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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-23
old MORSE myth
Describes the End Of All Visible
Creation.
ample Warning to Be Given Before the
Great Day Of Destruction--New
Heaven and New Earth
to Arise,

Ragnarok, the twilight of the gods,
is an old myth Of the Morse gods. II
was q firm belief of the northern ma.
tons that time would come when all
the visible creation, the gods of Val
halla ard Nlfhelm, the inhabitants of
Jotunheim, Elfhelm and Midgard, to-
gether with their habitations. would be
destroyed. The fearful day Of de-
struction will not, however, be with,
out warning. First will come a triple
winter, according to the myth, during
which snow will fall from the four cor
ners of the heavens, the frost severe.
the wind piercing, the weather tempes-
tuous and the sun will impart no glad
ness. Three such winters will pass
without being tempered by single
summer, the story goes. Three other
similar winters will follow. during
which war and discord will spread
over the universe. The earth itself
will be afraid and begin to tremble,
the sea will leave its basin, the heay-
ems will tear ssunder; men will per
ish In great numbers, and the eagles
OF the air will feast upon their still
quivering bodies. Then the wolf Fen
ris will break his bonds, the Midgard
serpent will rise out of his bed in the
sea and Loki, released from his buuds,
will Join the enemies of the gods.
Amidst the general devastation the
sons Of Muspelheim will rush forth I'M
der their leader Surfer, before and be-
hind whom are flames and burning fire.
And, according to the myth, they will
ride onward over Bifrost, the rainbow
bridge, which breaks under the horses
hoofs. But they. disregarding its fall,
direct their course to the battlefield
called Vigrid. Thither also repair the
wolf Fenrls, the Midgard serpent, Loki,
with all the followers of Hela, and the
Frost giants.
Heimdall now stands up and sounds
the Giallar horn to assemble the gods
and heroes for the contest. The gods
advance, led by Odin, whoJ engaging
the wolf Fenris, falls victim to the
monster. Fenris is, In turn, slain by
renown by killing the Midgard serpent,
but, recoiling, falls dead, suffocated
with the venom which the dying mon
ster vomits over him. Loki and Helm
dali meet and fight till they both are
slain. The gods and their enemies
having fallen In battle, Surfer, who has
killed Freyr, darts fire and flames over
the world, and the universe is con-
sumed. The sun grows dim, the earth
sinks into the ocean, the stars fall
from the heavens and time is no more,
so the story runs.
After this Alfadur, the Almighty will
cause a new heaven and a new earth
to arise out Of the sea. The new
earth, filed with abundant supplies,
Will produce Its fruits without labor
or care. Wickedness and misery will
no more be known and the gods and
men will live happily together, so says
this myth of the Norsemen.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-23
LAST NIGHTS DREAMS
WHAT THEY MEAN

another declares that In order to have
the cheese OF your dreams bring you
real money you must dream OF making
II instead Of eating II.
From I'm examination OF all the best
dairy experts OF Dreamland II IL evil
dent that there Is subtle connection
between cheese and money. Some say
that TO dream OF cheese indicates that
while you will probably attain fortune.
at least you viii have a long. hard
struggle in doing II.
One or two soothsayers are OF the
opinion that Il Is not lucky to eat
cheese In dream, and say that II you
do you will soon be very angry about
something. The majority opinion
would seem to be that to dream any
thing at all about cheese foretells for
you financial success achieved by
strenuous efforts. And one sort OF
cheese appears 10 he Just ms potent
as another in this respect. Those who
don't like strong cheese can have mild
just as well. tCopyright)
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-23
DID you DREAM ABOUT cHEEsE7

SeDERHAPS," said Scrooge to the
l. ghost of Marley when the old
skinfllnt fell asleep by the fire and
had the delightful Christmas dream
which Mr.. Dickens has set down for
us, perhaps you are but bit OF un.
1lgested cheese" And cheese. from
the days when Odysseus visited the
dairy Of the Cyclops in the early dusk
and dawn of time down to the present
era, has always been considered TO
have an intimate relation TO dreams.
Especially II the cheese Is gathered in
the form of Welsh rarebit.
Strange TO say. with all this lnti-
mate connection and with all the cen
turtles given to study OF the sub
ject, the authorities are far from
agreed upon the subject of Dreamland
cheeses. one expounder of the mystic
meaning OF dreams declares that to
eat cheese in the visions OF the night
foretells certain financial gain, while
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-23
Starving Rats Rout Cats.

