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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-10-24

settled. So l didn't dare to say any
sisted on taking me off to grandma's
for nearly the whole week, so didn' t
have a chance to show my ring off a
Bit l was crazy to show 1t, but, of
course, it was wiser to wait until to-
day!
Il remember when Carrie-remem-
Der Carrie?-was engaged. She dis
gusted us all with her talk about Ben.
You can rest assured that you won't
hear me talking about Frank all the
time. 1 learned my lesson then!
Now, Frank is so different from
Ben. He doesn't want us to be OF
by ourselves all the time, and he
doesn't want me to give up all my
friends. He says I'll just add on his
friends and he'll add on mine! Isn't
that lovely idea?
He's so full of splendid ideas like
that. We just talk and talk, and
there's always more to talk about! /
wish there were fourteen days in a
week, SO we could have more time!"
The bride-to-be smiled. do you
know, girls" she said, che was afraid
that I'd talk about him to you today
He said the last thing before he left
last night that l mustn't talk about
him! Then he called me up on the
phone this morning and repeated it!
AS if | didn't know enough not to do
that, after hearing Carrie!
when are you and Jack going to
be married, Alice? Wouldn't it be
splendid IL you could have your we'd
ding at the same time we do? Frank
admires you so muchl He really has
awfully good judgment in reading
character! And you'd laugh at the
way he goes at the question of wom-
ems clothes! You'd think that he
was an old hand from the advice he
gives!
"Oh, there's Frank. I've been dy-
ing to tell them you were coming.
Frank, but you said not to talk about
you, and was minding! My, it was
aard!'-Chicago Daily News.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-10-24
HAPPY OLD AGE
Most Likely to Follow Proper Eating.

AS old age advances we require less
food to replace waste, and food that
will not overtax the digestive organs,
while supplying true nourishment.
Such an ideal food is found in Grape
Nuts, made of whole wheat and barley
by long baking and action of diastase
In the barley which changes the starch
Into most digestihle sugar.
The phosphates also, placed up I'M
der the outercoat of the wheat, are
included in Grape-Nuts, but are lack
ing In white -four because the outer
coat OF the wheat darkens the -four
and is left out by the miller. These
natural phosphates are necessary to
the Unbalanced building of muscle,
brain and nerve cells.
Il have used Grape-Nuts," writes an
Iowa man, "for s years and feel as
good and am stronger than l was ten
years ago.
Among my customers / meet a man
every day who is we'll along in years
and attributes his good health to
Grape-Nuts and Postum which he has
used for the last years. He mixes
Grape-Nuts with Postum and says
they go fine together
For many years before began to
eat Grape-Nuts, ! could not say that
enjoyed life or knew what it was to be
able to say 4 am WELL | suffered
greatly with constipation, but now my
habits are as regular as ever in my
life.
Whenever / make extra effort !
depend on Grape-Nuts food and it Just
fills the bill | can think and write a
great deal easier"
There's Reason" Name given by
Postum Co, Battle Greek. Mich. Read
THE Road to MELVILLE" In pkgs.
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of hunan
interest.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-10-24
WINDOW SILLS OF CONCRETE
Many Odd Jobs Around Farm May Be
Performed by Handy Man-Essen-
tials for First-Class Work.
By ]. w GRIFFINN

All traces of the rotten wood of
the old sill should be removed and
the dust and dry mortar brushed out
before the form is put in place. There
should be an inch piece nailed around
the edge or the form, in line with
where the edge of the sill is to be.
This holds the board an inch away
from the wall and which gives the
required extentiop to the sill. The
inside form, that inside of the room,
this should be half inch above the
one on the outside; this will give the
fall necessary to keep the rain and
snow from leaking into the room.
The concrete should not come up on
the window frames to any consider
able distance. as the wood will swell
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-10-24
RAISING QUEEN BEES
Feeders, by Artificial Mucelli,
Produce Any Number.
Every Hive Has Three Kinds Of In
eects, Workers. Drones and the
Quesn and These Come From
Two Kinds of Eggs.

