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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-08-29
JUDGMENT NEEDED
WITH LATE CHICKS
Late Hatched Fowls Must Be
Hurried in Their Growth
Fast as Possible.


June Is . busy month for the farm
poultry raiser and the days are hard
ly long enough to do what must be
done with the poultry and In the
garden.
The long, hard winter and late, wet
spring have thrown US all behind In
the work Of both. This will cause US
to hatch more late chickens than we
otherwise would and means extra
care and trouble to bring them to
maturity before cold weather catches
them. This can DE done. but requires
care and good judgment. Late hatch
ed chickens must be hurried In their
growth as fast as possible and still
must not be overfed so that their d.
gestion is injured Indeed, this is the
problem in all chick feeding
For all chicks, late or early. the
same rule holds for the first feeding
Do not feed for twenty-four hours
after Matching. Some say thirty-six
or forty-eight hours. but | think that
) leaving the chicks so long without
nourishment weakens them and Is as
bad as feeding too soon. Twenty-four
hours is nay rule and then feed only
a little. as much as they will eat up
quickly.
For the first feed | give bread
crumbs and hard-boiled eggs, mixed
together and moistened with sweet
milk or water. To this | add a little
clean sand. Be sure the feed is not
sloppy but just crumbly.
Little chicks should be given all
they will eat up clean every two
hours. giving the first feed as soon
after daylight as possible and the
last iust before they go to sleep for
night.
After two days feed oatmeal and
cracked wheat and little fine corn
for the greater part of the ration,
still, however. giving them the bread
crumbs for one or two meals a day.
The bread crumbs | soak In milk
and then squeeze them dry.
Fresh water and chick-sized grit
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-08-29

between May 20 and June l and mil
let should be seeded in the same field
by July 1, thus insuring an extra crop
on the ground.
Fodder corn may also be grown in
the latter part of the summer on a
field that has produced rye These
late crops are valuable addition to
the winter supply.
There are various methods by which
the owners of live stock can secure
double crops without wearing out the
land
Alfalfa averages three cuttings each
season. the first crop being ready
early In June in the more northern
sections. This 10 one OF the very
best fodder crops for dairy cows after
1t has been partly cured.
II IL unwise to allow cattle to forage
on alfalfa. as 1t IL likely to cause
bloating, and at any rate the waste
from trampling Is large.
1t Is the business of the farmer to
plan months ahead for his winter fod-
der and when this point is settled in
his mind he will be free to give such
attention to summer feeding as the
state of his pasture makes necessary.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-08-29
GOOD CULTIVATION
IN POTATO PATCH
Cultivator Should Be Kept Going
and if Bugs Appear Spray
With Paris Green.

Keep the cultivator going In the DO.
tato patch, keeping away far enough
at the last to prevent injury to the
growing tubers.
If bugs attack the crop. spray with
paris green No plant can grow with.
out leaves, and when the potato has
been deioliated that ends it.
II blight attacks the plants, spray
with Bordeaux mixture, says Spray
Calendar Blight is as fatal as the DO.
tato bug. II is now well known that
potato rot is disease that starts in
the plant above ground, so it is impon
tant that the tops DE kept in vigorou,
condition until late in the summer
They will continue to grow tubers
clear into September, If given 9
chance. But how common 1t is to see
the vines all dead with blight in Aug
ust.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-08-29

should be kept before them from the
start. Finely cut dry bone should
also be kept in boxes where they can
help themselves
After few days l allow the chicks
to run with their mothers and feed
them only at morning and night At
this time. though, l put out the feed
coop for them. This coop lie Slated
around 80 that the little chicks can
go In but the large chickens can not.
In this ! keep some OF the oatmeal.
cracked wheat, and corn chop, also a
dish of water and one Of cut bone.
chick grit, and fine charcoal, 80 that
II the old hen brings them up at noon
as she usually does they can eat and
drink and help themselves to what.
ever they may need from the other
box.
Coops where the chicks hover must
be kept perfectly clean. AS l have no
floors in my coops, ! move them ev.
cry day onto fresh ground, being care.
full not to set them in a low place
where rain In the night would
drown my chicks
There must be plenty of ventilation
In the coops as fresh air Is necessary
to the health of the youngsters Sew
eral times while they still hover in
the coops ! dust them with insect
powder. rub drop OF oil into the
down on their heads, and rub their
legs with vaseline. My hen houses
and coops are In the orchard and
when the chicks prefer roosting in an
apple tree to going into their coop,
they are allowed to go into the trees
and roost there until cold weather In
the fall. My efforts are all to keep
the chicks clean, busy, and growing.
and they get their growth quickly.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-08-29

