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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-24
Random" Drainage System.

used when large quantities Of surface
water are to be removed or where
land and labor are cheap. The disad-
vantages OF open bitches include the
large amount Of land they occupy,
their interference with farming oper-
atiOns, and the high cost of keeping
the bitches clean and the banks free
from weeds. The drains usually give
more thorough drainage. They oc-
cupy no land surface and do not inter
tere with farming operations. II prop
erly constructed they are practically
permanent and require almost no ex-
penditure for maintenance.
The farmer must decide the amount
If money he can invest for drainage.
Usually It will be best to start with
that part Of the farm where the profits
from drainage will be greatest and to
extend the system as more funds are
available. This plan Of doing part
at time has the advantage of per-
Uniting the farmer to observe the re-
suits obtained and in the following
work to make any improvements that
may be found expedient In the plan.
It also permits the farmer to estimate
closely whether it will be profitable
10 invest the money necessary for
completing the drainage system.
On rolling lands where only occa-
sional wet spots are to be drained the
random system Gig. u is commonly
/ On ri l.
icial drainage uniform system Gigs.
2 and 81 must be planned that will
provide drains for the entire area. The
most economical arrangement of such
4 system is one which permits the use
Of long laterals and requires the short
est total length of main drains.
No hard and fast rule can be given
for determining the sizes of tile to be
used. Drains should be large enough
to remove the surplus water before
the crops are injured, even after a
heavy rainfall in continued wet wealth
er. 1t is better to use sizes too large
than too small and no tile less than
four inches inside diameter should be
used. In the middle West the tend
ency is to use nothing smaller than
6ve-inch tile. The mains should be
large enough to take the flow from the
laterals. Actual practice has shown
that for the dark silt loans of Hi
nois and Iowa, where the average an
nual rainfall is approximately 81
inches, 8-inch tile having a fall of
inches in 100 feet viii provide outleI
drainage for 40 acres, finch tile fol
30 acres, 6-inch tile for 20 acres, 5-incf
tile for ten acres, and 4-inch tile fol
six acres. On stiff soils with equa
rainfall the same sized outlets will
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-24
WOMEN SUFFERERS
NEED SWAMP ROOT

Thousands upon thousands of women
have kidney and bladder trouble and never
suspect it.
Women's complaints often prove to be
nothing else but kidney trouble, or the
result of kidney or bladder disease.
If the kidneys are not in healthy con-
dition, they may cause the other organs
to become diseased.
You may suffer great deal with pain
in the back, headache, loss of ambition,
nervousness and may be respondent and
irritable.
Don't delay starting treatment. DR.,
Kilmer's Swamp Root, a physicians pre-
scription, obtained at any drug store, re-
stores health to the kidneys and is just
the remedy needed to overcome such con-
ditions.
Get fifty cent or one dollar bottle i'm
mediately from any drug store.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-24
LIME IS NEEDED BY GARDEN
Should be Hauled During Winter,
Spread Over Plowed Land in
Spring and Narrowed In.

Most gardens need lime. A dressing
OF 1000 pounds of ground limestone
or 20 bushels OF burn cd lime, after 1t
Is air-slacked, will be the right guam
tity for one acre. The lime should be
hauled during the winter and spread
over the plowed ground in the spring
and well narrowed in. says writer
in Baltimore American.
Crimson clover, or rye plowed down
when half grown and the soil given
dressing of lime well narrowed in,
will rot up the green crop plowed I'M
der, sweeten the soil and take the
place of stable manure. This system
will kill cut and wire worms and
cleanse the ground. This is the meth.
cd followed by our truckers and gar.
deners, and it is found very satisfac.
tory, as it saves time, labor an money
in working the crops. 1t is a good
plan to divide the land into three
parts, ore for vegetables, one for grow.
ing crops to be plowed under for
green manure, and one for small
fruits. Try this system; larger crops
of vegetables may be grown at the
least cost for labor, and the fertility
of the land may be kept up with
green manure and . judicious use OF
animal-bone fertilizers, drilled In
with the seeds.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-24

