The Beaver Herald. (Beaver, Okla.), Vol. 23, No. 12, Ed. 1, Thursday, September 2, 1909 Page: 2 of 8
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FRENCH-CANADIAN CATTLE
CLOSELY RELATED TO JERSEY
Give More Profit In tho Form of Churned Butter for
Each Dollars' Worth of Feed Thau Any
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Mr. William A. llnelforcl will answer
questions anil Rive udvlro l'HKK OF
COHT on nil subject pertaining to tho
subject of building for tlio renders of
thin paper. On account of hlii wide expe-
rience as IMItor Author nnd Manufac-
turer ho 1h without doubt tho highest
nuthnrity on nil thorn subjects. AddriiS
nil Inquiries to William A. Kadfard No.
131 Klfth Ave. Chicago III. nnd only
enclose two-cunt stamp for reply.
Cement blocks nro used nowadays
for largo houses as well ns Rinnll
ones. Tho new muchlnoH nmko them
in slzos nnd shapes to fit any re-
quired nnglo or peculiarity In design.
Tho planH however uro cnrofully
drawn to proper sizes to work out In
units no thnt wIdcIowh nnd doors Just
tnkc up the space of 2 blocks or
three blocks as tho caso may be no
the edge of tho wall enn bo laid up
oven and true.
When everything works right It Is
n short Job to lny up n cement block
wnll. Tho blocks nro so largo they
build up rapidly. Theru has been n
great chango in the mnnncr of build
fng cement block houses since makers
learned how to build machines ns
they should bo built nnd workmen
learned how to use them to turn out
good blocks that wcro right In every
respect. Builders hnvo learned how
to construct u houso with tho uno
of blocks moulded window sills and
door sills wall caps cement steps
cement vornndi floors etc. In n wny
thnt makes n very pleasing ns well as
it very durable house.
Tho old dinicultles disappeared as
knowledge of tho business Increased
until thoro Is no possiblo objection
toft. A cement block houso built by
a contractor of oxpcrlenco nnd Integ-
rity Is better thnn n stono house and
It is almost as cheap ns wood. Tho
tlmo Is fast approaching when cemont
will bo tho cheapest ns well as tho
best. It behooves nil of us who nro
Interested In building houses nnd that
Micans nlinost everybody to study up
on this now building mnterlnl.
Edison's Idea was to mako Iioubos
nil of cement Including tho Doors nnd
roof. A good many practical builders
havo tho snmu Idea but they nro car-
rying It out In a way somowhat differ-
ent from Edison's plan. Poop)i must
bo educated up to thu new Idea uriuV
ually nnd at tho present tlmo most
people prefer thnt housos shall con-
tain conaUIorablo wood. TIiIh houso
linn woodeli floors nnd lath and plas-
ter partitions very much tho samo ns
a frnmo house but there Is u great
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Tho tlmo was when people lookod
upon cement us u cheap substttuto
for stono and efforts woro mudo to
Imitate stone but that tlmo lias gone
by. Tho Intilnsle nhio of ceniunt is
now recognized and It Is used upon Its
mot Its. It Is no longer nooossnry for
cemont to mnsquurndu under any
false colors.
If u warm reddish tint Is proforrod
tho color may bo added to u thin
layer of cemont plncod next to tho
outside of tho form and tho expense
Is not very great. It Is cheaper than
painting becnuso It la pormnuont.
lllocks nindi) in this wny look tho
samo year after year A great many
people prefor a Ilttlo color becauso to
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some tho natural grays of cement ar.
pear cold and uninviting.
In building a houso or cement n lit-
tlo more caro Is required In making
tho plans becausa when tho walls
aro onco up they cannot well bo al-
tered. Windows for Instance
should be large becausa no matter
how fashions may chnngo you never
get tired of n largo window. The old-
fnshloned narrow ones look very odd
theso days but at ono tlmo they wero
thought to bo tho proper thing. How-
ever largo windows aro always in
stylo. You may go back to a house
built 100 years ago and If the win-
dows wore largo they look wpll now
Recond Floor Plan
and they looked well even when tho
narrow contracted affairs wire con-
sidered stylish. Common senso Is a
necessary quality In houso building.
