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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-10-01
WANTED TO GET IT RIGHT
Waiter Was Up Against an Order
Which Was Decidedly a New
One to Him.

Once a short little woman and her
tall husband went to cafe OF the
cheaper sort for dinner.
VIII you have oysters asked the
husband, glancing over the bill of fare
Yes. said the little woman. as she
tried in vain to touch her feet to the
floor and. Henry. | want hassock
Henry nodded. and as he handed his
order to the waiter. said: Yes, and
bring the lady a hassock.'
One hassock?" asked the waiter.
with what Henry thought more than
Ordinary interest. as he nodded in the
affirmative. Still the waiter did not
go, but brushed the tablecloth With
towel and rearranged the articles
on II several times, while his face got
very red.
Then he came around to the hus-
bands side, and, speaking in a whis
per, said Say mister. haven't been
here long. and I'm not on to all these
things. VIII the lady have the has
sock broiled or fried?'
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-10-01

rag turns or loops in the road-a really
marvellous example OF bodybuilding
and ngineering-brings the traveller
up over four thousand feet in eight
miles and half. at a very easy and
comfortable grade. At the top, or the
pass" itself-for where these roads
cross the crest OF the mountain this
point Is called the "pass''-it reaches
the remarkable altitude Of 9,055 feet
above the sea, making it the highest
carriage road on the continent, or as
q German tourist has aptly put it,
the highest street in Europe,"
OF all the post roads of the Alps
the Stelvio has always been the most
popular among tourists during the
summer months. Almost any noon
day from the middle of June until the
first of September one would find clus-
tered around a barnlike hotel at the
top of the pass called the Hotel Fer
dinandshoehe" a vast collection of ev-
cry conceivable kind of vehicle from
the most expensive motor car to the
numbering old but picturesque noun
adiu uill8cuCc, ds we'll as luuumeTaDle
"einspanner" and "dreispanner." the
comfortable little one and two horse
victorias SO much in evidence on ev-
cry Alpine road. Clustered in the
none too spacious dining hail of this
hotel one would find an equally odd
assortment Of tourists from every part
of the globe, chattering in every known
language, making a veritable babel
OF tongues. with here and there an
occasional titled parsonage accompa-
MED by retinue Of servants, adding
little iuster to the gathering, and
sprinkling of Austrian and Italian Off
GERS in gorgeous uniforms giving the
necessary bit of color.
Who're Three Countries Touch.
The top OF the pass is a bleak and
gloomy place at best. no vegetation at
all, nothing but a desolate mass of
rock, with snow fields and glaciers
stretching down from the mountain
peaks on all sides and intensely Geld,
even In the middle of July and August,
after shutdown. The pass itself marks
almost the exact meeting place of the
boundary lines of Austria Italy and
Switzerland. A crude boundary post
surmounted by = stone slab with ar
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-10-01
SOME HINTS FOR BUILDERS
Great Care Should Be Taken In Selec-
ton OF the Most Substantial
Roofing Material.

II you were without preparation or
plan. rudely placed in a wilderness.
your first thought would be of food
supply and your next OF shelter for
these are the two most vital necessi-
ties OF mankind Ii is therefore
natural that the best thought. and
study are put upon these two essen
tials.
More forward steps have been
taken in the building industry in the
past fifteen years. as regards comfort.
service and architectural beauty than
in the fifty years previous.
Only in recent years has the hand
ling of cement in building work been
understood properly. and progress is
still constantly being made with it.
Modern hotels and office buildings
are being equipped with sheet metal
mouldings and steel veenered doors.
Nearly every important change In
building construction is away from
the fire hazard Of wood
One of the most significant develop
ments Of recent years is the crushed
slate surfaced asphalt shingle which
is, on new construction and old, rapid
ly supplanting the wooden article
There are many reasons for this. The
slate surfaced shingles add beauty to
any. building-in fact. there is really
no comparison from an architectural
standpoint. Crushed slate of pleasing
tints of red or green. is employed as
surfacing. The shingles are uniform
ly eight inches wide and are exposed
four inches to the weather No paint
ing is necessary as the red or green
crushed slate is natural and therefore
cannot fade.
The purchaser, however, should
guard himself against buying slate
surfaced shingle that is not guaran-
teed by a reliable and responsible
manufacturer. There are 80 many
kinds of roofing and shingles on the
market today each claiming to be the
best that it becomes necessary for the
buyer to get some satisfactory assur-
ance that the roofing or shingles are
represented honestly.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-10-01

