The Beaver County Democrat. (Beaver, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 11, 1908 Page: 2 of 8
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Why a
Big Navy
It Is the Most
Potent Factor in
Preserving Peace
By ADMIRAL GEORGE DEWEY.
I). S. Navy.
It is, in my opinion, a mistake to assume that
the possession of a powerful military force, either
afloat or ashore, would tempt the United States to en-
ter upon a jwlicy of aggression which would lead to
war. There is no incident in our history which justi-
fies the conclusion that our government is given to
picking quarrels with weaker nations, or that our peo-
ple as individuals possess the spirit of the bully. I
believe as firmly as I believe anything that our govern-
ment, as it U constituted for an indefinite time to
come, can be safely trusted to make proper use of
any fighting force which it may possess.
I believe, moreover, that if we should become involved in difficul-
ties with another nation the United States would not resort to the meas-
ure of war except to resist actual encroachment, and then only after all
the powers of diplomacy and arbitration had been exhausted. But it
is to be prepared for this last unhappy contingency that an army and
navy are needed; and our possession of a sufficient foree to defeat any
probable antagonist would undoubtedly, in such an hour, be the most
potent factor in preserving peace.
Those who have not studied the subject fail to realize that the pe-
culiar geographical situation of the United States requires for its pro-
tection a larger fleet than if our possessions were concentrated in a smaller
region. Its coasts border on two oceans separated by many thousands of
miles, and its insular possessions lie far beyond the continental limits.
The only nation whose situation is at all comparable with ours in this re-
spect is Great Britain, whose proclaimed naval policy is to keep a navy
which shall equal the combined forces of any two other navies in the
world *
The limits that have been set for the United States navy do not
contemplate preparation to meet two nations, but only a single one;
this, however, ixcludes any one. The most casual study of the policy
thus required will reveal the necessity for having two battle fleets, one in
the Atlantic and one in the Pacific, each adequate to cope with any situa-
tion that may quickly arise in its own region. This does not mean half a
fleet in the Atlantic and half a fleet in the Pacific, the halves liable to
destruction one at a time-by anv enemy far inferior to the combined fleet
—the prime cause of Russia's recent defeat. It does not mean a fleet of
proper size in the Atlantic and no fleet at all in the Pacific; nor a proper
fleet in the Pacific and none in the Atlantic.
Despite the inspiring example we are having to-day of our ability to
move 1G battleships from one to the other ocean with a certainty and
precision that marks an era in naval achievement, if war breaks out with
our fleet in the wrong ocean an enemy could have uninterrupted sway for
a period of months while the fleet was being transferred, during which
time the damage wrought might be irreparable. We must have an ade-
quate fleet, with all that that means, in each of the widely separated re-
gions where an attack is a possibility.
Misfits
That Are
ivilsfits
By George Ethelbert Walsh.
The round peg in a square hole or the
square peg in a round hole is a concrete
illustration to show the impossibility of a
misfit making a success in life. Life is
full of misfits, of men and women trying
. to fit in round holes which their angular
l^iOl nature* are not raited to. lioat of th«
flotsam and jetsam of our large cities are
failures through the early misfit process.
The misfit who fails in life is with us
always, but the successful misfit is quite
another creature, lie apparently breaks
all the laws of business and professional
life. He does not succeed, however, by
wearing the square peg round to fit the circular hole in which he finds
himself earlv in life, but, he wriggles out of the hole and finds another
one more suited to his angularity. Such men, we might Say, would suc-
ceed anywhere, but their success, so far its we can see, was due to their
ability to adjust themselves to conditions that suited them.
As a misfit Edison early discovered the necessity of climbing out of
successive holes which circumstances thrust him into, from newsboy# to
printer, and thence to telegrapher and finally inventor. Speaking of
this he once said: "I was climbing all the time, but I didn't know exactly
what my life work was to be. I think sometimes the restless boy is sim-
ply a misfit trying to find what he is fitted for in life."
But life's successful misfits are not confined to any profession or
business. Take authorship. Half our successful writers were trained for
the law, medicine or some business or left to drift hopelessly on the sea
of life until they got their bearings through accident or effort.
