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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-28
FOR RENT--oFFICEs.

FROM May LIST. offices on second and fhax4
floors over Fashion shop. g. ~. WentenIf
First National Bank Building. Phone aas I.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-28

FURNITURE.

FIJRNITuRE-We pack and ahip yoqsr IA
ntfnre; We repair and rofinish Tos,r rsarsH
tnrs. Geo n wragg Elarniture ca. 9AeS
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-28
FOR RENT--REaTnENcEs.

FOR RpNT-seven room modsrn home All
conyenienees. Large lot. growing garden;
t2s per month. until October isk 'Phons
.lAbe. -~lk-tk
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-28
FOB SALE.

SIDEBOARD--Neat golden oak sideboard
with French bevel mirror for 80. worth SIS;
condition perfect. James o'Hara. Iis-l70
Monroe. I'D
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-24
STRONG CONCRETE CULVERT
BUILT AT MODERATE COST
Essentials n
Travelling from Place Place, Whether Business
PIeasure-By A. j. Sager.

Il is by the wagon ways that the
farmers generally pass from place to
place, for business or for pleasure,
and those wagon ways appear to-day
far worse than we should expect to
see them. with the great wealth and
advanced civilization the people have
attained.
The farming class, that has had
charge of the public roads for the
last 100 years or more, hes been slow
TO learn that the soil made by nature
through grinding or pulverizing rock
with some humus or vegetable matter,
when II is wet and mixed up, is mud,
and when very dry and worn by pub
lie travel is dust, says writer in
Hoards Dairyman. For six months
out of year, IL an earth road is
properly constructed, with crowned
center for surface drainage and deep
side ditches for subdrainage, by add
ing a little new soil each year, or as
often as worn out, the earth or soil
road will be good until the bad roads
season; then II will be out of commits
sion, as 1t Is to-day. But If the road
engineers will go deeper into the bot.
tom of the bitches after the subsoil
and surface the road grade after any
system, the perfectly crowned surface
will compact and with Trail road
drag to go over the road after a long,
continuous rainstorm, the new subsoil
road material will coalesce and press
together in compacted mass and
make the next quality to a sand-clay
gravel or stone road for light traffic
on the less travelled crossroads.
Civilization owes few greater debts
than that to John Luden MacaGam
The historian Macaulay tells us that
"of alb inventions, the alphabet and
printing press alone excepted, those
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-24
Work ana Worry.

The old saying that worry kills
more people than work" Is especially
applicable to the present day condi-
tions. And when women are con-
scious OF this, and realize the killing
effect of worry on the frail nerves
subjected to the strain of modern life.
It is more than ever essential that
they take means OF conquering the
bugbear. And to conquer 1t lies in
the power of every woman. She has
but to think; think not of her
troubles, not with an anxious brain
of the next thing to be done, but think
of how unnecessary it is for her to
think about It at all!
Only the other day woman of my
acquaintance happened in the fell
clutch" of most disagreeable set of
circumstances. Her sisters little ba-
by was coming to the house next day,
and that would keep her In the house
all the following week. There was an
important errand TO be done which
ought to be attended to before the
baby's coming kept her In the house
yet her only decent cloak had been
borrowed by friend and there was
small chance of getting 1t back. She
must telephone-but whom? The
borrower? The party with whom she
had business? The mother of the
baby? AS she stood with her hand on
the receiver she felt 1t hot in heI
palm; surely she was not getting ex
cited? Hot? Worried? Well. now lei
us SEQ about this. And there she
stood at the telephone, deliberately
calming herself down. as one would
rub a restive horse. She scolded. ca
joled herself into a calm frame ol
mind, and finally decided not to tele
phone at all. In a sensible spirit, re
laxed and poised, she went abou
doing something else.
Result-the weather changed Sc
that she could not possibly go ou
anyway. and the business friend sen
word that she needn't come at all.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-24

