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NATIONAL WEEK OF SONG

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TAKU TICKLERs
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Arnic -"How did you make this cabe9'
 Norma "oh. ] mixed some junk toeotlor.'
 Aru.e looking in dictionary "Imk is old rags and iron; glad J didn't oat any,
 Amy "Thc end Of Che coGce is strongest"
 Banruar "End means death. doesn't itg Didn't know it could be sroneest.'
 Katmeen-"Mothcr do have to wash my cam before ] go out2 I'm going to havt b.g car-puos."
 Esther "what does 'Conioco' maaug"
 Amy -"It means an empty spot' "uad "Why is it you arc always behind u your atudi@2'
 Alfred 'WoI you see. whom Pm behind I've a better chance to pur- sue chem"
 pe.ee "Dou't you think a fellow should stand on hIs own fcot2' Nyma -"I certainly do. especially at danco'
 Bright Why do we hayc @ vacation uoEt Friday2'
 uuu Boy Cause tho Republic cans are moving tn and they are zoe ms to .e.abr.c.'
 Mr. Mitchell Who was tao other smaoHor.an actor besides Booth: Selma -"Tardueiou.'
 Mr. Nichols -"What if tbcgc was no uar.aUon2'
 Leu.-.W .Wc1 chen Che planets would bo running wound2'
 Miss Thompson Un Spanish claaI What a . complement Ia Eng ua."
 Nora "A P. L."
 Girls discussing latest fashions. Elizabeth 'Aront thcsc high cole ar u.c.."
 Nou-"Tos but you have Co wear springs witch thom"
 Heard in tho halls Kathleen .e.. her legs arc ao bIg they can't .o tHom"
 Joe lrcuuue l0 omhly after looking for Mr. N.cloi0 'Mr. Nctau Is meaeod .u scientific re- ..uen but win endcayor Go bc in as soon as possibly The Seniors were atHly.ur oratona. To ..an them away from temptation.
 DUUmI made speech
 And t sure was pcac1 Hut uo one threw him carnations.
Douglas Island news., 1921-03-11
OUR FUTURE MEET

Tho boys have not engaged i'm any kind of athletics since thoy finished Che basketball season with cham nIlnshin hou0rs
 Mr. Mitchell our supervisor of snor.a. suggested that we have am Indoor moot iu which boxing, wrcst- ling. ur-ol-war and relay racing vim be Che main features.
 It has bccu hoped chat we have an .uterscholostic meet in which there win bc many events Of interest Tho boys are requested Co turn out for practice in Che Natatorium.
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Mr. Mitchell completed a ublo some ume ago for Che Physics lab. n certainly was needed aud .s put to good u.c.
 Harold Ga'Iwes was excused from his cassa to eo Go Che deut.H. in Juneau We sincerely hop. rh.. Inc euIou h.a visits over taore as wcH as attending school
 Thc.ma WHuou alias "nukc was absent recently. sbo had good Dzcu.e we presume. for not being present
 The boys arc n macry suu un.to collars may look line. but .hey don't fool too comfortable. sueh are rne ueu.e. when one has to pose f.e . photograph
 picture ol ho champion ba.kct- bnu players ol fH-eN adou Che u.u o. Che assembly room
 Hue you. 0cr raJor purchased . subscription ve. f1 Che "ra.u tmo.. anyone on t.o ..au ha. Huh-
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BOOST ALASKA PUIP

"Wh.t ore you doing wth 'hat ..rI-bo.rie" "WHr are you cute rne it ur into o.rI. Th. and many o-ner .uos...rr uor. asked h.. fo-. It ua. found chat Ile a.1..nie editor h.I written tn Mr. ln lHe superintendent a. m. A'aaEa Pulp and run.r Company. and through hs Kindness had obtained som. lu- r..s ot Ha fu Nrs.a wood nu.r These W.r. .ut into .lrIs postcard ate. and win D. sent To oaeh ol our exchanges along witch ,hc Bro
 The Her School s very much .u- tercted i'm thH fre, adventure u Che paper bu.n. u A.n.sa and we want to help and boost .t .'I we .au.
 A. orr exchanges ....Hi over a vid. aroa. tfIs win make Che AIaa.a wood pulp known from Washington Co Maine
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EICKNAMEsl

