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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-10-06

tnirs OF the local Legion post. The
project OF the Thayer post Is to erect
~ community house which would be
the center OF activities for the town
and country adjacent. Mrs. Forest has
been an uatiring worker for this civic
: Improvement, "and we can always
count on her support" declares @. B.
Adams, the post adJutant.
In addition TO her Interest IN the
American Legion, Mrs. Forest Is an
active member OF the Daughters OF the
American Revolution and an officer OF
the Ladies' of the Grand ARMY OF the
ReDublic.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-10-06

fAAA EtbftrtuAd@
tive OF the government; on important
missions. and has been national presI.
dent Of the National Congress Of Moth
ers and Parent.Teacher associations.
While serving as president OF the
Ssuonal Florence Cr.tte5ton mission.
cooperating with the United States
public health service. which position
she still holds. Mrs. Barrett was a
leading spirit 10 the conference on the
care Of delinquent children. called by
President Roosevelt. She was a dele
gate to the International conference
of women. special representative OF
the government TO investigate condi.
tions IN Europe surrounding allen
women. delegate TO the peace confer
eDce az Zurich In 1919. and special
Representative OF the bureau Of imml-
grafton In Europe the same year.
During the war Mrs. Barrett was
the only woman appointed by the gov
ernor OF Virginia TO the committee on
training camp activities. She Is state
regent Of the Daughters OF the Amerl-
can Revolution. member OF the So
ciete Academlque Historic Interna.
tionale and an honorary member Of
the Argentine Council OF Women OF
Buenos Aires. Mrs. Barrett Is now de
voting most OF her time to the aux.
illAry OF the American Legion.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-10-06
Goose Girls still Exist.

The goose girl doesn't exist only I'm
fairy stories. She is still reality In
Germany, says the Kansas City Star.
One of the departments of the bureau
of child welfare put small notice into
the papers a few weeks ago saying
that boys and girls from fourteen to
sixteen years old, who had left school,
but were, by reason Of ill-health or OF
scarcity Of labor, unable to get work,
would be sent TO farms for the sum-
mer, where they would have plenty OF
good food and fresh air In return for
such light work as tending geese and
cows.
A thousand or more children ap-
piled In the next few days and were
sent TO the homes of farmers who
made known their wants through the
offices and representatives Of the child
welfare work In various small towns
and villages. Many of the children are
those who have for long suffered from
undernourishment, and all of them
have been saved a summer of fruit
less searching for work or loafing
about on city streets.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-10-06
WONDERS AT MIGHTY RIVERS
English Visitor Declares Those %
America Put Celebrated Streams
Of Europe to Shame.

Ia there anything in nature so ma
,estic aud spirit as a great
river? And are there any nobler riv-
ers on earth than those OF American
The traveller who does not study up
his map in advance is constantly COM
ing unawares upon majestic yet I'M
celebrated streams, which In Europe
would be world famous.
Not long ago. journeying from Mas
sachusetts into New Hampshire, j
found the train following for hours
q beautiful river for whose existence
was quite unprepared, writes Will
liam Archer in the Atlantic. Inquir-
ing Its name, learned that II was
the Merrimac, and was further In
formed that IT drove more splndles
than any other river in the world. A
little later business took me TO Bing-
namton. N. Y. and again beautiful
river lent dignity to an otherwise un-
distinguished town. Once more / had
to confess my ignorance; this was the
Susquehanna, Just entering the state
of Pennsylvania on its way to Ches-
apeake bay.
Yet these are so to speak, hole-and-
corner rivers, not TO be compared to
the great arteries of the continent.
The superb expanse Of the Hudson
puts Rhine and Danube to shame. No
less grandose than romantic is the
confluence at Pittsburgh Of the AL
leeheny and the Monongahela, with
the tiny little blockhouse Of Fort
Pitt stlll occupying the tip Of the
tongue Of land, Overshadowed By the
giant buildings Of the city Of steel.
And the Allegheny and MOnongahela
unite in the mighty Ohio; and the
mighty Ohio itself is but tributary
Of the still mlghtier Mississippi, the
father Of waters.
Without any dlsrespect to the Nile,
the Euphrates or the Ganges, great
rivers of the past, l venture TO find
these great rivers of the future every
bit as thrilling to the imagination.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-10-06

