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wound It around bis bedy and slid
Gown, intending to plunge over the
precipice I'm order to save the colors
from falling into the hands Of the
enemy.
That act Of heroism being frustrated,
the brave boy, with the banner still
wrapped about him, fought until he
was cut to pieces. Forty eight of these
schoolboys, ranging in age from four
teen to twenty years, lie buried in one
grave at the fool, of the hill. Year after
year the cadets of Chapultepec strew
towers upon the grave.-Los Angeles
Times.
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CADETS OF. CHAPULTEPEc.
Aerolsm Of Gallant Little Band Of
Mexican eehoeiboys.

Mexican Seheeihoys.
The defense of Chapultepec during
the war between the United States and
Mexico in lS47 was almost as gallant
as was the attack. In this attack forty.
eight Mexican cadets, among others,
lost their lives. The story is stirring
one.
For many years the celebrated castle
Of Chapultepec, where Montezuma held
his barbaric court In the surrounding
groves Of cypress, where during nearly
three centuries lived the successive
viceroys of Spain and where Maximil-
ian made his imperial home, has been
the West Point of Mexico.
When General Scott had taken the
place by storm and General Bravo had
surrendered, Mexican cadet only If
teen years old, seeing the flag of his
country in peril, most of his comrades
being already slain. climbed the flag
staff, tore the banner from its place,
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Measures have been taken by the
British government to preserve the re-
mains OF DR.. David Livingstone's house
at Koloben, or Kolobeng, Bechuana-
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Here DR.. Livingstone lived as a mis-
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jungle and placed Under the care Of the
headman of neighboring village
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the U'erlen Of the country can make
during the var :. sad Captaiasor ear.
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cry, the direct TRANSMISSION of blood
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He Bought Them, Though.

Mrs. Locust-That's an awfully shah
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Mrs. Pine-I know it.
Doesn't he ever buy any new
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"Oh, my, yes!'
"Why doesn't he wear them?
Don't be silly. How would he look
in my clothes?'-St Louis Post-Dis-
patch.
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Alfred NOyes:
After 1 graduate want to go into
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TRY magazine writing, my boy" he
said.-Detroit Free Press.
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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-12

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture)
1t Is desirable that farmers know the
characteristics and habits of the nine
fairly distinctive commercial strains OF
alfalfa, according to Farmers Bulletin
757 of the U. S. Department of Agricul-
ture In order that adaptation of the
strains to climatic conditions can be
determined to best advantage.
Common alfalfa" says the bulletin
is term that is used to include all of
the alfalfas that are not clearly of
hybrid origin or that do not have dis
tinct and uniform varietal character
istics, such as the Peruvian and Arabi-
an varieties. Numerous strains are
coming to be recognized In the "com-
mon" group. They are often desig-
aated by the geographic name Of the
locality where grown, as Kansas
! and many others, or by some term de-
scriptive OF the conditions under
which the crop has developed, such as
| dry-land alfalfa, irrigated alfalfa, and
nonirrigated alfalfa.
Strains developed in the South usu-
ally produce larger yields than those
developed in the northern states, but
| they are less hardy. The "dry-land"
| alfalfa seed offered on the market has
so far failed to show any noticeable SUI
periority In ability to resist drought
over that grown with an abundance Of
moisture.
| The commercial Turkestan alfalfa
has been tested quite thoroughly in all
parts of this country, and In nearly
| every case has proved inferior to Amer
| ican-grown strains.
| The leading commercial strains of
variegated alfalfa are the Grimm, the
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-12
APPRECIATED IN HEN HOUSE
Straw IN Particularly Valuable on
Floors, Along Walls and Over
head-Serves as Carpet.

Straw is too valuable an asset on
any farm to burn. Particularly is it
appreciated in the hen house. Use
it on the floors, along the walls and
overhead. Make the hen house home
for the hens and make it comfortable.
Use straw for a loft and the house
will be dry. One-inch mesh wire or l.
by4 boards laid over the rafters and
placed about two inches apart will
furnish good support Along the walls.
wire serves this purpose very nicely.i
Lath or burlap bags stretched tightly
over studding may also be used.
Always provide the house with q
deep litter of straw. 1t serves as q
warm carpet and keeps the birds feet
off the cold floor.
A vent placed In the roof over .
straw loft will aid In promoting good
ventilation and help keep the house
dry.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-12

