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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-05-13
~coUNT" TOO ABSENT MINDED
Principal Reason Why One lnterna-
tionsl Marriage Was Permanent
W Called OF.

Henry p Dawson Of the Morgan
banking firm was talking about inter-
national marriages:
Well. be said. 4 know Of one In,
ternational marriage that failed.
thank goodness, to come Of The girl
was the daughter Of a Paint Rock
millionaire. The man was a count. a
Spanish count
The count was absent minded
That was his undoing The girls
father gave a dinner for him in the
Paint Rock castle overlooking Paint
Rock. and at the dinners end the
count got up to light cigarette. and
then. BY love. started to remove the
plates.
The guests watched him in an
open-mouthed silence His napkin
slung over his arm. he had got nearly
all the plates removed when his mil
iionaire host said to him gently;
Wake up, George. You're not
waiting In the beanery now. you
know. You're pretending you're a
count In Paint Rock. Wake up, man.
for gracious sakei'"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-05-13
MADE THEM COME UP
How Englishman Raised Money
for Soldiers.
NeN Idea for tire Collection Of Relief
Funcs-Wsr Talk Fined. ard ef
Course No One Spoke Of
Anything Else.

came across Cravshaw in the road
Unexpectedly. I would rather meet a
rate collector than Crawshaw. He is
the most dangerous begsar in Eng
land
He would induce a blind crossing
sweeper TO guarantee half crown a
week 70 a Belgian relief fund. II only
be were chancellor Of the e1chequsr
people would almost like paying in
come tar.
Good morning. old man" / said
trying 10 dash past him.
Just the man I was looking for"
said CrawshaW. 4 want you"
Ny dear fellow" | began. Il can't
possibly afford"
4 don't want your money" inter
rupted Crawshaw
Well. you've got all my spare blaE-
kets. underclothing and old novels"
4 want you to come to a little din
ner I'm giving on Monday. Just a
bachelor festival"
! looked at him suspiciously. You
intend 10 entice me into your house
and produce a subscription list"
Ny dear fellow. III do nothing OF
the sort It's Just that I want a few
OF my friends to have a good time.
Look 10 about 7:5O. You'll come?
That's good
found genial company assembled
when I arrived
Now we're all here" said Craw-
shaw. Come in to dinner you men"
Two or three guests conhded 70 me
on the way that Crawshaw owed us
good dinner after all he had got out
OF us
We seated ourselves at the table
and then noticed an empty bowl in
the middle. II bore this inscription:
Anyone desiring 10 make a remark
about the war will drop a shilling in
for the soldiers comfort fund"
My idea" said our smiling host
I'VE want a nice. conyivial dinner
with an evening OF from the subject
We shall return to Il tomorrow with
fresh intelligence and enthusiasm aft
or a brief relaxation"
4 turned TO my neighbor. Spoor. and
carefully selecting a safe topic be-
gan on the weather. BIT windy, isn't
II tonight"
Good anti-Zeppelin weather. call
H." said the incautious Spoor.
"a shilling. please. Spoor." remarked
Crawshaw.
Rogers was across the table.
could see him fidgeting with knives
and salt cellars. All at once he broke
out: I'm our platoon today there was
a man missing. and In consequence
a blank file. Now in such a case"
you pay a shilling" interposed
Crawshaw.
For a moment an awful silence pre-
vailed. could think Of nothing ex.
cept the war All at once William
threw a hye-shilling piece into the
bowl.
Il met an officer on leave from the
front today" he began. and he was
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-05-13
Why He Wen, TO a Concert.

Josef Hofmann has a story which
illustrates the attitude Of many peo-
pie toward recitals OF piano music.
A pianist was TO give a concert. and
as the audience was fling in the ticket
taker stopped a man who presented
two tickets.
You can't go in" the official said.
You're not in fit condition"
Didn't pay for my tiekets?" ques-
toned the wouId-be auditor Aren't
they in order?"
They're perfectly in order" was
the reply. but the truth is you're
drunk"
Drunk? Drunk unused the other.
solemnly placing the passports in his
pocket "Of course I'm drunk. II l
weren't drunk would | come to =
piano recital?"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-05-13
1ffIaAlggEE!M!!lgS!sl8a 1fIalggE!!lS!la
sagEyDT11S
GzAS 49,
wHo IS REsPoNsIslE1