ionable and it certainly is more sensi-
Bile than large kitchen with the more
elaborate accessories that go with
some of the large houses built more
for show. ! often think that small
houses well arranged are much more
valuable than more expensive houses
planned as good many pretentious
dwellings are planned. You often see
large, expensive houses vacant when
the smaller ones are all occupied.
1t is customary to ask for estimates
on house plan, but my experience
is that the prices of materials and OF
labor vary so much In the different
localities that 1t is difficult to give any
satisfactory estimates without know
ing all the details. Then there is O
great deal in management. The young
man that | mentioned seemed to take
some advantage at every turn in the
road He was good buyer. He got
good materials, got them cheap and
did his own head work. This is guam.
tity and quality of nature that no
architect can take into consideration
in making his estimates.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-24
Dates.

When we consider that the date
palm affords the staple article of diet
for millions of the human race. 1t is
II only as matter of general infor
nation.
The palm tree" so much quoted In
Scripture. is the date palm. tree
growing to an average height of 40
feet. and bearing fruit weighing. in
punches, from 20 to 80 pounds.
Its main dietetic value lies in the
sugar of which the feshy part of the
fruit contains so per cent. II is eaten
fresh in its native countries-Egypt,
and other states in the north OF Az
RIGA, in Persia and Arabia where 1t
forms the chief article of diet. BY
fermentation. from dates, are OBJ
tanned wine. vinegar and, a certain
strong spirit common in Persia.
Cakes of dates, pounded and kneaded
together and so solid as to be cut
with a hatchet. are the food provided
for caravans on their Journeys
through the desert of Sahara.
The dried date OF commerce as we
have 1t is a valuable food. nourishing
and mildly cathartic. The one point
about which to be very careful In its
preparation, however, is TO be sure
that IL is absolutely clean. Children
! should not be served dates unless
they have been thoroughly washed
For this reason. dates in food cooked
and prepared for the table, are the
safest
Date Cake--Is made by simply add
ing one cup of stoned and chopped
dates to a cake OF the ordinary size
and make. Slightly -four the dates
and add to the batter after 1t has
teen well mixed.
Date Jelly-Soak a box OF gelatine
in cold water, and add half pound
of dates, previously soaked and
boiled until soft The juice of lem
on is an Improvement. When stiff.
serve with whipped cream.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-24
A GOOD METHOD
OF TESTING SEEDS
Farmer Should Make a Most
Thorough Test Of Them
Before Planting.

In the state course of study issued
by the North Dakota agricultural col
lege, the following directions are CIV
en- for testing farm seeds. An even 100
seeds are selected of any given grain,
tested in the following manner:
"lnvert small pie plate in an ordi-
nary dinner plate, then pour a small
amount of water into the dinner plate;
place a double cotton fannnel cloth
over the pie plate wide enough to
reach from side TO side and long
enough to reach into the water from
both sides Of the plate. The cloth will
carry water to the seeds placed be-
tween the folds of the cloth as lamp
wick carries oil, and in sufficient guam
tity to sprout the seed. Another din
ner plate should then be placed over
the pie plate and cloth to prevent too
rapid evaporation Of the water. Seeds
tested in this way under ordinary tenn
peratures and care give better results
than they would had they been sown
In the field. where varying tempera-
lures, depths of covering, and moisture
obtained act as a drawback to the full
termination of the seed. These facts
should be taken into consideration
when trials are made"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-24

road soon becomes water soaked. The
crown can be too great, so that the
traffic keeps continually in the middle
of the road, wearing the middle out
hollow and retaining the water until
evaporation takes place. instead of
shedding II into the dltches. Again,
IL the earth is piled too high in the
middle the side slopes will be washed
into the side bitches, which not only
damages the road but fills up the side
bitches. The crown should be more
on steep grades than on the more
level portions, since on the grades the
line of steepest descent is not per-
pendicular to length of the road, and
consequently the water, In getting
from the center of the road to the
side bitches, travels obliquely down
the road grade. instead OF following
the track and washing the hill length.
wise.
Another cause of failure is the want
of thorough mixing. There may be a
proper amount of sand and clay placed
upon the road, yet II IL is not thor
oueHiN puuultu anu hiScu w Satui a.
tion in every place the road is not
likely to withstand public traffic. II
will become loose in some places and
muddy I'm others. Such variations may
occur every few feet, and even at the
same place, one wheel track being in
loose sand and the other in mud.
Where this condition occurs more
good. tough clay should be incorpo
rated in the first and more sharp sand
in the second section.
Frost is another cause of failure
and one more difficult to deal with
than any heretofore mentioned, and
| should be treated, when the founda
| tion is wet, with tile.
Failure is sometimes due to the
kind of sand selected. None except
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-24
Timely Tips.