CuTorI Anderson "Cur" Ame VcaoIa "Bo." Nora Nals1u "Nat" Martha Soy Say. Una Grove Crow" Harold Galwas "proL" Bareuar Erouqv.at "Raug.c.' DO William Mauloy -"BHl' Leslie cashcn -"Les George Valcsou -"Chinty" Alfred Hewitt Bus" Martin Gailwaa- "Kuuts Nyua Bland "Fatty Arthur Nelson "Uuldy Thoma Casheu-"To s.'ma AaIto "sclL" Kathleen Mccormick "Cat" Augusta Wdcmaun "Gus" EUEa N.em "shoruc" Mary Yeaoia "Mor.o Fthar Cashon "Caah" Peter NcEroy "Po,c." Rita Mccormick Mac. NaIma Niomoil "NoL' Amy Wilson "KId.' Vivian Liudstrom Viv' Mamie Fuzzy. Albert Gau "Abby." Sinclair Brown sink L0Ia Graw0ck 'PuHy.' Elizabeth FcusI Lizzy.' John Hahn "Ham' Joe VoHetfI SuaehCtti.' ThoIm8 Witaucn Duke
Douglas Island news., 1921-03-11
TnrOP PFD CROsS

A nre. loot ol paper witch tho word. "Iunor g.I croH' ou il was n.eI ahou m. Io1m Che other day.. AM che pupils and teachers signed .re.r r.m" to t which put our school or tHe honor ro.I Tho new fN11 Rcd Cross buttons woro dH- rbrt.i to .hc pupils by Mr. N..cb- cI Vivian L.uds.r0m.
Douglas Island news., 1921-03-11
USE YOUR BRAINS!

This problem was given by Mfr. Mitchell Co his Algebra II class in a test.
 A woman sells onc-half an egg more than one-half her eggs. She chen sells one-half an egg more than one-half her remaining eggs. A third time she does Che same. and sho has three eggs loft How many eggs had she at first? The answer is 31.
 Mr. Mitchell says Che problem is easy if you know how Co work it Do you. dear reader? Try your luck.
Douglas Island news., 1921-03-11
BASKETBALL DINNER

Mrs UeIcu MDEyoy and Peter enc ter.eiueI Che basketball team and High School teachers at dinner Mon- day u.rht Am invitation for "cats" makes srcot h.t w.th the bors so t .s no. necessary to ask about Che success of Che party Mrs. McEvoy B stories of newspaper Iilo wore also greatly enjoyed.
Douglas Island news., 1921-03-11
NEW TEACHER ENGAGED

Miss Anna Soe'0F from Che Uu.- r.y ol Washington sorrJe. win
 r.Fe on Che C.tr ol Seattle Iomor- TOW .n IH.H un .H. Wor. Tn Eue'.Hh tn on. HeI s.hoo. We arc e- r...aIr l0"maf. to secure Miss E..Io. for ... work.
Douglas Island news., 1921-03-11
FACTS OF INTEREST IN
 THE GRADES
Fh Gnde

