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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-02-18
To Cook Rice to Perfection.

Wash two cups of rice IN three wa
ters, drain and dry. Have ready a
good sized kettle IN which are four
quarts of boiling water Slowly let
rice sift through your fingers into the
boiling water, never letting it stop
boiling. Keep i'd off kettle. Add ta-
blespoonful of vinegar to whiten rice
and to keep 1t from boiling over. When
cooked tender, which will be in about
2S minutes, empty the contents of ket-
tie into a colander which Is placed
over bowl (the water from the rice
making an excellent starch). Pour on
and through the rice boiling water to
remove the starchy sickness, then
place colander over the kettle of gen.
tly boiling water to steam for five min
utes. Pour into hot dish and serve as
a vegetable. If you once eat rice
cooked this way, no other way will
suit you.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-02-18
Club House Salad.

Cook macaroni for about 20 minutes.
Take from fire, drain in colander and
wash through with cold water until
thoroughly cold. Put in bowl; mix
rich mayonnaise, about a cupful; take
about four hard-boiled eggs, carefully
slice the whites and add to the maca-
roni; take the yolks and chop fine; add
a portion OF the mayonnaise until a
thick paste is obtained. Drain bot
tie of capers; add to the macaroni.
Slice about two tomatoes when they
are cold, or drain the juice from a can
of same, and use the thick portion OF
the tomatoes just before serving the
mayonnaise over the whole; slice a
green pepper and also add powdered
red pepper. Serve with lettuce leaves.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-02-18
FARMERS USE CAT lNcueAroRs.
Poultry Raisers Have New Way Of
Providing Food for Chickens.

Morocco, Ind.-Farmers near here
have new device in connection with
the raising of poultry. It is called the
"oat incubator" The outfit Is simple
and original. consisting of a number of
crates. one above the other, with nine
inches of space between. On the bot
tom of each crate layers of burlap are
placed and on the top crate water is
poured each morning. The water soaks
the oats and then drops from one
crate to the other. Under the influ-
ence of artificial heat the oats sprout
and grow rapidly, the green, tender
shoots making excellent food for chick
ems during the winter NOR rs. A
bucketful of oats will make five buck
etfuls of green food, Poultry raisers
who have tried the "oat incubator" are
enthusiastic in its praise.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-02-18
Baked White Fish.

Thoroughly clean the fish, cut out
the backbone from the head to within
two inches of the tail, and stuff with
the following: Drain two cupfuls Of
oysters, mix with them one cupful OF
cracker crumbs. one Tablespoonful fine
ly chopped parsley, quarter cupful but
ter, salt and pepper. Season the fish
with salt, pepper and lemon juice.
Stuff with the oyster dressing and
sew up with fine twine. Rub the fish
over slightly with butter, place 1t in a
baking pan. dot with butter and pour
in little hot water. Bake, allowing
IL minutes to the pound. Serve hot
with parsley sauce.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-02-18
DAIRY POINTS.

Good dairymen clean ont their COW
stalls twice each day in winter.
The manure and skim-milk are a
large part of the profits in dairying
The cream brings money now, but ma
nure and skim-milk bring money just
as surely after awhile.
Get good milk vessels and keep them
clean. Cleanliness in all parts of
dairying is an essential for permanent
success. Pure food is the kind that
will bring the money when people find
il out.
Cowpea hay is ve.y nutritious. 1t is
nearly equal to wheat bran as part of
a ration. 1t is satisfactory for work
stock and for beef or milk production
and it gives good results when fed to
poultry.
No dairyman can afford to be with
out a silo. consider it the best and
cheapest way to save the whole corn
crop | have fed silage to daSy cows
for about ~ years.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-02-18
rs A MOST EXPENSIVE UNDER.
TAKING IN CHINA.
More Than s4,2oo,ooo win be Expend.
ed In Rites Over Late Emperor--
obsequics Of Empress Dow.
ager Just as Costly.
Copyright by waIdon fawcctt.

