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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-03-05
DEEP FLOWING is IMPORTANT
First Step to Be Observed in Conserva.
ton OF Moisture-Cse Of Packer
viii Prevent Blowing.

Deep blowing is the first step to be
observed in storing water. The sub
soiler is valuable adjunct to the pillow
and materially assists in loosening
the ground below the reach OF the
plow, thereby increasing the porosity
Of the soil. However. dire results may
come from using a subsoiler II 1t Is
run so deep that the subsoil is rem
dered so loose that capillary attraction
is hindered. The subsoiler should not
be run deeper than one inch the first
year, little deeper providing the
stirred soil is kept compact; in other
words. free from Jumps and air
spaces, each succeeding year.
Water will gravitate through the
lumpy space, but will not come up
through lumpy soil and air spaces II,
however, the farmer will disk his
ground before blowing, so that when
the plow turns the slices Of earth the
lnterstices that may exist on the bot
tom OF the furrow made by the sub
soiler are filled with pulverized dirt,
the contact is sufficiently compact to
insult SdpllldIlty, anu ht the Sduo tihC
loose enough to freely admit surface
water. The use of the corrugated roll
er or subs packer, run at right
angles with the prevailing wind, pre-
vents in great measure the blowing
Of soil, If stubble, manure and straw
Is thoroughly mixed with the soil.
Capillary attraction is natures proc
ess of moving water from the deeper
subsoils to the surface. Stored water
passes upwards, from soil particle to
soil particle, forming a film around
| each particle of soil until the surface
is reached, where 1t is consume by
! growing plants or passed into the air
by evaporation. Water will rise from
eight to fifteen feet, according to the
character of the soil, and the deep
roofing plants, such as some of the
legumes, viii secure moisture from
even a greater depth.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-03-05
9tuffed Leo of Pork.

The following would be better by re-
moving the bone from the leg of pork
to make room for the stuffing:
Make a deep incision in the meat
and fill with dressing made as for
chicken and seasoned highly with
onion. Skewer the places together and
rub the outside of the meat with salt.
pepper and a little powdered sage.
Bake very slowly and haste often.
Strain the contents of the pan, put in
a little cold water to make the fat
rise, then skim and thicken, using a
rounding tablespoonful of flour to one
cupful CT the liquid. Let the gravy
cook eight minutes.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-03-05
To Boil Eggs Properly.

There are three good ways to boil
an egg that has been cracked. A very
simple one is to add quite little salt
to the water in which the egg is to be
boiled. This will prevent the white
coming out. If the crack is very large,
wrap the egg in piece of soft paper.
The wet paper adhering to the egg, pre-
vents the egg coming out of the shell.
If there is only tiny crack at one
end. make tiny opening in the other
end with needle and the desired re-
suit Is secured. The latter method may
be used to boil eggs preserved in
water glass, the puncture being made
at both ends.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-03-05
A First Offender.

Each of two little Boston girls has a
black-and-tan terrier cog. 1t was not
long before the two dogs fought, and it
required the efforts of man to sepa-
rate them.
Each little girl was disposed to
blame the others little dog for start
ing the trouble, and one of them said:
Il don't care, your dog is a sneak
ing little thing, anyhow"
We'll, so is your dog" was the
reply. And this time it smoked
first, too"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-03-05
Mulled Buttermilk.

One quart of but:ermilk, one round.
ed tablespoonful of -four, two rounded
tablespoonfuls of graduated sugar.
Pour the buttermilk into an enameled
saucepan and put on the range to
boil; upon boiling add the following
mixture: Break an egg into a bowl and
beat until light and foamy, add the
sugar, then the flour, stirring until
smooth, and pour into the boiling but
termilk, stirring rapidly to prevent
scorching. Boil up once, remove from
the fire and serve hot or iced as pre-
ferred.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-03-05
SOFT WHITE HANDS
Under Most Conditions II You Uso
CutIcura. Trial Free.

