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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-12-06
Two-story Poultry House.

above the floor the roost extends
from one end to the other At one
end Of the floor at the back there IL
10x15 inch opening Qong way op
posite length of box) and a 10-incb
slanting board extending to the lower
floor. The chickens use this Slated
slanting board in ascending or de-
scending from their upstairs sleep
ing room. The next box is at one
end Of the upper floor, and there is .
dust box on the lower floor.
An opening IL inches square GOV.
cred with muslin for ventilation, ia
cut in one end. There are two hinged
doors in front, and in warm weather
both are kept wide open. The posi-
ton of the doors shown in the illus
tration is the way they are propped
open during rain or light snow.
1t is remarkable how poultry will
thrive when housed in these small
yet wellventilated houses. The own
er says his birds come through the
winter without so much as having G.
spike frozen. In their upstairs sleep
ing room huddled together in a few
feet of space, which they would
warm by natural heat, it can be
truthfully said they are Snug az
bugs in rug"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-12-06

Most Profitable tef Use Clean, Frssh
Doxoo With Carr and Neatnsss
In Packing Fowls.

There arc q number of "Don'ts'
that should be observed by shippers
Of market poultry: Don't ship bony
skinny stock. Don't ship half-picked
fiesh-torn poultry. Don't ship to ev
cry strange house that solicits your
consignment. First look them up; in,
vestigate the references. Don't shir
dressed stock in any old box that
may be handy.
1t pays to use oleAn, fresh boxes
using care and neatness In packing.
frequently the buyer Is present when
the box Is opened. and a sale spoiled
because of the packing. Don't pacl
poultry after dressing until oil the
animal heat il out. Don't let some
little market fluster cause you tc
change houses.
Get a good, solid house and stitch
to 1t. That keeps the commission man
interested In retaining your trade
and oftentimes he will pull you out
OF a hole caused by q glut Don't
fail to carefully inspect your shipment
before closing the boz
Put in the memorandum on your
own billhead, showing the amount and
other data. Keep a duplicate your
self. thereby saving much annoyance
and frequent loss.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-12-06
OTHERS KNOW US TOO WELL
Easy to Deceive Ourselves, but the
Rest Of the World 10 Generally
> Too Wise.

Senator Pomerene has happy
knack of driving home a statement
with ar epigram.
At a luncheon Senator Pomerene
described as would-be litterateur.
Thanks to whisky and strong
cigars" he said. "the poor fellow has
failed to make good. He earns q pre-
carious living by newspaper work.
but, though he Is so now, none of the
woEcrous novels and thrilling stories
that he used to pirate about have ap-
peared
And yet, In his shabby apartment.
over bottle of cheap liquor and
box Of cheap cigars. he will boast by
the hour-poor, gray, wrinkled dufrer
of HE unfinished MSS. Oh, they
will appear yet! Yes, he will yet IL
lumine the world with the light Of his
genius"
Senator Pomerene sighed and con-
cluded
"Ah, II we could deceive others as
easily as we deceive ourselves, what
regulations we'd all have. to be sure!"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-12-06
Built Her Own Home.

Miss Frances Lyon of Westwood has
the distinction of being the only
woman in New England who lives In
house literally built with her own
hands. Miss Lyons belongs to a club
whose members are practicing the doc
;rine of going back to the farm. The
club is limited to 40 members and
owns property to the amount of 1000
md about 70 acres Of farming land not
ar from Westwood. Each member
holds a deed to one acre and the bal
lnce Of the land is held in common to
be rented to any member who wishes
20 try farming on larger scale.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-12-06

There IL a widespread use Of the W
por. or Turkish bath. Even In arctic
LApland the use of Turkish bath OF
very primitive form IL common. II
consists Of 4 hut attached to every
farm. says Harper's Weekly In the
middle of the hut il raised a kind OF
b. ehive Of the rough stones and In
this . flre IL lighted. When the
stones become red hot they are drench.
- with water. 70 that the place ID
Filled with vapor. Then enter the
bathsrs, who are armed with birch
twigs. with which they belabor one
another until all are in state of pro
fuse Precipitation. Then all leave the
hut and roll in the snow outside. This
last function. 1t will be observed. IL
equivalent to the cold plunge which ID
the fnal experience in the Turkish
bath ~ known to US all
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-12-06
PQpRRYM1S

