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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-03-14
REALLY NAMED FOR STATE
Mississippi River Steamers Originated
Co0nomen That Has Now Be-
come Universal.

On the Mississippi river In olden
days the passenger steamboats, were
very ornate affairs, vying with each
other in garish glory. One owner hit
on the idea Of naming his steam
boats cabins instead of numbering
them. So he named them In honor of
the states of the union, each having
above the door the gilt title OF some
state, the big central cabin being call
ed the Texas" after the largest state.
Other boat owners took up the Idea,
and thus the word cabin was grad
ually alternated by state" room. Fer
years the best cabin was still known
as the Texas. Then that sobriQuet died
with the ebbing glory OF the old river
steamers. But the word "stateroom"
became incorporated into our lam
guage, and in time even broke into the
dictionary, as does many another
catch phrase. Not one person In thou
sand who occupies stateroom knows
tie term once meant "a room named
for a state"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-03-14

may also be used In various household
appliances, both for lighting and heat
ing purposes with much more safety
than either kerosene or gasoline. Its
cost previous to the enactment of laws
making it tax-free was such as to pre-
vent its use in engines and motors
consequently very little was done
toward their adaptation to itsFuse. 1t
is, however, being successfully used in
both statis,sary and traction engines
In other countries where it can be had
at moderate price, and under similar
conditions Of economic manufacture
would undoubtedly be SO used in this
country.
Potatoes have been successfully
used as source Of cheap alcohol in
other countries and conditions in this
country indicate that large quantities
Of potato culls with the necessary
starch content are available for this
purpose at price which would permit
Of the profitable manufacture of alco-
hol therefrom. Experimental work of
the agricultural department distillery
has shown how potatoes can be
economically handled and practical
facture can now be given. This work
has been done in a small distillery
such as would be suitable for large
farms or communities of farmers
working in cooperation. Farmers
may. II they so desire, obtain from the
government data which will enable
them to convert frosted or inferior
revenue. as it has been shown by ex-
periments that these may be made
into alcohol ct fair profit
The percentage of starch in pota-
toes may me easily determined by
means of specially prepared instru-
ment. An average sample OF the
potatoes is washed and thoroughly
dried. Exactly ten pounds are placed
in the wire basket Zone potato may be
cut II necessary to get the exact
weight. The instrument with the
bauket attached is fioated in a tank
containing clear water at 53.5 de-
grees Farenheit The stem Is SO grad
uated that the percentage Of the
starch can be read directly from it.
Potatoes average from IA to 20 per
cert. of starch and one pound OF
starch in practice yields about 0.071
gallon of absolute alcohol, or 0079 gal
Ion of denatured alcohol at 1870 degrees
proof. One hundred pounds Of an av-
erage grade of potatoes containing IL
per cent. of starch would yield approx
imately 1.3 gallons of denatured alco-
hol.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-03-14
a4conCL FROM POTATO cULLs
'osnatured" Liquid Suitable for Man.
usacture Of varnish and Other
Commercial Articles.


Alcohol Is substance produced by
the fermentation of sugar In practice
there are two possible sources OF sugar
for this purpose: First, plants natur-
ally containing sugar ready to be con-
verified into alcohol by simple ferment-
alton, such as sugar cane, sugar beets,
sorghum, fruits, etc.; second, ma
terials containing starch which may
be changed into sugar by the action Of
malt or acids and then fermented.
such as potatoes. grains, etc. Alcohol
has been and is now being made from
sawcust, but as the processes en-
ployed are trade secrets this material
will not be discussed.
The so-called "denatured alcohol'
is prepared by the addition of such
ingredients as will make the alcohol
unfit for drinking purposes. 1t is used
extensively in the manufacture Of
varnish, explosives, chemicals, and
many other commercial articles. 1t
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-03-14
BOY OBSYED ORDERS GIVEN
Meant Well, But Information Was Not
Welcomed by Hotel Manager
Just at That Time.

