PAG E 4
H A L S E Y E N T E R P R IS E
ARTIFICIAL LIGHTS FOR FOWJ-S
INCREASE PRODUCTION OF EGGS
JAN. 1, 1922
desiring to enrich o u r'frie n d Tubba.“
“Enrich him —enrich him ! The best
an exploded superstition. an anachro­ you will attem pt to match this con­ I wish him Is unlim ited gruel In an
nism, part of a vanishing order of duct by canceling our present agree­ almshouse somewhere. No I W hat I
things, and that the Ideal which waa ment and consenting to another cred­ want la to get that wretched [« p e r
iting you with the form er sixteenth I of Miss Browne's nullffled. A fterw a rd
replacing him waa a boiler-plated mon
we can divide things up as we like— ”
ater with clockwork heart and brain, slisre of Mr. Tubbs."
Bewilderment, shot with a gleam of
“Don’t do It, Shaw— hold the fort,
named Efllclency.
And that Cuthbert
old b o y !” broke In Cuthbert Vane. “I half-incredulous understanding, seemed
must go, along with hla Jacobean ma
transfix him
We stood a long mo-
nor. and hla fam ily ghost. and the say, Mlsa Browne, thio I* a bally
ment, our eyes challenging each oth-
oaks In the park, and everything else shame 1“
Mlss Browne had always treated the er, exchanging their counters! m
of
that couldn't prove ita right to live
except by being due and lovely and prospective Lord Grasmere with dis- faith and steadfastness. Then slowly
1 laid mine in
fu ll o f garnered aweetneaa o f the llngulshed pnllleness. Even now her he held out his hjjpd
it— we stood hand In hand, comrades
a ir was mild, though lofty.
pant—
Since so many young people wear
W ithout
more words he
''M r. Vane." site replied, "as a mem­ at last.
At thia point In m.v meditations the
glasseH. the old idea tqat they make a
door o f the cabin opened and Ml»» ber of the British aristocracy. It Is tam ed away and strode over to the person look ol«l is seldom mentioned.
not to be supposed that you would council of three.
llrowne caine out, looking sternly res
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a«u «.*.
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.
,
,
The truth it that pntting off wearing
olnte. Aunt Jane followed, very pink view financial matters with the same | The group dissolved and moved rap K|aiM;5 when they are needed is what
“ v* as
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“
Mis» Browne«, ex- luakes lllany people s faces took older
those of us of “ the
Middle 1 M ly toward us
about the eyes and nose.
W ith a eye
( ’lasses, who, unhappily perhaps for uitant. beq/nlng. was In the van. She than they are
commanding geature Miss Browne sig
wiled the rest to approach. M r Tubbs our finer feelings, have been obliged set her substantial feet down like a
bounced up w ith alacrity. Mr. Shaw to experience the harsh contacts of charger pawing the earth. You might
common Ufa.
Your devotion to M r
almost have said that Violet praured.
and Cuthbert obeyed lesa promptly
but they obeyed.
Meanwhile Violet ,/Nhaw has a romantic ardor which I Aunt Jane was round-eyed and tw it
cannot hut admire. But permit us also tering.
M r. Tubbs wore a look of
waited, looking implacable as fate
"And where Is Captain Magnus?’ our enthusiasm fo r the perspicacity suppressed astonishment, almost of
I of M r Tubbs, to which we owe the perturbation.
“ What'a bis game?”
she demanded, glancing ubout her.
A L B A N Y . O fíEa.
, wealth now within our grasp."
was the question In the sophisticated
But no one knew what had become
The Use of Artificial Light Has Produced Satisfactory Results In Egg Pro.
.
Mr. Shaw now apoke for the first eye of M r. Tubbs. But the Scotchman
of Captain Magnus.
H
a
ro
ld
A
lb
ro
.
duetion of Flocks In a Number of States.
had, when he chose, a perfect poker
time.
As for myself. I continued to sit In
(P rep ared by th e U e lte d S tete« D ep a rtm en t | lighted flock showed better health than
M a n u fa c tu rin g o p tic ia n .
face. The great game of bluff would
"Miss
Browne,
I
do
not
recognize
o f A g ricu ltu re.)
the shude mid tat.