The Soap to cleanse and purify. the
Ointment to soothe and heal. Nothing
better or more effective at any price
than these fragrant supercreamy emol-
lients. A onenight treatment viii test
them In the severest forms of red,
rough, chapped and sore hands.
Sample each free by mail with Book
Address postcard, Cuticura. Dept KY
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-03-05
Winter Feeding of Horses.

On many farms, after the active
working season is over, the horses are
made to rough it, that is, they are
made to exc out their entire liveli.
hood from straw, corn fodder. or any
other waste food that may be about
the place. While horses not engaged
in active work require less food, the
quality of food supplied should be
kept up, II the horses are to keep in
good order and be ready for the hard
work expected of them In the spring
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-03-05
ASHAMED OF HER
BAD COMPLEXION

Many a nice, and otherwise attrac-
tive, girl is social failure because Of
her poor complexion II you, too, are
embarrassed by pimply, blotchy, I'M
slightly skin, resinol will probably clear
1t. Just try resinol soap and resinol
ointment regularly for week and see
II they do not make blessed differ
ence in your skin, Sold by all drug
gists. Prescribed by doctors for 20
years for most skin troubles. Adv.
Monuments to men really great are
superfluous.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-03-05
MAKING AN IDEAL SEED BED
Soil Should Be Mellow Only Little
Deeper Than Planted.
CBy PROF. A. M. TEN EYCK)

tBy PROF. A. M. TEN EYCK)
The seed bed refers to the titled soil
es deep as :. may be plowed This
may be from three to twelve, or even
eighteen inches, when the subsoil plow
is used in connection with the stirring
pillow. The iueal seed bed, however
for seeding wheat, other small grains,
alfalfa, ETC.. should be loose or mel
low only little deeper than the seed
is planted. Below the depth a which
the seed is deposited in the soil the
seed bed must be well pulverized, but
firm and well settled, the furrow
slices making good union with the
subsoil below.
The seed bed may be prepared by
cultivating with different implements.
The disk harrow may be the best i'm
plement to use after fall blowing, or
early in the spring, several weeks be-
fore seeding. But surface cultivation
just before seeding should usually be
accomplished with some implement
which does not cultivate SO deep as
the disk harrow.
The mellow soil produced by cult
walton Is the mulch which has to dc
with the conservation of the soil
moisture. The soil mulch may be two
o: three inches in thickness when the
ground is being finally prepared for
seeding wheat. or other small seeds
Again we often weight the spike-tooth
harrows so as to make them stir
deeper and leave the ground in more
furrowed condition than may usually
result from light narrowing.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-03-05
Long Drawn Out.

Uncle JEFF. an aged negro driver of
Augusta, was plotting several north
ern visitors around just after the first
golf links had been put In there. Uncle
JEFF was a little shoir In his knowl-
edge according to st. Andrew, but long
on local pride.
How many holes have they" in
quired a visitor, "efghteeng
Uncle JEFF pulled up to make his
answer more impressive.
"More'n dat, suh," he said, "dey's
got a. passed. err lana and de holes
amt bigger'n a tin CAM reckin dey's
got a thousand holes already, sub"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-03-05
Not Guilty.

May was taken down South to visit
her relations. For the first time in
her young life she was thrown in con-
tact with little darkies. Her admira-
ton and awe was great. Meeting a
little negro boy one day, she screwed
up courage to ask him his name.
Il is dun called David" said the
boy.
OH" exclaimed May, he face
lighting up with surprise and pleas
ure, ARE you the David that killed
Goliath?'
The little black boy gave a fright
ened glance around, and, beginning to
whimper, he shrieked: Nav, / amt
nebber teched him"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-03-05
Building Poultry House.

In constructing a poultry house,
try to secure the largest pen room
at the lowest cost. and remember, if
you keep heavy fowls to provide
them ladders on which to reach the
roosts. A board with cleats nailed
across 1t at intervals is good enough
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-03-05
Hotch potch.