Tho slzo of this Iiouro Is 31 feet 4
Inches In width by 28 feet 8 Inches in
length. It contains n splendid largo
living room 12 by 20 feet which oc-
cupies tho whole side of tho house on
tho lower floor to tho right of tho
hall. It is a splendid room with an
elegant flroplnco In ono cornor und it
Is lighted by three windows of n slzo
sufficient to look well nnd ndmlt
plenty of light nnd sunshine.
Tho plan Is convenient In regard to
dining room pantry kitchen and col-
lar way. As this Is tho executive part
of tho houso theso features are of
great Importance A pantry should
ulwnrs have an omsldb wall 1 pos-
siblo. Tho ono placo In tho house
thnt should bo kept cold Is tho
pantry. In this plan It Is shut away
uway from the kitchen still thero It
a passage way through one end of It
to get Into the dining room nnd tho
two doors between tho kitchen nnd
dining room aro according to tho most
approved plans. I like this nrrnngo-
ment for n dining room becnuse It Is
In tho front of the house where It Is
light nnd cheerful; still It Is easily ac-
cessible from tho kitchen.
Combination Htninsays nlso nro con-
venient and they snvo loom that Is
you get more convenlenco In tho samo
amount of space You get a splendid
cellar under a house like this nnd you
havo ti convenient wny down to tho
cellar from tho passago way leading
from tho pantry into the dining room.
Tho house Is not too lingo to heat
with a hot nlr furnace and it may b
placed nlinost under tho center of
the house which Is vory much to ha
proforred In thlB manner of heating
bucmiHo tho heat may ho equally dis-
tributed to the different rooms. Hot
air Is the most satisfactory liout for n
medium-sued house especially when
you take tho cold nlr from outdoors.
I havo very Ilttlo pntlenco with tho
plan adopted by home builders of
taking tho furnnro nlr fiom Inside tho
houso. It Is n talking point thnt somo
furnace men use but I fnll to soo t'io
ndvautngo of It. Kresh air from out-
doors may bo innilo comfortable to
llo In Just ns cheap ns stnla nlr
taken from tho hall wny for tho rea-
son that fresh damp air from outside
Is moro easily heated becauso it con-
tains considerable moisture. Moist
nlr nt n temperature of CS degrees
fools ns warm ns dry nlr nt 72 or 71
degrees. If It does tnko a Ilttlo more
coal which I doubt very much tho
envlug In doctors' bills will moro than
mako up for It.
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Tho oarly French settlers In Canada
camo principally from tho provinces
pf Normandy nnd Hrlttany In France
which He near tho Channel Islands
the homo of the Jerseys and Guern-
seys. Tho cnttlc of tho malnlnnd and
of tho Islands were of the snme blood
nnd those which tho colonists brought
to Quebec nnd from which tho pres-
ent French-Canadian cattle nro de-
scended wero those very closely ro-
tated to the Channel Island breeds
sayB a writer In tho Hurnl New York-
er. Even now tho resemblnnco is so
clos6 that many a light-colored pure-
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bred Canadian cow can almost pass
as a dark Jersey. They have In fact
been called tho first cousins of these
other breeds but their residence for
250 years In tho province of Quebec
where In the past especially In
pioneer days they were scantily fed
and poorly sheltered has developed a
constitution of Iron.
For slzo they rank with tho Jersey;
cows averaging from 700 to 900
pounds and bulls correspondingly
heavier. Tho color Is blnck or dark
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brown with sometimes a fawn-colored
strlpo clown the back and tho
muzzle may or may not bo fawn or
orange-colored like that of a Jersey.
Tho general nppenrnnco Ib ono of
nlertnosB nnd vigor. The head Is In-
telligent showing an nctho disposi-
tion which h nt the same time re-
markably docile. Tho udder Is car-
ried close to tho body teats aro of
good size and well plncod. Hibs are
well sprung barrel roomy nnd chest
remarknbly deep. Tuberculosis la
claimed to be unknown In this breed
except when contracted by direct con-
tnct with animals of other origin. Tho
Cnnndlniis surpass all other breeds
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ATTENTION TO
BREEDING EWES
Proper Cure Munt Ho Given Sheep
ut All Times.