America leads the world In the pro-
duction of queen bees. One Ohio man
alone rears about $500 every year and
sells them In every part of the world.
While 1t is generally supposed that the
most profitable bees are raised in
Italy, the truth is that the finest speci-
mems Of Italian queens are produced
In America.
The scientific bee breeder has found
a way to outwit bee colonies in their
natural method Of producing queens
and can now produce as many of these
royal insects as can be disposed Of.
In their natural condition bees will
permit only one queen in hive, but
feeders, by feeding artificial muceli,
are able to produce any number.
Every hive has three kinds of bees,
workers, drones and the queen, and
these are produced from two kinds of
eggs. Unfertilized eggs produce moth
ing but drones while the fortified
egg will produce either q worker or
queen. depending on whether the
larvae is fed on royal jelly preserved
for queens or upon the common food
which makes the workers.
The larvae produced in a queen s
cell Ia fed the royal jelly, and develops
all the qualities Of the queen. Here
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-10-24
DRAG CORN IN DRY WEATHER
implement Can Be Constructed Out OF
Old Mower Wheel a. Shown In
Illustration Herewith.

II you will take an old mower wheel
to the blacksmith shop and have two
wings. as described below, bolted to
1t, you will have one Of tho best dry
weather plows you have ever used in
your corn field, writes G. w. Williams
OF Polk county. Wisconsin, in the
Farmers Mail and Breeze. Take two
old worn out 14-inch pillow shares,
have them cut OF square at each end,
bent little, as shown In cut, and the
wings bolted on tight and solid with
the thin edge OF the share down. To
make them extra secure let the smith
take two pieces of old buggy springs
and put brace from the wheel to
near the point of the wing.
These wings should be little wider
than the wheel-that is, they should
extend about an inch wider on each
side than the wheel. This gathers the
clods all in and carries them back, or
holds them until the wheel gets on
them and grinds them up. This ar
rangement leaves no clods piled up
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-10-24
why SHE WAS RE1ICEMT
BY ALICE BROCK.

II was an announcement party. Al
ter the excitement was over the girls
gathered around to talk.
Goodness! How did you ever keep
it so quiet?" asked the girl in the
taupe gray dress. Il knew, of course
that you and Frank were seen to
gether a good deal. but you never
gave the least sign"
Il know it," broke In the girl IN
the white lingerie dress. Il never
dreamed 1t was serious"
The bride-to-be smiled happily.
And you didn't even wear your
ring!" exclaimed the girl with the
corsage bouquet of sweet peas. %
suspected that something would come
OF it, but though l watched your fin
gers every time I happened to see
you absolutely nothing appeared.
We'll, she was good and wise, tel
you, girls!" asserted the girl in the
tailor-made suit. "If she'd gone
around telling everyone she knew
what would have been the fun of an
announcement party, anyway? She
was wise and sensible, and hope
you'll all follow in her steps"
rs that your intention?" shyly
asked the demure high school girl,
who somehow managed to get in.
Il never expect to fill the role" re-
turned the girl In the tailor-made suit.
Yes" admitted the bride-to-be,
I've always hated to hear a girl con-
stantly talking about her intended, as
though he were the only man on
earth! And l firmly made up my mind
not to harp on Frank before people! l
think it's such poor taste to talk about
man as though you'd obtained the
pick OF them all-it sounds as II you
were slamming the other girls Of your
acquaintance for being less attractive
than you.
Now, Frank says that he knows all
the other girls are NICE too but he
himself chose me from all the others.
He said 1t wasn't that all the others
lacked the charms he wanted, but
well, it would be embarrassing for me
to repeat what Frank said
you know we weren't engaged un-
til just week ago! OF course, l sus-
pected that we would be, but it wasn't
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-10-24

from dampness and crack the sill.
The ends of the frame, If necessary,
should be cut off Just where the top
of the sill is wanted. The gravel used
in making stills should not be too
coarse, and it should be perfectly
free of clay or other earth. The sand
should be sharp and coarse. A mix
ture of FIVE parts sand and gravel
to one part cement makes a good,
stone-like sill. In putting up the form
for the sill, it is we'll to see that ii
is we'll braced as any little slip in the
form would make quite an ugly job
of it, Many jobs may be done around
the place with concrete, by the handy
man. But always keep in mind, clear
sand and gravel, clear water free of
grease. are necessary if you would
make 2 first-class job.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-10-24
After a Pleasant Evening.

