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The Washington times., 1911-11-24
Tells OF The Peril Of (.
Reckless ChauffeurS

! 3. A. Miles. the manager of the Ma
sstional Association Of Automobile Manu-
.facturers. was talking about reckless
4 They are curse to motoring" he
ssaid. They, are, too, a curse to them
.selves. I'd especially warn chauffeurs
against recklessness It's anything but
"a recommendation when they come to
.look for work.
\ "A chauffeur applied to a friend of
smine for work last week. He seemed
IAN efficient young fellow.
|. "I only quit this morning. he said
sbriskly. ia like to hook up again
sbefore night
I, "'Well. I think you'll do said my
friend. But what about referencesT
: "I've got the best of references from
my last employer, sir, but 1t will be
/ quite six months before can produce
L Them
I why, how's that?'
Il "'Wel, SIR said the chauffeur, I don't
slxnow how It is precisely: but this morn
Ting, as I crawled out from under the
wrecked car. two surgeons In white were
lifting the boss into an ambulance, and
IT heard them tell each other 1t would
he quite six months before he'd be able
Ito see friends or transact business p
Detroit Free Press.
The Washington times., 1911-11-24
nG|RLS LAWYER SAYS
!! !! 4; ]: He WILL LAY BARE
3xc
!: :: :: MILLIONAIRE LIFE
w. E. D. Stokes Admits He
Took Miss Graham on
/ Trip to Kentucky.

NEW YORK. Nov. A.-Facing what
the attorneys for the defense declared
would be far more Of an ordeal than
being shot at, w. e. d. Stokes, million
fsAire owner Of the Hotel Ansonia, was
sthe first witness called today by the
State in the prosecution of Ethel Conrad
kRnd Lillian Graham, the show girls who
tshot Stokes on June z.
N Attorney Robert M. Moore, of the
defense. declared he would put Stokes
Itthrough cross-examination that would
be sizzling. II have Stokes life history
fat my finger tips" he said, land am
Il going to make him recite IT,"
1, Stokes said he met Lillian Graham
sfirst In 1906 and Miss Conrad on May
lln. 1911.
Stokes detailed visit to his country
estate near Lexington. KY, in 1907,
lswhen Miss Graham accompanied him.
"She begged me to take her with me-"
NE said
Stokes declared he gave Miss Graham
sseveral hundred dollars upon that occs-
lleion. Upon their return she went to
lfive at the Ansonia, and he always gave
her money at her request.
Her conduct around the Ansonia, he
said, was such that the management
tnomplained, and he had finally to send
her to Paris. He told OF several meet
1Nngs with her after her return.
Stokes told the states attorneys that
ne couldn't remember just when he was
married
The Washington times., 1911-11-24
How 10 Catch Tarpon.

Bill sterrett, who was for years a
Washington correspondent and an ad-
wiser OF Presidents, In q Texas man and
a crack fisherman, The neighborhood
tice. and his tame spread with a sue
cession of spectacular catches. n
"Tarpon, fishing must be very diff-
cult" said some one who was Interest,"
ed but ignorant.
1T is," said Sterrett.
How do you catch them?"
ITS this way: You take q coil of
three-eighths line and tie one end to q
sapling planted on the shore. You
end, bait II with a chicken and throw II
a quarter of mile out to sea."-Chi-.
caRo Evening Post.
The Washington times., 1911-11-24
How Heat Influences
The Work of Cooks

The woman's demand for maid who
could stand the heat was perfectly
reasonable, but II threw the employ
ment agent into an argumentative
mood.
what difference. does that make
nowT he said. "Summer 10 over.
There. won't be any heat for her to
"Oh, yes, there will be over my coal
range" said the woman. ~There are a
lot Of dishes that q girl who Is sus-
ceptible to heat never. can COOK as
belong in that class. They require. a
hot oven. and the girl who feels the
heat doesn't get It hot enough She
imagines the oven is in the same con-
dition, when II lacks several degrees
OF the required temperature. Using
herself for q thermometer. that same
riri will begin to bake griddle cakes
before the fire 10 hot enough and spoil
half the batch."--New York Times.
The Washington times., 1911-11-24
Wooden Ammunition
Used In Warfare

