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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-28
AIDING Blinded Soldiers.

More than twenty-three thousand
men with damaged sight were dis
charged from the British army at the
end of the war, according to the au-
thorities Of st. Dunstan's Hostel for
Blinded Soldiers and Sailors. The or
%ganizatlon has been working for FIVE
years on the problem Of rehabilitatlng
these men, and thousands of blinded
men have been returned to productive
industry.
The men are taught massage, poul-
try, farming, mat making, basket max
Ing, boot repairing. jolnery and music.
Many efficient stenographers, tele-
phone operators and typists have been
trained at st. Dunstan's and are now
working Mt regular employment In
London offices.
The stenographers have a special
machine which records Braille figures
on a tape, which the stenographer
later reads In transcriblng his notes.
The organization also extends to
the colonies, and st. Dunstan's men
are now TO be found in every part
Of the world.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-28
Dangers Of Other Centuries

A good many hundred thousand
years ago there were various queer
animals on this earth, and one of the
queerest was a creature that Is known
today under the pleasant title Of
p~lesiosaurus dolichodeirus, or long
necked sea lizard. These far from
pretty animals had a body shaped
somewhat like a cigar, with a snake
like neck and n head that resembled
a ducks, while It was thrust through
the water by four flappers and a short
tail.
An Idea of their size can be gath
cred when II is known that a single
tooth was a foot or more In length,
and its head, the smallest part Of its
anatomy, was six feet long. A total
length OF 90 feet would not be a giant
by any means, and there is reason to
believe Its strength was so great that
a single snap of the jaws would be
powerful enough TO cut through a tree
with a 36-lnch circumference. II lived
almost all Of the time In the sea, and
dined Off fish and other marine food.
Its battles must have been terrific, as
skeletons have been found where great
pieces of vertebrate have been torn
out, evidently from the living creature.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-28
PUTTING One Over.

Within a few miles of indianapolis,
a father and son owned adjoining
farms. The father, old and expert
enced In the ways of farming, was In
the habit of holding himself up as a
model to the son In the way Of early
production Of vegetables for the market.
One summer each had a large field
OF tomatoes on either side Of the
highway.
Coming to market early In the sea.
son, and seeing some fine tomatoes
the son conceived the Idea of "fool-
ing" father.
taking home a fine big tomato, he
got a wire hairpin and pinned the to-
mato In a most conspicuous place, on
a tomato vine whose fruit had not yet
begun to ripen.
Soon the father spled It and said,
excitedly: "Say, did you know that
your tomatoes are getting ripe al
ready?" "Oh, yes" replied the son,
unconcernedly, aren't yours?" The
father admitted that his crop had not
begun to ripen, and after a moments
silence he said: by heck. you beat
me this time"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-28
EARLY DAYS OF RAILR0ADING
Horse and Locomotive Engine" Were
Used Unfortunately on Same
Line Of Rails

Certain Of the regulations In force
on the earliest railways built In Penn
sylvanla read very queerly In these
days. When the commonwealth
opened the Philadelphia and Columbus
railway, the theory was that the state
furnish the roadway and that one who
pleased could furnish his W vehicle
and motive power, and use the rail-
way whenever he wished by paying
the state tolls for its use, just as the
turnpikes Of the day we're used.
1t was soon discovered, however.
that a certain character Of vehicle was
needed, aud that rules and regula-
lions as to times and manner Of US
Ing the railways were absolutely nee
essary to effect their successful opera
ton. Here are some adopted by the
canal commission for the regulation Of
the railway, which may be of interest:
section 90. No Ca ,iall carry q
greater load than three tons on the Co
lumbia and Philadelphia railway, nor
more than three and one-half ons on
the Portage railway, nor shall any bur-
den car travel ct a greater speed than
five miles per hour, unless the a body
and load shall be supported on good
steel springs.
"Sec ION 10S. II shali be the duty Of
the cor, uctors of cars moving with
less speed upon the railways, upon no
tice by ringing a bell, blowing a horn
or otherwise, Of the approach Of a To-
connective engine or other cars moving
In the same direction at a greater
speed, to proceed with all possible dis
patch to the FIRST switch In the course
OF their passage, and pass of said
track until said locomotive engine or
other cars moving at a greater speed
can pass by. The conductors of the
slower cars are directed to open and
close the switches so as to leave them
in proper order. Any person who shall
refuse or neglect to comply with the
provisions Of thls regulation shall, for
every o%frense. forfeit and pay the sum
of ten dollars"
II must have been a very interest
ing sight, indeed, when the horse and
the locomotive engine were used in
discriminatory on the same track, and
were struggling for supremacy as the
future motive power Of our railways,
and the approach Of a locomotive was
heralded by the footing Of a horn.
Even at that time the right Of way
was given to the fast horse.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-28

