The Beaver Herald (Beaver, Okla.), Vol. 33, No. 45, Ed. 1, Thursday, April 7, 1921 Page: 7 of 8
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THE BEAVER HERALD BEAVER OKLAHOMA
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Good Highways
BUILD UP CHEAP HIGHWAYS
Better Plan Than to Conttruct Most
Expensive Highway and Let It De-
terlorato.
(Prepared by the United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture.)
It Is better to build a clienp road
and keep It In Rood condition by ade-
quate maintenance than to build the
most expensive highway and permit It
to deteriorate for wnnt jpf care say
officials of the bureau of public roads
of the United States Department of
Agriculture.
Maryland which has one of the fin-
est systems of Improved highways In
Improving an Old Roadway.
tho United' Stater If not the best
has consistently followed this practice.
The originally Improved roads In Ma-
ryland were comparatively Inexpen-
sive costing only what tho taxpajers
were willing to pay for. The first few
years the average cost was less than
510000 a mile. In some cases the work
entailed considerable grading nnd
drainage but In others It nmounted
simply to resurfacing tho old turn-
pikes which had already been graded
nnd drained.
Generally tho roads built at that
tlmo were macadam 12 feet wide and
0 Inches thick. Soon the width was
Increased to 14 feet. Later many were
widened still farther some very suc-
cessfully by adding concrete shoul-
ders on each side of the existing
macadam. This method of Improving
roads makes It possible for truffle to
-continue unimpeded on the road while
the work Is going on.
The macadam roads In Maryland
have given very good satisfaction but
continuous core has been largely re-
sponsible for their success. Tho roads
are constantly patrolcd and no hole
of any sire Is allowed to go unre-
paired. Material for patching is kept
nt convenient points along the roads
for tho use of tho patrol man. From
a relatively small investment In ad-
mittedly low-typo road it builds up a
better one from year to year always
conserving the bulk of the- previous
Investment.
GOOD ROADS FOR EVERYBODY
State and Country Highways Built
and Kept Up Will Connect Every
Farm With Market.
For each dollar your stato puts np
for good roads under certain condi-
tions Uncle Sam gives It another dol-
lar. Such ' government old for the
current fiscal your ending Juno 30
1021 aggregates many millions. But
then It stops unless congress renews
tho grant soys Farm and Homo. Na-
tion and state should provldo funds
and plans for years nhead so that a
deflnito policy can ho followed.
National trunk lino highways built
and maintained by tho federal govern-
ment for the heaviest trnfllc nnd for
military purposes may render exist-
ing railways nnd their terminals sufll-
clcnt for their purpose. Stnto nnd
country highways also local roads
built and kept up by stato and local
authority -will connect every farm
with every market.
Federal licenses for motor vehicles
used in Interstate traffic based on
weight load capacity (which must
not bo exceeded) power nnd speed
will furnish revenue to maintain the
national highways. Let a suitable
part thereof accrue to tho states in
addition to the state registry fee nnd
be used to keep up roads that receive
the hardest wear.
The system must be worked out so
as to build up tho rural districts not
' result In more favors to cities. Hero
Is an Important duty for our national
agricultural organizations. Above all
no graft no favoritism no politics in
it. Develop waterways and hydro-
electricity along with good roads.
Removal of Snow.
Highway engineers In Illinois In-
dlana New Jersey Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania have mado deflnito pinns which
will result in tho main trunk lines be-
ing kept open from snow alt winter.
Unfit for Traffic
Railroad motive power and rolling
stock were developed before tho road-
bed. It Is still true that railroad roll-
ing stock Is far in advance of the
roadbeds which havo to carry It; and
yet advance In railroading has not
been nearly so rapid as advance In
highway transportation. Is it auy
wonder then that at the high tldo of
automobile and motortruck traffic wa
find the greater portion of the 2600-
000 miles of roads in this country un-
fit for the traffic Imposed upon them)
SCHOOL
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THE ROMANCE OF WORDS
"MARMALADE."
IT WAS early In the Fifteenth
century that French epicures
began to take notice of u new
and particularly delicious sweet-
meat thut was beginning tocomo
oer the border from Spain. It
appeared to be a kind of thick
jam well lluvored and with u
body which gno it distinctly
more of u taste than the rather
Hat preserves which were In
vogue nt that time Inquiring
Into the source of tills dellca(;y
the Parisians found that it came
fiom Portugal where tho na-
tives had discovered the knack
of treating quinces In such u
manner that they made n paste
or preserve of exceirtlonal qual-
ity nnd appetizing flavor. He-
cause of the fact that tho Portu-
guese word for quince Is "mar-
inelo" the name "marmalade"
was applied to this preserve
which upon being introduced
Into England became extremely
popular.