Pskfn.-The Chimes empire will ex.
pend more than $4,000, 900 In the burial
rites of the late emperor and dowager
empress of the Celestial kingdom, be-
fore the Confucian law and the an.
Client precedents governing the burial
OF Chinese royalty arc complied with.
The religion and all Chinese usage
is founded on respect for the dead.
and to the western observer the lavish
expenditure of money attendant on
the taking of the body of Emperor
Kwang-Hsu from the Forbidden CITY
TO the coal hill mortuary. with all its
pomp and splendor, was nothing short
OF the grotesque.
For week the body OF the dead
emperor rested In state in the room
In the palace reserved especially for
fahat purpose by the Chinese court. Be.
fore his remains could be removed the
law demanded that every piece of his
personal property must be destroyed.
Priceless silks, fu<s. gems, art works
of which the emperor was intensely
fond during his life. were assigned TO
the flames. This was done mt the cost
OF n fortune, while the destruction of
the vast personal effects of the Dow.
ager empress will entail an expendit.
'ure OF doubly as much.
Brilliant, barbaric. and weird was
the progress of the cortege through
the streets of Pekin the other day.
The procession was led by Prince
Chun, the regent, while the baby EN-.
peror had prominent position In the
line.
Thousands of soldiers, ministers of
state. priests. and prominent civilians
marched TO the coal hill, while my.
riads OF mourners bowed their heads
in the dust as xhe body was borne by.
At mortuary Aill the remains will lie
in state until the imperial sepulcher
Is prepared
The dowager empress will be buried
in the spring. when her mausoleum
shall have been completed. Her OBJ,
sequies will cost as much as those
Of the emperor. A vast collection OF
priceless furs and other personal prop.
erty belonging TO her was incinerated
In her palace two days ago.
The funeral observances were no
table for a strange admixture of an
lcient Chinese custom with western
forms and practices. a fact that shows
the progress made in recent years of
modernizing the system OF procedure
for imperial interments handed down
from bygone generations
The fact that many of the old gro.
tesque funeral forms that have been
observed for centuries were to-day tx.
nored as utterly unsuited TO modern
conditions has brought out much local
criticism of the government, but in
spite OF this the throne has ordered
the grand council to consider another
memorial looking to the alteration OF
existing funeral observances to con.
form to modern methods.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-02-18
MILKING A DAIRY COW.
II Does Not Pay to Handle Any But
Good Ones.

We are, as our readers will see, still
boring away on this dairy COW prop
osition. endeavoring to persuade our
readers to keep good cows, and as
many Of them as they can milk as
chore. says Wallace's Farmer. BY
good" COW we mean one that will
give at least $50 pounds of butter a
year. A COW that gives less than this
may pay expenses, but she will not
furnish sufficient profit to justify the
farmer in keeping her.
We are looking at the thing just
now from a different standpoint. We
wish our readers would sit down and
think how much time 1t takes them to
milk COW. or, to put it another way,
how much Of their time is taken in
milking ten cows and caring for the
separator. Say 1t takes two hours.
Now the question we wish to put is:
What Is this two hours time worth?
How much profit are you making by
giving the two hours time twice day,
or four hours day, and milking ten
cows that will yield less than ESQ
pounds of butter, crediting the cows
with the skim-milk and butterm!lk
at rs cents per 100 pounds? 1t is worth
80 cents now when fed to hogs; but
we take Is cents because that has
been about the average value when
fed to pigs and calves.
Now what profit can farmer make
II he gives four hours day to ten
cows. If his coms yield him $50 pounds
of butter year. with feed at present
prices or average prices? Suppose
you had nothing else to do and were
handling 20 cows; how long would
1t take you to break up and go
into the hands of the sheriff, feeding
the average cows in the corn and
grass country, which yield only about
$50 pounds of butter? How much
longer would It take you to break up
If your COWS give IT'S pounds, 200
pounds, 225 pounds? How much
would you make If you had your cows
up to 300 pounds. which you can cas-
lily do if you will follow our sugges-
tions?
Turn this COW question over and
look at Il from this standpoint. Then
have a session with yourself and de-
eide whether it will pay you to at
once get scales and a Babcock test
and go at it and find out what you
are doing in the COW department of
your farm.
We have omitted one item, namely,
that the manure from dairy COW is
worth about six dollars a year when
hauled out at once on the fields. AS
1t is usually handled it is worth about
three dollars, less the cost of hauling
1t out. Let us attend to business and
look at this and every other subject
from matter Of fact, practical stand
point. What is your time actually
worth to you in dollars and cents
when you are milking cows that give
you less than $50 pounds of butter?
One great mistake of the farmer in
this and other matters is that he does
not consider his time worth anything;
at least, he does not seem to.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-02-18
CARE OF UTENSILS
CLEANLINESS AND ECONOMY IN
THE KITCHEN.
A Little Consideration and Fore
thought Here Is We'll Repaid
Proper Treatment Of Tinware-
To Clean Copper or Brass.