names, and / think the white waist
coat we wear is a stylish touch.
"How we jump from the top Of one
tree to the next tree below. Oh, how
we love treesl"
And our nests are so like the
woods" Mrs. Brown Creeper said,
with the moss and twigs and BITS of
bark, which we use for our wall paper
and rugs and furniture.
I'VE like to nest on old stumps. We
don't care about living In a rich, smart
nelghborhood. We never found that
made any one any happier.
And soon the little white eggs will
come out into little birdlings, the deaf
little white eggs with the reddish
brown spots on theml
"Oh, II is nice to be a Brown Green
er and lead such a happy life in the
dear, beautiful woods"
I'VE have rather long beaks," said
Mr.. Brown Creeper. ''and they helm
us to get the long grubs and insects
which we enjoy for breakfast, dinner
and supper"
II know why we have such low
voices" said Mrs. Brown Creeper.
"Whyf' asked her mate.
Because we have always lived in
the woods, where It is quiet and where
the sounds are all low sounds.
And We have grown to be quiet. too.
We have kept u voices low and soft
and the pine trees have whispered to
US:
THAT is nice, little Brown Creep
ers; that is nice to make those soft.
little sounds. When people hear you
they will be so excited and pleased
because they will know they are quite
a you and are actually becoming
friends. For you will become friends
with them. Because you are SO trust.
Ing, surely nc one will ever hurt Won,
Yes, the pine trees whispered that
TO me only the other day. And they
told me that always brown creepers
nave loved the woods and have had
their voices low and quiet and peace
full like the woods.
you don't have TO shout to be big"
ended Mrs. Brown Creeper, "for the
woods are great and mighty and they
aren't always shouting about It,"
Right" said Mr.. Brown Creeper.
You are perfectly right"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-28
THE GIRL ON THE JOB
How to Succeed-How to Get
Ahead-How to Make Good
By JESSIE ROBERTS
TEACHERS

TEACHERS are looking about these
i days for opportunities that Will
give them better returns than those
the schools yield. This may be II
pity from the point Of view OF the
schools, but It Is u fact.
But many women love teaching, and
feel that they are particularly we'll
suited to this work. Yet they must
earn more money. There Is an op-
portunity for joining the two In teach
ing craftsmanship. Many Of the big
department stores run classes for
teaching their salespeople better meth
DDS and for giving them a chance to
advance to the higher positions.
Teachers are nov taking special
courses In selling and then going into
the teaching Of this branch of com
merce.
There Is also nm opening In doing
special research work for retail and
department stores, and teachers are
qualifying for such positions. Natural
ly they o o make a far greater salary
than ever they got by school-teaching,
and what Is more the life itself is
broader, more various and fuller OF
opportunity. Teachers who go into
commerce from this angle often de-
velop into saleswomen themselves, and
grow to prefer hat work. EXECUTIVE
positions In retail and department
stores are also open to them after
the experience that comes with teach
ing.
A certain time spent In teaching
school is good practice for almost any
Job. Witness how many OF our fa-
nous men were ut one time of their
career teachers In country or city
schools. But the young woman who
wants to get u into the world and
make a real future for herself will
not stay too long In the classroom.
She will use her training TO bring her
the best results possible. Executive
positions In wholesale and retail trade
are n possibility. and an excellent
one.
(Copyright)
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-28
Asparagus omelet.