During the Nineteenth cen-
tury the English became very
proficient In the making of or-
ange marmalade and practically
captured tho world trade In this
commodity until American ge-
nius added a new tnug and
flavor nt an even lower price.
The fnet that oranges were al-
most universally used for tho
manufacture of this product ob-
scured the original derivation of
the word and today marmalade
Is generally understood to mean
a thick Jam made from oranges
while as n matter xt fact It
should be applied only to thnt
which Is made from quinces.
Even "orange mnrmnlade" Is a
misnomer as a literal transla-
tion of the term would be "orange-quince
preserve."
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THE WOODS
By DOUGLAS MALLOCH
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WHEN THE GEESE COME NORTH.
T limit faint "honk-honk" nn-
nounces them
The geese when they come Hying
north;
Above the fur horizon's hem
From out tho south they Issue forth.
They weave their figures In tho sky
They write their names upou Its
dome
And. o'er and o'er we hear them cry
Their cry of gladness and of home.
Now Inkcs shall loose their ley hold
Upon tho banks and crocus bloom;
The sun shall warm the river's cold
And pierce tho winter's armored
gloom.
The vines upon the oaken tree
Shall shako their wavy tresses
forth
The grass shall wake the till go free
For seol The geese are flying north I
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THE CHEERFUL CHtTO
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Tke wealthy dont rje.t
closa to life..
To common Folks key
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THE GIRL ON THE JOB
E How to Succeed How to Get E
Ahead How to Make Good E
I By JESSIE ROBERTS
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CLERICAL WORK
DUIUNG the war women went Into
railroad work In largo numbers
and took over Jobs that were unsulted
to them because tho need was there
to be tilled. Since pence has come
they havo left these positions. Hut
many women are still working for the
railroads In clerical positions and they
are liked for the work. Tho salaries
are good nnd the treatment of tho
women Is said to bo excellent. Where
thoM! are required the railroads havo
provided rst and lunch rooms nnd
there arc matrons whose business It Is
to see' thnt the women are comfortably
situated and cared for.
In the banks too women nrc going
more ami more Into clerical work.
They are working ns cnshlers and as-
sistant cashiers and In the branches
for women customers they hold Jobs
as paying tellers and ndjustors. The
work is agreeable to women who hnve
n sound training In book-keeping tho
associations are pleasant nnd there
will he more opportunities for advance-
ment ns the strangeness of having
women work in banks wears on. In
ninny banks with n large woman
clientele n woman Is emplojed to ad-
vise these clients In regard to Invest-
ments. This Is n position of trust nnd
Importance.
One high ofllclal of a large bank thnt
employs many women In vnrlous posi-
tions said that he found litem effi-
cient trustworthy and cnpahle.
"I don't know whether we shall ever
hr.e many women ns presidents of
banks but I don't see why we
shouldn't" he remarked. "After all
It's up to the women."
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Boring In her winning smiles thnt bless
Wreathed In Rarlnnds that deR caress.
Trips In her lightsome eagerness
Before the merry thiunt;.
-Boyhln E. Hell.
SOME NICE DESSERTS.
ALL desserts nro not sultnble for
children but simple custards
gelatine Jellies or ti not too rich Ice
cream me all good.
Vanilla Rice Pudding.
Illnnch one-half cupful of rice ndd
two cupfuls of water and one-half
teuspoonful of snlt and let cook un-
til the rice Is tender. Scald one nnd
one-hnlf cupfuls of milk In n double
holler; stir Into tho hot milk one-hnlf
teaspoonful of silt three tablespoon-
fuls of cornstarch and one-half cup-
ful of cold milk nil well mixed to-
gether. Cook until thick. coer and
cook ten minutes. Heat the yolks of
two eggs add one-half cupful of sugar
and beat again stir Into the hot mix-
ture mid the dry cooked rice nnd
one teaspoonful of vanilla. When
cold garnish with whipped cream and
spoonfuls of Jnm or Jelly
Apricot Whip.
Press through a slew enough apri-
cots to fill a cup; ndd one-hnlf cupful
of sugar nnd tho Juice of half a
lemon; mix well. Fold in the whites
of four eggs bent until light nnd turn
Into a buttered and sugnr-sprltiltled
baking dish. Hake placed In n pnn
of hot water until the pudding Is Arm
In the center Serve hot with cream.
