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About The Polk County post. (Independence, Or.) 1918-19?? | View Entire Issue (Oct. 7, 1921)
BRITISH PEERS SELL ESTATES “ B IR D IO L A ” ß y L IL L IA N CYR. Claim Action It Foroed Upon Them by Taxation and Death Dutiet. (£ . 1111. by M cC lur* .N .w .u *p «r Syndicate > Theed, in spotless white flannel«, | sauntered aimlessly down the sun baked sidewalk in Newspaper Row. It ! was June, and the abhorred quest for education was temporarily suspended. In September ne v/ould enter Worces ter high, as a Junior, an estimable ac quisition In Theed’s opinion. He slowed On* Big Landed Proprlstor A fter down to a halt In front of a hitching Another I* Dividing and Selling post, and, having languidly reached out fo r Its iron ring, be twined It absently. HI* Holding*— In Sam* Fam lli«* Ue was in one of those day dreams for Many Centuries. boys have. Hla eyes remained open; I-on Ion.— England’* great estate* but he saw nothing. It has to be ad are crumbling under the weight of mitted that three-quarters of Theed’s taxation and death duties and one big dreams, waking and sleeping, were of landed proprietor afffcr another among Anita, the girl who wore hU fraternity the nobility la dividing and selling his pin, and whose lovely haDd be had holdings, many of which have been In kissed in a pageant in which they had the hands of single families for cen been the star performers. lie turned back up Newspaper row turies. The latest Indication that peers are aud down Old South to Anita’s home. He hesituted with bewildering Indeci finding It necessary to seek smaller homes comes In the announcement of sion at her gate, shyness or some oth the duke of Portland that he may have er boyish attribute, having seised him ; then be walked away. He soon re to abandon his palatial mansion, turned, playing a melancholy air on a Welbeck Abbey, In Nottinghamshire. newly bought small Instrument of This Is only one o f the residence* of the duke, who owns some 1100.000 baked clay, called a “ Blrdlola,” said lustrumetit containing ten holes for ten acre# In England. huger* and capable of a series of Duke Express** Fear*. wlerd and depressing whistling tones. "F o r centuries past lauded estates He bad nearly passed the house have been handed down from genera tion to generation,” said the duke, when Anita balled him from the plaz- addressing his tenants on the occasion sa. of the coming of age o f his son Lord "C m on up, and hare easu, lemon •Francis Cavendish. ‘‘Landlords and ade,” she Invited, tenants have lived on terms of mutual He pocketed hla Instrument and trust and affection. I fear, howetfcr. sank down In a comfortable wicker that the state o f things Is passing chair, while the little hostess presided away, for with the present weight of ever the drinks and edibles. taxation and the extremely onerous “ What Is it?” asked Anita, not with death duties, the future may become out some curiosity, "that thing you very uncertain for all landed pro were blowing?” prietors If this Is good for the “ This,” said Theed, holding up the conntry, ! certainly do not complain. Instrument, and adopting the manner “ With regard to my own case. It may and the fluency o f the yoaug clerk lu not be possible for me and my family the music store w'ho sold It to him, “ Is to continue to reside at Welbeck, but a ‘blrdlola,’ an Instrument o f rare I fear that there can he little doubt qualities. From it oue may luduce the that those who come after me will oot calls, the whistles of any bird, or all be able to do § 0 .“ bird»— ” Many Connsctlons Severed. “ Here comes Fred. Hello, Freddie," On all sides historic house* are And called Anita sweetly. "Oh, I'm so glad Ing new tenants and ancient families you brought your clarlueL” are severing their connection with the "H ello, Laurie, ol' top,” said Fred, soil. The duke o f Devonshire sold gayly. Devonshire house In 1919 and Stowe "H ow d'y do,” Tlieed responded, house, the property o f Baroness Kin- stltUy. He thoroughly disliked Fred loss, was disposed o f recently. and hla clarinet. « Others who hare sold their proper A bit later the two boys rose to go. ties recently Include the duke o f Bed “ I'm glad you boys are coming to my ford, the duke of Westminster, the party,” smiled Atiltu, "and Freddie, duke o f Rutland, th# duke o f Grafton, bring your clartneL” the duke o f Marlborough Lord The day for Anita's party arrived. Leeonfleld. I-ord Beauchamp, Earl Theed made au elaborate toilet aud Rradford. Lord Aberdeen, Lord Lovat, proceeded to Anita's. Lord Harrington. Lord Harlech, th* A few minutes before the dauciug countess o f Warwick and