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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-07-01
RECORDS PROMISED in 1920
Millions to Be Spent In Improving
Public Highways and Transporta-
tion Facilities.

The year 1920 promises to develop a
revolution in Americas two great
problems--highways and transporta-
tion.
All over the country great interest
is being manifested In better roads
and improved transportation facili-
ties.
The coming of the pneumatic-tired
motortruck has given an impetus to
the movement for n national highway
system that is sweeping everything
before II.
State after state has passed, with
out noticeable opposition, appropria'
tions for millions of dollars to build
and improve main market and inter.
county highways.
What these activities portend can be
visualized in some measure when 1t Is
said that of the 100000 miles Of
roads in this country only 200. .000'miles
are improved.
Motor transports work at highest ef-
ficiency on good roads, although the
pneumatic truck tire is rendering con-
spicuous service in transporting
heavy loads over swamp ground and
the sandy soil of fruit groves.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-07-01

ROM the very plain tailored suits
Il of wool to the handsomely embroi-
dered sport suit Of silk Is quite "far
piece" but the interval Is filed with
suits that gradually progress from the
plain model to its smart rival. Street
clothes nowadays have considerable
flavor of sports styles, although there
remains, and probably always will re-
main, the trim, strictly tailored. busl-
ness-like utility suit that holds the al
legiance of American women. This
they must have. others they may have,
and, IL circumstances allow, several
I'm varying styles they do have. One
OF them will be as simple and, we
hope, as well tailored as the mannish
suit pictured, another as definitely a
sports style as the suit at the right
and others formal or sportlsh.
Blue serge, II almost goes without
saying. Is used for the first suit. Its
plain skirt has little flare and Is
made with box plaits down the from;
and back. II doesn't take long to
describe this very simple affair but II
is worth while adding that II Is per
fectly fitted and tailored.
The clever and unusual coat ha,
slashes at each side In its skirt round
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-07-01
DADDYy EVENING
"a AR IALE:I
INS@MAEN 0AHAMDNU, !
MN ! boNNR ! y MSl
MOTHER TOAD.

"T'here are some creatures" said
Mother Toad, 'who are most peculiar,
but In spite of that fact I like them"
"What is peculiar about them and
who do you mcanT asked Mrs. Teddy
Toad.
"Well, people are funny" said Moth
er Toad. Mothers only have mere
handful of children about them, n
mere handful"
"rve never seen them carrying their
children upon their hands, said Mrs.
Toad. sometimes I've seen them
carrying one baby in the arms, or one
child upon the shoulders, but lot
of children In the band-never.
"Ilow then do you say that they
have handful of cnildrenT
II mean," said Mother Toad, "that
they don't have thousands OF children
like do. | didn't mean they carried
the<r children around in their hands,
but that they don't have enough to
count so that they would amount to
a good number.
81, you see, have thousands, and so
do you.
"But even though l am SO different
from people IKE them. They're
strange end tall and they walk instead
OF hop and they eat roast beef and ice
cream instead of slugs and worms and
little insects, but still / like them"
$50 do l." said Mrs. Teddy Toad.
"You see." said Mother Toad, 81
think creatures are absurd who only
like those who do just the same and
think just the same as they do them
selves.
''That's where am different and
love folks lots better and have lots
better time because of that. just
suppose said, No, don't like her
she wears dresses, whereas l, thetoad
do not Now, wouldn't that be alb
surdf
"Toads help people because they
like them. They do lot OF goot
work in the gardens, just quantities ol
good work. and upon the farms, too.
"But / haven't much use for folk
who're always disliking everyone whit
doesn't think the same and dress tn,
same and act the same as they do.
''They miss so much Joy out Of life
and, besides, people who want every
one else to agree with them are s.
conceited. They have the manner a
though they knew 1t all and were tn
only ones who were right.
But was saying how different pee
pie are from toads. presume the
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-07-01