by n.@Sn the same con sions that do
retentive soils where tie drains are
placed from to 3 feet deep the lat
erals should be placed from 80 to SO
feet apart. In open soils that give
up water readily and where the drains
are 3 to 4 feet deep, the laterals may
be from so to $50 feet apart. In very
porous soils the spacing may be even
greater. According to the opinion of
experts in the office of rural engineer,
ing of the United States agricultural
department, where the land is used for
truck or other special crops, the depth
and spacing should be arranged to
give the amount Of drainage desired.
In some muck lands with peaty sub
soils 1t seems that drains may be
placed too deep to give the best re-
suits with certain crops.
Unless a farmer has had consider,
able experience in drainage work and
knows how to run accurate levels it
will usually be advisable for hiYu to
employ someone who has had this
kind OF experience to assist in plan
ming end laying out the drainage sys,
tenn. Tile should have a fall of not
less than one inch to 100 feet II pos.
sible and greater fall than this is very
desirable. Where little fall can be
obtained, particular care must be Ia.
ken to secure true grade and align
ment for the drain. II the land is
level, the drain must be started deel
at the outlet in order to get the fall
II the ground surface is level for 1000
feet, Pinch fall to 100 feet can be
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-24
AlLING WOMEN
NEED THIS FAMOUS
DOCTORS PRESCRIPTION

Thousands of women who are now
blessed with robust health cannot I'M
derstand why thousands Of other wom-
en- continue to worry and suffer from
ailments peculiar to women when they
can obtain for a trifling sum DR..
Pierces Favorite Prescription which
will surely and quickly Danish all
pain, distress and misery and restore
the womanly functions to health.
This prescription Of DIR. Pierces ex-
tracted from roots and herbs is tenn
perance remedy.
To get rid OF Irregularities, or ca
tarrhal condition, to avoid pain at GER
tstn times. to overcome irritability
and weakness, waste no time, but get
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription In
0Quid or tablet form this very cay.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-24
w. N. u, Salt Lake City, No. s-191&
"ANURIC!''
NEWEST IN CHEMISTRY

This is a recent discovery Of Doctor
Pierce, head of the Invalids' Hotel.
Buffalo, N. Y. Experiments for sew
eral years proved that there Is no
other eliminator of uric acid compa-
rable. For those easily recognized
symptoms of infammation-as back
ache, scalding urine and frequent uri-
nation, as we'll as sediment in the
urine, or If uric acid in the blood has
caused rheumatism. "Anuric" acts
quickly. In rheumatism of the joints.
in gravel and govt, invariably the
pains and stiffness which so frequently
and persiotently accompany the dis
ease rapidly disappear.
Send DR.. Pierce Zoe for larre trial
package Full treatment 500 Al
druggists
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-24
HAVE ROSY CHEEKS
AND FEEL FRESH AS q
A DAlSY-TRY THIS!
Says glass Of hot water with
phosphate before breakfast
washes out poisons.

To see the tinge of healthy bloom
in your face, to see your skin get
clearer and clearer. to wake up with
out a headache. backache, coated
tongue or a nasty breath, in fact to
feel your best, day In and day out, Just
try inside-bathing every morning for
one week.
Before breakfast each day. drink a
glass Of real hot water with a tea
spoonful OF limestone phosphate In 1t
as harmless means of washing from
the stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels
the previous days indigestible waste,
sour bile and toxins: thus cleansing,
sweetening and purifying the entire
alimentary canal before putting more
food into the stomach. The action of
hot water and limestone phosphate on
an empty stomach Is wonderfully in.
MIGRATING. 1t cleans out all the sour
lamentations, gases and acidity and
gives one q splendid appetite for
breakfast.
A quarter pound Of limestone phos
plate will cost very little at your drug
gist or general store, but Is sufficient
to demonstrate that just as soap and
hot water cleanses, sweetens and
freshens the skin, 80 hot water and
limestone phosphate act on the blood
and internal organs. Those who are
subject to constipation, bilious attacks
acid stomach, rheumatic twinges, also
those whose skin is sallow and com
plexion pallid, are assured that one
week Of inside-bathing will have them
both looking and feeling better in ev
cry way.-Adv.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-24
DON'T LOSE ANOTHER HAIR
Treat Your Scalp With Cuticura and
Prevent Hair Falling. Trial Free.

