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Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-06-27

Die mittIere Siefe aler
Meere betrGst nod ni4t 1880 bes
@rbhalbmeHers.
Der MeteoreifenbIod. Der
1918 BEL aap Yort sntoedt tpurbe.
tpiegt 1900 Gentner.
SIN Sabre 1905 tparen in Gas
briten preubens 1852 &inber unter
IA Sahren bei4Gftigt.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-06-27

BON Der S9miere.
Sdaufpieler (naa Der Muffihruns
zines neusr Stides): Der erite Mtt
1T aber sriinbli4 ausse5ifht porz
benz" Director: ga. ben laifen mir
einfa4 g nd9fte Nal pes!"
goshaft. gmiIie: .Dents
Dir biefe Mufresung, beute Morsen
fpieIt mein 8ruber nit ieinem Repols
Der, biefer sebt los unb bic &ueel
fdhrt serabe bur4 meins Goiffure!"
9ilbe: nWarit Ou i'm 3immer ans
fenb?"
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-06-27

O~s~< rGtne 5reunbin BON mir TIT an Gideniduera
XCICl 9upfueb nnb Sfmtnoel nnb i6ten pblig enttr6f.
tt In 5plge ppn MenftruaI= 2eiben," i6re6t Fri.
S:.o 6. q. Garrett ppn Niaperspine, Diff, yaber ie
uto0 nabm Garoui af utetnen Hatb unb tit iett s=
fund.-"
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-06-27

Sra, Mr. 8rppn, Shnen sefdat %.
fdeint's, hier o6en?!!"
80 no = es lit foo feebr ldnepei'
Zig bisr!!'
nSa =. i9 treffe sic aber bod
bsute i6ou gum bierten Male!!"
80 - ireenbpo muB man bod
5ein!"
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-06-27

M6gli9! Sic: Papa bat eli
men feusrii9eren @elof4ranf! Gr:
ga, bei Der sliihenben 2iebe, bic i'd
gu Dir bese, tpirb Der pohl i4mels
sen!
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-24

| have found out by experience
that wood ashes is the best fertilizer
that we can put around our fruit
trees. Ashes should be placed closer
to the trunks of the trees than other
fertilizers. The quantity of ashes to
be placed around a tree depends up
on the size of the tree and the
strength of the ashes. About a peck
OF good strong ashes is enough for
tree just set in the ground but il
the ashes are leached, about again
as many may be used. Older trees
need more; about two bushels will do
for tree five years old. have found
that wood ashes make better fertil-
izer than barnyard manure. The ma
nure causes more rapid growth be-
Ing more apt to winter kill, while the
growth produced by the ashes is more
sound and therefore can better endure
the winter than the other growth. Ap-
pie trees treated with ashes yield from
one-half to one-third more sound ap-
pies. The trees and vines benefited
by ashes are peach, pear, apple, cher
ryA plum, grape, raspberry, blackberry
and strawberry. Wood ashes are a
common and ready source of potash.
They improve the mechanical condi-
ton of most soils. The lime they con-
tain tends to correct "sourness" and
to promote the important chemical
process of nitrification. Corncob ashes
are the best for potash, as they sup
ply from Is to- 20 per cent of pure
potash. 1t has been estimated that
every one thousand pounds of hard
wood ashes will give about sixty
pounds of potash, and when COM
pared with that in cobs they are worth
much more In the shape of ashes
Geo. Van Gundy, Morgan Co., Ill.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-24

timber, and as yet unsupplied with
| brick or boards. In addition to the
main dugout there was a rude barn
buls of sods. and towering high above
the squat buildings rose ,ne frame of
the first windmill on the cattle trail,
| landmark for many miles. Seeing
these things growing up about him.
at the suggestion and partly through
the aid of his widely scattered but
kind-hearted neighbors. Llajor Buford
began to take on heart of grace. He
foresaw for his people an independ-
ence, rude and far below their former
plane of life, it was true yet infinitely
better than proud despair.
II was perhaps the women who suf
fered most In the transition from
older lands to this new. wild region.
The barren and monotonous prospect
the high-keyed air and the perpetual
winds, thinned and wore out the
fragile form of Mrs. Buford. This
impetuous, wearing air was
much different from the soft warm
winds of the flower-laden South. AT
night as she lay down to sleep she
did not hear the tinkle of music nor
the voice of night-singing birds, which
in the scenes of her girlhood had
been familiar sounds. The moan of
the wind in the short, hard grass was
different from its whisper in the
peach trees, and the shrilling of the
coyotes made but rude substitute for
the trill of the love-bursting mocking
bird that sang its myriad song far
back in old Virginia.
One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quar-
terly Meeting, and exc bethinking her
self of some of those aches and pains
of body and forebodings of mind with
which the negro is never unprovided,
became mournful in her melody, and
went to bed signing and disconsolate.
Mary Ellen heard her voice uplifted
long and urgently, and suspecting the
cause, at length went to her door.
What Is 1t. Aunt Lucy?" she asked
kindly.
"Nothin', nam; | jess rasslin' wifi
Their throne O. Grace er lil bit. We
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-24
Corn GROWING.

