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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-06
Dom Try 10 Sleep.
RN II. AddIngton Bruce.

Author OF "lAy Riddle Of Personality"
"phyyholoy aud rugrutnood,' etc.
II You ARE wukrlul at night above
all thing, do not try 10 sleep To try
tu sleep means maintaining IL state Of
tension aud tension is the mortal Zoe
of sleep
Everybody ought to know this for
everybody Is liable 10 be- attacked by
that dread evil Insomnia
The victim Of insomnia is indeed 10
be pitcd In his inability TO sleep he
suffers turtures nightly.
He Is the more 10 be piued II, as
IS SO often the case he resorts to drugs
To- cure his slceplessuess They cannot
cure 1t, and In the end are liable 10
uffIict him with drug habit In addi.
tiun to his habit Of wHkefulness
Yet insomnia, nine times out of ten
is u durable mnludy, aud durable by
very simple means lts exciting caus-
es are many, its fundamental cause
Is nearly always Il fixed Idea that
sleep cannot be had
This idea is usually the product Of
a few nights of occasional wakeful
urss Worrying over his inability to
sleep, the sufferer consciously or sub
consciously forms the belief that sleep
is hencpforth impossible to him
He Is confirmed In this belief by the
fact that the harder ne tries 10 sleer
the more Wakeful he becomes
In reality, because trying TO sleer
means maintaining tension. he has
taken the surest means " keeping
himself awake. and thus allowing an
insomnia habit TO develop
What one should do is to cultivate
an attitude OF entire indifference with
respect 10 whether he sleeps or not
This can easily be done II one appre
ciutcs that. after all, loss Of sleep Is
not the terrible thing Il Is commonly
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-06

that was told me ., Congressman
Stout uf Montana
"One day IA number of wears ngo Do
related Stout. 81 found rmt hy dint
ur work aud economy had urumu
lated about $1,000 300 rrull money
That evening my wife amt I held "a
long conference about what 60 do
with t. We thought of various tn.
yestments. railroad stocks rrul IS
tate and 80 ON. and had about decld
ed TO buy some touu lots IN new
section Then all of sudden 1t pop
ped into my head that vr had never
been to New Orleuu- Ihr uvNt morn
Ing ! inquired and found out that our
$500 would take M. yutlrc family
from Lewiston, Mont tu New Or.
leans and return THAT seemed to set
tie the question Of what 90 do with the
money to the satisfaction NJ ulI con
ccued Two day. later We all set
ont for New Orlem- There was mo-
reason I'm the world why We should
go there except that we had never
been there But 70. vo had become
westerners that vu. un-un enough.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-06

supposed to he There ARE many pco
pie leading useful and healthy lives
who huhitunlly sleep tar fewer hours
every night than the average man
I'm fact, II the iuSomular ceases to
worry over his Inability 10 sleep II he
rcsulutrly ahnudous his effort to com
pei himself to sleep the chances are
that sleep viii come to him readily
enough
For he will thereby have put him.
SELF into a condition of mental relaXa
llun that is itself favorable to sleep.
Ia bee sure even II he ccuse~ 10 wor
y over wakotunc,s, there are other
Worries he may take 10 bed with him
lie may worry over business problems
domestic cares. loss NJ money. etc. All
this causes tension. and consequently
makes for slerplcssucss
Everybody should lrarH TO shut up
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shop mentally when he retire, for the
uighr
And, above all. AS said I'm the be-.
ginning don't try TO sleep
Not long ago a teacher IN one of
the city schoo,.--who. 10 say the lenst
rs " rather generous proportlous-was
trying To explain TO her scholars the
correct measurements Of the human
frame
For example" she said. twice
around my thumb once around .my
wrist, twice around my wrist, once
around my neck twice around my
neck, once around my waist" There
She paused. and a shrIl voice from
the hnck NJ the room exclaimed .
Twice around yer waist, once around
the city hall
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-06

