The Beaver Herald (Beaver, Okla.), Vol. 34, No. 42, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 23, 1922 Page: 2 of 8
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ROADS
TO EXPEDITE ROAD BUILDING
Bureau of Public Roads Prepared ti
Approve Project Without Un.
necenary Delay.
(Prtpirtd by ttie Unlttd 8UIa Dtpirlmtnl
or Agriculture I
To relievo the unemployment nlttin-
tlon tlic bureau of public roads Uni-
ted States Department of Agriculture
Is prepared to tlo everything iMtsslhla
to expedite federal-aid road-building
projects that enn provide work or Hint
will shorten the season of Inactivity
In rond building In the northern
Mates. Project"! will be approved with-
out delay for the building of roads
which the states m d the district en-
gineers of the department agree will
come within the federal-aid program.
There Is avallnhlc nt the present
time an unexpended balance from the
old fedcral-nld appropriation of $53-
702000 In federal-aid funds yet to
ii apportioned among the Mates In
addition under the law paused Nov-
cember 0 last the sum of $24375000
became available at once and there nl-
ho became uvallable January 1 $13-
7W)000 a total of $120827000.
In approving projects under the re-
cent Ihw the department will keep
uppermost In mind the provision of
Hi j 10'Jl law which states Hint "the
secretary of agriculture shall-glve pref-
erence to such projects us will ex
pedite the completion of mi adequate
and connected system of highways.
Interstate In clinractcr." At the same
time the Importance of local trafllc
will not be minimized. To care for
that class of trafllc will always be.
In general the first objective of high
way Improvement. Wherever possible
a choice of hlghwny will be mndo
which regardless of the order of Ira
r-rovement will eventually Join Into
n well-conceived network crossing
both county and stnte boundaries.
Thus while the Immediate needs of
u state or district may determine
priority of construction each new
link will bring nearer the completion
of the system as a whole.
Kach district engineer of the depart'
mcut Is fully Informed ns to the pro
cedure for Interim projects which Is
no simplified that If Important proj
ects are chosen In good fulth there
will be no delay In obtaining approval
for them.
Plans for the coming rond-butldlni
season are under preliminary consltl
emtlon In the western stntes the
A Country Road Qreatly In Need ol
Attention.
major lines of highways will be fixed
largely by topography. In many In-
stances long routes will 1 determined
by single strategic polite such ns a
mountain pass Because of this neves-
hlty the department is desirous of
having the states affected reach agree-
ments as to their plans which will be
bnsed on the future service thut Is to
be rendered not only to the local but
also to the Interstate and national
trafllc.
The department hopes that It will
not be required to take ovei j single
mile of highway for maintenance. That
Is the function of the state once the
road Is built with the aid of federal
funds. Hut the responsibility for
maintenance Is Imposed by the Jaw
upon the department and this pro-
vision of the law will be enforced to
the letter.
The department will not consider
that the states are living up to the
maintenance requirements of the act
until they establish a system of patrol
of some form that places direct nnd
continuous resiionstblllly upon some
one for the condition of each mile of
road. The won! "patrol" Is not used
In the technical sense to distinguish
It from the so-called "gang" system;
but rather to designate the proper
combination of patrol nnd gang sys
teois to meet the particular require-
ments of each state.
The department will proceed under
the prolslous of the act on the as-
sumption that each state will recognlie
the mutual responsibilities Imposed
upon the state and upon the federal
organizations and will bring Its opera-
tions at once Into harmony with all
Its provisions.
STRIVE TO MAKE ROADS SAFE
Campaign In State of Massachusetts
for Mora Comfortable Conditions
After Dark.
In a campaign to make the roads
of Massachusetts safe and comfortable
for night driving automobiles from
other states must have the proper
light equipment devices approved
In (hat stale before they are allowed
within the limits of the commonwealth.
FARMERS URGED TO RAISE GEESE
AS FOWLS FURNISH TABLE MEAT
Oeete Need Lltttla Feed Outside of
(l'rprJ br tht Unlttd Malta Dtpartmtnt
of AirlcuMura.)