Hordes Of rats made savage by star.
vation-a means Instituted by quar-.
antine officials TO eradicate tNem-
have attacked and put to flight large
cat family, II was learned today, and
otherwise played havoc aboard the
steamship Leviathan, formerly the
German liner Vaterland. Since the
Leviathan has been tied up at Ho-
boken pier, her rodent population has
multiplied into leglons. After the fe-
line army was gone, the rats attacked
the ships furnishings. luxurious leath.
er cushiones, panels and other fittings
being gnawed. beyond repair Quar-
antlne officers say. In their battle fer
life, the rodents will soon destroy one
another.-New York Times.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-23
GOOD
ROADS
QUALITY OF ROAD MATERIALS
Bureau OF Public Roads Seeking infor.
nation Of Especial Value to
! Highway Engineers.

Such important questions as how
hard heavy motor truck pounds a
pavement when going at 8 miles an
hour and at Is miles an hour are be.
ing answered by investigators for the
bureau Of public roads, United States
Department Of Agriculture, in a series
OF scientific experiments. which, when
completed, promise to be of great val
ue to highway engineers. Already suf
ficient tests have been made TO show
that increased speed of a vehicle
equipped with hard rubber tires ire
mendously increases the impact which
Its wheels make on the roadway where
there Is any unevenness. On the other
hand, where pneumatic tires are used
increased speed adds comparatively III.
tie to the impact. 1t has been sug.
gested that these tests will be of
great value not only In settling ques.
tions of design but may also lead to
rational basis for determining license
fees for motor vehicles.
Trucks have been used in these
tests varying in size from a 1-ton truck
up to a 71a-ton truck carrying an ex-
cess load. Each truck was run over
special recording device embedded in
a roadway and the impact made by n
Pinch drop from a ledge built in the
surface caused the reformation OF spe-
cially prepared copper cylinders FORM
ing part of the apparatus. The mag
nitude Of the blow was accurately as
certained in pounds by measuring the
extent to which the cylinder had been
forced out Of shape.
Recent tests were made with a g.
ton truck loaded with 4Ia-ton load
so that the total weight on each rear
wheel was 1000 pounds, the inspiring
portion Chat not supported by the
springs) being LOO pounds and the
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-23

peror was induced to match himself
against the automaton. Napoleon lost
the first game, and In the second he
deliberately made two false moves
Each time the pieces were replaced.
but on the emperor making yet an
other false move his opponent swept
the pieces Off the board and no more
chess was played. Subsequently II
was discovered that the chess player
was fake. A man was concealed In
the chest oD which the figure was seat.
ed. So ingenious, however, was the
contriyance that the deception went on
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-23
THE GIRL ON THE JOB
How to Succeed-How to Get
Ahead--How to Make Good
HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS
By JESSIE ROBERTS

nv HO shall sny that adventure
w and variety are not allied to the
home and domestic science? The girl
who chooses household economics for
her career need not give up hope Of
travel and excitement. Witness Miss
Grace Ferguson, who has only lately
returned TO New York CIR from an abb
sence of six years In PoltL Rico. where
she was teaching the elements of home
economies to an entire nation.
Miss Ferguson covered fifty-odd
towns In her work. and established
schools in all the places visited. She
made an exhaustive study of foods
and their value, and of prices, and
she taught women In that tropic isle
how to get the most for their money
when they went marketing, and how
to have the best meals at the least
cost the year round.
A woman who takes course in
domestic science OF the advanced type
can nowadays look forward 10 plenty
Of work and good Income. She is
going to do quite as well, II not better,
than her sister who took business
course and went IN an office, and she
has practically no male competition to
fear.
The American home is being put
more and more on scientific basis.
The women in the homes want to be
shown. they want to know how they
can get the most out Of their incomes.
save themselves hard work, manage
for the best. They are glad to come
to lectures and demonstrations and to
attend classes.
The day for the ill-tralned is over.
Any woman who wants to make sue
cess must get thorough training. Ex-
cellent courses are offered In almost
any part of the United States and
Canada not too far removed from q
town. The best courses are TO be had
In various colleges at a small price.
II is work for which many women
have special genius and love. For
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-23
Automatic Chess Player

