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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-02-22

cantonment
"The Kiowas jumped from their Platte encamp
ment the night before and went on the warpath
Old Blue Dog went with them, somewhat to the
amazement of the soldiers. He had always been
fairly friendly to the whites. Well. there
fights and skirmishes and finally the Kiowas
were pretty thoroughly smashed. The stage In
which Helen Truxton had been passenger to the
Platte was found The driver and four men pas
sengers were dead and scaped There
trace of the girl
Those who know something OF Indian war
fare and savage methods can imagine the feeling
that was in Ralph Burnham's heart Four weeks
had gone by and all hope of rescuing Miss Trux-
ton alive had been given One morning.
Blue Dog. with his wives and children showed
up the site OF the old Kowa encampment.
There he pitched his tepee. The old fellow told
the commanding officer that he had been forced
TO go out and that he had come back to his
friends. the whites. he could. The
colonel knew something OF Blue Dog and be-
eved him
AT that same day the old medicine
went to Burnhams quarters. Your medicine is
strong he said. I show you mine is stronger.
You raise up Kiowa brave who was dead You
cure sick papoose but ! have stronger medicine
than that. You come see.
"Burnham went along with the old fellow not
realizing what he was driving at He reached
the tepee. which a big double affair with the
skins falling like a curtain and dividing II into
two parts Blue Dog squatted the ground and
began burning incense and chanting Then he
drew circles and danced in them Finally he let
out terrific shrek, and raising his arm. he
said to Burnham: 'Kowa medicine man make
dead alive
Blue Dog jumped backward and in an instant
the curtain OF skins fell. and Burnham with
staggered mind and blurring eyes. knew that
Helen Truxton was in the tepee beyond surround
ed by the wives Of Blue Dog.
Safe and unharmed she was and saved by
Blue Dog
BLUE Dog turned to Burnham. There was
like twinkle as could find a place in the eye
Of an Indian My medicine he said. raise dead,
but II do more wonder than that for palefaces
and some Indians say cure for this. but
find IT,, and the chief drew in the dirt heart
broken through its center"
sergeant with the sleeve OF his blouse well
covered with enlistment stripes told the other day
this tale OF the service:
What's that you say?" said Sergeant Toole as
he sat down at the barracks table around which
were seated a dozen comrades You say there
any good In a deserter? Well you've
missed It by Just one and have made four
instead OF bulls-eye. Didn't you ever hear tell
OF jim Benson of Troop Of the Twelfth? Jim
deserter. so Washington people said but
Jim loved the flag
"What made him desert? Well what should
make an old soldier desert but a woman?
"Jim was in the service twenty-five years before
he struck his flag to petticoat Like all those
fellows. when he got his he was hit so bad that
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-02-22
CIara's Little Hint.

A certain young curate wanted to
give his lady love a Christmas pres.
ent, but could not make up his mind
what 1t should be; so the next time
he called he frankly told her the diff
Guilty under which he was laboring.
Want to make me a present."
Clara exclaimed, In welldisguised as.
tonishment. why. Charlie, you for
get yourself"
The curate took the hint, and of.
fered himself on the spot.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-02-22
Suspicious.

When the -and-twenty black
birds which had been baked in the pie
began, Immediately the latter was
opened, to sing. the king grew sus
picious.
How" demanded his majesty.
were you so remarkably preserved?"
The blackbirds, visibly disconnected.
offered no reply
Was It by the use OF benzoate OF
eoda?" thundered the king. thorough
ly aroused.-Puck.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-02-22

went out and raided western Kansas,
and Nebraska. It was one OF the worst
years for the settlers and the troops
known to Indian warfare Things had
been quiet about the cantonment on the
Platte till late in August The garrison
was ignorant that the Indians were
thinking Of mischief. Burnham had re-
ceived word from the east that the
young woman who was to be Mrs. Burn
ham. Helen Truxton by name. was. In
response to his earnest letters. to come
to the cantonment on the Platte and let
the chaplain have something to do in
the marrying line. Helen Truxton was
an orphan and school teacher. At her
lovers solicitation she left civilization
behind and started for the Platte The
stage In which she was to make the laGt
part Of the Journey never reached the
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-02-22

Mrs. Wilson Robinson, 7Ol Nessle St.,
Toledo, Ohio, writes:
81 feel like a new person. have no
more heavy feelings, no more pain, don't
beloh up gas, can eat mosf anything
without it hurting me. | want to be
working all the time. have gained
twenty-four pounds.
People that see me now and saw me
two months ago seem astonished. / tell
them PerUDa did H. | will say it is
the only remedy for spring and all other
ailments"
Ask Your Druggist for Free Peruna
Almanac for 1912.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-02-22
Their Limit.