Pittsburgh. Boston, Detroit Birm
fngham. Dallas-these are the large
cities OF the United States where build
Ing activity is greatest at the present
time compared with year ago liz
New York city there Is a decline O.
Al per cent. and In Chicago a decline
OF IA per cent The figures collected
by the American Contractor of the lat
ter place show that there ia IL pei
cent. of new building In excess OF thii
time last year In progress in Milwau
kee. Conditions In the country al
large are summarized by the Con
tractor az follows: For the Ave
months ending May 81. building per
init reports from SIS cities show total
costs Of $2s9.14S.595. compared with
$29S,545.o03 for the first Ave months
OF 1912. decrease of per cent"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-08-29
CBy MICHAEL X. BoYER)

(By MICHAEL X. BOYER)
1t 10 surprising how many people.
otherwise model citizens, are guilty
OF cruelty to both fowls and animals.
Al may not be altogether intentional
on their part. but nevertheless they do
things that call for censure.
One OF the most common acts is to
carry chickens by their legs, heads
down. This cruelty has been practiced
for years and no one thought much
about It.
They did not notice the rush of
blood to the head of the fowl when
carried that way. A neighbor of ours
the other day was carrying a fat hen
by the legs and In q few moments the
bird was gasping and came pretty
close to choking to death.
An equally cruel method Is to carry
tho fowl by the wings-especiallly so
when the fowls are heavily bodied.
The proper way 10 to allow the fowl
to rest on the arm. the legs held firm
ly by the hand; or 1t can be held be-
tween the arm and the body.
A dealer was one day noticed to
yank killing stock out of q crate by
catching by leg or q wing and other
wise roughly handling them. When
demonstrated with he replied that It
did not matter. as the birds would
soon be killed
With some people 1t 10 common oc-
currence to throw chickens over the
fence into a yard. There IL really
no telling In what manner they will
reach the ground and when this cruelty
is performed when the attendant 10 in
4 fit of anger there il considerable
force put into the throw
A very pious old gentleman was
vexed to the "cussing" point because
his chickens happened to get out of
the yard through . broken fence in.
to his garden.
In his anger he threw a stone and
famed one of the fowls. There, 1t
serves you right: l don't pity you a
Bit" was the only comment on the &C
cident.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-08-29

A sample OF the arst wall paper
of Frank Hall 1t was imported from
London. England. In 1888, by Samuel
TalIcott. to paper the rooms In house
him by his father. Benjamin Tallcott
in 1725-1727. The paper was taken
from the walls Of the house in Glaston.
bury and is in as good a condition az
when 1t was placed there. a proof OF
the good material Mr.. Hall Is going
to send sample piece to Admiral
George Dewey. a descendant OF the
Tallcotts. with his compliments. In .
few days.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-08-29
A Double Advantage.

In one OF the films OF the Lyman
Howe travel festival at the Grand
one evening he gave the effect Of a
ence as passengers.
AS the train whirled through pic
turesQue valleys and along steep
mountain side, young woman in
one of the front rows observed to her
escort.
I'D rather travel like this, be-
cause there is little danger Of train
sickness"
YES" replied the escort, and be-
sides, one does not have to tip tho
porter. Telegram.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-08-29

