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The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-12-13
RAISING TREES FRQ SEED
How II Dan Be Done Sud ssfully-
Budding and orafHns
Improve stock

=. =. vsrv easy matter for srm-
- fr,,t Grower to rails, Ills o..
,ree. from the seed and to proragate
choica varieties. Seeds OF stone
fruits. including peaches, plums and
cherries. many be planted in the fall
by sowing thinly In rows three feet
anart and covering one to two inches
6een If there Is danger of squirrels
digging up the pits, store in wooden
boxes covered with wire and bury in
the ground until spring.
Apple seedlings make good roots in
all localities. The most satisfactory
way is to purchase apple seedlings
and bud or graft them. Practically
all pear stocks used in this country
are imported from France. Dwarf
pears are grated on ounce roots, but
all varieties do not thrive on this
stock.
Several species of plums are avail
able for stocks, but the best is con-
fused subject and should be selected
according to the variety and locality
For most European varieties the My
robalan stock is used. This is also
adapted to Japanese sorts. These are
frequently propagated on peach
stocks, as they make more rapid
growth and thriftier trees for the
first year or two. On any stock they
are short lived tree.
Seedlings of whatever kind will sell
dom come true and the common ways
to propagate varieties are by budding
and grating Both methods are en-
ployed with apples, the seeding roots
are cut into pieces five to six inches
long and united with the scion by
whip graft. This Is then wrapped
with waxed cloth and the grated
stocks packed away in moist sand or
moss until spring, when they are
carefully set in nursery rows. Bud
ding is commonly done in July on
August; in the south June budding Is
practiced to some extent with
peaches.
After one full years growth in tho
nursery row, says Farm and Home.
peach trees are ready to set in the
orchard, but most other trees require
| two or three years before reaching
| sufficient size In fact, apples may be
| transplanted after growing two years
and again transplanted two years
| later before setting in the orchard.
Rich, deep and mellow soil should
be selected for growing all kinds OF
nursery stock. 1t should be heavily
fortified the year previous to plant
ing and a hoed crop grown. 1t is UNI
safe to use rank manure around
nursery stock. The cultivation must
be thorough and frequent, weeds kept
down and growth forced and stimu'
lated as much as possible. Cut Of
the leader when it has reached proper
height to form head.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-12-13
Flavor of Fruit.

The flavor of fruit is matter thas
has engaged the attention of our deep
est thinkers on horticultural subjects.
Prof. Golf used to contend that there
was just so much flavor distributed to
each apple. The larger the apple. the
less would be the percentage Of flavor
found in 1t. He certainly was a close
student of fruits and must have had
some very good reasons for his opin-
ions. We do not believe that very
many people will hold to his opinion,
1t is certainly true that the more
water in fruit the less there will be
of flavor, because the less viii be the
amount of dry matter. 1t is claimed
that fruit grown by irrigation has
much less flavor than that grown
naturally upon hillsides where the
moisture supply is limited.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-12-13
PRuNINGS

Currants are among the most profit
able of fruits and can be grown in
cold climates.
Prune trees properly when young
and after they commence to bear lit.
tie trimming is needed. Its a big mis-.
take to neglect young fruit trees.
For marketing the fruit should De
matured full grown when gathered
but should not have time to become
mellow.
Keep grass and weeds away from
trunks of trees-at least two feet to
prevent ravages by mice, and the bet
ter to examine the trees.
If fruit trees are overloaded, they
should be thinned, not only for the
benefit of this years crop, but of Ghe
crop which is to follow another year
Ii is long wait between the plant
ing of an orchard and the appearance
of fruit ON the trees and a great dfa
of time will be lost If the wrong sfft'
are chosen.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-12-13
FRIENDSHIP A STRANGE ONE
Cat and Duck Are Chums, According
to a Story That Comes from
England.

We have had the usual crop OF Curl
osities as to nesting places and strange
families adopted by birds and animals,
but nothing more diverting than a fel-
lowship which exists between a GER
tain ample ''mouser" and duck OF
gooselike proportions.
Puss waits by the side of the pond
in which the duck takes its bath, then
the two retire in company to the shade
of the trees and lie down In am1ty.
How the cat tolerates the wet feath-
ers of it's comrade is mystery; but
there they lie, the duck with one of
its wings spread as shield over the
cat, the tail of the latter curled like a
very smart boa about the neck of its
feathered friend.
So long as the worm keeps beneath
the turf and songsters do not stoop too
low in the air the idyl lasts, and all
local life wonders.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-12-13
SNAKE SET DANGER SIGNAL.
Made Trouble for Employees of
the Railroad.

