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The Washington herald., 1911-05-13
Catholic Mems National Union.

A special convention. for the Arch
diocese of Baltimore, Of the Catholic
Young Mems National Union. will be held
in Baltimore az the Catholic Club. 4oe
North Charles street, commencing at
D. m, Sunday. May q. The meeting
will be Introductory to .he thirty-seventh
annual convention Of the union, which
will be held in this city next September
or October.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-13
MAY REFLECT FRYE.
Republican Senator's Seek Solution
of Present Deadlock.

of Present Deadlock.
There was talk among Republican Sem
ators yesterday Of re-electing Senator
William P. Frye as president pro tenn
pore. as solution Of the present dead
lock in the Senate. which preventes the
election OF Senator Gallinger. nominee of
the Republican caucus. II Mr.. Frye can
be induced to accept the place. he prob
ably win be reelected.
There was suggestion that II Senator
Frye consents to permit his name to be
used again for the place. the Democratic
Senators may make no nomination. and
the choice Of Senator frye be made by
acclamation as tribute to his personal
popularity and long service - prssind-
ing oflcsr pro tempor&
The Washington herald., 1911-05-13
CENTRAL CADETS VICTORS.
Make Highest Score In Annual Rifle
Shooting Tourney.

Marksmen of Company A, of the High
School Cadet regiment last night car
ried off the honors in the company team
match of the fourth annual rife shoot
ing tournament of the District prepara-
tory schools, held din National Guard
Armory range.
They were closely followed by Com
pany G. of Business. and Company B, of
Central. The scores follow:
COMPANY A, CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
The Washington herald., 1911-05-13
Boy Run Down BIZ wagon,

While playing in front Of his home
last night. Robert L. Lacikie. eight years
old. of 12os Florida avenue northeast. ran
into a wagon belonging to James II.
Porter and was knocked down, the front
wheel Of the vehicle passing over him.
DR.. George w. Warren said he sustained
internal injuries. Porter was taken to
the Ninth precinct station and later re-
leased.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-13
Place for a ELAINE Duck

Charles s. Millington, Of Herkimer, N
Y, has been appointed assistant treasurer
at New York. Mr. Millington is a lame
duck" having served one term in Con-
gress, succeeding James s. Sherman
when the latter became Vice President
He was defeated last November by
Charles A Talcott
The Washington herald., 1911-05-13
DICKINSON QUITS;
STIMSON NAMED
Continued from Page One.

earnest effort. Believe me that you carry
with you into private life mp high re-
spect and affectionate regret.
Sincerely yours,
The Washington herald., 1911-05-13
LITTLE HOPE FOR RECOVERY
AS. DONIPHAN. News Agent.

KING AND COLUMBUS ST1.
Alexandria. Va
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The Washington herald., 1911-05-13

WM- II. TAFT.
"P. 81 make this acceptance to take
effect as of the time of the qualification
of your successor. which. at your request.
hope to secure May 15 1911
The Washington herald., 1911-05-13

Gen. r. K. Evans, chief of the Bu-
reau of Militia Affairs. of the War De-
partment. has accepted an invitation to
the supper of the Alexandria Light In
fantry Monday night.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-13

Alexandria County will this year re-
ceive s1.967.73 as its annual apportion-
ment of the State road fund just an
nounced by p. St. Julian Wilson, State
highway commissioner.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-13

In the Corporation Court to-day the
suit of Benjamin F. Board against the
Southern Railway Company to recover
$4,000 damages for injuries alleged to
have been sustained to a truck automo-
bile was dismissed by agreement. The
action was taken in the case Of the
Washington Monument Association, in
corporated. against J. r. Howard.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-06-30
Sagacity.