4
Three years ago civil war was raging
between two Afghan tribes, the Ali
Khel and the Mala Khel. The latter
tribe built great hopes Of success on
cannon OF such a size that 100 men
were required to draw II.
A Sikh trained in a British battery
was engaged to work the gun, on the
understanding that he received 20
rupees every time he hit the village
fort Of the foe. This did not prove
remunerative, for according to an eye
witness the ammunition consisted of
'olive wood balls bound with iron
bands, which have highly eccentric
flight and are calculated to do about
equal damage to friend ana foe" After
a thre days bombardment in which
the fort was hit only three times. the
hostilifies came to an end.--Londo
Chronicle.
The Washington times., 1911-11-24
MRS. PRALL ARGUES
HER CASE BEFORE
JUSTICE WRIGHT
Denounces Attorneys and
Says They Acted With
out Her Consent.

Denouncing her attorneys and de-
claring that she would have torn the
paper to pieces had she had an oppor-
tunity. Mrs. Elisabeth G. Prall ap-
peared in person before Justice Wright,
In Equity Court No. 2. and urged that
q decree signed last week be set aside
on the grounds that her counsel con-
sented to Its terms without her consent
or authority.
When her case was called Mrs. Prall
stepped forward and presented her COM
plaint without the slightest trace Of EN-.
barrassment. Justice Wright patiently
listened to- the woman, but declined to
set aside the decree. although he wrote
into the record that II should not ap.
pear that Mrs. Prall had given heI
consent.
TT is your privilege to discharge
your attorneys" advised the court.
We'll, they will be discharged, your
honor" replied Mrs. Prall.
The objectionable decree gives to Mrs
Prall one-fourth interest in property or
Sixteenth street, between ] and X
streets, worth upward OF 5000 but
she claims a larger interest; and today
filed a notice Of appeal to the upper
court.
Charges Of fraud and forgery ar,
made by Mrs Prall in connection with
the litigation.
The Washington times., 1911-11-24
The Real Cause.

James," said his mother, you eat
and eat. and never seem satisfied. Here
is one more helping OF pudding. but It
must be the last"
James started on the pudding with de-
light.
HOnce upon a time, James," went on
his mother, there was little boy
why did the little boy burst"
There amt such thing as too much
pudding" grunted Jimmy, as he fin
fshed his helping.
There must be. SAID MS motner' or
mot enough boyW replied James, and
handed up his plate for NTH helping.
--Tit-Bits
The Washington times., 1911-11-24
NO MORE INDIGESTION, DYSPEPSIA
OR SOUR, Classy, UPSET STOMACH

case Of Pape's Diapepsin and take
will be no sour risings, no belching Of
undigested food mixed with acid, no
stomach gas or heartburn, fullness or
heavy feeling in the stomach. Nausea.
Debilitattng Headaches, Dizziness or
Intestinal gripping. This will all go
and besides. there will be no sour food
left over in the stomach to poison
your breath with nauseous odors.
Papes Diapepsin Is a certain cure
for out of order stomachs because 1t
takes hoid Of your food and digests IL
just the same as II your stomach
wasn't there.
Relief In FIVE minutes from all
stomach misery 10 waiting for you at
any drug store.
nare pnese large su,Scist Sce1t cases contain
cure almost any case Of Dyspepsia,
Indigestion. or any other stomach dis
order
The Washington times., 1911-11-24
Tradition Regarding
The Piercing of Ears

A correspondent writes to the Pan
Gazette Of London to correct q state
ment that the ears were not pierced for
The most ancient earrings in the mu-
scum. he says. were certainly worn in
pierced ears.
There is tradition that when Sarah,
hands in the 1atters blood. kbraham
saved the situation by boring Hag g0r's
ears and letting Sarah insert silver
rings. so that her vow was fulfilled. The
rings. however. lent such splendor to
the girls dusky cheeks that Sarah soon
adopted them herself. and this was the
origin Of earrings.
The Washington times., 1911-11-24
Missed the Smoke.

