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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-10-19

ually expanding their business. There
is scarcely "a drysoOds or general mer.
chundisc establishment i'm the city
whose quarters are sufficiently large
to suit the owners or tenants, and en-.
Imgemcnts are constantly being made.
Business men state that Ardmorc cit
liens are buying better quality goods
than heretofore. This means merchants
must keep up.to-date stocks on their
shelves
Ardmore has made 20 remarkable
showing in the past six years, notwith-
standing the fact that it suffered one
of the greatest calamities that could
befall any city when practically all of
its business and "a large portion of its
residence districts were wiped out by
the most terrific explosion in the his
tory of the petroleum industry.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-10-19

when dry became dust that caused not
only annoyance to those upon 'he
streets but damaged goods in mercah'
tile establishments as well.
II was asked that the streets be ire
uuently washed with fire hose and that
the sprnklIng wagons be kept running
whenever the necessity demanded IT,
The mayor recommended that the re-
quest be complied with and the commits
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-10-19

soner Of streets and alleys was so IN
structed.
An ordinance was introduced and
odopted to pave Sixth avenue norlh'
wes, from Washington to f street
Work will begin on this section as soon
as possible.
The ordinance specified that the
street shall be paved with asphalt.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-07-18
The Amy Worm and Its Control
How to Dispose Of Pest Which Swoops Down on An Green
Crops


caterpillar of
gst for the Indiana issued by
the
the methods o
is one half
usually geenh general with broad stripe dark black
down the middle
either side The broad stripe usually fine light broken stripe running
down center The head greeniown specked with black
within that
field
about the familiar of
THE full the
beneath the The
look something Ike the
folded OF blades and they hatch from eight to ten days. thus
starting the tiny caeplars
attack
catepars Another
pounds so gaons) Such
sprayed material should of be used as feed
poisoned bait service Make bran mash with 90
this bait broadcast throughout the
small number of may be killed
feeding grounds trenches
The should be at
vertical side
possible by through puivere the SOIL
the they
the trench gasoline
used this
the then line of
should
loaded with ground
for the oil
1.-The army appears
numbers
a
hand in their numbers dispose
they with
they localities
tha seventeen-year locust
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-07-18

for an outfit or In securing a thrash
ing crew. Certain men may be used
to best advantage by assigning them
to one kind Of work for the season.
Unless the weather man prevents
thrashing continues until all the jobs
are completed in the circle, and thus
little extra work is required in shift
ing wagon boxes or hay leaders. Usu-
ally the thrashing season is greatly
shortened and this favors the timely
completion of the subsequent fall
work, such as blowing, seeding, dis
tributing manure, and so on. The
thrashing ring reduces the work of the
housewife, as there are less men to
feed during the harvest season.
Practically all the thrashing rings
perform some outside work as accom-
mediation at the customary rates, or
to enlarge the ring in order to secure
all the necessary help.
When ring buys all the machinery
new-separator, power, clover huller,
and possibly grain shelter or ST.
lage cutter-and builds shed to house
the implements. the total capital under
prewar prices required usually
amounts to $1,000 or $4,000. When it
is possible for the company to hire a
good engine or some other part of the
equipment, it may not be advisable to
buy.
Thrashing for the various members
of the ring is performed on business
basis, an average days work being re-
garded as 1000 bushels Of oats, or
about 1000 bushels of wheat or rye.
Record is kept of the time put in by
each laborer and the costs of the work
are distributed among the members
on the basis of the amount of grain
thrashed. Farmers interested in the
organization and promotion of thrash
Ing rings may obtain copies of the pub
lication describing them by writing t.
the United States department of agri
culture, Washington, D. c.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-07-18
How Light Changes Shape
Of Pupil Of Eye of Both
Animal and the Human

Nothing is more deceptive than the
appearance of a cats eye The pupil
ordinarily appears as long, narrow
oval or vertical black line, yet its
natural shape is circular. 1t is matter
of the effect of light. In bright light
our pupils become very small circles,
while those of cat turn into ovals or
narrow Sits. The general effect is the
same in either case-namely, to d.
minish the quantity of light passing
into the eye. Curiously enough, in the
larger animals Of the cat tribe, such
as tigers, the pupil sometimes behaves
exactly like a human pupil, and when
brightly illuminated contracts into a
minute circle instead of becoming
linear. In the case of domestic cats
the Older the animal the more fire.
quently does the pupil of the eye as
sumo circular form.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-07-18
Chlidren'S Minds Should Be
Stored With Pictures They
Can Describe in Own Words

