The Beaver Herald. (Beaver, Okla.), Vol. 25, No. 29, Ed. 1, Thursday, December 28, 1911 Page: 2 of 4
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IftrVel Method In Combating
DtSe.
A Ms sets eerreepeadeat writing to
Ae Lm4m DaMy Graphic states that
In MM part et Madras plague baa
tea fata. There rt la oae district
M IWU 1 three mouths.
will aet stamp out
M merely affords temporary
te mas ha says. To sat
fat f aaagaa wo ntt gt rid o!
stsew IsJstted fleas. The government
weassrr are when dead rata art
torn la A bouse to caste It to be
itaeaated aad taka off tbo roof. Tli
aaahrfBctd rata finding no food
r eaeKer ta tke boot make (or th
eet aaaaca aad carry Infection wit
The lefectcd flees that bar
frees tie bodies of tha dead
are etJH Set la tbo house and II
a laeartha to destroy them aa el'
BBetateeefvea have ao far proved ot
"We bare had dead rata In m
laaealaw aad la the different houses
aw ta setae on tlx different occa
When a dead rat la found It
I hate the body taken ur
a pair of tongs saturated with
otL and burnt. I tuna it
tare er fear don and ktp them It
the hewee till evening. The Infected
am get lato the hair of the doga
Tke dogs aro taken out In the evening I
iwheed over with common castor oil
(which leetaatly kills the fleas aa II
their breathing apparatus) ant
with carbolic coap. Thla ;
for three or four days. A
I place plenty ot rat food It
a ta attract the rata and ael
"I have taae deatroyed hundreds ol
Mia watch hare beea plague-Infected
aad ats sat rid ef the fleas whlcl
are ah eMef source of danger. Dogt
are Immune frees plague. I coaaldet
sfee dec the ateet TBlaable preveatlvs
at plates far aet ealy doea ho kit
were rata thaa a cat but he alec
trape the ptagwe-iafectcd fleas. I thlah
jar eapmlmsat ta worth repeaUsg."
Labrador te Florida In an Hoar.
Leetriag a the canyon freaa th
ay edge of the Meao plait
' am'alagf ramble aeeau a dream ec
la the change la the vegeta-
aad cMmale. Tha llllea on the
teak et MaraJae lake are higher that
any head aad the suaahlae la hot
far peJsea. Tet tbo anow
tha arctic garden at the aum
salt ef aae paaa la plainly visible only
seat tvar miles away and between
Ma epectana zones of all the principal
iWantiB er the globe W little more
ahaat an hear eve may swoop down
frees winter te sammer from an aro
tie te a terrM region through u
i of cllmato as one wouu
la traveling from Labradot
narMav-Joaa Mulr: "My Flral
aaaatir l the BMerras."
Ae NeMenatltlee Oo.
The Indentions publicity offleer ol
A elanaaa health resort haa sent out a
letter announcing that "for tht
et Americans generally be Hi
that la future Instead ot climb I
tag the steep hill they can now rldf
if tale taMy la a new lift." proclaim!
aha Mew York Tribune. The lift It
eteetrk aad holds 12 people. Need
sees te say whea speaking ot thl
pete (taeagh one must not believe at)
awe hears) a small charge of ten bel
tera la made for ihe ride. The clrcu
bar ataa aaya that a Dritlsh coosutatt
haa beea established at the spa. This
id accessary because "it It Be college irom una to time in-
that aa Engiunman can re lulring about sheep -where sheep
away from home a whole montr
wkaout requiring to transact legal or
tffefai buslnesa of some sort"
Use of English.
The report that Individuals hav
punished In two towns In th
i for using profane language la ot
the a-twost importance to that small
minority ot persons who hold that a
proper familiarity with the English
hwtgsago If worth while. There is.
