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THE BEAVER HERALD. BEAVER, OKLAHOMA b BETTER HIGHWAYS 0 0 FEDERAL ROAD BUILDING AID Highway Construction Hampered b Transportation Difficulties and Lack of Material. In addition to $10,000,000 for forest rond construction, congress hns made nvnllnlilo to .Inly 1, 1020, the sum ot $275,000,000 for federal aid ronds. 01 this sum $17.000,Ouu was nvnllnlilo up to nnd Including Juno 30, 1020. 01 this amount the states hud nindo nppll ration coveting $152,103,040 as of April 0. This federal old Is to apply Surface treatment of Macadam Road With Bituminous Material and Stone Chips. on 27,700 miles of road estimated to cost $355,751,700. As of May 1st 13. 540 miles 'of federal aid road were un der construction, Involving over $80, 000,000 In federal aid. Tho total mileage of completed rond built under the federal aid law slnco It became operative In 1010 Is 4,301.15 miles, ns of May 1, 1020, an average rato of con struction of over 1,000 miles 'a year. The dlflU-ultlcs of itrnnsportntlpn, the lack of materials, the Itisulllclent number of contracting organizations, the" scarcity of ndequntu equipment nnd the general shortage of engineer ing personnel In connection with high way construction during tho past two yenre have reduced road building ac tivities to' about 3-7 of the full pro 'grnm. The bureau of public roads, United States department of agricul ture Is ready, tho states ore ready, the funds are. available to push high wny construction on a 100 per cent program as soon as tho national eco nomic conditions will wnrrant. MAINTENANCE OF DIRT ROAD Essential That No Water Be Permitted to Remain on Surface Repair Ruts Quickly. To mnlntnln an earth road so that It will adequately take caro of heavy trafllc It Is essential flrst thnt no wa ter he-allowed tq stand on the road surface or Iri thd ditches, and second ly thnt defects occurring In tho sur face be repaired Immediately and In n manner thnt will form a crust sufti clcnt to mnlntnln the loads nnd resist tho wear caused by tralllc. The first can bo accomplished only by grading nnd 'draining the rond In n - manner thnt will permit water to drain quickly from, tho surface after every rain, nnd th? second by adding clay nnd sand In the proper proportions as required, shaping up the surfneo with a light grader, nnd keeping the trav eled surface smooth and even with the rond planer, nftcr which the earth sur face eventually becomes smooth ami Impervious to wnter. The result Is on extremely satisfactory road at'n very low cost to thoipubllc. SAVE KANSAS MANY DOLLARS Engineering Experiment Station Tests , . All Materials to Be Used In Road Bulldlnfl. The rond materials laboratory of the Kansas engineering experiment sta tion Is In chnrgo of the testing of nil materials for use on federal aid roads In tho state of, Kansas. More than 75 cor loads of ' dofectbe cement nnd bricks submitted for test In the past year have been rejected, tints saving tho state many thousands of dollars. FINANCING SYSTEM OF ROADS Proper Procedure of County or Dis - trlct It Matter Open for Much Discussion. Just how a county or district should proceed to Qnanco n system of roads Is a- matter open for discussion. It depends upon how rapidly they need them nnd upon how well they are ablo to pay, In other words on their val uation and the cost of the work con-templated.- Crown for Earth Roads. Well maintained earth roads need very little crown. The wider nnd flat ter tho earth road, the better, If It has good lirulnago and Is 'kept' constantly smooth. , t t y, ;?' jujiSHiiiiiiVLMHtiV: To Control Weevils. ,. Clean grain bins carefully before , . putting grain Into them, to control ' grain-weevils- , .