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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-02-19
PREPARATION OF SEED BED
spike Toothed Harrow Fines the Clods
sno Compacts Soil Below Surface
Use Of Sweeps.

tBy j. u. TINSLEY. New Mexico)
IN preparing the seed bed on our dry
farms good judgment must be exer.
cised In using the spike toothcd har.
row This implement fines the clods
ana compacts the soil below the sur
race This pulverizing action on the
surface Offsets the advantage gained
IN hrming. OF the implements for
working the surface of plowed land,
the oest which have been observed in
use are cultivators with wing-sweep
attachments. The only objection to
these implements is that they are not
wide enough to cover sufficient
ground at each trip across the field SO
that the work is slow.
f. e. Homsher of Levy attaches
sweeps to the frame of Lis grain
drill This implement materially in
creases the area of land that can be
covered in day by a man and team.
An implement OF this kind that would
cover a strip of field 16 feet wide and
require four horses is a very desirable
addition to the list of dry-farming i'm.
PIGMENTS.
A very importan, point in decreasing
the cost of producing dry-farming
crops is cutting out extra men. or
what amounts to the same thing, in
creasing the area of land that can be
cultivated properly by one man. In
narrowing large grain fields four
horses are often hitched to three sec.
tons OF the harrow and with this out
hit man or boy can cover 80 acres in
day.
II the implement carrying l6 feet
OF sweeps were adopted. it could be
used for preparing land for killing
weeds before planting and by remov.
Ing some of the sweeps it could be
used for cultivating row crops Mr..
Homsher uses the drill frame, carry
ing sweeps, to kill weeds and to mulch
the surface of the plowed ground He
then removes the sweeps, puts on the
seed box and three drill spouts and
plants the bean crop. The sweeps are
then replaced with proper spacing and
the crop is cultivated with this imple-
ment This enables him to plant three
rows and afterwards to cultivate two
rows each trip.
The sweeps are kept sharp and kill
weeds better than the spike-toothed
harrow; throw the dirt into ridges;
are adjustable in depth, and do not
break tn clods, but raise them to the
surface, while letting the fine dirt
sift down where it is wanted, around
the seeds and roots.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-02-19

The Law Of Financial Success"
Bacteria in Coal.

Mr.. G. Potter has recently shown
before the Royal society in London
that in certain conditions of exposure
to the air charcoal, coal, peat and 9TH
er amorphous forms of carbon under
go a slow process of oxidation pro-
duced by bacteria. 1t is suggested that
this fact may account for the deteri-
Grafton of stored coal. it's gradual loss
If weight, and it's occasional sponta-
neous heating in ships bunkers. If the
bacteria are not the sole cause of these
things they may induce them, chemical
oxidation accompanying and continu-
Ing that begun by the organic agents.
The carbonization of vegetable Goals,
says French writer, is due to the in
PREVENTION of microbes at the begin
ming of their fossilization. When the
coal reaches the air again, other bac-
terra take up the work of fermentation
that was interrupted millions of years
ago.-Youth's Companion.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-02-19
Found the Cause.

do you know" said the dry goods
drummer, Il don't blame the doctors a
bit? | have my way of earning a Iiv.
ing and they have theirs"
But what about doctors?" was
asked.
'Oh, was in q town in Indiana last
week and one day felt shivers go up
my back. ] went to a doctor and he
said | was in for the grip. Then hot
flashes came and went to another NJ.
ID. He said II was a case OF typhoid
and wanted me to go to the hospital at
once. Felt bit better, but went to
third, and he said it might be case
OF bubonic plague or spinal menin.
gifts. He was way of, however"
But did anything really all you?"
For sure"
Then you got over 1t very speedily"
Il did. | brought my will power to
bear. you see. Yes, something allied
me. | was In love with mighty
good-looking girl and found out that
she was grass widow and had no
chance to get divorce under five
years."
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-02-19
LITTLE PARABLE OF LIFE
APtiy Compared to Journey Through
Comfortable Passage Leading to
One Small Room.

