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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-03-28
What the Copy Boy Wrote.

Representative Dan Anthony OF
Kansas, publisher of the Leavenworth
Times, once had an office boy who
yearned to know how to use type
writer - which accomplishment, the
boy figured, would make him regular
reporter.
Anthony turned an old broken-down
machine over to him, says the Wash
lngton Herald, and bade him learn to
run 1t.
"What'll / writer" the boy asked.
"Oh, Just take some sentence, any
sentence at ALL" Anthony told him,
"and see how long it will take you to
Gil page with IT,"
The boy set to work An hour or
two later Anthony cnanced TO notice
the page on which the lad had been
working. From top to bottom OF the
sheet, and from margin to margin, the
boy had written one sentence over and
over again until there was scarcely
white spot visible on the paper. The
sentence the boy had selected to prac,
tice with was: VINO the - invent
ed SCHOOL,"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-03-28
A TROUBLE MAKER
Coffee Poison Breeds Variety Of lie.

A California woman who didn't
know for twenty years what kept her
Ill, writes to tell how she won back her
health by quitting coffee:
Il am 54 years DID," she says, have
used coffee all my life, and for 20
years suffered from indigestion and
insomnia, Life was a burden and a
drag to me all the time, and about
once year my ailments got such hold
upon me that l was regularly sick In
bed for several weeks each time.
Il was reluctant to conclude that
coffee was the cause OF my trouble. but
am thankful that found out the
truth.
Then determined to use Postum
exclusively-for a week at first-for I
doubted my ability to do without cof.
fee for any length Of time. | made
the Postum carefully, as directed. and
before the week expired had my re-
ward In perceptible increase in
strength and spirits.
Seeing the good that my short ex.
pertinent had accomplished, I resolved
- eho uoO VI IObLum. cutting
out the coffee entirely. This did for
nine months. finding. daily, increased
cause for qualification at my steadily
improving health. My indigestion grad.
ually left me, my sleep returned, I
gained rs pounds In weight, my color
changed from sallow to fresh, rosy
hue and life became a blessing.
Then l thought would try coffee
again, and did so for few weeks. The
punishment for deserting my good
friend, Postum. was a return of my old
troubles.
That taught me wisdom. and I am
now and shall be all my life hereafter
using Postum exclusively and enioy.
Ing the benefits 1t brings me-" Name
given by Postum Co.. Battle Greek.
Mich.
There's a reason" and II is explain-
ed In the little book. The Road to
Wellville," In pkgs.
Ever read the above letter. A
one appears from time 20 time. Thew
are genuine, true, and full OF humss
Interest. -A@
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-03-28
TO KEEP THE SKIN CLEAR

For more than a generation. Cuti-
cura Soap and Cuticura Ointment have
done more for pimples. blackheads
and other unsightly conditions OF the
complexion, red. rough. chapped
hands, dandruff, itching, scaly scalps.
and dry, thin and falling hair than any
other method. They do even more for
skin.tortured and disfgured infants
and children. Although Cuticura Soap
and Ointment are sold by druggists
and dealers throughout the world. a
liberal sample OF each. with S2-page
book on the care of the skin and hair
will be sent post.free. on application
TO "Cuticura." Dept. L. Boston.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-03-28
PASTURE FOR HOGS

What would be the best kind or
grass or forage plant for a permanent
hog pasture on upland where alfelfe
will not grow? Would yetch do, and
would It do as n soil renovator?-
James Grisier, Pottawattomio County.
Okla.
bermuda makes the best permanent.
grass pasture on upland in your por-
ton OF the state. There seems to be
no other grass which will grow sue
cessfully in :he greater portion OF
this state. Vetch would not make
permanent pasture, and Is not very
successful crop, even under the best
of conditions. Vetch being a legume.
IL is very good as a soil renovator.
especially IL II is plowed under, but
we would never recommend the grow
ing of this crop where wheat Is grown
for market, as 1t is apt to become a
weed. II you are looking mainly
toward the building up OF your soil.
| believe II would be well to grow
some Of the annual crops, making the
legumes especially prominent. On
farms where the fields are fenced in
small paddocks, II is possible to have
number of pastures from annual
crops. Early sown wheat would fur
nish winter and spring pasture. This
would be followed in another field by
n mixture, such as oats, rape and
vetch. The wheat field could be
plowed as soon as the pasture played
out, and seeded to some crop such
as cowpeas, sorghum, millet, etc, for
later pasture. When the oat pasture
played out, some other forage crop
could be planted on the same field.
BY properly selecting the crops TO be
grown, and pasturing one field while
and then another. reseeding when
necessary, a large number OF animals
may be kept on a small area. 1t would
be well at the same time to have a
permanent grass paddock to run stock
in when the cultivated fields are
muddy, or II the animals crop the
pasture too close. Peanuts do exceed
ingly well on sandy land and may be
harvested by the hogs themselves
when they are ready. II you grow
them for this purpose, 1t would be
well to grow the Spanish variety. Two
| fields, one of peanuts and one of corn,
have been found very profitable for
feed in this way. The combination
| gives better results than either crop
by itself.-O. o. Churchill, Department
of Agronomy.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-03-28
CROP ROTATION