In the growing of corn | am learn.
ing to pay more and more attention tc
the quality of the seed. use mostly
home grown seed, but get some pure
bred seed every two years. | generally
buy my seed the first of February. but
do not have it shipped until after the
danger of frost is passed, so that its
terminating power will not be de.
creased. | test my seed carefnIlv
every year to find out what per cent
will terminate and never plant seed
that ! am not sure will give good 70
turns. For our corn crop we start r.
pillow about the middle of April
think that sandy loan can be nlantad
In corn a little earlier, safely. than
clay loan, as it dries out more ouicklv
and can be drained without leavine
the soil lumpy. l generally plant INV
corn on the corn land. cut the stalks
first and then pillow about four inches
deep. | disc it twice before PLANTING
then harrow twice, then plant NV corn
then harrow twice after planting
John P. Winsor, Grundy Co m -
Farmers Review.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-24

all po' weak sinners. Miss May Ell
! len"
Yes, | know, Lucy"
An does you know, Miss May Ell
len, | sorter gifts skeered sometimes.
out yer, fer fear mer supplercashuns
amt goin' take holt o. heaven Jess
right. White folks has one way err
prayin', but er niger KANT pray
erlone-no, nam, jess KANT pray
erlone."
Now, Aunt Lucy" said Mary Ellen.
sagely, there isn't anything wrong
with your soul at all. You're as good
an old thing as ever breathed. I'm
sure of that, and the Lord will re-
ward you If he ever does any one.
white or black"
Does you think that, honey?"
Indeed l do"
We'll, sometimes | thinks the Lord
amt goin' to forgive me fer all Their
devilment / done when was I'll. You
know, Miss May Ellen, hit take a life
er prayer to wipe out ouah transgres-
shuns. Now, how kin | pray. not to
say pray, out yer. in this yer lam?
They amt chu'ch in a hunderd mile
o yer, so fer's l kin tell, an they
shoh'ly amt no chu'ch fer cullud folks.
Seems to me like, eff l ed jess know
er single niger, so'st we cd meet
onct in er while, an so'st we cd Jess
kneel down togetheh an pray com
terrible like, sames eff 'twus back in
ole Vehginny-why, Miss May Ellen.
I'd be the happiest ole CONAN ever
you did see"
Mary Ellen rose and went to her
room, returning with her guitar. lis
ten, Aunt Lucy" she said; 81 will
play and You may sing. That viii
make you feel better, l think"
1t was only from a perfect under.
standing of the negro character that
this proposal could come. and only a
perfect dignity could carry il out with
grace; yet there, beneath the floor of
the wide prairie sea, these strange ex.
ercises were carried on, the low
throbbing of the strings according
with the quavering minors of the old
time hymns. until Aunt Lucy wiped
her eyes and smiled.
Thank yer, Miss May Ellen" she
said; thank yer a thousand times.
You shoh'ly does know how toe com.
fort folks mighty well. even a pore ole
niger"
On the morning following Aunt
Luey's devotional exercises that good
soul seemed TO be altogether happy
and contented and without any doubts
as TO her future welfare. Mary Ellen
was ont in the open air, bonnetless
and sll a-blow. II was glorious. sun
ny day. the air charged with some
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-24
Drove away the two srlnninq thieves.