Baltic, the Canadian variegated, and
sand lucern. With the exception of
sand lucern, they have been found
more resistant to cold than other com
nercial varieties or strains and are
therefore recommended for sections,
where winterkilling occurs frequently.
Peruvian alfalfa Is not resistant to
severe cold and can be grown success
fully only where the winter tempera-
ture is comparatively mild, as in the
southern and southwestern states. I'm
der favorable conditions it outyields
any other commercial strain.
Arabian alfalfa is not a satisfactory
variety because of its tendency to be
short lived.
AS a result of numerous experiment
al tests the adaptations of the various
varieties and strains of alfalfa have
been quite definitely determined.
1t is highly advisable that the farmer
should learn to distinguish good from
poor seed. Plump seed of an olive
green color almost invariably germi
mates well, while shriveled or brown
seed generally terminates poorly. The
presence of any appreciate quantity
Of weed seeds or other impurities In
hcates a poor quality Of seed.
Owing to t1e fact that alfalfa does
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-12
Russian Emigration Begun.

One of the most suggestive move
ments of the Russian government at
the present time is the attention which
it is devoting to the settlement of Rus
sian immigrants in Brazil, the Argen-
tine Republic and Chilli. Russia has
been for some years very dissatisfied
with the imports of Brazilian Coffee
tobacco and minerals via Hamburg,
and the war has led to the adoption OF
a policy that will, In future, bring
about a closer trading relationship
with Riga, Petrograd and Libau and
South American ports.
1t Is believed that settlers from Rus
STA will promote this freer commercial
intercourse, and an arrangement has
already been come to by which immi-
grants will arrive in Paulo in ship
ments of 500. The first shipment is
expected to leave Russia before the
White sea is frozen.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-12
OUTLINE UNITED STATES, SHOWING VARIETIES OR
ALFALFA RECOMMENDED FOR VARIOUS SECTIONS,
UPON CLIMATIC CONDITIONS.

was devoted to corn, potatoes, and 9TH
err crops of that class.
In making this investigation the
crop index" was used as a measure
Of efficiency in the maintenance of crop
yields. The crop index indicates the
standing of farm in percentage of
yielding power the yield of the aver
age farm of the group surveyed repre-
senting 100 per cent. 1t was found
that the crop index vent up uniform
ly with an increase In acreage of in
terrified crops until that acreage
reached a point above 81 and lower
than 80 per cent of the total crop area,
and then declined uniformly as such
acreage Increased above that limit.
In explanation of the falling off in
yield of all crops after the area in in
terrified crops passes certain point,
the department specialists advance the
theory that 1t is due to the excessive
loss of humus entailed by the extra
tillage. 1t was found that this falling
off in yield was present even when
there was an increase in the number OF
live stock per acre.
These figures are not advanced as
wholly conclusive, but as suggestive
as to what may be done slong this
line.
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not produce seed satisfactorily under
humid conditions, there is little use in
trying to grow it for seed in the east.
ern states.
Breeding work with alfalfa offers
great possibilities, but the time and ex,
pense involved are so great that I
farmer cannot afford to undertake it.
Proportion Of Intertilled Crops Affects
Farm Yields.
Farm management specialists are
recognizing that there is fairly de-
finite relation between the proportion
of a farm devoted to intertilled crops
and the yields from the farm as 4
whole. The problem is stated in this
way by the U. S. department of agri-
culture:
Given hundred acres to be devoted
to crops in general farming, what pro-
portion should be devoted to corn OF
other intertilled crops in order to Sc
cure the most favorable effect on croD
yields?
The department believes that the an.
swer to this question can approximate
ly be determined, locally, for any Civ.
en- type OF farming on any given type
Of soil. Recent surveys conducted BY
the office Of farm management ind1.
cate that for Chester county, Pa, and
for the corn belt OF Illinois it Is about
thirty-seven acres, and that for Lena
wee county, Mich, 1t is about thirty
two acres. 1t was found that farms
devoting to intertilled crops areas
ranging from 80 to 81 per cent Of total
crop acreage realized, on the average
higher yields for all crops than die
those farms upon which either larg
er or smaller percentage of crop area
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-12
She Bowed Her Head.