Everybody knows that the Chinese
and japanese are the great lantern
makers. In fact, lantern seems to
be an essential adjunct to a China
man, and there is a story told OF a
night attack on a Chinese fort by the
English. when every Chinaman took to
MS heels and mounted the hill behind
with all speed. But every man carried
MS lighted lantern slung over mis-
shoulder and SO formed the best CT
target for the enemy.
Many nations of the East, besides
those more closely connected with
Scriptural history, and notably the
Chinese and Japanese. carry lantern
at the end of a stick-Philadelph
Inquirer
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-10-01
Hunting Trouble.

When man just naturally wants
trouble it is mighty easy to find an
excuse for making it. According to
Mike Hogan, Casey and O'Brien were
having an argument of their own.
1t had progressed to the extent
that each had forgotten what 1t was
about originally and they were wholly
oblivious OF the gathering crowd until
an urbane and genteel person in a
frock coat put in.
Come, come, my man." he said,
gently plucking Casey by the sleeve.
You don't want to fight. | can tell it
by your looks. Your face is too be-
nigh"
Two be ninei Two be nine, is ut,
ye scut?" beloved Casey. Me face
is two be nine is ut?"
And there was where the real trou-
BILE began.-Louisville Times.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-10-01
: I4o1j{XS$t|2:'' :
ass S.

rows cut in 1t, pointing TO the three
countries, has been erected q short
distance above the hotel. This spot.
known TO the Germans as the 'Drei-
spraehenspitze Point OF Three
Iongues-is a favorite pilgrimage for
all tourists, some of whom try to strad-
ole this stone slab that they may boast
OF having stood in three countries at
one time.
AT point just below the top Of
the Stelvio severe looking stone
building is found This is the hospice OF
santa Maria, or Quarta Contoniera-
the fourth refuge station. Refuge"
or relief stations of this type are found
scattered along all of these high roads
OF the Alps at convenient distances.
usually about four or five miles apart
They are occupied by caretakers whose
business II is to give relief and assist
ance TO travellers caught in the severe
storms of the early spring and winter
months.
Adjoining this refuAo station to the
west is the Italian customhouse, and
short distance beyond this building
the road becomes Y. the left branch
turning abruptly and leading down to
Bormio in Italy. while tho right branch,
turning to the north, crosses the crest
OF the mountains by the Umbrail Pass
and following soft rolling hills of the
valley of Muranza carries the traveller
by the new road, the Wormser Pass,
down to the Munster-Thal, in Switzer.
land.
ziozag Road on Austrian Side
Standing at the top of the pass ana
looking back toward the Austrian side
one sees the curious zigzags or loops
in the road, twisting down the slopins
side OF the valley to the left as II
some giant painter had taken an i'm
mense whitewash brush and drawn an
irregular streak down the side of the
mountain. This is the most difficult
part OF the pass. Mount Ortler, the
dominating peak of the mountain range
surrounding the Stelvio, rises in ma
jestic dignity at the right side OF the
road to height of almost 1900 feet.
The Stelvio is rarely open for traffic
much before the middle of June in
any year, as the snow clings affec-
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-10-01
Tho Only Way.

Most of us think of the smart retort
about ten minutes too late. The spare.
appie-faced gentleman in the tube that
was bearing it's clerkly freight to the
city was not one of these. When the
train pulled up with a jerk and hu-
man avalanche fell into the compart-
ment he rose with some difficulty and
offered his seat to lady. "Oh, thank
you so much" she gushed. so good
of you to give me your seat, but don't
like you to stand up" The gentleman
replied with suspicion of heightened
color on his apple-cheek. Madam, /
should like to oblige you In both re-
spects. but what would people say II
you were to sit on my lap!"-Londop
Chronicle.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-10-01
Did He Put His Foot in It?