Toward the close Of the eighteenth
century Baron Kemnelen Invented an
automatic chess player which created
great sensation. The automaton---a
life-size figure dressed In oriental cos
tume-visited the principal European
towns playing against the leading
chess experts In each, and generally
defeating them. II reached Vienna
when Napoleon was installed there ar
ter the battle Of Wagrum. and the EN-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-23
Simple Salad.

Arrange balls of cheese which have
been mixed with cream and season
Ings, on the white leaves OF lettuce
with n spoonful or crab apple Jelly
on the side of each salad plate.
A pie that is simply delicious Is pre-
pared In the usual way for custard
pie. then Just before going Into the
oven sprinkle with cupful OF minced
black walnut meats. 1t bakes maxi
Ing a rich crust over the top. too
good to be true.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-23
Surgeons Job.

Collectors of customs, being con-
stantly on the watch for smugglers,
have certain demands which they re-
peat almost unconsciously. Not long
ago a tourist came ashore with bad
ly swollen cheek. ''What have YOU
thereT asked the custom officer, polne-
Ing to the swelling. IAN abscess, SIR"
was the reply. Well" said the officer
lmpatiently. ''open II. please"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-23
FOOD FOR THE FAMILY

Dates are so wholesome and full of
food value. dessert of dates Is easy
to prepare and Is sufficiently satisfy
Ing. Wash and cut the dates In halves,
sprinkle with broken bits of pecan
meats; drop over each dish of dates
spoonful OF sweetened and favored
whipped cream and serve.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-23
Opinions Of Opinions.

"Bliggins has his own opinions"
~ don't blame him for that" re-
piled Mr.. Growcher. "Oplnions some
times happen TO men the same as bow
legs or receding chins. What ! object
to is the exaggerated opinion Bliggins
entertains Of the Importance of his
opinions"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-23
BUILDING PERMANENT ROADS
Eventually Highways Will Be Made
Suitable for Bearing Burdens Of
All Vehicles.

Only cardinal roads can be made
Of expensive material at great cost In
money and labor, yet every road
should, and will. eventually be made
suitable for bearing the burdens In
proportion to the number and weight
of the vehicles that use them.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-23
Historic Spot for Sale.

With "a acres of ground, Cliffs End
hall, Ebbsheet (the place near Rams
gate where Hengist and Horsa landed
about As A. D. with the first Saxons
10 settle In England), was offered for
sale by auction recently.
Bidding reached $4,000 and the
property was Withdrawn
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-23
aSMHEK,s cooK BooS ~N.4, M,-4 ~s4q,

THE young man thinks the Swiss apron
with the lace makes his intended look
like a picture, as she presides at the
chahng dish; but after he puts .he ring
on her finger and planks down the fve
hasn't plnchecked blue gingham and
can't preside gracefully over the cook
stove"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-23
THE ROMANCE OF WORDS
"poILAR."


VXJuILE the United States
w was the first TO coin the
piece OF money known as the
dollar" the word itself was
coined long before. ns evidenced
by the fact that Shakespeare
uses II frequently. In Mac
BETH" for example. appears the
statement:
"Nor would we deign him burial OF
TIL he disbursed, at st. Coime's
Inch,
Ten thousand dollars to our gen.
eral use"
This quotation. which sounds
susplciously like q modern
"strike order" proves that
Shakespeare wns familiar with
the dollar. despite the fact that
there were no coins of that name
known prior to July o, 1873,
when tho United States congress
PASSED the resolution referring
to he first money put oct by
the new government. Where,
then. did Shakespeare ge, the
Word7
The answer lies In the fact
that dollar" is an Anglo-Saxon
corruption OF the German thai
err" first coined about 1856 In
the valley Tor thaler) OF Joa-
chimsthal. The coin met with
popular favor and, during the
reign of Charles v, emperor OF
Germany, king of Spain and lord
of Spanlsh-America. II became
the standard currency of the
world. Shakespeare merely
adopted slight change OF the
name, thus antedating both the
United States and Great Britain
for the first and only English
dollar was coined at the Bank
of England in 1904.
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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-23
HELP APPEARANCE OF ROADS
Trees and shrubbery Should Be
Planted at Various Places With
out Obstructino Traffic.