First Grade
 Cecolla Gurr lofl last week for Prince Rupert, where Che Gur fam- uy win live.
 On Friday March d. Mrs Abbott gave Che First Grade a little party iu honor Of Georges birthday. lee cream and cookies were served at 9 o'clock The rest Of Che afternoon was spent In playing games We hope to have another party next month
 The children who were neither ab- sent nor tardy last month were. Josephine Corbctt susaune Vanhuy- lonbrauch, John Mills Douglas Beck. Harvey Uau,ala Arvo Wahto. Billy Cuhen. Hlia Re.nkke Angus Gair and Junior Nickols
 The children brought In several bouquets of pussy willows and we win uso them for decorations in Che room iu our Art work.
 Second and Third Grades
 lMia M Cloary)
 Jack Guw has moved Co Prince Rupert Hc withdrew from school iuat week.
 Our attendance has been almost perfect Che last month.
 We are reading 'Black Beauty during opening exercise
 Denny vaicson, who was absent for some time on account Of poison In h.s foot is back iu school again.
 Fourth and Fifth Grades
 Those grades are planning li- br8r by cach pupil bringing a book or two. They win read Che book. during spare time.
 Madeline Ricdi had her picture taken Thursday as she is a member of Che orchestra
 The Fourth and Fifth Grades had 70 Valentine box on Valentines Day The time was wcl enjoyed.
 Sixth and Seventh Grades
 Both grades have been busy learn ing poems The seventh grade ia taking mp interest, but some Of Che boys hope they win never have any money to lend il they have Co conn nutc Che interest However Che girls find it interesting
 The members of Che orchestra from these grades had their picture. taken Thursday Judging by Che time It took, Che pictures win be ex- copuoually good
 Several members arc very busy de-. yiaug some method whereby Go got through nfo without work When Che discovery .s made they win hay. plenty of company.
 Tho seventh grade is making au outline iu history on Che epoch "Thc Starting of Che New Govern. mout" lt is also studying about Che Chinese and Japanese. while Che sixth grade Is studying Alaska.
 Eighth Grade Report
 We find u reading Homcr's. "Nau. .caa" worry interesting Having finished our history. we win u'start re. viewing m English we are kept busy with Che c0njugotion Of verbs In Arithmetic Che study Of Che cyl. mIor Is interesting but hard We arc nearly at thc end Of our spelling book I'm Domestic Science tho girl. have Finished their bags and win surt their aprons some time next week or just as soon os each can hand In a good darn on stocking and a flannel patch.
 Freshman Report
 The Freshman class must hC pretty speedy as we have finished our General Science textbook already and are now reviewing We or, writing themes on different subjects taken from our General scioncD book and from other reference books
 Ancient History is coming along at Che average rate and we an Cry to get it for we know that Mir Nichols is very patient and tries tC help ms.
 Algebra is not progressing very rapidly but we try our best to learn and do what we can The latter par.
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sKATNa PARTEs ENIOYED

Every Friday for about a month herc has boon an Che fm we've been looking for at Che Nat Skating has boon lhc main attraction for nearly .go-y ono Of Che young people.
 Last Friday night Che bows thought hoy would show Che girls how to ssatc. so they started some reIay uces which wore quite cX- citing We hope these parties cone Iuuc. f0r every one is beginning to learn how Co skate and enjoy Che cx- ucr.cnco very much.
 Kathleen Mccormick.
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A VALENTINE SURPRISE

On Valentino. u.r .r ....r...H- mont committee. .r..r... h. .t... H.n. aa .u.o-H... ..H... 0u a. High School student. suI H. ta-..Hne .ou. H... hold and .r... u.r. awarded '. m. uur.
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 .. hu. chat was happy eu.er- umonu" was ou'r one O. tle r.- mark. chat was hoard in the haH Com. ara.H. sa.raHnomll come mu.r.
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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-05-06
CHAPTER FIvE-continued.


''The fish are very wise" Judge
Croker used to say. "They know the
truth about every one and it's well
that they do. After all, they perform
an important Office There's many a
man and woman who think they've
been fooling the fish, but they've only
fooled themselve~"
And within n day or two. the pc
crets of the Blng family were swim
ming up and down the stream of the
under-llfe OF Bingvllle.
Mr.. Bing had found situation In
the plant which was new TO him. The
men We're discontinued. Their wages
we're "sky high" to quote phrase of
one of the foremen. STILL they were
not satisfied. Reports of the fabu-
lous earnings Of the mill had spread
among them. They had begun TO
think that they were not getting a
fair division Of the proceeds Of their
labor At a meeting Of the help a rad
lcal speaker had declared that one of
the Bing women wore a moose of pearls
on her neck worth half a million dol
lars. The men wanted more pay and
less work. committee Of their lead
ers had called at Mr.. Bings Office with
a demand soon after his arrival. Mr..
Bling had said mo" with a bang Of his
fist on the table. workers meeting
was to be held a week later to act upon
the report of the committee.
Meanwhile another cause Of worry
had come or rather returned to him.
Again, Phyllis had begun to show
symptoms Of the old trouble. Mrs.
Bling, arriving at dusk from a market
trip to HazeImead with Sophronia
Ames had found Phyllis lying asleep
among the cushions on the great
couch In the latter's bedroom. She en-
tered the room softly and leaned over
the girl and looked into her face, now
turned toward the open window and |
lighted by the fading glow in the west
ern sky and relaxed by sleep. It was |
a sad facet There were lines and |
shadows in It which the anxious moth
er had not seen before and-had she
been crying? Very softly, the woman
sat down at the girls side. Darkness
fell, black, menacing shadows filled
the corners Of the room. The spirit of
the girl betrayed its trouble in sor-
rowful groan as she slept. Roger De
lane was coming next day. There was |
every reason why Phyllis should be |
happy Silently, Mrs. Bing left the
room. She met Martha In the hall.
81 shall want no dinner and Mr. Bing
IS dining in Hazelmead," she whis-
,ered. Miss Phyllis is asleep. Don't
disturb her"
Then she sat down in the darkness
If her own bedroom alone.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-05-06
He Was superstitious.

