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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-06-24
"Kind o. Seems AS If the Great Spirit
of America Was In That Water"

the seat At word of complaint he
was wont to say:
81 know It's awful tiresome, but we
got to have patience We're goln' to
get used to it and have a wonderful
let of fun. The time'll pass quick
you see." Then he would sing and
get them all laughing with some Gu
rious bit Of drollery. They spent the
night of July third at a tavern in
Buffalo, then busy, crude and rapid
growing center for the shipping east
and west.
There were emigrants on their
way TO the Far West in the
crowd-men, women and children and
babies in arms-Irish. English, Ger
mans and Yankees. There were also
well-dressed. handsome young men
from the colleges of New England
going out to be missionaries between
the desert and the sown."
Buffalo, on the edge of the mid
land seas, had the flavor of the rank,
new soil In 1t those days-and especi-
ally that day. when ii was thronged
with rough coated and rougher tongued,
swearing men on holiday, steve
dores and boatmen off the lakes and
rivers of the middle border-some of
whom had had their training on the
Ohio and Mississippi. There was much
drunkenness and fighting in the
crowded streets. Some Of the carriers
and handlers of American commerce
vented their enthusiasm in song.
They had the lake view and Its
cool breeze on their way to Silver
Creek, Dunkirk and Erie, and
rough way II was In those days.
Enough has been written OF this
long and wearisome journey, but the
worst of 1t was ahead of them-much
the worst of Tin the swamp flats
of Ohio and Indiana. In one OF the
former a wagon wheel broke down,
and that day Sarah began to shake
with ague and burn with fever. Sam
son built a rude camp by the road
side. put Sarah into bed under Its
cover and started for the nearest VII
lage on Colonel's back.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-06-24

even sized Mushrooms, remove the
stems, peel the. caps and fill musb
room cap witt, chopped chicken, beet
tongue, truffies and cream, either OF
the meats or both. Butter pan and
set the stuffed mushrooms therein :
cover with a mushroom of the same
size, add little lemon juice, dash
or orange Juice and cover, then cook
In slow oven for II minutes. Serve
on toast. To the juice in the pan add
little meat glace, a pinch of minced
parsley, and pour over the mush-
rooms.
Mushrooms Eugenie.-Chop one-half
pound of fresh peeled mushrooms /;
put into saucepan with two table
spoonfuls Of butter and let them stew
over slow fire; the stems from half
a pound of mushrooms may be used
economically. using the caps by saute-
ing them In butter, and dish them up
on squares of bread fried in butter
To the chopped mushrooms now add
one-fourth cupful of white sauce and
one-half cupful cream; season with
salt, paprica, and pour around the
mushrooms
Mushrooms Manhattan.-Cut six or
eight good-sized mushrooms in squares
and cook them in butter; add three
ounces of well cleaned oyster crabs
when nearly cooked add a quarter OF
q cup of white sauce, a dash of fruit
juice and the yolks of two eggs;
season highly and put tablespoon
full of mixture into china ramekins
and fill with the following: To a
pint of PURGE of mushrooms add the
whites of three eggs whipped TO a
stiff froth. Cook six to eight minutes
In moderate oven. To prepare the
mushrooms Chop them, cook in but
ter add cream, add egg to bind. sea-
son to taste.
elliade.-Dissolve two glasses of
Jelly in three pints of boiling water;
when cold add the juice of lemon
and sugar, If needed.
If only myself could talk to myself
AS / knew him a year ago.
I could tell him a lot
That would save him lot,
OF thirSs he ought to know.
-Kipling.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-06-24
CHAPTER ~.
Wherein is a Brief Account of Sundry
Curious Characters Met on the Road