How much better 1t would have
been to have carefully driven these
fowls back into the yard and at once
repaired the fence.
Verify the contrairiness Of the hen
+ not in 1t with the contrairiness and
stupidity of some Of the attendants.
A common cruelty is to overcrowd
the flock. especially in close badly
ventilated houses. Allowing the sup
ply Of drinking water to run out and
placing the drinking vessels In the
sun are also cruelties practiced by
shiftless, lazy people.
Many acts of cruelty can be named
in the methods employed in breaking
up broodiness In hens. For instance.
dousing them In water, tying them by
one leg to a stake or throwing them
into yard OF young cockrels to be
knocked about right and left are all
practices that should be stopped.
Broodiness is provision OF nature
for rest and certainly the industrious
hen deserves it. But, II 1t Is wanted
to have her change her ideas or con-
dition, the only humane way Is to
place such In a separate house where
there are no nests or male birds and
allow them to have the fever gradually
pass OF.
For some years back 1t was the
custom to sell the little newly
hatched) chicks at the poultry shows
and also at large bird stores around
Easter time.
These innocents we're bought by
fond parents for their little tots and
carried to their home in pasteboard
boxes. Without the proper brooder
heat. or the right kind Of food these
little things would be fairly tortured
to death; quite often from rough hand
ling OF the cute baby"
Anything that will inflict needless
pain or make the fowls uncomfortable,
should be punishable. 1t Is surprising
how many people who otherwise are
kind-hearted and good intentioned will
not stop to think that their very acts
are uncharitable and unchristianlike.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-08-29
What Did II Matter?

At the first meal on board the
ocean liner Smythe was beginning to
feel like casting his bread upon the
waters. His friends had told him
that when he began to feel that way
he should stun himself He tackled
outlet first, but 1t didn't taste right.
He observed to the waiter: Waiter,
the outlet isn't very good"
The waiter looked at his whiten-
Ing face then replied: Yes, sir, but
for the length of time you'll ave it.
sir, hit won't matter sir."-Lippin-
colts.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-08-29

industry of Illinois will be profitable
for many years to come. and few
sheep on every farm will help to de-
crease the shortage. clean up waste
places. conserve fertility and increase
the bank account.
Experiments carried on with cattle
showed that cattle given plenty Of
water with their pasture contained
more moisture and less dry matter
than did the carcasses of cattle given
pasture, but no additional moisture.
1t Is a generally accepted principle of
feeding that 1t costs more and more
to produce meat as the moisture de-
creases and the dry matter increases.
From this we are able to deduce the
fact that 1t costs less to grow the
steers that had plenty OF water, and
SO made watery carcasses. than 1t did
to grow the steers that had no water
other than that in their food and re-
produced dry carcass.
What Is true in the cases of steers
would hold equally true in the case
OF sheep. Sheep given plenty of water
will produce mutton more cheaply
than will those deprived OF 1t. Muscle
expansion will be more active in the
one case than In the other, and that
Is another reason why mutton pro-
duction would be cheaper
There is considerable water In any
OF the pasture crops that sheep eat.
and they get still more moisture from
the dew that collects on the grass
blades IN early morning and late eve
ming; but from these two sources,
while 1t gets enough water to keep It
alive. sheep still does not get
enough water to keep it in the very
best growing condition nor to keep
all Its bodily processes going on in
the most effective manner possible.
There Is not an organ in the body
that can function properly without
water to aid 1t. Being one OF the
chief constituents Of blood. water 10
carried to every part of the system.
and not alone helps 1t in getting its
nourishment, but also in Kidding 1t of
Its impurities. It is obvious that .
large amount Of water must be neces.
sary to keep the sheep doing well.
Enough is not gotten with the food,
even In summer, and this amount
should be supplemented by all that
the sheep will drink when given con-
slant access to It,
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-08-29
Value Of Hen Manure

1t is claimed that 100 pounds of
fresh hen manure contains about so
pounds water l6 pounds organic mat
ter. &c pounds ash. Analysis shows
that poultry manure contains 243 per
cent phosphoric acid, 2.26 per cent
potash and 1925 per cent nitrogen.
as ammonia and organic matter.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-08-29
Genuine PITY.

