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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-08
The Lakes and the Woods.

The suggestion that the state get
possession of the little inland lakes
and reserve them for the People is
an excellent one. These little bodies
Of water will have wholesome infiu
ence upon public sentiment. The
pleasure connected with them is OF an
elevating character. They are fea-
ture of nature that should be pre-
served. II not soon devoted to popular
use they will be commercialiZed and
lose their grateful influence upon the
civic character,
We should preserve the woods, too
as far as possible. They are beauti-
full and inspiring. They make people
better The very air of The forest
tranquilizes the spirit and prepares
1t for nobler living. Let Us not turn
everything into money. Let money
be the object OF little lake or piece
OF woodland. and the effect is degen-
Grating. Let these blessings be duly
appreciated and handed over to the
people for their enjoyment and uplies
Baltimore American.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-08

policeman. with a rifle slung over his
shoulder. guarding the entrance to
very large building. Not understand
ing English himself. he led me across
a court yard and into the Office OF the
building, which later / found was the
municipal police court. In this Office,
were two young Englishmen and sev.
eral native clerks.
The Englishman treated me with
greatest courtesy, looked up the re-
quired information and drew a rough'
diagram OF the streets | should trav.
erse in order to recover my hearings.
and. better still. one of them Ia Mr..
Mariott) insisted. as he had nothing
special on (it being Sunday. on TAX
ing a rickshaw with me and showing
me the way. It was then about
eleven o'clock and he remained with
me until six o'clock in the evening.
when he left meas he kindly put it
--regretfully, to keep an engagement.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-08
sGss 90 ~Esf EsEs
Great Confederate Soldiers.

Gen. John c. Pemberton, who de-
Tended Vicksburg when that city was
besieged by the federal army under
General Grant, was born in Philade!-
phia 100 years ago. He was a gradu-
ate of West Point and saw service in
the Mexican war. At the beginning OF
the Civil war he cast his fortunes with
the South. After service of a year or
more in the East he was assigned to
the command Of the department OF
the Mississippi by President jefferson
Davis. with whom he was a great fa-
vorite. For nine months General Penn
berton defended Vicksburg against the
northern armies. The siege lasted till
July 4, 1868, when. owing to a scarcity
of ammunition and provisions. Gen.
eral Pemberton surrendered his entire
army. After the war he retired to
Warrington, Va. and in 1876 moved
to Perth Amboy. N. j.. and subse-
quently to Philadelphia. where he died
In 1881.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-08
FOOD FACTS
What An M. o. Learned.

A prominent Georgia physician went
through food experience which he
makes public.
1T was my own experience that
hrst led me to advocate Grape-Nuts
food and also know, from having
prescribed It to convalescents and
other weak patients, that the food is
wonderful rebuilder and restorer OF
nerve and brain tissue, as we'll as mus
Gle. 1t improves the digestion and
sick patients gain very rapidly. just
as did in strength and weight.
81 was In such low state that I
had to give up my work entirely, and
went to the mountains OF this state,
but two months there did not improve
me; In fact, | was not quite as well
as when left homo.
My food did not sustain me and
1t jeeame plain that l must change.
Then began to use Grape-Nuts food
and In two weeks l could walk mile
without fatigue. and In FIVE weeks re-
turned to my home and practice, TAX
Ing up hard work again. Since that
time | have felt as well and strong
as l ever did in my life.
"As a physician who seeks to help
all sufferers. consider It duty to
make these facts public" Name given
by Postum Co., Battle Greek. Mich.
Trial 10 days OF Grape-Nuts. when
regular food does not seem to sustain
the body. works wonders. There's q
Reason"
Look In pkgs. for the famous little
book, THE Road to Wellville."
Ever read the above letters A new
enc appears from TINA to time. They
are genuine, true. ana fnu OF human
Interest.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-08