notable man; and he was reputed
fast liver. Not that any definite scan
DIAL was known about him. But his
tone did not fit In with the sedate de-
pertinent of the hospital; and then
there were vague stories that fitted
here and there, never definite, never
tangible, but, in their entirety, not to
be disregarded.
And Edith Lindsay was infatuated
with this man of forty, who was I'M
married, and drove her in his car, and
met her out of hours. The hospital
tongues wagged about it.
The matron was decisive when she
had made up her mind. She sent for
Edith and plunged into her subject
without any preliminaries.
my dear, sent for you to tell you
that you are far too intimate with Doc
tor Ewing" she said.
The girl flushed confused by the
suddenness of the attack. 81 don't
see what right you have to tell me
that" she answered.
1.-TWO rights" replied the matron.
First, / brought you here and am in
terested in you. Second, the interest
of the hospital. 1t must stop, Or"
"If you mean have to go, won't
CO." answered the girl angrily. II shall!
appeal to Doctor Ewing himself"
The matron was inflexible. every
WELL" she answered. "You may leave
at once"
Edith Lindsay did not leave. On the
following day the matron was, in turn
in Doctor Ewing's Office.
II hear you have discharged Nurse
Lindsay" he said. Il don't like to have
my nurses discharged unless there is
something seriously wrong with their
,.ork. | have looked through Miss
Lindsay's sheet and find it almost per-
feet. She has one Of the best records
at the hospital. What is your com
plant against herr"
"She is becoming too fond of pleas
ure," answered the matron. "She goes
out automobiling after hours, and 8
girl cannot do that and do her work
satisfactorily"
"But she does her work satisfac
torily," retorted Ewing, "and the time
to discharge her is when she fails
She has not failed. 1t Is an injustice
the girl has appealed to me, and res
cind your decision"
The matron. who usually looked ev
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-12
Paws to Be AQile.

He was driving one of those big cars.
Delaware street along the market
house was crowded. He passed up
and down the car tracks in his auto
three times, when he spied place
midway of the street where he could
run his car into the curb and wait for
the marketers of his household.
The big car was rather unwieldy,
however, and he Unanswered for five
minutes getting in position to drive
in the narrow space between the two
ears.
And just when he had everything
"set," along came one Of "them little
cars" sputtered twice, and leaped into
the vacant spot at the curb.
"Well, I'll be -" but the rest of
the words of the driver of the big car
were lost in the exhausts of his en-
gine.--Indianapolis News.
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Pickpockets.

A frail little man, wedged into the
middle of subway car, suddenly
thought of pickpockets, and remem-
bered that he had considerable money
in his overcoat pocket. He plunged
his hand into his pocket and was
startled to encounter the fat paw OF q
fellow passenger.
"Aha" growled the latter. II caught
you that time"
"Leggo" snarled the little man.
"Plckpocket I" Kissed the other.
"Scoundrel came back the little
man.
At that time clerical looking man
in their vicinity glanced up from his
paper.
"Td like to get off here" he drawled,
IF you fellows will be good enough to
take your hands out of my pocket"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-12

By GEORGE d. HORTON, Department
OF Bacteriology, Missouri Poultry Elk
pertinent Station.)
Health Is the safety First" Of the
poultry industry. Regardless of the
variety or breed of fowls, the all-im-
portant factor is the health Of the in
dividuals. One cannot expect 100 per
cent efficiency from fowls that are only
so per cent efficient. Nothing cuts
down the efficiency of a fowl more
than Ill health or disease. Sick fowls
are not good layers, and make poor
breeding stock. Ordinarily, there is
but one hereditary disease that causes
great losses of young chicks-the ba-
cillary form of white diarrhea. How
ever, we would not consider breeding
from immature, undeveloped stock, or
stock Of low vitality for the reason
that through inherited weaknesses the
chicks health is impaired.
Consider Health.
In the breeding and rearing of young
chicks we must not only consider the
present generation but also the health,
fourth generations to come. Disease
germs are no respecters Of individuals.
To say that one breed or variety of
fowl Is predisposed to certain diseases
Is just as ridiculous as saying that
"those who happen to be shot in war
fare are predisposed to bullets" Any
and all breeds If not properly handled
(sanitary methods Of housing and
feeding) sooner or later succumb to the
ravages of disease and at a consider
able loss to the owner. Thus 1t is that
an "ounce Of prevention is worth a
pound of cure"
| 1t was customary at one time to
think that the young chicks must have
attacks Of the different diseases In
order to really grow up. The idea
was that If the chick was not able
to withstand the battle for life 1t was
better off dead, but modern methods
Of sanitation, the killing of the germs
(pathogenic bacteria) by the liberia
use Of dlsinfectants, gave a differen
aspect to the situation. 1t became fa
cheaper to kill the germs than to hav'
the germs kill the fowls. II fowl
are properly handled there Is no rea
son why a single bird should be los
during the entire season.
Germ Diseases.
A partial list of the so-called germ
diseases which may and can be con
trolled by proper handling and care i
as follows:
White diarrhea (baclllary form)
roup, canker. chickenpox. Fowl chol
era and allied forms. Vent gleet- Tu
berculosis. Bundle foot (filth).
Prevent these diseases from enter
ing your flocks by keeping the house
and yards free from filth and debris
Use plenty Of disinfectant, applyin
literally. One OF the cheapest an
best disinfectants Is chloride Of lime
Besides the germ diseases Of poul
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-12

