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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02

overlap here described is made from
inch lumber, with inch cleats below
to hold the boards together. A 2 by 4
surrounds the affair to hold the bed.
ding in place, nailed to the boards and
reinforced by a triangular piece Of
scantling nailed TO the 9 by 1 and TO
the floor.
II is not necessary to go into de-
tails in the description OF the pens.
The cut shows how the 10 by IA pen
is arranged, with swing door at one
corner, lifted by a rope leading TO the
front Of the pen; abundant windows
and ventilation; the widening out of
the door frame to prevent the pigs
from getting their noses under the
door when closed the feeding trough,
with swinging door owe IL, TO keep
back the hogs when feeding, and par,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02
Some Dishes for Two.

Some Dishes for Two.
The proportions in ordinary recipes
are made for a family OF Ave or six
and al the majority of families start
with two. the young housewife is often
at a loss TO know how to divide q
recipe.
Cream Of Tomato soup.-Take
three-eighths OF a cup OF stewed aud
strained tomato, add a speck Of soda.
Make a binding OF one-half o table,
spoonful each Of -four and butter,
cook together and add the tomatoes.
Serve at once with salt and pepper
to taste. A bit OF celery salt or onion
Juice may be added to change the
flavor.
9read.-Take n fourth OF a cup OF
hot milk, one-fourth of a teaspoonful
OF sugar. n teaspoonful OF lard or
butter. one-half a yeast cake dissolved
In one-eighth of a cup of water. when
the water Is cool enough to add the
yeast, mix we'll and add enough -four
to handle. Knead until soft and elias
tic. Put back "a rise and when double
its bulk make into a loaf. Place In the
pan in which It Is to be baked, cover
closely, Ii when double its bulk
bake In a moderate oven.
Orange omelet.-Beat tho yolks Of
two eggs until thick and lemon-col-
ored. add the rind Of %two-thlrds OF an
orange. two tablespoonfuls OF orange
Juice, four te~aspoonfuls of powdered
sugar. Fold in the beaten whites and
pour into a buttered omolet pan.
When well cooked on the bottom. set
a moment into the oven TO finish
cooking, Sprinkle with powdered
sugar, fold and serve.
Baking Powder Blseult.-Cut ne
half tablespoonful OF lard into a half
cup of -four sifted with two-thirds Of
a teaspoonful Of baking powder and
an eighth of a teaspoonful OF salt:
add a fourth OF a cup OF milk. toss and
roll on a Toured board and cut In
small biscuit
Glnperbread.-Cream one-half table,
spoonful of butter, add a tablespoon
full OF sugar one-fourth Of an egg well
beaten, one tablespoonful OF molasses.
one tablespoonful OF our milk and
one-third of n cup of -four sifted with
one-fourth of a teaspoonful of ginger.
one-eighth of a teaspoonful of CHINA
mon and an eighth of a teaspoonful
Of soda. Bake in a slow oven.
WafHes.-Mix two-thirds of n cup
OF -four with a pinch of salt and two
thirds of a teaspoonful of soda, add
three-eighths of a cup Of sour milk.
one wellbeaten egg and two teaspoon
fuls OF melted butter.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02
Tho Lunch Basket.

To many the lunch basket Is a re-
minder Of an occasional picnic. but to
the woman who has to fill one 800
days in the year It is indeed a prob
lem. A lunch basket must, first OF all.
be dainty. not n hard thing to accom-.
plish, as there are many cheap and at
tractive paper dishes and napkins that
look well and are cheap enough to be
daily renewed. A cold lunch eaten
daily is a hard tax upon the digestion,
and thought should be given its prepa-
ration.
A man working in the open air is
able to digest hearty food, such as a
Jar of baked beans. The sandwiches
may be hearty or dainty as the appe.
lite demands. Always wrap them in
oiled paper, which may be bought by
the pound and kept for such purpose.
Meat sandwiches are always better II
the meat is put through the meat
chopper and seasoned well. Pickles,
olives and cheese should be carefully
wrapped.
Fruit is always welcome as a des-
o'ANH bAN q Cup VI ubllNu OF Ddhb0 GUS
tard is both appetizing and whole
some. When sending range in a
lunch basket, remove the peeling and
wrap each section in paper. An or
ange prepared in this way is greatly
enjoyed, A surprise in the form OF
candy or nuts is always appreciated
by young and old. The small tin
wafer boxes are ideal for holding a
slice Of cake; these may be scalded.
aired and used indefinitely.
Remove all food left in the box or
basket and air II we'll, as foods are
often spoiled by odors of stale foods.
A bottle that has a tight stopper and
will hold a cup Of milk or coffee is
most convenient.
Many women do not know or do not
care how & lunch Is prepared or of
what II consists. Nourishing, whole
some food, well and neatly pst up,
Will save many dimes and aickels
which would go for liquor to supply
a craving that good food would sat
isfy. A piece OF bakers bread, pie
and a cooky viii not sustain a man
at hard labor. Such a meal must be
supplemented from the lunch counter,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02
THE NEW SHOE BUCKLES
Cut steel and Rhinestone predOminate
for Decorating Evening slipper
This Season.