Running at the rate of 65 miles an
hour near Harrisburg, Pa, a train
of the Philadelphia & Reading rail-
way, filled with passengers, came to
a sudden stop, halted by the red light
of block signal.
After waiting the minute in which
a train Is supposed to clear the short
blocks, the engineer proceeded with
caution, expecting wreck or at least
a broken rail. When he came to the
next signal post the white light was
shining bright and clear.
He did not stop to investigate and
IN spite of his fears of medical ex-
animation to determine if he could
distinguish between white and red
light, he reported the occurrence. An
inspector was sent at once to the pole
and found the red still showing.
A thorough investigation overhead
end above ground showed no defect
THE inspector finally removed the TOP
of the underground case which con-
tains the electric connections with the
rails.
A garter snake % inches long lay
comfortably coiled, its head cushioned
on the delicate spring, depressing II
30 that 1t made the contact neces-
sary to set the signal at danger.
A second after the snake was dis.
covered the semaphore dropped from
the danger to the clear position and a
white light cleaned from the pole.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-12-13
Book 1000 Years Old

A descendant of the ancient Baby
lonians, Mrs Annie Naparian, Of
Nashua, N. H. has in her possession
a book written in the language of the
race and supposed by her to be dated
many years before the Christian era.
The book is 10 inches long, 8 inches
wide and inches thick. The covers
are made of black walnut covered with
leather. The leaves of the book are
not Of paper. but are made of some
kind of skin.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-12-13
A Fence of Doors

Near Ridgewood, in Brooklyn, there
is perhaps the oldest fence in Great
er New York. 1t is composed entirely
Of doors-scores of them, all of a
height and Joined together. The fence
has stood for years on the Myrtle
avenue line of the Brooklyn Heights
railroad. What strange freak induced
its owner to erect it is mystery, but
II furnishes a constant source Of COM
ment to persons passing that way
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-12-13

top the two sets are connected with
the rod that passes through both.
This ladder is secure and If carefully
placed will be hard to tip over.
Fig. shows another form that Is
made by taking four six-foot legs
made of sound 3x1 strips and connect
ing at the top with bolt. The steps
are made by mailing two-inch strips
on either side of the legs as illus.
trated. The board at the top is nailed
to the main legs and is supported on
either side by the cleats which CORE
sponded with the steps below. The
same dimensions are followed as In
Fig. /.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-12-13
To Cool of His Temper.

A certain farmer, having got him
self disliked on account of his quar-
relsome habits. the other farmers de-
cided one night to cool him down a
bit.
At midnight the farmer was dis
turbed by voice shouting: Your
horse is stolen"
The irate farmer hurried on his
clothes. and Fastening to the door
asked: which way has he gomez"
Toward H." replied one of the
farmers.
Another offered the loan OF a horse
he bestrode, which offer the sleepy
farmer accepted. After riding all
night he found himself at daylight
knext morning riding his own horse.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-12-13
LOW FRUIT LADDERS.
Can Be Built on the Farm and Will
Prove Their Value When
Given Trial.

Two sketches of low ladders for
picking small fruits, such as peaches
cherries and apples, where the trees
are low appeared in a recent issue OF
the Prairie Farmer and which we re
produce here. These ladders are SC
easily made that they should interest,"
our readers.
Fig l shows plan that Is mage
by taking two six-inch boards six tee'
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-12-13
AN APPLE GRAFT THAT NEEDS
PRUNING

old branches below the scions, and
these should be removed, or they will
rob the new growth. The scions also
are likely to make branchy or ir-
regular growth, and this can be pre-
vented to very large extent by suit
able pruning or pinching. The illus
tration shows graft after two years
growing which now requires consid.
cradle pruning to bring it into proper
condition.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-12-13
[n5 ORDER EVILS.
4 co0ENT ARGUMENTS IN
NvoR OF HOME TRADING.
ut with Local Dealer Goes
II Prosperity and Promote
TESS Of Local Community,
4 with Benefit to All.

