The gazette-times., October 16, 1913, Image 4

lfSSMm& iON EVERY
WE I FARM
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The Farm Burden Bearer
OU and your farm wagon spend a
great deal ot time togetner. ui an
your tools, it is your standby. Its
wheels roll along under big loads
fnr vnii fowerinfif racks of hav and
grain, sacks of produce over miles ot roaas io
market, loads of sand and gravel, anything
that needs moving. When next you ride on
top of a load, listen to the constant racking,
creaking, groaning sound of the wagon box
and wheels, as the load pitches back and forth
over the road ruts. It takes solid strength to
stand up long under that. I H C wagons
Weber
Columbus
New Bettendorf
Steel King
give the buyer the most he can get for his
money because they defy hard usage for the
- longest time, and are easiest on the horses.
These are a few of the things that contribute
to the making of the unbeatable I H C wagon
reputation. Selection of the finest grades of
lumber, oak, hickory and pine, and of the best
quality steel and iron; many months of toughen
ing, air-drying of every piece of wood; skilled
assembling of parts, fitting of bolts and rivets,
and perfect shaping and ironing; application
of the purest paint to act as wood preserva
tive and to prevent shrinking and warping of
the wood. In the construction, the wagon
undergoes many careful inspections by experts
who test every part and verify each operation
so that when the wagon is ready for the farmer,
it is practically perfect in every detail and
thoroughly up to the I H C standard.
Study I H C wagons at the local dealer's.
Get catalogues from him, or, write the
International Harvester Company of America
(Incorporated)
Portland Ore.
It's not the mechanical perfection
of any one part of thesFord it's
the perfection of all its parts
working" in perfect harmony
that makes it the car of univer
sal and unprecedented demand.
Better buy yours today the
rush will soon be on.
"Everybody is driving a Ford" more
than 200,000 in service. New prices
runabout $525 touring car $;00
town car $800 with all equipment,
f. o. b. Detroit. Get particulars from
ALBERT BOWKER,
Local Agent, at
HEPPNER GARAGE
1 -n
Elmer Beaman
FUEL. DEALER
Fir, Oak, Pine and Slabwood,
Lump Coal and Nut Coal.
PROMPT DELIVERY SERVICE.
From now on my business is to be strictly cash;
leave money with your orders. Orders left
either at yard or with Slocum Drug Co. will re
ceive prompt attention.
Good Stationery is a firm's Best Representative. GOOD
Stationery is our motto, color work is oar specialty.
THE GAZETTE-TIMES PR INTER Y.
How the Campaign la Organized and
the Manner In Which the Work
Will Progresa Of Lasting
Benefit to People of North
wet Meana More
Live Stock.
By EARL CONSTANTINE.
Beginning on September 23 and last-
I ing for a period of over forty days.
there is to be held, under the auspices
of the commercial, civic and agricul
tural organizations of the Inland Em
pire, one of the most remarkable agri
cultural campaigns ever undertaken.
While popularly talked of as the
"Holden Alfalfa Campaign," it is to
be distinctly a popular campaign of
the whole people of this "Inland Em
pire." Spokane's part in the work is not
proportionately any greater than that
of any of the smaller towns. Because
of Spokane's central location and larg
er resources and facilities, her busi
ness men have been called upon to
handle the preliminary correspon
dence and arrangements. Once the
campaign has started, the success of
the work Is in the hands of the other
towns as the train moves from one
point to another.
The correspondence of the past
three monthe has shown a very gen
eral and intense interest in this
movement Letters have poured into.
headquarters from farmers, profes
sional men and business men. All
men throughout the surrounding terri
tory are welcoming the movement.
Of Great Benefit to People.
From the standpoint of Spokane, the
Alfalfa Campaign is certainly one of
the most valuable undertakings for
this part of the country. While we
shall not benefit as directly as will
the smaller towns to be visited, still.
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Six Year Old Alfalfa Field Hill Land,
Without Irrigation Second Crop.
Photo Taken August 30, 1913 Six
, Miles Southeast of Spokane, Farm
of J. D. Brosnahan.
time will bring us returns inestimable.
Spokane business men have always
appreciated that what benefits the
neighboring community benefits Spo
kane. The remarkable agricultural dis
tricts of the Inland Empire have been
tilled and harvested on a big scale.
While we have raised wonderful crops,
in doing so we have been slowly but
surely taking of the life of the soil
and ehould we continue along the lines
of the past our crop yields would de
crease with the natural result of de
preciating values of land. Besides,
large farms must necessarily mean
fewer owners and smaller population.
The time has already come when we
must bring more settlers on our farm
lande, and to do so we must begin to
diversify in our farming. After all,
the Alfalfa Campaign is one for di
versified farming. Alfalfa serves,
among other things, two important
objects: it improves the soil, and it
is the basis for a new source of wealth,
i. e., the raising of stock.