WHO IS RESPONSIBLE
Judge Pollock OF North Dakota. pro
nouncing sentence upon a man con.
demned 70 spend the remainder OF his
natural life In the state penitentiary,
made q scathing denunciation OF the
liquor trafic. The man had murdered
his wife while under the influence Of
liquor procured across the river in
Moorhead. MINI.
I do not know, and under the pres
ent state Of our Law never want to
know" said the Judge, who sold you
the liquor under the influence Of which
you committed this unnatural crime.
Let that mans conscience bring such
remorse that its energizing power will
never let go. until the largest possible
reparation be made. Whoever he was,
ana wherever he may be at this sad
moment; whether his place OF bust
ness is in the well-adorned and highly
decorated room where tempting viands
appeal to the taste. where sweet music
delights the ear and lalls to sleep the
reasoning faculties; or whether It was
In the lowest, dirtiest. man-abandoned,
God-forsaken and death-dealing char
mel house OF despair. where only
ab!des the thoughtless and sullen
greed for gain. it matters not: be-
fore the bar Of God. IL not Of man,
he stands alike with you morally re-
sponsible for this horrible crime. The
trouble Is he Is not here with you TO
receive a merited punishment.
'It your partner in this offense were
here he would plead by way Of de-
fense that he did not by fraud. con-
trive or force occasion your drunken
ness-a plea which would have to be
sustained. An enlightened and long
suffering public will some day. and
that day very soon. rise in the majesty
Of its power. and demand that the leg.
islature strike out the words by fraud.
contrivance or force and for the pur-
pose OF causing him to commit any
crime and boldly declare that he who
in any manner sells intoxicating
liquors to another. under the influence
OF which a crime. whether of murder
or OF some lesser offense is commit
ted. is equally guilty as a principal in
any such crime committed"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-05-13
Helpless Man.

The late Fanny Crosby. author Of
Nearer. My God, to Thee" and in
Vulnerable other hymns. was blind.
but this did not prevent her from see
ing straight into the hearts OF men.
A Brooklyn friend OF the aged hymn
writer was repeating some OF her epi-
grams.
"A Brooklyn bank clerk" she said.
had stolen lot of money and run of
with chorus girl. When told Fanny
Crosby about this she sigaed and said
Every man becomes fiy when a
web of lace is spread"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-05-13

telling me Jus; what Joffre Is up tc."
Now Chapman is nothing IL not a
strategist He listened with impa-
tienee to the exposition OF Joffre's
idea. and then. hurting half a sov.
ereign into the bowl. proved coE:lu
sively that Williams informant was
absolutely in the wrong.
II was at this point that I remem-
bered an interesting fact had just
heard from Italy's mobilization. !
could not keep II back. "Crawshsw."
! appealed. will you compromise? A
sovereign each for the dinner?''
Done" said Crawshaw.
Good. always mistrusted you.
came without penny Lend me a
sovereign"
I'm not In this compromise" erie
Chapman i've said all I've got I.
say. You'll run me in for nothin.
more"
1t was at the end Of the meal tha
Crawshaw rose Thanks awfully
you fellows. There's twelve pounds
twelve in the bowl. Eleven OF US
have given a sovereign. and Chapman
there. bless his generous heart, 32
shillings."
"Crawshaw," grumbled Chapman. Il
know you've a family I know you're
too old. | know you're physically dis
qualified. But you ought to go to the
front. Not only would II raise the
spirits OF the poor people you leave
behind here. but your very presence
in the trench with a subscription list
would make the enemy run."-London
Punch.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-05-13
SALOON VS.. MODERN BUSINESS.

TT isn't the crank who is putting
the saloon out OF business" remarks
the Wichita Beacon. "It's the busi-
ness man. the railroad man. the bank
er. the lawyer. the merchant. the men
who have to depend upon someone else
for efficiency in the various depart
ments OF the important work and who
have observed the killing effect OF
booze on the men who have to be
responsible for important work.
They are the men who are getting
the goat of the distiller.
"The saloon is up against the mod
ern business age. II is up against an
enemy that It cannot throttle or buy
or browbeat or blum. and It might as
we'll save what II can and go out OF
business"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-05-13
Had Some TRAINING.