It is made with the narrow shoulde.
yoke which Is generally becoming.
Smocks have grown shorter and
shorter until the model pictured may
De classed among those that are mod
erately long. Except for being short
this is true smock, hanging straight
from the shoulders and with long
sleeves that flare. Its belt Of georg-
ette is tackled to the body Of the
smock at intervals to insure nea.
adjustment at the back and sides. En-.
broidery done In French knots. outline
and other stitches employs several COL
ors. The selection OF color for blouse
or smock and In the embroidery silk,
Is matter of individual taste and
gives the capable needlewOman
chance TO have something exclusively
her own.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-07-01

TT HERE are SO many delightfully."-
i pretty and chic blouses. made
ready fo. summer time, that 1t Is not
easy TO choose among them, About
the most noticeable thing in many of
the new ones, IL their front fastening,
or occasional back fastening, negoti-
ated with very obvious buttons and
buttonholes. After following devious
ways leading TO concealed buttons or
snaps and leaving us TO guess how they
wera got into, they have come back to
n matter of fact mood and simply
button up as In days of old. But there
are still plenty of slip-overs and other
STYLES with concealed fastenings.
Beginning at the beginning of blouse
STYLES we have the plain tailored mod
els In linen, wash silk or satin, crepe
decline and other suitable fabrics,
followed by many blouses Of sheer
cottons with voile and batiste at the
head of this dainty company. Made
up with handsome laces and fine
needlework, these may reach any de-
gree of elegance. Finally there comes
the georgette ,blouse-the flower OF the
fiock--and apparently the greatest fa-
vorite.
A blouse and short smock, both
Of dark-colored georgette among those
ready for summer. are pictured here
In the blouse piping of narrow satin
is used TO finish the edges. This mod
ell Is provided with link buttons, sat
Uncovered and Joined by small silk
cord. Two colors In silk are used for
the embroidery that embellishes II and
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-07-01
PAINTING WITH
OILCAN DEVICE
Homemade Outfit Similar to One
Shown in Illustration Makes
lob Very Easy.
IS DIFFICULT WITH BRUSH
When Working on Radiator Place
Piece Of Paper In Position to Pro-
tect Engine and Prevent Spat-
tering Brass Finish.

Painting an automobile radiator
quickly and thoroughly with a brush
is difficult. A homemade spraying
outfit similar 10 the on. shown in the
illustration made the job ensy.
Makeup Of Outfit.
The outfit consists of a one-half-gal-
lon oil can. made into an atomizer by
attaching a tire pump to the end OF
the pipe b. A piece of small brass
pipe, A. was mounted in one side of
the can. the upper end of 1t extending
a short distance outside of the top. A
second piece of pipe was mounted In
a horizontal position in the top of the
can, as shown at b. If handle is at
tached to the can, as at G, the piece of
pipe b may pass through II length
wise and extend short distance be-
yond the end of the handle. Both
pipes were soldered TO the top of the
can, and the screw top was provided
with gasket to make II tight.
Working Of Pump.
When the alr is forced through the
horizontal tube b and caused to pass
across the opening in the upper end OF
the vertical tube A, the liquid In the
can is drawn up and forced out In 9
fine spray. A mixture for spraying the
radiator may be made Of lampblncl
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-07-01
FOR REMOVING CARBON.

Carbon may be removed from
the automobile engine cylinder
by means of a carbon flame,
without injuring the mechanism.
If the following precautions.
suggested by the department OF
agricultural engineering Of the
Nebraska college Of agriculture,
are observed: The radiator must
be filed ith water to keep the
cylinder walls and valves col.
Both valves must be closed and
the piston placed at the top of
the cylinder to confine the oxy-
gen in the combustion chamber.
If compressed air Is at hand
after burning out the carbon,
the engine may be turned over
until the exhaust valve is open
and jet of air introduced into
the cylinder TO blow out all loose
particles of carbon which would
prevent the valves from seating
properly and thus impair COM
preston.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-07-01