Memorizing Is worthy mental exer-
else; but one can hardly help protest
Ing against the practice, now happily
less common than in years within
memory, of compelling young children
to commit To memory tasks actually
painful either from their impossible
length or from their uninteresting and
unintelliglble matter The good prac-
tice of pleasurable habit of learning
by heart suitable quantity of suitable
matter has suffered from a natural re-
action; but we are now returning to
better things. and we are convinced
that there are few efforts more pleas
ant to children than the consciousness
Of having committed to memory q
suitable task, that is, of having formed
clear and complete picture Of some
interesting subject.
Do not let the time pass for storing
your scholars minds with an abun-
dance Of distinct pictures, which they
can represent to their own minds and
describe In their own w0rds.-A
Teacher.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-07-18
Reader Finds Comfort in
Old Books Written Without
War in the Authors Mind

If during the war 1t almost seemed
to some people that nothing written be-
fore 1914 had kept its old value, they
may, on the contrary soon find them
selves blinking suspiciously at books
written since then. Mathematicians
distinguished carefully between "sys-
tematic" error, which Is cumulative,
and the casual errors which are as
likely to lie in one direction as the
other and in the long run tend to Off
set each other. To the reader who Is
beginning to recover deranged criti-
cal faculty the trouble with most of
which has been written since 1914 Is
that 1t contains a systematic error due
to the perturbations set up by the
great war. The comfort Of old books,
on the contrary, lies In the fact that
they were not written with the great
war lurking In some corners Of the au-
thors mind. Whatever their errors
and prejudices, they are not bent all
one way by a single force, and even
their prejudices neutralize each other.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-07-18
Indian Talk Was Too Much
For Fritz When He Tried
to Tap the Yankee Wires

There was one code Fritz never got
on to in France. That was the Sioux.
A soldier just back from France tells
of 1t:
"a good many German spies got
over into the allied lines" said the
Yank, who was in charge of com
municating battery. "And there was
some tapping of lines and listening
in by German agents who understood
English perfectly. We got around that
In clever way. We put Sioux Indians
on the telephones to send and receive
orders.
"'Ump, glum, hoosha, moo, chunk,
an Indian would repeat over the tele-
phone, meaning bring up battery of
75's.'
log, cog, pom, hogan, cachoO, rak-
Ok would come the answer, which
might mean, they're starting. will be
there In five minutes
IT don't know how much Of tech
meal war vocabulary those Sioux had.
but Fritzle never got wise to the lin
CO."
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-07-18
DEHORNING is NOT PAINFUL
Operation Is Very Temporary and
Insignificant.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture
Inquiries are frequently received as
TO whether the operation of dehorn-
Ing Is very painful, and whether 1t
may not be classed as cruelty to ami
mails. Those who have an extensive
experience In dehorning appear to
agree that the pain induced by the OPP
GRAFTON has been greatly overestlmat-
ed, as careful observation has shown
that shrinkage in the yield of milk as
well as of butterfat following the de-
horning of COWS is very temporary and
insignificant. On the other hand, the
worry, pain and cruelty often inflicted
by cattle upon their mates before be-
ing deprived of their horns is much
more to be considered, and not infre-
Quently results In the death of a val
liable animal. A neighbor on an adj
joining farm to that owned by the
writer few years ago lost two good
mich cows in one winter through their
being disemboweled by the horns Of
barnyard mates while out for exercise.
He dehOrned his entire herd almost i'm
mediately afterward. The increased
safety Of the animals much more than
compensates for any loss of beauty re-
sulting from the removal of horns.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-07-18
sHoFAR IN HEBREW RITUAL
Wood Instrument Dates Back to the
Very Earliest Youth Of the
World.