It meat he conceded a shocking do
roe ef Ignorance ot the Kngliah Un-
taage by the people who should apeak
at mere er less correctly. The aver
Ns Mgh school graduate haa only the
. knowledge of It; a great many
graduates flounder In Its alm-
whiripoola with pathetic heip-
The double negative la In
la by perhapa 60 per cenL ol
aaeka population. Our moat
young women usually ex
a satew!eee of oaly half a doxen
while the average man
rsfjpiat sewa fcaa to rely upon a prac-
.aasad artaalty whea he coaverses
sysaa assy m wba haews the Kagllsh
Igaassasia. Oae Is eesvelaatly remlad-
atl 0t Jar. Joans sa'a fleh-womaa who
wseaf ta he mortally ta-
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Sell Unprofitable
th W. A. UNKLATER
Department of Animal Husbandry
OKLAHOMA A. fc M. COLLEGE. STILLWATER
With paaturea dried up and very
ittlo alfalfa and other forage (or hogs
md with prospects of a shortago of
train and fodder. It la a rood tlmo
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Mwa alias gat g ss-raganM suas vuiin
tor close figuring. Ttie proapecta are
hat hones and cattle will coat from
(25.00 to $50.00 each to carry dvor un-
it neit aprlng In aa good condition
ta titer are In at present Unices
.uch anlmala are work stock proMa-
lie mllklne cowa or good breeding and
'cung atock. they wilt not be worth
inough more nest aprlng to pay tor
heir keep. Aa tho aeaaon 'advance
nirplua atock will bo offered in largo
HIQH GRADE STOCK THE
Owned by A. &
lumbers and this fact together with
probable thinner condition will make
ttelr value leas the longer sale la de-
ayed. It would aeem therefore that
(he eeoaer auch surplus horses and
tattle can be disposed of the better.
la tho case of hogs that weigh oae
laadred pounds' er more. It weald
teem advisable to bay feed If necea-
tary aad flalaa them for market Jaat
ta sooa aa pceeJble. Ualeaa ralaa
seme at once there will be practically
ae more forage for hoga and unleaa
ted liberally oa grain they will loae
weight aad require sore feed to flalsh
ater. There la little proapecta ot
train being cheaper la Oklahoma this
vraeoa than It la now.
What to Sail. In reducing tho herd
MAKE A START
The following extract la from a let-
er received by the writer from a ahocp
aJser la Comancho county:
i- for ono have round there la a
rreater profit In raising ahoop oa the
Oklahoma farm thaa la any other
Inea ot llvo atock. I have been In' the
heep buslnesa here In Oklahoma for
1 right years. In Comanche county and
y bard talking have induced many
armers to start with a few sheep on
eir farma and all find them to be
.ho best paying lire atock on the
ana."
1 A goodly number ot letters reach
STARTER FLOCK OF
stay be beagW.- the est Mad ta
rurchaae" ate which weald Indicate
seJKa a geaeral ktterest la thla class
at sieck. The writer feels sure that
1 weald add te the revenue et maay
arma It a fleck ef sheep wsa kept.
The chief dHHeuMy that the aver-
see persea wH hare at thla time la
srislas; a start la the sheep assises
a te flad akeep te purchase. There
aw met stare thaa WW she la Ok-
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It would aeem short-sighted potior U
aell the beat animals because they wM
bring the moat money The beat breed-
era and produce la the herd aa
be beat young stock ahould be saved
if poalble and tho culla disposed et
for what they will bring. There will
be no profit la keeping anythtac bat
first-class atock over thla winter.
Scaaona when there la aa abundance
of paituro and feed scrub atock coata
ao little to keep that they are not
auch a load and with general good
cropa the atock owner doea not feel
heavily the coat of their keep. Thla
season howerer big herds ot auch va
KIND PROFITABLE TO RAISE
M. College Stillwater.
profitable livestock will bankrupt tha
owner.
Thla ahould be a good season to re-
place the low-grade atock on Okhv
beru fr.rms with a few good anl-
mala. The man with high-grade or
pure-bred atoca will probably have to
reduce hla herda aad offer good ani-
mals for sale that but for shortage et
feed aad revenue he would not aell.
Good pure bred or high-grade atock
It offered at reasonable prices should
be a good laveatmeat even thla year
bat the anlmala bought ahould be good
ones not merely pure bred but seed
pure breds. A good email breeding
herd ot any kind established thla fall
ahould provo la tho future a profitable
Investment to tho owner who will
I manago It properly.
WITH SHEEP
daya. Therefore; it they are te drop
early fall lambs they must bo bred
about June or earlier. Dorset sheep I watering either gardens lawns or pet-
bred at this time more readily thaa i ted plants do not water so often hut
any ether kind. Merino sheep come water thoroughly. Bet your rotary
second In this respect. Shropshire k lawn ssrlakler la oaa place aad let It
aad most other breeds cannot la gen-
eral be gotten to mate before Sep-
tember. During the hot months ot
haI Im am. '
July and August not even the Dorset j
and Merino sheep can be gottea te
breed and they must bo bred earlier '
man mis u tail ana winter lambs are
to be raited. The reason why It Is I
recommended to purchsse range bred
grado Merino ewea la that thousands
ot these are available white Donate
SHKEH. A. A M. COLLEGE
are aet te he had la aay large iwas-
bers. Fakly good reeaMs may be ex-
pected however by uetog aa recom-
mended grade Merhae ewea aad tha
Dorset males. These fall or early
wlater lambs by good feeding aad
care caa be made to weigh ninety ta
oae hundred pouees by May 1 whea
they wlH dad a ready market aad wist
always he la daiaaad. Such leasee
ahewM bring from HM apward.