Stale cake has many uses; in Char
lotte Russo, with Jelly on top for the
ways It can disposed
Of But for a change, It is a good plan
to mix it with the new cake batter.
Run the old pieces through the chop.
per, and then, before adding the -four
to the new batter stir in the crumbs,
letting it stand until well soaked. This
will require the addition of much less
-four and sugar. to the new cake.
Salmon Salad is much improved by
the addition of a garnish of capers.
Instead of slices of lemon, use lemon
Juice in the dressing and the capers
as garnish.
Spare Ribs is a dish not to be de
spised If carefully prepared. Bake
them with a stufilng of apples, raisins
and currants, and cover with sweet po
tatoes.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-24
First Floor Plan

moons he made blocks enough to lay
up the wall and as the house is set
on the side hill he had very little ex-
cavating to do. He was a good man
ager in other ways and he made his
money go as far as possible, with the
result that he got the wall up to the
top of the windows before 1t was nee
essary to make a loan. Because OF
his enterprise and determination a
local capitalist loaned him the money
TO finish the house at a low rate of in
terest
He now has the house complete with
a septic tank about hundred feet
from the house on the down hill side
TO take care of the sewerage. He put
in hardwood trim throughout and he
finally got the house finished with
plumbing and painting complete and
only had mortgage of a thousand
dollars against the property. He then
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-24

inventions that bridge distance have
done the most for civilization" Lord
Bacon said: There be three things
that make the nation great and pros
perous-a fertile soil, busy workshops
and easy conveyance for man and
goods from place to place"
Macadam defined the road as "an
artificial flooring forming strong,
smooth, solid surface. capable OF car
rying the greatest weight, over which
carriages may pass without meeting
any impediment."
Many failures have been made in
the building of sand-clay roads, and
the first cause of failure is the want
of perfect drainage. 1t is customary
to give to the sand-clay road little
greater crown than is given to a mac
adam or stone or gravel road. espe-
cially where the grade is above three
per cent. II the subsoil upon which
the road is built is clay, it is impor-
tant that the bottom of the side
bitches should be 18 inches or more
below the crowd or middle of the
travelled track. The better the sur.
face is cared for--i. e.. the smoother
the surface is kept-the less the
crown required. The more level the
road, other things being equal, the
easier to travel on. III there is not
enough crown the water cannot easily
reach the side bitches, and hence the
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-24
"Not ANY To-daX.u

Last Monday was the young wife's
first wash day, and the comical way
in which she went about pinning the
clothes on the line convinced the
waNhful neighbors that housework
experience had never before been
hers.
"Ash-es! Ash-es!" doomed a mighty
voice far down the alley.
1t came nearer and nearer until a
grimy face lifted itself over the top of
her fence and great below startled
her into dropping one Of hubby's
socks.
Ashes! Ash-es!"
The bride uttered little scream.
"No," she said timidly, I'm afraid we
don't want any to-day. y."-Philadelphia
Times.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-24

Seed testing is so simple that there
is really no reason why every farmer
should not make test of portion of
any crop that he intends to plant.
Many crops fail because the seed is
poor. Where a person tests the seed
before planting he has reasonable as.
surance of just what he can expect.
Where the terminating quality OF
the seed Is questionable and the fact
is found out in time 1t is a compare.
lively simple matter to reject 1t and
replace with other seed as compared
with the expense and difficulty of ma.
king such change after the seed is
planted.
In making tests OF seed II is always
well TO make a selection of average
quality. In this way the test is not
likely to be deceptive by indicating un.
warranted results In terminating quail
ity.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-24
Mr.. william A. Radford will answer