During; the holiday tcason when
the unctuous goose graces the largest
available platter Is the time to think
of the ndvlsablllty of growing a bunch
of these profitable birds for the tables
that will be spread for hungry fam-
ilies another year. The goose pop-
ulation In the United States has been
on tho decline In recent years but
tlio United Stntes Department of Ag-
riculture expresses the opinion that
there nre many farms on which a few
can be raised on pasture and other
feed that will scarcely be missed. Al-
though the demand for feathers Is not
what It once was and tho eggs are
not In demand for cooking these birds
are worth while ns producers of de-
licious meat. The objection lias been
raised that the meat Is too oily but
this condition Is largely due to Im-
proper cooking to failure to remove
the surplus fat of the abdominal cav-
ity nnd to not skimming off the grease
while cooking.
Qrass Furnishes Bulk of Feed.
Where there Is low rough pasture
land with a natural supply of wnter.
geese enn lie raised at a profit. They
arc generally quite free from disease
nnd nil Insect pests but they nre oc-
casionally affected by the diseases
common to poultry. Grass mnkes up
the bulk of the feed nnd It Is doubt-
ful whether It pnys to raise them If
good grass range Is not available. A
body of water where they can swim
Is considered essential during the
breeding season and is a good thing
during the rest of the year.
The market Is net so general ns for
chickens but the demand nnd the
price nre unusually good In localities
where goose fattening Is conducted
on a large scale. However n fen-
geese nre desirable on many farms
where there Is no such market. Ex-
cept In winter nnd during stormy
weather mature geese have little need
for a house. Breeders In the North
nnd some In the South use n shed
open to the south ns n protection In
winter. Coops barrels or other shel-
ter are needed by goslings. The
houses may be kept clean by supply-
ing plenty of straw for betiding.
From 4 to "25 geese mny be pastured
on nn acre of land the number depend-
ing upon tho quality of the pnstnre.
Ten geese to the ncrc Is p. fair aver-
age. Free range should be used
wherever possible. In the South many
people use geese to help In keeping
down the weeds In the cotton fields.
Along about the first of February
gecsti should get n ration sultuble
for egg production so Hint goslings
mny be hntched nt ubout the time the
first pasture Is available. Nests may
be made on the lloor of the house or
In large boxes barrels or other shel-
ters. It Is desirable to collect the
eggs dally nnd to keep them In n cool
place where the contents will not
evaporate too rapidly; If kept for
some time they may be stored lu loose
bran.
The first eggs nre usually set un-
der hens while the last ones the
goose lays may be hatched either un-
der liens or under the goose It she
goes broody. If the eggs nre not re-
moved from the nest where she Is
laying she will usually stop laying
sooner than if they nre taken nway
dally. The sltlers may be broken up
If they nre confined to a slat-bottom
coop with wnter to drink but no feed
for two to four days.
Some breeders prefer to raise nil the
goslings with hens as geese sometimes
become difficult to mnnnge when al-
lowed to hatch nnd rear their young.
Hens used for hatching goose eggs
must be dusted with Insect powder
and have good attention ns the period
of Incubation for goose eggs Is longer
than for chicken eggs. Goose eggs
mny be hatched In Incubators and
the gosling raised In brooders but this
Is not a common practice.
From 23 to 30 days nre required to
hatch goose eggs. Moisture should be
added after the first week If the eggs
are set under hens or In Incubators
warm water being sprinkled on the
eggs or the nest. Incubators should
be run nt temperature of 101.5 to
102.5 degrees Fahrenheit or about 1W
degrees lower than for hens' eggs
and the eggs should be cooled longer.
Four to six eggs are put under a hen
and 10 to 13 under a goose. They
may be tested about the tenth day
and those that are Infertile or con-
tnln dead germs should be removed.
Goose eggs hatch slowly especially
under hens and the goslings nre re-
moved as soon as hatched and kept
In a warm place until the hatching
la over when they ore put back'under
the hen or goose.
After the eggs are all hatched some
breeder! give all the goslings to the
geese. Hens with goslings may be
kept In coops and their charges al-
lowed to ranee but they are sot al
Patture During Greater Part of Year
lowed to go Into the wnter until sev.
oral days old. In mild wenther they
will be nble to look after themselves
when seven to ten days old. Coops
with board floors are desirable for
goslings and they should be protected
from their enemies and looked nfter
In case they get lost In their wander-
ings about the farm.
Feeding the Young Birds.
