The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-11-02
Sans Turkey.

A writer signing himself go 'Lleary"
lowing story of his first turkey hunt,
and how he and a comrade found out,
so that they never forgot it, the differ.
ence between real turkey and a tur-
key buzzard. At that time he was
boy of eighteen, and recently came to
live on. Green river, Kentucky. He
had heard many hunters tales of the
wild gobblers in that region, and final
ly he and a fellow named '*Sam" de.
termined to find one.
We shouldered our guns one after
noon, and I struck out into the ''flats.'
There had been snowfall of couple
of inches in the forenoon, and Sam
felt sure of turkey. We tramped
about for something near an hour, and
we came to large hollow log, in which
the snow had blown several feet, and
there, fresh in the new fallen snow,
was turkey track, made on entering
the log. Sam was squatted down be.
fore the hole, and after squatting
awhile declared that he saw the tur-
key at the same time leveling his rifle.
After taking deliberate aim he pulled
the trigger, but as no sound was
heard indicating the success of the
shot, he called for my gun which, by
the way was an army musket. and I
handed it to him, which, after aim
ing with great pains, he sent a hand
full of B. BIS crashing through the
other end of the log. Sam laid the
guns down and commenced peering in.
to the log.
''See him Sam,'' says I.
No; but hear him. Crawl in and
get it," replied Sam.
I came closer and looked in. The
log was full of smoke and so dark
could not see two feet from the end.
As thought it not very inviting, de.
clined going in.
"Go in and get your turkey urged
Sam.
1replied by telling him to go in him.
self, which for some reason I could not
account for, he would not do. I went
down the log toward the opposite end,
and finding soft place, applied the
toe of my boot with considerable vig-
or, and soon had hole into the hol-
low. I called Sam, and while he pro-
ceeded to enlarge the hole. I commence
ed loading my gun to be ready in case
of any emergency. Sam tore up the
log several feet, and presently yelled
out. "Here he is, come and pull him
out"
I looked, and sure enough there was
something.
"Why don't you come and pull it
out p asked Sam again.
Il began to be suspicious and to
think something was wrong, or Sam
would take hold himself. After find.
ing I would not drag out game shot by
some one else, Sam cautiously ran his
arm in and caught the bird by the tail
feathers, and drew it forth and de.
posted it on the ground; yes, sure
enough turkey, but surnamed buz-
zard. Sans face was a study az he
eyed the bird. It blew or Kissed some
thing like goose for while, and af-
ter tapping about some time flew off.
Sam and watched the Inflated carrion
eater out of sight before either of us
spoke.
We silently shouldered our guns and
wended our way homeward, finding
no more game. AS if by mutual con.
sent, neither of us mentioned the
circumstance after arriving home, not
caring to be the butt of such good
joke.
Area of Farms.-According to the
census twelve of the States of the
Union have farms that average less
than 125 acres in extent. In some of
the States the average runs up as high
as 500 acres. These twelve States are {:
Maine, average 90 acres New Hamp'
shier, 122; Massachusetts, 1903; Rhode
Island, o.; Connecticut, 90 =; New York.
103 New Jersey, 90 Pennsylvania,
lO3 Indianna, 112; Ohio, Ill; Michi.
grn, l0l T.; Wisconsin, ia. While the
total value of the farms in the United
States is put down at $9,262, ,803 1851,
the value in the above small-farm
States foots up IS, ,4O7 587, ,l78, or near
ly three.fifths of the total and this too
while the area of these States is less
than one.tenth of the area of the whole
country. This proves the superiority
of the small-farm system so far as pc.
cuniary results are involved.
The Christian Leader IN. w. in
speaking of Merchants Gargling Oil,
says: ''Mr. Hodge is a gentleman of
liberal tastes and excellent judgment,
and the Gargling Oil Company, under
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