A certain New York hotel manager
is one of these nervous men who con-
stantly warn their employees against
keeping them in ignorance of any
happening around the place. He hired
new bell boy recently, and gave
him the usual warning:
Remember" he warned, III any
thing happens around here I'm TO be
the first person to know about it."
Soon after that he was showing
three naughty Daughters OF the Cou-
federacy one Of the best rooms in the
place, when the new bell boy rushed
In with his hair on end
something's happened" he yelled
The three Daughters OF the Con
federacy turned coldly. and the man.
ager, anxious to get rid of the boy
demanded to know she trouble.
That old cat down stairs said
the boy, has just had kittens. What
shall we do?"
The managers suggestion was
rough.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-03-14

"' ''se"or' Using your pills, and
resolved to try them. / did, and took
only two boxes. and I am now sound
and well. regard my cure as remark
able. can recommend Dodd's Kidney
Pills to any one who is suffering from
Kidney Trouble as l was" Write to Mr..
Fleenor about this wonderful remedy.
Dodd's Kidney Pills, SOC. per box at
your dealer or Dodd's Medicine Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y. Write for Household
Hints, also music OF National Anthem
English and German words) and reci-
pes for dainty dishes. ALI sent free.
Adv.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-03-14
GARDEN and
NOTES
Filth and health are arc,

Filth and health are arch enemies.
Recklessness Is q short road to
failure.
The garden acre should be the best
on the farm
Cut the cost of production by using
machinery wherever you can.
The thing that counts is to make
every foot of land a producer.
Thanks to scientific methods, tho
drudgery Of farm life is being forced
back into the limbo of time
1t doesn't cost any more to be
clearly than otherwise. And there's
more profit and satisfaction In it, too.
Scientific farming has Joined hands
with practical farming in the great
work Of feeding the nation ard the
world.
Water containing sufficient mineral
to be detected by the naked eye is I'M
into the body.
The manure that is taken from the
barn yard to the field is out of the
way before spring work and it makes
a great improvement in the farm sur.
roundings.
Root crops, such as parsnips, beets.
and carrots. may be prevented from
shriyeling in the winter II they are
covered slightly with dry sand in the
bin or box.
A plump. heavy kernel will produce
stronger plant and nourish 1t bet.
ter than a shrunken, light one, or
than one which has size without pro-
portionate weight.
The farming business IS getting to
be big proposition. Farm life of to-
day means more than the daily round
OF chores, with the 'cng, idle winter
spent reading the almanac.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-03-14
FOWLS REQUIRE GREEN FOOD
TurnIps, Cabbage, eeets and All Such
Furnish Change That 10 Apprs
clated by All Birds.

During the spring. summer and fall
1t ia not difficult to supply a variety
OF green food for the fowls, as any
kind of tender growing vegetation 10
relished by them, but when cold
weather sets in. 1t IL very different.
and things must be set aside during
the fall season.
Turnips, cabbage, beets and all such
make good food and furnish q. CRATE
full change, which the fowls appre-
ciate.
The scraps and Feelings may be
fed raw. or they may be put in a pot
on back of the stove and allowed to
cook gently during the day, and then
thickened at night with equal parts
of cornmeal and wheat bran, and to
be fed next morning as a mash, using
care not to give too much, as when
the fowls are satisfied they will stand
about and refuse to scratch and take
sufficient exercise.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-03-14
A TONIC LAXATIVE


sease has really gained q foothold in the
system, person was to take dose or two
OF good tonic laxative the great major
lty OF cases of sickness would be pre-
vented
Peruna ID a remedy that should be kept
IN the house. Its virtue as a preventive
to disease is the thing l wish chiefly 70
emphasize.
A slight condition of constipation may
lead to serious sluggishness Of the bowels,
biliousness, re-absorption of poisonous ma
terial and finally sickness. Or apathy of
the stomach in which the food is not rel
ished, may gradually lead to atomic dyspep-
STA or to the acquisition of some acute dis
ease. For either one of these conditions
a few doses of the tonic laxative PerunA
would set matters right. This is why the
remedy should always be kept handy by.
When once the value OF Feruna as
household remedy is understood no home
would be without it. Cathartics, pills and
powders would be discarded. Irritating
tonics would be no longer taken. Alco-
holic drinks would have no place. With
few doses of Peruna vigorous appetite il
produced and if there be any sluggishness
Of the bowels their function is gradually
restored.
Most laxatives are weakening in their
effect. A tonic laxative guards against
this weakening effect. Until right living
srdI become 10 thoroughly established that
all medicines are superhuous, Peruna viii
be needed. 1t is exactly the remedy that
meets numerous necessities of the house
hold. Sold at all drug stores.
T0kv
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-03-14

