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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-02-15
CHAPTER xiv.-c Continued.

fractions Bob was going to get. And
Bob got Il. on his next whirl, or at.
tempt rather, for he was no more than
! halfway around when the quirt met
him smack on his tender nose. There
and then. in his bewilderment. sur
prise and pain. his fore feet, just skim
ming the road. dropped down.
Great! Daylight applauded. "a
couple more will fix him. He's too
smart not to know when he's beaten"
Again Bob tried. But this. time he
was barely quarter around when the
doubled quirt on his nose compelled
him to drop his fore feet to the road.
Then, with neither rein nor spur, but
by the mere threat Of the quirt, she
Strengthened him tout. \.
Dede looked tfiumph At Day
Hight s,ss. = l Is
Let me give him q run 2" she asked.
Daylight nodded, and she shot down
the road. He watched her out OF
sight around the bend. and watched
TIL she came into sight returning. She
certainly could SIT her horse. was his
thought, and she was sure enough
hummer God. she was the wife
/ Tor man! Made most Of them
look pretty slim And to think
Il ~ her hammerin9 ali week at
sypewrtter ,rhat Was no place
for her. She should be mans
wife. taking Il easy. with silks and
satins ana diamonds fais frontier mo-
I ti0n of What beftted wife beloved).
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-02-15
Driven Backward BY storm

vs. IeSSh oaCNWaTo ~ oeorHs
Boston With engines going full
speed ahead, the Hansa Line steamer
Braunfels travelled backward "a miles
In "a hours during storm which she
struck few days ago on her way to-
this city from Calcutta.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-02-15

CVGQII6
Willie-Sure. She's been engaged
every evening since leap year started.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-11-08
ALFALFA AND DRY FARMING
Aumus ana Nitrogen Are Very Gss0n.
t'al to Successful Wheat Culture
-loQumo 10 Needed.

By l. c. AICHER, Superintendent
Aberdeen Experiment 6tAtion.)
II dry farming 10 to become q Per-
manent system of agriculture 1t IL alb
solutely essential that humus and nj
Gogen be put into the soil. There are
hundreds OF thousands of acres In the
lnter-mountain west where 10 other
system of agriculture will ever pre-
vail. The constant growing Of wheat
on summer fallowed land must cease
for such 4 system Is sure to deplets
the soil Of its plant food. At the pres
ent, our wheat farming methods large
~ consist of robbing the soil OF its
temporarily accumulated fertility and
son or until such time as enough plant
food has been pade available and
enough water has been stored to IN
sure another good crop. Humus and
nitrogen are very essential to success
full wheat farming and In order to So
cure these the dry farmer must make
use OF green manure crops that will
supply these necessary plant foods.
BY doing this he Is improving the soil
texture as we'll as the water holding
capacity, and In dry farming that Il
the greatest essential
Beneficial effects from blowing un.
der alfalfa previously grown In rows
for seed production have been noticed
on succeeding wheat crops for as lonG
as ten years.
At the present time alfalfa il con
coded to be our best legume for the
dry lands, its deep roofing system fit
ting 1t admirably to seek stored water
at great depths. Deep rooted plants
are decidedly preferable to shallow
rooted ones because they penetrate
into the subsoil. In this way air and
water ind entrance, especially aftel
the roots decay. 1t Is supposed that
alfalfa when plowed under enriches
the surface soil with potash and phos
phorus from the subsoil, thus bringing
these substances within reach of the
succeeding shallow rooted crops.
The summer fallow simply prolongl
the time when smaller crops and con
sequently smaller returns must newt
ably come from constant soil deple
ton. 1t IL easier to keep a soil up K
Its fertility II soil building is started
when the first crop Is taken on, thar
II it is prolonged until the farmer II
forced to 1t due to small returns.
Thus far alfalfa planted in rows fol
both seed and forage production hal
proven more successful. than tn,
broadcast stand or closely drilled
rows, in regions where the moistur,
is not plentiful. While 1t will mos
probably resolve itself into a problem
OF seed production due to this lack O
sufficient moisture for forage produc
ton, nevertheless 1t can be made
paying crop both financially and ~
soil improver
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-11-08
Mice Aeronauts.