Take Que cupful of pearl barley, one
small cabbage, two carrots, two onions,
one turnip. parsley and herbs, piece of
butter, pepper and salt. Put three
quarts of water in saucepan and add
all the vegetables and cook for two and
ons-half hours.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-03-05
Prudent Woman.

II thought you said we were going
to share everything equally after We
got married." said the husband OF q
rich woman. =
That was merely your own sugges-
tion." she answered calmly. Il have
decided to retain the balance of power
until | find out what division you are
going to make of love and affection"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-03-05
Amono the Elite.

among the Eitte-
Then they never have family
iar?'
They occasionally have what might
be termed family jardiniere. AS aris-
tocratic people they only quarrel In a
very refined way"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-03-05
A Bridal Iour.

Il want to go abroad the worst
way!" exclaimed the young thing.
Then you should marry. know of
no worse way"
Saying which, the older thing smiled
harshly.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-03-05
Prosperous Appearance.

Some men live for their stomachs."
That's true. but the man with an
unusually large abdomen has a pros
porous look withal, and if he can drape
a heavy watch chain across it the illu-
sion is complete"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-03-05
So He Got Wet.

Mother-Why didn't you run for
was coming up?
Willie-'Cause knew | wouldn't get
wet unless it came down.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-03-05
important to Mothers
His Collection.

Wife-John. the bill collectors at
the door.
Hubby-Tell him to take that pile
on my desk.-Penn State Froth
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-03-05
The InNariahle

The lnvariable Loser.
did you ever play cards for
money!"
Yes but | never got it"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-03-05

For the treatment of colds, sore throat,
etc, Deans Mentholated Cough Drops give
sure relef--5e at all good Druggists.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-03-05

Great thoughts seldom come in very
big packages.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-23
CHICAGO TITLE AND TRUST co.
GETS A TRIMMING

Inc chicago little q Trust 20. ana
one of its clients, Col. Edwin Rom
berg, were beaten in a measure be-
fore the city coUnciI4as night under
conditions that caused a buzz of Cos
sip through the council chamber and
Hobbies.
The city has spent $12, 934 for sew
eTs, paVements, sidewalks and other
Improvements on a piece of land
owned by Romberg and the Chicago
Title & Trust Co. ask the city to take
S6,1S4 and wipe the slate clean of all
special assessment charges. In other
words, for every 81 the city has
spent on this Romberg property the
city is now asked to take so cents.
twenty-five aldermen voted in
favor of the city splitting $3.50 with
ROmberg./ This wasn't enough to
put it over. AS soon as it was seen
that the measure had failed Is alder
men who voted for it asked the clerk
to change their votes. The gossip that
bUzzed around on the quiet was all
on the question of why 10 aldermen
should vote Eyes" and then when
they were beaten to have their rec
Ords changed to mo"
Aid. Ellis Geiger spoke in favor of
Romberg and the title-tTust corpora
ton, accusing aldermen of cowardice.
Aid. WalkOwiak attacked GeigeT,
saying:
eff there is not an intelligent vote
on this measure it is because Aid. Gel
ger has not given an intelligent ex-
PLANTATION of it."
Aid Kunz said: Somebody cracked
the whip and a lot of aldermen are
voting for somthing they don't under
stand"
Aid Merriam said: aid. Geiger
raises the cry that aldermen have
changed their votes for the reason
that somebody has called thief No
body has called thief in this discus
sion except Aid. Geiger himself. The
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-23

Ak MURDER CASES NEARING
SOLUTION-oNE CONFESSION
Monmouth, Ill.,, March 23.-Before
Lovey Mitchell, John Knight, now in
Joliet penitentiary, and his wife, Mrs.
Annie Knight, all negroes, are sent
to trial for the murder of William 3.
Dawson and his wife and 13-year-Old
daughter here three years ago, Of
ficials will allow time for authorities
of Blue Island, H.; Colorado Springs
and Columbia, Mo-, to question the
trio. At all of these places there have
been mysterious murders.
CHAMPAIGN MAN HELD IN DEATH
OF WIFE
DanViIle, Ill.,, March 23.-Coming
here on \ Chicago train, bearing
traces of the same flames which
charred the body of his wife, found
in the basement of their home at
Champaign Sunday, Harry GlasscOck
was arrested here early today and re-
turned to Champaign. His hands,
wrists and arms were SCARED and
charred,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-23

