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The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-03
Mushrooms in the Cellar.

The winter is a good time for thei
farmer with an experimental turn of
mind to try growing some mushrooms
He doubtless has his furnace going}
and the temperature of his cellar will
vary from SO to 20 degrees. This tend
perature is well suited to the growing
of mushrooms. Spawn will cost about
25c per pound but single pound
will go long way. The material used
for foundation is horse manure. Thisi
should be thrown into a heap, first rak-i
ing out the loose straw. Make a pile|
of this in the stable in some corne7
and tramp it firm after ten days thiA
mass will be found to be heating3
when 1t should be forked over and
again packed tight In a few day.
this mass will again be heating, buV
need not be disturbed unless The
heating reaches the point of "fre-fanx1
ing"
At this time this can be put into
boxes in the cellar, putting about 1a
inches in each box. 1t should b@
watched for few days, and if it bs
iOuhd thdt tut lClupCl Jul z - btOP /
ping the spawn may be put into it. Thd
spawn should be broken up into pieces
perhaps an inch through and inserted
for an inch or two under the surfaceS
No water should be applied at this
time, but the bed should be packed
firmly. At the end of a week the bed
may be opened little to see If the
lie This will he ind
dicated by white threads running alQ
through the mass. These threads are
the body of the mushroom plant and
each thread is known as mycellumj
Masses of these combine to form ono
plant, and when they have permeateq
the soil thoroughly, they draw nourI
ishment from all parts to develop FRUIT
This fruit is pushed out towards tho
surface and is the part that we cali
the mushroom. 1t in turn produceN
seeds which are known as spores, anq
in the case of Agaricus campestrus2
which is the ordinary mushroom q
commerce, these spores are pink N
color, and for that reason people say
that these mushrooms have pink gillA
The most delicious mushrooms arr
those that are gathered when they ar(
in the button stage, which is the mush|
room before the cap is expanded. Thi1
is not, however, the most economical
time at which to gather the mushl
rooms. 1t is better to wait until they
have attained the diameter of two Of
three inches, at which time the ca
will be fully expanded and the stem
well developed The stem OF thij
variety is more valuable than thu
stems of most varieties. and 1t is all
most solid. Many varieties of mushI
rooms have hollow stems. The mush|
room should be more widely cultivated
for home use than it has been. To
certain extent it takes the place Of
meat, as in its habits 1t leans moro
towards the animal kingdom than thu
vegetable kingdom. Most vegetablej
throw off oxygen and take in carbon|
The mushroom throws off carbon, al
do the animals, and takes in oxygen|
1t is very rich in nitrogen and in many
localities of Europe takes the place Of
| meat.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-03

of the room. I'm pleased to meet ye
all this evenin'. Perhaps ye all know
Battersleigh, and hope ven all meet
me friend Captain Franklin. at me
side. We claim the introduction OF
this roof, me good friends, and we well
come everybody to the first dance at
Ellisville Ladies, yer very dutiful
servant It's well yere lookin', Mrs.
McDermott; and Nora. gyurl, sure
yere charmin' the night. Kittie, darl-
in, how do We do? Do We remember
Captain Franklin, all of We? Pipe
up, we naygurs-that's right. Now,
thin, all hands, choose yer partners
fer the GRAND march, sure, with
Jerry's permission. Thank We, Mrs.
McDermott, and me arm-so."
The sheepish figures of the must
clans now leaned together for mo-
ment. The violins walled in sad
search for the accord, the assistant in
strument less tentative. All at once
the slack shoulders Strengthened up
firmly, confidently, and then, their feet
beating in unison upon the floor their
faces set, stern and relentless, the
three musicians fell to the work and
reeled off the opening bars.
A sigh went up from the assembly.
There was a general shutting of shoes,
wide rustling of calico. Then, slow.
ly, as though going to his doom, Curly
arose from out the long line of the un-
happy upon his side of the room. He
crossed the intervening space, his
limbs below the knees curiously at
fected, jerking his feet into half time
with the tune. He bowed so low be
fore the littlest waiter girl that his
neck scarf fell forward from his chest
and hung before him like shield
May hev the honor, Miss Kitty" he
choked out; and as the littlest waiter
| girl rose and took his arm with vast
air of unconcern, Curly drew Ions
breath
In his seat Sam writhed, but could
not rise. Nora looked straight il
front. 1t was Hank Peterson, who
J led her forth, and who after the oc
casion was over, wished he had no
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-03
CHAPTER xIIl.-continued.