Mr.. Sydney Buxton told an anus
ing story for the purpose of illustrat-
ing point at a recent dinner. A
certain convivial soul, who had been
invited to dine with a friend, whose
house was at the end of a dark and
muddy lane, was advised to bring a
big lantern. After very jovial eve
ming the convivial one left and strug-
gled home through the mud, firmly
gripping his heavy burden by the
handle. Next morning he received
this message from his host: Here
with your lantern; please return par
rot and cage"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-10-24
GEORGE is SOME DIPLOMAT.
Had the Right Answer Where Caught
In q Difficult Situation.

George was caught mapping. A pair
of soft little hands covered his eyes
and sweet voice commanded:
Guess who 1t is?"
Nothing dreadful for George in
this, you think, but then you don't
know that George had two sweet
hearts, and for the life OF him
couldn't decide whose voice 1t was,
which made 1t an embarrassing sit
uation for him. A wrong guess would
lead to complications awful to think
of. But a happy thought inspired
George, and he announced:
Its the dearest, sweetest little girl
in all the world"
"Oh, you lovely boy!" gurgled tho
satisfied one as she removed her
hands.
tAnd now George thinks of apply
ing for a diplomatic post, feeling that
his talents would be wasted in any
other field
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-10-24
PLANT THAT STORES WATER
Reservoir and viii Live Twenty
Years, Says Expert

A peculiar plant function, which Dr.
MacDougal and his associates are in
vestigating is the storage of moisture
by plants such as the cacti, writes
Ellsworth Huntington, in Harper's
Magazine. l felt as If we had be-
come almost as skillful as Indians
when we took our first drink from a
chunky barrel cactus. DR.. MacDou-
gal cut off the top with a big sheath
knife. Then We pounded the pulpy
interior with the butt end of q
stock Of the green-barked pale verde
tree.
1t was hard work, for our cactus
was unusually large and tough. Lit
tie by little, however. the fiber broke
up, cool drops of sap few into our
faces at every blow, and soon a mass
of soft broken pulp filled the hol-
low which our pounding had produced
in the top of the truncated cactus.
With our hands we squeezed the fluid
out of the pulp into the hollow, and
then drank it-a whitish, but not un-
palatable. liquid with no special taste
except that Of plants in general. All
the cacti and many other desert spe-
cies of the xerophytic type possess
this same property of storing water
The length OF time that they can re-
main moist Ia amazing.
DR.. MacDougal has removed sew
eral specimens from the ground and
placed them in dry air for several
years. No new water has been access
sible to the plants, and yet year after
year they keep on thriving. The gourd-
like storage organs of the dubious
stem OF an Ibervillia which he
placed In the New York Botanical
gardens in 1902 has sent out green
shoots each year at the proper sea-
son. After producing them, 1t has.
as it were, drawn back part of the
moisture from the stem and leaves
and gone once more into dormacy Elk
cept at the time when 1t sends out
leaves the plant loses water at an ex-
tremely low rate, as is shown by fire.
quent weighings.
DR.. MacDougal estimates that the
plant can live at least 30 years, and
possibly more If the rate of loss
should diminish as 1t grows older.
Compare this with any plant of moist
ure regions. There is scarcely one
than could live 90 days, let alone 20
years, If pulled up by the roots and
hung in dry room. Desert plants
are very slow in growing; they are
CORRESPONDENCE slow In drying.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-10-24

