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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-11-21
MELISSA WOULD NOT BE A WILL
ING DOOR MAT.

Children who play with fire are
sure to get burned sooner or later"
observed Mrs. Merriwid's maternal
maiden aunt Jane. with sly, not to
say arch smile at her niece.
THE surest thing you know, dearie, %
agreed Mrs. Merriwid calmly, ALSO
the pitcher that goes often to the we'll
Is broken at last and it's a long lane
that has no turning. Though I'm any
thing but clever. l could talk like that
for ever;' but what's the answer,
pet?"
Il was thinking of Mr.. Chestie, my
DEAR" said Aunt Jane. "It seems to
me as if-well. OF course, l haven't
any right to assume things and l
wouldn't force your confidence for
anything in the world. suppose,
however, that as soon as there is any
thing definite shall be informed"
Mrs. Merriwid closed one long
dashed eyelid twice in rapid success
sion. III come right to you and make
my blushing confession on your SYM
pathetic BOSOM" she declared. You
shall be the first to know it-after
dear Mr.. Chestie, of course. Are you
satisfied now?"
Then you really" Aunt Jane be-
gan eagerly.
ASK me no more. dearie." Mrs. Mer-
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-11-21
EXPERIMENT WITH PIG FEED
Results Of Tests Made at Kansas
Agricultural College EmbodynQ
Work Of Three Years.

Weanling pigs weighing about forty
five pounds at the Kansas Agricultural
college we're fed: One lot on corn
alone and another on corn and alfalfa
pasture, in summer, and alfalfa hay in
winter. President Waters showed the
results of the experiments, embodying
the work of three years, with charts
and photographs and lantern slides.
In every, case the pigs were put into
the experiment at weaving time
weighing about forty-five pounds, be-
ing March pigs.
The experiment began about July 1.
In each experiment one group fed on
corn alone in dry lot did not thrive.
At least one pig died each year of
what the veterinary experts declared
to be starvation, notwithstanding the
fact that they were offered all the
corn they would eat. When pigs on
other rations were weighing $50
pounds each and were fat and ready
for market, the pigs on corn alone,
we're thin and scrawny, weighing
forty or sixty pounds.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-11-21
TREATMENT FOR HARD SOILS
Where Land 10 Difficult to Work II
Should Receive Careful Attention
One Good Method.

Often the different kinds of soils are
found on the same farm and the best
results cannot be obtained, as far as
crop returns are concerned, by a
uniform method of cultivation and
irrigation. The soil that is hard and
difficult to work should receive most
careful attention, not only from the
standpoint of cultivation, but also in
the method of irrigation.
1t is not always profitable to at
tempt a perennial crop on soil that
is hard to work and irrigate-the
yield is usually low, due to the re-
sistance to root development and
scarcity of plant food; also to the
shallow depth of the irrigation which
in turn causes the root system to de-
velop near the surface and make the
crop susceptible to drought.
Deep blowing, with liberal appli-
cation of manure or straw. will be
found beneficial. The decay of the
organic matter will leave the soil
more or less porous and allow the
moisture access to the lower soil:
root development will be more CON-
plete and the crop will stand drought
better.
The cultivation of sugar beets on
hard soil will, II properly handled.
bring the field eventually into proper
filth. Furrow irrigation will not al
low the soil to bake; deep cultivation
OF the crop will be found beneficial;
the tap root OF the beet will have a
tendency to open up the soil below
the pillow sole; the decayed tap root
after harvest will leave the lower
soil more or less porous, and hence
Increase the capacity of the soil for
the storage of moisture.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-11-21

three bottles and 1t made me we'll and
strong and 1 avoided a dreadful opera
ton. I now have two fine healthy chill
dren, and l cannot say too much about
whatLydiaE. Pinkham 'sVegetableC Com
pound has done for me. ~ Mrs. LEE
MANGEs, R. F. D. 10, Mogadore, Ohio.
Why will women take chances with
nm operation or drag out a sickly, half
hearted existence, missing three-fourths
of the joy of living, when they can find
health in Lydia E. Pinkham' 3 Vegetable
Compound?
For thirty years it has been the stand
ard remedy for female ills, and has re-
stored the health of thousands Of women
who have been troubled with such all
ments as displacements, inflammation,
liberation, tumors, Irregularities, etc.
II you want special advice write to
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (cOnfl.
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by .
woman and held in strict confidence.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-11-21