l The hours grew older At the head
OF the hall the musicians manifested
more signs of their inexorable purpose
accor dion. The violins moaned. but
we're held firm. The worst might be
precipitated at airy moment.
But again there was transfer of
the general attention toward the upper
end of the hall. The door once more
opened, and there appeared little
group of three persons, on whom there
was fixed a regard so steadfast and
SO silent that it might well have been
seen that they were strangers to all
present. OF the three, one was a tall
and slender man, who carried him
self with that ease which, itself uncon-
scious, causes self-consciousness in
those still some generations back of
1t. Upon the arm of this gentleman
was lady, also tall, thin, pale, with
wide, dark eyes. which now opened
with surprise that was more than half
shock. Lastly, with head up and eyes
also wide, like those of a stag which
sees some new thing, there came a
young woman, whose presence was
such as had never yet been seen in the
hotel at Ellisville.
Astonished, as they might have been
by the spectacle before them, greeted
by no welcoming hand, ushered to no
convenient seat, these three faced the
long, half-lit room in the full sense of
what might have been called an awk-
ward situation. Yet they did not
shuttle or cough, or talk one with an
other, or smile in anguish. as had
others who thus faced the same ordeal.
The three walked slowly. calmly, de.
liberately down into what must have
been one of the most singular scenes
hitherto witnessed in their lives. AS
they reached the head of the social
rank, where sat Mrs. McDermott, the
wife of the section boss and arbiter
elegantiarum for all Ellisville, the gen,
tleman bowed and spoke some few
words. though obviously to a total
stranger-a very stiff and suspicious
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-03
To Orchard a Hilltop,

A reader of the Farmers Review,
asks If it will be safe for him to plant,
an orchard on a grassy hillside. II
is difficult to give reliable advice on,
a question of this kind without being
ION the ground" so much depends Oh
location, condition of land, object IL
planting and, above all, the man BID
hind the venture. If the land has beef
growing good grass for many years.,
the soil is pretty well filed with rootl
and it would be safe to pillow all tn
ground as the sod and roots woul
prevent washing for a season or twoN
| would pillow lengthwise of the hill,
also plant trees and do all cultivation
same way-never up and down.
Ground should be kept loose and clean
for at least four feet around the trees
all season. l would plant some kind
of hoed crop. as potatoes, beans, or
even corn the first year, after which
COW peas make an ideal orchard crop.
they may be cut for hay, or, better
yet, be left on the ground as a winter
covering, to prevent erosion and pro-
vide an abundance of plant food for
future use of trees.
In four or five years the trees
ought to begin to bear. and | would
then sow grass again, which would
be cut and piled under the trees or
left unraked on the ground, to decay.
With this treatment | believe a good
orchard can be grown on hillsides, and
made to produce profitable crops with
out the use of fertilizers, for many
years at least.
II for any reason the planter feels
certain that the above treatment will
not hold the soil, my plan would be
to dig a place for each tree. Then
spade up the ground for a few feet
around them and mulch heavily with
the cut grass as soon as possible in
the season. While am not an advo-
cate of this method of growing trees
in sod ground by mulching, am con-
WINGED there are certain conditions
under which it might succeed.-Jno
A. Gage, Jefferson Co., ILL.,, in Farmers
Review.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-03
Around the Farm

Pastures and meadows reou,-o
much attention as cultivated salds -
keep them from running out. yearly
reseeding OF the bare places is neces-
sary, else the clover and timothy Will,
give way to less desirable grasses
A dilapidated fence DESTROYS ,bo
looks Of the otherwise neat farm '
The cost of growing an acrs .,
sorghum silage at the Tennessee sta
ton was $1s.4s; of corn, s14s2. corn
and sorghum, s19.14; soy beans
s19.S6. 'eans,
Farmers who experience dificu,t,-
la making good silage. either ont 49,
crop TOO green or else have impron
erly constructed silos.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-03
Most important Field Crops.