A pare bred Dorset lamb Are ad
aae hast seeathe etd halsaglag te the
lim AT
"Boost year ceWaty'a meareee aad
Prewacta at the blc Oklahoma Hteto
Fair Oklahoma City Sept H to OeL
T aad ta that way boost the state it
Oklahoma. Will yoa da Itr
That Is tho keynoto of a letter which
h 8. Mahaa secretary ot the Okla-
homa 8tate Fair la seadlag eat alt
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SWINE PAVILION OKLAHOMA STATE FAIR.
orer tho state with a view ot getting
together a representative collection ot
county exhibits this year. Mr. Mahan
says tho eyes ot tho nation are on
Oklahoma thla year because ot tho
drought He also declares that any
county can make a fine showing when
everything Is favorable but that It la
Just such a year as this that every
county In Oklahoma ahould aend on
WATERING PLANTS
Few persons realise that the wa-
tering et a plant la a task which re-
qtrirea both experience aad ability to
perform properly. There is all the
difference In the world between the
vigor ot a plant which la watered prop-
erly and one which la watered Im-
properly. Watering et pleats ta aet
like the feeding ef anlmala la which
regalirtty W of prime Importance.
Roots do aet take up wnter at In-
tervals but constantly aad yet water-
ing la something more thaa seeing
that the soil around the plant Is kept
at a uniform degree ot meletnesa.
The principle which underlie the art
at watering plants are the principles
et plant growth.
The great mistake usually made la
to water tea often aad too little at u
time. The ground around a plant
should be allowed to get dry. not
baked and crusted but thoroughly dry
oa tha aurface before water la 'an-1
piled. Then the watering anouia do
thorough. The ground should be
soaked. Few persons realise how
much water It takea to thoroughly
soak solL None ot those who outline
Irrigation reservoirs for their gardens
make these reservoirs large enough
unless they secure expert advice. 1
have known people who were foolish
enough to think they could pump
enough water to supply halt aa acre
et rardea during a dry season la
.tl lta ! HH ! lltA Hll&ai
run all night (If not against the rules
ef your water company) aad evea
longer If necessary la order te eaable
the water to penetrate several laches
lato the soil. Thsn regardless et hew
dry the weather Is let It go tor at
least a week. Tea caya la none tee
font; evea In the hottest weather. It
the grass shows evidence ot suffering
before this time has elapsed you may
be sure that the watering waa net
sufficiently heavy. Lawns which are
watered la this manner will with-
stand the drought ot tho severest sum-
Recovered Msr Sight
After being totally hltnd tor twelve
years a woman eighty-seven years old
Mrs. Borland ot Taunton England
has received back her eight DurlngJ
theso years she had prayed that she
ehould regain her sight and about a
month ago she could see a glimmer ot
tight Gradually tho blindness has dls.
appeared and she caa now see what
time it la by the church clock 100
yards away. 8he saw a motor car for
the first time a few daya ago.
Culture Will Out
A youns man confined la a Pennsyl
vania Jail proved hla reaeemeat oy
using a aroon to pick hla cell lock aad
escape. Well-bred persons Bevmr fee-
set their table manners.
weald have used a knife had they beea
situated as the Pennsylvania prlaeaer
was. New York World.
First Hebe sHraawe hew lew et
ear youthful dream eeaie tree aa't
Rr Uecead Heee-J-Oe. I ieat
know; ireaMasheraewiasteeyeeraed
to wear leag paeta. Hew 1 geeee I
wear them teer thaa. aar Meat M
she ecuaery."
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rlarva) asrwaaajfc
twe reate
M a te et a
Jae Fteaet ef jeesy unssas
atartJM lay a KW4 amsh ad
HgMliHag as Meat isaat at thasa-.
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BIG STATE FAIR
4feA -k ftf -- m SS&A mmt
what oaa he done aader clreamataaeis
aet aHegether farorahle.