warmth through the registers, and II
the dear man arrives IS minutes late.
with crouch sticking out of him at
every angle of his fine, virile frame,
and his sonorous and reverberating
voice raised in condemnation of the
person or persons who left the front
gate open-well, it's apt to be a hard,
hard smile.
You see, auntie DEAR" Mrs. Merri-
wild went on. This one-head theory
rather assumes that the party OF the
second part has a sky piece made out
OF pumpkin and filled with mush.
1t doesn't take into consideration the
fact that womanly, wifely woman
mas individual tastes and feelings and
real soul Of her own. OF course she
ought to be satisfied to stick around
the hearth and gas range and find her
reward in the consciousness of virtue
when there's nothing else doing in the
reward line, but we 80 very, very sci.
dom do what we ought In this vale OF
tears and tribulation. Mr.. Chestie be,
lieves a woman's place Is the home.
mans place Is any old place he darn
pleases, II you'll excuse the strength
of the language. Mr.. Chestie, auntie,
between you and me, gives me most
excruciating pain about the top hook
of my dress"
Then why in the world are you
making such fuss over him." asked
Aunt Jane. You've given him more
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-11-21
Mystery Cleared Up.

She walked in and banged hunk
of yellow substance on the counter.
This" she announced sarcastically,
is the soap that does the washin' it.
self. It's the soap that makes wash
In a pleasure; it's the soap that"
That amt soap, ma'am," inter-
rupted the grocer, as he took the SUBJ
stance in his hand and examined it.
Your little girl was here yesterday
for half a pound OF cheese and half a
pound of soap. That's the cheese"
why, l lay awake the whole night
wondering what made the Welsh rab-
bit We had taste so queer. '-Pittsburg
Telegraph.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-11-21

riwid begged coyly; "but ne is a fine
figure of man, isn't her"
Magnificent" Aunt Jane assented,
with enthusiasm.
There's something 30 sturdy and
virile about him." said Mrs. Merriwid
He quite puts one in mind of the
oak" declared Aunt Jane.
Exactly" Mrs. Merriwid agreed
Splendid clinging space for a vine,
and those full rich tones In his voice
"a sort OF sonorous reverberation
about them, don't you Think"
THAT just describes it." said Aunt
Jane. 'Sonorous' is the word, and
there's reverberation about it. too.
ANY woman who married Mr.. Ches-
tie could rely on his care and protec-
ton, should imagine" Mrs. Merriwid
proceeded. 'All she would have to do
would be to behave herself and de-
serve 1t. AS long as she conducted
herself In a womanly and wifely man.
ner. l should say she would have no
reason to complain of Mr.. Chestie."
"She might esteem herself especial
ly fortunate In my opinion" said Aunt
Jane.
''The only trouble that might arise
would perhaps be owing to different
conception of womanly and wifely
qualities, on the part of the not i'm
possible Mrs. Chestie," unused Mrs.
Merriwid. THE gentleman, himself,
mas his conception pretty firmly fixed
In his own mind. His idea is that
man should be head Of the family, to
begin with"
Il agree with him there" remarked
Aunt Jane, though, of course, it's
very old-fashioned of me-"
TITS all right If he isn't pinhead,
but he generally is when he insists on
it," said Mrs. .Merriwid. "My idea is
that two heads are better than one in
we'll regulated home, and the head
that wears the hairpins is about the
best qualified to cast the deciding
vote in case of deadlock. l may be
terribly advanced and hopelessly pro-
gressive, but l believe in having the
door mat made of manila fiber or rub
Der or something of that sort; women
get worn out too easily"
"Hum!" said Aunt Jane, non-com-
mitally.
Mr.. Chestie is a great advocate of
the American home" Mrs. Merriwid
continued. HE told me that every
man should have a home, a retreat
from the sordid cares of business life,
place of warmth and cheer, with a
sweet womanly woman awaiting him
with bright smile of welcome and
well-cooked dinner
Il don't see anything unreasonable
about that" said Aunt Jane.
We'll, 1t depends" said Mrs. Merri-
wild. TITS all right for the lady to
srnile If she feels like 1t, but II she
hasn't competent cook to attend TO
the dinner and she's had to wrestle
with the furnace to get the chssry
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-11-21
BUSINESS OF DAIRYING PAYS
Time That DaIrymen Took Hold Of
Matter to Raise the Standard Of
Dairy Intelligence.
CBy s. VAN AKEN.)