will tell you little parable. Each
lie is like wonderful castle. with
hundreds of mysterious rooms.
Through the whole expanse OF that
castle runs a broad, comfortable pas.
sage-ultimately leading to the small
room that contains an honored and
peaceful deathbed
II you would be safe, you must stay
In this passage. You must pass by
without opening them the hundreds of
alluring doors. You must pass with
out following them the secret wind
ing stairs leading up or down to un-
known places
You VIII never know all you really
own. You will never see the festive
hall with it's brilliant revels, nor the
taper-lit chapel with its mystic costa
sies-you will never find the hidden
chamber with its lotus joys, nor the
romantic balcony with its bizarre as
semblage-you will never reach the
tiny tower room with its view across
land and sea and up into the skies.
49,. And you will never see the
dark cells where weird things are
kept-nor the CHASTITY dungeon deep
down below the ground, where one
lies sobbing and bleeding and broken.
and whence there is no returning.
have opened many door in my
castle--said Christine-and | fear
shall never find my way back to the
broad, comfortable passage.-Smart
Set.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-02-19
PREPARING LAND FOR FLAX
Deep Flowing Found to Be All Right
II Rains Followed Immediately
Experiments in Colorado.

(By ALVIN KEYSER. Colorado Expert
ment Station)
Experience with flax on the plains
through the seasons of 1909-13 show
that to be successful, flax land must
be well prepared. In those seasons
when there is considerable spring
moisture, sufficient to compact soils
that were plowed, deep blowing gave
the best results. These better results
from deep blowing in these cases
where there was moisture enough,
were due in a large part to the clean
ness Of the land, that is, the freedom
of the soil from weeds. 1t was uni
formly noticed that the deep plowed
land was not as foul as the shallow
plowed. Deep blowing was found tc
be all right If rains followed immedi-
ately. or if the blowing was done sew.
eral months ahead of planting SO that
compaction and settling took place.
In 1913. deep blowing just before
planting the crop almost caused com.
plete failure, because rains did not
follow sufficient to moisten the plowed
layer and compact the subsurface
If deep blowing is used. therefore. in
preparing the seed bed, it should be
done at a considerable time before
planting. Where blowing is done i'm.
mediately prior to planting blowing
should be shallower, LAY six or seven
inches at the outside, and should be
followed up Immediately with the disk
harrow. to compact and fill up the
subsurface. Smooth, well-prepared
land greatly tnsures the success OF
the crop. This was especially shown
in experiments Of 1911 and 1912. and
was shown up in the other years.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-02-19
Lonaon's Wonder Street

Fleet street was formerly the won
der place of London, where all that
was novel, bizarre and marvellous was
exhibited by enterprising showmen.
Ben Jonson alludes to "a new notion
Of the city OF Nineveh. with Jonah and
the whale. at Fleet bridge" and at the
Eagle and Child was exhibited a col
lection OF freaks and monstrosities
that set the whole town agape. In
lilo, too. was advertised as on exhi-
bition at Fleet bridge. two strange.
wonderful and remarkable monstrous
creatures, an old she dromedary, sew
en- feet high and ten feet long. lately
arrived from Tartary with her young
one, being the greatest wonder rarity
and novelty ever seen in the thrse
kingdoms."
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-02-19
LOOK YOUR BEST
AZ to Your Hair and Skin, Cuticura
VIII Help You. Trial Free.

The Soap to cleanse and purify. the
ointment to soothe and heal. These
fragrant super-creamy emollients pre-.
serve the natural purity and beauty
OF the skin under conditions which.
II neglected, tend to produce a state
OF irritation and Disagreement.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
address postcard, Cuticura. Dept. KY,
boston. Sold everywhere.-Ady.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-02-19
Accounting for the Jumns

Fatrice-I see the sinews of the
kangaroo are specially desirable for
use in surgery, for sewing wounds and
for binding broken bones together.
Patrice-That accounts for Joe
jumping from one thing to another;
| always thought he had some of the
kangaroo in him"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-02-19
Wonderful Case of Mrs. Crusen.
of Bushnell, Iii.

BUSHNELL, IL1"I trouble have had since NV
marriage was caused by exposure when young girl My
when was too to realize that it would hurt
suffered much with bearing down pains back
miserable and generally run
down in health have Lydia Pnkha Vegetable
am gaining health day thank for the help
have received from medicine and
fring women will be glad for print "A CRusE
Bushnell, illinois.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-02-19
The Third Generation.