An English soldier, a member of the
Second South Staffordshire regiment
says that one bitterly cold night in
early spring he and his mates came
out of the trenches. They were bill
leted in barn, where they were
packed in very close
Though numb with cold. we were
soon asleep said the soldier, in tell
ing the incident. Il was awakened in
the night by one of my chaps trying
to put his boots on. After he had
been trying for minute or two |
heard the fellow next to him say:
What the -- are you DOING
Putting my boots on" was the re-
ply.
Well, that's my foot, you fool!
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-10-01

III entrance or italy INTO the
European war and the gains she
has made thus far on some OF
the Alpine roads connecting her
with the Austrian Tyrol brings
Into prominent interest one of the high
est and most popular OF all the Alpine
post roadside Stelvio.
Although this road may not possess
the strategic value of some of the
other highways of the Alps of which
the Italians early in the fighting Sc
cured control, to hold and fortify this,
one OF the best built roads and the
highest between Austria and Italy, has
long been Italy's ambition, for the rea-
son that it would give her dominat-
ing power over most convenient
route to Landeck and Innsbruck, as
we'll as clutch on the upper reaches
Of the. valley of the Adige, west of
Meran.
Her engineers foresaw that the al
most perfect construction of the Stel-
vic, with it's easy grades and excellent
roadbed, would enable Italy, once the
master of this highway, to rush great
quantities Of troops and mountain ar
tillery into the extreme western part
Of the Tyrol, where the natural posi-
bilities for intrenchment are such that
1t might be hard for the Austrian
troops to dislodge her.
The military experts of Austria
were not behind Italy in placing a
high value on the road and it has long
been Austria's determination to hold
it at all hazards.
The Stelvio road-called by the Ger
mans the "Stilfserjochstrasse ia
miliar to many American tourists who
have motored over it in travelling from
Botzen and Meran, In the Austrian
Tyrol, or from the Bavarian Tyrol,
via Innsbruck and Landeck, to the
Italian lakes, as it presents a very
accessible and picturesque route from
either Of those tourist centers to Lake
Garda or Lake Como.
Highest Street In Europe"
The road ascends from the Austrian
side Of the great chain of mountains
dividing that country from Italy,
through the beautiful valley of Trafoi
and then by an amazing series of zig
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-10-01
Naturally Indignant.

Lige, an old darby. was suing his
wife for a divorce. and stated in his al
legations that his wife had run on
with another negro and that she re-
fused to return and live with him.
A party meeting up with Lige re-
marked:
'Lige, | understand that you are
suing your wife for divorce?"
"Ya-as sir. boss: | done gone and
sued her"
We'll. Lige, upon what grounds are
you bringing your suit?''
Boss, it's jist like dis: She bin
run'd off wild nudder Niger bout TO
years and | jist made up my mind to
quit her"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-10-01

tlonately to all Of these post roads OF
the Alps until we'll into the late spring.
Particularly is this the case with the
Stelvio. A late or severe winter keeps
the upper reaches of this road blocked
to all carriage traffic up to the end of
June. Perhaps the Italians had this
in mind when they held back their de-
claration of war against Austria until
the latter part of May. Although the
Alpine regiments of the Italian army
are noted for their prowess and clever,
ness in SNOW work." this kind of sur.
face does not invite the easy transit OF
heavy artillery.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-10-01
NOT ALWAYS AN OBSTRUCTION,
Husband Would Have His Joke, But
Wife Came Back.

He was fond of playing jokes on
his wife.
My dear" ne said, as they sat at
supper, Just heard a sad story of a
young girl today. They thought she
was going blind, and so a surgeon
operated on her and found"
Yes gasped his wife, breath
1essly.
That she's got young man in her
eye!" ended the husband with a
chuckle.
For "a moment there was silence.
Then the lady remarked slowly:
We'll, it would all depend on what
sort of a man it was. Some of them
she could have seen through easily
enough! st. Louis Dispatch.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-10-01
Miraculous.

The printing press is a wonderful
invention"
Indeed it is. In a few seconds il
can convert comparatively worth
less piece of paper into a stock GER
tificate that will sell for thousands or
dollars"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-10-01
Hope SPRINGS Eternal.

