed The
milk from tuberculosis COWS is danger.
Gus, and for this reason such stock
should not be kept on the farm.-L. l..
Lewis, Department OF Veterinary Sci.
enoe, Oklahoma A. g NJ. College. St,lh
water.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-09-28
Spelling Bee Of II Hours.

Mis- Margaret Patterson hesltatea
tor an instant. then spelled "s-e pp.ul.
c'h-r.e.' The two 'p's" ended the
longest spelling bee ever held in
Missouri, for Miss Patterson sat down
leaving Miss Ruth Crenshaw. the
winner, sull standing.
The PIKE county court house was
hlied with friends and relatives Of the
contestants who for II hours, with
only an occasional intermission. had
withstood the bombardment of words
until 10000 had been given out.
The contest was held under the su
pervision of the county school com.
missioner II is estimated that OF the
10000 words assigned to the contest.
ants the winner spelled 2,500.-Nev
York World.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-09-28
To Transplant Large Trees

wien 10 transplant some large walnut
!ireh mat are twelve 20 nftoen feet nigh
Nhht month would be the boat time 10
ho thlh IN ana can YOU tell me how this
County Oklahoma.
To transplant large trees; wait untIl
they freeze slightly, then dig them up
with a large bail OF earth on them. Dig
them one afternoon and leave them un.
I'll the next day 80 that the earth will
freeze ON the outside. Two men can
lift these balls of earth and carry them
70 their new location. where holes have
been previously prepared for them. In
this way trees of almost any size may
bo moved
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-09-28
About johnson Grass

Can We SOW Johnson grass In okla
hoinaf What IN the law ON it7-R NJ
htlne, CAddo County Oklahoma
II IL illegal TO SOW Johnson grass In
Oklahoma, Chapter 9, Article 7, page
lS6 OF the Compiled Laws OF Oklahoma,
1909. Elections 67 20 75 inclusive will
furnish you with complete legal lnfor.
matior on this point You will be able
TO hnd This reference in any OF the
county Offices, notably In the county
attorneys oiiice.-James a. Wilson,
Director, Oklahoma Experiment Sta.
uon, Saltwater.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-09-28
In Strict Obedience.

Master Gregory Graham. aged three.
had been having an ocean bath, and
breaking away from his older sister
he ran all dripping wet to the door of
the living room. where Mrs. Graham
was entertaining a caller from the
fashionable hotel.
Why! Gregg" his mother greeted
him, you mustn't come in here like
that, dear. Go straight upstairs and
take off your bathing suit first"
few minutes later Mrs. Graham
turned toward the door in curiosity
as to what sight there had sent her
Visitors eyebrows up so high, and in
the same moment her sons cheerful
voice rang out:
Il looked It off. mother. like you
told me to. I'm coming in now for
some cake"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-09-28
suhstItutn for plnilnnD,

II hns heen suggested that In the
prevailing scarcity OF platinum, tho
metal palladium might be practicable
substitute II belongs to the platinum
group and has many Of the qualities
OF platinum, although In some reppoota
u resembles silver Among IT'S valu.
able characteristics are hardness, due.
ulity and malleabllity. II IN also de-
cldedly non.corrodiblc II occurs
nlong with nickel, copper. silver. gold
platinum, iridium and rhodium. In the
ores of the nickel miles In Ontario.
out OF 100000 tons OF those ores about
5000 ounces OF palladium are annual.
ly nroducod
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-09-28

This year Young Mems Christian
associations are likely. It is said. to
break all records IN amount of money
raised for new buildings. The sue.
cess at Philadelphia when 81 .O3O 600
was secured in ~ days, has given
stimulus both to young mems and
young women's associations. Added 10
II was the $2,OOO,O 900 campaign for
buildings In foreign capitals Brook.
lyn women, with the aid OF a few men
have just secured, $4,000: Atlanta
men, s6O0OO0; Reading. s2t7O0O.
Elyria, o.. $l27OOO, where tile com.
mittee asked for but $4,000
Charleston, S. C.. Si50,O0O: Raleigh.
N. c. $75,0OO Walla Walla. Wash,
$4,000, and Ispheming Mich, S22,500
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-09-28
A Human cruet.stand.

Several villagers were discussing o
departed sister who had been given to
good deeds but was rather too fond
OF dispensing sharp spoken advice.
She was an excellent woman" said
the deceased lady's pastor. "She was
constantly in the homes of the poor
and afflicted. In fact, she was the salt
of the earth"
She was more than that" remark.
ed a villager She was the vinegar,
the pepper and the mustard as well.
She was a perfect cruet stand of Vir
ues."-London Tit-Bits.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-09-28
To Trim Sycamore Trees

Dear Sir; WIN you kindly advise me n
sycamore trees may he success fIIly
trimmed AZ this season OF the Year, IL
not, what time N bOst9-M g. Search
f"ttaWatomie County oklahoma
Sycamore and all other forest trees
should be pruned only In the winter
when leaves are on Il makes but
little difference what time In the winter
the pruning is done. but tho trees
should never be touched until the
leaves have fallen.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-09-28
woman bal, unInu. nI,,Ino,lon

The first woman in the world 10
Eake stitch ON sewing machine.
Miss Elizabeth NJ, Kinbourue. has lust
passed her oightynrst birthday at
her homo at Wlnsted In the early M.
Ties Miss kilbourno was a school teach.
er IN New Hartford whom ELIAS Howe.
inventor OF the sewlng machine had a
thop there One day while calling on
Howe tho inventor invited her 10
use the machine he was working. and
she did no.