such favorable. sanitary and hygienic
conditions, with the result that many
OF them have amassed great wealth
and have become luxurious.
They have erected magnificent
homes, in a semi-Oriental style OF
architecture, u the midst OF grounds
which the landscape gardeners art
has converted Into fairylands. They
travel about in costly equipages. at
tended BY retinues OF gorgeously liv-
cred servants.
Women Are Gorgeous.
Their women's arms are encased in
bracelets. around their necks are
ropes OF pearls and their heads are
covered with precious gems. while the
gorgeous colorings of their figured
silk costumes fairly dazzle the eyes
of the beholder.
Nor are the masters Of all this
splendor a whit behind in the matter
of personal adornment These
wealthy and effeminate Cinnamon seem
TO never allow the question of cost to
enter into their calculations in the
matter OF picturesque display. II
their luxurious habits carried them
no further they might be passed up
without further comment, but such is
far from being the case.
Foochow Road. Shanghai, is the
earthly paradise OF Sybaritic China
men-not only of Shanghai but OF the
entire Orient. On this road--well
back OF the BunI--are to be found i'm
posing buildings in variegatec styles
OF architecture. gorgeously decorated.
standing in their own gardens and
used as tea houses, sing-song houses.
theaters and restaurants, stocked with
all those delicacies so dear to the
Oriental and calculated to stimulate
a iaded appetite or produce new
sensation.
In these places are to be witnessed.
nightly. scenes OF unrestrained license
and Chinese enjoyment. OF Chinese
pronigacy and Chinese fastidious-
hees-
The Roman emperor who, In order
10 improve his singing voice. fed on
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-08
Ma,sr RsauIred for crop..

1t takes water to produce a crop OF
weeds. II that be true. and 1t 70. the
water which the weeds get is that
much taken away from the crop. A
garden crop between the rows In a
young orchard is all right provided
there be plenty OF water for both the
garden and the orchard. An orchard
under dry conditions needs all OF
the available water. Conserve as
much OF It as possible oy maintaining
constant dust mulch between the
rows.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-08
veteh Is Valuable Hay.

Vetch is an annual. There is dan.
ger OF its reseeding itself unless cut
at the proper time and will cause con-
siderable trouble to eradicate. espe-
cially where wheat is grown. Vetch
should be cut for hay when well in
the blossom, or three or four days be-
fore the entire plant is in bloom. Il
is cured the same as clover or alfalfa
and makes a very valuable hay. Prob
ably one OF the reasons why vetch is
not raised more extensively is because
of the expensiveness OF the seed.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-08
SHANGKAN1:
WONDER CITY
o OF ORIENT

song birds tongues had nothing on
the wealthy and extravagant China
men of Shanghai. for whom menus
are frequently provided In some Of
these restaurants covering over one
hundred courses, and including such
tid-bits as birds nest soup, bears
paws. skylarks' tongues. thrushes'
brains, sharks fms, canary birds liv.
ers. and other dainties too numerous
to mention.
And when | tell the reader that a
plate of birds nest sculptor a
starter-costs s25. he will have a
faint idea Of the amount OF his check"
should he ever visit a Foochow road
restaurant and try to hit the pace set
by a Shanghai Chink.
There is another, and equally inter
esting. side TO Chinese life as seen
within the walls OF the native-the
other extreme, in fact-where teem-
ing thousands toll all day, every day,
and well into the night. running at
high pressure all the time. in order
to earn enough to keep body and soul
together.
British There First.
Although the British saw Il first"
and their commercial interests are
perhaps larger than those of other ma
tions, they do not by any means
dominate the place. as for instance.
they dominate Hongkong. and | hope
| may, in passing. be permitted to re-
mark. that II is quite as well they
do not. and for the reason that while
the very air of Hongkong is sur
charged with insolent snobbery. there
is, in the delightful cosmopolitanism
OF Shanghai society, a charm all its
own.
Having said so much without fear.
favor. affection, malice or ill-will, |
will state that on the forenoon OF the
Sunday after my arrival in Shanghai
lost my way while wandering
through a section OF the. settlement
occupied by the poorer class of Chi
nese. none OF whom understood a
word OF English. l noticed a Hindu
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-08
FERTILITY NOT LOST
IN FEEDING ALFALFA
Crop Draws Most Heavily on
Lime and Potash, Resembling
Clover in This Respect.