A small pen for the market birds
will hasten fattening.
Feed. care and hen sense decide
what the profits shall be.
1t is not too soon to put houses and
coops in shape for winter
The dull, istless bird cannot be re-
moved from the flock too soon
A little iron tonic In the drinking
water is good during moulting.
In the fall and spring eggs
should be marketed at least once a
week.
"Clean the nest and not the egg"
is the advice OF a successful eastern
egg farmer.
After dumping and burning the nest
ing material whitewash the inside OF
the nest box.
The early moulters are the early lay.
ers. 1t is good plan to mark them
for breeders.
Any good stock dip also makes q
good disinfectant to kill disease germs
in poultry quarters.
More disease outbreaks in the flock
can be traced to unclean conditions
than poultrymen generally think.
When the clean, fresh eggs are gath.
cred, they should be put in clean,
dry, cool place until marketed.
Getting rid of all birds as soon as
they are two years old will lessen
the chances of disease in the flock.
To hasten feathering after the
molt. give tablespoonful of sulphur
in a mash to every ten hens twice q
week
Corn meal mixed in with a small
quantity of shorts and moistened with
skim milk makes a good wet mash
to fatten the market birds.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-12-06

Today the free lunch is one of the
deepest-rooted trees In our forest of
hardy conventions. Occasional ef-
forts have been made to tear it up
from the friendly American soil. but
without avail. says the New York Sun.
To be sure. some Of its greatest lux.
uriance has been Topped on; such free
lunches as some set forth In that
Augustan age known as the Jim Fisk
Renaissance" no longer stimulate the
vitals Of the casual visitor to even the
most open-handed caterers to the pub
lie thirst
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-12-06

Front View.

the slide door at one end enables
these to be scraped out with a hoe
or shovel into a box on the floor.
use hoe to clean the dropping board
and afterwards throw a shovelful or
two OF dry earth over It's surface. The
rOosts should not have SO great q
slope as the board beneath, so as to
enable one to use hoe for cleaning
OF the board. The slope of the drop
ping board not only causes the drop
pings to collect in the trough beneath
but prevents the hens from walking
on its surface. The space behind
utilize for nests. After trying various
kinds, / find ordinary nail kegs the
best. These should be filled two
thirds full of straw. and a wire loop
inserted at the top. They may then
be hung in a row, and touching each
other to keep them steady, to nails
driven into the wall behind. In this
way they can be easily lifted of the
nails to be cleaned. l chose kegs for
nests as the hens are unable to eat
their eggs in them and they are about
at time. My henhouse has a very
large window right opposite the hen
roost, so in order to darken the nests
l fasten a strip Of cid linoleum on a
wire SO as to hang just in front of
the nests. The wire has loop at one
end which Is fastened to a bent nail
or hook driven into the dropping
board. When gathering eggs this may
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-12-06

A society of Gotham brides have
organised an antinagging club, with
rules denouncing the new woman who
knows nothing of housekeeping, and
prescribing that husbands shall have
their breakfasts at any old hour
served by neatly dressed wives. that
husbands shall be kissed duly ON their
return. and have an evening OF every
week to spend how and where they
please. The praises of this club will
b fervently sung throughout the land
and Its members will be held up a.
exemplars for their sex, but the pess-
imistic will recall that these members
will not stay brides.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-12-06
Hard to See Under Water.

There is no scientific instrument OF
the scope" character which enables
one to see down to so or 60 feet under
water. When the sun shines vertical
ly over water, box or bucket with a
glass bottom is often used to look
into the water. A cloth covering to
exclude light from the box or bucket
is sometimes employed But without
electric or some other light in the wa
ter these devices are not very salts
factory.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-12-06
TWo-sToRY POULTRY HOUSE
Old Plano Box May Be Transformed
Into Comfortable Building for
Winter Use.

