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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-06-30

| ing in great luxuriance while the
whole landscape assumes the aspect of
a flower garden.
One Of the most interesting trees to
be found on the mountain slopes of Du-
range Is species of pine, tho needles
or which the Indians and Mexicans boil
and use as remedy for stomach trou-
bles. Its taste is like that of anise
seed. The wood Of these trees Is much
used by the Indians in the manufac-
ture OF their primitive violins.
One of the products indigenous to
Durango, but one of which the state
does not boast, is . venomous species
OF scorpion whose sting is almost in
variably fatal in the warm regions of
the state, but which * more painful
than dangerous in the higher and cool
er attitudes. In the vicinity of Duran.
go City $4,000 of these spiders are
killed annually, some of the natives
making business Of destroying them,
collecting from the municipality .
bounty Of one centavo per scorpion.
City Has Wonderful Climate.
At an elevation Of 5000 feet, the city
OF Durango, capital Of the state, enjoys
matchless climate, which has earned
1t the sobriquet, town of sunshine"
1t is one OF the oldest Spanish settle
ments In the republic, having been
founded by Captain Ibarra two years
before the followers of Don Pedro
Menendez de Aviles initiated the per-
manent colonization of the United
States at st. Augustine The site of
the present city was reached by the
adventurer and silver-seeker, Mercado,
who in 1852 discovered the famous
Iron mountain of the suburbs. When
Ibarra arrived with his colonists the
country was occupied by nomadic saw
age tribes.
One Of the odd customs Of the Du-
range district is the funeral ceremony
for children. AN angel is being bur-
led Is the explanation which a native
Will give OF gay procession headed
by a woman bearing aloft on a board
bundle bound in white. The parents
OF the child are obligated to give it
1oyfully to heaven, to the accompani-
ment OF music and dancing. II there
is weeping the baby cannot enter para
disc until it has gathered all the tears.
One of the places of historic interest
is the town Of Santiago de Papasquia-
70, said to derive its name from "paz
meaning II want peace" The
phrase alludes to the defeat of the In
dams following a massacre OF the mis-
and burning of the churches
by the Tepehuanes and Tarahumares
in 1916. After the outrage the Indians
gathered force estimated at 25 900
and marched on Durango City. The
governor of the province, with 600 val
liant whites, determined to resist and
save the territory for Spain. In the
battle which followed, the Spanish
chroniclers declare, the governor COM
pletely overcame the insurgents, who
lost $4,000 men. After this overwhelm-
ing defeat the Indians wanted peace.
Durango derives it's name from the
old Spanish town Of that name, in the
Basque provinces.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-06-30
Woman and the Arts.

In the minor art of dancing. and in
the nobler work of reproducing the
music OF the great composers, and in
acting the characters of the great dra-
matists, there are women of high, and
even OF highest rank. But to leave
these more interpretive or reproduc-
tive arts, only in fiction does she ap-
proach the mark Of men. For here
she must be counted with the great
OF the craft. And even should some
grabbed soul insist that the rare COM
pany in which are George Eliot, Jane
Austen, George Sand, Madame de
Stael, and the queen of Navarro, does
not include the one who is greatest
in the guild, yet there is no discom-
fort felt in naming these women along
with Scott and Dickens, Hugo, Ger
vantes, and Boccaccio. But speak OF
the other creative arts, and we feel at
once the chill. Chaminade looks i'll
at ease in the presence OF Beethoven;
Joanna Bai,lie, with Shakespeare; An.
gelika Kaufman, with Michelangelo.
M. Stratton, in Atlantic.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-06-30
DRAINAGE ADDS TO PROFITS
Increase Of Yield From IS to 100 Per
Cent-PhysIcai Condition Of Soil
Improved.

Lands that are too wet for the most
profitable production of crops should
be drained. Even uplands may often
be drained with profit, especially hill
sides subject to erosion or inclined
to be "spouty." Indeed, drainage is
profitable wherever it is necessary to
the fullest use of the land
1t is not uncommon for lands too
wet for cultivation to produce. when
drained, 60 or 70 bushels of corn or
oats to the acre. On much Of the
drained land the increase OF yield
is from 25 to 100 per cent. and by the
increased yield and the decreased cost
of cultivation the value of the land is
often doubled.
Drainage improges the physical con-
dition of the soiliby making it more
porous and friable.
Health conditions are also improved
by the drainage of swamps and stand
ing water.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-06-30
He Identified Her.