Mr.. and Mrs. Whittier never have
any arguments
How does that happen?"
Mr.. Whittier won't argue
The poor woman, "-Birmingham
Age-Herald
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-08-29

Far be it from us to kick. but an
other little daily pleasure We will have
TO jot down is to sit in barber chair
and have some fellow who has missed
his calling by not going on the vaude.
vile stage tell funny stories. thrust
the soap brush down our throat while
trying TO catch our breath after that
last exceedingly humorous little quip.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-08-29
Too Late.

A boy wrote home for a supply OF
cash. Appended to the letter was the
following postscriptum:
4 felt so ashamed :. having asked
you to send me $40 that I ran to the
postoffice to get my letter back I'm
fortunately, 1t had gone.'
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-08-29

A self-confessed murder travelled
5000 miles to be gui !otined, and then
2 jury acquitted him amid prolonged
applause II he had tried to escape
his fate. it woeid have taken years
OF daley and fortunte spent on law
yers. for such is the contrariness OF
life
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-08-29
Experienced.

Are you accustomed to the care Of
ehildren?"
i should hope So" replied the APP
plicant for the position. I've had six
different places this last week"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-08-29

ITO be decently dressed a man must
spend at least $4,000 a year on his
wardrobe" remarks New York out
litter of the male of the species
Whereupon the majority of the male
population will resign themselves by
necessity to be indecently dressed or
tentative may be-
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-08-29

The Pennsylvania man who gave his
pocketbook. with all his saving In It..
to his baby to play with while on a
train. was filled with surprise and
CONSERVATION when the baby very nat
urally threw 1t out Of the car win
dow. Which incident shows how many
OF US fail to succeed in life by put.
ting too childlike a trust In fate.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-08-29

A woman In Chicago got damages
of $4,000 against saloonkeepers for
selling her husband liquor. making
him drunk while she had to support
the family. Drunken husbands may
In this way be made gold mines II
they can go on finding enough saloons
to take chances with enterprisins
lttigant wives
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-08-29
Surprised Her.

The stout party had been In tho
bootshop for over an hour, and the
patient shop assistant had had haK
the shoes down for her inspection.
She found fault with them all. until
his patience became quite exhausted
These should suit you," he said
taking another pair down ~ last
resource.
Still the lady was not satisfied. Il
don't like this Sort" she said; they
have a tendency to get wider whom
they are a bit old"
Well, madam" retorted the ex-
asperated assistant. politely, didn't
yOu7"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-08-29
Analogous.

She-But don't you think that
everybody should learn to swim?
He-Certainly not. What would
you think of fish that insisted on
trying to learn to walk on dry land?
Boston Transcript.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-08-29
, he travelled much :.
That's Tho Question.

Jack-I tell you when you get
around to the proposal point with =
girl the suspense is awful
Tom.-Well, and how about the ex-
pense?-Boston Transcript.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-08-29
The Next Best.

Newedd-Did you sew the button on
my overcoat, love?
Mrs. Newedd.-No, darling.
couldn't find the button, so | just
sewed up the hole.-Boston Post.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-08-29

An Arkansas girl dropped her chew
ing gum. which fell into rattle
snakes mouth and prevented him
from biting her. The dispatch says
the snake was killed. but did not name
the manner of death.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-08-29
Another Way.

why are you so anxious to 60 on
the stage?"
Il wish to get a rich husband"
Things will be dull In theatrical
business for several months. Better
20 into the manicure business. grille"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-08-29
Finished Product

"Bunsby claims to be man OF the
world."s
Yes"
Has he Travelled much."
No; but once he lived In New
York, for three months. Chicago
Record-Herald.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-08-29

Everybody comedies the virtue Of
prunes and yet no one praises their
beauty.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-08-29
Protection From Worm.

A little collar OF paper wrapped
around tomato. cabbage or other plant
win protect from damage by cutworms.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-08-29
Stunts Growth.

Do net let any fruit ripen on the
small fruit plants set out this year
Premature fruit stunts the growth
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-08-29

A fresh egg" sign isn't genuine IN
less you hear the cackle.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-08-29
Pastures for Sheen.

