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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-01-14
The Wicked
Uncle.
8
BY
FRANK FILSON
Copyright. 1915. by w. G. Chapman.

Copyright. 1915. by w. c. Chapman)
! was eleven yesterday and have
started diary. The first thing that
must go into it is about my wicked
uncle.
When father said, casually, to moth
er, "Ned's written that he's coming
East to pay us visit next week, .
mother sighed and flung up her
hands.
Il guess he wants some more
money, Jim,' she said. AT such a
time as this"
I'm sure Ned's settled down and
steadied himself during these seven
years." answered father.
1T isn't in the man." said mother
in curiously constrained voice. like
Bill Buffalo's after he had confessed
to the sheriff that he stole the girl to
keep her away from his rivals, the
outlaw of the plains.
l must tell you now that while we
live in magnificent mansion. with
four servants, we are fast approach
ing bankruptcy. Father made some
unlucky deals on the stock exchange.
and the war has cut off exports. so
what Is man to do? A ather said
to mother yesterday, II lose fellows
would give him time and his bank
would advance him only ten thousand
ne could keep his head above water
and not have to take furnished rooms.
More than that, he said, If that ship
ment comes through from Rotterdam
We'll be richer than we've ever been
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-01-14
Supply Hens With i+ter

Good clover hay, or better yet, al
falfa, ought to be plentiful enough to
be largely used for litter in the hen
houses this winter. Don't give the
birds too much at time. and the re-
suit will be that they will feast OF
the leaves, and that even the stems
will in large measure disappear as
they search through this fragrant lit
ter for their grain throughout the cold
season. II anything will make them
lay this will.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-01-14
Indication OF lavino

Soft, pliable combs are also an in
dicasion of good laying conditions.
Wher a hen stops laying her comb
dries up and becomes smaller and
harder, while those which are laying
well have soft and pliable combs: not
necessarily large combs, however.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-01-14
Pick Out LAYING Fowls.

In breeds like White Leghorns,
which show yellow cast in the
ear lobe, the color fades as the pull
lets or hens start laying, and after
two weeks or month one can quick
ly pick out the layers by this change
OF color. 1t is important to observe
the color and shade during the year.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-01-14
Formula for Wet Mash.

Any dry mash formula may be used
as wet mash, but there is no special
advantage in a wet mash unless it is
cooked. In that case, vegetables may
also be added. Soft food should al
ways be crumbly-a mixture that will
crumble when dropped in balls.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-01-14
Hens Prefer BEING Outdoors

When weather will permit the hons
prefer being outdoors. But when COM
Portable quarters are provided, the
fowls never fail to make use of them
in bad weather
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-01-14
Roost HciQhts,

The roosts should be built on the
same level, two feet six inches from
the floor, with dropping board about
eight inches below them.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-01-14
Hopper FEEDING 10 Uroed.

Hopper feeding of dry grain mash
should become an established policy
on the farm as we'll as in the yards
of the large breeders.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-01-14
ViCor Is First Essential

Vigor is the first essential in a
breeder. Without it the best formed
and plumaged bird is a dismal failure.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-01-14
Hens Save Waste Grain

AS savers of waste grain the farm
dock pays its way, but don't expect It
to thrive on spoiled, moldy feed.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-01-14
Greatest Foe of RnIIr

Poultry should always be fed in a,
clean place. Cleanliness is the great.
est foe of roup.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-01-14
Success With Souabs

Squad raising success depends upon
experience, business ability, and a
good, steady market.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-01-14
Clean Litter Is Hem. peliobt

Good, clean litter is the hens de-
light. The sweepings of the barn floor
serve this purpose very well.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-01-14
Keep Out XermI.n