The rotation OF crops in Oklahoma
is not given the attention that its i'm.
portance demands. It has been fire.
quently stated that no other state Is
capable of producing so many differ.
ent crops as Oklahoma, yet when the
acreage devoted to each crop is
studied, It will plainly be seen that
there is a difference between what
might be grown and what is grown.
There is little over ten million
acres OF cultivated land In the state
Of Oklahoma. OF this amount over
fifty per cent is planted to corn each
year, fourteen per cent cotton, and
ten per cent to wheat. Oats, kafir
corn, milo maize, broom corn and COW.
peas make us most Of the remaining
twenty-six per cent OF the acreage
devoted to crops.
II will be seen from this that the
great majority Of land is devoted to
cultivated crops Everyone realizes
that II is poor policy to grow the same
crop year after year on the same field,
but at the same time seems to be
the common opinion that a change
from one grain crop to another or
from one cultivated crop to another is
sufficient.
Many reasons might be mentioned
in favor of crop rotation, but we do
not think 1t necessary. These points
may be passed by for those things
which enter into plans for laying out
a system OF rotations.
We may roughly divide all of the
| crops grown into three main classes
grain. cultivated crops. grasses and
legumes. good rotation will change
from one of these classes to another
Roughly we may consider the grain
as sales crop. the cultivated crops
as the cleaning crops, and the grasses
and legumes as the soil builders. This
classification, of course, is not very
definite. but II calls attention to some
OF the effects that these crops have
on the soil.
The class Of crops most neglected
in this state are the grasses anC
legumes. When the soils of Oklahomf
were first broken they were filled with
a large quantity of vegetable matter
an result of the long growth OF grasses
The vegetable matter is of great i'm
portance, yet II is being rapidly de
stroyed by present system of farming
Soils that did not blow when they
were first broken begin to blow after
several years OF cropping, due to the
reduction of the vegetable matter
present.
There is probably no way more
quickly to destroy the vegetable mat
ter in the soil than by the constant
growing of cultivated corps. At the
present time probably the best anC
quickest method to overcome this con
ditlon is to grow cowpeas every three
or four years either as a main croI
or as a catch crop and plow then
under.-O. o. Churchill.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-03-28
DAIRY QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

1. What is dairy farm? Ans
A dairy farm is a farm devoted to
dairying.
2. What is dairying? Ans.-Dairy-
ing is the combination of dairy barn,
dairy herd. silo, dairy feeds and
the brains OF dairyman back of the
combination.
3. What lands are best adapted to
dairying? Possibly the most
productive lands would be the most
profitable for dairying; however, no
system OF farming will build up and
make more productive the poor farm
than dairy farming.
4. How do the profits OF dairying
compare with other lines of farming?
Ans.-It is generally recognized that
all OF all lines OF stock rasing or crop
production (truck farming excepted)
that dalrying is the most profitable.
5. How do the opportunities in
dairylng today compare with those in
the past? Ans.-They were never
better. There is an increasing demand
for improved dairy stock, also the de-
mand for and prices Of dairy products
are equal to and higher than the aver
age Of ten years ago.
6. Is the dairy COW an economical
producer? Ans.--Yes, II she produces
over 200 pounds of butter fat in a
year. Experiment stations have
found that for every dollars worth of
feed consumed she returns a net profit
as high as 125 per cent.
7. How can the production of a COW
be best determined? Ans.-By weigh
ing her milk and taking samples of It
for three days each month and calcu.
lating her production by multiplying
her production for three days by ten
for thirty days.
s. How do the profits from three
cows which collectively produce 600
pounds of butter fat In year compare
with the profit of one COW producing 900
pounds of butter fat in year? Ans
The profit from the one COW would be
several hundred times greater.
.. How do you reason that out?
Ans.-The 200 pounds butter fat COW
will pay for her feed and few dollars
besides, to say nothing OF the labor to
take care OF her, while the 600 pound
butter fat COW will pay for all feed
and labor and a handsome profit be.
sides.
10. II the 200 pound butter fat COW
is worth S25.0O, what is the 600 pound
butter fat COW worth? Ans.-Consid.
ering her value from the standpoint OF
her production as compared with the
200 pound butter fat COW she would be
worth $4,000 or more.-Roy c. Potts,
Dept. of Dairy Husbandry.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-03-28
COTTON SEED MEAL AS FERTiL,
IZER