Change your flock OF sheep to
fresh pastures as oftsn a. you can.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-08-29

NA OUR LATEST ILLUSTRAT
ED CATALOGUE. Explains
how we teach barber trade In
eight weeks. Gall or write
MokGN 0AND9R c0ll908
Ii Commercial Street SALT LAKE CITY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-26
Weekly Market Summary.

New York, April 26.-After a display
of strength in the early part of the
week, apparently based on little more
than covering of shorts, the stock mar
ket relapSed into a stagnant condition
and toward the end of the week it
developed downward tendency. There
was a renewal of acute weakness
among the newer industrials. Some of
the standard railway shares, the main
tenance of whose dividend rates had
been called into question also sold off
sharply. Many new low records for
the year We're established. The lead
ing speculative stocks also suffered,
although the demand from the shorts
steadied these and the losses were not
severe.
Speculative conditions were favorable
to the bear side With the tariff de-
bate on in congress there was no in
clination to indulge in operations for
the long account. Renewed tension in
Europe, following the capture of Sou
tart; the propose legislation affecting
aliens in California and the poor state
ment of March earnings made by a
number of Eastern railroads tended to
depress sentiment.
Money rates were somewhat easier,
but the outlook for new capital issues,
large amounts of which are believed to
be awaiting favorable conditions, re-
main doubtful
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-26
In DEATH CLASP
Belgium Lovers Leap $50 Feet
From Cathedral Tower.
Clasped Hands, Poised and
Owed Into Street.

Antwerp, Belgium, April ga
youth Is years old and a 10 year old
girl were the principal characters in
a love tragedy enacted here Friday
Arm in arm, they climbed to the clock
gallery in the tower of the Notre
Dame cathedral md from a height of
$50 feet leaped into space, falling at
the feet of passers-by. Every bone
in the body of the boy and his COM
panion was broken. AS they hurtled
through the air several men and wom-
en- who witnessed the sight tainted.
According to the police, the leap
from the church tower was in. accord
ance with premeditated double sui
eide pact.
That the act of the lovers was re-
meditated is shown by the fact that
they had placed five letters, one adj
dressed to the police commissary and
the others to various relatives, where
they easily could be seen by visitors to
the tower.
Entering the clock gallery, the cou-
pie climbed upon the stone balustrade.
With hands c1asped. they poised them
selves for a moment and then leaped
downward into the glove market.
striking the flags close to the historic
Matays fountain. Ambulances were
summoned, but the surgeons declared
that the lovers had died instantly
The letters found in the tower show
that the youth was Ellie Walkaw,
and that his home was in this city.
The letters, it is declared, stated that
the young couple had been driven to
their death because of a love affair
Antwerp, April 26.-The lovers who
committed suicide so tragically yester-
day from the clock tower of Notre
Dame cathedral when after claspine
hands they leaped $50 feet to the
ground were natives of Antwerp and
belonged to well known families The
girl was Alice Peters and the youth
Ellie Walkow. Many of the hundreds
who witnessed the suicide tainted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-26
PRAISE MRS. GUERNSEY
Kansas Lady High in Councils of the
ID. A. r.

The Washington Star of April 20 has the
following to say of the state regent of the
Kansas Daughters of the American Revo-
luton, Mrs. George T. Guernsey. of In
dependence:
MRS George T. Guernsey. state regent
of Kansas, and chairman of the judges
at the continental. congress last week, is
already being spoken of as a candidate
four years hence, and possibly in 1915.
Mrs. Guernsey has always been a friend
of the former administration but has
never been partisan in the narrow sense
of the word, according to her friends,
who agree that she is one Of the fairest,
and most progressive women in the D. A.
r. She has been chairman of the judges
for several years. and has conducted the
elections with such absolute tact and fair
ness, that there has not been a nurmur
of pr otest from either side"
One of the Kansas delegates writes
home: I'VE of the Sunflower state can
well be proud of our state regent. No one
at home knows of her splendid work here.
To my mind, she is the most popular
woman in the congress, and we will all
have the pleasure, I am sure of seeing
her the president general in 1917, and pos
sibly in 1915. She was urged to enter the
race this year as a dark horse but
fused, and says when the time comes, she
will come out in the open as a candi-
date"