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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-08-15
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

To- prevent white fabrics. such as
tulle or silk evening gowns, lace or
crepe shawls, becoming yellow when
packed away, sprinkle bits of white
wax freely among the folds
Mscaront or rice, if placed in a col.
ander after cooking and rinsed with
cold water, win not stick together in
a solid mass, as it is otherwise in.
clined To Go. The rice can be put into
the oven for moment afterwardl to
refaat.
Wallpaper which is not stained in
any way, out simrsy s@sJed l,y siAst q
smske, eaa be cleaned sty the slmple
means of oatmeal This shoNid be an
piled with a piece Of fannel, the Whole
surface OF the Nan being goae over
by degrees
In ease OF u tiled hoor, q little lin.
seed oil rubbed ia. and the tiles sub
sequently polished. brings Up the col,
ors wonderfully
To clean a ketsfe, fill With potato
parines and boil fast until quite clean.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-08-15
THE FOOD VALUE OF
THE IRISH POTATO
Starch Constitute Ninety-Sx Per rs
Composition

eggs, milk or cheese to supply the
needed proteid and fat The pioneer
dish Of baked potatoes and milk sup
plies all the material necessary TO
nourish the body IL will be seen from
the composition of the potato that it
Is not suitable food for the almost ok.
elusive use Of a little child az the
period Of most rapid growth. The
little one is building muscular tissue
as we'll as replacing that worn out by
exercise and needs a much larger pro
portion of proteid than the potato sup
plies. II. however, the child takes
plenty of milk there will be no lack Of
muscle building food in its diet.
The digestibility of the potato de-
pends upon the mealiness AS a rule
the potato is easily and completely
digested, but. as is true in regard TO
all starchy foods, 1t must be thorough.
ly cooked or IL is difficult Of diges-
ton.
Stories OF Irish life give accounts
OF the times Of famine, when the peo-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-08-15
succulens Orange Cake.

Orange cake ranks among the good
things of luncheon climax. Sift one
and one-fourtk cups of pastry tiour
with pinch oS salt and two teaspoons
III baking pG~der, four times. Beat
one cup of sugar, three egg yoIks and
one white until creamy and light yel-
low in colcr. Add one-fourth cup of
cold water and the AIice and grated
rind of half an orange. and beat again.
Lastly aGd the sifted flour and beat
thoroughly. The after should be
thinner than for a.a ordinary cake.
Bake 25 or 30 minutes in a moderate
oven. Use a pan eight by ten inches
in size. For the frosting. beat the
white of an egg antil stiff, add gradual
ly one-half cup of powdered sugar.
sometimes biz more is required. and
the juice and grated rind of half an or
ange Beat until stiff and spread
evenly on the cake.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-08-15

washer, weighing about one-tcurth Of
a pound, is tied. This is plainly
shown In the cut
The hay is put up into cocks about
rs pounds each and then covered with
the hay caps The weights that are
attached to the corners of the cap
tend to keep the cloth tight over the
hay, for as the hay settles the weight
drops closer to the ground To shed
the water well the cloth must be kept
smooth and free from wrinkles, and
to accomplish this the weighs, when
the caps are put over the cocks,
should be several inches from the
ground. This - method gives the
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-08-15
Importance OF
Correct Standards
By PROF. c. f. CURTIS

| wish to say at the outset that TIE
impression that the success of master
ing the great problems in the field of
agriculture does not require special
preparation and fitness as we'll as care
full study and high order OF akility,
is altogether erroneous. The idea that
successful farnirg does not require a
trained mind and the highest degree
of intelligence, judgment and reason
never had any foundation in fact.
Robert Bakewell said over a hundred
years ago that il was easier 20 find
dozen men fit for cabinet positions
than one good judge of live stock, ana
the conditions haven't changed very
much even to the present day. Has IL
ever occurred to you that the ability
simply to judge stock accurately and
well is at least of a Tarer kind, IL not
of a higher order, than that which in
terprets the laws of a nation. The
men who are employed TO pass judg-
ment on the live stock that goes 20 the
great markets OF this and other coun-
tries, the men who are required 10
know simply one thing and know 1t
thoroughly command higher salary
than men who preside at the bar of
Justice in the highest courts of the
land. This may seem like striking
statement but nevertheless its truth
is fully attested by the records and
salaries paid for these positions; and
IL you were to hunt the country over.
/ will guarantee that you would find
4 hundred per cent more men com
pe,ent to serve as judges in the high
est courts than are qualified to pass
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-08-15
HER TOKEN OF THE PAST.
Husband Still Here, But Hair Had
Long Departed.

