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. THE REAVER HERALD. BEAVER. OKLAHOMA Daddy's ltl vi Eveiii Fairy Tale aylAPSti GRAHAM BOWER WINTER BEAUTY "I know that the spring Is very beautiful. I know that the Summer Is very lovely. I know Unit the nu turnn Is very gorgeous. And I think," Old Jinn Winter ended, "thnt there Is n great deal of beauty about the win ter." "I agreo with you," sold the Fnlry Queen, who had promised Old Man Winter tlmt sho and some of the ful rles would take a winter trip with hlra. They hod visited country places und they hud visited sea-shore places. They had visited some wonderful mountains and they had visited some lovclj a alleys. They had seen the work Sir Freezc-tlie-I'onds had dono and also the work of Mr. Freezlng-ls-Fun. They had seen all kinds of wonderful winter scenes In all kinds of places. "But," said old Man Winter, "I have yet one place to take you to before your trip Is ever." "Wo have certainly had a wonder ful' trip," the Fairy Queen said, "and we will never forget It. Wo io quite delighted to visit one more place." So Old Man Winter took the Fairy Queen and the other fairies to n place where thcro were as wonderful and marvelous waterfalls to be seen as nnyrt here lmuglunblp. There the Folry Queen and the fair ies went about with Old Man Winter, and so that they wouldn't be seen, they wore robes of hpruy. There were lee mountains which had been made out of spray, and be tween these mountains great water foils rushed down without stopping. All about were huge Icicles, and nt night n crescent moon came out and the stars, too, nnd the water dashed and foamed, and the lights from the sky danced merrily ns If to say how pleased they were to look down on so much beauty. There were rainbows In front of the great waterfalls' In the daytime, for the sun shone right through the spray which came from the falls, nnd the Ice nnd the snow und the Icicles nnd the branches of Ice on the trees, all sparkled as though they were made of dazzling, wonderful J" -els. There were several great iwnter falls and then there were rushing, hurrying rapids, rushing as though they hnd to get somewhere on time, and ns though they would be lute If they didn't hurry llko anything I Hut sometimes they found the time to twist about and hnvo n gome or so. Some of these rapids dashed on down over rocks, but somo of them "We Arj Quite Delighted." were frozen over and tho Ice nnd the dashing water talked together of tho beauty of the winter. There were falls which were oppo site from several other falls, and theso were In the shape of a horse.slioe. All nhout them were Icicles nnd they dashed down between great huge mosses of beautiful Ice. ' The telegraph poles.-and 'the trees nil about wero,.covercd with Ice," und such beautiful shapes os they were. The trees wore llko fairyland, Old Sinn Winter rJold tho Queen of tho Fairies, which made her very much plensed. All ubout were Calnbons nnd mnr vclous colors and dnzzllng snow nnd I co nnd rushing green nnd blue wn ter which chnnged Its dress on n gray day to a wild gray green color whtlo on the bright days wore a beau tiful shade of blue green. The Fairy Queen nnd tho other fnlr les stood up on nn Ice mountnln which looked up at the greatest of nil thu waterfalls, and the Fairy Queen said: "Old Mnn Winter, I hnvo seen the buds come out In the spring, nnd I have seen the flowers nppenr. I've seen the soft green moss nnd tho new ferns nnd tho lovely green grass. I've seen, the splendor of mid-summer, nnd I've seen tho glory of putumn. "Hut never have I seen anything more wonderful than tho work Win ter hns done here, whether on the fine days when tho beauty almost daz zles me. or on tho stormy dnys when the beauty Is so wild and wonderful. "I've never seen anything to equal this." And OJd Mnn Winter smiled nnd his' smile wns like a breath of fresh cold air. "I'm glad you like some of tho work wo do. Wo get a good deal of abuse, but wo do try to give a great deal of beauty to tho world. We're glad that you think we.have!" Tree fyaughty Boys Dislike. What' tree does a naughty boy dls Ukt most of all? The blrcb. CARBON MONOXID WORKS QUICKLY Open Season for Fatalities Re sulting From Inhaling Ex haust Gas of Engines. GRADUAL INCREASE IN DEATHS