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Two Killed by Explosion.

HAVERHILL, Mass, May 15.--Cy.
rus Keller aud Joseph Souci were kill.
ed AMI c. A. Smith probably fatally
hurt by the explosion Of a soda tank in
the bottling works OF the latter to.
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Tuesday:
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Hon. ". B. Mathews, clerk Of the
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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-12-05

more apparent that it is not only hui
name but profitable to make adequate
provision for the ventilation and sani
tation of stables.
The need for ventilation arises from
the fact that when the air of occu-
pied stables is not changed the oxygen,
which is the most important ingredi-
ent from the standpoint of animal life,
is exhausted, and the air becomes con-
taminated with the exhalations from
the lungs of the animals and from the
manure, litter, etc. At the same time
the conditions are rendered especially
favorable for the growth and accumu-
lation of disease germs. Poor ventila-
tion, therefore, not only tends to
weaken the animal system and to
render it more susceptible to disease
by furnishing an insufficient supply
of the life giving oxygen, but favors
the growth of the germs which cause
disease.
In the great majority of farm
stables the use of artificial heat and
forced-draft devices to secure ventila-
the animal body must be depended
upon not only to maintain q suitable
temperature in the stable, but to
cause a movement of the air which
may be utilized for the purpose of ven-
tilation. To secure proper ventilation
under such circumstances it is nee
essary to utilize all the natural forces
that keep the air mixed and in motion,
namely, unequal temperature, due to
the heat given off by the animal body
the power of diffusion of gases, and
the force of the wind.
The simplest means of providing
ventilation is to admit air. through
windows at the sides and allow it tc
find its way out through the upper
portion of the stable as best it may
This system is a makeshift and as or
dinarily applied is very inefficient, al
though the use of windows Cor valves
hinged at the bottom instead of at the
top, the triangular space between the
sash and the casing at the sides being
closed (fig. ~ combined with ventila
tors in the roof of the stable, has given
very satisfactory results.
According to Prof j. b. Paige of the
Massachusetts Agricultural college
The form of stable best adapted tC
(this system of ventilation I
is one not more than 40 or 45 feet in
width, of any length desired. A mon
itor roof is desirable, but not essential
The animals should be arranged il
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-12-05

A uniform color is one of the de-
sired qualities of commercial butter
The natural color of milk fat from
which butter is made varies consider
ably during different seasons of the
year. Some of the causes of these
variations are the feed, the breed, and
the period of lactation of the COWS Civ
ing the milk. Butter made when cows
are on full pasture feed is of q deeper
yellow color than when the cows are
given dry feed in the stable. The milk
of fresh cows often makes n more
highly colored butter than that of
strippers and the characteristic yellow
color OF the butter of Guernsey COWS
is well known to most dairymen.
All these factors influence the nat
ural color of butter fat TO such an eX-
tent that a collection of samples of
may show as many shades of yellow
as there are packages of butter. Some
markets prefer a more highly-colored
butter than others, but all demand
that the particular standard preferred
shall be a uniform color. These pc
culiarities of the markets and of the
cows have led to nearly universal
custom of adding artificial coloring
matter to butter in order to satisfy
the demands of the trade.
The addition of coloring matter to
butter is therefore. not a deception,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-12-05

rows on either side, facing a central
passageway. Zig % There should
be four rows of valves, two below Zone
on either side in rear of the animals)
situated four or five feet from the
floor. and two above near the plates
or, better, in the sides of the monitor
roof, provided the building is con
structed on that plan. The lower row
of valves, on the windward side of
the building, should be open to admit
fresh air; those above. on the opposite
side, to allow for the escape of the
foul air BY having numerous valves,
each of which is opened but a little,
the incoming current of air is evenly
distributed throughout the building,
and Objectionable drafts prevented
Another plan of construction, not
requiring an extensive system of fiues
and recommended by Prof. Paige as
especially applicable to stables with
straight walls and manure sheds on
either side. provides for the introduc-
tioa of fresh air through openings in
the manger fror,s, and the escape Of
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-12-05
ABOUT RANGE
BRED HORSES
BY Prof. John A. Craig.