Cut all but three stalks Of aspara-
gus into pieces about an inch long and
let simmer in boiling sailed water I'M
Ill tender. Melt three tablespoonfuls
OF butter, add three tablespoonfuls Of
flour, a half teaspoonful of salt and a
dash ~ black pepper. When frothy
add one and one.haif cupfuls of the
asparagus water which has been saved
for this purpose. Add one tablespoon
full of butter and add the asparagus.
Have ready the yolks of four eggs,
beaten light and the whites beaten
dry. To the yolks add o~Ee-fourth tea
spoonful each Of salt and pepper, then
turn them over the whites and fold
them together. Melt n tablespoonful
Of butter In a hot pan, turn In tho
egg mixture and when set on the bot
tom place In the oven or the rack to
finish cooking. Test with a knife
thrust into the center. Score Mt right
angles to the handle Of the pan, fold
and turn out on a hot platter. AR.
range the three cooked stalks OF as
paragus over the top OF the omelet
and the rest Of the asparagus with the
around the omelet. Serve at
once
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-28
France pooms VIVA soars.

There are still considerable num-
bers Of wild boars and ever wolves
In France.
This was revealed In a recent dis
cussion In the chamber Of deputies
oil the estimates for the ministry of
agriculture. Two deputies affirmed
that wild boars cause much damage,
while a third constituted himself their
champion, asking II 1t was not in
tended TO leave a few.
Before the war boar hunting was
a favorite, although a somewhat dan.
gerous, form Of sport, and at Christ
mas time 1t was usual for boar steaks
to be served In restaurants. Even
last Christmas n or two boars made
their way to the kitchens of restaur-
ants aud hotels.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-28
IN JUNCLE'S Grip
Writer Tells of Varieties of Trop-
ioaI Tramps.
Three Distinct Types Encountered In
the Wilderness, Far From Any
Hsbitation Of White Men.

The more one wanders In the trop-
les, the stronger grows the call Of the
wanderlust, writes Harry L. Foster In
Leslie's.
1t makes tropical tramps. I have met
many of them. Some we're buns some
we're railroad sucerintendents or man
ayers of mining CAMPS. Their one COM
mon failing was the foot itch.
When two Protestant missionaries
passed through Lima on their way
across the jungles to the Amazon to see
whether the cannibals would take kind
ly TO conversion, l left the embassy
and Joined them. We Travelled by mule
over the Andes and down the ~headwa-
tiers Of the big rivers. Then we pad
died down In a dugout canoe, sleeping
at night on mosquito-infested sand
bars, eating turtle eggs and monkey
meat.
j had met one class of T. It's in
the mining ~camps-the kind that travel
from camp TO camp, making enough at
one mine to carry them on to The
next. Down in the jungle l met an
other type.
The first OF them was Lloyd. He
owned a coffee plantation down at the
beginning Of the trail. A graduate Of
Oxford university, he had retired into
the woods with his books and had not
been out for 20 years.
How do you manage to liver" /
asked hin
ID yug see that grove OF orange
trees? Well, the oranges l can't eat
fall Off the trees and the hogs eat
them, and | eat the hogs"
but don't you get tired of the
placer"
He merely laughed. For hours he
talked to me about the Indians and
their customs. Savage Indians, down
here. In the forest he knew the hab-
Its of eNe.y animal, and the name of
every vine or tree or shrub.
"Do you think I'd go back home and
break my neck riding In subways, try
ing to get to an Office at a certain
hour? No, sir!!"
Farther In the interior, on the
Pichis river, / met Crawford, an Irish
man. once a rubber baron, with 800
Indians working for him. He had lost
his fortune when rubber fell I'm value,
and was living on a small farm In the
wilderness. He has been In the In
terior 20 years, miles from the hablta-
tion Of another white man.
rs II lonesome / amp he repeated.
Sure an with all these mosquitoes
here, l am not"
Still farther in the interior / met a
third type-Palmer. While pursuing
adventure through the jungle he had
found an old Indian squaw who owned
a handful Of gold nuggets. No amount
Of c~oaxing would persuade her to re-
veal the source of the mineral. Palmer,
however, settled there, opened a small
farm, employed the squaw as his
~housekeeper, and patiently sought to
win her confidence. When / met him
he had been there for five years.
81 amt learned II yet" he told me,
"but she's gettin' more n more con
idential every day."
His remark sounds like "sour grapes
to most Of us, but l believe 1t
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-28

