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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-01-26
WHY MEN MAKE GOOD CHEFS
More Thorough In Little Details
Which Are Necessary to Make
Up Perfect Dish.

Why are men chosen as chefs in all
of the chief hotels and restaurants
II Is not, as many contend, on account
of physical stamina, as the finest chefs
only direct and taste, and very seldom
do any of the actual work. 1t Is not
because a man is more epicurean than
woman, for this, though maintained by
woman, is not a fact. Woman is
quite as fastidious over her food as
the ordinary man, and bestows as
much thought over her meals as he
does. 1t is simply. explains the Los
Angeles Herald, that man Is more
thorough in little details which are
necessary to make up a really per.
feet dish
Take for an example an Indian curry
containing so many little trifling in
gradients, all of which are equally i'm.
portant to make a perfect dish when
finished. The loss of one would mean
the spelling of the others, and the
complete ruin of the flavor of the
curry. The man will carefully meas.
ure each ingredient and have the dish
III llS pcIleCllOn. NOHe ii 700 unlm-
portant for his consideration. A WON.
an, on the other hand, will manage
with what she has got handy. This
is nice and obliging of her, no doubt.
but 1t eventually spoils her cooking,
and the dish is not a success. Even
in the case of amateurs a man is
more successful than a woman for
these reasons, and also because he
takes more pride in his work Of pre.
pairing tempting repast.
A great many people think that any
one can cook who happens to possess
cookery book and few pots and
pans. What a fallacy! A great chef
is born, like any other great artist
OF course, he must learn his art, as
they do theirs, but he has a natural
gift for his work even before he
starts it.
To the chef his work Is a joy for
ever" and he invents new dishes with
as much pride and care as a modiste
or a milliner creates some new gown
or bonnet, and he carefully studies the
trifling details of each separate fla.
yor before he sends his new master
piece of culinary art before his pa
irons.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-01-26

annual instead of an annual stunt.
Heretofore his appearance on Feb. .
has been the only time in the year
when the little animal had the center
of the stage but they said at this
meeting the little groundhog Is just
as reliable In the fall as he is in Feb.
ruary,
On Candlemas day he is supposed
to come out ft noon, look for his
shadow and go back, II he can see It,
for six weeks annex to his winters
nap. In the fall what he thinks about
prospects for the winter are based on
the approaches to his home.
Every grounding with any preten.
sions to class has two entrances to
his domicile. One of these faces the
north and the other the south As
signs are observed he closes one en-.
trance, and this year, according to
those who had wandered about the
woods, the northern entrance was
closed, an indication that the ground
hog expected a cold winter.
To Offset this, another delegate re.
ported seeing a turtle and two black
snakes wandering about as If they
thought II was May instead of Novem-
Der, This, he insisted was a sure
sign that the winter ia to be mild.
Squirrels are depended upon by
many for a tip on the winter. This
year the squirrels have laid in a very
small supply of nuts for the winter.
According to those who back the
squirrel as AN authority this means
that the ground is to be bare and the
weather mild.
The moss on the trees was reported
by another delegate to show conclu.
sively that a hard winter is coming.
Go out in the woods" said the moss
man, "and look at the trees. On the
north side OF them you will find a
heavy growth Of moss. That's natures
protection for the tree and a sure sign
of hard winter.
Among all the varying signs the
goosebone is still the most credited
one. Where the breastbone of a young
goose shows black spots II is con.
.eded that the winter is TO be severe.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-01-26
SNOW AND RAIN FERTILIZERS
Experiments Conducted at Ottawa,
Canada, Shows Some Ground for
Theory Among Farmers.

