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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-04-05
PLACE FOR SEWING
When Woman Plans House She
Always Provides One.
II II is Only a Little Closet She Is
Going to Have it-Puts Living
Conveniences First Of a.
Everything.


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Is pe'ns puiit unuer u'c eye vi 'ne
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haru'y more unan cioset WIN room
ior one niue 'hoie anu chair' ,he
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pasteu sores anu scr"ps vi SILK Gun
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WITHOUT peing packeu away. but not
al houses are ouiit uhuer the eyes Oh
the women VINO are 10 hVe IN tnem'
OF Oh hh!pouy else VINO puts INihs
convenience nrst OF everything runs
are sun peihg urawn that spend many
square ynrdS on 'front.' nan ana then
cannot anord 10 give space 10 sew
ing room the housekeeper VINO settles
down III the completed house must
take what she can get ana put her Wits
10 work 10 nt up a sewing corner.
Finding place for a sewing cor
ner Is In most cases u matter of find
ing corner In the living room. A
bedroom is an unsociable place to
spend an afternoon, and even In steam
heated houses 1t Is not always very
warm. The living room, moreover, is
the one room that In the up-to-date
neutrality-suspicious. style of house
planning profits by floor space that
has been saved from tiny dining room
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-04-05

The comfort of the animals in win
ter is an important factor in the man
agement and maintenance of swine
herds in our latitude. While our win
ters seldom have long periods of ex-
treme cold so that hogs may not profit
ably spend at least part of most
days out of doors, they are neverthe-
less cold and crisp enough to require
that these animals be given comfort
ably warm and dry quarters, says q
Kansas College bulletin.
The hog does not like cold any more
than 1t does the heat of the hotter
summer days, and thrives best when
kept reasonably warm when feeding
or lying at rest.
At the Kansas experiment station,
hogs kept in an open yard with only
a board fence on the north side for
protection for n period of ten weeks
from November Z on, through weather
ranging in temperature from IL de-
grees below, to 81 degrees above zero
out of doors, required one-fOurth more
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-04-05
British Museum.

The British museum recently OBJ
served its one hundred and fifty-eightb'
birthday, as it was established on Jan.
uary 10, 1859. Ii was Sir Hans
Sloane, an Irish-born physician OF
Scotch extraction, who Is honored as
the father of the museum. Sloane was
created baronet-a title to which no
English physician had before attained
just two centuries ago, in recognition
of his labors in writing Natural His.
tory of jamaica" His library of 90.
600 volumes and 1856 manuscripts,
and his collection Of natural history
and art objects he bequeathed to the
government, on condition that his
daughters be paid 100000, which sum
scarcely exceeded the value of the gold
and silver medals, ores and precious
stones in his collection. Several 9th.
er collections were added to that Of
Sloane before the museum was formal.
ly opened in Montagu house In 1859
OF the books published in England
since the invention of printing about
75 per cent are to be found on the
shelves of the British museum.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-04-05

this purpose lightly made small bar
rel that has contained fruit or tobacco
may be procured for trife, should
one not already possess suitable ar
ticle.
The exterior of the barrel Is draped
with soft silk. arranged in piGlts and
fastened on ut the top and bottom with
tacks. The interior of the tub can be
lined with sateen, or IL preferred 1t
can be lined with pieces of dark green
or brown paper cut to fit and fastened
In place with paste.
The tub Is finished off at the top and
bottom with ornamental braid fastened
on with brass-headed nails of u fancy
pattern driven In close together. Metal
handles are screwed on on either side ;
suitable ones for this purpose can be
purchased at any ironmonger's.
Less expensive material than silk
can be used for draping the tub II de-
sired, and II will look pretty and bright
covered with cretonne selected of
a color 10 harmonlze with that Of the
carpet upon which the basket will take
its place.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-04-05

chosen furniture can be obtained to
fit in with the general scheme OF this
room.
In back of the living room, and con.
nected to it by double swinging doors,
is the dining room. This room has a
convenient built-in sideboard, and
there is also side entrance TO the
house that opens into it.
In the kitchen is the inside entrance
to the basement. which also has an
outside entrance placed alongside the
back porch. A well-arranged and
handy pantry is built off the kitchen
The bedrooms are placed one at the
front of the house and one at the back
with the bathroom between. This Is
one of the best methods of arranging
this part of the house.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-04-05
RULES IN USE OF MOURNING
Some information as to What Is Cor
rect When somber Garb 10
Donned.

