a5ESESZ52S2SZS25ZSH5ESESÏ52SZ52SES2S2SZS252SHKSZSÏ5ï5?525Z52SH5ï Give the Old Hen Chance to Cackle When a hen cackles it means an egg. The more cack­ les, the more eggs; the more eggs, the mort profit, liut cackles and eggs w ill be few and far between this winter unless you give your poultry flock proper care and hous­ ing. Poor hen houses, or none at all, are the reasons why hens do not lay as many eggs as they should. Before an honest hen w ill cackle frequen'ly, she has tobe fed right, properly housed and exercised. You can’ t blame her for striking if she’s not properly looked after. To be free Irom vermin, dry end protected from drafts while on the roost means a lot in the life o f a hen and the size o f your profits. I I A good poultry house should be dry, well ventilated, free from draft and should admit plenty o f sunshine. (It isn’t the cold that injures poultry so much a. damp­ ness and drafts. Sunshine is a regular tonic to hens and means more eggs in winter.) It is surprising how cheaply a poultry house that pro­ vides these essentials can be built. A well kept poultry flock w ill soon repay the cost o f building such a house by making a'substantial increase in the number o f eggs laid per day. i ¡ Monmouth Lumber Company L. W. Waller, Manager The Herald Chihli Gulf into Manchuria. These coal and iron strata are said to be­ long to the old carboniferous form- Knterttl a* ¿«rond-cUa* m atter Septem ber . n the p o t ulhce at Monmouth, Oi e;o n . under the a ions; the deposits are inexhaust­ Act o f March 3. tt(79r ible; '.he coal seams reach as large R I C H A K I ) li, S W E N S O N as forty feet in thickness, and lie E d it o r & P u b lis h e r mo.'tly undisturbed and are easily MONMOUTH. OREGON worked” . I believe most o f the readers will ISSl'kU EVtRY r RIDA Y | remember the startling report o f F R I D A Y . D E C E M B E R 9. 1921 Buron Richthofen on her coal and iron resources. In that report t.e S u b a c n p tio n R a te * A Fountain Pen An Eversharp Pencil pronounced the coal and iron re­ One year - 12,00 Box of Stationery, a Flashlight, Fancy Candles sources o f China as being the great­ Six months - - $1.00 est o f any nation upon the earth. C an d le sticks, Christmas candy 22c to $1.00 lb. Three months - - 75 cts He says "From this description it will be seen that Shansi is one o f the most remarkable coal and iron Monmouth’s largest and most complete Confectionery and Book Store regions in the world; and some of By Rev. L. V. Lewis the details which I will give will make it patent that the world at H5Z5H5H5H52SESH5HSZ5ES2SHS25H52F25HS!.5a5H5c52£HS£5H5E5H525HSH5H52SH5Z!v? Ancestral Worhsip and Commer­ the present rate o f consumption cial L ife The first and perhaps the f" could be supplied for thousands of chief cause fur the immense popula­ years from Snansi alone.” tion o f China is a tesult o f the While it may be true that- the strange mixture o f spiritual convic­ depth o f the coal seams as given by tion and the strongest passion i f Richthofer, namely five hundred man. It is the religious conviction feet, may be due to folding in those o f the Chinese that no man can be particular spots, yet he only inves­ at peace after death who does not tigated one field and coal is found leave Lehind him a son w ho will per­ in fifteen provinces. form the ancestral rites fo r the re­ With the meager data that is pose o f his spirit. This is o f such available the coal supply o f China vital concern that every man is de- is estmiated as one trillion five hun­ rinined to have a son before his dred billion tons, this estimate un­ •ath and as death is no respector doubtedly falls fa»- short o f the act­ o f pet sons or age, the earlier he ual figures for Baron Richthofen marries the safer will be his eternal gives the coal area at over 419,000 interests. But this alone would square miles. not explain the enormous fo llo w ­ (Continued Next W eek ) ing o f this peculiar form of worship. The secret lies deeper than the Use the Phone mere individual con-ern. A ll the 4602 is the number o f the Herald dead members, not only o f the fam ­ telephone and 4603 the house phone. ily, hut o f the clan., w ill be unfav­ The rings sound at both places and you w ill have no trouble in getting orably affected by failure in the The portable an answer at any time o f the day or performance o f ancetsral ^rites, the evening. Use the phone when you C oron A penalty fallin g not only upon the in­ think o f news items about yourself convenient and eco­ or your neighbors. The assistance dividual hut the entire fam ily and nomical. Ask me all members o f the clan no matter c f all in this way is greatly appre­ ciated. about it. how remote. Drought, flood, plague, n fact all evils are the result o f W A L T E R G. B R O W N this failure. Is it any wonder that the Chinese so bitterly oppose Chris­ j2SHS2SH525H5H5ESHSH5HSH5HSH5eSH5HSH52SE5H525H525HSH5ZSE' tianity. For the moment the indi- idual becomes a believer the ances­ Slab Wood fo r Sale on car at tral altars are neglected and a just punishment at once descends upon Pedee mill at $1.00 ber cord. Jesse Roe. 2t the clan. Hence not theyoung man Piano for Sale. In good con- alone hut his father and mother, 2t. brothers, sisters, cousins, uncles lition. Hartley