Snow. snow, beautiful snow, filling
the sky and the earth below" and fer
tilizing as It falls. From experiments
conducted at ottawa, Canada, It ap-
pears that there are some slight
grounds for the widely accepted opin-
ion among agriculturists that snow is
a direct fertilizer. II is found to con.
tain nitrogen equivalent in round num-
bers to about pound per acre of land
covered by an average winter snow
fall in that district The amount Of
nitrogen as free ammonia was high,
but fiuctuated greatly. from .0S2 to
$50 parts per million; the nitrogen as
albuminoid ammonia ranging from 1888
to .07S parts per million, and the nitro
gen as nitrites and nitrates ranged
from OPT to 800 parts per million.
The average OF IL determinations
from February 21, 1907, to May was:
Nitrogen as free ammonia, .256; as al
buminoid ammonia. .052, and as
nitrates and nitrites, 1853 part per mil
lion. It is intended to continue the ex-
periments, both In summer and winter
to determine definitely the fertilizlng
value OF both snow and rain.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-01-26

20 to 40 cents more than the wooden
Joist we are now using
A concrete roof costs but few dol
lars in excess of what we are paying
for the best grade of shingles. After
we have these thing we have a struc-
ture that does not require any paint
or any repairs of any kind. To have
a fireproof house that does not de-
preciate but rather increases in value.
IL saves the large insurance expense
and fuel. 1t is a delight to the owner
because 1t is warm in winter and cool
in summer.
And 1t should not be overlooked that
the best feature of all about this twen-
tieth century house will be its indi-
viduality. 1t is different than the 9TH
houses in the neighborhood and will
always be salable. We do not build
to sell. We build homes to live In,
but the wise man will take into con-
sideration the fact that at some time
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-01-26
Care Of n Warm Horse.

1t isn't an easy matter to heat a
horse in the winter as It is during the
summer, but when he once gets hot
and tired in the winter. it's a mighty
easy matter to injure and torture the
animal by leaving him exposed to the
chill air; allowing him to get stom-
ach-full Of ice-cold water; or stufflng
him full of grain before he thoroughly
cools of. After giving him a few
swallows of moderately cool water, he
should be given a little gentle exer-
else, blanketed. and placed In close
stall. At the end of an hour. he may
be given a good dIaught OF water,
followed by plenty of grain and bright
roughage.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-01-26

he may want to dispose OF his house.
and when that time comes he will
want house that will be marketable.
The makeshift house that may have
pretty appearance when II is thrown
together and the paint is slapped on,
looks fine for few months, but doz.
en- such houses will fade and fall into
decay despite costly repairs, while the
one we have described goes on the
even tenor of its way.
The design is here shown of little
house that may be built after one OF
the methods described, preferably the
siX-inch wall. The house is twenty.
one feet six inches wide, and forty
three feet six inches long. The foun
dations should be of one foot wall
made of concrete and on this founda-
tion the forms can be placed for the
wall. The living room is delightful
part of this house, as it should be
of any house. 1t has fire place and
a window seat. The room is IA by 10
feet in dimensions.
Back of the living room is dining
room 10 by IL feet in size. There are
two bedrooms and between them there
is a bath room. In the basement of this
house arrangements can be made for
laundry. This house is admirably
adapted to the man of moderate
means who wants to build home, and
there is room enough for even a small
family.
The house gives the impression of
coziness and its appearance will be
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-01-26

Mr.. William A. ttadford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on 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
authority on all these subjects Address
all Inquiries to William A. Radford. No.
1e4 Fifth Ave, Chicago. Ill, and only en-
close two-cent stamp FOR reply
In planning house there is one
consideration that often is lost sight
of, and that is the choice of materials.
Too often the purpose is simply to
have a habitation that is convenient
and attractive. More important than
any other consideration is the fire
resistive quality. 1t is now possible
to have fireproof house at little ad.
.-ditlional cost over the price of fire.
trap. Brick fills the bill in measure,
but there is nothing especially at
tractive about brick. A plain or
or reinforced concrete house is much
stronger in every way than a brick
house. 1t is not necessary, there
fore. to make the concrete wall as
thick as brick wall would be in
order to get the proper factor
of safety. The four-inch walls are ad-
vised for house construction of con.
crete. The two walls should be tied
with metal ties in concrete webs.
This gives a wall of full strength,
saves materials, gives an absolutely
damp-proof house, and all the benefits
derived from the four-inch air space.
1t also saves the furring, lathing and
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-01-26
ALFALFA IS IMPORTANT CROP
Grows Unusually Well on Soils That
Don't Have Excess Of Moisture
Feed Value.