It Is n good plan to allow tho breed-
ing owes tho run of tho farm aftor tho
crops aio off In the fall as long ns tho
ground Is bare so they can pick It
over. Also let them have tho run of
tho stalk Held until tho snow gets too
deep and whenever tho ground Is bare
Some Good Ones.
In the winter turn them out so they
can get exercise. Tho exercls.o Is of
moro benollt thnn tho food thoy get.
For rough food thero Is nothing bet-
tor thnn clover liny tho sheep novor
get tired of It and corn fodder is next.
Timothy or slough hay is vory poor
feed for sheep nnd they do not scotu
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in their ability to thrive on rough
pasture in summer nnd coarse plain
fodder In winter. Nevertheless they
respond splendidly to better treat-
ment. In 188C the Quebec legislature gave
an official standing to the breed by
establishing a herd book. Animals
of acknowledged pure blood and of
superior dairy qualities were admitted
to registration for ten years but since
189G none have been or can be en-
tered except tho descendants of the
foundation stock alrcndy recorded.
Tho whole number of animals now on
French-Canadian Bull.
record Is about 8000. At tho Pali-
American exhibition Buffalo out nl
ten competing breeds of cattle the
French-Canadians gave moro profit
In the form of churned butter for each
dollar's worth of food consumed thaD
any other breed. Isn't this the kind
of butter machine we need? QIvcd
a certain amount of raw material In
the form of fodder and grains the-cow
that can manufacture this Into but
tor with tho least waste comes pretty
near to being the right sort to keep
In other words a cow of great capacl
ty Is not necessarily a profitable nnl
mill. It all depends upon her nbllltj
to traiiBform food into milk with thr
IcnKt waBto of material. Tho follow
Ingflgurcs which aro tho nverago fot
tho best threo French-Canadian cows
In tho Pan-American six-months' test
will show what this breed Is capable
of doing: Amount of milk D.252.8;
pounds; per cent of fat 4.19; value
of butter nt 25 cents per pound
$63.80; cost of food $23.64; prollt on
butter $40.22; weight of cow nt entry
8fiS pounds; gnln in weight Slj
pounds; porcentugo of profit to value
of food 177.
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to thrfvo on It ns well as on clover
liny or corn fodder. Uo suro to snvo
somo clover hay until Inmblng time
ns the ewes will give moro milk foi
tho Inmbs on clover thnn anything
elbo. For a grain ration a mixture ol
shelled corn onts and bran makes an
excellent feed ration. Do not neglect
the brnn part as that keeps tho sjs
tern in good condition nnd nlds dlgoa
tlou. Commence feeding grain to the
ewes In tlmo so they will not run
down nnd get poor before lambing
time. A poor ewo ennnot tnko propot
enre of her lamb for sho has nothlnp
to draw on.
If you hnvo comfortable qunrtors
so you can tako caro of tho earij
lambs you will find that March Iambi-
nro tho best for market or breeding
purposes as thoy get moro slzo by
fnll ami nrc readv tn n.it n-rnca wun
j It comes tho cheapest feed on the
farm.
I'so n good pure bred ram on the
(lock ns tho improvement In quality
size and femllnir rnnnnltv nf Mm ln.i.i.j
twill mote- thnn icpny tho extrn ox
j peiise and jou aro getting n bottei
uuiii iiiHivuu in I muling incui uown
its with n scrub.
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Picking Cucumbers.
Don't forgot to Wop picking the cu
cumbers ns thoy rlpon. Look tlirt ugh
tho vines carefully (they hnvo n gjoai
wny of hiding In tho lenyos) so that
pone will bo overlooked; for two oi
threo largo ones going to seed will
sap tho strength of their vino wtoro
ns in picking them right along :ow
ones will form and a continued fiup
ply bo secured.
LATE SUMMER.
.C. f-HE eldest boos iook nre
K-tV from tho rose
CESSi r-i For summer's breath;
U'2 I A: nt ven lose
AMJShS- 2 A hint of death!
Tho voice of summer Is
the sons of lark
At mornliiK's thrill;
And after thnt comes on
npacc tho dark
And whlppoorwllll
The lush of srecn; tho
reckless minstrelsy
And chant of bird;
Then like a knell tho
sound of cicada
In tree-tops heard!