Yes, she re jected me, but she did
it in most encouraging way"
How was that?"
AS | went away, she pointed to
the footprints | had made on the
carpet, and said: The next time you
come to propose to me | want you
to wipe your shoes clean!' Der
GGckkasten
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-10-01
One, Not the Other.

is that Googan in there pitching
for the home team?" inquired the be-
lated fan who arrived Just after the
visitors had made seven runs in one
inning That's Googan In the pitch
er's box" admitted his neighbor, but
l haven't noticed that he's been do
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-10-01
One Penalty of Fame

The Victim.-Ptomaine poisoning,
eh? Well, surely was blame fool
to eat the stuff
The Doctor.-But, my dear sir, you
cant establish yourself as a recog-
nized epicure without a touch of
ptomaine now and then.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-10-01
Heard on Maneuvers.

1rate Officer-"-- it, man. Duck
your head-dont you know you'd get
shot?
Fastidious Recruit-Ye-es. sir; but
this beastly grass keeps tickling my
nosei-London Opinion.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-10-01
Skipping the Rope.

Faddist-Don't you think skipping
the rope is highly dangerous prac.
tice?
Lawyer-Not always. I'm trying to
have ii put in practice for a client OF
mine now.-Baltimore American.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-10-01
Sympathetic.

Your daughter has eloped with
the chauffeur"
Now | suppose I'll have to raise
the poor fellows wages. He'll need
tAe money if he's going to support
my daughter"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-10-01
In the Future,

Some day we'll be telephoning
through the air without wires"
Maybe; but won't 1t be queer to
have an operator call back to you
and say: The air is busy now =
Washington Star.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-10-01
Fine for EN-.

TITS been a great year for the pes
simists."
In what way"
We've had rain almost every other
day."-Detroit Free Press.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-10-01
RESTING.

Who is that poor cripple with his
arm in sling and his head all ban
daged up?"
He's a moving picture comedian
on his vacation"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-10-01

Unless you have met a mother just
after her baby cuts it's first tooth, you
have never seen real excitement.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-10-01

When a man has wheels" he thinks
he is the whole machine.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-10-01
Not Always Flourlshing.

Love cannot die.
Maybe not. But sometimes it gets
. trifie bilious. louisville Courier
Journal.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-10-01

The art of bluffing lies in knowing
when not to
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-22
ATTACKS ON
KITCHENER.

One of the most remarkable fea-
lures Of the ministerial crisis i'll Grea.
Britain at the present moment is the
sudden outbreak, moro or less sevc-
re, Of newspaper attacks upon Field
Marshal Earl Kitchener, the British
secretary of war, who at The out
break of tie war, was the nations
military idol, and was loudly proclaim
ed by the same newspapers as the
only man in the country for the posi-
ton Of war secretary.
Kitchener, it is charged, persisted
in providing shells of all inferioE
make, which resulted in the loss oil
thousands of Britons. 1t is also sug-
gested that he is not equal to pre-
sent emergencies, and that the strug-
gle with Germany cannot be con-
Quoted upon principles which were
used in the Bocr war.
Great Britain is piqued because she
has not made the Roadway she eX-
pectcd in the western battle zone.
and the blame is to be laid somewhere.
Kitchener, like many before hun,
will have to bear with tickle people.
Epamjnondas, Fahius and others cell
turtles ago had their critics and they
were compelled TO step aside for
others who proved failures In our
civil war Cen oScph +. Johnston was
one of the greatest stratcglsts OF his
day, but he was forced 10 resign MS
command and turn it over to Gene
raj Ho:d. The latter however did not
halt Sherman in his march TO the sea
On the other side General McClel-
Ian was the idol Of the Army of the
Potomac for a time. His thermometer,
however, finally started to fall and
he was forced to relinquish his posi-
ton. His successors were unfortunate
and in the end it took virtually all the
federal troops under Grant to crush
the Confedcracy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-22
FRIDAY
Exploits Of Elaine
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
PREMIER CARRIER OF THE
SOUTH
In effect 4 axii Is, l9I

