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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-06-14
REASONABLE WORK IN GARDEN
As Rule for Most Things 1t Is Safe to
Wait Until Around Corn Plant
ing Time for Start.

We are always eager to get the gar
den started in the spring. but as a
rule for the most things it is safe to
wait until around corn planting time
or little before. No use to put seed
into cold damp ground only to rot
Better start the plants In the hot
bed and taper off in the cold frame,
and then when set out In the open
they will hump themselves.
It's a mighty mean man who will
permit his wife to spade up the gar
den and do all the work on it the
whole season through
Never drill strong fertilizer, like
sheep or poultry manure, in the rows
next to the seed. Better plan is to
work 1t into the ground before plant
ing or in the rows just after the plants
appear and close enough SO it will
touch.
Everybody grows rhubarb, but few
farmers know that they can grow as
paragus just as easily. 1t is one of the
most delicious vegetables grown and
requires no special care. Start with
one or two year old plants.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-06-14
EARLIEST OF SWEET PEPPERS
Plants Require Rather Light, Well
Drained Soil, and They Must Be
Kept Growing From Start.

Perhaps the earliest variety is the
Neapolitan. If we'll grown plants are
set out early they will produce fine
fruit in June The fruit first turns to
a light yellow and then to a brilliant
scarlet.
The Ruby King, the Bull Nose, or
Sweet Bell are fine peppers. They are
blunt nosed, round and about two or
three inches long. The Ruby King Is
a little larger than the Bull Nose and
Its flesh Is very mild and sweet.
These plants grow about three feet
high and are not easily blown down.
The largest variety is the Chinese
Giant. The flesh is thick and sweet
and can be eaten raw.
Peppers require rather light, we'll
drained soil, and they must be kept
growing from the start If the growth
Is checked by cold weather or lack of
moisture they will not mature well.
When the plants show two or three
leaves in seed bed transplant in small
cans or flower pots, and again trans
plant when all danger of frost is
passed and, in fact, not until the
weather becomes quite warm. Place
a shovelful of well watered manure in
each hill.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-06-14
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NOTES

Remove the harnesses at noon, and
battle the sweaty shoulders.
Ensilage costs about two dollars per
ton, the lack of it about six.
Some flax and some potatoes is bet
ter than all fax or all potatoes.
A field of rape will make excellent
summer pasture for the shoats.
When the gophers first show them
| selves is the time to poison them.
Ensilage will furnish a this years
substitute for the clover crop that
failed.
Don't let the rush of springs work
take the attention from the breeding
stock.
Paint in time saves weather-checks
and ensures larger checks in the event
of sale.
A little paint goes a long way to-
ward making home out of group
of buildings.
Road dust will serve to hold the nj
trogen in manure, using it in the
stable gutter.
The two-horse. low-gear wagon is
largely used by farmers of the New
England States.
Sowing unclaimed seed is quite as
sensible as to knowingly spread dis
ease among ones stock.
The cost of clover and timothy seed
must not be reckoned; their value is
too great to let them go unsown.
While planting your garden give
due attention to the color OF the flow
ers, so that they may harmonic.
Ashes are best applied in the spring,
separately or in connection with phos-
plate fertilizers as a top dressing.
Tobacco dust worked into the sur
face Of the soil Just before setting the
lettuce will help to keep the aphis
away
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-06-14
MARRIAGE RESTRICTIONS.

In all the talk of restricting mar
riages to persons OF unsound bodily
and mental health, there has hereto
fore been no serious suggestion of
making the persons who perform the
ceremony or issue the license the
judges OF whether or not the candi-
date TO- marriage come up to re-
quirem. nts. 1t remains for mem
Der OF the Ontario legislature to put
his ideas along that line into the form
OF a legislative bill. He proposes that
no minister or other person author
lied to perform the marriage cere-
mony shall do so in case he suspects
that one OF the applicants is insane
or intoxicated. and no official charged
with the duty of issuing marriage IL
censes shall do so in such cases, says
the Luffalo Express If they do they
will be liable to fine of $500 for
each offense. and may possibly go to
jail for a year. The question arises
at once. what clerk will issue H.
cense or what minister will marry a
couple in these circumstances? Also.
why should these laymen be required
to Judge OF a persons bodily or men
tai condition? Why should not that
be left to experts in the first place?
A way out of the aituation is provid-
ed. however for II the licenser has
any doubts as to the eligibility of the
applicants he may require a physi-
clans certificate.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-06-14
Excellent Fertilizer Distributor.