Please send me the analysis OF cot.
ton seed meal as a fertilizer.-W. o.
Church, Oklahoma County. Oklahoma.
Replying to your inquiry regarding
the value OF cotton seed meal as fer
tilizer. am pleased to submit the fol.
lowing. which is calculated from $50
analyses:
Nitrogen (N) ...........7.16
Phosphoric acid tP2o5). .2.96
Potash (k2O) ...,,,,,1.90
In series OF tests conducted by
the United States government it was
shown that II $50 pounds of cotton
seed meal were applied to their expert.
mental plot with 576 pounds acid phos.
phate and las pounds of Kaitit. an
average yield in seed cotton OF 1727
pounds was obtained for the two sea
sons during which the test was made.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-03-28

comes or when there is a funeral in
the family. At such times. one win
dow is opened few inches II the
weather is warm enough; but the
room retains its damp. musty odor
and gruesome associations. Enter
tanning company in such houses is an
unusual occurrence Visitors never
feel at home, and they don't come
again for quite long while The best
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-03-28
Consolation.

Father Ito his daughters suitor)-l
have sad news for you. | am ruined!
l have lost everything
Suitor-Console yourself, dear sir,
with the thought that you are now in
no danger OF losing your daughter.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-03-28
Certainly,

Guide-No one has ever been able
to find out what the Sphinx stands for
whom It represents!
American Tourist-That's nothingi
We've got lot of congressman homo
the same way!-Puck.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-03-28
Sluns of a Winner.

Does your wife win at bridge?"
81 don't know for sure" replied Mr..
Meekton, but l think So The women
all look as II they disliked her very
much, but they keep on inviting her
to play"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-03-28

The true man is one who will nelth-
er seek an indirect advantage by a spe-
cious word. nor take an evil path TO
secure a good purpose e.-Scott.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-03-28

houses today have no "parlors," even
the name has been discarded as far as
possible Instead, we now have a
good, big Giving room that is light,
comfortable and well ventilated, with
a corner for each member of the fam.
lily and with space enough left for
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-03-28
TESTIMONY
OF five WOMEN
Proves That Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Com
pound Is Reliable.

Reedville, Ore.-"I can truly recon-
mend Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound to all women who are passing
through the Change of Life, as It made
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-03-28

me a We'll woman after
suffering three years. E"
- Mrs. MARY BoGART,
Reedville, Oregon.
New Orleans, La. -
"When passing through
the Change of Life | was
troubled with hot flashes,
weak and dizzy spells and
backache. Twas not fit for
anything until / took Ly-
dia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound which
proved worth its weight
in gold to me. - Mrs. GAS
TON BLoNDEAU, 154l Po-
lymnia St., New Orleans.
Mishawaka, Ind. =" Wo-
men passing through the
Change of Life can take
nothing better than Lydia
Z. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. ! am recon-
Observation-Disclosures
because of what it has
done for me. MRS. CHAs.
BAUER, 523 E. Marion St,
Mishawaka, Ind.
Alton Station, KY. For
months / suffered from
troubles in consequence Of
my age and thought l
could not live. Lydia E.
Pinkham's Veg IA BILE
Compound made me well
and / want other suffering
women toknow about it. "
Mrs. EMMA BAILEY, Alton
Station, Ky.
. Oak. -"I was passing
Ige of Life and felt very
not sleep and was very
ia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable
itored me to perfect health
not be without it. Mrs.
Deisem, No. Oak.
Arizona republican., 1912-05-03

nally disturbed country. Tut sucn arming. supplying anl provisioning shall never be construed as warrant for such foreign citizens or subjects to interfere in the interna- affai"*. either political, civil or military. of such internally disturbed country
 &1F.-The alliance may, co-oper- ating with other nations, not members of this body, assume the right and authority to establish protected or neutral zones along different and agreed international border lines, and to enforce existing neutrality laws en- acted for the better protection of such neutral zones and international bor- der lines, and for the moro perfect guarantee of the peace of each na- tion concerned.
 XV.-No nation shall in time of in ternal danger ever be completely de- nuded of soldiers or ships by any call upon it by the alliance, the congress or the pact; but a safe reserve of the military forces of each country shall be left to the control of the govern ment de jure of the same, for inter- nal defense or offense and for like purposes. Such nation, pressed from within. shall retain and be permitted to exercise the reserved right to with draw from the past it's military con- tingent for its own defense, for the time being. or until the internal dan ger threatening it's government shaIl have passed, when it's military con- { tingent shall resume its place in the ranks of the pact
 XVI.-We further agree that, in times of war or threatened war. when it may become necessary 70 unite our respective military forces for the purposes of this pact, we will jointly l choose, by fair selection, a comman der in chief for the united forces, and also separate commanding officers for the military and naval branches thereof. In the selection of the com 1 mander-in-c -chief and of the separate commanding officers. due regard, so far as practicable, shall be had to the matter of seniority in grade, in their own armies and navies, respectively, of the officers so selected. But this l consideration shall not be treated by
 