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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 20 %
shall never forget the fIr-t dim
nrr m 100, first nmrlmr house md
nI m m, plain -nurvu.r and nay
street skirt realizing n surroundings
such as were now mime amy attempt at
Irrs, Tor dinner would bee out of pIurc
! had sumghtcued my hair and mnde
myself Tidy with q rlrnu COLLAR I re-
gret ru suy my washing had been
quite superficial My little room was
cool uud the water I'm my pitcher uc
.ustumrd us | WAS tu steam heated
apartments. seemed to me to be nt the
freezing point had mot IA. get
found ont that the huurlpr- at Mn,
Uovrns usually carried lhar own
pitchers downstairs 10 the Kitchen frr
Dot water ON Saturday evenings uud
other times when they were perhaps
going tu the theater or SO some party
The changing " the dluurr bell
through the house was pleasant
sound to me For strange though my
surroundings were. ! had healthy
enough appetite / started down the
fiIst flight ~ stairs ON the run and
then slowed up uu the last two flights
with shyurss lly the time reached
the dining room witch was In IN,
msumeut would have been glad u
wu Hnd run back tu my own room
Bu u.rnnd / turned the knob NJ thD
lunr and entered Nryer before had
| hyru .lu such a room
There was quite u long table with
d ryd cloth upon H. M the head OF
which Mrs lIowen sat over nm,
mutp was an elaborate system ul
highly Wulshcd shelves Each shr''
bore un utterly useless hlt II brlro
/ hm. such %. china dog sheperd
r-r ur miniature piece of furnIWr,
done Zoo rhm Several DAYS later
when my courage came back 10 me
/ ! remember Inspecting this structur,
and discovering thnl each NJ the M
. tlp objects M art md been broken al
/ one time or another The pieces wen,
| ilhcr missing ur had been glued Int,
place again In quite skctchy man
ner
But ON that first night only saw
clearly the face NJ my landlady aud
hnEily hanging down the table ut cncl
side of her the faces of my fellow
boarders ! leaned IN an agony o
slyness against the door which hat
| closed hehlnd me
Evening Miss Rnumore" said Mrs
Rowen Come over here Im goinl
to seat you along side Of me tonlgh
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Miss Simpcrly An uwfully hand
some man kmelt at my feet for more
than am hour today.
MIR llnrdfnN / wouldn't be Il shoe
clerk for anything you couI10 hand
me
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GUESSING

Next story Buster Become, In
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-06

He hs. New State Cstsup and many
other choice things Of this brand for
you He isthe kind OF grocer who looks
after your best interest Get bottle of
New State Cstsup today it's irestible
with early Spring vegetables.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-03-05

1000 bushel, or 4S tons, per acre of
In average yield Germany the world
| leader in art, medicine, music and
luassacre-leads with about 200 BUSH
el to the acre, while we take the BOBBY
prize with SO bushel per acre.
Mr. Work also speaks of onion grow
ing. Young and frisky farmers can
figure Wallingford possibilities in the
odoriferous edible. You all know ez-
IA Meeker he of oX-teamTacoma Led
ser fame. Well, years ago Ezra test
flied to having grown twenty nine
hundred and some odd bushel of
onions on one acre of his Puallup
land. Now, 2900 b"shel weighs 81
tons, and 81 tons at Seattle, whole
sule buying price Of one year ago Of
$50 per ton, is $6960 Local price, re-
tail, here in the valley one year ago,
was just double above figures So if
Mr.. Meeker had been here with that
acre of onions, and had peddled them
out at retail | figure he would have
pocketed $13,920. Now don't go to
figuring what ten acres at above yield
and above prices would bring you
for you would not get either yield or
price. But if yield and price were cut
down several times over you would
yet have enough TO make this old
world seem like a very cheerful place
of abode, and would most certainly
demonstrate that the ideas and esti-
mates submitted by Mr.. Work were
both modest and conservative.
The writer believes the Okanogan
valley is to be by nature primarily |
fitted to be the banner fruit region of |
the world. You remember our slo- |
gan for the valley, "Wenatchee Beats |
the World-and we can beat Wenat- |
Chez" but the modern fruit grower of |
good sense will combine dairying, hog |
and cattle growing with his fruit |
growing. Nor will he neglect the /
many varieties of vegetables of mon
3tary value, among which the potato
and onion takes front rank.
j. PARKHURST DOUGLASS,
.-..'--se +s-... Tonasket. Wash.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-03-05
HEDGING ON EXPENSES