committee. Col Romberg inherited
the land involved from Lazaruz Sill
verman. It is located between Pau
lima and Wood and 44th and 45th SITS.
About twenty square miles of city
territory was ordered to be included
within fire limits. No frame build
ings can go up in this territory. The
ordinance hits the lumber business
in Chicago and was opposed by lum-
Der interests. A story that lumber
men had attempted to raise S1,O0O,-
900 to defeat the ordinance will be
investigated by the building commit
tee.
Council concuTTed in appointment
of Lawton S. Parker to take place of
Arthur ]. Eddy on art commission,
and in appointment of committee to
enlarge city manual.
Petition of II, 900 names received,
asking that jitney bus lines be started.
Taxicab rates ought to be cut from
so to 80 cents, instead of from so to
40 cents for first half-miIe ride, &C
cording to Montague Ferry, public
service commissioner.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-17
The Cook Crook.

Edith Wharton, the novelist, was
talking about French housekeeping.
"The one drawback" she said. lis
that your cook does your marketing.
She markets for cash, too The re-
suit is a very frank kind of cheating.
] said once to a cook in Paris: Now,
II you are strictly honest, I'll give you
five francs extra at each months end
What do you say?' The cook hest.
tated, then she answered. I'll think II
over carefully, madam. and let you
know my decision this evening""
5,rG Hney.
Has anyone in Columbus heard of
Bird Alley? Yep, this street is in Co
lumbus and is inhabited only by birds,
choice canary birds. Bird Alley is in
the penitentiary, in the hospital de.
partment, where seventy-five canary
birds, neatly housed in artistic cages,
lend their warblings and song to cheer
the inmates of the walled city. These
birds are housed on the second floor
of the hospital building and occupy a
row about twenty feet long. All breeds
and colors are here represented, and
can be heard whistling and warbling
over this section of the prison.-Co-
lumbus Dispatch.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-17
Chlorine.

Chlorine, which In its liquid form
the Germans are said to be using in
their poison bombs, owes its discov-
cry as an element, as well as its name.
to British scientist, Humphrey Davy.
1t was in 1910 that he found the mys-
FERROUS gas to be undecomposabe into
other elements. Should we decide to
fiatter the Germans by initiating them
there would be no difficulty in finding
the chlorine. The earth and the sea
are full of it, in the form of salt 1t
would indeed be difficult not to find
chlorine-in one or other of it's COM
inations-wherever one tried, in
earth, air or water; but it would be
impossible to find it anywhere except
in alliance with another element.
Workmen who split up common salt
chlorine of sodium-in order to get the
chlorine grow fat in the process, but as
a set-off their teeth decay.-London
Chronicle.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-17
PLANTING Suuar Cana.

Sugar cane is planted, not sown. A
small piece of the cane, long enough
to include two or three of the rings,
or nodes, is laid lengthwise, or stuck
in a slanting direction, along a fur
row which runs the length of the
field. In some sections the primitive
fashion of planting in holes is still en-
ployed. When the trench is planted
the pieces of cane are lightly covered
with earth. In a few weeks they show
growth above the ground, the germ
buds at the rings having begun to
shoot out in the form of young cane,
the ring having at the same time
thrown out rootlets into the soil. The
parallel trenches are made far enough
apart, say at least three feet, to en-
able the workers, when the wide
spreading canes are getting ripe, to
go between the rows and remove the
dying leaves which burden the ripen-
ing cane, thereby enabling the naked
cane to mature faster.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-17
ACCIDENTS ON The DECREASE
Reports Made to Interstate Commerce
Commission Show Most Crafty
ing State of Affairs.