A western man, who plumes himself
on his fascination for the other sex.
was not long ago presented to an at
tractive New York woman.
In course of their first tete-a-tete
the man with winning ways at once
took occasion to turn the conversation
into his favorite channel. Il observe
that you are wearing an especially
fine locket," said he. Tell me. does
it contain some token Of past love
AFFAIR.""
Aware of the westerner's weakness.
the handsome New Yorker thought to
humor him a bit. Yes" smiled she.
1T does contain token of the past,
a lock OF my husbands hair"
You don't mean to tell me that
you're a widow!" exclaimed the west
erner, in delighted surprise, as he
nudged trifle nearer. II understood
that your husband was alive"
True" answered the beautiful crea-
ture; but his hair is gone, sunday
Magazine
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-08-15

pie lived almost exclusively upon the
potato. Under these circumstances
the potato is cooked in such a way as,
to leave the center hard. The childrenI
call this hard part the bone" of the
potato and will cry for it If the potato
should be well cooked. The half
cooked part of the potato is hard of
digestion and consequently remains
longer in the stomach than we'll
cooked potato would and so prevents
the sensation of hunger. AS the di-
gestibility of the potato depends upon
its mealiness, very old or very new
potatoes are Objectionable as they will
be soggy, no matter how well they
may be cooked. Very old potatoes
that have long sprouts develop a con
siderable amount of sugar, but the
potato is waxy and unwholesome.
BELINDA cOTEY.
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with the exception OF bread, the
food most commonly found upon the
table is the white or Irish potato
Thss vegetable. now so popular. has
mol been known to the people of the
civilized countries as long as the
beans and peas, which were discussed
In the last paper. In fact the potato.
AZ an article of food, is compare.
tiveiy recent discovery.
Tho name Irish potato is so com
mosy applied TO this plant, that many
believe 1t to be a native of Ireland.
IL Is. however, product of the new
world. and was found under cultiva-
ton by the natives when America was
discovered. 1t is believed that pota-
toes were carried from South America
TO Spain early In the sixteenth cen.
tnry and also introduced into Vir-
sinta by the Spanish explorers. His
torians differ as to whom belongs the
credit of introducing this vegetable
Into Great Britain. but the majority
of them agree that Sir Walter Raleigh
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-08-15
THE USE OF HAY CAPS in
THE CURING OF ALFALFA
rhsy Well and
q Better Quality of Hay.

1t IS often difficult to describe in
words the construction and use OF
some simple and useful thing. but
comparatively easy 70 show with an
Illustration how to make and use
many practical and mandy farm de-
vices. We herewith present two ilms.
trations which show how the hay cap
Is used on the hay cock aud The ap.
pearance of the cap after it Is made
The cloth in the cap is made from
A sheeting torn into pieces 40 inches
square and to each corner a large
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-08-15
Bill Nye's lona Wait.

Bill Nye when a young man once
made an engagement with a lady
friend of his to take her driving on n
Sunday afternoon, The appointed
day came, but at the livery stable all
the horses were taken out save one
ola, shaky, exceedingly bony horse.
Mr.. Nye hired the nag and drove
TO his friends residence. The lady let
him wait nearly an hour before she
was ready. and then on viewing the
disreputable outfit fatty refused to ac-
company Mr.. Nye.
Why" she exclaimed, sneeringiy.
that horse may die of age any mo
ment."
Madame" Mr., Nye replied when
l arrived that horse was prancing
young steed. "-Harper's Weekly
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-08-15

weights an opportunity 10 pull down
constantly on the four corners Of the
cap.
Some have recommended pegs be
attached to the corners of the cap
and hook them into the hay TO hold
the cap over the cock. This system
would be all right if the cock of hay
did not settle. but since the hay
through settling would soon pull away
from the cap. enough to materially
loosen it and cause more or less
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-08-15
Fish croouettes.

