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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-11-16
THE RIGHT THING
at the
RIGHT TIME
BINARY MARSHALL DUFFEE
DO IT NOW

ONE OF the requirements OF good
~ manners is promptness.
The man or woman who Is put
down as well bred and possessed of
good manners is no laggard. Not only
does 1t show indifference and inefii-
cheney to put things off that you know
you must do some time, but It shows
lack of breeding.
81 meant to write that letter ac-
knowledgng your gift, but you know
how hard II is TO get down TO write
letters these days"
81 certainly should have written a
letter Of coincidence to Mary, but my
address book was mislald and
couldn't remember her address. I'm
really ashamed OF myself"
II surely should have sent Jane that
money borrowed from her before this,
but there were so many other things
to attend to. and finally she had to ask
for It,"
81 don't know what Mrs. Jones thinks
OF us. She asked us TO dinner and l
didn't get around to answering her
note till the morning Of the dinner"
These statements are ones you hear
repeatedly from people who fall just
below par In the social life around
them. They have never been taught
the almost sacred obligation that rests
upon us to answer invitations, pay per-
sonal debts and to write letters Of con-
dolence or congratulations with
promptness. And they have never ac-
Quired the habit on their own account.
But they do not have any more time
TO do other things just because OF this
neglect. In fact, they spend as much
time regretting their omissions in this
regard as they would in attending to
them promptly.
One young woman, and a very busy
young woman she is, has made II
a rule never TO go TO bed at night when
she had letter that called for an an.
swer In her desk. This does not refer
to correspondence, but to those letters
that require prOmptness in answ ering.
1t doesn't take any more time TO an
swer a letter first as last" she re-
marks, "and now that have acquired
this habit l never have TO dread an
overdue correspondence that Is always
such bug-a-boo to every one"
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designed also for expedltionary duty.
They are used In guarding American
interests In foreign countries in times
OF disturbance.
Four years is their term of service.
They must be between eighteen and
thlrty-slX years of age, able-bodled,
of good character and able to pass
strict mental, moral and physical tests.
Now, the recurrence of the June ac-
tlvlty in the long record Of the marines
is really remarkable. Their first en-
gagement was June 81, 17T7, in an
action off the New Foundand banks
in which the American frlgate Han
cock captured the British frlgate Fox.
June l. 1905, detachment of ma
rines stOrmed Derne, stronghold of
the Tripolans. The honor Of planting
the first American flag on Old World
soil Is to the credit of Lieutenant
In the career Of the marines:
Here are some other June incidents
in the carer of the marines:
June %, 1872, they participated in
the engagement between American fri.
gate President and the British frlgate
Belvidere off the north Atlantic coast.
June IA, 1914, marines aided In rails
Ing the blockade Of Chesapeake bay.
June 2, 1896, the First battalion be-
gan participation In the war against
the Creek Indians OF Florida.
June % 1916. marines raised the
Stars and Stripes over the fortress of
Monterey, Mexico.
In June OF 1852, Commodore NJ. s.
Perry's peaceful expedition TO Japan
landed-the first English-speaklng peo-
Pile to set foot on the island. Marine
detachments were I'm the expedition.
June rs, 1862, Admiral Farragut
passed the Confederate batteries at
vicksburg; 400 marines were with him
In June of 1864, the marines fought
the rifle gun on the topgallant fore
castle Of the Kearsarge In her historic
action with the Alabama Off Cher.
bourg, France, In which the Confed-
crate prlvateer was sunk.
June 13, 1867, marines landed In
Formosa on a punitive expedition.
June 8, 1870, marines captured forts
on the Salee river, Korea.
June II, 1898, the marines landed
at Guatanamo. Cuba, In the Spanish
American war.
June 2S. 1900, marines participated
In the allied storming Of Pekln.
June IA, 1917. the Fifth regiment OF
the United States marines sailed for
France. June 20 they landed.
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Chestnut saw tall. slim. long.fngercd
youth leaning against the tree laugh
ing
In one slim hand he held an icy.
looking hatchet, and Miss Chestnut
knew at once that he was the one
who had destroyed her home.
what do you mean--you wicked
cold creature, coming along here
where folks are asleep aud tumbling
them out Of bed. Look at my house !;
you have spoiled 1t beyond repair.
ing. Who are you and what are you
doing hereT
Now Jack Frost--for II was he-ls
not afraid of anyone, but Miss Chest.
nut was so angry he was glad she
did not know that her home was a
burr that was prlckly. for II was
nearby, and the GOblins were not all
in their rocks and no knowing what
Miss Chestnut might get them TO do.
my name is Jack Frost" he
answered 81 come along about this
time every year to get things ready
for Father Winter. Don't you know
hlm?'
"No, do not and do not wish to-"
snapped Miss Chestnut, all shiny with
anger. "And II I did not have any.
thing better to do than going about
bothering folks | would stay right
at home.
81 guess IL Father Winter knew what
nuisance you are and how much
mischief you do he would give you a
good whipping and put you In bed and
keep you there.
81 would not give you any supper
II had my way. You are n starved
looking fellow, anyhow. suppose
you are so busy doing mischief that
you do not have time to grow plump
like me.
"What are you going to do about
my house YOU broke open7 You better
get busy at once and mend 1t. Some
body must. | have no place to sleeT
and | do not intend TO stay out here
In the cold"
But Jack Frost did not hear all
that she said, for he was running for
home and saying TO himself, "Whai
temper that little creature has She
would have made II so warm for me
II | had stayed. that would have
been melted. hope some one comes
along and picks her up before get
there tonight"
But by and by the sun came ouI
and little Miss Chestnut was warn
again and soon forgot all about the
bad Jack Frost who had spoiled he
house.
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WINIFRED