To Clean Frying Pan-Rub with
hard cruct of bread and wash with
hot water and washing soda. Never
scuab 1t or the next food fried in 1t
will stick.
To Clean Enameled or Granite Uten.
sils Whose Contents Have Been AL
lowed to Burn-Fill with cold water,
add piece of washing soda the size
of an egg and heat to boiling point.
Wash at once, as the burned parts will
then be more easily cleaned.
Saucepans and baking dishes should
be filled with cold water Immediately
after using, so as to prevent the frag-
ments clinging to them. By doing
this they may be cleansed In half the
time otherwise required.
Tinware should be washed in hot
soapy water. rinsed. then dried with a
towel. Drying tinware on the stove
darkens and sometimes melts 1t. II
desired bright, first wash and then
clean with either writing or some min
eral soap, not with sand, as this will
cut through the soft metal and soon
wear 1t out.
Coffee pots should always be bright
on the inside to insure good coffee. BY
occasionally boiling soap, water and
washing soda in them they will be
kept in an excellent condition.
To clean rusty and blackened knives
and forks, use half raw potato dipped
In brick dust.
Stains on tinware or teacups can be
removed by dipping a damp cloth in
common soda and rubbing briskly.
Wash and wipe dry.
Gran.tewear should not be left to
dry over hot fire, as the heat in ex-
panding may cause the outside to
scale.
To clean copper or brass, IL 1t is
very dirty, put some fine salt on a
plate, dip into 1t cut lemon, and rub
on the metal. The strong acid will re-
move the worst stains.
Tumblers which have contained
milk should be first rinsed in cold wa
ter before washing In hot water.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-02-18
BURIAL OF ROYALTY

social marriages" this year as against
so last year, and Chicago was sta
tionary with 1856.
Compilers of statistics declare the
financial depression was responsible
for the decrease. The figures In New
York for last year were 7G3 and for
1908 only 662. Philadelphia's weddings
dropped from 242 to 224 and Boston
from 1G7 to 147. st. Louis recorded
only 9S for 1908 as against 13l for
1907. but San Francisco showed an in
crease from 81 to 119. In Baltimore
there was decrease from 116 to 80. in
st. Paul from 81 to SO and in Mime
apolis from 30 to 81. Southern cities
as whole showed no appreciable
change.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-02-18
SISTERS Welded ON DARE.
Double Nuptials In Early Morn Result
of Cousins Proposal.

Sioux Falls, s. D.-George Sweet of
Gregory, and Miss Minnie Austin, and
Guy Stearns OF Ottumwa, s. d., and
Miss Sadie Austin, were the principals
In a romantic double wedding. which
was the result Of a dare on the part of
the young men. The brides are sis
ters and are the daughters of Mr.. and
Mrs. Azariah Austin of Iona. The
grooms are cousins. The wedding fol.
lowed midnight journey from the
extreme southern part of Lyman coun-
ty to the county seat at Oacoma. Il
appears the two young men were Wis
iting the sisters, and during the eve
ming made the daring jest that the
sisters had not the nerve to accom-.
pany them to the county seat at once
and be married. The sisters called the
bluff, accepting the dare, and the four
started out at once on the long and
dangerous journey to Oacoma, arriving
at that place at three o'clock in the
morning. The great difficulty and dan
ger in making tine crossing of White
river In the darkness added zest to the
occasion. After their arrival at Oacoma
there was tedious wait for the clerk
of courts to appear and issue the
necessary license. After this was se-
cured the services of Rev. n. II. May
were engaged and the marriage cere.
mony was performed
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-02-18
CUP YACHT IS SOLD
FAMOUS CONSTITUTION TO BE
BROKEN UP FOR JUNK.
Was Built to Race Lipton's Shamrock
ll.-s25,ooo Worth Of Various
Metals and Material In
the Craft.