Now is good time to give some at
tention to the appearance OF pubic
highways In the community. There
should be trees and some paintings
Of shrubbery at places where they VIII
not interfere with traffic.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-23
Ho. Water GINGERBREAD.

Take one cupful each of sugar and
molasses, one-half cupful OF melted
lard, one teaspoonful of salt, three
cupfuls of flour, one egg, and lastly
one cupful OF boiling water In which
teaspoonful of soda has been stirred.
Slft tablespoonful Of ginger into the
-four. Pour the mixture which Will
seem very thin into large-slzed bak-
isg pan and bake until firm. This
makes an ideal dessert with apple
sauce and cottage cheese. This cake
may be baked In small gem pans and
served as pudding with any desired
sauce or whipped cream.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-23
FrizzIed Beef.

Pull the white thrend-lke portions
from n half-pound of dried beef. COW
er with boiling water and stand on
the back Of the range where 1t will
keep hot but not cook. In ten minutes,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-23

sprung portion Chat portion supported
by the springs) $500 pounds. The
truck was equipped first with an old
solid tire that bad been worn down
to a thickness of l inch. Then, with
exactly the same load on the truck,
a wheel was used fitted with new
tire pa inches In thickness. And fin
ally the truck was equipped with pneu-
matte tires AZ by inches and blown
up to a pressure of 142 pounds per
square inch. The test demonstrated
very clearly the bad effects Tn
old tire is likely to have on a road
surface and the greatly lessened i'm
pact produced by trucks when they
are equipped with pneumatic tires.
The tests show that as the vehicles
speed increased the impact from the
old hard rubber tire increased greatly.
The impact from the new hard rubber
tire was somewhat less.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-23
THE WOODS
BY DOUGLAS MAlLOCH
THE cHicKAoEE.

There's somethin' bout the chikadee
Thet's. somehow. awful cheerin':
Around the shanty door II buns
An gethers up the crusts an crumbs
Cook scatters In the clearin'.
II gethers up the crusts nn' crumbs
An jest as glad II chntters
As II II fed on biscuit fine
All soaked In milk er dipped In wine
An served on silver platters.
My share Of life Is crusts an crumbs
find somehow er other:
An how ! wish thet could be
Like you nre, Mr.. Chlckadee.
My cheerful little brotheri
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drain and dry on a cloth. Melt two
tablespoonfuls OF butter In frying
pan. put In the meat and stir while It
absorbs the butter and curs. Pour
over cup OF hot cream and add a
well beaten egg. Serve hot.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-23
obstacles In Road euIIdIng.

The building of improved roads 10
meet the traffic requirements is fraught
with almost as many obstacles at the
present day as that of half a century
ago.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-23

such woman to go into teaching or
office work because l have TO earn O
living" is pity. She can earn II, and
n good one. In teaching household
economics in all fits many branches.
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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-23
Tea Biscuits.

Bake baking powder biscuits aftM
cutting with cutter one inch In DIANE
eter. When baked split open. butter.
spread with raspberry or any pre-.
ferred jam, put together and serve win
cup of tea. They make most dain.
ty mouthful.
ia 1890. Western Newspaper unioA1
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-23
Best to improve Roads.

1t is better to improve The roads
than to pay an indirect tax FOR Dad
ones.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-23

for years before this discovery was
made.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-23
Jud Tunkins.

Jud Tunkins says some men call II
quitting work" when they are only
beginning n new kind OF a loaf.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-23
Hluhwaya Arc Favored.