Cut steel and rhinestone predomi-
nate in the shoe buckle for decorating
the evening slipper this season. In the
cut steel, which has a very refined APP
p~earance, the designs are very beauti.
full. The buckles made OF this mate.
rial seem to be the leading ones.
They are made oblong and large,
and though this is actually the choice
among the metals. there are other
sizes and other metals still available,
for though It is quite new, II does not
exclude any OF the others that with
some are stlll popular.
Rhinestone buckles are favored next
TO steel and there is a wide variety Of
these from which to make a choice.
Small and large ornaments, square
and round ornaments. oblong and star
shaped ornaments-in fact, in the
rhinestone one al get an ornament
in almost any shape a person desires.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02

the highest point of the roof. Cover
the openings in the sides with woven
wire, Such a o contains 100 feet of
stock lumber, 60 feet of matched stun.
20 feet 4 by 6, 70 feet 4 by 4, A feet
2 by A. and ought to be made by a car.
penter In a couple of days. A floor
a be made for It If desired for win.
ter quarters, using two-inch stuff cut
In lengths to rest on the skids. which
are wider than the sills. Do not
fasten the stills to the skids, as the
latter are the first to rot.
Where the pigs do not come late in
the fall or too early in the spring, 1t
is better to use such a cot as the per
manent home of the SOW, keeping her
there during the winter and compelling
plenty of exercise by putting her food
at a considerable distance from the
cot, and not using too much bedding,
but enough to keep her warm and
comfortable.
Such cots are used also for fatten.
Ing pigs. A movable hog cot is better
In most cases than a permanent pen,
as 1t keeps the pigs away from any
central place, which is sure to become
permanently contaminated, muddy IN
wet weather, dusty in dry, and dirty
all the time.
If a permanent h%og.house is to be
built, It should be located on a knoll
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02
CONCERNING USE OF PLUMES
Newest Trimming in Millinery Showo
styles Such as Our Mothers
Never Dreamed or.

The newest trimming I'm millinery
emphasizes the use of plumes. Such
plumes! The word conjures up an In
finite variety OF styles OF which our
mothers or grandmothers knew moth.
ing, and fair women OF today can be
doubly grateful for the efforts of miri-
ners.
Garlands Of plumes are used on
broad, low hats. They are spotted and
iecked with color, and some are made
of layers of different shades, giving a
wonderfully irridescent effect.
On velvet turbans the use of ii sin
gle plume attached at the front, and
extending toward the back in a slant
ing line, Is quite evident. This line for
the plume is used on large hats as
well. And speaking Of the wide, fiat
shapes leads us to the introduction of
ostrich feathers to edge the brim. Two
successful Paris milliners have done
this with great effect.
Feather rosettes are made of ostrich
plumes. Concentric circles OF cut
feathers are placed around a jeweled
center. At the side OF a turban or OH
the upturned brtm Of a large velvet
hat this new type of ornament is ex-
tremely chic.
A feather band is being used on
many large hats. Black and white
plumes are favored for these orna-
ments. They are detachable, hooking
at II side. This idea is attractive,
for a change of trimming means n
change Of hat.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02
cretonne Lampshades.

The very newest and prettiest thing
in home decoration is the lampshade
Of shirred cretonne or lowered silk.
For these, heavy wire frames are pur.
chased, the round shape being the
best. The cretonne or silk is then
shirred tightly under this frame, and
clamped or glued to It. A narrow Dor
der Of furniture gimp c~ouceals the
joining place.
In tapestry, this variety of lamp
shade becomes really gorgeous, The
idea, Of course. can be applied in any
OF these materials to ca~ndleshades as
well.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02
Candy for the Children.

