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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-23
PALLD PEOPLE c CAR. FER ;'' IRON + 'i PILLS
A saxon-French Cigar Lighter.

Several years ago the then new min
lister Of France, NJ. Klotz, decided to
impose tax of two francs, or 40
cents American money, on each cigar
lighter used In that country. The rea-
son for this is that the sale of matches
in France Is In the hands of the gov
ernment monopoly and the portable
lighters interfered with the sale of the
matches. On the other hand the
matches have become 80 bad in quality
that they are subject of complaint and
ridicule. The law has become unpopu-
lar and there is an effort now being
made to have the order rescinded. Not.
wlthstanding the fact that an In.
creased tax was placed on tobacco by
the French government several years
ago, it has caused a tendency to In.
crease smoking and that Is proven BY
the many smokers to be seen In public
places and thoroughfares.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-23
SODIUM FLUoRIDE FOR LICE
Remedy Which is Comparatively New
Can Be Used az Dust or Dipping
FIuld-How to Apply.

Comparatively new and little known
lice remedy is sodium fluoride, which
can be used as dust or to make q
dipping fluid. One pound. costing at
present 40 to 30 cents, will treat 100
full-grown fowls. II made into a dip
It will be sufficient for 300 birds. This
remedy has been found to kill all OF
the seven common varieties of poul-
try lice. When applied as a dust, the
usual plan Is to place a pinch of the
chemical In the feathers next to the
skin on the head, neck, back, tail,
breast, thighs, under wings, and be-
low the vent, or say, 10 to II pinches
of the powder for each bird. This dust
Is harmless to the chickens and opera
tor, but 1t will irritate the eyes of the
birds or operator should 1t get into
them.
For dipping with this preparation,
dissolve two-thirds OF an ounce Of
pure sodium fiuoride poison In each
gallon of tepid water. Dip the birds.
with wings raised, for half minute,
ruffling the feathers meanwhile. Do
not dip the birds head under the fluid
at first. but Just before removing from
the dip, place the birds head under the
surface OF the dip once or twice.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-23
They Just Had to Wait,

Something was the matter with the
stop-signal bell Of the bonneville troll
ley car, and the conductor had to
whistle to the motorman, that trip
one whistle to start, two whistles to
go ahead.
This wasn't the real bonneville
trolley. but certain suburban dummy
line" which Is so denominated by the
facet1ous car riders.
At one place, the other morning, the
car made long stop, and some of the
passengers began to get uneasy. One
sought the rear platform and found
the conductor eating frugal lunch
con.
SAY, how long we goin' to stand
here? What are we waitn for?"
asked the passenger.
The conductor swallowed hard and
was understood to reply.
"Looky here. amt got nothin' but
dry crackers fer my lunch. An you'll
halter wait till git em all swallered
good before l kin whistle !''-Cleve-
land Plain-Dealer.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-23
WOMEN SUFFERERS
NEED SWAMP-ROo1

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.
Ii 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 a medium or large bottle immedi-
ately from any drug store.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
kilmer 4 Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure
aud mention this paper. Adv.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-23
GREAT SKILL NEEDED
Constant Care and CeaSeIeSS At
tention Are Essential.
Poultry Keeping Requires knowledge,
Experience and Hard Work-Hen
10 In Her Prime During First
and Second Seasons.

There are thousands who at this
moment firmly believe that all one has
to do in order to have a successful
poultry farm is to buy few hens, give
them something to eat, and provide
them with some sort of a shed In
which to sleep, and there will be a
continuous supply Of new-laid eggs
and nice plump chicken for the Ia
Bile as often as required. All that one
has to do, therefore, to build up big
business Is to increase the number of
hens and the accommodation. How
hopelessly, pitifully mistaken, this is,
only those who possess practical ex-
perience can fully realize. There Is
no branch of agriculture in which
greater skill and knowledge are neces-
sary than In poultry keeping, and there
Is certainly no branch In which con-
slant care and ceaseless attention are
more imperaively needed.
Obtain Best Results
It has been found time and again
that when fowls receive proper atten-
ton and are looked after in a bust
nesslike manner, they yield a larger
profit In comparison with the amount
OF capital invested than do any other
farm stock. Until it is fully realized,
however, that poultry keeping Is a
business, requiring skill and expert
ence, common sense and patience,
plenty Of hard work and constant at
tention to detail the best results will
never be achieved.
A very frequent cause Of the egg
supply being small Is that the laying
stock is too old. The ordinary class
of hen does not pay for her keep after
she is two years old, and birds older
than this should be disposed Of. Ex-
haustive experiments have proved that
hen is In her prime during her first
and second seasons, after which time
she ceases to be profitable. Young
Hrds-that is, two years and under
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-23
Too Much Grammar.