John Barrymore tells this story
about his little nephew, Sammy Colt
the son of his famous sister, Ethel
This story illustrates how the desire
of the theatrical artist for exclusive
business" is probably transmitted from
one generation to another.
Il was present one night last week
when my sister was putting her young.
STEERS to bed" says Uncle John. "She
has reared them like old-fashioned
children. and taught them to sa their
prayers at night. This night Sammy
hesitated, and there was worried
look on his face. He had got no
further than Now l lay me- when he
stopped.
Say, muvver,' he complained, I
don't fink I'll say that prayer. | heard
another fellow say 1t today. and If we
aren't careful it will get all over
town the first thing we know"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-02-19
zsyalEsMERAL
EARM'5N0FRS
There is no sense In stufiing horse
manger with hay or straw all day

There is no sense In stuffing a horse
manger with hay or straw all day
A cool bran mash Saturday night is
to horse what mothers pie is to
boy.
There is pleasure and inspiration in
the business of breeding and handling
high-class horses
A team that works in the fields all
week should never be put on the road
Sundays or holidays.
Except at certain seasons of the
year less time and attention need be
given sheep than almost any other ami
NAL
Five minutes vigorous work with q
rough cloth on horses hide after a
hard days work will do him a lot OF
good.
Horses very often lose their eye.
sight through dust and hay seed fall
ng into their eyes from the lofi
,bove
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-02-19

Couldn't Be Blamed for Running.
He would tackle his weight In
wildcats when sober, but when he 10
drunk he will run away from them
That is consistent. II he met his
weight in wildcats when drunk he,
would see twice his weight in Wild
cats"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-02-19

There are lots of people who speak
twice before they think.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-02-19

All the worlds stage, and most o
us think We are the stars.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-02-19

Fitting Ejaculation.
Here that mean fellow has sent
me lip stick
Can you beat it,"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-02-19
Praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound

Women from the Atlantic to the Pacific from all sections
OF this great country, city large, village small
but that has written words of thanks for
health restored by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound No woman who is suffering from the ills peculiar
tot sex should rest given this famous remedy
trial. Is it not reasonable believe that what it did for
these women it will do for any sick womana
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-02-19
A Grateful Atlantic Coast Woman.

HoDepoN, ME"I feel duty all suffering women TO-
tell what LYDIA e. Pnihams Vegetabe Compound did for One
found myself terrible sufferer had
and such could scarcely aghen up at times NV
back ached had appetite and Sleep
then would be SO tired mornings that could scarcely get
1t seemed almost impossible q
thought never would be better until submitted opera
ton commenced taking Lydia Pnkhams Vegetable Compound
felt like had
appetite and fat could do all fam
lily OF four shall always feel that health your
medicine"-Mrs HAYWARD Sewers, Hodgdon, Maine
For 80 years Lydia e. Pnkham's Vegetable NSS>NSsA
male ills. No sick with men IN - >rAM
does justice to herself she does this NJ Va R
nous medicine made ant herbs, II W
has restored sOmany suffering women to health. ~
rSDWrite to LYDIA EPINKHAM (A r5T3 ~
(CONFIDENTIAL) LYNN, MASS, advice. MN fItSS|NW
letter Will be opened XNkN
by woman and held in strict confidence. TS1 ST5VSS2
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-02-19
From Mans Standpoint.

What is chaos. pa?"
1t is about the third stage in that
disease known as housekeeping"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-10-21

Years and years ago the necessity
for presenting any extended argument
in favor Of the ownership Of extensive
parks by municipalities was obviated.
1t has come to be generally under
stood and appreciated that these out
door breathing places afford not only
pleasure, but profit, and that instead
of being a liability they are a very
valuable asset in the community
which has them. To be sure, those
who have automobiles or horses and
who can go out into the country as
far and as often as they like are not
particularly anxious for these nearby
grass plots, and yet when they have
visitors they are sure to take them
there, and they point with pride to
these evidences of municipal enter
prise. They ought cheerfully to pay
their share to provide these parks
for those whose lack of means pre-
vents them from getting out into the
country at their will, and having an
hour or an afternoon in the sun or the
shade, in the fresh, pure air. There
is no other tax in town which ought to
be more cheerfully paid than that
which goes for parks.-Utica Press.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-10-21
WHY HE PASSED UNNOTICED
Fairy Had Discovered Sure Way OF
Making Himself Invisible-Any-
one Can Try Il.