But I could heat
the unllghted ones, and the subsequent
J the Justice of your standpoint In this have suited him to a nicety.
A rtificial lights properly operated laying was as good among the birds
with ease all that was said.
Miss
Browne
advanced
on
Cuthliert
i matter. I have done and am still pre
w ill m aterially Increase the w inter egg
"M r. Tubbs," began Misa Browne,
which had had w inter lights as w ith
pared to do my best In the business Vane and seized both his hands In an
production of pullets, the United States
"your recent claims have tieen matter
any of the birds.
of the treasure.
I f M r Tubus will ardent clasp.
Department
of
Agriculture
believes.
of prolonged consideration b eiw e.»
I not give his Inform ation except for a
"M r. Vane,” she said w ith solemnity.
A record was kept o f 14 New Jersey
G L A S S E S F IT T E D
The use of lights may also slightly In­
Miss Harding and myself. We feel—
bribe, I say— let him keep It. I shall “I thank you— In the name o f this ex­
crease the yearly egg production of flocks fo r five months. T h e birds aver­
BY
we cannot hut fe e l—that there was a
continue the search for the treasure pedition I thank you— fo r the Influence
Individual hens, though not to any aged 3,802 In number and laid 280,511
harshness In your announcement of
GRADUATE
on the same lines as at. present.”
you have exerted upon your friends.”
marked extent. The opinion of the de- eggs altogether. Thia was a 41 per
them, an apparent concentration ol
O
P
T
O
M
E
T
R
IS
T
“One moment," said Miss Browne
And this seemed to be to the noble
partm ents poultry division la fu lly c o r : cent production, whereas a 22 per cent
your own Inleresla, ill befitting a mem
I haughtily. She had never spoken oth
youth the most stunning of all the
roborated by many of the state expert- production was usuai before the experi­
Iter of this expedition
Also, that In
P R IV A T E O F F IC E
erwlse than haughtily to M r Shaw shocks of that eventful morning.
ment stations, particularly those In ment. This meant an Increase o f 127,-
actual substance, they were excessive.
F O R E X A M IN A T IO N S
vlnee the episode of the Wise Woman
Now came the m atter of drawing uj
California, Indiana, Kansas, Washing- 158 eggs.
Not half. Mr. Tubbs; oh, no, not h a lf!
j of Duinhiedykes. “One moment, Jane— the new agreement. It was a canny
P R IC E S R E A S O N A B L E
ton, Connecticut, Pennsylvania. North
An experiment was made at the agrt-
But one quarter, Miss Harding ,au<l
| and you. M r. Tubba— ’’
Scot Indeed, who. Meting on the hint
Cnrollna, New Y o rk .a n d New Jersey, cultural
experiment
station,
New
myself, as the Joint lieuds of the llu rd
F. M . F R E N C H & SONS
She drew them aside,, and they I had Just given him, finally settled Its
Ing Browne expedition, are Inclined
County agents working In New York . Brunswick, N. J„ In which 000 unlight-
A
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B
A
N
Y
to think no more than the
reward moved off out of earshot, where they terms. In the first |flace, the previous
and New Jersey report considerable ed pullets made a profit of $3.20 per
which Is j our title. We suggest, Ibero | stood with their hacks to us and their agreement was declared null and void.
activity In this project. In which the ! bird, but 500 lighted birds cleared $5.07
;
head»
together.
In the second, Mr. Tuhhs was to have
fore, a simple way out of the illlfi
Department of Agriculture usually co­ each. T he lights were turned on In the
his fourth only If the treasure were
It was my opportunity. Violet her
culty
Mi Dngald Sliaw was engaged
operates with the state agricultural morning. W here an evening lunch was
on liberal terms to find the treusure i self liMd proposed that the original discovered through his direct agency.
college through the county agent.
given to 100 pullets the profit per bird
agreement—
the
agreement
which
And
It
was
under
this
condition
anil
He has not found the treasure.
He
Lighting a» a Feeding M eature.
was $5.48.