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST or. all subjects pertaining to the
subject OF building for the readers of this
paper. On account of his wide expe
rience as Editor Author and Manufac-
turer, he is, without doubt, the highest
ali Inquiries TO William A. Radford, No
1874 Fifth Ave, Chicago. Ill, and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
A cement block house with wood.
en- superstructure is given in this de-
sign. Improvements in cement block
machines have made It possible to
construct houses in this way in many
places where, owing to scarcity of the
right materials, the ordinary solid ce-
ment wall is not feasible. This design
is so plain and is designed so carefully
that local men without previous ex-
perience in block work can build 1t
without making annoying mistakes.
The wall just reaches the top of
the windows, and the wood work is
arted here almost the same as laying
the sill on the top of cellar wall.
: The plan gives three rooms down
stairs with two rooms and a bath
rnom, ullstairs and the arrangement is
such that 1t makes a really good five
room house that is only "a feet square
on the ground. 1t is a good solid little
house, too, and very pleasing in APP
pearance. There is something about
the size and arrangement of the win
dows that gives it an air of bright
ness as though the sun could pene.
trate from one side to another.
The first floor is well set up above
ground. which leaves a deep light
basement. a great advantage in any
house, especially small one, for it
is not only light but it is more than
likely to be dry enough to use for
storage purposes. A house as small
as this should have some auxiliary
storage room.
knew a young fellow in a western
town, a machinist, who wanted to
build a house and start married life
under his own roof. He got a good
sized lot on a side hill little way
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-24
Elns with Wine.

This sounds Sybaritic, but there is
really no simple way to cook figs and
make them palatable-and the addi-
ton of wine is not so elaborate as It
sounds. 1t requires very little: cover
with a cheap cooking claret, and let
stand over night. Cook slowly in a
double boiler When the figs are soft.
take out of the liquid. allowing It to
boil down. Then sweeten and pour
over the fruit. This is strengthening.
and cathartic in tendency.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-24

felt that he was in a position to get
married and start life as a young
graded and planted in fruit trees and
he grows enough fruit and vegetables
for his own use with some to sell.
His example is being followed by 9th.
ers, so that cement sidewalk is be.
ing laid along the sides of the street
and in short time the street will be
improved with a good macadam road
bed
He is now putting stationary wash
tubs in the basement and other i'm
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-24

provements to make the property
frst-class in every respect so that his
house and lot will soon be worth about
$4,000.
There are several valuable features
about this little house. One is the
arrangement of the pantry in con-
nection with the cellar way. Kitchen
and pantry conveniences are one of
the necessities in well-regulated
family. A small kitchen with a good
pantry is now considered more fash
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-24
EulfIlment Of a Prophecy.

Hannibal, the illustrious general.
driven to despair by his enemies. had
taken poison and had laid himself
down to die.
anyhow" he said. my name will
live in history"
His foresight was unerring.
Two thousand years later town In
Missouri was named in his honor.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-24
The Value Of Cow Peas.-Tl

The Value Of Cow Peas.-They can
be grown as far north as Dent corn
can be grown. and on land so poor that
clover would not catch at all. They
are called the poor mans clover" be.
cause you can get such quick results.
A crop of cow peas can be grown In
three months. and 1t will be fully equal
to a two years crop of clover You
can sow the peas any time from May
to August and can get good big crop
following an early crop taken off in
June or July. Plowed under after the
first frost, they will leave the ground
in elegant shape for crop next year
The seed costs about $3.50 per bushe
and should be drilled In at the rsse 81
one-half bushel per acre
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-24