OF the BRACES north to Abilene, and
much of the virtue of the table was
| dependent upon the resources of this
hen ranch" whose fame was spread
abroad throughout the land. Saved
by the surprising grace of pie and
chicken fxings," the hating place
chosen for so slight reason by Buford
and his family had become 8 perma-
nent abode, known gratefully to many
travellers and productive of more than
living for those who had estab-
lished it. 1t was, after all, the finan-
cial genius of Aunt Lucy, accustomed
all her life to culinary problems, that
had foreseen profit in eggs and chick
ems when she noted the exalted JOY
with which the hungry COW punchers
fell upon a meal of this sort after
season of salt pork, tough beef and
Dutch-oven bread
At first Major Buford rebelled at the
thought of inkeeping. His family had
kept open house before the war, and
he came from land where the
thoughts of hospitality and of price
were not to be mentioned in the same
day. Yet he was in region where
each man did many things, the first
that thing which seemed nearest at
hand to be done.
From the Halfway House south to
the Red River there was nothing edi-
BILE. And over this Red River there
came now swarming uncounted thou
sands of broad-horned cattle, dri, IN
by many bodies of hardy, sunburned.
beweaponed, hungry men. At Ellis
vile. now rapidly becoming an inn
portant cattle market, the hotel ac-
commodations were more pretentious
than comfortable, and many a cow
man who had sat at the board of the
Halfway House going up the trail.
would mount his horse and ride back
twenty-five miles for dinner. Such are
the attractions of corn bread and
chicken when prepared by the hands
of a real genius gone astray on this
much miscooked world.
Thus the little Southern family
quickly found itself possessed Of a
definite, profitable and growing bust
ness.
Buford was soon able to employ aid
in making his improvements. He
constructed a large dugout, after the
fashion of the dwelling most COM
mon in the country at that time. This
manner of dwelling. practically a roof
ed-oyer cellar. its side walls showing
but a few feet above the level OF the
earth, had been discovered to be
very practical and comfortable form
OF living place by those settlers who
found a region practically barren OF
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-24

essence of vital stimulus. TAN ana
shapely. radiant, not yet twenty-thres
years OF age, and mistress of earth's
best blessing. perfect health-hov
could Mary Ellen be sad?
Chick chick chick checked" she
called, bending over the fence OF the
chicken yard. Chick, chick, chick"
'I'll be than t'reckly wifi Their feed,
Miss May Ellen" called out Aunt
Lucy from the kitchen. And pres
emily she emerged and Joined her
mistress at the corral.
Aunt Lucy" said Mary Ellen, do
you suppose we could ever raise a
garden? | was thinking, if we had a
few peas, or beans, or things like that,
you know"
"Uh-huhl"
And do you suppose a rose bush
would grow-a real rose bush, over
by the side of the house?"
Law, no, chile, whut you talkin'
bout? Nothin' hain't goin' to grow
yer, less'n hits a little broom cohn,
err some O that alfalafew, er that soht
er things. Few beans might, eff we
wortered 'em. My LAM" with a sud
den interest, as she grasped the
thought, ''whut could | git fer right
fraish beans, real string beans, / does
wondeh Sakes, eff | cd hev string
beans an apple pies, shoh1y cd
make er foh'tune, right quick. String
beans-why, law, chilel'
We'll have to think about this gar
den question some day" said Mary
Ellen. She leaned against the corral
post, looking out over the wide ex-
panse of the prairie round about. Are
those our antelope out there, Lucy ?"
she asked, pointing out with care the
few tiny objects, thin and knifelike,
crowned with short black forking tips,
which showed up against the sky line
on a distant ridge. Il think they must
be. / haven't noticed them for quite
a while"
"Yass'm," said Aunt Lucy, after a
judicial look. Them blame I'll goats.
Thass UNI. I wish't they all wuzn't so
mighty peart an KNOWN all Their
time, so'st Majah Buford he cd git
one o. them now an then fer to eat.
member mighty well how Cap'n
Franklin sent us down er quarter O.
an'lope. Mighty fine meat, hit wuz"
"Er-Miss May Ellen" began Aunt
Lucy presently, and apparently with a
certain reservation.
"Yes?"
(To be continued.)
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-24
Ito be continued.)
WHERE HE GOT THEM.
Little Boys Explanation Embarrassed
Generous Teacher.


At recess one morning little Nathan
Garowski withdrew to a corner and
wept, and the heart of his pretty
teacher was moved with compassion.
What's the matter, Nathan?" she
inquired gently. why don't you play
with the others?"
Nathan looked up with dimmed
eyes. Dust and tears mingled on his
brown cheeks. He pointed mutely to
his skirt and then broke into a roar
1T was the dress of Rebecca. Ma
mudder no money has for buy ms any
ting. | nefer have the trouser, and
the children-the children-they stick
out the finger on me, and make a
laughs. They call mccall me-a
gi-girl."
Don't mind them, dear" said Alice
Harmon with sympathy. "They shall
not laugh at you long. l will get you
a coat and trousers, too"
Several days later Nathan appeared
in the glory of new suit and strutted
about basking in the admiring glances
of those who had despised him. His
ShP VI pllQt was ulitu W ONtI uONAUk
when the superintendent came In with
the principal for visit of inspection.
Nathan, well in the foreground,
glanced at his garments and looked
at the strangers for appreciation.
why, little boy, what a fine pair of
trousersl" said the superintendent af-
fably. Where did you get them?"
Nathan drew himself up to his full
height, and outstretched his hand in
the direction of his beloved teacher.
Il got them off her" he announced.
Il got them off Miss Harmon"
Then Alice Harmon, with the blush
OF confusion on her fair face, ex-
planned: "The-the children-on the
East Side always say off when they
mean from. '"-Lippincott's.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-24
Dust SPRAYING.