Hebrew historians. with q special
eye Cor earl to the racial history. arc
very proud of their shofar. They say
1t Is the oldest form Of wood wind In
strument In the world. that 1t was
used In the original Mosaic ritual.
1t is the one musical instrument, says
DR.. Cyrus Adler, which has been pre-
served unbrokenly In that ritual.
There Is even theory, voiced by
Professor Steinthal. that the shofar
antedates the people of Israel. He
says 1t probably goes back to prehis-
toric times. And another .investiga-
tor points out that 1t obviously came
first from a folk solely dependent on
the growing of sheep.
This ancient rams horn instrument
was perhaps earliest used for the sig
nails of alarm which were so neces-
sarily common in primitive society.
The Israelites then adapted 1t to their
religious services, and with such fit
ting effect that 1t has persisted
uniquely since the beginning
But the Talmud indicates that, even
among the Hebrews, the shofar was
also developed into horn for CIV
ing alarms. Fundamentally these
alarms would be incidental to war.
Afterward though, the instrument was
blown In other seasons Of danger or
distress. 1t warned of famine or Of
plague Of locusts or Of drought And
1t was employed in the public serv-
ice Of accommodation.
The children of Israel had other
horns which were used for musical
and ritualistic purposes, but this II
the only one which has survived.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-07-18
KEEPING CHICKENS
IN TOWN

In many towns and cities there are
ordinances restricting the keeping OF
fowls under certain conditions, namely,
that the neighbors shall not be an
noyed by the growing Of the male birds
and that the poultry house must be To-
Gated a specified distance from any
dwelling. Under such conditions, says
the United States department of agri-
culture. a permit should be easy to OBJ
tain and the conditions set forth COM
piled with.
The male bird In the flock is not
necessary for the production of eggs
and usually the house can be so To-
Gated and kept clean that it will not
annoy the neighbors.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-07-18
Oatmeal Cookies.

Take one cupful of shortening, one
cupful Of sugar, two cupfuls Of flour
and two cupfuls of rolled oats well
Drowned and put through the meat
grinder; one cupful of chopped
raisins, half a cupful of broken nut
meats, two eggs, half teaspoonful
of soda dissolved in half cupful of
sweet milk, one teaspoonful each of
cinnamon and salt and a half tea
spoonful of grated nutmeg. Mix well
and drop by small teaspoonfuls on a
baking sheet.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-07-18
WHAT MIRO READ At SCHOOL
Youngsters Initiation Into Culture
Was Made Almost 4 Re-
Iiolous Mystery"

At school Miro was early impressed
with the vast dignity Of the literary
works and names he was compelled to
learn. Shakespeare and Goethe and
Dante lifted their plaster heads frown-
ingly above the teachers as they perch
ed on shelves about the room. Much
was said Of the greatness Of literature.
But the art Of phonetics and the com
plications OF grammar swamped Miro's
early school years. 1t WAS not until he
reached the high school that literature
began really to assume that sacredness
which he had heretofore felt only for
holy Scripture, Randolph Bourne writes
in Yale Review. His initiation into
culture was made almost a religious
mystery by the conscientious and
harassed teacher. AS the "Deadwood
Boys" and David Harum" slipped
away from Miro's soul In the presence
Of Millions "Comus," and Burke "On
Cancellation" cultural devoutness
was engendered in him that never
really died. At first 1t did not take
Miro beyond the stage where YOUR
conscience Is strong enough to make
you uncomfortable, but not strong
enough to make you do anything about
1t. Mira did not actually become an
omnivorous reader Of great books. But
Nc was filed with a rich grief that the
millions pursued cheap and vulgar nc
ton instead of the best that has been
thought and said in the world. Miro
Unfortunately bought cheap editions
Of the English classics and read them
with a certain patient uncomprehsnd-
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-07-18
WOOL POOL is REORGANIzED
Members Of Idaho Farm Bureau Save
$25, 200 on Years CIip-WiIl Try
Experiment Again.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
Members of the Gooding County
Udaho) Farm Bureau last year pooled
12S,OO0 pounds of wool, which sold for
an average Of 60 cents pound. They
had been offered locally an average Of
40 cents a pound, and by means of the
wool pool they received 1900 over
the local price. Members have met
again this year and recognized for the
pooling of the seasons clip, and have
agreed to deliver wool in good condi-
ton to the warehouse.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-07-18

backbone of the Sox, the handspring
by which the play Of the club afield Is
directed.
Collins certainly is as fast as he has
been through the asst few seasons, and
although he has not invaded the 800
circle In batting he is sure to arrive up
Collins has more to do with infusing
n spirit of cooperative combativeness
into the Sox than any other individual
in the outfit, with the exception of Kid
Gleason, the manager, who Is fighter
down to the ground and one of the best
all around good fellows in the pastime.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-07-18
Trinity Church Yard.