- -i : . t Provide Plenty of Water. Provide plenty of water for youi tock ond the birds. MAYOR INSPECTS jH 3 F aH sflsisiK Mayor Ilylnn nnd Grovcr Whnlcn, commissioner of plnnts unit structur . Inspecting this new fleet of tuxlcabs bought liy the department for use of city ofllclnls. The cars will lie parked In the rear of the Municipal building and will j tic In charge of a dispatcher. The cars signed by the head of n department. JACK PULLS OUT MIRED MACHINE It Often Happens That Automo- bilist Gets His Car Into Deep Mud Hole. IMPLEMENT VERY EFFECTIVE In Case Auto Is Not Too Firmly lm. bedded or Stalled It Can Be Brouoht to Solid Ground With- out Much Difficulty.. Sometimes tho nutomohlllst acci dentally gets his cur In such n posi tion In n mud hole, over a bank, or In a similar predicament, that the power of the enr has no effect In helping It self out. In thnt case, where the car Is not too tlrtnly Imbedded or Malted, the whecl-Jnck con bo brought to the rescue. A tree or post and some rope are nlso required. Loop Rope Around Tree. Lash the rope to' the uccessary axle' nnd loop If. loosely nhout tho tree or post. Then carry It back to the car and lash the romnlnlng end to the snmo axle. Now taka the Jack and shorten It up ns mlich B possible and i-et It be tween the tree nud the ropes, nway from the cnr. If too much slack occurs, take It up by retylng ono end of the rope on the nxle. Block the Wheels. yiien In tho proper position, extend the Jack ns far as It will go. If this hns caused tho car to move, block the ijiy ir-H :PmPS. T-f L-r- r.A-rj -sv?i y , .. iv,." I j,..- - With the Jack Pulling Against the Rope, the Car Is Very Easily Hauled Out of the Mud. wheefe. If not, -compress the Jnck again and tnke up any resulting' slack Ifi'the rope. - ' Ilepent this operation as frequently ns necessary, blocking the cnr coch time so It will not return to Its old position. In time it can be' pulled out to the rond again. Plnco Jack ns low down on tree ns possible so leverage of pulling will not tend to pull the tree Itself. Popu lar Science Monthly. TAKE RATTLES OUT OF HOOD Nolso May Bo Silenced by Drilling Series of Holes In Band and Tying With Leather. A hood that has a tendency to rat tle with the vibration of the motor may bo silenced by drilling a scries of .holes In the band of metal on which the hood rests nnd threndlng a sfrlp of lenther through the holes. In this way the hood rests on leather Instead of metal, so that It cannot make a noise. ARRANGING TOOLS IN GARAGE Splendid Idea to Qlve Device a Num ber and Place In Corresponding Number In Rack. M An ndmlrnble Idea l,n the arrange Jient of tools In tho homo garage Is to give each tool a number, which Is painted on It. The same iuunber Is pointed on the walls or racks In tiie place where the tool belongs: In this wny It Is a simple matter to return each tool to Its proper place, so that It Is ready when It Is next needed. siii&iiEPiii m jf-j Vj i? NEW TAXI FLEET will bo assigned only un a Yequlsltlo TIRE TREAD DESIGN IS VERY IMPORTANT Has Much to Do yvith Ease of Steering a Car. Especially So on Large, Machines Where Contact With Road Surface Is Broad Two Styles of Tires Complicates Matters. Tho trend design of nn rutomolillo tire may be a matter nf small conse quence to the driver of n small cnr, hut every driver of n heavy car knows thnt the tread configuration has n good deal to do with the ease with which the car mny bu steqred. On the smaller cars the area of the tread that Is In contact with the road surface Is xo Miinll that an Improper dclgn mny cause little trouble. Hut when a heavy car settles down cm Its tires, the driver flnds himself called on for the exercise of constant atten tion nnd effort to keep 4ho car from swerving off the rond. If tho tread de sign Is Improper type. One point on which nil motorists ngiea ti that the tires on the rear wheels should be of n good non-skid pattern and that the front tires should have n tread design thnt will keep them run ning ahead In n straight line With n minimum of steering effort on thp part of the driver. Tho Ideal tire tread Is one that can be used with eqtmlly gtipd results on any wheel, cither front or back. Given such