ance Of nitrogen for the corn crop and
at the proper time during it's growth
to insure a maximum yield. The bac-
terra in the manure will hasten the
decomposition of the organic matter
contained in the roots and stubble of
the clover sod and hasten them into
condition available to nourish the
growing corn crop.
All farmers know that excellent
crops of mixed grass may be grown
on field that has produced a good
crop of corn by the application of
manure alone the previous year but
In my opinion better economical re
suits may be obtained if the manure
Is applied at the rate of from to
10 loads to the acre and supplemented
with some form of fertilizer supply
Ing an abundance of phosphoric acid
and potash.
The phosphoric acid may be pur-
chased in numerous forms, but in my
opinion the potash had best come in
the form of a high grade or a low
grade sulphate.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-06-14
| NATION SAVED BY 4 SPIDER
Scotland Profited by the Lesson tho
Insect Taught to Its
Monarch. rT1

Scotland has many legends that the
sheepherders and highland peasants
never get tired repeating. A long time
| ago King Bruce ruled over Scotland
before that country became part Of
England, and he learned a lesson from
spider that enabled him to succeed
when otherwise he would have failed.
King Bruce had lost many battles
He was discouraged. He had made
his final effort against his enemies
and failed to vanquish them. Deep in
despair he went to a lonely room in
his castle. Reclining on the couch
and thinking, he happened to notice
spider drop from the ceiling on a
single silken cord He watched the
spider fascinatingly. 1t now began its
ascent 1t slipped. Time and time
again it tried to mount, but each time
1t failed. The king watched intently
forgetful of all else. An hour passed
Finally the spider succeeded. 1t was
an inspiration for King Bruce. Why
should he get discouraged, having
tried only few times and failed? He
made one last grand rally against his
enemies and routed them, and from
this incident came the old saying, III
at first you don't succeed try again"
Time.
How long have you been a widow,
Mrs. Weed?"
1T will be a year the 4th of next
month"
Dear mel Is 1t as long as that?
How time fiiesl"
"Oh, do you think so? Well, if you
ever have to wait year to look pleas
ant when men offer you attentions
you'll give up the idea that time is
much of flyer"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-06-14
MRS. SELBY AND PRIZE BABY

Il have always used Cuticura Soap
and no other for my baby and he has
never had a sore of any kind. He
does not even chafe as most babies
do. I feel sure that it is all owing to
Cuticura Soap, for he is fine and
healthy, and when five months old
won prize in baby contest 1t
makes my heart ache to go into SO
many homes and see a sweet-faced
baby with the whole top of its head
a solid mass of scurf, caused by poor
soap. | always recommend Cuticura,
and nine times out of ten the next
time I see the mother she says OH
am so glad you told me of Cuticura.'
(Signed) Mrs. G. A. Selby, Redondo
Beach, California, Jan. IS, 1911.
Although Cuticura Soap and ONT.
ment are sold everywhere, a sample
of each. with 32-page book, will be
mailed free on application to "Cuti.
cura." Dept. l., Boston.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-06-14
FERTILITY MAY BE RESTORED
Principal Factor In Restoration, 40
cordlro to Prof. Alfred Vivian,
10 Organic Matter.