There is pompous cashier in a
certain San Francisco bank who lost
all his pride the other day.
you must be identified" he said to
tall, hook-nosed woman in green,
red and blue, who brought In check
at a time when his window was
crowded.
We'll, I-I-why-I-no, it cayn't
be! Yet it is, too. Amt you Henry
Smyth?"
That's my name, madam" he re-
piled, coldly.
AN you don't know me, Hen? I'm
changed some, an so air you: but I
jist knowed I'd seen we. You've got
that same old cast in your eye, your
nose crooks a little to the left, an
you're Smyth all over. An you
don't know me! Don't you know
Salindy Spratt, that you ulster coax to
become Salindy Smyth? Member
how We ulster haul me to school on
your sled. an kiss me in the lane, an
call me your little true love? Mem
Der how We cut up cause l gave ye
the mitten? Land, Hen, could stand
here all day, talkin' over them old
times. You kin identity me, now,
cayn't you, HEM"
Hen" did so, but in a mood that
produced apoplexy.-San Francisco
Wasp.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-06-30
Practical
Joke
BY HAROLD CARTER


Nopyrlgnt, 1916, by w. G. Chapman.)
Before Doctor Haynes had been six
weeks in Bishopsville everybody was
agreed that there had been some mys-
terry In his life. Tongues wag in small
communities. Doctor Haynes lived
the life of \ recluse: and even the
country people could see that his
knowledge was that of a practiced
city operator.
There was the case Of Mary Par
sons, the bankers younger child. She
was taken i'll with appendicitis on a
Sunday morning. in the small hours,
and the nearest hospital was fifteen
miles away. The case was acute, a
journey in the car to the railroad sta
ton meant almost certainly death.
Doctor Haynes operated in the bed
room, by the light of an oil lamp, and
a week later Mary was sitting up in
bed, playing with her dolls.
Il wonder what the mystery Is, IA
ther?" asked Gladys. the bankers
pretty twenty-year-old daughter.
1T might be more charitable not to
wonder, dear" answered her mother.
Nevertheless the banker and his
family liked Haynes. Mary adored
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-06-30

1t unflt for farming purposes. The soil
upon which Canada thistles flourish is
apt to be of good natural fertility,
and it usually pays to reclaim thistle
infested fields.
The cause OF the remarkable vital
ity Of Canada thistle and the point
that distinguishes it from other prick
ly plants that are commonly mistaken
for 1t, is the long. cotdlike, perennial
root. This root penetrates the soil
at depth Of eight to fifteen inches,
or more, and gives rise at frequent in
tervals to leafy shoots. Thus 1t will
often be found that an entire patch of
thistles is attached to one root, and
is in reality but one plant. The root
Is exceedingly hardy, and can live over
winter or through prolonged drought
In dormant condition. Pieces that
are broken Off by pillow or cultivator
and carried to other places will await
a warm, moist period. and then begin
to send out leafy shoots, thus estab-
fishing new patch. If the leafy
stems are cut down, others will be
sent up to take their place. and this
process may be repeated from two to
eight times before the root becomes
exhausted. In most localities the
Canada thistle does not produce many
good seeds, as the male and female
flowers are on separate plants, and
not all Of the female flowers produce
viable seeds. Nevertheless, the seeds
are frequently hidden away in straw
and hay, and are sometimes present
in grass and clover seed and in seed
oats. AS each seed is equipped with
feathery plume, small patch of
thistles may serve to infest a whole
neighborhood.
The point that must be kept In
mind, however, in fighting Canada
thistles is that 1t is the roots, rather
than the tops, that must be killed.
Simply cutting off the tops a few
times has much the same effect as
pruning an apple tree. But IL the
tops are cut on deep and frequently.
the root must eventually suffocate
through lack OF leaves. Bearing this
In mind, any Of the following meth
DDS of eradication will be found eff
fective:
1. Summer Fallow.-Most suitable
for one-half acre or more of thorough.
ly infested land, from which little rev.
enue could be expected anyway. Plow
deep in the fall. exposing the roots to
n IN In
kill seedlings of annual weeds. Let
the thistle grow until the first bios
SONS appear (about June u or until
there is danger OF other weeds going
to seed. Pillow shallow and from then
until frost use disk harrow often
enough to prevent thistle leaves from
making over four inches OF growth.
II the tbistles get over six inches high
q AZ time. all the previous work will
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-06-30
He Had Qualified.