There is one queer thing about fish
stories"
What is that?"
Fishermen, in telling of their
catches, never seem able to draw the
line"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-02-22
SYSTEMIC
CATARRH
RELIEVED
BsPERUNA.
My Husband Also Uses
Peruna.

Mrs. Della
NJ ay Sa IN :
uels, W h os e
pic ture ac-
companies this
st m onial
and who re-
sides at 1853
N. Conde St.,
Upton, Ind,
writes The
Peruna Co., as
follows:
Eight bot
ties of Peruna
co m p e tely
cured me of
systemic a .
tarrh Of sew
eral years s
standing, and
ii my husband
feels badly or
either of us
catch cold we
at once take
peruna."
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-02-22

n week. She recovered.
and the next day Burn
ham found at his door
as handsome a blanket
as ever n Navajo
made. Blue Dog gave
the blanket.
THAT was the sum-
mer that the Kiowss
and the Comanches
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-02-22
A Friend 2

81 saw friend of yours the other
day"
did you? Who was he?"
burlington. He was telling us
how he picked you out of the gutter
and set you on your feet"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-02-22

Nothing pleases some people more
than the opportunity to spread bad
news about their neighbors.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-02-22

When a man buys new hat he
wants one somewhat like the one he
had before-but it's different with a
woman.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-02-22
@IN0MPSONS 9siiia,yi 99iilsiiss ss'''ys; ,ss:sl 90
EYE sSS: MATER ' Y $Gis " f,: !;
Difficult.

II is difficult for Nine de Stae "to
grow old gracefully" II is more difh
cult to grow old cheerfully
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-02-22

Dr. pierce's Pleasant Pellets first put
up 80 years ago They regulate and invig.
orate stomach, liver and bowels. Sugar
coated tiny granules.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-02-22
A Pioneer,

why was Jonah thrown over
board?"
I'm not sure. but I've always
thought he was the first man to rock
a boat"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-02-22


the general staff, lives at Fort Myer.
Other officers of high rank have quar-
ters there, and many\ an old plains
man trooper who in the old days
fought the Indians. and who later
fought the Filipinos, finds I'm the Vir-
ginia post an ideal garrison in which
to round out his service
The old soldiers at Fort Myer are
as great story tellers as are the old
sailors of wooden ship days who meet
together occasionally at Annapolis.
Stories Of army life are not told alone
In the enlisted mems barracks In
the officers clubs one occasionally
gets story of the frontier days.
Neither officers nor enlisted men are
given to talking of their own expert.
ence, but II a tale OF courage or Of
hardship well endured concerns an
other the soldier is not slow to speak.
Here is story as told by an old
officer Of regulars. who is Just about
to leave the active service for the
camp of the retired list. He called
his story "Old Blue Dogs Medicine"
and It ran like this:
Ralph Burnham, government con-
tractor doctor. joined the cantonment
on the Platte river the first OF July.
Burnham was an ambitious young fell
low, who knew his profession and he
thought 1t was a good experience for
him to go out where the Kiowas and
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-02-22

ORT MYER is In Virginia
on a. blum overlooking the
Potomac river and the
Capital City of the coun.
try. The fort always is
garrisoned by some pick
ed troopers of Uncle
Sans army. Gen. Leon
ard Wood, the ranking
officer of the service on
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-08-14