The successful misfits arc as difficult to explain as genius. They ar-
rive in spite of themselves, and in spite of their early false start. "You
must put a genius in a hole to make him climb high," is an old Spanish
saying. It has an application that plays an important part in the
■ehemc of life. Who can say how much good the early work of Benjamin
Franklin at tallow-chandlering had in developing his remarkable talent
as an inventor, scientist and statesman, or what lasting influence the
mercantile career of James 1\. Polk had in training him for the presi-
dency? From these examples one can draw the consolation that an early
false start does not necessarily spoil a career. Indeed, it seems as if it
stimulated the misfit to greater effort to work his way out of the uncon-
genial work. It is only the weak and inefficient whose back is broken by
the uncongenial labor; the strong will work the harder to free himsell
from the slavery and drudgery.
AT A CRITICAL TIME.
Women Are Likely to Suffer with Dan-
gerous Kidney Disorders.
Mrs. John Kirk, R. F. D. No. 2, De-
troit, Mich., says: "Five years ago at
a critical tiro* of life
I was on the verge of
a collapse with kid-
ney troubles, back-
ache, dizziness, puffy
dropsy swellings and
urinary irregularities.
I lost flesh and felt
languid, nervous or
unstrung all the time.
As my doctor did not help me I began
using Doan's Kidney Pills. In a few
weeks all these symptoms left me. I
now weigh 163 pounds and feel In ex-
cellent health."
Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box.
Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
THOUGHT IT NATIONAL TRAIT.
Itssdy to Pay Fin*.
1 know where $3,000,000 In cash
lies concealed," said a New York law-
yer. "This vast sum lies concealed In
the Inside rest p4ket of the 30.000
automobilists of New York state. Each
man carries $100 of It in one crisp
note, ready to be paid out in a fine, If
he should be arrested for speeding.
Fines, though, don't appear to stop
speeding," he continued. "Perhaps
the rich automobllist regards them
much as the Suabian wood thief did.
The thief was arrested. The magis-
trate said to him: 'You are brought
up on the charge of stealing wood.
This charge has been proved against
you. But you are old and poor and
you shall be let off this time. Only
don't do It again.' 'Nonsense!' retort-
ed the thief. 'Let us not have any
ialse sentimentality here. I steal my
wood, I pay my fine, and there's an
end of It'"
BOY KEPT SCRATCHING.
Driver Couldn't Understand American
Not Being in a Hurry.
A traveler returned from Jaffa tells '
tale at his own expense. Having
Journeyed to the historical seaport on
his way to Jerusalem, he succeeded
in hiring a conveyance to carry him
♦.o the station. By speech and gesture
he informed the native driver that he
wished to be carried in a leisurely,
sightseeing fashion through as many
as possible of the principal thorough-
fares of Jaffa, and to be delivered at
the terminal Just in time to take the
outgoing train.
He had no sooner seated himself in
the vehicle, however, than the driver J
whipped up his horse and whirled the
dismayed traveler at a furious pace
through all the dust and over all the
stones of the notoriously rough streets
of Jaffa. The passenger wjis too bus-
ily employed In saving his Bones to be
able to see anything of the interesting
town.
Arriving at the station, he found
that he still had two hours to wait.
"Why in the world," he demanded,
indignantly, "did you ever hurry like
that?"
"You American," responded the
driver, with an expressive shrug. "All
American like go very much fast"—
Youth's Companion.
Eczema Lasted 7 Years—Face Was All
Raw—Skin Specialists Failed, But
Cuticura Effected Cure.
"When my little boy was six weeks
old an eruption broke out on his face.
I took him to a doctor, but his face
kept on getting worse until It got so
bad that no one could look at him.
His whole face was one crust and
must have been very painful. He
scratched day and night until his face
was raw. Then I took him to all the
best specialists in skin diseases but
they could not do much for him. The
eczema got on his arms and legs and
we could not get a night's sleep in
months. I got a set of Cuticura Reme-
dies and he felt relieved the first time
I used them. I gave the Cuticura
Remedies a good trial and gradually
the eczema healed all up. He is now
seven years old and I think the trou-
ble will never return. Mrs. John O.
Klumpp, 80 Niagara St., Newark, N.
J., Oct 17 and 22, 1907."