One would have it that collie Is
the most sagaclous Of dogs, while the
other stood up for the setter.
II once' owned a setter declared
the latter, (which was very intelli-
gent had him on the street one
day and he acted SO queerly about a
certl11 man we met that ! asked the
man his name, and"
"Oh, that's an old story" the col
lies advocate broke. in sneeringly.
THE mans name was Partridge, of
course. and because of that the dog
came to a set Ho, no! Come again"
you're mistaken" rejoined the
other suavely. THE dog didn't come
quite to a set, though almost AS a
matter OF fact, the mans name was
Quayle and the dog hesitated on ac-
count of the spelling. "-Lippincott's
Magazine.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-06-30

(By DAVID e. LANTZ. Assistant BIZ
ologfcal Survey United States Depart
meat OF Agriculture.)
Three groups of North American
mammals are generally recognized as
enemies of the fruit grower and for
ester. These are pocket gophers, rab-
bits, and short-tailed field mice Each
of these does enormous damage. often
amounting to thousands of dollars up
on single plantation. In some local
tiles they make the profits from or
charding exceedingly uncertain. OF
the three. pocket gophers infict losses
fully as great as those caused by
either rabbits or field mice; and since
they work underground, the injury is
concealed, often until it is too late for
protective measures.
Pocket gophers, locally known also
as pouched rats, salamanders, tuzas,
or merely gophers. inhabit more than
half the entire territory of the United
States outside of Alaska and the isl
and possessions. They occur through
out the greater part of almost every
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-06-30

tinct grooves are present. a fine
sharp one along the inner margin OF
the tooth and larger one near the
middle Gig. La. In Cratogeomys, a
group with somewhat limited range
on the plains from middle Colorado
southwark into Mexico. a single me-
dian furrow is present Gig, 1. b.. In
the largest group, Thomomys. inhabit-
ing the western half OF the United
States and adjacent parts Of Canada
from the great plains to the Pacific
ocean, the upper incisor is either I'M
borrowed or has a fine groove in the
margin Gig. 1, O..
The number of species OF pocket
gophers is upward of 100 and all have
similar food habits and are exceed
ingly destructive to plant life.
Pocket gophers do harm in many
ways. They eat hay and pasture and
cover grass with earth. They cause
heavy loss of hay by preventing close
moving. Their burrows admit sur
face water and on sloping ground lead
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-06-30

few inches from the ground the hen
will soon discover that 1t is impos.
sible to import warmth to anything
and the broody fever will soon abate.
Wherever the hen is confined. how.
ever, don't withhold food or water
and when released she will be ready
to commence laying again in short
time
If it is not the intention to set them
1t don't pay to let the broody hens
remain on the nests without attempt.
ing to break them up.
If allowed to occupy the nests as
long as they are disposed they will
often sit for weeks and may not start
to lay again for several months.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-06-30
Australia Rich In Libraries.

Victoria's (Australia) five hundredth
free library was opened lately. One
and all of the older libraries are well
patronized. The gross revenue re-
ceived by them in the aggregate from
halls, members subscriptions, and
grants is about $4,000. There are
about a million books in these libra
ries, and 1t was claimed that some
thing like 100000 visits are paid tc
them In the year. While works of fic-
ton are read to the greatest extent
general literature and history receive
good deal OF attention
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-06-30
THREE CURED OF ECZEMA

when a child, l suffered eight
years with eczema. I could not sleep
at night, and had sores all over my
chest. We had doctors and none
could do any good, until my mother
saw the advertisement OF the Cuti-
cura Remedies in the paper. We used
the Cuticura Soap. Ointment and
eczema. l also used them on my Ave
children. Two of them had eczema
very badly. When my children had
eczema, l was not worried at all, as
| knew the Cuticura Remedies would
do their work. They had sores all
over their heads. their hair would fall
out, and they would scratch all night
and day. They had 1t on their heads,
face, and in back Of the ears so that l
thought their ears would drop Off J
washed their heads and bodies with
Cuticura Soap and they are IS clean
as the driven snow Cp-cura Soap
and Ointment also cured my children
of ringworm. / would not be without
the Cuticura Remedies They are
wonderful" (signed) Mrs. Violet
Cole, 26 s. R1dield ST.. Philadelphia,
Pa. Oct. 20 1910.
Cuticur. Soap and Ointment are
sold thr, ughout the world. Send to
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. sole
props Boston, for free book on skin
and scalp diseases and their treat
cent. =
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-06-30
BREAKING UP
BROODY HENS
Better to Allow Her to Stay on
Nest for Two or Three Days
and Confine Her in Airy
Coop or Pen.
By w. f. PURDUE)

