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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-02-12

with chickens loves them. How often
young people on the farm sigh for
some means OF earning money. II
seems TO me that there are great pos
sibilities for poultry raising on the
farm.
There is scarcely a farm but what
has some kind OF poultry; some make
quite paying adjunct to the fth,ily In
come. Anyone could spend a summer
quite profitably raising poultry. Many
have fine success with late hatched
chickens. The profits from the poultry
business are based upon care, the
knowledge and the intelligence OF the
operator.
There is money made in keeping
poultry and living witnesses to this
assertion can be obtained out Of every
section OF our country. The poultry
business is not to be despised.
II Is as dignified as any other occu.
patton and needs clear-headed busi
ness people to make a success OF II.
Hens OF certain varieties are natur.
ally more productive than others OF
some varieties. even the best OF them
will fall short OF doing their best work
unless they are properly fed and
cared for.
Many a flock OF fowls fail to pay a
profit simply because they are not sup
piled with food that would enable
them TO do so. and without which II
Is an impossibility.
Much has been written about the
productiveness of the hen. Are we
getting the best results possible? How
can we know we are getting the best
results? Some may be getting good
results, above the average, from their
fiocks, and may be satisfied. but have
you reached the point where there ia
nothing to attain?
The wild fowl OF the jungle Just laid
enough eggs from which to hatch out
brood OF chickens once or twice a
year. Man saw the possibilities of this
feathered creature years ago and ap
propriated her to his own use.
By scientific care and mating we
have increased the egg-laying possibil
tiles and every year she has become
more productive. and we have hens
now that lay 200 to $50 eggs per year
Has the limit been reached?
Fifty years ago II we talked about
the hen laying 200 eggs per year we
would have been laughed at. Why
should 1t not be possible to go on per
fecting the hen until she produces 300
eggs per year?
Every hen won't do this; but flock
of the 200-egg hen looks good and any.
one that has such a flock can count
on a handsome profit at the end OF the
year, They ought to pay the owner a
profit OF two or three dollars per year.
according to how the product is han
died. Careful selection and mating
will produce such flock No one can
say that the best results have been
obtained In poultrydom.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-02-12
ONE OF SOURCES
OF SERIOUS LOSS
Constant Growth Of Same Crop
on Same Land Always Re-
suits Disastrously.

By A. F. WOODS. Dean OF the Mime
sofa Department OF AgricultureJ
The accumulation of noxious weeds,
diseases and insects on the farm ID
one OF the most serious sources OF
loss. This results as a rule from the
constant growth or 100 long contin-
ued culture OF the same crop or class
of crops on the same land bed. Wilt
in various crops, bacterial diseases,
grain rust and weeds and insects too
numerous to mention. all accumulate
in the soil under the one-crop sys-
TEN.
These pests often multiply TO such
an extent that ultimately 1t becomes
impossible to secure profitable re-
turns from the land thus infested. Re.
sistant varieties must then be Sc
cured or crops cultivated on land not
subject to these pests. All these
troubles can be avoided and the fer.
tility OF the soil improved by intelli.
gent systems OF rotation.
The most profitable systems for any
locality or type OF farming. as far as
they have been developed. can usual.
ly be obtained from your state ex.
pertinent station.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-02-12
GOOD MANNERS FOR sAvAGEs
Youthful Filipino Learns Etiquette In
Primary sehools-lnstruction 10
Given Graphically.

The latest publication OF the bureau
of education at Manila is an elaborate
treatise on good manners and good
conduct for use In the primary
grades" says the Worlds Worker. 10
represents an entirely new colonial
experiment--an attempt to use the
rules OF etiquette as a civilizing force.
Filipino children are learning not only
the English language. reading writing.
geography and the other branches;
they are not only forming first hand
acquaintance with American history,
the Pilgrim Fathers, Abraham Lin
coin. the Constitution and such ac-
cepted authors as Longfellow and
Hawthorne: they are learning also the
proper way to raise their hats TO
ladies, to 20 up and downstairs In the
most approved fashion, to sit aud
stand and walk according to the ac-
cepted code. to behave with dignity
and courtesy In all the social crises OF
life.
Though the parents of most OF the
children dispense with table utensils
at their meals and convey food to their
mouths with their fingers. no Filipino
boy or girl can go through the pri-
mary grades without acquiring a com
plete education In the use OF knife.
fork and spoon. A graduate OF this
department. II he profits by his In
struction. will never use toothpicks In
public, never tuck his napkin into his
bosom, never reach across the table
for selt. never emphasize the strong
points in his conversation by wild
gesticulation with his knife He will
always say please" when making \
request, respond don't mention IT.
when thanked for a small personal at
tention, never leave a room without
asking TO be excused, always rise
when lady enters. and never pass
in front OF people without a polite
pardon me-"
All this instruction is given. not
academically. but graphically and con-
cretely. Good manners are taught In
the form OF set dialogues and little
one-act plays. Selected children en-
act the several roles OF father, moth
er. teacher, son. daughter and the 9TH
er every day social characters.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-02-12