It Is because of these facts that the
Spokane business men are so very
much interested in the above cam
paign. For their part of the work
they have done everything within
their power to blanket the whole In
land Empire and to make it the great
est agricultural campaign ever con
ducted in the country.
ALFALFA IN WASHINGTON.
Prof. E. E. Elliott of the Washing
ton State college makes the follow
ing statement, based upon the reports
of farmers representing a wide range
of country and a great variety of
soils:
"From the statements of these far
mers and observations taken it is not
unreasonable to make the claim that
wherever a grain crop can be pro
duced there also can alfalfa be suc
cessfully grown. Alfalfa comes near
er filling the demand for a perma
nent forage plant for pasture than
any other yet discovered, although It
is not primarily a pasture plant
Where It has failed this has been
due to a lack of understanding of the
nature of the plant or a mistreat
ment of It Tests show that It can
be grown, succpssfully, In altltuda
much higher than other crops," "
FLOATING SPOOK HANDS.
Legend o the Famous School of St.
Denis, Near Paris.
Most English people who have
been in France know of the famous
school of St. Denis, near Paris,
.here the daughters of army und
naval officers belonging to the Le
giou d'llonneur are educated free.
Here is one of the many interesting
stories which are repeated to every
newcomer, freezing the marrow in
her bones, for the l'rench girl is
naturally superstitious.
In one of the long pillared gal
leries leading from one wing to
another small patches of white are
to bo seen floating about at dusk.
But those patches are dreaded, for
they are nothing less than ghostly
hands trying to find unwary girls
to drag them to their death, as
years ago they dragged three of
their number. A pupil having had
a fainting fit in class, her mistress
sent her with an older girl to the in
firmary, to reach which it was nec
essary to cross the haunted cloister.
Surprised at the delay of the sec
jnd girl, the teacher sent a third
to fetch her back, but the third also
failed to return.
Thoroughly alarmed, the mistress
decided to go herself to see what
was detaining them, and two of the
bigger pupils accompanied her.
Crossing the gallery through which
the girls had to pass on their way,
they noticed what they thought
were pieces of paper floating to
ward them between the great pil
lars, but when at closer quarters the
horrified girls saw that what seemed
to be paper was in reality a hand,
or rather many hands, trying to
seize them.
Then came a race for life, for,
though the terrified girls ran as
they had never done before, the
mysterious hands seemed to gain
on "them. However, the mistress
managed to save herself and her
charges. Some hours after the
bodies of the three pupils who had
been sent to the infirmary were
found at the bottom of the stone
steps quite dead.
And the new girl trembles and
looks fearfully out of the great win
dows, dreading and yet longing to
see the white patches floating in the
cloisters of the famous building.
Pearson's Weekly.
Jack Tar and the Actor.
A famous Irish actor of the eight
eenth century nanicd John Moody
early in life, before he went on the
stage, had been to Jamaica and
worked his passage home as a sailor
before the mast. One night some
time after he had been engaged at
Drury Lane when he was acting
Stephano in "The Tempest" a sailor
in the front row of the pit got up
and, standing upon the seat, halloo
ed out, "What cheer, Jack Moody
what cheer, messmate?"
This unexpected address rather
astonished the audience. Moody,
however, stepped forward and, rec
ognizing the man, called out: "Tom
liullett, keep your jawking tacks
aboard. Don't disturb the, crew and
passengers. When the show is over
make sail for the stage door, and
we'll finish the evening elsewhere.
But till then, Tom, keep your locker
shut." Moody, it is related, was as
good as his word. Cornhill Magazine.
Luxury For the Ostrich.
Dealing with the anti-plumage
campaign in England, the Cape
Times of South Africa in a leading
article remarks that: "Were it not
for the commercial value of its
feathers, the ostrich would today
be as rare in civilized South Africa
as the hippopotamus. The ostrich
is really a much pampered bird, liv
ing a life of pure luxury. He is
bred and kept in condition merely
for the sake of his feathers and
generally he lives to a ripe old age.
The feathers are not pulled out
from the sockets by the roots, but
are cut with as. little pain to the
bird as is caused to a sheep by the
shearer."
A Use For His Obituary.
A well meaning and conscientious
editor on being shown by the man
most interested that the death of
the commandant was falsely re
ported in his paper, apologized pro
fusely and offered to make it all
right.
"We'll print a correction at once,"
he said.
"Well," said the man who wasn't
dead, "perhaps it would be better
to let it stand. I'll show it to my
friends when they want to borrow
money."
Asking Too Much.
Mrs. Richquick John, I want
you to buy a new parlor suit.
Mr. Richquick Maria, I've been
agreeable enough so far to get dif
ferent clothes for morning, noon,
afternoon and night, but I'm con
sarned if I'll change 'em every time
I go into a different room." Exchange.
GOLDEN
WEST
COFFE
Was thoroughly demonstrated
during the Fair
and
MADE A BIG HIT
We Sell It
and guarantee every can, or
money back.
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COMPANY
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