lean Legion. Mrs. Jackson has made
ia visits 10 the men In the wards.
Each week she visits the three hos
Citais, taking fruit and flowers. candy
aud cakes 10 the boys. who are per
force motheriess. Hers Is the pleas
ant task OF distributing TO them the
warm dressing gowns, the smokes and
the magazines contributed by her com
mit,ee: upon her the stricken heroes
of the worlds struggle bestow smiles
Cor their reflection to the other good
souls OF her organization
Bight OF Mrs. Jacltson's children
tivc az home with her One son
served In France with the One Hun
dred and Thirtieth Field artillery OF
the 1'hIrty-nfth division. his immedl-
ate Junior was physically disqualified
and the remainder were too young to
DE accepted.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-10-06
LYRICS
By DOUGLAS MAILoCH
LOOK FROM A WINDOW.


T OOK from your window on the
world.
And you Will understand
Not purposeless mankind was hurled
Upon the ferdle land,
WIN think no more from chaos
whlrled
This planet was unplanned.
Look from window, window high,
And see the thing complete;
inside one house your soul VIII die
Behold the house, the street.
Behold the town. the lands that lie
Stretched out before your feet.
Your caves touch other caves, and
they
With other caves combine
A block. mile. they stretch away.
A great unbroken line.
Beyond your city cities-yea.
What Is one house OF miner
Look from your window on mankind,
A man nnd not mole.
A man has visions. moles are blind.
For them no planets roll.
Look outward. friend. and you will
find
Each soul kindred soul.
tcopyrighL)
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-10-06

conduct a tour to France or any for
elgn land.
Before going into the practice OF
law. Wicker spent some tiIne In the
organization and conduct OF travel
parties to Europe. Palestine. Egypt
and the Orient as well as to all parts
OF the United States, Canada and Alas
ka. When the World war started he
was In Rome with n travel party of 81
persons In his charge. After many
thrilling experiences he succeeded In
getting his party through France on
military trains and finally back to the
United States
Wicker served in the aviation serr-
ice in France. After being four times
rejected because OF defective vision.
he memorized the letters on the eye
test chart and fooled the air service
examiners. who wsre the keenest In
the army.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-10-06
ShreWd Traveller.

An Englishman Travelled from Pet.
rograd to Moscow with no other pass
port than an English tailor's receipted
hill. This document of Identification
had a big printed heading with the
name of the tailor. some English post.
age stamps attached and a fiourIshing
signature In red ink. He Haunted the
document In the face OF the officials,
assuring them II was a diplomatic
passport Issued by the British EN-.
bassy.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-10-06
Apple Fritters.

Slft one cupful of -four with one
teaspoonful Of powdered sugar and
one-fourth teaspoonful OF salt. Add
two-thlrds Of cupful OF water. beat
Ing constantly, Add one-half table
spoonful Of olive oil and the white OF
one egg beaten stiff. Core and pare
tart apples. sprinkle with lemon juice.
dredge with sugar and let stand half
an hour. Dip in frltter batter and
fry In deep fat. Serve with lemon
sauce.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-10-06
Sowing Salmon.

In a desperate attempt to preserve
cheap food for the people, Canada
and the northwestern states are liter
ally farming the sea and sowing sal
mon seed In all the important streams
from California to northern Alaska.
The tremendous drain upon the natur-
al resources Of supply has been so
exhausting that salmon fisheries must
soon have travelled the road OF the
forests and buffalo.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-10-06
THE ROMANCE OF WORDS
TARTAR"

NTARTAR," as applied to
the wild tribes which
inhabit middle and cen
tral Asia, is one of those words
In which wrongly assumed
derivation has modified the
spelling and the very shape in
which we now have II. for the
people usually designated by
this name are not ''Tartars,"
but "Taters.'
The Interpolation of the "r"
In the first syllable came about
when these hordes burst into
Europe during the Thirteenth
century and swept everything
before them. Many persons
claimed that the ravages Of the
invading cavalry constituted a
fuliillment OF the prophecy In
the ninth chapter OF Revelation
concerning the opening Of the
bottomless pit and the looslng OF
the inhabitants OF the Internal
regions. From this belief en-
sued the change OF their name
from "Taters" to "Tartars," the
latter being an outgrowth OF
Tartarus. or hell. whence these
implacable hordes were sup
posed 10 have come.
The bravery of the invaders,
together with their stole dlsre-
gard for pain and the manner In
which they turned upon their
guards when captured. also gave
rise to the expression "catch a
Tartar" or 'he caught a Tartar"
which is In use TO this day as
a synonym for being taken by
surprise. particularly when
person thinks. that he has made
an easy conquest.
Ccopyright)
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-10-06
Popovers.