10y w. Il. L FL
Conf1ning broody hens in tight
coop without food or water for sew
eral days. as practiced by some, will,
no doubt break them. but when they
are released from their prison the
hens are nearer dead than alive and
In no condition to resume laying i'm.
mediately.
When a hen first becomes broody 1t
Is better to let her sit for few days,
giving the hen a rest and allowing
her system to recuperate and then
break her up.
After remaining on the nest two or
three days the hen may then be con.
fined In an airy coop or pen, large
enough to admit of exercise but free
from anything of which she could
make a nest.
Feed her lightly and give her
plenty of water.
Another good jail for the broody
hen Is a small coop with a slat bot.
tom through which the air can cir.
culate.
A sitting hen must feel the sensa
ton of warmth under her body when
she IL on the nest else she will soon
give up the work.
When confined in 4 coop such n
.s..sl2a'2aa1 = cop is raised ,
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-06-30
IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMER TIME.

Many a time this summer you're 60
ing to be just about done out by the
heat-hot, and SO thirsty it just seems
nothing could quench it. When such
moments arrive or when you just
want delicious, palate tickling drink
step into the first place you can find
where they sell COCA-COLA. It's de
licious, refreshing and completely
thirst-quenching. At so6a-fountains OF
carbonated in bottles-5c everywhere
Send to the COCA-COLA CO., Atlanta
Ca, for their free booklet "The Truth
About COCA-COLA." Tells what
COCA-COLA is and why 1t is so deli.
cious, cooling and wholesome.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-06-30
Market Hogs Much Lighter.

The average weight of hogs market
ed in recent years is much lighter
than in former years; in the decade
1S70-1S79 the average weigh. of hogs
killed during the winter months in
western packing centers was abo-t
275 pounds; in the decade 1SS0-1SS9
about 257 pounds; In the decade 1890
1899 about 239 pounds. and in the
past decade 1900-1909 about 219
pounds. In other words, hogs mar
keted between 80 and 40 years ago
averaged one-fourth heavier than
those marketed In recent wears.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-06-30

state west Of the Mississippi, and east
OF that river in the greater part Of
Illinois. southern Wisconsin, and large
areas in Florida. Georgia, and Ala
bama. Outside the United States they
inhabit northwest Canada northward
to Winnipeg and most of the Saskat-
chewan Valley.
Nine genera of this family Nof ro-
dents are recognized, but only three
Of them occur within the United
States. These three may be readily
distinguished from one another by
the growing Of the upper front teeth.
In Geomys. the group occupying the
Mississippi Valley and parts of the
southeastern United States, two dis
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-06-30

glad did, for 1t has cured me.
II know Of so many cases where wo-
men have been cured by Lydia f. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound that can
say to every suffering woman If that
medicine does not help her, there Is
nothing that will."-Mrs. JANETzx1.
1908 Arch St., Chicago, Ill.
This is the age of substitution, and
women who want a cure should Insist
upon Lydia +. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound just as this woman did, and
not accept something else on which the
druggist can make little more profit.
Women who are passing through this
critical period or who are suffering
from any of those distressing MS Pc
culiar to their sex should not lose sight
Of the fact that for thirty years Lydia
f. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
which is made from roots and herbs.
has been the standard remedy for fe-
male ills. In almost every community
you will find women who have been
restored to health by Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-06-30
Strange Children.