This woman says that aide
women should not fail to try
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound as she did.
Mrs. A. Gregory, of 2365 Lawrence
St., Denver, CoL, writes to Mrs.
Pinkham:
" I waa practically an invalid for six
years, on account of female troubles^
I underwent an operation by the
doctor's advice, but in a few months I
was worse than before. A friend ad-
vised Lydia B. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound and it restored me to perfect
health, auch as I have not enjoyed in
many years. Any woman suffering as
I did with backache, bearing-down
to'ling to Be Convinced.
A sturdy tramp one day went into a
Suburban garden, where the lady of
the house was engaged in attending to
the flowers. He took no notice of her
refusal to give coppers, but continued
his Importunity until a bull dog ap-
peared. growling ominously. The lady
seized it by the collar and held it,
calling out:
"You had better go away at once;
he may bite you."
"You ain't got no right to keep a
ravage dorg like that," replied the
tramp in outraged tones.
"Perhaps I have not," was the cool
answer. "If you think so, I won't
keep him—I'll let him go."
The latch of the gate clicked vio-
lently, and In 20 seconds that tramp
had vanished into space.—Stray
Stories.
Aristocratic Disease.
"From phat Oi hears these society
women sa-ay," imparted Pat. the
coachman, to Bridget, the cook, "they
do be dyln' off at th' receptions!"
"An' phat Is ut kills 'em?" inquired
the curious coolt
"A disease tiffy calls 'ennui.'"—Il-
lustrated Sunday Magazine.
"The Prettiest Kind.
"The young heiress who has Just
made her debut has a very pretty good
figure to her credit"
"That's nothing. Her father has six
#.etty good figures to his."
A Kansas Girl's Advics.
A Lincoln county glH writes this ad-
vice to the Kansas City Star: "Why
do young men do so much loafing? Go
to work. Push ahead! I am but a
young girl, but I clothe myself and
have money In the bank. I lay up
more money every year than any
young man within three miles of my
home. When they get a dollar they
go to a dance and go home a dollar
out. I advise all girls to cut clear of
loafing boys. Stand by the boy who
works, and never put your arm
through the handle ef a Jug."
Beware oi Ointments for Catarrh
that Contain Mercury,
m mercury will surely destroy the sen e of smell
and completely derange the whole svstem when
entering It through the mucoui surface*. Such
articles should never be used except on preemp-
tions from reputable physicians, as the damage they
will do Is ten fold to the sood you can possibly de-
rive from them. Hall'* Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by F.J. Chisney A Co., Toledo, O., contain* no mer-
cury. and 1* taken Internally, acting directly upon
the blood and umcons surfaces «f the system. In
. J Ifatsl __
buying Ball'* Catarrh Cure be sure you get the
Sinulne. It Is taken Internally and made In Toledo,
hlo, by F. J Cheney * Co. Testimonials free.
Bold by Druggists. Price, TSc. per bottle.
Take Ball'* Family Pill* for constipation.
Laid Off.
"And you say you are looking for
work?" asked the kind lady of Fraz-
zled Franklyn.
"That's right, mum, but I can't find
anything to do."
"How did you lose your last posi-
tion?"
"I was pardoned, mum."
pains, and periodic pains,should not fail
to use Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound."
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.
For thirty years Lydia & Pink-
ham's Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands of
■women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera-
tion, fibroid tumors, irregularities,
riodie pains, backache, that bear-
g-down feeling, flatulency, indiges-
tion,dizziness or nervous prostration.
Why don't you try it ?
Mrs. Pinkham Invites all sick
women to write her for advice*
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
Bees In Block of 8tone.
While workmen were sawing through
a block of Bath stone at Exeter, Eng-
land, they cut into a cavity in which
was found a cluster of two or three
dozen live bees.
The incident occurred at the works
of Messrs. Collard ft Sons, monu-
mental sculptors. There was not much
sign of life in the bees at first, but
when air was admitted they gradually
revived and after a few hours several
of them were able to fly.
Anybody can launch a national par-
ty, but to keep it afloat requires
finesse.—Philadelphia Ledger.
Lewis' Single Binder straight 5c cigar
made of rich, mellow tobacco. Your deal-
er or Lewis' Factory, Peoria, 111.