For dandruff, itching. burning scalp
the cause Of dry. thin and falling hair,
Cuticura Soap and Ointment are most
effective. Touch spots of dandruff and
itching with Cuticura Ointment. Then
shampoo with Cuticura Soap and hot
water. No treatment more successful.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura. Dept. L.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-24
RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR.

To half pint Of water add or BAY Rum, Q
small box of Barbo Compound, aud u OF. Of
glycerine. Apply 10 the hair twice n week
until II becomes the desired shade. Any drug
gist can put this up or YOU can mix II as
home at very little cost. 1t viii gradually
darken streaked faded gray hair. and re-
moves dsndrufr. 1t is excellent for falling
hair and will make harsh hair soft aud glossy.
1t will not color the scalp, is not sticky ~
greasy, and does not rub off.-Adv
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-24
TRENCH MACHINE is LATEST
Much Drainage Work Now Done by
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Man Granted
Patent on Device.

Ditching for drainage, trenches and
other purposes is now being done
largely by machinery. A Colorado
man was recently granted a patent on
the ditching machine shown. An ele-
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-24
Ditchino Machine.

vator back of the cutting scraper
brings the dirt up to drop on an end
less apron that carries it over the
wheels to the side, where it is dropped
or caught in wagons to be hauled
away-Farming Business.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-24
Perfectly Apparent.

"He boasts that he is self-made
man."
He shouldn't It's unnecessary.
Anybody can see that he's not the
= work Of an expert"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-24
Seek to Solve Bio Problem,

Two English scientists, who are ex-
perimenting, expect to solve the prob
from coal without using a steam en-
CINE and dynamo.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-24
New Uniform for Cuba's Navy.

The general staff of the Cuban navy
has appointed committee to study
designs for new uniform for the Off
GERS and enlisted men of the navy. The
present uniform, which is almost ex-
actly like that used by the United
States, is said to be too expensive for
Cuba. New equipment will also be
ban naval cadets.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-24
Large New Industry Projected.

Some capitalists of the United
States are projecting a hog ranch and
packing house of 10000 acres of land
In Pinar del Rio province, Cuba, about
sixty miles from Havana.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-24
Exchanoino Views.

First Boy-My paw says he's sick
over paying his income tax.
Second boy (proudly)-Well, he
ought to be like my paw. He says he
doesn't have to pay any.-Judge.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-24
Important to Mothers
Cat Eh2

Bella is very proud of her pedi-
greet"
"Humph! Were her ancestors Mai
tese or Angoras PUCK.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-24

be adequate. but on the level soils
OF the South Atlantic and Gulf states
where the annual rainfall is approx
mately so inches, only about one-half
the areas named above can DO drained
with tile OF these sizes.
The proper depth for the drains de-
ponds upon the soil and varies from
. to feet. In heavy silt loans and
clays the depth should be from to
feet. In more open soils 1t should
be greater. The best distance be-
tween laterals when common farm
crops are to be grown is determined
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-24

Use Murine after Exposure In Cold.
Cutting Winds and Dust 1t Restores.
Refreshes and Promotes Eye Health.
Good for all Eyes that Need Care.
Murine Eye Remedy Co, Chicago
Sends Eye Book on request.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-24
Expert Advice.

What would you do about this
deadlock"
Get a key to the situation"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-24
DRAINAGE FOR A FARM
important Factors to Be Consid-
cred in Deciding on Plan.
Tile Drains Usually Give Thorough
Drainage and Do Not Interfere
With Farming Operations
Depth and Distance to Lay.

In planning a system Of drainage
for the farm 1t is necessary to deter
mine first whether open bitches or
covered tile drains are to be con-
structed. Open bitches are generally
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-24

Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the
original little liver pills put up 40 years
ago. They regulate liver and bowels.-Adv.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-24

banana oil makes a durable lacquer
for brass.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-24

Piles Relieved by First Application
And cured in to IA days by PAZO OINTMENT the
universal remedy for all forms of Piles Druggists
refund money II IL fails b0c
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-24

which bears fruit and blossoms at the
same time.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-24

Treading on other peoples toes will
never get you very far.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-24

