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The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-10-11

guess I've got them used up so they'd
be glad to sleep for week. Come on
now. Sam, and help me dress"
Then the two old boys stole softly
down the back stairway and out into
the warm August night.
The fresh air seemed to act like a
tonic on Uncle Benny. He drew ia
long breaths of 1t in delight.
They soon reached the bridge, and
for a while stood listening quietly to
the soft ripple OF the water beneath
them.
"Oh, Sam" he murmured at length,
how | should like TO go in wadin!"
If you want to commit suicide, why
don't you just jump in and be done
with it? That would be quicker, any.
how"
"Well. you needn't get mad about 1t.
The young fool doctor says I'm goin'
TO die anyhow, and l might as well
have some fun before | do. Come on.
Sam. let's go in"
You won't go wadin' one step. Ben
ny Atkins, so you might as well SION
talkin about it. The very ideal"
Uncle Benny sulked in silence for a
while, while Sam tried to ease his CON
science by hitching at the comfortable
wrapped around him.
Feel bad, Benny?" he asked after
pause.
Feel bad? No, ] don't feel well.
Only Sam" he added. plaintively. I'm
awful hungry"
well, let's go home suggested sam
with alacrity, and we can hunt around
for something TO eat"
Yes, cruel, and milk toast and soft
boiled eggs, and that kind Of baby food.
That's what we can find, and what I've
been fed on for a month now. tell
you, I'm hungry for boy food-sour
apples, and watermelons. and such like.
Old Farmer Holes melon patch amt
far OF. Let's hunt 1t up"
Sam held up his hands in horror.
Now, Sam" said Benny. decidedly.
you set yoVr foot down on the wasin'
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-10-11
IN A CONSUMPTIVE CAMP.

inal 81 or SO means are found to lei
them work off their board.
Obviously, the desert camp does moi
cure. 1t does. however. cause wonder
full rallying Men have been brought
here on stretchers. and under infiu
ence of sleeping powders, and they
have been brought to almost perfec.
health.
The camp itself consists of about
30 tents, set in hollow square about
a field of very long, dry grass. Each
of these tents rests on a wooden
flooring, and facing the center, where
there is an open summer house, with
books and magazines and a Flagstaff
AT one end of the plaza the adobe
cottage of the superintendent is To-
Gated Inside the area the inmat
drag away time as they ca
women quilting, the IN
or fixing their guns.
they go hunting out in
: hare or quail or ducks.
each tent there bur
fat night Inside the
the little cup used b.
5dble iron bedstead, VIII
1 small iron cot and a ts
on rug. These tables
ioilcloth covers, a lamp and
papers. Ola soap boxes ben
FLOR slowing away other obje
The tents are practicalL
same size, 12x14 feet. To
charity furnishes bed and u
chairs, stove and washing ute 4
The charity is open to anyoI aU
days work at the camp is me
pie. Patients breakfast at
mush and milk, eggs and coffe
noon there is soup, little me;
potatoes, but no dessert. In the
ing at five supper is served
days are the same.
There are now some 25 person
the camp. Those who do not do t
own cooking or eat at the gen,
mess tent board themselves in
hotel
The idea of the cure, however,
in the blistering desert for health
unique. Something like 1877 mill
from New Orleans, Indio lies rs fet
below the sea level. Its nonhumidit
is the wonder of the medical world
Complete saturation of the air By
water is marked by 100 per cent.
absolutely vaporless air is set at zero|
Ten per cent is rare, even in arid
Arabia. In fact, the average humidity
of the north Atlantic is so per cent.
Here in lndio, they have registered
per cent, the average is Is AS a re
suit, there is not much water for the
benefit of the thirsty pulmonary
tubercle, and without moisture he
not incubate. Hence the value of
site for the charity.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-10-11

1t was Dean who named her The
Broncho because of her bucking and
rearing and tearing disposition when
he got her. He learned that she had
been beaten by some of her keepers
and that she was scared half out OF
her wits at the time, not knowing
what they really wanted of her, but
as soon as she learned that no one
would abuse her in the new home she
changed her disposition altogether
and it is an uncommon thing now for
her to make a skip while pacing where
formerly it was hard to keep her on
her foot. In all of her record-smash.
ing feats she never made a bobble
and she tore away like wild horse
each heat.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-10-11
UNIQUE CHARITY ESTABLISHED
ON GREAT AMERICAN DESERT.
ST. Louis Phiianthropist Pounds a Set
tiement at Indio, CAL, Where
Consumptives May Find
Relief.