There is young Hungarian in New
York who has an ingenious turn Of
mind, spiced with humor. His lodging
Is on the seventh floor. which for
some time had been infested with
mice. He traps two, and sometimes
three, day. There is a flag-pole fixed
lust below his window in nearly
horizontal position.
Having fixed an improvised paper
parachute to the tail of the mouse, he
starts him off along the pole. The ro-
dent invariably runs to the other end.
then sudden shake of the pole, and
he is dislodged and slowly and grace
fully descends to the street below,
whence he scampers along the pave
ment, followed by his uncanny attach
ment, to the bewilderment of the pass
0rs-by.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-11-08
ONE CASE OUT OF MANY
TO PROVE OUR CLAIMS,

St. Anne, Ill.-~I was passinG
through the change of life and I
was perfect wreck from femGle
troubles. / had q displacerient
and bearing down pains, weak
fainting spells, dizziness, then
numb and cold feelings. Some
times my feet and limbs were
swollen. / was irregular and had
80 much backache and headache.
was nervous, irritable and was
respondent. Sometimes my ap-
petite was good but more often Il.
was not. My kidneys troubled
me at times and l could walk
only a short distance.
saw your advertisement in ..
paper and took Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, and
l was helped from the first. Al
the end of two months the swell
ling had gone down, i was 10
ieved of pain, and could walk
with ease. / continued with tho
medicine and now / do almost all
my homework. / know your
medicine has saved me from the
grave and am willing for you to
publish anything write to you,
for the good of others. MN
EsTELLA GILLESPIE, RID. No. 4
Box "a, st. Anne, Illinois.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-11-08
Farming Requires Brains,

Success in dry farming is not for
the shiftless or the indolent All farm
Ing requires brains to make 1t profit
able. 1t involves hard work and plen-
ty OF It, Dry farming is largely a mat
ter of conserving the moisture from
year to year. But this does not pre-
sent insuperable difficulties BY proper
management titled field can be made
= reservoir through the accumulation
Of moisture beneath the surface.
The moisture which falls as rain or
snow must be made to penetrate its
surface, and when once imprisoned
Its escape by evaporation must be pre-
vented. Tillage is the means by which
both these objects may be attained
breaking up the soil in the first place
by deep blowing In order that the
water may sink into 1t, and stirring
the surface so thatNa mulch of loose
powdered earth may keep the channels
Of evaporation closed
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-11-08
Marie Divided the Candy.

When the uncle of couple OF
Brooklyn youngsters last called al
the household whereof they form 8
part he brought with him some pieces
Of candy, which we're given to the
little girl to divide with her brother
Later the uncle summoned this
child to the living room and asked:
Marie, when you divided those five
pieces of candy with your brother, die
you give him two and a half pieces?'
mo, SIR" said Marie. Il saw they
weren't going to come out even, SO
ate one before l began to divide =
Lippincott's Magazine.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-11-08
THE CHlLDREN'S HEALTH

In observing the physical character
lstics Of her children. the careful moth
er soon learns that health is depend.
emit on the regularity OF the bowels.
When the bowels become cloggod with
the stomach's refuse, loss OF appetite
restlessness. irritability, and similar
evidences of disorder are soon appar
ent. Keep the bowels regular and q
healthy. happy child is assured.
At the first sign of constipation the
mother should administer a mild laxa-
tive to carry OF the congested waste
from the stomach that is fermenting
aud forcing poisonous gases into the
system. A simple compound of Taxa
tive herbs with pepsin is highly recon-
mended as being very mild, yet posi-
tive, In It's action, a teaspoonful at
bedtime usually serving to bring an
easy, thorough, natural movement
next morning. This compound Ia
known as DR.. Caldwelrs Syrup Pepsin
and is sold by druggists everywhere
for SOC bottle. A larger bottle, put
up especially for the family medicine
chest, costs one dollar.
The use of salts and violent purga
tives and cathartics should be avoid
ed. They are too harsh and drastic
tending to upset the entire system
Write to DR.. w. b. Caldwell, 203 West
ST., Monticello, ILL.,, for a trial bottle
of his Syrup Pepsin, If you have never
used 1t. He will be glad to send II
without any expense to you. Adv.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-11-08

FARM7N0TES
Hogs like and eat alfalfa hay.

