RURAL ENTERPRISE
Influential Editor
Chicken* Top Wheat Eater*
Published Every Wednesday,
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Editor’* note in Arkana&s paper
*aya: “ Owing to lack of space
and the rush of editing this issue
several births and deaths will be
postponed until next wee>.” The
editor has more than ordinary in
fluence in hie home community.—
L- A lmon
EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
Wednesday, Nov. 10, 1926
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A C o m p lex
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By C. E. McCORMACK
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HE night was cold, bleak, and
dark. “Ugh ! what a beastly
II a year in advance
night to start on a long Journey," said
Arrearages. 12%c a month
a traveier, “but It cannot be post
poned. The business In hand will
Advertising. 20c an inch ; no discount
brook no delay."
Mra. J. 8. Nice wood, daughter
fo r lime or space ; no charge for com-
He shivered In his fur coat as the
nnsition o rc .ranges.
and bod spent Saturday in Albany
■ hlgb wind sent him scudding along
having some dental work done.
I at a rapid pace to the railway station.
I a miserable little place, ae cold and
(beans-Koe^uck A«rt< ulturul k i n i iid sd e a > I cheeriest as the n igh t Oae rassen-
Wheat and flour are synonymous In I ger, a pretty young woman, sat on a
the minds of many. As a matter oi I dilapidated bench and looked about
fact, however, forty per cent of our I upon her and devour her. Apparently
mammoth wheat crop never leaves I she had never traveled alone before.
the farm at all, bat Is used for seed I In about ten minutes the train pulled
purposes and feeding farm aninaUa, into the station and both travelers got
on and went Into the same car. The
states the Sears-Roebuck Agricultural
Foundation In a survey recently com woman sat In front of the man. He
pleted on wheat consumption. It Is gazed at her for a moment, then for
This is our 3rd annual Turkey dance and we have a fine lot of
used most abundantly for feeding in got all about her, so absorbed was he
birds to be given away at this time. Best of music and a good
those sections of the country having In thinking of “the business In hand."
time. You may be lucky, don’t miss it.
a wheat surplus und a shortage o i Presently, however, be became pain
the usual feed crops such as corn, fully conscious that something was
oats and barley. The poorer qualities i wrong when he heard a half stifled
of wheat, not suited for making dour, cry, and looking at the woman, saw
Walker Bros, complete old-time orchestra will play at Tumble
that she was sobbing.
are kept behind for this purpose.
Chickens are the heaviest consum- I
“What shall I d o r he thought.
Inn Thanksgiving Night, November 25th, Nuff Sed.
era of wheat fed on the farm ufting I “She is In great distress. I may, or
59.1% of all wheat so distributed. I I may not be able to help her.”
Swine are next, with 29.1%. In I
He hesitated to speak to her, think
wheat-growing sections horses are fed I ing she might resent what she consid
wheat and consume on an average I ered Impudent Interference. As he
5.4% of all wheat fed on the farm, I sat pondering the matter, wondering
while the remaining 0.4% goes te I what to do, the train suddenly
cattle.
I stopped with a great Jolt and the
I woman, affrighted, Jumped up and
Silas Otto Kean of Albany and screamed, “There 1 I knew It would
Mi*s Ruth McNeil of Halsey were happen. We’ve Jumped the track I”
And she continued to scream and
issued a marriage license today by scream.
county clerk Russel],
The few passengers in the car, most
ly men, loked at her and one of them .
laughed.
“Stop that laughing." commanded
another one, Jumping up, ‘or I’ll break
every bone In your body
you will, w ill y o u r snarled
Simple buckorn bark, glycerine, the “Oh,
laughing one. “Well, come on,
etc., as mixed in Adlerika, often Just you try.".
“I said If you did not stop It I
helps stomach trouble in TEN
minutes by removing GAS. Brings I would."
For the Price of a Moving Picture
During this melee the woman kept
out a surprising amount of old screaming, “Oh, I knew It would hap
An inspiring, heart-touching presentation of the cause of broth,
waste matter you never thought pen. I knew I t Why did they In
erhnod that elevates our motives and enriches our Ideals.
was in your system. Stops that sist upon my taking this Journey 7”
The traveler, hoping to quell what
full, bloated feeling and makes promised to be a r io t cried o u t “Si
you enjoy eating. Excellent for lence, gentlemen, I beg of you, uotll
we find out what la the matter with
chronic constipation. Adlerika I this
lady.”
works QUICK and delightfully I
“Mind your own business," they
easy. Halsey Pharmacy, (p d a d )l shouted, "the lady, doubtless, Is ca
pable of minding hers.”
