PRIZE CATTLE PAY
In th« weeks that followed the Ori
noco cuckoo* «dded nightly to their
DEARLY FOR GLORY
Eleanor Boardman
fume.
Other ornithologist* besides
for YOUR PRODUCE
Chicago, III. Kings of the barnyard
Murray cam« to wltneo* and wonder,
Friday paid the price of glory when
but although th« doing* of Mortal were
opposed to all their teaching* they
they went under the hammer at the
could not explain the mystery. While
International Livestock Exposition.
Insisting that the cuckoos could nut
Many of the blue ribbon holders will
Complete Change Saturday
be trained to understand human
be converted Into Christmas beef.
Adult*, Week day Matinee 20c:
speech, they wer« forced In the next
By E. F. POWER
Mah Jongg, champion steer of the
Evenings, 36c. Continous1 to 11
Portland, Oregon
breath to admit that Mortal had • c-
p. m. Children 10 cent* all time*
show
and
owned
by
the
Iowa
State
cornpllihod the miraculous.
college, brought 13 a pound, a total
Profeasor Murray sought the
of 116M0, the highest price ever paid,
¡SMALL round table supporting quntatuuc« of the little tnun ut the
First Gas Tip.
CUT FLOWERS 4 FLORAL DESIGNS
for a grand champion. The Aberdeen-'
a wicker cage stood In the Columbia, but the latter had no Infor
The
first
gas pipes were gun
Angus was purchased for the Biltmore1
middle of the *tnge, and Inside mation to give beyond that which he
. relu, soldered togati
The lighted
hotel, New York.
the cage were three birds, about nightly Imparted to bls big audiences.
More than a dozen leading Amer- 8aa flared from the end and one day;
the size of plgeoua and of a bluish Every attempt to probe the means by
WE BUY
white color. Ou the program they which he obtained the strange power
Ivan hotel» participated ta the bld ,th*
’•b developed by accident,
were mentioned as “Mortal's Orinoco over the cuckoo* wus met with the
ding. The best previous price paid for, Murdock wanted to stop the flow of
Cuckuoa," and the uudlunce watched one reply that It was only by months
a champion steer was $2 62. The ani- Ka* aD<I u,,ed his wife’s thimble. The'
them attentively. Morlul'a widely ad of arduous labor that he had made
mal will be shipped to New York and toP
thimble was full of hole*
The
vertised bird uet hnd been awaited the birds obey hl* command*,
exhibited
before
being
slaughtered.
through
which
the gas escaped. It'
statements of ornithologists the Iitti?
with eager anUdpMtluu til the
Another record-breaking price was save a much whiter, brighter light
man met with smiles. He was com-
luuiblu.
paid for the prize carload of cattle, । Ibis way and the old open flame burn-
bating arguments with acts, and Mur-
On* man In the great audience
also Aberdeen Angus, when 15 head cr <hus came into being.
ray recognised thut Mortal bad th*
particularly Interested, This wu*
Send us your shipment*. We mail you cFieek
sold for 43 cent* a pound, bringing
feuaor Murray, th« famous omltbulo udvHiituge.
Tree Surgeon* Advance.
The Orinoco cuckoo* were begin
gist, who occupied u front sent In the
16772.50. The cattle were bought by
orchestra circle. He knew thut all au nlng their seventh week at the Colum
the New Palmer Hoose, Chicago.
Tree »urgery is making marked ad- P ortland H ide &. W ool C o .
thorities agreed that the Orinoco bia when lTofe**or Murray, atlll
King of the Fairies, prize-winning vances. Many of tbe professionals ta;
cuckoo could not be trained, or even brooding over the unsolved mystery,
shorthorn bull owned by the Prince of the business are discarding the con-
received
wurd
that
hl*
friend.