Two tablespoons melted butter, two
tablespoons sifted -four, stirred to-
gether until smooth. Pour in slowly
one-half cup milk and cook until thick.
Remove from stove and have ready
some shredded Goldfish and mashed
potatoes. Mix with the paste until
thick enough to roll into shape about
the size Of finger. Roll into cracker
crumbs. then into one beaten egg,
again into cracker crumbs. and fry in
kettle of hot TAT
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-08-15

Pig Philosophy.-It does not follow
that because one litter of pigs will
bring so much money, 20 litters will
bring 20 times that sum. For the
beginner in hog raising three or four
sows may be enough to start with.
Try to get good ones, however, and
the boar should be as fine as you can
afford to buy. For brood sows during
the CESSATION period equal parts by
measure of corn and oats. ground fine,
and an equal measure of good mid
dlings will give good results. Alfalfa
is also excellent when one has access
TO IT, For finishing hogs ration COM
posed of so per cent. corn and 20
tankage is good. Never feed brood
sows heavily on corn.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-08-15
ALMOST FELT ENVY PANGS.
Great cricketer's Simple Tributs to
His Own Worth.

In 1885 there was great celebra-
tion in London in honor of DIR. Sam
uel Johnson, and among those in at
tendance was the Australian crack"
cricketer. Bonner, then at the height
of his fame.
As one of the guests, says the com
piler of the recently published Let
ters" of the late DIR. George Birkbeck
Hill, Bonner's health was proposed.
His response was noteworthy.
After seeing the way in which DR..
Johnson's memory is revered," he said,
with great simplicity, Il am not sure
that l would not rather have been
such a man than have gained my own
greatest triumphs in cricket. =
Youths Companion.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-08-15

it wBl pay farmers to spend some
money and time in making sure OF
good crop of alfalfa. When the
dairyman has his barn filled with
good alfalfa hay and his s9los full OF
silage, remarks Hoard's Dairyman.
he has splendid foundation for a
good dairy ration, and it does not
require heavy grain feeding 20 pro-
duce large flows of milk
1t might be added that the hay cap
serves equally as well in the curing
OF clover hay. The advantage ct tho
hay cap is not only valuable in pro-
tecting Slle hay from rain but rom
the sun as wen. The hay can be put
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-08-15
FLAT-HEADED
APPLE BORER
BE on the Lookout for the Little
Pest.

This is one of the most common OF
the wood-borers of the apple tree. The
eggs are laid on the bark in early
summer, and the larvae or borers
reach maturity in from one to three
years. The borers are whitish grubs,
living just beneath the bark of the ap-,
pie, and other trees. and are recog-,
nized by the large fiat head The only
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-08-15
SOUFFLE OF PRUNE
shVoRY DISH NOT SUFFICIENTLY
WELL KNOWN.
Excellent Substitute for Fruit When
the Latter is Out OF Season
Other Recipes Well Worth
Trying.