Running of Motorcar In Closed Garage for Testing or Warming Up It Dangerous Practice, Accord ing to Scientists. With the onset of cold weather :omcs the open season for fatalities resulting from carbon monoxld poison ing by Inhalation of the exhaust gas of nuotmoblle engines running in small, closed garages, says the Journal of the American Mcdlcnl Association. The last few years have seen a grad ual Increase In deaths resulting from this peculiar combination of circum stances. Cuscs have been reported which Involve Inhalation of gas from bathroom heulers as well as from both gasoline launches and automobile en gines. Person Quickly Overcome. The gas responsible, carbon mon oxld, Is one which quickly overcomes persons exposed to It ubove certain concentrations, so that It has been Im portant to determine tlio limits neces sary to cnuse fatality. In nn endeavor to determine this necessary concentra tion nnd exposure, l'rof. Vnndell Hen derson, with the aid of a number of colleagues, carried on somo studies preliminary to the problems of ventila tion Involved In the proposed vehicu lar tunnel under the Hudson river. Among other conclusions reached by the experimenters, the most Important was the determination that, when the time of exposure In hours multiplied by tho concentration of carbon mon oxld In parts per 10,000 of air equals three, there Is no perceptible physi ologic effect. When It equals six, thcro Is Just a perceptible effect; when It equals nine, headache nnd nausea arc Induced; when It equals 15 or more, the condition!) aro dangerous to life. If a motorcar should give off ono cubic foot of carbon monoxld per minute In a closed room 10 by 10 by 20 feet, the atmosphere would reach the dangerous concentration of IS parts In 10,000 In three minutes. Dangerous Procedure. Experience hns shown that tho run ning of a motorcar In a closed garage for testing or wnrmlng up Is a danger ous procedure. Scientific evidence re veals the renson for the danger nnd the nnrrow limits of safety surround ing tho Inexperienced motorist who Indulges-In this hazardous performance. WATCH STEERING MECHANISM Car Whose Direction Cannot Be Con trolled Is Dangerous Make Fre quent Inspections. Don't neglect your steering mechan isms. A enr whose direction ennnot bo controlled Is dangerous. While ad justing mechanism It Is best to turn wheels to extreme right. Parts are worn less at this position than when straight ahead. Never turn the steer ing wheel while tho car Is standing still. This puts severe strain oh all steering gear parts and Is hard on tires. Careful drivers will Inspect fre quently. PREVENT MISSES OF ENGINE Do Not Neglect Manifold, and If Spark Plug Is Not Tight Trouble Will Follow. Don't neglect your manifold. If you have n spark plug which Is not screwed tight, or ft petcoclc partly open, or a gasket which Is not nbso lutely nlr-tlglit, your engine will miss bndly when you try to mnko It pull at slow speed on a hill. To find nlr leaks squirt a little oil around the plug or gasket and If bubbles show up you have a leak. CHEAP CAR PROBLEM IS SOLVED 9MmL.' Vt --- " - I fllHILW .fj... I, ryferemfe "'"H iu lily opening oi lliu uouipii. uioiuisiiot, m London, uimij uauiui uutui ties were among the exhibits. The photograph shows a new ladles' runabout, simple to manipulate end the smallest car at tho show. This type bids (air to prove popular with "Hubby," who pays the bill. DETACHABLE TROUBLE LAMP IS VERY HANDY Discarded Electric Headlight and Clamp Arc Needed. Light It Quite Convenient When It Ii Necettary to Make Repairs at Night, at It Can Be Attached In an Instant. A handy detachable trouble lamp for automobiles enn be mode from a dis carded electric headlight and n clamp of the type Illustrated. The headlight bracket Is. attached to the clamp by n smnll bolt Mint Is passed through holes of suitable size In both pieces. This provides n joint which permits the po sition of the lamp to be changed when tho device Is fastened to a fender, or somo other part of n car. H the car hns a grounded electric system, ono ot the wires leading to the light bulb Is grounded on the lamp, while tho sec ond Is fitted with n mctnl clip for at taching It to a "live" point on the wir ing system. With n double-wire system, clips