WINIFRED has the fancIfui inter-
pretntion OF "White Stream" It
sounds strangely reminiscent OF forest
glades and pagan elves, but It is really
derived from Welsh religion. Accord
ing TO legend, Welsh nun, named
Gwenfrewi was beheaded by a furious
prince called Caradoo because she re-
fused his addresses. After the fash
Ion OF most Welsh saints, she caused
a well to spring up over the place OF
her martyrdom.
This well does not now continually,
but IL has medicinal values and its
stones are said to be red-velned with
the blood Of the sanity nun. She was
called by the English st. Winifred and
as Winlfred, or Wenefred, was accept
ed by Wales In place OF the somew hat
unpronounceable Gwenfrewl. Indeed,
her popularity in Wales was so tre-
mendous that she became almost the
national Welsh name.
The Saxons had a winfrlth, which
meant 'friend OF peace" which is fire.
quently confused with Wlnifred, and
Is sometimes used interchangeable
with It. Wlnifred has never gained
the vogue here that she has In Eng
land. But Winnie. the diminutlve. Is
popular In America, which loves con-
fractions and endearments. Curiously
enough, none of the European coun-
tries have adopted the name or placed
the stamp Of their influence upon II.
1t remains purely product OF the
British Isles. Freda is another con-
traction which Is popular in this coun-
try. Whether the German Frieda 10
allied with this is an open question
with etymologlsts.
The beryl Is Wlnlfred's talismanic
stone. 1t assures her amiabillty and
gives her unconquerable charm, accord
ing to an old prophecy. 1t is said that
no one wearing beryl will lose In liti-
CATION. 1t also awakens love In mar
ried people. To dream Of II signifies
happiness in store. Friday Is her lucky
day and her lucky number.
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WHY q
zus.n..............s \
is WOOD ALCOHOL