A man made bet with friend
that lie could go into the Billings
gate hsh market In London and put
one of the well-known loud-mouthed
nshwomen IN rage without saying
q word that she could understand.
The man commenced by silently in
dtcating with his nose that her fish
had passed the fresh stage. The
Billingsgate lady at once made a YER
bal attack.
The man answered: You're an ar
ticle. ma'am."
No more an article than yourself,
you villain"
GU are noun, woman"
1ou-you-" stammered the wom-
an, choking with rage at list of titles
she could not understand.
You are a pronoun"
The beldam shook her fist In speech
less rage.
You are verb-an adverb-an ad-
Jective-a conjunction--a proposition
an intersection !" suddenly continued
the man.
The nine parts of speech complete
ly conquered the old woman, and she
dumped herself down In the mud, cry
Ing with vegetables Home Journal
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-23

white in color This varies with the
breeding, vitality, feed, and range.
Orange colored shanks fade slowly,
while light yellow shanks fade rapidly.
improve EGG Production.
One of the easiest ways in which to
improve the egg production of most
hocks is by breeding to strong, vigor-
Gus males from winter-laying strains.
More attention should be given to the
males that head the f1ocks. A farmer
should decide upon definite variety,
and find breeder near by who has n
good strain and get new blood from
him. 1t Is not advisable to keep chang
ing varieties.
The number Of females to male de-
ponds upon the breed, the age of the
male, the conditions under which stock
is kept, and upon the general vigor of
the male Males of smaller breeds can
be mated successfully with more hens
than can the males of larger breeds.
From 10 to Is hens of the Plymouth
Rocks, Wyandottes, Rhode Island
Reds, or Orpingtons are mated to one
male, while 20 or 30 hens of the Leg
horn or the other smaller breeds are
not too many. Where stock has free
range around farm buildings the full
number can be mated and In the small
er yards the less the number that it Is
safe to mate. A young, vigorous, fully
matured male will also fertilize more
eggs than an old or immature male.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-23

(By J. q. HALPIN and J. B. HAYES.
Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Sta
tion.)
1t will pay everyone who raises poul-
try to spend a little time during the
fall and winter marking the laying
hens and pullets. One good way is to
buy leg bands. Every two weeks take
time enough to watch the flock, mark
ing the hens that apparently are laying
There are several ways of choosing
the layers Those hens that are first
Off the roost In the morning and the
last to go to roost at night; those that
are found to be good feeders with full
crops at night; those that are active
and looking for feed and always seem
to be busy; those that are bright eyed
and go about singing; are good layers.
Good layers usually have full-sized,
red combs that are pliable and inclined
to be slippery. The comb generally
shrinks, becomes hard, light-colored
and rough when laying ceases. The
skin on laying hen is usually smooth,
oily, and pliable. The laying hen has
n large abdomen, wide pelvic arch
and a good depth from keel to pelvis:
Broken down and sick hens also some
times show this latter characteristic
Laying hens usually have rather loose
bowels but this is largely due to the ra-
ton. A hen inclined to be constipated
is not getting good laying ration.
Best Laying Hens.
Late moulting hens are the best lay
ers. Repeated tests show that heavy
producing hens moult late and moult
rapidly. This, If applied in October
and November, Is probably the most
important test Of all. Late moultine
hens have been discarded by many
farmers who think that the early moul.
ters are the winter layers. Early moult
Ing hens are usually drones.
The color of the shanks is also 9
very important consideration in select
ing layers where the yellow skinned va
rieties are kept. A reavy laying her
lays the color out Of her feet and
shanks. Their feet become pale OF
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-23
Catarrhal Couch