Hogs like and eat alfalfa hay.
A poor care-taker always develops
IN inferior COW.
mixing the breed.
Change Of pasture helps both the
stock and the feed.
1t takes more than a strainer to
teep the milk clean and pure.
Raising the best heifer calves is the
only way to perpetuate the best blood
In the herd
Do not let any weeds go to seed in
the orchard It's easier to kill the
one plant thar the hundred coming
from 1t next year
Whatever spraying is needed by the
rpening fruits should be done with
hmmoniacal copper carbonate. which
doesn't spot or discolor them
That corky old apple, the Den Da.
Wis. still holds high price in the
city market because its fine appear
ance deceives the ignorant buyer.
One of the advantages of sheep is
that they can be given the run OF pas
ture later and be turned out earlier
in the spring than any other stock
Insect pests that destroy or injure
the fruit crop may be controlled in a
large measure with the timely appli-
cations Of the various spray mixtures
The young SOW has got to make her
xrowth while the old SOW has her full
krowth, so that the young SOW must
% fed literally in order to develop
properly.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-11-08

Tho "change of life is q most
critical period in a woman's ex-
istence, and the anxiety felt by
women as it draws near is not
without reason.
When her system Is in q de-
ranged condition, she may be
predisposed to apoplexy, or con-
gestion Of some organ. At this
time, also, cancers and tumors
are more liable to form and begin
their destructive work.
Such warning symptoms as
sense of suffocation, hot flashes,
headaches, backaches, dread of
impending evil, timidity, sounds
in the ears palpitation of the
heart, sparks before the eyes,
Irregularities, constipation, vari-
able appetite, weakness and
inquietude, and dizziness, are
promptly needed by intelligent
women who are approaching the
period in life when woman's
great change may be expected.
These symptoms are calls from
nature for help. The nerves are
crying out for assistance and the
cry should be needed in time.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound is prepared to meet
the needs of women's system at
this trying period of her life. It
invigorates and strengthens the
female organism and builds I'D
the weakened nervous system.
1t has carried many women safely
through this crisis.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-11-08
Butterfly Farm.

Business men from New York are
to establish in Red Bank, N. j., the
irst butterfly farm In the world. They
will raise butterflies Of all varieties,
specializing in specimens OF brilliant
coloring and highly decorative appear
ance. The product OF the farm Is to
be sold to soci~ty women, who thus
will be enabled to satisfy their within
FOR having butterflies about their con-
servatories and parlors.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-11-08

"The Sale Jaw Ia that you must
take everything with a grain OF salt
Julius Caesar was Renowned for
his great strength. He threw a bridge
across the Rhine
THE zodiac ia the ZOO of the sky,
where lions. goats and other animals
90 after they are dead"
"The Phar1sees were people who
liked to show OF their goodness by
praying to synonyms"
AN abstract noun IL something
you can't see when you are looking al
It,"
"Algebraical symbols are used wher
you do not know what you are talking
about. Westminster Gazette
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-11-08
Look. Easy.

Ty Cobb, the famous, looking up
from Detroit newspaper, said:
We'll, here's my old friend bruce
getting married! l wish him luck,
poor fellow. But at the same time
AT the same time, what?" said a
sporting editor
Eat the same time, marriage Is
very much like ball.
How so? How is marriage like
ball?" the editor demanded.
at looks so easy" the great Cobb
answered, ito those who have never
tried it."
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-11-08
Norman Police Officer.

Miss Mary Steele Harvey is the first
woman to be appointed police officer
in Baltimore. The last legislature Gre
ated five police matrons with full po-
ice powers. Miss Harvey is the first
Of the five to be appointed.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-11-08
Brood Mares for the Work.

Every farmer should keep as many
good brood mares as will be of econ
pmy In farm work. Now teams will
be needed in farm work, and more
horses and mules will be called for
by the cities. Now is the time to get
ready, as horses and mules for tho
next few years will command high
prices.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-11-08
New China Currency.

The new Chinese dollars of the
Chinese republic are objects of much
curiosity among the natives. They
carry English on the diverse side and
Chinese on the reverse, with the pic
ture of DR.. Sun Vat Sen, founder OF
the republic.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-11-08
Tho Real Thing.