n tire a motorist need carry only one spare, and his car Is always evenly hnlunccd, no matter what tire changes he makes. Hut If ono style trend Is used on the front wheels nnd another on the rear, tho motorist wll! usually carry two spares, one of oath tpo. Having two tjpes furnishes n further complication when It Is de sired to shift partly-worn tires from the hardworking rear wheels to the front wheels, In order to get n few thousand' miles more wear out ot them before they go to (ho scrap heap. The non-skids "iiwl on the rear mny not Iiq suited for front wheel purposes, New York stale averages oqe motor truck to each 8.3 farms. Tnxlcnbs 'In I'nrls are known their speed nud erratic courses. for ,, It Is u known fact that next to peo ple, dogs ore "craziest" about' 'motor cnr riding. The Increnso in passenger automo bile production last year was 78.0 per cent over 1018. On a long, steady drive, the fuel con sumption mny be cut down enormously by n careful use of the accelerator. Almost every cur owner today knows thnt oil or grease Is very bad for rub ber, acting as n 'solvent and destroy ing the material. In California the paying of a bonus by automobile dealers to chauffeurs (to Influence the. sale of cars r sup plies) Is strictly forbidden, Drivers of raping cars aro known for their attention to detail and one of the apparently minor Items looked after Is the balanco of the wire wheels. If you're going to make a long tour this summer don't wait until the last minute to begin getting things ready. Overhaul your car thoroughly before you start. ' Spnrk plug porcelains mny bo freed of all carbonaceous or other foreign matter by soaking them In n solution of carbon dlsulphlde, obtnlnnble at any drug store. When (he spark gap of n plug la too great, so that tho current cannot Jump the gap. there Is danger of burning out the secondary wire of the coll through heat caused by the great resistance. Rann-dom Reels By Howard OATALINE CIUS SKItGlUS CATAMNK was I x n well-known Roman citizen who liirMtcd tho modem hbme-tnlcnt vll InJs. although lacking tho string m"" tac&j and chronic throat trouble of tho latter. lie was born of a patrlclnn family and brought up In a home whlsa had every luxury except the lony-wltulcd gust meter, yet ho became one of tho erookedest men In the Ho mnn empire nnd died n brutal nnd tin plensant death. Cntnllno whs a man of great natural talent and might have succee'ded In a His Wife Was a Plain, Homespun Body, and He Is Accused of Having Poisoned Her. business wny, hut Instead nf opening it general store or n flrst-closs livery barn, he engaged In polities, which hns Tieen the ruin of so many men who could not earn $1.50 n day In any other way. One of his opponents was Cic ero, the silver-tongued orator, who was running for consul. Cicero wns n line mnn, who limited Jilmsclf strictly to one wife, nnd when they got through counting the votes Cntallno could not be seen for tc dust. Knragcd by this rebuff, Catallne hired two of bis elec tion judges to asitsslnntc Cicero In a stealthy nnd undcrhnuded manner, hut Cicero's life was saved by a lady friend' nnd ho lived long enough to compile nil of 1: orations In one bonlc nnd hurt them, nt the hend of the hlgli school student. Cntnllpe then gathered up nn al leged army and sought to put tho Roman eagle on Its back. After light ing bravely, however, his troops were CARE OF CHILDREN'S TEETH IS IMPORTANT Tlitt cxnmlnntlop, denlnl treatment nnd dally care of the teeth are matters of tho greatest Importance for all school children. All decayed teeth, whether temporary or perma nent, sholild be tilled or otherwise treated. Malocclusion (Ineffective meeting) of the teeth should bo reme died and can be corrected In early childhood. It has been recently demonstrated that (In addition to dally brushing), the cleaning of the teeth of children every threo to six inonthsJiy n dentist or properly trained dentnl hyglcntat will prevent most of tho decay of teeth which takes place. It mny bo predicted wjth entire con fidence thnt In tho near future ade quate dental care will be Insured to nil school children In the country ns well as In the cities. No Item In all the wonderful measures for tho hcaltl care of the soldiers In the trenches of Europe wns inoro significant thnn thn treatment of tho teeth provided by jZts&ytyr1 MOTHER'S Hcm'j a Nitt. Cool ..