Doc
duiuestlcatud. yet the announcement
Wales, was sold for (1050 to Frank C. rrete and cement filler and use a ma I ~
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stated timt the three bird* would per- tor Alfrud Farruday, the noted *cteu-
Baker of Kansas City, Mo.
terlal made from baked cork, put un-
form feats tbat would be liupoMlble tl»L hud that day arrived unexpect-
der high pressure. This new filling M^e From OId CarpeU -Wea7U
With this u> ra
for even u trained canary. The pro- edly from
AUTO MISHAPS CLIMB
is both permanent and flexible. Be-1
Iron.”
in a state uf evident ex- unge came an Inspiration, lle would,
TO 22,312 FOR 1925 tag lighter than the wood it replaces,
Mren with th» Manufa-tarer. A>olata
cltement as be uwnltud the appearance without commenting upon the uty*-
eplaces, I ;
■
, , ,
.....
haoiiaction Guaranteed. Send In Your Ma-
terlous performance. Invite the dl*
This is the latest picture of hand-
of the bird trainer.
There were 22,312 traffic accidents It Is conducive to quick healing j I
terial or Write for Pricaa
WESTERN FLUFF RUG COMPANY.
Mortal soon made hl* entrance. Ho tlnguUiied Frenchman to witness It •om* Eleanor Boardman, the well- In Portland during the fiscal year end through the growth pressure.
M-M Union Avenue Nor.
Portland, Oregon
was a am*ll, dapper man, wearing In Ilie hope that bls eye or brain known “movie” »tar, who advise* th* ing November 30, and a total of 35
over bla evening dre«* u loose Inver- might auggeat the solution of the j too fat or too lean to go on a milk death* from automobile accidents, ac-
Parsley Ball.
nevfitx in TESTED
diet—either one will profit by such
Maa coat and carrying In his hand u seeming bewitchment of the bird*.
cording to figures compiled by the
Moisten a sponge with water, then
Eight o'clock found the two at the diet, asserts thle popular feature play-
■inull gilt wand, which bu twirled awk
been seen In many pleas- record bureau at central police sta- sprinkle parsley seeds over it and, by
wardly a* ho stepped to the foot light* Columbia. The curtain roM, and Mo
LkMxd tNitril under State tope-rvl-
tion. Of the 35 deaths 11 were due means of a loop, hang it up in a con
rtal had nut reached the footlights Ing pictures.
tu address th* waiting audience.
aleo oar fame«« Work! Rec(«j
to drunken drivers.
Strain Wh Leghorns. 1# ym. rep
O
venient place. After a few days the
Ill* speech was brief, but to the when Farraduy started violently and
utation f//r better cblcka. better
The total of 22,312 accidents for seeds sprout and then the green leaves
point. He explained that bu hud sue- gripped the arm of hl* companion,
1925 is an Increase of 2452 over 1924, begin to show. The curley leaves make QUEEN HATCHERY. JayTodd
ceeded.
mouth* uf laborious ‘‘Come with me,” ho whispered ex-
laso nr Avenus - hattu ,1
What’s in a Name?
when 19,860 accidents were reported. quite attractive decorations, and there
work, iu arousing the reasoning fuc- cltedly, and fairly pulled Murray
ultie* uf the throe bird* so that he toward the dour. Upon reaching the
While the number of accdients increas is always some parsley handy for
By MILDRED MARSHALL
World's Lightest Wood.
could control their flight by word, foyer be demanded, trembling with
ed perceptibly, the number of deaths cooking purposes.
Pact* about your name. Hr KMory;
They would fly lu any direction the agitation, thut a policeman be suin-
aiun*. whenre it *» derived, ug-
Balsa
is the lightest known wood. It
from these accidents has remained
OWU ante, your lucky cay. lucky jewel
audience wished und com« back to mone<L In company with the ofltcer
is
found
in commercial quantities in
practically
stationary
for
the
last
four
Angora Gcat*.
the two men made their way to the
him at hl* call.