Large corporations as we'll as in
dviduals are hedging ON expenses.
The economy scape' is being applied
wherever there is chance to lop off
source of outlay. Nobody is spend
ing money carelessly, because for the
very good reason they have no money
to spend. No line OF business is plug
ging leaks more assiduously than the
railroads, and unfortunately the meth
cd employed is the reducing of the
pay roll wherever it can be done.
This is doing damage to the commun-
ity in which he lives as we'll as to
the individual himself. The Great
Northern is laying off employees con-
stantly. Last week Carl Pettinger,
the always accommodating young
night man at the depot, was decapitat-
ed, and he has returned to his home at
Myncaster. Sunday the agent at
Nighthawk was discharged and the Of
flee closed. Other inroads in the force
along the lines will probably be made
before this spasm of r-trenchment
ceases,
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-03-05
FAVORABLE REPORT

Judge e. H. Neal returned home
Monday after an absence of some ten
days at Seattle and Olympia. He was
called to Seattle to confer with attor-
neys of the Great Northern road up
oil matters pertaining to the proposed
West Okanogan Valley Irrigation dist
riot, and while he has nothing of a
definite character to give out for pub
lication the judge reports that the rail-
road officials are still deeply interest
ed in the project and keenly alive to
its construction. He was given en-
couragement to hope that such ar
rangements can be made by the road
as to insure the carrying out of the
system this spring. AT Olympia the
judge was in consultation with legis-
lators upon proposed amendments to
the irrigation district code along lines
that, are considered necessary by all
interested in irrigation for the better
management of districts.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-03-05
STILL A LIVE ISSUE

Percy Davis was out Monday run
ming levels on Central avenue. The
sewer idea has not been entirely
abandoned. The town may create a
sewer district yet, and resort to sep
tic tanks for handling the sewerage.
A sewer is certainly very much need
cd, and if it can be put in without
breaking every property owner in the
district it should be done. One great
drawback about taking action upon
such civic improvement is that no
enc knows anything about sewer con-
struction, and can not speak intel
ligently upon the subject. 1t would
no doubt be the most economical, and
certainly the wisest, plan to send out
for some one familiar with that class
OF work, through experience, let him
look over the ground thoroughly. SUBJ
nit a report upon it's practicability
and an estimate of the cost. Other
wise the authorities are at sea with
out compass, and wholly ignorant of
what should be done, how it is to be
done, and what it would cost to put
in trunk sewer over the route pro-
posed.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-03-05

the polls by very substantial major
ity, going to show that as a rule the
people appreciate az. official who per-
forms his duties satisfactorily. 1t is
on account of the disposition of the
public to reward a faithful officer that
i is difficult to win in the primary
against good man who has been in
office for single term. 1t is general
ly conceded that two years in any Of
flee, where the incumbent has proved
himself to be fit, is too short a SER
vice, and it is seldom that a man who
has made record is not retained to
round out the four years, the full time
or county office holding allowed un-
der the law. Mr.. Quackenbush's
pleasing personality, as well as his
is largely responsible for
his coming back, and if he was elig-
ible for another and still another term
the voters of the county would un-
doubtedly continue to endorse his
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-03-05
CLAIM JUMPING

/. A correspondent from Conconully
writes as follows:
The Lady of the Lake mine, lying on
the outskirts of Conconully, owned
by G. p. House, of Oroville, and Geo.
Hardenberg, of Lakeside, has been
jumped by H. A. Young, formerly
county engineer. Upon jumping the
claim work was started on a shaft.
This work continued two days. On
the third day H. A. Wilder and G. H.
Wheeler and A. p. Wheeler took pos
session early in the morning, having a
shotgun and rifle. H. A. Young and
crew started work at 1 p. m. Thurs
day, it being stormy in the morning,
which was the reason for not going
t. work sooner in the day. They were
met by the Wilder bunch, who told
Young not to start work, or there
would be something doing Young
and crew withdrew. Wilder and crew
are still holding the fort at this writ
ing, and their meals are carried to
them
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-03-05
PLUGGING AWAY AT IVANHOE