Some of the horses that seem to be
their fear the longest, when carefully
handled very often make the most
valuable animals. In breaking them
the chief point seems to ba TO handle
them so as to control them, and In
this way remove that fear which
seems to be inherent in every colt,
without reference 10 whether they are
range bred or native bred ones, un-
less they are accustomed When quite
young to the things that might cause
them fear later.
! am satisfied that the best plan for
preparing the range colts for market
in the interest of the eastern farmer
is to secure them as weanlings, max
ing the selection personally, just as
any horseman would select native
colts, being sure to get those with
good heads and well-set underpinning.
When brought in as weanlings they
are just as susceptible to kindness
and careful management as the native
stock, and there is no reason why
they should not be as valuable on the
market, II not more so, than the ma
tive product. have advertently put
in that qualification, if not more so,
for as far as my observations go /
have to say that the range horse has
better feet, better bone and more sat
isfactory quality throughout than the
native horses, considering both in an
average way.
Another feature about the range
product is the bravery which II usual
ly possesses. Once overcome this fear
shown at the beginning, and when
confidence is gained in the driver such
an animal will face almost anything.
This spirit, with the quality spoken
OF, gives the filter of horses an oppor.
tunity to bring out a market product
especially striking in style and fin.
ish.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-12-05

deal to do with the price you have
to pay A few square feet more or
less in the back, where you pasture
cow if you have one, cuts very little
figure The fellow who has the lot
for sale just good-naturedly makes
you a present of all that backlying
territory, but he charges a good round
price for the street frontage
Because of this manner of selling
property it is the fashion in some
places to crowd house thirty feet
wide upon a thirty-three foot lot The
style of house to place on village and
city lots receives too little attention.
Sometimes a whole block is spoiled
by the mean way in which one pig
headed man builds his house. 1t is
not absolutely necessary to build
houses with just one idea in regard to
width. Here is an example of a
house only nineteen feet wide, yet it
is conveniently arranged. contains all
the necessary conveniences, looks
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-12-05

we'll and Is a good house generally.
You get the necessary room in the
length down towards the back end
of the lot where land don't cost any
thing, for the house is thirty-eight
feet deep, just twice as long as it is
wide
Years ago before we understood
how to heat houses as we'll as we do
now there was a we'll founded preiu-
dice against long narrow houses be-
cause the heat could not be driven
10 the end rooms and nobody wanted
70 build chimneys all in a row down
through the house and set up sep
arate stoves wherever It was found
necessary. but that objection doesn't
hold against the small steam or hot
water heating plants that are now
so common and the furnace man has
added SO much to his knowledge that
he can compete on equal footing in a
house OF eight or nine rooms. and he
can outwit the others when it comes
TO heating smaller houses.
- Hot air furnaces are the most sani-
tary and the most economical for
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-12-05

small houses. both in regard to first
cost and subsequent attendance, be
cause any woman can manage a hot
air furnace when the men folks are
away and the coal bill is little if any
greater than it is for the more ex
pensive hot water heaters and it is
less when measured up against steam
When you have big house to heat il
will stand you well in hand to study
the different systems and hear what
the advocates of each have to say
but IL you build a little house like
this one and the local hot air furnace
man is a lodge member in good stand
ing, with his dues all paid up to date
and otherwise bears a good reputa
tion, then by all means listen with
profound respect to his opinion.
II is not in the province of the ar
chitect to specify what kind of heat
ing apparatus you shall use in this
house. You might freeze to death
and he won't squeal, so it is up to
you to make yourself comfortable
in cold weather.
In regard to heating a small house
bear this in mind: A good hot air
furnace with Joints tight enough to
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-12-05

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject Of building for the readers of this
paper. On account of his wide eNpe-
rience as Editor. Author and Manufac-
turer, he is, without doubt. the highest
authority on all these subjects. Address
all inquiries TO William A. Radford No.
1874 Fifth Ave, Chicago, Ill, and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
Sometimes it is necessary to build
q long narrow house in order to make
it fit the lot. You can't hang part
OF your house over your neighbor's
lot without making bad feelings be-
cause neighbors are touchy on this
point. Anyway I would rather build
q twenty foot house on a thirty five
foot lot and have plenty of light and
air, with room on one side of the
house for a good cement walk run.
ring back to the kitchen and have
room on the other side for a good
lawn with a border of flowers and
shrubbery.
The tendency with a great many
men is to save money by buying a
narrow lot. Property is sold in most
places according to the frontage and
is reckoned at so much per front foot
so the width Of the lot has good
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-12-05
No Cover for This Machine.