T he fuel and operating
no
other
that
Dugald
Shaw
bound
!
bound
me
to
ask
for
no
share
of
the
has not found the slightest clue Io Its
It should be well understood that ar- cost fo r 1.100 birds was 4.4 cents per
himself
to
relinquish
his
original
i
treasure-
should
be
canceled.
Noth-
LAWYER AND NOTARY
present whereabouts. M r Tuhhs, on
tificial lighting Is Intended prim arily as bird. An Increase of a single egg per
the contrary, has found a d u e
It la I Ing now was necessary to the ripening claim. Virginia Harding signed a new
a means of getting the hens to feed bird pays thia coat.
a clue of the first Importance. It Is 'if my hopes but to Induce Dugald renunciatory clause, but It bore only
B rownsville , O regon
longer than they otherwise would dur­
on
treasure
discovered
by
M
r.
Tubbs
Shaw
to
Immolate
himself
Would
he
equivalent almost Io the actual discov­
ing the short dnys o f fall and w inter.
•Io so- on my bare word? T here was Indeed, the entire contract was ol
ery of the chest. Therefore let M r
An extra feeding of scratch grain GEESE RETURN GOOD PROFIT
Practical
Shoe
force
only
If
M
r.
Tubbs
fulfilled
his
no
time
to
explain
anything—
he
must
Shaw, convinced I am sure by this
should
be provided, so that the flock
part
of
It.
and
fell
to
pieces
If
he
did
irust
me.
Repairing.
calm presentation of the m atter of the
Is Induced to eat not only enough for Fowls Are Quits Easy to Keep and
Which was exactly
wdmt
1
I sprung up and dashed over to the not.
Justice of such a course, resign Ills
Breeders 8ee Bright Future
maintenance but an amount compar­
Fine
claim to a fourth of the treasure In pulr who slisid looking gloomily out wanted.
fo r the Industry.
able to what Is eaten In the more ac­
No
difficulty
was
made
of
the
ab­
fo
sea.
“
Mr.
Shaw,’’
I
whispered
fuvor of Mr. Ham ilton I I Tubba. and
tive laying season«.
sence
of
Cupiain
Magnus,
as
his
In­
quickly,
"you
must
do
as
Mlsa
llrowne
agree to receive Instead the former
Experienced raisers ?>f geese assert
Lights m e used soon a fte r Septem­
olhdiiient of Sir Tubbs, namely, one- wishes.” In my enruentnesa I laid a terests were unaffected by the change
the goose Is one of the most profitable
ber
1
In
New
Jersey,
but
In
most
local­
hand upon his arm. H e regarded me Space was left for his signature. Mine
alxicenth."
501 Lyon st., Albany, Oregon,
ities they ure started November 1 und and easy fowls to keep, and express
came last of all. as that of u mere Ini
Having offered thia remarkable sug­ bewlldereilly.
continued Id A p ril 1. Conditions vury belief In a bright future o f expansion
tetioper and hanger-on.
"You must— you m u st!” 1 urged
gestion, Miss llrowne folded her arms
in different stales. W hat m a y b e good for the goose Industry. The Toulouse.
My demonstrations of Joy at this
"You'll spoil everything I f you r e ­
and waited lo r It to bear fru it.
practice
lu New Jersey may not work African and Embden are the three
happy
Issue
of
my
hopes
hud
to
be
It did— In Hie eiithiislattlc response fuse !"
moat popular breeds, the Embden be­
in
Kuusus.
In the la tte r state elec­
The sin prise In Ills face yielded to a confined to a smile— In which for a
of Mr. Tubbs. “ Well, well I" he ex­
T w o doors u o rth o f the hotel
ing the all-w h ile type, considered Ideal
tric ity Is considered the only practi­
look composed of many elements, but startled Instant Violet had seemed to
claimed. "To think a [ our tnkln' old
for m arket mimeses.
cable kind of light, while In oilier
tin
prepared
to
do
a
ll
kin
d
s
ol
sense
Hie
triumph.