Keep the poultry house free from
vermin and as clean as possible at all
times,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-20

bal Of the Gods given by the Society of
k,arv II. The ball was one of the most
n five hundred men and women prominent
10 pageant. Mythology Of all lands and
IN and the other guests.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-27

made in Washington, while high meta
prices combined with farm activities
to give Missouri 1890 more cars than
we're registered in that state at the
beginning of the year.
Millions in Fees.
War orders and their consequent
profits are responsible for some par
Of the seventeen per cent expansion
of Connecticut registration, and high
prices for cotton and lumber contrib
uted to Georgia's thirty per cent
gain. Louisiana shows a gain OF 20
per cent, due to high sugar prices
and the big cotton market. Arizona
copper mining industry played It's
part in giving that state an increase
of thirty three per cent.
On a basis of ratio of cars and
trucks to population lowa's lead, win
thirteen persons for each mo'or@Hs
hicle. compares with IS persons per
car. at the beginning OF. the year.
California is still in second place IN
this respect, having Increased 1s
ratio from. eighteen people per car
TO enc car for every fifteen OF It's
nopulation.. Nebraska continues
third, but it has now made slslai
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-27
Continued from page thrse)

er, which is credited with an in
rease Of thirty-seven per cent over
1915 registration; Oklahoma
men has an apparent increase of
1888 cars, OF eighty per cent, a large
art OF which is due TO the boom in
OIL industry, although it must be
Cled that it is only recently that reg
eratlon has been enforced. so that
statistics recorded January l were
ally incomplete.
"A similar condition may be noted in
CIV Hampshire, which shows an in
ease OF 81 per cent during the six
ontns. This state is a big center for
urlsts and summer residents, and
y undoubtedly due in large meas
= 10 this fact that the gain has
EN- so marked.
,dn..flofida there has been gain OF
.eI' or ninety per cent, part of
men represents cars previously un-
slstered, but the bulk of the gain
y De attributed to prosperous con-
.ions IN the lumber business and
Ener Leading industries Of the state
,I Mpef and agriculture also had
9'n 70 40 with the increase OF 1902
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-27

distributed among the 100000 families
IN Arkansas would give $1.123 to each
f2m!iN, says the Southern ConstrIit
ton News OF Little Rock This wou.G
buy pretty good automobile with a
".livVer' thrown in for tn cook aId
yard man. And small percentage OF
tAis amount would buy large amount
of waterworks, fire-fightinS equip
ment and suburban fire plugs.
SO staggering are the figures on fire
waste that one can hardly grasp their
IN anlng. Most people don't realize
that they themselves are standing
their part Of tEis enormous drain on
the nations resources. But the $780,
100000 tax is paid year after year. 1t
GENES out of the pockets of the p ople
because there is no other place for
it to come from. This 'invisible tax
comes out of the income of every
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-27
Modern Traffic Demands Elastic Roads

is thrown away on experiments and
faulty construction. There is no ex-
cuse for the continuance Of this waste.
for there is now enough experience to
guide any community in selecting a
type Of construction that will give
good service and in choosing materials
that will stand the wear and tear of
traffic Starting with these adding
good drainage and good workmanship,
and there is no reason why good roads
cannot now be had at reasonable first
cost and moderate upkeep.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-27
= Poor Kind of Economy.

Natural asphalts cost little more
than asphalts manufactured from Oil,
but the difference is only a few cents
per yard. The labor. stone and other
is evidently poor kind Of economy to
save" few cents on the cost of the
asphalt when by so doing the whole
investment may be wasted
According to government authorities.
half tie money spent in road building
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-27

Family. II matters not whether they
hayg suffered a direct fire loss on not
or whether or not they hold an insur-
ancc policy.
=, ~. great fire loss is going ~ be
cut down. One reason is because thu
people cannot stand the tax. As a
result they will seek out the facts n
the case and becoming aroused will
remedy tn situation. How? BY pre-
venting preventable fires. meaniE =
most of the fires we now experience.
1t may take some years to bring about
this L lief and again it may not take
SO long. A good start has been made
and in the end American Gumption
will WIN
BIG iSSlE OF STOCK.
IA, D,,,.N .ln -
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-27