THERE Is not single property OF
= wood alcohol. except its poisonous
effects, by which anyone but a chemist
can distinguish between purified
wood" and the ordinary or grain
alcohol. The appearance, odor ant
taste OF the two are so striklngl,
alike that even chemists who have
had much experience with them arr,
unable by these properties to dlstinI
guish between them with certainty
This difficulty is greatly increased
when fiavoring matter or colorlng NAL
terlal Of any kind is added.
The action of wood alcohol upoIl
the human or animal organism lei
however. entirely different from thai
OF ordinary alcohol. When the latte
10 taken into the body 1t Is rapid
converted inIo water and carboni
acid gas-barmless substances 81
which any excess is promptly elimin,
ted by the kidneys and lungs. Woo
alcohol. on the other hand, is not 5 |
changed. II remains In the body fc !
considerable time and is slowly mac
over into formlc acid, poison whic
is found in the bodies of ants. Tn
poison. together with another from Il
same source-formaldehy hyde--attack F.
the brain and other organs. causir
blindness or death. These effects ha,
resulted from as small dose as tw
teaspoonfuls of the poison ar
chemists agree that It is as impossib
to produce non-poisonous wos
alcohol as II is to make harmle
prusslc acid.
lccpyrixhi ~ the wa.sisr syndlcais. In
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-11-16

about 1t and went TO sleep again. Her
house had dropped from the tree and
was lying on the ground, but this she
did not know.
But one day she kenw that some
thing was going on outslde-that her
house was beginning to feel queer
and then, with a pop, poor little Miss
Chestnut found that 1t had burst wide
open, and there she was tumbled
right out Of her nice, padded home
"Now, who did this terrible thing?"
she asked. "Who spoiled my nice.
warm housef
1t was the first gray dawn Of the
morning that all this happened and
looking out on the chilly world Miss
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ANGRY MISS CHESTNUT

DLUMP little Miss Chestnut lived
in burr all soft and nicely
padded. She was very happy and
looked forward to nice comfortable
winter. She did not know thing about
the world outside her burr house, nor
did she care. ut may be cold or 1t
may be hot, the wind may blow or the
snow come out" mused Miss Chestnut
as she lay tucked snugly In her soft
house.
81 have heard OF such things from
the big tree on which my house is
fastened. but what care for never
intend to leave my own warm house
to see a place as uncomfortable as the
world outside. And so she went to
sleep again, thinking that was all
she had to do. But one day she felt
a terrible bump, and while II Jared
her, Miss Chestnut soon forgot all
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tie TO the southeast of Yellowstone
National park.
A queer sort Of place for the United
States marnes-out on the open range
a thousand miles from salt water
Don't get astonlshed. The marines
weren't They've been most every
where else, and done most everything
else. 1t was all in the days work
Doubtless Capt Shuler reported to
Washington as usual. just as the ma
rines have been doing since 1775:
"The marines have landed and have
the situation well In hand"
Possibly the most interesting thing
about the Teapot Dome expedition is
the fact that the notice to quit was
served on the Mutual oil company, al
legged squatter, June 13 of this year.
Why2 Because one of the many unus-
ual things about the unusual marines
is the unusual fact that June has been
the usual month with the marines for
doing things, from their establishment
by the Continental congress June 8,
1775, to their stopping the Germans on
the march to Paris June 2, 1918, at
Chateau-Thierry.
And who's their commandant? Maj.
Gen. ]. A. LeJeune. Can you beat it I
Yes; the marines have been almost
everywhere and have done almost ev-
erything. One reason for this. of
course, is that they can do almost
anything. SO Uncle Sam sends 'em
along when he needs little bunch of
efficiency And as for rifle shooting
why, 93 per cent of the marines wear
the medals of marksmen, sharpshoot-
ers or expert rlflemenl Now, n marks
man is rlfleman who can hit almost
any kind of mark. A sharpshooter
is rifleman who can hit what the
marksman misses. And an expert rifle
man is-well, he's simply battle, muir
der and sudden death"
The United States marine corps Is
an independent branch of the military
service under major general COM
mandant. In general, the corps is sub
ject to the orders Of the secretary of
the navy, but 1t may be detached for
service with the army by the Presi-
dent. On shipboard the marines are
organized as gun divisions. They are
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-11-16
THE HAND OF AN ARTIST

