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Tot Just Three Years Old Milks Holstein-Durham Cow Alone
Master George Foster Beard, Young Illinois Farmer, Able to Give Pointers to Many Experienced Milkers.
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IL K IN G a cow reg u larly a t th e age
o f th re e an d a h alf years has
b rought fam e to M a ster George
F o ste r B eard, lover of dum b anim als,
an d th e stu rd y little son of Mr. and
M rs. George M. B eard, who reside a t
T w in M aple F arm , \>ne mile out of
D over, New H am pshire.
W hen th e B eards bought th eir stock
fa rm 13 y ears ago th ere came w ith the
p u rch ase a w ell-bred H olstein-D urham
cow, 9 years old, an d g iving then 24
q u a rts of m ilk a day. M aster George,
as soon as he could toddle to the cow
b a rn , becam e g re a tly atta c h e d to Old
D utcbio, as she w as called, and one a f
tern o o n la s t sum m er, when the cows
cam e up from p astu re, he asked his
M aster George F o s te r B eard M ilking a t th e A ge of T hree a i d O ne-H alf Y ears.
f a th e r if he m ight m ilk her.
Cow T akes to Tot.
D alles P erk in s, W omen o f Woodc ra ft*
H is fa th e r, pleased w ith the prospect
A lice llu sb y , P. R. L. k P. Co.; Sadi#
o f hav ing so young a pupil in the milk
ViguH, P o rtla n d Ad Club.
Mrs. P. M. Baldwin Tells How Studies Help the Pupils in Their
in g a rt, consented and provided him
S tu d en ts A ll Over W est.
w ith a low stool and a pail. The young
Careers.
B ehnke-W alker stu d e n ts a re h i l l i n g
e ter had w atched th e men m ilk and he
p o sitio n s w ith every larg • conci r.i in
s a t down to his firs t m ilking stu n t w ith
P o rtla n d ; in tact., th ere stu d e n t b are
BY
MRS.
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one
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d
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n
t
is
not
em
barrassed
because
th e a ir o f a v eteran . T he 22-year old
“ m ak in g g o o d ” in every section of th s
o
f
la
rk
of
educational
a
d
v
an
tag
es
H E R E is perlm ps no one th in g our
cow took kindly to th e e ffo rts of the
N o rth w est.
young people need so much as th o r­ previous to enrollm ent, and ho th at
novice, though Mr. B eard had m isgiv
B ehnke-W alker tra in in g has bee rn e a
each stu d e n t m ay progress as rap id ly
ough business train in g .
ings as to w hether she would brush him
synonym fo r thorough business tra in in g
I t is said th a t 90 per cen t o f the as his a b ility an d e ffo rts will perm it. am ong th e b u s in g s men of th is section,
aw ay .
has been
D u tehie m ilked easily and George sc business men o f th is day and age are The wisdom of th is plan
through th e u n tirin g e f fo r ts of th e
U n iv e rsity g ra d u a te s p resid en t, 1. M. W alker, who sta te 9
cu red th re e q u a rts a t his firs t attem p t. failures. W herein lies the tro u b le f In d em o n strated .
H e m ilked th e cow reg u larly every nine cases o ut of ten, th e re is a lack and those from the grad es w ork side th a t his aim in b u ild in g up a big b u si­
n ig h t a f te r th a t through th e sum m er o f system — a lack of p re p a ra tio n for by side.
ness college w as not only to m ake good
Good W ork Done.
an d g rad u ally acquired the requisite business. C areful tra in in g will rem edy
bookkeepers and good sten o g rap h ers,
Good w ork is being done and a busi­ b u t to build c h a ra c te r—to h av e stu d e n ts
stre n g th to m ilk her clean. H e weighed th is evil.