Rome bis Il great reputation as
ro,d m,itirr. Her roads consisted or
t,r.c courses of stone several feet III
,,;,.Eness Even with cheap or even
slave labor Roman roacS must nave
.ost from S1O.0lo to %-00.0OO mile.
Though they lasted for great many
,,o.rs we should not want Roman
roads now a days at any prlse. lhey
were rough and permitted only slow
movement of traffic.
The demand now is for an elastic
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-27
Mildly ear Model-73 New Ideas

The new model on show now en-
bodies 70 new ideas. 1t contains in
one car ell the best new features found
in PSI New York Show models.
The body is the handsomest design
found on any touring car. The details
include every popular touch found in
1916 models. 1t has, in addition, Our
26 extras. So this New Mitchell is the
most complete car you have ever seen.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-27
AN AUTO FOR every
FAMILY IN ARKANSAS
4 sFliyver' or Better Gould be Pre-
scented All at Cost OF Nations
Ash Heap.

A five-passenger automobile for
every famiN in Arkansas, with cleo
trio self-starter and all the fixin's to
make a joy ride all the name signifies,
could be purchased with the amount
Of money used to build the nations
ash heap every year. And there woul ]
still be money left over to buy gas J.
line, tires and oil for months to con.
The amount of the annual fire vast
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-27

gain, showing only sixteen persons for
every motor vehicle as compared with
twenty. one persons on January 1.
Indiana is now fourth, having come
up from ninth place by increasing its
car-to-population ratio from twenty
nine to seventeen. Indiana has thus
displaced South Dakota, which was
formerly fourth, but is now fifth,
showing a decrease of five persons 10
every car.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-27

Thatmeans high.priccd carsonly.
1t means the loss through buy
ing parts which the Mitchell fac
tory makes. And the fearful loss
through wasteful factory methods.
1t tells how efficiency cen give
a car like this, equipped like this,
at the Mitchell price. And no
other feature talked today Is SO
significant.
Pays for % Ilzlraa
The Mitchell factory savings
pay for 26 extras found in this
Mid Year Mitchell.
That is, things you want and
need. But things you can't get
in other cars without an extra
price. The costliest car doesn't
have moro than four of them.
Things like power tire pump,
Bate cantilever springs, reversible
headlights, ball-bearing steering
gear, dashboard engine primer.
The Mitchell has everything in
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-27

or malleable road surface which is
adapted to hcrse-drawn as we'll as
fast-moving motor traffic. This is the
factor mainly responsible for the con-
slant increase in asphalt macadam or
asphaltic concrete.
in roads of this type. as in plain
waterbound macadam. the stone is
the wearresiSting portion Of the sur
face. The purpose OF the asphalt is
to cement the stone together into a
maleablc masS-nOt to make an I'M
yielding slab as of cement concrete,
but road crust that will he dustless,
waterproof and provide easy traction
for both horse drawn and motor vehi-
clcS
Life OF Road Depends on Asphalt.
1t is easily seen that the life of the
road will depend upon the life of the
asphalt. Ii the asphalt cement loses
its hold on the stone it begins to ravel
out. holes develop, water stands in
them. and the road is doomed.
The difference in asphalts mainly ap-
pears in the length of time they retain
their full cementing power. Artificial
or manufactured aspliaits and the nat
ural asphalts all analyze very much
alike in the laboratory. The difference
between them appears after they are
put into road or street.
The natural asphalts have been ex-
posed to the elements for centuries and
so are not affected by heat. cold and
water. Tie manufactured asphalts are
Tor the first time exposed to Natures
destructive Influences when they are
pun into II road and for this reason
aWck. lose the qualities that they
snow under laboratory ANALYSIS
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-27

While there are a number of models
in motoring corsets to be had, the
short ones having the woven wire
stays instead OF whalcbOne are very
much more comfortable. The wire
bone is so woven as to give with each
movement of the figure, and it does
not rust, break or get out of shape.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-27