An alfalfa field will yield on an av-
erage 5000 pounds OF cured hay per
acre in one season. This cured hay
will contain about $3.50 pounds OF dry
matter. The number OF pounds OF
each OF the four most important ash
constituents removed from an acre by
a seasons crop OF alfalfa hay, as com
pared with clover hay. is as follows;
Potash-alfalfa, 206 pounds; clover,
sc; hosphates-alfalfa. 5s pounds;
clover. 2S; lime-alfalfa. SO pounds;
clover. 76; mGgnesia-alfalfa, ~
pounds; clover. IL.
Alfalfa draws most heavily on the
lime and potash. resembling clover In
thfs respect. bat because OF its heav'
Ter yield per season, a greater quantity
OF these ash constituents is removed.
II the alfalfa is fed on the farm and
the manure we'll preserved and re-
turned to the land. but little fertility
is lost. II It happens that the soils are
poor In these constituents, fertilizers
OF lime in the form OF land plaster and
potash in the form OF wood ashes can
be proftably applied.
With the aid OF nitrogen gathering
bacteria, alfalfa. like clover. can use
the free nitrogen of the air, still II
must not be inferred that fair sup
ply OF nitrogen in the soil is unneces-
sary or that the application OF nitro
genous fertilizers is always wasteful.
Professor Dyer OF England has shown
by careful experiments that the use
OF moderate quantities OF nitrate of
soda has been decidedly remunera'
tive"
He found that in Ave years, an an
nual dressing OF one hundredweight OF
nitrate OF soda per acre gave an In
crease OF nearly three tons OF green al
falfa fodder per acre per year. while
an annual dressing OF two hundred
weight per acre gave an increase OF
four and a half tons OF fodder per acre
per year From this he calculated that
there was annual profit due TO nitrate
OF little more than four dollars per
acre in the first case and over six dol
lars per acre in the second case.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-08

Many successful breeders and feed
ers of swine are inclined to discour-
age the practice OF breeding their sows
to farrow two litters year.
In fact. some writer's upon swine
subjects are inclined to believe that
II will pay a man to kill. or otherwise
dispose OF every pig farrowed later
than the first week in September.
Both observation and experience
have convinced me that the profits
from the fall litters depend fully as
much on the care and management OF
the young pigs as they do on the time
they are farrowed.
Unless a man has comfortable hog
houses and abundance OF room TO pro-
vide exercise for the fall pigs he
should not attempt to grow them.
Personally / feel sure that can
make a profit as large profit. from a
limited number OF fall pigs as can
from the lltters that are farrowed dur
Ing March and April.
The fall pig crop is easier to handle
and the young pigs possesssmore vi
tality and strength than the litters
that are farrowed In the spring after
the sows have been without exercise
and abundance OF succulent foods that
are hard to obtain during the win
ter.
Then again the sows' ration Of pas
ture and forage crops during the sum
mer is better adapted to the develop
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-08

ment Of the unborn pigs than the win
ter rations that are fed by the average
swine breeder and feeder.
The SOW that has been allowed the
run OF the pasture and the forage
crops during the summer is usually In
ideal condition for the ordeal OF far
rowing.
The class OF farm feeds available
during the fall Is better adapted to
the needs OF the SOW and pigs than
feeds that are available for spring feed.
ing.
II winter dairying is being practiced
the skim milk may be utilized at a
good profit in feeding the pigs and
they will be in excellent condition to
make the best possible use OF the
pasture and forage crops the following
summer.
Fall pigs that are given an abun-
dance OF palatable, nourishing food.
abundance OF exercise and dry sleep
ing place can be made to come through
the winter in a thrifty. growing condi-
tion and make profitable lightweights
for the summer market or excellent
feeders to place in the feed lot the
following fall.
The sows that are bred for two lit
ters a year are sure to continue more
regular and certain breeders. We have
found It very difficult to get our sows
safe with pig when they we're bred for
but one litter year.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-08
TEN HINTS TO DRY FARMERS
Among Other Things Necessary TO
Success are Modern Machinery
and Plenty Of Power

The experience OF dry farmers and
Investigators over period OF many
years Indicate:
/. A deep clay loan soil is best
2. Plow deep.
3. Follow the plow with disk and
harrow Except fall plowing in re-
gions OF little snow and high tempera.
ture). Disk in early spring to prevent
evaporation.
4. Destroy weeds. they use moisture.
s. Rotate crops and return manure.
In fertile soil plants require less
moisture.
g. Sow only by the drill methods.
T. Plant deeply and use less seed.
3. Feed the crops on the place.
g. Modern machinery and plenty OF
power is essential TO success in dry
farming.
10. Study the principles OF dry farm,
inz and your own success and failure
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-08
TELEPHONE AS AID
TO AGRICULTURIST
Does Its Work With Lightning
Like Rapidly and Saves
Farmer Much Valuable Time.