There are some arbitrary rules In
the use of mourning. For instance,
suede gloves are not properly worn In
first mourning. Glace kid are the cor
rect choice. On the other hand, all
ornaments such as pins, beads and
buckles should be dull Jet, as the shiny
sort Is not considered correct when in
mourning. Patent leather should not
be worn. The correct choice Is dull
kid for the house and ca,fskin for the
street. So patent leather purses and
bags are not in any sense correct for
mourning. Black velvet is anything
but suitable for mourning, and satin
falls under the same classification.
Although women In mourning do not
entertain formally and do not accept
social invitations during the first few
months Of their mourning, they do
wear evening dresses, II they are ac-
customed to II. The gowns selected
for this should be made Of dull, soft
materials such as charmeuse or crepe
do chine. They may properly be
trimmed with black net, tulle or ma
lines, dull jet ornaments, or dull black
ribbon. The old Idea Of making mourn
ing stuffy and cumbersome with much
crepe is a thing Of the past. 1t should
be as inconsplcuous, quiet. comfortable
and becoming as possible.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-04-05
HOG COMFORT AND EXERCISE IN WINTER

corn to make 100 pounds of gain than
was required by hogs well sheltered
Figuring corn worth present prices
this added cost of II cents to the
cost of producing 100 pounds of pork ;
enough more to pay for good sani
tary hoghouse In the course of a few
winters.
Yet we must not pamper our hogs
and keep them shut up in the warm
hoghouse all the time. We musi
get them out of doors daily and reg
ularly for exercise. We must have
runways or yards conveniently con
nected with the pens or house, and
scatter some unthreshed peas or bun
die oats or alfalfa hay about for then
to work over In these. Better still,
is to have feeding racks in the yard
to keep these In, as less will be vast
cd then. Such feeds will keep the
hogs interested and busy going forth
and back, and the exercise and Inter
est will keep them feeling comfortable
while they are out.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-04-05

idea In house that Is designed d
that there is considerable space vast
ed. In such house the coziness is
sacrificed for some other effect that is
wanted. 1t Is possible to get many
other effects In the house, such as
grandeur, elegance, etc, but this does
not impress the average person much
in the design of home.
The little bungalow shown here has
that homelibe, cozy appearance that
typifies the average persons idea of
real home. All the structural features
Of the bungalow combine to give this
Impression. The roof is very low and
is made with fiat pitch. Ihe caves
have wide overhang. which is one of
the most inviting features of bun
galow. The wide caves and the low
pitch of the roof have another effect,
also, in bungalow construction.
The bungalow at its best is built
very close TO the ground. In cold eli
mates such n result cannot be obtained
because of the necessity of having a
basement that Is adequate TO hold n
heating plant. The same low-bullt ef
feet is obtained by building the bun.
galow with wide caves and with fiat
pitched roof.
This bungalow is built far enough
can be provided with the necessary
windows and without too much exca.
vation. The porch also aids material
ly In getting this same effect OF being
close to the ground. 1t is very broad
and is built under a separate gable
from the house. The broad, fiat roof
and the heavy porch pillars give It u
cozy, inviting appearance.
The floor plan calls for five rooms
that are arranged in n convenient
style. On one side of the house is the
living room, dining room and kitchen,
and on the other is the bathroom and
two bedrooms.
The main entrance to the house is
through q door at one corner of the
living room. This room is Of good
size, being 10 by 13 feet. A big fire.
place occupies almost one side of the
room. 1t is almost necessary to have
big fireplace in bungalow, as nc
house of this type would seem to bc
complete without one. 1t Is generally
placed in the living room, though IL
may be in the dining room or some
time in small den built OFF the living
room. On either side of the fireplace
in this design Is narrow bookcase
| Wit an xxTin oh
is also a wide window facing out ontt
The front porch. Plenty of wall spac,
is provided, so that some carefully
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-04-05
PRETTY PETTIcoAT DESIGNS
New Fad Shows Garment Trimmed
With Sprias Of Paradise
Feathers.