Every one knows that lot OF peo
pie are superstitious about 50 bills
but a new phase of 1t appeared on q
Fourteenth street crosstOwn car. A
50 bill was rendered in payment OF
fare. Panic. For Gods sake, amt
you got anything else" said the con.
'ductor. backing away.
Sorry, but I haven't got any small
change"
1T amt the size of the bill. Cline q
ave or a ten and I'll change It, but n
I rake that I'll have an accident sure
before the end of the run. 1t never
failed. We either run into somebody
or somebody runs into us, or we 90 of
the track. New York World.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-05-06
The Prodigal Village
By Irving Bachelor
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greatest picture this poor world OF
ours can boast Of" said the judge. u
want you to study the look in that
mothers face, not that II is unusual.
have seen the like of IL a hundred
times. Almost every young mother
with a child in her arms has that
look or ought to have 1.-THE most
beautiful and mysterious thing in the
world The light Of that old star
which led the wise men is in it, !
sometimes think. Study it and you
may hear voices In the sky as did the
shepherds of old"
SO the boy acquired the companion
ship of those divine faces that looked
down at him from the wall near his
bed and had something to say to him
every day.
Also, another friend-a very humble
one-had begun TO share his conf
dence. He was the little yellow dog
Christmas. He had come with his
master one evening in March, TO
spend a night with the sick Shepherd
Christmas had lain on the foot Of the
bed and felt the loving caress Of the
boy. The heart OF the world, that
loves above all things the touch OF
a kindly hand, was in this little
creature. Often, when Hiram was
walking out in the bitter winds.
Christmas would edge away when his
masters back was turned. In a jffy,
he was out Of sight and making with
all haste for the door of the Widow
Moran. There, he never failed to re-
ceive some token of the generous
woman's understanding of the great
need of dogs-a bone or a dOughnut
or a slice of bread soaked in meat
gravy-and a warm welcome from
the boy above stairs. The boy always
had time TO pet him and play with
him. He was never fooling the days
away with an ak and a saw in the cold
wind. Christmas admired his mast
er's ability to pick up logs of wood
and heave them about and to make
a great deal of noise with an axe
but, in cold weather, all that was a
bore to him. When he had been miss
ing, Hiram Blenkinsop found him, al
ways, on Bob Moran's bed.
May had returned with its warm
sunlight. The robins had come back, !
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-05-06
WHY DRUGGISTS RECOMMEND
SWAMP ROOT

For many years druggists have watched
with much interest the remarkable record
maintained by DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root,
the great kidney, liver and bladder medi-
cine.
1t is a physicians prescription.
Swamp-Root is a strengthening medi-
cine. 1t helps the kidneys, liver and blad-
der do the work nature intended they
should do.
Swamp-Root has stood the test of years.
It is sold by all druggists on its merit
and it should help you. No other kidney
medicine has so many friends.
Be sure to get Swamp-Root and start
treatment OF once.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-05-06
The "Pie Calendar"

Schoolboys would easily remember
the months of the year If they would
study them in the pie calendar" that
the Chicago Daily News has prepared
and that celebrates the kind of pie
most appropriate to each month
There is no such general agreement
about pies as there is about flowers or
birth stones, but the following list will
probably commend itself to the judg-
ment of most inhabitants of the pie
belt:
January. cranberry; February, ap-
pie; March. rhubarb; April, raisin 7;
May. strawberry; June, peach; July.
cherry; August, goOseberry; Septem-
Der, burberry October, currant: No
vember, pumpkin; December. mince-
Youths Companion
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-05-06
Birth Rate Of France Increases.