Habit is at the bottom Of most de-
praved tastes" said the head waiter.
"The other day we ran our legs off try
ing to please a customer who found
fault with the beefsteak. We served
him with piece after piece Off the choic-
est cuts, but he said 1t didn't taste
right.
Seems to be in the cooking he
said. f..
because he had tipped generously the
few meals he had eaten in our place
We let him go back to the kitchen, and
NE found out there the reason our steak
lacked familiar tang. He was from a
small Western town and was used to
steak broiled over a soft coal fire.
New York Press
The Washington times., 1911-11-24
Your of-order Stomach feels
fine five minutes after taking
! a little Diapepsin. -

Every year regularly more than a
million stomach sufferers in the
United States. England, and Canada
take Pape's Diapepsin, and realize not
only immediate. but lasting relief.
This harmless preparation will d.
gest anything you eat and overcome
sour, gassy or out-of-order stomach
five minutes afterwards.
II your meals don't At comfortably.
or what you eat lies like a lump of
lead in your stomach. or II you have
heartburn. that is sign Of Indiges-
tion.
Get from your Pharmacist a 50-cent
The Washington times., 1911-11-24
Battle Didn't Affect Bath.

snce the Oriental servant obeys his
masters orders, a distinguished British
diplomat, now serving his country at
Washington, tells of an incident In In
dia, ... /
general during a campaign In that coun-
try had ordered his man to prepare his
bath at a certain hour. One day a fierce
engagement was going on, but the SER
want made his way through a storm Of
bullets and appeared at the COM
mander's side.
"Sahib," said he, "your bath is
ready,"-New York Herald.
The Washington times., 1911-11-24
Natures Washrooms
In Western States

On a tiny, rocky isle in Clear Lake.
California, there Is q perpetual soda
fountain. from which gushes better
soda water than the chemists can pro-
duce. Furthermore. here are natural
wash tubs and washing machines and.
In some places, even ready-made soap.
In the Yellowstone National Park the
family wash may be easily disposed Of.
Boiled clothing may be put into a stout
bag that may be hung in one Of the
boiling springs, and left there while the
owner goes about his business. When
taken out the clothes are so clean and
white that no rinsing is necessary
New York Press.
The Washington times., 1911-11-24
Cycle Of Hotel.

well. well!" said the man who had
wandered back to the old village. $50
the Eagle House still is the Eagle
House. No change after twenty years"
sponded the oldest inhabitant. ''Slnce
you've beer gone the hotel has been re-
spectively the Grand Central the Graud
Union. the Grand Junction. the Great
Northern, the Great Southern, the I'M
perial, the Regal, the Empire, the Re-
gent, and the Madison House. She's
Just started around the, circuit for the
second time. Courier-Jour-
nal
The Washington times., 1911-11-24
Obstinate Hens.

"Do you furnish affidavits with your
eggs, showing exactly the minute they
were laid?" said the fussy lady.
mo, ma'am. we do not. replied the
marketman politely. I'VE tried to fur
tnish such affidavits, but the hens posi-
lively refused to sign ~em. .'-Yonkers
Statesman.
The Washington times., 1911-11-24
Evidence Wanted.

Hewitt want You to understand that
I have sense.
Jewett-I never believe unconfirmed
rumors.-New York Press.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-10-20
EXCELLENT BREEDS FOR EGGS
Leghorns, Minorcas, Andaiusians,
Houdans and Hamburgs VIII Prove
Profitable on Any Farm.

II eggs alone are wanted, 1t will be
best to keep only non-sitting breeds.
OF which Leghorns, Minorcas, Andalu-
SLAMS, Houdans, or Hamburgs will do
we'll on the farm. II necessary, the
eggs may be Matched in incubators,
which, In careful hands, now do good
work; or a few may also be kept of
some sitting breed Pure bred fowls,
useless for showing, can usually be
obtained at a low price; and after all
Is said against fancy" birds, as
rule they will pay better, selected
with intelligence. than average farm
mongrels. But any decently fine farm
stock can be greatly improved by
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-10-20
Prof. Munyon Says Ignorance
Of Laws Of Health Explains
Early End Of Life.
NOTED SCIENTIST HAS
ENCOURAGING WORD
FOR RESPONDENT
MEN AND WOMEN