Alfalfa is one OF the most important
forage crops that the dry land farmer
can grow. II has high feeding value
for all classes of stock ana II grows
unusually we'll upon soils that do not
have an excess of moisture. This
plant will grow upon almost every
possible kind of soil with the excep-
tion of two. 1t will not produce re-
suits upon a soil that is continually
wet or where the water Is compare.
lively near the surface The land
should not be subject to overflow.
writes II. +. Patterson of Gallatin
county. Montana. In the Farmers
Tribune. The other type OF soil upon
which alfalfa refuses to grow Is that
In which there is too much acidity, or
soils from which the lime has been
exhausted. Fortunately. neither OF
these two tyres OF soil are found in
our dry land region OF the semi-arid
west This plant is grown at the
present time in many sections OF the
dry region where few years ago It
was thought impossible. This is
brought about by the fact that the
culture of the plant is better under.
stood. With each succeeding year II
Is found to occupy more permanent
position In our systems OF farm man
agement.
The chief essential in the produc-
tion of this forage is the advanced
preparation of the seed bed. Many
growers prepare the soil two or three
years before seed is sown. The physi-
cal condition of the soil must almost
be perfect II we are to secure the
best results. Alfalfa needs deep
loose, open, porous soil. The roots
go deep into the soil and the plants
secure moisture from the lower re-
gions. For this reason the land
should be plowed very deep, but II
should not be worked when too wet
or there is danger of the surface be-
coming puddled.
Briefly, We might prepare the seed
bed by plowing in the fall TO a depth
| of six or seven inches and allowing
thu land to remain open during the
winter. In the spring as soon as It
is possible to get on the land II should
be disked and narrowed In order to
Arm and fine the surface. As was
mentioned before. It is not customary
to seed this crop upon land that is
newer than three or four years. Upon
land that has produced three crops
OF grain II is possible to secure
good stand of this forage II the proper
precautions are taken. A nurse crop is
seldom used.
Alfalfa is seeded In the spring at
the rate of ten pounds per acre It
is drilled in much like wheat. Some
growers advocate the narrowing of
the field when the young plants are
! coming through the surface, but this
sometimes results in decreased
| yield. However, II care is used 1t
may bring in good returns.
No crop vf Importance is secured
| the first year. The essential thing to
remember is that the weeds should
not be allowed to choke out the ten
der alfalfa plants. For that reason, It
is wise to NOV the field two or three
! times during the summer The cut
| tings should not be removed from
| the field, but allowed to remain upon
| the surface of the soil The next
season two or three crops may be Sc
cured and yield of from one TO
three tons per acre obtained.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-01-26
Nothing to Fear.

The Girl-Go back and lick him, you
coward!
The Victim-But he's already giveI
me two black eyes!
The Girl-Well. he can't give you
any more, can he?-Judge.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-01-26
Horse Bites Tongue; Dies.

New York.-A valuable trottiug
horse, owned by Ernest Wright OF
4 Edgewood park. New Rochester. N.
T., TELL in Washington avenue. Mount
Vernon, and bit his tongue In two as
a result. The horse bled to death be
fore veterinary could be reached
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-12-27
COMMITTEE TO ACT
ON CARTER BILL
If QUORUM is PRESENT FRIDAY
HOUSE COMMITTEE WILL AP-
PROVE BILL.