Chicago, August Singing On
ward Christian Soldiers, and the Bat
tie Hymn of the Republic"lhe delegates
to the first National Convention Of the
Progressive party today acclaimed Col.
Theodore Roosevelt Of New York, as
their candidate for President. and Gov.
Hiram Johnson, Of California as their
choice for Vice President Marking a
new departure in the proceedings Of
National conventions, the two candidates
were Immediately notified of their nom
inatiOn and in the midst Of deaIening
cheers appeared before the delegates
TO voice their acceptance and to pledge
their best efforts to the coming cam
paien.
The platform denounces both old
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-08-14
RETURNS FROM
EAST TENNESSEE
Dr. lIllaFd Says PslIagra Situation Is
Alarming In Some Places,

Nashville, Tenn. Aug. 12.--Dr.
r Q Llllard, Secretary of the State
Health Board, has just returned
from East Tennessee, where he
has been on an Official visit look
ing into the pelIagra situation IN
several OF the mountain counties.
81 regret to say that this malady
is alarmingly on the increase"
said DR.. Lillard today in speaking
of his trip In some OF the
neighborhoods | visited ! found as
many rs six or seven cases. One
physician employed by one Of the
most widely known coal cDmpG-
MES of East Tennessee tells me he
has fifteen cases in his practice I'M
der treatment. | was much graft
fed to see some of the cases yield
ing to treatment. In some in
stances the people were of the
poorest class and there is q wide
spread fear upon the part of all
classes concerning the disease to
such an extent that in some in
stances Pm afraid the patients
don't receive the proper care, all
Of which emphasizes the fact that
the state of Tennessee is sadly in
need OF an institution to care for
its charitable, insane and penal
wards, who hayefallen victims of
peIlagra, as we'll as the great
White Plague"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-08-14

parties as the tools of corrupt inter,
ests" which the new party proposes to
sweep out of existence. 1t declares for
woman suffrage, initiative, referendum
and recall, direct primaries, election OF
senators by the people, protective tariff
government issuance of money onlV,and
other reforms.
The party formally christened itself
"The Progressive Party" leaving out
the prefix National" by which ii had
heretofore been known
Among the speakers we're Jane Ad-
dams, the famous suliraeette and social
settlement worker, and John Hugh Nc.
DOwell OF Tennessee, former populisI
leader, but more recently stanch Pat
teTSonite
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-08-14

mocracy with a lawyers mind
should ever have thought of carl
caturing you thus. As the advo-
cate and defender of lawlessness
you cannot win. The majority of
Tennesseans are democrats, but
they still reserve the right to be
men of principle. With a plat
form that stands for law and order
and honor and right and such re-
forms as the times demand, you
can be made to sweep the state;
otherwise you will be the worst
defeated candidate who ever went
forth with a democratic nominal
ton in Tennessee"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-08-14
MGMILLIN IS FOR
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Not Question of Wisdom of Law
But What is Law.

Nashville, Tenn. Coy. McMillin has
handed the newspapers The following
letter:
Some of The press have put wrong
construction on a portion OF the speech
| made in Nashville on the night Of
July 81 | used The quotation from
another: The prohibitionist has the
law and The people the liquor TO show
that it was a lamenlable fact admitted
everywhere that The illegal sale Of
whisky goes on in Tennessee despite
the laws against it
! expressly said that it was the
comment Of another, and used ii 10 con-
nection with my condemnation of ille-
gal whiskey selling Yet, from the
way il has been distorted by press com
ment, one who did not hear me would
suppose had approved the condition
| was illustrating but to condemn.
1 have no fear that thousands that
heard me will misunderstood my posi-
ton, but those who did not might be
misled Hence this note. | also plain.
ly and most positively stated that with
the governor who rightly conceives his
duty, the wisdom or unwsdom of the
laws is not the question. The only
question is; what is the law? And
when that is ascertained his duty is
plain and fixed, and that duty is law
enforcement. BENTON MCMILLIN."
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-08-14
Platform Must Be
Properly Framed
Faulkner Pleads far Law Enforcement
and Tax Reform PIanks.