F ew young people realize th e bless­ ness like atm osphere is fe lt on every leav e th e college w ith a broad view of
ab o u t 40 pounds w hen he began m ilk­
in g and has becom e v ery m uscular ing they enjoy in liv in g a t a tim e when side.
life and its resp onsibilities.
th ey can ta k e a course in a business
hVpquent ta lk s to the stu d e n ts arc
th ro u g h th e co n stan t exercise.
college,
and
g
et
th
e
tra
in
in
g
in
a
few
given
on
v
ario
u
s
su
b
je
cts
from
politics
L ad B orn F arm er.
m o n th s’ tim e which it took th e ir fa th e rs to dress, by th e p resident of th e college
T he little lad seems to be a born as m any years to acquiro in th e school an d by business men and wom en.
husbandm an. W hen th ree y ears old he of experience.
A choral class has been organiped
THERE’S
used to go to th e p a stu re alone and
College 11 Y ears Old.
under th e direction of Dr. E nua, one
b rin g in th e cows. He could not tie
A t P o rtlan d , Oregon, is lo cated the o f the lead in g m usicians in th is sec­
them , b ut would have them in tb eir B ehnke-W alker B usiness College, oc tion, an d stu d e n ts who desire th e in ­
r ig h t p laces and knew th e nam e of each cupying the old Y. M. C. A. building, stru ctio n m ay jo in th e class.
about baking with
one. H e ta k e s a keen in te re st in all the a t F o u rth n e a r M orrison streets. The
W hen th e baseball season opened, a
a f f a ir s of the farm .
f a c t th a t th is in stitu tio n w as founded baseball clnb was organized in th e col
D u rin g th e past season he took charge only 11 y ears ago seems alm ost in lege. In th is w ay gowi clean sp o rt is
of a Je rs e y calf, which he led about .and credible, considering the size, th e equip eneoiiragod am ong th e student*».
I ts leav en in g actio n is so
tra in e d to d rive w ith an im provised har m ent of th e school an d the num ber of
The position question—th e placin g of
pure and so thorough. I t
ness and reins.
| stu d e n ts enrolled.
stu d e n ts— is one th a t receives a g reat
leaves th e dengh deiiciou* y
deal
of
a
tte
n
tio
n
.
M
any
a
stu
d
e
n
t
T he school occupies about one h a lf
m oist.
w
ants
a
position,
b
u
t
could
not
hold
it
acre of school room, and in ad d itio n
to this, a new ty p e w ritin g room on the if he had it. Few business houses will
Crescent Mfg. Co.,
fourth floor is to be ready fo r occup ta k e a young m an or young wom an and
B e a ttie , W o.
tra in then* fo r business. T hey th in k
ancy th is fall.
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V isitipg th e d iffe re n t shorthand, ty p e a young person should ¡perfect his tr a in ­
w riting, bookkeeping and teleg rap h ing befo re ap p ly in g for any position.
rooms, and seeing so m any stu d e n ts at T hey can get some one who has been
WO heads are »aid o ften to be b e tte r work so earn estly , p rep arin g fo r bnsi train ed , so w h y “should th ey b other to GET IT FROM
th a n one. T hia is not alw ays the ness life, one can n o t help fe e lin g th a t tr a in a n y o n e !
The m anagem ent o f the school confer YOUR GROCER
ease. I t depends upon th e ease. it bodes well for th e fu tu re of th e Pa
25c Per lb.
w ith business men to learu just, w hat thV
In a recen t bulletin, published in th is cific N orthw est.
business men w an t, and ju s t w h at th ey
p ap er, from the U n iv e rsity of W ash
System Is W atchw ord.
do not w an t, in employes, and govern
in g tn n a t P ullm an, w ritte n by P rofessor
System is th e w atchw ord th ro u g h o u t them selves accordingly #in p lanning the
H . L. B lanchard, th e w rite r declared th e departm ents.
w ork of th e school.