Some fancy net and lace designs In
pettlcoats are elaborately trimmed
with vines Of tiny roses and ribbon and
are very wide, being four to five, even
six yards, in width.
A new fad shows the pettlcoat
trimmed with sprigs of paradise feath-
ers In place of the ordinary silk fringe.
The paradise fronds are interspersed
with tiny flowers that trim series Of
plated flounces. The petticoat itself
Is OF silk mousselne.
A new petticoat is made of two
shades Of chiffon. The arrangement
suggests two separate garments hung
from one belt. There are two fiounces
tina. extend to the hips, so that there
Is no chance of thickening Of the
hip l'ne by a superhuous layer Of even
so sliter fabric as chiffon.
Green, purple, wistaria, copenhagen,
coral rose, gold, Belgian blue, ETC., are
all good petticoat colors. Dark colors
are worn with plain tailored suits. but
are frequently bound or piped with a
bright color. Braces are added to some
petticoats. The best grade of mercer
lied petticoats have similar stripe and
floral patterns to those of silk and are
made up In as great variety OF pat
terms.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-04-05
BROOD MARE SHOULD
RECEIVE GOOD FEED
High Price of Grain Tends to
Make Some Owners Stingy
With Winter Feeding.

Proper food for the brood mare in
winter is not given due consideration
in seasons of hlgh-priced grain, in the
opinion of Or. G. w. McCampbell, as
sociate professor of animal husbandry
in the Kansas State Agricultural col
lege.
"An increased number of complaints
regarding mares which have lost their
colts are always noted in years of high
priced feeds" said Doctor McCamp'
bell. "This condition is due primarily
to two reasons. The mare owner, be-
ing desirous of carrying his mares
through the winter as cheaply as pos
sible, depends largely upon such
roughages as prairie hay, cane, kafir,
and corn fodder. This kind of ra-
ton is constipating, and such condl-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-04-05

pense, and he sees the relation which
room arrangement has to exterior APP
pearance.
The home builder Is often disap-
pointed when he finds that the archi-
tect has changed great deal of what
has been worked out after months of
study. Sometimes he doesn't realize
that the changes mean, perhaps, the
saving of great many dollars in the
construction of the house. 1t would
no doubt, have been more logical for
him to consider the house from the
architects point of view before allow
ing the fascination of arranging the
rooms to take hold of him.
There is one type of house, however,
which yields to widely diversified
arrangement Of rooms without caus-
Ing the architect great deal of trou-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-04-05
RECORD IS BEST BASIS FOR SELECTION

tiers, the chances arU especially good
that the characteristics will be trans.
mltted.
Selecting q Bull.
II Is not wise to select bull from
a COW even with wonderful record
IL she is the only good animal In her
family. In this case she is freak
in her family, and will probably trans
NIT not her own high milk produc-
tion but the average of the family to
which she belongs.
For high-producing, purebred herd
the safest way is, so far as possible,
TO select bull old enough to have
daughters In milk. II is then possi-
BILE to judge fairly accurately us to
the character of his offspring.
The two methods of selecting bulls
are illustrated by the herd bulls owned
by the University of Missouri. Sui
tana's Virginia Lad. senior sire in the
Jersey herd, was selected on account
of his splendid daughters. His moth
or and half-sisters were also consd-
cred. Sir Korndyke Hengerveld De
kol, Mt the head Of the Holstein herd,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-04-05
For one.Piece Frocks.

sor, the new khaki-kool, silk, pongee
and Shantung, are among the most
acceptable for one-piece frocks and
suits. They are embroidered with
brilliant floss In primitive designs.
Symbolism In embroidery Is being
strongly taken up by all those look
ing for novelty. 1t is easy to get
significant symbols from the Indian
writings and from the old, ancient
and modern Chinese. The designers
go to the libraries to copy embroidery
motifs from old tablets and mummy
saees.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-04-05
An Important Hint.