We ask you to see these extras, and
judge their value to you.
We ask you to ride in it, to know
the comfort Of Bate cantilever springs.
You can't know this car-can't even
look at it-without saying, That's the
car want"
Mitchell Motors Company, Inc.
Successor to Mitchell-Lewis Motor Co.
Racine, Wis, U. S. A.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-27

Chatelaine pockets and belts are
travelling convenences women have
always appreciated, but as fashion re-
tired them from popularity in leather
they are now made of linen or any
suit material The belt is narrow and
has a. metal buckle and slide.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-27

lys-Ovcrland company that new
issue OF $15.00a,000 of common STOCK
has been authorized by directors This
max s total issue Of $1,000 coo OF
the $50,000,00O increase authorized.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-27

been almost entirely eliminated
planted by tough, strong steel.
The Mitchell today is the only car
in the world with 40 drop forgings
and steel stampings.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-27
Ask Any Authority

Ask any authority. If he knows this
car he will pronounce it an engineer.
ing marvel.
We have list of 81 cngineers-men
in the first rank of the engineering
profession. All of these men have
selected the Mitchell for use as their
personal car. Our dealers have the list.
We also have record of six Mitchell
cars which have averaged, in the hands
Of owners, 164 ,372 miles each. Over 30
years of ordinary service.
Those are other results of these Bate
efficiency methods.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-27
Fine Cars Are Costing
$25,0O0,OOO Too Much

John w. Bate the efficiency engincer-says,
eff all fine were built the New Mitchell is
built the makers would save-o12 this years out
put-at least $25, OOO, OOO"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-27

vented to add attractions to car.
And no extra price for them.
We pay for them ali through ef-
icicncy.
The Model Motor Plant
John w. Bate has built fer Us a IS
acre plant. He has equipped il with
20G2 ,lp-to-date machines.
He has trained our lncn--worked out
thousands of Misunderstanding methods.
In the past five years he hes reduced
Mitchell factory costs SO per cent.
lie has sirnplihed the car. He has
fought down weight. Castings have
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-27

High-speed economical Six;
>4S horsepower; 127-inch
wheelbasc. Complete equip
nent, including IS extra
features.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-27

Announcement is made by tLc
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-09
BELAsCO'S POWER.

Wrapped in the solitude of his own originality, Belasco alone, with his all- pervasive genius, has experienced the defeats and triumphs of playwright, producer, and actor; he has lived the life of his art. The very name "Belasco' has a peculiar winsomeness about it as suggesting a man of nys- tery, writes Joe Mitchell Chapple in the National magazine. But it is not so. He is a man of the gentlest truth and in his mission in the dra- matic world his achievement lies in the simple fact that he has found the magic key to outdoors; that key which unlocks the spirit and soul of this audiences, frees them, and makes them see through his eyes.
 Like Maeterlinck, he has made even the contemplation of the passing be- yong seem "an adventure of life." He has bridged the dread chasm with the blossoms of life itself. He has shown now In life we may visualize ourselves projected into the beyond as well as the past-as though we were actors upon a tage-.viewing ourselves as al- most reflected personality. This is the magic revealed by David BeIasco when the curtain is drawn and pre- sents the incidents of his remarkable career, His life activities comprehend all the high lights of dramatic pro- gress in four decades-decades that have marked developments in the drama as startling as in other phases of modern evolution,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-09

