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About The Monmouth herald. (Monmouth, Or.) 1908-1969 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 1, 1913)
With the Churches F.vniiK-li((i Church. H.v VV. A. Ii'i;ki i!uv We vvitc glad fur the pri'Senee of Hi-' K.'V. K M. Fisher, (if Se attle, ii last Sunday, lie is the son of our veteran rlas.H-leailer, W. I', Fisher, and is at present, the pastor of the Grace Kvari Kelieal Church, of Seattle, Wash, lie is also the president of our Conference liranch Young I'eo pies Alliance which will meet in ('invention on August theCth, at .leimingH bulge, Oregon. Tlie Rev. Mr. Fisher addressed the local Young People's Society last Sunday evening and also lill.'d the puliit the saine evening, This week marks the beginning of our Camp Meeting and (Con ventions at Jennings bidge, Ore gon. Our Sunday School will be represented by Miss Messie Wade, and our Young People's Society by Miss Delia lirant. The pastor will also be in attendance and there will be no preaching servi ces in this church (,n next Sun day and no Y. P. A., but the Sunday School will meet at the regular hour. Christian Church. Hy .). M. Ohiiii-k Preaching at the Star theater next Sunday at 11 a. tn. and 8 p. m. I shall not speak on the social service subject as was announced last Sunday evening. Kvery one is cordially invited. Baptist Church. Hy (J. A. I'cu.i.Aiui Another large and appreciative audience gathered at the Baptist church Sunday morning. The summer is over and we are about to go to our homes to rest before the duties of the fall arrive. The services of the summer have been unusually good. The students have attended well and by their presence have brought inspira tion to us all. We wish to thank them all for their kindly interest and help and wish them the ut most success in their work wher ever it may take them. Ia'I our own people come out next Sunday in greater numbers than ever, and let us try to keep t he pews tilled. The subjects for next week will be: Morning - "Looking For ward"; evening-"The Preach er's Reward." Why Not More Hogs? A few days ago a carload of hogs arrived at the Portland Union Stock Yards by rail from Condon, Ore., the consignors be ing the (Jilnian-French Co., of The Dalles, the hogs coming from that company's Prairie ranch in Wheeler County, this ranch being located a few miles southeast of Fossil. These hogs sold for $9.10 per hundred pounds, and the c'arload, consisting of 1)0 head, brought the shippers $1:595.1)5, after pay ment of freight and sales ex penses. The manager of the Oilman-French ranch states thai the grain fed to these hogs to fatten them amounted to about 725 bushels, which at the market price at the time of shipment, about 73 cents per bushel, sums up $529.25. But from this must be subtracted the price of 350 jjrain sacks at 10 1-2 cents each and hauling the grain to market, the haul surely being worth 15 cents a bushel for the 35-mile haul. Deducting such items, we find these hogs were fed, in the fat tening stage, grain worth $383.75. To this,' however, should be add ed, to make the comparison com plete, the cost of hauling the hogs to Condon. The hogs averaged in weight about. 175 pounds each, or 15,750 pounds. The 725 bushels of wheat, fed them weighed 43, 500 pounds, so there was a saving in hauling of practically 28,000 pounds. As pigs and shoats these hogs were fed chopped wheat, barley and corn and ground alfalfa; per haps such feed would amount to $3 per head. Deducting this sum, $270, from the net amount found above, it will be seen that there was a good profit in the gr?'n fed. Mr. Cooper says the usual estimate that grain fed to hogs will fetch $1 a bushel is far too low. (Certainly the figures bear him out. One of the pleasing features discernible in the wheat regions is an increasing interest in feed ing grain instead of marketing it in the raw. Many wheat-growers are feeding their wheat and bar ley to cattle and sheep, making good returns thereby -much bet ter than if they hauled their grain to market. This is particularly true where the haul is long and t he roads not of the best. The one drawback in much of the area where grain is grown is the lack of water. Without a good supply of running water hog-raising is practically impossi ble. On the other hand, sheep jtake very utile water and can j be driven to it quite a distance. Cattle take more water, but can be drive n farther. To drive hogs 1 any distance to water is out of ! the question. Several large ranches in Sher Iman, Gilliam and Morrow Coun- ties are equipped with wells and j gasoline engine pumps. With a good well and plenty of water, the hog business means prosperi ty far beyond that now reigning in. those sections. Every well ; sunk is an asset worth while for the community. It seems prac 1 ticable for several landowners to join together and sink a co-operative well, piping the water to a central point or to their various ! farms. Even a 300-foot well, i equipped with pumping apparatus I complete, costs something like $2500. That sum does not seem prohibitive where four or five farmers can join in its owner j ship. Oregonian, July 19. i AVERTED A DUEL ' I An Apple of Peace That Confoundid an Artist's Critics. In the old dueling days critics were sometimes compelled, figura