In what would almost seem like
Death valley, a St Louis philanthro-
Dist, ". o. Nelson, has founded a re-
treat for persons suffering from pull
monar1 diseases. Not only was the
idea OF thus establishing such a camp
out on the great American desert
boldly original, but the plans also was
b. make the desert charity self-sup-
orting by fitting it with ranches
where alfalfa and barley and canta-
oupes and the like could be raised,
and while the patients in the camp
paid a nominal dollar a week for tents,
or SO where board was included. the
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-10-11

The poet Hollands prayer in 1856,
God, give us men" was answered 1t
had been answered before it was ut.
tered. We had men and they stood
forth when the imperative call came.
We have them now and they are not
so much in obscurity as they were in
1856. We have stronger. greater men
in the forefront now than we had
then and there are plenty more who
will stand forth when the call upon
them is unmistakahle.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-10-11
The Mix Scala

The milk scales often act as a slim
illus to the mixers Once LEI The
mixers become interested in watch
ing The daily variations in the weights
of milk and they will soon also begin
to connect these variations either
with variations in the quality ana
amounts of food given or with weatb.
er conditions or with care tut.
causes the study of the matter. ana
such study always results in gooa
The milk scales win often point ont =
poor COW where she was only suspect
ed before,
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-10-11

delivered regular.
difficulty about selhA
price.
However careful one Ii
everything in a dairy, if vile { /
list the milk and the butter win OF
be good.
1t is a good plan to cell the dairy
barn with building paper. 1t keeps
everything clean and free from seed
and dust.
Cheese makers tell us this is the
most satisfactory cheese year thew
have ever known-good flow of milk
and high prices.
1t may be set down as a fact that
no dairyman makes uniformly good
butter whose COWS are strangers to
good and wholesome food
While it is not necessary or even
always desirable to have the water
very cold, it is of the very first inn
portance that 1t be pure and whole
some.
IL the cows teats are muddy or COW
cred with other filth they sbonld no
washed with water and then wiped
dry before beginning to milk. Then
milk with dry hands.
Bad water will make bad milk mo
matter what the other food may be.
and bad milk will make bad bntter
no matter how well it is handled.
How long butter should he workea
depends something upon the tempera.
ture' and hrmness of the butter. If it
is hard it takes more working. If
should not be worked until waxy
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-10-11

That opportunities for poor but en-.
crgetic young men are still to be
found in this country is manifest in
the circumstance that such a young
man, with no other capital than two
cent stamp, cleaned up a matter OF
$4,000 by bidding for the Panama
canal bonds. If that youth does not
develop into Napoleon of finance
the indications are at fault
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-10-11
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UNCLE BENNYS CURE
BY ELIZABETH A. MOORE

but YOU amt goin to set it down on
the melons. I'm just hungry for good,
cold watermelon. and what's more, I'm
goin to have il. so come along, and
we'll steal one"
"l'll have nothing TO do with it," do.
clared Sam in righteous wrath. I'm
goin' home to tell your folks to come
and get you.
"Oh, you are, Ell? Well, nice talk
in to you'll get for bringin' me out
this way, sick as I've been AgdN'H
blame 1t all on you, see If | don't. =
you go off now. 81 would hattar .hi.-h
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-10-11