Goslings do not feed until they are
21 to HO hours old. when they moy b'
fed any of the mushes recommended
for chickens or for ducklings or n
mash or dough of two-thirds short
or middlings nnd one-third corn meal
which nfter six weeks mny be made
equal parts shorts and corn meal and
5 per cent beef scrap Bread und milk
Is also nn excellent feed for goslings.
Fine grit Is needed and may be pro-
vided by using !i per cent of sharp
sand In the mash or by keeping It
before them In a hopper.
If goslings nre to be fattened give
them a ration of one-third shorts nnd
two-thirds corn menl by weight with
5 ier cent of beef scrap added nnd
a feed of corn at night.
In February when the feeding for
eggs Is begun n ration made up of one
pound of corn meal one of bran one
of middlings or low-grade flour and
10 per cent of beef scrap which Is fed
In the morning and equal parts of
corn and whent or com alone fed
nt night will produce good results.
Grit and oyster shell may be pro-
vided nt nil times but they are es-
sential during the laying period. In
winter nnd nt other times when there
Is no good pasture available geese
may be given roughages such ns cut
clover liny nlfalfu slluge cabbage
mangels or nny waste vegetables.
PEAS REQUIRE MUCH SPACE
Smooth Varieties May Be Sown Early
or as Soon as Ground Is In
Shape to Work.
Peas nre not adapted to growing
In very small gardens ns they require
much space. Most gardeners how-
ever lnlst upon having a few short
rows of iens in their gardens. In
large gardens enough peas should be
planted to provide surplus for can-
ning. The smooth varieties mny be
sawn very early or Just as soon as the
ground Is In sluijie to work In the
spring. The wrinkled varieties should
not be sown until the ground has
warmed slightly. Some of the dwarf
varieties can be grown without sup-
ports but the larger growing sorts re-
quire brush a wire trellis or some
form of support. The old-fashioned
Kngllsh sugar pea on good soil will
grow to a height of 5 or fl feet and
produce lH'ns until midsummer. It
should be borne In mind that under
ordinary conditions peas do not with-
stand great heat and that they must
produce their crop before midsummer.
United States Department of Agri-
culture. WOOD ASHES MOST VALUABLE
Those Produced by Burning Hard-
woods Like Hickory or Oak Con-
tain Much Potash.
The use of coal ashes Is permissible
on heavy clay soils. However they
should be screened and all coarse cin-
ders removed before being applied and
then should be spread evenly over the
surface and thoroughly mixed with the
soil ns deep as It Is plowed or spaded.
Coal nshes hnve little value as ferti-
lizer their use being mnlnly to loosen
the soil nnd make It more workable.
Wood ashes especially those produced
by burning hardwoods like hickory
maple or oak frequently contain as
high as 7 per cent potash and are val-
uable fertilizers. Those produced from
burning soft woods such as pine and
also hardwood ashes that have been
exposed to the weather have compara-
tively little value as fertilizer. About
50 pounds of dry unbleached hard-
wood ashes may be applied to a plot
of ground SO by CO feet In size but
should be well mixed with the soil.
KEEP FOWLS FROM FREEZING
Prevent Trouble With Combs and
Wattle By Anointing With
Vaseline and Kerosene.
Frozen combs and wattles of chick-
ens may lie prevented by anointing
with a salve made of equal parts of
vaseline and kerosene well mixed.
Apply this at night during very cold
weather. Put It on thick In cases
where the corahs and wattles are al-
ready frozen. This salve Is also ex-
cellent for colds In the head or rat-
tling In the throat Hub the salve
over the nostrils and under th throat.
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The Friendly Path
By WALTER I. ROBINSON
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SELFISHNESS
Tp HINK of your tasks and not of
yourself.
Most of those who And their dally
work monotonous and Imagine they
could get much grenter enjoyment out
of 'other employment would not be
likely to mnke nny grenter headway or
find greater pleusure In doing any
other Job under the sun unless they
first had a change In their own view-
point. Usually It Is not what one may be
doing but the spirit In which It Is
done wlik.i . makes work pleasant or
undesirable. When people arc con-
stantly thinking of self and placing
themselves above the Importance of
the duty at hand the task will seem
distasteful and Inconsequential re-
gardless of how much Its successful
accomplishment menns to the world.