Fairy 1ale.~.
THE BROWN %cREEPERs.
~MARY GRAHAM BONNER

"we're not fashionable like some
Of the BIRDS" said Mr.. Brown Creeper.
1.-The fashionable ones have summer
homes and winter homes"
"well, l don't know whether 1t is
because of fashion or not that the
birds have summer homes and winter
homes" said Mrs. Brown Creeper. II
believe 1t is because a great many OF
them cannot stand a cold climate.
Some of our family don't like 1t so
well and travel away a bit. But most
of us do not mind.
"Ycu see, 1t Is hard on many birds
to stay where II is cold, for they only
have their little feathers to keep them
warm, and while feathers are nice and
warm. It is not always enough to have
only feathers.
Feathers will often blow about in
the wind, and then a little bird may
become very cold, indeed.
birds haven't great fur coats to
Keep them warm. Yes, Mr.. Brown
Creeper, the birds who go South in
the winter and who travel about to
different climates are the ones who
can't keep warm when the weather Is
so cold"
II do believe you are right, Mrs.
Brown Creeper. / do believe you are
right. AS you say, 1t is hard for the
birds to keep warm all winter. I've
often thought about II myself.
"The winter is mighty cold, mighty
cold. But we don't have TO think of
II now that the warm weather has
come.
"All the birds are singing songs of
the springtime. We can't join in the
great chorus because our voices are
so low. They have always been low.
No one v hears a brown creeper's
voice unless very neal to US.
1--WE give n little low trill end n
very low chlrp.
But how we love the woods! How
we enjoy climbing up the trunks of
trees, looking In the bark for bugs
and insects.
1--WE like people, too, and are very
tame. We do not mind any one and
are not easily frightened.
"Of course, we like to wear brown
suits, rs one would guess from our
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-28
End to Everything.

II was a sorority dance, formal.
Of course. He was not a finished
dancer. and was exceedingly sensitive
about being seen. After months of
urging she had convinced him that
he should attend. AS he broke into
the spirit Of the affair he grew less
fearful. and as they glided across the
floor he glanced down at her face and
said:
Darling. l believe I could dance
with you forever-just like this. Could
your
"Yes. dear; but even a sidewalk
will wear out some time" she an
swered.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-28
THE ROMANCE OF 0 R
ATcHPENNY

USED In the sense OF an In.
~ ferlor article, made merely
To sell, this combination of two
words has recently gained for
itself n place In English die
tionarles, though the word it.
self Is nearly n century old,
dating back To 1924 when Thur
dell was hanged for the murder
of Weare, a crime which was
n of the most sensational In
the annals OF London police.
II happened that n printer by
the name Of Catnach saw n
chance to make a considerable
sum of money through the pub
lication OF what he alleged to
be the murderer's speech from
the gallows. The paper con-
tanning this report sold fairly
well, but the receipts did not
come up to Catnach's expecta-
lions. SO he printed a second
edition, with a headline In large
letters across the top OF the
sheet: 1--WE ARE alive again ="
These words actually appeared
In Weare's speech. as reported,
but the printer purposely left
very little space between the
first two words OF the phrase
and, reading the line "WEARE
alive again !" thousands of per-
sons bought the paper before
they discovered the deception.
The London Times referred
TO the matter as a 'catchpenny
device" and the printer TWAS
thereafter known as Catch
penny" Catnach. SO descriptive
was the word that 1t has re-
NAMED In the language to this
day.
(Copyright.)
ANN~~~
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-28
THE WOODS
By DOUGLAS MALLOCH
SPRING FEVER.

