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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-02-09

intelligent seed selection. All other
grain crops can be improved by grad
ing the seed, so that only good, plump,
healthy grains, free from all foul
weed-seeds may be grown.
The fanning-mill, judiciously used,
will do much to increase the yield of
every small grain-crop and assist in
keeping our fields free from noxious
weeds.
1t will take cookie out of wheat
buckthorn, plantain out of clover, in
fact it can be adjusted so as to handle
all kinds of grain and weed-seeds.
If you decide that it pays to SOW
good seed and to keep your fields free
from noxious weeds, then do not hes
itate to invest a few dollars in a fan
ming mill.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-02-09
GOOD POADS
8FAPM NOTES

File the crosscut saw yourself; you
will thus soon save enough to buy a
new saw.
Weeds crowd the cultivated plants,
depriving them of light and space in
both soil and air
Glover and grass seed will nearly
always do best when they can be
started to early growth.
The terminating power of the mid
die kernels of an ear of corn is much
stronger than that of the tip and butt
kernels.
Experts of the department of agri-
culture advocate the use of lime in a
limited and experimental way in ev-
cry locality.
No matter whether the corn is
bought or saved from your own farm
it should be stored in a dry, well-ven.
tilated place.
After growing crop Of corn, the
absorb and retain the autumn rains
and winter SHOWS.
/ Alfalfa does not attain maturity un
til the third or fourth year; therefore
do not sow it expecting to get the
best results in less time.
Corn treated with a dressing OF
plaster and ashes will soon show by
the strong growth and the dark color
of the leaf the effect of the dressing
Keep wide paths shoveled to every
outbuilding. Help to open the roads
when heavy SHOWS drift them, wheth
er you are called out by the path
master or not.
Don't put off till spring any outside
work that can be done now. Clean ur
the garden. haul out manure, and
when possible push the blowing be
fore snow flies.
Take the frost out of your grind
stone before you grind the ak, but
do it gradually, and not by using toe
hot water. That would iDiure thu
| ,uoIitv IF tho atOF
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-02-09
FATE'S FATAL TREAD
Tragedy Which Has Followed the
ParneII Family.
Irish Leader Only One Of Several Of
His House Whose Lights
Went Out In Storm
and Sorrow.

Dublin, Ireland.-Whatever may be
the fate of Ireland's struggle for au-
tonomy, whether 1t is to go on an
other century through strife and
tragedy, or end within the present
generation in triumph and glory, the
name OF the great leader who de-
tached the Irish people from revolu-
tionary methods and moored them to
constitutional agitation as the surest
method OF regaining their rights, will
ever be held in reverence.
It was the fate OF Charles Stewart
Parnell to die too soon--before the
seeds he had sown began to bear their
full fruition; and In the pathetic clos
Ing OF his career there Is a reflection
of the fate that has encompassed the
history Of the family OF the Parnells
and enveloped 1t with tragic interest.
The greatness of the family seemed
to have reached its zenith In the
splendid career OF Charles Stewart
Parnell when cloud, black and i'm
penetrable, encompassed its fortunes
and overwhelmed 1t with gloom and
disaster.
1t became known as doomed
house" and, in spite of or because OF
the exceptional talents Of its gifted
members, events, startling In their
tragical occurrence, swiftly showed
that the epithet was propheticaily
true.
Parnell was named after his mater
nal grandfather. Rear Admiral
Charles Stewart, who had served ~
years in the United States navy, had
risen from cabin boy to the command
of the famous Constitution in her
palmiest days and who was to be ever
afterwards known as "Old Ironsides.'
! 1t seems to have been true that, in
Parnelrs case, coming events cast
1 their shadows before" Sufficient unto
himself, taciturn and unapproachable
he was feared rather than loved by
his colleagues in the Irish party who
read future tragedies In that pale
bearded face with the wonderful eyes
1.-The Menace to Europe" alienated
from the people for whom he had
done so much and from his former
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-02-09
Her Reclamation.

Papa" she said, Il am very angry
with Geraldine"
Whats Geraldine done?" asked her
father
why, l told her a secret last sum-
mer," said the little girl, Indignantly,
land she has just told me she's 60
ing to tell it."
That's very wrong of Geraldine
Has. she any excuse
"Why, told her it was wicked to tel
a secret, and what do you think she
said? She said: oh, | know, but I've
resigned from that secret?'
Papa" she concluded, earnestly
you can't resign from a secret, car
your"
The mental processes of children are
past finding out.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-02-09
A Little OFF.