FOR a person of either sex to win
success In any OF the various fields
OF artistic endeavor-palnting, sculp-
ture, music. literature, etc.-the hand
should be supple and the fingers should
be long Short fingers denote want of
attention to details, and this is, OF
course, In the majority Of cases, fatal
to the hopes Of success In art. Genius
is an infinite capacity for taking pains"
Is true In art.
Other favorable signs are the fol-
loving:
A small upper phalanx Of the thumb.
II. In addition, the thumb Is very fiat,
the fortunate possessor has an excep-
tionally favorable thumb for an artist.
The top phalanx of the third finger,
the finger Of Apollo. should be strong,
to indicate color perception.
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Hl0PEEZ1OH ar YCHSD nARZ7YFS
fLoko n, y,l4Qe,,-ooo/ 4LLz9e0voo9

June ., 1918, the Fifth and Sixth
regiments of marines stopped the
march Of the Germans on Paris at
Chateau-Thierry.
When the marines that June day at
Chateau-Thlerry met the advancing
shock troops they calmly set their
sights, adjusted their range, picked
their men and set to work as method
ically as If on the rifle range at Paris
island, u. S. A. Thereupon 1t was all
Off with the Germans. They stopped.
And what's more, those that were left
of those crack shock troops broke and
ran for cover.
All Europe gasped Paris was
saved. 1T was the turning point Of
the World war.
June 6, in Belleau wood-now Off
cially renamed "Bois de Ia Brigade de
Marlne"-the marines gave the crack
Prussian Guards the first sample of
their style Of offensive work and a
tuste of still deadller thing--the
American bayonet. This time the ma
rlnes, stripped to their under3hirts,
/ threw away everything not useful In
killing, broke into their battle-cry
"E-e-e-e-e y-a-a-h-h-h yip!" and charged
into the jungle Of woods and machine
gun nests In American style-a rush,
n halt, u rush again, rear waves pass
| ing over the dead. behind these waves
more waves
oh, what's the usel No one will
ever be able to do Justice TO the month
and more that 1t took the marines to
clean Belleau wood at the point Of the
bayonet. 1t was without doubt the
| most desperate fighting of the whole
World war-Verdun not excepted.
And later there were Solssons, st.
Mihicl, Blanc Mont Ridge and the
| Champagnel
OF course, the marines were killed
Off in large numbers. But that's all In
the days work with them. 1--WE kill
or we get killed" Is one of their pri.
vate notices.
General Harbord, I'm thanking the
| Second division In General Order No.
/ 46, casually remarked, "The Second
| division has sustained the best tradi-
tlons of the regular army and the ma
rine corps"
General Harbord did manage to add
that the story Of their achievements
would be told In millions OF homes in
all the allied nations.
And that Is no lie. II will be long
time before allied Europe forgets the
United States marines-and still
longer time before the Germans quit
talking about the "Devil Dogs'-as
they named them In rage and fear and
admiration.
Say" said doughboy husky in
Paris-and the American infantryman
thinks he's some fighter himself-"I
don't blame the Froggles for wantln'
to kiss every marine they see. DO you
know what ! seen them double crucl-
fed rlppety blankety d--n marines do
with my own eyes? They had taken
three trenches and was stoppin' to fiji
up with grenades before tacklln' a
fourth The Huns was usn' mustard
gas. Well, them marines Ills their
pockets and then the crazy nuts takes
Off their gas masks and fills 'em up
with grenades like market baskets and
Off they go into the next trench. hell
bent for election. Oh, boyl"
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church full OF people looking on. This
tabloid cathedral effect will have its
appeal in such cases. The happy
couple can turn up at the pastors
study with a suit case and vanity
box and have ell the satisfaction of a
church wedding in a few minutes
Anything that will make our weddings
more genial will be Welcomed
Angeles Times.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-11-16
THE WEDDING BOOTH