Albert Hargreaves, a Paterson, N.
j., policeman, has fallen heir to $685.
| 600
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-24

Many buffer has a wife that he
is unable to bluff.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-24

Perhaps a man can write a sensible
love letter, but he never does.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-24

|Sobtained by starting the drain five feet
deep at the outlet and running to
three feet four inches deep at the UP
per end.-United States Department OF
Agriculture.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-24

Scissors Shsened sSfs ::s:
level Lasts life time Guaranteed money re-
funded. Special Csc. Hn.i,s ca, Ci.si.ssd q
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-06-10
Big Oil Companies
Leasing Lands in
Colfax and Vicinity


Considerable interest has been
created in Colfax and vicinity
this week by the leasing of sew
eral hundred acres of land by the
big oil companies, representa-
tives of the Standard Oil Co.,
Producers Oil Co., and Gulf Re-
filming Co. having spent most of
this week here securing leases.
Most of the. leases are said to be
on lands Immediately adjacent to
Colfax, although some were taken
on lands three or four miles north
east of Colfax. The price paid
was one dollar per acre for leases
for one, two and three years.
We understand that the repre-
sentatives of the companies Sc
curing the leases have given as
surances that this territory will
be thoroughly exploited for oil,
and that several drilling rigs will
be in operation in sight of Colfax
within the next few weeks.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-06-10
Mr.. Aswell Scores Again.

Representative Aswell's bill
for the relief of more than eight
hundred mail contractors who
worked for the government in
the early days Of the Civil War;
and whose claims have been wait
ing IS years. was pissed by the
House on June 5 without a dis
senting vote, and the bill goes to
the Senate with every prospect
of early action. The bill pro.
vides $196, 600 for the contract.
ors. of whom there are about
sixty claimants or their success.
ors living in Louisiana. Among
the claimants is Thomas F. Swat.
ford, the father of our late fel
low-citizen, Mathew E. Swafford
whose heirs will share in provis
ions of the bill.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-06-10

The Republican and the Pro-
gressive conventions have been
in session this week in Chicago,
and they are cutting some didoes
trying to harmonic" on some
candidate they think can do the
impossible Mr.. Wilson,
recognized as the logical Demo
cratic candidate for president.
The fight seems to rest mainly
between the Roosevelt and the
Hughes factions. but as they are
irreconcileable and there are nine
other candidates in the field. it
is scarcely probable that they
will be able to choose their man
until after a score or more of
ballots.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-06-10
Nobody Spared

Kidney Troubles Attack Colfax Men
and Women, Old and Young.
Kidney ills seize young and old.
Often come with little warning.
Children suffer in their early years
Can't control abe kidney secretions.
Girls are languid. nervous, suffer pain.
Women IVORY, can't do daily work.
Men have lame and aching backs.
If you have any form of kidney ills
You must reach the cause.-the kid
neys.
Doan's kidney pills are for weak kid
neys.
Have brought relief to Colfax people.
Colfax testimony proves it.
Mrs. E. C. Hicks, Colfax, La, says:
"Doan's Kidney Pills are good medi-
cine for kidney trouble. ! gave them
to my little boy, who had no control
over the kidney secretions. One box
cured him and his health Is now good.
1t is a pleasure to recommend RENE
dy of such merit.
Price Soc at all dealers. Don't simp-
ly ask for kidney remedy-get Doan's
Kidney Pills-the same that Mrs. E. c.
Hicks had. Foster Milburn Co., Props.
Buffalo, N. Y.-Adv.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-06-10
Field Marshal Kitchener, the

Field Marshal Kitchener, the
English Secretary of War, and
several members of his staff were
lost by the sinking of the British
cruiser Hampshire off the Orkney
islands on the night of June 5.
Earl Kitchner was on the way to
Russia to consultwith Car Nicho-
las about war'measure6 and his
death is regarded as the greatest
blow Great Britain has received
during the war. The vessel he
was on either struck a mine or
was torpedoed, and all on board,
between 200 and 900, persisted
with him.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-06-10
New Officers Receive Commissions.