According to the New York city rec
ords. Trinity church obtained the site
by grant from the king OF England.
1t was known as the kings domain
Later the largest tract of land owned
by the Trinity parish. known as the
queens lands, came into the HANDS OF
that corporation by gift. Therefore
we have no original owners to trace
antedating the English, save only the
Dutch government and the Indians
from whom the Dutch bought Manh2t-
tan Island.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-07-18
Chopped Apple Fritters.

Take one cupful Of flour, half cup
full of sugar, three apples, one egg,
one teaspoonful of baking powder, one
cupful Of milk and a pinch Of salt.
Mix as usual, stirring in the chopped
apples at the last. Drop by spoonfuls
in hot fat and serve rolled in sugar or
with a hot sauce as dessert. Green
apples are much better favored if
they are used unpeeled.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-07-18
When Romans Ruled Britain.

There is a showcase In the Roman
British section of the British museum
that contains the discharge certificates
given to soldiers In Britain at the time
of the Romans. The bronze certificates
are quantity worded. and record tho
fact that the holders discharged hon.
orabiy after % years OF service" are
granted Roman citizenship If not al
ready held, land the recognition Of
their marriage with those who are
their wives. or In case of unmarried.
any wives they may subsequently mar
ry. provided they only have one each"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-07-18
RaisIn Mullins.

Add to one-half cupful of raisins,
one-half cupful of oatmeal, one
fourth cupful of lard, one teaspoon
full of salt and half cupful Of boil
ing water. When cool add half a cup
fol of cold water and two teaspoon
fuls Of baking powder sifted with
flour to make drop batter; do not
beat. Drop into hot, creased muffin
pans and bake In hot oven.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-07-18
Good Things for the Family.

AS the new apples are now In sea
son, serve them in other ways than
as apple pie and sauce. Sliced green
apples with one-third as many sliced
onions cooked in a little sweet fat
with water added as the moisture Is
evaporated makes most appetizing
dish to serve as vegetable. Add
sugar to soften the acid of the apple
and salt and pepper if desired.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-07-18
STUDY DEMANDS OF MARKET
Uniform Color Of Eggs Is
Most Desirable.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agricultural
Every poultry raiser should make q
study of the market demands. A uni
form color Of eggs and flesh in poul-
try Is desirable. A mixed flock will
not produce uniform eggs or meat,
and eggs from such flock are not de-
sirable for Matching.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-07-18
F famous White S0x Second
Baseman in His Old Form
Both at Bat and AfieId

Age is no handicap to Eddie Collins,
famous second baseman Of the Chicago
White Sox. At least the Tarrytown
lad has betrayed no sign of decay thus
far in the seasons campaign, and In
the series at the Polo grounds has
flashed all his old form at the bat and
afeld. Collins and Schalk are the
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-07-18
Parsley Potatoes.

Cook small-sized uniform, new po-
tatoes until well done, turn into a
vegetable dish with enough butter to
cover, sprinkle with minced parsley
and serve at once.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-07-18

IF every small boy could carry cut
his mothers expectations fob his fu-
ture." said Uncle Eben. "dar'd have
to be several million presidents Of Dc
United States all to once"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-07-18
Mothers Cook Book

The life that Is sharing In the interests,
the welfare and the happiness OF 9TH
ers. Is one that Ia continually expanding
in beauty and in power and. therefore.
in happiness.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-07-18
Pineapple Jelly With Cream Cheese

Prepare the jelly as usual and mold
in small cups. Unmold on lettuce and
serve with the cream cheese riced
over the top. Garnish with salad
dressing and serve cold.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-07-18
SPONGE Cake Trjf1e,

Cut a slice of sponge cake and
moisten with cherry juice and a few
halves of cherries, put another slice
on top and add more juice and cher
ries. Serve sprinkled with shredded
almonds.
Grape juice with a spoonful or two
of lemon juice added to thin cream
and sweetened to taste, then frozen,
makes a beautiful frozen dish and one
which tastes as good as 1t looks.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-07-18
POPULAR SCIENCE

The normal number of teeth Is
80.
The number Of bones in the
body is 240.
The weight Of your blood is %
pounds.
A skeleton weighs about IA
pounds.
The human brain Is twice as
large as that of any animal.
Tobacco leaves treated with
the X-ray are thereby cleared Of
the destructive beetle.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-21
When Congress- Launha.