It
wus
still
on
my
I I II. that literal I O’ course, havin’
which was mainly hard and bitter.
formed my habits In the flnancliil cen­
"And sllll I shall refuse,” be said lips as with a general movement we
hoe re p a irin g . S a tisfa ctio n guar states kerosene lamps and gasoline
mantles are sometimes used. Electric­
rose from the table about which wt
ters of the country. I named a stiff
sardonically.
nteed.
ity is the most practical method to use
price at first— a stiff price, I won’t
“Oh, no, no," I Implored, “you don't bod been grouped during the absorb
wherever it Is available.
deny. Ilu t th a t’s Jest the leetle way
understand I I —-oh, If you would only Ing business of drawing up the eon
How to U te A rtificial Light.
tract. Cookie had been clamoring fm
of a mun used to handlin’ large a f­ believe that I am your friend I”
The total daylight, real and a rtifi­
fairs— nothing else to It, I do assure
His face changed subtly.
It wa* us to leave, that he might spread th>
cial. should he ubout fourteen hours.
you. The Old Man himself used to
still questioning and guarded, but with table for lunch.
1 hail opened my
There are three ways o f increasing
any. ’T here’s old H. H .—you’d think
a softening In It, too.
mouth Io call him, "All right, Cookie!'
lie’ll eal the paint off a house, lie’ll
the apparent length of the day— by
"W hy don't you believe It?" I whis­ when a shrill volley of barks from
W U .D E Y L O D G E NO. 65.
Falls and Refractory Animals
turning on lights very early In the
•how u p .th a t graspin’ In a 'leal. And
pered unsteadily. "Do you forget that Crusoe shattered the silliness of the
R egular m eeting next Saturdav morning, or by keeping them going
all the time It's Jesl love of the game.
I owe you my life?"
drowsy air. In the same instant the
Cause of Hurts That Could
I.ei him know he's goln' to win out.
several hours at night, or by using
And at the recollect on of that daj voice of Cookie, raised fo a sharp note th n ig h .
Be Avoided.
and bless you. old 11. U w ill swing
In the sea-cave Hie scarlet burned In of alarm, rang through the camp:
them both morning and night. W hile
right round nnd fa ir force the profits
my cheek« and my head drooped. But
"M y Gawd, what all dis yere mean?”
all three methods have given good re­
on the other party. I I H. Is slicker
I saw how the lines about his mouth
I turned, to look into the muzzle of
sults, the first Is usually found most
a rifle,
than soap to handle, If only you handle
.•onvenlent. because the lights merge
( )ffice 1st door south of school house
him right,’ Cao I say without hard
Into day light and no 111 effects result If :
(To be continued)
Halsey, Oregon.
feelln’s that Jest now H. H. was uol
they are not turned off promptly.
handled right? Instead o' bein' Joshed
In using the second method some I Careleae Uss of Unprotected
M a­
The
press
dispatches
the
past
with as he looked for, he was took up
dimming device Is needed w ith electric ; chinery Takas T oll of Limbs T h a t
Handles T ovad and Country Fropert)
week o trrie d lire s to ry of tw > evan­
short, and even them which he might
Give hnn a call snd see if he can hx lights to lower the Illum ination grnilu- i
Would Ba Prevented W ith Use
have expected to show confidence"—
gelists being d rive n fro m Prosser,
ally.
The hens do not get to their
of Safety Devices.
ydaup.
•
here Mr. Tubba cast a reproachful
W ash., because thev had taken a -
roosts If the light Is suddenly extln- |
eye at Aunt Jane “run off with the
vantage o f Ih e it po- t i hi as w irk -
gulshed. Gasoline and kerosene lamps j (P rspsr«e by th s D a lt s S 8t«t«s D«p&rtm«»t
notion that he meant Jest what he
o( A srlculture.)
ers fo r th e caure of C h 'is t s u m
have to be turned down.
•aid.
All he'd done for this expedl
Artificial lighting can be ahussd, I F arm er Brown was driving the doc­
I t is c e rta in ly to be regretted wl. n
Hon, his loyalty and faith to same,
with disastrous effects on fbe flock. ) tor back to town, a fte r he had set
a in in ir 'e r of the gospel fa lls, b T
was forgotten, and he was thought of
if they are run for too long a day. the ! neighbor W illia m Johnson's fractured
th'S
wo
lid
i.o
t
ju
s
tify
one
cla
im
as * self-seeker and Voracious Shark I"
leg and dressed three caved-ln ribs.