-; HlMWCK. fftArft.DCAA, JKS I "THOUGHT you MIGHT BsoY 5$ rr fceiNG in av.ahmiw MOTHER'S., -u . -y.-COOK BOOK y TJjuu fYUAJL: UWv& v-vrfr-r-r Don't be afraid of changing your mind. Everything changes; why, then, should youi opinions remain the same? Think ing means development Development means change. Without thlnklne you drift backward. Lloyd. HONEY DISHES. The substitution of honey for M(gnr Is not to bcTecommended, nh the physi cal properties of honey are qulto differ ent from sugar, The following aro tried recipes: Cream' Cookies. Take one cupful of extracted honey, ono pint of sour cream,- a tablespoon ful of soda, flavoring to suit the taste, and Hour to. make a soft dough. Chill well before rolling. Tennessee Cookies. Melt together one cupful each of honey and lard or butter. When cool add BIBLE PLAY SURVIVES WAR Rival of Oberammergau Production Again Is Staged In Nancy, France. Nancy, France. France's "Passion Play,' rivaling that of Oberammergau, has opened Its season here after five years of war's Interruption. It was given, as It has been' slnco I0OI, In tho Passion theater under the direction of Pere I'ettlt, a priest, with bis parish ioners as the cut. The play, costum l. rann decimated and ho was rougnly hnn died himself, being found prone on hie stomach with several short Itonmn mvords Imbedded In his person, death being duo to heart failure. Catallnc was mnrrlcd twice, llo wns. disappointed In his flrst wife, who wns a plain, homespun body, nnd bo Is ac cused of hnvlug poisoned her In the brusque nnd successful fashion. of the times. Illj; i does not'fcny anything nbout Ills second wife, but as be was nway from homo mot of tho time nf ter the marriage ceremony It Is pre sumed that retribution overtook htm In two Jumps. (CopyrlRht.) O Last Night's Dreams What They Mean DID YOU DREAM ABOUT AND EVE? ADAM A .drcmn, Investigators due school, led by Kreud, regards nil dreams ns having for their primal source a wish, which wish may be lying dormant, ns It were, In the "psychic" of the dreamer without his being conscious In his waking hours that ho possesses I It. Another t-chool or which llnvclock Willis may be tokert as n representa tive, regards only n portion of our dreams ns "wish dreams" while n SCHOOL DAYS ihaa -bf "WM-ts I mgRWXvfllKgffg TikJ-bW n. I 'jlWs -iU Awt m&BKHitW&kS aitk 1 1 ever at - vpuisr pfiti wlrVwf-fiS jt i B Stat! V WrtfS" . O fgjffig&l Bu - s. LiHbw2Z23 .t . p - II5I MB -wA nut J flsHB WimmmtmSmW . copyright tho nu)oinobllo dentist olllccr used In France and ptber countries. Many of tho cities provide dental service fo' their school children. Ghnll not our children In the country schools fu ture citizens nnd If necessity requires, defenders of our own republic re ceive equally good ijentul core? The establishment of effectlvo habits of dally brushing and clemming of tho 'teeth Is pno of (he most essen tial features In health teaching In the schools. Every child should have hs ---r.