Paper sponges, which are claimed to
possess all the liquid absorbing ca
paeity OF the natural product, are now
being made. The paper pulp is first
treated with chloride OF zinc until 1t
forms nearly fluid mass, to which
common salt is added. This mass
then undergoes a compressing and
drying process in a special machine
which. by means OF rollers and plates,
provided with number OF metal pro-
Jections, produces in the mass the ca
nails and cavities OF the real sponge
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-02-12
POTATOES MAKE
POOR SWINE FEED
On Account Of Large Water Con-
tent, Tubers Are Not Con-
sidered Satisfactory.

On account Of the heavy potato crop
and the low market price. many peo-
pie are asking about the value OF
spuds for stock feed. The animal
husbandry division Of the state col
lege at Pullman has several inquiries
OF this sort.
On account of their large water con-
tent, potatoes alone are not suitable
for feeding swine. Experimental re-
suits at many stations have shown
that one pound Of grain Is equal to
about four pounds of cooked potatoes
or four and one-half pounds OF pota-
toes raw. On this basis anyone can
figure out the probable return OF po-
tatoes when fed to hogs. They must
be fed with grain to return satisfac-
tory results. Probably not more than
four pounds of potatoes should be used
for each pound OF grain where rapid
gains are desired.
AS is well known, potatoes should
be cooked. using as little water as pos
sible. mashing them and mixing in
the grain while the potatoes are hot
A little salt should be added and the
mixture fed 10 the hogs while still
warm. II the grain is corn or bar
ley. the addition OF some tankage
should increase the gains and decrease
slightly their cost.-Bulletin, Wash
Ington State Agricultural College.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-02-12
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Tasmania boasts the richest tin
mines in the world.
About 100000 tons OF scrap steel
are used every year In America.
The world is consuming more than
100000 gallons Of kerosene every
day.
Gas pipes are being made in France
from paper, compressed. dried aud
vanished.
Germany leads the world In both
the production and consumption of
artificial silk.
Journeymen tailors of Scotland
have received an increase OF 10 per
cent. In wages.
BY the addition OF magnesia and an
oxide an extremely elastic glass has
been brought out in France.
Asbestos deposits throughout a re-
gion approximately 2x4 miles In ex.
tent have been discovered in Natal
A gelatine dynamite which gives
on no poisonous fumes has been de-
veloped by the United States Bureau
OF Mines.
The government OF Ecuador has
given an English company a contract
to develop the oil resources OF the
republic for the next ten years.
improvements to Schiffli embroidery
machines have been invented by a Ger
man designer which enable them to
produce the thinner kinds of laces.
More than $4,000. 900 tons OF iron ore
were mined in the United States last
year, an increase of more than rs per
cent. from the previous years figures.
The reinforced concrete foundation
for lighthouse to be erected in Del.
aware bay is being built on shore and
will be fioated to Its position and sunk
70 save the expense OF Golfer dam.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-02-12

(By MRS. p. p. wILCOxoNl
The owner Of q flock is the first es-
sential, no matter how favorable the
conditions or how good the markets,
the person must at heart be a poultry
man or the profits will not be what
they should. Many get good results
with other stock raising on the farm.
but fail with chickens. because they
are not made right"
II is necessary to have the right
kind OF chickens. Many expert poul
try raisers could not make expenses
from half and could not make profits
from only about one-fourth OF the
hens In the country. Good hens must
have egg producing feed and care.
A hen cannot do her duty on
scanty rations. The poultryman must
be business man and market his
products where he can obtain the
highest price. To make money with
poultry we must think. So many poul-
try raisers are keeping hens instead
OF the hens keeping them Why? Be
cause they do not think
In summer we must plan for heavy
egg production in winter, when the
prices are the highest. To make
money in poultry we must be good
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-02-12
DEVICE FOR SPINNING A TOP
Remains TO BE Seen Whether Task
May Be Performed Better Than
by Small Boy Win His Hand.