First-class
work
guaruteed
hens may produce well for a short tim e i
ing th a t a ll m in iste rs are bad. Peo­
The
pain
of
these
recollections
Johnson seemed to be In bad luck con­
and then begin to moult. I f the laying !
K
A
R
L
B
R
A
M
W
E
L
L
.
ple
ge
n
e
ra
lly
are
loo
broad
m
iiiU
td
dammed the torrent of Mr. Tubbs'
stantly,« snd the neighbors were clr-
passes 60 per cent, or. In the opinion j
to believe th a t because one m in is ­
speech.
i cnlstlng a subscription paper for him
of some poultry authorities, 50 pdr
te r go *•’ wrong
a ll are b un
and arranging * "bee" to do up bis
"tih, Mr Tubbs I" breathed Aunt
cent, there Is danger of moulting and
unfinished work.
for the same deal in at ion However,
Jane, heart hrokenlv. and of course a
coi'«equent cessation of laving. In the
E a rlie r In the season a hold-bark
H a irc u ttin g . Massaging
tear trickled gently down her nose,
th is in cid e n t m ig h t be a Itu le les­ E le ctric
spring the lights should never he broke on • b ill, * T b e horse ran away,
following the path of many previous
son to those who preached that ho- I
and Sham pooing.
«topped abruptly
T he length of time
throw ing Johnson to the ground and
tears which had already left Ihetr ««
cause in some other place at soi e
C le a n in g and Pressing. they are run should be shortened confining him to bed several days in
line trace«,
tim e i r Jtlor a c o m m u n ity house I
about ten minute« a day until they can
a busy period.
M r Tubba managed In some Impos­
| was mismanaged the proposed le- 1
he entirely abandoned.
A little later one of h it little hoys
sible fashion to roll one eye tenderly
gion b u ild in g and c o m m u n ity hou-e
Other Pointe W ith Lights.
at Aunt Jane, while keeplug the other
end. And a t course there Is danger
fo r B ro w n s v ille w ill he a “ h e ll
Fresh w ater should be given the
A R C H IE C O R N E L IU S
fastened shrewdly on the remainder
to Inexperienced persons.
h o le .” — B ro w n sville Times.
Heck the first thing In the morning
of his audience.
“No bull shove two years old should
when the lights are turned on. Bird«
"Miss lllggleshy Browne end Miss
be perm itted In a pasture, even If de­
>t different ages should not be housed
Jane H a rd in g .' he resumed. ” 1 accept
horned, as all bulls should be. Even
It would astonish them as has only I
La G rande, O r , Dec, 30 — (Spe- Expert workmanship. Watches and together or lighted In the same way. an ugly ram has been known to kill a
clocks a specialty.
They should he properly graded and
known II II. on his financial side to «
'Ia l correspondence O re g o n ia n ) —
man.
Savage dogs ought not to be
ducked according to age.
Lighting
see him agree to a reduction o f prof !
OREGON
n o n le r to be «ure th a t every c h ild ! H ALSEY
But you find
■lakes It possible to carry February- necessary on a farm .
•You
sa
Browne
Its like this without a kick. But I ni j
them, and often they find you first.
ii La G rande of to y age was not I — —
—
hatched
pullets
through
the
first
fall
a man of Impulse. I am Get roe on i
“Farm machinery, such as corn
fo rg o tte n C ln is tim s , tw o o f lire
ind w inter producing period w ith fPa*
niy soft aide and a kitten ain't more relaxed "Surely you must know that
shredders, take a toll of limbs that
srgest store« o f the c ity t u r n 'd
moulting. Yearlings and two-year-old
Impulsive than old II. 11
And o’ 1 I would repay you If I could I" I hur­
would be prevented to a large degree
>ver Io the Red Cross a il love le ft
hens are better If started w ith artlfi
course the business of thia ex|«e<li(lou ried on, "And not b y -tre a c h e ry ."