,nce upon a time there was a good
little girl.
And this good little girl asked her
mother If she could go and play In the
woods, and her mother said yes.
So she went to play in the woods.
And she was walking along and
walking along, and what do you think
she met? A fairy! And she was aw-
fully surprised to meet a fairy. so she
said to the fairy:
where do you come FROM"
And the fairy said:
This is where | live"
And the little girl said:
81 never heard about any fairies liv-
ing in these woods"
And the fairy said:
mo, because nobody ever saw me
here before. But you are a good little
girl. SO l let you see me-"
And the good little girl said:
How do you manage to be seen by
nobody, ever though they walk right
past you every day."
81 lend them money."-London An
swers.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-10-21

1t is true that a hat OF almost any
shape may be found among the newly
arrived fall millinery and worn with
entire confidence as to its good style.
For hats are Of all sizes and shapes,
and the mode demands only that each
one be good to look at, not that 1t
shall be similar to others.
There are a few novelties in shapes
that have made themselves promi-
nent, like the Puritan. and adapta-
lions from 1.-THE Puritan sailor, for
instance. There are high-crowned
sailors. Of any desired width Of brim,
and many wide-brimmed hats. But n
may choose a small, ~close-fitting tur-
ban, a ~tricorne or a quadrangular
shape, or depend upon irregular lines
and eccentricitics Of brim for effect.
Three attractive and conservative
hats are pictured in the group above.
They demonstrate the diversity In
size and shape that one may choose
from. The picturesque hat at the top
is one Of many wide-brimmed hats. 1t
has a flexible brim, very becoming to
youthful wearers, and depends for
novelty on its trimming of heavy
WOODEN yarns. A spray of leaves made
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-10-21
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FLOWERS FOR THE R0CKERIEs
Makes an Attractive Substitute for the
Flower Garden-White Blossoms
Very Effective.

II one has not space enough for a
flower garden, or does not wish the
are Of a garden, a little rockery will
be an attractive substitute and one
that involves little labor in mainten-
ance.
A rockery of white blossoms is es.
pecially effective. Here is a combina-
ton that is easily grown; Sweet alys-
sum, which blossoms p~rofusely and
a be cut all summer; candytuft,
g%ypsophila and white portulacca. Do
not sow portulacca until the weather
is warm and settled; but nee under
way it is a sturdy plant and needs
little care. All these flowers are hardy
ANNALS, may be sown from seed in
the spring and will flower during the
summer.
If the rockery is tc be permanent
1t would be better to plant some per-
ennials. Kenilworth ivy, a small trail.
er that bears small lavender or pur.
pie flowers, and the helianthenum or
rock rose. which ZONES in various
colors, are good selections. For a
yellow and white effect use, say, the
yellow dwarf nasturtiums and the yell
low portulacca. The nasturtiums
spread ranidly and flower profusely
during the greater part of the season.
Dwarf morning glory is a pretty vine
for %rockeries, and the pink and white
flowers are especially effective when
grown with a mass of lavender flow.
ers, rose-colored portulacta, rock rose.
Kenilworth ivy, %gypsophila and sweet
alyssum.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-10-21
OF SCHOOL GARDENS
Encourages the Child to Get Into
Close Communion With
Mother Mature.

The value of school gardens in plac-
ing the child in close communion with
Mother Nature. cannot be overestimat-
ed. In these times Of warfare we re-
call the words Of one writer who
asked:
What conqueror in any part Of life's
battle could desire a more beautiful,
more noble or a more patriotic monu-
ment than a tree planted by the hands
Of pure and joyous children"
Ex-Gov. Curtis Guild of Massachu-
sets said: LET the children in the
public schools be taught that every
egg they take from the nests Of the
birds means the loss Of a little friend
of Massachusetts; means one less
winged crusader against the gypsy
moth. the brown-tail moth and the
crawling pests that destroy the food
Of the people and the beauty Of the
land. Save the trees! Save the birds
that we may save the ~trees!" In the
school gardens the children have some
very practical and often painful les
sons regarding damage to plant life
through destructive insects.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-10-21