ed at the bottom and II Is bound viii
braid. A group Of three tucks q
cords, stitched In the material ant
running parallel with the edge OF TIN
coat reveals difficult piece Of wori
done with precision. A panel at TIN
back Is simulated by fold or corr
stitched In the material that extendi
downward from the shoulders and
terminates In rounded end. There
are plain coat sleeves and a small
collar.
A heavy fiber silk makes the spor
suit and square-necked one-piec
dress takes the place Of blouse nm
skirt TO he worn under the coat. III
bodice Is extended TO sorm she
yoke for the skirt which Is stitch
on to IT, In this suit II Is the skr.
that claims most attention for II 10
heavily embroidered In wool yarn. In
the sweater coat a narrow shawl col
lar diminlshes In width on Its down
ward way to the hem. where II termi"
mates. The very wide tem turns up
on the right side providing place for
deep pockets and the coat has no dec
Grafton other than four pearl buttons
that finish off the long sleeves. The
narrow belt Is made Of the goods
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-07-01

think they're pretty different, too"
she laughed.
II guess they do" said Mrs. Teddy
Toad.
"Oh. well, no matter; they think
the TRUTH" said Mother Toad.
"Now / lay eleven thousand eggs
as rule In pool. Sometimes they
change right into toads in few hours.
We don't walt for months like the
frogs in order to become something.
"Just think of being the mother of
eleven thousand children all at once.
That Is something TO be proud of. And
everyone of the eleven thousand chill
dren helps on farms and in gardens.
"DId you ever hear OF Mother Kan
garoo, by the way? heard OF her
the other day when some children
were talking. 1t seems she has lit
the sack under the front of her. where
she keeps her children for protection
when danger is near--sort of swallows
them. you know.
"Now, that is an interesting thing
II IL is true, ana i fancy IL must be-
for I've heard It from SO many differ
ent people, though l will admit I've
never seen 1t happen myself.
"Of course, l suppose 1t is because
I'm not around where kangaroos are.
But, oh dear, oh dear, how ! love to
think of eleven thousand little toads !
1t must be awful to think of only a
half dozen children. But, i suppose.
their mothers feel that 1t would be
horrible to think of eleven thousand
children TO wash and to put to bed,
or TO send TO bed when they got older
and could go by themselves. And
they'd need several schools for one
family,
$50 / suppose II is all right that
they have their own ways, but I'm
glad I'm a mother toad, and have a
J mother toads waysw
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-07-01

rowed 33 straight side casing on "a
clincher wheel, while awaiting succor
from a 50-miles-distant garage"
Spade Is Handy Tool.
Gently insinuating that the trans
continental motorist may possibly
have to remove bit of soil on occa-
sion, our author continues: Spade
Man, man! Don't forget your wife.
but for the love Of Mike, don't forget
a short-hnndled spade and a couple OF
boards, likewise slab or two upon
which to base the jack. Where there
are miles and miles of sand and shifty
gravel, and six inches of either applied
just right will stall car till the grass
grows in waste places, 1t appears idi-
otic to advise overlanders to pack n
spade and adjuncts. Nevertheless a
man there was-from Wyoming, too,
of all ranges, who seized upon that
spade as great invention"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-07-01
EAQyU@E00[30[L[Z
eGSsa -

More tires are prematurely de-
stroyed through under-inhation than
from any other cause.
II is now conceded that a satisfac-
tory heater is an ESSENTIAL feature Of
motorcar equipment.
A constant check of the air pres.
sure is one of the secrets of big auto
mobile tire mileage.
The glossy finished leather substi.
tute upholstery is better than the dull
finished, the latter being prone to
crack or lose Its coloring material
through friction.
End play In the crankshaft Is apt 10
first be noticed when the car is throt.
tied down TO around FIVE miles pei
hour, when so-called bucking will take
place, accompanied by knocking.
Do not neglect the fabrication of the
spring shackles. Rust often clogs uE
the small vents and keeps out the oil
BY using common kerosene occasion
ally these holes will be kept open.
An emergency trick for oiling Z
spring is to go over II with kerosene
wiping off the dirt as you do SO. ant
guiding the kerosene down the side.
so that 1t wiz run In between tn,
leaves.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-07-01
GOOD ROADS AID APPEARANCE
Farmstead Buildings on Improved
Highways Found In Better Shape
and Fences Kept Up.