Senator Penrose was talking in
Washington about the dreadful hunting
accidents Of last month. when buck
fever seizes a man." he said. "he goes
as far on his aim as the old lady went
In her definition of the word 'belli-
cose.' She was talking with friend
about a bishop.
He's a fine man. said the friend,
a fine, handsome man. His only
trouble is that he's a little bellicose.
'Bellicose?' said the old lady with
a surprised frown He must have
changed, then. The last time | saw
him he was tall and rather slender"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-02-09
TO KILL ROADSIDE INSECTS
Right Time to Do Work Is Lar. 4,
ran When Cold Weather Has
Set in and Vegetation Dry.
CBy GEORGE II. GLIrzKE1

}
A great many people have the mis-.
taken idea that the time to burn the
ROADSIDE In order to kill the many in
sects that winter in these places. is
IN the early spring of the year.
II you will watch closely at such a
place where the roadside has been
burned in the spring you will see the
insects coming out of the ground very
thlckly on the warm days.
This proves that the insects were
not killed. Most of them are in the
ground and the heat of the fire pass
Ing over them does not harm them
and the trash burned from above them
makes it all the easier for the insects
to come forth
While no doubt few Of them are
killed the majority of them are unin-
jured.
The right time to burn these road
sides to do effective work Is in the
late fall Of the year, after the cold
weather has already set in and all the
tender vegetation is dry.
Then. If the roadsides are burned,
the insects in such places will be kill
ed by heavy freezing, as they usually
do not go very deeply into the ground
but seem to depend on the covering
Of trash to protect them from the cold.
This is a great bit more effective
In the killing Of the insects than the
spring burning.
Not only does the fall burning of
the roadsides do good by the killing
of the insects that winter there, but 1t
also helps to keep the road In better
shape by allowing less snow to collect
in the drifts as it usually does in
places where there is much grass and
weeds.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-02-09
Extensive Possession.

A small applicant for Christmas
cheer was being interviewed by the
charity worker.
What is your father" asked the
latter
"E's me father"
Yes, but what is he?"
oh Els me stepfather."
Yes, yes. but what does he do?
Does he sweep chimneys or drive
buses, or what?''
"O-o-w!" exclaims the small appli-
cant, with dawning light of compre-
hension. mo. e amt done nothin'
since we've 'ad i'm. London An
swers.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-02-09
STICK TO THE TANNING MILL
BY Grading Our Own Seed We Can
Materially Increase Yield Of Our
Small Grain Crops.

No farmer can get any one to take
the same plans in grading his seed
that he would himself. Some farmers
claim that it does not pay to clean
grain.
1t is a fact that 1t does not pay very
large returns to clean and grade
grain before selling it, but by grading
our own seed we can materially in
crease the yield of our small grain
crops.
The corn crop of this country has
been increased millions Of bushels by
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-02-09
Knees Became Stiff


The cure of Henry j. Goldstein, IA
Barton Street, Boston, Mass, is another
victory for Hoods Sarsaparilla. This great
medicine has succeeded in many cases
where others have utterly failed. Mr..
Goldstein says: 81 suffered from rheuma-
tism five years, it kept me from business
and caused excruciating pain. My knees
would become as stiff as steel. | tried
many medicines without relief, then took
Hoods Sarsaparilla, soon felt much better.
and now consider myself entirely cured.
l recommend Hoods"
Get it today in usual liquid form OF
chocolated tablets called 0areatabe,
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-02-09
How He Found Out

'Mr. Chairman" shouted one OF the
delegates to the convention, Il move
that the nominating speeches be lin
tied to one minute eachi"
Second the motionl" yelled a dozen
others.
A storm of protest arose, but the
chairman put the motion.
II was lost by vote of AZ to As.
II merely wished to find out, Mr..
Chairman" explained the delegate
who had made the motion, how many
ambitious orators there are in this
convention. There are forty-seven."
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-02-09
YOUNG, but Oh, MvI

The lawyer was sitting at his desk
absorbed in the preparation of brief
So bent was he on his work that he
did not hear the door as it was push.
ed gently open, nor see the curly head
that was thrust into his office. A lit
tie sob attracted his notice, and turn
ing, he saw his face that was streaked
with tears, and told plainly that his
feelings had been hurt.
We'll, my little man, did you want
to see me?''
Are you a lawyer"
Yes. What is it you want?"
81 want" and there was a resolute
ring in his voice-'I want a divorce
from my papa and mammal"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-02-09
All Very True, but

Fond Father - Yes, Johnny when
the Millennium is come the lamb can
lie down with the lion in perfect
safety.
Little Johnny (doubtingly)-I s'pose
that's so, but I'd rather be the lion
Just the same.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-02-09
ARTICHOKE FOR THE TABLE
Vegetable Can Be Grown in Almost
Any Garden and Makes Most De-
icious Change in the Dishes.