At Utica they bought provisions
and a tin trumpet for Joe. and doll
with a real porcelain face for Betsey,
and turned into the great main thor
oughfare of the North leading eastward
to Boston and westward to a shore
of the midland seas. This road was
once the great trail of the Iroquois,
by them called the Long House, be-
cause 1t had reached from the Hudson
to Lake Erie, and in their day had
been well rooted with foliage.
Soon they came in view of the
Through it the grain of the Far West
had just begun moving eastward in
a tide that was flowing from April
TO December. Big barges, drawn by
mules and horses on its shore. were
cutting the still waters of the canal.
They stopped and looked at the barges
and the long tow ropes and the tug
ging animals.
There is a real artificial river,
hundreds o. miles long, hand nxde
OF the best material, water tight, no
snags or rocks or other imperfections,
durability guaranteed" said Samson.
at has made the name Of Dewitt
Clinton known everywhere"
81 wonder what nextw Sarah ex-
claimed.
They met many teams and passed
other movers going west. and some
prosperous fanns Oh u road wider
and smoother than any they had trav-
eled. They camped that night, close
by the river, with a Connect cut fam
lily on its way to Ohio with great
load of household furniture on one
wagon and seven children in another.
SO they Jared along through Canaan
dalgua and across the Gene re to the
village of Rochester and IN through
Lewiston and up the Niagara river
TO the falls, and camped "here they
could see the great water flood and
hear its muffled thunder. When near
ing the latter they overlook a family
of poor Irish emigrants Of the name
of Flanagan. who shn Il their camp
site at the falls. Tie Flanagans |
were on their way e. Michigan and |
had come from the old country three |
years before and setfled In Eroome |
county. New York. They. too, were |
on their way to LAND of better prom |
ise. Among them was rugged,
rreckled. red-headed .ad, well along
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HI3O&
SCOUTS
conducted by National Council OF tho
Boy Scouts Of America-)
ST. LOUIS HoNoRs SCOUTS

ST. Louis celebrated the week OF
April A to as Boy Scout week, to the
great interest of the community. Tho
mayor OF the city issued the follow
ing proclamation in connection with
the event:
Whereas. The American boy embod-
les the hope of civilization and prog
ress of our country, our state and our
city. as the boy of today is the man
OF tomorrow, and
Whereas, Every citizen has a respon-
sibility to encourage all efforts that
have for their purpose influence and
training of boys, so they may develop te
THO stature of manhood, safe, clean and
prepared to undertake their Individual
parts In the work of the world with an
understanding of their obligations as
citizens, husbands and fathers; and
Whereas, The president of the Boy
Scouts of America, Colin III. Living
stone of Washington, d. c., man OF
large affairs, is making a special trip
to st. Louis at personal sacrifice to
encourage and counsel with the local
boy scout organization, ana
Whereas, The boy scout movement
In this community has been given graf
flying impetus during the last two
years, resulting in many forward steps
such as the purchase and full payment
for a wonderful camp site in the
Ozarks, broadening of the scope Of
the work In st. Louis, participation
In the Francis Home for Boy Scouts.
and Junior Chamber of Commerce;
and
Whereas, The citizens of st. Louis
are obligated to the boy scouts for val
liable service rendered on numerous
occasions, such as the various cam
paigns during the war, the very eff
cient handling of the ushsring at the
opera, and In fact every pub
lie function where their services are
nee led;
Therefore, AS mayor Of the city OF
ST. Louis, hereby proclaim the week
IF April 4 to 8, 1921, as Boy Scout
week, and request the mothers and
fathers and all other citizens Of st.
Louis to give special thought, atten-
ion and encouragement to the boy
scout activities and organization dur
ng that week, as evidence of their
owe for boys and their genuine appre-
,iation Of a movement which has been
lefned as "a process Of making
'eal men out Of real boys with real
program" and which leads the boy In
,arly life to do his duty to God and
country, to help other people at all
lines and to keep physically strong,
mentally awake and morally straight.
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| In his teens, OF tue name of Dennis,
who wore tall beaver hat. tilted
saucily op one side of his head, and
as he walked beside the oxen. whip
in hand, with trousers tucked In the
tops OF his big cowhide boots. There
was also a handsome young man In
this party Of the name of John Me-
Nell, who wore 4 ruffled shirt and
swallow-tail coat, now much soiled by
the Journey. He listened to Samson's
account of the Sangamon country and
said that he thought he would r.
there.
Sarah gave the Irish family a good
supply of cookies and jerked yenison
before she bade them good-by.
When our travellers left, next morn
ing, they stopped for last look 1t
the great falls.
children" said Samson, Il want
you TO take good look at that It's
the most wonderful thing in the world
and maybe you'll never see ii again"
1.-THE Indians used to think that the
Great Spirit was In this river" said
Sarah.
kind o. seems to me they were
right" Samson remarked thoughtfully,
"Kind o. seems as If the great spirit
of America was In that water 1t
moves on In the way 1t Wills and no
thing can stop it. Everything in Its
current goes along with IT,"
"And only the strong can stand
the Journey" said Sarah.
These words were no doubt inspired
by an ache In her bones. A hard seat
and the ceaseless jolting of the wagon
through long. hot, dusty days had
wearied them. Even their hearts were |
getting sore as they thought of the
endless reaches of the roads ahead.
Samson stuffed d sack with straw and
put 1t under her and the children on
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crossed the river doors Of balsam
and pine and tamarack came In q
light. cool breeze up tile river valley
~ guess Wen stop at this tavern
till tomorrow" said Samson.
Joe was asleep and they laid him
on the blankets until supper was
! ready.
Soon after supper Samson shot a
deer which had waded into the rapids.
Fortunately, 1t made the opposite
shore before 1t fell. All hands spent
that evening dressing the deer and
Jerking the best of the meat. This
they did by cutting the meat into
strips about the size of a mans hand
and sailing and laying 1t on rack,
some two feet above a slow fire, and
covering 1t with green boughs. The
heat and smoke dried the meat in
the course of two or three hours and
gave II fine flavor Delicious be-
yond any kind of meat Is venlson
treated In this manner. If kept dry,
1t will retain its flavor and its sweet
ness for a month or more.
They set out rather late next morn
ing. AS usual, Joe stood by the head
of Colonel while the latter Tapped
brown sugar from the timld palm of
the boy. Then the horse was wont to
touch the face of Joe with his big,
hairy lips as a tribute to his generos-
ity. Colonel had seemed to acquire
singular attachment for the boy
nd DAfl lfcsf- Tod
both of them. He had never a mo-
ments leisure, anyhow, being always
busy with his work or the flies. A
few breaks In the pack basket had
been repaired with green withes. 1t
creaked with Its load of jerked veni-
son when put aboard.
Farther on the boy got sore throat. |
Sarah bound a slice of pork around |
1t and Samson built a camp by the |
in which, after a good fire |
was started, they gave him hemlock |
sweat. This they did by sleeping |
hemlock in pals Of hot water and,
while the patient sat in chair by |
the fireside, a blanket was spread |
about him and pinned close to his
neck. Under the blanket they put |
the pals on steaming hemlock tea.
After his sweat and a day and night
IN bed. with warm fire burning in
front of the shanty, Joe was able
to resume his seat in the wagon. They
spoke of the Brimsteads and thought
It strange that they had not come
along.
On the twenty-ninth day after their
Journey began they came in sight of
he beautiful green valley of the Mo-
lawk. AS they looked from the hills
hey saw the roof of the forest dip
,ing down to the river shores and
stretching far to the east and west
md broken here and there, by small
bearings. Soon they could see the
smoke and spires of the thriving VII
age of Utica.
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CHAPTER I.--Continued.