Reports made to the interstate COM
roads of the country pursuant to law
covering the quarter ending March 81
shows that 65 persons were killed and
1872 injured in train accidents for the
quarter Compared with the same Pc
Rod the preceding year this was de-
crease of nearly 100 per cent in the
fatalities and of more than per cent
in the accidents reporting simply in
iuries.
There was also a considerable de-
crease in the number of other acct
dents, including those of employees
engaged in other work than the opera
ton of trains. classed as industrial
accidents"
There were fewer railway accidents
in the first quarter of the present year
than for the corresponding period of
last year.
Altogether the report is an excel
lent showing for the railways, proving
that railway travel is becoming safer
every year. The report shows that
74.8 per cent of the derailments we're
due, the commission finds, to defective
roadway and defective equipment OF
the accidents due to defective road
way about PIP per cent were caused
by broken rails, and of the derailments
due to defective equipment % per cent
were caused by defective or broken
wheels.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-17
SIGNAL LAMPS IN DAYLIGHT
Their Use on Electric Railroads Es-
peciaIly Has Eeen Made an
Object of Much Study.

The use Of signal lamps for daytime
signaling on electric railroads, as we'll
as for night signals, thus dispensing
with semaph0res and operating me-
chanism, has been the subject Of
extensive experiments and study
lately
The recent introduction of hooded
lamps and the development Of the
lenses and artificial backgrounds has
gone a lcng way in placing this sim.
pie equipment far ahead Of the old.
style moving mechanisms and soma
phore movements over the face of
stationary light.
The first signal system based on
scientific principles. for both day and
night service, was on the Brooklyn
bridge in 1907. The signals had FIVE
inch lenses, giving both red and green
indications, and were equipped with
ten-inch hoods. These lights were not
equipped with any artificial back.
ground. Behind the lenses were mount.
ed 16-candlepower lamps These
proved only partly satisfactory, and
from then until 1911 there were but
few attempts to use lights for day.
time signaling.
In 1912 the use of deeper hoods,
artificial backgrounds and the strong
white light Of the tungsten lamps so
improved the signal as to provide the
first long-range Indications under the
most severe daylight conditions.
The latest development Of this
phase of railroad signaling is the sue.
cessful installation and operation Of
more than fifty miles of these signals
on the system Of the Indiana Traction
company. These signals have 40-watt
lamps and eight-inch hoods, and In
daytime the signal indications can be
read clearly at $500 feet and at night
more than 25 miles.-World's Ad.
vance.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-17
Rain.

There are so many things worse
than rain that we refuse to fret about
it. If we had the toothache every
other day for two months straight we
might growl; if an amateur cornetist
lived next door and practiced regular
ly we should complain; if bills were
sent in once a week instead of once
month, if bores never went home, if
all friendship were mercenary and
false in adversely, if sickness visited
us oftener and stayed longer than
health. If malicious people were many
and the kind few we might justifiably
be miserable and remain So
But so long as so many worse things
that could be don't arrive it can rain
every day if it wants to. Most of our
Joy is weatherproof.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-17
Urged Drinking of Cider.

The encouragement of. cidar drink.
ing in the cause of temperance was
advocated by John Evelyn, who ad.
dressed an appeal to Charles II Of
England on the subject Since hops"
as he asserted, had Transmitted our
wholesome ale" into a drink repaying
what pleasure it afforded with "tor.
menting diseases and a shorter life,"
he implored the king and all loyal
land owners to plant cider fruit I'M
til the preference of more wholesome
and more natural drinks do vanquish
hops and Danish all other drogues of
that nature"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-17
Timidity BaIks Talent,

A great deal of talent is lost to the
world for the want of little courage
Every day sends to their graves a
number of obscure men who have only
remained obscure because their timid-
ity has prevented them from making
a first effort; and who, if they could
only have been induced to begin,
would in all probability have gone
great lengths in the career of fame.
The fact is, that in order to do any
thing in this world worth doing, we
must not stand shivering on the bank,
and thinking of the cold and the dan
ger, but jump in and scramble through
as well as we can.-Sidney Smith.