One OF the new suburban churches
has a built-in bridal nook. This is q
dainty little canopied and pillared af-
fair and Is meant to serve for we'd
dlngs where the full church Is not
needed. II has separate entrance for
the bride and groom and space for a
small company of guests. There are
lots OF girls who would like a church
wedding, but the groom balks at the
show and parade when there Is 4
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-11-16
A LINE o. CHEER
BY John kendrlek Bangs.
TRIUMPHANT OCTOBER

n cToBER comes. and every.
" where
A crispy thrill hangs on the
air.
The weary spirit. worn by toll
In winning harvests OF the soil.
Takes on new strength 10 reap the
gain
In cleaning sheaves OF golden
grain.
Fair Nature with an artist hand
Scatters rich colors DER the land.
And mountainside and tree o'erhead
With gorgeous hues are garlanded
To herald with the cast OF cheer
The Days Triumphant OF the year.
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Rest for the Weary.

"How do you expect to draw busl-
ness 10 your summer hotel If you don't
advertise radio coneerts?"
softly" replied the astute manager.
81 passed the word around among my
prospective patrons that the nearest
thing to radio about my place was an
echo and shere isn't a vacant room In
the house."--Birmingham Age-Heralc.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-11-16
Can Fish Hear7

Fish have no ears. but there is no
doubt that they can detect sounds. II
is probable that they feel the vibra-
tions which sounds set up in the wa
ter, by means of a sensitive nerve that
runs down each side of their bodies.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-11-16
Ancient Doors.

Greek and Roman doors always
opened outward, and when man was
passing out Of house he knocked on
the door so as not to open 1t In the
face of passer-by.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-11-16
BY JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN

AFT. GEORGE X. SHU-
LER and four noncom-
missloned officers of the
United States marine
corps took possession
the other day in the
name of the United
States of n well on
Section 2 of the Teo-
pot Dome naval oil re-
serve, 40 miles north Of
CnSDpr. WyO. and n lit-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-11-16

coaI In Thirty States.
Coal is produced In 80 states in the
Union.
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A TROOP OF ELITE

Should you see. on the collar OF an
American uniform. n globe crossed by
anchor and surmounted by "A flying eagle,
90 give to this soldier a particularly sym
palmetto and respectful look-he belongs
TO heroic brigade he is a "marine''l
EUGENE BRIEUX.
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Helen Ferguson

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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-11-16

Helen Ferguson, the "movie" star,
achieves the high point Of her career
In a late popular production. She 10
versatile young lady who writes,
paints and acts. Helen was born in
Decatur, ILL.,, and began her picture
work In Chicago about six years ago.
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YOUR
HAND
mHow to Read Your
II Charaeteristies
and Tendencies - the
Capabilities or WeaLf-

4 nesses That Make for Success or
Failure as Shown in Your Palm
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-24
OVERHAUL S. S. TULSA


Special 60 The World.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 23.--Intor-
alton received by the shipping board
here Is that the U. s S. Tulsa, which
caught fire between Liverpool and
Charleston week ago is being over
hauled at Charleston and soon Will
be ready 10 resume !ts route,
The Tulsa was built during the
war ana given its name because
Tulsa went over the top I'm every war
bond offering. The steamer was
dedicated iu 1873, Congressman 10,
H. Howard heading the entire Okla
homa congressional delegation,
which took her down the Delaware,
out TO sea and TO Norfold where a
silver service was presented to the
buttirship Oklahoma.
While many shipping board YES
scls have boon tied up tho Tulsa has
been carrying the name ~ the
worlds metropolis into every port "a
the world. Recently the Tulsa has
been plying between Liverpool, Glas-
gov, Charleston and savannah.