SdHuy TOT tnc OnlluTtns
All children love to make candy and
many never outgrow the habit. Any
girl may learn how to make several
kinds and in that way help out in the
holiday preparations. Homemade
candy is much more wholesome than
much that is bought and is very much
cheaper, which is an important item
in most homes
Nut candy,-This is n delicious
candy which may be made with any
kind Of nuts. Peanuts are especially
good, Shell and remove the brown
skins from a quart Of peanuts. Roll
them with a rolling pin until well
broken, but not too fine. Put over the
fire to cook, a pound Of light brown
sugar and six ounces of butter Cook
Just ten minutes from the time II
commences to bubble, stirring con.
stantly to keep any part from scorch-
ms. Add the peanuts and pour into
a buttered pan to cool. Mark in
squares before Il gets o hard. Every
thing must be in readiness when ma
king candy, for sometimes a half a
minute will ruin all the work. This
candy will delight young and old. for
1t is not hard and brittle. but mice
and chevy" as the children say.
Maple Fudae.-For delicious maple
fudge, take one and n half cupfuls OF
light brown sugar. one cupful OF ma
pie strip. half a cup OF milk, and a
tablespoonful of butter. Boil slowly
until II makes a ball when rolled be-
tween the fingers. after dropping a lit.
tie In cold water. Let stand TO cool.
then beat until creamy; put into a but
tered pan quickly. mark of into
squares and when cold II is ready TO
eat. Dates stuffed with nuts are a
nice variety for the little candy ma
ker to prepare. They may be stuffed
with some of the fudge or cream
candy that is too rough to make in
nice shape.
Cream Candy.-Boil together with
out stirring two cups of graduated
sugar, three.fourths OF a cup Of water
two tablespoonfuls or vinegar and a
t%easpoonful of butter. Boil until brit
tie when dropped in water. Pour into
a buttered platter, using care not tC
scrape the sides Of the kettle to ge'
any grains Of sugar for they vii
grain the candy. When cool pull un
Ill white and cut in pieces with {
knife or scissors.
Sailed Nuts-Put almonds after
Smelling into a sauce pan n boil
n minute, then plunge into cold
water and slip of the skins. This is
b%lanching them. To salt, put a cur
Of almonds in a pan with a teaspoon
full of olive oil or butter, stir until q
rich brown, sprinkle with salt and
cool.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02
Butterfly Note Paper.

The butterfly, a dominant novelty
OF this seasons fashions, trails Its
frivolous wings across the latest ote
paper. Flights Of suIphur-colored in
sects upon a delicate green ground,
and of bright, soft blue ones over a
cream white surface, none Of them
too perceptible are seen 1t is a fan.
ciful idea, to have these decorated
misslves as frivolous and brief as
their own short lives.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02

Station. from whose bulletin on the
subject the following engravings are
made. Sows and pigs should be kept
away from the main or winter pen as
much as possible. The SOW should
have plenty of exercise. plenty of
green and succulent food, and access
to the ground. These cots offer ideal
summer conditions both to SOW and
litter.
Fig. l is a good cot for a SOW that
is about to farrow, since she cannot
lie down close to the sides and thus
overlie the young pigs. A cot like
that shown in Fig. 2, however, gives
better ventilation and is preferable in
very hot weather. This is built 6xS,
with vertical sides 3 feet high, with
board roof, half pitch. The center
boards on the sides are hung on
hinges to open In hot weather. Note
also the simple way of veRtilating at
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02
Preparing and Cooking Oysters.