Have you ever compared the farm
stead on an improved highway with
one on a dirt road? Why In the for
mer are the buildings In so much bet
ter shape. the fences up and in state
OF repair, the fields spick and span,
the house grounds well kept and
hedges trimmed. while In the latter
the buildings are unpaintedf Strange
as It may seem, the difference is
caused by the road.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-07-01
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KEEP ROADS IN GOOD REPAIR
by Dragging Highway In Front
Of His Property.

Every farmer should feel his de-
pendence upon good roads. Whether
or not one lives on public highway
he should take an interest In the
nearest one to his farm or the road
he must use to market his farm. or
chard and garden products.
There are many times when days
work can be spared on the road. Aft
er heavy rains the road may need GER
tain repairs or improvements when
the overseer is not ready to call out
the hands. Why not individual farm
ers donate days work on the road
at such timer
BY keeping road drag and drag
ging the road along ones land after
heavy rains the road may be greatly
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-07-01
FOR APPLYING TIRE CHAINS
Never Use Tool to Draw Them SO
Tight That They Cannot Creep
Casing Is Weakened.

In applying tire chains never use
a tool TO draw them so tight that they
cannot creep. If the cross grip can
not move to new position on the
tread every time IT touches the ground
it soon cuts deeply into the rubber,
and then fabric. seriously weakening
the strength of the casing.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-07-01
The Reason Why.

Ny sister. aged five, had come TO
the table with very dirty hands, and
mother said to her: "Mabel, go and
wash your hands Immediately. Did
you ever see me come to the table
with hands like that" "No. mother,
OF course not" answered Mabel, "but I
didn't know you when you were i've
years old."-Illustrated News.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-07-01
VARIOUS KINDS OF HIGHWAYS
Each Community Should Select Type
That Can Be Built and Main
tained at Lowest Cost.

There are various types Of roads
that last. and each community should
choose the type that can be built and
maintained at the least expense. For
some communities 1t may be gravel.
for others concrete. for others sand
clay roads. But In every community
there should be good roads every day
In the year.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-07-01

improved. II is an easy matter to
have an agreement so each farmer
will drag the road In front Of his
farm. This would maintain the road
till the regular hands could be called
out at stated intervals or till the COM
missioner could make the necessary
repairs.
The time has come when we must
consider the roads an asset, indis-
pensable to the well-being of the
farmer. and his family. This being
true, is 1t not every mans duty to do
all he can to keep the roads in good
condition. The individual as well as
the county Is responsible.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-07-01
(mM, &#~A
Hat That Should Please.

In some form, everyone may wear
the rounded or pouched crown and
brim hat that turns upward at side.
back or front, with flowers massed on
the upturned under brim.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-07-01

and turpentine. A sheet of paper
should be placed back of the radiator
10 protect the engine, and around the
outer edge. to prevent the liquid from
bespattering the brass finish.--A. Il.
Andrews, Chicago, In Popular Me-
chanics Magazine.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-07-01
Long Black sIIk Gloves.

Long black silk gloves are shown
to be worn with thin.sleeved black
gowns
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-07-01

Cause Of Much Trouble.
More troubles can be traced to lack
Of fabrication than to any other cause.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1920-09-02
The French.

The French have been remarkable for their excellence in narrative. ever since the times of the fabliaux and the old Norman romances. Somewhat of their success in this way may be i'm puted to the structure of their lan- guage, whose general currency. and whose peculiar fitness for prose compo- sition, have been noticed from very early period. Brunette Latini. the master of Dante. wrote his Tesoro in French, in pro~rence to his own tongue, as far back as the middle of the thirteenth century. on the ground that tits speech was the most univer- sal and most delectable of all the dia- lects of Europe" And Dante asserts, in his treatise on Vulgar EloQucnce. that "the superiority of the French consists in it's adaptation, by means of its facility and agrceahleness, to narratives in prose."-W. II. Prescott
The Wrangell sentinel., 1920-09-02
Essay on a Cow.

A little boy wrote an essay about COWS and read it in the Connecticut school society. The essay reads as follows: "A COW is an animal with four legs on the under side, The tail is no longer than the legs but is not used to stand on. The COW kills flies with her tail. A COW has big ears that wiggle on hinges, so does her tail. A COW is bigger than a calf but not as big as an elephant. She is made small so she can go in barn when no one is looking. Some COWS are black and some can hook. A dog got hooked. She tossed the dog that worried the cat that caught the rat that lived in the house that Jack built. Black cows give white milk; so do other cows. Milkmen sell milk to buy little girls dresses which they put water in and chalk. Cows chew cudS and each COW furnishes her own chew. That is all there is about cows"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1920-09-02
Why Play the Fool?