-vvv one-third nf n cupful of sugar, n pinch of snlt, a tuhlehpponful of soda and nn egg. Add flour to make a stiff dough, roll and cut ns usual. Douahnuts. Tnke one egg, ono cupful of sweet milk, one cupful of honey, two tu bH'spoonfuls of shortening, two tn blespoonfuls of cream of tartar nud one-hnlf tl-nspoonful of soda. Flour Is added to roll and cut. Dust with salt und bake. Sandwiches. Cut bread as fresh as possible and spread with fresh butter, crenmed; then spread with honey, sprinkle with, nuts and put together ns sn idwlches. Ra.lsln Cake, Beat three eggs, add one cupful ot honey, four tublespoonfals of butter, ing, verse, music and equipment, have been developed and Improved slnco the prewar performances. Thoro are sixteen scenes. Tho piny runs JVom 0 a. m. to noon and from 1:30 to C. Intermissions between the scench nro filled by tableaux, represent ing, principally, prophetic passages of tho Old Testament bearing upon the running story. The text, whero It Is not that of the niblo Is the verse of various poets, nud tho music Is taken or udnpted from various composers. third rejects the wish theory Alto gether. Tho Freudian school would explain n dienm of Adam and I've ns the coming to life In our dream conscious ness of n longing for n return to the stnte of Innocence and' bliss of oar flrst pnrents, for pnrodlse. ns nn nt teippt nf the dream ego to "come to the gunrded gate and softly smuggle through where the wrcnth of Kve lies, red on the turf ns she U'ft It Ions; ago." Kills would nccept thlsl expla nation with doubt while )thers would 'declare thnt the dream wns only s more or less distorted recollection of something which wV had Keen, heard or rend during the day. The mystics, however, rejecting tho theories of tho scientists, boldly pro chilli tho prophetic symbolism of tho dreinn. To them to dream of Adam nnd Kve means mnnv good things com ing to you. Including n birth In the family. Adam seems to piny the prin cipal part In thin drenln. Wntch his face. If he has n good-natured inok success Is yours In love nnd business. To the farmer It means abundant crops nnd hlgUJprlces. If would up pear ns If most fnrmers hnd had this dream of Into. If you have a Inwsult on hand you will win. If Adam looks displeased he very cautious In your affair, for others ore seeking to do you mischief, though liy being rnroful you will get the belter of them. Don't take a sen voyage for n month or two. Singularly enough, perhaps from nn association of the birthplace of the' human race with our own. this dream Is an omen that success Is coming 'o jnu In your native town and you should not leave It for other scenes of activity. If you are nway from your native town return there; for there Hch your fortune. it Is n good drcnin anyway whether n drenm-fulfllled longing for pnrndlsa or nn omen of home nnd prosperity. (Copyright.) own toothhruhh, to bo kept In a clean' phico nud to hu used Immediately aft er entlng, nt Uast once, or better, . twice n day. t For cleaning the teeth, a good tooth brush with bristles thnt do not easily, break or pull out, 'should he usetL Thn teeth should be brushed, not only ap and down and ncross, but also by, n rotni'y or clrculur motion from x the gums of ono Jaw over the teeth totho glims 'of (he other, and so round 'antl round. ' out: cupful or sweet milk, ono and one third cupfuls of raisins cliopped, three 'jcupfuls of flour, one-half teaspoonful of tjrflt, the same of soda and two' tea spoonfuls of baking pdvdeKrdno tca spjionful of vanilla extract. ' Pickled Grapes In Honey. Taku seven pounds of grapes ch the stunt nnd pack In a Jar without bruis ing; Make a blrup of 'font pounds bt honey, a pint of good vluijbir, spices to suit the taste. llol tjjkjnip for 20 minutes, skimming It onn. When bolllhg hot, pour over the grapes and seaf nt mice. These will keep perfect ly as the honey la n preservative. '(CO. 1180. vtrn Nnwiptper Union.) A KItlBND IN NKBD. . Cun joU Iwlp a , poor feller what I ain't had a blio io j vat for a weskT Sure, I can. Keep It up t-ct weeks longer and I'll elvo you a Jgb ' In my Dim Mu seum" as a cbasu- j plon futar. The naturalness of the players, bom of whom are professionals, critics said, was heightened by tho deftness and Ingenuity of tho sglng. Father for Thlrty.flfth Time. El Centro, Cnl. Frank Vnlle. sixty years old, a native of Mexico, became n father for tho thirty-fifth time when his Kccoqd wife, whom hu married In " 1000, guvo birth to her Msventeenth child, an 11-pound hoy. Sixteen of Vulle's children are llv-, Ins.