 that industry away. After the war suppose she expects to have all of this trade.
 I think the peasants are better of than the working people in the cities because they are able to eke out an existance from the land, while there is no work for the middle class.
 ''The coal mines alone are work ing and these only four days a week. The coal is sold chiefly to Switzerland Practically all the other workmen are unemployed. In some district nine- tenths of the people are not working
 Cutting a Village Off.
 Before we get away from the sub- ject of work let me tell the story of how the German officers offered to Belgians three times as much as they hda earned in peace times if they would work on the highways, in tele- phone and postoffice work. They even offered to pay in gold and three months in advance. In most cases the patriotic Belgians refused and the enemy used all means to force them, even sending some to Germany to languish in jail.
 At the village of Mailles, between Brussels and Antwerp, the invaders set up live wires about the town to cut them off from the rest of the world because the people there refused to work for the Germans I do not say that this was a common practice, but I know it happened in one or two places.
 The subject of prisoners and how the Germans treated them came up for discussion.
 "The Germans hate the British pris- oners," continued MT. Anet. T will relate an incident told me by mem bers of my church who saw it. The enemy were marching some French and British prisoners over the road from Mons to Brussels. It was hot weather and the Belgian women came out with water. The general allow ed them to give the water to the French soldiers, but when they at tempted to aid the dropping English men a German officer booted the pails.
 Six Prisoners Go Mad.
 Another story I heard from a Swiss who was a member of the Belgian Red Cross. With others he went to Lae- ken, near Brussels, to give food to prisoners in German trains At first they were surprised to note that all the prisoners were French. Suddenly their attention was attracted to sev- eral closed cars, and going to them they heard voices inside. My friend said he heard a man say in English, For Gods sake try to give us some thing, even if it is only water. We have been here three days already and six have gone mad The sentry came and ordered the men away. The train started. I do not know how far these men had to go before they got aid
 Right here I want to say that the French used their German prisoners much better. Later I was in France
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-09
A KIDNEY\MEDICINE THAT
 HEALS AND STRENGTHENS

Several years ago I had charge of a plantation in the canebrake swamps on the Iowa Mississippi River. While there I contracted d severe case of Swamp Fever, getting so bad that I had hemorrhages of the bladder. I was under a doctors care for about sixty days with very little hope of my recovery. I did not find relief from the doctors medicine and pr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root being recommended to me. tried some and got almost im- mediate relief. After taking seven fifty-cent bottles, I was able to re- sume my duties. Have not been ob- liged to take any medicine since that time.
 Yours very truly,
 A. J. TRACEY,
 Mobile, Ala.
 PerSonally appeared before me, this 7th day of January, 1915, A. J. Ira cey, who subscribed the above state ment and made oath that the same is true in substance and in fact.
 ANNIE B. HODGE,
 Notary Public, Mobile Cv., Ala
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-09
BRIDGEPORT COUPLE 80 YEARS
 YOUNG CELEBRATE TO-DAY

Sometimes when you read state ments like the following from reliable home people who are daily endorsing the famous Wilderb treatment you cannot help but wonderfully do they make such statements" And truly it is remarkable for such a sub stantial class of people rarely endorse a medicine.
 But suppose you find yourself through unbalanced nerves or a run down condition unable to give the best that is in you. And then Knowing that medical authorities ap- prove Wilderbs Gull extract) you be- gin to take this natural plant medi- cine, and as it feeds and rebuilds the impoverished nerve cells and soothes the stomach you feel with a thrill of delight, the old time vitality return. with a new vigor of mind and A new elasticity of body-Wouldn't you be grateful too? It was just such a happy experience that impel- led Mrs. A. E. Benedict of No. 116 Ogden street to tell how the new health tonic helped her husband and herself The Benedicts are pioneer residents of Bridgeport and are wide ly known and respected all over the city. They have been married 56 years and are now passing the last miIestones in life and found Wilderbs Gull extracto was just the helping hand" for the Tagging strength of old age
 MT. Benedict is 7S years old and his wife 79. He has been an expert mechanic with the Singer Sewing machine for 40 years. Started in the old Wheeler & Wilson plant. He is regarded by the company as one of their most expert and trusted employ les. Mrs. Benedict says:
 "In all these years my husband has never been real sick. He has hardly srnissed days work, but lately felt srun down and nefyouS which is nat sslral in a man his age who has worked hard all his life. Both of us have al- ways been bothered with catarrh which suppose finally undermines