If the most ordinary safety devices
ii hand C hristm as eve
The-e
dal lights In January, and the method
ain't Jest business to me. It's —er— I
were Installed snd kept In working
He laughed suddenly. "Treachery?
Is not as profitable as wtth pullet*. It
friendship.
and ^ e r sentiment in N o ! I think you would always be an >ere d is trib u te d C hristiua« m o ro -
order.
ng. The stocks of b oth to y bouses
AU w o rk d o n e p ro m p tly and is considered a questionable practice
short, there'e feelln'a that Is m i v
open foe."
Making Thrashing Safe.
j to turn lights on culled hens to stlraa-
than worth their weight In gold]”
Phone No. 269.
"Indeed I would I" I answered with were la rg e and when the Red Cro«» reasonably.
In some states the boiler Inspection
i
ate
egg
production.
In
New
Jersey,
At these significant words the sgitn- a flash of wrath. Then, as I remem
Santa Claue called at tire h o m n
I where the largest amount of work ha« laws do not apply to «team thrashers.
Hon of Aunt Jane was extreme. Was hered the need of haste, I apoke In an w hich had been missed m anv s
j >een done with artificial lighting. It is Every thrashing machine owner ought
Il possible that Mr. Tubba was declar­ Intense quick whisper.
tear-stained
face
was
b
rig
h
te
n
e
d
"Listen— I
thought better to sell the culls and bay to have his boiler Inspected once a
ing himself In die present'« of others can't explain, there lan’t time. I can
year, whether there Is a legal require­
good birds.
— snd was a response demanded fiotn only ask you to trust me— to agree to
A T T O R N E Y AT L A W
A n a u to m o b ile ra ilro a d
w ith
Artificial lights should be suspended ment or not.
herself— would hla sensitive nature, so what Mlsa Browuo wishes.
Every­
I could talk for another hour or so
igh> ra il* fro m the Sc»'ilh»rn Pv. «Ol New F i n i N a t i Rank B ld ’g *rotn the celling to that the entire floor
lately wounded by cruel ausplcbm In
thing you don't dream how much—
oo farm accident breeders that might
terpret her alien«« as fatal
ia hie depends on It I"
race
Is
lighted
I
f
the
rno«llng
closet
F o r I felt that I c ifit in Lane c o u n ty to the easteru
A lb a n y , Oregon.
A country doctor's
hopes? Bui while she struggled he
oartltlon casts « shadow on the roosts, I he eradicated.
would let the treasure lie hidden In -ta te lin e and tlv iie e s o irh v a td i«
tnerni maiden shine«« and the ear • he Island Queen forever rather than ta lk e d of.
he chicken* w ill go to sleep In the : practice Is fu ll of th e m ; but here we
I t is c la im e d th a t it
are a t the house. Come In to dinner
of crushing M r Tuhhs, the c uversa
shadow.
o u ld coet m uch lee« th a n th e or-
that Mr. Tuhhs should, under the orig­
before you go bark."
Hon had swept on
Results In New Jersey show that In
in a rv ra ilro a d , p e rfo rm as goml LICENSED FUNERAL DIRECTORS
ins! contract, claim a share of I t
"Much obliged," returned Brown, as
"Mr. Shaw," said Ml*« Browne "you
general ihe use of lights nearly doubles
The doubt had quite left h it face.
sv’ vic econom ii a lly and serve 22..
IIARRISRURG
LEBANON
he cramped his flivver around In the
have heard Mr. Tuhhs, In Hie Interest
j rodurtlon during Ihe period o f high
“ I do trust yon, little V irginia," be 0 Mi.OOO acres of te r rito ry , in e iu d -
Rhone .13
Phone I»
readway
" i g m « . n i hurry back to
of the expedition. liberally consent io said gently.
"Yea, I trust In your ing HR> lit t le tow ns and v illa g e ,
uric''» of »<<« and greatly Increases ihe 1
Hra nr he* at
reduce hla claim hv one-half. Doubt- honesty, heaven knows, child
[ usual net return oyer (he cost o f lights the farm and fig up a few thing* be­
Bnt The tire t section may be fro m O»k
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