Spraying by means of dust has been
discussed in these columns quite oft
en-. So far as Investigations have been
made in the past the liquid spray
would seem to be superior to the dust
spray Some experiments have been
made in Delaware, however, that seem
to show that the dust spray can be
used profitably under some conditions.
It was used there during the days
when heavy dews prevailed, and it
was estimated that the cost was about
half that of the liquid spray. Apple,
plum, peach, pear and cherry trees
were sprayed The cooling moth and
apple scab were successfully CON
trolled by this means The only dust
spray that seems to be effective, how
ever, is pulverized copper sulphate and
hydrated lime, to which paris green
or some other poison has been added.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-24
Why Soils Fail.

An impression is abroad to the eff.
feet that all man has to do to find
out about his soil is to send it to an ex.
pertinent station and have it analysed
IL is thought that the chemist ca~ put
1t into some kind of a machine, pass ii
through some kind of q quick-actine
process and be at once able to read
the whole story of the soils fertility
rms is not possible. Soil analysis is
a long process and also an expensive
one, as 1t takes the time of high
priced men. Often these men are in
structors, who have many other du
Ties In addition to those relating tc
soii analysis A single experiment
station could analyze but few samples
IN year, compared with the number
OF farms in the state After the analy
Sis, the owner would know little more
about his soil than he did before.
The chemical analysis shows what
are the constituents of the soil, but
IL does not show the proportion avail.
able Tor plant food. Much of the fer
ullty shown by the analysis was
locked up in an insoluble form and
would nave been released only after
long periods OF time. Moreover the
truth does not come out as to the
ability of the soil under certain con
ditlons, nor the amount of humus pres.
ent. Soils fail to produce crops even
when they have in them an abundant
supply of plant food. One crop NAV
be failure because the acidity of the
SOIL is too great, while another crop
may fail because the land is too wet
One soil may be unproductive because
the humus has been worked out of II
In half century's tillage, permitting
the ground to bake hard in the dry
time of summer.
The farmer that would make a living
off from land that is inclined not to
give him large crops, has many prob
lens to study. If he solves the prob
lens Alright he may bring his land up
to state of great productiveness.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-24
GOT THERE AT LAST.
Presidents Messenger Long Delayed
by Senatorial Courtesy"

fNCSoCfi9Cl %OHH 0StdfcQ
by Senatorial Courtesy"
One of the prerogatives of United
States senator is that when he steps
aboard an elevator in the senate wing
of the capitol he is carried immedi-
ately to his destination, no matter in
which direction the elevator may be
bound or who may be aboard. Three
rings of the bell indicate that sena-
tor wants to ride, and the conductor
loses no time in responding to the
call
One day last week Mr. Barnes, the
assistant secretary to the president,
stepped aboard a senate elevator
from the ground floor. In a portfolio
under his arm he carried a message
from the president of the United
States to the Congress.
Senate floor" said Mr. Barnes, as
the conductor shut the door.
Just then there were three rings of
the bell and the indicator showed that
2 senator wanted to be lifted out of
the terrace The elevator went down
instead of up, and Mr.. Barnes went
along. The senator in the terrace
only wanted to go to the ground floor.
AS he stepped off, however, there was
another senatorial ring from the ter
race. The senator wanted to go to
the gallary floor, and the elevator
went there without stopping. AS the
car started down there were three
rings from the ground floor, ard again
the car failed to stop at the destina-
ton of the presidents secretary. For
tunately for Mr.. Barnes, this senator
wanted to get OF at the senate floor.
and the congress, sitter long delay, re-
ceiyed the message from the prest
deut-Washiugton Post
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-24
AGRICULTURE
800 @74N
e. ~ IS ~ ME- Iss.3
E5nElllAlWllBll &, =, -: Va ~
Fowl Meadow Grass.
(POa Serotina.l

This grass is also known as False
hedtop. 1t is very common in the
United States and is best adapted to
wet meadows and the banks Of
streams. 1t is a perennial grass and
mad its origin in Germany. This
grass has been grown in England for
at least $50 years. 1t makes nice
nay and will stand for a long time
after being ripe without greatly deter
iorating 1t never grows so coarse
that the stalk is not tender and the
hay made from 1t Is eaten without
waste. 1t thriyes best when mixed
with other grasses. This grass is,
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-24
The Hillside Orchard.