Death before 100 years OF age has
been reached Y nothing more or less
than s slow suicide .,. A man Cor EomaD
rant of the laws of health"
Such was tho original and rather
startling statement made by Professor
phia health authority, who IL establish
Ing health headquarters in all the large
cities OF the world for tho purpose of get
ting in direct touch with his thousands
OF converts.
Professor Munyon Is q living embodi-
ment OF the cheerful creed he breaches.
he looks as though he would easily at
tain the century age limit which he de-
clares is the normal one. He said:
Il want the people Of the world to
health, which are the fruit OF life time
devoted to healing the sick, people OF
America. There isn't building In this
city big enough to house the people In
this State alone who have found health
through my methods. Before l get
through there won't be building big
enough to house my cured patients in
this city alone.
II want. most of all. to talk to the sick
people-the invalids, the discouraged
racking diseases and aiiments-for these
are the ones to whom the message of
hope which bear will bring the great
est blessing.
II want to talk to the rheumatics, the
sufferers from stomach trouble, the ones
afflicted with that noxious disease. ca
tarrh. want to tell my story to the
women who have become chronic in
valids as a result OF nervous troubles.
want to talk to the men who are all run
down. whose health has been broken by
overwork, improper diet, late hours and
other causes. and who feel the creeping
clutch of serious. chronic illness.
ITO these people l bring a story of
hope. can give them a promise OF bet
ter things. I want to astonish them by
showing the record Of cures performed
through my new system of treatment
Il have taken the best of the ideas
from all schools and embodied them in
q new system of treatments individually
adapted to each particular case. 1 have
no cure alls. but my present method OF
attacking disease Is the very best thought
OF modern science. The success which
have had with these treatments in this
city and all over America proves It's eff
cacy. Old methods must give away to
new medical science moves. 1 know what
my remedies are doing for, humanity
everywhere. l know what they will do
for the people of this city. Let me prove
my statements-that's all ask"
The continuous stream of callers and
mail that comes to Professor James NJ
Munyon at his laboratories, Fifty-third
and Jefferson streets, Philadelphia Pa,
keeps DR.. Munyon and his enormous
corps OF expert physicians busy.
Professor Munyon makes no charge for
consultation or medical advice; not a
penny to pay. Address Prof. ]. NJ. Nun
yon, Munyon's Laboratories, Fifty-third
and Jefferson streets, Philadelphia. Pa
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-10-20
HATplNs AND WOMEN.

Americas efforts to regulate the
length Of women's hatpins. in order
to lessen the danger therefrom. are
the extreme OF mildness when CON-
pared WITH the. drastic measures
adopted NJ the railway administration
OF Saarbrucken, Germany. In this
country numerous municipal bodies
have discussed the hatpin question.
and few have fixed upon certain
number OF inches as the length to
which women could lawfully go In the
wearing of hat fasteners. says the
Pittsburgh acknowledgement. So
Tar as known, however, there has
never been an attempt to enforce such
an ordinance-probably for the rea-
son that American women are consid-
cred able to regulate such matters for
themselves. 1t remained for the afore-
said German railway administration
to prescribe a desperate remedy for
what seems to be regarded over there
as a desperate disease-if the follow
ing OF a fashion can be termed dis
ease. The railway officials OF Saar-
brucken have received their orders as
to how they must act when they are
confronted by woman wearing a
hatpin Of the prohibited length. She
must be requested to remove 1t, and
II she refuses to do 80 she is to be
prevented from travelling by train and
told to leave the station. further re-
fusal to obey making her subject to
imposition OF fine. Thus 1t is made
manifest that Germans are bold where
Americans are timorous
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-10-20
SUNFL0WER SEEDS AS FEED
Value 10 Not Fully Appreciated BY All
Poultrymen-With Grain Make
Excellent Ration

The fact that sunflower seeds make
good poultry feed is not fully appre-
ciated by all. With any grain they
make well balanced ration. These
flowers grow well upon all irrigated
tracts. The growth Is very rapid and
the large broad leaves afford excellent
shade for the young chicks. 1t is al
ways wise policy to plant the seeds
so that they can be conveniently used.
The falling seeds are thus saved and
the shade Afforded is very valuable.
Sunfowers grow and produce the
largest heads whe, planted in rows
and cared for like corn 1t Is always
advisable to allow the heads to be-
come thoroughly ripe before harvest
Ing. Cut as little OF the stalk on with
the heads as possible. The heads are
conveniently fed whole, especially
during the winter months. When fed
In this way it will be found that the
leeds are relished by the fowls.
When the poultry is melting there
is no better feed known. Wheat and
millet re sometimes fed with the
sunfiOwer feed. This makes a ration
very valuable, not only because Of
Its affording variety but because of
the valuable feed constituents that
these grains contain. This ration,
with an occasional feed of fresh meat,
Will make the hens lay. Corn should
never be fed more than once week
for egg production, but it is very val
liable as a fat producer
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-10-20