n. following schedule fGurca
arc published only rs information and
arc not guaranteed.
Trains leave Union Station, Alex
aDs.ria.
TAI A. H., Dai;y between
Washington & Danvillc delivers cor
ncrtion daily except Sunday at Or
an;.c to c & O. No. I03 for Go1dons-
v;!lc and Richmond.
8:AT 4. III. Daily Local for Har-
r;SCnburg and way stations. Buffet
parior car.
G::37 a. VI. Daily. U. S. Fast Mali
steps only for passengers to points
south 10 which scheduled to stop
First class coaches Sleeping cars tc
Birmingham and New Orleans. Dan
ing car service. Stops at CalVcr.
ton TO let of Warrcnton branch pass
erEGrs.
1892 A. NJ. DaiIy-Matl train
coaches for Manassas. WarrcnL"n,
Charlottesville, Lynci1buTg, Danviilc,
Greensboro and Charlotte
3:52 =. NJ. Daily local for Char.
Iul:csvillc conncsting at Cal:crtou
for Warrcnton.
1859 r. IT. Daily-Birmingham
Special Sleeping cars between New
: orb, Atlanta, Admission Birmingham,
Augusta, Savannah and Jackson
vllIc, Through first class coaches be
tween Washington, Atlanta and Biz
mjnGllam Dining car service Tourist
10 California daily.
A:12 p. NJ. Limited for' Harrison
hus:: and way Stations CT Manassa1
g.ranch. Pullman Buffet parlor cars.
G:i2 z. M.-Lccal for Warrcnton.
1G:U2 r. M.-Daiiy Washington and
Chattanooga. Limited (Yia Lynch
t,lIEJ First class coaches and sleep
inc cars ~ Roanoke, knoxville,
Chattanooga Sleeper to New Or
leans, Washing, on to Roanoke. DIN
ny car service.
II :O2 y. IL. Daily-Ncw York and
Mcw Orleans Limited. AL Pullman
train. Club and Observation cars to
New Orleans. Dining Car Service.
.::27 4. NJ. Daily Memphis #pe
cal Sleeping car and coaches for
Roanoke, Knoxville, Nashville, Chat
tanooga, and Memphis. Dining Gar
service. Washington sleeping cars
open 70 p, III.
For detailed schedule tlg.EeS
tic&ctS Pullman reservations, etc ap-
s. Il. SHELTON
Union ticket agent. Alexandria, Va
T.. r. CO&PMAM. NIce-ires., and
G"n..iitl H!aHa<:ar..
". H. rh}LQE. Pass Jm'ii
Manager.
II. T.. CARY, Gcn1 Pass Agent
7O5 18th Street n. W Washington
! D. C..
c. w. WESTBURY, Gen, AEt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-22
DISSENSION IN
WEST VIRGINIA.

The labor element Of West Virginia
is dissatisfied and clanoring for q
further division Of what was up to
the war between the states part OF
the Old Dominion. People of the
western section of Virginia at that
time concluded that they had no in
terests in common with the other por-
ton Of the commonwealth, refused to
contend for the rights guaranteed the
state by the federal constitution, and
left the c. stern section To the mercy
of invaders. In the same language
representative of four of her coun-
ties arc eager to form another state
and in so doing would recognize the
debt which is claimed by Virginia
from West Virginia.
Conditions have for some time been
unsatisfactory in the offspring of the
Old Dominion.
By the passage by the House of
Delegates yesterday of the omnibus
revenue bill providing an estimated
annual revenue Of $1,OOO,OOO the legis-
lature will now be able TO rcinstatc
III the appropriation bill being made
up all the items vetoed by Governor
Hatfield during the closing hours of
the regular session last February and
at the same time provide for the de-
ticicGcies.
Following the passage of tho
omnibus revenue bill Delegate Weiss,
the labor member from Ohio county
offered the following resolution:
Whereas, the counties of Hancock,
Brooke, Ohio and Marshall, having
nothing in common with other coun-
ties of West Virginia. be it
Resolved, That joint committee
of five, two from the Senate and
three from the House, be appointed
to report to the next Legislature
The ACCESSIBILITY of dividing West Vir-
ginia and putting the said four
counties into a separate state, to be
known as the State of Zane. The
said State Of Ianc would assume and
pay the Virginia debt as owed by the
State of West Virginia, and shalt
further pay such proportion of the
revenues Of the State of West Vir-
glnla as at any time found necessary
to the State of West Virginia"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-22

views concerning the formation Of the
federation, but the issues were not
finally settled until eighty years later
at Appomattox.
at the windup of the European war
many delegates to the peace confc-
renee will return to their homes dis
satisfied, and sores will be nursed
which will inevitably lead to other
conflicts later on.