Prune souffle with the proper zest
may take the place of fruit in sea
son when il is scarce For prune sout-
iie beat the yolks of four eggs and
three tablespoonfuls of powdered
sugar TO cream. Add one small
teaspoonful of vanilla and mix them
with half a pound of prunes. Wash
well and stew until skins can be
pierced with toothpick then drain,
remove stones, and cut each prune
into four pieces. Mix in lightly the
whites OF four eggs, which have been
whipped to stiff froth, dash of
salt having been added to the whites
before whipping them. Turn into II
pudding dish and bake in a moderate
oven for 20 minutes. Serve as soon
as taken from the oven. A few nuts
added to the prunes before the whites
are folded in are an Improvement
Varying baked beans may be accom-
plished by trying a recipe liked by the
Spaniards. One quart of white beans
par-boiled, one quart of strained TO.
matoes, one onion chopped fine, one
tablespoonful OF sugar. one-quarter of
a teaspoonful of mustard. sprinkle of
red pepper, two or. three small slices
of salt pork Salt to taste. Add one
level teaspoonful OF baking soda to
water i'll which the beans are being
parboiled. More or less red pepper
may be used as desired, and in place
of salt pork tablespoonful of but
ter may be substituted. If salt pork
is used. parboil and cut into small
squares, mix all In baking pan, and
bake in oven two hours, or until beans
are tender
To stir the appetite of an invalid
Il is necessary to introduce a novelty
in diet Add few grains of salt and
pepper 80 three beaten egg yolks, half
a pint of beef tea, favored with pars-
ley; strain into double boiler and
cook, stirring slowly until thickened;
pour into cups and serve either hot or
cold.
Onion sauce lends tone to meats. To
make one that has met with favor
among the best cooks, boil three or
four white onions till tender, then
mince fine boil one-half pint of milk;
add a large tablespoonful butter and
salt and pepper to taste; stir in the
minced onion and one tablespoonful
-four moistened with cold milk. Boil
TIL smooth. Serve with roast fowl.
Children enjoy cream puffs and
cream cakes above all other things.
Cream till smooth one pound of but
ter, and add the yoIks of eight eggs
beaten we'll with one-half pound of
powdered sugar and one teacup of
sweat cream. Stir in Hour to make It
stiff enough to roll out thin. Sprinkle
over this powdered sugar, cinnamon
and nutmeg. Cut in the shape of leaves
and bake In a quick oven.
Rhubarb tarts may be made Eng.
llsh fashion with thin top crust
over The stewed rhubarb. Buy firm,
juicy, tender rhubarb. measure sufi.
cient sugar, and put with the cut
pieces on Co stew. Pour into deem
pie tin and gut on pie crust. baking In
oven until done.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-08-15
Famous MosIem BeiE.

On the watch tower of the vela. AZ.
the Alhambra. Spain. there issas silver
toned bell which the Moslems used to.
ring as signal to let on the water
IN the gardens and the fountain in the
citg below. Its sound cans be heard.
at Eiga. 20 miles away. Tie maiden
.a sfcifes 4 to-day is surerof a huss.
oa the year is out and of a
sooo one y ss- "A0gs loud enough. On
I. u, FAH for thss
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pockets and folds in the covering. we
do not recommend this method.
There is no better hay for dairy
cattle, when properly cured. than
alfalfa. It compares very favorable
in composition With bran as is shown
in the following table which gives the
amount of digestible nutriments in
one hundred pounds each OF bran and
alfalfa hay
Protein Carbohydrates Eat
Bran l2G &S6 80
Alfalfa 1iO 8g6 10
When bran in these days is worth
around $4,000 per ton we believe that
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-08-15

crowdine the Pis.-Crowding too
many pigs together has much the
same effect as crowding the chickens
in too small a space. Prof. Haywood
of the Pennsylvania station says that
half II not more of the outbreaks of
disease are due to the overcrowding OF
young shoats. The younger and
weaker ones become so unresistant
that finally they succumb TO the
germs of cholera or swine plague,
which are always present even In
healthy pigs
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-08-15

up into cocks wiNen il is green and
cured in the shade. which is better
than drying it ont in the sun. Hay
cured this way is more palatable and
retains more of the leaves. because
they do not become brittle and break
off. The leaves of the hay are the
most valuable part of 1t and any sys-
TEN that tends 20 cure them properly
and prevents losing them in the field
is, in oar estimation, worth praCtic-
ing.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-08-15

Dldkuo III totcf Nay y.
Five years ago the
doctors said | had
diabetes. My kid
neys we're all out
Of order. I had to
rise often at aight.
looked saiIow. felt
dull and listless
and had lost 40
pounds. My back
ached and [ had
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-08-15

spells of rheumatism and dizziness.
Doan's Kidney Pills relieved me Of
these troubles and have kept me well
for year past. Though rs years old.
| am in good health
Sold bv all dealers. 80 cents box.
Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo. n. Y.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-08-15
CHILDREN S
Effect of Their Wal
Mornin 2

"A year ago | va
coffee drinking and
of giving up my post
room because Of nert
Il was telling a fri
she said, We drink +
time but Postum E'oof
such a comf0rt TO, hal
can enjoy drinking W
Il was sstonished 4.
low the oAildren to a
coffee, lat she said j
most healthful drink /
children as well as 70
that she condition of I
and adults showed tha
sly first trial was
cook boiled ii four or
Il tasted so tiat that
but determined to e
trial. This time we
rections and boiled 1t
after the boiling bega
cided success and I
won by its rich deiiciu
short time | noticed
proyement in my cor
growing better and be
month. until now
healthy, and do nay VIZ
room with ease and pl
not return 10 the nery
uiar coffee for any mo
There's a Reason.
nous little "F1aaltk
Road to wellyiile.' = 4
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Composition of the Potato.