Washington, Dec 26.-The house
committee on Indian affairs will meet
Friday and providing a quorum is
present it is very probable that Carter
bill. proviting for the sale OF the sur
face OF the Choctaw and Chickasaw
segregated coal ard asphalt lands
will be approved finally and when
congress meets after the Christmas
recess, the measure will be reported
to the house with the recommends
ton that it pass.
The foes OF the measure are work
ing among the members OF the com
mittee to block favorable action but
however effective their work has been
of course. can be determined later
on. Representative Ferris and Carter
of the committee feel, however, that
the other members OF the body will
support them in their wish for imme-
date action.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-12-27
BIG ORDER FOR PONIES.
Another Money Making Proposition
AZ 101 Ranch

dt ~ fdnCn
Guthrie. Okla, Dec. 26.-Col. Zack
Miller Of the "10l" ranch is looking
throughout Oklahoma for Sc polo
ponies to sell TO millionaire clubmen
in New York City He has a contract
also i'm New York TO furnish 60 horses
suitable for the mounted police of
that city and 12O horses for the New
York street cleaning department.
Miller buys the ordinary pony and
trains it himself for polo games. He
sells them. when we'll broken. for all
sums up to $1,000. Recently he traded
a well-trained polo pony to a New
Yorker for an automobile that clips
off a gait at 60 miles an hour. The
Millers have been breaking polo
ponies on their ranch, north of Guth'
rie, for a number of years.
At times, too they run school for
young easterners who have the money
and a desire to learn how TO ride
lasso brand and shoot.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-12-27
CLOSING OUT SALE

l will on Tuesday, Dec. rs, open
the office and lumber yard of c. A.
Sammons, deceased. for the purpose
of collecting all outstanding accounts
and closing out the stock, consisting
of Lumber. Sash. Doors, Shingles,
Mouldings, and all other kinds of
building material.
The stock will be sold at reduced
prices for cash. Persons desiring to
make purchases OF building material
can save morey by buying now.
J. ". HANNAH.
n9dwtf Trustee.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-12-27

Tlsa Okla, Dec. pa horrible
death was me-ed ont TO Douglas Had
ley. So, an engineer for the Prairie
Oil and Gas COMPANY Christmas day.
He was killed instantly when MS
head vas smashed between the fire
box Of a six-con boiler and the gate
post at the company's yards today
His relatives cannot BE- located, al
though be is known 10 have two SIS
ters residing somewhere in this sec
ton Of the country
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-12-27
DearS0n's
l Magazine
for January
Epidemic of Glanders.

DR.. William Anderson, a veterinar-
ian OF Ardmore, has reported to the
state board of agriculture that there
is an epidemic of glanders among
horses in that vicinity, and Dr.. CALI
cote state veterinarian, left Tuesday
night for Carter county to take meas
ures 10 stop the spread of the dis
ease.-Oklahoman.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-12-27
starve % Gain Wslaht.

The fat one no has been cut out OF
meals galore ii now rejoice. The
last cure FOR th!nness Is 20 omit every
other dinner A man under such treat
ment by advice Of an uptodate
physician has gained at the rate OF
two pounds a week With Parslar
specialists advising five meals day
for obesity It sounds as II the doctors
liked change as much as the mode
makers
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-12-27
Prevent
Winter
Time
Sickness

IT is easy to do. Colds,
sore throat5 and many
slight ailments which fire.
quently lead to Pneumo-
MIA and other serious
sickness can be prevent
ed easily. How? Air.
That's all. Air-and COM
mon sense, Of course.
Common sense and a lit
tie knowledge Of the dan
ger in artihCially heated
room s particularly
steam heated rooms.
You can get the knOwl-
edge from an article be-
ginning on page % Of
Pear5on's Magazine for
January. And you'd bet
ter get it. That article
shows the simple way in
which the danger can be
ohset-as simple a thing
as a piece Of string will
help a lot. If you will
read that article and heed
it, you may save many
dollars in doctors bills.
What may be done about the
ever-increasing cost Of living is
explained in another article. Sen
ator Albert B. Cummins, in an
other article, explains which he
thinks is better for business
competition, or combination reg
ulated by the government. The
story Of how the Vanderbilt fam
Iy got into the Four Hundred is
also in this magazine. Alfred
Henry Lewis tells the last story
Of " The Apaches Of New York. ~
Anthony Partridge begins a re-
markable novel; and there are
seven other complete short stories.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-12-27
'orms Blocked Traffic.