Mix and slft one cupful OF -four,
one-fourth teospoonful OF salt, seven
eighths Of cupful Of milk, one-half
teaspoonful Of butter, and two eggs
Beat the batter with Dover egg
beater until light. Pour into deep
hissing-hot iron gem pans well
creased and bake In hot oven for
thirty minutes. II baked in buttered
earthen cups the popoyers will have a
glazed appearance.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-10-06
New Workers Are cIeanIy.

A noted German surgeon. visiting
New York. was asked what impressed
him most.
"rhe cleanliness OF the PEOPLE as n
mass" he said. Everybody In your
crowded subwa-s seems accustomed 10
daily baths ann to wear freshly laun.
dered linen. Otherwise your subway
crowds would be uncomfortable"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-10-06

biologists Of this
country. and an
international ng-
ure In women 3
organizations. has
been chosen pres
ldeDt Of the Wom-
ems Auxiliary Of
the American Lee
gion for the depart
ment OF Virginia.
She has been
called four times
to serve as . spe-
81 arr.mgs.aa
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-10-06

ment to send n
party OF former
service men to
France for a tour
OF the old war
zone. John ].
Wicker. Jr.. q
member OF the Le-
gIon's national en-
ecutlye committee.
was called TO New
York to manage
the pilgrimage.
Wicker is espe
cially qualified to
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-10-06

lied for her role
ss "little mother
of Uncle Sans
boys" In the three
hospitals OF Wich-
iia. Kan. where
american soldiers
stllI are suffering
from their part Ia
the World war.
As chairman OF
the welfare com
Unlttce OF the
Woman's huxil-
iary 10 the hmerl-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-10-06
Trines.

Break one egg into bowl, add one
fourth OF a teaspoonful OF salt, and
one and one-half tablespoonfuls OF
powdered sugar. Add flour, stirring
until the mixture will take no more
Turn on TO a floured board, divide into
three parts and roll as thin as possl-
BILE. Cut into narrow strips or
squares and fry in deep hot fat.
Sprinkle with powdered sugar mixed
with cinnamon.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-10-06

emptiOn. Logan Il.
Dillman was sum
marlly discharged.
The medical corps
unit to which he
was assigned had
discovered that he
had a wooden legl
"Stumpy" as he
Is known by his
comrades, regis
tered at Trinidad.
Colo. and when
called was trans
ferred to Fort
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-10-06

member o' the
American Legion"
declared Asher
Miner. president
of q large milling
CON pany at
wilkes Barre. Pa.
who suffered the
loss Of q leg Ia
Frs1oe a. the re-
suit of q slrspnel
wound received
while leading his
men Air Miner
Wns q colonel lu
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-10-06
Mothers Cookbook

The glory Of cur life below
Comes not from what We do or what we
know.
But dwells forevermore in what we are.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-10-06

says Mrs Abby
III o W G Fores /,
mayor OF Thayer,
Kan. who holds
the distinction OF
be!ns the first
woman In the
United States to
hold such an Of
nee.
"Mayoress" For
est Is n friend OF
the ex service man
and takes a deep
Interest ia the af-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-10-06
MANAGES TOUR TO WAR ZONE
Member OF Legion Executive Commit.
tee In Charge Of Psrty-Fooled
Air Service Examiners.

When the American Legion accepted
the invitation OF the French govern
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-10-06
THE GOOD LITTLE MOTHER"
ltor 10 Boys In Hospitals Who
Served In World War.

The mother OF six boys and three
elris. Mrs. Grace I. Jackson. Is qunll-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-10-06
ACTIVE IN VIRGINIA LEGION
Kate Waller Barrett, an InternstIonsI
Figure. is Chosen President Of
Womsn's Auxiliary.

Kate Waller Barrett. Alexandris,
Va. one Of the foremost women so
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-10-06


Mix and sift together one cupful OF
-four and onefourth Of a teaspoonful
OF salt. Add two-thirds of cupful
OF milk gradually. and two eggs
beaten thick, one tablespoonful OF
olive oil and the whites OF the eggs
folded In after being beaten stlff
Bananas cut in quarters. sprlnkled
with lemon and sugar. let stand half
an hour, then dipped In the batter and
cooked as the apple frltters, are de-
llcIous. In fact any fruit may be
used for frtters.
N1Aa h1At~e1o
20. 1871 Western Newspaper Unlon)
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-10-06
WAS IN SERVICE ON ONE LEG
Merry Member Of Medical Corps Unit
Was Not Discharged From Duty
for Eleven Days.