Germany is still fighting the re-
bellious negroes in her southwest
African possessions. OF the $4,000
soldiers sent there to subdue the ne
groes. 2,120 have been killed. ] 900
have returned to Germany as invalids
and / 1000 more are in the field hospi-
tai The war has cost Germany to
date 100000, 900. Perhaps, says the
Atlanta Constitution. this is why Eng
land, France and Italy have decided
to reduce their standing armies and
relieve the taxpayers a bit. The
kaiser isn't half as fierce as his mus
tache
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-10-11


Eyes, snapped Benny. 81 want to
get out OF this"
"Oh, you'll soon get out now" re-
piled Sam. consolingly. I'm week or
two you can sit out little In the sun
shine. You know you've been real
sick, Benny"
Sam. listen" said Uncle Benny soft
ly.
Say, Sam. went on Benny, seduc-
lively, sit must be fine down by the
bridge tonight. It's so hot in this
room, 1t would make anybody sick
they used to be when we were boys
Don't seem so long ago, does it, SAM
my? Do you know, | have such kind
o hankerin' to get down there again
and throw stones in at EN- to see EN-
jump. Wasn't 1t fun?"
Wasn't It? And do you remember
how we used to steal old Farmer
Gray's apples?" continued Sam. Blu,
| say now, Benny" he broke off
abruptly, I'VE mustn't talk any more
tonight. You must go to Sleep
Uncle Benny was climbing out oil
bed now, to Sans great distress.
Sam" he whispered Tets go down
and have look at the old bridge
can't sleep, and they'll never find II
out"
Now, Benny" expostulated Sam
anxiously, you'll have the whole house
up If you go on like this. Go back tc
bed, say"
"Oh, don't worry about them wakin
up" replied Uncle Benny, grimly. II
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-10-11

Alas for the hens of Franklin, Pa.
Sit they ever so patiently, 1t is re-
ported that the shock of blasting OPP
erations now going on In their neigh
borhood is killing the unborn chicks
and reducing the maternal sitting to
a mere physical exercise for the cul-
tivation of patience
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-10-11

so Jinx is drinking again, chr"
Yes"
But l thought he had sworn off7"
so he did; but he started drinking
again because of his dog"
Because of his dog?"
Yes, the first night he went home
sober his dog didn't recognize him.
and he had to go away and get drunk
before he could get in the yard
Houston Post.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-10-11

The Frost Star wants the whipping
post "set up in every courthouse yard
for men who beat their wives and I'M
mercifully beat horses" Men do not
beat their wives, though some individ-
uals who wear pants may do so, says
the Houston Post, and men who have
not allowed passion TO overFuie their
reason dc not numerically beat
horses.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-10-11

Sarah Bernhard need not repine
because the decoration of the Legion
OF Honor has been denied her. The
decoration of the American Dollar is
always hers for the asking.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-10-11

IL has been observed that Americans
are more ardently patriotic than ever
after a sojourn in Europe. This rush
of millionaires to the other side ought
to be good thing for the country.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-10-11

The chignon is said to be coming
In fashion again. The chignon is
made from your hair rolled over a tur-
nip at the back of your head. Rea-
sons for its return have not yet been
given out
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-10-11

Miss Corey says she doesn't believe
any rich New York man is fit to be
the custodian Of child. She has not
trusted herself to express an opinion
concerning rich Pittsburg men.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-10-11

Another pedestrian-this time a
Greek-has turned up who is walking
around the world on wager of $780,
900. Funny that no one ever hears
of these tramps winning the pot. And
anyhow, where do they get the money
with which to bet?
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-10-11

A Houston (Tex.) married man de-
fines sorrow as IAN emotion which the
benedict rarely experiences when
Mary and the kids go to the seaside
for the summer"
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-10-11

BY the way, old man, could you let
me have flyer till tomorrow night?"
Sorry. but l haven't a thing but
the five J just borrowed from Bilkins. ;"
We'll. that will DO. Source never
cuts any figure with me.'-Milwaukee
Sentinel.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-10-11

Out In Michigan millionaire lum-
perman has just died. leaving n Wills,
end 1T won't be long before there will
De ~ LAWYERS TO each will.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-10-11
A pictorial Preference.