An ingenius little device for spin
ming top has been designed by a
Colorado man. II remains to be seen.
however II the top can be spun any
better with II than the average small
boy can do by carefully winding his
cord up and spinning his top by hand.
A Y'shaped wire frame has recesses
at the ends OF the arms TO receive the
spike OF the top and a spindle project.
Ing from the head. Below this spindle
Is circular groove around which the
cord fits but II is not necessary to
wind the cord up. Just loop the cord
around this groove once, leaving one
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-02-12
Indian File.

This is another name for single file.
1t had It's origin In a custom among
the American Indians OF the north.
who when on the warpath moved in
single file-the one behind treading
with great care directly In the foot
prints OF the man preceding and tho
last man carefully obliterating the
footprints of those who had gone be
fore him. In this way the Indians sue
ceeded In concealing their numbers
from the enemy and very frequently
in concealing their whereabouts also.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-02-12

of the tool than words could do. but
1t operates In this way: The upper
handlebar is raised and by the triple
pivot connection raises the curved
lever member. The claw member can
then be inserted under the box lid and
the latter pried up a fraction of an
inch. The lid is then hammered down
again and the heads OF the nails re-
main just far enough above the sur
face for the claw. or the little litter
attached to the side OF the device, to
get under and uproot them.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-02-12
Bran a. a Poultry Feed.

The value OF wheat bran as a poul
try food Is better understood than for.
merly. II is good for growing chicks
and laying hens. II contains 20 per
cent. more protein than whole wheat,
which makes II OF great value. botf
for building strong frames and in
furnishing material for producinf
eggs. The lime II contains is good
for bone making and for shells foi
eggs. IL is cheap and should be KEEP
before the fowls and always used ip
the mash. either dry ox moistensa
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-02-12
Partially Completed Concrete Roof.

a strong and rigid frame. both In the
body Of the building and In the roof
which was Of the gable type, and the
concrete was laid directly on the shin
giles. Barbed wires. spaced It. apart,
were first stretched over the ridge
from cave to cave and drawn tight,
and other wires, spaced It. apart,
we're then stretched lengthwise of the
roof. The shingles made the bottom
OF the form, while 2-in. strips nailed
around the sides OF the roof made the
sides. The concrete mixture consisted
OF five parts OF screened gravel to one
OF cement, and the concrete was laid
TO depth Of about 3 in. After being
troweled, the concrete was finished
with a coat consisting of three parts
of sand and one of cement, and later
coat OF raw linseed oil was applied
to make the surface waterproof. Only
insignificant cracks have developed,
and these are easily repaired by pour
ing in a mixture of oil and cement.
says the Popular Mechanics. Such
roof as this Is adapted only to cases
where the frame of ,he building is
sufficiently rigid to prevent distortion
in the heaviest wind.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-02-12
GOOD LIBRARY FOR THE BOYS
Method Permitting Selection of One
Book Each Month Is Better Than
Haphazard Fashion.

Every boy who Is fond OF reading
his own. even II II be only limited
one. II Is a good plan TO have some
sort OF system about both the selec.
tion and the actual buying OF the
books that go to make II up.
method of purchasing that allows
the addition OF one new hook every
so often-say once a months much
better than the haphazard fashion OF
buying one "once in a while" This
plan also allows one ample time TO
read and digest the books as they are
accumulated, without alternating "a
feast and famine" which is as inju.
rious to the mind as to the body.
In planning library there are sew
eral departments that must be con-
sidered. Make out your list OF these
under their proper headings, and then
work toward It. selecting first one
kind OF book. then another. In this
way the library does not become one
sided-it becomes fairly comprehen.
sive in a short time.
Among the departments desirabl
may be mentioned: History. Biogra-
ply. Poetry. Fiction. Science, Amuse-
ments. Handicrafts. Travel, Explora.
tion and Religion. A well balanced
library shows steady growth through
all these departments. and as many
more as the taste suggests. and means
will allow. II no more than one book
is added to the list each year, but that
one OF the best. the value OF the col.
lection cannot be measured.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-02-12
WATER-PaooFlNG OF CLOTH
Idea for Process Known ss "cravon-
ette" Accidentally Obtained In
Yorkshire Dye House.