Eight principal cereals are grown in
the United States. They are, In the
croer OF their acreage, corn. wheat,
oats, barley, rye. buckwheat, rice,
kahr corn. In 1899 the acreage de-
voted to cereals was 1000 600, over
"A per cent of the total improved area
In that year the total vs'ae CT al,
the cereal crops was S1,4S4.23lo 1913, or
oil per cent of the total value OF all
crops produced.
In the census of 1870 the pro iuc,ion
OF corn was reported az about T6t ,0o0,-
Oop bushels. In 1880 the amount was
l,154,000,000 bushels; in 1890. 1922
O00,000 bushels and in 1900. 2,6c6, 000.-
700 bushels. The production OF wheat
was reported by the census of 1870
| at 2S7 100000 bushels; by the c,,nsus
of 1880 at 459 ,0cO 0a1 hrehels. b the
census Of 1890 at 46S,000 600 bushels;
! by the census of 1900 at 65S,000,000
bushels. The production of oats was
2S2,0O0,00O bushels in 1869; 407 Loo 1000
bushels in 1879; 500 900 600 bushels in
1889 and 943,000,O0O bushels in 1892
The three grains given are b. far
the most important ones grown IL the
United States. All the other cereal.
crops combiI,ed are but q small mat
ter compared with the three great
cereal crops. Thus in the last census.
} ear the relative acreages of the eight
crops mentioned we're in per cen IS as.
follows: Corn, 51.3; wheat. 2s.4;
oats. 16; barley, "a; rye, IL; ,uck-
wheat, GA; rice, o. kafir corr or.
Thus the aggregate percentage of
barley, rye, buckwheat. rice and kafir
corn was 4.3, while even oats was 16.
Based on total values the per tents
were: Corn, 55.S; wheat. 249; oats,
lag; barley, 2.S; rye, 0.S; rice, 06;
kafir corn, Oh, total for the las five
OF At per cent. 1t will tins be seen
that report on the increase in corn,
oats and wheat is equivalent to re-
port on progress in the growing Of all
cereals
Among the most important o. all
crops grown in the United Slater are
the hay and forage crops. All in
crease in these means ar enormous
increase of wealth. In 1879 there
were 30,000,000 acres in hay and for
age crops; in 1889 the acreage wal ST.
100000; and in 1899 the acreage was
61,OO0,000 The production OF dry
forage and hay for these years vas.
1879, 100000 tons; 1889, 66,00p 900
tons; 1899, 100000 tons.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-03
Our Asset in Farm Machiner,

A government report says: The.
American farmer buys annually $780,
100000 worth of farm implements and
machinery and the total assessed value
of this portion of his equipment IT,
over 1851, 100000" At this rate the
farmer in ten years will pay o,t 4
billion dollars for farm implem ,nts.
This sum is so vast that it is most
beyond human comprehension, yet
there is no reason to suppose thai the
estimate is too high. Is there not good
reason therefore for advising the
farmer to take the best of care Of the
machinery that he has? 1t is Cue Of
| the farmers assets that most rapidly
deteriorates and If neglected soon
ceases to become an asset. Nearly all
farm implements can be destroyed BY
natural elements, drying out by the
air, rusting by the presence of mois-
ture and the destruction of the wood
work by repeated wetting and drying.
Every farmer should have a tool house
and every tool should have a place
there. All the woodwork should be.
covered with paint, as this protects it,
from the air and the rain. He does not
even need to use paint; he can use
linseed oil, giving the woodwork sev/
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-03

intercollegiate football reform is
getting somewhat involved and COM
plicated. 1t might be week to issue
blue book on the subject to show
the wayfarer about how far it has
progressed.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-03

A patent medicine firm prints a pic
ture of a man saving wood as Grand
pas Cure" Nonsense, grandpa never
sawed the wood. He made his be-
loved grandson saw it.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-03

tate has increased $40,000,000 in the
past year. That is what comes of be-
ing an island entirely surrounded with
water.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-03