He talked necessarily Of art,
But most admired the graceful skill
With which engravers can impart
Sweet meaning to a dollar bill.
-WashlngIon Etar.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-10-11

In Ithaca, N. Y, four cripples re-
Gently engaged in hand-to-hand com.
bat over an argument as to which one
of them was really the most unfor-
tunate. The incident illustrates the
pride that human nature takes in any
kind of a distinction
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-10-11

Seventy-tive Jews v arrested In
Odessa recently for defending them
selves against hoodlums. In Russia
it is serious crime for a Jew not to
stand still and be killed when the
fanatics get after him.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-10-11
Got Ii Himself.

That lawyer | employed to get
hold of that property for me is the
smartest man | know"
He got it, all right, did hep"
"Yes-he got ii. "-Cleveland Leader.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-10-11

One of the Chicago university scien-
lists declares that 95 per cent, of the
population OF that city eat too much.
Very strange, Our understanding is
that 6S per cent of the Chicago people
board
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-10-11

Kansas is preparing to roll in
wealth once more as a result of I'M
precedented crops. All anticipations
have been surpassed. From present
appearances the state win have 90,-
100000 bushels Of wheat, or 1900 900
bushels more than the big output Of
PAST year. Corn is also in splendid
condition. and from these two cereals
Kansas expects to be enriched TO the
extent Of $115,O00,0O0. Once more it
is to be said emphatically that there
is nothing the matter with Kansas
except a little difficulty in getting
hands enough to gather her grain
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-10-11

Baggy, trousers such as the English
expert intends as part of the Ameri-
can soldiers uniform will render it diff
ficult for Uncle Sans boys to run
after their enemies
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-10-11
AthLetics.

worlds marks in one afternoon. nor
did they even dream of her going a
third heat SO close to 2:02 and eased
up at that. They were wild with joy|
after the race and petted and Rugged
the queen of PAGERS as a mother would
her child Charley Dear +~--.'-- -
had the mare in charge
seasons and who has mi
what she is, was also
congratulated on all side
show of Ed Geers' fast
Grattan, and also toyed
Keswick, which was sec,
heat. Hazel Patch, the
beat The Broncho one.hes
kee last fall, was also
but he was in the rear o
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-10-11
COLLECTS SKINNED MILK.
a Novel Pump Which Discriminate
Between Cream and MIX.

The apparent ease in separating
cream from the remaining SKINNED
milk is well illustrated in an appar-
atus recently patented by a Wiscon'
sin dairyman. Expensive machinery
and ste ssais
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-10-11

Kuropatkin is preparing a defense Of
mis- military career. He should try to
make it an improvement on the oae
be prepared against the japanese.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-10-11

Uncle Benny WIS supposed 10 be
aslesg. ANS, however, was merely a
superstition, for Uncle Benny was very
wide awake. BY his bedside sat his
friend. Sam Knowles. For several
weeks Uncle Benny had been i'll, and,
having completely exhausted the FAM
lily by his peeyishness and exactions.
his old friend had been called in ITO sit
up with him. to give his long suffering
relatives a rest.
Uncle Benny opened his eyes stealth
ily TO watch Sam. Sam was mucn
nearer asleep than his patient, and
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-24

In an article in the North American
Review, Senator Newlands, of Nevada,
writes thus of San Domingo: ''Revo-
luton has followed revolution. Re
publican in name, the government is
really military despotism, where one
dictator succeeds another, each posi-.
bly, more cruel and more conscienceless
than his predecessor. Moneys: are bor-
rowed and bonds issued at enormous
discounts. The bonds are floated, the
interest defaulted, and foreign govern
ments, urging the claims of their citi-
zens, are met with the prevailing mis-
rule and anarchy as a reason for nom
payment. Concessions improvidently
granted are. withdrawn or interfered
with, and claims arise out of these"
Not long ago Uncle SAM, as is we'll
known, decided to go down to. the in
debted and incompetent little country
and try his hand there as revenue col.
lector; hoping in this way in time to
satisfy foreign creditors and keep them
from declaring one Of their peaceful
blockades" with not impossible later en-.
tire ownership by some one of the in
terested. When a country fails to
meet her obligations to foreign gov
eminent or citizens of foreign gov
eminent, there is precedent for the seiz-
ure Of the debtor. Years ago, France,
England and Spain made seizure of
Mexico for this cause; and we have
the recent instance Of Germany, Italy,
and ENGLAND making peaceful
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-24

