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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-16
Livestock
Male Help Wanted

WANTED--One or two good mixers.
Kings Dairy Farm. 14.S
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-05-07
NEVER PUT IN CIRCULATION
Dean SwIfts Notable Victory In Cam
paIun Against Unpopular Coin De-
eloned for ireland.

Woods halfpence, which was h
have been placed for use In Ireland by
Great Britain about 200 years ago, was
never circulated In Erin, a. 4 result
Of the efforts Of Jonathan Swift, al
tie time dean OF St. Patrick's in Dub
lin, where he was In exile" and who
had for ten years previously been at.
lacking tho attitude of the British
toward Ireland.
Swift's fight against the circulation
OF the coin came when Great Britain
decided to farm ont the contract for
their manufacture to a certain VIII
ham Wood, on condition that he
should pay the government 1000
pounds year for IL years. In his
famous Drapier letters Swift gradual
y built up a picture Of the ruin which
Woods halfpencs were destined to
bring upon Ireland. The government
became alarmed. report to tho
privy council made In July, 1924. do
Tended the patent to Wood, but recon-
mendsd that the amount to be coined
should be reduced.
In the end Lord Carteret was sent
70 ireland A. lord lieutenant to en-
oeavor to settle the matter on the
basis Of this compromise. Lord Car
teret offered 4 reward Of 300 pounds
Tor the discovery OF the author Of the
Drap'er letters, and ordered 4 prosAcu-
ton against the printer upon his ar
rival. Swift boldly reproached him
with his tyranny, then looked calmly
ON while the grand Jury threw out the
bill against the printer in spite Of all
the efforts Of the chief Justice to So
cure Its return. The next grand Jury
presented Woods halfpence AZ null
sance which marked the end Of 1t ali.
the coin never circulating In Ireland.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-05-07
DECLINE IN PRICES OF MEAT
In Amount Paid for Pork, Beef,
and Mutton.

The advance in the monthly average
by producers, which began with Feb
ruary, 1916, comparison being made
with the same month In the preceding
year, continued without break to
August, 1919, and the advance was
from $7.07 to 5000. Since August,
1919, the fall from month to month
was continuous to $12.66 in Deem
Der. followed by rise to $13.36 in
January, 1920 or 1898 below the jan
uary price In 1910, according to the
reports of the bureau of crop esti-
mates United States department OF
agriculture.
The average price of sheep per 100
pounds received by producers through
out the whole year had an upward
movement from 1913 to 1918, from
$4.54 to 5000, the principal increase
being In 1917. The average for 1919,
S9.5S, Is drop of S1.36 from that for
1918, or u per cent
From 1915 to 1918, the average price
OF beef cattle per pound to producers
invariably advanced from year to year
In each month and the advance con-
tinued from 1918 to 1919 until May.
after which month the average price
In 1919 fell below that of 1915 in each
month, and the average price for jan
uary, 1920, was $500, or &c below that
for January, 1919. In the upward
movement, the highest monthly aver
age price reached was S10.84 in May,
1919.
Veal calves gained In average price
In every month of every year since
1915, the comparison being with the
same month Of the preceding year,
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-05-07
FEED VALUE OF BUTTERMILK
Slightly Lower In Protein and Ca,-
bohydrates Than Skim Milk
Excellent for Pigs.

For all practical purpose butter
milk has about the same feeding value
for hogs as skim milk, although 1t Is
slightly lower In protein, carbohydrates
and fat than skim milk. Being high in
digestible protein and rich in mineral
matter, especially calcium and phos-
phorus, buttermilk is admirably suited
for growing pigs, brood sows and
breeding boars. 1t is an excellent sup
plement to corn because it furnishes
those feed constituents that corn is
deficient in.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-05-07
PREYS ON HARMFUL RODENTS
According to This Writer, the Owl 10
Really Good Friend Of the
Aorlcuiturlst-

Superstition stilf clings to the owl,
due largely to ignorance and lack Of
discrimination.
When twilight falls the owl comes
forth from some remote recess where
1t has spent the day In sleep, and ut
tering a peevish cry, hurries out upon
Its foraging expedition. As the tired
farmer Is lost In refreshing sleep, this
bird, against which the hand of man
has been raised for centuries, com
mences Its beneficial work which only
ceases when the first rays OF the
morning sun come slant.ng over the
hilltops, binding its eyes and sending
It quickly to cover.
The great orbs Of the owl are re-
markably developed and are keenest
In the early hours Of the night and
morning, when many harmful rodents
are most active. Marvellous, indeed, IL
the sight that enables 1t to strike the
tiny mouse In the darkness.
Owls are the natural check upon
this multitude, and thus are OF ines
Unable value to agriculture. From
an economic standpoint, 1t would be
hard to find more useful bird.-Los
Angeles Times.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-05-07

Fed Literally to Horses II Causes In.
creased Action Of Kidneys and
Other Ailments.