Billy Mooney. after running a bar
Der shop in Centerville for two or
three years. decided to become a den
tist. His Uncle 81. upon hearing Of
this decision. dropped in to talk II
over.
Yes, Billy" said he, dentistry is
about the easiest new job you could
tackle You know how 10 work the
chair already. so the rest ought TO
cone easy enough"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-05-13
PASSING OF BLUE MONDAY"

"Blue Monday in the industries of
Kokomo is a thing OF the past" says
J. Il. Frederick OF the Kokomo Steel
and Iron company. Kokomo City is
without saloons. "on Monday our fac.
tories are able to secure the same
output as on any other day OF the
week. This was not the case when
saloons were running"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-05-13
unfaiIina Courtesy.

The convict who escaped was one
OF the most polite men in the prison"
Yes; even when he knocked the
guard down. he said, Excuse the lib
erty I'm taking"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-05-13
suaqested a Dental compromise.

Boss. dis yuh toof am mighty nigh
KILN mel" walled Brother oggy.
How much will II cost to have de
blame thing pulled out?'
Fifty cents" replied the dentist.
But. loogy yuh. sab, I hasn't got
but quawtah to nah name KANT
yo'-aE pull II out half way for dat?"-
Kansas City Star.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-05-13
ourLAWEp DEBT.

The supreme court of Georgia has
decided that a liquor debt is not col
lectabie In that state.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-05-13

This would be a much better world
IL people would only finish everything
that they start
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-05-13

Red Cross Ball Blue, made in America.
therefore the best, delights the housewife.
All good grocers. Adv.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-05-13
Snent His MoneY.

George has offerd me his name"
That's all he has left since hess
been engaged to you"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-05-13

Marriage is the monotony that re-
lieves the excitement of life.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-05-13

A wise man guesses a woman's age
ten years too young.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-05-13
More.

Cobb-Is 1t a privilege to know
Short?
webb-Yes; an expense. also
Judge.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-05-13
A Mean Question

- have been to consult beauty
doctor about my complexion"
Does he hold out any hope?"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-05-13

Some men arc pleasant TO talk to
and disagreeable to listen to.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-04-16
"War Children" Healthier.

Paris, April 4.-ProfesSor Binard or
the Academy Of Medicine contributes
an article to the Matin showing that
war children are stronger and health
Ter than their predecessors and that
France is rapidly repairing her battle
losses.
An analysis of the Paris statistics for
the last six months reveals a diminu-
ton of the death rate mons mothers
and children and q decrease in the
number of children born dead.
Dr. Kinard further asserts that an ex-
tcnsivc comparison of living children
with those born earlier shows that the
average weight Of "war babies is ION
siderably higher than it used to be.
This he considers due to the giving OF
natural iustend of artificial nour!sl'-
ment by the mothers in consequence OF
the more serious attitude they take to
their duty to the state.
This, says the professor. is II more
instance of the spirit of regeneration
animating France.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-04-16
Storm Detecting Device,

New York. April Ga remarkable
machine has been installed upon the
roof Of tho New York Edison COM
pany's water side stations for the pur-
pose of detecting the approach OF
storms. This %ingefioAs instrument,
which is said to surpass even the Unit
ed States weather bureau in the gem
eral accuracy of it's forecasts, is a new
device. which has such delicate percep-
tfons that it can feel the coming of q
storm while the disturbance is still
from two to seven hours Off.
The action Of the device is interest
ing to watch. Experience shows that q
storm a few hours distant auses the
bell to tap every five to fifteen minutes.
On coming nearer, say two hours be-
fore breaking. the storm records itself
in minute or half minute taps. For a
full hour before the climax the bell
rings continually and is short circuited
when the storm breaks.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-04-16
Spell II "Serbia."