The artichoke, which can be grown
licious change in the vegetable dishes
for the table. The plant is perennial,
but declines rapidly, and should be
reset every three years.
1t is propagated from seed, and the
suckers are set out, producing edible
heads the second year. The heads
are from three to four inches in d.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-02-09
Gentle Correction Needed.

Mr.. Littlerest-Doctor, what did you
tell me was your special treatment for
sleeplessness?
Medico-We strike at the cause or
the origin of the trouble.
Mr.. Littlerest-You don't say sol
Well. you will find the baby In the 9th
er room. Only, don't strike at him
too hard.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-02-09

smeter, and are ready to cut for the
table just before they open.
For picking, the heads are often
taken when about half grown. The
leaves are sometimes blanched and
eaten. and these form the salad plants
which are seen on the market.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-02-09

Two brothers, each of whom is near
ly six feet and a half tall, were one
day introduced by an acquaintance to
young lady. AS she sat gazing up at
the pair of giants in wonder and awe.
she exclaimed:
Great heavens! Suppose there
had been only one of you,"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-02-09

The failure of the hay crop during
the past two seasons has brought the
corn crop into the limelight and its
good qualities have been praised I'M
til there is very little to be added.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-02-09

The modern woman gets next to the
latest wrinkle with a massage ma,
chine.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-02-09

Now is good time to look over
the work harness that have been in
use all summer and make note of the
repairs needed before beginning an
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-02-09

Sore Throat is no trihing ailment. II
will sometimes carry infection to the en-
tire system through the food you eat
Hamlins Wizard Oil cures Sore Throat.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-02-09

Mrs. Wfnslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces inhamma.
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie, 25c a bottle.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-02-09

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets.
Druggist refund money II 1t falls To cure. II. w.
GROVES signature Is on each box. 25c.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-02-09

You need expect no quarter from
the footpad until you give up your
last cent
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-02-09

You'll generally always find that
the person who is most suspicious Of
others, himself needs watching.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-02-09
In CHICAGO,

did her husband die or resign?"
81 believe he merely failed of re
election"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-02-09

Most of us would keenly enjoy
working-if only we weren't compelled
to do It.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-02-09

Some society women are known by
What they waste thor affection on.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-02-09

Profitable goods are good friends
that we dearly love to part with.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-02-09

Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA, safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-02-09

than any ether dye. One l0c package colo
Write for free hooklet-How to Dye, Bi
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-02-09

Color more goods brighter and faster colors
dye any garment without ripping apart.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-07
2EvIvAL Of FIGURE SKATING in AMERICA

that II was on fhis little lake that Jackson
Haines skated in 1850 before he went
abroad.
Among well known New YorkerS inter
ested are Mrs Barger-wallAeh, whose
skating class at the st. Nicholas Rink
has been feature Of society life for sew
eral years; Mrs. Charles s. Brown. Mrs.
Harry La Montagne, Mrs II. Fahns-
stock, Mrs. Ernest Isslin. Mrs. Irving
Brokaw. the Misses de Coppet, Miss =.
n. Barger, Miss Brown, Miss McCook,
Miss Loomis, Miss Lesher, Miss Maniee,
Mr.. Erskine Hewitt, Alonzo Potter, VIII
lam A Learned, Frederick Alexander,
J. W. Horton, Emil Fuchs, Linzee Blag-
den, Norman de R. whitehouse, T. c.
TrsSk and Ellis Hoffman.
The Tuxedo colony is greatly interested
in both the new club and the interna-
tional style Of skating which il stands
for, and among those who will become
members Of the club are the following
Mrs. Charles B. Alexander, Mrs. A. s.
Carhart, MrA Frederick GalAtin Mrs.
Louis ]. Pooler. Mrs. W. NJ. v. Hof.
man, Miss Norwood, Miss Kane, Miss
Condor, Mr.. Paul Tuckerman, James G.
Parrish, Grenville Kane, Louis ]. Pooler,
Pierre Lorillard, George Griswold and
Stuart Duncan.
Canada has risen to say it wishes a
share in the work of pushing the club.
Mr.. o. B. Haycock, of Ottawa, promi
nent in the Minto Skating Club and part
ner of Lady Evelyn Grey in skating ex-
hibitions in Canada and at the Arena in
Boston last winter, will probably become
one Of the vice presidents of the club.
Miss z. Kingford and Mr.. Phillip Chrys-
Ter, also Of Ottawa, who with Lady Grey
and Mr. Hayeock compose the famous
OTTAWA Four" which won over the Earl
Grey Skating Club at Montreal last win
ter, are much interested. The Duke and
Duchess of Connaught, under whose dis
The Washington herald., 1912-01-07