The story Is told of n school teacher
who hated her work and wns ex-
tremely anxious to become n nurse.
She complained that there wns noth-
ing to her life but n mll-long trip
between two ugly fences twice n day
nnd the Intervening l:our3 spent In
teaching the same monotonous lessons
over and over again. So she thought
It would be so very lovely to don a
white cap nnd npron nnd devote Ihe
remainder of her life to caring for
the sick.
Fortunately she stated her opinion
to a clear-headed and broad-minded
physician nnd nsked him to nld her In
finding employment ns n student In
a hospitnl. When this mnn heard
why Mie wished to give up teaching
ns a profession he kindly told her that
she was temperamentally unfitted to
be a nurse for nursing meant ex-
treme self-sacrlflce. If she thought
so much of herself that she couldn't
find enjoyment In the work of making
good and nble Americans through
teaching due to her constant thoughts
of self he contended that she would
have even n smnfler chnnce of getting
enjoyment out of the nursing pro-
fession which demanded more devo-
tion to others' welfnre:
The young woman was. Intelligent
enough to know thai what the physi-
cian told her was true. Hour after
hour she battled with herself to get
the right viewpoint nnd flnnlly she
won her battle over selfishness. Then
her work became enjoyable nnd she
did It so well thHt Its Influence for
good was reflected In her life nnd her
smiles.
No work will mnke one hnppy If he
thinks more of himself than his Job.
ICoprrlsht.)
WH Y-
DO STARS TWINKLET
pHE "ttars" are renlly suns which
" ure continually throwing off light
precisely as our sun Is throwing It
off. The light passes through differ-
ent layers of air and vapor before It
reaches our eyes. These layers being
of different thickness or density make
the light of the star uppear to flicker
or twinkle. Just as a motion picture
film which Is run too slowly flickers.
The light Is reduced lu Intensity by
one layer of air and Increased by the
next with the result that It appears
to shiver a condition which we have
described by the word "twlitkle.'
Dust In the air causes this twink-
ling to appear greater to be magnified
or accentuated. Dust also gives rise
to rain as each particle of It forms
the nucleus for a rain drop. This
then. Is the scientific foundation for
tho old weather proverb that "When
the stars begin to twinkle soon the
earth will be a-sprlnkle."
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Healthy and Insured.
Tlie people of the United States In
1021 had the healthiest year of their
existence and bought WOO.OOO000 of
new life Insurance.
KIDDIES SIX
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'TMVO little shoes run-down and
-' worn
Tosed In the corner over there;
Two little stockings soiled nnd torn
Lying beneath the rocking chnlr.
One little sweater one little cap
Llttlo knee pnnts a shirt once
In n heap nnd In my lap
One llttlo lad his eyes shut tight
Two little arms thnt 'round me twine;
Two sturdy legs worn out with
play;
One little heart that beats 'gainst
mine.
Full of Joy at the close of day.
One little nlglitlc donned at last
Iteady the lad for slumber 'eep;
One more day with Its Joytiae past-
One little moment then asleep.
Sleep little boy till the morning
breaks ;
Dreamless sleep till the stars shall
fade
And the rising sun ev'ry songbird
wakes
And music rings In the lenfy glado.
Sleep llttlo boy nnd watch tho wnrd
O'er thy cot may the nngels keep.
Safe In the arms of the children's
llttlo laddie sleep sleep
sleep t
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Uncommon Sense
By JOHN BLAKE
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OXE JOB IS ENOUGH
A YOUNG reader has asked us II
" he can study law and the violin
at the same time. He can. He also
asks If he can be a great lawyer and a
great violinist He cannot.
A man who wants to be a great
Inwyer Is not going to have time to
mnster nny musical Instrument more
complicated than the penny whistle.
The luw requires time and thought.
The violin requires time and practice.
Kubellk spent about eight hours a
day with his fiddle. At the end of that
eight hours his tired brain would re-
fuse admission to a single page of
Hlackstone even were his fingers no
too weury to hold the book.
No boy should study the Tlolln wltli
a view to making It a profession un-
less his talent Is such that he never
could be contented with anything else.
Of nil the Instruments In the worirt
It Is the hardest to master and none
but geniuses ever can prosper as well
by playing It as can any fairly
successful lawyer by following his
profession.