e Retailers Journal, OF Chicago,
10 the following, pointing out the
stability OF citizens of comnu-
doing all In their power for the
uraSement and support of home
piess enterprises;
PeJrom your side, Mr. CONSUMER,
70 think IL TO your advantage to
'ronizs mail order concerns may
me reasons which would seem to
stify .yoar course. You may say OF.
ur local merchant: He doesn't
eps the goods, or ne sticks 1t on
price. lspIying ID these objec-
ffs: ~ ds3 not you expect
u give hin" "a chance to put
mself right wrs q When you
10 to him for a sma1Fsmount of any
and expeoy him to give
you the advantage OF whole-package
prices. are you giving him fair treat
ment? Try him on this proposition,
andtbee how it works. Buy Of him
in Quantity as you do of your mail
order house. and see II you don't get
the benefit OF lot prices. Try him
on standard articles, on which the
mail order house can have no unfair
advantage in the test. Do this and
you will find that your despised home
merchant can hold his own against
the seductive allurements of catalogue
houses.
III And, again, Mr.. Consumer, we
would ask: What guaranty have you
that your mail order purchases are in
spection proof, Or what assurance
have you that errors and shortages
will be easily and speedily rectified
These are incidents of the mail pur
chasing scheme which must be taken
into consideration.
Another deplorable phase of the
mail order system which occurs to us
at this time is the awkward position
In which you, Mr.. Consumer, may
find yourself when once you have al
lied yourself with the catalogue con
Germs. You fall into the habit of so
liciting trade for chem among you
neighbors and friends, thereby consti
tuting yourself an unpaid emissar,
of a power that is undermining tn
stability of your local institutions anC
sapping the life current of your hom'
community. That a, resident shoult
thus operate againtsthe best inter
ests of his own neighborhood is
sad commentary of the loyalty AM
foresight of our people.
ut Is of great convenience to hav
at hand list from which to selec
names and prices of commodities yo
desire TO purchase, and then simpl
write them down and mail your order
but you pay for the convenience. 70
also pay for great many articles 20
do not really need That is where III
catalogue gets in it's work.
"Your local dealer Is, as rule
| ever on the alert to please you an
| anxious to hold your trade. He ma
not at all times be prepared to SUI
| ply your every need But if you wi
be reasonable with him and stand a
| ready to help him as he is to he'll
| YOU it is safe to say that he wi
make amends for any seeming owe
| sight or remissness.
THE profits of your home dealer g
| to swell the prosperity and promot
| the progress of your section. Tot
fair with him; give him the encou
agement of your patronage; strength
en- him with your cash instead of SEN
ing it away to mail order houses. an
the results will be sure to repay yo
and rebound to your everlastin
credit"
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-12-13

long and cutting grooves every ten
inches where the steps are to be. The
steps are set into the grooves and
then securely nailed from the outside.
The width at the bottom is about
three feet, but each step is shortened
two inches. SO that the top step, which
is nailed across the ends cut parallel
with the grooves, is two feet long.
The support is made by taking two
three-inch pieces and connecting them
with two or three supports. At tho
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-12-13
CARE OF GRAF rs.
Those Set Last Spring Should Recesvs
Attention at This Time
Prune Carefully.

Crafts which were set last spring
should receive immediate attention,
urges Country Gentleman. There are
likely to be suckers starting from the
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-12-13
DOUBLE-BASS A MONSTER.
Extraordinarily Large Instrument
Made In Germany for Use in
Chicago Orchestra.

The extraordinary large double-bass
here illustrated was made by Herr
Otto Roth in Markneukirchen. and Is
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-12-13

Cultivate the orch rd thoroughly.
particularly the nrst4two years after
setting TO present surface from bak-
ing and drying out.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-12-13

stroy the buds on newly-set trees.
The best remedy is a wpaper- fence
set in the soil around the base of
each tree trunk. This!. fence" says
Farm Journal, must NIT be closer
than two inches to tn tree. should
extend an inch or so iii to the ground,
and need not be mofe than three
inches high above gro d. Use same
idea for cutworms wI eh attack cab
bage or tomato plants
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-12-13

A Grecian bowl of the fifth century
B. c.. showing the method of teaching
the young boys by illustration.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-12-13
Climbing Cut Worms.