A stranger in an Indiana village
thought he might improve the time by
attending service in the local church.
AT the conclusion OF lengthy talk.
the minister announced that he should
like to meet the board.
The stranger, in company with sew
eral other persons, proceeded to walk
to the front of the church. The pas
tor. thinking there must be some mis-
understanding, said to him:
i believe, sir. you are mistaken.
This is just to be q meeting OF the
board"
Well" replied the visitor, II have
listened to you talk for more than an
hour and IL anyone has been more
bored than I have been should like
to know who it is."-Christian Herald.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-06-30

him. He broke his rule of privacy in
favor OF them. Very occasionally he
would pay them a visit on a Sunday
afternoon. The Parsonses encouraged
the young man. He was so obviously
gentleman, and he had been 30 kind
to Mary. And 1t was not long before
deeper feeling grew up between
Haynes and Gladys
Just as the banker and his wife.
who looked favorably upon the mat
ter, began to expect the announce
ment OF an engagement, Haynes fell
back into his old recluse habits. The
banker said nothing; his wife was
sorely troubled. Gladys grew paler
but she stifled her pride.
Until that day of the dinner party.
when Haynes, who had refused an in
vltation. was summoned to attend a
child that had overeaten. Mary had
invited all her little friends, the par
ents had come to take them home.
and the doctor found himself the
cynosure of all eyes. And Gladys sud-
denly felt acutely the humiliation of
his presence.
She was white with anger; and no
body knew what was said until the
bankers wife found her crying upon
the doorstep. while Haynes was walk
ing quickly away
He has behaved shamefully!" said
Mrs. Parsons Indignantly.
Gladys raised her eyes In pathetic
appeal. You don't understand, moth
err" she answered.
The doctor had told her he loved
her, and that he had never loved any
body else; also that he could never
ask her to become his wife and would
try to forget her. as he hoped she
would forget him.
Mrs. Parson was talkative. The
story got about the village, and much
criticism of Haynes was expressed.
His patients fell away, though the old
doctor was an ignoramus and had
killed as many people as he had
cured. At length It was bruited
about that Haynes was leaving Bish-
opsville.
Grimly the neighbors watched his
household possessions carted away to
the depot. haynes went to board at
the hotel for week, until he had fin
ished attending those patients who
still claimed him. He would take no
new ones, he gave out
But this plan went agley, for, while
the banker was absent in New York
Mrs. Parsons was taken seriously i'll,
and Doctor Haynes received an i'm
perative call. 1t was a case which he
could not have refused. apart from
Gladys urgent pleading over the wire.
The illness, which was short. proved
a desperate one nevertheless. The
doctor and Gladys were thrown con-
stantly together. The girl proved an
admirable nurse. neither left the sick
room for more than a few moments
for three days and nights.
Her mother was pronounced out 81
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-06-30
KILL OFF TH|STLES
Plant Abounds Throughout Gen.
trail West States.
OF Late Years Weed Has Been In.
creasinpIy Troublesome In Grain
Growing sections-Renders
Soil Unfit for Farming.

(From the United States Department OF
Agriculture.)
In the states north of the Ohio
river, probably no plant bears such a
bad reputation as the so-called Canada
thistle. This marveIously prickly
plant abounds in grain fields, pastures,
and meadows throughout the central
west, and is common In the northeast
ern states. II is found in parts OF
West Virginia, Kentucky, and Mis-
souri,, and OF late years has been in
creasingly troublesome in the grain
growing sections of the Northwest.
Canada thistle, or simply thistle"
has been condemned In the laws of rs
states, and at least 100 local commu-
mites Certainly no plant is more
generally and heartily disliked, unless
it be the sand bur of the southern
coastal plain.
The unpopularity Of Canada thistle
is due largely to its unsightly appear
ance and exceedingly spiny leaves. and
to its persistent resistance to at
tempts at eradication. Under ordi-
nary cropping systems and with rea-
sonahle care, the thistle is at worst
disAgreeable nuisance. Generally
speaking, 1t does not injure the quail
ity or quantity Of farm products, ex-
cepting hay, as much as do quack-
grass. wild onion, or wild mustard;
nor is it as destructive to the grass
in paSturea and moadowo no ORC a
number of almost insignificant little
weeds whose very existence is often
unsuspected. When left to itself, how
ever, the thistle spreads rapidly, I'M
til in few years it will more or less
completely occupy the land. rendering
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-06-30