Fred J. Arthur, of the Ivanhoe mine,
was in Oroville a few days this week,
coming over to see his wife who is at
the Elmer hospital Mr.. Arthur was
reticent as to what is going on at the
lvanhoe, but remarked that the fact
that work was steadily in progress
would indicate that the operators were
satisfied with the indications. This
continuation of extensive develop
ment would leave the impression that
the showings in the Ivanhoe are much
better than anything the public knows
about. 1t would be cheering to others
in the mining game if any good for
tune that might come to the Ivanhoe
could be made public, but as the en-
terprise is being carried out for the
benefit of those who are supplying the
sinews, and not for the general pub
lie, the public can abide in patience
until such time as those in authority
see fit to take the public into their
confidence. Anyhow, the public is
hoping that the Ivanhoe turns out to
be a far richer mine than the owners
ever dreamed of, and that it will
speedily become a producer, as one
producer would stimulate mining op-
erations up this way as nothing else
could. The writer has always had
faith in the Ivanhoe, and
hopes soon to see that faith confirmed
by the extraction Of pay ore, or it's
treatment to the profit of the stock
holders.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-03-05
MORE PLEASURE AHEAD

The Civic League announces a
progressive 500 card party to
be given next Tuesday evening,
March 9, in Odd Fellows hall, and
the mere announcement should
be sufficient to insure a large
attendance. All those who were
so lucky as to be present at the
last whist party given under the
auspices of the League will GER
tainly make it a point to be pres
ent next Tuesday evening, and
those who were not there, and
have learned of the dandy time
everybody had on that occasion,
Will not let this opportunity slip
to have some of that pleasure
themselves The receipts go to
the benefit of the organization,
and for what it has accomplished
in the past, with an assurance of
a future record for accomplish
ment, the ladies are deserving of
public patronage.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-03-05
TO THE COAST BY JUNE

j. l.. Newman, superintendent of
Construction on the Kettle Valley rail-
pad, left by auto stage for Princeton
Friday last after having spent a day
two in Oroville. Mr.. Newman has
zen with the Kettle Valley road for
be past two years, experimenting
construction across the Gold range OF
fountains, between Midway and Pen
[cton, and on westward from the lat
er place. He has been making his
eadquarters at Princeton, but will
Dove his office to Hope Immediately.
he reports that there is a gap of 80
Riles between Ospray lake and Prince
pm yet to iron and surface. Grading
Between the two points is finished
nd the rails will be speedily laid in
be spring. Another short gap from
Poalla to Hope is yet to construct.
Phe Kettle Valley Will use the Great
{orthern tracks from Princeton to the
prmer place. Mr.. Newman says that
rams Will be running to the coast on
be Kettle Valley BY June 1st. He
Vas of the opinion that it would be
bout December 1st before through
rains would be rupuing on the Great
Horthern road. He stated that much
ii the Kettle Valley line is built
through "A rough country, very sparse
b settled and wholly undeveloped
rhis office acknowledges a very pleas
mt call from Mr.. Newman during his
brief stay in town, and we found him
|p be very pleasant and entertain
hg gentleman, thoro ughly conversant
Eith the work he has followed both in
(his country and British Columbia
1uring the past twenty-five years.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-03-05
ARM BROKEN

Margery, the nine-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs Robert Vail, of
Loomis, was thrown from a Shetland
pony she was riding late Monday af-
ternoon, and in the fall her left arm
was broken just above the elbow. Ow-
ing to the condition of the roads it
was not considered safe to come over
to Oroville at night to secure surgi-
cal attention, and the little sufferer,
accompanied by her mother, did not
get here until Tuesday morning. By
that time the arm was so dreadfully
swollen that it was difficult to set the
bone. Mrs. Vail and the child had to
remain here several days until DR..
Lewis was satisfied that the fracture
was properly adjusted.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-03-05
4 CREDITABLE PERFORMANCE