Vital statistics show that the birth
rate increased in France in 1920. At
Marseilles, for the first time in years,
the number of births greatly exceed
sur-SOane total of births for the year
was $50 and that of deaths 500 only
whereas the figures for 1919 had been:
Births. 400, and deaths, 571. In TOu-
Ion the number of births exceeded by
rs that of deaths, something that has
not happened in 80 years. From Or
leans satisfactory figures have also
been communicated, and at Dleppe the
number of births exceeded by 30 per
cent the number of deaths.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-05-06

The blue martins had taken posses
sion Of the bird house. The grass had
turned green on the garden bor-
ders and was now sprinkled with the
golden glow of dandelions. The leaves
were coming but Pat Crowley was no
longer at work in the garden. He
had fallen before the pestilence. Old
Bill Rutherford was working there.
The Shepherd was at the open win
dow every day, talking with him and
watching and feeding the birds.
Now. with the spring. a new feel
ing had come to Mr.. Hiram Blenkinsop.
He had been sober for months. His
Old Self had come back and had
impaired his youthful strength to the
man Hiram. He had money in the
bank. He was decently dressed.
People had begun to respect him.
Every day, Hiram was being nudged
and worried by a new thought II
persisted in telling him that respect
ability was like the Fourth of July
a very duh thing unless it was cele-
brated. He had been greatly pleased
with his own growing responsibility.
He felt as if he wanted to take a look
at 1t, from a distance, as it were. That
money in the bank was nudging and
calling him. II seemed to be lonely
and longing for companionshlp.
Come, Hiram Blenklnsop," it used
to say. Lets be off together and
get a silk hat and a gold-headed
can, an make 'em set up and take
notice. Suppose you should die sud
den an leave me without al owner?"
The warmth and JOY of the spring
time had turned his fancy to the old
dream. SO one day, he converted his
tlnk balance into "a roll big enough
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-05-06
FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH.

Mike McGonigal and Jerry McGuf'
fin, nationally unknown, had been
buddies in the rock-blasting gang.
Owing to a premature explosion, Jer-
ry got blasted with the rock, and
Mike. in a quandary, wired for in
structlons He was told to ship the
remains to the nearest undertaken.
Mike scrupulously gathered up all
McGufiin's belongings, even TO the
broken clay pipe, and sent them TO
the undertaken with this telegram:
"As per orders of the boss l ship
you the remains of Jerry MeGufiin
Rut what viii l do with the body?
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-05-06
CHAPTER SIX.
In Which Hiram Blenkinsop Has a
Number of Adventures.


The Shepherd Of the Birds had
caught the plague of influenza in
March and nearly lost his life with it.
Judge Crooker and Mr.. and Mrs. Sin
gleion aud their daughter and Father
O'NeIl and Mrs. Ames and Hiram
Blenkinsop had taken turns in the
nursing of the boy. He had come out
IL 1t with impaired vitality.
The rubber tree used to speak to him
In those days of his depression and
say. eli will be- summer soon."
ooh, dearl But the days pass so
slowly" Bob would answer with a
sigh.
Then The round nickel clock would
say cheerfully, 81 hurry them along az
fast as ever I can"
"Seems ms II old Time was losing
the use of his legs" said the Shep-
herd. II wouldn't wonder If some one
had run over him with an automobile"
Everybody is trying to kill Time
these days" licked the clock with
merry chuckle.
Bob looked at the clock and laughed.
lOu We EOi SOilt Stnotf lt h0NAti tQ
Nonsense I" the clock answered.
you can talk pretty well,' said the
boy.
81 can run, too. If l couldn't, no
body would look at me-"
'a,rhe more | look at you the more
think of Pauline. It's a long time since
she went away" said the Shenherd.
1--WE must all pray for her"
mot l." said the little pine bureau.
"Do you see that long scratch on my
side? She did it with a hatpin when
1 belonged to her mother, and she used
TO keep her dolls In my lower drawer"
Mr.. Bloggs assumed a look of great
alertness, as If he spied the enemy.
whats the use of wOrrying? he
quoted.
You'd better lie down and cover
yourself up or you'll never live TO see
her or the summer either" the clock
warned the Shepherd.
Then Bob would lie down quickly
and draw the clothes over his shout
ders and sing of the Good King Wen
c,ssIas and The First Noel, which Miss
Betsy Singleton had taught him al
Christmas time.
All this is important as showing
how a poor lad. of lively imagination
was wont to spend his lonely hours
He needed company and knew how
to find 1t.
Christmas day, Judge Croker had |
him with a beautiful copy |
Of Raphael's Madonna and Child.
Its the greatest theme and the |