George Bancroft. the historian,
rsed to relate with gusto a joke that
he caught while trotting to school
along a Massachusetts country road.
1t was about old Levi Lincoln. says
Percy H. Epler In Master Minds at
the Commonwealth's Heart"
The old gentleman was nearly
blind. A flock of geese was being
driven gobbling up Lincoln street
Leaning far out Of the carriage. the
fine old aristocrat. thinking they were
children, threw out a handful of pen
MES. graciously exclaiming:
God bless you, my children!"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-06-30

to the washing OF deep gullies. Their
tunnels in dams and levees cause
many costly breaks. They ruin gar.
dens and injuire many field crops
Besides all this. and probably as i'm
portant, is the damage they do to fruit
and other trees
While the pocket gopher no doubt
exercises choice in its diet, it Injuries
nearly all common kinds of fruit trees
1t is said that on some parts of the
Pacific slope gophers do not injure the
peach, but probably this is because
better-liked trees are available. 1t is
certain that the gopher of the Mis-.
sissippi Valley often damages the
peach severely.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-06-30
The Second Dimension.

1t was on little branch railway
In southern state that the New
England woman ventured to refer to
the high rates. 1T seems to me Ave
cents mile is estortion," she said,
with frankness, to her southern eou-
sin.
IT'S a big lot OF money to pay II
you think of 1t by the mile" said
the southerner, In her soft drawl:
but you just think how cheap 1t is
by the hour, Cousin Annie-only
about thirty-hve cents" - Youths
Companion.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-06-30
Soy Beans and Cow Peas for Hens

most interesting investigation re.
Gently conducted by the bureau of ami
NAL industry has had for its object
the determination of the palatabillty
OF soy beans and COW peas as a feed
for laying hens. Three pens were
used, each receiving In addition to
their mash grain feed composed in
the check pen OF equal parts of
wheat and whole corn, and in the 9TH
er pens COW peas and soy beans in
place of the wheat. After few days
both the COW peas and the soy beans
were eaten readily and apparently
rehshed. The hens seemed to do
quite as well on the COW peas or the
soy beans as on the ration containing
wheat
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-06-30
So Familiar.

Yes" said Nagget. "a woman usu.
ally treats her husband as the aver
age servant treats bric-a-brac"
Go ahead said the wise Mrs. Nag
get. What's the answer"
why, the more he's worth the more
she tries to break him."
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-06-30
The Death of a Prince.

Husband (reading the paper).-I
see that Prince Harold is dead.
Wife IAN anglomaniac, inexpressi-
bly, shocked) lis it possible? 1t seems
too sad for anything. What was the
cause of his death
Husband.-He trotted a mile In
2:26h and then died of blind stag
gers.-New York Sun.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-06-30
GETTING Il StraiQht.

Prisoner you are accused of hav-
ing stolen a gold watch"
ITS false. In the first place. !
never stole 1t. and in the second. 1t
wasn't goid."-Pele Mele.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-06-30
He Was Innocent.

Johnny Williams had been bad"
again.
"Ah, me, Johnny!" sighed his Sun
day school teacher, II am afraid we
shall never meet in heaven"
What have you been doin'?" asked
Johnny, with grin.-Harper's Month
IL.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-06-30

LAdy-And did you make your
congregation give up cannibalism?
Missionary (suppressing a GRIM
Not Qute; but after much trouble
persuaded them to use knives and
fOrka@T'he Throne
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-06-30

The happiness Of our lives depends
much less on the actual value of the
work done than on the spirit in which
we do it.-Prince Leopold.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-06-30
Real Realism.

He's a stickler for realism"
"Yes, but he carries 1t to excess
In the second scene he Is supposed e
b ssyhrsay wounded. AID he has .
surxodh isoue hulletiuS - I'm ths
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-06-30
Getting On.

well, little boy. did you go to the
circus the other day."
"Yes'm. Pa wanted to go, 30 had
to go with him"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-06-30
Luneta Tea

Is the very best quality, and if you
have been using ordinary tea,
order LUNETA the next time
from your grocer and notice the
difference.
Nothing but the extra choicest,
tender young leaves are used,
which retain all their natural
strength and aroma by being
I'D in sealed tight tins.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-06-30

Garfield Tea corrects constipation b
arousing the digestive organs to their il
tended activity. Composed of Herbs.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-06-30

and l went to the
store to get i bottle
Of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vege ia Bile
Compound, but the
clerk did not want
to let me have it
he said it was no
good and wanted mo
to try something
else, but knowing
all about it l In
sisted and finally
got 1t. and I am 80
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-06-30