Cuba, parts of Porto Rico, Jamaica,
years. There were 35 deaths In 1922,
rear
of
th«
stage,
where
they
awaited
"They ar« known a* the Orinoco
As a rule Angora goats are small.1
Trinidad and along the east coast of
MONICA
Til in 1923 and 33 in 1924.
cuckoo," tiu added, smiling a* he tho conclusion of Mortal'* acL A* the
weighing from 80 to 100 pounds. Some
Central America, where it is confined
moved toward th« cage, "but 1 call bird traluer. still bowing to the ap
times in the United States they weigh
very largely to the mangrove swamps
Millions Lost In Blaze.
them the boomerang bird because plauding house, stepped behind tbe T\/T INICA Is not nearly a* popular a
as much as 140 pounds, with an oc
ava
name
uh
It
deserves
to
be.
Not
and to other inaccessible swampy
aceues, lie collided with the trio. “Ar-
Council Bluffs, la.—Property dam
they always come buck to me."
He only bn* It beauty of sound and *lg- age of nearly $1.000,000 was caused casional one even heavier than this. places. Exploiters often experience
Opening tbe cage, he placed one of rest thut num." cried Furraday.
Both males and females usually have
the three on tbe wund mid atepped to ws* my valet und 1 have searched Eu nlficarx'e. but a strikingly interesting and two persons seriously Injured by
the greatest difficulty in getting the
horns
and beards. The fleece weighs
history,
as
well.
It
comes
to
us
al-
ropa
to
find
him.
”
As
the
officer
the footlights, the cuckoo remaining
logs out of these swamps.
a fire which swept one block of Coun
perfectly quiet. The audience now stepped forward the excited doctor most direct from the Spanish, but Is cil Bluffs’ business district early Thurs from 3 to 12 pounds.
saw that the bird carried upon Ita continued: "1 taventad an electric nevertbeles* regarded as an English day.
Has Done Good Service.
Reward for Heroes.
breast a bright heurt siiti;>ed medal battery that so controls the waves name and I* more popular in Englund
The fire started frem an explosion
than
in
it*
native
country.
Many
u
ot
magnetic
force
na
to
move
u
metal
Practically
all the world's vessels
suspended from a thin chuta placed
The Carnegie hero fund was created
around It* neck. Mortal explained lic object at will within a radius of a golden-haired, blue-eyed English girl of a defective boiler in the basement by Andrew Carnegie ta April. 1904. It are babies
the Italian
that the three performer* wer« *u thousand feet. Tills scoundrel stole bears the name firsf used to designate of the Continental Furniture company, provides rewards which consist of ship Anita’ which waa broken up dar’
alike that he had adopted till* method the buttery and by Its aid controls a raven-tressed, red lipped. coquette of and before it could be put under con
i ing the present century at Genoa. She
trol had destroyed nine business build- medals and money grants to persons was built in the days of Queen Eliza
of distinguishing them apart, each the flight uf these bird*. Ill* wund Spain.
injuring
themselves
or
to
relatives
of
Monica is thought to have its earli tags, a hotel, and left 50 business and
or finger ring I* attached to the bat
medal bearing a different number.
beth, and for well over three centuries
“Now,1 " continued the bird trainer, tery. which be curries concealed under est origin with the Greek term “dotno." professional men without offices and thos£ losing their lives ta an effort to
had sailed the world's seas. She was
meaning
"to
rule.
”
Dominica
Is
a
dl
save
their
fellow
men.
bl*
cuaL
and
the
metal
disk*
attached
"I wunt someone to say In whut direc-
equipment.
not only the oldest but the slowest
lion be would like bird number one tu the birds eatubllsh the connection.” reet offspring of thte word and there
ship in existence. No wonder, for her
And thus It came to pus* that on have been Saints Dominica. I Mintage
to fly."
Philadelphia
Led.
Greece Ordered to Pay.
hull was of oak 12 inches thick.
There wu silence fur u moment, that eventful evening the Orinoco and Domlnico. without number. One
Philadelphia
was
the
first
of
mod
Geneva:—The league of nations com
and then a boy in the gullery shouted: cuckoos regained their liberty while holy man by that name, who te asso
ciated with the Inquisition, had name mission. which inquired Into the re ern municipalities whose plan was
Mark the Line.
“Aw, »end him up here to me—an’ their muster lost hlsl
sake* in all the Itoifianist lands, and cent Greco-Bulgarian frontier incident, prepared for a particular size and the
den get him back if you*e kin."