New Omcere Receive Commissions.
The commissions for the new
ly elected officers of Grant parish
were received last Sunday, and
Sheriff L. O. Clinton and Clerk
]. ]. O'Quinn qualified on Mon
day. The police jurors have not
yet qualified, and the old men,
bers sat as a board of reviewers
on Monday, it being thought best
for them to attend to reviewing
the tax lists and also to check up
and cancel vouchers for road
work, etc., with which they are
familiar, before turning affairs
over to their successors. Their
proceedings are interesting and
will be found elsewhere in our
columns.
The officers who have served
for the past four years have all
discharged their duties satisfac-
torily, and we feel sure they have
everything ready to turn over to
their successors in good shape.
The new police jurors will qualify
and hold their first meeting for
organization in July, by which
time the other officials of the
parish will also have qualified.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-06-10
Avn ACT

To confirm the sale and make good and
valid in law the delivery and transfer
by the Police Jury of the Parish of
Grant, La, to the Town of Colfax,
in said Parish and State, of certain
tract of land in said town, known as
the sOld Jail Site, and being the
same land acquired by said Police
Jury from r. H. Williamson, due no.
tice having been given according to
the requirements of Article so of the
Constitution of this State for the
year 1898 of the intention to apply
for the passage of this act.
Section /. Be it enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State Of Louisi-
ana, that the sale, delivery and trans
fer by the Police Jury of the Parish of
Grant, State of Louisiana, to the Town
of Colfax. in said Parish and State. of
q certain lot of said town. being one
hundred feet of Lot One az, fronting
on Fourth street, in Block thirty-eight
(38) of said town, and said lot being in
the northwest corner of Block thirtv-
eight (SS) and being all of the same
property acquired by the Police Jury
of Grant Parish, La, from R. H. Will
hanson, as recorded in Book "F" of
Conveyances of Grant Parish, page TIA
ct seq, be and the same is hereby con-
firmed and made good and valid in law,
and made incontestable, said sale from
said Police Jury to said Town having
been made for fifteen hundred (Sl5OO)
dollars, all as set forth in Book 81"
Of Conveyances of said Parish, at page
Cos ct seq, and having been passed be-
fore W: y: Clarke, Notary Public, on
April Is. 1904.
Section 2. Be it further enacted.
etc., That all laws and parts of laws
in conflict herewith be and the same
are hereby repealed, in so far as the
same may affect this act, and that this
act shall take effect from and after its
passage.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-06-10
Greatest Naval Battle of the World.

GredteSt naval bottie VI INC VOiu'
About 3 O'Clock in the after
noon of Wednesday, May 81. a
great naval battle was pitched in
the Scagerak Channel off the
Jutland coast of Denmark be-
tween the British North Sea feet
and the German fleet, which is
said to be the greatest naval bat
tie the world ever saw. The
fight ragged all the afternoon and
nearly all night, and more than
$50 great battle ships. cruisers,
destroyers and submarines took
part in the fight, besides a num-
Der of airships. The result OF
the fight was first thought to be
a German victory. but later ad-
vices show that the advantage
was decidedly on the English side.
The loss sustained by the British
included 8 battle ships, 3 armor-
ed cruisers, IL destroyers and l
submarine total, 10. The Ger
mans lost 3 battle ships, 6 ar
mored cruisers, 6 destroyers and
/ submarine-total, 16.
The British lost between 5000
and 5000 men, and the Germans
only lost about 1000 men. Al
though the British loss in men
and tonnage of vessels was the
greatest, naval experts regard
the fight as a tactical victory for
them. because they forced the
German navy back into their for
tilted harbor, and still have them
bottled up and control the high
seas. Admiral Beatty in com
mand of the squadron that en-
gagged the Germans knew he was
outclassed, but he promptly gave
battle and sent a wireless mes.
sage for help to Admiral Jelli.
cose in command of the British
navy. The main body of British
dreadnoughts. however. did not
arrive in time to afford much
help, and as soon as the Germans
discovered British reinforcements
in sight they escaped and took
refuge in fight, leaving the bat
tie field in possession of the Brit,
ish. The relative losses greatly
favor England, and Germany is
considered the loser because she
cannot afford the loss like Eng.
land can sustain without great
hurt, and besides England is
backed up by the fleets of France,
Italy and Russia--three times
Germany's naval strength.
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