A man is dead who had read 5000
novels and for month after month
call the leading magazines" There
is no dispute but that he died from
natural causes.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-03

From Tacoma, Wash, comes the
story of rat two feet in length. OF
course. community that can sustain
a rodent of that size is an excellent
place for the growth of anything.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-03

Sir Thomas Upton has given an
other cup for an ocean yacht race.
The eminent tea merchant has found
that 1t is more blessed-and easier
to give than to receive. Still he's a
good old sport, and we wish him all
kinds OF luck in his cups.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-03

Sir Thomas Upton feels sure he
can win the Americas cup this time.
Sir Thomas should take something
for that sure feeling or it will break
him yet.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-03

1t seems that there are SIG en-
ployes in the departments at Wash
ington who have reached the age of
20, but experience has shown that
some men are younger at 20 than
others are at 80.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-03

II you want 30 go to Athens this
year, it is suggested that you try for
a place on the American team at the
Olympic games. Somebody win go
on 1T; why not you, you narrow-chest-
ed, spindle-shanked, string-arm? Why
not?
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-03
c6ats. Inc metal work should

e protected with a like coating. In
TACT, little bit of linseed oil will 90
very long way in saving farm machin-
cry. No paint and no linseed oil will
stand all kinds of weather condition.
Therefore. tools should be carefully
housed when not in actual use.-John
Administer, Chase Co., Kan, in Farm
ers' Review.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-03

The girls are getting pretty siren
uous when twelve Chicago men have
to form an organization and take an
oath to keep from getting married.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-03

zadkiel, the London astrologer,
Keep quiet. Do not quarrel" Even
an astrologer says sensible things
sometimes.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-03

Persia is threatened with a rebel
lion. Perhaps the boy got the cards
mixed on the Christmas presents
which the shah bought for the harem.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-03

Now DIR. Wiley announces that dan
ger turks in the average barber shop.
Well, some of us have had mighty
close slaves there, that's fact.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-03

Yes, Rollo; you are right In sup
posing that martial law" and mar
ital law" are not the same thing They
are spelled differently.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-03

1t develops that Pittsburg's heiress
servant girl is no heiress Perhaps
she just tried to figure out relation
ship to Jacob Schiffs cook.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-03

A New York lawyer has explained
his challenge of juror on the ground
that he doesn't like newspaper men
on juries Well, newspaper men gen.
orally are intelligent,
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-03

However, We can testify that man
doesn't have to be a car in order to
have his bills larger than his in
come.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-03

AS If 1t wasn't hard enough to reach
the north pole by the ordinary route
this man Wellman proposes to go
there in an airship.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-03

Gertrude Anterior says there is no
place in this country quiet enough for
her to write in. Gertie writes very
noisy stuff, you know.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-03

If France has any idea thst war
is Picnic it should consult it's ally
Russia, on the subject.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-03

The papers are printing story
about man in Massachusetts who
has lived for forty years on nuts.
Doughnuts?
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-03

Belgium and Holland can hardly be
blamed for feeling a little nervous,
considering how their big neighbors
on both sides are carrying on.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-03

There are three things which no
woman can hope to understand-base-
ball, time tables and husbands.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-03

DR.. Emil Reich says "the American
woman is not woman" Right you
are, doc. She's an angel
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-03

The worlds output of gold last year
was $375.00O, though we do not say
so of our own personal knowledge.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-03

When Suspicion goes a-hunting 1t
will always ind Insincerity lurking In
the bushes.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-03

Once more the doughty Fitz is find
ing married life a sweet song and
time will tell how long 1t will be.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-03
Letter TangIe.

Whole:
am jewel rare.
Beheaded:
A nobleman, declare.
Curtailed:
A luscious fruit give to you.
Beheaded and curtailed:
Without me you'd dislike to do
Farmers Sentinel.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-03

There is one form of swearing off
that is never broken, and that's
swearing off taxes.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-03
Commercial Museums.