New lead pipe is expensive, and also
rectangular plan there adopted has
the feminine of thte popular title came
A laugh run through the audience, Fate Mocked Dealer
finds that Greece should pay Bulgaria
guided city planning in America ever expensive to lay, hence this little stunt
to be officially Domenica; for short
■nd Mortal, smiling pleasantly, gently
20,000,000 leva (about $146.000) dam
may help you save some money. Where
since.
in Alligator Hide» Menlca.
tossed the cuckoo from hl* wand and,
ages.
The commission decided to
The
mother
of
Saint
Augustine
was
lead pipes are covered by a rough
pointing nt the boy In the gallery,
A few years ago a young buslnea*
recommend that Greece should pay
fleer there is always the danger that
culled out: “Fly up there.”
Dwarf Begets Mastodon.
man from Philadelphia made tbe trip the first to bo called Monlcn. Some
believe thnt her Bulgaria an additional 10,000,000 leva
The order had scarcely been given up the Mugdulena river und auw phat I etymologists
Ich lived In the steamfitter may cut through the
The giant mastodon which
when the bird flew slowly but directly bu deemed to be u fortune In alligator*. name should be classified as one cotn- (about 173,000) for the loss of lives, the prehistoric forests of eastern noor and through the pipe, but if the
Idit In verb for the wounded, for the loss of work-
toward the youngster.
With out
The river swarms with them, which I ing directly from
North America is thought to be the , line of pipe is marked on the floor
stretched necks and expression* of 1* one reason why no traveler tries to “moneo," meaning “tu advise,'* but the tag days and for the cost of military
descendant
of a dwarf animal which there will be little danger.
astonlihmcnt the audience noted Its swim or wad« ashore when the boat Is consensu* of opinion J* thnt Monlcn measures by Bulgaria.
lived
on
the
banks of the Nile. —
wns
evolved
in
the
manner
aforemen
fllgbL Here wus a phenomenon that Impeded. The Philadelphian, to while
Ancient Needlework.
Science Service.
they hnd never witnessed before. The awuy the time which bis steamboat tioned. Monica 1* also n favorite in
Melon* Yet Ripening.
bird wus obeying verbs) Instructions lost on one shoal after another, got France and the peasantry call It Mou
The
earliest
example of needlework
Cottage Grove, Or.—Mr. and Mrs. C.
Spared Great Grief.
In a way that amazed the most In busy with pad and pencil and calcu fque. Moncha Is the Irish form.
known to exist comes from the tomb
T.
Peek
of
this
place
report
having
The emerald is Monica's tallsmnnlc
different.
Notwithstanding the life ot a pa of a Pharaoh 1,500 years before the
lated his future profit* In alligator
When tho cuckoo was within u few skins nt the prevailing market rata. gem. It Is believed to bestow upon picked a ripe watermelon from their per dollar is only seven or eight Christian era, and there are specimens
feet of the boy's outstretched baud Ultimately, when he got ashore he her The gift of foretelling or sensing garden for Thanksgiving dinner and months we have never had one die
of Greek work dating from twelve cen
Mortal called sharply: "Stop 1” in- turned alligator farmer and devoted a future event*. She will have espe having others ripening for Christmas. on our hands.—Toledo Blade.
turies
later.
cially
keen
perception
when
she
wears
They are of the ice cream variety.
stantly the bird paused ta Its flight
Raspberry bushes in protected posi
•nd remained suspended on beating
The alligators cost him nothing. Al the jewel aud will be guarded against
School at 4 A. M.
Prophetic Bridget.
wings. It was evident to th* aston ligator hunters were cheap and expert deceit. Wednesday Is her lucky day tions are reported bearing a second
In
Siam
there are boys’ schools
and
1
her
lucky
number.
A medical authority recommends the
ished spectator* that It was entirely and plentiful. A professional tanner was
crop
and
are
heavily
laden
with
green
«£ by Whwlit Syndicate.)
which meet every day in the year, eating of semi-raw potatoes. Our cook
under the control of It* owner. After his main expense. At the end of a
berries.