Mulkey. Some Suggestions M O R L A N & Interpreting China A T W A T E R BROS. Electric Shoe Shop First Class W ork Guaranteed In Boulden Building Monmouth Oregon Groceries & Provisions Good Goods and Fair Treatment C. C. M u l k e y HSS52SHSHSZSHSH5HSHS2SHSES2S2S2 SON & Son A Practical Present A Straight Tip From Headquarters The things the lady prizes moát are to be found in oui hardware and iurniture es­ % tablishment. V J MONMOUTH TRANSFER Transferring by auto truck and by team, witliin the city or out of town. Le ave o rd e r* a t G a ra g e and aunts are interested in his early Federal Farm Loans, 6 per cent Call Phone 2003 marriage and the birth o f a son I f you want quick results, file C O F F IN 4 E G L E S T O N Therefore the supreme duty o f man your application now. The Federal -2SHSZSHSESHSE5Ì” is a*perpetuation o f ancestral wor- Appraiser is to be in this territory soon. E. K. Piaseeki, Dallas, Ore- shipand o f woman, motherhood. Mencius, China’s greatest philos­ Fcr Sale at about half price— A opher, has said, "C n tilial conduct new American Beauty electric iron, is the worst o f sins” and "Three American ele trie sweeper, Elec- tr'c washer. Phone 305. things are unfilial, and having no LOST— Between Tuesday and sons is the w orst.” So deep has Sunday, a small baby locket and j P o u l t r y S u p p lie s B O N E. S H E L L a n d G R I T become this conviction that for chain. Also child's plain gold 10K j three thousand years bearing no son ring a few weeks ago. Finder please j inis been recognized as ample leave at Herald Office and receive! ground for divorce. And not only reward. Frank Robison. j?S25H5E5E5BSH5H5H5ESH5H5H5E5H5H5HS'l25iKiH5c!5Z5H5aSHS'2S25a5H5H5Z525E5HSEF'. that hut it justifies concubinage or H E M S ’! IT C H IN G 7e. A L SH OP the taking o f a second w ife. So 717 Broadway Building, Portland, 4t deep does this]! religious conviction Ore. go and so urgent is the case that if Sewing machine, New Royal, for successive wives or concubines do sale. In good shane. $18 C. C. A t ­ n^t result in a son any younger water. brother who has two sons must give P a s s e d by in s p e c tio n O c t. II The Monmouth Cooperative Ship­ his eldest to the unfortunate broth­ ping Association w ill save farm er’s J. EL W in e g a r , P ro p rieto r er; or if there is no relie f to be ob­ money in the sale o f livestock. Ship tained from that quarter, the son- with us and cut out middleman's -^^^SS5H5H5HSH5E5H5H5H5S5H5HSH5H5îl5E5HSE.5ESH5H5Z5S5H5H5H5SSH5HSZSH5‘ssibilities o f China, we believe he Monmouth on paved highway. N o r a is e in p ric e s w ill see another reason for the need Price $60 per acre. and Surety Bonds at presen t of educating China than the usual 8-room house, lot 150x186 feet, Reliable Service S . Phone 2*111 religious one advanced by our mis­ close in. All modern conveniences. Price $2500. sionaries. Archibald I ittle writes ‘ Nothing 6- Room House, Fireplace, toilet but the want o f road- and civilised bath and lavatory. 2 Lots. Price D e a l e r s in our complexion * muddy. You look hag­ means o f intercommunication pre- $1600. Terms. G e n e ra l C o n tra c tin g fo r 7- Room house* in Independence. v lit; th< develop cn ^ of the min­ gard and yellow. Your eyes are losing their C St. In d e p e n d e n c e Close in. All modern conveniences. eral resources o f Shansi and com pe­ Price $1500. lustre. T he trouble is with your liver. Take tit ion in the world's markets with 2^ acre? o f land at Rickreall. All W A L T E R G BRO W N Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets. They the iron o f Britain and Am erica. in cultivation. Two paved roads. ____Representing the Shansi's coal measures spread over Right near school house and store. w ill correct that. Then avoid meats, hot bread E s t im a t e s p r o m p t l y twenty five degiees o f meridian— Price $4000. $]n»Mi ea-h. $3000- and hot cakes, take fre^hent baths and a long walk 9 vears time at 6 per cent interest. fu rn is h e d from the western desert right aciosa For Sale or Rent —5 acres o f land every day, and you will soon be as well and of Philadelphia the province and thence round, in 5 room house, good dairy barn. 15 the extensiur o f its mountain.' to minutes walk to city. Rent $15.00 beautiful as ever. Price 2 5 'cents per bottle. N otary Public PHONE. M 2111 the noith o f the Chihli plain, to the j * r month. Blank Deeds, Mortgages, Etc. W e have an especial offer in Indestructible Aluminum Highest M arket Price Paid for Or let us show you some of these Poultry and Veal C alves Community Silverware, a new Range, Bran, Mill Run and Corn Kitchen Utensils, Thos. Boulden Rug! s. Furniture, etc. i51 A well equipped kitchen and home makes living more attractive. Wholesome and Sanitary M O N M O U TH H A R D W A R E i M ONM OUTH M A R K E T Fresh and Cured Meats J. B. Hill & Son Second Hand Furniture Toys & Games Books, Stationery, Toi­ let Articles, Candy, Tobacco, Etc. Chas. Atw ater P. H. JOHNSON “ The Normal Book Store’ M uddy I am here to sa w wood ( q m plex io n H. Hinkle, R. L. Kullander Y Secend Hand Goods Concrete W o rk Independence, Oregon Cha inberlairïs Tabléts S T E V E N S & CO. sc.u-oa.t ard again rounding the; O G. T. Boothbv. “ P E N N SY L V A N IA ” Fire Insurance C9.