The North Dakota Experiment Sta
ton several years ago found that mlllef
hay fed literally to horses for long
period of time was injurious TO the
extent that 1t caused Increased action
Of the kidneys, q swelling OF the joints
Aillet hay seems to be all right for cat
lie and can perhaps be used safely rs
small part of the roughage for
horses II would not he advisable
however. to feed 1t literally to horses
Tor ~e"e''lerabie period time.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-05-07
you HEARD WHISPERs7"

Synopsis. circumstances having
prevented Spaldng Nelson. clerk.
from joining the American forces
going to France. he 10 In = de-
spondent mood whom no recsives
an invitation to dinner from his
grsat-uncls, Rufus CASTOR. On the
way to the house he meets, under
peculiar circumstances, young
girl. apparently In trouble, to whom
he has an opportunity to be OF
slight service. She lives In the same
apartment building as Rufus Gas
ton, and he accompanies her to the
house. CASTOR and his wife are 60
Ing to Maine for a trip and want
to leave Nelson In charge of the
apartment. He accepts. CASTOR
and his wife tell their great-nephew
= Of mysterious whispers''--
which they have heard in tho
house. On his way to the CASTOR
apartment the next Sunday Nelson
again meets his accidental ac--
quaintance OF a few days before,
Barbara Bradford. She urges him
not to allow the fact OF their be-
ing acquainted to be known. At
the apartment Nelson meets the
superintendent, Wick, and instinc-
lively dislikes him. In wall safe
he finds a necklace of magnificent
pearls, worth small fortune
Next day Nelson finds the pearls
have disappeared from tho wall
safe. His first Idea of informing
the police Is not acted upon be-
cause of peculiar circumstances.
He has been discharged from his
position without adequate explana-
ton or reason and feels himself
involved In something OF mystery
He decides to conduct an investi-
CATION himself That night Barbara
signals from the window of her
apartment. which is opposite his,
and they arrange a meeting for
next day. In the morning he finds
a note in his room. asking him why
he had not informed the police of
the loss of the jewels. Barbara
tells Nelson her sister Claire had
some years before made a run
away marriage with an adventurer
from whom she was soon parted,
and the marriage had been an
nulled. Claire Is engaged to be
married and someone knowing of
her escapade has stolen documents
concerning the affair from the
Bradford apartment.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-05-07
CHAPTER v.

was determined to let the disap-
pearance Of the jewels alone until
had found some way Of getting the
Bradfords out Of their troubles. The
key to the mystery surely lay In the
notes that had been found on the floor
in both apartments. II could discov-
er how the notes had been put there
and who put them there. I would b.
on the trail Of the miscreants,
The placing Of the notes indicated
the necessity Of 4 confederate In the
apartment house. Could it be that
one OF the employees was in league
with the plotters? Was one OF the
Bradford servants betraying them
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-05-07
ACCURATE RECORDS OF EWES
A. Landing Time Approaches Animals
Should Be Separated and Given
Extra Attention.

Some fairly accurate record should
be kept when the ewes are bred in or
der that when Landing time approach
es the ewes may be separated from the
main flock and given extra feed and
care. If ticks, lice or scab appear in
the flock. the sheep should be dipped
even though the weather is little Sc
we're. This is extra work, but The
flock will be more healthy and thrifty.
A warm place. should be provided for
the sheep until they dry off.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-05-07
CHAPTER iV-Continued.