Isn't 1t about time to bury the dea,
languages?
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-06-30

Eye Sn1ve In Aseptic Tubes
Prevents Infection-Murine Eye Salye
IN tubes Tor all Eye Ills. No Morphine.
Ask Druggists for New Size Csc. VAL
liable Eye Book in Each Package.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-06-30

Wise-Do you see that striking look
ing woman with the veil.
Howe-Yes.
Wise-Do you know why she wears
the veil?
Howe-No. Homely?
Wise-No; she's afraid the sun
might blister the paint.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-06-30

Mrs Wfnslow's Soothing Syrup for Childrer
teethinR softens the gums, reduces inhamma
ton. allays pain cures wind collie. Csc q bottle
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-06-30

Real happiness is cheap enough,
yet how dearly we pay for 1t with
Standardization.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-06-30

If you don't believe honesty is the
best policy, try it.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-06-30

Garfield Tea regulates lazy liver.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-06-30

Your wife, as well as your sins, will
lind you out.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-06-30
SHE GOT
WHAT SHE
WANTED
This Woman Had to Insist
Strongly, but it Paid

Chicago, nl.-"I suffered from a fe-
male weakness and stomach trouble.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-06-30

The way two colts are trained may
ms a difference of hundred dol
u the prices ot themt
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-06-30
Bears the

s's sss'' enc Of &HzZzZw
In Use For Over 80 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-06-30
PRIVILEGE.

privilege.
Visitor-Why don't you get out of
this town? You can never make a
success in this dull hole.
Native-No, but l can always tell
what l could have done elsewhere II
I'd ever have gone away.-Puck
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-06-30

The Adjutant-Inform Corporal
Stripes that his application made some
time since for furlough has been
granted by the war department.
Sergeant-Im sorry to say, sir, that
Corporal Stripes died some six weeks
ago, sir.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-06-30

Important TO Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA, safe and sure remedy fol
infants and children, and see that II
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-06-30
s-ish Abstinence.

tanning some NSmarsl-well what
will you all have?\
Spokesman - ThAren be thee
whiskeys. yer honor, and the other
two's taytotalers; theytn Ut be TAX
in shpot av wine.-Pun1
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-06-30
IMMENSE DAMAGE WROUGHT
BY COMMON POCKET GOPHER

Grower and Forester Some
Make Profits From OrehardnS Exceedingly
Uncertain-Sinee They Work Underground
Injury Is Concealed, Preventing
Measures.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-25
UPHOLDS CRITIC
OF PATENT SYSTEM
Inventors Aid Official Sup
ports Fetzer's Charges.

Asserting that the present government
patent system "tempts ignorant men tc
take chances on a government lottery
with only three to five winning in one
hundred Samuel ]. MacFarren, a prom
inent traction engineer and vice president
Of the Inventors Aid, last night declared
that Commissioner of Patents Moore's
own testimony before the Patent Com
mittee Of the House last year was suf-
ficient warrant for William Fetzer's
charges against the patent system.
If Mr.. Fetzer has exaggerated the
abuses Of our present patent system, he
is certainly a wonder, as IL is an i'm
possible thing 10 do. The we'll known
fact is that 40 per cent of all patent ap-
plicatiOns are rejected in the Patent Of
fee. and his statement that 60 per cent
of all patent issued are worthless is
sufficient justification Of the charges
against the system"
This is not a very high efficiency fol
a system that has accumulated 100000
Our patent system will never be right
until an inventor has under it the same
protection as Emil Berliner of telephone
fame. expressed it in conversation with
me. that the farmer has with his fence
Enclosures.
ITO use Mr.. Berlinger's expression, the
owner OF a patent must be able to keep
out an infringing thief as readily as
the owner OF a pasture is able to keep
out an approaching cow"
Mr.. McFarren declared the United
States is far behind every country in the
world, with the exception of the South
American republics. in its patent system
He urged the necessity OF a court OF
final patent appeals.