In regard to our brother farmer
who is thinking of setting
his hillside grass land to an
pie trees, | would say: Pillow the land
and put it in good shape as early in
the spring as the ground is friable.
Set the trees and then for at least
three years use an abundance of we'll
rotted barnyard manure. Each year
cultivate the trees well till near the
middle of July. Then SOW the land to
COW peas and then turn them under
after the frost has killed the vines
The vines will help to keep the land
from washing and viii furnish food
for the trees. Plenty of cultivation
and food is what the trees want.-T
W Griffith, Union Co, III.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-24
CHAPTER XVI.


ine 7dHWdy rouse.
Miss May Ellen" cried Aunt Lucy.
thrusting her head in at the door.
"oh, Miss May Ellen, wish't you'd
come out yer right quick. They's two
o them prai' dogs out yer a.chasin'
ouah hens agin-nasty dirty things!"
Very well, Lucy" called out a
voice in answer. Mary Ellen arose
from her seat near the window.
whence she had been gazing out over
the wide, fiat prairie lands and at the
blue unwinking sky. Gathering each
a bit of stick, she and Aunt Lucy
drove away the two grinning daylight
thieves, as they had done dozens of
times before their kin, all eager for
taste of this new feathered game that
had come In upon the range With
plenteous words of admonition. the
two corralled the excited but terror
stricken speckled hen, which had been
the occasion of the trouble. driving
her back within the gates of the in
closure they had found a necessity for
the preservation of the fowls of their
"hen ranch"
It's that same Domineck. isn't it.
Lucy?' said Mary Ellen, leaning over
the fence and gazing at the fowls.
"Yess m, that same ole hen. blame
her fool soul! She's mo- bother'n
she's wuf. We kin git two dollahs
fer her cooked, an seems like longs
she's erliye she bound fer ter keen
me chasin' 'roun' after her. | clare.
she Jest keep the whole lot o. oush
chickens wore down to fragile. she
traipsin 'roun' all the time, an them
a-follerin' her. An. of cose," she
added argumentatively, I'VE all got to
keep up the reputation O. ouah cook
in. | KANT ask these yer men a
dollah meal-not fer no lean ole hen
wifi no meat ontoe her bones-no.
ma am"
h-Aunt Lucy spoke with professional
I5frte and with a certain right TO au-
thority. The reputation of the Half
way House ran from the Double Forks
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-24

would say to the man that has lust
purchased farm and wishes to set
out apple trees ia sod land this sprinc
that he can do sc easily, as he would
have to prepare his ground anyway be-
fore planting. If had the planting to
do | would pillow the ground and pre-.
pare 1t just as | would for corn. Then
| would plant my trees, which can be
done as late as the 5th of May in Illi-
nois.
would plant between the rows OF
trees such crops as onions, peas,
beans, cabbages, potatoes and sweet
corn of the low growing variety. Mel
ons and cucumbers also do very well
on new land. | also recommend sweet
potatoes. Field corn would choke the
trees more or less, and while they per.
field corn planted among them, the
next spring would show them badly
frozen back, because the wood will not
ripen as well when shaded by the
corn as when they are free to receive
the light and air But as | do not
know how many acres of land the cor
respondent wishes to plant to trees
offer another idea:
Suppose that he wishes to plant an
acre or two and that near the house
He would do a wise thing if he did
not break up the sod at all. Every
farmer has chickens and assume that
this farmer has. He could skim off the
sod for about four feet square Tor
round if he prefers) in the place
where he is to set each tree. He can
plant tree in each place so prepared
and afterwards allow the chickens to
run there.
Ii your correspondent will buy only
trees that are dug fresh from the field
next spring, | think the loss will be
small. But If he buys trees that have
been stored or heeled-in over winter,
his loss will be great. AS to whether
1t would be possible to perfectly pre-.
pare ground in so short a time, | will
SAY that it depends on other things,
including money and help, the latter
being the most mportant.-Henry
Dant, Macon Co., ILL.,
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-24

The Chicago superintendent OF
schools is annoyed because a woman
has been trying to work off on him ar
infallible cure for cold feet, which
she says are the source of all our ills.
Perhaps he is looking for a panacea
against cold hands.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-05-24

New Jersey is thinking of revoking
the charter of the Standard Oil com
rany, always reserving. of course, the
right to have another think after con.
sultation with 90 Broadway.