The man looked around and leaned
over the wheel as If about to lmpart
secret.
Say, I'll tell ye," he said In a
low tone. "A real, first-class idiot
never does. You ought to see my
actions"
This land is an indication that
you're right" Samson laughed.
1T proves It," the stranger whis-
pered.
"Have you any water here?" Sam
son asked.
The stranger leaned nearer and
said in his most confidential tone. "Say,
mister, it's about the best in the
United States. Right over yonder in
the edge o. the woods-a springfield
as ice-Simon-pure water Bout the
only thing this land'll raise is water"
This land looks to me about as
valuable as so much sheet lightnin
and I guess 1t can move just about
as quick" said Samson.
The stranger answered In a low
tone: Say, I'll tell We, It's a wild
cow-don't stand still long 'nough to
give We time to git anything out of
IT. I've toiled and prayed, but it's
hard to get much out of It,"
: "PIaying won't do this land any
Te0ou,s Samson answered '.What 1t
needs is manure and plenty Of it,
You can't raise anything here but
fleas. 1t isn't decent to expect God
to help run flea farm. he knows
too much for that, and If you keep !
1t up He'll lose all respect for We. If
you were to buy another farm and
bring ii here and put 1t down on
top o. this one, you could probably |
make a living / wouldn't like to live |
where the wind could dig my pota-
toes"
Again the stranger leaned toward |
Samson and said In a half-whisper
"Say, mister, l wouldn't want you
to mention 1t. but talkin' O. fleas. Pm
like a dog with so many of 'em that
he don't have time to eat. Some
body has got to soap him or he'll die.
You see. / traded my farm over In
Vermont for five hundred acres O.
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a frying pan place a tablespoonful OF
bacon fat; add to this as many eggs
as needed to serve, let cook until the
whites are set, then gently scramble
with the onions, season and serve.
Cold boiled onions may be used, add
ing a tablespoonful of milk for each
egg used.
Young Onions With Egg Sauce
Chop young onions and cook until
tender in milk. Drain and thicken
the milk with one tablespoonful OF
flour smoothed In a well-beaten egg.
Add butter and two hard-cooked eggs,
chopped.
Onion Soup, French. = Brown six
large sliced onions In two tablespoon
fuls of butter, then sprinkle with two
tablespoonfuls of -four. stirring until
the flour is Drowned. Thin with a
quart of meat stock or liquor left from
cooked peas; stir until creamy. Sea-
son with pepper and salt. simmer Is
minutes, put through sieve and
serve with croutons. Add u sprinkling
of cheese. If desired.
Onion chowder.-Wash, peel ano
chop enough onions to make one pint.
Prepare enough potatoes to fill quart
measure. Place the onions In q kettle
holding three quarts of boiling water,
cook thirty minutes, add the potatoes.
season with salr and pepper and cook
one hour longer. While cooking. sea
son with a teaspoonful each of parsley.
chervil and sweet peppers; add two
tablespoonful of butter. To increase
the food value. add all or part milk
instead of the water.
Prune Roli.-Take one tablespoonful
of lemon or grapefruit juice, one. ia
blespoonful of sugar, one teaspoonful
of flour, two-thirds of cupful OF
mashed prunes, and one-third of cup
full of seeded raisins. Cover the rails
ms with half a cupful of water and
simmer half an hour. To the prunes
add the sugar, fruit juice and flour:
now add the raisins and cook three
minutes. Spread the mixture over bis
tult dough rolled out very thin. Bake
end serve with cream or hot milk and
OUTER with nutmeg and sugar to taste
n
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eusY coy SCOUTS.