rule in the so-called national contest.
held in this country that the raising oi
the hands above the elbow was a penal
lied offence. In other words. we favored
style of interpreting 4 live athletic
pastime which made the contest the dead
est thing outside of the village cemetery
1t is small wonder that our competition,
drew no gallery at all.
Even before Mr.. Irving Brokaw, of New
York, one of the younger leaders in so
ciety and athletics, won the American
amateur skating championship, he was
recognized as the most graceful skater
Of championship calibre America had pro,
duced in decades. But he was no medal
hunter. The history and the philosophy
of the sport attracted him and he began
collecting data. The result was his su-
perb book, The Art of Skating" pub
lished by Scribner's.
With ample leisure to indulge his hobby
and with cosmopolitan tastes, Mr.. Brokaw
soon became welcome among the famous
skating resorts of Europe, where the
name of Jackson Haines is by no means
forgotten. He recognized the deficiencies
of the cramped American style and en-
ployed Herr Bror Meyer, the Swedish
professional teacher of skating, then at St.
Moritz, Switzerland. Soon after this he
had so far perfected himself in the styles
of skating popular in Europe that he was
invited to skate exhibitions in aid of
charities and under royal patronage. In
the famous Kuhn Rink, st. Morih, he
The Washington herald., 1912-01-07

Ientered . competition in the Continental
style and won a prize. This is the first
time any American amateur has won q
prize for skating in the COntipental style,
and may be said to mark an epoch in
skating annals he was the recipient
recently of an invitation to enter the
worlds championships to be held in Man,
chester. England, in February. 1912, as
representative of this country in the in
transitional style Of skating. This is the
first time such an invitation has been sent
to this country.
The Olympic games to be held in 1917
will for the first time include figure skat
The Washington herald., 1912-01-07
Or. Arthur G. Keane. Five
Times American Amateur
Champion.

ing in the general programme, and il
would seem that in Mr.. BrokRw the
United States has, at last, a representa-
tive capable Of skating the international
programme in a manner to reflect credit
upon the United States. His handsome
home in Fifth avenue is a storehouse Of
interest to the skater, with its contribu-
tons from all parts of the world. includ,
ing bone skates used in the time Of
Henry II. to duplicates of the skates
used By the present champions.
Over against the cramped, jerky style
of skating into which the American has
drifted is the new, artistic style known
as the international or Continental.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-07

New York. Under the direction Of Mr.
Irving Brokaw, assisted by a coterie OF
society folk fond of the sport, definite
work has already been done. There are
rooms reserved for the club in which the
latest foreign magazines devoted to ice
sports are on file, lockers for the mem
bers, bulletin announcement Of the Skat.
ing events and winter carnivals in this
and other countries, photographs of ia
nous skaters and even an immense mir
ror, which can be moved to the edge oi
the Ice so that the correct position can be
obtained by study Of the glass. This
latter feature, while familiar to the pa
irons of the best rinks Of Europe, has
never before been employed in this coun'
try.
By the International Skating Club loca
competitions are. to be encouraged, anc
there will be a national contest for the
selection Of national champions. Through
the efforts of those who are interested In
this revival of the sport many local plans
have already been successfully carried
out. Conservatory Lake, in Central
Park, will be open to figure skaters ex'
clusively this winter, as it was last win,
ter, permits being issued for its use at
the Arsenal. 1t is an interesting fact
The Washington herald., 1912-01-07