ANY soil which was once rich can
be made rich," is the declaration
made by Prof. Alfred Vivian. acting
dean OF the College of Agriculture.
Ohio State University, in a recent ad-
dress. The principal factor concerned
in the restoration OF the soil fertility,
according to Prof. Vivian, Is organic
matter.
"The destruction of organic matter
by cultivation and otherwise, Is
largely responsible for the depletion
our our SOILS" said he. This organic
matter must be restored II we expect
our farms to be productive. What
does organic matter do? 1t increases
the power of the soil to absorb and
cal or mechanical condition of the
soil; helps to control soil tempera-
ture, and is a storehouse of plant
food. How can organic matter be re-
stored to the soil?
by saving all animal manures and
putting them onto the land; by max
ing use of all crop residues, that is,
putting back into the soil everything
not used for feed; by turning under
green manuring and catch crops"
Prof. Vivian pointed out the loss sus-
tained by burning straw stacks and
other crop residues and declared that
the difference between the careful
saving of this plant food and its wan
ton destruction was "the difference
between the salvation and damnation
of our coils"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-06-14
KNOWS NOW
Doctor Was Fooled by His Own Case
For a Time.

It's easy to understand how ordi.
nary people get fooled by coffee when
doctors themselves sometimes forget
the facts.
A physician speaks of his own expe-
rience:
i had used coffee for years and really
did not exactly believe it was iniuring
me although l had palpitation of the
heart every day. (Tea contains caf-
feine-the same drug found in coffee
and is just as harmful as coffee)
Finally one day a severe and al
most fatal attack of heart trouble
frightened me and I gave I'D both tea
and coffee, using Postum instead. and
since that time l have had absolutely
no heart palpitation except on one or
two occasions when | tried a small
quantity of coffee, which caused severe
irritation and proved to me must lot
it alone.
When we began using Postum It
seemed weak-that was because wa
did not make 1t according to directions
but now we put a little bit of but-
ter In the pot when boiling and allow
the Postum to boil full Is minutes
which gives 1t the proper rich flavor
and the deep brown color.
1 have advised a great many of
my friends and patients to leave off
Gomez and drink Postum, in fact | daily
give this advice" Name given by
Postum Co, Battle Creek. Mich.
Many thousands of physicians use
Postum in place of tea and coffee in
their own homes and prescribe il to
patients.
Iheres a reason" and 1t is explain.
ca In the little book. THE Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs.
Ever read the ubove letter. new
mr. "ppsns from time TO time. They
interest. " VI human
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-06-14
Oh, Learned judge.

A California Judge decided that
there is no judicial authority to keep
man from making love to his wife
although it could stop his beating her
The remarkable cause of this remark.
able decision was that a woman In
Los Angeles had applied for an inJunc-
ton to restrain her husband from in.
sisting on being attentive to her This
Judge was not a Solomon, but he real
lied that only Solomon could be
trusted to rule upon the whims and
Inconsistencies of womankind
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-06-14

a woman in New York captured a
siK-foot burglar and marched him five
blocks TO a police station at the point
OF harmless toy pistol. Another In
a New Hampshire town. on being de-
MED damages to her property by the
officials action. placed attachments
on the city hall. and tied up the entire
municipal machinery for two hours,
when the town surrendered. Still an
other In Chicago caused her husband
TO desert her by following him to his
business office to caress him The
limelight has certainly acquired the
feminine habit.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-06-14

Italy has the distinction, enviabe or
otherwise. of being the first power to
engage practically In aerial warfare.
1t was made known some time ago
that she was sending a number of ex-
perts and daring aviators to Trlpoli,
equipped with aeroplanes and bal
looms OF the most approved pattern,
and 1t was intimated that in addition to
scouting and observation work these
would be employed in fighting Now
we are told that Italian dirigible bal
looms have been cruising over the
lines and camps of the Turkish forces
which are beleaguring the Italians.
and dropping bombs upon them. says
the New York Tribune The effect Of
the aerial bombardment is not re
ported, but we may imagine 1t to
have been damaging and demorallz.
ing to those who formed its target.
particularly as 1t is not known that
The Turks have any guns suitable for
returning the fire from above
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-06-14