There Is a sentiment abroad that
dairying is becoming unpopular with
many, and there is less inclination
among young men to engage In 1t.
II this be so, it Is time dairymen took
hold of this matter to raise the stand
ard of dairy intelligence and educa-
ton up to the point where it will be
popular. The door must be opened
to the boys and girls of this country
so invitingly, with so much of inter
est and profit in sight, that they will
without question become our future
citizen farmers
We cannot expect much change In
those with settled opinions. While
we may not change much, we have
1t In our power to promote and insti-
tute a change, and uplift, that shall
be power for good to those who
come after US. The door must be
opened wide. and the light made SO
clear 1t will be recognized that get
ting a start and winning success in
life does not imply that one must
leave the farm. 1t must be shown
that man may by intelligent prac-
tice have farm, high producing
dairy stock, and may know about
feeds and feeding and produce the
best; but it implies study, COMPARE
son, and gathering the best informa-
ton and applying 1t.
The man who refuses to educate
and broaden his mind along his bust
ness, who pins his faith to the reckon
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-11-21
FEEDING THE ORCHARD TREE
One Central Thouoht-We Cannot
Continually Take From Soil With
out Giving Back Something.
tBy BESSIE l.. PUTNAM

Said a successful farmer recently:
Il have lots Of nice apples, and ! be-
lieve that my success is largely due
to the fact that / do not neglect to
feed my trees. There is Blank, with
a large orchard next to mine. But his
soil has run out, and now he wants to
buy the fruit from two OF three OF my
trees"
This man had his own ideas, too,
about the renewing of the soil. De-
testing the nuisance of cornstalks In
the stable, he used the orchard for a
feeding ground in the late fall, and
the result was that the added fer
tilizing element keeps the ground in
good condition.
This year." he says, II overdid the
matter Look at the nice crop Of rag
weed started" We wondered why so
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-11-21
POUITPYNOTFS
lNN9Rs ~ 81 nno

In mating for market poultry select
the best breasted birds.
Summer or winter, the birds should
have plenty of roosting space.
Success with poultry depends more
on god care than on the breed.
Trust an old hen to know exactly
where she ought not to scratch.
Compare your poultry with that
shown at the agricultural fair and see
if yours can be improved.
Don't keep a lot of young or old
male birds in the flock to worry the
rest of the birds and to eat expensive
grain.
Fowls should be killed just before
they begin to moult, for when they be-
gin to shed their feathers they begin
TO lose flesh.
1t is poor economy to feed the poul-
try on one kind of grain. 1t is morn
profitable in every way to give v2rj.
ETY., of which corn, wheat and oats
should be the leading feeds.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-11-21
ESKIMO BECAME AN OUTCAS1
Fate OF Native of the North Who
Through Faith Turned to
Christianity.

The whole life of the primitive Els.
kimo Is governed by precedent, writes
Il. w. Hawkes. in the Wide World.
Although outwardly the freest and
most irresponsible being in the world
ne Is In reality the slave of public
opinion and the numberless customs
and superstitions of his ancestors.
The ways Of his fathers are good
enough for him, and the word of the
old men and witch doctors, who treas
ure up ancient precedent like tho
pharisees of old, is the standard he
lives and, dies by.
For an Eskimo to break one Of,
these unwritten laws is to render
himself social outcast. Although
treated with kindness, he is no long
er reckoned as a member Of the tribe
| well remember such a case on the
Diomedes. A brother-in-law of the
chief had early embraced Christian.
ity, being converted on trip to
Nome by one of the first missionaries
Being a very conscientious man. he
soon recognized the incompatibility
OF retaining his faith and conforming
to the worship of his people. The
spirit of the Scotch covenanters was
IN his veins. He refused to go
through the usual rites of his peo.
pie, and prayed to the God OF the
white stranger at home. AS a result
he was forbidden his place in the vii.
lage kos-ga Tor meeting place. where
every man has his recognized sta.
ton, carefully graded according to
merit. His son was not allowed to
dance with the younger men or wit
ness any of the councils or witch
doctorings reserved for the men; his
daughters could not take part In the
annual dance of the women, nor was
any member of the tribe bold enough
to ask them in marriage. They all
married Siberian strangers and left
the old mans house desolate, but he
stuck to his faith to the last. In my
humble opinion, he was the best
Christian / ever met. Always cheer.
ful, always ready to help, living
Tally the faith that was in him. he
was the only Essimo ever saw who
was brave enough to withstand the
witch doctor.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-11-21
She Expected Ii.