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and in which classes begin at 4 a. m. has insisted on this for years.—The
the cuckoo fluttered ta this position yenr he had thousands of hide* ready
and continue until 10 p. m.. with three Passing Show.
tor a few seconds. Mortal commanded. to ship and the gratitude of all Colom
brief intervals for refreshments.
"Come back,” and the audience re bia for the number of alligator* he
ceived new evidence of the bird'* In hud removed from the state and the
Moorish Superstitions.
telligence. It turned Instantly and, people.
In History.
The Aurora Borealis.
One
of
the first things a traveler no-
flying swiftly back to the stage alight
But no one, so far In It* history, ever
We are selling every one of our
Until electricity was discovered, the tices in a Moorish town are the
ed on the wand held out to IL
found wealth in the River of Tempera
stock of used trucks at unheard of
cause of the aurora borealis was un “hands,” painted or drawn, on the
Professor Murray thought rapidly ment. Just when the Joyous Phila
prices, Now is the time to buy it you
known. It is generally supposed to be walls of many dwellings. These are
while the audience applauded. Mortal delphian was ready to ship his hides
need or are going to need equipment
had accomplished the marvelous. With to the United States, Uncle Sam
caused by the recomposition of posi to avert the “evil spirit”; five, the
of any kind. All makes, sizes and
apparent ease he had performed some- passed a law denying entrance by im
tive and negative electricity. It exists number of fingers, is considered a sa
prices. Terms to suit. Macks, Fords.
tiling that every authority on bird life port to hides from certain territories
only in the region of the poles.
cred number.
Whites, Packards. Pierce Arrows,
had pronounced Impossible.
Text supposed to be fever Impregnated, the
GMC's, Federals, Republics, More-
book* on ornithology were being blown Magdalena delta among them. All the
Stick to It.
Kittiwake Flies Atlantic.
to the winds by the actions of the Philadelphian ever got out of his en
lands, Kleibers, etc.
to 5 tons for
Persistence wins. "Diamonds are
A
kittiwake
bird recently shot in
little man ta the Inverness overcoat. terprise was experience nnd the Mme
any kind of work.
only chunks of coal that stuck to their Newfoundland has flown across the
The other two birds even excelled fever which hnd afflicted the alligators
Phone, wire or write. Phone, EAst
jobs,” says Forbes. — Boston Tran- Atlantic ocean, a numbered band on
tho performance of the one thut had never turned Into money.
142S. MACK TRUCK COMPANY, 285
script.
flowu to tho gallery. They started,
his leg revealed.—Science Service.
Oregon St., Portland, Ore.—Adv.
■wheeled, paused, circled and returned.
Umbrella» Long in Ute
Quarrelsome.
■ * Mortal repeated the wishes of tlie
A New Jersey man believes that he
Mayor Brown Appeals.
audience, who tested the obedience
Marrylebone Wife—My husband has
Seattle, Wash.—Mayor E. J. Brown
of the cuckoos In every po**lble way. holds the world’s record for the length
no need to quarrel with neighbors. He
late Saturday filed a petition in supe
Mortal himself never suggested ta of time anyone has kept one umbrella.
can get plenty of quarreling at home.
Ho
has
had
his
for
45
yeurs,
and
hns
F R B ß E B Î
rior court demanding that attacks on
what direction they should fly—he
—London Answers.
was simply tho mouthpiece of hl* as carried It with him more than 000,000
his administration be deleted from the
mrrnTm
miles In 110 different countries. It has
tonished spectators.
At Professor
grand report. The Rev. Ambrose Bail
probably never occurred to him thnt
Not
Popular
in
Practice.