Copyright, 1916 by w. G. Chapman)
The Southport hospital was more
like home than an institution. In
small town, administering to all and
sundry, but nevertheless supported en-
tirely by private funds, the hospital
employees formed a sort of close cor
poration, or big family, as the ma
tron, Miss Dyer, sometimes expressed
1t.
She took maternal interest in the
girls under her charge. Nothing that
went on in the hospital escaped Miss
Dyer's eyes. 1t was she who stopped
fiirtations that were not likely to de-
velop into anything satisfactory. No
body was quicker to weed out an in
competent, and nobody had more char
ity with timidity and inexperience.
Where she came from was more or
less mystery. The matron was not
communicative. She had been ten
years at the hospital and gave entire
satisfaction no more was known of
her.
Edith Lindsay was one of her wards,
She had brought her into the South
port. She had watched over her, per
haps with little favoritism, but that
was inevitable with Miss Dyer. She
could not like anyone without liking
that person overmuch. But she had nc
enemies.
She had watched the growing init
macy between Miss Lindsay and Doc
tor Ralph, the house surgeon. Many
doctors marry nurses, and in place
like Southport such attachments are
certain to spring up. She admired
Ralph and knew that he would go far
Then DR.. Mark Ewing was appointed
head.
Ewing came from the North, and i
was a big thing for the Southport t.
have acquired his services. He was /,
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-12

try we have the parasitic forms, both
external and internal. BY the term
parasites we mean "an animal which
lives during the whole or part of its
existence on or in the body of some
other animal, feeding upon its food,
blood or tissues, as lice, tapeworms,
ETC." (Webster)
External: Fleas, lice, mites.
Internal: Round worms, tapeworms,
etc.
Both forms of these parasites, ex-
ternal and internal, live at the expense
of the fowl and not only rob the fowl
of its lifeblood but also are a constant
irritation to the individual. This con-
slant irritation, together with the loss
of strength, have marked tendency
to weaken the fowl, to lower it's vital
ity, which in turn brings about con-
dition favorable for the entrance of
disease germs. What happens? Why,
the weakened fowl Is not able to fight
off the disease germs, and if treatment
is not administered at once the loss
Of the bird follows.
Secret of Success.
Allow it to be said right here that
the secret Of success In treating sick
BIRDS or "doctoring" them, Is to treat
just as soon as the individual is found
to be out of condition. A true poul-
tryman and fnncier knows his flock
knows every individual bird and knows
its condition at all times. He does not
have to wait until the bird falls over
dead to know that it has been sick,
nor does he cut birds head off when
it sneezes, but on the other hand, he
removes the "ofr condition" birds to-
clean, dry, roomy, well-ventilated, SUM
shiny quarters, well isolated from thel
rest Of the flock. This Is the first step
in the handling and care of all sick
birds and is most important one.
administering whole lot of patent
medicine dope" nor following the lad
vice" of neighbOr who has never lost
chick. The all-important thing is to-
use good common sense and plenty
Of 1t.
This applies not only to the treat
ment of fowls but In all lines Of poul-
try culture housing, breed
ing, care, etc. Allow all the sunlight
obtainable to enter poultry houses,
yards, coOps and runs and keep your
plant clean. Serious troubles of all
kinds occur day after day; there's al
ways something going wrong when
fowls are kent under dirty filthv nm
sanitary conditions.
We doubt very much the ACCESSIBILITY
OF killing every sick bird, especially
when the birds are costly ones. Dead
birds should be burned to crisp and
not buried. OF course the Ratchet Is
recommended in extreme cases, but
many cases will not be extreme IL the
proper methods OF handling and caring
for the fowls are used.