Eleven days after being inducted
into the service without claim OF ex.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-10-06
Gle
AMERICAN
0I.I:GIONQ
6copy Tor Ths Department EuyDiiss ~
thu hmsficsa Legion News ssrvfcsl
WOULD GIVE LEG FOR LEGION
Colonel Miner Who lost Limb In
ee-VIce, 10 Proud OF Membership
IN Organization.

'sfbe loss OF my leg IL more than
Justified bY the privilege OF being a
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-10-06
SHE'S FRIEND OF THE LEGION
mrs Abby Howe Forest. Mayor Of
Thayer. Kansas, Booster for
Es-Servlee Men.

"A post OF the American Legion is
n valuable asset TO any community"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-10-06
GOOD THINGS FOR THE FAMILY.

TOR those who enjoy hot cakes and
gems for breakfast, the following
recipe will he one TO try:
Evening star., 1921-06-05

The reformer complex.
Edgar is obsessed by
the reformer complex
in its worst form. He
wants to plunge right
in and reform the re-
formers and Puritans.
Edgar is directing the
blackest of black looks
at poor Mrs. Simms
and Miss Rockwell.
who are on their way to
a ladies' guild meeting.
Evening star., 1921-06-05

The romantic complex has Jessie Mae in its tolls.
Jessie has been reading Main Street. and it
seems to have started something. Jessie has
suddenly made up her mind to break away from
Cuba, n. Y, and tempt life in the great city
making parchment lampshades in real Green
wich Village studio. Life in Cuba, N. Y, is
slowly crushing Jessie's soul.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-04-09
Il!E!EE{Sgs!!|!lI|a
NARY GRAHAM BONNER
THE LITTLE GIRL.

Mr.. Wood Elf and the boy and girl
heard someone crying. They hurried
along in the deep passes between two
rows of small mountains.
Mother Gossip hurried along, too.
She was hoping to find out enough
to make a good gossipy story. Her
lips were curling, it seemed, more
than ever. And her eyes looked hard
and like sharp, bright bits Of steel.
At last they came nearer and nearer
the crying. And there, near the road.
they saw girl. She was not very
big and was not very old, and she
was crying bitterly.
In front of her stood Mother Cos
sips eldest daughter Damed I-Make-It.
A-Point-To -Repeat-MeaD-Thi She
looked just as mean as could be, be-
cause she was pretending she was
friendly and she looked so like hum
bug! And too, she looked as pleased
as she could be.
swell, you foolish little GIRL" she
was saying, you don't know who is
your friend"
"What do you mean" asked Mr..
Wood Elf. 81 never knew you could
be a friend to anyone"
"Of course I'm her friend" said
l. Make 1t = A Point To Repeat :
Mean-Things. II told her that had
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-04-09
fine CROPS SURE
Farmers in Western Canada
Jubilant at Prospect.
splendid Winter Weather Has Put the
Naturally Fertile Land in Splen-
did Condition, and BountifuI
Yields Are Assured.