Nearly everybody il obliged more or
less to take a laxative. There are Of
course few exceptions. A great many
people also need occasionally to take 4
tonic. Probably few households exist
that do not make use of tonics and
laxatives.
The remedy Peruna is laxative
tonic. 1t not only operates as gentle
laxative, but also as a tonic.
The benefit derived from such a
remedy is great deal more in the
prevention of disease than in the cure.
After person has really become sick,
either with an acute or chronic all
ment, the rule should be to employ a
physician, or some one who can give the
case his personal attention. But long be-
fore this happens the person will complain
of this or that symptom, which is not Sc
we're enough to interfere with his regular
activities. If at this place before the di.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-03-14
SuIkv Plows.

Many farmers have the mistaken
Idea that sulky plows are not for rock
soils. It is on such soils that we find
driver is required and the weight of
the pillow holds the share to it's work
where often three men-one at the
beam-would not be able to do half
the work of the sulky nor nearly as
WE'LL Their draft will be from 5 to
10 per cent greater than that of the
walking pillow, dependent upon the
skill in adjusting the center OF draft
right.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-03-14
COFFEE THRESHED HER.
IS Long Years.

For over fifteen years." writes Q
patient, hopeful little Ills. woman.
while coffee drinker, suffered from
Spinal Irritation and Nervous trouble.
/ was treated by good physicians. but
did not get much relief.
Il never suspected that coffee might
be aggravating by condition. (Tea Ia
Just as injurious, because 1t contains
caffeine, the same drug found in cof-
fee.) / was down-hearted and dis
couraged, but prayed daily that I
might find something to help nae.
Several years ago, while at
friends house / drank a cup OF Post
UNI and though l had never tasted
more delicious.
From that time on l used Postum
instead Of coffee and soon began to
improve In health, SO that new can
walk half dozen blocks or more with
ease. and do many other things that l
never thought l would be able to do
again in this world.
my appetite is good, sleep well
and find life is worth living. A lady
of my acquaintance said she did not
Ike Postum, 1t was 30 weak and taste
less.
Il explained to her the difference
when 1t is made right-boiled accord
ing to directions. She was glad to
know this because coffee did not agree
with her. Now her folks say they
expect to use Postum the rest of their
lives" Name given upon request.
Read the little book, THE Road to
Wellville.' in pkgs. There's a Rear
son."
Postum now comes In concentrated.
powder form, called Instant Postum.
1t Is prepared by stirring level tea
spoonful in cup of hot water, adding
sugar to taste, and enough cream to
bring the color to golden brown.
Instant Postum Is convenient:
there's no waste; and the favour is al
ways uniform. Sold by grccers-45 to
50-cup tin 30 cts, 80 to 100-cup tin
so cts.
A Soup trial tin mailed for grocer's
name and 2-cent stamp for postage.
Postum Cereal Co.. Ltd, Battle Greek,
Mich.-Adv.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-03-14

An east side lad Of six summers has
childs faculty for seeing things,
often In the way they are not. He
came home from school the other day
and found his father reading the daily
paper.
Pop" he said, my teacher don't
know nothinr"
why, son, what's the matter now?-
asked the father.
Well" replied the youngster, ''she
held a big red apple up in front Of us
this morning and said; Children, what
Is this | have in my hand?' Indian
apolis News
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-03-14
SOME COMMON HEN DISEASES
Treatment Prescribed for Several
Kinds Of AiIments-sickIy Birds
Should Be Isolated.
All diseased birds should be isolat

All diseased birds should be isolat
ed.
Colds and Roup.--0isinfect the
drinking water as follows: To each
gallon Of water add the amount OF
potassium permanganate that will re-
main on the surface OF dime.
Chickenpox.-~-Apply a touch of 10
dine and carbolated vaseline to each
sore.
Gapes.-New ground and vigorous
cultivation will very often remedy
this trouble
Scaly Legs.-Apply vaseline to the
affected parts. and after twenty-four
hours soak in warm, soapy water.
Repeat treatment until cured.
Diarrhoea In Hens.-Low grade
wheat -four or middlings is good for
this trouble
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-03-14
vENTILAToR KEEPS OUT RAIN
Device for Use In Building or Cave
May Be Constructed From
Joint Of Stovepipe.