Oysters do not contain the nourish-
ment that we have been In time past
led to suppose. They are easily d.
gested and that. with the added va
riety they give to our diet is the chief
reason they are so valued.
When oysters come from the mar
ket they should be carefully looked
wei TO remove broken shells. It 10
wise not to use the water In which
they are received. Put the oysters
into . colander and pour over them
plenty of cold water. This process
should always be followed before
cooking.
Fried oysters.-Select large. fat
oysters, drain them and place them
on a large board. Dry each oyster
with a soft cloth. dust with salt and
pepper. Fol- each dozen oysters allow
one egg heaten light and a tablespoon
full OF water added. Dip the oysters
into fine breadcrumbs then into the
egg, then back into the bread crumbs,
being careful to keep the crumbs dry
and the egg free from crumbs. When
all are ready. have a kettle Of lard
and suet mixed, heat the fat until a
cube Of bread browns in 20 seconds.
when II will be sufficiently hot. Put
five OF six oysters in a frying basket
and plunge them into the fat; as
0 as they are a golden brown lift
the basket, drain the oysters OF brown
paper and serve at once.
Oyster Sandwlches.-Arrange frisd
oysters on crisp lettuce leaves. allow
ing two oysters for each leaf, and one
for each sandwich.
oysters a la Thorndyke-Clean and
drain a pint OF oysters, Melt two Ia
bl%espoonfuls OF butter, add the oysters
and cook until plump. Then add the
]seasonings Of a half teaspoonful of
salt, a dash OF nutmeg and cayenne.
a fourth cup OF cream, two egg yolks.
When the & Is cooked serve on
crackers.
In preparing escalloped oysters Il
is we'll to remember never to have
more than two layers as the inside
one will not be cooked, when the top
and bottom layefs are well done.
To prepare a block Of ice TO serve
oysters, use a square or oblong OF
clear ice and with hot f%atlrons melt
a cavity large enough to hold the oys.
tiers. Pour the water from the cavity
as It is formed.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02
MODERATE-PRICED PIGGERY
ACCOMMODATING BROOD SOWS
Excellent Pens for Shelter Of Swine Both In Summer and
Winter-Sanitary and VentIatinS Con-
ditions Are Superior.

In response to a query for plans
for a moderate-priced house to accom-.
modate 20 brooding sows and the
usual complement of pigs, the Coun-
try Gentleman publishes the follow
Ing:
For the brood sows II is best to
have separate cots like those describ-
ed by Professor Shaw of the Miahigan
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02
Plan Of Plssery.

tition between the pens high enough
to keep the hogs from quarreling over
them. but not high enough to prevent
free movement Of the air lengthwise
of the stable.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02

lem of easy solution. Fur turbans are
not exactly trimmed-they are dec
GRATED. The soft shapes. made without
wire, carry bows, rosettes or motifs,
applied fiat to the body of the hat; or
tinsel and silk roses, a smart cockade
or an aigrette fastened on with an or
nament, all easy to procure and the
trimming easy of accomplishment.
Fashion permits the trimming to be
placed anywhere, from back to front,
at the sweet will and sense Of style
possessed by the wearer.
Where the turban is made by cover
ing a buckram shape with fur, plumes
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02
ZN@kTFGIHEN
25EH6ABINET

"a HE ugliest OF trades have their
~ moments OF pleasure. Now. II
] were a gravediggcr or even II hang man,
there are some people I could work for
with a great deal OF enjoyment.
Douglas Jerrold.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02

home milliner has been
able to find a turban COW
cred with fur of almost any
description and almost any
shape. The matter of trim
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02

III he WORTH KOe3 up anu UNd
- world goes down,
tie sunshine follows the rain:
And yesterdays sneer and yesterdays
frown
Can never come over again.
Charlie Kingsley.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02
ATX9lR d

W VTTITNN Is tHHTtT THNU TuuTF-
finding. no talent. no self-de-
NAL, no brains, no character are required
TO set up In the grumbling business.
Robert West.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02

Me<AG M.~e.rHL.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-26

bomb in his pocket. His purpose. his
destination, was unknown; to track him
impossible He was not found until
after his own bomb had blown him up
near the Greenwich Observatory, the
very last place the police would have
thought of watching" This incident
probably suggested to Mr.. Joseph Con-
rad his novel The Secret Agent" whose
hero was one Of those spies Sir Arthur
describes as in receipt of a comfortable
stipend and anxious to keep on receiving
1t by preventing crime instead of en-
couraging 1t.
These "reminiscences are mostly of the
Fighter side" OF their authors service.
He tells OF the many strange affairs that
come to the knowledge of the secret SER
vice man. and of the many curious ways
In which they are solved. as often by ac-
cident % by shrewd work. The people
who think they are wanted" by the po-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-26
MOTORS AND MISERY