New York.-A few days ago marked
the passing of another American cup
yacht. The famous Constitution,
predecessor OF the Reliance, was sold
to Edward s. Reiss & Co, by the
American Cup Defender association,
the syndicate which built her. OF
which August Belmont was the head
She will be broken up for junk. like
Thomas w. Lawsons Independence.
Liptons Shamrock ii. and other cele-
brated racers.
The Constitution Is high and dry
in the yard of the Thames Railway
Company, in New London, Conn,
where she has been since her last
race with the Reliance in 1908.
each of which will be put on lighter
with derrick and brought down the
sound and East river to the foot of
Broad street. There everything in her
construction will be broken up and
sold There is $4,000 worth of So
called junk in the yacht. There are
100 tons of lead, 80 tons Of bronze, %
lOnS Oh Sleel, ~ tOHS OF SdllS anu ~
tons of miscellaneous materials, in
cluding anchors and chains.
Mr.. Reiss has bought nearly score
of famous yachts in few years.
Some he has sent south and sold for
tarpon fishing, and others whose
bones were getting brittle, he has
broken up. In cases where their
years have not told on them their size
has kept them idle in some shipyard.
cup defender is an expensive play
thing because of the large crew re-
quired to man her. The Vigilant and
Colonia were changed into schooners
which require less of a crew than
sloop OF equal size-bat neither is
as large as the Constitution. The Con-
stitution measures SO feet six inches
on the surface of the water, hut from
her bow to her stern she is 1872 feet
long. She has a beam of 20 feet two
inches, a draught of 19 feet seven
inches, and has 10 feet of depth
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-02-18
Soon Paws for Itself.

Where one has more than six or
eight good cows, a separator pays.
With its use the skimmilk can be
had in its highest state of freshness,
sweetness and purity for human food
and for stock feed. With this num-
Der. or more, of cows, the separator
will soon pay for itself in close skim.
ming and the saving of cream. BY its
use there is less, expense In hauling
milk to the creamery. Where butter
Is made at home greater quantity and
better quality can be produced.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-02-18
Boston pumnkln Pie.

Select a medium-siZed pumpkin,
solid substance, and dark orange color.
Cook in water enough to prevent burn
ing. which should be evaporated in the
end to leave all the sweet flavors with
the pulp. Then for deep pie use one
cupful pumpkin, pinch of nutmeg.
Glove. and salt, one-quarter teaspoonful
OF cinnamon, one-half teaspoonful of
ginger, with one-half cupful of sugar;
add this to the pumpkin with one
beaten egg, and three cupfuls of rich
milk, which should oe heated. Bake
In a moderate oven about one hour.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-02-18
ECONOMICAL FEEDING.
With High-Priced Grain Farmers Must
Feed IntelIlgently.