be undone. This applies to all moth
DDS. Follow during the second year
with q cultivated crop. giving II a III.
tic extra cultivation and hoeing oua In.
dividual thistles.
2. Partial Fallow.-(D For grain
fields or old meadows. Cut the crop
early for hay. II necessary. to prevent
thistles from seeding. Allow thistles
to grow for four to six days. then
pillow. aid proceed as in / for remain.
der of peason.
CD For cultivated ground-Allow
thistles to grow until first blossoms
appear. Pillow shallow. When thistles
are about three inches high disk thor.
oughly and plant late smother crops,
as below.
3. Smother Crops.-Con,binatio OF
above. A good method on rich ground
Cut grass carly for hay as in 2 %
above. Pillow shallow four to six days
later. Leave for four to six days more
and disk thoroughly. Then SOW
smother crop of buckwheat -four ifthA
peck, rape broadcast six-eighths
poundD. millet (three-fourths peck.
or fodder corn in check rows. After
the crop is of. keep thistles down by
disking until frost. Hemp and alfalfa
are excellent smother crops in SEQ
tions where they are grown. Alfalfa
may be either spring or fall sowr.
according to custom, but the surfaces
of the ground must be clean and well
prepared before planting.
4. Cultivated Crops.-Most gener
ally useful method. Corn in check
rows best crop. Have ground clean
before planting. Equip cultivator with
Dine-inch sweeps instead OF ordinary
shoes. Keep sweeps sharp and cult
vate frequently. Hoe the corn after
laying by. and cultivate the ground
after harvest with q disk harrow until
frost. Repeat second year.
8. Hoeing and CuttinE.-Best for
small patches. Stake out the patch
and visit regularly with a sharp hoo
or scythe at least twice a week.
8. Chemicals.-There is no chemical
that In reasonable quantities will kill
Canada thistles with one application,
unless applied directly to the cut root.
For spraying, use sodium arsenite Il
violent poison), two pounds in ten gal
Ions OF water; common salt, one
pound in one and half quarts of wa
ter; or crude carbolic acid, diluted
II animals are sailed on Z
small patch Of thistles, they will final
~ disappear. Frequent spraying of
the thistle with the above chemicals
may be used instead of cutting in
rocky or other inconvenient places.
Z. Miscellaneous.-Sheep will some
lines Craze thistles to death II forced
20 do so. Small patches of thistles
may be smothered by covering with
overlapping strips of tar paper or
building paper, weighing the laps
Town with earth and leaving the pa
per on for eight to ten weeks during
he summer. A coating OF straw or
manure one foot or more in depth will
answer the same purpose.
More extended information on Can.
Ida thistle Is contained In Farmers
Bulletin No. 545, which may be had
rec of charge upon application to tho
Division OF Publications, Department
II Agriculture.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-06-30
He Sold.

He was trying to sell dog, a handy
legged brute, with features calculated
to stop motor car, and the old lady
did not seem averse to buying one.
Their IDEAS as to the brute's value
scarcely correspondent, however. and
there wa- little prospect of agreement,
when suddenly the lady demanded:
"Will he bite?"
only his meat. num-" responded
the fancier,
"Oh, but / wanted one for tramps."
"Tramps is his meat, num-" was the
artful reply, and there was a deal aftss
all.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-06-30
STANCHIONS FOR THE CALVES
Devices Contribute Largely to Less
Rapid Orlnkin9-Don't Worry
About His Neiohbor.