In stamping design on any mate
rial be sure that you place the design
straight with the grain Of the mate
rial. If no heed Is paid to the grain
In stamping round centerpleces your
design Will appear crooked even II 1t Is
true. One should also bear in mind
the grain of the goods when launder-
ing round centerpieces. They should
be placed on the board so that the
grain runs parallel with the edge
of the board, then the iron will follow
the course of the threads and the re-
suit will be a smooth, even center.
piece.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-04-05
Hypnotixed.

"Just before you lost consciousness,
what did yCu see?" asked the lawyer
who was conducting suit for dam.
ages against an automboilst.
"Why," replied the thoughtless cli-
ent. who claimed to have been run
over, II saw tho prettiest woman ]
ever laid my eyes on"
"You did, eh?" snarled the lawyer,
quite losing his temper. Then he sat
down. Leaning over to his client, he
hissed: 'How do you expect me to
win the case, when you make an ad-
mission like that?"
"What have done?" asked the eli.
ent.
"You have as good as confessed that,
for the time being, you were non COM
pos mentis."-Youngstown Telegram
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-04-05

tion prolonged often causes abortion.
"When feeds are as high as they are
Mt present, one is tempted to reduce
the amount given, especially the grain
portion of the ration, but he usually
finds this to be expensive economy in
the case of the brood mare. In order
to raise the maximum number of colts
the brood mare must be well fed and
cared for. and If one is compelled to
rely largely upon roughages, bran and
lInseed oil meal should be added to
the ration"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-04-05
Allows Diversified Arrangement Of
Rooms Without Causing
Worry to Architect.
BUILDER MAY HAVE OWN WAY
IN This Type Of Structure Any Pet
Idea Can Be Carried Out-PIan
Shown Offers Valuable Sug-
gestions for an Ideal
Abode,
BY WILLIAM A. RApFoRp.

dr. William A. Radford 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 experience
as Editor. Author and Manufacturer. he
is, without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford, No. 1927 Prairie
avenue, Chicago, ILL.,, and only enclose
two-cent stamp for reply.
Almost everyone who plans to build
house has an arrangement of rooms
formed in mind as the result of a
great deal of thought and discussion
with the different members of the fam
fly. The room arrangement is nearly
considered as the primary restriction
upon the architects free hand in draw
ing up the design. Unconsciously,
perhaps, the prospective home builder
often places the architect in difficult
position because of this fact.
Because of his training, the architect
alone, but he sees various arrange
ments of partitions, one above the 9th
er so that the floor and partition loads
will be carried down to the founda-
tions; he sees the installation of
plumbing In the most desirable in
terror walls, and places the rooms,
in which this plumbing terminates,
where they will be most convenient
he sees the arrangement of floor joists
in rooms which ordinarily contain
heavy objects, such as the bathroom,
living room and kitchen, and shifts
the walls so that the joist spans will
not be excessive, causing heavy eX-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-04-05
FEEDING POULTRY DRY FEED
Supply Of Mixture Of Bran, Shorts
and Cornmeal Should Be Kept Be-
fore Fowls at All Times.

Farmers should keep dry ground
feed, such as mixture Of bran, shorts
and cornmeal, in hoppers before the
hens at all times. Either sour milk or
buttermilk should be given as drink.
Crushed limestone or oyster shell
should be before the hens all the time,
and the hens should go to roost with
full crops.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-04-05

BILE. This type Is the one-story bunga-
low. When the home builder plans
his room arrangement for this type Of
house he may be reasonably sure that
the architect will not be forced to
change great deal in the result of the
efforts of the occupants in building up
their home.
The bungalow comes nearer to meet
ing the average persons idea Of home
than any other type of modern build
ing. One Of the reasons Is that there
is no wasted space in the bungalow.
Every nook and corner is utilized and
is in use all the time. This reason has
perhaps more effect in creating the
impression of coziness than any other.
1t is almost impossible to get the cozy
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-04-05

character of his offspring. In buying
young bull the pedigree with rec
ords Of his ancestors are the chief
things to take into account. The
mother of the sire selected should
have the characteristics wanted by
the breeder. As rule those who buy
bulls now require that the dam have
an advanced register test which gives
exact information as TO her dairy quail
lty. If the mother of the bull is one
of large group of high producing sis
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-04-05
PRETTY WASTE PAPER TUB
An inexpensive and Handy contrlvance
That Is Easily Made and Has
Many Uses.