A woman in New York has solved
the wife-beating problem for the
abused sex. When her husband. whom
she supported. choked her because his
supper was not ready promptly. she
laid open his scalp with a coal SHOW
ell. had him arrested, was compliment
ed by the magistrate for her deft deal
ing with the situation and was allow
ed TO select her recreant spouse's SEN
tence for him. The hand which can
WELD the coal shovel to such good
purpose need not wait for the ballot
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-06-14
PREPARING THE CORN FIELD
Manure, Supplemented With Some
Form Of Fertilizer to Furnish
Phosphorlc Acid, Ia Best.
(By W. M. KELLEY

(By W. M KELLEY
On the majority OF stock and dairy
farms the corn field is the ideal place
to apply the. farm manure. A corn
crop is able to make profitable use of
manure for the reason that 1t makes
its principal growth late in the season
after the fertilizing elements in the
manure have been available to nour-
ish the growing plants, by the action
Of the elements
The ideal corn field Is prepared by
applying manure to clover sod.
A light dressing of stable manure
on the clover sod will make an abund-
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-06-14

Two more theaters are to be built
In New York. in spite of the com
plants of the managers that all of
the theaters are losing money. We
have not learned whether the build
ers OF the new theaters are trying to
be philanthroplsts or whether It Is
their belief that the only way in
which one may get seat in a New
York theater without paying an exorbi-
tant price TO ticket scalper is to
build ones own theater
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-06-14
HANDY FOR CH0PPING ROOTS
Blacksmith VIII Construct Device for
Preparing Feed for Stock-Edqes
Should Be Sharp. g.

1t is slow and tedious Job chop
ping roots in large quantities, and If
they are to be fed to animals, a great
deal of time is required. Your black
smith will make a good root-chopper
by following the suggestions in the
illustration herewith. Take to him an
old handle of some kind and have it In
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-06-14
When Your Eyes Need Care

Try Murine Eye Remedy. No Smarting-Feels
Eine-Aets Quickly. Try it for Red, Weak,
Watery Eyes and Granulated Eyelids. Illus
rated Book in each Package. Murine is
somponnded by our Oculsts-not "Patent Med
cine used in successful Physicians Prac-
Ice for many years Now dedicated TO the Pub
ic and sold by Druggists ut 25c and Soc per Bottle.
Murine Bye Salve in Aseptic Tubes, Csc and Soc.
Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-06-14

A Chicago transit company has put
what 1t calls politeness posts in It's
cars to prevent straphangers from
iostling one another-and incidentally.
perhaps. from picking one another's
sockets.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-06-14
A kind-Hearted Man.

MT. WOmbat.
Couple Of suffragettes out here
throwing stones at your window, -
bawled the policeman.
How long have they been doing
that"
"Oh, several hours"
Let EN- alone. 1t amuses the girls
and don't believe they'll hit the win
dow"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-06-14
Stone Remover.

raked by moving the tool moderately.
and in handling vegetables-potatoes
and small garden truck-it will re-
move the soil from them nicely. The
handle may be short or long, as one
prefers.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-06-14

Kidney Pills and when l had used
four boxes, felt like another woman"
When Your Back Is Lame, Remem.
Der the Name-DOAN'S." soc all stores.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-06-14
improving Lettuce.

Some gardeners greatly improve
their lettuce, Swiss chard and spin
ach by growing them under a canopy
of cheese cloth, held about five feet
above the ground by stakes or light
frame
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-06-14
important to Mo9nara
Bears the
Signature of
Not in Any Way Desirable.