Mr.. w. s. Brown, r. +. ID. No. 4,
Box 81, Rogersville, Tennessee,
writes:
Il feel 1t my duty to recommend
Peruna to all sufferers Of catarrh or
cough. In the year 1909. took q
severe case Of the Ia grippe. then
took a bad cough. l had taken all
kinds OF cough remedies but got nc
relief. l then decided to try Peruna
used five bottles. After taking five
bottles my cough stopped and my
catarrh was cured. My average
weight was 115 and now l weigh
14Sh. Any one suffering with ca
tarrh In any form I will advise then
to take Peruna.'
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-23
Lack of Restraint.

Senator Chamberlain, defending the
food contro! bill, said in Washington /:
How unmeasured the attacks on
this excellent bill have been Now,
l am like the boy at the movies. /
like measure and restraint.
Two boys at the movies saw a
tragic picture play, and one of them
was overcome. He took out his hand
kerchief and wept and sobbed.
Why BIZ, ye're blubberin |" said
the other boy.
Well sobbed Bill, I like to see
a person show little feelin'.'
Feelin' 7 said the first boy. Feel
ms all right, but We don't need tc
wash yer face In It,"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-23
War Declared on
Rats by y. S. Govt

The government at Washington Is pre-
pairing a campaign that should be effec-
tive In killing the rats that are SO destruc-
tive both to lives and property. con-
servative estimate places the loss of food
stuffs from rats at over two hundred mil
lion dollars annually, and in the present
scarcity of food, this loss must be pre-
vented. The most efficient way to XIII
the Rat" is by the use of Stearns' Paste
and thousands of dollars worth have been
bought by the government. Every house
keeper troubled with rats, mice, reaches
or waterbugs should buy a small box OF
this reliable extermnator for thirty five
cents, and stop further loss of food IL
her home Adv.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-23
Avoid Overcrowdino.

should only be relied upon for the win
ter egg supply.
Avoid Overcrowdinq.
On no account should the laying
stock be overcrowded, as when this is
the case it is next to impossible to Sc
cure good supply of eggs Especial
ly Is this so during the winter, when
the fowls have to be shut up in their
houses for so many hours at a stretch
and 1t is evident that if the air is
vitiated the best results cannot be
achieved. AS far as possible, each bird
should be allowed two square feet of
floor space In an ordinary closed-in
house; when the open-fronted form is
used, two-thirds of this amount is suf-
ficient. Closely allied to the question
OF overcrowding is that Of ventilation,
and there should always be some ar
rangement whereby the Initiated air can
pass quickly away, allowing fresh to
take Its place.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-23
FOR SKIN TROUBLES
That Itch, Burn, Torture and Dlsfo
ure Use Cuticura-Triai Free,

The Soap to cleanse and purify, the
Ointment to soothe and heal. They
usually afford immediate relief In itch.
Ing, burning eczemas, pimples, dandrufl
and most baby skin troubles. They
also tend to prevent little skin trou-
bles becoming great if used daily.
Free sample each by mail with Book
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. l.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-23
WOMEN SLOWER THAN MEN
Double the Number Required in New
York Banks, But They Are
More Methodicai.

