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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-05-26

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining TO tho
subject of building for the readers Of
this paper. On account OF his wide expe-
Tence as Editor, Author and Manufac-
turer, he is. without doubt the highest
authority on all these subjects Address
all inquiries TO William a. Radford, No.
1914 Fifth Ave, Chicago, H.. and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
There Is a disposition in some quar-.
ters to show objection to the concrete
block as n building material on the
ground that 1t is monotonous. Office
tion also IL sometimes made to IL as
being damp. II is safe to say that
there is no material used In building
construction that cannot be wrongly
used. There is intemperance In build.
ing just as there Is In the use OF food
and drink.
The concrete block industry has
grown to marvellous proportions, and
we see houses made of these blocks in
nearly every town and village of the
land. But because poor blocks were
made by men who had no knowledge
of the business. and have shown
dampness, they have caused wrong
impression in the mind of many
people.
The concrete block made correctly
and with due regard for artistic ef-
feet is the best and most economical
material to employ in the construction
OF house.
Now. as to the design. there are
many possibilities. Blocks are pro
duced now that cannot be told from
marble except by an expert. The
business has grown to a science and
on that basis work is being produced
that challenges the admiration of all
beholders. But by many the rock face
block is preferred and these are be-
ing made In a variety of effects that
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-05-26
KEEPING ONES HAT FIRM
Devices Intended to Accomplish This
and Also Do Away with the
Obnoxious Hatpin.

Before woman makes too strenuous
a fight for suffrage she should invent
hats that will stay put Hatpins are
nuisance and ruinous to hats, and
not all their beauty makes up for il.
To avoid this nuisance there are nu.
merous substitutes for hatpins, none
of which is especially successful.
Now inventors are making a fight
against one of the hatpin evils-tear-
ing of the crown.
One of these is small funnel. fast
ened with screw into the hat, one
at each side. They are adjusted to
the proper angle and the pin is run
through at same spot each time. This
not only saves the hat. but insures
against unbecoming Tits.
Another invention is a hat firm In
windstorm. IL has low carved
front of tortoise shell. gold or silver,
and curved sides filled with perfora.
tions. These stand in coronet shape
from fiat teeth that are pushed back
into the coiffure.
When the comb is adjusted It forms
becoming ornament. yet the hatpins
can be slipped through the perfora.
tions, reefing hat firmly and prevent.
ing II from flattening hair.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-05-26
Ground for Onions.

Once a plot for onions is selected
1t should be set apart from year to
year for that purpose, with successive
expectations of greater yield. This
takes into consideration appropriate
annual fertilization. Unlike other
crops. rotation is not important. unless
1t be to eradicate some persistent foul
weed slowly gaining foothold The
safe conclusion is that onions may be
planted from year to year on the same
ground with impunity
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-05-26
HAD A PRIVATE MENAGERIE
No Other Explanation for colone's
Extraordinary Outbreak Seems
Possible.

"IIit's a wonder to me-" said tho
old family servant, dat de oil kunnel
don't go into de circus business. out an
out-he see SO many animiles long
bout de Christmas time, an dey does
sich funny tricks! Leastways, dat
what he say. Only yistiddy de preach
er come ter see him, ridin' Of his OIL
blin' hoss-I mean de hoss what blin'
In one eye-an' wen de kunnel spied
him he holler out: Git of dem two
elephants, an tu'n dat tiger aloose,
for he bite de life outen you'll An
shoe dem two monkeys off yo' shoul
der, an don't let dat giraffe poke his
long neck in my winder!' Well, sub.
de preacher wuz cpar kerhummuxed.
he wuz, seein' e2 dar warn't nuttin'
I all dar but him an his OIL blin' boss;
but wen he seen de kunnel grab his
OIL war musket an holler dat he'd
shoot dem monkeys off his shoulder,
de preacher say: Lawd hep him!
an de time dat OIL blin' hoss made git
tin back ter whar he come fun wuz
too quick ter be sot down in de racin'
rickords l"-Atlanta Constitution.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-05-26
First Floor Plan

lithic structure, but is made of hollow
blocks and not one cent for false
work has been expended.
The house we show here is one
in which the concrete block has been
employed to good purpose. II is a
two-story house "a feet wide by 80
feet long. The wide pillars OF the
porch add the idea of strength and
permanency TO the design. These pill
lars are built Of the same kind OF
blocks that are used in the main
structure. The blocks are used up to
the level OF the second floor, from
which point the house is constructed
OF frame work with a plastered exte.
rior. A pleasing effect is produced by
paDeling the surface. A house like
this ought to withstand the exigencies
Of any climate and always be warm in
winter and cool In summer.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-05-26
Future Of Arid West.