ably the most corrupt in the history
Of the republic, but his treatment Of
those who would disturb the peace
had its stimulating effect on the COM
mercial status of Santo Domingo"
Hueureaux held Office Il years.
= The man who next realized the am
bition of being president of the coun-
try was Jiminez, but he did not long
remain in the high place. In the five
years succeeding the assassination of
Hueureaux, San Domingo averaged .
president year, and four of the five
obtained their places by means of re-
bellion. Gen. Morales resorted. to arms
to attain his eminence, deposing Pres
1dent Alexandra Woz Y Gill; Scarcely
had Morales time to organize his pro-
visional government, before another
rebellion began, the leader, Gen. Juan
Isidro Jiminez.
Morales, whose assumption Of Office
was marked by reign of terror-was
once priest. Thus it would see even
the clergy in San Domingo are at
tackled by the presidential mania. We
regret to say that Morales is sometimes
designated ''the Roosevelt of Spanish
America" why so-called, deponent
sayeth not
There really exist no party lines in
San Domingo. Charles A. Salowman.
who writes as though he knew the
country pretty we'll, gives us this
glimpse into conditions: "The polit-
ical happenings are Kaleidoscope. The
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-24

1t has not happened often that such
distinction should fall to an Individual
that whole nation should benefit
from the reflected glory. In the dis
tinction of Benjamin Franklin it seems
to us this rare occurrence emerged.
Was he not known abroad-in both
scientific and diplomatic circles-as
the great Americana" And to-day
what name does the visiting foreigner
use when addressing American audi
ences? He says ''your Washington"
but also ''your Franklin"
1t was most fitting the two hun
dredth anniversary of Benjamin Frank
Inns birth should be celebrated by the
tribute Of a nation, that we as a ma
ton keep green the memory of this
great citizen, this great fellow coun-
tryman.
We hear repeatedly the phrase "the
many-sided Franklin" but in reflect
ing on his career as whole we like
best to call him citizen! But what
ever the term-citizen, philanthropist,
inventor, scientist, philosopher, diplo-
mat, misunderstanding fame re-
mains undimmed: we mOdernS, so
given to tearing down, to irreverence,
still yield him full homage.
Yes, Franklin is name to conjure
by; for he is both hero and brother.
History has not CLOSED over the facts
Of his life as it has done with Wash
ington; biographers have presented
BENJAMIN Franklin to Us as very
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-24

and to the most exclusive circles Of
Paris he had entrance, was there re-
ceived with warmest appreciation. Po-
litical, scientific, literary France ap-
proved of this American, he was given
what he asked for. And for once he
was not modest; In asking for his
country he asked much. Every school,
boy knows the aid he gave the Amer
lean navy. every schoolboy knows the
gift made by France to John Paul
Jones, the vessel rechristened Bon
Homme Richard. Franklin obtained
for his country, bankrupt and almost
hopeless" loans from France amount-
ing to many millions of francs, and
this in spite of the vigorous opposition
OF Necker, the French statesman and
financier. No wonder his successful
labors in France are spoken of az
matchless diplomacy.
And to turn from big things to
small, let us make mention of the fact
that he was called upon constantly
while carrying on negotiations with
France to deal with petitions from
French men and women of all sorts,
and that his good nature and diplo-
macy and well-known benevolence
were sadly taxed thereby. In a recent
number of Lippincott's there is very
interesting article on "F'rankhn's
Trials as a Benefactor," the material
obtained from hitherto unpublished
sources in the possession Of the Amer
lean Philosophical society. We are