Commercial Museums.
The Russian government win es-
tablish permanent commercial Muse
uma In Paris
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-08

ment Is doing business in the evening or
not.
Utuity of the Display.
Merchants now put their wares and price
tags In the windows to sell goods. They
advertise first IN the daily papers and then
put the stun described in the windows
The housewife gets the papers first and
reads the advertisement. She goes down
town, giances in the windows and sees
what the goods look like. or II Il be a man
who is appealed to-he may have read the
nd, but likely he has forgotten about II
though he needed a new hat. a few shirts,
etc. The window reminds him. It catches
many in search OF bargains. The dealer
Is able to give the public an idea of what
he has without dragging It into his store
and paying for extra clerks to paw through
the stock TO give the customer a less COM
prehensive and satisfactory knowledge than
he could get from the window
other windows are utilized for the show
ing Of artistic designs ingenious arrange
ments, novel effects and pictures that.
cause the crowd to stop and linger. A
good window leaves a good impression Of
the store in the mind Of the observer. He
can't help II and some day he is going
into the. store himself and make purchases,
OF by talking OF It send q friend there.
Gains for Both sides.
The public gains and the business man
gains. Existence is made considerably
pleasanter for the former and Il Is con-
venienced. The business man gets more
out Of his windows than they cost or he
wouldn't spend time and money on them.
Probably both could do without them, but
the retail district would be Stunned then
except in cases of dire necessity whereas
It is crowded now. with every window
improvement made in Omaha during the
last few years It seems the crowds on the
streets has grown. One of the most strik-
ing evidences OF the city's commercial ad-
vancement, commented on. is the greater
number Of persons thronging the down
town district at all hours Of the day. The
crowds and the windows keep pace with
each other
And the window trimmers have been busy
for months figuring out special Easter dis
plays. This and horse show time are their
periods Of extra effort. Anticipating more
buying this year than ever before, the
windows have been made correspondlngIy
richer and more interesting.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-08
RAILROAD BUILDING IN ALASKA
Two Main Lines Projected and Seek
ing Government Aid-DeveIC0-
ments Promised.

1t seems as strange and surprising 20
read about railroads in Alaska as about
railroads in japan. AS a matter OF fact,
forty-five miles of railroad have already
been built by the Alaska Central railway
in the Shushutna valley. The starting
point is the town OF Seward on Resurrec-
ton bay, west OF Prince William sound
The projected length of the line is about
400 miles, the proposed northern terminus
being the mining town Of Fairbanks, near
the head of navigation on the Tanana
river, the principal southern tributary of
the Yukon. It is said that coal fields have
been discovered about 100 miles beyond
the present northern terminus of the road
and that the quality of the coal Is pro-
nounced excellent by members OF the
geological survey. The Alaska Central is
not the only railroad which has requested
congress to put the stamp OF its approval
on the enterprise by guaranteeing the pay
ment OF interest. Another claimant for
government aid is the Alaska Railroad COM
pany, which purposes to construct a rail-
road through the Copper river valley. The
Copper river flows into the Gulf OF Alaska
a short distance east OF Prince William
sound-that is TO say, at a point on the
southern coast OF the territory about mid
way between the Alaska Panhandle and
the eastern extremity OF the Aleutian
islands. There seems to be no doubt that
the federal government, which has pro-
NOTED railroad building in every other part
OF the United States, will do something
for Alaska 1t is predicted that the con-
struction OF 1000 miles OF railway in that
territory would increase it's production of
gold from SIS. 500, OOO-the figure reached in
l9O5-to more than s75.OOOOOO a year. 1t is
also believed that railways would greatly
increase the value of the territory's COM
merce, which even year ago bought from
other parts of the United States goods
valued at S145OO.OOO. It is further pointed
out that the opening of the Alaska de-
posits of the highest grade of steam coal
would save the United States navy on the
Pacific coast, where II now has to rely on
Welsh coal, some $4,000 a year. Espe-
cially striking is the forecast that the rich
valleys of lower Alaska, whose climate
conditions are more favorable to tillage
than those of Denmark or southern Swe-
den, would attract large fraction OF the
10000 Americans who are annually mi
grating TO the Canadian noTthWsst.-Eap-
pers Weekly.