There is at present no woman Off
Ger of New York city bank, and a1ly
one In New Jersey, but If the war
lasts long enough it may well be, as
1t Is In Canada now, that the banks
will virtually be run by women. Al
ready, 1t Is estimated, 10000 women
have been taken on in the Wall street
district since the United States en-
tered the war last April, says the New
York Evening Post.
Women are slower, but more care
fut, said an official of the Mechanics
and Metals bank, so, although twice
as many women as men are needed
to do the same amount Of work, the
bank loses no money on extra salaries,
because the women save hundreds of
dollars which had to be paid to the
clearing house for the mems mistakes
Each mistake costs 81 and the records
show that sometimes mems mistakes
cost $25 or $50 week.
The average downtown bank has
lost 20 per cent of it's men and taken
on 40 per cent women. The Mechan-
les and Metals bank now has &c
women and they are being taken on
by tens or twenties each week. So
far these 90 women are taking the
places of only 36 men, which shows
the difference in rapidly, but the Off
cial Of the bank pointed out that II
would be a serious problem when the
men came home for their Jobs.
"Our hope Is" he said, that the
business will be big enough then to
accommodate them all"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-23
FEW CHICK FEEDS TO AVOID
Tankage and cottonseed Meal Are Not
SuitabIe-Gluten Causes Diqes-
tive Disorders.

Some feeds which are satisfactory
for feeding to other classes of animals
are not suitable for feeding chicks.
Among such feeds may be mentioned
tankage and cottonseed meal. The use
of large amount of gluten In the ra-
ton is frequently followed by digestive
disorders.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-23
Up-to-Date Wedding Gifts.

"Well, what sort Of wedding pres
ents did you get, girlie-the usual as
sortment of berry spoons and pickle
forks?"
mot on your esteemed life. l got
a sack Of potatoes, four dozen fresh
bond"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-23
Kept His Word.

Il haven't any case" admitted the
client, 'but have money"
"How much?"
Sixty thousand dollars"
"Phew You have the best case I
ever handled" said the lawyer. I'll
see that you never go to prison with
that sum-"
And the client didn't-he went
there broke
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-23
The War Tax.

1.-THE war has come home to mo,
I've just had to pay six cents for Z
nickel cigar"
"Cheer up, old pal. Perhaps some-
body will get up four-cent smoke
they'll sell you for nickel"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-23

"How did your patriotic garden
work out7"
Tive just figured 1t out. We got
at least twenty cents worth of rad
ishes out Of it."
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-23

We offer 10000 for any case of catarrh
that cannot be cured by HALLS
CATARRH MEDICINE.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE is taxi
en- internally and acts through the Blood
on the Mucous Surfaces of the System.
Sold by druggists for over forty yeara
Price 75c Testimonials free
+. ]. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-23

Life is educational. He Is indeed a
dullard who doesn't learn something
every day and become wiser In his
methods Of doing.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-23
Admit Women Students.

The Harvard university medical
school this year opens Its doors to
women students.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-23
Now Rides in an Auto.

Mrs. Russell Sage, who is now past
eighty-eight years of age, only recently
consented to ride in an automobile.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-23
Unable to Read.

large number of Turkish women |
difficult language.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-23

Girls, remember that a husband
worth having is worth taking care Of
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-23

A woman's eyes never grow too dim
to detect the paint On another's face.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-23

Prudery Is better than shameless
ness.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-23

Why isn't cook who stuffs turkeys
and chickens a taxldermist?"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-23
Gompers Opposes Plan.

President Gompers Of the American
Federation OF Labor is opposed to
women being used In war work.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-23

Pittsburgh company will manufac-
ture fertilizer from sharks.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-23
N Naturally Not.

"Will that pitcher never run down r
mot with that windup."
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-23
Any one
Suffering with
Catarrh in
Any form
Il will
| Advise them
| To take
|Peruna

Those who object to liquid mcdl-
cInes can procure Peruna Tablets.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-23

should only be relied upon for the win
ter egg supply.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-04
q NEGROES IN ] HOUSTON RIOT
 ARE IDENTIFIED
Testimony Yet to be Heard is Happening in Houston
 When Citizens Killed.