"Oh. no, she must never know. Dad
did not want her ever told anything
about it. We talked 1t over, Claire
and l, and decided to put a personal
advertisement In the papers. 1t sim
.sy said, Liberal reward and no cues
tons asked for return OF important
papers,"
Were there any answers?"
: Eyes and no, One morning there
was q second note"
Delivered like the first?"
"Yes, l found 1t. too, on the floor
Of my bedroom. Here 1t Is"
More amazed and perplexed than
ever by the growing ramiHcation Of
the plots Of the thieves that seemed
to involve us both, I took the paper
and read:
"Ten thousand is our price for the
papers. Pay it or you'll never marry
Thayer."
In the park?"
mot until after ! got third note,
more threatening than the first and
second. Claire and I talked 1t over
aud over, trying to think who could
have taken the papers. We only keep
two servants now, Sarah and Mary.
and they both have been with us since
we were children. 1t could not have
been either of them. They think as
much of us as our own mother does"
DO you suppose the man that she
married may have learned of your
fathers death and have returned from
France to try to backmail herr"
eve thought of that. The notes did
not come from him. They do not read
as If a Frenchman wrote Them
"Who could 1t be?" l said more to
myself than to her.
"Then there was another note" she
went on. ut demanded that Claire
wear red carnation and meet the
writer in the park and bring ten thou
sand dollars. That was the time I
first met you. Your presence must
have frightened them off, for we had
no more demands until night before
last"
did you have ten thousand with
you that night / first met your"
She shook her head
1--WE haven't ten thousand dollars
In the world. Outside OF our furniture
and our Jewels and our motor. we
have very little. If all the bills we
owe were paid, we'd have almost moth
ing at ALL"
"What did you propose doing when
you met the manor men7'
II didn't know. l was going to try
to plead with them to give me the pa
pers. / would have promised anything
to have gotten them back"
"But the mantle mcknight
have harmed you"
She smiled incredulously.
Hardly. There was little danger
of their attacking me there in the
park so near the avenue, with people
constantly passing, and besides, car
ried this"
She reached again into the pocket
Of her habit and brought forth a
notwithstanding automatic.
'It was Dads" she said. "He
taught me to shoot with It, though I
don't think either of us thought Then
there would come time when | might
need 81
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-05-07

The ONCE Of the director Of the mint
says that the earliest coins were au-
thorfxed by act Of congress OF April
2, 1892. This act authorized the manu-
fncturs Of the ten dollar gold eagle,
half eagle, quarter eagle, and tho sil-
yer dollar, half dollar, quarter dollar.
dime and half dime. 1t would be I'm
possible to state which were mInted
nrst, as they we're all coined about the
same time
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-05-07

The voices were vague-just like Z
ghost's might be- she said.
YES" admitted, that's what they
sounded like. But there aren't any
ghOsts. Il those whispers were real,
some human being was making them.
I'm going to find out who 1t was and
when we've learned that wen have
learned 4 lot about"
hesitated.
"About whom" she questioned.
II don't know yet" answered
l was wondering about my great
uncle Rufus.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-05-07
Mich Goats In America.

Six thousand goats are listed In the
American mich goat registry. Three
breeds are recognized. The Toggen-
ourgs we're originally imported from
the valley Of that name In Switzerland
they are distinguished by exact brown
and white markings, especially about
the head. Saanen goats hail from tho
saanen valley. Switzerland and are
pure white. The Anglo-Nubian goats
are cross between the common Eng
ilsh goat and the Nubians OF Africa
They are spotted variety and vary in
eolox-
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-05-07
what did the last note ga,

Here 1t Is"
This was written and folded As the
others had been. on the most ordinary
kind OF writing paper. It read:
Unless we get the money Wedncs-
day Thayer gets the papers Thursday
No wedding then for yours. Same
bench At six-thirty."
what can do about IT."
I'll 90 in your place." suggested.
"Oh, NO, couldn't permit that"
Let me explain" FASTENED to say.
I'm In this mystery ms deep as you
are. Only last night discovered that
all the CASTOR jewels which had been
left In my custody are gone"
mot stolen !" she cried. 1.-THE Gas
ton pearls!"
YES l replied, "the pearls, too"
"Why, they are worth two hundred
thousand dollars, at least. What have
you done about 1t? Have you notified
the police?"
No, as yet have told no one Of the
robbery but yourself"
"Why not? You must notify the po-
lice at once"
hesitated. 1t was hard to explain
my actions without telling her the
whole miserable story, without admit
ting to this girl on whom / was most
eager to make the best of Impressions
that was a young man out of po-
sition, discharged in disgrace. Yet
she had given me her confidence. 1t
was only fair to her and to myself
that there should be no secrets be-
tween u.s. ! began ut the beginning.
l told her of my coming to New York
and how l had seen my great-uncle
Rufus only once or twice. / related
the departure Of Roller and Birge for
the war front and told her how eager
| had been to go with them. l even
went into detail as to the reason l had
not gone with them, my debt to the
mother.
She did not seem greatly interested
in the first part Of my narrative but
when l began telling of the PROPOSE
ton the Gastons had made to me and
Of the mysterious warnings each of
them had separately given me, could
see her interest kindling.
There is something wrong in that
apartment house." she explained. I'VE
have had nothing but trouble ever
since We lived there. l wonder IL
there is anything in the theory that
evil deeds make bad karma, which
10 fs Aff oil nh I l.
feel there is a sinister atmosphere
about the whole place."
I'm beginning to feel 1t, too" said
bitterly.
! told her then of my unexpected
and unwarranted discharge without
explanation the day before
"How do you account for it7' she
asked perplexedly.
"You must have some enemy, some
malicious person, who has spread
some terrible tale about you"
II haven't any enemy in the world"
replied, yet even as / spoke there
flashed across my mind the maleyolent
glance the scar-faced man had given
me In the restaurant a few evenings
before.
II wonder" said Miss Bradford
thoughtfully, "if the same people who
are trying to blackmail us are not try
ing to involve you with US In some
way?"
"Why should they7"
"They may have been watching and
have seen you enter the house with
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-05-07