Foamy Cream Sauce.
Soften it sennt hulf-teaspoonful of
gelatine In two tnblespoonfuls of wa-
ter and dissolve over hot wuter; add
one cupful of cream from the top of
the milk bottle two tnblespoonfuls of
sugnr and one teaspoonful of vanilla;
mix thoroughly and when cold beat
until frothy.
(Copyright 1S21 W. N. U.)
UbitilBook
Something to
Think About
By F. A. WALKER
HARD-WORKING MOUSE
IN A SOMEWHAT nlmles-r after-dinner
walk the other evening I was
attracted to a crowd which had gath-
ered In front of the window of a deal-
ef In house pets.
As the crowd next to tho window
satisfied Its curiosity nnd mocd on
I gradually came to see that llftecn or
twenty human beings Of which 1 was
about to become one had been watch-
ing the ncthltlcs of n smnll white
mouse which was tho temporary resi-
dent of n new and slilny cage.
At the top of the cage was n sort of
nest attached to the wires and lllled
with bits of cotton. Helow In the floor
of the cage was n feeding box and Jn
front of that n Hut tin disk some six
Inches In diameter so tilted upon n
pivot nsJo that If you placed any
weight upon nny part of It that part
which bore the weight would Immedi-
ately turn so that It would ho the low-
est part of the disk. In other words
If a IMng object nttempted to climb
up the disk It would turn ns fast as
the object ascended and the object It-
M'lf would nhvas he traveling uphill
and getting now here.
The white mouse pursued n program
about after this plan: lie would rest
for n few minutes In his nest. Then
be would climb down tho side of the
cage to the food box nibble for n min-
ute nnd then running around to tho
front of the floor of the cage he would
Jump down upon tho disk nnd ns he
did so the disk would begin to revolve.
The faster he ran. In his attempt to
climb the faster the disk would re-
volve with the mouse always nt the
bottom.
Tor three or four minutes nt n time
the mouse would run ns fust as ho
could. A human being running' ns
fast as that mouse In proportion to
his size and weight would havo gone
ten or twelve miles at n marvelous
rate of speed.
After his period of running the
mouse would Ruddenly stop the disk
would cense to revolve lie would go to
the feed box nibble for a minute nnd
then climb to ids nest for n short rest
only to repent the whole performance
over ngnln.
The jnonso during the time that he
was running nppcared to he putting
forth every physical efTort of which
he was possessed. He was doing
everything thnt he could so far ns
running was concerned. HUT UK
WAS RETTING NOWHEIIE.
He landed right where he begnn nt
the bottom of the disk.
He hod burned out his mouse
enervy exhausted his mouse condition
nnd the result wns NOTHING.
I wondered ns I stood there how
many of the men nnd women who hnd
stopped to watch him hnd learned nny
lesson from thnt caged mouse nnd his
fruitless endeavors.
I wondered how many of them were
running nround on n disk striving
struggling exhausting themselves with
efTorts which would end by leaving
them right where they started.
The mouse demonstrated a good les-
son. He taught those who watched
Mm If they thought at all about the
thing they were looking nt that every
man nnd woman ought every little
while tnke n look around nnd seo If
they nro going nhend. If they nre ad-
vancing If they nre adding something
however little to what life nnd Its ef-
forts should accumulate In wealth ex-
perience and wisdom.
The merchnnt who never tnkes ac-
count of stock who keeps no books
who bus no way of checking his busi-
ness is pretty much nt sen as to
whether he Is n success or a failure
whether he Is making money or losing.
The mnn who goes through life
without checking up his efficiency
taking account of his accomplishments
or balancing his efTorts ngalnst his ac-
cumulation cannot have any very de-
pendable Iden of what his efTorts are
amounting to.
There nre too many of us who )lke
the mouse lot our lives consist of
working eating nnd Rleeplng without
knowing definitely what wo are ac-
complishing. If the mouse hnd the Intelligence to
know thnt Ills great effort In running
on the tin disk rejlly amounted to
nothing In results ho would devote
himself to something more worthwhile.
Perhaps If wo made an honest esti-
mate of what we nro doing nnd what
the results are wo would stop being
foolish and turn to something more
productUo and more to our credit.
The tiling for us to do Is to make nn
honest estimate of what we nro doing
and what it truly amounts to and
gulda our future endeavors accord-
ingly. (Copjrrlsht.)