 as paramount, and shall not be an ob stacle to the prompt. complete and effective organization of the military pact herein provided for. All per sons so selected for commanders shall be officers in the active military or naval service of one or the other of 1 the powers composing the pact; they shall act under and in obedience to the lawful orders of the chosen con- mander- in chief and the forces so united shall be subject to the supreme control and direction of the alliance i in all large and essential features. XVII.-The congress shall establish and maintain a seat of government to be located in some agreed spot or 1 territory contiguous to the converg- I ing borders of the principai partici- pating powers. which spot shall be segregated and neutralized for that purpose And the pact shall devise an international flag as it's emblem the same to be composed of a union of the flags of the several participat ing powers; which flag snail be the recognized emblem an1 standard oi the alliance and of the pacr, The
Arizona republican., 1912-05-03

by each from time to time to serve therein. The three bodies so con stituted shall have no authority or power to act separately upon any matter or subject of international concern. but agree to act together in all matters necessary for the con- sideration of all.
 U.-The congress shall have the right and authority to frame and adopt a constitution, to enact all ne cessary laws, rules and regulations for it's own government and for the common government of the alliance so formed, and for dealing with questions of peace, war and arbitra ton, and for giving full effect to the aims and purposes of the congress and of the pact The international court of arbitration shall have the power to consider and decide all questions properly coming within the puryicw of it's authority. subject to the everything action of the congress. The military pact shall be the au thOrized force Co carry into effect the will of the alliance.
 III-The congress shall have power to admit other nations to the alli- ance upon application and after sub Scribing to the constitution and laws made hereunder. Every nation so received into membership shall be admitted upon even terms with the most favored original member of the alliance, and shall have all the powers rights. immunities and pcrogativeS enjoyed by the same.
 IV-ThiS alliance shall continue in existence for period of ten years from the date of it's formation, un- less sooner dissolved by unanimous consent of the parties thereto. But once having entered the pact and it's associate congress and court no mem Der of the alliance shall have the right or liberty of withdrawing from the same before the expiration of it's life, except with the full consent, first previously given, of all the CO., ordinated nations, acting conjointly upon the matter.
 With the stated object in view, we agree to jointly use all our power and influence, backed by our re- spective military and naval arma- nents, to accomplish the paramount objects sought; and for this purpose we each pledge to the other, upon the honor of each, that we will not go to war with each other, will we permit other nations to go to war among themselves or with us, or with any of us; but we pledge our selves to act at all times jointly to protect the common interest, the un- iversal peace, the integrity of all the nations, and the autonomy or terri torial possessions of each, wherever situated. And at the same time we bind ourselves each to the other that we will not expand, or seek 70 ex- pand, by means of conquest, aggres- | sion or other forcible means, our present territorial limitations; and that any future increase of territory which may be made by us, or either of us. shall be made only through friendly purchase, exchange, gift or discovery.
 VI.-To reach the common end in view we agree, in the event of threat ened war in any part of the world, i to join together our respective arm anents for the prevention of armed conflict: and We each guarantee to the other, that during the existence
Arizona republican., 1912-05-03

assent of two-thirds of the members of the alliance shall be necessary to choosing the seat of the government and adopting the flag.
 General Otis says of his own plan:
 The plan would, of course, require revision, amplification and perfection through the concurrence of great m ternational minds acting conjointly for the common purpose.
 It will be seen, first of all, that the plan does not contemplate 1isarnla- mcnt. Ti@ fact--Ihe stubborn fact recognized in the plan is that com plete disarmament throughout the world is impossible in the present state of civilization; hence tine pro- vision for using the joint armament3 of the five great powers who may first agree to enter the pact, and of other powers, who may subsequently join it. for the purpose of absolutely' guaranteeing. at a minimum cost, tke cessation of wars through the world. or of vastly lessening their insup porta ble burdens reducing their fre- quency, destructiyeness an1 gigantic evils; thus effecting a tremendous saving in life, property, civic retro gression. disputes. conflict, want, dis tress and agony-always the unfail- ing results and sure concomitants of war. The author sums up by claim ing for his plan these distinct fea- lures:
 The plan as drawn is intended to be. first of all, rational, just and safe; second, fair and feasible; third, absolutely effective if adopted by five or more leading nations; fourth, eco nomical in a marked degrec as com pared with the cost of the combined armaments of the world fifth. while not pretending that it will completely or immediately accomplish disarma 1! ment, the plan strongly points in that direction if carried out, as it surely can be by the combined action of the five or more leading nations which may enter the pact, the ultimate re- suit will come as near to disarma- ment as it is humanly possible to get in this day and generation.