Highways In place of railways are
favored In Great Britain.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-19

distributing the gifts. The selections were
based on the customary letters which the.
children wrote during the last two weeks
After the distribution of presents. Dr.
Richard Derby spoke. and the children
gave a series of folk dances under the
direction of Miss Ella G. Stewart, who
has been principal of the school for sew
eral years Thirty-eight children partic-
ipated in the ceremony. Scores of par
ents and friends attended.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-19
BORN IN PRISON CELL.

WHEELING, w. Va. Dec. ia ten,
pound boy, the first child to be born
in the Ohio County Jail In twenty years.
Is a guest at the prison to-day. The
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Antonio Sara
toria, are being held without bond in
connection with the killing of James
Augustus.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-19
MRS. ROOSEVELT ACTS
AS AID TO SANTA

The annual Christmas party for the
children OF Cove Neck School, near Oys-
asr Bay, made famous for twenty-five
rNArs by the success with which the late
G-President Roosevelt played the role
" Santa Claus. took place yesterday af-
ternon with the senior Mrs. Roosevelt
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-19
Formerly $685. and $4.95
Formerly $5.95 and 500!

See Page for ether Hearn Adveng also Page
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-24
Reductions On Ribbon Novelties
VANITY CASES

Special for Thursday we offer
your choice of several pretty
styles in round and kodak
shapes; come in black, rose,
black-and-red, tan, blue, pur-
pie, green, fitted with lip stick,
rouge box, eyebrow pencil,
coin purse, pretty colored lin
ings, have large mirror.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-23

THE largest affair among the
Women's organizations in the
immediate future is the card party
which Is 20 be given on the after
noon Of October at the Woman's
clubhouse by the Robert F. Lee chap
ter OF the u ID. C. The proceeds Of
the party are 10 be used for con-
tribution to the Texas room in the
Confederate museum in Richmond, Va
Among the founders Of this museum
which has been established for %
years was the late AIRS. A. y Winkler
Of this city, who for IS years was
state regent for the Texas U- D. C.
The card party is creating great
interest and number OF reserva-
tions for tables have been made
airs. Joseph HurZthal is chairman
OF the general arrangements for the
party. AIRS C. T. Kelly is vice chair
man and those assisting include: Mes
DANES n H. Allen. p. 81 e.. william.
g. T. Farrar, C. O. Rucker, James E
Bowen. = o. Perkins r F. Ebert
T. l. Ely, F. . Stevenson N- La
nowsizi. i. IL Shinn, H. a. Boomer. a
van 1lourick. A. r. Butier, Thomas
O-keefs. j. II LoretZ. Winston
Pettus, and W. II. AldridEe
Chairman for $500" games, Mrs. E
C. Hitchcock. vice chairman, AIRS W
". Wallace
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-23
Mrs. Charles DonneH To Be Guest
OfMiSS May Campbell At Luncheon

from So West Missouri 10 ia North
Campbell
W. C. Gaffney. who has been Sc
riously i'll at Hotel Dieu. was able TO
return home Monday.
Mr. and Mrs -. J. Hosea have
changed their residence from Z0Ol Co
roma street, 20 3818 Wilson
Manchester Paget son OF Dr.. J. 81.
Paget, has gone 20 Virginia TO enter
the Stanton Military academy
Mr.. and Mrs. r. W. Skidmore have
changed their residence from III
West Boulevard 10 1405 East Mis-
souri,.
sgt and Mrs. T. H Bsrgne have
given Up their apartment at 500 p
west san Antonio and are located az
3S23 Fort Boulevard
Sra Ada Navarrere de Carrasco f.
I'll IN her apartments Size sang wi IN
great difficulty Wednesday night. and.
though willing. was unable TO com
plete the program
1Ir. and Mrs Piguer Conger have
arrived in this city to make their
home and are at home at the resi-
dence OF Mrs. COnEer's sister. Mrs. B.
r. jackson. on Bisbee street. The
marriage OF Mr.. and Mrs Conger took
place last Wednesday in Rustou. La
the brides home Mrs ConEer, the
former Miss Josephine Turrentine.
does not come here a stranger. She
has made many friends here while on
visits TO her sisters, Mrs Jackson
and AIRS. Lawler. Mr. ConEers former
home was IN Shreveport. La