1t is often desirable to have build
ing or cave, well ventilated, and still
have it SO that no rain can enter
through the ventilator. Such venti-
lator may be constructed from =
joint of stovepipe and can, which
is at least an inch larger in diameter
than the stovepipe 1t is to cover, and
several inches high. A brace, made
from piece Of strap iron, should be
constructed as Illustrated In Fig. !
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-03-14
RaInproof VentIlator.

and riveted to the sides OF the pipe,
says the Iowa Homestead. The can
Is then slipped over this and riveted
through it's bottom to the brace. Have
inches below the upper edge of the
stovepipe; this should leave a space
of couple of inches between the
bottom of the can and the top edge Of
the stovepipe, to allow for the FREQ
circulation Of air as shown in Fig. 4
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-03-14
Friendly Blow.

Louis Brownlow, Washington news
paper man, paused in drug store in
Greensboro, N. c., not SO long ago, to
ask for match. While he was there
young colored chap came running
In with a big cash the whole length
OF his skull, and apparently good
deal put out about some accident that
had befallen him.
What's happened to your" asked
Brownlow, excitedly but sympathetic
ally.
A friend hit me with Ratchet, F."
replied the bleeding stranger.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-03-14
Care of Hiven.

When the hives are we'll distribut-
ed in a certain space their inmates
may be more easily handled. 1t seems
to improve their disposition, especial
ly If there are some trees or shrubs
about it. Robbing is not so prevalent,
either, and the absence of that always
helps to make bees better natured.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-03-14
The Real Villain.

Are you the villain Of this troupe?"
asked the baggageman who was han
ding theatrical trunks. NO." replied
the youth with black, curly hair, Il
used to be, but the real villain is the
treasurer of the company, and by this
time he must be about five hundred
miles on his way to somewhere west"
Washington Star
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-03-14
Good Cause.

VIII you donate something to a
good cause?" said the caller, as he
laid paper on the business man s
desk.
What is it?" asked the business.
man
One OF the tenants in this build,
ing killed book agent this morning, .
replied the caller, land we are taking
up subscription to reward him"
Put me down for 100000" replied
the business man.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-03-14

corrects constipation. Munyon's Paw-Paw
Pills are tonic to the stomach, liver and
nerves. They invigorate instead of weaken;
they enrich the blood instead of impover-
ishing it; they enable the stomach to get an
the nourishment from food that is put into
It Price as cents All Druggists.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-03-14

Appropriate Connections.
SO Miss Jiggers had an eye to the
stage
Yes, but she got the hook"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-03-14

to quit work, and
doctors failed to do
me any good. l kept
getting worse all the
time, and 1t at last
turned to in1amma-
ton of the Bladder,
and l had given up
all hope, when one
day l received your
little booklet adver-
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-03-14
Care Of Mater rrounh.

Try putting pinch OF copperas in
the watering trough once or twice
month. Better still. scrub out the
trough and spray thoroughly with q
eapperas solution.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-03-14
Modern PuplIIsm.

Father can't understand why
you want to be prize flghter
Son-Easy! Because it's all prize
and no fight.-Judge.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-03-14
CONSTIPATION
MUNYON'S Paw-pav

Munyon's Paw-Paw
Pills are unlike all 9TH
er laxativcs or cathar-
tics They coax the
liver into activity by
gentle methods, they
do not scour: they do
not grippe; they do not
weaken; but they do
start all the secretions
of the liver and stom-
ach in a way that soon
puts these organs in a
healthy condition and
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-03-14
SUFFERED FOR Is YEARS.