From a letter TO The London N'' ,,,,s.
The village women of the um, n"ssn 70
dom have just petitioned the Gun Jun The
help them 10 get some rehei a,,r live
motor cars, which have mao. 20 Coz
misery" Our children, w thinel
tinue. are always in danger ou ,'nt open
are ruined by the dust, we AM INV the
our windows: our rest is spoh'a 90 only
noise at night. W" jority q
poor people, and the great mo, no &C.
those who use motor cars taA1 ~ MOI
count OF us" Could anytnins Scomine
pathetic than this, especiah, har6
from class whose lives ar and 70
enough at the best OF tilhes, ,nv musi
whom a CLEAN of human syihp''"
be "a veritable angels visit 80 10 "
The irony of the situation VIC" nstitjoe
seen day or two after W. .ns Won
was sent in, when report oil w .;on az
ems Imperial Health Assoe, ,s,,,g fofl
peared in the newspapers, se.''",s scturel
how by means OF caravan ~ ke<e
country people were being urs eu q
their windows open. and othe, tbsp
adopt the simple means open that d
to improve their own health anu
their families and dependents
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-26

scu,ptured ornamentation told iegeho
If the region, familiar to all, as IN 'h'
case Of the gigantic oxen on the ahs'e'
NJ the cathedral towers at Laon' th'
tradition being that one Of the oxer
emnloved in hauling the stone 1or th'
sacred edifice distinguished itself by lts
voluntary zeal In performing so meri'
tor,ous n task There were also minute
differences. to be scrupulously respected
between "aureoles." "halos," "glories'
and crowns closed and open. THE the
illogical sculptor had. Of necessity. TO DC
deepIv learned In the details. not only
of church history and tradition, pu'
even of doctrine"
That powerful and often decidedly
worldly parsonage. the Bishop, is not
forgotten. He had often to contend not
ONLY with the lay lord Of his diocese and
the mobiles. but with his own clergy as
well. Sometimes even his flock, the peo-
pie of his cathedral town. arraigned
themselves against him; at other times
he was their champion. But OF all the
rulers of feudal times he was the one
always Immediately present. The king
was far away. the temporal lord often
absent hut he was always there, In
times of trouble removing his iron
gauntlets and putting on his vesiments
over coat of mail to celebrate mass. The
relation Of the cathedral to secular his
tory is referred To often in these pages
as in this instance of the Bishops TEN
poral power, elsewhere I'm the connec-
ton of Notre Dame de Paris with Phil
irpe lie Bers prosecution of the Knights
Tempar, and again. as already cited, in
the case of the Cathedral of Blois and
the revocation Of the Edict of Nantes
The author has studied her long list OF
authorities to good purpose. III ranges
from lives of saints and books on sym
bolism and medieval iron work to Nio-
let le Due and DR.. Andrew ID. White
pdssim.
The cathedral itself remains her main
subject, however and in this connection
ii will DC well to speak with apprecia-
ton of the numerous illustrations that
accompany the text and vie with II In
importance as revelations of the beauty
and dignity. the glorious aspiration OF
Gothic architecture. Their direct APP
peal, their arresting quality, is excellent
~ we'll adapted to the books purpose
OF making the unobservant and indiffer-
ent see. and they are reproduced with
uniform excellence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-26
Literary .Nesvs and Criticism

Henri. had been apparently soured In an
unchildlike fashion by the hardness and
dreariness of his Imprisonment. He was
no longer the lively little fellow whom
his dead mother had loved: he was mo-
rose and not given to speech, and If we
NAV believe the Venetian Ambassador.
Dandolo, writing a dozen years after the
boys return from Spain, few people at
court could ever remember TO nave
heard him laugh" He had no love for
his father-who preferred his third son.
the sprightly Charles-and when, on the
death of his elder brother. he became
Dauphin their relations did not improve.
Our author quotes from the memoirs OF
de Vielleville the story of dinner party
given by Henri, which had serious re-
suits fer the host and the favorlte
mobiles who were his guests. The Dau-
phin. who had probably filled his glass
too often. proclaimed his intentions as 70
the official appointments he should make
when his ailing parent had departed this
life. De Vielleville remarked to his high
ness that he twas selling the skin be-
fore the bear was killed." and discreetly
withdrew. The Kings Jester, Briandas
who had happened to be sitting in the