should be fastened to the ends of By Combining an Old Electric Head light and a Clamp, as Shown Here, a Handy Trouble Lamp for Automo biles Can Be Made. both wires. The lamp Is very conveni ent when It Is necessary to make re pairs at night, ns it can be attached In an Instant wherever tt Is needed. Popular Machnnlcs Magazine. TEST FOR INDUCTION COIL Simple Way to Find Out If the Sec ondary Winding Is in Good Condition. To test the secondary winding of an Induction coll connect a volt meter and a six-volt storage battery to tha secoudary terminals. The voltmeter should be connected In scries, that Is, break tho wire leading from battery to coll and attach each terminal of tho voltmeter to an end of tho wire that Is broken. If tho current will not flow from tho battery the winding Is open. If tho winding is In good condition the voltmeter will show a reading of half the storage battery voltage. A- r'W'v-v.ryvBi tt ' A.V lUTCUDCUK The motorist who continually takes chances usually finishes his rldo In nn ambulance bound for n hospital. Hecauso of tho narrow streets In many of the elites nnd towns of Japan, tho motorcycle has becomo far moro popular In the Orient than thd auto mobile. In New York state tt Is a misde meanor to uso any scnl, coat of arms, sign, lettering or Insignia of tho United States on any privately owned automobile. If the engine shows too great a tendency to overheat, tho radiator Is probably clogged and should bo cleaned out thoroughly with hot water and wnshlug soda. Motor vehicle dealers In Iioston are co-operating with the public schools of tho city In giving Instruction to boys who are studying nutomotlve mechan ics hi tho high sel wis. - Don't neglect small cuts. These will 6ften extend farther than you think. Dirt nnd wet get In, tha fabric rots, and n blowout follows. Look over your tfres from time to time. 4- HlDUOWT. IMPROVED ROADS VtffStT4Sssrr-4 WAR SUPPLIES FOR HIGHWAYS So Far Approximately $150,000,000 Worth of Surplus Material Has Been Dietrlbuted. trrtpirtd r th Unit..! Hitlta Department ot Agriculture.) Approximately $160,000,000 worth of surplus war materials, turned over by the Wnr department to tho Depart ment of Agriculture, were distributed through the butenu of public roads to the vnrlous states for road-building purposes up to November 1 last. Under the Wndsworth-Knhn bill this surplus war material Is sent to the states with tho sole provision thnt tt be used only for road-building pur poses. A vnst accumulation of ma chinery, equipment, supplies nnd mo tor chicles thut was to have been used In France hns thus been diverted to n useful pence-time purpose. Included In thu supplies dlsttlbutcd among the stntes aro. 27,103 motor vehicles, mostly trucks; 172 locomo tives of vnrlous sizes; 25,000 gross tons of rolls; more than 4,500,000 pounds of powder; and nearly 10,000 tons of TNT. A compilation showing total deliv eries of war material to tho various states up to July 1, last, places (he value of machinery, equipment and supplies so delivered at $.'10,018,770; of motor vehicles, $71,730,508; and of spare parts, at $11,731,424. The total value of deliveries to the states up to thnt dnte was $117,110,771. That fig ure did not Include material to the vnlue of approximately $11,000,000, which was retained by tho Department of Agriculture, lurgcly for forest road Army Sectional Bridge Erected Over Davldeon River, Pligah National Park. work, which Is not dono by the states. Also, It Is believed that the states have received, In addition to tho nmouut above mentioned, approximately $5, 000,000 worth of material shipped by the War department item the various army camps and not reported by the states ns delivered. The value of deliveries of surplus war material for road-bulldlng pur poses to the states Is In detull as fol lows : Alabama I 2.U7.7M Arizona 2,041,401 Arkansas ?,TSJ,000 California ,... I ',j7.CuO Colorado , 2,627,040 Connecticut CI3.C00 Delaware r. 412,000 Florida 1,463.900 Georgia , 4,271,000 Idaho 1,474,000 Illinois t,42,000 Indiana 2.M2.920 Iowa 2.871.0O0 Kansas 2.M1.000 Kentucky 2,011,900 Louisiana 1,472.100 Maine 973.500 Maryland , l.OW.lGO Massachusetts S99.S00 Mlclitenn 4,G4S,320 Minnesota , 3,190,100 Mississippi ,' 3.273,320 Missouri 3,003,800 Montana ,. 