Murray's own suggestion one of the
ey has 2500 petitions for Brown's re-
the time he hns spent In looking after
Humility is a virtue all preach, none
birds hnd come to him uml alighted on
call in circulation. Topic of his ser-
It would have bought him nt least 10
practice; and yet everybody is con-
his shoulder, and the miracle appeared
mon in the First Baptist church Sun tent to hear.—John Selden.
new ones. Besides, he doesn’t hold
greater than ever.
day night was "Can advertising den
The professor left the theater pon tho record. We know a man ta Bos
tistry cure political halitosis in Se
HEAL TH- - My Gift to You
dering deeply. The performance was ton who has had the same umbrella
Thoroughly Done.
attle?" Brown owns a dental office.
a marvelous ono. Ho hnd witnessed for 00 years. The ribs nre of whale
"Mamma,
”
said
a
little
boy
who
had
(Ä by McClure Newacaper Syndicate.)
IFE will be far sweeter if you
something that nil his
I
knowledge and bone, nnd It Is so large nnd henvy that
been sent to dry a towel before the
j once and for all time rid
only a very strong mnn could steal It,
Nothing
Gees
to
Waste.
hl
tn
to
believe
wus
experience hnd led 1
Modern Wanderlust
yourself of those annoying, uncomfort
fire, "is it done when it’s brown?”—
and
so
homely
that
no
one
would
want
Impossible, and he did not feel com-
Dried rabbit skins are used for the Arts and Crafts.
able and dangerous PILES and other
There Is little cause for alarm over
to.
—
Youth's
Companion.
fortnhle nt finding ; bls preconceived
Rectal and Colon ailments. MY FREE
the Increasing number of schoolboy manufacture ot felt hats. No part ot
Idens shattered.
hoboes, said the principal of a subur the skin is wasted—the fur goes to You Want a Good Position 96-page Book tells of my unqualified
GUARANTEE to cure your
Boy» Given Opportunity
On the following evening Professor
him high school recently. Present hat factories, while the skins, reduc Very well—Tak* the Accountancy and WRITTEN
Piles without a hospital surgical opera
Murray, armed with nn opera glass,
Every boy in Alabama has oppor day ease of transportation hns mad< ed to shreds by the fur-clipping pro Bualnes* Management, Private Secrwtari- tion,
or refund your fee. Many personal
*1. Calculator, Comptometer, Bteaogra
never kept his eyes off the birds and tunity to equip himself with an educa It possible for the modern boy to wan
cess, are made into glue, and the phlc. Penmanship or Commercial Teaeb- letters are also contained therein prov
their trainer, but he did not discover tion nnd to become self supporting der further In the same length of time.
ing how I have given back
the slightest evidence of trickery. For the boy of limited means nnd in The boy of twenty years ago was con overhair and waste underfur are dte-
health and strength to
posed
of to manufacturers of fertl-
His Incredulous mind had caused him such financial circumstances as to re tent to go camping In the back lot be
thousands of others. Start
the New Year Banny and Well
to particularly watch the wand, but quire him to become a quick producer, cause It was Impossible for him to llzer.
Send for my Book TODAY.
Th* fortmoat Buxines* Collag« oí the
this slight suggestion of fraud was the state hns established the Alabama travel further. Rut boys nowaday-
Northwest which has worn mora Accuracy
Fie Su'-lay desti uyed three of the twnrda and Gold Medal* than any othe*
swept awny when Mortal In the Anal school of trades and Industries, p have shared In the mature contempi
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JucceO*
DEAN. M D. Inc
stage of the net, entirely discarded state-endowed Institution to train for distance and frequently travel : largest business blocks ta Portsmouth.' Catalog.
Fourth Street near Morriaon,
PORTLAND OHJCtS: SEATTLE OFFICES!
Or OVan BuilOinq SOS-SIZ Shafer ñutidme
the little gilt rod, lifted the birds craftsmen.
Added to craftsmanship hundred miles, begging rides on th< Ohio. The loss was estimated at more Portland. Or Isaac M Walkar. Prwa
3TH\ATHO MAir4 STH AND PI N g
oreos te „uw House orrostre r«eoee<cK a ensow
from their cage with his hand, and will be such cultural advantage* a* highways, Just to go fishing or camp than half a million dollars.
I P. N. U
No. 50, 1925
may be speedily absorbed.
.directed their flight with a Anger.
Ing out for a few days.—Detroit News
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MORINI’S
ORINOCO
CUCKOOS
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HIBME
OFFERS A MARKET
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