Mr.. R. M. F1eenor, R. F. D. 80, Otter
bein, Ind, writes: Il had been suffer
er from Kidney Trouble for about 20
years. l finally got 80 bad that / had
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-03-14

Mrs. Winslows Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces infiamma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie Csc bottleAy
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-03-14

In order to be social favorite a
man may be a cheerful liar.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-03-14

Constipation causes and aggravates many
serious diseases. 1t is thoroughly cured by
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. The favorite
family laxative. ADV.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-03-14
His CALDER.

He has heart of gold, grip of
iron and will of steel"
"Humph! He must be a man OF
mettle."
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-03-14
Accounted For

Accounted For.
why Is ii SO few women look well
In a steamer CAPT"
Il guess because it is handy cap"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-03-14

The days have been short" because
there's less time in them-and time is
money.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-03-14
Serious Matter.

Griggs-l saw the doctors carriage
at your door yesterday Anything Sc
rious?
Briggs should say SO! He want
ed to collect his bill.-Boston Evening
Transcript.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-03-14

Query: Is bride self-possessed aft
er her father gives her away?
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-03-14

1t takes more than a soft answer to
turn away the book agent.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-03-14

Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASlOhlA, safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that II
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-03-14
MRS. WILLIAMS SAYS.

Elkhart, Ind. -" suffered for II
years from organic inflammation, fe-
male weakness, pain and irregulari-
ties The pains in my sides were
increased by walking or standing on
my feet and had such awful bearing
down feelings, was depressed in
spirits and became thin and pale
with dull, heavy eyes. I had six
doctors from whom l received only
temporary relief 1 decided to give
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound fair trial and also the SAM
tive Wash. / have now used the
remedies for four months and cannot
express my thanks for what they
have done for me.-Mrs. SADIE VIII
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-03-14
(Y3l{lI] H stp Eye f fSss |ESIIY!

An Nv OR ANY COLOR Hail changed
- ~ to natural lark. Sample bottle froe,
0se T0SILiSk sra. CO., Dept. &, Dss nsi.ss isws
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-12-26
CHAPTER xIl.-Contlnued.

Two or three faint cheers drifted
shoreward, but for the most part there
was silence. Boats manned by Ameri
can sailors were about all the Spanish
vessels, which. having left the har-
Dor so proudly and so dehantly but
little while before, were now merely
smoking, burning wrecks.
! We'll, il was over. What would
happen now? The harbor forts were
still to be subdued, and it was out of
the question that Sampson would at
Z tempt to rush them this day. No, Hol-
ton could see that the army still had
It's part to play, and that. as conse-
quence, his work was far from com
pleted.
His duty was perfectly clear; and
while he was able to drag one foot
after another, its stern behests were
10 be obeyed. His place was at Gar
cia's headquarters-the sooner he
took it the better.
After a last, lingering look at the
scene below he turned inland, but
had not gone more than two hundred
Yards when he realized that his sore
'eet were not adapted TO rapid prog
ress
In short, he felt that, as compared
o his normal condition, he was but
lalf a man, and a very miserable and
y,itiful half at that. Still, with fire.
luent halts he made his way toward
he American lines. and by dusk he
vas again among the rifie-pits OF the
rmy.
A flag of truce was wandering over
he hillside, and in answer TO Holton's
uery an officer told him that General
;hafter was sending In word to Toral
hat, now the feet was destroyed. he
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-12-26
BROKE OUT ALL OVER BODY

52 Elm ST.. ST. Adams, Vt.-"My
baby girl was only two weeks old
when she began TO break out all over
her body first with pimples, then they
would spread into a rash which would
take the skin all Off. used home
treatment but she steadily grew
worse. BY that time her body was
completely covered with sores. even
TO her feet and IL was beginning TO
break out on her face. She became
nothing but raw sore all over her
little body and suffered terribly.
so In despair | wrote for a SAM
pie Of Cuticura Soap and Ointment
and from the first IL began 10 get bet
ter rapidly. then bought but one
cake OF Cuticura Soap and one box
OF Cuticura Ointment. In few days
] noted a great change for the better
and in a months time she was com
pletely cured" (Signed) Mrs. w. b.
Owen, Nov. 8, 1912
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample OF each
free, with S2-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. l., Boston. ADV.