Sixteen boy scouts of Dubuque spent
their spring vacation on a canoeing
trip down the Maquoke.a river.
In recognition OF the fine services
Of the Boy Scouts Of America during
the war, new oil tanker built by the
Swiftsure Company of Portland, Ore,
was launched recently under the name
Of the Swiftscout and christened With
bottle of water from Wahtum Lake.
rhe scout summer camp, by Harole
ADAMS, the ranking scout of Portland
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-06-24
BOY SCOUT FRIEND TO. TREES.

Every boy scout is pledged con-
servationist. He will not only run
the risk of being responsible for for
est fire himself, but he will preach the
hows and why's Of forest fire proven
ton wherever he goes. He will not
willfully hack or injure trees In any
way, and he will interest himself in
fighting tree enemies of all sorts like
the pine blister and the tent caterpil-
lar. The trees are his friends and he
is ready to do them good turn when
ever opportunity offers.
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this sheet lightnin', unslghted an I'M
seen. We was all crazy to go west
an here we are. II 1t wasn't for the
deer an the fish guess we'd "a
starved to death long ago"
where did We come from?"
Orwell, Vermont"
whats yer neme?
Henry BrimsIead," the stranger
whispered.
"Son Of Elijah BrimstesdT
Eyes, sir"
Samson took his hand and shook
lit warmly. "Well, l declared" he ex-
claimed. Elijah Brimstead was a
friend o. my father"
"who are your Brimstead asked.
I'm enc o. the Traylors o. Yergen-
mes"
my fatsssr used to buy cattle of
Henry Trayior.'
Henry vas my father. Haven't
you let EN- know about your bad
lluck?"
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A LONG JOURNEY

Synopsis. Samson and Sarah
.Traylor, with their two children,
Josiah and Betsey, travel by wagon
In the summer Of 1881 from their
home in Vergennes, VT, to the
West. the land OF plenty. Their
destination is the Country of the
Sangamon, In Illinois. They had
read little book on II. Sagamon
was a word OF the Pottawatomies
meaning land OF plenty. 1t was
the name of river in Illinois
draining 'boundless. fiowery mead
ows of unexampled beauty and fer
tility, belted with timber, blessed
with shady groves, covered with
game and mostly level. without a
stick or a stone to vex the plow-
man." Thither they were bound.
to take up section OF government
land. Through New York state
they camp by the way: often they
are invited In by farmers for the
night.
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"Now wen go over and see
Abe Lincoln"
GRO BE coNTINUEDJ
GOOD Literature sin Produced.