Was my aged great-uncle in hiding
somewhere, playing malevolent pranks
| on us7 How had that note gotten In
to my own apartment? Nobody had
access to the place but myself-yes,
and Mrs. Burke, my great-aunt's trust
ed old laundress. l determined to re-
turn to the apartment and lie in wait
for her until she came In to do up
my room. In the week that / had
lived there had not even laid eyes on
her, although each evening when l
came In found my bed neatly made
While / awaited her arrival l busted
myself with studying anew the differ
ent rooms In the apartment, hoping
ever to find some new clue to the
methods by which the anonymous
notes had been delivered l went to
the back OF the house and looked out
of the rear windows. An ornamental
ledge of stone, perhaps eighteen inches
wide ran along apparently on the level
Of the flooring. Any agile person
might easily have crept along it il
they dared risk falling six stories to
the ground, but there was no means Of
access to 1t save from either my bed
room or the sitting room or from the
corresponding rooms in the Bradford
apartment. Certainly no one from my
apartment had been Tipping mysterl-
Gus notes into the other apartment.
Could the converse be true? Was
there some unbalanced person in the
Bradford family who was doing tt?
Could it be one Of the servants, or
possibly Claire Bradford? She always
had been Eighty. according to her sis
ter's description. Had her troubles
unbalanced her to such an extent that
she was playing mysterious hysterical
pranks on all of us?
/ sat down at my uncle's desk The
pigeonholes crammed full of papers
caught my eye. Under ordinary cir
cumstances I would have hesitated to
examine them, but now felt no
scruples. Old Rufus had warned me
that there. was some mystery about
disappeared l faced the accusation
OF having stolen chem. Surely I was
entitled to examine anything and ev-
erything in my effsrts at solving the
mystery.
Pigeonhole after pigeonhole exam
ined without result until at last came
to a little leather-covered diary. I
read 1t with interest, noting that it
was for the present year and that the
last entry had been made only the day
before he had departed for Maine.
About six weeks previous to the pres
eBt date I found this amazing entry:
Heard whispers last night"
A week later there was another en-
try, whispers again." There could
be ne question as to what he meant.
The Ehostly nslses that had been heard
by both Miss Bradford and myself had
been heard by him, toe. No wonder
the old man had been 50 terrified.
Other entries in the book recorded
hearing the whispers at intervals OF
about one week.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-05-07

Harmed Tou."
me twice. They may think that you
and l are friends and that you were
there In the park purposely that first
time"
Even So" l replied, that doesn't
explain this"
/ pulled from my pocket the note
i had found on the floor of my bed
room and showed Ii to her.
Where did you get thatY" she
gasped III establishment.
Last night ] heard footsteps and
whispers. l thought at the time I
was dreaming. This morning found
this note on the floor"
"You heard whispers" she cried ex-
citedly, whispers that seemed to
come from up near the ceiling2"
IL thought heard them. ! wasn't
sure"
I know, she said, shuddering.
I've heard them-fwice."
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-05-07
Use the FIeetIno Momepta.