I recently visited a successful poul
try raiser who was using q two-story
piano-box house. 1t was not covered
with roofing p4per and there was only
dollar or two expense involved IL
Transforming it into the present
house. The breeder told me that he
kept seven hens and a cockerel in one
OF these houses last winter and II
proved very satisfactory, the hem
laying we'll. writes Dwight Bronson
Of Chicago in the Farm and Home.
At about one-third of the height
the upper floor was laid. Six inchei
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-12-06

eENcHANT FOR THE TELEPHONE.
OF the $4,000. O0O. 900 telephone calls
that passed through the central ofiices
OF the world during 1911 no less than
14.6OO. 000. 900. or so per cent. were
from Americans. lr other words.
Uncle Sam took down the receiver
just about twice as often as all the
rest OF the world combined. With
prising to learn that OF the 12.453. 900
telephones In the world the United
States has no fewer than 1862 900. or
that the American telephone invest
ment is $1.025. 00O. OOO compared with
world, total of $1.729. 600, 900. Most
OF these things should occasion no as
constituent. The telephone IL an
American invention. its utility was
nrst appreciated by Americans. and
Americans have been most persistent
In employing 1t and making 1t an I'M
portant factor in their everyday lives.
Everybody knows this. says the Gin
cinnAu Times-Star. But one thing
not 30 generally known IL that tho
wide use OF the telephone in this coun-
try has been accompanied by core
spending neglect of that other and
earlier American invention for elm
mating distance-the telegraph. When
the figures concerning the worlds en-
pioyment OF the telegraph are given
1t 10 = different story. Only II per
cent Of the 579, 200. 900 kilograms sent
In tho world in 1910 we're forwarded
In this country.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-12-06

There has always existed IN Ameri,
people, sentiment of good will az
persistent as 1t is diff cult to define or
account for on materialistic grounds
One can only record that hustlinR
new world people, busy at the task
of conquering primitive continent.
have felt more than ordinary good
will for reserved and dignified race
no longer the first in military power
but excessively proud of its glorious
history.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-12-06
CLEAN RoosT FOR CHICKENS
Slope Of Dropping Board euhiclent to
Prevent Hens From Walking
on Ito Surface.

By GEORGE B. FRAZER, Edmonton.
Alberta.)
The illustrations represent q chick
en- roost OF my own design, which /
nnd to be both clearly and econom-
zeal. The dropping board requires q
slope Of As degrees or more, II the
height Of the henhouse will permit.
and 1t is raised high enough to per-
NIT the use of all the floor space for
scratching purposes. The trough at
the bottom catches the droppings, and
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-12-06
Statistics recently compiled

Statistics recently compiled at
Washington show THAI the value OF
the American farm land 10 now over
e41. 900. 0O0, 900. an increase in value OF
1e21. 600. 900. 900 in 20 years. There are
over 100000 farms. covering close
to 100000. 100000 acres. A large ma.
jority of these farms are worked by
their owners. the small farmers, who
number In round figures over 5,OOO,-
900 voters. forming the largest single
class of voters in the United States
and the one that Is least likely to be
reached by socialistic appeals.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-12-06
RINGWORM ON SHOULDER

Box 1873, Downey, Calmly little
boy of eight years had what they
called ringworm on his shoulder and
the back of his neck. 1t started in a
small pimple like blister and kept
getting larger till it was the size of a
dollar. One place was as large as
three silver dollars. They were round
and a mass Of watery blisters. Wher-
ever the water would touch 1t would
cause another blister, commencing an
other sore and 80 on. 1t was very
red and angry and would itch and
burn so badly that he could not sleep
or, in fact, sit still at times. He
would cry when l would touch it.
When he would rub or scratch It 1t
would look like chopped meat. His
clothing irritated it. I tried many
remedies, but 1t kept spreading and
itching. This was all before l used
Cuticura Soap and Ointment on 1t.
After the first treatment with Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment he was much
relieved. and they cured him In one
month.
my husband Is a plumber and his
hands get scratched and cut, which
means sores II not treated, SO he
washes with Cuticura soap and puts
Cuticura Ointment on his hands every
night. and that keeps them fine
(Signed) Mrs. Harry West, Apr. 5, ~.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
free. with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston"
Adv.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-12-06
Scotch Query.

A blum, consequential gentleman
from the south, with more beef on his
bones than brain in his head, riding
along the Hamilton road, near to
Blantyre, asked a herdboy on the
roadside. in a tone and manner evil
IDENTIFY meant to quiz, II he were half
way 10 Hamilton" Man." replied the
boy, II wad need to ken whar ye haze
como frae. afore l could answer your
question. Exchange
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-12-06
Probably Prize Crouch.