Sir Richard began Theed made bis way t ) Anita’s Rulkoley. side to claim uer drst dance. Runnymede. a meadow on the hank - “ 1 Juat promised Fred,” said Anita. o f the Tharnea river. In Surrey, sit* of “ You promised It to uie Monday a ft th* historic battle where the baron* ernoon when we .vere slttlug In th* wrested from King John the Magna hammock, Dou't you remember?” Charta In 121B, was up for sale but asked TJjeed. pained that she should aroused sentiment compelled Its with have forgotteu that wondrous lucldaut. drawsl. Attacking th* government "N o." In the debate on the corn production “ Well, this Is my dance, Aults. You nets repeal bill, Lord Lincolnshire In promised me flrst,'' Theed declared the h ois* of lord* declared the pres stubbornly. ent ministry we* preparing to aell "H ere comes Fred. Hurry, Theed. ‘ be crown lands and said nothing re Find a partner before the dunce be- ms'ned hut “to pawn th* crown 1 gins." Jewels.“ Tlieed stared at her In amazeinenL I “ Very well,” he said coldly. NOW FILM SURGICAL WCRK Aud be did And a partner. A visit ing girl received him tenderly. Germen tcheala Flnd Tetmhing ef At drat he was a hit bored, hla mind M edicine by Movías la c é is more on Anita's behavior than the F irm a r Metheds. lively talk o f Ills companion, but she really wna Intereating, and Tlieed Berlín.— An laven ti en by whtch Be could uot help coining out of his sad tallad, enlsrged morlng plcture* ef mood. intilcat* surgí cal operatloes art taken Ureal wan Anita's Indignation to dnd wlfhrmt Interfertng wlth the operatlng bun so absorbed In that vialtor that phystclans and wlthout the preeence be hull uot returned to her for a slugle e f a camera operator has heen per dance. ■ fected hy Dr. A. Rofh* e f Berlín, and During au Intermission Anita had now la belng nsed In s numher of Fred play his ciariuet. At the flrst Germán medical nnlveraltles. for the •oft tentative toot Theed rose and heneflr nf students. It Is ctatmed that •lipped out o f the room. the students nbtaln better Instnictlon Fred was part through his ovation IVom a atudy nf the moví* plcture of when he was startled by the wild trill the nperntlnn than froro wltneaslng ing of a bobolink, which was repeuted the opero tlon Itself. at intervals to the end of his recital. The “ operatlon camera“ ts lestgned In several parts of hla song sheeplike to hang dlrectly aboye the operatlng bleats and "moos" suggestive of cows phyalrlan’s hands Th* rtnemato- exchanged places with the short, tenta rraphlcal lampe are la a room ahove, tive loots aud issued from hts clarinet sepa rotad frnm th* eperotlng rnotn by In rural discord. At the end of the a glsaa roof song however, polite clapping greeted A fter the machine ha* heen placed Fred. la poaltlon an operatlng phyalrlan er Anita, ' he I »egged, "explain to them. a nnroe can «tart tt by presalng na Tluit bird outelde. Oh. my reputa slevtrlrol fttet devlce, whlch la sil th* tions lo st!" lie was breathless and attentloa n****** 17 #0 th* part o f tlie bis completion assumed a bright pink. doctor or th* att*ndanta. Jusl then through the opeu window there floated a melancholy air. Both Fred and Anita recognised the dread ful whistling tone* as those of Theed’s Three-Yoar-Otd Gttrt “ blrdlola." Fred was angry. Anita w h s pleased at Tlieed'* flare of Je*l Walk« Up Plkt’a Peak Ol.sy. The mournful toue was touching, Colorado Spring*, Cel*.- Mias even If the tones were depressing. An Helen M Riordan. throe year ita run out on the piazza aud shut the old daughter of Mr and Mra screen door softly behind her. George J. Riordan o f New York 'Theed." she called treuiuloualy. d iy, holds the world's record for Anita - h i down in a chair beside the asceut on foot o f Pike'* Peak. him. "Flay for ine," she commanded. She and her uielher walked Tlieed bright cue,I visibly and raised up to the burro stand, where j the "hirdloln" to his lip«. they etayed all night. Early I Llght-henrted once more, the de uett morning they started afoel pressing whistling lobes of the "blrtll- on the last lap of the as»-ent. oia" grated on Anita's sensibilities. where all the difficult climbing “Theed," she said solemnly, “ your comes In. because o f the altitude Tlrdlola' has become very dear to us. sod cold and winds. The child I'lease give It to me and I will keep walked th* entire distance un It am) cherish It forever and ever." aided. A wise little miss, Anita. She was At the summit, whtch was insuring quiet enjoyment for herself reached about noon, ah* ap in Tlieed * future visit* It was true pea red leas fatigued than her tlmt the Instrument had bridged the mother estrangement twtweeu them, but