II a genius like Gladstone carried
through life book In his pocket. lest
IN unexpected spare moment slip from
MS grasp, what should we OF common
abilities not resort to, to save the pre-
c1ous moments from oblivion 7--Ex-
changu
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-05-07
wALkEn's BEAUTY PARIoRa

Order your Hair Goods By mall
through u. Switches IS and un
Transformations, SO and up. Orde,
yeur ear muffs and clrls At IS set
The best Of human hair furnished. Cut
sample Of hair from crown Of your
Had and we will match 1t perfect.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-05-07

New In the ressical instrumeh. line
is whistle WITH two tubes thai IL
played like a slsde trombone.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-05-07
Daily THOUGHT.

Never anger made good guard Tor
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-05-07
Nielsen and Barbara
agree to meet frequently.
New Musical Instrument.

(TO BE CONTINUED.)
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-30
Sale of Silks

Because of oppoune purchases at low market this depart
nen has prices unequaled during the past few years
80 inch Chiffon Popln, all colors at CSC yd.
80 inch Pure Silk Natural Pongee at CSC yd.
80 inch Tricoettes, all colors at 500 I'd.
40 inch Malnson's Dew KiSt at $3.50 yd
40 inch Mainsons Dream Crepe, at SOS I'd.
SO inch Fancy Satin Lining at si.98 I'd.
40 inch Crepe de Chine all colors at si.48 yd.
inch Satin Messaine black and colors at SOS I'd.
2 inch Satin Stripe All Silk Shifting at 500 I'd.
So inch Chiffon Tatfeta, all CoorS, at $40.
50 inch Chameuse taupe and navy, at si.95.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-30
Sale of Curtains and Curtain Materials

Terry cloth. splendid patterns at $50.
Curtain Swiss in dots and patterns, at soc
Wolfe in cream, and white 80 inches in width at 75c
Fiet net and white inches in width 81 IS
Special purchase of - inch filet net at 500.
Embossed reps suitable for porers and cushions at s275
All remnants reduced to 75c yard
Lamps with base and stand at $500 each.
400 yards Cretonne at $50 yard.
t7S yards Cretonne at 6Oc A yard.
yards Cretonne at 75c yard.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-30
Sale of WoOlens

Despite Of the fact that the for wooden dress goods
uSt begun the prices reduced.
SO inch Navy Storm Serge at CSC.
~ inch Navy All Wool French Serge at s2.oo
so inch Navy All Wool French Serge at $3.50.
So inch Navy Poret Twill at $500
So inch Mems Wear Serge at $3.50.
81 inch Navy All Wool Popln al $3.50.
50 inch Wool Mohair, navy and black grey, at $50
50 inch Mohar at SOC
SO inch Worsted PlaidS at 4oc
SO inch Worsted Plaids at soc.
Sd inch Wool and Cotton Mixed Jersey at $40.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-30
Sale of Wash Goods and White Goods

B inch Plain Flaxon at 33c yaTd.
40 inch Plain Flaxon at ACC yard.
81 inch Checked and Striped Flaxon at 49c yard.
b inch Plisse japanese Crepe at 38c yard.
So inch Imported Scotch Bingham at 6oc yard
All remnants of Wash Goods at 29c yard
Percaes SO inches wide light and dark coor at 4oc yard
Percale, at SOC yard.
Gingham d inches wide at SOC yard
GinghamS 27 inches wide, at 35c yard.
Ivanhoe Bingham 81 inches vide, at soc yard.
40 inch Wolfe, dark colorS at sc yard
40 inch Wolfe dark and light color at 75c yard.
Wool Shifting at 79c yard.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-30
Administer Rugs

These heavy Administer noted for their durability and
rich uSous colongs Use these any of the The
patterns and well selected Sale price s63S5 to s7345
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-30
Small Rug Special S3.95

High grade bleached sheets size 72x9o-seanlles,
IN sale at an exceptionally low price-quality con-
price Si.85.
72x9O bleached sheets at sf.35.
8lx9O bleached sheets at SIS.
8tx9o extra grade seamless sheets at $40.
8ix90 best grade obtainable in sheets at s2SS
42x36 pillow cases for $50
42x36 extra good quality pillow cases at SOC
45x36 best grade pillow cases obtainabe at sc
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-30
Wool and Fibre Rugs

6xo-Stt.33.
7-6xo-St4.35 and Sf8.25.
8-3xfO-6-SI4.35 and S2O.6S.
oxi2-Sf5.25 and S23.S5.
9xi2 Rag Rugs at Sass.