sand made up of angular grains is
adapted to sand-clay road making.
Sand with grains which are worn of
round or sand which has been ground
up by the action of wheels or water
until very fine is unsatisfactory and
often worthless. When the road sur
face becomes worn and dusty in dry
weather or muddy in wet weather
there should be added more good,
tough clay and coarse, sharp sand
which will add cementing material
and may be made hard by sprinkling
and rolling or by dragging with a road
drag after every heavy, long-continued
rain just as the material begins to
dry sufficiently to work smooth under
the drag. The use of round sand
should be avoided, as a perfect bond
cannot be effective and the road can.
not resist the rolling action of wheels.
the tendency being much the same as
when pressure is applied to a mass
of marbles. Care should always be
taken to select the sharpest and clean.
est sand that can be found.
Clays containing iron and lime are
the best and sedimentary or chalky
clays, as they are commonly known
are the poorest for bodybuilding pur
poses, because of the fact that this
particular clay has rarely iron or lime
sufficient to cement or bind the mate
rial together.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-24
Tests for Eqas.

good egg will sink in water, It
will also adhere to the shell when
boiled.
rough surface. with particles of
lime sticking thereto, Is an evidence
of freshness.
When eggs are boiled about three
minutes, good medium length OF
time. the shell will dry at once when
taken from the water.
Distrust the egg with smooth. CLASSY
she'll
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-24
hek=ITG)HEN
|.22asfHGABINET
IN THE FLARE.

Y STUDY fire burns
warm and bright,
And broodlng there l sit
tonight,
And see the pictures IN
the flare.
But. best of all the pic
lures there,
IL Molly. going milking.
The brown thrush chants
an evening hymn,
In woodland chancol,
arched and dim.
The sky with sunset tints
aglow,
Sends good-by benisons
below,
when Molly goes n
milking.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-24

I was boy In grogram brown.
And she girl In gingham gown.
And when | met her at the bars,
I thought no sight beneath the stars,
SO fair as Molly milking.
Perhaps ia twist her apron-string,
My wooing knew no boldcr thing).
And there we'd bide till Charles's VAIN
Came out and bade her home again.
For late was Molly. milking.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-24
AM Entertalnment sunaestlon.

In place of a bazar. which is rather
oyerdone. and which has come to be
rather dreaded by It's victims. why
not give an entertainment in the form
of a masque or pageant? The cos
tunes are always simple. as for in
stance, a masque OF flowers and trees.
These, simply arranged. can be found
at any place where plays or dramatic
sketches are sold. Extra money may
be made by selling flowers and fruits
by the girls after the show. Open-air
pageants are especially attractive. but
can be given in any large hall or pub
lie building. Ballads or madrigals
suitable could be added at will II the
text be limited.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-24
THE MARkET-PRicE.

II YHEN country-folk buy
WA II stun in town.
S%1NN II The dealers price they
INV NJ can't gainsay.
Ak v But when they've eggs or
chicks TO sell
<(z They take-just what he
k6lSy wants to pay.
The town store-keeper
says; Look here.
Ts Expense Is big where
l\1l q are my savin's?"
N.Y. ii But does he think we get
&S N our stuff
NY From Heaven-like ELL
jah's ravens?
No, sir; we farmers have
expense,
And eggs are high. for fancy brecdin',
And we must furnish shelter. care,
And plenty waterin' and feedin.
Commission men must live. OF course.
Express concerns have need of wealth.
The dealer and the farmer. none of US
Are In the business, just for health.
But the consumer? what of him.
Who wants the stun while fresh and
nice
And cheap? No, that will never be,
Until the farmer sets the price.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-24

Is good--ali but the wind-up bite.
That has no sugar on II.
And so IL goes. through everything.
We hoard until the last
Only TO find enjoyment
SO long deferred. Is past.
Just live from day to day-that is
The moral OF my tale.
Lost, like the last bad grape. we find
LIES sweetness dry and stale.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-06-24
THE LAST BITE.

Il through my life I've
wondered why.
With every treat I've
had,
l find, though all the rest
be good,
The last bite Is so badl
Perhaps I'd saved the
largest grape?
Alas, my plan is foiled.
I'd kept II for the fare
well taste.
To find-that last grape
spoiled!
An extra cake. a sugar
loaf.
Shaped like an Easter
bonnet.