r. where the breeders skill comes In
He makes a queen cell of wax about
the size of an acorn and 30 skillfully
is this done that the bees are de-
ceived.
Into each OF these cells he places a
larvae and the workers, not knowing
any difference, promptly proceed to
feed 1t with the royal food. After she
has eaten of this for six days she re-
fuses any more and the cell is then
sealed up. In this way breeder may
start hundred queens in single
cell, but he must be careful to re-
move the frame from the hive into an
incubator and observe the greatest
care in separating the queens as they
are Matched out
Each one is placed in separate quar-
ters in hive and given bodyguard
Of about 25 workers, who attend to
her every want When full grown she
is placed in little wire cage with her
attendants and shipped by mail to
any distance.
The queen bee lives about four
years and produces, when she is work
ing full time, from $500 to 5000 eggs
per day. Placed in q cell of the most
vicious black bees hive bred queen
will, in short time, transform the
colony into happy family of gentle,
hard working Italians, as the workers
live only about 40 days.
When the queen bee becomes old
and incapacitated she is supplanted by
new queen, although she is allowed
to live IL the hive until she dies She
is managed and her wishes are con-
trolled by her attendants and If she
refuses to obey her instructions she
is quickly stung to death.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-10-24
EXPANSION OF OUR FARMING
Great Economic Question 10 to Get
Away Completely From Small
Yields and Crop Failures.
(By WALTER B. LEUTZ.)

10y WALTER Is. LEOIL.)
/ believe that the time has come
when more capital in the form of EN-.
ployed labor, fertilizers, farm ma.
chinery, animals food and more ex.
tensive intensive tillage can be sue
cessfully applied to our farming. The
great economic question is not small
farms or more acres, but the complete
getting away from small yields and
crop failures. Not only more acres
titled, but each acre titled far better.
Any system of crop growing is on a
safer foundation when the bulk Of the
field crops are fed to the live stock
and the resulting manure saved and
applied to the fields with as little loss
as possible. Pursuing this course and
buying fertilizers to encourage the
growth of highly organized truck and
market crops enables US to expand
our farming.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-10-24
PERHAPS HE REPRINTED.
Little Scheme of Lover Did Not Turn
Out as Expected.

They were engaged. Perhaps he re-
pented; perhaps he did it only for fun
Said he:
MY darling Ethel what would you
say If / were to tell you that cannot
marry you"
i would say, my dearest love, that
have big brother, who would make
1t warm for you, and that | have some
of the sweetheart little billets-doux
that would make it expensive for you,
George, dear"
But you know | haven't said it,
1 know you haven't, my pet
so we'd better get married hadn't
WEI"
Il think SO my precious"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-10-24
FROM THE MOUTHS OF INFANTS.
Dad Was No Coward, But Probably He
Was Discreet.

With glance OF venom, and sigh
of despair, Mr.. H. laid aside his even
ing paper and mounted the staircase
whence the childish call came.
There's nothing to be afraid OF in
the dark" he assured his daughter
Aren't you 'fraid of dark?" queried
the little maid, after a pause
mo, of course not"
Aren't you 'fraid of COWS and thun-
der, dad?"
Certainly not, Margery.'
Aren't you 'fraid of wasps and
black sweeps?"
"Of course not, you silly child" he
said, smiling.
Dad" came again the little voice
in the darkness. Aren't you fraid OF
nothin' in the world 'cept mamma?"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-10-24
Saving Moisture for Crop.

pact and moist, about an inch of
moisture will evaporate per week.
Narrowing the land Ioosens up the
surface and stops this evaporation.
The soil mulch may be maintained
after the crop is planted by harrow
Ing after it is up few inches. In this
way the moisture may be saved up till
the crops need it in July and August
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-10-24
Record Fleece of Wool.

Some of the largest fleeces ever
produced come from the state of
Washington. Sheep grow to large
size on the ranges in the Snake River
valley. What is believed to be the
argest fleece ever taken from sheep
was brought to Pullman. Wash. by J.
Ross, HUSKY, a rancher. The fleece
weighed sixty pounds. At the prevail
ng price for wool this fleece is worth
almost IS. Three fieeces from the
same flock of Rambouillet sheep
Weighed 142 pounds, and another one
tipped the scales st 90 poundA
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-10-24
Speak Louder.

An old farmer in Ayrshire had a
habit of feigning deafness when he
wanted to avoid answering an awk-
ward question. One day a neighbor
said to him:
I'D like to borrow your cart this
morning. mine is having spring
mended."
You'll have to speak louder" the
old farmer answered. 81 don't hear
very well-and l don't like to lend my
cart, anyhow. "-Glasgow Spy.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-10-24
Scorned,

IT'S true, Miss Piummer, that
should not have tried to kiss you on
such a slight acquaintance and l am
heartily sorry. What can l do in
palliation of my offense?"
IF you are sincere, Mr.. Pinhead,
in what you say, you might petake
yourself to some other part OF the
lawn and leave the coast clear for a
man l see approaching who has the
reputation of getting what he goes
after"
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Got the Worst of Il.