Look out for climbing cutworms
which may, in the night time, de-
stroy the buds on newly-set trees.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-12-13

gets the more he
lie small boy do all
the Fourth of July.
sw potatoes In your
urth? When | was
bor who didn't, lost
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-12-13
Seek Popular Scotch Minister.

Seek Popular Scotch Minister.
Re most sought-after minister in
Britain just now is Rev Andrew
Acott, of Paisley, Scotland He
I'd TO succeed Or. John wat
.gerpool. but declined. He
call to the largest United
p in Glasgow. and be is
of as successor to Rev.
at St Georges. Edin-
9glno Letter Writers,
carried to such ex'
ssional hsgging let
apiece. with
philanthro-
n numerous
itten In the
wish Chron-
re."
alking," said
upper table,
ke my moth.
Ieplied Mrs.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-12-13

BIT Is certainly
bint--the omit
Inything.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-30
MRS. TOUSEY HASTINGS'S DEATH.
Heir OF Mrs. Todd Dies In ldOw
OF the Publisher.

The announcement of the death of Mrs.
Resale Tousey Hastings, the daughter
and heir of Mrs. Margaretta Todd, who was
found dead on the Reading tracks near
Philadelphia, October p, 1905. came yester-
day in a cable despatch TO Maurice Meyer.
counsel for her nephew, Milton Berolzheim.
Mrs. Hastings died at Nice, on Friday
morning.
:. She was the widow of Frank Tousey, the
publisher. when she married George Gordon
Hastings just before going abroad.
Mr.. Hastings was the counsel for Mrs.
Tousey when the latter tried to clear up the
mystery of her aged mothers death and
contested the will by which Mrs. Tousey
received only a life interest in Mrs. Toddis
estate. Mrs. Todd was the owner of the
Won Hoffman apartment house in West
Twenty-sixth street and had her home there
when she died.
Surrogate Fitzgerald in July last held that
the will was valid and the Appellate Division
of the Supreme Court affirmed his decision
last Friday. Mrs. Hastings was joined
in the contest by Milton Berolzheim of
this city, the object being TO Gust Inger-
soil Lockwood, Mrs. Todd's lawyer, as
executor. Both contestants set up that
there was a later will. The property now
reverts 10 Milton Berolzheim and 20 Mrs.
Todd's sister, Rebecca Nusbaum Stonehill
Of Chicago, and the latter's three children,
Edward, Carl and Jennie Nushaum.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-30
WANT COURTS KEPT OPEN
BII That Would Interfere With the Law
Practice OF Magistrates.

The committee on Legislation Of the
Brooklyn League has drafted a bill which
is TO be presented TO the Legislature as
soon as it convenes amending the Charter
of Greater New York so far as it applies to
the police courts. This bill will make it
mandatory for Magistrates to sit in the
police courts of the Greater City from 0
o'clock in the morning until 1 o'clock in
the afternoon on every day, excepting
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. But
In the district comprising Coney Island,
the court is to remain open, and h Magis-
trate to be in attendance every day, In
GLIDING Saturdays, Sundays and holidays
during the months Of June, July, August
and September.
This action by the Brooklyn League com
mittee on legislation was brought about
by the agitation recently started by the
grievance committee of the Brooklyn Bar
Association, which had peer Investigating
the police courts. 1t was found that it was
only on rare occasions that Magistrates
appeared in their courts during the after
moons, and that much time which should
be devoted 10 police court work by the
Magistrates was in reality spent in at
tending to the practice Of law.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-30
WEEKS HUNT FOR A THIEF.
.JeweIry Salesman Picks Out Man in Court
who'd Been Caught I'm StuSs Raid.