1t is not difficult to dress the young
lad correctly, for in his case, as in
that of men, a few good styles are
given the stamp of approval early in
the season and dutifully followed un-
til its close. Men are less independent
in dress than women. and the boy also
wants to be dressed like his mates.
His desires having been fulfilled in
this regard he is unconscious of his
clothes once they are acquired.
A sensible outfit for the schoolboy
from eight to sixteen is shown in the
picture above. 1t consists of knicker-
bockers in gray or brown mixture and
a Norfolk coat. These are worn with
a soft percale blouse with soft turn
over collar and cuffs and an incon-
s%picuous four.in.hand tie.
The short topcoat is made of a heavy
WOODEN material showing an indis-
tinct plaid. 1t is double.breasted and
finished with large flap pockets, very
substantial and firmly sewed down. A
WOODEN cap, strong ribbed stockings
and calfskin laced shoes carry out the
appropriate details of the outfit. For
school, wooden gloves or those of dog
skin are in keeping with the coat and
cap.
For formal dress a lad from ten to
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-10-21

of yarn is embroidered on the side
crown and brim, and the brim-edge is
bound with a strip Of woven angora.
An exquisite hat at the left Of the
group is made Of silk laid over a
familiar sailor shape. It is a brocade
with flower motifs in silver and gold
threads. AS in the big velvet hat, a
concession to the demand of the sea-
son for simplicity in trimming is evil
denced in this band Of black velvet
ribbon about the crown 1t is finished
with two loops and two hanging ends
at the back, with the velvet cleverly
shirred into ball ornaments to weight
the ends. This is a shape that Is
o by maid or matron, with the
management Of the trimming adapting
1t to the age Of the wearer.
The same thing is true Of the turban
at the right. It has a soft crown Of
velvet and a coronet covered with a
band Of novel embroidery. made Of
silk and little sequins. For trimming,
a tall ear of velvet springs from a
small circle Of ostrich fibers, and is
mounted on the crown at the right side
toward the back of the shape.
JULIA eoTTOMLEY.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-10-21
ROAD
BUILDING
WORKING FOR BETTER ROADS
Ways in Which Department Of Aort
culture Offers Advice and Assist.
anee-Free Lectures Given.

Communities interested in the i'm
provement Of roads are recommend.
ed by the department of agriculture to
apply for a lecturer on the subject.
Lecturers will be SEN at the govern
ment expense wherever there is rea-
son to believe that audiences will be
large enough to make the expenditure
of time and money worth while.
Whenever possible it is, OF course, de-
sirable for a number OF communities
In the same vicinity to make arrange
ments for lectures at the same time,
since in this way the travelling ex-
penses for each stop made by the lee.
turer are materially reduced.
The number Of lecturers at the dis
posal Of the department is limited. and
it is not always possible, therefore, to
comply with every request. When a
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-10-21
U

According to statistics made public
by the treasury department, internal
evenu collections en- spirits are de-
creasing about S~1,250,o00 a month,
and this despite the emergency war
tax levied on wines by the last con-
gress.
That there has been marked de-
crease in the amount of distilled spir-
its consumed in the United States the
past year is shown BY the following
figures: From July l, 1913, to May
], 1914, the taxes were s135,51s,495.
From July, 1914, to May /, 1915, they
were 1921, 904, 705-a decrease during
the ten months of s13,713,790.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-10-21
Save the Trees.

The National Highway Protective as
ISOLATION reports that two states have
adopted its legislation to mitigate the
evil of defacing trees, fences and
buildings along public highways with
advertisements. The states that have
shown this wisdom are Rhode Island
and New York. The measure is not
drastic. 1t merely requires that no
advertisements can be placed on trees,
fences or buildings flanking highways
without the written consent Of the
owner. A moderate penalty is i'm
posed for violation. 1t Is not to be
hoped that this will wholly prevent the
evil, but 1t will exercise a wholesome
check on its prevalence. Other states
might we'll follow the example, and
even more drastic legislation would
be in order.