KIND TO HIS RELATIVE
"Ma Is Mr. Fullhouie very old?"
"No dear; why dd you askT"
"I think he must be 'cause I heard
pa say last night that he railed his
ante."
SLUMBER SUITS
AND HIDDEN WEAR
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TUHItn Is nothing particularly new
In negligees pajamas or uniier-
musllns except the names by which
they nre called. Pajamas nnd the
like have become "slumber suits"; n
useful nnd elnstlc title thnt will In-
clude scleral types of night dress.
"Hidden wear" Is also moro accurate
thou undcrmusllns for underclothes
hnvo long slnco divided their nllegl-
anco between muslin nnd silk fabrics
with demand pointing toward the use
of crcpe-de-chlno In increasing quan-
tities. As women grow fastidious In
theso matters they requlro moro In
quality of fabric whether of cotton
or silk more In quality of workman-
ship nnd discrimination In tho use
of trimming.
It Is n little difficult to tell tho dif-
ference between negligees nnd slum-
bcr suits sometimes especially when
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Easter Brings Its Brides
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THIS year's faster brides find
themsches privileged to chooso
the simplest and most conventional
of wedding gowns' or to take noto
of nnd reflect current features of tho
styles cleverly" luunlpulutcd In their"
wedding dresses. To bo slmplo and
conventional Is suro to placo n wed-
ding gown above criticism nnd Is a
safe and sane choice on the part of
tho bride. Hut daring youth often
nsplres to being original nnd modiste'
re more than ready to Indulge them
m gowns that uVo Interesting from
this point of view and beautiful bo-'
'ause It Is their business to malco
hem so. Tho conventional gown Is
ho longRlecvcd nnd (moro or less)
tlgh-nccked model which generations
invo approved made of silk fabrics-
Including satin or velvet as well as
tho sheer materials and worn with
It Is a veil of net or lace or of net bor-
dered with lace.
Happy tho brldo that inherits a
wedding veil of lovely lace I Sho may
select cither tho simplest or tho most
elaborate of gowns to bo veiled by her
precious possession. Tho pretty maid
pictured nt tho left 1ms chosen to
feature n magnificent veil over n wed-
ding gown of heavy crepe-do-chlne
slmplo and straight In lines. It Is
long sleeved and square necked. Ono
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both arc modeled after tho pajnma
'J'nu similiter suit pictured Is of light
pink crepe-de-chliio wnn viti im. edg-
ings nnd small ribbon (loweni adding
to Its daintiness. It is ouo among
many patterned after this particular
stylo which appears nlmost as popu-
lar for negligees. In displays' the lat-
ter nro often distinctly Chlucso In
llnvor made of figured materials In
bright colors or in plain colors gayly
embroidered.
Fluo batiste. In regulation garments
hnnd-emlu-oldcrod nnd rather 'sparing-
ly trlnlintd with good laces holds Its
own with .Its silken rlvnlB having ccr-
toln. qualities of refinement that can-
not bo outclassed. Underwear ap-
pear torhave swung nwuy from any-
thing' InatiAoft shcr fabrics nnd there
Is; n tendency toward Uio uso of light
colors in plnce of white. .
edge of the veil forms n frill thn
Is wired to keep It upstanding ncrost
tho back of the head where It Is nt
tached fo n baud that slips under tin
hair at .the sides nnd Is decorated wltb
orarigb"'floycr buds ncross the front
Sho .liiM 'iciitaen tho regulation bridal
bouhuffi
Tlejrtiutl'iful bride at the right ban
ii drirpeu 'own of white satin wltb.
plaited ; tunic of chiffon nnd n band
at plallftfl thlffon heading the bodice.
Ther'o nVV loilg. close-fitting sleeves of
chiffon ttfilt partly cover tho bands
but " saJ'fruM!purcnt thnt tho arms
'seem uncovered. Sho Indulges In a
ffrnln mill n vnlninltinim rtll
fo'ni a quaint bonnet with
'n cluster of orungo blossoms posed
nt encWA'de. Wreaths of the bio
soms fiti'-n charming detail of thw
tunic nifl 'jlOJIttlo cluster of them on
tho' l)(ttohiilshea off n very Inter
esllng'cOiruine. Having been a llttlw
Imlepenftjifp In tho cholco of her
Rowfi tho 'brldo reveals her serious
mlndedness by carrying a praye
book.
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