Senator John Sharp williams Of
Mississippi is against almost all legls-
lation which creates new commissions.
"Once started, these things 20 on
forever" he said in the senate one day..
"a friend Of mine once had one Of
these commission jobs. After it had
been running several years I asked
him one day:
:" Judge, that commission of yours
has been running quite while, hasn't
itT
:" Yes, John, it has, he answered.
"'Well,' said, don't you think YOU
will be able to wind up the work
soonT
"Well, john he replied, I'm get
ting along in years, but If have any
luck that commission ought to last as
long as / do Y
"And it did" concluded the Missis-
sippian with a smile.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-21
JUDGES RULE ROAD BONDS is
SUED BY VARIOUS PARISHES
ARE ENTIRELY LEGAL.
ARTICLE 2si IS AUTHORITY
The Decision Was Written BY Justice
o'Neill and Was concurred in BY
Justices SommerviIle. Proves
ty and DawiCins.
New Orleans

New Orleans
An opinoin by the Supreme Court
uphoIding the power of the parishes
to levy road taxes under both Article
Isl and Article POI of the Constiti-
ton is generally believed to have
relieved the road bond situation liz
Louisiana and to have saved the
states highway program from disas-
ter.
Whether or not it has made unnec-
essary the calling Of a special ses-
sion Of the Legislature in the near
future to draft a new and clearer
constitutional provision on the sub
ject was still debated, although the
Supreme Courts latest expression is
declared to be so specific as to leave
little room for uncertainty as to the
the axact meaning of the provisions
OF law involved.
The opinion, handed down in the
case Of Daniel E. Sheridan VS.. the
Police Jury of Washington Parish,
declares the view expressed by the
court about a year ago in the Hayne
case, and the obiter dictum to tho
same effect in the fremont Lumber
Company case to be mot correct"
and says that they should not be ad.
hered to-"
It asserts positively that road taxes
the police juries are allowed to i'm
pose under Article POI are in addi-
ton to and not in lieu Of the road
tax authorized by A~ticle PSI.
The decision was written by JUS
tice ONein. It was concurred in by
Justice sommerville. Proyosty and
Dawkins. Chief Justice Monroe, who
rendered the decision in the Hayne
case, now reversed, dissented from
Justice O'Neill's views, but did not
write a dissenting opinion, simply In
dorsing on the judgment the state
ment that he adhered to his original
declaration as made in the Hayne
case.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-21
Very True.

ayes, sir" said the richly clothed
and vell-fed profiteer, call my life NV
motto has been. 'Honesty's the best
policy and always I've tried to live
up to It,"
"oh, really" asked the small man.
'Bven If it meant living on 20 shillings
a weekT
"Well, no. I won't go as far as to-
say that. AS matter OF fact, honesty
doesn't necessarily mean poverty.
After long life in the world of COM
merce I've found that honesty pays in
the end. Yes, sir; honesty pays
"Quite so" said the small man..
glancing at the others fur coat. aAnd
you've probably also found that dis
honesty gets paidi"
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-21

John B. Lawhead, who shot him
self in the left side at Bastrop is
dead. Reports received attributed
the shooting Of Lawhead to the acct
dental discharge Of a pistol by him
self. while under the impression that
his father had been killed, instead OF
William T. Han. Of Bastrop. who
committed suicide by cutting his
throat few minutes before Law
head shot himself.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-21

A negro section hand is in Jail at
Donaldsonyille charged with break
ing the lock on switch Of the Texas
and Pacific road Only the quick
work Of Engineer Wiedman of tho
Cannon Ball saved wreck and pos
sibly the lives of many persons. The
switch is believed to have beer
broken short while before The fast
train was due to pass.