And they continued to argue. The
battle of words was distracting. “This
noise must be stopped," cried the trav
eler. At that moment the lights went
o u t This had the contrary effect to
As a progressive Drrirym an d esirin g to secure m ax im u m p rofits fro m
what he expected. They lady stopped
m y m ilk h e rd , I realize th e necessity of ad h e rin g to a n organized
screaming and the men stopped talk-
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$3.19
to P o rtla n d
and return
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Sunday, return limit Tuesday.
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A fine Standard Make Piano for $150.00
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W e don’t use any tricks to sell Pianos, j [
ip Just come in and look over our goods,
£ we will please you if you will call on us.
Best Linn County Talent has been drafted
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Direction of Mrs. Chas. Child
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suspected of being •
boarder or o t h e r w i s e
l a c k in g In necessary
qualifications shall un
dergo a fair, but thor
ough teat. What I spend
on my herd must come
buck to uw at a profit.
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Taking Inventory. I hare
deviled that pure milk la
better than purified milk and
that I want nut more onws.
but more and better milk
from each cuw.
h u r t» ,
the hot
months, whenever pos
sible, I shall supply
my herd with a cool,
clean, outside resting
place, where they may
chow their cuds in
peace and ruminate on
the blessings of being
a provider lather than
a pax salts.
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My first step should
ho the selection of a
true type herd sire—
a
selection
which
should always com
mand greet care and
Proper eelectl 'B of dams
also will bring itg own
rewards In more milk,
better milk and better
a a lu sls.
The comfort of the
animal Is Important.
T h o r o u g h cleaning
aided by periodical
•ttpplng about flanks,
a d d e r s an.I unJ«r-
flity* d u r i n g gtsble
months and all ever
the body when turn
ing out In the tprtag
shall be part of my
Clean anim al, ch a n i
low bacteria count.
A dirty condition tike that
pirturcd here shall never pre
vail In my herd. Rather titan
•■rape, curry and brush end
lessly. I shall clip and quickly
clean thorosighly by wiping with
a damp cloth.
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The growth la the
number o f now fee l
ing asacxiations coa-
TltH'ea rne that member-
ahip In one la a good
th-'ng I pledge my as
eodatlcn full support
and co operation.
F t por feed* ng Is
asssntlat. Therefore
X sha.l a'wsys nro-
ylJo a e a g e f n l l e
b a la n c e d
rattue
to tuy herd
as
•roll as a plentiful
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the train started. The traveler looked
at the lady. New she was composed
and tranquil. The men likewise.
"What a curious psychological prob
lem has presented Itself for my obser
vation tonight," was the thought that
flashed through his mind. "Why did
that lady scream and take on so when
there was no reason, api -rently, and
when there was, why was she com
posed 7"
For the moment this problem drove
all thought of his business out of his
mind, and In trying to solve it he sat
deep in thought. Then, “Eureka! 1
have It The lady, no doubt, has been
reading «omethlng that made so deep
an Impression on her mind that it be
cama almost an obsession causing- her
much mental anxiety. The thought of
the possible danger If the train did
jnmp the track assumed suuh gigantic
pvoportloa* In her mind that all other
matter was relegated to second place.
So, naturally, when she was obliged
to set out alone on a Journey she lm
mediately began to conjure up all sorts
of dire happenings. That was why
she cried.
And when the train
stopped suddenly with a Jolt, which Is
a common occurrenre whan traveling,
her mind was so overwrought she Im
mediately Imagined the worst aDd be
gan to scream. But when the light
went eut, which was an occurrence
that might. Justifiably, have caused
fearful forebodings, she paid no at
tention to It When the real cause
for mental anxiety presented Itself,
the unreal cause became apparent at
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I The dairy or
I c r u o e r r that
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They m iut ear-
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mg <ierp«r»!* effort* to control her
mirth. But to no avail, after a short
straggle it had Its way and a merry
laugh rang out in which everybody
Joined. Whereupon the eald, "Fellow
V a »sung« re, I owe you an apology for
causing so much disturbance. But I
wish to sound this note of warning.
Don’t ever reed a book Hke this," and
she held it up, "before starting on a
long jouraey. If yon ere sensitive It
'nay have the tam e effect on you that
It had on me. It Is responsible for
what might have been a great miefor
tune, hot, happily, turned out' all
right."
All the puseeugers crowded around
her to tee the book It was entitled
T h e Railroad Wreck.” Again the car
resounded with hearty laughter.
And now comes the moat Interesting
part of this story. A* * result of that
chaace encounter the lady end the
trawtter. Matthew Klafce fi*q . came
te the wtee caodnatoo that this world
w n tes l be a dreary old pteee to live
W if they did not « a r e « 4 WOtihtrib
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