Nashville, Tenn. Aug. 5.-Hon
Walter S Faulkner, late candidate
for the gubernatorial nomlnaIon,
today addressed an open letter to
Hon. Benton McMiIIin. He con-
graduated the OK governor on his
nomination, says he feels no sore
ness and hopes for democratic sue
cess.
He adds: "While | do not pre-
sumo to stand as speaker for those
who took no part IN the primary,
many of the ideas they entertain
have been by me expressed. The
result of the November election
depends upon the action of these
$4,000 or more voters who have
not as yet committed themselves,
| do not mean to include in these
democracy's forlorn hopes, but
that the honest, thinking class of
of independent voters without
whose aid we cannot win, much
depends upon the platform we
adopt" He then asks that the
platform declare for law enforce
ment, correction of back tax
abuses and other things he adyo-
Gated in his primary campaign.
He concluded: "In one of yes
terday's daiIies you were cartoon
ed as a Jack johnson wearing
fighting gloves declaring, the pro
hibitionists have the laws, the
people have the whisky Nc
friend of yours, no friend of de
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-08-14
HIGHWAY LOCKWOOD
TO THE CAPITOL CITY
Rapid Progress is Being Made
in Roane County and Prepare.
tons in Cumberland.

lockwood, Tenn, Aug 10 -Roane
county is proceeding rapidly with her
part Of the state highway and several
miles Of fine road have already been
completed over the mountains leading
toward the Cumberland county
line. Ten thousand dollars is avail
able for this work aud more funds will
he provided as the work progresses il
necessary II is understood thai Cum
berland county has prepared 10 com.
mence work on The road leading
through that county Putnam already
has fine pixies aud when the road in
Roane aud Cumberland is completed il
will give good highway practically
all the way from this city to Nashville.
Az a point on top Of the mountain
about three miles from lockwood there
is line spring, and this week about
SIX hundred dollars, subscribed by To-
cal citizens has been expended in ma
king park and erecting a pavilion.
This is a popular place for motoring
parties and will be found a nice place
for through travellers when the road is
completed. AT this time about louI
miles Of the road leading toward the
Cumberland county line has been com,
pIeled
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-08-14
GOOD STATIONERY IMPORTANT
Poorly Printed Letter Heads Give Poor
Opinion Of Business House Which
Sends II Out.

Purely practical men affect a dis
dain for anything that deals in such
high-sounding terms as psychological
influence" etc.
Yet 1t Is very real and known guam
tty, especially In business.
You never read an ad. or business
letter without coming under this
psychological influence"
You may not know it. You only
know you like or dislike the propo-
sition or the person behind the letter
or the ad-even before you know what
the letter or the ad. says. You are
affected by the atmosphere" of the
letter or abby its general visual
form-by the psychological influ-
ence."
When you get a cheap, poorly print
ed business letter you are instantly
impressed with poor opinion Of the
firm or person that sent 1t. Maybe
you don't even read the letter-you
don't know anything about the stand
ing Of the firm or person or the i'm,
portance Of the proposition It contains.
The cheap effect gives you a cheap
opinion.
And the reverse is generally true
when you get a letter printed or en-
graved in an attractive manner on good
stock. You think that a firm or per
son must be one Of influence to use
such stationery may be of higher
standing than the latter. But the bet
ter stationery gives the latter the cd
vantage
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-08-14
Highway Work in Madison

Jackson, Tenn, Aug. 9-Madison
cOuntys part of the work in the great
states highway is nearly completed, in
fact the information already is that the
west end of the road only lacked one
mile of completion and the east end, or
Spring Creek end lacks only two miles
of being completed, State engineer
Epps, who was here a few days ago,
spoke very highly Of the work and the
manner in which il had been done.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-08-14
LaWrenCeburg District
N. E. Church, South
Fourth Round of Quarterly
Meetings.

Clifton, August 4 S.
Savannah CT, PlneY, August 7.
Savannah Sta, Aug TIP.
Graham, Union Grove, Aug IS.
ellis Mills, Cherrys, Aug 1913.
Waynesboro, Providence, Aug 49,
Napier, Oak Grove, Aug "a Is.
West Point, Wayland Springs, Aug
Il, Sept /.
Lorelto, Loretto, Sept. IL.
Ethridee, Pleasant Grove, Sept rs.
Lawrencebure, Sept 1916
Mt. Pleasant Sept 1928
H. B. BLUE.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-25
A Mothers Care.

A careful mother will moi give her
child a medicine without knowing it is
pure. contains no oplates, and has heal.
ing and curative qualities. Such a med
icine is Foley's Honey and Tar Com.
pound for Group, whooping cough, bron
chi,is, and all affections of the throat
chest and lungs. Best and safest for
children and grown persons. Contains
no opiates. {. b. Hunter, Globe Dug
Store.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-25
Obituary.