She hailed from a little out-of-the
way village where an automobile was
called such, without any of the quips
and quirks whereby the long term is
avoided, and where a honk invariably
brought the entire population to the
front door.
she went to visit in a larger com
munity, and heard one feminine bridge
player say to another:
when do you go away?"
Not until | make cover for my
machine answered the owner of a
new fier
The visitors eyers widened. you
are better to your machine than / am
to mine" she said amiably. Il have
never made cover for mine"
What make is your machine?"
asked some one politely.
"A New Home" responded the visi.
tor. What's yours"
But the answer was drowned in q
shout of laughter.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-12-05
PROPER VENTILATION OF
STABLES is IMPORTANT
Provided the Cow and the Horse II
They Would Kept Thrifty.

foul air through windows or cupola
openings above. (Figs. 8. A. This
system of inlets is used TO good ad-
vantage only in those barns where the
stable part Is separate from the stor-
age. There should not be cellar un'
der the stable. The arrangement of
the animals should be the same as in
(the system just described).
Under the floor OF the central drive
way, running lengthwise OF the build
ing there should be a space or cham
ber having outside openings at the
ends of the buildings. This space
should be about two or two and one
quarter feet in depth of the same
width as the driveway floor above
The openings at the end may be of
any convenient size. preferably not
smaller than six feet in length by one
foot in width.
The opening space under the central
section. which serves as a freshair
chamber, must be completely separat-
ed from the two side spaces under the
stall floors Fresh air from the air
chamber is taken into the stable
through the manger fronts, which are
built in the form of boxes, there be-
Ing an opening at the bottom into the
fresh air chamber, and another
at the top into the stable Gig. 81
With this arrangement, air is brought
into the building and delivered direct
| ly in front of the occupants at the
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-12-05
ANILINE AND ANATTO BUTTER
COLORS in BUTTER MAKING
to Merits Conducted
Wisconsin Agricultural College.

fort to meet this demand for vegetable
or anatto butter color.
The dairy department Of the Wiscon-
sin Agricultural college has just COM
pleted experiments, under the difec-
tion of E II. harrington and Martin
Meyers, to determine the relative mer-
its Of the two coloring materials, a
summary of the observations being as
follows
First, some of the brands of vege-
table butter color now on the market
are weaker than the aniline butter
colors. Nearly twice as much vege-
table color was needed in some cases
to produce the same shade of color in
butter as was given by the aniline
color.
Second when the change was made
from vegetable to aniline butter color
some Is years ago, butter makers
were so accustomed to the weaker
anatto color that they added too much
OF the stronger aniline color. This
had tendency to gradually accus-
tom the consumer to a more highly
colored butter than formerly mad been
made
The natural color of June butter is a
sufficiently high color and when only
enough vegetable color is added to
produce this shade there win be no
danger of using so much as to impart
a butter color flavor to the butter.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-12-05
Handicappins an Agent.

Can talk TO you few minutes 2"
asked the life insurance agent.
Yes" replied the managing editor.
IF you don't mind walking about the
building with me. really haven't the
time 20 sit down"
That's all right" said the agent
I'D prefer that, really"
The managing editor led the way
out TO the composing room, thence
into the telephone department, stop.
ping every moment or two to converse
with some operative, and took his call
er at last into the machine room.
where the huge printing machinea
were filling the air with their unearth.
ly din.
Nov" he said, yelling into the ear
Of the life insurance man. II am ready
[" listen to ynn. Go ahead"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-12-05

keep the poisonous gases in the right
fue comprises in addition to the nee
cessary heat a system whereby you
can distribute pure air directly from
out doors to the different rooms in
every part Of the house and send this
life giving ozone to the furtherest
corner of tho most remote bedroom,
and this fresh air is absolutely free.
1t don't cost a dollar You just hitch
a supply pipe to the great air reser.
yoir outdoors and draw on it all win.
ter long, but | want to give you just
a word of caution here.
Once in great while nature has
constructed a furnace man on the
wrong plan and If you happen to
know this particular individual he
may advise you to put a cold air
register in the front hall and draw
the daily supply from this contami
mated source. | have known men sane
enough to keep out of the asylum for
a great many years who would risk
their reputation and freedom by ad
yocating Just such nonsense. | don't
know of any punishment to fit such
crime
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-12-05