Henry Goldberg, 80 years old, Of s75 East
13Sth street, travelling salesman for a
jewelry house, reported 10 the police a
week ago that his pocket had been picked
on December 81 and that 81, 400 worth OF
diamonds had peer stolen.
Goldberg said that in company with his
wife he was about 10 board an express train
on the Third avenue elevated at the City
Hall station when he was rudely jostled
by four young men. Soon he missed the
jewelry, which, he says, was in the hip
pocket of his trousers.
At Police Headquarters on Friday Gold
berg was told TO report the case at the
Eldridge street police station. Detectives
Nelson NJ. Hart and James Cooke tool him
around 20 most OF the crooks hangouts in
the neighborhood without finding the
thieves.
The salesman was in the Essex Market
police court yesterday morning looking
over a bunch of crooks brought down by
headquarters men.
There's one of them,' he exclaimed,
pointing 10 a man who had been arrested
in a raid on a stuss game. The man indi-
Gated was David F~leischer, q years old, a
ciga rmaker Of 1853 South Second street,
Brooklyn. Mrs. Goldberg also identified
F~lei5Cher.
Magistrate Walsh held the accused in
5000 bail for examination on January 2.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-30
HIGH PRICED ELECTRIC LIGHT.
Comptroller Says the City Has Been "sys-
tematicaIIy Robbed"

1t is understood that the evidence which
enabled the Armour Packing Company to
bring suit against the Edison Electric Light
ing Company Of Brooklyn to recover the
difference charged the Armour company
for service and that charged other con-
sumers, was mainly obtained by the Comp
t~roller's office. The suit was intended as
a test case, and if the decision handed
down by the Appellate Division in Brook
lyh Is upheld by the Court of Appeals the
Corporation Counsel will sue the Edison
ompany TO recover nearly $4,000, 600 as
overcharge to the city in the last six years.
MI. Metz said yesterday that when he
came into Office he was convinced that the
city was being charged more for electric
light service than private concerns were
called upon 10 pay. After some delay
he succeeded in getting the Civil Service
Commission TO sanction the employment
of a lighting expert 10 investigate. The
Comptroller appointed Walter r.. KimbaI,
who some time ago submitted proof that
the city was being Disseminated against.
The evidence we have in our possession"
Mr.. Metz said yesterday, proves conclu-
sively that the city has been systematically
robbed. We a found many cases where
private consumers are paying a third less
for service than is charged the city"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-30
BROOKLYN TRAVEL HALTED.
Both Tracks ON Fulton street Blocked and
Cars Made q Circuit.


Brooklyn suffered from another tieup
on both elevated and surface lines be-
tween Fulton and Gold streets and Myrtle
avenue and Court street yesterday morn
ing. This tieup lasted for two hours, and
during that time the surface cars were d.
verted from the regular Fulton street out
let and were compelled to traverse the
lines on Rockwell place, Gold street; Will
loughby street and Myrtle n
This bak IN the running OF cars on Fulton
street was due TO q Union street car jumping
the track at the intersection Of Fulton n
Adams streets n ramming an A brace
supporting one of the pillars OF the Kings
County Elevated railroad, the brace having
been put In TO strengthen the structure
during the excavation for the subway.
The car was derailed IN such q manner as
was at s O'Clock, when traffic was light.
It was feared, however, that the ele-
waited structure had been weakened by
the A brace being smashed, and a. a result
traffic OF the Kings County Elevated road
was discontinued until 7 O'Clock, when
another A brace had been put up. Even
then a hagman was stationed on the l.
road 10 warn motormen TO go slow and
not Do permit trains 10 pass each other at
this point. Two hours after the Union
street car had rammed he brace and was
right and TRAFFIC was resumed on both
1t Ia said that the Union street car rammed
the A brace beoause the motorman had
put on extra speed IN order 20 make the
curve while the trolley pole was OF the
wires. which were then, as it hap
pened, being repaired.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-30

washed from the cabin of the Paterson
and was strewn about the river. They
were especially edited by the sight of a
number Of life p~reservers which hoated.
The horses that were drowned belonged
Milk Company and the Briarclif Dairy
Company.
Passengers on the Erie boat Susquehanna
which made the 245 trip in the afternoon
from Jersey City to Chambers street, had
a bit of a scare when the steering gear
went wrong Just after the boat had left
her slip. She drifted with the tide up
river and Swung around in a circle while
al the other craft lodged. Things were
finally Strengthened out when the pilot
This worked all right and the S~usuuehanna
went or her way-other end to, but doing
nicely.