You can't joke with a woman. I
remarked to my wife last night that
| wished some one would invent
hookless gowns"
We'll, what happened?'
she said my remarks reminded
her that there were couple OF
gownless hooks in her closet, and
now I'm In for laundering big
dressmaker's bill Boston Tran
script.
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Finds Pigeons Nest.

The naturalists of the United States
and Canada offered a reward of 81 900
for the discovery of the first nest of
North American or passenger pigeons
This prize was won by man in On
tario. This breed of pigeons was very
numerous in the early eighties, but
are no longer to be found.
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Quiet English Parish.

The tiny parish of Clannaborough.
North Devon, England, little village,
has population of only AZ, SO that
baptisms, marriages and burials are
not very frequent. The other week
the first marriage ceremony for Is
years took place, but even then the
couple were not parishioners, the
bride coming from ST. Austell, the
bridegroom, whose home is at Elk
mouth, being the rector's brother-in-
law.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-10-24
Mower Wheel Corn DRAG.

8. singletree; c c, chains; W w, wings
made from plowshare; B B, braces; r
r. rope for steering; H. handle.
against the corn. but keeps the ground
perfectly level. Use a piece of old
fork handle about two feet long for q
handle. 1t is necessary to have this
handle, as by 1t the wheel can be
guided In case 1t should get out of
line or hill Of corn be a. little out Of
line; also in turning at the end of the
row. AS the horse comes out and
turns back, little pull on this handle
will swing the wheel clear of the
ground and swing around in the next
row without breaking down any corn.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-10-24
Action Is Important.

The action of a horse is very i'm.
portant item in his makeup. 1t should
be straight, free and under control of
himself. There should be no swaying.
nor wabbling, nor throwing of his
feet. The tracks should be in a regu-
lar line, and placed in the same gen.
eral position when compared with
each other.
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Nothing for Him.

yes" said Mr.. Bhggings, my wife
had hay fever as usual this year. and
my daughter had brain flag from over
study and my son had insomnia"
And wasn't there anything the mat
ter with your"
mo. There isn't any ailment that
you can cure by going down town every
day and working on the books. -
Washington Star
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Habits of Geese

II sexes are equal geese pair. The
laying season usually opens in Febru-
airy. Young ganders make better
breeders than do young geese. AS a
rule geese are free from disease. Old
geese are more reliable and lay more
eggs than do young geese. Geese
live longer than do any of our domes-
tic poultry.
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Tho Wrono One

Long-They say that Dame Fortune
knocks once at every mans door.
Short-It was her. daughter, Miss
Fortune, who called upon me-Bos-
ton Transcript.
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Selling Produce,

In marketing various kinds of farm
produce it is well that the marketer
look well-as well as the produce that
is being sold. This has great effect
on customers. and it will pay to hav9
good appearance in selling produce
TO city or town people
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-10-24
Both B. ave.

Il don't believe there are germs in
KISSES" said the young man.
For that you may have KISS
said the girl Nor do believe
there are bacteria In ice cream"
Then it was his move.-Courier
Journal.
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Cultivation of Elnuuers.

There are three things that must
be observed in the cultivation of
flowers: Conservation of moisture
ventilation of the soil and the destruo
ticn of weeds.-Josephine de MARI.
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No CoAtortionist.

Fat Man-Did you give them a good
shine?
Bootblack-.Sure, sir. Look for
yourself.
Fat Man-I'll take your word for It,
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-10-24

I'm bet that crooked looking felloy
IL a bird"
Il know It, He's a stool pigeon"
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Simple Arithmetic.

why do some people count on their
fingers do you suppose?"
Because they're the manifest thing
! guess."-Judge.
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Rejected, But Not Crushed

NO. I'm sorry, but I'll be a sister
to you"
Pardon me, l have plenty o; sis
tiers. What I want is a mother
London Opinion.