What is the future of the west
under scientific soil culture? If |
were to speak what is in my heart
you would credit me with extrava-
gance and exaggeration. have great
confidence in the semiarid regions.
believe of truth that this region
which is just now coming into it's own
Is destined to be the last and best
grain garden of the world. Good
farming can be done here better even
than in the humid region. but the
work must be understood and care
fully applied. The highest degree of
Intelligence is needed. 1t means real
headwork in every process" III. w.
Campbell, at Dry Farming congress.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-05-26
Imported European Eeas.

For the first time in five years Euro
pesn eggs are being imported into this
country. Their arrival in the whole
sale grocery of the. west side, New
York. worries spectators. who have
been holding domestic eggs in storage.
The foreign eggs are shipped by bro
kers from Huh, England, but were
gathered originally from Austria,
France and Germany. The total re-
ceipts amounted to 900 cases. each
case holding from sixty to one hun.
dred dozens.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-05-26
Returning to Prose.

Flushed with triumph and 80 de-
grees in the shade, parched and scant
Of breath, they stood upon the tower
ing mountain peak, and surveyed the
gorgeous panorama that spread itself
beneath them like a two-inch to the
mile ordnance map of the whole
world
"There!" she exclaimed, apgrily.
I'VE have climbed all this distance to
admire the beauties of nature, and
we've left the glass at home!"
TRANQUILITY smiling, he shifted the
lunch basket to the other arm.
Never mind, DEAR" he replied.
There's nobody about. 1t won't hurt
US Just this once to drink out OF the
bottla."-Answers
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-05-26
Blouse and Guimpe.

The kimono blouse is the great IA.
vorite; II is of chiffon. voile de ninon
or pongee.
Materials. plain and embroidered
are trimmed with just touch of
Irish lace beading or Bretorne EN-.
broidery stitch This is done on a
frame In darning stitch, the design
formed by squares of color.
The guimpe of plain sheer tulle or
net is more frequently used than that
OF tucks.
The yokes are extremely shallow.
and chair" or flesh tint. is the usua
color.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-05-26

Paris may suffer, but II cannot be
permanently discouraged The eve of
Lent found the gay French capital
overwhelmed by floods. and the usual
Mardi Gras festivities we're cut out.
But that was several weeks ago, and
meanwhile the waters of the Seine
have subsidized, and Paris Is itself
again. So the city has plunged into
the observances of MtCareme. or mid,
Lent, with more than the usual zest.
Evidently the Paris idea is that It is
better TO meet misfortune with
merry heart than with q desponding
spirit.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-05-26
Apples In United States.

Albert Repp, New Jersey, speaking
about apples says: Taking the total
population of the United States and
dividing 1t by the number of apples
produced, 1t leaves but "a apples fos
each person from now till July /. 1t
is wrong, when we can grow such
good apples, not to grow more; So
100000 barrels would be but one bar
rel each, yet we now have but 4,OOO.-
600 barrels on hand in this entire
country"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-05-26
BROOM CORN HARVEST TIME
In Most Western SECTIONS II Does Not
interfere with Work on other
Field Crops.

In most sections broom corn har-
vest comes at time when II does not
conflict with work on other field crops.
II comes after oat and wheat har-
vest and before corn is ripe. In order
to secure brush Of the desired quality
1t should be harvested just as the
plants are coming into full bloom,
when the fiber of the brush is of fresh
green color. II the crop Is allowed
to remain on the stalk for a longer
period than this and moist weather
occurs, then the heads which remain
inclosed within the leaf sheath will
have a tendency to turn red, writes
A. K. Lindsey, president of the Ameri-
can Warehouse Company, In Farmers
Star and Live Stock. Over-ripeness
and exposure to the hot sun will dis
color the straw. Sunbleached or red
stained brush is of less market value
than the fresh green fiber.
AS this variety grows from four to
six feet in height and the head is
partly inclosed in the sheath of the
upper leaf, 1t is found more conve-
nient to pull the heads. If the field
does not mature evenly 1t should be
pulled two or three times, each time
only pulling the matured heads. After
the crop is all harvested and thor
oughly cured it is usually seeded and
baled at the same time.
Where there is liable to be much
rain or heavy dews at harvest time
II is essential to have sheds for cur
ing and where this condition exists
the brush is pulled and taken directly
to the sheds, where It is seeded, then
spread out in thin layers on suitable
shelves for curing.
Standard broom corn usually con
tains some crooked brush and this
should always be handled and baled
separately from the straight.
To secure the highest prices the
market demands brush of fresh
green color, smooth, round fiber, full
tip. ranging from Is to "a inches In
length.
The selection of good seed from de.
sirable seed heads Wal assist in bring
ing about a decided improvement In
selecting the seed heads special at
tention should be given to the quality
or character of the straw. Individual
plants which have large center stem
or stalk running nearly full length
of the straw should be discarded.
Large. coarse or kinky straw is also
Objectionable. Only the best and most
perfect heads should be selected for
planting the seed patch the next year.
Since the broom corn should be har
vested before the seed natures, every
grower should set aside small plat
for the production Of his seed
Considerable loss in price to the
grower is too often caused by not
properly threshing or removing the
seed from his broom corn and also
from poor baling. Both OF these things
are wrong and cause trouble for the
buyer as well as the manufacturer
Broom corn that is well cleaned and
free from seed and put up in a good,
solid, square bale will always sell
quicker and bring better prices than it
will If poorly handled.
The appearance of a well handled
crop always merits the approval of
the buyers and makes that growers
crop always in demand.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-05-26
Bordeaux Mixture,