Tke letter la directed te the aeaea
ef eemmerclal eraaalaatloaa aad. may-
ors ef cities and towns u ever the
state. Mr. Mahatt aaya la that way
he hopes to reach seme oae la every
county aet already entered who will
I
take up the question ot a county ex-
hlbit at oner. The space is absolutely '
free and tho chief object In having as
many county collective exhibit aa ;
poaslblo la to properly place tho varied
producta ot Oklahomn'a farma and'
gardens before tho people ot the en-
tire country. Full Information will be
furnished by Secretary Mahan on re-
quest. mer and be green and attractive.
wncreas a laws which Is sprinkled a
little here and then a little there stor.
Ing the sprinkler every bait hour or
hour will dry up la spite et constant
attention.
TliMr Im tut lutH Atfcrwl rf wb
teriag petted plaata thaa to set the
pota la a vessel ot water which la
sufficiently large to caver the pet com-
pletely. Let It remain here until It
la wet clear through la watering
petted plaata by pouring water ea the
Inn rtf It) rmunil ratf wHPfeAaaa maf
at the dralaage hole below leag be-
fore the center ot the ball et earth
k evea meleteaed.
Furrow er Rill Irrigation la water-1
. .
IBB tuauM ta arue vr nm uhub
strive to get aa much water lato. the
ground aad at the same time wet the
aurface of the ground aa little as pos-
sible Tho usual method ot doing thla
!a to run a furrow close to a row ot
plants aad then allow a thlu stream
ot water to trickle down this furrow.
Tnls stream mutt run slowly hence
the slope mutt not be steep. This la
tha reason that in many lrrisated aee-
ttoaa tho fields are graded to a unl-'
form slope before aay cultural opera-1
tloa? aro started. Water trickling
down such a furrow will soak out lato
the ground to one aide for from one
to two feet depending on tho length
ot tlmo the water la running without
wetting tho top ot the soil except la '
the bottom of -tha furrow. Many ob-
ject to tho use ot this method be-
cause ot labor Involved but la very
hot weather It Is the oaly safe plaa
to use with tender vegetation la opoa
ground.
The difficult thing ta watering
plants aad the phase which approaches
nearest to belrig one ot the flae arts.
Is to tell whea to water. While most
people water too often. It la et course
quite possible not to water often
enough and while the injury from tee .
fttquent watering la marked that ot
allowing planta to get too dry ! area
worse-
Killed on Rocking Horse
To find their little son hanging
dead entangled In the reins ot hla nek- (
ing-norse waa tne saa experience oi
8underlond Scotland parents a few .
daya ago. The little fellow Raymond I
Watson used to cleverly ride the horse
while It waa swinging briskly and
U Is thought he had been playing cir-
cus tricks had lost hla balance and
having been unabte to extricate him-
self In the absence ot his parents had
been choke) to death.
Sert of Job He Want id
There's what I'm looking for" said
the laxy man going through the waat
advertisements tor aa easy Job as ht
eye lighted ea a call for canvassers
te sell something that "would sell it.
self.- That's the sert et a job I
waat" be aaM to almseM. -Sowoohlag
that I ea cam aseaey at wkfceet
work." Aad he taeaght that realty
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ether method. They do eves mere fair
akla-tartured aad dteflcured ftafaata
aad chHdrea. Although Catkara Pea
aad Otntmeat are sold by druaalsis
aad Mealera throughout the world a
liberal aample of each with 31-page
hook oa the care et the akin aad hair
wlH bo sent peat-free ca application
w -uuueura- ucpt. zi u uoatoa.
Serenity.
The true religious man amid an
the Ilia of time keeps a serene fore-
head and eatcrtalna a peaceful heart
j This going out and coming la amid
all the trails ot tho city tht agony
et the plague the horrors of tha
thirsty tyrants the fierce democracy
abroad the fiercer ill at home the
saint the ssge of Athens was stIH
the came. Such a oae can endure
' hardiness; can ntaad alone and be
' eeateat: a reck amid the waves
leeeJy hat aet moved. Arouai ktaa
the few or maay may scream calwta-
aJate. blaspheme. What la all te hla
hut tho eawlag of the seabtrd about
that solitary deep-rooted steaerw
Theodore Parker.
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The Beaver Herald. (Beaver, Okla.), Vol. 25, No. 29, Ed. 1, Thursday, December 28, 1911, newspaper, December 28, 1911; Beaver, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc68878/m1/2/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.