The steamship moved slowly up the
narrows, abreast Of quarantine. There
was a tremendous rattle and clank
and splash. Aunt Drusilla called a
steward.
What was that, steward?" she
asked.
"Nothin', lady-only dropped the
anchor, ma am"
II thought they would" answered
Aunt Drusilla disapprovingly. They've
been very careless with it. I've seer
it hanging over the side all day."
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-11-21
Might Have Been Worse.

A young woman from the west
was making visit to an old seaport
town. One morning while driving
with her host she said:
What is the diet of all these peo-
ple?"
Fish, mostly" responded the man.
why" spoke the westerner, II
thought fish was brain food. These
are really the most unintelligent
looking people I ever saw"
WELL" replied the host, lust think
of what they would look like If they
didn't eat fish!'-Harpers Weekly.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-11-21

careful and observing a man had al
lowed the weed crop to mature. But
he assures us that when about to cut 1t
he hesitated, fearing that the stalks
would pierce any apples which CHANGED
to fall And now. at picking time, he
finds that the weeds act as cushion
protecting the falling fruit and rem
dering 1t scarcely less perfect than
that which is hand-picked.
Each Individual should work out his
own problems for himself, as this man
has done; but in any case there is
still the central thought-we cannot
continually take from the soil with
out giving something in return.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-11-21
For Warts on Calves

For the warts apply nitrate of sill
yer in stick form. Rub gently each
day and they should, in a short time,
go away.
Nitrate of silver applied in the same
way to where the horns appear until
the blood just comes, will stop the
horns growing, but this must be done
within ten days of the birth of the
calf. Begin the application on the
third day
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-11-21
A Faulty Indictment.

A Massachusetts minister was max.
ing his first visit to Kentucky several
years ago. He had to spend the night
in a small mountain town where feuds
and moonshine still abounded. En-.
gaging in conversation with one of the
natives, he said:
MY friend, this very bibulou,
state, | hear"
Lord" replied the man, there
hain't rs Bibles in all Kentucky."-
Exchange.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-11-21
Paternal Effort.

What are you working so hard
for?"
Il want to provide for my boys
future" replied Farmer Corntossel.
II want to lay by enough wealth SO
that can leave Josh this farm for
A golf course. Washington Star.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-11-21
Water for Wheat.

If an inch of water is worth two
and one-half bushels of wheat to the
acre, and the farmer wants to aver.
age 20 bushels of wheat, his problem
Is to secure and place at the disposal
of his wheat plants, just ten inches
Of water Simple isn't it. It's just
a matter OF northumberland USING
ones intelligence.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-11-21
Worth the Trouble.

you go hunting every year,"
Yes"
What kind of game do you pre-
fer?"
"Oh, l never shoot anything. But
its kind of pleasant to come home and
have my family make fuss over me
because | got back alive. Washing
ton Star.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-11-21
Up-to-Date Dairy Farm Of Ex-Vice.
President Levi p. Morton on the
Hudson River.

and guess. will always be found milk.
ing mixed-bred cows, in which the
failures are the most prolific; will be-
feeding everything if 1t is cheap, and
believing that all failures are due to
the factory and market end of his
business. AS one has expressed it,
too many men go through life mis-
taking their gizzards for their heads.
The moment man sees and puts
into practice the idea that he can
cheaper the cost and increase the ex-
cellence of an article. that moment he
has opened the door to enlarged op-
portunities.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-11-21
The Outs and the ms.