Do these emotional actresses ever
shed real tears?" asked Mrs. Crouch,
between acts.
Sure" replied Mr.. Crouch. Every
now and then they hit bum town
and get a peek at the box Office re-
ceipts. Judge.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-11-08
Jones was Wise.

What sort of chap is Jones to
go camping with?"
Hes one of those fellows who al
ways takes down a mandolin about
the time it's up to somebody to get
busy washing dishes"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-11-08
Save the Good.

''The troubles of this country can
be easily remedied. All we have to
do is to elect honest men to public
office"
But why spoil the few honest men
we have?'-Satire.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-11-08
A Sure Sign.

Crawford-Do you think he's hen
pecked?
Crabshaw-He never mentioned II
but I've noticed that the portraits
over his mantelpiece are those OF hiI
wife's folks.-St. Louis Post-DispatcA
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-11-08
She stops.

Heck-Is 1t true that your wife has
an impeachment in her speech?
Peck-Yes, she gets sleepy about
II and begins to yawn.-Pittsburg
Post.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-11-08
A Genius.

Hes one of our most successful
Lnanciers."
THAT SO? didn't know he was
rich
He isn't But he's supporting a
family of five on $12 week"
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Very Much So.

James tells me he has very light
work with that hairdresser."
80 1t is. He bleaches blonde
heads"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-11-08

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softcns the guE1a, reduces innAm m y
ton, alIAys pain, cuics wind collie, sc bottle.
Adv.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-11-08
Mixed Metaphors.

You didn't really show that you
we're bored?"
mo; / hope / am too well drilled"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-11-08

At the age of forty a man begins to
live and unlearn.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-11-08
Bunkoed.

Griggs-How about that piece OF
land you bought down on the cape!
Anything come up on it?
Briggs-Yes. the tides.
The Bourbon news., 1912-09-02
Around the Honey Makers.

If you have not already done so, by
all means requiem all colonies with
young queens. as this will in a large
measure prevent swarming next sea-
son.
For comb honey hive little more
shallow in the brood nest than the
regular body is preferab BILE. as it forces
the honey up into sections just where
it is wanted.
There are some 100000 beekeepers in
the United States. More than 100000
are farmers who keep bees as a side
line. obtaining honey for home use and
a small trade.
There is no better time than the lat
ter part of September for making the
colonies strong in bees and stores for
their long winters sleep. and in this re-
spect "a stitch in time is worth nine"
While there will he little brood reared
the last of this month. yet the weaker
colonies may be strengthened by giving
them frames of sealed brood and bees
from the stronger ones, and this can
be safely done.
The Bourbon news., 1912-09-02

rights holding the lever are three feet
! brace which rests in the notches on
the base sill is made long enough to
suit low down wagon when resting
in the front notch. The lever is four
and one-half feet long. The illustra-
ton shows plainly how the wagon is
held when once lifted. The entire de-
vice is held together by five bolts.
In Fig. 2 by inch plank does for
the SILL and the uprights may be inch
boards five inches wide at the bottom.
tapering to three inches at the top.
/ The lever is adjusted to the height of
the wagon by the holes in the uprights.
| A short chain fastened to the sill is
hooked to the staple or eye bolt in the
lever to hold it when desired.
Fig. 3 is about the same. but the at
tachment for holding the lever at any
point desired is an improvement on the
chain. The blacksmith can make this
from wagon tire. An inch strip of the
same material is fastened across the
uprights for the bar to catch on.
Fig. 4 Is very simple. The upright
pieces are ~ by 3 inches. three feet
long. and the sill is a by resting on
its narrow edge. The lever is nOtched
Oh top. and heavy wire looped over it
holds it in position.
The very convenient jack in Fig. is.
with the exception of the lever and the
catch cleat. made Of 2 by scantling.
When mortised together as shown it
makes very strong jack. The lever
may be one and one-half inch stuff.
about four inches wide at the large end.
and the cleat to hold it is of the same
material.
Another way of making this last jack
is shown in Fig. 6. The upright scant-
ling. instead of the lever, is notched.
and quarter inch wire is used to en-
gage in the notches and hold the lever
in the proper position. The wire loop
is kept from slipping where it crosses
the lever by means of staple driven
over it into the lever.-Farm and Fire
side.
The Bourbon news., 1912-09-02