what delightful winter we have
Aad, is an expression that could be
heard almost anywhere when the
topic of the weather became the SUBJ
Ject OF conversation. Not only in the
Middle West and down east" could
1t be heard, but also in the Far West,
up in the Canadian West. There
the same remarkable features that
brought forth wonderful winter ex-
listed. Reports from all parts of the
country, from famed Medicine Hat in
Alberta to Winnipeg in Manitoba, in
dicate that all through the winter
season very little cold weather vas
experienced. In December. we read
that golf playing had put into the dis
card all ice sports, that farmers were
caught 'red-handed" blowing their
fields. In January, the Alberta yeO-
man got out his tractor and in his
shirt sleeves was seen preparing
ground for the 1921 crop. During
February, in Saskatchewan, one
farmer narrowed fifty acres and
planted the seed. "Why, yes, of
course, in March," said an Iowa
farmer, who had just heard from his
son, who was looking after the West
ern Canadian farm, "my boy writes
me they had some snow, and a few
cold dips, but what did that matter?
The cattle and the horses came
through the winter in better condition
than they looked three or four months
ago. Grass was plentiful on the prai.
rieS. the stubble was rich and valu
able as food, and the straw stacks
and groves proved ample for shelter"
Spring is now fully upon the West
ern Canada farmer, his machinery is
all In shape for springs work, and
he is looking forward to an excellent
crop year. Last fall there was
splendid lot of moisture that perme-
ated the ground sufficiently to leave
a perfect seed bed. Indications are
now that the crop will go in in the
condition required for successful ger
mination. Then, with the heightened
days of May and June, the many
hours of sunshine that they bring, ac-
companied by showers of rain. ard
with a soil of which there is none
| richer nor more generous, there will
be seen preparing for q ripening har-
! vest the hundreds of thousands OF
acres of wheat. oats, barley, rye, al
| falfa and corn that will make the
hearts of the Western Canada farmers
swell with pride as they reasonably
look forward to an abundant harvest.
There is a great deal that can be
said in favor of the climate of West
ern Canada. The most important is
that those who live there, and have
lived in other countries, prefer 1t to
any they have experienced elsewhere.
1t is true the winters as a rule are
colder than are those in countries
lying much farther south, but 1t Is
also true that they are tempered by
a dryness Of the atmosphere that
makes lower temperature preferable
to that several degrees higher where
greater humidity prevails. Enerva-
ton and listlessness are unknown;
the air is bri.cing, but the cold is not
penetrating. Then the summers and
the autumns-they could not be more
Observation-Disclosures
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-04-09

wright's Indian Vegetable Pills contain
aothinS but vegetable ingredients which
act gently as a tonic and purgative by slim
ulation and not by irritation.-Adv.
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heard something about her, but that
didn't believe it, and that l stood up
for her like a friend"
ooh, you wretch" shouted Mr.. Wood
Elf. "If there is one person / hate
more than any other in your abomi-
nable and Objectionable and horrible
family, it is you"
81 tried to do a friendly act" an
swered Mother Gossips eldest daugh-
ter.
"Of course she did," said Mother
Gossip. "This Is very nice. And
don't sob, little girl, but come, tell
me all about it. Confide in me-"
Eyes, you want her to tell you, SO
you can tell her story and add to it
all around. I won't let you do that"
said Mr.. Wood Elf. "Ill see to that.
Now, little girl, what really hap
pened?"
The little girl had dried her eyes.
II met this young lady," she said,
81 mean, this old lady," for Mother
Gossip's eldest daughter now looked
very old. She was quite old, for that
matter, and Mother Gossip's children
look pretty old after they've been
seen for time.
"And," continued the little girl, af-
ter swallowing hard so as not to start
crying again, "she told me something
which wasn't true about me which
someone had said. And oh, l felt
dreadful She said she was telling
it to me for my own good. She said
she was my friend and that she had
stood up for me. But oh, I'm so un-
happy to think such a thing was said
about me-"
EYES," said Mr.. Wood Elf, "of
course you were, but you're going to
cheer up now and we're all going to
have a moonlight supper tonight away
from this horrible family. My two
companions are tired of them already.
They never were fond of such a fam
lily, not even Of the ones they'd met
and didn't know by name. And as
for the Tattle-Tale Twins-well
they'd be enemies with my compan-
ions if they knew each other forever.
81 just have few words to say to
Miss Make 1t A Point To : Re
peat-Mean-T Things, and then Well be
off.
"You know" he continued, pointing
his finger straight at Mother Gossip's
daughter, there is no excuse for you,
not scrap.
"You thought you were making your
self out to be very fine when you said
you had stood up for her, and that
you were telling it to her for her own
good.
"You thought it made you seem so
noble to say you stood up for her,
didn't you? I've my doubts about you
standing up for her in the first place,
but that isn't the important thing.
Anyone who Is friend will stand up
for his friend or her friend without
saying so. 1t is quite unnecessary,
quite. And no person is friend who
repeats mean things.
~ like the person who makes the
mean speeches even better than / do
he one who repeats them"
They left then for happier adven'
ures.
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And She Couldn't Deny 1t.

wear ''stuffings" in the sides of my
hair to make my "puffs" fiuftier than
they otherwise would be. One night
in a crowded street car | was stand
ing In front of nice-looking young
man when one of my rats" as they
are sometimes called, fell out of my
hair and into his hand. 1t would not
have been so bad if he hadn't bel
lowed out, young lady, l think this
rat belongs to ou."-EXchange.