She-I presume there are really
two sides to these political issues.
He-Oh, yes; almost Invariably
those who are on the outside and
those who are on the inside.-Cleve-
land Leader.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-11-21
Prepared for Long Campaign.

She (of the suburbs)-You seem to
feel it very keenly that l have re-
fused you.
He (of the town)-Well, as a mat.
ter or fact, | have Just got season
ticket out here.-Fliegende Batter.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-11-21
UntanQIc IL Yourself,

This article says oleomargarine is
made of beef fat"
Yes, and the person who eats
lots of it will be fat"
We'll, if beef fat makes a person
be fat that is nothing to beef at"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-11-21
Literally So.

Yesterday l received an unspeak-
able insult"
What was it?"
"A deaf and dumb man spelled on
his fingers to me that | was a lar
Baltimore American.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-11-21
SAVING Time.

John, those burglars are in the
pantry at my pies and cake. Phone
for a policeman quicki'
IN phone for doctor--they won't
need a policeman. Life.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-11-21

female troubles and
bearing down pains
that l could not
stand on my fee
long enough TODD my
work. The doctor
said l would have to
undergo an opera
ton, but my husband
wanted me to try
Lydia E. Pinkham's
V eg 9 ia BILE Com
pound first. / took
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-11-21
A Domestic Tryout.

Whats the conclave at your mouse
about?"
I'VE are discussing the advisability
Of impeaching the cook. "-Pittsburg
Post.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-11-21

encouragement than any man I've
known"
Mrs. Merriwid brought her teeth to-
gether with click. That's so he'll
get just little harder jolt than any
man you've ever known, dearie," she
said.
Copyright, 1918, by W. G. Chapman)
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-11-21
SunfIoWers of Value.

Next spring plant little patch OF
sunfiower seed. The great plants make
good shade and the seeds are much
relished by the chickens.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-11-21
MRS. MANCES
ESCAPES
OPERATION
How She Was Saved From
Surgeons Knife by Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound.

Mogadore, Ohio.-'The first two years
/ was married suffered 30 much from
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-11-21
COWARD {. BURTON Assayxsss,.Aro.

Specimen prices: Gold. Silver, Lead II, Cold
.IFer. toci Gold. tOc; Zinc or Copper g. Msliinr
rnfeIoPes ana fuil price list sent on applicnilon
tontr9i and umpire work solicited LendvflIs~
toi. hefsrence. Carbonate National Bank
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-03-27

Spodess Town


IREAUTY and cleanliness
aboutthe home and grounds
engenders that civic pride which
builds great cities. The germ Of
real prosperity is an optimistic state of
mind brought on by healthful and plea
SAINT surroundings.
Let's make Hendersonville a beauti-
full city; a city hat will radiate good
cheer and prosperity. Let's clean up,
paint up, plant and decorate until Hen
dersonville shall be famous as a city
Of beautiful homes--a real CITY Beautiful"
The Washington times., 1913-03-28
PREDICTS CHICAGO
WILL FINISH HIGH
Pitching Staff Draws Praise of
Charles Comiskey, Who Re-
turns From Camp.

CHICAGO, March 2s.-Charlie Comis-
key, the "Old Roman" has returned
from the Coast, and says that his White
Sox will finish one-two-three in the 1913
pennant race. He says that the Sox
will train next spring in Paso Robles,
and. indeed. for five years to come,
contract having been signed to this ef-
feet.
During Comiskey's stay in California
the Sox encountered only one bad day,
giving his youngsters the best training
they ever have had. From a financial
point of view the trip was the best the
reason for returning.
IF the pitchers and catchers stand
UP to predictions and their recent show
ing" said Mr.. Comiskey, Il think We
will give Chicago one of the best ball
clubs 1t has had in the last seven years.
From what ! have seen ] think the
pitching staff will be one of the best in
either league. Walsh. as you know, al
ways is good, and In the games l saw
him pitch no team has scored on him.
/ learned that Los Angeles made two
runs off of him on Sunday. but from re-
ports this was due to errors. 1t looks
like another good season for Walsh.
I'm all my years of baseball l have
never seen a ball club take as many
chances on the bases. What looked like
ordinary singles have been turned into
doubles, and that is what counts a great
deal. especially in close games. Taken
as a whole, the club looks like top
nofcher"