took potatoes from North Carolina to
his estate In Ireland about the year
1856.
Many amusing stories are written
regarding the attempts to use the
plant as food, and while these stories
may not be entirely authentic they
are interesting. The seed potatoes
were distributed among Sir Raliegh's
tenants without instruction as to what
part OF this new world food was to
be eaten. When the potatoes came
up the high green tender looking tops
were taken to be some kind of salad
plant, but they were not found relish.
able In a raw state. AS the tops grew
larger It was supposed they were to
be used as greens and so were stewed.
One can readily imagine the house
Keepers disgust at the disagreeable
dish. When the balls appeared on the
tops OF the plant the people We're sure
they had found the proper part of the
plant to eat However, when many of
them were made i'll by eating stewed
potato balls. they abandoned all at.
tempts to cultivate the strange new
food. After a time the tubers were
discovered, but as there was a popu-
lar belief that the plant was poison
Gus many years elapsed before they
were cultivated as an article of food
Even then the potato came into favor
slowly and nearly two centuries
passed by before this much desplsed
product of the western world was
served as part of the daily diet of the
pcmin6h people.
y Botanically the white potato be-
longs 20 the Solanum or poison Night
Shade family. and Is related to the to-
mato and egg plant, as they belong to
the same family.
The potato gives slight indication
that there IL bad blood" In the fam
lily, in the fact that there is a minute
quantity of poison acid in its juices,
chiefly in the skin. The poison called
SolaRin Is. however, readily dissipated
by heat
| The potato contains large amount
of starch that has a commercial value
aside from its food value. This potato
starch IS used in the manufacture of
glucose, used in syrups and confec-
tionery. in the manufacture of alcohol
and Ia the preparation of British gum,
found on the backs OF labels.
In certain parts of Bolivia. the
ANAL Wild potato is gathered by the
natives. allowed to freeze and then
dried when bone dry these potatoes
are pounded into a meal, which is
moisteued 20 ! dough and then baked
I'm thin cakes on hot stones.
In Russia aud other European coun
tries potatoes are dried and ground
into a -four that is mixed with rye
barley. millet. or peas, in the making
Of bread.
The food value OF the potato lies
chiefly In the starch It contains. The
following table gives the percentage
composition of the white potato:
Water. per cent....................,.
Protein. OF muscle building food. per
starch, or energy food. per cent ..,...lSl
Fat, energy food. per .O0'
Minera, matter builds bone, per cent. II
The accompanying eut taken from
a farmers bulletin. issued at Wash
ington, shows more clearly than tn
hgureS DO. The relative amounts OF tn
diMerens 'sGBstances found in tn
average white potato.
~ will he clearly seen that tho M
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-08-15

The accompanying eut taken from
a farmers bulletin. issued at Wash.
ington, shows more clearly than the
hgureS DO. the relative amounts Of the
differens Substances found in the
average white potato.
II will be clearly seen that the po-
tato can not be called complete
food. as there is but little material to
build aud repair muscular tissue
II potatoes alone were eaten the
average adult would require about ~
pounds daily TO secure the needed
amount of muscle building food.
The potato is almost entirely want
Tag 10 fat In order to make the po
tato . desirable article Of diet IL must
oe eaton with such foods as meat. fish
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-08-15

Lice and Sick Fowi.-So long as
the sick fowl is tormeated with lice.
no remedies will helo her.
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A WONDERFUL GAIN.
A utah pioneer Tells a aemsrkabIe
story.

Nv Browning, 1oii ED St. Ogden.
Irtah. a pioneer who crossed the
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HIS VEGETABLE ORIGIN.

Hedsehos-it strikes me there may
be something In the theory Of eyoIu-
ton, after all.
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Flat-headed Apple Tree Borer: fiat
headed larvae; b, the mature beetle; C,
natural size. (Chittenden, Circular S2, u.
$. Dep, of Agr.. Div. of Entomology
remedy is TO remove each borer by
hand, using knife OF some kind.
White-wash viii often protect the tree
il applied in late winter or early
spring.