The handsome paper tub shown In our
sketch can be easily made from n tub
or barrel of suitable size. Not too
heavy n barrel should be selected for
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-04-05

was purchased when nine years old
on account of his high-producing
daughters. The new Jersey bull, So
phie's Demonstrators, was purchased
from the Hood farm on the basis of
his pedigree and the records of HE
ancestors. Sir Melrose Canary, Ayr
shire bull, was selected by the pedi
gree and records of his ancestors
Duke Darlington, the dairy Shorthorn
herd bull, was also selected by pedl-
gree and the records behind him.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-04-05

Gaberdine, velours cloth, cravenette
coating and serge are all suitable ma
terials to be made up In this style.
The fullness at waist is drawn In at
sides by band that Is Joined In with
side seam and buttons with a point
towards front. The collar and
sleeves are trimmed with pointed
straps.
Hat of black velours.
Materials required: Five yards 90
inches wide, 16 buttons.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-04-13

All that the average husband
knows about his wife Is that
she'll make a row about two or
three things and the rest Is
Blank.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-04-13

and If even venture to ask him where
he has been he flies into rage and tells
me that he's no child to be kept in lead
ing strings, and that he will come and
go as he pleases. Suppose L should stroll
in some morning at that hour, and an
nounce that l wasn't an infant and had
the privilege of doing as L liked Heav-
ems, ! would be served with divorce pa
pers before breakfast!
Also, when my husband has side
stepped a little from the straight and
narrow path he considers that he has
made the amends honorable when he tells
me about it, and my role is to do the
sweet wifely forgiving act, but If l
should confess that 1 had committed
peccadillo there would be no washing on
Of my state. / wonder why men delude
themselves with belief that women for
give and forget? We don't.
II wonder that it never occurs to my
husband 10 try to keep my love for him
alive that it never occurs to him that 1
might grow weary of him, and that some
other man might steal my heart away
from him. He does his duty by me, but
he laviShes no romance or sentiment on
me. He pays the grocery bill, but he
never brings me box of candy. / have
a charge account at the florists, but he
never sends me a violet.
He gives me peck on the cheek when
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-04-13
uAsrER SUNDAY IN 1865.

WAS a poor refugee near Macon, Ga,
in April, 1855. l had buried a dear
child nearly six years old in September
1864 Nv heart was crowded with re-
membrance of my dear little son, the
last child but one then living. 1 made
a strenuous effort to get to Macon that
dav TO hear the Episcopal bishop who
would christen eighteen little children
during the service. My poor heart
craved the resignation that comes with
faith in the resurrection.
So | rode horseback attended by my
dear surviving son, nearly eleven years
old. he was buried in Rose Hill
cemetery the last week of the succeed
ing June) / think God helped me TO
this trip to Macon to the Episcopal
church on that Easter Sunday and the
sweet face of my dear boy $50 soon TO
leave me for the great beyond), fingers
with me still as he sat beside me hold
ing my hand enjoying the lovely
places. and the enchanting music of the
service. NV arm was about his dear
body as we occupied a modest seat IN
the packed church. Bishop Elliott was
at his best The babies were beautltul
in their long christening robes that were
heirlooms in wealthy families. The day
was ideal as to- weather. 1t was a
glimpse of heaven through my mortal
eyes. We enjoyed 1t greatly. Little
did think 1t was the last time my dear
boy would be in church with me. In
side of four days Wilson had captured
Macon and nothing but riot and confu-
sion transpired. Then came the news of
General Lees surrender Then the col
lapse. Ny, my, and that was fifty-two
years ago-and am only LETT to remem-
Der It for you-and l am ready to go TO
another Easter Sunday service just now.