Late summer! nnd the sun's too ardent
my
There's hint of winter In tho twIUGht
Kray
"Lest 'Vo ForRrt'"
The Actress and the Frylng-Pan.
Many people wonder how tho stngo
workers mnnnge to live; nt nny rnte
those of tho profession who havo not
tho means to stay in high-priced ho-
tels and who must scrimp more or
less to make both ends meet.
Ono actress in tho "Itoad to Yes-
terday" company explains It thus "It
Is all due to my frying-pan! Do you
see this?" and sho proudly produced
a new invention which looks at first
sleht like an ordinary frying-pan but
which on examination shows n par-
tition In tho center bent In the shapo
of a broad V. Another straight piece
joes from tho V to the other side
of tho pan thus making three com-
partments and permitting the cooking
of three dishes at once.
"For the bachelor girl or the actress
on the road there Is no boon like unto
this?" she declared. "In every room
there Is a gas Jet and I carry this pan
a tiny stove nnd tubing in my trunk
and there you nro! Egg In ono com-
partment coffee in tho other and
toast in tho third. It Is much less
bother as well as n saving In expenso
to take my breakfast in my own room.
..lany of us do this way nnd for us
such a frying-pan Is a blessing not to
be sneezed at even by the moro
fortunato women who havo a whole
big stove of their very own!"
Two Cool Desserts.
Coffee Junket Is a delicious and nn
easily made sweet. From a pint of
fresh milk reserve a gill; bring this
to boiling point and pour over It a
tablespoon of coarsely ground coffee.
Infuso for ten minutes; strain sweet-
en and add the rest of tho milk. Warm
to blood heat. It must not be hot or
the Junket will not set. Remove from
stove add half a Junket tablet stir
and pour Into molds filling them two-
thirds full. Top off with sweetened
nnd flavored whipped crenm.
Orango maringue requires ono pint
of boiling water a tablespoon corn-
starch the Juico of two lemons tho
whites of threo eggs and threo or-
anges (amount for six). Add tho corn-
starch moistening with cold water to
the boiling water and four tablespoons
sugar. Boll ten minutes and add
lemon Juice. Pour this while hot over
some sliced oranges; make a merlnguo
of the whites -of tho eggs with threo
tablespoons sugar; spread this over
tho top and brown in tho oven or by
holding a hot stovo lid over It (a good
wuy be it noted to save burning).
Garnish with slices of orango peeling
nnd serve cold.
THAT OLD VIRGINIA FENCE.
pictures of tho past.
night.
through memory's
eyes
And of them nil that old
rail fenre
Is one I mostly prize.
My childish steps have
followed fur
Its crooked tangled
mazes
And spldcr-wort I gath-
ered there
And clover blooms and
daisies.
I ocn the squirrels skip-
(" ping o'er
Tho rickety top rail;
And snuggled 'm-ath tho lowest bur
Tho nestlings of the quail.
Far to tho bluo horizon lino
That rrooked fence rail led.
And who can tell what hopes what
dreams
Whut fancies filled my head.
Of the great world beyond tho ken
Of childish Innocence?
Ah memory holds no treasure like
That old Virginia fence!
Mayonnaise Dressing.
Tho tiresome process of dropping
tho oil slowly Into tho egg is being
done away with by many housowlves.
Its results too aro often disastrous
for when half beaten lo! tho sepain-
tlon of oil nnd egg. Instead of thin
tedious method try stirring all tho
acids that nro to bo used Into the
well-bentcn yolks nnd condiments.
Then tho oil may be nddod by tho
tnblcspoonful without failure.
Uncle Sam and the Doctor.
Dr. Wiley tho man of pure food
fnmo says that benzonte of soda is n
harmful preservative Yet in do-
flnnco of this opinion n recent order
wns given for 600 gnllons of tomato
cntsup lntcndod for navy consump-
tion tho Bnmo " to be preserved by
benronto of soda." Which looks vory
much as though Undo Sam and his
doctor disagree.
Jo HUB
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I thlYl "of I seo
"IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN."
F ALL sad words
of
tonKtie or pen.