The water-proofing OF cloth, so uni
yersal today, was unknown twenty
hve years ago. In 1890, Thomas Fearn
ly Wiley, of Bedford, took out the first
patent for the process known as era
venette." He got the idea from an &C.
cident In Yorkshire dye house. Ger
tain materials had been wrongly dyed
and the workmen were directed to
wash out the surplus logwood color
with alum. After the material had
been dried the Improvement was so
marked that the dyer ordered a repe-
tition OF the alum washing. The cloth
was sent to the wetting- machine. but
the workmen found that they could
not wet II. II passed through the wa
ter and came out dry. Thus was
the discovery made that cloth could be
waterproof and yet remain porous.
The process used today is as follows:
Cloths intended for rain-proofng are
first freed from grease and are then
saturated with the clear liquor obtain
ed In adding together solutions OF ure
srlphate OF alumina and acetate OF
lead. The lead is precipitated out and
the acetate OF alumina is died in the
fabric. The cloth undergoes further
treatment with wax. which is some
times applied frictionally from a block
under the pressure OF pneumatic
roller. Under the method more gen.
orally used, the wax, or mixture OF
wakes. is melted by heat and applied
In an infinitesimally fine film by the
action OF a ductor roller
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-02-12
ACCOUNT INDEX QUITE HANDY
Cards on Which Accounts Are Due
May Be Turned 80 az to Expose
the Indicating Symbol.

The Scientific American in describ-
ing an account index designed by w.
e. Roach OF San Antonio. Texas. says;
The object Of this invention is to
provide such an arrangement that
cards may be held in a series In which
a portion o. each card is visible. these
cards being reversible and each hav.
ing upon its opposite face a symbol
which when turned to view will serve
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-02-12
INNl!D!DR
&AA5s.ad3heT -
MECHANICS
BUILDING A CONCRETE ROOF
Excellent Suggestion for Farmers
Found in Successful Experiment
Of Michigan Fruit Grower.

A good suggestion for farmers gen
orally is contained in the successful
experiment of a Michigan fruit grower
in building a reinforced concrete roof
and using ordinary barbed wire as re-
infcrcing instead OF resorting to the
relatively costly material specially
manufactured for that purpose. The
building covered In this fashion had
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-02-12
Winter Poultry Feed

Save all the turnIps. rutabagas.
pumpkins. etc. that can be convent.
emily stored for winter poultry food.
They may be fed either cooked or
raw Cooked vegetables, OF course.
should be mashed and thickened with
ground grain. Always remove the
seed from pumpkinA
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-02-12
Boy Scout Lamp.

Electricity. On the side is a steady
light switch and a fash button. The
battery will operate a 3Ih volt tung-
sten lamp for five hours. A large and
efficient reflector is employed on the
lamp.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-02-12

end long. Then pull the short end
and In passing through the groove the
cord revolves the top in the handle.
When the top has acquired sufficient
momentum 1t will fly out OF the handle
and spin on the pavement.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-02-12

TO call attention to the particular card
The cards and their supports may be
reversed Thus. the cards on which
the accounts are due may be turned so
as to expose the indicating symbol.
and thus permit OF the account due
cards being readily and quickly distin-
gulshed from the remaining cards.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-02-12

feeders. We must give ample food and
OF the kind that will produce eggs.
Many poultrymen lose az OF the
profits by keeping 20 hens on the feed
that would keep 100 hens profitably.
The'most money is made where we al
most watch and feed individually.
Fowls like a variety OF food; they
often tire of one kind. We should
know the hens-their likes and dis
likes.
The health OF the flock must be con
sidered. Everyone who makes money
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-02-12
NAIL FULLER is CONVENIENT
Great Pressure Secured Assures Ex-
traction Of Any Nali-Idea Given
Of Its Construction.

