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.
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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.
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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.
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CLIENT APPARENTLY WAS ‘ON’
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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
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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*
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