Good LiteratUre Still PRODUCED.
Amid the making Of many books,
good literature is still produced, - it
was IN the days Of Thackersy and
Dickens, Carlyle and Ruskin, Tenny-
son and Browning, Irving and Haw-
thorne and Lowell and Emerson, out
of the hearts Of men and women who
write because they love IT, and who
do their work In their own way be
cause they know that, for them, II II
the best way.-Henry van Dyke.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-06-24

mushrooms. Inc
following are q
few of the delec-
[ a bic d | s h e S
which may be
prep a red with
them:
Stuffed Mush-
rooms-Take the
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-06-24

NdIudUIt Us u HdNUT veg
etable.
Scrambled Onions. -
Wash, cut Up and cook
in boiling water two
or three punches Of
young green onions. AL.
low the water 10 cook
away, leaving just enough
to prevent burning. In
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/ The Kitchen
Cabinet m
nlIitifiliiIiait
70. 1920. Western Newspaper Union.i

find the earth not gray but rosy;
Heaven not grim but fair of hue
Do / stopi / pluck a posy:
Do l stare? AIS blue.
Robert Browning.
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FRESH MUSHROOMS UP TO DATE

We may now begin to look in the
fields and pastures for the delicious
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-06-24
THE oDoRIFERoUs BULB.

The essential oil which is so pro-
bounced in the onion makes 1t In
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-06-24

If only myself could talk to myself
AS I knew him a year ago.
1 could tell him a lot
That would save him a lot,
OF thirSs he ought to know.
-Kipling.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-04
.FORD WOULD PUT. ON MANY MEN AT. NITRATE PLANT

''If the Government will let me have Muscle Shoals. III teach it some thing about solving unemployment problems"
 There are jobs in this country for every man that wants work. Henry Ford said. We have shown this country -omething about employ ing men, bat that is only start as to what we can do if We get Muscle Shoals. isn't it, gentlemen ?' he added as he turned to his son. Edsel, and three executives-C. E. Sorensen, W. IT. Smith and W. c. Cowling-who s.-c @,'coraranvine him on the trip
 The Muscle Shoals plant was es- tablished by the Government during the war for manufacture of nitrates Mr Ford has offered to take over the establishment to manufacture fertilizer. but his offer has not been accepted.
 Though his party is not concern ing itself with negotiations for pur- chase of other railroad lines. Mir Ford announced that his secretar. was to consult with officials of th Cincinnati. Milford x BlanchestC Traction Line here recently.
 If the figure is right. I have told my secretary to notify officials of the road that I would be interested ' he said. The road would be convert ed into a branch of the Detroit. Tole- do & Ironton Railroad, the steam line owned by MT. Ford.
 The possibility of an all Henry Ford railroad extending from Detroit to Mobile was seen in New York by railroad men in Ford's statement that he had an option on the Gin cinnati. Milford & Manchester, which gives his Detroit. Toledo & lronton an entrance to Cincinnati.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-04
PAPER CONNIE NJ LIN FORD'S CUT IN RAIL RATES

Ed Rudolph has just received a clipping from an eastern newspaper quoting an editorial on Henry Ford's reduction in freight rates on his rail road. The editorial is as follows:
 ''The Interstate Commerce Com mission has refused to let Henry Ford lower freight rates over his railroad. Ford is ordered 10 restore the old rate.
 We hope that Mir Ford will go to the Supreme Court upon this issue.
 We do not believe that the Com mission has or can have the power to compel a common carrier to charge --c~e for his services than he de- sires to charge
 We are not debating either the statutory right or the custom of the Commission. We believe that any statute clothing the Commission with such s,5,tiIoriIy IS fundamentally un- constitutional. provided the proposed rates are unreasonable
 ''The general welfare" clause can. indeed. be stretched to cover almost any aggression upon the rights of in- dividuals and states. but the regu- latory power intended to prevent eX- tortionate rates does not and cannot carry with it the power to forbid the cheapening of transportation service, whick is promotive of the public welfare.
 'The motive back of this refusal to let Mir. Ford give shippers cheaper rates is clear enough.
 ''The other common carriers are charging almost prohibitory high rates. sanctioned by the Interstate Commission. If MT Ford is permit ted to charge less for freight carry ing, and makes money from reduced rates, then the unreasonableness of the rates the other railroads are per mitted to charge vii lat once become plain.
 If Ford can operate a railroad i more efficiently and economically than professional railroad men can operate other roads, the public should find it out.