Even a poor wall-paper hanger may
put up at good hotels.
CHANGE IN FOOD
Works Wonders in Health.
It is worth knowing that a change
In food can cure dyspepsia. "I deem
it my duty to let you know how Grape-
Nuts food has cured me of indigestion.
"I had been troubled with it for
rears, until last year my doctor recom-
mended Grape-Nuts food to be used
every morning. I followed instruc-
tions and now I am entirely wetf.
"The whole family like Grape-Nuts,
we use four packages a week. You
are welcome to use this testimonial
as you see fit."
The reason this lady was helped by
the use of Grape-Nuts food, Is that it
is predigested by natural processes
and therefore docs not tax the stom-
ach as the food she had been using;
it also contains the elements required
for building up the nervous system.
If that part of the human body is in
perfect working order, there can be no
dyspepsia, for nervous energy repre-
sents the steam that drives the engine.
When the nervous system is run
down, the machinery of the body
works badly. Grape-Nuts food can be
used by small children ns well as
adults. It Is perfectly cooked and
ready for instant use.
Read "The Road to Wellville," in
pkgs. "There's a Reason."
Ever read ths above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
Interest.
MEXICAN ECZEMA CREAM.
For $1.00 we will send you a large
Jar of Eczema Cream. Follow the di-
rections on the jar. If it does not bene-
fit you write us, state the facts. Your
money will be returned on first mail.
Hundreds have been cured, you can be.
Look us up. Reference: Any bank in
Wichita, or Dun's Agency. The Mex-
ican Mfg. Co., Wichita, Kansas.
Amiability Plus Science.
The public expects much of the
modern nurse—the same self-sacriflco,
righteousness and pureness of liv-
ing as in the past, but combined with
a technical skill and an amount of
learning unknown to our predecessors.
—The Nursing Times.
FARMS
In a Pinch, Use ALLEN'9 FOOT-EASE.
A powder. It cures painful, smart-
ing, nervous feet and ingrowing nails.
It's the greatest comfort discovery of
the age. Makes new shoes easy. A
certain cure for sweating feet. Sold
by all Druggists, 25c. Accept no sub-
stitute. Trial package, FREE. Ad-
dress A. S. OlniBted, Le Roy, N. Y.
The unhappier a man's marriage is,
the more he warns other men against
marriage; the unhappier a woman's
marriage, the more of a match-maker
she becomes.—Atchison Globe.
1 SORE EYES, weak, inflamed, red, watery
| nntl swollen eyes, use PETTIT 8 EYE
SALVE, 25c. All druggists or Howard
Bros., Buffalo, N. Y.
A well-informed physician Is fre-
quently ill-informed.
Clear white clothes are a sign that the
housekeeper uses Red Cross Ball Blue.
Large 2 ox. package, 5 cents.
Those who await no gifts from
i chance hare conquered fate,—Rlchter.
Typical Farm Scene, Showing Stock Raiting is
WESTERN CANADA
Some of the choicest lands for grain growing.
Stock raising and mixed farming In the new dis-
h-lets of Saskatchewan and Alberta have re
eeutly been Opened for Settlement under the
Revised Homestead Regulations
Entry may now be made by proxy (on certain
fundltions). by the father, mother, non, daugh
ler, brother or sister of an Intending home
steader. Thousands of homcstendH nf |flO aor >s
eai'h are thus now easily available in the*
great grain-growing', stock-raising and mixed
farming sections.
There you will find healthful climate, goo
neighbors, churches for family worship, schooli
for your chlldreu, good laws, splendid crops
sad railroads convenient to market.
Entry fee In eneh ease Is f 10.00. For pamph
let, "Last Best West," particulars as to rates
routes, best time to go and where to locate
apply to
i. S. CKAWP0ID,
|fc US W. Ninth Street, Kaam Clt*. MIsmsH
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m HAIR BALSAM
Clssnsss and beautifies ths hate
0° ««ss • luxuriant growth.
Tails to Hestors
Hair to its Youthrul
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Willhour, W. H. & Tracy, Fred C. The Beaver County Democrat. (Beaver, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 11, 1908, newspaper, June 11, 1908; Beaver, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metapth350196/m1/2/: accessed April 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.