2,400,400 Nebraska 3.3I7.CCC Nevada ,... ItfWt New Hampshire 4I2.GOO New Jersey 1,037,900 New Mexit-o 2,133,440 New York I.009.C20 North Carolina., 3,093.920 North Dakota , 1.447,350 Ohio 4,194.900 Oklahoma , 2.112,000 Oregon ... 1,002.000 Pennsylvania 4,3S4,coo Rhode Island.,, 23,900 Bouth Carolina wr. 1 ,708,8:0 South Dakota 2.3CS.900 Tennessee 3,136,0(0 Texas , 7.101.2K Utah 1,333,W Vermont (29,100 Virginia 2.).80 Washlncton , 1,391,000 West Virginia 2,K4,4jr Wisconsin 3,042,00 Wyoming 1.230.9W Total 1117,110,751 Signs to Guide Motorists. Three wordless signs to guide mo torlsts have been adopted for Massa chusptts highways. Danger points are marked by three diagonally parallel lines, an Intersecting road by a T laid on Its side and n cross. The warnings will be placed 200 feet from tho point Indicated. Work In Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania constructed 019 miles of modern durable type highways this year, breaking the world's record. URGE ACTION TO PROTECT TIMBER Policy Favored Which Will Insure Adequate Supply of Various Forest Products. IUMBER SHORTAGE IS ACUTE Natlon.Wlde Protection From Fire Is First and Most Ctientlal Step, Ac cording to Chief Forester W. B. Greeley. (TrepirtJ tr Ins Untied Rutes Dtptrttn.nl ot Axrlcullurt.) A demand Is growing on the part of wood-using Industries nnd the public at Inrgo for a national policy of for estry which will Insuro adequate fu ture supplies of timber nnd other for est products, according to Chief For ester W. II. Orceley. Figures gathered by the forest service this year, his an nual report states, showed tho extent of the depletion of the nation's for ests, nnd have served to focus atten tion on the fact thnt the country Is short of growing forests and that something must be done at once. The ncuto shortage nnd skyrocketing A Qood Stand of Young Short-Leaf Pine Which Ranges From New Jer sey to Texas. prices of lumber nnd newsprint enrly In the year also contributed to tho growth of tho movement. " The forest service Is advocating, n program based on the conviction that the problem Is national and not local, and must bo 1) mulled as such. Nation wide protection from forest flro for all classes of forest land, Colonel Orceley stntcs, Is the first and most essential step. It Is his belief that the pollco powers of tho states offer the best means of enforcing reason able requirements against forest de struction. Legislation Needed, Tho expense of flro protection, the forester snys, should be borno Jointly by the landowner and the public. Ho holds thnt federal legislation Is need ed to provide for a comprehensive plan of co-opcrotlon with tho states In tire prevention nnd the development of forestry practice, nnd tho extension of tho national forests through pur chases, through the Inclusion of other timber lands now In federal owner ship nnd through exchange. There nro still largo quantities ot timber In the United States, tho re port states, but they are not In tho right place. Moro than CO per cent of whnt Is1 left lies west of the Great I'lnlnj, far from the bulk of tho coun try's population, agriculture nnd njnnufacture. Tho country Is Inking nhout 20,000,000,000 feet of wood from forests each year and is growing only 0,000,000,000. Idle Forest Land. 'Wo hnvo used up our forests with out growing new ones," says tho re port. "At the bottom of tho wholo problem Is Idle forest laud. The United States contains 1)20,000,000 acres of cut-over or denuded forest containing no new timber; 81,000,000 acres of this amount have been com pletely devastated by forest tires and methods of cutting which destroy or prevent new timber growth. "Tho nrea of Idle or largely Idlo land Is being Increased by from 3,000, 000 to 4,000,000 acres annually ns thu cutting and burning of forests con tinues." These facts, together with tlitj steadily Increasing distance be tween tho nverugo sawmill and the home builder, "have had a vita! bear ing on the high cost of lumber, which during the year reached a prohibitive figure for many uses and checked the building of homes which Is so urgent ly needed." GOOD BULLS RAISE AVERAGE Improvement From Use of Meritorious Sires Forcibly Suggested by Tabulations. According to tabulations made by the dairy division, the