MOT exactly lazy
IN Yet l want TO sit
In the mornin' hazy
An Jest dream n bit.
Haven't got ambition
Fer a single thing
Regaler condition
Ev'ry bloomin' Spring.
Want 10 sleep at noontIme
(Ought to work lnstead),
But along at moontlme
Hate TO go TO bed.
Find myself a-stealin'
For n sunny spot
Jest that Springy feclin',
That is what I've got.
Like to set a-wishin'
Fer a pipe an book,
Like to go a-hshln'
In a meadow-brook
With some fish deceiver,
Underneath a tree
Jest the old Spring fever,
That's what's allln' mel
tCopyright.l
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-28
Boiled Salmon.

Place three pounds of fresh salmon
In n ~cheesecloth, add n tablespoonful
of salt, n tablespoonful of vinegar,
six peppercorns and two quarts OF
boiling water In a deep saucepan. Let
simmer or the back Of the stove for
forty-fve minutes. Serve with:
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-28
Good Timber.

"Are you the president-electT'
ayes, my friend. What can I do
for your"
"Not a thing. I don't want an Office.
Don't even want to offer you any good
advice"
MY friend, Tn sorry the cabinet
appointments have been made up."-
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-28
loo Much for Her.

"A certain 'parlor pink has had a
change of heart" How did 1t hap
penn EVERY time she tried to lnhale
a cigarette while absorbing tea and
bolshevism she had to retire to recu.
perate and she realized she could
never enter fully into the spirit of the
thing."-Birmingham Age-Herald.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-28
Economy.

"Oh, daddy I've got 20 cents in
my bank already for Fourth Of July ~
"yuh have. have your That's fine !
Now when Fourth Of July comes you
hide your bank and make all the noise
you want swapping your fingersl "-
Richmond Times Dispatch.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-28
Out Of Order.

"The Iext n in this room that
speaks above a whisper will be put
out" exclaimed the angry Judge.
Hip. hip, %hoorayI" shouted tbs
prisoner as he ran for the door,
Boys Life.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-28

The heights by great men reached and
kept
Were not attained by sudden flight,
But they, while their companions slept.
Were toillng upward In the night.
-Longfellow.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-28
A FEW COMPANY DISHES.

A N oatELET is an emergency dish,
"A for with fresh Eggs one may be
prepared and served In u short time.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-28
Mushroom and shrimp Sauce.

Met four tablespoonfuls of butter,
add four tablespoonfuls OF -four. one
teaspoonful of salt, a few dashes OF
white pepper, one and one-half cup
fuls Of cold milk and one cupful OF
the fish stock. Stir constantly until
the auc bolls. Cook n handful OF
fresh mushrooms cut In bits In a little
butter, add n can Of cooked shrlmps
broken into small pieces. Add shrimps
and mushrooms 10 the sauce and serve
with the salmon.
w.. MlA4~s1o
20. 1921. western Newspaper Union,)
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-28

(copyright)
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-06-18
P. SLASHES
SOUTH'S VOTE IN
CONVENTION
New Rules Will Practically
Disfranchise Some Parts
of Dixie

WASHINGTON, d. C., June 49,
In spite of strenuous and eloquent
protests of Southern members, the Re
publican National Committee last
Wednesday by vote of SO TO IL, re-
duced materially the South's repre-
sentation at Republican National Con-
ventions. Southern Democratic states
which sent IA delegates to the Chi
cago convention in 1920 can only send
III in 1924.
Must Be Organized.
The hardest blow struck at the
Southern representation, however,
was contained in a portion of the reso-
luton which decreed that no delegate
at all will be permitted from a con-
gressional district which does not
maintain bona fde organization, run
a candidate for congress, and cast a
minimum of $500 votes at the election,
This will seriously affect many local
tiles in the South where the party is
SO weak that candidates are never put
up.
"Linc" Johnson Bitter.
Henry Lincoln Johnson, of Georgia,
spoke at length against the resolution,
which he characterized as "penalizing
,sjndi diefiyAs, and in no sense remedial
He sat Southern r pub Ana ere
helpless in the face Of state disffan-
chising laws, over which they have no
control.
This action by the committee is
taken by some as direct blow at men
of the type of Johnson who have
gotten into power in the Republican
party through scandalous means.
Many leading politicians regret the
injury such action will do, but are
determined that no man again shall
ride into the National Committee by
marshalling the South so-called
rotten boroughs."