London, April T. The Scrvlan lcga-
ton here has addressed n letter to the
press and public urging the adoption
of the spelling "Scrhian" and "Serbia''
instead ut "Scrvian" and "Servia."
"The latter spclling." says the le.a.
tion spokesman. lis highly offensive to
our people. mainly because it suggests
Il false derivation from the Latin root
meaning Ito serve 1t is Il source OF
hidden pain to Serbians to sec that
some journals persist i'm using the cor
rupt FORMS
The same letter requests wider pub.
l@i"ation and performance Of the Ser
Wan national hymn.
I'm restaurants and public places we
hear the British patriotic songs and
hymns. together with those Of your
allies, France. Russia. Belgium and
Japan. yet, alas. not that Of Serbia,
which is really IL beautiful piece Of
music"
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-04-16
AGlance atCurrent Topics and Events

h graduate work included i'll the cur
riculum of Teachers college.
1t will be in charge of Professor J. c.
Elsom. for some Years a member of the
University OF Wisconsin faculty, who
has finished the preparatory work in
association with Professor Jeremiah
jerks of Columbia. In order to obtain
immediate practical results the course
will be offered as a special feature Of
the summer sessions ut Columbia. in
stead of being held off until the rcgu-
lar university year opens next Septem-
Der.
The curse will be divided into two
parts, one designed for the teachers in
boys schools and for social workers.
The second part of the course is de-
signed especially for the training Of
men who desire to become volunteer
scoutmastcrs and who do not possess
practical knowledge of life in the woods
and who have had insufficient training
in matters of life saving. first aid. fire
control or other of the many activities
included in the boy scout program.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-04-16

Progressive principles in Wyoming
can he serurod.' Mr.. Kcndrick was
elected by Il plurality of 3.213 votes in
a total vote of 43.37777. and a majority of
tho whole number of votes cast of
1897. He also lolled a larger vote
than the Democratic presidential can-
didate in 1912.
Governor kendrick is q successful
st"rkman and farmer. with large hold
incS of land in the northern part Of
the state. Until recently he had taken
no great part in political affairs. but
about six years g he was elected to
the state senate Since that time he
has been coming to the front as IL
public man and has rapidly gained in
popularity. In 1913 he was nominated
10y the Democrats for a seat in the
United States senate. but was beaten
10y the Republican incumbent. Francis
Emory Warren.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-04-16
Swiss Citizen Soldiers B.ncfitinu


Berne, Switzerland. April 4.-The
Swiss army. mobilized since July, is
not on the firing line, but it is playing
the part Of watchdog along the from
tiers. AS in the belliyerent countries,
the young, strong men have been ia
ken away from the work of the ma
ton. 1t is hard for them to lose this
year from their studies or their ap-
prenticeships. Some have been heard
to complain that they are tired Of
playing the fool in uniform. as If there
were nothing more important in life
than marching and sallting. But in
the long months Of waiting they are
learning patience, and the enforced
outdoor life is telling on them. They
are building UP Il fine physique. The
city man. slave to office routine. learns
the joys of the country, gains n wider
vision when lie in tired from
digging ut the Notifications. washes at
the primitive village pump, and falls to
sleep OIL the straw of some barn.
The men are learning to know their
Countrywide women do double work
at home. Many il girl who would glad
~ have done Red Cross work mt the
front is sorting letters at her brothers
place in the post office. or doing her
husbands work at the dairy farm.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-04-16
Says Real War Starts In May.

Paris. April 4.-'What Il slaughter
Europe is to SEQ in May"
Frederick Palmer, who will accon,-
pany the allied armies as correspond
cnt when they begin their drive against
the Germans. made the above remark.
He had just talked things w with
several of the chiefs of the general
staff and knew what the plans are.
His opinion later was echoed in ans
other way by General Foch. who said:
"Grcat ven are coming. Then
will come peace. bat we will put Senti-
ment aside and make peace on o:r own
terms"
And from neutrals who have been in
Germany il is learned that the Same
thing is being said there. Both sides
are holding their wv during the VIM
ter months and preparing, preparing,
preparing. Tho great armies Of I.u-
rope. therefore. are to meet in the
spring. ana each will he on the often
siye.. 1t will he the most s%tupendous
that those recorded so far in this war
will fade into insignificancc are cer>
tain.
SO when May comeS the mud strain.
cd troopers will comr ont of their
holes in the ground and once more
France in !; terrible. bloody encounter
that is to go down in history as the
worst OF all.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-04-16
Hunted Lover on Battlefield.

New York, April "a slim. pink
checked. bright eyed young woman
wearing medals she had picked up on
battlefields of the Russian war front
arrived here from Liverpool with a
story of her w~anderings to find her
sweetheart, an officer in the Austrian
army.
She is Isabel Szeliga Strusinska, a
Pole, who here to rest and re-
from the shock to her nerves due
to her experience in Warsaw and other
cities for which the Russians and Aus
tro-German forces have been strug-
CLING.
She was living at Warsaw. she
said, when a Zeppelin flew over the
city and dropped bombs. one of which
killed her brother, who was a soldier.
After the death Of her brother she de
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-04-16
Germans Use 2 ,ooo,o 0 Shots Daily.