Mr.. p. F. Kinney was born in Bel
mont, Ohio, June 20, I843 and died
at his home near Versailles, Mo-.
April IA. 1917. He enlisted in
Co. ID. OF the s. o. V. /. and served
4 years in the civil war. During
most of his soldier life he was il
Shernan's command and fought in
all the battles in which his comman-
der participated and was in the Gel
ebrated march from Atlanta to the
sea.
At the close of the war he married
Miss Mary Walker, who died a year
and a hall after their marriage leav.
ing a daughter, who is now Mrs.
Alice Busby, Of Ainsworth, la. Jan.
10, 1879, he married Miss Rebecca
Proctor, who died in 1898. TO
this union was born three sons and
four daughters. A son and daughter
preceded their mother to the heaven
ly home. For many years the family
lived in Arkansas. In 1909 Mr..
Kinney immigrated from that state.
expecting to locate in northern Mis-
souri, but was so much pleased with
this country that he bought a lease
three miles south of town where he
spent the last nine years of his life.
He endeared himself to all of his
neighbors and his friends were lin
tied only by the number of his ac-
qnaintances. He was 4 man OF Sti,A
ling principles and strong conviction S
and fought with answering fidelity
to rear his mothesless children to be.
come conscientious and God fearing
men and women. At the close OF
the va, he united with the Methodist
church. For seventeen years he was
a minister OF the gospel. For many
years he has cen in filling health,
suffering from asthma and heart
trouble. Three years ago he was
stricken with paralysis. While he
rallied from this attack and recovered
the use Of himself, his health was
sadly impaired by the shock.
Rev. Hesler, pastor OF the NJ. F..
church, of Versailles, ofhciated at
the funeral. Owing TO the inclem-
enCy Of the weather NAM friends
were prevented from attending the
funeral and the old soldiers were un.
able to be present. His death is the
iour,h veteran in this vicinity within
the .st four weeks. The ioilowine
children we're with their father wher
he died: Mrs. viii Richie. Mise.
May and Josephine Kinney an | thei,
brother, Phineas. A married broth,
er, Adalphus, Of FaiIbary, Neb., ar
rived ip time for the funeral.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-25

N. ". Burdick. prop. Southern Hotel.
Houston, Mo-, would like TO tell all
those troubled with kidney and bladder
diseases what cured him. lie says 81
doctored with different ones for kidney
and bladder trouble. but got TO better.
1 heard Of poicy kidney Pills and took
some and got good results at once, and
now feel like a ,~i,.fctet man and gladly
recommend them {. ID. Hunter,
Globe Drug Sto:e.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-25

If You cough all night you get no rest,
nor does anyone else in the house. Keep
within reach a bottle of BAL.LARD'S
HOREIIOUND SYRUP. 1t is then
easy to stop the tickling which causes
the cough. whenever it appears. Price
sc. SOC and sl.OD per bottle. Sold by
Globe Drug Store.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-25
Almost A Miracle.

One OF the most startling changes ever
seen in any man, according to W. B..
IIolsclaw, Clarendon Tex, was effected
Yeas ago in his brother. "He had such
a dreadful cough he writes. that all
our family thought he was going into
consumption, but he began to Use Or.
Kings New Discovery, and was com.
ple,ely cured by ten bottles. Now he
j., sound and well and weighs 21S pounds,
For many years our family has used this
wonderful remedy for Coughs and Colds
with excellent results It's quick, safe,
reliable and guaranteed. Price SOC and
81 ~. Trial bottle free at Kardell Drug
Co.
Most "woman's rights orators devote
most Of their time TO talking about woni-
an S wrongs.
Mahala Stockwell, Hannibal, Missouri,
recently used Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound for the first time and says.
ITO say l attn pleased does not half tx
press my feelings. 1t is by far the hest
medicine ! ever used. I had a bad cold,
a terrible headache, and was threatened
with pneumonia. One bottle Of Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound completely
cured me-. I shall always recommend
it" {. d. Hunter, Globe Drug Store.