San Antonio, Texas, Nov. 3. - The court martial trial of 63 negroes of the 24th infantry of the United States army charged with mutiny, murder and riotinp at Houston, August 2 and 3 last, adjourned this afternoon un- til Monday and it was indicated that most of the witnesses testifying as to scenes in Camp Logan before the ne- groes began their march upon the city have already been on the stand.
 Mutinous events in the camp, firing by the soldiers. who feared mob was about to attack them and their hasty exit toward the city, have been de- scribed during the first three days of the trial. Among important matters yet to be testified are happenings in Houston, where 22 lives were lost dur ing the outbreak.
 Altogether 21 negroes among the 63 defendants have been identified as having been engaged in various un- lawful actions on the night of the riot.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-04
COMMISSIONS FOR GRADUATES FROM TRAINING CAMPS Dispositi on of Men from the Second Series of Off cers' Training Camps. AN ELIGIBLE LIST
 TO BE PROVIDED Many Of the New Graduates May Not Re Called to Service Untii the
 Second 50@,co0 Contingent
 is Organized.

Washington, Nov 3.-Under> plans by the: war department for dispcsi:-
 ton of graduates of the second scr. 1es oi officers training camns, wh:c,. close this month, every man of lae l9,0oO, who is rec0mmended fo1 s commission either VII be commits sionel at once or. place on an elis;- ble list subject to cali. The com mlsslOns will be in tLe officers re serve corps or the National army. Uu the eligible list will be placed men who gre above the legal age for com mission in the reserve at the ralE So Which their showing at the caL:3 entities them, as there is no position for an inactive National army com mission they will be put on an eligible list end commissioned in the National army when needed.
 It is expected there will only be a small number of such men. Not all men commissioned when the camps close will be called to service imme- diately. In fact, it was pointed out that many, particularly lieutenants, might not be called to active service until the second 500,O00 men of the National army are organized
 Officers in charge, of the camps are selecting 1000 men between the ages of 21 and 27 years of age for com missions as provisional second lieu tenants in the regular army. They will De attached to regular regiments for additional training, and will be given provisional commissions in the regiments as vacancies occur, the commission to be confirmed if they make good in active service.
 After the 1000 are selected the re- maining will be considered for the Signal corps and Ordnance bureaus, which are in need of more officers. Those selected probably would be called out immediately. Virtually all of the majors and many of the captalns of the lines commissioned when the camps close will be needed
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-04
Terse Announcement from Berlin Brings War Home
 to This Country.
NEWS NOT CONFIRMED
 BY GEN. PERSHING
If Party Surprised in No Mans Land Details May Never Be Told Pershing Would Report
 the Missing.

Washington, Nov. 3.-Berlin's terse announcement today that "North Am erica soldiers had been captured by German patrols on the Rhine Marne canal, on the French front, brought the American people step nearer to the heart of the great struggle.
 There was no doubt here that the men referred to were members of Gen. Pershing's force, undergoing fi- nal training in front line trenches. Confiramtion from General Pershing was lacking but in due course of time he will transmit the names of any men missing.
 If, as is assumed, a scouting party was surprised by a German patrol in No Mans Land and all captured, de- tails may never be fully told, since only captors and captives would know what happened in the encounter under cover of darkness. .
 This is the first report received here of the capture of any members of the American expeditionary force, but a number of naval gunners from American armed ships sunk by sub marines and civilian members of crews of other ships are held in Ger man prison camps.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-04
BRAZIL TAKES
 STRONG ACTION
 AGAINST HUNS In Demand for Popular Re- prisals President Sends Message to Congress. EXPERIMENT OF
 GERMAN SUSPECTS AnMllment of All German Contracts. Prohibition of Hun Concessions and Control of German
 Banks.

Rio Janeiro, Nov. 3.-Popular mani festation against German buisness houses in this city assumed a violent character today. The damage was heavy. Anti-German outbreaks also are reported from Curityba and Sac Paulo. Guard attachments over the Central railway of Brazil has been doubled, all officers have been called to their garrison and furloughs sus- pended. A spy, whose nationality is not publicy know, has been arrested here.
 In response to the demand for re- prisals against German aggressions, the president has sent to congress a message containing the following recommendations:
 "Anullment of contracts for pub lie works entered into with Germans.
 Prohibition of new land concessions to German subjects.
 "Control of German banks and eventual anullment of their licenses.
 "Extension of these measures to German commercial firms.
 "Prohibition of the transfer of own ership of German properties and in ternment of German suspects"