An ingenious and effective imple-
ment for the extraction OF nails from
packing boxes and the like has been
patented by a Pennsylvania man. One
Of It's features is the powerful lever
age, which the user can bring to bear
on a stubborn nail. The illustration
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-02-12
FLASH LAMP FOR BOY SCOUTS
New Type Of Lantern for Use on
Bicycle, Camping and General
SerVlee-Rehector is Used.

The accompanying cut Is OF new
type OF fash lamp to be used for a
bicycle lamp, camping and general
service. II has bicycle clamp: also
a clamp to hold II in the pocket or TO
hang II on rope. says the Popular
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-02-12
understandable staIruau

BY mixing a carborundum with con-
crete a Paris architect succeeded In
building a stairway in public build.
ing that seems to defy wear despite
its use by thousands OF persons daily.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-02-12

Both in value and in quantity thu
great increase In mineral production
in the United States has taken place
since 1900.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-02-12
Literary Item.

Why is It almost certain that Shake
speare was q broker?
Because no man has furnished SO
many quotations.
The state herald., 1914-01-02
GIRLS! GIRLS! TRY IT,
BEAUT|FY YOUR HAIR
Make II Thick. Glossy, wavy. Lusur.
liant and Remove Dandrun-Reai
Surprise for You.

Your hair becomes light, wavy, fluf'
fy. abundant and appears as soft. lus'
trous and beautiful as young girls
after n "Dandcrino hair cleanse" Just
try this-moisten cloth with little
Danderine and carefully draw II
through your hair, taking one small
strand Mt n time. This will cleanse
the hair OF dust, dirt and excessive oil
and In Just few moments you have
doubled tho beauty OF your hair.
Besides beautifying the hair at once,
Danderinc dissolycs every particle OF
dandrufr: elcanrcs. purifcs and inviE.
crates the scalp. forever stopping itch.
Ing and falling hair.
But what will please you most will
be after a few weeks use when you
will actually zee new hair-lno and
downy ut ,rnt-ycs-but really new
hair-growing nli over the scalp. II
you care for pretty. soft hair and lots
OF II. surely gct n 20 cent bottle OF
Knowiton'a Dandcrinc from any store
and Just try II. Adv.
The state herald., 1914-01-02
ECZEMA ITCHED AND BURNED

r. F. d. No. 2. Seymour, Mo.-"My
scalp broke out with fine pimples at
the start. They itched and burned SO
much that l was compelled to scratch
them and they would tester and come
to head and break out again. The
trouble was attended by such burning
and itching could not sleep. also
when l sweat 1t burned the same.
My hair fell out gradually and the
scalp kept rough and dry with itching
and burning. After about two years
the plmples broke out between my
shoulders. My clothing irritated them.
! was troubled with that eczema fivs
or SIX years.
Il tried everything that was recon-
mended without any benefit until
used the Cuticura Soap and Ointment
according to directions. and Cuticura
Soap and Ointment cured me sound
and well In two weeks" (Signed) s.
l.. Killian. Nov. %. 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample OF each
free. with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura. Dept. l.. Boston. ADV.
The state herald., 1914-01-02
Three Sentences COMMITTED.

Denver.-Happiness came to three
convicted men as the result of meet
ing of the state board of pardons
Three combinations of sentences
were issued. while six appeals were
denied. The sentence of Juan Girls
tobal Tafoya, n Mexican. imprisoned
for life from Las Animas county in
December. 1907. for murder. was com
muted to parole in one year at the In.
stance Of the district attorney who
prosecuted Tafoya. In a general fight
OF Mexicans. one was killed and
Tafoya was blamed. even though he
had been knocked unconscious In the
fight. Henry w. Smith. sentenced
from Denver In 1908 for the killing of
Paris Bramlett, will be freed In about
four months. II was shown that
Bramlett had sought fight. Jacob
Jobstraibizer. sentenced from Gilpin
county In 1911 for assault to kill, will
be paroled Immediately. He was
serving an indeterminate sentence OF
from seven TO nine years. The mp.
peals OF J. l.. Cardwell. Curtis T. Day.
Leroy l.. Farnsworth. William @.
Hoyt and Horace waymire were de-
MED. Further consideration will be
taken in the appeals OF Harry Beau.
mont and Joseph Demuri.