In these days OF scarcity OF help
on the farm the value Of the telephone
is becoming more thoroughly appre-
ciated. II does its work with light
ming like rapidity and saves hours.
and even days. in time. when It is most
valuable. 1t carries messages to the
town. the neighbors. and brings the
doctor. help and aid at all hours Of the
day or night, 1t seldom goes on strike
and generally speaking is the most re-
liable help on the farm.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-08
HEIGHT OF R0OSTS
FOR THE ASIATICS
Brahmas and Cochins Being
Quite Heavy Fowls Should
Not Be Compelled to Fly.

Roosts for Brahmas or Cochins
should not be more than a foot above
ground. Being very heavy birds. they
cannot easily fly. and 1t is better that
they should not be compelled to.
Some breeders do not allow them to
roost at all. but instead heavily bed
the floor OF the pen and allow the
fowls to squat wherever they feel In
clined.
But in allowing than to roost on
the floor, care must be taken that
there are no drafts, which often is the
case II the doors do not fit tightly.
Leaves or cut straw make good bed
ding for such fowls. and II each morn
Ing the droppings are collected the
birds will do as well on the floor as on
the roosts.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-08
nes, crasa for prv A.,

Bronze grass is probably the best OF
the cultivated grasses to grow in dry
areas, When established It will fur
nish grazing early in the season, not
so early as winter rye. but earlier than
the native grasses 1t will also furnish
grazing in the autumn proportionate
to the amount OF the precipitation.
During the entire season, therefore, it
should furnish much more grazing than
the native grasses.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-08

and q weakness all
caused by fem ale
trouble, and l took
Lydia E. Pinkham's
V e g. table Com
pound with such ez-
cellent results that I
am now feeling fine
/ recommend th o
Compoundand praise
it to all. / shall be
glad to have you
publish m y letter.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-08

10 Nlt ROEbt6-
sor OF a fancy name. The
A Gem Of the Orient" It is called.
and II is, in more ways than
one. a gem" depending entirely on
the sense In which the term may be
applied.
It is certainly one OF the most in
teresting cities in the world, and no
visitor to the Orient should leave 1t
out OF his itinerary.
1t presents the curious anomaly OF
being a Chinese city. whose affairs
are administered by foreigners, writes
J. NJ. Grady in the Denver Post.
First there Is the international mu-
nicipal council, whose acts are sub
ject to revision by the consular coun.
ell. representing the foreign consuls
resident in Shanghai. and the de-
cisions Of this latter body are subject,
in turn, to revision by a council com
posed Of foreign ministers residing in
Peking and duly accredited to the
government Of China by their respec-
tive countries. There is no appeal
from the decisions OF this latter body.
1t is, in fact. court Of last resort
as far as the city of Shanghai is con-
cerned.
There is. however. a native city
within the old walls. in which the
Chinese officials exercise exclusive
control-athough there are over mill
lion Chinese living. and carrying on
business In the socalled foreign set
Elements. which means modern Shang-
hal.
These are of a much better class
than those who live within the walls
OF the native city. Under foreign pro-
lection they are free to enjoy life, lib
erty and the pursuit OF happiness un.
hampered by the iniquitous exactions
practiced on prosperous Cinnamon
wherever native officials rule. In no
other city in the world, perhaps. are
Chinese so safe. so prosperous. so pro-
gressive, and certainly in no city OF
their own country do they live under
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-08
Winter Cover Crops.

Rye. barley. wheat and oats make
the best OF winter cover crops and i'm
prove the soil when plowed under by
Increasing the vegetable matter. A
combination OF one or the clovors or
yetch and one OF the grains for cover
and green manure crops is often bet
Ter than any single plant
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-08
Experience of a Nurse.