An incident caused no little
dismay amongst Paris citizens the
other morning. A van conveying
about five hundredweight OF worms,
intended for batting. was overturned
on the Boulevard Sebastopol. Paris,
and tn worms swarmed over the
tramway lines and rendered all We
hicular traffic Impossible until they
had been cleared away.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-12-27

When Won have a bilious attack give
Chamberlain's Tablets trial They
are excellent For sale by all dealers
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-12-27

A Des Moines man had an attack OF
muscular rheumatism in his shoulder.
4 friend advised him to go TO Hot
Springs. That meant an expense OF
St5O.Q0 or more. He sought for q
quicker and cheaper way TO cure Il
and found I, IN Chamberlain's Liu!.
ment. Three days after the first an
c..Caiion OF this Np!men; he was well.
For sale by ali dealers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-12-27
Notice.

City folk ami farmers: This is 70
you.
We want subscriptions for the
Weekly Kansas City Star for one
year. paid in advance. CSC You will
want this for 1912. presidential news,
and don't you forget it.
Taft or Roosevelt against the man
tie democrats name and. sakes alive.
its going 10 be fun galore.
Can at the City Drug Store 70 buy
your Drugs. Toilet Articles. Paints.
Glass and Medicines and 20 pay 25c FOR
4 years subscription 20 the Kansas
City Star.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-12-27
NOTICE! Here's Your Chance

On account of ny early removal ii
Ardmore, l am Offering my house
lot for sale cheap. Will make TEL
part cash, balance easy monthly d
ments. See me quick.
7tf ARCH DICKARI
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-12-13

Misses Ella and Bessie Roof, Of New
Brooklsnd, spent Saturday and sun
day with Miss Iva Bay Roof in the Pe-
ters section.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. J. Kyzer, of Ed
mund, were in town shopping FRIDAY
and gave us pleasant call.
Get your coupons and your card for
all your cash trade, during the holn-
days. Now is the time, spetlai cut
prices on all goods at
P. M. Frick, Chapin, S. Z.
Mrs. Frank W. Shealy, one of the
most widely beloved women IN tnl.
town, is confined to her room VIVID
rheumat atislm.
WANTED-Second hand bags and
buriap. Write for prices. Richmond
Bag Company, Richmond, Va.
FOB sALE-Two g cd milch COWS
with young calves; also lot OF hne
South Carolina seed rye. Apply TO
Nv. Wessinger, Lexington Route 2.
Mr.. Chas. B. Kneece, of Baxter.
president of the Lexington County
School Trustees association, was her',
on Monday.
IOsT-Heavy, nickle.plated watch,
single case and fowertd on back.
with coca-cola charm, between Lex
ington and Saxe-Gotha Mill. Finder
viii please return to this office and re-
>ceive reward of $40.
With every cash bill amounting IS 90
you can buy 10 yards 1Oc bleaching or
ginghams at SC. for thirty days only al
Pm. Frick's, Chapin, s. Q.
Mr.. F. E. Dreher, the popular at
torney and counselor, has been quite
indisposed for the past few days. mucn
to the regret of many friends.
Hook & Layton, popular grocerymen
of Columbia, have moved on the cor
ner of Gervais and Assembly streets,
better prepared to serve their many
Lexington customers than ever. Give
them call.
The Rev. W. D. Quick is spending
few day. with his family here, havlnt
stopped over on his return trip from
the Methodist Conference at Benneets
vile The Rev Mr.. Quick has been
r turned to the Wagner circuit 1or
another year.
FRUIT TREES AT A BARGAIN
have q lot of fine fruit trees left L;
charge Of Mr.. W. W. Barre, at Lex
ineton, 8, o: They are fine trees and
will he sold at reasonable prices.
W. F. Stone.
Miss Helen l.. Vaughn, OF oolum'
bia, was the pretty guest OF Mrs. W.
P. Roof on Thursday. Miss Vaughn
is we'll remembered by the people or
our town, she having remained at the
bedside of Mayor Sam P. Roof during
his long illness year ago. her ,lslts
are always source Of genui' e pleas
ure to a large circle of admlrlug
friends.
If you want good suit OF clothes
call on P. M. Frick, of Chapin, and see
whas he can do for you.