use of 11 pure bred bulls on purebred cows resulted In an average Improvement In the an cunt production of the daughters as compared with their dams of CO pounds ot butterfat each. This forcibly suggests the Improvement that is likely to come In an ordinary herd from the use of meritorious bulls. FEED NECESSARY FOR HENS DURING WINTER Insects and Green Stuff Plentiful in Summer. Are Provision Mutt Be Made In Severe Weather for Animal Pood and Succulence Essential for Production of Eggs. (Trtpsreil by th United HUt pipsrtment it jWrlculturs.) During the summer months; the farm er's flock bnlnnccs Its ration of grain mid seeds with bugs, worms, nnd green stuff, and the farmer need not worry about egg production If his fowls have been well culled. Hut winter feeding re quires thnt provision bo made to supply tho deficiency of nnlmnl feed nnd succu. Icnco, Tho absence of these essentials to good egg production Is respoiulble In Inrgo degree for tho. falling off In yield during cold weather. Animal food, or other feeds rich In protein, may bo easily supplied oi most farms, particularly where iklm milk or buttermilk Is nvollablc. Tha liking of hens for these dairy by-p, od itcts Is n good Indlcntlon of the need for whnt they contain. lent scrnp Is. another excellent protein feed thnt hns become standard In poultry rations Clover nnd alfalfa leaves provide n combination of protein feed nnd grceit stuff. Often enough of them may bo swept up from tho bam floor whero the liny Is handled. A good way to, prepare them for tho Hock Is to pour boiling wnlcr oyer them, cover tho container and let them steam for n time, when they will be rendy lo feed alone or In a mnsh, Sprouted onts has become one ot tho best-known providers of sticculenco In winter. I'lnns for mnklng sprouters may bo obtained from tho United States De partment of Agriculture. Mangels and cabbage, as well as ninny other vegeta bles, nro appreciated by tho hens. In general, winter feeding Is much the snmo ns summer feeding. On tho gov ernment poultry farms tho same rations nro used In summer nnd winter. Of course, In summer It Is unnecessary to feed succulent feed when the birds have range nnd are nblc to get plenty of grnss, nlfalfa, or slintlnr feed. The) farmer's flock, however, Is nn excep tion to this rule, ns In many cases there Is enough wnste grain, seeds, etc., In summer to supply much of tha feed required. , NOVEL PLAN TO HEAT WATER Exhaust From Qas Engine Keept Troughs From Freexlng Idea Shown In Illustration. On n farm In tho southwestern part of Michigan they uso the exhaust from tho gas engine to keep tho water In the stock watering troughs from freez- L2E3c - Using Exhaust From Gas Engine t Keeep Water In Trough From Freez ing. Ing. The exhaust Is discharged Into an old hot water tank and from there In piped through thu wall ot the build ing to a rectangular frame of pipe resting on tho bottom of the trough. An elbow over tho rim of tho tank per mlts tho exhaust to dlschnrge Into tho air. Michigan Farmer. SUPPLY BASE FOR BIRDS Tho air forces enn bo concen trated against the enemies of orchnrd nnd garden by scttlag up n base of supplies for winter birds. This Is the suggestion of A. O. Ilurrlll of tho Missouri College ot Agriculture, who fur ther states that suet trimmings, wanned and mixed with bread crumbs, make nn excellent fodd to nttrnct birds and help them survive the worst storms of win ter. Suet molded Into a bell and en closed In a loosely woven mesh of twine enn be hung In u tree so that the English sparrows will not touch It. Theso suspicious bird) fear to ullght on a pend ant object, but the native winter birds will ent readily from such a supply. They will supplement this food with numberless hiber nating Insects. SUNFLOWER GOOD AS SILAGE Crop Regarded as Successful and Profitable by Many Farmers In Canadian Provinces. Many Canadian farmers are grow ing sunflowers for ensilage and the crop Is said to bo very successful and profitable. .This movement wns start, cd experimentally a few years ago and procd such a- great success that many hundreds of acres were planted lust spring and the acreage will ba much greater next year. Silos are be. Ing erected In large numbers all over Canada for storing the material. 1 J y f : t 'i a H