A grouchy butcher, who had watch
ed the price Of porterhouse steak
climb the ladder of fame, was deep
in the throes OF an unusually bad.
crouch when a would-be customer. 8
years old, approached him and handed
him a penny.
Please, mister, want cents
worth of sausage"
Turning on the youngster with a
craftsmanship:
go smell O. the hook. New Or
leans Daily States.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-12-06
BREEDING for Market.

OF course, if you are going in for
poultry to sell on the market, you
must select the fowl that will produce
the most meat, and If for eggs, the
breed that willproduce more eggs than
meat. Then it is "up to YOU to get
the most out of them, as the slang
goes.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-12-06
House. Plans Important.

The care In the home and all other
forms of household work are greatly
facilitated by right planning and the
use of suitable materials for the
construction and furnishing of the
home. An adequate and convenient
water supply and other conveniences
are essential. not only for comfort
and for saving labor. but also from
the standpoint of home hygiene.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-12-06

Mona Lisa, the picture that so mys-
teriously vanished from Paris. is now
reported to be in Russia. Given lit.
tie more time and patience, the lady
of the inscrutable smile will be found
finally to have circumnavigated the
globe.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-12-06
Chickens to XIII,

When disposing OF some of the old
stock pick out the poor layers. They
are lust as good" for roasting pur-
poses, and you cannot afford to part
With the money makers.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-12-06
Side View.

be unlocked and the curtain allowed
to drop out of the way. Anyone who
has never tried using a dropping
board, or has used the ordinary fiat
kind, will find this decided i'm
provement as far as cleanliness and
economy Of space is concerned.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-12-06

A Cincinnati woman claims to have
married a man without a fault. She
may yet get up barefooted some night
and discover that he throws his wood
N laundry studs on the floor.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-12-06

IL newly welded man has no Sc
crets from his wife it is rather hard
on the other women he might have
married, but didn't.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-12-06

Some folks calculate to get on In
the world upon the shoulders of other
people.-Christian Herald.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-12-06
Its Kind.

What Is voice from the lombs
Nke?"
1T must ne a skeletons articula-
ton"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-12-06

Another Investigation.
Daughter. heard suspicious sounds
on the veranda last evening"
Yes. mother"
Was that young man kissing you
or swatting mosquitoes?'
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-12-06

Only a lawyer or detective can
mind his own business when he pries
into other peoples.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-12-06

Constipation causes and aggravates many
serious diseases. 1t is thoroughly cured by
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. The favorit0
family laxative. ADV.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-12-06

A woman is always trying to i'm
press upon her husband that she isn't
feeling as we'll as she ought to.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-12-06

Don't brag about yourself; jolly
others into doing it for you
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-12-06
Chanoed Its Speciea.

Wasn't the forbidden fruit an ap-
ple?"
Yes, but at the time Eve handed
it to Adam, 1t was a lemon"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-02-22
Money Made i'm So. Oak.

A LosAngeles paper has this to
say of a former well known citizen
of Faulkton, and a relative of I'd
and Patsy Dunn, of Miller.
"P. II. O'Neil, a retired cattle
man, from Faulkton, S. D., purchas-
ed, yesterday. from a local syndi-
cate. the northwest corner of Eigh-
tn and Flower streets. the consider
arion being reported at $3.50, coo.
The corner has a frontage of j2O
feet on Flower and a depth of 1877
feet on Eighth.
O'Neil recently purchased through
another agency for his permanent
home, the house just beng complet-
ed by Mr. Galloway on the site of
the old Country Club buildings near
Pico and Western. His investment
in the house and furnishings
amounts to I'VE SOS, O09, making a
total of close to $3.50, 900 he has In.
in this city in the past thirty
DAYS.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-02-22
SOUTHWEST HAND
Bert Bell from Cedar made a bus

Bert Bell from Cedar made a bust
ness rip to Miller Monday.
Chris Schmidt is home from a two
weeks visit to the Cotton home in
northeast Hand county.
Bedford Ross reports that sub
scrlptions are still coming in for our
new railroad across southwest Hand
It is expected surveyors will be in
the field the coming spring. Every
man who signs up helps to push it
along. W. sure need that railroad.
Miss Rose Werdel has gone to
Buffalo county for a visit.
Mrs Peter Friis is recovering
from a spell of sickness.
A big crowd went to the Geo.
Leaf sale Tuesday. 1t beats all how
the cows sell. George is holding his
claim in Tripp county,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-02-22
FARMERS INSTITUTE
And GOOD ROADS MEETING
At Miller MCh | and 2%==-PrOminent
Speakers to be Here.