Large size. bold, free strokes confidence
pOise, gesture, together with absolute
accuracy in the tracing of the figure on
the ice-these are, in general, the stand
ards of all the Sksting nations Of th'
world, except our own. A delightful IL
lustration is furnished in the incident
which occurred when Mr.. Brokaw dis
covered in the famous 'Borgese Warrior
brought to the Louvre, Paris, from Rome
by Napoleon exactly the correct poise Of
the body for the easy execution Of some
of the most dificuIt figures Of the Inter
national style.
Plans are under way for the 0rsaniEa-
tion, by American skaters Of an Interna-
The Washington herald., 1912-01-07
SOME LNTEREs71NG sk4TTWG HISTORY

19O5-Dr. Arthur G. Keane
won American championship fifth
time.
190S-Irying Broksw won in
Continental style, st. Moritz,
Switzerland, aud skated exhibi-
tions in that style.
19OS-George ii. Browne. Cam
bridge Skating Club, Boston, pub
lished booklet on International
skating.
1010-Jackson HaineS skate,
round toe, two stanchions,
brought back to United States as
best model and manufactured
here.
1910-lrring Brokaw published
"Art of Skating" New York.
1011-First time American
amateurs invited to contest in
worlds championships in inter-
national style.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-07

tinguished patronage the coming cham
pionships of Canada will, be given in
Ottawa in February, are greatly inter
ested and have offered a special trophy
for competitions in the international style
of skating.
Among the Boston folk interested are
Mrs. Nathaniel Thayer, Mrs. H. S. Hun
newell, Mrs. Robert C. Hooper, Mrs.
George Won l. Meyer, Mrs. William H.
Hill, Miss Edith Rotch, Dr. ]. Collins
Warren, Mr.. Hollis H. HunneweIl, Bar
rett Wendell, Herbert windeler, ]. Mont
gomery Sears, J. de Forest Danielson,
VIM. Amory HarcUurt, Francis T. Colby,
Courtenay Croker and George Atkinson,
Mr.. George II. Browne, of the Cambridge
Skating Club, has been an enthusiastic
advocate of the new style of skating for
many years, and it was his little book
on the subject which directed the atten-
tion Of many American skaters to the good
features of foreign styles.
Prominent Skating Enthusiasts.
Among the Europeau skating leaders
who have expressed themselves as much
interested in the aims and the purposes
Of the International Skating Club are the
following:-The Duke and Duchess OF
Bedford, the Duke being president of the
Figure Skating Club, meeting in the
Princes Rink, London: Lady Helen Vim
cent, Viscountess Falmouth, Lord Alver-
stone, Lord Lytton and Count Seilern. all
members of the same club; as also Mr.
and Mrs. Edgar Syers, Mrs. Syers being
champion woman skater of Europe, and
Henning Grenadier, worlds champion
1898. France is represented by such lead
ing skaters as Comic Jametel, president,
and Baron de Belief, vice president, of
the famous Champs Elysees Skating
Club, meeting in the Palais de Glace,
and among whose members are such IA
nous folk as the lnfanta Eulalie of Spain,
La Bsronne de ROthschild, Princess Ho-
henlohe and Count and Countess de
Montesquieu.
The leading American skaters, recent
champions in the American style, such
as George d. Phillips. DR.. Arthur G.
Keane, W. +. Duffy, James Story, Louis
Rubenstein, of Montreal; f. p Good, II.
s. Evans, J. F. Bacon, E. F. Bass and
others, while they have not been seen,
much in skating ranks during the last
few years, have expressed themselves as
interested in any plan which would stim-
ulate a revival of the sport of figure
skating.
Leading European skating champions
are much interested in the plans of the
The Washington herald., 1912-01-07

1SG4-5-Jackson HaiDes went
abroad. Hailed everywhere as
champion.
1S65-Colouel w. II. Fuller
went abroad. Skated in Europe.
1SGS-Dr. Daniel and John
Meagher, Canadians, skated in
Europe. Fathers of pair skating.
1S09-T0-E. T. Goodrich and
Alfred Moe gave skating exhibi-
tions throughout Europe.
1ST4-E. T. Goodrich and Cal
lie Curtis give skating exhibitions
throughout Europe.
1S75-Jackson Haines died,
Finland. Natives inscribed mon
ument 'The American Skating
King"
I9O4-O6-Miss Mabel Davidson,
professional. sksted exhibitions
throughout Europe.