London, April 4.-Twenty-SiX million
shots are being fired daily by the Ger
man alone. according to estimates
credited to "onc of the worlds fore
most authorities on "copper"" whose
discussion of the Importance of this
metal is published in the Times, with
his name withheld.
His estimate of 2G.OOO.fOO German
shots every tUenty-fOnr hours is based
on the belief that the German firing
line extends in all about $50 miles and
the conservative guess" that 100000
Germans are taking part in the en-
gagement daily to the extent at least
Of twenty shots each. This would be
q low average. he believes, as during
real engagements hundreds of shots
are fired by each man.
Since a rifle cartridge unlOaded
weighs 1S4.5 grains the total wastage
of brass in this form would amount to
6S1.57S pounds, or roundly 3O5 tons.
per day. These figures make no allow
ance for the machine guns, which spit
out bullets every second.
Owing to the mud and water in which
so many Of the battles have been
fought the writer believed it was
doubtful that ) per cent Of the car.
tridge> used We're recovered for re-
melting.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-04-16
Plans to Rebuild Ruined Be!cjum.

London. April 3.-.\ comprehensive
scheme for rebuilding towns and cities
Of Belgium discussed ut the interna.
tional conference of garden cities rc.
Gently has been going forward with
remarkable strides, and if the war
should end in the spring. as some OK.
Verts think. the "builder>'' will he nre.
pared to start on their plans immeIi.
ately.
.'E'rom tic ashes of the devastated
towns and cities there Shall arise Il
newer and tirncr Belgium, ",,Said Her..
bert Samuel. president OF the local
government board. Among tho oCO.-
MlO refugees who We're welcomed tn
England there are about oOO aren't
terts. Our idea is to bring them to-
gcther and to place ut their disrosa,
II experience for the development Of
Belgian towns along modern lines"
Representatives of the United Stntes.
France. Holland and Spain are inter-
ested in the project.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-04-16
PROLOGUE.

Mr.. Lambert becomes foreman Of the
jury in the trial of Alice Emory for
the murder of her aged employer. In
4 series of adventures he meets the
fair Barbara E'rayne. friend Of the &C
rnsed. and helps to rescue the murder
ed mans housekeeper. Madeline Mapes.
and Bethna Field. a maid, from Hunt.
assistant to Rarstow. the counsel for
the defense. Lambert's interest in the
Ease is noted by Dick Gilbert. the
prosecutor. who calls him as q wit
ness. This brings forth vigorous pro
test from BarStow. his l~ltteranres pro
voking the court.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-04-16
Louvair Has America Street,

London, April l.. The Daily Maths
correspondent at Rotterdam telegraphs
the following:
The burgomaSter of L.ouvaiu out OF
compliment to the United States has
renamed certain thoroughfares Wilson
street. Washington street and America
street.
NO part Of the American relief food
in Belgium gets into German hands.
The garrison at Brussels receives all
its food direct from Germany. The
price of bread in Brussels is not higher
than in Holland. Each ration, how
ever. is limited to little more than half
a pound 4 day. The poorer classes are
still suffering kecnly. There are many
thefts and burglaries occurring daily
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-04-16
German Teachers Fighting.

Berlin. April G.-The proportion OF
teachers in Germany who have gone to
the front to fight is very large. In the
beginning of December 1861 Of the
13.9O7 teachers in Bavaria had joined
the army as soldiers or tenders of the
sick and wounded.
OF 1.2S:, gymnastic instructors 6:'
had Joined the army. thus making n
total of 4.2:6 out OF Is. 10. who were
fighting for the fatherland.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-04-16
A Farmer Governor.

Madison. Wis. April 5.-John II. Ken
drick has succeeded Joseph NJ. Carey.
who the past four years has presided
over this state. Mr.. Carey was Il Pro-
gressive i'll politics, and his successor
is Il Democrat. who was indorsed in
the recent campaign by the Progress
Sives rs the individual through whom
the greatest measure of fuliillment Of