DO those people who moved into
he fiat across the hall seem to be de-
sirable neighbors?" asked the man.
NO" replied the woman. Il watch
ed everything that came out of the
moving van. They haven't a thing
hat we would care to borrow"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-06-14
A Chopper.

serted firmly in the chopper and fast
ened with screws. The edges of the
chopper should be very sharp and the
blade should be strong enough not to
bend under vigorous chopping.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-06-14

Now medical expert says that
women would find It to their advan.
tage to stand on their heads But
women are not so to be diverted from
their natural tendency to make men
lose theirs.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-06-14

"A Massachusetts chicken fancier
finds dime in each of four eggs 1t
looks as though the men who fix the
prices of eggs have hired a press
agent.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-06-14

Paxtine Antiseptic sprayed into the
nasal passages is a surprisingly sue
cessful remedy for catarrh. At drug
gists, 25c box or sent postpaid on re-
ceipt of price by The Paxton Toilet
Co.. Boston, Mass.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-06-14

woman in Pennsylvania is In Jail
because she married ten husbands in
vain endeavor to find a perfect one.
In the meantime. the wife of the per.
feet one hunted was getting a di-
vorce from one because she could not
stand his perfection 1t is impossible
TO please the women.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-06-14

ed and stiffened and
l felt completely
worn out. Nervous
ness and headaches
kept me in an I'M
strung condition and
frequent passages OF
the kidney secretions
added to my discom-
fort. | was soon re-
lieved, however, after
| began taking Doan's
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-06-14

Excited Customer-A man Just
dropped dead on the first floor.
Floor Walker Tin big department
store)-Tbat's all right, sir You'll
find the Undertaking Department" on
the fifth floor.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-06-14
DEVICE FOR RAKING STONES
Home-Made Affair of Strong No. 9
Wire, viii Be Found Quite Con-
venient Implement.

An implement that will be found
very handy about the farm is home
made affair. made of strong No. wire
In working stones. they are easily
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-06-14

Let me see. was Rome founded by
Romeo?"
No. it was Juliet who was found
lead by Romeo"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-06-14
CABBAGE Easv TO Start

Cabbage is one of the easiest vege-
tables to start from seed and to
transplant. and to be made to grow
In the garden-or field
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-06-14
COULD HARDLY MOVE.

Kidney Trouble Caused Terrible
Misery.
Mrs. J. s. Downs, 219 N. Sixth ST.,
Chickasha, Okla, says: MY back
across my kidneys became SO lame /
could hardly move. My limbs cramp-
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-06-14

Many fellow who puts up a good
.ront is talked about behind his back.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-06-14
Something Just as Good.

Barber-Getting pretty thin on top,
sir Ever use our Miracle Hairgrow-
inc.
The Chair-Oh, no! 1t wasn't that
that did fudge.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-06-14

occasionally we meet man who
would rather work for living than
get into politics.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-06-14
Rather Dislntercsted.

Let me take your sister apart"
Don't She is all broken up, as 1t
s."
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-06-14

Garfield Tea is unequalled either as an
occasional or daily laxative.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-06-14

Even the absent-minded man may
nave a good presence.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-06-14
Some Good In Dull Times.

Great lessons OF thrift may be
evolved from period of Industrial
depression EXCHANGE
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-06-14
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the walls does chip peel rub of. lasts far longer
10 Beautiful Tints Comes all ready to mix with cold
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-03-01

1t was in November, 1910,
and we We're just harvesting our
crop The weather had been
good, but we were a little late
with the harvest The men
were coming through the fields
with the wagon in the usual
way gathering the corn, and the
harvest was promising one.
We have asort of corn at my
fam all the time, and there is
always an award for exception
ally good ear Of corn-ears sufn-
GENTLY true to type to premiie
of their beingexhibited There
S a small box on each w ag, L
n which the most project ears
thrown. These when properly
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-03-01
06e Unique Story ofiis discovery

Just a countryman- that's
ALL, is the way the grower Of
this remarkable ear of corn, MIR.
Fred G, Palm, styles himself.
Though he is admitted to be one
of the leading corn experts in
the country-one whose services
are greatly in demand as a Judge
of corn exhibits, Mr. Palm asks
for no grelter honor or distinc-
ton than to be known as a plain
hoosier farmer, and while he
openly processes a reasonable
pride in the achievement Of
growing the famous ear of corh
which was adiudgel the most
perfect ever grown, it is With
out a shadow of ostentation.