Leg Weakhess.-Leg weakness is
generally noticed about the time the
fall rains set in. For this reason II is
charged to wet weather. The cause.
however. is forcing and too much rish
feed. The trouble can only be pre-
vented by feeding more moderately
from now until the bird is ready for
market. Feeds rich In nitrogen, such
as wheat. bran. clover. meal and meat
should be given instead Of q pure ra-
ton OF corn.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-12-05

tage of being quite automatic. The air
is brought in through numerous small
openings, preventing uncomfortable
drafts. 1t is introduced at just that
point where it is most needed, and.
fresh air regardless of its position in
the stable.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-12-05

point where it is most needed. Gig.
A. From contact with the animals it
impurities that 1t has received from
the animals, escapes through the out
lets above.
This system possesses the advan.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-12-05

A sufficient supply of pure air is as
indispensable to the well-being of the
COW or horse as food and drink. Much
of the disease which prevails among
farm animals is undoubtedly due to
close confinement in ill-ventilated,
badly lighted stables. with the in
creased production of high-bred high
priced stock it is becoming more and
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-12-05

but is the result of desire to cater to
the popular demand for a uniform yel-
low coior in butter at all seasons OF
the year.
The following food inspection de-
cision No. 81 illustrates the attitude
of the government authorities towards
the coloring of butter at this time.
"The coloring of butter is specifical-
ly permitted in the law of August 2,
1886 GA Stat, 209), and the coloring
of cheese in the law of June 6, 1896
(29 Stat, 253). 1t is held by the de-
partment that the food and drugs act
does not repeal the provisions of the
acts refeFred to above and the addi-
tion of harmless color to these sub
stances may be practiced as therein
provided and that the presence of col
orlng matter specifically recognized
by acts Of congress az d tenstltuoat
Is not required to be declared on the
label"
JAMES WILSON.
Secretary OF Agriculture.
Washington. ID. c., january IS. 1901.
effect January 1, 1907, does not forbid
the coloring OF butter, but It prohibits
interstate commerce in any article of
food, ''if It contains any added poison
Gus ingredient which may render such
article injurious to health" The regu-
lations made for the enforcement Of
the law provide that the secretary of
agriculture shall determine the names
of such substances as shall be permit
ted or inhibited and until inyestiga.
tions have been made and reported by
the secretary of agriculture regarding
the brands of butter color now on the
market, 1t is evident that their use as
formerly may be continued.
The brands OF butter color now on
the market may be divided into two
general classes.
!. Those made from anatto seed by
the use CT some oil as solvent, com
monty called vegetable colors.
2. The aniline or coal-tar color.
sometimes called mineral colors.
Up to within a year or two, anillne
butter colors have been more ex-
tensively used than vegetable colors.
There seems to be some uncertainty
In the popular mind whether or not
aniline butter color is harmless as
used In the manufacture OF butter
On account OF this doubt. which with
some amounts to prejudice against
the use of coal-tar coloring matter in
any article Of food. manufacturers OF
butter color have OF late made ar eli.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-12-05

Breaking Down Sage Brush.--For
preparing new land for the plow. some
sort OF implement is often needed to
remove the sagebrush. For this pur-
pose common railroad rail is often
used, with a team hitched to each end
and the rail dragged sideways across
the land, breaking down the brush.
This may be followed by heavy rake,
which gathers up the loosened brush
into piles or windrows for burning
Carl S. Scofield
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-12-05
Measuring Butter Color at the Dairy School.

Third the vegetable coiors now on
the market impart a rather greenish-
yellow shade to the butter. This is
quite different from the bright or red
dish-yellow given to the butter by the
aniline colors.
Fourth, some brands of vegetable
color contain decided flavor impart-
ed to them by the oil used in making
the color. This flavor may be distinct
ly noticed in the butter when large
quantities of such brands of color are
used
Fifth, a great Improvement in the
strength and favor of certain brands
Of vegetable butter color was noticed
during the year these experiments
we're conducted, which suggests that
the Vegetable butter colors hiay'
eventually be improved so as to COM
pare favorably with the aniline but
ter colors.
Sixth when butter was held in cold
storage at five degrees below zero. no
difference was noticed in the uniform
ity or tbe depth OF color in the lots OF
butter to which aniline and vegetable
coloring was added. over so tubs of
butter were held in storage for differ
ent lengths of time. some of them
being taken ont when the butter was
nearly year old. Neither the vege-
table nor the anille colored butter
showed any indication of fading or
changing color while in storage.
Seventh. butter can be satisfactorily
colored with vegetable color.