It —— — — . - was a “b lrd lola.' MUST SEEK SMALLER HOMES BREVITIES GO IN COMFORT S. H. McEimurry has been elected vice president of the Campers’ Association o f the Ore gon State Fair. Go at yonr pleasure-go where you choose and when you choose, with your family or your friends. Enjoy the boundless beauties of nature, the pure air, a lunch in a shady wood, a fisning excursion, a rest by a cool lake or stream. You can in a Ford. Millions have learn ed by experience that to own and operate a Ford is not an extravagance; they have learnded that the many pleasures derived from a Ford takes the place of other pleasures, and the saving thus made oft en pays for the car and its maintenance. Lets talk this matter over. Get the facts and figures. Mrs. Lucinda Baldwin and sis- ‘ ter, Mrs. L. E. Baldwin went tO; Portland this week to attend the. wedding of their niece, M iss, Gaynelle Baldwin. \ C. Kolb was E. here this week visiting his daughter, Mrs. W. 1 Huggins. We are pleased to • note that Mr. Huggins is steadily improving and that he will soon be able to assume business res ponsibilities again. B. STEWART MOTOR CO. FIJI ISLANDERS PIOUS RACE Form •r Fierce South Sea Cannibal* Have Been Converted Into Al moat Ideal Citizen*. The F iji islands, to the occi- dental, call up gruesome feasts of “ long pig,” and tales of barbarous cruelty, a writer in Asia states It is true that the Fijians were once among the fiercest of the islanders. They were the greediest of ranni- bals, and practiced oiueltie* that made cannibalism sink into insig nificance. Y et cruelty for the F iji- ans was largely a matter o f habit Even in the days o f savagery, they possessed the qualities that make them now model citizens. Most of the Fijians sre Wesleyan Methodists. Nearly *v*nr v4lag* has its meeting house to which the Fijians are called to worship by the big, musical drums that le>* than a century ago announced cannibal feasts. In connection with each church is a school. Suva, the capi tal— a thriving little metropolis with all the earmarks of civilization, in cluding a town hall, a museum, a Carnegie library, a hospital, an in- sane asylum, a rotv o f shops with plate glass windows, hotels and a ja il— boasts several churches and a fine cathedral. j | j I 1 J ] j j 1 F U R N I T U R Largest Stock New and Second Furniture in the Valley ' 1 j I T R A D E UN Y O U R O L D F U R N IT U R E ’ | Salem, • ‘ CLIENT APPARENTLY WAS ‘ON’ 1 _!"" Had the Situation of Affairs in Law Firm Sized Up Pretty Much a* They Were. Earlier in his career Speaker Gil- lett of the house of representatives was partner in a law firm in Spring- field, Mass., which hung out its shingle as “ Gillett 1 McClench.” As Mr. Gillett becam* more and more absorbed in his work in Wash ington he gave lew and less atten tion to his practice at home. Mr. McClench had to do all tha work. But he got back at Mr. G illett ou an occasion when the «»m e folks were giving a hanqne* IB rep - eaentative and h* wiu H u x u at». He said that he was <m a plaea where he did not ranch because people and gave him fu ll credit. “ Only last week,” he said, “ I re ceived a letter intended for the firm, but the client understood perfectly. He addressed it to ‘ Doolittle A Mc- Clench.’ ” “ You will understand, gentle men,” Mr. Gillett re tie d , “ that no man. however great, is a hero to his own valet.” — New York Sun. Buster Brown Shoe Store Brown Galt School Shoes— A 100 per cent Leather Shoo Priced At $ 3.45 $ 3.95 $ 4.85 Last of Three Friand*. Chauneey M D ip « « is the last of three distinguished friends, of whom Geuenfl Horace forte» sr.a Joseph f H. Choate ar* deml. rjmarks the. Detroit News They war* for years • link between the presrut generation and that o f Civil wsr days General 1 Port*r campaign»-»! with Grant sod was present when l-e* .surrendered, j Alt three were note«l orators General Porter wa- regarded a* having tb* superior mentality and hts sc?le»e ments a* soldier, diplomat «m l rail- 1 road flnancler and builder made him most conspicuous. Choate's orai»»ry was closely associ ated with his winning personality- ! Depew's addresses^ ar* notable f»»r < their sp»»ntnneo«o> humor aunt wtt w hile; General Porter »1 rafted . ........ * w h ‘ liMIulte .-are ami delivered th»m with gl Impressive Intensity ehd sincerity. For Chlldron from 6 to 16 yoaro Other lines ol Fall School Shoes at Ihi new low prices BUSTER BROWN SHOE STORE SEEING THI NGS Mermaid-— How are v»*u going to amuse yourself during the summer? Sea Serpent— I guess l won’t show up this sea*»»!!. I might get some poor fellow into trouble the revenue sleuth* l£ with 125 Commercial Street, Salem, Ore. Ir: