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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-04-04

amount of dry matter. 1t is preemi-
nently a reasonable assumption, and
one that cannot be gainsaiG. that the
higher the specific gravity the better
the quality. The principle underlying
the term Specific" gravity, or relative
density, and the method adopted in de-
termining it, may be explained simply
in the following way: Any body float
ing in water displaces exactly it's own
weight of water, and when quite i'm.
mersed displaces its own volume;
therefore, when we know the weight
and volume of a body, the density is
readily determined by dividing its
weight by it's water" bulk. In the H.
austration referring to the density of
roots, in the left-hand figure, it will be
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-04-04
EARLY FORCED POTATOES.
start the Tubers in Shallow boxes and
Then Transplant.

II farmers want to force potatoes
In pots or in boxes, or in frame or a
dung bed, to tuber early, they will do
well to select their seed potatoes for
the purpose at once and of quite early
ripening short-topped varieties, and
get them set up on the root and in
shallow boxes, so that the sprout end
is nearest the light II so placed in a
light, airy, yet relatively cool place,
these tubers will begin to throw
sprouts in about month. When the
sprouts are about an inch long, writes
the correspondent OF Farmers Review,
it will be wise just before planting to
cut or just remove with the point of a
knife all the eyes or shoots but the
strongest one or two, and then when
planted, tops will be fewer but strong
er and produce tubers earlier OF
course then warmth must be given to
produce quicker growth. The dwarfer
the tops produced the better. One
tuber may be planted in a nine-inch
pot, two tubers In boxes nine inches
deep and II inches square and in a
frame planted 12 inches apart.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-04-04

GET RID OF MICE AND RATS.
How One Woman Succeeded with Use
of Arsenic.

Last year the rats got away with
200 young chickens before 1t occurred
to me to try the remedy | had always
found efficient for mice. / had always
hated to try poison in the house as l
considered the odor of dead mice al
most as bad as the ravages of live
ones. Some one told me, writes this
correspondent of Farm and Home. that
If l used arsenic to poison them there
would be no bad odor If any died in
the walls, as arsenic was sort of pre-
servative or embalmer.
| first set dishes of cornmeal around
their runways and holes and after
they got to eating 1t well | put some
more in In which was mixed little
arsenic. It did the work and we saw
or heard no more mice for over a
year. ! found but two dead ones and
never "smeled SMELL" When rats
became so numerous and bold | fed
them first with the dry meal and when
they got to cleaning that up | mixed
In the arsenic. That was the last we
saw of rats for six months or more.
and they have never been very numer-
GUS since. The cost is practically
nothing as | have used less than half
of five cents worth Of arsenic.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-04-04

Sheer white goods, in fact, any fine
wash goods when new, owe much Of
their attractiveness to the way they
are laundered. this being done in a
manner to enhance their textile beau-
ty Home laundering would be equala
ly satisfactory IL proper attention waa
given to starching, the first essential
being good Starch. which has sufficient
strength to stiffen, without thickenins
the goods. Try Defiance Starch and
you will be pleasantly surprised at the
improved appearance of your work.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-04-04

Some years ago there was inaugu.
rated iii connection with root crops in
England, by a London seed firm, what
is known as the Carter method of
root selection, which is based to some
extent upon the methods in use in Eu-
rope, supplemented and improved by
the accumulated experience of the firm
throughout the greater portion of last
century. The new method of root Sc
lection as propounded by the orig
tnators, and which will prove of spe-
cial benefit to American farmers, en-
braces as its main and cardinal fea-
lures the following distinct tests: the
specific gravity or density of the en-
tire root, the density of the expressed
Juice, the sugar content and the
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-04-04
MIX THIS AT HOME.
Valuable Prescription Which Anyone
Can Easily Prepare.

The following simple homemade
mixture is said to readily relieve and
overcome any form of Rheumatism by
forcing the Kidneys to 2lter from the
blood and system all the uric acid and
poisonous waste matter, relieving at
once such symptoms as backache,
weak kidneys and bladder and blood
diseases.
Try it, as 1t doesn't cost much to
make, and is said to be absolutely
oarmless to the stomach.
Get the following harmless ingredt
ents from any good pharmacy: Fluk
Extract Dandelior. one-half ounce.
Compound Kargon. one ounce; Com
cound Syrup of Sarsaparilla, three
ounces. Mix by shaking well In bot
tie, and take teaspoonful after each
meal and again at bedtime.
This simple mixture is said to give
prompt relief, and there are very few
cases of Rheumatism and Kidney
troubles it will fail to cure perma-
nently.
These are all harmless, everyday
drugs, and your druggist should keep
them in the prescription department;
II not, have him order them from the
wholesale drug houses for you, rather
than fail to use this, II you are at
1icted
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-04-04
TACK THIS NEAR THY MIRROR.
Philosophy of Life Set Forth in Few
Sentences.


Keep thy dress and houshold ex
penses within thy weekly allowance
Any kind of a woman can manage to
run in debt
Be prompt and cheerful at breakfast
If thou wouldst have thy husband the
same at tea.
Be not loquacious "chatterbox, :
for the shallowest streams always
make the loudest noise.
Beware of welcoming thy husband
with lugubrious narratives of the
days troubles. A brave and cheerful
optimism on thy part will endear thee
far more to him than the constant
recital of woes.
Cast not thine eyes with vain long.
ings on thy neighbors newest dress
or "the latest thing" in bonnets. Re
member that one cotton gown paid
for" is worth a dozen silk ones got
con credit"
Let not the latest scandal or the
affairs of thy neighbors be all that
thou talkest of to thy husband They
will seem but dull and commonplace
after what he has heard at his club
Follow not all the vagaries of fash.
ion. Study we'll what suits thee best.
and wear it! The feathers of the pea
cock enhance not the dove.
Beware of the selling off" and
summer sale" scrambles. Many so
called bargains" are not worth the
necessary fighting.
Stuff not the drawing-room aud
starve the kitchen.
Above all, restrain thy curiosity
Remember that the surreptitious
searching of thy husbands pockets is
not at all conducive to thy moral wei
fare.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-04-04

observed that the root is floating in
water, the measure glass showing a
heavy line at the figure s, which is
the weight indication of the root. The
stop-cock of the vessel is closed, the
root pressed gently under the surface,
and when perfectly at rest the stop
cock is opened and the rise of the
liquid overflows into the smaller YES
sci at the side until it reaches the fig
ure 10, which in this case, is the vol
ume Indication, therefore, $40 equals
8 specific gravity. The center dia-
gram of the same illustration shows,
at the bottom of the vessel, root that
is heavier than water, and its volume
registers eight on the measure glass;
1t is thence transferred to a liquid of
which the density has been increased;
In this the root floats as seen, and the
relative density is ten calculated. In
these exl eriments 1t has been consid-
cred tn t, in the density of the root,
as a whole, the quantity of water and
number of air cells are determining
factors, for it is their presence that
constitutes the disturbing element
which may imperil the longevity of
the root and give rise to decay.
In keeping roots over the winter,
many may show stems of decomposi-
tion, though not very apparent ex-
ternally, and it is the denser and heav-
Ter roots that have invariably proved
to be the best keepers. During re-
cent years many determinations of the
density of the juice of both turnips
and beets have been made, and it is
claimed that the results are such as to
be indicative Of the keeping qualities
of the root as well as of it's feeding
value; also by this means the stock
is improved by scrupulously rejecting
for seed purposes all those roots of
low specific gravity. In the early
stages Of investigation the amount
of sugar present in turnips and beets
was deterined in the following
way: The first step was to prepare
for analysis roots which might be con-
sidered fairly representative of a large
bulk. Two lots, each containing 40
or 80 roots of an average size, were
taken and halved from crown to base,
the halves divided again into quarters
and then into eighths. One one-eighth
section from each root was put into
pulping machine and thoroughly
well mixed. The pulp thus made pro
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-04-04
a PIANO IN HE LUNGS.
Remarkable Human Curiosity Living
on the Pacific Coast.


OF all the musical curiosities that
Nature has produced lately one of the
oldest is a man with a piano In his
lungs On the Pacific coast there Ia
man by the name of Pearson, his
native state is said to be Arkansas.
but he now resides in a small Wash
lngton town, who can, without any
undue effort. send forth remarkable
melodies which sound like the music
OF a piano with a melodeon accom-
paniment.
This lung piano. as Il has been
termed by the owner. Is partly a gift
OF Nature. but Pearson has cultivated
the use of the extraordinary instru
ment very carefully and thoroughly.
until now he is able to play several
familiar tunes with wonderful express
sion and technique. Friends of Pear
son say that his services are invalu-
able when church fairs, bazaars and
country entertainments are on hand.
He makes an excellent barker, and
his tuneful voice penetra .es the fur
thermost corner Of a meeting house or
tent. lie says that other people could
perfect themselves In the same ac-
comphshment If they tried II and prac-
ticed It regularly
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-04-04
connectieut's Bad Record.

Connecticut is usually regarded as
a safe and pleasant place to live in.
and yet 1t had 43 murders in 1906,
where Maine had only two. To be
sure, Connecticut has more people
than Maine, but not so very many
more; 1t has fewer than 1000, 1000,
while Maine has 725,000. 1t Is fair
to state that 1t was an unusually bad
year for the old Nutmeg state in this
respect. as its 43 murders are moro
than It ever had before In a single
year, and II more than the annual av-
erage for the last decade.-Kennebeo
Journal.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-04-04
Use Good Cream.

hands after washing them. Nothing
will cause them to chap and smart
more quickly than such treatment.
especially when exposed to the winter
air.
To dry thoroughly means wiping
each finger separately, and this Is to
be done with a towel that is soft
enough to absorb moisture. Many
towels are so harsh that while they
do not scratch the skin they still are
not absorbent. Wiping should be
done by beginning at the tip of the
finger and rubbing down to the palm.
The back of the hand should be pat
ted and gently dried until there is no
trace of dampness remaining.
Some skins dry quicker than others,
and if simple friction with a towel
does not effect it, use a little powder
and disseminate by rubbing one over
the other. Fine starch will do as well
as anything, or fine oatmeal powder.
Lemon juice and glycerine Is a mix
ture which used to be used for the
face as we'll as the hands in the six
ties, before people had reduced the art
Of making the best of themselves to a
science. Glycerine and rosewater Is
not to be despised, but there is no
doubt that the addition of lemon Juice
doubles its value.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-04-04
THE ENGLISH SYSTEM
OF ROOT SELECTION
IL Has Helped of a
Surprising Extent.

vided material for the examinations
termined both chemically and by
means of the polariscope. When the
separate lots were carefully sampled
the average of the two was accepted
as a fair test. The value of test
of this kind was very great, but at the
same time it was obvious that for seed
growing purposes it was too drastic
for the whole root, as may be seen,
was destroyed. In view of this whole
sale destruction the apparatus pic"
tured was brought into use, which en-
ables a core" to be extracted for
analytical purposes out of the indi-
vidual or mother" root, leaving the
same perfectly available for seed pur-
poses. for If the extracted core" prove
to have attained a certain standard Of
excellence in the tests to which it has
been subjected, the root is planted
not one whit the worse for the opera
ton of "coring." AS the method OF
examination comprises four distinct
tests representing four values, a sys-
tenn has been adopted whereby the
combined qualities are registered un-
der a common denominator. The
combined qualities of the poorest beet
reached only 1915 per cent. of value,
while those of the best amounted to
25.45 per cent. of value. These are two
extremes, and they show at glance
the necessity of dlscarding the one
and fostering the other.
The determination of the amount of
water in roots is somewhat tedious
operation, and is as follows: A por-
ton of the core is cut quickly into very
thin slices, weighed and spread out
on filter papers to dry, or strung up
on thread and put into a special
oven heated to 55 degrees or 60 de-
grees Centigrade, careful attention be-
ing paid that not the slightest atom
is lost. When dried and brittle, this
is ground to powder, and the operation
is finished when the powdered dry
core ceases to lose weight. The va
rlous records of the great weight OF
: roots grown per acre give one an
extremely erroneous impression as to
the actual amount of food produced
The same is true of all sorts which
perhaps at best only contain about IL
per cent. of solid matter, many con
tanning, maybe, only half that guam
tity. The quantity of water contained
lows: Beets contain of water SO pei
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-04-04
RRlEF SUGGESTIONS.

Successful practice seems to be
handmade science.
What makes a mans temper hot ?
The icehouse that won't keep ice.
In buying raw materials for fertili-
ger. always obtain them in a finely
ground condition.
A Massachusetts reader who went
back to the farm says; Il was born
with an earthly tendency; that Is, /
like the soil, like to manipulate it,"
The Farmers Guide rejoices in the
fact that S5.OO0.OO0 was the value of
Missouri's peach crop this year, and
that while it has long been known as
an apple state, 1t bids fair to become
also the banner peach growing COM
monwealth.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-04-04

At least one size larger gloves than
is usually worn should be selected so
as to give free play to the muscles,
and If care is taken to cleanse the
rubber gloves after using, with soft,
warm water. they will last a long
time, while the chamois gloves wash
beautifully.
The face should never be washed
when going out within an hour unless
good cream is rubbed into the skin
and then lightly powdered. Much an.
noyance and discomfort is caused by
not thoroughly drying the face and
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-04-04
ONE DAY sgHlNo scHsc.iLg.
Boston Business Man Wanted II Take
Time to Catch Up.

Several years ago, when the Univer-
sity of Chicago held its decennial
celebration. John ID. Rockefeller was
Its g.@st for several days. A bewild-
ering succession of functions followed
cne another in such quick succession
that each affair WAS from one to four
hours late.
AT the great banquet on the closing
day. Mr.. Rockefeller, In his after
dluner speech, told the following
story:
Il have felt for tie past "a hours
like the Boston business man who
lived in the suburbs and came in to
his office every day. One winter after
noon he took the train for his home.
but a terrific snowstorm was raging.
and about half way to his suburb the
train was showed in. All night the
passengers were imprisoned, but early
In the morning they managed to reach
nearby telegraph station, and the
Boston man sent the following dis
patch to his office:
"Will not be In the office to-day.
Have not got home yesterday yet
Montreal Herald.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-04-04
Charming Frock for the Opera.

One charming frock worn on the
opening night of opera in New York
was in this material of sort rasp-
berry shade and the absolutely plain,
though skillfully cut, skirt showed to
good advantage the exquisite quality
of the material, though model with
more fullness would have done even
more justice TO it. The deep girdle
was of the satin, and a little satin
coat was held in at the girdle top by
bands OF velvet matching the satin.
Similar bands were on the lace
sleeves and guiIape.
In the brilliant yet deep electric
blue. which is one of few very sue
cessful blues this season. this satin
velour is particularly lovely.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-04-04
PORTFOLIO EASY TO MAKE.
viii Be Found Useful for Carrying
Drawings or Music.

This Is very useful portfolio for
carrying drawings or music; 1t may
easily be made at home in American
cloth, that can be bought now in tan
color as vel. as dark shades of
brown, green, and black. 1t may, of
course, be made to any measure, but
a useful size is as follows: back IA
inches by IL, with flap on each side Of
four inches, The top flap is six inches,
the lower one II. Cut one piece of
cloth 22 inches and IL inches deep.
then another % inches deep and IA
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-04-04
Get Some New Ideas.

If you think of building a new farm.
house. or remodeling an old one. send
to Washington for Farmers Bulletin
No. 270. Modern Conveniences for the
Farm Home" issued by the United
States department of agriculture. The
suggestions regarding the disposal Of
sewage are especially helpful.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-04-04
TO START GARDEN PLANTS.
Ingenious Arrangement Of Trays for
Kitchen Window.

Many people have to start all their
early plants in the kitchen windows.
and the space Is usually rather re-
stricted. The cut shows a stand with
series of boxes. one above another.
each box is plvoted by screws through
the side pieces into the middle of the
ends of each box. The boxes can thus
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-04-04
Get Presents from. PrInos...

Two pink woolcn petticoats OF beau
tful crochet work. made by the
princess OF Wales for the ESSEX
Needlework guild. have been given an
presents to two little girls at Havsr
ing gatte- Bower, Essex.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-04-04
Plan of the Rack.

be tilted toward the window to get
the full sunlight. The next day, says
Farm Journal, the box can be turned
about, and the boxes tilted the other
way, as the sun draws the plants to
one side and to the other. Pegs Gas
shown hold the boxes in place when
tilted. On cold nights the whole
stand can be removed from the win
dow
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-04-04

80 per cent. to 92 per cent, white tur-
nips 92 per cent. to 95 per cent. These
figures indicate the difference in feed.
ing value between a close. firm, hard,
texture on the one hand. and a soft,
spongy root on the other. There can
not be the least doubt that the best
roots for seed production are those
selected by the combined tests of
density of root and Juice. and the
quantity of sugar and dry matter.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-04-04

Give Defiance Starch a fair trial
Try 1t for both hot and cold starching.
and If you don't think you do better
work, In less time and at smaller cost.
return 1t and your grocer viii give
you back your money.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-04-04

We make nothing; we only form
and discover what is already there
but which without our assistance can
not release itself from shApelsna
shAos.-AuerhseA
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-04-04

inches wide, round the corners that
are to form the smaller flaps, place
the smaller pieces on the larger. A
stiff piece of cardboard may be fixed
between the two with bookbinder's
paste, but 1t is really not necessary,
as the drawings and music are stiff in
themselves. and keep the case in
shape, whereas the card only adds
to the weight Stitch the two togeth-
er along the dark line at each end,
bind all the edges with ribbon OF the
color of the cloth, sew ribbons on to
each of the side flaps, also to the top
flap, and in the middle of the wide
flap; a hand of cord or OF double
strip of the cloth bound at each edge
should be sewn to the top to carry
it by.
II very smart case is desired, the
whole might be lined with silk or
satin, or it may be made stronger by
having the flaps in double material.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-04-04
To Remove Grease from Board Floors,

Sand is much better than soap for
this purpose. II the floor Is dirty mix
little chloride OF lime with the sand.
You will need plenty Of warm water.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-04-04

The Blue cow.-Pecsimism In a COW
is as bad as in a man. 1t reuulh
from bad quarters. bad feed. and slip
shod management
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-04-04

ance of her hands and the prevention
of needless suffering.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-04-04

cent. to 81 per cent. In the former
case the dry matter would equal III
per cent, and in the latter six pei
cent. Turnips contain S6 per cent. t.,
92 per cent. of water, yellow turnips