Harmful results are frequently
brought on in young calves by their
drinking milk too rapidly and too
much at a time.
Feeding small quantities and often,
which is the natural plan, is the way
to avoid trouble from this source.
Where several calves run together
stanchions for feeding may contribute
to less rapid drinking. for with stanch-
ions the calf is not worrying about
one of its neighbors getting part OF
his mess and is thus encouraged to
drink more slowly.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-06-30

danger before Gladys sven thought Of
have been restored between them
And ON the fourth day Mr.. Parsons
came home. The telegram had fol-
lowed him from city to city, finally
catching him in Pennsylvania.
He brought with him a chauffeur. .
young. specialized man. whom he at
once installed in the house. And. hur-
rying to his wife's bedside. he found
her already convalescent.
Two days passed; then Haynes an
nounced that the crisis was well past.
and that his further attendance would
not be necessary. The banker was
then at his wife's bedside Gladys
was out OF the room, and as Haynes
started to leave the banker motioned
to him to be seated.
I'VE can't let you 90 from us like
this" he said. Wont you make us
an explanaticn?"
"Of what?" asked Haynes quietly.
"Of your friendship for US, and its
sudden cessation"
Il have nothing to explain" said
Haynes. striving to retain his self
possession.
Then l will explain" the banker
answered, and at that moment his
daughter entered GLADYS, please sit
down." he continued. What l am 60
ing to say is painful-but it is neces-
sary. Doctor Haynes, may say that,
having seen your university certifi-
cate in your Office followed that clue
and discovered certain facts"
Haynes, CHASTITY white, remained
leaning against the door. watching the
banker With IAN insorutable express
sion.
you were operating surgeon in q
New York hospital two years ago."
continued Mr. Parsons. "Ope day you
had the duty of removing patients
eye. When the bandages were taken
of 1t was found that the sightless eye
was left, the good eye removed"
Haynes bowed his head; the look Of
never spoke.
you gave up your practice" con-
tinued Mr.. Parsons. you turned over
all your savings to the man whom you
you had wronged. You
wrote him letter stating that you
meant to pay him fixed sum every
month for the remainder of your life.
All this was highly creditable to you"
"Well?" queried Haynes, raising his
head and looking the banker in the
ACE for the first time. 1T has hap
oened to other surgeons; 1t might
nave happened to any. Yes, all that
you have said is true. l never knew
low 1 had come to make the blunder.
But left New York and came to this
title village, hoping to forget the
past, and live it down at least, though
knew l could never forget
That, too was creditable."
May l ask why you have investi-
rated this matter?" demanded Haynes.
Have l ever wronged your"
Il have Investigated It," returned
he banker, because / came to the
conclusion that you might have been
mistaken. Who told you you had
My dear fellow, it was not
rue; it was joke, CHASTITY medical
oke such as the doctors at hospitals
LAY upon young surgeons. They tried
o find you, but they failed. And you
lad hidden your tracks too we'll"
Haynes stared at him as II he could
lot understand. The banker went to
he door and called his chauffeur.
Here is your patient he said, as
he man came in. Perhaps you rec,
gnize each other now?"
And he went softly out, drawing his
hauffeur after him. He entered his
brary, but he knew that Haynes and
iladys were together, and that the
Trong and shame had been forgotten
\ their bappipoao
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-06-30
SIl-0 is SAFEST INVESTMENT
IL Is Practical Insurance Against
Shortage Of Feed-Supplements
Pastures In Summer.

A silo is the safest investment q
farmer who keeps stock can make. II
is a practical form of insurance
against shortage of feed at a critical
time.
1t maintains the herd and flock IN
better condition and more economical
ly in winter and supplements pastures
during summer drought,
1t may also save a corn crop hit b,
an untimely frost, for frosted corn car
be utilized in this way which would
otherwise be almost q total loss.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-07
British Have Lost Cruisers
and Battleships of 5O1,79O
Tons Since Start of War

Berlin. Nov. by Wircless.-The
sinking of a British small cruiser, off
the Irish coast by German submarine,
has increased the total British losses
in battleships and cruisers to sol. .790
tons, says an Overseas News Agency
Announcement to-day. This does not
include auxiliary cruisers. submarines,
torpedo boats or guard ships lost
According to the known strength of
the British navy at the beginning of the
war. 1t has lost Ii per cent of its battle
ships; 80 per cent of it's armored
cruisers and Ii per cent of it's protected
cruisers. Thirty nine ships of total
of 44S.500 tons have been destroy ed
by German naval forces"
The extent of the British losses are
notable in view of the fact that af>the
beginning of the war the FreEch navy's
tonnage was 1000 and the Italian
navy's 335.00 Moreover. the British
navy has lost so torpedo boats Of 1850
tons and rs submarines. The figures
given taken into consideration only
those losses regarding which no doubt
exists"