A very great Illustrator known to
the writer discovered when he was
twenty-one years old thnt he would
have to stop trying to be a concert
Ringer.
He had a good voice and good musi-
cal ability. Hut he found that cult)
vatlng one or either of these would
take the time he needed for the study
of drawing. Because he qutt the muslf
he became rich nnd famous.
Had lie kept at It he might have b.
come a choir singer or sung small
parts In musical pieces nut ha neve
would have got any further a fad
he found out before It was too late.
Very few men can do any two thlngi
very well. Nobody ever born can do
two things supremely well. Music It
a fine accomplishment and brlngi
much pleasure to people In other lines
of endeavor If they follow It with
moderation. But only musical genlusei
should specialize In It. u
(Copyright)
Something to
Think About
By F. A. WALKER
UNIFORM CIVILITY
TO BID welcomo to tho world when
everything seems to bo going
against you Is to exhibit tho right
sort of courage and to show yourself
capable of overriding difficulties.
Though firebrands may be thrown
across your pathway and backbiting
tongues assail you If you still remain
amiable and courteous you will
emerge from the ordeal unscathed.
Civility and nil thnt It Implies gives
you tho staying strength to surmount
obstacles nnd to press forward In all
'Unds of weather.
Scowls frowns nnd short answer
very frequently mako of the talented
and gifted sorrowful tollers while
on the other hnnd urbanity and
suavity elevate men and women of
moderate attainments to power and
affluence.
Civility commends Itself to people
who know not Its name but recog-
nlzo It when they seo It. The crabbed
old boor and tho proud youth are now
nnd ngnln nrrested by Its soft answer
nnd smiling face nnd even the rude
vagabond will stop a moment when It
crosses his path and stnro at It In
open-eyed wonderment.
In some sulitlo way civility touches
hearts and knits mankind closer to-
gether yet despite this fact. It lms
a long way to go nnd a great deal
of hnrd work to do before It enn over-
tnko the masses and mako them un-
derstand Its true worth.
To those who nro Just starting
enreers nnd especially to the young
good manners nro ns essential to
their success ns good commendations.
Indeed politeness may be said to
be the better thing of the two for the
reason that It builds character and
makes It Imposing In the eyes of oth-
ers. There Is no time In one's life that
courtesy of behavior In the treatment
of others falls to win recognition.
The employee who Is uniformly
civil considerate of his or her em-
ployer and thoughtful of associates
as well Is usually the first to win pro-
motion. If you will think back study cause
and effect you will find as you reflect
that the greater number of failures In
life had their beginning In Incivility
and that those who today are conspic-
uously successful In the arts profes-
sions and Industries were In their be-
ginning and are now habitually
courteous In words nnd acts.
(Copyright)
tfotiSSCgoBoOn-
"Don't bring worries to tht table.
Don't bring anger hate or acotrli;
Danish everything unpleasant.
Talk and eat with imlllng Jowl.
It will aid your own digestion
It you wear a smiling face;
It will Jcl.'y up the other
If you only act the pace.
Knowing something funny tell It;
Something sad forget to knell It
Something hateful quick dlapol It
At the table."
GOOD THINGS WE ALL ENJOY
QUICKEN cooked as a pot roast Is
' much superloi t3 the ordinary
fried dish as It Is moist and Juicy.
Cut It up as for frying place in a
tight kettle with a little fat stir until
hot add a very little water to keep
It from burning nnd cook closely cov-
ered. Usually no more wnter will be
needed but add very little a ta'bie-
spoonful or two nt a time. Season
and cook very slowly for two or three
hours. Longer Is better.
Fruit Salad. j
Place halves of stewed pears on
crisp lettuce leaves. Remove the pits
from white cherries and arrange
around the pears. Serve with cooked
alad dressing.
Potato Soup.
Boll four medium-sized potatoes In
salted water and when soft put
through a ricer. Slice one onion and
scald with one quart of milk. Re-
move the onion. Add the milk to the
potato season with a teaspoonful of
salt one-fourth of a teaspoonful of
celery seed two teaspoonfula of
chonned narslev nnri n rinai nf wki
pepper. Melt three tablespoonfuls of
fat In a saucepan add two tablespoon-
fuls of flour and when well enr&aA
stir In the milk and potato. Sprinkle
with the parsley and serve.
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