At the present time when grain
feeds are high, and the meat products
are selling from the farmers hands
at a moderate price, 1t is a good time
to stop and consider the best and
most economical methods of feeding.
Although there has been much said
on the feed question within the last
few years, there seems to be dearth
OF actual knowledge on this important
subject.
While standing near stock of all
kinds at the fairs, one often hears the
remarks, my, that is a nice animal
| wonder what they feed him on" The
same old idea seems to prevail that
did scores of years ago. that an ami.
NAL can be sustained on single feed,
and that some of the successful feed
ers must have found some single feed
that possesses some great properties
of exceeding value as feed, or has
discovered an elixir that has a mar
velous power in aiding the animals
in converting the feeds on the farm
into meat.
some feed nostrum of great value
would take a rational view of the
subject, they would see that no one
feed can be relied on to sustain an
animal as economically as a variety
OF feeds. II they will studyithe chem
ical composition of feeds, and also
the chemical elements required by the
Giffarnnt rtc Of hn apfpnaI h01
they will soon see that no one feed
can supply all that the animals need
and that several feeds will be re-
quired to meet the demands.
Experience has taught the dairymen
that timothy hay and cornmeal is not
a good ration for the dairy COW. They
find that the corn fodder in some
form, clover hay, early cut June grass
and some roots fed along with a mix
ture of cornmeal, oatmeal and wheat
bran gives better results than the mar
row ration of timothy and corn meal.
If the corn Is cut when the kernel Is
glazing and put into the silo they have
first-class succulent feed that is
easily digested, but 1t is not a perfect
Ieeu alone. III can De supplemented
with some clover hay, green cut oat
straw aud some cotton seed or linseed
meal and much better results secured
than can be II the one feed, silage
alone, is relied on as a ration.
This same rule will hold good in
feeding the horses, beef cattle, sheep,
swine or poultry. When the cost of
feed is considered and the results that
can be obtained are measured, 1t will
be found that the most economical
method of feeding is to supply the
animals with a variety of feeds. The
increase in product is greater and
the time of making it is shorter. II
any one questions the statement let
them try a narrow ration on a part
of any class of animals they chance
to have and wider and varied ration
on the balance and watch the result.
At the same time keep record of the
cost of feeds used and after period
of few months settle in their mind
as TO which is the most economical
method of feeding.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-02-18
Brambles,

One cup raisins chopped fine, Il
grind mine in meat chopper, one lem
on grated and little of the juice.
about one tablespoon Of cracker
crumbs (can grind these tool, one
egg and one-half cup of sugar. Mix
thoroughly and bake In rich pie crust
rolled very thin and cut in circles.
Fold over same as for turnovers or
put layer Of filling and then top
crust Cut in squares when cold. These
are fine for luncheons or to carry for
dinner. Be sure and have oven good
I'D hot or they will be tough
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-02-18
Treat the Calf Rinht

The calf that is being raised by
hand in winter should be provided
with a dry, well-bedded and we'll
lighted stall. The stall should be
large enough so that the calf can run
and exercise In. 1t. When this is not
possible, the calf should be Stiowed
some daily outdoor exercise. Direct
sunlight in the stall promotes health
and growth.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-02-18
SOCIETY UNIONS ON DECLINE.
Country Shows Falling OF Of Seven
Per Cent. During Year.

New York.-Marriages among per.
sons in New York who are socially
prominent are on the decline, accord
ing TO statistics based on names ap.
pearing in the Social Register for 1909,
sust out. A decrease of 20 per cent.
sver last years marriages is shown
Tor New York city. with general fall
sng on OF approximately seven per
cent. throughout the country.
Pittsburg was an exception, with SO
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-02-18
GIVE COWS FRESH AIR.
Window Arranged for Ventilation
Easily Applied TO Your Barn.

The illustration shows how stable
window may be arranged to give ven-
tilation. The weight holds the win
dow in place when closed and rope
Is provided to pull 1t open. An ordin-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-02-18
WEIGHT
Explanatory Ciagram.

airy cleat can be fastened to allow for
couple of turns Of the rope in order
to hold window open. The iron bracket
projecting from sash permits the pull
ley to draw the window clear shut.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-10-22
WOoDMEN OF THE WORLD
PLAN BIG CLASS MEETING

The W. o. w. camp Of Chickasha Is
getting ready TO initiate a class Of 500
members in this city on the night Of
December 1, 1909. The head officers
will be here and a crack uniform team
will exemplify the work. The class
will be made up in the counties Of
Grady Caddo and the north half Of
McClaIn and our city viii be full Of
Woodmen at that time.
Every member OF Chickasha camp
is requested to take hold OF this work
SO that Chiekasha will furnish her
full quota OF the class. Everybody
should take advantage OF this class ini
tiation at this time as the initiation
including medical examination, has
been reduced to ST. There is none
better than the w 0. W. and not to
belong Is decidedly out OF style. for
Chickasha camp has more members