in sympathy with hers. Ours is not a
one sided life. We have been part.
ners. and that's the way it should be
in this world"
Mrs. Marshall has watched over his
administration of the affairs Of Indiana
with Il jealous care. There has been
nothing of the spectacular in his ad-
miniStra ton. 1t has been n sane gov
ernment The laws that he has
fought for and won show the spirit of
the man. They are uplifting. They deal
with the improvement of man, woman
and child
While Governor Marshall is describ-
ed as tender hearted" executive.
nevertheless he is a fighter. He be-
longs to the old fighting stock of Vir-
ginia
Governor Marshall Is not a dodger
He has his opinions. and he lets them
be known. While be is an organization
man. he knows that organizations are
not perfect-that they can make mis-
takes. II they make mistakes he
thinks It is his duty to say so and
get the saying over at the first pos
sible moment.
Mrs Marshall Is not satisfied with
The Bourbon news., 1912-09-02


greeted Governor Marshall in the big
coliseum In the state fair grounds here
today were the greatest in the history
Of the party.
what could be done in notification hon.
ors, and. while Mrs. Marshall was hap
py. of course. over the honors for her
husband. she was also worried. for her
husband comes mighty close to being
father, husband. son and partner all in
one. And when woman has that COM
bination on her hands to care for she
has every right to be worried.
Governor Marshall will never gain
any honors as a hammer thrower. He
is not built that way.
While all the country was reading
the vigorous words of Governor Mar
shall which told the voters what he
expects Democracy to do in carrying
out the pledges for the next four years
it's worth while to know what part a
woman is taking in the affairs of the
campaign-how Tom Marshall hap
pens to be in the position in which he
stands today.
The good people of Columbia City.
Ind. never thought Thomas Riley Mar
shall was marrying man." For for
ty years he had lived with his parents.
nursing both his father and mother,
who were invalids. which was the rea-
son Governor Marshall was not a mar
rying man. He felt his first duty was
to his parents.
Meeting Mrs. Marshall.
After the death of his parents Gov
law practice, and one day an urgent
case took him to Angola, Ind. His du-
ties called him to the county clerks Of
fee. and there he met Miss Lois Kim
sey. daughter of the county clerk, who
was assisting her father in the Office.
From that day Governor Marshall
had more business around the county
clerks Office in Angola than any law
yer in half dozen nearby counties.
Governor Marshall was forty two
years vi dSS uSu uc was tldtIicu
Mrs. Marshall being nearly twenty
years his junior.
The Marsballs had been married
only few weeks when the future vice
president was called to an adjoining
county on a case that would consume
some FIVE or six weeks of his time
Now. did not want to be starting
off like that" Governor Marshall ex-
planned to friend one day. SO | just
told Mrs Marshall that thought she
should go along. And she did"
Since then Governor Marshall has
never made trip without Mrs. Mar
shall going along. They have Travelled
all over the country together: they go
10 banquets and political meetings TO
Eether until the friends Of the Indiana
executive refer TO him and his wife as
the ''pards."
TON Marshall is not overstrong.'
explained one of his friends. while
not n delicate man. his constitution Is
not Of the most vigorous type.
When be gets into political battle
he forgets his weakness He gives all
that Is In him. and that will tell on
uny man. Mrs Marshall soon discov.
cred that the governor would become
heated In making speech and the
next day his voice would be husky.
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Almost Lost His Life.

IS. A. Std, of Mason, Mich, will
never forget his terrible exposure to q
merciless storm. 'It gave me dread
full Cold" he writes. that caused Sc
we're pains in my chest. so that it was
hard for me to breathe. A neighbor
gave me several doses of DR.. Kings S
New Discovery which brought great
relief. The doctor said was on the
verge of pneumonia. but TO continue
with the Discovery. | did so and two
bottles completely cured me-" Use
only this quick, safe, reliable medicine
for coughs. colds or any throat or lung
trouble. Price SOC and Sl.00. Trial
bottle free. Guaranteed by Oberdorfer.
The Bourbon news., 1912-09-02

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