1t is the concensuS of opinion among
those who were so fortunate to be
present at the high school entertain
ment, given in the Orpheum theater
last Friday evening, that in every de-
tail the performance was one of the
very best amateur efforts of the kind
ever given in Oroville. While every
feature of the program was interest
ing, enjoyable and creditable to those
participating, the chief hit of the even
ing was the two act comedy, "A Box
OF Monkeys" The application of the
title seemed rather far fetched, but
that does not detract one iota from the
credit due to those who took part.
The clever rendition of this amusing
skit rested not only upon the admir-
able manner in which the several
parts were sustained, but upon the
ten in amateur presentations of plays
some of the cast, from stage fright,
CT imperfect memorization, get balled
up, slur, stutter and stagger through
their parts to the misery of the au-
dience and the marring of the perfOr
nance. No such fault was apparent
on this occasion. There was never 4
moments hesitency, nor any embar-
RAISING breaks on the part of the per-
formers. They were perfectly at their
ease, and filled the roles assigned
them with the confidence and grace
Of experienced habitants of the boards.
VIII Cole was versatile in adapting
himself to the several characters he
was called upon to assume. Aubrey
McMahan surprised his friends in the
role of the bashful lover. Miss Lor-
raine Bartell, as the rather hoidenish
western girl, was immense. AS the
society dame Miss Helen Johnston
carried her part most effectively.
Miss Elizabeth Murray, as the En-
glish maiden, apt at learning Ameri-
can ways, could hardly have been ex-
celled.
The light operetta, in which Mr.. and
Mrs. S. B. Starrett, Miss Rosetta Muir
ray and VIM, Cole took part, was ex-
ccllently rendered Miss Helen Greig-
er, in an instrumental solo, and Miss
Hermina Greiger, in a vocal solo were
very pleasing numbers, Miss Hermina
being compelled to respond to an en-
chore. vocal skit by Miss Dora
Cole and Harlan Fuller made a de-
cided hit. The entertainment con-
cluded with an instrumental duet by
Miss Hermina Grieger and Hazel NAL
lory.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-03-05
$50 PER YEAR
COMMERCIAL CLUB

The regular meeting of the
Commercial Club is set for the
first Thursday in each month, but
owing to the fact that Cashmere
and Oroville teams were billed
for a basket ball game Thursday
night the meeting of the Club
was changed to this Friday night.
The session will be held in Odd
Fellows hall, and a number of
important matters will be pres
ented for discussion. 1t is re-
quested that every member of
the Club be present, and those
of the residents of the town and
vicinity who have not already
signified their desire to become
members are invited to be pres
ent and participate in the pro
ceedings. This is the regular
monthly meeting, and is prom
ises to be a very interesting one.
Do not fail to be present.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-03-05
THE MODEST POTATO

Editor Gazette: Have noted with
keen interest both articles by Mr..
Work on potato growing and market
1ng. The growing of the humble tu-
per is not a get-rich-quick job, but
when followed persistently and con-
eistently it always pays out. That
Zap in California, with his 10000 acres
of spuds, and little army of Jap and
white helpers, is slowly but surely
Betting rich at the work.
At Greeley, Colo, | have seen 250
Pcres in one field, and about every
Farm will have 25 to 100 acres, plant
ed with Aspinwall planters, two
borse machine, and harvested with
karious diggers, the six-horse Dow
Ten and Hoover machines predominant
ing.
If the Greeley grower can get $40
per ton, or better, r. o. b. cars, or
Warehouse, believe me they consider
themselves safe. This valley raises
Ia potato with a slightly higher sac
.charine content that the famous Gree
Hey tuber, and if produced by growers
|who know how to cultivate moch and
|irrigate, believe "Okanogan potatoes
could some day become almost as ia
Imous as Okanogan apples will cer-
.tainly be.
One thing Okanogan potato grow
|ers should remember and that is that
while potatoes are valueless fed raw
Ito hogs, if cooked a ton of potatoes
|equal a quarter of a ton of corn
when properly combined with other
floods. Then, keep a few hogs, and
iii potatoes go very low in price as
.they will sometimes, cook the pota-
toes, mix them with a small quantity
lei shorts and alfalfa meal and you
will get fair returns from your po-
tatoes with the swine for market
And when potatoes are high in price
you can easily buy a few ton of grain
feed for the hogs.
By intensive cultivation a yield OF