Formula for making the bordeaux
mixture: Four pounds of sulphate of
copper, four pounds of quicklime, so
gallons of water. First, dissolve the
copper sulphate in a cheesecloth bag
and suspend the bag in barrel partly
hlled with water Next, slake the
lime in another receptacle, and strain
the milk of lime thus obtained into
the copper sulphate solution. Lastly
add sufficient water to make so gal
lons.-Farm Journal.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-05-26
A Small Loaf.

A half-famished fellow in the south
ern states tells of baker (whoss
loaves had been growing Small by
by degrees and beautifully less') who,
when going his rounds to serve his
customers. stopped at the door of one
and knocked. when the lady within ex.
claimed: who's there?" and was
answered.: "The baker" What do
you want?" ITO leave your bread"
well, you needn't make such fuss
about it; put 1t through the keyhole."
To love abundantly is to live
abundantly, and to love forever is to
live forever.-Drummond
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-05-26

do away with the sameness OF the
wall. that formerly was objected to-
In the east the block has been used
in way that seems most economical
and sensible. In the making of the
block the face plate that usually
molds the outer surface is left out
and rough block Is cast with the
usual hollow space to keep out the
cold and moisture Then the wall is
laid up with these blocks after they
are thoroughly cured and finish coat
of plaster is given the outer surface
This wall has the effect of q mono
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-05-26

The organization is reported in
New York of a combination of bakers
ito reduce the price of bread" This
recalls the stock formule in the hey.
day Of trust organization, ten years
ago. Perhaps this promise may be
kept better than those Of the 1900
vintage; but the majority of the pub.
lic will remain in Missouri frame
Of mind
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-05-26
weanjnu the EosI.

The weaving Of the foal should not
be attempted until It is ascertained
that he is capable of maintaining
himself. and at first his appetite
should be studied and coaxed with
crushed oats, etc.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-05-26

A poets union is talked Of How.
ever. union rates in poetry would not
disturb the business world. nor would
poetry strike shake financial CEN
ters to their base. In fact. the cruel
suggestion is limited that the cessation
of such industry might be hailed as
relief.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-05-26

There is a good-sized living room
l3 by Ia feet In dimensions, which is
provided with fireplace. Back of
this is the dining-room. which is IL by
1S feet, and the kitchen is conve.
niently arranged. On the second floor
are three bedrooms and a bathroom.
The economy of building a house
like this rests in the fact that the
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-05-26

maintenance charge will be very low.
Nothing on the exterior will ever have
to be painted save the porch and the
panels of the second story. If the
blocks are made of a rich mixture of
cement, clean sand and gravel or
crushed stone and allowed to thor.
oughly cure, being sprinkled five or
six times day while they are curing,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-05-26
complicated MachInerv No, N....,

1t does not require any new or com.
plicsted or expensive machinery to do
successful dry farming under the hes,
methods.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-05-26

An important tip to the people Is
given by the biologist who points out
that the ornithological nuisance gen.
orally known as the English sparrow
frequently masquerades in the restau-
rants as the reed.bird. Even diet of
near-reed-bird might help along the
strike against the beef barons
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-05-26

A Gotham Judge has decided that
the pillow where woman puts her
money and jewels for safekeeping is
legally as much of safe-deposit vault
rs any In the land There are some
long-established feminine customs
with which even the law dare not in.
terfere.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-05-26
Sowing Alfalfa Broadcast.

The man who sows alfalfa broad
cast generally puts in from 20 to 40
pounds of seed per acre. when II he
uses press drili 10 to l2 pounds of
seed will be sufficient.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-05-26

That child of three years who sat
on the Supreme court bench did not
render any decisions. Her wisdom
might have been all right, but she did
not know enough big words to meet
the requirements.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-05-26

Countless hordes in China are likely
to become hysterical at the approach
OF the comet The starry visitor
should allay their fears by assuming
the form of plate of chop suey.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-05-26

A Chicago firm bought 100000 worth
OF postage stamps all at once and did
not get cent off for cash. Uncle
Sam takes care of the small con-
suner.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-05-26

Some of the fashionable women OF
London are reported to have quit
smoking cigarettes and taken to pipes
We fear this will increase the de-
man among Englishmen for Amer
lean wives.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-05-26
Protect the Mares.