tively, to out their words. Fur more satisfactory was the vindication that one criticised person achieved A hen she ate the object of criticism. The story recently retold in u Pa risian journal relates that when the furor for modeling wax flowers and fruit was at its height u certain fair and fashionable countess attained so much skill in the art that the other women of her circle became envious. An admirer of the count ess and a suitor of her most spiteful detractor were involved in the quar rel, and a challenge ensued. Rut the countess learned of the coming encounter and hud no mind that her talent fhould he championed at the cost of blood letting. The day before the duel in a com pany that included the prospective combatants and her envious rival she displaved a beautiful apple. "Heboid a chef d'ouvre!" she cried proudly. "Ladies, you cannot criticise that! Nature herself never produced a finer." it was examined and admired, but soon the envious discovered Haws. One complained of the t texture, which did not really resemble the skin of a fruit; another, of the too precisely globular form; another, of the too evenly shaded colors. Final ly the countess' enemy gave her ver dict with a shrug and a smile. "Indeed, my dear, a pretty fruit enough," she conceded, "but if you ask me, a palpable imitation, with nothing of the indescribable, illu sive something by which art Bug- Q o D 0 ilicnoizD Preferred Stock. The World's Standard Brand Groceries Chase & Sanborn Teas and Coffee which have no equal Heinz'S Pickles, That cannot be purchased only of us. Pure White, and Jersey CreamFlour Sold by us Only. No Clerks needed to Sell these goods. Once sold always sold Produce a Specialty Monmouth Mercantile Co. Monmouth, Oregon 0 o D ;glgogg 'OI IQC tof fao5fqj I - j ii ; gests the actual work of nature." The countess then turned inquir ingly to her critic's suitor, who de clared that he was reluctantly com pelled to agree with madam's opin ion. Mill sinning, th; countess : broke the apple in halves, offered ; half to her parrot squawking for it ! in his gilded cage, and daintily nib- j bled the other half herself. It was 1 u real upplc ! i "Doubtless, monsieur," she re- marked sweetly as the laughter sub sided, "you will still feel obliged to agree with madam when she admits that her estimate of an artist's skill may sometimes be erroneous?" As there was no excuse for a duel after the lady and her champion had both retracted, the seconds of the two impetuous gentlemen saw to it that they been rue reconciled. For once the apple of discord had proved also the apple of peace. Not His Usual Brand. lie was a wail from the slums, j having his first experience of the J country. They gave him a new laid I egg at breakfast as a great treat, ; but after one spoonful he put it quietly aside and devoted himself to the bread and butter. , j "Why, Pete," exclaimed the ma- tron in charge, "don't you like your J egg.' ! "No, ma'am," he replied depre cating v. "It don't seem to have no smell nor taste." Fearson's Weekly. Man Wanted. "Father," said little Ruth appeal- ; ingly, "why don't you stay at home ( to work us other little girls' father do?" l ather, who, as business manager of a groat corporation, has to travel extensively, smiled fondly at his 1 little daughter. "I'd love to, Ruth," ! he answered, "but you see I have to earn a lot of money to take care of my little girl and her mother, and I can't get enough work to do here at home." "Oh, father," cried Ruth reprov ingly, "I don't believe you've ever tried hard enough 1 Why, I have seen a sign out, 'Man Wanted,' lots and lots of times. There was one over in front of our grocery store this very morning." Youth's Com panion. A Gigantio Breed. A woman at a dog show noticed a pretty girl gazing around as if puz zled. She went over to her and said ; "Pardon me, but can't you find (he kennel you wish? If not, I shall be glad to assist you." "Qh, thank you," she replied. "Would you mind showing me where they are exhibiting the ocean grey hounds?" National Monthly. Invigorating Breezes In Your Home Keep cool without going to the mountains or shore. Get an electric fan and stay at home where you will be perfectly comfortable. Refreshing breezes from an electric fan cost less and will revive your flagging ener gies as well as the cool Zephyrs of mountain lakes. An electric fan costs less than a cent an hour to operate. Purchase from your dealer or telephone Dallas 24. Price from S8.S0 up. Ore gon Power Company Watch Talk To keep good time a watch must have good movement The case is a matter of choice We can supply you with a thoroughly reliable movement, Swiss or American, made in any style of case you may have a preference for. WALTER G. BROWN, Watchmaker and Jeweler. POULTRY SUPPLY STORE THOMAS BOULDEN, Proprietor Keeps on Sale Best Grade Chic Feed. Best Grade Grit, Bone and Oyster Shell. Best Grade Bran, Shorts, Barley and Oats. Best Grade Corn, Scrath Feed, Egg Food, at Lowest Cash Prices. Garden Seeds in Package or in Bulk. Will Pay Cash for Eggs and Poultry. Monmouth, - - - . Oregon T n Herald and Pacific Monthly one year, $1.75 rieram ana racinc riomestead one year 1.75 Herald and Weekly Oregonian one year 2.00 Herald and Daily Telegram one year 5.00 Herald and The Weekly Blade one year 1.35