There's no advantage in playing she fool. You may kick against custom if you will but what gain is there in it? After all the world wants re- suits. It's willing to pay the man who supplies it with what 1t wants. To act part, or to claim what is truly yours may bring temporary success, but the deceit is paying too much for the whis- tie. Reactions always follow trick cry and bragging. If you're really smart you won't have to stoop to de- ception to get ahead. You will respect yourself and other folk by acting as if everybody had reasonable supply of brains. That will keep yon from doing foolish things and expecting ex. oneration because it's you. And the sooner you learn to do your part the less you will have to pay.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1920-09-02
No LeuaI Offense,

Perhaps the most notable instance on record of treaty prematurely dis closed occurred in 1878, when a secret pact with Russia was revealed by Charles Marvin, a minor foreign office official entrusted with the task of mnk- ing a copy. Marvin sent a summary of the document to the editor of Lon don evening paper, who published it.. The sensation was immense, and Lord Salisbury's attempts to persuade the house of lords that the disclosure was wholly unworthy of their confidence" was promptly followed by the appear ance in the evening paper of the com. plete text of the treaty from Maryin's wonderfully retentive memory. Mar- win was arrested, but the law officers discovered that he had committed no offense known to the law.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1920-09-02
Drawbridqe in New Surroundings.

A drawbridge several miles from navigable water may seem entirely uncalled for, says Popular Mechanics Magazine, but such bridge is used in connection with a southern California warehouse. A spur railroad track runs down the center of the warehouse yard, and to save time in unloading, platforms level with the car floor were built on each side of the track. Whenever it was desired to get truck from one platform to another, it was necessary for 1t to go down off the platform, drive round the block, and go up the incline to the other. This took 10 or 15 minutes of valuable time. The difficulty was eliminated by con- structing several small drawbridges over the track. When 1t Is desired to move the train, these are simply lifted up. !.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1920-09-02
First National Census.

The first national census was begun August 1, 1790 and was model un- dertaking, whose results were fully stated in an octave pamphlet of 50 pages, while the report on population in the census of 1910 fills four quarto volumes. The census of 1790 recorded only the heads of families, dividing the members in a number of classes. By 1S40 the schedule had grown so un- wieldy that for each family there were as many as 70 spaces in which entries might be made. In this period there could be no tabulation of statis- tics in the modern sense of the word. In 1850 a radical change was intro duced. and for the first time every in- habtant was recorded by name, the questions being answered by each per son specifically. This change necessi- tated the establishment of a central office in Washington.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1920-09-02
The Worst Hotel.

Irwin s. Cobb says in the Saturday Evening Post, "The worst hotel for it's size in this country or any other is one that overlooks the railroad yards fin a smallish city on the edge of the Allegheny coal fields not very far from Pittsburgh. It has hot and running cockroaches on every floor and all night switch engine service. It is all so haunted. The ghost of red cab bage which was tragically boiled to death some 35 years ago, about the time the present carpets in the guest rooms were last cleaned, stalks through the corridors in the still watches of the night and sniffs at the keyholes."
The Wrangell sentinel., 1920-09-02
Real "Flre Kinq."

Back somewhere in 1880 was a man called NJ. Chabert, better known as "the fire king" and these are some of the things he did to prove himself inhuman and marvel in London. To begin with. he swallowed 40 grains of phosphorus, which is quite enough to kill two good-sized men, and after that he slipped oil at 330 degrees, and lived long enough to rub a red-hot shovel over his tongue. face and hair, and then lived some more. Some few years later, on a challenge of S250, he repeated the feat, won the wager and threw in few more like stunts for good measure. He swallowed piece of burning torch, for instance, and then, costumed in coarse woolens, en- tered an oven at 3S0 degrees, sang a song and cooked two dishes of beef steak.