There is no more pitiable sight than
mare and foal standing In the omen
with their coats turned the wrong wav
and shivering with cold.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-05-26
Meaning Of "Dry Earmlna y

A proper definition of the term dry
farming" is that 1t is used to define
the scientific cultivation Of crops un.
der limited rainfall and without ir-
Tigation.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-05-26

Yellow astronomy fourishes best
when there are few comets around
for II to practice on.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-05-26

General Gordon did not stay very
long In the United States senate. but
he had a bully time while he was
there. and others enjoyed 1t just as
much as he did.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-05-26

Chicago claims seven-year-old
child who is an expert in biology. We
hope Boston will quit boasting about
her 11-year-oId prodigy.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-05-26

AS the comet is too rar away &
register denial why not blame It 70
all the freak weather this spring7
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-05-26

London. with 10000 children in the
hunger line, needs to try something
more far-reaching than reform OF the
house Of lords for its present troubles.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-05-26

Being the divorced wife OF New
York millionaire is a much more
lucrative position than some others
In which the duties are more exacting.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-05-26

One man got pricked with sword
point in a French duel. When will
French duelists play safe and use only
violin bows and opera hats?
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-05-26

A New York man is busy trying tc
breed tailless cat We suppose he is
busy at II because he has nothing else
TO do.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-05-26

One feature Of the sane Fourth will
be big parade. Parades have never
been known to explode prematurely.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-05-26

Japan is trying to make up Its mint
whether or not to assimilate Korea
though II has done so already.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-05-26

Newport has bought ~ dying ma
chimes At last this country is &c
have real upper circles"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-05-26

Let us hope spring has a hatpin ant
will use II II winter tries to linger II
her lap this year.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-05-26

Would II not be-a shame II sprins
were merely 6our-nushing?
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-05-26

What relief It will be to certain
manufacturers when they have con-
vinced the world that oleomargarine
ts superior to the cows best!
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-05-26

Kisses may now be sent by wir'
but II is more satisfactory to go you
self.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-05-26

II would be a mean move against
the vtgetarians II the Chicago pack
ers were to corner the string beans
and mushrooms.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-05-26

Is there no society for the protection
of early robins?
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-05-26

Fortunately the Kaw river is mind
ing its own business
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-05-26

SarsapariIIa

By virtue of its unequaled
blood-purifying, nerve-streng-
thening, stomach-toning ,appe-
tite-restoring properties, is the
one Great Spring Medicine.
Get IL today. In liquid form or chocolates
tablets called Sarsatabs. loo doses 81.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-05-26

a block shuld be produced of suffl-
cient density to assure absence OF
dampness for all time.
The trouble that has resulted from
buildings of this character usually has
been because the material used in the
blocks was not sufficiently mixed. This
comes from ignorance. A thorough
mixing of the materials and the use
of plenty of clean water are the es
sential factors in block making.
Barbour County index., 1910-11-02
A Benevolent Censor.

A trio Of young ladies spent some
weeks last year at an out-of-the-way
village in the mountain region. They
found the village postmaster a quaint
old character. whose ways were az
original as they were startling. SO
that the daily trip to the postofice
became real event.
lis there any mail for US, major ?''
asked one of the young ladies. as she
appeared at the window one morn.
ing.
mo. they amt a thing for you-all
this mawnin', Miss Mary" was the re-
ply. They wasn't nothin' come for
you but letter that looked like ad-
vertisin'. and SO / opened 1t, and sure
enough 1t was jest some advertisement
about somethin' or other, and | says
to myself. says I, Now. Miss Mary
don't want to tote such stuff as that
home with her. and so I throwed It
in the waste box
Barbour County index., 1910-11-02
REASON FOR PETERS TEARS
Wire From Bale Of Hay Caught In
Mouth Of Hippopotamus Caused
Big Animal to Weep.

Peter cried steadily for nearly a
week, and the keepers at the Bronx
zoo In New York could not imagine
what was the matter with him. Peter
could not tell them, because he had
never learned to speak English, and
he was only hippopotamus. anyway.
He just stood in his big cage and let
the tears run down his cheeks. He
would uot eat. and all he would do
was open his mouth so wide that you
might have showed bale Of hay into
1t. 1t was a bale Of hay that had
caused all the trouble. When, at last.
the keepers looked down into the back
of Peters great red mouth they saw,
that an iron wire that had been used
for baling hay had been jabbed into
the flesh and was sticking there. Il
was no wonder that Peter cried and
could not eat. The keepers fixed the
hippo's jaws open. and then one Of the
men reached in and tied cord to the
wire. It took three men to pull it out,
but they did 1t, and then Peter went
to work on the dinners that he had
not been eating.