purchasing every year merely one or
two young cocks of the breed select
ed. Thus, II the cocks are Minorcas.
the farm stock will gradually be con-
verted into hardy black fowls which
seldom or never sit, near the Minorca
type; while If Dorkings be used. there
will saan be a fine race of table
fowls. Often, when there Is any one
on the farm who cares about It. 1t
will be best to make up every year
special breeding lot Of fine birds No
farmer would expect to make his 9TH
er live stock pay unless he saw to
such things; and he cannot expect
fowls to pay either, unless he will
give the same ordinary thought and
care to them.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-10-20
Dust and tuberculosis.

AS result Of the dangers from con-
sumption to those exposed to various
forms Of dust, and at the request Of
the National Association for the Studr
and Prevention of tuberculosis, the
United States government has recently
appointed commission to work in CO.
operation with state authorities in
making an investigation into the con-
ditions of the metal mining industries
In the United States. with special ref
erence to diseases OF the lungs The
work OF the commission engaged in
this special task will follow lines
somewhat similar to those worked out
by the Royal Commission of Australia.
whose report was recently received in
this country.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-10-20
DOUL1M ND1F[

Whey seems like pretty thin diet.
but it is really better than nothing
in the line of milk.
The harder the hens dig. the less
you will have to dig.
A weak chick never makes a profit
able hen.
When your birds get big enough for
the market. let them go. That ends
the worry about hawks. crows and
diseases.
Share the fresh lettuce with your
birds. Good plan to SOW some Just
for the poultry.
The hen that does the best with the
least labor on your part. is the one
you are after
Some folks have their houses so
that they can open them up all
around the foundation walls when It
is hot and let the air circulate every
where.
Provide clean quarters. pure water
and wholesome food for the chicks.
and disease among then will be a
thing unknown.
1t is not wise to change breeds
every spring All the standard breeds
are good Make the one you already
have do its best
1t is a mistake to wash eggs or to
make them clean. II is better to
have the nests clean so that the eggs
need not get dirty
Gull out the poor layers and give
tie prolific hen more room to work.
Ducks should have a plentiful sup
ply OF sharp grit
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-10-20
Sounds Almost True.

The following is a real Ash story:
Almost frozen and dying of hunger
we saw a wounded whale struggling
on the ice We we're so hungry we
could hardly refrain for eating 1t raw
but upon my suggestion we proceeded
to fry the whale entire: we did so
and found its flesh as tender as sal
mon How did we fry il? Where
did we get the frying pan? Why. IN
tell you. We started a fire on the
Ice and let 1t burn till it became red
hot, and then we rolled the fish on
IT. and In an hour it was done to .
turn.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-10-20

dispatch from st. Louis tells OF
divorce suit file by Lieutenant
Comfort, of the United States navy
against his wife, a former Filipino
belle. Abandonment is the ground on
which he asks decree. The case
suggests one OF the Oldest themes in
all the world-the charm nf the for
eign woman. says the Chicago Inter
Ocean. What age has not felt and
celebrated 1t? Let Homer and his
Helen, and the writer of the beautiful
story OF Ruth, the Moabite woman,
bear witness for antiquity AS for
our own times. how often the theme
recurs! But with us the theme often
undergoes slight variation. 1t be-
comes one of predestined sadness.
Even at the beginning of many such
relations there are minor chords full
of fugitive suggestions of pathos and
perhaps despair. The bright cherry
blossoms are doomed to wither, the
gorgeous lotus flowers to shrink and
die. Witness Pierre Lofts Madame
Chrysantheme and the touching little
stories Of the operas Madame Butter
fly and Lakme. How natural 1t seems
for the European man to yield even
to the charms of these beautiful. exo-
tic types How impossible to con-
>ceive OF any ending save sad one,
even though we would fain, delay the
catastrophe!