Poland, N.Y.-'In my experience as q
nurse l certainly think Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound is a great
medicine. wish all women with fe-
male troubles would take il / took it
when passing through the Change Of
Life with great results and always re-
commend the Compound to all my pa
tients If / know Of their condition in
tine. will gladly do all | can to help
others to know of this great medicine"
Mrs. HORACE NEWMAN, Poland, Her.
kimer Co., N. Y.
If you are III do not drag along until
an operation is necessary, but at once
take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Com pound.
Isyou wantspeciala advice write
Lydia Il. Pinkbam Medicine Co.,
(confidentiaD Lynn, Mass.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-08
Failure OF Trees.

Lack OF fibrous roots is leadina
cause OF the failure OF so many young
forest trees dug up In the woods and
transplanted.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-08
Rare Minerals In Tasmania,

The number Of rare minerals found
to exist in Tasmania is constantly be-
Ing added to. and the latest addition is
molybdenite. which is used in the man.
ufacture OF "molybdenum Steel" tc
which 1t gives a special hardness and
toughness that makes 1t suitable for
use In propeller shafts. guns and
boilers. 1t is also used. to lesser ex-
tent, in the making OF pottery glass
and other things. The price OF molyb-
denite is now $4,000 ton. or nearly
four times the present price Of tin,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-08
IN ALL OUR
NEIGHBORHO0D
There Is Hardly A Woman
Who Does Not Rely Upon
Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound.

Princeton, III had Inflammation,
hard headaches In the back of my neck
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-08

There Is scarcely a neighbor around me
who does not use your medicine. Mrs.
J. F. JOHNSON, R. No. 4, Box 80, Prince
ton, Illinois.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-08
A "Cafa da Iuse.n

Willie-Pa, what is cafe do
luxe?"
Pa-About 10 per cent cafe and 30
per cent looks.-Life.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-08
GOOD DRY FARM CROP
ARIZONA EXPERT WRITES OF EM
PERIENcE WITH TEPARY BEAN.

Supplies Need for Leeumlnous Crop
to Maintain Nitrogen and Humus
Content OF soIl--Returns Sure
and Profitable.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-08

- IKE most cities in the far East,
Shanghai is the proud posses
sor OF a fancy name. The
. Gem Of the Orient" It is called.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-01
UNCLE WALT MASON
WRITES KANSAS SONG

A state song and Walt Mason the Kan
sa5 poet-philosopher. is combination
that Kansas has long hoped for. MI.
used at the Mayday fete and statewide
song fest given today F'riday) by the
Emporia State Normal school. The song
Is called kansas Land.
The song written for the Normal school
song fest Is simple enough for the
children in the grades. 1t is sung to the
tune of an 0ld-time melody, Soldier 8
Farewell" The words are:
The bright sun never glances
At fairer land than Kansas:
The gem of all the prairies.
Her luStre never VARIES
Or home our home, fair Kansas land!
Our home our home, fair Kansas land!
Sweet land of school and college,
Where flows the spring of knowledge,
And gives its sparkling waters
To all her sons and daughters.
Our home, etc.
Her girls are sweet and trusty.
Her boys are brave and lusty;
And every day enhances
The high renown of Kansas.
Our home. etc.
No pilgrim ever chances
On brighter cline than Kansas.
Whi. through distress ascended
To heights serene and splendid
Our home, etc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-01
WEATHER IS WARNER
But Tcmperat.rs - sun Below Nofs
mai; May Rain Tonight.

There was a slight moderation in the
weather today. although the tempera-
ture was still below normal--six de-
grees. The weather has been compara-
lively pleasant. At two O'Clock this
afternoon the wind was twelve miles
an hour from the east
Rain was falling at seven o'clock
over the greater part Of the western
third of the state according to the gov
ernment reports. GoOdland, in the
northwestern part of the state received
1.24 inches Of rain in the twenty -four
hours ending at that hour That made
2.59 inches of water for Goodland in .
period of four days.
There is an area Of low pressure in
the southwest that is causing the rain
today in western Kansas and northern
Texas. and there is a possibility that
Topeka will receive at least a. shower
tonight or Saturday.
The highest temperature recorded ON
this date in the last twenty-seven
years was 85 degrees in 1901: the lowest
was % in 1908.