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t h a t th e only cure for roup w as to “ ent
A carefu l record is k ep t o f a tte n d ­
S tu d e n ts A re P laced.
o ff th e c h ic k e n ’s bead an d g et rid of
ance, stu d e n ts b eing required to m ake
I f th e S tudents wonld do th e work
h e r , ” th u s p rev en tin g the spread of
out ta rd y blanks when late an d excuse
signed m a carefo l, p a in s ta k in g w ay, V A C U U M
CLEANERS
th e disease.
b lan k s oc leav in g school a t irre g u la r
H and P ow er k E lectric.
P rom Mm. H. P . K inney, an A rling hours, which m ust be O. K d. a t th e o f ­ and th u s p rep are tbem «elres for a posi
tio
n
,
th
e
y
would
be
placed.
T
he
n
u
m
­
F rom $4.0<> up— A gents W anted.
to n . W ash., farm er, the Home and f a rm fice.
ber o f calls th e college receives fo r
W. L. B E N T L E Y k CO.
M ag azine section has received the fo l­
Bebnke W alker Tills a lieed in th e co m p eten t help is f a r in excess o f th e
14th and W ash in g to n S tre ets.
low ing le tte r, w hich speaks for itse lf
com m unity—a c tu a l business m ethods num ber placed. W hen a stu d e n t is put
P o rtla n d , Oregon.
and w bieh we eommend to P rofessor
are ta u g h t. H ere, too, ia a place f o r a n a position, th e college w an ts to be O nly Vaenum Ub a n cr Htor« in Orego».
B lan c h ard for his opinion:
class o f stu d e n ts who have n ot com ­ able tp g u a ra n te e th a t ho will prove
D ear E d ito r:—I should lik e to answ er pleted the course in th e public school, s a tis fa c to ry to his em ployer, and th u s a
H. L. B luoehard w ith I Roup Cure which who w ant more education, an d y e t feel c re d it to th e school rind bim«elf.
w e h av e used and know it to be very th a t they a re overgrow n and o ut of
I t m ay be o f in te re st to m any to knew- W H E R E R IV E R . R A IL AJTD O C E A lf
successful and recom m end its use:
place ia th e public schools. The work th a t seven of th e g irls who ‘ ran fo r
M EET.
is
arra
n
g
ed
especially
to
help
th*>se.
T ak e 1 ox. o f nitrate ©f lead to 7 o » .
Queen o f th e Rose F e s tiv a l are B ehnke
W
ith
stu
d
e
n
ts
enrolling
a
t
an
y
tim
e
F
o
r
A
sto
ria,
W arreato o , F lav o l or
o f w ater. W ith m edicine dropper put
W alker g irls who d id good work while
in th e eyes and th ro a t. T ake \ IK ni durin g th e year* an d having each a d if in college an d aro m aking a cred itab le How A rte ría P ro p e rty , rail on or irrito
tm t* o f lead to a tu b of w ater and dip ference in education to begin th e w ork record in th e ir p resen t positions.
to A. R. OTRO S, 386 Com m ercial S t ,
T h s seven lb»hnko* W alk er B usiness
each chicken. Do th is in the ehicken in a bu«inesa college, i t was necessary
A
sto ria, O rejó n .
house and sp ray th e chicken house w ith to fo rm u late some plan to ta k e ear« of College g irls w e r t: M a tild a P eterso n ,
all. Hence, th e w ork is arra n g ed so C ity H a ll; M inuie S m ith, I*adies of the
w h at is left.
l a p e a p a r . t r .n f .
T his reeeipt works. M rs. H. B. K in th a t a g reat deal o f individual h ist rue M aeeabess; H elen P iU g eraid , 0. P. k ft. In C a lif o r n ia , ! 10 01«. of fir. liar.« ' . r e
Uon caa he g iven—so th a t one stu d e n t Lana U stsrvoJd, W usdia— of th s W orld; k m b a il! < k > U . I o r . k u w r tl far««.
ney.
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Business College Tends To Success
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Great Comfort
“ C rescent”
Farmer Disagrees
with Pullman
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Astoria By The Sea
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