SO much flax and corn needed attention during the time of
our last farmers Institute that many were prevented from at
tending. The Miller Commercial Club has arranged and pre-
pared for an immense Institute and Good Roads Meeting last
ing two days, March lst and Cd. Two full days of instruc-
ton and entertainment have been provided for the citizens of
Hand county. We want you to come.
In the last two years the boys of the south have been rails
ing from 80 to POO bushels of corn on land that had not been
producing 20 bushels. We want your boys and girls.
The Miller Commercial Club will offer prizes for the best
acre of corn raised in Hand county in 1912. Come and hear
about it.
Good Roads are worth ten dollars per acre to every land
owner. The best road men in the state will be here.
The ladies are specially provided for in the meeting for
Friday evening, March list. Better dinners, better health,
happier homes, better citizens.
This is your meeting. You will be entertained as we'll as
instructed. Help make the crowd and will give you a better
one next year. Miller Commercial Club.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-02-22
FLORENCE

George Lyon. Mr. and Mrs Nick
Bornong and Eaton's children were
visitors at the home of Louis Sch
wsrtz Sunday.
The stork left a boy baby with Mr.
and Mrs Roy Webb on the 18th of
February,
Ben Frohlick and Matthew Weise
who were visiting at the home of
Nick Bornong. both departed Thurs
day from Orient. The former 20
ing to Saskatchewan Canada and the
later for Baker, Montana, where he
is holding down a claim.
Louis Schwartz returned from a
short visit with an old friend about
20 miles southwest OF Rec Heights,
and reports that feed is very plenti-
full in that county. Doesn't seem
that way around here though.
Roy Webb purchased a good wolf
hound last week when in Miller, and
is now employed in chasing coyotes
over the prairies.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-02-22
MEET
AT MILLER

The 9TH district Medical Associa-
ton, composed of the physicians of
Hand, Hyde, Sully. Hughes and
Stanley counties met In Miller last
Thursday evening. A banquet was
given the visitors at z o'clock at the
Vanderbilt hotel, followed by the
regular business meeting of the as
ISOLATION. Those present at the
meeting were: Drs. H. S. Kenny.
II. h. Youngs. c. M. Hollister, o.
N. Hoyt. and w. o. Gearhart,
Pierre. DR.. NIB. Hart, Blunt, DR.. |.
B. Stegeman, Onida, Dr.S. M.Kyde.
Philip, Drs. P. McWhorter, S. r.
Wallis, ". H, Lane, W, G. Redmond
and E. H. Wilson. Miller.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-02-22
Rec HEIGHTS

Capt. VanEtten of Highmore re-
rently gave three very interesting
lectures here. One to the school
children on the battle of Gettys.
burg. two at the church on temper
ance. and incidents of the civil war.
Tho nearly f%ourscore years of age.
the Capt. is still at home on the
platform.
Nina Watkins celebrated her elev-
enth birthday the 18th, by asking in
her Sunday school class with their
teacher Miss Stewart. Nina reciev-
ed many post cards and other nice
presents. Mrs Watkins served a
nice supper. with the birthday cake
and ii q, aides on it as a centerpiecel
The 81 me evening Wayne and
Eta Ley son had a party for their
school m ates.
Mr. an d Mrs T. Leyson entertained
the yo ing people at their home at
. Vale ntine party.
Frit lay evening Feb. % the Senior
Z. E. will have a sociaI at the par
soma &c. G co. and Martha Wash.
ingt on will be represented, and all
are request I'd to dress IN Colonial
Mrs John Ramey has been quite
iii for sever al days.
The meml ,ers of Mrs Flint's bible
class met at tie home of Mrs Frank
Gardner last Thursday afternoon tt