The saddest ore these: It
might have been."
Now this I think a great
mistake
And with the poet Issue
take.
Consider my experiences:
I own I had c lot ol
chnnces;
John LIvlnRsfon asked mi
to marry;
I wns encased to Cousin
Harry!
nut John Is doad this
many a year.
And Harry's lot has been
severe:
And Smith who offered lands and house
Is poor as the proverbial mouse.
I'm very happy as 1 nm
And quite content 1 married Sam;
"It might have been" sound3 well In
crse.
In truth It might have been much
worse!
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Bridget's Beatitudes.
Blessed is the ficsh fruit Juice add-
ed tn cago or tapioca to make a light
summer dessert. Mix In tho propor-
tion of a pint of nny Juice into a pan
with two quarts of water and six
ounces of sago. Sweeten add vanilla
mold nnd set awny to cool.
Blessed Is the rhubarb syrup
strained bottled and saved for win'
ter use.
Blessed Is tho currant Juico added
to any Jam in the proportion of a
pint of Juico to every four pounds of
fruit.
Blessed is tho summer diet which
Includes a largo amount of raisins. No
nrticlo of food Is more wholesome;
no sweet comes to us in such good
form.
Aunt Mary's Lemon Pie.
Sift together a cup nnd n half of
white sugar two tablespoons flour
end one of cornstarch. Add the grated
rind of two lemons and stir In the
yolks of three beaten eggs Juice of
two lemons a piece of butter and two
cups water. Cook In a double boiler
till it thickens then pour into deep
pie tin lined with paste. Bake with
meringue.
French Marmalade.
This is made of equal quantities ol
pears and grapes. Steam tho grapes
and cook In very Ilttlo water till soft.
Press through a colander and add the
pears peeled and sliced. Simmer gent'
ly stirring often until thick as pre-
ferred. Sweeten to taste strain again
and seal.
THE CLUB APPROPRIATION.
Ult club ono day decided
thnt wo ought to raise
some money
And tho way we set about
It was really quite
funny.
Upon a certain day each
gave a dollar she had
earned.
And nil alane (for manly
aid Indignantly was
spurned).
Samnntha Allen said thnt
Oicrs was saved In
rake nnd plrs.
Guess how? She mads
them do without o
family snerlllce.
And Jnne Stubbs worked
and weeded In tho garden for hei
neighbor.
And even old Mlz Jones pitched In and
earned hers by hand labor.
But say the funniest thing of all; one Ut-
ile woman's plan
To turn to her financial aid tho preju-
dice of man
She sent her dollar nnd this note told
why she had not come
"John snld the money ho would give If
I'd but ntny ut home!"
The Cheerful Grouch on Economics.
"Will I ever get over thinking It Is
smart to bo easily pleaced. I go Into
a butcher shop and am Invlcgled into
paying a dollar for a roast because
well It Is easier than to hagglo over
something cheaper and the butcher
silences my conscience by assuring
mo that it will do for two meals
Then when I havo to eko It out on
tho second day with fish or n small
steak I nm reminded that two bouts
of fresh meat would hnvo cost less
nnd been more sntisfactory."
And for dessert I get berries at ten
cents because n pineapple costs
twelve. Forgotting that by tho tlmo
I pay flvo cents for cream to go with
tho berries I am two conts out of
pocket I i
Or perhaps I decided to bo econom-
ical nnd hnvo n plain Sundny dinner.
But nt tho Inst moment my courngo
falls und (tho grocery bolng closed)
I go to tho delicatessen shop and
pay two prices for canned mushrooms
or napuTngUB When by a more caro
ful decision with loss Idea of so-
called economy I might hnvo bought
n can of peas or had cre.imod caiv
rots.
Moro forcthough Is what wo houso-
wlves need; moro attention to dotnll
in tho beginning. And nhovo nnd bo
yond all we need havo no notion that
It Is 'small-minded' to buy with cau-
tion; thnt It Is 'stinginess' to havo
nn eyo to tho pennies or thnt It is n
virtue to bo easily pleased!"
To Serve Quails.
Add tho flavor or grapos in somo
form either wlno grapes or rnlslns
to tho birds. Quails should bo enton
vory hoL
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